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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1950
Page
7
A Middleport church failed to locate needy families for Thanksgiving baskets after soliciting food from members and sought welfare aid. State aid for those receiving contributions rose, while few people needed baskets. Local merchants reported weaker sales and uncertainty over extra holiday help.
POMEROY The Izaak Walton League minstrel group will meet Friday evening rather than Thursday in the Sacred Heart Church auditorium. Miss June Whaley is named to direct the chorus numbers for the production.
Long Bottom residents note visitors and family travels as Herbert Swan and family spend winter with Mrs. Swan's mother. A well attended public sale at S A Rairden's home precedes their move to a new house from Mrs. Roy Sheets. John Parks visits Parkersburg for his 82nd birthday with daughter Mrs. S R Swan.
Racine resident Freeland Norris will conduct a hymn sing at Pleasanton Church this Sunday drawing church members and local worshippers to an hour of singing and fellowship.
From Sacred Heart Parish at Lowell for the Assumption Deanery meeting. Among those present were Mrs. George Hackett Sr Mrs. John Goett Jr Mrs. Kenneth McCullough Mrs. Mary Spencer Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter Harrie Marie Miss Margaret Gans Mrs Christina O Donnell. Mr Smith accompanied them.
Thomas Sayre was chosen master at a Great Bend Grange meeting. Other officers include Charles Proffit overseer Raymond Furbee lecturer Gordon Proffitt steward Paul Harris assistant steward Jean Proffitt chaplain Marion Furbee treasurer Ruth Ebersbach treasurer Elmer Proffitt gatekeeper Grace Furbee Ceres Aleta Parsons Pomona Mary Furbee Flora Emogene Harris lady assistant steward Richard Black Harry Swan Paul Sayre executive committee Jean B. Sayre home economics chairman and Juanita Sayre pianist.
Out of town relatives from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania gathered for the funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Kloes. Attendees included Eva Zeisler and Charles Zeisler and son Robert from Youngstown Ohio along with Margaret Harper and Albert Kloes and son Albert Jr from Youngstown. Lorain and Lookout WV residents joined, and Ohio guests traveled from London Lancaster Marietta and Columbus. Additional visitors included Frank E. Quillen from Toledo J Allen Smith from Homestead PA and Mrs Ann Watson with Mrs Bertha Scott from Louisville Ky.
Meigs County Coon Hunters Association will elect officers for the new year at Friday 8 p.m. meeting in City Hall. The group invites all interested in the sport to attend.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Margaret Adams 81 who died at her home in Antiquity Monday evening will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Antiquity Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Letart Cemetery. Friends may call at the Adams residence at any time.
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