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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
9
Mrs Denny Wilson of N Second Ave is listed as a medical patient at Meigs General Hospital.
Dorothy J. Miller reports losing 65 pounds after using AYDS the doctor’s weight loss plan promising no exercise no dieting no laxatives. The ad touts dramatic early losses up to 10 pounds per box with a money back guarantee and urges readers to call or mail for a free weight chart from Stark's Pharmacy in Pomeroy.
Middleport Fire Chief B F Parmalee leads Fire Prevention Week efforts by distributing school and hotel literature on home hazards. He warns leaves trash hillside brush burning without permits is illegal and stresses metal ash containers to prevent fires. He urges every citizen to share the firefighting responsibility.
Mrs. Leo Kennedy leads the Band Boosters Association with Mrs. Murray and committee members as they finish their village canvass. Memberships will be received by Mrs. Murray for those missed. Uniforms and supplies will be bought with funds, new majorette and flag bearer outfits have been purchased, and renovating Junior Band uniforms is under discussion. A junior bandsman’s mother notes the old cape uniforms should be updated.
Clara Swan was granted a divorce from Charles Ray Swan in Common Pleas Court Tuesday on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Custody of their one year old child was awarded to the mother.
Middleport Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters met at Woodman Hall with 22 members. Mrs John Mayer reported on the Grand Temple Columbus. Oct 29 30 rummage sale announced at Ohio Fuel Gas office. Sauer kraut supper planned. Hostesses Miss Lois Ceul and Miss Lucille Smith. Weekend guests Miss Ceul and Miss Smith attended Wilbur Wright High School Dunbar game 13 12 Wilbur Wright victory and band halftime show.
Middleport reports the Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home has received word that two World War II soldiers will be brought here for services. Pvt. Horace Farley of Cheshire was killed in Germany in 1944 and T-5 Hobart M. Nelson of Dexter was also killed in Germany. The bodies arrived in the United States this week.
Leonard Lyon was hospitalized in Charleston at McMillen Hospital after injuries sustained while working on the New York Central Railroad at Dickinson West Virginia on Tuesday. His wife Mrs Le Roy Lyon and mother were summoned to the hospital. his father Leroy Lyon plans to return from Tucson Arizona.
Mrs. Frank Betz entered Doctors Hospital Columbus Monday for surgery Tuesday and is reported convalescing satisfactorily. Mr Betz accompanied her to Columbus and returned after the operation was performed.
The Meigs County Republican Committee moves into headquarters at 124 E. Main St. in Pomeroy in the former Martin Hotel Grill room for the 1948 campaign season.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Andrews left Saturday for Chicago to visit their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John Bright for the coming week
Mrs L E Reynolds assistant cashier of Citizens National Bank traveled to Detroit for an Association of Bank Women meeting. She attended a Detroit Symphony concert and sighted several sights. Her trip included Toronto Niagara Falls and Buffalo where Mr and Mrs Donovan Allen hosted her. She was met in Columbus by Mr Reynolds and son Val Edgar after visiting Mrs Frank Bracelin and Mr Val Reynolds.
Miss Vivian Knapp and Robert Tillis of Point Pleasant were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jones on S. Third Ave. Mrs. Griff Russell, president of ...
Joanne Raub, employed at Patterson Field in Dayton, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Raub at their home.
Weeks long visit at the Hy sell home notes the ill condition of Mrs. Hysell who shows slight improvement. Guests include LeVaughn Barlow of Springfield and Archie Rumfield with Bonnie Childers from Red House. Cleveland native Fenton aids locally while Earl Ward spends a week in Charleston. Clifford Kincaid returns from a motor trip south as Pearl Hysell attends Columbus property interests. Ronald Scott of Charleston visits his daughter Mary Scott and their Athens trip is mentioned.
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