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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
3
Miss Dorothy June s Cook and Miss Patricia Watson of Ohio University Athens visited Columbus last weekend with Miss Patty Shain. They saw Alec Templeton the blind pianist perform and attended the OSU Town football game.
Middleport residents and relatives gathered for visits across Ohio and beyond. Officers and families from Parkersburg Dayton Buckeye Lake and Buckeye travel, with servicemen returning from Iran and overseas.
Meigs County Tuberculosis Association sponsors an X Ray program at the Pomeroy gymnasium open to school students associates food handlers and residents of Meigs County not just Pomeroy. Kathleen Bush Davis says the program is adult oriented but children may be X rayed at their own expense. School students and associates are scheduled 9 00 a m to 3 30 p m others 3 30 to 6 30 p m and 7 30 to 9 p m.
In 1934 Hartshorne Oklahoma the local post office was robbed twice. The postmaster responded by setting a bear trap for the thieves. The criminals returned and removed the trap from the scene.
Dexter News Notes lists numerous local visits and guest appearances. Ruth Sharp and daughter visit Dexter. Halliday hosts. Hawk and Karr families guest. Max Davis returns home after three years in the 37th Division. other relatives travel between Nitro Wilkesville Chauncey and Parker Run. Reverend James Rheit starts at Bashan. Raith Johnson reception for Max Davis aunt.
Mrs Joe Gardner, 71, died at her Bradbury home Wednesday night after a year of illness. She is survived by her husband, three daughters Mrs W T Autherson and Mrs Russell Bailey of Bradbury, Mrs George Waters of Zanesville, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, two sisters Mrs Dana Tracy of Pomeroy and Mrs Holand Gibbs of Bradbury, and two brothers Shannon Russell of Columbus and Edgar Russell of Akron. Funeral plans, arranged by Rawlings Coats, will be announced later.
Doug Sayre, held under $2,000 bond and bound over to the Meigs County Grand Jury on a breaking and entering charge, was returned to the county jail by order of the Court of Common Pleas after an erroneous release by village authorities.
Storys Run reports weekend visits by Cpl and Mrs Charles W Ward with Mrs Ward's parents the Dursts Danville Pvt Ara Black returns home from Pennsylvania discharge from Army Mr and Mrs Alien Hewitt Columbus with Hewitts' parents Ernest and Mrs Ernest Ward visits Osborn Farley and family Louis Fife and children with Homer Abbott family Betty Black visits grandparents Ernest and Mrs Black Twila Faye Smith Charleston visits Gus Brechtel last weekend
Farm Council 3 B met at the home of Mr. and Mrs Rollin Beards. Charles Radford was president. G L Michael led discussion. Mrs Samuel Michael oversaw the recreation program. Hosts served refreshments to a group including Delbert Gaul family J M Gaul family G L Michael Samuel Michael Ward Windon Bud Morgan Charles Radford and others.
Bernard Krinke announces the M HS Band will march from the uptown district to Middleport Stadium Friday night before the Athens Middleport game. They will play the national anthem at the flag raising and the Alma Mater in the stands. Bruce Bingham, drum major, will star in fancy baton twirling at halftime.
Funeral services are set for seventeen year old Gloria Crawford who died at the home of Dellona Parnell on Willis Hill. The Naomi Baptist Church will host the service Sunday at two o clock with Rev H E Harris presiding. Surviving are her son Jeremiah age two a brother Linden Ruby and a sister Mazie Ruby.
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