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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1953

Page

22

Car Upset on Route 7 Leaves Driver Severely Hurt

Charles Michael Gilkey of Shively Kentucky suffered a double skull fracture and concussions when his car rolled end over end about 200 feet after hitting a culvert on Route 7 near the Log Cabin Cafe. He was taken to Meigs General Hospital as investigators note the Mullen emergency call and blinking lights.

Pomeroy Charles Michael B Gilkey Shively Alam Sane Route 7 Hobson Charles Russell Gilkey Kgger Creek Middleport Gallipolis Russell Meigs General Hospital Henry Ewing Charles Mulies S. Third Ave Lincoln St Frederick Richard Horden Mullen P Horden

New Garden Club Officers Installed At Locust Street Meeting

POMEROY Mrs John Terrell presided at the Winding Trail Garden Club installation held at Miss Emma Seitz home on Locust Street. New officers are Mrs Ed Koehler president Mrs Allard Pratt vice president Miss Emma Seitz secretary and Mrs Charles Lewis treasurer.

C. L. Heaton Allard Pratt John Terrell Dale Ilt

Pomeroy Boy Undergoes Tonsillectomy at Hospital

Terry Morarity five year old son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Morarity of Pomeroy underwent a tonsillectomy at Meigs General Hospital Saturday morning. His condition is satisfactory.

Pomeroy Terry Morarity Leroy Morarity Meigs General Hospital

Dental Unit to Survey Meigs County SchoolChildren

A State Health Department dental unit will move into Meigs County within two to three weeks to survey school children in the second fourth and sixth grades. No dental work will be performed and results will be sent to parents with copies filed at the local health department. The unit now operates in Vinton County and will be staffed by local dentists.

Pomeroy State Department of Health Meigs County Health Department Coun Ity Vinton County

Miller Rites To Be Tuesday

David Greely Miller 82 retired Wood Spencer Co. belt manuf. official died Friday at his Cleveland home. A Mason of 53 years he was born in Syracuse and survived by wife Anita Westlake Miller sister Mrs. McKay and many nieces nephews including David Chase Miller. Graveside rites at Middleport Hill Cemetery Tuesday at 2 p m with Rawlings Coats home calls 10 a m to 1 p m.

Middleport David Greely Miller Wood Spencer Co Cleveland Miller Syracuse Pomeroy Ohio A. W. McKay R. A. Miller Anita Westlake Miller

Carpenter A3C John W. Starkey Assigned at Ohio Base

Carpenter A3C John W. Starkey, son of Mrs Ruth E Starkey of Carpenter, has reported to Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington Ohio for duty as an aircraft mechanic He attended Columbia High School and Albany High School and earlier worked as an auto body repairman at Mhens before enlisting in the Air Force last February.

Carpenter John W.starkey Ruth E. Starkey Clinton County Air Force Base Wilmington Ohio Starkey Columbia High School Albany High School Mhens Air Force

Meigs General Hospital Notes Discharges Listed

Discharged patients include Mrs. Marion Roush and Bany Ike Neal and Mrs. Orville Carman. Other notes mention SUTTED individuals Mrs. Horton Arnold and Nettie Roush of Pomeroy Carl Stewart near Middleport Mrs. James Holt Hartford West Virginia and Mrs. Dorothy Durst of Portland Route 2.

Horton Arnold Pomeroy Nettie Roush Carl Stewart Middleport James Holt Hartford W. Va Dorothy Durst Portland Orville Carman Marion Roush Bany Ike Neal

Two Children Hurt In Playtime Mishaps

In Middleport Kathy Hawk granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W R Garber broke her leg after a couch fall at her grandparents home on S Second Ave and was treated at Holzer Hospital. Deborah Grueser four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Grueser suffered a broken collar bone while playing at home.

Middleport Kathy Hawk W. R. Garber S. Second Ave Holzer Hospital Ruth Garber Hawk Columbia Deborah Grueser W. T. Grueser

Appeal Filed Against Ohio Unemployment Agency

Harry W. Pickens filed an appeal Saturday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court challenging the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation of Ohio. The case seeks review of an unemployment determination and includes the names of involved parties and the local court.

Felec Roy Harry W. Pickens Bureau of Unemployment Compensation of Ohio Meigs County

Faith Is a Key Factor in Search For Peace

Middleport DAR meeting features state chaplain Mrs. Ralph Traub who urges faith in peace. She discusses loyalty oaths for Ohio teachers, recent DAR activities, and a program including art displays, memorial plans, and musical interludes with Miss Carmen Deenis.

Dar Middleport Ralph Traub Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution Heturn Jonathan Meigs C. M. Hennesy Traub NYA van Dyke Jonathan Meips Dale Dutton Missi Gertrude Carraway National Society Harold Lohse Harry Bennett National Defense Ohio Bennett Cambridge Dutton C. P. Klein Carmen Deenis Capital University Ohio State Univversity Julliard School of Music Bach Barth Brahms Elaine

Middleport and Jackson High Bands Stage Half Time Show

The Middleport and Jackson High School bands presented a themed halftime display titled There's Music in the Air. They featured instruments from clarinet to cornet with solo routines and majorette dance while saluting neighboring states and ending with the national anthem.

Middleport Jackson Ginther Susannah Juanita Hawkins Marlene Knapp Pauline Zirkle Yvonne Hackett Harry James Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia

Halloween Masquerade Planned by Pomeroy Women’s Club

The Second Ward Women’s Club will host a Halloween masquerade at 6 30 pm Tuesday at the Second Ward fire house. Election of officers will occur and a potluck dinner will follow.

Pomeroy Second Ward

Pueblo Indians and Rio Grande Drainage Area

A brief note states that except for the fall season, the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico reside within the Rio Grande drainage.

Ao Mexico Rio Grande

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