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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1946
Page
5
Eber Warner and L O Bass claim Meigs County coal miners will keep striking. They counter reports of workers returning to mines, saying operators rely on West Virginia labor and new hands. District 6 officers Virgil Strohmeyer Mr Price and H P Rainey attended the meeting.
District 17 FFA officers trained at McArthur High School with sessions for presidents vice presidents secretaries and treasurers. Officers elected include Jack North Wilber White Billy Munn Max Porter Cris Racine and Philip Alber. Delegates from Albany Troy Rome Racine and others attended. A volleyball final saw Rome beat McArthur. Also notices of election set for Rome Township Athens County Ohio and Athens Local Mechanicsburg School District with tax ballot measures for five and four year periods.
Mrs. William A. Smith of High Street was taken to Holzer Hospital Saturday in grave condition. Her husband, superintendent of the Pomeroy Schools, reported the status. Her mother Mrs. E R Keener of Clarksburg, W Va, is staying at the High Street residence.
Middleport Woman's Music Club members attended the Southeast District Ohio Federation of Music Clubs conference in Athens. Eleanor Lansbury Schaaf was elected secretary. Phillip A. Floyd of Lancaster became president. Harley Meyer of Logan vice president. David Crow of Fronton treasurer. O. P. Klein and Anthony Toerner named to the resolutions committee. The club, 23 years old, has 100 plus members. The district conference last met in 1945.
Social notes record a birthday gathering at the Kessinger home on Garfield Ave with refreshments and numerous invited guests. The article also notes church group meetings, upcoming weddings, travels, medical updates, and local visits.
Mrs Elmer Bailey hosted the Rocksprings Better Health Club with a Red Cross sewing quota completed. Mrs Theresa Abbott presided as president with Mrs Howard Bolin and Mrs Edward Evans winning the contest. Members and guests shared refreshments and news of travels to Columbus Toledo and Athens.
Mrs. A R Knight was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for an operation. Mrs BE Kingsland suffered a heart attack Friday and was also taken to Holzer Hospital by Ewing ambulance for observation and treatment.
Mr and Mrs Pearl Romine of Cleveland announce the birth of a son. Great grandmothers include Mrs Mary Cox of Columbus and Mrs Etta Brooks Pomeroy. Mr Romine formerly resided in Middleport. Also, J E White principal of Pomeroy Senior High School attended the Secondary School Principals meeting in Columbus Friday.
POMEROY Girl Scout Troop I met Wednesday afternoon in the Federated Church with four patrols present. They baked cookies for a tea hosted for mothers. Leader Mrs Robert Roberts, assisted by Mrs Delmar Canaday Mrs Floyd Spence and Mrs Robert Peoples. A Halloween nike and cook-out supper is planned for Oct 23. A Brownie Fly-up and teal will be held Oct 27 at 2 30 p m at the pat Episcopal Parish House. Public invited.
Mr and Mrs William Jones of 1831 Chatham Ave Gallipolis announce the birth of a son born October 12 weighing 11 pounds named Larry William Grandparents are Harley Jones and Mrs Cora Christy of Middleport
The Jona than Meigs Chapter DAR will host a rummage sale at the Franze Building on Main Street in Pomeroy from Monday to Saturday. Proceeds fund veterans rehabilitation and other causes, announced Mrs. Charles G. Baird. Guatemala is cited as the chief commercial country of Central America.
Rev Ralph Kuether, pastor of Federated Church, spoke to a joint Pomeroy Junior and Senior high assembly Friday morning. He announced his upcoming move to La Crosse Wisconsin and urged students to pursue happiness beyond materialism, be honest, and value courtesy. The program opened with the Pledge led by John Blaetmar and William Hess as Principal Charles Gibbs introduced him.
Large crowd at the Middleport Athens high school football game included many local residents and families. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. Owen Fink Mr. and Mrs. John Baker Miss Mary Baker Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walburn and others with numerous relatives and friends among the spectators.
Kingsland E. W. Pomeroy and Miss Amy Kingsland, of West Virginia School of Technology in Montgomery, were summoned to Kingsland, New York City, by the serious illness of Mrs. Kingsland. She was taken to Holzer Hospital Friday after a heart attack and is reported in serious condition.
Blanche Roller of Pomeroy was elected deputy great of Pocahontas of White Cove Council 134 District 4 at a Murray City convention. Verna Hysell was named guard of tepees and Velma Custer of Syracuse became Powhatan at the annual fraternal meeting. Meigs women Sally Allison Edith Hood Nellie Thomas Verna Hysell and Blanche Roller attended.
MIDDLEPORT Forrest Bachtel's young son Butch was badly cut Sunday night when she fell on a bottle. He was taken to the Mason Clinic for medical care. HEART PATIENT RALLIES POMEROY Mrs E W Kingsland of Court Street was admitted to Holzer Hospital Friday after a severe heart attack. Her condition Saturday improved slightly, as her husband from New York City arrived at her bedside.
John Franklin Hoffman filed for divorce from Iya Pearl Hoffman in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on October 17 alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Geraldine Coleman was granted a divorce from Glenn Everett Coleman on October 16 for gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Garnet Walburn obtained a divorce from Eben C. Walburn on October 17 for extreme cruelty and gross neglect, with custody awarded of a minor child.
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