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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1945
Page
2
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Meigs Chapter Izaak Walton League will host H A Ryder assistant conservation commissioner Ohio as guest speaker at the October meeting at the Boy Scout Cabin near Chester on Wednesday Oct 24 A huge blue pike fish dinner precedes the talk at 1 pm Clay Bryan and committee oversee the event Members should bring silver and cups for the meal J E White to confirm dinner reservations The chapter board met to finalize plans dues for 1946 set at 3 50 includes Ohio Conservation Bulletin initiation fees 1 50 for new members awaiting payment December marks the first year of activity with plans to boost Meigs County as a tourist center through active conservation efforts
Ohio State, fresh off 12 straight wins, suffered a 35-15 defeat to Purdue as Cecil Isbell’s line and the backfield duo of Bob DeMose and Bill Canfield paced a rugged performance. Georgia also tumbled, Louisiana State shocked the Bulldogs 20-7 after Charley Trippi returned, while Alabama handed Torrenoe a first loss 25-7. Army, Navy, and Notre Dame kept undefeated runs, with Navy erasing Georgia Tech 20-6 and Notre Dame routing Pittsburgh 88-0. Other top teams posted varied results across regions.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Evans Jones wife of Senator Tom W Jones will be held Wednesday at Heath Methodist Church at two o clock with interment at Riverview Cemetery She native of Gallia County has lived in Middleport over 35 years active in church civic and social groups She leaves her husband and many relatives in Gallia County
Meigs County women attended the sixth annual fall conference of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women in Columbus. Attendees included Mrs. C. E. Spencer Racine Mrs. M. E. Rathburn Rutland Mrs. Martha Gilmore Silver Run Mrs. Della Windsor Chester and Columbus and Miss Ethel Blackwood of Darwin. E. R. Lama unable to attend due to illness though improving. Senator Tom W. Jones was an visitor at the conference.
POMEROY The eleventh anniversary of Meigs Aerie Eagles was celebrated Friday night Oct. 19 with more than 300 attendees at the Eagles Club Room. The Southside Eagles Orchestra of Columbus performed the show, joined by several members of the local group.
Infants Franklin Bently Wilson Jr Susan Evelyn Hartley and the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Reibel Gallipolis were baptized at the Federated Church Sunday morning. Mrs Ben Neutzling and Robert Hartley presented an organ and piano duet during the morning service.
The Senior Shakespeare Club plans a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Homer Carleton's Mulberry Ave home. The Women’s Auxiliary of the Drew Webster Post American Legion meets Tuesday evening at the Legion Hall. The Navy and Army are vying for an attendance record.
Mrs George Howell visits Detroit with Mayor Howell before returning to Pomeroy. Ohio University students, including Story and Conde, attend the Pomeroy-Oak Hill football game. Soldiers Story and Conde board in the Army. Marion Kesterson sends a travel map from France to Austria while with the 42nd Rainbow Division. Local residents travel, visit hospitals, and attend college games and club meetings.
Friday’s event at Odd Fellows Hall featured the Meigs Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles anniversary celebration along with a high school dance and performances by Margaret and her Rhythm Makers attracting local attendees.
Middleport pupils in third and fourth grade, under Miss Lois Cecil, present a musical playlet The Cobbler and the Elves adapted from folk music of Berta Elsmith during the PTA Fathers Night program. The Cobbler and his wife journey through the Land of Make Believe, to the delight of the audience.
Oscar Stern 58, a Christian Jew, will speak at Ches hire Baptist Church on Wednesday Oct 24 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. An open forum follows his address where he will recount Nazi prison camp experiences and his liberation four years ago. His wife remains in Germany. A large cast and chorus from local schools perform in the accompanying program.
The Pomeroy fire department was called to Dayton Will's home Saturday evening where leaves had been set afire accidentally. In Middleport the fire department responded to a blaze at the B and I Cab on Second Street around 8 am to extinguish a burning taxi.
The Parker family gathers for a reunion honoring Cpl. Thomas Parker who has received honorable discharge after 30 months in the ETO. Present are relatives Herman Kasper and Gayle Parker of Dayton, Hugh Ferguson and Geraldine Parker, Clea Conley and Cheryl Jane Parker of Columbus, and Jeannine and Sonny Parker at home.
The Middleport Mothers Club elected new members including Mrs. James Keffer Mrs. Barl McKinley Mrs. James Pullen and Mrs. Frank Wilson. Mrs. L W McComas presided. A 35 contribution to the National War Fund was approved and 20 members attended a dessert meeting.
At a Meigs County Pioneer Society executive board meeting at Mrs. E. W. Kingsland's home a letter from H c Sherrene of the Ohio State Archaeology and Historical Society offered best wishes and support for a river country museum in Meigs County. The group also heard an original poem by Hallam in memory of late member David Williams and visited the Ewing Funeral Home to view the body.
Sunday sinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Barber were Clyde Barber Detroit Mr and Mrs James Barber Ison Alan New Marshfield Mildred and Betty Barber Columbus Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams were Mr and Mrs Roger Williams daughter Judith Sidney and Richard Williams Chicago Pearl Stanley has left for Texas after spending a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Stanley Mr and Mrs Denny Lowry Barberton are visiting Mr and Mrs Don Lowry Mrs Electa Arnold The Jap Zero gets its name from the two zeros of its model number 700
Fullerton's roundup reports on GI basketball venues in Germany including a Hitler hall converted to a gym for Company A of the 269th Engineering Battalion, plus other Third Army indoor courts in Bamberg and Hof. Also notes Al Drulis of the Chicago Cardinals, Dean Davidson at Woodberry Forest, Keaney Jr. benching Watertown players, young Scott High players in Toledo, Sid Luckman with mask issues, and Joe Louis signing for a title defense without a manager.
Toledo Waite moved closer to the mythical Ohio high school football title by beating Toledo Woodward 42 to 40. Cleveland Cathedral Latin and Holy Name were unbeaten, Massillon, Canton McKinley, and Warren posted key results, Massillon routing Mansfield 40 to 6, Canton McKinley defeating Akron Central 61 to 6, and Warren beating East Cleveland Shaw 21 to 7.
Floyd Schwartz Walder, head coach at Canton McKinley High School, left his post when he entered military service in 1942. Superintendent Hesse J. Mason reported today that Schwartz will not return to McKinley after the war.
William Mihalo of Detroit captured the 40 kilometer national AAU walking title for Thompson Products Co. A.C. He completed the 24 mile course in three hours 57 minutes and five seconds, shaving eight minutes and 55 seconds off the previous record. Montana led the nation in gem production in 1942.
Spencer Foxhound Anna Pearl owned by J H Depue of Spencer West Virginia wins No 1 hound in the all age group at the 26th annual Ohio State Foxhunters Association dog trials. The four day event drew 181 entries with Blaze Lulu Belle Buzzard Slave Tough Branham Anna May Sun Dial Linnie Renna Dixie Joe Heels and Sir Robert among the top contenders. A separate line notes pedestrians take longer to cross mid block than at the corner.
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