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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1948

Page

8

Street Resurfacing Chief Council Settle Differences

Middleport officials and Charles Mitch of L P Cavett Co discussed street resurfacing remedies Wednesday. Mitch guaranteed a first class job and noted smoothing must occur with topping. Street work included resurface from Walnut Street to Rutland Street and special treatment on Seventh Street near Middleport Hill.

Middleport Charles Mitch L. P. Cavett Co Mitchell Fred Collins Emerson Jones Walnut St Rutland St Seventh St Middleport Hill

DAY VEW To Meet For Military Rites

POMEROY Members of the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will attend the funeral rites for Donald A. Humphrey at Coolville. They will meet at the Ewing funeral home at 12 30 p m Sunday.

Olive Orange Schools Open September 7

Olive Orange Public Schools will open on Tuesday September 7 with a half day first day. A teachers meeting is set for 8 p m September 6 at the school. First grade pupils must be six years old on or before January 1 1949. Rehabilitation work on buildings should finish by opening day. Superintendent J S Davis and a list of teachers and staff are named along with bus drivers and the Olive Orange Board of Education members.

Tuppers Plains Olive- Orange J. S. Davis Bonnie Brown Helen Goebel Robert Gray Frances Malone Nora Rice Wilmer Rice James Vaughn Garret Christy Paul Baker Maud Gray Olive Osborne Carol Dodderer G. Collins Creston Newland Garrett Christy John Knotts Pearl Henry Taylor

Conference Returns Ministers To Circuits

The annual conference assigns Rev. C. P. Hinton to the Pomeroy circuit Rev. Guy Webb to the Success circuit and Rev. W. D. Thoma to the Wilkesville circuit all members of the United Brethren Church.

Pomeroy C. P. Hinton United Brethren Church Guy Webb W. D. Thoma Wilkesville

Couples listed for marriage license applications

The document lists numerous applicants and their partners including Alva Pierce and Beulah J Price both from Ohio, Glen Marshall and Margaret Forest from Ohio, Robert Clench and Kathleen Little from Ohio, Earl Sayre Jr and Janie Grimm from West Virginia and Ohio, and other pairs with hometowns and occupations such as factory worker, waitress, parcel clerk, truck driver, miner, and clerk.

Alva Pierce New Philadelphia Ohio Beulah J Price Pomeroy Glen Marshall Athens Margaret Forest Robert Clench Middleport Kathleen Little Earl Sayre, Jr Elmwood W. Va Janie Grimm Racine Robert Fordyce, Jr Slate Baker Virginia England Ernest Wright Dexter Farmer Rosalie Janey Barber Helen Berath Chester Guy Sullivan Natt W.va Dorothy Absten

Marriage of Annabel Miller and Max Bunce in Fremont

Announcement reports the marriage of Mrs. Annabel Miller of Columbus, formerly McConnelsville, to Max Bunce of Lancaster. The ceremony occurred August 19 at the First Presbyterian Church manse in Fremont with Rev. James R. Walter officiating.

Middleport Annabel Miller Columbus McConnelsville Max Bunce Lancaster Fremont James R. Walter First Presbyterian Church Manse Bunce Frank B. Smith Anna Lingree Smith Malta and Ohio University

Couple Back Home After Ohio Journey

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee of Long Bottom returned from a nine day trip visiting Ohio towns. They saw Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Love of Columbus and many others including Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mayes and Raymond Lee of Marysville, plus Raymond Zeigler of Marysville Route 5 and Harry Lee of Westerville Route 2.

Long Bottom Carl Lee Ohio Virgil Love Columbus Chester Mayes Raymond Lee Marysville Raymond Zeigler Harry Lee Westerville Sylvester Doughty Deloss Doughty Glouster Sylvia Straub Bishopville

Lane Descendants Plan Annual Reunion

Descendants of P. J. and Jesse Layne will hold their annual reunion at the New Haven roadside park on Sunday. A basket dinner is scheduled for noon followed by an afternoon program with music and short talks. Herman Layne of New Haven chairs this year’s committee.

New Haven P. J Jesse Layne

Marriage Announcement for Kathleen Little and Robert Clonch

Miss Kathleen Little of Middleport and Robert Clonch of Charleston were married last Saturday at 2 30 p.m. in Pomeroy. The couple will live in Charleston where Mr Clonch is employed.

Kathleen Little Middleport Robert Clonch Charleston Pomeroy Clonch

Emma Bland Hosts Family Reunion Open House

Mrs. Emma Bland will hold an open house at her Sycamore Street home Sunday afternoon to honor relatives gathering for a reunion. Among the guests is her sister Mrs. Georgia Edwards of Pittsburgh, whom she has not seen in 20 years and who is in Middleport for the first time since 1928.

Emma Bland Sycamore St

Family to Attend From East for Month’s Stay

Mrs Edwards daughter Mrs Kathryn Whitington and granddaughter Joan Whittington of New York City will spend a month here. Mrs Bland’s three brothers and her son Fred of Columbus also plan to attend.

Union Edwards Kathryn Whitington Joan Whittington New York City

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peet Attend Week of Visitation

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peet on Sixth Ave included Mr. and Mrs. George Peet and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Moyer from Ithica New York among other visitors.

Fred Peet Sixth Ave George Peet Rodney Moyer Ithica N.Y

Local Figures Linked in Regional Event

Harold Lynch of Spencer New York joins Mr and Mrs Sernando De La Criella of Colombia and Mr and Mrs Lee Stratton of Clarksburg West Virginia in a regional grouping.

Harold Lynch Spencer, N.Y Sernando de la Criella Colombia South America Lee Stratton Clarksburg W.va

Funeral Attended for Herman Beards in Pomeroy

Mr and Mrs Walter Compton of Urbana and Mr and Mrs Fred Beards of Chillicothe attended the funeral of their uncle Herman Beards in Pomeroy on Tuesday.

Pomeroy Walter Compton Urbana Fred Beards Chillicothe Herman Beards

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