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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1952
Page
6
City schools reopen as hundreds of children return to classrooms. Chief Russell Bailey urges motorists to watch for pedestrians, use school zone signs, and heed school patrols. He notes child safety relies on both driver caution and child awareness, citing 167 1951 Ohio child deaths from cars.
Mayor Delmar A. Canaday starts his congressional campaign with a public kickoff at 8 p m Monday night. National and state candidates are expected to attend and the public may view the City Hall redecoration during the event.
Racine Chapter of OES met at Masonic Hall with Ma tron Chlorus Grimm and Patron Otis McClintock presiding. Plans included a bake sale September 13 at Darby's Store and Friends Night September 22 with three members earning 50 year pins. Invitations issued for Belpre September 16 Middleport September 18 and Pomeroy September 25. Initiatory work planned for October at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Bolin. Mrs Grover Salser Jr hosted a dinner honoring her parents anniversary with Sally Roush Fred Webb and the Francis Webb family among guests.
The Pomeroy Farm Bureau Council 3A will meet on Thursday to discuss local agricultural matters and upcoming events affecting farmers in the area.
The Rev. How ard Ruppelt pastor of First Presbyterian Church has ended a three week trip totaling 5400 miles. He traveled with his sister Mrs. James McDonald and daughter Judith visiting Long Beach Mississippi New Orleans Miami and Pittsburgh before returning to his Mississippi parents.
Fourteen Methodist Men volunteers painted the Heath Methodist Church basement last night. Harold Woodgerd and Ben Philson headed the project with members James Weber, Robert Harris, Homer E Cook, Company M Hennesy, James Euler, Ralph Radcliff, Richard Chambers, Robert Coats, William Graham, Arthur Covert, Charles McElhinny and Kenneth Byer assigned to sections.
A state milk ring test laboratory arrived at the Rocksprings Fairgrounds yesterday afternoon to conduct tests. C E Blakeslee Meigs County agricultural agent said first samples for Bangs disease will be tested Thursday morning. All Meigs Countians are entitled to free testing and free blood tests in suspicious cases.
The Pomeroy village council will hold a special session at 8 p.m. Thursday in City Hall to conduct regular business after the last meeting was postponed by Labor Day.
Neighborhood social activity highlighted with Labor Day Beegle Reunion attendance by multiple Beegle families from Beford Pennsylvania. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Beegle visiting Huntington and Mrs. Catherine Wippel. Also mentions travels to Columbus Gallipolis and Nitro for family events.
Meigs County clerk of courts Virgil V. Brown reported August receipts totaling 599 dollars. Major activities included 479 titles 204 notations of View 137 memorandum certificates 188 cancellations of lien 204 applications and two certified copies. County share 418.05 dollars while the State received 180.95 dollars.
Prosecuting Attorney John C. Bacon filed a driving under the influence charge Tuesday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against 44 year old Eber Stowe of Syracuse. Stowe was arrested by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend on the charge.
Miss Billie Jean Barnitz resigns from her Birmingham Michigan teaching post to take a similar position in Lubbock Texas.
W A Smith superintendent reports a four percent rise in Pomeroy school enrollment this year with 779 students registered versus 747 last year, a net gain of 32. Sugar Run School up ten to 165, Central School down 18 to 176, junior high up 19 to 227, high school up 21 to 211. More students are expected to enroll.
Rural leaders from Middleport and surrounding towns joined 3000 Nazarenes in Columbus for the All-Ohio Youth meet on Labor Day with Rev. Ted Martin as speaker. Rev. Styers elected president of the Jackson Zone Youth group. 29 Middleport members attended.
The annual inspection of buses carrying children in the county school system began in the Southern District on Tuesday. Rutland school hosted inspections for Columbia Northern and Western Districts at 9 am, with Chester school to inspect Central and Olive-Orange Districts at 9 am Thursday and Bedford Salisbury Districts at 1 pm the same day at Rocksprings.
Parking meter receipts from Pomeroy total $311.50. The item records a single payment and local authorities note the amount collected.
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