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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1957
Page
2
In MIDDLEPORT Connie Cook’s bicycle earned first prize after a neighborhood effort. Her mother Mrs. Kenneth Cooke and Mrs. Harlan Warner helped decorate the carriage-like bike in pink and white to match Connie’s pink tutu. Connie, nine, is a fourth grade pupil.
Pomeroy police report a drowning at Bailey's Lake near Syracuse and two motor vehicle crashes. Five arrests were made for intoxication and related offenses. One fatal incident omitted. multiple injuries noted in line with weekend activity. Events included a Middleport parade and WSAZ Jamboree show.
Mr and Mrs C R Young hosted a turkey dinner for Mr Youngs birthday with two themed cakes baked by relatives and guests from Erie Cincinnati Columbus and Rendville. The gathering featured prayers poetry and gifts as the Youngs family celebrated. Relatives from Middleport and Pomeroy attended the Artis reunion in Logan Park with a long list of attendees. The Cooks hosted a family dinner marking Mr and Mrs H E Cooks wedding anniversary and John Stivers birthday with Gail Stivers as a guest.
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs E E Byer joined sisters and brothers of Mrs Byer and other relatives at Chickamauga Park near Gallipolis for the E A Vanco family reunion. Attendees included E A Vanco and numerous Martins Nortons Smiths and Vancos from Gallipolis Point Pleasant Nitro Huntington and Huntington areas.
The Middleport Amateur Gardeners Club meets Wednesday evening at Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee’s Lincoln Heights home with Mrs. Bruce Lloyd assisting. Dues must be paid by October under a new OAGC rule. A panel discussion titled Now is the Time will be led by Mrs. Schaaf. Panelists include Mrs. Earl Knight Mrs. Howard Byers and Mrs. Paul Davis.
The Middleport Garden Club gathers this evening at Mrs Malcolm Roller's home with Mrs Richard Gress and Mrs W H Juhling assisting. Officers will be installed. A called rehearsal of the Heath Methodist choir will follow on the notice.
Local families spent Labor Day weekend visiting relatives and traveling. Notable trips include Gene Grate with the McAllisters of Coreapolis, Columbus visitors en route to Point Pleasant, and trips to Colorado, Virginia, and Ontarios fishing camp. The Crooks family attended events in Columbus and Point Pleasant while the Bakers fished at Tichborne Ontario.
Bert Bable a New York Central conductor from Pearl Street Middleport is in Holzer Hospital with six broken ribs and other injuries after being caught between two freight cars at Point Pleasant on Saturday.
General Telephone Co of Ohio begins house to house canvass in Meigs County with districts assigned to Salem Center Dexter Harrisonville Darwin and Hemlock Grove. New phone facilities will be built to serve applicants as requirements are determined.
Funeral services for Mary Belle Morgan were conducted Tuesday at the Carl W. Hermey funeral home with Rev. Aubrey Mitchell officiating. Interment followed in Glen Rest cemetery near Columbus.
A slight shower about 6 45 p m Sunday provided a breather to perspiring Middleport residents. The brief 30 minute shower dampened sidewalks but did little to cool the air.
RDSN Gary Preston informed his parents that he would leave today on the USS O'Hare from Norfolk Virginia for a North Atlantic duty tour. The destroyer will join the Sixth Fleet and then proceed to the Mediterranean, with an expected absence of two months.
Mrs Mayme J Heiner 78 a Meigs County resident died Sunday at 1 pm at her Rutland home after 48 years there She was active with Red Cross Meigs County Aid for the Aged and served as clerk for the Western Local Board of Education Funeral services were held at Chase Funeral Home Rutland and burial followed Miles Cemetery Also notice of jurors drawing for Athens County and state highway bids followed in the same notice.
Holzer Hospital in Middleport reports recovering patients after releases. Donald Geary Sr. was brought home on Front Street Friday. Gerald Rice and Mrs. Rice recuperate at Dr. E F Maag's Lincoln Street home. Mrs. James Pullen and Mrs. L D Diles have returned home after observation.
Columbus Ohio August 16 1057 bidding opens for three county road work proposals on State Routes 280 230 and 248 in Athens Morgan Meigs townships. projects require bituminous pavement during 1957 and must be completed by October 31 with wages set by the Department of Industrial Relations. plans on file with Ohio Department of Highways. George J Thormyer acting director.
Middleport reports a safe Labor Day with no major accidents or arrests after a final midnight check. The emergency squad aided Mrs. Lewis, a dump fire caused by refuse, Walter Huddle ston was fined for DWI, and police noted $220 in parking-meter collections across the past week.
Miss Sally Schaaf completed a three week post session course at Ohio University earning three hours graduate credit toward her Master’s degree. She will teach in Rutland elementary. other graduates include Sheila Stover, Flossie Freckie Allensworth, James Hawley, and Richard Wells, all connected with Middleport schools.
Notice announces the appointment of Beryl Cone of 123 Franklin Avenue Athens Ohio as Executrix of the Estate of Frank W Cone deceased late of Athens City Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated August 23 1957 Roger J Jones Sr Probate Judge.
Reba Tucker files for divorce from Cecil P. Tucker in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. Petition dated August 16 1957 seeks divorce on grounds offul absence and action will be heard on or after September 24 1957. Attorney Samuel B. Erskine represents the plaintiff.
The University of Connecticut, defending Yan kee Conference champion, plans a strong lineup in 1957 with every position manned. Sixteen players return to the squad, signaling depth and continuity for the season.
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