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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1946
Page
5
Meigs County 4-H juniors captured top honors at the Ohio State Fair with First Place awards. The article notes their success among numerous entries and highlights regional participation in a statewide event recorded in the Meigs area coverage.
Meigs Temple No 153 Pythian Sisters will hold a covered dish supper at Woodman Hall at 6 p.m. changing from 6:30. After supper initiatory work for candidates will be demonstrated. Meeting night moved from Tuesday to Monday. Also Creyhound Bus starts regular service from Dutton Drug Store as its new station.
Pomeroy group Betty Lou Genheimer and Mary Katherine Tuttle won first place in the Ohio State Fair state wide team demonstration produced quality cream. They earned a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago December 1 to 6 and have shown the winning demo in Meigs County over 1,600 people.
In Meigs Common Pleas Court a divorce was granted Saturday to Elizabeth Staples from Leslie W. Staples on grounds of wilful absence. Plaintiff Lulu Virginia Koehler from Francis Joseph Koehler filed the action in the Clerk of Courts office, citing gross neglect of duty as the grounds for her petition.
A committee reports Heath Methodist Church in Middleport will clear its $3,000 debt through pledges and gifts from members and friends. Funds covered interior decoration of the sanctuary and Sunday School room plus installation of two gas furnaces.
Pomeroy Junior-Senior PTA sponsors a Teen Age Dance at the Junior High Gym Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight. Mrs. Tracy Whalex, president, announced today. Howard Mutlen's band will provide the music for high school students of Pomeroy and neighboring towns.
Local members of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite have been invited to a dinner at the Masonic Temple in Pomeroy on Thursday September 12 at 6 30 p m An address by a representative of the Valley of Columbus will follow the dinner.
The United Christian Missionary Society will meet at Mrs. William Bradford's home on Brownell Ave Friday evening, moving the date from Monday. All Church of Christ women are invited to attend this Society gathering. The other note recalls the Statue of Liberty once under Lighthouse Board jurisdiction due to its aiding navigation.
Mid dleport schools report higher enrollment with several new families. Two war veterans return to high schools to complete education. Board approves hiring Mrs Vinas Lee Racine as commercial teacher and Mrs Fred Schroath as part time elementary teacher. Marching band practice begins as Bernard Krinke plans for Sept 12 opener against Point Pleasant.
Meigs County announces the honorably discharged list including Private Don E. Hutton Rutland and Sergeant Paul B. Richardson Long Bottom among many others from Middleport Pomeroy Racine and Langsville. Many ranks shown Marines Corps and Navy air services with multiple units and road routes.
A moonlit Ohio River boat ride drew under seventy spectators and workers from a Meigs County construction crew. The shivering crowd boarded the Idlewild with a few company employees among them while onlookers gathered along the riverbank to watch the cruise.
County picnic at Rocksprings Fair Grounds on Saturday September 21 honors 4 H club members future farmers and FHA and Veterans farm training participants. Theodore Ebersbach sponsors to encourage youth education with planned 11 am start pot luck noon dinner and an afternoon of stunts contests and games.
Deeds for real estate transfers in Meigs County were recorded by George Meinhart, Meigs County Recorder. The transfers include parcels and lots in Letart, Racine, Minersville, Pom ery, Middleport, Columbia, Salisbury, Lebanon, Chester, and Salem Townships among numerous buyers and sellers such as Varian, Hill, Stewart, Rhodes, Schorn, Smith, Fellure, Kautz, Stone, Rizer, Sayre, Webb, Cochran, Ours, Swisher, Payne, White, Lewis, Cline, Theiss, Meredith, Qualls, Lyons, Baker, and Johnson.
The Torch bearers meeting is Friday at 7 30 pm. An open air meeting is Saturday at Pomeroy 7 30 pm and Middleport 8 30 pm. Sunday School starts 1 30 pm followed by baptismal services at Racine 3 pm. Sunday evening service begins 7 39 with Ray S Wining in charge.
The family of L. A. Ballard, a Middleport pharmacist, reported he was present during a bank holdup at Cortland Bank in Trumbull County. Ballard was with his sister Barbara and their car outside when three bandits in a stolen police cruiser attempted the hold up, passing by the Ballard home nearby.
An old advertisement touts FAS TEETH powder as an alkaline non sold product to stabilize dentures. It promises firmer fit, comfort, and soothed gums while preventing embarrassment from loose plates. Available at drug stores as a relief for denture wearers.
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