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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1951
Page
2
A flood of social happenings from Pomeroy and surrounding towns includes funeral attendance for John Stace with Columbus visitors, a 70-guest Cave Picnic Ground gathering for Mr. and Mrs. Thel Farris, and weekend homecomings. The record notes travels to Atlantic City Toronto Detroit and Virginia Beach, teaching moves, and Labor Day visits among families and friends.
The three room Spiller school will not be used this year after a board decision. Pupils near Racine village will attend Racine school. those farther away will use the new Portland building. Principal A L Paynter and teachers Betty Roush and Frances Foster move to Portland. Maurice Lott joins Letart Falls staff. The Portland building is not yet finished but expected ready for classes next Monday. other village schools opened as scheduled.
Funeral services for Harold L. Thompson of Springfield will be held Thursday at two o'clock at Sunset Cemetery Chapel on U S Route 40 West of Columbus after which the body will be cremated. He died Tuesday morning at Mercy Hospital Springfield born in Middleport July 15 1903. He is survived by his wife Sylvia Rosser Thompson two brothers Maurice Columbus and Kenneth Springfield and a half-brother Victor Cleveland. He lived at 1824 E High Street Springfield for four years while employed as salesman for Olan Mills Inc. He was a member of the Middleport Church of Christ.
Harry Stevens 64 died this morning at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after admission Friday. A World War I veteran he served as custodian of Citizens National Bank Middleport and was a member of Lewis Manley Post American Legion. Survived by wife Florence a daughter Nellie Pearl Holland a stepson James Singer and 13 other relatives. Funeral arrangements are handled by Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
Victor L. Will is appointed postmaster at Canal Winchester Ohio. A University of Ohio graduate and longtime Canal Winchester schools teacher he is the son of Mrs Edna G Will and the late W A Will. Born in the Texas community he is a Chester High School alumnus. He married Nola Knight and they have a daughter Vicki Jo. Will served as a lieutenant senior grade in the U S Navy during World War II.
Funeral services for Leon Lewis Grueser will be on Thursday at two o clock at the Minersville residence. Masonic services will be held this evening at 8 p m. Burial follows at Minersville Cemetery with Rev. Harold Hess of the Pomeroy Federated church officiating.
Mr and Mrs Frank Booth of Gravel Hill announce their grandson Jim K Booth in the US Air Corps has been sent to Cheyenne Wyoming for office duty. Another grandson Lenny Booth recently back from Korea rotation plans, his wife and two children Judy and Stephen visited the grandparents in Charleston over the weekend.
Anna E. Persinger seeks divorce from Harold L. Persinger in Meigs County Common Pleas Court claiming gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Plaintiff requests custody of five minor children.
A special session of the Pomeroy village council is slated for Thursday at 7 30 p m in City Hall Mayor Sidney A Spencer said Tuesday The regular Monday session was not held due to the Labor Day weekend.
James Lochary son of Mr and Mrs W P Lochary will be instrumental music instructor at Rutland High School for two weeks. He is a senior music major at Ohio University in Athens and will return to college after the period.
Pomeroy Meigs County 10 contestants in the Chicken of Tomorrow contest, judged recently at Caldwell, will be guests at a dinner in the Masonic Temple Thursday evening. Also invited are all 4-H Club Boys and Farmers of America in the county with chicken projects. Financing the dinner is by poultry interests. awards will be given based on Caldwell judging. The jam committee includes F. Whitney Ingraham, James Jobb and Theo Smith.
POMEROY The third quarterly settlement of the state foundation program for county school districts totals 105 560.00 and includes increases under House Bill 48. Eight districts receive allocations: Bedford Local 4246.29 Central Local 13018.26 Columbia Local 3240.13 Northern Local 7921.06 Olive Orange 13123.44 Salisbury Local 115.01 Southern Local Kesnet and Western Local 21.
Bill Morgan attended the 37th Division World War I reunion in Cincinnati over Labor Day weekend with his son Roger. More than 500 division members were present, including 12 members of Company A 112th Field Signal Battalion where Morgan served as mess sergeant. they were from Ohio and nearby states.
Two cars were damaged slightly on a dirt road about 100 feet west of Leading Road when driven by John Buckner aged 31 of Pomeroy and Blaine Carter aged 36 of Middleport collided on a blind hill. Sheriff Charles Russell called the accident unavoidable.
Pomeroy rate increases will double the recorder service receipts as required by the last General Assembly session. John D. Thomas, Meigs County recorder, announced the move to implement on September 7. Parking meter collections reported by Mrs Edna Schoenleb totaled 267.80 for the past week.
The Sacred Heart Guild will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the church auditorium with hostesses Miss Catherine Guth Mrs Lena Guth Mrs George Hackett Sr Mrs George Hackett Jr Mrs Michael Hackett and Mrs Mary Spencer.
POMEROY The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Helen Nease on East Main Street for a regular gathering.
POMEROY Meigs Pomona Grange will meet Friday evening with Cine Grange hosting at the Rocksprings Grange Hall.
Parkersburg hosts guests including Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foster and families at a picnic in honor of Thel Faris. Eleanor Smith of New York visits with Mrs. Florence Smith. Chicago guests Mr. and Mrs. John Bright spend weekend with Clyde Andrews. Harold Hysell and son Eddie stay with Homer Hysell and Ed King. A family picnic gathers at New Haven Park with Capt. and Mrs. William Reifer and daughters visiting from Ann Arbor. The Briders of Athens host Lake Hope dinner party before returning home.
Corporal Robert E Still son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Still of Enterprise returned home for a 10 day Labor Day leave from the Air Force station at San Bernardino California to spend time with his parents.
Mrs. Oliver Hartley, 71, longtime Pomery resident, died in a Lancaster hospital Tuesday morning. Survived by her husband, son Race Hartley, and brothers Malcolm Lorain and Earl Mansfield. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Baltimore Methodist Church.
Middleport Public Library reopens after weeks of redecorating and improvements. Walls in reading rooms are blue, woodwork desks and tables refinished, new fluorescent lights added, and shelves stocked with new books. Librarian Miss Jean Clark noted expected delivery of children’s books. Other notes mention local families and visitors.
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