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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
2
Lt W E Edwards proposes a perpetual calendar dividing the year into four 91 day quarters and eight 30 day months plus four 31 day months. New Year’s Day would stand alone from any month completing a 363 day year.
Pommecy Sunt WA reports 629 pupils enrolled for 7945-46, up 13 from last year, with gains in elementary schools and slight declines in junior and senior high. Howard Knight returns from Army service to teach history and assist in manuals and athletics, while music supervision remains vacant as Ralph Rider unable to serve due to a nervous breakdown. contracts outlined.
POMEROY Meigs Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will stage a stag picnic at the Meigs County Fairgrounds on Sunday September 9 with invitations to Eagles and friends. Refreshments and entertainment are promised as the group seeks to fill a local position.
The 32nd Meigs County Fair Junior Fair awards list highlights exhibitors across multiple departments. Notable youths include Robert White in sheep and Herman Carson in dairy cattle, with multiple grades and breeds recognized in poultry, vegetables, grains, and clothing categories.
Meigs County Pomona Grange plans a meeting at Rock Springs Grange Hall on Friday evening September 7 at 8 30. Columbia Grange will serve refreshments. Tents are mentioned in the readable text.
Middleport police chief Donald Moore warned motorists violating speed laws will be arrested. He urged stricter enforcement as drivers threaten public safety and said a close watch would be kept to apprehend violators.
Orion Flesher a French teacher at Huntington Central High School for 26 years died at Memorial Hospital Huntington. The service at Mrs R L Hamiltons Chesapeake home drew relatives from Wheeling Athens Cleveland Columbus and McArthur. Interment was in Spring Hill Cemetery Huntington. He was Ohio University AB graduate and Phi Delta Theta member.
Philip L. Pfarr, native of Meigs County and Ohio State alum, has returned to his West Coast home after visiting his sister Mrs. Henry Kautz. Pfarr has long raised beef cattle and recently retired, turning work over to his son-in-law in Washington state’s Inland Empire where irrigation supports alfalfa and hay crops, often six tons per acre. The Pilaris were impressed by local farming results.
In Meigs County farmers report transform of land once deemed worthless. Mr Pfarr notes lime and fertilizer improved hay and corn yields over years, turning poor soil into productive fields.
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