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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
12
Miss Lena Mae Fels of Bainbridge and many local families hosted or visited over the holiday weekend. Several out-of-town guests came from Columbus, Pittsburgh, Huntington, Vienna, and Dayton to join family gatherings at Lake Alma, Forked Run Lake, and local homes.
In Meigs County Court Judge Emmet W. Peoples courtroom Clyde Paul Burton was fined 10 dollars plus costs for driving a vehicle with a defective muffler. Three bonds were forfeited by William Bailey 15.70 dollars for parking on the highway William C Baumgardner 15.70 dollars for driving without a license and Jay Hail Jr 14.70 dollars on speeding charges.
Dora Spencer of Albany spent a few days with son Glen Jewell and daughter-in-law. Robert Jewell of Rutland Road also visited. The Jewells and Dora Spencer visited Harry Bolin with Mary Hines and Aldelpha Garton among other guests. Edna Steinmetz and son Gale from Wyandott, Michigan, visited Pearl Robinson. Noland Haning and children visited Ray Haning.
Mary B. Silson KYGER reports a weekend gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stewart honoring Mrs. Stewart’s mother Angeline Durham who turned 88. Several families from Columbus and surrounding areas visited relatives, attended a Kananga song fest, and traveled to California and Canal Winchester for fairs and property deals.
Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District will host its annual dinner and meeting with Tom Christen of Standard Oil as speaker. Clarence Price, chairman, announced the date Sept 25 and a vote by landowners outside incorporated areas will choose three supervisors from Thereon Johnson Early Roush Carol Pierce Jr Kenneth Welsh and David Koblenz Reid Young.
Debra Ann Hartung daughter of Mrs Elmer Hartung 530 Laurel Sr Middleport was treated at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a convulsion. Emergency squad summoned to residence at 3 04 p m took the youngster to a local physician then to Holzer Hospital for outpatient treatment. The child recently suffered a head injury.
William H. Jeric and Zelda Jeric transfer lots in Pomeroy to Walter Grueser and Mary K. Grueser. Martin Ebersbach and family transfer a Pomeroy lot to Edgar V. Ebersbach. The Ebersbach line includes Dor B. Ebersbach, Jean T. Ebersbach, William B. Ebersbach, Brenda Ebbersbach and Kathleen Bailey.
The Salem Center PTA will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the school with Mrs. Beulah Wright in charge of the business session. Area 4H club leaders will lead the educational portion, and Mrs. Eugene Holliday will present the devotional program with music by Mrs. Rex Shenefield.
Joyce Gloeckner daughter of Erwin and Mrs. Gloeckner of Racine entered the Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Gallipolis on Tuesday. A 1961 Racine High School graduate she is the granddaughter of Albert and Mrs. Gloeckner of Pomeroy.
Local notices report visits by Rev. Tucker to Middleport and families in Parkersburg and Columbus. Mrs. Wilbur Rowley Jr. resigns from G and J Auto Parts. Art Marcum leaves Bradbury Church for Kentucky Christian College, with family plans in Parkersburg. Homebuilder Class held a wiener roast with several families attending.
Miss Jean Hines of Columbus visited her Pomeroy parents over the holiday weekend. Mrs. Winnie Mayer returned from Columbus with Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer and children. Oscar Roush and Ray Cunningham parties attended the Zuspin reunion at Putman Hill Park in Zanesville. Jon Cunningham suffers a cheek laceration needing six stitches after being struck by a ball Friday. Kay Jenkinson and Linda Forrest left for Bliss Business College in Columbus. Florence Rowe of Hobart Street is hospitalized at Meigs General. Elmer Reed admitted to Holzer Hospital seeking surgery next week.
Letart by Mrs C E Fry and Mr and Mrs Dan Wartenburg were guests of George Baston. Dallas Gibbs and Toby Myers visited Dwight Gibbs and Frank Wolfe households. Paul and Eddie Cross visited their grandmother Blanche Yeager. Baptist Ladies Aid met at the school with several attendees. A list includes Mrs Curtis Young, Mrs Oakey Roush, Mrs Dan Thompson, Tony, Mrs James Statts, Mrs Lara May Brown, Mrs Irene Myers, Mrs Lavenia Rainey and Mrs Dennis Roush. More visitors included Rev John Icenhour and Marley Bone cutter and daughter. Lovenia Rainey returned home after visiting her ill brother. Curtis Brown and Nelson Brown returned to Illinois where they are employed.
Meigs Countians purchased 69 new vehicles in August including 60 passenger cars five trucks and four trailers. Residents also bought 187 used vehicles comprising 171 cars 15 trucks and one trailer.
Miss Judy Chase daughter of Mrs Naomi Chase of Rutland has accepted employment with a law firm in the LeVeque Lincoln Tower Columbus. Several families and individuals visited relatives here over the weekend including the Templetoms of Dayton and the Ewings with their son Benny. Various residents were weekend guests of Mrs C E Nease and others. Dixie Ann Pierce returning from Harwich Port Cape Cod will resume studies at Ohio University as a junior in the College of Education. Hospital notes report Mrs L R Wiley discharged from Meigs General Hospital and Mrs Joe Wolfe recuperating after major surgery at Holzer Hospital.
Paul Moore a former resident died Thursday at a Vandalia hospital after a lingering illness. He was son of Mrs. George Moore of Middleport and the late Mr Moore and survived by his wife the former Marcella Andrews of Pomeroy and three children Charles Jean and Paul Franklin. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Vandalia with burial in a Vandalia cemetery.
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