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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
9
Meigs County reports tomato blight across the region with Willock’s garden in Middleport yielding blemish free beefsteak tomatoes. He credits spraying for success as Mrs. Willock cans a large portion of harvest. Divorces and births noted in Pomeroy public notices follow.
Rev. Ralph Kuether, longtime Federated Church pastor in Pomeroy, announced his resignation to the Church Council as he awaits a formal call to St. Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church in La Crosse Wisconsin. The move follows ten years of service and civic involvement, with the resignation effective in about sixty days. The Kuethers have two children Gustave and Ralph.
Jackson County board of education received Federal Works Administration cash advances to plan a county wide school improvement program. Grants for Ripley High School Cottageville Ravenswood Sandyville and gymnasium and cafeteria work are listed. Local notices report a court injunction action challenging Ravenswood Gilmore consolidation. Community milestones and visits are noted from Sept. 1 events and church activities.
Langsville area residents share visits and travels as Maggie Combs visits Anna Miller and L. E. Entsminger requests. Norma Nisselson and other families attended Mister Sisters gathering. Marion Phelps recovers in Holzer Hospital. Dale Wrights vacationing in Canada. Lena Pickens visits Zanesville. Maggie Wyeth from Athens visits Goff family. Nelsons and sons attend McKnight reunion near Salem Center. Rev Herman conducts Langsville Church musical service. Alice Simms and Hilda Bennett visit. Swadsey family enjoys weekend in Parkersburg.
Mary Keller, 89, died Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter Lenora Taylor on Chester Road. A lifelong resident of Orange Township, she is survived by one daughter. Funeral services will be held at the Tuppers Plains Christian Church at 2 20 p m Friday.
Meigs County Probate Court issued licenses to numerous couples including Donald Wendling and Kathryn Lacy in St Albans West Virginia and Dexter, Ray Topps and Mary Whitmore in Columbus and Syracuse, Alfonso Sendoval Jr and Velma Belcher in Mullens and Syracuse, Paul Steele and Thelma Stewart in Logan and Middleport, Robert Haynes and Emogene Wroten in Chesapeake and Racine, Harlan Cantrell and Ivy Belcher in Clendenin and Syracuse, James Burns and Rita Green in Athens and Middleport, Leonard Whitcraft and Irene Carr in Rockbridge and Pomeroy, Ivan Roush and Betty McDaniel in New Haven West Virginia and Middleport, Thomas Windland and Eleanor Pollard in Canton and Middleport, Carol Wallace and Rugby Buck in Buffalo West Virginia and Middleport. More than eight million fishing licenses are issued annually in the United States.
Mr and Mrs Wilber Parker announce the birth of their son Eric Lawrence at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens on Sept 2. The baby weighed ten pounds two ounces and is the couple’s second child. Grandparents are Pearl Parker and Mr and Mrs J S Michael of Chester.
A number of Pomeroy public school children need clothing especially shoes for ages 6 to 12. Families with shoes and apparel are asked to donate at Superintendent Smith's office. Also, the Catholic Women's Guild of Sacred Heart Church plans a rummage sale in the Franz Building on Main St on September 13 and 14.
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