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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1950
Page
2
Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Pomeroy will meet at East Main Street clubrooms this evening at o'clock to finalize plans for a square dance scheduled for Wednesday night.
A truckload of furniture valued at about 3100 caught fire on Route 33 near the Pomeroy Gun Club yesterday at noon. Zer kle Trucking Co. Middleport owned the truck loaded with Howard H. Ewing's furniture bound for Athens and other points. Don Covert, the driver, learned of the fire from another truck. Several heavy appliances were lost. Ford Motor Co. estimated repair costs on the truck between 500 and 600. Cause remains undetermined.
Miss Margaret Jean Bryant married John Werry in a double ring ceremony at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy. The event featured gladioli and ferns, with music by Mrs. W. P. Lochary and a reception for 75 guests. The couple will live on FE. Main St. in Pomeroy.
An Athens man reports ten years of a rock like sensation in the stomach vanishing after taking CERTA IN. The ad claims CERTAIN works with meals, combines herbs with vitamin B and iron, relieves gas, strengthens nerves, and enriches the blood. Available at Athens Pharmacy Nelsonville Betts Cut Rate and other druggists.
The Pomeroy Garden Club regional meeting for District 11 will be held tomorrow at Federated Church with registration 10 to 11 a m. C E Blakeslee will present garden club films and slides at 11. A noon box lunch with hostess beverages. Twilight Garden Club invites participation in at least three exhibits. The Pomeroy church Young Adult Class met Friday at Mrs John Leifheit home with president Mrs Elwood Bowers presiding. The class will sell Christmas cards. officers elected include Mrs Bowers president Mrs Elizabeth Ohlinzer VP Mrs Ethel Grueser secretary Mrs Mary Jones assistant secretary and Mrs Marie Leifheit treasurer. refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs Norman Terrell of Rutland hosted a party last Wednesday evening for their son Bobby Terrells fifteenth birthday. Ice cream and cake were served to Mona June Ronald Smith Bill Wilford Ben and Charles Smith and Norma Jean Terrell.
The Rocksprings Grange will meet Thursday at 8 P M at the Grange Halls. Mrs Helen Radford home economics chairman says a pot luck lunch will be served.
Farm Bureau Women's Chorus will rehearse Thursday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Whitney Ingraham on Spring Ave.
The Grace Guild plans a Wednesday meeting at the home of Mrs. J E D Hartinger with assistants Mrs. L G Gribble and Mrs. Carrie Nye hosting.
County Institute officers met at 10 30 a m Saturday and drafted tentative dates for institutes across the county this fall with meetings set in Chester Hemlock Grove Tuppers Plains Rock Springs Reedsville Long Bottom Salem Center and Dovsville November 9 10 14 15 16 17 and 18 Speakers were selected and a final planning session is set for October 7 with Chester chair Co N Jones presiding.
The WSCS of Heath Methodist Church held installation of 1950 51 officers led by Rev L A Bangerter. New officers include Mrs Ben Philson president and Mrs L W McComas vice president. The group announced visits, World Council project, Ecumenical Register progress, and World Community Day with a tenth anniversary cake for the group.
Members of the Lewis Manley Post American Legion and the Auxiliary met at Mrs. Lula B. Hampton home to discuss plans for a proposed new building. Campbell Harper spoke for the Legionnaires, with Mrs. Harper presiding. The Auxiliary reviewed activities and set a chicken dinner for October with Mrs. C. R. Young as chairwoman and Mrs. John Burns handling ticket sales. Hostesses named include Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Susie Manney, Mrs. Nola Pannell and Mrs. Hampton.
Pomeroy announces the Third Friday Club will meet Friday at 7 p m at Mrs Bentz Wolfe home on West Main Street South. An auction sale will be featured. Freeland Norris, conductor of popular county hymn sings, says the next sing will be at Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Sunday at 2 p m.
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe announced that parking meter receipts for the past week amount to $233. The report highlights city revenue from meters and the ongoing monitoring of downtown parking income.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wood marked 50 years of marriage with family gathered in Apple Grove. They wed September 10, 1900 in Moundsville West Virginia and moved to Apple Grove in 1904. Mr. Wood retired in 1943 after 35 years as an Ohio River riverman and has been a Mason for 45 years.
Middleport coverage details Forrest Bachtel as guest speaker at the Ravenswood Methodist Church Men’s Brotherhood Friday evening with the subject The Five Keys to Victory. Several social visits and hosting arrangements are listed including guests of the Longstaffs, Ball, and Rose families and travels of Mrs Grueser and Lynford Johnson.
Mrs. Peter F Klein and her mother Mrs. Cedric Clark arrived from NorfolkVa where Mrs Klein recently married Ensign Peter F Klein. Lt HartingerJet pilot heads to foreign duty from New York City. Marie Whittington recovers from a hand injury. The Philathea Society meets Thursday at Mrs David Farmer's home. Frank White of Ohio State visits with his parents.
Mrs. Margaret Swatzel, president, asks parents and interested persons to send items to the Eagle Building for the rummage sale conducted all week. A bake sale is planned for Saturday.
Rain dampens the first night but a fair crowd watches the Fire men's Harvest Home Festival. 4-H and FFA projects adorn windows at local merchants, including first aid displays, safety messages, and playful depictions such as a cemetery scene. Descriptions note jars of hazards and a Jack of All Trades rope knot display by Portland Boys at Evans Market.
Funeral services for Fred Marshall were held Monday afternoon with pallbearers Lewis Sauer, Lewis Sauer Jr, George Sauer, Harold Sauer, R. C. Tuckerman, and Harold Hall. Interment followed at Riverview Hill Cemetery, with Dr. Homer G. McMillen officiating. Out-of-town visitors included Cecil Grogan, Eugene Baldwin, Kelly Grogan, and relatives of the Marshalls.
The 40 et al group meets at 8 p.m. today in Drew Webster Post Legion Hall. Chef de Gare Don Wood will preside a business meeting followed by a banquet.
The Walter Crooks family tore down the old upstairs barn garage beside Middleport field and are replacing it with a modern tile garage and overhead apartment.
Middleport volunteer firefighters traveled 193 miles to Geneva-on-the-Lake for the state fire convention and school of instruction. They received a $20 prize for traveling the greatest distance with fire fighting equipment. Seven men rode in the new First Aid truck, with two in front and five on a porch glider and cushions. Names include James Daniels, Emmett Shuler, Calvin Reichman, Thomas Mills, Raymond Russell, and Robert McElhinny.
In Pomeroy last night Mayor Sidney A. Spencer fined three men. F. E. Davis of Pomeroy Route 1 paid $5 plus costs for intoxication. James Partlow of Pomeroy paid $10 plus costs for intoxication. James Kauff of Pomeroy paid $25 plus costs for hunting without a license and $25 plus costs for failing to stop after an accident.
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