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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1952
Page
4
Middleport hosts the Sixth Annual Flower Show with the theme Joy in Living staged by the Middleport Garden Club and the Amateur Gardeners Club. Events run October 4–5 at Heath Methodist Church, with seven classes, educational and commercial displays, and an accredited judge entering state competition.
Middleport Methodist Youth Fellowship reorganized after summer with officers installed. Diane Reichman elected president and Lois Ann Smith secretary. Committees named with chairs including Paddy Jo Lambert and Charlene Dillard. World of social notes lists visitors and local weekend guests across multiple households.
Mrs Leo Beeson takes over as president of the Middleport Garden Club succeeding Mrs John Duerr after a Monday meeting at Mrs Garen Stansbury’s home Grant Street. The Sixth Annual Flower Show co sponsored with the Amateur Garden Club will be held October 4 and 5 in the Heath Methodist basement.
Dr. and Mrs. W K Baker and children of Oak Ridge Tenn with Mrs. Jack White and daughters from Washington D H were guests of Mrs. O H Stewart for a week. Dr. Baker attended a Cornell meeting of the American Association of Scientists and presented a paper. Jack White spent the weekend in town and returned home with his family.
Pvt. Don Payne left with his parents and grandmother to report to Camp Stoneman California before Korea. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Reed of Wichita Kansas visit Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pickens as they recall time with Walter Reed in Columbus. Dennis Gallagher and son Gary of Charleston spent the weekend with the Gallagher household.
The Rutland Garden Club sponsors a flower show at Rutland Methodist Church on Wednesday September 17 from noon to 9 p.m. Outside clubs must have entries in place by 10 a.m. Mrs L J Heiner is general chairman and Miss Selah Seidenstricker heads the refreshments. Judge Mrs Theodore Smith from Lancaster will adjudicate.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Pearl Stuckey included Jacob Wise Russell Rice and Edward Werner. The Rev H O Cart officiated at the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home service and interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery. She died Saturday at Meigs General Hospital after an emergency admission Friday.
Mr and Mrs Jack Bechtle move Jack's Dairy Bar into a cinder block building behind their Race Street residence in Middleport. The dairy bar will occupy part of a garage, while Everett Bachner relocates his meat market and grocery from Pratt building to the vacated Dairy Bar space at Coal and North Second Avenue.
A collection of figures showing sums such as 252,748.63 and 206,872.51 with decimals and currency formatting, followed by amounts like 454.26 38,045.14 2,700.00 and a final balance of 815,238.20 alongside smaller items 25,590.00 and 1,200.00.
Middleport mayor Sidney T. Russell issued a proclamation endorsing the Disabled American Veterans Forget-Me-Not Day Drive by Chapter No. 53 on September 20. The flower forget-me-not will be worn to solicit public support for DAV emergency relief employment and rehabilitation services for deserving war-time disabled veterans and their dependents.
A group of out-of-town visitors and former residents returned to Meigs County for the squirrel season opener. Heavy morning rain sent hunters home early while others reported spotty success. Guests include Carroll Meadows of Columbus and Frank Rice of Toledo hosted by Gerald Rice.
In Pomeroy Mayor Delmar A. Canaday presided Monday night over three hearings. Emil Elliott of New Haven West Virginia received a five dollar fine plus costs for intoxication. Glen Lawson also faced five dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident. Norman Hysell of Pomeroy had a twenty five dollar fine plus costs for petit larceny suspended.
District Five Farm Bureau Women’s Activities Committee will meet Thursday at Jackson. A tour of the Dempsey Fruit Farm and viewing portions of the Jackson Apple Festival will be featured. Meigs County attendees include Mrs. Homer Holter Mrs. Don Anderson Mrs. Henry Wippel Mrs. Ollie Thoma and district secretary J. M. Gaul. Local end is joined by John Heiskell, local organizational director.
Middleport announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cunningham at Mason Clinic on Sept. 12. The baby is named Allen Ray. The Cunninghams also have a son Jon and a daughter Betsy Ann. Mrs. Cunningham is Lois Ann Roush. Grandparents are O. L. Roush in Middleport and Homer Cunningham, as Mason. E. L. Zuspan is the great grandfather.
In New Lexington and surrounding townships, multiple probate and civil actions are listed. Cases include partition of Hopewell Township property tied to Noah Starkey, administrator accounts totaling 5245.96, inventories in Pike and Totten estates, appointments and bonds for Brown and Nugent estates, public sale orders for Jackson Township, and lawsuits for divorce and goods $127.63 debt. Real estate and marriage licenses are noted alongside transfers in Thorn Two and related parcels.
Elijah W. Hill transfers to Wallace Hill in Sutton Township. Harold Chase and Onida Chast transfer to Fred and Marguerite Chamberlain in Middleport. Harold V. Watson and Helen I. Watson transfer to Vance E. Millhone in Orange Township. A N Bengel to Woodrow R. Wilson and Elsie B. Wilson in Scipio Township. Arthur J. Arnold and Virginia A Brook, deceased, transfer to W C Lee in Scipio. W C Lee and Nora Lee to Arthur J. Arnold and Mildred E Arnold in Scipio. T J Spurlock and Mildred H Spurlock to Charles May and Julia May 40 acres in Columbia. Alice Weber Dodson to Marion G Parker and Violet M Parker in Chester. George R Ball and Mary Ball to W C Slater and Shirley Slater in Lebanon. Willard D Russell and Lula M Russell to Esther L Russell White, one fourth interest in Rutland parcel. Frank L Goebel and Helen L Goebel to J E Hoge and Lola A Hoge, one acre in Olive.
A Saturday tag day raise totaled 691.40 dollars for the Pomeroy High School marching band. Pledges are pending to boost the fund as a parade with the band, emergency squad, police, and fire department opened the event and a concert followed.
Freda King files for divorce from George Clifford King in Meigs County Common Pleas Court and seeks custody of four minor children. A second suit by The Ohio State Grange Mutual Insurance Association of Newark against William Bailey of Reedsville seeks 687.30, alleging Bailey caused April damages when his automobile struck the Miller home on Route 248 and that Bailey failed to maintain and control the vehicle and trespassed on property.
Meigs County veterans of World Wars I and II are urged to contact the local Veterans Service office at 110 Court St for West Virginia state bonus applications before the December 31 deadline. Eligible veterans must provide original DD 214. mustering out payments range from 100 to 300 dollars based on service. The GI Bill for post 1950 service is in effect with different education provisions. discharge copies are needed for application. Edification for inductees and new veterans to visit the office before and after active duty is advised.
A dedicatory service at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport honored two gifts. The trustees received a grand piano from the late Judge and Mrs. Edgar Ervin and an electric refrigerator from Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stace. The Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt preached on "The Great Harp."
The Meigs County Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Saturday in the office of County Superintendent O O Patterson.
Mt Hermon UB Church in Texas will observe homecoming next Sunday with a variety program throughout the day. The Rev. E H Shelton of Belpre will speak in the afternoon. Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m and a basket dinner is planned at noon.
Mrs. Nettie D. Cowdery hosted the WSCS of Reedsville Methodist Church. Plans were made for an election day lunch in the church basement and a bazaar bake sale on the same day. Pot luck lunch served to Savilla Barnett Laura Ruth Maude Buckley Rose Thomas Iva Masser Clara Masser Eunice Sprague Jerushia Shumway Della Ruth Hazel Buckley and guest Mrs Arthur Hetzer. Next meeting set for Laura Ruth home.
Elizabeth Vigar visits with daughter Mrs Earl Shuler and relatives in Meigs County. Samuel Ray Calvert remains at Mount St Mary Hospital for another week before returning to Coward Calvert of Pomeroy. Sue Boedeker leaves for Louisville as junior high schools close. Rev W F Sodt and C Shindel of Gahanna stayed with Fred Langlotz and hunted in Meigs County.
A hill billy show will be presented by the Dixie Drifters at Portland Elementary School Friday at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be sold by the PTA. PTA plans include a new stage on school grounds, grading and seeding, and kitchen equipment for the lunch program. About 100 meals are served daily. Other news notes an eighth grade assembly, operetta plans, a band class, and softball team organization.
Micky Sherman a well known coal operator and former Athens resident is reported in critical condition at Holzer Hospital after entering the facility on Saturday.
Organizational plans for a new Farm Bureau Youth Council in Meigs County will be made at a meeting at the Charles Carr home near Alfred at 8 p m Wednesday evening. There are 65 members in the two existing councils. All interested young people of the Alfred vicinity have been invited to attend.
John J. Leifheit engineman fireman aboard the attack cargo ship USS Arneb with U S naval forces in the North Atlantic as part of the NATO exercise Main Brace. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John J Leifheit of Union Ave.
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