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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1942

Page

11

Canners Near Canning Milestone for School Lunches

More than 5200 quarts of fruits and vegetables have been canned at the WPA house in Salisbury and Columbia Townships for school lunches in Salisbury, Columbia, and Syracuse. Miss Artie Gardner, foreman, says over 7000 quarts total will be prepared as the county truck collects garden products from WPA plots. Cans already reached 2000 in Harrisonville and Portland. School lunches countywide will open in October.

Pomeroy WPA E. Main St Salisbury Township Columbia Township Syracuse Artie Gardner Harrisonville Portland

Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Matrimony Report

Marriage news highlights Miss Nancy Arnold daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Arnold Rose Hill and Chief Petty Officer James Clark son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Clark Sr of Syracuse performed Sept 5 in Cincinnati by Rev Walter Arnold. Other items cover church groups meetings hospital visits and local social updates from Pomeroy Ohio and surrounding areas. Kennedy Smith and many neighbors are listed with travels visits and family news throughout the week.

Pomeroy Nancy Arnold Ed Arnold Rose Hill James Clark Thomas Clark Syracuse George Blackburn Cincinnati Walter Arnold Pomeroy High School Office Training School Columbus Wright Field Dayton Marietta College Wisconsin University Navy Wendell Berry Cole St Army Oris Guinther James Mary Kimes Walter White Kenneth Ray Albert Swatzel Parkersburg Carrie Will Rock Springs Charlotte DeVol Kathryn Shumaker New Lexington

First Presbyterian Church Week Activities Announced

Calendar for Middleport lists a 7 30 p m wiener roast and rally picnic by Worthwhile Class at Roadside Park tonight. Friday hosts Group 3 Woman's Association at Mrs Garen Stansbury home at 7 30 p.m. Sunday Rev H L Carr to lead services on The Valley of the Shadow.

Middleport First Presbyterian Church Woman's Association Garen Stansbury H. L. Carr Syracuse

Funeral for Joyce Elaine Withee Held

Funeral services for Joyce Elaine Withee two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Withee were held this afternoon at three o'clock Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery Survived by parents two brothers Kenneth and Charles and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Eskew and Mrs Genevieve Dewhurst

Middleport Joyce Elaine Withee Charles Withee Bailey Run Riverside Cemetery Kenneth Charles John Eskew Genevieve Dewhurst

Broiler Sale Rise Reported by Southeast Ohio Group

In eight weeks Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers Association sold 15 605 broilers totaling 40 134 12 pounds with 23 Meigs County producers earning 10 033 63 in revenue. Sixteen buyers ship birds to Cincinnati Charleston Huntington Columbus Pittsburgh Cleveland and Parkersburg. One producer netted 965 43 yearly on 400 broilers monthly. The group was formed to mirror egg auctions for poultry raisers.

Pomeroy Southeastern Ohio Columbus Pittsburgh Cleveland Parkersburg Reibel

Flags Presented to Minersville Church

After Sunday worship at Minersville Methodist Church the Theodorius Council of the Daughters of America of Pomeroy presented an American flag. Mrs Elizabeth Campbell gave the speech with Mrs Zana Withrow presenting the flag. The W S C S of the church presented a Christian flag with Mrs Ethel Stewart speaking. Rev J B Taylor presented a picture of Christ.

Pomeroy Minersville Methodist Church Theodorius Council of the Daughters of America of Elizabeth Campbell Zana Withrow Ethel Stewart J. B. Taylor Christ

Ballard to Address Meigs County GOP Women Meeting

State representative P. H. Ballard will speak to the Meigs County Republican Women's Federation Friday evening at the Courthouse. The program begins at 8 o'clock with a business session followed by Ballard's speech open to the public.

Pomeroy P. H. Ballard Meigs County Republican Women's Federation Ballard

Miss Mary Hackett Removed From Holzer Hospital

Miss Mary Hackett returned from Holzer Hospital after emergency appendectomy and is recovering satisfactorily at her Gravel Hill home. Employed at the W. V. O. W. in Point Pleasant.

Middleport Mary Hackett Holzer Hospital Gravel Hill Miss Hackett Point Pleasant

Whittington Rites To Be Held Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Whittington 92 will be conducted Friday at two o clock at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home North Middleport following her death Tuesday at home Interment will be on Middleport Hill The Rev James Reemon Church of Christ will preside Surviving are son Homer and two daughters Mrs William Buckner and Mrs Harrison Buckner

Middleport Rawlings-Coats Etta Whittington Middleport Hill James Reemon Church of Christ Homer William Buckner Harrison Buckner

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