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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
9
Pomeroy area meat shortages are not severe with local dealers reporting well stocked cases. Meat men butcher locally, offering steaks chops and roasts several times weekly. Families dine on squirrel and groundhog as the season opens, while restaurants feature multiple meat dishes daily.
The Rev. Mr. Coyle announces the Conference of Christian Education Caravan will tour Gallia Jackson and Meigs Counties Sept. 20 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Church officers Sunday school workers and teachers are invited to attend.
A downtown beer parlor in Middleport was the scene of a reported stabbing of a railroad man which the tavern owner Robert Reed denied. A night patrolman investigated around 9 p.m. and a later report said the wounded man went by taxi to a Pomeroy clinic for treatment.
POMEROY Franklin Jackson aged 107 was found dead at the foot of a 50 foot cliff in Brook's Hollow near Arkansas by a search party. Police and Coroner Henry Ewing ruled the death an accidental fall with a crushed skull. He left home Tuesday afternoon to gather apples and did not return. Survived by son Lucas Jackson, granddaughter Blanche Miller and grandson Richard Jackson Jr. Funeral arrangements announced by Ewing funeral home.
Standard Bearer Society held its season start at Miss Barbara Chapman’s home with officer elections after a 6 30 p m pot luck supper. The piece notes the 14th Andrews family reunion Sept 1 at J M Felton farm Sand Rock with wide attendance from multiple towns and a report on the first long distance auto race completed in the early 1900s over 464 2 miles from New York to Buffalo at six days averaging 15 mph.
Meigs County Republican Women organized a Meigs County Women’s Republican Club at the courthouse. Plans were made for regular meetings with the next on Saturday Sept 28 at 2 30 p m. Reports on the state convention were given by Mrs Nora Atkinson and Mrs W H Wakefield. Mrs Claud Darst is the county chairwoman. Afterward the group enjoyed refreshments at a local confectionery.
The item lists visitors staying with local residents over the weekend. George and Mrs. Smith from Dayton visited Elwood and Mrs. Bowers, Ellis Smith from Akron called on Herman Werry, C. E. Keeler from Toledo travels after visiting Ben Turner, and Gladys Deem with sons Ralph and Norman from Baltimore stayed with James Cornell. Delhert Baker and wife from Akron also visited Pomeroy area.
Reed Acting Patrolman Robert Reed serves during Officer Itham Neal’s absence while Neal and Mrs Neal travel with Mr and Mrs Parmetee to Virginia and Connecticut on a motor trip. Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay in 1608.
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