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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1945
Page
2
Funeral services for Miss May Morrison will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Ewng Chapel with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. The Rev Ralph Kuether of Federated Church will officiate.
POMEROY Meigs Chapter No 53 Disabled American Veterans will sell Forget-Me-Not flowers on streets of Pomeroy and Middleport Saturday to raise funds for local veterans services and rehabilitation. Commander Jack Thomas urges citizens to buy and wear the flower as a tribute to disabled World War II and other veterans and notes DAV free service officers aid in claims for compensation and pensions. The slogan: Forget not to wear a Forget-Me-Not.
Medical records reveal curious cases of the Peking dog in imperial China. Officials note the dog exiled beyond palace walls and punished by death for taking a wrong side, with over 200 vital organs observed outside the body in historical texts.
MEMUY Amert Gloeckner, Meigs County Board of Elections chairman, says the office will be open Monday Wednesday and Saturday afternoons to let armed service members on leave vote. Election day is Tuesday November 6. The board will accept overseas soldier ballot applications from relatives and those unable to visit may call Gloeckner at 246 M for an appointment. Central committeemen should file precinct officials with the board promptly.
The Langsville district reports a string of thefts from vehicles with entries in Pomeroy and Harrisonville. Victims include Pickens Donahue Lamps and Canady. a Zanesville car was later abandoned at McCumber Hill. Items stolen range from eggs and sausage to a gun and blankets.
Czech conductor Bohumir Kryl brings his 1943 All Girl Symphony Orchestra to the Junior High School Auditorium in Pomeroy for an afternoon concert sponsored by Pomeroy Public Schools. Soloists include Helen Lloyd violin, Martha Chilcote coloratura soprano, and Clare Wolff harp.
Herman Frecker MM 3c of the Navy Seabees, on a 30 day leave, was the guest of honor at a farewell dinner and party at Minersville RFC. Attendees from Pomeroy and Minersville include Rev. L M Mohrhoffs, Albert Reuter, Henry Ewing and son Benny, Evan Will, Anna Frecker, Helen Frecker, Wendell Frecker, Earl Frecker, George Baer, Fay Pickens of Chester, and others. Frecker, who served 28 months in New Guinea Morotai and the Philippines, reports to Columbus Sept ch for reassignment.
Pomeroy social notes announce the birth of Judith Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Biggs of Wylls Hill at Mason Cline on Sept. 17. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. A Biggs and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Birchfield.
Mrs Julia Orinda Allen age 88 native of Meigs County died this week at her daughter’s home in Columbus. She had lived in Columbus forty years and is survived by her son Lewis J. Allen of Washington and by sister Lou Cooper, former Middleport postmaster.
Oscar H Myers age 71 prominent Pomeroy business man died at home after months of illness. In livery and feed businesses for decades he leaves widow Clara and children William Jay and Mrs Dayton Ashworth plus six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, four brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Ewing Funeral Home Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Friends may call.
The article envisions a future of glass textiles, fireproof and mothproof fabrics, rotproof glass tarpaulins, glass awnings, frostproof windows, and improved glassware for homes. These innovations are expected to boost demand for glass and create jobs through higher demand for goods.
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