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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1950
Page
6
Meigs County Veterans On-The-Job Training Committee met in the courtroom with chairman Pomeroy-O. O. Patterson presiding. The discussion focused on problems veterans face in taking on the training program.
D S Harold owner of Middleport Department Store completed a purchase of the three story Mill St building for 30000 dollars from Howard K Ewing. Ewing had acquired the Rathburn estate properties including Rathburn Home and adjoining frame buildings. Harold plans improvements and plans to rent basement and third floor for 50 dollars monthly.
Boy Scouts of America Troop 45 in Middleport plans a football team after a meeting led by Co-Scoutmaster Calvin Reichman. Coaches will be Charles Vroman and Frank Estep, with two strings of players. Practices begin this week once final details are set, and the troop reported $31 from a Fall Festival ice cream and candy booth. Rutland may form a new Boy Scout troop with Leon Lemaster aiding planning, and 24 scouts attended the meeting.
Sixteen A Humphrey worked as a business caller in McArthur and Wellston. Mr. and Mrs. John Mahaffey visited Gallipolis. John Bishop endured another severe attack. Mr. and Mrs. Daily Wood visited their daughter and son in law, Leo Davidson family. Charles Lowe returned to Columbus after time with his brother John Lowe. Garden club attendees Gay Mahaffey Irene Jackson and Zelda Hall visited Clara Phillips. Mrs. Mattie Lowe met Mrs. Haggerdy of Radcliff, 93, for an afternoon. Mrs. D. F. Wood.
E. Follrod and Albert Russell Jr. were in Columbus Tuesday to attend the Republican State Convention held at Memorial Hall.
A listing from Meigs General Hospital records shows multiple families and individuals with births noted. Names include Fiona Bissell Dale Durst Dana Cross Arthur Morarity Elisha Lott Alfred Lyons Jr Gardner Griffin Carolyn Quillen K H Michaels Beulah Graham Doris Hensler Loyal Roush Larry Smith Betty Biggs and others in Long Bottom Racine Pomeroy Letart Middleport and Route 2. A son was born September 14 to Mr and Mrs Dale Durst in Middleport along with a daughter born September 17 to Mr and Mrs Leonard Icenhower of Letart.
Mrs Edna Carleton of Syracuse visited her niece Mrs Gayle Price. William Wyant of Youngstown visited his brother in law James Slaughter. Mrs Lewis Shafer and her son John from Vienna spent a weekend with Eva Blosser. Mrs Charles Cecil of Corning visited her parents in Worthington while her husband attended a pastors school in Delaware. Mr and Mrs Russel Sutton and daughter Sharon Jane returned to Akron after visiting Ralph and Mrs McDade.
Patrolman Harold R. Duckworth announced that parking meter receipts for the past week totaled 243 dollars and 90 cents.
Announcement of the marriage solemnized Sunday at the Federated Church Pomeroy with Rev Hegnauer officiating The couple now reside in the McMaster apartments and Mulford is employed in mining in Storys Run The list of attendees includes the Wards the Mulfords and the Lemleys and the couple's relatives A social reception followed at the Ward home
Executive committee of the WCTU gathered last night at the home of President Miss Margaret Sauer in Middleport Rutland Street. Officers present included Mrs. Marvin Kelly vice president Mrs. Raymond Saxton Mrs. L D Diles secretaries and Mrs. Sally McCormick treasurer. hostess groups were selected.
Middleport notes show Mrs. Harry Schoen and sister-in-law visiting Charleston and New York, Mrs. Guy Suter visiting Rutland, Charles Stansbury on Huntington business, and many local family gatherings. The Busy Bee Class plans a Thursday meeting, several residents attend funerals and move to new homes, with Lucille Smith of the high school faculty visiting Columbus and Miss Gilmore joining Cincinnati General Hospital.
National Business and Professional Women's Club Week will be observed October 15 to 21 by the Middleport BPW with committee chair Mrs. Allen Jenkinson and members Mrs. Ralph Pratt Mrs. L. E. Reynolds Mrs. C. H. Wise Jr and Miss Virginia Mayes in charge. The plan was set at a meeting with president Miss Nina Russell at Mrs Jenkinson’s Vine Street home. A daily observance is planned and announced. This marks the BPW’s twenty third anniversary.
Fides Lodge No. 210 will confer the rank of Page at Castle Hall in Woodman Hall tomorrow evening. A special business session will follow with plans to attend the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorasson meeting in Jackson on Monday evening September 24. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
The River District of the Athens Presbyterian Church announces its fall meeting at the Federated Church of Pomeroy on Tuesday October 3. Detailing session times and guest speakers was not provided in the available text.
Jacob Roller Pomeroy was taken to Meigs General Hospital early last night. He has been in failing health for some time.
Mrs Keva J Snow den has been appointed as temporary postmaster of the Rutland post office and will begin her duties. Mrs Snowden has been employed there as a clerk since 1942, L J Heiner the present postmaster is retiring after 15 years service.
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