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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1947
Page
8
Pomeroy Coaches Back Field Grading And Lights For Team
At the Downtown Coaches meeting president Fred Crow Jr said the football field could be graded and lit next year, using funds from the 1940 bond that also covered a swimming pool and Vo-Ag Building. The group favors a home field over a stadium, and a questionnaire seeks voter opinion on projects and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Crow, Jr
Vo-Ag
Pomeroy High School
Wahama
Fred Rosenbaum
Robert Roberts
J. E. White
Theo Lehew
Paul Clifford
Ersel Davis
Farm groups Attend Annual Junior Picnic
More than 500 members of 4 H F F A F H A and Veterans in Farm Training and families attended the annual Junior picnic sponsored by Theodore Ebersbach at the Rocksprings Fair Grounds. The event featured amateur contests, musical performances and prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Ebersbach
Phillip Shober
Future Farmers of America Save
David Colwell
Bob Pickett
Betty Lou Genheimer
Mary Kathryn Tuttle
Mildred Betzing
Howard Wells
F. Whitney Ingraham
Bob Meredith
Vernon Nease
H. E. Starkey
C. E. Blakeslee
Howard Nolan
Helen Sanders
Leo Curtis
James Hill
Edward C. Evans
Barbara McNickle
Joice Bailey
John Stanley
Grace Furbee
Howard Knight
Audrey Wells
Flossie Brickles
Everett Colwell
June Martin
Geneva H. Nolan
Births and visits noted in Ewington area
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roberts announce the birth of a son at the mother’s home with a daughter aged three. Pittsburgh area visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Jess Short in Huntington. Cottrill and Parsons families spoke recently. Robert McMillin visited his brother Warren in Middleport. Mrs. Weese and son Paul visited the Bob Weese home. Mrs. Ratcliffe left for Cincinnati to visit Charles at Bible School. Blanch Frazier of Chillicothe called on Ratcliffe family. Verna Woodall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewington
Charles Roberts
David Haley
Jess Short
Huntington
W.va
Marion Woodall
E. L. Cottrill
L. A. Parsons
Robert McMillin
Warren
Middleport
Weese
Pomeroy Social Notes Baked Ham Dinner At Scout Cabin
Pomeroy social section notes a 64 Walton sians and families attended a baked ham dinner at the Chester Boy Scout Cabin last Thursday. Lafe McKnight chaired the event with Izaak Walton League guests welcomed. Several ladies assisted with the meal and a program followed with three motion pictures shown. A list of attendees and visitors is included along with a minor injury report and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester
Lafe McKnight
Izaak Walton League
N. P. Swackhammer
William Steward
C. B. Hayman
Pat Lochary
Harry Gidinger
Ed Foster
Clay Bryan
William Stewar
Harry Ohlinger
Bill Watson
Birthday Celebration at Pomeroy Youth Center
The Pomeroy Youth Center hosted a birthday party Monday evening for Mrs. William Matlack and Mrs. D. W. Ashworth honoring their son and grandson on his sixteenth birthday. Attendees enjoyed yellow and blue decor, banners, hats, a large cake, and games with prizes for Dorothy Fischer, Betty Custer, Dick Struble, Don Ebersbach, Dorothy Bolinger, Eddie Ash, Phil Ohlinger, Carol Evans, and Jim Russell. Refreshments followed in buffet style for a list of guests including Martha Terrell and Jo Ann Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Bryant
Carol Evans
Dorothy Bolinger
Ann Smith
Betty Custer
Dorothy Fischer
Pat Gress
Marty Jane Karr
June Whaley
Patricia Jesse
Ann Lee Warner
Tubbs
John Werry
Bennie Buck
Dick Struble
Bill Woods
Charles Slack
Jim Lochary
Eddie Ash
Phil Ohlinger
Dick Rosenbaum
Frank Vaughan
John Hannel
Wilbur Russell
Rollin Daniels
Richard Russell
Fred Googlein
Ray Evans
Benny Rice
Don Ebersbach
Bruce Scholl
Jim Russell
Wm. Matlack
D. W.ashworth
Chester
Knight and Terry
Aaron Kelton
Pomeroy
William Matlack
D. W. Ashworth
Martha Terrell
Jo Ann Gilmore
Zeda Paulin
Rhea Myers
Barbara Phillips
Joyce Phillips
Norma VanMeter
Verna Osborne
Patricia Meier
Jean Zahl
Patsy Shields
Death Claims George Hetzel
POMEROY George J Hetzel of Lincoln Terrace died Wednesday morning in Massillon after a long illness. Survived by wife two daughters Velma Sterns and Marguerite Carpening both of Akron and sisters Anna Kaspar and Katherine Monahan of Columbus. Funeral at Ewing funeral home Pomeroy Saturday 2 30 p.m. Rev Hegnauer officiating Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George J. Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace
Massillon
Velma Sterns
Marguerite Carpening
Akron
Anna Kaspar
Katherine Monahan
Columbus
Ewing Funeral Home
Hegnauer
Beech Grove Cemetery
West Columbia group holds wiener roast and hayride at New Haven Park
A West Columbia gathering on September 17 brought together local youths and neighbors at New Haven Park for a wiener roast and hayride. Attendees included L. Mac Stewart Wes Circle Mary Johnson Tim Dickens Jane Foreman Jim Circle Raymond Lieving Peggy Trew Lois Booth Leta Kerwood Bob Lee Lorna Johnson Jean Ferguson Sara Dickens and Betty Van Meter. Boots Kerwood resigned from Keystone Construction Co in Charleston and returned home. Leta Kerwood visits sister Mrs Walter Carpenter in Charleston. John Bumgarner and Charles Wheeler moved to Bowling Green for work. Mrs Ernest Stover spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Norman Kerwood. Mrs George Trew visited Pomeroy and Middleport on Friday. Peter Russell returned home from Chicago. Peggy Trew notes Fanny Francis resides near Point Pleasant and stayed at home for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
New Haven Park
L. Mac Stewart
Wes Circle
Mary Johnson
Tim Dickens
Jane Foreman
Jim Circle
Raymond Lieving
Peggy Trew
Lois Booth
Leta Kerwood
Bob Lee
Lorna Johnson
Jean Ferguson
Sara Dickens
Betty van Meter
Boots Kerwood
Keystone Construction Co
Charleston
Walter Carpenter
John Bumgarner
Charles Wheeler
Bowling Green
Ernest Stover
Norman Kerwood
George Trew
Pomeroy
Middleport
Peter Russell
Chicago
Fanny Francis
Point Pleasant
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Numerous Property Deals
A roundup of land transfers in Meigs County lists Lundy M Hammonds and Georgia P Hammonds transferring 100 acres in Salem to Dennis E Ballanger and Thelma D Ballanger. multiple parcels change hands in Middleport, Pomeroy, Salisbury, Scipio, and Letart among individuals and trustees. several 38.50 to 192.18 acre parcels are noted with accompanying grantees and grantors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lundy M. Hammonds
Georgia P. Hammonds
Dennis E. Ballanger
Thelma D. Ballanger
Salem
Raymond E. Boice
John B. Downing
T. A. May
H. N. Swift
Kenneth D. Amsbury
Jones Memorial Hospital, Inc
Middleport
Ralph Mitchell
Ward Mitchell
Sutton
Lloyd Priddy
Elsie Priddy
Ethel Dilcher
Albert W. Fry
Elizabeth Frederick
Pomeroy
Clyde E. Lawrence
Juanita Lawrence
Virgil Bogard
Marie Bogard
Olive
B. T. Hayes
Martha E. Hayes
Transfer
Lebanon
Albert Hill, Jr
Harold G. Roush
Margaret Roush
Letart
Teol Fungicide Ad at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
An advertisement touts Teol a strong fungi cide for 35 cents in one hour with a money back guarantee. The claim highlights 90 percent alcohol for quick penetration and immediate germ kill on contact at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Drury's in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teol
Quick’s
Drury’s
Glouster
Deputy Master Inspects Work for Range at Pomeroy Grange
Pomeroy Chester Grange held its annual inspection led by Deputy Master Earl Starkey. Freddie Smith earned the young folks degree as 35 members performed the third degree events. A literary program opened with singing, a prayer by A H Weber, and piano by Beulah Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Grange
Earl Starkey
Freddie Smith
Pearley Karr
A. H. Weber
Beulah Nelson
Edison Hobstetter
Little Girls In
Betty Dean
Donna Gaul
Dorothy Holter
Altona Karr
Dad
Harry Lodwick
Betty Lou Genheimer
OSU Expert Will Speak At Local Insemination Meeting
Ohio State University animal husbandry specialist Dr. James L. Stansbury will address an artificial insemination meeting at Chester High School Thursday evening. Attendees from Meigs County dairy farms are invited. refreshments provided and prizes donated by local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James L. Stansbury
Ohio State University
Chester High School
Meigs County
Time drift under Gregorian calendar accumulates hours
Discussion notes that the Gregorian calendar is about 26 seconds per cycle too long, leading to an accumulation of roughly three hours since adoption. The anomaly affects calendars and timekeeping, with implications for annual cycles and long-term scheduling.
Hobstetter to Appear on WOSU Farm Hour
Hobstetter chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Ohio Bankers Association will join the Farm and Home Hour on WOSU Columbus at noon Friday. He will be accompanied by Claude I. Hummel agricultural specialist from the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
The
Ohio Bankers Association
WOSU
Columbus
Claude I. Hummel
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Spencer & Wehrung
Main St. Pomeroy
Dickie
Thor
Schmoll
Ohio
Rutland
Rathburn
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Colegrove's
America
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
W. L. Russell
Lincoln Hill
W. B. Patton
Mechanic St
Clendennin
George Hetzel
H. J. Hysell Furniture CO
D. S. Farmer
Mer
Buster Brown
Becky's
Osu
Thornton & Minor
Hayes
Cleaners and Tailors
Hobstetter
Chamber of Commer
Meigs
Pomeroy Bend Theaters
Bendvue
Costa Rica
Dick Haymes Vera Ellen Caesar Romero
Anne Revere J. Carrol Naish
Celeste Holm
Brooklyn
Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Durante
Kathryn Grayson
Peter Lawford
Marcy Maguire
Fighting Frontier
Tim Holt
Burnside
Coal Ranges
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Vogue Shoe Shop
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