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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1946

Page

3

Meigs County Grand Jury Names Announced by Clerk

The Meigs County Grand Jury and petit jurors for sessions starting October 7 were announced by Clerk Herman Beards. Listed grand jurors include Edward Borham, Frank Will, Elmer Bibbee, Gaten Stansbury, and others from Middleport, Pomeroy, Racine, Langsville, and surrounding areas. The jury wheel provided a long list of named petit jurors from Syracuse to Reedsville with numerous local townships represented.

Pomeroy Meigs County Grand Jury Petit Jurors Herman Beards Spring Grand Jury Edward Borham Minersville Frank B. Will Elmer Bibbee Long Bottom Gaten Stan Dana L. Hysell Syracuse L. B. Thompson Langsville C. A. Ogden Carpenter Ula Rice Middleport W. ©. Crow Letart Falls F. A. Shifler T. H. Davis W. R. Halliday Dexter Paul Barnes Walter Heilman

Rinat Brings Relief for Rheumatic Pain say readers

Rheumatic woman credits Rinat with relief from aching arms and shoulders and returning ability to comb hair and manage housework. Readers urged to try it and obtain Ringer from Athens Pharmacy Cune's Athens Martin Rober Middleport Starks Pomeroy Adv stores.

Rinat Athens Martin & Rober Middleport Starks Pharmacy Pomeroy Adv

Squirrels Elude Hunters as Season Ends in Middleport

Extremely hot dry weather aided squirrels on the last day of the hunting season in Middleport. Hunters reported little game with few shots during the two week open season. No hunting accidents were reported.

Middleport

Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings

Middleport social column reports the Golden Rule group and First Baptist Church members entertaining at Mr and Mrs Warner French home with Mrs Delbert Rice assisting. Leo Russell presided as president. several members received contest prizes. Also listed are hospital visits, travels, and weekend guests across Parkersburg Chillicothe Columbus Wellston and Dayton with mentions of Naval Academy midshipman Klein and other local families and social events.

Middleport Golden Rule First Baptist Church Warner French Delbert Rice Leo Russell David Darst Frank Cheesebrew Charles Pomeroy I Paul Smart William Beaver Leg Russell Harold Chase David Durst Marie Houck Margaret Bush Willis Anthony Pomeroys Marcus and Judson

OES Meets Tuesday at Maude Grueser Temple

POMEROY Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the Masonic Temple Maude Grueser WM announced today.

Pomeroy Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Maude Grueser

Civil Suit Filed in Meres Common Pleas Court

Jennie Holter files a civil suit in Meres Common Pleas Court seeking an accounting of money against defendants Katie Alice Eastman and Anna Dougherty.

Pomeroy Meres Common Pleas Court Jennie Holter Katie Alice Eastman Anna Daugherty

Squatter Fever Spreads to Canada Grid Towns

MIDDLEPORT Friday night drew crowds from Parkersburg Huntington Pomeroy and Athens as high school football big games drew fans. Parkersburg team and staff stopped for 23 minutes at a local restaurant after their Huntington visit. Middleport hosted Panther Bulldog action and residents celebrated a Parkersburg Gallipolis victory with horn blasts and cheers into the night.

Middleport Parkersburg Huntington Gallipolis

Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Gatherings

Pomeroy social notes recount a stork shower for Mrs Harold Rhodes hosted by Mrs Charles E Blakeslee with a quilt block design activity and a salad course. The piece also covers Federated Church Women’s Guide meetings elections and officers, bridge club gatherings, visits from Cleveland Columbus and Washington correspondents, and a quit title suit filed by Clara and George Heines against Ith Carelton et al.

Meigs County Clerk

Norma Mescher Celebrates Ninth Birthday at Home

Norma Ann Mescher marked her ninth birthday with thirty six school friends at her parents home in Minersville. The party featured games with eight prize winners and each child received a novelty animal favor. Mrs Mescher later served refreshments.

Norma Ann Mescher Fred Mescher Minersville Norma Ann Mrs. Mescher

Farewell party honors John Gabor at Lincoln Heights

John Gabor was guest of honor at a farewell party hosted by her daughters Mrs. Robert Balsam and Mrs. Jack Riddelle at their Lincoln Heights home on Thursday evenings. She will move to Pikeville Kentucky next week to make her home. Friends and neighbors brought tokens of remembrance, including Mesdames Hobart Dillon, Raymond Wilson Jr., George Check, Howard Cummings, Dan Pease, Jean Dabo, Chet Haddox, Norman Russell, Elza Gilmore, and Virginia Arnold. The Shakespeare Club held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. A H Rosenbaum's Lincoln Road home with 12 members and one guest, Miss Helen Mees, dining with the host group.

John Gabor Robert Balsam Jack Riddelle Lincoln Heights Mrs Gabor Pikeville Gabor Shakespeare Club A. H. Rosenbaum Lincoln Road Cluir

Pomeroy School Welcomes Messick Bell Ringers Show

Children at Pomeroy public schools enjoyed an educational entertainment by Supt W A Smith featuring Clarence Messick and his globe trove of bells. He demonstrated 200 year old Swiss bells and other historic pieces while Arthur Soder accompanied on piano.

Pomeroy Messick Supt. W. A. Smith Clarence Messick Globe Arthur Soderstrum Notre Dame St. Mary's Mr.Messick Mr. Messick India Bhrden Ford Theater Abraham Lincoln

Forty Attend Forestry Meet in Ward and Ed Humphrey Woods

Forty farmers and veteran trainees attended the forestry meeting in the woods of Ward and Ed Humphrey near Rocksprings Tuesday afternoon. Koloman Lehotsky of the Soil Conservation Service and F W Dean, Agricultural Extension, led the program urging farmers to know timber value before selling. One farmer noted white ash timber sold on the stump for 20, while market price for 7600d quality white ash could reach 35 or more when sold to companies. Emphasis was placed on avoiding grazing and wood-boring to prevent losses in Meigs County woods.

Pomeroy Ward Ed Humphrey Rocksprings Koloman Lehotsky Soil Conservation Service F. W. Dean Meigs County

Methodist Ladies Plan County Wide Gathering

Middleport and Heath Methodist Church women will hold a county wide meeting at United Methodist Church Pomeroy on Friday evening at 7:30. Guest speaker Mrs. C. E. Howard, missionary to Puerto Rico and Rhodesia, will discuss mission classes from Youth Institutes at Lancaster Camp Ground this past season. Social hour to follow hosted by WSCS members from Pomeroy and Middleport.

Middleport Heath Methodist Church United Methodist Church Pomenoy C. E. Howard Puerto Rico Rhodesia WSCS Pomeroy

J L Spencer Nominated Director For Southeastern Ohio Ext Auction

At a Sept 26 meeting in the Meigs County Courthouse J L Spencer of Racine was recommended as the new director of the Southeastern Ohio Ext Auction. His nomination goes to the association’s Nov 6 annual meeting in Nelson Riley Pigott of Long Bottom is outgoing director, noted as a key organizer and five year vice president. Poultry expert J D D Moyer urged high per bird production for profitability, citing 112 eggs per hen in 1944 on average farms and 1173 eggs on performance-registered flocks. He stressed high quality chicks and warned of smaller January 1 1947 flock counts, though still above 1935-39 levels, with large egg and turkey storage figures cited.

Pomeroy J. L. Spencer Racine Pigott J. D. D. Moyer Ohio State University

Evangelistic Service Schedule Change At Nazarene Church

Misunderstanding prompts a change of dates for evangelistic services at the Church of the Nazarene on Peart Street. The event now begins September 30 at 7 30 pm with Evangelist Bass of Columbus leading.

Middleport Church of the Nazarene Peart St Evangelist ‘Bass of

Meigs Churches Report Rally Day Attendance Rise

Meigs pastors report higher attendance across most Sunday classes at First Presbyterian and First Baptist churches. Rally Day features included new member greetings, promotion certificates, and a World Crusade Sunday speaker. Heath Methodist lit altar with dahlias from Darwin, and Local Pals of the Church of Christ plan a Tuesday potluck at the church.

Middleport First Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church World Crusade J W. Poor

Intoxication Charges Brought Against Two in Pomeroy and Syracuse

Dana Ables of Syracuse was arrested by Constable Duckworth and jailed in Meigs County on intoxication charges. He will be brought before Justice Frank Stowe of Syracuse for a hearing. Bruno Casci of Pomeroy was arrested by Pomeroy police Thursday and jailed on intoxication charges.

Pomeroy Dana Ables Syra Cuse Duckworth Meigs County Jon Frank Stowe Syracuse Bruno Casci Thursdday

Students Plan Pencil Sale in Pomeroy SAA Meeting

At the first Pomeroy Eagle Student Activities Association meeting Martha Terrell was elected secretary and Richard Rosenbaum named SAA president. A motion to order 1,000 basketball scheduled pencils for sale by SAA members as a fundraising project was passed. The group allocated $10 to repair the storage room stove.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Eagle Student Activities Association Martha Terrell Richard Rosenbaum SAA Rosenbaum Horace Abbott George Dallas

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