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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1953

Page

5

Quality Milk Certificates Presented in Pomeroy

Quality milk and attendance certificates for a dairy grass school in Pomeroy were awarded at a Racine High School meeting by the Meigs Dairy Service Unit and Farmers Feed and Supply Co. Recipients include J. Loewell Bush Paul Moore and Clarence Wickline with seven certificates in the county. Others receiving honorable mention were Orry Gainer Joe Circle F M Tuttle Denver Holter Eber Pickens and Arthur Yost.

Pomeroy Racine High School Meigs Dairy Service Unit Farmers Feed and Supply Co J. Loewell Bush Paul Moore Clarence Wickline Orry Gainer Joe Circle F. M. Tuttle C. E. Blakeslee

Good Friday observance closes Middleport schools

Middleport public schools will dismiss on Friday for Good Friday. A joint Good Friday service runs 7 to 9 p.m. at Health Methodist Church with seven ministers from Middleport Pomeroy and Racine. Mrs Swackhammer directs singing of Clokey’s Seven Last Words, with Rev Louis A Bangerter as host and several other local ministers participating.

Middleport Health Methodist Church Pomeroy Racine Heath Methodist Church N. P. Swackhammer Clokey C. M. Hennesy Louis A. Bangerter Claremont E. Hoyt Robert Styers Wert Dean Nile Borden Richard de Mott T. T. Sheiton

McElhinny Undergoes Surgery in Charleston

McElhinny, a former Middleport resident and engineer on the New York Central Railroad, entered McMillan Hospital in Charleston on Sunday and underwent surgery on Monday. His sister Mrs. Cash Durst of Kentucky is also a surgical patient at Holzer Hospital.

Middleport Howard McElhinny New York Central Railroad McMillan Hospital Charleston Cash Durst Kyger Holzer Hospital James Greathouse Sidney Pickens Frank Abbott

Rites Held for Mrs. James Greathouse in Middleport

Funeral services for Mrs. James Greathouse Faye Abbott were held Wednesday at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with Rev. Louis A. Bangerter officiating. Interment followed at Cheshire Grave Hill Cemetery. She died Sunday night at Holzer Hospital after two operations. She was 38 and managed the Duke Dry Cleaning Shop. Pallbearers and attendees included relatives and friends from Gallipolis Cheshire and Cincinnati.

Middleport Gallipolis Cheshire James Greathouse Faye Abbott Rawlings-Coats Cheshire Grave Hill Cemetery Louis A. Bangerter Heath Methodist Church Greathouse Holzer Hospital Duke Dry Cleaning S. Second Ave Church of Christ Couples Club Horace Abbott Arthur Roush Marvin Roush Glenn Lambert Wayne McElhinny William Durst Charleston W.va Anne Bonham G. L. Burgess Eugene Howard Grace Keeney Sally Keeney Rachel Burbaker Hope Howard Witcher Jewell Dye Belle Kenneth Mossman Cincinnati William Struble Vance Stewart Marian Worthman Logan Robert Stevens Pauline Helwig

Meigs General Hospital Admits and Births List

Admitted: Helen Blackston Racine Mrs Donald Mullen Pomeroy Mabel Aiken Pomeroy Anestine Frazier Middleport Jean Smith Pomeroy Kenneth Wyant Middleport Ada Monteith Pomeroy Wayne Taylor Rutland Clyde Radcliff Cheshire Sylvia Carman Pomeroy Martha DeWitt Pomeroy Glen Smith Pomeroy Jennie McMaster Pomeroy Donna Dilcher Harrisonville Richard Jones Minersville Billy Halley Cheshire Victory Bahr Long Bottom. Births: Mr and Mrs Donald Mullen Pomeroy a son. Mr and Mrs Ray Frazier Middleport son Leo Hysell Kenneth Wyant Mrs Wayne Taylor Mrs Jean Wright Sam Roach Mrs Ada Monteith John Buckley Paul Johnson Victor Bahr Mrs Anna Vines Donna Dilcher Jenny Watson Mrs Robert Dailey and son Billy Halley and Richard Jones.

Helen Blackston Racine Donald Mullen Pomeroy Mabel Aiken Anestine Frazier Middleport Jean Smith Kenneth Wyant Ada Monteith Wayne Taylor Rutland Clyde Radcliff Cheshire Sylvia Carman Martha DeWitt Glen Smith Jennie McMaster Donna Dilcher Harrisonville Richard Jones Minersville Billy Halley Victory Bahr Long Bottom Leo Hysell Jean Wright Sam Roach John Buckley Paul Johnson Victor Bahr Anna Vines Jenny Watson Robert Dailey

Ohio Hospital Association Convention Attends Pomeroy

Virgil Hayes administrator of Meies General Hospital will travel to Cincinnati for the 38th annual Ohio Hospital Association convention at the Netherland Plaza. He departs Monday and returns Thursday.

Pomeroy Virgil Hayes Meies General Hospital Cincinnati Ohio Hospital Association Netherland Plaza

Easter program at Naomi Baptist Sunday School

Pomeroy announces the Easter program by Naomi Baptist Sunday School to be held on Good Friday evening at PM.

Pomeroy Naomi Baptist Sunday School

Pomeroy Social Notes

The Wildwood Garden Club met at Hidden Lakes the home of Mrs. Marry Roush with hostesses Mrs. Joe Thoren and Mrs. Theodore Hamm. Mrs. Joan Smith presided as president. Speakers included Mrs. A A Dillard of Middleport and Mrs. Ethel Garland of Minersville. Daffodils and wildflowers were discussed and displayed.

Ward Couple Visit North Camp Atterbury Relatives

Mr and Mrs Jerry Ward from Camp Atterbury Indiana spent the weekend with their parents, sharing time with extended family.

Jerry Ward Camp Atterbury, Ind

Beauty Obscured by Mountains in Medieval Endeavors

The article notes that mountains hindered medieval enterprises and that the men of the era showed little appreciation for mountain scenery, implying a practical focus over aesthetic value in harsh landscapes.

Hemlock Grove Grange Hosts March Meeting

Hemlock Grove Grange 249 met with worthy master Dolores Ruth presiding. Thirty two members attended. An April visit by Columbia Grange was announced. The next meeting will feature an Easter supper with eggs potato salad celery and pickles.

Pomeroy Hemlock Grove Dolores Ruth Columbia Grange Hemlock Grange

Farm Bureau Council 2 meeting held at Thoma home

Pomeroy Farm Bureau Council 2 met Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Olle Thoma. Present were Mr and Mrs Leo Story Miss Ada Hoskins Asa Hoskins Mr and Mrs Emmett Jones Mr and Mrs Wayne Sloan and son Robert Mr and Mrs Lowell Carper. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Kearns Mrs Bertha Gill and Miss Virginia Haskins.

Easter egg sale to be held at Tri Laistre Shop

Group 1 of the Woman's Association of First Presbyterian Church sponsors a bake sale and faster egg sale for Easter. The event Saturday offers colored and fancy decorated eggs, announced by the committee.

Middleport Group 1 The Woman's Association of First Presbyterian Church Mill S

Ex-Minister To Be Visitor From New Wilmington Family

Excerpts recount Dr and Mrs John Orr of New Wilmington Pa arriving for a short Middleport visit to Mrs Orrs sisters and other relatives. Orr, a former First Presbyterian pastor, left Middleport in the early 1920s after seven years of service.

Middleport John Orr Mary Sauer New Wilmington Paul Jamison Tanta Egypt Jamison American Mission Hospital Mary Martha Orr J. Rodney Beal Margaret Elizabeth Orr Cambridge N. Y John William Orrin Pittsburgh

Bake Sale Saturday in Syracuse by Daughters of America

The Daughters of America will sponsor a bake sale at Lisie's Store in Syracuse starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Proceeds support Guiding Hands and Cornell 124.

Syracuse Cornell Daughters of Americ Lisie’s

Middleport High Band Protest Over New Uniforms

Thirty five Senior Band members signed a petition protesting a proposed new uniform funded by the Band Members Association with 3000 dollars raised in a Dress-the-Band drive. Band Boosters also circulate petitions as five members backed orange jackets and black trousers while four favored a black uniform with orange trim amid a prior vote.

Middleport Middleport High School Neers Association

Passenger pigeon once most common bird in North America

In the mid 1800s the passenger pigeon was the most abundant bird across the continent, outnumbering all other species. The sentence notes its vast historical presence before its extinction.

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Purina Racine Eastern Star Clark Ihle Dairy Service Unit McElhinny Saree Aero Star Semeokt Hormos Sears Pe Rech Tetera Seers Armour Stor aTgress RED Goose Meigs General Hospital Ray Frazier OHA Pomeroy Social Notes Cecil Ward Allard Pratt Raymond Hoce KR. T. West Joan Yates Mt. Vernon Mee Willard Meier Fred Nease CL. Hiller East Liverpool Ohio Elmer Saddler Beech Bottom W. Va W. F. Baxter Mulberry Ave Pomeroy Personals Hemlock Grove Grange Farm Bureau Group Jr . Aspiai Ches Kenmore Sears, Roebuck & Co Logan, Ohio
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