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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1967
Page
9
A two night run of the annual minstrel directed by Mrs Alice Nease concluded Saturday night to packed houses. Dick Nease attended from Tulsa during spring break.
Word comes of Mrs Herman Bailey’s serious illness in Cincinnati while Harold Bailey stays with her husband in Middleport. Rose Marie Hackett earned a superior rating at Science Day and won a science fair with LSD mice project headed to state. Middleport seniors Marvin Fry and Rose Marie Hackett shine. OVEC promotions for Paul Russell and Myron Miller noted. Middleport Varieties drew an SRO crowd as Dorothy Lacey’s show ends. she plans move to Ashland.
Mrs Glenna Milhoan received a 50 year pin at Chester Grange. Her sons Wayne and Blaine Milhoan earned 25 year pins after being elected as members by demitting from Olve Grange. The meeting honored Mary Parker Edna Hall and welcomed aid appeals. Betty Lou Dean led the program with What Is a Grandmother. Denise Dean sang Winchester Cathedral with her mother.
Middleport reports outline plans for a fall mission program at Heath Methodist Church featuring an exchange of ministers to be held in October with the district program. A spring district conference is set for April 30. The community vacation Bible school will run in June using non-denominational materials. A financial report was given by Miss Nellie Zerkle.
The Loyal Pals Class of the Middleport Church of Christ will meet Friday evening at Mrs. Audrey Frost’s home. The Middleport Amateur Gardeners meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. Pearl Reynolds’s home with former member Mrs. Maxine Philson presenting the program. The Middleport Band Boosters meet at 7:30 Monday night in the high school cafeteria.
Receipts from the office of Mrs. Evelyn Locke totaled 1323.50 for March, with 754 titles issued, 255 lien notations, 163 memorandum titles, 249 cancellations, 619 applications and affidavits, and 24 certified copies. Of the total, 1058.50 goes to the county and 265.00 to the state. An average of 200000 gallons of water is used to produce one ton of rayon.
In Columbus this week the Ohio House will hear two major administration bills to codify measures already in effect by Governor Rhodes. One would ban racial discrimination by state project contractors and create a cabinet level Urban Affairs Department. The other authorizes a Department of Water and Minerals consolidating water, pollution, and related divisions. A third bill seeks automatic cost of living raises for teachers and a reduced retirement period from 35 to 30 years.
In MIDDLEPORT the Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple to hear Mrs John Lyons present Spring Thoughts as the devotional topic. Hostesses Mrs John Bechtle and Mrs Walter Hayes distributed yearbooks and the group enjoyed games with prizes awarded to Mrs Helen Reynolds, Mrs Naomi Roush, Mrs Evelyn Lewis, Mrs Dorothy Young, and Mrs Lyons. A dessert course followed.
Middleport city news reports Mrs Jacob Turner chosen as vice president of the Meigs WCTU at a Middleport Church of Christ meeting. The vacancy followed the death of Mrs Opal Kelly. a memorial for Kelly was held. Betty Cline led the meeting. hymn singing opened with Lillian Stieff at the organ. Guests included Mrs Jessie Malden and Mrs Ethel Nelson of Rutland. Refreshments were served.
Hospital notes list admitted individuals including Olive Clark of Syracuse and Nora Cunningham of Pomeroy among others. Other names include Sylvia Stewart Mason Gracie Wolfe Middleport Clara Clark Ruth Lansbury Charles Barton and Elizabeth Horak plus Emmet Shuler Mrs William Weaver and Alva Gilkey.
State Auditor Roger Cloud said Ohio's school foundation payments for the first nine months of the current fiscal year totals 247,254,348 dollars, up 15,699,736 from last year. March distributions to city districts include Athens 35,717 dollars and Gallipolis 36,062 dollars, with numerous county and district totals listed. In Pomeroy, a PTO sponsored round and square dance at Harrisonville Elementary from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. features the Green Valley Boys.
Estate of Randolph Robbins of Hamden appoints John R. Robbins as administrator bond set at 31000. Will filed for Joseph S. Stewart. Anna Mae Mahaffey wins divorce from James W. Mahaffey by Judge C. W. Smith. Bank suit Vinton County National Bank versus Virgil D. Black of Olive Hill Kentucky yields judgment of 1500. Farmers haul water by truck during droughts at prices from 2.00 to 8.00 per 1000 gallons.
Middleport emergency squad answered a 7 23 a m call Sunday to the residence of Mrs William Bradford on Brownell Avenue. A local physician was summoned to treat Mrs Bradford who has been ill for several months.
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