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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1960
Page
2
A stream of Easter weekend visits spans Middleport and nearby towns. Families from Columbus Gallipolis and Erie joined locals, with trips to Charleston and Huntington for church services recitals and family gatherings.Several households hosted relatives including Har man Beavers and Smiths, Archer and Beaver, and Gruesers.
The Home builders Class of the Middleport Church of Christ will gather at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan White Lincoln Terrace for an evening meeting.
Meigs County records 104 absentee votes as the May 3 primaries approach, double May 1958 totals. Election officials note April 28 at 4 p.m. is the absentee deadline. sick residents may apply by post card. Numerous candidates challenge county offices. Democrats list multiple filings for county clerk, treasurer, and commissioners while Republicans see several unopposed bids.
Hundreds of youngsters gathered at Middleport Roadside Park for the Easter egg hunt organized by the Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club. Prizes totaling over 400 were donated by local merchants and residents from Middleport Pom eroy Rutland and Racine. Mary Hall won a $10 golden egg and Robert Swanson claimed a $5 silver egg after numbers were called.
Sherman Crant Stephens 84 a resident of lower Middleport died Sunday morning in an Athens hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs Mattie Rodgers of Columbus a son Stephen Ellsworth Stephens of Arlington Texas a sister Mrs Laura Colman of Leon WV and granddaughter Raymond Rodgers of Columbus. Friends may call at Rawlings Coats funeral home with services tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery at Cheshire.
POMEROY Ohio State University extension agronomist Edward T Stroube will outline the 1960 recommendations in chemical weed control at an 8 p m Tuesday meeting in the County Extension Service Office.
Mrs. Lula Nease hosted Easter dinner at her home. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson and daughter Roberta of Bridgeville Pennsylvania, Mrs. Thereon Ohlinger and Mrs. Guy Muter of Dayton, and Mrs. Carrie Nye of Pomeroy.
Letart Falls announces its sixth annual eighth grade show for Wednesday at 7 45 p m in the school auditorium. The program opens with a trip around the world titled Hands Across the World featuring many nations, followed by the Laff a Lott Minstrel. End men include Terry Roush David Fox Glenn Rizer and Gary Wolfe with a circle cast and Norman Rhodes as interlocutor. Multiple musical acts and dances are listed with student participants and directing staff.
Ruth Ann Lacey marked her sixth birthday with a skating party at Skate A Way Rink on Chester Road. Hosts were her parents Clarence and Ruth Lacey and grandfather Charles Peoples. Guests at the Lacey home then traveled to the rink for gifts and cake, with Edith Haptonstall and Kathy Lacey assisting.
Mrs. Charles Asa Bradbury hosted her canasta club at home. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Donald Mills Mrs. Edward French Mrs. Richard Gress and Mrs. Robert Schmoll while other players included Mrs. Lionel Boggs Mrs. William Childs and Mrs. Michael Hackett. Mills celebrated a wedding anniversary with a gift from her secret pal. A dessert course concluded the evening.
The Twilight Garden Club will gather Thursday evening at Mrs. Dwight Parker’s home with Mrs. Robert Morris as co host.
The JOF Class meeting of the United Methodist Church is postponed for one week due to scheduling. The event was to be held this evening but will now occur on a later date.
Ohio educators met at Ohio State University to plan the second Statehouse Conference on Education. The first regional meeting covered six planned stops including Athens Bowling Green Kent State Miami Oxford Cleveland. They projected public education costs rising from 55 million to about 1 billion dollars within a decade, even with no per pupil cost increases.
Easter services at Middleport Church of Christ and Heath Methodist Church featured cantatas. The sunrise program at the Church of Christ presented All Hail the Risen Lord with about 250 attendees and colored slides by Mrs. Robert Allensworth. Narrator was Mrs. George Childs. organist Mrs. Chester Erwin directed by Mrs. Skinner. A second cantata Eastertide was sung at Heath Methodist Church by candlelight under William Everson, with soloists Ben Philson Christine Coats Sheryl Burdette Merlyn Ross guest, and organist Newman Burdette.
The senior class comedy Dude Ranch has been selected for the annual senior play at Racine High School. Directed by Carl B. Weese, the cast includes Saradelle Rees Don Beegle Margie Stobart Lois Graham Sue Buck Bob Wingett George Donnelly Alfred Toney Joyce Carson Sheila Young George Beegle. Dancers include Patty Roush Mary Euler Mary Grace Stobart Dorothy Circle Jerry Lee Jack Wigal Don Weese and Robert Smith. Matinee for district grade school pupils is Wednesday afternoon and a high school matinee is Thursday afternoon.
Asa Hoskins and Ada Hoskins hosted the Three F Club at their Pomeroy home on a Saturday evening. A 6 30 potluck dinner concluded with a social hour and games. Guests included Elmer Wickham and spouse Baker Gordon, George H Parker, and Dora Wilson of Marietta.
Police Chief Herbert Gilkey reports two men arrested over the weekend. Ralph E. Noel of New Haven WV faced a driving while intoxicated charge and posted a $200 appearance bond. Reuben Swartz of Thomas Fork was jailed on an intoxication charge.
A rally of the Men's Fellowship of the Meigs County Churches of Christ will be held at 7 30 p m tonight at the Bradford church with local participation and service.
The Middleport emergency squad was summoned to Mrs Grace Grimm on West Main Street at 9 20 am Easter. A local physician was called to treat Mrs Grimm at her home.
POMEROY local Grange featured a talk by Edson Hobhs teter on a one half mill hospital bond issue to be voted at May primaries. Robert Beegle presented a safety film and Bernice Theiss led a Q and A on slow moving vehicles. A comedy show with Jean Alkire as announcer and models including Emma Adams and others followed, ending with a cakewalk won by Mary Virginia Easterday. Great Bend Grange plans to visit Racine Grange on April 27 to present the program.
A spring musical directed by Eleanor Zeiher will be staged by the Bradbury PTA at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the school Ruth Reed will accompany The program includes all school grades Officers for 1960 61 will be elected Edison Hobstetter will discuss the $235 000 hospital bond issue on May primary ballot.
Mr and Mrs Everett Thomas entertained with two weekend dinners. Saturday guests from Crooksville included Walter Thomas and family Mike Judy Jon Tim Ted Susan Faye Thomas of Columbus and David Thomas of Minersville. Sunday guests from Columbus and Pomeroy included Miss Thomas Don Thomas Rebecca Melissa and Ross Jones.
Middleport William B. Swisher 81 retired New York Central Shop machinist at Hobson died Saturday at home on Russell Street. He retired in 1944 after working at Hobson yards. Survived by three children Ernest V. of Anaheim Marion of Toledo and Charles of Saginaw two sisters Mrs Isabelle Auther son of Bradbury and Mrs Bertha Carter of New Plymouth and a brother Earl of Addison. Calling hours at Rawlings Coats funeral home with services at 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev Francis Glazier burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
The article lists candidates across county races with Charles Russell Julian Hill Avery Nelson Arvil Holter Dan Hartinger Harry Craig and Robert Hoeflich seeking Republican nominations for commissioner. Other contests include recorder clerk of courts county engineer and prosecuting attorney with several incumbents and challengers noted.
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