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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1960

Page

8

250 4-Hers To Attend West Virginia Conservation Camp

Two hundred fifty youths ages 15 to 18 will attend the 18th West Virginia Conservation Camp June 6 to 11 at Camp Caesar Webster County. Harley V. Cutlip announces WVU and partner agencies sponsor the event focusing on forest resources conservation and youth leadership. A tractor maintenance workshop will be held Saturday at 10 am for tractor project members.

West Virginia Harley V. Cutlip Jackson's Mill West Virginia University Camp Caesar Webster County Cutlip The Agricultural Extension Service of WVU State Conservation Commission Division of Vocational Education Federal Thomas Williams Leon Luckies 4-H

Rev. Joseph Patrick Keefer Dies at 1896 Births to 17 Years of Pastorship

The Rev. Joseph Keefer of Point Pleasant died. Funeral Sunday at 1 30 p m at the Church of Christ in Christian Union where he served as pastor for 17 years. He was born August 6 1896 in Leon. He leaves wife Irene Cordell Keefer three sons Major Ralph Keefer in Tokyo Japan Master Sgt Doyle Keefer at Plattsburg N Y Eugene Keefer Grove City Ohio and five daughters Serene Jones Patricia Patterson Luanna Allen Josephine White Cretoria Fisher also surviving are three brothers two sisters and twenty one grandchildren six great grandchildren. Burial is Suncrest Cemetery. Pallbearers will be from the Ministerial Association.

Point Pleasant Joseph Patrick Keefer Viand Street Church of Christ In Christian Union Robert Anna Graham Keefer Leon Ministerial Association Irene Cordell Keefer Ralph Keefer Tokyo Japan Doyle Keefer Plattsburg N. Y Eugene Keefer Grove City Ohio Serene Jones Patricia Patterson Luanna Allen Leroy Josephine White Leavensworth Kan Cretoria Fisher Atlanta Henry Lawrence Keefer Harry Keefer Charleston Laura Casto Lizzie Allen Gallipolis Suncrest Cemetery

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Report

Mr and Mrs Charles Neville of Point Pleasant welcome a daughter. Admitted are Mrs Dean Frazier Point Pleasant Mrs Charles Miller Clifton Mrs Thelma Waugh Ashton Mrs Jean Burdette Point Pleasant Daisy Mash Point Annabelle Lieving Let Dreama Huffman Point Pleasant Everett Abbott Point Pleasant Barbara Jean Neville Gallipolis.

Charles Neville Point Pleasant Dean Frazier Charles Miller Clifton Thelma Waugh Ashton Jean Burdette Daisy Mash Annabelle Lieving Dreama Huffman Everett Abbott

Mental Illness Topic Of Lakin Hospital Ven Meeting

Dr Mildred M Bateman superintendent of Lakin State Hospital will speak on mental retardation at 8 p m tonight at the Mason County Retarded Children Society meeting in the Appalachian Power Auditorium. C L Scott of Lakin State Hospital will discuss mental illness. Public invited.

Point Pleasant Mildred M. Bateman Lakin State Hospital Mason County Retarded Children Society Appalachian Power Auditorium C. L. Scott

Churches invited to form Point Pleasant softball league

All Point Pleasant and nearby Mason County churches are invited to an organizational meeting to form a church softball league this year. The meeting is Monday April 25 at 7 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce office.

Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce

Wahama High School Honors Students List

Wahama High School in Point Pleasant reports five students on the A honor roll led by Steve Burgess Arlene Roush Gratus Aldridge Beverly Burns and Robert Greene. The B honor roll lists seniors Sandra Burns Sherley Ball Carolyn Dotson Norma Field Carol Gibbs Sue Goodnute Shir ley Henry Zorra Jones Patsy Rizer Betty Roush Eleanor Roush Sharon Sayre Gwen Taylor Myra Foreman Suzan ne Wolpert and Sandra Gibbs. Names follow for juniors sophomores and underclassmen across B and BY designations with extensive lists of students.

Sandra Burns Sherley Ball Carolyn Dotson Norma Field Carol Gibbs Sue Goodnute Shirley Henry Zorra Jones Patsy Rizer Betty Roush Eleanor Roush Sharon Sayre Gwen Taylor Myra Foreman Suzanne Wolpert Sandra Gibbs Doyle Jones Ann Maynard Lawrence Roush Kitty Brown Bill Frey Patty Bostic James Hill Georgeeann Jeffers Beverly Roush Sharon Bashore Irma Dodson Donna Hesson Robert Kell James Kapp Sheldon Roush Ruth Searberry Donald van Meter Ann Howard Richard

Fourth Man Arrested In Payroll Theft

The fourth person in the Lieving Coal payroll robbery case from January 16, 1959, is Branham 34 of Charleston arrested in Canton Ohio. He was returned to Mason County with $3285.22 taken. three conspirators Patrick Wyant and Stewart face May circuit court trials. Branham to be arraigned before Justice A M Goodwin.

Lieving Coal Co West Columbia Branham Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin

Effie Smith, 77, Dies in Gallipolis Ferry

Effie Smith of Gallipolis Ferry died at Point Clinic Thursday after a fall at home caused a fractured hip. Born March 20, 1883 in Mason County, she was the daughter of the late Taverner and Clementine Lucas Smith and a Lone Oak Methodist Church member. Survived by daughter Ruthie Smith and several nieces and nephews. funeral arrangements by L. G. Mohr Funeral Home.

Point Pleasant Effie Smith Gallipolis Ferry Point Clinic Taverner Clementine Lucas Smith Mason County Lone Oak Methodist Church Ruthie Smith L. G. Mohr Funeral Home

Junior High Chorus Delights Kiwanis Audience

About 70 members of the Junior High School chorus directed by C. L. Head performed several selections at a Kiwanis Club meeting last night. Accompanists were Miss Linda Patterson and C. N. Haddox with Beau Shertzer on the kettle drum. Guests included Mrs. John Siedel of Baltimore and others. Fritz Frey presided.

Point Pleasant C. L. Head Kiwanis Club Linda Tatterson C. N. Haddox Beau Shertzer John Siedel Baltimore C. F. Shearer Winchester Mary Hyre Fritz Frey

Racine FHA District Meeting Highlights at Racine High

The Racine FHA district meeting at Racine High School featured performances by Joanne Smeltzer and Janet Caldwell, skits from Rutland and Gallipolis chapters, and musical numbers by Southwestern and Eastern groups. Mary Grace Stobart gave the welcome, Osa Turner led the business session, with the fall meeting planned at Middleport High School.

Racine Racine Fha Mary Grace Stobart Osa Turner Middleport High School Joanne Smeltzer Gallipolis Janet Caldwell Eastern Rutland

PTA Plans Carnival At Grade School

North Point Pleasant Grade School PTA sponsors a Spring Carnival Friday from 5 30 p m to 9 30 p m at the school with a spook house pony cart rides bake sale bazaar fish ponds dart games and other attractions. David Martin is general chairman with Daniel Simmons and James Phillips as co chairs.

Point Pleasant North Point Pleasant PTA David Martin Daniel Simmons James Phillins

Zetland Islands Name Change History Highlight

The Shetland Islands in Scotland were originally called the Zetland Islands, a historic name that faded over time as local usage shifted to Zetland becoming Shetland. The transition marks a regional naming evolution tied to governance and cultural identity.

Shetland Islands Scotland Zetland Islands

Area church schedule lists multiple services and study times

Local entries detail Sunday school and worship times for several churches including Logan Church of the Nazarene South Haydenville Church of God Logan EUB Haydenville Methodist, Buchtel Jobs Murray City Jehovahs Witnesses and First United Presbyterian. Events cover services prayer meetings bible studies choir practice and a three day Cambridge assembly with specific start times.

Church of the Nazarene Haydenville Church of God Logan EUB Children’s Church Buchtel Jobs Murray City Jehovah's Witnesses Cambridge

Sunday Dinner Guests Gather in Albany Area

A string of visitors from Columbus Millersport Cleveland and Athens joined local families for Sunday dinners and weekend stays in Albany and Bradbury. Notables included Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick Mr Joe Burdette and Mrs Louisa Reigel with the Brooks and Burdette households.

Albany Denver Rawlins Frederick Daisey Rawlings Vern Vorhes New Matamoras Georgia Kilpatrick Columbus Ed Brooks Lena Chase Millersport Bess Musser Catherine Rickey Oleva Cotterill Robert King Bradbury Joe Burdette Louisa Reigel Cleveland Edward Brooks Burdette Kate Burdette Frank Radcliffe Frank Deardorff Athens Mabel Deardorff George Strapp Mary Melvin Steward D. M. Steward Clyde McVey Denver McVey John McDowell Ashland Ky Andrew Moore Frank Richey the Plains Waldo Poston Pearl Howard Brooks Cecil Cody Kate Wood Clyde Hill Buckeye Lake Edna Lasch

Local residents visit. Easter and church services listed

Robert Kim of Arlington spent weekends with his mother Mabel Kim. Numerous visitors from Parkersburg Columbus Athens and Dublin joined local families for Easter. Area churches report varied service times and choir rehearsals across Union Furnace Zion and St. Matthew St. John Lutheran. The Houston ship canal note is 57 miles long.

Robert Kim Arlington Mabel Kim Ada Tall Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens John Rice Zanesville Wilmer Rice C. E. Woode Maynard Bahr Chester Ann Headley Parkersburg Judie Whited Columbus Herbert Swan Nell Blake East Liverpool Millard Brooks Dublin Ohio Lyons Swan Lyndell Lyons Sally Torrence Marion Riggs Floyd Ridenour James Parr Virginia Parr W. W. Bragg Houston Tex Gulf of Mexico

Area church schedules listed for weekend worship

Readable church service listings across Meigs County include times for Sunday school morning worship and evening services at numerous congregations such as Meigs area Nazarene and Mount Moriah churches. The compilation notes midweek prayer meetings and Bible studies across denominations including Baptist, EUB, Presbyterian, Methodist and Episcopal churches.

Religious Service Times in Glouster Area Churches

A list of church services across Glouster and nearby towns detailing Sunday schools worship times Bible studies prayers and masses. Churches include Glouster First Baptist Bishopville Uoper Ridge Holy Cross Redtown Free Methodist Glouster Church of Christ Nazarene and others with times for worship services and weekday activities.

Uoper Ridge Church of Christ -Bible School Holy Cross Catholic Trimble West Side Church Glouster Methodist Jehovah's Witnesses Oakdale Church of Christ Glouster Church of Christ— Bible School Redtown Free Methodist Bishopville Donald Kasler Soul Harbor High St Nazarene Young People’s Meeting

Religious Services Schedule Across Nelsonville Area Churches

A listing of church services including AME Sabbath 11 am first and third Sundays, Pentecostal midweek and evangelistic times, Latter Day Saints Sunday school 9:45 am and worship 10:30 am, Methodist and Baptist circuits with Sunday school and morning worship, Pilgrim Holiness evangelism and prayer meetings, and other congregations with times noted.

House of Prayer Bethlehem Baptist Great Bend Danville Pilgrim Holiness Naomi Baptist Jehovah's Witnesses Carpenter Baptist Rutland Church of God Mt. Moriah Columbia Chapel Christian Bible School Dexter Church of Christ Bible School Rutland Church of Christ Bible School Forest Run Baptist Baptist Training Union Alfred Methodist Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Ing First Methodist — Church School First Christian Dorr Run Deanville Epiphany Episcopal Church al Chappelear Glouster Seventh-Day Adventist Church Front and Summit Sts Jacksonville Trimble Millfield Spellman Methodist West Columbia Westminster Methodist Gallipolis Ferry Nazarene Christ Episcopal Holy Communion First Church of God St. Peter’s Lutheran Hartford Christ Episcopal Church Main St Eighth Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall North Main St Hartford Church of Christ In Christian Union Wylie Chapel Penticostal Apostolic Gospel Reorganized Latter Day Saints Jackson St Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit Liberty Hill First Baptist Bear Run Church of the Nazarene Kimberly Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Pilgrim Holiness Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Carbon Hill Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian Youth Independent Holiness Church St. Louis Catholic Assembly of God Rio Grande Bidwell Garfield Ave Gallipolis Third Ave Triedstone Baptist St. Peter's Episcopal Second Ave Episcopal Young Grace Methodist Second and Cedar First United Presbyterian State St Third and Locust

Church Service Schedule List

A digest of local church services and meeting times across Chauncey Greens Run Millfield and surrounding towns. Includes Chauncey Church of Christ Parish Chauncey Methodist Morristown Holiness and Concord Union with Sunday schools worship services Bible studies prayer meetings and evening gatherings.

Church of Christ Greens Run Trimble Taylor Ridge Millfield Chauncey Church of God Pilgrim Holiness Methodist Chauncey Methodist Morristown Holiness Concord Union

Church Meeting Times and Baptist and Adventist Services Listed

Local church notices list Sunday schools and worship schedules for Pt. Pleasant Church of Christ in Christian Union and multiple area churches. New Haven Charge Evangelical United Brethren in New Haven and several charges show unified services and Sunday timings. Seventh Day Adventist notes Saturday Sabbath school at 1 30.

Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Racine First Baptist Christian Science Society South Bethel Syracuse First United Presbyterian Salem Center Middleport Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist Church Butternut St. Dav Hall Church of God Mt. Moriah Middleport Church of Christ In Christian Union Heath Methodist Church of Christ Bible School Bradford United Methodist Bethany Carmel Church of Christ In Christian Union Main St New Haven Evangelical United Brethren Hartford Harmony Baptist Heights Main Street Baptist Bellemeade Leon Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Mr. Zion Promise Land Warren Seventh Day Adventist

Sunday and midweek church schedules in Gallipolis area

A compilation of church services across Gallipolis and nearby towns listing Mass times at Catholic and Pentecostal churches, Sunday schools, morning and evening worships, prayer meetings, and midweek services with addresses and weekly timings.

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