Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1964

Page

8

Bradbury Talent Show Promises 30 Numbers At Bradbury

Middleport residents await the annual talent show at Bradbury Elementary School at 7 30 p m Saturday with 30 acts including a Salisbury scout hula dance L R Wiley and Howard Byer on guitars and a Beetles pantomime Cash prizes are 8 4 2 3 1 for places five judges are Bill Miller Henry Null Mrs Arthur Skinner MC is Robert Morris A rehearsal is set for Friday 6 30 p m at the school A candy booth run by eighth grade girls funds Columbus trip refreshments offered

Middleport Bradbury Salisbury L. R. Wiley Howard Byer Robert Morris Bill Miller Henry Null Arthur Skinner

PTA Hosts Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in Syracuse Meeting

In Syracuse the PTA meeting welcomed Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Cub Scouts performed songs and skits while Troop 242 Boy Scouts demonstrated first aid and knot tying and displayed camp awards. The Racine American Legion Auxiliary presented a flag.

Syracuse Boy Scouts Cub Scouts PTA Cubs Robert Beegle Racine American Legion Auxiliary Post 602 Elma Louks Bellair Salisbury School

Middleport Village Bodies to Hear Soil Test Report

A special Middleport village council meeting is set for 7:30 p m at village hall to review Jewell and Associates soil analysis on tests at proposed lagoon sites and to consider the village’s financial status. A 8:30 p m combined meeting with officials from Middleport Pomeroy Syracuse Racine and Rutland will discuss adopting Daylight Savings Time in Meigs County.

Middleport Village Hall Jewell and Associates Pomeroy Syracuse Racine Rutland Meigs County

Eastern Local Board Hires Three New Teachers and Seeks More

The Eastern Local School District Board of Education hired Norman H. Bahr Lucy Amsbury and James Adams as new teachers. Several existing staff had contracts renewed including Kathryn Baum Janice Caldwell Eleanor Knight Violet Millhone Alice Nease Thelma Orr Howard Parker Nellie Parker Larry Ritchie Bertha Smith Twila Strausbaugh Robert Wise and Betty Roush. The district still needs an instrumental music teacher a special education teacher and an elementary teacher for next year and applications for cooks janitors and bus drivers are due by the May 2 meeting at 7 p.m. Resignations from Rose Easterday Ralph Jarvis and Jenni White were received.

Rose Easterday Ralph Jarvis Jenni White

Hebel’s lifelong typing habit and distant tribal belief story

In 1912 Louie J. Hebel received a used typewriter to practice at business school and still uses it daily. The Watusi people of Africa are described as believing members were sent from heaven to rule, not to work.

Louisville Louie J. Hebel Hebel Africa

Project Plans Discussed At Garden Club

Tuppers Plains Rose Garden Club met at the Barnhill home with co host Black. Plans covered decorations for commencements at Tuppers Plains Elementary and Eastern High School. Howard Caldwell led the program on Growing the Flowering Dogwood.

Tuppers Plains Rose Garden Club Carl Barnhill Herman Black Eastern High School Howard Caldwell Kenneth Griffith I. O. McCoy Norman McCain Clarence Headley J. S. Davis James Stout Garden Club Frederick Goebel

Letart Baptists Recognize Four Birthdays at Society Meeting

Letart The Boards Baptist Aid Society met in the school house to honor four birthdays: Rev Silas Phillips, Mrs Syerena Machir, Mrs Mildred Thompson, and Mrs May Raush. Maud Raush learned of Ancil Blessing’s death in Buneclaw Washington, a brother of Cecil Blessing. Nearby families and neighbors visited and called, with multiple local residents sharing time together after gatherings in Charleston and Middleport. Local visits included Mr and Mrs Curtis Young to Charleston, Mr and Mrs R H Blessing, and Mrs Rita Yeager of Mason.

Letart Boards Baptist Aid Society Silas Phillips Syerena Machir Mildred Thompson May Raush Maud Raush Ancil Blessing Buneclaw Washington Blessing Cecil Blessing C. E. Fry Georgie Adkins Pt. Pleasant Nora Adkins Allie Hoffman Stanley Adkins John Fry Jimmie Middleport Rita Yeager Mason Scottie Curtis Young Charleston R. H. Blessing Clarence Yeager Beverly Paul Randolph Frank Robinette Bulah Richard

New Yemeni capital Sanʻa settled among mud-brick walls

The city of Sanʻa is described as Yemen's new capital with a population around 80,000, surrounded by mud-brick walls.

Yemen San’a

Heart Surgery Delayed for Cheryl Benedum Today

The April 15 operation for six year old Cheryl Benedum was postponed due to illness and will be rescheduled by fall. Blood donation at Pomeroy Junior High School today from noon to 6 pm aims to supply 25 to 30 pints for the surgery. Eastern High School prom scheduled for Friday with a banquet and dance follows.

Cheryl Benedum Loren Benedum Cheryl Pomeroy Junior High School Eastern High School Marietta Pomeroy High School

Farewell Party Slated Monday For Gardners

Mrs. Fred I. Gardner and the Rev. Mr. Gardner will be guests Monday night at a farewell party at the Middleport Church of Christ as he ends over 20 years serving there before taking a pastorate in Jonesboro Tennessee. The Gardner family first came to Middleport in 1928 and returned to the local church in 1954.

Middleport Fred I. Gardner Washington Court House Mr. Gardner

Evangelism Conference Draws Pastor Ruppelt in Chillicothe

Howard Ruppelt pastor of the Presbyterian Church attended a Scioto Presbytery evangelism conference Tuesday evening at the Chillicothe Church.

Middleport Howard Ruppelt First United Presbyterian Church Chillicothe Scioto Chillicothe Church

Man Accused Of Slaying Wife Remains Without An Attorney

Jack L. Osler 34 faces second degree murder charges in the shotgun slaying of his wife Anna Margaret 33 in Meigs County Court. He appeared without counsel for arraignment again as attorney Fred W. Crow discusses possible defense and funding from Osler’s injury and industrial claims. Crow may seek an Athens attorney to take the case on assignment.

Meigs County Ohio Supreme Court Henry Ewing Fred Rosenbaum Pomeroy E. J. Strauss Merchant Police Field Campbell Jack L. Osler Anna Margaret Fred W. Crow John C. Bacon Bernard Fultz Crow Ohio Rawlings - Coats Middleport Osler Oiler Ohio Bar Association Frank W. Porter Oliver Meigs Fultz

Bloodmobile Plans Near Completion in Pomeroy

Alfred Grange will lead the blood mobile canteen next Monday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Pomeroy Junior High School. Nurses are being secured to staff the Bloodmobile with clerical workers handling donor cards and donor records. Donors may call WY 23895 to register for a preferred time or walk-ins are invited.

Pomeroy Alfred Grange Vernon Nease Mary Hamm Bloodmobile Credit

Twilight Club Hosts Open House For Garden Clubs

Members of the Winding Trail and Pomeroy Garden Clubs gathered at Federated Church for an open house hosted by the Twilight Garden Club. Mrs. Jack Robson welcomed guests, slides were shown, and a devotional was conducted as piano solos and poems were presented. The group planned floral arrangements for the Pomeroy High School alumni banquet on May 30 and announced a May 23 county meeting at the Middleport First Baptist Church. Special voting hours were posted by the Meigs County Board of Elections for the May 5 election.

Pomeroy Winding Trail Pomeroy Garden Clubs Twilight Garden Club Federated Church Jack Robson Ben Neutzling T. A. Hennessy Olive Ingraham Pomeroy High School Robert Reibel Middleport First Baptist Church Gerald Wildermuth Hennessy Twilight Club Beech Grove Cemetery

Five Rutland Pupils Have Straight A

Rutland High School announces top honor roll for the fifth six weeks with five seniors Roberta Smith George White Randy Vance Latischia Gates and Barbara Carter earning straight A grades. Other students across grades achieve B or above in all subjects including seniors Rosemary Harless Janet Scott Carolyn Brickles Robert Harless Bill Gates Dixie Roush Glada Warner juniors Suzy Parker and Mike Stewart sophomores Mike Matson Jean Tillis Lee Wood James White Larry Fetty Linda Davis Wanda Haning Anna Dilcher Mary Crouser Nancy Lambert freshmen Roger Alkire Lilly Imboden Linda Patterson Barbara Williams Darlene Smith Allen Gibson Charles Scott Dennis Weber Dixie Wamsley and Ernie Smith.

Rutland Rutland High School Roberta Smith George White Randy Vance Latischia Gates Barbara Carter Rutland High Rosemary Harless Janet Scott Carolyn Brickles Robert Harless Bill Gates Dixie Roush Glada Warner Suzy Parker Mike Stewart Mike Matson Jean Tillis Lee Wood James White Larry Fetty Linda Davis Wanda Haning Anna Dilcher Mary Crouser Nancy Lambert Roger Alkire Lilly Imboden Linda Patterson Barbara Williams Darlene Smith Allen Gibson Charles Scott Dennis Weber Dixie Wamsley Ernie Smith

Miss Chapman Reads From Study Manual

Miss Mary Elizabeth Chapman presented Understanding Ourselves from the study book during the Friendly Circle meeting at Federated Church. A general discussion followed and Miss Mary Virginia Reibel read a psalm. Plans for projects were set. refreshments on a yellow and white table were served by Mrs. Leonard Jewell and Miss Reibel.

Pomeroy Mary Elizabeth Chapman Friendly Circle Federated Church Mary Virginia Reibel Leonard Jewell Miss Reibel

OES Event Slated for Circus Themed Mother Day Party

POMEROY Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star plans its annual Mother Day party Tuesday at 7 p.m. with a circus program followed by a refreshment hour. Tickets are available from Georgia Watson Linda Ginter Evelyn Lanning Shirley Custer Sue Zerkle and Kathryn Jordan.

Pomeroy Order of Eastern Star Georgia Watson Linda Ginther Evelyn Lanning Shirley Custer Sue Zerkle Kathryn Jordan

B E Break-In Foiled Near Pomeroy Gun Club

Deputies near Pomeroy thwarted a break-in at the Pomeroy Gun Club around midnight Tuesday. They spotted a broken window and found tools used in the entry. no items were missing and it is believed a would-be thief fled the scene.

Pomeroy Robert Hartenbach Manning Roush Carroll Manley

Slides Of College Shown At Meeting

POMEROY Colored slides of a Bible college in Mexico were shown by Mrs. Harold Smith with Mrs. Walter Kennedy Jr. as narrator at the Evangeline Missionary Society meeting. A devotional period was led by Mrs. Florence Burnside and a contribution was voted to Bill Morgan.

Pomeroy Mexico Harold Smith Walter Kennedy, Jr Evangeline Missionary Society of the Pomeroy Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Columbus Charles Norris Becky PRI Certified Oil CO East Carpenter Street Goeglein Ready MIX CO Joan Hewetson Linda Haggy Jennifer Menchini Faye Cramer Katy Morarity Terry Fultz Becky Nease Mrs Ethel Fry Crow's Oast Tom Boy Fred Miami Fla Son Rick University of Miami Gardners Bill Shoun Gardner Johnson City Tenn Jonesboro Girl Scout Sanborn Jewelry Robert Schmoll Tom Rue Cyprus America Everglades National Park Florida Larry Swisher Bloodmobile Ebersbach Hardware Pomeroy, Ohi Miss Chapman B&e Meigs Memorial Hospital Bulding ISIS Omeroy Cement Block Co Contig
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication