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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1958

Page

3

Judge Studies Motion To Quash Indictment

Judge Harley Meyer has taken under advisement a motion to quash an indictment for sodomy against Clyde Simmons. Oral arguments set for Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Prosecution by Hubert Lappen and bond stayed at 1000. Three other defendants pleaded guilty on related charges of failure to support minors and breaking in with Williams entering a guilty plea after initial request for counsel.

Logan Harley Meyer Clyde Simmons Common Pleas Court James Shumaker Nelsonville Simmons Ohio Hubert Lappen Meyer Edwin D. Griffin Charles R. Handa Handa Griffin Bobby Joe Williams W. J. Leel Haydenville Williams

Iris Qualls Weds Bobby Payne in Bidwell Nuptials

Iris Qualls and Bobby Payne married Saturday at Mt. Carmen Church Bidwell with Rev. D L Latham officiating. The ceremony featured white gladioli and seven branch candelabra, music by Mrs. Elbert McGee and a reception at the groom’s mother home.

Iris Qualls Bobby Payne Mt. Carmen Bidwell D. L. Latham Elbert McGee Gallipolis

Meigs Council Meeting Set

POMEROY The Meigs County Council of Parents and Teachers will meet at 8 p m Thursday evening at Racine High School. Officers will be elected and installed and an achievement award will be presented to the unit promoting Ohio Congress PTA policies. Delegates will report on the Southeast conference in Bridgeport.

Pomeroy Meigs County Council of Parents and Teachers Racine High School Ohio Congress PTA Bridgeport William Downie Harold Ebersbach Roy Tracy, Jr

First Baptist Church Holds Choir Practice

Cake and coffee were served by Mrs. John Lyon after a choir rehearsal at First Baptist Church in Middleport. The event kicks off a series of social gatherings for the choir directed by Mrs. Clarence Lacey with organists Mrs. C. P. Bradbury and Mrs. Gerald Anthony.

Middleport John Lyon First Baptist Church Clarence Lacey C. P. Bradbury Gerald Anthony

Eighth Birthday Party for Sandra Clatworthy

Sandra Clatworthy honors her eighth birthday with a Saturday party on S Third Ave. Guests enjoyed ice cream party mints and flavors. Winners in a bubble making contest included Jan Long Jim Bill Stewart and Keith French with many relatives from local and Pomeroy attending.

Middleport Sandra Clatworthy Henry Clatworthy S. Third Ave Clatworthy Sandra James Clatworthy Sr Lewis Long Jan Long Jim Bill Stewart Keith French Debby Callopy Karen Booyer Karen Hawley Joyce Long Martha Fowler Susie Neutzling Jeffry Boggs Billy Haptonstall Jayne Thompson Elaine Davis Roseann Bobo Charlene Dodd Jenny Fife Christine Bahr Virginia Fie Sammy Jimmy Clatworthy Pomeroy Twila Sue Clatworth Kathy Wilson Sheila Chestlyn Hicks

Baptisms and Visits Highlight Langsville Weekend News

Langsville area residents hosted and visited relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bolin of Akron. Baptisms at the Middleport Baptist Church were performed by Rev. Biddle of Rutland for Marlene Hoffman and others. Various local families hosted and visited kin from Hurley, Huntington, Rutland, Bucyrus and New Haven.

Barnes J. T. Ledlie C. F. Handley W. H. Handley Hurricane W. Va Victor Cremeans Bucyrus Wendall Kaylor New Haven

Loyal Workers Club Meets at Elsie Cook Home

The Loyal Workers Club met at Elsie Cook's Murray City home with 13 members and two visitors served lunch. May meeting planned at Mary Williams's home. Weekend visitors to Harland Williams included John Hraser family and Mrs William Lubonia of Oak Hill West Virginia, plus other relatives visiting Reece Thompson's family from Largo Florida, Athens, and Harpster.

Cheyenne 13-Year-Old Aids Movie Hero With BB Pistol

A 13 year old Cheyenne youth helped a movie hero during a screening by firing a BB pistol at figures on the screen in the film Slaughter on 10th Avenue.

Cheyenne Wyo 10Th Avenue

Logan Social Notes Show Donation To Hocking Cancer Fund

April meeting of the Nonde script Club in Blosser's banquet room hosted by Mrs. Zoa Blosser and Miss Bea Ross featured sixteen members and numerous guests. Donations to the Hocking County cancer fund were approved after a program of vocal solos, piano duets, and literary reading led by president Mrs. Raymond Kaeirns.

Blosser Zoa Blosser Bea Ross Russell Fitzgerald Lester Risch Florence Hare San Diego Calif C. F. Ackers John T. Underwood Carlton Bright Elsie Martin Fred Murray George Shaw Jeanette Grim Hal Saunders James Gaffin Rudolph Blosser

Year Books Distributed by Pythian Sisters Club

Year books compiled by Erma Smith were distributed during the Staff and Officers Club of the Pythian Sisters meeting at Mrs. Ira Butcher's home. Sixteen members and one guest attended. prizes went to guest Mrs. Alfred L. Roush. Mrs. William Allman will host next month with Mrs. C. P. Gallagher assisting.

Middleport Erma Smith Pythian Sisters Ira Butcher William Allman Alfred L. Roush Phil Meinhart Frank Cheese Brew Myron Miller Bertie Watts Nathan Biggs C. P. Gallagher

Middleport social notes town busy with travel and visits

Mr and Mrs James Weber return from Florida to Gravel Hill home. Mr and Mrs John Hawkins Jr move to Bellefontaine after selling or renting S Fourth Ave property. Frank Ginther accompanies them to Columbus for grandson's Arlington band concert. Local visits include Diles Bennetts Gardner Prother and Jividen families. Larry Barker guest of Walter Crooks in Waverly for overnight and Jeannette Crooks attends Junior-Senior prom. she is to host Mr Parker’s guest at next week’s prom.

James Weber Gravel Hill Florida Ft. Lauderdale John Hawkins, Jr S. Fourth Ave Bellefontaine Hawkins NYCRR Columbus Frank Ginther Franklin Ginther Arlington School L. D. Diles Charles Bennett L. O. Gardner Prother Clifford Carpenter Bennetts Warren Bennett Sons Diles First Baptist Church Charles Ieden Athens Jividen Ellen Tom Clark Jividen Racine Larry Barker Waverly Walter Crooks Jeannette Crooks Miss Crooks Parker

Pickled Eggs are Good Evening Snack Item

A short note proclaims pickled eggs are good to include as an evening snack when men are present. The snippet offers a simple food suggestion without additional context or details.

Get-together 4-H Club Holds Meeting At Spencer Home

Janice Jones presided at Sheila and Andrea Spencer's home with Louella Julian demonstrating fabric straightening by pulling a thread. Plans were set for officers training. Members worked on project and health books. Roseann Taylor reports next meeting will be at the Spencer home.

Janice Jones Sheila Andrea Spencer Louella Julian Roseann Taylor Spencer

Benton Willing Workers 4-H Club Meeting Report

The Benton Willing Workers 4-H Club met last week with Jo Ann Reynolds leading the pledge. Members answered roll call with meats for dinner and group singing featured “Witch Craft” and spirituals. Linda Unger read Psalms. Jo Ann Reynolds presented “Safety First Can Prevent Accidents in Your Home.” Health books were shared and refreshments served after recreation. The next meeting is scheduled for May 5.

Benton Jo Ann Reynolds America Linda Unger

Hocking Valley Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals

Admitted Donald Wolfe Logan Route 4 and Robert Smith Laurelville Route 1 for medical care. Ottie Ross McArthur Route 2 then dismissed. Mrs Norman Leach Bremen and son Ricky Riddlebarger Logan Route 1 to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. Mrs Gerald Leonard Logan Route 4 also moved to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital.

Donald Wolfe Logan Robert Smith Laurelville Ottie Ross McArthur Norman Leach Bremen Ricky Riddlebarger Gerald Leonard Lancaster Fairfield Hospital

Two OSS Milk Tank Specialists to Speak at Meeting

Two specialists from Ohio State University will discuss bulk milk tanks at a public meeting in the county court room at 8 p.m. Wednesday. I P Blauser will cover mechanical features and tank advantages and disadvantages, while Frank Koval will discuss sanitation problems in milk tanks.

OSS Pomeroy Ohio State University I P. Blauser Frank Koval

Blood Drive Planned in Logan by Red Cross

Logan hosts the second 1958 blood collection on Wednesday at the First EUB Church educational unit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Columba Regional Blood Center mobile unit will accept walk in donors. 80 pledges have been secured by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority. the quota is 150 pints for local hospital patients.

Logan Hocking County Red Cross Columbus

Deadline Set for Logan Teen Road-e-o Contest

Logan High School and Hocking County youths face Wednesday deadline to enter the Teen Age Road-e-o. The event on May 4 at the courthouse includes a written exam and skilled driving, with winners advancing to the state contest in Zanesville on June 8 and eligible for cash prizes and scholarships.

Logan—High School Logan Hocking County Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce Market St Zanesville Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce Liberty Mutual Insurance Co Standard Oil Co. of Ohio American Trucking Association Chrysler Corp

Florence Black 66 Dies in Ohio Hospital

Mrs Florence Black 66 widow of James Black of Racine Route 1 died Monday night at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by four sons Paul Richard James Francis and four daughters Wilma Ruth Conger and Wanda, along with two sisters Martha Taylor and Ella Meeker. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Morse Chapel Old Town Flats with burial in nearby cemetery. Friends may call Ewing funeral home until noon Wednesday.

Morse Chapel Old Town Flats Ewing Funeral Home

Bloodmobile collects 106 pints in Pomeroy drive

One hundred fifty one persons turned out for the American Red Cross blood program in Pomeroy. The bloodmobile collected 106 pints at the junior high auditorium from noon to 6 pm. First time donors numbered nine. thirteen gave in lieu of blood administered to others.

Pomeroy American Red Cross Red Cross Richard Barton John Bryan Middleport Guy Guinther Elizabeth Horak Harold Lohse Leon McKnight John Rice Reedsville Myrtie Birchfield Rutland B. J. Allison Myrtle Sisson Jean Evans Blanche Easterday Isabelle Wehring Bernice Ledlie Pearl Poulin Frances Brewington Daisy Bing

Logan High Band Sees Good Rating In State Finals

The Logan High School band earned a good rating in the state Class B 1 finals in Canton with excellent sight reading and good concert performance. They traveled by chartered buses to compete against 15 groups from schools of 400 to 700 enrollment. The LHS Speech Club also rated good at the Ohio High School Speech League contest at Ohio State University, where six members staged the comedy pantomime Antic Spring.

Logan Canton LHS Ohio State University

McAfee Fined and Jailed After DUI Hearing

James McAfee, 36, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license during a Sunday hearing before acting mayor Lawrence Ellinger. He received 150 dollars and costs plus three days in county jail for the first charge and 200 dollars and costs plus two days for the second, with citations by a state patrolman.

Logan Sugar Grove Lawrence Ellinger James McAfee

Community groups urged to act against urban blight

The notice warns of blight spreading and rising slum conditions that could raise taxes and lower property values. It urges immediate action, calling for neighborhood cooperation in community-improvement efforts to preserve homes.

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