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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1967

Page

4

Middleport Garden Club Spruces Up Welfare Building

Middleport residents see a community upgrade as the Garden Club completes a welfare building project. The non profit effort features white Italian marble chips, green shrubbery, and landscaping by Smeltzer Nursery near Rio Grande. Organizers plan to enter the Sears Beautification contest.

Ing Record One Middleport Garden Club Smeltzer Nursery Rio Grande Marie Marie Smith

Family Gathering From Syracuse Picnic At Portland Park

Syracuse family members and relatives gathered for a Portland Park picnic on Sunday August six. Attending were Richard and Elizabeth Riebel with children Mark and Vanessa of Tucson Arizona and Raymond Cook with Kenny and Keith from East Liverpool plus Clarence Searls and son Terry of Cheshire. Also Bernard Cook with Rhonda Benny Wilma and Richard of Milford and Carol Cook of Richland Virginia along with Walter Cook and Ezra Phillips. The group joined Russell Miller and family plus Ronnie’s fiancée Bonnie Parks and Stanley Searls of Cheshire for a wiener roast at Bernard Cook’s Bradbury Road home on Saturday night August five.

Syracuse Portland Park Richard Riebel Mark Vanessa Tucson Ariz Raymond Cook Kenny Keith East Liverpool Clarence Searls Terry Cheshire Bernard Cook Rhonda Benny Wilma Richard Middleport Carol Cook Richland Walter Cook Ezra Phillips Russell Miller Ronnie Mike Tina Timmy Bonnie Parks Columbus Stanley Searls Bradbury Road

Motorist Fined On DWI Charge

In Pomeroy mayor's court Charles Coughlin of Charleston West Virginia was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated after an 1120 PM arrest Monday night. Emogene Sims of Langsville paid $10 and costs for speeding. Bond forfeitures included James Click of Coal Grove 15 dollars for passing on a double yellow line and William Krammer of Wheeling 25 dollars for insecure load.

Pomeroy Charles Legar Charles P Coughlin Charleston W. Va Coughlin Emogene Sims Langsville James Richard Click Coal Grove William Robert Krammer Wheeling

Sheriff reports two arrests in Pomeroy area

Mies County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reports the arrest of Charles Dennis Waddell of Bellaire at 9 44 p m Monday on a charge of disturbing the peace at a bar below Hobson He will appear in county court Friday Also arrested was Robert Kuhn 30 on an assault and battery charge filed by his wife He was released on 50 dollar bond

Pomeroy Meigs Robert Hartenbach Charles Dennis Waddell Bellaire Hobson Sheriff's Department Robert Kuhn

Russell Family Reunion Held in Columbus

A Middleport family reunion for the late Alpha and Edith Russell brought eight Russell daughters and numerous relatives to West Gate City Park in Columbus. Attendees included Bernice Fox of Mansfield, Gladys Russell, Gertrude Miller, Edith Russell Jay, Clyda Allensworth, Susan Rawlings, Jesmaine Brannan, Flora Dell Grueser, and many others from Columbus, Wooster, Lancaster, Marysville, and Detroit. The 1968 gathering is planned for the Alfred Gilmore home in Lancaster.

Middleport Alpha and Edith Russell Westgate City Park Columbus James Sublett Mansfield Alfred Gilmore Judy David Christine Lancaster Harold Mercer Carolyn Connie Cindy Jack Miller Jackie Johnnie Elmer Miller Shari Willard Miller Lorraine Wooster Lewis Smith Rosemary Wanda Pam James Eugene Miller Ronnie Mike Tina Timmy Richard Rawlings Todd Pomeroy James Johnson Kimberly Jeff Marysville Don Grueser Debbie Grueser Harrietta Newland Bonnie Parks Nina Russell Trudy Roach

Middleport native named assistant professor in Illinois

Former Middleport resident C Kenneth Murray is appointed Assistant Professor of Education at Northern Illinois University DeKalb Illinois. Murray, son of Charles and Mrs Murray of Point Pleasant, holds degrees from Rio Grande College Marshall University and Ohio State University plus a 1964-65 West Liberty stint and OSU teaching associate work. He and his wife Sharon and son Todd Kenneth plan to move to DeKalb in early September.

Middleport Robert Nelson Northern Illinois University de Kalb Ill C. Kenneth Murray Charles Murray Jefferson Avenue Point Pleasant Clara Murray Murray Middleport High School Rio Grande College Marshall University West Liberty State College Ohio State University U. S. Office of Education Phi Delta Kappa American Educational Research Association National Council For the Social Studies Association For Higher Education, Ohio Education Association The National Education Association Sharon Ohio State University School of Nursing Todd Kenneth DeKalb Kenneth

Meigs Man Directs Musical Play at Mount Union College

Forrest Bachtel son of Mr and Mrs Forrest L Bachtel 315 S Fourth St Middleport served as student director for Red Peppers a one act musical comedy at Mount Union College Aug 16 He belongs to Phi Kappa Tau Alpha Psi Omega drama honorary and the Band He has appeared in Guys and Dolls Stop the World I Want to Get Off A Thousand Clowns The Threepenny Opera and Camelot at the college Also notes Pomeroy Personal items about John Smith Nye Ave visiting relatives in Cleveland Montclova Toledo and Mason W Va with the Burgans and Swatzels.

Middleport Forrest Bachtel Forrest L. Bachtel S. Fourth St Red Peppers Mount Union College Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Alpha Psi Omega Drama Honorary Forrest Threepenny Opera Camelot Pomeroy John Smith Nye Ave Ronald Richards Cleveland Richard Meyers Montclova H. W. Walter Toledo John Burgan Albert Swatzel Mason W. Va

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