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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1955

Page

2

Meigs Fair Champions Enter State Competition

Meigs County youth compete at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus after winning local Meigs County Junior Fair honors. Miss Janice Story of Pomeroy is chosen to represent the county by a drawing and will attend Youth Day events. Rodney Towery, Stewart Brewer, Randell Jekett, Paul Jewell, and Dwaine Sayre also place in various divisions.

Pomeroy Seversatest County Columbus Meigs County Fai Janice S Story Story Meigs County Junior Fair Board Mis Story Homemakers of America Feld Rodney Towery Carpenter Tewart Brewer Randell Jekett Ot Chester Ying Paul Jewell Harris Tment Dwaine Sayre Porland Sayre Tito Misa Story Ming Beverly Allen Don Johnson

Pomeroy Church News and Community Notices

Church listings from Pomeroy Ravenswood and surrounding area include service times for multiple denominations such as Baptist, EUB, Methodist, Nazarene, and Episcopal. Reports mention Homecoming and Missionary Day observances, Sunday schools at 9:30 to 10:30 am, morning worship around 10:30 am, prayer meetings, youth activities, and baptist student ministerial involvement. Social notes cover a guest from Orlando, bridge and canasta prizes, and local hospital patients and visitors with names and relations.

Pomeroy Wiest John Hoyt Hoyt Burtingham Carmel Eub Alfred Methodist Rom. Grove Woode Syracuse Church of the Nazarene M.C. Larimore NYPS Sta Jenks St Pauls Lateran JM. Moncrieft Ravenswood Metin Coatere Womens Society of Christian Walton '/ Memorial Methodist Tipe Coit Rowley Siew the Smith Caro Betty Boggs Okay Eyer Ates Reyer Walter Purdy Herman Phillipe Irving van Zandt Orlando Fla Robert K. Park North Ravenswood Vandandt Paul Moore Beattice McConnell Ritchie Sr William Gorby Jeanne Richardson Canasta Laurabel Ferguson Ter Troy Féguson Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Betty Fier

Private Jim Wood Begins Training at Fort Knox

Fort Knox Kentucky private Jimmy Le Wood 21 son of Mr and Mrs James A Wood Wilkesville Ohio is in basic training with the 3d Armored Division. He entered the Army in July 1955 and is a 1952 Wilton High School graduate who attended Ohio University.

Fort Knox, Ky Jimmy le Wood James A. Wood Wilkesville Ohio Fort, Knox 3D Armored Division Wood Army Wilton High School Ohio University

Kosters To Be Feted At Omen A Farewell Party

A farewell party at 7 30 pm Friday honors The Rev and Mrs Gerald Koster as they depart for Columbus. The Rev Mr Koster will begin duties at Hilstonia Church. A Fatluck dinner and free entertainment are planned. Mrs Lehew hosted a separate dinner at Prospect Hill with guests from Toronto Dearborn and Rutland Road.

Gerald Koster Columbus Koster Hilstonia Church Lehew Pomeroy Theo Lehew Prospect Hill Lottie Dixon Mary Bruley Toronto Canada Ernest Bruley Dearborne Mich Homer Hawkins Rutland Road Emma Leifhelt

Wedding of Rowland Stobart and Sara Bayes in Axpell

Middleport residents attended the wedding of AIC Rowland Edward Stobart and Miss Sara Elizabeth Bayes at the Axpell Baptist Church. The ceremony was by candlelight at seven thirty Friday August fifth with a white lace gown bride and lilies.

Russell Bradbury Pullens Middleport AIC Rowland Edward Stobart Sara Elizabeth Bayes Joseph Bayes Axpell Texas Axpell Baptist Church

Local Visitors and Community Notes from Nelsonville Area

Mary Towers of Nelsonville visited Mr. and Mrs. Dun and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chesser of Newark and Kay, Brent Doolittle of Union Furnace, and shared meals at Lizzie Doolittle’s home. Walter Holland and family hosted relatives from Massillon, Virgene Hallam returned from a Michigan vacation, Willard Barber attends the Ohio State Fair, and Mrs. George Barber was mentioned in community notices.

Harold Chesser Newark Kay Brent Doolittle Union Fure Ace Lizzie Doolittle Walter Holland Massilton Holland Virgene "Hallam Haa Michigan Willard Barber Ohlo George Barber

Presbyterian and Pentecostal Services Schedule

The First Presbyterian Church notes Rev. Howard Ruppelt as pastor with church school at 9:30 a.m. No worship service due to the pastor’s vacation. The Pentecostal Church lists Saturday evening services at 7:20 p.m. with sessions to continue throughout the week.

First Presbyterian Howard Ruppelt Pentecostal

Wickham Rites Sunday Burial Planned in Beech Grove

Funeral services for Sr. Mary Wickham 86 who died Wednesday at Meigs General, will be held at 2 pm Sunday at the Ewing Funeral Home. She is survived by two brothers William Pulling of Lake Geneva Wisconsin and Okey Pulling of Coolville and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.

Pomeroy Mary Wickham Meigs General Pam Ewing Funeral Home Ter Price Hawk William Pulling Lake Geneva Wis Okey Pulling Coolville Beech Grove

Haven Theatre Preview Passions and Princess of the Nile

The Haven Theatre in New Haven West Virginia presents a Friday and Saturday double feature program headlined by Cornel Wilde and Yvonne DeCarlo in Passion in Technicolor, with Jeffrey Munter and Debra Paxet in Princess of the Nile.

Cornel Wilde Yvonne DeCarlo Passion Technicolor Jeffrey Munter Debra Paxet

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