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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
8
Rally and homecoming set at Rock Springs featuring Cone Guy and Caren Willis with a basket dinner. Event begins at noon with participation by local groups and a program including Rae and Gearset. Attendance encouraged by community organizers.
A seven day mobile chest x-ray unit visit in Pomeroy reached 2763 screenings, 263 above the 2500 quota. Mrs. Wallace Bradford of the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association praised the response, thanked organizers and volunteers, and noted residents will be notified by mail of results within three to four weeks.
A farm exchange student from Australia spoke at the Meigs County Better Livestock Club final meeting of the year at the Thereon Johnson farm in Rain Walker. He compared junior farm clubs in Australia to America’s 4-H, noting Australia’s clubs began in 1949 and cater to ages 14 to 25, while 4-H serves ages 10 to 21. Earl Stevens presided as prize money from the county fair was distributed. The first meeting of the new year was set for March 1956. The Meigs County Farm Bureau and Pomeroy National Bank honored the club about 12 years.
The Jackson Zone of the Nazarene held a fall rally in Athens Tuesday night with 14 Mid Airport Church members present. Rev. Robert Ityers of Middleport led the meeting and Rev. Harry Romeril, Olivet Nazarene College alumnus, spoke on college activities. Olivet trio taroliers provided the music.
Local social notes record Susan of Marion visiting the state fair with relatives, reports on gatherings at the cabin, and travel of many families to Columbus for events. Army basic training for Paul Johnson and Fort Leonard Wood details are noted alongside hospital and funeral updates for residents and star-crossed travels to Meigs General Hospital and Holzer Hospital.
Florida residents after a Sunday visit to the fair prepared for lengthy stays with Mrs. Lillian Steiff for winter arrangements. They stayed at Kegger Creek with families including Mr. and Mrs. James Buchanan and Mr. and Mrs. David Durst Jr. Their daughters have returned from Ohio and North Carolina, with trips to Columbia and Virginia noted.
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