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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1956

Page

2

Middleport Churches in Athens Messenger August 31 1956

Church listings outline services for First Presbyterian First Baptist and Heath Methodist in Middleport with pastors Howard Ruppelt C F Hoyt and Raymon Konkright. School times prayer meetings and sermon topics noted along with baptism and trustees meetings.

Athens Messenger Middleport First Presbyterian Howard & Ruppelt First Baptist—C. FE Heath Methodist Raymon Konkright Father

Ten Year Old Girl Dies After Ruptured Appendix

Mary Margaret Ward ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Ward of near Langsville died Wednesday evening at Meigs General Hospital after a ruptured appendix Her survivors include her parents three sisters Evelyn Louise Ruth Ann and Ernestine Kay and a brother Donald Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Danville Church Friends may call at Chase funeral home in Rutland until noon Sunday then the body will be taken to the church

Pomeroy Mary Margaret Ward Ernest Ward Langsville Meigs General Hospital Evelyn Louise Ruth Ann Ernestine Kay Donald Danville Chase Funeral Home Rutland

Police Seek Owner of Rabies Shot German Shepherd in Pomeroy

Police in Pomeroy hunt for the dog’s owner after a German Shepherd with rabies vaccination tags on a collar and harness was found wandering. Chief Frank Hudson said the dog traveled far and has been taken to John McKenzie’s home.

Shepard Pomeroy Pomeroy Frank Hudson John McKenzie

Meigs County Votes On Seven Bond and Levy Items

Officials announce November bond issues and two tax levies to fund a Meigs County hospital and sewage project. Voters face seven items including a $180 000 street equipment bond and a $100 000 sewer plan bond with millage around 2 to 5 tenths mills. A hospital bond of $200 000 to aid construction may require a 60 percent majority.

Omeroy Jorj Meigs County Pomeroy County Election Board Cren Scipio Bedford

Middleport Notes on Girls State and Local Groups

Middleport society reports Kay Stiles chosen to attend Girls State by the Auxiliary. She will be a senior at Middleport High and plans to become a teacher. Meeting updates cover Garden Club corsages for Athens convention, Baptist and WCTU activities, reunions, and scholarship news for Ohio University education students.

Middleport Amateur Gardeners Club Joyces Titus Rutland Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Athens

Rev. George E. Davis to Speak at Retired Teachers Meeting

The Rev. George E. Davis will be guest speaker at 1 30 p m Saturday for Meigs County Retired Teachers Association at Asbury Methodist Church Syracuse Mrs Davis will lead the devotional period Marcia Karr association president said The Rev Mr Davis is pastor of the Rutland and Syracuse Methodist Churches

Pomeroy George E. Davis Meigs County Retired Teachers Association Asbury Methodist Church Syracuse

Town Church Directory List of Services and Schedules

A detailed church listing names pastors and weekly timings for numerous denominations in the area. Items include Sunday schools morning worship evening services prayer meetings Bible studies and youth activities across many churches such as Pomeroy Syracuse Chester Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Forest Run Baptist Naomi Zion St Pauls Lutheran Trinity Lutheran and First Baptist with specific times and locations.

Dorcas Eub Syracuse H of Christ Donald Vers Christian Endeavor Church of God E. Main and Cherry Sts N. W Harold C. Doster Reedsville Keno Church of Christ Carmel Eub Radford Church of Chris John Wyatt Forest Run Baptist W. M. Hull BYPU Naomi Baptist H. E. Harris Rayer Zion Church of Christ Thomas H. Wyatt Kingsbury Road R. A. Biddle St. Paul’s Lutheran W. V. Gilkerson Youth Fellowship Little Hocks Methodist—Bible School Syracuse Church of the Nazaene Roy K. Williams NYPS Rutland Church of the Nazarene Harold Klingel First Baptist Ralph C. Zundel Spec Nusic Christian Science Seventh-day Sabathchool Saturda Alfred Methodist Grove Dismore Boyles Elmwood

Community Keyed to New Bradbury School Ground Work

A Salisbury area project on July 21 saw 32 volunteers from teachers pupils PTA members drivers and janitors join Ed King and William King to grade seed and seed the Bradbury School grounds. Volunteers from the Columbus & Southern Ohio Company supplied labor and 115 pounds of grass seed while 800 pounds lime and 406 pounds fertilizer were applied. Teachers and PTA members provided sandwiches coffee and two tons of straw for the seeding effort. The new Bradbury School costing 175000 with 136000 state funding will add Salis bury Township pupils from Silver Run and will host eight grades with a modern lunch program. Dedication and open house are planned for September.

Middleport Salisbury Columbus & Southern Ohio Company PTA King Bradbury Salisbury Township Silver Run Mr. Kin Bradbury ‘School Bradbury School Audrey Theobald Thelma Dill Sadie McElhinny Thelma Wiley Edith Forrest Geneva Clark Huber Brown Everett Hawkins Bud Russell Horace McElhinny Homer Forrest Sell John Dutton Biggs Si Bill Lee Biggs Alice Casto Jerry Jacks David Lewis Donald Ronald Hanning Velma Hawley Kings Celoe Harry Stover Dale Barnhart Ernest Barnhart Carl Stewart Eldon Morris Max Davis Lloyd Blackwood Raymond Fisher

Church Folks' Letters Fail To Shield Driver In Court

Raleigh Newton R Stell Jr facing speeding charges had two letters from church members offered as evidence. Judge Albert Doub declined the letters saying they are not needed. Stell was acquitted. In Pomeroy Meigs City Junior Chamber event moved from Sept 2 to Sept 9 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds with a chicken barbecue.

Raleigh N.C Newton R. Stell Jr Evience Albert Doub Stell Pomeroy Meigs City

Harrisonville Grad Serving in Alaska

PVT Dale H. Haning, son of Mr. and Mrs. A Glen Haning of Harrisonville Route 1, is serving in Alaska with a U S Army tank company. A Legio High School at Harrisonville graduate of 1951, he left farming to join the service August 16 1955 after basic at Fort Carson Colorado and stints at Fort Knox Kentucky and Fort Riley Kansas before going overseas July 21. He is slated to remain in Alaska for about two months before returning to the states.

Pomeroy U. S. Army Alaska Pvt Dale 1 H. Haning A. Glen Haning Harrisonville Legto High School Harrisonvile Haning Fort Carson Colo Fort Knox Fort Riley Kansas States

Pomeroy Man Wins Medical Certificate

James S. Russell of Pomteroy will receive a certificate to practice medicine in Ohio. He is among 392 graduates who earned certificates after examinations conducted June 14 46.

Pomeroy James S. Russell Pomteroy Ohio State Medical Board Russell

Three Teens Camp On West Virginia Bank Boat Stopped At Ravenswood Lock

Law officers from Sheriff Charles Russell chased reports of three youths swimming the Ohio River near Portland. Deputy Harold Duckworth found they had camped on the West Virginia side and fled in their motorboat. Residents helped recover the craft at Ravenswood lock and the trio resumed their river trip.

Pomeroy Charles Russell Portland Ohio River Harold Duckworth West Virginia Ravenswood

Also Mentioned on This Page

Liberty Wayne Morris Beverly Garland Son OF Belle Keith Larson Dona Drake Peggy Castle the Ape Dick Powell Debbie Reynolds Susan Scott Brady Audrey Totter Yvonne DeCarlo Howard Duff Middleport Society Wuckey Wey Sauer Mildred Hawley Robert Allensworth Kay Stiles Warnke Dale Dutton Fee Clifford Stumbo Roger Morney-Bennett Post Logan William Lewis Harry Chesh Alfred Roush Kay Claremont Hoyt Jack E. E. Stiles S. Third Ave Bechtle Everett Bachner William Morris Lewis Sauer, Jr John Ketchka Wilbur Koenig Denver Rice Arnold Richards Colt City James Thomas Curtis Jenkinson Wayne Gibbons Ira Butcher Leo Kennedy Amittee George Hackett, Jr Pelling Contes Dorothy Lavely The E Devotion Iw Wdle Gardners Club Walter Jimrns Harris Second Ave Irs Earl Knight Paul Leonard Aaron Bacner George Schaaf Chillicothe Mit Ina Lake Erie Schaafs Swerett Bachner Leslie Ervin Columbus Baptist Meetings First Baptist Church James Murray B. H. Sambora Missionary Society WETU WCTU Church of Christ Marvin Kelly Ben Philson Ohio University Mest Annapolis Cedric Clark Harry Hudson McKeesport Martha Hudson Hudson Race St Irene Hudson Toledo Jay Carter Pame- Middleport John Coumbus Mildred Sisson Allensworth Ralph Frecker Parent-Teacher Association of the Middleport Schools Rod Zuspan Patricia Lloyd Middleport High School Kasen- Rising Sun Park Lancaster C. L. Roush Lloyd Sheila Stover Pomeroy Church News Save Dad Billy Crosley Bendix Bendix Dryers Bendvue Theatre Suzanne Studios OF Dance I Ith St Point Pleasant Pleasant It Really Service Citizens National Bank the Friendly Bank Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Harrisonville Grad Pomeroy Man Pomeroy Bend Meigs Audie Murphy Superscope Benny Goodman Steve Allen Donna Reed Harry James Gene Kray Temple Guy Madison Virginia Leith John Hodiak Dean Jagger Ben Franklin Pomeroy, Ohio
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