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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1968

Page

5

Meigs Garden Clubs Stage Yuletide Flower Show

Meigs County Garden Clubs held a Christmas Flower Show titled Christmas Ideals at Pomeroy Elementary School. Judging by Mrs. Albert Pool and Mrs. Margaret Ella Lewis featured twenty six classes with multiple winners listed, and fourteen local garden clubs participated in the event.

Pomeroy Meigs County Margaret Ella Lewis Genev Nolan Norman McCain Pat Goebel Oscar Pennington Robert Lewis Geneva Nolan Andrea Well Ruby Baer Garden Club Amateur Garden Club Bend-O’-The-River Garden Club Star of Dexter Garden Club Rutland Garden Club Rutland Friendly Gardeners Middleport Garden Club Twilight Garden Club Walk-In Garden Club Wild Wood Garden Club Chester Garden Club Rose Garden Club Pomeroy Garden Club The Winding Trail Garden Club

Santa Makes His Debut In Meigs

Santa Claus officially opened the 1968 Christmas season in Pomeroy with a Main Street parade. The Meigs Marauder High School Band led the procession, with the Glo-Ettes and local juniors among notable entrants.

Santa Pomeroy Santa Claus Main Street Meigs Marauder High School Meigs County Jaycees Pomeroy Motor Co Glo-Ettes Direc Southern High School Racine Melanie Beegle Brigette Nease

Heath Board Approves Kiddies Yale Party

MIDDLEPORT The Official Board of Heath Methodist Church approved the annual community children's Christmas party to be held December 17 in the church basement dining room with tree and refreshments. Mrs Nan Moore named general chairman. The Girl Scout Troop led by Mrs Wallace Powers is approved to use the basement. A Christmas program by church school children is set for December 21 at 6 30 p.m. with Mrs Bernard Fultz in charge. A tutoring project by the Education Commission was approved and classes will be held at the church with volunteer teachers. The 1969 budget was read and approved and plans discussed for a nativity scene outside the church. RACINE The Racine Firemen Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a Christmas Bazaar on December 7 at 9 30 a.m. at the Simpson Building with gift items and baked goods for sale.

Middleport Heath Methodist Church Social Concerns Commissions Nan Moore Wallace Powers Bernard Fultz James Euler The Education Commission Eric Chambers Racine Racine Firemen Ladies’ Auxiliary Simpson

High winds close Bear Wallow Ridge Road in Meigs County

A large tree fell across Bear Wallow Ridge Road in Meigs County during Thursday's windstorm. The county highway department led by Rollin Crabtree cleared the roadway and reopened it about 9 p.m after winds peaked around 6 p.m.

Pomeroy Meigs County Bear Wallow Ridge Rollin Crabtree

Meetings In Meigs and Local Clubs

The Heath Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar, with lunch, baked goods and a white elephant table, starts Thursday at 9 a.m. The Eleanor Circle helps display homemade items. The Middleport Literary Club meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Nan Moore’s home with Mrs. Everett Hays as program leader. The note ends with an odd line about a rabbitlike cony of the West storing hay for winter.

Eleanor Circle Middleport Literary Club Nan Moore Everett Hays

Car Leaves Road In Ohio County Accident

Meigs County Sheriff reports an accident on Route 338 north of Racine Saturday at 6 30 PM. Mary R Stubbs 24 Ozark Alabama lost control drove off the road. heavy damage to the car but no injuries.

Pomeroy Meigs County Robert Hartenbach Racine Mary R. Stubbs Ozark Ala

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Meigs Garden Clubs Pat Thomas Rosalie Story Cardinal Fred Blaettner Purley Karr Leota Young Ruth Moore Pearl Mora James Nicholson Gerald Minor Judy Titus Dorothy Morris M. J. Fry John Kincaid Wilma Terrell Faye Wildermuth Ruby Hysell E. C. Payne Alice Thompson My Kitten Brenda Bolin Carol Lewis Lee Ann Nease Roma Nease Rutland Friendly ‘Gardeners Chester Garden Donna Williamson Lydia Ebersbach Gloria Buck Brenda Bradford Pomeroy Junior High School Jenny Dean Sandy Zerkle Sheila Childs Shirley Geultig Gloria Cross Heath Board Yale Party the Messenger Athens Ohio Meigs Christ REVCO Garland Nanayea de Luxe Beaux Papercraft General Electric U.L U.S Revco Discount Court Street America
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