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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1959

Page

8

Two Rio Grande College Delegates To Toledo Meeting

Due to large enrollments the Rio Grande College Student Education Association earns two delegates for the Toledo convention. John Boyer Weverly and James Russell Worthington, both students, will attend with all expenses paid after a preconvention briefing at Circle Hill. The association now has 132 members, its largest in 20 years.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Student Education Association O.S.E.A John Boyer Weverly James Russell Worthington Toledo Circle Hille John Hall Rio Grande College W. A. Lewis Future Teachers of America

Weather report for Ohio and West Virginia

Gradual clearing and a touch warmer across most sections with fog in the eastern and southern portions lifting early. Fair tonight with Friday mainly sunny and warmer. highs near 42 to 52. Low tonight around 25 to 28. Parly cloudy in the west with a little warmer conditions. Friday again mostly sunny and warmer.

Hus West Virginia

Births and Admits at Mount St. Mary Hospital

A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs Jack Sanders of Trimble. Admits include Edgar Ewing of Athens and Joseph Ellman of New Lexington, with several others from Glouster, Nelsonville, Logan, Chauncey, Shawnee, and Corning. Two pints of blood used.

Edgar Ewing Athens Joseph Ellman New Lexington Carey Braglin Glouster Patricia Billingsley Shawnee Martin Chiki Robert Drescher Logan Bernard Inman the Plains Mary Marren Corning Ramona Miller Belle Lanning Clarence Eugene Tennihill Buchtel

Middleport Hi Record Hop Cancelled

A Middleport High School record hop was cancelled due to a conflicting M G M Youth Canton event. The Middleport Senior Mothers Club will instead host a dance on Saturday December 19 with Bill Miller as emcee and plans for door prizes and dance contest awards.

Middleport Middleport Senior Mothers Club M-G-M Bill Miller

Epiphany Episcopal Church Bazaar Held Saturday

Nelsonville Christmas Bazaar by the church women’s auxiliary takes place Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Warner Building featuring homemade aprons cookies candies and cakes.

Nelsonville Women’s Auxiliary of the Epiphany Episcopal Church Warner

Middleport Grid Banquet Set For December 10

Four Middleport PTA members are named chairs for the annual Middleport football banquet to be held December 10 in the high school cafeteria. They urged football mothers to meet Friday at 3 30 p.m. in the home economics room to finalize plans.

Middleport PTA Ervin Baumgardner Cassam Hindy Bert Bodimer Warren Hulburt

Ball Game Case Heard By Judge Pomeroy

Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples presided as four men faced charges after a basketball game disturbance. Donald Green and Oren Perdue were fined 25 dollars plus costs, Larry Harris forfeited a 50 dollar bond, and M. E. Bishop had a fraud charge dismissed after paying court costs. Claude Eblin was bound to the grand jury on menacing threats with a shotgun with a 2000 dollar bond and later released on bond.

Claude Eblin Pomeroy Eblin

Infant Dies At 16 Months In Nelsonville Home

Vickie Jean Collins 16 month old daughter of Conrad and Ellen Collins of Athens Route 2 died at home Tuesday. She is survived by a brother William Leslie, her parents Norma Collins of New Marshfield, paternal grandparents Arlen and Edna Branham of Dayton and Mr and Mrs Rhoda Oliver Chauncey and a great grandmother. Friends may call at the family home. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at New Marshfield Christian Church with Rev Reese McGoldrick officiating. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery.

Nelsonville Vickie Jean Collins Conrad Ellen Branham Collins Athens William Leslie Norma Collins New Marshfield Arlen Edna Branham Dayton Rhoda Oliver Chauncey

Holzer Hospital Notes RRTHS births and local names

A list of births recorded at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and nearby towns includes daughters born to Crouse, McBride, Brookins, Erny, Montgomery families and sons to Far rar, Montgomery. Names such as Kathleen Rollins Hubert Batton Mildred Brown Barbara Blankenship Gene Stevison Joan Marr and many others appear with routes and towns. Blood used Wednesday pints.

Kathleen Rollins Gallipolis Hubert Batton Jackson Oscar Gilliland Wellston Mildred L. Brown Barbara Anne Blankenship Davis Hall Gene H. Stevison Joan W. Marr Racine Stewart C. Holmes Donald B. Banks Vinton James W. Young West Columbia Ray D. Malone Pedro Kenneth D. Pridemore Point Pleasant

Two Accidents Reported By State Patrol

Gallipolis patrol reports Harold Harrison 38 lost control on Route 218 near Yellowtown and damaged 14 feet of guard rail. Two children injured in a Meigs County crash when John Causey backed into Leo Hill on Route 7, Hill injured, Causey cited for no license and failing to yield.

Gallipolis Harold C. Harrison Raccoon Creek Yellowtown Tuppers Plains Meigs County John Causey Reedsville Leo C. Hill Pomeroy Hull Kathy Hill Roger Hill Causey Meigs County Court

Churchill Books Reviewed by Middleport Literary Club

The Middleport Literary Club met at Mrs. J. E. Harley’s home to discuss two Winston Churchill works. Mrs. D. B. Hartinger spoke on The New World volume two while Mrs. G. H. Lasher reviewed The Age of Revolution.

Middleport Winston Churchill Middleport Literary Club J. E. Harley D. B. Hartinger G. H. Lasher Rutland William Bradford Ohio School For the Blind O. P. Klein

Sorority Sets Date For Christmas Party In Meigs County

Middleport Ohio Beta Sigma Phi meets at Ohio Fuel Gas Co offices with Betty Everson presiding. A Christmas party is planned for December 15 at 7 30 p m at Mrs A R Knight's home. Members discuss reports, donate to Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association, and an engagement is announced by Mary T Meier.

Middleport A. R. Knight Beta Sigma Phi Ohio Fuel Gas Co Betty Everson Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association Mary T. Meier Eleanor Blaettnar Yvonne Seally

Visits of Grace Bachtel and Erie guests

Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bachtel and family included Mrs. Grace Bachtel and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clearwater of Erie Pennsylvania along with Mrs. Howard Bachtel of Akron.

Forest Bachtel Grace Bachtel Walter Clearwater Erie, Pa Howard Bachtel Akron

Zaleski Thanksgiving at the Thomas home

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Thomas hosted Thanksgiving with family from Zaleski and Athens. Their daughter Mrs. Hugh Egleberry and Zed visited from Zaleski, Woodrow from Athens, and relatives joined from Columbus and Fairborn. Nora Egleberry has recovered and returned to work in Columbus.

Zaleski Rufus Thomas Hugh Egleberry Zed Woodrow Athens Thomas Clarence Hayman Columbus Edward Molihan Fairborn Nora Egleberry

Mrs Geneva Norris Dies at 96 in Wilkesville

Mrs Geneva Hayden Norris 96 longtime West Virginia native died Tuesday evening at her daughter Mrs Andrew Woodall’s home on Ewington route south of Wilkesville. She was a widow with five years’ residence with her daughter. Survived by two daughters, nine grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday at Wilkesville Methodist Church with Rev Davis. burial at Vinton Memorial Park. Calling hours at Strong and Son funeral home.

Hayden Norris Andrew Woodall Ewington Wilkesville Norris West Virginia Terrence Rebecca Doolittle Doyle Woodall Jd. L. Galler Charleston W. Va Wilkesville Methodist Church

Keefer Announces Birth of Son Joseph Matthew

Mr and Mrs Donald Keefer former Nelsonville residents announce the birth of a son Joseph Matthew on November 26 in Florence Kentucky The couple have two other children Missie and Jim.

Nelsonville Donald Keefer Joseph Matthew Florence Missie Jim

Murray City Knights of Pythias Meet Friday

Nelsonville report: the Murray City Knights of Pythias Lodge will hold a regular meeting Friday at 8 30 p m in the K of P Hall.

Nelsonville Murray City Knights of Pythias Lodge K. of P. Hall

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