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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1957

Page

3

Family Night Supper Planned by Baptists

Members and friends of the First Baptist Church Pomeroy will hold a family night supper after a 5 p.m. congregational meeting. The event closes the Lay development program begun in October with five Wednesday workshops. Over 20 improvement ideas were proposed under leaders Mrs. Joe Cook Mrs. Franklin Hudson Edward Foster Mrs. James Stephenson and Mrs. Elmer Wickham. Local organizers include Mrs. Dana Oliver Mrs. Richard Owens Miss Shirley Wipple James Stephenson and Jack Sorden. A covered dish supper will be served and meat provided by the committee. Children will have care during the meeting.

Pomeroy First Baptist Church National Committee The American Baptist Convention Joe Cook Franklin Hudson Edward Foster James Stephenson Elmer Wickham Dana Oliver Richard Owens Shirley Wipple Jack Sorden

Ohio Sheriffs Convene Choose New Officers

Sheriff John Bridenbaugh of Defiance County was elected president of the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association as the annual convention opened in Columbus. Other officers include Carson Davis Hancock County first vice president Dean Delis Washington County second vice president J A Shuman Clark County executive secretary and Charles Radcliff Pickaway County treasurer.

Columbus John Bridenbaugh Defiance County Buckeye

Moose Meat in Minnesota

Moose meat provided nearly all the meat for the early Minnesota settlers who began harvesting pine early in the season and relied on the game to sustain their households.

Minnesota

Jaycees Plan Holiday Toy Drive and Shopping Tour

Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce committees meet at the Jaycees office to launch a toy drive starting December 9 with pickups December 11 at multiple stations. The effort aims to rejuvenate toys, provide food baskets, and sponsor a Christmas shopping tour for underprivileged youths. Donations have been coming in at a good rate.

Pomeroy Meigs County Buckley Jaycees Jim Don‘naly

Christmas Traditions Theme for Gardeners

The Amateur Gardeners club met at Mrs. Arthur Skinner’s home for a December gathering themed around Christmas symbols. Hosts Mrs. Skinner Mrs. Walter Crooks Mrs. Paul Davis and others arranged seasonal decor, shared carols and readings, and held a gift exchange with prizes and cookies shaped as bells.

Middleport Arthur Skinner Skinner Walter Crooks Paul Davis L. E. Reynolds Earl Knight A. J. Strauss Robert Reibel Norman Humphreys C. P. Bradbury St. Matthew Forrest Bachtel

Protection Citizens Get Polio Protection Shots

Protection Kansas town claims first in nation where every resident under 40 has completed a full series of polio shots Basil O'Connor National Polio Foundation president awarded a bronze plaque after 312 people received their third dose at the high school gym This record notes a local vaccination milestone and honors the fund founder.

Kan Basil O'Connor National Polio Foundation

Christmas Program and Club Meeting Announced

Alfred Alfred The MYF and the Sunday School plan a Christmas program for Saturday evening December 21 with a play candle-lighted service a pageant and smaller numbers. The Home Demonstration Club meets at Nellie Parker’s home on December 12 with a gift exchange and a Broiler Meals topic. Twenty community members attended the Thanksgiving Service at Tuppers Plains while Sunday School attendance on December 1 was 45 and Rev. Grove delivered the message Abiding in Christ.

Alfred MYF Nellie Parker Tuppers Plains Rev. Grove

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