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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1964

Page

9

Middleport Council Backs Police Cruiser Purchase and Boating Facility Plan

Middleport Village Council adopted a resolution of intent on a 50000 boating facility funded two thirds by the state and one third by local contributions. The group also agreed to purchase a new police cruiser, with leasing or financing options discussed, and halted engineering work on the sewage lagoon until a land option is secured.

Middleport Council Charlene Hoeflich Middleport Middle Port William D. Childs Ohio Waterways Commission Childs John Zerkle Robert Craig Zerkle Ed. Childs Middleport Planning Commission Ash and Broadway Wayne Kuhn Floyd G. Browne and Associates Kuhn Ralph Pratt Council Pratt Smith

Holiday Decoration Making Demonstrated at Garden Club Meeting

The Star Garden Club met at the homes of Mrs. Frank Halliday and Mrs. Virgil Atkins for a Christmas program on holiday decorations. Demonstrations included toothpick and pine cone items, candles, and door pieces, with care tips for holly and evergreens.

Pomeroy Star Garden Club Frank Halliday Virgil Atkins Ray Nicholson Grover Stout Atkins Robert Jewell Athens State Hospital

Golfers Awarded Trophies At Pomeroy Club Event

Trophies for outstanding women golfers were awarded at the Pomeroy Golf Assn annual Christmas party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Duerr and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Custer. Anna How ell served as tournament chairman. Winners include Henriet ta O'Brien and Eileen Searls in the championship flight with Agnes Brown and Jane Brown as first flight runners up. Phyllis Hennessy and Julia Hysell were second flight winners with Hysell as runner up. Julie Hennessy also listed as handicap winner with Hennessy runner up.

Pomeroy Anna Howell Pomeroy Golf Assn Pomeroy Golf Club John Duerr Hugh Custer Henrietta O’brien Eileen Searls Agnes Brown Jane Brown Phyllis Hennessy

Meigs General Hospital Notes Three Names and Locations

Meigs General Hospital notes list Pauline Jones Cheshire Carol Grimm Letart Falls Mrs Woodrow Call Middleport Grace Price Long Bottom Emma Jiiden Mason W Va Gini Menchini Pomeroy Fred Hoffman Fred Mourning Elmer Ashworth Carl Findley Iva Findley Carrie Yeanger.

Pauline Jones Cheshire Carol Grimm Letart Falls Mrs. Woodrow Call Middleport Grace Price Long Bottom Emma Jiiden Mason W. Va Gini Menchini Pomeroy Fred Hoffman Fred Mourning Elmer Ashworth Carl Findley Iva Findley Carrie Yeanger

Bedford Officers Elected

Bedford Elementary School elected sixth and seventh grade officers: Bill Riggs president Donna Branham vice president Wayne Well secretary and Mary Brickles treasurer. Honor roll for the second six weeks includes students from fourth through eighth grades with named honorees.

Pomeroy Bedford Bill Riggs Donna Branham Wayne Well Mary Brickles Charles Eastman Janet Biggs Sheila Hawk Cheryl Lambert Stephen Stanley Jan Betzing Cheryl Biggs Cathy Hall Mary Midkiff Margaret Biggs John Swartz Richard Dean Mary Lou King Nancy St. Clair Brenda Smith Rebecca Swindell Roger Zeigler Wendy Carper Kenda Chaney Janet Mees Edward Smith Randy Sycks

Village funds total for Middleport as of November

Middleport Village reported all funds totaling 36807.92 dollars on November 30. Expenditures for the month were 6195.92 with receipts of 8604.40 including general 4519.32 cemetery 187.01 parking meter 711 fire equipment 70 street maintenance 2887.57 state highway 229.50. End month balances: general 5786.07 cemetery 239.39 parking meter 81.35 fire equipment 1703.96 swimming pool 215.31 fire truck 1138.24 planning maintenance 17718.32 state highway 1077.83 cemetery trusts 199.89 general bond retirement 7447.56.

Middleport Middleport Village

Local names appear in court docket note

Discharge line references Shiela Hicks Clarence Shields and Flossie Hysell with additional names D Andria Jeffers Pearl Parker Paul Smith Beatrice Clay Henry Cross Helen Gavin Jackie Oh. The fragment mentions Pomeroy Langsville Chillicothe Middleport and Chillicothe area lingering in the list.

Andria Jeffers Pomeroy Pearl Parker Paul Smith Beatrice Clay Henry Cross Middleport Helen Gavin Chillicothe Jackie Ohlinger Langsville Shiela Hicks Clarence Shields Flossie Hysell

Christmas Card Sale By Middleport Church Group

Deacons at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church report unsold Christmas cards from a sale project. Residents may contact Mrs. Vincent Dabo or Mrs. Francis Anderson to purchase remaining cards.

Middleport First United Presbyterian Church Vincent Dabo Francis Anderson

Police Check At Pearl Street School Filed Entry

Police report two windows broken at Pearl Street Elementary School in a Monday morning break in. Entry tampering suspected at Duke Cleaners on S Third with no theft and no missing items reported. In Meigs County court Dottie Haning seeks divorce from Kenneth Haning with custody asked for a minor child. In Pomeroy two defendants fined in mayor’s court for reckless operation and speeding.

Middleport Herbert Gilkey Pearl Street Gilkey Duke Cleaners S. Third Pomeroy Dottie Haning Neva Bolyard Kenneth Haning Columbus Meigs County Common Pleas Court Charles Legar Darwin Atkins Orville Landers

Kin Club Dinner and Party Held in Pomeroy

The Kin Club held its annual Christmas dinner at the Martin Restaurant with a post dinner party at Mrs. Harry Davis home in Syracuse. Hostess Mrs. Harold Johnson organized plans to remember patient Mrs. Willard Ebersbach, and a wreath was purchased for the grave of deceased member Mrs. Emma Leifheit. Gifts and holiday remembrances were exchanged among members including boxes of candy for Mrs. C. J. Ebersbach and Mrs. Annice Ohlinger.

C. J. Ebersbach Annice Ohlinger Walter Reuter Davis Ebersbach

Auxiliary Hosts Christmas Dinner for Disabled Veterans Unit 53

About 45 members and guests attended the Disabled American Veterans Pomeroy Unit 53 annual Christmas dinner. Mrs. Lillian Stieff played piano for carols while a gift exchange and secret plans were shared. Tables featured poinsettias greenery Santa Claus replicas and red green tapers. Meigs County Coon Hunters Assn sponsors a ham shoot Sunday at 11 a.m. at Snowball Hill Syracuse headquarters with shotguns rifles and pistols allowed.

Pomeroy Auxiliary of the Disabled American Veterans Pomeroy Unit 53 Lillian Stieff Meigs County Coon Hunters Assn Snowball Hill Syracuse

Ohio Fair Managers Convene in Columbus for 1965 Fair Planning

The 1965 Ohio Fair Managers Convention is set for January 5 to 7 at the Columbus Plaza Hotel. Meigs County Fair Board met at the courthouse and signed a contract with C. R. Baker of Richwood for a starter gate. Officers were elected: Fred C. Leifheit president, Wallace Bradford vice president, Charles Radford treasurer, Frank H. Johnston secretary. The board voted to purchase 10 trophies for a steel club of 40 county youths and to auction their animals at the fair. Open class beef judging will move from Friday to Wednesday, a well will be drilled at the new cattle barn, and a rodeo is planned as a 1965 grandstand event.

Judges Chosen For Middleport Yuletide Home Decoration

Middleport hosts a Christmas home decorating contest organized by two garden clubs and the Chamber of Commerce. Judges Mrs Edward Preston and Mrs Flora Long will assess entries in three categories religious overall and doorway or window starting 6 30 Monday night. Residents need not register and judging will be conducted around town with Middleport Garden Club and Amateur Gardeners.

Middleport Chamber of Commerce Edward

Baptists Will Have Program at Middleport First Baptist

A varied musical program is set for 7 30 p m Sunday at Middleport First Baptist Church directed by Mrs Clarence Lacey. Featured are piano organ duets by Mrs Gerald Anthony and Mrs C P Bradbury and a vocal duet Only a Child in a Manger by Mrs Lacey and Mrs Beulah White. Mrs Lacey will sing He Shall Feed His Flock and the choir will perform And the Glory of the Lord from the Messiah. Paul Smart will present Billy Graham 1964 Christmas message.

Middleport Middleport First Baptist Church Clarence Lacey Gerald Anthony C. P. Bradbury

Scipio fire protection arranged for Rutland area

Rutland Fire Department will provide fire protection for Scipio Township residents with a Pomeroy exchange telephone. All other township residents will be served by the Albany Fire Department. Contracts for Dexter or Danville area protection are available from Rutland by calling SH 2 4371.

Rutland Scipio Two Pomeroy Exchange Rutland Fire Department Albany Fire Department Dexter Danville Rutland Department

White Hairdressers' President Elected in Middleport

Mrs Jo Ann White of Middleport was elected president of Affiliate 11 National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association at a Point Pleasant meeting Monday night. Other officers named include Paula K Pottery Gallipolis vice president Thelma Blaine Gallipolis Ferry treasurer Mary Allice Point Pleasant secretary Regina Stowers Point Pleasant treasurer and Mary Kay Haddox historian. A February dance and style revue are planned and a layette shower for Mollie Yeanger Point Pleasant was held prior to the meeting. RACINE Paul Beards Racine Route 1 was taken to Holzer Hospital by the Racine Emergency Squad late Sunday night suffering pneumonia.

Middleport Jo Ann White Affiliate 11 National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association Point Pleasant Paula K Mollie Yeanger Racine Paul Beards Holzer Hospital Beards

Birth Of Christ Play To Be Held At Middleport Baptist Church

Middleport First Baptist Church hosts a children's Christmas program Monday at 7 30 p m featuring a playlet The eye of Christ with narrators Anita Fultz Joyce Riley and Janie Hindy reading scripture. Cast includes Katie Russell Kent Kloes Randy Becker Brenda Edwards Chester Roush Stephen Bratton and Jackie Kauff plus a junior choir and nursery and kindergarten recitations.

Christ Middleport Baptist Church Middleport Middleport First Baptist Church Anita Fultz Joyce Riley Janie Hindy Sic Jesus

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Craig Middleport Chamber of Commerce Leading Creek Finance Committee Lee Smith Gene Grate Carmen Meigs General Hospital Turkey Register Today Carpenter St Athens City Limits Nelsonville Kin Club Ohio Fair Managers Middleport Yuletide E. F. Maag Baptists Billy Graham Paul Smart W. Main St Harold Brown, Jr Emmett Thompson Scipio Fire Protection Mrs. White Hairdressers’ President Barre Logan Monument CO Logan, Ohio Messenger W. Union St
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