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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1965

Page

3

City Council Moves to Condemn Land for Lagoon

Middleport Village Council voted to begin condemnation to secure about 68 acres on Route 7 for a sewage lagoon after Kanawha Realty Co refused a $130,000 offer. Costs estimated at 16,000. grant risk looms if work not started by June. four councilmen supported, with three months expected for the process.

Middleport Smith George Meinhart Board of Public Affairs Kanawha Realty Co Route 7 Meinhart Charleston W. Va Floyd G. Browne and Bernard Fultz State Department of Health Council Fultz

Rev Boone Discusses Indians at Mount Moriah

In Middleport the Rev Donald Boone of the First Baptist Church spoke at a missions program at Mount Moriah Baptist Church He showed color films of American Indian tribes Special music came from the senior choir with Mrs Ervin Bumgardner at the piano The Purpose of Missions was the devotional topic by Mrs Ernest Bowles Nellie Winston led prayer Offering was received by Mrs Emma Bland and Mrs Arnold Richards

Middleport Donald Boone Middleport First Baptist Church Mount Moriah Baptist Church Ervin Bumgardner Ernest Bowles Nellie Winston Emma Bland Arnold Richards

Pomeroy Village Council Filings For Reelection

Incumbent council members Franklin Rizer Lucien Poulin and Don Collins plan to file candidacy petitions for reelection. William Baronick may not run due to state employment. Roy M. Reuter also filed. four seats on the council are up. Mayor Charles Legar and village clerk Edna Schoenleb filed earlier. treasurer Erma Russell will also file. January receipts for the mayor’s office totaled 550.65 as bills and minutes from the last meeting were approved.

Pomeroy City Hall Franklin Rizer Lucien Poulin Don Collins William Baronick Poulin Collins Rizer Baronick Roy M. Reuter

Primary Races Set For Meigs County

Meigs County voters face at least three May primary races as filings close. Mayors race includes C O Fisher and Carl H Platter Jr. for mayor. clerk treasurer contenders Gene Grate and Richard Bailey. Five Republicans have filed for council with Zerkle the lone incumbent filing. Democrat Ronnie Hubbard filed for council and may run unopposed against Republican nominees in fall.

Middleport Meigs County Board of Elections Office C. O. Fisher Carl H. Platter Council Gene Grate Richard Bailey Jacob Turner Fred Gibbs, Jr Fred Hoffman William Ingels John Zerkle Zerkle Roger Morgan Gene Harris Wayne Gibbons Ronnie Hubbard

Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges

Admitted patients include Margaret Allen Pomeroy Martha Werling Racine Thomas Gilkey Shade Gerald Thompson Pomeroy Mary Lou Henson Pomeroy William Hayes Syracuse Ruth Bennett Long Bottom Dorothy Arnold Pomeroy Clyde Stewart Middleport Discharges include Millard Stepp Margaret Bailey Krista Yost.

Margaret Allen Pomeroy Martha Werling Racine Thomas Gilkey Shade Gerald Thompson Mary Lou Henson William Hayes Syracuse Ruth Bennett Long Bottom Dorothy Arnold Clyde Stewart Middleport Millard Stepp Margaret Bailey Krista Yost

Cars Collide and Driver Charged at Tuppers Plains Road

Sheriff Hartenbach reported a collision 1.1 miles east of State Route 7 on Tuppers Plains Succession Road. Drivers Chester R. Foutty and Armie Clendenin sustained light vehicle damage with chest injuries and a head injury respectively. Clendenin faces a charge for failure to yield half of the roadway. In Racine, Mrs. George Worley was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital with pneumonia and a possible heart condition.

Pomeroy Robert Hartenbach Tuppers Plains Success Rd Chester R. Foutty Long Bottom Route 1 Armie Clendenin Columbus Fourty Goldie Clendenin Clendenin Racine George Worley

Marches raise $682.61 for March of Dimes in Ohio towns

The March of Dimes drive in Middleport and Pomeroy, led by Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, raised $682.61. Patty Hindy headed headquarters at Pomeroy Village Hall with many sorority and Scout volunteers assisting in canvassing and providing refreshments, supported by local American Legion posts and the Loyal Women's Class.

Middleport Pomeroy Ohio Peggy Story Becky Houdashelt Debbie Harbrecht Richard Owen Betty Greenlee Bob Burkett Lee Smith Texanna White Paul Bostic Ed Moore Paul Casci James Johnson Kenneth Scites Tom Rue Charles Smith Robert Ashley Howard Dailey Bernard Fultz Wendell Gerlach William Ingels Lowell Beaver Dewey Guthrie Ed Crooks Richard Osler Golda Mourning Roscoe Fife Richard Pickens Ruth Jenkins John Lyons Loyal Women’s Class The Middleport Church of Christ Disabled American Veterans Post Feeney - Bennett American Legion Ladies Auxiliary

Auto Title Receipts in Meigs Reach $860

Receipts for January at the Pomeroy office of Mrs. Evelyn Locke totaled 860.20 with 517 titles issued 187 liens 121 memorandums 164 lien cancellations 32 applications affidavits and assignments and seven certified copies. County receipts were 674.85 and state receipts 185.35. Minor damages were reported in a collision on E Second St as George L Harris 17 of Pomeroy struck a car owned by William Cross of Racine. no damage to Cross vehicle.

Evelyn Locke Pomeroy George L. Harris E. Second St Harris William Cross Racine Cross

Methodists Elect Officers in Middleport Conference

At Heath Methodist Church in Middleport on Monday night 1965 officers were elected for church groups and committees. Key roles include Nan Moore as church school superintendent Nellie Zerkle as treasurer Frieda Faehnle as recording steward and Lee Smith as church lay leader.

Middleport Heath Methodist Church Stanley McGuilliard Portsmouth Nan Moore Nellie Zerkle Frieda Faehnle James Criswell Leo Smith C. A. Bradbury Jack Bechtle Robert Coats Lee Smith James Euler C. E. Young Bernard V. Fultz P. Klein Bess Sanborn Homer E. Cook Wayne Gibbons Richard Chambers C. M. Hennesy E. O. Ball Grace Johnson John Krawsczyn Glenn Lambert Arthur Strauss M. L. French John Baker John Zerkle Moore Ball Hospital and Homes Mildred Ziegler Everett Davis Methodist Union

Pomeroy Senior Wins Betty Crocker Homemaker Award

Patsy Fultz, a senior at Pomeroy High School, has been named the school winner of the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award following the senior girls testing. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fultz of Pomeroy.

Pomeroy Patsy Fultz Pomeroy High School Betty Crocker Miss Fultz Leslie Fultz

New Drug KleerPlex Claims Pimples Reduction

Houston based Loesch Laboratory Consultants announces field tests of KleerPlex a deep pore cleanser for pimples and blackheads. The product claims 30 day control of pimples with a two month supply offered at 1.98 dollars prepaid with a money order, guaranteed results.

Houston Texas KleerPlex Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc C.O.D

KleerPlex Order Request With Refund Terms

A customer requests one bottle of KleerPlex two months supply by mail to Houston Texas with a prepaid check for 1.98. The note includes a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and refund of the mos portion if not satisfied.

KleerPlex West Main St Houston Texas

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