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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1957
Page
10
Point Pleasant Senior High School principal Benja Franklin released the third six weeks honor roll. Grades include Senior A students such as Berry James and John Mann, Juniors A list with Kay Grueser and Ann Cottrill, and many Sophomores and Freshmen named across A and B classifications with numerous students listed by name.
Mrs Powell Reynolds spoke on civil defense at the Illahee Farm Women's Club February meeting hosted by Mrs Lyle Austin Hogsett. Mrs Howard Garland led the business session and the group planned a civil defense project for the community. Gifts were given for birthdays to Mrs Garland Mohr and Mrs John Gill. Refreshments followed for a list of attendees.
Leah Kay Ball of Gransville will preside as worthy grand matron during the annual visitation at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m. A dinner is scheduled for 6 p m at Trinity Methodist Church.
Miss Grace Stone presided as Sacred Heart Guild held a Wednesday Parish meeting. The session opened with prayers, E E Heiner led the program by reading on prayer, and games were led by Mrs. James Croslery and Miss Stone. Attendees included Mrs. Carl Adler, Mrs. Fritz Frey, Mrs. Al Lattanzi, Mrs. A G Middleton, Mrs. N A Park, Dr Milford Mowery, Mrs. Malcomb Reed, Mrs. Grace Rogers, Mrs. Charles Stanley, Mrs. Harry Fitzsimmons, Mrs. Robert Shertzer, Mrs. William Somerville, and Mrs. Ben Tracy.
Mrs Garland Mohr of Gallpolis Ferry welcomed the guild at her home on Thursday for a pot-luck dinner and quilting. Present were Mrs C P Stout Mrs Reginald Archer Mrs Tarla Bostic Mrs Nellie Brackman and Mrs U Blain.
The Loyal Order of Moose sponsors a Saturday night dance at the Moose home with music by the G Notes. Members admitted free and guests pay 2 dollars per couple.
Dayton resident John Bobo visited his mother Mrs Don Bobo and brother in law Mr J E Strong. Floyd Sayre Milford Long spent a day here and visited Fred Sayre in Holzer Hospital. Longs and children toured Columbus and Mary Kay Long and Patty Rollins appeared on a TV show. The Silvers visited Mrs A L De Vault. Mrs John Schilling stayed in Columbus with relatives. Mrs Harley Strong and sons visited Mr and Mrs Henry Reibel in Pomeroy.
Lester E. Clay stationed at Ellsworth Air Base Rapid City SD was arrested Tuesday on a felony warrant from Rapid City and was AWOL. Sheriff Glen Best of Rapid City and a Bartlett and Reed rep flew in Wednesday to return him to Rapid City.
State police arrested Walter E. Morrison of Letart Route and a 16 year old Letart Route youth on a grand larceny charge. The pair allegedly stole Elmer Newberrys truck from Upper Flats Sunday night and the vehicle was found near Ripley Wednesday. They are to be arraigned before Justice A. M. Goodwin on Friday.
The Poston Youth Club met at the scout house with hot chocolate and sandwiches for 26 members. Numerous local families attend events including a Feb 4 dinner marking the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. South and other visits to residents in Belpre Athens and The Plains. A Sugar Creek School skating party is planned for Feb 15 at Cows Roller Rink.
Twenty five junior deputies met at the Moose home in Point Pleasant for a monthly session. Mr Letterman presented a History of Aviation film and a Do It Yourself Projects talk. Mrs Mark Harsh barger led the business meeting as plans were set to sell Heart on Feb 16 for the heart fund drive and to form a drill team and a ball team. A work day was scheduled to improve the road to the new club house with the next morning slated for March 7.
Chauncey Churches plan multiple sermons today with Grant Courtney at Greens Run Chauncey and Robert Smith at Taylor Ridge and Millfield. Guest minister at Trimble, Parish Night at Greens Run, and Chauncey board meeting Tuesday. Morristown Holiness and Pilgrim Holiness offer Sunday schools, worship, and midweek services. Concord Union through Wesley Foundation, Millfield Methodist and Chauncey Methodist list services and activities including youth groups and Ladies Aid.
Chauncey and Gail Fleming with son Daniel visit the Tuckers. Pete McDaniel brings his Dayton relatives to meet George McDaniel and family. Sunday guests include the James McLean group and Juanita McLean of Shawnee. Other local calls include the Crabtrees and many friends. Dick Linscott, recently operated on, improves to use a wheelchair and turns 81 on February 27.
Guy Springer is hospitalized at Meigs General Hospital. His grandson Guy Everett Springer and family from Detroit visit. Vernon Millhone moves to Marietta for work. Gerald Violet attends Earl Scott funeral in Pomeroy. Wayne Brickles visits Dwight and Cordelia Spencer in Chester. John Kaylor and Grace Kuhn host weekend guests Clark Lambert family and Cordelia Lambert from Canton. Eber Warner and John Hayes hosts in Chester. Emile Matlack of Lancaster visits Myrtle Frost. Evelyn Brickles.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Call 2211 Lincoln Ave report a daughter born in February. Mr and Mrs Melvin Detty Radcliff Ohio announce a son born February 7.
Norway features many ski jump venues near towns but only four golf courses nationwide. The sparsity highlights a strong winter sport culture with limited summer golf access.
Tickets for the February chamber of commerce dinner on February 19 at the Moose home go on sale. Speaker will be G. South Dunn. Tickets available at Hall's Fruth and Carrick drug stores or from ticket committee members including Chester A. Roush James McComb Al Biggs Joe Guarino C J Hyer Rush Krodel Paul Pearson Knox Dye Gene Ball Milton Scott. Reception committee members listed.
A notice reads that Chauncey Cottage hosts a Morristown prayer meeting planned for Friday. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate a community religious gathering at a local residence.
NBC moves Steve Allen aside on Tonight and replaces him with Jack Lescoulie to battle Ed Sullivan on CBS. The new angle America After Dark promises more after midnight action but the program relies on rapid cuts and table hopping, risking viewer fatigue as viewers drift past late night segments.
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