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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1956

Page

7

Heavy slate of central committeemen in Meigs County races

A long list shows both Democrats and Republicans filing for committeemen posts across Meigs County precincts by the 4 p.m. Wednesday deadline. Names span East Bedford to Tuppers Plains with numerous Middleport and Pomeroy districts, setting up potential May primaries.

Pomeroy Meigs County James D. Eynon Alfred Russell Cullums East Bedford James H. Quivey West Bedford Val Hartung North Chester Rolland Crabtree Columbia Ralph Turner Dexter Glenn Turner Dyesville Ernest Brewer Great River Robert N. Clark Harrisonville Carroll R. Pierce Theron E. Morris Longsville Bert Hunt Letart Paul Manuel East Letart William Connolly Samuel Rairden Long Bottom Wilbur Pierce Middleport David O Donald Hauck E. E. Follrod Chester Zirkle William Woodard Howard Lawrence Clinton E Johnson Edgar Brewer Portland Howard Frank Joe Beegle Racine Village Herman Carson Otis Knopp Racine Precinct Gerald E. Shumway Reedsville Hugh Beards Rock Springs C. H. Amos Rutland Village Carroll T. Pierce Rutland East James Nicholson Rutland West Carl Gorby Salem D. N. Mulford Silver Run Harry Potts Syracuse Village W. F. Harris Syracuse W. M. Hostottle Tuppers Plains William Reeves Sadie Carl George Car

Hemlock residents visit and travel notes from local area

Mrs. Glenna Williams moved home from Mount St Mary Hospital with husband Edward Jack Williams. Numerous relatives and friends visited from Columbus Congo Elyria Whippstown and Zanesville. Middleport Fire Department call for a Rutland home fire was canceled as trucks left. flames controlled at Joe Grueser residence.

Glenna Williams Mount St. Mary Hospital Edward Jack) Williams Thelma Murday Mary McNally Columbus Renetta Modison Mary Williams Betty Davis al Tipple Kelso Nelsonville Susie Vargo Whippstown Mary Wesney Congo Ruth Davis W. H. Eayle Jack Williams Jessie Lehman Ida Walter Dennis W. C. Berry Somerset Dorothy Beres Elyria Dora Benedict Lee McCool Jimmy Philip Ann Arbor Mich McCool University of Michigan Mike Rader Mike Buczi W. A. Eayle Delbert Hill Zanesville Middleport Joe Grueser Rutland

Former Music Teacher Conducts Band Festival

Chester J. Fairhama, former music educator with Ginn and Co., will guest conduct the Po Mid-Wa band festival at Middleport High School auditorium Saturday at 8 pm. Two special ensembles, a clarinet group and brass group, will perform with selections including Yankee Doodle Boy and The Stars and Stripes Forever, plus Erikson and Beethoven pieces.

Pomeroy Chester J. Fairhama Ginn and Co Middleport High School Dale Harrison Bernice Nease Linda Frick June O’brien Howard Cecil Linda Moore Gene Crooks Mark Kelly Linda Helrich Ken Murray James van Cooney Arthur Clark Middleport John McGrew Jane Wolfe Eugene Rayburn Carel Ramey Ralph Artis Tom Sayre Wahama Erickson Beethoven

Advance Tickets On Sale For Morning And Evening Concert

Advance tickets are now on sale for the concert, with morning and afternoon performances available to the public.

Methodists Attend Ohio Area Rally

Heath Methodist Church sent five members to the Ohio Area Rally of Methodists in Columbus. Principal speaker was Bishop Hazen Werner with Harry Dilman, secretary of evangelism, addressing the afternoon session. Attending from Middleport were the Rev. and Mrs. L A. Bangerter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Covert and Mrs. Noah Haskins, accompanied by the Rev. Leslie Kunze of Pomeroy.

Middleport Heath Methodist Church Columbus Ohio Area Hazen Werner Harry Dilman Evangelism L A. Bangerter Arthur Covert Noah Haskins Leslie Kunze United Methodist Church Pomeroy

15 Year Old Girl Sentenced In Meigs County Court

A 15 year old girl from Meigs County was sentenced by Judge John C. Bacon in the Meigs County Juvenile Court to the Girls Industrial School at Delaware for violation of probation and habitual school nonattendance. The judge commented on the case.

Pomeroy Meigs County Delaware John C. Bacon Bacon

Pickup Truck Damages Reported Near Route 33 Crash

Damages valued at 125 dollars were recorded Tuesday evening when Emerson Guthrie of near Coolville drove off Route 33 and into a ditch near the Rock Springs telephone exchange. Deputy Sheriff Harold Duckworth reported the incident.

Emerson Guthrie Coolville Rock Springs Guthrie Harold Duckworth

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