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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1963

Page

6

Syracuse Cub Scouts Pack 237 Blue Gold Banquet

Syracuse Grade School Auditorium hosted the Blue Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts Pack 237 with a pot luck dinner, a program on the Civil War, and a display of crafts. Rev. Harold Holmes awarded certificates and pins to leaders and den mothers, and Boy’s Life banner was earned for 100 percent subscription.

Syracuse Harold Holmes Mr. Holmes Carson Hayes Dick Ash Donald Lisle Ralph Sewell Boy’s Life Boy's Life Magazine Paul Forbes Jr. Wolf Keith Lisle Randy Cross George Holman Brenda Kenton Harold Weaver Peggy Mickey Demaris Ann Robert Moore Bobbie Lou Corky Randy Allen Lipscomb Steve William Rizer Billy Pat Vicki Lynn Harold Smith Bryce Sarah Christina Debbie Aldo K. Jeffers Kevin Olin Knapp Duane Donald Cottrill Bruce Sally Willis Perry Dill Clyde Saunders Gallipolis

Weekend collision injures two on Union Ave

Pomeroy police report a weekend crash on Union Ave.

TV Guide Highlights for Tuesday and Wednesday

Channel 4 offers Boom Town Part 2 at 5 p.m and First Yank Into Tokyo at 1:10 a.m. Channel 10 features Distant Drums at 11 and Emergency Squad at unknown time. Channel 13 airs The Imperfect Lady at 11:20 p.m. On Wednesday My Six Convicts Part 1 at 5 p.m and Those Endearing Young Charms at 1:10 a.m with Easy Come Easy Go at 9:30 a.m The Actress at 11:20 p.m Father Brown Detective at 1 a.m Say It In French at 1 p.m and The Virginian at 11:20 p.m.

Tokyo Father Brown The Sa2-Tv NBC WLWC WIVN ABC Wchs-Tv CBS Wbns-Tv WHTN Huntington Columbus Charleston Bot Masterson Masterson Maverick NBC News ABC News Lloyd Bridges Dick Powell Jack Benny Garry Moore Peter Gunn Huntley Sid Caesar Steve Allen Wsaz-Tv Wtvn-Tv Whtn-Tv College College College Bud Storcher Cinderella Bud Storcher Kengareo Ed Allen Jack Denton Jane Wyman Pete Gladys Ernie Ford Merv Griffin Loretta Young Dr. Malone Orlone WA E Sea Hunt Theater Maverick Sea Hunt Weather Bat Masterson Maverick Dragnet Dobie Gillis Perry Hillbillies Hillbillone Perry Come Higgins Dick van Dyke Dick van Dyke Nakeo City Steel Hour Tee Cimarron City

Evening schedule lists diverse programs across stations

At 7 p.m. Whats New airs followed by 7:30 p.m. Art of Singing and 8 p.m. Desegregation. At 8:30 p.m. Red Myth shifts to 9 p.m. American Economy with Writers of Today at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Blessing of Liberty at 9:30 p.m. Astronomy for You is on at 8:30 p.m. prior to American Economy.

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Ex-Resident Clyde Hartley 79 Died Sunday Funeral Today

Clyde T. Hartley 79, formerly of Racine, died Sunday. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Wednesday at Ewing Funeral Home with Rev. Arthur Stitt officiating. He is survived by one sister Mrs Earl Shank of Racine. Burial in Syracuse Hill Cemetery.

Pomeroy Clyde T. Hartley Racine Ewing Funeral Home Earl Shank Arthur Stitt Syracuse Hill Cemetery

Mason County Land Transfers Move Real Estate Signals

Rhoda Yeager and others transfer Mason County properties to Robert and Doris Barton. Lewis County real estate also changes hands as Frederick Frey and Betty Jane Frey convey to Orman and Joyce Hall.

Rhoda Yeager Charles and Lavera Yeager Ida James Diehl Mason Robert Doris Barton Frederick Betty Jane Frey Lewis Orman Joyce Hall

Middleport PTA Discusses Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation

Doctors Dr. Oscar Clarke and Dr. Francis Shain spoke to the Middleport PTA at the high school about heart problems after a film Pulse of Life. Kenneth Welker joined the event as a retired army colonel.

Middleport Oscar Clarke Francis Shain Gallipolis Middleport Pta Kenneth Welker Donald Mills Charles A. Bradbury Tom Rue Compton’s Charles Vroman Marilyn Turner New York City Middleport High School Meigs County Council PTA Myron Miller Wallace Bradford William Morris William Slater Bernice Carpenter

Meigs CAP Group Meets in Middleport for Cadet Training

The Meigs CAP Group meets at its South Third Ave headquarters in Middleport. The new unit receives instruction in aerospace sciences and military customs and procedures. Attendees include Larry Marshall Frank Titus Raymond Southerland Roger Moore and Richard Foley.

Middleport Meigs County Civil Air Patrol South Third Ave Larry Marshall Frank Titus Raymond Southerland Roger Moore Richard Foley

DAR to Sell Rummage in Middleport

Jonathan Meigs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a rummage sale Friday and Saturday in the Rowley Reed hardware building. Articles may be left Thursday afternoon for pickup. call Mrs. Dwight Milhoan or Mrs. A. R. Knight for service. Milhoan and Neigler are sale chairmen.

Middleport Jonathan Meigs Daughters of the American Revolution Rowley-Reed Hardware Dwight Milhoan A. R. Knight

Vinton County Hears On School Consolidation Plans

The Vinton County Board of Education voted to circulate resident questionnaires to gauge support for consolidation. They propose either a countywide district or two districts centered at Allensville and a McArthur-Brown Zaleski Hamden Wilton area. Edwin P. Reffett of McArthur will become superintendent when David Bryson retires.

McArthur Vinton County Allensville Brown-Zaleski Hamden Wilton Edwin P. Reffett David M. Bryson Bryson Reffett

Oil Boom Shifts To Vinton County Drilling Activity

In northern Vinton County McArthur reports a shift from gas to oil drilling after four new wells. Chester Collins of Creola controls 2500 acres under lease, following a 1961 Clin ton formation strike. Wells on Crow, Rannells, Conley properties yield 20 to 25 barrels daily at about 2.70 dollars per barrel with water separation processes needed for Berea Sand oil.

McArthur Vinton County Swan Twp-Creola Chester Collins Creola Kentucky Clinton Harold Crow Tom Rannells Crow Malcolm Conley Route 328 Conley Berea

Mrs. Otis Dies At 92 In Victorville

Rhoda E. Otis 92 of Victorville California and a former Meigs County resident died Saturday. Born in Carpenter she was tied to the Chalfan family pioneers who ran a Mud Fork Creek mill. Survived by adopted daughter Elizabeth Alguire and many area relatives. Her husband William and brother James Jordan predeceased her.

Pomeroy Rhoda E. Otis Victorville Calif Meigs County Carpenter New York Central Chalfan Mud Fork Creek William James Jordan Elizabeth Alguire

Stewardship Film Shown To Methodists

The Will of Augusta Nash a stewardship film was shown at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport during a family night attended by about 50 people A covered dish dinner was served by local volunteers and the Rev M E Dawson led the evening prayer In California at Vandenberg Air Force Base Titan 2 silo launch exploded after lift off showering flaming debris over the base

Middleport Augusta Nash Stewardship Heath Methodist Church E. M. Wood Glenn Lambert Walter Hayes Bruce Lloyd Perry Mitch M. E. Dawson Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Air Force

Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes and Local Court Fines

Meigs Memorial Hospital notes list admissions for Ralph Cundiff Lillian Gardner Effie Torrence Jacob Stewart Mrs Paul Sigman and others and discharges for Howard Roush Mary Blank Mrs Rollin Searles Mrs Paul Van Meter Allie Simon. In Meigs County court two defendants William L Justice and Dorothy Leota Wilson were fined for driving without an operator license with Justice at 25 dollars and costs and Wilson at 100 dollars plus costs. Wilson’s 75 dollars fine was suspended and she was placed on one year probation.

Ralph Cundiff New Haven Lillian Gardner Middleport Effie Torrence Long Bottom Jacob Stewart Paul Sigman Rutland Ralph Kearn Shade Cadmus Dutton Max Knopp Racine Henry Bahr Howard Roush Mary Blank Rollin Searles Paul van Meter Allie Simon Pomeroy Meigs County F. W. Porter William L. Justice Dorothy Leota Wilson

Boy Scouts Awarded At McArthur Court Of Honor

Jeff Wyckoff received the first instructor’s award in Boy Scout Troop 93 at a Court of Honor. Eleven members earned awards including seven star badges and merit badges. Scoutmaster John Crow led presentations with many second class and merit awards, plus a special instructor honor for Wyckoff. Elden Wyckoff won the second place district exhibit award in the Beckley Building window. Chillicothe took district first place.

Mike Peters Jeff Wyckoff Crow Elden Wyckoff Beckley Chillicothe

Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Mrs. Leo Swick of Columbus guest of C. E. Wise Sr and Miss Ruth Wise. Mr Wise recovering from a left arm fracture. Laura Van Meter returns from Waverly where she aided surgery for her brother F U Brewer. C H Wise Jr will be in Cincinnati on Ohio Valley Electric Co business with his wife. Bever ly Perrin and Jennette Waddell were guests of Minnie Beverage. Kenneth Sauer of San Francisco, with Lockheed, weekend guest of relatives. A family dinner at Martin Restaurant. Attendees listed among Sauer family. Robert Hennesy of Port mouth visited his mother Mrs Henry Hennesy. Barbara Jones returned to Athens after weekend with Emerson Jones. Charles Vroman and children visited Hawkins family in Belle, W Va. C P Dutton confined to Meigs Memorial after a fractured hip. Forfeiture of $25 bond by Terry Garrett of Zanesville on red light charge in Pomeroy.

Leo Swick Columbus C. E. Wise, Sr Ruth Wise Wise Laura van Meter Waverly F. U. Brewer C. H. Wise, Jr Cincinnati Ohio Valley Electric Co Minnie Beverage Charlotte Perrin Beverly Jeannette Waddell Huntington Kenneth Sauer San Francisco Lockheed Aircraft Co Martin Lewis Sauer Lois Ann Carolyn George Rodney Sauer Judy Cindy Rodney Robert Hennesy Portsmouth Henry Hennesy Barbara Jones Athens Emerson Jones Charles Vroman Mark Mary Esther Fielding Hawkins Belle W. Va C. P. Dutton Meigs Memorial

Auxiliary Delivers 300 Toward Fire Truck in Syracuse

Fire Chief Brooks Sayre spoke at the Volunteer Fire Dept Auxili ary meeting and the group presented a 300 gift, completing 800 toward the truck chassis. Four new members were welcomed, and numerous sympathy and get well cards were sent to area residents.

Syracuse Brooks Sayre Fire Dept. Auxiliary Mary Atkins Mildred Barnett Allah Teaford Helen Diddle Guy Laughlin Ravenswood W. Va Pauline Markins Rutland Will Daniels Pomeroy Harry Swan Portland Avery Nelson Holzer Hospital Darlene Duncan New Haven John Lawson Racine Jennings Hall Columbus J. B. Shockey Thomas Duffy Olin Goodwin Virgie Hobstetter Meigs General Hospital Flossie Roush Akron Mildred Pierce Helen Hubbard Atkins Barnett Teaford Diddle Sylvia Zwilling Emmeline Hendrix Phyllis Hendrix Carrie Sinclair Lin

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