Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1967

Page

5

Bank Aides Attend Meet in Columbus

Citizens National Bank staff from Middleport travel to Columbus for the mid winter Ohio Bankers Association meeting at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel. The group, accompanied by spouses, includes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart Mr. and Mrs. L E Reynolds and others with a dinner party planned at the hotel tonight.

Middleport Citizens National Bank Columbus Ohio Bankers Association Sheraton - Columbus Paul

New Flag Presented At PTA Meeting

Syracuse an American Flag was presented to the school during the PTA meeting in the school auditorium. Margaret Cottrill presented the flag on behalf of the County Council meeting at Bradbury. Iris Baker read founders day articles about Alice McLellan Birney Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Mary Grinnell Mears. Pearl Knapp presented the flag and read on flag etiquette. Mrs. Fisher accepted for the school. March 14 hostesses named Jean Nease Maxine Varian Ora Bass Mary Greer Janet Nease. Refreshments served. Pomeroy Salvation Army to host free clothing day at 115 Butternut Ave from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday.

Syracuse PTA Bradbury Margaret Cottrill Iris Baker Alice McLellan Birney Phoebe Apperson Hearst Mary Grinnell Mears American Legion Drew Webster Post 39 Pomeroy Pearl Knapp Fisher Jean Nease Maxine Varian Ora Bass Mary Greer Janet Nease Esther Harden Donna Smith Dorothy Stewart Virginia Fisher Mildred Pierce Sara Roush

Remedial Speech Program Explained in Meigs County

Middleport PTA heard therapist Mrs. Kenneth Smith describe the remedial speech program in Meigs County schools. She cited testing showing 10 to 23 percent speech problems, noted higher rates than the national norm, and outlined therapy steps from hearing sounds to applying them in conversation. Officers were nominated for April. volunteers approved a $25 donation to the Meigs County Council PTA scholarship and paid county dues. meeting chaired by Tom Kelly with Wendell Gerlach introducing the speaker.

Middleport Meigs County Kenneth Smith Middleport Pta Richard Owen Manning Klees Meigs County Council of Parents and Teachers Tom Kelly Wendell Gerlach

Meigs General Hospital Admits and Dismissals

Fred Hoffman of Dunbar West Virginia and Luther Friend of Long Bottom were admitted. Helen Phillips Emma Bland Zita Nieri and Ray Turley were dismissed from Meigs General Hospital.

Meigs General Hospital Fred Hoffman Dunbar W. Va Luther Friend Long Bottom Helen Phillips Emma Bland Zita Nieri Ray Turley

Heart Fund Canvass Scheduled On Sunday

Middleport BPW Club to conduct a house to house canvass for Heart Fund contributions Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. Village hall is the drive headquarters. Dr Willard Harris spoke at a Heart Fund dinner with Sharon Lyne Queen present. Local club members attended and Heart theme decorated Oscar's Restaurant.

Heart Fund Middleport Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club Adolph Saelens Mary Kunzelman Middleport Bpw Heart Middleport Club Gallipolis Group Willard Harris Central Ohio Heart Association Harris Sharon Lyne Queen Charles Queen Gallipolis Fae Thompson Grace Pratt John Werner Allen Hill Betty Leonard Oscar’s

Valentines Exchanged at Kindergarten Parties

In Middleport the annual kindergarten Valentine parties were hosted by the girls of both classes. Morning hosts included Mrs. William King and other room mothers who prepared candy suckers balloons and decorated sacks. Afternoon hosts featured additional mothers with cookie milk favors and guest list of local families.

Middleport William King Fred Hoffman Richard Hovatter Don Becker David Hindy Hindy Richard Beach Judy Khajenouri John Nash Samuel Plants John Welsh Bill Grant Valentine Joy Beaver Sheryl Bossie Patty Brown Julie Byer Debra Coleman Beverly Hoffman Angela Martin Terri McDaniel Kimberly Payne Vickie Winebrenner Gregg Becker Shayne Brunson Bruce D. Conde Terry Gardner Mark Gilkey Michael Hindy Ricky Hovatter Kevin King Keith Lynch Carl Manley John Smith John Stewart Chris Yeanger Carin Bailey Brenda Beach Terry Fox Chrisanna Gilland Debbie Johnson Judy Lavender Patty McKinney Lisa Nash Vicky Pickens Ruthann Plants Judy Sargent Marianne Welsh Robert Beard Dennis Grant Rockney Khajenouri Steven Little David Manley Joe McCloud Roy Neff

Meigs Court Grants Wife Divorce

POMEROY On grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty, Sheila Jean Reed has been granted a divorce from David Franklin Reed in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court. The maiden name Hicks was restored. In the same court, entries were filed in favor of Beta Shoe Corp Belcamp Md for 631.86 and Williams Manufacturing Co Portsmouth for 1880.45 from Clarence E Hibbs and Elizabeth B Hibbs doing business as Roush's Shoe Store. POMEROY Surviving Capt Otto Franklin Reiker 67 Point Pleasant, who died Sunday at Holzer Hospital, is listed with son Keith Reiker Middleport Route 1, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Pomeroy Sheila Jean Reed David Franklin Reed Meigs County Common Pleas Court Hicks Beta Shoe Corp Belcamp Williams Manufacturing Co Portsmouth Clarence E. Hibbs Elizabeth B. Hibbs Roush Otto Franklin Reiker Point Pleasant Holzer Hospital Keith Reiker Middleport

Also Mentioned on This Page

Drew Webster American Legion Post Guy E. Guinther Robert Vaughan Post Legion Rock Springs Bob Hoeflich Salvation Army Butternut Ave Meigs General Telephone Meigs Court Luckoff Cluckoas Tiese Nelsonville Compac
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication