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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1967

Page

2

Mr and Mrs Millioan Honored With Shower

A church shower at Enterprise EUB celebrated Mr and Mrs Wayne Milhoan. Mrs Kay Logan and Mrs Robson hosted with floral arrangements by Mrs Mary Heines Mrs Eva Robson and Mrs Maxine Arnold. Prizes were awarded to several guests and a large guest list attended with many gifts and refreshments served.

Pomeroy Mary Heines Eva Robson Maxine Arnold Enterprise Eub Robson Kay Logan Wayne Milhoan Arnold Helen Quivey Jane Abbott Sandi Bailey Audra Well Ruby Frick Heines Leona King Mickie King Well Edna Lee Coelle Hudson Robert Pickett Dorothy Terri Fischer Larry Hudnall Karen Pettit Flossie Brickles Faye Logan Bernice King Florence Holley Edna Haning Jane Kathy Abbott Gladys Brothers Velma Douglas Avice Bailey

Radio Club Names Five New Members in Pomeroy

Friendly Citizens' Band Radio Club expanded at AMVETS Hall Pomeroy with five new members Doug las Hemsley Dan Hayman Syracuse Edward Griffith Dale Lawson Portland and Donna Blankenship Letart W Va The club renamed to Twi County C B ers Club A skating party was planned at Skate n Way Rink Route 7 A potluck for 40 attendees set the tone for the next meeting on March 9 at 7 30 p m at the AMVETS Hall.

Pomeroy Friendly Citizens’ Band Radio Club Amvets Hall Douglas Hemsley Dan Hayman Syracuse Edward Griffith Long Bottom Dale Lawson Portland Donna Blankenship Letart W. Va C. B.’ers Club

Radarman Rathburn Arrives in Mekong Delta Vietnam

Middleport Sgt. Rich ard Rathburn of the 9th Infantry Division has arrived in the Mekong Delta to serve as a radar operator. He joined the Army in September 1964 after training at Fort Knox and Korea duty, then radio and teletype training at Fort Dix and Fort Gordon. His wife Linda is the daughter of Herschel Gilkey of Middleport Route 1.

Middleport Richard BE. Rathburn 9Th Infantry Vietnam Mekong Delta Rathburn Army Fort Knox Korea States Fort Dix N. J Fort Gordon Linda Herschel Gilkey Route 1

Bookmobile Visits Set In Meigs County

The Meigs County Bookmobile will visit multiple schools and communities this week with a dense schedule. Stops include Syracuse Elementary Racine Elementary Letart Elementary East Letart Salem Center Langsville Rutland Elementary Burlingham Darwin Hemlock Grove Pomeroy Junior High Salisbury Elementary Bradbury Elementary Nami Baptist Church Harrisonville Wolf Pen Riverview Elementary Reedsville Long Bottom Portland Elementary Pickens Store Tuppers Plains Chester Community Five Points and other locales on varied times across Monday to Saturday.

Syracuse Racine Letart East Letart Salem Center Langsville Rutland Burlingham Darwin Hemlock Grove Pomeroy Junior High Salisbury Bradbury Nami Baptist Church Harrisonville Wolf Pen Riverview Reedsville Long Bottom Portland Pickens Tuppers Plains Chester Community Five Points

McKinney Completes Helicopter Training

Pvt. Jack R. McKinney 22 son of Mr and Mrs Hugh McKinney completed a helicopter maintenance course Feb 15 at the Army Aviation School Fort Rucker Ala The 10 week course covered UH 1 Troquois maintenance helicopter gunnery field operations and survival escape and evasion techniques

Middleport considers action committee after bakery shutdown

Middleport Village Council formed plans for an action committee to attract new industry after Ohio Valley Baking Co. announced closure, costing about 70 jobs by March 6. The group would include mayors of nearby towns and Rep. Clarence Miller, with first talks set to engage the bakery’s president and state officials in Columbus. Route 7 resurfacing and a shared fire hydrant project were also approved.

Middleport James A. Rhodes Meigs County Ohio Valley Baking Co John Zerkle Action Committee Pomeroy Syracuse Rutland Ralph Welker Clarence Miller Zerkle Philip C. Pierson The Zerkie Columbus Rhodes South Corporation Locust Second Avenue State Highway Department

All Arthritis Victims Don't Have To Be Crippled

Experts say rheumatoid arthritis need not cripple most patients with early treatment. The Surgeon General's workshop urges expanded care, post graduate training, and more therapists to prevent disability. Arthritis covers many diseases, with rheumatoid arthritis as the most disabling form in millions affected nationwide.

Glen W. McDonald U.S. Public Health Service Associated Press Washington Surgeon General

Where The Waters Mingle

Four Mason County youths ages 13 to 16 faced Judge James Thompson after confessing to a spate of burglaries and thefts across Leon Baden and Ten Mile Roads. The boys, Garvin 16 Fred 14 Terry 13 and Wallace 13, described breaking into homes stealing rifles jackets cans and chickens, damaging windows, and even attempting to conceal acts by misusing a dresser for firewood. Grounds of troubled homes and poverty were cited with parents offering varying defenses, while sentences and further hearings were set as officers reform efforts continued.

James Thompson Columbus Mason County Garvin Fred George Johnson L. Durst Leon - Baden Road D. E. Hartley Orval Cable Violet Durst Ten Mile Road Buck Greenlee Hersel Morrison Pine Grove Road Terry and Wallace Randall Woodall Route 35 Edgar Mash Leon - Baden Robert Rollins Terry Lancaster School Thompson

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Mrs. Millioan Glenna Milhoan Mrs. Arnold Mabel Moore Blaine Milhoan Dwight Logan, Jr Lucretia Smith Mildred Jan Betzing Lucille Leifheit Marjorie Leonard Frances Goeglein Maye Cummings Lillian Napper A. M. Cox Della Riffle Helena Howett Suzanne Arnold Jane Douglas Hazel Ball Delores Will Menzil Smith Constance Shields Connie Judy Radford Helen Radford Shirley Sisson Ann Stephanie Radford Harry Canterbury Dorothy Radford Linda Smith Frieda Ball Stella Potts Betty Folmer Avanell Pettit Kathy Johnson Bernice Saxton Gladys Burson Marlene Wilson Linda Jett Louise Well Buena Grueser Betty Janice Evans Palma Goodwin Vena Whaley Mabel Neimeyer Sandy Neimeyer Myrtis Parker Linda Pullins Dorth Radio Club South Court Street Bobcat West Union Street Richland Richland Shopping Center Athens Richland Avenue Gthe Athens Ational ‘Bank F.0.1.c Delta Meigs McKinney Middleport Planning Action Committee N. Second Avenue B. F. Parmalee North Second Avenue Tate Farm Stimson A&p Athens, Ohio Lot-Oo-Lite Electric Company the Electric Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co Front St Columbus 15 Ohio
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