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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1956
Page
2
Pomeroy Village Council okayed a budget near 87000 for the year, detailing expenditures across general, safety, Unity fund and cemetery funds. New officials, appointments, and committee assignments were made, including a plan to widen Union Ave and discuss regional municipal integration with Middleport.
Prayer Week at First Presbyterian Church opens with Rev Howard Ruppelt presiding and Fred J Gardner of Church of Christ as speaker. Gardner's topic Wind in the Sails. Special music by church choir directed by Mrs Arthur Skinner with organist Mrs Chester Erwin. Evening services feature Rev Robert Styers and Rev C E Hoyt as presiding pastors. Week supports local ministerial cooperative works including Vacation Bible School.
Middleport society announces the marriage of Dorothy Ann Veith to Donald Leach in a Christmas Eve ceremony at Fr T L Gardner's home at 7:90 p.m. The bride wore a blue street length dress with thine stone trim and red rosebud corsage. The Bible was a gift from the groom. Both graduates of Cheshire High School, they reside with the bride's parents as plans proceed.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Williams and Rodger Roma Lee and Joyce spent Christmas in Huntington with relatives. Audrey Sauters and Marlene were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Williams of Darwin. Joe Perry son visited Perry's father R F Perry recently. Clyde Pratt and Irene of Pleasanton and Mildred Fulton of Athens were Christmas guests of Mr and Mrs George Fulton. Robert Bobo and Phillip spent the holidays with Mr and Mrs Ray Bobo. Wiley King and four daughters of Loudonville spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Gerald King. Mrs George Fulton.
A lengthy year in Meigs County includes Earl Warnke students presenting a spring concert with awards to Barbara Swisher as girls state delegate, Good Friday observed countywide, and Meigs County events from April through May. Highlights cover school awards, proms, local elections, the Easter Egrol in Port, and a county music festival outdoors at Mercy stadium with 1500 attendees. The Meigs area lists include district reassignments, park plans, and several community milestones from Pomeroy to Racine and Port Clinton.
In RIDDLEPORT Mrs Charles White North Fifth Avenue reports Clayton Cottrell and his Chesapeake wife welcomed triplets Darst and Jeffrey Tice weighing 13 pounds. all in incubators, condition good though months to decide. Thirteen driving under influence and related charges listed in Williams court records for December.
Mrs. Frye, aged 43, died as Glouster Village council reorganized. Ernest Parker succeeds James Trace as council member. Edward Sey, Joe Roback, Charles Beshara, and John Carter also serve. Harold Rose retained as village solicitor. L. Cunningham treasurer. Mayor Williams sworn in. new meeting time set.
Glouster society pages note The Altar Rosary Society meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in the church hall with Mrs John Mc Creanor hostess and Mrs Sam Kamento program chairman The Rothwell Club meets Thursday afternoon at Mrs E A Taylor home with Mrs H F Kittle presenting the program A Rebekah practice for installation is announced and a funeral is announced for Frye 43 of Mansfield after a three month illness. Burial at Glouster cemetery. Ball and holiday guests listed along with several local residents and visitors from Athens Toledo Hollister and Mansfield. Council will meet monthly on the first and third Thursdays at 7 p m including committee appointments and city officers changes. Fire department officers named with five year term council to consider ordinances and park recreation board member named.
Mev and Mrs Arnold Grueber and sons Robin and Dar of Columbus joined Mrs Grueber and her parents C F Danford for New Year visits. Elmer Boyd and family Paul Lee and Bill Jr of Columbus stayed with their parents William Lee, while Jack Wade hosted Greens Run visitors on Sunday. Merle Danford returned from Welton after an unspecified trip.
Franklin D. Hudson acting chief of police commends Comero y romercy residents for a quiet New Year weekend with no calls for rides home. Sheriff Charles Russell reports a quiet Monday with two accidents on the prior weekend.
The Pentagon funded a Gallup poll costing 19,500 dollars to gauge civilian views on military service. Results released Saturday show civilians rank officers seventh and enlisted men sixteenth among 19 occupations, with teenagers placing officers fourth and enlisted men fourteenth. The study covered 2069 interviews nationwide to ensure accuracy within a small margin of error.
Mr and Mrs 3 Hoctor of Columbus spent the holiday with the McLaughlin family in Radcliff. Walter Wells was named to the Wilton Board of Education vacancy created by C B Unree’s resignation. Edith Trotter of Cleveland and Miss Betty Trotter of Columbus visited. Dwight McLaughlin and family hosted Cincinnati guests. Others include Mr and Mrs Charles Trent of Columbus and K E Queen and family visiting relatives in Grafton. World population notes cite Latin America. Purdue University livestock bedding material study mentioned.
O'Brien urged the state utilities commission to orders the New York Central Railroad install better protection at Hobson crossing where Ohio meets NYC tracks near Middleport. He proposed automat flasher lights due to 2650 daily crossings by buses and workers from the Kegger Creek plant in Cheshire, noting the accident rate has caused fatalities.
POMEROY Officers were installed by Mrs. Albert Woodard deputy as Dorus Council Daughters of America met at the 100F Hall. New officers include Mrs. Anice Oblinger associate councilor Mrs. Tom Cook vice councilor Mrs Henry Reibel associate vice councilor Mrs Henry Reibel associate vice cuncilor Mrs Minnie Neutzling conductor Mrs Arnold Hayes insider sentinel Mrs Herbert Miller outside sentinel and Mrs Donley Reibel associate junior past councilor. Plans were made to contribute to the March of Dimes and to drape the charter in memory of Mrs J Allie Wippel and Mrs Loraine J Snyder. Several local residents were noted visiting or returning from travels and hospital stays.
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