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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1957
Page
9
Two cases heard by Mayor C. P. Fisher resulted in fines for traffic violations. Ben Milton Wright of Gallia County was fined $5 and costs, and Harold Reeves of Pomeroy was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty.
POMEROY There will be new faces in the 1957 Sunflower Minstrels shown in Pomeroy Wednesday at 8 15 p m at the Junior High School. Middleport High School seniors co sponsor with Fides Lodge Knights of Pythias and will perform in numbers with choruses and special groups. Bradford Maag, veteran director, says he has the best show in the series and is eager to take the grease paint.
Middleport Pvt Eugene Smith son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Smith spent Christmas and New Year with his wife Shirley of Middleport. He has returned to Fort Knox Kentucky to complete his basic training.
Middleport stockholders met at Citizens National Bank Tuesday afternoon with John B. Downing presiding. Seven directors were re elected: John B. Downing Paul S. Smart Henry N. Swift Mrs Milton Rathburn Rodney Downing Mrs L E Reynolds and Harold E Hubbard.
A Presbyterian Night crowd attended Union Week of Prayer services at First Baptist Church led by Rev. Howard Ruppelt with the choir. Tonight Rev. N D Borden of Mt Moriah Baptist will preach as Mt Moriah choir sings. Citizens National Bank celebrated its golden anniversary with dividend checks to stockholders and announced remodeling, new fluorescent lighting, and a rear storage/bookkeeping space designed by Gene Grate.
Four applications for Chester Grange membership were read and acted on by Master David Koblentz. A community-service discussion covered evergreen plantings at Chester Cemetery exits. The January meeting featured New Year themes and songs by Genheimer and Parker, a group contest won by group 3, and Auld Lang Syne. Next meeting January 22.
Nancy Lou Van Sickle Dexter of DeLand Florida seeks divorce from Burns Edward Van Sickle of Pomeroy. They wed June 25 1955 and have no children. She requests restoration to her maiden name Nancy Lou Hayden. Webster and Fultz law firm represents her.
Middleport diners heard Bernard Fultz discuss the three P s of Career Advancement at the Middleport Business and Professional Women s Club meeting held at First Presbyterian Church. The program covered planning, preparation, and choosing a satisfying profession with emphasis on influence from media and future leadership examples.
Fire Chief George Hicks commended the community as he reported 41 fire calls in 1956. The department used 100.5 man hours with 328 volunteer firefighters, and 90 percent of alarms were out of town. The largest blaze was Swisher's Coal Tipple on E Main St causing about $12,000 damage.
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