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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1965
Page
7
Middleport residents will receive sewer rent bills ranging from 6 to 36 dollars for October through December 1964, due within 10 days. The charges fund a planned treatment system, with 34 000 dollars yearly, and unpaid amounts may be added to real estate taxes.
Meigs County will launch a $17,000 bookmobile in March under the direction of Vilma Pikkoja. The unit will operate four to five days weekly, carry about 4000 books with 9000 loaned by the state for two years, and serve both Meigs and neighboring counties with community stops and school visits.
Three persons sustained minor injuries in a two car collision on West State Street in Gallipolis at 8 20 a m. David T Epling 18 Gallipolis Route 2 was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance. Driver R Foster Champer 60 and his daughter Penny were involved.
Gallia ASCS releases a public sale schedule for U S government corn with auction sites in Defiance and Ross counties and bids opening on various January dates across multiple counties including Fairfield Union Van Wert and Richland plus notes on as is sale terms and GR 361 forms for bidders. Taos flag presentation adds a note of state action and local ceremony.
Mr and Mrs William Kitchen and daughters Deb bi and Denise visited weekend with Mr and Mrs Robert Reibel and Mr and Mrs J A Young. Charles Pelzel and party attend funeral services for Mrs Carlin Keeler in Charleston West Virginia. Mrs Pelzels mother Mrs Arthur Stuart joins trip home. Bruce Lloyds return from Dayton due to illness of her brother Paul Smith. Roscoe Fowler, ex Middleport resident, recovering at home in St James City after surgery. Ralph Gilmore and wife depart for Florida for several weeks. Couples listed include Larry Kelly Grimm 20 Racine and Peggy Ann Wines 17 Racine Route 2 Gerard Michael Gregory 22 Long Beach CA and Clara Ruth Glenn 19 Racine Route 2 Charles Franklin Arnott 30 Letart Falls and Vivian Elizabeth Johnson 21 Pomeroy.
A blaze struck a River Oil Co. building in Happy Hollow Saturday causing losses estimated between 400 and 500 dollars. Middleport fire department responded. Cause not yet determined. Peace Corps service figures show 110000 applicants since 1961 with 10000+ served and 5000 volunteering monthly across 46 countries.
A Meigs County Common Pleas Court suit by Bryan L. Davis seeks 1668.65 plus 500 in attorney fees and to keep hospitalization insurance in force against American Health and Life Insurance Co. Betty Oliver sues for divorce from Carlos Oliver with custody sought. Dismissals include Herve Earl Ritchie et al vs Raleigh Hetzer and Vester Walker vs Manna Walker. A bake sale by Pomeroy Senior Cee at Kroger's begins 9 am Friday.
J H Grate longtime elder of Middleport First United Presbyterian Church retires after more than 50 years of service. He plans to observe his 83rd birthday in March and spoke to the Church Session about elder duties.
Mrs Homer Holter reports on National Grange at Rock Springs Grange 7 30 p m Thursday. Past Councilors Daughters of America meet 7 30 p m Wednesday. pot luck refreshments. Choirs from Pomeroy churches perform The Seven Last Words of Christ cantata on Palm Sunday. participants to contact local organizers. Past Councilors of The dorus Daughters of America meet at Mrs Bentz Wolfe's home. Middleport Senior Mothers Club meets 7 p m Wednesday in high school cafeteria. Deacons and deaconesses of Middleport First United Presbyterian meet 7 30 tonight in the pastor's study.
The Rio Grande Baptist Association fellowship tea for Mid terian Church was organized Monday by the B H Sanborn Missionary Society. Mrs Harold Chase will supervise the tea, with tables prepared by Mrs David Durst and a program by Mrs Donald Boone. Proceeds support Sandra K Miller Chapter Girls Guild for Mount Moriah Baptist Church events.
The State Highway Patrol reported a collision on Route 325 near Route 124. Cars driven by Richard A. Lakin and Everett A. Turner sustained damage to the left fronts. Turner was cited to county court for driving left of center.
Admitted patients include Helen Johnson Racine Samuel McKinney Middleport Delbert Murray Middleport Homer Parker Rutland Nora Reuter Pomeroy John McDaniel Clifton W Va Discharged patients include Tammy Taylor Harold Cadle Mrs Robert Riffle
Meigs County group discussed a possible heavy equipment training school in Meigs County at Crow's Town and Country Restaurant. They also looked at a $25 000 fund drive to buy land for an airstrip in Forest Run, with letters sent to local businesses for contributions led by Fred Crow.
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