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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1956

Page

11

Sunflower Minstrel Draws Big Turnout At Middleport High

Amid snowy weather a large audience filled Middleport High School auditorium for the Sunflower Minstrels, co sponsored by Fides Lodge K P P and the Middleport PTA. The show featured a candlelit set, solo and group numbers, and the youngest performer, Barbara Jones, helped open with a skit. The second showing is scheduled at Pomeroy Junior High this evening for area minstrel lovers who missed the first performance.

Middleport Middleport High School Fides Lodge Polly Morris Brad Maag Olio Cash Bahr Barbara Jones Theolio Margaret Hagay Racine Sol Jean Hayman Steve Jacobs Blue Moon Eveliym Cleland Leading Creek Dipsy Yman Carolina Brad Dury Sharon Marilyn Roush Helen « Ho Bee You Edwin Oberhozer Dale Wilson Helen Margaret Hagey Horace McElhinny Jimmy Butcher Surrey Edwin Oberhozers Irene Erueser Sonny Boy Judy Jacobs Autumn Lear Myrna Maag Ann Chapman Pat Waugh Lillian Steiff Earl Warnke Charles Winston Russell Roush Pomeroy Junior High Ince

1714 X Rays Taken During Unit Visit

A county health drive report details 1714 x rays taken during a recent unit visit. The Tuberculosis and Health Association coordinated with the County Health Department and local officials in Middleport and Rutland to screen residents over two days. Nurses and volunteers assisted, with 118 x rays recorded at Rutland and 405 at the county location.

Marcia Dennison Maxine Miller Jay Middleport Rutland Imperial Elect Association Middle Sons Highport and Health Association Bradford Bernice Ledlie Pomeroy Considwight Wallace Harold ‘Woodered Aerd John Vroman Amount

Christian School Dated At Racine Methodist

A school of christian service will be conducted at 1 30 p m Friday evening at the Racine Methodist Church Rev Wesley Jenkins new pastor of the Racine First Baptist Church will be the speaker and leaders of discussion groups focusing on workers of childrens youth and adult groups Miss Bernice Bowen county religious education instructor the Rev J Leslie Kunze pastor of the United Methodist Church and the Rev Fred L Gardner of the Middleton Church of Christ will participate The program aims to inspire workers in local churches and churches in the Racine area cooperate in presenting the school

J. Leslie Kunze United Methodist ‘Church Fred L. Gardner Middleport Church of Christ John Elwood Ra Fine

Middleport Literary Club Meets at Mrs Strauss Home

Middleport society notes show Mrs A J Strauss presiding at a Wednesday session with papers on This Way Miss and Memories to conclude the program. Next meeting Feb 1 to be hosted by Mrs Ben Philson.

Literary Club Middleport A. J. Strauss South Third Avenue Rodney ‘Downing Ben Philson George Jessel David C. Miller Bess Sanborn D. B. Hartinger Ethel Barrymore Mem ‘Ries Brownell Home Wallace Bradford

Pomeroy Chamber Chair Talks Membership Drive at Lions Luncheon

Ful, chairman of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce, spoke on the current membership drive during the weekly noon Lions Club luncheon at the Federated Church. Renzo Menchini showed football game film. program led by Bill Anderson. Twenty members and three guests attended, including C. D. Slagle of Ga lle.

Rymenur — Vesuer Ful Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Pomeroy Lions Club Federated Church Renzo Menchini Pomeroy Bill Anderson C. D. Slagle Galle

Marriage Solemnized O'Brien Says Charges Motivated by Politics

POMEROY Miss oiye Schwab daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Schwab W Main St became the bride of Richard Collins son of Mr and Mr Clarence Collins 212 Main St on Wednesday Jan 4 at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Vows were read at 7 30 p m by Rev L M Mohrhoff. The bride wore a pastel blue brocade satin street length dress with white accessories and a pearl necklace gift of the groom. She carried a white Bible topped by an orchid. Mistress of honor Mrs Willis Dudding wore a coral lace street length dress. Best man was Richard Jones. The mother of the bride wore a charcoal gray dress. Expenditures listed by Mr JoBrien for 1954 include many travel and witness expenses for traffic safety and court related actions totaling $1580.64. The 1955 report shows expenses totaling $1857.

Willis Dudding Mason Mor Richard Jones Pomeroy Mrs. Schwab Jo’Brien Public Utilities Commission Columbus Carpenter Governor Ironton Collier Weygandt Joseph Miller Thomas Brothers Athens E. E. Galloway Proffitt Cory Board Plice ‘Sage Collin O'Brien Collins Pomeroy High Trafic Safety Meeting Em- Columbus Western Union Telegraph Co Sidney Ohio the Columbus B. L. McArthur High School Tackett

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