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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1976

Page

7

Officers Elected By Church Women

The Women of the Church of God at New Haven held the January meeting at the Missionary Building with Bonnie Fields and Grace Cunningham as hostesses. Officers elected for Group I for the new year beginning in April included Orpha Fields as president and Bonnie Fields as historian. other posts filled were parliamentarian Sue Erwin, finance director Sarah Gibbs, publications director Grace Cunningham, and stewardship director Becky Reed.

New Haven Women of the Church of God Bonnie Fields Grace Cunningham Fay Carpenter Delores Taylor Spiritual Life Lakin State Hospital Sarah Gibbs Orpha Fields Sue Erwin Becky Reed

Methodist Group Has Meeting at Starr Church

United Methodist Women of Starr United Methodist Church held a carryin dinner at the church with Grace by Mrs. George W. Carter. A 1976 secret sister draw was announced and 64 cheer cards plus nine visitations were reported for the prior month.

STARR United Methodist Women Starr United Methodist Church George W. Carter Grace Carter Lafe Eggleston Emily Trowbridge Mary Eberts Blanche Griffith Herbert Walker Ralph Boss John Carter Robert Howard Hilas

Landscape Committee Named at Mason County Fair

The Mason County Fair board named a landscape committee and other committees. Season tickets are set at 4 dollars with sales starting in March per fair board President Howard Price. Lowell Cook summarized the State Fair Board meeting. Donors may contact fair board members.

Point Pleasant Fair Board Howard Price Lowell Cook

Methodist Unit Holds Prayer and Self Denial Service

At Apple Grove United Methodist Church the women conducted a prayer and self denial service led by Mrs Dolly Wolfe. Mrs Wolfe and Mrs Eileen Buck read scripture as readings by Mrs Dallas Hill and Mrs Dorsey Parsons accompanied by Mrs Robert Smith at the piano. Mrs Betty Shiveley sang a solo.

Fairview The Apple Grove United Methodist Women Dolly Wolfe

Booster Class Officers Named At First Baptist School

RACINE The Booster Class of the First Baptist Church School met at Mrs. Margie Grimm’s home. They sang together and adopted officers: Mrs. Edna Pickens president Vera Beegle vice president Dorothy Badgley secretary and Gretta Simpson treasurer. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Grimm.

Racine First Baptist Church School Margie Grimm Edna Pickens Vera Beegle Dorothy Badgley Gretta Simpson Grimm

AAUW meeting in Point Pleasant discusses state legislation

Margaret Withrow of Point Pleasant High School spoke on life in the 21st Century to the Point Pleasant AAUW group. President Evelyn Gammon led a discussion of pending state government legislation and announced the state convention April 23 to 25 at Jacksons Mills near Weston West Virginia. Hostesses Jane Smith Ruth Rhodes Elizabeth Barker Glenna Hockenberry served refreshments.

Point Pleasant Margaret Withrow Glenna Hockenberry

Garden Club Bazaar Earns $199 in New Haven

Nehaclima Garden Club held its January meeting hosted by Mrs H Moxley and Mrs J Roush at New Haven. Vice President Mrs M Merritt led the business session and devotions from God Calling in president Earl Clark's absence. The program by Mrs J Smeltzer and Mrs P Snyder of Smelter's Garden Center featured a sand terrarium. proceeds from the holiday bazaar totaled $199.95.

New Haven Nehaclima Garden Club Harold Moxley John Roush Michael Merritt Earl Clark Merritt John Smeltzer Patty Snyder Smelter’s Garden Gallipolis Snyder

Banquet Foods plant resumes after roof crack

WELLSTON Production at Banquet Foods Corp. resumed Wednesday night after a days idleness caused by a hairline ceiling crack. A spokesman said workers returned for the evening shift following a structural analysis. A minor ceiling leak had hindered production Tuesday.

Wellston Banquet Foods Corp Robert Bishop

Thief Impersonating Officer Steals $980 in Rural Mason County

A man posing as a policeman and claiming to investigate counterfeit money took $980 from a rural Mason County resident Monday evening. The victim handed over $1000 in $20 bills after being shown a police badge. The suspect, who cut telephone lines beforehand, left with all but one $20 bill and had been seen in the area weeks earlier.

Point Pleasant Mason County J.L. Searls

Ohio Farmers Forecast Corn Acreage Rise For 1976

Ohio crop officials project corn planted area to reach about 4 million acres in 1976 up 6.7 percent from 1975 with soybeans at 2.95 million acres down 5 percent. Nationwide planting plans total 80.8 million acres of corn while U S soybean acreage declines from 1975. hay stocks rose 15 percent to 2.353 million tons and milk output for December 1975 showed gains.

Columbus Ohio State Crop Reporting Service

Point Pleasant Teens Set for West Virginia Junior Miss Contest

Mason County teens travel to Princeton for the West Virginia Junior Miss event. Kathryn Raike of Point Pleasant High School will compete after sharing the Mason County title. Denise McDaniel cannot attend due to a Wichita Make It With Wool contest, while Karen Clatworthy is Mason County’s runner up and will also participate.

Point Pleasant Mason County Princeton West Virginia Kathryn Louise Raike Ralph Raike Point Pleasant High School Roosters Denise McDaniel Wichita Kans Karen Clatworthy Duane Clatworthy Raike Clatworthy

Garden Club Meeting Led by Vice President

NEW HAVEN The Nechaclima Garden Club met at the clubhouse with vice president Mrs. Michael Merritt presiding in the absence of the president. Mrs. Merritt led devotions. Guest speaker was Mrs. John Smecicher, president of the French City Garden Club of Gallipolis. Mrs. Patty Snyder made terrarians with colored sand. The club reported earnings of $199 from the Christmas bazaar. Hostesses were Mrs. Jack Roush and Mrs. Harold Moaley.

New Haven Nechaclima Garden Club Michael Merritt Merritt John Smecicher French City Garden Club Gallipolis Patty Snyder Jack Roush Harold Moaley

Auxiliary Plan Square Dance at Middleport School

Middleport Police Auxiliary sponsors a square dance at Middleport Elementary School on Pearl Street from 8 to 11 p.m. The String Dusters will provide music, with Glenn Lambert and Cora Hilton as callers. Admission is 1 per person. children under 12 admitted free with a parent.

Middleport Middleport Police Auxiliary Pearl Street String Dusters Glenn Lambert Cora Hilton

Esther Circle at St Paul Lutheran Meets in New Haven

The Esther Circle of St. Paul Lutheran Church gathered at the church in New Haven with Mary Roush leading the session.

New Haven Esther St. Paul Lutheran Church Mary Roush

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