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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1965
Page
16
Meigs County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee elections will be by mail. Ballots go to eligible voters July 30 and must be returned by August 9. Farmers nominate by petition requiring six or more signatures, with forms available at the county office.
Sg t and Mrs Clarence Spurrier Jr and son Dennis return from three and a half years in France and visit relatives in the area. Be ky and Ken ny visit mother in Leon West Virginia. George Dallas and family host weekend guests Chester Road and Forrest Bachtel Middleport. John Parsons family visit Columbus. James Sauders discharged from Meigs General Hospital and recuperating at home. Several locals travel and host relatives including Edwin Stein II Patricia Ann Lowery Melvin Van Meter Nancy Burns. Families plan to relocate to California after leave. Whitney Agre family from Morris Plains stay with Hilton Wolfe Sr and visit Alma Thompson Columbus. Mrs Alma Thompson visits Edward Hoeflich. Mrs Laughlin East Liverpool and Mr Calvert Canada visit relatives here.
The Happy Harvesters Class approved a $50 contribution to the church council at their meeting in the Federated Church. Committees for Lions Club dinners were named for July and a hostess group for the church guild planned a Christmas in July party on July 28.
Evangeline Chapter 172 Order of Eastern Star met to raise funds by selling knives and napkins. Grace French led the closing as plans for September initiation were announced. Separately, Robert Woodrow Cornell of Portland Route 1 was granted a divorce from Grace L. Cornell in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty and wilful absence.
Middleport Fire Department elected Russell Mills as delegate and Robert Byer as alternate to the Ohio State Firemen's Association convention set for August 13 to 15 in Cincinnati. A $25 donation from Storys Run Friendship Club supported the new fire truck, with prior similar giving toward an emergency squad truck. Storys Run serves the department area outside the village.
Patriot Wayne D Brown son of Mr and Mrs John R Brown Patriot Route 1 has received his Air Force second lieutenants commission upon graduation from the U S Air Force Academy He has been assigned to Mather Air Base Calif for navigator training and earned dean's merit list recognition
Mr and Mrs Leslie Hoffman traveled to Clarksville Tennessee to bring their daughter Marlene home from Austin Peay College for summer. They attended the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and toured Mammoth Cave. Other visitors included Bill Johnson and family and Robert Pierce and sons of Columbus. David Pierce visited before returning to college for the summer session. Mr and Mrs Harold Gardner dined with their daughter and son in law, the Robert Fetty family of Pomeroy.
A hospital notes list multiple admits including Mrs Alfred Deremberger Columbus Mrs Lee Burnem Racine Jessie Jeffers Mason W Va Thomas Spencer Long Bottom Lulu Aleshire Middleport Gladys Tuckerman Pomeroy Lena Chevalier Reedsville Diana Wadsworth Philadelphia Pa Robert Halley Middleport Raymond Kearns Racine Christine Freeman Pomeroy Ruth Runyon Minersville June Newton Pomeroy Pearl Knapp Syracuse Gilbert Wilson The Plains Marilyn Halfhill Mrs Robert Stewart Lucille Norris Francis Anderson Crystal Hall Emma Ledlie Bessie Pickens Mrs Paul Hill and son Mrs Lee Burnem and son Mrs Norman Laudermilt and son Jessie Jeffers Mrs Lulu Aleshire and Diana Wadsworth.
The Shinstons from Syracuse captured first place in a Saturday night talent show at the Rutland fire department Fourth of July celebration, earning $15. The Nazarene Boys quartet placed second, with The Prinstons taking third. Honorable mention went to Kathy Moore and Debbie Jewett. Vernon Weber emceed the event after Ramblers music prior to the show.
Middleport and Pomeroy Methodist vacation church school begins at Heath and United Methodist Churches. Students will visit Parkersburg’s Jewish Temple, perform a program at each church, and have a July 16 picnic. Certificates, gold and silver stars for perfect and nearly perfect attendance, and leadership by Ruth Tompkins and Bernard Fultz are noted.
State Highway Patrol logged two accidents in Meigs County during the holiday period. Charles R. Hupp of Racine suffered no injuries after his southbound car struck a utility pole on Route 338 near Racine, cited for excessive speed for road conditions. Frank M. Ginther of Middleport left the road and hit a fence in Bradbury, with moderate vehicle damage reported.
Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters gathered at Mrs George Heines home with Mrs William Killinger as cohostess for an August 5 picnic at Mrs Amanda Kaspar. The group sent sun shine baskets to confined member Mrs Gladys Cuckier and awarded prizes to four members. Refreshments served to members and guest Mrs Theo Heines. In Meigs County the office of Clerk Evelyn Locke reported June motor vehicle receipts of 1336.40 with 843 certificates of title 309 liens 200 memorandums 398 applications and nine certified copies. most funds 1032.95 to the county and 303.45 to the state.
A unit members and children who helped with the annual Poppy Day sale of the Ladies Auxiliary of Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion will gather at 1 p m Thursday at the Middleport roadside park. If rain, the event moves to the Legion hall. Mrs Alfred Roush, president, asks dues be paid by Friday as she and Mr Roush depart for the state convention in Cleveland. Middleport emergency squad transported Mrs Otto Aleshire to Veterans Memorial Hospital after breathing difficulties.
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