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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1953

Page

9

Middleport Summer Recreation Reaches Halfway Point

Middleport Board of Education reports half of the summer recreation program completed. Little League has 63 boys on four teams with seven games remaining. tracks include Yankees, Reds, Pirates, Indians with current records. Baseball totals 37 players. standings list Indians, Globetrotters, Burns, Muskrats. Softball shows 69 players and nine games left. Bootleggers lead 3 0. Touch football, golf groups formed. horseshoe tournament announced with two age groups. The baseball team defeated Athens American Legion 4 to 2 on July 14 at Middleport.

Middleport Middleport Board of Education David Winefordner Yan Kees Charles Winebrenner Reds Jennings Wayland Pirates Cal Taylor Indians Ed Ferguson Globetrotters Burns Muskrats Blueblazers Yankees Ridgerunners Chester Winefordner Athens American Legion Phil Varney Dan Hindy Koehler Polsen Athens

Pomeroy Meigs County Festival Chicken Barbecue Tickets On Sale

Tickets for the July 22 chicken barbecue tied to the first Meigs County Broiler Festival went on sale in Pomeroy and Middleport. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority chairwoman Mrs. Velma Rue said tickets are sold at six local stores in Pomeroy and Middleport and available from Lions Club Rotary Club chambers of commerce junior chambers and sorority members.

Pomeroy Middleport Meigs County Velma Rue Beta Sigma Phi New York Presto Swisher and Lohse Stark's Dutton Martin and Roller Drug Store Quality Printing Co Thomas Rue Motors and Schulers

Boy Injured in Fall From Bicycle in Langsville

Dwight Nelson nine of Langsville was treated for a head laceration at Meigs General Hospital after a bicycle fall Tuesday evening. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clair Nelson. A cubic mile of sea water contains about six million tons of magnesium.

Pomeroy Dwight Nelson Langsville Meigs General Hospital Clair Nelson

Middleport Garden Club plans regional meeting and fair exhibit

Members of the Amateur Gardeners Club and Middleport Garden Club met at the Titus home near Rutland for a picnic supper and to plan the year. The group discussed a fall flower show with both clubs, a regional meeting in September, and a Memorial Day parade float. A special August 12 meeting at Mrs. O P Klein’s home will finalize plans for the fair exhibit, regional meeting, and flower show.

Middleport Amateur Gardeners Club James Titus, Jr Rutland Richard Rawlings Robert Coats Ben Philson E. M. Blake Bruce Lloyd O. P. Klein James Titus Sr Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Middleport Garden Club Rutland Ist James Titus Titus Bruce Ljoyd Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society Gallipolis Middleport Roadside Johnny Appleseed

Witdleport Notices Of Death Visits And Relatives News

Mrs. O L Roush travels to Marion for uncle Walter Hinton's death with funeral Friday. Hinton was brother to Mrs Roushs mother the late Mrs Ezra Zuspan. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Horace McElhinny in Columbus. Charles Settle of Charleston visited CC Wise Sr and Ruth Wise. Lesta Gothard in Columbus with son in law and daughter Jack and Eve lyn Lewis. Emily Gothard in Columbus slowly improving. Charles R Lewis and children visit former mother in law Evelyn Lewis S Second Ave. plan trips to Athens and Ohio University. Freda Welling vacationing from D R Beck Co in Michigan with O J Claire and Dale Claire Homestead Fla.

O. L. Roush Marion Walter Hinton Hinton Lesta Gothard Columbus Inlaw Jack Lewis Emily Gothard Charles R. Lewis Mary Alicia Vincent Roy Charleston Evelyn Lewis S. Second Ave Ohio Athens Ohio University Lewis Freda Welling D. R. Beck Co Michigan O. J. Claire Dale Claire Homestead Fla Welling

Dickersons announce birth of son

Mr and Mrs Charles Dickerson announce the birth of a son on July 8. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Raymond Lightfritz and Mr and Mrs Harry Dickerson. Great grandparents include Mrs Jane Lightfritz Mr and Mrs Berf Arbaugh and the Rev Ed ward Dickerson of New Plymouth.

Carbondale Charles Dickerson Raymond Lightfritz Harry Dickerson Jane Lightfritz Berf Arbaugh Edward Dickerson New Plymouth Don Barnhart Linda Linden Nolan Mace Athens P. O. Mace Sarah Webb Columbus George Barber

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