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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
2
The Meigs County Superintendent of Schools announced one new teacher, Ada Ohlinger of Middleport, to teach sixth grade at Salisbury Township Elementary. All other teachers were rehired across Salisbury Township and Bradbury Grade Schools. bus drivers also rehired.
Middleport youth Thomas Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Kelly of Grant Street passed preliminary tests at Dayton and earned acceptance to the General Motors engineering school in Flint Michigan He is a 1960 graduate of Middleport High School an honor student active in church youth group and other activities He will depart in September for Flint
Pomeroy-Rocksprings Grange will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the grange hall. Olive Grange will visit and furnish the program. Refreshments will be served during the evening.
Area Boy Scouts, except three from Rock Springs, join Jamboree Troop 27 at the 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Gallia Gallipolis Meigs district youths listed with roles and awards while Troop 26 includes Stalnaker Clark Reed from Rock Springs. Karl Beck of Middleport serves as public relations representative and earned the 1957 Jamboree Adventure Award.
Meigs County Fair Flower Show opens to all with fair tickets as Mrs. Paul Baer leads again. She aims for 106 percent participation from 12 garden clubs and junior groups, with themes like Lets Take a Trip and classes ranging from Down Mexico Way to To the Moon.
Apple Grove residents Mr and Mrs Philson Norriss vacation two weeks with son and daughter in Junction City. Mr and Mrs Early Roush and Mr and Mrs Ray Buck return from a ten day trip to Lake Houghton Michigan. Gerald Hayman and Mrs Howard Robinson and sons dined with Earl and family. Virgil Norriss of Mt Vernon visited Mr and Mrs Ross Norriss. Norma Ann Chapman, Athens worker, spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Alex Wheeler.
Syracuse social column lists visitors and guests across towns including Gallipolis Akron Cleveland Parkersburg Wellston Bainbridge and Charleston. Names appear with families and households: Parker Powell Meeks Rowan Baer Wise Theiss Gorb y Hubbard Jones Arnott Schnell and others. Many weekend and weeklong stays noted with relatives and in laws across West Virginia Ohio and Illinois.
Local residents and visitors share extended visits across several towns. Lillie Prushing of Columbus visits her father Wallace Baker and sister Lola. many others from Toledo Akron Racine Vanderhoof Canton Cleveland and Zanesville converge for family gatherings and birthday celebrations.
Gaganvihari L. Hehta serves as India's ambassador to the United States and Mexico and is minister plenipotentiary to Cuba, extending bilateral duties across three nations.
County Men's Fellowship of the Churches of Christ held Family Night at Middleport Church of Christ with 115 attendees. Delegations from Bradbury Dexter Hemlock Grove Keno Rutland Pomeroy Zion and Middleport were represented. speakers included Sheldon Thomas and Benjie Young. Wilbur Pierce presided. musical numbers featured groups from Bradbury Rutland and a Hawaii guest Miss Otake performed a duet.
A special town council meeting in Pomeroy was canceled due to lack of quorum and a missed appointment with Max Farley of the State Highway Division. Mayor E F Robinson said planners hoped to meet today to discuss paving the route start at E Main Street to the corporation line and determine the town's share of costs.
Frances B Roberts of Flower Grower Magazine announced the Garden Path won second place in Class 4 of the Garden Club publication contest. Mrs Edward R Ray of Lancaster edits the Garden Path, a publication sent to association members. Ray is a noted flower show judge who has visited Meigs County.
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