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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1962
Page
5
Retired Middleport man C. C. Chapman was knocked unconscious in his Mill Street yardSaturday night and robbed of 349 in cash. A dark car was seen nearby as police and the emergency squad responded to the scene.
Joppa notes list dinners and visits among local families. Mr. McCoy died in a July 5 automobile crash. Relatives and friends from Mans field Akron Canton Parkersburg and Cleveland frequent the area, with several trips to Ellenboro W Va Junction City and Columbus mentioned.
Apple Grove residents feature weddings and visits with longtime neighbors. Nadine Taylor wed Don Findley on July 6 with Rev. Pearl Casto at the parsonage. Dave Taylor left for North Dakota after a two week leave and attended Nadine’s wedding. A birthday party for Jamie Hill drew Ruthie Jerrell Mae Toney Vickie Ables and Sally.
Darwin Bedford 4-H girls Dawn Carper Wendy Carper Kenda Chaney Caro lyn Jones have returned from Canter Cave camp. Miss Hilda Hart remains at Forked Run camp.
The Rev. H. Lawrence McDaniel installed officers of the Women s Society of Christian Service at Forest Run Methodist Church during Sunday worship. Officers include Mrs. John Scott president and Mrs. Alfred Yeanger vice president along with recording secretary Mrs. Russ Watson and treasurer Mrs. Fred Nease.
Laurel Cliff area social notes include Roy Howell's Ashland visit with family and a Washington D C sight-seeing trip. Health Club picnic at Syracuse Roadside Park draws about forty. Several residents travel or visit relatives in Ohio, Florida, Canada, California, Texas, Alaska, and Dayton. Capt Cedric Parker and family host a Texas visit as he relocates to Fairbanks Alaska.
Wolf Pen Mr. and Mrs Cecil Gillogly with Stevie and Carla Jo and the Gillogly and Johnson families visited their parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Everett Lambert. Naomi Jo Smith and Sandra McGhee were afternoon visitors of Margie Warner.
Local residents listed include Downington callers and families such as C. A. Bolen Chester Barnhart Ira Wellman Bradbury and Ray Haning. Mrs Martha Robinson returns from Meigs General Hospital while Pvt Keith Haning goes back to South Carolina after 14 days with his parents.
Middleport Personal notices list Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Allensworth and Becky in Charleston visiting relatives including Mrs. Elleen Ransom while others attend to hospital and funeral services for Mrs. Dale Allensworth. Readers travel from Columbus Cincinnati Glouster and Defiance to visit family attend camps and recover from surgeries.
Pomeroy residents and guests share journeys and gatherings across several states. Raymond Eiselstein and Leonard Russ observed a Cleveland home return after two weeks in Pomeroy. Erma Smith resumes Buckhannon employment after a Buckhannon visit. The Mein harts hosted travelers Carrie Judy and Beulah Nutt from Buckhannon after a New England trip. George Wright vacations in New York. Joy Ray Rife of Gallipolis visited Truman Russell family. Roger Bashore family returned to New Carlisle after visiting Alma Kitchen. Anita Sue Russell returns to Columbus to study cosmetology after time with the Russells, following a fall at the Lutheran Home. Leo Van Nest and family plus Howard Nicholson of Athens visited Hoeflichs. Thayer Welch of Huntington and George Hoeflich hosted Mrs. Gerald McIntosh. William Baxter, Bernice Johnson, and Bentz Wolfe hosted a dinner with Howard Snyder family, Martha Sue Clark and Connie Clark of Parkersburg, and Stanley Klopkowski of Pittsburgh. Martha Sue plans St Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in September.
The Willing Workers Class of Enterprise EUB Church voted a contribution to the Bowers family fund at Mrs. Carl Moore's home. Genevieve Stobart led the opening prayer and a psalm was sung by Mrs. Geoffrey Wilson. Elden Weeks, Mrs. Thomas Bentz, and Miss Stobart read poems. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Moore. Pomeroy Meigs County Junior Fair Board to meet at 7 tonight at the county extension office to prepare name tags and conduct a follow up meeting.
Members of the Third Friday Club gathered at the home of Mrs. Meinhart after a picnic at Roadside Park. Prizes for games were awarded to Mrs. Desauer, Mrs. Ebersbach, Mrs. Thoma, Mrs. Reibel, and Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Meinhart served a dessert course.
Meigs County Meigs Fair officials outline a three day racing program for 1962 featuring twilight harness racing on Aug 16 and 17 at 5 p.m. and afternoon harness racing Aug 18 at 2 p.m. Pony harness races on Aug 17 at 1 p.m. and Aug 18 at 4 p.m. include six running divisions with $500 purses and pony purses of $30. Local high school bands will perform with Rutland Pomeroy Racine Middleport and Wahama listed for dates. Tickets sold at local outlets grant gate admission and free parking.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sauer hosted a surprise celebration for daughter Mary Ruth’s sixth birthday on Saturday. Games produced prizes. favors included coloring books balloons and party hats for children. Guests included Roxanna Patterson Michael May Mark Morris Gregory Finley Ricky and Brenda Bolin Judith and Rosemary Snowden Billy Don and Beth Vaughan Steve Walburn Margie Wamsley Vicki and Cathy Harrison Christine Schuler Joy Sauer Van dy Roush Terri Ingels Yvonne Rader and David Fife. Adults present were Mrs. Richard Vaughan Mrs. Dale Walburn and Mrs. Bruce May.
Health inspection of cattle will occur Tuesday and Wednesday during the Meigs County Junior Fair held with the senior fair. Dr. John Moore, veterinary for the fair, and Wayne Roush, county 4-H leader, will visit 4-H and FFA members at their homes. Animals must be tied in barns and have registration papers ready.
Tycoon Lake residents and nearby families hosted dinners calls and visits with relatives including Blonda Fore of Nitro W Va and Alice Duncan. The piece notes callers in Columbus Gallipolis and Centralia Illinois and ends with a quip about Bill Shakespeare and a U S population center.
Twelve Heath Methodist Church youths attend a youth conference at the Methodist camp site in Lancaster. The group includes Forrest Bachtel Mich Lloyd David Oliver Joe Reichman John Blake Robert Swanson James Johnson Mike Archer Ellen Hawley Sarah Bechtle Diana Criswell and Celesta Ault. They are accompanied by counselors Mr and Mrs Leo Smith and their son Kenny and will stay for a week.
Funeral services for Alvin Rife 87 were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings Coats funeral home. Officiating were Paul Taylor and Raymond Fife. Burial followed Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by a son Alva a foster daughter Mary Gilkey two grandchildren and three great grandchildren with brothers Clyde and Cornelius Rife.
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