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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
2
The Meigs County Fair kicks off with harness racing and a tractor pulling contest, offering purses around 400 dollars. Friday features a 1 pm start for racing and a night wrestling event, with midwest talent and horse shows planned through August 20. A separate Sunday service marks the Mount Moran Baptist Church’s sixth birthday, with sermons, choir performances, and community dinners.
Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion in Middleport plans a firing squad marching in the state convention parade in Columbus on Sunday. Joe Young Jr leads the squad, open to qualified Legionnaires. suntan uniforms provided by the post, accessories by the outfit.
Twenty nine members and guests attended the final picnic of the Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ Thurwing. Weather moved the gathering from Roundsite Park to the church. Mrs. O. L. Roush presided over a brief business session and supper. Co chairs were Mrs. Minerva Watts and Mrs. Will Reuter. A cream serve followed. The Midlport area also notes a marriage announcement for Miss Hoyt and Lt. William Burke Bero with ceremony planned at First Baptist Church.
Donald Hartung Pomeroy, 26, of Minersville Route 1, bound over to the Meigs Grand Jury under $500. In Justice of the Peace Percy Peoples court, Myers C. Faulkner, 36, Coolville, fined $10 and costs for abusing an officer.
Nobles New York files collection suit against W J Barnitz Ruth Barnitz and Hayman Barnitz. Locally Ruth Barnitz and family entertain relatives as storms cause minor damage from a transformer strike. Births and visits noted along with social events and a cream social planned to support Youth Fellowship.
Portland society column records Mr and Mrs Harold Savers and families visiting in Midaleport, Mr and Mrs William Rogers hosting East Liverpool guests, Albert Price Tampa and Harry Adams with grandson Alvin Bowles of Charleston visiting Mrs H C Goede and children in Paw Paw W Va. The Worthwhile Guild picnic occurred at Portland Park and Marjorie Larson visited Mrs. Clara Larson, with Ira Blosser’s family also present.
Silver Ridge Silver Rilas 20B Church plans a Sunday program beginning at 9 30 am with Sunday school. worship at 10 30 am and sermon at 11 am by Rev W A Frost. A picnic lunch follows at noon and an afternoon service at 2 pm with hymn singing. Efforts are in progress to engage visiting talent for the afternoon. The church invites evangelists for the hymn sing. Christian Endeavor Society of South Bethel Church hosts a Wiener roast Aug 3 at Mi and Nine Garrett Chetty. The August Christian Endeavor meeting is Aug 12 at 8 pm at the EUB Parsonage with Rev W A Frost and Barbara as hosts. Birthday celebrations for Pastor Prost Dale Tutte and others noted. Administrator Otis Parker named for Lorenzo Parker estate in Meigs County Probate Court.
Retail sales tax receipts in Meigs County show a gain for the pared 10 receipts, totaling 4148.11, for the week ending July 17 last year, according to POMEROY county records.
Pomeroy social notes report Wildwood Garden Club elected Dr. Fred Ness as president Vernon Netae as vice president John Ile as secretary Norman Pisher as treasurer and Homer Holter as program leader. The group discussed future events including a county fair and a ribbon contest. A salad course was served to 19 members.
A cablegram announces the birth of a grandson to Mr. and Mrs. Jay S. Gloeckner. Attendees at Clarence Headley Farm on Route Tat Tuppertrumenus near Plaine will join a noon basket dinner on Thursday, with entertainment to follow. Mrs Florence Zelt of Strausburg, Ohio, and others are invited. Mr. Gloeckner, currently in foreign service with Ray Engineering Co. in Houston, is completing his fourth year in Iraq.
Church notices list Sunday schools at multiple congregations including Pomeroy and Carleton with morning and evening services. Prayer meetings occur midweek. various pastors offer distinct worship times and youth activities. some entries note July events and district coordination.
Traffic jammed highways around the Meigs Gallia area as word spread of a fire at the Kyger Creek plant. Fire units from Middleport Pomeroy and Racine responded, some breakdowns and mud slowed the effort while motorists viewed the blaze from back roads and Riverview Cemetery.
Middleport Church announces Sunday worship at 10 30 am with church school at 9 15 am. Evening service 7 30 with sermon on Our Present Sickness and The Star in the East. Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 pm. Membership Sunday and all day services mark the churchs 60th anniversary and Rev N D Bordens pastorate. Mt Moriah Missionary Society hosts noon dinner and afternoon services 2 30. Young people depart for MYF institute at Lancaster Camp Ground.
POMEROY Racine Chapter 104 Order of Eastern Star will meet at 8 pm Monday. Mrs Harry Long of Huntington WV is visiting her brother Herman Lovett. William Lite and son Doasins visit Mrs Richard Ash. Robert Coe of Chauncey attends a gathering at the Karl Barter. Mrs Jean Heines of Columbus visits her parents. Mrs Benton Penn returns from Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after injuries from a home accident. Mrs Walter Kennedy Jr visits Jackson on business.
Browntown Association reelected officers Virgil V Brown as president Mary E Bowen as secretary treasurer and Albert Brown as meter. The group voted to extend gas services to Alonzo Kesterson Richard Young Alva Clark and William Musser.
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