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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1963
Page
4
Real estate collections in Meigs County for the last half of 1962 totaled 354 714 80, deputy Ruth Moore reports. The figure rises about 20 000 from the prior year with district totals listed, and water assessments add 3 011 to the overall 355 725 80 total.
Rutland youths attend the Methodist Youth Fellowship Camp at Lancaster. Named participants include Margie Herring Julia Lucas Jane Lucas Jim White Saundra Dean Sandy Tucker Karen Tucker Jean Ann Siders with counselors Betty Herring Jesse White Marjorie Rice Joy White Rosemary Rice and Ellen Rice accompany their mothers.
The note indicates bottling done by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Athens under appointment from Pepsi-Cola Company, New York, detailing the franchise arrangement and source of the beverage.
Rutland Cub Scout members taking swimming lessons at the Milport Pool include Steve Hoffman Randy Sprouse Bill Nichol son Jim Morris Bobby Snow Den Norman Roush Randy Williams Jim Birchfield Dallas Weber Bobbie Black and Steve Hawk. Den mothers Mrs Bernice Hoffman Mrs Wanda Williams Mrs Connie Black and Mrs Janet Morris provide transportation. Sabra Canaday Linda Williams and Mark Morris, all of Rutland, also attend sessions.
Meigs County Meigs hosts 100th Annual Fair opening with Rev Charles Lusher of First Baptist Chilli cothe as speaker. Services set 8 p m August 12 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds grandstand. Choir to be organized by Mrs Roy Gerhart. Planning committee includes Rev Donald Boone Dr L L Roush Rev M E Dowson and Rev Ralph Zundell.
All residents planning to serve as school bus drivers in the county school system must have physical examination reports completed and filed with County Superintendent O. O. Patterson by Tuesday. The county board of education will meet Tuesday.
In MIDDLEPORT, Edith Haptonstall marked her 15th birthday with a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haptonstall. Prizes were awarded to Robert Schmoll Carole Anderson Connie Cooke Christine Bailey and Roy Coleman for games. Edith received gifts and refreshments were shared. Attendees included Kathy Lacey Joyce Long Sharon Harrison Larry Gladwell Sean Mullen Sammy Clatworthy Kathy Bratton Olita Lewis Cinde Conde Ronnie Hindy John Blake John Evans Joe Reichman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp Billy Haptonstall and Mrs. Blanche Haptonstall.
Arthur C. Preston of Cheshire sues All American Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Park Ridge Ill in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for 48000 claiming breach of disability policy terms after total disability from an injury on August 19, 1961. He says premiums were paid for 100 a month disability benefits and seeks damages for nonpayment.
Army Specialist Five Carl A. Butcher of Rutland and members of the 4th Armored Division will finish a four week field training exercise in Germany by July 31. The program includes range firing and unit level field problems as they take the annual Army Training Test. Butcher, 23, serves as a gunner in Company B 1st Medium Tank Battalion of the 37th Armor. He joined the Army in January 1961 after basic at Fort Knox and overseas arrival in July 1961. He is a Central High School alumnus.
Meigs General Hospital admitted Ollie Baker Racine Lewis Walker Minersville Hattie Bolin Pomeroy James Saunders Middleport Henry Viars New Haven and Phillis Stone Pomeroy. Discharged Miss Frieda Faehnle Anna Elkins Dorothy Morris and Lester Fauber.
Cedar Lake in Ripley W Va hosted the Weatherholt Family Reunion with attendees including Paul Patterson Roxanna Jeff Ray Judy Slawter and Gerald Wears from Columbus plus Paul Hill Debra Tommy Paul David and Jackie from Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs John A Fisher Hebron announce the birth of Julia Ann Monday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with grandparents C O Fisher Middleport and Theodore Beegle Pomeroy.
Middleport High School announces fall practice for the band starting Monday. Instrumental music instructor Eugene Gherke says all band members and prospective seniors must attend at 8 a.m. Monday with mandatory sessions for marching band eligibility. Music for next week's drills available Thursday or Friday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the school.
Evangeline Chapter will hold a 6 30 p.m. potluck at the Masonic Temple with obligation night after supper. Bethel 62 will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at the temple in Pomeroy. Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters host annual Past Chiefs picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday at Mrs Amanda Kaspar's home.
Keith Riggs, Pomeroy and his wife announce the birth of a daughter Monday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Mrs. Estie Heines and Mrs. Charles Swisher. Also listed are Mrs. Wayne Swisher and Mrs. Roy Lansbury. Great-grandparents named. The note moves to local church notices in Middleport and Pomeroy with council meeting and planning retreat at Middleport First Baptist Church and commissions at United Methodist Church Monday at 7 p.m. and official board at 7:45 p.m.
Miss Betty Garlesky was honored at a Sacred Heart Church shower hosted by Mrs. Richard Freeman and Mrs. Andrew Kalasut. The Aug 17 wedding to Larry Wehring was announced with a pink and white theme. Prizes in games went to Mrs. Elmer Wehrung, Mrs. Gardner Wehrung, Mrs. John Seines, Mrs. John Handley, Mrs. Paul Huston, Miss Anna Howell, and Miss Sally Roush.
Eastern High School Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the school to plan the fair booth, assign worker schedules, and discuss evening booth construction at the fairgrounds. Also reported, Frank S. Williams of Pomeroy was fined 15 dollars and jailed three days for false statements in a driver’s license case.
Sharon Frecker and James Meredith of Meigs County were named the 4-H Club delegates to the Ohio Conservation Camp at Camp Ohio in Licking County. Frecker, five years in club work, Chester Band Aids member, demonstrated at the state fair in 1961. Meredith, six years in club work, served as Junior Leader and 4-H Camp Counselor. Expenses were shared by the youths and the Meigs Soil Conservation District.
Mrs. Doro thy McCloud held a party at the Middleport Roadside Park for Victor McCloud with prizes awarded to Tomy Batey Danny McCloud and Gregg McKinney. Cupcakes and ice cream were served by Mrs. McCloud and Mrs. Nora Schaefer. guests included several McClouds Schaefer and McKinney family members.
Harry P. Rife of Leesburg completed a 10 week military law course at the United States Army Judge Advocate General School at the University of Virginia. He earned his law degree from Ohio State University and was commissioned into the Army Legal Corps. He is now on active duty at Fort Belvoir Virginia and admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. He is a nephew of Middleport residents Mrs. Maxine Allensworth and Thomas Mankin.
The Heath Methodist Church organ rebuilding project, started weeks ago, is finished. It was first played Sunday by Newman Burdette, the regular church organist.
Joe Nowell of Middleport will move to Marietta in about two weeks. He rises to district vice president of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce, with Meigs County in both his old and new sales territories. His rapid ascent includes less than two years of Jaycee activity and a term as Meigs County president.
Mr and Mrs William Ingels were among the first local residents to see Cleopatra praising it as good but long. They viewed the four hour forty five minute film while visiting relatives in Chicago Illinois last week.
Miss Dixie Roush of Salem Center 4-H Club was named winner of the Meigs County safety speaking contest. Ruth Ann Bailey was runner up with Fire Prevention. Judges included Mrs. Claude Husted and Robert Bowen.
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