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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

3

Pt Pleasant Groups Hold Family Life and Lodge Meetings

The Anne Bailey Farm Women's Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Oak Thomas home on Ripley Road with president Mrs Marshall Fowler presiding. A round table on You Are the Key To Good Family Life followed and refreshments were served to several local members. The Pythian Sisters No 54 gathered at Leon Lodge Hall Monday evening with Erma Burdette leading the business session. Dr and Mrs J Stewart Lloyd hosted a picnic and swimming party Monday at Holiday Park near Winfield for daughter Pamela Lloyds eleventh birthday with attendees including Marlene Thompson Tommy Thompson Jackie Lewis Mary Wolfe Cheryl Mitchell Stewart Lloyd and Mr and Mrs Charles Perry and Margaret Cook.

Anne Bailey Oak Thomas Ripley Road Marshall Fowler Fowler Charles Foglesong Charles Stephenson A. O. Smith Mary Kay Stephenson Judy Mitchell Pythian Sisters No. 54 Leon Lodge Erma Burdette J. Stewart Lloyd Holiday Park Winfield Pamela Lloyd Marlene Thompson Tommy Thompson Jackie Lewis Mary Wolfe Cheryl Mitchell Stewart Lloyd Charles Perry Margaret Cook

Women of the Moose Install New Officers at Lodge

Officers were installed Tuesday at the Moose Home by Royal Order of the Moose members. R. H. Melrose installed regent and other officers named include John Klein chaplain and Mike Whalen guide. Regents and committee chairs were listed with multiple names and roles.

Women of the Moose Moose Home Royal Order of the Moose R. H. Melrose John Klein Mike Whalen Ann Whalen Elizabeth Fisher Ruth Recorder Vallie Parsons Martha Tennant Jean Sauer Mary Whalen Roma Wartenberg Argus Evelyn Hail

Local Club Roster Lists Members and Attendees

A fragmentary roll call lists Daisy Darst and Mrs. Marga ret Duncan along with Mrs. Smith Rouse Mrs. D 8 Kelley and Mrs. Wilma Fisher as members. Other attendees include Mrs. Fay Ball Mrs. Kathleen Fisher Mrs. Mabel Roush Mrs. Lillian McCoy Miss Daisy Darst and Mrs. Nellie Henson at an unspecified meeting.

Daisy Darst Margaret Duncan Moosehaven Rs. Smith Rouse D. 8. Kelley Hospital Wilma Fisher Fay Ball Kathleen Fisher Mabel Roush Lillian McCoy Nellie Henson

4-H Club Swimming Party and Tribal Councils Noted

The 4-H Club held a Monday evening swim at the Lyle Austin farm pond in Hogsett followed by a hamburger fry. President Randall Garland led a meeting with reports on activity and state camps and two councils formed with Mary Francis Blain and Pat Henry as tribal heads.

4-H Club Lyle Austin Hogsett Randall Garland Pat Henry Jimmy Mitchell Emmett Mitchell Mary Francis Blain Johnny and Abe Frances Blain Ry Lou Garland Charles Garae Rita Garland Janet Janend Joe Joridan Emmett

Local Society Notes Highlight Parkersburg Visit and Vacations

Mitchell and Mrs Lyle Austin and others attend weddings and anniversaries in Parkersburg. Parkersburg visitors celebrate Joe Thompson's anniversary with a restaurant dinner. Adie plans a three month Lake Worth Florida vacation. Nearby families host and visit relatives across South Side and New Haven while service members return home from Camp Lee and Camp Picket.

Joe Thompson George South Side Billie King Karen Leon E. John Morgan Jerry and Jean New Haven Charles King Broadway Morgan Warren Stewart Sgt Hyatt, Jr Virginia Camp Picket Lightburn Hyatt Jackson Ave

Engineer Orders Signs Removed on Ohio Highways

Traffic engineers for the state highway department ordered removal of Coca Cola Bottling Co signs reading school slow. Chief traffic engineer Harold Eckhardt said the signs are illegal for not conforming to standards and for carrying advertising on one side.

Columbus State Highway Department Ohio Coca-Cola Bottling Co Harold Eckhardt

Four Delegates Chosen For National Education Convention

Four Mason County teachers will serve as delegates to the National Education Association Convention in New York City the week of July 27. Elaine Rouse and Dorothy Mitchell represent the Mason County Classroom Teachers Association while Jess Carpenter and Miss Myra Sehuls head Mason County Education Association. They will meet at the Hotel New Yorker near Madison Square Garden and plan tours of the United Nations and other sights with Mitchell and House attending Broadway plays.

Point Pleasant Mason County National Education Association New York City Mason County Classroom Teachers Association Elaine Rouse Dorothy Mitchell Mason County Education Association Jess Carpenter Myra Sehul New Yorker Madison Square Garden United Nations Mitchell House

Three Juveniles Held After Vandalism At Eight Miles School

Three early teen boys appeared before Prosecuting Attorney Raymond F. Musgrave for vandalism at Eight Miles School and a local home. Sheriff Charles A. Roberts delivered them into parental custody until the September term of Circuit Court. Parents to cover damages.

Point Pleasant Raymond F. Musgrave Eight Miles Musgrave Charles A. Roberts

Trial for Eight Stated On Contempt Charges

Eight persons indicted for contempt for refusing to answer Ohio Un American Activities Commission questions will face trial June 28 before Common Pleas Judge Ray B. Watters. The judge said the case would not require a jury. Named in the grand jury indictment are Anna Glauser and Amos Murphy of Barberton Myron Thomas of Cuyahoga Falls and Lloyd Arnold Benedict Gorday George E Lyons Karl Carrigan and Mrs Thelma Furry all of Akron.

Akron Ohio Ohio Un-American Activties Commission Common Pleas Ray B. Watters Anna Glauser Amos Murphy Barberton Myron Thomas Cuyahoga Falls Lioyd Arnold Benedict Gorday George E. Lyons Karl Carrigan Thelma Furry

Point Clinic Admits and Releases List

Patients admitted include Eugene Gardner of Henderson for surgical care and Mrs Mabel Krebs of Point Pleasant Route 2 for surgery. Philip Keith Grueser from Camp Conley Road treated for a hip fracture. Discharges include Edith Riffie of Point Pleasant and Burwell McKinney of Leon.

Eugene Gardner Henderson Surgical Mabel Krebs Point Pleasant Philip Keith Grueser Camp Conley Road Edith Riffie Burwell McKinney Leon

Petticoat and Slip with Shadow-Proof Panels and Lace Trim

Product listing describes No 2112 Petticoat with shadow proof front and back panels nylon lace embroidery bottom ribbon trim sizes S M L and No 1100 Slip with shadow proof panels fitted waist straight panel skirt and nylon lace trim sizes 32 to 44.

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Pt. Pleasant Society Pythian Sisters WOM Lightburn Army Camp Lee Mr. Hyatt Holzer Hospital Milton Lewis Sr High St Niles John Clench Lewis Milton Lewis Jr Patty Lyn Charleston Road Phillip Mattox Chandlee Mattox Phillip Pain Point Bottling CO Schrank
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