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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1955

Page

6

Judge's Son Enrolled At OU Music Clinic

Jack Bacon son of Judge John Bacon and Mrs Bacon of Middleport has enrolled in Ohio Universitys two week annual summer music clinic workshop. He recently completed eighth grade at Sacred Heart School and plans to enter a seminary in Steubenville this fall. Konrad Scholl and Mrs Scholl assist the workshop with Scholl also serving as superintendent of music at Iowa High School.

Middleport Jack Bacon John Bacon S&s Third Ave Ohio University Jack Sacred Heart School Steubenville Konrad Scholl Meigs Scholl Ondine Saxton Raymond Saxton Locust St Athens

Jaycees Honor Four At Installation Banquet

Four Meigs county Jaycees were honored at the installation banquet at the DAV Home. Tomas Grow Jr headed the second annual broiler festival, Richard Fellrod led the horse show and Christmas program, Kenneth Finley secured funds for sending American entries to the Olympics, and Virgil V. Brown received a lifetime membership for Jaycee work.

Pomeroy DAV Meigs County Hary Kidd Tomas Grow, Jr Jaycees Richard Fellrod Kenneth Finley Virgil V. Brown Atlantic City Harry Kidd Brown Citoems Bom Childe C. Follrod Thomas Crow Ted Reed, Jr Dick Rosenbaum Richard Owen Eugene Buckley Frank Jennings

Four Girls From Salvation Army VB S Going to Cincinnati Camp

Four girls from the Salvation Army Vacation Bible School will travel to Cincinnati for a two week Glendale Camp program. Helen Haning Janice Deck Shirley Landers and Carolyn Wells will receive band instruction from Captain Glenna Rummel and a New York instructor. The group joins about thirty boys and girls enrolled this week at the Army Hall program running 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Carolyn Wells, age 12, is the youngest traveler.

Uere Salvation Army Daily Vacation Bible School Salvation Army Glendale Helen Haning Janice Deck Shirley Landers Pomeroy Carolyn Wells Glenna Rummel Middleport-Pomeroy Post Cincinnati Rummel New York Glendale Camp Salvation Army Vacation Bible School Army Hall N. Second Ave Carolyn Ells Carolyn

Former OU Professor In Europe for Summer

Dr Hugh UH Davis former Ohio University professor in Athens arrived in Europe for the summer months. He flew to Ireland and visited Wales mother’s ancestral home. He will go to London Paris and Italy to study while continuing teaching at Jareece University in Syracuse N

Pomeroy Hugh UH. Davis Thomas Young Ohio University Athens Europe Davis Ireland Wales London Paris Italy Jareece University Syracuse

Dinner and Movie Set for Waltonian Club Fete

Ladies night at 7 p.m. as Meigs Chapter Izaak Walton League meets at the clubhouse near Chester. No business meeting. ham dinner served at 7. A color sound film Waltonians in Action will be shown followed by square dancing.

Pomeroy Meigs Izaak Walton League of America Chester

Lightning Strikes Twice for A. Tappan in One Night

Angie Tappan sat watching TV when a thunderstorm struck her Whitney Point home damaging attic timbers and blacking out the TV. Two minutes later the same storm hit a concession stand owned by A. Tappan about 15 miles away, smashing it and blowing it away.

Whitney Point N. Y Angie Tappan Tappan

Lausche appoints Hinkle Ohio banks superintendent

Gov Frank Lausche names Rep Paul Hinkle of Mercer to be Ohio superintendent of banks effective July 12. Hinkle, 45, will replace Thurman R. Hazard of Cambridge who resigned.

Columbus Frank J. Lausche Rep Paul Hinkle Mercer Ohio Hinkle Thurman R. Hazard Cambridge

Transferred Rev Moore moves parishes in Ohio setup

The Ohio General Conference at Lakeside announced parish changes. Rev W B Moore, former local Methodist minister, now transferred to Sargents Atomic parish near Waverly, under Rev Waidord, Meigs County native. Also Rev Joseph Bosco to oe Church at Jacksonville, previously with Salvation Army and First Baptist, licensed to preach by Met Church.

Middleport Lakeside W. B. Moore Dresden Sargents Atomic Parish Waverly Waidord Meigs County Piketon Hazen Werner Colum Joseph Bosco Jacksonville Salvation Army First Baptist Church Met Church

Second Reign Ends with Waterlooo Battle

The Hundred Days marked Napoleon's second reign as emperor in France ending with the decisive Battle of Waterloo. The campaign defined his final bid for power and reshaped postwar Europe.

Country Calls City Dwellers

Three Middleport families relocate to country farms. Vernon Weber family moves into the Rutland home of the late Plummer grandparents. Aaron Kelton family buys near Welshtown and will remodel. Donald Curren family leaves a trailer on S Third Ave to settle on Leading Creek landmark while building a new house.

Middleport Vernon Weber Will Plummer Ruttland Weber Aaron Kelton Kaaren Third Ave Welshtown Keltons Donald Curren C. B. Weiselot S. Third Ave Meigs County Leading Creek Currens

Huber Grandson Born in Pomeroy as Meter News Surges

POMEROY reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs John Duffy Jr in Halifax Mass with grandparents Lena Huber and Mr Mrs John Duffy Sr listed. MIDDLEPORT meter receipts total 187 54 for the week, officials say receipts exceed expectations and exceed the half-forecast for Pomeroy meters.

Pomeroy John Duffy Kathryn Duffy Halifax Mass Lena Huber Corning Middleport Village l Pomeroy Imeters

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