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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
5
The annual Rainey family reunion takes place Sunday at Harmon Park starting 11 am with a picnic basket dinner at noon. Family members are invited to gather for a day of fellowship and shared memories.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Couch of Point Pleasant are honored at Gen. Ball's Restaurant in New Haven dinner with many local couples. They plan to move to Chicago after retirement as Nationwide Insurance agents.
In Point Pleasant at Leon Baptist Church on June 15 7 p m a double ring ceremony united Shar on Burgess and Donald Warren Click before Rev James K Poe Assisting attendees included maid of honor Cheryle Burgess and best man Ronald Click The bride wore a white taffeta gown and the couple now reside at 2022 Jefferson Blvd with Mr Click employed at Anderson Blackrock Ravenswood and the bride at Justice of the Peace A M Goodwins office
Thirty six women competed in the Handicap Golf Tournament at Hidden Valley Country Club as Gallipolis guests. Mary Arnold New Haven and Marion Ebersbach Gallipolis tied for low gross. Norsie Anderson Point Pleasant and Helen Galloway Gallipolis won low nets. Dee Meadows Point Pleasant and May Hoy Gallipolis won least putts.
A Beachcombers party will be held Saturday evening at Club for teenage members and one guest allowed per member. The event starts at 8 p.m. Admission is twenty five cents per person. Attendees must register at the club house or contact Diane Farrow, Ginger Fowlkes, Bruce Wainwright, or Gary Adler.
Russell Lewis 61 of Henderson Rural Route died at Holzer Hospital after years of ill health. A farmer born in Gallipolis, he belonged to Pine Grove Methodist Church. Survived by wife Dorothy Melton Lewis, son Robert, daughter Mrs. Dorothy Durst, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Concord Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Friday. Body to lie in state at Crow funeral home until service.
Ravenswood High School coach James Patrick Spano Jr. 33 of Ravenswood died of a heart attack at 9 30 pm in a local doctor’s office. A Navy veteran and Morris Harvey College graduate he led Ravenswood to state titles in 57 and 59. He is survived by his wife Mary and two sons. Memorials and services announced.
Henderson resident Boyds Wears 61 died Wednesday night at Holzer Hospital after a home heart attack. He was World War I veteran and American Legion member with a large family, funeral at Concord Baptist Church Saturday. Board of education meets to hire a new superintendent to replace Walden Roush.
The small town of Henderson completes a four room log cabin tourist information center funded by Mayor Archie Henry and the city council who also underwrite construction by donating their yearly salaries. A park with picnic tables and an amphitheatre will accompany exhibits, crafts, and West Virginia travel literature. The center opens Sunday afternoon with remarks from West Virginia Commerce official Robert R. Bowers.
At Bend Rotary's dinner in New Haven two Wahama High School juniors, Esther Smithson and Ross Grey, spoke about their experiences at Boys and Girls State at Jackson's Mill. Rotary sponsors delegates to these programs and to world affairs conferences, and the students share their camp experiences with the club.
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