Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1960

Page

5

Recognition Dinner Held For Baptist Bible School

A recognition dinner for Middleport First Baptist Church staff and officers of the community daily vacation Bible school was held Wednesday. The Middleport Ministerial Association hosted, with gifts to the Gallipolis State Institute and expenses totaling over 300 dollars. Attendance rose from last year, and many staff members were honored, with local church support noted.

Middleport Community Daily Vacation Bible School

Conference For Clerks and Trustees Set In Pomeroy

One of a series of statewide educational conferences for township clerks and trustees will be held in the Pomeroy Court House at 8 p m Thursday July 7 State Auditor James A Rhodes announced Two attorney aides James Nusbaum and Miss Lois Lanker will assist William R Morris deputy in the division of the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices The meeting will bring together trustees and clerks from Meigs County for a Q and A period following the speaking program

Pomeroy Court House James A. Rhodes Meigs County William R. Morris Bureau of Inspection and Supervision James Nusbaum Lois Lanker Ohio

Aid Appeal Is Answered At Pomeroy Grange Meet

Chester Grange 2609 held its Tuesday gathering with Dale Kautz in charge. Reports from the state and national granges covered supply prices and youth work. Mrs. Earl Dean was named chairwoman for fair exhibits. Mrs. Koblentz thanked members for presenting the program at Star Grange. Independence Day theme featured Norman McCain with the American Creed and Roy Miller’s poem. A government quiz and group singing followed with refreshments.

Pomeroy Chester Grange 2609 Dale Kautz State Grange National Grange Earl Dean David Koblentz Star Grange Norman McCain Roy Miller

Pomeroy Attorney Scheduled Speaker on Estate Settlements

Pomeroy attorney Bernard Fultz will speak on Legal Technicalities in Settling Estates at the Meigs County Pomona Grange meeting Friday at 8 p.m. at Rock Springs Grange Hall. Pomeroy Bend Grange members will host the event.

Pomeroy Bernard Fultz Meigs County Pomona Grange Rock Springs Pomeroy Bend

Randolph Family Picnic Observed by Descendants

The Randolph family held their annual reunion at Glouster Park with attendees from near and far including Carrie Niggemeyer Ralph Mantle and family R C Randolph Omer Hess Betty Bentz Stanley Meeks and many others from McArthur Athens Columbus Belpre and Lancaster.

Pomeroy Charley Randolph Glouster Park Carrie Niggemeyer Ralph Mantle Guysville R. C. Randolph McArthur Omer Hess Chester Star William and Pearl Randolph Coolville Beatrice Bentz Carlos Bentz Paul Bentz Bill Rymer Lancaster Betty Bentz Colorado Bernice Swartz Martin Darst Stanley Meeks Athens Jean Plants St. Marys Opal Biggs Wilbur van Meter Columbus Millard Swartz Dale Kuhn Belpre Eldred Hess Wooster Prentice Hess

Marriage License for Ronald Clay and Gayann Gaul

Ronald Clay, 22, of Long Bottom, and Gayann Gaul, 20, of Chester, were issued a marriage license.

Ronald Clay Long Bottom Gayann Gaul Chester

Marriage Announced for Pomeroy Nurse and Drenner

Mrs. Dayton Ashworth of Pomeroy announces the marriage of her daughter Saralyn Harman to Don Drenner of Pomeroy. Harman, a Pomeroy High School graduate and Holzer Hospital School of Nursing senior, will graduate in September. Drenner, class of 1953, also a Pomeroy graduate, works for Greenland Contracting Co and returns to the United States in November.

Pomeroy Dayton Ashworth Saralyn Harman Don Drenner Lee Drenner Miss Harman Pomeroy High School Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Gallipolis Drenner Greenland Contracting Co Greenland United States

Debut by Bruce Montgomery Bottled by Erie Triple Play

Geneva rookie Bruce Montgomery made his first at bat for the Red Legs in the New York Penn League against Erie and hit into a triple play, marking an auspicious start.

Geneva N. Y Bruce Montgomery Geneva Red Legs Erie

Rebecca Dawn Thomas First Birthday Honored At Pomeroy Party

Mr. and Mrs. Don Thomas hosted a party at their Parkersburg home Tuesday evening honoring their daughter Rebecca Dawn on her first birthday. Ice cream and cake were served to a gathering including Everett Thomas Ralph Graves George Nesselroad Jr. and family Sandra Thomas Dan White and Barbara Jo White Bess Proctor and Melissa Kay. Rebecca received many gifts.

Pomeroy Don Thomas Rebecca Dawn Everett Thomas Ralph Graves George Nesselroad Jr Mike Ross Jones Sandra Thomas Dan White Barbara Jo Bess Proctor Parkersburg W. Va Thomas Melissa Kay

Six Preakness Winners Led Money Winnings to Date

Six colts who have won the Preakness have led in money winnings namely Man o War Gallant Fox Whirlaway Assault Citation Nashua Bally Ache could be next in line for earnings as of June 30 1960 according to Athens Messenger.

Gallant Fox Whirlaway Assault Citation Nashua Bally Ache

Also Mentioned on This Page

Baptist Bible School L. W. McComas Middleport Board of Education Paul Theis Richard Vaughan Hope Bishop Sue Neutzling Janet Biker Beverly Cundiff Doris McHaffie B. N. East Carolyn Nichols Mary Hysell Barbara Jones Carol Scott Judy Martin P. K. Russell Kalad Bindy Sarah Bechtle Dianne McComas Burl Boggess Judy Wildermut Theis Sandra Simpson Carolyn Searles Carolyn Wilson Judd Butcher Iva Stewart Dora McGee Pickens Clarence Stewart Cinda Sauer Arnold Richards Clarence McNeal Coleen Wilson Carolyn Russell Rosetta Richards Fred I. Gardner Raymon Konkright Bob Hoeflich The Belks PSON Couson Bouffant Best Buy Vanguard Cee Ebersbach E. Main Dennis Whitney Miami Fla North Hollywood Cali Randolph Family Roush Athens Messenger Tg Lohse Pyeerie Becky
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication