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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1955

Page

9

Pint-Size Royalty Opening Promises Royal Pageant

The event features a queen coronation, a princely baby, and a child pageant with 10 runners up receiving gifts. Contest entries welcome for children aged 7 months to 7 years, with display and ratings at the Middleport Department Store. Forty young performers join various choruses for a world peace themed show.

Augusta Phelps Munro Akin Tore Middleport Busli Eget Neat Middleport Wesley Pry

Letart Falls Resident Walter D. Roush Dies

Walter David Roush 69 of Letart Falls died Tuesday afternoon at Holzer Hospital. Survived by wife Ja wa, daughters Gladys Shields and Edith McDade, sons Herbert Howard Lester and Russell, 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Also four brothers Arthur Richard Early Henry and a sister Jessie Neigier, plus parents Gideon Wolfe and Arushima Wolfe Roush. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Letart Falls Methodist Church. burial Letart Cemetery.

Pomeroy Walter David Roush Letart Falls Holzer Hopi Itipolis Khingerin Hein Ja ‘Wa Gladys Shields Apple Grove Edith McDade Troy Fou"kons Herbert Howard Lester Russell Arthur Salem Center Richard Early Henry Racine Jessie Neigier Tom Norris Gideon Arushima Wolfe Roush Methodist William Coyle Emma Belle Sopher Letart Palle Letart Cemetery

Pomeroy Churches Move Convention Observed in Mt Zion Session

POMEROY The Hocking District met at Mt Zion Baptist Shurch with the theme Rescue the perishing. A turkey dinner followed. Mrs. Allen Hampton presided for the afternoon session opening at 1:39 p.m. Mrs. Callie Banks and Mrs. Harriet Warner led the opening song and testimonial. Various church leaders contributed songs readings and solos. Members from Mt Zion Naomi and Rutland churches participated along with guild leaders and child band divisions. The meeting closed with reports and benediction by Rev. Harris.

Pomeroy Hocking Mt. Zion Baptist Ti &m Allen Hampton Callie Banks Naomi Baptist Church Harriet Warner Rutland First Baptist Church Nettie Tol Rutland Ralph Hull Colt Uumbus Arnold Richard Mt. Moriah Middleport Builder Earth Thomas Mt. Zion Church Con Young Helen Brown Joyce Willams Janet ‘Wright Mt’ Zion Ora Viney Glouster Viela Brown Willa Brown Jease Johnson Mary Baum Viney Harris Ing Dorothy Lewis Providence

Minstrel Rehearsal Ahead of Legion Birthday Program

Bradford Mang directs Sunflower Minstrel group meeting at the K of P Hall Friday at 7 30 P M for a rehearsal for a program to be held at the American Legion birthday party on March 16.

K of P American Legion Bradford Mang

Pomeroy Personal News and Family Updates

Mr and Mrs John McKennie returned home after a weekend in Dallas with Mrs McKenneys son. The infant Larry Hubbard has been sent home after a serious pneumonia illness and is recovering. Barbara Stil left for Ashland Kentucky to begin duties with the Women’s Auxiliary Corps.

Pomeroy John McKennie Daston

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