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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1961

Page

10

Annual Blue Gold Banquet Held By Ordnance Scouts

Ordnance Pack 258 held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet in the Ordnance School cafeteria. Cubmaster Al Biggs presided, with honored guests including MGM scout executive Robert Siler and district leaders. Webelos joined for the first time, den chiefs received awards, and many dens and leaders were recognized with service pins and honors.

Ordnance Scouts Point Pleasant Ornance Pack Ordnance School Harold S. Knoll AL Biggs Robert Siler MGM Wilbur Dickson J. Knox Dye Webelos John Devault Barry Hamm Ronnie Roush Dickson Randy Lowe Carl Adkins Jimmy Tripplehorn Den 3 Denner Biggs Eugene Rayburn John Barss Den Kerry Jarrell Den 2 Freddie Wilson Joshua Deweese Douglas

Research steps help maintain alfalfa stands longer

Mason County farmers can extend alfalfa stands to five or six years by testing soil and lime fertilizing per WVU guidance, selecting certified seed, annual fertilization with 500 pounds of 0 20 20 per acre after first cut, rotating first cutting, and timing last cut for bloom then mid October.

Point Pleasant Mason County William Gregory Gregory West Virginia University Morgantown

Trinity Church Circles Hold Meetings Tuesday

In Point Pleasant the Trinity Methodist Church circles met Tuesday afternoon and evening. Dorcas Mary Martha Miriam Rebecca and Priscilla circles held programs devotional readings and discussions at various member homes. The Rebecca circle scheduled a bake sale for Saturday March 25 at Kroger with listed members attending.

Trinity Church Point Pleasant Trinity Methodist Church Dorcas E. FE. Buffington D. L. Cottril Rose K. Mills Mary Circle John A. Shinn John Devault B. W. Lambing Eustace Wilson Ralph Crump C. L. Head Manford Bauer Robert Wolfe O. B. Meadows George Williamson Lionel Smith Carney Heib, Jr Richard Slack Mildred Robe Martha Circle C. J. Hyer Oakley Faudree Earl Mohr George Keener Austin Johnson Raymond Gibson Mary Brannan Mervin Chapman Kitty Bentley Miriam Circle Carl Lanham Priscilla Circle Carden A. Hillman Clyde McLane J. A. Blankenship Norman Foss Clair Cheuvront John Pack George Kimbrel Grace Sefrit Eunice B. Beller Betty Beaty Rebecca Louis Rossi J. B. Couch W. C. Bird C. C. Stone G. A. Biggs

Business Meeting Planned MGM District Scouts

The annual MGM District Boy Scouts of America meeting will be held Tuesday evening March 7 at the Ord nance School starting 7 30 p m W C Dickson district chairman says district officers for the next year will be elected and committee reports heard A nominating committee list includes C F Hibbs A F Wilson J Knox Dye Dr Carden Hillman Merrill O Dell J E Morrison Ralph Spencer and Merrill Briggs Scouters and institutional representatives may attend.

Point Pleasant MGM Boy Scouts of America Ordnance School W. C. Dickson Dickson C. F. Hibbs Middleport A. F. Wilson J. Knox Dye Carden Hillman Merrill O. Dell J. E. Morrison Gallipolis Ralph Spencer Pomeroy Merrill Briggs Cheshire

Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth Notice

Mr and Mrs Marvin Wamsley of Point Pleasant announce the birth of a son. The mother Mrs Marvin Wamsley is admitted at Pleasant Valley Hospital.

Pleasant Valley Hospital Marvin Wamsley Point Pleasant

Justice Levies Fines Against Four Speeders

Four people were fined ten dollars and costs each for speeding after arraignment before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin. The violators were Howard Pennington M. C. Clark Earl John Thompson and Robert Sheets. Frederick Nibert paid ten dollars and costs for not stopping at a stop sign and Arnold Bailey for an expired inspection sticker.

Point Pleasant Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin Howard Pennington M. C. Clark Earl John Thompson Robert Sheets Frederick Nibert Arnold Bailey

Music Head Visits School

Dr. C L Kingsbury head of Marshall University music department conducted classes and heard music from Point Pleasant Junior and Senior High bands. Junior high selections go to band festivals in Ravenswood and Ripley with ratings. senior bands perform in Ravenswood on April 22 and rehearsals feed into the Huntington state band festival.

Point Pleasant C. L. Kingsburry Marshall University Ravenswood Ripley Huntington

Casto proposes salary hikes for Mason County officials

Mason County delegate Casto introduced three bills this week aiming to raise local official salaries. The assessor would go from 3200 to 4200 dollars annually, the sheriff from 3400 to 4200, and the county prosecutor from 3000 to 4800.

Point Pleasant Carroll Casto House of Delegates Mason County Casto

Gallipolis Area Churches Saintly Services Listed

A long roster of local church schedules lists Masses at St Louis Catholic and many area congregations including First United Presbyterian First Baptist Trinity Lutheran Glouster Church of Christ and more. Public addresses and weekly worship times for dozens of denominations are noted with service hours and Sunday school times.

Church Service Schedules and Prayer Times Listed

Log an First United Presbyterian Church and South Haydenville Church of God publish Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Lenten devotional and midweek prayer services occur 7:30 p.m. Haydenville Methodist Charge lists Haydenville and Buchtel worship and Sunday school times with Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Murray City is noted in the listings for shifts or postings.

First United Presbyterian Church Haydenville Jobs Murray City Church of God Morristown Holiness Concord Union First Baptist Or Ridge Church of Christ —Bible School Worcare Bishopville Church of Christ— Bible School

900 Scouters Plan Trip Saturday

Over 900 cub scouts and leaders from the Tri State Area Council will ride a Cub Scout railroad special train to Charleston this Saturday. They board in Huntington at 8 a.m. and arrive by 9:30 a.m. They meet Gov. Barron, tour the Capitol, then dine with the Air National Guard.

Point Pleasant Tri-State Area Council Boy Scouts of America Charleston C. and O Huntington Capitol W. W. Barron Carroll W. Casto Mason County Cubs West Virginia Air National Guard Air Guard Kanawha Valley Point Pleasant Ashland

Bashan Harleys Return Home After Winter Visit

Bashan Harley Roberts of Bashan W Va has returned home after spending the winter with Russel Roberts and Kyle Barnett in Bashan. The Social Hayseed 4 H Club met at Tommy McKay s home with twenty boys present. The next meeting is set for March 10 at Carl Walton s. Mr and Mrs Maston Roberts and Mr and Mrs Walden Roberts of Pomeroy visited recently with Mr and Mrs Russell Roberts in Bashan.

Harley Roberts Buckhannon W. Va Russell Roberts Kyle Barnett Bashan Hayseed Maston Roberts Walden Roberts Pomeroy

Point Clinic Discharges Mrs Fannie Hill and Mrs John McClure

Discharge notes show Mrs Fannie Hill of Buffalo released from Point Clinic and Mrs John McClure of Leon discharged after treatment.

Fannie Hill Buffalo John McClure Leon

Chauncey Area Church Services and Times

Church listings show multiple denominations and locations with Sunday and midweek schedules. Chauncey Church of Christ Hal Zug and Kenneth Sedgwick lead services across Greens Run Taylor Ridge Chauncey Millfield Trimble and evening services. Chauncey Methodist Millfield Pilgrim Holiness and Church of God fields weekly bible study prayer meetings.

Methodist Jacksonville Trimble Chauncey Millfield West Side Church of Christ Tom Butterfield Parkersburg Glouster Methodist Church Glouster Church of Christ Chauncey Church of Christ Hal Zug Kenneth Sedgwick Greens Run Taylor Ridge Chauncey Methodist Pilgrim Holiness

Local Church Schedules Highlight Sunday Worship Times

Multiple faith communities list weekly services Bible schools and prayer meetings with times for Glouster Ridge Church of Christ Holy Cross Catholic Sanctioned Masses and other congregations in the area. Details include worship and Sunday school start times church offices and midweek activities.

Religious Services and Schedules for Local Churches

Nelsonville Kbaberry Chapel lists Sunday school and multiple worship times. Wylie Chapel AME holds Sabbath worship on first and third Sundays. Reorganized Latter Day Saints at 543 Jackson St offers Sunday school and worship with prayer service. Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit Liberty Hill worships and prayer meetings. First Baptist preaches second and fourth Sundays with Sunday school and morning worship. Bear Run preaches Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Murray City Evangelical United Brethren holds Sunday school at 9 a.m and an evangelistic service at 7 p.m, with Tuesday prayer at 7 p.m. Holiness church offers Sunday school and morning worship.

Middleport Church of the Nazarene Hysell Run Laurel Cliff Naomi Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses Carpenter Baptist Rutland First Baptist Harrisonville Presbyterian Zion Church of Christ—Bible School Rutland Church of the Nazarene Columbia Chapel Christian — Bible School Rutland Church of Christ Bible School Dexter Church of Christ Bible School Forest Run Baptist Baptist Training Union Pomeroy Church of Christ Kingsbury Church Langsville Congregational Christian Church Alfred Methodist Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Racine Christian Science Society Middleport Church of Christ In Christian Union Syracuse First United Presbyterian Heath Methodist Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Carbon Hill Christian First Methodist First Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian Youth Independent Holiness Church Deanville Community Chapel United Pentecostal Episcopal Kenneth Davis Apostolic Gospel Wylie Chapel Reorganized Latter Day Saints Jackson St Carbon Hill Liberty Hill Church of the Nazarene Bear Run Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Holiness

Local church schedules and service times listed

A consolidated list details Sunday school and worship times for multiple congregations including Trinity Methodist, Church of Christ In Christian Union, New Haven Charge, Harmony Baptist, Heights EUB, Main Street Baptist, Bellemeade EUB, EUB-Leon Charge Rome, Shiloh, Mt. Zion, Promise Land, Seventh Day Adventist, Nazarene, Spellman Methodist, Westminster Methodist, St. Peter's Lutheran, Christ Episcopal, Warren, First Church of God, Presbyterian, Hartford Methodist, Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, and Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union with times for services, midweek prayers, and special observances.

Union Furnace Zion Union Jehovah’s Witnesses Logan South St. Johns Lutheran First Methodist Trinity Lutheran Church of the Nazarene St Paul’s Episcopal St. Mathew Lutheran Glouster Seventh-Day Adventist Front Summitt Sts Redtown Oakdale Church of Christ Bible School Nazarene Church Bishopville Church of Christ— Bible School Donald Kasler Corning Jacksonville Hollister Church of Christ In Christian Union Main St New Haven Evangelical United Brethren Hartford Harmony Baptist Heights Main Street Baptist Bellemeade Leon Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Mt. Zion Promise Land Seventh Day Adventist Nazarene Spellman Methodist West Columbia Westminster Methodist Gallipolis Ferry St. Peter’s Lutheran Christ Episcopal Holy Communion A.m Sun- Warren First Church of God Presbyterian Eighth and Hartford Methodist Christ Episcopal Church Kingdom Hall North Main St Hartford Church of Christ In Christian Union

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David Sullivan Howard Swann H. E. Newsome Carl T. Adkins Bruce Linda William Hamm Wanda McKinney Rondel L. Given Joey Don Ward Leo Calandros Mark Vernon Deweese John Carte A. J. Dickens Susan Penny Harold §. Knoll Bart Montiegel John W. Jarrett Jr Floyd E. Rayburn Frank Westfall Jerry Lewis Allen Cathy Woody Mace Jack Fruth Homer Lowe Jr Camille Dallas Hall Mike Greg Don F. Hatten Carl McDaniel Jane Jimmy Tommy Danny Douglas Kohser Glen Gary Ewen Sharon Cubmaster Kenya Tom Mboya African National Union Nairobi Legislative Council Radiophoto Mason County Agricultural Office P.O Harry Berkley D. G. Wilfong Blanche Armstrong Bertha Condee J. H. Carpenter H. H. Pullem Justice SEO Area Church News St. Louis Catholic Assembly of God Rio Grande Triedstone Baptist St. Peter's Episcopal Second Ave Episcopal Young Grace Methodist Second and Cedar State St Third and Locust Meigs Area Bradford Hemlock Grove Orange Tuppers Plains Long Bottom Middleport Church of Christ— Bible School Salem Center Methodist Church MYF United Methodist — Church St. John’s Lutheran — Church Bethlehem Baptist Mt. Moriah Chester House of Prayer Pomeroy Federated Rock Springs Bethany Carmel Francis H. Glazier South Bethel Logan Hauncey Holy Cross Catholic Nelsonville Kbaberry Chapel Pt. Pleasant Trinity Methodist
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