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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1965

Page

9

Logan High Juniors Qualify for National Merit Tests

Logan High School juniors took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test to qualify for the 1965 66 program. About 230 sponsors provide scholarships. Test takers included Mary Lou Gillogly Eddie Fickel Steve Gierhart Margo Myers Bonna Myers Beth Stoltz Larry Metzler Dick Fox Lynne Risch and many others. (Note: Ensure names are preserved as in source.)

Logan Logan High School Harley Ellinger National Merit Scholarship Corp Foundations Colleges Mary Lou Gillogly Eddie Fickel Steve Gierhart Margo Myers Bonna Myers Beth Stoltz Larry Metzler Dick Fox Lynne Risch Susanne Beverly Ellinger John Bob Courter Elaine Meyer Linda Chute Bernard Castell Greg Cole Gary Cookley Charles Donley Gary Vaughn Bill Tolliver David Ward John Ellinger Jane Blosser Bill Mundy Donna Braun Joan Nelson

Seven Logan Students Top District Music Contest

Seven Logan High School entries earned superior ratings at the district event held at Whitehall High School in Columbus. Eligible acts advance to the Ohio Music Education Association state contest in Zanesville next month. Notable soloists include Carol McIntire flute Fred Schmidt clarinet and Charles Workman tuba with Fritz Rabb drums and Joe Hunsaker baritone earning excellent ratings. Ensembles rated superior feature a brass sextet and various ensembles led by director Al Horsky with assistant Richard Buntz.

Logan Logan High School Whitehall High School Columbus Ohio Music Education Association Zanesville Carol McIntire Fred Schmidt Charles Workman Fritz Rabb Joe Husaker Larry Crawford Dean Inboden David Blankenship Marty Adcock Marilou Bell Margo Myers Rick Engle Doug Baker Bill Bell Dutch Buntz Jeff Schneider Joe Hunsaker Tom Knox Fred

Glouster Personal Guests Visit Area Families

Glouster Personal notices list weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Robert Smith and children Akron to Mrs Grubbs Walnut Hill Then Mr and Mrs W O Bailey and others from Reynoldsburg Day ton Jacksontown Fairbourn Rockbridge visited Mrs Preston Wisecup The group includes the Bailey Davis May Pierce Snyder Myers families with several children named.

Robert Smith Akron Barbara Roger Jacksontown George Snyder Thea Dwight Justina Fairbourn Rexford Myers Chad and Tad O: Rockbridge Preston Wisecup

Two Meetings at Heights Church in Point Pleasant

Heights EUB Church schedules a Friendship Class potluck dinner and meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m. The midweek Prayer and Bible Study groups meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m. A medical missionary visits Bellemeade EUB Church March 16 with Dr Dean B Olewiler, furloughed from Nigeria, joining all churches in the Point Pleasant group.

Point Pleasant the Heights

Donkey Basketball Game Scheduled by Southwestern High

Gallipolis tells of a junior class fundraiser in the high school gym at 8 p m on Tuesday March 16. Proceeds fund junior class events. Highlights include gift certificates from Hub and Davis Shuler Co and a Sadie Hawkins dance.

Gallipolis Southwestern High School Hub Davis - Shuler Co

District CWF Planning Committee Meeting Notice

The District CWF Planning Committee will meet on March 10 at Chauncey Church of Christ. The Millfield Martha Class meets March 10 at 1 30 Chauncey. Another Chauncey gathering is set for 6 30 p m. Gallia marriage licenses list David Walter, 20, factory worker, and Christine Yers, 18.

District Cwf Chauncey Church of Christ Millfield Millfield Christian Church Chauncey Gallia David Walter North Christine Yers Gallipo

Langsville society notes detail visits and gatherings

Langsville residents record social visits and family news. Mrs T E Bengel of Pomeroy visited Miss Ethel Miller and Mrs Cora Morris. Bernard Ledlie spends leave with his family. Mr and Mrs Robert Fetty of Pomeroy hosted Langsville Christian Church members for a potluck for 33. Visits include Hamden couples and a funeral for Ethel Nuhfer of Cabin Creek W Va, linking to Ray Miller Parkerstown and Miss Ethel Miller.

Bruce Morris Langsville T. E. Bengel Pomeroy Ethel Miller Cora Morris Bernard Ledlie Robert Fetty Leland Webb Hamden Clair Nelson Nelson Ethel Nuhfer Cabin Creek W. Va Nuhfer Ray Miller Parkersburg Clarice Longstreth Wallace Fetty Kenneth Longstreth

Straitsville Family Night At Methodist Church

A recent Straitsville family night held in the Methodist Church dining room drew about thirty attendees for a 6 p.m. covered dish dinner followed by hymns and a social hour. Local residents and visitors from Newark Columbus Shawnee Arcadian Acres Rest Home Logan Lancaster were noted in attendance or visiting.

Gladys Lines New Straitsville Methodist Church Owen Wallace Tom Cook Newark Susan Beattie Judy Wilson Columbus Ruth Williams Shawnee Arthur Cheetham William Webb Charles Lehman Billa Webb Arcadian Acres Rest Home Logan Ralph Dishon Joseph Hatem Juliet Earl Graham George McQuade Wayne Wilson William Cook Hazen Miller Lancaster Walter Newark

Chauncey Personalities Visit Local Families

Mr and Mrs Charles Chalfan of Sugar Creek hosted visiting relatives last Tuesday including Chauncey guests from J E Pickett home and extended family. Weekend guests from Pomeroy included Mr and Mrs William Quivey and children Paul Joy and Frankie. Mrs Quivey is the Chalfan daughter.

Charles Chalfan Sugar Creek J. E. Pickett Pickett William Quivey Paul Joy Frankie Pomeroy Charlie Chalfan Sugar Crees Quivey

Thorn Thorn Hudson Thorn born to Oregon couple

Mr and Mrs James E Thorn of Portland announce the February 27 birth of their first child, a son named Thorn Hudson Thorn. Thorn, a former Gallipolis correspondent, will join the East Oregonian staff in Hermiston, Oregon, March 29, with duties similar to his Gallipolis reporting.

Gallipolis James E. Thorn Portland Ore Thorn Hudson Thorn Athens Messenger Ohio University Thorn Canton Repository Canton University of Portland East Oregonian Pendleton Hermiston Columbia River McNeary Dam

Albany Social News Highlights Visitors and Guests

Local residents hosted and visited relatives from Albany and surrounding towns. The Keefer, Cooper, Weaver, Morse, Steward, Gillogly, Baughman, Grinstead, Tewksbury, Hart, Williams, Townsend and other families shared weekends and Sunday dinners across Albany Columbus New Straitsville Mineral Point Pleasant and Union with extended family from Ohio and West Virginia.

Melva Radcliffe Albany Ralph Keefer Clarence Cooper George Weaver New Straitsville Coopers Mineral Point Pleasant E. H. Morse Texas Clare Steward Milford Edna Whiteman Oleva Cotterill Bradbury Catherine Rickey Bess Musser Maude Gillogly Paul Gillogly Columbus Wallace Gillogly Logan Worley Baughman W. W. Baughman Robert Grinstead Homer Wears Keith Bobby Grimm New Haven W. Va Michael Grinstead Athens Bob Tewksbury Glenn Tew Ethel Hart Burlingham Sterl Williams Jeff Craig Cisco Williams Charles Elya Townsend Luster Cooper Union

Out-Of-Control Car Rams Parked Vehicle

Sheriff George Johnson investigated an auto accident on Route 33 ten miles north of Mason Sunday at 1 p m Franz A Reichert eighteen of New Haven was arrested for failure to have vehicle under control He said he dropped a cigarette and, while reaching for it, lost control and struck a park used by Benjamin

Point Pleasant George Johnson Mason Franz A. Reichert New Haven Reichert Benjamin

UB Missionary Society and Founders Day Observance Summary

In Apple Grove the UB Missionary Society met at the local church with Mrs. James Morrison presenting the Honduras mission stations lesson. Founders Day at the school featured a skit by Mrs. Ramona Yonker and other members, gifts to past presidents, and a teachers prayer. Several local residents attended weddings, visits, and family gatherings across West Virginia and Ohio, including eye surgery for David Lee and travel between Charleston, Columbus, and Racine.

Naomi Stobart Apple Grove UB Missionary Society James Morrison Honduras PTA Eileen Roush Ramona Yonker Bierney Hearst Nora Cross Phoebe Roberts Jean Alkire Eileen Buck Katie Crow June Ashley Mary Roush Mildred Donahew Jane Hill Anna Wheeler Julia Norris Everett Clark Shelia and Paul Holly Grove W. Va Delores Sheets Larry Hughes Gallagher Paula Gibson Charleston David Jones Diana Tammy Lou David Lee Olden Thaxton Texas Ada Rowe Clyde Wines Elia Ford Columbus Bob Day Junior Wolfe Middleport Dolly Wolfe Dallas Hill Lovey Racine Beverly Stobart Peggy Yonker Grace Krider Mabel Shields Larry Amy Fisher Earl Robinson Leonard Stover Alvin Irene Cecil Kirk Mason, W. Va Gene Jenkins Lanny Jenkins Pomeroy Fred Jenkins Syracuse Brenda Holman Kathleen Lewis Robert Lewis Joe Roy Luck

Community group meetings and local activities reported

The Hattie Alden Sunday School class met in the First Methodist Church basement with Thelma Linton in charge and Wilma Bailey presenting from John chapter thirteen. Fidelity Rebecca Lodge held a January February birthday social at the IOOF hall with a cake at a special table. The Leonard Linton family visited relatives in Cumberland Maryland over the weekend. A memorial service honored Edgar Dixon who died in an auto crash. he was a 61 year Grange member with special guests present. Cub Scout Pack No 52 met at the schoolhouse. dens from Packs 1 and 4 did skits and crafts, next meeting will award merit badges. Gene George is cubmaster and Forrest Linton and family started building a new home behind Ira Kincade’s.

Coolville Hattie Alden First Methodist Church Thelma Linton Wilma Bailey John Fidelity Rebecca Lodge IOOF Leonard Linton James Stanley Peg Cumberland Edgar Dixon Troy Grange No. 905 Dixon The Grange Waldo Poston Melba Radcliff Pomona Brenda Powel Athens Co. Grange Norma Brandeberry Heddie Hughes Mary Carson Richard Methodist Church Gene George Forrest Linton

Banquet Honors Lo Members and Cheerleaders Tonight

Logan school hosts a 6 p.m. banquet in the cafeteria with Kiwanis Club sponsorship. Bob Burkholder of Muskin gum College will speak. Varsity players Tom Westfall and John White join reserves led by Paul Adair Gary Bartow Ronnie Frasure Greg Gano Dale Herb Dale Nixon John Stone Mike Weiland Dan Whalen. Cheerleaders Jody Blosser Connie Ellis Cindy Horwell Pam Jones Aon Lange Sandy aw.

Logan Bob Burkholder Muskingum College Kiwanis Club Tom Dan Whalen Mor Fickel Steve Gien

Sawmill Clinic Set In Vinton

Gallia County farmers are invited to a meeting on Saw mill Management Improvement at 7 30 p m Friday at the Vinton County National Bank McArthur County Extension Agent William P. Smith announced. Speakers include Kenneth Compton sawmill specialist Columbus who will show slides on Saving for Maximum Grade Recovery and E R Ben Ramey state sawmill safety adviser who will discuss recent developments in safety field.

Gallipolis Gallia County Vinton County National Bank McArthur William P. Smith Kenneth Compton Central States Forest Experiment Station Columbus E. R Ben) Ramey

Club Salutes Chairwoman During National Week

Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club honors Lena Pleasants membership chairman for recruiting five new members. She will receive the gold membership card for 1964 65 from the National Federation and is honored as a guest at the Gold Membership Luncheon in July at the National Convention in Washington D C.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club Lena Pleasants Gallipolis Club Pleasants National Federation Washington D. C

Local residents visit as families note health and travel

A large list of St. Mary's and nearby area residents visit relatives and report travel plans. Alfred and family members from Parkersburg and Bellingham visit Mrs. Yost recovering from a heart condition. Several families spend weekends with her, while others plan three months away with relatives in California and Labrador. The World Day of Prayer is set for Alfred Methodist Church on March 5 and the Girls Trio from Eastern Wea School will perform there on March 7. Rebekah Lodge announces sales with Alma Howard as noble grand.

Alpred William William and Dewey Werny George Campbell St. Mary’s W. Va June Yost Parkersburg Denver Terry Sandra Swartz Vere Swartz Vernon Swartz Hock Dale Kuhn Michael Tammy Little Hocking Robert Robinson Tamara Belpre Robinson Nina Robinson Clara Follrod James Woodyard John Taylor Mr. Taylor Ernest Taylor Air Force Base Labrador Taylor California C. F. Tompkin Pomeroy Ben Tompkin Oris Gaul Roger Gaul Ed Muepey

Archon pledges six at Rio Grande College

The Archon fraternity at Rio Grande College announces its second semester pledge class of six men. They are John Camelio of Rochester New York Robert D Heigle of Gahana Ohio Terry Nye of Mansfield Ohio and Phillip Bush Charles Lynn Strayer and Joseph M Allery all of Columbus Ohio.

Gallipolis Archon Fraternity Rio Grande College John Camelio Rochester N. Y Robert D. Heigle Gahana Terry Nye Mansfield Phillip Bush Charles Lynn Strayer Joseph M. Allery Columbus

Kyger Creek FHA Plans For Dance

Kyger Creek Chapter Future Homemakers of America will sponsor a St Patrick s Day Dance from 8 to 11 p m March 19 at Kyger Creek High School. The event features contests a cakewalk and a stuffed animal raffle. Members also discussed National FHA Week and viewed an Italian Cooking film shown by Betty Newton of Columbia Gas of Ohio.

Gallipolis Kyger Creek Future Homemakers of America Kyger Creek High School FHA Columbia Gas Ohio Betty Newton

Reedsville Social News Roundup

Mr and Mrs Harold Humphrey and family from Belleville West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs Virgil Buckley. Mr and Mrs Charles McDonald and family from Logan were guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Barton. Mr and Mrs Harry Pickens from Racine visited Mr and Mrs Ernest Whitehead. Valier and family of Mansfield spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Edward Chevalier. Mr and Mrs John Riebel and son of Albany spent a day with his parents Mr and Mrs Dorsel Riebel.

Lyle Balderson Reedsville Harold Humphrey Belleville W. Va Virgil Buckley Charles McDonald Logan Ralph Barton Harry Pickens Racine Ernest Whitehead Valier Mansfield Edward Chevalier John Riebel Albany Dorsel Riebel

Chester Social Notes in Sunday Visits Highlight locals

Mrs. Erma Cleland reports Sunday calls at the Calvert home with Rev. Casto Mrs Wade Kimes Mrs Virgil Roush and others. Additional gathering near Chester included Norman McCain and family celebrating Sherry McCain's birthday with relatives and friends.

Erma Cleland Chester Clyde Calvert Casto Wade Kimes Virgil Roush Fred Rice Leo Davidson Melville Moore Doris Clifford Cucklex Arlie Marks Belore Joe Marks Ross Cleland Willie Frecker Charles Wateman White Dana McCain Dale Mary Reed Melinda Amsbury Norman McCain Sherry

Harrisonville Social News Highlights and Visits

AVA GILKEY reports on local family visits and gatherings in Harrisonville. Notes include Grace Carr staying with the Charles King family, Dale Barnhart and Dale Williams hosting guests, and George Clark’s 85th birthday at Paul Lawrence’s home in Long Bottom attended by Neal Clark and Pricilla.

Ava Gilkey Harrisonville Thomas Jackson Harry Jackson Grace Carr Charles King Dale Barnhart Bud Douglas Dale Williams Neil Clark Pricilla George Clark Paul Lawrence Long Bottom Glen Jewell Downington Harry Bolin Middle Mrs. Saunders Robert Jewells

Gallia Academy Freshmen to Take National Tests

More than 40 Gallia Academy High School freshmen will take a three hour National Educational Development Test on Wednesday. Principal James N. M. Davis notes the test measures reasoning over memorized facts. Top ten percent nationally receive a certificate of merit for high achievement. William O. Northup, director.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy James N. M. Davis Davis Aoce William O. Northup Direc

Dating Topic Leads Gallia 4-H Meeting

Gallia County 4 H Leader ship Club night at Grace Church drew 41 members. Dr W L Brown spoke on dating including school night dates age to start dating and parental guidance. Reds Gibson chosen for two term on the Extension Advisory Council. President Sandra and Linda Blackburn led prayers.

Gallipolis Gallia County Grace _ Church W. Lewis Brown Jane Long Reds Gibson Galliamade Sandra Linda Blackburn

Local Social Visits and Church Ladies Aid Report

Mrs C E Fry notes visits by Mr and Mrs Lester Adkins and Mr Virgil Adkins to Mrs Litchfield in Gools Ferry. Mrs Mag Fisher from Huntington visits Mr and Mrs Gakey Roush. Oak Grove EUB Church Ladies Aid met at Mrs Lester Adkins home. Virginia Holland visited Nora Adecutter and children Lily Jack and Cora with others including Grung Grimm Carla and Sarah.

C.E. Fry

Point Rock Romance Notes Visitors and Guests

Mrs J E RADekin at Point Rock hosts Mrs Anna Elizabeth Turner and Mr and Mrs Robert Goode from Newsark as outsiders visit family. Carl Turner listed as a guest in a fragmentary society blurb with unclear context and dates.

J. E. Radekin Point Rock Robert Goode News Ark Anna Elizabeth Turner Carl Turner Age Pest

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