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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1962
Page
9
The Meigs County board approved Route 33 relocation per Ohio Department of Highways plan at a public hearing in Pomeroy. About 100 attendees from business and civic groups heard support from officials and residents. no objections were raised.
Prizes were presented at Pomeroy Junior High School for a recent magazine sales campaign. Winners include Dick Knight table radio and William Francis transistor radio. Eddie Baer watch. Don Swisher travel clock. Total sales reached $1312.74 with school and grade shares and fund allocations noted.
Circle 1 of St Pauls and St Johns Lutheran Churches met to plan support for the new Meigs Memorial Hospital. Mrs Virgil Hamm chaired as Bible study titled Christ Sends Us in the Paths of Light was used. May visitation to the county home was planned.
Chester Council Daughters of America held a district rally practice for colors and observed quarterly birthdays Tuesday. Robert Lee, councilor, led the meeting. Ills reported were Carol Fick and Ethel Hart. Seated at the birthday table were Myrtle Walker, Margaret Tuttle, Sadie Trussell, Fannie Adams, Zona Biggs, Mabel Van Meter and Olive Biggs. gifts and birthday cake with red rose arrangements were shared.
The Rio Grande Baptist Association plans a March 29 gathering at the Pomeroy church announced by Electa Circle of the Middleport First Baptist. The circle met at Mrs. Cora Pullen home with Mrs. Freda Hood presiding, approving shoes for a needy local child and a gift to Delores Barnes in Puerto Rico.
The Homebuilders Class of the Middleport Church of Christ set an Easter Sunday attendance goal of 107 at a Tuesday night meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Van Meter Jr. They also voted to purchase three fillies for the church altar and discussed a visitation program with the executive committee and attendance chairman. Bud Abbott presided. Wendell Gerlach gave the opening prayer. Refreshments followed, hosted by the Van Meter and Houdashelt families with additional hostesses named.
Mrs. Orville Pomeroy conducted the Nigeria mission study at the Evan geline Missionary Society meeting hosted by Mrs. Leo Bryan. Mrs. Milton Roush led as president and Mrs. Denver Kapple directed the devotional period. Cleaning pads were sold as a fundraiser and prizes went to Mrs. Kapple and Mrs. Bryan.
Letart Falls residents Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDade hosted their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Norman Arnott and children from Rochester Pa over the weekend. Sunday visitors included Mrs. Norma Shamblin, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rees, Rose Lee and Tom from Cheshire, Mr. and Mrs. Don McDade of Middleport, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale McGraw and Garcia from Racine.
Mrs. Ara Swisher and Mrs. Michael Fry led a workshop for Middleport Garden Club members at Mrs. Clinton Fisher's home. Demonstrations covered corn husk roses and live arrangements. New members welcomed. regional meeting set for April 28 at Kegger Creek School. a bake sale market planned for the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. offices at 9 a.m. Co chairs named. candlelight memorial for Mrs. Walter Harris conducted. 29 members present.
The Friendly Circle held a guest night at the Federated Church Tuesday with Mrs. Fred Blaettar’s musical prelude and a meditation by Miss Elizabeth Fick on offering talents to God. A play titled Time Capsule directed by Mrs. Pearl Mora featured John Spencer and other members. Reception duties were handled by a host of members as refreshments followed in aqua and purple tones.
Circle 2 of Saint Pauls Lutheran Women announced a Lutheran convention to be held at the Youth Center in Columbus on May 9. April clothes and furniture drive planned as part of a welfare project. Mrs Frecker led Bible study on Christ Leads Us In the Path of Light. Attendees listed. MIDDLEPORT Marion Bintz will speak Sunday at 3 pm at St Pauls Lutheran Church about spring Meigs County PTA conference plans. POMEROY Southern Local School District Band Boosters meet Friday 7 30 pm at Racine new high school.
Kin Club met at Mrs. Harold Ebersbach’s home and reported a $5 donation to fund rabies inoculations for a five year old Meigs Countian. Mrs. Willard Ebersbach led the meeting. Plans included sending a birthday gift to Dorothy Leifheit of Orient and cards and handkerchiefs to Miss Leifheit, plus a record hop rummage sale and cosmetics party. Traveling prize went to Mrs. Annice Ohlinger. hostess gifts given. a birthday handkerchief and card shower honored Mrs. R. E. Vaughan. Prizes for games awarded to Mrs. Edgar Pratt and Mrs. C. J. Ebersbach.
The Men's Fellowship of the Meigs County Churches of Christ raised funds at Zion Church to aid two Kentucky Christian College students. Beneficiaries are Anna Mae Arnold of Zion and Peg Russell of Bradbury. Wilbur Theobald presided. Rev. Fred I. Gardner led prayer. Rhodell Steffy showed slides of the Holy Land.
Dorcas Circle of the Middleport First Baptist Church held a Tuesday night meeting at Mrs. Jacob Turner home with Mrs. Lillian McGhee presenting the devotional Loving Our Neighbors. A letter from missionary Margot Hakes was read. Mrs. David Snellar chaired, and mission quiz led by Mrs. Charles Bennett. Guests included Mrs. Edison Baker and Mrs. J. J. Douglas.
A youth conference of the Ohio Baptist Convention is set for Sunday at Middleport First Baptist Church. The Rev. Arthur McCauley will speak at 1 30 p m, with Frank Cheesebrew as song leader and Mrs. Gerald Anthony on piano. An 7 30 p m session on juvenile protection features Arthur Basile.
A public hearing reviewed plans to relocate State Route 7 from Hobson to Five Points and US Route 33 from Rock Springs to the Ohio River. The proposal includes rerouting routes 143 and 124, with new pavement widths of 24 feet and berm-to-berm widths of 44 feet. The project would require about 200 feet of right of way and awaits funding and formal location approval. Leslie Fultz of the Pomeroy Chamber urged quick action, noting development potential.
Wayne Harper of Pomeroy was hospitalized after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by George Hicks of Pomeroy at the W Main Street parking lot entrance. Harper sustained leg face and facial contusions and lacerations as Hicks waited to enter and a preceding car moved forward.
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