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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1956
Page
9
COP executive committee invites Republicans and families to a Rock Springs Fairgrounds event at 8 p m featuring ads and a meat portion of the program. State and district candidate will appear, with entertainment by popular local teams and a reception for attendees.
About 106 young people attended a Tuesday evening Junior Band party at Middleport High School. The gym was decked with blue crepe streamers and balloons. Band Director Earl Warnke and Mrs. Joe Bailey led activities with refreshments served by Mrs. Kenneth McElhinney and others. Decor by a Band Boosters committee included hats and balloons. Faculty guests included Superintendent LW McComas and Mrs. Nan Moore. Corsages were given to Mrs. James Hawley and other absent members by Karl Beck.
The Garden Club met at Mrs. Robert Reibel’s home with Staume discussing Aquartame. Birthdays for Cash Bahr, William Childs and Mickey, and Gregory Gibbs were celebrated at a family dinner hosted by Mrs. George Childs and daughter Janis. A skating event and Mother's Day plans were mentioned, with multiple guests and club members in attendance.
Middleport Lewis B Sauer and Curtis Jenkinson chair the ball diamond project of the Middleport Park Association. Volunteers including the high school athletic team aided the work under coaches. A steel back-stop is nearly complete and the diamond planted with oats for summer. Seeding will be finished in fall.
The record lists Johnston and Mrs So Neemens Kimberly and Terridette’s sister Mrs Sherman guests of Mrs Beaver in Cleveland dining room. Bringard’s parents Mr and Mrs James Buchan and James Taylor medical person Nancy Hagrerty at Holzer Hospital. Arrangements of pastel tulips and serene flowers used throughout the Keibel home for the party.
Fred J. Gardner dean presided at Heath Methodist Church meeting to set dates June 4 through 15 at the Central building. Teachers and four ministers, including L A Badger ter, C E Hoyt, Howard Ruppelt, and Gardner, participated in assigning teaching duties and discussing policies and curriculum.
Mr. and Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Gerald join Mrs. Earl Robinson at a table for a funeral tea. Church WSCS plans Friday meeting at Community Hall. Dwight Roush and family visit Harold Roush in Chillicothe. Future Homemakers of America delegates attend Columbus convention. Columbus trips for Mrs. H. B. Powell and Mrs. J P. Burnell, with Don Powell returning. Mrs. Carl Wolfe hosts birthday dinner for daughter Mrs. Dale Hill in Apple Grove. Lloyd Hall and family visit G. T. Haskins in Letart Falls. Ralph West and family from Cincinnati visit in Letart Falls. Ezra, Erwin Philips, and Buddy St. Clair visit grandmother Mrs. Cobsy Phillips in Logan. 4.0. Hunt from Cleveland visits family in Letart Falls. Virgil Walker moves to new home below Letart Falls. Mrs. J D Roush noted.
New Plymouth social page lists visits from Belpre Lima Columbus Union Furnace Hamilton West Jefferson and Murray City. Families present include Parsons Rider Stuber Lavely Geiger Harris Dicken Bird Moore Edwards Hopkins and Dicken. WSCS met with eight members at Lena McDaniel's home with next gathering at Choie Fuller’s.
Admitted: William Kauff Pomeroy Mrs Eldon Krautter Racine Constance Garnes Pomeroy Mrs Grace Houdashelt Pome Mrs Ella White Pomeroy Everett Dailey Pomeroy Mrs Deleie Proffitt Portland Mrs Esther Wolfe Portland Birt es Mr and Mrs Leonard Fields New Haven a daughter Mr and Mrs Ben Louden Reedsville a son Dismissed: Evelyn Fick Gail Bradford Lola Ella White Mrs Jane Lees and infant Mrs Wayne Burton and infant Mrs Genevieve Denore
Evelyn Locke Meigs County clerk of courts reports total receipts of 608.70 for the month with activity including certificates of title 584 notations of lien 252 memorandum titles 161 and cancelled deeds. County share 88.10 dollars while the state receives 221.60.
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