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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1964

Page

10

Five Directors Elected At Meigs Red Cross Meeting

Meigs County American Red Cross Chapter elected five directors for three year terms: Mrs. Robert Miller Pomery, Vernon Nease Racine, Mrs. Nellie Vale Carpenter, Emmett Shuler Middleport, and Bob Hoeflich Pomeroy. By-laws amended to expand the board to 15 members. Blood program awards and reports show 339 pints collected July 1 1963 to Apr 30 1964 with distributions to Meigs Memorial Hospital and other facilities.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Weekend visits highlight local hosts and guests from multiple towns

Community social notes show Bidwell Springfield Harrisburg Galli polis Columbus Lancaster and Eno entries as families visit and mingle. Grange meeting in Baltimore had Mrs Murray among the judges. Regional Science Fair at Marshall University crowned Marsha Edelblute and Karlene Fraley as winners. Continental Bank opens a collectors coin window in Cleveland main office.

Lance Sanger Miles Springfield Herbert Black Miles Sanger Lee Nolen Harrisburg Willis McBride Julia McGhee Gallipolis Anthony Murray Darrell McClaskey Columbus Kerr McClaskey Charles Murray Lancaster Donald Palmer Eno Baltimore Murray Marsha Edelblute Karlene Fraley Bidwell Marshall University Cleveland P— Continental Bank

Goers Attend Special Music Before Senior Play

Special musical program will be presented before and between acts of the annual senior class play If Mother Only Knew at the high school auditorium Friday night. Eugene Gherke directs the play with an orchestra of Kathy McElhinney Diana Davis Diane Van Cooney on saxophones and a brass section including Pat Edwards Cathy Pickens Bill Hackett Mike Archer David Oliver Mike Gross Bill Haptonstall Roy Coleman and others.

Middleport Eugene Gherke Kathy McElhinney Diana Davis Diane van Cooney David Burkett Pat Edwards Cathy Pickens Bill Hackett Mike Archer David Oliver Mike Gross Bill Haptonstall Roy Coleman Jim Butcher Wayne Davis Carole Anderson Larry Gladwell

Bloodmobile plans follow up at Pomeroy Junior High

Pomeroy Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs Donley Reibel home to finalize details for the next bloodmobile visit at Pomeroy Junior High School on June 2. President Mrs Robert Miller opened with the 23rd Psalm and a family picnic at Middleport Park was planned for the June meeting. An article on Luster for Living highlighted therapeutic value of handwork hospital work and other activities. A potluck dinner was held and Mrs Martha Rose demonstrated artex painting in the afternoon.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Home Donley Reibel Ropert Miller Middleport Park Martha Rose

WSCS Holds Installation Meeting at Local Church

Middleport WSCS will install officers and chairmen of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and the Eleanor Circle at 7 30 Monday night at the church. Nan Moore will lead the pledge service and devotions will be given by James Criswell.

Middleport M. E. Dowson Women’s Society of Christian Service Eleanor Circle WSCS Nan Moore James Criswell

Persinger Elected President of Pomeroy Garden Club

Mrs. Charles Persinger was chosen president of the Pomeroy Garden Club at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Walter Grueser with Mrs. James R. Titus as co hostess. Other officers named include Mrs. Fred Blaettar as vice president Miss Lydia Ebersbach as secretary and Mrs. J. W. McMurray as treasurer. The club planned eight arrangements for the Pomeroy High School alumni reunion and presented an educational exhibit on plant materials growing habits and care.

Pomeroy Charles Persinger Pomeroy High School Blaetmar Middleport First Baptist Church Persinger

Past Matrons Patrons Honored At Racine Meet

Racine Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star honored past matrons and patrons at a recent meeting. Mary Lou Ihle presided as May 16 initiatory work was set, with invitations read for inspections across several towns in May and June.

Pomeroy Racine Order of Eastern Star Minear Guysville Harrisonville New Marshfield Mount Moriah Beverly Euphemia Amesville Bartlett Danville Ripley Napoleon St. Clairsville Cheshire Athens Mary Lou John Ihle Bertha Sayre Ihle Verna Hammond Louise King New Brunswick Marjorie Crow Shirley Johnson Lee Lee Margaret Newman Mary Lou Johnson Marie Leadingham

Pinchhitter Course Set at OSU Clinic

A new pinchhitter course will be part of the national Aircraft Owners' and Pilots' Association clinic at Ohio State University's airport June 18 20. The training teaches a non pilot wife or flying companion to take over a light aircraft if the pilot is disabled including ground and air instruction on control, position, comms, navigation, and landing.

Columbus Ohio Pinchhitters National Aircraft Owners’ and Pilots’ Association Ohio State University Pinchhitter

Meigs Memorial Hospital Discharges List

Edna Walker from Middleport L C Karr of Pomeroy Theo Neutzling of Middleport and Louise Bartels of Pomeroy discharged. listed patients include Jerry Ward Ella Smallwood and Doris Curry.

Edna Walker Middleport L. C. Karr Pomeroy Theo Neutzling Louise Bartels Jerry Ward Ella Smallwood Doris Curry

Mead Corp. names Hugh A. Black vice president

Hugh A. Black husband of Mary Williamson Pomeroy has been named vice president of The Mead Corp Black joined Mead in 1946 as labor relations advisor and became director of industrial relations in 1953 He will be headquartered in Chillicothe and is active in civic groups including United Fund YMCA Civil Defense Cancer Society PTA and March of Dimes Mrs Black is the 1964 Ohio Society for Crippled Children state president The Vibrations perform locally and the Southern carries 740 cattle from King Ranch to Elizabeth Pa morning election appears quiet at Meigs County precincts Family Week supper set at Pomeroy First Baptist Church with films and gifts for mothers

Hugh A. Black Mary Williamson Pomeroy Mead Corp Pomeroy First Baptist Church Ralph C. Zundel God J. Edward Foster Leroy Ruschel Burton Smith William Watson

Woman's Society presents two part program in Syracuse

The Syracuse Methodist Church Women’s Society of World Service met at Oma Winebrenner’s home with Dana Winebrenner as hostess. Devotional led by Mrs. William Eichinger. Nine shut in calls reported. C B Weese and Alice Capehart delivered program portions on Sea of Giving and Clapping With Both Hands. Silent auction then refreshments.

Pomeroy Woman’s Society of World Service Syracuse Methodist Church Oma Winebrenner Dana Winebrenner William Eichinger C. B. Weese Alice Capehart

Meigs County Land Transfers

Meigs County records list multiple parcel transfers including Edward Warner and others selling in Salisbury Two, Hendricks family parcel to Ellis Lambert, Elmer Whitington selling Rutland lots to Harmon and Harmon, Swadley to Thomas, Jividen to McClintock and back, Howell couple selling Racine lots, Musser transfers in Salisbury Two, Butcher transfers in Rutland, and Leafy Chasteen to Twentieth Street Bank with various acreages noted.

Edward Warner Garnet W. Clark Charles E. Clark Eugene Wyatt Nina Wyatt Neva Ihle Elmer Ihle Salisbury Arthur W. Hendricks Mamie H. Hendricks Robert Hendricks Mary Hendricks Cochran Harry Hendricks Tressie Hendricks Lowell Leroy Hite Artie Wilma Hite Ellis Lambert Elmer Whitington Elmer Frank Harmon Frances Irene Harmon Rutland Guy Swadley Geraldine Swadley James A. Thomas Annabelle Thomas Jasper C. Jiiden Lillian M. Jividen Emma J. McClintock Sutton Township Otis McClintock Jasper C. Jividen Sutton Edward Howell, Jr Betty D. Howell Clifford Jack Bachner Racine William K. Musser Ruth F. Musser Mary Alice Martin Ralph A. Butcher Inez A. Butcher William R Hall Cassie L. Hall Leafy Chasteen Noah Chasteen Twentieth Street Bank

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