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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1960

Page

10

Jury Cannot Reach Verdict In Rayburn Rayburn Trial

A circuit court jury failed to reach a verdict in Dana G. Rayburn’s damage suit against Leslie M. Rayburn and Hall and Rayburn for $1363.24 to cover medical bills from Tommy Rayburn’s injury when a truck struck the Rayburn home. The trial notes a non suit in Eunice Hall Scott v Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for $25,000.

Point Pleasant Dana G. Rayburn Leslie M. Rayburn Carl Hall Hall Cil Oliver Audrey Wallis Eunice Hallscott Howard Vanmeter Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Vanmeter Baltimore and Ohio Mason James Dennie Cox Raymond Cox Cody Long

Sheriff Sale Of Rural Ohio Real Estate In Athens County

The sheriff will auction seven described tracts in Berntown Township Athens County Ohio on May 26 1960 at 1 30 PM at the east door of the Athens County Courthouse. Tracts total 200 acres more or less with mineral rights reserved and road easements. Appraised value listed as 1 000 and cannot sell below two thirds. cash required.

Richard Craig Frances Craig Athens Ohio Berntown Ohio Company Kedgerton J. S. Hanson Omens Belle Burns J. C. Edgerton G. W. Hangon J. C. Eagerton Penn Luther Gibson Thomas Gibson William Gibson Oscar Gibson Dee G. W. Hanson Athens County Stansberry William O. Gibson William Tabler George Harris G. D. Selby EE. M. Stansberry S. W. Selby George W. Hanson William ©. Gibson E. M. Stansberry McConnelsville Zelda Tabler Roy W. Ziegler C. Arthur Frach A. H. Whitacre Abbens Guy Hill Route MA Sharpshore Old EE. Shields R BR. Gall, Jr

Point Pleasant Clinic Notes Admits Ella Burris

A brief hospital record notes Ella Burris was admitted to Point Pleasant Clinic. No additional details are provided about her condition or admission date.

Ella Burris Point Pleasant

DAR Curator Reports on National Congress in Washington

Mrs. John R. Collins of the Col Charles Lewis Chapter DAR reported on the National Congress in Washington. Mrs. Proffitt presided as regent and Mrs. Lloyd Roush delivered the president general's message. The western district luncheon is set for Charleston on May 21 with reservations due by May 14 through Mrs. Elridge Sauer.

Point Pleasant John R. Collins Col. Charles Eral Elridge Sauer Chester A. Roush Bluefield A. L. Rossiter Louis Bateson D. N. Connors S. C. Wilhelm Phillip Wolpert Lloyd Roush T. C. Caudill Jack Kauff George Sprenger Milton L. Miller Ralph W. Raike Ben Franklin N. A. Park Charles Proffitt Blanche Armstrong

Circle Two Meeting At a League

Circle Two of the Women of the First Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mrs. C. R. Schurman on Pleasant Street with co hostess Mrs. G W Sleeman. The group planned a church meeting for Tuesday May 24 with Mrs Bertha Filson as program chairman. Refreshments were served to members and a guest Mrs Fred Joyner mother of Mrs Gully.

Point Pleasant First Presbyterian Church C. R. Schurman Pleasant Street G. W. Sleeman Schurman William Roush John Collins Bertha Filson Sleeman P. HW. Steenbergen S. J. Gully, Jr John H. Collins A. Goodman, Sr H.P. Hatch N. A. Park D. W. Parson W.R. Rice L. C. Sommerville Fred Joyner Gully

Heights EUB Church announces May events in Point Pleasant

The Rev. Roy McCoy lists church activities from May 15 to June 25. Events include Gideon Sunday, district EUB meeting at Bellemeade Church, Buckhannon convention, bridal shower, mother daughter banquet, West Virginia Men's Congress, a special bus, and daily vacation and youth camps at Ev-Un-Breth acres.

Roy McCoy Heights Eub Church Gideon High School Point Pleasant EUB Bellemeade Church Women’s Society of World Service Ev-Un-Breth Acres Buckhannon Emogene Cline West Virginia Men's Congress Ev-Un- Breth Acres

Record Hop Set At Legion Home

American Legion sponsors a record hop Friday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Legion Home. Point Pleasant disc jockey Gary Ellis will oversee the music session.

Legion Home Point Pleasant American Legion Legion Gary Ellis

Circle Five Met Tuesday At Mrs A D Smith Home

Circle Five of the Woman of the Presbyterian Church met at A D Smith's home Tuesday evening with Mrs H Q O Frances chairing. Plans were made for the May 19 church Men's Dinner chaired by Mrs John C Hutchinson. Frances led the conversation on Church Extension and Eugene Sterrett gave a Bible study on Christian Home Life. Refreshments were served to the named attendees.

Point Pleasant A. D Smith Circle Five The Presbyterian Church H. Q O. Frances John C. Hutchinson Frances Eugene Sterrett Robert Rice L. G. Mohr

Little League Dinner to Benefit 1960 Mason County

Point Pleasant hosts a 5 30 p m kick off dinner in the high school cafeteria to raise funds for the 1960 Mason County Little League Association. Adults 75 cents children 50 cents. Mothers of the association serve. Public invited to ensure a successful season.

Point Pleasant Mason County Little League Association Point Pleasant High School Mothers of the Association

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes and Agriculture Update

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list Mrs. P A Sayre Arbuckle Richard Fitch Gallipolis Mabel Swartz Athens Connie Pierce Point Pleasant. Wisconsin College of Agriculture announces a dozen onion varieties bred for uniform size easier handling and heavier skins to resist machine jostling.

P. A. Sayre Arbuckle Richard Fitch Gallipolis Mabel Swartz Athens Connie Pierce Point Pleasant College of Agriculture University of Wisconsin

Area church schedule spans Meigs County towns

Dozens of churches list Sunday schools morning worship and evening services across Meigs County towns including Middleport Pomeroy Rutland Racine Syracuse and Tuppers Plains. Midweek prayer meetings and Bible studies appear for most congregations with varied times from 7:30 p m to 8 p m.

Logan Haydenville Area Church Schedule

A listing of weekly worship times for multiple churches including Logan South Haydenville Church of God Logan EUB St Matthew Lutheran St John Lutheran Nazarene First EUB First Methodist First United Presbyterian Haydenville Methodist Charge and others with Sunday schools worship services and midweek prayer or Bible study times. Names of churches and their service hours are provided.

South Haydenville Church of God Logan Children’s Church St. Matthew Lutheran First Methodist First United Presbyterian Haydenville Buchtel Jobs Murray City Union Furnace Zion UNION Jehovah’s Witnesses Pine Club Assembly of God Rio Grande Bidwell First Church of God Garfield Ave Gallipolis Third Ave Triedstone St. Peter’s

Religious Services Schedule for Gallia County Area

A compiled listing of church services across Gallia and nearby towns including Saint Louis Gallipolis First United Presbyterian First Baptist Bishopville Oakdale Methodist Jacksonville Chauncey Millfield Trimble and others with Sunday school times worship services and midweek activities across multiple denominations.

Mr Boyer Funeral Set for Saturday

Ernest C. Boyer of McArthur Brick Co. is to be buried in Elk cemetery after a Wednesday morning accident near Dundas. He died when pinned by a power shovel bucket while four coworkers repaired the shovel’s tracks. Burial will follow a service at Wrightsel funeral home at 2 p.m. officiated by Rev. Jerry F. Griffith. He lived with his mother Crilla near Creola. his father John died in 1944.

McArthur Wrightsel Ernest C. Boyer McArthur Brick Co Jerry F. Griffith Elk Cemetery Dundas Boyer Brick Co Crilla Creola John

Shawnee Faces Prolonged Water Shortage From Breaks

Shawnee has been without normal water supply for three weeks due to broken lines. Residents rely on cisterns and hauled water, with a private well supplying the school. Authorities expect the shortage to persist for weeks until Burr Oak pipeline connections are completed.

Circle Five Women of the Presbyterian Church Meeting

Camden Hogg hosted Circle Five of the Women of the Presbyterian Church at 180 Park Dr. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Seldon Fleming chaired. Mrs. Joseph Cook led the conversation on Church Extension. Mrs. Emory Monroe gave Bible study on Christ the Unifying Center of Christian Home Life. Remarks were made to several ladies including Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Cook.

Point Pleasant Camden Hogg Park Dr Circle Five Women of the Presbyterian Church Seldon Fleming Joseph Cook Emory Monroe

Women of the Presbyterian Church Circle Three Meeting

Members met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Hersel Hendersons Windsor Court home with co host Mrs John A Hutchinson. Mrs H A Johnson led the Bible study and Mrs John Oshel chaired the business session with Mrs I G Wolden guiding the conversation period. Attending were Mrs Earl Gibbs Mrs Fred Starrick Mrs Wallie Toney Mrs L W Getty and guest Mrs James F Eads.

Women The Presbyterian Church Hersel Henderson Windsor Court John A. Hutchinson H. A. Johnson John Oshel I. G. Wolden Earl Gibbs Fred Starrick Wallie Toney L. W. Getty James F. Eads

Defiance College to Host Army Secretary Address

Wilber M. Brucker, secretary of the Army, will deliver the commencement address at Defiance College on May 29, announced by college president Dr. Kevin McCann.

Defiance Wilber M. Brucker Secretary of the Army Defiance College Kevin McCann

Local church schedules and worship times listed

A compilation of church service times across Nelsonville and Carbon Hill areas. Entries include morning and evening worships, Sunday schools, evangelistic services, and midweek prayer meetings for multiple denominations and congregations.

Sunday and midweek church schedule highlights

A listing of church services across Chauncey Morristown Concord Union Chauncey Methodist Millfield Greens Run and nearby towns. It notes Sunday school times worship services and midweek prayer meetings led by Kenneth Sedgwick Hal Zug and J A Long among others.

Church of God Pilgrim Holiness Morristown Holiness Concord Union Chauncey Methodist Millfield Methodist Church of Christ Greens Run Kenneth Sedgwick Millfield Taylor Ridge Hal Zug Trimble Chauncey A. Long

Glouster Faith Communities Sunday Schedules

A bushel of local church notices lists times for services Sunday school Bible study and worship across Glouster churches including First Baptist Methodist Church of Christ and Catholic and Adventist groups with daily prayer meetings and Saturday Sabbath services at several sites in town.

Uoper Ridge Church of Christ —Bible School Holy Cross Catholic

Church Service Schedules Across Local denomination list

A consolidated city notice lists Sunday school times and worship services for numerous churches. It includes Pt Pleasant Church of Christ at 208 Main St with Sunday school 9:30 am and prayer services, New Haven Charge, various EUB and Methodist churches with their respective worship times, Adventist and Nazarene listings, and specific evening services on Sundays and midweek prayer sessions. Missionary and Kingdom Hall lectures are noted for Jehovahs Witnesses.

Rutland Columbia Chapel Christian — Bible School Dexter Church of Christ Bible School Rutland Church of Christ Bible School Forest Run Baptist Baptist Training Union Pomeroy Church of Christ Kingsbury Langsville Congregational Christian Church Alfred Methodist Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Racine First Baptist Christian Science Society Syracuse First United Presbyterian Salem Center Methodist Church Middleport Church of Christ In Christian Union Heath Methodist Church of Christ— Bible School Bradford Church of Christ Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist Butternutt St. Dav Hall Church of God Mt. Moriah Carleton Interdenominational Kingsbury Rd South Bethel Eub Lottridge Effie Watson Bishopville Donald Easler Oakdale Church of Christ Bible School Methodist Jacksonville Trimble Chauncey Millfield West Side Nazarene Church Wylie Chapel Penticostal Apostolic Gospel Reorganized Latter Day Saints Jackson St Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit Liberty Hill Bear Run Church of the Nazarene Kimberly Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Pilgrim Holiness Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Carbon Hill Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian First Methodist First Christian Independent Holiness Church Morf Main St New Haven Hartford Harmony Baptist Heights Main Street Baptist Bellemeade Leon Charge Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Mt. Zion Promise Land Seventh Day Adventist Trinity Methodist Spellman Methodist West Columbia Westminster Methodist Gallipolis Ferry Nazarene Christ Episcopal—Holy Communion Sun- Warren First Church of God St. Peter’s Lutheran Hartford Church of Christ In Christian Union

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tommy Bernice Roush Roma Fisher Harry Kinnard Nelma Wilson Thurman Young Rachel Sumner Oxley Blain Mildred Deweese Della Likens Roy Yauger State of Ohio Point Pleasant Clinic Cannes Lejeune Handley France Lejeune Washington DAR Charleston Forest Nibert Carl G. Gardner D. G. Wilfong Glenville Jewell Dana Bradshaw William Meade Howard Price Jackie Durst Pleasant Valley Hospital SEO Area Church News Meigs Area Middleport Church of the Nazarene Hysell Run Cliff Free Methodist House of Prayer Bethlehem Baptist Great Bend Danville Naomi Baptist Carpenter Baptist United Methodist Pomeroy Bethany Carmel Pomeroy Federated Tuppers Plains Ing Dorr Run Deanville Community Chapel Epiphany Episcopal Church al Chappelear St. Louis Mr. Boyer Fleming Cook Monroe George Harper Arthur Goodwin James McComb J. S. Rhoades Vrs. Henderson Nelsonville Glouster Bishopville Church of Christ— Bible School Seventh-Day Adventist Front and Summitt Sts Redtown Free Methodist Pt. Pleasant
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