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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1958

Page

3

Heart Surgery Helps 16 Year Old In Ohio

Patricia Hale of Trimble Athens County underwent open heart surgery at Children's Hospital of Columbus on April 18 to correct congenital heart defects. Surgeons rerouted pulmonary veins into the right atrium and closed a hole between the atria. The five hour fifteen minute operation used a heart-lung pump for thirty eight minutes without any heart arrest.

Glouster Athens County Children’s Hospital of Columbus Patricia Hale Charles Hale Trimble Children’s Hospital Patricia

Election of Officers Held By PTO Group

The Jacksonville PTO held its final meeting of the year with Mrs. Paul Barrett presiding. New officers elected are Mrs. Virginia Vore president, Mrs. Maxine Linscott vice president, Mrs. Ruth Kloh secretary, and Mrs. Alice Rowan treasurer.

CCL Installs Officers At Thursday Meeting

Middleport Child Conservation League met at Mrs Uta Hensler home. Reports from district Athens and Gallipolis pre meet were presented by Mrs Kathleen Wildermuth and Mrs Martha Fry. New officers Martha B Fry president Martha Ann Slater vice president Betty Clarkson secretary Jean Ann Bradbury treasurer Betty Fultz publicity.

Middleport Middleport Child Conservation League Uta Hensler Athens Gallipolis Kathleen Wildermuth Martha Fry Eloise White Martha B. Fry Martha Ann Slater Betty Clarkson Jean Ann Bradbury Betty Fultz The Presi

Ordination of Eugene Thomas Set for July 6

The Southwest Ohio Synod meeting in Dayton May 19 21 will draw about 200 delegates from 109 congregations. Three seminar students will be approved for ordination, including Eugene Thomas of Pomeroy. His ordination will be held at the Pomeroy Federated Church on July 6.

Pomeroy Southwest Ohio

Middleport Fire Department hosts talk on highway safety

Middleport Fire Department held a meeting at village hall with State Patrolman P D McCreedy as speaker. He defined emergency vehicles and requirements such as windshield stickers red lights and sirens. Net proceeds from a recent auction and rummage sale totaled 920 and the old emergency truck will be sold as a replacement. A Tuesday work session was announced by president Don Mills.

Middleport Village Hall P. D. MceCreedy Gallipolis Highway Patrol Ohio Don Mills

Bible School Dates Set at Glouster Church of Christ

Daily Vacation Bible School dates announced for Glouster Church of Christ July 7 18 with a program and demonstration July 20. Minister Daniel K Teater named dean.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Daniel K. Teater

Square Dance Record Hop Planned by Grange

GLOUSTER Trimble Grange 1830 announces a record hop this Saturday at 8 p m featuring round and square dancing with calls and games. Refreshments will be served.

Family Visit Over Mother's Day Highlights Edwards Kin

Mr and Mrs Jack Edwards and their son Dickie of Dayton visited over Mother's Day with Mrs Edwards mother Mrs Essa Cairelli of Glouster Mrs Cairelli plans to return home this weekend She will visit with another daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Paul Dale and son James Cairelli before heading back

Jack Edwards Dickie Dayton Mr. Edwards London Edwards Essa Cairelli Glouster

Glouster Area Church Schedules and Services

A listing of Glouster area churches with pastors and weekly times. Churches include Nazarene, First Baptist, Jacksonville EUB, Hollister EUB, Church of Christ, Glouster Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Holy Cross Catholic, Oakdale, Jacksonville Methodist, Trimble Methodist, West Side Church of Christ, and Glouster Seventh Day Adventist with service times from Sunday School to evening worship and midweek meetings.

Glouster Nazarene Church George Williams N.Y First Baptist Church Franklin E. Mitchell Wiley Harris B.T.U William M. Parham, Jr Jacksonville L. R. Carmichael Hollister Bishopville Church of Christ Gerald Stemm Donald Easler Glouster Methodist Dale Hoplight Chester Parks Seventh-Day Adventist R. G. Collar Holy Cross Catholic Anthony Nickel Miles E. Hoon Darewood Jewell Miles Hoon Norman Ned) Dewire Bill Bartels Circleville Trimble Methodist Jim Parrish WSCS Trimble West Side Church of Christ Edward Huston Bremen Glouster Front

K of P Lodge 336 Meeting Preview

K of P to meet Monday May 19 at 7 30 p m at the lodge. Refreshments will be served.

K OF P Glouster K of P Lodge

Cadet's Wings Are Won By Miss Eichinger

Nancy Lee Eichinger of Syracuse earns The Athens Messenger silver wings for top performance in the Economy Reading Plan contest. A Messenger carrier since May 1956 at age 15 she runs 47 daily routes plus 55 on Sunday, and saves part of her earnings. She attends Pomeroy High as a ninth grader, with 4-H leadership, church activities, and Big Bend Minstrel participation.

Nancy Methodist Church Pomeroy High Big Bend William Eichinger Syracuse

Gilliam Family Arrives After Munich Posting

Ssgt and Mrs Luther E Gilliam Jr and daughter Debbie returned to the U S on April 25 after two years in Munich Germany They drove from New York to the Wyant home in Harrisonville for a family reunion on May 2 Attending were the Gilliam family extended kin from Cleveland New Haven Columbus and Harrisonville Lt Gilliam will begin a 30 day leave before a three year assignment at Fort Campbell Kentucky.

Harrisonville Luther E. Gilliam, Jr Debbie United States Munich Germany New York Gilliams Stanley Beal Stanley, Jr Patricia Cleveland Kenneth Wyant Kenneth, Jr New Haven Norman Wood Kenny Sue Janice Wyant Columbus Judith Mary Sgt. Gilliam Fort Campbell

Pomeroy Bible School Workers Meet Tuesday Evening

A meeting of all daily vacation Bible school workers in Pomeroy is called for 7 p m Tuesday at the Federated Church to organize and coordinate activities.

Pomeroy Federated Church

Season’s Best Crowd Reported at Burr Oak

Harold Vaughn notes a large turnout at Burr Oak Lake with over 100 cars at No 4 and cars spread at No 3 area. The lake hosted many boats and a strong week for crappies bluegills catfish and bass with several notable catches in the Ath ens and Millfield area including Hartley Martin Mecum Westfall Gaselle Johnson Ayers Brown Danko Townly and Nelson among others. Dwight Hartley leads bass with 20 in the week.

Glouster Harold Vaughn No. 4 No. 3 Vaughn Dwight Hartley Hanson B. Martin John Mecum Claude Westfall Patton St Athens Claude John Gaselle Max Johnson Floyd Ayers Roy Brown Mike Danko Millfield Glen McDonald Earl Townly

Choir groups hold party at Meigs County Fairgrounds

A junior and senior choir party at the Meigs County Fairgrounds drew 45 members and guests from Presbyterian groups. Lewis H. Sauer Jr directed, with Miss Farie Erlewine as assistant and Mrs. Paul Haptonstall as accompanist. Attendees included families and friends such as the Sauers, Russells, Lowerys, Reichert, Haptonstalls, Rev. Ruppert, and others.

Middleport Meigs County Fairgrounds Lewis H. Sauer Farie Erlewine Paul Haptonstall Lewis Sauers George Lois Ann Carolyn Russell Lewis Sauer Rodney Sauers Judy

Molnar Services Set for Bar bara Molnar

Bar bara Molnar service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Norbert W. Johnston funeral home with Rev. Norman D. Dewire officiating. Burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Church Women Meet in Glouster at Vaughn Home

The Loyal Women’s Class of the Glouster Church of Christ will gather Friday evening at 7 30 at Mrs Kate Vaughn’s home with co host Mrs Rosalee Swartz assisting.

Glouster Loyal Women’s Glouster Church of Christ Kate Vaughn Rosalee Swartz

Lake Burr Oak Held Back Flood by Retaining Water

Noel Eveland reports dam results for the week with 720 cars entering the dam. Outside highs reached 78 on May 10 and 30 on May 8. Rainfall totaled 1.72 inches. Water at 8 a.m. May 12 was 50 degrees and lake elevation stood at 721.17, peaking at 723.25 earlier in the week. The held back water protected seven miles from flooding many towns.

Noel Eveland Burr Oak

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Heart Surgery PTO Group Mary Thomas Inez Campbell Beulah Johnson Flossie Cartwright Esther Bycofski CCL Eugene Thomas Zebco Scottee Johnson Mitchell Lone Star Boats Harold Edithe Vaughn Cpl. McCreedy Bible School Square Dance Moore Eichinger Nancy Eichinger Gilliam Robert Nelson High Street Glouster, O Eyes Altmans Ohio University Southeastern Ohio University CORD Dacron and Cotton IVY Twill Mea Srs Bd Bermuda
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