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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1956

Page

3

Vacation Bible School Planned for Summer

Fred J. Gardner of the Church of Christ presided as DVBS staff met at Heath Methodist Church to finalize plans for a June 4 to 15 program at Central School. A picnic is planned June 13 at Roadside Park and commencement exercises on June 15 in the school auditorium. Parents must submit kindergarten enrollment forms before starting.

Middleport Fred J. Gardner Church of Christ Union Daily Vacation Bible School DVBS Heath Methodlist Church C. E. Hoyt First Baptist Church

Bible School Picnic Planned at Glouster Park

A Glouster Bible school picnic will be held Sunday at Glouster Park just after Bible school at Oakdale Church. The church is being redecorated with refinished walls and a new sanctuary floor, a two week building fund project with Ed Moore as treasurer.

Glouster Glouster Park Oakdale Ed Moore

Divorce Suit Filed in Meigs County Court

Mildred Miller files for divorce from Rex Ford Miller in Meigs County Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty and seeking custody of one minor child.

Pomeroy Mildred Miller Rex Ford Miller Meigs County Common Pleas Court

Trimble Graduation Theme We Believe to Guide Ceremony

Trimble graduates will hear the theme We Believe as part of the ceremony program. Speakers include top ranked student Jayne Jarvis with A average delivering an oration on Happiness and Thomas McCaskey with B plus average on Faith. Also slated are honor students Grace Ann Kearns and others.

Trimble Trimble Town Wil Robert Kutt Deliv ‘Er Orations Jayne Jarvis Thomas McCaskey Grace Ann Kearns

Rainbow Girls public installation set for Ravenna May 22

Mrs Lena E Davis received an invitation for the seventh installation of the Rainbow Girls at the Masonic Temple in Ravenna on May 22. Miss Judy Morgi will be installed as worth y adviser and graduates Ravenna High School May 31 before entering Ohio University in the fall. She is the granddaughter of A C Wells and Lucy Morgan among others.

Lena E. Davis Ravena Order of Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Ravenna Judy Morgi Dorothy Morgan Judy Ravenna High School Ohio University A. C. Wells Maplewood Lucy Morgan Glouster

Families Gather for Visitors from Glouster and Dayton

Mr and Mrs W Day hosted grandchildren and relatives from Glouster and Dayton. Guests included Arthur Moore and family with sons James Pete Stephen Mary Elaine, James Wolf and Curtis, Edward Moore and sons Johnny Richard Paul and daughter Mary Elaine, and Jack Davis family. Moore plan to visit their Glouster Route 1 home in June.

Jack Davis Dayton James Stemm Gerald Lee

Middleport Church News Briefs Across Local Congregations

Weekly church notices list services and events for First Baptist Second churchs including rev C B soyt at First Baptist and Rev L A Bangerter at Heath Methodist. Various schools hold baccalaureate services and Bible study sessions with midweek prayers and choir rehearsals across Church of Christ Nazarene Salvation Army and other denominations.

First Baptist C. B. Soyt Priscilla Raymond Lieving County Fairgrounds Third Street Brett Heath Methodist L.A. Bangerter Church of Christ Fred J. Gardner Church of Christ In Christian Guy F. Sayre Merich Bepdet Young Peoples Salvation Army Glenna Rummell Young Peoples’ Legion Junior Legion Oloser Howard Ruppelt

Mrs. Mary Funk Rites Set For Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Helen Funk who died Thursday morning will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Gloucester Church of Christ with D. K. Teater officiating. Burial follows at Maplewood cemetery. Friends may call at Norbert W. Johnston funeral home.

Ulouster Mary Helen Funk Glouster Church of Christ D. K. Teater Maplewood Cemetery Norbert W. Johnston

Meigs County Sales Tax Drops Near Five Thousand

Meigs County weekly sales tax receipts fall to 3590.82 for the week ending May 5, down from 8199.46 a year ago. Glouster infant McManaway graveside services held with Rev. Paul Graf officiating. Rio Grange College Chapel speaker Owea Bangerter discussed discipline and compulsion. Also noted are Meigs General Hospital patients and local residents' hospital status.

Pomeroy Meigs County Roger W.tracy Glouster Paul Graf McManaway John McManaway John Clarence J Bertha Barrett Jacksonville Owe A. Bangerter Heath Methodist Church Rio Grange College George Holcomb Rio Grande

Middleport Area Church News and Personal Notes

Local churches report services and events across Middleport and surrounding towns. Families visit relatives, attend Sabbath services, and travel to Columbus for a funeral. ministers include Rev Clinton Powell Rev J Anthony Bosco and others.

Glouster Methodist Church Holds Evening Service

The Glouster Methodist Church led by Rev. Paul Graf holds a prayer service and Bible study after the service. Church school starts at 9 30 a m with morning worship at 10 30 a m. MYF meets at 6 p m and midweek prayer and Bible study follow at 7 30 p m.

Glouster Methodist Paul Graf

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