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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1960

Page

3

Vinton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tackett and Bret hosted guests with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waugh. Gary Ray Waugh of Bidwell returned home after time with grandfather Charles White. Elza Russell and Willard Woodruff dined with Mr. and Mrs. Garland Elliott. Ruth Scarberry visited Glenwood, W. Va. Ralph McCumber of Dexter spoke with Bertha McCumber. WSCS groups from Wilkesville and Salem Center met the Vinton WSCS at the Methodist Church. Rev. and Mrs. John D. Davis and family were honored guests. Mrs. Lester Waugh of Bidwell again visited the Tacketts.

Vinton Fred Tackett Bret Lester Waugh Gary Ray Waugh Bidwell Charles White Elza Russell Willard Woodruff Garland Elliott Ruth Scarberry Bill Searberry Glenwood W. Va Ralph McCumber Dexter Bertha McCumber WSCS Wilkesville Salem Center Methodist Church John D. Davis

Wilkesville Grange Members Attend Hocking Meeting

Thirty five Pomona Grange members from Vinton County joined the Hocking Pomona Grange gathering. Wilkes Grange delegates included Max Hall Sam Marrs and Clara Phillips. Mrs Ray Straw baugh attended a teachers banquet at Lake Hope. J O Rush Roy Tracy and spouses from Worthington traveled to Adelphia and Laurelville on business. Clara Phillips visited her son Kelson in Waverly.

Wilkesville Pomona Grange Vinton County Hocking-Pomona Wilkes Grange Max Hall Sam Marrs Clara Phillips Ray Strawabaugh Lake Hope J. O. Rush Roy Tracy Worthington Adelphia Laurelville Kelson Waverly

Middleport Class Rites Are Sunday

The Rev. Howard Ruppelt of Middleport First United Presbyterian Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the 1960 Middleport High School graduating class at 8 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. Assisting him are the Rev. Fred Gardner of the Church of Christ and the Rev. Clyde Bartlett of the Nazarene Church. The program includes Schmidt’s Processional played by the high school band conducted by Eugene Sears, Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B, and Ava Maria by the girls glee club.

Middleport Howard Ruppelt First United Presbyterian Church Middleport High School Mr. Ruppelt Fred I. Gardner Middleport Church of Christ Clyde J. Bartlett The Nazarene Church Schmidt Eugene Sears Bach Ava Maria Girls Glee Club

Stork shower guests honor Mrs Tolbert in Haydenville

Mrs. Walter Tolbert was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Herman Lehman and Mrs. Harold Leasure. Many locals attended and gifts were sent by a wide circle including Mrs. Charles Kuhn and Mrs. Creighton Lehman. Nearby visitors included Mr. and Mrs. William Lehman and Paul F. Matheny.

Ray Diehle Willard May Robert May William Sauer Charles Brooks Jr Margaret Bodencamp Goldie Russell Charles Brooks Sr James Hutchinson Henry Williams Clarence Lehman Ethel Dicken Wallace Brown Jerry Crothers Henry Sparks Clara Dicken Rheta Seymore Shirley Bond Sis Seymore William Lehman C. L. Hemsworth Wayne W. Va Paul F. Matheny Pittsburgh C. L. Matheny Homer Carter Alfred Ahart and Sons Lyle Cabretz W. J. Dilley Ray Carter Newton Filley Mary Dabretz Atascadero Calif Hugh Dabretz Miami Fla Carter

Local Families Attend Services and Move In

Alfred Griffiths and family from Vienna West Virginia attended church services and had dinner with the Ernest Taylor family. Richard Spencer and son moved into the home recently vacated by the Whitlatch family.

Alfred Kenneth Griffith Joe Vienna W. Va Ernest Taylor Richard Spencer Whitlatch

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