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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1953

Page

13

Middleport G I A Sees Prize Award and Read Minutes

The G I A met at Mrs. A J Beaver's Grant Street home. Mrs. Charles Bennett led the session and contributed the traveling prize won by Mrs. Evelyn Lewis. A letter from former member Mrs. Frank McCoy was read. Mrs. W R Garber read minutes and will host the June meeting. Ice cream cake and strawberries were served by Mrs. Beaver assisted by Miss Sylvia McMaster.

Middleport G.I.A A. J. Beaver Grant St Charles Bennett Evelyn Lew Frank Mce-Coy GIA W. R. Garber Beaver Sylvia McMaster

Stitch and Chatter Club Picnic at Middleport Park

Guests including Mrs. Charlotte Perrin Mrs. Leonard Van Meter Robert Tewksbury Rex Maiden attended a picnic supper at Middleport Roadside Park. President Anna Howell led the group with members and spouses gathered around the lower table near the roasting pit.

Middleport Stitch and Chatter Club Charlotte Perrin Leonard van Meter Robert Tewksbury Rex Maiden Anna Howell Dorothy Chase Sarah Laune Ida Lee Hartley Polly Karr Joan Gilmore D Bauers Raymond Klees Trudy Richard Schwabs Lynn Franklin Ginthers Earl Fields Maurice Walker John Fultz Everett Bechrer Carl Jones Clarence Laceys

Second Grade Pupils Picnic at Middleport Park

After school Thursday, Pearl Street School second graders picnicked in the Roadside Park at Middleport. Teachers Mrs. Robert Allensworth and Mrs. Gerald Rupe organized games. Mothers, including Mrs. L. W. McComas and Mrs. E. O. Ball, assisted during supper hour.

Middleport Pearl Street School Robert Allensworth Gerald Rupe L. W. McComas E. O. Ball L. R. Wiley Richard Oiler Forrest Bachtel James Jobb Morris Oiler Pomeroy Central Elementary School Naylor's Run Memorial Playground Genevieve Stobart Harriett McIntosh Ralph Spencer Dayton Phillips Thomas Clark Hank Young

Pattern No. 8976 sew rite shirtwaist dress ad

Advertisement for pattern No 8976 featuring a shirtwaist dress with pockets and belt in sizes 14 to 46. Instructions include 4% yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16 and mailing details to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger. Also promotes Basic Fashion for 53 spring summer and a separate notice of a missionary convention in Glouster with Dr Casandra Jones as afternoon speaker.

Sue Burnett Athens Messenger Ave Americas New York N. Y

Child Returns Home After Tonsillectomy

Joyce Collins, five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Estel Collins of Pomeroy Route 1, was sent home Thursday morning from Meigs General Hospital after a tonsillectomy performed Wednesday.

Pomeroy Joyce Collins Estel Collins Meigs General Hospital

Shower honors Mrs Pearl Tolley at Columbia home

May 14 shower for Mrs Pearl Tolley hosted by Mrs Dale Dye and Mrs Alvin Dye drew members of the Columbia Home Demonstration Council and wives from Carpenter and Temple Churches. Attendees included Lula Williamson, Jean Stout, Oliva Ann Smith, Dolores Hoyd, Carolyn Hoyd, Deborah Stout, Carolyn Greenlees, David Hamill, and others. Columbia Grange events and Albany High School graduates noted.

Carpenter Carpenter Pearl Tolley Dale Dye Alvin Dye Columbia Home Demonstration Council Carpenter Temple Lula Williamson William Stout Jean Lewis Smith Oliva Ann Daisy Rawlings Cecil Hoyd Dolores Carolyn Granville Stout Deborah Granville Lyons Hilbert Cox Sharon A. R. Caster Arthur Crabtree Rolland Crabtree William Cheadle Dale Stansbury H. E. Starkey Carl Greenlees John Hamill David E. L. Samples Ann Leona Eber Bonnie and Karen Chester Dailey Janie Dailey Reed Jeffers Mary Dye Diane Dennis Tolley Nina Chase Howard Hein Dexter City Bessie Strong Athens Mendal Jordan Albany High School Dwaine Jordan Chester Baumgardner Coshocton

Needlework 5528 Frock Pattern By Anne Cabot Album

Easy to make frock using cottons with dotted Swiss or washable fabric, trimmed with angel wing ruffles and embroidered yoke. Pattern 5528 includes tissue sizes for 1 and 2 years, materials, sewing and embroidery guidance, and color ideas. Send 25 cents to Anne Cabot at The Athens Messenger, New York address, for pattern and album.

Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York N. Y

PTA Reelects Mrs Christy To Top Office

TUPPERS PLAINS Olive Orange PTA reelected Mrs Violet Christy to lead the organization for another term. The report notes her prior presidencies 50 51 and 51 52, funds secured for band uniforms, debt reduction, and her reelection as county PTA council secretary. Officers installed include Wilbur Parker Celia Collins and Mildred Caldwell. The first grade banner earned by Mrs Olive Osburn’s class.

Tuppers Plains Olive Orange Pta Violet Christy Christy Eleanor Boyles Olive-Orange Pta Eloise Connolly Wilbur Parker Connolly PTA Celia Collins Mildred Caldwell Parker Collins Olive Osburn Carl Barnhill MaDora Baylor Janet Christy

Variety Show Set Saturday in New Haven

A community fund raising event in New Haven West Virginia will stage an 8 p.m. Saturday variety show at Wahama High School to support the purchase of a new community hall. Local organizations and businesses contribute acts and a bake sale runs at 10 a.m. at New Haven Drug Store. Alice Nease and Sarah Roush lead the event.

New Haven Wahama High School W. Va Alice Nease Sarah Roush

McArthur Resident Leo W Moore Dies at 47

Leo Wayne Moore, 47, of McArthur, died Thursday morning at White Cross Hospital in Columbus after a back injury in 1947. He was a member of Zaleski Masonic Lodge. Survived by wife Merle Whitlatch Moore, sister Vona Pinnay, five brothers Everett Millard William Elmer and Asa, and two half-brothers Charles Jones and Claude Jones. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wrightsel funeral home. Rev. Robert Scully officiating. Burial in McArthur.

McArthur Leo Wayne Moore White Cross Hospital Columbus Masonic Lodge Zaleski Merle Whitlatch Moore Vona Pinnay Everett Millard William Elmer Cincinnati Asa Milford Center Ohio Charles Jones Claude Jones Hamden Wrightsel Funeral Home Robert Scully

Funeral services and community notes from Corning area

Funeral services were held for Augusta Roberts of McLeish with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Charles Roof local. services at Methodist Church with burial in Millertown Cemetery. Corning Class of 1953 commencement planned. Mrs. Gerald Koster visiting relatives in Charleston and Columbus. Cleanup planned for Naylors Run Memorial Playground with local residents asked to participate.

Charles Roof Methodist W. Earl Wilson Millertown Gerald Koster Emmett Livering Columbus Pomeroy Naylors Run Naylor's Run Memorial Playground Hank Young

Cincinnati Markets Livestock and Poultry Prices Report

USDA market data from Cincinnati shows hogs at 1800 head with mod activity and steady to higher pricing for certain cuts. Cattle and calves remain mixed with varying scores and arrivals, sheep and lambs steady, and poultry and eggs listed with wholesale and consumer grade ranges. Prices cover hogs, cattle, vealers, sheep, lambs, and dairy items including butter and potatoes.

Cincinnati Livestock Cincinnati USDA U. S

Local ads and notices blend in Athens area June

Includes promotions for luggage and leather goods by Luggage and Leathercraft Co at 11 W State St and a magazine and paper drive by YMCA inviting Athens and Mechanicsburg to donate items. Also radio segment on WATH 1540 with The Buckeye Balladier show, and various local sales and services including Termite control and dandruff remedy ads.

Luggage and Leathercraft CO W. State St Athens Mechanicsburg YMCA Wath Sewell Implement Co Minneapolis Moline

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Middleport Social Notes Marvel Bread Florida Pomeroy Social Notes Pomeroy Chapter OES Masonic Temple Girls Glee Club Pomeroy High School Lucille Swackhammer Nellie Tracy Joan Milbourne Mabel Goeglein Thelma Dill Amy Jividen Lucille Jiiden Swackhammer Donald Tuite Sondra Potts Swackhammer Belle Vaughan Pomeroy Personals Eva Simms Gordon Sugar Run Elementary School Edward E. Jones Jackvans Dale Carl University Hospital, Columbus Corning Ultiman's Swearingen Sporting Goods Harold Goddard Bartlett McKee Drug CO Tri County Dairyman’s League Amesville Chauncey Ralph Coe Frank’ S, Bait & Tackle Co Earl Gibbs Marietta Chemical Products Co W. E. Dicken W. Union St Athens Pharmacy Lamborn Paul Fiske N. Congress International Gail Watkins Equipment CO State St Platt's Hudson Sales & Soy Union Harvey Cone Smith St Athens Auto Parts Carpenter and Lancaster Ste Athens Junk CO Shafer Landis Gulf Service Auto Service KRAFT BROWN N. Court ST A. Ca Oldsmobile FORD Danbuerry Amner Inc Court St Universal Paul Ferry Steppe's Beauticians, Inc Washington St Max Lewis Beaumont DODGE Clb Mercury Chevrolet BUICK E. Carpenter ST Parker Tire Shop McKinley Ave Singer Sewing Machine Co Jerry Baughman Sunnyside Dr Hocking Valley Young's Wolfe Chesser Farm Supply Albany Electric Motor Service Union Street Dial Msa Mahaffey Motor Service McClain Welding Service Moore Ave Atheny Monte Davis Carpenter St Johnson & West Depot St C.re Blaetmar GMC Studebaker Pomeroy, Ohio Pontiac
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