Messenger Newsboy Wins Trip to National Convention
Paul D. Fink of Chauncey won The Messenger and Family Weekly carrier boy contest. He describes train trip to Disneyland and the National Newspaperboy Convention, with events at Disney hotels, Balloon Derby, hobby sweepstakes, ball game, visits to Knott's Berry Farm, Mar lined experiences, and prize awards for best model car and bicycle accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Fink
Chauncey
the Messenger
the Family Weekly
Disneyland
Calif
Disneyland Hotel
Chrysler Corp. Valiant
Robert Macklin
California Newspaperboys Foundation
Tom MccQuuig
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Sigma Delta Chi
Swrindale
Chavez Ravine
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Lassie
Jon Provost
Rock Hudson
Casa Fritos
Park
Harvey Bradshaw
Marine Corps Air Station
el Toro
Local Social Notes From Wilkesville and Nearby
Wilkesville residents report hospital admission for Elmer Shannon at Huntington Veterans Hospital. Guests included Mrs. Winnie Stout Mrs. Maggie Caston and Flora Chase. Davis returns from Empire Michigan visit. Eugene Campbell accompanied Hi Y boys to Cincinnati and Jerry Campbell visited in Ironton. Larry Raines and Leo Sayre relocate to McArthur for work at Zaleski Youth Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Elmer Shannon
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Allie Cahoon
Winnie Stout
Maggie Caston
Flora Chase
Cahoon
Chase
Dexter School
Presbyterian Church
Clovis Strausbaugh
Leo Sayre
Larry Raines
McArthur
Zaleski
Floyd Davis
Homer McMurray
Annette
Empire
Mich
Charles West
John Mullholland
McCoy
Amos Lowe
Columbus
Eugene Campbell
Wellston
Cincinnati
Jerry Campbell
Jay
Thanks to helpers in Atlas Contest trip
The author thanks those who aided in an Atlas Contest trip on Saturday April 28 at 7 55 a m. He boarded a TWA plane at Port Columbus and flew to O Hare Chicago where he was met by Mrs Walter N Bud Dreyfus and son Robbie. He notes he was the first boy to arrive in Chi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Knott
Berry Farm
Johnny Crawford
Adam West
United Artists
Geronimo
Anaheim
Bill Tucker
Duke McGrew
Marineland
California
Redondo Beach
Disneyland
Main St
Disneyland Hotel
Space Bar
Los Angeles
Chicago
TWA
Columbus
Port Columbus
O'Hare
Walter N
Bud) Dreyfus
Robbie
Chi
Letart Falls WSCS Meeting and Local News
The Letart Falls WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Harold Roush in Portland with Mrs. Erma Hill presiding and Mrs. Nora Cross presenting a program titled Rich Toward God. The notes list numerous local visits, family events, and travels, including births and weekend gatherings across communities in Ohio and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
WSCS
Harold Roush
Portland
Erma Hill
Nora Cross
God
Mildred Chapman
Orpha Hill
Eula Wolfe
Lois Bell
Inez Hill
Alice Balser
Linda Hill
Miriam Foster
Jay Dixon
Charlie Foster
Willard Wagner
Anna Barnhart
Brady Hoffman
Grace Hill
Middledleport
Beth Ann
Holzer Hospital
Julian Hill
Harold Evans
Middleport
Syracuse
Erma Wilson
Robert
Cleveland
Eddie Chapman
Floyd Chapman
Columbus
Connie
Bert Grimm
Russell Grimm
St. Clairsville
Thomas Henster, Jr
Lorain
Ewington Notes Visits and School Party
Mr and Mrs Donald Metheney and children and Callie Metheney visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Hoffman of Wilkesville. The eighth grade had a class party at the Salem Center School with games and refreshments. Guests of Mrs Lizzie Caton included several families from Jackson Circleville and Rutland with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Johnston Ewington
Donald Metheney
Callie Metheney
Raymond Hoffman
Wilkesville
Paul Rife
Cabin Creek
W. Va
Bert Smith
Columbus
Sam Hicks
Salem Center School
Lizzie Caton
George Denney
Jackson
Tracy
Butch Spies
Jean
Linda
Nancy
Peggy Davis
Circleville
Faye Walker
Alisa
Bonnie Johnston
Freddie George
Rutland
Herman Jarrell
Stewart Notes Highlight Local Social Roundup
Bernice Rasmussen Stewart reports a party given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kline in honor of Gene Williams who is entering college in Cincinnati. Ivor Boyer’s wife has been a patient at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg. The Klines visited Columbus and Byron Poston family. Kline’s Korner closes each Tuesday in summer. Earl Seamen of Cottageville and Estella Seaman’s family hosted visits, with other local stops including Athens Route 3 and Ashland Ohio visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Rasmussen Stewart
Frank Kline
Gene Williams
Gene
Cincinnati
Ivor Boyer
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Columbus
Byron Poston
Kline
Korner
Clos
Mrs. Earl Seamen
Cottageville
W. Va
Estella Seaman
Lee Brett
Clyde Brown
Bernice Rasmussen
Marsha
W. J. Phillips
Athens
Hattie Laughlin
Ashland
Ohio
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Ohio Towns
A longbottom column lists numerous visits and hosting events. Families from Forest Run Pomeroy Reno Parkersburg Columbus and Tuppers Plains including Holters Larkins Bissell Webber and Anges share dinners stays and weekend gatherings with relatives and friends. The piece notes church preaching plans Bible School sessions and hospital return of Dorothy Cowdery.
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Guy Hayman
David Smith
Harris Frank
Sue Ann Myers
Rouben Osborn
Janet Bissell
Columbus
Eastern High School
Virgie Mora
Chester
Ethel Chevalier
Dave Yates
Charles Williams
Little Hocking
Zern Pierce
Hobart Newell
Reno
Janie Brewer
Sandra Newton
W. K. Riggs
Dorothy Cowdery
Holter Hospital
Bob Dill
Pomeroy
Hank Holter
Mary Offutt
Parkersburg
Joe Bissell
Leota Johnson
Portland
Tressie Stethem
Vera Weber
Leone Babcock
Geneva Nolan
Geneva Yates
Waverly
Charles Marcinko
Val Hartung
West Shade
Ruby Brewer
Gallipolis
Charles Lisle
Syracuse
Mary Ellen Andrew
Surprise birthday party for Patty Llewellyn draws crowd
Mr and Mrs Rolland Llewellyn hosted a surprise party for their daughter Patty age seven with cake ice cream and favors for guests. Attendees included family friends neighbors and Patty's siblings. A garden club tour and a missionary clinic at the Indinola Church of Christ were also noted along with news of Edward Lamb moving to seize control of Seiberling Rubber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evia Carter
New Marshfield
Rolland L. Llewellyn
Patty
Lesa Dearth
Gayla Sue Llewellyn
Chuckie
Charlesa Llewellyn
John Smith
Greg
Christy Saylor
Pamela Russell
Richard Carter
Stephanie Riley
Greg Brooks
Rhonda Clark
Charlene Mace
Lorna
Carla Allbaugh
Virginia Martin
Hilda Oxley
Perry Oxley
Nelsonville
Richard Sprouse
Ardath Swartz
Brenda Ellen Swartz
Albany
Doug
David
Vicky
Bob Russ
Carolyn
Peggy
Nora Young
Indinola Church of Christ, Columbus
Akron
Edward
Ted) Lamb
Toledo
Seiberling Rubber Co
Community Notes From New Straitsville and Nearby
The Junior girls class of the Methodist church met in the church dining room to celebrate Ellen Neal's birthday with a cake and candles. Attendees included Joan Wallace, Betty Morrison, Janet Hartshorn, Pamela Beal, Karla Fink, Connie Huston, and Patti Newman. chaperone was Mrs. Karl Fink in Erma Pierce’s absence. Nearby reports note visits by Rebekah Friendship club members to Crooksville and travels of James Waldie of New London, Conn., to see grandparents Marion and the late Levingston. Waldie serves on the submarine Sail Fish. Additional visits mention Mrs. Owen Wallace and Mrs. William Cook’s family in Newark, and trips by Mrs. Margaret Edwards, Mrs. Amy Lanning, and Mrs. Jenny Thrapp to Columbus. Elizabeth Mills toured New Lexington. Mrs. Anna Newman of Rushville visited Mrs. Ray Dixon.
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New Straitsville
Methodist Church
Ellen Neal
Joan Wallace
Betty Morrison
Janet Hartshorn
Pamela Beal
Karla Fink
Connie Huston
Patti Newman
Erma Pierce
Karl Fink
Rebekah Friendship Club
Crooksville
Ethel Wade
Nellie Forrester
Columbus
Stanley Houston
Logan
John Sherrard
Elizabeth Mills
New Lexington
Anna Newman
Rushville
Ray Dixon
Wolf Pen By Naomi Smith Wolf Pen Church Meeting Plans Outing
The Live Wire class of Zion Church of Christ held a recent business meeting led by Pres. Jan Smith. Members plan a June 3 hike followed by a hayride and wiener roast. Devotions were given by Jan Smith and Sharon Thoma. Next meeting set for June 4. Refreshments served to a long list of members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Pen
Zion Church of Christ
Jan Smith
Sharon Thoma
Dorothy
Mary
Martha Arnold
Janet Shumate
Nancy Hatfield
Tony Hendricks
Robert Arms
Charloine King
Charles King
Eugene Underwood
Harley Haning
Flatwoods
Byrne Vaughn
Pomeroy
Cecil Gillogly
Stevie
Carla Jo
Athens
Everett Lambert
Joseph Johnson
Beverly
Lincoln Russell
Clinton Gilkey
Harold Gillogly
Vicki Sue
Ray Russell
Tena Rae
Milton, Ky
Harold Cottrill
Bob
Mansfield
James W. Johnson
Jamie Sue
Mack Jones
West Columbia
James Mackey
Dreama Lee
Donna Lynn
Sandra Jean
Cecelia
Charley Smith
Jan
Mr. Smith
Birthday Picnic Honors Mrs Edmundson and Robert Overly
Four generations attended a birthday picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Edmundson for Mrs. Margaret Edmundson and Robert J. Overly. Guests included Mrs. Mary Overly and the Gorton and Overly families. Cancer Fund workers listed. Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner visited Wellston after helping care for a newborn.
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Alma Smith
Salem Center
Clair Edmundson
Margaret Edmundson
Robert J. Overly
Mary Overly
Ellen Gorton
Sharon Gorton
Robert Overly
Sharon
Bobby
Charles
Michael Overly
Ed Gorton
Buddy Salem
Beulah
Bell Wright
Adra Swick
Mildred Jeffers
Dexter
John Gardener
Wellston
Marvin Miller
Laurel Grange Hosts Mothers Themed Social Notes
Laurel Grange welcomed Columbia and Star Granges for opening and closing ceremonies and a literary program led by Mrs Anna Halliday with the theme Honoring Our Mothers. Local members listed include Mendal Jordan Arthur Crabtree Carl Greenlees and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Crabtree
Fern Gillogly
John Gillogly
Ralph Frazier
Susan
Danny
Jerry
Gallipolis
Ellen McKnight
Sharon
Columbus
Cecil Gillogly
Athens
George McKnight
Clyde Walker
James Walker
Thurman
Dale Dye
Seth Huntley
Vinton
Albany Social Notes Span Weekend Visits and Births
Albany and surrounding area residents shared weekend visits and family moments. The Tewksburys hosted relatives from Lion City and Columbus. the Morses and Connetts visited E H Morse relatives. a birth announced Connie Jo Turrill at Sheltering Arms Hospital May 8. Richard Baughman of Lancaster heads to Florida after Ohio University degree and North American tenure. many local families enjoyed picnics and Mother's Day gatherings at Hoop ers Park, Rocky Fork Lake, and with relatives in Canton Athens Newark and Columbus. notes on marriages, travels, and community events fill the page.
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Melva Radcliff
Albany
Glenn Tewksbury
Bob Tewksbury
Lion City
Ted Tewksbury
Columbus
Bernard Withrow
Phyllis
Parma
Harold Morse
E. H. Morse
McArthur Road
Loring Connett
Mary Connett
Athens
Ada Kennedy
New Marshfield
Carl Wharton
David Turrill
Connie Jo
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rocky Fork Lake
Arthur Enlow
Lima
Richard Baughman
Lancaster
Florida
E. M. Baughman
Ohio University
Baughman
Eldon Dailey
Emery Allen, Jr
Bonnie
Emery Allen
Bill
Beverly
Barbara Allen
James Allen
Kay
C. W. Stansbury
Grover Stout
C. E. Stout
Donald Mace
Polly
Fred Morris and Sons
Newark
Call Not Needed: Family Reports Mysterious Record Player
A Lancaster family called Athens police early Saturday to report a record player left running. Officers visited the residence and found the device already turned off.
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S. McKinley Ave
Lancaster
Athens
Zaleski Family Notices From Mother's Day Visits
Mrs. Thomas Taylor recuperating from a fractured hip at Grant Hospital Columbus was moved to her daughter Mrs. Joseph Webb’s home. Family and friends from Columbus Athens Barberton Proctorville McArthur attended visits and condolences as Garfield Brooks’ funeral was held at Harkins Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKibben Zaleski
Thomas Taylor
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Joseph Webb
Clarence Hayman
Emily Good
Rufus Thomas
Thomas
Woodrow Thomas
David
Athens
Russell Mabe
Mabe
Bundy Brooks
Sergeant Mabe
Virginia
Arthur Tripp
Linda Lee
Barberton
Terry
David Thomas
Proctorville
James McKibben
Garfield Brooks
Harkins Chapel
Robert Martin
Harry Tripp
Harve Tripp
McArthur
James
Vivian
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Cage
Airport
Sheridan-Blackstone
el Capitan
Merrill Blosser
Freckles
Dave F Eastman
Carmichael
Eastman Kodak
Clara Phillips
Paul D. Fine
Ewington
Stewart News Notes
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
President Kennedy
the Army
Elvis Stahr
Defense
Robert McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Curtis LeMay
George Decker
Lone Bottom News
Long Bottom
Hanson Holter
Amanda Baer
Forest Run
Edith Sisson
Harold Holter
Norman Weber
Junior Hauber
Howard Larkins
Fred Larkins
Russell van Meter
Garnet Hensley
Mildred Bissell
Dale Welsh
Olive
Ray Justice
Johnnie Damewood
Gene Smith
Bill Smith
Chillicothe
Harold Newlun
Louis Hughes
Sammie Bairden
Amanda
Eliza Ervin
Darsel Larkins
Virgin
Florence Limberger
Bob Coleman
Paul J. Andrew
Paul Andrew
Tom Hayman
Pikesville
N. Marshfield
N. Straitsville
Gladys Lines
Wolf
By Naomi Smith
Carpenter
Westina Crabtree
San Francisco
Attorney General’s
Carpenter Baptist Church
Reed Jeffers
Gene Jeffers
Margie Sue
Lester
Marco
Lavern Jordan
John Dunham
Richard Jeffers
Hooper’s Park
Harry Dennis
South Bloomingville
Lester Cordray
Bermuda Islands
Rex Cheadle
J. O. Grim
Columbia
Julian Tracey
Johnny
Douglas
Cathy Lowther
Joe
Sarah
Steve Brooks
Donald Keeton
Clarence
Carol Fraley
Toni Pettit
Cheryl Ellis
Anna DeLong
Bruce Markin
Stephen Gregory
Larry
Sammy Dorst
Jenny Whittington
Kathryn Turner
Dean
David Wooten
Judy
Tony May
Thad Dye
Sue Nelson
Walter Jordan
J. O Grim
Brenda
Mary Sue
Sandra
Herman Cordray
Carl Ross
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