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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1965

Page

6

Columbus Man Speaks To Middleport Grads

William Balson of Columbus Ohio Youth Commission official will speak at Middleport High School graduation exercises Friday night. He holds a master’s from William and Mary and previously led the Central Ohio Training Institute. Eighth grade commencement is set for 8 p.m. Thursday with Bernard Fultz Meigs County prosecutor as speaker.

Middleport William Balson Columbus, Ohio Youth Commission Middleport High School Balson William and Mary College Central Ohio Training Institute William K. Russell Howard Ruppelt Donald Hicks Bernard Fultz Meigs County Osterling James Weber Fort Lauderdale Fila David McConnaughey Cincinnati Roger Morgan Keith Kathy Arnold Richards Oscar Hardaway Janice

Cub Scout Den 2 Visits Campus Martius Museum

Den 2 of Cub Scout Pack 244 visits Campus Martius Museum in Marietta with Allan Leonard Eugene Harris and Dale Walburn. Attendees include Randy Kyle Michelle Leonard Stevie Walburn Steve Jenkins John Manley Tommy Lowery Gregory Stewart Mike Hoffman and Robbie Harris. Pack meeting set for June 1 at Richard and, Vaughan home.

Middleport Campus Martius Museum Marietta Den 2 Allan Leonard Eugene Harris Dale Walburn Den Randy Kyle Michelle Leonard Stevie Walburn Steve Jenkins John Manley Tommy Lowery Gregory Stewart Mike Hoffman Robbie Harris

Child League Sponsoring Scout Troop in Middleport

Middleport group, the Middleport Child Conservation League, voted to contribute to the Ohio Child Conservation League scholarship fund and summer camp program for retarded children. It will sponsor a Girl Scout troop. Mrs Allan Leonard joined. The spring Rio Grande College conference was reported. Deaconess Deanna Merry, Rio Grande, was named district president. A July social for husbands was planned.

Middleport Middleport Child Conservation League Ohio Child Conservation League Allan Leonard William Ingels Rio Grande College Kenneth Scites Deanna Merry Rio Grande Paul Russell L. W. McComas Eugene Conde

Consolidation Study Sought By Pomeroy

Pomeroy Board of Education voted in special session to ask the State Department of Education for a consolidation survey. Mid dleport Salisbury Bedford and Northwestern districts plan similar actions as districts pursue a five way plan to establish a comprehensive high school.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Board of Education State Department of Education Boards of Education Middleport Salisbury Bedford Northwestern

Former Meigs Man Involvea In DR Events

Wallace Riggs a former Meigs County man commands the destroyer Charles H. Roan, early in the Dominican Republic contingency. The Roan carried Marines to Santo Domingo and evacuated Americans, including six Peace Corps workers, from Puerto Plata. Riggs, commissioned 1945, and his family reside at 185 Chase Lane, Middletown.

Pomeroy Meigs County Charles H. Roan U. S. Navy Dominican Republic Wallace Riggs Herbert Riggs Riggs Athens Road Cmdr Rose Marie Nease Roan U. S Santo Domingo Puerto Plata Manzanillo Bay Peace Corps Guantanamo Bay Cuba U. S. Navy Academy Chase Lane Middletown R. L

Communion Recipients Enrolled at Sacred Heart Ceremony

POMEROY First communion class members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church were enrolled in the Order of the Scapular during the May crowning. Students include Barbara Burkett Maureen Hennessy Ida Casci John Freeman Danny Huston George Taylor and Brian Conde. Miss Casci crowned the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Turel hosted a breakfast after Mass and gifts were exchanged with Miss Howell. A Pomeroy Eagles Club dance with Billy Ray Ward and the Twilighters starts at 10 p.m. Saturday.

Middleport Residents Share Visits and Travel News

Local residents report visits from relatives and friends including Miss Barbara Jones and Miss Jean Culver returning to Ohio University after an overnight stay with Jones family. Several guests travel between Barberton Cincinnati Columbus and Middleport for graduations, hospital observations, and military leave.

Barbara Jones Jean Culver Ohio University Emerson Jones

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