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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1964

Page

5

Homebuilders To Serve Class Christmas Dinner

The Loyal Women's Class of the Middleport Church of Christ plans a Dec. 8 Christmas dinner served by class members and the Philathea Society. Meetings named committees for program, decorations, tickets, and gifts, plus plans to decorate Meigs General Hospital windows and deliver candy to Carman Nursing Home.

Middleport Middleport Church of Christ Joe Bishop Donald Hicks Wendell Gerlach Thomas Bowen Dorothy Yeanger Marilyn Bishop Lena Bunce Nora Rice Loyal Women’s Club Lewis Long Philathea Society Nell Bahr Frances Triplett Clarence Ervin Flo Grueser Margaret Kincaid Colleen van Meter Meigs General Hospital Carman Nursing Home Bunce Triplett Rice Yeanger Long Bishop Peggy Gerlach van Meter Betty Phillips

PTA Fall Festival Planned At Salisbury School

The Salisbury PTA met Tuesday night and set a 7 30 p m Friday fall festival at the school. Principal Ed Bartels announced a Christmas program for December 17 at 7 30 p.m. and there will be no December meeting. A gift was planned for retired principal Mrs Geneva Joachim. First grade Eric Hart received the attendance award.

President Arnold George Wagner Horace Abbott Harold Blackston Edward Ball Opha Offutt George Sisson Roy Smith Velma Douglas Walter Bunce

Pomeroy Board Approves 1964 65 Fourth Grade Teacher

Ina Meadows is named fourth grade teacher for the 1964 65 school year by the Pomeroy Board of Education meeting in the superintendent Charles S. Gibbs office. A temporary assignment due to Miss Genevieve Stobart illness. Leo Vaughan presented a merit certificate at the Ohio Boards of Education convention in Columbus. Gibbs and L. W. McComas attended sessions Nov 10 12 and a briefing on the 1964 economics opportunity act at Baker Center in Athens.

Pomeroy Ina Meadows Pomeroy Board of Education Charles S. Gibbs Meadows Genevieve Stobart Ohio Boards of Education Columbus Leo Vaughan Supt. Gibbs Vaughan Gibbs Richard Jones Middleport L. W. McComas Tri-State Baker Center Athens

Missionary Groups Meet In Pomeroy Church

Evange line Missionary Society of the Pomeroy Church of Christ met with Mrs. Elwood Bowers. A contribution was approved for missionary work in Mexico and a sunshine box was acknowledged in a thank you note from Mrs. Owen Duffy.

Pomeroy Evangeline Missionary Society Pomeroy Church of Clyde Saunders Jerry Masters Orville Will Milton Roush

Meigs County Junior Miss Pageant slated for Dec 28

Meigs County Jaycees prepare for the second annual Junior Miss Pageant at Middleport High School. An estimated 15 to 20 finalists will compete for scholastic standing and talent awards among Meigs County high schools.

Bill Miller Meigs County Jaycees Meigs County

Garden Club Plans Flower Show Entries

Twilight Garden Club met at Mrs. Gerald Wildermuth home to arrange entries with holy themes for the county flower show in Pomeroy on November 28 29. They voted to buy a horticulture magazine for the Pomeroy Public Library and announced a Christmas party at Mrs. Jack Robsons with a $1 gift exchange.

Pomeroy Twilight Garden Club Gerald Wildermuth L. L. Roush Roush Pomeroy Public Library Jack Robson T. A. Hennessy Ralph Gilmore

Meigs County suit over truck title and payment terms

Larry Millhone of Tuppers Plains sues Vernon Millhone of the same town and Wenham Transport Co Inc Cleveland claiming the company refused to sign a title after partial payment and seeks 480.05 dollars for services using the vehicle.

Pomeroy Larry Millhone Tuppers Plains Meigs County Common Pleas Court Vernon Millhone Wenham Transport Co., Inc Cleveland

Veterans Memorial Hospital Admit and Discharge Notes

Admit inmates Tina Joseph Middleport Frieda Ball Pomroy Roy Howell Portland Tom Scully II Middleport Flossie Hysell Middleport. Discharged Arletta Pickens Bessie Massie Kathy Snyder James Watkins Charles Pullins Ernest Molden Pearl Stuckey June Stover.

Admittel Tina Joseph Middleport Frieda Ball Pomroy Roy Howell Portland Tom Scully II Flossie Hysell Arletta Pickens Bessie Massie Kathy Snyder James Watkins Charles Pullins Ernest Molden Pearl Stuckey June Stover

Chester PTA Reviews OU Play These Are Not Children

Ohio University students presented These Are Not Children at the Chester school for a Chester PTA meeting. A post play discussion on mentally retarded issues was led by Rev. William La Fountain of Athens. First grade of Mrs. Carl Weese won the attendance award. Mrs. Donald Mora and Rev. Pearl Casto will organize the Christmas program for 1:30 p.m. at the school.

Chester Ohio University Chester Pta William la Fountain Athens Carl Weese Donald Mora Pearl Casto

Boosters Sponsor Two Dances In Middleport

Middleport Athletic Boosters meet at the high school. Coach Carl Wolfe presents teams as George Hackett Jr presides over a 34 parent gathering. The group plans a Thanksgiving and a New Year’s Eve dance and a rummage sale at the former A and P building on N Second St with auctioneer Critt Bradford.

Middleport Athletic Boosters North Second Critt Bradford Racine William Stephenson J. J. Davis Duke University School of Medicine Kungsholm Mrs. Davis St. Thomas St. John Virgin Islands Martingae Trinidad Barbados Guadeloupe New York Middleport Carl Wolfe George Hackett N. Second St Hackett Robert King

DAR Plans Dinner Holiday Gift Exchange

Chester Council Daughters of America met to plan a Christmas dinner and a $1 gift exchange on December 22. The group nominated officers, took an offering for the American Red Cross, and announced Kate Hayman’s 50th wedding anniversary for November 28. Quarterly birthdays will be observed at the December 8 meeting. Potluck refreshments were served.

Pomeroy Chester Council Daughters of America American Red Cross Kate Hayman

Meigs General Hospital Notes Summary

Brief hospital notes list individuals associated with Meigs General Hospital. Names include David Templeton from Middleport, Virginia. King and Pomeroy residents. Bob Gillian from Pomeroy. Frances Larkins and Ralph Davis from Middleport. and David Peckhan.

David Templeton Middleport Virginia King Pomeroy Bob Gillian Frances Larkins Ralph Davis

Middleport Coach Awards Team Letters at Assembly

Middleport High School honored football players in a Tuesday assembly. Senior letters went to Bruce Wallace Alan Wallace Joey Stephenson Tom King Ray Pickens Randy Humphreys Bill Halley and Bob Caruthers. Underclassmen receiving letters included Buddy Moore David Ashley Kenneth Harris John Blake Larry Vance Rodney Sauer Sam Hood and George Sauer.

Middleport Robert Ashley Middleport High School Bruce Wallace Alan Wallace Joey Stephenson Tom King Ray Pickens Randy Humphreys Bill Halley Bob Caruthers Buddy Moore David Ashley Kenneth Harris John Blake Larry Vance Rodney Sauer Sam Hood George Sauer John Evans Mike Gerlach Gene Stephenson Rod Sauer

FHA Group To Visit OU On December 5

Rutland Future Homemakers of America plans a Dec. 5 campus tour of Ohio University. A Dec. 10 potluck supper will have mothers as guests, followed by a Christmas party and dance on Dec. 12. Miss Jean Tillis led singing and Miss Kathy Thomas oversaw recreation. Faculty adviser is Miss Leda Mae Kraeuter.

Rutland Ohio University Future Homemakers of America Rutland High School Jean Tillis Kathy Thomas Leda Mae Kraeuter

Vehicle Collision on Route 124 Cites Driver for Yield

State Highway Patrol reported minor damage to two vehicles in an accident on Route 124 in Racine. Wilbert L. Hearold 36 Concord Illinois backed into Beulah Neigler 39 Racine. Hearold cited into county court for failing to yield the right of way.

Pomeroy State Highway Patrol Racine Wilbert L. Hearold Concord Ill Beulah Neigler Hearold

Legion Post Plans To Build New Home

POMEROY It was agreed to proceed with plans for construction of a new post home. The present post home will be sold and proceeds applied toward the new structure. Committees were named for fund raising building and finishing tasks. Over $100 was donated to Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave. 1965 paid membership was 277 of a 322 quota. A party and movie showings were announced with details for upcoming events.

Charles Swatzel Yanks

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