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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1946

Page

9

Middleport Hosts Eighth District Fall Conference Parade

The Middleport Legion marks its Eighth District Fall Conference with a parade featuring Legion Posts bands and high school ensembles. Edward Bennett, Medal of Honor recipient, leads as local commander with George Childs arranging events at the Legion Hall and Middleport High School Auditorium.

Middleport Lancaster Edward Bennett American Legion George Childs Legion Hall N. Second Rutland Sts Legion Posts Bennett H. W. Craig Don Schoeppe Rossiter Williams Ford Oury Barton Hall American Legion Auxiliary Charles Murray Henry F. Scarberry Anthony Goett Frank Cheesebrew

Emmett Young Rites Set for Friday in Bradbury

Funeral services for Emmett Young who died at his home in Bradbury Wednesday morning will be held Friday at 2 p m at the Bradbury Church with interment in Riverview Cemetery. The Youngs formerly lived in Mason County West Virginia and moved to Bradbury about two years ago.

Middleport Emmett Young Bradbury Riverview Cemetery Youngs Mason County W. Va Edith Young R. E. Boice

Meigs Farm Institutes Draw 1000+ Residents

Over 1,000 Meigs farm residents attended sessions of five community Farm Institutes in Rocksprings Tupers Plains Chester Forest Run and Dyesville. Chester led with 300 plus at each of three sessions as speakers from Marietta College and Capital University addressed inflation conservation religion and county government.

Pomeroy Meigs Farm Rocksprings Tupperslains Chester Forest Run Dyesville Chester Institute Tuppers Plains Karl Scott Marietta College Rocksprings Institute Cecil Underwood Tuppers Plains Institute Ohio West Virginia Underwood W. A. Shimer J. Glover Johnson H. R. Cotterman Capital University Dyesville Institute Geneva Joachim Olive-Orange Miss Malone Pat Lochary Everett Hayes Little Red Syracuse Forest Run Institute Maurita Miller Columbia School Nellie Vale Ruth Starkey Carl Parker Keith Nelson Marilyn Turner Ruth Powelson Mary Jeffer Columbia High School Laurel Grange Hat Shop Columbia Grange Carpenter Church John Macklin Ohio Power Company Edgar Ervin B. F. Parmalee Howard Wells

Local notes from Apple Grove and surrounding communities

Mrs. Charles Sayre called to Akron for serious illness of Mr. and Mrs. John Donley. Families and guests visit Dyesville, Columbus, and Washington trips noted. WSCS met at Mildred Roush home Letart. Institutes report high success with local officers listed for Tuppers Plains Forest Run Dyesville Rocksprings and other areas.

Apple Grove Charles Sayre Akron John Donley Roy Buck Johnnie Wolfe Washington D. C Alexandria WSCS Mildred Roush Letart Scott Shank Florida Charles Reynolds Raymond Gibson Point Pleasant M. A. Shank Doris Hayman Jane Wolfe Columbus Dale Hill Derrell Sayre Delaware E. C. Shank James Athens Dyesville Tuppers Plains Clyde Stout Robert Gray Maurice Guthrie Mary Baker Chester — C. N. Jones Mae Mora Eleanor Knight Lelia Mora Forest Run Irene Grueser Kathleen Scott H. E. Starkey L. S. Powelson H. E. Holliday Erman Vale Rocksprings Howard Bolin John Hartung Amos Leonard Homer Radford

Former WACs to Attend Company Reunion

Miss Mildred Baum of Chester and Miss Marjorie Pascoe formerly of San Jose Calif will travel to New York on November 27 to join a reunion of WACs who trained at Fort Des Moines Iowa and were stationed at Camp Upton Long Island A dinner is planned in the Hawaiian Room at the Hotel Lexington Belmont Plaza will host them as guests of their former commanding officer

Pomeroy Mildred Baum Chester Marjorie Pascoe San Jose Cailif New York Wacs Fort Des Moines Camp Upton Long Island Hotel Lexington Miss Baum Miss Pascoe Belmont Plaza

Birth Announced Charlene Alice Hysell

Mr and Mrs Charles M Hysell announce the birth of a daughter at their Liberty Avenue home on November 19. The baby weighs seven pounds and is named Charlene Alice.

Pomeroy Charles M. Hysell Liberty Ave Charlene Alice

Christmas Bazaar Draws City Church Group

MIDDLEPORT The annual Christmas Bazaar by the women of the Church of Christ will be held Friday and Saturday at the Tri-Lustre shop on Mill Street.

Middleport the Women of the Church of Christ Mill St

Middleport Girls to Broadcast Know Your County Program

Middleport High School Girls Glee Club under Miss Lois Cecil will perform Deep In My Heart on a 2 p.m. Know Your County radio broadcast from Pomeroy High School. Accompanist is Virginia Wise. Sara Dann Hartley Marilyn Knopp and Lee Smith also from Middleport will join a Meigs County history quiz segment. Rehearsal starts at 1 p.m.

Middleport Middleport High School Lois Cecil Pomeroy High School Virginia Wise Sara Dann Hartley Marilyn Knopp Lee Smith Meigs County

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