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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1955
Page
3
More than 900 Meigs County pupils who received their first Salk vaccine shot last April will get a second dose on November 28 to 30. Eligibility requires parental consent and current enrollment in Meigs County schools.
Glouster Emergency Unit seeks donations to restore community oxygen reserves after answering three calls in a week. Ten new operators are in training for the predator reserve unit. Donations payable to Glouster Cy Unit, Ralph Hines treasurer, 43 Spring St. Five dollars buys enough oxygen to run the predator for about five hours. Scoutmaster Edwin Carpenter invites inquiries about training and qualification.
The Meigs Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its executive board meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the chapter rooms on East Main Street.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Glouster Methodist Church hosted a potluck in the church social rooms on Wednesday evening. MYF counselor Mrs. Joe Williams and presiding officer Mrs. William Stephenson led the event in which 12 members attended, with games played and dinner served.
The WSCS met at Mrs. Pauline Henderson’s home. Five dollars was donated to Freedom Village in Korea. Mrs. Erma Petty led worship. Miss Merle Danford presented the program on Women in the Church with a Bible women quiz. Mrs. Esta Haskins gave a reading What Is America. A lunch was served.
The Oak Dale Church hosts an Old Friends Night on December 4 with a 7 PM worship service followed by a fellowship hour from 8 to 9 in the new Bible school room. Transportation is provided for those without a ride. Ed Moore chairs the transportation committee, contact 2393.
The Junior Progressive Study Club meets this evening at Mrs Warren Chappelear's home with Mrs William Alderman presenting a program.
Mrs Albert Gordon was hostess to the 500 Club Monday with two tables in play. Mrs Ernest Vernon won high score, guest Mrs Carl Whaley took second, and Mrs Earl Morris placed third. Refreshments were served to two guests and six members.
The Glouster Methodist Church hosts a Union Thanksgiving Day service at 10 am with Rev. Daniel K. Teater of the Church of Christ as speaker. The service features music by the Methodist Church and marks a long standing joint observance alternating yearly with the Church of Christ. Last year the gathering was at the Church of Christ.
The note cites the first successful oil pipeline laid four miles long in 1865 and states the Amazon River system as the world’s largest.
The bald eagle was chosen as the United States national emblem by an act of Congress dated June 20 1782. The landmark designation established the symbol to represent the nation in government seals and official imagery.
Ted Scott son of Mrs William Holman Wayne Mich and George Scott Lancaster is at Fort Leonard Wood Mo undergoing eight weeks basic training with the U S Army before 35 weeks at Fort Bliss Tex in an electronic school Scott a Pomeroy High School graduate enlisted Nov 10 He was a Southeastern Ohio all conference end and attended Ohio University He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Earl Scott Sugar Grove and nephew of John Scott Forest Run He is first Meigs Countian to apply for army technical school under a plan guaranteeing attendance at the school of his choice There are 117 courses offered
A Thanksgiving service will be held at Rock Springs Methodist Church from 6 30 to 7 30 p m Wednesday with Rev R M Grove pastor leading prayer meeting after the service.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Saunders of Columbus are to arrive Wednesday for a holiday visit with Miss Daisie Saunders. A pre Thanksgiving dinner at Mrs. W. H. Juhling's home includes guests Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tuckerman and children from Athens. Mrs. J. E. Harley will spend Thanksgiving in Springfield with her son Dr. John Harley. The Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt plans to spend Thanksgiving with the Rev. and Mrs. James Steele Young in Pittsburgh.
The Rev. Ruppelt of AA addressed the WCTU at his church on Friday, noting AA's 20 years since Akron origin and urging support for alcoholic victims who need Christ. The gathering included prayers, hymns, flag salute, and social hour with numerous honored guests.
Dr and Mrs R R Pickens and son Ray attended the golden wedding anniversary of Ed ward and Natross at their Clifton home. Open house featured flower arrangements and wedding cake designs with bells. About 28 relatives and friends visited the Natrosses, who moved from Columbus two months ago. hosting duties were shared by niece Juanita Pickens and Mrs R R Pickens of Middleport.
The Jolly Bunch Sewing Club met at Mrs. Byer’s home on N third Ave. Friday night. Mrs. Kenneth Byer read an original poem Our Club praising the group and Mrs. E L Hughes read a Thanksgiving poem. The club voted to send a Christmas box to the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe. Games were played and birthday gifts from Sally Pals were distributed. Mrs. Byer, assisted by Mrs. Charles Byer, served refreshments to ten members.
A party honoring Rebecca Sue Goodall on her seventh birthday was held Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Goodall. Multicolored balloons decor and two orange and yellow birthday cakes with ice cream and punch were served. Ten guests attended as games and prizes entertained. Mrs Goodall was assisted by her aunt Miss Darlyne Mulford.
The Middleport Alpha Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met at First Presbyterian Church with retired Meigs County teachers as guests. Nellie Vale led the program with a panel on teacher retirement, a reminiscence School, group singing, and a round robin letter to Lois Cecil the former Racine music teacher.
Mrs. Mary Houdashelt announces no meeting this month for the Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. The Christmas party remains set at Mrs. Earl Knight's home on December 16.
The Group I of the Women’s Association of First Presbyterian Church will meet Tuesday evening. They will dine at Martin Restaurant at 6 30 p.m. and then return to the church for a business and program period. This is the group’s Thanksgiving dinner meeting.
Heath Methodist Church music committee met at Mrs. E S Schaaf’s home to discuss personnel and other matters with Rev Louis A Bangerter present.
The Parent Teacher Association holds a meeting at the Middleport High School tonight at 7 30 p m The Band Boosters meeting following the PTA has been moved to Monday evening Nov 28 and will take place in the band room announced by president Mrs Walter Crooks
Westminster Fellowship of First Presbyterian Church held a candlelight service at 6 p.m. in Middleport with special guests including Judson White and Fred Lewis. Julia Probasco led the program with musical support from Susan Probasco, and readings by Janice Zirkle and others. A MYF donation funded Julia Probasco’s Columbus trip. Probasco and Judy Gregg named co-captains of one attendance team and Hawkins with Wolfe co-captains of another.
Middleport residents share weekend hospitality with relatives in Columbus and Miami. Mr and Mrs W K Beaver and family visited Mrs Bertha Archer in Columbus. Mrs James Souders and children from Miami stayed with Roscoe Wise and family on S Third Ave and planned to remain through Thanksgiving. Richard Sowards, westbound to Cleveland, returned after a weekend with his wife and daughter Carolyn. The Sowards, formerly living in a Russell Street trailer while working at Kyger Creek Power Plant, will move back to Huntington on December 15.
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