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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1956
Page
6
Meigs County recount confirms 741 votes for and 606 against a $180,000 Pomeroy sewage disposal bond. The measure passed by exactly the required 55 percent after votes from six precincts were tallied, with residents noting confusion over related local bond issues.
A candlelighting ceremony at Bethany church marked a Pomeroy Boy Scouts 249 court of honor sponsored by the United Methodist Church. Recognized were Nick Coates and Pat Vaughan with merit badges in fishing forestry and wildlife, plus multiple scouts earning second class and tenderfoot badges.
Middleport Mark Webb of the U S Navy, en route to Philadelphia, was stopped by a patrolman for allegedly driving 95 mph in a brand new car. In the back seat was another man said to be intoxicated. In Mayor Fisher's court Larry Webb of Huntington was fined 9.70 for intoxication, while Mark Webb the driver paid 15 and costs for speeding. The sailors had not met before Larry Webb stopped to pick up the hitchhiking sailor named Mark Webb.
Journal entries report authority to transfer real estate for Gustave W Hamm estate and appointments of trustees and appraisers. Probate actions include Clara A Roberts will probate in court and letters testamentary issued. Wippel estate claims schedules and transfers of real estate noted. Also a nonrelated fact states the Great Pyramid of Cheops was originally taller and covers about 13 acres with millions of stone blocks.
East Letart's Early M. Roush, longtime chief engineer and last remaining member of the original Lock 23 crew at Apple Grove, will retire November 30. A party at the power house honored his four years of service, with gifts and refreshments. no replacement named.
Middleport hosts a Thanksgiving Day football game between the Yellow Jackets and the Pomeroy Purple Panthers at Middleport Stadium with gates opening at 12 30 p m. The day features a torchlight parade pep rally and a band parade with homecoming queen Judy Murray and escorts, plus coronation events and a 3 p m kickoff.
Reserved seats will be held for Sunday’s 2 p.m. game featuring a near even matchup between the two teams. The event opens with a parade through Middleport led by the homecoming queen Judy Murray and attendants, followed by a flag-raising and a pre-game massed band show. Before the game, scouts assist as the queen’s attendants are announced, with Phyllis among the runners up.
At a joint meeting of elders and trustees of First Presbyterian Church in Middleport the salary of Pastor Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt was raised unanimously after five and a half years in service. The group also approved buying a new heating plant for the manse, which is being rehabilitated, and noted a roof and exterior paint improvements.
Pomeroy students and fans rally tonight at 7 in the Pomeroy parking lot for the traditional pre Thanksgiving game session. Speakers include C S Gibbs superintendent Alex Cilo coach Dick Retton Milton Lambert and Junior Hawthorne co captains with the band and cheerleaders present and H E Boney as master of ceremonies.
Maffett of Athens will lead services at Keno Church of Christ on November 25 and December 23 at 7 30 p m in the evenings with a continuation of church activities scheduled locally for the two dates.
Meigs County teenagers James A. Biffle Charles Friend and David Friend were jailed on five counts of breaking and entering. Sheriff Charles Russell said the trio from Racine Route 2 confessed to thefts at Tornado Inn Apple Grove Richards and Son Gravel Co and auto valuables, with the youngest admitting the crimes. Judge John C. Bacon set a hearing in Meigs County Juvenile Court for Friday.
The annual Pom eroy Thanksgiving service will be at Federated Church at 9 30 a m with Rev Eugene Brown of United Methodist delivering the message and Walda J Bartels of the Federated Church as liturgist. Under Lucille Swackhammer's direction the high school glee club will provide music and Panther football teammates will be special guests. Public invited.
The Sugar Run School operetta directed by Mrs. Lucille Swackhammer will be performed December 14 at the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium.
Bob Dauber, district representative of the National Polio Foundation, spoke to community chairmen at a Sacred Heart auditorium dinner meeting. He urged ongoing fund drives for polio research, vaccination, and care, and highlighted a film showing victims to illustrate needs. County chairmen and band students will promote Blue Crutch Day on Dec 29, with pins sold by students at area schools and towns.
A hymn sing is scheduled for 1:45 PM Sunday at the Letart Falls United Brethren Church and open to the public. The report then shifts to the U.S Capitol forecourt in Washington D C, noting it has hosted every presidential inauguration since Andrew Jackson and that architectural changes may alter this for the next inauguration. It also mentions pagan European sacrifices offered to their gods and buried in bags at the start of the Christian era.
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