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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1967

Page

25

Middleport Christmas Parade Opens Gift-O-Ramia Season

Middleport kicks off the holiday season with a Friday parade and lighting of the community Christmas tree. Santa and reindeer lead, with three bands, school queens, Scouts, veterans groups, and local clubs. Rep. Welker and Mayor Fisher light the tree, donated by Mrs. Bertha Nichols.

Middleport Santa Claus East~ ‘Arm Racine Meigs Marauders Fisher Bill Childs Cash Bahr Eva Stout Merchants’ Association Edison Baker

Bazaar at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport

Middleport reports the annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by Heath Methodist Church circle will be held Thursday November 30 in the church dining room. Hours begin 9 a.m. with a lunch served from 11 a.m. featuring soup chili sandwiches pie cake cookies salad and coffee. Homemade items baked goods candy and cookies will be sold. Mrs Norman Wayland is bazaar chairman. In Pomeroy two children were treated and released at Veterans Memorial Hospital after incidents Friday afternoon Robert Sprague 4 from Reedsville Route 1 injured a finger and Rose Davis 6 of New Haven stepped on a nail at home.

Norman Wayland Pomeroy Veterans Memorial Hospital Robert Sprague Donald Sprague Reedsville Rose Davis Harold Davis New Haven

Meetings In Meigs

The Meigs Local Band boosters meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Pomeroy Elementary School. The Auxiliary of the Racine Post American Legion will meet Tuesday evening at the Post home.

Meigs Pomeroy Racine Post American Legion Post

Driver Chooses Parked Cars Over River in Wreck

Andrew McCalister, Hogsei Route 4, faced a brake failure while on Leon Baden Road and rolled toward parked cars rather than the Kanawha River. The State Road Commission truck struck vehicles owned by James L. Matheny Dayton Shinn and the Shinn Texaco Service Station at Route 35.

Point Pleasant Andrew McCalister Hogsei State Road Commission Kanawha River McCallister Leon-Baden Road James L. Matheny Leon Dayton Shinn Shinn Texaco

Gallia Man Named to Governor Medal Honor Panel

Gallia County resident D. C. Taber of Gallipolis has been chosen to serve on the governor's committee honoring Ohio Medal of Honor recipients at Valley Forge, Pa. The Freedoms Foundation sponsors the project to recognize war heroes nationwide. Ohio has more than 200 of the 3,900 Medal of Honor awardees since 1863. Taber is a former state representative and author of Ohio History Legislation.

Gallipolis D. C Taber Gallia County Ohio Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation

Veterans Memorial Hospital Notices

Names admitted include Dillon Taylor of Portland and Deli ilah Mays from Reedsville and Pearl Markins of Vinton. Discharged are Thomas Stewart Leland Sax ton Venetia Knight Minnie Davis and Forrest McNeal.

Dillon Taylor Portland Deliilah Mays Reedsville Pearl Markins Vinton Thomas Stewart Leland Saxton Venetia Knight Minnie Davis Forrest McNeal

Agency Ines Earl Deal Clay Hinks PT Pleasent

Agency in New Martinsville announces a deal involving Earl Hinks at 419 Main Street Pleasants, West Virginia. Pleasants office handling terms for a property or service agreement. Names and location presented in brief notice style.

INE Earl Deal Clay Hinks PT Pleasant Main ST Enn

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