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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1956

Page

8

Performance Reaches New High at Minstrel Benefit

The Big Bend Minstrels topped prior shows in crowd energy and laughter as 108 attendees enjoyed brighter costumes and lively music to support Miss Cecil, a longtime vocal music teacher battling multiple sclerosis. Proceeds around 400 go to Miss Cecil, who will enter University Hospital Thursday.

Middlefakt Ree Lele Cecil Ig Bend Minstrels Miss Cecil Bob Hoefich Big Bend Minstrels University Hospital

Squad Answers Call For Infant Convulsion in Pomeroy Home

The Pomeroy Emergency Squad responded late Tuesday to the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Reuter on West Main Street when their infant daughter suffered a convulsion. Dr T A Hewetson joined the squad and provided treatment.

Pomeroy Roy Reuter W. Main St Reuters T. A. Hewetson

Middleport Garden Club Bake Sale Local Market

The Middleport port Garden Club announces a bake sale and sale of dried flower arrangements and novelties Saturday at Robinson's Tri-Lustre Cleaners. Mrs. Max Roller, president, asks contributors to bring items to the market between 9 and 9 30 a.m.

Middleportport Garden Club Robinson's

Pomeroy PTA Social Notes Highlights December Plans

Miss Bernice Bowen guest at Chester PTA meeting outlining Meigs County religious education efforts. Sixth grade chorus directed by Mrs. Alice Nease performed. Operetta The Magic Christmas Bell announced for December 19 by grades one through five. Room mothers to handle costumes and Christmas treat project. December meeting set for December 21 in the afternoon to assist in distributing the treats.

Izaak Walton Chapter Elects New Officers

The Izaak Walton Chapter met at the clubhouse near Chester to elect new officers for the coming year led by President Carl Kautz. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Wolfe and family, and guests Dick Grow of Vienna West Virginia and Alice Dodson of Chester. A donation of 40 soup bowls and two kettles was reported and plans were unveiled for Christmas tree sales.

Chester J. Edward Foster Howard Wolfe Debbie Belpre Lawrence A Gene van Meter Ping George Trees Filly Sandra Co. Buchanan Carl Kautz

Seniors Planning Soup Sale at Middleport High

Middleport High seniors plan a soup sale on Friday December 7 to fund a trip to New York City. Mothers prep vegetable soup with beer, vegetables and noodles. Mrs. Russell Mills chairs, Mrs. Henry Hennesy co chairs. orders via seniors for delivery at 4 p.m. and at Tri Lustre Dry Cleaning Shop for jars lids and rubbers. If successful more sales will be held this winter.

Iddleport Middleport High School New York City Russell Mills Henry Hennesy Mill St Mills

Pratt files cross petition in divorce case

In Meigs County Common Pleas Court Ralph R Pratt files answer and cross petition against Thelma M Pratt. Pratt alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty by Thelma in the divorce action.

Womercy Meigs County

Missionary Funds Accepted at Heath Church Conference

At Heath Church last night the first quarterly conference, led by Rev. Richard Bauer and Rev. R. C. Konkright, approved a proposed missionary budget for Southeast Asia and minister recruitment. Two new theological schools are planned within four years, one in Kansas City and another in Ohio, with site to be named. The meeting also highlighted church growth and local recruitment, and discussed survey results of district churches.

Mivalerail Methodist Church Heath Church Richard Bauer Portsmouth R. C. Konkright Southeast Asia Ohio Bauer Kansas City Kas Bellefontaine J. E. S. Schaaf Barbara Jones Emerson Jones Wattie Smith Bernard Fultz Forrest Bachtel Konk- Fight Bruce Lloyd WSCS Christian Social Relations M. K. Everson M. L. French Issisting

Thanksgiving Weekend Guests Reported in Columbus Area

Mr and Mrs cerry smith and family of Columbus spent a weekend with Mrs Esther Pick sens who accompanied them home to spend Thanksgiving Mr and Mrs Leslie Dallas Beaver Falls Pa were recent guests of Mrs Dallas mother Mrs Daisy Beaver Mrs Ivan Powell returned visit with relatives in In Mr and Mrs Kelly Sayre Columbus were weekend guests of Mr Sayre's mother Mrs Edgar Sayre Mrs Frank Buck

Cerry Smith Columbus Esther Picksens Leslie Dallas Beaver Falls Dallas Daisy Beaver Ivan Powell Kelly Sayre Sayre Edgar. Sayre Frank Buck

Thanksgiving Guests Across Hemlock Grove Area

Thanksgiving gatherings are noted in Hemlock Grove and Silver Ridge with families hosting relatives from Columbus Athens Gallipolis and nearby towns. Delegates attend the annual State Farm Bureau meeting in Columbus while other households share meals with extended kin and friends.

Memlock Grove Bert Smith Silver Ridge Frank Clark Ziba Midkiff State Farm Bureau Columbus Jewell Story John Mergel Athens Wilbur Midi Theo Heines von, Larry Gallipolis Don Gruesser Very Nelson Zike Mi

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