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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1954
Page
2
Syracuse announces sealed bids for building a village water works. Mayor Thuener notes 165 customers signed, with 228 potential. Bids due by noon December 9 with plans to start this winter and complete within 90 days.
The Big Bend Minstrel heads to Syracuse School auditorium on Tuesday and Rutland High School on Thursday for final Meigs County performances. Letart Falls PTA and Syracuse DAA back the Syracuse show, while Rutland gains the High School Band Boosters. Final rehearsals occurred at Letart Falls Grade School with John ny Lisle joining Syracuse cast.
Al Bechtel of Athens was elected lieutenant governor elect and took over as president of the Ninth Kiwanis Division Council at the Lafayette Hotel. He appointed Dr. N Howard Foster of Gallipolis as secretary and Don Lewis of Ironton as treasurer. The council, created a year ago, gathered 25 attendees from Athens Gallipolis Ironton New Boston and Logan.
Middleport mourns Mrs Elizabeth Archer with funeral at Bradbury Church led by Rev Robert Purtell. Pianist Mrs Wilbur Pierce and singers Mrs Paul Winn and Mrs Clarence Murray performed. Burial followed at Bradford Cemetery with pallbearers Charlies Archer Elmer Burns Delmar Rothgeb Dan Everett Thomas McLaughlin and Lawrence Misner. Relatives traveled from Columbus Zanesville Dayton and other towns.
Mrs. Ethel French hosted a Thanksgiving Day dinner at her home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. BE French and children Carver and Keith from Middport, and Mr. and Mrs. Warner French with children, along with Mr. and Mrs. A H Roush and children, all from Columbus.
The annual Christmas dinner of the Past Matrons Order of Eastern Star will be held Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple.
A long list of visitors and guests is recorded including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strauss of Columbus with relatives in Pomeroy and Middleport, Dr. and Mrs. Ray Reuter of Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eskew in Dayton, and many others visiting from Akron Louisville Columbus Huntington Zanesville and Richmond. Hospitalization notes include Mrs. Stanley Jones admitted to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for surgery. Barbara Ann Bartels baptized in Cincinnati with family ties to Goodwins. Milton Davis Jr. of Bellaire attended the Pomeroy High School game.
Middleport report of infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Stover Cheshire dying shortly after birth. Grave side services were conducted at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Survivors include the baby's parents and five other children.
U S fountain pen sales rose from about a million units in 1920 to roughly 42 million in 1953, with ball point pen sales totaling about 122 million. The figures illustrate a rapid expansion in writing instruments over the period.
This evening Dr. Herbert E. McCombie will lead a conference for church officers at First Baptist after a 6 p m potluck. Memorial Park Commission meets 7 30 p m at the Mayor's Office. Heath Methodist Church hosts Commission on Membership and Evangelism at 7 30 p m. Tuesday features Methodist Men's waffle supper at Heath Methodist with Ben Philson presiding. Wednesday the Literary Club meets at Mrs M L French's home and Amateur Gardeners hold Christmas dinner at First Presbyterian. Thursday includes W S C S Afternoon Circle at 2 p m and Sub-district Stewardship Conference at 7 30 p m. Ev angeline Chapter CES installs officers at Masonic Temple with dessert in the evening.
Miss Elaine Schnarr and Lee deMaine, both Bryn Athyn residents, wed on October 30 in the Bryn Athyn Swedenborg Cathedral. Music by L Pitcairn and Mrs. P Pendleton preceded the ceremony. Attendants included Donnette Rose and Ginny Lou Schnarr, with Richard Hayman as best man. The couple will reside in Glenview Illinois.
The Middleport Women's Christian Temperance Union held a Friday evening program at Mrs. W D Hamilton's home with Mrs Marvin Kelly presiding. Topic leaders included Mrs Harry M Cross, and readings featured the 27th Psalm and a poem. Plans for a Christmas party were discussed.
Kathie Anne Yates, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Yates Jackson was christened at Heath Methodist Church Sunday morning with Rev Louis A Bangerter officiating. Mrs Yates is the former Patricia Kennedy and a Heath Church member.
Mrs. Arthur Bowen, formerly of Middleport, is improving slightly after a critical illness at University Hospital in Columbus. Her family said she would undergo additional surgery this week. She has been in the hospital for surgery since last July with only a two week absence.
Local families and relatives shared Thanksgiving weekend visits across multiple towns. Mr and Mrs L L Cunningham and Mr and Mrs William Over hosted relatives. Miss Waechlie linked to former Lucy Boggess of Middleport. Visitors included Mr and Mrs John Talbott from Columbus and Mrs Carrie Boyles at dinner. Several trips to Columbus marked the holiday, with guests from Athyn Pa to Rittman and Gallipolis.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as fast relief for itching from external skin and scalp irritations. It guarantees satisfaction with money back if not satisfied.
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