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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1959
Page
2
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce volunteers place five thousand letters in malls seeking support for the annual Christmas program aiding the Needy. Richard Rawlings of Pomeroy heads it for a second year with a central HQ in the Stark Building Pomeroy.
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department plans a Dec 13 door to door canvass to collect food baskets for needy families as part of their Christmas program. The effort, ongoing for years, will also provide toys through Meigs County assistance. Meanwhile holiday decorations brighten local stores and homes as the community prepares for Christmas tours.
Mrs. Vivina Larsen of New Brunswick Canada and her daughter toured a store in town on Wednesday and bought a pair of shoes causing a local stir as they travel by horse drawn carriage toward Los Angeles California.
Public praise for Ken McElhinney for his work announcing Middleport High School band shows during the football season. His willingness to take on numerous thankless tasks marks him as a community asset.
Facts on alcoholism from the study book Really Living were presented by Miss Margaret Sauter at a Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at Mrs. Leona Boster’s home. She cited five million U S alcoholics with 450000 new cases yearly and used cattle as a contrast to argue against alcohol advertising.
Rock Springs Grange meeting with Amos Leonard presiding planned a December 10 Christmas party at the hall with a potluck supper at 7 p.m. Members will donate canned goods clothing and toys for the Jaycees annual needy program. Ohio Grange youth fund received a contribution. Mrs Huber Brown led with Thanksgiving Harvest theme readings were by Mrs George Skinner William Grueser Mrs John Erwin and Mrs William Grueser. Refreshments followed.
Margaret White returned to Columbus after a week as a guest of Mr and Mrs George Sauer. Thanksgiving guests included Harold and Mrs Rusk of Cambridge. Miss Mary Ruth Sauer visited grandparents in Rutland. Funeral services brought Robert McKay of Bowling Green and his wife to Middleport. The Juhlings hosted W H Juhling and R C Tuckerman for dinner. Gordon Guthrie visited from Bowling Green University and Mark Kelly from Ohio University spent the weekend with parents Marvin and Mrs. Kelly.
Thanksgiving guests and homecomings populate Pomeroy social notes. Families from Logan West Columbia and Point Pleasant visited or hosted gatherings in addition to residents traveling for weddings and weekend stays across Ohio and nearby towns.
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters convene at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the K of P Hall for a business meeting followed by the annual Christmas party and gift exchange.
Meigs County grand jury bound Frank Spencer and William Landers of Pomeroy to $1000 bond each on charges of breaking and entering the offices of the Ohio Valley Junk Co. on E Main St last Tuesday night. Richard Spencer, of Pomeroy Route 3, also charged, eluded capture. Landers posted bond and was released. Frank Spencer remained jailed after failing to post.
Willing Workers Class of Enterprise ELB Church elected Dorothy Long president Huber Brown vice president Carl Moore secretary Herbert Dixon treasurer and Myrtle Long birthday treasurer Friday evening. Plans for a Christmas dinner at the grange hall on Dec 11 were made with Mrs Bentz hosting and Miss Long delivering a Thanksgiving poem.
The Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club plans its annual Christmas party for December 8 at 8 p.m. Hostess committee met at Mrs Nan Moore's home with Mrs Arthur Strauss hosting.
Robert William Roush 21 and Mary Madelyn Martin 18 both of Pomeroy. Carl Smith 19 Gallipolis and Dorothy Smith 17 Longsville. Roger Keller 22 Long Bottom and Rosemary Rose 21 Minersville.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Asbury Methodist Church will hold its annual Christmas dinner at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Mrs. C. B. Weese's home. A Christmas offering will be taken.
Pomeroy community lights up for Christmas as a snowstorm aids the festive welcome. Volunteers from the Pomeroy Middleport area staffed press box duties, sidelines, and photography for the Thanksgiving game, while police and emergency squads ensured safety. A standout display was a dimensional turkey at the Martin Restaurant created by Mrs. Bertha Nichols, gifted to Mrs. Marguerite Durst.
Clarence Watts of Cheshire was fined $10 and costs in Mayor C. Q Fisher court Saturday for driving a motor vehicle without a license. Arrests over the weekend include Henry K. Milan Sherman Roberts Gene Bass W F Gilmore and Walter Barrett on intoxication or stop sign violations with Barrett Roberts and Milan released on $25 bonds and due for hearings tonight.
The Syracuse First United Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Christmas party Tuesday evening at the church. Pastor Howard Ruppelt announced the event and noted a buffet dinner precedes the party for church members and guests.
Middleport First Baptist Church will hold a meeting for officers and teachers at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the church. Rev Warren Hulburt is the pastor who announced the event.
Thanksgiving dinner guests included the Bachners of Middleport with Mephen Jack and Everett and their daughters Karen Connie and Miss Mary Schaaf Columbus as holiday guest. Also visiting were Herman Bailey and family from Red House West Virginia after the death of Charles Carney.
POMEROY Ohio Sunday morning 11 19 a m long distance service restored by The General Telephone Co of Ohio after an isolation period that began Friday midnight. Linemen worked day and night through snow to repair outages affecting rural areas upriver and away from Pomeroy Middleport. Ohio Power Co and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric crews labored through Saturday night, with Route 7 outages restored early Sunday.
Westminster Youth Fellowship of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church met to plan a Christmas party on December 19 at the Buchners home. They also set a Christmas program for December 13 during morning worship with Judy Sauer Janice Zirkle and Lynn Buchanan leading.
In Meigs County thirteen of nineteen volunteer researchers have finished contact work with area families in a national cancer prevention study. The project links cancer to factors like occupation diet lifestyle and air pollution. Followups will track 130 families over six years to detect cancer deaths and patterns. State data show Meigs county cancer fatalities in 1958 reached 41 versus 25 in 1957 while statewide deaths declined from 15 411 to 14 506.
Nifty Stitchers meet at Mrs. Max Folmer home to plan a Christmas dinner at Enterprise EUB Church at 6 30 p m Thursday followed by a party at Mrs. Homer Walter s home. Hostess gifts were presented to Mrs. Folmer and guests include Mrs Selim J Blazowicz Mrs W A Drake Mrs James Will Mrs William Bartels Mrs Herbert Dixon Mrs Hugh Beards Mrs Walter Mrs Carl Moore Mrs Dwight Logan and Mrs Loren Coleman.
Middleport observes Stephen Coats 20th birthday with Thanksgiving Dinner at his parents home. A decorated cake followed the meal. Guests included Mr and Mrs W W Hayes grandparents of the honoree Stephen Bailey Christine Coats and Miss Lou Bonnet of Rio Grande.
The Middleport Literary Club will gather at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. James Harley for a regular meeting and discussion.
Miss Hortense Seidenable, 48, of Syracuse, died Sunday afternoon at an Athens hospital. Survived by brother Carl of New Matamoras and uncle Herbert Stobart of Syracuse. mother Carrie Rea preceded her in death. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings-Coats in Middleport with Rev. Howard Ruppelt officiating. burial Gilmore Cemetery Nease Settlement.
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