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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1958

Page

2

Mrs Flesher Buried in Florida After Huntington Ties

Mrs Dena Lantz Flesher died in a Lake Worth Florida hospital and was buried in Memorial Gardens Lake Worth. She was the widow of Orion Flesher formerly of Middleport Huntington and a native of McArthur. Surviving relatives include William Hazeltine and Mrs George Lantz among others. The Flesher family previously lived in Huntington and Cleveland before Florida.

Middleport Dena Lantz Flesher Lake Worth Fla Memorial Gardens Flesher Orion Flesher Huntington McArthur William Hazeltine George Lantz Athens R. L. Hamilton W. T. Moore Chesapeake Austin Wood Wheeling Mr. Flesher Cleveland Pearl Lantz Florida

Rededication Planned by Grace Guild at Grace Church

Grace Guild of Grace Episcopal Church laid plans for rededicating the church and parish house on October 19 with Bishop Hobson of Cincinnati in attendance. Officers named for the event included Mrs J O Roedel as president chairmen Mrs H A Ewing and Mrs Aaron Kelton. The meeting opened with a devotional period and also set plans for a Christmas dinner by Pom eroy Garden Club on December 1 and a rummage sale October 7 and 8 at the parish house. At the close of the meeting dessert was served by Mrs J E D Hartinger with hostesses Mrs L G Gribble and Mrs Carrie Nye.

Pomeroy

Activities Planned by Federated Youths

The Federated Church youth program outlines two groups a junior group for grades six to eight and a senior group for high school students and older. Meetings will alternate Sundays with a 5 p.m. dinner for both groups hosted by the Young Adult Class.

Pomeroy Federated Church

Meigs County Area Churches Listings

Directory of area churches with pastors and service times. Includes Church of the Nazarene, Pentecostal, First Baptist, Salvation Army, Federated, United Methodist, Christian Science, Pentecostal Assembly, Bradford Church of Christ, Syracuse Circuit EUB, Rutland churches, Kingsbury, Reorganized Latter Day Saints, Columbia Chapel, Jehovahs Witnesses, Dexter Church of Christ, Chester House of Prayer, Zion Church of Christ, Carpenter Baptist, Laurel Cliff Free Methodist, Hysell Run Free Methodist, Pomeroy Seventh Day Adventist, Harrisonville Presbyterian, Alfred Methodist and various services from morning worship to evening evangelistic services and Sunday schools.

First Baptist Ralph C. Zundel Salvation Army Butternut Ave Salvation Meeting Glenna Rummel Waldo J. Bartels United Methodist Eugene Brown Kenneth Finley Lincoln Heights Christian Science Pentecostal Assembly Dorcas E. A. Codner Bradford Rutland Church of the Nazarene Harold Klingel NYPS Rutland Church of Christ John Buckley Christian Endeavor Kingsbury Church Rev. Williams Gallipolis Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints C. W. Proffitt Columbia Chapel B. H. Morris Jehovah’s Witnesses Dexter Church of Christ Chester House of Prayer Rev Edmond Life Syracuse Zion Church of Christ Ronnie Eggleton Carpenter Baptist A. T. Biddle Rutland First Baptist Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Roy K. Williams Laurel Cliff W. H. Strausbaugh Hysell Run Free Methodist Robert E. Smith Pomeroy

Middleport Church Services and Schedules

Listings show services at Heath Methodist First Baptist Church Church of Christ First Presbyterian and Mt Moriah Baptist in Middleport. Include times for church school morning worship communion sermons and midweek activities with various ministers and church groups.

Heath Methodist Church C. Raymon Konbright First Baptist Church Warren Hulburt B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society Clifford Stumbo Church of Christ Fred I. Gardner C. E First Presbyterian Church Howard E. Ruppelt Westminster Fellowship Mt. Moriah Baptist Church N. D

Pythian Sisters Staff Plans Initiation Drill

Mrs. Cash Bahr of Meigs Temple No. 153 announces a staff initiation practice at the regular temple meeting on Tuesday Oct 7. The initiation is planned for November. Members will visit the Ohio Fuel Gas Company office on Oct 13 at 6 30 p m for a Betty Newton cooking demonstration.

Middleport

Salem Center PTA Barbecue and Events This Week

Salem Center PTA will host a chicken barbecue from 6 30 to 8 p m Saturday at the school A style revue follows A PTA meeting is set for 8 p m Monday with John Parsons district executive head as speaker A skit on membership and a membership drive are planned Last night the Salem Center group entertained the county council PTA with a tea and style revue

Pomeroy Salem Center Pta PTA John Parsons Salem Center County Council Pta

Audit Of Records To Get Underway In Middleport

State auditor representative Harry A. Evans of Nelsonville will conduct a village records audit in Middleport. Evans, who did a prior audit here two years ago, will travel daily from Nelsonville. The process is expected to take about a month.

Middleport Harry A. Evans Nelsonville State Auditor’s Office Evans

Middleport Personal Notes Show Visitors and Health Updates

Mrs. Teresa McClain Koester of El Paso Texas visits Mrs. Clarence Ebersbach on Rutland Street this week. Mrs. A L Biggs spent Thursday in Gallipolis. Bruce Simpson resumes fifth grade after illness and hospitalization at Meigs General and Holzer. Calvin Simpson, on an Ohio River boat assignment, is home. Ruth Ebersbach Hill was treated at Holzer Hospital and returned home in Cheshire the same day.

Clarence Ebersbach Rutland St Teresa McClain Koester el Paso Tex Ebersbach Koester Letart A. L. Biggs Gallipolis Bruce Simpson Meigs General Holzer Calvin Simpson Rodney Hill Ruth Ebersbach Holzer Hospital Middleport Cheshire

Cleopatra and Ptolemy Co-regent Murder Tale

The ancient queen Cleopatra ruled Egypt with her brother Ptolemy as co regent. Fearing threats to her sovereignty she acted to remove him and became sole ruler of Egypt.

Cleopatra Ptolemy Egypt

Birthday Celebrated At Age 91 In Rutland Family

Frances Snowden of Rutland marked her 91st birthday at Meigs General Hospital where she is a patient. She has 31 grandchildren 81 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren plus five children Mildred Hartenbach William Ethel McDole Cladence and Roy. Snowden once ran a Rutland grocery for 33 years retiring three and a half years ago.

Pomeroy Frances Snowden Rutland Meigs General Hospital The Pomeroy National Bank

Legionnaires To Open Membership Drive

POMEROY The Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will start its annual membership drive at 8 p.m. Monday during a regular post meeting at the post home A fish fry will follow and all members are asked to bring one prospective member to the session.

Pomeroy Drew Webster American Legion

POMEROY SOCIAL NOTES Rev and Mrs Glazer reception

A reception and pound party honored the Rev and Mrs Francis Glazer after a day of prayer by the Women’s Society of World Service of Enterprise EUB Church. Guest attendees from Morning Star Church brought gifts. Church events include a 7:45 p.m. service and a 7:15 p.m. commissions meeting.

Claude Husted Thomas Bentz Elizabeth Davis Selim Blazewicz E.N. Arnold Key Glazer Morning Star Church

Pomeroy Garden Club to Meet at Finsterwald Home

The Pomeroy Garden Club will meet at 2 p m Monday at the home of Mrs IR W Finsterwald with Mrs Dor Schaefer as co hostess. Roll call will be a seed exchange from members gardens.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Garden Club IR. W. Finsterwald Dor Schaefer

Church Board Meets POMEROY The Official Board of the United Methodist

The Official Board of the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy met to discuss upcoming missions and church activities. Trustees and committee chairs reviewed plans for community outreach, youth programs, and renovations. The meeting focused on budget approvals and scheduling for next quarter.

Pomeroy The United Methodist

Residents and businesses thanked for river bank cleanup

Paul Casci of the Pom eroy Chamber of Commerce beautification committee extended thanks to residents and businesses along the Ohio River for clearing the river bank. Industrial representatives will visit Wednesday to view hundreds of acres of land under option in Pomeroy Middleport and Letart Falls.

Pomeroy Ohio River Paul Casci

Pomeroy Wellston Football Game To Proceed As Scheduled

POMEROY The Pomeroy Wellston football game will be held this evening as scheduled. Superintendent Charles S Gibbs said health checks with county and state officials and Columbus hospital advised proceeding with the game despite two polio victims on the Wellston team.

Pomeroy Pomeroy- Wellston Charles S. Gibbs Pomeroy Schools Wellston Gibbs State Health Department Columbus

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