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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1953

Page

11

Middleport Trounced by Gallipolis in Heat Wave Night

In Middleport the Yellow Jackets suffered a heavy 49 to 6 defeat at home to Gallipolis Blue Devils on a hot night. A crowd around 2500 attended, and weather stayed in the 70s as band and announcers endured equipment hiccups and late stadium parking was tight.

Middleport Middleport Yellow Jackets Gallipolis Blue Devils Middleport Stadium Middleport Athletic Association MHS Kimball E. E. Caldwell Gallipolis Blue Devil Julian Caldwell My Boys Homer Alley Blue Devils Jackets Allen

Fifth Son In Service

Norman Eugene Wince, fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wince of Chillicothe, passed his exam in Cincinnati for U S Marines and will train at Santiago California. The Wince family has multiple members in the armed forces across Navy Coast Guard Air Force Infantry and Marines. Oscar Wince serves at Fort Benning Georgia. Vernon Wince serves in the Infantry and Korea. Camp Crowder Missouri. Two other Wince sons Marion Carnahan and William Carnahan served in the Navy.

Pomeroy U. S Norman Eugene Wince Oscar Wince Chillicothe Cincinnati U.S. Marines Wince Santiago Calif Norman Navy Coast Guard Air Force Infantry Marines Fort Bennying Vernon Wince Korea Camp Crowder Marion £. Carnahan William Floyd Carnahan

Senior Leader Is Installed At Pomeroy High School

Carolyn Graves was installed as president of the Pomeroy High School Student Activities Association during the senior assembly in the auditorium. Harry Bennett, the principal, administered the oath and gave the gavel. Miss Graves then installed other officers as Philip Collins announced their names while the girls glee club, directed by Mrs. Nolan Swack, performed and led the school song.

Pomeroy Carolyn Graves

Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits and Births

Admitted Gerald Johnson West Columbia Clifford Decker Racine Hazel Biggs Chester James Cleland Racine Kenneth Clark Dexter Mrs Mabel Reynolds Middleport Birth Mr and Mrs Dorsel Biggs Chester announce a daughter Discharged George Smith Mrs William Buckley and baby Mrs Alfred Holtz and baby Mrs Seldon Baker and baby Mrs William Russell and baby Sandra Hutton and Mrs Corbett Clark Birth announced Pomeroy Jed Will and Mrs Jed Will announce son Jed Jr born Thursday at Schaekel Clinic Clara Young Kerr St grandmother.

Gerald Johnson West Columbia Clifford Decker Racine Hazel Biggs Chester James Cleland Kenneth Clark Dexter Mabel Reynolds Middleport George Smith William Buckley Alfred Holtz Seldon Baker William Russell Sandra Hutton Corbett Clark Pomeroy Jed Will Jed Jr Schaekel Clinic Clara Young Kerr St

U S Flyers Win World Power Model Championship

The 4 man United States team won the world power model aviation championship at Cranfield England. Dave Kneeland of Hickman Mills Missouri won the individual title with Vapor Trails, after designing and testing the plane at home. Team members Kneeland Hill Elgin Wheely anchored a U S victory over Britain Italy and Germany.

Lloyd Settle Great Britain Granfield England United States Dave Kneeland Hickman Mills U.S Cranfield Kneeland George Fuller Italy George Vidossich Carl Goldberg Chicago Missouri Academy of Model Aeronautics Washington, D.C Sue Ee Tee Yey Stanley Hill Santa Barbara California Cleveland Joe Elgin Carl Wheely Germany Switzerland Belgium Yagoslavia Ireland Hallange France Austria Sweden Finland Soviet Union Russia

Minister To Speak At Church Homecoming

John Wyatt Pomeroy recently joined Rutland Church of Christ and will speak at the 124th annual homecoming next Sunday. Bible school begins at 9:30 a.m. with communion at 10:30 a.m. and a 10:49 a.m. service. A noon basket dinner follows, then afternoon music led by Robert Purtell of Bradbury Church of Christ.

Pomeroy John Wyatt Rutland Church of Christ Robert Purtell Bradbury Church of Christ

Wrong Location Fire Correction In Pomeroy Story

A corrected notice clarifies a grass fire extinguished by the Pomeroy Fire Department on property linked to Mr and Mrs Clifford Lether and corrects an adjoining party name. It also notes Rocksprings Church class plans to prepare apples and apple butter at the Lether home after church Tuesday night.

Pomeroy Chifford Leithest Daisy Brown Rocksprings Methodist Church Clifford Lether

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