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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1956

Page

2

Meigs County Auto Dealer Clive Kee baugh Dies at 55

Clive Kee baugh, 55, longtime Meigs County automobile dealer, died at home in Sumner after a heart attack Saturday night. He owned Legion Auto Sales in Pomeroy and worked with R. H. Rawlings Sons Co. and Pomeroy Motor Co. He is survived by his wife Louise Bahr, a son Marvin, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set with Joseph B. Maffett officiating.

Iddleport Clive Keebaugh Meigs County Sumner Pomeroy le ‘Gion Auto Sales Joseph B Maffett Athens Church of Christ Funer

Corn Field Day Planned at Sayre Farm

Meigs County farmers are invited to a corn field day at 1 30 p m Thursday on Route 338 in the Great Bend area below Portland. Thomas D Sayre and Dwaine Sayre host. Ohio certified Fund and DeKalb hybrids will be shown with yield checks and maturity data. Fertilization rates and chemical weed control will be compared by Racine Vacation Agricultural Department and the Meigs County Extension Service.

Meigs County Thomas D. Sayre Dwaine Sayre Route 338 Great Bend Portland Racine Vacation Agricultural Department Meigs County Extension Servic

Eastern Kyger Bands Stage Dad Night at Stadium Show

Large Middleport crowd fills stadium as Eastern High School and Kyger Creek High School bands perform during a rain affected football game. Seibert and Everson lead ensembles with majorettes and a Parade of the Wooden Soldiers feature. Everson, new Kyger Creek Band director, previously earned a master’s in music at Ohio University.

Middleport Middleport High School Middleport Yellow Jackets Tuppers Plains-Chester) High School Kyger Creek High School South Corporation Bob Seibert Meigs County William K. Everson Gallia County Mdans Seibert Kgger Creek Jane Ann Roush Nan Thompson Donna ‘Thompson Betty Swisher Sharon Rife Ronald Cornelius Val Lemley Yes Everson Ohio University Bernard Krinke Eastern

Pomeroy Society Plans Fall Program and Sale

POMEROY Society features 35 pupils and staff from Salem Center School in a Saturday program including a mixed school quartet, instrumental groups, and piano solos. Plans were made for a bake sale and fundraiser on Oct 23, with refreshments served afterward.

Pomeroy B. Downie Howard John Salem Center School Michael Vir Gill Hamm Meigs Coun Ben Eppley Dougly Teachers Association William Mayer Federated Church Mage Sale Ruby Williams Ehurch Social Room Association Mr. Williams Pamela. Wilson Debbie ‘Turner Linda Gilkerson Carolyn Edwards Judy Tacklett Betty Lee Janey Juanuiats Tackett George Perry Lee Knotts Dixie Roush Marcia Karr Ethel Garland J. E. Tracy E. C. Saunders Salem Cen * Iter

Patrolman Davis Delivers Baby After Call Out

State highway patrolman William R. Davis went beyond duties Sunday evening to help deliver a five and a half pound baby. A doctor was available but lacked transportation, so Davis transported the mother and baby to the hospital and notified headquarters near Gallipolis. the birth was reported to the post at 9 23 p m.

Umeray — State William —R. Davis East Shade Street Davis Gallipolis

Grand Jury To Non-Support Case

A grand jury bound over Junior Templeton of near Pomeroy on non-support charges with bond set at 300 dollars. Another defendant received a nine day jail sentence and a fine plus costs in a separate case at the Justice of the Peace court, with related local names and church event notes.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Grindley Court Middleport Wedsault and Battery Nesday Samuel Michael Charles Lytle L.C. Karr William

Dodson Baby Goes Home From Meigs General

Daniel Mark Dodson, born three weeks ago at Meigs General Hospital, has joined his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gene Dodson on S Front Street after leaving the incubator. He weighed just over six pounds at birth and has gained about one pound since then.

Middleport Daniel Mark Dodson Meigs General Hospital Gene Dodson S. Front St

Auto Crashes Into Building In Rutland Nighttime Incident

Lawrence Napper of Minersville Route 1 drove into a pool room building in Rutland about 4 am Sunday. Damages totaled 900 with 500 to the building and 400 to the car. Napper claimed he misjudged space. No charges at this time. Sheriff Charles Russell also reported the arrest of Charles A. Lewis of Gallipolis Route 1 on disturbing the peace charges.

Charles A. Lewis Gallipolis Route 1

Fire Department Gets Three Weekend Calls

Meigs County residents attended a chest clinic hosted by Dr Edmund Buthmas as part of tuberculosis health efforts. Weekend emergency responses included three new suspected cases, 12 old contacts, and one fire incident at an oil service station. Fire and health volunteers aided a drowning road incident and assisted patients including Robert Wills after a headache episode.

Tweny Ateigs County Edmund Buthmas Meigs County Middleport C. R. Markwood Columus Wallace Bradford Eiation Elizabeth Smith Bernice Ledlie Health Department Taylor Pulline Clini ‘Naar

Middport Socials Include Layette Shower And Gatherings

Mrs Janna Moore hosted a layette shower for Mrs Dale Walburn with 32 guests and prize winners named. Susan Pullen’s 13th birthday party at the Pullen home drew 22 youths with games, dancing, and a buffet. White Rose Lodge Auxiliary and Lewis Manley Post American Legion Auxiliary scheduled gatherings with listed hostesses and church venue details.

Erwin Clarke Moore Susan Pullen James Pullen Brownell Ave Pullen Lewis H. Sauer William Morris Christine Coats Karen McElhinny Janice Zirkle Judy Middunroh White Rose Lodge The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Woodmen Hall Branch Fleming H. E. Bush Norman Wayland Dale Mourning Allen Knapp Lewis Manley Post American Legion Mt. Zion Baptist Church Mutand Carrie Cassel Gertrude Butler Emma Bland Naomi Bentley Edith Luckadoo Cassell

Weekend Visitors and Local Social Roundup in Ohio West Va

Local families hosted and visited relatives during weekends across Ohio and nearby states. Names include Pullen, Gibbs, Powell, Edwards, Bachner, Shuler, and others. Guests traveled from Cleveland, Columbus, and Huntington with notes of birthdays, illness, and recent purchases at Cincinnati events.

Palmer St Pullen Susan Pullen James Pullen Stephan Stephanie Jerry Pullen Wayne Gibbons Evelyn Cleveland Wayne Burton USN Norfolk Burton Patricia Dodson Stephen Mason Jack Bechtle Jack Ruth Ann Powell Ohio University Powell St C. R. Karr Polly Bauer Ed Bauer Beaver Charles Gibbs Gibbs Mark Roller Huntington Max Roller Athens Virgil Edwards Columbus Charles Ewards L. D. Dileses Midland Mich Franklin Edwards Rockland Edwards Lloyd Estes Lula Bernice Wilson Middleport Lake Hope Charles Edwards Herbert Edwards Gallipolis

Two Foreign Students Present at Communion

World wide communion took on new significance at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport as two Ohio University foreign students joined in the Lord's Supper during morning worship. The students, one Korean and one Japanese, are members of the Presbyterian Church and were presented by Rev. Howard Ruppelt. They spoke of gratitude for America and church fellowship.

M.ddleport First Presbyterian Church Ohio University Presbyterian Church Howard Ruppelt America Creas Ruppelt Martin Middleport Mt. Mowere Athens Kah Missionary Society Emma Bland William W'as New Mexico Fred Jackson Katerina Carrie Cassell Ruth Ohio Baptist General Assembly Cleveland Bland Winston Kathryn Payne Campbell Harper

Getting Up Nights and Cloudy Urine Report

Fragmentary OCR text mentions urinary issues and safety, with unclear references to health concerns. Includes disjointed phrases about money-back offers and a dubious product claim. No coherent news event or identifiable entities to confirm a factual summary.

Weather snapshot notes mist and rain on Oct 6 1956

Observation reports misty early morning dampness with a light shower around 10 30 am then clearing into warm sunshine. By 10 30 pm heavy rain and an electrical storm thunder roars while gardens bloom and magnolia trees show large fragrant blossoms as red and gold leaves attract a flock of birds before migration south.

Rutland St

College To Benefit Action At AIDDLEPORT Press

The church board voted to provide 100.00 dollars to support Atlanta Christian College. Leon McMillin, son of former local minister Don McMillin and a music department teacher, is the beneficiary. James A. Burns, once active in revival meetings here, now teaches Bible at the southern campus.

Aiddleport Church of Christ Will Beneft Atlanta Christian College Leon McMillin Don McMillin James A. Burns Middleport Church Southern School

Local pairs listed in county court records

The document lists Rupert X Clonen 23 Colum bus and Dorothy Mae Stewart 18 Pomeroy alongside Leonard Raymond Burdette 22 Rutland and Carolyn M Welsh 116 Carpenter. It also names Albert C Reeves 19 Downington and Lena M Burdette 21 Rutland with Lewis E Humphrey 23 Pomeroy Route 3 and Patsy Grove 11 Pomeroy Route 2.

Rupert x. Clonen Columbus Dorothy Mae Stewart Pomeroy Leonard Raymond Burdette Rutland Carolyn M. Welsh Carpenter Albert C. Reeves Downington Lena M. "Burdette Lewis E. Humphrey Patsy’ Grove

Weekend guests and family visits in Carbondale

Mr. and Mrs Hain Bray and Vernon of Jarberton, and Mrs Eddie Ross with Mr and Mrs Ernie Wolf hosted Betty Barber of Columbus, while Mr and Mrs Oblan Doolittle and two daughters of Hamley Run dined with his mother Lizzie Doolittle and Mrs George Barber. Milmer lies farther north than the US yet enjoys a milder climate due to the Gulf Stream.

Carbondale Hain Bray Vernon of Jarberton Eddie Ross Ernie Wolf Betty Barber Columbus George Wolf Oblan Doolittle Hamley Run Lizzie Doolittle George Barber

Meigs County Board of Elections Announces Open Hours

The Meigs County Board of Elections will observe hours 1 p m to 4 p m daily Monday through Saturday and 6 p m to 8 p m Saturdays until after the November 6 election. Albert Gloeckner, clerk, notes eligibility requires one year in Ohio and 40 days in the county and precinct. Eighteen servicemen have voted to date at the local office.

Board of Elections Pomeroy Meigs County

Meigs General Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Admitted patients include Mrs Sophia Whitlock Pome and Mrs Mattie Frost with Dr John Hodge in Middleport. Discharges list Mrs Amelia Davis Mrs Roy Sayre and baby Mrs Mildred Mrs Roush Freda Bratt Mrs Leta Jones and baby Ernest Johnson and Miss Sheila Stover. Dental note warns front teeth shed or fall out with no permanent loss. back teeth shift forward to replace missing front teeth.

Meigs General Hospital Sophia Whitlock Pome Mattie Frost Chester John Hodge Middleport Amelia Davis Roy Sayre Mildred Roush Freda Bratt Leta Jones Ernest Johnson Sheila Stover

Thanksgiving relief drive across faiths urged for overseas aid

A call to support disaster relief across religious communities urges giving to Thanksgiving appeals. The share ranges from Protestant Churches Share-Our-Surplus Appeal to Catholic Bishops' Thanksgiving Clothing Collection and the United Jewish Appeal Special Survival Fund through synagogues.

United Jewish Appeal

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