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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1953

Page

23

Pie auction planned at Rock Springs Grange Hall

An old fashioned pie auction will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday evening by the Meigs County Riding Club at the Rock Springs Grange Hall. The Grace Episcopal Guild announces a rummage sale at the Grace Episcopal Church parish house on E Main Street from October 21 through October 24.

Pomeroy Rocksprings Meigs County Grace Episcopal Guild Grace Episcopal Chrerch E. Main Sr

Middleport Social Notes Highlights World Tour Fundraiser

The Middleport Garden Club plans a globe trotting money making event on Oct. 27 with country stops at Hawai Ireland Wales and Italy featuring decor and food. Hosts include Mrs H J Russell and Mrs Walter Harris with assistants named for each stop. The page also notes Halloween party at the Hayes home with Golden Rule class and reports on multiple local gatherings and upcoming district Pythian Sisters practice.

Middleport Ways and Means Middleport Garden Club H. J Russell Walter Harris Halle Zerkle Hawai D .S. Harold Lincoln St Clifford Ervin C.B. Forrest R.C. Lansbury Daisie Saunders Frieda Faehnie Leo Beeson Wales Lewis Sauer Helen Terry James S. Titus R. H. Rawlings W. H. Juhling Mary Park Ireland C. A. Emmish W. W. Hayes Malcolm Roller H. M. Cross John Kincaid A. A. Dillard E. M. Wood E. F. Maag Garen Stansbury David Farmer

Local Society and Health Notes Highlight Community Visitors

Mrs. Howard Ervin and daughter Sharon Lynn visited the Fink home from Meigs General Hospital Friday evening. Rhonda Lee also stayed with the Finks. Ohio Baptist Society meetings and the Jackson Middl eport football game drew nurses Adrienne Mills Julie Mitch and Ann Rupe from Holzer Hospital along with students Eleanor Satterfield Frances Rogers. Lt. Robert Chambers on a 30 day leave spent time in Lafayette and Chicago before returning to duty. Dallas Blevins and son Dal las UT, plus Eleanor Satterfield and Frances Rogers joined other relatives visiting from Welch and Columbus.

Howard Ervin Sharon Lynn Herbert Fink Palmer St Meigs General Hospital Ervins Rhonda Lee Finks C. E. Hoyt Ohio Baptist Missionary Society of American Baptist Women Market Street Jackson-Middleport Holzer Hospital Adrienne Mills Julie Mitch Ann Rupe Robert Chambers Marcus Chambers Lafayette Ind Chicago Dayton Dallas Blevins Dallas UT Welch W. Va Eleanor Satterfield Ohio University Frances Rogers George Abry Kathleen Penny Richard Quelette Andrea Columbus

Granddaughter Dies in Milwaukee

Mr and Mrs Ote Strauss travel to Milwaukee Wisconsin on Thursday after the death of two month old Margaret Haven Levo granddaughter of the couple Margaret Ann Strauss formerly resided with her parents Mr and Mrs Strauss and the Levos have another child a daughter

Wilwaukee Wisc Pomeroy Ote Strauss Milwaukee Margaret Haven Levo Levo Margaret Ann Strauss Strauss Levo Nave

Fall Festival Booth Applications Sought

Organizations may apply to host a booth or concession at the fall festival set for next week. The event is sponsored by the Pomeroy Firemen's Association and the Pomeroy Boys Club. Interested groups should contact Rolland Neutzling, George Hicks, or Mayor Delmar A Canaday.

Rumekoy Pomeroy Firemen's Association Pomeroy Boys Club Rolland Neutzling George Hicks Delmar A Canaday

Winners in Contest Tall Rose Bush at Middleport

Two Meigs County residents win awards in the Tall Rose Bush contest conducted by Ray McNamara and rose grower Harry Hysell. Winners receive a rose bush direct from the grower and hope their tall roses will become the tallest yet. Funeral services for their uncle James M. Sprouse of West Columbia were noted, with family connections to Mrs. Horton Brown. Pages also note a move by Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis and daughters Seren and Oleta, and visits by Mrs. Ralph Traub of Dayton, state chaplain of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Middleport Ray McNamara Columbus James M. Sprouse West Columbia Sprouse Horton Brown William Lewis Seren Oleta Rutland St Swift N. Third Ave Ralph Traub Dayton The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution David C. Miller

Middleport Teachers Elect Officers And Delegates

The Organization of Middleport teachers chose Mary Olinger as president Kath Ermine Bachtel as vice president Ber Tage Carpenter as secretary Helen Maaz as treasurer and Miss Bachtel Virginia Mayes as delegates to the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens on October 3. Obiiizer was elected representative to the Ohio Education Association Representative Assembly in Cleveland December 10 12 with Pearl Reynolds as alternate. The Middleport schools will dismiss Friday October 30 so teachers may attend the SEOEA meeting in Athens.

Middleport Middleport Leachers Mary Olinger Kathermine Bachtel Iccident Ber- Tage Carpenter Helen Maaz Miss Bachtel Virginia Mayes Athens Maat Sart Rupe Obiiizer Representative Assembly Ohio Education Association Cleveland Pearl Reynolds SEOEA

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