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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1964
Page
9
Middleport Village Council to formulate a two mill levy plan to fund utilities for five years with a Nov 3 vote. If approved, 25 cents monthly home and 75 cents monthly industrial charges will be dropped. Officials consider parking, dump fees, and traffic improvements while reviewing resurfacing disputes with Shelly Co.
Weekend guests from multiple towns visited family homes in Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fultz joined relatives in Lafayette for the Purdue Wisconsin game while daughters stayed with other relatives in Chillicothe and South Charleston. Additional travels included stops in Fort Jackson, Kodiak, and Vienna as families gathered for birthdays and reunions.
Meigs County Agricultural Society will elect five directors for full terms and one for an unexpired term at the November 12 vote from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Meigs County Courthouse office. Expiring terms belong to Cernahan Downie Hoffman Shene field Slanter, with Robert L. Jones serving the unexpired one year. Full terms run Jan 1 1965 to Dec 31 1967. 1964 members or those with 15 calendar days before election may vote. Guests at the directors meeting included Robert Clark of the Department of Agriculture and Donald Dines of Dines Amusement Co.
Admitted to Meigs Memorial Hospital are Ruth Williamson from Southside West Virginia Russell Nitz from Pomeroy John Young from Mason Grace Thornton from Robertsburg West Virginia Floyd Williams from Pomeroy Margaret Brinker from Mason Mrs Stuart Brewer and daughter Willis Will Opha Offutt Clytie Terrill Floyd Carson and Walter Grueser.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Syracuse Fire Department and firefighters host a jitney supper at Syracuse Elementary School from 4 30 p m Saturday as part of their Christmas program They plan to collect and repair used toys for local children and will again visit with Santa Claus and treat recipients Minor car damage reported after Paul E Clark of Pomeroy lost control on Nye Ave crossed the road and struck a state route sign charged with reckless operation by Mayor Charles Legar
Mr and Mrs William Slater and children Susie and Billy visited Athens Sunday for a family dinner at Mrs Slaters parents home Mr and Mrs Fred Cabeen The event honored Mr and Mrs Hanley Cone and daughter Vickie of Columbus who depart Saturday for California where Mr Cone has been transferred by North American Aviation Co
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Handley announce the birth of their first child a daughter Rebecca Lynn at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis on Oct 8. Grandparents are Lawrence Diddle Syracuse and C F Handley Langsville. great grandparents Jessie Cottrill Syracuse and Vint Slaven Wellston. Mrs Handley is the former Donna Diddle.
Meigs County Ministerial Association hosted a Racine First Baptist Church gathering as Mason and Gallia County groups planned a tri county session for October 22 at the Gallipolis State Institute. The placement committee will schedule future meetings and mimeographed papers will be distributed. Rev. M. E. Dawson presented The Theology of the Gospel According to Mark followed by discussion. Rev. Richard Martin was chosen to present The Body of Christ at the next meeting.
Mayor Lee Smith announced a 6 p.m. curfew for residents under 18 with a siren signaling the start. Youths must be with parents on streets. offenders and parents will be arrested and cited. Curfew follows a week of vandalism and property destruction.
Mrs. Frank Stewart led devotions as the Daughters of Ruth Class gathered at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy. Hostesses were Mrs. Minnie Neutzling and Mrs. Matt Crary. flowers went to Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Howell for their 70th anniversary. a get well card was sent to Mrs. Earl Denny. Readings by several members and three original poems by Mrs. Gloeckner were presented.
Sylvia Lacey and Yvonne Bearswilt of Middleport listed in hospital notes for Meigs General. Mina Lewis discharged from the facility.
Middleport police reported two weekend accidents. Robert Callahan, 21, of Jackson, ran a stop sign on MV Third and hit Arthur H. Skinner, Middleport, injuring Skinner and Minor injuries to Callahan led to hospital transport. Both cars demolished. A separate minor collision on N Second St involved Marvin S. Schramm and a parked Wilt vehicle.
A speaker from a home construction firm will address the Pomeroy Lions Club at noon Wednesday at the Hotel Martin. Members of the Pomeroy and Middleport Chambers of Commerce are invited. An auction of homemade articles will be held.
Plans for an air strip in the Pomeroy area were discussed by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce at Crow's Town and Country Restaurant on Monday. The group also planned a joint meeting with the Middleport Chamber on Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Parish House. A brochure on Pomeroy was displayed for placement in offices and distributed to industrial firms. An additional section showing industrial sites will be added soon. Wider distribution of buy locally signs was planned and merchants were asked to complete survey cards on Christmas promotions.
The Sandra K. Miller Chapter of the Fellowship Guild at First Baptist Church held a candlelight initiation service Sunday. New members include Diane Van Cooney and Linda Kauff, with roles such as scribe and steward. former Girls Guild members were introduced.
Dr. H C Mullins opens dental practice in former Ken Amsbury offices on E Main St Pomeroy. A 1963 graduate of the University of Maryland College of Dental Surgery he served in the Marine Corps before private practice in Union West Virginia since June 1963. His wife taught in Baltimore County public schools and both attended Concord College. They have a daughter Jackie three. BRUSH FIRE REPORTED: Pomeroy Fire Department extinguished a brush fire on Liberty Lane Monday afternoon.
Reedsville hosts investure and rededication for Brownie to Cadette troops at Riverview Grade School. Catherine Pierce joins Brownie 180 as Gloria Adams Vickie Pierce become Junior Scouts. new members Karen Humphrey Shirley Larkins Shirley Drake Bonnie Rockhold Mary La Comb Pamela Buckley join Cadette Troop 78 led by Mrs. Humphrey and Mr. King. awards, pins, and badges presented amid candlelight ceremonies.
Middleport PTA executive council met to plan the annual jitney supper set for November 21. Ways and means members include Mrs. Eugene Conde Mrs. Robert Burkett Davia Ohlinger and Thomas Scally Jr. The meeting also covered the PTA regular session October 19 at 7 30 p m Dad's Night refreshments and a room mothers meeting to follow.
MIDDLEPORT. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Margaret Ann Vance and Charles Sindle Jr on Saturday October 10 at 10 30 am in the Springfield Ohio Lutheran Church. A reception followed at the church. Sindle is in the United States Air Force stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base. He is a brother of Mrs. William Ault and Mrs. Gene Dodson and has visited Middleport frequently.
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