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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1956

Page

3

Bloodmobile in Pomeroy mobilizes local donors for Meigs tally

Fifty four donors contributed seventy two pints of blood at Pomeroy Junior High School from noon to six pm. Twenty eight pints were under the 100 pint quota. Seven first time donors and nine donors needed for relatives were recorded. Notables include two gallon donors Robert Roberts and Vernon Nease and gallon donor Rachel McBride. Health officials and volunteers led by Dr. H M Boocks and nurses staffed the drive with school pupils unloading and reloading the unit.

Pomeroy Meigs County Pomeroy Junior High School Robert Roberts Vernon Nease Minersville Rachel McBride Syracuse H. M. Boocks Bernice Ledlie Lloyd Wright Frances Brewington Blanche .Easterday Lawrence Bing Anna Hilldare George Buchanan Paul Theis Ter Knight Frank Johnston Daniel Cunningham John Jordan James Norton Douglas Seyler James Sisson Bill Neutzling Pomeroy High School Star Grange John Holliday Carl Shenefield Ward Holliday Walter Holliday John Colwell Rex Shenefield James Nicholson Davis Ice and Produce Co Marion Ebersbach Red Cross Charles S. Gibbs

Racine High School Band Tag Day Planned Saturday

The Racine High School band directed by Mrs Richard Lee will hold its annual tag day on Saturday with members selling tags throughout the day starting at 5 p m A jitney supper will be served at the high school auditorium at 5 p m A 7 p m concert in the auditorium will be followed by a square dance at 9 p m with Ray Byers and the Circle Four orchestra Proceeds go toward new instruments repairs uniforms and music accessories.

Pomeroy Racine High School Richard Lee Ray Byers Circle Four Orchestra

Repair bids to Meigs County Children's Home start

Bids for finishing brick exterior of the Meigs County Children's Home will be received until 9 a.m. November 10 at the county commissioners office in the courthouse. The board moved 25,000 from inactive Citizen's National Bank funds at Middleport to active funds for the new county infirmary. It purchased a new Allis Chalmers shovel from Central Ohio Tractor Co. for 15,513.65, with payments split into thirds due on delivery and on October 2, 1957 and October 2, 1958. Several standing bills were approved for payment.

Pomeroy Meigs County Citizen's National Bank Middleport Central Ohio Tractor Co Allis Chalmers

Fire Chief Hicks Says No Bond Endorsement

POMEROY Ohio Fire Chief George Hicks says the Pomeroy fire department has not endorsed a $100,000 bond issue for the Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital project. A special Firemen’s Association meeting will decide endorsement. Hicks stressed the department stays out of political issues and that read statements misrepresented their stance.

Hicks Pomeroy Meigs County Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital George Hicks Rock Springs Fairgrounds Pomeroy Fire Second Ward Department

Pomeroy Society Meetings Suspended For Minstrel Preparations

The Letart Falls PTA suspends meetings until after the Big Bend Minstrel the month’s end. Next rehearsal is at 8 p.m. today in Pomeroy Senior High School. Members greet parents in home rooms and bring cookies or sandwiches. Nearby visits include Athens dinner guests and hospital confinement in Gallipolis.

Pomeroy Letart Falls PTA Big Bend John Stobart Pomeroy Senior High School

Sugar Run PTA Meeting Set for Thursday Evening

Sugar Run PTA will meet at the school at 7 30 p m Thursday, said Mrs Ray Woodgeard, president. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming programs and volunteer opportunities.

Sugar Run Pta Pomeroy— Sugar Run Pta Ray Woodgeard

POMEROY Salisbury PTA Meeting Tonight at School

The Salisbury PTA will meet at 7 30 this evening at the school. A program is planned and follows the brief gathering, inviting members to attend and participate in the planned activities.

Pomeroy Salisbury Pta

Mrs Edna Beegle Putnam Dead In Baltimore

Mrs Guy Beegle of Racine learns of her sister Edna Beegle Putnam’s death Sunday at a daughter’s home in Baltimore Maryland. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dawson funeral home in East Liverpool with burial to follow.

Pomeroy Guy Beegle Racine Edna Beegle Putnam Walter Mercer Baltimore Dawson Funeral Home East Liverpool

James Bass Weds Marie Fish in North Carolina

James Bass married Marie Fish in North Carolina in a ceremony that surprised locals by highlighting ordinary family roots. Bass’s father worked as an electrician while Fish’s father was a farmer, keeping the couple's story grounded in common occupations.

James Bass Marie Fish North Carolina Bass Miss Fish

Meigs County Land Transfers Article Highlights Deceased and Affidavits

Meigs County land transfer notices list deceased grantors Dale Rose and John Fischer with transfers in Salisbury Sutton Racine Syracuse and Minersville townships. Transfers include oil and gas interests in Meigs County to William L McCoy and lot transfers to Dale Warner Marybelle Warner Charlie Baum Nancy Baum Mayme Custer and Charles Grueser among others.

Dale Rose Tb Willard Wilson Selah Karr Salisbury Township Don D. McCoy Eva Nell McCoy Paul H. McCoy Louise McCoy Herschel R. McCoy Dorothy McCoy I. Jack McCoy Mary McCoy O'Neal Clayton A. O'Neal Betty McCoy Morrissey Mal D. Morrissey William L. McCoy Méigs County Thomas A. Evans Dale C. Warner Marybelle Warner Pomeroy Citizens Telephone Co Charlie Baum Nancy N. Baum Chester John Fischer Susie Fischer Hilda Frecker John Thurman Fischer Frank Fischer Gloria Michael Mary Ruth King Sutton Township Jerry Powell Marilyn L. Powell Mayme Custer Racine J. H. Schoneberger Minnie E. Schott J. Harry Schoneberger Charlotte S. Morgan Marie S. Hatton Bess Harvey Syracuse Clara Grueser Charles Grueser Rudy Grueser Minersville

Eight Fines Handed Down by GLOUSTER Mayor Court

Mayor Thomas Williams Sr. fined Vernon Cales for running a red light five dollars Oscar Exline for disturbing the peace eight dollars Clyde Wolfe for intoxication thirteen fifty Ralph Parks for disturbing the peace thirteen eighty Densel Ales for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest thirteen eighty Thomas Hook for toxication thirteen eighty John Whaley for intoxication thirteen eighty.

Glouster Thomas Williams, Sr Vernon Cales Oscar Exline Clyde Wolfe Ralph Parks Densel Ales Thomas Hook John Whaley

Frank Bowden Allison and Barbara Sharon Wheeler Noted

Franks Bowden Allison aged 21 from Mason and Barbara Sharon Wheeler aged 18 from Dexter Route 1 are listed in the record. The entry records their names and ages with origin locations.

Frank Bowden Allison Mason Barbara Sharon Wheeler Dexter

Glouster Garden Club Hosts Flower Show and Talk

Glouster Garden Club met at Walnut Hill with co host Mrs C E Haskins. Flowers included roses asters and a dried bouquet. Alta Sweeney spoke on Dahlias and C A Bingman led fall bulb planting. Refreshments served. guests Charles Berkimer Coshocton and Robert Hindel Frazersburg Ohio visited Hoisting ton family.

Glouster The Glouster Garden Club Harold Vaughn Walnut Hill C. E. Haskins Elizabeth Gordon Charles Berkimer Coshocton Robert Hindel Frazersburg Ohio Charles Hoisington Lloyd Slack Hoisington

Legion Auxiliary Hosts Poppy Sale Boy Scout Party

The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Thursday evening event for 17 Boy Scouts who sold poppies for the Legion. Refreshments were served and games provided entertainment.

Glouster American Legion Auxiliary Legion

UMWA Auxiliary Plans Wednesday Moose Hall Meeting

The UMW of A Auxiliary will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Moose hall for a planning session and a potluck meal.

Glouster Moose Hall

Legion Auxiliary Meets Thursday at Legion Hall

Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday at the Legion hall at 7 30 p m Members are urged to attend as there is business to be discussed Lunch will be served

Glouster American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall

Glouster Church of Christ to Meet Wednesday Evening

Berean Class gathers at 7 30 p m at Mrs Ruth Teater home with co hostess Mrs Mildred Hogue.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Ruth Teater Mildred Hogue

Rebekah Lodge 296 Meets Tuesday in Jacksonville IOOF Hall

Jacksonville Nineveh Rebekah Lodge 296 will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the IOOF Hall located in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Nineveh Rebekah Lodge IOOF

Weekend Visit Highlights Local Families

Glouster hosts Mr and Mrs Leonard McQuade and son Casey from Dayton. Mr and Mrs T A Noon return from New York City where Oct 8 marked their 50th wedding anniversary. They visit Ed Noon in Columbus on the way home. Lee T Sellars visits his mother Ella B Sellars then returns to Pittsburgh. Donald McKnight of Columbus visits Thomas R Reese. Ernest Vernon and granddaughter Teri K Phillips and Harry Vaughn visit Katie Vernon in Charleston West Virginia. James Slack and others are noted in the ongoing social roundup.

Glouster Leonard McQuade Casey Dayton Bert Juniper T. A. Noon New York City Ella B. Sellars Pittsburgh Donald McKnight Columbus Thomas R. Reese Ernest Vernon Teri K. Phillips Harry Vaughn Charleston W. Va Katie Vernon James Slack

Glouster Man Active In Marine Maneuvers

Cpl. Roger W. McClelland of Glouster participated in maneuvers with the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii from September 26 to October 3. The air-lifted brigade was moved from Hawaii to Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station, one of the largest air operations by the Marine Corps.

Glouster 1St Marine Brigade Hawaii Cpl Roger W. McClelland William R. McClelland Locust St Island of Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Oahu

Rabbi Moses Tendler Linked to Public Health Service Work

Rabbi Moses Tendler of Yeshiva University also serves as a United States Public Health Service bacteriologist researching Vitamin B-12 and hemoglobin to address anemia and leukemia problems.

Moses Tendler Yeshiva University United States Public Health Service

News Time Changed in Glouster Athens Bus Schedule

Glouster News will be delivered to Athens on the 7 p.m. bus. Articles must be submitted to Mrs. Albert Hall at 22 Main Street by 6:30 p.m. Call 4274 with any inquiries.

Glouster Athens Albert Hall Main Street

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Arthur Strauss Edith Mallory Grant Smith Auidrey Young Mildred Humphreys Ches Lamy ET Et By the Pomeroy Cement Block CO Alma Omio Pomeroy Society Pomeroy Personals Thomas Young Earl Funk Lake Hope Lodge C. L. Arnold Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Jack Kennedy Frankie Wippel Kennedy French Handley Handley Melanie Kay Jon Lynn Mrs. Putnam Dwight FH. Rutherford Insurance Jimmy Lawhorn Carl Lawhorn Brick Street West Virginia University University Players Milkwood the Hungerers University West Virginia State High School Meigs Earl Mathews Earl Hooper Earl F. Mathews, Inc General Insurance Athens County Glouster Society UMW Legion Auxiliary Rebekah Lodge Rabbi Moses C. M. Gill Agricultural Limestone Division Marble Cliff Tremont Center Icy Oakley Agency Public Nelsonville, Ohio John M. Richmond E. Main ST Pomeroy, Ohio Dave Garroway NBC North America Philadelphia Mr. and Mrs. Brown
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