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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1945

Page

3

Community Institute Programs Start Next Week in Meigs County

Three groups in Meigs County open season with Tuppers Plains Institute Tuesday and three-session programs. Forest Run sessions Wednesday October 24, Hemlock Grove sessions Thursday October 25, all featuring speaker Mrs. Byron Grimes of Delaware with a background in farm bureau and rural women’s clubs.

Pomeroy — Community Institute Meigs County Tuppers Plains Institute Forest Run Hemlock Grove Byron Grimes Delaware Grimes Farm Bureau Board Rural Womens 'Club Farm Bureau Advisory Council Children’s Home Board Women’s County Extension Council Grange P.T.A Central America Tuppers Plains Clyde Stout J. S. Davis Carroll Dodderer Linnie Bragg Irene Grueser Leah Nease Verna Roas Kathleen Scott Hemlock Grove Alta Nelson Ziba Midkiff Clara Paulsen Sylvia Midkiff

MHS Second Team Scrimmages Rutland High at Middleport

MHS second football team hosted Rutland High School at Middleport Stadium Thursday after school. A crowd of students, townspeople, and former MHS figures including Charles Pickens and Tom Blaine watched as the Yellow Jackets prepare for a Friday open date and a likely Athens gate attendance.

M.H.S Rutland Middleport MHS Paul Smith Rutland High School Middleport Stadium Charles Pickens Tom Blaine Harold Dempsky Ensign Donald Mills Charlies Asa Bradbury Yellow Jackets Athens Gate

Middleport church services include guest speaker at 10:30

Middleport Sunday services feature First Presbyterian with Prof. Oliver Martin of Ohio University as guest speaker at 10 30 am. Rev H L Carr is away in New York and has secured three guest speakers. Rev H A Rothrock preaches at 10 30 am on Whose God is God. Youth Fellowship at 6 pm and Church School at 9 30 am. Church of Christ announces Bible School at 9 30 am with 24 attendance last Sunday, morning worship at 10 30 am with Communion and sermon Self Denial, evening worship 7 pm Can a Man Be Saved Outside the Church. Wednesday prayer service 7 pm What Did Jesus Teach Matt 5 6 7.

Middleport First Presbyterian Church Oliver Martin Ohio University Athens H. L. Carr New York H. A. Rothrock God James HR. Keffer Church of Christ Wilbur Theobald Jesus Matt

Junior High Roll of Honor Announced

POMEROY Fort y four junior high students earned a place on the Honor Roll with grades of B or better for the first six weeks. Nine grade students include Edward Bail Don Betzing Mae Chaney Betty Cheatham Joan Conway and others. Eighth grade honorees list Polly Ann Dill Bonnie Eichinger Joyce Fischer Earl Hess Kathryn Miller Rhea Myers and more. Seventh grade pupils include Earl Bitters Edward Bowen Don Dailey Donald Hannell Jack Leifheit Marianne Peoples and Faye Will.

Barbara Phillips Helen Renshaw Bennett Rice Joan Riggs Albert Ruschel Patsy Shields Eugene Thomas William Tubbs Anna Lee Warner Omagene Zahl Polly Ann Dill Bonnie Eichinger Joyce Fischer Earl Hess Kathryn Miller Rhea Myers George Nesselread William Neutling Joyce Phillips Betty Schwab Marlyn Swatzel Norma Jean van Meter Earl Bitters Edward Bowen Don Dailey Donald Hannell Jack Leifheit Marianne Peoples Donald Thomas Faye Will

Halloween Party and Notices From Middleport Church and Community

The Loyal Be tean Class of the Church of Christ held a Halloween party at Mr and Mrs Lawrence Reed with helper hostesses. Prizes went to Mrs Edith Bailey Harry Bailey Homer Rice and Charlene Walburn plus Mrs Floyd Deniels and Phyllis Blosser. Games prizes to Gertrude Miller and Kenneth Hill. A salad course was served to many including Ray Blosser Homer Rice Herman Ohlinger Charles Walburn Robert Reed and family, Rev Robert Keffer, Elmer Wehring and others. Also reported are Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters meeting at Mrs Cc F Hawkins with plans for Nov 20 Thanksgiving dinner. Attendees went to a Presbyterian event in Pomeroy and numerous local notices list visits, marriages, and military service members with family details and relocations.

Middleport Church of Christ Lawrence Reed Gertrude Miller Kenneth Hill Ray Blosser Homer Rice Herman Ohlinger Charles Walburn Robert Reed Tommy Carl Hill George Meinhart Clyde Andrews Marvin Kelly Pythian Sisters Cc. F. Hawkins E. R. Tompkins Mary Jane Mesdames Reot Kennedy Houdashelt

Bishop Massie Visits Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy

The Most Rev John Massie new bishop of Steubenville led an afternoon service at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy with Father Edwin Murphy as master of ceremonies. The children's choir sang the benediction and Massie spoke to parishioners before a reception on the church steps. Other visiting priests joined the bishop including RiehlYonk Metzger.

Massie Father Riley Francis Riehl Holy Trinity Church Jackson John Yonk St. Lawrence Church Ironton Paul Metzger St. Mary's Church Pine Grove Pomeroy Nelsonville Hey Father Murphy

Girls Lead on Honor Roll at Senior High Pomeroy

Principal J. E. White announced the first six week honor roll of Pomeroy Senior High. Girls outnumbered boys with 22 to 10. Junior class led by high percentage, followed by sophomores and seniors. Read list of named seniors, juniors and sophomores on the honor roll.

Pomeroy J. E. White Edgar Atkins Howard Mullen Hazel Bolinger Jeannine Evans Mary EK Foster Rosalie’ [Parfitt Eleanor Smith Horace Abbott Robert Hawley Richard Rosenbaum Horton Thomas Billie Jean Barnitz Virginia’ Durst Lavone Feiger Freda Grueser Betty Heilman Tolene Jacobs Patricia Karr Jean Lee Wil

Meigs Veterans Names Officers In First VFW

William Barnett Ebersbach elected commander of the first Meigs County Veterans of Foreign Wars group formed this month. Officers include Homer Hawkins senior vice commander Max Hoffner junior vice commander Edward Evans adjutant quartermaster Hobart Day chaplain Kenneth Hoffner sergeant Grover Klein advocate R Walter Foulk trustee D L Higgins Earl Hoffner. Appointive posts listed and pre installation meeting set for Oct 22 with installation Oct 28 at Hotel Martin.

Dor Bradford Ebersbach Howard Bailey Charles W. Reuter Cecil Lee Wallace Ebersbach Ebersbach

Builders Association Seeks Federal Action on Shortages

The Ohio Home Builders Association urged federal intervention over material and labor shortages. A resolution from the October meeting warned that materials from manufacturers are stopped or near stopping due to price conflicts with OPA limits, risking chaos in home building.

Canton Ohio Home Builders Association

Services in Churches of Pomeroy

Announced Sunday worship times across Pomeroy churches. Grace Episcopal plans Youth Sunday with youth in charge at 10 30 am plus church school. Christian Science Society meets 10 35 am with Doctrine of Atonement. midweek service 7 30 pm. Naomi Baptist hosts two services with Rev B L Tucker of Columbus as guest. United Methodist holds 9 30 am Sunday school and 10 30 am worship. youth fellowship 6 30 pm. Bible study and choir 7 30 pm midweek. Church of Christ lists Bible School 9 30 am, morning worship 10 30 am, sermon The Choice of Wisdom, evening service 6 30 pm Faithful in Little Faithful in Much.

Pomeroy C. G Baird Grace ‘Episcopal Church Episcopal Church Grace Church Christian Science Society Mulberry Ave Son of God Naomi Baptist B. L. Tucker Columbus United Methodist W.C. T.U Eva Simms Emma Waterman C. E. Peoples Albert Bitters David Portsmouth Church OF Christ — Bible School Christian Endeavor Meeting

Social Notes From Pomeroy Dinner Parties

Pomeroy Social Notes list a series of local gatherings. Guests include Miss Dorothy Morrison Alma ible Gertrude Healy Edith Holter June Sayre and Sgt. and Mrs. Elberfeld with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lambert and Paddy Jo of Middleport. Ohio Power Co tree crews from Portsmouth plan a weekend visit after trimming nearby ties.

Pomeroy Mary Jane Coffee Dorothy Morrison Alma Ible Gertrude Healy Edith Holter June Sayre Kelroy Chester Knight Pete Elberfeld Sgt Elberfeld Glenn Lambert Paddy Jo Middleport Groy David Darst Paul Shay Chauncey Newton Spencer Logan J. Tompson Oscar Bauer Walter Carmen Edna Ohio Power Co Portsmouth Wil Eugene Williams Walter Crawford Foreman Lenny Helmson James Timberlake James Wesley Birchfield A. F. Newman Geraldine Weversmiller Maxine Dinon Dana Roush Lewis Stanley

Middleport Students Named on iMHS Honor Roll

Thirty five Middleport High School students earned grades of eight or better in the past six weeks, securing a place on the Honor Roll. The list, published in the school paper Activity, includes freshmen Kathryn Bachtel Carolyn Clark David Diles Thelma Ebersbach and others with more girls than boys, across freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors.

Middleport Middleport High School Kathryn Bachtel Carolyn Clark David Diles Thelma Ebersbach Rosémary Fisher Mary Montgomery Mary Smith Frank White

Cleveland Labor Board Faces Huge Agency Balloting Task

Cleveland NLRB offices will conduct elections among 21,400 employees at six companies over three days next Tuesday through Thursday. Director Walter E. Tang announced the 20 member staff will oversee the labor relations balloting and related bargaining issues.

Cleveland National Labor Relations Board NERB Walter E. Tang

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