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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
7
Nearly 500 Meigs County farmers with wheat acreage eligible sign up for the winter wheat acreage reserve program. Sign up ends October 4 at the local ASC office. The program reduces wheat area for one year to conserve soil and prevent harvest on reserve acres.
Six bus drivers received permits during the Meigs County Board of Education regular session held Tuesday evening. Permitted drivers were Don Gorby and Edwin Nelson of Western Local District, Roy Williams of Southern Local District, Taylor Moore of Columbia Local District, and James Van Meter and Everett Branscomb of Eastern Local District. Board members present were Carl Kautz president, George Perry, Virgil Atkins, Gordon Collins, and Harold G. Roush.
Middleport Athletic Association president R. L. Miller will lead tonight’s meeting in the high school. The agenda includes a membership committee report and plans for activities. Committee members are Hylda Rice Dunham secretary Gene Abbott and John Ketchka. Treasurer Curtis Jenkinson reports on the re election.
Middleport and Pomeroy Rotary Club members plan Annual Loud Shirt Night at Heath Methodist Church. District Governor Darrell S. Jones of Newark will speak on Rotary projects and meet officers. Two judges including Kenneth McElhinny and John Parsons will rate shirt loudness and award prizes.
Pomeroy planned Rally Day for Sunday at Rock Springs Methodist Church. Sunday School at 9 30 a m includes recitations and songs by the Primary Class, a talk by Ruth Zundel Meigs County Religious Education Teacher, and a reading by Della Windsor. Afternoon program begins 1 30 with Holy Land pictures by Rev Ward Radford and singing by special groups. A noon basket dinner is planned.
Local invitations from T Lyston Fultz superintendent of the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster go to attend the 56th annual military field day on Saturday Sept 7. The centennial year and month of the school shifted the field day from May to September with ceremonies starting at 12 30. Fultz is brother of Mrs Jay Myers of Pomeroy.
Charles Jones of Lakin West Virginia was fined ten dollars plus costs totaling eighteen dollars and seventy cents in Mayor C O Fisher's court last night on an intoxication charge.
The Meigs County Jayceeettes announce a bake sale at Kroger on Second Street starting at 9 a.m. Saturday September 7. Proceeds support community projects and activities run by the group.
Middleport sees higher pupil counts after two school days. High school registrations reach 246, up 30 from last year, with 81 freshmen, 45 seniors, 58 juniors, and 62 sophomores. Eighth grade 58, seventh 55. First grade lead by Mrs Maag and Mrs Carpenter each teach 44. New staff include Mrs Pickens, Mr Thompson, Mr Dallas, and Mr Morgan.
Fides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias resumes after a month’s break with a 7:30 p m meeting in Castle Hall Emerson Jones is the new chancellor commander Plans for initiatory work to be conferred in a series of gatherings announced
Michael Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moore of Columbus, is visiting his grandparents Mayor and Mrs. C. O. Fisher.
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