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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1953

Page

9

Scholarship Bid Okayed For Meigs County Teachers

Janice Roush’s application for a teachers training scholarship has been approved, making her the fourth Meigs County resident eligible under the new program. A fifth candidate, Sally Schaaf of Middleport, awaits committee approval before forwarding to Columbus. A local committee reviewed and approved applications, then sent them to Columbus, under a five-scholarship quota from the general assembly to encourage teaching careers.

Pomeroy Janice Roush Meigs Deal Sally Schaaf Earl Knight Thelma Dil W. A. Drake Columbus Meigs County General Assembly

Services Held for Homer Hysell at First Baptist Church

Middleport funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon for Homer Hysell at First Baptist Church with pallbearers Paul Smart Guy Reynolds L Lyon Dale Mourning L B Diles and John Kaufff. Mrs Shirley Mills of the Busy Bee Class oversaw flowers as Rev C E Hoyt officiated. Attending were Mr and Mrs James Booth Mrs Allen Davis and Mrs Lawrence Soulsby of Columbus.

Middleport Homer Hysell First Baptist Church Paul Smart Guy ©. Reynolds L. Lyon Dale Mourning L. BD. Diles John Kaufff Shirley Mills Busy Bee Hysell C. E. Hoyt James Booth Allen Davis Lawrence Soulsby Columbus

Pomeroy Social Notes Float Committee Formed

POMEROY Mrs. Don Tulte named chairman of a committee to plan two floats for the sesquicentennial parade from Middleport to Pomeroy on Sept 24. The Meigs County Jayceeettes will run a refreshments stand and supply sandwiches for seven high school bands in the parade.

Pomeroy Don Tulte Middleport Meigs County Jayceeettes Federated Church Roger Morgan Richard Follred Betty Hayes Ways and Means Fairgrounds Jaycee Ettes Richard iKarr James Jobb Tuite Robert Dailey Leo Crew Phil Globokar

Local families visit relatives across states this weekend

Mrs Kelton and daughter Kaearon Mr and Mrs Raymond Har sbrecht and Miss Emma Seitz travel to Ene Pa to see Dr Phil Harbrecht a surgeon at the veterans hospital. Jo Ann Jones Evelyn Fick join Virginia Beach vacation plans. A parade of visits includes Mr Burt with sons Jeffrey and Fandy Parkersburg West Virginia to see grandmother, Rockland to see parents, and Mrs Norma Goodwin. Syracuse Parkersburg siblings and colleagues travel for holidays, with many returning to Columbus after extended visits.

Kelton Kaearon Raymond Harsbrecht Emma Seitz Ene Harbrechts Phil Harbrecht Veterans Hospe Harorecht Voss Sez Harbrecht New York Seuz Jo Ann Jones Evelyn Fick Virginia Beach Mavin Burt Jeffrey Fandy Parkersoure W Va Rockland John Thomas Raroh William Philadelphia Parett Frida Walter Terrell Juanita E A Leonard Columbus Vic Russ Watson Forest Run J W. Baaen Mason Comic Wiliam Pisner Charleston Cheylon James Greathouse State Liquor Store Wilam Bartels Cincinnati Norma Goodwin Emmett Bartels Syracuse Suee Johnson Parkers

Swearingen and guests visit Gallipolis trio

Grover Swearingen with Lloyd George and Francis Lou Baker of Gallipolis are visiting with grandparents Mr and Mrs Louis Retbei of Union Ave. The note places the visitors with their family above Union Ave.

Grover Swearingen Lloyd George and Francis Lou Baker Gallipolis Mrs Louis Retbei Union Ave

Central Kindergarten Enrolls 54 Students for Term

MIDDLEPORT fifty four girls and boys are registered for the Central Kindergarten which will run two classes of twenty seven each one in the morning and one in the afternoon Mrs Guy Reynolds the kindergarten teacher announced the morning class will start at 9 00 and the afternoon class at 1 00.

Middleport Central Guy Reynolds Lociock

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