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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1963

Page

12

Miss Sharon Pickens Marries Clyde Brown in Middleport

Bradford Church of Christ hosted the Sept. 1 wedding at 2:30 p.m. for Sharon Pickens and Clyde Brown. The couple, with families and bridal party led by Moody Wood and Hallie Willard, celebrated with a reception. both are local graduates with Army service in Turkey noted.

Sharon Pickens Clyde Brown Middleport Bradford Church of Christ H. B. Imboden S. G. Pickens Mr. Brown William Menifee Athens Ruth Reed Riage Moody Wood Poca W.va Hallie Willard The Plains Charles Brown New Marshfield Bonnie Pickens Joyce Brown Middleport High School Brown the Plains High School United States Army Ankara Turkey

Knights of Pythias Lodge Confers Page Rank at MIDLEPORT

MIDLEPORT Fides Lodge Knights of Pythias No 210 met at Castle Hall with Karl Owens acting chancellor commander presiding due to illness of Cly de Andrews. Two candidates received Page rank with eight assistants. Refreshments served by Riley Manley. A later Esquire rank conferral is planned. Separately Charles R Hutchison, an inmate at Lakin State Hospital, escaped and was reported missing Saturday at 2 pm.

Midleport Fides Lodge Knights of Pythias Castle Hall Karl Owens Clyde Andrews Page Brad Wolfe J. H. Grate Leland Brown Richard Owens Harry Clark Lester Walburn Emerson Jones Riley Manley Esquire Point Pleasant Lakin State Hospital Charles R. Hutchison Sandyville W. Va

Two Men Charged By Point Authorities

William H. Veazey of Point Pleasant was arrested on a warrant charging assault and battery. Robert Richard Carder of Cairgo West Virginia was arrested by city police and sheriff on an intoxication charge.

Point Pleasant William H. Veazey First St Sheriff's Department Robert Richard Carder Cairgo W. Va

Women Vote Eleven Members Into Point Pleasant Club

The Point Pleasant Women's Club voted in eleven new members at a Friday night meeting held in the Appalachian Power Co. auditorium. New members include Mrs. Francis White and Mrs. Gene Ashworth among others. President Belva Farley announced duties for the scrapbook and yearbooks, with installation planned for the first October meeting.

Point Pleasant Henry Watson L. S. Carrick C. G. Bauerle

Garden Club Hears Weeds Talk October Meeting Planned

Chester Garden Club met in Mrs. Purley Karr’s home with Mrs. Woodrow Mora and Mrs. Horace Karr hosting. Devotions led by Mrs. Purley Karr and a verse read by Mrs. Guy Summerfield opened the session. The group approved a second reading on by law changes for honorary memberships. Next meeting set for Oct 2 at 8 30 p m in Mrs. Pearl Koblentz’s home. A review of Just Weeds by Mrs. Howard Knight featured weed sketches for identification. Ribbons were awarded for flower arrangements and roadside displays, and a contest led by Mrs. Ray Miller was won by Mrs. Koblentz. Refreshments on crystal trays accompanied by flowered candies were served to 20 members and two guests.

Pomeroy Chester Garden Club Purley Karr Woodrow Mora Horace Karr Guy Summerfield B. K. Ridenour Pearl Koblentz Howard Knight Koblentz Ridenour Wyatt Chadwell Earl Dean Pearl Mora Ray Miller Amanda Baer Ronald Clay

Eleanor Man Hurt In Route 35 Crash

Ery Welch, 19, of Eleanor West Virginia, sustained facial lacerations and body bruises in a one car crash at 2 05 am Sunday on Route 35 near the Mason Putnam County line. He is in good condition at Holzer Hospital. The sheriff's department investigated.

Point Pleasant Emery Welch Eleanor W. Va Holzer Hospital Sheriff's Department Mason - Putnam County

Communist Chinese Attack on Khrushchev Booklet Published

New China News Agency reports a 30 000 word Communist Chinese attack on Premier Khrushchev and the Soviet Communist party has been issued as a booklet for sale throughout Red China.

Tokyo Khrushchev Soviet Communist Party Red China Peking New China News Agency

Grimms Landing Man In Poor Condition After Shooting

Grimms Landing resident Jeffers, shot Sept. 1 while attempting to break down a door at Effie Tucker’s Grimms Landing home, remains in poor condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Mrs Tucker told Putnam County officers she shot him through the door. the slug remains in his abdomen. General visits Turkey Paris Gen Lemnitzer to begin seven day official visit to Turkey.

Point Pleasant Lester Jeffers Grimms Landing Effie Tucker Pleasant Valley Hospital Turkey Paris Ayman L. Lemnitzer Allied Forces In Europe

Miss Marilyn Blackwood Weds Richard Poulin in Pomeroy

POMEROY The wedding of Miss Marilyn Blackwood to Mr. Richard Poulin was held Aug 10 at Sacred Heart Church. The couple, both 1960 graduates of Pomeroy High School, plan a honeymoon to Niagara Falls and Canada.

Pomeroy Marilyn Blackwood Richard Poulin Sacred Heart Church John Turel Miss Blackwood Virgil Blackwood Shade Route 1 Mr. Poulin Lucien Poulin Fisher St Linda Chapman Raymond Poulin San Diego Calif Ben Neutzling Marvin Burt Pomeroy High School Elberfelds Rio Grande College The Marietta Manufacturing Co Niagara Falls Canada

Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Travels

Recent guests of Mrs. Charles McNamee include Glen Paulin Lancaster Rena Martin Mansfield Frank Cheesebrew J B Hayes Middleport and Elroy Cochran Coshocton with his sister and brother in law Wayne Harrison. They visit Racine this week to see sister Clyde Wines. Meigs General Hospital hosts Joe Bailey Middleport High School home economics teacher. Clay Tuttle and relatives visit Walton West Virginia while Harry Griffith Akron joins Wayne Amsbury Gallipolis and Ted Pollock Wheeling for dinners with Lawrence Milhoan.

Charles McNamee Glen Paulin Lancaster Rena Martin Mansfield Frank Cheesebrew J. B. Hayes Middleport Elroy Cochran Coshocton Wayne Harrison Racine Clyde Wines Joe Bailey Middleport High School Meigs General Hospital Clay Tuttle Walton W. Va Harry Griffith Akron Wayne Amsbury Gallipolis Ted Pollock Wheeling Lawrence Milhoan

Blacktopping Work Slated During Week

POMEROY plans blacktop work on Route 124 between Syracuse and Racine and on Route 7 corridors around Pomeroy and Racine High School. United Paving Co will pave 714 miles from Kerr's Run to the Racine area with work starting this week. An asphalt plant will be relocated behind Syracuse State Park and a tack coat prep precedes the paving. One way traffic will occur. autumn paving aims for quick drying with automated equipment. Also announces a Methodist Men's dinner Tuesday at 6 15 p m in the church.

Pomeroy Syracus Racine United Paving Co Thornville Kerr's Run Racine High School Syracuse State Park Butternut Ave Sycamore Ave Pomeroy- Mason Bridge Ebernezer St

Four Persons Are Received Into Church

Four persons were received into church membership during Sunday morning worship at Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Rev. Roy McCoy conducted the installation for Mrs Griff Durbin Mrs Ray Towner Harry David and Jack Amlette.

Point Pleasant Heights

Pastor Honored At Heights EUB Church Reception

A reception honoring Rev. and Mrs. Roy McCoy was held in the Heights EUB social rooms hosted by the Women’s Society of World Service with Ina Waugh chairing. The program featured a skit by Ladies Aid in Action and a parady read by Violet Gerlach, celebrating the pastor's eight-year tenure.

Point Pleasant Roy McCoy the Heights Eub Church Women’s Society of World Service Ina Waugh Bessie Musgrave Beverly Cottrill Mary Wilcoxen Wanda Waugh Bonnie McCoy Myrtle Blessing Violet Gerlach C. E. Brandt Robert Evans Ripley Eub Miss McCoy James H. Lewis Warren Workman Cecil Derrick Lois Harris

McCulloch Family History Presented At DAR Meeting

Mrs Hersel Henderson presented a copy of A History of the McCulloch Family to the Col Charles Lewis Chapter DAR for their library at the Mason House meeting. The book, gifted in memory of Delia Agnes Byers McCulloch, traces four generations and has been sent to Constitution Hall and the West Virginia State Library.

Point Pleasant McCulloch Hersel A. Henderson Col Charles Lewis Daughters of the DAR Mason House Mason County William Steenbergen Maxwell C. Dyer Delia Agnes Byers McCulloch Mary McCulloch Point Pleasant High School Mary Steenberger Evers National Dar Library Constitution Hall Washington, D. C West Virginia State Library Charleston the Dar Alicia Dawn Ridenour Harold Ridenour Fort Randolph Kennedy Mansion House

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Births and Discharges

Mr and Mrs Clyde Sanders of Gallipolis welcomed a son Alvin Ray Yester and Roma Elmer Garrison. Gary Wagoner admitted from Patriot. Discharges include Mrs Carl Gillispie Apple Grove Mrs Jerry Durst Gallipolis and son Mrs Charles Clark West Columbia and son Mrs Charles Master Gallipolis and daughter Russell Cottrill Point Pleasant Ricky Ieenhower Pomeroy Mrs Lydia King Leon and Mrs Betty Bartrum Henderson.

Clyde Sanders Gallipolis Alvin Ray Yester Gallipoli Ferry Roma Elmer Garrison Buffalo J. D. Wagoner Patriot Ohio Carl Gillispie Apple Grove Jerry Durst Gallipolis and Son Charles Clark West Columbia and Son Charles Master Russell Cottrill Point Pleasant Ricky Ieenhower Pomeroy Lydia King Leon Betty Bartrum Henderson

Middleport Man Held On Two Charges

Liam Crum, 36, of Middleport, was arrested at 12 40 a m Sunday by the sheriff's department and city police. He faces charges of possessing a deadly weapon a Luger pistol and of having no operator s license.

Point Pleasant William Crum Middleport Sheriff's Department Crum

Birthday Party Held for Kimberly Swisher on Fifth Birthday

Kimberly Jean Swisher was honored with a birthday party on her fifth birthday Saturday evening by her mother Mrs. Richard Swisher of Bellemead. Games were played and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Guests included Sharon Swisher Rickey Swisher Joey Gleason Stevie and Shawna Martin Charlene David and Mike Cheesebrew Bobbi and David Anthony Sharon McAllister and Patty Gregory.

Point Pleasant Kimberly Jean Swisher Richard Swisher Bellemead Sharon Rickey Swisher Joey Gleason Stevie Shawna Martin Charlene David Mike Cheesebrew Bobbi David Anthony Sharon McAllister Patty Gregory

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