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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1958

Page

10

Garden Clubs State Convention Inspires Middleport Members

Middleport Garden Club members report the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs state convention at Bowling Green State University drew 1200 plus delegates. Key figures included Mrs James Harley and Mrs John Kincaid, with awards for the Rutland and Chester clubs and a flower show theme Appleseeds to Atoms.

Francis H. Klein Middleport Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Middleport Garden Club James E. Harley James Titus John W. Kincaid Frieda Faehnle Bowling Green State University Unier Victor Reis Ohio State Uni Ralph McDonald Carlton B. Lees Kingswood Center Mansfield Rutherford Platt New York City Lees Platt Greenland Arctic Polar W. A. Williams Rocky River Ohio Rutland Garden Club Robert Reibel Columbus Howard Pichler Kingwood Garden Center Kingwood Center Middleport Club

Constitution Day Observed in Local Schools

In MIDDLEPORT a special Constitution Day observance spanned from kindergarten to high school. Kindergarteners recited the pledge under teacher Mrs. Guy Reynolds, district patriotic instructor for the Daughters of Union Veterans. A high school assembly featured the pledge and other patriotic observances highlighting constitutional significance.

Middleport Guy Reynolds Daughters of Union Veterans United States

Powder Puff Club Reorganizes At Middleport

The Powder Puff Club of Middleport met for reorganization with Dixie Pierce hosting. New officers are Carol Hudson president Mary Scott vice president Grace Capteina secretary Polly Thomas treasurer Carla Wilson reporter historian Alma Baumgarner, with Anna Howell as adviser. Refreshments were served.

Middleport Dixie Pierce Carol Hudson Mary Scott Grace Capteina Polly Thomas Carla Wilson Alma Baumgarner Anna Howell Miss Pierce Carolyn Milhoan

Make Me A Child Again Theme WSCS Class 12 Circle

Middleport WSCS Class 12 Circle met at Heath Methodist Church with the theme Make Me a Child Again Just for Tonight. Miss Bess Sanborn led the opening devo and a rally day program with pieces and exercises. Hostesses organized a buffet supper, officers shadowed by a busy agenda outlining year projects and church activities for the coming months.

WSCS Middleport Circle of Heath Methodist Church Bess Sanborn Bess Orin Smith Harold Woodgerd C. P. Gallagher Bruce ‘Lloyd Everett Davis Harry Chesher C. E. Young Glenn Lambert Jack Bechtle Earl Knight L. W. McComas B. N. East Frieda Lois Cecil Middleport Public School Clarence Casey C. A. Emmish C. B. Forrest Bruce Lloyd John Kincaid M. L. French Stanley Addleburger Norman Wayland Frieda Faehnle Carroll Swanson Robert Coats E. M. Blake A. J. Strauss Lawrence Milhoan William Robson

Three Circles Meet Missionary Society Sessions

Three circles of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society held meetings Tuesday night at host homes. Electa Circle, Dorcas Circle, and Love Joy Circle heard devotionals and reviews from the study book Concerns of the Continent. Members planned shut-ins, quilt work for White Cross, and aid projects for needy families and children.

Middleport B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society Electa Kalad Hindy Dorcas A. R. Pullen Warren Hulburt J. Q. Rice Clifford Stumbo Paul Smart United States Howard West White Cross Electas Misionary Society George Baker Allen Hughes Abigail Women of the Bible Pullen Hughes Frank Cheesebrew Isabelle Winebrenner E. L. Hughes Winebrenner Leona Boster Frances Beards Blanche Hapton Stall BMTS Chicago Christian Friendliness Committee Love Joy Circle C. P. Bradbury Charles Lewis John Kauff Bacone College Kauff Willis Anthony Milton Hood

PTA Delegates and Alternates Named for County Meeting

Salem Center School hosts Salisb ury PTA delegates and alternates for the county council meeting on Oct 2. The slate includes Mrs John Moore and others with Mrs George Starcher presiding. They plan towel service for the kitchen, new ways and means chair Mrs Horace Abbott, Halloween party Oct 24, vanilla extract fundraiser, insurance talk, and shrubbery planted by eighth graders of 1958.

Pomeroy Salem Center Salisbury Pta George Starcher John Moore Arthur Nease Roy Grueser Howard Roush William Bartels Starcher Floyd Waddell W. R. Davis George Brother George Skinner Horace Abbott William Radford Radford Ray Whaley Pat Ingels Edith Biffle Lillian Smith Rosalie Story

Executive committee to meet Friday at Federated Church

The executive committee of the Council of Religious Education will meet at 4 30 Friday afternoon at the Federated Church.

Pomeroy The Council of Religious Education Federated Church

Trial Set for Oct. 8 in Pomeroy Case

Harold Evans pleaded innocent in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to a charge of failing to provide for minor children. Judge John C. Bacon set trial for Oct. 8 and bond at $500 after Evans was indicted by the recent grand jury.

Pomeroy Harold Evans John C. Bacon Meigs County

Church Group Hears Report On Travels

Mrs. Claude Durgee describes her family's travels to Japan where her husband will work as a chemical engineer for a U S firm. The talk, part of First Presbyterian Church Women Association Group 1 meeting, included devotional Praise of faith and study notes on Middle East trouble and Luke the social outcast.

Middleport Claude Durgee Dorothy Sauer Japan Ronald Hand Don Lowery Woman's Association

Rutland-Riudland game cancelled. Rutland reroutes schedule

Pomeroy announces the Rutland High School football game with the Parkersburg Little Reds set for November 1 is cancelled. Rutland now schedules a replacement matchup with Kgger Creek on October 31 at the Rutland field to cover the cancellation.

Pomeroy Rutland High School Parkersburg Little Reds Rutland Kgger Creek Rutland Field

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