Easter Story Told At Middleport Churches
Middleport churches rehearse for Easter Story in music and pageants. Cantata For He Is Risen by Joseph Clokey at Heath Methodist Church 6 a m. John Epling guest tenor from Syracuse and Harry Moore join the choir for sunrise and midmorning services. Be Not Afraid narrates with L R Wiley as narrator. Homebuilders class handles decorations.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Joseph Clokey
N. P. Swackhammer
C. M. Hennesy
John Epling
University of Syracuse
Katherine Bachtel
Harry Moore
St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Huntington
Early Church Service With Choir Under Mrs Arthur Skinner
At the Church of Christ a story and song service will be presented at 6 a.m. by the choir under the direction of Mrs. Arthur Skinner.
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Church of Christ
Arthur Skinner
South Bethel Church Plans Easter Pageant and Event
South Bethel EUB Church Silver Ridge hosts a 10:45 a.m. service on Sunday featuring a pageant The Way of the Cross Leads Home at 11:15 a.m. with 30 children and youth, choirs, and musical numbers. An Easter Bee hunt follows on the church lawn.
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Pomeroy
South Bethel Eub
Silver Ridge
Way of the Cross
Lila Bahr
Donna Jeanne Bahr
Barbara Frost
Ann Summerfield
Fileen Bahr
Garrett
Gary
Danet Christy
Norma
mi @ Hawk
Rachel Taylor
Syl Eynes
Ernestine Cheadle
Ann Summerfeld
Fileenahr
Wilma Bahr
Daviene Bahr
Donna Watson
Faye Watson
County Clerk Reports March Receipts Totals
Virgil V. Brown Meigs County clerk of courts announced March receipts totaled 855.79 in the county office. Activities included certificates of title 650 notations of lien 292 memorandum certified 212 cancellations of lien 238 affidavits 23 and one certified copy. County share 60.60 while state share 780.10.
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Pomeroy
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County
Pomeroy Personal Notices Visitors Gather in Athens
Pomeroy correspondents report visitors in Athens. Mr and Mrs Thor Olson of Athens host their daughter Mrs Thora Marstiller and her daughter Karen from Liberia Africa arriving Monday. George Dallas of Denison University will visit over the weekend with Mr and Mrs William Matlack after a Glee Club tour. Mr and Mrs Willard Ashworth and daughter Corrine Ann of Kent Ohio plan a Faster weekend visit with Mr and Mrs William Matlack Dayton Ashworth and relatives.
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Hart Stanbery
Emma Hamm
Thor Olson
Athens
Thora Marstiller
Karen
Liberia
Africa
Marstilier
Marstiller
Oisons
George Dallas
Denison University
William Matilack
Dallas
Men
Pomeroy Herbert E Jones and Janet Ogdin Marry
A correction lists Herbert E Jones 24 of Wellston Route 3 and Janet Ogdin 20 of Langeville as a marriage license couple.
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Pomeroy
Herbert E. Jones
Wellston
Janet Ogdin
Langeville
Church Services and Sermon at First Presbyterian Church
The church school convenes at 9 30 am and services open at First Presbyterian Church. At 7 30 pm the Rev Howard Ruppelt will deliver the sermon They Believed Not for Joy. Organist Mrs Lillian Stieff plays The Holy City before, choir directed by Mrs Rodney Downing sings The Kells of Faster, soloist Floyd Carhack performs O Hara's.
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First Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Lillian Stieff
Holy City
Rodney Downing
Kells
Floyd Carhack
O'Hara
Foster egg hunt returns to Middleport park
Middleport and nearby communities will gather at Middleport Roadside Park next to the post office on Mil Street for the annual Foster egg hunt hosted by the Middleport Rotary Club. The event begins at 2 p.m. with Joe Young Jr. as chair, assisted by Roland LeVaughn and Don Stivers. Middleport Volunteer Firemen help with traffic and Rotarians aid during the hunt for children ages toddler through 12. Local merchants and professionals support with prizes for eggs hidden in several spots around the park.
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Middleport
Mil St
Joe Young, Jr
Roland LeVaughn
Don Stivers
Rotary Committee
Bend
Joe Young
Levaughn
Mrs. Stivers
Motor Vehicle Sales Peak in Meigs County During March
Meigs County dealers sold 100 new motor vehicles in March, the highest monthly total in the past year. County automotive title clerk Mrs. Clarence Rupp announced the breakdown: 72 automobiles, 26 trucks and buses, one trailer, and one motorcycle. The March total rose 40 over February, which had 52 cars and eight buses and trucks.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clarence Rupp
Firemen Delay Meeting For Holy Week Observances
Middleport volunteer firemen postponed their village hall meeting last night due to Holy Week and Maundy Thursday services at local churches. The gathering is now rescheduled for next Thursday night.
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Middleport
POMEROY Private Verona Hysell Arrives in Japan
Private Verona Hysell, son of Mr and Mrs I E Hysell of Pomeroy Route 3, has arrived in Japan and serves with the 24th Infantry Division as a rifleman after basic training at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky.
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Pomeroy
Verona Hysell
I. E. Hysell
Route 3
Japan
24Th Infantry Division
Hysell
Camp Breckinridge
First Woman WAC Sergeant Visits Local Family
Sergeant Garnet Darst, claimed as the first woman in the WAC, visits with her father on Jasper Beech Street before heading overseas. She has been active in recruitment efforts in Ashland.
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Middleport
M-Sat
Garnet Darst
WAC
Jasper Beech
Sergeant Darst
Ashland
Robert Hill Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
FE Hill son of Mr and Mrs Allen Hill underwent an emergency appendectomy Wednesday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis.
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Pomeroy
Robert FE. Hill
Allen Hill
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Eastern Air Lines seeks routes to Portsmouth extension
Washington reports Eastern Air Lines Wednesday asks federal approval to extend its system with new routes including Portsmouth as part of proposed growth plans in 1960s network expansion.
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Washington
Eastern Air Lines
Portsmouth
Seventh Grade Presents Holiday Program at Junior High
Seventh Grade of Junior High School hosted a mixed Easter program during assembly led by Harold Sauer. Lois Cecil led singing for the Easter program. Connie Mowery read Resurrection Morning, Bill Durst performed The Holy City, and Roy Long narrated Christ and the Cedar Tree. The humorous Rabbit Foot featured Carnel Vance, Dee Sauer, Louise Jean Litteral, Thomas Skinner, Violet Kauff, and Judy Van Cooney. The cast included Vonda Lee as Miss Brenner and Davis Stover as the rabbit. The play opened with Mrs Taylor urged Buck to improve his school work. The cast finished with a group wish for a Happy Easter. Classes resumed Monday morning after an Easter break.
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Middleport
Iiarold Sauer
Sauer
Mrs. Taylor
Betsy
Buck
Carnel
Sunrise Service Led by Young People at First Baptist
The First Baptist Church youth group will direct the 6 am sunrise service with the Junior Choir singing under Mrs David Darst dr The worship follows Sunday School at 915 am and 1015 am Rev Claretjont Hoyt speaks on The Empty Tomb and the pen Christ The Junior sermon is Jesus Is Alive and the choir presents In Josephs Lovely Garden with tenor Thomas Karst a solo Dorothy Chases organist and Franklin Ginther directing The 730 pm service features What Easter Teaches Choir members include Mrs H M Cross Mrs Paul Smart Mrs Shirley Millis Margaret White Jean Bennett Hazel Ginther Marylyn Fultz Virginia Mayes Mrs Homer Hysell Lillian McGhee Mrs Frances Beards Mrs L D Diles L D Dill William Darst and Frank Cheesebrew Charles Stanley
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First Baptist Church
David Darst
Claretjont
Hoyt
Jesus
Joseph
Thomas Karst
Dorothy Chases
Franklin Ginther
H. M. Cross
Paul Smart
Shirley Millis
Margaret White
Jean Bennett
Hazel Ginther
Marylyn Fultz
Virginia Mayes
Homer Hysell
Lillian McGhee
Frances Beards
L. D. Diles
L. D. Dill
William Darst
Frank Cheesebrew
Charles Stanley
Sunrise and sermon dates at Church of the Nazarene
A 6 o'clock sunrise service will be held at the Church of the Nazarene. At 10 30 a.m. Rev Robert Styers will preach on The Meaning of Faster and at 7 30 p m he will deliver The Unchanging Word, concluding the day.
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Church of the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Homer M Tucker Dies at 51 in Columbus Home
Homer Marion Tucker 51 died Wednesday at his Columbus home after a heart attack. He previously lived in Lathrop Chesterhill and Amesville and worked as a carpenter at Columbus General Depot. Survived by wife Alice Glass, son Marion, granddaughter Martha Louise, mother Mrs Corn Tucker, brothers Elmer and Bart, sister Mrs Violet Thorn. Services 1:30 Saturday at Gods Holiness Church Ridge and McDowell Streets Columbus. Burial in Columns.
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Columbus
Lathrop
Chesterhill
Amesville
Columbus General Depot
Alice Glass
Marion Tucker
Martha Louise
Corn Tucker
Elmer
Bart
Zanesville
Violet Thorn
Near Lancaster
Gosnell Funeral Home
God's Holiness Church
Ridge and McDowell Sts
Six Inductees Get Send-Off From Local Vets Group
Six inductees leaving Pomeroy for camp were honored by the Meigs Chapter Disabled American Veterans and Drew Webster Post American Legion along with Mrs. Lillian Stieff. Frank Cheesebrew and Leonard Jewell attended. Clifford Rhodes discussed possible services before and after camp. Names include Mickey Miller Fritz Teafird Racine Ernest Quillen Herbert Wears Rutland Harold Reeves Albany and Ted Warner Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
VFW
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Lillian Stieff
Frank Cheesebrew
The
Legion
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DAV
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Malcolm
Mickey) Miller
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Racine
Ernest Quillen
Syracuse
Herbert Wears
Rutland
Harold Reeves
Albany
Ted Warner
Meigs County Sales Tax Receipts Rise Over Year
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts for the week ending March 21 rose about 1800 dollars from the same week last year. This year’s total was 5432 dollars, versus 3666.34 dollars a year ago, under state treasurer Roger W. Tracy’s weekly report.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Birth of son John Herbert Ord announced in Mason
Cpl. and Mrs. Herbert Ord announce the birth of a son, John Herbert, on March 22 at the Mason Clinic. They also have a 17 month old daughter, Rosemary. Mrs. Ord is the former Mildred Clark. Grandparents are Mrs. Alice Clark and Mrs. Rose Ord of Mason.
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MASON
Herbert Ord
Mason Clinic
John Herbert
Rosemary
Ord
Mildred Clark
Alice Clark
Rose Ord
Impossible lunch program started at Long Bottom school
Long Bottom school has implemented a government surplus food based lunch program after years of belief it was impossible. About 46-50 pupils and teachers receive meals prepared by two cooks under health and school supervision, funded by federal and state aid, at a 20 cent cost.
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Long Bottom
Athens
Bartha Smith
Chester
Bernard Krinke
Young
First Baptist Church Choir Rehearses Easter Program
The Youth Fellowship girl's choir of the First Baptist Church of Pomeroy held its final rehearsal Tuesday evening at the church for an Easter program to be presented Sunday at 7 30. Members include Carolyn Shenefield Lydia Hysell Barbara Hysell Mary Filen Justice Wanda Landers Carol Baker Gaynell Thomas Jane Holt Bernice Sheridan Shirley Holt and Shiriey Hunnet.
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Pomeroy
Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church of
Carolyn Shenefield
Lydia
Barbara Hysell
Mary Filen Justice
Wanda Landers
Carol Baker
Gaynell Thomas
Jane Holt
Bernice Sheridan
Shirley Holt
Shiriey Hunnet
Rutland Church Choir Presents The Seven Last Words
The Rutland Methodist Church choir directed by James Thomas with Mrs Carl Denison will perform the cantata The Seven Last Words at 10 15 am Easter morning. A reception for members will follow and the Easter message will be delivered by Rev. Robert A Linter.
Jenkins Named to Taxation Committee Post
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins was appointed to the joint congressional Committee on Taxation by the House speaker on Wednesday.
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Jenkines
Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Joint Congressional Committee On Taxation
House
Breakfast to be served after sunrise services
After sunrise services at Federated Church on Sunday the Young Adult Class will host a Faster breakfast in the church dining room. The event invites members and attendees to share a meal following morning worship.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Phyllis Rice Wins Local Spelling Bee Title
Phyllis Rice eighth grade pupil at Rutland school won a spelling elimination contest led by Harry A. Bennett. Judy Chase and Lana Turner tied for second. Rice and Chase advance to the all county spelling bee on April 8 in the county courtroom. Turner cannot compete due to Salem Center school operetta.
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Pomeroy
Phyllis Rice
Rutland
Harry A. Bennett
Judy Chase
Lana Turner
Salem Center
Miss Rice
Miss Chase
Miss Turner
Breakfast To Be Served At Mt Moriah Church Easter
Early Easter breakfast will be served to the public at Mt Moriah Baptist Church on S Fourth and Main Streets by the church women. The event is an annual custom drawing sunrise service attendees from other village churches for coffee bacon and eggs hot rolls preserves and fruit juice.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
S. Fourth and Main Sts
Mt. Moriah
Vocational Opportunities Talks Resume at Pom eroy High School
Pom eroy Senior high hosts career talks with Camden-Clark Hospital and Sylvania Electric Products. Miss Ella Bloomheart and Miss Bernadine L. Gilmore described nursing careers and employment prospects to a group of junior and senior girls led by Principal J. E. White.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Ella Bloomheart
R.N
Camden- Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Bernadine L. Gilmore
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
J. E. White
School of Nursing
Camden-Clark Hospital
Barbara Wehring
Sue Johnson
June Keyes
Ellen Nesselroad
Frances Evans
Marilyn Davis
Ann Hatfield
Jo Swatzel
Jane Jordan
Patricia Richards
Pt. Pleasant Plant
Cummings
Cabs to Reach Hobson Roundhouse After Insurance Deal
Middleport's B and B Cab Company announces an agreement with Lloyds of London to extend insurance coverage. Drivers can now travel from the highway through New York Central Railroad yards at Hobson to the roundhouse, addressing past passenger dissatisfactions for safety.
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Middleport
B&b
Lloyds of London
New York Central
Hobson
Roundhouse
Russell Bailey
Bailey
Middleport residents Attend Wilson Rites
In Columbus on Thursday Middleport residents attended funeral services for Maj. K. C. Wilson chaplain who died of bullet wounds in Korea. Attendees included Judge and Mrs. Cedric Clark Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Sanborn and the Rev Charles Speer of Grace Episcopal Church. Major Wilson served as rector before active duty and had served in World War II as a member of the Reserve Corps.
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Middleport
Columbus
K. C. Wilson
Korea
Cedric Clark
N. R. Sanborn
Charles Speer
Grace Episcopal Church
Wilson
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