Fifth annual Lettart Minstrel set for Wednesday show
Pomeroy prepares for the fifth annual Laff-o-Lott Minstrel at 7 45 p m in Lettart Falls Elementary School auditorium. Eighth graders lead with other pupils in a program featuring songs dances and a Civil War tribute with solo and group numbers by students.
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Pomeroy
Letart Falls
Chlorus Grimm
David Fox
Gary Wolfe
Dale Hill Jr
Clarence Hill
Faye Roush
Cheryl Hayman
Max Hill
Dixie
Irving Berlin
Marsha Moran
Ralph Ross
Memphis Belle
All God’s Children
Clifford Ashley
John Stobart
Paul Hill
Stephen C., Foster
Eileen Buck
Grimm
Lee Lee
Easter egg hunt draws crowd to Middleport Park
Hundreds of youngsters gathered at the Middleport Roadside Park for the annual Easter egg hunt staged by the Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club. Prizes included cash and goods from local merchants. Roger Abbott, 7, found the golden egg and Robert Pooler, 14, found the silver egg. Mayor Kenneth McElhinney signaled start at 2 pm.
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Middleport
Middleport-Pomeroy
Robert Pooler
Daniel Pooler
Kenneth McElhinney
Werner
Pageant Is Given Sunday at Mount Moriah Church
A Easter pageant An Easter Promise was presented Sunday evening at Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Arnold Richards and Mrs Ervin Baumgardner led the event with roles by Clarence Hollingshed Anita Bowles Wanda Peterman Paula Gomez Linda Ervin Rosetta Richards Marsha Bowles Jeanne Bowles Carolyn Ervin Freddie Bryant Phoebe Harper Venita Hodges Jeffrey Hodges and Sandra Hollingshed. Manning Baumgardner and Venita Hodges sang vocal selections. Before the pageant Miss Julia Reese directed the primary class and presented Donna and David Boyd in recitations. Mrs Baumgardner accompanied the program.
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Middleport
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Arnold Richards
Ervin Baumgardner
Clarence Hollingshed
Anita Bowles
Wanda Peterman
Paula Gomez
Linda Ervin
Rosetta Richards
Marsha Bowles
Jeanne Bowles
Carolyn Ervin
Freddie Bryant
Phoebe Harper
Venita Hodges
Jeffrey Hodges
Sandra Hollingshed
Pythian Sisters Sponsor Card Party in Middleport
The Pythian Sisters of Meigs Temple will host a public card party at 8 p m Monday April 10 in the Middleport American Legion home. Various games will be played and prizes donated. Tickets cost one dollar and are available from members or at the door.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Middleport American Legion
Pomeroy Area Personal News Highlights Local Travel Family Visits
Pomeroy residents share holiday visits and trips. Mr and Mrs Bert Grimm host in law. L L Roush family returns from a cross country California trip visiting relatives and landmarks. Ada Hoskins and Asa Hoskins host the Three F Club chicken dinner with guests. Local figures visit kin in Cincinnati Athens and Columbus.
Berea Visit Highlights Lambert Doolittle Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Glenn Lambert visited Berea over the weekend to see their son in law George Doolittle and his wife and family. Marilyn Sue Knight a Whitehall School Columbus teacher stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Knight during the weekend.
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Paul
California
William Roush
Granada Hills
Los Angeles
St. Joseph
Roushes
Hoover Dam
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
Painted Desert
Petrified Forest
Las Vegas
George McIntosh
Athens
George Hoeflich
Erma Smith
U. S. Property and Fiscal Office
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Glenn Lambert
Berea
George Doolittle
Marilyn Sue Knight
Whitehall School
Columbus
Earl Knight
John Vroman
J. C. Vroman
David Miller
White Sulpher Springs
Larry Wiley
Deer Killed In Route 33 Crash. Multiple Arrests Reported
Sheriff reports a deer killed after a Route 33 collision near a roadside park injuring no people. Ralph Burson drove the car. William Dingus was arrested for assault and battery on his wife. Pomeroy police jailed two teens for fighting and cited two Cooney brothers for intoxication and DWI.
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Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Dolph Joachim
Howard Frank
Ralph Burson
Hartenbach
William C. Dinguss
Dexter
Dinguss
Thomas O. Stone
Jack W. Hart
Hart
Albert van Cooney
Theodore A. van Cooney
Easter Weekend Guests and Visits Across Middleport
Middleport residents hosted Easter weekend visitors from Chillicothe Columbus Salisbury Md Lima and Stow. locals joined family reunions with Ballard Walters Edwards Vroman and other area residents while a number spent time in Columbus and nearby towns for weddings visits and study.
Pastor Voris Is Speaker At Assembly
The Easter assembly at Pomeroy High School featured Rev. William L. Voris of St. Pauls Lutheran Church as speaker. The program included Wilma Lighthouse piano solo Lonely Man, senior band trumpet and drum quartets, mixed chorus numbers, flag salute led by John Shasteen and Robert Winebrunner, and scriptures read by Darlene Watson, Ernestine Stockton and Mary Smith.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
William L. Voris
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Theodosia Frecker
Wilma Lighthouse
Roberta Hoover
Judy Wehring
Pamela Hobstetter
Ralph Campbell
Michael Werry
Jon Webster
William Young
James Mees
Lucille Swackhammer
John Shasteen
Robert Winebrenner
Darlene Watson
Ernestine Stockton
Mary Smith
Family Dinner and Egg Hunt Held on Easter Day
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young Sr. hosted a family Easter dinner and egg hunt at their Rutland Road home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Young and children from Woodsfield, Mrs. William Kitchen and Debbie of Chillicothe, Mrs. Robert Yates and children from Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Asa Bradbury and children of Middleport.
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Middleport
J. A. Young Sr
Rutland Road
Joe Young
Melanie
Joey
Woodsfield
William Kitchen
Debbie
Chillicothe
Robert Yates
Kathy
Sandra
Bobby
Randy
Jackson
Charles Asa Bradbury
Asa
Mary
Suzanne
Hobson Resident Suffered Heart Attack, R C Hager
Middleport residents reported R C Hager of near Hobson suffered a heart attack at his home Saturday night. The Middleport emergency squad responded at 9 20 p m and transported Hager to Meigs General Hospital for treatment.
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Middleport
R. C. Hager
Near Hobson
Meigs General Hospital
Hager
Melvin Riffle Honored For Army Service Return to States
Melvin Roy Riffle has returned from France where he served at the 34th General Hospital in LaChapelle Saint Mersmin. He received a U S Army medical corps citation praising meritorious service from Col Karl D MacMillan. Riffle plans discharge in September at Fort Lee Virginia and is noted for his community activities.
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States
France
Roy Riffle
Pomeroy
Riffle
Karl D. MacMillan
U. S. Army
Adjutant’s Office
34Th General Hospital
LaChapelle Saint Mersmin
Melvin Roy Riffle
Self
Fort Lee
Wwill
Emergency fund drives and historic Middleport notes
County fire units push fundraising for new emergency trucks in Pomeroy Racine and Syracuse volunteers rely on public contributions. Features on Middleport’s first inns and a tribute to Leo L. Phillips Columbus police veteran, born in Pomeroy, active in safety and sports programs.
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Racine
Syracuse
Leo L. Phillips
Ohio Police Officers
Ohio Police
Mr. Phillips
Columbus
City Hall
Scotland Yard
England
John
Otto
Phillips
Department
FOP Lodge
Police Pension Board
Rally Tonight at Carmel EUB Church
A Group Four EUB rally is set for 7:30 this evening at Carmel EUB Church. A banner will be awarded to the church with the largest representation present and to the church with the largest representation based on membership.
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Pomeroy
Carmel Eub
Mrs Arnold Richards Birthday Party Observed in Middleport
A surprise birthday party for Mrs. Arnold Richards was hosted by Mrs. Paul Gomer at the home of Mrs. Oscar Hardaway in Middleport. Guests included relatives from Gallipolis Columbus and Pomeroy, with prizes won by Mrs. John Angel and Mrs. James DeLeger.
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Middleport
Arnold Richards
Paul Gomer
Oscar Hardaway
Charles Jones
Will Winston
Campbell Harper
James DeLeger
Rosetta Richards
India Borden
John Angel
Richards
Jack Carr
Julia
Nyle Bordén
India
Gallipolis
Angel
Janice Richards
Columbus
Catherine Rainbow
Carrie Ward
Lakin
W. Va
Allen Hampton
Harper
Pomeroy
Albert Bland
Raymond Coles
Fred Williams
Winston
Ernest Bowles
Dewey Guthrie
Miss Reese
Nina Barnett
Hardaway
Delene DeLeger
William Clayton
Gomer
Paula
John
Park Group Hires Pool Manager and Summer Director
Middleport Park Association selects Leo Kennedy as pool manager and John Thompson as recreational director for the summer. The pool opens Memorial Day with applications for lifeguard instructor and concession roles due by April 22. Residents apply via Kennedy for positions at the pool.
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Middleport Park Association
Lewis Ellis
Leo Kennedy
Kennedy
John Thompson
Girls Attend Service and Skating Party
Sugar Run School Girl Scouts attended Good Friday services. They also held a skating party at the Skate-A-Way Rink on Route 7 over the weekend.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Route 7
Catholic Women to Meet Pomeroy at Sacred Heart
The Catholic Women's Club will meet at 8 Thursday evening at Sacred Heart Church auditorium. A party will follow the business meeting.
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Pomeroy
Catholic Women’s Club
Secred Heart Church
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