Jackson Entry Winner In K of P Speech Event
Jackson Knights of Pythias contestant Miss Pollard 17 won the Youth Looks at the Future speech contest at Middleport Castle Hall ahead of Lloyd Lee 17 of Gallia Academy. The event drew about 65 attendees with district and lodge officials noting strong poise and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Geneva Pollard
Jackson Knights of Pythias Lodge
Knights of Pythias
United States
Canada
Castle Hall
Miss Pollard
Stockdale High School
Lloyd Lee
Gallia Academy High School
Naomi Lodge
Gallipolis
Guy Reynolds
Nan Moore
Susan Park
Cash Bahr
Brad Wolfe
Radekar
Fides Lodge
Ethel Pollard
Stockdale
Jackson K
P Lodge
Police Follow Hit-Skip Leads In Middleport Case
Local officers pursue multiple leads in a hit and run near the Middleport Pomeroy line. A dark blue car traveling south on Route 7 struck a pole, damaging a parked car, a corporate sign, and shrubbery between 1 and 3 a.m. Wednesday. Chief Leroy Bartrum and Night Patrolman Eddie Strauss lead the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Corporation
Middleport-Pomeroy Corporation
Leroy Bartrum
Eddie Strauss
Pomeroy
Heart Fund Drive Reaches All-Time High Total $2537.87
Meigs County Heart Fund Drive reports an all-time high of 2537.87, though $1200 shy of the quota. Totals by community and participating schools are listed, with Middleport and Pomeroy leading in contributions. Community chairmen and organizing clubs are named for Heart Sunday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Heart Fund
Olive Ingraham
Middleport
Rock Springs
Racine
Bradbury
Letart Falls
Antiquity
Minersville
Chester
Portland
Rutland
Hemlock Grove
Sacred Heart
Bedford
Salisbury
Harrisonville
Sugar Run
Pomeroy Cen
Tral
Chester High
Letart
Rutland Grade
Rutland High
Racine High
Syracuse
Salem Center
Nan Moore
Maxine Arnold
Roy Smith
Virginia Arnott
Kathryn Crow
Letta Spencer
Harold Hawk
Shirley McKelvey
William Hobstetter
Norma Smith
Meigs County Church Services and Schedules
A crowded list of area church activities includes service times for United Methodist in Pomeroy and numerous churches in nearby towns. It covers sermons with subject titles and dates, Sunday schools, MYF meetings, midweek services, and special events such as quarterly conferences and district rallies.
Pomeroy Center School Hosts Meigs County Retired Teachers
POMEROY A program by 160 pupils at Salem Center School welcomed Meigs County Retired Teachers Association members Thursday. The event featured student songs, piano solos, readings, and a spelling contestant, with plans announced for July 7 picnic and upcoming Easter and Good Friday services.
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Pomeroy
Salem Center
Meigs County
Retired Teachers Association
Neilie Vale
Marcia Karr
George Meinhart
O. C. Collins
Nellie Tracy
Tracy
Ann Webster
Kathryn Shenefield
Dixie Roush
Ruby Williams
Vale
George Johnson
Pete Donathan
Rutland
POMEROY-A Furniture Salvage Workshop Held by Syracuse Club
The Syracuse Home Demonstration Club will host the Salvaging for Furniture Project next Wednesday at Mrs. Bernice Lisle's home from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. County agent Mrs. Howard Nolan will lead with guidance on furniture repair. Members should bring their own items and wear work clothes with tools such as a hammer and tack-pulling gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse Home Demonstration Club
Bernice Lisle
Howard Nolan
County Economics Home
Herbert Parker
Racine PTA Meeting Told by Mrs Downie
Pomeroy notice states Racine PTA will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the grade school Mrs William Downie to preside.
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Pomeroy
Racine Pta
William Downie
Easter Season Opens at Chester Methodist Church
Pomeroy events announce the Easter Season opening at Chester Methodist Church on Wednesday at 8 p m with a Family Night. The public is invited. Holy Week begins Monday April 15 featuring the young people's choir and a motion picture. The senior and youth choirs perform April 16 17 evening programs, with communion Thursday April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Warren Wilson
Gallipolis
Richard Bauer
Alfred Methodist
R. M. Grove
Mr. Grove
Rimwood Rest Home
Athens Church
Harrisonville Presbyterian
Ralph C. Zandel
Waldo J. Bartels
Elmhurst Chapel
Happy Harvesters
Rutland Church of Christ—Bible School
Earl Slack
Salvation Army
Glenna Rummel
Carmel
Richard Young
Racine Warger
The
Methodist Church
Joan Elwood
Floyd Workman
Arlie Marks
Freelana Norris
Bill Orr
Victor Brown
Forest Run
W. M. Hull
BYPU
Naomi Baptist
H. E. Harris
Zion Church of Christ
Thomas H. Wyatt
Carleton
Kingsbury Road
R. A. Biddle
Trinity Lutheran
H. H. Fickenscher
Danville Pilgrim Holiness
W. WY. Gilkerson
Little Hocking Evangelical Methodist
John Elwood
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Old Town Flats
Clarence W. Proffitt
Portland
Charles Hupp
Rutland
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
Roy K. Williams
NYPS
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
Apple Grove
Sacred Heart
Father John Turel
St. Paul’s Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Jay Gaul
Margaret Christy
Pauline Rice
Mabel van Meter
David Koblentz
Meigs County Land Transfers
Dana E. and Gertrude Hoffman transfer 80 acres in Olive Township to Clyde F. and Mamie Headley. Christine Beegle and others to Olen and Henrietta Boothe via correction deed in Sutton Township. Clorinda H. and Edward Ebersbach to Theodore Roosevelt Hawley, lot 268 in Pomeroy. Max and Effie Manuel to Joe S. and Edith Manuel, six acres in Letart Township. Charles H. and Gloria M. Ihle to Maxine S. Wingett, two acres in Sutton Township. Samuel and Faye Lewis to Ava Gilkey, parcel in Scipio Township. C. M. and Mary Hayes to Ava George Meinhart, administrator of Etna Pearl Kirby estate, to Robert and Margaret Barrett, parcels in Rutland Township.
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Dana E
Gertrude Hoffman
Clyde F
Mamie Headley
Olive Township
Christine Beegle
James FE
Esther B. Simpson
Mayme Hartenbach
Olen
Henrietta Boothe
Sutton Township
Clorinda H
Edward Ebersbach
Theodore Roosevelt Hawley
Pomeroy
Max
Effie Manuel
Joe S
Edith Manuel
Letart Township
Charles H
Gloria M. Ihle
Maxine S. Wingett
Samuel and
Faye Lewis
Ava Gilkey
Scipio Township
C. M
Mary Hayes
George Meinhart
Robert and
Margaret Barrett
Rutland Township
Wife Charges Cruelty in Racine Divorce Case
Betty J. Adams filed for divorce from Bobby Joe Adams near Racine citing cruelty. The couple wed September 21 1946 and have three minor children.
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Pomeroy
Betty J. Adams
Bobby Joe Adams
Racine
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club Plans May Election
At Emma Seitz's home the Pomeroy Shakespeare Club met Wednesday afternoon to set plans for the annual election on May 15 at Mrs. Phil Williamson's home. Mrs. John Ferguson from New Lexington will attend as Southeast District leader guest. The Cincinnati state convention dates April 9 to 11 were announced. The 105th birth anniversary of charter member Mrs. Alex Downie was noted by Mrs. William Downie. Members spoke on current events and shared a Shakespeare quotation. Mrs. Williamson presided and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club
Emma Seitz
John Ferguson
New Lexington
Cincinnati
Alex Downie
William Downie
Hysells Take Two Week Florida Family Vacation
Mr and Mrs Homer Hysell of Route 33 depart with their young son Rodney for a two weeks Florida trip this week marking a family vacation with plans to tour coastal resorts and return home by month’s end.
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Pomeroy
Homer Hysell
Route 33
Florida
Rodney
Police Chief Sets Rules for Solicitors in Middleport
Middleport police chief Leroy Bartrum orders solicitors to first contact the mayor for identification and investigation purposes. Vendors and advertisers must pay a village fee. A resident reported giving $10 to a solicitor claiming to raise funds for the Meigs County Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Meigs County
Hospital Admissions and Discharges At Meigs General
Admitted: Mrs. Freda Bentz of Racine Simon Powell of Portland Mrs. Ora Diddle of Racine Jack Ebersbach of Pomeroy Claude Reitmire of Pomeroy. Discharged: Mrs. Adam Ebersbach of Pomeroy Delores Miller and infant of Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Bentz
Racine
Simon Powell
Portland
Ora Diddle
Jack Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Claude Reitmire
Adam Ebersbach
Delores Miller
Walton Leaders Meet Meigs Chapter Officers Monday
Officers and directors of the Meigs Chapter Izaac Walton League of America will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the Chester clubhouse, announced Allen C Hill, secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Pomeroy
Meigs
Izaac Walton League of America
Chester
Allen C. Hill
Grange to Meet Portland Great Bend Grange meeting Wednesday
Great Bend Grange announces a meeting on Wednesday with Portland Grange to discuss local farm topics and community plans. Members will gather to review agendas and share updates on cooperative activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Great Bend
Judge Bacon Seeks Common Pleas Bench In Meigs County
Probate Judge John C. Bacon said he will apply to Governor ONeill for the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas judgeship to fill the vacancy left by Cedric Clark on May 1. He noted the possibility of combining probate and common pleas duties if appointed, potentially serving until the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
C. William O'Neill
Meigs County Court of Common Pleas
Cedric Clark
Clark
Common Pleas
Bacon
Mr Withers Dies at 60 in Pomeroy
Lawrence M. Withers aged 60 died at his Lincoln Hill home Thursday at 1 20 p m. The Pomeroy Emergency Squad responded but he was dead on arrival after prior hospitalization at Holzer Hospital. He leaves his wife Eleanor a son Larry of Middletown Conn two sisters Mrs Ira Huron Gallipolis and Mrs Earl Saxton Miami Fla and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements will be announced by Ewing Funeral Home after his son arrives by plane.
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Pomeroy
Lawrence M. Withers
Lincoln Hill
Holzer Hospital
Eleanor
Larry
Middletown
Conn
Ira Huron
Gallipolis
Earl Saxton
Miami
Fla
Ewing Funeral Home
Mother Seeks Non Support Against Deserting Husband
A Pomeroy mother swore out a non support warrant against husband Robert Wills, believed to be in New Jersey, after he deserted her two months ago. Her seven month old daughter is also under care of the county home following a neglect complaint filed by the infant's uncle in Probate Court. The mother and infant remain in county custody by village officials and township trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Betty Jo Wills
Robert
New Jersey
Birth of Albert Thomas Dosser IV in Johnson City
Announcement of the birth of a son, Albert Thomas Dosser IV, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dosser in Johnson City Tennessee on March 29. The infant weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces. The mother is Emma Jane Buell formerly. Mrs. Marcelline Buell visits Johnson City for a week. Grandparents are the Dosser family and A B Woodrum.
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Middleport
Albert Thomas Dosser IV
Thomas Dosser
Johnson City
Tenn
Dosser
Emma Jane Buell
Marcelline Buell
Point Pleasant High School
Dossers
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
Parkersburg Resident Charles H Blauser Dies
Charles H Blauser of Parkersburg died Thursday at St Josephs Hospital after a two year illness. He was born in Firtigs Pennsylvania, worked five years at Acme Fishing Tool Co., and belonged to the Parkersburg Eagles. Survived by wife Pearl, daughter Helen Webster, three grandchildren, and several siblings. Services in Belpre Saturday at 1 30 p.m. with burial in Bartlett.
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Charles H. Blauser
Parkersburg
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Firtigs
Charles W
Emman Jane Lintz Blauser
Acme Fishing Tool Co
Blauser
Bartlett
A. L
E. H
Ray Blauser
Pennsylvania
S. R. Blauser
Cutler
S. S. Blauser
Newport
Ohio
Minnie Porter
Sharon
Spencer
Belpre
Thomas Smith
Piqua
Laurel Cliff Health Club Hosts Meeting Monday
Mrs. Lloyd Wright will host a Laurel Cliff Health Club meeting with Mrs. Mable Tracy as co host. The event takes place Monday at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Lloyd Wright
Laurel Cliff Health Club
Mable Tracy
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Paul Haptonstall
Grate
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Beulah White
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McElhinny
Leland Brown
Thomas Mills
Grand Outer Guard
Meigs County Church Services
MYF
Oak Grove
Sutton
East Letart
Plants
Morse
Styversville
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Joppa
Tuppers Plains
Freeland Norris
Bethel
Lawrence Chapel
Dorcas Eue
Nesday
Church of God
E. Main
Cherry Sts
N. W. Jenks
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Lauren Cliff Free Methodist
Harry Bates
Keno Church of Christ
Mary Pat Ryan
Harry Ryan
Cleveland
Pomeroy Society
PTA
Nme
MARS
Ray Wilson
Dean Ave
Lancaster
Westinghouse
Lancaster, Ohio
Roy Wilson
New York
N. Y
Studio One
Westinghouse Laundromat Owners
Delmar Klontz
W. Chestnut
Lancaster, O
Paul Starner
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs
Carl Parrish
Main St
John Nihiser
Trind
Westinghouse Wash
Cleland Appliance
West Main Street
Posses
Laundromat
Pomeroy, Ohio
Meigs General Hospital
Grange
Mr. Withers
Duke Cleaners Middleport
Pomeroy Gallipolis
Pt, Pleasant
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