Easter Cantata Highlights Federated Church Service
Easter sunrise service at the Federated Church featured a cantata directed by Mrs. Paul Nease with soloists including Jack Kennedy and Carolyn Graves. The 10:30 service added a senior choir performance as churches report a new attendance high of 447 overall, with 107 in the Homebuilders class and strong holiday decorating and sales across the community.
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Federated Church
Paul Nease
Ben Neutzling
Ith Ben Netsimg
Bash
Iing
Ant
Jack Kennedy
Behola All Hinge
Stee
Bort
Tommy
Selo
Fred T Binetmar
Barione
Wan
Joe Kenenedy
Plate Bob City Invd
Charles Rifie
Barton
Campbel
Pharasees
Evelyn
Pick
Gkrolyn “Graves
Tnd
van Aill
Church of Christ
Dwight Wallace
Rodney ‘Sauer
J. B. Reynolds
Nina Russell
David Durst
First Baptist
L. R. Wiley
Arthur Siner
Robert Craig
Dayton
Thomas Kelly
Fred Gardner
James ‘Thomas
Helen Stobart
O. E. McKinley
J. Cash Bahr
Edgar Allensworth
Russell Roush
Marianne Woodgerd
Kenneth Cooke
Jean Ebersbach
Thomas Nolan
Charlotte Cook Yonkers
Willis Aleshire
Heath Choir
I Ben Philson
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Sauer
Far
Ie Erlewine
Mre
Paul Haptonstall
J. H. Grate
Baptist Church
Harold Ward
Kalad’ Hindy
Paul Smart
David Durst, Jr
Clifford Stumbo
Middleport
Red Cross Drive Totals $1041 in Meigs County
Pomeroy reports $1041 raised toward a $5500 goal for the annual American Red Cross drive in Meigs County. Efforts continue to reach the target by April 5. A large portion of the county has not yet contributed and funds from Middleport are not included. The drive started late due to recent flooding.
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Pomeroy
American Red Cross
Meign County
Middleport
Meigs County
Meigs County Tractor Club Meets at Fulton Ferguson Agency
The Meigs County Tractor Maintenance Club gathered Friday evening at the Fulton Ferguson Agency serving as their meeting venue. Members discussed upcoming maintenance projects and shared tips on tractor care and repairs.
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Omeroy
Meigs County Tractor Maintenance Club
Fulton- Ferguson
Middleport Easter notices and society at a glance
Heath Methodist choir Easter sunrise coffee hour follows service. Women organized flowers napkins and decor. Attendees included Rev A Bangerter and many local families. Garden club to meet at Mrs Bruce Lloyd home with flower design demo and hobbies as roll call. WSCS meets at church with program leader Mrs Louis Bangerter and devotions by Mrs H Cook. Various Middleport society visits and weekend guests noted, including MRS Ford Bachtel and relatives from Charleston and Barbou…
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Choir
Hattie Smith
Forrest Bachtle
Mravouls A. Bangerter
Juanita Jangerter
Carole’ Goff
Homer E. Cook
Willis Aleshire
Ben Philson
Rush Philson
E.M. Blake
N. P. Swackhammer
Patricia Lloyd
C. L. Tannehill
E. S. Schaaf
Bachtel
Amaeur Gardeners Club
Bruce Lloyd
Fourth Ave
Robert Coats
C. P. Bradbury
Horeses
Roger Morgan
C. P. Klein
WSCS
Feath Methodist Church
Louis A. Bangerter
H. E. Cook
Em‘reon Jones
Malcolm Roller
Passion Play Presented At United Methodist Sunrise Service
The Passion Play directed by Mrs Radford was staged at Sunrise services in the United Methodist Church with Daniel Struble as Christ and Charles Downe, Daniel Kunze, Bryant, Kunge, Barnitz, and Carpenter as the soldiers and women at the tomb. Choirs provided musical selections and Joy Smith was the pianist. Reverend J Leslie Kunze preached at morning worship using a theme from All This and Here ’em Too.
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Revewor
Radford
United Methodist Church
Gethseman
Daniel Struble
Strubl
Charles Downe
Daniel Kunze
John Bryant
Danny Kunge
Charles Downie
Gary Barnitz
James Carpenter
Melissa Howard
Janet Carpenter
Blakeslee
Sondra Potts
Jeanne Ann Webster
Paul Steuter
Annis
Kanne
R. H. DeMott
Figet Baptist
Calvary
Claramas
J. Leslie’ Kunze
Sue Smith
John Werry
Janet Strubie
Tona’ Wildermuth
Cynthia Tompkins
Judy Hoyt
Sondra
Potts
C.F. Blakeslee
Jerry Davis
Kunze
Danny Struble
David Kunze
Keith’ Reuter
Dale Hartliff
Federated Church
Election Board Hours Set Up
The Meigs County Board of Elections will maintain office hours from 1:49 pm each weekday until a new election. Albert Groeckner said there have been no requests for absentee or disabled voters for the May Republican primaries. In Pomeroy a contest for mayor and treasurer, in Addleport for mayor and council seats. Four precinct officials will serve. only one party primary. Road accident in Bedford Township involved Frank Clark and Darsel Biggs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Coun
Board of Elections
Albert Groeckner
Addleport
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Incaston Aun Sinc
Letart Falls Grade School Play Slated
The eighth grade of Letart Falls Grade School presents two act play Raspberry Red with James Adama as stern parent and Donny McDade as daughter. The cast includes Alte Stover Nadine Roush Linda Donohue and many others with an orchestra interlude. Upper grade teachers Don Sense Maurice Lot and Shiorus Grimm direct the production.
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Roush
Linda “Donohue
David’ Taylor
Donald “McDade
Franke’ Chapman
Rade
Don Sense
Maurice Lot
Shiorus Grimm
Bibles Given To Students and Meigs County Jaycees Elect Officers
Meigs County Jaycees elect Rex Jarvis as president at Mulberry Avenue home in Pomeroy. New officers include Richard J Folirod as vice president Frank Jennings secretary and Eugene Buckley treasurer. Meeting dates shifted to last Thursday each month with Theodore Reed Jr added as a new member. Installation set for April 30 at the DAV Home on Butternut Avenue.
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Jaycee
Ettes Biec Pomeroy
Rex. Jarvis
Meigs
Jeyceeetin
Jarvis
Mulberry Ave
Richard J Folirod
Frank Jennings
Eugene Buckley
Mir
Theodore Reed, Jr
DAV
Butternutive
Also
Slate Changes To Administer Holden Rites Salk Vaccine Planned
Local notices report Easter baskets distribution to the needy as part of community projects. Social hosts Mrs Jarvis and Mrs Frank Jennings served refreshments during a special hour. Shirley Ann Beegle wed Paul Huston on February 22 at Pomeroy, with plans to reside on Spring Ave. A Methodist women’s tea is set at 2 pm Saturday in Pomeroy, featuring Miss Bertha Starkey, missionary from Japan. Funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret Harden are scheduled in Charleston with the Horden family noted in Meigs County. Bible award program honors Silver Run students with engravings for memorized scriptures. Middleport hosts annual Masonic inspection at 7:30 pm April 12.
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Ta Eis Coun
O¢ Health
Reedaville
Toy
Arm Chester
Salisbury
Jarvis
Frank Jennings
Omeroy
Theodore Beegle
Spring Ave
Shirley Ann
Paul Huston
Jay Huston
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
Salt Sales Corp
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Bertha Starkey
Japan
Saddleport
Runera
Margaret Harden
Sharleston
Rawling-Coates
Joseph Hottman
Pasion
Christ Church
Fins
Mra Phi Thurch
Hordens
Williamson
Rowtenes
Bradbury
T. A. May
Mita
Horden
Jed Webster
Filabeth “Garten
Charleston
Homer
Diave
Mas Dons McNama
Percyton
Cairo
Garten
Hattie Yates
Toledo
Robson
Boston
Richard Horden
Middle- Port
Horton
James
Margaret Anderson Robson
Billy Kinder
Michael Little
Richard Osler
Ronnie Manley
Patricia White
Judy
Fink
Middleport
Middleport Masonic Edge
Daniel E. Thompson
Middleport Easter Egg Hunt Sets Local Records
The ith annual Middleport Rotary Easter egg hunt drew over 1000 attendees at Midge Roadie Park. Rotary volunteers reported 236 prizes donated by local businesspeople, with all eggs except nine claimed, breaking past hunt records.
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Middleport
Ith
Grea
Middleport- Pomeroy
Denny
Boat Upsets and Rescue On River Near West Columbia
Firemen aided at Main Street area where a car fire report proved false due to a smoke issue. Later a first aid call sent the squad to the river where two men in a motorboat capsized were rescued by John Henry Ley and a skiff crew, then taken to West Columbia. Authorities identified the unconfirmed injuries and names of rescuers.
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Raymond Kioes
Motley
Onion King Dewey Guthrie Heralds Spring in Middleport
In Middleport local market headlines a new spring omen as Dewey Guthrie, famed for his "Dewey’s Onions," appears with his unusually long onions and a tale of diamonds reportedly found in his yard. The weather twist during the big freeze weekend in March adds to the quirky hometown story.
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Middleport
Sassafras
Dewey Guthrie
Peart
Dewey
Guthrie
No Wrecks On Weekend Reported In Easter Survey
Sheriff and Pomeroy Police Department reported no accidents over the weekend that would mar the Easter holiday. Traffic was light and churches prepared to host Easter services as the community observed the holiday.
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Rummnur
Otnices
Sheriff and
Pam Sailor at Radar School in Norfolk Training
Pam Sailor on Radar School attends a basic course at U S Naval Radarman School in Norfolk. The program covers operation and maintenance of shipboard radar equipment.
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Pam Sailor
Union Ave
U. S. Naval Radarman School
Norfolk, W
Wildermuth Guest in Portsmouth Family Notice
Sed Wildermuth of Portsmouth is the guest of his mother Mrs Lara Wildermuth. He is expected to be hospitalized this week. Mr Ger weekend guests of relative Mrs Maxine Parker of Columbus were the holiday weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Max Meinhart.
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Sed Wildermuth
Portsmouth
Lara Wildermuth
Ger
Maxine Parker
Columbus
Max Meinhart
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