Rutland School officials back Porter after vote of confidence
More than 300 Rutland High School supporters packed a study room as Western Local Board of Education voted to give Principal T. C. Porter a vote of confidence. Porter defended his actions amid discipline issues and denied claims that vocational agriculture was a farce. Coach Jim Vennari praised Porter for supporting and equipping athletic programs.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Western Local Board of Education
T. C. Porter
C. A. Swick
Harold Sauer
Porter
Floyd Thomas
Swick
Loag
Jim Vennari
Eyelid Surgery Case Reported To Society
POMEROY The Society for Crippled Children and Adults discussed a child’s eyelid surgery performed in Gallipolis to correct vision issues. The operation cost was covered by the Meigs chapter, with Nurse Catherine Shavorinsky presenting the case. President J H Grate noted fund drive status and lower stamp sale returns while naming a broader yearly program. The Meigs chapter donated $50 to the speech clinic at Ohio University. Attendees included Rev Homer McMillan Lucretia Genheimer Nell Bing Mrs Shavorinsky Mrs Betzing and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shavorinsky
Betzing
Howard Nolan
Theodore Reed
Jack Robson
John Holliday
Boice Rites Are Saturday
Funeral services for Charles E. Boice 92 who died Thursday noon at his daughter's home in Crossroads will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings-Coats funeral home. The Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy will officiate with interment at Popular Ridge Cemetery. Survived by daughter Elizabeth LaRue, son Francis La Rue, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Middleport
Charles E. Boice
Theodore Smith
Crossroads
Rawlings-Coats
Charles M. Pomeroy
Middleport Baptist Church
Popular Ridge Cemetery
Inspections Planned By Two Organizations
Mary Shrine of Jeruselam will rehearse at 2 p m Sunday ahead of the annual inspection next week. Evangeline Chapter of Eastern Star also schedules inspection next week. Mrs Lillian Stieff, worthy matron, announces.
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Middleport — Mary Shrine
Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Lillian Stieff
Church News Of Pomeroy And Surrounding Parishes
Local church notices list weekly services across Pomeroy and Hartford areas. Denominations include Free Methodist Grace Episcopal Christian Science and Baptist groups with Sunday schools, morning worships, and evening services plus midweek meetings and youth activities.
Mrs. Lydia Ann Nichols Dies at 78 in Middleport Home
Lydia Ann Nichols 78 of Gravel Hill Middleport was found dead at her home on Thursday noon. She lived alone. Survivors include son Glenn Nichols a rural carrier, grandson Carl Nichols of Rinland, great grandson, brother Davis Vale of Columbus, and nephew Paul W. Vale of Akron. She was daughter of Nathan and Christine Vale. Funeral at Rawlings-Coats Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev Lawrence Schmitt to officiate. Interment Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Middleport
Lydia Ann Nichols
Gravel Hill
Glenn Nichols
Carl Nichols
Rinland
Davis Vale
Columbus
Paul W. Vale
Akron
Nichols
Nathan
Christine Halliday Vale
Rawlings-Coats
Lawrence Schmitt
Rutland Methodist Church
Beech Grove Cemetery
Page Rank Work Delayed by Illness in Pythian Meeting
Fides Lodge 210 Knights of Pythias met at Woodman Hall with ill health preventing rank conferment. Plans set for Gallipolis event Tuesday as Naomi Lodge hosts. Visitors from Gallipolis included Donald Houston A W Biffle Lee W Coder M F Radaker Ralph Steele and Fred Smith. Fides Lodge invited to Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters fiftieth anniversary with open house May 1. F G Hunker to give a short talk.
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Middleport
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Woodman Hall
Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge
Donald Houston
A. W. Biffle
Lee W. Coder
M. F. Radaker
Ralph Steele
Fred Smith
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Safety talk at conference on child safety in Butler County
At the District Farm Safety Conference in Springfield Everett Hoy of Butler Rural Electric Cooperative urged concern for child safety. He asked which would draw the most attention if a million dollars were available, noting daily Ohio child fatalities and urging protection of child life.
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Springfield
Everett Hoy
Butler Rural Electric Cooperative
Butler County
Ohio
Education Section Meets in Pomeroy
The Mid- Century White House Conference on Children and Youth education section met at the Pomeroy courthouse Wednesday evening. L. W. McComas, Middleport schools superintendent, chairs a committee including Delma Baum, Wilma Roush, Charles Hayman, Harry Bennett, W. A. Smith, Orin Smith, J. D. Davis, Eddie Lou Howery, O. O. Patterson and others. The group plans a survey of the county educational facilities.
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Middleport
White House
Conference On Children and
Pomeroy
L. W. McComas
Delma Baum
Chester
Wilma Roush
Charles Hayman
Racine
Harry Bennett
W. A. Smith
Orin Smith
Harrisonville
J. D. Davis
Olive Orange
Post To Meet POMEROY-Drew Webster Post 39
American Legion Post No 39 will meet Monday evening April 17 at the post home. Commander John Will said plans will be made for spring and summer activities. A movie showing will follow the meeting and refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
John Will
Birth of Charles Edward Mullens in Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mullens announce the birth of a son, Charles Edward, at McMillen Hospital on April 11. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Seelig of Pomeroy and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mullens of Charleston.
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Pomeroy
Charles Mullens
Bonnie Seelig
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Edward
McMillen Hospital
E. J. Seelig
Lewis Mullens
Global Driving Rules Split Between Right and Left
A RIGHT AND LEFT Review shows 101 nations require driving on the right and 85 enforce left hand driving. The survey highlights a broad international mix in vehicular traffic norms and regulatory approaches.
Twilight Garden Club attends Malta flower show
A Pomeroy group from Twilight Garden Club travels to Malta for a Malconta Garden Club flower show featuring spring blooms such as daffodils jonquils lilies and violets. Attendees include Ethel Garland Sarah Phillips and several club members. Pocahontas Della Stahl begins a business meeting with one initiation and plans a party for April 25. Sally Allison wins a prize package donated by Blanche Roller. Blanche Roller presents Della Stahl with a vase of roses for Easter goodwill.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Malta
Malconta Garden Club
Ethel Garland
Sarah Phillips
Tom May
J. I. Clark
Chas. Ward
Louis Reibel
Phil Williamson
Augusta Genheimer
Carrie Nye
Pocahontas Della Stahl
Blanche Roller
Sally Allison
Pomeroy Woman to Host Auxiliary Luncheon
Mrs Selim Blazowicz will entertain the Women's Auxiliary of the Meigs County Medical Association with a one o clock luncheon at Mrs Bush s Little House Monday April 17
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Pomeroy
Selim Blazowicz
The
Meigs County Medical Association
Mrs. Bush
Pomeroy White Cove Council Meets for Easter Dinner
POMEROY White Cove Council No. 134 met Tuesday night at Red Men's Hall for an Easter dinner. Members attended and planned upcoming charitable activities and community events.
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Pomeroy
White Cove
Redmen’s Hall
Meigs County Land Transfers Listing
Meigs County records show multiple property transfers. Elva and Carl Biddle convey lot 9 in Pomeroy to Charles J. and Phyllis A. Mullen. Leola M. Denney transfers 1.8 acres in Rutland to Flossie L. Hull. Several parcels move to Manning D. Webster and others. A meeting of education officials in Pomeroy discussed county school age educational advantages with local superintendents present.
Christening Guests Attend Casci Grandson Ceremony
Weekend visitors included Mrs. Joseph Marzetti and sons from Ashland Kentucky and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DiPiero of Millersport. They attended the christening of Arthur Michael Casci at Sacred Heart Church on Easter Sunday. Others traveled or visited locally including Della Stahl, Blanche Roller, and Edith Spencer with Irene Kessinger.
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Angela Casci
Joseph Marzetti
Don
Bobby
Ashland
Arthur DiPiero
Millersport
Casci
Arthur Michael Casci
Paul Casci
Sacred Heart Church
Billy Lee Bailey
Della Stahl
Athens Road
Blanche Roller
Sale of Senator Tom W. Jones Property Attracts Crowd
About 25 to 30 people attended the auction of furniture and personal effects from the late Senator Tom W. Jones at the Jones residence on S Third and Lincoln. Mrs. Thelma Lloyd Evans executrix authorized the sale. Clarence McCarley, a local secondhand dealer, bought the bulk of items, about eight truck loads, including a large picture of Jones's St Bernard dog Pete.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
Jones
S. Third
Lincoln Sts
Thelma Lloyd Evans
Clarence McCarley
Senator Jones
St. Bernard
Pete
Akron Quartet Sings at Meigs Churches This Weekend
The Akron Baptist Temple Quartet will perform on the Chester Charge tour visiting Alfred Methodist Church Saturday at 8 p.m. Chester Methodist Church Sunday at 9 30 a.m. and Minersville Methodist Church Sunday at 1 45 p.m.
Mitchells announce birth of son in Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell of Athens announce the birth of a son Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The couple has two other sons, John visiting grandparents on Beach Street and Mark staying with his uncle and aunt in Athens. Other grandparents include Mrs. John Lynn and Harry Mitchell. Bert Bowman of Los Angeles is the great grandfather.
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Middleport
Harry Mitchell
Marjorie Diles
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mitchells
John
L. D. Diles
Beach St
Mark
Charles Jiiden
Diles
John Lynn
Bert Bowman
Los Angeles
Marriage Licenses Issued In Probate Court
Marriage licenses were issued in probate court to Robert Hayman 21 U. S. Army Long Bottom and Betty Laughlin 23 Champaign Illinois and to Robert Hawk 22 farmer and Ramona Schultheiss 21 Hemlock Grove.
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Robert Hayman
U. S. Army
Long Bottom
Betty Laughlin
Champaign
Robert Hawk
Farmer
Ramona Schultheiss
Hemlock Grove
Dora A Beards Dies at 80 in Meigs County
Mrs Dora A Beards 80 died Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs F Ray Wilson 856 E Main St Pomeroy She was a lifelong Meigs County resident born in Syracuse Her husband Jud Beards died in 1940 and she will be buried beside him in Beech Grove Cemetery Surviving are daughter Mrs F Ray Wilson and granddaughter Dorinda Wilson Funeral services are pending.
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Pomeroy
Dora A. Beards
F. Ray Wilson
E. Main St
Meigs County
Syracuse
Pomeroy Children's Movie Planned at United Methodist
A children's film titled The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew is scheduled at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy on Saturday April 15 with showings at 1 30 p m and 3 15 p m.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Services for Ex Slave Conducted at Middleport
In Middleport Ohio funeral services for Nan Stewart ex slave were led by Rev Mary Lou Henderson of Dayton at Rawlings Coats funeral home. Members of Mt Moriah Baptist Church sang with solo by Effie Venable and readings by Henderson. Pallbearers named. attendees listed. Stewart born 1850 Charleston WV later resident of Pomeroy and Middleport married to Johnny Stewart had 14 children.
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Middleport
Mary Lou Henderson
Dayton
Nan Stewart
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Mt. Moriah
Buffington Island
Katherine Paine
Nancy James
Pomeroy
Valentine B. Horton
Wyllis Pomeroy, Sr
Clara
Probst
Nan
Charleston
W. Va
Harley
Maria Saunders Hunt
Plans Studied For Five Room Addition In High School
Mid dleport Board of Education discussed adding five rooms to the high school if a $60,000 bond issue passes in May. Construction may begin at once to ease overcrowding. The plan emphasizes economizing by expanding the present building and the village’s low bonded indebtedness with all existing bonds paid by 1957.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Middleport Church Services and Schedules
FIRST BAPTIST under Charles M Pomeroy with services at 9 15 a m 10 15 a m and 7 30 p m Sermon topics include Except They Be Sent and Life Expectancy of Your Bible Busy Bee Class Friday April 21 at Mrs Harry Houdashelt home. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN led by Dr Homer G McMillen with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m Sermon The Challenge of Christ to the Present Generation. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Paul Taylor pastor Sunday school 9 30 a m communion service at 10 30 a m afternoon young people service evening at 7 30 p m Prayer Thursday 7 30 p m SYRACUSE PRESBYTERIAN church school 9 30 a m evening service 7 30 p m Dr Homer G Moe Millen will speak on The Challenge of Christ to the Present.
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Laurel Cliff
Mulberry Ave
Jesus Christ
Pomeroy-Hartford Baptist Parish
ST. Paul's Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Enterprise Eub
Carl E. Groff
United Methodist
Lewis C. Berger
Ernest E. Fowler
Portsmouth
The
Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist
Charles M Pomeroy
Harry Houdashelt
First Presbyterian
Homer G. McMillen
Church OF the Nazarene
Paul Taylor
Syracuse
Homer G. Moe Millen
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Peacock Coal Co
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