Easter Pageant and Singings Across Village Churches
Easter services unfold across Middleport with pageants choirs and sermons. Churches report large crowds baptismal rites and mid morning cantatas from Church of Christ First Presbyterian Heath Methodist Mt Moriah Baptist and Church of the Nazarene.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Bill Darst
Terry Gallagher
Paul Johnson
Danny Sanborn
Franklin Ginther
Hennesy
Jo Ann Neal
I. R. ‘Neal
Susan Elaine
Thomas Robinson
Robert Lynn
Robert Wood
Charlene Dillard
John Kincaid
Kincaid
Charles Murray
Kenneth
Ann Rupe
Don Stivers
Roland LeVaughan
Arthur Covert
Ernest Covert
Mary Carolyn Miller
Cherole Blake
Marilyn Knight
Nancy Roller
Carole Goff
Juanita Bangerter
Church of the Nazarene
Eary
Paul Taylor
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Nile Borden
Lillian Stieff
James Sullivan
Martha Ohlinger
Mildred Ohlinger
Dogwood
Howard Ruppelt
Judith Meredith McDonald
Cynthia Ann Mills
Donald Mills
Michael Warren Bailey
Clarence Bailey
Lois Anne Sauer
Lewis Sauer
Wert Dean
Serice
Man of Sorrows
Hemlock Grove
Bradford
Arthur Skinner
Chester Erwin
Lk, Wiley
Homer Rice
Pat Winn
Russell Wilson
Alfred Roush
Milton Houdashelt
Herman Kincaid
Eva Bailey
Lena Bunce
Elizabeth Roush
Juanita Harris
Nora Rice
Rena Myers
Jimmie Lohse
Jeanette Crooks
Cas Bahr
Hazel Wilson
Phyllis Gothard
Wilbur Theobald
Arlene Deckard
Phyllis Skinner
Patty Kloes
Elizabeth Lohse
Doris Graves
Flo Grueser
Muriel Bradford
Jessemae Brannon
Wallace Bradford
Cash Bahr
Joe Young, Jr
Lois Harris
Clarice Erwin
Pals
County School Board Meeting Set Saturday
The Meigs County Board of Education will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the office of County Superintendent O. O. Patterson. The board may act on appointing a member to the Southern Local School District Board to fill the vacancy caused by Floyd Chapman’s death after a prior vote tie.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
4-H Training Meeting Scheduled Thursday in Pomeroy
Meigs County 4-H leaders will meet at Mrs. Geneva H. Nolan's home at 10 a.m. Thursday to receive training on clothing projects. Edith Berry from Ohio State University will demonstrate teaching methods, followed by a pot luck luncheon at noon with drinks and table service provided.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Geneva H. Nolan
Edith Berry
Ohio State University
Firemen Make Four Runs in 21 Hours in Port Fire Lot
The Volunteer Fire Company made its fourth run in 21 hours on Saturday about 6 p m to extinguish a car fire at the Rue & Maggied used car lot in Middleport. The auto was parked behind other vehicles and the cause was unknown. Fire Chief O E McKinley reported extensive damage.
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Middleport
Rue & Maggied
O. E. McKinley
Henry A Spencer Dies at 65 in Middleport
Henry A Spencer 65 died Sunday evening at Meigs General Hospital after a paralysis stroke. A Vanadium Corp millwright in Mason County West Virginia he lived on Sycamore Street. Survived by wife four sons Albert Columbus Carl Pago Pago Samoa Dayton Middleport Clayton Columbus sister Mabel Lee New Brighton Pennsylvania brother Ernest Spencer Virginia. Funeral services to be announced.
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Middleport
Henry A. Spencer
Meigs General Hospital
Vanadium Corporation
Mason County
W. Va
Sycamore St
Albert
Columbus
Carl Ol Pago Pago
Samoa
Dayton
Clayton
Mabel Lee
New Brighton
Ernest Spencer
Virginia
Rawlings-Coats
Easter Egg Hunt Brings Hundreds Despite Rain
Middleport Rotary Club sponsored the Community Easter Egg Hunt at Roadside Park on Mill Street. Emmett Shuler led the event with Robson and Young assisting while Rotary and firemen managed traffic and prizes. Many local children searched for numbered eggs with prizes donated by local businesses. some preschoolers attended from Meigs Home.
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Middleport
Middleport Rotary Club
Robert Coats
Indiana
Bend
Mill St
Emmett Shuler
Hunt Committee
Jack Robson
Rotary Club
Joe Young
Frank Vroman
Wayne Gibbons
Donald Mills
Raymond Russell
Calvin Reichman
George Hackett, Jr
Meigs
Franklin Ginther
Gene Osler
Ronnie Walters
Shuler
Zalman Maggied
Howard Ruppelt
Students at High School Get Practical Office Work
Pomeroy Senior High School runs a three week work-study program in which students spend an hour and a half daily in government offices learning shorthand typewriting and office skills under supervision. The program aims to build competency and confidence, with several students gaining employment after graduation through contacts made during their work placements.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
W. A. Drake
Drake
Pomeroy High School
Margaret Bruch
Helen Forbes
Mary Drake
Meigs County
C. E. Blakeslee
David Miskell
Robert Roberts
Geneva H. Nolan
Ann Piersall
Mila Jane Stark
George Veney
American Red Cross
Harry Ohlinger
Meigs
H. E. Shields
Jean Ashley
Mary Grueser
Sue Raub
Gail Wears
Shirley Beegle
Mary Stace
Ohio Aid For the
George Childs
Emma Clatworthy
Herbert Fink Birthday Surprise Pot Luck in Middleport
Relatives gathered at the home of his son and daughter-in-law Owen and Mrs. Fink Lincoln Street for a surprise birthday pot luck. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ervin and the Fermer's parents from Racine Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fink Angela Judy Mabel Hysell the Owen Finks and children Winona Deanee Bill and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert ink.
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Middleport
Herbert Fink
Owen Fink
Lincoln St
Howard Ervin
Racine
Richard Fink
Angela
Judy
Mabel Hysell
Owen Finks
Winona
Deanee Bill
Herbert Ink
Harris Breakfast Follows Easter Mass at Sacred Heart
Mr and Mrs Walter Harris hosted a post Easter mass breakfast at Sacred Heart Church in Middleport. Family guests included Margaret Cronshore Pat Duffy Columbus William Hamm Edward Duffy Pomeroy Catherine Burns Walter Burns Harris and daughter Jane.
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Middleport
Walter Harris
Sacred Heart Church
Margaret Cronshore
Pat Duffy
Columbus
William Hamm
Edward Duffy
Pomeroy
Catherine Burns
Walter Burns Harris
Jane
Lewis Triplett family Easter reunion at home
All members of the Lewis Triplett family gathered at home for an Easter Sunday reunion. The group included Chet Haddox and family from Point Pleasant, Thomas White and Beverly from Belle, Albert Hendrix of Pomeroy, Franklin Triplett, and Robert Ley of Marietta, among others.
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Middleport
Lewis Triplett
Chet Haddox
Jan
Melody
Point Peasant
Thomas White
Beverly
Frankie
Belle
W.va
Albert Hendrix
Pomeroy
Franklin Triplett
Robert Ley
Marietta
Clergial Attendees Remember Webster Smith in Columbus Funeral
Judge and Mrs Cedric Clark and Mrs M C Hobart attended funeral services for Webster Webb Smith in Columbus on Saturday, the late Smith being the brother in law of the services attendee.
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Cedric Clark
M. C. Hobart
Webster (Webb) Smith
Columbus
Square Dance Arranged by Alumni Association
The Olive Orange High School Alumni Association sponsors a square dance in the high school auditorium next Saturday night to raise funds for the association and the high school band uniform fund.
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Tuppers Plains
Olive Orange High School Alumni Association
Will Meet Tuesday Farm Bureau Chorus Rehearsal
The Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus will hold a special rehearsal Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. F. Whitney Ingraham on Spring Avenue. The group plans a program Thursday at the District Five Home and Community meeting in Federated Church social rooms.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
F. Whitney Ingraham
Spring Avenue
District Five
Federated Church
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Jean Barton
Roland Morris
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Rowley & Reed
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Mayer & Burkett
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Mary Jane Coffee Shop
Byer
Deb's
Shoe Box
Reynold's Dairy
E. S. Schaaf
Gene Grate
Middleport Social Notes
Captain Blood
Errol Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
Basil Rathbone
Lone Star
Clark Gable
Ava Gardner
Temple Middleport
the Prince
Tony Curtis Piper Laurie Everett Sloane
Deff Corey
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Geo. W. Durst
Liberty
Ohio
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Safety Second
Nicarey
Raim
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