Installation of Shrine Officers At Mary Shrine
Guests from Columbus Nelsonville Logan and Gallipolis attended the public installation of officers for Mary Shrine 125 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem in the IOOF Hall Pomeroy. Marie Hawkins was the worthy high priestess with Stewart Hawkins as watchman of shepherds and many officers named. committees announced by Mrs Hawkins focus on hospitality and cheer amid spring flower decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Columbus
Nelsonville
Logan
Gallipolis
Mary Shrine
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
IOOF
Pomeroy
Meigs-Gallia-Mason
Mary E. Bartlett
Edith Hutsinpiller
Herald
Guardian
Elsie Smith
Mabel Tawney
Ethel Maude Young
Lillian Stieff
Margaret Newman
Eunice Jiiden
Claremont E. Hoyt
Marie Hawkins
Worthy
Stewart Hawkins
Watchman of
Shepherds
Maxine Wingett
Denzil Goeglein
Mary Hughes
Zella Cross
Pauline Atkins
Mabel Goeglein
Mabel Bennett
Bern
Angels
Stella Atkins
Gladys May
Flower Girl
Pearl Reynolds
Hazel Cleland
Verlie Workman
Elizabeth Lear
Florence Tracy
Helen Reynolds
Mae Rhodes
Fern Gaul
Rowena Vaughan
Elsie Rodgers
Evelyn Lewis
Freda Grueser
Fern Cheesebrew
Pauline Gallagher
Everett Tracy
Eugene Atkins
Raymond Workman
Ralph Gilmore
Hawkins
Harry Smith
Grace French
Ernest Wingett
Naomi Roush
Lea Vaughan
Lula Nease
Nellie Tracy
Theo Smith
Maud Grueser
Carrie Nye
Edith Russell
Betty Foreman
Martha Wood
Phyllis Hawley
Jennie Stone
Hazel
Mabel Zerkle
Mabel Moore
Pearl Bunce
Chester D of A District Rally Drills At Marietta
Chester Council 323 D of A introduced council deputies and staged a drill at the 35th annual District 13 rally in Marietta. Marietta Council 282 hosted with Fay Farland as general chair. State and district officials attended and 25 candidates were initiated by Marietta Golden Gleam Council 254. The event featured a large color guard and multiple council presentations.
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Chester Council
D of A
Marietta
Daughters of America
Logan Council
Theodorus Council
Pomeroy
Presenta
Belpre Council
Belle Prairie
Tuppers Plains
Forest Rose Council
Marietta Golden Gleam Council
Ethel Arbaugh
Edith Betzing
Cleta
Audrey Koehler
Rabel
Palm Sunday Dedication Marks New Middleport Church
On Palm Sunday Middleport churches held special services including the dedication of a new church facility, baptismal rites, and a candlelight youth service. Westmin ster Youth Fellowship led morning worship and a candlelight Lenten service followed.
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Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
David Lyons
Lynn Buchanan
WYF
Judy Sauer
Cinda Morris
Susie Allensworth
Judy Gregg
Lynn
Janice Zirkle
Beverly Perrin
Susan Probasco
Charlene Davis
Karen Gregg
Sandra Hysell
Pat Lowery
Helen Taylor
Judson White
Lillian Stieff
Salman
Baptisms and church dedications mark Middleport Sunday
The day featured multiple baptisms at Heath Methodist Church for Doolittle Beck Bechtle and others, a baptism at First Baptist Church, and a dedication of the Middleport Church of the Nazarene led by Dr. Harvey S. Galloway. The Middleport project plans a second unit.
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Bert
Athens
Kimbell Joseph Beck
DaReuben Beck
Sara Bechtle
Jack Bechtle
Sara
Dianne McComas
Forest
Butch) Bachtel
Heath Church
Ben Philson
E. S. Schaaf
First Baptist Church
Leo Hysell
Kathryn
R. C. Kankright
Harvey S. Galloway
Columbus
Central
Ohio
CYSTEX Promises Quick Help for Bladder Irritation
Getting Up Nights promotes CYSTEX for bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination burning or itching and cloudy urine. The ad claims 30 years of safety for all ages with a money back guarantee and urges customers to ask drug gist for fast improvement.
Law crackdown on illegal mufflers sparks chase in Pomeroy
Robert Robinson Chester was arrested for speeding and illegal mufflers after a chase of over two miles by Chief Deputy Sheriff Howard Frank. Frank also stopped several other drivers with loud Hollywoood mufflers and warned them to quiet their vehicles. The deputy said three cars were pursued nearly to Long Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Robinson
Chester
Howard Frank
Frank
Long
Services Held For Lee Infant In Middleport
Graveside services were held at Bradford Cemetery for Lee infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lee of Leading Creek. Survived by parents two sisters Anna Louise and Donna Marie one brother Melvin Jr and grandparents Mr and Mrs James Henderson Chauncey and Mrs Nellie Lee of Pomeroy.
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Middleport
John
Melvin Lee
Leading
Retired Railroader Victim of Stroke
Middleport resident Ben Ervin a 78 year old former New York Central railroad employee was taken to Meigs General Hospital after a stroke. He is in critical condition as relatives including daughter Mrs. William Robson and son Leslie Ervin assist. another son Gilbert Ervin of Columbus has been called.
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Middleport
Ben Ervin
New York Central Railroad
Meigs General Hospital
Ervin
William Robson
Broadway
Robson
Leslie Ervin
Gilbert Ervin
Columbus
Three Runs Made By Middleport Squad
Middleport emergency squad handled three calls Saturday. First two involve Mrs. Ray Manley of Route 7 below Hobson. At 9:50 p.m. they responded to the Melvin Lee home on Leading Creek to attempt revival of a newborn baby. the infant boy was pronounced dead by the physician after firefighters’ efforts failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Ray Manley
Hobson
Meigs General Hospital
Melvin Lee
Leading Creek
Middleport Social Notes
On his 13th birthday James Clatworthy treated his nephew William Neutzling to a Charleston outing. They attended the Detroit Pittsburgh baseball game and visited the airport. Bradbury PTA meets Tuesday evening in stead of Wednesday with a talent show rehearsal planned. Homebuilders Class members asked to bring tax stamps to the church meeting Tuesday night hosted by the Herman Kinecards Milton Houda shells Wendell Bunces Francis Andersons George Skinners and Curtis Jenkins sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Clatworthy
William Neutzling
Charleston
Bill
Theo Neutzling
Ash St
Bradbury
PTA
Nathan Biggs
Middleport Church of Christ
Herman Kinecards
Milton Houdashells
Wendell Bunces
Francis Andersons
George Skinners
Curtis Jenkinsons
Birthday serenade brings tributes to homebound Mrs. French
Greeting cards flowers and a birthday cake were delivered by friends and relatives to Mrs. Paul French on Saturday. She has lived with crippling arthritis at the S Second Ave home for 15 years.
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Middleport
Paul French
Durst and family visit mark 55th anniversary in Pomeroy
Mrs Marguerite Durst and daughter Bernice Ann with Mrs Frank Wilson and children visited Mr and Mrs Adam Ebersbach on Mulberry Ave Pomeroy last week for a quiet 55th wedding anniversary celebration. Other visitors included daughters Irene Powell Parkersburg Ida Burns Bobby Hobstetter Pomeroy and Gay Gaul Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marguerite Durst
Bernice Ann
Frank Wilson
Adam Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
Durst
Wilson
Ebersbachs
Irene Powell
Parkersburg
Ida Burns
Bobby Hobstetter
Gay Gaul
Chester
Driver Fined, Jail Sentence in DWI Case
Middleport Willard Nelson was arrested Saturday for driving while intoxicated and received a three day jail term plus a $100 fine and costs. Chief Leroy Bartrum reported a minor collision involving David Chesher 16 of Middleport and Robert R Grant 23 of Vinton at Fifth and Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Willard Nelson
Nelson
Rutland
Leroy Bartrum
David Chesher
Robert R. Grant
Vinton
Fifth and Mill
Rutland Home Demonstration group meets with Clara Wells
Rutland note shows Mrs. Clara Wells hosting a meeting of the Home Demonstration group. Attendees include Goldie Anderson Opal Armstrong Edna Russell Ricky Folan Ethel Nelson Maud Rawlings Hattie McKenzie Bertha Amos Rosa Barnes Binda Diehl Verna Snowden Evelyn Hill Pearl Canaday Grace Thomas Carrie Winn of Athens Mrs. Nolan of Syracuse Adeline Browning. Other locals shopped in Parkersburg as Naomi Chase Judy Ruth Erlewine Joela Kay Alberta Snowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Anderson
Opal Armstrong
Edna Russell
Ricky Folan
Ethel Nelson
Maud Rawlings
Hattie McKenzie
Bertha Amos
Rosa Barnes
Binda Diehl
Verna Snowden
Evelyn Hill
Pearl Canaday
Grace Thomas
Carrie Winn
Athens
Mrs. Nolan
Syracuse
Adeline Browning
Naomi Chase
Judy
Ruth Erlewine
Joela Kay
Alberta Snowden
Parkersburg
Harry Snowden
David
Esthel Snowden
Laurence Hiner
Meigs General Hospital
Betty Siders
Laura Casto
Ninth Grader Chosen Queen at Post Prom Dance
Mary Ann Amberger, ninth grader at Pomeroy Junior High, was chosen Post Prom Queen for 1957 at the post prom dance in the school auditorium. Five candidates competed including Jean Webster Sharon Douglas Sandy Potts and Minnda Murray. The junior high student council sponsored the event with Miss Potts president and music by the G Notes from Pomeroy and MIddleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Ann Amberger
Pomeroy Junior High School
Jean Webster
Sharon Douglas
Sandy Potts
Minnda Murray
Miss Potts
Middleport
Cheshire Man Dies at 69 in Middleport
Stanley Swisher 69 died Sunday at 11 am at his Cheshire home. Services set for Tuesday 2 pm at Cheshire Baptist Church with Rev. Sherley Woods officiating. Interment in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Swisher, a retired machinist at New York Central Hobson shops, had been in ill health. Survived by wife Alma, three brothers Arthur William Earl, two sisters Mrs. Autherson and Mrs. Carter. A son Marvin died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Stanley Swisher
Cheshire
Cheshire Baptist Church
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Sherley Woods
Swisher
New York Central
Hobson
Vernon Swisher
Alma
Arthur
William
Earl
Gallipolis
Charles Autherson
Bradbury
Bertha Carter
New Plymouth
Marvin
Birth notice at Meigs General Hospital
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davidson of Middleport. The record lists admissions including Ben Ervin Middleport Mrs Raymond Manley Cheshr Route 2 Jona Miller Crooksville Gregory Donahew Racine Route 2 Edward Reuler Pomeroy Route 3 Mrs Arthur Davidson Middle Shirley Bable Middleport Linda Shamblin Pomeroy Mrs Willard Walker Langsville shire Route 2 Iona Miller Crooksville Franklin Gilkey Shade Calvin Hawk Long Bottom Laura Mae Imboden Syracuse Christy Baer Minersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ervin
Middleport
Raymond Manley
Cheshire
Jona Miller
Crooksville
Gregory Donahew
Racine
Shirley Bable
Linda Shamblin
Pomeroy
Willard Walker
Langsville
Iona Miller
Franklin Gilkey Shade
Calvin Hawk
Long Bottom
Laura Mae Imboden
Syracuse
Christy Baer
Minersville
Pomeroy Man Jailed For No License
George Spencer 22 of Pomeroy Route 1 was jailed Sunday on charges of driving without an operator s license and failure to yield after a two car crash on Laurel Chiff Road about 4 pm. State Highway Patrol arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Spencer
Pomeroy Route 1
Spencer
State Highway Patrol
Laurel Chiff Road
Gas Theft Suspects Are AWOL From Navy
Two gas theft suspects fled a Shade station without payment and headed toward Pomeroy on Route 33. They were captured on Route 143 by county deputies. Thurmond Grimm 20 Mineral W Va and Gerald Bassett 19 Waterloo l had orders to report at the Fargo Building Boston Mass March 26. Previously released from the brig in Portsmouth NH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
U.S. Navy
Bob Beegle
B. F. Parmalee
Howard Mullen
Robert Hartenbach
George Hicks
Jack Thomas
Trio of Cornetists Score High at State Finals
Middleport musicians competed in the state regional finals at Bexley. Gene Crooks and his trumpet trio earned a superior rating while a second trumpet trio received excellent. Sharon Jones and Lynn Buchanan also earned ratings as accompanists and students.
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Middleport
Bexley
Earl Warnke
Gene Crooks
Crooks
Gordon Guthrie
Mark Kelly
Clarence Lacey
Ira Ray Butcher
Thomas Skinner
James Ohlinger
Arthur Skinner
Sharon Jones
C. M. Hennesy
Lynn Buchanan
A. R. Hecox
Firemen Make Three Runs
The Volunteer Fire Department answered three calls since Saturday afternoon. A faulty wiring caused a fire at the W. E. Crouder residence in Langsville. A brush and old building fire threatened the Art Nease property on Chester Road. A brush fire burned near Route 58 half a mile south of Tuppers Plains on Sunday at 2 22 p.m.
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Pomeroy
W. E. Crouder
Langsville
Art Nease
Chester Road
Tuppers Plains
Bedford Club To Meet For Potluck Lunch
Pomeroy social note records the Bedford Home Demonstration Council Club meeting at the home of Mrs. Helen Quivey on Thursday with a potluck lunch to be served.
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Bedford Home Demonstration Council Club
Helen Quivey
Minersville Girl Delores Jeffers Ill in Mason Clinic
Delores Jeffers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Jeffers of Minersville, is in Mason Clinic with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Jeffers
Willard Jeffers
Minersville
Mason Clinic
Rutland Ensemble Wins Superior Rating at Regional Final
The Rutland High School Ensemble directed by Mrs. C. O. Chapman earned a superior rating at the Bexley state regional final music contest. The Girls' Glee Club also won a superior rating in Rutland district competition and advances to state finals later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
C. O. Chapman
Bexley
Meigs Jaycees Host District Convention
Meigs County Jaycees hosted the district convention in the Second Ward Firehouse. Delegates from eight of nine locals attended with state candidates giving talks for the Dayton May election. Highlights included Blue Chip Award progress and a surprise impersonation program by Morris.
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Meigs Jaycees
Pomeroy
Jaycees
Second Ward
Meigs County
Gene Brown
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Athens
Waverly
Ironton
Circleville
Dayton
John Sutton
Tom Grege
Gregg
Harry Keener
Portsmouth Jaycees
Lake White
Joe Moore
Megs County
Richard Follrod
Morris
Plane wreck suit over stolen plane and damages
Alfred Bursae of Marietta sues Donald Mills of Middleport for 1041.20 claiming Mills took a plane from Swisher Airfield Cheshire on April 14 1955 wrecking it at Holzer Airfield Gallipolis. He also seeks 541.20 for repair and 500 for one year of use.
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Pomeroy
Alfred B. Bursae
Marietta
Court of Common Pleas
Donald Mills
Middleport
Bursae
Millis
Swisher
Cheshire
Holzer Airfield
Gallipolis
Mills
Pursac
POMEROY-Frederick Dessauer and Eva Hendricks Notice
Frederick Dessauer, 70, a machinist born in Germany, and Eva Hendricks of Pomeroy are named in a local notice. The fragment confirms identities and origins but lacks further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frederick Dessauer
Germany
Eva Hendricks, Pomeeroy
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Onita Cole
Hla Fae Kimes
Hilda Styles
Mae Vineyard
Mabel Hostetter
Mabel Richardson
Ross Cleland
Esther Wright
Henry Spencer
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Glen Tuttle
Curtis Frederick
Milton Tuttle
Orville Holter
Marion Woods
Warden Ours
Helen Parker
Mabel van Meter
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Leda Mae
Dolores Kraeuter
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Donald Hauck
Harry Dailey
Eldon Will
Harry Stahl
Thomas Cook
Bernice Durst
Olan Goodwin
Elmer Wickham
Joseph Beegle
Erna Jesse
Mrs, Edith Wakely
Mildred Renick
Mark Palm
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Paul Haptonstall
Church of Christ
Middleport Lodge F & AM
Chester Erwin
Heath Methodist Church
Charles Stevens Doolittle
George Doolittle, Jr
Paddy Jo Lam
Lee Infant
Spring Hill
Foster
Middleport Squad
Sohio
Manning
Mike Mullen
2Nd Ave
Middleport Social Notes
Sloo
Clara Wells
Carl Miller
Snowden
Arthur Davidson
Edward Reuler
Mrs
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bedford Club
Pomeroy Personals
Rutland Ensemble
Farm Bureau
Rocksprings Grange Hall
George Meinhart
Joe Hardy
The
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Open
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Liberty
Fess Parker
Jeff Hunter
Jeff York
Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen
MGM
Glenn Ford
Jean Crain
Calso
Jane Russell
Richard Egan
Mamie Stover
Cartoon
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Doris Day
Bruce Bennett
Richard Arlen
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Temple
Gordon MacRae
Dan Dailey
Ernest Borgnine
Sheree North
Tommy Noonan
Technicolor
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