Retreaders Conference Guests Return Home
Franklin Rizer and John Fultz of Rizer Oil Co. flew from Athens to Louisville for the Eighth Annual American Retreaders Association Conference showcasing the latest service equipment and products. A beacon light at Routes 7 and 33 near Beacon Service Station aims to cut accidents after years of collisions and failed warning schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Rizer
John Fultz
Rizer Oil Co
Louisville
Rizer
Fultz
Athens
Moeller Appalachia Dinner Preview Mourns Public Affairs
The Walter H. Moeller Appalachia Dinner set for April 30 aims to be a major community event with Rep Moeller expected to discuss provisions of the Appalachia bill and its impact on Meigs County. The event is non partisan and invites county women with husbands. Advance tickets are on sale with an April 28 deadline. The Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce will survey public opinion on daylight saving time this spring, sharing results with county commissioners and village officials and using schools to reach participants.
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Walter H. Moeller
Meigs County
Milt Will Led Canal Winchester Sports And Relays
Milt Will brother of John Will of Pomeroy and Canal Winchester athletic director. A Ohio University alum who finished at Capital in 1938, he coached Canal Winchester track from 1942 to 1964 and oversaw all sports. He started the Canal Winchester Invitational Relays in 1959, drawing about 200 contestants for the May 1 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Will
Pomeroy
John Will
Canal Winchester
Will
Ohio University
Capital
Sunrise Service Set for 6:30 at Federated Church
The Pomeroy sunrise service is slated for 6 30 a m Sunday at the Federated Church amid some confusion over the location. Original plans had listed Pomeroy but the updated detail places the service at the Federated Church.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Parkers Attend Curtiss Breeding Service Meeting
Mr and Mrs Leland Parker attended a Curtiss Breeding Service distributors meeting in Mansfield this week where Dale Lynch beef promotional manager for Curtiss spoke as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Parker
Curtiss Breeding Service Distributors
Mansfield
Dale Lynch
Curtiss
Allegheny Glassmaker Story Told To Club
Middleport Literary Club heard a review of The Kings Orchard by Mrs. James Titus about Captain O Hara an Irish immigrant who settled in Pittsburgh founding the first glass factory west of the Allegheny and marrying Mary Carson at Kings Orchard. Lincoln tribute noted. April meeting planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Titus
Robert Coats
Titus
O’hara
Allegheny
Mary Carson
President Lincoln
Dale Dutton
Electa Circle Offers Lunch For Children
The Electa Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society of Middleport First Baptist Church planned lunches for two needy children at the Middleport school for the rest of the term. Mrs Eva Hartley reported on a Carman Rest Home visit and magazines titled Secret Place were placed in Meigs General and Veterans Memorial Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Electa
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Middleport First
Fred Gibbs, Jr
All Officers Re-Elected By Society
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Rock Springs Methodist Church re-elected all officers: Mrs. W. A. Morgan president, Mrs. Lewis Grueser vice president, Mrs. Clifford Leifheit secretary, and Mrs. Amos Leonard treasurer. A record report from the Gal lipolis district session was given. A church film was purchased and devotionals titled It is My Son were led by Mrs. Grueser with aid from Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Morgan, and Mrs. Leifheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Grueser
Amos Leonard
William Grueser
Morgan
M.s. Leifheit
Eight Et Forty Holds Meet at Pomeroy
Gallia County Eight and Forty Salon met at Mrs. Gerald Wildermuth’s home in Pomeroy. Chairman report forms were distributed and refreshments served. May meeting planned at Mrs. Opal Davis’s Jackson home. RACINE Bill Rohr of Ohio University to speak at Southern High School basketball banquet at 6 30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets from school office.
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Pomeroy
Gallia County
Gerald Wildermuth
Opal Davis
Jackson
Racine
Bill Rohr
Ohio University
Flag Presentation At Bradbury Elementary By American Legion
Middleport unit Post 128 presented a new American flag at Bradbury Elementary School. Walter Bunce gave the invocation and reading on the flag and presented it to principal Mrs Thelma Dill. Buglers were Jimmy Clatworthy and Jan Long. firing squad members included Sam Clark Marcus Chambers Floyd Roush Floyd Bouyer Floyd Thomas Paul Greenlee Gordon Wolfe Charles Clark and William Lynch.
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Middleport
Feeney- Bennett
American Legion
Bradbury
Walter Bunce
Thelma Dill
Jimmy Clatworthy
Jan Long
Middleport High School
Legion
Sam Clark
Marcus Chambers
Floyd Roush
Floyd Bouyer
Floyd Thomas
Paul Greenlee
Gordon Wolfe
Charles Clark
William Lynch
58 Named To Southern Honor Roll
Racine Southern High School announces 58 students named to the honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Seniors listed with B grades or better include Roger Adams Jack Bostick James Hamm Clarice Norris Nancy Parker Larry Price Suzanne Price Diana Roush Paula Sayre Eleanor Schneider Ellen Shuler Jocelyn Taylor Gary Walker Phyllis Wigal Peggy Wines. Juniors listed include Shirley Baker Dixie Circle Polly Decker Janice Hoback Marjorie Holter Carolyn Lipscomb Beverly Price Nancy Randolph Nancy Ross Pam Sylvester Sharon Theiss and William Zerkle. Sophomores named are Donna Bush Margaret Cole Bob Grueser Mike Jenkins Bonnie Lawrence Joyce McCoy Sue McMurray Carla Morris Brenda Norris Patty Proffitt Anna Tucker Carol Wilcoxen Suzanne Winebrenner Linda Wolfe. Freshmen on the honor roll are Lenora Bass David Cole Tim Cozart John Cundiff Tom Diddle Debra Hubbard Peggy Hubbard Joyce Manuel Diana Pickens Joyce Proffitt Joyce Ritchie Sharon Roush Ruth Shain Michele Spencer Ralph Triplett Charleen Ward and John Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Southern High School
Roger Adams
Jack Bostick
James Hamm
Clarice Norris
Nancy Parker
Larry Price
Suzanne Price
Diana Roush
Paula Sayre
Eleanor Schneider
Ellen Shuler
Jocelyn Taylor
Gary Walker
Phyllis Wigal
Peggy Wines
Shirley Baker
Dixie Circle
Polly Decker
Janice Hoback
Marjorie Holter
Carolyn Lipscomb
Beverly Price
Nancy Randolph
Nancy Ross
Pam Sylvester
Sharon Theiss
William Zerkle
Donna Bush
Margaret Cole
Bob Grueser
Mike Jenkins
Bonnie Lawrence
Joyce McCoy
Sue McMurray
Carla Morris
Brenda Norris
Patty Proffitt
Anna Tucker
Carol Wilcoxen
Suzanne Winebrenner
Linda Wolfe
Lenora’ Bass
David Cole
Tim Cozart
John Cundiff
Tom Diddle
Debra Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
Joyce Manuel
Diana Pickens
Joyce Proffitt
Joyce Ritchie
Sharon Roush
Ruth Shain
Michele Spencer
Ralph Triplett
Charleen Ward
John Warner
Firemen Plan Auction To Raise Funds
Middleport fire department announces an April 25 pickup for auction articles and a May 22 sale after a house to house canvass for items. A chicken barbecue on April 24 will fund a new fire vehicle arriving next month. dinner deliveries are available via village hall.
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Middleport
Middleport Village Hall
Village Hall
Women Plan Joint Meeting In May At United Methodist Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service met at the United Methodist Church to plan a May joint meeting with the Lydia Circle and its annual mother-daughter dinner. A sunshine fund was approved to aid members who are ill. Refreshments were served by Mrs. C. M. Alkire and Mrs. W. O. Barnitz. Residents who ordered Easter baskets through the Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary may pick them up at the Syracuse Town Hall Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Pomeroy
Lydia
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Harry P. Smith
Robert Warner
Glen Dill
Owrett Thomas
C. M. Alkire
W. O. Barnitz
Syracuse
Ladies Auxiliary
Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department
Wreck on Route 338 In Racine Cited Driver Faces Backing Charge
State Highway Patrol described an accident on Route 338 at Route 124 Racine. Marvin Little 38 of Middleton backed into westbound Bert Teaford 40 Racine Route 2. Damages light Little cited for improper backing.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Racine
Marvin Little
Middleport
Bert Teaford
Little
Pomeroy Resident Named Region 11 Garden Club Director
Mrs. Jack Robson of Pomeroy was elected regional director for two years at Region 11 Ohio Association of Garden Clubs spring meeting in Rio Grande. The event drew 102 women from 29 clubs with demonstrations on floral arrangement and numerous reports from county chairmen and regional officers.
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Rio Grande
Jack Robson
Pomeroy
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Robson
Twilight Garden Club
Charles Lewis
Middleport
Region 11
James Titus
Cullen
Earl Bender
Pool
Clarence Laughlin
Athens
J. B. Richards
Gallia
Larry Kornmiller
Hocking
H. Donovan Lowe
Morgan
Ethel Collins
Paul Gainer
Washington
Bender
Leo Bryan
Middleport Honor Roll Lists Top 31
Middleport announces that 31 seventh and eighth graders earned honor roll status for the fifth six weeks by maintaining a B average or higher in all subjects. Seventh graders include Nancy Buchanan, Mary Burkett, Kathy Conner, Alan Cunningham, Richard Hawley, Rhonda Hysell, Jan Long, Robbie Ord, and Phillips. John Tannenhill, Jim Warner, Diane Welsh, Greg White, Nancy Shiftlt, and Sylvia Swanson. Eighth graders named are Connie Bachner, Gail Board, Teresa Asci, Dougla Dawson, Nancy Harris, Joey Hindy, Marta Hubbard, Mary Jenkinson, Ruth Ann Lacey, Mary Long, Cynthia Mills, Kathy Morgan, Remalee Nieri, Lois Sauer, Sherri Shuler, and Deborah Herrmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nancy Buchanan
Mary Burkett
Kathy Conne
Alan Cunningham
Richard Hawley
Rhonda Hysell
Jan Long
Robbie Ord
and Phillips
John Tannehill
Jim Warner
Diane Welsh
Greg White
Nancy Shiflt
Sylvia Swanson
Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt At Middleport Park
The Pom eroy Middleport Rotary Club and Middleport firemen sponsor an Easter egg hunt at Middleport roadside park on Sunday. Firemen meet at 12 30 p.m. in uniform. egg hunt begins at 2 p.m. Preschoolers will use the roped off level area, while children up to 14 hunt the hillside. Prizes include 10 for the golden egg and 5 for the silver egg among about 400 cash and merchandise awards. Wendell Gerlach and John Welsh chair the event.
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Middleport
Pomeroy-Middleport
Wendell Gerlach
John Welsh
Rotary
David Mills Is Honored On Birthday
Middleport observes sixth birthday of David Mills with a classroom party. Mrs Mills gives coloring books and candy eggs, grandmother Nora Mills attends, and guests include Mark Gilkey Timmy Thomas David Miller Bobby Jo McClure and Bobby Powers.
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Middleport
David Mills
Robert Mills
Eighth Grade Presents Two Plays at Bedford Youth Center
Bedford Elementary School eighth graders stage two plays at the Bedford Youth Center at 8 p.m. Saturday. In Short of Murder the cast includes Edward Smith Janet Mees Larry Just ice Randy Sycks Wendy Carpenter Kenda Chaney Rheba Brickles James Hudwell and Bill Shultz. The Bonehead Case features Walter Arnold Bob Jones Doris Randolph Evaline Arnold John Dean Lee Roy Cadle Patricia Blankenship and Bruce Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bedford Elementary
Bedford Youth Center
Edward Smith
Janet Mees
Larry Justice
Randy Sycks
Wendy Carpenter
Kenda Chaney
Rheba Brickles
James Hudwell
Bill Shultz
Bonehead
Walter Arnold
Bob Jones
Doris Randolph
Evaline Arnold
John Dean
Lee Roy Cadle
Patricia Blankenship
Bruce Justice
Easter sunrise services at Minersville Church
Easter sunrise services set for 6 a.m. at Minersville Methodist Church with Syracuse Methodists joining. Pastor Dr. L. L. Roush to speak. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30.
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Minersville
Syracuse Methodist Church
L. L. Roush
Annual Prom Set April 23 at Mid dleport High
Middleport announces the annual junior-senior banquet and prom on April 23 at Middleport High School. Committees include theme team leaders Dave Burkett and others, orchestra coordinators Sean Mullen and crew, decorations by a large volunteer group, invitation unit led by Alice Durst, and food committee members Carole Phillips through Darlene Doerfer.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Ross Miller Pomeroy Mary Titus Pomeroy Chancey Chapman Huntington W Va Dismissed James Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Miller
Pomeroy
Mary Titus
Chancey Chapman
Huntington
W. Va
James Sayre
Memorial Hospital Notes Highlight Local Veterans
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list include Janice Congo of Portland Lawrence Smith of Pomeroy Mary Sue Halley of Middleport Cora Wyant of Racine and David Sigman of Middleport along with Richard Grinstead as patients or attendees.
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Janice Congo
Portland
Lawrence Smith
Pomeroy
Mary Sue Halley
Middleport
Cora Wyant
Racine
David Sigman
Richard Grinstead
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Junior High
Allegheny Glassmaker
Electa Circle
Food Giant
E. State St
Rohr
Flag
Spencers
Marvin Spencer
Fairborn
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus
Ralph Spencer
Frances Hewetson
Harry Wehring
Thomas Hewetson
Lancaster
Harry Furnase
Letts
Iowa
John Hidlebaugh
Maschine
Pearl Stucky
State St
Stucky
Veterans Memorial Hospital
University of Arkansas
Rio
Grande
Garden Club
Marcia Hanson
Muskingum Club
James Swearingen
Belpre Club
Kathy Walters
Paul Craig
Gilbert Cullen
Albert Pool
Marietta
Rotary Club
San Francisco
Dante Alighieri
New York
Douglas Gorsline
Knights of
Ohio Valley Commandry
K. T
Masonic Temple
William R. Hayes
Naomi Baptist Church
Dave Burkett
Kenneth Harris
Kathy Bratton
Christine Bailey
Olita Lewis
Sean Mullen
Buddy Moore
Kathy Spengler
Jon Cunningham
David Oliver
Tom Evans
Eddie Gilmore
David Ashley
Tom Baker
Tom Blaine
John Blake
Sam Closworthy
Ralph Coleman
Robert Caruthers
Pat Edwards
John Evans
Michael Gardner
William Halsey
Roger Swartz
Larry Vance
Paul Wilson
Ronnie Hindy
John Hood
Melvin Millican
Larry Pettit
Robert Pooler
Joe Reichman
Fred Robinson
Robert Schmoll
Roger Shifler
Jack Sigman
Roger Snyder
Gene Stephenson
Gary Stobart
Jerry Yeanger
Alice Durst
Mary Teaford
Brenda Toney
Linda Gilkey
Becky Gilkey
Connie Cooke
Carole Anderson
Larry Gladwell
Rod Sauer
Roy Coleman
Carole Phillips
Carrie Sears
Sandra Hollinshead
Linda Jacobs
Linda Ratliff
Dee Slaven
Christine Bryan
Pam Covert
Darlene Doerfer
Meigs General Hospital
Volkswagen
C. B. Nye Company
Stimson
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