Good Friday Union Service Draws 166 Attendees in Pomeroy
The Good Friday union service in Pomeroy at the United Methodist Church drew 166 attendees. The invocation was by Rev. Lewis C. Berger, scripture by Rev. Paul Nye, prayers by Major Ray Wining, and a choir performance of The Seven Last Words led by Gladys Gibson. Rev. William Sleasman spoke on Christ's life during Holy Week, with a responsive reading by Rev. Robert Hegnauer. Both sanctuary and Sunday school rooms opened to seat all.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Lewis C. Berger
Paul Nye
Ray Wining
Salvation Army
Methodist Church
Gladys Gibson
William Sleasman
Variety Of Uses Foreseen For New Playground Area
Pomeroy residents watch Monkey Run playground completion with interest. County Clerk Virgil Brown says the site offers playground use plus adult activities to raise revenues for improvements. The association thanks The Pomeroy Motor Co and Fleming and Jobb for support. The field near Route 7 could host baseball, football, bleachers, and a hillside for seating. 17 flood lights were bought from WVOW plant and a 30 by 40 ft concrete slab will be built. Activities planned include dancing, roller skating, outdoor games, and a night golf driving range. The Lasley estate owns the land and Attorney H. Stewart cooperates with the group.
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Virgil Brown
The
Playground Association
Bend
Brown
Pomeroy Motor Co
Fleming
Jobb
Route 7
Pomeroy
Middleport
WVOW
Twin City
Lasley
H. Stewart
Great Bend Resident Dies at Home
Mrs. Grover Harris, 52, of Great Bend died Sunday morning. She leaves her husband Grover Harris and a large family including Isabel Lewis Ro landus Clarence Harris Stacie Bogard Betty Frazier Dorothy Harris Ruth Harris Lima Clifford Carl Curtis June Carroll Janie Harris all at home. Two children preceded her in death. Also surviving are father Tim Nease Racine brothers Dan Oran Gerald William Nease Howard Nease Racine Washington and Toronto sisters Bess Pickens Rochester Pa Cora Ritchie Portland. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Great Bend Baptist Church with interment Harris Cemetery. Friends may call Ewing Funeral Home until service.
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Racine
Oran Nease
State of Washington
Gerald Nease
U.S. Army
William Nease
Howard Nease
Toronto
Bess Pickens
Rochester
Cora Ritchie
Portland
Great Bend Baptist Church
Harris Cemetery
Ewing Funerals
Surgery Planned for Middleport Resident’s Son
Mrs. Leo Bee and her son will travel to Columbus to join William Bee of Chicago who is hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital. William is set for surgery Tuesday morning conducted by Dr. Thomas Lewis, former Middleport resident and son of Tom Lewis and the late Laura Wells Lewis.
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Middleport
Leo Beeson
Columbus
William
Chicago
St. Francis Hospital
Thomas Lewis
Tom Lewis
Laura Wells Lewis
Easter Services Fill Churches Across City Names and Details
Easter services attracted numerous families at dawn and throughout the day in Middleport. A sunrise service at Roadside Park coordinated by First Baptist and First Presbyterian featured a trellis altar, scripture readings, and music including The Holy City. Additional observances included Mt Moriah Church breakfast by the Junior Missionary Group and participation by local families and church groups.
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Middleport
Chrish
Billy Darst
Kenneth Sauer
Mary
Martha
Mildred Ohlinger
June
Jean Smart
Frances
Ruth Chase
David Darst, Jr
Frank Cheesebrew
Thomas Durst
June Seines
Eleanor Satterfield
Adrienne Mills
Shirley Miller
Sara Palmer
Driver Hurt In Accident Near Rock Springs Church
Oliver W. Clark, 68, is hospitalized with a broken left wrist, broken right leg and cuts after a Saturday 5 p.m. crash on Route 33 near Rocksprings Church. He was alone. family says he attempted to turn his car and lost control. William Bartels transported him to Meigs General Hospital where staff report his condition as satisfactory.
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Pomeroy
Oliver W. Clark
Meigs General Hospital
Rocksprings
Clark
William Bartels
Mr. Clark
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list numerous property actions. Transactions include Henry and Maxie Royster to Alva and Eleanor Collins in Pom eroy and multiple parcels in Pomeroy and Syracuse. Names cover Nease Bartels Spencers Manleys and others with various acreages and lot numbers.
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Henry
Maxie Royster
Alva
Eleanor Collins
Pomeroy
Leon Manley
Lewis J
Ruth Smith
Middleport
James D
Doris G. Spencer
Carl B
Marjorie I. Jennings
George C. Nease
Emmet P. Bartels
Syracuse
Emmett
Helen Bartels
Gertrude Whitington Graham
Paul A
Opal A. Duff
Columbia
Charles W
Merle Manley
Marion
Bessie Osler
Salisbury
Stella M. Kay
H. Q
Lovey J. Sayre
Racine
Fred M
Maggie
Katie S
Wallace Hill
George J
Marie Check
Hayman A
Elva D. Barnitz
William D
Velma Parsons
W. T. Perry
Rutland
Norma
Edna
Laura
Edward Jr
Schaefer
Charles
Alma Gordon
Phyllis
Worley
Haley
Griff
Elizabeth
Griff Jr
Monica
Edward
Dorothy Archer
Erma
James Norton
Helen
Richard Dunkle
Elmer
Myrta Schaefer
Wilbur
Ruth A. Young
August M
Katherine Amend
Alfred Gans
Margaret
Katherine Gantz
Proposed Church Sale To Be Discussed At Conference
The Bethany church building sale will be discussed at the Fourth Quarterly Conference at the United Methodist church Tuesday evening. Rev. Lewis C. Berger said the conference starts with a 6 30 p.m. potluck supper sponsored by the Young Adults Class of the Sunday School.
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Pomeroy
Bethany
United Methodist Church
Lewis C. Berger
Clothing Fire Injures Girl in Meigs County Household
Iris Van Cooney a sixth grade pupil was severely burned when her night clothes caught fire in front of a stove at her Short Fourth Street home. She is hospitalized at Meigs General Hospital with serious burns.
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Middleport
Iris van Cooney
Meigs General Hospital
Short Fourth St
Injured Woman Spends Weekend in Hospital after Fall
Mrs. Henry Barrett of Middleport, an employee at the Martin Hotel in Pomeroy, was injured Saturday while working. X rays showed no fracture but she suffers chest and hip bruises. Miss Katharine and Christine Grant visited their mother Mrs Homer F Grant over the weekend. Additional Meigs County news on page 10.
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Pomeroy
Henry Barrett
Middleport
Martin Hotel
Meigs General Hospital
Katharine
Christine Grant
Homer F. Grant
Meigs County
Community Easter Egg Hunt Postponed by Rain
Rain forced cancellation of the Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt in Roadside Park. Eggs with lucky numbers were hidden by Joe Young Emmett Shuler and Robert Coats and will be rehidden next Sunday at 2 p.m. Middleport firemen assisted with traffic and details.
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Middleport
Rotary Club
Joe Young
Emmett Shuler
Robert Coats
Radio Fund Dance Slated For May Frolic
A May Frolic will be held Saturday night May 7 at the Junior High Auditorium by the second period Junior English Class to benefit the police radio fund. Katherine Miller leads the event with Margaret and Her Merry-makers providing music. Square dance, intermission floor show, and student talent will entertain. refreshments available.
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Pomeroy
Katherine Miller
Margaret
Police Radio Fund
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Church Services and Blessings
Communion services at First Baptist Church and Heath Methodist Church were held with floral offerings and choir performances. New members joined the churches and a christening for Rodney Charles Karr took place at Heath Methodist Church. A recent bridal shower for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dalley was hosted by Richard Dow and friends with gifts and refreshments.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Heath Methodist Church
George Hackett Jr
Charles Pomeroy
Austin Russell
Dale Winebrenner
Clifford Stumbe
B. F Parmaive
Ray Laman
Homer Hartley
Nancy Ley
Werner French
Lin Lyons
Jo Ann Wilson
Eddie Kitchen
W. B. Moore
Richard Dow
Robert Dalley
Bonnie Dow
Dale Jacobs
Edgar Vale
Betty Romine Walton
Ithmer Neal
William Robson
Charlotte
Doris Dow
Betty Edwin
Anna Mae Morrison
Helen Hysell
Amy Whaley
Jean Whaley
Jeannette Wyman
Easter Guests In Middleport List Ohio Guests
Middleport hosts a long list of Easter visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Jack Howell and Miss Ruth Taylor of Columbus with their relatives the Taylor and Haggerty families, James Haggerty from Ohio University, the Hills from Dayton, the Richards Chambers party, the Dillard family from Dayton, the Smiths from Athens, the Thompsons and Paul Michael with the A V Smiths, and Margaret Houdashelt and roommate from Franklin College with their parents.
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Middleport
Jack Howell
Ruth Taylor
Columbus
Leonid Taylor
Mary Virginia Haggerty
James Haggerty
Ohio University
Edwin Haggerty
Robert Hill
Marcia
Robert
Dayton
Richard Chambers
John ‘Dillard
Janet Dillard
John Dillard
Paul Smith
Athens
J. Thompson
Paul Michael
A. V. Smiths
Margaret Houdashelt
Margareta Cassillas
Franklin College
Franklin
Ind
Playlets by kindergarten and primary students at PTA meeting
Middleport pupils will present short plays at the April PTA meeting this evening. President Mrs. Willis Anthony announced officers will be elected.
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Middleport
PTA
Willis Anthony
Shrine group to meet for 4 PM session and 8 PM installation
Middleport Mary Shrine No. 37 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will convene at 4 p.m. Tuesday and recess until 8 p.m. when it reconvenes for installation ceremonies.
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Middleport
Middleport Mary Shrine
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Easter Rabbit Visits Central School Kindergarten
Middleport reports an Easter rabbit visited Central School kindergarten on Thursday and gave each child a small treat.
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Middleport
Central School
Heath Methodist Class No 12 welcomes speaker Mrs. J P Lockary
Mrs J P Lockary will be guest speaker when Class No 12 of Heath Methodist Church meets Wednesday evening.
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Midpleport
J. P. Lock‘ary
Heath Methodist Church
Church calendar talk and birthday observance noted
Mea James Weber hosted a meeting at Gravel THN with Mrs Lochary of Grate Episcopal Church as speaker on Sensors and Symbols of the Church Calendar. In Middleport a birthday anniversary dinner for Mrs Florence Push was held at The Little Mouse for her son and daughter-in-law Francis Bush of Dayton and guests including Rev Charles Pomeroy and others.
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James Weber
Gravel
Lochary
Grate Episcopal Church
Pomeroy
Middleport
Mra
Florence Push
Little Mouse
Francis Bush
Dayton
Charles Pomeroy
Soma
Gregory
Judson and Mares
C. J. Rhodes
Easter Guests Visit Area Families Across Ohio
A variety of relatives from Columbus, Chillicothe, Huntington, Zanesville, Vienna and Dayton gathered for Easter at homes of local families including the Mills, Lambert, Daw son, Frvin, Lyons, Sanborns and Wood households. Attendees included police, nurses and military families with children visiting from Akron and Chester Louisiana.
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Mra
Howard
Bud
Russell
Mra Delbert
Cleo
Donna
Bob
Columbus
Max
Lambert
Max Richard
Chillicothe
Harry Mills
Dana Lambert
Forrest Dawson Bachtel
Viet
J. W. Dawson
Vienna
Forrest Bachtel
Virginia Arnold
R. N
Huntington
Clifford Frvin
Third Ave
Bernard Shrum
Zanesville
John Lyons II
Max Sanborns
M. W. Tillett
Ba and
Tom
Akron
Mies Dolores Carnahan
Chester
Col
Curtin Wood
Dayton
E. M. Wood
Dan Farmer
Lynn
Easter Weekend Visits Spread Across Local Families
The text lists numerous local families hosting relatives over the Easter weekend including the Palmers, Roushes, Hughes, Capehart, Root, and Odlinger households. Glenn Roush and Virginia Hughes are noted among travelers, with Glenn stationed at Hanover Field. The Athens Med School golf team halted in Middleport on their route from Blue Vila events.
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Herman Odlinger
Clarence Root
Michael Bart
Mies Mary Root
Ormer
Athens Med School
Middleport Fort
Camel cigarette refund guarantee notice
An advertisement from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem North Carolina offers a full refund of the purchase price plus postage if the buyer is not convinced Camels are the best cigarette. The notice invites returning the package with unused cigarettes.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Companys
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
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