Meigs Religious Education Plan Praised at Meigs County Meeting
Dr. Albert Clark of Columbus commended Meigs County for its school religious education program led by Mrs. Ralph Zandel. He supported weekday religious education as a juvenile delinquency safeguard and noted the Supreme Court ruling shifts doctrinal training to parents and church. New officers were elected and funds discussed for county programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Albert Clark
Columbus
Meigs County
Weekday Religious Education Association
Ralph Zandel
Supreme Court
Wendell Gerlach
Association
Zundel
Nan Moore
Harold Spencer
Chester
Donald Boone
Moore
Virgil Atkins
Robert Card
C. P. Bradbury
Beulah White
Paul Haptonstall
Mr. Boone
Southern Local Band Awards Presented at Banquet
Awards were presented at the Southern Local High School band banquet in Racine. Guests included Thomas Reed and Mrs Reed plus several staff and boosters. Edward Johnson awarded senior pins to many named band members. spring concert set for May 8. Sambie Yates was ill and could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Thomas Reed
Wahama
Reed
Alice Jones
Wilma Henderson
Vera Beegle
Band Boosters Association
Edward Johnson
Judy Cozart
Karen Furbee
Terry Roush
Jamita Smith
Clifford Ashley
Sandra Bailey
Craig Cairns
William Downie
Karen Grueser
Debra Hayes
Phillip Hill
Nancy Hoback
Pat London
Iris McKay
Carla Morris
Brenda Norris
Nola Obitz
Charles Snodgrass
Robin Stearns
May Tyree
Linda Yost
Nancy Yost
Donna Dailey
James Hamm
Sammie Yates
Johnson
Boosters Association
Fire Rips Through Gallia County House. Lightning Suspected
A two story eight room house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Jeffers on Sandfork Peniel Road was destroyed by fire late Saturday. Neighbors aided in saving belongings as the blaze also destroyed a coal house and smokehouse cellar. Investigators note possible lightning as a cause amid Saturday thunderstorms. No one was home. loss estimate about 13 000 to 14 000 dollars. Deputy James E. Baldwin reports the Jeffers family worked at a Columbus plastics plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Boyd Jeffers
Sandfork-Peniel Rd
Gallia County
Sheriff’s Department
James E. Baldwin
Jeffers
Columbus
Six Gallon Club May Get Member Thursday
Huntington regional bloodmobile visit to Grace Methodist Church in Gallia County will mark eligibility for J Dean Eisel and 37 others to join the Six Gallon Club. Eisel has 47 pints. total eligibles include 38 donors for various gallon levels and multiple names listed for two to six gallon clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Six Gallon Club
Gallipolis
J. Dean Eisel
Lower River Rd
Gallia
Huntington
Grace Methodist Church
Eisel
Gallia County
Red Cross
Nelson Gardner
Glenn Smith, Jr
John R. Bane
Leslie Brucker
Fred Greenlee
William Kuhn
John C. Markley
Andy Lem
Riverview Garden Club to Meet in Reedsville April 23
Riverview Garden Club members will gather April 23 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Claremont Harris home with Herman Grossnickle assisting. Arbor Day plans for Riverview School will be discussed. Also notes on visits and regional meetings plus 4H Peace Corps volunteers count over 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Riverview Garden Club
Claremont Harris
Herman Grossnickle
Riverview School
Oren Childers
Emerick
Parkersburg
Long Bottom
Middleport
Walter Brown
Robert King
Ambrose Kibble
Donald Osborne
Will Swain
R. E. Williams
Lyle Balderson
Kay
Thelma Orr of
Bashan
Denver Weber and Sons
R. L. Larkins
Carl Buckley
Ernest Whitehead
Harold Massar
Pomeroy
Larry Barton
Grant Boring House
Blood for Child Operation Bloodmobile seeks donors in Pomeroy
Cheryl Diana Benedum six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Loren Benedum from Reedsville Route 1 underwent open heart surgery at Children s Hospital Colum bus April 15. Meigs County residents may donate blood at the Red Cross bloodmobile at Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium from 12 noon to 6 pm next Monday. An estimated 25 to 30 pints will be needed. To register as a donor call WY 2 3895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Cheryl Diana Benedum
Loren Benedum
Reedsville
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Pomeroy Junior High School
Miss Benedum
Health Club Sets Election of Officers in Rock Springs
The Rock Springs Better Health Club planned its next meeting to elect officers at the home of Mrs. Roy Grueser. Mrs. William Grueser led devotions. Mrs. Scott Folmer was reported in satisfactory condition after eye surgery. The group voted a Cancer Crusade contribution and heard poetry from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rock Springs
William Grueser
Scott Folmer
Riverview Methodist Hospital
Columbus
Wayne Sloan
Rollin Radford
Harold Blackston
Hugh Beards
Wilbur Bailey
George Skipner
Amos Leonard
Fred Goeglein
Opha Offutt
Edward Ball
Enterprise EUB Church group hostess meeting notes
The Willing Workers Class of the Enterprise EUB Church met at Mrs. Myrtle Long’s home to send flowers to Mrs. Lawrence Smith who had surgery at Holzer Hospital. Devotions were led by Mrs. James Will and readings by several members. An original poem by Mrs. Alice Frick was presented. Refreshments followed. Ice cream consumption data cited from the USDA shows Americans averaged 52 pounds of dairy product per person in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lawrence Smith
Holzer Hospital
Enterprise Eub
Myrtle Long
James Will
Ed King
Paul Frick
Carl Moore
Geoffrey Wilson
Dorothy Long
Eldon Weeks
Alice Frick
Smith
Miss Rogers Marks Her 11th Birthday
Miss Mary Jean Rogers of Nelsonville observed her eleventh birthday Sunday at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Young on West Main Street. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Rogers sister Janet friends Mrs Sybil Puckett and daughters Gail and Ann Nelsonville her aunt Mrs Gaynelle Wise and Mrs James Fugate of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Jean Rogers
Nelsonville
Thomas Young
W. Main St
Robert Rogers
Janet
Sybil Puckett
Gail
Ann
Gaynelle Wise
James Fugate
Hootenanny Theme Wakes Middleport Child Conservation Night
The Middleport unit of the Child Conservation League held its annual guest night at the Legion Hall with a hootenanny theme. Name cards used miniature owl and goat figures. prizes were awarded to several members. entertainment included Mickey Davenport pantomiming and folk songs by Mrs. Ashley and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Officers were elected in a post party business session and plans were made to prepare sack lunches for Meigs County children traveling to Nelsonville for eye exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Child Conservation League
Middleport Legion Hall
Peggy Houdashelt
Dwight Cullums
Houdashelt
Dan White
Tom Rue
James Johnson
Kitty Kauff
Robert Ashley
Lionel Boggs
Mickey Davenport
Ashley
Johnson
Curt McDaniel
Glen Hensler
Angus Howard
Dale Walburn
Towell Beaver
John Krawsczyn
Fugene Conde
William Ingels
Robert Burkett
Conde
Beaver
Earl Davenport
Nelsonville
Meigs County Schools
Meigs County Land Transfers From Various Parties
Multiple deeds record transfers in Meigs County with parcels in Salisbury Olive Two Bedford Bed ford Township Pomeroy Sutton Letart Middleport Chester and Olive Two. Names include Ethel Jones Hence Jones to Martha Ellen Kiz zie Ora E Myers to Howard Lawrence Freda Deeter to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co Leonora Cain Jonah Cain to Martin L Curtis Kay Curtis Anna M Baird Nathan Arnold deceased to Hazel Arnold B O'Brien Roberta O'Brien to Carl Platter Kay Platter Ann S Coe to Helen J Roush Richard Clyde Norris Nellie Bernice Norris to Er win Gloeckner Margaret Gloeckner Richard Qualls to Lloyd O Harris Susie Harris Purley Karr Altona Karr to Paul Karr Ruth Karr Manning Marcinko Thomas J Marcinko Mo na L Marcinko CHARGES Non-Support Gallia County arrest details James H Rece 31 Vinton pleaded innocent to non-support bond set at 800 with grand jury term to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Jones
Hence Jones
Martha Ellen Kizzie
Salisbury
Ora E. Myers
Howard Lawrence
Olive Two
Freda Deeter
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Leonora Cain
Jonah Cain
Martin L. Curtis
Kay Curtis
Bedford Township
Anna M. Baird
Nathan Arnold
Hazel Arnold
Bedford
J. B. O’brien
Roberta O’brien
Carl Platter
Kay Platter
Pomeroy
Ann S. Coe
Helen J. Roush
Sutton
Richard Clyde Norris
Nellie Bernice Norris
Erwin Gloeckner
Margaret Gloeckner
Letart
Richard Qualls
Lloyd O. Harris
Susie Harris
Middleport
Purley Karr
Altona Karr
Paul Karr
Ruth Karr
Chester
Manning Marcinko
Thomas J. Marcinko
Mona L. Marcinko
Car Smacks Pole in Middleport Cutting Lights
A one car crash on State Route 143 at 8:20 p.m. left a utility pole snapped and lights out for over four hours. Driver Jennifer Sue Withee, 22, Middleport, was treated at Meigs Memorial Hospital for facial bruises after the vehicle left the road and struck the pole. State Highway Patrol investigated. On Sunday emergency responders refused transport for Grant St. Buckner at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradbury
Jennifer Sue Withee
Meigs Memorial Hospital
State Highway Patrol
John Buckner
Grant St. Buckner
32 Honor Students Are Listed
Gallia lip s High School principal Han nan Trace High School lists 32 students on the fifth six weeks honor roll. Ten students earned all A grades. Named All A’s are Becky Saunders Mary Lou Rice Ann Campbell Clara Jeffers Diana Ours Margaret Thompson Donna Woodyard Agnes Johnson Opal Martin Sue Mooney. Other honor roll students include Connie Rankin Clara Saunders Mary Montgomery Donald Saunders Ollie Mae Barry Faye Jones Billie Jo Mayberry Barbara Swindler Barbara Cline Lola Jones Larry Queen Terry Rucker Nancy Saunders Carol Small Peggy Daniels Roger Randolph Patricia Sowards Brenda Blake Faye Clary Ronnie Dennison Doris Cox Barbara Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David C. Campbell
Hannan Trace High School
Becky Saunders
Mary Lou Rice
Ann Campbell
Clara Jeffers
Diana Ours
Margaret Thompson
Donna Woodyard
Agnes Johnson
Opal Martin
Sue Mooney
Connie Rankin
Clara Saunders
Mary Montgomery
Donald Saunders
Ollie Mae Barry
Faye Jones
Billie Jo Mayberry
Barbara Swindler
Barbara Cline
Lola Jones
Larry Queen
Terry Rucker
Nancy Saunders
Carol Small
Peggy Daniels
Roger Randolph
Patricia Sowards
Brenda Blake
Faye Clary
Ronnie Dennison
Doris Cox
Barbara Thompson
Boosters Hold Rummage Sale in Pomeroy
The Pomeroy Band Boosters plan a rummage sale Thursday through Saturday at the former Phil Williamson building on West Main Street. Items may be contributed by calling WY 2 2575 WY 2 2204 or WY 2 2023 or by leaving items Wednesday. Sale hours are 9 a m to 5 p m daily. Mrs. Charles Lytle is cookies chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Band
Phil Williamson
W. Main St
Charles Lytle
Meigs County Grand Larceny Affidavit Filed
An information affidavit charging Harold Edward Young with grand larceny has been filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Prosecuting Attorney Bernard Fultz. The case involves theft of about $1000 worth of tools and equipment from Richards and Son Gravel Co. in Apple Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harold Edward Young
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Bernard Fultz
Richards and Son Gravel Co
Apple Grove
Cancer Cure Seen For Meigs Youngster
Jennifer Scarberry of Middleport may have been cured of cancer after nearly two years of treatment led by early detection and cancer research. Her father Alfred Scarberry Jr, principal of Middleport High School, and her mother credit Children's Hospital Columbus and University Hospital cobalt therapy plus multiple surgeries for the recovery. A local American Cancer Society fund drive to support Meigs County cancer care is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jennifer Searberry
Alfred Scarberry
George Vaughan
Cancer Crusade
Meigs County
American Cancer Society
Jennifer
Scarberry
Middleport High School
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
University Hospital
Scarberrys
Peggy
Bruce
Amy
Cancer Society
Local Circles Schedule Evening Meetings in Meigs County
The Electa, Dorcas, and Love Joy Circles of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society meet at Middleport First Baptist Church at 6 30 p m Tuesday for a potluck. Women's Guild gathers 7 30 p m Wednesday at Federated Church with Mrs Meinhart in charge and Mrs Mora leading devotional. Public welcome with Busy Bee Sewing Circle as social hour host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa
Dorcas
Love Joy
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Middleport
Third Friday Club Hosts Meet At Guinther Home
Mrs Max Meinhart hosted the Third Friday Club at Mr and Mrs James Guinther residence. Mrs Denver Thoma led a brief business meeting and prizes were awarded to Mrs Ben Neutzling Mrs Everett Dailey Mrs Cleland Hines and Mrs Grover Erb. Refreshments followed.
Southern Seniors Present Mountain Gal at School
Southern High School seniors under Carl B. Weese will stage Mountain Gal Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Cast includes Karen Furbee Bob Sylvester Sandra Adams Judy Cozart Max Knopp Robert Chancey George Cundiff Carol Teaford Vernon Donahue and Richard Holter. Matinees are set for Thursday and Friday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Carl B. Weese
Southern High School
Three Divorce Suits Are Filed In Meigs County
Three divorce suits have been filed in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Frank Musser seeks custody of three minors in a suit against Nancy Musser. Flora Bing sues George Bing, both tied to Pomeroy routes, while Violet Anderson sues Lawrence Anderson near Rutland over custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Frank Musser
Nancy Musser
Flora Bing
Langsville
George Bing
Violet Anderson
Rutland
Lawrence Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs
Southern Local Band
Sheriff's Department
Old Cheshire High School
Baldwin
Eugene F. Moore
Cheshire
Mrs. Lyle Balderson
United States
Cheryl Benedum
Health Club
Club
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nabisco
Kotex
Tenderleaf
Rte
Shedd
Thousand Island
Miss Rogers
Boosters
Meigs Memortal Hospital
Sidney Manual
Garnet Potts
Syracuse
Caroline Logan
Coolville
Albert VanCooney
Blaine Walburn
Hershel LeMaster
Addie Barton
Janice Fife
Ross Shoemaker
John Werner
Charles Klein
Bessie Siders
Glenroy Ewing
Ee Massey-Ferguson
Fulton-Thompson Tractor Sales & Service
Spring Avenue
Pomeroy, Ohio
Jennifer Scarberry
Southern
Housewives
Robinson's
Robinson
E. Second St. WY
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