Easter egg hunt draws hundreds in Middleport
Meigs County children from toddlers to teens joined the Middleport Rotary Club at Roadside Park for the Easter Sunday event. 166 colored eggs won cash and merchandise prizes donated by local business and professionals. Rotary officials, Middleport Fire Department, and police helped run the day with Paul Smart as emcee and Mayor Harry Craig opening the festivities. Special guests included wards of the Meigs County Children’s Home who attended by bus and enjoyed ice cream and photos.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Emmett Shuler
Paul Smart
Ohio
Harry Craig
Sunrise Church Easter Breakfast at Federated Church
Members of Federated Church gathered for Easter breakfast after sunrise service in the church social rooms. Women prepared coffee cakes with Easter eggs and coffee served at long tables. attendees mingled in fellowship. Mrs Ben Neutzling, organist, received a lamp from Norman Eloes for faithful service.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Lange
Ben Neutzling
Norman Eloes
Service Man Makes Washing Machine In Saipan
Bill Childs one of thirteen to reach the A M M 2 c rank has built a washing machine in Saipan to handle his weekly laundry His mother Mrs George Childs received pictures of Bill and his new invention He observed his 20th birthday in Saipan this month
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Middleport
Bill Childs
Saipan
George Childs
Bill
Native of Middleport Dies Saturday
Mrs Leste Snyder born Carolyn Swallow 42 of Middleport died Saturday at Mt Carmel Hospital. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Spears Funeral Home at two o clock. She was a Middleport High School graduate, worked for J B Downing Insurance Co before moving to Columbus. Survived by husband two children Carolyn Sue and Russell parents and other relatives. Several cousins and relatives plan to attend the Columbus funeral.
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Middleport
Leste Snyder
Carolyn Swallow
Mt Carmel Hospital
David Farmer
Dan Farmer
Spears Funeral Home
Snyder
George Swallow
Middleport High School
Columbus
J. B Downing Insurance Co
Carolyn Sue
Russell
Arthur Skinner
Tommy
Lynn
Aged Woman Dies at Minersville
Mrs Mary Schmitt aged 92 died Sunday evening at her Minersville home Funeral services will be announced later by Ew ing Funeral Home She is survived by a daughter Lena Bartels at home two sons William Schmitt Minersville and Abner Schmitt Meadville Pa six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
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Minersville Pomeroy
Ewing Funeral Home
Mary Schmitt
Minersville
Lena Bartels
Willam Schmitt
Abner Schmitt
Meadville
Huber Family Easter Gathering Completes War-Era Group
At the Lena Huber home over Easter a full family group gathered for the first time since the war. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Duffy Jr Paul Huber Columbus Cadet Nurse Ruth Huber Chicago Mr and Mrs Phillip Globokar Cleveland Mrs Elizabeth Huber and Mrs Mary Huber.
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Pomeroy
Lena Huber
John Duffy, Jr
Paul Huber
Columbus
Ruth Huber
Chicago
Phillip Globokar
Cleveland
Elizabeth Huber
Mary Huber
Western Reserve Co op: Cleveland’s Little U N
In Cleveland the Western Reserve Student Cooperative House at Western Reserve University functions as a daily United Nations. A diverse group of 20 residents from multiple races and backgrounds share duties, meals, and social events in a strictly cooperative, inclusive setting.
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Western Reserve
Cleveland
Little U.N
Marianne Pachner
NEA
United Nations
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Western Reserve University
Ruby Dewa
Honolulu
Yeon Smith
Salt Lake City
Bridge of Arms
Mary Baker
Momence
Maurice Bovenizer
Bellaire
Record collector guards epic Joe Jefferson prize item
George C. A. Hantelman, a Cleveland area record enthusiast, refuses to sell his vast phonograph collection valued at about 30,000, after a bidder offers high sums for a Joe Jefferson record. His archives span 3,380 albums and 350,000 selections with rare items like Caruso Farrar duet and a 1927 Dempsey Tunney fight record.
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Marianne Pachler
NEA
Cleveland
Joe Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
George C. A. Hantelman
Hantelman
Dawn Records
Ana
Eugenia Bronshama
Bettina Freeman
Han‘telman
Enrico Caruso
Geraldine Farrar
Caruso
Miss Farrar
London
Belgium
Richard Tauber
Leoncavalla
Grieg
Eucharistic Congress Children’s Choir
Chicago
Napoleon
Gladstone
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Lord
Haw Haw
Tokyo Rose
Soldier's Field
Sarah Bernhardt
Rudolph Valentino
Akron, O
Corning Social Notes Details Banquet Plans and Local News
Corning plans for a May 2 booster banquet to honor the first Perry County basketball tournament win in school history. A noted speaker and a floor show are planned. Also listed are hospital and family news, local visits, a chickenpox epidemic at Children’s Hospital Columbus, a campus visit, a chicken supper event, a hospital admission, an arm fracture, and community notes from various residents.
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Corning
Perry County
Clde Myers
Judy
Gibbons Hospital
Logan
Gail E. Wallace
John Hodgson
Columbus
Jerry Kocks
John W Kocks
Gus Chivalis
Opal Neal
Beryl Booth
Owen Duffy
Ohio University
John Duff
Elza Musick
White Cross Hospital
Brownfield Coal Co
Monahala
J. R. Stallings
Tommy Frasure
Sear
S. E. Frasure
South Valley St
Den
Cah
William ‘Tedrow
Jer Ty Roof
Jerr Tedrow
Tim Rocks
Ronald Wilson
Hester Latta
Merchant Latta
Standard Feature on Human Height and Atmosphere Height
A science note explains that eye to head height is nearly uniform across people, regardless of stature. It also states that about 90 percent of Earth's atmospheric mass sits within 12 miles of the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt House
Easter Party At Heath Methodist Church Hosted In Middleport
Mrs Earl Knight chaired an Easter party for her daughter's Sunday School class at Heath Methodist Church. Children enjoyed Easter games pinning the tail on the bunny and egg hunts, then shared refreshments with Easter egg centerpieces. Prizes went to Juanita Hawkins Barbara Swisher Marvy Carolyn Miller Sylvia Atkins Xancy Roller Sharon Riley. Extra attendees included Linda Atkins Judith Jacobs Roberta Connely Cheril Blake Patty Lloyd Virginia Lee Smith and Marilyn Sue Knight. A Feeney Bennett Post American Legion meeting is set for Wednesday to plan the Swanee Minstrels show in May directed by Herman Pete Mees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Knight
Heath Methodist Church
Juanita Hawkins
Barbara Swisher
Pomeroy Personal Notices and Military Updates
Pomeroy personals note Robert Morris is assigned to USS Taconic in the New York fleet. Orville E Bratton is honorably discharged at Great Lakes after 28 months in service, much of it in the Southwest Pacific. Charles Hess of St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg is slightly improved. Navy brothers Danny and Donald Rosenbaum visit as their father A H Rosenbaum recovers from a heart ailment. Easter weekend visits include Mrs Earl Witt and others in Cleveland and Columbus.
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Robert Morris, S 2c
New York
Robert Morris
Orville E Bratton
Omer Bratton
Great Lakes
Southwest Pacific
Charles Hess
St Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Danny
Donald Rosenbaum
US Navy
A H Rosenbaum
Philippines
Donald
Tokyo
Earl Witt
Cleveland
Willam Bowen
Columbus
George Kehrer
Bucyrus
Harry Bowen
Hazel Bowen
Braley Funeral Held for William Braley in Middleport
Funeral services for William Marion Braley age 84 died at his daughter Mrs Harry Hysell 660 Broadway Sunday. Services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Ewing Chapel Pomeroy with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery. Rev Ernest Higgenbottom of West Union WV to officiate. Survived by daughter Mrs Hysell and granddaughter Miss Margaret Elia Hisell. Friends may call at Ewing Chapel where the body lies.
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Middleport
Wiliam Marion Braley
Harry Hysell
Broadway
Ewing Chapel
Pomeroy
Middleport Hill
Ernest Higgenbottom
West Union
W. Va
Hysell
Margaret Elia Hisell
Large Easter Attendance Across Churches in Middleport
Easter observances drew large crowds across Middleport churches. Sunrise services, early morning worships at 5:30 and 6:30, and memorial flowers lit tapers filled sanctuaries. Mary Rose Semmes wed Robert Mitch at Heath Methodist after sunrise. Mary Susan Burkey baptized at 10:30 service. First Baptist pageant and Church of Christ services marked a series of events. First Presbyterian, led by Rev H G McMillen, offered special music and ongoing worship.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Mary Rose ‘Semmes
John Seines
Robert Mitch
Perry Mitch
H. A. Rothrack
Farilies
Mary Susan Burkey
Don Burkey
Josephine Emmish
Columbus
First Baptist Church
Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
H. G. McMillen
D. D
Easter Worship Fills Pomeroy Churches With Joyful Services
Traditional Easter services draw crowds across Pomeroy. Federated Church choir performs Memories of Easter Morn cantata under Mrs. Alice Smith Nease. United Methodist, Sacred Heart, Grace Episcopal host sunrise, high and daily masses with special music and flowers. Knights Templar join 4:30 service. Lenten mite boxes and flowers distributed to Grace children.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Alice Smith Nease
Lorenz
Ben Neutzling
Smith
Ralph Kuether
Robert Hatley
Lois Neutzling
Robert Hartley
Margaret Blaettmer
Maud Grueser
Helen Neutzling
Virginia Smith
Harry Wehring
United Methodist Church
Ohio Valley Commandery
Knights Templar
Albert Butters
Chor
Marcellene Buell
Howard Ebersbach
Sacred Heart Church
Hulda Klein
Varied names for sheepshead fish across regions
The article notes the sheepshead fish of the Great Lakes and lists regional names such as crocus in Indiana, gaspergou in Louisiana, and drum or thunderpumper in other places. It also mentions people possess possessions across Africa and several European nations including Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
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Great Lakes
Indiana
Louisiana
Africa
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Dies During Visit Here
Charles Lehew died Saturday night at the home of his sister in Mason City after visiting relatives in town. An employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Steubenville for 47 years he had been in ill health for over a year. He belonged to Masonic bodies including Blue Lodge Shrine and the 32nd Degree. Funeral at Ewing Chapel Wednesday at 2:30 with Mason City Cemetery burial. He is survived by sisters Mrs Hartenbach and Miss Lehew and a brother W R Lehew of Florida.
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Blue Lodge
The
Shrine
Ewing Chapel
Mason City Cemetery
Mason City
W. V
Hartenbach
Miss Lehew
W R. Lehew
Florida
Legion Dance Attracts Large Attendance
Easter dances in Middleport and vicinity sponsored by Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion drew a large crowd. Rex Koons' band from Athens provided music for the event in the former K of P Hall now owned by Robert Roush. Green and white decorations complemented the veterans’ participation.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American ‘Legion
Rex Koons
Band of
Athens
K. of P. Hall
Robert Roush
Ancient Greasby Clock Ticks On After 210 Years
A 210-year-old clock in Greasby England has served nearly two million hours since its 1735 construction and remains in good condition.
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Greasby
England
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Athens Messenger
Chio
Huber
School of Social Sciences
Peru
Panama
India
Hawaii
China
Germany
United States
House
Virgin Islands
Wall of Jerusalem
Rowena
Habima
Palestine
Waterloo
Balaclava
Frederick the Great
Utmen Haydn
Corning Social Notes
Meigs Star Dairy
Kanawha Dairy Pt. Pleasant
Gallipolis
Purity Ice Cream CO
Middleport Social Notes
Feeney-Bennett Post, American Legion
Legion Hall
Swanee Minstrels
Herman
Pete )Mees
Legionaires
Pomeroy Personals
Braley
East Main Street
R. G. Webster Real Estate Broker
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Botting Co
Foltew
G. I. Cabs
Second & Mill Sts
Charles Edwards
George Conde, Jr
George Baker
Halad Hindy
Legion
Norito
Willliamson Furnaces
Williamson Heater Company
Williamson
W. Dodson
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohlo
Pala AI Meigs
Bendvue
Walt Disney
Paris Underground
Constance Bennett
Gracie Fields
Kurt Kreuger
Charles Andrew
Shadow
Bane Richmond
Barbara Reed
Tom Dugsa
MR. Muggs
East Side Kids
Fords
Ford
Fred R. Beasli
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