Middleport Easter Hunt planned Sunday at Roadside Park
Middleport plans its annual Community Easter Hunt at Roadside Park Sunday at two o clock with Middleport Volunteer Firemen and local businesses sponsoring prizes. Children from the County Children's Home are invited as special guests and will receive a treat at the Dairy Shop after the hunt. Eggs hidden will contain prizes and will be displayed at Martin and Roller Drug Store.
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Igs County
Ity
Rtesy
J. H. Grate
H. E
Japate
Martin & Roller Drug Store
Ittee
Emmett Shuler
Gor- Harris
Allen. Jenkinson
Wandauty
G. O
Schmoll Radio
la Salle
Middleport
Friendly Tavern
Rev. Dairy
Tri-Lustrers
C. O
R Market
Old Beauty
McCoy Hat
McMaster Hardware
H. J. Hysell Furniture
Baking Co
Sanborn Jewelco
J. H. Smith
Ell
Mary Jane
Iddieport
Tansbury Drug Co
Dr. G. C.haaf
Livingston Studio
Supt
W. McComas
Russell Autoles
M. G. Harnick
Roush’s
Gordon Harris
Fran H. Klein
F. M. Cluff
Dr. E. Boice
Charles Wise Jr
J. Bowning & Son
Chambers Groovy
Service Men Bring News From Pacific and Home Front
Mrs Mae Van Inwagen of Pomeroy reports a V mail letter from her son Pvt Ert Van Inwagen dated April noting his safe arrival in the Hawaiian Islands. Cpl Julius Zahl of Mesa Arizona enjoys a Friday furlough with relatives in Minersville and Cleveland. Mrs Forbes of Minersville arranged his Cleveland visit to spend remaining days with kin.
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Pomeroy
Mae van Iniagen
Pvt. Ert van InWagen
Hawaiian Island
Julius Zahl
Uma
Arizona
Minersville
Cleveland
Ie Forbes
Divorce Filed in Meigs County Pleas Court
Lydia Arnott sues George Arnott in Meigs County for divorce on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They married August 14, 1937, have no children, and she seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name Josephine Biffle.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Com Pleas Court
Lydia Joseph Arnott
George Arnott
Ple
The
Plain
Josephine Biffle
Sam Ho Bruss
Ruth Bruss
Fm H.russ
Court of Common
Athens County
Ohio
Moore
rivepeAy
Ht. Bruss
Bum
Easter Services Planned In Middleport Churches
Middleport churches announce Easter observances with sunrise services, pageants, and special music. First Baptist hosts a 6:00 candlelight morning program titled The Light Eternal followed by a 9:15 combined program and a 7:30 candle baptismal service. Church of Christ holds 6:15 sunrise service with Junior and Senior Choirs and a 10:15 worship. Heath Methodist schedules a 6:30 sunrise service with Life Everlasting theme and Easter anthems. Mt Moriah Baptist offers 10:30 am and 7:30 pm services I Am Alive Forever More and Jesus Never Fails with special music. Presbyterian attendees invited to Federated Church in Pomeroy for 6:30 sunrise and 9:30 Sunday School aiming 125. Gene Grate provides Easter music at 10:00 prior to 10:30 worship.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Ralph Zandel
Church of Christ
Arthur Skinner
James Redman
Christ
Gordon Harris
Heath Methodist Church
Willis Aleshire
Aleshire
H. A. Rothrock
First Presbyterian Church
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Gene Grate
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
B. R. Smith
Jesus
Loyal Berean Class Plans Easter Flower Sale
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ discussed an Easter flower sale in the Shiflet building on N Second Ave between Evans Grocery and Safety Cab. Mrs Ray Bachner’s group hosted the meeting with co leader Mrs Marvin Kelly and other hostesses. The evening featured Scripture read by Mrs Kelly and a musical number by Mrs Meinhart, Mrs Van Meter and Homer Rice. Orange ice cup cakes Easter candy and coffee were served during the social hour.
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Middleport
Berean
Church of Christ
Shiflet
N. Second Ave
Evans Grocery
Safety Cab Ree
Saturn Jambere
Ray Bachner
Marvin Kelly
Herbert Fink
Howard Williams
Doyle Miller
Easter Services at Simpson Methodist Church
Easter sunrise communion at 6 30 a m with a dedicatory communion table donated by Mr and Mrs C F Tompkins. The choir provides special music and Church School meets at 9 15 with Theo Smith supervising. Rev Nobel M Rompel preaches at 10 30 on Valor Jesus Had It and We Need It. Gifts from mothers of men used in worship.
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Mothers of Men
Episcopal Easter Services Planned at Grace Church
In Poromero y Grace Episcopal Church will hold Holy Communion on Easter Sunday at 11 AM with Rev. Charles Baird delivering a sermon titled Christ's Greatest Promise Eternal Life. Mrs. Willard Ashworth plays the organ and the choir under Mrs. Raymond Farnham performs the choral service and Christ the Lord Is Risen Today. Soloists Rosemary Ward and Margaret Jean Story. Children’s services at 10:30 AM feature Lenten mite boxes and blooming potted plants symbolizing the Resurrection.
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Grace Episcopal
Marriage Licenses Issued in Meigs County Probate Court
Gene Bennett age 23 of Millport and Pauline Mitch age 22 of Middleport obtain a license. John M. Hager age 28 of Gallipolis and Jerusha DeVault age 22 of Pomeroy also receive licenses.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gene Bennett
Middleport
Pauline Mitch
John M. Hager
Gallipolis
Jerusha DeVault
Rev Spring Conducts Baptist Easter Service in Pomeroy
Rev Lee W. Spring of Granville will lead Easter services at First Baptist Church in Pomeroy in his final visit of this series. Morning sermon at 10 30 titled The Dawn of a New Day and evening sermon at 7 30 titled For Every Crisis. Spring is a retired Burma missionary and current pastor of Fairfield Baptist Church Thurston. Church school at 9 30 and youth service at 6 30. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30.
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Pomeroy
Lee W. Spring
Granville
First Baptist Church
Spring
Burma
Fairfield Baptist Church
Thurston
W Main Slide Develops Danger on Pomeroy Street
A Wednesday landslide on W Main St in Pomeroy grows more dangerous as the cliff slowly moves. Dirt and rocks break away, threatening Midway Market and prompting the Earl Young family to relocate. Water collection in old mine workings is blamed. Ed Durst and Julius Sauvage inspect drainage and find an unlocated tile leading from the mine.
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Ed Durst
Julius Sauvage
Pomeroy Street
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Colter of Toledo visit their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs W N Clark of Syracuse Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crew and son Dennis Franklin of Warren Ohio spend the weekend with Mr. Crew’s parents in Syracuse. H B Pickett is confined at home in Darwin ill with pneumonia.
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A. W. Colter
Toledo
W.N. Clark
S. Second Ave
Middleport
Frank Crew
Dennis Franklin
Warren, O
Crew
John Crew
Syracuse
H. B. Pickett
Darwin
Middleport Schools Honor Good Friday Holiday
Middleport children have a holiday today with classes resuming Monday morning. Tonight at the Church of Christ Union Good Friday services will include all church congregations, featuring Rev. Hugh Brown as speaker and a musical number directed by Mrs. Willis Aleshire. The service begins at 7 30 p.m.
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Middleport
Church of Christ, Union
Hugh Brown
Parkersburg Church of Christ
Woman's Music Club
Willis Aleshire
Laurel Cliff Church Easter Program Planned
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church hosts an Easter service at 11 oclock Easter morning with a youth chorus performing Lift Your Glad Voices and Blue Galilee. Rev. Dale Heath delivers the Easter message. Sunday School begins at 9 30.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church
Blue Galilee
Dale Heath
Easter Service at Hysell Run Free Methodist Church
POMEROY Easter service at Hysell Run Free Methodist Church opens at 9 30 in the morning. Special Easter music performed by local youth. The pastor's sermon theme is Everlasting Consolation.
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Pomeroy
Hysell Run Free Methodist Church
Benefit Is Planned For Royal Neighbors Camp
The Middleport local camp of Royal Neighbors announced a bond purchase of 2.5 million dollars, boosting total United States securities to 5,084,750. A miscellaneous shower for Mrs Lily Childs, whose home burned, will be at Mrs George Childs's house next Thursday evening. Royal Neighbors urged attendance.
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Middleport
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America
United States
Lily Childs
George Childs
Partition of Land Ordered by Court in Cheshire Township
In Gallipolis the case of Katie Matthews and George Rupe versus Hulda and Orville Rupe orders the partition of 26 acres in Cheshire Township. The land once belonged to the late Frank Rupe with Mrs Matthews owning half and each of the other three parties a sixth. Commissioners E A Story W W Bradbury and Ed Swisher to divide the property. Edgar Ervin, Middleport, represents the plaintiffs.
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Gallipolis
Katie Matthews
George Rupe
Hulda
Orville Rupe
Cheshire Township
Frank Rupe
Two Churches Collaborate In Communion
Congregations of the First Presbyterian and Heath Methodist churches held joint communion services on the eve of Easter. At First Presbyterian, Federated Church of Pomeroy members joined as guests with Rev. Ralph Keuther assisting Rev. H. L. Carr. Lenten music by Mrs. Lillian Stieff accompanied a meditat ion and choir anthem. three boys were received as members. Heath Methodist observers shared in communion at a softly lit altar with seven branched candelabra and a lit cross. the choir sang Stainer’s God So Loved the World and joined in responses.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian
Heath Methodist
First Presbyterian Church
Federated Church of
Robert Tewksbury
John Frederick Fultz
Kenneth Sauer
Heath Methodist Church
Stainer
Vocational Meeting on Farm Labor Problems Held
A Rutland based Vocational Agriculture meeting led by local teacher Tom Porter discussed farm labor problems and plans for summer vocational work. Attendees included Harold Pickering Harrisonville GC N Jones Chester and Tuppers Plains Theron Johnson Racine and C E Blakeslee county extension agent.
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Pomeroy
Tom Porter
Rutland
Harold Pickering
Harrisonville
GC. N. Jones
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Theron Johnson
Racine
C. E. Blakeslee
Soft Drink Salesmen Invade Rival Store Elevator
Two soft drink company representatives entered the Ewing Store and headed to the self service elevator. They activated it to descend to the flooded basement, ending up knee deep in cold water before retreating to the first floor.
St Paul Easter rites begin at 9 30 Sunday
Easter services at St Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy start with Sunday School at 9 30 followed by worship at 10 30. Pastor Rev W F Sodt will preach The Lord Is My Strength and Song. Two adults will join by confirmation and Holy Communion will be celebrated. Communicants should announce to the pastor before the service.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul Lutheran Church
W. F. Sodt
Plan for Early Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
Early services are set for 7 am Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Confirmation and Holy Communion will be celebrated. Rev. Hilmar Rosenberg serves as pastor of the church.
Syracuse Methodist Easter Sunrise Service Plans
Syracuse Methodists plan an Easter program at Syracuse Asbury Church with Mrs Avery Roberts leading the sunrise service at 6 30 am Sunday. Sunday School starts 9 30 am and worship at 10 30 am featuring the Vested Choir and solos by Ambrose Flanagan. Reverend J L Buckley will deliver the Easter message Immortality.
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Rev
J. L. Buckley
Federated Services Announced for Easter Schedule
Easter events at Federated Church and affiliated locations list sunrise services at 6:30 and 7:30 breakfast, Sunday School at 9, Holy Communion at 10:30, with separate services at Minersville and Meigs County Infirmary. A potluck is set for April 27 and Regional Guild meets April 28–29. Infant baptisms planned at 10:30, private communion available by phone.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Minersville
Meigs County Infirmary
Aanesville
Ralph Kuether
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