Easter lilies dominate Pomeroy church rites
Easter services across Pomeroy feature lilies in decoration and multiple church choirs and soloists. The United Methodist Church sunrise service is led by the men’s fellowship with readings and songs including He Is Risen. Other churches record baptisms, solos, and sermons on The Resurrection and Jesus Crucified and Risen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Russell Moore
George Moore
Peo
John Goodwin
Bradford Moore
Loring Vaughan
Pamela Crew
Linda Warner
Sandra White
Pomeroy Church
Two Wrecks Reported One Injured
Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reported two accidents Sunday. Judy Roberts of Racine Route 2 drove off an embankment near the Mayme Holmes property in Syracuse injuring her five month old Todd Roberts. Arad Rizer of Columbus backed into Harold Nelson's stopped car near Salem Center causing light damage to both cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Roberts
Racine
Mayme Holmes
Syracuse
Todd Roberts
Arad Rizer
Columbus
Harold Nelson
McConnelsville
Salem Center
Bible School Plans Made
Middleport hosts a series of staff meetings for a community daily vacation Bible school set for May 28 through June 8 at the Central Building. Mrs. Harold Sauer is named dean of the Middleport school. Church leaders invite teachers assistants and officers to attend the Tuesday night session at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Harold Sauer
Parsons Assigned to German Post in 3rd Armored Division
RACINE Pvt William J Parsons son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Parsons Racine Route 1 was assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Germany The 17 year old soldier attended Racine High School and entered the Army last October after completing basic training at Fort Knox Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
William J. Parsons
Robert M. Parsons
3Rd Armored Division
Germany
Racine High School
Army
Fort Knox, Ky
Rock Springs Better Health Club Meeting Report
The Rock Springs Better Health Club met at Mrs. Clifford Leifheit’s home with Mrs. Harold Blackston, president, in charge. Devotional period led by Mrs. Lewis Grueser. sick committee report by Mrs. Amos Leonard. Eye care facts presented by Mrs. Grueser and Mrs. Radford. tonsilectomy info by Mrs. Grueser and Mrs. Clark. Alice Euler read a poem What If. Mrs. Grueser also presented The Worst Sin. Refreshments followed. next meeting at Mrs. Leonard’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Euler
Lewis Grueser
Leonard
Frank Hall Placed On Probation for Burglary
Frank Hall is placed on probation in Meigs County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. Hall admitted to the Swisher and Lohse Drug Store burglary in Pomeroy and received a suspended sentence on good behavior terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank Hall
Meigs
Women's Guild to hear Joseph Struble on communism
Mrs. Ben Neutz ling, social action chairman, will lead the program at the Federated Church Wednesday night. Joseph Struble will speak on communism during the Women's Guild meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ben Neutzling
Social Action
Women’s Guild
Federated Church
Joseph Struble
Rutland Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Travel
Rutland social notes list weekend guests and visits across many families. Attendees include Joetta Erle as a guest of Shelia Crisp and multiple Rutland residents at Meigs All County Band Concert in Racine. Some families plan moves to Tampa and Detroit for new homes and eye care appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Joetta Erlewine
Shelia Crisp
Pomeroy
Meigs
Racine
Homer Parker
Joan May
Debbie
Mike
Roy Snowden
Edna Russell
Robert Canaday
C. Q O. Patterson
Ray Williams
Pennee
Richard Lucas
Carl Herring
C. A. Chapman
Elizabeth Ann Webster
New Judge Named For Morgan Trial
Licking County Judge Charles Hobts berry was assigned to preside over the manslaughter trial of Lewis Morgan 63 former Shawnee marshal set to convene April 30 in Perry County Common Pleas Court He will replace retiring Perry County Judge A S McGonagle Morgan is charged with manslaughter in the April 1961 shooting of Richard Denny 20 Shawnee on Main Street Morgan then marshal says Denny resisted arrest and his service revolver fired accidentally Morgan pleads not guilty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Lexington
Licking County
Charles Hobtsberry
Lewis Morgan
Perry County
Morgan
Richard Denny
Shawnee
Denny
Women to Run Bloodmobile Canteen in Pomeroy Event
Women of the Le Tart Methodist Charge will operate the bloodmobile canteen at the April 30 visit to Pomeroy Junior High School. About two hundred residents must donate, and those seeking appointments should call WY 2 3895 to schedule. No additional bloodmobile visit is planned until June.
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Pomeroy
le Tart
Pomeroy Junior High School
Viscount in Paris catalog flap sparks dispute over photo use
Princess Margaret's husband reacts to a Paris maternity and baby clothes catalog cover. He insists he took the photo and questions how the French firm obtained it. The dispute circulates worldwide.
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Princess Margaret
Paris
Truck Strikes Car Near Pomeroy Damages Reported
Two vehicles were damaged on Route 33 near Pomeroy when a truck driven by Blaine S Milhoan from Long Bottom rear ended a car driven by Dorothy L Long of Pomeroy. No charges filed per Sheriff Robert Hartenbach’s report.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Corporation
Blaine S. Milhoan
Long Bottom
Dorothy L. Long
Robert Hartenbach
Halliday in Germany with 4th Armored Division
Pfc. Ivan M. Halliday son of Mrs Anna Halliday Dexter is with the 4th Armored Division 78th Artillery in an eight week field training exercise at Grafenwohr Germany The 23 year old is a 1955 graduate of Rutland High School.
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Dexter
Ivan M. Halliday
Anna Halliday
4Th Armored Division
78Th Artillery
Grafenwohr
Germany
Rutland High School
Squads Respond To Doctor After Patient Suffers Heart Attack
MIDDLEPORT emergency squad was summoned to the office of Dr J J Davis Saturday afternoon after Edith Davis, a patient, suffered an apparent heart attack. POMEROY James Pierce fined $10 and costs in Meigs County Court on driving without an operator license before Judge Emmet W Peoples.
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Middleport
J. J. Davis
Edith Davis
Pomeroy
James Pierce
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Middleport Social Notes Easter Visits and Recoveries
Miss Frieda Faehnle returned home from Meigs General Hospital after a week of treatment for injuries from a fall. Several residents visited family and friends across nearby towns during Easter weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Edwards of Gallipolis and Major and Mrs. Paul Holter visiting from Chicago.
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Frieda Faehnle
Meigs Geenral Hospital
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Herbert Edwards
Gallipolis
Paul Holter
Lori
Butch
Chicago
William Wyatt
L. R. Wiley
University Hospital
Glouster
Theo Neutzling
Meigs General Hospital
Sylvan Gardner
Middleport Church of Christ
Social notes from Racine and area events
Funeral attendants for Mr. Maywood Autherson include Lydia Hysell Nelsonville and many others from Monessen Albany Parkersburg and Cheshire. Relatives gathered for a 50th anniversary in Vincent and several families visited relatives in Racine Circleville Akron Belpre and Columbus. A Meigs County Agricultural Society board meeting was rescheduled to April 30 at 8 p.m.
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Racine
Maywood Autherson
Lydia Hysell
Nelsonville
Aliie Grueser
Monessen
Fred Bandal
Leroy McCumber
Clifford Christian
Delaware
John Hamill
Albany
Gladys Hendricks
Parkersburg
Ernest Thomas
Margaret van Cooney
Sharon
McArthur
Richard Johnson
Lowell Halfhill
Cheshire
Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Salisbury Township
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Joy Sauer Is Honored At Easter Dinner Party
The fourth birthday of Joy Sauer daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Sauer near Middleport was celebrated at the Easter dinner party hosted by the Harry Pickens residence in Racine. Guests included families from Reedsville Waterford and Middleport plus Joy received a bunny replica cake as a gift. An afternoon egg hunt followed the dinner with attendees listed.
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Middleport
Joy Sauer
Joy
Harry Pickens
Warren Pickens
Ernest Whitehead
Jean
Jane
Juli
Denver Weber
Reedsville
William Meredith
Charles
Roger
Waterford
Sauer
Mary Ruth
Twister Contest Highlights Eastern High Dance Night
A junior class sponsored twist contest at Eastern High School featured winners Sharon Hayman of Eastern and Raymond Eubanks of Greenfield taking first place. Second place went to Gary Ault of Middleport and Katherine Glaze of Cleveland as Kenny Hysell and Leon Jordan presented the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eastern High School
Sharon Hayman
Eastern
Raymond Eubanks
Greenfield
Gary Ault
Middleport
Katherine Glaze
Cleveland
The
Jays
Kenny Hysell
Leon Jordan
Woman's Society of World Service to Meet in Newark
The WSWS convention will be held at the First EUB Church in Newark on Wednesday and Thursday. Local members should contact Mrs. James Will or Mrs. Francis H. Glazier by Tuesday to attend. The WCTU meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Helen Lewis’s Locust Street home in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Woman's Society of World Service
EUB
Newark
James Will
Francis H. Glazier
Middleport
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Helen Lewis
Locust St
Cunningham to Leave New York for Morocco
Dennis Cunningham US Navy communications technician will depart Sunday from New York by air to Morocco after completing training in Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Cunningham of Akron and grandson of Mrs William Robson of Middleport. Mr and Mrs Cunningham and two sons visited Mrs Robson over Easter. Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star cancels its Past Matrons meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening.
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Middleport
Dennis Cunningham
U. S. Navy
New York
Morocco
North Africa
Cunningham
Texas
Clifford Cunningham
Akron
William Robson
Dennis
Keith
Robson
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter 186
Order of Eastern Star
Taken To Hospital After Suspected Heart Attack
Mrs. James Anderson of Keno-Bashan Road was taken to Meigs General Hospital by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad Sunday night after apparently suffering a heart attack at her residence. The Pomeroy scenes include a brush fire on Union Ave addressed by the fire department for about an hour Sunday afternoon. In local notices, the Loyal Bereans Class meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Middleport Church of Christ. Loyal Womens Class gathers Thursday evening. Drew Webster Post 39 auxiliary plans are posted for Tuesday at the post home. Mrs. James Thornton hosts Past Presidents of the American Legion Wednesday at Mulberry Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Anderson
Keno-Bashan Road
Meigs General Hospital
Middleport
Loyal Bereans
Drew Webster Post 39
Post Home
Union Ave
James Thornton
American Legion
Mulberry Ave
Bend Area Easter Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds in Middleport
Hundreds of area youngsters flocked to Middleport Roadside Park for the annual Easter egg hunt. More than 400 prizes from 136 merchants and individuals were awarded with Bennie Dowell winning the $10 grand prize for finding the golden egg. Toddlers hunted on level ground while older children sought colored eggs as Rotary sponsors organized the event with firemen and police assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bennie Dowell
Charles Cook
Mark Gwiazdowsky
Leonard Gwiazdowsky
Washington, D.C
Russell Mills
Meigs County
Rotarians
Herbert Gilkey
Residents Cast Absentee Ballots in Meigs County
Twenty four residents voted absentee ballots at the Meigs County Board of Elections office in the Masonic Temple, part of 76 total absentee servicemen's and disabled votes for the May 8 primaries. Office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. daily, with extended hours 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday before the election. Civilians must file by 4 p.m. May 3. Written requests to the board in Pomeroy are available for those who cannot visit the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Board of Elections Office
Board
Graveside Rites Held for Three Day-Old Wayland Daughter
Graveside services for Lisa Ann Wayland three day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wayland were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Middleport Hill Cemetery. The infant died Sunday morning at Meigs General Hospital. Surviving are the parents a brother Michael grandparents Mr. and Mrs Jennings Wayland Middleport and Mr. and Mrs Roy Hendrix of Pomeroy and great grandparents Tom Hendrix of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs Roy Eichinger of Pomeroy. The Rev. Fred I Gardner of the Middleport Church of Christ officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lisa Ann Wayland
Gary Wayland
Middleport Hill
Meigs General Hospital
Michael
Jennings Wayland
Roy Hendrix
Pomeroy
Tom Hendrix
Roy Eichinger
Fred I. Gardner
Eight Baptized at Easter Services at Middleport Church
Eight persons were baptized at Easter services of the Middleport Church of Christ led by Rev. Fred Gardner. The new members include Betsy Cunningham Kimberly Johnson Jon Cunningham John Evans Don Nelson Billy Hysell Duane Johnson and Alan Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bailey joined the church by transfer from Bradbury Church. Sunday school attendance reached 355.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradbury Church
Easter Weekend Guests Fill Pomeroy Homes
Pomeroy residents welcomed relatives and friends from Cincinnati Middleport Hamilton Columbus Athens and East Liverpool for Easter weekend gatherings. Audris Russell returned to Pomeroy Elementary after illness and several families hosted visiting guests during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Zink
Donna
Gayle
Cincinnati
Gerald MclIntosh
Pete Elmer
Columbus
E. J. Strauss
John
Audris Russell
Pomeroy Elementary
Jack Leifheit
Marie Leifheit
Donald Strauss
Charles Strauss
Pomeroy
Ira Butcher
Middleport
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Columbiana
Mary
Edward Holter
Roy Holter
Waldo J. Bartels
Jesus
William Watson
Ralph C. Zandel
Temple
First Baptist Church
Elmer Wickham
Charlene Zandel
J. H. Stephenson
Grace Episcopal Church
William A. Roberts
St. Paul Lutheran Church
William Voris
Robert
Hartenbach
Bible
Parsons
Rock Springs Club
Woman’s Guild
Rutland Social Notes
Charles Stewart
Tampa
Fla
Thomas V. Stewart
Leroy Hiatt
Ava
Ira Barker
Hilah
Mary Beard
Detroit
Charles Simpkins
Bruce May
the Snowdens
Mays
Simpkins
Carroll Snowden
Dick Faley
Marvel
Bruce Davis
Faley
Pearl Malden
Helen Hickman
Lancaster
Bertha Lasher
Cash Johnston
Bradbury
Frances Larkin
Bertha Amos
Willie Dyer
Jesse Creek Road
Andrea Dewhurst
Debbie May
Jean Parker
Sue
Reva Snowden
Janet Bolin
Brenda
Stevie Nelson
Helen Bolin
Langsville
PTA
Mike May
Rickey Bolin
Harold Saxton
Logan
Garnet Williamson
Harold Carson
Fred Rice
Eran
Athens
Natalys
Halliday
GMC
Keith Goble
Ford
Middleport, Ohio
Ranger Spacecraft
Retrorocket
United States
Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Middleport Social Notes
Leah Whitlock
C. E. Vance
Carla Wilson
Bud Wilson
Lee Hooks
Xenia
Leonard Gwiardowsky
Washington D. H
Edgar Wolfe
Holzer Hospital
Janice Zirkle
Bob Springer
Ron Springer
Mount Vernon
Carl Vanderhoof
Peggy
Floyd
Mark
I. FE. Miller
Vanderhoof
Mr. Miller
L. W. McComas
Eno
James Simms
McComas
Vanderhoof Ward
Dianne Mce- Comas
Racine Social Notes
Homer Warner Sr
Orlando
Homer Warner, Jr
Air Force
Arthur Warner
Verne Watterson
Robert Beegle
Bill
Watterson
Orville Thompson
Vincent
Russell Waltz
Bremen
Fred Cadle
Cadles
E. L. Proffitt
Gail Bradford
Fred Goeglein
Circleville
Charles Wagner
Edward Wagner
Margaret Houdashelt
Dale Smith
Ronnie Smith
Otto Lohn
Henry Roush
Mildred
John Fisher
Jon Lott
Maurice Lott
John Young
Edith Dunfee
Belpre
Brooks Gregory
Corning
Francis Glazier
Enterprise
Glenn Bates
John Dudley Richards
John Cross
Stella Weaver
Orville Brown
Chester
T. G. Hilldare
Francis Morris
Bob Byer
Robert Koon
Briggs Hill
Glenn Bate
Vince Giunta
Dubuque
Ray Eubanks
Twisters
WCTU
Cunninghams
Mrs. Robson
Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Thornton Holt
Bend Area
Christ
Rev
Fred Gard
Ner
Betsy Cunningham
Kimberly Johnson
Jon
Pomeroy Personals
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Billy
F. M. Fugate
O. P. Klein
Marion Fugate
Frank and
Marsha
Lieanings
Conley E. Cole
Pvt
Robinson's Cleaners
Robinson's
E. Second St
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