Middleport Church Marks 86th Anniversary Celebration
Mt Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport observed its 86th anniversary with a day of worship, past and present members, and friends. The refreshed sanctuary featured sanded floors, new carpet, and redecorated interiors. Rev N D Borden delivered the sermon on Christian service while the afternoon included readings and a history of the church. The event highlighted long service and past pastors with fellowship and a dinner for attendees.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah
Ariens Reese
Carl Willflame
Joshua Jackson
Borden
Columbus
J. H. Rickman
Mr. Rickman
Strwune
Edtons
Lorie
Kathy Ton
Jacoboy
Meadows
Jo Rickman
Philip Eatwards
Straum Flemings
Kenny
Wwineni
A.A. ‘Bass
A G." Freeman
B. R. ‘Smith
A. G. Wright
N. D. Borden
Semiary
C. R. Young
Carenianine
Middleport Society Picnic and Farewell Event Highlights
Middleport notes record a WCTU picnic at Mrs. Marvin Kelly’s Grant Street home with 13 members and two guests, devotionals by Margaret Saner and J D Diles, and a nominating committee chosen for future efforts. Also reported is a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. G F Bailey of the Church of Christ Loyal Berean Class, with 38 attendees and a gift from Mrs. Allensworth. Additional items mention Legion Auxiliary delegate, family visits, and wedding attendance in the area.
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Weut DeeMic Sree Mi RT
WCU
Marvin Kelly
Grant St. Frid
Ing
Margaret Saner
J. D. Diles
Kelly
Mist Sauer
Meiga County
WCTU
Rutland
Diles
Pearl Hoffman
Middleport
G. F. Bailey
Beverly
Edgar Al‘sworth
Church of Christ
Bailey
Middleport church and community notices report meetings and events
A WSCS executive meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the church basement to discuss the parsonage committee. Temple No 153 will meet Tuesday night at the K of P Hall with announced plans. Other items include guests visiting Mid dleport and family dinners, a local tutor entering a leadership school in Columbus, and staff changes at Spirit Construction Co in Jackson County plus graduations and relocations within Meigs County communities.
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Aiddleport
Emerton Jones
WSCS
Mf Heath Methodist Church
Temple No
Middleport
Steigs Tempe
K of P
Fema Smith
William Fugging
Jack Bechtle
Lex Willa
Barnett
Soun Side
W.va
Lonnie
Barnet Lutte Washington
Rte Lanham
Son Rey
Georgie Owen Dunbar
Robert Reidel
Garden Cuts
Schoo
Colum
Nelsonville
Re. RC. Patton
Charman
Athens
Ohio State University
Columbus
Laurie” Kennedy
Robert McKinney
James Mis
David Hinds
Alyesee Burrese
Chill
Naren
Rodney
Cynthia
Bren
Wyoming
Ohio
Dewey Guthrie Pearl St
Tenner
Wes Canted
Spirit Construction Co
Jaxon County
Jaz Beverly
Beverly
Dalley
Marilyn
June
Middleport High School
Akron
South Bend
Baileys
Margaret Sauer
Butland Wctu
Nev
Robert Lan Fer
Mise Sauer
Meigs County
WCTU
Linter
Mra
Don Becker
Baby
Logan
Economy Loan Company
Pomeroy
Ruppelt Begins Extended Travel After Church Fund Drive
MIDDLEPORT residents help fund E Ruppelt on a long journey starting with a trip to Long Beach Mississippi to visit his parents and friends. He will also tour New Orleans Miami and Pittsburgh before returning north via DeGraff Ohio and Balls NY. His Mayfield church held a family night honoring his birthday and travel fund.
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Middleport
E. Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
Long Beach
Miss
CE. Ruppelt
New Orleans
Miami
Fla
D. E. Feaser
Ruppelt
Balls NY McDonald
Pittsburgh
James Yount
Yount
Mayview State Hospital
Middl
DeGratt
Ohio
Syracuse "Presbyterian Church
Merchan d ise Closed Out At Welch Variety Store
Welch Zainer widow of the late owner closes Welch s Variety in Middleport after his death. The stock and fixtures are advertised for sale. The storeroom in the Swift building on N Second Ave will be remodeled for expanded A and P quarters next door. Woodmen s Hall occupies the second floor above.
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Middleport
Welch
Mara
Canor Welch Zainer
N ‘Welch
Zelher
Swift
N. Second Ave
A&p
Woodmen’s Hall
Death notice of F Nichols 83 of Forgan Oklahoma
Word has been received of the death of F Nichols 83 of Forgan Okla He was the son of D J and Mary Disson Nichols of Dexter and had left Meigs County in 1880 Surviving are his wife two daughters and a son also two sisters Mrs Bertie Watts of Middleport and Mrs Allie Cahoon of Wilkesville and a brother R I Nichols of Rifle Okla
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Iddleport
F Nichols
Forgan
Oklo
D. J
Mary Disson Nichols
Dexter
Meigs County
Bertie Watts
Middleport
Allie, Cahoon
Wilkesville
R. 1
Eleven Youths Attend Camp for Institute Week
Eleven youths from Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship traveled Sunday to Lancaster Institute, July 31 to August 6. Mrs L A Brangerter, wife of the pastor, will supervise at the Columbus cottage. Rev I A Bangerier, who has taught coin Life of Curt, is assigned a course on The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer. Rev Paul Niswander of Grace Church Ganipolis will be dean of the institute.
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Middleport
Vou
Heath Methodist Church
Lancaster Institute
L.A. Brangerter
Columbus Cottage
A. Bangerier
Paul Niswander
Grace Church
Ganipolis
Institute
Glouster Personalities Visit From Camp and Local Guests
Glouster residents including Mima Teater Williams and Dan Teater return from Christian Service Camp at Butler Springs while neighbors Holland Wolfe Harley and Mike, Cittle and Mike Morrison host and attend weekend gatherings. Visitors include Sara Allen at Mrs Bess Mir and Mrs Raymond Cun and Miren ningham of Richmond Virginia staying with Mr and Mrs Jerry Goodwill in Corning. Mae Angle of Uniontown and Pat Gosawitte and others are noted guests as well as Hulda Swart's sisters Mattie Dixon from Fairmont and Mime Snew Kern of Willoughby along with Virgil Swart family of Athens.
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Nev
Ang Mima
K Teater
Oyce Williams
Dan Teater
Lower Wolfe
Harley
Mike
Cittle
Mike Morrison
Butler Springs
Akron
Sara Allen
Bess Mir
Mra
Raymond
Mirenningham
Ichmond
Areningham
Jerry Goodwill
Corning
Mae” Angle
Uniontown
Pat
Aim
Gocawitte
Cloyd
Chmuery
Stew
Jack Funk
Hulda? Swart
Satersinclaw
Mattie "Dixon
Fairmont, W. Va
Mime Snew Kern
Willoughby
Ohio
Virgil Swart
Athens
Local notices list names amid scattered fragments
Fragmentary OCR recalls Mrs Walter Lee of Middleport and Mrs Dan Workman of Mex as a discharged status appears with other names Beards Johnson Gibson and Erikson-like fragments. lacks clear events or dates.
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Prodham Houdashelt
Walter Lee
Middleport
Utters Haven
W. Va
Tka
Mere Soriet Berths Br
Ray Glave
Pom
Mide
Hleport
Dan Workman
Man Beards
D.C. Johnson
Garland Gibson
Emergency Call and Death in Pomeroy Funeral Details
Emergency call announced the death of E H Priode at 78 in Pomeroy with funeral services set at Rawlingy Coats Funeral Home. Interment in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery follows a Seventh Day Adventist service led by minister Arthur Leach. Surviving are wife Rut, a daughter Rose, and grandchildren. Sister Ida also noted among survivors. Services planned for a later afternoon.
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Fomeroy Funeral
Vale
St Bundy
Rawlingy Coats
Orelock
Cheshire
Arthur Leach
Avent
Semmrey
Harold Longluad
Ida
Ian
Neternoon
Seekioewas Betea Ie Nave
Chas Ageral Omer
Mayor Fines Two Jails One
A chaotic local scene reports out of town drivers arrested by Glougier Police. Thomas Williams court handles guilty pleas while Everett Taylor and Harold Millfield face fines and jail terms in related traffic cases. An estate notice lists Roger J. Jones as executor in Athens County Ohio.
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Slouster
Setursey Knight
Ifister
Asset
Thomas Williams
Harold ‘Thomas
Millfield
Trimble
St. High St
Everett Taylor
Chauncey
Williams
Otic
Bard National Banking
Atescation
Athens
Onin
Benuly Sppa
Carl Ferguson
Oho
Athena County
Ohio
Roger J. Jones
Athens County
J. Hope
Roger
Jones
Judas
Pomeroy Area X-Ray Campaign to Register Residents
An intensive house to house drive in Pomeroy aims to enroll two thirds of adults to visit a mobile x-ray unit arriving Aug 22 to 30. Led by Dean Barnitz, volunteers will register residents while local clubs host and staff the visit. the unit will operate with a schedule through Aug 28, with no hours on Sunday and Monday.
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Pomeroy
Dean Barnitz
Meigs County
Tuberculosis P and Health Association
Wallace Bradford
Execu
Tive
Olunteer
Bradford
Middleport
Elvertment Store
Uni
Association
State
Tubercul Ons and Health Association
Shusters Host Birth Day Party and Grange Inspection
A long weekend in Pomeroy featured birthday celebrations for uncle Pat Le Parneworth of Jahon and a tareswell party honoring Schauer of Great Falls with Airman Schaue visiting prior to deployment to Japan. Also noted were Grange inspection led by C N Jones with program by Lottie Leonard, and local notices of family visits, hospital returns, and travel between Ohio and nearby states.
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Shusters
Juanita A. Shuster
Pat le Parneworth
Jahon
le Glenn
Schauer
Great Falls
Montana
Shuster
Schaue
Atta
J Joelten Folirod
Mire
James Shuster
Stra Paul Farnworth
Alice Jean
Earl ‘Smith
Ciidren Jean
Mike
Jenny
Anne Wellsburg
W.va
James Farnsworth
Butch
Buta Dianne
Toreh
Bertha
Sandra Pritchett
Newport
O. Robert. Shuster
Farewort
Grange
Pomeroy
C. N. Jones
Yount
Rock Springs Grange
Range Hall
Lottie Leonard
Society circles brief visit to Peebles and Zanesville
Judge John C. Bacor and his son Jack returned to visit Peebles with Ciara. Methodist camp leaders and Mrs Jetia Spencer accompanied them, along with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jesse and Jackie Jesse. Miss Jesse stayed a week with the Lucas family in Zanesville.
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Ciara
John C. Bacor
Jack
Peebles
Zety
Methodist
Jetia Spencer
Ernest Jesse
Von
Jackie
C. H. Jesse
Oy Lucas
Zanesville
Jesse
Lucas
Homecoming Services Set For Sunday
GLOUSTER The misnophlle Church of Christ announces its annual Homecoming to be held next Sunday Aug 7 Regular services will be held forenoon with homecoming. A basket dinner will be at noon and an informal service in the afternoon Public invited David Grabim student minister at Cincinnati Bible Seminary will be the evening speaker
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Glouster
Misnophlle Church of Christ
David Grabim
Cincinnati "Bible "Seminary
Speech Clinic Ends Friday in Meigs County
POMEROY Aug 5 ends a speech clinic sponsored by the Meigs County Crippled Children's Society. The final two weeks, held in Pomeroy and Middleport schools, focus on strengthening sounds and applying skills. Miss Willie V. Harris reports several lessons completed and visits by teachers and families.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Crippled Children’s Society
Middleport
Willie V. Harris
Harris
Middleindergarten
Strongs announce birth of son in McArthur hospital
Mr and Mrs Strong of Wilkesville announce the birth of a son Saturday morning at Doctors Hospital in McArthur. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J B Strong of Wilkesville and Mr and Mrs Henry Reibel of Pomeroy. Great grandmother is Mrs Lee of Hamden.
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Pomeroy
Meana Alcadarley Strong
Wilkesville
Moening
Doctors Hospital
McArthur
Sirona
Athen Re
Pomeron
J.B. Strong
Henry Reibel
Lee
Trustees Plan Meeting For Meigs County Memorial
The Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees will meet at 8 am Wednesday at the courthouse. Lao L. Vaughan, secretary, announced today.
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Fumerov
Meigs County Veterans Memorial
Boarc
Lao L. Vaughan
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