Sewing Club Accepts One New Member
Mrs. Donald M Knight joined the Sew-Rite Sewing Club at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Finley and co-hostess Mrs. James Butler. President Mrs. Donald Mullen announced an Aug 19 ice cream social at the Ground Observers Corps building on Lincoln Heights and flowers delivery to Meigs General Hospital for the next two weeks. Mrs. Donald Collins became vice president succeeding Mrs. Ray Blowers who moved to Gallipolis. The traveling prize from Mrs. Donald Marks went to Mrs. Dayton Strickland. Birthday gift from secret pal went to Mrs. Harvey Van Vranken. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Mullen
Ground Observers Corps
Lincoln Heights
Meigs General Hospital
Donald Collins
Ray Blowers
Gallipolis
Donald Marks
Dayton Strickland
Harvey van Vranken
County Farm Bureau Plans Fair Display
Meigs County Farm Bureau officials met at Dale Bachner's home with Paul Northrop and Mrs Northrop as guests. They planned a county fair display of federation work opening Aug 12, a membership drive with prizes for new registrants, and the organization of new advisory councils. Homemade ice cream and cake were served after the meeting.
Ladies Bible Class meeting at First Baptist Church
Middleport notice says the Ladies Bible Class of the First Baptist Church will gather at 7 30 Tuesday evening at the church for a regular session.
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Middleport
The
First Baptist Church
Ballots Mailed For ASC Vote In Meigs County
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office mailed 1271 ballots to Meigs County farmers for township delegate elections. Ten candidates per township compete. top vote-getter becomes delegate to the county convention on Aug 25, with the top three serving on the township committee. Ballots due by Aug 8 at the ASC office in Pomeroy. late voters urged to call at the county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Masonic
Garden Club Picnic At Syracuse Roadside Park
The Wildwood Garden Club held its annual picnic Wednesday evening at Syracuse Roadside Park. After prayers led by president Mrs. Milton Houdashelt and a picnic supper, members heard a report on a planning meeting at Houdashelt’s home for the year. Attendees included Mrs. Mark Evans and her son Dennie, Mrs. Norman Fisher, Mrs. Edison Holton and granddaughter, and several other members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Holton
Linda
Kenneth Harris
Denver Holter
Twila Karr
Fred Nease
John Idle
Nickey
Patty
David Nease
Letart Falls PTA Convenes Special Session at School
Letart Falls PTA holds a special meeting at 7:30 PM in the school. President Mary Roush says the session will discuss the possibility of operating a booth at the county fair.
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Pomeroy
Letart Falls Pta
Mary Roush
Middleport Nazarenes Receive Evangelistic Honor Certificate
The Rev. Robert Palmer, pastor of the Middleport Church of the Nazarene, received an Evangelistic Honor Roll certificate at the Central Ohio district assembly for 1957-58. The award recognizes gaining new Nazarenes to the church and cites signatures from Crusade for Souls officials. Pete Walburn attended boys camp. Palmer family attended assembly and camp meeting. new officers to take office at the church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Palmer
Local Pastor Speaks At 125th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred I Gardner will travel Saturday to North Middletown Kentucky where Mr Gardner the Middleport Church of Christ pastor will speak Sunday for the communitys 125th anniversary He previously led the church for nine years and is one of the two living ministers tied to its 125 year history They will stay several days in Kentucky before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred I. Gardner
North
Middletown
Gardner
Wanda Russell Sewell Dies in Colorado
Mrs Lyston Sewell formerly Wanda Russell died Wednesday in Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Daughter of Griff Russell of Bradbury she leaves a brother Dr Della A Russell Elyria a sister Virginia Wagner York Pa her husband and daughter Barbara Jean Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday in Colorado Springs.
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Middleport
Lyston Sewell
Wanda Russell
Colorado Springs
Colo
Memorial Hospital
Griff Russell
Bradbury
Della A. Russell
Elyria
P. K. Wagner
Virginia
York
Barbara Jean
Middleport Churches Schedule Local Services
A compact listing of church activities in Middleport. Heath Methodist led by pastor C Raymon Konkright holds 9:30 am Bible school and 10:30 am worship with a sermon on The Waiting Church, choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Church of Christ led by Fred J Gardner offers 9:30 am Bible school and 10:30 am communion with no evening service. prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Nazarene with Robert Palmer features 9:30 am Sunday school 10:30 am service The Sacredness of Church Vows. junior group meeting 6:45 pm Sunday with Betty Fisher, evangelistic service 7:30 pm. young peoples meeting Wednesday 6:45 pm. youth caravan Friday 5:30 pm. men's prayer Saturday 6 pm. Mt Moriah Baptist led by N d Borden has 9:30 am church school and 10:30 am worship. prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 pm. Pentecostal under B L Barrett holds 9:30 am Bible school and 7:45 pm evening service. prayer and praise Wednesday 7:45 pm. Saturday 7:45 pm. Church of Christ in Christian Union with Guy Sayre offers 10 am church school and 7:30 pm evening service plus Wednesday 7:30 pm prayer meeting and Bible study. First Baptist Warren Hulbert schedule 9:15 am church school and 10:15 am morning worship The Lord's Supper observed. evening service 7:30 pm on The Tenth Commandment. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm.
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Heath Methodist
C. Raymon Konkright
Church of Christ
Fred J. Gardner
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Palmer
Betty Fisher
Young Peoples
Lewis Ellis
Mt. Moriah Baptist
D- Borden
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Guy Sayre
First Baptist
Warren Hulbert
Christian Science Society
Zephaniah
Waldo J. Bartels
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Rutland
Kingsbury
Rev. Williams
Gallipolis
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. W. Proffitt
Columbia Chapel
B. H. Morris
Jehovah's Witnesses
Dexter Church of Christ
Bradford Church of Christ
Gene Rutter
Christian Endeavor
Syracuse
Dorcas Eub
Richard Young
Youth Fellowship
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
NYPS
Chester House of Prayer
Rev. Edmond Life
EUB
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Carpenter Baptist
A. T. Biddle
Rutland First Baptist
Laurel Cliff
W. H. Strausbaugh
Hysell Run
Robert E. Smith
Jehovah’s Witnesses
J. Minor
Watchtower
Kingdom Hall
Main and
Cherry
Pomeroy
First Church of Nazarene Union
Mulberry
Richard Adams
Alfred Methodist
Lewis E. Buell
The
United Methodist Church
Canasta Club Hosts Bi Monthly Meeting at Home
Mrs. Eugene Pomeroy hosts the bi monthly canasta club at her home on Wednesday. Winners were Mrs. Herman Ohlinger Mrs. Don McKenzie Miss Ethel Hysell a guest and Mrs. Triplett. Mrs. Elton McVaney also attended as a guest. Refreshments concluded the event.
Meigs County Churches Share Weekly Services
A listing of morning worships and Sunday schools across Meigs County. Includes Christian Science Society, United Methodist, Rutland Church of Christ, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Dexter and Bradford Churches of Christ, Syracuse Circuit, Rutland Nazarenes, and more with service times and sermon topics.
Farewell Party for Rev W W Jenkins at First Baptist
More than 100 church members and friends attended the farewell for Rev and Mrs Jenkins and their children at the First Baptist Church in Racine. The program featured a turkey dinner, devotions, music, poems, a chalk talk on the pastor’s life, and gifts from the congregation and church groups.
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Racine
W. W. Jenkins
First Baptist Church
Martin Wilcoxen
Harry Curtis
Hugh Cairns
Robert Beegle
Elson Spencer
Clara Roush
Tom Wolfe
Edna Pickens
Marie Roush
Jenkins
Jenkinses
Becky
David
Ten Young People Attend Annual Camp
Ten youths of the United Methodist Church will attend intermediate camp August 3 to 9 at the Lancaster campgrounds. Attending are Freddie Boyd Janet Brown Alita Carpenter Jennifer Crew Allen Downie Candy Kissling Kitty Persinger Cindy Swartzel Carolyn Vaughan and James Wodegeard. The Rev. and Mrs Eugene Brown will serve as instructors.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Lancaster
Freddie Boyd
Janet Brown
Alita Carpenter
Jennifer Crew
Allen Downie
Candy Kissling
Kitty Persinger
Cindy Swartzel
Carolyn Vaughan
James Woodgeard
Eugene Brown
Wilmer Black Freed After Contempt Sentence
Wilmer Black of near Racine was released from the county jail Thursday after serving a 10 day sentence on contempt of court in the county juvenile court issued by Judge John C. Bacon.
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Pomeroy — Wilmer Black
Racine
John C. Bacon
Judge Bacon's Ruling Published for Fourth Time
Judge John C. Bacon's opinion in Fultz v Singer from Meigs County Probate Court was recently published in the Ohio Law Reporter Northeastern Law Reporter and Ohio Law Abstract. It marks the fourth of his opinions in those outlets, three as probate judge and one as a common pleas judge. One decision was upheld by the court of appeals while the other three were not appealed.
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Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Fultz
Singer
Meigs County
Ohio Law Reporter
Northeastern Law Reporter
Ohio Law Abstract
Bacon
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Pomeroy Chamber Set To Discuss Plans At Meeting
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce will convene at 8 p m Tuesday in the Ohio Power Co office. Topics include organization and membership for the coming year and state park appropriations.
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Pomeroy
State Park
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Power Co
Reese Elected to AEP Directors
Everett D. Reese longtime Buckeye banker, former American Bankers Association president, was elected a director of the American Electric Power Company. He will help direct AEP System serving 5 million residents in seven states including Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Michigan.
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Ohio
Newark
Ohio Power
Southern
Mr. Reese
Columbus
Buckeye State
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Park National Bank
Reese
Ohio Bankers Association
American Bankers Association
American Electric Power System
American Gas and Electric System
AEP
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Michigan
Two Granges Plan Joint Outing Sunday
Ohio Valley Grange of Letart Falls and Laurel Grange of Point Rock will hold a picnic dinner and program at Rock Springs Fair grounds Sunday. They previously held an evening picnic at Middleport Roadside Park and agreed to an exchange of visits. Grangers bring their own food and meet at 1 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Valley Grange
Letart Falls
Laurel Grange
Point Rock
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Middleport
Fairgrounds
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Kenneth Finley
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Colorado
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Allen Appliance
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Spencer
W. Va
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Wilmer Black
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Federal Reserve
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Allis
N Hayes
William Hudson
Jayton Moore
Jay Silverheels
Everett Reese
Haven Theatre
New Haven, W. Va
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John Lupton
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Mason Drive-In
Jeff Chandler
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Arthur Hunnicut
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