Middleport Bandmaster Enthusiastic Over Outlook
Bandmaster James Larson greeted 40 to 50 Middleport High School musicians for the first rehearsal. He aims to build three bands and two Boys’ Chorus groups with daily sessions at 9 am through summer and hopes for a strong concert band and orchestra later. He commends local support and plans shows at football games, noting vacancies in trombone, bass and baritone, and inviting former band members to attend. Larson is a Morris Harvey College graduate who played with the Charleston Symphony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
James
Jimmy) Larson
Larson
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
L. W. McComas
Charleston High School
John Kline
Pomeroy High School
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Richard Grogan
Third Ave
Funeral attendance for William Henry Robinson in Gallipolis
Attendees at the funeral for William Henry Robinson included Mrs. C. R. Young, Mrs. Lula Belle Hampton, Mrs. Genevieve Burns, Mrs. Helen Harper, Mrs. Nellie Winston, Virginia and Charles Winston, Mrs. Emma Bland, and Mrs. Florence Richards. Services were held at Paint Creek Baptist Church in Gallipolis on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Henry (Dude) Robinson
Gallipolis
C. R. Young
Lula Belle Hampton
Genevieve Burns
Helen Harper
Nellie Winston
Virginia
Charles Winston
Emma Bland
Florence Richards
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Fete at Apple Grove Ice Cream Social Planned
Apple Grove WSCS will sponsor an ice cream social Saturday evening on the church lawn gathering residents for a community event.
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Apple Grove
WSCS
Former Meigs Man Dies in Akron
Word has been received of the death Tuesday of Jess B. French in Akron after several weeks illness from a cerebral hemorrhage and stroke. A former Meigs County resident, his home was Harrisonville for years and he was brother in law of Mrs. Clark Jiiden of Racine. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m in Akron.
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Pomeroy
Jess B. French
Akron
French
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Clark Jiiden
Racine
Celebration plans set by Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters
Plans for an October 3 celebration with Knights of Pythias and families as guests were made at Woodman Hall by the Pythian Sisters of Meigs Temple 153. Also on the calendar are September initiation, and Grand Lodge in Dayton September 28 to 30 with Mrs. R B Laughead as delegate and Mrs. M R Sanborn as alternate. Hostesses for a social hour were Mrs. M R Sanborn, Mrs. Florence Bush and Erma Smith.
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Middleport
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Meigs Temple
Woodman Hall
Grand Lodge
Dayton
R. B. Laughead
M. R. Sanborn
Middleport Social Notes Celebrates Welker Marriage
Mildred Jane Sauer and Delbert William Welker wed at a half past eleven on Tuesday at the home of Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy in Middleport. Welker, a staff sergeant in the U S Air Force, is from Pomeroy and commander of Wright Field guard. The couple's attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hysell. A Shamrock wedding breakfast followed before a short motor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles J. Sauer
Brownell Ave
Mildred Jane
Delbert William Welker
United States Air Force
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Sergeant Welker
Eula Welker
Pomeroy
Delbert Welker
Meigs County
Robert Hysell
Ann Miller
Shamrock
Welker
Middleport High School
Dayton
Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Pomeroy High School
U S. Air Force
Wright Field
Middleport homecoming picnic honors Sgt Taylor
A homecoming picnic at Middleport Roadside Park celebrated Sgt. Thomas Taylor’s return after two years in Japan. Attendees included Mrs. William Dorfer and family from Rock Springs and Leavittsburg, plus relatives from Newton Falls Clifton Pom eroy Racine Elyria and Minersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas Taylor
Japan
William Dorfer
Rocksprings
Carl Hood
Louise
Leavittsburg
Ohio
Carl Culver
Jerry
Newton Falls
Charles Knapp
Roger
Elizabeth
Sergeant Taylor
Clifton
W. Va
Harry Young
Eugene
Pomeroy
Frank Hood
Minersville
Barbara Jean Eddy
Elyria
Henry Dorfer
Colleen
Patsy
Jean
Manning
Sally
Racine
Hood
Culver
Knapp
Young
Mr. Dorfer
Car Hood
Cowdery and Griffin Wed in Quiet Coolville Ceremony
Garnet Marie Cowdery and Milford Franklin Griffin exchanged vows Tuesday night at the parsonage of Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. Rev. L A Bangerter officiated as the double ring ceremony concluded with both families and friends present. The couple, residents of Coolville, plan to live there after the ceremony.
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Middleport
L. A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
Garnet Marie Cowdery
Milford Franklin Griffin
Coolville
Harold Davis
Roscoe Burdette
Davis
Mrs. Burdette
Mr. Griffin
Class To Finance Painting Parsonage At Heath Methodist
At a called meeting of Class 12 of Heath Methodist Church Tuesday evening the class voted to finance painting the parsonage. The bid by Clinton Fisher was accepted for two coats of paint roof painting and minor repairs to cornices and porch. Mrs Eddie Blake presided and Mrs M L French reported on a special class project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Clinton Fisher
Eddie Blake
M. L. French
Mrs Gilmore Heads to Fort Knox Kentucky Visit
Mrs. Robert Gilmore accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Odell Manley leaves Thursday evening for Fort Knox Kentucky to join her husband stationed there. They will return Sunday. Dr. Kathryn Poindexter has re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Robert Gilmore
Emogene Manley
Elwood Phillips
Odell Manley
Air Force measures men for better fitting gear across bases
The anthropometric unit from Wright Field collects more than 660 000 measurements from 5000 Air Force personnel to define small to very large sizes for clothing and equipment. The study, involving 128 measurements per person, will influence flight gear design and interiors and may reveal health patterns among crews. Data collection spans 16 bases including Barksdale Shreveport Ellington Bergstrom Brooks Lackland Randolph Riverside Sacramento Fairfield Tacoma Spokane Denver Detroit Springfield New York Norfolk and Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Air Force
Aero-Medical Laboratory
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Ellington Afb
Houston
Bergstrom Afb
Austin
Texas
Brooks, Lackland
Randolph Afb
San Antonio
Riverside
Sacramento
Fairfield
Calif
Tacoma
Spokane
Denver
Detroit
Springfield
Mass
New York
Norfolk, Va
Columbia, N. C
Car Hits Rear End Of Parked Auto In Pomeroy
Ernest Johnson of Pomeroy stopped near the Excelsior Salt Works when James L. Stokes of Beaver Pennsylvania struck the rear of Johnson’s car. Stokes’ front end was damaged. Johnson’s car suffered no damage. Chief Walter E. Wolfe investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ernest Johnson
Excelsior Salt Works
James L. Stokes
Beaver
Johnson
Stokes
Walter E. Wolfe
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Middleport Outlook
Phillips
Court St
Meigs Pomeroy
TSS Temple
Bendvue Middleport
Rock Island Trail
Forrest Tucker
Bruce Cabot
Chill Wills
Adele Mara
Adrian Booth
Jeff Corey
Buccaneer
Comanche Territory
MacDonald Carey
Maureen O'Hara
Will Geer
Charles Drake
Rick Vallin
Robert Alda Shaw & Lee
James Ellison
Fuzzy Knight
Kirk Alyn
Meigs
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Starks$ Pharmacy
Walgreen Cae Drug Store
Doan
Silver Fleet
Biyiy
Housewives
Loin Et
Mastercraft
Tim Hace
Darby
Fed
Ormers
Mounties
Middleport Social Notes
Col
Thomas Daniels
Daniels
Middleport Garden Club
John Duerr
Charles
Buddy) Swisher
Agnes Swisher
Walter Harris
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
Harris
New York Central Railroad
Anna Farmer Hoferkamp
David Farmer
S. Fifth Ave
Harry Farmer
Lawrence Farmer
Richmond
Ind
Farmer
Hysell Furniture
C. F. Phillips
Washington, D. C
James Larson
N. Third Ave
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
Eugene Hood
Ruth
Peter Lalich
Peter
Michael
Charles McNamee
Syracuse
Della Bailey
Robert Casto
Panama
George Casto
Becky
Middleport, Ohio
Liberty
Gregory Peck
Anne Baxter
Richard Widmark
Henry Morgan
Masonz
Gail Russell
Dennis O'Keefe
Dan Patch
Joe FE. Brown
THURS
Dennis Morgan
Raymond Massey
God IS
Lois Hall
Jane Cardwell
Daughter OF the Jungle
DR. H. D
Elberfelds
Reserve Life Insurance Company
S. Broad St
Lancaster
Hyde Park
Style Mart
Glover
TECA
Pomeroy, Ohio
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