Transaction Completed For Lots on Park Site
Middleport officials and church leaders completed the sale of eight final park lots to cash Durst for 3000 dollars. The Middleport Park Association plans 24 lots total with a diamond field and shelter house, while work continues to clear land and finalize the recreation area near the swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Park
Cash Durst
Kyger
Darst
Bruce Lloyd
Clemis Fox
Lloyd
Fox
Richard Wells
Association
Lyons Heirs
Baker Gordons
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Yellow Jackets
Fisher
Rutland Garden Club Flower Show Praised by Judge
Mrs. Earl Bender of Marietta praised the Rutland Garden Club show for its beautiful staging and high quality arrangements. About 150 visitors from Meigs, Gallia and Mason counties attended the two day event at Rutland Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Flower Show
Francis H. Klein
Rutland
Earl Bender
Marietta
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Rutland Garden Club
Rutland Methodist Church
Titus
Reibel
Colwell
Larkin
Biddle
Bolin
John Leitwhler
Pomeroy
Anna Ogden
Langsville
Catherine Shenefield
George Davis
Milady
Bender
James Burton Titus
Columbus
Meigs
Gallia
Mason Counties
Newlyweds Buy Carpet as Young Couples Boost Sales
Newly married couples under a year of marriage account for about 40 percent of U.S. carpet purchases, reflecting a strong early purchase trend among new households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
OHA Official Talks Sunday At Picnic
Meigs County Holstein Picnic draws a good turnout at Lester Jordan’s 49 acre Gallipolis Ferry farm. Paul Moore, Meigs County president, presided while George Nickles spoke. A cattle judging contest followed with men women and children classes. children's winners were Richard Koblentz and Charles Jones, women's winners Donna Holter and Martha Rose, men's winners Earl Dean and C M Headley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lester Jordan
Gallipolis Ferry
Jordan
Paul Moore
Meigs County Group
George Nickles
Ohio Holstein Association
Richard Koblentz
David Koblentz
Chester
Charles Jones
Russell Jones
Mason County
Donna Holter
Martha Rose
Minersville
Earl Dean
C. M. Headley
Tuppers Plains
Greenlees Hold Reunion At Roadside Park
MIDDLEPORT relatives from Ohio and West Virginia gathered for the Greenlee reunion at Roadside Park. The event focused on a picnic dinner with attendees including Lou Greenlee and Betty, Eugene McDaniel and Michael, O C Greenlee, James Bairdin, Arthur Thomas and Gail, Margaret Wagner, Mary Martin, Edgar Martin, Perry Sayre and Irene Sayre, Lillian Greenlee, Helen Arbuckle, Will Smith, Lyda Smith, John Bairdin, Helen Cossin and James, Helen Harman, Vicky Errett, Bobby Errett, Bernard Bowyer and Douglas Bowyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Greenlee
Ohio
West Virginia
Lou Greenlees
Betty
Eugene McDaniels
Michael
Charleston
O. C
Ernest Sayre
Lillian Greenlee
Buffalo
Helen Arbuckle
Leon
Will Smith
Lyda Smith
John Bairdins
Helen Cossin
James
Point Pleasant
Helen Harman
Vicky
Bobby Errett
Chillicothe
Bernard Bowyers
Douglas
Baptismal Robes Presented to Local Minister
In Middleport the Christian Crusaders Class gave baptismal robes to Rev. Clare mont E. Hoyt of the First Baptist Church during Sunday morning worship. Charles Vroman presented the robes with deacon Willis Anthony accepting. Hoyt expressed appreciation for the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Claremont E. Hoyt
First Baptist Church
Christian Crusaders
Harold E. Hubbard
Charles Vroman
Willis Anthony
Hoyt
Campers Attend 4-H Gathering at Canters Cave
Janet Bissell Geraldine Osborn Melena Brown and Sue Ann Myers attended the 4-H camp at Canters Cave. Mr and Mrs Encer Hull of Tuppers Plains visited for a day with their niece Mrs S R Swan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Canters Cave
Janet Bissell
Geraldine Osborn
Melena Brown
Sue Ann Myers
Encer Hull
Tuppers Plains
S. R. Swan
Corrine Manley to Marry John Ambrose Jr in August
Corrine Manley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Manley of Middleport will wed John Illiam Ambrose Jr son of Mrs. Jara Ambrose of Point Pleasant. The ceremony is set for August 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pomeroy Church of Christ with a reception at the Manley home. The couple will reside in Marietta where Ambrose manages a Kroger store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emmet Manley
Second Ave
Corrine
John Illiam Ambrose
Jara Ambrose
Oak St
Point Pleasant
J. W. Ambrose
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Manley
Middleport High School
Ambrose
Point Pleasant High School
United States
Japan
Kroger
Marietta
Dinner Demonstration By Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Betty Newton of The Ohio Fuel Gas Company will prepare a dinner before a group of homemakers at the new Gas Co office in the Coats Building Middleport. Members of Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters will attend the demonstration at 6 30 p m and then proceed to Temple Hall for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Betty Newton
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
The
Gas Co
Coats
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Pythian
Temple
LeVaughn Family Farewell Party Before Move to Steubenville
Neighbors hosted a Last Roundup for Mr and Mrs Roland LeVaughn and sons David aged 4 and Mark aged 1 as they depart Middleport for Wintersville near Steubenville. The event featured a picnic supper and attendance by local families and club members including the Russells and Reicherts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Port
Roland LeVaughn
David
Mark
Wintersville
Steubenville
LeVaughns
Myron Miller
Jimmy
Miller
Walter F. Harris
Walter B. Harris
Jane and
Jill
Lula Russell
Glenn Lambert
H. J. Russell
Karl Owen
Fran Reichert
William Chislers
New Haven
James Donnellys
Reicherts
Middleport
Howard Prices
Point Pleasant
Gene Grate
Athens
LeVaughn
Graham Station
Vanadium Corporation of America
Paul and Grace French
S. Second Ave
Heath Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Meigs General Hospital
Meigs Hospital
Beta Sigma Phi
Exemplar
Dinner Hosts Mark Two Birthdays in Charleston Farewell
A Saturday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs F J Murray in Charleston celebrated two birthdays including Mrs E O Ball and also served as a farewell for two guests with the gathering noting festive remarks and good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ball
Tom
Middleport
Mr. Murray
R. B. Leydigs
Venezuela
Leydig
Leydigs
Murrays
Philip Sport
Mason County
F. J. Murray
Charleston
E. O. Ball
Residents Return and Visitors Arrive in Local Area
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Surber return to Charleston from Ravenswood after residence at the Mrs. John K. Smith apartment. Ruth Ann Bryan visits Powhatan Point kin for two weeks with Carla Colleen Wilson and Mrs. Thomas Riley. Various families travel for vacations and visits across Athens Kent and Columbus regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Surber
John K. Smith
S. Sixth Ave
Surber
Kaiser Construction
Ravenswood
Charleston
Ruth Ann Bryan
Powhatan Point
Carla and
Colleen Wilson
650 Youth Preparing Junior Fair Exhibits
Approximately 650 youths prepare exhibits for the 94th Meigs County Fair August 14 to 17 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. About 500 4-H members, 49 Future Homemakers, and 90 Future Farmers of America participate. The event includes queen contest preliminaries, 4-H Recreation and Rural Arts, a county style revue, and sewing division winners advancing to state events in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Future Homemakers of America
Future Farmers of America
Dwaine Sayre
David Hill
Patty Douglas
Mary
Stobart
Howard Nolan
Ruth Ebersbach
Jean Hamm
John Elwood
Don Johnson
Carolyn Norris
Walter Brown
Geneva H. Nolan
Hobart Shields
C. E. Blakeslee
Virgil Atkins
Carl Greenlees
David Koblentz
Glenn Wright
C. N. Jones
Pomeroy Junior High School
Meigs County Soil Conservation District
American Fence Co
New York City
Dave Garroway
Peebles
Ohio
Nadine Roush
Racine
Shelba Jean Hill
Letart Falls
Josephine Spencer
Chester
Sharon Atkins
Harrisonville Road
Virginia
Mary Kay Johnson
Gallia County
Tye
Gallipolis
Ralph Barker
Athens
Doyle Schuler
Cheshire
Harrisonville
Columbus
Seven Arrested and Fined in Area Weekend Police Action
Richard Rawlings of Pomeroy released on bond after arrest for assault and intoxication. He allegedly pulled a man from a car on Second Street after mistaking it for his own. Mayor set bonds and scheduled appearance. Other cases include Edward Ireland fined 125 dollars and jailed three days for DWI, Larry Wyatt fined 100 and jailed three days, and arrests of Prater and Tripp for disturbing the peace after a Wilkesville Square Dance. Charles Oliver fined for driving left of center and without a license. Raymond Little held for Athens County on non-support charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Richard Rawlings
Middleport
Henry Werry
Rawlings
Second St
E. F. Robinson
Robinson
Edward Ireland
Pittsburgh
State Highway Patrol
Larry Wyatt
Rutland
Wyatt
Justice of the Peace
R. E. Grindley
Ronnie Prater
McArthur
Perry Tripp
Zaleski
Grindley
Dave Morris
Wilkesville Square
Charles Oliver
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Athens County
Raymond Little
Cheshire
Middleport High honors state champion baseball team trophy
Middleport High School adds a trophy won by this year’s state championship baseball team. A former music teacher, Miss Lois Cecil, secured an autographed ball from the Cincinnati Redlegs without the players’ knowledge. The ball bears signatures of Joe Nuxhall Frank Robinson Roy McMillan Gus Bell Johnny Temple Ted Kluszewski Ed Bailey Wally Post Smoky Burgess and manager Birdie Tebbetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Lois Cecil
Cecil
Cincinnati Redlegs
Joe Nuxhall
Frank Robinson
Roy McMillan
Gus Bell
Johnny Temple
Ted Kluszewski
Ed Bailey
Wally Post
Smoky Burgess
Birdie Tebbetts
Hayes-Young Reunion Draws About 50 Attendees
About fifty people gathered Sunday at the Holiday school ground near Dar win for the Hayes-Young reunion. Homer Lee was elected president and Jesse Hayes secretary treasurer for the coming year, with next year’s event set for the first Sunday in August at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hayes-Young
Route
Darwin
Frank Cheesebrew
Middleport
American Legion
Mandy Hayes
Charles Woode
Cynthia Goodwin
Norma Lee
Charles D. Woode
Mandy (Hayes) Eastman
Homer Lee
Colleen Dougan
Jesse Hayes
Ward Hayes
Chester
William A. Young
Shade
Dean Willelin, Jr
Evelyn Young
Russell Mason
Albany
Hollié Hayes
Anna Spencer
Delevan
Wis
Jeraldine Wood
Clifford Hayes
Gregory
Etta Spencer
Long Bottom
Frank A. Cheesebrew
J. B. Hayes
Clair
Coolville
Anna Murray
Harold Hawk
Arthur Goodwin
Athens
Pearl Gilkey
Billy M. Lee
Claude Hayes
Mandy Eastman
Elmer Goodwin
Columbus
Ethel Blackwood
B. F. Barnhill
C. E. Blackwood
Mary S. Mason
Edson L. Hart
Allie Gilkey
Rutland
Ronald Dougan
Elaine Starr
David Goodwin
David
Johnny
Marlene
Eugene
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O. Fisher
Claremont
E. Hoyt
Middleport Park Association, Inc
William Folan
Carl Denison
Charles Amos
P. A. Jiiden
Corbett Patterson
Frances Larkin
Folan
Cecil Bolin
Cash Johnston
Ray Biddle
Floyd Thomas
Webb Hall
Garden Club
C. C. Chapman
Educational
James S. Titus
Willard D. Foster
82D Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Foster
Ralph Foster
Army
Fort Knox
Chester High School
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
China Gate
Gene Barry
Angie Dickinson
Nat ‘‘King
Cole
Lee van Cleef
Seree
Spring Hill Milk
Spring Hill
OHA
Greenlees
Middleport Area
Thomas Riley
Robert Ashley
Kansas City
Lemma Lighter
Zella Pullin
J .M. Maris
J. M. Maris
TWA
Karen
W. K. Wilson
Rensselaar
N. Y
Wilson
Lambert
George Doolittle
James E. Simpson
Sandra
Kent
Michigan
Simpson
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Holly Martin
Margaret Davis
Ann Sweeney
Amsterdam
Guatemala
Mexico
Bernard Krinke
Lincoln Heights
Tewksbury
N. Third Ave
Krinkes
Krinke
W. K. Everson
Kgger Creek
Raymond Allensworth
Allensworth
Harvey
Rae Ann
Jean
Joe
Austin
Tex
Downing Roush
Harvey Allensworth
Jean Roush
Allenworth
Jack Terrell
Christine
John
Oak Hill
Tenn
John Wayne
Maureen O’hara
Dennis Morgan
Patricia Medina
Errol Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
Humphrey Bogart
Pat O’brien
San Quentin
Mullen
Sohio Service
Fasteeth
Liberty
Ohi
Betty Fields
Harry Carey
Marjorie Main
Trail OF the Lonesome Pine
Wil Henry Fonda
Fred MacMurray
Sylvia Sidney
Fuzzy Knight
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