Meigs County Fairgrounds Open With Busy Preparations
Meigs Fairgrounds bustle as 99th Meigs County Fair nears opening. Charles Radford says grounds and race track are in perfect condition with 25 horses on site. The Meigs County Ministerial Association hosts the opening service with Dr. L. L. Roush as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Radford
Fair Board
Rock Springs
Meigs County
Huntington
W. Va
Radford
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Middleport residents share visits and trips with relatives in Akron Bucyrus Columbus and St. Albans. Military timing noted Corpor al McComas to Camp Pendleton then Okinawa. Families vacationed at Cedar Point Florida Virginia Beach and Lookout W Va among others with several staying connected to Hobson and Wise households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Roller
St. Marys Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Erroll Conroy
Hugh
Akron
B. A. Dodson
Chester
Edgar Reynolds
Conroy
L. W. McComas
Dianna
Waldo
Carl Vanderhoof
McComas
Bucyrus
E. R. Tompkins
Middleport
John
Wendy
Michi Bastiani
John Bastiani
Gallipolis
Bruce Lloyd
Edward L. McComas
Dianne
Nebraska
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
Calif
Okinawa
James Simpson
Sandy
Cedar Point
Cleveland
Ravenna
Judy Chase
Columbus
Clarence Chase
Rutland
Guy Shuler
Farrell
Sherri
Florida
William Ault
Roy Lawhorn
Charles Single
Springfield
Leo Swick
B. Y. McCormick
Charles Settle
St. Albans
C. H. Wise, Sr
Ruth Wise
George Anderson
Virginia Beach
Claude Washington
Sunday School Leaders Nominated at Heath Methodist Board
The official board of Heath Methodist Church nominated Sunday school leaders including Richard Chambers for adult division, Leo Smith for youth, and Miss Bess Sanborn for primary. Mrs. Bruce Lloyd was named chairman of the Commission on Missions, with others appointed. Plans for conferences, choir leadership changes, and class room painting were approved along with greetings to Dr. Lester Roush. no worship service will be held due to Rev. Dawson's vacation.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Richard Chambers
Leo Smith
Bess Sanborn
Commission On Missions
Bruce Lloyd
O. P. Klein
Earl Knight
Wayne Gibbons
Bernard Fultz
Commission On
Marvin Dawson
Delaware
Ohio
Ben Philson
Edward Johnson
William Everson
Lancaster Institute
Lester Roush
Dawson
L. W. McComas
Christ
Providence Missionary Baptist Association Session in Middleport
The 128th annual Providence Missionary Baptist Association will convene Wednesday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport. The program includes a deacons and ministers institute, educational programs, a women's auxiliary meeting, and guest speakers from Columbus, Cincinnati, and Lima with delegates elected from Mount Moriah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Providence Missionary Baptist Association
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Elbert McGee
Gallipolis
D. L. Latham
Columbus
Association
Dean J. Crable
Lima
Bernice Borden
Bidwell
James Roach
Cincinnati
Dorothy Lewis
E. A. Parham
National Loft Carrie Foreign Missionary Convention
C. C. Hart
Mount Moriah
Arnold Richards
Ervin Baumgardner
Campbell Harper
Kyger Creek Power Plant Holds Eighth Annual Picnic
Eight hundred ninety two men women and children including 56 guests attended Saturday's eighth annual picnic of Kyger Creek Power Plant employees and their families held on the plant grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Kauffman Services To Be Held Wednesday
Mrs Lena Huber learnedSaturday of the death of her son in law Walter Kauffman in Halifax Massachusetts. Surviving are his wife Ruth Huber Pom ery and four children Edward Gene Paula Kay and Richard. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning in Halifax with Mrs Huber Mrs Phil Globokar and Paul Huber attending from here. A hot dog and bean dinner followed in the pavilion on the club land with a mass game directed by Joe Burger and Phil Underwood. OVEC guest Wilbur Ruese joined by Kin Brown Kyger Creek Plant Manager James Harreld and Bart Montiegel. An exhibit showed uranium production plus two big photos of the Pike County atomic energy plant. Middleport Busy Bee Class meets 7 30 pm Thursday at the Middleport First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lena Huber
Walter Kauffman
Halifax
Mass
Ruth Huber
Edward
Gene
Paula Kay
Richard
Huber
Phil Globokar
Paul Huber
Route 7
Joe Burger
Phil Underwood
Wilbur Ruese
Ohio Valley Electric Company
Chink Wise
OVEC
Ken Brown
Kyger Creek
James B. Harreld
Bart Montiegel
Pike County
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Heads Geneva Disarmament Talks
Deputy Foreign Minister Vassily V Kuznetsov departed Moscow on Saturday to lead the Soviet delegation in Geneva disarmament talks Tass reported Valerian A Zorin also a deputy foreign minister heads the delegation placed at Geneva on the same mission.
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Moscow
Vassily V. Kuznetsov
Geneva
Tass
Valerian A. Zorin
Oldsters Feted Sunday By Church
Octogenarians were honored Sunday at the Middleport Church of Christ with flowers and candy. Flora Steffy, 90, was the oldest recipient and wore a corsage. Gifts went to Mabel Vance Val Reynolds Nettie Mitchell Lena McElhinney Minnie Gilmore Bertha Durst Minerva Childers. Absentees included Emma Bissett Maud Graves Fred Shiflett Will Reynolds and Alice Rawlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Flora Steffy
Mabel Vance
Val Reynolds
Nettie Mitchell
Lena McElhinney
Minnie Gilmore
Bertha Durst
Minerva Childers
Emma Bissett
Maud Graves
Fred Shiflett
Will Reynolds
Alice Rawlings
91st Birthday Celebrated in Middleport and Dayton
Mrs. Anna Owen, age 91, was honored with a dinner party observed in Middleport and Dayton. Relatives attended from Karl Owen Middleport Luther Owen Steubenville Barbara Kay Bill Susan John Ilse Christopher and others from Columbus Gahanna and Dayton. Karl Owen and family returned home after a Dayton visit.
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Middleport
Anna Owen
Dayton
John C. Goodrich
Owens
Karl Owen
Luther Owen
Steubenville
Charles M. Price
Barbara
Kay
Bill
Jack Bowman
Susan
Paul Winebrenner
John Ilse
Columbus
Charles E. Price
Christopher
Gahanna
Lynn Buchanan Weds Ray Clark in Norfolk Ceremony
Middleport announces the marriage of Lynn Buchanan to Ray Clark. The single ring ceremony occurred Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia. Lynn is a Middleport High School and Ohio University graduate. Ray is an Albany High School graduate who attended Ohio University. They are on a wedding trip to Virginia Beach.
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Middleport
James Buchanan
Lynn
Ray Clark
Mark Clark
Albany
Norfolk
Clark
Middleport High School
Ohio University
Albany High School
Virginia Beach
Cited After Sideswiping Two Drivers
Cited drivers include Carl Wallace 20 of Radnor Ohio for passing with improper clearance on Route 17 after a crash with Walter H. Billings 34 of Roanoke Virginia. No injuries and damage about 150 dollars. In Gallia County Juvenile Court Judge John W. Howell fined Robert L. Masters 17 of Gallpolis five dollars plus costs for operating an unsafe vehicle after patrol arrest.
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Point Pleasant
Carl Wallace
Radnor
Ohio
Sheriff's Department
Wallace
Walter H. Billings
Roanoke
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Gallia County
Robert L. Masters
Masters
State Highway Patrol
Five Hundred Attend Gallipolis Bean Dinner
About 500 people attended Saturday's bean dinner in Bidwell. The North Gallia Pirates Athletic Boosters Association sponsored the event and earned 250 dollars to be paid on the proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bidwell
The
North
Point Pleasant Man Transferred After Bicycle Crash
Point Pleasant resident Floyd Titchfield, 21, injured in a Route 35 bicycle and car crash, was moved from Pleasant Valley Hospital to the University Hospital at Morgantown. He sustained a leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Floyd Titchfield
Pleasant Valley Hospital
University Hospital
Morgantown
Vacation Encounters and Local News in Meigs County
Dr and Mrs N W Kramer of Plainview Texas and Mr and Mrs L W Nelson of Kalama zo Mich toured Mt Vernon together by coincidence. Vida Ihle returns from a three month trip visiting family in Florida California and Illinois. Kroger Store in Pomeroy unveils grand remodeling and a new 60 car lot on Mechanic Street. Red Cross volunteer Irene Grueser drives two pints to Holzer Hospital for a Meigs County patient. Big Bend Minstrel Association previews at the county fair ahead of the summer show with performances at 8 10 p m on Thursday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Kramer
Plainview
Tex
L. W. Nelson
Kalamazoo, Mich
Kramer
Nelson
W. O. Barnitz
Pomeroy
Mt. Vernon
Mechanic St
Second St
Irene Grueser
Red Cross Board
Grueser
Holzer Hospital
Meigs General
Thomas Ratliff
Meigs County
Gallipolis
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Fair Board Reminds Residents to Secure Membership Tickets
Frank H. Johnston as fair board secretary urges residents to buy membership tickets soon. County businesses sell tickets alongside fair board directors and officers. A ticket grants admission to the entire fair and free parking for the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Johnston
Fair Board
Two Meigs Accidents Are Probed By Patrol
Two Sunday crashes in Meigs County were investigated by the State Highway Patrol. A 61 year old driver and a 49 year old passenger were treated for injuries after a Route 124 mishap near Route 143. A second collision at Route 124 and Route 388 involved a 62 year old driver and a 49 year old passenger with both cars sustaining damage. A stop sign violation was cited.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Highway Patrol
Robert D. Fulton
Mr. Sterling
Fulton
Edna Fulton
Sterling
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Ceserino V. Canale
the Plains
Helen Barton
Finleyville
Helen Harris
Syracuse
Gwen M. Canale
Canale
Meigs County Court
Antiquity News Notes From Barbara McNickle Column
Libby Diddle left for Logan for a week training as telephone operator supervisor. Mrs. Frank Epperly visits Spencer West Virginia. Larry O'Brien family visit Columbus two days. Morgan Powell week in Columbus with Hills. Leah and Linda Graham return from Pennsylvania. Cora Buck attends Missionary meeting at Racine Baptist Church. Weekend visitors include the McNickle family and Secrees plus Smiths and Tannen relatives in Jackson Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara McNickle
Libby Diddle
Logan
Frank Epperly
Spencer
W.va
Larry O'Brian
Columbus
Morgan Powell
Virgil Hill
Leah
Linda Graham
Pennsylvania
Cora Buck
The
Baptist
Baptist Church In Racine. Weekend Visitors of Mr.and Mrs. Lowell McNickle
Secree
Ommy
Larry Anthony
Strimble
Oscar Smith
Diane
Laurel Cliff
Marshall McNickle
Jackson, Mich
Kerns Rousil Tannen
Morriston Family Reunion Set Near Henderson
Point Pleasant hosts the Morriston Family reunion on Sunday August 26 at the home of Mr and Mrs Jabez Beard on South Side Route 17 about 13 miles up the Kanawha River from Henderson. Letart Beards Baptist Church homecoming scheduled for Sunday August 19 with preaching singing and activities.
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Point Pleasant
Morriston
Jabez Beard
South Side
W.va
Route 17
Kanawha River
Henderson
Letart
Beards Baptist Church
Speke
Bean Dinner At Bidwell Attracts 500 Attendees
In Gallipolis five hundred people attended the Bidwell bean dinner, raising about $250 from beans and soft drinks. Phil Foster led as association president, with Glenn Stricklin as master of ceremonies. Ex-president Warren Skidmore noted roughly $1600 remains to pay on the North Gallia High School football field project. Five candidates spoke including Alva T. Grover D. O. Taber for state representative John Morgan for county commissioner Walter H. Moeller for congress and J. Sherman Porter for state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia Pirates Athletic Boosters Association
Glenn Stricklin
Phil Foster
Warren Skidmore
North Gallia
Alva T. Grover
D. O. Taber
John Morgan
Walter H. Moeller
Congress
J. Sherman Porter
Addie Wilson Dies At 89 In Racine and Wilmington
Addie Wilson widow of Oliver Wilson died Saturday at the home of Mrs Roy Beegle in Wilmington where she lived. The body rests at Reynolds funeral home Wilmington and will be brought to Dorcas UB Church at 10 30 Tuesday then in state until graveside services at Greenwood Cemetery Racine at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Addie Wilson
Oliver Wilson
Roy Beegle
Wilmington
Reynolds Funeral Home
Dorcas UB
Greenwood Cemetery
Racine
Church Unit Holds Swimming Party and Picnic
Middleport Heath Church senior youth fellowship met Sunday at Maplewood Lake for a swimming party. The group then gathered at Michl Lloyds home for a picnic with attendees Celesta Ault Sarah Bechtle Dianna Criswell Mike Archer Tom Ball Keith Morgan Robert Swanson John Blake Butch Bachtel James Johnson the Rev and Mrs Dawson and sons Dwight and Douglas and Mr and Mrs Leo Smith and son Kenny.
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Middleport
Middleport Heath
Maplewood Lake
Michl Lloyd
Celesta Ault
Sarah Bechtle
Dianna Criswell
Mike Archer
Tom Ball
Keith Morgan
Robert Swanson
John Blake
Butch Bachtel
James Johnson
Middleport Woman Maude Tewksbury Dies at 82
Middleport resident Maude Tewksbury 82 died Saturday at Meigs General Hospital. She belonged to the Middleport Church of Christ and Theodoria Council 19 Daughters of America. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 30 a.m. at Rawlings Coats funeral home with Rev. Fred I Gardner officiating, burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery. Also, Middleport Amateur Gardeners plan a 6 p.m. picnic Wednesday at Mrs Bruce Lloyds home.
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Middleport
Maude Tewksbury
S. First Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Middleport Church of Christ and Theodoria Council
Daughters of America
Rawlings-Coats
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Rutland Man Largent Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
William Largent 84 of Rutland died from gunshot wounds at his Rutland home on Saturday afternoon. Coroner Henry Ewing said Largent left a note indicating suicide. Surviving wife Mary and two sons, Howard and Elmer, along with two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, are named along with siblings. Funeral service held Monday at Chase Funeral Home with burial at Miles Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
William Largent
Rutland
Meigs County
Henry Ewing
Largent
Robert Hartenbach
Mr. Largent
Mary
Howard
Syracuse
Elmer
Largo
Fla
Ralph
Kalamazoo
Mich
Art
Tom
Star Ridge
Vinton County
Lize
Grace
Lancaster
Meg
Nelsonville
Chase Funeral Home
Miles Cemetery
Mrs. Cosby Greer Dies at 75 in Rutland
Mrs. Cosby Greer 75 of Rutland died Sunday at Holzer Hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by six daughters and two sons, 34 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rutland Church of Christ. Viewing at Chase funeral home. Burial in Miles cemetery.
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Rutland
Cosby Greer
Holzer Hospital
Greer
Church of Christ
Morgan L. Greer
Mercella McFall
Jackhorn
Clara Haynes
Stiratt
W. Va
Edna Sizemore
Alma Peterson
Estella Sizemore
Miamisburg
Belva Wright
Cutshaw
Charlie
Doyle
Flint
Mich
Rutland Church of Christ
Chase Funeral Home
Miles Cemetery
Rose Rites Set Tuesday
Myrta L. Rose 89 died Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Walton Racine Route She survived by four nieces and three nephews Funeral services planned for 2 pm Tuesday at Lee Chapel Church Racine Route 1 with the body arriving there noon Tuesday Ewing funeral home till noon Burial in Lee Chapel cemetery
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Pomeroy
Myrta L. Rose
Frank Walton
Racine
Lee Chapel
Ewing Funeral Home
Lee Chapel Cemetery
Graveside services held for stillborn son in Rutland area
Middleport records graveside rites for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Carroll near Rutland at Miles Cemetery. The couple has 11 other children. Middleport emergency squad responded to a 4 03 a m call to the residence. Churches To Picnic at Bruce Chapel on August 26 at 2 p m for families of Christ Episcopal and Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas Carroll
Near
Rutland
Miles
Picnic Point Pleasant
Christ Episcopal Church
Bruce Chapel Episcopal Church
Bruce Chapel Church
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Meigs County Ministerial Association
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I. le Tar
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