Meigs County Fair second day admissions fall slightly
Meigs County fair secretary Don Reuter reports 2,514 paid admissions at the gates on the second day and 505 grandstand tickets for horse pulling contests. Flower show judging named winners from Pomeroy Rutland and Harrisonville with a large slate of champions in horses sheep swine and cattle. Friday’s program includes 4 H demonstrations horsemanship judging pony harness racing Twilight horse events and a steer sale.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Don Reuter
Hugh Leifheit
William L. Carr
Coolville
Larry A. Ritchie
S. H. Wellborn
Bidwell
Gerald Guthrie
Homer Storts
Frankfort
Athens County
George Guthrie
Near Alfred
Robert Webb
Near Shade
Racine High School
Middleport residents share visits and travels
Middleport area residents recount weekend activities with relatives in South Charleston Columbus and Zanesville. The Dallas Bachtel and Meinhart families joined theatre guests at Mount Union College while Seargent Manley prepares for a three year Royal Canadian Air Force posting. Nancy Knox's funeral drew Dwight Wallace and daughter in Zanesville, and trips or camps bring Cheri Mayer Susan Gerlach and other locals to Ona West Virginia and Cape Cod. Debra Ann Searles visits Alabama while Nellie Zerkle attends a Huntington funeral.
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George Dallas
South Charleston
Ohio
Forrest Bachtel
Middleport
William Matlack
Chester
Dallas
Carol Bachtel
Mount Union College
Forrest Bachtel Jr
Walton Manley
Marvin Boyles
Columbus
Virgil Manley
Lockbourne Air Base
Seargent Manley
Baggetville
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force Base
Dwight Wallace
Nancy
Zanesville
Paul Knox
McConnelsville
William Worman
Gallipolis
George Meinhart
Cheri Mayer
Susan Gerlach
Howells Mills Christian Assembly
Ona
W. Va
Fielding Hawkins
Belle
Charles Vroman
Cape Cod
John Fultz
Anita
Marc
Yellowstone National Park
John Vroman
Florida
Don Becker
Holzer Hospital
Hospital Admitions and Discharges Noted
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes admissions for Edna Eula Jeffers Mary Kathryn Werry Clara Stone and Larry Patterson from Pomeroy Langsville Racine Route 2 Gil bert Barber Reedsville. Dismissals include Fred Frizzle Warran Cala Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Eula Jeffers
Pomeroy
Mary Kathryn Werry
Clara Stone
Langsville
Larry Patterson
Racine
Gilbert Barber
Reedsville
Fred Frizzle
Warran Cala- Way
Racine WSCS Discusses Special Needs and Delinquency
The Racine Methodist Church Women’s Society met in the sanctuary to address special needs and juvenile delinquency. Speakers included Mrs Critt Bradford and several others discussing church roles and delinquency questions. Amanda Casper at Gallipolis Medical Center sustains a fractured hip in room 100.
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Racine
WSCS
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Pomeroy
Amanda Casper
Gallipolis Medical Center
Meigs Juniors Lead Beef Show At Meigs County Fair
Meigs County Junior Fair highlighted by top beef show judging led by Dr. Randall Reed with James Little assisting. Ricky Pierce of Langsville earned grand champion beef showman while Harry Slanter secured reserve. Old Pro, third/fourth, and second-year categories crowned multiple winners. Special steer class champ Slanter with Keebaugh and Cross in placings. Final 4-H sale set for Friday at 7 p.m. with 23 steers offered, all under 4-H supervision.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Randall Reed
Ohio State University
James Little
Jackson
C. E. Blakeslee
Ricky Pierce
Langsville
Harry Slanter
Middleport
Vicki Carr
Chester Star Route
James Meredith
Minersville
Robert Ritchie
John Meredith
Charles Eastman
Coolville
Debbie Keebaugh
Kimmy Pierce
Ray Frank
Racine
Steven Pierce
Michael Nesselroad
Edwin Cross
Band Bus Scheduled for Meigs County Fair
Meigs Local School Band Director David Bowen announces bus departures from Rutland and Pomeroy High Schools at 11:30 a.m. for the Meigs County Fair with the full band boarding at Middleport at noon. About 140 students will perform from 1 to 4 p.m., marking the first public appearance of the newly consolidated Meigs Local School band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Bowen
Meigs
Meigs County Fair
Aces
Rutland High School
Pomeroy High School
Bowen
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Lowell Wingett
Guysville
Webb
Howard Frank
Gilbert Cullen
Marietta
Jack Robson
Dollie Hayes
Mary Heines
Lloyd Moore
Alice K. Thompson
Wilma Terrell
Carol A. Lewis
Robert Lewis
Norman Will
Harvey O'Dell
Brenda Bolin
Judith Snowden
Robert Snowden
Rutland
Charles Lewis
Sharon Jewell
Harrisonville
Clarence Henderson
Margaret Ella Lewis
Cole Stables
John Allensworth
J. A. Wood
Donna Manuel
H. C. Pillsbury
Sherri Indasted
William Downie
E. J. Hill
Willie Joe
Jp Tou
Goeglein
Ready-Mix CO
SMALL
Strations
Racine High School Bond
Ohio State
Myers
Myers Pump
Ebersbach Hardware
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Plains
GAS Service
Rutland Bottle Gas
the Plains
Bill Coy
Mgr
Brunicardi House of Music
Kohler-Campbell
2Nd Ave
North Court Street
Belks
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