Electa Hysell Celebrates 91st Birthday in Middleport
Mrs. Electa Hysell marked her 91st birthday with a party hosted by the Ladies Bible Class on Hysell Street. Neighbors and friends gathered as she recalled a 33 year teaching role in the Sunday School and her revival testimony from a recent Nazarene tent meeting.
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Middleport
Electa Hysell
Ladies Bible Class
Hysell
Hysell St
Mrs. Hysell
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Lord
Ernest Higginbotham
Shiloh
S. CC
James Murray
Maria Baker
Phil Edwards
Wilfred Struble
Howard Hysell
Higginbotham
Paul Smart
Citizens National Bank
Meigs County Fair Crowds Thrive Under Clear Skies
Meigs County Fair drew large crowds on day three as rain days eased attendance. Highlights included Al Jones Circus and Rodeo, the Southeastern Ohio District Guernsey Show, three races with purses of 400 dollars, and a pony contest. Grand Champion Guernsey honors went to Harold Carnahan and Aubra Bailey won for the Guernsey bull. Fireworks closed the day with Domenick Presutti Jr. commanding the display.
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Meigs County
al Jones
Gail Scott
F. Floyd
Dutton
Birdnest
Fuller
Highland Scott
Jolly Baron
Pluto Law
Myers
B. Shidaker
Circleville
D. Newsom
Winston-Salem
N. C
Pearson
Homer Russell
Herman Warner
H. M. Fuller
Harold Carnahan
Racine
Ohio
Aubra Bailey
Coolville
Guernsey
Sells Brothers
Alice
Jimmy Foster
Fairgrounds
Roger Blankenship
Bill Clark
Teddy the
Wonder Horse
Johnson Sisters
Buck Snider
Pearl Englewood
Helen Johnson
Pomeroy and Nearby Churches Schedule This Week
Local church listings note services at Federated Church and Christian Science in Pomeroy, Pomeroy Hartford Baptist Parish, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Church of Christ in Christian Union Hobson, and area EUB churches. Weekly worship times, Sunday school, and midweek activities are listed. one note states the pastor will leave Aug 22 for conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated — Church School
Frank Vaughan
Clarence Struble
Theo Smith
Lake Hope
J.O.F
Christian Science
God
Daniel
Pomeroy
Hartford Baptist Parish
R. M. Walter
Union
Methodist Church
ST. Paul's Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
Hobson
O. H. Cart
Tuppers Plains
W. A. Frost
Lottridge
South Bethel
Endeavor
Logan
Discharges and Births Reported at Meigs General Hospital
Discharges include Clara Weaver Lena Belles Tom Edwards Carl Showalter Roberta Fisher and William Young. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs James Conde of Pomeroy a son born August 15. Additional names listed: Eddie Gross Clarence Lewis Dayton Strickland Mrs Austin Russell Mrs John Burns Mrs James E Conde Roberta Fisher.
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Eddie Gross
New Haven
Clarence Lewis
Middleport
Carl Showalter
Chester
Clara Weaver
Pomeroy
Austin Russell
Dayton Strickland
John Burns
James E. Conde
Roberta Fisher
Morehead
Lena Belles
Tom Edwards
William Young
James Conde
Pomeroy Personal News Roundup
Mrs Linnie Van Meter returns home after two weeks with niece Mrs J H Cuckler in Delaware Ohio. Mr and Mrs Gratis Bryan of Powhatan visit the Cucklers with their son Eddie and Ruth Ann staying longer. Willis Frost and Louise Gilmore drive to Cincinnati for Reds vs St Louis game. Vernon Cady returns from a eastern States trip. Anthony Korn family visit Breezy Heights. Dr J B Marshall family guests of Mr and Mrs John Bailey of Forest Run.
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Linnie van Meter
Delaware
Ohio
J. H. Cuckler
Gratis Bryan
Powhatan
Bryans
Eddie
Ruth Ann
Willis Frost
Chester
Louise Gilmore
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Vernon Cady
Anthony Korn
Mary Louise and
Anthony Jr
Reed
W. Va
Mary Korn
Breezy Heights
J. B. Marshall
Jennings
Marianna
Louisville
Marshall
John Bailey
Forest Run
Sister of Meigs Man Dies in Beaver Ohio
Mr and Mrs M S Shoemaker traveled to Beaver Ohio over the weekend due to the illness and death of Mr Shoemakers sister Mrs Floyd Davis Beaver Ohio Burial occurred at Kingston Cemetery Kingston Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Beaver, Ohio
Middleport
M. S. Shoemaker
Beaver
Ohio
Shoemaker
Floyd Davis
Kingston Cemetery
Kingston
Ewings Return From Moral Re Armament Center Visit
Mr and Mrs Glen roy Ewing and family returned from Mackinack Island Mich after a two week stay at the American Moral Re armament Training Center This marks their third visit and they say democracy shown there could outshine communism A reception for 52 Japanese leaders authorized by General MacArthur included governors Diet members Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors and leading industrialists Governor Hattori said American response to the delegation already exceeds that of any treaty and noted good reception by the Senate and House.
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Pomeroy
Glenroy Ewing
Harriet
Deanna Ewing
Mackinack Island
Mich
Ewings
MacArthur
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Iwakichi Hattori
Shiga
Japan
America
Senate
House of Representatives
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Maybury and Fuller
Croton, O
Pomeroy Boy
Skipper Volo
Volo
W. Butt
C. Law
Galena, G
Butt
Vols
E. Bridgewater
Bridgewater
Chauncey, O
Mason Sss
Mickey Rooney, Thos. Mitchell
the Big Wheel
Brian Donlevy
William Bendix
Wake Island
Roy Rogers
Jane Frazee
Grand Canyon Trail
Gene Autry
Midnite
Evelyn Keyes
Dick Powell
Mrs
Mike
Marx Brothers
Ilona Massey
Rod Cameron
the Plunderers
THE
Charlies Starrett Smiley Burnette
Mark OF the Gorilla
Johnny Weismuller
Trudy Marshall
SUN
MON
Kettle
Temple Middleport
Cowboy & the Indians
Rene Autry
Sheila Ryan
Joyce Reynolds
Ross Ford
the Invisible Monster
Richard Webb
Aline Towne Lane Bradford
Bendvue
Dalton Gang
Don Barry
Betty Adams
Robert Lowery
Marshal OF
Heldorado
Black Ryder
Jos. Ellison
Kirk Alyn
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Church News of
Ebes
Shland
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy Personals
Wings
Liberty
Roy Rogers Trigger
Foy Willing
Riders of the Purple Sage
Chas, Russell
Cary Gray
Flame
Wonder Dog
Cody
Pony Express
Jack O'Mahoney
Peggy Stewart
Christ
B. F. Mowry
Mark
Carson Playgrounds
Howard the Trader
Frigidaire
de Luxe
Tray
Quickabe
Big Family Sage New
Frigidaire Refrigerator
Middleport, Ohio
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