Sputnik sighting from hillside above Middleport
About 70 watchers from the Middleport Bradbury entrance gathered on a hill above the village to view a flashing object traced across the sky. The group, including the Bradford family alerted by Alan Bradford of Middleport, confirmed the night’s aerial display to be the Russian Sputnik as it passed overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Middleport-Bradbury
Sputnik
Bradford
Alan Bradford
Washington, D. C
Dorcas Circle Meeting Discusses Mission Work
The Dorcas Circle of the B. M. Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs. Leona Boster's home. Blanche Haptonstall led with a meditation titled Bearing Your Burden. Members reviewed Middle East Pilgrimage and read articles from Missionary Digest while planning the Rio Grande Associational meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Blanche Hapton- Stall
Dorcas
B. M. Sanborn Missionary Society
Leona Boster
S. Second Ave
Frances Beards
Missionary Magazine
Missionary Digest
John Lyons
David Durst, Jr
E. L. Hughes
Boster
Isabelle Winebrenner
J. M. Hayes
Haptonstall
Sandra Pierce Engaged To Jim Spearry
POMEROY Mr. and Mrs. Carol Pierce of Langsville announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Sue to Jim Spearry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon C. Spearry of Coalton. Sandra is a Rutland High School graduate and Rio Grande College senior. she will teach in Tipp City schools this fall. Jim is a Coalton High School graduate and a Rio Grande College sophomore preparing for a bachelor of science in elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Carol Pierce
Langsville
Sandra Sue
Jim Spearry
Vernon C. Spearry
Coalton
Miss Pierce
Rutland High School
Rio Grande College
Tipp City
Spearry
Coalton High School
Rio Grande
Past Matrons To Held Picnic This Friday
In Middleport the annual picnic of the Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, postponed by weather, will be held Friday August 22 at the home of Mr and Mrs Max Harrah Long Bottom. The 6 p.m. potluck gathering invites husbands of members and Mrs Harrah's daughter Mrs Leo Vaughan will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Max Harrah
Long Bottom
Harrah
Leo Vaughan
Mrs Harold Pomeroy Hosts Card Party in Springfield
Mrs Harold J. Pomeroy entertained at her mother's Springfield home with a Saturday card party. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Thuener of Syracuse Mrs Lottie Leonard of Toronto Canada Mr and Mrs Homer Hawkins and Walter Reuter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harold Johnson
Springfield
Emma Leifheit
William Thuener
Syracuse
Lottie Leonard
Toronto
Canada
Homer Hawkins
Walter Reuter
Senior Mothers Meet To Discuss Fall Projects
There will be a meeting of the Senior Mothers Thursday at 7 30 pm at the home of Mrs George Hudson Coal and Front to discuss fall projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Hudson
Coal
Front
Covert suit seeks partition of Middleport real estate
Nell Covert files a partition action in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Mayme Covert Boster and others over real estate in Middleport. The filing names multiple defendants and requests division or sale of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County
Ice Cream Social Planned at Rock Springs Church
An ice cream social will be held at 6 30 Friday evening at the Rock Springs Methodist Church. Hand turned ice cream will be sold along with cake and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs Pomeroy
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Estate values listed in Perry County Court notes
In New Lexington the Perry County Court notes record estates from Corning to Thornport with values for real estate personal property and securities. Several estates show real or personal property and accounts receivable figures plus a few claims. A divorce petition seeks custody and property title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Bernardine Johnson
Corning
Margaret Coulted
Crooksville
William King
Somerset
Andrew Lucas, Sr
Drakes
Hexie Hartley Tilton
Thornport
Ellen Hartley
Oakfield
Vernon Stoops
Reading Twp
Wayne Middaugh
Pike Twp
Librarian and husband vacationing at Lake region
Mrs Henry Null Jr a librarian from Middleport Public Library and her husband a Rutland High School teacher vacationed at Rogers City and Lake Huron where they owned a cottage. They were joined by in laws Ethel Clark Hein and Wayne Coble and Ward Tedder and Henry Null Sr and Mrs. Null in Clarksburg and Marion Indiana during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rees Family Reunion and Local Visits Highlight Vinton News
A large family reunion occurred at the Rees home on Tick Ridge with members from Vinton Gallipolis Cincinnati and Virginia visiting. The MVF group met at the parsonage with twelve attendees. Harold Scott of the U S Army spent several days with his parents Evan and Mrs. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Lester Metcalf
Tommy
Esther Metcalf
Horace Metcalf
Karl Burleson
Billie
Vickie
John Rees
Gallipolis
Kenneth Rees
Cincinnati
Rees
Tick Ridge
MVF
Harold Scott
U. S. Army
Evan Scott
Local Movements Highlight Ohio Visits and Relocations
Mrs. America Clark and children move to Cincinnati while the Evans family from Mason City move into the Clarks’ former home. Gilmore of Zanesville visits the Burgers, as Do Sayres visit Bert Hern’s relatives after a Canada and Chicago vacation. The Will family from Cincinnati visits C. C. Peters and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
America Clark
Cincinnati
J. E. Evans
Mason City
Clarks
Mr. Gilmore
Zanesville
Joe Burger
J. F. Sayre
Kenneth
Bill Will
Bert Hern
Sayre’s
Canada
Chicago
Roy Will and Sons
C. C. Peters
Union Furnace Hosts Large Family Dinner And Visits
Mr and Mrs John Bumgardner of Union Furnace led a family dinner with attendees from Logan Chilliothe Lancaster Parma and Bidwell. Visitors included the Saunders Morehouse Mellett Dyer and other relatives. Community events noted include a MVF wiener roast and WSCS meeting with plans for September 9 at Mrs Randy Blackburns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidwell
John Bumgardner
Union Furnace
Fred Murray
Jim
Michael
Logan
Delbert Marsteller
Jean Ann
Chilliecothe
John Murray
Sharon
Marilyn
Jane
Lancaster
Bob Fricker
Roberta
Johnnie
Parma
Anthony Murray
William Fraley
Karene
Marlene
Ernest Murray
Charles
Union
Furnace
Charley Moore
Norwood Saunders
Cincinnati
Grover Saunders
Raymond Reynolds
Robert
Columbus
Ivar Morehouse
Ray Cain
Lola Siders
MVF
Chigamauga
Paul Saunders
Ernest Carpenter
WSCS
Nell Kraus
Randy Blackburn
Effie Fargo
Pennsylvania
James Dyer
Library Gets Clean Face and New Books Arrive
Middleport Library underwent a thorough summer cleaning during librarian Mrs Henry Null Jr’s vacation. New books arrived for both children and adults, including 20 volumes from the Childhood and Famous Americans series. Mrs D B Hartinger, recovering from a broken hip, walked to the library to resume treasurer duties and supervise library activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Library
Henry Null, Jr
D. B. Hartinger
WCTU Schedules Picnic and County Meeting
The WCTU announces two events in Middleport: an August 28 picnic at 6 p.m. at Middleport Roadside Park and a September 23 county meeting at First Baptist Church, with officer elections after the picnic. If rain, the gathering moves to First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
WCTU
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Singer Rose Arzoomanian on Fresno singing tour
Friends of Miss Rose Arzoomanian report she has moved to Fresno California where she will stay until September 15. The singer who charmed Middleport church-goers last winter will be on a singing tour through December 15 and entertained many church members during her visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rose Arzoomanian
Church of Christ
Fresno
Calif
Arzoomanian
Shop Reopens After Birth of Merchant’s Son
Middleport Mrs Harold Hood relaunches her Walnut Street beauty shop after a two month closure following the birth of her son Gene Parker. The former Mrs Mary June Williams is identified as Mrs Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Hood
Walnut St
Gene Parker
Wood
Mary June Williams
Betty Blackwood Divorced from Vernal Blackwood in Meigs Court
On a cross petition the Meigs County Common Pleas Court under Judge John C. Bacon granted Betty Blackwood a divorce from Vernal Blackwood for gross neglect of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Betty Blackwood
Vernal Blackwood
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Major Hill in Detroit
Mr. and Mrs Major Hill announce the birth of a son Roland Eugene on August 11 at Burton Memorial Hospital Detroit. Grandparents are Earl Rickman and the late Mrs Rickman. Mrs Hill could not attend her mother's funeral in Middleport Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Major Hill
Flora Jean Rickman
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Roland Eugene
Burton Memorial Hospital
Detroit
Earl Rickman
Birth of Patrick Allen Cochran announced
Parents of James Robert Cochran announce the birth of Patrick Allen on Tuesday August 12 at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Grandparents list Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Williams Middleport Mrs. Mabel Crowder Point Pleasant and Charles Cochran Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Robert Cochran
Maple St
Patrick Allen
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
C. P. Williams
Mabel Crowder
Point Pleasant
Charles Cochran
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Frank Sinatra
Sophia Loreen
Tim Holt
Audrey Dalton
Peggy Castle
Arthur Franz
Back From the
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MEIGS
Russ Tamblyn
Jan Sterling
Temple
East OF Eden
James Dean
Julie Harris
Dorcas Circle Meeting
Frank Cheesebrew
Wellston
White Cross
Becky
S&h
Middleport, Ohio
Sandra Pierce
Sandra Sue Pierce
Perry County
Lloyd Litzinger
Francis Mace
State Industrial Commission
Evans Reamer and Machine Co
Fred Nace
James M. Kennedy
Albert Carney
Robert E. Mauntz
Patricia Pollos
Harold Snyder
Shawnee
Grant Cramer
Thornville
Maynard Wilkes
Rendville
Patty Pollis
Winford Fell
Mansfield
Harold Emory
Roseville
Nancy Wagner Emory
Baltimore
Lake
Mrs
Jimmy Woolridge
Virginia
Mr. Woolridge
Lawrence Woolridge
Roush’s Shoe Store
Second ST
Coats Bldg
NPD
Sale Group
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Cotton
Val
Carole Kings
Teena Paige
Carolina Maid
Pele
Elberfelds
Stark's
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