Pomeroy Minstrel Plans Start Sunday Under Farm Bureau
Rehearsals for a Meigs County Farm Bureau minstrel will begin Sunday in Pomeroy and Middleport. The production aims to feature 50 voices with a women’s chorus and youth council dancers. Proceeds benefit the county youth program.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County Farm Bureau
F. Whitney Ingraham
Farm Bureau
Ingraham
Chester
Rutland
Racine
Meigs County
Ted Wildermuth
Tri-County
John Heiskell
Circleville
Pomeroy Social Notes Past Presidents Parley Held
The American Legion Auxiliary past presidents parley met at Mrs. William Stewart’s Racine home with Mrs. Ralph Gilmore presiding. Mrs. Ward K. Baum reported on hospital work including Miller's Cottage at Dayton and Crill. The next meeting will be at Mrs Harry Houda’s Grant Street home with skits and songs. About 250 attended the earlier reunion two years ago in Meigs County. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKelvery head the family officers.
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Pomeroy
American Legion Auxiliary
William Stewart
Racine
Ralph Gilmore
William Baxter
Ward K. Baum
National Executive Committee
Miller’s Cottage
Dayton
Crill
Baum
Neil House
Columbus
Stewart
Floyd Tray
Akron
Tracy
Eddie Smith
Harry Houdashelt
Grant St
Meigs County
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Robert McKelvery
Apple Grove
First Baptist Church Announces Service Time Changes
At the quarterly church session in Pomeroy the First Baptist Church votes to shift Sunday School to 9 30 am and morning worship to 10 30 am starting Sept 7. An evening service will be held at 7 30 pm each Sunday and basement renovations to add space continue.
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Pomeroy
Sun
Evning
First Baptist Church
Sefal
Joe Cook
Richard Delott
Pryer
J. H. Stephenson
Circle picnic draws 75 OES members from 25th District
About 75 women from the 25th District of OES attended a Thursday Circle picnic at the Masonic Temple. The gathering included past matrons and all line officers from the district’s chapters.
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Pomeroy
Oes
Masonic Temple
Local residents return from travels with relatives across several states
Mr and Mrs Walter Schreiber and Hazel with Hazel Nesselroad visited Cpl and Mrs William J Mayer in Bridgeton North Carolina where Mayer serves at Cherry Point Marine Base. They toured the Appalachian region and scenic spots in West Virginia Virginia and North Carolina and the Atlantic shore. Other locals include E W Siarrer and siblings visiting family in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Edward Bolin and sons traveled to Columbus for Michael’s hospital check up at Children’s Hospital. Mrs Helene Mullen Lena Guth Katie Guth and Frank Vaughan visited Columbus. the Guths spent time with Mr and Mrs James Hood. Recent guests Fred Langletz hosted Wayne Ellis and Miss Elizabeth Cosgrove visited from Jamestown New York.
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Walter Schreiber
Hazel
Hazel Nesselroad
Bridgeton
N. C
Cpl
William J. Mayer
Corporal Mayer
Cherry Point
Marine Air Base
Appalachian Mountains
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Atlantic Ocean
E. W. S Iarrer
Madson
A. C. Jones
Thomas Goeglein
E. W. Harper
Freeman Roush
Jimmie
Mulberry Ave
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Edward Bolin
Ernest
Michael
Columbus
Michaal
Children’s Hospital
Helene Mullen
Lena
Katie Guth
Frank Vaughan
Guth
James Hood
Fred Langletz
Wayne B. Ellis
Toledo
Elizabeth Cosgrove
Jamestown N. Y
Langlotzes
Middleport church services and schedules listed
Local church notices list services for First Baptist Claremont First Nazarene and other congregations in Middleport with pastors, Sunday school times, worship hours, sermon topics, youth meetings, midweek prayers, choir events, and a special musical presentation by The Carpenter Trio at Oak Hill.
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First Baptist
Claremont
Board of Trustees
Church Council
Church OF the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Young People’s Meeting
Carpenter Trio
Oak Hill
First Presbyterian
Howard EF. Ruppelt
Westminster Fellowship
Heath Methodist
Louis A. Bangerter
N. P. Swackhammer
God Is
E. S. Schaaf
Birth of James Michael Stephenson in Delaware Ohio
The Rev and Mrs J Burnell Stephenson of Delaware announce the birth of a son named James Michael at James Case Hospital Delaware on Thursday morning. The couple already has a son Ted. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J H Stephenson and Stanley Blasewicz. Lincoln Hill.
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Pomeroy
J. Burnell
Old Ordinance Repainted Streets in Middleport
Street crew led by Fred Collins repainted lane lines spotting no parking zones and signs. Police Chief Russell Bailey and council president Frank Vroman supervised. ordinance No 51 from 1897 requires able bodied men aged 21 to 55 to perform two days labor or provide a substitute with fines or jail for noncompliance.
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Middleport
Fred Collins
Russell Bailey
Frank Vroman
R. Neal
Lambert Rites Conducted For Ruth W. Lambert
Funeral services were held at St. Paul Lutheran Church for Mrs. Ruth Will Lambert with Rev. L. M. Mohrhoff officiating. James Lochary sang with accompaniment. pallbearers included Robert Roberts, Elbert Roberts, Paul Davis, Frank Will, John Will and Raymond Pullins. Flower girls were Jean Coates and others from the Pomeroy Girl Scout Association. Attendees included Dr. Griffitts of Marysville, Ohio and numerous relatives from Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and beyond.
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Nonga Roberts
Jean Coates
Ann Webster
Nell Graves
Evelyn Knight
Janet Kress
Virginia Smith
Jo Hardy
Helen Neutzling
Frances White
Griffitts
Marysville
Ohio
Lewis Kautz
Hilliard
Ella Wolfe
L. Quillen
Belpre
John Lambert
Quincy
W. Va
Hensen Will
Cuyahoga Falls
Floyd Will
Indianapolis
Victor Will
Canal Winchester
Louise Fisher
Sharp
Greenfield
Gerald Baird
Logan
Frank Phillips
Athens
Derwood Cradlebaugh
Mechanicsburg
Genevieve Worthen
Margaret Bovie
Gallipolis
Vic tor Harbrecht funeral services held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Victor Harbrecht were held Wednesday morning at Sacred Heart Church. Attending were his daughters and families including Henry Hanger and Jack Rosenbaum of Columbus, Hobart Riggs of Crooksville, Jean Harbrecht of Gallipolis, and relatives from Maumee Haskins West Unity Toledo Miami Fla Charleston West Virginia Chillicothe and many others.
Meigs Hospital Admit List and Discharges
Admit entries include William Halley Cheshire and Mrs. Harvey Durst along with several others from Cheshire Racine Middleport and nearby towns. Notable newborns listed: Douglas Johnson Racine Lester Hawk Tup ers Plains Cardillo Langsville Weber Long Bottom. Discharges note Mrs Harvey Durst and Mrs Lillian Welch and Mrs George Conde.
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William Halley
Cheshire
Harvey Durst
Carolyn Roush
Middleport
David Mathews
Douglas Johnson
Racine
Lester Hawk
Tuppers Plains
James Shuster
Pomeroy
Cora Goff
Danville
James Holt
Hartford
W. Va
Anthony Cardillo
Langsville
Quentin Spencer
Bernard Diddle
Norman Weber
Long Bottom
Lillian Welch
George Conde
Puppy Dies Of Starvation In Apartment Staircase
Middleport report says SPCA investigated a cruel case after neighbors heard crying from a chained puppy left on an upstairs porch. The owner moved out, leaving the pet to starve in confinement, with authorities discovering the animal's death days later.
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Middleport
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Pomeroy Area Churches Schedule Services This Week
A community church list outlines service times for numerous denominations across Pomeroy and surrounding towns. It includes First Baptist, Christian Science, Grace Episcopal, Racine Methodist, Federated, Church of God, Sacred Heart, Church of Christ, Free Methodist, Naomi Baptist, Nazarene in Rutland, St. Pauls Lutheran, Chester Methodist, Midway, and United Methodist churches with their Sunday school, worship, prayer meetings, and special events. The roster names pastors and hosting locations, reflecting a broad faith community.
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First Baptist
R. H. DeMott
Dayton Strickland
Christian Science
Grace Episcopal
Charles R. Speer
Racine
John Ewood
Herbert Osman
Portland
Elwood
Great Bend Methodist Church
Morris Chapel
Harold F. Hess
Women’s Guild
L. J. Heiner
Church OF God
Main St
N. W. Jenks
Sacred Heart
Church OF Christ
Donald Seevers
Harry Bates
Laurel Cliff
Young Peoples
Hysell Run
Naomi Baptist
H. E. Harris
BYPU
Rutland Church OF the Nazarene
Lyndon A. Walls
ST. Paul’s Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Chester
Ernest Thomas
Robert E. Linter
Rutland
Syracuse
Bethel
Salem Center
Forest Run
Baptist
Baptist Young Peoples’ Union
Rock Springs
Mr. Groves
United Methodist
J. Leslie Kunze
Syracuse Nazarene
M. C. Larimore
NYPS
Meigs Probate Court appoints four estate administrators and executors
In Meigs County probate actions Van Johnson was named administrator for Cora E. Johnson Leo S. Curtis named administrator for Leo H. Curtis Charles H. Peoples named executor for Ruth E. Peoples and Eleanore B. Stout named executrix for Grafton B. Stout These orders were issued by Meigs Probate Court.
Burlingham Homecoming to Feature Dinner and Program
Burlingham will host its annual homecoming on August 31 with a basket dinner and program announced by Mrs Goldie Story. The event gathers residents of the Burlingham community for a social and commemorative program.
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Pomeroy — Burlingham
Goldie Story
Divorce Filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Audria Marie Bachtel has filed for divorce from Roland H. Bachtel in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect of duty and seeking custody of two minor children.
Father in Middleport Patient at Rose Memorial Hospital
Kermit Wise reports his father Dale Wiseman is seriously ill with a heart ailment at Rose Memorial Hospital in Rome New York. The patient is under treatment for a heart condition.
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Middleport
Kermit Wiseman
Dale Wiseman
Rose Memorial Hospital
Rome
N. Y
Spirit filled drills sharpen festival prep in Middleport
Middleport bands high school stadium hosts Band Booster Benefit on August 28 with 10 boxers from Middleport and Pomeroy Boys Club. Proceeds fund new band uniforms for the senior group with uniforms passed to the junior band. Major selections and entries for amateur show open as organizers seek attendees and talent.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Pomeroy
Benefit General
Wallace Bradford
Brad
Ford
Middleport High School
Jeanette Moore
Marlene Knapp
Juanita Hawkins
Pauline Zirkle
David Durst
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Park Picnics
Three picnics occurred at Middleport Roadside Park hosted by the Jolly Bunch Sewing Club and the Second Monday Club. Attendees included Mrs. Herman Bailey with Douglas Harrison, Mrs. Shirley Mills with Darla Jean Ebersbach, and numerous local families plus visitors from Charleston and Springfield. Several members traveled for visits, and Burt Riggs was hospitalized in Columbus for a back injury.
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Middleport
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club
Herman Bailey
Douglas Harrison
Charleston
Shirley Mills
Darla Jean Ebersbach
Pomeroy
J. ©.Turner
Karen
Larry Mitch
Benny Wilson
Ikicky
Johnny Cluff
Shelter House
Second Monday Club
Grace Holter
Eleanor Robson
Norma Parker
Martha Ward
Addalon Lewis
Genevieve Schneider
Emma K. Clatworthy
Audrey Wood
Jean Klees
Martha Howell
Nina B Russell Hosts Card Club in Bradbury
Miss Nina B Russell entertained her Bradbury card club Wednesday evening. Score awards went to Ruth Peters of Columbus and to George Meinhart. Guest Carl Brannan attended and a coffee hour concluded the event.
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Middleport
Nina B. Russell
Bradbury
Ruth Peters
Columbus
George Meinhart
Carl Brannan
Latheys Dine With McIntyres In Gatewood Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs Walter Lathey and Bessie Waugh were dinner guests of Mrs O O McIntyre at Gatewood Gallipolis correcting an earlier notice that listed different hosts.
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Middleport
Walter Lathey
Bessie Waugh
O. O. McIntyre
Gatewood
Gallipolis
Walter Lacey
Local Family Visits and Moves Noted in Village Notices
Mrs Wyatt Swindler and daughter Sue of Battle Creek Michigan were guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Kelly Grant Street and attended a family reunion in Buffalo West Virginia. Miss Sharon Ingles of Malta visits Mr and Mrs Charles Stanley Front Street. Clifford Manley moved to the Koehler apartment N Second Avenue. O B Strange travels to Abilene Texas for a family reunion. Ruth Peters home economist of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co visited Wednesday. Russell Kinniard and wife of Columbus were guests of Mrs Paul Yeau-
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Wyatt Swindler
Sue
Battle Creek
Mich
Marvin Kelly
Grant St
Buffalo
W. Va
Sharon Ingles
Malta
Charles Stanley
Front St
Clifford Manley
S. Second Ave
Koehler
N. Second Ave
O. B. Strange
Abilene
Texas
Ruth Peters
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Russell Kinniard
Columbus
Paul Yeau
Family Trip to Michigan and Canada Highlights Three Great Lakes
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney and sons David Eddie and Joe returned from a vacation to Michigan and Canada. They fished two days at Grayling and toured Sault Ste. Marie Ontario the Straits of Mackinac Chicago and Michigan City Indiana. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leter of Escanaba.
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Pomeroy
H. E Boney
David
Eddie
Joe
Michigan
Canada
iGrayling
Mich
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Straits of Mackinac
Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
Great Lakes
Huron
Superior
Jack Le*ter
Escaneba
Rites Sunday for Walter William Leifheit 44
Walter William Jim Leifheit 44 of Pomeroy dies after brief illness at Holzer Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ewing funeral home with Rev. Harry Bates officiating. Survived by wife Lida two sons Wayne and Keith three brothers Hugh Victor of Pomeroy Robert of Burlington and three sisters Helen Wipper Marguerite Leifheit Isabell Winebremner Middleport. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call funeral home anytime.
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Pomeroy
Walter William
Jim) Leifheit
Holzer Hospital
Ewing Funeral Home
Lida
Wayne
Keith
Hugh
Victor
Robert
Burlingham
Helen Wipper
Mrs Carrier Rites Planned for Ella Carrier 82
Funeral services for Ella Carrier 82 who died Thursday at her home near Cheshire will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Old Ruger Baptist Church with interment at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery The Rev O H Carr will officiate She was a native of Antiquity daughter of Sam and Elizabeth Watson member of Ruger Freewill Baptist Church She is survived by a son Sidney of Columbus a daughter Gay Drake of Cheshire a sister Susan Shain Racine and seven grandchildren Friends may call at Rawlings-Coats funeral home until time of service.
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Middleport
Ella Carrier
Cheshire
Rgger Baptist Church
Gravel Hill
O. H. Carr
Antiquity
Sam and
Elizabeth Coe Watson
Rgger Freewill Baptist Church
Charles Carrier
Sidney
Columbus
Gay Drake
Susan Shain
Racine
Rawlings-Coats
Edward E. Stobart and Edna C. Shuler Named in Local Ledger
Edward E. Stobart, 18, of Antiquity and Edna C. Shuler, 19, of Le Tart Falls are listed in the community registry update. The notice records ages and hometowns for these residents.
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Edward E. Stobart
Antiquity
Edna C. Shuler
Letart Falls
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