Four Outstanding Young People Presented Achievement Awards
Four Meigs County youths representing four local groups received achievement awards during the Meigs County Fair Saturday. Ted Reed Jr and Ruth Ann Carson share recognition in 4-H and Future Homemakers of America, with Thomas Hibersbach and Donald Welch honored in Junior Fair board and boys 4-H respectively. Local businesses and the Pomeroy National Bank provided prizes as the fair opened with a parade and a style show.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Aew
Nior
Ted Reed, Jr
Shirley Summerfield
Junior Fair Board of Chester
Ruth Ann Carson
Long Bottom
Future Homemakers of America
Thomas Hibersbach
Portland
Junior Fair Board
Future Farmers of America
Donald Welch
Albany
Kroger Co
A. and P. Food Stores
Pomeroy Motor Co
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Richard Barnhart
Patricia Ann Blakeslee
Arlene Theiss
Karen Theiss
Ted Sedgwick
Patsy Price
Jimmy Sheets
Janet Cooper
Jimmy Deem
Heifer
Richard Bradley
Rosemary Rose
Sonny Slanter
Earl Stevens
Jeanette Thomas
Anna Jean Rose
Sonny Slawter
Fred Stanley
Delbert Hill
Guernsey Cattle
Sharon Atkins
Jersey
Buddy Vineyard
Tommy Jackson
Don Johnson
Herman Carson
Clyde Wells
Richard Chambers
Jack Carsey
Pomeroy National Bank
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Meigs County Better Livestock Club
Harry Spencer
Racine
Chris Christopher
Ralph Barth
Barlow
Ohio
Spencer
Pete Direct
Leroy Eichinger
Fd Starkey
Doris Hollingshead
Wellston
Holmes descendants gather for Middleport reunion at Roadside Park
Sixty four relatives convened in Middleport West Virginia and Ohio for a Holmes family reunion to share pictures, mementos, and updates to the family history. Ralph Holmes of Charleston was elected president and plans for next year were set as veterans and descendants attended from West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Legion Auxiliary to Meet At Legion Hall Tonight
The Auxiliary of Feeney Bennet Post American Legion in Middleport holds a 7 30 p m meeting at the Legion Hall Mrs Norman Wayland the new resident presides and will report on the Cincinnati convention She will outline activities planned for the year.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Norman Wayland
Cincinnati
Mrs James Brewer Receives Middleport Baby Shower
A layette shower honored Mrs. James Brewer at her N Third Ave home Friday evening with hostesses Clarabelle Haymes and Mrs Ann Templeton. Prizes went to five guests while 40 attendees from Middleport Pom ey Rutland Torch Gallipolis Mason enjoyed desserts prepared by Yvonne Gilmore and Janet Valentine.
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Middleport
James Brewer
N. Third Ave
Clarabelle Haymes
Ann Templeton
Robert Hurley
William Criner
Frances Martin
Lois Land
LaVerne Hurley
Yvonne Gilmore
Janet Valentine
Pomeay Rutland
Torch
Gallipolis Mason
Youth Camp Visitors Attend Local Church Services
Four Hart sock Danny and George, Don Gillam, and Dave Brown joined youth from Jaynesville for a Butler Springs camp visit. They sang during Sunday School and, with Mrs. Childs and the Loyal Sons and Daughters, attended Glouster Church of Christ services. A picnic followed at the Middleport Roadside Park with additional WayneVille guests and local leaders joining the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Jaynesville
Ohio
Butler Springs
Danny
George Hartsock
Don Gillam
Dave Brown
George Childs
Christian Endeavor
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Glouster Church
Local Families Visit Relatives and Attend Reunions
A string of visits and weekend stays ties together residents from Royal Oak Michigan Warren Ohio and Dayton Ohio. Crary Davis and family traveled from Royal Oak to visit Mrs Crary Davis’s mother and sister Lenore Giles in Ohio during a New York and Canada vacation. Other guests include Carl Vanderhoof family from Columbus visiting Mrs L W McComas and J E Miller in Columbus with a day trip to Cincinnati Zoo. Waldo Byers of Warren attended the Holmes family reunion at Middleport Roadside Park and returned with grandson Karl Beck for the week. Mrs Robert Rice of Bradbury was hospitalized at Holzer. Mrs Lewis Koehler returned from Groveport where she stayed with daughter Mrs Louis Haines. Haines family plans to move to Xenia. Betty Koehler, nurse at Holzer, joined grovport visit. Mrs F E Drummond of Bainbridge, formerly Lena Mae Fels, spent weekend with Frieda Faehnie. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Covert were Mrs Virgil Wood and children Ronald Karen, and Rev Lester Covert staying with his sister during seminary in Dayton. Mr and Mrs Homer F E Cook joined their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Stivers and Gail in Pomeroy for Federated Church services. The Stiverses then dined with the Cooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crary Davis
John
William
Royal Oak
Mich
Lenore Giles
New York
Canada
Carl Vanderhoot
Peggy Lee
Floyd Elmer
Columbus
Vanderhoof
L. W. McComas
Lewis Koehler
Groveport
Louis Haines
Haines
Kathie
Xenia
Koehler
Betty Koehler
Holzer Hospital
F. E. Drummond
Bainbridge
Lena Mae Fels
Frieda Faehnie
Arthur Covert
Virgil Wood
Ronald and
Karen
Dayton
Lester Covert
Homer FE. Cook
John Stivers
Gail
Pomeroy
Federated Church
Stiverses
Hawley Rites Conducted at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Pallbearers from the New York Central Railroad led funeral rites for William Maurice Hawley held Saturday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home. The Rev. Shelley Wood officiated at Cheshire Travel Hill Cemetery with Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion presenting military honors. Attendees included relatives from Columbus Gallipolis Levittown St Louis and Michigan, plus friends and associates from Cheshire and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Maurice Hawley
Rawlings
John Stiefvatter
Levittown
N. Y
Mra
Stanley Hawley
Ira Scott
Dale Scott
Strohm
Fern Holmes
Clarence Bell
Roy Frail
John
Barbara Frail
John Post
Vesta Swinehart
Columbus
Fred Watson
Elsa Kablau
Michigan
Spencer Watson
St. Louis
Mabel Gordon
Janet Gordon
Gallipolis
George Hawley
Cheshire
Divided Among Local Schools in Meigs County
The third quarterly settlement of the school foundation program totals $114,489.92. Local district allocations include Bedford 4141.08, Central 15546.15, Columbia 2991.99, Northern 7852.49, Olive Orange 13697.26, Salisbury 14503.64, Southern Local 324? and Western Local 25.
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Pomeroy
School Foundation
O. 0
Patterson
Meigs County
Bedford
Central
Columbia
Northern
Olive Orange
Salisbury
Southern Local
Western Local
Conducts Program in Middleport Meditations Feature
Sunday evening the Rev. Claremont E. Hoyt pastor of First Baptist Church led a radio meditation program. His daughter Margaret sang and Jean Bennett played piano. Guests included Hoyt’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hoyt of Huntington and George Franklin McKnight of Columbus, who planned a visit with the McKnights in Lafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Claremont E. Hoyt
First Baptist Church
Margaret
Jean Bennett
Bass Catches Reported at Forked Run Lake Near Long Bottom
Over the past two weeks two notable bass catches were reported at Forked Run Lake near Long Bottom. Ernie Whitehead of Reedsville caught two bass simultaneously on a flat fish, one 15 inches and the other 13 inches.
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Pomeroy
Forked Run Lake
Long Bottom
Ernie Whitehead
Reedsville
Grass Run Socials and Family Visits This Week
Miss Sue Mooney of Charleston visits Miss Janet Brogan while Mrs Pauline Davis meets Mr and Mrs Marion McClure. Dale Priddy of Beech Grove visits Grass Run friends. C L Patterson and Alva Cross host at Cheshire. Bettie Kellar of Pomeroy visits sister Mrs Carol Darst. Bert and Race Davis attend a Davis reunion at Lake Alma with Millard Wildermuth family and Lavena Woodard and daughter Mary from Karauge. Mrs Flore McClure.
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Grass Run
Sue Mooney
Charleston
Janet Brogan
Pauline Davis
Marion McClure
Dale Priddy
Beech Grove
Rutland Road
C. L. Patterson
Alva Cross
Cheshire
Bettie Kellar
Pomeroy
Carol Darst
Bert Davis
Race Davis
Lake Alma
Millard Wildermuth
Middleport
Lavena Woodard
Mary
Karauge
Billy Woodard
Columbus
Flore McClure
Wert Dean Last Rites Planned for Former Middleport Pastor
Relatives from Barberton plan to move the body of Wert Dean former pastor of the Middleport Church of Christ to Barberton. He died unexpectedly Saturday morning while a guest at the Houdashelt home in Lincoln Hill Meigs County. Dean aged previously served in Barberton and led the Middleport church for three years before heart ailments limited his ministry. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sidup funeral home Akron.
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Middleport
Barberton
Wert Dean
Texas
Meigs County
Houdashelts
Houdashelt
Dean
Church of Christ
Hemlock Grove
Sidup
Kenmore Blvd
Akron
Pomeroy Society Faces Divorce Suit Amid Local Notices
Pomeroy society news notes a divorce filing in Meigs County Common Pleas Court where Jacqueline Ann Ellis seeks dissolution from Roy Arthur Ellis with next friend J B O'Brien. The column also lists recent social visits, travel from Canada, and military furloughs, detailing local families and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jacqueline Ann Ellis
Middleport
J. B. O’brien
Roy Arthur Ellis
Cheshire
Meigs County
Tuppers Plains Rose Garden Club Meeting Recap
The Rose Garden Club of Tuppers Plains met at the home of Mrs. Guy Boggess with co host Mrs. Jack Weatherman. Nine members attended and heard a program on planting flower bulbs in fall. Prizes were awarded to several members for contests and arrangements.
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Tuppers Plains
Rose Garden Club
Guy Boggess
Jack Weatherman
Lons McCain
Linsey Lyons
Lois McCain
Pomeroy Eastern Star Unit Plans Tuesday Meeting
The Past Matrons organization of Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. N P Swackhammer in Mason City.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason City
Pomeroy Third Friday Club Sees Prize Winners
The Third Friday Club met at Mrs Bentz Wolfe’s home with guest Mrs A R Tedrow of Hamden. President Mrs Max Meinhart led a short business session. Prizes went to Miss Kate Pbersbach Mrs Henry Reibel Mrs Tedrow and Miss Anne Ebersbach. A dessert was served to a long list of members and the next meeting will be at Mrs Addie Grueser’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Ebersbach
Ben Neutaling
Albert Ebersbach
Grover Erb
Everett Dailey
Henry Reibel
Addie Grueser
William J. Durst
Tedrow
Laurel Cliff Ice Cream Social Hosts Benefit
An ice cream social starts at 6 PM on the Laurel Cliff school lawn hosted by the Laurel Cliff Better Health Club. Homemade ice cream and cake will be sold to raise support for the club’s health efforts.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Laurel Cliff Better Health Club
Pomeroy District Convention Committees Named
The Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters held a meeting at the DAV Home to plan a district convention in Pomeroy on October 7. Officers and committees were appointed for Registration, Reception, Badges and Decorations, Dinner, Property, and Good of the Order with several named members. Mrs Jay Myers is reported at Meigs General Hospital. flowers were ordered for her.
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Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple
Pythian
DAV
Butternut Ave
Ray Seidenable
Jay Myers
Meigs General Hospital
W. C. Burson
Lawrence Lanning
Howard Stewart
Dale Smith
Bernice Durst
Merlin Russell
Joseph Beegle
Carrie Grueser
Thelma Grueser
George Heines
Rollin Beards
Karl Grueser
Lena Grueser
William Fisher
Two Divorces Granted By Meigs County Court
Judge Cedric W. Clark grants two divorces in Meigs County Common Pleas Court Morris D. Snider is divorced from Juanita M. Snider for willful absence and Sara M. Wells is divorced from Clark A. Wells for gross neglect of duty custody of three minor children awarded to Wells.
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Pomeroy
Cedric W. Clark
Meigs County
Thompson Funeral Returns From Athens for Ford T. Thompson
Mr and Mrs Daniel F Thompson return from Athens Tennessee where they attended funeral services for his father Daniel T Thompson who died Monday at Fort Sanders Hospital Knoxville Tennessee Funeral services were held Wednesday after several months of failing health
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Pomeroy
Daniel F. Thompson
Athens
Tenn
Daniel T Thompson
Fort Sanders
Knoxville
Thompson
Middleport Board Accepts State Rehab Plan for School
Middleport Board of Education met in special session to set Sept. 7 opening, approve state rehabilitation projects such as furnace repair at the high school, new concrete walk, asphalt tile on the Central building floor, and new seats in one high school room.
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Port Board of Education
RK. M. Sherman
Mildred Fenney
South Fourth Street
Nola Swisher
Marcella Taylor
Domestic Arts Exhibit Awards Announced at Meigs County Fair
The 91st Meigs County fair at Rockspun Fairgrounds showcased wide domestic arts exhibits led by superintendent Mrs. Dora B. Heaton. Awards went to Mrs. EF Hill, Mrs. Oscar Roush, Mrs. Hill, and others for quilts, rugs, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, towels, pillows, aprons, dresses, and miscellaneous crocheted pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rockspun
Dora B. Heaton
EF. J. Hill
Oscar Roush
Middleport
Hill
N. Jones
Dora Heaton
Jones
Mrs. Heaton
Blakeslee
Roush
Carl
Jean Clark
C. N. Jones
Charles Fisher Rites Held
Funeral services for Charles Fisher of Charleston West Virginia were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Ewing funeral home with Rev L M Mohrhoff officiating. Attending from out of town were Virginia Fisher and numerous Fisher relatives and friends from Charleston Gallipolis Columbus Springfield Huntington and Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marraget Quinn
Charleston
Charles Weaver
Selwyn White
Gallipolis
Arthur H. Smith
Salem
Lewis Epple
Columbus
Paul Linker
Springfield
Albert Smith
Huntington
W.va
High School Registration Slated For Friday
Middleport announces registration for the upcoming school year to be held Friday in the High School Building. Seniors report at 10 am, juniors at 11, sophomores at 1, and freshmen at 2. All new students urged to register and those seeking driver education must register at the designated times.
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Middleport
Col James Griffis of Chicago Dies
MIDDLEPORT Word has been received of the death of Col. James L. Griffis of Chicago. He is the father in law of Mrs James E Griffis Mary Hoyt. The Rev Claremont E Hoyt pastor of First Baptist Church will conduct funeral services Wednesday. The Rev and Mrs Hoyt and son David left this morning for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James L. Griffis
Chicago
James E. Griffis
Mary Hoyt
Claremont E. Hoyt
First Baptist Church
Hoyt
David
Chi Cago
Vernon L. Jaynes promoted to yeoman third class USN
Vernon L. Jaynes son of Mrs C M Harkins of Middleport has been advanced to yeoman third class while serving aboard the repair ship USS Hector. He entered the Navy in November 1951 and reported to the Pacific Fleet from the San Diego Naval Training Center.
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Middleport
Vernon L. Jaynes
C. M. Harkins
Yeoman
USN
Hector
Navy
Pacific Fleet
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
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