Annual Carson Reunion Held Sunday Afternoon
The Carson family reunion gathered at Syracuse Roadside Park in Middleport on Sunday. Attendees included J. E. Carson Bucyrus and many relatives from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania with extended families from Middleport Cincinnati Cleveland Ironton Portland Summersville and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Middleport
Te Syracuse
J. E. Car
Bucyrus
Lawrence Sellers
Larry Sellers
David Sellers
Columbus
Jane Sterne
Ethel Sterne
Oral Eads
David
D. W. Rothgeb
Lulu Miles
Mollie McDermitt
Ted McDermitt
Clyde McDermitt
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Norman Carson, Jr
Joanna Carson
Portia Pongain
Southgate
Mich
W. R
Walter Crooks
Gene
Wayne Gibbons
John Aumiller
Linda
Diana
Ellwood City
Paul Buffington
Robert Jones
Margaret Hoffman
C. E. Householder
Beaver Falls
Nolan Carson
Julie
Earl Starkey At Ceremony and Burlingham Homecoming
Earl Starkey, Gatekeeper of Ohio State Grange, attended a sixth degree conferral in Convoy, Ohio, as 440 candidates began preparation for the seventh degree at the National Grange Convention in Fort Wayne. Starkey also witnessed a San duskey class of 300 and visited relatives in Columbus. POMEROY hosts the Burlingham homecoming with a noon basket dinner and 1:30 p.m. program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Earl Starkey
Convoy
Ohio
Ohio State Grange
Starkey
Sanduskey
National Grange
Fort Wayne
Ind
Earl Jewell
Columbus
Everett Starkey
Pomeroy
Burlingham
Burlingham Church
Project Plans Made By Group At Meeting
Love Joy Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs. Allen Hughes’s home and adopted plans for the year. They will collect used eyeglasses for India and save cancelled stamps to fund a Baptist orphanage in Germany. Christmas cards will be sent to Taiwan for leper colonies, schools, and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Love Joy
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Allen Hughes
India
Germany
Taiwan
Rhoda Hall
Sanborn Society
Scouts Camp Rotan Outing Near Athens
Senior and Intermediate Girl Scout troops spent three days camping at Camp Rotan near Athens. Members swam at Lake Hope and Pamela Reddix joined Troop 179 during a campfire ceremony. Local leaders helped with transportation and oversee activities. Special church meetings announced in Pomeroy. Carolyn Bell, a former Pomeroy graduate, is seriously ill in Austin, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Camp Rotan
Athens
Lake Hope
Pamela Reddix
Karen Humphrey
Bonnie Rockhold
Dolores Rise
Linda Brown
Sandra Newtun
Jeanie Cashdollar
Sandra Trussell
Ernest Whithead
Roberta Trussell
Norma Nichols
Mary Bise
Janet Hetzer
Sandra Walton
Mary Taylor
John Hetzer
Jean Whitehead
Linda Torrence
Cincinnati
Frank Bise
Bob Trussell
C. Ed Humphrey
Pomeroy
Carolyn Bell
Pomeroy High School
Austin
Tex
Bell
I. H. Sullivan
Paris Drive
Scouts Hold Wiener Roast and Swimming Party
Girl Scout Troop 221 met at Middleport Roadside Park for a wiener roast and swimming at Kegger Creek pool Monday night. Led by Mrs George Hackett Jr with assistants Mrs Eugene Harris and Mrs William Grueser, the group included Becky Allensworth Carole Anderson Olita Lewis Margie Harris Debbie Grueser Diana Davis Rose Marie Hackett Kay Ault Marilyn Stumbo Kathy McElhinney Stephanie Pullen Susie Morris Janice Schmoll plus guests Melanie Hackett Robie and Kathy Harris. Plans for fall activities and evening meetings after the opening of school were discussed. next meeting set for Monday Sept 10 at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Girl Scout Troop 221
Kgger Creek
George Hackett, Jr
Eugene Harris
William Grueser
Becky Allensworth
Carole Anderson
Olita Lewis
Margie Harris
Debbie Grueser
Diana Davis
Rose Marie Hackett
Kay Ault
Marilyn Stumbo
Kathy McElhinney
Stephanie Pull
Birthday Observed by Pythian Sisters in Middleport
Grace Stace celebrated her birthday with Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters at Betty Biggs home. Genevieve Meinart led prayer, Martha Childs read The Love of Uglyness, and Elizabeth Allman donated a traveling prize won by Mrs. Stace. Community potluck planned for September with games and prizes for several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Grace Stace
Meigs Temple
Jean Zirkle
Opal _ Biggs
Joan Clark
Maxine Owen
Betty Spencer
Zirkle
Mrs. Biggs
Missionary Gift Plan From Dorcas Circle
Dorcas Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs. Paul Smart’s home to arrange sending a gift to Rev. Glenn F. Boice, a missionary in the Philippine Islands. The group plans to remember shut-ins’ birthdays in September and October and prepared round robin cards for Mrs. Beulah White and Mrs. Pearl Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Glenn F. Boice
Phillipine Islands
Dorcas
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Paul Smart
Boice
Milton Hood
Beulah White
Pearl Hoffman
Geraldine White
Gerald Anthony
Anthony
Sanborn Society
Smart
Linda Hackett
Miss Fick Presents Film at Friendly Circle
Miss Elizabeth Fick showed a film titled The Sending and the Sent to the Friendly Circle at Federated Church. The 1810 missionary theme covered early foreign missions, a missionary call, and the sending board. Miss Virgina Reibel led the offering, with Mrs. Pearl Mora presiding. Dessert was served by Mrs. Fred Blaettar and Mrs. Phil Globokar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Fick
Federated Church
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Middleport residents report weekend visits from Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bing of Cleveland who returned Mrs. Smith home after her Erie and Cleveland visits. Other guests include Mr. and Mrs. Roger Day of Miami Florida visiting Mrs. Katie Gordon and Mrs. Gordon’s Cheshire trip. Pearl Hoffman remains a patient at Holzer Hospital after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Bing
Cleveland
J. K. Smith
Vincent Dabo
Smith
Erie
N. F. Harmon
Bing
Joe Turner
Roger Day
Miami
Fla
Russell Rice
Roger Beach
Columbus
Katie Gordon
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Goessler
Pomeroy, Ohio
Caroline Kennedy
Jackie
Gulf of Salerno
Ravello
Italy
Hall
Harry Houdashelt
David Durst, Jr
John Fultz
Donald Boone
Hughes
Lillian McGee
43Rd Reunion
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Virgil Rose
Rotan
United Methodist Church
C. Melvin Alkire
Board of Trustees
Commission On Education
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Arthur Rose
Harry Mathews
Bloomdale
Mabel Leathers
Mansfield
J. H. Rose
Richard
Janet Marik
Debbie
Becky
Diamond
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Canton
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Robert Rose
Debra
Ima Rose
Emma Clendenin
Akron
Blanche Sheike
Chicago, Ill
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George Genheimer
Roger
Don
Minersville
Frank Walton
Racine
Earl Deem
Jennifer
Melanie
Denise
Dave Koblentz
Patricia
Chester
Roger Keller
Randy
Bruce Neal
Gene Rose
Susan
Sharon Adams
Cuyahoga Falls
Wallace Damewood
Karen
Mary Lee
John
Long Bottom
John Berrier
Johnny
Gary
Jacqueline
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Bernie Pfeiffer
Marion
Marshall Rose
Tom Adams
Willard
John Rose
Archie
Manda
Bashan
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Porterfield
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Pomeroy Personals
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Elmer Wickham
Thomas Smith
Cora Webb
Alfred Toney
Macksburg
Roberta Circle
Order of Eastern Star
My Adobe
Goeglein
Oxfords
Hoof
Waldo
I. E. Miller
Mr. Miller
Chevrolet
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East Main Street
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Per Finre- Philghog
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