Middleport to host summer fling at park Tuesday
Middleport Fire Department plans a community event at Middleport Park starting 5 p.m. with a boys baseball game, a 7 p.m. water show, and an 8 to 11 p.m. teenage dance emceed by The Jays. Food offerings include barbecue chicken and beans, potato chips, and an ice cream social. If rain, activities move to Wednesday. The project funds a well for free park water, built from $700 needed and $350 raised. remaining $350 will come from the department.
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Middleport
Thomas Scally
Middleport Fire Department
Bob Byer
Mancina Mermaids
Mancina
Cathy Conde
Nancy Buchanan
Ruth Ann Lacey
Debbie Grueser
Mary Buskirk
Linda Hackett
Nancy Harris
Lois Sauer
Sunday Wedding Revealed at Middleport Nazarene
In Middleport the Church of the Nazarene hosted the Sunday wedding of Mildred Fisher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Durst, to Robert McDaniel, son of Russell McDaniel. Rev Clyde Bartlett performed the double ring ceremony and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hazel Beard
Clyde Bartlett
Becky
Martha Bartlett
Cheeta Dudding
Debbie Lyons
Penny Smith
Clarence Nichols
Erma Dougherty
Freda Saxton
John Harrison
Pam Covert
Teddy Fisher
Verner Lee
Joe Turner
Betty Williams
Methodist Workshops Scheduled
Two workshops on new teaching materials for Methodist Churches are set. Today 2 to 5 p.m. at Heath Methodist Church covers the Wesley series with designated instructors for nursery to elementary grades and a coffee break chair. Monday 7 to 9:30 p.m. at East Letart Church features the Asbury series with similar instructors and registration help.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
East Letart
Heath Church
Wesley
C. F. Tompkins
Bernard Fultz
Nan Moore
Wesley Bennett
O. P. Klein
Asbury
Tompkins
Fultz
Bennett
Moore
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters Meet Monday Evening
Middleport staff and officers of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the temple. Hostesses will be Mrs. Joanne Clark and Mrs. Etta Lemley.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Joanne Clark
Etta Lemley
Meigs Youth Busy Week at Junior Fair Judging
Meigs County youths spent a busy week at the Rocks Springs Fairgrounds showing livestock. Dairy cattle awards included many blue ribbons and A awards for Holsteins Guernseys and Jerseys with winners named such as C Thomas Hamm Alan Holter and Judy King. Beef cattle, swine and Future Farmers of America entries also earned A grades and top showmanship honors for Darrell Chevalier Rick Karr and others.
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Patricia Koblentz
Eddie Parker
Grace King
Judy King
Eric Parker
Guernseys
Sarah Mora
Archie Rose
Mark Higgins
Jan Alkire
Renee Burke
Daniel Nease
Ernestine Wood
Larry Hollon
Edith Wood
Darrell Chevalier
Joy Theiss
David Mora
Linda Hollon
Rhea Mora
Richard Warner
Earie Lee Wood
Tommy Theiss
Jeff Alkire
Roger Nease
Pamela Henderson
Ronald Smith
Ronnie Smith
Rick Koblentz
Allan Gibson
Thomas Hamm
Guernsey
Alan Holter
David Chevalier
Harry Slanter
Larry Mees
Ray Karr
Tommy Karr
James Meredith
Harry Slawter
Vicki Carr
Byron McCoy
Karr
Robert Ritchie
Future Farmers of America
Phil Hill
Brush Fire Answered By Two Departments
Middleport and Rutland fire departments tackled a brush fire at the Harrisonville dump near the George Wells property Friday afternoon. Each crew was unaware of the other’s call. only a small area burned with no damage. Middleport sent four men and a pumper at 1 35 p.m.
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Middleport
Rutland
Harrisonville
Bob Byer
Middleport Department
Meigs County Fair Attendees See Large Friday Crowd
About 1,987 people paid admission to the Rock Springs Fair grounds for the 101st Meigs County Fair on Friday. Last year the fourth day drew 1,891 paying entrants. Grandstand admissions totaled 513 on Friday.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Meigs County Fair awards cattle and sheep honors
At the 101st Meigs County fair judges awarded ribbons and cash prizes. El Morrow Farms Frost won grand champion bull and female in Herefords, while E. R. Wagoner and Sons Athens took eight firsts and reserve champion female. QO. R. Brown and sons Long Bottom led Shorthorns with 11 blue ribbons and both grand and reserve champions. Ronald Westover Lancaster claimed multiple firsts in Dorsets Hampshires and swine.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair
el Morrow Farms
Frost
E. R. Wagoner and Sons
Athens
A Goff and Sons
Washburn
W. Va
Hugh Leifheit
Alfred Gans
QO. R. Brown and Sons
Long Bottom
Ronald Westover
Lancaster
Hampshires
Westover
Bloodmobile Visit Seeks 150 Donors in Meigs County
The Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross needs 150 blood donors for Monday's bloodmobile visit at Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium from noon to 6 PM. The chapter trails 60 units in credits to Huntington Center and stresses 15 percent of donations go to veterans hospitals.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Huntington Blood Center
Pomeroy Junior High School
E. Blakeslee
Huntington Center
Blakeslee
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes
Doris Durst Pomeroy and Diane Holliday are named among hospital notes. The entry references several individuals including Estil Collins Pomeroy Mrs Eugene Reeves Harrisonville Eva Fleming Rutland Anna Duffy Mrs David Wiseman Grace Whaley Candy Wood Law ton Templeton Jr Sylvia Lacy Ruth Steffle Paul Simon and a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Eugene Reeves Harrisonville.
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Doris Durst
Pomeroy
Diane Holliday
Dexter
Estil Collins
Eugene Reeves
Harrisonville
Eva Fleming
Rutland
Anna Duffy
David Wiseman
Grace Whaley
Candy Wood
Lawton Templeton, Jr
Sylvia Lacy
Ruth Steffle
Paul Simon
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Daniel Carman of Pomeroy Pauline Jones of Cheshire Mrs Lewis Fllis of Middleport admitted. Lila Williams Mrs Ora Bacon and Alice Van Cooney discharged from Meigs General Hospital.
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Daniel Carman
Pomeroy
Pauline Jones
Cheshire
Lewis Fllis
Middleport
Lila Williams
Mrs. Ora Bacon
Alice van Cooney
Meigs County Junior Fair honors local youths and clubs
Three Meigs County youths received achievement trophies at the Meigs County Junior Fair program at Rock Springs Fair Grounds. Dixie Roush Archie Rose and Ronnie Holter were named junior king and queen with 4 H champions and Rosettes awarded in showmanship, rabbits, poultry, garden, electricity, rope, conservation and more. Special merit awards went to Ernestine Wood and Vickie Carr.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rock Springs
Dixie Roush
Salem Center
Archie Rose
Long Bottom Route 1
Ronnie Holter
Future Farmers of America
Donna Reibel
Gary Michael
Alan Holter
Donnie Cheadle
Kenny Pierce
Stanley Hutton
Walter Jordan
Kathy Morgan
Cheryl Williams
Robert Ritchie
John Wiles
Rma Vaughan
Dawn Carpenter
Shelia Bailey
Wendy Carper
Patty Dorst
Janie Gerard
Jennifer Blakeslee
Anita Houdashelt
Patty Koblentz
Vicki Fetty
Louella Thompson
Ernestine Wood
Vickie Carr
Rick Koblentz
Karen Sutherland
Jean Whitehead
Linda Yost
Rhea Mora
Mary Thompson
Debbie Sheets
Jennifer
Harness Winners Reported At Meigs County Fair
A second full afternoon of harness racing at Meigs County Fair saw multiple heat winners. Notable victors include Mr. D. J. driven by O. Vanfosson in non winner trots, Sister Too and Mary Ann Kay in three year old pace, and Suc cess Russ in two year old trot. Pony races featured Bob with Lawrence Johnson and Trigger driven by Doward Calvert Jr. Diablo led in pony 46 to 52 inch class, with Barbara Wells on Diablo and Bob Jones on Little Everett winning their divisions.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
D. J
O. Vanfosson
Jackson
T. T. Crowl
E. C. Crowl
Sunbury
Sir Jenks
H. Fuller
Croton
Too
E. Bucy
Newark
Mary Ann Kay
Larry Acker
Wooster
Ampson
Elsie
Charles McAfee
Athens
John C. Barnes
Sterling
Russ
W. H. Acker
Lawrence Johnson
Racine
Bob
Ed Bush
Trigger
Doward Calvert, Jr
Mike Jones
Sun
E. J. Hill
Pete Ohlinger
New Haven
Greg Meeks
Barbara Wells
Bob Jones
Little Everett
Cheryl Williams
Gal
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Lada Yost
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