Middleport High School Banquet Features Fesler Speech
Ohio State coach Wesley Fesler spoke at the Middleport High School football banquet urging players to act as heroes, maintain appearance, and work to be desirable by business. The event honored 1948 squad with letters, a steak dinner, and a film recap of OSU games.
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Middleport
Wesley Fesler
Ohio State University
Fesler
L. W. McComas
Middleport Rotary Club
Paul Smart
W. B. Moore
Bill
Yellow Jacket
Charles Pomeroy
Gene Grate
Parent-Teacher Association
Home Economics Department
Earl Knight
Pomeroy
Forrest Bachtel
James Haggerty
Don Becker
James Ervin
James Frye
Malcolm Miller
Bill Moore
Lee Smith
Charles Walburn
Charley Byer
John Dudding
Rolland Karr
Charles Miller
Robert Mills
Frank Talbott White
James Lloyd
Franklin Triplett
Don Payne
Bill Swisher
Richard Walters
John Blosser
Harry Featherstone
George Nash
Bachtel
Don McKenzie
Ohio University
Bachtelb
David Diles
Bruce Bingham
Harold Rice
Adeline
Northwestern
Ohio State
Iowa
Charleston Couple Welcomes Daughter Doris Elaine Harrison
Doris Elaine Harrison, daughter of Harold and Mrs. Harold Harrison of Charleston, weighed eight pounds six ounces at Kanawha Valley Hospital. Grandparents are Herman Bailey, Fisher Sr., Lloyd Harrison, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harrison. Mrs. Doris Bailey Bailey, a nurse, cared for the newborn, and Mrs. Bailey traveled from Charleston to visit.
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Middleport
Doris Elaine
Harold Harrison
Charleston
Harrisons
Douglas
Herman Bailey
Fisher Sr
Lloyd Harrison
C. T. Finnigan
Doris Bailey
R. N
Kanawha Valley Hospital
W. Va
Bailey
Martt Clinic Notes Admits and Births in Pomeroy Area
Clinic entries list admissions including Mrs Ella Henry of Mason City for medical care and Mrs Alfred Biggs of Pomeroy with The Rev C P Cecil of Portland for an auto wreck causing abrasions and cuts. Births note Mrs William Clark Rutland with son Robert Allen on December 4 and Mrs Edward A Robinson Lincoln Heights Pomeroy with son George Arthur. Discharge records include Mrs Joseph L Quivey on Monday.
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Pomeroy—Martt
Ella Henry
Mason City
Alfred Biggs
Pomeroy
C. P. Cecil
Portland
Robert Dwelley
Harrisonville
W.S. Beard
Sycamore St
Middleport
Fred Searles
George Starcher
Thomas Mine
William Clark
Rutland
Robert Allen
Edward A. Robinson
Lincoln Heights
George Arthur
Joseph L. Quivey
Death of Mrs. J. C. Ingels in Gallipolis
Mrs. J C Ingels, one of Gallipolis oldest residents, died from injuries after a fall. News reached Middleport Monday of the death of Dr. Ingels grandmother.
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Middleport
Clyde Ingels
Gallipolis
Ingels
J. C. Ingels
Freshman Class Reception at Middleport High School
Middleport High School hosted the annual pre holiday Freshman Class reception with Sophomore hosts. Emma Jane Buell greeted guests as Lucille Smith directed a program of music and skits featuring MHS alumni in the ensemble. The event included dancing, games, refreshments, and a series of student performances led by Sally E. Schaaf and Jean Searls.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Lucille Smith
Ted Widermuth
Chet Haddox
William Anderson
Franklin Guinther
Charles Winston
Schiltz
Emma Jane Buell
Glenn Glaze
Woodrow Call
Keith Riggs
Robert Saunders
Paul Holter
Donna R. Russell
Slick
Ida Lee Hartley
Schoolroom Moderne
Grace Montgomery
Jeanette Barker
Bonnie Dow
Betty Greenlee
Eleanor McHaffie
Mildred Martin
Naomi Overturf
Lucille Roush
Eight-year-old Bobby West Hosts Birthday Party Guests
Bobby T. West celebrated his eighth birthday with guests Stephen Coats who turned 10 days earlier and Jerry Deckard. A large decorated cake was featured at refreshments served by Bobby’s aunt Mrs. Henry Hennesy of Front Street, with whom he lives.
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Bobby T. West
Stephen Coats
Jerry Deckard
Bobby
Henry Hennesy
Front St
Christmas Party Planned by Philathea Women of Church
The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ plan a Christmas party at the church Thursday at 7 30 p m. Members should bring gifts for the Cleveland Christian Home. Hostesses include president Mrs O L Roush vice president Mrs L E Burford secretary Mrs Robert McElhinny treasurer Mrs L E Reynolds and flower committee chair Mrs Edgar Allensworth.
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Philathea Women
Church of Christ
Cleveland Christian Home
O. L. Roush
L. E. Burford
Robert McElhinny
L. E. Reynolds
Edgar Allensworth
Trophy Case Presented To Middleport High School
Harold Hubbard with Supt L W Mc Comas and others helped construct a walnut trophy case for Middleport High School. Sara D Hartley accepted the gift on behalf of the Class of 1947, with James Sonny Haggerty as master of ceremonies. The case honors past SEC league and county titles and carries a scholarship and band trophy.
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Middleport
Harold Hubbard
L. W. McComas
Sara D. Hartley
Miss Hartley
James
Sonny) Haggerty
Sara Daune
McComas
Meigs County
Logan
Forrest Bachtel
Railroads Seek Minimum Freight Rate Increase
A call states that all sectors rely on railroads and urges the government to grant a permanent freight rate increase to cover wage and material cost rises. It argues higher rates are necessary to keep industries supplied and maintain efficiency.
Court Gets Reibel Case Before Supreme Court
Prosecutor D H Peoples said the state case against Ruby Reibel is filed with the Supreme Court with no hearing date set. Reibel was indicted for harboring criminals and sentenced to one to seven years in Marysville reformatory before the case was appealed and dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence. She remains out on bond.
Former Meigs Resident Dies in Columbus
W Irving Spafford, 63, of 259 Cleveland Ave Columbus, died Sunday at University Hospital from a heart ailment. A former post office employee, he was the husband of the late Blanche Spooner Spafford, sister of Mrs Harold Hubbard. The Spaffords formerly lived in MIddleport.
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Middleport
W. Irving Spafford
Cleveland Ave
University Hospital
Columbus
Spafford
Blanche Spooner Spafford
Edward Spooner
Spaffords
Harold Hubbard
S. Fifth Ave
Bazaar Planned by Morris Chapel Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid of Morris Chapel Church in Portland charge will hold a bazaar Thursday evening at the Spiller School house. Refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy
Ladies Aid
Morris Chapel
Portland
Spiller
Moore Condition Is Reported Serious
William Moore of Diamond Street suffered a heart attack Sunday and is in serious condition. F A Shifler entered St Joseph’s Hospital this week for treatment after a severe cold. Mrs Louesa McAllister of Peart Street remains seriously ill with cardiac asthma, with her son George McAllister of Charleston visiting due to her illness.
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Middleport
William Moore
Diamond St
F. A. Shifler
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Louesa McAllister
Peart St
George McAllister
Charleston
Pomeroy Post Office Holiday Hours Announced
The Pomeroy post office will stay open all day on Saturday December 13 and Saturday December 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. City delivery will occur both morning and afternoon those days. The office will be closed Christmas. Officials urge use of special delivery and air mail to ensure late postings reach their destinations.
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Pomeroy
Divorce Granted to Grueser and Grueser
A divorce was granted to William P. Grueser from Jeanett Grueser on grounds of willful absence and gross neglect of duty, on Friday.
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Pomeroy
William P. Grueser
Jeanett Grueser
Water main breaks cause street cave in
A water main at Butternut and Main ruptured, washing dirt from beneath the roadway and causing the street to cave in.
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Pomeroy
Butternut
Syracuse PTA Meet Planned for Tuesday Evening
The Syracuse PTA will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming programs and parent involvement opportunities.
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Syracuse Pta
Pomeroy
Chester Two Resident William Wallace Dies at 77
William Wallace 77 lifetime Chester Township resident in Meigs County died Sunday at his Chester home. Survived by five children Lora Evans William Wallace Jr Mabel Smalley Della Johnson Gale Wallace. Services set 2 pm Wednesday at Chester Methodist Church with burial in Chester Cemetery. Call at Arbaugh funeral home until service time.
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Coolville
William Wallace
Chester Township
Meigs County
Chester
Lora Evans
Mabel Smalley
Bashan
Della Johnson
New Lexington
Gale Wallace
Dayton
Arbaugh
Tuppers Plains
B&PW Club Plans Yule Party Tuesday
The Business and Professional Women's Club in Middleport schedules a Christmas party for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Heath Methodist Church basement. Nellie Zerkle and hospitality committee manage decorations refreshments and program with a gift exchange planned.
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Middleport
Business and Professional Women's Club
Heath Methodist Church
Nellie Zerkle
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D. C. Miller
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U. S
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Eastern Railroad
Liberty Street
New York 6
N. Y
Reibel
Meigs
Chester Two
Pomeroy and Middleport
B&pw Club
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs Pomeroy
Angel and the Badman
John Wayne
Gail Russell
Harry Carey
Bruce Cabot
Irene Rich Lee Dixon
Bendvue Pomeroy
Guilty
Bonita Granville
Don Castle
John Litel Regis Toomey
Altmans Jewelry
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