Giant Christmas tree lights up between Pomeroy parking lots
A 30 foot plus Christmas tree stands between Pomeroy’s two business district parking lots as Ron Springer of the Chamber of Commerce announces lights will be completed and turned on at dusk. The Merry Christmas sign in lights was dropped for this year due to effort. Ohio Power Co. crews set 10 poles for new street decorations and wiring. Contributions to the decoration fund exceed 1300 dollars. The tree was donated by Mrs. Rosie Sisson of East Second Street.
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Springer
Ohio Power Co
Rosie Sisson
E, Second St
Modern Mart To Open On Thursday In Middleport
Middleport announces the grand opening of Modern Mart in the Robert Coats building on N Second St. The new department store will house men s wear shoes notions and dry goods on the first floor infant and boys clothing on the mezzanine and women's ready to wear on the third floor. Store manager Norman Lynn of Ironton and stockholders include Mrs Arnold Grate Mrs Wendell Grate Mrs Luther Smith Mrs Mary Larkins and Mrs Clarence Idle along with W M Vance and J Hubert Davis of Waverly. The firm also operates a Modern Mart in Waverly.
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Middleport
Robert Coats
N. Second St
Arnold Grate
Wendell Grate
Luther Smith
Mary Larkins
Clarence Idle
Norman Lynn
Ironton
Grate
W. M. Vance
J. Hubert Davis
Waverly
Modern Mart
Church Board Meets Hears Reports Sunday
Heath Methodist Church officials met with chairman L. W. McComas. Mrs. C. R. Konbright commended for starting the first nursery. Reports by Robert Harris on church repairs and Rev Konkright on a youth fellowship recreation project. Permission granted for a Brownie group to meet at the church.
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Middleport
C. R. Konbright
The
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
Robert Harris
Konkright
Youth Fellowship
Milk Parlor vs Stanchion Meeting At Racine High
Vocational Agriculture Instructor Howard Nolan reported 23 farmers attended the Milk Parlor vs Stanchion meeting in the Ra c ine High School Vo-Ag room. The session stressed long range planning before decisions and permanent plans. A county wide meeting tonight at the county courtroom will discuss bulk milk tanks sponsored by the Agricultural Extension Service. The Dec 16 meeting was canceled with plans for a Dec 30 meeting at Racine High School.
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Racine High School
Steven Ray Rupe Birthday Celebration Observed
A party at the Rupe home celebrated the fourth birthday of Steven Ray Rupe with games and prizes awarded to Patty Owens and the Burns and George families. Ice cream cake and soft drinks were served as balloons added to the festive scene with many relatives in attendance.
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Middleport
Steven Ray Rupe
Rupe
Patty Owens
Jon
Eddie Burns
Terry George
Linda Owens
Diana Zirkle
Paula
Douglas
Janice Burns
Margaret Holt
Garry Ray George
Stephen
Jerry Owens
Ricky Osler
Freddie Stewart
Linda Rupe
Chip Haggerty
Billy McKinney
Gregory
David Rupe
Sandra Burns
Richard Rupe
Robert Haggerty
Paul Burns
Bill McKinney
Richard Osler
Richard Owens
Fred George
Former Resident Loretta Mooney Dies in Alliance Hospital
Loretta Mooney formerly Loretta Dalrympel of Middleport died Tuesday at Alliance City Hospital. She resided in Sebring and is survived by husband Clarence and four sons Donald Cotterill of Syracuse, Richard, William and Ralph Mooney of Sebring, and daughter Lois Lyton of Cleveland. Funeral services were held Friday in Sebring with burial in Grandview Cemetery.
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Middleport
Loretta Mooney
Loretta Dalrymple
Alliance City Hospital
Sebring, C
Clarence
Donald Cotterill
Syracuse
Richard
William
Ralph Mooney
Sebring
Lois Lyton
Cleveland
Grandview Cemetery
Weekend Accidents Mirror Meigs County Weekend Incidents
The Meigs County sheriff reported two similar weekend crashes at opposite ends of the county. At 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the Kingsbury Snowville Road, Herman Reeves 26 of Albany Route 3 lost control and overturned into a creek. he was uninjured though his car was heavily damaged. At 3 a.m. Sunday on Route 124 near Dorcas, Herman Theiss 17 of Racine skidded off the road and overturned into a creek. he was uninjured and his car demolished.
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Pomeroy
Leland I. Kreig
Nelsonville
Meigs County
Reeves
Dorcas
Herman Theiss
Racine
Theiss
CAP Sells Yule Trees in Middleport to Fund Flying
The Meigs Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol sells Christmas trees from the Bachner lot on N. Third St to support flying operations. Residents pay at Emmet Shuler residence or to CAP members. Lt. B F Parmalee arranged a film strip titled Navigation and Weather shown to Rutland students, with other schools invited to arrange viewings.
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Middleport
Meigs Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Bachner
N. Third St
Emmet Shuler
CAP
B. F. Parmalee
Rutland
Parmalee
Pomeroy High awards 23 football honors at joint assembly
Coach Alex Cilo presented 20 letters or medals to Pomeroy High players and three to managers at the Friday assembly in the Junior High Auditorium. Principal Howard Knight praised supporters, highlighted co captains Rodney Spencer and Pearl Hawthorne Jr, and noted Hawthorne's all star college prospects.
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Joint Assembly
Pomeroy
Alex Cilo
Pomeroy High School
Junior High
Howard Knight
Cilo
Panther
Robert Wilson
Marshall College
Milton Lambert
University of Wisconsin
John Young
Young
United Press
Pearl Hawthorne
Rodney Spencer
Hawthorne
Spencer
Jackson
Craig Wehring
Dor Coates
James Carpenter
Thomas Grueser
Nick Coates
William Gibbs
Robert Green
Howard Parker
William Wilson
Gary Freeman
Millard Roush
Gary Barnitz
Vernon Harrison
Terry Phalin
Jerry Welker
Phillip Werry
S. T. Johnson
Daniel Struble
John Beaver
Jack Follrod
Danny Zirkle
Middleport Notables Venturing South and Local Health Updates
Middleport residents report winter travels with E A Reed family moving to Florida while others visit Akron and Florida. Mrs Magdalene Misner joins sister Clara Murray in Sarasota and Howard Pool travels with Mary Ann Ohlinger McCarney in Florida. Local health notes include F M Fugate returning home after major surgeries and Anna Hayman recovering from a fractured hip. Ed Haggerty abroad in Cleveland with daughter Mary Virginia Haggerty and newborn Jill Denise Bringard.
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E. A. Reed
Nancy
North Front St
Sarasota
Fla
Magdalene Misner
Akron
Clara Murray
Murray
Howard Pool
Florida
Pool
Mary Ann Ohlinger McCarney
Ruth Wise
Edwin Coates
Blanche McCormick
St.Albans
W. Va
Leo Swick
Ruby Wise Grogan
Texas
Roscoe Sie
Wise
Bettie Wise
Coral Gables
James Souders
Miami
F. M. Fugate
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Anna Hayman
N. Fourth St
Ed Haggerty
Cleveland
James Bringard
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Bringard
Thanksgiving Social Notes From Racine Area
Thanksgiving gatherings and weekend visits across Ohio and West Virginia as residents from Racine extend hospitality to relatives and friends. Families from Akron Columbus Weirton MacArthur and Steubenville join locals for holiday meals and travel, with clergy and several relatives listed among attendees.
Lodge To Install New Officers At Woodmen Hall
White Rose Lodge will install new officers at 4 p.m. Wednesday during a meeting at Woodmen Hall. A potluck supper follows at 6 p.m. with a Christmas party and gift exchange for children of members. Members should bring covered dishes and their own silverware.
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Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Woodmen Hall
Middleport High Students Appear on Radio Panel
Kay Darst and Tom Skinner along with fellow seniors from area high schools spoke on a radio program. Middleport students detailed the Christmas bazaar held at Middleport High School Friday night.
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Middleport
Kay Darst
Tom Skinner
Middleport High School
Moth Lays Up To A Thousand Eggs Per Female
A single female moth can deposit up to one thousand eggs according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, illustrating high reproductive potential.
Racine FFA Earns Fourth in Parliamentary Procedure
Racine High School Vocational Agriculture students took fourth in the Parliamentary Procedure Demonstrations in Jackson on December 4. Members demonstrated motions from the table division changing stations a point of order a committee report tabling a motion and motion to adjourn. Team members include Wolfe Gaul Ours Cum ming Van Meter Foster Idle Wigal Lewis Proffitt Dailey and Beegle. Accompanying were instructors Wigal Nolan and Kenard Bennington served as judges. The group earned a top silver rating with three of eight teams placing higher.
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Pomeroy
Racine High School
Jackson
Racine
Roland Wolfe
Charles Gaul
Harry Lee Ours
Jackie Cumming
Roy van Meter
Ward Foster
Sentinel
Charles Idle
Jackie Wigal
Robert Lewis
Jackie Proffitt
Don Beegle
Jerry Dailey
Albert Wigal
Howard Nolan
Vo.Ag
J. A. Kenard
Morgan County
Howard Bennington
Nolan Attends Camp Board Meeting in Muskingum
Vocational agriculture board member Howard Nolan of Southeastern Ohio attended the Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum events in Washington D D over Friday evening and Saturday. The camp hosts more than 1100 Future Farmers annually and is leased by several educational groups. Nolan serves on a 19 member board overseeing camp operations.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Howard Nolan
Ohio Ffa
Muskingum
Washington D. H
Nolan
Vocational Agriculture Board
Ohio
All Weather Safety Is Goal, Says Noble
Ohio highway chief Charles M. Noble told the Cleveland Auto Club that interstates will be built for maximum safety in all weather, responding to criticism that costs exceed minimum design standards.
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Noble
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Cleveland Auto Club
Mary Shrine Meeting Set For Pomeroy IOOF Hall
Mary Shrine 37, of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold a ceremonial at 7 30 p m Friday at the IOOF hall in Pomeroy Mrs Stewart Hawkins worthy high priestess asks members to bring cookies or sandwiches to the gathering.
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Middleport
Youth Fellowship Recreation Nights Begin at Heath Church
The Heath Methodist Church board approved Saturday youth fellowship recreation nights. The first session was held with Nan Moore as counselor and Sally Schaaf as assistant. About 40 youths attended games and refreshments were served.
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the Heath Methodist Church
Nan Moore
Sally Schaaf
Rocksprings Church Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale
The Rocksprings Methodist Church ladies will host a Christmas bazaar and bake sale at the former Pickens Hardware Building at Second and Mulberry in Pomeroy on Friday and Saturday December 13 and 14. Hours run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday features homemade gifts candy and novelties while Saturday adds baked goods.
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Pomeroy
Ladies of the
Meigs County Jayceeettes Plan Annual Christmas Dinner
Meigs County Jayceeettes met at Mrs. Phil Globokars home with vice president Mrs. Calvin Simpson presiding. They reported committee work and discussed business including a $50 donation to the Jaycee Christmas Project. The Dec 20 dinner at Mrs Harriett Russell's home will begin at 7 p.m. and Mrs Eugene Buckley won the hostess prize.
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Harriett Russell
Eugene Buckley
Dick Collins
Webb family dinner in Pomeroy hosted by L D Webb
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Webb entertained with a family dinner at their home on Sunday December 1. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Burton Webb and son of Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. Orion Roush and two children of Langsville Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Foster and daughter of Roseville Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Francis Webb and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Webb of Letart Falls.
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O. F. Sleeth
Charleston
W. Va
Clyde Cross
Lynn
Columbus
Howard Neigler
A. B. Cross
Cross
John Elwood
Ada
Ohio
Mr. Elwood
Leta Sayre
Logan
Homer Sayre
T. G. Hilldore
Lawrence Hilldore
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bill McKelvey
Portland
Arthur Essington
New York
Elsie Roush
Pomeroy
Beulah Morris
Helen Younce
Joseph Foster
Carol Lynn
Roseville
Ralph Webb
Letart Falls
Theodore Reed, Sr
New York City
Hotel Astor
Nelson Hutchins
Frostsburg
Europe
L. D. Webb
Burton Webb
Mansfield
Orion Roush
Langsville
Francis Webb
Webb Family In Columbus Area Notice
Mr and Mrs James Webb and son Jeff of Columbus are listed in a public notice regarding family details and location with further relatives unnamed in the fragment.
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James Webb
Jeff, Columbus
Kennedy in Training for Phiblink Exercise in Philippines
Marine Pfc James G. Kennedy of Coolville participates in operation Phiblink a three phase drill across short training amphibious reconnaissance and amphibious landings in the Philippine Islands.
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Coolville
James G. Kennedy
Ruby Kelly
Route 1
Philippine Islands
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