Christmas social rounds in Pomroy and Racine post offices
Pom roy Post Office employees and former workers shared a Christmas dinner at Crow's Town and Country with guests like Tracy Whaley and Durward Cumings. In Racine Thorlief Bentz completed new Christmas lights as merchants fundraised, while Santa draws crowds at the Pomeroy National Bank.
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Pomroy Post Office
Crow’s Town and Country
Tracy Whaley
Durward Cumings
Arthur Skinner
Pat Lochary
Fred Rosenbaum
E. J. Hill
David Cumings
Ed Kennedy
Tom Reuter
Joe Struble
Dale Davis
Bob Lewis
Bill Radford
Phil Radford
Fred Goeglein
Allen Ball
Dick Finlan
Roy Holter
Homer Smith
Paul McElroy
Thorlief Bentz
Racine
Pomeroy National Bank
Santa Claus
Marlene Scholl Harrison
Harrison
Pomeroy Driver Fined for DUI and Reckless Operation
Robert Burson Shade of Pomeroy was fined 100 dollars and court costs for driving while intoxicated and sentenced to three days in jail. He also was fined 50 dollars plus costs on charges of reckless operation in a city court presided by Mayor Charles Legar on Saturday night.
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Pomeroy
Robert Burson
Shade
Charles Legar
Meetings Set For Week By Circles
Middleport: Circles of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church plan weekly gatherings. Dorcas Circle hosts Mrs Richard Owen. Love Joy Circle meets at the church. Electa Circle visits Mrs Tony Fowler. Golden Rule Class dinner with Manning Klees then caroling. Busy Bee Class at the church 730 p.m. A musical program directed by Mrs Lacey at 730 p.m. Sunday an annual children’s program will be held December 21.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Golden Rule
Manning Klees
Busy Bee
Clarence Lacey
Laurel Cliff Health Club Hosts Christmas Party at Infirmary
Mrs Clif ford Jacobs entertained the Laurel Cliff Better Health Club at the Meigs County infirmary dining room for a Christmas party. The room featured a holiday motif with a Nativity scene. New member Mrs Herman Warner was welcomed. A hospital bed purchase was discussed. A gift exchange occurred and refreshments were served by Mrs Jacobs and Mrs C R Karr with assistance from Mrs Della Mowery and Mrs Lucy Newell.
Pomeroy Bend Radio Club Holds Christmas Dinner
Sixty people attended the annual Christmas dinner and party of the Pomeroy Bend Citizens Band Radio Club at the Mason youth center. Potluck dinner at 7 p.m. featured a holiday table, carols, and gift exchange. Mrs. Nathan Biggs Mrs. George Carson and Mrs. Fred Taylor led decorations. Santa distributed gifts and candy to children.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend Citizens Band
Radio Club
Youth Center
Mason
W. Va
Nathan Biggs
George Carson
Fred Taylor
Santa Claus
Middleport Garden Club Holiday Dinner and Party
The Middleport Garden Club meets at the Martin Restaurant at 6 30 p m Tuesday for a holiday dinner. Afterward they will go to Mrs C M Hennesys home for a party. Mrs J E Harley will present the Christmas program. The Circle of the WSCS meets at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the church with members bringing canned goods for the needy.
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Middleport Garden Club
Martin
C. M. Hennesy
J. E. Harley
WSCS
Middleport firemen fund drive seeks 30 dollars for Christmas baskets
Middleport firemen still need about 30 dollars for their Christmas baskets project aiding about 100 families annually. Donations of money or canned goods can be left at the village hall or picked up by firefighters after contact. Residents may submit names and family sizes to post office box 144 or Mayor Lee Smith during hours 8 am to 4 pm.
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Middleport
Middleport Village Hall
Lee Smith
Christmas flower program at Middleport church
The Rev. Donald Boone presented a Christmas flowers program Sunday evening at the Middleport First Baptist Church using color slides of various flowers with narration set to background Christmas music by Mrs. C. P. Brad.
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Bury
Jacob Turner
Boone
Second Ave
Donald Boone
Middleport First Baptist Church
White Shrine Ceremonial Conducted at IOOF Hall
A White Shrine ceremony was held Friday evening at the IOOF Hall. Mary Shrine of Jerusalem and Flora Long presided with Allen Hughes as watch man of shepherds. Attendees included multiple past officers and members from Lafayette Shrine. A memorial for Eber Carnahan was observed. Pearl Reynolds and Lillian Stieff were chosen to deliver gifts to Athens State Hospital patients. Refreshments were served.
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Harry P. Smith
Virgil Atkins
Ernest Wingett
Shepherds
Stanley Saunders
Lafayette Shrine
Eber Carnahan
Pearl Reynolds
Lillian Stieff
Athens State Hospital
Easy-On Storm Window Kits Offer Quick Fix
Prompt message promotes Warp's EASY-ON Storm Window Kits with adhesive install, claiming a complete kit for 39¢ at local dealers. It emphasizes low cost and ease while warning about winter weather.
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America
Mrs Phyllis Hackett Leads Two Choirs at Sacred Heart
Besides caring for a family of six and teaching full time, Mrs Phyllis Hackett also directs two choirs for Christmas services at Sacred Heart Church. The adult and children's choirs will sing at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.
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Phyllis Hackett
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Two Weekend Auto Accidents In Pomeroy And Syracuse
Sheriff Robert Hartenbach investigated two weekend crashes. In Pom ery Saturday Route 7 a car driven by George H Kennedy collided with an oncoming car driven by Ada Harper causing heavy damage to the Kennedy vehicle. Sunday in Syracuse Don R Hill lost control after a tire blowout, struck a guard railing and a utility pole with heavy damage to the car but no injuries. A third incident in a Pomeroy nightclub lot involved a hit and run on a Spires Columbus vehicle.
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Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
George H. Kennedy
W. Main St
Ada Harper
Harper
Kennedy
Syracuse
Don R. Hill
Racine
Hill
Sheriff’s Department
Jack K. Spires
Columbus
Loyal Pals Will Visit Infirmary
Meigs County infirmary plans for holiday remembrance were made by the Loyal Pals Class of Middleport Church of Christ at Frances Roush's home. Rev. and Mrs. Donald Hicks attended. gifts exchanged. Roush gave a reading and Hicks sang. Madonna and holly decor brightened the mantle. Roush and Nina Russell served refreshments.
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Middleport
Meigs County Infirmary
Middleport Church of Christ
Frances Roush
Donald Hicks
Two Injured In Accident On Route 143 Near Harrisonville
Two people were injured when a car driven by Wardie E. Boggess left the road in fog on Route 143 north of Harrisonville. Boggess suffered a thumb injury and hip bruising while passenger Monnie L. Boggess had a fractured rib and hip bruising. Vehicle damage was moderate.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
State Highway Patrol
Wardie E. Boggess
Albany
Boggess
Monnie L. Boggess
Christmas Meeting Of Pomeroy WCTU
The Pomeroy Women’s Christian Temperance Union held a Friday night service at the Federated Church. Miss Lucretia Genheimer reported on a school film set for January 20. President Mrs. Allen Hampton spoke on the slogan. Guests included Mrs. Norman Baxter and others.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Federated Church
Lucretia Genheimer
Allen Hampton
Norman Baxter
Harvey van Vranken
Arnold Richards
Margaret Sauer
Dana Oliver
William Baxter
Bert Webster
Lena Huber
Gladys Duckler
Genheimer
van Vranken
Duckler
Middleport Personal Notices Include Serious Hospitalization
Mrs Val Reynolds remains in serious condition at Meigs General Hospital after fracturing her hip in a Thanksgiving Day fall. Mrs Will Reynolds is visiting in Lansing Michigan with the King and Reynolds families. The Rev George Siddall, son in law of Mr and Mrs Paul Smart, is ill at home and expected to be confined for weeks. Mrs Glenn Lambert and Mrs Willis Anthony visited in Parkersburg West Virginia. Tom Rall, Kent University student, spent the weekend with his parents in Middleport.
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Val Reynolds
Meigs General Hospital
Will Reynolds
Lansing, Mich
Shelby King and Family
William Reynolds
Columbus
Pearl Reynolds
George Siddall
Paul Smart
South Charleston
Glenn Lambert
Willis Anthony
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tom Rall
Kent University
E. O. Rall
Mail Call Davis Gary L Navy Sailor
Gary L Davis of Albany aboard the USS Power DD 839 with Fleet Post Office New York routes a mail call from his ship in wartime service during a period of_logs and dispatches indicating mail delivery to service members.
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Orval “Curley” Wiles
Santa
Pomeroy Village
Toi
Ene Tokatiex
Felix Isaac
Coolville
Lonnie Newell
New Haven
Evelyn Holter
William Eblin
Elza Stover
Leon
Harold Person
Portland
Juanita Frazier
Darwin Atkins
Charles Custer
Hobart Sigman
Allegra Will
Mary Hamm
Marjorie Grimm
Elsie Barnhart
William Metner
Isaac Radcliff
Nellie Barsotti
James Hensher
Laurel Cliff Health Club
Meigs County
Stimson
Heath Methodist Church
William Russell
Russell
Russells
Heath Church
Charles A. Bradbury
Robert Reibel
Reibel
Church of Christ
White Shrine
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sabin
Rome
Via Frattina
WCTU
Swift’s A-Frame Department
Swift Homes
SWIFT
Athens
The
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Ohio
Orson
Men's Dept
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