Body Taken From River 1954 Drowning Victim
POMEROY The badly decomposed and decapitated body of Emery Thomas 65 Parkersburg was found at U S Lock 21 Portland Ohio River supplying clues to identity. Boots lacked zippers and were key to identification after two relatives confirmed him as the drowned man from a 1954 Little Kanawha River drowning behind the Wisco Plant at Parkersburg. Funeral arrangements were shifted to Parkersburg with Schaefer funeral home handling services.
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Pomeroy
U.S
Lock
Portland
Emery Thomas
Parkersburg
Sherif Charles Russell
Ry Ewing
Thomas
Ohio River
Paul Lawrence
Paul Hau
Ber
Lock 21
Little Kanawha
Wisco
Thomas S
Ewing
Sheriff's Department
West Virginia
Middleport Personalities Take Miami Beach Trip
Mr and Mrs Donovan Allen of New Yorks Essex House travel to Miami Beach Fla for a palatial home visit. Allen, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Allen of Rio Grande, runs several large auto agencies in major cities. Also noted are the Weise and Schaaf families who joined Mrs Lansbury and Sally Hayman in a Parkersburg visit with their children in Huntingdon Heights Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hayman
Richard Hayman
Huntingdon Heights
Activities Scheduled At Bradbury School
Bradbury School in Middleport schedules a Wednesday 7 30 p m Parent Teacher Association meeting. A Wednesday afternoon tea is planned and on Thursday at 1 p m the Christmas Story will be performed by pupils of all grades in a public show inviting parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury School
Middleport
Bradbury
Pomeroy Grange Joins Christmas Cheer For Needy Children
Rock Springs Grange members collected gifts for Athene State Hospital and Meigs County children, preceding a Christmas meeting. They hosted a potluck supper, elected new Rutland PTA president Mrs Giles Smith, and reviewed religious education in Rutland schools with guest speaker Glenroy Ewing.
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Pomeroy
Athene
Meigs County
Rock Springs
William Morgan
Giles Smith
Rutland Pta
Carl Miller
Athens
Theigh School
Adrian Carson
Miller
Glenroy Ewing
Rutland
Robert
Page
Hospital Notes Record Patient Discharges and Admissions
Meigs General Hospital notes approved Mrs. Crea Metfatlie. Rutland listens for Mildred Ward. Cheshire discharge Mary Lee Sooty and Poms Sharon Atkin Rutland. Clara Sarton Portland, Hemredh Tethons Leas listed among discharged or admitted names.
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Meigs General Hospital
Crea Metfatlie
Rutland
Mildred Ward
Cheshire
Mary Lee Sooty
Poms
Sharon Atkin
Rutland Clara Sarton
Portland Foe
Hemredh Tethons
Leas
Racine Wo ng Students Win Parliamentary Titles
Racine vocational agricultural students led by instructor Howard Nolan won top Gold at the West Half Vocational District Parliamentary Procedure Demonstrations Friday. Participants included Dwaine Sayre, Tom Curtis, David Hysell, Larry Holter, Don Johnson, Ward Foster, and Rolland Wolfe. other top teams included Gallipolis, Rio Grande and Jackson. Silver went to Albany and Roger Reed teams. Bronze to McArthur Avensville and Proctorsville. The Racine team later planned further demonstrations with Bend Grange and Racine High School speech class.
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Pomeroy
Yacx
Racine Vocational
Howard Nolan
Racine
Dwaine Sayre
Tom Curtis
David Hyssell
Larry Holter
Don Johnson
Sentinel
Ward Foster
Report
Rolland Wolfe
Gallipolis
Rio Grande and & Jackson
Albany
Rgger
Feex
McArthur
Avensville
Proctorsville
Bend Grange
Raccine High School
Jackson
Busy Bee Christmas Party at First Baptist Widdleport
Busy Bee Class members host a potluck Christmas party at 6 p m with self serve tableware and a buddy gift exchange. Those without buddies drew names for the exchange. Also notes a marriage announcement for Patricia Ann Lerner to Joseph Edward Lecaroz at Liberty Indiana with Herzog ties and future moves.
Christmas Party and Club Meetings Recount
A messy local page item recounts a Christmas party with piano carols and Christmas treats hosted by Mrs. Irving Swan and Mrs. McChina. It also notes Great Books club discussions on Oedipus and Aristophanes The Clouds with Mrs. Victor Grim and others present. Gift exchanges occurred and plans for next meetings noted.
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Pomeroy
Ur Theodore Reed, Jr
Aristophenes
Scaddleport
Victor Grim
S. Second Ave
Ladies Bible Far
Latek Sra Amesra
Grim Serveu
Skioastema
Clifford Hayes
Will Haptonstall
Franfer
Beers
Je Eins ‘Matthews
Murray
Clarence Clark
Haptonstall
Clifout
Norma Ward
Hez Root
Bliss College to Welcome Evelyn Cummins in January
Evelyn Cummins, employee of the American Legion Department in Columbus and Racine High School graduate, will begin studies at Bliss College in January. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cummins of Racine.
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Pomeroy
Evelyn Me Cummins
American Legion
Columbus
Bliss College
Racine High School
Miss Cummins
Floyd Cummins
Racine
LASSMATES SEND GIFT TO POLIO PATRON MARJORIE VANCE
Absent at Yuletide, Marjorie Vance, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Vance of Enter Visee, is a patient at Reynoldsburg's Florence Nightingale Cottage undergoing therapy after polio struck in first grade at Rose Hill. Salisbury schoolmates sent gifts to her, including a billfold and money, to bring Christmas to her.
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Marjo Ance
Christ
Salisbury School
Marjorie
Thomas Vance
Entervise
Florence Nightingale Cottage
Reynoldsb Vurg
Rose Hill
Salisbury
Reynoldsburg
Dorothy Brown
Ruth Ann Brothis
Vance
Nativity Scene Portrayed In Westminster Christmas Pageant
Westminster Youth Fellowship of First Presbyterian Church presented a candlelit nativity with Mary Joseph and the Christ Child in music and readings. The group plans caroling at 6 15 am and a repeat performance of the program during Sunday School hour next week.
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Middleport
Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Farie Lewine
Lucy Gregg
Russell Lyons
Roscoe Pile
Middlefort
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Jud
Westminster Fellowship
Mane
Susan Probasco
Vram
Judy
Karen
Janice Zirkle
James the Bite Buchanan
Pai Lelen Taylor
Sandra Hysell
Nda Morris
Susie Allensworth
Beverly Perrin
Charlene ¢ Davis
Beverly
Hunters Disgruntled By Rainy Weather
Meigs County locals in Middleport report for deer hunting at a hotel and left unhappy after poor weather. They saw little deer and no shots, citing disappointment and slow hunt last Saturday morning.
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Middleport
Columbus
Meigs County
Aunt Deer
Modern Woodmen Install Officers in Local Lodge
MIDDLEPORT Officers were elected when the Modern Woodmen of America met in Woodman Hall Friday evening. New officers include Gold e Krackemberger V C B K wen adviser H C Jones and tea Hoschar trustees D R ice escort D R Rice watch man Ray Darst sentry Installation set for the first meeting night in January Refreshments were served by Mrs Hoschar and Mrs Jones William Penn imprisoned three terms as a Quaker preacher and writer Sir Francis Drake first Englishman to sail around the world.
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Middleport
Wood Nen of
America
Woodnan Hall
Golde Krackemberger
V. C
B. K. Wen
H. C. Jones
Tea Hoschar
D. R. Ice
D. R. Rice
Ray Darst
Hoschar
Jones
William Penn
Pupils Honor Christmas at Cheser High School Assembly
Students in grades six through twelve attended a Christmas assembly at Cheser High School featuring carol singing scripture reading and a screening of The Little Angel. Mrs Alice Nease led several songs with the Girls Glee Club while John Hetzer read Luke 2 8 14 and Janet Knight accompanied on piano. Silent Night Closing prayers and a reading Keeping Christmas by Melanie Nichols were included.
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Fumeroy
Sugar Run
Pomeroy
Lucille Swackhammer
Nts
Althea Bryan
Beatrice Reinhart
Ellen Gibbs
Margaret Lewis
Robert Roberts
Helen Williams
Carolyn Vaughn
Glenda
Patricia Hennessy
Elgin
Phyllis
Janet Brown
Larry
Allen Downie
Shelly
Brenda Potts
Donna Frecker
Melanie Nichols
Janet Knight
Donald van Meter
Rades 1
Daughter Holly Lynn Brune Born in Middleport Indiana
Holly Lynn Brune was born December 15 at Community Hospital in Indianapolis to Mr and Mrs Don Brune. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Chester Russell. Lara Russell of Middleport is noted as the great grandmother. An emergency squad was summoned to Millts near Log Cabin on Route 7 Saturday when a man became ill.
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Middleport
Community’ Hospital
Indianapolis
Don Brune
Sharon Russell
Holly Lynn
Mill Ts
Food and Cash Collected By Firemen
Middl port Volunteer Firemen and co chairs Thomas Durst and Gerald Anthony led Sunday drives for Christmas baskets for needy families. Firemen canvassed town with Boy Scouts, collecting canned goods and articles for storage at Willie Maude Coates building. Next Sunday baskets will be assembled. calls to village hall welcome late contributions.
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Covenerung
Middlport
Thomas Durst
Gerald Anthony
Willie Maude Coates
Cluff
Darst
Vile Lage Hall
Child Jill Harris Hurts Head in Fall at Home
A three year old girl Jill Harris fell down 17 steps in her home, striking the basement floor and sustaining a severe head bruise. A physician said she suffered no serious effects and is recovering at home.
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Jill
Middleport
Jack
Jill Harris
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Liberty Arene One
Ralph Meeker
Inert
Dekker
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MEIGS
Newman
Per Angel
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Temple
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Kora Stanwyck
Walter Pidgeon
Betty Lou Keim
Don Dubbins
VistaVision
Technicolor
Rere
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Bernice Bowen
Ray Biddle
William Dean
Albert Hawkins
Mary Larkins
Nate Wise
Homer Parker
Robert Canady
Clarice Longstreth
Bob Hill
George Grate
Raymond Smith
Joseph Alfidi
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Racine Wo-ng
Widdleport Society
Sluwceport
Mason County
Chester
George B. Lerner
Hartford
Patricia Ann
Joseph Edward Lecaroz
Malden
Mass
Donald L. Boyd
Methodist Church
Liberty
Ind
Lecaroz
Marshall College
Fairborn
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Stewart Air Force Near
West
Wallace Drive
Fairborm
Ohio
Wide Awake
4-H
Robert McElhinny
S. Third Ave
Dianne McComas
Betty Covert
L W. McComas
Ihe
Udy Butcher
Andy
Wrvin Swan
Mc ‘Hina
Elberfelds
Yuletide
Lynn Buchnan
Mary
David Lyon
Oseph
Judy Saner
Sheperd
Becky Grueser
Sir Francis Drake
Belpre First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Washington Blvd
Pe Insurance Corp
L Relief
Simonit
K&m
SOHIO
Mike Mullen
Meddleport
Junior
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