New Eligibility Now Prevails For Vets Widows And Children
Meigs County widows and children of World War II and Korean Conflict veterans may now qualify for Veterans Administration pensions under the 1959 act. Veterans Service Officer C J Rhodes says the law takes effect July 1 1960, with applications possible now. beneficiaries may switch to the new law but cannot revert. Rhodes urges contacting the veterans service office at 110 Court St Pomeroy or a qualified officer for guidance.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Veterans Administration
C. J. Rhodes
Veterans Service Office
Rhodes
Court St
Christmas Dinner at Church of Christ Hosted by Home Builders Class
The Home Builders Class served a ham dinner to 32 attendees at the Church of Christ on Tuesday evening. The Rev and Mrs Fred Gardner attended as guests and received a gift. The program featured poetry and Christmas carols.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Fred Gardner
Christmas Dinner At Syracuse Fire Department Auxiliary
Syracuse Ladies Auxiliary hosts a Christmas dinner at the Syracuse fire hall at 6 p.m. Friday with junior firemen as guests. A gift exchange will follow the meal.
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Syracuse
Volunteer Fire Department
Iare
Sorority Hosts Santa at Christmas Party in Souders Home
Pomeroy Beta Sigma Pi Chapter of Ohio Eta Phi Sorority held its Christmas gathering at Mr. and Mrs. James Souders home. Santa greeted guests as Betty Fultz and Betty Emerson led games and prizes went to Lacy Amsbury Jeannie Braun and Evelyn Knight.
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Betty Fultz
Santa Claus
Charlotte Dillard
Carol Bachtel
Eleanor Bleattnar
Mila Woolds
Marlene Rhinehart
Yvonne
Record Hop Report By Mothers Club At Pomeroy
The Senior Mothers Club reported a favorable record hop during their Monday meeting led by Mrs. Albert Coates. A shipment of pecans arrived and buyers and sellers should contact Mrs. William Swatzel. No definite date for the next meeting was set.
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Pomeroy
Senior Mothers Club
Albert Coates
William Swatzel
Butternut Ave
Lutheran Churches Join For Yale Program Sun Day School Christmas Program
Lutheran congregations Pomeroy St Paul and St John Evangelical join for a Sunday School Christmas program at St Pauls Church Sunday 7 30 p m. The program features processional Come All Ye Faithful scripts readings carols and a filmstrip And On Earth Peace with chorale performances and group recitations by Jan Johnson Helen Eggert Diane King Edith Ann Mees Matthew Johnson and others.
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Loraine
Louise Michael
Tommy Hamm
Ellen Shuler
Delmar Hamm
Christ
Billie Baer
Charles Frecker
Timmie
Robert Hamm
Don
Nick Coates
Charles Jacobs
Trell Schoenleb
Bill Young
John Anderson
Howard Johnson
First Baptist Electa Circle Meeting Held
Mrs Tony Fowler presided as the Electa Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs Warren Hulburt’s home. Activity included devotional readings, a program, a School of Missions notice for January, and a toy drive for needy children with a gift planned for the circle’s home missionary.
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First Baptist Electa
Middleport
Tony Fowler
Electa
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Warren Hulburt
L. D. Diles
Margaret Ella Lewis
Luke
Edison Baker
School of Missions
Grace Hysell
Fowler
Paul Smart
Baker
Hulburt
Orndorf
World War I Vets Honored By Legion
The Feene y-Bennett Post No 128 Amer ican Legion honored World War I vets at the Legion Hall. Lawrence Bing won the uniform prize from Post Commander Paul Haptonstall. Other veterans present included Walter Bunce Sam Clark Oscar Roush Don Rice Everett Davis Kenneth Byer Charles McElhinney and Charles Clark. Plans announced for Korean War Veterans Night January 27 and a Christmas treat for local children on December 23 at 7 15 p.m. with candy from merchants and oranges from the post.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Legion Hall
Lawrence Bing
Paul Haptonstall
Bing
Walter Bunce
Sam Clark
Oscar Roush
Don
The
Henry Clatworthy
Bill Swisher
Jack Bachner
Robert Tewksbury
Bill Ratliff
Paul Greenlee
John Coughenour
Franklin Triplett
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Sabre
Bern-Z
Sunbeam
Dormeyer Appliances
Ebersbach Hardware
Sorority
Santa
Record Hop Report
Given Mothers Club
Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Los Angeles
Dr. Finch
Barbara
Yale
Are
GE Portable
Foreman & Abbott
N. Second Street
Giros
Friendship Garden
Gues
Friction Toys
Athens Messenger
Racine Home Bank
Racine
First National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Pomeroy National Bank
Pomeroy-Rutland
the Farmers Bank & Savings Co
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