Council Clears Payment for Middleport Pool Work
Middleport village council approved payments to Dowling Construction Co and Wesley Bintz architects after reviews by their reps. The architect cited minor items marked no comment but praised workmanship, while the engineer noted work finished to specs with spring touch-ups before the pool’s formal opening and a one year guarantee.
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Middleport
Douglas Mechlin
Wesley Bintz
Mechlin
Dowling Construction Co
Dowling
Ohio Eta Phi sorority holds annual Christmas party in Middleport
The Ohio Eta Phi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Amsbury with a turkey dinner, gift exchange, and carols. President Mrs. Ralph Welker led the meeting. Alice Gilbert gave the cultural topic Love's Miracle in Marriage. Decorations by Mrs. Paul Clifford and Miss Freddie Houdashelt featured holly, poinsettias, and festive tableaux.
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Middleport
Ohio
Paul Clifford
Freddie Houdashelt
Mrs. Clifford
Miss Houdashelt
Betsy Ebersbach
Joan Gilmore
Mary Ellen Seyler
Nancy Sisson
Jean Blazewicz
Richard Koehler
Virginia Clifford
Mary Ellen
Christmas party planned for Heath Methodist Church
Middleport reports a Saturday Christmas party from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Heath Methodist Church dining room for children below high school age who attend Sunday school. Class 12 sponsors the event, with another party on Christmas Eve for the High School class.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Minersville Methodist
R. M. Grove
Danville Pilgrim Holiness
W. V. Gilkerson
Burlingham
Joe Maffett
Sacred Heart
Father George Adams
Grand International Auxiliary Christmas Party Held at Mrs Bennett Home
Middleport reports the Grand International Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held its annual Christmas party at Mrs Charles Bennett's home. A potluck dinner with red satin ribbons and tapers was served and gifts were exchanged. Officers were re elected including Mrs Bennett president Mrs A J Beaver vice president Mrs Lee Roush secretary Mrs R C Lansbury relief secretary and Mrs Evelyn Lewis treasurer.
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Middleport
Grand International Auxiliary
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Charles Bennett
Bennett
A. J. Beaver
Lee Roush
R. C. Lansbury
Evelyn Lewis
Christmas Program at Middleport Church of Christ
The Church of Christ Sunday School in Middleport will stage a Christmas program Sunday at 7 p.m. The evening ends with a white gift offering in white envelopes to fund missionary and benevolent work.
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Middleport
Church of Christ Sunday School
Imperial Electric Christmas Party Planned in Middleport
Middleport The Imperial Electric Co will hold its annual Christmas party for employees and their families at Middleport High School Monday at 7 p.m.
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Middleport
Imperial Electric Co
Middleport High School
Birth Day Honors at Church Gatherings in New Marshfield
Members of Class One and Two of the Church of Christ honored Mrs. C A Shaffer on her birthday. Several families and friends attended services at Temple Methodist Church. Visitors from Mineral and Albany joined local residents for various social events and Easter Star installation in Albany.
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Mayme Winning
Ed Hawk
C. A. Shafer
Royal court dining custom and vanilla bean origins
The empress dowager Tsu Hsi reportedly decreed 100 foods per meal with each item in a dish shaped to resemble its content. The vanilla bean, native to Central America, was introduced to Europe by Spaniards.
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Tsu Hsi
China
Central America
Europe
Pomeroy Church News of Christmas Services Across Area
A compiled listing shows Pomeroy and area churches with schedules for Christmas worship, Sunday school times, and special services. Denominational lines include Methodist Episcopal and Federated groups, along with Catholic Mass times, ecumenical programs, and youth events.
Sales Tax Receipts In Meigs Drop
Retail sales tax receipts in Meigs County for the week ending December 5 fell about $600 from the prior year. The week’s receipts totaled $4222.92 versus $4848.27 for the week ending December 6 last year, per Roger W. Tracy, state treasurer.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Dinner honors grandson before military service
Mrs Ethie Cochran hosted a dinner for her grandson Junior Burnett who will soon leave for army service. Guests included Jo Hill Carroll Burnett and family, Oscar Davis family, Leslie Beck family, Linda Lou, Gary and Jane Ann Fallon, Irwin Betz, Helen Marie Warren, Juanita Fellore, and Wayne Price who returned to Columbus after visiting relatives. Birthday anniversaries were celebrated for Mrs Harry Davis and Mrs Tom Wood at Mrs Davis home. Word arrived of Mrs Edward Prose's death in Los Angeles. he was a former community resident. Asa Mosshbarger and Norman Milam of Columbus were among visitors to the area.
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Harry Davis
Tom Wood
Davis
Edward Prose
Los Angeles
Prose
Asa Mosshbarger
Huntington
Norman Milam
Columbus
Bend Area Christmas Concert Adorns Middleport High
Middleport High School hosts a community Christmas concert featuring the Girls' Glee Club Mixed Ensemble Girls Ensemble Fight Notes Middleport Concert Band and Brass Quartette led by Carmen Deems and Franklin Ginther. Students perform carols and holiday favorites with solos by Cherole Blake Nancy Rawlings and others, set against evergreen décor and lighted trees.
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Middleport
Bend Area
Girls’ Glee Club
Fight Notes
Middleport High School
Carmen Deems
Franklin Ginther
Danny Sanborn
Terry Gallagher
Paul Johnson
Fred Lewis
Immanuel
Jesus
Miss Deems
Sheila Stover
Marilyn Bailey
Glee Club
Cherole Blake
Nancy Rawlings
Local Church Schedules Fill Holiday Week in Middleport
A list of services for HEATH METHODIST FIRST PRESBYTERIAN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST FRED I GARDNER NAZARENE MT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHRISTIAN UNION PRESBYTERIAN SYRACUSE BRADBURY with pastors L A Bangerter Howard Ruppelt Claremont Hoyt Gardner Sayre Purtell outlines Bible school times worship and Christmas programs including infant baptism candlelight services and choir events across Middleport churches this week.
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Heath Methodist
L. A. Bangerter
First Presbyterian
Howard Ruppelt
First Baptist
Claremont E. Hoyt
Shepherds
Star of the Wise Men
Priscilla Circle
Jerry Pullens
Church OF Christ
Fred I Gardner
Christian Endeavor
Church O the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Bible School
Young Peopes
MT. Moriah
Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
Guy F. Sayre
Presbyterian
Syracuse
Howard Rupplett
Bradbury
Robert Purtell
Ohio University Students Arrive For Christmas Vacation
Ohio University students visiting home include Bill Roush Ted Scott Ted Fisher John William Blaetmar Eugene Willoughby Charles Hamm John Robinson and Kenneth Cole as they spend the holidays with family and friends.
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Pomeroy
Ohio University
Bill Roush
Ted Scott
Ted Fisher
John William Blaetmar
Eugene Willoughby
Charles Hamm
John Robinson
Kenneth Cole
Rites Planned for Mrs Russell Blum
Mrs J E Thorsen reports the death of Mrs Russell Blum a former Logan resident now in Columbus The body lies at Leonard Funeral Home in Logan with relatives traveling to attend services scheduled today in Logan
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Pomeroy
J. E. Thorsen
Russell Blum
Logan
Columbus
Blum
Leonard Funeral Home
Thoren
Mac Cotterity
Clarence Struble
Boney Mitchell
Christmas Program Planned at Presbyterian Church
A Christmas program and community tree with a visit from Santa are scheduled at the Presbyterian Church at 7 30 p m on Sunday in Syracuse.
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Syracuse
Presbyterian Church
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Wayne Gibbons
O. P Klein
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New Marshfield
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Harry Lovsey
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Pomeroy Church News
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Leslie Kunze
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H. FE. Harris
BYPU
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R. M Grove
Dale H. Ratliff
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M. C. Larimore
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C. R. Spangler
R. H. de Mott
Farmer's Hotel
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Turkey
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the Stooge
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Martin
the Martin
Mother
Dad
Lulu Russe
N. Second
Race St
Foreman & Abbott
Middleport Retail Merchants Association
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