Martin Grate Homes Earn First in Local Lighting Contest
Winners of the Middleport Garden Club and Amateur Gardeners lighting contest were announced. Ralph Martin on Locust Street won first in the sacred category with a Nativity scene. Gene Grate on Front and Coal Streets won secular first with "picture postcard" decorations.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Ray Proffitt
Fred Batey
A. J Stewart
New Haven Garden Club
Ralph
Reelect Officers For Racine Chapter OES Meeting
Officers of the Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star were reelected for another year at a gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs William Stewart in Athens. Bernice Carpenter will serve as president with Leona Hensley, Chlorus Grimm, and Naomi Brinker in key roles.
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Racine
Order of Eastern Star
William Stewart
Athens
Bernice Carpenter
Leona Hensley
Chlorus Grimm
Naomi Brinker
Stewart
OES Past Matrons Elect Mrs Allensworth President
The Evangeline Past Matrons Christmas party in Middleport elected Maxine Allensworth as president for the new year. Dorothy Young is vice president, Naomi Roush secretary treasurer, Mary Hindy assistant secretary treasurer, with Katie Anthony chairing the flower and sick committee.
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Allensworth
Mary Hughes
Raphael Herald
Maxine Allensworth
Dorothy Young
Naomi Roush
Mary Hindy
Katie Anthony
High St
Pomeroy Personal Ads Highlight Local Holiday Visits
Rollin Wolfe of Columbus spends the week with family here. Bert Grimm and wife travel to Columbus for Christmas with their son Bob Grimm. Joe Strong of Wilkesville and Viola Bobo of Dayton visit the Webster family. Lochary family hosts a 99th birthday for Carlos Henry in Amesville. Ted Fisher of Huntsville Alabama with his parents and Hiram Fisher family.
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Rollin Wolfe
Columbus
Bert Grimm
Bob Grimm
Joe Strong
Wilkesville
Viola Bobo
Dayton
Manning Webster
Carlos Henry
Ted Fisher
Huntsville
Ala
Kathryn Johnson
Hiram Fisher
Teen-Timers Annual Dinner and Caroling Visit
The Teen-Timers Class of the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene held its Christmas dinner at Martin Restaurant. Mrs. Maxine Arnold gave corsages, and the group then caroled to Syracuse community shut-ins. Attendees included Diana and Darlene Watson, Bonnie Hubbard, Rita Cunningham, Mary Janice Cundiff, Penny Sue Moore, Sharon Hayes, Wilma Lighthouse, Donna Case, Mrs. Arnold, and guest Mrs. Leroy Watson Jr.
Golden Anniversary Pomeroy Baer Couple Celebrate 50 Years
Mr and Mrs Christy Baer observe a golden anniversary with an open house Sunday from 2 to 4 p m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the celebration.
Christmas Program Set at Syracuse Methodist Church
The annual Christmas program of the Syracuse Methodist Church will be held at 7 30 Wednesday evening at the church. The program is open to the public.
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POMEROYs to Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Home
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Michael of Minersville Route 1 mark their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home from 2 to 4 p m Sunday December 28. Married December 27 1908 in Washington they have a son Samuel Michael and a daughter Nellie Parker plus six grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited and gifts are requested to be omitted.
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Chester
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Local church ladies host quilting and PTA meeting
The Ladies Aid of Boards Baptist Church met at Mrs. Maud Roush's home and quilted. A potluck lunch followed. The Boards School PTA gathered for a program and refreshments. Guests included the Hoffmans and the Fry family.
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PTA
Boards School
Racine Christmas Social Notes Highlight Local Parties
Racine hosts describe Christmas festivities at the homes of Mrs. T. T. Shelton and other residents. Readings, prayers, and carols accompany gifts and potluck refreshments as groups from Oak Grove Methodist Church and Esther Circle join in seasonal events. Frostbitten hands pause a fire alarm response involving Joe Brinker.
Homebuilders Class Guests At Christmas Party
The Homebuilders Class of the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Groves for a Christmas party. A 7 p.m. chicken dinner was served followed by a Christmas program and gift exchange. A Foster Rest Home basket was prepared. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Watson Jr, Rev. and Mrs. Harold Holmes, Mrs. Pauline McClintock, Mrs. Robert Moore, Mrs. Roy Armes, Mrs. Maxine Arnold, and the Groves and their son Keith.
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Leroy Watson, Jr
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Pauline McClintock
Robert Moore
Roy Armes
Maxine Arnold
Grove
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Winton club welcomes two new members at Christmas party
The Winton Two Garden Club held its annual Christmas party with 25 members and families. New members Mrs. Virgil Carr and Mrs. Virgil Goss joined, devotions were by Lois Well, and a children’s program was performed. The January meeting will be at Mrs. W. W. Jeffers in McArthur.
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Winton Two
Middleport Christmas Visits Spread Across States
Mrs Crary Davis left Tuesday for St Louis to spend Christmas with son Crary Davis Jr. Grace Walker from Lexington Ky visits Miss Harrie Marie Smith as her father lies ill at Holzer Hospital. Margaret Davis of Athens visits Miss Smith. MSgt and Mrs Allensworth of Austin Texas arrive to visit Mrs Downing Roush. Jean Roush joins later from Columbus. Jane Bailey, teacher, spends holiday with her parents in town. Edgar Allensworths in Arlington Va visit daughter Capt James Hartinger. group to Springfield Ohio for holidays. R C Lansbury and Sally Schaaf go to Columbus to visit Koehler family. Jon Schaaf of Fort Stewart joins. Bing family hosts 18th birthday dinner for Judith Bing with Vincent Dabo and Jean Ellen. Charles Sindle and son Charles Jr visit from Springfield. Pauline Zirkle attends Holzer nurses home dance. plans to start psychiatry work in Columbus Jan 4. Mrs Clarence Ebersbach ill at daughter Kenneth Cook’s home after heart attack. Peter Lalich and children come from Chicago to assist. Gordon Guthrie of Bowling Green College stays with mother. Rev C F Konbricht and family spend Christmas in Springfield with Ottie’s family.
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St. Louis
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Grace Walker
Harrie Marie Smith
Miss Smith
C. E. Smith
Holzer Hospital
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Lexington
Margaret Davis
Athens
Raymond Allensworth
Austin
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Jane Bailey
Columbus
William Bailey
Edgar Allensworth
Arlington
James Hartinger
J. E. Harley
Holley Martin
Springfield
Ohio
Charles Sindle
Charles
Pauline Zirkle
Gallipolis
James Johnson
Mason
W. Va
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State Hospital
Clarence Ebersbach
Kenneth Cook
Peter Lalich
Peter and
Todd
Chicago
Ill
Ebersbach
Gordon Guthrie
Bowling Green College
Dewey Guthrie
C. F. Konbright
Ottie
Cantata Draws Large Crowd At Federated Church
The Federated Church staged Song of the Holy Night a Christmas cantata with the choir in white cassocks and candles. Mrs. Ben Neutzling offered Christmas Fantasy as prelude as Rev. Waldo Bartels gave the invocation. Choir members included sopranos Miss Maude Grueser Miss Evelyn Fick and others with altos tenors and choristers named. ushers were Chester Knight and Ralph Campbell, programs distributed by Miss Erma Smith and Miss Elizabeth Fick, with W A Gibbs and Robert Coats in charge of shadow pictures.
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Roy Tracy, Jr
Olive Ingerham
William Kennedy
Manning Kloes
Guy Russell
John William Blaettnar
Fred Blaettnar
Larry Tracy
Joe Kennedy
Fred Blaetinar
William Gibbs
James Wadeson
Chester Knight
Ralph Campbell
Erma Smith
Elizabeth Fick
W. A. Gibbs
Party Honoring Dixie Pierce Marks 17th Birthday
Mr and Mrs Millard Pierce hosted a birthday party at their Middleport home for daughter Dixie Pierce as she turned 17. Guests included Carla Wilson Sally Thomas Mary Scott Carol Jean Hudson Grace Capteina Janet Stobart Carolyn Milhoan and Jennifer Sue Daniels who were given refreshments and presented with a sweater.
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Millard Pierce
Dixie
Carla Wilson
Sally Thomas
Mary Scott
Carol Jean Hudson
Grace Capteina
Janet Stobart
Carolyn Milhoan
Jennifer Sue Daniels
Miss Pierce
Middleport High School
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Christmas Birth
A surprise birthday party celebrating the birth of Jesus was hosted Sunday by the United Methodist Church beginners department to spotlight the annual Christmas program. Mrs. C. F. Tompkins led the event with help from mothers. refreshments featured a lace-covered table, a white poinsettia, and a large cake in Christmas colors. Mrs. Harry P. Smith and Mrs. C. E. Nease led the silver coffee and tea service.
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Jesus
United Methodist Church
C. F. Tompkins
Harry P. Smith
C. E. Nease
Renewal Granted for Ravenswood River Ferry License
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court Frank C. Smeeks wins renewal of a license to operate a river ferry at Ravenswood. The same term includes dismissal of Lois Jean Carson's divorce suit against Robert D. Carson.
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Lois Jean Carson
Robert D. Carson
Yale Church presents varied POMEROY program
A United Methodist Church Sunday evening program featured the church beginners primary and junior departments with carols bells and narrations. Reverend Eugene Brown opened with prayer as Patricia Blakeslee led organ prelude and Miss Theo Smith presented a gift to the pastor.
Christmas Around the World program at Heath Methodist Church
Middleport reports a Christmas program themed Christmas Around the World prepared for Heath Methodist Church. Mrs Bernard Fultz and Mrs William Everson organized with Forrest Bachtel Jr and Tom Ball as narrators. The youth choir provided music, children acted in country costumes, a Nativity scene was staged, and the congregation joined in Silent Night. Santa Claus then distributed treats to the children.
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the Heath Methodist Church
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William Everson
Forrest Bachtel, Jr
Tom Ball
Santa Claus
Death of Fred Bailey former Rock Springs resident
Fred Bailey, 59, of Youngstown, Ohio, died recently. He was the son of the late Henry and his wife from Rock Springs and leaves wife Naomi Funk of Minersville, a son Fred, two daughters and five grandchildren. Surviving brothers are William of Middleport and Elmer of Rock Springs, and sisters Mrs. Homer Radford of Rock Springs and Mrs. Henry Zeisher of Youngstown. Funeral services set for 1 30 p.m. Wednesday in Youngstown.
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Youngstown
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Rock Springs
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Minersville
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Mickey Whitacre
Donald Whitacre
William Bailey
Middleport
Elmer Bailey
Homer Radford
Henry Zeisher
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