Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Christmas Plans
Pomeroy Personal ity Hysell and daughter Mrs. Schlaubach of Akron will drive Friday to spend time with Mrs. Carey Hysell on the prisonville Road. Mrs. Eva Hysell spent a few days in Columbus visiting her ill father. Mrs. William Eichinger Sr. and Mrs. Annie Reuter left Wednesday to spend the holidays in Dell Our and Mrs. Frank Clement of Huntington will spend Christmas with their daughter Shirley and Mr. Clement's mother here.
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Ty Hysell
Schlaubach
Akron
Carey Hysell
Risonville Road
Eva Hysell
Columbus
William Eichinger Sr
Annie Reuter
Dell. Our
Frank Clement
Huntington
Shirley
Mr. Clement
Court Orders Debts Cleared on Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Meigs County gains ownership of Rock Springs Fairgrounds as debts totaling 1 370 15 to D A Dais 763 80 to Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company 1 513 50 to Pomeroy National Bank are ordered paid. Trustees F H O'Brien and Fred Crow released with small compensation. County Auditor to issue warrants clearing all liens and reverting title to county.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Meigs County
County of
D. A. Dais
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Pomeroy National
Christmas Sermons At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church in Middleport hosts morning worship with Rev. Ralph Zandel preaching on The Christmas Spirit at Work. Evening service at 7 30 features The Changeless Christ at Christmas as the topic.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Ralph Zandel
Pomeroy School Announces Christmas Recess Dates
Pomeroy school officials announced Christmas recess begins Friday afternoon December 24 and classes resume Monday January 3.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Methodists Plan Christmas Program
Middleport Methodists announce a Christmas program at Heath Methodist Church. Primary and Junior boys and girls will perform with readers and musical numbers. The program includes a pageant The Trail of the Christmas Star and ends with a baptism of children.
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Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
Earl Knight
David Miller
George Schaaf
Charles Miller
Christine Paters
Julia Erwin
Ida Lee Hartley
Eleanor Robinson
Julie Mitch
Joyce Wootton
Rosemary Fisher
Harry Featherstone
Jimmie Floyd
Hazel Hawkins
Sally Schaaf
Mary Lou Smith
Patty Kennedy
Paddy Lambert
Lois Ann Smith
Edward Lee McComas
Jimmie Roller
Christine Peters
Jones Named On New State Commission
Middleport Republican senator Tom W. Jones is named on the state commission tasked to buy sites prepare plans and supervise construction of a new state school for the blind and deaf. Governor John Bricker announced the appointments as materials become available.
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Middleport
State Commission
State School For
Tom W. Jones
Meigs County
John Bricker
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Mae Pullin McHaffie
Mr and Mrs E T Pullin and Mrs Herman Haddox attended the funeral at Franklin Funeral Home Pt Pleasant for Mae Pullin McHaffie who resided in Middleport years ago. She was buried in Suncrest Cemetery.
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Middleport
E. T. Pullin
Herman Haddox
Mae Pullin McHaffie
Franklin
Pt. Pleasant
Gearhart
Mason City
McHaffie
Suncrest Cemetery
Christmas dances set for Moose and Eagles clubs in Middleport
Middleport Christmas dances planned for Saturday night at the Moose Club in Middleport and the Eagles Club in Pomeroy. Dick Wiley and his orchestra will play for the Moose event, while the Klein Kats perform at the Eagles dance. Social notes list visits and family travel, including Mr and Mrs Hubert Mace in Charleston, Miss Katharine Grant in Florida, and Mrs D B Hartinger traveling to Athens after a family death.
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Middleport
Moose
Eagles
Pomeroy
Dick Wiley
Klein Kats
Hubert Mace
Charleston
Margaret Croushore
Columbus
Catherine Burns
Walter Harris
Christine Grant
H. E. Grant
Katharine Grant
Florida
C. O. Fisher
D. B. Hartinger
Athens
Frank Murphey
Paul French
Magnetic Springs
French
Stephen Cope
Battle Creek
Mich
Churches Announce Christmas Program at Church of Christ
A Christmas season program will be given at the Church of Christ in Middleport on Sunday evening. The junior choir performs a carol service titled Good Will Toward Men during the opening worship, with three lesser known carols included. A brief sermon follows the program. Other services include Bible School at 9 15 led by William Theobald Worship at 10 15 with communion and sermon Christian Endeavor at 6 00 and the evening service at 7 00.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Bible School
William Theobald
Christian Endeavor
Education Day Observed at First Baptist Pomeroy
Education Day will be observed at the First Baptist Church in Pomeroy on Sunday with morning worship at 10:30 led by Joe Foster. Special parts include Miss Angie Elizabeth Shain and Mrs. Mayme Weilfe. topics include The Lord’s Supper as discussed by Mrs. Tracy.
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Angie Elizabeth Shain
University Hospital
Ohio State University
Columbus
Margaret D. Tracy
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Mayme Weilfe
Joe Foster
Tracy
W. Luther Tracy
Caddie Wickham
Jesus
Religious Services and Programs in Local Churches
Sunday schools at Enterprise U B Church and United Methodist Church start at 9:30 with worship at 10:30. Christian Endeavor at 7:00. prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30. Grace Episcopal Church holds morning prayer and sermon at 10:30. Trinity Lutheran at 106 Butternut St presents The World’s First Christmas Service at 7:00. The week features choir rehearsal, youth fellowship, and winter study meetings led by local leaders.
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Enterprise U. B. Church
John Morgan
Christian Endeavor
United Methodist Church School
Theo. Smith
Leslie E. Blough
Pomeroy
Gallipolis High School
Nobel M. Rompel
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Racine
Fred Klein
Jean Bryant
Court House to Close Friday Noon Through Monday
Pomeroy officials announce the Court House will close at noon Friday and reopen on Monday December 27. The move affects public access and service hours for county operations.
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Pomeroy
Court House
Probate Court Notes of Meigs County Meigs County
Probate notes report Virginia A. Bentz estate inventory filed by Freda Bentz administratrix. Jesse Sisson filed inventory and hearing order for James B. Boggess estate. Birth registrations for George Eugene Atkins and Wayne Everett Millioan admitted. Real estate transfers include Martt to Baum parcel in Chester 31 acres Bedford Two to Logan, Stobart to Sto bart 69.5 acres Letart, and Beeson transfer to Leo and Helen Beeson.
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Pomeroy
Virginia A. Bentz
Freda Bentz
Jesse Sisson
James B. Boggess
George Eugene Atkins
Wayne Everett Millioan
Meigs County
S. C. Martt
May M. Martt
Charlie Baum
Nannie Baum
Chester
George McCracken
Chlora E. McCracken
Kate McCracken
George T. Logan
Fay Logan
Bedford
Hazel G. Kenyon
John R. Stobart
Ida M. Stobart
Letart
W. H. Beeson
Leo Beeson
Helen Beeson
Lutherans To Hold Special Christmas Services
The St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Pomeroy announces two Christmas Day services. A 2:00 a.m. service features a sermon Behold What Manner of Love and a girls choir in robes. An 7:00 p.m. candlelight service includes carols and children’s recitations. Regular Sunday services follow.
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St. Paul’s Church
Watson Rites Held for Mrs. Bares Watson
Mrs. Bares Watson died at Wellsville Ohio. The body arrives on the B and O train Friday. Funeral service set for three o'clock at Stiversville Church with burial in the local cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Bares Watson
Wellsville
Stiversville Church
Orinoco River System Spans Hundreds of Tributaries
South America’s Orinoco river network includes nearly five hundred tributaries feeding its long, broad basin. The vast system sustains ecosystems, supports communities, and shapes regional hydrology across multiple countries.
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South America
Meinhart Home Center For Children Christmas Event
In Monkey Run Mr and Mrs Phil Meinhart hosted a community Christmas tree program for 75 local children. The event featured carols, a tree across the street, Santa delivering fruit nuts and candy, and remarks by Rev Ralph Kuether and others. It was billed as an annual neighborhood holiday treat.
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Pomeroy
Monkey Run
Phil Meinhart
Meinharts
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Kuether
P. Klein
Gustaf
Volunteer Firefighters Contain Hillside Brush Fires
Middleport volunteers fought two brush fires on the hillside near Rodney Downing’s Grant Street property yesterday afternoon and evening. Crews responded twice to bring the blazes under control.
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Rodney Downing
Grant St
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