Baptist Youth Dramatize Bethlehem Story Sunday
A large crowd watched Pomeroy Baptist Church School present the Bethlehem Story by the Baptist Young Fellowship with Mary Tamara Finlan and Joseph Paul Smith. The Angel Choir, shepherds, and wise men were named, and the program included "Away In the Manger" and a Christmas lullaby. The event closed with a benediction by Rev. Ralph Zundel and white gifts donated to baskets for the needy.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Bethlehem
Baptist Young Fellowship
Caddy Wickham
Tamara Finlan
Mary
Paul Smith
Joseph
Little Angels
Manger
Mary Ellen Roush
Diana Zerkle
Angel Choir
Harry Hysell
Anita Collins
Leah Greaser
Virginia Young
Sharno Smith
Shepards
Eugene Hudson
Larry Wiles
Raymond Zirkle
Rickey Lemley
Sonny
Charles Lemley
Charles Hysell
Sally Foster
Jean Holt
Madeline Martin
Ruth Rathburn
Sharon
Charlene Zandel
Ralph Zundel
Sandra Smith
Barbara
Ethel Hysell
Sharon Young
Charlene Zundel
Larry Baker
Harold Hysell
William Sterrett
Lions Club Meets Quietly as Film Highlights Paint and Glass
The Lions Club met at Federated Church with Ernest Covert presiding in place of Rev. Claremont Hoyt. A light meal was served and a movie titled Bright New World shown detailing paint and glass, their history, and six glassmaking operations. A request for glasses for a Langsville student was read and a committee study motion approved.
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Langsville
Sheriff Arrests Three In Theft of Car Parts
POMEROY three men Richard Spencer 19 Frank Spencer 16 both of Pomeroy and Orville Keith Landers 17 of Pomeroy were arrested by the Sheriff’s Department on charges of stealing parts from a motor vehicle near Harrisonville. One suspect had been AWOL since December 3. Victim Alva Stitts Racine Route 2 was hospitalized at Holzer Hospital after an asthma attack.
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Pomeroy
Sheriff's Department
Christmas
Richard Spencer
Frank Spencer
Orville Keith Landers
Harrisonville
Holzer Hospital
Racine
Alva Stitts
Polickund Receives 750 Check To Aid Polio Patients
Meigs County National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter reports a 750 contribution and 267.66 expected bills for 1956 57. Mrs. Victor Young says national funds exhausted after aiding chapters with 6.7 million for polio care and rehabilitation and total obligations exceeding 23.2 million this year.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Victor Young
National
Ohio Power Co. Head To Retire Jan
C. J. Killian of Newark, longtime manager of the Ohio Power Co. Southern Division since 1947, will retire in January. Clarence W. Feil, manager of the Lancaster-Logan District, is named his successor and will move to Newark. Feil marks nearly 30 years with the company as Killian finishes 45 years of continuous service.
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Pomeroy
C. J. Killian
Newark
Ohio Power Co
Clarence W. Feil
Lancaster-Logan
A. N. Prentice
Ohio Power
Canton
Feil
Killian
Christmas Day Birth in Middleport for Hawk Family
Mary Christine Hawk was born on Christmas Day at Meigs General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hawk. The Hawks also have a son. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Price Hawk, Pomeroy, and Mr. and Mrs. Vannie Badgley, Middleport. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hart Lyons, Middleport.
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Middleport
Mary Christine
Marion Hawk
Meigs General Hospital
Hawks
Price Hawk
Pomeroy
Vannie Badgley
Hart Lyons
Marriage License for Edward Heinlein Pomeroy and Martha Rutter
Edward Heinlein Pomeroy age 21 of Lebanon wed Martha Rutter age 18 of Carpenter Route 1. She is the daughter of Elmer Floyd Rutter and Beatrice Nelson Rutter, Beatrice is deceased. The couple are children of Andrew and Eugenea Rutter.
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Pomeroy
Edward Heinlein
Lebanon
Martha Rutter
Carpenter Route 1
Andrew and
Eugenea Rutter
Elmer Floyd Rutter
Beatrice
Nelson) Rutter
Food Buying In Heavy Merchants Busy With Gift Exchanges
Middleport reports brisk gift exchanges after Christmas. Grocers restocked for the second weekend of buying for New Year’s holiday. Merchants say business is good with steady trade, though some note competition from nearby towns. Household preference centers on turkey or ham.
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Middleport
Meigs County Trustees and Clerks to Elect Officers
Meigs County Association of Trustees and Clerks will hold its annual election of officers Friday at 8 p.m. in the second ward fire house with Pearl Jacobs presiding. Featured speaker John C. Harper, longtime Wills Township Guernsey Co. president and 31 year Lore City schools educator, will address the group. Each of Meigs County’s 12 townships has three trustees and one clerk, totaling 48 members.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Association of Trustees and
Second Ward
Pearl Jacobs
John C. Harper
State Association
Wills Township Guernsey Co
Lore City
Meigs County
Christmas Dinner Aboard Aid Mission In Minersville
Captain Glenna Rummel of the Salvation Army hosted a floor Christmas dinner at her mother's Minersville home for guests A Rajan Devadas of Calcutta and Bhawan Gianchandand of India. Devadas, studying in the United States since 1956 on a study leave, spoke on The Philosophy of Christmas at Hobson Church of Christ in Christian Union. The Hindu guest, a student at Banaras Hindu University, praised American hospitality while visiting Ohio University and other campuses. The gathering included Tamil songs sung with Devadas, and a Christmas pageant where the Hindus played the Wise Men.
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Middleport
Glenna Rummel
Salvation Army
Minersville
A. Rajan Devadas
Calcutta
India
Bhawan Gianchandand
Rajan
Captain Rummell
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Banaras Hindu University
Rummel
Hobson Church of Christ
Christian Union
Captain Rummel
Ohio University
Minstrels Presented Third Time in Middleport
The Sunflower Minstrels gave their third performance December 21 in Wilkesville with the largest cast yet, featuring Middleport High School seniors. Co sponsorship by the Senior Class and Fides Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Proceeds fund the seniors trip to New York City next spring. Rehearsal set for Sunday 2 p.m. at the K of P Hall.
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Middleport
Wilkesville
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Middleport High School
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
New York City
K of P Hall
Pomeroy
Bradford Maag
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