Quiet Christmas Day Across Pomeroy County and Municipal Precincts
Law officers report a very quiet Christmas with three arrests and three emergency calls. The emergency squad handled three incidents including a child fall, a heart attack and a fatal attack on Mrs. Mary Bohram. Arrests included Phillip and Doris Fisher for disturbance, Richard Spencer on forgery and larceny warrants, plus several releases on bond and fines for traffic and accident-related charges.
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Pomeroy
Glen Major
James Major
Virgil Radford
Harry Osborne, Sr
Jew
Ell Sauvage
Sauvage
Mary Bohram
Syracuse
Hartenbach
Ray Vide
Triplett Family Hosts Pre-Christmas Dinner and Party
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Triplett entertained 14 grandchildren and many relatives at a Sunday pre-Christmas dinner at their Middleport home. Carols were played by C. Norwood Haddox of Point Pleasant. Santa distributed gifts to the grandchildren as family members from Poca Belle and Charleston attended.
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Middleport
L. E. Triplett
Jan
Melody
Albert Hendricks
Stephen
Michael
Poca
W.va
Thomas White
Beverly
Frankie
Jerry
Belle
Franklin Triplett
Rickey
Debbie
Triplett
Hazel Walters
William Walters
Charleston
Virginia Ley
Robert Ley
Marietta
Guy Triplett
Trimble
Judson White
George Faris
Columbus
Stout
Judy
Akron
Edith Thomas
Kennedy
John Goett, Jr
Tommy Lee
Pomeroy
Hubert Costin
Huberta Ann
Mary Wippel
Nan Saunders
Gallipolis
Gosney Beach Nuptials Held at Middleport First Baptist
Reva Gosney and Frank Beach of Middleport were married Saturday at the Middleport First Baptist Church by Rev. C. E. Hoyt. The bride wore a blue outfit with red rosebud corsage. the couple will live at 789 Maple St. Cambridge was their weekend destination. Mrs. Beach works for Imperial Electric Co. and Mr. Beach for the state highway department.
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Middleport
Reva Gosney
Frank Beach
Middleport First Baptist Church
C. E. Hoyt
WCTU to Meet Middleport Women’s Group
The Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union will gather at 7:30 PM Monday at Mrs. David Darst Sr.’s home for the meeting.
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WCTU
Middleport
Middleport Churches Weekly Service Schedules
Church of Christ led by Fred Garner offers Bible school at 9:30 a.m. morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and sermons "He Made It Again" and "Patience and Impa patience." Christian Endeavor at 6 p.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. Prayer and Bible study Wednesday 7 p.m. Choir at 8 p.m. Heath Methodist led by Raymon Konkright offers church school 9:30 a.m. divine worship 10:30 a.m. sermon "Call to Higher Levels" Youth fellowship 6 p.m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday 7 p.m. First Baptist with C. E. Hoyt offers church school 9:15 a.m. Morning worship 10:15 a.m. Installation of new church officers. Senior and junior fellowships 5:30 p.m. Evening service 7:30 p.m. Sermon "Patience, Comfort and Hope." Tuesday 8 p.m. Rio Grande Baptist Association young adults meet at Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande with installation of officers. Prayer and praise Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal 8:30 p.m. Thursday Bible study class by Christian Crusaders at the church.
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Church of Christ
Fred Gardner
Christian Endeavor
Heath Methodist
Raymon Konkright
First Baptist
C. E. Hoyt
The
Rio Grande Baptist Association
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Christian Crusaders
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Laurel Cliff
W. H. Strausbaugh
Free Methodist
Hysell Run
Salvation Army
F. W. Carlson
Cincinnati
Sally Landers
YPL
Salvation
Bradford
Raymond Hummell
Carmel Eub
Syracuse
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Rutland
Church of the Naga
rene—Roy K. Williams
NYPS
Rutland Church of the Naga
Rene — Harold Klingel
Apple Grove
Tuppers Plains
Freeland Norris
Alfred Methodist
R. M. Grove
Bethel
Butternutt St
Dav Hall
St. Paul's Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
St. John’s Lutheran
Oak Grove
Victor Brown
Sutton
Antiquity
Letart Falls
Floyd Workman
East Letart
Carpenter Baptist
A. T. Biddle
Portland
Arlie Marks
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Evangelical and Reformed Presbyterian
Pomeroy
Waldo J. Bartels
East Main St
Ralph C. Zandel
Christ
Ordination draws 100 C O Railway relatives to Willow Island
Reverend William D. Lilly was ordained at Willow Island Baptist Church in West Virginia with about 100 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employees in attendance. All attendees were relatives of the newly ordained minister and employed by the railroad.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
William D. Lilly
Willow Island
W. Va
Meigs County Churches and Services Overview
A listing of area churches with Sunday schools and service times. تشمل Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Rev W H Strausbaugh and many others including Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist, Syracuse Circuit EUB, St Pauls Lutheran, and United Methodist with varied worship hours, prayer meetings, youth events, and study schedules.
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Glenna Rummel
Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist
Butternut St
Dav Hall
Chester Methodist
R. M. Grove
Christmas Dinner Guests Reach Wide Across Nearby Towns
Middleport residents and neighboring areas hosted and visited relatives during Christmas. Guests included Mabel Hysell and Mrs. J. D. Roush of Antiquity, Andrew Mayes of Miamisburg, K P Wallace and Mary of Huntington, and numerous families from Columbus, Athens, Gallipolis, Bidwell, and other locales.
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Mabel Hysell
J. D. Roush
Clarence McNeal
John Chancey
T. W. Rutherson
Columbus
Paul Johnson
R. C. Lansbury
Sally Schaaf
C. B. Weise
Pfc
John M. Schaaf
G. R. Koehler
John Davis
Mystery Sisters Named At Ladies Club Christmas Party
Twelve members and 18 children attended the annual Christmas party and chicken dinner. Two visitors also joined as gifts were exchanged and Mystery Sisters were revealed. Names were drawn for the coming year.
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Poston
Ladies Club
Mystery Sisters
Christmas party gives treats at Eager Listeners class
Refreshments of Santa Claus ice cream and cake were served at the Eager Listeners Class Christmas party held at Mrs. Faye Brookhart home. Attendees from the Methodist Church group included Bobby Gabriel Donald Ritchie Jimmy Staley Joe Smathers Lee Hoisington Billie Hunter and Virgil Thompson.
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Santa Claus
Faye Brookhart
Methodist
Bobby Gabriel
Donald Ritchie
Jimmy Staley
Joe Smathers
Lee Hoisington
Billie Hunter
Virgil Thompson
Poston Methodist Church
Christmas Program At Alfred Church With 30 Cast
Alfred area notes recount a WSCS Christmas supper for 14 members with gifts under a tree, a business meeting, carols, and a Christmas pageant Back to Bethlehem. A separate program featured a 30 character cast and a candlelight service with children recitations.
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Alfred — Genevieve Guthrie
WSCS
Mystery Sisters
Nellie Parker
Bethlehem
Clarence Henderson
Linda
Raymond Harper
Carroll
Ohio
Helen Woode
Fflen Roush
California
Athens
Roush
Alfred
Olive Orange School
Carrie Swartz
June O’brien
O’brien
United Methodist Christmas Program Held At Pomeroy Church
Children of the Sunday School at United Methodist Church presented a Christmas program Sunday evening. The church featured flowers poinsettias pine arrangements lighted candles and a lit Christmas tree. Beginners Department directed by Mrs. C F Tompkins opened the program.
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Pomeroy
Methodist Church
C. F. Tompkins
Christmas Visit Remembers Snedden Family Gatherings
Local notes reflect extended family visits to the Snedden home in Huntington and Columbus relatives from Murray City and nearby towns. The Christmas program by church school featured songs recitations and a playlet by primary grades plus a candle of offertory prayers. Also listed are numerous visits and returns to Michigan and Ohio homes amid holiday travel. Notice of Appointment announces Kathleen L Poston named administrator of Charles L Poston estate with four month creditor claims period.
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Murray City
Lynn
William Spires
Minneapolis
William Snedden
Snedden
Elvin
Alvin Wilson
Columbus
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Martha McKay
Dan Bunting
Buchtel
Mae Wilson
Glousier
Kathleen L Poston
Athens
Ohio
Charles L. Poston
City of
Athens County
Area Eastern Star guests attend Racine installation
Guests from Pomeroy Middleport Cheshire Guysville McConnelsville Point Pleasant W Va Harrisonville Marietta Belpre Cleveland Wilkesville joined Racine Chapter 134 Order of Eastern Star for the annual installation of officers. Officers and visiting dignitaries were introduced, committees named, and Christmas decorations featured as refreshments followed.
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Racine
Middleport
Pomeroy
Cheshire
Guysville
McConnelsville
Point Pleasant
W, Va
Harrisonville
Marietta
Belpre
Cleveland
Wilkesville
Order of Eastern Star
Temple
Emma Jane McClintock
Amber Warner
Jesse Brinker
Hazel Cleland
Beulah Stobart
Margaret Neuman
Mary Lou Ihle
Adah
Marie Leadingham
Ruth
Letha Morris
Esther
Betty Salser
Martha
Elizabeth Toney
Electa
Louise Chapman
Warder
Charles Hensley
Sentinel
Ruth Barnitz
Maxine Wingett
Hensley
Nease
New Worthy Marron
Cora Webb
Leona Hensley
Hariet Neigler
Ernest Wingett
Chlorus Grimm
Eber Carnahan
Phyllis Martin
Gretta Simpson
Louise Stewart
Martha Lou Beegle
Emma Salser
Finn Gaul
Laura Circle
Agnes Price
Pauline Atkins
Harry P. Smith
Allen Hughes
Divorce Petition Filed in Athens County Ohio
Betsy Gilden by Mary EF Hum phreya her next friend sues George E Gilden in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County praying for divorce custody of a minor child and support on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Hearing set on or after January 3 1958. Bolin and Walker attorneys represent Betsy Gilden. 11-22-fotw
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Betsy Gilden
Mary EF. Humphreya
George E. Gilden
George FE. Gilden
Pon Station Hospital
APO
New York
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Bolin
Walker
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Harry Bates
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Russian Republic
U.S.S.R
F. R. Koslov
Guy Walters
J. Carter, Jr
Norma Jean
Paula
Fern Barker
J. Carter, Sr
Bidwell
Barker
Sherman Weiman
Edith Klein
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Ethel McDaniel
the Plains
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Norval South
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Robert McCoy
Robert
Gail
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Kenny
Ethel Mae South
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McDaniel
Thelbert Brookhart
Barbara
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Lee
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Clarence Smith
Stroud’s Run
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Melvin Walls
Mark
Stevie
Susan South
Bertha Hunter
Ollie Hillyer
Nancy Smith
Mount St. Marys Hospital
Leona North
Pauline Rutter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Paul Berry
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Michael and
Gregory
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Clifford Wilson
John Sorrell
Saul Johnson
Carbon Hill
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Philmore Matheny
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Clarence McFann
Hemlock
Pamela Crew
Bradford Moore
Becky Nease
Nancy Tye
Loring Vaughan
John Goodwin
Sandy White
Linda Warner
Kathy Hannahs
Cheryl Edwards
Hyla Vaughan
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John Swyers
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Gary
Dearborn
Mich
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Henry Johnson
Johnson
John Shelton
David Roberts
Shelton
Gene Shunkwiler
Inkster
Charles Shunkwiler
Louis Sabo
Mr. Sabo
Betty Sabo
James Smith
Johnnie Moody of
Glouster
Mrs. Howard Craft
Roger J. Jones, Sr
Said County
John Richmond
Main ST
Bernice Carpenter
William Stewart
Ada Nease
Jane Hill
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Grace Swan
Allen Appliance
E. Main ST
Bendvue Theatre
Dumont
Zenith
TV Sales & Service
Farmer's Bank
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Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Man Beast
Rock Madison
Virginia Maynor
John Bromfield
Coleen Gray
Kent Taylor
Jim Davis
Columbia
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Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Cornel Wilde
Jean Wallace
Arthur Franz
Mary Astor
Paul Fix
John Carroll
Virginia Bruce
Barbara Brown
Arthur Lowe
House OF Numbers
Jack Palance
Barbara Lang
Harold J. Stone
Edward Platt
Pomeroy National Bank
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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