Unit Has Dinner Party Meigs Session Set
SYRACUSE The Third Wednesday Homemaker's Club held its annual Christmas dinner and party with a morning meeting for 18 members. A Jan 1 meeting will be at Lutheran Church in Pomeroy focusing on foundation garments for Meigs County homemakers. Achievement Day is planned for March 26. A potluck lunch followed and Ada Slack and Kathryn Johnson led an afternoon program with participants Cottrill Nolan Sauvage Eichinger Roush Bailey.
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Syracuse
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Virginia Salser
Naomi London
Middleport Christmas Visitors and Holiday Guests
Middleport residents hosted and visited relatives during Christmas week. Guests included Bernard and family traveling to Convoy and relatives in Gallipolis, lines of visitors from Rennselaer New York and Columbus, and gatherings with Athens, Point Pleasant, Ashland, Detroit, and Phoenix connections. Attendees included Debbie King and Donna Weber with the Meigs School Glee Club, plus extended family from Jeffersonville Indiana and Oak Hill Ohio.
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Bernard Fultz
Roy Shinn
Convoy
William Houck
Marion
P. L. Mitch
Gallipolis
W. K. Wilson
Rennsaeler
New York
Glenn Lambert
O. P. Klein
Middleport
Frank Fugate
Pomeroy
Marion Fugate
Athens
James
Dale
Mike
Juli
Columbus
Dale Mourning
Tom Walters
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Harry Moore
Ashland
Ernest Jones
Carol Jean
Kenneth
Harry Hoagland
Grace Sauvage
Mary Lyons
Cabin Creek
Bethel Richards
Junior McKown
Detroit
Mich
Clyde van Cooney
Phoenix
Ariz
Hazel van Cooney
Robert McElinny
Jeffersonville
Ind
Russell Roush
Eric
Oak Hill
Alfred Roush
Dwight Hysell
Rutland
Lawrence Milhoan
Vernon Weber
Dennis
Dean
Donna
Dallas
Duane
May Weber
Helen Wilson
Bennaster
N. Y
Ron Halley
Paige
Earl Knight
Betty Cline
Florida
Freddie Cline
Squad Called Pomeroy Emergency Responds to Saxton
The Pomeroy Emergency Squad was called to the home of Leland Saxton on Main Street at 1 33 a m Wednesday. Saxton was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital for treatment due to a hemorrhage.
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Pomeroy
Leland Saxton
Main St
Saxton
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Radio Club Meeting at Amvet's Hall in Pomeroy
Syracuse report on the Tri County Band Radio Club and Chapter 56 of the United Citizens Band Radio Association meeting at Amvet's Hall Pomeroy presided by Emil Eynon vice president. Attendees included new members Mr and Mrs Stanley Johnson Racine and Debbie Greg and Darrell Johnson.
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Syracuse
Tri-County Band Radio Club
Chapter 56
United Citizens Band Radio Association
Amvet’s
Pomeroy
Emil Eynon
Stanley Johnson
Racine
Debbie
Greg
Darrell Johnson
Christmas Party Held By Shrinettes
POMEROY The annual Christmas dinner and party of the Twin City Shrinettes was held Thursday evening with the dinner at the Martin Restaurant. The group then went to the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company social rooms for the gift exchange and social hour. Punch and cookies were served.
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Pomeroy
Twin City Shrinettes
Martin
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Three Gibbs family bodies exhumed in arsenic murder probe
In Cordele Georgia authorities exhumed the bodies of Charles Clayton Gibbs and two of his sons as part of a probe into arsenic deaths linked to Mrs. Janie H Gibbs. The investigation spans four family deaths over two years with Roger Ludean Gibbs the 19 year old son who died in Albany following an autopsy showing arsenic.
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Cordele, Ga
Janie H. Gibbs
Georgia
Gibbs
Roger Ludean Gibbs
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Sunnyside Cemetery
Miss Carol Scott Bride-Elect Honored At Christmas Shower
Miss Carol Scott bride elect of Forrest D Bachtel was guest of honor at a bridal shower at Mrs William Slaters home. Christmas tree decorations and gifts, games, prizes for Sandy Simpson Lynn Stump and Mrs Paul Scott. Refreshments on white satin and net table. Mrs David Jenkins presided at silver coffee service. Favors were miniature bells. Guest list includes Judy Wildermuth Cinda Harris Simpson Satterfield Stump Marilyn Swan Ohlinger Ellen Dutton Forrest Bachtel Paul Scott Kenneth Scites Jenkins Harold Long.
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Middleport
Carol Scott
Forrest D. Bachtel
William Slater
Sandy Simpson
Lynn Stump
Paul Scott
David Jenkins
Judy Wildermuth
Cinda Harris
Miss Simpson
Jack Satterfield
Stump
Marilyn Swan
Phil Ohlinger
Ellen Dutton
Forrest Bachtel
Kenneth Scites
Jenkins
Harold Long
Teenagers Present Christmas Program at Middleport Church
The Middleport Church of Christ teen group staged a Christmas program titled O Holy Night. Choir members included Cathy Bunce Ruby Nicinsky Cathy Baker Teresa Nicinsky Susan Gerlach Sheila Childs Mary Jane Jenkinson Betsy Cunningham Candace Bahr Vickie Vujaklija. Ricky Triplett and Mark Moyer were candlelighters and narrators. Carol Scott and Mrs Kenneth Scites accompanied on organ and piano. Mrs Wendell Gerlach directed the program.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Cathy Bunce
Ruby Nicinsky
Cathy Baker
Teresa Nicinsky
Susan Gerlach
Sheila Childs
Mary Jane Jenkinson
Betsy Cunningham
Candace Bahr
Vickie Vujaklija
Ricky Triplett
Mark Moyer
Carol Scott
Kenneth Scites
Wendell Gerlach
Watchnight Service Set In Syracuse
Syracuse religious leaders plan a New Year watchnight at Methodist Church on New Year’s Eve at 10 p.m. A singspir ation service will lead to a union communion at 11 45 p.m. Participating churches include Syracuse Nazarene and Presbyterian along with Minersville Forest Run and others. Revs Stuttler Stebbins Miller Custer and Sellers will give short talks.
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Syracuse
Syracuse Ministerial Association
Nazarene Parsonage
Wendel Stuttler
Liston Stebbins
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Minersville
Forrest Run
Bradbury Club Holds Yale Party
The Bradbury Arts and Craft Club held a Christmas dinner at Bailey's Restaurant in Middleport. A party and gift exchange occurred at Mrs. Ber Nice Winn's home where devotions were given and Mrs. Ethel Collins celebrated a birthday with a towel shower. Members planned crocheting rugs at the next meeting at Mrs. Clarence Murray's home.
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Middleport
Bradbury Arts and Craft Club
Bailey's Restaurant
Bernice Winn
Meetings In Meigs The Rotary Club Agenda Friday
The Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club will host a 6 p.m. dinner at Heath Methodist Church with a meeting to follow. Sir Richard Rawlings serves as program chairman. Firefighters were called to a car fire near the L M Cafe Wednesday at 2 05 a m. The car owner was Fred Scott Jr.
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Middleport-Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Fred Scott Jr
First United Presbyterian Star Class Holds Christmas Dinner
Syracuse The Star Class of the First United Presbyterian Church held its annual Christmas dinner in the church annex with Mrs Vazie Lee giving grace. A gift exchange followed the meal and Miss Frankie Mumaw led the program. Participants included Archie Lee Rachel McBride June Lee Vazie Lee Augusta Will Hazel Clark Florence Potts Mayme Holmes Richard Duckworth and Ada Slack.
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Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Church
Vazie Lee
Grace
Frankie Mumaw
Archie Lee
Rachel McBride
June Lee
Augusta Will
Hazel Clark
Florence Potts
Mayme Holmes
Richard Duckworth
Ada Slack
Two Men Sentenced at Middleport Court for Fighting
Edward Hutton, 18, of Rutland and Charles J. Pennington, 19, Hambleton West Virginia, drew ten day jail terms in Mayor C. Q. Fisher s court after a fighting incident. Hutton paid a 25 dollar fine plus costs and served the jail term. Pennington faced two counts for loitering and fighting, with 25 dollar fines and costs plus the jail sentence as well.
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Middleport
C. Q. Fisher
Edward Hutton
Rutland
Charles J. Pennington
Hambleton
W. Va
Hutton
Pennington
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