Women’s Walton League Chapter Discussed in Meigs County
A preliminary meeting at Middleport Village Hall explored forming Meigs County’s second Izaak Walton League chapter with county women invited. Speakers outlined the league’s purpose, structure, and outdoor conservation goals, inviting all county women to join with a future meeting planned for February 14 in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Walton League
Sidney T. Russell
Arthur Skinner
Lawrence Bing
Paul Smart
David Ohlinger
Glenn Lambert
Everett Bachner
Harold &. Hubbard
Wallace Bradford
Pomeroy
Izaak Walton League
Meigs County
Rutland High stages The Fountain of Youth musical
Rutland High School presented The Fountain of Youth a musical comedy directed by Mrs C C Chapman with strong talent costuming and staging. Owen Hoffman starred as Ponce Alviaro supported by Diana Capehart Spanish dance and Miss Turner James Cremeans and Donna Will in leading roles. The production featured elaborate period costumes Indian scene sets and a finale where the fountain becomes a shower and oldsters return as children.
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Hoffman
Allen Biddle
Bill Biffie
Leroy Chapman
Dallas McGuire
Gene Schoonover
Jim Sears
Richard Warner
Lawrence Hysell
Pat Eads
Wayne Pratt
Jim Pierce
Darrell Dugan
David Jacks
Roma Cremeans
Mari Turner
Carmelita
Alonso
James Cremeans
America
Miss Turner
Rutland
Meigs County
Turner
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Cremeans
Anita Collado
Ponce
Donna Will
Miss Will
Pedro
Bill Frye
Casilda
Janet Turner
Columbus
Nmish
Fauna Bailey
Kathleen Clench
Jenea Hayes
Judy Hayes
Annabelle Priddy
Mary Rice
Phyllis Rice
Dorothy Warner
Phyllis Williams
Lynn Bartrum
Linda Buck
Dorothy Combs
Freda Griffith
Janet Haley
Charlotte Harrison
Barbara Montgomery
Sue Turner
Helen Chaney
Edna German
Sandra Vierce
Janet Brogan
Patricia Crouser
Wanda Graham
Delores Johnston
Betty McCaskey
Joan Rife
Reva Wheeler
Joyce Wolfe
Grace Barrett
Sue Dugan
Roberta Haggy
Mildred Hawkins
Donna Martin
Judy Morris
Thelma Wright
Judy Chase
Fountain of Youth
Andrea Cross
Shirley Ballengee
Thelma Shaffer
Judy Gallion
Suganne France
Bonnie Carson
Linda Bush
Elaine Steele
Lana Tunner
Er Jeffers
Ne Sell
Mary Hysell
Wanda Smith
Patty Hampton
Joan Branham
Dee Thomas
Linda Turley
Yvonne Smith
Helen Sigman
Elizabeth Smith
Dorothy Graham
Richard Likens
Alberta Snowden
Namahanta
Emilio
Bob Pierce
Fernandex
Aul Shoemaker
Jim Nelson
Francis Moran
Lloyd Smith
Russell Carson
Jack Bolen
John Montgomery
Jack Denison
Tommy Williamson
Larry Carpenter
Pomeroy Society to Observe Racine Methodist Loyalty Program
The Racine Methodist Church will launch a loyalty program themed God Is Our Strength to boost church attendance from February through April. Rev. John Elwood outlines sermons including The Fate and Faith of America this Sunday and topics on February 13 20 and 27. Racine Post 602 American Legion and its auxiliary will join Sunday evening for the Back to God program led by Elson Spencer and chaplain Joe Stobart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
God
Racine
John Elwood
America
American Legion
Racine Methodist Church
Legion
Two Calls Received In Hour by Firemen
Middleport volunteers took two 9 to 9 30 p m calls first from a Broadway family reporting a fire to Mrs C R Karr who ran the emergency squad second from Cheshire around 10 40 p m about a house fire.
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Middleport
Broadway
C. R. Karr
Cheshire
D of A To Present Patriotic Program
Olive Orange PTA hosts a patriotic program featuring flag drill and tributes to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at Olive-Orange High School. Daughters of America Rose Council members will report at 2 pm Sunday for a practice session for the event.
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Tuppers Plains
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Olive Orange Pta
Orest Rose Council
Daughters of America
Olive-Orange High School
County Clerk Receipts Total in January Report
Virgil V. Brown Meigs County clerk of courts reports January receipts totaling 629.90 dollars. Activities include 538 certificates of title issued 198 notations of lien 129 memorandums 210 cancellations of lien 159 applications and nine certified copies. County share 431 dollars state share 193.90 dollars.
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Pomeroy
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County
Minstrel Rehearsal Set for Monday in Middleport
Bradford Maag directs a rehearsal of the Sunflower Minstrel cast at the K of P Hall Monday at 7 30 p m The group will present its fourth show of the season in Harrisonville this month Earlier performances this January occurred in Racine Middleport and Pomeroy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradford Maag
Harrisonville
Racine
Pomeroy
Meigs County Ministerial Association Meets at Pomeroy Church
The Meigs County Ministerial Association will gather at 10 a.m. Monday at the Pomeroy United Methodist Church. President is Rev. John Elwood of Racine and guest speaker is O. O. Patterson Meigs County superintendent of schools.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy United Methodist Church
John Elwood
Racine
O. O. Patterson
Pomeroy High School Sponsors Saturday Square Dance
The senior class of Pomeroy High School holds a square dance Saturday night in the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium. Dancing runs from 8 to midnight with music by the Frank Hudson Orchestra.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy Junior High School
Frank Hudson
Racine Methodist bake sale to be held Saturday
The Constant Builders Circle of the Racine Methodist Church will hold a bake sale beginning at 12 noon Saturday at the C. and N. Store in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Carpenter Baptist Young People Meet Sunday
Carpenter Baptist young people will meet with Ben and Cassie Caster at Carpenter Sunday at 7 30 p m for a church group gathering.
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Carpenter
Carpenter Baptist
Ben
Cassie Caster
State receipts rise in Meigs County week ending Jan 22 1955
Pomeroy measur ed retail sales tax receipts show an increase of about 52 dollars over the same week last year. The week totals reached 1.60 compared with 3539.65 the previous January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Square Dance Benefits March of Dimes Fund
A round and square dance is set for Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Arlington Hall in Rutland to benefit the March of Dimes fund drive. Sponsored by the auxiliary of the post, with music by the Gertrude Chase orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square Dance Benefits
March of Dimes Fund
Middleport Personal Notice on Mrs. Cecil Grogan Return
Mrs. Cecil Grogan formerly Ruby Wife of Middleport is at home after a major surgery at Grant Hospital Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Grogan
Ruby
Middleport
Grant Hospital
Columbus
OES School of Instruction Draws 300 in Middleport
More than 300 members of the Order of Eastern Star attended the District 25 school of instruction at Middleport Masonic Temple. State officers praised district hosts Evangeline Chapter and noted elected officers and installations, with meals and ceremonies following including a plenary session led by Worthy Grand Matron Sadie Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Order of Eastern Star
Middleport Masonic Temple
Evangeline Chapter
Harry Smith
Pomeroy
Dessie Smith
Chesterhill
Blanche Ball
Belpre
Eva van Dyke
Athens
Sadie Oliver
Oberlin
Marjorie Dean
Newcomerstown
Rand
Martha Ewell
Cincinnati
Betty Johnson
Betty Foster
Newark
Geraldine Morris
Dora Delong
Lowell
Kathleen Abel
Heath Methodist Church
Theo Neutzling
Misses Hallie
Nellie Zerkie
Charles Bennett Worthy
Temple
Bennett
Union Youth Service and Elders Ordination At Local Churches
Youth from multiple congregations invited to Union Youth service at the Church of Christ in observance of National Youth Week. The First Presbyterian reports ordination and installation of elders including Mrs. Floyd Carmack, Robert Tewksbury, and Mrs. L. J. Heiner. lay hands ceremony planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Church of Christ
Adalta
First Presbyterian
Howard E. Ruppelt
Floyd Carmack
Robert ‘Tewksbury
L. J. Heiner
Church School
Methodist
Louis A. Bangerter
Robert Hurley
Mt. Moriah
Church Council
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Guy Sayre
Fred Gardner
Glenna Rummell
Rummell
EUB
New Haven
Syracuse Presbyterian
Howard FE. Ruppelt
Tor
Spelling Bee Finalists Named for Salisbury School Contest
Bed ford Township and Olive Orange District finalists named for the annual spelling bee to be held February 9 at Salisbury Consolidated School. Olive Orange finalists Ira Mays and Richard Cowdery are eighth graders. Bedford finalists Hester Clerk and Sharon Douglas are eighth and seventh graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bedford
Olive-Orange
Salisbury Consolidated School
Ira Mays
Richard Cowdery
Bedford Township
Hester Clerk
Sharon Douglas
J. S. Davis
Olive Orange
George Sargent
Social Visits Spread Through Local Families
Dale Barnhart visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herb Barnhart in Downington. Ira Gaston and family from Athens spent an afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bolen. Erald Dean toured Pomeroy as a guest. Vesta Robinson visited with the Hawk household. Harold Howell from Columbus stayed with Mrs. Dilcher and others, while Lucy Stotts hosted relatives and Mrs. Hattie Haning visited Neva Howell. Edgar Welch from Columbus visited Ed and Mrs. Welch. C. A. Bolen and Paul Stanley hosted guests in Snowyville. Erald Dean shared an evening with Lucy Stotts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wallace
Lucy Stotts
Hattie Haning
Neva Howell
Gath Townsend
Pomeroy
Edgar Welch
Columbus
Ed Welch
C. A. Bolen
Paul Stanley
Snowyville
Erald Dean
Special Meeting Set Beech Grove Church Trustees Install
A special meeting of all Beech Grove Apostolic Church members is scheduled for Monday at 8 p.m. to install new trustees and church officers.
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Middleport
Beech Grove Apostolic Church
Mixups on Dates Plague Waltonians
In Middleport confusion over meeting dates for Izaak Walton League events led to attendees arriving on different nights. Last night’s gathering drew those to the Village Hall on Tuesday while others came on Wednesday and some recalled Jan 31. Meigs County Chapter members misread a Columbus state board date, with J Edward Foster local president and past presidents R C Tuckerman and Arthur Skinner reacting to the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Izaak Walton League of America, Inc
Middleport Village
J. Edward Foster
R. C. Tuckerman
Arthur Skinner
Izaak Walton League
League
Conservation Organization
Middleport Village Hall
Columbus
State Board of Directors
Chicken and Rabbit Supper for Middleport Firemen
A chicken and rabbit supper was served to Middleport Volunteer Firemen and guests in the village hall. Chef Henry Hennesy and Mrs. Hennesy prepared the meal, with rabbits supplied by Deputy Sheriff Bud Bartrum. Guests included councilmen L. R. Wiley and Joe Young Jr. Patrolman Stewart Harris Dr. R. R. Pickns Joe Postlewaite of Middleport and Frank Johnston of Pomeroy attended.
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Middleport
Henry Hennesy
Hennesy
Bud Bartrum
L. R. Wiley
Joe Young
Stewart Harris
R. R. Pickns
Joe Postlewaite
Frank H. Johnston
Pomeroy
Local Notes From Harrisburg And Nearby
Harrisburg area residents visit relatives in Vinton and Cabin Creek West Virginia and Cincinnati. Families including Leathers, Denny, Waugh, Bateman, Stout and Hutchinson shared time with kin. Elmer McDaniel hospitalized after a broken hip. Rev Alford Holly to lead church services in Harrisburg. A new barn is under construction to support Grade A milk sales.
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Harrisburg
Warren Leathers
Billy
E. N. Denny
Vernoka Waugh
C. A. White
Anna Higgins
Vinton
James Stout
William Stout
Cabin Creek
W. Va
John Stout
Ural Humphrey
Lester Waugh
John Bateman
Bidwell
Florida
Blanche G. Scheidle
Blanche Bateman
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Thomas Hutchinson
Elmer McDaniel
Roy Smith
Holzer Hospital
Alford Holly
Gallipolis
Harrisburg Freewill Baptist Church
Donald Denny
Columbus
Trustees to Meet Pomeroy Meigs County Hospital
The Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 7:30 p m Tuesday evening in the county courthouse. Leo L Vaughan secretary announced today.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Leo L. Vaughan
Two Dairymen Honored At Meigs Dairy Meeting
Meigs County two men received certificates for dairy achievement at the Meigs Dairy Service Unit annual meeting held at Salisbury Consolidated School. Clark Idle earned an American Dairy Cattle Club certificate for a herd averaging 405 pounds butterfat per cow yearly, while Edson Roush received an Ohio Dairymen’s Association certificate for a lifetime record with the cow Jimmy’s Rosena producing 3678 pounds in six years four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
C. L. Blackman
Extension
Ohio State University
Meigs Dairy Service Unit
Salisbury Consolidated School
Clark Idle
American Dairy Cattle Club
Ohio
Edson Roush
Ohio Dairyman’s Association
Central Ohio Breeding Association
Blackman
Richard Kellogg
Pomeroy Church Activities List and Schedules
A dense community church page lists service times across Pomeroy and surrounding areas. Each congregation provides Sunday school at 9:30, morning worship around 10:30, midweek meetings, youth programs, and special services under pastors such as Bates Jenks Dodson Thoma Linter and others. Local events include youth fellowships and church choirs with dates and venues.
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Rutland Nazarene
HE Walls
N.y.ps
Harry Bates
Lauren Cliff
Hysell Run
Church of God
N. H. Jenks
Bearwaliow Church of Christ
Truman Dodson
Rutland
Christian Endeavor
Nease Chapel
Fairview
Edward Griffith
Forest Run Baptist
Silver Run
Robert E. Linter
Rutland Church of God
W. R. Ellis
Pomeroy
B. L. Barrett
St. Paul's Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Danville
Youth Fellowship
Church of Christ
Donald Seevers
Jesus
Christian Science
Grace Episcopal
John R. Heiskell
Dale H. Ratliff
March of Dimes
Church Council
Syracuse Church of the Mazarene
M. C. Larimore
Alfred Methodist
R. M. Grove
C. E. Woode
Letart
Roger D. Martin
Letart Falls
Emma Belle F. Sopher
Apple Grove
Security For Peace
Aleibechameabiian
Seventh-day Adventist
Dav Hall
Butternut Ave
Fred Cadie
Thurman and Area Visit Notes Highlight Local Meetings
Mr and Mrs Charles Perroud of Gallipolis visited Mr Perroud’s parents Mr and Mrs E O Welker. Rev and Mrs Jerald Baker and children of Waynesburg visited Thurman. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Boster and Mrs Wilbur Saxton attended church in Point Pleasant. Mrs Peggy Harrison and child visiting Mrs John Folden. The Methodist Youth Fellowship attended a youth meeting at Ohio Chapel.
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Thurman
Charles Perroud
Gallipolis
Perroud
E. O. Welker
Jerald Baker
Waynesburg
Gilbert Boster
Wilbur Saxton
Point Pleasant
Peggy Harrison
Childing
John Folden
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ohio Chapel
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Nelsonville
MOLE
SALE
Pomeroy Society
Uest
OES School of Instruction
Middleport Church News
Salisbury
Downington
Veterinary Department
Cris Smith
C. N. Jones
Critt Bradford, Jr
Smith
Jones
Bradford
C. E Blakeslee
N. P. Swackhamer
Mason City
Clarence Price
Charlies Theiss
Salisbury Pta
Pomeroy Church News
Namoi
Pomeroy Women's
United Methodist Church
Women's Missionary Society
United Methodist
J. Leslie Kunze
Power of God
Pomeroy Women’s
Liberty
Proudly
Voice of the Theatre
Jim Bannon
Red Ryder
Angelia Hauff
Burt Lancaster
Jean Peters
the Beast
Paul Christian and
Paula Raymond
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
All Pictures
MEIGS
Jean Simmons
Rory Calhoun
Richard Denning
Virginia Grey
SUN
Mon
Robert Mitchum
Marilyn Monroe
Johnny Weissmuller
Judy Walsh
Gregory Peck
Richard Widmark
Rose Marie
Ann Blyth
Howard Keel
Allen Appliance
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