Walton League talk highlights conservation efforts nationwide
Meigs County attorney John Bacon outlined Izaak Walton League gains across the United States, local projects in Meigs including a county tree contest for students, a lake and outdoor recreation area, and collaboration with Boy Scouts. Plans for a tri county basketball banquet with Adolph Rupp as guest speaker were announced, with local officials and sponsors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Bacon
Pomeroy
Izaak* Walton League of America
Men’s
Young Men’s Fellowship
Church of Christ
Bacon
Meigs
Waltonians
Jack Cowie
United States
Meigs County
Walton Minstrels
Meigs League
Boy Scouts
Chester
League
Walton League
William Woods
Robert
Polly) Morris
Ohio University
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jimmy
Miss Elizabeth Lyman Dies at 87 in Columbus
Miss Elizabeth Lyman aged 87 died Monday at her Columbus home. A former Pomeroy resident, she lived half her life there before moving. Survived by two nieces Mrs Grant George Bidwell and Mrs Charles Nell road Pomeroy and a nephew Clyde Lyman Cleveland. She was a Methodist and a Pomeroy High School graduate 1880. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home with Beech Grove Cemetery burial.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Lyman
Columbus
Lyman
Grant George
Bidwell
Charles Nellelroad
Clyde Lyman
Cleveland
The
Methodist Church
Pomeroy High School
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Juvenile Accused Of Falsifying Age In Pomeroy
Sheriff orders a juvenile to appear in Juvenile Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of falsifying his age to obtain alcohol. The sheriff notes that some youths use discharge certificates and other papers belonging to older brothers or friends as proof of age.
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Pomeroy — A
Ralph Welker
Izaak Walton League Plans Annual Banquet
The Meigs Chapter announces its meeting after the Little Pig Dinner on March 18 will be followed by the chapter's annual banquet on April 15 at Middleport High School. All cast and crew of the League's Third Annual Minstrel Show will be guests.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Izaak Walton League
Middleport High School
Mrs. Melvin Roush Taken to Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Melvin Roush was taken to Holzer Hospital Monday evening in Ewing's ambulance after a medical event. The incident occurred in Ewing and involved Holzer Hospital care.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Roush
Holzer Hospital
Ewing
Masons and Sons Hold Annual Fathers and Sons Banquet
Masons of Pomeroy Lodge 164 F AM and their sons gathered at the Masonic Temple for the annual Fathers and Sons Banquet. Leo Vaughan noted a fried chicken dinner served by Pomeroy Chapter 186 CES with about 100 attendees. A Washington Birthday theme featured red white and blue decor and American flags.
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Pomeroy
Masons
Pomeroy Lodge
George Washington
Masonic Temple
Leo Vaughan
F&am
Robert L. Hegnauer
C. E. Shepard
Middleport
Vaughan
Aaron Kelton
Robert Hartley
Pomeroy High School
John William Blaettar
William Hess
John Hunnel
Charles Lochary
William Knight
Mr. Vaughan
Alva Will
Walter Vaughan
Thomas Potts
Edison Hobstetter
Dick Elberfeld
Leo L. Vaughan
W.M
Tracy Whaley
S.W
J.W
Ralph Graves
Wilbur Hanning
J.D
Robert D. Roberts
Fred Blaetmar
H. D. Googlein
Tyler
Joseph Sisson
S.S
Charles Murray
J.S
Harry Smith
H. B. Smith
W. A. Smith
Clarence Hamm
Runaways Change Minds On First State Line Crossing
James Starr 14 and Vernon Hiller 15 were detained near Mason Bridge on the second day of a Massillon to Florida trip. They started with one dollar and a suitcase and spent the money before Pom eroy. A barn sheltered them Saturday night. The youths, from Canton’s Children's Home, were placed in Massillon homes and await a Stark County Welfare worker.
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Pomeroy
James Starr
Vernon Hiller
Mason Bridge
Massillon
Florida
Canton
Stark County Welfare Department
Roush Funeral Rites Attended in Addison
Ted Roush funeral services held in Addison with attendees including Downing and Jean Roush, Allen Knopp, Willis Grueser, Shirley Mills, George McGhee, Frances Hoffman, Horton Brown, Ray Turley and family of Dickinson West Virginia, Verna Thoma of Columbus. Interment at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ted Roush
Addison
Downing Roush
Jean
Allen Knopp
Willis Grueser
Shirley Mills
George McGhee
Frances Hoffman
Horton Brown
Ray Turley
Dickinson
W.va
Verna Thoma
Columbus
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Mulford Announces Daughter Rita Joyce Born Feb 20
Mr and Mrs John Mulford announce the birth of a daughter Rita Joyce on Friday February 20. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ben Davidson and Mr and Mrs D N Mulford. Mrs Mulford is the former Helen Davidson.
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Middleport
John Mulford
Rita Joyce
Ben Davidson
D. N. Mulford
Pomeroy Chapter to Meet for Practice at Masonic Temple
Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of the Eastern Star officers plan a 7:30 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Masonic Temple for practice.
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Pomeroy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Coon Hunters To Meet Pomeroy This Thursday
The Meigs County Coon Hunters Association will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at City Hall in Pomeroy.
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Meigs County Coon Hunters Association
Special Meetings In Middleport Mark Washington Birthday
A quiet holiday in Middleport with no Washington Birthday observance beyond school closure and bank and post office shutdown. Three churches held special Monday meetings: Church of Christ Men’s and Young Men’s Fellowship, County Methodist Youth Fellowship at Heath Church, and a First Baptist evangelistic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
County Methodist
Heath Church
First Baptist Church
Family Night At United Methodist Church Attracts Sixty
Sixty persons attended the family night program at the United Methodist Church Sunday evening. Twenty eight youths joined in recreation from 5 to 6 15 pm followed by a youth devotional in the sanctuary. The evening included recreation devotion discussion and refreshments.
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Robert Hegnauer
United Methodist Church
Marietta College
Meigs Youth Church Meet At Heath Church
Meigs County Youth Fellowship of Methodist Churches held a youth gathering at Heath Church in Middleport with about 100 attendees from Middleport Pomeroy Syracuse Racine Portland Rutland and Long Bottom. Carmelita McBride led devotions as four MYF members presented Discovering Jesus As Our Helper. Rev. Albert Bitters spoke on evangelism and George Wright led recreation. Barbeques and beverages were provided by Class No. 12 volunteers. The next county MYF meeting will be in Racine on March 29.
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Middleport
C. M. Hennesy
Meigs County
Methodist
Heath Church
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Racine
Portland
Rutland
Long Bottom
Carmelita McBride
Jesus
MYF
Albert Bitters
Pomeroy United
Keller Dies at Home in Rutland Aged 84
Charles E. Keller, 84, of Leading Creek Rutland, died Sunday at his home. Survived by wife Addie, four sons Forrest Richard Guy Paul Charlies, two daughters Helen Roberts and Vera Beck, a brother W A Keller, and other relatives. Funeral held at Finsterwald funeral home Rutland at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Miles Cemetery Rutland.
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Rutland
Charles E. Keller
Leading Creek
Richard
Addie Keller
Forrest
Guy and
Paul
Middleport
Charlies
Oklahoma
Helen A. Roberts
Albany
Vera Beck
Pittsburgh
Bridgeville
Finsterwald
Buial
Miles Cemetery
Waltz Time Cast Selections Announced
Middleport high school faculty helped Miss Lois Cecil select the cast for Waltz Time an operetta to be produced this spring Leading roles go to JoAnn Wood Iris Palmer Katherine Bachtel Charlene Neal Hazel Hawkins Joan Gilmore Ettamae Burrell Carolyn Clark David Diles Glenn Glaze Don Becker Harold Moore and Dana Walburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lois Cecil
JoAnn Wood
Iris Palmer
Katherine Bachtel
Charlene Neal
Hazel Hawkins
Joan Gilmore
Ettamae Burrell
Carolyn Clark
David Diles
Glenn Glaze
Don Becker
Harold Moore
Dana Walburn
Busy Bee Class Hosts February Meeting in Middleport
Mrs. Charles Pomeroy and fellow hostesses welcomed 36 members to the Busy Bee Class gathering at the Pomeroy home on Sixth Ave. Devotions led by Mrs. J Q Rice. Flor ence Bush, president, led a business session. Plans for the year discussed and birthday money turned in. Mrs. Paul Smart spoke of the Columbus convention and luncheon with Mrs. Ralph Zandel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Pomeroy
Beulah White
Shirley Mills
T. A. May
Charles White
John Seines
Pomeroy
Sixth Ave
J. Q. Rice
Florence Bush
Paul Smart
State Baptist Convention
Columbus
Ralph Zandel
Troy
Charles Bennett
H. M. Cross
Robson Family Hosts Honor Birthday of Senior Mrs Robson
Hosts Mr and Mrs William Robson Jr and son John William welcomed the elder Robsons on Thursday for a birthday celebration. A decorated birthday cake highlighted the refreshments in a family gathering.
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William Robson, Jr
John William
William Robson
Robson
P. M. Club Meets at Hobstetter Home
The P. M. Club gathered Thursday evening at Mrs. William Hobstetter’s home with guest Mrs. Irene Ebersbach Powell of Parkersburg. Prizes were awarded to Mesdames Howard Byer, Frank Wilson, and Walter Crooks after a series of games. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Hobstetter and Mrs. Charles Gross.
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P. M
William Hobstetter
Irene Ebersbach Powell
Parkersburg
Howard Byer
Frank Wilson
Walter Crooks
Hobstetter
Charles Gross
Birthday party honors Carolyn Graves at Lincoln Terrace home
Mrs. Dwight Frost and Mrs. John Hite assisted Mrs. Ralph Graves Friday evening as she hosted a party for her daughter Carolyn Jane Graves. The event at the Graves home on Lincoln Terrace, Pomeroy, included ice cream cake and favors for the children.
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Dwight Frost
Pearl St
John Hite
Pomeroy
Ralph Graves
Carolyn Jane Graves
Graves
Lincoln Terrace
Variety Guild Plans Socials and Year Books
Variety Guild met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Kathryn Warner. They planned a fish fry at Mrs. Alice Johnson’s home and year books for the club by Miss Reena Autherson. In observance of Mrs. Louise Lewis’ birthday she received a handkerchief shower. A dessert course followed.
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Variety Guild
Kathryn Warner
Alice Johnson
Reena Autherson
Louise Lewis
Adrienne Mills Hosts After Wellston-Middleport Game
Adrienne Mills entertained a group of boys and girls at her home on 8S Fourth Ave Friday after the Wellston Middleport basketball game. The evening featured games and dancing with refreshments served by Mrs Russell Mills. Attendees included Carol Bachtel Nancy Fink Gladie Devol Julie Ann Mitch June Seines Grace McDonald Shirley Miller John Dudding Charles Tewksbury Harold Hinkle Frank Richard Richard Rawlings Harry Rice and Charles Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrienne Mills
Fourth Ave
Wellston-Middleport
Russell Mills
Carol Bachtel
Nancy Fink
Gladie Devol
Julie Ann Mitch
June Seines
Grace McDonald
Shirley Miller
John Dudding
Charles Tewksbury
Harold Hinkle
Frank Richard
Richard Rawlings
Harry Rice
Charles Haskins
Harris Birthday Dinner Observed at Harris Home
A family dinner was held Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris for his birthday. Guests included Mrs. Catherine Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burns Harris, their daughter Jane and Mrs. Harry Sussell. The cake was baked by Mrs. Walter B Harris with Jane lighting the candles.
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Walter Harris
Catherine Burns
Walter Burns Harris
Jane
Harry Sussell
Walter B. Harris
Birthday Dinner at Finks for Wynona With 11 Candles
A Sunday chicken dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Fink marked Wynona Fink's 11th birthday born on Washington's birthday. Guests included Miss Mabel Hysell Emnyr Moore and Helen Kittle of Glenster. Wynona’s cake featured white decoration and 11 red candles.
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Owen Fink
Wynona
Washington
Fink
Mabel Hysell
Emnyr Moore
Helen Kittle
Glenster
Wynon
Youth Rally Draws Delegates From Local Churches
Youth from the Church of Christ attended a rally at Sixth Ave Church of Christ Huntington with delegates from Westmoreland Church and Logan W Va. former local pastor Fred I. Gardner delivered a special message. Attendees included Charles Walburn Jr Virginia Neal Janet Frost Harold Hinkle Robert Saunders Frank John Emily Phyllis Gothard Nancy Fink Mary Grace Montgomery and others accompanying the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Sixth Ave. Church of Christ
Huntington
Westmoreland
Weekend Visits Highlight Ohio Campus and Town Guests
A sequence of weekend visits features Janet Dillard of Dayton with Ann Robertson of Parkersburg and others from Charleston Columbus Athens and Rio Grande visiting relatives and attending events. Highlights include Don and Kathryn Payne attending basketball and troop Girl Scout investiture, plus numerous relatives staying with or visiting Grant Street and Gravel Hill households.
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Janet Dillard
Dayton
Ann Robertson
Parkersburg
Rose Hackett
Charleston
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Columbus
Roy Evans
Franklin Ginther
Ohio State University
John Kircher
Ohio University
Athens
Robert Fisher
Harlan Devol
Rio Grande College
Robert Tompkins
University of Chicago
Otho Watts
Kathryn Payne
Charles Payne
Don
Kathryn
Middleport - Wellston
Troop I
Girl Scouts
Hazel
Helen Hoffman
Robert Allensworth
Grant St
Tuppers Plains
L. W. McComas
McComas
Edward Lee
Forrest Bachtel
Hattie Fisher Smith
Mary Fisher
Charles T. Shumaker
Gravel Hill
J. Hendrick Hill
Nelle Walker
Luray
Charles L. Shumaker
Mary Carolyn
Huntington
Rodney Downing
Gallipolis
Pembroke Club
Downing
N. A. Martin
William Mayes
Lima
Charles Mayes
Grant St. Robert Rawlings
Detroit
Charles Capehart
Thomas Longstaff
Herman Ohlinger
Pom eroy High School Concert Band set for Friday evening
The 55 piece Pom ERoy High School Concert Band performs popular music Friday at 8 p m in the Junior High Auditorium. Highlights include Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in a Campbell arrangement, Orient al Suite, Metropolis Overture and a boogie woogie Auditorium Session with solo breaks. George Dallas will trumpet solo.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
F. Campbell Watson
Campbell
George Dallas
Jerome Kern
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Meigs Attorney Walton League Activities
Roush
Meigs Pomeroy
Gunfighters
Randolph Scott
Barbara Britton
Bruce Cabot Grant Withers
Temple Middleport
Bendvue
Big Town
Philip Reed
Hillary Brooke
Oklahoma Frontiers
Johnny Mack Brown
Meigs Youth Church
C. E. Keller
Middleport Social Notes
Charles Walburn, Sr
Edgar Allensworth
William Grueser
Chester Rice
Shepard
P.M
Widdleport Personals
Della Carnahan
Carnahan
Althea Anderson
Max Sanborn
W. B. Moore
Emyr
Bill Moore
Lee Featherstone
Eleanor Schaaf
Jon
Roger Kittle
Glouster
Mrs
Frank McCoy
Mrs. McCoy
Pomeroy High
Gibb
Holmes
Osby Martin
Lower Middleport
Ebersbach
Martin
Don Penn
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Point Pleasant
R. A. Miller
William Meyers
Texas
Miller
P. S. Mills
Burns Barker
Alma Ohlinger
Ward Smith
Herbert Spencer
Samaria Rice
Homer Rice
Rutland St
L. D. Hartinger
John Cunningham
Buffalo
Wilbur Theobald
William Theobal
Fatima
Marilyn Swatzel
Don Ebersbach
Betty Genheimer
John Hannell
Martha Karr
Paul Werry
Carmalita McBride
Nora Mae Riggs
Helen Grueser
J. W. Blaetmar
Anna Lee Warner
Helen Wining
June Whaley
Betty Custer
Dorothy Fischer
Mary Clifford
Dorothy Teaford
Carl Nease
Leo Smith
Oscar Wince
Benny Rice
Joyce Phillips
Joan Zahl
Joan Conway
Margaret Thuener
Joan Wagner
Verna Osborne
Zeda Paulin
Mary Drake
Martha Weed
Pat Jesse
Mary Hill
Jean Harbrecht
Donna van Meter
Shirley Hysell
Joyce Fischer
Patricia Meier
Bill Hess
Carol
Roger Davidson
Earl Buters
Don Hannell
Ann Smith
Euegene Thomas
Norma Scholl
Bill Knight
James Lochary
Jean Bryant
Patsy Shields
Douglas Strain
Joyce Williamson
Smith Brothers
Menthol
Nate E
Safety Service Special
Mercury
Roger Dean
E. State and
Avon Place
Southeastern
Onter Wa
Altmans
Lady Luck
C.O.D
Rocer
Shes
Union Avenue
Ohio
Logan Monument Co
Meigs Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
George C. Shaw
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
H. Y. Hospital
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