Robert Buck Earns Eagle Scout in Pomeroy Ceremony
Robert Buck son of Mr and Mrs Fritz Buck of Pomeroy became an Eagle Scout at a court of honor Sunday in Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium. The event marked the silver anniversary of Troop 249 with 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Buck
Fritz Buck
Pomeroy Junior High School
Henry Ewing
Buck
Pomeroy Troop 249
Wayne Swisher
Ralph Spencer
Spencer
Wilbur Dixon
J. Knox Dye
Charles Baird
Cincinnati
Charles Dye
Newark
Joe Foster
South America
Richard Rosenbaum
Middleport
Kennilworth Nease
Columbus
Bill Knight
Point Pleasant
George M. Dallas
Eddie Burkett
Troop 42
Douglas Moore
Rock Springs
Edison Horstetter
Pomeroy Banker
Ewing
David Goodwin
Mineral Lodge 42
International Order of Odd Fellows
Frank Johnston
Louis Reibel
C. S. Gibbs
Charles Legar
Carl House of Athens
Robert Siler
Merrill Briggs
Wilbur Dickson
Rickey Campbell
John Anderson
Singing of America
Charles Swatzel
Meigs Man Seeks Help To Find A Benefactor Named Jack Gilbert
Rev N L Russell, of Gallia County, seeks a former Hobson benefactor who helped him 30 years ago. He traced the name to Athens and met Athens Messenger editor Jack Gilbert, but the man differs from the one he knew. Russell, staying at the Pilgrim Motel, hopes a news story will locate the benefactor Lew Burford ran a Hobson store. Gilbert was his son in law, and Russell wants contact to repay a kindness.
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Meigs County
Jack Gilbert
Athens
the Messenger
Hobson
N. L. Russell
Lew Burford
Russell
Gilbert
Gallia County
Pilgrim
Birthday Observed for 86-Year-Old Mrs. McNamee in Middleport
The 86th birthday of Mrs. Charles McNamee was celebrated with an open house at her South Second Avenue home. Guests included relatives from Pom eroy Racine and Middleport, and Rev. Dale Van Meter sent a telegram from Boston. A pink carnation corsage was presented and 50 birthday cards were received.
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Middleport
Charles McNamee
McNamee
South Second Avenue
Laura VanMeter
Erma Wilson
Chester van Meter
Racine
Elizabeth Campbell
Pamela Jones
Edna Reibel
Lewis Smith
Pomeroy
Sadie Starkey
Ada Root
Sara Owens
Roberta Lee
Bedford Beats Chester 26-16 in Grade School Basketball
Bedford Grade School defeated Chester Grade School 26-16 at Chester Friday evening. David Reed led Bedford with 11 points and Phil Swindell added 10 as Bedford earned its fifth win in six games.
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Bedford
Chester
David Reed
Phil Swindell
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting at Drew Webster Post 39
The Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will meet at 7 30 Tuesday evening at the post home. President Mrs Gaynelle Wise announced a program and a guest speaker.
WCTU Makes Contribution in Middleport Meeting
The Middleport Woman's Christian Temperance Union gave a contribution to CARE during a Friday evening gathering at the Middleport Church of Christ. Under president Mrs. Clarence McNeal the group planned a Tuesday afternoon meeting at the McNeal home to make cancer pads.
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Middleport
Margaret Sauer
Phil Wise
Betty Cline
Bush
Oliva Boice
Mildred Jacobs
Gardner
David Darst Sr
Leo Childs
Kilkeys Visit Cincinnati With Shirley Kilkey
Chief of Police and Mrs. Herbert Kilkey travel to Cincinnati today with their daughter Shirley a student at Gods Bible Institute.
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Herbert Kilkey
Cincinnati
Shirley
God’s Bible Institute
Soldier Is Home Pomeroy Pvt Larry D Baker Returns
Pvt. Larry D. Baker arrives home after basic training and 15 weeks at Ft. Knox. He visits his parents and wife Norma Roush before departing to Frankfurt, Germany for a two year assignment. Baker is a 1958 Pomeroy High School graduate and former worker at Excelsior Salt Works.
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Pomeroy — Pvt
Larry D. Baker
Seldon E. Baker
Pomeroy
Ft. Knox
Norma Roush
Syracuse
Pvt. Baker
Frieburg
Germany
Pomeroy High School
Excelsior Salt Works, Inc
U. S. Army
Lenten Rites Set at United Methodist Church
A Lenten breakfast will be held at 6 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Card of Chester Methodist Church as speaker. Lenten services follow at 7 15 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist Church
Robert Card
Chester Methodist Church
Return of Ramora Boice Delights Western College Friends
Miss Ramora Boice returned to Western College for Girls to resume studies after visiting her parents. The former cast member attended the annual Big Bend Minstrel Association musical. Bruce Stalnaker, Rio Grande student and former cast member, joined for Thursday's show. David Boney and Glen Cecil, Columbus workers, spent the weekend with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramora Boice
Western College For Girls
Miss Boice
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Bruce Stalnaker
Rio Grande
Stalnaker
David Boney
Glen Cecil
Columbus
H. E. Boney
Howard Cecil
God in American History Sermon at Heath Methodist
Forrest Bachtel Jr a Middleport High School sophomore delivered the sermonette on God in American History during Sunday worship at Heath Methodist Church The Methodist Youth Fellowship led the morning service with Mrs Wayne Gibbons directing A flag pledge by Middleport Girl Scouts and a responsive reading led by Eric Chambers followed by a history of the first Congress prayer and a Bible and the President meditation by several church members The service was recorded for Forrest Bachtel Sr father of the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Forrest Bachtel Jr
Middleport High School
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wayne Gibbons
Janice Everson
Kay Ault
Marjorie Harris
Christ
Eric Chambers
United States Congress
Tom Ball
Sandra Brewington
Barbara Jones
Christine Coats
Evelyn Gibbons
Diana Criswell
Dianne McComas
David Konkright
James Johnson
Sarah Bechtle
Marilyn Swan
Forrest Bachtel Sr
Letart Falls PTA Officers Are Honored
Letart Falls PTA held founder's day with past presidents presented corsages to Mrs. John Stobart Mrs. Robert Ashley and Mrs. Virgil Roush. Officers named were Mrs. Roy Donahew president Mrs. Herbert Roush vice president and Mrs. Andrew Cross secretary.
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Letart Falls
Dale Hill
PTA
John Stobart
Robert Ashley
Virgil Roush
Roy Donahew
Herbert Roush
Andrew Cross
Alfred Toney
Hill
Kathy Lewis
Mae Toney
Janett Hill
Beverly Stobart
Hershel Roush
Herbert Shields
Bert Grimm
DAR Plans Luncheon for Meigs County in March
The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR will hold its annual charter day luncheon March 10 at Pomeroy United Methodist Church. Reservations must be made by Monday with co chairs Mrs Pearl Hysell or Mrs George Parker. Senior Meigs County High School girls who topped the citizenship test will be honored. Mrs Everett Hayes leads the program.
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pomeroy United Methodist Church
Pearl Hysell
George Parker
Meigs County
Everett Hayes
Kin Club In Session Donations Made In Pomeroy
The Kin Club met at Mrs. Carl Hysell's home Saturday night. Xi Gamma Mu Chapter of the Bata Sigma Phi Sorority blood program and the heart fund received donations. Mrs. Harold Ebersbach led plans for a rummage sale. An invitation to a Betty Newton food demonstration at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. in Middleport was noted. Prizes went to Mrs. R. E. Vaughan and Mrs. Willard Ebersbach. door prize to Mrs. Edgar Pratt. Hostess gifts were presented and refreshments served.
Two Men Fined by Meigs County Judge in DUI Cases
Clement E. Cooper was fined 100 dollars plus costs on intoxication charges. Rollin Glenn was fined 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail on driving while intoxicated charges in hearings before Meigs County Court Judge Emmet W. Peoples.
Racine Volunteers Respond to Brush Fire Near Home
The Racine Volunteer Fire Department was summoned to an area near the Doris Marks residence in Long Bottom to extinguish a threatening brush fire.
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Racine
Racine Volunteer Fire Department
Doris Marks
Long Bottom
Pomeroy High School Skits Spotlight Varied Assembly
Pomeroy High School presented a variety program led by home room sophomores under Mrs. Elaine Rouse. Skits included How Bobby Put It Over and a February birthdays contest with roles filled by Jennifer Lohse Kathryn Qualls and others. United Nations award certificates went to Michael Fultz and Lou Zeigler as seniors were recognized by James A. Diehl Jr., with planning by Mary Radford Jennifer Lohse Brenda Ingraham and Ernie Sisson and direction by Mrs. Rouse.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Elaine Rouse
Bobby
William Murray
Rosetta Lisle
Sandra London
Mary Radford
Jennifer Lohse
Kathryn Qualls
Thomas Shasteeen
Lincoln
George Korn
Brenda Ingraham
George Washington
St. Valentine
Eugene Smith
James Louks
Edward Moore
Calvin Imboden
Leonard Roush
Georgetta Moore
Sharon Mitch
Jean McGlone
Jan Smith
Linda Schultz
Richard Jeffers
Thomas Edison
James Meees
Charles Lee
Constance Marley
Russell Leffle
Ronnie Phalina
Michael Spencer
Douglas Moore
Ernest
Ernie Sisson
Mrs. Rouse
Garden Club Meeting Highlights Ter ranium Demo and Gladioli
Rutland Friendly Gardeners met at Mrs. Ernest Nicholson home as Mrs Vernon Weber led a terrarium demonstration. Mrs Don Harrison gave a gladioli paper. Door prize went to Mrs Bob Nelson. Achievement Day set for March 22 at Middleport High School auditorium. displays planned by Mrs Snowden, Mrs Williams, and Mrs Stewart. An open Rutland Garden Club meeting is slated for Monday at the Rutland Methodist Church. Guests included Mrs Robert Hill and Mrs Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Vernon Weber
Rutland Friendly
Ernest Nicholson
Don Harrison
Robert Snowden
Bob Nelson
Middleport High School
Snowden
Don Williams
Charles Stewart
Squadmen Save Deer From River in Pomeroy Rescue
The Pomeroy Emergency Squad, led by Olan Goodwin Roy Reuter and John McKenzie, rescued a doe floundering in the swollen Ohio River on Saturday afternoon. The injured deer was brought to shore but had to be shot by a Pomeroy police officer due to serious injuries likely from a prior car strike.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Emergency Squad
Ohio
Olan Goodwin
Roy Reuter
John McKenzie
Mrs J H Smith Celebrates 92nd Birthday at Grant Street Home
Mrs. J H Smith marked her 92nd birthday Friday at her Grant Street home. Gifts and cards arrived throughout the day from friends and relatives, with Miss Hazel Van Cooney, who lives with Mrs. Smith, among those greeting callers.
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Middleport
J. H. Smith
Grant Street
Hazel van Cooney
Squad Run Reports No Treatment at Storey Run Residence
The Middleport emergency squad responded to a call at the Storey Run residence of Noah Hess at 4 30 p m Sunday. No treatment was required upon arrival.
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Middleport
Storey’s Run
Noah Hess
County Home Children To Have Party
Westminster Youth Fellowship of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church plans a St. Patrick’s Day party for county home children at the Meigs County home. Helen Taylor and Pat Lowery named co chairs. An ice skating party at Ohio University rink on March 11, a swim party at Huntington YMCA on March 25, and a bake sale at Cross Hardware on March 18 are planned. The devotional program titled Victory Over Tragedy was presented by Karen Bachner, Carol Lyons and Cinda Laver with Mrs. Richard Vaughan at the piano and Rev. Howard Ruppert leading a Bible quiz.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Cross’ Hardware
Karen Bachner
Carol Lyons
Cinda Laver
Richard Vaughan
Howard Ruppe
Local visits and Tractor Club gathering noted in Meigs County
Bashan Susie Fisher and Faye Will visits in Pomeroy Carmel are followed by numerous calls between Racine Long Bottom and Bashan households. The Douglas Circle, Trussell, Scarborough, and Holter families are also referenced. A Tractor Club meeting drew a group of boys at Meigs Equipment in Pomeroy Wednesday evening.
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Susie Fisher
Carmel
Faye Will
Pomeroy
Douglas Circle
David Ashworth
Long Bottom
Bill Hysell
Mary Grace Stobart
Racine
Stanley Trussell
Lawrence Scarbrough
Bashan
Martha Rose
Thomas Holter
John Chaney
Paul Ervin
Tractor Club
Meigs Equipment
Dinner celebration honors Miss Sylvia McMaster in Middleport
Mrs Clyde Winebrenner hosted a Saturday dinner in Middleport for the birthday anniversary of Miss Sylvia McMaster. Guests included Mrs Blanche Haptonstall Mrs Thomas Pullen and Mrs Bertha Archer.
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Middleport
Clyde Winebrenner
Sylvia McMaster
Blanche Haptonstall
Thomas Pullen
Bertha Archer
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Hospitalization
Middleport residents report weekend visits among families including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tucker of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp. Mrs. Carl Ohlinger of Lehigh Acres and Mrs. I. J. Cowen of Tampa have returned to Florida after attending in sorrow over Mr Ohlinger’s death. Lee Woods of Ohio Valley Electric Co. is a patient at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for back ailment. Robert Hennesy, from Portsmouth, spent the weekend visiting his mother Mrs. Henry Hennesy, while Mrs. Lawrence Napper remains confined at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for medical treatment.
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Walter Tucker
Athens
Robert Sharp
Paul Haptonstall
Carl Ohlinger
Lehigh Acres
I. J. Cowen
Tampa
Florida
Ohlinger
Lee Woods
Ohio Valley Electric Co
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Robert Hennesy
Portsmouth
Henry Hennesy
Lawrence Napper
Polis
Heart Sunday Drive Raises 504 In Middleport
Middleport's Heart Sunday drive collected 504.98 dollars under the sixth year leadership of the Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club. Co-chairs Mrs C F Hibbs and Mrs Wesley Fry led volunteers, with Mrs Harry S Moore and others assisting as house to house canvass reached all but two village sections.
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Middleport
Heart
C. F. Hibbs
Wesley Fry
Harry S. Moore
John Werner
Grace Pratt
Marvin Fry
Village Hall
Rodney Sauer
Cinda Sauer
Harley Swisher
Melvin Swisher
Betty Greenlee
Edgar Allensworth
Paul Scott
Charlotte Perrin
Beverly
L. D. Diles
Big Bend Minstrel shows move to Tuesday finale
Big Bend Minstrel Association schedules a second and final winter show at 8 10 p m Tuesday in the Middleport High School auditorium due to overflow from the first performance. Proceeds will be shared equally between the senior mothers of Pomeroy and Middleport. last Thursday’s proceeds also go to the same groups. Mrs Kathryn Crow notes tickets from Thursday are honored Tuesday. door sales available for others.
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Pomeroy
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Middleport High School
Middleport
Kathryn Crow
Association
Rickey Gaul Is Honored At Sixth Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. George Sisson hosted a Saturday afternoon party for their son Rickey Gaul turning six. Susanna Arnold led games with help from Bobby Blackston Danny Abbott Linda Smith Becky Radford Martha s above and Don Smith Tommy Bobby Ball Joy Grueser Roger Abbott Carl Offutt Mrs Rollin Radford Connie Judy Mrs Harold Blackston Bruce Sherry Mrs Roy Grueser Maria Mrs Edgar Abbott Kathy Eddie Mrs Maxine Arnold Mr and Mrs Wyatt Radford and Mrs Harry Carterbury attended.
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Pomeroy
George Sisson
Rickey Gaul
Susanna Arnold
Bobby Blackston
Danny Abbott
Linda Smith
Becky Radford
Marthose
Don Smith
Tommy
Bobby Ball
Joy Grueser
Roger Abbott
Carl Offutt
Rollin Radford
Connie
Judy
Harold Blackston
Bruce
Sherry
Roy Grueser
Maria
Edgar Abbott
Kathy
Eddie
Maxine Arnold
Wyatt Radford
Harry Carterbury
Junior High Talent Show Presented at Pomeroy School
A Pomeroy Junior High assembly directed by A M Zahl and Edwin Coffman showcased Room 21 students in scenes from a caveman era medieval setting and wild west. Performers included Connie Teaford Bill Thompson Jack Williams Danny Smith Allen Swartz Keith Whaley and others with Dined the program Connie Teaford John Strauss and Fred Sisson. Mickey Winebrenner announced and Linda Kirkland accompanied as pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
A. M. Zahl
Edwin Coffman
Pomeroy Junior High
Room 21
Connie Teaford
Bill Thompson
Jack Williams
Danny Smith
Allen Swartz
Keith Whaley
Freddie Sisson
Joan van Cooney
Lula Tobin
Brenda Warner
Johanna Yeanger
Reta Wears
Paul Will
David Taylor
John Swartz
Clifford Young
Cathy Wolfe
Donna Smith
Mary Starcher
New Orleans
John Strauss
Fred Sisson
Mickey Winebrenner
Linda Kirkland
Swartz
Sharon Smith
No Fire Just Smoke On S Third Ave Car Smoke Explained
Middleport firemen responded to a report of a vehicle on fire on S Third Ave Saturday afternoon. They found no fire but a mechanical defect caused smoke. The car owner could not be identified.
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Middleport
S. Third Ave
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William Knight
MGM
Boy Scouts of America
Troop
Edgar Arnold
Willard Boyer
Swatzel
Eagle
Meigs
WCTU
E. Second St
Soldier
Pomeroy Personals
DAR
Kin Club
Babcock & Wilcox
Lynchburg
Savannah
PHS
Orin Smith
Pratt
Freddie Houdashelt
An Bailey
Norman Wayland
Moore
Harold Kauff
Roxie Osler
Kenneth McElhinney
Clarence McNeal
B. N. East
Dewey Guthrey
Nan Moore
Charles Byer
Milton Hood
Marthe Childs
Ervin Baumgardner
Clifford Stumbo
Werner
William Childs
Jean Custer
Denver Rice
Donald Lowery
Jack Satterfield
Joe Bishop
Dale Mourning
Lewis Sauer, Jr
William Walters
Oscar Hardaway
Salley Schaaf
Charles Edwards
Big Bend
Speedway
Firestone
Husky
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