Meigs Pythian Sisters Install 1961 Officers
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters installed 1961 officers in a candle light ceremony at the R of P Hall. New chief is Mrs Nathan Biggs with Miss Erma Smith past chief and other officers including Mrs Alfred Biggs and Mrs Chester Zirkle. Gallipolis Temple invited to Friends Night and installation on Jan 25. February plans include new member initiation and a valentine party hosted by Mrs Ben Neutzling and Mrs William Allman. A handkerchief shower for outgoing officers Mrs Horace McElhinney and Mrs Philip Meinhart will be held at February meeting.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian
R. of P. Hall
Nathan Biggs
Erma Smith
Alfred Biggs
Chester Zirkle
Richard Owens
Sherman Weimann
Richard Bailey
Arthur
Ben Neutzling
William Allman
Horace McElhinney
Philip Meinhart
Meinhart
Bertie Watts
Biggs
Miss Smith
Kiwanis Club Reviews 1960 Achievement Report
GLOUSTER The Kiwanis Club devoted its meeting to reviewing the 1960 achievement report prepared by Richard Guinther James Dennison and Harold Wagner. The report lists club activities and projects from the past year. Next week’s session will install the 1961 officers at 6 30 p m Hotel Gordon with Ninth Division Lieut Gov John Heiskel in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
John Heiskel
Gallipolis
Golden Rule Class Names New Officers
Mrs. Melvin Smith was named president of the Golden Rule Class at a meeting held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Harold Smith. New officers include Mrs. Milton Roush as vice president, Mrs. Denver Kapple secretary and publicity chair, Mrs. Elwood Bowers flower fund chair, Mrs. Aldo Jeffers Christmas dinner fund, with Mrs. Charles Eskew leading a devotional and Mrs. Bowers presiding over a recreational period won by Mrs. Walter Kennedy Jr. A refreshment service followed.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Smith
Harold Smith
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Milton Roush
Denver Kapple
Elwood Bowers
Flower Fund
Aldo Jeffers
Charles Eskew
Bowers
Scout Party Christmas Gift Exchange At Pomeroy Cubs
POMEROY Den VI of the Pomeroy Cub Scouts gathered for a holiday party at Mrs. Lloyd Wright’s home. Den mothers Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Roy Reuter hosted gift exchanges while refreshments were provided by Mrs. Clifford Jacobs and Mrs. William Anderson. The group also enjoyed a skating party during the holiday season.
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Pomeroy — den VI
Pomeroy Cub Scouts
Lloyd Wright
Wright
Roy Reuter
Clifford Jacobs
William Anderson
Millfield Euchre Club Hosts Card Night
The Chauncey Millfield Euchre Club gathered at Mrs. Robert Mulpas home. High score earned by Mrs. Grover Patton, second by Mrs. Charles Sanders, low by Mrs. Carl Moody, door prize to Mrs. Clifford Sanders.
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Chauncey
Millfield Euchre Club
Robert Mulpas
Grover Patton
Charles Sanders
Carl Moody
Clifford Sanders
Pomeroy Personalities Share Holiday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Hayman Barnitz and their son hosted a holiday dinner at home Monday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Barnitz and son from Mason West Virginia and Mr and Mrs W O Barnitz. Several locals visited Athens Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayman Barnitz
Robert Barnitz
Mason
W. Va
W. O. Barnitz
Kenneth McCullough
Ohio University
Viola Edwards
Carol Criswell
Athens
Gary Barnitz
Kent
Barnitz
Kent State
Nick Coates
Albert Coats
Marietta College
Robert Murray
Lowell
H. E. Cooper
Mulberry Heights
William G. Cooper
Brooksville
Dan White
Pomeroy
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court
Sarah Jane Shane is granted a divorce from Daniel E. Shane in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for gross neglect of duty. The plaintiff’s maiden name Kapteina is restored.
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Pomeroy
Sarah Jane Shane
Daniel E. Shane
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Kapteina
Prayer Meeting at Chauncey Morristown Cottage
A prayer meeting will be held at the home of Dorothy Lanning on Friday at 7 30 p m. Mrs Mabel Hiles will lead the session.
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Chauncey
Morristown
Dorothy Lanning
Mabel Hiles
Scouts Work On Projects Pomeroy Boy Scout Troop 249
Pomeroy Boy Scout Troop 249 met at the IOOF Hall on Wednesday night. The Bob White Patrol lashed and tied knots while Flaming Arrow rope mak ing, Panther Patrol fire building and Raccoon Patrol first aid. Meeting times moved to 7 p.m. Thursdays due to basketball practice. An invitation was extended to boys ages 11 to 15 to join. A plastic basket sale project was reported completed and Scoutmaster Ralph Spencer spoke on the summer camp. Registrations must be made before February 28. There were 33 boys and three leaders Spencer Willard Boyer and Reino Lind present.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boy Scout
IOOF
Bob White
Flaming Arrow
Panther
Ralph Spencer
Spencer
Willard Boyer
Reino Lind
Holiday visits and travels among Bidwell families
Pfc John Black Burn at Fort Bragg spent holidays with brother Randolph Blackburn. Several Bidwell families host relatives and friends from Columbus Huntington Crown City Oak Hill and Chillicothe during the season. Names include Saund ers Lawless Geary McClaskey Shoemaker Soles Northup Lee Hayes Murray and others.
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Bidwell
John Blackburn
Fort Bragg
N. C
Randolph Blackburn
Norwood Saunders
Grover Saunders
Dan Eachus
Gilead
Gerald Hull
Bessie Fredrick
Julia McGhee
Lizzie Geary
Edith Langdon
Webster Dewitt
Kerr McClaskey
T. E. McGlaughlin
Nellie Mesner
Middleport
Floyd Erwin
Huntington
Jimmie
Emma Lawless
Clyde Smith
Bill Smith
Crown City Rt
Hal Shoemaker
Harold Devol
Oak Hill
Paul Eddie France
Amos Waugh
Gussie Sherrett
Columbus
Hall Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Pat Wood
Steve Burkle
Adamsville
Lester Soles
Glenn Soles
Eureka
Edna Gatewood
Crown City
T. J. Moore
Loretta Northup
Lowell Northup
Loyd Lee
Chester Lee
Mary Chick
Calif
Harold Hayes
Salina
Kan
Hays’ Eats
Dean Hayes
Hayes
Willis McBride
Elizabeth Dennett
Elmer Spaulding
Elwood Smith
Pennsylvania
Charles Murray
Chillicothe
Anthony Murray
Chauncey Area Personal News Reflects Weekend Visits
Athens guests include Mrs. Evelyn Burt and Mrs. Mae Burt visiting Mrs. Rhoda Oliver. John McCune of Millersburg stayed with his parents in Sandridge. Howard Bobo and family visited Colum bus and Mrs. Hubert Bobo’s home. The Bownes and son Mason of Logan hosted Friday guests, and Lewis Kottgan with children Cindy Christy and Patty from Garden City Michigan visited Garfield Nicholson’s home.
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Evelyn Burt
Mae Burt
Athens
Rhoda Oliver
John McCune
Millersburg
Hughie McCune
Sandridge
Howard Bobo
Columbus
Hubert Bobo
Fred Bownes
Mason
Logan
Lewis Kottgan
Cindy
Christy
Patty
Garden City
Mich
Garfield Nicholson
Youth Group Keeps New Year Watch Party at Pomeroy Church
The Youth Fellowship of the Federated Church and guests held a New Year’s Eve watch party from 8 p m to midnight at the church in Pomeroy. Activities included an in building game period, group participation games led by Jane Baer and Linda Kirkland at 9 p m, prize awards, and sealed resolutions to be opened next New Year’s Eve. A candlelight service followed at 11 30 p m in the sanctuary with church bells ringing at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Youth Fellowship of the Federated Church
Jane Baer
Linda Kirkland
Joint Rotary Dinner In Wahama High School Auditorium
About 100 Rotarians and Rotary Annes attended a Bend Rotary Club dinner at Wahama High School with speaker Hanley Morgan of Morgan Supply Co Huntington WV. He shared anecdotes and philosophy while Beverly Roush provided music and the Hartford Methodist Church women served the dinner.
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Middleport
Rotary Annes
Bend Rotary Club
Wahama High School
Hanley Morgan
Morgan Supply Co
Huntington
W. Va
Morgan
Beverly Roush
Wahama
Hartford
Circle Meet Set Glouster Oakdale Friendship Circle
The Friendship Circle will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Darewood Jewell. Members are asked to bring greeting card money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Oakdale
Darewood Jewell
Public Affairs Meeting Set in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Board of Public Affairs will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the mayor's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Affairs
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Board of Public Affairs
Holiday visitors and returns among Oklahoma families
A long list of visits and returns notes several New York City guests with Mrs. Florence R. Smith, the Zundel and Jasper families traveling to Akon, Parker, and Alliance, plus Davidson, Smith, Murray, Cooper, Weese, Watson, Neuman and others hosting or visiting relatives in Oklahoma over the holidays.
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Eleanor Smith
Audrey Bell
New York City
Florence R. Smith
Florence Smith
Oklahoma City
Okla
Douglas Seyler
Mountain State College
Harry A. Miller
Ralph Zundel
O. E. Jasper
Columbus
Zundel
Jasper
Akron
E. O. Parker
Alliance
R. E. Russell
David Davidson
Norfolk
Tom McKay
Davidson
Valley Forge
Frieda Smith
Toledo
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Meigs Pythian Sisters
Golden Rule
Euchre Club
Pomeroy Personals
Jean Ellen Dabo
Practical Nurses Training School
Marietta
Vincent Dabo
John Smith Sr
Dabo
Community Monument
Keller & Weltner
W. Hunter St
Ph. EV
Bud Fry
Fort Wayne, Ind
Mrs. Attwood Saunders
Fostoria
Jimmie and
Surcoats
Dacron-Cotton
Orion
Taupe
Mrs. C. B. Weese
Ira Bartels
Marcia Karr
Russ Watson
Forest Run
Alfred Yeanger
George Baer
Billy
Mark Evans
Denny
John Scott
John F. Baily
Charles Neuman
Mendel Moore
Parkersburg
Chester Buckley
Reedsville
Sharlee Neuman
Mesa, Ariz
Neuman
Mesa
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