Meigs County Red Cross Reaches Drive Quota Thanks
The Meigs County American Red Cross Chapter hits its annual fund quota with thanks to John W. Hirsher of Charleston via Pomeroy. Edison Hobstetter learned the drive was $300 short and delivered the final check to Paul Casci, who is hospitalized at Meigs General. Hirsher had already given $500, and members acknowledge the cooperation amid consolidation challenges.
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Meigs County
Hirsher
Red Cross Drive
Christmas Open House Praises Father Turel Decor
Following Christmas the open house at Sacred Heart Church showcased Father John Turel’s extensive decorations. Charles Finnegan of the Human Resource Center praised the display as exquisite in a letter after visiting relatives in Long Island. Meigs Local Board of Education members are commended for efforts to launch the new district.
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Father John Turel
Sacred Heart Church
Father Turel
Charles T. Finnegan
Human Resource Center
Long Island
N. Y
Finnegan
Meigs
Anita Hall Named Secretary of Columbus Business University Council
Anita Hall, a Pomeroy High School graduate, has been named secretary of the student council at Columbus Business University where she is enrolled. She and classmate Connie Davidson visited Anita's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hall.
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Anita Hall
James Hall
Pomeroy High School
Columbus Business University
Anita
Connie Davidson
Minersville Visit Notes and Local Hospital Stays
Mrs Charles Chancey and her son Rick visit her parents Mr and Mrs Gerald Amberger in Minersville. Rick was discharged from Holzer Hospital after a sudden illness requiring urgent transfer from the Chauncey residence in Chesapeake. Mrs Vincent Dabo of Lincoln Heights is a Holzer patient undergoing surgery with room 362.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chancey
Rick
Gerald Amberger
Minersville
Holzer Hospital
Chauncey
Chesapeake
Vincent Dabo
Lincoln Heights
Holzer
County Legion Post to Host Joint Meeting on Youth Baseball
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will host all county posts for a January 17 gathering to plan a county wide youth baseball team for players aged 16 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Webster
American Legion
Miss Roberta Kraueter Attends Toledo Music Educators Meet
Miss Roberta Kraueter of Racine and OHIO University music supervision junior joined a group of university music students at a national convention for music educators in Toledo over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Kraueter
Eldon Kraueter
Racine
Ohio University
Music Educators’ National
Toledo
Golden Rule Class Elects New Officers
The Golden Rule Class of the Pomeroy Church of Christ met at the home of Mrs. Charles Eskew Tuesday night. Officers elected: Mrs. Jerry Masters president, Mrs. Louis Osborne vice president, Mrs. Walter Kennedy Jr. secretary, Mrs. Denver Kapple treasurer and publicity chair, Mrs. Eskew flower fund, and Mrs. Harold Smith special fund. Plans to buy a new table and chairs for the social room and future chairs for the chancel were set. Kapple led devotion. A L Phelps read a poem. Masters gave prayer. Eskew served refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Charles Eskew
Jerry Masters
Louis Osborne
Walter Kennedy, Jr
Denver Kapple
Eskew
Harold Smith
Church
Kapple
A. L. Phelps
Masters
Hearthstone Class Visits Hughes Home in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hughes hosted the Hearthstone Class of the Middleport First Baptist Church at their home Tuesday evening. Miss Willis Anthony led a devotional from the Guide Post, while Mr. and Mrs. David Durst led puzzles. Refreshments were served by the hosts and several couples including Mrs. Cleo Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart, and Mr. and Mrs. Edison Baker.
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Middleport
Allen Hughes
Middleport First Baptist Church
Willis Anthony
Guide Post
David Durst
Hughes
Cleo Richardson
Martin Hood
Paul Smart
Edison Baker
Surprise Party for Choir Director at Heath Church
William K. Russell choir director and organist at Heath Methodist Church was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party after a rehearsal in the church social room. Gifts, cake and ice cream were shared with a group including Mrs. C. M. Hennesy, Mrs. M. E. Dowson, Mrs. Leo Smith, Mrs. Hattie Smith, Ben Philson, Douglas Dowson, Gene Harris, Chester Tannehill, Miss Carol Bachtel, Mrs. Roger Morgan, Kenneth Russell, Mrs. William K. Russell, Mrs. Bernard Fultz and Mrs. John Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William K. Russell
Heath Methodist Church
Russell
C. M. Hennesy
M. E. Dowson
Leo Smith
Hattie Smith
Ben Philson
Douglas Dowson
Gene Harris
Chester Tannehill
Carol Bachtel
Roger Morgan
Kenneth Russell
Bernard Fultz
John Baker
Three Girls Installed By Jobs Daughters
Debbie Hayes was installed as messenger with Joy Theiss and Janice Couch as choir members by Bethel 62 at the temple. Jennifer Blakeslee served as installing officer and Stefanie Pullen as installing guide. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee hosted a party for Jennifer’s birthday with refreshments. Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters books audited and yearbooks completed at Mrs. Richard Campbell home with refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Debbie Hayes
Joy Theiss
Janice Couch
Bethel 62
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Jennifer Blakeslee
Stefanie Pullen
C. E. Blakeslee
Jennifer
Magnolia Temple
Pythian Sisters
Richard Campbell
Campbell
WSWS Fund Raising Committee Named at Enterprise EUB
The Women s Society of World Service chose Mrs Herbert Dixon and Mrs Phil Ohlinger to lead a church fund raising project titled Our Glorious Task Missions. Mrs Menzie Smith hosted and served refreshments for members and guest Mrs Edward Bowen. A dedication service at 2 30 p m Sunday at Syracuse Methodist will mark an organ gift from Mrs Opal Dailey in memory of her husband Henry Dailey. Public invited. Britain s Princess Margaret receives 42000 annually from Parliament.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse Methodist Church
Opal Dailey
Henry Dailey
Mc Gilliard
Sorority Discusses Broadcast Program Meigs County drive noted
The Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met in Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric offices to hear Lila Sue Mitch and Shirley Huston present a broadcast themed program. Betsy Horky reported on the March of Dimes telethon progress with 366.54 pledged. Meigs County mailers were prepared by Middleport High School students. food and recording materials were donated by A and P and Quality Print Co. A Mothers' March will conclude activities, and a letter of thanks regarding the new penitentiary location in Meigs County was read from Fred Crow.
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April Smith
Rosetta Lisle
Carolyn Grueser
Rita Ball
Mitch
Marjorie Schoonover
Meigs Countians
Emily Sprague
Middleport High School
Horky
Quality Print Co
Woman Held On 5 Counts Of Forgery
POMEROY deputy reports Agnes O'Brien held in Mason County jail on five counts of forgery for passing bad checks in Bend area. One check over $100 cashed in a Pomeroy store. O'Brien also implicated husband Charles D. O'Brien. Warrants to be issued. authorities say charges to be filed locally.
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Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Point Pleasant
Agnes O’brien
Bend
Judges Named For Junior Miss Pageant In Meigs County
A panel of five judges led by Don Young will select Meigs County’s Junior Miss at Middleport High School auditorium Sunday at 8 p.m. The group includes Marianne B. Campbell Janice Tannehill Joseph E. Thackery Robert Morris and John Shumanis.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Don Young
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mari
Anne B. Campbell
WJEH
Gallipolis
Janice Tannehill
Ohio University
Athens
Joseph E. Thackery
Robert Morris
Bradbury
John Shumanis
Belpre Jaycees
Joe Struble
Pomeroy
Ohio
Xenia
Destroys Family Home In Gold Ridge
POMEROY Dorothy Welch and six children lost their frame home and almost all contents to a Wednesday fire in Gold Ridge near Harrisonville Route 1. Firemen could not save the house. the blaze likely started in the kitchen from a faulty flue and there was no insurance. The Pomeroy Fire Department asks residents to state their name and township when reporting fires.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Welch
Gold Ridge
Harrisonville
Cycle Club Holds Dinner in Meigs County
The Meigs County Motorcycle Club held its annual dinner at Bailey's Restaurant in Pomeroy. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Radford, Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner Jr., Mr. and Mrs. George Starcher, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Alkire, Roger Alkire, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Houdashelt, Mrs. Maxine Arnold, and George Wagner.
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Gene Houdashelt
Maxine Arnold
George Wagner
Mrs. Dill Chairs WSCS Meeting on Community Theme
POMEROY Mrs Glen Dill chaired the Women s Society of Christian Service meeting at the United Methodist Church. Assisting with the program were Mrs Jed Webster Sr Mrs C F Tompkins Mrs W D Edwards Miss Grace Campbell Mrs Harry P Smith Mrs Dwight Parker Mrs Alonzo Custer and Miss Lydia Ebersbach. Mrs Parker led the devotional period. Refreshments were served by Mrs Custer Miss Campbell and Mrs Trell Schoenleb.
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Pomeroy
Glen Dill
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Jed Webster Sr
C. F. Tompkins
W. D. Edwards
Grace Campbell
Harry P. Smith
Dwight Parker
Alonzo Custer
Lydia Ebersbach
Miss Campbell
Trell Schoenleb
Swatzels Welcome Birth of Donald Frederick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Swatzel announce the birth of son Donald Frederick on Tuesday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Brooks Sayre of Syracuse and Charles Swatzel of Pomeroy. great grandparents include Fred Swatzel of Pomeroy, Eugene Forbes of Syracuse, and William Gregory of Madeira Beach. More than a million gas lamps are in use today, far exceeding the Gas Light Era.
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Pomeroy
Michael Swatzel
Donald Frederick
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Brooks Sayre
Syracuse
Charles Swatzel
Fred Swatzel
Eugene Forbes
William Gregory
Madeira Beach
Fila
America
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
Tri County AA Group Meets Thursday Night
The Tri County Alcoholics Anonymous group in Pomeroy meets each Thursday at 8 p.m. at Federated Church. Formed three years ago, it invites any seeking information to attend or write to Box 210, Middleport, with all correspondence kept confidential and promptly handled.
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Pomeroy
Tri- County Alcoholics Anonymous
Federated Church
Tri- County AA
Box 210
Middleport
Mrs Schmoll Hosts Canasta Club At Pearl Street Home
Mrs. Robert Schmoll entertained her canasta club Tuesday night at her Pearl Street residence in Middleport. Prizes were awarded to Edna French Millard Wildermuth Donald Mills and Richard Gress. Guests included William Childs Lionel Boggs and Charles Bradbury. Refreshments were served.
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Middleport
Robert Schmoll
Canasta Club
Pearl St
Edna French
Millard Wildermuth
Donald Mills
Richard Gress
William D. Childs
Lionel Boggs
Charles Bradbury
Mayor Fisher Attends Gallia-Meigs FOP Lodge Dinner
Middleport hosts Fraternal Order of Police Chapter meeting with Mayor C Q O Fisher, organizer of Gallia Meigs Lodge 95. New officers named include John Taylor president and William Byer vice president. attendees from Gallia and Meigs counties cited.
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Middleport
C. Q O. Fisher
Gallia-Meigs Lodge
Order of Police
Fisher
John Taylor
William Byer
Hollis E. North
Silas J. Hamilton
Jerry E
Two Injured In Route 7 Collision At Route 248
Fred Frizzle 75 of Reedsville drove from Route 248 into the path of a tractor trailer driven by Raymond Baker of St Lauk Village Ir. Frizzle suffered multiple fractures including ribs and pelvis. Passenger George Smith 44 of Reedsville was treated for facial injuries. Baker received scalp lacerations and was released after hospital care. Frizzle charged with failure to yield.
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Fred Frizzle
Reedsville
Route 248
Raymond K. Baker
St. Lauk Village
Baker
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Frizzle
George E. Smith
Pomeroy
Auxiliary Reports On Veterans Activities In December
The Lewis Manley Post 263 Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs. Allan Hampton's home to discuss holiday events for hospitalized veterans. The group read a district president letter thanking them for the Chillicothe birthday party and reported on the Christmas party. Hostesses included Mrs. C. L. Thomas and Mrs. Virginia De Legal.
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Pomeroy
Lewis Manley
Post 263
American Legion
Allan Hampton
Wilson Carr
Eighth District
Chillicothe
Oscar Hardaway
Fred Jackson
Campbell Harper
Jackson
Harper
Hampton
C. L. Thomas
Virginia de Legal
Paul E. Kloes Named Farm ers Bank Cashier in Meigs County
Paul E. Kloes of Minersville has been named cashier of the Farmers Bank and Savings Co. by Theodore T. Reed Jr. at the bank’s annual meeting. Kloes, 39, formerly Meigs County recorder, joined the staff in 1962 and became assistant cashier in 1963. The board re-elected nine directors and reported assets, deposits, and loans reaching new highs with resources up almost 15 percent.
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Pomeroy
Paul E. Kloes
Minersville
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Theodore T. Reed, Jr
Kloes
J. Edward Foster
Reed
Foster
Theron Johnson
Letart Falls
Richard E. Jones
Meigs County Recorder
Bank
Pomeroy High School
Ohio School of Banking
Klees
American Legion
Syracuse Methodist Church
Leslie F. Fultz
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
E. Robert Schellhase
Canton
Harold E. Smith
Meigs Equipment Co
C. Wayne Swisher
Meigs General Hospital Admission and Discharge
Helen Carper of Pomeroy was admitted to Meigs General Hospital. Vivian Phelps was discharged from Meigs General Hospital.
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Helen Carper
Pomeroy
Vivian Phelps
Veterans Memorial Names Read At New Haven Ceremony
Veterans Memorial Betty Sayre New Haven W Va Kitty Metzger Ches hire Fred Frizzle Reedsville and George Smith Reedsville honored along with Stella Searls Mrs Ronald Pooler Edna Dorst and Carl Schultz Jr at the event.
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Betty Sayre
New Haven
W. Va
Kitty Metzger
Cheshire
Fred Frizzle
Reedsville
George Smith
Stella Searls
Ronald Pooler
Edna Dorst
Carl Schultz
Jividen Found Guilty In Meigs Court Assault Case
John Jividen was fined 200 dollars and costs and given a 90 day jail term for assault and battery in Meigs County Court. Judge John C. Bacon suspended 60 days on good behavior. In Middleport, the Emergency Squad logged 179 calls in 1965, averaging nine responders per call and driving over 2000 miles.
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Pomeroy
John Jividen
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Bacon
Middleport
Memorial service for Mrs Marguerite Durst held in Middleport
The Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club conducted a candlelight memorial for Mrs Marguerite Durst at the Columbia Gas Co office. Pearl Reynolds led the tribute. Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women plans its Cleveland convention May 13 to 15, announced by president Mrs Edgar Pratt. Three new members were accepted. A Gas Co kitchen ideas program featured four color model kitchens. Mrs Arthur Strauss spoke on personal development. Dorinda Wilson of Pomeroy attended as a guest.
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Middleport
Marguerite Durst
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Columbia Gas Co
Pearl Reynolds
Durst
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women
Cleveland
Edgar Pratt
The
Gas Co
Arthur Strauss
Dorinda Wilson
Pomeroy
Birth of Daughter for Hibbs Family in Parkersburg
George Hibbs of Belore announces the birth of daughter Mary Beth on January 10 at St Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia. Grandparents are Mrs James Haberton Sr of Pomeroy Mrs Vaughn Price of Rutland Road and Mrs Rhea Brown of Kissimmee Florida. The Hibbs also have a son Greg. Mrs Hibbs is the former Susan Young of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
George Hibbs
Belore
Mary Beth
St.Joseph’ S Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fred Hibbs
Middleport
Wilbur Young
James Hazelton
Vaughn Price
Rutland Road
Rhea Brown
Kissimme
Flo
Hibbs
Greg
Susan Young
Kremlin Diplomats Pursue Peace Tactics On Asian Frontier
Soviet leaders push high level diplomacy to curb Indochina war risk and outbid China for Hanoi loyalty. Brezhnev leads a Mongolia mission as Moscow seeks influence in Asia while weighing West German nuclear terms. Risks rise as 23rd party congress looms and domestic reform costs bite Kremlin strategy.
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William L. Ryan
Kremlin
Asia
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Johnson
Peking
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mongolia
Moscow
Europe
Uncle Sam
Soviet Communist Party
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