Middleport Church of Christ Elects Officers
At the Middleport Church of Christ annual meeting Elders Deacons and church school officers were elected. Leaders include Thomas Bowen Walter Bunce Raymond Cole Milton Houdashelt Herman Lohse Homer Rice Wilbur Theobald Rhodes Steffy Russell Wilson Kenneth McElhinney Horace Abbott Wendell Gerlach and others. Wiley elected church and Bible school treasurer with Mrs Skinner choir director and Mrs Erwin organist. A social hour followed hosted by the Loyal Pals Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred I. Gardner
L. R. Wiley
Thomas Bowen
Walter Bunce
Raymond Cole
Milton Houdashelt
Herman Lohse
Homer Rice
Wilbur Theobald
Rhodes Steffy
Russell Wilson
Kenneth McElhinney
Horace Abbott
Wendell Gerlack
Cash Bahr
Floyd Boyer
Willard
Harold Lohseher
Wendell Gerlach
Bible School
Herman Kincaid
O. E. McKinley
Frances Roush
Karen McElhinney
Miss Butcher
William Bradford
George Meinhart
Dan White
Nina Russell
Emergency squad responds to Evans Grocery fainting incident
Middleport emergency squad was called to Evans Grocery Co on Second Street at 10 am Saturday. Mrs. Bailey, a customer, fainted but had regained consciousness by the time responders arrived.
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Middleport
Evans Grocery Co
Second St
Television Listings Cleanup Not Guaranteed
The Messenger notes it is not responsible for errors in program listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Tuesday and Tuesday evening slots show a mix of NBC News Today News Dr Malone Eyes and other programs across multiple time blocks, with network and local titles listed.
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Neighbors
Lor Young
Dr Malone
Daddy
Hollywood
Woody Wood
Young En Minte
Dr. Malone
Jack
Art Carney
Laramie
Jack Paar
Hitchcock
Thriller Ra
Expedition and crime nights on Arctic routes and tropical shores
At 7 p.m. Expedition in Greenland searches for an almost extinct Ice Age animal. 7:30 Cheyenne features Su garfoot saving Toothy Thompson from a lynch mob and befriending him. 8:30 Surfside 6 has Merilee Williams kill her husband and seek help to prove guilt. 9:30 Adven In Paradise follows Penrose with a diving expedition to Naku. 10:30 Peter Gunn has Lt Jakoby vacationing in Central America and solving a missing person case.
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Greenland
Cheyenne
Sugarfoot
Toothy Thompson
Surfside
Merilee Wiliams
Dave Thorne
Adven
Paradise
Penrose
South Sea
Naku
Peter Gunn
Jacoby
Central America
TV Tonight: Comedy and Drama Lineup
A planned slate of 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. broadcasts includes Sea Hunt with an ocean mapping expedition encountering dangerous explosives ignored by scientists. The CBS schedule features Pete and Gladys, Bringing Up Buddy, Danny Thomas Show, Andy Griffith, Hennesey, and June Allyson in The Guilty Heart with a tragic backstory.
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Dan Thomas
Andy Griffit
Chet
Hennesey
Allyson
Doug
Sea Hunt Ao
Pete Gladys
Buddy
Univ. Hall
TV Kindergs
Miss Brooks
Horizons
Ann Reider
Sreh. Tomorr
Guiding Light
Flippo
Tom Eweil
Red Skelton
Garry Moore
Juv
A*mechal
Mike
Philippine Islands
New York
Danny Thomas
Danny Williams
City Hall
Andy Griffith
Andy Taylor
Mayberry
June Allyson
Susan Kohner
James Franciscus
TV Guide Tuesday Channel Listings
Channel 3 Stranger's Hand 1 15 p.m. Channel 4 Citizen Kane 9 a.m. Murder My Sweet 5 p.m. Channel 1 All Women Have Secrets 9 30 a.m.
PTA Meeting Called at Pomeroy Elementary School
The Letart Falls PTA plans a meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at the elementary school to discuss upcoming activities and efforts.
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PTA
Pomeroy
Letart Falls
Meigs County Trustees Reelect Officers at Annual Meeting
At the Meigs County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks gathering in Pomeroy, all officers were reelected for 1961. Pearl Jacobs was named president, Fred C. Leifheit vice president, Arthur Orr executive committeeman, and Frank H. Johnston secretary. Receptions followed for 39 members and three honorary members. Bernard V. Fultz, newly elected prosecuting attorney, spoke on township affairs. Several members plan to attend the state convention in Columbus in January 1921, including Jacobs and Orr.
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Bernard V. Fultz
Mary Shrine Meeting Honors Past Members at IOOF Hall
Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem held a Friday night meeting at the IOOF Hall. Past worshipful high priestesses Elsie Smith Elizabeth Learn Edith Hutsinpillar Nellie Tracy Jennett Roberts and Paul Atkins and past watchmen Harry P. Smith John Roberts and Virgil Atkins were honored. Mary Hughes presided with Allen Hughes as watchman. Plans were made to honor charter members in February and to hold a ceremonial in March. Potluck refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Shepherds
Mary Shrine
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
IOOF
Elsie Smith
Elizabeth Learn
Edith Hutsinpillar
Nellie Tracy
Jennett Roberts
Paul Atkins
Harry P. Smith
John Roberts
Virgil Atkins
Mary Hughes
Allen Hughes
Band Directors Plan 1961 Activities In Point Pleasant
Band directors from Mason Jackson and Putnam Counties meet tonight at 6 30 in the Gold Room of Gene Balls Restaurant to map 1961 band activities. Cecil Derrick of the chamber will invite regional bands to a Point Pleasant festival, last held in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason
Jackson
Putman
Gene Ball
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Derrick
Middleport Man Arrested for DWI to Face City Court
Raymond Justice of Middleport R. D. was arrested over the weekend on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He will appear in the court of Mayor Kenneth McElhinney tonight.
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Middleport
Raymond Justice
Middleport R. D
Justice
Kenneth McElhinney
Gardeners to Meet Middleport Twilight Club
The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday evening at Mrs. Ralph Gilmore's home on First Ave. Mrs. Eddie Smith will be co hostess.
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Middleport
Twilight Garden Club
Ralph Gilmore
First Ave
Eddie Smith
Homebuilders to Meet Middleport Church Tonight
Home builders class of the Middleport Church of Christ meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Harold and wife Longs home 455 North Second Avenue. The event invites members to discuss church projects and activities.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Harold Long
Second Ave
Middleport Personal Notes From Local Visits and Health
Middleport residents report family visits and health updates. Paula Kay Russell and Dennis Ault return to class after mumps confinement. Mrs C J Sauer visits in Columbus. Mrs Thomas Riley improves after an asthmatic attack. Local trips include Mr and Mrs Emmish visiting relatives in Marietta and Reverend Raymond Kankright attending a Methodist conference in Columbus. Sunday guests Jack and Patty McKinley arrive from Columbus.
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Paula Kay-Russell
P. K. Russell
Dennis Ault
William Ault
Middleport School
Charles Sindle
Ray Lawren
Springfield
Gene Dod
C. J. Sauer
Columbus
Sally Sauer
Thomas Riley
C. A. Emmish
Donald Burkey
Marietta
Raymond Kankright
Roy Lawhorn
Kathy
Paula
Stephen
Arnold Dodson
Danny
Allen
Pamela Dodson
Ault
Celesta
Patricia
Dennis
Mire
Middleport
Patty Burton
Christine
Mason
W. Va
Five Church Members Attend Winter Meet
Five members of the senior Methodist Youth Fellowship of Heath Church attended a mid-winter institute at Trinity Church in Portsmouth. Thomas Ball Forrest Bachtel David Konkright Evelyn Gibbons and Barbara Jones attended, accompanied by Rev. Raymon Konkright. The program featured instruction classes and the film Bible on the Table.
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Middleport
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Heath Church
Portsmouth
Trinity Church
Thomas Ball
Forrest Bachtel
David Konkright
Evelyn Gibbons
Barbara Jones
Raymon Konkright
Last Rites Held for John Wheeler in Pine Bluff
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home for John Franklin Wheeler, a former resident killed when struck by an automobile in Pine Bluff Arkansas. Survivors include his wife Evelyn. burial followed at Beech Grove cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John Franklin Wheeler
Pine Bluff
Ark
Ewing Funeral Home
Evelyn
Beech Grove
Columbus Visitors Mark Social Weekend
Pomeroy society notes list weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney and son and John Anderson from Columbus. Several other couples and relatives from Marion Chauncey Dayton Upper St. Clair Chillicothe and Athens are noted visiting or hosting dinners with local residents.
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H. E. Boney
John Anderson
Columbus
Edward Bauer
Marion
Richard Karr
Alma Thompson
Roy Hoeflich
Edward Hoeflich
Arthur Smith
Janet and
Larry Smith
Chauncey
Phil Meinhart
Erma Smith
Theron Qhlinger
Dayton
R. A. Thompson
Upper St. Clair
C. E. Nease
Sue Smith
Anna Durst
J. E. Rowe
Foster
Pacific Grove
Calif
Gerald McIntosh
Athens
George Hoeflich
Gladys Gibson
Bonnie Rousey
Charles Neuman
Fellowship Members At Institute
Fourteen youth fellowship members from the United Methodist Church attended a midwinter institute and camp in Portsmouth. Senior participants trained at Trinity Church with Janet Brown and others. juniors met at Franklin Ave. Church with Lanny Tye and Dennis Moore among the group. The Rev. Eugene Brown led the junior group as counselor and both groups joined for evening banquets.
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Franklin Ave. Methodist Church
Lanny Tye
Chris Tompkins
Dennis Moore
Danny Brown
Marilyn Moore
Hyla Vaughan
Eugene Brown
Group I Schedules Meeting On Tuesday
Middleport Group I of the Women's Association will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church Mrs Dale Walburn president announced today The Bible study on the New Testament book of John will be given by Mrs Walburn and the study book session will be presented by Mrs James Sanborn Hostesses for the meeting will be Mrs William Morris Mrs Richard Vaughan Mrs Kathryn Miller and Mrs Walburn
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Middleport
Women’s Association
Middleport First United Presbyterian Church
Dale Walburn
Walburn
James Sanborn
William Morris
Richard Vaughan
Kathryn Miller
Sheila Childs Honored At Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. William Childs hosted a party Thursday for Sheila Childs 10th birthday. Attendees included Mrs. George Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Scholl, Dennis and Jimmy Boggs, Mrs. Wilbur Brown, Nancy Harris, and Michael Childs.
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Middleport
William Childs
Sheila
George Childs
Adam Scholl
Dennis
Jimmy Boggs
Wilbur Brown
Nancy Harris
Michael Childs
Rehearsal Slated For Winter Musical in Middleport
The Big Bend Minstrel Association schedules the first winter musical rehearsal in Middleport for Feb 23 at 8 p m at Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Home. Regular cast members must report Thursday evening for cast list closure and role assignments.
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Middleport
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Drew Webster Post 39
American Legion
Lemonseed Social Set Planned at Mrs Hardaway Home
Louise Payne joins the Lewis Manley Post 263 American Legion auxiliary at a meeting held at Mrs. Oscar Hardaway's home. Mrs. Campbell Harper led the gathering. Christmas party and financial reports were reviewed. A lemonseed social is planned for February 5 at Mrs. Hardaway's residence open to the public. The next auxiliary meeting is February 9 at Mrs. Edith Luckadoo's Rutland home. Refreshments were served by several members.
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Middleport
Louise Payne
Lewis Manley Post
American Legion
Oscar Hardaway
Campbell Harper
C. R. Young
William Smith
Edith Luckadoo
Rutland
Hardaway
Nellie Winston
Young
Smith
Arlena Reese
Virginia Stalworth
Elder and Deacons Named At Federated Church
John Mitch was named an elder while Harry Can terbury and Mrs. Guy Russell were named deacons at a Federated Church congregational meeting. Installation is set for next Sunday’s morning worship. Larry Ford, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Ford, will be a guest speaker on January 29.
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Larry Ford
Edward Ford
Meigs Dairy Unit Dinner Set At Salem Center School
POMEROY The Meigs Dairy Service Unit will hold its annual dinner meeting at 8 p m next Monday evening at Salem Center Elementary School. Speakers include Riley S Dougan OSU extension economist and Clif Wilson Central Ohio Breeding Association supervisor. Three directors will be elected for three year terms and one director named for two years. Tickets available from directors technicians or county extension office by Wednesday evening.
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Dick Sterrett
C. N. Jones
Roush
Harry Holter
Paul Moore
County Extension Service
Birthdays Observed in Middleport Party Honors Ault Dodson
In Middleport a birthday party honored William Perry Ault age four and David Dodson age eight at Gene Dodson’s home on Brownell Ave. Attendees included family members from Middleport and Mason West Virginia, with cakes marked 4 and 8, ice cream, candy, and balloons.
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Middleport
William Perry Ault
David Dodson
Gene Dodson
Brownell Ave
William Perry
William Ault
David
Middleport Speaker to Address Child Conservation League
Miss Sally Schaaf special education teacher at Rutland school will be guest speaker Thursday evening for the Middleport unit of the Child Conservation League. She will discuss some phase of education at Mrs Denver Rice home.
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Middleport
Sally Schaaf
Rutland
The
Child Conservation League
Denver Rice
Schaaf
Police Unit Officers Installed In 1961
Gallipolis Police Chief Chester Leaper heads the new officer slate as president. Also named were Ptr. Fred DeWees as vice president Sgt. John Taylor as secretary and treasurer William Barr as chaplain and William Saunders as conductor. A veteran guest list attended a chicken dinner before the session, including members from Gallipolis, the State Highway Patrol, Middleport, Meigs County sheriff, and the Pomeroy department.
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Gallipolis
Chester Leaper
Ptr
Fred DeWees
Sgt
John Taylor
William Barr
William Saunders
Leaper
Cattle Group Meeting Set in Southeastern Ohio
The Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Improvement Association will hold a dinner at 11 30 a.m. at Circle s Restaurant followed by a business session at 1 p.m. at Federated Church. Riley Dougan of Ohio State University will speak. Virgil King presides with director and officer elections planned. Reservations with Paul Baer or the county extension service by Wednesday.
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Paul Baer
County Extension Service Office
How To Hold False Teeth More Firmly in Place
Advert reads an alkaline powder that helps dentures stay firm without taste or odor. It claims to reduce slipping and wobbling while eating or talking and promotes comfort. asks readers to buy Pat today at any drug counter.
Athens Ohio Probate Notices for Begg Davis Bitters Executors
Notices announce Helen T Begg appointed executrix of Henry Montgomery Begg estate with four month creditor claims. Monte V Davis named executor of Hermina Davis estate. Martha R Bitters named administratrix of Richard L Bitters estate with filing of claims required. Dated January 4 and 5 1961 before Probate Judge Harold J Rose.
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Helen T. Begg
Marietta Avenue
City of Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Henry Montgomery Begg
Harry M. Begg
City of
Athens
Harold J
Monte V. Davis
Hermina Davis
Said County
Sotw
Martha R. Bitters
East State Street
Richard L. Bitters
Harold J. Rose
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