Izaak Walton League Elects New Officers in Meigs County
Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League installed officers at the January Woodman Hall meeting in Middleport. New officers are R. C. Tuckerman president Tracy Whaley first vice president Paul Smart second vice president C. E. Blakeslee secretary J. E. Foster treasurer. Minstrel Show rehearsals have begun and publicized as a top home talent event. The league meets monthly at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy with refreshments by Clay Bryan and Byron Hayman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. E. Foster
Clay Bryan
Byron Hayman
Ioof Hall
Mrs. Mitch Dies at Home in Kerr's Run
Mrs. Theodore Mitch 60 died unexpectedly Sunday morning at her Kerr's Run home after a heart attack. Survived by husband Theodore and children Carl Enterprise Edgar Kathryn at home. Two grandchildren Lena Kathryn Eugene Mitch Enterprise and sister Lizzie Folmer. Funeral by Rev. L. R. Carmichael at 2 p.m. Enterprise U B Church with burial Rocksprings Cemetery. Friends may call at home until service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Theodore Mitch
Kerr's Run
Theodore
Carl
Enterprise
Edgar
Kathryn
Lena Kathryn
Eugene Mitch
Lizzie Folmer
Mrs. Mulford Dies at Home in Cheshire
Mrs Clarence Mulford 48 died at her Cheshire home after a long illness. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Cheshire Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Zandel officiating. Interment in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. Surviving are husband Clarence Mulford son Clarence Mulford Jr and a grandson plus sisters Lula Lawrence Nettie Adams Catherine Huffman and brothers Leonard Ford Everett Ashford and Ford Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clarence Mulford
Cheshire
Cheshire Baptist Church
Ralph Zandel
Troy
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Mulford
Eight Marriage Permits Are Filed in Meigs
Meigs County Probate Court records list eight couples receiving marriage licenses. The Plains residents Wade H. Howard and Mary E. Thompson, both under 18, are joined by partners from Racine Middleport and nearby towns. Other couples include Jesse P. Stevens and Ruby Gillenwater. Harold Dana Hall and Betty Craig. Jack Crawford Kuhn and Mary Jean Bailey. Everett Turner and Marie Hoffman. Walter Rigg and Stella Hupp. Radford Ingles and Ophia Lee Tulloch. Robert D. Channell and Shirley A. Slater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Wade H. Howard
the Plains
Mary E. Thompson
Racine
Jesse P. Stevens
Citro Furnace
Ruby Gillenwater
Middleport
Harold Dana Hall
Chester
Betty Craig
Jack Crawford Kuhn
Columbus
Mary Jean Bailey
Everett Turner
Harrisonville
Marie Hoffman
High School Musicians Attend Athens Concert
Sixty members of the Pomeroy High School Band and vocal groups attended Ohio University’s first annual winter formal concert at Memorial Auditorium in Athens on January 19. Philip Bley, PHS Band director, chartered a bus for forty students while twenty more traveled with parents by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Athens
Philip Bley
PHS
Services Conducted For Pearl B. Hysell
Funeral services were held for Pearl B. Hysell at the Ewing funeral home with out of town relatives from Akron Clare Michigan Rosscommons Ohio Mansfield Westerville Millersport Wellston Pittsburgh Charleston Columbus Corning attending the Friday ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersport
Ohio
Joe Faught
Wellston
Juanita Scott
Pittsburgh
Ethel Jones
Jennings Jones
Louise Manhard
G. H. Duke
Charleston
W.va
Nile Hysell
Columbus
Clarence Thomas
Corning
Chorus Rehearsal Set by Middleport Woman's Club
The Middleport Woman's Music Club chorus will rehearse Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Heath Methodist Church. On Tuesday evening January 28 the club will be guests at Mrs N P Swackhammer Mason home following rehearsal for a study period and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason
Driver’s Collarbone Broken in Route 7 Crash
POMEROY Apperson Young of Long Bottom suffered a broken collarbone and bruises when his pickup overturned several times on Route 7 west of Chester. He was taken by Ewing Ambulance to Dr. R. E. Boice’s office in Middleport and then to Martz Hospital in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Apperson Young
Long Bottom
Mr. Young
Chester
Young
Ewing Ambulance
R. E. Boice
Middleport
Martz Hospital
Double Marriage Joins Logan Couples in Middleport
Miss Re tha McDonald of Logan married Robert Cave of Lancaster and Miss Joan Rhodes wed Gilbert Woltz of Logan in a Sunday ceremony at the United Methodist Church Pomeroy conducted by Rev. Albert Bitters. The Caves and Woltzs hosted an afterglow at John Bolin’s Middleport home. Miss McDonald works at Kroger Market Logan. Mr. Cave is a war veteran employed at Anchor Hocking Glass Co. Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Albert Bitters
United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Retha McDonald
Logan
Robert Cave
Lancaster
Joan Rhodes
Gilbert Woltz
McDonald
Ray McDonald
John Bolin
S. Second Ave
Miss Rhodes
Cave
Waltz
Middleport, Where An Informal Reception Was Held. the New Mrs. Cave
Kroger Market
Anchor Hocking Glass Co
Mrs M L French Hosts Evangeline Chapter Event
Mrs M L French hosted the Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star past matrons at her Fisher Street home. Mrs Max Harrah assisted. Prizes went to Mrs Earl Knight and Mrs William Reynolds of Charleston. A salad course was served to twelve members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. French
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Fisher St
Max Harrah
Earl Knight
William Reynolds
Charleston
Golden Rule Class Meets at Pomeroy Home
The Golden Rule Class of First Baptist Church met at Rev. and Mrs. Pomeroy home with Mrs. Willis Anthony presiding. Rev. Pomeroy led a Bible contest after a business session. An honor roll committee for servicemen was formed listing David Darst Jr Frank Cheesebrew William Beaver and Paul Haptonstall. Eighteen members attended with refreshments provided by the Pomeroys and Mrs. Francis Bush. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart Mr. and Mrs. William Beaver Mr. Harold Chase Mr. Leo Russell Mr. David Durst Jr Mr. Paul Haptonstall Mr. and Mrs. Edison Baker and Mrs. Willis Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Charles Pomeroy
Willis Anthony
Pomeroy
David Darst, Jr
Frank Cheesebrew
William Beaver
Paul Haptonstall
Pomeroys
Francis Bush
Paul Smart
Harold Chase
Leo Russell
David Durst, Jr
Edison Baker
Knopp Family Celebrate Birthday in Gravel Hill Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis Knopp and children Sue Ellen and Frank of Nitro spent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knopp of Gravel Hill. On Sunday they celebrated Frank Lewis Knopp birthday with a family dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lewis Knopp
Sue Ellen
Frank
Nitro
Frank Knopp
Gravel Hill
Local Social Notes From Meigs County Families
Mr and Mrs George Reynolds return from Cuyahoga Falls. Downings visit Charleston with Dr and Mrs Ray Singleton. They plan Florida Sea Ranches vacation at month end. Loyal Women class meets at Mrs L E Burford. Mrs Mary Durst moved to Holzer Hospital. Mrs William Reynolds returns to Charleston. Mrs Roscoe Meadows visits Columbus to see son Carroll Meadows. Harry McMaster ill. Past Chiefs of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters meet at Mrs Harry Houdashelt. Mrs Earl Lama a patient at White Cross Hospital. Mrs J Thompson of Charleston visits her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reynolds
Cuyahoga Falls
J. B. Downing
Charleston
Ray Singleton
Downings
Florida
Sea Ranches
Loyal Women’s
Church of Christ
L. E. Burford
Mary Durst
Holzer
Stewardship Talk By Mrs Rothrock At Heath Church
Mrs H A Rothrock delivered the second in a series on Stewardship with the topic Man Worker With God at Heath Methodist Church Sunday morning The church bulletin noted County Youth Fellowship at Heath Church with Forrest Bachtel Middleport High School athletic coach as guest speaker The Afternoon Circle at Mrs Rothrock s home was postponed from Jan 23 to Jan 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Church
Forrest Bachtel
Middleport High School
Patient Convalesces After Illness in Middleport
Mrs. Zetta Butcher and Grant Sr. report a serious five week illness has ended as the patient begins convalescence in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Zetta Butcher
Grant Sr
Chester Honor Roll List for Third Six Weeks
Chester schools announce honor roll for the third six weeks. Names include students across grades I through Senior with numerous entries for each class such as Madalyn Brown and Jerry Cleland in Grade I, Ada Bissell in Grade III A, Norma Hawk in Grade III, Delores Carnahan in Grade IV, Allen Brown in Grade V, Larry Frecker in Grade VI, Mary Beards in Grade VII, Kathryn Karr in Grade VIII, Vernon Bahr in Freshman, Phyllis Lawrence in Sophomore, and Joanna Bailey in Senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Madalyn Brown
Jerry Cleland
Roger Gaul
Gayaan Gaul
Ralph Knight
Rosemary Slade
Marleen Torrence
Ada Bissell
Jimmy Frecker
Betty Frost
Willard Foster
Helen Hoffman
Helen Levacy
Norma Offutt
Roger Phillips
Kathryn Smith
Elisa Ward
Norma Hawk
Janet Osborne
Rosemary Rose
Marilyn Scott
Mattie Whaley
Delores Carnahan
Janet Orr
Betty Ours
Donna White
Elva Young
Allen Brown
Richard Gaul
Ester Hayes
Anna _ Rose
Shirley Summerfield
Jeanette Thomas
Lloyd Weber
Larry Frecker
Jeanette Keller
Lois Newell
Larry Roush
Eleanor Well
Virgil Windon
Virginia Windon
Mary Beards
Helen Bissell
Doris Dill
Betty Nelson
Gladys Wright
Donna Wolfe
Junior James Bailey
Donna Gaul
Paul Cross
Eileen Riebel
Joanna Bailey
Doris Barnett
James Heaton
Dorothy Holter
Reid Young
Clerk Reports Title Certificates and Receipts
Meigs clerk Herman Beards says 3,049 title certificates issued brought 3,482.20 in receipts. Ohio received 63.30 leaving 158.80 to the county. total clerk receipts 4,363.83 with 222.10 title fees in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herman Beards
Meigs
Beards
Ohio
Betty Tedrow Named Editor of Pomeroyan
Betty Tedrow, senior and former staff member of the 45 and 46 Pomeroyans, is named editor of the 1947 Pomeroyan. She selected a staff including Mary Curtis associate editor and Kenneth Wiggins sports editor, with photographers and reporters filling key roles. Yearbooks retail for 1.25 dollars, with advance subs and sales planned through junior high pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroyan
Betty Tedrow
Pomeroyans
Miss Tedrow
Mary Curtis
Kenneth Wiggins
Kenilworth Nease
James Lochary
Jean Lee
Dorothea Reed
Martha Terrell
Joe Foster
Betty Custer
Dorothy Bolinger
Betty Hawley
Patty Jesse
Joan Riggs
Charlene Smith
Rhea Ann Myers
Norma Jean School
Mary Louise Drake
W. A. Drake
Pomeroy Ninth Birthday Observe at Ebersbach Home
Carol Ebersbach ninth birthday party at her home Wednesday honored as guest of honor. Attendees included Bee Jay Lyons Donna Wildermuth Carol Ann Strauss Donna Farfitt Bonnie Bryan Marlyn Ashworth Anna Minda Charlotte Murray Ester Owen Hawley and host mother Mrs Addie Stalders. Sailboat favors on each plate.
Ambulance Trips Listed From Rawlings Coats Service
Recent ambulance trips include Mrs. Maggie Hart of Cheshire taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for treatment. Mrs. Cora Root and Mrs. Walace Bradford were returned home from Holzer Hospital on Brownell Ave. Mrs. Root was returned Sunday after treatment and Mrs. Bradford after a major operation Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rawlings-Coats Ambulance
Maggie Hart
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Cora Root
Walace Bradford
Brownell Ave
Root
Bradford
Birth of Ralph William Jr in Pomeroy Families Note Navy Enlistment
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hawk of Mulberry Ave Pomeroy announce the birth of a seven pound son Ralph William Jr to their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Ralph Hawk of New York on January 15 Grandparents include Mrs Maria Keith of New York and Mrs Sadie Wickham of Mulberry Ave Great Grandmother is Mrs Sadie Wickham The father is serving in the U S Navy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Price Hawk
Mulberry Ave
Ralph William, Jr
Inlaw
Ralph Hawk
New York
Price Hawks
Maria Keith
Sadie Wickham
Hawk
U.S. Navy
Meigs School of Religion Starts Tonight
Meigs County sponsors a six week Meigs School of Religion at Simpson Methodist Church with three courses offered. Registrants may take two courses for a 1 fee. Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy leads as dean with instructors teaching Old and New Testament, foreign mission and youth instruction.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs
Meigs Ministerial Association
Charles M. Pomeroy
Albert Bitters
United Methodist Church
T. T. Shelton
Racine
F. W. Glenister
Rio Grand College
Students Honored At Reedsville Honor Roll
Reedsville school announces honor roll students. Grade 8: Chester Buckley and Juanita Boring. Grade 7: Patty Ann Wallace and Robert Powell. Grade 6: James Argabrite and Zetah Buckley.
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Reedsville
Chester Buckley
Juanita Boring
Patty Ann Wallace
Robert Powell
James Argabrite
Zetah Buckley
No Evidence Little Case Is Dismissed
The case of Clarabelle Little against Jesse Lambert Elmer Sisson and Paul Keller on a charge of making menacing threats was dismissed for insufficient evidence by Justice of the Peace L B Higgins. Hearing held January 14 with witnesses examined. Mrs Little had accused Golden Little after an alleged December 14 attack.
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Middleport
Clarabelle Little
Jesse Lambert
Elmer Sisson
Paul Keller
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Justice Higgins
Mrs. Little
Golden Little
Meigs County
Mr. Lambert
Little
Lower Middleport
Emmett Peoples
Manning Webster
FFA Enlarges Membership at Pomeroy-Racine High
Pomeroy Racine High School FFA Chapter expanded its ranks with Green Hand and Chapter Farmer initiates in the Vo-Ag Building. The program opened with a screening of The Green Hand and an address by Freeland Norris on What the FFA Stands For. New Green Hand initiates included Carl Holter Lewis Talbot Edsel White Aaron Wolfe William Robinson Charles Norris James Webb Freeland Norris Jr Sammy Ebersbach Bob Miller Richard Wilson Razel Boggess. Chapter Farmer degree recipients were Howard Robinson Richard Friend Virgil Norris Howard Ervin James Singer Norman Van Meter Carl Morris and Earl Grimm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine High School
FFA
Nudge Your Lazy Bile Tonight
Advertisement promoting Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation and sluggish bile, claiming success with Dr. F. M. Edwards. Priced 15¢ and 30¢, available at all drugstores.
Meigs Fans Attend Pom Meroy Jackson Game
A Pom eroy caravan traveled to Jackson on Friday to watch the Panthers defeat the Ironmen 23 to 20. The attendance included high school students and numerous Pom eroy residents such as Dr and Mrs P E Stanley, Frank B Will, Ethan Harper, and several local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jackson
Panthers
Jackson Ironmen
P. E. Stanley
Frank B. Will
Ethan Harper
J. E. Foster
Gerald Wildermuth
Robert Peoples
Charles S. Gibbs
Kenneth McCullough
Margaret Slack
Theodore Lehew
Racine High School Honor Roll List Named
Racine High School announces the scholastic honor roll with 24 girls and 9 boys. Seniors include Clara Mae Bush and Mary Ellen Hayman among others. juniors Hazel Hayman and Laura Miller. sophomores Betty Adams and Earl Grimm. freshmen Ruth Bradford and Joan Huddleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Adams
Earl Grimm
Leda Mae Kraeuter
Carl Morris
Wilda Ours
George Sayre
Kelly Sayre
Wilma Sayre
Joe Stobart
Ruby van Meter
Ruth Bradford
Joan Huddleston
Joyce Wallace
Jimmy Webb
Hazel White
Aaron Wolfe
Mrs Thomas Clark Taken By Ewing Ambulance
Mrs Thomas Clark Sr was taken from her Syracuse home by Ewing ambulance Sunday to Holzer Hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Thomas Clark, Sr
Ewing Ambulance
Syracuse
Holzer Hospital
Agronomist D. R. Dodd to Speak at Three Meigs Meetings
Ohio State University agronomist D. R. Dodd will discuss soil improvement at three Meigs County meetings this week. The free sessions invite all interested, with programs at Courthouse Pomeroy, Hemlock Grove Grange Hall, and Columbia School Lot on January 21 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
Columbia School
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