Snow Brings Fun And Peril Across Weekend
The weekend snowfall touched many lives from a weekend sleighing ball to artful scenes of white. Mrs. Minerva Childers, 91, extended her 10 year Sunday school attendance record at Middleport Church of Christ while Mrs. Oscar Roush fractured a wrist in a slip. A Gravel Hill tractor-trailer delivering to Walter Crooks required bulldozer rescue by Emmett Shuler. Police Chief Herbert Gilkey noted only two minor accidents as village workers toiled long hours clearing snow and spreading cinders.
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Minerva Childers
Middleport Church
Gravel Hill
Broughton
Walter Crooks
Crooks
Emmett Shuler
Herbert Gilkey
Village Street Department
Accidents Investigated By Sheriff Pomeroy
Heavy damages resulted in two Route 33 crashes Saturday reported by Deputy Sheriff Carl Hysell. Northbound car driven by Alfred Cornell of Athens Route 5 struck a utility pole, pole broke on impact. U-Haul van driven by Dayton M. Lanham of Elkhart Indiana knocked out about 40 feet of guard railing. no injuries reported.
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Pomeroy
Carl Hysell
Alfred Cornell
Athens
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Dayton M. Lanham
Elkhart
Ind
Pomeroy Welcomes New Member At Health Club
Mrs W A Drake was welcomed as a new member when the Rock Springs Better Health Club met at Mrs Lewis Grueser's home. The group read Christmas and sick remembrances thank you notes and heard a health program presented by several members.
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Drake
Oliver Clark
Homer Radford
Roy Grueser
Middleport glee club to stage folk concert on March 11
The Middleport glee club announces a March 11 concert featuring American folk songs, a medley of Swedish tunes and a Japanese selection, plus popular and semi classical numbers. Mrs Dorothy Lacey will lead the program replacing the usual spring variety show. Music students won’t attend the International Wilmington Folk Festival this year due to lack of invitation.
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Middleport Glee Club
Dorothy Lacey
Middleport Music
Middleport - Pomeroy
Churchill coin on display in glass case at home
Frank Amos showcases a Sir Winston Churchill souvenir coin encased in glass. The keepsake was a gift from a cousin living in England.
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Frank Amos
Winston Churchill
England
Village appeals for help to curb litter from trash trucks
Chief of Police Herbert Gilkey asks residents and motorists to cooperate in keeping the village clean after paper and debris blow from trash collectors. Mill Street en route to the dump is often unsightly and enclosure of containers is urged. a village ordinance imposes fines for littering.
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Herbert Gilkey
Mill Street
Pomeroy Sewing Club Plans Easter Project at Meet
Sew Rite Sewing Club at headquarters with Mrs Edward Wells as hostess voted to start an Easter project at the next meeting. Mrs Raymond Baily won the traveling prize and Mrs Louis Osborne was named hostess for the following session. Refreshments were served by Mrs Wells.
Decision Soon On Bombing North Viet Nam Escalation
President Johnson faces a decision this week on resuming bombing of North Vietnam amid divided views. Rusk says the choice hinges on multiple factors with no clear plan to widen the war. Senate leaders urge continuing the pause while military leaders warn against a full breakout and Hanoi strikes.
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Washington
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Dean Rusk
Congress
Saigon
Rusk
South Viet Nam
United States
Haiphong
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Robert S
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Montana
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
U. S
Hostesses for Year Are Chosen at EUB Church Meeting
POMEROY hostess list selected for the year with each to conduct devotionals during evenings of entertaining at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Long. Mrs. Ben Buck presented scripture. poems were read by several members. Committees were named for flowers cards entertainment and more with Mrs. Buck winning the wonder box. February gathering planned at the church with pot luck refreshments.
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Pomeroy
WSWS
Enterprise Eub
Myrtle Long
Ben Buck
Paul Frick
Harley Brown
Carl Moore
Ed King
James Will
Thomas Bents
Long
Eldon Weeks
Herbert Dixon
John Smith
Geoffrey Wilson
Dorothy Long
Buck
Pension Fund Contribution Highlighted At WSCS Meeting
A WSCS meeting at Forest Run Methodist Church included a contribution to the pension fund for missionaries and deaconesses. Mrs. John Scott led a New Year devotional, and Mrs. Russ Watson discussed Stranger No More and Neighborhood Ecumenicity. Readings of thank-you notes from shut-ins marked the event. World Day of Prayer services were announced for February 25 at the Pomeroy First Baptist Church with Mrs. Stacy Arnold and Mrs. Don Grueser involved.
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Pomeroy
Pension Fund
WSCS
Forest Run Methodist Church
John Scott
Russ Watson
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Stacy Arnold
Don Grueser
BBC World Report and Boston Symphony on WOUB Radio Schedule
WOUB Radio air schedule lists Monday evening 7 15 BBC World Report followed by Food for India and 8 05 Concert Stage featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra with works by Mozart Hindemith Fine and Nielsen. Tuesday morning 9 00 Background discusses the Human Nature of City Planning.
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BBC World Report
Food For India
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mozart
Hindemith, Fine
Nielsen
Briggs Funeral Draws Out-of-Town Relatives
Out-of-town relatives attended the funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Biggs held Sunday at the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home. The Rev. Donald Hicks officiated with pallbearers including Homer Rice Wilbur Theobald Wendell Gerlach Gene McDaniel and William and Gene Dodson. Burial followed at Chester Cemetery.
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Middleport
James Biggs
Nashville
Tenn
Gene Biggs
William Dodson
Columbus
Fred Tharp
Charleston
W. Va
Bessie Biggs
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Donald Hicks
Homer Rice
Wilbur Theobald
Wendell Gerlach
Gene McDaniel
William
Gene Dodson
Chester Cemetery
Magnolia Temple group reports seventy five sick calls
Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters met at the DAV home and reported seventy five sick calls and a ninety dollar outlay for altruistic work. A Past Chiefs meeting was announced for February 3 at Mrs. Arnold Hayes’s home.
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Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple
DAV
Seed Corn Specialist Will Speak in Pomeroy Meetings
Ralph E. Kunze seed corn specialist will speak at two public meetings 1:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday at Landmark Town and Country Store Pomeroy. He will discuss corn stunt alfalfa weevil weed control and chemical usage. Don Hollis a chemical specialist also speaks. Open to farmers from Meigs Mason and Gallia counties and area vocational agriculture students.
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Pomeroy
Ralph E. Kunze
Landmark
Kunze
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Department of Agronomy
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
United States Rubber Co
Ohio Seed Improvement Association
Agronomist
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Don Hollis
Meigs
Mason
Gallia
Three Cars Damaged In Rutland Collision
State Police report a Main Street crash in Rutland involving Floyd K. Carson 21 Middleport and Norman G. Schoonover 26 Rutland with Arnold Grate Rutland Route 1. Carson car sustained moderate damage, Schoonover heavy damage, Grate light. passenger Marjorie Schoonover treated for a nose injury at Meigs General Hospital.
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Rutland
Carson
Schoonover
Marjorie Schoonover
Meigs General Hospital
Syracuse
John R. McClung
Racine
Robert R. Cozart
Portland
Fred Jenkins
Columbus
Jenkins
Athens County
Rutland Honor Roll list at Rutland High School
Forty eight students across all grades at Rutland High School earned honor roll status by maintaining B or better average in all subjects at the end of the third six weeks. Names span freshmen through seniors, with multiple students per class. In Pomeroy, Meigs County reports two candidates filed for major county posts ahead of the May primary, as the filing deadline nears.
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Middleport
Rutland High School
Harry Slanter
Dean Weber
Janice Smith
Sandy Miller
Elbert Williams
Jeff Snowden
Kathy Simmons
Janet Priddy
Janice Priddy
Randy King
Joe Myers
Brenda Patterson
Steve Brogan
Fred Davis
Rodney Davis
Stephen Donohue
Harold Burke
Leroy Cadle
Gene Grate
Linda Oller
Mary McKinney
Allan Blackwood
Mike Borgan
David Rice
Gloria Thompson
Ronnie Young
Allan Gibson
Barbara Williams
Dennis Weber
Debbie Turner
Charles Scott
Debbie Smith
Kathy Thomas
Mary Floccar
Diane Gloyd
Glenda Johnson
Lilly Imboden
Sherry Matson
Chris Napper
Roger Davis
Roger Alkire
Pomeroy
Meigs Board of Elections
Extension Group Has Meeting in Wilkesville
The Home Economics Extension group met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Strong with 15 ladies present including Mrs. Louise McLaughlin and Mrs. Bessie Stout of Albany. A potluck dinner was served at noon, with Mrs. McLaughlin demonstrating making flower and bud vases from plastic bleach bottles. The Feb. 9 meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Clara Phillips from 10 30 am to 3 pm.
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Wilkesville
Joe Strong
Louise McLaughlin
Bessie Stout
Albany
McLaughlin
Clara Phillips
Friday Club Meeting at Guinther Home
Mrs. Max Meinhart hosted the Third Friday Club at Mr. and Mrs. James J. Guinther’s home. Get well wishes were sent to Mrs. Everett Dailey and Mrs. Ray Seidenabel. Prizes were won by Mrs. A. H. Ebersbach, Mrs. Grover Erb, Mrs. Bentz Wolfe, and Mrs. Arnold Hayes. Refreshments were served.
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Peileddains
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F.B.I. Man
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Pomeroy High School
Miss Fultz
Dorothy Neutzling
Bill Sawyer
Skip Logan
Terry Evans
Maria Grueser
John Goodwin
Mways Presents
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Peter Mercouri
Ustinov
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Melina Mercour
Iter and Dire
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NBC
Woub Radio
RCA
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N.J
NASA
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Houston
Tex
Mars
Earth
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Briggs
Arnold Hayes
Margaret Seidenabel
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Ethel Stewart
Messenger
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Cheyenne
Walter Cronkite
Wells Forge
John Forsythe
Jesse James
Perry Come
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Perry
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Ben Casey
Merv Griffin
WSAZ
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WHTN
Buddy Storcher
King and
Odie
Buddy Starcher
Captain Kangaroo Fur School
Paul Dives
Captain Kangaroo
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Paul Dixon
Morning Star
Andy of
Mayberry
Dick Var Dyke
Donna Reed
Donne Reed
Father Krows
Father Keows
the Doctors
Another World General Hospital
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Mike Douglas
Night
Never Too Young
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Sea Hunt
Soupy Sales
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the Secret
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Chery Long
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John Moore
WLW
WHIZ
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WBNS
WTAP
Parkersburg
W. State St
Athens, Ohio
Woub -Tv
Merlin the Magician
Kyle Hill
Movie Guide
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Joanne Dru
Dorothy Matone
Alex Nico
Laurel and Hardy
Ransom
Glenn Ford
Jerry Izor
Stati
Col. Sanders Recipe
Kentucky
Columbus Road
N.E.T. Presents
Cag
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