Bible School Ends With Community Program In Middleport
The two week vacation Bible school concluded with a Thursday night program in the Middleport High School auditorium drawing over 200 children. Craft displays from the departments lined the Central building before the vesper service led by Mrs. Donald Boone featured songs recitations and scripture.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Meigs County Infirmary
Jim Butcher
Ted
David Buskirk
Alan Canning
Dale Walburn
Donald Boone
Christ
Howard Ruppelt
Middleport Ministerial Association
Meigs County
M. E. Dowson
Society To Install Officers In July Worship Service
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Asbury Methodist Church met at Mrs. William Eichinger’s home to plan officer installation by Dr. L L Roush during the July 12 worship service. Mrs Royal Thomas led a devotional on Community Center and the Changing City and Miss Marcia Karr read two poems. Mrs Eichinger hosted refreshments for members and one guest Mrs Helen Damewood while thirty one shut in calls were reported.
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L. L. Roush
Syracuse Park
Marcia Karr
Eichinger
Helen Damewood
Social News From Laurelville and Surrounding Towns
Laurelville Sunday guests included Mrs. Robert Roll and daughters Chilli cothe and Mrs. Cecil Roll and son Hallsville. Hart saugh family hosted Circleville visitors Cindy and Mrs. Celesta Hoy. Pocahontas lodge ladies met Adelphi with several named attendees. George Armstrong of Dallas visited his father Wayne Armstrong. Harold A. Lyons of Lyons Tire Service filed suit in Meigs County against Stanley Stearns for 604.57 on an alleged account.
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Loie Tatman
Robert Roll
Chillicothe
Cecil Roll
Hallsville
Glen Hartsaugh
Cindy
Circleville
Celesta Hoy
Homer Hartsaugh
Tiffin McNeal
Pocahantas Lodge
Adelphi
Mary Campbell
Clarence Bryan
Wayne Vorhees
Debbie
Mary Woodard
Helen Lively
Cliff Downing
Wayne Azbell
Robin
George Armstrong
Dallas
Tex
Wayne Armstrong
Sam Ippilitto
Beecher
Jane
Columbus
Pomeroy
Harold A. Lyons
Lyons’ Tire Service
Huntington
W. Va
Meigs County
Local personal notices from Point Pleasant and nearby towns
The column lists visits and travels of residents from Fair Haven Methodist Church families and friends. Names include the Lam bert and Downey households in Belle and Orlando, plus Connie Switer in Chesapeake, Walter Bulmer in California, and the Kirkwood and Hite families visiting from Point Pleasant and Fairfield Beach. Horton Eckard of Point Pleasant undergoes surgery in Huntington. Beale School principal Ee is noted with family hospital visit.
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Downeys
Connie Switer
Chesapeake
Ortho Switer
Walter Bulmer
California
Roy Pussell
John Kirkwood
Point Pleasant
Russells
Helen Fowler
Roy Buckalew
Huntington
Marvin Baker
Detroit
Mich
Joe Hite
Eloise O’connor
Charles Byers
Fairfield Beach
Ohio
Maurice Mayes
Henderson
Harold Call
Viand St
Clarksburg
Call
Fairmont
Wheeling
Susie
Oglebay Park
Miss Call
West Virginia
Horton Eckard
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Ee
Beale School
el Ferry
Ruth Schools
Wednes
Personal Notes From Meigs Counties 1892
Local paper 1892 Meigs County items cover Antiquity Banner Tuppers Plains Chester West Bedford Hemlock Grove and traveling families. Highlights mention Misses Sayre Parkins and McGraw visiting, breeding and selling livestock, renovations, farming updates, and a trip by Harvey Van Vranken family to Washington and New Jersey for educational and World’s Fair exposure.
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Meigs
Mollie
Elva Sayre
Allie Parkins
Beech Grove
Tom Sayre
Marietta
Harvey van Vranken
Scott
Jennie
Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Harvey
Washington
Seventh annual Hereford field day set for July 12
Southeastern Ohio Hereford Association secretary Hiram Slanter announces the seventh annual field day to be held July 12 at the Wagoner Hereford Farm near Athens. The basket picnic starts at 1 p.m. and is open to members and guests. short talks will be given by leading cattlemen.
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Hiram Slanter
Southeastern Ohio Hereford Association
E. R. Wagoner
Athens
Wagoner Hereford
Presbyterian Star Class Meeting at First United Church
The Star Class led by president Mrs Florence Potts opened with Matthew 5 1 20. They voted to fund curtains for the church annex and held a Bible quiz led by Mrs Mayme Holmes. Mrs Hazel Clark to host next and Mrs Ada Slack to lead the program.
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Florence Potts
Star
First United
Mayme Holmes
Hazel Clark
Ada Slack
Laurel Run Visitors Include Several Local Residents
Recent visitors to Laurel Run included Mrs. Lottie Patton accompanied by Walter Dawley of Barberton and others such as Mrs. Norma Harden, Mrs. Richard McDonald with Deb Ricky and Kenny Wood, Tom Tigner, Mrs. Kath ryn Russell, Mrs. Ruth Boyd of Columbus, and Mrs. Vesta Chesher. Mrs. Ruth Todd spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Bernice Dalton, in Albany.
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Lottie Patton
Walter Dawley
Barberton
Norma Harden
Richard McDonald
Debby
Ricky
Kenny Wood
Tom Tigner
Kathryn Russell
Ruth Boyd
Columbus
Vesta Chesher
Ruth Todd
Bernice Dalton
Albany
Bible School Opens at Sutton Methodist Church
Two week program begins Monday at Sut ton Methodist Church Bashan Racine Road with sessions from 9 to 11 30 a m Rev Arthur Stitt serves as pastor. Middleport Philothea Society holds annual family picnic Thursday at 6 30 p m at Middleport Roadside Park.
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Pomeroy
Sutton Methodist Church
Bashan-Racine Rd
Arthur Stitt
Middleport
Philothea Society of the
Middleport Church of Christ
Whiteds Announce Engagement
Mr and Mrs Lowell C Whited of Racine announce the engagement of their daughter Judith Gayden Whited to Harold L McClaskey son of Mr and Mrs Cecil McClaskey of Racine. Judith is a Utica High School graduate. Harold is a Racine High School 1960 graduate and is serving in the U S Army stationed at Wilmington Ohio Air Force Base.
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Racine
Lowell C. Whited
St. Louisvile Rt. 1
Judith Gayden Whited
Harold L. McClaskey
Cecil McClaskey
Utica
McClaskey
U.S. Army
Wilmington
Ohio
Air Force Base
Alfred VBS Classes End After Week of Instruction
Vacation Bible School concluded at the Alfred Methodist Church after a week of instruction led by Mr. and Mrs. William Uber missionaries from Wellston. Attendance averaged 55 students and helpers for the program directed by Jean Atherton, Charlotte Van Meter, and Linda Henderson.
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Alfred
William Uber
Wellston
Alfred Methodist Church
Jean Atherton
Charlotte van Meter
Linda Henderson
Miss van Meter
Henderson
Atherton
Doris Dillinger
Florence Spencer
Fannie Bernard
Isola Taylor
Iris Carr
Osie Follrod
Thelma Henderson
Sharon Boyles
Grace Swartz
Grace Dorst
Shirley Jones
Juanita Swartz
Follrod
Meigs General Hospital Admission Notes
Ruth Ann Smith of Reedsville, Benjamin Hall of West Columbia, W Va, and Dessie Patterson of Pomeroy were admitted to Meigs General Hospital.
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Ruth Ann Smith
Reedsville
Benjamin Hall
West Columbia
W. Va
Dessie Patterson
Pomeroy
Court Receipts in June for Judge Porter Office
Receipts totaling 1150 listed for June include 386.50 to the state, 21.20 to the sheriff, 372.61 to the county general fund, 251 to the law library, and 119.50 to the county auto license and gasoline fund.
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Pomeroy
Frank W. Porter
Law Library
Ruth Ann Smith taken to hospital after illness
Ruth Ann Smith of Reedsville was transported to Meigs General Hospital by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad on Thursday after becoming ill at home.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Ann Smith
Meigs General Hospital
Reedsville
Manning Kloes Named Leader of Tuberculosis Group
Mrs Manning Kloes was named executive director of the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association, succeeding Wallace Bradford who led the group for ten years. The Middleport resident returns with prior bank and secretarial experience and lives with her husband and two children Kent and Lori on South Second Avenue.
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Manning Kloes
Middleport
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Kloes
Citizens National Bank
New Loan
Association
Wallace Bradford
Middleport High School
Atkins Chick Hatchery
Gallipolis
Kent
Lori
Cross
South Second Ave
Klees
June Smart
Paul Smart
Rutland Garden Club delegates and plans announced
Mrs. Paul Winn of Bradbury was elected delegate to the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs meeting in Dayton August 13 14 during a Rutland Garden Club gathering at Mrs. Robert Reibel s home. The group reviewed county program plans including an evergreen at Meigs County Children s Home a county wide flower show November 28 29 and 25 cent dues. The club scheduled a Sept 5 and 6 flower show and announced a July 13 demonstration by Mrs. Reibel for the Harrisonville Girls 4 H Honor Club. A July 27 flower arranging workshop at Rutland Methodist Church basement was set with hostesses serving a salad course.
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Rutland
Paul Winn
Bradbury
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Dayton
Rutland Garden Club
Robert Reibel
Reibel
Meigs County
Rutland Club
Harrisonville Girls
Robert Jewell
Cash Johnston
Guy Larkins
Melanie Young
Winn
Rutland Methodist Church
Three Return From Church Lab School
Mrs. Bernard Fultz of Heath Methodist Church Mrs. C. F. Tompkins of United Methodist Church Pomeroy and Mrs. Wesley Bennett of Cheshire church returned from Findlay where they attended a five day laboratory school for Sunday schools. They stayed at Findlay College dorm and joined sessions at Howard Methodist Church learning new teaching methods for the Sept 1 Bible school curriculum change. Mrs. Nan Moore of Heath Church will attend a similar laboratory school in Urbana during the week of July 13.
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Middleport
Bernard Fultz
Heath Methodist Church
C. F. Tompkins
United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Wesley Bennett
Cheshire Church
Findlay
Findlay College
Howard Methodist Church
Nan Moore
Heath Church
Urbana
Pomeroy Meet ings and July 4 Dance Planned
The Meigs County Fair Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Rock Springs Fairgrounds board office. Home economics contests are set for Wednesday when the Racine Grange meets at the Grange Hall. The Pomeroy Police Department will host a July 4th dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday on the Pom eroy tennis courts with the Jays as emcees.
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Meigs County Fair Board
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Racine Grange
Grange
Pomeroy
Jays
Two Accidents Reported Police Seek Girl Driver
Police reported two vehicle collisions in Gallipolis. A girl driver unknown beyond license plate backed into a parked car of William Carter on Eastern Avenue near Bob Evans Drive. A second crash occurred at Third Avenue and Cedar Street involving James Carter and Gerald Brown where traffic lights were out due to repairs. no injuries or charges reported.
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Gallipolis
Bob Evans
Eastern Ave
William B. Carter
High St
Middleport
James C. Carter
Gerald R. Brown
Oak Hill
Third Ave
Cedar St
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Melanie Young spent two weeks visiting relatives in Middleport and returned home Wednesday with her grandfather J A Young Sr and Mrs Young. Visitors included Mr and Mrs William Durst and children from Lima, who later traveled to Virginia to see more relatives.
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Melanie Young
Woodsfield
J. A. Young, Sr
Young
William Durst
Jeff
Barbara
Lima
David Durst
Dana Hamilton
J. F. Graly
Youngtown
Ariz
H. W. Graley
Joliet
Ill
Frieda Faehnle
Virginia
George Siddall
Plattsburg
Paul Smart
George Hackett, Jr
Manning Klees
Forked Run Lake
Jean
Jane
Juli Whitehead
Reedsville
Harold Sauer
Mary Ruth
Joy
Camden Park
Huntington
Miss Pyles Heads Aides at Pleasant Valley Hospital
Miss Sharon Bragg was elected president of the Candy Stripers at Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant. Shirley Pyles is vice president Diane Grimm secretary Betty Sturgeon corresponding secretary Sandra Gregory treasurer. A picnic and swimming party at Corey's Dam is planned for July 11 with assembly at the hospital at 9 30 a.m. and a sack lunch to be brought.
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Point Pleasant
Sharon Bragg
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Shirley Pyles
Diane Grimm
Betty Sturgeon
Sandra Gregory
Corey’s Dam
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