Meigs County Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Huge but Ordered Crowds
Meigs County observed a calm Fourth of July with no arrests or major disturbances noted by Sheriff Robert Martenbach. In Racine the Fire Department and Emergency Squad reported about 2000 attendees across day events, including a parade with 30 entries and a full house for the Big Bend Minstrel show. The Racine floats won prizes, with the PTA entry depicting The Old Woman In a Shoe and other churches earning runners-up. CAP and Forked Run State Park hosted aviation displays, picnics, and fireworks as rain delayed the night but did not dampen spirit or safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
John Elwood
Elwood
Big Bend Minstrel Association
PTA
Howard Johnson
Racine Area
Critt Bradford, Jr
Racine Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Man
Larry Price
Portland
Meigs County
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Ara Swisher
Cheshire
Forked Run State Park
Mason Drive-In
Middleport Area Women’s News Notes Celebrate Parson’s Resignation
Co workers of the City Loan hosted a dinner at Martin Restaurant for Mrs. John Parsons Joann Gilmore honoring her resignation this month. Guests included Ernest Covert James Baldwin William Fee Frank Vaughan Violet Anderson Sally Priode Janice Struble and the Parsons. Cradle of Liberty Chapter will picnic at O P Klein home 1626 Rutland St with hosts Peter Frederick Klein Jr Barbara Jones and Susan Probasco. Mary Shrine members attended Ashland Shrine official inspection at the Masonic Temple with Marguerite Dutsch supervising. Families enjoyed Fourth of July picnics and outings at Jacksons Lake and at the Ohio River cottage of the Kleins and Fugues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
The
City Loan
John Parsons
Joann Gilmore
Martin
Parsons
Ernest Covert
James Baldwin
William Fee
Frank Vaughan
Violet Anderson
Sally Priode
Janice Struble
Cradle of Liberty
Children of the American Revolution
O. P. Klein
Rutland St
Kleins
Peter Frederick Klein, Jr
Barbara Jones
Susan Probasco
Sharon Jones
Mary Shrine
Jerusalem
Ashland Shrine
Ashland
Stewart Hawkins
Shepherds
Edith Hutinspiller
Elizabeth Lear
Pwap’s
Martha Wood
Anna Stevers
Gallipolis
Masonic Temple
Marguerite Dutsch
Tulsa
Okla
Hulda Klein
Frank Fugate
William Stoecker
Cincinnati
M. K. Fugate
Marsha
Frank
Ohio River
We Gates
Reedsville
Fugates
Thomas Jenkins
Mary
Rebecca
Athens
Social notes from Meigs General and area residents
Miss Carol Bachtel returns to nursing at Meigs General Hospital. Families and friends visit from St Petersburg Florida Athens Ohio Brownsburg Indiana and Cleveland with extended stops in Lookout West Virginia and Gallipolis. Lodging travel and family gatherings mark the holiday period and health updates for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Bachtel
Meigs General Hospital
Forrest D. Bachtel
E. R. Keig
Harry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bertie Bahr
Athens
William Fee
Ohio River
Emmons Mace
Tucson
Ariz
New York City
Hubert Mace
Robert Casto
Veteran’s Hospital, Huntington
George Casto
Ilzora Mason
L. E. Reynolds
George Stace
Kissimmee
Erroll Conroy
Akron
Gerald Powell
Mary Ruth Stace
Stephen
Mila Jane
Racine
Lazos
Heart Surgery Planned For Child in Columbus
Naomi Ohlinger three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Ohlinger will enter Children's Hospital Columbus Sunday for heart surgery after care by a heart specialist.
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Pomeroy
Naomi Ohlinger
Conrad Ohlinger
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Columbus Hospital
Middleport Church Schedules and Sermon Topics
Middleport churches list service times and sermons. First Presbyterian led by H F Rup pelt hold worship at 10:30 with Walking With God as the subject. Church groups meet through the week including deacons and choir activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
H. FE. Ruppelt
Syracuse Presbyterian
H. E. Ruppelt
God
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Christ
Bill Winner In Derby at Winton Park
A Cincinnati paper photo shows Derby winners from a Winton Park fishing contest for ages 6 to 16. Ten year old Bill Stoecker earned a movie camera and a rod plus reel for the largest weekly carp and the grand prize. Bill spends time fishing with his father and will spend two weeks at Camp Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cincinnati
Bill Stoecker
William Stoecker
Eva Mae Fugate
Winton Park
Bill
Camp Scott
Frank Fugate
First Check Given For Perpetual Care
The Cheshire Cemetery trustees report the first contribution for a perpetual care marker. Mr and Mrs Eber Willock announced their check was in the mail, following the publicized drive mentioned in The Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cheshire
Gravel Hill
Racine
C. P. Bradbury
Cheshire Cemetery
Eber Willock
Graveside Services for Infant Kimberly Crow Held
Graveside services were held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Letart Falls Cemetery for Kimberly Sue Crow, 15 day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Crow of Racine. The child died Tuesday in Holzer Hospital. The Crows also have three other children named David, Rookie, and Nancy Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Letart Falls
Kimberly Sue Crow
Alfred Crow
Racine
Crows
David
Rookie
Nancy Elizabeth
Holzer Hospital
Display of Flag Poses Problem
Middleport citizens debated whether to display the flag on the Fourth of July amid weather concerns. Threatening skies prompted plans to be away from home, with rains arriving around 3 30 p m and again after 11 p m.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Garden Club Meets Discusses Progress Planning
The Pomeroy Garden Club met July 1 at Mrs. Clair Karr’s home with 17 members and three guests. Attendees thanked Paul Genheimer for cemetery cleanup on Mulberry Ave. Mrs. Persinger spoke on designing a garden of stone walls on a rocky hill. A picnic is planned for August 5 at 6 p.m. at Mrs. J. E. D. Hartinger’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Persinger
Mechanicsburg
Pomeroy Garden Club
Clair Karr
C. E. W. Downie
Charles Lytle
Margaret Buerr
Mickey Williams
Paul Genheimer
Mulberry Ave
Ice Cream Sale Exceeds Expectation At Middleport Church
Twenty two gallons of homemade ice cream in several flavors and eleven cakes were sold by the Loyal Pals of the Middleport Church of Christ on the Fourth of July. The sale at the church began after 5 p.m. and finished around 7 45 p.m. with the supply exhausted.
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Middleport
L. E. Reynolds
Reynolds
Mary Potts 94 Honored by Syracuse Church
Syracuse reports Mrs. Mary Potts oldest member of the Syracuse Presbyterian Church celebrated her 94th birthday with a party on Wednesday afternoon. She received a gift from the Star Class and a bouquet from the deaconesses. Her niece Mrs. James Quick also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Mary Potts
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Maggie Hurd
James Quick
Potts
Visiting families gather at Ashbury Ridge
Visitation list shows Mr. and Mrs. Don Mash hosting guests including Frank Mash James Martin of Athens Asa Mash of McArthur and Ronald Marstiller of Connett. Also noted are Webster Newlun with multiple visitors from Athens Hocking Nelsonville Connett and others. Additional guests visit Clint Walker residents in Nelsonville and surrounding areas.
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Asbury Ridge
Don Mash
Frank Mash
James Martin
Athens
Asa Mash
McArthur
Ronald Marstiller
Connett
Webster Newlun
Bill Warner
Francis Stump
Hocking
Elmer Traugh
Nelsonville
Sam Dishong
Rusty Klinebriel
Jerry
Tom
Denney
Carl
Clyde
Arthur Johnson
Russell Stoner
Ralph Ogle
Baltimore
Ohio
Nettie Nan Carlin
Lillian Wright
Buchtel
Homer Prater
Bob Smart
David
Clint Walker
Meigs County Churches Diverse Sunday Schedules
Meigs County churches list numerous congregations with ministers and service times. Denominations include Church of Christ Seventh day Adventist Methodist Lutheran LDS and more arranged by town and building, with Bible schools and worship hours.
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Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Heath Methodist
Raymon Konkright
St. Paul’s Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
St. John’s Lutheran
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
Old Town Flat
C. W. Proffitt
Joe Williams
Ironton
Rutland
Syracuse
Dorcas Eub
Richard Young
Carmel
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Salvation Army
Scouts Sponsor Ice Cream Social Friday Evening
POMEROY Boy Scout Troop 250 will host an ice cream social at Arnold Service Station on the Pomeroy Ath ens Road Friday July 5 at 6 p m replacing the earlier July 6 date. Cake pie pop and popcorn will be sold with proceeds to the scout troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Boy Scout Troop
Arnold Service Station
Pomeroy - Athens Road
Deer shot in neck found near Reedsville river landing
A 75 pound young deer with a broken hind leg and a neck wound was found July 4 at the We Gates summer home of the Fugates near Reedsville on the Ohio River. Investigators could not confirm whether it was shot before or after entering the river and trapping gear.
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Reedsville
Mer
Frank Fugates
M. K. Fugates
Ohio River
Lock 20
Mrs. Miller Dies at 86 in Pomeroy Rites Saturday
Nancy Miller 86 died at her daughter's home near Pomeroy. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Bradford Church of Christ near Rutland, with Rev. Donald Severs presiding. Burial in Bradford cemetery. Survivors include seven children, 27 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren, and husband G W Miller predeceased in 1936. Funeral home handled arrangements.
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Pomeroy
Nancy Miller
Janie Miller
Bradford Church of Christ
Rutland
Donald Seevers
Bradford Cemetery
Ewing Funeral Home
Miss Miller
Lucy Glenn
Pataskala
Ruby Rubel
Hillsdale
Mich
Herbert
Marshall
Ronald
Middleport
Thomas
G. W. Miller
Miller
Man Injured While on Job at New Haven Construction
David Grindstaff 28 of Pomeroy was injured in a fall while nailing jack rafters on a New Haven home project. He fell about 20 feet striking a Roy Winebrenner truck and sustained a head laceration, arm and leg bruises, with possible back injury. He was taken to Meigs General Hospital by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad.
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Pomeroy
David Grindstaff
Racine
Meigs General Hospital
New Haven
Grindstaff
Roy Winebrenner
Syracuse
Post Dance Is Tonight in Middleport
Explorer Post 242 sponsored dance at American Legion Hall in Middleport. Dale Miller and Don Erwin say two dances from 7 to 9 p.m. for younger group. Proceeds fund Explorer activities and camping trips. prior fundraisers include car washes and bake sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Explorer Post 242
Explorer Scouts of
American Legion Hall
Feeney-Bennett American Legion
Dale Miller
Don Erwin
Tea flavor and caffeine content in leaves
The flavor of tea derives from curing and the essential oil in the leaves. Its stimulating quality comes from a small percentage of compounds chemically identical to caffeine found in coffee.
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Middleport Area
R. C. Konkright
Eudell
John Lockwood
Bowersville
Jackson's Lake
Lockwoods
Eudell Konkright
Middleport High School
Oxfords
Widdleport Personals
Dumont
Zenith
Allen Appliance
E. Main ST
Bendvue Theatre
Middleport Churches
Heath
Derby
Pomeroy Women’s News
Dale Dutton
Dutton’s Drug Store
Meigs County Churches
Rutland Church of the Navarene
Harold Klinger
NYPS
Apple Grove
Tuppers Plains
Freeland Norris
Bethel
Lawrence Chapel
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Harry Bates
Lauren Cliff Free Methodist
Church of Christ—Bible School
Earl Slack
Glenna Rummel
Racine Targer
the Methodist Church
Floyd Workman
Arlie Marks
Freelana Norris
Bill Orr
Victor Brown
John El‘wood
Oak Grove
Sutton
Antiquity
East Letart
First Baptist Church
East Main St
Ralph C. Zandel
Missionary Society
Chester Methodist Church
R. M. Grove
Alfred Methodist
Albert Warner
MYF
Christian Science Society
Liberty
the Man Down
James Arness
Emile Meyer
Harry Carey Jr
Glenn Ford
Ernest Borgnine
Jubail
Mickey Rooney
Jack Carson
Roughnecks
Bob Hope
Katherine Hepburn
Vistavision
Stephan McNally
Peggy Castle
Aldo Ray
Robert Ryan
Howard Duff
Victor Jory
Blackjack Ketchum
Desperado
White House
Pickens Paint & Howe
Mason, W. VA
Duke Cleaners Middleport
PT. Pleasant
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs—Pomeroy
Fred MacMurray
Jeffrey Hunter
Janice Rule
Chill Wills
John Payne
Mona Freeman
Peter Graves
Chuck Connors
Frank Pat
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Adolph Menjou
Citizens National Bank
Middleport, Ohio
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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