Meigs Chapter Hosts Continuous Sheep Dog Trials
The 10 AM to 4 PM event at Southeast Experiment Farm near Carpenter features 25 plus dogs with 15 minute runs each. Garrison Dayton Daily Times farm editor will cover the trials with photographers. an expected 2500 spectators from outside Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Southeast
Carpenter
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs
Izaak Walton League of America
Izaak Walton League
Garrison
Dayton Daily Times
Meigs County
North American Sheep Dog Association
Blakeslee
L. S. Powelson
Carpenter Experiment Farm
Roy
Hook and Line Men Crowd Fishing Spots
Cool spring and summer bring great fishing as anglers crowd Meigs and Gallia County spots. By 4:30 a m on July Fourth morning Eureka dam area drew 20 plus anglers. Reports include pike blue gills crappies and perch.
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Middleport
Meigs
Gallia
Eureka Dam
Evangeline Chapter CES Raises 10 Dollars for Education
Last week at the Masonic Temple the Evangeline Chapter CES contributed 10 dollars to the Week Day Religious Education project. Next Thursday the Evangeline Club will meet, an announcement stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
CES
Masonic Temple
Evangeline Club
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Multistop Community Visit
The Pomeroy B and G Club met at the Melchers home with Miss Paxton and Mrs Melcher as hostesses. Attendees included Mrs Warner Miss Bahr Miss Scholl Miss Forbes Mrs Melchior Miss Paxton Ed Gettles of Point Pleasant Mr Arnold of Gallipolis and others. Ed Fruth and sister visiting Mulberry Ave mark a 42 year gap since his last visit. Pat Jones convalescing at Holzer Hospital. Mary Elizabeth Chapman and Mrs Chapman visited from Parkersburg. Carolyn Smith visiting family. employed in Washington DC.
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Pomeroy
B and G
Louis Melcher
Bessie Mae Paxton
William Warner
Elsie Bahr
Ruth Scholl
Marjorie Forbes
Louis Melchior
Bessie Paxton
Somerville
Claire Ed Gettles
Point Pleasant
John Arnold
Gallipolis
EB. K. Lippincott
Harry
Chester Road
Ed Fruth
Miss Fruth
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Elbert Robinson
Mulberry Ave
Fruth
Carolyn Smith
Florence Smith
Butternut Ave
Miss Smith
Washington, D. C
Pat Jones
Holzer Hospital
Frank Chapman
Mary Elizabeth
Parkersburg
Shower Honors Mrs Vin cent Broderick on Chester Road
Mrs Earl Stobart hosted last Wednesday a bridal shower for Mrs Vincent Broderick the former Emma Grueser. The attendants included Mrs William Theobald Mrs William Morris Mrs John Turner Mrs Emil Ball Mrs Herbert Dixon Mrs Thomas Rich of New York City and several Grueser family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Stobart
Chester Road
Vincent Broderick
Emma Grueser
Agnes Grueser
Catherine Grueser
George Grueser
Marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Purcell and Archie D Kuhn
Miss Mary Elizabeth Purcell of Lancaster and Archie D Kuhn of Lancaster Ohio wed in a Lancaster area ceremony. Rev James Walker officiated the single ring vows at the home of Mr and Mrs Ersel Davis Nye Avenue. The couple plans a home at 210 South Maple Street Lancaster.
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Ersel Davis
Nye Ave
Mary Elizabeth Purcell
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Archie D. Kuhn
Ohio
James Walker
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Martha Butrick
Kuhn
Davis
Lancaster High School
Parfitt Family News and Local Visits Across Ohio
Miss Rosalie Parfitt of Holzer Hospital School of Nursing spent the weekend at Jackson and Buckeye Lake. Fred and Mrs Terrill of Columbus visited Mrs Victor Harbrecht and Mrs Edward Parfitt. Paul Tedrow and daughter Joyce Paulette returned to Middletown after visiting Mulberry Ave residents and friends in Columbus Portsmouth and Hamden. Earle Dobbie and family bring home their 13 year old son Jimmie after a ruptured appendix with services at Ewing Funeral Home Thursday. Gladys Parfitt and daughters Rosalie Donna with Mrs William Clarr and son Bill were Huntington visitors. Betty Tedrow accepted a position at Ohio Associated Telephone Co in Pomeroy. Edward Ohlinger hosted a dinner for Mrs Orin Sloan and Rosemary of Winchester Indiana. guests included Mrs L C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalie Parfitt
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Jackson
Buckeye Lake
Fred Terrill
Columbus
Victor Harbrecht
Edward Parfitt
Paul Tedrow
Joyce Paulette
Middletown
Ohio
A. R. Tedrow
Mulberry Ave
Portsmouth
Hamden
Earle Dobbie
Hoboken
N. J
Pomeroy
Jimmie
Ewing Funeral Home
Gladys Parfitt
Rosalie
Donna
William Clarr
Bill
Huntington
Betty Tedrow
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Edward Ohlinger
Athens Road
Orin Sloan
Rosemary
Winchester
Indiana
L. C
Scouts Back From Camp at Camp Kootaga
A group of seven Pomeroy Boy Scouts returned from a week at Camp Kootaga on the Hughes River 18 miles from Parkersburg. Scoutmaster Ralph Spencer reported it was their best camp yet with a Court of Honor and Board of Review held during the stay.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boy
Camp
Kootaga
Parkersburg
W.va
Hughes’ River
Ralph Spencer
Joe Foster
Pomeroy Explorer Scouts
Party Honors R. A. Lee at 84 in Racine
Mrs. A. A. Proffitt hosts a family reunion at her Racine home celebrating the eighty four th birthday of R. A. Lee, Ravenswood resident and father of the host. Guests include relatives from Ravenswood Mansfield Akron Pomeroy and Canton with several Paxton and Lee family members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
A. A. Proffitt
R. A. Lee
Edelen
Ravenswood
Gene Reed
Akron
Teddy Paxton
Mansfield
Charles Paxton
Bessie Mae Paxton
Pomeroy
Robert Jenkins
Canton
Proffitt
Ruth Entsminger RN Returns to Clinic Duties in Mason City
Ruth Entsminger RFN, who recently came back from Manila and was discharged from the Army Nurse Corps as lieutenant, has begun work as nurse in charge at the Keig Clinic in Mason City West Virginia. She has stayed with her mother Mrs David Entsminger since return and is a Middleport High School graduate and Kanawha Valley Hospital School of Nursing alumna.
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Middleport
Ruth Entsminger
Manila
Army Nurse Corps
Keig Clinic
Mason City
W. Va
Miss Entsminger
David Entsminger
Middleport High School
Kanawha Valley Hospital School of Nursing
Charleston
Petitions Available for Township School and Village Offices
Meigs County Election Board in Pomeroy offers petitions for township office school board and village seats on Saturday. Requests by mail require name and post office address and petition type. Final filing date is August announced by Albert Gloeckner clerk of the board of elections.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Election Board
Board of Elections
Albert Gloeckner
Harman Family Vacation Update Corrects Employer
Nathaniel Harman and Mrs Harman with their children are visiting Mrs Harman's parents Mr and Mrs J K Smith and other relatives on Sixth Ave. Mr Harman is with B F Goodrich Co Akron not The Imperial Electric Co as previously reported.
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Middleport
Nathaniel Harman
Legion Club Auxiliary Meeting Tonight at Legion Hall
The Legion Club Auxiliary will meet this evening at the Legion Hall on North Second Ave replacing the previously announced location. The regular Thursday night dance will also be held in the Legion Hall as announced.
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Middleport
Legion Club Auxiliary
Legion Hall
N. Second Ave
Legion Auxiliary
C J Koehler Dies at Home in Wheeling
Charles J. Koehler 72 a former Pomery resident and Ohio River Salt Corp. president died July 3 at his Wheeling West Virginia home. Funeral July 7 in Wheeling. Burial beside his late wife Margaret in Wheeling cemetery. Survived by siblings and several relatives.
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Pomeroy
Charles J. Koehler
Ohio River Salt Corp
Wheeling
W.va
Margaret
Koehler
Cincinnati
Evangeline Candy Co
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Pomeroy Lodge
Pomeroy Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Bosworth Council
Royal and Select Masons
Ohio Valley
New Homes Are Occupied In Middleport
Justice of the Peace L B Higgins and wife Patti moved to Pomeroy from the R A Miller apartment on S Third Ave. Roscoe Meadows and wife moved from Varney apartment to the McCarty apartment on S Third. Dea Hayes moves to live with sister M J McCarty. Lee Stickler and wife moved from Bowling Green to Paul Smith home on S Second Ave. Stanley Warren and wife moved from Pratt apartment on N Second Ave to Portsmouth.
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Middleport
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Patty
Pomeroy
R. A. Miller
S. Third Ave
Roscoe Meadows
Varney
McCarty
Dea Hayes
M. J. McCarty
Lee Stickler
Bowling Green
Paul Smith
S. Second Ave
Stanley Warren
Pratt
Second Ave
Portsmouth
Daily Bible School Opens at Minersville
Daily Vacation Bible School begins at Minersville Methodist Church for two weeks. Leaders are Miss La Vaun Augsburger of Bluffton and Miss Dorothy Williams of Lima. Sponsored by the Christian Business and Professional Women of America. Helpers include Mrs. Bradford Maag Mrs. Herald Roush Mrs. Will L. Thomas and Miss Esther Joseph. Day sessions start at 9 a.m. Evening services for youth and adults at 7 30 p.m.
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Minersville
Minersville Methodist Church
la Vaun Augsburger
Bluffton
Ohio
Dorothy Williams
Lima
Christian Business and Professional Women of America
Bradford Maag
Herald Roush
Will L. Thomas
Esther Joseph
Funeral Services Set For Allen Lemley
Allen Lemley 36 died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at Bethesda Hospital Zanesville. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at Rawlings Coats funeral home with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery. He was from Duncan Falls and relatives arrived to complete arrangements.
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Middleport
Alex Lemley
Duncan Falls
Allen Lemley
Bethesda Hospital
Zanesville
Rawlings- Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Wedding Permits Issued by Meigs Probate Court
Meigs County Meigs Probate Court issued marriage licenses to Elbert Bolin and Naomi Wood. Charles Karr and Mildred Teaford. Thomas Roush and Dorothy Roach. Douglas McDonald and Margaret Flinn. Raymond McConnell and Geneva Woods. John Jones and Hazel Sanders. Clyde Johnson and Elizabeth Ferguson.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Probate Court
Elbert I. Bolin
Besco
W. Va
Naomi Wood
Racine
Charles Karr
Middleport
Mildred Teaford
Thomas R. Roush
Clifton
Dorothy M. Roach
Douglas F. McDonald
Parkersburg
Margaret Flinn
Raymond McConnell
Hobson
Geneva Woods
Rutland
John Jones
Marion
Ohio
Hazel Sanders
Clyde Johnson
Beckley
Elizabeth Ferguson
Measle Victims Listed In Middleport
A list shows Doris Rice Karen Sue and Judy Ann Gregg among children with measles in Middleport where doctors call it the old fashioned form. Physicians report high fevers and severe illness as the spring outbreak continues.
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Middleport
Doris Rice
Karen Sue
Judy Ann Gregg
Daughter elected National Secretaries Association president
Julia Mae Wilburn, daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Wilburn Hudson Sr, has been elected president of the National Secretaries Association. Miss Wilburn is a former member of the US Marine Corps.
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Middleport
Julia Mae Wilburn
W. P. Wilburn
Hudson Sr
National Secretary's Association
Miss Wilburn
US Marine Corps
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