4-H Camping Season Kicks Off In Meigs County
Pomeroy officials announced the annual 4 H camping season for Meigs County club groups starts next Tuesday at 1 p m The junior campers meet at Canter's Cave with families providing transport Senior campers begin at 1 p m on Saturday July 21 Read lists name numerous junior and senior participants with their counselors and advisors reflecting a full season schedule
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Canter's Cave
Jennifer Lohse
Connie Morarity
Melanie Brown
Sheila Jean Hicks
Sandra Wells
Donna Burbridge
Sue Ann Myers
Patricia Lowe
Paul Lowe
Diane Jo Elwood
Gloria Rutherson
Ruth Edwards
Judy Butcher
Janis Hauck
Edward Bradley
Nancy Eichinger
Ronaleen Osborne
Dorothy Brown
Barbara Cleland
Thomas Hysell
June Neigler
Sharon Douglas
Dean Will
Thomas Reed
James Sheets
Richard Jeffers
Ruth Brothers
Barbara Davis
Elsie Arnold
Virginia Sample
Dorothy
Middleport Picnic Brings Daughters of America Guests
Theodorus Council Daughters of America hosted their annual picnic at Roadside Park in Middleport with about eighty attendees. Other local notices include obituaries and movements of residents between Nelsonville, Columbus, and Huntington, plus family and hospital updates.
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Middleport
Theodorus Council Daughters of America
Brenda Sayre
Michael Hendrick
Meigs County JC Votes On Broiler Festival Plan
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce members met with new president Roger Morgan to approve a poll, determine if a broiler festival will be held this year, and plan a board meeting on the first Monday of each month. They also voted $100 to the Middleport Park Association.
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Yomeroy
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roger Morgan
Jaycees
Middleport Park Associaton
Pomeroy Church News and Sunday Schedules
A roundup of church services across Pomeroy and area including Corcus EUB Syracuse EUB Church of Nazarenes Church of Christ and others with Sunday school times morning worship and evening services. Listings include pastors and midweek bible study times across multiple denominations.
Local Families Share Visits Across Towns and Churches
Parkersburg hosts the Elliott family with the Roberts. Blaxander Ky guests with the Whittaker and Spencer families. Racine and Syracuse connections include the Majority Bailey and Harris households. A long list of church services follows with times for Communion, preaching, Sunday schools, and prayer meetings across numerous churches including Keno Church of Christ, Carmel EUB, Naomi Baptist, Zion Church of Christ, Carleton Church, St. Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, Danville Pilgrim Holiness, Little Mocking Evangelical Methodist, Hysell Run Free Methodist, United Methodist, Christian Science, First Baptist, Alfred Methodist, Seventh-day Adventist. The schedule notes Sunday and midweek services, youth meetings, and special worship times.
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Roy Elliott
Parkersburg
George Roberts
al Whittaker
Blaxander
Charles Spencer
Arthur Majority and Sons
Oliver Bailey
Racine
Nathan Hysell
Pomeroy
J ©. McNay
Larry Morarity
Walter Harris
Syracuse
Allen Bailey
Albert Pearson
Eagle Ridge
Billy
Ronny Orr
Reedsville
Clint Orr
Jack Harris
Amy Wolfe
Keno Church of Christ
Hemlock Grove
Carmel Eub
Bradford
St. Lutheran — L
Mohrhoff
Trinity Lutheran
H. Hl. Fickenscher
Danville Pilgrim Moliness
W V_ Gilkerson
Harry Bates
John Turel
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Christian Science
First Baptist
Ralph C. Zudel
Helen Woodyar
Seventh-day Adventist
DAV Hall
Butternut St
Pator Arthur D. Leach
Laurel Run Laurel Run Reunion at Harden Home
The Harden Emily reunion gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Harden on Laurel Run with many Harden and related families from Logal Lockborne Port Clinton Obetz Columbus Lancaster and Itimore Md. Visitors included the Greene and Patton families and others sharing a Sunday visit and two week stay.
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Laurel Run
Harden Emily
Lee Harden
Carl Harden
Eugene Harden
Patty
Larry
Lloyd Nutter
Porter Harden
Dave Poling
Sherry
Nathan Rutter
Robert Harden
Claude Hansel
Logal
Grant Harden
Carol
Lockborne
Donald Harden
Paulette
Port Clinton
Jerry Clark
Debbie
Obetz
Blanche Griffin
Waveline
Iva Harden
Martha Hansel
Columbus
Gerald Greene
Roberta
Kathy
Lancaster
Clarence Greene
Bob Webb
Herman Bumgardner
Harry Greene
Bill Leonard
Mike
Logs
Leroy Pierce
Clarence Patton
Clara Gleason
Ray Flannery
Itimore, Md
Pomeroy Social Note Past Officers Meet
Past officers of Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star plan a family picnic Monday at 7 p.m. at Bailey's Lake. Mrs Chlorus Grimm president announced the Laughvers of Ruth Class of the United Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs Jacob Mees's home in Athens with a picnic supper to follow.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Bailey's Lake
Chlorus Grimm
Tne Laughvers
Ruth
United Methodist Church
Jacob Mees
Athens
District 13 Daughters of America hold annual picnic
The district officers and the Deputies Club met at Middleport Roadside Park Sunday for their annual picnic with Mrs Pribble Wilson presiding. The group outlined plans for the state session to be held at the Deshler Hilton Hotel in Columbus on Aug 21 and 22. A picnic dinner was served.
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Deputies Club
District 13
Daughters of America
Middleport
Pribble Wilson
Deshler Hilton Hotel
Columbus
Health and Safety Discussed By Syracuse Home Demonstration Club
The Syracuse Home Demonstration Club meets at 7 30 Monday evening in the Jade School kitchen to discuss Health and Safety. Mr and Mrs marry A Miller visit Huntington W Va to see their son Doug las spending two weeks at Arrowhead accompanied by Mr and Mrs Pete Morarity and children. Maude DeVel and granddaughter of Pomona visit Eddie Romine's home. The Romines and grandson Rickey Lemley return from a vacation visiting relatives in Maryland and Washington DC with Mansel and Rice families.
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Syracuse
Jade
Marry A. Miller
Huntington
W. Va
Douglas
Arrowhead
Pete Morarity
Maude DeVel
Pomona
DeVel
Tha Clark
Eddie Romine
Rickey Lemley
Reynolds Manzel
Faily
Maryland
Rodney Rice
Harry Rice
Washington, D.C
Romine
Mansel
G. W. Riddle
Charleston
New York Central Railroad
Russell Grimm
Lima
Grimm
Holderman Construction Co
Charles Hayes
Evans
Pomeroy
Bert Grimm
Columbus
Robert
One Bush Is Parent Of Blue Hydrangeas
In Middletown this season blue hydrangeas dominate yards tracing to a single source Mrs A W McKay planted about 30 years ago. David Miller of Cleveland sent the plant to her sister. she propagated cuttings with four of five successes. McKay has given hundreds of plants to neighbors. Soil alkali may shift blooms pink. Del Fife’s yard features over 40 blue blooms on one bush and 32 on another.
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Middleport
A. W. McKay
David Miller
Cleveland
McKay
del Fife
S. Second Ave
Virginia Fife
Refrigeration Shop Opens in Former Yellow Jacket Club
Robert Fife buys Russell property at S Third and Hamilton and plans a refrigeration service shop in the rooms once occupied by the Yellow Jacket Club. Mr and Mrs Fife and child. Mr and Mrs Robert McDaniel prepare Park and Broadway property with painting and improvements before moving there Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Harold Sargent of Pomeroy, owners of the McDaniel property, will relocate July 20.
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Muvulerunr
Nanges
Middleport
Russell
S. Third and
Hamilton
Robert Fife
Fife
Yellow Jacket Club
Robert McDaniel
Park and Broadway
Harold Sargent
Wilma Roush
Pomeroy
McDaniel
Wounded Man Dies In Hospital In Ohio Lincoln area
Luther James Lavender 42 of Point Rock near Carpenter dies in Holzer Hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Coroner says weapon was a Realider pistol missing from his father-in-law. Wife found him. services set at Oak Hill Baptist Church Wilkesville Strong and Sons funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Luther James Lavender
Point Rock
Carpenter
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County
Charles Russell
Strong and Sons Funeral Home
Wilkesville
Oak Hill
W. Va.) Baptist Church
Workshop Scheduled for Rutland Garden Club Plan
The Rutland Garden Club sponsors an all day program planning workshop at Rutland Methodist Church in Rutland in August. Mrs James Jackson former regional director district program chair invites Meigs Gallia and Vinton Counties garden club members and any club member to attend. Attendees are asked to bring sack lunches and the Rutland club will provide beverages.
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Middleport
Thi
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Rutland
Rutland Garden Club
Rutland Methodist Church
James Jackson
Ewington
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Baswood Lake Fishing Trip Highlights Regional Guests
Mrs. George Barber and grandson Wilfard joined Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Scott of Columbus on a Baswood Lake fishing trip near Ely Minnesota. They stayed at a lodge owned by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mitterman. Relations connect Mrs Barber with cousins including Mrs. Gladys Homan Mitterman and others in Athens. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thomas of Dayton to S. M. Dunlap family, Eunice Clark and kin, and Floyd Tremain of Mrs. Albert Tremain. The Rev W M Gilkerson and two daughters from Danville recently saw the Rev W M Brown. Richard Williams of Detroit visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams, with Mr. Williams improving after a long illness.
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Carbondale
George Barber
Wilfard
Ovid Scott
Columbus
Baswood Lake
Ely
Minn
Paul Mitterman
Gladys Homan Mitterman
Barber
F.C. Betts
Blanche LaFollette
E. J. Shannon
Athens
Dave Thomas
Dayton
Thomas
S. M. Dunlap
Eunice Clark
Floyd Tremain
Albert Tremain
W. M. Gilkerson
Danville
W. M. Brown
Richard Williams
Detroit
Ralph Williams
Williams
James Price Selected for Forestry Camp Program
James Price of Portland has been chosen to attend the 1956 Forestry Training Camp at Camp Pi Chi Pi, July 22 to July 29. Price, a member of the Future Farmers of America at Racine High School, will join fellow students for classes on forest management, wood utilization, reforestation, forest fire control, soil judging, and tree identification.
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Church of Christ In Christian Union
Guy T. Sayre
Pomeroy
James Price
Son
Gayle Price
Portland
Evai
Camp
Pi-Chi
Wednes
Evangelistic
Price
Ture Farmers of America
Salvation Army
Glen- Racine High School
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Romeroy National Bank
Centennial Church Services And Local Travel News
Rev Frank J Wright will conduct Sunday services at Centennial Congregational Church July 15. Local residents and families return from camps and vacations including Lancaster Ohio Washington DC and Charleston West Virginia. Attendees include the Cunningham family, Kincade and Root families, MacCaulsky and son, Walden visitors, and Kessler family from Winston-Salem. Several attended Oscar Bingman funeral at Nelsonville, a brother of Mrs Wes.
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Coolville
Frank J. Wright
Marietta
Centennial Congregational Church
Rita Cody
Betty McCutcheon
Shelva Scott
Phillip Harris
Nett
David Galbreth
Aaron Cunningham
Methodist
Lancaster
Ohio
Carl Kincade
Elwood Root
Andrew Mac Caulsky
David
Athens
Washington, D. C
Carl" Lockhart
Carl
Charleston
W. V
Hope Walden
Jack Kessler
Jenny
Johnny
Winston-Salem
N. C
Oscar Findling
May Tanborey
Alva Harper
Clara White
Andrew Theisen
Crooksville
Oscar Bingman
Nelsonville
Bingmen
Wes
National Child Welfare Citation Presented in Middleport
The National Child Welfare committee of the American Legion presented a citation to Feeney Bennett Post at the hall meeting led by Louis Long. Gale Hysell served as the local Child Welfare officer for the past year. An open discussion of Labor Day observance occurred but no action was taken.
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Middleport
National
Agricultural Society Tickets on Sale at Meigs County Fair
Meigs County Agricultural Society announces tickets available at Gilmore Supply Store in Pomeroy or from directors and secretary. Regular sale includes fair admission and free parking for members. membership tickets needed for exhibitors. Tickets also at fair gates and secretary's office during the annual county fair.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Allen C. Hills
Gilmore Supply
Hill
First Olive Mention in Biblical Ark Tale
The earliest recorded reference to olives appears in the Bible when a dove returns to Noah’s Ark bearing an olive twig, signaling renewal and peace after the flood.
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Noah
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Diana Stumbo
Carolyn Bradford
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Jack Morris
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Patricia Blakeslee
Sharon Atkins
Myrna Hoffman
Wanda Tackett
Phyllis Hilbert
Carolyn Ferrell
David Hill
Eleanor Well
Janet Jetters
Virgil Atkins
Mi Jenna Hysell
Sabucerier
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Robert Stephenson
R. C Konkright
Heath Methodist Church
C. E. Hoyt
First Baptist Church
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
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Harbarger
William Harbarger
Belford Harbarger
Austin Harbarger
Wailer
Logan
Louise Pearce
Susan Wallace
Margaret Clark
C. L. Deyo
Richard Pierce
D. H. Gay
Charles
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Mildred Whitlock
Louise Sullivan
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Philip Stephenson
Mineral
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C&o
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Lupert Theiss
Great Bend
Norman Theiss
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Harry Chessher
Washington
Michael Schaefer
Ralph Pratt
Fostoria
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P. F. Klein
Edward Price
Dorothy Henline
Akron
James Buck
McKeesport
Ertha Price
Wilson
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Sherman Weimann
Daughn
Fern Barker
Susan
Freddie Burton
Hod
Jan Allen Durst
Harry Durst
U. S. Air Force
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Texas
Life and Look
U.S
Pomeroy Church News
Corcus Eub
Church of the Nazarene
M. C. Larimore
NYPS
Donald Seevers
Christian Endeavor
Church of God
E. Main
Cherry Sts
N. W. Jenks
Edmond Life
Laurel Cliff
Rock Springs
R. M. Grove
WSCS
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Harold C. Doster
Bashan
Mrs
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Laurel
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Church News
Fred J. Gareigner
First Presbyterian
H. E. Ruppelt
Claremont E
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Heath Methodist
R. C. Konkright
Simon Subject
Finance ‘Commission
Board of Stewards
Robert Styers
Moriah Baptist
N. D. Borden
Dr. K. D
Amsbury
East Main Street
Crosley
Bendix
Bendix Dryers
Bendvue Theatre
Agricultural Society
Haven Theatre
New Haven, W. Va
Victor Mature
Guy Madison
Robert Preston
The
Tarring
James Whitmore
Anne Bancroft
Liberty Theatre
John
Fort Yuma
Peter Graves
John Hudson
Chap
Pomeroy Bend
Virgi
Jacqueline DeWitt
John Talbott
Rhowant Junction
Temple
Bill Elliott
Sara Shane
John Bromfield
Jess Barker
Madge Kennedy
Max Jersey
Joe Walcott
Andrews
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