Workers and families attend Imperial Electric picnic
More than 200 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of The Imperial Electric Co. plus families joined the Saturday evening picnic at Rocksprings Fair Grounds. The event featured contests, music, dancing, pony rides, and refreshments served cafeteria style with prizes awarded in several games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Imperial Electric Co
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Grange Hall
Bly
Hortense Humphrey
Edward Moore
Wendell Bunce
Henry Clatworthy
Ellison Spencer
Clatworthy
Virginia Long
Dean Will
Letart Falls Couple Wed In Pinellas Park Church
Miss Jeannie Shields and Richard E. Hagan wed at the Pinellas Park Church of Christ in Letart Falls. The ceremony at 8 p.m. July 10 featured Milton W. Bryan as escort and Marv in Hagan as best man. The couple planned a Tampa post wedding dinner and temporary residence with the bride’s parents as they begin citrus grove work in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Pinellas Park
Fla
Church of Christ
Jeannie Shields
Clarence M. Shields
Richard E. Hagan
T. O. Hagan
Florida
Charlies Haslam
Milton W. Bryan
Bryan
Marvin Hagan
Ant
Thomas Hagan
Bobby Hagan
Donna Keener
Diane Hagan
Tampa
Mr. Hagan
Citrus Grove
Third Friday Club Picnic at Midlport Roadside Park
The annual Third Friday Club picnic was held Friday evening at Mid dleport Roadside Park. Attendees included Mrs. W. J. Durst Mrs. Cleland Heines Mrs. Addie Grueser Mrs. Henry Reibel Mrs. Ernest Rhodes Mr. Everett Dailey Mrs. Albert Ebersbach Miss Ann F Ebersbach Miss Kate Ebersbach Mrs. Bentz Wolfe Mrs. Neutzling and Mrs. Grover th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
W. J. Durst
Cleland Heines
Addie Grueser
Henry Reibel
Ernest Rhodes
Firs
Everett Dailey
Albert Ebersbach
Ann F Ebersbach
Katebersbach
Bentz Wolfe
A Neutzling
Groverth
4-H Club Entertains Pomeroy Mothers at Tea
Mothers attended a Pomeroy Benders 4-H Club meeting and tea at advisor Mrs. E. Blakeslee’s Lincoln Heights home. President Sharon Bahr led the session after opening with the Lord's Prayer and a group sang the 4-H Club song as demonstrations were shown. Minada Murray demonstrated hemming a napkin and Janet Carpenter demonstrated hemming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bahr
Geneva H. Nolan
Blakeslee
Jean Ellen Dabo
Jeanette Crooks
Patty Blakeslee
Minnda Murray
Betty Hamm
Susan Young
Ww. R. Carpenter
Sidney Lanier
Vincent Dabo
Walter Crooks
Earl Howard
Clayton Bahr
Natalie
Deanna Ewing
Florida
Deanna
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Benders
E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Heights
Judy Lanier
Melissa Koward
Sharon Bahr
Bahr
Minada Murray
Janet Carpenter
Pomeroy Bend Grange Meeting Set at D Home
Pomeroy Bend Grange will meet Wednesday at the D home on Butternut Ave. The notice announces a local community gathering with members expected to attend at the familiar neighborhood address.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend Grange
Vvm
Butternut Ave
Surprise birthday party in Pomeroy honors Mrs Johnson
A surprise birthday gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson in Wolf Pen honored Mrs. Johnson. Many relatives and friends attended from Pomeroy and nearby towns. Cards and gifts were present. ice cream and cake were served.
Family visits end as travelers return home
Mrs. Eleanor McCaw returns to New York City on Saturday after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ashworth. Sandra Kay and Brenda Sue Ingraham come home Sunday from Lisbon after two weeks with their father F. Whitney Ingraham. Mr. Ingraham returns to Lisbon Sunday evening after taking his daughters home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor McCaw
New York City
Elmer Ashworth
Sandra Kay
Brenda Sue Ingraham
Lisbon
F. Whitney Ingraham
Mr. Ingraham
Orpha Class Picnic At Lake Burr Oak
Glouster Orpha Class of the Methodist Church met at Edith Freland’s Lake Burr Oak home for a picnic dinner Thursday evening. Attendees included Mona Morris Vera Meade Mary Rogers Loretta McLaughlin Ethel Blower Mabel LaFever Pauline Gamwell Mabel Landers Edithe Vaughn Irene Williams Margie McGee Mary Hall Audrey Frassier Jeannine Byers Forrest Strohmeyer and Dianne Foldy.
WCTU Meeting Set For Monday Evening At Jones Home
The WCTU will convene Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Jennie Jones with Mrs Goldie Willis as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Jennie Jones
Goldie Willis
Trimble WSCS Meeting Set for Wednesday at 8 p.m
Trimble Woman's Society of Christian Service plans a gathering Wednesday at 8 p.m. hosted by Mrs Grace Sayre. The event will take place at her residence.
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Trimble Wscs
Grace Sayre
Mrs. Alleman Visits DeLong Family in Buckhannon
Mrs. B. M. Alleman of Buckhannon West Virginia is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. G DeLong. On Thursday she will accompany them to West Virginia to visit Mrs. DeLong's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Withers. Ina Morgan Elizabeth Gordon were guests of Evan Morgan and son in Columbus. Jack Edwards and son Dicky of Dayton recently visited Mrs. Essa Caireiti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Alleman
Buckhannon
W. Va
L. G DeLong
Picnic and family visits dot Union Furnace area
The Truth Seekers Sunday school class held its annual picnic at Rachelmacher Park in Logan. Local residents announce births and visits, including Mr and Mrs Donald Bennington welcoming a daughter, and many relatives from Hemlock Grove Obett Jackson Elyria Lancaster Toledo St Louis Mich and Mt Arthur noted visiting or moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dan Jones
Walter McGee
Harold Thompson
Annajane
Mt. Arthur
Ross Steele
Robert Lafollette
Walter Smith
Elyria
Rhoda Smith
Logan
Robert Stimson
Hazel Sneel
Lancaster
Elbert Arnett
Cora Rosg
Millie King
Addison Frey
Gladys Moriarty
Toledo
Wavalene Frey
Jane
Wilda Boyles
St. Louis
St. Louis, Mich
Hawley Baby Born in Columbus with Grandparents Visiting
Mr and Mrs James F Hawley announce the birth of a daughter Saturday in a Columbus hospital. Grandparents are Albert Smith Pomeroy and Edward Hawley Minersville. Great grandmothers Mrs Dena Zwilling Pomeroy and Mrs Edith Hood Minersville. The couple also has a daughter Rebecca Ann, age four. Mrs Albert Smith travels to Columbus to help.
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Pomeroy
James F. Hawley
Lois Smith
Columbus
Albert Smith
Edward Hawley
Minersville
Dena Zwilling
Edith Hood
Salt and the Church at Hocking District Meet
Dr. Charles E. Holzer Jr of Holzer Hospital spoke at Mount Moriah Baptist Church for the Hocking District Missionary Society meeting on the topic Salt and the Church He urged Christians to add zest to life and make the church a mission not a mere association urging unity beyond race and creed and noting the church’s vital role after Christ's crucifixion. Several attendees and performers participated including Mrs Allen Hampton Janet Wright and Mrs Callie Bangs with Rev Nile D. Borden closing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles E. Holzer Jr
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Hocking
Christ
Holzer
Supreme Court
Brotherhood of Man
Allen Hampton
Pomeroy
Janet Wright
Young Peore’s Missionary Society of Zion Baptist Church
Rutland
Arold Richards
Mt. Moriah
Campbell Harper
Richards
Irving Baumgardner
Harper
Nile D. Borden
Charles Wise, Jr
Louis A. Bangerter
Nellie Winston
Ix Pastors Are Visitors
Two former ministers visited Middleport on a Sunday with families from Vanlue Newark and Middleport. Rev. Harry Rothrock retired and guest preached at Wariew while Rev. Charlies Pomeroy sang with his son Judson at First Baptist Newark. Soloist Bill Darst played trumpet during morning service. Lily and rose arrangements came from Mrs. Harry Hysell’s garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Toners
Harry Rothrock
Vaniell
Ohio
Charlies Pomeroy
Newark
Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Wariew
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Rothrocks
Homer E. Cook
Pomeroy
Judson
First Baptist Church
Pomeroys
Paul Smarts
Bill Darst
Ohio State University
Gerald Anthony
Harry Hysell
Gravel Hill
Weekend calls keep Middleport squad busy
The emergency squad of the Volunteer Fire Company answered three calls Saturday and Sunday. Vera Covert fell from her bicycle after getting tangled with her swimming suit, injuring a blood vessel and was treated at Meigs General Hospital. Billy Jo Matheny cut her foot on glass and was hospitalized briefly. Electa Hysell suffered a heart attack at home and was taken to Meigs General Hospital in serious but stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Volunteer Fire Company
Vera Covert
Ernest Covert
Seventh Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Billy Jo Matheny
N. Second Ave
Electa Hysell
Hysell St
Lord Hysell
English Girls Brand Friends Initials in Self Inflicted Scars
News from Nottingham reports a teenage craze where girls carve initials of American airmen into their legs and arms with brands or burned wood. Authorities and schools, including Nether Street School headmistress Miss W. L. Hawkridge, warn of lifelong scars and possible blood poisoning as 27 youth groups in Nottinghamshire move to curb the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
W. L. Hawkridge
Nether Street
Swindon
U. S. Air Force Base
Lightning Toll Bell And Burns Church
Fire destroyed the 93 year old Bethsaida Baptist Church in Atlanta after lightning struck the bell tower. Neighbors saved the pulpit, piano, records and other furnishings but water shortages hampered firefighters efforts. The timber church dated to 1861 and had Civil War history.
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Atlanta
Bethsaida
A. O. Williams, Jr
College Park
Sherman
Grindley 40 dies in Syracuse at home of parents
George William Grindley 40 died Sunday morning at his parents home in Syracuse from a heart ailment. Survived by his parents brother Eber Akron and several uncles and aunts and two nephews. Widow Mildred Strauss Grindley died in 1950. He belonged to local Masonic bodies Presbyterian Middleport church IBEW Car mans Association. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ewing funeral home with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Scottish Rite
Masonic Lodge
Middleport
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Carman’s Association
New York Central Railroad
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove
Grindleys
Four Month Old Cunningham Ill With Pneumonia
In MIDDLEPORT, the four month old son of Mr and Mrs James Cunningham was taken to University Hospital for observation and treatment after doctors diagnosed pneumonia. Beverly Perrin, daughter of Mrs Charlotte Perrin, sustained bruises and shock from a yard fall on Chestnut Street and was treated at Meigs General Hospital before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Cunningham
Jeannette Moore
University Hospital
Beverly Perrin
Charlotte Perrin
Chestnut St
Meigs General Hospital
Legion Post To Meet At W Main Street Tonight
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will meet at the post home on W Main Street tonight. A report on the delegate to the annual boys state will be given and a watermelon feed will be held, commander Paul Casci said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
W. Main St
Paul Casci
Porch additions and repairs in Middleport homes
A full length new porch was built for the Harry Hysells at 660 High Street. Extensive repairs were made at 913 Locust Street. These improvements add to spring property upgrades in Middleport.
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Middleport
Harry Hysells
High St
Locust St
Middleport Visitor Notes Illness of Mrs Archie Ellis
Mr and Mrs Charles Ellis and Mr and Mrs Robert Ellis visited Middleport due to Mrs Archie Ellis illness. Linda and Donna of Altamont, Illinois joined, and Alfred Ellis of Lancaster also visited. Mrs Archie Ellis is reported improved with Charles Ellis remaining longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Archie Ellis
Charles Ellis
Robert Ellis
Linda
Donna
Altamont
Ill
Alfred Ellis
Lancaster
Masters to attend rites for G W Grandley in Middleport
Master Ma sons meet at Middleport Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m to attend special rites for the late G W Grandley. The services proceed to the Ewing funeral home at 8 p m as announced by Howard W Russell.
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Middleport
Middleport Masonic Temple
G. W. Grandley
Ewing Funeral Home
Howard W. Russell
Five Injured in County In Three Car Accidents
Meigs County sheriff reports five people injured in three weekend accidents. The worst injuries were to Mrs. Joseph Craplicki and her daughter Sharon both of whom were involved in a northbound crash on Route 33 near Darwin. Additional incidents included a single-vehicle wreck on Route 33 injuring Vernon Snyder and Marcus Hoplite and a collision on Route 124 injuring Marie Cross. Multiple arrests followed for driving offenses.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Charles Russell
Joseph Craplicki
Sharon
Cvaplicki
Chicago
Ill
Russell
Darwin
Barbara
May Vokes
Francis
Ciscero
Meigs General Hospital
Vernon R. Snyder
Lancaster
Snyder
Marcus Hoplite
Hoplite
Marie L. Cross
Miss Cross
William E. Kessee
Belpre
Kessee
Gilkey
G. W. Grindley
Syracuse
Grindley
Main St
Don Roush
Hartford
W. Va
Ralph F Eisenhower
Portland
Ernest Cheadle
Long Bottom
Cheadle
Pool Rules Discussed At Middleport Meeting
MIDDLEPORT The recreation committee chaired by Brice Lloyd discussed Municipal Swimming Pool rules and regulations and the need to safeguard children from accidents. Lloyd said there is no grudge discipline but rules must be obeyed or merg may be dismissed. Guards will check youth behavior as rowdyism is to be curbed.
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Middleport
Brice Lloyd
Lloyd
J B Holbert Dies Aged 74 In Newark
J B Holbert 74 a former Glouster resident died at his home in Newark He is survived by his wife Emma three sons Walter Frank Far Buckeye Lake four daughters Marie Peer Robert Hill John S Edwards Raymond Knight and one brother James C Holbert Graveside services will be held at Hollister Cemetery at 12 30 p m Wednesday
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Glouster
John B. Holbert
Newark
Emma
Walter
Frank
Far
Buckeye Lake
Marie Peer
Robert Hill
Columbus
John S. Edwards
Johnstown
Ohio
Raymond Knight
Omaha
Neb
James C. Halbert
Hollister Cemetery
Birth of Debra Lyn and second daughter announced
Mr and Mrs Gerald Vernon of Glouster announce the birth of a daughter Debra Lyn on July 2 in Wadeworth Ohio Grandparents include Mrs Evelyn Vernon Glouster and Dwight Martin Murray City Also Mr and Mrs Charles Vernon Glouster announce a daughter with grandparents Mrs Evelyn Vernon Glouster and Mike Bycofskis Jacksonville Great grandmother R E Davis of Jacksonville is ninth and tenth great grandparent to both babies
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Glouster
Gerald Vernon
Debra Lyn
Wadeworth
Ohio
Evelyn Vernon
Dwight Martin
Murray City
Charles Vernon
Mike Bycofskis
Jacksonville
Red Cross To Meet Pomeroy
The executive board of the American Red Cross will meet in the chapter room at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Arthur Strauss, executive secretary, said all board members are asked to attend the important meeting.
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Pomeroy
The
American Red Cross
Arthur Strauss
Meigs Amvets To Meet At Minersville School
Meigs Post 30 Amvets will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Minersville school building. All members and eligible veterans are invited, said commander William Grueser.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Amvets
Minersville
William Grueser
Attending Wedding Near Point Pleasant
Mrs. Flossie Frecker and son Johnny joined Mrs. Ralph Frecker, Vicky Lynn Zimmerman, and Mrs. Raymond Oliver and granddaughter of Cleveland to attend the wedding of their niece Miss Ann McCullough in Point Pleasant. They then visited the Roy McCulloughs in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Flossie Frecker
Johnny
Grant St
Ralph Frecker
Vicky Lynn Zimmerman
Columbus
Raymond Oliver
Cleveland
Point Pleasant
Ann McCullough
Huntington
Roy Mc-Culloughs
Ground Is Broken For Mount Moriah Bulletin Board
Ground for a bulletin board at Mount Moriah Baptist Church was broken with Mrs. Kathryn Payne turning the first spadeful. The Mount Moriah Missionary Society sponsors the project and funds are being raised through events such as an ice cream festival held in Mrs. Nellie Winston's yard. A dedicatory program will be planned after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mount Moriah
Dixon announce birth of son Roger Eugene
Mr and Mrs Herbert Dixon announce the birth of a son Roger Eugene born Friday at Meigs General Hospital. Grandmother is Mrs Clara Grueser of Enterprise. The couple also has a daughter Susan, age five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herbert Dixon
Roger Eugene
Meigs General Hospital
Clara Grueser
Enterprise
Dixon
Susan
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Imperial Electric Picnic
Bob Hysell
Carolyn Russell
Edward Moore, Jr
Jean Taylor
Eddie Fife
Nelson Leport
Billy van Meter
Jim Carnahan
Elson Spencer
Judith Jacobs
Dale Jacobs
Andrew Pavlish
Donna Wells
Clarence Hassler
Hassler
Pomeroy Social Notes
Zemo
Liberty
MGM
Kathryn Grayson
Ava Gardner
Howard Keel
MGM and
Paramount Cartoons
Charles Sayre
Fritz
Don
Billy
Henry Wells
Doris Ann
William Wells
Edward Weila
Rhetta
Johnsen
Jack
Margie
Mary Sue
H. Robeson
Ann
Everett Lambert
Jo Ann
Elmer Morris
Bryne Vaughan
Carolyn Jean
Harley Haning
Gene Lambert
Charlotte
David
Donnie
Harley FE. Johnson
Herman Warner
Sandra
Mark
George Warner
Richard
Marjorie
Gene Frans
Kay
Mike
Charles Smith
Lawrence Smith
Joseph Johnson
Joseph
Ray
Larry
Kenneth
Beverly
Pomeroy Personals
Robinson
Trimble
WSCS
Clouster Personals
Union Furnace
W. Grindley
Legion Post
Widdleport
E. F. Robinson
Guy Adams
Ervin Smith
Reedsville
State Highway Patrol
Smith
Joe Rockwell
J. B. Holbert
Red Cross
Meigs Amvets
the Boy From
Oklahoma
Will Rogers
Nancy Olsen
Lon Chaney
Anthony Caruso
Wallace Ford
Slim Pickens
Casanova
Frigidaire
J. O. Roedel
Hackett
SOHIO
Karr & van Zandt
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