Went First Class All the Way Says Scout From Jamboree
Middleport scout Karl Beck reports a first class experience at the Fourth National Jamboree of Boy Scouts of America held at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. He served as press representative for Section 25 and as Troop 27 kitchen chief while touring Washington DC and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Karl Beck
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
Karl
D. L. Beck
N. Third Ave
Fairfax
Washington
D. C
Arlington
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Mt. Vernon
White House
New York
Jamboree Trading Post
George Washington
Robin McKay
R. E. McKay
Bowling Green
Beck
Middleport Area Women Contribute to Church Project
Contributions by the Martha Class of Bradbury Church of Christ funded a new communion table and chairs for the sanctuary. A July birthday handkerchief shower was given to July-born members and dessert was provided by Mrs. Griff Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Martha
Bradbury
Griff Russell
Jessie Sisson
Carl Ebersbach
Wilbur Pierce
Meda Gibbs
Clarence Murray
Russell
Pierce
Robin Mills Fourth Birthday Celebrated by Grandparents
Robin Mills marked her fourth birthday with a party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mills on S Fourth Ave. Grandmother Shirley Mills baked a Walt Disney cake served with ice cream. Maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fisher of Mason joined the family for the celebration and a Lake Hope picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robin Mills
Robin
Robert Mills
S. Fourth Ave
Shirley Mills
Raymond Fisher
Mason
Robert
Cynthia and
Sherman Mills
Lake Hope
Eastern Star Past Matrons Picnic Friday at Harrah Farm
The Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star hold their annual picnic Friday at 6 p.m. at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Harrah near Chester. Mrs. Leo Vaughan, the Harrah daughter, will assist as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Max Harrah
Chester
Leo Vaughan
Harrah
Reynolds Family Visit Spans Kalmazoo to Coshocton
William Ritchie Reynolds and his sons Ritchie and Kenneth of Kalamazoo Michigan call on William Reynolds and wife on Palmer Street. Mrs Reynolds and daughter Patricia travel to Coshocton to visit her relatives and friends.
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William Ritchie Reynolds
Ritchie
Kenneth
Kalamazoo
Mich
William Reynolds
Palmer St
Reynolds
Patricia
Coshocton
Hemlock Grove Social Notes
Mrs. Kenneth Romine visited Lisbon Kentucky. Doyle Sargent and family moved into the booster station property at Darwin. Earl Smith and son Charles moved into the Sargents’ property. Bernard Paulsen of Columbus spent a weekend with his mother, Mrs. Clara Paulsen. Mr and Mrs Everett Taylor and Silas Taylor. Ziba Mickiff.
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Hemlock Grove
Kenneth Romine
Lisbon
Doyle Sargent
Darwin
Earl Smith
Charles
Sargents
Bernard Paulsen
Columbus
Clara Paulsen
Everett Taylor
Silas Taylor
Ziba Midkiff
Social notes from Harrisonville and surrounding towns
Mrs Lethia Cotterill spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Orville Whittington in Baltimore. Mrs Felix Alkire hosted a birthday party for her brother Roy Roger. Mr and Mrs Robert Rouley of Seattle and Mr and Mrs Harlan Jewell of Mt Clemens visited E V and Eugene Atkins. Mrs Helen Chapman and daughter Barbara of Silver Springs Md visit Mr and Mrs Dean Chapman and Mrs Chapman's parents Mr and Mrs B E Carl. Mrs Alma Atkins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Lethia Cotterill
Orville Whittington
Baltimore
Felix Alkire
Roy Roger
Robert Rouley
Seattle
Wash
Harlan Jewell
Mt. Clemens
Micah
E. V
Eugene Atkins
Helen Chapman
Barbara
Silver Springs
Dean Chapman
Rutland
Chapman
B. E. Carl
Alma Atkins
Tottering Old House In Middleport Finally Vacated
The condemned dwelling in Middleport once housing 11 people including eight children was vacated after a fire marshal order on February 23 1956. The roof leaked the chimney toppled and rotted floors made the home a health and fire hazard. Residents had urged demolition but a raze contract expired and no new home was found for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Arnold
John A. Cornell Rites To Be Held
Graveside services for John A. Cornell 47 die Tuesday in Columbus Hospital will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Riverview Cemetery in Middleport Friends may call at Rawlings Coats funeral home He is survived by his mother Mary Virginia Ferguson Cornell and sister Mrs M L Kelly Grant Sr Friday social announced in Pomeroy Ice cream social Friday at Rocksprings Methodist Church proceeds fund building upkeep
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Will Rush
Asa Jordan
Grant St
Ray Jordan
Patrick
Rachel
Chillicothe
Louis Hayden Jr
Charles Payne
Dayton
Louis Hayden
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Arnold Richards
Emmaline Bowles
Alma Bumgardner
Lulabelle Hampton
Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Piketon
Will Winston
Virginia Nell
Harrisburg
Riverview Cemetery
John A. Cornell
Columbus
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Cornell
John
Mary Virginia Ferguson Cornell
M. L. Kelly
Grant Sr
Rocksprings Methodist Church
Farmer with Oil Tractor Plows Like Ten Horses
A farmer using an oil powered tractor can perform plowing tasks that would require ten horses five hand plows and ten men, showcasing the machine’s efficiency and labor savings.
Legion Convention Reports To Be Made
Members of Feeney Bennett Post will report on the state American Legion convention in Cincinnati at the Legion Hall meeting tonight. Commander Lewis Long will preside. 1958 membership cards are available. A social hour with refreshments will follow.
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Middleport
American Legion
Cincinnati
Feeney-Bennett Post
Legion Hall
Lewis Long
Sales Tax Gains in 1957 Week Across Pomeroy and Nearby Counties
The week ending July 6 1957 shows Pomeroy Meigs County a gross prepaid sales tax gain of 349.49 over 1956. State Treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports total collections of 4335.67 versus 3986.19 last year. Six area counties rose while Gallia declined. Other counties listed include Athens Hocking Jackson Logan Vinton and Washington with higher year over year figures.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Tracy
Athens
Hocking
Jackson
Logan
Vinton
Washington
Gallia
Junior Camp Opens July 27 at Canter's Cave
Meigs County Extension Office announced registration for Junior Camp at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp near Jackson will be held Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Counselors for Camp Monday include Sharon Atkins Harrisonville and Duane and Helen K Barr Langsville. Senior camp registration was held Tuesday with Bill Starrett Pomeroy in charge of archery and Jo Hardy Harrisonville Road in charge of recreation. Others attending include C. E. Blakeslee county agent Mrs Geneva Nolan county home demonstration agent and Mrs Pauline Atkins Harrisonville.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Canter’s Cave
Jackson
Sharon Atkins
Harrisonville
Duane
Helen K. Barr
Langsville
Bill Starrett
Jo Hardy
Harrisonville Road
Ic. E. Blakeslee
Geneva Nolan
Pauline Atkins
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By Francis H. Klein
Richard Nixon
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
United Protestant
Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saint
Church of Christ
Hawk’s Nest
Camp Arrowhead
Huntington
Monticello
ADIOS
Cleland
Liberty
Ohio
Hong Kong
Rory Calhoun
Barbara Rush
Dolores Donlon
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
MEIGS
Three Brave Men
Ray Mill
Ernest Borgnine
Frank Lovejoy
Nina Foch
Dean Jagger
James Cagney
Humphrey Bogart
the Oklahoma Kid
James Callery Masshewy Bogart
Angels With
Marilyn Monroe
Dan Dailey
Donald O’connor
Mitzi Gaynor
James Craig
Lynn Bari
Pitcairn Island
Regalscope
Middleport Area
Roy Thorn
Billy Boyd
Eastiverpool
Sidney Pickens
Daisy Beaver
Racine
Pickens
Mr. Pickens
Thorn
Beaver
Charles McElhinny
G. G. Null
St. Petersburg
Fla
Kansas
Null
Florida
Fanny Green
Altoona
William Green
Keith Pratt
Chesapeake
Green
Mountain Lake
W. T. Grueser
Don
Karl Krautter
Elmer Grueser
Kay
Keith
Point Pleasant
Gruesers
Debra Grueser
Robert Jay
Nile Price
L. D. Scott
Emma Neighborgal
California
Nan Moore
Tucson
Ariz
J. M. Mourning
Sandra
Sharon Folden
Gallipolis
Sandra Simpson
Sixth Ave
Randcraft
Hartley & Bennett
Scott-Atwater Motors
Pomeroy, Ohio
Roush
Tottering Old House
Legion Convention
Mason City
Ella Wrenky
Fidelity
Liberia
Walgreen E.main
Elberfeld
t_DCI
Elberfelds
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