Pomeroy High Band Activities Set to Begin in August
Pomeroy High announces the start of band activities in August with preliminary sessions for freshmen and new students. Woodgeard outlines registration schedules for instrumental study, majorette auditions, and marching band practice, stressing parental attendance and early instrument room orientation.
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Pomeroy High
Wien
Vist
Inuse
Sim Sneat
Majorette Pionare
Woodgeard
pers + ‘sion
Thirty 4-H Members Head to Camp at Canter's Cave
Thirty Meigs County junior 4-H club members, with counselors Patty Douglas Patty Blakeslee Eleanor Wells and Franklin Epple and advisors Mrs. Robert Turner and Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee, departed today for Canter's Cave Camp in Jackson County. They will spend a week at the 4-H camp and return around noon Saturday. Senior campers go to camp Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeroy
Meigs County
Canter's Cave
Jackson County
Patty Douglas
Patty Blakeslee
Eleanor Wells
Frankin Epple
Robert Turner
C. E. Blakeslee
Memorial Services in Middleport for Mrs Huggins
Memorial services for Mrs William Huggins will be held tonight at 8 30 by Meigs Temple 132 Pythian Sisters at the Rawlings E Coats Funeral Home Miss Erma Smith announces. Mrs Huggins who died Sunday morning was active in church and lodge work and a member of Middleport Church of Christ with services Wednesday at 2 pm and burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Chesire.
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Middleport
William Huggins
Meigs ‘Temple
Pythian Sisters
Rawlings E Coats
Erma ‘Smith
Pythian
Huggins
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Hobart Bowman
Hugin
Brothers
Athe Daughters of America
Royal
Bowman
Altedine
Calle
Bernice Darst
Pomeroy
L. D. Diles
Dana Hamilton
Milton Hamilton
Marietta
Engagement and wedding notices from Middleport society
Middleport society reports engagements and wedding events including Adrien Lincoln Munn engaged to Miss Mills with a family gathering at the Smart home and plans for Cincinnati hospital work. Marion Badgley Hu k's June 21 wedding shower. layette shower hosted by Paul Mart and daughters for local families. The notes name individuals, homes, schools, and future plans in a period social column tone.
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Middleport Society
Middleport
Mrx
Smart
Eugene Russell Mills
Third Ave
Coleman
Deco- Mills
Mtations
Iddleport
Marion Hawk
Ethel Badgley
W. L. Badgley
Broadway
Hawk
First Baptist Church
Badgley
Jtt
Bradbury
Mileton Hood
Middleport Exange
Mr. Hawk
Price Hawk
Pomeroy
Two Men Fined in Court of Mayor
Two men paid fines in the court of E. F. Robinson. Joe Napper of Pomeroy was fined $10 and costs with a suspended sentence. Elvin Daniels of Middleport was fined $5 and costs for intoxication and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, per Patrolman Bryne Vaughn.
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Romnur
E. F. Robinson
Joe Napper
Pomeroy
Day
Jor
Els
Middleport
Intoxin
Daniels
Bryne Vaughn
New Polio Cases Listed for July 17 in Ohio
Columbus reports 35 new polio cases for the week of July 17 to 23, raising the year total to 187 per Health Director Ralph E. Dwork. The prior year saw 143 cases and a yearly total of 250. New today include 10 under five, 12 age five to nine, 1 in ten to nineteen, and 11 in twenty or older.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph E. Dwork
Burial services held for Mrs Packard at Sand Hill
Mrs Marjorie Packard died at her home survived by two sons and a daughter. Burial rites were conducted at Sand Hill with Reverend Williams officiating. Enlistee Donald Kine Packard, son of Mr and Mrs John Borgan of Detroit, attended training and service at Sampson AFB. Relatives from McArthur Belpre and New England attended the services as part of the long training prior to assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Packard
Sand Hill
Pomeroy
Wlltary
Sampson ‘al Lowell
Force Base
Donald Kine
Packard
John Borgan
Detroit
Rutland
Abbine
McArthur
Belpre
New
England
Helen Benson
Christine Garrison
Columbus
Linas
Federated “Church
Rove
Dale H. Ratliff
Cave
Florida
Walter Kennedy
Srrhers
Sir
Mex
Wallace Amber Ate
Toger
Daughter
Theer
Dic Weel
Michigan
Gerald McIntosh
Ren
Low Ann
George
George Hoeflich
J. L. Spencer
Inciaw
Norman’ Arduser
Toledo
Judy Bush
Barara Ken
Fritz Buck
Bobby
West
Donald Cox
Jill
Hillsboro
Walter B. Miller
Peacock Ave
Ella R. Farmer
Mansfield
A. H. Pisher
Alonzo Caster
Charles Downie
Pat Vaughan
John Bryant
Douglas Seyler
Dick Vaughan
Camp Arrowhead
West Virginia
Jack West
Memphis
Tenn
Mildred Radford
James Hazelton
Circleville
Joe Gite
Danny Jor
Bernard Ledile
Shirley
Carol
Eugene F. Frye
Bristol
Bob Dillard
Cincinnati
Robert Coates
Stan
Frank Leslie
Barbara
New Hyde Park
N.Y
Rich
Margaret Taylor
C. O. Patterson
South
Ohio May Set New Birth Record in 55
Mirx Lena Braham of Belpret and her son Elmer home on leave from the army visited Mrs Beaham's cousin Mrs SRN at East Liverpool after a three week visit with Mr Swan's mother Mrs Cora.
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Ohio
Mirx Lena Braham
Belpret
Elmer
Cave
Beaham
Mrs “Srn
East Liverpool
Mr. Swan
Cora
Birth Announcements and Population Notes Across States
Birth notices report a son born to Mr and Mrs Ono in Washington with health director Ralph F Dwork confirming the year’s birth rate may hit a record. Grandparents listed include fist five months of 1985 totals and a rise over 1994. A Darton family reunion is planned for Cutler with Bill Singer providing music, weather backups at the church.
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Bus
Ono
Ralph F. Dwork
Mia
Wilam Mason
Seatt le Draxe
Harry ‘Drake
Paul
Jason
Reedgille
W Va
Forte
Cutler
Darton
Bill Singer
Arms Demonstration Set At Pomeroy Gun Club
POMEROY will host a demonstration by Ken Beegle of the Remington Arms Co. at 3 p.m. Thursday at the local gun club. The event promotes arms and features Beegle presenting on firearms.
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Ken Beegle
Remington’ Arms Co
Park Plan Boosters Buy 234 Shares at Middleport Meeting
The Middleport Park Association reports 2M shares were sold to boosters for the park plan. Bruce Loyd says funding for a new building linked to the swimming pool is in hand. A bond sale drive and house to house canvassing are underway to support construction. Curtis Jenkinson and Lewis Sauer Jr aided pool site work.
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Middleport Recreation Park
Middleport Park ‘Association, Inc
Bruce Loyd
Loyd Sala
Vile Ringe
Curtis Jenkinson
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Gibbs Family Reunion Held at Burr Oak Lake
The Gibbs family held its annual reunion Sunday at Burr Oak Lake honoring Mrs Jen Gibbs birthday. Attendees included Dane Tracy of Marietta Kart Warner of Zanesville W A Gibbs and family Rolland Paula Jean New Lexington Roger Landa Joseph Gibbs Danny Joe Brenda Jim and others from Circleville and Cincinnati.
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Rumen
Gibbs
Burr Oak Lake
Jen
Dane" Tracy
Marietta
Kart Warner
Zanesville
W. A. Gibbe
Bill
Jeti
Pomeroy
Pearson’ Gibbe
Chilldren
Rolland
Paula Jean
New Lexington
Russell Gibbs
Roger
Landa
Joseph
Bbs
Danny Joe
Circleville
William
Swatzel
Brenda
Jim
Cincinnaii
Meigs General Hospital Notes List of Residents
Meigs General Hospital notes list names from Middleport Cheshire Pomeroy and surrounding areas. Includes Mrs C C Johnson Mrs Ray Woodgeard David Dodson Clara Niggemeyer Phillip Burch Alphonse Schorn Bertie Rickard Roy O Dell Ed Griffith Coolville George Hobstetter Betty Bradge May Clyde Rusk Kay Landaker Charles Priley Elizabeth Ghureh William Pierce William Wallace Ada Norris.
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Meigs General Hospital
Ben Philson
Middleport
C. C. Johnson
Cheshire
Ray Woodgeard
Pomeroy
David Dodson
Near Pome
Phillip Burch
Alphonse Schorn
Bertie Rickard
Roy O'Dell
Mra Ed Griffith
Pomeroy Coolville
George Hobstetter
Betty Bradge
May. Francis
Clyde Rusk
Sandra” Kay Landaker
Charles Priley
Mise Elizabeth Ghureh
Wiliam Pierce
Wiliam Wallace
Ada Norris
Card Shower Planned for Chief Wolte Birthday
Friends of Chief s Police Waller FE Wolte plan a card shower for Saturday July 30 to honor the long time chief on his birthday. He has not been able to attend duties with the Comeroy Police Department for several weeks due to illness details.
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Pomeroy
Police
Waller FE
Wolte
Lanning
Comeroy
Detellines
Meigs County News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Recent visitors included Mr and Mrs Marion McClure and their son. Meigs residents shared news of upcoming Junior Chamber of Commerce events. The group gathered at the D A V Home and at various local homes for dinners and social calls.
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Cart Sojostrand
Aurora
Burt Day
J. W. Brogan
Marion “McClure Fale
Burt Gavcers
Will. Meer Pomeroy
Meigs Coun
Mraty
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Marion McClure
Harold Hutton
D. A.V
A.W. Rupe
Butternut Ave
RC. Follrod
Carpenter
Sam Huston
Carl E. McClure
Albany
Meigs Marriage License Granted to Croswell and Wagner
Paul Croswell aged 42 of Minersville and Margaret Wagner aged 33 of Che were issued a marriage license in Meigs County. The couple documented their intent to wed in the local courthouse records this week.
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Meigs
Paul Croswell
Minersville
Margaret Wagner
Che
Nationalists Fire On British Vessel Off Formosa
A 1896 British cargo ship was riddled by bullets on July 9 while docked in a Chinese port opposite Formosa. In related news Grace Isabel Weese was named executrix of Ella Hallam's estate in Meige County Probate Court.
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Charles Hong Kong
Formosa
Ameroy
Grace Isabel Weese
Ella Hallam
Meige County
Entertaining and visiting crowds span Pomeroy area
Pomeroy society notes Mrs Etta Lemley hosted 17 guests for potato salad sandwiches coffee and lemonade on Liberty Ave. Harrisonville Mr and Mrs Harl Haning celebrated 39th wedding anniversary with about 40 guests. Dozens of area residents and relatives visited others in town, with long lists of names and places including Athens Middleport Smoky Hill AFB Salina Columbus and Circleville during a period of home gatherings and travels.
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Harrisonville
Harl Haning
Gertrude Neutzling
Scott Neutzling
Robert Hale
Athens
Emma Leithelt
Sylvia McMaster
Middleport
Homer Hawkins
Rutland Road
William Welker
Linda
Debbie
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Kansas
Deville Wells
Charles Sauer
Sally
Robert Hamm
Barbara
Chillicothe
J. 0. Roedel
JH Donovan
Atlanta
Middleport Car Hits Wagon Injuring Two Children
Two children Cynthia Hauck aged 2 and Michael Hauck aged 3 suffered injuries when a car driven by Mrs. Robert Conkle struck a wagon on Gravel Hill near Locust Street in Middleport. Both youngsters were rushed to Holzer Hospital with head and leg injuries. the teen uncle aiding the scene escaped with arm injuries and was not hospitalized.
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Middleport
Holzer Hospital
Conkle
Everett Bostic
Park and Page
Gravel Hill
Cynthia
Michael
Robert Conkle
Pital
John
Hauck
Russell
Mim Hauck
New York
New Down
York
Meigs County 4-H Clubs Hold Meetings with Projects and Fundraisers
Several Meigs County clubs including Green Clovers and The Stitch and Chatter met at Judy Sauer and Long Bottom locations. Members reviewed books projects for the fair, planned fundraisers for camp, and learned knifing, dress modeling, and ice cream socials. Vickie Clark and Mrs Nolan led sessions, with leaders presiding and refreshments served by members.
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Vickie
Mary Marshtall
Blakeslee
Adrian Carson
Marshall
Harold Sauer
Meigs County Fair
Howard “Nolan
James Meredith
Green ‘Clovers
Judy Sauer
Brownell Ave
Linda Meredith
Judy
Nancy Skinner
Long Bottom School
Hemlock Grove
Marilyn Ann Stockton
Vickie Clark
Howard Nolan
Combined Services Set At Forest Run Naomi
Morning watch services of the Hattie Jackson Guild of the Forest Run and Naomi Baptist Churches will be held at 6 a.m. Sunday at the Forest Run Church. Mrs Allen Hampton and Mrs Howard Eng ish serve as councilors of the Naomi and Forest Run groups respectively. Men Witla Smit is advisor of the guild today.
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Summiur
Hattie Jackson Guild
Forest Run
Naomi Baptist
Allen Hampton
Na‘omi
Howard Engish
Witla
Smit
T He
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Janet Koehler
Carpenter Boys
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Pauline Gibson
Roberta Hoover
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