Minstrel Cast Confirmed for Big Bend Show at Meigs Fair
The Big Bend Minstrel Association finalized the third annual production at the Meigs County Fair in Pomeroy with cast assignments set Monday night at Pomeroy High School. The August 16 performance at 8 10 p m will close the fair and feature a Racine Volunteer Fire Department fireworks display. Returning veterans Roy Reuter Orval Wiles and Charles Werry join newcomer Joe Kennedy for end men roles. mammy roles go to Esther Sylvester and Ernestine Werry. Norma Euler Kathryn Crow Bill Childs and Bob Hoeflich take high brown parts. chorus lines include Sandy Potts Mary Amberger Vickie Brown Paula Sayre Carla Wilson Maida Roush and others with Ramora Boice Freddie Brown Bill Young and Carla Clark among soloists. Blacklights and outdoor staging mark the production with Mrs Olive Ingraham and an accompanying orchestra.
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Pomeroy
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Meigs County Fair
Pomeroy High School
Racine
Esther Sylvester
Ernestine Werry
High Brown
Norma Euler
Kathryn Crow
Bill Childs
Bob Hoeflich
Charles Swisher
Bruce Stalnaker
Bill Gibbs
Bill Anderson
Roger Hines
Bill Clark
Robbie Brown
Mec Callin
Caroline
Donna Reibel
Kathyn Wolfe
Ballin
Jack
Tiny Pony Chorus
Sandy Potts
Mary Amberger
Vickie Brown
Paula Sayre
Carla Wilson
Maida Roush
Joyce Case
Sharon Brown
Ruth Ann Edwards
Jeannie Landreth
Renatta Baxter
Reva Rea
Carla Clark
Olive Ingraham
Middleport Personal Notices and Social Chorus of Visits
Mrs Harley Brown and son Robert relocate to the Davis apartment Ash Street while Major Brown serves overseas. Ruth Ann Edwards omitted from Metho dist Youth Fellowship group that toured Lancaster Camp Grounds Health Church MYF. Numerous local families visited kin and attended church dedications. travels include Washington D C, the Smithsonian, and a Westward tour by Dr and Mrs Davis and four daughters.
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Harley Brown
Kathryn Roush
Robert
Davis
Ash St
California
Major Brown
Brown
Lee Roush
Ruth Ann Edwards
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Health Church
MYF
Lancaster Institute
William Pugh
Patricia
Harry Brooks Jr
Pugh
Martha Watkins
Hobson
Roseville
William V. Skaggs
Richard
Harry Brooks
Watkins
Griff Russell
Colorado Springs Corp
Lyston Sewell
Wanda Russell
Russell
West
Barbara Jean Sewell
Lloyd Jarvis
Cheshire
Winfield Dent
Roger
Pearl St
Wilbur Koenig
Brownell Ave
Elmer Frost
Reedsville
Oscar Weber
Leonard Koenig
Long Bottom
Orin Smith
Federated Church Pomeroy
Douglas Allen
Richard Rosenbaum
Lewis Long
Joyce
Jan
Michael Family Reunion Held at Rock Springs Fairgrounds
The Michael family of the late Paul and Kathryn Michael held its annual reunion at the Rock Springs Fairgrounds with Pomeroy E. F. Michael elected president. Also chosen were B. E. Carl as vice president Mrs. Oliver Michael as secretary treasurer and Elbert Fulwider as historian. Attendees included N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. F. Michael
Paul
Kathryn Michael
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
B. E. Carl
Oliver Michael
Elbert Fulwider
Meigs County Land Transfers and Reunions
Multiple property transfers listed in Meigs County from Clinton Fraley and Margarette Fraley to Chester and Elsie Price and other deeds to Elson Spencer Dorothy Spencer Hil ton Wolfe Ruth Wolfe and Floyd Farra Mona Farra. Affidavits of transfer and a large list of names accompany transfers in Middleport Pomeroy Racine Albany Rutland Belpre and Syra cuse. A reunion is scheduled next year at the Rock Springs fairgrounds on the last Sunday in July.
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Clinton Fraley
Margarette Fraley
Chester Price
Elsie Price
Dyesville
Chester V. Cross
Pearl Cross
Charles G. Cross
Martha Cross
Lucious Cross
Mary _ Cross
George Kerns
Madaline C. Kerns
Zana M. Cross
Elson Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Hilton Wolfe
Ruth Wolfe
Floyd Farra
Mona Farra
Racine
Wilbur D. Young
Ruth A. Young
Raymond Fischer
Hattie Fischer
Pomeroy
W. Carl
Bertha Carl
Wilmer R
Harrisonville
J. W. Brown
Middleport
Gerald Michael
Brenda
Gary
Carl
Syracuse
E. F. Michael
Dylvan Michael
Gertie Rockwell
B. E. Carl
Ernest Powell
Clay Evans
George Michael
Oliver Michael
Nancy
David
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
POMEROY Birthday Celebration Highlights Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Paul Saunders hosted a birthday anniversary dinner at their Bidwell home. Guests included Vern Davis Ernest Carpenter Linda Moore Patty Saunders Paula Jean Saunders and Jeffrey Wilson from Pomeroy Vern Davis of Middleport Carpenter of Porters and the Saunders family plus their daughters.
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Pomeroy
Paul Saunders
Bidwell
Vern Davis
Ernest Carpenter
Saunders
Paula Jean
Patty
Carl Moore
Linda
Jeffrey Wilson
Middleport
Porters
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and A New Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bing visit Columbus to see Mrs. Julia McGhee while others from Columbus guest relatives in town. The Varsity Garden Club hosted a tea at Mrs. B L Franklin's home with floral displays. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold V Lookado Jr.
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Bidwell
Mrs
Harry Bing
Columbus
Julia McGhee
William Fraley
Hazel Ferris
Maurice Dennett
Virgie Ravella
Hal Shoemaker
Varsity Garden Club
B. L. Franklin
Harold V. Lookado, Jr
Mrs. Elizabeth Link Dies in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walker learn of Elizabeth Link's death in Columbus. She died unexpectedly at her Columbus home Sunday. Funeral services were held in Columbus today.
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Pomeroy
Walter Walker
Elizabeth Link
Columbus
Knights Templars Picnic Postponed to August Twenty First
The annual Ohio Valley Commander 24 Knights Templars picnic, originally set for Thursday evening, has been postponed to August 21.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Valley
Knights Templars
Flower Exhibit Sunday in Wilkesville theme Summer Echoes
The Garden Club will hold a Sunday flower show with the theme Summer Echoes offering amateur entries in multiple classes. Entries must be grown by exhibitors with timed judging from 1 p.m., and specimens may not be removed before 5 p.m. Various artistic, junior, and horticulture classes specify arrangements, toy parades, May Baskets, and potted violet varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Garden Club
Junior Homemakers Club Meeting Notes
The Junior Homemakers Club of Middleport met at Mrs. C. L. Tannehill home. The project lesson covered completion of project books. Seren Lewis demonstrated “How To Cut and Join a Bias Strip.” Members discussed ideas for their fair booths.
Riverview 4-H Club Prepares Projects for July Judging
At the July Riverview 4-H Club meeting members completed their project books in preparation for judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview
4-H Club
Syracuse Sunshine Girls July Meeting Aims Garden Club Program
Six members and two visitors attended the July meeting. Work was completed on all projects. A presentation on August 7 at the Syracuse Garden Club was discussed for a future program.
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Syracuse Sunshine Girls
Syracuse Garden Club
4-H Club Notes From July Meetings
The Letart Clover Clippers met at Mrs. Don Nease's home and members worked on projects. Pamela Wilson hosted the Willing workers July gathering and the group planned contributions for the judging meeting. Errol Pickett and David Wooten reported on their Canters Cave 4-H Camp trip at the Carpenter Boys 4-H Club July session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Nease
Letart Clover Clippers
Pamela Wilson
Errol Pickett
David Wooten
Canters Cave
Carpenter Boys
Nine Meigs 4-H Dairy Day attendees visit OSU campus
Nine Meigs County 4-H youths attended a Dairy Day at Plumb Hall on the Ohio State University campus. The program featured OSU Extension Dairy specialists offering clinics on clipping housing blanketing grooming feeding hoof and horn care. Participants included Joyce Carson Audrey Spencer Connie Spencer Larry Cray Larry Circle Roger Holter Roger Rose Wayne Roush Danny Sayre Anna Jean Rose CC E Blakeslee and others.
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Meigs County
Columbus
Plumb Hall
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Extension
Ohio State University Student Union
Joyce Carson
Audrey
Connie Spencer
Larry Cray
Larry Circle
Roger Holter
Roger Rose
Wayne Roush
Danny Sayre
Anna Jean Rose
CC. E. Blakeslee
Cub Scouts Visit Downriver Den Explores Park and Fort
Three Pomeroy Cub Scouts with Mrs Calvin Simpson and Mrs Don Mullen toured Tu Endie Wie Park in Point Pleasant on Saturday. They then visited Fortification Hill in Gallipolis where a wiener roast was held attended by Ricky Gilmore Jon Spencer Tom Harris Mike O'Brien Charles Mullen Sean Mullen and Bruce Simpson.
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Pomergi—Ven
Pomeroy
Calvin Simpson
Don Mullen
Point Pleasant
Tu-Endi-Wie Park
Fortification Hill
Gallipolis
Ricky Gilmore
Jon Spencer
Tom Harris
Mike O’brien
Charles
Sean Mullen
Bruce Simpson
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Freddie Brown
Bill Young
Roll Along
Michael
Fairgrounds
Mason Spencer
Blanche Spencer
Ward L. Diddle
Betty M. Diddle
Dora FE. Bass
Carrie Bable
Alice Grubb
Margaret Russell
Herbert Bass
Gene Bass
Bert Bable
Alice
Arleigh Grubb
Margaret
Lemley Russell
Yolanda Bass
Rodney Downing
Vida Sinclair
Gilbert Sinclair
Nina May Gorby
Nettie Barnhart
Darwin
Beauty Shop
Mason
Geoglein Gravel CO
Karr & van Zandt
Karr
van Zandt
U. S
Lebanon
Pfc
Gerald Parker
Clay, W. Va
Raphael Ngirmang
Peleliu Island
Pacific
William Knotts
Yvonne Jacobs
Sheryl
James F. Jacobs
Mary Jayne
Peggy
Vinton
Black Angus Dining Room
Bob Evans
Eastern Ave
Picnie
BCLUB
the Platters
Susan Cabot
Juvenile
Cub Scout
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Greer Garson
Dana Andrews
Bend Theatres
Meigs—Pomeroy
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
THE
Young Lions
Temple
Tyrone Power
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Laughton
Formica
Elberfelds
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