Methodist Groups Plan Rally Day And Fall Activities
Methodist groups in MIDDLEPORT plan fall activities to boost church attendance. The education commission and WSCS program committee met. rally day with a homecoming is set for the last Sunday in September. The WSCS discussed new hymnals, with a goal to improve singing among all ages.
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Middleport
Commission On Education
WSCS
Jack Bechtle
Education Commission
M. L. French
MekKee Rites Are Planned for Henry C McKee
Funeral services for Henry Clarence McKee 6 near Bashan will be at Rawlings-Coats funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial at Middleport Hill cemetery. Rev. George Osler of Point Pleasant to officiate. Survived by wife, six daughters and sons, 21 grandchildren, and three brothers John Jeffry and Raymond McKee of Glouster.
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Middleport
Henry Clarence McKee
Bashan
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
George Osler
Point Pleasant
Charles Stewart
Cheshire
Freda Hammonds
Columbus
Harry Reed
Charles Lewis
Pomeroy
Levi Partlow
Pomeroy Road
Dora McKee
Richard Maurice
Jack McKee
Harrisonville
John, Jeffry
Raymond McKee
Glouster
Bluebird Class Invited To Attend Doll Party
Heath Methodist Church Bluebird class under Mrs. Orin Smith invited to a doll party at Debbie Collopy’s Powell Street home Thursday afternoon from 1 30 to 3 30. Guests are asked to bring favorite dolls in their best dresses.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Orin Smith
Debbie Collopy
Debbie
Powell St
Gene Hilbert
Rheumatoid Arthritis Relief Claim Petition
A Mississippi personal notice claims dramatic relief from Rheumatoid Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. The writer seeks free information by mailing to a Jackson address, listing 2805 Arbor Hills Drive FF P. O. Box 2695.
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Arbor Hills Drive
Your Horoscope For Tomorrow and Birthday Outlook 1959
The forecast notes caution with the full moon, urges patience, and expects improvements within 24 hours. For birthdays, hard work in job planning over the next two months precedes an end to many problems by early October, with financial caution through six months and strong relationship harmony overall.
Brown Spots Appear On Middleport Lawns
Heavy rains have left lawns lush but with large brown spots outlined by dark edges. Meigs County extension office says the damage may be caused by a fungus spreading across grass areas.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Sun Day School Picnic Set by Morning Star EUB
The Morning Star EUB Church will hold its annual Sunday school picnic Sunday at the state park on Route 50 between Athens and Coolville.
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Pomeroy
Morning Star Eub
Athens
Coolville
Gardens Washed Out By River Floods Irk Ohio Valley Farmers
Riverbank growers in Middleport and Riverbank report beans cabbage and tomatoes ruined by rising waters. One gardener saw water cover beans five times and potatoes three times while another family used a rowboat to harvest what they could. Heavy rains Monday worsen what locals call the worst river bank gardening season in years.
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Second Ave
Ohio River
Brain Game Answers Challenge
Smallest Great Lake is Ontario, smallest planet is Mercury, metric length unit is the meter, metric weight unit is the gram, largest city in the smallest state Rhode Island is Providence, smallest bird is the hummingbird, L is smaller than C in Roman numerals, smallest state by population is Wyoming.
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Great Lakes
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Delmar R. Rhodes 21 and Delpha Dale Ward 18 both of Larry K. Lewis 20 Middleport and Ruth Ann Horak 18 Pome roy. Ernest Cecil Keesee 21 Meigs County and Audrey Irene Clench 17 Rutland. Arthur Ray Rutter 17 Meigs County and Vitilious Annette Shiltz 17. Carpenter Route 1.
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Delmar R. Rhodes
Delpha Dale Ward
Harrisonville
Larry K. Lewis
Middleport
Ruth Ann Horak
Pome
Ernest Cecil Keesee
Meigs County
Audrey Irene Clench
Rutland
Arthur Ray Rutter
Vitilious Annette Shiltz
Carpenter
Leland Saxton Loses License for 6 Months
POMEROY The driver s license of Leland C. Saxton of Pomeroy was suspended for six months by Judge John C. Bacon in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court Monday. An affidavit by the registrar of motor vehicles charging habitual traffic law violation prompted the action. Costs of 5.70 were assessed.
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Pomeroy
Leland C. Saxton
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Saxton
Auxiliary delegates attend state convention in Columbus
Miss Erma Newsom and Mrs. Gagnell Ma haffey served as delegates to the state American Legion Auxiliary convention in Columbus over the weekend. Harold Cottrill and Dailey Morris attended as representatives of Joseph Freeman Post No. 476.
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Wilkesville
Erma Newsom
Gagnell Mahaffey
American Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Harold Cottrill
Dailey Morris
Joseph Freeman
Sewing Club Plans Summer Picnic Meeting
The Jolly Bunch Sewing Club will meet Thursday evening at Mrs. Orin Smith's Beech Street home for a picnic supper. The group holds monthly outdoor meetings throughout the summer.
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Middleport
Bakery manager change at Nichols Bakery middleport
Middleport announces Clifford Hunter is leaving this week for Scottdale Pennsylvania. Corbett Patterson of Rutland will take over as manager here at Nichols Bakery near the Pomeroy Middleport line. In Phoenix sheriff Boies rejects precursors offer to help run a jail from two boys aged 13 and 10.
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Middleport
Clifford Hunter
Nichols Bakery
Scottdale
Corbett Patterson
Rutland
Phoenix, Ariz
L. C. Boies
Boies
Settlement Pry Fails. Trial Set
After a long conference in Meigs County, a settlement for freezer salesman cases failed. Judge Carlos Riecker scheduled the third trial for next Monday in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court. James J. Mattingly Jr. faces five trials on charges of obtaining signatures through false pretenses.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carlos Riecker
Morgan County
Marietta Freezer and Food Service
Riecker
James J. Mattingly, Jr
Meigs Grand Jury
Mattingly
Temple Members Meet at Meinharts
Meigs Temple No. 153 members and officers gathered at Mrs. Phil Meinhart’s home. Mrs. William Allman presided and Miss Erma Smith assisted. Plans for a picnic were made with Mrs. Ralph Gibbs Jr. hosting and Mrs. Horace McElhinny assisting. Prizes were awarded to several members. Chicken salad hot rolls and coffee were served.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Phil Meinhart
Erma Smith
William Allman
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Horace McElhinny
Homer Jones
Allman
Bertie Watts
Frank Cheesebrew
Pomeroy PHS Bands to Start Duties August Fourth
Pomeroy High School bands begin fall season duties Monday August 4. Senior band meets 9 a.m. in the high school auditorium. reserve band at 1 p.m. in the same location. Attendance in August rehearsals is mandatory and absence voids senior band membership. New students with band experience should contact Director Ray Woodgeard promptly.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Woodgeard
Four Move To Rutland From Middleport Staff
Four former Middleport teachers will report to Rutland this fall including John Parsons executive head Harold Sauer industrial arts Warner Morgan science and Roger Chauncey social science instructor and assistant football coach Also in the grades Mrs Pearl Bunce and Miss Sally Schaaf may return to their former posts Orin Smith former Rutland school executive will join Middleport to teach in the high school
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Middleport
Rutland
John Parsons
Harold Sauer
Warner Morgan
Roger Chauncey
MHS
Pearl Bunce
Sally Schaaf
Orin Smith
Picnic Dinner for Staneart Relatives Held in Albany Route 1
A dinner gathering took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zimmerman Albany Rural Route 1 for relatives of the Staneart family. Attendees included Akron visitors Mrs. Golda Haines Mrs. Mabel Lantz Cheryl Carl Stewart and others from Albany Route 1 notables listed.
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Albany
Ray Zimmerman
Staneart
Golda Haines
Mabel Lantz
Cheryl
Carl Stewart
Akron
M. Patterson
Washington, D. C
Robert Allen
Richwood
Henry Staneart
Chancey Staneart
Edwin Zimmerman
Cecil Staneart
Paula
Joyce
Linda
Herbert Davis
Gary
Carolyn
Bobby
Harold Zimmerman
Albert Hutchison
Kenny
Billy
John
Harrisonville Ice Cream Social at High School Friday
The Harrisonville Ball Club sponsors an ice cream social at Harrisonville High School Friday at 6 p.m. The public is invited.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville Ball Club
Harrisonville High School
Mrs. Welsh Hosts Wonder Club Meeting
The July gathering of the Wonder Club met at president Mrs. Dena Welsh’s home with eleven members and guests present. Plans to depart Aug 6 from Ardis Waggoner’s residence at 9:30 a.m. for a trip to Parkersburg followed a business session and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Wonder Club
Dena Welsh
Ardis Waggoner
Parkersburg
Swift family notes military service and schooling plans
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Swift of 811 High St report son Larry J. Swift a machinist's mate on the U S Destroyer Vesole now with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. William D. Swift is leaving Huntington airport for Port Hueneme Calif for four months of Seabees training after which he will serve as utilities man. Local relatives visited in Wheeling Martins Ferry and Shadyville during their leave.
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Larry J. Swift
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Sixth Fleet
William D. Swift
Huntington Airport
Port Hueneme
Calif
The
Seabees
Clifty Creek
Madison
Ind
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