Ohio University student speaks at Middleport church event
Jim Chow of Hong Kong, a civil engineering senior at Ohio University, spoke at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church family night about Hong Kong’s population influx under mainland Communist control. He noted about 200,000 awaiting resettlement, a 99 year Britain lease expiring in 1987, and three million residents on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jim Chow
Hong Kong
China
Ohio University
Mainland
Chow
Tan
United States
Richard Vaughan
Nike Hercules Missile System Details and Deployment
This report describes the Nike Hercules as the second series missile after Nike Ajax, the first land based combat ready surface to air guided weapon integrated in U S air defense. It features an atomic warhead and a 27 foot length with a four stage booster, solid propellant sustainer, and 12 launchers per battery. Developed by Western Electric Bell Telephone Laboratories and Douglas Aircraft, the system can electronically locate targets and guide the missile to them while preventing detonation near friendly terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Western Electric
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Douglas Aircraft
Jimmy Wolfe Honored as Honor Man at Naval Camp
Jimmy Rollin Wolfe of Minersville was named honor man of Co. 168 after completing training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He received a certificate for loyalty duty dependability and naval aptitude and served as recruit petty officer second class and Protestant religious petty officer during boot camp. Wolfe returned home for a 14 day leave with his parents.
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Pomeroy
Jimmy Rollin Wolfe
Rollin Wolfe
Minersville
Co. 168
Wolfe
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Gardeners Nominate Delegates for State Convention
Rutland Garden Club appointed delegates for the September 7 and 8 state convention in Columbus. Mrs. Robert Canaday named as delegate and Mrs. Robert Reibel as alternate. Dana Hoffman resigned for other obligations and won traveling prize. Canaday spoke on evergreen pruning. Hostesses served refreshments after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Columbus
Rutland Garden Club
Robert Canaday
Robert Reibel
Collwell
Dana Hoffman
C. C. Chapman
Bertha Lasher
Elizabeth Webster
Jean Webster
Booster Club Plans Social in Rutland Local News
Northwest ern Local band boosters met at the high school with Iris Williams as president. They voted to buy extra uniform collars and horns, charge a rental fee of 1 dollar per month or 10 dollars per year, sponsor an ice cream social on August 26 at the village park, and have the band perform at the Gallia County fair on August 3. Rodger Roush announced uniforms would be cleaned before the fair.
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Rutland
Northwestern
Iris Williams
Rodger Roush
Gallia County
Roush
Divorce Granted and Suit Dismissed in Meigs Court
A Meigs County Common Pleas Court session granted a divorce on wilful absence and gross neglect of duty to Clarence J. Hudnell from Helen M. Hudnell. Juanita J. Wright’s divorce suit against Warren William Wright was dismissed at plaintiff’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Clarence J. Hudnell
Helen M. Hudnell
Juanita J. Wright
Warren William Wright
John C. Bacon
Dance Tonight Port land Cliff By Erie Orchestra
A round and square dance tonight from 9 to midnight at Portland Grade School with music by the Erie Orchestra. The event is sponsored by the PTA.
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Portland
Cliff Byers
PTA
Scouts Plan Evening Meeting For Troop 249
A senior scoutmaster will be chosen at a Boy Scout Troop 249 meeting. A swimming party is planned following the selection. The gathering is set for seven o clock Wednesday evening at the IOOF hall.
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Pomeroy
Boy Scout Troop 249
IOOF
Garden Club Show Set for Saturday in Wilkesville
Wilkesville Garden Club hosts its annual show at South Wilton High School cafeteria with six sections including summer flowers corsages dried materials and a junior category. Open to amateurs entries accepted 10 30 am to 12 30 pm with oral judging at 2 pm late entries not judged. Contact Mrs Harley Strong for class details. Public invited to view the show.
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South Wilton High School
Harley Strong
Wilkesville
Reverend Ruppelt Visits Athens to See Tucker Couple
The Rev. Howard Ruppelt spent Thursday in Athens visiting Mr and Mrs Edgar Tucker, who plan a vacation soon to North Carolina.
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Howard Ruppelt
Athens
Edgar Tuckerman
North Carolina
Grace Denney 81 Langsville native dies in South Charleston
Mrs Grace Sauvage Denney 81 a Langsville Dexter area resident died Thursday morning at Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston W Va She was born in Langsville daughter of Isaac and Hettie Sansbury She survived by two sons Don Nitro WV and Roger El Reno OK four grandchildren a sister in law and two nieces She taught in Meigs County schools was a Christian Church member and Eastern Star Funeral at Rawlings Coats Friday 1 PM with Rev Fred Gardner officiating burial in Robinson Cemetery near Langsville
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Middleport
Grace Sauvage Denney
Langsville
Dexter
Thomas Mermorial Hospital
South Charleston
W. Va
Denney
Isaac and
Hettie Ledlie Sansbury
Don
Nitro
Roger
el Reno
Oklo
Roy C. Sansbury
Hood Nicholson
Rutland
R. H. Hayman
Huntingdon Valley
Meigs County
Christian Church
Wilkesville
Order of Eastern Star
Rawlings-Coats
Fred I. Gardner
Robinson Cemetery
Birthday Party Honors Ernie Johnson On Church Lawn
Mr and Mrs Sherman Johnson celebrated their son Ernie s fifteenth birthday with a surprise party on the Church of Christ lawn. Games provided the main entertainment and refreshments were served. Attendees included Connie Halley Carolyn McKnight Cheryl Wolfe Judy Mullins Connie Rice Roberta Smith Mike Nicholson David Scragg Harold Burke Junior Burke Tommy Weills James Johnson and Mrs Jessie Grueser.
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Rutland
Sherman Johnson
Ernie
Church of
Connie Halley
Carolyn McKnight
Cheryl Wolfe
Judy Mullins
Connie Rice
Roberta Smith
Mike Nicholson
David Scragg
Harold and Junior Burke
Tommy Weills
James Johnson
Jessie Grueser
Legion Auxiliary Reports on Girls State Meeting
Miss Ruth Ann Petrer reported on activities at this year's Girls State affair during the Ladies Auxiliary of Racine American Legion Post 602 meeting at the hall. President Mrs. Margaret Yost led the session as Mrs. Louise Stewart outlined the Columbus convention. Yost named annual chairmen.
Picnic at David Yost cabin for Racine Post 602
Members of Racine American Legion Post 602 and the auxiliary and their families are invited to a Sunday picnic at the David Yost fishing cabin. A barbecue starts at 4 p.m. Attendees should bring a covered dish and their own beverage.
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Racine American Legon Post 602
Auxiliary
David Yost
Sewing Club Holds Picnic in Middleport Park
The Sew- Rite Sewing Club hosted its annual picnic at Middleport Community Park on a Wednesday evening. Attendees included numerous members and family, such as Mrs. Dayton Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Vranken, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spencer, and many others listed with children and spouses.
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Middleport
Sew- Rite Sewing Club
Dayton Strickland
William Ware
Charles Hoffman
Vicki
Harvey van Vranken
Scotty
Edward Wells
Rhetta
Janice
Don McKnight
Charles Spencer
Charlesanna
Kelly
James
Jan
Donald Collings
Ronnie
Elza Gilmore
Joey
Rickey
Roger
Michael
Ronald Browning
Kim
Dale
Raymond Baily
Karen
Don Mullen
Patrick
Brian
Sean
Charles
George Conde
Diana
Kenneth Finley
Richard
Gary
Gregg
James Butler
Mars
Calvin Simpson
Bruce
William Boyer
Brenda
Roy Blankenship
Keith
Sandy White
Court Fines Two On Intoxication Charges
Meigs County Judge Emmet W Peoples court fined Alvin M Cale and Edward Lee Freeman on intoxication charges. Cale received 100 dollars and costs plus three days in jail while Freeman was fined 10 dollars and costs.
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Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Alvin M. Cale
Edward Lee Freeman
Annual Temple Picnic Near Middleport Postponed Tonight
The Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters and Fides Lodge Knights of Pythias hold their annual picnic at 6 p m tonight at Middleport roadside Park. Families should bring their own table service.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Eight Students Qualify To Try Out For Band
Pomeroy High School announces eight reserve band students qualified to try out for vacancies in the marching band. Ray Woodgeard, director, says the band will be activated Monday August 8 with all personnel reporting at 9 a m in the senior high auditorium to begin four weeks of training and practice schedules.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Woodgeard
Mike Grueser
Linda Moore
Nancy Burns
Mary Handley
Rosetta Lisle
Candra London
Janet Smith
Candy Grueser
Middleport Announces New Middleport High Band Members
Middleport High School reveals the marching band roster under instructor Eugene Sears. Seventeen musicians join, including Susan Slater and Martha Fowler. band managers named as Paul Wilson, James Butcher, and Wayne Davis. Rehearsals begin 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 1 as the 1960-61 season gears up.
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Sonnel
Middleport High School
Eugene Sears
Paul Wilson
James Butcher
Wayne Davis
Sears
Mid dleport Band to Perform at Ice Cream Social and County Fair
The Mid dleport Band Boosters announce the bandsmen will perform at an August 12 ice cream social on the high school lawn and at the 97th Meigs County fair on August 19. The program features popular music with flag bearers and majorettes. Majorette corps include Neda Bradford Beverly Cundiff Beverly Perrin Coleen Wilson and Cinda Morris. New flagbearers are Marilyn Swan and Karen Gregg.
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Middleport High School
Middleport Band Boosters Association
Meigs County
Majorette Corp
Neda Bradford
Beverly Cundiff
Beverly Perrin
Coleen Wilson
Cinda Morris
Marilyn Swan
Karen Gregg
Meigs County Tax Colle ctions Rise Over 1958 Totals
Receipts for the last six months of 1959 amount to 279 034.50, about 19 000 more than the comparable period in 1958. Detailed district totals include Bedford 16152.62, Chester 22389.32, Columbia 18045.14, Pomeroy 39696.61, Middleport village 43804.86, and waterworks payments toward Rutland Racine and Syracuse.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Moore
Meigs County
Clyde Millhone
Bedford
Chester
Chester-Salisbury
Columbia
Lebanon-Eastern
Lebanon-Southern
Letart
Olive
Orange
Rutland Western Rural
Rutland-Northern
Rutland Village
Salem
Salisbury-Bedford
Salisbury
Middleport Village
Scipio
Sutton
Sutton- Pomeroy
Racine Vill
Age
Syracuse Village
Rutland
Racine
Syracuse
Pomeroy Personals Highlight Regional Travel and Moves
Local notices detail visits among Pomeroy residents with trips to Detroit and Yellowstone National Park. Families relocate within Ohio and Florida while relatives assist in care and hospitality across Michigan and West Virginia.
Teen Time Dance at Sacred Heart in Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church auditorium hosts a Saturday Teen Time dance from 7 30 to 11 pm with masters of ceremonies Leon Jordan and Kenny Hysell the Jays. Contests will run all evening and a new dance the twist will be featured. Pomeroy Little Leagues sponsor the event.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Leon Jordan
Kenny Hysell
The
Jays
Pomeroy Little Leagues
Eversons Host Birthday Party for Visiting Nephew
Mr and Mrs William Everson entertained for the seventh birthday of their nephew David Tennant of Las Vegas Nevada Attending were Janice and Patty Everson Mr and Mrs Bernard Fultz and children and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Braun and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeReuben Beck
Fort Myers
Fla
David Tennant
Selineville
Everson
L. C. Tennant
Kenneth Braun
Middleport
William Everson
Las Vegas
Nevada
Janice
Patty Everson
Bernard Fultz
Communion Service Set in Middleport August
The Middleport church announces August programs with Rev. Howard Ruppelt on vacation. Sunday school services will be in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. on August 7 and 14. Guest speakers lead regular services on August 14 and 21, and a communion service is planned for Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Howard Ruppelt
Syracuse
Bride-To-Be Honored At Brunch in Pomeroy Home
Mrs. John William Blaettnar hosted a wedding brunch at her Butternut Avenue residence to honor Miss Nancy Blaettnar and her wedding party. Attendees included Jo Ann Pietrafense Mary Ann Dominick Sharon Belkofer Elaine Peura Cleve land Ida and Kathy Braden Marcy Chep ley Judy Swartz Columbus Mary Jane Lee Athens and Rita Beegle Pomeroy Washington Pa Pittsburgh Pa and Columbus notables.
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Butternut Ave
Nancy Blaettnar
Miss Blaettnar
Jo Ann Pietrafense
Mary Ann Dominick
Sharon Belkofer
Elaine Peura
Cleveland
Ida
Kathy Braden
Washington, Pa
Marcy Chepley
Pittsburgh
Judy Swartz
Columbus
Mary Jane Lee
Athens
Rita Beegle
Pomeroy
Garden Club Workshop Conducted by Mrs. Holter at Forest Run
Wildwood Garden Club met at Forest Run Methodist Church basement with Mrs. Roy Holter conducting a floral arrangements workshop using summer blooms. Mrs. Nease led the meeting with devotional by Mrs. Yeanger. a county officers report and cemetery sign project update were given. blue ribbons were won by six members.
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David Nease
Edison Holton
Fred Nease
Ray Thomas
Homer Holter
Harry Thomas
Holter
Guy Russell
Wallace Powers
Eagles Ice Cream Social at Syracuse Method ist Church
The Eagles Class of the Syracuse Method ist Church hosts an ice cream social this evening on the church lawn open to the public. Proceeds support class activities and church programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eagles
Syracuse Methodist Church
Three Guest Speakers At Racine Methodist Sunday
Three guest speakers will lead Sunday services at the Racine Methodist charge. Victor Brown will preside at Racine Methodist Church at 10 45 a m and Noah Haskins of Middleport will lead Forest Run Methodist Church at 9 a m. Richard Chambers of Middleport speaks at Portland Methodist at 7 30 p m.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Victor Brown
Noah Haskins
Middleport
Forest Run
Richard Chambers
Portland
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Tom Kelly
Lillian Steiff
Herman Bailey
U.S. Army
James H
Winchester Central Press
Jimmy Wolfe
Naval Training Camp
Gardeners
Wilkesville Club
Booster Club
Common Pleas
Ane
Wilkesville Garden Club
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
New York
Robert Townsley
Lumumba
Christ
Sion
Legion Auxiliary
Ruth Ann
Yost
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Member
Pomeroy Rutland
Paula Sayre
Lola Ziegler
Andrea Evans
Sarah Weston
Sharon Moore
Carolyn Edwards
Ruth Edwards
Linda Brown
Sandra Wells
Carolyn Bass
Jennifer Lohse
Dorothy Brown
Ruth Ann _ Brothers
Margaret Handley
Edwina Bell
Sandra Thomas
Linda Williams
Carolyn Vaughn
Marvin Spencer
Asenath Tracy
Sharon Young
Ernestine Stockton
Sharon Walker
Linda Chapman
Alita Carpenter
Jane
Robert Hoover
Don Mayer
Cherry Scott
Connie Teaford
Judy Wehrung
Thurma Vaughan
Susan Slater
Martha Fowler
Diana Criswell
Joy Boggs
Sheryl Fife
Iva Stewart
Michl Lloyd
Diane VanCooney
Ann Criner
Michl Archer
Pomeroy Personals
Henry Null
Clarence Clark
Detroit, Mich
Ohlinger
Fourth Ave
Mulberry Heights
Frances Pickens Drenner
St. Albans
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Sidney Pickens
Drenner
Max Drenner
Pickens
Eversons
John William Blaettnar
B. H. Sanborn
Garden Club
Farmer's Bank
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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