Mt Moriah Leaders District Guernsey Show Honored at Fair
Meigs County fair opens Aug 15 featuring the Guernsey Show of District Eight with 93rd annual county event. Harness racing runs Aug 16 17 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds with multiple classes and $400 purses. Junior fair activities include parade style revue and achievement awards. Local bands perform Aug 17 with separate girls elimination contest set for Aug 8.
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Mt. Moriah
Pomeroy
Southeastern
Ohio
Guernsey
Rock Springs
Allen C. Hill
Fair Board
Wayne Roush
Tary
Racine
Charles Radford, Jr
Pearl Williams
Harrisonville
Charles G. Sheets, Jr
Meigs
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Pomeroy Motor Co
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Middleport High School
Earl Warnke
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Grass Run Guests Visit Brogans and Marion McClures
A stream of visitors from West Virginia and nearby towns called on the J. W. Brogans in Charleston Beckley and Sissonville. Nancy Stafford attended Nazrene Church in Rutland to maintain attendance records. Young people from the Middleport Church of Christ returned from Butler Springs camp. Pastor Fred I. Gardner reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brogan
Homer Sprouse
Freddie
Crighton
Brogan
Charleston
W. Va
George Davis
Beckley
Harry Shumaker
Louis Boggs
G. E. Greene
Nancy Stafford
Oak Hill
W. A
Marion Siegrist
J. W. Brotars
George Wickline
Harold
Arnold Ray
Sissonville
Arnold Jacksons
Janet Brogan
Merle Davis
Langsville
Marion McClure
Robert McKinney
Helena
Eva McKinney
Dexter
Middleport
Pomeroy Community Notices Highlight Church Night and Grange Meeting
Pomeroy Society hosts a Pomeroy A family night at Syracuse Presbyterian Church with a potluck at 6 30 p m a hymn sing and a film cartoon shown by Rev Howard Ruppelt. Rock Springs Grange met with Homer Rice presiding and plans move from the hall ahead of the Meigs County fair. National Safety Week observed with refreshments and lectures, plus reports of local visitors and travels among residents and many talking points about community events and gatherings.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Romenur
Rock Springs Grange
Homer Rice
Grange Hall
Meigs County
Lottie Leonard
Dey Hysell
Frances Reibel
Phil Williamson
Meigs County 4-H Club Holds event at Legion Hall
Meigs County 4-H members held a community activity with games and a wiener roast at the Legion Hall. A hay ride canceled due to rain, and the Rutland club planned another gathering for youth to join in supervised fun and fellowship.
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Rutland Jr. Four Loafers
Legion Hall
Man Bound to Jury On Non-Support Count
Clyde All friend Grant Sr. bound over to Meigs County grand jury by Mayor C. O. Fisher on charge of non-support. He posted $1000 bond but could not furnish it. Earl Robinson, who posted $15 bond for appearance, forfeited the bond after arrest for intoxication on Saturday night.
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Middleport
Clyde Allfriend
Grant Sr
Meigs County
C. 0
Fisher
Earl Robinson
River stage readings and boat movements across Ohio river region
Gallipolis dam and downstream sections show variable levels with several boats rising and falling on Sunday. River gauges at Point Pleasant Pomeroy Mason and Kanawha Falls display mixed readings while rainfall totals on Saturday and Sunday added to water levels. Multiple vessels reported ups and downs through the day with times listed for each change.
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Greer
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy-Mason
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Mr. Chris
R. H. Bosworth
Jerry Bosworth
Esso Louisiana
George T. Price
Duncan Bruce
Charles R. Stevenson
Solvay
Lehigh
Civic Challenger
Sami Craig
Ranger
H. E. Jones
Reba Jane
Margyn Lee
Kanawha River
Semet
London
Hep
Jean
Winfield
Helen
Casting Directors Shape TV Dramas and Their Casts
New York critic Charles Mercer profiles NBC casting director Martin Begley, detailing his 33 years in show business and vast memory aided by a 10,000-actor index. The piece explains collaboration with producers and directors, how roles are matched to archetypes, and recounts Begley finding a seven-foot stand-in for Martha Raye when needed.
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Charles Mercer
New York
Park Avenue
Bowery
NBC
Begley
Library Closes Millengarruns Isoveport Public Library
Public library will close August 1 to 15 while Librarian Jeanne Clark is on vacation. During the break the building will be cleaned and minor repairs completed. Also listed are four Meigs marriage licenses and probate action for Merrill McClure of Harrisonville.
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Win
Pomeroy
Merrill McClure
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Weather Halts Feting as Rain Postpones Outdoor Events
Middleport weather disrupts weekend plans with the Volunteer Firemen ice-cream festival a casualty. Picnics and the International Electric Workers Union family event at Bailey's Lake were postponed. Rain began Sunday morning, with a second downpour midmorning before clearing by 3:30 p.m.
Family and Friends Visit Across Ohio and West Virginia
Local social notes list visits from Albany to Columbus Racine and The Plains. Residents travel to see relatives in Athens Canton Pomeroy and Spencer with winsome weekend guests in Harrisville Flint and Giham Station. A few on leave and stationed abroad are noted alongside vacations and dinners among extended families.
Middleport Social Roundup Recalls Local Visits and News
Mrs. Thomas honored at a Sunday dinner hosted by Mrs. D B Hartinger in Middleport. Franklin Murphey of Athens attended with Mary Elizabeth Hartinger of New York City, plus Dan C Hartinger and other guests from Columbus and Ripley. Various locals hosted and visited relatives, including Caledonia plans, nursing training, and trips to Charleston, Paden City, and Bethesda Hospital.
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Thomas
Middleport
D. B. Hartinger
Franklin Murphey
Athens
Willia B. Thomas
Mary Elizabeth Hartinger
New York City
Dan C. Hartinger
Letart
Family Night Picnic at First Presbyterian Church
Mrs Dorothy Savely food chairman announces a family night picnic at the First Presbyterian Church Thursday at 6 30 PM The committee will provide coffee and ice cream Families should bring other food and cold drinks for a shared potluck Contributions toward the supper go to Mrs Lavely or Mrs Dwight Wallace Clinton Fisher is general chairman If rain indoor venue will be used Following the meal cartoons The event doubles as a going away party for Pastor Rev Howard E Ruppelt who leaves the next day for Middleport office staff and officers meeting at Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters No 159 tonight at Mrs Karl Owens home Mrs Horace McElhinny assisting The Middleport Society notes Norma Louise Wayland of Columbus visits grandparents Norman and Mrs Wayland with uncle Charles Wayland Robert Powell recovering from recent accident Patricia Richards hosts visitors Carl Angel and daughter from Columbus at Miss Richards residence on Second Ave Also Mt Moriah Baptist Church celebration visitors include Karen Louise Smith and Mrs James C Bell Karl Beck visiting grandfather Waldo Byers in Bowling Green The Rev Mrs Robert Stys s and son return to Nazarene parsonage after a Columbus trip for district assembly and Nazarene church events Heath Methodist Youths to Lancaster Camp with Christine Coats Betty Barbara Vera Cover Sandra Brewington Evelyn Gibbons Mary Carolyn Miller and others accompanying under Rev R C Kanbright and Mrs James Brewington and other chaperones including Mr and Mrs Wayne Gibbons and Mr and Mrs Charles Murray
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Middleport
Wright
Rutland
Mt. Moriah
Shureh
Mount Moriah
Creek Church
Gallia County
Elberta McGhee
Hand
William McGhee
Tor
Nellie Winston
Fred Jackson
Etta Jamison
Gallipolis
Jamison
R. L. Petty
Paint Creek Church
Petty
Holzer Hospital
Bowles
A. G. Freeman
The
Missionary Society
Kathryn Payne
Borden
Mt. Carmel
Bidwell
Joan James
Mr Borden
Arthur
Roush
Ra- Pomeroy
Meigs
Pomeroy
Chris
Ted Jones
Helen Forbes
Gene Forbes
Navy
Florida
Harlan Wehrung Nd
Judith
E. G. Morgan
Eaton
Ohio
Linnie Milhone
Delaware
Stanley Rea
Philip
Tridelphia
Rea
Ernest Rea
Paul Klopfer
Debbie
Beth
Sugar Grove
Lillian Klopfer
Grover Orr
Columbus
Katie
Wendell Roos
Edna M. Kiseleruk
Aphabaska
Alberta
Canada
Charlesing
O. Stanley
Styers
Jack Mauch
Jack Machael II
Pontia
Stanley
Fred Ooeglein
Rock Springs
Gerald McIntosh
Huntington
W. Va
Barbara
Connie Roush
Mc. Volumbus
Intosh
Hattie
Curtis
McIntosh
Ents
George Hoe Owett Watson
Racine
Fie
Ray Thomas
Emily
Rome
Oral
Leonard Richard
Carl Wharton
Athens
Mary Pearman
Laura Foster
Howard Cooperrider
Oscar Chase
A. C. Richard
Herman Rickard
Eleanor Merritt
Robert Grinstead
Richard Wagener
David
Charles Bean
Jessie Hampton
Harry Kerst
Leonard Bean
Akron
Etta Bean
Tracey Whaley
Frank Pugh
Pugh
Larry Pugh
Eileen Burson
Shade
Edward Pugh
R. P. Globig
John Ingram, Jr
Spencer, W. V
Vinnie Woode
Harry Grim
Claudina
Ora
Lestia Rickard
Gi Ham Station
Edith Humphrey
Cecil
Coolville
Melva Radcliff
Rumwells Brown
Martha Wells
Frida
Homerton
Caledonia
Charles Lucas
Marjorie Lucas
Rodney Lucas
C. P. Gallagher
Dennis Gallagher
Charleston
Orbie Parsons
Corning
Ralph Davis
Beech St
Davises
A. A. Davises
Ripley
W.va
Charles Wilson
Paden City
Roy Lee Wilson
Darrell Bechtle
Carole Golf
Middleport High School
Bethesda Hospital
Zanesville
Donna McColl
Camden
LA. Bangerter
John Ketchka
James Criswell
James Bellville
Harry Criswell
Chicago
Mary Criswell
Bridgeport
Orville
Pittsburgh
David Powell
Hamnes
Howard E. Ruppelt
Middleport Society
Robert Powell
Norma Louise Wayland
Norman Wayland
Mill St
Charles Wayland
Patricia Richards
Carl Angel
Bowling Green
Robert Styss
Nazarene Parsonage
Church of the Nazarene
Heath Methodist Church
Lancaster Camp
Grounds
Methodist Institute
Christine Coats
Betty
Vera Cover
Sandra Brewington
Evelyn Gibbons
Mary Carolinson
Big Chambers
Budell
David Konkright
Robert Hennesy
Leo Kennedy, Jr
Edward McComas
Kenneth Murray
R. C. Kanbright
James Brewington
Richard Chambers
Ernest Covert
Wayne Gibbons
Charles Murray
Mary Carolyn Miller
O Neill Campaign Buffet Supper Tickets Available
Middleport Meigs County Republicans on the central committee and others have received complimentary tickets for the O Neill for governor buffet supper Tue at 7 pm at the county fairgrounds Wellston. Contact David Jenkins Mrs Neva Pierce or Francis H Klein to attend.
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O'Neill
Meigs County
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Lady Satine
Tine
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Margie
Gene
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Niked
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SKOW
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Highmay Patrol
Chet Lane
Tien
Sporin
John Fisher, Jr
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Grover Stout
Albany
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Reedsville
Don Eugene Harrison
Marilyn Joan Rife
Liberty
TOP Gun
Sterling Hayden
William Bishop
Karen Booth
Rita Hayworth
Aldo Ray
Sadie Thompson
Jeanne Crain
Kirk Douglas
Glenn Ford
Dorothy McGuire
Tommy Cook
Molly McCert
Cartoon
Polar
Sannin
Yyne Gibbons
International Electric Workers Union
Bailey's Lake
Paul Haptonstall
A. T. Stuart
Harold Ball
Arthur Woodyard
Roger Welche
A. C. Rickard
Bobby
Dicky
L. Risinger
Racine Recenty
ATLAS
Grour
K&m
SOHIO
Siddleport
al Iddleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Karl Owen
Horace McElhinny
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
MacRae
Shirley Jones
Cameron Mitchell
Barbara Buick
Clarence Turner
Temple
Jane Russell
Cornel Wilde
Luther Adler
Joseph Calleia
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