Vacation Bible School Appreciation Fete Held
The Middleport community honored a two week Vacation Bible School with an appreciation banquet at First Presbyterian Church. Pastor Fred I Gardner praised the 1958 program and noted 259 children attended from multiple local churches. A letter of appreciation was planned for Superintendent L W McComas and the school board, and seven Bibles were ordered for Central School rooms as a DVBS project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DVBS
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Association
L. W. McComas
George Dallas
Church of Christ
Mount Moriah
Nazarene Church
Presbyterian
Mason County
W. Va
Gardner
H. E. Ruppelt
Arnold Richards
Ervin Baumgardner
R. R. Pickens
George Meinhart
Charles A. Bradbury
Stanley Addlesburger
Sharon
Barbara Jones
Bert Bodimer
Diana Stumbo
Maida Roush
Janice Zirkle
Carole Hudson
Mary Scott
Karen McElhinny
Judy Sauer
Susan Pullen
Janice Richards
Alma Baumgardner
Dira McKee
Dale Walburn
Doris Rice
Clyda Taylor
Ruby Vaughan
Dick Hayes
P. Klein
Farewell party for Grays as they move to Morrow County
About 60 attendees joined the PTA farewell for Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Gray who depart to lead a school in Morrow County. Eleanor Knight and Alice Nease led the entertainment. a gift was presented by the PTA. Other local social news covers visits and family gatherings across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
PTA
R. R. Gray
Morrow County
Gray
Eleanor Knight
Alice Nease
Carl Kautz
Grays
Class To Meet At First Baptist Church
The One Won One Class of the First Baptist Church will meet at the church Thursday evening with Mrs Ray Seidenabel and Mrs T T Shelton as hostesses. Mrs William Holt will serve as devotional leader.
Athens County Land Transfers Across Townships
Jack D. Thornton transfers two tracts in Athens Township to Clarence Starn and receives two tracts in Athens Township in return. Eugene Deavers conveys two tracts in Hudson's Addition to Athens to Richard Reeder. B G Stutler transfers lots 139-140 in Simeon Gray Addition to Coolville to Edward B Russell. T O Kincade transfers real estate in Canaan Township to Sutton-McKinstry Tire Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Thornton
Athens
Clarence Starn
Athens Township
Eugene Deavers
Athens County
Richard Reeder
Hudson
B. G. Stutler
Edward B. Russell
Coolville
Simeon Gray
T. O. Kincade
Sutton-McKinstry Tire Service
Canaan Township
Birthday Dinner Honors 15th for Janice Zirkle
A birthday supper celebrating Janice Zirkle’s fifteenth birthday was held Monday night at her parents home on S Fifth Ave Mr and Mrs Eber Lewis hosted the event Guests included Judy Sauer Karen McElhinny Susan Pullen and Kay Jenkinson The 7 30 p m hour marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Janice—Zirkle
Eber Lewis
S. Fifth Ave
Judy Sauer
Karen McElhinny
Susan Pullen
Kay Jenkinson
Hayes-Young Family Reunion Planned at Halliday School Ground
The 35th annual Hayes Young family reunion will be held all day Sunday at the Halliday school ground near Burlingham. A basket dinner is scheduled for noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Halliday
Burlingham
Platypus characteristics mix bird and mammal traits
The platypus is a native Australian mammal that lays eggs like a bird yet nurses its young. It has a duck bill and webbed feet, with a short fur coat instead of feathers.
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Australia
Letart Falls and Nearby Residents Noted in Social Roundup
Letart Falls native Lynn Roberts now living in Redmond visited her sister Miss Louis Roberts at her summer cottage. Charleston couples Mr. and Mrs. Lendus Parsons spent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cadle. Irene Miller of Columbus visited her father Bart Miller. Lloyd George Lusher, son of Mrs. Everette Rauson, recently returned from Korea. Charleston guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Lanham Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lanham and children, Mrs. Oscar Fugate, and Mrs. Josephine Ranson. Doris Wilt had a surprise birthday party, Linda Wilt and Dottie Pierce hosted at the Community Building. Jessie Anderson is a surgical patient in a Charleston hospital. C. E. Sheets of Crown City spent a day with Mrs. J. D. Roush. A. R. Hayman visited his niece Carolyn Ditzel of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Lynn Roberts
Redmond
Calif
Louis Roberts
Lendus Parsons
Charleston
F. A. Cadle
Irene Miller
Columbus
Bart Miller
Pfe
Lloyd George Lusher
Everette Rauson
Korea
James Lanham
Canton
Howard Lanham
Oscar Fugate
Josephine Ranson
Linda Wilt
Dottie Pierce
Doris Wilt
Jessie Anderson
C. E. Sheets
Crown City
J. D. Roush
A. R. Hayman
Carolyn Ditzel
Gallipolis
Hamden Visits and Guest Arrangements Highlight Regional Socials
A string of local social visits unfolds as Hamden residents host and vacation across nearby towns. Rex Hanna and family welcome W. R. Whitington. Paul Chatfield and Wellston guests visit Mancel Will. Mayme Sprague hosts James Sprague from Santford, Florida, and more. Families from Centralia, McArthur, Youngstown, Columbus, Queens Village, Zenia, and Gallipolis travel to visit relatives, with several trips to Canada noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Henry Perry
James Angles
Jimmie and
Bobbie
Centralia
Ill
Charles Goodrich
McArthur
Eddie Lewis
Youngstown
Robert Keenler
Columbus
Miller Presides as Daughters of Union Veterans Meet
Mrs. Miller chaired the regular session at the DAV Home with Mrs. Herbert Miller leading. Mrs. Walter Hamm won the traveling prize donated by Mrs. Minnie Neutzling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jane Howell
Daughters of Union Veterans
DAV
Herbert Miller
Walter Hamm
Minnie Neutzling
Swimming pool dispute ends in double murder in Youngstown
Police arrest 67 year old Joseph Sabatino after a neighbor dispute over pool location escalated to violence. Victims include Pauline Little 34 and Roland Page 30. Wounded are Charles Brown 31 and Melda Brown 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Joseph Sabatino
Pauline Little
Roland E. Page
Charles E. Brown
Melda
Russell Family Reunion Draws Seventy Nine Attendees
The Mitchel Russell family reunion was held at the home of Ed and Guy Russell with 79 attendees. Gifts were exchanged for distance traveled eldest attending youngest present and other honors among relatives from Pomeroy Versailles Crooksville Zanesville Lancaster Rutland and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Russell
Guy Russell
Peggy
Catherine
Anthony Russell
Anthony Hysell
Middleport
Clay Evans
Worthie Johnson
Marvin Roush
Patty
Leonard
Roger Roush
Pomeroy
Lou
Diehl
Charles Diehl
Louis Arvin
Bill Watson
Paul Chapman
Eloise Chapman
Lydia Hysell
Clyde Brown
Robert Reinhart
Angela
Jan
Bobby
Anna Buck
Tommy Buck
Danny Diehl
Sammy Larkin
Rutland
Joe Watts
Jimmy Joe
Kevin
Charles Watts
Lancaster
Charles Haley
Crooksville
F. M. Buck
Sandra
Mike
Butch
Zanesville
Delbert Jones
Pat Jordan
Anson Loomis
Charles Hiser
Mark
Craig Hiser
Paul Archer
Roger Archer
Roy
Columbus
L. O. Moss
Steve
Bill Puckett
Fairborn
Clifford Whittington
Judy
Susie Whittington
Dayton
William B. Buck
Randy
Carolyn
Barbara
Dennis Hope
Versailles
Route 2
C. E. Haley
Pomeroy Personal News Details Travel and School Breaks
Mrs Norman Rose and daughter Rosemary return from a 1500 mile trip through Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan Rosemary rests from Lab Technician duties at Holzers Hospital Gallipolis during vacation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Rose
Rosemary
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Holzer’s Hospital
Gallipolis
Court Has Two Entries In Pomery Meigs County Court
An entry in Meigs County Common Pleas Court shows Joe Vadish of Pom eroy owes W F Cline Co 779.22 after default for answer or demurrer. A second entry provides payments by David L Conner including 40.50 to General Telephone Co of Ohio, 100.20 to Citizen’s Telephone Co, and 46.16 in court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Joe Vadish
W. F. Cline Co
Vadish
David L. Conner
Conner
General Telephone Co. of
Ohio
Citizen’s Telephone Co
Farm Output Rises Per Man by Two Fifths 1948–56
Between 1948 and 1956 British farms increased output per worker by two fifths, indicating substantial efficiency gains across the sector. The change reflects improvements in agriculture and productivity during the postwar period.
Freddie Slater Breaks Arm In Pony League Game
Freddie Slater, Messenger paper boy and Little League Yankees member, fractured his arm when struck by a pitch during a Jet-Minersville Pony League game Monday night. His arm was placed in a cast Tuesday evening and he seeks a way to keep delivering papers while temporarily disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Freddie
E. Slater
Little League Yankees
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Joe LaManica
J. M. Tuttle
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Tennessee
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Gordon Ridenour
Mansfield
Ray Morris
Richard Fick
Ross Cleland
J. M. Bentz
Helen
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Akron
B. K. Smith
Robert Wood
Debra
Henry Beaver
George Pyles
Roland Torrence
Tuppers Plains
ODD
Pickens
Mason City
Spruce
Mason, W. VA
Mason
Hamden
Merrell Gibson
Kenny, Phillis
Ricky
Queens Village
N. Y
Mr. Gibson
Minnie Gibson
William Nutt
Zenia
Robert Tracht
E. F. Nutt
William Simmons
Rose Walters
Artie Merrell
Janie
Autye Baker
John Johnson
Raymond Cottrill
Ralph Gaston
Canada
Paul Bilcher
Marengo
Mrs. Miller
Mrs
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Walgreen
Emain ST. Pomeroy, Ohio
Russell
Pomeroy Personals
Boat Rentals
S. E. Ohio
W. Main
Freddie Slater
Rowley
Middleport, Ohio
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