Conservation fish fry features rail official and minister farmer
Meigs Soil Conservation District held its annual fish and conservation meeting at the Meigs County Fairgrounds. L. S. Hartley of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad urged farmers to use soil and water conservation practices to sustain communities and industry. Rev. Mr. Stauffer shared his decade of conservation farming, noting improved hay yield and cattle pasture. Local officials elected new district supervisors Grafton Stout and C. Humphrey.
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Meigs
Ohio River
Stauffer
Grafton Stout
Harrisonville
C. ©. Humphrey
Reedsville
Emory Powell
Wayne Roush
Durin
George A. Meinhart
Meigs County
General Assembly
Ralph Barker
Pearl Mora
Donald Mora
Theodore Reed
Ohio Forestry Association
Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters Hosts Meet in Middleport
Middleport social notes report Racine OFS to meet June 7 to clean the chapter room with practice sessions on June 8 and 11 ahead of the June 14 annual inspection. Meigs Temple No 153, Pythian Sisters, earned an excellent grade after a temple inspection led by district deputy Mrs Martha McKenzie. About 75 members and guests from Wilkesville, Gallipolis, Pomeroy and Middleport attended a dessert reception with roses and peonies adorning the temple.
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Eastern Star
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Martha McKenzie
Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias
Erma Smith
Lillian Stieff
McKenzie
Stieff
John B. Downing
L. E. Burford
Wilkesville
Pomeroy
C. F. Hawkins
Phil Meinhart
Homer Jones
Merriliam Autherson
C. P. Galla
Don’t Forget to Ask for Free Rogers Silverware
A humorous reminder urges readers to request complimentary Rogers silverware with purchases. The note implies a sales gimmick or promotional giveaway tied to Rogers brand products. Authorities or venues are not named, and no dates or locations are provided in the fragment.
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Roger
Diploma Sent To Korea
Middleport June graduation season brings a diploma for Clea Kerns from Middleport High School while she serves in Korea. Announcement by the Middleport Board of Education notes her completion of graduation requirements. Mrs. Kerns, Peggy Robson, and their daughter Judy reside with her parents Mr and Mrs William Robson as her husband serves overseas.
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Middleport
Apple Grove Church Farewell Party and Local Visits
Apple Grove residents held a farewell party for Rev and Mrs Earl Wilson at the church before their Lakeside conference. Local families planned travels, attendances included visits to Cleveland and a funeral in Parkersburg for Hiram Sharpnack, with several guests from Vienna, Parkersburg, Canton and beyond. Mattie Hinkle died at East Letart. burial at New Haven West Virginia.
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Apple Grove
Earl Wilson
Herbert Sayre
David
West
Ernest Clark
Mariene
Cleveland
James Rust
Warren
Gary Spires
Evelyn Sharpnack
Columbus
Jack Sharpmack
New Jersey
Hiram Sharpnack
E. L. White
Charleston
John Worley
Parkershoro
David Yost
Great Bend
Sayre
Randal Parson
Vienna
W. Va
Ralph Ours
New Brighton
Maggie Dills
Parkersburg
Mar! Achley
Canton
Howard Tice
Kentucky
Mattie Hinkle
East Letart
New Haven
G. E. Roush
Enlarged Drum Bugle Corps Planned by Legion Post
POMEROY plans for enlarging the Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. The group will hold a meeting to admit new members and plan instruction and rehearsals, aiming for at least 24 members. The corps may perform at the Eighth District state convention in Columbus in August, led by Frank Will. Refreshments followed the session led by Roy Reuter, with staffers Vaughan Hayes and McCoy assisting.
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Legion Post
Eighth Legion District
The
American Legion
Columbus
Frank Will
Roy Reuter
Robert Vaughan
Clifford Hayes
Hugh McCoy
Local Garden Club Hosts Meeting and Family Visits
Mrs. Alice Epple and Mrs. Hazel Blackwood hosted 13 Garden Club members with refreshments. Several relatives and friends visited, alumni banquets were attended, a heart attack occurred to E W Warner, and Eugene Atkins and family visited Rutland.
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Harrisonville
Alice’ Epple
Hazel Blackwood
Garden Club
Wilda Bailey
Marghs
Dexter and Sweeney Families Visit in Ohio News
Dexter and Mrs Everett McKnight and Mr and Mrs Jess Sweeney of Toledo visited Mrs Viola Halliday and the Douglas Chaney family. Dexter Christian Church to host Meigs County Youth meeting Sunday June 10 at 1 PM. Mrs Ray Nicholson weekend in Huntington visiting relatives and Ranger cemetery.
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Dexter
Everett McKnight
Jess Sweeney
Toledo
Viola Halliday
Barrett McGlauthin
Dyesville
Douglas Chaney
Dexter Christian Church
Meigs County
Ray Nicholson
Huntington
Ranger
Estil. Arrowood
Nicholson
Carl McClure
Athens
Marion McClure
Star Grange
Columbia Grange
Earl Starkey
Hilip Nicholson
Willam
Columbus
William Nicholson
Seth
James Nicholson
Fides Lodge No 210 to Confer Rank at Meeting
Fides Lodge No 210 Knights of Pythias will confer the rank of page Thursday night in Middleport. Election of officers for the ensuing term will be conducted and lodges from neighboring communities will be represented at the meeting.
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Middleport
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Clyde Nease Dies at 69 in Pomeroy
Clyde Nease, 69, of Nease Settlement near Pomeroy, died Tuesday at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by sister Elsie Decker of Racine and uncle Timothy Nease of Racine. Funeral at 2 p m Friday at Ewing Funeral Home, burial Gilmore Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Pomeroy—Clyde Nease
Nease Settlement
Meigs General Hostal
Elsie Decker
Racine
Timothy Nease
Ewing Funeral Home
Gilmore Cemetery
Pomeroy
Local Residents Attend Commencement
Local residents plan to attend commencement exercises at Ohio State University Friday as Franklin Ginther receives his degree. Ginther, grandson of Frank Ginther and son in law of the Hawkins, was a three year member of the OSU marching band and affiliated with an honorary musical fraternity. He has given private lessons since last fall. Miss Wilson will stay for a visit with the Ginthers and return with them next week.
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Middleport
John Hawkins
Juanita
Frank Ginther
J. & Wilson
Jo Ann
Ohio State University
Franklin Ginther
Ginther
Hawkins
Ohio State Marching Band
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