Meigs County Social News Highlights Travel and Visits
Mrs Cedric W Clark and family return from Norfolk Virginia after a visit on the flagship of Commodore Outerbridge En route they toured ships including the Midway They also stopped at Williamsburg and Natural Bridge Several residents are noted visiting relatives from Brownsburg Brownsburg Indiana to Columbus and West Columbia Other local trips include camping at Lake Jackson and a card party hosted by the Gallipolis club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
William Woodward Outerbridge
Kleins
Midway
Williamsburg
Natural Bridge
Kent
Michael
M. C. Hobart
Lincoln St
Brownsburg
Ind
Builders Break Ground For Addition to Middleport High
Ground was broken Wednesday for a five room addition to Middleport High School. Pomeroy Cement Block Co. won the $51,179 contract, awarded after a Middleport Board of Education meeting. The rooms will be on the west side toward Short Fourth Street and aim to be ready for September school, addressing crowded classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Middleport High School
Middleport Board of Education
Short Fourth St
Middleport Church Services And Schedules
Local church listings show Heath Methodist absent for morning worship due to Rev. Moore at Lakeside Ohio. Also notes Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and WSCS meeting. Churches of Christ and Christian Union provide worship and Sunday school times. First Presbyterian and First Baptist list sermons with subjects and evening services. Syracuse Presbyterian reports 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 7:30 p.m. services with Dr. Homer G. McMillen preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Methodist
W. B. Moore
Lakeside
Ohio
Church OF Christ
Dean Wirt
Church OF Christ In Christian Union
Guy F. Sayre
First Presbyterian
Homer G. McMillen
First Baptist
Charles M. Pomeroy
Syracuse Presbyterian
Roush Rites Set Sunday in Racine at 2 P.M.
Funeral services for Lawrence Roush will be held Sunday at the family home in Racine at 2 p.m. Burial follows at Letart Falls Cemetery. He died in a Lake Wales Florida hospital while visiting. A military funeral is planned. Survived by wife Avis, son Larry 16, daughter Janice 15, his parents, three brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Lawrence Roush
Letart Falls
Avis Roush
Larry
Janice
Richard L. Roush
Herschel
Darrell
Columbus
Virgil
John Young
Family Attends Last Rites for Cecil Daugherty
Funeral services for Cecil Daugherty, who died from work injuries at the Marietta Mfg. plant, were held in Kanauga with relatives including Paul and Frances Burns, Woodrow and Daugherty family members, and Jack Rhodes listed among attendees. Donovan Homer Daugherty, his son in Japan with the Army, was en route but not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cecil Daugherty
Marietta
Japan
U. S.army
Clergyman and family stopping in Middleport
The Rev. Richard P. Chambers his wife and daughters Margaret Ann and Jean are stopping in Middleport this week en route to Virginia. They are guests of L. D. Hartinger on Vine Street. Chambers served as a U S Army chaplain at Gowen Field Boise Idaho. Hartinger is an organist and was his assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Virginia
Richard P. Chambers
Chambers
Margaret Ann
Jean
L. D. Hartinger
Vine St
Mr. Chambers
Gowen Field
Boise
Idaho
Hartinger
Five year old injured at Chester Scout cabin
Mike Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Robert Roberts broke an arm Thursday while playing at the Scout cabin in Chester. He was at Brownie Camp with his mother when he fell. He was brought to Meigs General Hospital and treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mike Roberts
Robert Roberts
Chester
Meigs General Hospital
Local families attend area gatherings and visits
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown attended Jacksonville Trimble High School commencement where their nephew Marion McManaway graduated. Clyde Garey hosted John Svoboda of Illinois, while Henry Dew also visited. Zanesville hosted Augusta Nichols and others for an afternoon, Mary Jane and Penny. Mary Lou Banevich planned a several week stay in New Jersey. Emily Davie and Lester Grisson along with Charles Mason of Columbus visited Minnie Mason. Hutson Dew entertained guests from Columbus and Toledo. Mrs J Richardson was noted among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Emily Davie
Lester Grisson
Charles Mason
Columbus
Minnie Mason
Hutson Dew
Toledo
Social Notes From Middleport Church Activities and DAR Items
Middleport notes cover Philathea Society devotionals at Mrs. Burford home with Mrs. Dilgard presiding. Plans include memorial service for deceased members, nursery proposal, new calendars, and 27 attendees. Also DAR regents conference attendance in Columbus and appointments in national committees. Additional items list forthcoming Singin' Gatherin near Ashland and WSCS new-member honors at Heath Methodist Church with program by young girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edward French
Philathea Society
Church of Christ
L. E. Burford
Boyd Dilgard
Burford
O. L. Roush
Audrey McElhinny
Ira Butcher
Wilbur Theo
Columbus
Harry Bennett
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
D. C. Miller
Patrick Lochary
Marguerite Patton
National Society
DAR
Lowell Burnelle
Glouster
George Emrick
Florence Hawkins
Portsmouth
Burnelle
Emrick
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
Sally E. Schaaf
O. P. Klein
Ben Philson
C. L. Wood
Bess Sanborn
Frieda Faehnle
Eastern Star dinner precedes Cheshire Chapter inspection
A formal dinner for Cheshire Chapter Order of Eastern Star members and guests was held at the Little House before the annual inspection. The three course chicken dinner featured rose decorations and included Frances Long as worthy matron with guests Alma Hannahs Proctorville and others from Proctorville Ironton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cheshire
Order of Eastern Star
Little House
Frances Long
Alma Hannahs
Proctorville
William Atkinson
Elma Eaton
Ruth Smith
Juanita Gruber
Isabelle Gullion
Elva Tucker
Ironton
Mary Hughes
Vida Allensworth
Garnet Kirby
Ruth Thompson
Mary Fulton
Easy Sewing 4-H Club Holds Meeting and Elections
Shawnee area notes report the Easy Sewing 4 H Club meeting at Mrs Clem Craigs home with officers elected Wilma Simpson president Marjorie Sorrell vice president Virginia Fitch secretary Marie Sorrell treasurer Bernice Slatzer recreation leaders Dorothy Payton reporter. Local visits over Decoration Day included residents from Ports mouth Glouster Athens Columbus and Ellisville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Craig
Wilma Simpson
Marjorie Sorrell
Virginia Fitch
Marie Sorrell
Bernice Slatzer
Dorothy Payton
Patty Craig
Club meeting postponed due to hostess illness
The P.M. Club meeting set for Thursday evening at Mrs. William Hobstetter’s home will now take place Wednesday of next week. The delay is due to the hostess illness and her son Jim Bill who has the measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ruth Humphrey
Wheelersburg
Hooker St
Ashland
Humphrey
Dan McNaughton
Ruth Thomas
Southpoint
Jean Thomas
William Hobstetter
Jim Bill
Is Your Stomach Like a Gas Factory
Athens readers are urged to try CERTA VIN a new scientific formula to prevent gas and bloating before meals. The note promises gas expulsion and improved nutrition by combining ten herbs with vitamin B and iron. Availability listed at Athens Pharmacy G S Court Nelsonville Betts Cut Rate and other druggists.
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Athens
G S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
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Ensight
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Carla Clark
Norfolk
Ensign Klein
Newport
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Cuba
Klein
Judge
Clark
Cpl
Clarence McDaniel
Wyoming
Lake Jackson
Bracky Wood
Richard Walters
Richard Rawlings
Robert Russell
Nina Russell
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Frances Roush
Gallipolis Club
Alice Selby
H. S. Roush
Will Drury
Vesta McCoy
C. B. Forrest
Paul Clifford
L. L. Lyons, Jr
Tuppers Plains
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Cincinnati
M. W. Tillett
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McPeek
Edwin Haggerty
Mary Virginia
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White
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St.Joseph Aspirin
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Middleport Churches
Corning
J. Richardson
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Ruth Mack
Ida Mae Thompson
Grace Bradbury
Esta Reese
Vivian Kirby
Miss Long
Kentucky
Carolyn
Jerry Queen
Tom Callahan
Patsy
Tom Reese
Ernest Williams
Fannie McDivitt
Gladys Gaver
Clyde Mansfield
Vickie Jo
Paula Sue
Kennth Bingman
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John Abram
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William Humphrey
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Faanie McDivitt
Ralph Barnett
Harold McGrew
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Nancy Blamer
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Hazel Hughes
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Robert Ryan
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Rod Cameron
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