Pearl Reynolds Named Delegate to Civil War Veterans Convention
Mrs. Pearl Reynolds of Middleport was named delegate to the national convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War to be held August 26 in Springfield Illinois. Mrs Caddie Wickham of Pomeroy was named alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pearl Reynolds
Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War
Springfield
Ill
Caddie Wickham
Pomeroy
Columbus
Reynolds
Wickham
Jane Howell
Emerson Wells
Xenia Soldiers and Sailors Home
Ohio Memorial
Dorothy Archdeacon
Middleport League Holds Annual Family Picnic
The Middleport unit of the Child Conservation League held its annual family picnic Thursday night at the community park. Attendees included numerous families and members such as Mr and Mrs Eugene Gherke, Mr and Mrs John Krawsczyn, Mr and Mrs Bob Mills, Mr and Mrs Rich ard Chambers, Mr and Mrs Earl Davenport, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Unit of
Child Conservation League
Eugene Gherke
Steve
John Krawsczyn
Martha
David
Bob Mills
Robin
Mary
Glenn Hensler
Billy
Leonel Boggs
Jory
Jeff
Denis
Jimmy
Charles Bradbury
Suzanne
Richard Chambers
Herschel McClure
Bobby
Jeannie
Robert Schmoll
Bob
Janis
Robert Ashley
Paula
Hemlock Grove and Middleport Community Notes
Ada Bailes returns to Columbus after two weeks with sister Dorsel Smith. Paul Folk family visits Dorsel Smith. Folk family stays longer. SP 4 Robert Paulsen goes back to Ft Riley after leave with mother Clara Paulsen. Weekend visitors include George Paulsen, Bernard and Hazelton families, and Rob ert Shinn family. Middleport emergency squad responds to Mattox residence Clifton West Virginia for suspected heart attack. patient taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Ada Bailes
Columbus
Dorsel Smith
Paul Folk
Folk
Robert Paulsen
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Clara Paulsen
George Paulsen
and Land
Bernard Paulsen
James Hazelton
Robert Shinn
Middleport
Mattox
Clifton
W. Va
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Two Attend 32 Reunion at Marietta Banquet
Floyd D Weber of Long Bottom and Mrs Olive Ingraham of Pom eroy attended Marietta High School Class of 1932s 30th anniversary reunion at the Lafayette Hotel. More than 100 attendees from several states joined the banquet with awards for furthest traveler and largest families before a social evening and dance at the Pinkerton Hotel. The couple then visited Mrs Ingrahams Florida parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Floyd D Weber
Long Bottom
Olive Ingraham
Marietta
Texas
Indiana
Kansas
Florida
Lafayette Hotel
Pinkerton Hotel
Weber
Ingraham
George Killcollins
St. Petersburg
Fla
Local social notes from Albany and surrounding area
Mrs Lena Chase visits in Millersport and joins Mrs Catherine Rickey and Mrs Bess Musser. Sunday guests include Mr and Mrs Paul Cotterill and daughter at Bradbury with Mrs Oleva Cotterill. Junior services and a Methodist Church program feature songs recitations and readings. Bob Ator sails to Newport RI for Naval Officers Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Lena Chase
Millersport
Catherine Rickey
Bess Musser
Paul Cotterill
Oleva Cotterill
Bradbury
Harold Dodds
Bob Ator
Newport
R. I
Naval Officers Training School
Rthur Clark
United States Navy Officers Training School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Dixie Pierce
Cape Cod
Raymon Konkright
Heath Methodist Church
Ironton
Konkright
Immanuel Church
Community Shower Honors Mosier Couple in Athens
Mr and Mrs Joe Mosier were married by Rev D V Cummins at his Athens home. Seaman Mosier serves on an icebreaker in New York harbor and Mrs Mosier works for Mrs Clarence Hunter near Albany. Many local families visited and attended a Father’s Day program at Airline Church. A separate note says Sew Rite Sewing Club planned a July 7 record hop with Jays as emcees and held a handkerchief shower for Mrs Don Mullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Woodrum
Columbia School
Meigs County
Joe Mosier
Carolyn Woodrum
D. V. Cummins
Athens
Seaman Mosier
New York Harbor
Don Battrell
Willard Simonton
Chauncey
Harry Love
Carl Ross
William Cheadle
Carpenter
Airline
Dick Young
Jackie
New Marshfield
Harry Ross
Wayne Clark
Colorado Springs
Colo
Henry Swart
Dale Scott
John Dunham
Near Columbia School
Dale Kautz
Chester
Leon Hughes and
Columbus
Hughes
Woodrum
Griffithville
W. Va
Rufus Woodrum
Laird Llewellyn
Bert Albaugh
Hocking
Dick Doolittle
Eugene Swart
Dean Arnold
Mamie Hartman
Millersport
Pomeroy
Jays
Raymond Baily
Don Mullen
Roy Blankenship
Charles Hoffman
Ronald Browning
Eastern Star Officers Installed In Point Pleasant
Middleport residents attended the Point Pleasant Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star installation of officers. Members from Evangeline Chapter 172 and Beverly Chapter grand inspection were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Lewis
Allen Hughes
Point Pleasant
Order of Eastern Star
Lewis
Hughes
James Pullen
Kathryn Warner
Edith Russell
Beverly
Evangeline
Willis Aleshire
Dayton
Herbert Chambers
Eric Chambers
Richard Chambers
Rio Grande College
Wayne Burton
St. Joseph Hospital
Burton
Meigs County Land Transfers and Local Notices
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcel and correction deeds in Salisbury Bedford and Lebanon townships. Transfers include Bernard Fultz Monia Good and others. coal parcels leased to Ohio Power Co. by several couples. joins in Pomeroy and Middleport. Community notices name dragonflies, family visits, military assignments, and upcoming dances and marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
Silas Joseph
Salisbury Township
Dave L. Bailey
Monia L. Good
Geraldine H. Good
Bernard V. Fultz
Bedford Township
Bernard V
Betty Fultz
Robert E. Davis
Dorothy M. Davis
Ohio Power Co
Salem Township
Howel Denney
Pearl Denny
Charles H. Frank
Nellie Frank
Samuel A. Gibbs
Verna P. Gibbs
Floyd E. Hendricks
Doris Hendricks
Pomeroy
Roy A. Domigan
Marie N. Domigan
Manning Webster
Bernard
Arthur Clark
Carla Klein
Peter F. Klein
Lenore H. Kent
John Michael Kent
Helen Waddell
Maynard A. Price
Middleport
Sutton Methodist Church Holds Forked Run Picnic
The annual Sunday school picnic at Forked Run featured a basket dinner and games plus swimming. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. L L Roush, Mr. Edgell, Laura Baker, Virgil Walker, Gary Dill and their families, along with many others from the Sutton church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sutton Methodist Church
Forked Run Lake
L L. Roush
Edgell
Laura Baker
Virgil Walker
Gary Dill
Margaret Tuttle
Oris Smith
Arthur Orr
Martha
Clint Orr
Billy Orr
John Rose
Denise Pullins
Marion
Paulette Watson
Ralph Lee
Bob Lee
Bob Smith
Reta
James Circle
Iris
Karen McKay
Beulah Roush
Fred Roush
Sharon Holter
John Hayman
Janice
Paul Rose
Sentenced man to prison in Ohio for multiple counts
Henry Morgan Pomeroy was sentenced to five to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. He received probation on one count, one to five years on another, and one to fifteen years on a third, with all terms to run concurrently. In Steubenville, five women from Sacred Heart Church attended the Catholic Women’s convention, with Mrs Kunzelman moderating a workshop on social action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Morgan Henry
Ohio
Henry
Middleport
Robert Burkett
Martha Howell
John Mitch
Mary Kunzelman
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Steubenville
Odena
Kunzelman
Mrs Forbes Leads Mission Program At Local Society
Mrs Eugene Forbes headed the Women’s Society of Christian Service program at the Minersville Methodist church focusing on missions and missionaries. Mrs Sadie Brown planned a rummage sale for Aug 31 and Sept 1, and the group sent flowers to patient Miss Katie Becht. A potluck dinner was planned for the next meeting and birthdays for Mrs William Fisher Mrs Forbes and Mrs Hosmer Roush were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eugene Forbes
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Minersville Methodist Church
Otto Hartenbach
Clifford Phillips
Brooks Sayre
Sadie Brown
Bradford Maag
Norman McCallan
Charles Grueser
Earl Renshaw
Katie Becht
Pleasant Valley Hospital
William Fisher
Forbes
Hosmer Roush
Maag
Stella Grueser
Townships County Share About 73000 In Road Funds
Meigs County will receive about 73000 in road funds with 38629.53 going to the county treasury and 34843.71 allocated for township distributions. The funding comes from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles under House Bill 49 shifting former highway safety funds to local governments. Municipalities in the county received 17931.60 in May, up from 15167.40 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gordon Caldwell
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Caldwell
Silver Run Bible School Ends Course
In Middleport the Silver Run Free Will Baptist Church held commencement for 137 Vacation Bible School students on June 17. Director Welila Mulford led the program on Heroes of Faith, as Rev. Merlin Teets offered prayer and staff appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Silver Run Free Will Baptist Church
Welila Mulford
Merlin Teets
Dorothy Ann Leach
Delores Miller
Gerry Halley
Kathryn Chapman
Phyllis McDaniel
Gardeners Elect Officers In Rutland Meeting
Rutland Friendly Gardeners elected Mrs. Robert Snowden as president, Mrs. Vernon Weber as vice president, Mrs. Dan Harrison as secretary, and Mrs. Ronald Williams as treasurer at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Joe Bolin. A county-wide meeting is set for June 27 at Rutland Methodist Church with Mrs. James Titus as speaker. The annual picnic is planned for July 25 at New Haven Park for members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Joe Bolin
Robert Snowden
Vernon Weber
Dan Harrison
Ronald Williams
Rutland Methodist Church
James Titus
New Haven Park
Bradford Church of Christ Bonded Wedding of Lynn Might and Wesley Sisson
Miss Lynn Might and Wesley Sisson were married June 16 at the Bradford Church of Christ with Rev John Wyatt officiating. The couple, both graduates of local high schools, will reside in Columbus. he works for Plasko Light Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Might
Wesley Sisson
Bradford
Middleport
Pomeroy
Bradford Church of Christ
John Wyatt
Parkersburg
W. Va
Miss Circle Competing In Ohio Dairy Princess Contest
Miss Sue Ellen Circle of Racine travels to Columbus to participate in the Ohio dairy princess selection hosted with dinners luncheons and parties at Fort Hayes Hotel under the American Dairy Association of Ohio. She is a former Meigs County Junior Fair queen and active in church and 4-H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sue Ellen
Douglas Circle
Racine
Columbus
Fort Hayes Hotel
Miss Circle
American Dairy Association of Ohio
Ohio
Meigs County
Racine Future Homemakers of America
Racine High School
Meigs Dairy Service Unit
Past Presidents Picnic Noted by Ladies Auxiliary Group
The Past Presidents of the Ladies Auxiliary Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion gathered at Mrs Ben Neutzling’s home Wednesday evening. Mrs Owen Watson and Mrs William Baxter thanked members for cards and flowers during illness. Mrs Neutzling reported on a Jackson district session. Readings on the flag were given by Mrs Mayme Holmes and Mrs J M Thornton. Mrs Ellen Couch attended as a guest. An ice cream social is planned for Saturday evening at the Sutton Methodist Church in Pomeroy.
Miss Zerkle Is Honored At Bridal Shower
Louise Zerkle of Pomeroy, bride elect to Jack Kelly of Columbus and Middleport, was honored at a bridal shower in the Federated Church social rooms. Hosts Mrs. Homer Hysell and Mrs. Guy Russell oversaw games including bride bingo and a kitchen scramble, with refreshments served beside a centerpiece of regal lilies and larkspur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomfroy
Louise Zerkle
Pomeroy
Jack Kelly
Columbus
Middleport
Federated Church
Homer Hysell
Guy Russell
Becky Ho
Methodist Conference News and Local Social Gatherings
New Haven report notes Ed Kell and son Robert attending a Methodist conference at Buckhannon. The Rev. Charles Yoho preached his first sermon as the new minister from the Padin City charge. Local families, including the McVeys, Stewarts, and Ev ans, visited Morgantown and hosted weekend guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. . Strart
Ed Kell
Robert
Buckhannon
Charles Yoho
Paden City
David McVey
Wallace Stewart
Morgantown
Meckeys
Hugh Evans
J. L. Stewart
Installation Set by Racine Legion Post 602 Auxiliary
The Racine American Legion Post 602 auxiliary to hold joint initiation and installation on Tuesday evening. The junior auxiliary meets at 7 30 and the ladies auxiliary at 8. Louise Stewart from Athens will serve as installing officer. A potluck supper follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Jays
Maplewood Lake
Racine
Racine American Legion
Louise Stewart
Athens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Madison
Cleveland
Appomattox
National Association
Ruth Hayes
Peoria
Hollywood
John Clark Gable
Clark Gable
John Clark
Michael Hilton
Look Magazine
League
Zion Ginger
Sultana Salad
By Melva Radcliffe
Tess
Blanche French
Lena Gorslin
Akron
Melva Radcliffe
Mrs. M. V. Ross
Arnold Dodson
Patricia Dodson
William Dodson
Kenny Harris
Camp Arrowhead
Jackson
Gene Harris
Kathy
Nick
Bruce Lloyd
William Bland
Carla
Cathy
Freda Welling
Punta Gorda
Bland
Tampa
Cmdr
Richard
Peter
O. P. Klein
Cedric Clark
Natural Bridge
Norfolk
Korez
Cleo Kerns
Alabama
Korea
Kerns
William Robson
Alan Dodson
Gene Dodson
Jackie S. Elan
Freda Louise Tuckerman
Dale L. Harvey
Arlene Gay McWhorter
Mrs. Forbes
Daniele Triplets
Anthony Daniele
Newark
N.J
June
Jean
Gerald
Silver Run Bible School
Gardeners
the Farmer's Bank
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp
William Lambert
Pomeroy High School
Sisson
Rutland High School
Plasko Light Inc
Sue Circle
Miss Zerkle
New Haven
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
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