Middleport WAC selects Elva Miller as Fourth Army outstanding soldier
Specialist Five Elva Joyce Miller of Middleport WAC has been named Fourth U S Army outstanding soldier the first WAC member to earn the honor. The AMSS instructor at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas advanced through four competitions earning the title. Miller a 1949 Middleport High School graduate reenlisted in 1958 and has served in roles from secretary to dental instructor and barracks sergeant. She is slated for honors in San Antonio and at Fourth Army headquarters with a three star armband a five day honorary aide assignment and a $120 cash prize. Her parents Mr and Mrs Ronald L Miller live at 342 Beech Street Middleport.
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Middleport
Women’s Army Corps
Elva Joyce Miller
Army Medical Service School
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Fourth Army
Miller
AMSS
Amss Wac
Middleport High School
WAC
Fort Lee
First Army
Governors Island
N. Y
Heidelberg
Germany
7774Th Signal Battalion
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Ambrose Johnson
DDS
Fort McClellan
Ala
San Antonio
Edward T. Williams
Ronald L. Miller
Beech St
Ladies Auxiliary Elects Officers At Lewis Manley Post
The Ladies Auxiliary of Lewis Manley Post American Legion met at Mrs. Campbell Harper's home. Elected were Mrs. Harper president Mrs. Butler first vice president Mrs. Gordon second vice commander Mrs. Young secretary Mrs. Smith treasurer Mrs. Hardaway Americanism chairman Mrs. Hampton historian and Mrs. Luckadoo child welfare chairman. A picnic is planned for July at Middleport park. Refreshments were served by several members during social hour.
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Lewis Manley Post
American Legion
Campbell Harper
Harper
Sherman Butler
Hulda Gordon
C. R. Young
William Smith
Oscar Hardaway
Allen Hampton
Curtis Luckadoo
Middleport Park
Hampton
Delena Pannell
Gordon
Edith Thomas
Missionaries To Be Remembered Selected
Love Joy Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society chose home missionary Lloyd E Wyse of Granville for birthday and holiday gifts and foreign missionaries Rev and Mrs Phillip J Uhlinger and children in the Belgium Congo. July 11 picnic at Middleport Roadside Park announced. Program on Beauty of the Peace directed by Mrs Lawrence Bing with assistants. Guests included Rev Donald Boone and Owen Bratton.
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Middleport
Love Joy
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
B. F. Parmalee
Edison Baker
Whch
Lloyd E. Wyse
Granville
Phillip J. Uhlinger
Belgium Congo
B. H. Sanborn Society
Lawrence Bing
Bing
Tony Fowler
Charles Bennett
Donald Boone
Middleport First Baptist Church
Owen Bratton
Garden Club Meeting Set in Middleport Home
Middleport Garden Club schedules Monday evening gathering at Mrs. E. F. Maag residence with co hosts Mrs. Garen Stansbury Mrs. Crary Davis and Miss Lenora Giles. A chrysanthemum program is planned.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
E. F. Maag
Garen Stansbury
Crary Davis
Lenora Giles
Poem Selected for Publication by American Poetry Society
Racine student Kenda Sheryl Russell has a poem titled I Wonder chosen for Sermons in Poetry from the American Poetry Society. The high school senior's work appeared in the Annual Anthology of High School Poetry and she is the daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Russell of Racine.
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Pomeroy
Kenda Sheryl Russell
Racine
Miss Russell
American Poetry Society of
Los Angeles
Calif
Kenneth Russell
Racine High School
Homebuilders Class at Middleport Church Hosts Devotional
Mrs Clar ence Lewis hosted the Homebuilders Class of the Middleport Church of Christ at her home. Raymond Cole and Horace Abbott led prayer and singing with recorded music. The class will handle communion for Q1 1961 and will begin sending $10 monthly for missionary work starting July, with attendance cards ordered.
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Middleport
Clarence Lewis
Friendly Circle Program Highlights Obedience Topic
Obedience was the theme at a Friendly Circle meeting of the Federated Church led by Miss Mary Elizabeth Chapman. Elizabeth Fick presided and Miss Erma Smith was tasked with securing storage for new confirmation robes.W. A. Gibbs and Alfred Crow named altar guild for July. Hostesses were Mrs. Edgar Arnold, Mrs. Donald Lanning, and Miss Chapman.
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Pomeroy
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Federated Church
Elizabeth Fick
Erma Smith
W. A. Gibbs
Alfred Crow
Edgar Arnold
Donald Lanning
Chapman
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Connie Miller of Columbus visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs D E Miller on South Third Ave and stays indefinitely. Floyd Vanderhoof of Waldo visits Elmer Miller as his grandson joins others including the Cromas and Radcliffs. The Vro man family tours Lake Erie before visiting John Vroman, while Howard Cecil relocates to North Third Ave with Mrs Cecil caring for the last Davis firm member Mr Davis.
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D. E. Miller
South Third Ave
Connie
Elmer Miller
Floyd Vanderhoof
Waldo
Carl Vanderhoof
Margaret
Mr. Miller
Floyd
Lee W. McComas
Dianne
Marvin Spencer
Pomeroy
Columbus
Charles Vroman
Mark
Lake Erie
John Vroman
Howard Cecil
West Main Street
T. H. Davis
North Third Ave
Middleport
Cecil
Mr. Davis
Davis
Swimming Classes Registration Open in Middleport Pool
Registration for the annual swimming classes at the Middleport pool will run Friday from 9 to 11 a m. Miss Mary Carolyn Miller, instructor, said. The $2 course covers three two week sessions with nine lessons per session for intermediates, advanced beginners, two year beginners and first year beginners. No season ticket is required.
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Middleport
Mary Carolyn Miller
Auxiliary Meeting Set for Feeney Bennet Post 128
The Ladies Auxiliary of Feeney Bennet Post 128 American Legion will meet at 7 p m Tuesday at the hall. After a brief business session the group will join the Drew Webster Post auxiliary at Pomeroy for officer installation.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Drew Webster
Pomeroy
Seven Birthdays Honored by Chester D A Council Meeting
Seven members were honored as quarterly birthdays observed at Chester Council D A. Delores Krauutter led the session with gifts given to Golda Frederick Ade Van Meter Eva Bailey Letha Wood Leda Mae Krauter Bernice Ridenour and Ethel Orr. Zana Gainer was ill in St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg WV and a gift was sent. The group voted to fund dues for hospitalized members instead of gifts or flowers. Lettie Meredith of Columbus visited for the first time in 15 years. An auditing committee meeting is set for June 28 at Zelda Weber’s home.
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Pomeroy
Chester Council
Daughters of America
Delores Krauetter
Lettie Meredith
Columbus
Zelda Weber
Portland Worthwhile Guild Meeting
The Portland Worthwhile Guild met at Martha Lou Beegle's home with Jean Sayre leading a program on The Month of June. Readings on June and holidays were given by Maxine Price Juanita Sayre Phyllis Ritchie and Martha Beegle. A picnic at Maxine Price's home was planned. A farewell party for Mrs Alberta Elwood wife of Rev John Elwood was held with an electric coffee maker presented to her.
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Portland
Martha Lou Beegle
Jean Sayre
Maxine Price
Juanita Sayre
Phyllis Ritchie
Martha Beegle
Guild
Alberta Elwood
John Elwood
Belle Center
Fined For Drinking In Middleport Court
James Ned Call was fined $50 and costs Wednesday in John Zerkle's court acting mayor on a charge of intoxication.
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Middleport
James Ned Call
John Zerkle
Reunion Date Set for Rutland Grade School Alumni
A reunion will be held at the Rutland Methodist Church on Sunday for former pupils of the Rutland Grade School before 1910 and not from 1910 as previously reported.
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Pomeroy
Rutland Methodist Church
Rutland
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