Meigs County Fair membership sale opens for 1961
Frank Johnston announces the sale of Meigs County Fair membership tickets for free admission and parking during the four day fair in August. Deadlines for livestock entries are listed with specific times and dates, and Johnston will accept entries August 7 to 10 at the Rock Springs fairgrounds office. Premium books are to be mailed around July 10.
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Pomeroy
Frank Johnston
Fair Board
Johnston
Reuter Insurance Agency
Gilmore Supply
Sports Center
Middleport
Ward Cross
Racine
Kautz Feed
Chester
Chapman’s
Syracuse
Clark's
Sohio
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Big Bend Minstrel Names Directors For Summer Musical
Big Bend Minstrel Association plans its sixth annual summer musical at the Meigs County Fair in August. Election of officers and a two night fair appearance are on the agenda for the 8 p.m. Tuesday meeting. Board members include Roberta Krauter Carla Wilson Neda Bradford Terry Bradford and Roy Reuter among others.
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Roberta Kraueter
Arthur Sylvester
Rollin Wolfe
Edmond Grueser
Robert Crow
Harvey van Vranken
Richard Young
Picnic Tonight For Enterprise EUB Youth
The youth fellowship of Enterprise EUB Church will hold a picnic at seven tonight at the home of Dottie Lou Brown.
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Pomeroy
Youth Fellowship of the Enterprise Eub Church
Dottie Lou Brown
J Thompson Dies At 55 In Ohio and West Virginia
John Thompson 55, former Middleport resident, died suddenly after a heart attack at his Belle West Virginia home. Survived by wife Eva daughter Joan and son John three sisters Mildred Beeson Wilma Davis Jennie Wise and brother Griffith Thompson. Funeral services held at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home and burial at Riverview Cemetery after services in Belle.
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Middleport
John Thompson
Belle
W. Va
Eva
Joan
John
Mildred Beeson
Wilma Davis
Jennie Wise
Miami
Fla
Griffith Thompson
Rawlings-Coats
Riverview Cemetery
Religious Committee Receives Report on Local Education Work
Mrs. Ralph C. Zandel presented a report on religious education work conducted in the county at the Meigs County Week-Day Religious Education program June executive committee meeting held at the United Methodist Church. She also reported attending a district meeting in Zanesville.
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Pomeroy
Ralph C. Zandel
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
C. F. Tompkins
Ministers Set Picnic For Meigs County Clergy
The Meigs County Ministerial Association will hold its annual picnic at 11:30 a.m. on July 11 at Middleport Roadside Park. All ministers and their families are invited. After dinner, Rev. Francis H. Glazier, president, will lead a business session.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bereans to Meet Middleport Church Gathering
The Loyal Bereans Class will meet at 7 30 Tuesday evening at the Middleport Church of Christ.
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Middleport
Bereans
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Weekend guests at Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Diles included Albert Romeo and daughters Pamela and Jane from Columbus. Mr. Romeo travels to Lexington for an engineering education meeting. Mrs. Romeo and children stay with relatives. Other locals include Mary Ruth Sauer with chickenpox, Clara Dilgard injured returning from California, and George Saver recovering at a son’s home.
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L. D. Diles
Albert Romeo
Pamela
Jane
Columbus
Romeo
Lexington
American Society of Engineering Educators
Diles
Charles Edwards
Ohio State University
Beatrice Ann Edwards
Virgil Edwards
Middleport
Mary Ruth Sauer
Harold Sauer
Clara Dilgard
Dearborn
Mich
California
Cleveland
George Saver
Harold Saver
Charles Gilbert
Springfield
Minnie Erlewine
Charles Asa Bradbury
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Pamela Davis Named School Queen Contest Representative
Pamela Davis an eighth grade student at Letart Falls Elementary School has been chosen as the school representative in the Ra cine Post 602 American Legion fall festival queen contest. She is the daughter of Eugene and (Mrs) Davis of Racine Route 2 and is an honor student, a Girl Scout and a Fairview Church member. Finalists will be named at the Portland Syracuse and Racine schools.
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Pomeroy
Pamela Davis
Letart Falls
Racine
American Legion
Miss Davis
Eugene Davis
Letart School
Fairview Church
Portland
Syracuse
Pomeroy First Baptist Children Assist in Sunday Service
Children of the Pomeroy First Baptist Church assisted with Sunday worship. Preschoolers sang, Carolyn Buck read, and a dramatization on God's love featured Diana Young Mike Hysell Charles Young and David Hysell. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Roush was dedicated.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Carolyn Buck
God
Diana Young
Mike Hysell
Charles Young
David Hysell
Ronald Hysell
Robert Couch
Randy Hysell
Randy Buck
Janet Couch
Donna Laudermilt
Vickie Young
Joseph Cook
Board of
Christian Education
Ralph C. Zandel
Robert Roush
Riverview PTA Ice Cream Social Set for June 30
Riverview PTA will host an ice cream social at the Riverview School House on Friday, June 30. The event offers ice cream, cake, pie, hot dogs, fish sandwiches, coffee, and Kool-Aid along with a cake walk and a surprise cake. Speck Boring and his gang will perform as local country hits fill the air.
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Riverview School House
Speck Boring
Dileses Welcome Son David Lisle in Dearborn
Mr and Mrs David Diles announce the birth of a son David Lisle Friday June 23 in Dearborn Michigan. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Lisle D Diles of Middleport. The couple also have a daughter Beverly two.
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Middleport
David Diles
David Lisle
Dearborn
Mich
Lisle D. Diles
Diles
Beverly
POMEROY Inspects Local Village Records
Harry Evans of the state examiner's office visits Pomeroy for a routine check of village records. He is the first examiner to visit the community in several years.
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Pomeroy
Harry Evans
State Examiner
Evans
Cheesebrews Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary
MIDDLEPORT the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Frank Cheesebrew was observed Sunday with a reception at their Fourth Ave home. The couple wed June 21 1936 with Reverend Billups officiating at the Point Pleasant Baptist parsonage. Guests included numerous locals and friends with floral gifts from ex presidents of the Drew Webster Post American Legion and others.
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Middleport
Frank Cheesebrew
Fourth Ave
Cheesebrew
G. C. Billups
Baptist Parsonage
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ladies Auxiliary
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Erma Smth
Pomeroy
Nora Mills
Clif
Funeral set for Wallace Holliday Dexter Route resident
Wallace B. Holliday 78 of Dexter Route died Saturday at home after a long life as a farmer and former state highway employee. He was survived by two sons John and Eugene, a sister Sadie Saxton, and several brothers. Last rites scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the old Dexter Church with burial in Standish cemetery.
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Dexter
Wallace B. Holliday
Dexter Route
John
Caroline Nelson
Hettie Bosworth Holliday
Walter
Holliday
Eugene
Near
Sadie Saxton
Lancaster
Mount Olive Church
Star Grange
Old Dexter Church
Standish Cemetery
Meigs County Church Members Attend Athens Tea
Representatives from Naomi Baptist Church in Pomeroy Mount Zion Baptist Church in Mount Moriah Middleport attend the Hocking District Missionary Convention fellowship tea in Athens on Sunday. Attendees include Lulu Hampton Callie Banks Emma Bland Julia Reese Arnold Richards Nellie Winston Ervin Baumgardner Myrtle Warren.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Athens
Hocking
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Lulu Hampton
Callie Banks
Naomi Baptist Church
Pomeroy
Emma Bland
Julia Reese
Arnold Richards
Nellie Winston
Ervin Baumgardner
Middleport Mt. Moriah
Myrtle Warren
First Baptist Church of
Rutland
Guests Entertained At Heines Residence
Mr and Mrs George Heines hosted a noon Sunday dinner at their Hemlock Grove home. The guests included Mr and Mrs Hartel Scheall and Mrs Nora Aikens of Dayton, Mr and Mrs Don Grueser and daughter of Minersville, Mrs William Killinger, and Mr and Mrs Theo Heines with son Larry. Later, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lanning joined as supper guests.
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George Heines
Hemlock Grove
Hartel Scheall
Nora Aikens
Dayton
Don Grueser
Minersville
William Killinger
Theo Heines
Larry
Lawrence Lanning
Heines
Middleport VBS Meeting Set at First United Presbyterian
A meeting of Middleport teachers and officers of the daily vacation Bible school is scheduled for 7 30 PM Tuesday at the First United Presbyterian Church. After a discussion and evaluation of school activities refreshments will be served.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Council 46 Elects and Installs Officers in Pomeroy
Bosworth Council 46 Royal and Select Masters met with Paul Darnell as installing officer. Charles H. Peoples and C. J. Struble served as installing officers. Arch ie Swartz was installed illustrious master with William R. Hayes deputy master Albert Woodard conductor of work Ted Reed Jr treasurer C J Struble recorder Russell R Brown captain of the guard Arthur W Nease conductor of council Guy Cowan steward and William E Watson sentinel Refreshments were served.
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Bosworth Council
Paul Darnell
Charles H. Peoples
C. J. Struble
Archie Swartz
William R. Hayes
Albert Woodard
Ted Reed, Jr
Russell R. Brown
Arthur W. Nease
Guy Cowan
William E. Watson
Sentinel
Son Born on Mother's Birthday Anniversary
Edward Lee Nottingham born Sunday June 25 at Holzer Hospital to Carl and wife of Chester Road Milton West Virginia. Grandparents Homer Nottingham Benny Perry Milton residents and Maude Perry great grandmother. The couple has two daughters Pamela four and Carla two.
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Ther
Holzer Hospital
Edward Lee
Carl Nottingham
Chester Road
Homer Nottingham
Benny Perry
Milton W. Va
Maude Perry
Milton
Mrs. Nottingham
Pamela
Carla
Miss Brown Named President of School of Missions
Miss Janet Brown daughter of Rev Eugene and Mrs Brown recently moved to Waverly was named president of the Girls School of Missions at Sabina for the coming year. Miss Brown and Miss Alita Carpenter attended the school last week under the sponsorship of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church.
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Pomeroy
Janet Brown
Eugene Brown
Waverly
Girls School of Missions
Sabina
Miss Brown
Alita Carpenter
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Meigs Marriage License Granted to Ransom and Hubbard
Charles Ronald Ransom, 22, Racine Route 2, and Bonnie Jean Hubbard, 20, Syracuse, united in marriage per Meigs County license.
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Meigs
Charles Ronald Ransom
Racine
Bonnie Jean Hubbard
Syracuse
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Messenger Family
Gallipolis Area
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Lala
Kolor Komiks
Laurence Harvey
Family Weekly
J. Thompson
Compiet
So. Young St
Seoktet
Robinsons
Children Aid With Service
Riverview Pta
Pomeroy — Riverview Pta
Ford Hayes
Hilah Waugh
Charles D. Woode
Alfred
J. B. Hayes
Clifford Hayes
Gregory
Lillian Stieff
Judson White
Everett Bachner
Ida Bachner
Lillian Smith
Grace Hysell
Harry Mills
Charles Bennett
David Durst
Allen Hughes
Willis Anthony
Dana Hamilton
Will Reynolds
Thomas S. Waugh
Robert Waugh
Timothy
Claude
Cleo M. Dunn
Hilliard
Don Moore
Paula
Frank Reynolds
Mason
Carrie Neutzling
Dey Hysell
Erma Smith
Gayne
Je Wise
Jed Webster
Pat Thornton
Mr. and
Mrs
Dondi
David Janssen
Patti Page
Walley
Sathens
Council
Swartz
Brown
Mene
OM Foward Schreiber
Leo Ueder Mont Ward Schreiber
Ora W Burt Balaban
Cele
Elas
Hammer Fil Production
Lamiti
Anthony Joyce Hall - Taylor
John - Dall
Athens — LY
Schine
Athena Theatre
Carrol’s Market
Music Manor
Buck Auto Supply Richards Market
Stanley's Shoe Store
Swearingen Sporting Goods
Kerr-Hunter Hardware Co
G. Shannon Firestone
Washburn Travel Center
Campus Pizza
Campus Chicken Commonwealth Telephone Co
Southeastern Ohio Electric
Swing Away
Columbus Road Tops Cleaners
Dick Erb Dance Studio
University Men’s Shop
Messenger
Speedway
Firestone
Phil Williamson
W. Main St
American International Presents
Mark Forest
Broderick Crawford
Dinke the Chimp
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