New Presbyterian Pastor Welcomed by Over 100
More than 100 parishioners and guests welcomed Rev. Howard Ruppelt as the new pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Middleport at a dinner and reception. Community ministers attended. Ruppelt pledged service to church and town. A Gay Nineties Quartet performed and a “get acquainted” period followed. The new pastor received a rug from the congregation.
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New Presbyterian
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Charles M. Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Marsha
First Baptist Church
Wert Dean
Church of Christ
Linson Stebbins
Gallipolis
Ruppelt
Lewis Sauer
Kenneth Sauer
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Lee Beeson
James Buchanan
Paul Haptonstall
Beulah White
Middleport Churches Schedule and Sermon Themes
The Middleport churches list includes Heath Methodists First Baptist Church Church of Christ First Presbyterian Church Church of Christ in Christian Union Church of the Nazarene Bradbury Church of Christ. Services feature Sunday school around 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. evening services at 7:30 p.m. sermons include Evidence of Patriotism and Thou Mayest Become Rich.
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First Baptist Church
Church OF Christ— Wert
Nellie Walter
Young People’s Meeting
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Presbyterian
Howard Ruppelt
Westminster Fellowship
Syracuse Park
Bradbury Church OF Christ
Robert E. Purtell
Christian Endeavor
Becks Attend Funeral For Chauncey Day
Mrs. DaReuben Beck traveled from Middleport to Columbus and Detroit to attend the funeral of Chauncey Day, the former's uncle and brother of Mrs. R. S. Beck. She returns to Middleport today.
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Becks
Chauncey Day
Middleport
DaReuben Beck
Columbus
Detroit
Heavy Rain Reported In Middleport Area
A heavy rain struck the Middleport area at 3 45 a m today. An earlier electrical storm that threatened the vicinity around 11 p m passed by with only light showers.
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Middleport
Meigs Marriage License Granted
William M. Hamm aged 28 of Milwaukee and Rita M. Duffy aged 27 of Pom eroy were issued a marriage license in Meigs.
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Meigs
William M. Hamm
Middleport
Rita M. Duffy
Pomeroy
Notable Mahoning Bar elects Great-Nephew as president
Great-Nephew, son of local residents, has been elected president of the Mahoning County Bar Association. The honoree, a former student of E O Saunders and longtime worker at Youngstown Sheet and Tube, studied law at night and opened a Youngstown practice after passing the bar on his first try. He serves as an elder at the Youngstown Presbyterian Church.
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Middleport
E. O. Saunders
Saunders
Mahoning
Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
Genevieve Pomeroy-McFarland Doyens June Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Will of Pomeroy announce the marriage of their daughter Genevieve to Miles McFarland of Columbus. The ceremony was June 2 at The Hilltop Church of Christ with Rev. Carl Smith officiating. The couple reside at 702 S. Terrace Ave., Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Emmett Will
Pomeroy-Chester Road
Genevieve
Miles McFarland
M. F. McFarland
Columbus
Hilltop Church of Christ
Carl Smith
McFarland
Barbara Griffith
Allen McFarland
Young Peoples Class Plans July Picnic at Marietta
The Pomeroy Keno Church of Christ class met at Mr and Mrs Wateman White home. Officers were elected and the group voted to hold a picnic in Marietta on July 15. Refreshments were prepared and served by boys of the class and the hostess.
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Pomeroy
Young Peoples
Keno
Girl Scouts Head to Camp Molly Lauman in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Girl Scouts bound for Camp Molly Lauman must meet at the Pomeroy Public Library Saturday at 2 30 p m to pay the remaining fee. Credit cards will be accepted.
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Pomeroy
Molly Lauman
Pomeroy Public Library
Pomeroy Garden Club to Meet at McMurry Home
The Pomeroy Garden Club will meet Monday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. W. McMurry with Mrs. Albert Young assisting hostess duties.
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Pomeroythe
Pomeroy
Opal Marie Offutt Celebrates Second Birthday Party
A Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Opha Offutt's home marked Opal Marie Offutt’s second birthday. Guests included Sue Rue Marie Morarity Teddy Morarity Jimmie Hanson Billy Hanson Mark Plechaty Genifer Blakeslee Anita Houdashelt Peggy Hoffner Paula Jean Theiss Kathy Marilyn Wilson and several family friends. Refreshments of ice cream and cake followed games.
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Joe Plechaty
C. E. Blakeslee
Milton Houdas Shelt
Lawrence Hoffner
Raymond Wilson
Girl Scout Cook Out at Rocksprings Fairground
POMEROY Girl Scout Troop I led by Mrs. Evelyn Knight joined a cook out at the Rocksprings Fair ground on Thursday evening. Committee members present included Mrs. M. D. Hartinger, Mrs. Rollin Neutzling, Mrs. Robert Roberts and son Mike, Mrs. John Lambert, Mrs. William Sheridan and Mrs. Peral Hysel.
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Pomeroy
Evelyn Knight
Rocksprings Fairground
M. D. Hartinger
Rollin Neutzling
Robert Roberts
Mike
John Lambert
William Sheridan
Peral Hysel
Weekend Visits and Local Outings Across Lorain and Athens
Mrs. Maxine Arnold and Susanna spent the weekend in Lorain with Mrs. L. C. Sommerville of Point Pleasant and visited her foster daughter Mrs. Chella Chulia. Charles Elliott was taken to Holzer Hospital for a cult appendectomy after arriving from Charleston three weeks ago to visit his parents in Athens. Mrs. Edison Hobstetter traveled to New Brunswick New Jersey for Rutgers Graduate School of Banking exercises while her husband, Edison Hobstetter, leads Pomeroy National Bank. Mrs. Jacob Mees and Mrs. Phil Williamson called on Mrs. Charles Peoples and Mrs. Sam Strauss in Athens. Mrs. Bertha Greenler visited Mrs. Mees, and Mrs. Cecil Tobin visited Mrs. Greenler recently.
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Maxine Arnold
Susanna
Lorain
L. C. Sommerville
Point Pleasant
Chella Chulia
Charles Elliott
Holzer Hospital
Charleston
N. J
Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
Edison Hohbstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Jacob Mees
Phil Williamson
Athens
Charles Peoples
Mees
Sam Strauss
Bertha Greenler
Cecil Tobin
Middleport groups hold annual picnic at Roadside Park
Two groups, the Middleport Volunteer Firemen and Ladies Auxiliary with Cub Scouts and parents, held the annual firemen auxiliary family picnic at Roadside Park. Guests included many local families as games were played, plans made for Bailey's Lake trip, and organ repair discussions with church leaders.
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Middleport
Cub Scouts
Jack Bechtel
Darrell
Sara
Paul Swisher
Bill
Sidney T. Russell
Donna Ruth
Myrna
Charles Murray
Kenneth
B. F. Parmelee
Calvin Reichman
Diane
Joe
Emmett Shuler
Charles Hess
John Vroman
John
Charles
Henry Hennesy
Bobby T
Richard Karr
Polly Ann McKinney
I. Neal
James Daniels
Jennifer Sue
Ronnie Wilt
Milton Hood
Jimmy
Johnny
Sammy Hood
Perry Mitch
Larry Mitch
G. G. Werner
Bill Werner
Benny Wilson
John Lyons
Ben Philson
Ruth Philson
Robert Houck
Stephen McCullough
Bobby T. Hennesy
den Chief
Bailey's Lake
Picnic crowd gathers at Roadside Park in Middleport
Picnickers at Roadside Park on Wednesday evening included Mrs. William Morris and her children Cynda Mickey and Susie. Also present were Mrs. Charles White and daughter Texanna who were later joined by Mrs. Paul Graves and daughter Kathy.
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Middleport
William Morris
Cynda
Mickey
Susie
Charles White
Texanna
Paul Graves
Kathy
Misses Katharine and Christine Grants Return for Two Weddings
Katharine and Christine Grant of Columbus, with their mother Mrs Homer Grant, have returned home after 10 days to attend two weddings and pre nuptial parties. The Sater Williams wedding is set for Saturday and the Vorys House wedding for the following Saturday. Velma Sater, a bride elect and daughter of Richard Sater, is their cousin. her grandmother Katharine Morehart Sater was Mrs Homer Grant’s sister.
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Middleport
Katharine
Christine Grant
Columbus
Homer Grant
Sater-Williams
Vorys House
Velma Sater
Richard Sater
Misses Grants
Katharine Morehart Sater
Loyal Women's Class Holds Church Session in Middleport
A short business session led by Mrs. L. E. Burford followed the devotional period as the Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ met last night hosted by Mrs. Boyd Dilgard. Mrs. David Durst led devotion with dinner committee names including Mrs. Leo Childs Mrs. O. L. Roush and Mrs. Ernest Lallance.
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L. E. Burford
Church of Christ
Boyd Dilgard
David Durst
Leo Childs
O. L. Roush
Ernest Lallance
Lallance
Dilgard
Middleport A nuptial dinner honors Hamm and Duffy
William Hamm and his fiancée Rita Duffy were honored guests at a combined pre nuptial dinner and birthday event at the Little House. Their marriage is scheduled for eleven thirty at Sacred Heart. A large birthday cake with roses and sweetpeas and a three tier bridal cake were part of the celebration. Attending were Clarence Hamm, William Michael Hamm, Edward and Pat Duffy, Nancy Cotingham of Zanesville, Marcie Cottingham of St Petersburg, and Miss Hallie and Miss Nellie Zerkle. A rehearsal followed the dinner.
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Middleport
William Hamm
Rita Duffy
Little House
Sacred Heart Church
Mr. Hamm
Clarence Hamm
William Michael
Edward Duffy
Pat Duffy
Miss Duffy
Nancy Cotingham
Zanesville
William Riddle
Marcie Cottingham
St. Petersburg
N. C
Hamm
Hallie
Nellie Zerkle
Mr Johnson Dies at 59 in Pomeroy Fire Dept Service
Ernest Pappy Johnson 59 longtime member of the Second Ward Company of the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department died Thursday at Meigs General Hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by widow Helen a daughter Doris Hartsough of Essex and two grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Ewing Funeral Home with calling at any time.
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Pomeroy
Ernest
Pappy) Johnson
Second Ward
Meigs General Hospital
Helen
Doris Hartsough
Essex
Johnson
Ewing Funeral Home
Keyes Funeral Set For 10 a.m. Saturday
Funeral services for William Keyes age 62 who died at the O Neil Rest Home Wednesday evening will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Bald Knob Church with burial in Bald Knob Cemetery. Keyes was a former Long Bottom Route 2 resident.
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Pomeroy
William Keyes
O'Neil
Bald Knob
Keyes
Long Bottom
Simpson Passes State Board of Funeral Directors Exam
James F. Simpson has passed the state board funeral directors examinations in Columbus. A Pomeroy High School graduate, Simpson has been with Rawlings Coats funeral home for seven years.
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Middleport
James FE. Simpson
State Board of Funeral Directors
Columbus
Simpson
Pomeroy High School
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Women Study Club in Radcliff installs new officers
London visitors Johnny Palmer Jr. and family attend as the Women’s Study Club at Grace Marrs’s home installs officers for the coming year. Zelda Hall and daughter Virginia preside over the ceremony with Clara Phillips as president, Mildred Wells vice president, and Louise Waltz as secretary treasurer.
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Radcliff
Johnny Palmer, Jr
Lacey Ryger
London
Women's Study Club
Grace Marrs
Hawks
Zelda Hall
Virginia
Clara Phillips
Mildred Wells
Louise Waltz
Parnie McLaughlin
MacArthur
Trene Jackson
Truman
OFA
Alene Head
Clara Jeffers
Ruth Barber
Gledys Pierce
Karen Rae Cooper
Wayne Cooper
Athens
Anise
Barbara Lowe
Goldie Cooper
Janice Pendleton
Columbus
Village Clerk Improves After Pneumonia Diagnosis
E. J. Strauss village clerk has been in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for ten days with pneumonia. Thursday night officials reported him much improved and on the mend.
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Pomeroy
E. J. Strauss
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Red Anchor Store Sold To Stifflers of Jackson
The Red Anchor Department Store in Pomeroy was sold to Stiffler Stores Inc of Jackson. Edgar Peters will manage during a 30 to 60 day reorganization as plans call for redecorating and adding a full footwear line. The store will reopen as Stiffler's Red Anchor.
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Jackson
Pomeroy
Red Anchor
Stiffer Stores, Inc
Bend
Dor Schaefer
John F. Stiffler
Stiffler Stores, Inc
Stiffler
Edgar Peters
Allie L. Stiffler
G. Robert Stiffler
Waverly
London
New Lexington
Circleville
Weirton
W. Va
Wellston
Gallipolie
Stiffler’s
Former Meigs Woman Ella Packard Dies at 78
Ella Packard 78 a Belpre resident for 38 years died Thursday morning at Camden Park hospital Parkersburg after a six week illness. Born in Olive Township Meigs County Jan 15 1873 she moved to Parkersburg about 1901 then Belpre in 1913. Survived by four sons three daughters 23 grandchildren five great grandchildren and one brother. Funeral at Spencer funeral home Belpre Saturday 2 pm burial Long Bottom Cemetery.
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Ella Packard
Belpre
Camden Park Hospital
Parkersburg
Olive Township
Meigs County
Packard
James R
Ocelia Reed Hawley
Intoxication Fines In Syracuse Court
Fines and costs were levied on two men in Mayor William Schuener’s court in Syracuse. Thomas Eynon aged 42 and Thomas Phalin aged 47 were fined for intoxication offenses. Simon Powell aged 61 had his case continued. arrests were by Holly Friend Syracuse marshal.
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Pomehoy
William Schuener
Syracuse
Thomas Eynon
Thomas Phalin
Minersville
Simon Powell
Route 1
Portland
Theuner
Holly Friend
Pomeroy Man Receives Fine and Suspended Jail for Assault
Thomas Ray Jones, 23, of Pomeroy, was fined 25 dollars and costs and given 60 days in jail with both sentences suspended on assault and battery charges in a ruling by Mayor Sidney A. Spencer after a Thursday night hearing. He was released on good behavior conditions.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Ray Jones
Sidney A. Spencer
Jones
POMEROY Faces Non Support Charge for Deeter Return
Ivan Deeter 48 of Parkersburg West Virginia was extradited to face non support charges. The return occurred Thursday after a three day process reported by Deputy Sheriff C H Wise Jr.
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Pomeroy
Ivan Deeter
Parkersburg
W. Va
Deeter
West Virginia
C. H. Wise, Jr
Pomeroy Church News: Listings for local congregations
Church notices list services and schedules for Hobson Church of Christ in Christian Union St Paul Lutheran Federated and other area churches. Includes Sunday schools and worship times, Wednesday prayer meetings, and special events such as picnics and homecoming services.
Death Claims Mrs. Susan Mae Lewis
Mrs. Susan Mae Lewis of Middleport died this morning at University Hospital Columbus after weeks as a patient. Widow of George Lewis who died in 1947 she leaves nine children including Arthur Lewis head football coach at West Virginia University and Rev Edward Lewis a Methodist minister in New York. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
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Middleport
Susan
Mae) Lewis
University Hospital
Columbus
Custer St
George Lewis
Arthur
Art) Lewis
West Virginia University
Edward Lewis
New York
Harold
Cincinnati
Lawrence
Austin Bowen
Zanesville
Herschel Buckner
Gerald Stewart
Frank Bobo
Norma Davis
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Freak Twister Does Damage In Eden Area
A freak twisting windstorm yesterday afternoon caused extensive damage in the Eden area. Affected structures include the Keever farmhouse with destroyed outbuildings and a tree limb penetrating a bedroom. Other homes in Joppa and the Arnott property suffered roof loss and debris damage.
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Reedsville
Eden
Ohio River
Lock 20
Keever
A. D. Arnott
Joppa
L. A. Barr Farm
Will of Dr. L. G. Gribble Admitted to Probate
The will of Dr. L. G. Gribble has been admitted to probate in Meigs County Probate Court. The record confirms the filing and official acceptance of the will for probate proceedings.
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Pomeroy
L. G. Gribble
Meigs County
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