Middleport Band Activities Planned at High School
Middleport High School hosts a March of band events led by La Vergne Stone. The annual party Friday March 10 in the auditorium includes decorated committees and guest invitations. A March 17 concert features marches and overtures under Stone with a potential spring concert with the Ohio University Symphonic Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Band Boosters Club
Emma Jane Buell
Roger Dillard
Janet Frost
Nora Knopp
Julie Mitch
Diane Reichman
Dana Walburn
David Darst, Jr
Ohio University Symphonic Band
Darst
Eight Hurt In Route 7 Collision Near Chester Bridge
Eight people injured in a two car crash on Route 7 at Route 248 near the Chester bridge. Mrs. Mad die Circle 52 Racine suffered head lacerations and a knee injury while Kenneth Lockhart 22 Mingo Junction led the other car and four passengers were treated for multiple injuries at Meigs General Hospital and Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Maddie Circle
Racine
Kenneth FE
Lockhart
Mingo Junction
Chester Bridge
Circle
Passen
Mae Morrison
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Meigs General Hospital
Rhoda Lockhart
Carrie Alice Lockhart
Donald Green
Hartford
Alex Dubois
Fort Totem
N. C
Green
Dubois
Lockharts
Washington
Chester
Charles Russell
Meigs County
Chick Growers To Take Part In Competition
POMEROY C. E. Blakeslee announces a Chicken of Tomorrow contest for Southeastern Ohio. Chicks hatched March 13 14 or 15 must be wing-banded and 100 straight run chicks or 50 cockerels may be entered. Entries and inspections within 10 days after hatch. Fred Pursley chairs this state segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. E. _ Blakeslee
Meigs County
Ohio
Fred Pursley
Chillicothe
Blakeslee
Local Racine CoupleWed Mary Allen to Corbet Cleek
Mr and Mrs Guy Neigler announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Allen to Corbet Cleek son of Mr and Mrs Otis Cleek of Little Hocking. The ceremony Feb 28 at 4 30 p m in Racine Methodist Church parsonage with Rev DelLoss Smith officiating Attendants were Mr and Mrs Charles Harris Mary Allen wore turquoise suit and gardenia corsage. Mrs Harris brown suit with pink carnations. Mary Allen a Racine High School 1949 graduate is employed at First National Bank Racine Groom is a farmer with his brother Charles in Portland where they will reside A reception followed with Mrs Owen Watson and Mrs Lillian Jividen serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Guy Neigler
Mary Aillen
Corbet Cleek
Otis Cleek
Little Hocking
DelLoss Smith
Racine Methodist Church
Charles Harris
Miss Allen
DAV Auxiliary in Pomeroy to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Auxiliary of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Warner Beauty Shop in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Auxiliary of the
Disabled American Veterans
Warner Beauty Shop
OES
Masonic Temple
Local Visitors and Family Christenings Highlight Ohio Trip
Mr and Mrs Willard Hines and Mrs Edith Hines visited Cambridge and Canton Friday. In Canton they saw Mrs Rhodes son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John Walker. Rose Stace of Columbus guests Naylors Run hosts Elmer Schaefer. William Bartels Harold Lewis and Tony Ventre of Cincinnati came to attend the christening of John Vincent Goodwin at Sacred Heart Church. Godmother is Mrs Bartles, godfather Tony Ventre. Ben Turner spent weekend with Dale Roush at Apple Creek State Hospital farm and helped daughter Janet celebrate her birthday.
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Willard Hines
Edith Hines
Ernest Rhodes
Cambridge
Canton
David Goodwin
Sacred Heart Church
Father Riley
William Bartles
Goodwin
Tony Ventre
Ben Turner
Dale Roush
Keith
Apple Creek State Hospital
Apple Creek
Ohio
Janet
King of Kings shown at Sacred Heart Church
The motion picture The King of Kings will be presented in the church auditorium at 12 45 p m Tuesday and again after the evening service. It is a sound drama depicting the life of Christ ending with Mount Calvary.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church Auditorium
Christ
Mount Calvary
Meigs Honor Roll Names Sixteen Carriers
Fred W. Weber announces The Messenger honor roll for February listing sixteen Meigs County carriers. Eligible carriers earned by reliability efficiency and promptness in maintaining routes and delivering the paper without customer complaints. Names include Jimmy Folmer John Henry Russell Teddy Beegle Eugene Willoughby Bill Roush Mary Neutzling Barbara Hysell Bettie Ingram Eddie Boney Danny Brown Isaac Wilt Paul Johnson Shirley Arbaugh Richard Beach Bradbury Beulah Coy Emmett Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Folmer
John Henry Russell
Teddy Beegle
Eugene Willoughby
Bill Roush
Mary Neutzling
Barbara Hysell
Bettie Ingram
Eddie Boney
Pomeroy
Danny Brown
Minersville
Isaac Wilt
Paul Johnson
Middleport
Shirley Arbaugh
Seven Men Are Arrested in Pomeroy Area
Patrolman Grindley of Racine arrested Lawrence Gillen 29 and Wesley Gillen 56 for DUI and intoxication. Eugene Shoemake of Bellville West Virginia faced reckless operation charges on Route 33. Mayor Sidney Spencer fined Elvin Cheney 20 for disturbing the peace after a Sunday hearing. Vandall Bolin and Wilson hearings set for today or Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grindley
Racine
Lawrence Gillen
Wesley Gillen
Justice of the Peace
Whitlock
Highway Patrol
Eugene Shoemake
Bellville
W. Va
Sidney Spencer
Robert J. Wilson
Akron
Fred Vandall
Richard Bolin
Elvin Cheney
Delaware
Cheney
Vandall
Bolin
banquet planned for Rio Grande high champions and cheerleaders
Rio Grande High School hosts a ban quet to honor county basketball champions and cheerleaders after a win over Vinton. Coach John Wickline and wife are served a steak dinner at Farmers Hotel Gallipolis with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Bob Merrifield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande High School
John Wickline
Wickline
Farmers Hotel
Gallipolis
Clark
Bonecutter
Bob Merrifield
Irwin Kerr
Zimmers announce birth of John David in Piqua
Mr and Mrs Jack Zimmer of Piqua announce the birth of a son John David on Thursday March 2 at Memorial Hospital Piqua Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leroy Williams of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Albert Zimmer of Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jack Zimmer
Piqua
John David
Memorial Hospital
Leroy Williams
Cleveland
Albert Zimmer
Bakery executive at Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago
Rich Loaf Inc production manager GLOUSTER-Enlon Grubbs spends the week at Edgewater Beach Hotel Chicago attending the American Society of Bakery Engineers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Enlon Grubbs
Rich Loaf, Inc
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
American Society of Bakery Engineers
Garage Employee Injured by Bolt in Middleport
Warren Black, Ford garage worker, suffered a cut lip and a broken tooth after being struck in the mouth by a bolt Saturday. He received treatment from a local physician and dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Warren Black
Ford
Pullen Family Celebrates Five Birthdays in Middleport
Five birthdays marked the Pullen family celebration in Middleport on Sunday. Stephen and Stephanie Pullen, one-year-old twins, their parents Mr and Mrs James Pullen, and Mr Pullen's sister Geraldine were honored. Parents A R Pullen hosted a family dinner on Palmer Street Saturday. Guests included Lyston and Mrs Lyston Pullen of Charleston and Susan, James and Geraldine's older daughter. A three tier cake and a lamb birthday cake for the twins were shared in their home on Sixth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pullen
Stephen
Stephanie Pullen
James Pullen
Mr. Pullen
Geraldine Pullen
A. R. Pullen
James
Geraldine
Palmer St
Lyston Pullen
Charleston
James Pullens
Susan
Sixth Ave
GLOUSTER C. E. Hambel Dies at 75
GLOUSTER Charles E Hambel aged 75 died at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens He was born in Morgan County son of John and Alice Hambel His wife Jennie and one son preceded him in death He leaves six sons Earl Glouster Everett Philo Denver Eugene John Trimble Homer Trimble two daughters Mrs Virgil Border and Mrs Wayne Border three grandchildren three brothers and three sisters Funeral at John S Blower funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev John Devol officiating Burial Maplewood cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Charles E. Hambel
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Morgan County
John
Alice Hambel
Jennie
Earl
Everett
Philo
Denver
Eugene
Malta
Homer
Trimble
Columbus
Virgil Border
Wayne Border
Pearl
Zanesville
George Columbus
Lawrence
Crooksville
Adda Koker
Matatie Goodrich
Michigan
Lydia Faust
Akron
John S. Blower
John Devol
Maplewood Cemetery
Mrs Beshara Hosts Catholic Ladies Study Club
Mrs Al Beshara hosted the Catholic Ladies Study Club in Church Hall Tuesday evening with Mrs Lucile Joseph presiding. Sacred Reading was led by Mrs Kate Bartels and readings by Mrs Lena Qyndorf Mrs Lucile Joseph and Mrs C F Patton. Lunch followed for two guests and many members. A next meeting will be Tuesday March 14 with Mrs Lucile Joseph as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Smith
Cecilia Echstenkamper
Lena Orndorf
Martha Covella
Sam Kamento
Mary Jennice
Gertrude Darling
Lena Covella
Lucile Joseph
Reedsville Man Found Dead at Local Store
Robert Holsinger, 78, of Reedsville was found dead near the village after a brief stop at a grocery store. The coroner ruled natural causes, noting a collapse while walking home. Leon Donohue discovered the body and White Funeral Home of Coolville arranged the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Reedsville
Robert Holsinger
Leon Donohue
Coolville
Altar Rosary Society Meets in Church Hall
GLOUSTER The Altar Rosary Society met in Church Hall Thursday evening with Mrs. Agnes Clark in charge. Rev. Father Charles Walsh spoke on Lenten Regulations and Mrs. Aloysius Beshara spoke on Books Won’t Bite. Games were played. Entertainment committee named for April: Mrs. Al Beshara, Mrs. Lena Covella, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Altar Rosary Society
Church Hall
Agnes Clark
Charles Walsh
Aloysius Beshara
al Beshara
Lena Covella
Elizabeth Smith
Harry Vernon Rites Conducted Sunday
Funeral services for Harry Vernon were held Sunday at Glouster Church of Christ conducted by Pastor Daniel K. Teater. Mrs Marcella Brown accompanied by Miss Lucy White sang Abide With Me and There Is No Night There. Burial followed in Glouster Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Harry Vernon
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Glouster Church of Christ
Daniel K. Teater
Marcella Brown
Lucy White
Glouster Cemetery
Temperature Climbs to Lower Sixties on Sunbright Day
Sunny Sunday brings a hint of spring as temperatures reach the lower 60s before dipping to 40 degrees by 9 30 p m. Residents shed coats and enjoyed milder afternoon warmth.
Patient Returns Home After Major Surgery
Pat Crawford, who had major surgery at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital a week ago, was discharged and returned home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crawford
Marietta Osteopathic Hospital
Legion Meeting Set for March at Glouster
McCann Frederick Post American Legion will hold its first semi monthly meeting for March on Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Glouster.
Club to Meet Glouster Progressive Study Group
The Senior Progressive Study Club will gather at Mrs. Clyde Harper’s home on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. for an organized meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Progressive Study
Clyde Harper
Women to Meet Glouster Moose Chapter Thursday
Women of the Moose will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m. The session aims to discuss community plans and upcoming events. Members urged to bring goodwill and notes for the agenda.
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Glouster — Women of the Moose
Parkersburg Hosts Housewarming For M F Walker
Mr and Mrs Ernest Lallance Mr and Mrs Glenn Lambert Mr and Mrs Wallace Bradford Mr and Mrs Don Mullen Mr and Mrs Clarence Struble and Mr and Mrs Peter Lalich attended a housewarming and buffet supper at the new home of M F Walker in Parkersburg on Saturday evening. Walker is district manager of Western and Southern Life Insurance Co and the local men are employees of the Meigs County office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ernest Lallance
Glenn Lambert
Wallace Bradford
Don Mullen
Clarence Struble
Peter Lalich
M. F. Walker
Parkersburg
Walker
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Meigs
Seidenabels Host Pine Grove Party For Sister-in-Law
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Seidenabel and son Jerry welcomed guests at their Pine Grove home to honor Mrs. Roy Frecker, sister of Mr. Seidenabel. Attending were Roy Frecker and children Jimmie Jackie Joanna, plus Jack Seidenabe and daughter Jacklyn Jean. Clarence Rupe and wife were sick and could not attend.
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Middleport
H. A. Seidenabel
Jerry
Pine Grove
Mr. Seidenabel
Roy Frecker
Jimmie
Jackie
Joanna
Jack Seidenabe
Jacklyn Jean
Clarence Rupe
Local residents receive reports of illnesses and visits
D L Glaze of Akron is seriously ill and his son Homer Glaze and Homer’s wife are also reported ill at their home on Front Street. The piece lists numerous guests visiting relatives across Mason City including families from Detroit Chester Columbus Jackson Cleveland Glouster and includes travel to Kenova Dublin and Waynesboro with plans to return in two weeks.
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D. L. Glaze
Akron
Homer Glaze
Front St
Alfred T. Marcus
James
Detroit
Marcus
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason City
Avery Nelson
Chester
James Weber
Gravel Hill
Heath Methodist Church
Tom Woods
South Charleston
Cecil Grogan
Columbus
C. H. Wise
N. Third Ave
Grogan
Fred Marshall
Leading Creek
Clyde French
Jackson
Edward French
Charles McMaster
McMaster
C. E. Handley
Glouster
Ray Steiner
Cleveland
E. E. Steiner
Marie Steiner
John Talbott
Fred Healy
A. A. Chappelle
Church Groups Plan Two Meetings Today
Pomeroy Council of Churches to meet at 1 15 p m in the Federated Church social rooms. At 2 p m the Executive Committee of the Meigs County Council of Religious Education meets in the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council of Churches
Federated Church
Meigs County Council of Religious Education
Birth Announced for James Thomas Kinney
Mr and Mrs Wilson Kinney announce the birth of a son James Thomas at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg on Monday Feb 27 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul Gordon formerly of Middleport Great aunt is Mrs Downing Roush of Mill Street
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Middleport
Wilson Kinney
Irene Gordon
James Thomas
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Paul Gordon
Downing Roush
Mill St
Second Daughter Born In Mulberry Avenue Family
Mr and Mrs Joseph Lish of Mulberry Ave announce the birth of a daughter at Meigs General Hospital Sunday morning. She is their second daughter. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L E Piersall of Pomeroy and Mrs Helen Lish of Wellsburg WV.
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Pomeroy
Joseph Lish
Mulberry Ave
Meigs General Hospital
L. E. Piersall
Helen Lish
Wellsburg
W.va
Dinner Planned After Meigs Aerie Meeting
Following a Monday meeting, Meigs Aerie 2171 FOE members will be served a dinner at Eagles Hall after the 8 p.m. meeting.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Aerie 2171
Foe
Eagles Hall
Garden Club to Meet at Pomeroy
The Twilight Garden Club will hold its meeting Thursday evening at the home of Misses Lucretia and Augusta Genheimer, with Mrs. Thomas Hennessy assisting hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Lucretia
Augusta Genheimer
Thomas Hennessy
Ten Children Absent in Mild Middleport Epidemic
Middleport reports a mild epidemic of chickenpox and influenza with ten first grade absences from Miss Mary Root's class on Friday. Skippy French has chickenpox and Mrs Harold Roush has influenza. Michael Clifford returns after a shoulder dislocation from coasting. Philip Russell, with back injuries from a mine accident, goes home from Holzer Hospital in a four week cast.
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Middleport
Mary Root
Skippy French
Harold Roush
Michael Clifford
Paul Clifford
Philip Russell
Holzer Hospital
Three Calls Are Answered by Middleport Fire Squad
Middleport volunteers answered three calls Saturday and Sunday. A gas pump was torn from a Cheshire service station causing a fire that extinguished before the truck arrived. Electric wiring in a porch caused negligible damage near the Middleport Pomeroy line. A Sunday heart attack prompted a first aid squad call for Mrs. M J McCarthy and she remained seriously ill after three hours of inhalator use.
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Middleport
John Russell
Cheshire
Middleport-Pomeroy Corporation
Willie Miller
M. J. McCarthy
S. Third Ave
Emmett Shuler
John Vroman
Sidney Russell
O. E. McKinley
Meigs County Receipts Reported For February
County Auditor Perry Riggs released Meigs County February receipts totaling 21047.35 for poor relief 2836.67 for dependant children 317.13 for the blind 11594.50 from real estate taxes 1363.62 from classified taxes 3334.83 from tax grants 10000 from gasoline taxes 61.02 from inheritance taxes 202.86 from parents of children in the home 241.05 in fines 314.79 in probate and county recorder fees 109.06 from the board of elections 104 from the dog fund 111.26 from the infirmary and 5950 in school grants 351.13 in cigarette and incidental income.
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Pomeroy — County
Perry Riggs
Meigs County
Justices of Peace
County Recorder
Board of Elections
Ages 60 to 85 Accepted For Hospital Insurance
Aimed at individuals aged 60 to 85, the ad promotes a hospital insurance plan from Old American Insurance Co. offering a 60 day introductory period for $1 with no money sent now and no agent contact. Readers are instructed to send a postcard with their age to Kansas City, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old American Insurance Co
Kansas City
Middleport High School honors roll lists top students
Fifty five Middleport High School students earned honor roll for the last six weeks. Freshmen and Sophomores tied for first with seventeen each, followed by Juniors and Seniors with smaller lists. The roll names specific students by grade including Cheri Burns, Dorothy Greenlee, Betty Ashley, Edward Bowyer, Emma Jane Buell, and Grace McDonald.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Cheri Burns
Robert Byer
Judith Cluff
William Durst
Pete Davis
Charlene Dillard
Marilyn Ebersbach
Virginia Fife
Nancy Hartley
Paddy Jo Lambert
Ann Martin
Diane Reichman
Donna Roush
Rita Singer
Lois Ann Smith
Clara Taylor
Dana Walburn
JoAnn Wilson
Edward Bowyer
Emma Jane Buell
Mary Gilmore
Betty Greenlee
Ida Lee Hartley
Fred Hoffman
Grace McDonald
Grace Montgomery
Naomi Overturf
Carla Owen
Sara Palmer
Wilma Price
Sally Schaaf
First Son Born to Warren Bennett Family in Columbus
Mr and Mrs Charles Bennett of Beach Street announce the birth of a son on Saturday. This is their first child and Warren Bennett is the new baby’s father with the couple’s Columbus home listed as the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Warren Bennett
Columbus
Charles Bennett
Beach St
Miss Hy Sell Returns to Tri Luster Dry Cleaners
Miss Mabel Hy Sell who had been ill at her home on Main Street for two weeks will return Tuesday to work at the Tri Lustre Dry Cleaners in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mabel Hysell
Main St
Tri-Lustre Dry Cleaners
Gas Misery Takes Joy Out Of Life
An Athens man credits CERTAIN with ending daily gas pains after meals. The remedy, taken before meals, claims to reduce stomach bloating, improve appetite, and calm nerves with vitamin B and iron. Available at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate, with druggists in nearby towns carrying it.
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Athens
S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
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