White Way To Brazil Is Ahead For Stephen Hindy
Stephen Hindy 12, winner of The Messenger Most Popular Newsboy contest, begins a two week trip March 27. He will tour New York City landmarks NBC studios United Nations Empire State Building Copacabana Beach and Sugar Loaf Mountain before visiting Brazil with stops in Rio de Janeiro Brasilia Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre returning to New York on April 6.
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Brazil
Stephen Hindy
New York City
the Messenger
Stephen
Kalad Hindy
Middleport
New York
Sheridan-Atlantic
Times Square
Rockefeller Center
NBC
Great White Way
United Nations
Empire State Building
Varig Airlines
Rio
Globe
Copacabana
Copacabana Plaza
Protopolis
Quitandinha
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Corcovado
Monument of Christ
Tijuca Forest
Maracana Stadium
Brasilia
New Capital
Sao Paulo
Florida Hotel
Santos
Butantan Snake Institute
Porto Alegre
Varig
Salisbury Girl Wins County Spelling Bee
Jennifer Evans an eighth grader at Salisbury Elementary won first place in the Meigs County school system spelling bee held at Chester Grade School. Brenda Norris a sixth grader of Syracuse was the runner-up. Finalists included Ernes tine Wood Loretta Fridley Greg Bailey Frank Jarvis Faye Roush Lynn Proffitt Donna Bush Linda Larkins Jane Lucas Carol Ann Floccari and Wilma Atherton. The event was supervised by Meigs County elementary supervisor Robert Bowen with judges George M Dallas J S David and Charles Hayman.
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Chester
Jennifer Evans
Salisbury
Meigs County
J. S. David
Charles Hayman
Ernestine Wood
Bedford School
Loretta Fridley
Bradbury School
Greg Bailey
Frank Jarvis
Harrisonville
Faye Roush
Letart
Lynn Proffitt
Portland
Donna Bush
Racine
Linda Larkins
Riverview
Jane Lucas
Rutland
Carol Ann Floccari
Salem Center
Wilma Atherton
Tuppers Plains
Mrs. Cook Speaks at Middleport Baptist Society Meeting
Mrs. Joseph Cook of Pomeroy First Baptist Church was guest speaker for the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society at Middleport First Baptist Church. She spoke on Home Missions with a devotional by Mrs. Allen Hughes on Compassion of Christ.
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Middleport
Joseph Cook
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Middleport First Baptist Church
Cook
Allen Hughes
Dorcas
Compassion of Christ
Willis Anthony
Rio Grande Association
Cheshire Church
David Durst
Tony Fowler
Isabelle Winebrenner
Freddie Houdashelt
Pomeroy Personal Notes Share Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Arthur Kasper and son Dick of Columbus were weekend guests of Roy Kasper and granddaughter Johnanna Yeanger. Glen Cecil, employed in Columbus, spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Cecil.
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Arthur Kasper
Columbus
Roy Kasper
Johnanna Yeanger
Mulberry Ave
Glen Cecil
Howard Cecil
Society to Meet Middleport Church Philathea Group
The Philathea Society of the Middleport Church plans a gathering at the church. Members will discuss upcoming events and community outreach, with Sapna Gry as a listed contact.
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Middleport
The
Philathea Society of the
Sapna Gry Stats
McGowan Spelling Champion in Pomery Bee Finals
Tom McGowan, student of eight A at Pomeroy Junior High, won first in the Pom eroy spelling bee final held Monday night in the senior high auditorium. Twenty three finalists competed with Charles S. Gibbs pronouncing words. runner up Jan Cilo misspelled counterfeit.
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Pomeroy
Tom McGowan
Martha Husted
Charles S. Gibbs
Wheeler A. Drake
Cecelia Hart
Theodosia Frecker
Dennis Wehring
Ronnie Logan
Millie Legar
Susan Lytle
Cathy Fultz
Jeff Burt
Charles Mullen
Peggy Hoffner
Terry Fultz
Jennifer Blakeslee
Jeffrey Gibbs
Claudia Grueser
Christopher Tompkins
Marilyn Moore
Lance Tye
Ernest Menchini
Bessie Watson
Coty Beaver
Mary Handley
Three Men Fined in Meigs County Court
In Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples court three men were fined. Tommy Dixton paid 50 dollars plus 40 dollars costs with 40 dollars suspended for disturbing the peace while intoxicated. Carroll White and John Mills each paid 100 dollars and 90 dollars costs with 90 dollars suspended for disturbing the peace while intoxicated.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Tommy Dixton
Carroll White
John Mills
White
Mills
Middleport Local Personal News Highlights
Middleport residents report various updates from nearby cities. Richard Vaughan and family visited business contacts in Columbus. Mrs. H P Galloway, formerly Marcellene Buell, underwent surgery in Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Weekend visits included W B Harris and Mr and Mrs Fowler with golden anniversary plans in Marysville. Howard Byers daughter visiting parents. Joe Falkner and spouse stayed with Mrs Childs in Columbus.
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Richard Vaughan
Columbus
H. P. Galloway
Love City
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Cambridge
Galloway
Marcellene Buell
Middleport
W. B. Harris
H. C. Fowler
Marysville
Howard Byers
Joe Falkner
George Childs
Hayes Roush Former Taxi Owner Dies at 84
Hayes Roush, 84, longtime Pomeroy resident who ran a local taxi company and worked as a motorman on the Ohio River Electric Railway, died Monday in Dayton at his daughter’s home. He is survived by two sons Llewellyn and Chester of Columbus, a niece Mrs. Gertrude Mitchell, and his wife Ella preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements set at Ewing funeral home with burial at Minersville Hill Cemetery.
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Hayes Roush
Dayton
Ralph Hayman
Roush
Ohio River Electric Railway
Hayman
Llewellyn
Chester
Columbus
Gertrude Mitchell
Ella
Ewing Funeral
Funeral
Minersville Hill Cemetery
Meigs General Hospital Notes Summary
A Meigs General Hospital notes list includes names of patients and relatives such as John Ginther Chester Oris Harris Minersville Clayton Tippie Middleport Carolyn Goeglein Pomeroy Charles Carmichael Middleport Charles Lytle Pomeroy Ida Eichinger Minersville John David Miller Letart and others including Mrs Phyllis Kuhn Point Pleasant W Va Henry Phelps Racine Route 2 Hazel Shiveler Pomeroy Route Robert Lee Kuhn Point Pleas Emily Kuhn Albany Route 2 Robert White Syracuse Edward Lohn Myrtle Hicks Carolyn Goeglein George Hobstetter Sr Mrs Reed Young Maxine Addlesburger Elizabeth Durst Barbara Knight and infant Robert White Charles Lytle Leah Dixon Darlene Johnson Pauline Atkins.
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John Ginther
Chester
Oris Harris
Minersville
Clayton Tippie
Middleport
Carolyn Goeglein
Pomeroy
R.D
Charles Carmichael
Charles Lytle
Ida Eichinger
John David Miller
Letart
Phyllis Kuhn
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Henry Phelps
Racine
Hazel Shiveler
Robert Lee Kuhn
Emily Kuhn
Albany
Robert White
Syracuse
Edward Lohn
Myrtle Hicks
George Hobstetter, Sr
Reed Young
Maxine Addlesburger
Elizabeth Durst
Barbara Knight
Leah Dixon
Darlene Johnson
Pauline Atkins
Chambers to Meet Middleport Pom eroy Leaders Friday
A joint meeting of the Middleport and Pomeroy Chambers of Commerce and planning commissions is set for 7 30 Friday evening at the Ohio Power Co offices in Pomeroy. Local officials and business leaders will discuss regional development and cooperative plans.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Middleport Board Acts On Outside Court Disruptions
Middleport Board of Education met at the high school to address late night activity on the outside basketball court at Pearl Street Elementary. The board voted to remove all baskets temporarily and asked Chief Herbert Gilkey to monitor the area.
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Middleport
Pearl Street
Middleport Board of Education
Herbert Gilkey
Adeline Roush
High School Athletic Association
Middleport Athletic Association
Middleport Library Board
Principal Scarberry Speaks on Japan at Church Youth Meet
Middleport High School principal Alfred Scarberry was guest speaker at the Heath Methodist Church youth fellowship meeting. He discussed customs and religion in Japan, wore county clothing, showed photos, and shared items from his four years in Japan. Sandra Brewington led devotional. Barbara Jones led the meeting.
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Middleport
Afred Scarberry
The
Heath Methodist Church
Scarberry
Japan
Sandra Brewington
Barbara Jones
Evelyn Gibbons
Emerson Jones
Raymon Konkright
Supper Set For Sunday Supper For Sunday
Middleport Heath Methodist Church hosts a junior youth fellowship snack supper in the church dining room on Sunday. The meeting featured a lesson on Mathew the Disciple by Mrs. L W McComas and devotions led by Tommy Baker. Karen Hawley read scripture and William Davis gave a meditation ahead of prayer by Billy Swan.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Mathew
L. W. McComas
Tommy Baker
Karen Hawley
William Davis
Jerry Davenport
Billy Swan
Choir To Meet For Easter Program Rehearsal
The Heath Methodist Church junior choir in Middleport will gather at 6 30 Wednesday evening at the church to start rehearsals for an Easter program. Sunday school members from grades four to eight are invited to attend.
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Middleport
The
Heath Methodist Church
Funeral attended for Dale Pullins in Mechanicsburg
Mr and Mrs Ralph Spencer Mr and Mrs Sidney Spencer and Mr and Mrs Roger Spencer attended funeral services in Mechanicsburg for Dale Pullins son of the late Mr and Mrs A A Pullins of Flatwoods.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Spencer
Sidney Spencer
Roger Spencer
Mechanicsburg
Dale Pullins
A. A. Pullins
Flatwoods
Garden Club to Meet at Pomeroy Home
The Winding Trail Garden Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Thompson. Nature quotations will be given in answer to roll call.
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Pomeroy—The
Winding Trail Garden Club
Robert Thompson
Hearing Scheduled On Sewage Permit Extension
Middleport prepares for a hearing by the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board to renew an extension on a permit to dump raw sewage into the Ohio River. Mayor Kenneth McElhinney and village council members will appear to press the request on April 6.
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Middleport
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Ohio River
Kenneth McElhinney
Middleport Village
Commissioners Review $350000 Operating Funds Request
Pomeroy officials consider engineer Stanley Blazewicz request for 350000 in operating funds for 1961 after temporary appropriations since January. Action likely this week with Prosecuting Attorney Bernard Fultz. Details include salaries, supplies, road and bridge work, materials, labor, and retirement costs.
Births and county board actions in Norwalk area
Charles Norris of Norwalk announces the birth of a daughter Linda Sue born Sunday Feb 26. The Norwalk couple also has three daughters Diana Sandra Debra. Grandparents are Lloyd Boring of Athens and Freeland Norris of Racine. great grandfather Sam Norris of Racine. The article also notes county actions including sheriff vehicle funds transfers, bids on fuel for auto operations, and clerical payments for Grindley and blood tests.
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Pomeroy
Charles Norris
Norwalk
Linda Sue
Mobil Co
Sohio Oil Co
Robert Hartenbach
R. E. Grindley
Grindley
Hartenbach
Meigs County
B. H
Pomeroy Emergency Squad Launches New Truck Fund Drive
Chief George Hicks said the Pomeroy Emergency Squad will raise funds for a new truck after its 2121st call when Mrs. Gertrude Graham had a heart attack at Circle's Restaurant. A record hop at Pomeroy Junior High School 7:30 p.m. Saturday will support the drive, with the Meigs Mason dance championship to be held there. Donations can be sent to Hicks and listed organizers. receipts will be issued.
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George Hicks
Hicks
Gertrude Graham
Circle’s
Mason Clinic
Jays
Pomeroy Junior High School
Roy Reuter
Phil Globokar
Henry Werry
James Soulsby
Norma Goodwin
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