Pythian Meeting Honors Deceased Members in Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters held a meeting in Middleport with charter draped for Lena McElhinny and Minnie Gilmore. Etta Demley led ritual opening. Tak ing part included Maxine Owen Nell Bahr Opal Biggs and Elizabeth Allman. Music by Martha Childs. Cancer society hosted film The Millionth Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian
Etta Demley
Nell Bahr
Opal Biggs
Elizabeth Allman
Lena McElhinny
Bertha Lynn
Detroit
Michigan
Maxine Owen
Lemley
Sadie McElhinny
Karl Owen
McElhinny
J. B. Hayes
Minnie Gilmore
Music
Martha Childs
Meigs County Cancer Society
Patrick Lochary
Catherine Shovorinsky
Childs
Allman
Rock Springs Church Hosts World Day of Prayer Event
The Rock Springs Methodist Church hosted the World Day of Prayer observance for women in Pomeroy with participants from multiple local churches. Volunteers led worship and readied prayers including Mrs. Lewis Grueser and Mrs. Phillip Ohlinger among others from Enter prise EUB, Pomeroy Baptist, Forest Run Methodist, Trinity United Church of Christ, Grace Episcopal, Minersville Methodist, Mt. Moriah Baptist, and Pomeroy United Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Lewis Grueser
Phillip Ohlinger
Enterprise Eub Church
Joseph Cook
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Russ Watson
Forest Run
Eastern district students excel at Athens festival competition
Seventeen district students from Eastern school earned ratings at the March 2 festival sponsored by the Ohio Music Educator's Association. Martin Osborne earned excellent ratings on piano solo and baritone horn solo, Jenny Dean excelled on piano solo, and junior high students Jean White head and Melanie Dean earned superior ratings. Other juniors and seniors received a mix of superior and excellent ratings across clarinet and piano solos. Mr. Yeago praised the students' performance.
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Chester
Athens
Ohio Music Educator’s Association
Ohio
Martin Osborne
Jenny Dean
Jean Whitehead
Melanie Dean
Rick Hauber
Julia Holter
Vickie Spencer
Debbie Jeffers
Jill Swain
Robin Humphrey
Kirk Chevalier
Sheery McCain
Lucy Holter
Sue Douglas
Joy King
Rick Koenig
Melody Weaver
Yeago
Local police seek Harry Hickman a hospital escapee
Pomeroy police report that Meigs County officers have been alerted to locate Harry Hickman who walked away from Lakin State Hospital. The notice lists Fannie Beaver Racine John Frick Pomeroy Helen Molden Harrisonville as associated names or contacts.
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Fannie Beaver
Racine
John Frick
Pomeroy
Helen Molden
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Harry Hickman
Lakin State Hospital
Party Honors Meigs Woman On Birthday
Mrs. Martha McElroy of near Chester celebrated her 85th birthday with family and friends. A decorated cake was presented by Mrs. Robert Bailey. Attending were Henry Spencer family, Lowell Bing family, Virgil and Eugene McElroy, Dayton Spencer of Farmersburg Indiana sent flowers, Dayton McElroy called, and Mary Spencer DeGr oat joined from Colorado. Telex and telephone greetings arrived from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Martha McElroy
Robert Bailey
Henry Spencer
Vance
Lowell Bing
Joyce
Mike
Jim
Virgil
Eugene McElroy
Dayton Spencer
Farmersburg
Ind
Dayton McElroy
Mary Spencer DeGroat
Colorado
Elson Spencer
John Hayes
Bob
Scouts Tour Middleport Fire Department
Cub Scout Den 8 of Pack 244 toured the Middleport Fire Department led by Jack Bechtle. The group viewed firefighting gear and the first aid unit, then enjoyed refreshments. Participants included Scott Fraser Jeff Jacobs Jimmy Holman George Stewart Michael Powers with guests April Fraser and Susan and Richard Powers. Leaders were Mrs Ernest Fraser and Mrs Wallace Powers.
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Middleport
Den 8
Jack Bechtle
Scott Fraser
Jeff Jacobs
Jimmy Holman
George Stewart
Michael Powers
April Fraser
Susan
Richard Powers
Ernest Fraser
Wallace Powers
PTA Project Is Announced in Middleport
The Middleport Elementary PTA announced a playground improvement project funded by a kitchen utility shears sale. Students are taking orders to raise money for new equipment, repairs, and better playground facilities at the school.
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Middleport
PTA
The Reclaimers film on strip mining and reclamation
The Ohio Reclamation Association offers a twenty five minute film titled The Reclaimers. Filmed in coal fields by MPO productions and narrated by Jimmy Wallington and Henry Bahr, it shows land restoration after strip mining. Organizations can arrange free showings to clubs and schools in Ohio by contacting Henry Bahr.
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Pomeroy
MPO Productions
Jimmy Wallington
Henry Bahr
Ohio Reclamation Association
Ohio
Long Bottom
Middleport Couple Has Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Seines of Middleport celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday. Married February 28, 1918, they moved from Leon West Virginia and he is retired from the New York Central Railroad. Six children and several grandchildren attended or joined by telephone from others unable to attend, including Roy and Ruth Roush, Robert and Mary Rose Mitch and sons Steven and David, Joe and Martha Magnotta and sons Mike and Mark, Myron and Laura June Duffied and children Jeff and Cathy, plus grandchildren Charles and Bonnie Seines. Members of local groups visited during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Seines
Leon
W. Va
New York Central Railroad
Roy Roush
Ruth
Lansing
Mich
Robert Mitch
Mary Rose
Steven
David
Wheeling
Joe Magnotta
Martha
Mike
Mark
Paden City
Myron Duffied
Laura June
Jeff
Cathy
Music Class To Play For PTA Members
Selections by members of the instrumental music classes will be presented at the Riverview PTA meeting Monday evening at 7 30 Also at the meeting the Boy Scout Troop of Reedsville will receive their charter A bake sale sponsored by the eighth grade class will conclude the meeting Everyone is invited to attend
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Reedsville
Riverview
PTA
World Day of Prayer service held in Chester
In Chester the World Day of Prayer observance took place at Chester Church under the theme Bear Ye One Anothers Burden. Leader Mrs. Robert Bailey assisted by Mrs. Leonard Erwin. Mrs. Heilman was pianist. Readings and meditations were offered by several participants. Offerings supported literary programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Robert Bailey
Leonard Erwin
Bailey
Erma Heilman
A. Orr
Max Harrah
P. A. Casto
W. Spencer
Man Arrested in Pomeroy on Non Support Charge
Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reports the arrest of James W. Ohlinger of Pomeroy Route 1 on a non support charge. He will have a hearing Friday in county court before Judge Frank W. Porter.
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Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
James W. Ohlinger
Frank W. Porter
Eight Are Inducted in Given Physicals at Fort Hayes
Meigs County men, eight inductees, were sworn into the armed forces at Fort Hayes Columbus on Tuesday.34 others were given preinduction physical examinations. Inductees named include Donald E Whaley Karl H Gilkey Cecil R Lee Walter H Barrett Kenneth K Mowery Paul E Buckley Robert I Knapp Frank H Krautzer. Physicals listed for many individuals. several failed to report.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Donald E. Whaley
Karl H. Gilkey
Cecil R. Lee
Walter H. Barrett
Kenneth K. Mowery
Paul E. Buckley
Robert I. Knapp
Frank H. Krautzer
Howard W. Thoma, Jr
Dennis M. Parker
Harry Leonard
Gregory Roush
Billy Spaun
Paul Curtis
Guy Sargent
Edward Gilmore
Michael Garten
Darrell Wolfe
Don Pool‘er
Michael Norris
George Donovan
Gerald McDaniel
Charles van Meter
Roger Lathey
DeWayne Williams
Rich Johnson
Gifford Turley
Meetings In Meigs and Local Church Services
Bricklayers Union 32 will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall Pomeroy. Pomeroy Elementary PTA meets Monday at 8 p.m. at the elementary with room visitation 7:30–8 and an executive at 7. Mrs Arthur Strauss of Meigs County Health Department speaks. Church of God Chester holds services Friday Saturday Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with Rev Byron Jones of Cleveland in charge and special singing each evening.
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Bricklayers Union
Legion Hall
Pomeroy
Cleveland, Tenn
Middleport Names Franklin Casto to Police Department
Middleport village officials announce Franklin Casto will join the police department to replace Raymond Manley who has moved to the Health Center. Manley will assist regular officers as needed.
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Middleport
Franklin Casto
Raymond Manley
Manley
Meigs Marriage Licenses and Hospital Notes Summary
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list patients and residents from Middleport Pomeroy and Syracuse including Charles Eblin Ethel Halfhille Don ald Stowers Amos Cross Josephine Blevins Dorothy Clark Lucy McCune Diane Caruth ers James Autherron Sharon Cunningham Mary Gilkey Mary Parsons Harry Allen Vance Milhone and others. Marriage licenses record Larry Lee Drake 18 of New Haven West Virginia and Nancy Lorain Van Inwagen 20 of Pomeroy. Samuel Clark 74 of Middleport and Eleasady L Manley 71 of Middleport.
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Charles Eblin
Pomeroy
Ethel Halfhille
Cheshire
Donald Stowers
Middleport
Amos Cross
Alexander Cross
Angelo Cross
Josephine Blevins
Dorothy Clark
Lucy McCune
Addison
Diane Caruthers
James Autherron
Syracuse
Sharon Cunningham
Mary Gilkey
Meigs
Larry Lee Drake
New Haven
W. Va
Nancy Lorain van Inwagen
Pomeroy Samuel Clark
Eleasady L. Manley
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Pythian
Rock Springs
Meigs General Hospital
William H. McCool
Gene Swartz
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Cleveland
Charles
Bonnie Seines
Busy Bee
Electa
First Baptist Church
Edward F. King
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
King
Man
Sears
Logan
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Spring ST
E. State ST
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mary Parsons
Harry Allen
Vance Milhone
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