Medicinal Role Is Club Topic
A Middleport Garden Club meeting featured a program on medicinal qualities of flowers and herbs led by Miss Lucille Smith titled Witchcraft in the Garden. She described plants used in old home remedies and noted the club prepared 75 Valentine tray favors for Veterans Memorial Hospital patients.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
C. M. Hennesy
Lucille Smith
Nellie Zerkle
M. J. Fry
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Cheshire Garden Club
Middleport Club
Sibley Slack
Irene Anderson Davis
Lawn Care Meeting Set for Pomeroy Parish Parlor
Meigs County residents from Pomeroy Middleport Syracuse Racine Rutland and nearby villages are invited to learn lawn maintenance and establishment Thursday at 7 30 p m in the United Methodist Church parlor Pomeroy John Underwood area extension agent agronomy and C E Blakeslee county extension agent agriculture will discuss weed control crabgrass and dandelions The event is sponsored by the Meigs County Garden Clubs and Cooperative Extension Service.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Syracuse
Racine
Rutland
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Second Street
John Underwood
C. E. Blakeslee
Underwood
Meigs County Garden Clubs
Cooperative Extension Service
Rutlander Wins His Commission
Rutland resident Dennis Weber was commissioned as Second Lieutenant through the ROTC Air Force Detachment at Ohio State University after a four year program. He will report to Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi for undergraduate pilot training and holds a BS in Food Technology from OSU.
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Rutland
Dennis Weber
Rotc Air Force
Ohio State University
Columbus Air Force Base
Columbus
Mississippi
Weber
College of Agriculture
Rutland High School
Vernon Weber
Boosters To Build New Stand At Racine High School
Southern Athletic Boosters discussed plans to build a concession stand this summer at Racine High School. A March 14 boys basketball game features SWAC and SECAL coaches. Sixth graders from Racine and Syracuse meet before an April 8 banquet with potluck. Standard Steel Bleachers proposed installing visitor side bleachers. no action taken.
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Racine
Southern
SWAC
SECAL
Syracuse
Columbus
Animal Claim Is Approved In Meigs County
Meigs County Commissioners approved an animal claim for the loss of eight sheep. Robert Paynter was awarded 120 dollars for the animals. Also listed are local residents named in the claim.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Paynter
Evangeline Chapter Inspects 150 Attendees in Middleport
Approximately 150 persons attended the Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star inspection at the Masonic Temple in Middleport. Worthy Matron Jenevee Chesher and Worthy Patron Harry Chesher led ritual work. guests included Robert Mindling, Maxine Jeffries, Marlene Logston, Bernadine Watts, and others. 50 year members honored included Inez Wilson, Evelyn Lewis, Grace French, and Helen Reynolds.
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Middleport
Evangeline
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic
Jenevee Chesher
Harry Chesher
Robert Mindling
Ohio
Maxine Jeffries
West Va
Marlene Logston
Bernadine Watts
Violet
Evangeline Chapter
Martha Muse
Janet Finley
Inez Wilson
Eudora
Nelsonville
Evelyn Lewis
Grace French
Helen’ Reynolds
Glen Evans
Naomi King
Marylin Wilcox
Robert King
Marie Hawkins
Virginia Buchanan
Birthday Party Held for Mrs William Stephenson Sr
A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. William Stephenson Sr at the Colmer home. Attendees included her husband and many relatives and friends such as Nancy Randy Tammy Jimmie Snider Paulette Leach Jamie Davy Anita Neece Harold Whittekind the Hendersons and the Colmers. yellow decorations and flowers were arranged by Nellie Zerkle. hostesses were Ann Thomas Kathryn Knight Clara Criswell and Omar Nelson. Jackie Gaddis and Lena Bunce served at the punch bowl.
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Nellie Zerkle
Ann Thomas
Kathryn Knight
Clara Criswell
Omar Nelson
Jackie Gaddis
Lena Bunce
Homemaker Council Meeting Set At St Pauls Church
Meigs County Extension Homemakers Council meets Thursday at 1 p.m. at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Ruth Bumgarner narrates a home sewing review, Mildred Betzing leads the short business session at 1 45, cake decorating by Louise Well, refreshments at 2 45. The sewing classes plan an informal style revue with fitting and construction discussions. The decorating demo includes a practice session by an instructor with five years of professional experience who has decorated cakes for Ohio University College Birthday Service.
Brakes Fail Trigger Two Car Lebanon Crash
County sheriffs report a two car crash Tuesday at 3 15 p m near Old Town Flats Lebanon Two. Richard Gardener 36 Athens drove a truck owned by Ohio Fuel Gas Co backing across the highway with a flagman. David Pierce 21 Portland lost brakes on a northbound grade, hit the truck, then a fence post and mailbox with no injuries or arrests.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Old Town Flats
Lebanon
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Richard Gardener
Athens
David Pierce
Portland
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Willy
Royal Oak Park
Meigs High School
VICA
Vocational and Industrial Clubs of America
Malcolm Roller
Hennesy
Roller
B. B. Zeigler
Crary Davis
Freda Hartinger
Rutlander
Chester
Chester Nazarene Church
Gospelaires Quartet
Parkersburg
Boosters
the Plains
Margarine Golden Isle Bread
Mountain Top
Chuck
Tnr
Idaho
Green Peppers
Ss S
Seaman's
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Terrance Blankenship
Albert Anthony
James Oldaker
Clifford Murray
Ferris Hill
James Cornell
Lucille Moreland
Carl Gillispie
John Prisner
Roger Putney
Helen Thacker
Orville White
Wahama
MASON
Wahama High School
Jays
Meigs Meetings
Meigs County Permit Holders Association
Meigs Inn
Alpo
Shade River Lodge
Hall
Seaman
Superior Bologna
Nce
Stokely Pears
Jemima
Campbell
Stokely
Boy-Ar-Dee
Betsy Ross
Succog
van Camp
Ine
Iga
Placid Sao
Foodliner
Fairgrounds
West Union St
KRAFT
Smucker
CT. SF
Homemaker Council
Fay
Seven-Up
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