Mr Burdette Is Honored On Birthday
POMEROY The 75th birthday of R T Burdette was marked with a turkey dinner at the Burdette home. Gifts from Mr and Mrs Robert Burdette Jr Laurel Cliff and Miss Wade Burdette St Albans W Va were exchanged. Donna Jean Smith observes her granddaughter's eighth birthday March 28. Attendants included family members from Pomeroy Columbus and St Albans with Burdette relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. T. Burdette
Burdette
Robert Burdette
Laurel Cliff
Wade Burdette
St. Albans
W. Va
Eunice Beller
Point Pleasant
James D. Smith
Joan
Diana
Sharon Burkitt
Columbus
Glenn Smith
Janet
Donna Jean
Duane
A. N. Burdette
Denver
Band Boosters Plan Reunion For Senior Party
Band boosters meet after the PTA session. They discuss a reunion for former band members at the April 13 concert and invite majorettes and drum majors to the Syracuse summer camp. George Dallas cites music scholarships and All State Boys Band selections for the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miiddleport
Parent- Teacher Association
Kenneth McElhinny
Syracuse
George Dallas
Ohio University Music Clinic
Francis Anderson
Wallace Bradford
Robert McElhinny
Walter Crooks
Emerson Jones
Jones
Anderson
Curtis Jenkinson
Butcher
James Buchanan
Two Are Graduated From Navy Boot Camp at Great Lakes
Eldon M. Carman and Richard E. Barnhart, sons of local families from Pomeroy Route 2 and Route 1, graduated March 15 from nine weeks of recruit training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois marking completion of boot camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eldon M. Carman
Orville E. Carman
Richard E. Barnhart
Chester B. Barnhart
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Council Tables Payment Until Meters Repaired
Pomeroy village council tabled a bill for parking meter payments amid complaints about meters freezing and faulty readings. A factory technician from Pennsylvania will inspect at no charge. meters carry a one year guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Pomeroy Village
Frank Ferneau
Columbus
Duncan-Miller Meter Co
Pennsylvania
Waggonseller Talk at Drew Webster Post Birthday Dinner
James Waggonseller past department commander and national committeeman gave a talk at Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion birthday party. He urged reappraisal of the Legion and praised rehabilitation child welfare national security and community service. Waggonseller presented awards and certificates while W. R. Davis received the 1957 outstanding member trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Waggonseller
W. R. Davis
Drew Webster
American Legion
Joseph Struble
Waggonfeller
Legion
The
Eber Roush
Frank Will
J. M. Thornton
Cr. Rhodes
Thornton
Rhodes
Paul Casci
Struble
Dean Scholl
Columbus
Frank Cheeshrew
Pete Abele
McArthur
Law and Order
Richard Rosenbaum
Meigs County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Reina Lind
Orville Well
W. F. Baxter
Ben Neutzling
Well
Rutland Man Trains as USN Damage Control Apprentice
Rutland man Pomeroy Elmer Proffitt Jr a fireman apprentice in the USN undergoes a course of instruction in damage control procedures at the Fleet Training Center Newport Rhode Island He is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer L Proffitt of Rutland Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elmer Proffitt, Jr
USN
Elmer L. Proffitt
Rutland
Fleet Training Center
Newport
R. I
Theodore Smith and Reva Wheeler Named in Local Notices
Theodore Smith, 18, Salem Center, and Reva Lucille Wheeler, 18, Langsville, appear in a local public notices list with ages and hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Smith
Salem Center
Reva Lucille Wheeler
Langsville
Sprouse wins Pomeroy spelling bee in high school auditorium
Paul Eugene Sprouse seventh grader and Messenger carrier won the Pomeroy school spelling bee held at Pomeroy Senior High School auditorium. Marilyn Price placed second after misspelling assign. Sprouse will compete in the May 3 state contest in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Paul Eugene Sprouse
Pomeroy Junior High School
Pomeroy School
Pomeroy Senior High School
Marilyn Price
Young Sprouse
Sprouse
Martha Husted
Columbus
Central
Sugar Run
C. O. Patterson
W. A. Drake
Helen Smith
Three Meigs Students Named to Ohio University Dean’s List
Three Meigs County students earned dean’s list honors at Ohio University after the first semester. Robert Rife of Dexter, Jack Dennison of Rutland, and Robert F. Roberts of Pomeroy were recognized for their honor scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Robert Rife
Dexter
Jack Dennison
Rutland
Robert F. Roberts
Pomeroy
Overflow PTA Meeting At New Elementary School
An overflow crowd attended the first PTA meeting in the new Pearl Street elementary building. Second graders under Mrs. Allensworth and Mrs. Rupe presented two Mother Goose playlets with many student actors, solos, and nursery rhyme scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pearl St
Flossie Allensworth
Sara Rupe
Clarence Lacey
Kitty
Betsy Cunningham
Pomeroy Church Hosts Young Adult Conference Plans
The Young Adult Class of Pomeroy First Baptist Church gathered at the church to set plans for the annual spring conference at the local church. Mrs. Leroy Ruschel led the meeting and outlined personal visitations to newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Leroy Ruschel
Chester Zirkle
Franklin D. Hudson
Roy Donigan
Harold Lemley
Harry Lee Bailey
Guy Cowan
Calvin Simpson
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs R Follrod returned home after a Florida vacation. Mrs Howard Kitchen left for Chillicothe to visit Mr and Mrs William Kitchen and Debbie. Mrs Hattie Russell of Columbus visited here. Dr Alston Tracy of Columbus stayed with parents Mr and Mrs E J Tracy. Bob Hill of Huntington spent the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. R. €. Follrod
Florida
Howard Kitchen
Chillicothe
Mrs. William Kitchen
Debbie
Hattie Russell
Columbus
Alston Tracy
E. J. Tracy
Bob Hill
Huntington
Allen Hill
16 Acts to Pour Onto Pomeroy Stage This Weekend
Pomeroy Junior High and Senior High present the 1958 Varieties at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Pomeroy auditorium. Sixteen acts include a dance band, vocal choruses, novelty dances, rock and roll numbers, and a pony chorus. Notables include soloists Carolyn Meier and Joe Kennedy, the mixed chorus directed by Lucille Swackhammer, and duo performances by Charles Buffington Joanne Buffington and Connie Woodgeard Sheila Strauss among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles S. Gibbs
Pomeroy Schools
Gibbs
Ray Woodgeard
Lucille Swackhammer
James A. Diehl, Jr
Eva Stout
Martha Hu
Connie Woodgeard
Sheila Strauss
Jean Webster
Dorothy Arnold
Ann Baker
Rose Horak
Marlene Scholl
Linda Basnett
Norma Blackwell
Edward Buffington
Bettina Baxter
Barbara Coates
Marie Cartey
Michael Fultz
Karen Hoffner
Karen Holt
Judy Hewetson
Dennis Apple
Barbara Logan
Lynn Might
Judy Miller
Penny More
Charlesanna Hess
Roberta Hoover
Danny Struible
Sally Globokar
Robert Green
Bill Gibbs
Charles Buffington
Joanne Buffington
Eddie Boney
John Kunzelman
Joe Kennedy
Vickie Brown
Pat Vaughan
Daniel Struble
James Baker
Glenn Cecil
Bill Sterrett
William Fisher
Jack Follrod
Shirley Brown
Jo Ellen Follrod
Viola Brown
Paula Sayre
Nancy Woodyeard
Kaaron Kelton
Janet Carpenter
Ann Ieenhower
William Young
William Owens
Jon Webster
Carolyn Meier
Zirkle
Roger Grindley
James Wolfe
George Smith
James Harris
Patty Douglas
Marcia Grueser
Carolyn Phillips
Rachel Roush
Faye ‘Thomas
Vickie Clark
Doris Imboden
Marilyn White
Florence Beardsland
Thelma David
B. H
PTA Elects Officers with Mrs Brown as President
Middleport New officers were elected at the Middleport Parent-Teacher Association meeting. Officers include Mrs Leland Brown president and Charles Clarkson vice president with several other roles filled. The group plans an April installation and a spring conference in Bridgeport on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Brown
Middleport
Parent-Teacher Association
Leland Brown
Charles Clarkson
Charles A. Bradbury
William Slater
Ira Butcher
William Sprague
Robert McElhinny
Rodney Sauer
SEO Pta
Bridgeport
H. K. Woodgerd
L. R. Wiley
Walter Crooks
E. M. Blake
Joe Bailey
Sauer
Harry Chesher
Middleport Council opens talks on sewage and pool problems
Middleport village council met with Mayor C. O. Fisher to discuss the sewage disposal plant and swimming pool. A permit to dump raw sewage into the Ohio River must be renewed in April and the pool requires repairs before the season. A budget-planning session followed. An extra meeting is planned for next Monday. Jean Lama served as treasurer and clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Legard
Ohio Water Pollution Board
Pomeroy
Burgess and Niple
Leslie F. Fultz
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Ohio River
Jean Lama
Middleport Personal Notes Include Ills and Travels
Middleport residents share family visits, illnesses, and travel. Mrs. Howard K. Ewing joins her ill mother at Meigs General Hospital while Supt. L. W. McComas spent the weekend in Columbus with his mother. A-2C Larry Lacey returns from Japan for leave through April 22, with his wife Sally Wilson training as a nurse in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard K. Ewing
Nancy Rawlings
Clearwater, Fla
R. H. Rawlings
Meigs General Hospital
L. W. McComas
Columbus
J. E. McComas
Terry Gallagher
Cincinnati
Raymond Klees
John Kircher
Rodney Downing
Downing
Grant St
J. Harley Bovie
Gallipolis
Mickey Childs
Jimmy Amsbury
Walter Harris
Harrie Marie Smith
Francis Biron
Middleport
Mary Kunzleman
Pomeroy
Nativity
Glouster
Larry Lacey
Japan
Florida
Clarence Lacey
Lacey
Sally Wilson
St. Joseph’s School of Nursing
Parkersburg
Robert Ashley
Thomas Riley Jr
SL. McCarthy
Val Edgar Reynolds
Lynn
Morgantown
W Va
L. E. Reynolds
Margaret Reynolds
Ernest Covert
City Loan
Village Council
Zanesville
Arthur Covert
Women to Form Missionary Society at Pomeroy Church
The women of the Pomeroy Church of Christ meet at 7 30 this evening at the church to organize a missionary society. Officers will be elected and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mrs. Brown Is Honored On 70th Birthday Celebration
Mr. Virgil V. Brown and Mrs Maggie Brown observed the 70th birthday of Mrs Brown with a dinner at the Athens Road home. Guests included the Browns and Clark families, Seeligs, Alberts, Youngs, Lucille Jesse, and Orville Brown with Dorothy. A cake by Mrs Fred Clark highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Virgil V. Brown
Tommy
Freddie
Athens Road
Mr. Brown
Maggie Brown
Brown
Fred Clark
Shelly
Charles
Jack Seelig
Marty
Rebecca
Albert Clark
Mark
Lucille Jesse
Richard Young
Michael
Eddie
Lewis M. Brown
Orville Brown
Dorothy
Clarksburg Man Fined for Reckless Driving
William Buckheim of Clarksburg was fined $10 and costs in Mayor Charles Legal court. The charge was reckless operation of a motor vehicle filed by Sheriff Robert Hartenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Buckheim
Clarksburg
Charles Legal
Department of Sheriff
Robert Hartenbach
Roods Fined For Disturbing The Peace In Coolville
Stanley Rood 58 and Charles Rood 36 of Coolville were fined $10 and costs each in Judge Emmet W. Peoples court on Monday for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Emmet W. Peoples
Stanley Rood
Charles Rood
Coolville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Burdette
Bell-Ans
Cadillac
Motordam
Karr
van Zanat
Motor Sales
Oldsmobile
Meroy
Frank M. Folsom
Radio Corporation of America
University of Notre Dame
Legar
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Yale
W. Main St
Pomeroy Motor Co
Union Ave
Second Ward Fire Co
Second Ward
Safety Committee
Waggonseller
Awrds Highlight Legion
Roy Tracy
Marvin Burt
Paul Nease
Rutland Man Trains
Meigs
Dulles
Formosa
John Foster Dulles
Walter Robertson
Chiang Kai-shek
Tapei
Republic of China
Free World
International
Paul Sprouse
Cory Beaver
Patty Owens
Diana Zirkle
Sandra Landreth
Judith Folmer
Brenda Bailey
Donna Hauck
Donna Crow
Patsy Fultz
Nancy Burns
Alita Carpenter
Patricia Hennessy
Jennifer Lohse
Tom Shasteen
David Gordon
Phillip Follrod
Dorothy Howell
John Shasteen
Cherry Scott
Joyce Buckley
Walter Grueser
Dennis Kapple
Elaine Davis
Mother Goose
King Cole
Bernard Lyon
Billy Rice
Joe Edwards
Billy Swan
Charlene Dodd
Sheep
Carole Cook
Myrtle Faulk
Karen Bostic
Sharon Ellis
Barbara King
Piemen
Kirk Beck
Jeffry Boggs
Billy Haptonstall
Simon
Jayne Thompson
Marjorie Dan
Michael Fee
Humpty Dumpty
Kay Slater
Mary
Mark Tannehill
Blue
Pomeroy Personals
Mrs. Brown
Ady
Darwin
Darwin Exchange
Helen
Beauty Shop
Liberty
Walt Disney
Woody Woodpecker
Mickey Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Dean Jagger
X the Unknown
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Cary Grant
Jayne Mansfield
Suzy Parker
Temple
LES Girls
Gene Kelly
Mitzi Gaynor
Kay Kendall
Ajalues
Pegboard
Wan
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