Achievement Day Displays Attract 400 Women In Meigs County
The 25th annual Meigs County Achievement Day in the Middleport High School auditorium drew over 400 women. Exhibits covered homemaking topics from garment finishes and health services to garden and floral arrangements, with clubs across the county showcasing crafts, nutrition, and education themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Chester Community Club
Harrisonville Club
Frances Spencer
Friendly Gardeners of
Rutland
Rock Springs
Syracuse
International Fund
Reedsville- Long Bottom
Columbia and
Chester
Nominating Committee Is Picked at Salisbury PTA Meeting
Mrs Rollin Rad ford and Mrs Harold Blackston were named to the nominating committee to report in April at the Salisbury PTA meeting with Mrs Merlin Tracy president in charge. A workshop in Athens April 24 26 was announced and Mrs Geneva Joachim extended thanks for a new cot for the sick room.
Mrs Klein Attends WV Pilgrims Branch Luncheon
Mrs O P Klein traveled from MIddleport to Huntington to attend the West Virginia Branch luncheon of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims at Cabell Hotel. Her mother Mrs R L Hamilton of Chesapeake accompanied her. Hamilton was reelected secretary and Klein named corresponding secretary. Mrs John Burnell of Charleston was reelected registrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
O. P. Klein
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
The
National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims
Cabell Hotel
Class Plans Easter Decorations at Middleport Church
The Homebuilders Class of the Middleport Church of Christ met at the Bishop home Tuesday evening. Wendell Gerlach appointed a decorating committee including Ches ter Ervin Ira Butcher Herman Kincaid Bruce Bingham Willard Boyer Horace Abbott Denver Rice and Don Gosney. The group voted to buy three fillies for the church altar and to donate 5 to the Salvation Army fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Church of Christ
Joe Bishop
Wendell Gerlach
Chester Ervin
Ira Butcher
Herman Kincaid
Bruce Bingham
Willard Boyer
Horace Abbott
Denver Rice
Don Gosney
Salvation Army
Gosney
Fred I. Gardner
Bishop
Norman Yeanger
Clarense Lewis
Convention Announced for Lutheran Women in Columbus
The American Lutheran Church Women will meet in Columbus on April 12. Circle I of St. Paul and St. John Lutheran Churches led by Mrs. Walter Schreiber hosted the announcement and business session. Attendees are urged to reserve with Mrs. Hamm or Mrs. Mickey Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Columbus
Circle I
St. Paul
St. John
Middleport Man Fined For Intoxication And Resisting Arrest
Jan Darst of Middleport was fined $5 and costs on intoxication and $20 and costs on resisting arrest after appearing before Mayor Kenneth Mc Elhinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jan Darst
Kenneth McElhinney
Fashion And Hair Styling Talks At Meigs Achievement Day
Mrs Janie Scott of New York City spoke on fashion and figure types during Fashion And Hair Styling Talks at the Meigs Achievement Day in Middleport. Demonstrations on hair styling and cosmetic application by Hy sell Beauty Shoppe of Pomeroy complemented a program that drew over 400 Meigs County women and home economics students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Janie Scott
New York City
Hysell Beauty Shoppe
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Scott
New York
Founda
Helen Dorst
The
Howard Ruppelt
Middlewort Personal Notices Span Weekend Visits
Arlington residents Cpl Edward L McComas and Mrs McComas hosted family for the 16th birthday of Dianne McComas who has kidney illness. Numerous guests from Marietta Columbus Athens Charleston and Baltimore visited or stayed with relatives in Parkersburg and surrounding areas over the weekend. A Meigs County achievement day program featured home demonstration demonstrations and a style revue with attendees and officers named for 1961 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Edward L. MceComas
Arlington, Va
L. W. McComas
Cpl. McComas
Dianne
G. B. Zeigler
Silver Springs
Daniel Grimes
Baltimore, Md
Earl Davenport
Davenport
Warren
C. H. Vaught
Larry Ervine
Charleston
W. Va
L. J. Kilburn
Titusville
Fla
Robert Burkett
Dwight Wallace
Alan and
Bruce
McConnellville
D. C. Knox
Charles Jiiden
John Algeo
Athens
Meigs County
Laurel
Holter
Chester Club
Vivian Humphrey
Reedsville - Long Bottom
Phyllis Skinner
Rock Springs Club
New Home Demonstration Council
Grace Dorst
Alfred Club
Dorothy Chaney
Bedford
Frances Spencer
Chester
Mae Jordan
Eastern Local High to stage Grand Old Eastern Opry
Chester area report on Eastern Local High School boosters planning another Grand Old Eastern Opry. Ina Masser Vic Bac and Bill Chapman lead the all star cast with new additions. Tentative dates set for late April and a cast meeting at Eastern High School on Sunday at 2 pm inviting all interested participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Eastern Local High School
Grand Old East
Grand
Old Eastern Opry
Eastern High School
Two Divorces Granted By Judge John Bacon
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court Judge John C. Bacon grants two divorces. Robert M. Johnson receives a divorce from Laura Mae Johnson and custody of one minor child amid a gross neglect of duty charge against the defendant. Betty F Williams is granted a divorce from Donald W Williams on extreme cruelty with custody of two minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Robert M. Johnson
Laura Mae _ Johnson
Betty F. Williams
Donald W. Williams
Mission Circle Fills Clothing Quotas at Middleport
The Love Joy Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society at Middleport First Baptist reports 350 cancer pads completed. The group also filled the baby clothing quota for Campbell Christian Center and is securing copies of the Secret Place for area hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Love Joy Circle
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Letart Falls PTA Plans Bakeless Bake Sale
Letart Falls PTA met with president Mrs Roy Donahew and discussed securing a guidance counselor for the next year for high school and junior high age students. They voted to hold a bakeless bake sale and to report a nominating committee at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
PTA
Roy Donahew
Howard Roush
Herschel Roush
Andrew Cross
Bert Grimm
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By Charlene Hoeflich
Alfred Home Demonstrations Club
Meigs ‘County Health Department
Pearl Welker
Hemlock Grove Club
Portland and Great Bend Club
Meigs Sewing Center
Ina Masser
Reedsville
Brownie Troop 169
Norman Weyersmiller
Connie Radford
Kathy Abbott
Brenda Bentz
Karolyn Soulsby
Brenda Gilmore
Cathy Dill
Bonnie Gilmore
Mary Carleton
Marla Grueser
William Radford
Sherrie Blackston
Diana Weyersmiller
Mary Lou Radford
Susan Lanning
Becky Radford
Pat Kennedy
Mrs. Klein
Branch
Rina
Niet
Goessler Jewelry Store
Pomeroy Court Street
Ohio
LE Quay, Ty
Ward
Style Mart Clothes
He Maewalle
Style-Mart
E. Main Street
Pomeroy, Ohio
Roush Shoe Store
Jack Bacon
Charlesanna Hess
Meigs-Mason
Pomeroy Junior High School
Ruth Ann Edwards
Bill Young
Kay New
Junior Mattox
Kenny Hysell
Leon Jordan
Jays
Meigs
Bob Springer
Marietta
Eber Lewis
Janice Zirkle
David Miller
White Sulphur Springs
Larry Wiley
Mary Ann Woodgerd
Bliss Business College
H. K. Woodgerd
Gene Cecil
Ohio University
Glenn Cecil
Mrs
Howard Cecil
Kenneth Cooker
Connie
Parkersburg
William Slater
Billy
Susan
Fred Cabeen
C. E. Slater
Jacksonville
Martha Janes Williams
Maxine Arnold
Geneva Nolan
Catherine Shenefield
Williams
Arnold
Cole
Louise Gilkey
Hazel Stanley
Pat Holter
Kathryn Mora
Hazel Buckley
Mary Nichols
Margaret Brown
Nellie Myers
Ella Osborne
Mary Kautz
Clara Paulsen
Jessie Saunders
John Bacon
Edison Baker
Fowler
Joe Wilson
Raymond Grimm
Oklahoma
Wilson
Willis Anthony
Frank Cheesebrew
B. F. Parmalee
Charles Lewis
Sylvia McMaster
Charles Bennett
Bertha Archer
C. P. Bradbury
John Kauff
Lillian McGee
Lawrence Bing
Mryta Wilson
Martha Fowler
Group
Donahew
Ohio Congress Magazine
Alfred Toney
Robert Ashley
Ladies Shop
L&z Shop
Pedwin
Sports Illustrated
Senior Scholastic Magazine
C&d
Middleport, Ohio
Eena
Ebersbach Hardware
Vanguard
Kem
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