Easter Egg Hunt Draws 600 Despite Cold Wind at Middleport
Middleport hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Middleport Roadside Park with about 600 attendees, despite cold winds. A committee led by Joe Young Jr. hid 600 plus eggs for children of the Meigs County home and local residents, with prizes and cash rewards. The event featured master of ceremonies Jack Cowie and traffic control by Middleport Police and Firemen, as prizes and refreshments followed at Reynolds Dairy Store.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Clinton Fisher
Ball
Young
Jack Robinson
Meigs County
Reynolds Dairy
Kenny Harris
John Jones
Ruth Ann Arnold
Jackie van Meter
Barbara Mulford
Bonnie Buckner
Lionel Gilmore
Wanda Arnold
Betty Ward
Chuck Allensworth
Marcella Ward
Henry Whitlatch
Larry Lewis
Harley Mossman
John Zerkle
Emcee Receives Prize On NBC Welcome Travelers
Rev Thomas Cleland a 60 year old Racine pastor visited the coast to coast NBC program and presented host Tommy Bartlett with two family heirloom Bibles. He and his wife enjoyed luncheon at Well of the Sea and a Gray Line tour, receiving hospitality gifts aboard.
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Veterans Hospital
Ohio
Bartlett
Cleland
Well of the Sea
Missing Man Reported Armed Forces Enlistee
Mrs. Jennie Boles of Langsville reports her son Thomas Boles, 25, who has been the subject of a county and Columbus police search, has enlisted in the armed forces. Authorities were asked to locate him after unclaimed baggage appeared at a Columbus bus station since March 11. he had departed Pomeroy for Columbus to seek work.
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Pomeroy
Jennie Boles
Langsville
Thomas Boles
Columbus
Sheriff's Office
Boles
Easter Worship Fills Middleport Churches Across Day
Easter Sunday drew large crowds as Middleport churches held dawn and later services. Notables included Ohio Valley Commandry Knights Templar at First Baptist and calvary displays with lilies and crosses. Choirs from Church of Christ and First Presbyterian performed, while Heath and other churches featured baptisms and a public screening of King of Kings.
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Middleport
Ohio Valley Commandry
Knights Templar
First Baptist Church
Commnder
Phil Williamson
David Darst, Jr
Frank Cheesebrew
Jean and
June Smart
Ruth and
Frances Chase
Sally Sauer
Nancy Hartley
Rae Ann
Adrienne Mills
Shirley Miller
Eleanor Satterfield
Marcella Taylor
Virginia Mayes
Charles M. Pomeroy
Chester Erwin
Arthur Skinner
Calvary's Hill
Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Dwight Wallace
Sale Hysell
James Sullivan
Dea Hayes
J. R. Gentry
Ohio University
Lillian Stieff
Rodney Downing
Heath Methodist Church
John Kincaid
Ben Philson
David Miller
Robert Coats
Driver Fined S50 In Court of Mayor
Cecil FE Craig 42 of Minersville was fined 50 dollars and costs in Mayor Sidney A. Spencer s court Saturday for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence as charged by the State Highway Patrol.
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Pomeroy
Cecil FE. Craig
Minersville
Sidney A. Spencer
State Highway Patrol
Morrells Attend Cheadle Funeral in Sandusky
Mr and Mrs Fred Morrell of Sandusky were here for the funeral and burial services for Charlotte Rae Cheadle conducted Sunday. The Morrells returned home Sunday evening.
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Middleport
Fred Morrell
Sandusky
Charlotte Rae Cheadle
Morrells
Easter Visitors for Robert Allensworth in Middleport
Former Middleport High School football players J B King of Weirton and John Thompson of Belle visited Robert Allensworth at his Grant Street home over Easter weekend. It was his first outing since November, a ride in a car.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Robert Allensworth
Grant St
J. B. King
Weirton
W. Va
John Thompson
Belle
Allensworth
John H Hill 93 Dies at Home Near Chester
POMEROY John Henry Hill 93 died yesterday at his Chester area residence. Survived by five sons Albert Kenneth Lester Willoughby and Eskey, two daughters Florence Kincaid and Emma Meadows, a sister Mary Vineyard. Funeral at Chester Methodist Church 2 p.m. Wednesday. Calling hours at Ewing Funeral Home until noon Tuesday and at residence until service time. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Chester Methodist Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Pine Grove Cemetery
Birth Announced Karl Thomas Wagner Jr. weighs eight pounds
Announcement from York Pa. reports the birth of an eight pound son, Karl Thomas Wagner Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Wagner. Mrs. Wagner formerly Virginia Russell, with grandparents Griff Russell of Bradbury and Karl Wagner of Sidney. The Wagners also have a daughter named Ken.
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Middleport
Karl Thomas Wagner, Jr
K. T. Wagner
York, Pa
Arson Expert Explains Tracing of Evidence
New York arson expert Frank Allen of the National Board of Fire Underwriters describes how investigators uncover traces of a crime. He cites invisible fingerprints, powder-tinged residues, footprints, magnified hairs, distinctive cigarette use, lipstick staining, and unique matches as key clues detectives use to reconstruct events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Allen
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Allen
Visits and social calls in Point Pleasant and surrounding towns
Mrs. Paul Blessing of Point Pleasant visits her mother Mrs. Lizzie Stewart and others. Several residents and visitors from Point Pleasant and nearby towns are reported shopping, visiting relatives, or staying with family members. Names include Dan Harrison, James Lee, Clyde Fergerson, Clarice Fergerson, Marie Francis, Carl Thomas Roach, Ben Roush, Ralph Cartwright, Glen Hae, and others in Mason City, Charleston, Hallwood, New Haven, and Middleport.
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West Columbia
Paul Blessing
Point Pleasant
Lizzie Stewart
Lawrance
Freddie Thabit
Army
Jess Lynes
Bob Lee
Lawrance Foreman
Foreman
Lester Foreman
Ray Brumbley
William Young
Dan Harrison
James Lee
Harry Vickers
Clyde Fergerson
Dollie Lu
Clarice Fergerson
Marie Francis
Carl Thomas Roach
Ben O. Roush
Ralph Cartwright
Mason City
W. Va
Glen Hae
New Haven
Charleston
Lucy Riley
Evin Sue Miller
Dan Marr
Middleport
Laurance Stewart
Helen E. Roush
Rose Hill PTA Plans April Program for School Project
POMEROY The Rose Hill PTA met at the school with Albert Brown presiding. Plans were set for a school children’s program on April 13 to raise funds for a new stage. New officers include Albert Brown president, Mrs. Freda Ball vice president, Mrs. Cora Folmer secretary, and Dorothy Smith treasurer. The group runs a scrap paper drive to support a school project with neighbors urged to call the school for paper bundles. Pupils presented a program and refreshments were served by four members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rose Hill Pta
Albert Brown
Freda Ball
Cora Folmer
Dorothy Smith
Pauline Fields
Mildred Mitch
Pomeroy Troop Visits Telephone Exchange
Pomeroy Brownie Troop 8 with Mrs Robert Roberts and Mrs Howard Ewing visited the local telephone exchange Wednesday after a Sacred Heart Auditorium meeting. Deanna Ewing supplied the nibble box of Easter cookies and candy. The group plans a pet show Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Mrs A R Knight's Lincoln Road home, with parents and friends invited.
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Pomeroy
Robert Roberts
Howard Ewing
Sacred Heart Auditorium
Deanna Ewing
A. R. Knight
Lincoln Road
POMEROY CELEBRATES 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr and Mrs George Genheimer marked 25 years at a party hosted by Mr and Mrs David Koblentz on Chester Road. Guests included Mr and Mrs Pearl Mora, C N Jones, Charles Baum and Mrs C N Jones. Prizes awarded to Mora Jones Baum and Mrs Jones. Refreshments by Koblentz and Dean.
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Pomeroy
George Genheimer
David Koblentz
Chester Road
Earl Dean
Pearl Mora
C. N. Jones
Charles Baum
Koblentz
Dean
Chester Senior Play Slated for Two Nights
POMEROY The Chester High School senior class play The Flower of the Ranch directed by Harry Bennett and Mrs Maurita Miller will be staged in the high school auditorium Thursday and Friday nights. Cast includes Dorothy Painter Lillian White Junior Smalley Pauline Swain Forrest Rhodes Chester Buckley Thelma Smith Kathryn Mora Norma Wright Howard Larkins and Ivan Wood.
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Pomeroy
Chester High School
Harry Bennett
Maurita Miller
Dorothy Painter
Lillian White
Junior Smalley
Pauline Swain
Forrest Rhodes
Chester Buckley
Thelma Smith
Kathryn Mora
Norma Wright
Howard Larkins
Ivan Wood
Minor Damage Report From Easter Egg Hunt Incident
In Middleport during the Community Easter Egg Hunt at Middleport Roadside Park one accident occurred. The county commissioner’s parked car was sideswiped with minor damage, investigated by Officer Don Ohlinger.
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Middleport
Don Ohlinger
Rutland News: Local Visits and Church Events
Maxine Siders of Ohio University visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Siders and sister Jean for a few days. Other notes mention Mrs Clare Barrett improving with care from sister Mrs Joe Swick, Mary Ann Rupe recovering from a broken leg at her parents home, Eleanor Myers taking a furniture store job in Mason West Virginia, and Easter cantata by the Methodist Choir.
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Rutland
Maxine Siders
Ohto University
Charles Siders
Jean
Clare Barrett
Joe Swick
Mary Ann Rupe
Gerald Rupe
Columbus
Eleanor Myers
Mason
W. Va
Dorothy Edmonson
Mason Clinic
Mamie Clark
Melvin Clark
Patty Grate
Floyd Snowden
Dayton
S. G. Pickens
Langsville
Will Snowden
Robert Snowden
Ohio State University
Middleport
Ethel Snowden
Marion Hull
Flossie Hull
Gallipolis
Robert
Jimmie Snowden
Betty Siders
New Plymouth News Briefs Include Visits and Hymn Sing
Mr and Mrs I R Haas returned from an extended visit with their daughter Mrs Norman Cooper and family in Dayton. Mr and Mrs Heinlein and children of Cleveland visited Mr and Mrs Earle Heinlein. Emma Fry fell breaking her hip. WSCS to meet at Mrs Lena McDaniel home on Wednesday March 28. Earle Heinlein attended a hymn sing in McArthur. Heinlein family also in Logan.
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New Plymouth
I. R. Haas
Norman Cooper
Dayton
Heinlein
Cleveland
Earle Heinlein
Emma Fry
McArthur
WSCS
Lena McDaniel
Logan
Anna Heinlein
Frost-Hinkle Wedding Takes Place Sunday
In a candlelit Church of Christ ceremony at Easter, Miss Janet Frost wed Pfc. Harold Hinkle of the Marines. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Wert Dean, with nuptial music by L. D. Hartinger. The bride wore navy gabardine and pearls, escorted by her uncle, with Jo Ann Wilson and Julie Ann Mitch as attendants. A reception followed at the bride’s grandparents’ home, and the couple planned a brief motor trip before Hinkle returns to Parris Island. Out-of-town guests joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Janet Frost
Pfc
Harold Hinkle
United States Marine Corps
Church of Christ
Dwight Frost
Wert Dean
L. D. Hartinger
Ralph Graves
Jo Ann Wilson
Julie Ann Mitch
Pearl Eugene Walburn
Bracky Wood
Andy Batey
Pearl Graves
Pearl St. A
Mitch
Wilson
Charlies Walburn
Paul Graves
Frost
George Hudson
Bowling Green
William Phillips
Connie Sue
Rittman
Two Autos Collide Damage Minor in Pomeroy Accident
Minor damage occurred to two cars in a crash at Second Street and Butternut Avenue in Pomeroy. Raymond Michael, 62, and Joe Kimes, 25, were the drivers. Patrolman Russell Bailey said Michael claimed bright lights from an oncoming vehicle blinded him.
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Pomeroy
Second and
Butternut
Russell Bailey
Raymond Michael
Second St
Butternut Ave
Joe Kimes
Bailey
Michael
Home Decoration Talk At Meigs County Day
Ruth Taylor of Middleport High School and Columbus department store staffer will present an illustrated talk on home decoration at the 15th annual Meigs County Achievement Day at Pomeroy Junior High School April 4. Originally planned speaker Mari C Yerian of Columbus and Edith Berry from Ohio State University will also speak.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Taylor
Middleport High School
Columbus
Meigs County
Pomeroy Junior High School
Mari C. Yerian
Edith Berry
Ohio State University
Racine Area Man Missing in Korea
Pfc Donald W Manuel son of Mr and Mrs Max Therlow Manuel Racine Route 2 has been reported missing in action in Korea. John Carl was seriously ill at his Kingsbury home Sunday Mr Carl recently suffered a stroke He is the father of Mrs Faye Pratt and Dale Carl both of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Donald W. Manuel
Max Therlow Manuel
Racine
Korea
John Carl
Kingsbury
Carl
Faye Pratt
Dale Carl
Middleport Social Notes Birthday Observances and Visits
Observances for several Middleport residents include Jimmy Hood turning seven with a home party while quarantined for chickenpox and mumps. Twin daughters Jean and June Smart celebrate at Paul Smart home with out-of-town guests Milton Smart of Columbus and Forrest Bachtel. The Klein family marked a birthday with a Vienna trip and visits from Thelma Howard’s family. A family dinner honored Mrs C B Weise and Mrs Roy Lansbury’s daughter Mrs Richard Hayman and granddaughter Sally Sehaaf of Ursinus College.
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Middleport
Jimmy Hood
Milton Hood
Mill St
Paul Smart
Jean
June Smart
Milton Smart
Columbus
Forrest Bachtel
O. P. Klein
Janet
Bachtel
Howard
J. W. Dawson
Howards
Clarksburg
Roy Lansbury
C. B. Weise
Lansbury
Richard Hayman
Philadelphia
Sally Sehaaf
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Easter breakfast after prayer service at Mount Moriah Church
Mount Moriah Baptist Church members hosted an Easter breakfast following the 6 a.m. Sunday prayer service. Rev. Mr. Borden of Gallipolis, pastor, was an honored guest. Guests included Heath Methodist Choir and Rev. L. A. Bangerter, plus Wert Dean and Church of Christ parishioners with Mrs. P. Klein hosting.
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Middleport
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Borden
Gallipolis
Heath Methodist Church
L. A. Bangerter
P. Klein
Wert Dean
Church of Christ
Kimberly Local News Highlights and Community Notes
A Kimberly gathering at Mrs. William Davis’s home celebrated birthdays with neighbors and relatives. Local updates include moves, visits, and a County American Legion meeting in Athens, plus family birthdays and a Miners Welfare petition from Local Union 3905 seeking broader pension eligibility. Funeral services were held for Luke Carpenter in Nelsonville. Mae Dishong released from St Mary’s Hospital and at home. Floyd Brown.
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Kimberly
William Davis
Andrew Adams
Burton Dishong
Bobby
Carl Lauderback
Robert Hatfield
Bert Davis
Andrew Donahue
Sheila Adams
Nate Matheny
Merl Love
Harold Davis
Phyllis
Paul
Jimmie Davis
John Chilcoate
Mary Love
J. M. Davis
Max Levering
Don Kerns
Nelsonville
Frank Cunningham
Wilmington
Robert Beckler
George Sharb
Maydenville
Bob Carter
W. D. Mender
Frank Keyes
Floyd Brown
Edward Carter
Joe Barrows
Max Linton
American Legion
Athens
Marion Davis
Vernice Davis
Oscar Ball
Elmer Rizer
Deanville
Charles Holcombe
Luke Carpenter
Stout
Greenlawn
Carpenter
York Township
George Young
Miners’ Welfare and Pension Fund
John L. Lewis
Adolph Pacifico
Miner's Journal
Mae Dishong
St. Mary's Hospital
Homer Adams
Frank Pickett
West Virginia
Initiatory Ceremonial At Al Hoda Temple In Jackson
The Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan conducted an initiatory ceremony at Al Hoda Temple in Jackson on Saturday evening, adding six new members to the roster. Attendees included Middleport and area officers: T. W. Mills Edward Spencer T. W. Cowie Horace McElhinny Homer Forrest John Vroman F. G. Hunker Reed Varney Jacob Young Cash Bahr T. W. Davidson Brad Wolfe Norwood VanCooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
al Hoda
Jackson
Easter Money Flowers Given to 35 Employees
In Pomeroy and Middleport Elbert Robinson, owner of local dry cleaning shops, honored 35 workers by presenting each with an Easter corsage made of money. The gesture from the employer lightened Easter mood and highlighted personal appreciation for staff.
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Middleport
Elbert Robinson
Pomeroy
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J. B. Browning & Son
Burford
Meigs Motor Co
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Jimmie’s
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Hysell’s
McMaster Hardware
Roush Shoe
Buchner Meat Market
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Dr. K. D. Amsbury
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Allen Jenkinson
Werner's
Jack’s
Schmoll's
Charm Beauty Shop
Rupp Motor Co
Pearlie Stansbury
WJEH
Lee Smith
Cheesebrew
Zerkle Trucking Co
Dr. J. J. Davis
Quality Coffee
Becky's Baby Shop
G. I
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J H. Grate
Harold E. Hubbard
Cedric Clark
C. J. Ingles
F. M. Cluff
Charles Childs
Phillips Ashland Service
Baker's Grocery
Davis
Byers
Chase Hardware
Darst Confectionery
Hilltop Grocery
Miller's Store
Deb's
Shoe Box
Manley Shoe Repair
Rich Valley Dairy
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Davis Ice & Produce
C. H. Wise, Jr
Middleport Book
Walter Bunce
Young’s Market
Miller Brothers Station
Marie Steiner
Blue Tartan
Simon's Market
Dutton Drug Store
College Inn
Thomas Cleland An
Tommy Bartlett
Cheadle Funeral
Mazel Boettither
Route 1
Albert W. Boetticher
Albert Boetticher
Athens Township
Athens County
John F. Newocoma
Dorothy M. Caste
R. D
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Cecil Castle
Jorn
Newcome
Said
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Waltham Read
Mayme Henry
John F. Newcomb
Archer Rardin
Counci
Archer Bardin
R. J. Studer
C. G. Houck
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Pomeroy Social Notes
PTA
Pomeroy Personals
William Thuener
Cincinnati
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Sarah Stowe
Leo Phillips, Sr
Leo, Jr
Orville
Hogue
E. Main Street
Chester
Racine Area
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Great Britain
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London
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Britain
Middleport Social Notes
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Task Force
Gary Cooper
Wayne Morris
Walter Brennen
Bruce Bennett
Tom and Jerry
Meigs Pomeroy
Tyrone Power
Orson Welles
Cecile Aubry
Jack Hawkins
Bobby Blake
West Point Story
Temple Middleport
Marshall Thompson
Virginia Field
Andrea King
Sam Levene
Leon Ames
Bendvue Pomeroy
James Whitmore
Nancy Davis
Gary Gray
Jeff Corey
Lilian Bronson
Art Smith
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GMAC
Karr
van Zandt
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