Meigs County Music Festival scheduled for April 13
POMEROY Meigs County Music Festival will be held April 13 at 8 p.m. in Middleport High School auditorium. Charles Minelli, Ohio University band director, will direct instrumental groups with Harold LeFavor leading vocal ensembles including girls and boys glee clubs and a mixed group. Participants come from county high schools and Middleport and Pomeroy. Rehearsals with guest directors occur April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Charles Minelli
Ohio University
Harold LeFavor
Coshocton
Middleport
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Racine
Rutland
Akers
Normandy
Yoder
Baptist Church Host To Good Friday Service
Middleport plans a Union Good Friday service at 7 30 p m in First Baptist Church with host pastor Rev Claremont F E Hoyt presiding Visiting evangelists Rev and Mrs Orla Bradford present illustrated sermon The Cross Gods Measuring Stick with music by Mr and Mrs Bradford Organist Mrs C P Bradbury Ministerial Ensemble choir Invocation scripture read by Rev L A Bangerter and Rev N D Bordon New Testament reading by Rev Howard Ruppelt Prayer by Rev Fred I Gardner and Capt Glenna Rummell Offertory prayer by Salvation Army captain Funds support Union Daily Vacation Bible School in June Benediction by Rev Robert Styers
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Middleport
Churches of
First Baptist Church
Robert Styers
Church of the Nazarene
Engagement of Ellen Jane Pomeroy to Gerald Rought
Ellen Jane Pomeroy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Nesselroad Sr., will marry Gerald Rought, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rought of Hesperia Michigan, on Saturday March 23 in Indiana. Ellen Jane is a 1954 Pomeroy High School graduate and works in Columbus with Roger and Rogers. Gerald is a Hesperia High School alum and is stationed with the U S Air Force at Lockbourne AFB near Columbus.
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Pomeroy
George Nesselroad
Ellen Jane
Gerald Rought
Guy Rought
Hesperia
Mich
Indiana
Pomeroy High School
Columbus
Roger and Rogers
Rought
Hesperia High School
U. S. Air Force
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Flowers announce birth in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Richard Flowers of Middleport announce the birth of a daughter at Mason Clinic Sunday night. Grandmother is Mrs Laura Hager of South Fourth Avenue. Additional Pomeroy news on page.
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Middleport
Richard Flowers
Mason Clinic
Laura Hager
South Fourth Avenue
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits And Births
Meigs General Hospital records list admissions including Ida Carney of Portland Clyde McKnight Rutland Marvin McGuire Pomeroy Route 1 Far t Custer Racine Charles Hill Syracuse Carl Findling Long Bet ter Jerry Powell Racine Emerson Welch Pomeroy Rosie Fields Racine Charles Stanley Point Pleasant Anna Turner Dexter James Rupp Wellston and births for Marvin McGuire and Charles Stanley. Discharges include Ben Batey Alva Will D J Morgan Annabelle Fisher Fannie Gunther Addie Burton Robert Durst and infant Cedric Clark Chester Barnhart Ruby Russell Grace Houdashelt Margaret Mulford Lillian Frost.
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Ida Carney
Portland
Clyde McKnight
Rutland
Marvin McGuire
Pomeroy
Fart Custer
Racine
Charles Hill
Syracuse
Carl Findling
Long Better
Jerry Powell
Emerson Welch
Pome
Roy
Rosie Fields
Charles Stanley
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Anna Turner
Dexter
James Rupp
Wellston
Ben Batey
Alva Will
D. J. Morgan
Annabelle Fisher
Fannie Gunther
Addie Burton
Robert Durst
Cedric Clark
Chester Barnhart
Ruby Russell
Grace Houdashelt
Margaret Mulford
Lillian Frost
Meigs Navy Officer In Amphib Exercise
Navy Lt. Wallace M. Riggs of Pomeroy served with the staff of an amphibious group commander during the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force anniversary march on March 1. The force, formed early in World War II, conducted 61 major amphibious landings before Japan’s 1945 defeat.
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Pomeroy
Navy
Wallace M. Riggs
W. H. Riggs
Rose M. Nease
Main St
Japan
April Child Welfare Month proclamation issued by MIDDLEPORT mayor
Mayor C. C. Fisher proclaims April as Child Welfare Month urging citizens and officials to focus on the health welfare and happiness of every child. The proclamation aligns with the American Legion support for child welfare among three million wartime veterans.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
America
American Legion
Ex-Resident of Meigs Dies at 76 in Millersport
William C. Lee, 76, former Meigs County resident, died Sunday at Millersport. Survived by wife Nora, daughter Mrs. Arthur Arnold, son Kenneth B. Lee, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and brothers Homer of Harrisonville, Earl of Bellville, Clarence of Leesburg Florida. Funeral services and burial planned in Millersport today.
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Pomeroy
William C. Lee
Meigs County
Millersport
Lee
Nora
Arthur Arnold
Kenneth B Lee
Homer
Harrisonville
Earl
Bellville
Clarence
Leesburg
Fla
Motorists Warned Against Parking Violations in Pomeroy
Pomeroy police chief Franklin D. Hudson announced a crackdown on parking violations. Motorists were cited for parking in yellow no parking zones and for double parking. Sidewalk parking and truck double parking near meters were cited, with arrests and court appearances warned for offenders.
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Pomeroy
Franklin D. Hudson
Hudson
Salvation Army Chief Attends Parkersburg Dinner
Captain Glenna Rummell of the Salvation Army and her mother Mrs Linnie Rummell attended the annual Salvation Army dinner in Parkersburg Saturday evening. Sunday morning seven local corps members joined a holiness meeting in Parkersburg.
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Middleport
Glenna Rummell
Salvation Army
Linnie Rummell
Parkersburg
Capt. Rummell
Robert Estep
Eloise Adams
Helen
Charles Haning
Janice Deck
Sally Landers
Methodist Men Reelect Officers for This Year
The Pomeroy Methodist Men reelected officers for another year at the United Methodist Church meeting. Kenneth Finley was chosen president, Frank Vaughan vice-president, C. E. Blakeslee secretary, and Leo Crew treasurer. Plans were made for Ladies Night on April 15. Vaughan led the devotional period and presided over the session.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Kenneth Finley
Frank Vaughan
C. E. Blakeslee
Leo Crew
Vaughan
Emergency squad responds to sick baby and brush fire
Monday evening at 7 30 the emergency squad was summoned to Hollis Searles Rutland to transport a sick baby to Jones Clinic. At 8 20 the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department was called near Hobson to extinguish a brush fire along the New York Central right of way.
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Middleport
Hollis Searles
Rutland
Jones Clinic
Hobson
New York Central
Senior Choir To Sing Cantata on Easter
Middleport reports the Senior Choir of First Baptist Church will present the Easter cantata He That Liveth at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday with Dorothy Lavely directing and Cecil Bradbury at the organ. The cantata was written by Elsie Duncan Yale with music by Dra B Wilson.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Dorothy Lavely
Cecil Bradbury
Elsie Duncan Yale
Dra B. Wilson
Church Holds Service On 50th Anniversary
POMEROY The Federated church marked its 50th anniversary of confirmation and church membership with a Sunday morning service. More than 300 attendees from Findlay to Johnsville observed the milestone. 71 certificates were distributed featuring the church image and a gold proclamation.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Findlay
Dayton
Cleveland
Marietta
Piketon
Columbus
Dearborn
Mich
Charleston
W.va
Wheeling
Johnsville
Ind
Seventh Birthday Party for Asa Bradbury in Middleport
Asa Bradbury turned seven with a home party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury. Games, prizes for George Sauer Janis Schmoll Kristin Rupp and Wayne Davis, Easter Parade song by Jimmy Butcher and Debby Grueser, and Easter favors for 25 children. Local Society events followed with Kin Club notes and community updates from Gallipolis to Columbus.
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Middleport
Asa Bradbury
Charles Bradbury
George Sauer
Janis Schmoll
Kristin Rupp
Wayne Davis
Jimmy Butcher
Debby Grueser
Middleport Garden Club Meeting Postponed to April 9
Middleport Garden Club rescheduled its April meeting from the 2nd to the 9th at the home of Mrs. C. M. Hennessey. In nearby notes, many local families held birthday and family gatherings across Middleport Athens Col. R. Karr Sr. and relatives celebrated birthdays while others planned dinners and potlucks with relatives from Columbus Marion and Little Sandusky. Auxiliary of the Volunteer Fire Department elected Mrs. Sidney T. Russell president after a potluck supper at the Firemen's Hall with new officers named and plans for a jonquil display and supper. Final temple inspection plans for Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters set for April 3 as 13 members and three guests attended a meeting at Mrs. William Lowe's home with Mrs. William Allman presiding.
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Pomeroy
William Eichinger
Athens Road
William Williams
States
Japan
James R. Williams
S. Second Ave
Williams
Fort Riley
Kan
Jennifer Sue
James Daniels
George Childs
Janis
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Gloria June
Gregory
Ernestine Asbury
Gallipolis
P. K. Russell
Kayte
Huntington
Cedric Clark
Meigs General Hospital
Robert Durst
Columbus
Richard
William Ault
Gary
Celeste
Kay
Dennis
Gene Dodson
Pamela
David
Charles Lindell
Charles, Jr
Springfield
Charles Lewis
Charleston
Evelyn Lewis
Franklin Ginther
Vicki Lynn
John Hawkins
Walter B. Harris
Jane
Parkersburg
Sara Kerwood
Albany Rest Home
Robert Sharp
Paul Haptonstall
Edith
Billy
Wayne Sharp
Marilyn Jo
Johnny
Zanesville
Danny Yonkers
Third Ave
William Ohlinger
Joe Bailey
Athens
Albert Schleicher
Mary Ohlinger
Cleveland
Everett Bachner
Mary Schaaf
Edison Wessa
James Lloyd
Bruce Lloyd
Robert Hurley
Bruce
Cresap
John Hawkins Jr
Juanita
Marietta
David Ashley
Catherine Burns
Margaret Croushore
Robert Croushore
Jack Croushore
Lawrence Burns
Owen Murray
Lizzie Burns
Katy Bartels
Thomas Moon
Glouster
Middleport
Tom Edwards
Ruth Anne
Everett Young
Marion
Little Sandusky
Sidney T. Russell
Volunteer Fire Department
Firemen's Hall
Thomas Durst
Robert McElhinny
Jack Bechtel
Treasur
Meigs Temple
Pythian
William Lowe
Homer Jones
William Allman
Christian Advocate
Milton Russell
Karl Owen
Childs
Dave Farmer
John Mayer
Philip Meinhart
Ruth Stewart
Boyd Dilgard
Minnie Gilmore
Middleport Evangeline Chapter Leads OES Meeting
The Middleport Evangeline Chapter of the OES, the mother chapter of the Gallipolis Chapter, OES, hosts a Monday evening gathering to discuss organizational events and activities.
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Evangeline ‘Mother
Middleport
Evangeline
OES
Gallipolis
FellowshipP Gives Service At Church
MIDDLEPORT The West minster Youth Fellowship presented Holy Week services at First Presbyterian Church led by Mrs Judson White. The Junior Choir directed by Lewis H Sauer and Fanie Erlewine with accompanist Mrs Paul Haptonstall performed. A quintet featuring Janice Zirkle, Sally Gilmore, Juanita Hawkins, Susan Probasco, Sharon Evans with Lynn Buchanan provided special music. Readers included Julie Probasco, Susan Probasco, Betsy Wolfes, David Lyons, Judy Gregg, Judy Sauer, Lynn Buchanan, Sharon Evans, Becky Grueser, Pauline Zirkle. In morning worship, Julie Probasco led responsive reading, Sally Gilmore prayed, Juanita Hawkins gave offertory prayer, Pauline Zirkle read Scripture, David Lyons served as usher along with Lynn Buchanan, Becky Grueser, Judy Gregg.
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Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Judson White
Lewis H. Sauer
Fanie Erlewine
Paul Haptonstall
Janice Zirkle
Sally Gilmore
Juanita Hawkins
Susan Probasco
Sharon Evans
Lynn Buchanan
Lillian Steiff
Julie
Betsy Wolfes
David Lyons
Judy Gregg
Judy Sauer
Becky Grueser
Pauline Zirkle
Westsminster Youth Fellowship
Julie Probasco
Plywood Truck Fire Near Pomeroy
A plywood load on a truck owned by Midwest Plywood Co. of Dayton burned when a tarpaulin caught fire on Route 7 nine miles north of Pomeroy. Driver Harold Todd, 33, Dayton, sustained burns on his hands. No damage to the truck. Firefighters also handled a grass fire at Beech Street, Hill residence, which was later controlled.
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Pomeroy
Route 7
Charles Russell
Midwest Plywood Co
Dayton
Harold Todd
Allen Hill
Beech St
Two Men Bound Over In Break-In Case
POMEROY Two New York men were bound over to the grand jury on breaking and entering charges in the court of Justice of the Peace Percy L Peoples. John Henry Connors 22 and Elmer William Bennett Rochester N Y were charged with breaking and entering a Portland area resident home and stealing bed clothing and other articles. Both pleaded guilty and were bound over under $1000 bond by Sheriff Charles Russell and Deputy Sheriff LeRoy Bartrum.
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Pomeroy
New York
Grand
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
John Henry Conners
Elmer William Bennett
Rochester
N. Y
Portland Area
Charles Russell
Leroy Bartrum
James B. Cullen Services Held In Willoughby Ohio
James B. Cullen died unexpectedly Sunday at his home in Willoughby Ohio. Formerly employed at Imperial Electric's plant in Middleport he leaves a wife and child. Funeral services are set for Tuesday morning at Immaculate Conception Church. The Cullen family moved from Middleport four years ago and were active Sacred Heart Church Pom ery.
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Middleport
James B. Cullen
Willoughby
Ohio
Imperial Electric Company
Immaculate Conception Church
Cullens
Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy
Meter Receipts Turned In For Past Week
Patrolman Lawrence Lanning reports parking meter receipts totaling $261.25 for the past week's collection period. The figure reflects earnings from meters in the city area and will be deposited per standard accounting procedures.
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Pomeroy
Lawrence Lanning
Man Jailed To Await Charges After Knifing
Middleport police placed Reuben Swartz in the Middleport jail after he seriously wounded Dale Kennedy and Philip Bradbury with a large knife on Beech Street. Chief Russell Bailey subdued Swartz after arrest on South Third Avenue. Kennedy and Bradbury were treated at Jones Memorial Clinic and released.
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Middleport
Reuben Swartz
Russell Bailey
South Third Ave
Ter
Dale Kennedy
Philip Bradbury
Swartz
Kennedy
Beech St
Bradbury
Bailey
Jones Memorial Clinic
Good Friday Service and Easter Cantata at Federated Church
POMEROY residents may attend a Good Friday afternoon service from 1 to 3 p.m. with the Seven Words of the Cross divided into seven 25 minute periods. A Lenten service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. followed by a communion service Thursday. The choir led by Mrs. Alice Nease will perform the Easter cantata at 6 30 a.m. Easter Sunday, with a breakfast afterward. Sunday school is at 9 15 a.m. and holy communion at 10 30 a.m.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Thursa
Alice Nease
Mayor Fines Driver On Patrol Charges
Fisher fined Carroll Swanson $5 and costs on a traffic charge by the State Highway Patrol. George Quillen, arrested by Chief Russell Bailey for fighting with his younger brother William, was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Fisher. Chief Bailey charged Oliver Mitch, 57, and George Errett Russell, 50, with intoxication and Mayor Fisher will hear their cases later.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Carroll Swanson
State Highway Patrol
George Quillen
Russell Bailey
William
Fisher
Bailey
Oliver Mitch
George Errett Russell
Legion Post to Meet at 7 30 P M
Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Legion Hall for a regular session.
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Legion Post
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
the Legion Hall
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Pomeroy Society
Racine Pta
Gaul Grocery
Pomeroy Personals
James Fisher
Paul Fisher
RK. G. Webster
John Hardy
Logan
FFA
FHA
Logan High School
Hattie Russell
Norman Spencer
Ray C. Rife
Truman Russell
Russell
Herbert Spencer
Anita Sue Russell
Mildred Radford
John Baxter
Dola
Homer Baxter
THE
Pomeroy Cement Block Company
Route 1
Meigs Navy
Bob Evans
Eastern Ave
Meigs
Deana Rosenbaum
Julius Smith
Mary Fisher
Middleport Society
Kin Club
Edgar Pratt
Charles Ebersbach
Ward Windon
Willard Ebersbach
Richard Vaughn
Ruth Laney
Lee Pratt
Emmett Blackburn
Bernice Winn
George Meinhart
Jerry Pullen
E. M. Blake
M. L. French
Middleport Garden Club
O. P. Klein
F. G. Hunker
Frank Fugate
Huldah Klein
M. K. Fugate
Marsha
Co. R. Karr Sr
Polly
Ed T. Bauer
Polly Anne
C. R. Karr Jr
Rodney
Jeffrey
Lewis Johnson
Fellowshipp
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Temple—Middleport
Richard Conte
Peggie Castle
Charles Bronson
Chuck Connors
Casy
Manietta
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
Plymale-Wagner CO
Gallipolis, Ohio
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
Liberty
Theatre
Paris Follies
Forrest Tucker
Margaret Whiting
Sportsmen
Audrey Hepburn
Gregory Peck
John Ireland
Dorothy Malone
W. Main ST
Johnson Sea Horse
Karr & van Zandt
Motor Sales
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