Schedule Final Rehearsals For Two One-Act Comedies
Final rehearsals underway for Middleport High School senior class production presenting Ringing in the Groom and Elmer and the Lovebug. Cast includes Mark Kelly Polly Thomas Dale Miller Dixie Pierce and others with Nan Moore directing and a full crew of stage managers ushers and committees assisting the performances Friday evening in the school auditorium.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
George
Mark Kelly
Harrison
Carol Hudson
Ruth
Millicent Carr
Dixie Pierce
Collier’s
Linn Hummel
Luke
Roger Lightfoot
Hubert
Sonny Knapp
Cecil
Edward Crooks
Andrew
Fannie Belle
Alma Baumgardens
Janet Stobart
Faye
Carol Criswell
Wanda
Nan Moore
Robert Watkins
John Wells
Harold Wolfe
Birthday Party Honors Mary Kay Hennessy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hennessy hosted a Sunday party for daughter Mary Kay’s ninth birthday at their home in Sugar Run. Guests included third grade classmates and neighborhood children. prizes went to several attendees and decorations featured flowers and balloons.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Hennessy
Mary Kay
Sugar Run
Patricia
Chuck Mullen
Jan Cilo
Jon Spencer
Linda Warner
Kathy Fultz
Jackie Spencer
Tommy Vaughan
Julie Brown
Jodina Spencer
Sandy White
Steak House Alarm Is Answered Sunday
Pomeroy Fire department answered a call to Crow's Steak House on West Main Street early Sunday morning. Manager Kathryn Crow said a grease fire from a new char broiler started the blaze and damages were light. A car belonging to Mrs Max Roller caught fire on the parking lot Saturday night. the vehicle was extinguished with a fire extinguisher.
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Pomeroy
Crow's
W. Main St
Kathryn Crow
Max Roller
Salem Center School Presents May Festival
The Salem Center Elementary School will present a May festival at 8 p.m. Friday. Eighth grader Bobby Joe Pope and Paulette Keys are court king and queen with a lineup of student participants from first to seventh grades. The program includes Welcome Sweet Springtime, songs by third to sixth graders, dances by older students, a Maypole dance, and garden themed numbers led by music teachers Mrs. C. C. Chapman and staff.
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Middleport
Salem Center
Bobby Joe Pope
Paulette Keys
Linda Cardillo
Mike Capon
Peggy Nelson
Johnnie Smith
Charlene Davis
Ronnie Gorby
Nancy Knotts
Roger Lathey
Jeannie Harless
Rodney Wright
Nancy Pope
Arnold Pope
Linda Hicks
Jerry Price
O Susanna
C. C. Chapman
Nellie Vale
Eugene Atkins
Roberta Wilson
Thelma Campbell
Gladys ‘Major
140 Vehicles Checked In May Safety Traffic Check
Middleport reports 140 cars checked by Chief Herbert Gilkey and eight Royal Hotrod Club members from 1 to 4 PM. 110 passed mechanical test earning safety stickers, 30 failed with defect lists. Prizes awarded to L. D. Deal, Joseph Shuler, and L. A. Bing. Next check set for South Third Street next Saturday.
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Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Royal Hotrod Club
The
Royal Club
Jeffrey Kokovitch
Larry Bunce
Stephen Dailey
Charles Wayland
Carter French
Tom Clark
Billy Fink
Earl McKinley
L. D. Deal
Joseph Shuler
L. A. Bing
South Third Street
Youth Group Skating Party At Skate-a-Way Rink
Thirty five members of Middleport Church of Christ junior and senior youth groups attended a skating party at Skate-a-Way Rink on Route 7 Friday evening. After skating the group returned to the church for refreshments guided by advisors Mrs. Bradford and Mrs. George Childs. Transportation was provided by Mrs. Bradford, Mrs. Wallace Bradford, Mrs. Martha Slater, Mrs. Virginia Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoschar, and Miss Carol Hudson.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Martha Slater
Virginia Scott
Frank Hoschar
Carol Hudson
Wallace Bradford
Bradford
George Childs
Mayor Fines Three Men In Toxication Case
In Middleport Mayor C. O. Fisher fined three men for intoxication on Saturday evening. Henry Butcher of Rutland paid 5 dollars plus costs, Oliver Mitch of Middleport 10 dollars plus costs, and William Reese of Route 2 Albany 20 dollars plus costs.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Henry Butcher
Rutland
Oliver Mitch
William Reese
Albany
William Bolin
Lawrence Harrison
Charles Allensworth
Clifford Kauff
Robert L. Chapman
Lancaster
Bolin
Chapman
Pair Faces Hearings After Saturday Crash
Damages were heavy on E Main St Saturday night when a car driven by James Cline 20 of Harrisonville struck a utility pole. Cline was arrested on driving while intoxicated charges and released on 125 bond. Passenger Arthur Morris 21 of Rutland was arrested on intoxication charges and released on 15 bond. hearings before Mayor Charles Legal Tuesday night were reported.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
James Cline
Harrisonville
Cline
Arthur Morris
Rutland
Morris
Charles Legal
Auto Runs Into Ditch Near Tuppers Plains
Minor damages were listed to a vehicle on a country road near Tuppers Plains Sunday afternoon as a driver went into a ditch to avoid a collision on the narrow road. Earl Clerk, 52, of Long Bottom, drove an International transport into the ditch, avoiding collision with a truck driven by Carl Lance, 43, of Reedsville on the same road.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Earl Clerk
Long Bottom
International Transport
Carl Lance
Reedsville
Past Chiefs to Meet Pomeroy
Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters will meet Thursday evening at the home of Miss Thelma Gruser with Miss Lena Grueser as co hostess.
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Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple
Pythian
Thelma Gruser
Lena Grueser
Return Of Steamer Avalon Reminds Of Early History
The article traces two steamers named Avalon and their histories. It notes the wood hull Ohio steamer from 1898, renamed Avalon briefly, and the steel hulled Idlewild later renamed Avalon. Capt. Ben Winters urged the change, and Capt. Courtney M. Ellis, longtime Avalon chief engineer, recently retired.
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Avalon
Cincinnati
Mr. Gorsage
Ben Winters
Kananga
Courtney M. Ellis
Nashville, Tenn
Audience Pleased With Racine Vocal Concert
A large Racine High School audience applauded the spring vocal concert held in the high school auditorium. The program featured Mary Janice Cundiff Carolyn Norris Ruth Wingett in barber shop numbers and the ensemble performing Dont Fence Me In. The girls glee club and mixed chorus presented selections ranging from It a Big Wide Wonderful World to He Knows and Count Your Blessings. Mrs Lee Lee directed with accompanist Shirley aoitet. Next Saturday at 8 p.m the glee club offers Channel 12 Revue.
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Arthur Beegle
Lynn Beegle
Jack Cummins
Harry Ours
Charles Idle
Artie Stover
Martha Teaford
Carolyn Norris
Mary Janice Cundiff
Girls’ Glee Club
Virginia Johnson
Bess
John Mercer
Girls Glee Club
the Light
Mutual Admiration Society
Lee Lee
Glee Clubs
Shirley Aoitet
Glee Club
Sue Ann Buck
Billie Cundiff
Joyce Circle
Barbara Cleland
Linda Donahue
Sandra Donahue
Delores Glenn
Karen Holter
Mary Harris
Shirley Norris
Joyce Parsons
Nadine Roush
Kenda Russell
Barbara Rousey
Bonnie Rougey
Rebecca Toney
Mary Walter
Joann Wickline
Sharon Rose
Frankie Chapman
Dorothy Circle
Linda Circle
Joyce Gloeckner
Mary Euler
Donna Hilldare
Reta Jo Miller
Mary Alice Nease
Kathryn Powell
Patsy Price
Ann Sargent
Rosemary Salser
Marilyn Rice
Karen Ours
Ruth Wingett
Lois Arnott
Sue Circle
Carol Essington
Linda Hayman
Mary Johnson
Lena Neville
Linda Roush
Saradelle Rees
Carmen Salser
Miriam Smith
Altos
Arthur H. Beegle
Jackie Cummins
Johnny Grueser
Charles Ihle
Jerry Lee
Roland Sayre
Community Glee Club Members Attend Athens Concert
Mr and Mrs Roy Tracy and daughter Asenath attended a Sunday Athens concert by the Ohio University men's glee club in which their son Larry is a member. William Sterrett, another Pomeroy graduate, also sings. The piece notes other local trips and church group gatherings in Chillicothe and Columbus.
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Roy Tracy
Asenath
Athens
Federated Church
Chillicothe
Columbus
Women’s Guild
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Eugene Brown
Pomeroy
Waldo J. Bartels
Erma Smith
Fred Blaetmar
Thelma Grueser
Dale Smith
Joseph Sisson
Roy Seyfried
Thomas Young
Louis Reibel
Roy Mayer
Amanda Kaspar
Callie Klees
Edgar Arnold
Phil Globokar
G. H. Ewing
Bartels
Bob Hoeflich
Schoeding
Riding Club to Meet Tuesday at Ohlinger Stables
The River view Riding Club will meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the Ohlinger Stables in New Haven.
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Middleport
Riverview Riding Club
Ohlinger Stables
New Haven
Mr. Sanders Dies At 72 In Olive Township
Ira S. Sanders 72 of Olive Township died Saturday night at St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg after a long illness. He was a lifelong Olive Township resident and member of the EUB Church Pleasant Grove. Survived by wife Effie, four children Dorothy Dodderer Summit Station Ohio Ernest Sanders Reedsville Inez Whited Summit Station Robert Sanders Junction City six grandchildren three great grandchildren and one brother Clint Reedsville. Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove church Arbaugh funeral home until services burial in Success cemetery conducted by Rev Paul Hooks.
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Coolville
Ira S. Sanders
Olive Twp
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
EUB Church
Pleasant Grove
Effie
Dorothy Dodderer
Summit Station
Ohio
Ernest Sanders
Reedsville
Inez Whited
Robert Sanders
Junction City
Clint
Pleasant Grove Church
Arbaugh Funeral Home
Success Cemetery
Paul Hooks
Chester Area Couple Welcome Daughter Faith Ann
Norman McCain of near Chester announces the birth of daughter Faith Ann on April 20 at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Reed and Mr and Mrs Dana McCain.
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Pomeroy
Norman McCain
Near Chester
Faith Ann
Camden Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Reed
Dana McCain
Practice Session Set for Pythian Sisters Meeting
The Middleport Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters will meet at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the K of P Hall. All officers are urged to attend the practice session which is planned.
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Middleport
Meigs
K. of P. Hall
Officer Hospitalized After Incident in Middleport
Middleport patrolman Everett Bostic was admitted to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for observation and treatment following an incident in the village. State details indicate the event occurred in West Virginia.
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Middleport
Everett Bostic
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
W. Va
Eastern High Student Cited For National English Award
POMEROY An Eastern High School student John Lewis Mora has been nominated for the annual achievement awards program sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. The program recognizes outstanding high school seniors in English with local and state committees judging writing and literary awareness. Winners will be announced in January 1960 and names will be sent to colleges for scholarship consideration.
Middleport Couple Welcomes Daughter Kellee Jo
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neuman Burdette of Middleport announce the birth of a daughter, Kellee Jo, born Saturday morning at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Blake of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. Otho Burdette of Gallipolis. Great grandparents include Virgil Northup and Mrs. E. Mae Ingles with other listed relatives in Mason and Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Edward Neuman Burdette
Kellee Jo
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
E. M. Blake
Otho Burdette
Virgil Northup
Roy Tracy
Pomeroy
E. Mae Ingles
Mason, W. Va
A. O. Tracy
F. E. Blaetmar
Jordanian Student Speaks at Syracuse Church Family Night
Reema Farouki of Jordan spoke at Syracuse First United Presbyterian Church family night detailing Arab finances and refugee poverty in Jordan. She described Amman and Jordanian life, UN tents, seven cents a day, and the predominance of Islam with Friday prayers.
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Pomeroy
Reema Farouki
Jordan
Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Church
Miss Farouki
Washington, D. C
Ohio University
Palestine
United Nations
Amman
Mary Lisle
Rachel McBride
Sandra London
Rosetta Lisle
Bobby Crow
Bloodmobile Plans At Happy Harvesters Meeting
Plans were made to serve the bloodmobile at the next visit during a Happy Harvesters class gathering at Federated Church. Mrs. Henry Reibel presided, confirming the May 18 Eastern Star dinner plans and naming Mrs. Carl Shields as vice president and Mrs. Dale Smith as treasurer.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Max Meinhart
Henry Reibel
Eastern Star
Carl Shields
Dale Smith
Shields
Bible School Planning Session Set for Friday
Middleport hosts the second in a series of planning meetings for Vacation Bible School at 7 p.m. Friday at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church. Volunteers are urged to attend.
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Middleport
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Township Purchases
In Meigs County land transfers, Bertha Rife and Bertha Brooks sell 1.5 acres in Salisbury Township to Marvin Millican and Eva Millican. Amanda Smith transfers land in Olive Township to Horace Smith and Margene Smith. Esther and Frances Knapp sell 120 acres in Columbia Township to Harry Crippen. A large group transfers 1.89 acres in Rutland to Hurley W. and Mildred Rife, who later convey 1.89 acres in Rutland back to Woodrow Engle and Julia Engle. Harold and Janet Hinkle sell Lot 144 in Middleport to Albert and Helen Smith. Maggie Mosier and Maxine Shain transfer parcels (half interest) in Sutton Township to Lilian Proffitt.
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Bertha Rife
Bertha Brooks
Marvin Millican
Eva Millican
Salisbury Township
Amanda Smith
Horace Smith
Margene Smith
Olive Township
Esther
Frances Knapp
Harry Crippen
Columbia Township
Esther A. Cox
Delbert C. Cox
Woodrow Engle
Julia Engle
Ernest E. Engle
Caroline F. Engle
Earl Engle
Doris Engle
Fred Dilcher
Dorothy Dilcher
Hurley W. Rife
Local Minister Plans To Attend Two Meetings
Rev. Eugene Brown pastor of the United Methodist Church will be in Columbus Monday and Tuesday. Monday he attends the Ohio Conference Board of Evangelism and Tuesday he attends the Convocation on Higher Education. Several church members are expected to join Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Eugene Brown
United Methodist Church
Columbus
Ohio Conference Board of Evangelism
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