B H Sanborn Society Installs Officers At Banquet
The Middleport B H Sanborn Society held a mother daughter banquet at the First Baptist Church with installation of new officers led by outgoing president Paul Smart. New officers include Mrs Richard Owen president Mrs Beulah White secretary and Mrs Charles Bennett treasurer. New circle chairmen are Mrs Bennett Dorcas Mrs Tony Fowler Electa and Mrs Manning Klees Love Joy. The meeting announced attendance at the American Baptist Convention in San Francisco and the Baptist World Alliance via Mrs Willis Anthony. Plans covered layette projects for the Women’s Conference and a May 23 worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Society
Middleport First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Richard Owen
Beulah White
Charles Bennett
Clifford Stumbo
New Circle
Bennett
Dorcas
Tony Fowler
Electa
Manning Klees
Love Joy
John Fultz
Harold Chase
Donald Boone
American Baptist Convention
San Francisco
Calif
Willis Anthony
Rio Grande Baptist Asociation Women’s Conference
Baptist World Alliance
Granville
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Milton Hood
Society
Harry Houdashelt
Fultz
Charles Searles
Chase
Fowler
Anthony
Sandra K. Miller
Guild Girls
Pomeroy Board Plans Resurfacing Two Roads
Meigs County Commissioners meeting at the courthouse approved resurfacing Eagle Ridge Road to Bashan Road and Langsville Dexter Road in Rutland and Salem Townships totaling four miles. They also planned Morning Star Road grading for 1966 and authorized 10,000 for steel sheet piling and bridge elevation and widening on Boumans Run Road Bridge.
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Pomeroy
Bouman‘s Run
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Eagle Ridge
Bashan
Langsville Dexter
Rutland
Salem
Morning Star
Bouman’s Run Rd
County Rd
Knight Wins Meigs County Driving Meet
Charles Knight of Eastern High School topped the Meigs County driving road-e-o held in Pomeroy parking lot to earn county representation at the state event in Cincinnati. Runners up were Thomas Dorst and Marvin McKelvey. girls winner was Suzi Parker with Cheryl Long and Julia Lucas in second and third. Twenty-one contestants competed. traveling trophy went to Eastern. trophies and checks awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Knight
Chester
Eastern High School
Meigs County
Daughters Hear Reports Of District Rally In Marietta
Syracuse report on Guiding Star Council No. 124 Daughters of America regular meeting. Mrs Ural Thomas presided. District rally at Marietta led by council deputy Florence Potts noted. Margaret Cottrill installed district inside sentinel and Esther Harden district song leader. Lodge Hall downstairs repair discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Guiding Star Council No. 124
Daughters of America
Ural Thomas
Marietta
Florence Potts
Margaret Cottrill
Sentinel
Esther Harden
Stolen Plates Recovered in Indiana and Council Meeting Canceled
A 1965 set of license plates stolen from a parked car near Pomeroy was recovered in Washington Indiana. The plates belonged to Evelyn White of Pomeroy and were taken from a Route 124 location after car trouble. A Pomeroy Village Council meeting scheduled for Monday evening was not held due to lack of a quorum.
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Pomeroy
Washington
Ind
Evelyn White
Route 124
Pomeroy Village
Stockholm Youth Describes His Country At May Day Celebration
A May Day program at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church featured Jack Scholl of Stockholm detailing Sweden under a socialist government. He noted private business dominance, government funded education and social services, and no unemployment, while the U.S. leads technologically. The event included musical selections by local singers and a May pole, with a potluck dinner and Westminster Youth Fellowship gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Middleport
Jack Scholl
Scholl
United States
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Howard Byer
Clifford Beaver
Dick Wiley
Edith Hap
Lilia
Haptonstall
Everett Bachner
Russell Lyons
Richard Owen
Tom Kelly
Fred Lewis
Edward Burkett
Methodist Youth Rally District Event at Heath Church
The Heath Methodist Church hosted the sub district rally for Methodist youth groups. Mich Lloyd presided with Chris Tompkins and Connie Cooke among the readers and speakers. Linda Henderson led activities, a film Crown Rights was shown, followed by discussions and prayer with Pamphlets on vocations distributed. A skating party is set for Tuesday 7 p.m. at Skate-a-Way Chester Road. Senior high institute at Lancaster camp July 18-24 and junior high camps August 2-7 and August 9-14 at Camp Frances Asbury Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Crown Rights
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Heath Methodist Church
Mich Lloyd
Chris Tompkins
Connie Cooke
Dee Slaven
Brenda Toney
Kathy Bratton
Linda Henderson
Fellowship Area
Debbie van Meter
Robin Stearns
Chester Rd
Lancaster
Camp Frances Asbury
Gallia County
Eastern High to Hold Annual Spring Band Concert
Chester Eastern High School will stage its annual spring concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. The concert band performs Kiefers Special Czech Suite Circus Parade March June Tamerlane Civil War Suite and Hoedown. The junior band performs Sherry Lynn Carnival for Flutes and Service Medley. The prep beginners band also appears with two selections.
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Chester
Eastern High School Instrumental Music Department
Beulah Reynolds Wins Car Crash Suit For 4365
In Belpre on June 21, 1960 Beulah Reynolds of Huntington West Virginia won a verdict for 4365.16 against George Smith of Pomeroy Star Route after two and a half days of testimony. Reynolds had sought 38105.61 for alleged permanent injuries from a collision blamed on negligent operation.
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Pomeroy
Beulah M. Reynolds
Huntington
W. Va
Belpre
George Smith
Pomeroy Star Route
Star Class Meets at Church in Syracuse
The Star Class of the First United Presbyterian Sunday School gathered in the church annex. Miss Frankie Mumaw read the 23rd Psalm and led a prayer. Members are selling get well and sympathy cards via Miss Mumaw. Mrs. Ada Slack and Mrs. Mayme Holmes reviewed Presbyterian Law for the Local Church. The May meeting will be led by Mrs. Holmes with Miss Mumaw as hostess and roll call word mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Sunday School
Frankie Mumaw
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admit list includes Fred Rairden Hartford W Va James Preston Cheshire Issac Taylor Long Bottom Nora Rairden Hartford W Va Sadie Roush Langsville and Beulah Autherson Racine Discharged are Leo Searles Evelyn McKaskey and Gertrude Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rairden
Hartford
W. Va
James Preston
Cheshire
Issac Taylor
Long Bottom
Nora Rairden
Sadie Roush
Langsville
Beulah Autherson
Racine
Leo Searles
Evelyn McCaskey
Gertrude Drake
Workers Need Houses For Racine Dam Workers
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce discussed housing for workers entering the area for the Racine Dam project. Residents with three bedroom rentals are asked to contact Mayor Charles Legar. Regatta Weekend in June was also on the agenda. The sheriff is investigating a cow shooting on a Salem Center pasture, shot with a .22 caliber weapon.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Robert Molden
Salem Center
Pomeroy Temple Hosts Annual Eastern Star Inspection
One hundred eighteen members attended the Pomeroy Chapter 185 Eastern Star inspection at the temple. Clara Sue Soulsby and James Soulsby led the event with guests from district and state offices. A dinner at Crow's Town preceded the inspection and gifts were exchanged after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Temple
Clara Sue Soulsby
James Soulsby
Vida Carson
Marietta
Gretta Harris
Chesterhill
Missouri
Bernice Henderson
Reinersville
North Dakota
Crow's
Soulsby
Cadle Receives Education Award in 16th Air Force
Col Timmins presented T Sgt Oliver F Cadle with the Strategic Air Command outstanding educational award for earning 90 points through university and extension courses. Cadle was also named outstanding NCO in the unit for July to December 1964. Cadle, son of Fred Cadle of Racine and Geraldine Cadle, is a Racine High School graduate.
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Caudle
Sgt. Cadle
Fred Cadle
Racine
Cadle
Thomas Hayman
Syracuse
Racine High School
Middleport Board Rejects Vocational School Plan
Middleport board votes not to participate in the proposed Meigs and Gallia Counties vocational school for now. Superintendent L W McComas notes reconsideration possible if the project advances. Other actions include accepting Garrett Shepherd’s resignation and health department inspection reports.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Meigs
Gallia
L. W. McComas
Washington D C
McComas
Southeast District School Boards Association
Athens
Rummage Sale Planned at St Pauls Lutheran Church
A rummage sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Pomeroy. Proceeds will benefit church programs and local community services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Red Cross Session Is Tomorrow in Meigs County
Meigs County American Red Cross plans annual meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Home in Vernon. Report pickups, election of seven directors, and a water safety film will be shown. Additional fund drive workers include Edison Hobstetter Alan Harris Cathy Morgan Nancy Harris Marjorie Keebaugh Ossie Follrod Guy Burke Grace Turner Columbia Township and others. All contributors and volunteers are invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Drew Webster
American Legion Home
Vernon Nease
Edison Hobstetter
Alan Harris
Cathy Morgan
Nancy Harris
Middleport
Orange Two
Marjorie Keebaugh
Ossie Follrod
Guy Burke
Grace Turner
Columbia Township
Clifford Leifheit
Donna Gilmore
Bernice Jeffers
Frances Goeglein
Harold Blackston
Salisbury
Nease
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Indiana
Methodist
Eastern
Hidh Oe
Meigs Meetings
Magnolia Temple
Karl Grueser
Carrie Grueser
Pomona Grange
Athens County
Kenneth Imboden
Imboden
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy Temple
Oliver Cadle
School Foundation
Garrett
Shepherd
Health Department
Red Cross
Lees
Bigelow
DuPont
Bonny Glen
Nystuft
Aldon
Satara Acrilan
R. Harris Furniture Store
HN. Court St
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