Harrisonville Lodge Celebrates 100th Anniversary Banquet
Harrisonville Masonic Lodge No. 411 held a banquet at Harrisonville School marking 100 years since its 1868 founding. Rev. Fr. Frank Patala spoke at the event and noted the lodge’s ecumenical spirit, highlighting the donation of a bell to St. John’s Church in Guysville. Over 200 attended as 50 year pins were awarded to Fletcher King and John Paynter.
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Harrisonville
Masonic Lodge No
F & AM
Frank Patala
St. John’s Catholic Church
Guysville
Patala
New St. John’s
Order of the Eastern Star
Job
Fletcher King
John Paynter
Darrell Detty
12Th District
Wayne Wingett
Robert Hinshaw
Ohio
Robert Swick
Ben Evans
Joe Stanley
T. C. Porter
Tri-County
William Kane
Harrisonville Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Fellowship Luncheon Signals Spring Methodist Circle
MIDDLEPORT The Afternoon Circle of Heath Methodist Church held its fellowship luncheon on Thursday. Tulips and spring flowers decorated tables while Miss Bess Sanborn gave grace. President Mrs. Walter Hayes led a brief business session and thanked members for the year’s projects. Birthdays were noted and seventeen sick calls reported. New WSCS officers will be installed in May.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Bess Sanborn
Walter Hayes
WSCS
O. P. Klein
Frieda Faehnle
James Titus
John Kincaid
Hayes
E. M. Wood
Emma Lighter
Zella Pullin
M. C. Wilson
Faehnle
C. M. Hennesy
Norman Wayland
G. G. Zeigler
P. L. Mitch
Claude Johnson
Hattie Smith
Model T debut noted in Holzer Hospital brief and obituaries
Holzer Hospital notices list numerous admissions and discharges for patients and their guardians in Wellston Oak Hill and Gallipolis areas. The page also recalls the 1908 first Model T Ford built in the United States in October 1908.
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Ford
United States
Lilacs Highlight Garden Club Meeting in Pomeroy
The Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs. Homer Hysell’s home to discuss lilacs and their adaptability to sunny locations. Notes included pruning guidance, insect pests, and a rose fragrance project, with plans for guest night, flower show involvement, and alumni banquet arrangements.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
Homer Hysell
Harry van Vranken
Charles Persinger
Roy Betzing
Fred Blaettar
Isaiah
Winding Trail Garden Club
Rutland Garden Club
Irene Jack
Son
Hysell
Meetings In Meigs
The WSCS of Heath Methodist Church will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the church. Rev Max Donahue will install new officers and Mrs Fred Hibbs will lead the pledge service. Hostesses are Mrs Max Roller Miss Bess Samborn Mrs Thomas Riley Mrs Lee Smith Mrs D E Miller and Mrs E O Ball. Mrs Earl Knight will give devotions.
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WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
Max Donahue
Fred Hibbs
Max Roller
Bess Samborn
Thomas Riley
Lee Smith
D. E. Miller
E. O. Ball
Earl Knight
Mason County Girl Scout awards delayed service set for Monday
The Mason County Girl Scout awards and recognition service, postponed last week, will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the Point Pleasant High School stadium. All parents and friends are urged to attend.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Girl Scout
Point Pleasant High School
Wahama Alumni Fete Planned in Mason County June 1
Wahama High School announces an alumni dinner and dance on June 1 with dinner at 6 30 p m and dance at 9 p m Music by the Vagabonds Reservations due by May 24 Tickets are sold at local stores and banks across Mason Meigs counties Alumni should arrive May 29 at 7 30 p m to decorate for the event.
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Pomeroy
Wahama High School
Vagabonds
Mason and Meigs
Smith Grocery
Hartford
Dorothy J. Russell
Mason, W. Va
Williams Grocery
Clifton
Fowler’s Grocery
West Columbia
Miller's Grocery
Mason County Bank
New Haven
People’s Bank
Point Pleasant
K & C Jewelers
Foreman
Abbott
Middleport
Middleport Alumni Banquet Plans Set for June 1
Middleport alumni are urged to reserve seats for the June 1 banquet and dance at Middleport Elementary School. Association president Bob Byer asks Meigs County alumni to mail reservations to Mrs. Iva Sisson or secure blanks at local merchants. The event includes a reception and is open to all alumni.
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Middleport
Bob Byer
Association
Meigs County
Iva Sisson
P. O
S. Firs Ave
Citizen's National Bank
Western Auto Store
Cash Bahr Clothiers
Judge Thompson Sets Bond For 7 Thursday
Judge James Thompson set bonds Thursday for seven defendants on felony and misdemeanor charges in Point Pleasant. Eddie McFall’s bond stood at 1000 dollars. Lyle Moore, Charles and Otto Lee, Robert Schultz, Robert Henry, and James Cheesebrew faced 2500 dollar bonds. David Jordan Flowers pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. sentencing was scheduled for June 1. The divorces Jack Juniper Jr. v Janet Juniper and Kanawha Valley Bank v Gloria Sweeney Welch and Thomas E Welch were dismissed after reconciliation. The Durst indictments were nolle prosequi due to lapse of time.
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Eddie McFall
Lyle Moore
Charles
Otto Lee
Robert Schultz
Robert Henry
James Cheesebrew
David Jordan Flowers
Jack Juniper Jr
Janet Juniper
Kanawha Valley Bank
Gloria Sweeney Welch
Thomas E. Welch
Nolle Prosequi
State of State
Larry
Frances Durst
Mothers Honored By Circle at Heath Methodist Banquet
The Elea nor Circle of Heath Methodist Church honored mothers at their annual mother daughter banquet held at the church in Middleport. About 30 attended as Mrs. Lee Smith led with April Fraser giving the response. Corsages were given to outstanding mothers and several guests attended including families from Vinton and nearby areas.
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Middleport
Eleanor Circle of Heath Methodist Church
Lee Smith
April Fraser
Max Donahue
Jeanne Cooke
Vickie Houchins
Jessie Houchins
Vinton
Vernon Nease
O. P. Klein
Galen Brown
Connie Cooke
Charles Byer
John Krawsczyn
Susan Powers
Ruth Powers
Mary Bradbury
Stephanie
Angela Houchins
Marty Krawsczyn
Julie Byers
Pat Brown
Kimberly Donahue
Promotions Granted At Phillip Sporn Plant
Phillip Sporn Plant announces multiple job promotions including Michael W. Burris to maintenance and helper, Paul E. Zerkle and Terry M. Henry to auxiliary equipment operator, Glen L. Johnson to utility operator, Edgar M. Dorst to utility man, Kenneth Matson to helper, and others such as William K. Curtis Russell L Wood Robert C. Roush Archie Browning Marvin Burt A Phillip Sporn to Big Sandy Pant construction department Carl Garden Ill and Donald G. Goodnite to utility man A.
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Tommy Blecher
Archie Browning
Marvin Burt
Phillip Sporn
Big Sandy Pant
Carl Garden
Ill
Donald G. Goodnite
Senior Class Play Slated For Tonight
Middleport High School presents The Skeleton Walks a mystery comedy in three acts at 8 p.m. in the new auditorium. Cast includes Candace Bahr Art Casci Elaine Davis Melissa Davis Michael Gress Bill Haptonstall Jacqueline Hawley Karen Hawley Carol King and Bill Swan under directors Phyllis Hackett and Pat Jordan. Betsy Cunningham promoter Bill Hackett stage manager. Also gospel singers Don and Earl Gospel Singers of Knoxville Tennperforming at Chester Church of God Saturday 7 30 p.m. inviting the public.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Charles Blair
Boris V. Sigler
Chris Blair
Madge Embrey
Chris
Bobby Embrey
Kathleen (Kinks) Embrey
Ralph Embrey
Ann Payne
Eliza Hubbard
Dr. Sigler
Ollie Hubbard
Lilla Donahue
Nibs
Miss Payne
Candace Bahr
Art Casci
Elaine Davis
Melissa Davis
Michael Gress
Bill Haptonstall
Jacqueline Hawley
Karen Hawley
Carol King
Bill Swan
Betsy Cunningham
Bill Hackett
Phyllis Hackett
Pat Jordan
Gospel Singers
Chester
Don and Earl
Hearing Set For Mason County Action Group in Mason
Mason County Action Group Director Harry Wallace announces a public hearing for the association and interested residents to be held Wednesday May 29 at 7 30 p m in the Mason County Courthouse. The hearing follows a reevaluation of the Community Action Program and mandates a new board bylaws and broader participation by low income residents under Public Law 90 222 The Green Amendment.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Wallace
Mason County Action Group
Mason County
Mason County Action Group, Inc
West Central
West Virginia
Jaycees Set For Saturday Meigs Sale
POMEROY The Meigs County Jaycees finalize plans for a rummage sale in Middleport at the Village Pharmacy lot from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday evening setup at the Hindy Electric building. They also discuss attending the Ohio Jaycees state convention in Toledo on May 18 and a May 17 teen dance at Pomeroy Junior High with a dance contest.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Jaycees
Village Pharmacy
Middleport
Hindy Electric
Middleport Village Hall
Ohio Jaycees
Toledo
Pomeroy Junior High
Police Investigate Mishap In Pomeroy
Pomeroy police investigated a westbound collision on East Main Street near the Landmark Store at 3 35 p m Wednesday. Otho Oldaker of Hartford 37 drove a car struck by a truck driven by Roger DeBow 36 of Dorcet Ohio who failed to yield. DeBow was arrested. Oldaker suffered heavy damage with no injuries.
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Pomeroy
East Main Street
Landmark
Otho Oldaker
Hartford
Roger DeBow
Dorcet
Ohio
Oldaker
DeBow
Accident on Kingsbury Road Near Harrisonville
Pomeroy Meigs County sheriff’s department investigated an accident on Kingsbury Road near Harrisonville. Lita Raye Jones from Pomeroy Route 3 was driving east on a curve when she met another car, left the road and struck a bank. No injuries or arrests reported. vehicle damage estimated at about $100.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Kingsbury Road
Harrisonville
Lita Raye Jones
Route 124 wreck injures no one. driver cited
The State Highway Patrol reports an accident on Route 124 Thursday at 8 a.m. involving a coal hauling tractor trailer driven by Jerry J. Hall, 18, Cheshire. The vehicle went off the berm and rolled over. No injuries or citations resulted.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Jerry J. Hall
Cheshire
Bridge Joint May Hold Key To Silver Bridge Collapse
A federal panel focused on bridge joint C-13 in the Silver Bridge disaster probe. Engineers say a missing 350 pound pin could explain the collapse, with further wreckage reassembly near Henderson, West Virginia, likely taking two to three months.
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Charleston
W.va
Point Pleasant
G. K. Gillen
West Virginia
Louis M. Thayer
Gillen
William Domico
Henderson
Domico
Silver Bridge
State Needs Two-Party System Speaker Says
Brerry C. Jones of Point Pleasant urged West Virginia voters to back a two party system at a Young Republican Club meeting. He cited a Midwest Research Institute study rating the state near the bottom in social services education and economic growth, and highlighted rankings in democratic process and personal income. Nearly 200 people attended as candidates and local officials were introduced.
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Point Pleasant
Brerry C. Jones
House of Delegates
Young Republican Club
Jones
West Virginia
Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City
Eddie McDermitt
Dennis R. Knapp
Supreme Court
W. K. Knapp
29Th Judicial District
Brerry Jones
Delgate
Warren Sturgeon
Pete Wedge
Howard Schultz
L. W. Getty
Orville (Buck) Sturgeon
D. B. Morgan
Virgil Plants
Jesse Maynard
Ray Smith
State Senate
Church to Honor Mothers at Sunday Service
Rev. Earl T. Wall of Main Street Baptist Church announces Mothers Day services this Sunday at 10 30 a m The pastor will speak on Take This Child The adult and Carol choirs will perform with Miss Lydia Long singing That Wonderful Mother of Mine The service will recognize the oldest and youngest mothers and the mother with the largest family.
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Point Pleasant
Earl T. Wall
Main Street Baptist Church
Wall
Lydia Long
Firemen Contain Jacket Fire in Car at CISCO Parking Lot
Middleport firemen responded to a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co parking lot Wednesday night at 10 17 p m where a jacket burned on a car seat. The car owner remained unidentified.
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Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Middleport Senior Class Play Tonight
Middleport High School presents The Skeleton Walks a mystery comedy directed by Mrs. Phyllis Hackett with cast including Mike Gress Betsy Cunningham Carol King Bill Hapstenstall Elaine Davis Bill Hackett Candace Baker Art Casci Karen Hawley Jackie Hawley and Bill Swan. In Gallipolis Mrs. Kathryn Rust 80 fractured her leg after a fall at home and is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Phyllis Hackett
Pat Jordan
Mike Gress
Betsy Cunningham
Carol King
Bill Hapstenstall
Elaine Davis
Bill Hackett
Candace Baker
Art Casci
Karen Hawley
Jackie Hawley
Bill Swan
Gallipolis
Kathryn Rust
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
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