Dr Davis to Speak at Scipio Graduation
The Harrisonville Scipio High School baccalaureate will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the church with Rev John Edmonds of Elizaville Ky as speaker. Commencement follows at 8 p.m with Dr Charles E Davis superintendent of Northern local district presiding.
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Dr. Davis
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Scipio
Northern
Northwestern
John Edmonds
Church of Christ
Elizaville
Charles E. Davis
Cadiz
Davis
Jackson
Ohio University
Rio Grande, Wooster
Wittenburg
Columbia University
South High School
Lima
U. S. Army Air Corps
Harold Graham
Morton Butcher
Kenneth Payne
Paul Lowe
Cleuth Warner
Claywel
Camden Park
Huntington
Columbus
Rev Boone New Baptist Minister in Middleport
The Rev. Donald A. Boone of Fredericks town will assume duties as pastor of the Middleport First Baptist Church on June 12. He will move here with his wife and eight week old daughter in June. Robert Haggerty, chairman of the deacons, announced the appointment, noting the church had been without a pastor since Feb. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Boone
Frederickstown
Middleport First
Middleport
Warren Hulburt
Steubenville Baptist Church
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Travels and Moves
Miss Sharon Jones visited with her parents in Ohio University week end. Burkett Barber Shop will occupy the former Jane's Dress Shop on North Second Street. Bruce Lloyd and son spent the weekend in Columbus for a shoe show. Mrs. Everett Bachner hosts Miss Mary Schaaf of Columbus this week. Mrs. William Childs and her mother traveled to Athens for business. Rev. Howard Ruppelt attends stewardship meeting in Chillicothe. Mr. and Mrs. FE M Blake visit Louisville with their son Eddie who works there. Glenn Lambert moves to Grant Street from South Second Avenue. Second Avenue property will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Jones
Ohio University
Emerson Jones
North Second Street
Jane’s
Burkett
Bruce Lloyd
Michl
Columbus
Mary Schaaf
Everett Bachner
William Childs
Adam Schall
Athens
Howard Ruppelt
Middleport First
Presby Elders Meet Pomeroy at Syracuse Church Annex
The deacons and deaconesses of the Syracuse First United Presbyterian Church will meet at 7:30 Sunday evening in the church annex, announced today by Rev. Howard Ruppelt, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Coon Hunting Trial Set by Meigs County Association
A field trial for coon hunting is scheduled by the Meigs County Coon Hunters Association on Eagle Ridge starting at 12 noon Sunday. Local club members, hunters, and families are invited to attend and watch the competition.
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Meigs County Coon Hunters Association
Eagle Ridge
Mrs Smith Honored At Laurel Cliff Health Club
A layette show honoring Mrs Oscar Smith was held at the Laurel Cliff Better Health Club hosted by Mrs E J Tracy with Mrs Ira Wellman co host. Gifts were placed in a white basinet. Reads and poems were shared by members. Plans were made for a May 23 museum trip to Marietta.
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Mrs. Smith
Oscar Smith
Laurel Cliff
Merlin Tracy
Sorority Drive to Support Cancer Crusade Planned
Xi Gamma Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi will canvass Pomeroy homes on Sunday May 22 to raise funds for the Kathy White cancer fund. A $25 donation was given at a meeting for the patient at Children’s Hospital Columbus. Chapter delegates to the state convention in Dayton June 3-5 were registered.
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Sade
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Phyllis Mullen
Kathy White
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Dayton
Portland PTA Unit Wins Award For Achievement
The Portland PTA unit received an achievement award from the Meigs County PTA Council at a Portland Grade School meeting. Letart Falls and Racine units earned honorable mention. Council officers and duties were announced, with upcoming events including University Parent Education Workshop at Muskingum College and a National Convention in Philadelphia.
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PTA
Meigs County
PTA Council
Portland
Letart Falls
Racine
E. S. Sherow
Ohio Congress
Athens
Sherow
John Elwood
Howard Johnson
Marietta
William Downie
Howard Frecker
Chester
Rex E. Shenefield
Salem Center
Philip Globokar
Pomeroy Sugar Run
Tion
Muskingum College
Philadelphia
Ruth Ebersbach
OU Men Sing At School at Middleport High
Middleport High School welcomed Phi Mu Alpha woodwind and brass ensembles for a Tuesday assembly. Gary Clarke sang Without a Song while Bob Mc Laughlin played Sonatina on saxophone. The choir performed Last Words of David Hunters Song Fantasia and Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific. Bob Barton sang Some Enchanted Evening and the group closed with With a Little Bit of Luck Vive L amour and the fraternity theme.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Phi Mu Alpha
Ohio University
Gary Clarke
Bob McLaughlin
David
South Pacific
Bob Barton
Fraternity
Two One Act Plays Slated For Friday
Middleport High School senior class staged two comedies under Nan Moore. Rehearsals were held Wednesday in the auditorium. The plays Miss Senior High and Clever Caddy will be performed Friday at 8 15 p m.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Nan Moore
Couple Files Land Suit Quiet Title Middleport Parcel
Bernard F. Fultz and Betty J. Fultz file a quiet title suit in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Jessie Wiley Asa Harrington and others over a Middleport parcel.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Bernard F. Fultz
Betty J. Fultz
Jessie Wiley
Asa Harrington
Alumni Association Meeting Plans 84th Reunion
Frank Vaughan president announces Friday 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association executive committee at the senior high school auditorium. They will finalize plans for the 84th annual reunion to be held May 28. Decorating committee members are expected to attend.
Ensemble to Give Concert at Pom eroy Junior High
The girls glee club, mixed chorus and girls ensemble present a varied program at Pom eroy Junior High School auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. Mrs. Lucille Swackhammer, vocal music supervisor, directs the concert.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Lucille Swackhammer
Plain Song as Ancient Church Chant Melody
A plain song is described as the ancient chant melody used in church services. The note highlights its role in liturgical tradition and its simple vocal style. The text emphasizes its historical continuity within religious practice.
Browns Announce Birth of Son David Brent Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Walter P Brown of Reedsville announce the birth of a son named David Brent on April 27 at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia. Grandmother is Mrs Frankie Pickens and great grandmother is Mrs Josephine Pickens of Reedsville The Browns also have two daughters Melanie Kay 14 and Linda Sue 9
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Pomeroy
Walter P. Brown
Reedsville
David Brent
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Frankie Pickens
Josephine Pickens
Melanie Kay
Linda Sue
Mayor Legar Installs PTA Officers At Central
Mayor Charles Legar installed officers for the new year at the Central PTA session led by Orval Wiles. Officers include Mrs. Charles Hayes president and Mrs. Gerald Grueser vice president. Instrumental numbers by Pomeroy schools and a poem by Mrs. Tompkins honored mothers and first graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Tompkins
Pomeroy
Patricia Hennessy
Judy Wehring
Ruth Ann Brothers
Elsie Arnold
Dorothy Brown
Jennifer Lohse
Linda Kirkland
Tompkins
Central School
Sidney Spencer
Russell
Toy Shower Planned by Middleport Baptist Church
The Hearthstone Class of Middleport First Baptist Church met at the Smart home to plan a June toy shower for the church school. Harold Hubbard led the meeting, with devotional on Hearthstone of God by Mrs. Milton Hood and recreation by Mrs. Willis Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Willis Anthony
Max Orndorff
David Durst
Harold Hubbard
Edison Baker
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Mrs. Kennedy
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Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Sue Jeffers
Sarah Gibbs
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Educa
Downie
Harold Ebersbach
Robert Beegle
Edmund Grueser
Mary Roush
Howard Ebersbach
Roy Tracy
Bulova
Goessler Jewelry Store
Court Street
Alumni Association
Frank Vaughan
Mittee
the Pomeroy High
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