Garden Club Essays Honor Local Seventh Graders
Winners in a seventh grade essay contest hosted by the Amateur Gardeners Club were named at a Middleport meeting held at Mrs. Edward Burkett's home. Winners were Kathy Bratton Connie Cooke Paula Theis Olita Lewis Larry Gladwell and Elaine Hackett with honorable mentions Kay Boggess Roy Coleman Rodney Sauer Sheryl Martin Sammy Clatworthy and Sharon Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Edward Burkett
C. E. Blakeslee
Kathy Bratton
Connie Cooke
Paula Theis
Olita Lewis
Larry Gladwell
Elaine Hackett
Kay Boggess
Roy Coleman
Rodney Sauer
Sheryl Martin
Sammy Clatworthy
Sharon Harrison
William Slater
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Athens
Slater
Ara Swisher
Cheshire
Athens State Hospital
Gallipolis State Institute
Victor Reis
Rosenbaum aided astronaut training for Shepard mission
Donald A. Rosenbaum of Pomeroy acted as coordinator for Wright Patterson air base astronaut training. He arranged pressure suit fitting and high altitude testing, ran F-102 simulator practice, and organized low residue diet trials under Beatrice Finkelstein. He knew the crew personally from earlier evaluations and collected autographs for his children. A Racine High School eighth grade comedy fundraiser was rescheduled after a cast accident, with proceeds donated to Racine firemen for a new emergency truck. An auction planned for Saturday was postponed due to rain. volunteers asked to contribute items and call for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Rosenbaum
Arthur H. Rosenbaum
Lincoln Road
Pomeroy
Alan B. Shepard,Jr
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Rosenbaum
America
Space
Aeronautical System Division
Aerospace Medical Laboratory
Wright-Patterson
Beatrice Finkelstein
Cmdr
Shepard
Donna
Gary
Racine
Jerry
Fulton’s Ferry
Racine High School
Bob Beegle
Camden Park
Larry Price
Susie Price
Marvin McKelvey
Lonnie Dailey
David Sellers
Roger Brewer
Mitchel Allen
Bill Delong
Diana Roush
Judy DeLong
Georgia Deem
Judith Sayre
Paula Sayre
Beverly Price
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Villagers
Middleport Plans Vehicle Safety Check May 21
Middleport holds annual voluntary safety check starting May 20 on S third street in front of Middleport High School from 1 to 4 pm. Chief Herbert Gilkey urges residents to assess their vehicle conditions during the multi week program conducted by the Middleport police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Gilkey
S. Third St
Middleport High School
Middleport Police Department
Circles Set For Tuesday at Middleport Church
Meetings of the circles of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society at Middleport First Baptist are planned for 7 30 Tuesday. Dorcas Circle meets at Mrs Tony Fowler home Electa Circle at Mrs Milton Hood Love Joy Circle at Mrs Joe Wilson Fifth St Priscilla Circle at Mrs Gail Miller A deacons board meeting is set for 1115 a m Sunday Busy Bee Class meets Thursday at 730 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Silent Auction At Chester Lodge Meeting
The ways and means committee of the Chester Daughters of America Lodge plans a silent auction at the next meeting Tuesday evening. Members are invited to bring items for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Ways and Means Committee
Chester Daughters of America Lodge
DAR Chapter Meeting Canceled in Middleport
A meeting of the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Middleport scheduled for this afternoon was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Students Raise Funds for Cancer Society Drive
POMEROY Street solicitors from Pomeroy High School totaled 105.70 for the American Cancer Society drive. Mrs. Catherine Shavorinsky, executive secretary of the local society, announced the amount. W. A. Drake led student recruitment and is a Pomeroy High School teacher. Participants included Mary Fields Carla Dill Ruth Ann Edwards Connie Bonecutter Jean Casto Connie Roush Bonnie Neutzling Jeanette Roush Carol Sargent Judy Roush Dorothy Howell and Sharon Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
American Cancer Society
Catherine Shavorinsky
Cancer Society
W. A. Drake
Drake
Mary Fields
Carla Dill
Ruth Ann Edwards
Connie Bonecutter
Jean Casto
Connie Roush
Bonnie Neutzling
Teenage Rodeo Planned by Jaycees in Pomeroy
The Meigs County Meigs County Riding Club and Jaycees plan a teenage rodeo on May 21 at 1 pm in the Rock Springs fairgrounds Pomeroy. Paul Simon chairs the show with a noon chicken barbecue. New officers were elected. term starts July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tickets For Alum Dance Sale Announced By Middleport
Middleport High School Alumni Association announces ticket sales for the annual banquet and dance. Tickets available from multiple organizers. The event features a 6 30 p m dinner and musical program in the high school auditorium on May 27. Fundraising projects are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School Alumni Association
Lucy Gregg
Thomas Scally
Charles Bradbury
Wesley Fry
Jack Bachner
Kenneth McElhinney
Freddie Houdashelt
Gene Harris
Bob Mills
Karen Walker
Gregg
Anna Howell
Fred Hibbs
New Resource Development Agent Named for Pomeroy
Meigs County Extension Service Council announced a new resource development agent to arrive in Pomeroy after June 1 replacing William R. Miller who left for Kentucky. Officers elected were Orion Roush chairman Thomas D. Sayre vice chairman and Mrs Roy Holter secretary. The 1962 budget and program were set at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Miller
Kentucky
Orion Roush
Thomas D. Sayre
Roy Holter
First Swim Party Planned For Home
Middleport Meigs County home to hold first swimming party for its children. Deacons and deaconesses of Middleport First United Presbyterian Church sponsor event on June 6 with Leo Kennedy as chairman and Mrs. Richard Vaughan and Mrs. Everett Bachner handling transportation. Ice cream social set for 6:30 p.m. June 23 on church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
First United Presbyterian Church
Leo Kennedy
Richard Vaughan
Everett Bachner
Degree to be conferred by Pomeroy Lodge 164
The third degree will be conferred when Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and A M meets in special session at 7 30 Friday evening. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Lodge
A.M
Mountain Musicale Planned For Tonight
About 100 Kgger Creek High School students under Merlyn Ross will perform a mountain musicale Up On Old Smoky at 8 tonight in the high school auditorium. The plot centers on Cindy a schoolteacher awaiting fiancé William with supporting roles and likely elope threats and a happy ending featuring songs and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Kgger Creek
Merlyn Ross
Old Smoky
Cindy
Sue Fulton
William
David Eblin
Sam
Vaughn French
Grandpop
Paul Athey
Charlie Weaver
Frankie
Frankie Davis
Irene Swisher
C. A. Duncan
Tucker Fulton
Ronald Johnson
Judy
Parsons Rites Held for Hyatt H Parsons
Funeral services for Hyatt H Parsons 55 of Portland were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Portland Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Morgan officiating. Survivors include three brothers D S Parsons Athens C C Parsons Akron and Kester Columbus. Howard Parsons drowned in the Ohio River in 1917. Parsons was a member of the Methodist Church and Great Bend Grange. Burial was at Letart Falls cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Great Bend
Letart Falls
Affidavits Filed Against Poindexter and Beckelheimer
Bernard V. Fultz prosecutor files informations in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging Arnold Poindexter and Robert Beckelheimer with destruction of communication equipment belonging to the Citizen's Telephone Co. of Coolville near Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Bernard V. Fultz
Arnold Poindexter
Robert Beckelheimer
Citizen’s Telephone Co
Coolville
Chester
Mailing 1961 Phone Books Set Monday
POMEROY Mailing of new 1961 telephone directories to customers in the Pomeroy Middleport area will start Monday from General Telephone Co of Ohio. The book has a white cover and replaces the green directory. If a customer does not receive a directory by May 21, call the business office. Included are Pomeroy Middleport central offices Letart Falls Portland and Racine. James B Kimball Athens commercial manager urges customers to leaf through old books before disposal as papers and frequently called numbers may be filed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Middleport
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Middlewort
Letart Falls
Portland
Racine
James B. Kimball
Athens
Meigs General Hospital Births and Discharges
Meigs General Hospital records a birth for Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Denney of Rutland a daughter. Admissions include Gretta Price of Pomeroy Flora Frederick of Long Bottom Mrs Judy Denney of Rutland Mrs Mae Labert of Middleport Mrs Fred Jackson of Middleport and Mrs Nora Houdashelt of Syracuse Discharges list Virgil Collins Mrs James Grueser Brooks Sayre Mrs Coy Hawk Mrs Myrtle Moore and Mrs Pearl Poulin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretta Price
Pomeroy
Flora Frederick
Long Bottom
Judy Denney
Rutland
Mae Labert
Middleport
Fred Jackson
Middle
Virgil Collins
James Grueser
Brooks Sayre
Coy Hawk
Myrtle Moore
Pearl Poulin
Democrats To Meet In Meigs County Night Meeting
Meigs County Democrats will gather at Harrisonville Elementary School at 7 30 p m Monday. A guest speaker will present and a social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Mother's Day Tribute by Pomeroy Women's Society
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at United Methodist Church held a mother daughter banquet with 65 attendees. Mrs. William Swatzel delivered a tribute to daughters, Brenda Potts joined as a tribute speaker, and Janet Brown Alita Carpenter Carolyn Edwards Jennifer Crew and Mrs Harvey Van Vranken performed. Janet Brown and Alita Carpenter will attend the school of missions at Zanesville for the second year and have pledged missionary service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Eichinger
Janet Brown
Alita Carpenter
Carolyn Edwards
Jennifer Crew
John Werry
Sharon Moore
Harvey van Vranken
School of Missions
Zanesville
Eichinger
E. E. Bryant
Everett Thomas
Harry P. Smith
Eugene Brown
Werry
E. J. Tracy
Theo Smith
George H. Parker
Paul Esihinger
Annual 4-H Club Activities Include Trips and Projects
Harrisonville 4-H clubs outlined plans for an annual boat trip and camping session at a recent meeting led by Thomas Hysell. Attendees, including 47 youths, discussed officer meetings, fund raisers, and project lessons in cooking sewing and health and safety demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Harrisonville School
Thomas Hysell
Harrisonville Boys 4-H
Virgil Atkins
Nancy Karr
Chester
Grange Hall
Patty Koblentz
Jenny Dean
Marie Koblentz
Cleo Smith
Gladys Spencer
Eastern Local School District closing dates announced
J S Davis reports the Eastern Local School District closing schedule. Seniors depart for Washington on Sunday and return May 18. Grade and high school commencements run May 18 to May 24 with exams May 22 and school closing at 10 a m May 25. The high school address speaker Rev Charles Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Eastern
J. S. Davis
Washington, D. C
Chester
Riverview Grade School
Charles Harrison
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Mr Buck Dies At 46 In Ohio Valley
POMEROY Charles Buck 46 of Pomeroy Rutland road died at Holzer Hospital after a short illness He was a guard in the former TNT area near Pt Pleasant WV He is survived by his wife Mary his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Buck a sister Mrs Charles Burt and a niece and nephew Harold and Marjorie Burt Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at Chase funeral home Rutland burial in Beech Grove cemetery Beech Grove Ohio Valley obituary notes death and funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Buck
Pomeroy- Rutland Road
Holzer Hospital
Buck
TNT
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Mary
Frank Buck
Charles Burt
Harold and
Marjorie Burt
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Beech Grove
Picnic Date Set for Salisbury Elementary School
POMEROY May 17 set for the annual Salisbury Elementary School picnic at Portland Park. Final exams occur May 23 with eighth grade commencement at 8 p.m. that evening. On May 24, eighth graders visit Columbus. Report cards and awards at 1 p.m. May 26. Final PTA meeting at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday with Harold Sauer as guest speaker. Mothers of eighth graders are hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Salisbury
Portland Park
Columbus
PTA
Harold Sauer
Rutland High School
Driver Homer S. Hill Loses License for One Year
In Meigs County Court Judge John C. Bacon suspended Homer S. Hill's driver's license for one year. The suspension followed a request from the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles under the state point system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Homer S. Hill
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Ohio Point System
Letart Falls PTA to Hold Final Meeting of Year
The Letart Falls PTA will meet at the school at 7 30 p.m. Monday for its final meeting of the year with installation of officers on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
PTA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden Club
Harold Lohse
Citizen's National Bank
P. Klein
Guy Reynolds
Lohse
Blakeslee
Kenneth Amsbury
Robert Burkett
Robert Coats
Reynolds
Walter Cleland
Cancer
Jaycees
Fairgrounds
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Dale Kautz
Roy Grueser
Paul Simon
Don Quisenberry
Dick Sterrett
Glen Glaze
James Johnson
Calvin Simpson
William Roberts
John Hyatt
Linda
Brenda Hyatt
Edna
South Gate
Calif
Los Angeles County Bureau of Adoptions
Hyatts
Mountain Musicale
Mr. Parsons
Meigs General Hospital
Leroy Denney
Port
Nora Houdashelt
Syracuse
Woman’s Society
Lydia Ebersbach
4-H News
Patricia Jordan
Ruby Halliday
Atkins
Joy Waggoner
Catherine
Barbara Cottrill
Mary Thompson
G. R. Thompson
Sandy Newton
Riverview
Margaret Brown
Ross Cleland
Chester Farm Boys
Chester Town Hall
Bedford Lucky Clovers
Bedford School
Pat Jones
Helen Carper
Sally Radford
Sandy Wells
Merry Lassies
Mary Handler
Jennifer Blakeslee
Pomeroy Benders
Sharon Freeman
Nancy Titus
Susie Heaton
Linda Shepherd
Peggy Hoffner
Columbia Maker Club
Mary Jordan
W. A. Morgan
Morgan
William Downie
E. J. Hill
Jennifer Lohse
Alta Carpenter
Pomeroy Bender
Carpenter Boys
Columbia School
Carl Greenlee
Mary Radford
Mary Handley
Patricia Hennessy
Mr. Buck
Farmer's Bank
B. H. Sanborn
Jeweler
Abses
Financial Headquarters
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
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