Pasture Tour Planned On Three Meigs Farms
Agricultural experts promote pasture as the key crop and will lead a pasture tour next Wednesday visiting three Meigs County farms. Travelers will see contrasting methods from no treatment to lime fertilizer and seeding, trash mulch and legume mixes. Tour starts 10 30 a m at Grafton Stout farm near Harrisonville, with a lunch, then visits to St Johns Pine Grove area and Norman Bahr farm by 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
John Stout
Harrisonville
Rutland Road
Stout
Denver
Harry Holter
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Pine Grove
Norman Bahr
Route 7
Sumner Road
Rites of 1899 Re-Enacted On Wedding Anniversary
A fifty year golden wedding observance for Mr. and Mrs. James Murray featured a reenacted 1899 wedding ceremony with the original principals. Family and friends attended in Middleport with out-of-town relatives from Ravenswood and Kentucky. The event included a three tier cake, floral decorations, and a cake-cutting with a gold ribbon knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Murray
Lula B. Randolph
J . Randolph
Reedsville
Lucinda Murray
Murray
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church News and Schedule Highlights
Local church listings for Pomeroy and surrounding areas cover multiple congregations. Details include service times Sunday school at 9:30, worship at 10:30, prayer meetings midweek, choir practice, and guest ministers at Naomi Baptist in Mt. Moriah. Also listed are Christian Science and United Brethren notices with locations in Hobson, Middleport, Letart Falls, and Crane services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Paul W. Nye
Cea
Outh Fellowship
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
THE
Federated Church
Robert L. Hegnauer
Church Council
Naomi Baptist
Andrew Wright
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Middleport
Missionary Society
Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
C. .H. Cart
Hobson
Mr. Thorn
ST. Paul's
L. M. Mohrhoff
MT Olive
Otis Dixon
Pomeroy Church OF Christ
William Slea
Baccalaureate Set At Harrisonville
Baccalaureate services will be held at Harrisonville High School Sunday evening. Rev W B Moore of Heath Methodist Church Middleport will deliver the sermon. Commencement exercises for the class of five will be May 20 with Dr W Ray Irvine of Marietta College as speaker. Na omi Eads Herbert Gray Eugene Reeves Herman Reeves and Jean Wyant make up the graduating class. Orin Smith is principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harrisonville High School
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport
W. Ray Irvine
Marietta College
Naomi Eads
Herbert Gray
Eugene Reeves
Herman Reeves
Jean Wyant
Orin Smith
Meigs Hospital Admits and Discharges Names Listed
Admitted: Mrs Earl Young Pomeroy David Moody Jr New Straits ville Marie Napper Middleport Alfred Eaton Letart W Va Roger Lee Stobart Antiquity Hollis Hill Pomeroy EMERGENCY: Guy Bing Bradbury Melvin Lee Middleport Robert Earl Bailes Longsville Discharged: Willie Williams Pomeroy Alva Hite Pomeroy Art Gilmore Middleport James Hazelton Sr Pomeroy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Young
Pomeroy
David Moody, Jr
New Straitsville
Marie Napper
Middleport
Alfred Eaton
Letart
W. Va
Roger Lee Stobart
Antiquity
Hollis Hill
Guy Bing
Bradbury
Melvin Lee
Robert Earl Bailes
Longsville
Willie Williams
Alva Hite
Art Gilmore
James Hazelton, Sr
Child Recovers From Heel Injury And Burns
Bonnie Van Cooney a first grader with a broken heel will have her cast removed this week. She is transported to school by teacher Mrs. Bernice Carpenter. Iris Van Cooney recovers slowly from severe burns after her clothing caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bonnie van Cooney
Bonnie
Bernice Carpenter
Iris van Cooney
First Annual Band Banquet Held at Racine High School
RACINE the first annual Band Banquet was served last Friday evening at Racine High School by the Band Boosters. Guests included teachers and their spouses, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lee, Dr. and Mrs. John Philson and Bob Cleland, president of the Band Boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine High School
Dale Lee
John Philson
Bob Cleland
Betty Adams
Bernard Krinke
Boosters
Cora Birch
Middleport Social Notes Eta Phi Chapter meets with Athens guests
Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Tuesday in the office of Dr. Selim Blazowicz. Athens Chapter officers coached the local group in its first meeting since organization. Miss Edith Young serves as president and Miss Bettie Wise as vice president with several listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Selim Blazowicz
Athens
Edith Young
Bettie Wise
Freddie Houdashelt
Drusie Riley
Charles Mullen
Selim Blazewicz
Howard Hunnicutt
Roger Morgan
Don Stivers
Birthday Honor For Miss Anna Howell At Local Gathering
Jean Clark Mit White Robert Fisher and Alfred Searberry helped celebrate Miss Anna Howell’s birthday at Mrs Mary Louise Thomas’s home on Broadway Street. A birthday cake framed the refreshments and a gift was presented to Miss Howell. Miss Gerry Pullen could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jean Clark
Mit White
Robert Fisher
Alfred Searberry
Anna Howell
Mary Louise Thomas
Broadway St
Mrs Herbert Skidmore Guest Of Middleport Clubs
Mrs Herbert Skidmore of Cleveland visits Middleport staying with Mrs Walter Harris. She attends a Middleport Garden Club meeting and a Business and Professional Women's Club event, and is guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Robert Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Herbert Skidmore
Winifred Buxton
Cleveland
Walter Harris
Skidmore
Middleport Garden Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Robert Harris
Reverend Moore Performs Marriage at Middleport Parsonage
The Rev. W. B. Moore married Mrs. Evelyn Hamm to Mr. Pearlie Jewell on Tuesday afternoon at the parsonage. Both spouses are employed by the G. I. Cab Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
W. B. Moore
Evelyn Hamm
Pearlie Jewell
G. I. Cab Co
Mrs G W Otto visits Wheeling hosts in Middleport
Mrs G W Otto of Wheeling is the guest of Mr and Mrs J C Downing on S Third Ave Middleport. Several parties are being planned in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
G. W. Otto
Wheeling
J. C. Downing
S. Third Ave
Reverend Lewis visits Athene and presides at Ward funeral
The Rev. Edward Warner Lewis of Rye New York arrived by plane in Athene as guest of Mr and Mrs Earl French. He officiated at the funeral of Mrs H L Ward at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. James McHaffie left for Ft Knox Kentucky to join the US Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Warner Lewis
Rye
New York
Central Park Baptist Church
Athens
Earl French
Mr. Lewis
H. L. Ward
Rawlings-Coats
James McHaffie
George McHaffie
Ft. Knox
U. S. Army
James Lewis
Columbus
Howard Byers
Sam Curtis
Clifford Kincaid
Shrine Club Set to Inspect Orchard Property
Twin City Shrine Club secretary J Paul Grueser announced a meeting in Middleport on Monday at 7 p m at the Middleport Masonic Temple to inspect the Orchard property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. Paul Grueser
Twin City
Arthur Gilmore Recovered After Emergency Appendectomy
Middleport reports Arthur Gilmore returned home from Meigs General Hospital after an emergency appendectomy last week and is recovering satisfactorily.
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Middleport
Arthur Gilmore
Meigs General Hospital
Mrs. Sidney Spencer and newborn return home
Mrs. Sidney Spencer and her newly born daughter left Holzer Hospital and went home to E Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney Spencer
Holzer Hospital
E, Main St
Transformation of Snowy Owl and Booby Color Change
In a contrast to the snowy owl which remains white, the booby starts as a snow White fledgling and matures into a black plumed adult. The note highlights distinct plumage development in these seabirds.
Pomeroy Social Notes and Mother's Day Programs
Senior class girls from Pomeroy High and children from the Home were guests at a WSCS Mother and Daughter banquet with spring decor. Officers were elected for the WSCS, and a Sunshine Class Mothers Day program at Syracuse honored mothers with verses songs and flower awards for oldest mother and other categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Methodist Church
WSCS
United Methodist Church
Clarence Struble
Frances White
Dey Hysell
Lula Nease
Richard Campbell
Boney Mitchell
Jed Webster
Lucy Gibbs
la Vera Piersall
Sunshine
Presbyterian Church of
Syracuse
Margaret Nease
Charlies Lisle
Vint Slavens
Mary Hubbard
Emma Cook
Rachael McBride
William Leifheit
Robert Harden
Thomas Clark, Sr
Morris Harden
Faculty Picnic and Eighth Grade Party Highlight School Events
The Middleport school season closed with a Monday faculty picnic at the high school due to bad weather and an Eighth Grade party last night. Attendees included Superintendent L. W. McComas and many teachers with families. games and dancing followed by a food committee planned fried chicken and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. W. McComas
McComas
Edward Lee
Forrest Bachtel
Forrest
Katherine
Carol
Leo Kennedy
Patricia
Leo Jr
Guy Reynolds
Robert Allensworth
John
Mary Root
Gerald Rupe
Ann
Bernice Carpenter
Alita
Virginia Mayes
Gilbert Hayes
Jerry
W. B. Moore
Emnyr
Susan Park
Lois Cecil
Nan Moore
Lucille Smith
Don McKenzie
Bruce
Vinas Lee
Lee
Jeff and
Thelma Wilcox
J. D. Bryan
Mildred Hawley
Dorothy Chase
Marilyn Sue Knight
Gale Oe
Pete Davis
Charlene Dillard
Diane Reichman
Gene Oller
Andy Batey
Myrville Stewart
Paddy Jo Lambert
Middleport Area Church Services and Schedules
Sunday school and worship times listed for First Presbyterian Heath Methodist Syracuse Presbyterian and other local churches. Notable sermons include Un appreciated Powers Recognized and Parable of the Kingdom with additional activities such as MYF picnic and Bible lesson studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Homer G. McMillen
Heath Methodist
W. B. Moore
Syracuse
Zion Church OF Christ
Christian Endeavor
Reedsville
Christian— Bible School
Girl Scout Group Sets Camp Cleanup Day
POMEROY The executive board of the Pomeroy Girl Scouts Association met at the home of Mrs A R Knight The group announced June 5 as camp cleanup day when parents and girls and others interested in scouting will gather to clean the cabin and grounds
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Pomeroy
County Ministers Group Elects New Officers
At a Meigs County Ministerial Association meeting in Middleport Rev De Loss Smith was elected president Rev Lewis Berger vice president Rev Walkenschwartz secretary treasurer and Rev Robert Hegnauer representative to the Ohio Council of Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Meigs Men Attend Columbus Shrine Picnic
In Columbus for a Shrine picnic were William Haw ley Roscoe Wise Holley Martin William Allman John Zerkle Charles Murray and T A May. Mrs Hawley visited relatives in Columbus. Mrs Murray and son Kenneth accompanied Mr Murray as far as Logan where they were guests of relatives.
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Middleport
Columbus
William Hawley
Roscoe Wise
Holley Martin
William Allman
John Zerkle
Charles Murray
T. A. May
Hawley
Pomeroy Baptist Women Elect New Officers
Mrs Aten Shain was named president of the Baptist Women's Missionary Society at the First Baptist Church. New officers include Mrs Hugh Daniels as vice president and Mrs George Shiveler as secretary treasurer. Committees were formed with Mrs Joe Cook and Mrs Hugh Daniels on the program committee and several others on education, student council, reading points, citizenship, and White Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watson
Ben Turner
White Cross
Joe Cook
Walter Wolfe
Surprise 82nd Birthday and Mother's Day Party at 3 Liberty Ave
Mrs. Etta Brooks was honored at a surprise party in her home at 3 Liberty Ave on her 82nd birthday and Mother's Day. Four generations attended including Eddie Romine Luther Lathey and families and Etta Lemley. A great great grandson was announced born to Mr. and Mrs. William Tharne of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Lemley
George Wilton, Jr
Mabel Wolfe Named to Ohio Republican Women’s Club Credentials Panel
Mrs Mabel Wolfe received notification of her appointment to the credentials committee of the Ohio Republican Women's Club for the spring conference at the Neil House Columbus. Local delegates and alternates will be chosen Saturday at 2 pm at Mrs Wolfe's home on West Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mabel Wolfe
Ohio Republican Women’s Club
Neil House
Columbus
Knights Attend Reunion in West Virginia Family Event
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Knight and children Charlotte and Vincent visited in Bellington West Virginia with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gall and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Knight. They joined a reunion at Mrs. Gall’s parents home Mr. and Mrs. George Baughman. More than 100 relatives attended the Mother's Day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
A. R. Knight
Charlotte
Vincent
W. G. Gall
E. L. Knight
Bellington
W. Va
Bridge Club Hosts Evening At Hobstetter Home
Mrs. Edison Hobstetter entertained the bridge club at Mrs. William Hobstetter’s Middleport home. Two tables played. guests included Mrs. Fred Goff Mrs. James O'Brien and Miss Marie Richman. Prizes went to Mrs. Robert Jacobs first Miss Richman second and Mrs. Goff guest prize. A salad course followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Bridge Club
William Hobstetter
Middleport
Fred Goff
James O’brien
Marie Richman
Robert Jacobs
Officers elected at Rocksprings PTA meeting
Officers were elected and installed at a Rocksprings PTA meeting. Mrs. Amos Leonard installed the new slate including president Mrs. Clifford Leifheit, vice president Mrs. James Smith, secretary Mrs. Hugh Beards, and treasurer Mrs. Walter Wears, with retiring president Mrs. William Bartels.
Cleveland Guest Honored At Mary Jane Coffee Shop Dinner
Mrs. Dor Schaefer hosted a dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop Saturday honoring Mrs. F. D. Goff of Cleveland. Guests included Mrs. Goff, Mrs. Alfred Elberfeld, Mrs. A. P. Miller and Mrs. Edison Hobstetter. Afterward the group played bridge at the Schaefer home.
Local families visit relatives this weekend across multiple towns
Mrs. E. D. Craven and son David visit Mrs. Craven's parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hennessy of Mulberry Ave. Mrs. John Weeks returns to Columbus after weekend with her mother Mrs. Frances Scholl and parents-in-law. Lydia Ebersbach stays with sisters. Numerous households host relatives from Chillicothe Dunbar Sardis and Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Craven
Kathryn Hennesy
David
Robert Lytle
Janice
Jeffrey
Chillicothe
Earl ‘Elberfeld
Martha
Harold
Susan
Sally
Jacob B. Elberfeld
E. J. Hall
Maurice
Sabina
Jed Webster
C. E. W. Downie
Downie
Alex Downie
Sardis
W. Va
Harold Brabin
Dunbar
Chester Knight
Terry
Dickie
B. N. Knight
Chester
Tribute Given Mrs. Ward in Middleport Funeral
A personal tribute to the late Mrs. H. L. Ward was given by Rev. Edward Warner Lewis of Rye New York during funeral services at Rawlings Coats funeral home. The Rev. Mr. Lewis arrived by airplane and with Dr. Homer G. McMillen led the service for Mrs. Ward a member of First Presbyterian Church. Interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery beside Dr. H. L. Ward. A nephew Malcolm Rorty of Los Angeles attended the funeral and Mrs. C. R. Singleton of Charleston was an out of town attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. L. Ward
Edward Warner Lewis
Rye
N. Y
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Lewis
Central Park Baptist Church
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Malcolm Rorty
Los Angeles
C. R. Singleton
Marie Downing
Charleston
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Guidance for Farmers
County extension agents urge all farmers hiring help to obtain work men's compensation insurance. With this protection, they are not liable in common law for employee injuries during work. Current base rate for farmers is $1.65 per $100 payroll, with 30 percent added in the first year, making $2.15 per $100 payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Presbyterian Church Discusses Government Meeting
Middleport council of the First Presbyterian Church met to discuss church government presided by James Buchanan. The session featured World Series pictures and plans for roof and kitchen repairs. Judge Edgar Ervin was announced to speak on Meigs County history in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
von William Grate
First Presbyterian Church
James Buchanan
Judson White
Chappelle Talbott
James Jewart
Edgar Ervin
Meigs County
Henry Durst Rites Held
Funeral services were conducted for Henry Durst, 82, with Rev. Robert L. Hegnauer officiating. The body was moved from Ewing Funeral Home to Beech Grove cemetery aboard the Third Ward volunteer fire company fire truck, with Fire Chief Herb Giles and pallbearers David Goodwin Charles Grauber Albert Ebersbach John Chase and Ralph Gilmore assisting. Durst died at his home Tuesday morning after an illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Durst
Commencement Set At Tuppers Plains High School
Ohio University President John C Baker will speak at Tuppers Plains High School May 18 for a 17 graduate class. Principal J S Davis presents for graduation with names of the graduates listed.
Downing and Singleton Return from Bermuda Vacation
Vacationers Mrs. John B. Downing and daughter Mrs. C R Singleton of Charleston have arrived home from Bermuda. Mr Downing is president of Citizens National Bank and a Meigs Water Company resident who has been seriously ill but is convalescing at his N Second Ave home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John B. Downing
C. R. Singleton
Charleston
Bermuda
Downing
Citizens National Bank
Meigs Water Company
N. Second Ave
Dorothy Pomeroy fined in third intoxication plea
Mrs Dorothy Hy Pomeroy was arrested by village police Tuesday evening and pleaded guilty in Mayor Sidney Spencers court to intoxication. She received a 50 dollar fine plus costs, suspended for six months on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dorothy Hysell
Sidney Spencer
Mason Clinic Admission and Discharges Log
A series of admissions and discharges at Mason Clinic includes L. J. Bumgarner New Haven May 8 and Esther Joseph Minersville May 9 for surgery. A daughter Ruth Ann to Clyde and Mrs Barnett Mason W Va May 6. Discharges include Alda Holter Racine Route 1 May 6 and multiple Mason W Va residents May 7 9 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Bumgarner
New Haven
Esther Joseph
Minersville
Bir
Ruth Ann
Clyde Barnett
Mason
Alda Holter
Racine
Lawrence Burris
W. Va
Jimmy Blake
Clifton
Virginia Neville
Reese Grimm
Syracuse
Ohio
Owen Plants
Pt. Pleasant
L. A. Bumgarner
Oris ‘Dodson
Mason, W. Va
95th Anniversary To Be Observed
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greenler will observe their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with a basket dinner at Zion Church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Greenler
Zion Church
Brother-in-Law Dies in Cincinnati
Mrs. C. R. Young traveled to Cincinnati on Friday after the death of her brother-in-law Earl Baxter. Baxter was formerly Kathleen Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. R. Young
Cincinnati
Earl Baxter
Mrs Rekie Joachim Fractures Foot In Fall At Home
Mrs Rekie Joachim sustained a fracture of the foot from a fall at her residence on East Main Street. She was treated locally and remains under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rekie Joachim
East Main St
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Meigs Farms
Murrays
Randolph Ward
Charles M. Pomeroy
William
Mr. Murray
Nellie Seckman
Ravenswood
William Murray
Worthington, Ky
Church of Christ
Nelsonville
Coats
Church News of
Meigs Hospital
Child
Middleport Social Notes
John Bowman
Harry Schoen
Clifford Stumbo
Reed Varney
Clarksburg
Jean Christopher
Beulah White
Mary Jane Coffee Shop
White
Shrine Club
Pomeroy Social Notes
Middleport Church News
Meigs
Columbus Shrine
PTA
Pomeroy Personals
Mrs. Ward
Henry Durst
Tuppers Plains
Middleport Book Store
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Ami
Johnny Mack Brown
Tex Ritter
Fuzzy Knight
Jennifer Holt
Jimmy Wakely
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Jane Frazee
Andy Devine
Bob Nolan
Sons of the Pioneers
the Sea Hound
Buster Crabbe
Captain Silver
Asonree
Tovsapone Apie
Toy Free ‘Bridge
Charles Starrett and
Smiley Burnette
Powder River
Morgan Conway
Anne Jeffreys
Dick Tracy
Sun
Mon
Sabu
Raymond Massey
Leslie Brooks
Robt
Paige
Blonde Ice
Kelroy Nite Club
Borrowed Trouble
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Henry, the
Rain Maker
Raymond Walburn
Walter Catlett
Whispering Smith
Alan Ladd
Robert Preston
Temple Middleport
Hoosier Hotshots
Kirby Grant
Charles Starrett
Jim Bannon
Virginia Belmont
Anthony Warde
the Snake Pit
Bendvue
Back
Gene Autry
Charles Bickford Ann Dvorak
Frank and
Jesse James
Clayton Moore
Relentless
Becky
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