Coach To Go To Clinic In Cincinnati
Middleport Athletic Association voted to send Dave Winefordner, Yellow Jacket coach, to a three day coaching clinic in Cincinnati this spring. Forrest Bachtel conducted the meeting which also discussed football prospects, reserved seats, membership drive and fundraising. Volunteers to finish the stadium photography booth were Charles A. Bradbury, Dave Winefordner, Bruce Lloyd, John Vroman and Curtis Jenkinson.
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Middleport
Middleport Athletic Association
Dave Winefordner
Yellow Jacket
Cincinnati
Forrest Bachtel
Charles A. Bradbury
Bruce Lloyd
John Vroman
Curtis Jenkinson
Ann Louise Lucke Rosary Services Set
Rosary services for Mrs. Ann Louise Lucke who died Tuesday morning will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pomeroy chapel with burial arrangements to follow.
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Ann Louise Lucke
Pomeroy
Middleport BPW Elects L. E. Reynolds President
Mrs. L. E. Reynolds was elected president of the BPW at a meeting in First Presbyterian Church. Nellie Zerkle becomes vice president and Charlotte Perrin secretary with Dorothy Chase as treasurer. The gavel pin was presented to new officers by Mrs. Guy Reynolds as retiring leaders were commended.
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Middleport
L. E. Reynolds
Business & Professional Women's Club
Ohio
National Bank Women's Organization
BPW
First Presbyterian Church
Reynolds
Federation Committee
Nellie Zerkle
Charlotte Perrin
Dorothy Chase
Guy Reynolds
Arthur Skinner
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Jean’ Bennett
Mildred Hawley
C. B. Forrest
Franklin Ginther
Woman's Association
Pratt
Allen Jenkinson
Jean Bennett
Anna Howell
Frances Roush
George Meinhart
E. S. Schaaf
Jerry Pullen
Jenkinson
Freddie Houdasher
Homer J. Russell
Nina Russell
Skinner
Clara Murray
Cancer Society
Proram
Ae High School
Child Conservation League
Garnet Russell Fleck
Chicago
David Farmer
Injuries After Army Truck Overturns Near Camp Ritchie Md
Corporal J. Jack Edwards, returning to Camp Ritchie from field work, sustained a broken leg when an Army truck overturned. The accident prevented him from attending a birthday dinner for his brother Billy and sister Ruth Edwards at Mrs. Tom Edwards’ home on Second Avenue in Middleport. The dinner included the kids' father Tom Edwards of Columbus, plus Everett Young family, Leonard VanMeter, and Dale Higgins households.
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Middleport
Camp Ritchie
J. Jack Edwards
Tom Edwards
S. Second Ave
Billy
Ruth Edwards
Corporal Edwards
Columbus
Everett Young
Roger
Danny
Tony
Leonard VanMeter
Lennie
Stephen
Dale Higgins
Eugene
Barbara
Betty
Carolyn Edwards
Skating Party Planned for Junior High Baptist Group
A skating party at Point Pleasant was planned for members of the Junior High Baptist young people. Accompanying the group were teacher Clifford Stumbo and W. K. Beaver with several youths including Gail Stumbo Linda and Ronnie Beaver Lois Jean Litteral Violet Kauff Carol Owens Sandra Fultz Linda Beaver and Herman Taylor.
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Middleport
Point Pleasant
Junior High Baptist
Clifford Stumbo
W. K. Beaver
Gail Stumbo
Linda
Ronnie Beaver
Lois Jean Litteral
Violet Kauff
Carol Owens
Sandra Fultz
Linda Beaver
Herman Taylor
Mother's Day Dinner Guests in Middleport
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Is bach on Rutland Street included their children Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lalich and sons Michael and Tod of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Hill and son, Mrs. Mary Helen Davis and Don, and Mr. and Mrs. George Ebersbach.
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Middleport
Clarence Isbach
Rutland St
Peter Lalich
Michael and
Tod
Athens
Rodney Hill
Mary Helen Davis
Don
George Ebersbach
Civil Defense Screenings Set At Middleport High
Middleport will host civil defense film programs Tuesday May 19 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium under the Child Conservation League. Films include It Can Happen Here Self Preservation Survival Under Atomic Attack and How You Can Beat the A Bomb. Ice cream will be served courtesy of Imperial Ice Cream Co and Duttons Drug Store.
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Middleport
State Civil Defense Organization
Middleport High School
Child Conservation League
Michael Hackett
CCL
J. J. Davis
Hackett
James Brewington
Denver Rice
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Dutton’s Drug Store
Rev Ratliff Installed At Pomeroy Presbyterian Church
Dale H Ratliff was installed as pastor of the Pomeroy Presbyterian Church in a ceremony at the church. clergy from Athens Proverbs and Southeastern Ohio Synod attended with Diller delivering the sermon on The Foundation on Which We Build. A reception followed as church groups hosted and a dinner was held for participants and council members prior to the service.
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Pomeroy
Dale H. Ratliff
Pomeroy Fenerated C Church
Roger M. Rice, Jr
Athens
First Presbyterian Church In
Clarence Huprich
Oho Synod
Robert G. Diller
Howard Ruppelt
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Allen T. Christy
First Presbyterian Church
Marietta
Paul Nease
Ben Neutzling
Cone
Happy Harvesters
Church Council
Screams Mystery On Third Ave Solved
Mystery of loud noises in N. Third Ave described as a screaming woman or wild animal has been resolved. The sounds came from two peacocks owned by John Zerkle, who keeps several birds and small animals as a hobby.
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Middleport
N. Third Ave
John Zerkle
Zerkle
New Officers Elected in Dorcas Circle Meeting
The Dorcas Circle of the B. H. San born Missionary Society at First Baptist Church elected new officers led by chairwoman Mrs. Cliffordayne Clifford ayes and vice chair Mrs. Mayer. Other appointeesinclude secretary Mrs. Edgar Vale and White Cross head Mrs. Milton Hoot with missions to Meigenty infirmary and a German family adoption planned. Dessert for 16 members followed a June and July picnic schedule.
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Middleport
Dorcas
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
B. F. Parmalee
Lincoln St
John Mayer
Parmalee
Mayer
Edgar Vale
Clifford Ane
Clifford Ayes
Milton Hoot
White Cross
Ethel Hughes
L. D. Reading
Mary Hughes
Diles
Eign
Sylvia McMaster
Lawrence Bing
Meigenty
Dorcas Circle
Sanborn Missionary Society
Beulah White Durst
Pearl Loffman
Hood
Will Haptonstall
Bing
Claremont E. Hoyt
Eighteen New School Records Fall At Field Day Meet
Eighteen records were set across Pomeroy field day events with seniors and seventh graders leading their classes. Top performers included Louis Osborne and Norman Wince in sprints and throws, Eileen Burson and Ruth Ann White in girls events, and multiple records in the boys and girls relays and jumps.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Field
Louis Osborne
Darrell Hawthorne
Mary Hemsley
Geraldine Roush
Joy Smith
Idra Brown
Norman Wince
Ed Kennedy
Kittrell Williams
Eileen Burson
Kenneth King
Ted Scott
Jack Raub
Bob Reinhart
Francis Story
Minnie Imboden
Bob Wilson J Eakins
Sheridan
Stone
Qualls
Still
Hatfield and Leonard
Ted Fisher
Betty Qualls
Lou Johnson
Linda Moore
Carolyn Shenefield
Ruth Ann White
Sammy Russell
Wanda Arnold
Junior Hawthorne
Randolph Qualls
Vincent Green
April Shasteen
Samuel Russell
Meigs County School Board to Meet Saturday
The Meigs County Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. Saturday in the office of O. O. Patterson the county superintendent of schools to discuss district matters.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Cleanup Week Cleans Middleport With 45 Truckloads
Middleport residents enjoy a cleaner village as 45 truckloads of debris are hauled away during Cleanup Week led by street commissioner Fred Collins. The crew also prepares the three cemeteries for Memorial Day, though wet weather slowed progress and forced a full daily schedule.
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Middleport
Fred Collins
Collins
Congress Grants Lafayette 11,520 and 23,029 Acres
Congress allocated 11,520 acres in present day Louisiana and 23,029 acres in Florida to French General Lafayette in recognition of his services during the American Revolution.
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General Lafayette
Louisiana
Florida
Allensworth Divorce Suit Filed in Meigs County
Maxine M. Allensworth files for divorce from Marion D. Allensworth in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The plaintiff seeks custody of the minor child.
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Pomeroy
Maxine M. Allensworth
Marion D. Allensworth
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
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Middleport Social Notes
Ralph Pratt
Casto Lumber Co., Inc
S. 3Rd St
Dale Dutton
The
Dutton Drug Company
Women's
Greyhound
K'S Pharmacy
Tebes
Sessions Electric Clocks
Ois
Insect Por
Acon
Ketate
Johnson G Johnson
Rev. Ratliff
Third Ave
Portis
A Enger
Downie
Gross, Inc
J. O. Roedel
E. Main St
Buckle Trio
Hartley & Bennett
Shoe Store
Panamas
Gabardine
Moore
Pt. Pleasant
Hoover
Strony
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