Local Churches Observe Mother's Day Across Middleport
Special programs and services marked Mother's Day at multiple churches in Middleport. Mt. Moriah Baptist held a camelight observance led by Mrs. Arnold Richards and Mrs. Emma Bland, with solos, readings, and prayers. Other churches awarded carnations and flowers to oldest and youngest mothers, and noted sizable Sunday School attendance.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Arnold Richards
Emma Bland
Frances Baumgardner
Campbell
Nelle Winston
Carrie Cassel
Emmaline Bowles
Janice Richards
Rosetta Richards
Ernest Bowles
Fred Jackson
Campbell Harper
N. D. Borden
C. R. Young
Harper
Ariena Reese
Charles Jones
Church of Christ
Floyd Jackson
Faton
Fred I. Gardner
Jack Fowler
Harold Hinkle
George Childs
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Christian Endeavor Group
Chester Erwin
Arthur Skinner
Heath Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Steele
Richard Vaughn
Lewis Sauer, Jr
39 Seniors Go to N Y Washington
Middleport High School sends 39 seniors and two chaperones on a sight-seeing trip to Washington D C and New York City. Coach Charles McDonald and Mrs. Guy Reynolds join as escorts. Parents and friends bid farewell as the group departs on the first such trip for the school.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Charles McDonald
Guy Reynolds
Washington, D. C
New York City
L. W. McComas
Washington
Izaak Walton League Meeting Tonight in Chester
Officers and directors of the Meigs Chapter Izaak Walton League of America will meet in the club house at Chester tonight at 7:30 announced Allen C. Hill secretary.
Laurel Cliff Bet ter Health Club Hosts Evening Meet
Mrs Gerald Kelley of Children's Home Hill will host the Laurel Cliff Better Health Club gathering tonight at 7 30 with Mrs Lou Diehl presiding.
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Pomeroy
Gerald Kelley
Children’s Home Hill
Laurel Cliff
Lou Diehl
Chester Grange Meeting Postponed to May 17
The Pomeroy Chester Grange meeting, originally set for Tuesday, has been postponed to Friday May 17. Members are advised to update calendars and attend as planned.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Hospitalized residents return home in wheelchairs
Mr and Mrs George Brady Wilma Cowen were released last week after a February 5 traffic accident in Columbus. They have returned to their South Solon home but remain in wheelchairs. The Rev George Davis takes a two week vacation from Syracuse and Rutland Methodist Churches. Mr and Mrs Carlos Cowen of Dayton visited Miss Marcia Karr in Syracuse. Mr and Mrs Charles Elliott and children Stephen and Janice of Charleston WV visited Mrs Elliott's mother Mrs C L Arnold in Athens Road. Hershel Manuel and daughters Jean and Janice spent Sunday in Columbus.
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George Brady Wilma Cowen
Columbus
South Solon
George Davis
Syracuse
Rutland
Carlos Cowen
Dayton
Marcia Karr
Charles Elliott
Stephen
Janice
Charleston
W. Va
Elliott
C. L. Arnold
Athens Road
Hershel Manuel
Jean
Camporee Draws 200 Scouts in Tri-State District
The largest camporee in the Mason Gallia Meigs district ended at Camp Chester with over 200 Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts from 13 troops. Camp Director Carl Dilcher and District Scout Commissioner Wilbur Dickson awarded 10 blue 10 red and 10 yellow ribbons for patrol excellence.
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Chester
Mason-Gallia- Meigs
Tri-State
Scout Camp Hails New M G M District Leader Bob Siler
The event introduces M G M district scout executive Bob Siler by Dilcher Hout, with camp recorder Dilcher and a series of troop performances from Gallia County units. A long parade of patrol awards follows, highlighting posts from Hemlock Grove to Pomeroy and Middleport.
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Bob Siler
Dilcher
Hout
Tommy Brown
Hemlock Grove
Royal Order of Siam
Gallia County
Middleport
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Mason
Bridge
Gallipolis
Cheshire
New Haven
Tuppers Plains
Bridal Shower for Ruth Ann Gaul Precedes June Wedding
Racine witnessed a bridal shower for Ruth Ann Gaul hosted by Mrs. Grover Salser Sr. The event featured yellow streamers from a blue water sprinkler, prizes to several guests, and treats served by Carol Sauser, Madgie MccNickle, and Shirley McGraw. Additional items note church notices, guild meetings, and a May wedding in Glouster.
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Racine
Grover Salser Sr
Ruth Ann Gaul
Dale Johnson
Racine Baptist Church
Blanche Watterson
Della Sauer
Dorothy Davis
Carol Sauser
Madgie MccNickle
Shirley McGraw
Dortha Salser
Rita
Betty Salser
Diane
Frances Foster
Naoma Brinker
Joann
Alice Fisher
Nancy Shuler
Freddie Arthur
Helen Simpson
Alberta Elwood
Erline Wolfe
Daisy Sayre
Drucy House
Norma Kay McKelvey
Finn B. Gaul
Opal Wickham
Gayann Gaul
Sharon Ginther
Eileen Beegle
Betty Carpenter
Linda
Bertha Johnson
Eileen Cartwright
Frankie McKelvey
Laura McNickle
Mildred Shuler
Loretta McDade
Betty Lou Bryson
Helen Fisher
Ann Beegle
Phyllis Headman
Marjorie Jenkins
Mayme Mallory
Bonnie Simpson
Margaret West
Martha Lou Beegle
Billy
Naomi Stobart
Laura Circle
Alice Beegle
Emma Salser
Vera Beegle
Mattie Beegle
Phyllis Martin
Resignation Accepted at Rock Springs Grange Meeting
Mrs Raymond Cole’s resignation as Flora was accepted by the Rock Springs Grange Mary Mc Afee was elected to finish the year During the meeting the charter was draped in memory of Mrs Harry Smith Homer Rice presided Rural Life Sunday will be observed at the Rocksprings Methodist Church Sunday May 26 Men of the grange presented
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Pomeroy
Raymond Cole
Flora
Rock Springs
Funeral Rites for Five McCoy Family in Middleport
In Middleport the McCoy family funeral mass honored five members killed in a Route 7 crash that killed eight. Survivors include Judy Dunn McCoy and Charles McCoy. burial planned at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
J Elmer Lewis 79 Dies in Pomeroy Family Roster Grows
J Elmer Lewis 79 died Saturday evening at his son Samuel Lewis's home in Harrisonville He is survived by eight children Dorothy George Elmer Mable John H Robert Elizabeth Susie a sister Mary Pollard 27 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Also surviving are a sister and the late wife Sara Louella Lewis Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Great Bend Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home until Tuesday noon
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Middleport
Sherley Woods
McCoy
Rawlings-Coats
Marshall McCoy
Nancy
Cheshire High School
George Ray
Dorothy Jane Dunn McCoy
John Carter Smith
George Halley
Halley
McCoys
Ruth Ann Halley
Meigs General Hospital
MR. Woods
Cheshire Baptist Church
Isaiah
Jesus
Pomeroy
John Elmer Lewis
Samuel Lewis
Harrisonville
Dorothy Lewis
Washington, D
George Elmer Lewis
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mable Day
Cambridge
Ohio
John H. Lewis
Marietta
Robert W. Lewis
Racine
Elizabeth Perry
Canton
Susie Harris
Mary Pollard
East Liverpool
Great Bend Methodist Church
Sara Louella Lewis
Ewing Funeral Home
Bottles in the Water Trigger Two Arrests at Levy
Two Hartford men Walter and Frank Smith were arrested after their motorboat capsized at the levy. They and a third man Jerry Wise were charged with intoxication. Bail set at 500 dollars for each Smith. Burrell L. Tate paid a 14.70 fine for a traffic violation and served jail time for a prior drunken driving conviction.
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Pomeroy
Hartford
Levy Here
Walter
Frank Smith
Levy
Charley Wer- TY
E. F. Robinson
Jerry Wise
Burrell L. Tate
Shadyside
Ohio
Tate
Statements On Rawlings Fine Clarified by Justice Grindley
Justice Grindley and Robert W. Rawlings issued statements Saturday about the reckless driving charge fined in the wake of a fatal Route 7 crash south of Middleport. Grindley cited Ohio law capping first offenses at 50 dollars and stressed Rawlings was not charged in the fatal accident. Rawlings maintained no involvement with the crash and said he did not know of the following car after passing the truck.
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Pomeroy
Justice of Peace
R. E. Grindley
Robert W. Rawlings
Middleport
Grindley
Rawlings
Ohio
Meigs-Gallia Counties
One-Year-Old Scalded In Farm Kitchen Accident
Barbara Ann Snyder, one year old, fell into a tub of boiling water Saturday evening near Pearl Street Middleport, burning about twenty percent of her body. She received first aid from the emergency squad and was taken to Mason Clinic for treatment. parents said the water was prepared as the father dressed chickens despite prior warning to keep children away.
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Middleport
Barbara Ann
Fred Snyder
Pearl St
Mason Clinic
Snyders
Snyder
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Laurel Cliff Rd
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