Racine High School awards day honors students with many keys
Ceremonies Friday featured awards to 16 of 29 Athens state test takers receiving merit certificates. Morris Wolfe corrected to fourth in bookkeeping among small schools. several Racine students may rank in state competition. DAR citizenship awarded to Wilma Cozart. poetry, agriculture, and other subject keys given by department heads and local banks. Senior class president James Faircloth presented a new record player. alma mater closed the program as band played.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Achual
Athens
Morris Wolfe
Everett Hayes
Wilma Cozart
Tom Ebersbach
Pomeroy National Bank
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Racine Home Bank
Vera Beegie
Charles Hayman
Phyllis Adams
Phillip Beards
Shirley Gillilan
John Henderson
Barbara Sayre
Barbara Ward
Carl B. Weese
Anna Lou Browning
Jean Hamm
Curtis Randolph
Howard Nolan
June Harris
Gayle Price
Ralph Biddle
James Euler
Janice Harris
Donald Wolfe
Ruth Ann Gaul
Wolfe
Dolores Kraueter
Richard Lee
Weese
Rebecca Shockey
Mr Hayman
Lilian Powell
Don Wolfe
James Faircloth
Lee
Best Driver At Roadeo In Pomeroy Teen Contest
Roger Keller of Chester High School won best driver at the Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce teen roadeo held Sunday afternoon in Pomeroy. Ray Shasteen of Pomeroy High School was second with $10, Robert Dorst of Olive Orange High School at Tuppers Plains placed third with $5. Judges were state patrol and local police officers. cars were provided for contestants.
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Pomeroy
Roger Keller
Chester High School
Meigs County
Ray Shasteen
Pomeroy High School
Robert Dorst
Olive Orange
Tuppers Plains
Sgt. Jones
Cpl
P. D. McCreedy
W. R. Davis
State Highway Patrol
Louis Byrne Vaughan
Daughter Is Born To Voglesongs In Ironton
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Voglesong announce the birth of their daughter Melanie Ann on Sunday May 15 at an Ironton hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Allen Knopp of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. B S Vogelsong of Ironton.
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Middleport
Harold Voglesong
Ironton
Melanie Ann
Ironton Hospital
Vogelsong
Evelyn Knopp
Allen Knopp
B. S. Vogelsong
Middleport Society Married at Chillicothe
Rita Frances Clark and Charles Edward Tewksbury wed May 7 in Chillicothe Evangelical United Brethren Church. Clark, from Lake Alma Road Wellston, works at McNally Pittsburgh in Wellston. Tewksbury, Wellston High School and Navy veteran, studies music education at Ohio University. Attendant was Mrs. John Morris. groomsman John Morris. Family ties noted to Middleport and Wellston. Entertainment included party games and dancing.
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Middleport
Rita Frances Clark
Earl Clark
Lake Alma Road
Wellston
Charles Edward Tewksbury
Edward Tewksbury
East Broadway
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Chillicothe
Raymond Welch
John Morris
Tewksbury
Wellston High School
McNally Pittsburgh Corporation
U. S. Navy
Betty Ours
Janet Orr
Joyce Bailey
Shirley Ginther
Mary Andrew
Roger Buckley
John Heiskell
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Avice Frecker
Mardi Gras Theme Banquet for Chester High Class of 1955
Juniors at Chester High School held a May 6 banquet in the auditorium with a Mardi Gras theme featuring crepe paper streamers, foil light troughs, artificial flowers, ponds and balloons. Faculty, board of education members and guests attended. Toastmaster John Riebel led the welcome, Parl Van Meter gave the senior reply, and a junior girls quartet sang with pianist Helen Haggy. Contests were won by
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Chester High School
Board of Education
John Riebel
Parl van Meter
Rosemary Rose
Greta Barton
Marilyn Scott
Gertrude Wallace
Helen Haggy
Two headed moder ator hosts The Name's the Same on ABC
Bob Eliott and Ray Goulding present a comeback style show on ABC titled The Name's the Same. Panelists try to guess guests whose names match famous figures. The duo seek ad lib humor over scripted material and aim to boost ratings after recent declines. Red Barber moves to NBC for postfight boxing commentary after stints on CBS and ABC.
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New York
Bob Eliott
Ray Goulding
ABC
Bob
Ray
Birthday party marks Charles Swackhammer tenth year
A tenth birthday party for Charles Swackhammer was held at his parents home in Mason. Guests included Middleport fourth graders and relatives Mrs. Martha Searls Mrs. James Jobb Mrs. Forrest Bachtel and Mrs. E O Ball. Prizes were awarded to Forrest Butch Bachtel Tom Rall and John Allensworth after games before cake and ice cream.
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Middleport
Charles Swackhammer
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason
Charles
Martha Searls
James Jobb
Forrest Bachtel
E. O. Ball
Forrest Butch Bachtel
Tom Rall
John Allensworth
Middleport picnic regulars return for Sunday gathering
First picnickers from Middleport Roadside Park on Mother's Day May 8 returned this Sunday for another picnic. Attending were Dor Ebersbach and sons Victor Dor, Radford Ingels and sons Ronnie Paul from Mason, plus Robert Lieving and children Karen Linda Bobby from Florida.
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Middleport
Dor Ebersbach
Victor
Dor
Radford Ingels
Ronnie
Paul
Mason
Robert Lieving
Karen
Linda
Bobby
Florida
Suzanne Bradbury's eighth birthday party at Bradbury home
Eight year old Suzanne Bradbury celebrated with a theater party for eight neighborhood playmates on Sunday. After the show they returned to the Bradbury home on S Third Ave for refreshments in the decorated dining room. Lolly pops served as favors to the children and Suzanne's dancing class at Pavlish Dance radio also received treats. Accompanying Suzanne were Karen McElhinny and Christine Coats.
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Middleport
Suzanne Bradbury
Bradbury
S. Third Ave
Suzanne
Karen McElhinny
Christine Coats
Women’s Association group to meet at First Presbyterian Church
Group 1 of the Women’s Association of First Presbyterian Church will meet Tuesday evening at the church. Hostesses are Mrs. Judson White, Mrs. Dorothy Lavely, Mrs. Carl Gilmore and Mrs. Everett Bachner.
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Middleport
Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Judson White
Dorothy Lavely
Carl Gilmore
Everett Bachner
Homemakers Class Meets Tuesday at Middleport Church
Meeting Tuesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan White Lincoln Terrace will gather members of the Homemakers Class of the Middleport Church of Christ Mrs Cash Bahr serves as president.
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Middleport
Dan. White
Lincoln Terrace
Middleport Church of Christ
Cash Bahr
Middleport circle to meet at Heath Methodist Church
The Middleport Class 12 Circle of Heath Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the church. Vice president Mrs. Glenn Lambert will preside and oversee the program. Mrs. Richard Chambers is the devotional leader. Hostesses are Mrs. C. O. Murray, Mrs. John Hawkins Jr, Mrs. Jane Gilkey, and Mrs. Gilbert Hayes.
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Middleport
Circle of Heath Methodist Church
Glenn Lambert
Richard Chambers
C. O. Murray
John Hawkins, Jr
Jane Gilkey
Gilbert Hayes
Local social notes show residents visiting, traveling, and family updates
Miss Sara Jane Fisher returns to Middleport from Columbus to stay with her parents. Navy family movements include CPO Eugene Bachner and daughter Cassey traveling to Philadelphia for his father's death, Lt. Klein moving from Newport to the Naval Academy with June 4 reporting. Others visited Columbus, Annapolis, Jacksonville, Ironton, Atlanta and Baltimore. a new baby Melinda Anne at Vogelsong home. Richard Pickens returns from Florida. Mrs. McMaster recovering from surgery at Meigs General Hospital.
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Columbus
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
C.P.O
Eugene Bachner
Bachner
W. R. Bachner
Philadelphia
Cassey
Bachners
Forrest Bachner
Don Stivers
S. Schaaf
E. M. Wood
Joe Wilson
Peter F. Klein
Annapolis
Klein
Newport
R. I
U. S. Naval Academy
Allen Knopp
John Fultz
Anita
David Allen Knopp
Clifton
Ironton
Harold Vogelsong
Melinda Anne Richard Pickens
Florida
Gordon Wolfe
Ralph Pickens
Mason
Baltimore
J. R. Wiley
David
Atlanta
Alice Urasuts
Canton
Harry McMaster
McMaster
Meigs General Hospital
Second Ave
School Board Chooses Shields President For New District
POMEROY Hobart Shields of Tuppers Plains was elected president of the Eastern Local School District Board of Education as it organized at the courthouse. The five members, including Delmar G. Baum and Charles Humphrey, were sworn in by Judge Cedric W. Clark with Baum named vice president and Humphrey serving as clerk.
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Pomeroy
Hobart Shields
Tuppers Plains
Eastern Local School District Board of Education
Central
Olive Orange
Shields
Delmar G. Baum
Frank Dorst
Albert Brown
Cc. O. Cowdery
Cedric W. Clark
Common Pleas Court
Baum of
Chester
Charles Humphrey
Reedsville
Remodeling Underway In Middleport This Spring
Middleport notes remodeling of several homes this spring. Mr and Mrs Millard Pierce on S Fourth Ave take down a porch add a formal entrance and new room plus shingles. C P Gallagher home at Main and South Fourth Ave is being raised with porch changes and new siding. A J Strauss on S Third Ave adds an upstairs room to create an apartment with outside entrance. Owen Bratton buys the former McDaniel property on First Ave and razes the frame house before constructing a new home.
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Middleport
Millard Pierce
S. Fourth Ave
C. P. Gallagher
Main
South Fourth Ave
A. J. Strauss
S. Third Ave
Owen Bratton
McDaniel
First Ave
Poems Published by Racine High School Students
Seven Racine High School students under Mrs. Maude Young will see their poems appear in the spring Anthology of High School Poetry. Read work includes Wilma Cozart Phyllis Adams Phyllis Irchle Norma Kay McKelvey Don Johnson Louise Butcher and Avis Theiss. Cozart's "The Tornado" earns special recognition in the Ohio volume.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Maude Young
Wilma Cozart
Phyllis Adams
Phyllis Ic Hle
Norma Kay McKelvey
Don Johnson
Louise Butcher
Avis Theiss
Settlement Reached In Check Charge Case
Raymond Cuckler 39 of Athens faced a charge of issuing a check with insufficient funds. A settlement agreement was reached during a hearing before Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peoples, according to Sheriff Charles Russell.
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Pomeroy
Raymond Cuckler
Athens
Charles Russell
Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Russell
Merchants Plan Spring Promotion Drive
Middleport merchants have completed plans for a spring promotion drive, starting today, said Cash Bahr, president of the merchants.
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Middleport
Cash Bahr
Mrs Malcolm Roller Injured After Porch Fall
Mrs Malcolm Roller sustained severe neck injuries when she fell from a back porch Saturday. She was hospitalized at Meigs General Hospital and placed in traction. Relatives including Mrs Mark Roller visited on Sunday. Nearby notes mention Ohio apple trees dropping from 11 million in 1935 to 1.6 million in 1955 with yield per tree doubling, and that the beaver is the largest North American rodent.
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Middleport
Malcolm Roller
Meigs General Hospital
Mark Roller
Huntington
Ohio
Pomeroy Eastern Star Chapter to Meet in Special Session
POMEROY Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star will meet in a special session Tuesday evening for inspection. A 6:30 dinner at the United Methodist Church will precede the meeting. County Farm Bureau women visited Columbus Thursday touring the school for the blind, the Farm Bureau Co op Insurance Building and other sites of interest.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
United Methodist Church
County Farm Bureau
Columbus
School For the Blind
Farm Bureau Coop Insurance
Twin City Card Club Hosts Evening of Cards Prizes Awarded
Mrs. Bernice Darst hosted the Twin City Card Club Friday with guests Mrs. Elmer Wickham and Mrs. Carrie Grueser. Prizes went to Mrs. C. P. Gallagher, Miss Erna Jesse, Mrs. Rollin Beards, and Mrs. Wickham as the hostess served refreshments.
Memorial Honor Drapes Charter At Rock Springs Grange
Rock Springs Grange met at the Grange Hall with Homer Rice presiding as worthy master to honor Marion Radford posthumously. One candidate received first and second degree obligations. A sixth degree ceremony is planned for July at Marietta, with contact to Rice. Summer meetings run 8:30 p.m. to Sept 30, visitors from Racine attended. Refreshments were served by the men.
Past Presidents of Drew Webster Post 39 Meet
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs. J. M. Thornton on Wednesday evening. Attendance by Past Presidents and auxiliary members is requested.
OU Student Is Candidate For Ministry
J Anthony Bosco, a Ohio University student from Heath Methodist Church, was licensed to preach by the Heath quarterly conference on May 8 becoming the first candidate for the Methodist ministry from the church in years. Bosco, a former Salvation Army soldier who joined First Baptist Church, has preached at Crooksville and directed the choir at the local Baptist Church while at OU and recently transferred to Heath Church. His home is in New York.
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Middleport
J. Anthony Bosco
Ohio University
Heath Methodist Church
Quarterly Conference
Bosco
Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Crooksville
Heath Church
New York
Drafts and chills found to not curb common cold infections
Research indicates that drafts, chilling, wetting and other discomforts have little effect on common cold infections. The study suggests that environmental factors do not meaningfully alter viral transmission or illness duration, challenging traditional beliefs about prevention.
Weekend Visitors Share Seasons and Stayovers
John Richmond Jr of Chillicothe visited his mother Mrs John Richmond Sr over the weekend with Lester Bailey and sister Bertha Holter returning from Florida. Rev L M Mohrhoff came back from Zanesville after visiting his son and daughter in law. Lena Baxter and John Baxter visited in Columbus and Logan. Families including the Fishers Roushes and H Fisher hosted guests. Joan Riggs, teaching in Royal Oak, Michigan, spent the weekend with Perry and Mrs Riggs. Angela Lee Eason visited Columbus with Robert Hayth family. Walter Vaughan, Columbus worker, spent the weekend at home. Gerald McIntosh and Huntington relatives joined Pomeroy visitors.
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John Richmond, Jr
Chillicothe
John Richmond
Lester Bailey
Bertha Holter
Florida
Dana Hamm
L. M. Mohrhoff
Zanesville
Carl Mohrhoff
Lena Baxter
Columbus
John Baxter
Logan
Perry Riggs
Robert Eason
Angela Lee
Robert Hayth
Walter Vaughan
Gerald McIntosh
Huntington
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Middleport Churches of Christ Meeting Tonight
Men from the Middleport Church of Christ of Meigs County plan to attend a fellowship gathering this evening at Zion Church. The meeting involves members of the Middleport church seeking communal worship and discussion.
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Middleport—Men’s Fellowship
The
Churches of Christ of
Meigs County
Zion Church
Middleport Church of Christ
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