Middleport Social Notes on Church Class and League Officers
Captain Glenna Rummel shared five years in India as a Salvation Army missionary at Heath Methodist Class No 12 in Middleport. The meeting covered travel, devotional songs, and a change of class name to Circle No 12 with future WSCS ties. Officers for the Child Conservation League were installed, and a June 17 family picnic was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Glenna Rummel
Salvation Army
Heath Methodist Church
India
Rummel
Middleport-Pomeroy
Ben Philson
Third Ave
Barberton
Minersville
Pomeroy
Middletown
New York
New Orleans
Jesus
O. P. Klein
Walter Lee
Thomas Riley
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Meigs County Bankers’ Association
Avid C. Miller
Riley
Philson
John Kincaid
David Miller
Gilbert Hayes
Perry Mitch
C. M. Hennesy
Louise Mugridge
Port Huron
Louis A. Bangerter
Bette Wise
Roscoe Wise
Fred I. Gardner
Child Conservation League
Joe Young
Pear St
Gardner
Young
Vernon Weber
Jack Satterfield
Nease
William T. Grueser
Dwight Frost
Roger Phillips
Russell Wilson
Second Grade Picnic At Middleport Roadside Park
A large Second Grade picnic was held Thursday at the Middleport Roadside Park. Students planned a lunch at the school house due to the abundant food. Room mothers from two classes organized the event and several additional mothers were in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sara Rupe
Jack Satterfield
Paul Scott
Marvin Swan
Dwight Wallace
Harley Swisher
Kathryn Lois Thompson
Flossie Allensworth
William Morris
Wallace Beadford
James Daniels
Dale Dutton
Susie Morris
Dinner Served to Honors Dean and Danny Fink
A chicken dinner was served Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Owen Fink to honor their sons Dean 14 and Danny 2. A decorated cake marked the occasion during dessert. Dean will join the eighth grade graduating class and receive his diploma next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Owen Fink
Dean
Danny
Electra Circle Holds Meet at Chairman’s Home
Electra Circle of the Baptist Church Missionary Society held its first meeting since reorganization at the chairman Mrs David Darst Jr home. Officers include vice chairman Mrs Harry Houda shelt secretary Mrs Raymond Luman treasurer Mrs John Seines and leaders for gifts devotion Christian friendliness and White Cross. The Meigs County Infirmary is this year’s project with 15 new members joining and guest Mrs Gaylord James of Florida attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Electa
The
Baptist Church Missionary Society
David Darst
Harry Houdashelt
Raymond Luman
John Seines
Edison Baker
J. Q Rice
Charles White
Clarence Clark
White Cross
Ethel Hughes
L. LD. Diles
Reading
Charlies White
Meigs County Infirmary
Gaylord James
Florida
Miller Family Dinner Guests Highlight Syracuse Grandchildren
Mr and Mrs I E Miller were dinner guests Sunday of their grandchildren Mr and Mrs Donald Lisle in Syracuse. Their daughter Mrs Norma Lisle is recovering after recent surgery performed in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
I. E. Miller
Donald Lisle
Syracuse
Norma Lisle
Columbus
Arthur B. Covert Dies at 64 in Florida
Arthur B. Covert, longtime Middleport businessman linked with Covert Baking Co, died in Fort Lauderdale Florida after months of illness. He was 64. Survived by wife Nelle Ramsey Covert and children Kenneth Boater Gallipolis Jack and Wayland Battle Creek, five grandchildren, one brother Merrill Columbus, and four sisters. Body to arrive in Athens and be taken to Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with services planned for Monday at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Arthur B. Covert
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Covert Baking Company
Florida
Baking Company
Coverts
Covert
Arthur E. Covert
Elizabeth Karr Covert
Nelle Ramsey
Kenneth Boater
Gallipolis
Jack
Wayland
Battle Creek
Mich
Merrill
Columbus
Karl Bright
Charles Keesey
Clara Cranch
Harry Pontius
Athens
Rawlings-Coats
Funeral
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Middleport Legion Auxiliary Met In Home Sketch
The Lewis Manley Post Auxiliary of the American Legion met at Mrs Nelle Winston s home with Mrs Carrie Cassell presiding Mrs Zana Baxter district auxiliary president spoke on July convention highlights Flowers decorated the tables and 12 members enjoyed chicken salad hot rolls ice cream cake and coffee Refreshments were hosted by Mrs Laura Young Mrs Zuelelia Smith Mrs Ariena Reese and Virginia Winston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lewis Manley Post
The
American Legion
Nelle Winston
Carrie Cassell
Zana Baxter
Pomeroy
Eighth District Auxiliary
Laura Young
Zuelelia Smith
Ariena Reese
Virginia Winston
Mrs Gaylord James Visits Middleport Friends
Mrs Gaylord James the Florida bound widow of Rev. Gaylord James was hosted by local families including Mrs James Murray and Mr and Mrs H M Cross after staying with Mr and Mrs Dana Hamilton. She plans visits to Chillicothe and Cleveland before heading to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gaylord James
Dana Hamilton
Florida
First Baptist Church
James
George Fancuff
Chillicothe
Cleveland
James Murray
H. M Cross
Gus Ward
L. D. Diles
Hamilton
Kincaid Family Attends Military Wedding in Dunbar
In Dunbar West Virginia on Saturday evening Miss Margaret Rice and U S Navy sailor George Dewey West Jr were married at the Dunbar Methodist Church. The couple’s families later visited Montgomery West Virginia for a birthday party honoring Victoria Vickers aged six with Jo Ann Neal in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Kincaid
Dunbar W. Va
Margaret Rice
George Dewey West, Jr
U. S. Navy
Dunbar Methodist Church
Kincaids
Jo Ann Neal
Montgomery
W. Va
Victoria Vickers
Middleport Churches Announce Services and Baccalaureate Plans
Church notices list services at Church of Christ, Salvation Army, Heath Methodist, and First Baptist. Special baccalaureate events at Middleport High School affect evening meetings, with sermons on stepping into tomorrow and Realism versus Idealism. The Hoyts attend the Baptist convention May 24 to 28 and take a vacation through June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Fred L Gardner
Christian Endeavor
Salvation Army
Glenna Rummel
Second Ave
Salvation Meeting
Louis A. Bangerter
First Baptist
Claremont FE. Hoyt
Thomas Radford
Pomeroy
Middleport High School
Paul Smart
Hoyt
American Baptist Convention
Minneapolis
Rev Bolin Family Attend Logan Funeral
The Rev and Mrs John Bolin of Gallipolis Road and daughter Mrs Harry Lodwick of Chester attended the funeral services for Mrs Mary Davis in Logan at Smith Chapel Methodist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs Davis, 77, died after a long illness at Mt St Mary Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Bolin
Gallipolis Road
Harry Lodwick
Chester
Bolin
Mary Davis
Smith Chapel Methodist Church
Logan
Davis
Mt. St. Mary
Legionnaires To Treat County Home Children At Park Show
Meigs County Children's Home boys and girls will be feted by Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion at a Cunningham Shows performance in Pearlie's Park on Saturday afternoon. Rides will be half price for other children, but the Home residents ride free. They receive ice cream from Rich Valley Dairy and hot dogs and drinks from the Legionaires. Legionnaires will transport the children leaving Middleport at 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Middleport
Meigs County
Feeney- Bennett Post
American Legion
Pearlie’s Park
Rich Valley Dairy Company
Marriage License Report for Davis and Folmer
David Davis aged 25 of Rose Hill and Shelby Folmer aged 17 of Pomroy obtained a marriage license. The filing lists both parties as residents of their respective towns and confirms legal age compliance for Folmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davis
Rose Hill
Shelby Folmer
Pomeroy
Middleport notices and visits span several towns
Middleport residents and guests travel to Chillicothe Huntington Albuquerque and Xenia while others return from Meigs General Hospital visits. Pvt Jon Schaaf leaves for Ft Knox for an 18 week supply school. Firemen Auxiliary set meeting with hostesses Mrs Darst and Mrs Bechtle. Janet McDonald of Logan visits Rev Bolin family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie’ Snider
Chillicothe
Huntington
C. H. Wise, Jr
Harry Beards
Elsie Entsminger Aspinwall
Albuquerque
N.M
Gallipolis
Fred . Entsminger
Aspinwall
Middleport
Florence Bush
Francis Bush
Xenia
Mary Jane Young
C. B. Weise
Thomas Darst
Jack Bechtle
Janet McDonald
Logan
John Bolin
Bolin
Divorce Filed in Meigs County Court
Morris D. Snider has filed suit for divorce from Juanita M. Snider in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court, alleging willful absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Morris D. Snider
Juanita M. Snider
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Retail sales tax receipts fall in Meigs County
Meigs County weekly sales tax receipts for the week ending May 8 show a drop of about 400 dollars from the same week last year. Total receipts were 59,587.85, versus 60,915.15 in the comparable week of the previous year per Roger W. Tracy state treasurer’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
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Middleport Social Notes
League
Nan Moore
Harold Sauer
Kay Darst
Sandra Fultz
Tom Skinner
Roy Long
Jim Neutzling
Jim Ohlinger
Jim Wilson
Larry Weihring
Clarence DeWees
Michael Erwin
Dee Sauer
Vera Covert
Donnah Hannah
Phyllis Stanley
Carla Bunch
Jeannette Crooks
Joyce Turner
Gene Crooks
Cornell Vance
Wanda Lee
Yogi Wayland
Earl Knight
Supt. L. W. McComas
Sharon Jones
Baby
Kay Durst
Joe Rice
George Baumgardner
Electra Circle
A. B. Covert
Rs. James
Liberty
Ohio
Voice of the Theatre
Lion Hunters
Bomba
the Jungle Boy
Tim Holt
Ray Whitley
Esther Williams
Lom & Abner
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Meigs County Riding Club
Pony
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Middleport Churches
N. Second & Race St
Presto Pressure Cooker
Farber Ware
Athens High School
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
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