Honorary Certificates Given for Attendance
County schools awarded perfect attendance certificates for the past school year. Recipients include Ivanita Brickles and many others at Harrisonville schools. David Searls and peers at Bradbury Grade. Matthew Grueser and numerous students at Salisbury Grade. Elizabeth Braden and peers at Letart Grade. Barbara Dailey and others at Portland Grade. Sharon Brown and others at Syracuse. Alma Smith and others at Salem Center School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Grueser
Gloria Blumenauer
Jack Stanley
Jerry Aleshire
Junior Bentz
Linda Starcher
David Hudson
Gloria Jean Buck
Jerry Stalnaker
Kathryn English
Charles Bailey
Michael Grueser
William Bentz
Linda Brown
Joseph Fields
Larry Johnson
Opal Stewart
Letart
Elizabeth Braden
Virgil Hill
Nadine Taylor
Lillian Hall
Howard Kiser
Barbara Dailey
Joyce Randolph
William Pickens
Jack Sidders
Portland
Syracuse
Sharon Brown
Charlotte Blake
Suzanne Winebrenner
Eugene Hendrix
Salem Center School
Alma Smith
Ellis Myers
Mary Floccari
Nancy Knotts
Ronnie Gorby
Party Honors Graduate Judy Chase in Rutland Home
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chase hosted a commencement reception for their daughter Judy Chase at their Rutland home. Judy, a Rutland High School graduate and active cheerleader and musician, attended the baccalaureate service May 4 with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Judson White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Anso
Judy
Clarence Chase
Rutland
Rutland High School
Carl Gilmore
Carla Sue
Hubert Taylor
Helen Louise
Judson White
Robert Tewksbury
Paul Haptonstall
Edith
Billy
Blanche Haptonstall
Martha Ohlinger
Bernard Higley
Columbus
Jim Venarri
Larry Dugan
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Pomeroy
Miss Taylor
Miss Gilmore
Mrs. White
Annual Horse Show To Judge 15 Classes
Meigs County juniors stage the annual horse show at Rock Springs Fair grounds Sunday at 1 p m. Eugene Buckley chairs the event with about 200 horses and ponies expected. Ribbons trophies and cash will be awarded across 15 classes including English western and pony divisions. A new clay surface exhibition ring is prepared and an all day chicken barbecue will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce
Meigs County Riding Club
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Eugene Buckley
Red Cross Drive Totals Reported in Three Townships
Mrs. William B. Downie reports three townships completed their Red Cross fund drive. Sutton Township raised 245.90 dollars, Salisbury rural 164.78, and Chester Township 118.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William B. Downie
American Red Cross Fund
Sutton Township
Salisbury
Chester Township
Meigs Carrier Earns Wings
Meigs County feature. Roger Stiles a 10 year old Middleport resident is named a Sales Cadet for his work in the Economy Reading Plan. He earns silver wings for outstanding salesmanship and maintains a daily route of 50 customers since January while saving for college and funding his own clothing and spending money. He is a fifth grader at Middleport Central School, member of the Church of Christ and Boy Scout Troop 244. His goals include becoming a chemist or scientist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Roger Stiles
E. E. Stiles
S. Third Ave
Roger
Middleport Central School
Stiles
Church of Christ and Middleport
Cadet Stiles
Janice Story Tapped at OU For Honorary
Miss Janice Story of Pomeroy Route 2 was named one of 16 junior women chosen for Mortar Board at Ohio University. She is a home economics major, Sigma Kappa president, and recipient of a $100 scholarship and the Julia J. Nehls award for outstanding junior in home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mortar Board
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Athens
Janice Story
Leo R. Story
United States
Miss Story
Pomeroy High School
Sigma Kappa
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Women’s League
Home Economics Club
Young People’s Christian Association
Alpha Lambda Delta
Freshmen
Chimes
Ohio
Story
Julia J. Nehls
Elberfelds Son-in-Law Writes Book On Harper's Ferry Raid
Allan Keller of Darien Connecticut and New York World Telegram and Sun staff writer is the son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Jacob Elberfeld of Pomeroy Meigs County He penned Thunder at Harpers Ferry a Pren tice Hall release detailing John Browns 1859 raid Keller a Columbia Journalism faculty member has over 25 years in journalism and research for this Civil War narrative
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown
Allan Keller
New York World Telegram
Sun
Columbia University
Keller
Jacob Elberfeld
Ima Elberfeld
Kellers
Barbara
Stanford, Conn
Katherine
University of North Carolina
Darien
Conn
Longtime Ohio Fuel Gas employee to retire
POMEROY Guss VanNess control operator at the Centerville Measuring Station will retire June 1 after starting with the Ohio Fuel Gas Company in 1928 as a line walker. Born in Athens he moved to Centerville in 1951 and is a member of the Modern Woodman of America and First Methodist Church at Alfred. He and his wife Edna have a son Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Guss VanNess
Ferncliff Ave
Dayton
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Centerville
VanNess
Athens
van Ness
Bear Wallow School
Pomeroy Cement Block Company
Ohio Fuel
Modern Woodman of America
First Methodist Church
Alfred
Edna
Lloyd
Kennedy Avenue
Pomroy Alumni Banquet Ticket Deadline Extended
The Pom eroy High School Alumni Association extends the ticket deadline to May 24. Tickets are available from Evelyn Strauss or Evelyn Fick or at Stark's Pharmacy and the Pom eroy Pastry Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association
Evelyn Strauss
Evelyn Fick
Stark’s
Pomeroy Pastry Shop
Firemen Make Half Dozen Calls in Four Days
Middleport firemen answered six emergency calls from Sunday to Wednesday morning. They treated Mrs. Lewis at Clarence Boyles home on Oliver Street, assisted J. Meeks on Sycamore Street, and treated Curtis Roush’s daughter with a physician called for both cases. They gave preliminary aid to Dewey Guthrie on Pearl Street before he was taken to Meigs General Hospital. Two runs were reported on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clarence Boyles
Oliver St
Charles Lewis
Boyles
J. Meeks
Sycamore St
Curtis Roush
Dewey Guthrie
Pearl St
Meigs General Hospital
Scout Work Awards Given To Leaders
MGM Boy Scout District honors leaders at its annual dinner in Salisbury School. Statuettes awarded to C. F. Hibbs and Wilbur Dickson. appreciation pins to a long list of volunteers. training certificates to several Gallipolis and nearby residents. New district officers include Dickson as chairman and Eppling, Springer, and Hout in key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. F. Hibbs
Middleport
Wilbur Dickson
Point Pleasant
MGM Boy Scout
Salisbury School
Harold Kennedy
Rio Grande
Hibbs
William Moody
Henry Cleland
Charles Swartzel
Dickson
Dick Newell
Paul White
Cheshire
Alan Harrison
Hemlock Grove
Harry Hamilton
Gallipolis
Leo Curtis
Naomi Reed
Jack Frey
New Haven
W. Va
Miles Eppling
Ron Springer
George Hout, Jr
Kal Hindy
Ted Reed, Jr
Herman Ohlinger
Charles Mullen
George Stantial
Col. Kipp
Dye
N. A. Park
C. J. Hyer
A. F. Wilson
T. H. Steenberger
Fritz Frey
Norman Pinschmidt
Dwight Wetherholt
Joe Fenderbusch
Merrill Briggs
Birthday celebration for Nancy Harris in Syracuse
Grandparents Mr and Mrs A R Hecox and Mr and Mrs Robert Harris visited Nancy Harris in Syracuse Tuesday evening for a birthday dinner celebrating her seventh birthday. Her cake was made by grandmother Harris and shared with her siblings Patricia Marjorie Kenny and Bob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nancy Harris
Gene Harris
Syracuse
A. R. Hecox
Robert Harris
Nancy
Patricia
Marjorie
Kenny
Bob
Harris
Ice Cream Social Set by Racine Volunteer Fire Department
One of Meigs County's first annual ice cream socials will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the lawn beside the Racine Home Bank. Proceeds go toward paying for the new emergency vehicle for the Racine Volunteer Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine Volunteer Fire Department
Racine Home Bank
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Listed
Four couples received marriage licenses: Robert Ernest Taylor 60 of Middleport with Pauline Elizabeth Cochran 33 of Middleport. Dale Edward Whitlock 18 of Pomery and Barbara Mae Williams 18 of Letart Falls. John F Gramling III 19 of Columbus and Bonnie Sue Chapman 18 of Tuppers Plains. Lawrence Herbert Weddle 32 of Portland Route 1 and Helen Jane Cunningham 23 of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ernest Taylor
Middleport
Pauline Elizabeth Cochran
Dale Eward Whitlock
Pomeroy
Barbara Mae Williams
Letart Falls
John F. Gramling III
Columbus
Bonnie Sue Chapman
Tuppers Plains
Lawrence Herbert Weddle
Portland
Helen Jane Cunningham
Pomeroy suit filed for 20000 damages in Meigs court
Avery Rice of Cleveland as administrator of Ruby McCoy's estate filed a 20000 dollar damages suit Tuesday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Susan Alberta Rawlings executrix of Robert W. Rawlings estate and the R. H. Rawlings and Son Co of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Avery Rice
Cleveland
Ruby McCoy
Susan Alberta Rawlings
Robert W. Rawlings
R. H. Rawlings and Son Co
Middleport
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S Vogue
BOVE
Sheaffer
Dutton
Judy Chase
Meigs
Elberfeld
Prentice-Hall
Brown
I.E.K
Gerald T. Dolan
Roger A. Hood
Poll Parrott
Hartley & Bennett
Shoe Store
Elberfelds
Cannon Beach Towels
Birdseye
Ball's
Franklin
Caifflort Red
Plymouth
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