Seniors Hear Mr. Pomeroy In Baccalaureate Sermon
In Middleport the Class of 1949 heard Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy urge two major life choices place and purpose. He stressed choosing a life partner wisely and seeking Divine guidance for a life work, noting money is not the measure of a life. The program included prayers, readings, and music by the Girls' Glee Club and Middleport High School Band.
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Middleport
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy
Middleport High School
C. E Shepard
Church of Christ
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Gray
Glee Club
Lois Cecil
Grace Marie MacDonald
Bach
Middleport Couple to Wed at Church of Christ
Invitations announce the wedding of Miss Susan E Allen sworth and Cadet James Vincent Hartinger set for Sunday June 12 at 2 30 p m in the Church of Christ Middleport A reception will follow at 258 S Fifth Ave home of Mr and Mrs David Farmer The bride and groom are graduates of Middleport High School with ties to Ohio State University and the United States Military Academy at West Point Attendants include Mary Martha Roller and Mary Virginia Haggerty.
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Middleport
Susan Eileen Allensworth
James Vincent Hartinger
Church of Christ, Middleport
Fifth Ave
David Farmer
Edgar Allensworth
Mill St
Ohio State University
Hartinger
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech St
United States Military Academy
West Point
Middleport High School
Richard Gress
Mary Martha Roller
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Residents Lose Furniture In Athens Fire
MIDDLEPORT Dr and Mrs Marion K Fugate escaped injury when an explosion and fire Sunday afternoon destroyed most of their Athens home. They were at the Fugates parents house when the blaze occurred and were later brought to Pomeroy. Only a portable sewing machine was saved. The three year old daughter Marsha was away with grandparents. The couple had just moved in and had no insurance.
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Middleport
Marion K. Fugate
Frank Fugate
Athens
Pomeroy
M. S. Clifton
Fugates
Fugate
Ralph Heck
East Palestine
Dr. Fugate
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Transfers
State of Ohio transfers 12 acres in Meigs County to G W Christy who is deceased and names heirs Garrett Vernon Floyd Delphen Stanley Howard and Orville Christy Nellie Cole Mildred Martin and Hazel Barnhill. Also lists transfers involving Garrett Christy parcels grange H Midkiff to Norman E Ernest E Ray Midkiff 73.50 acres in Bedford Harry Will to Cora and Herman H Will Salisbury Virgil E and Mary S Roush to Lowell and Laura McNickle Antiquity Amanda C and J A Biggs to Joe S Bailey 25 100 acre.
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State of Ohio
G. W. Christy
Meigs
Garrett G
Vernon
Floyd
Delphen
Stanley
Howard
Orville Christy
Ada Swank
Nellie Cole
Mildred Martin
Hazel Barnhill
Orange
Stanley Howard
Garrett Christy
Grange
Midkiff
Norman E
Ernest E
Ray Midkiff
Bedford
Harry Will
Cora
Herman H. Will
Salisbury
Virgil E
Mary S. Roush
Lowell
Laura McNickle
Amanda C
J. A. Biggs
Joe S. Bailey
New Testaments Presented to Pomroy High Graduates
Fourteen members of the Pomroy United Methodist church school receive leather bound Moffatt New Testaments at the 1949 Pomroy High School graduation. Recipients include Joan Gilmore Joan Conway Ida Paulin Jean Zahl June Opal Smith Mary Lou Reed Mary Hill Don Betzing George Vaughan Bennett Rice Jack Seelig William Tubbs Willis Davis Jr. Richard Young.
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Pomeroy
Church School of the United Methodist Church
Pomeroy High School
Moffatt
Hose
Joan Gilmore
Joan Conway
Ida Paulin
Jean Zahl
June Opal Smith
Mary Lou Reed
Mary Hill
Don Betzing
George Vaughan
Bennett Rice
Jack Seelig
William Tubbs
Wyllis Davis, Jr
Richard Young
Auxiliary Post 602 to Meet at Town Hall Tuesday
The Auxiliary to American Legion Post 602 will meet at Town Hall Tuesday evening to finalize plans for the first Poppy Sale and for Memorial Day services.
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Racine
Auxiliary of American Legion
Parish Plans Memorial Rites For War Dead
A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Cemetery at 3 p.m. next Monday for Sacred Heart parish war dead. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans will conduct the service with DAV commander elect John Thomas coordinating. Bronze grave markers may be placed, taps will be blown, and a firing squad from VFW and DAV will salute the graves.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sacred Heart Parish
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John
Jack) Thomas
Meigs Chapter
DAV
Edward Reuter
Reuter
Board of County Commissioners
Servce
Myron Duffield
William Durst
VFW
Edgar van Inwagen
Racine
American Legion
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Banquet and Installations
Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post American Legion will hold a Mother-Daughter banquet with potluck at 6 pm and a program to follow. Poppy Day chair Kate Ebersbach will prepare poppies for distribution. Also noted are newly installed officers of the United Methodist Church Women’s Society led by Pearl Hysell with multiple secretaries named for roles in church and community work.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Zana Baxter
Kate Ebersbach
Glenn Dill
Gerald Wildermuth
C.E.W. Downie
Lucy Gibbs
Leroy Liersail
Vernon Howell
Clarence Struble
Status of Women
Wiener roast for Young Adults Class at Syracuse Park
The United Methodist Church Young Adults Class will host a wiener roast at Syracuse Park on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Charles Swatzel and Mrs. W R Carpenter.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Syracuse Park
Charles Swatzel
W. R. Carpenter
Services Conducted For Edward Hysell
POMEROY Relatives attending the funeral of Edward Hysell included Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Foot and son Clarence of Johnstown Ohio Allen McCumber Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McCumber and son David Harold McCumber and Mrs. Clifford Christy of Delaware Mr. and Mrs Columbus Brickles Columbus Raymond McCumber Carroll Mr. and Mrs Pearl Jordan Columbus and Gladys Hendricks Parkersburg.
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Pomeroy
Edward Hysell
Cleve Foot
Clarence
Johnstown
Ohio
Allen McCumber
Leroy McCumber
David
Harold McCumber
Clifford Christy
Delaware
Columbus Brickles
Columbus
Raymond McCumber
Carroll
Pearl Jordan
Gladys Hendricks
Parkersburg
Band Day Declared By Mayor For Navy Band Concert
Mayor Leoneer designates Wednesday as Band Day inviting all music lovers to attend both matinee and evening United States Navy Band performances at Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Athens. He notes opportunities to hear this great band are rare in the region and encourages townspeople to seize the chance.
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Pomeroy
Leoneer
United States Navy
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
Athens
Spencer
Friday Guests of Mr and Mrs Hines
Friday visitors included Mr and Mrs Charles Woode of Chester and Mr and Mrs Wesley Woode of Chicago, in attendees hosted by Mr and Mrs Willard Hines.
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Pomeroy
Willard Hines
Charles Woode
Chester
Wesley Woode
Chicago
Lucky 13 Club Attends Meeting At Mrs Parker Home
Members of the Lucky 13 Club in Middleport gathered at Mrs C E Parker’s home for an evening. Attendees included Mrs Olin Booth Mrs Kelly Grueser Mrs Donald Lanning Mrs Thomas Clark Mrs Charles Sayre Mrs Leroy Brown Mrs Edward Arnold Mrs Charles Russell and guest Mrs Denver Rice. Mrs Clark will host the next meeting.
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Middleport
Lucky 13 Club
C. E. Parker
Olin Booth
Kelly Grueser
Donald Lanning
Thomas Clark
Charles Sayre
Leroy Brown
Edward Arnold
Charles Russell
Denver Rice
Clark
Western and Southern Life agents hold regional convention
Middleport hosts a Pittsburgh visit of Ernest Lallance Glenn Lambert Wallace Bradford and spouses after sessions and a banquet plus floor show for agents. Mrs Lloyd Evans, Presbyterian president, to speak Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. eighth grade commencement shifts meeting from Thursday to Wednesday with devotion led by Mrs O H Stewart and hostesses named.
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Middleport
Pittsburgh
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Ernest Lallance
Glenn Lambert
Wallace Bradford
Lloyd Evans
Women’s Association
First Presbyterian Church
O. H. Stewart
E. O. Tewksbury
R. C. Meadows
Lewis Sauer, Sr
E. G. Probst
Judson White
Jean Lama
Community guests and graduates noted across several towns
Mrs. R. S. Mills of Detroit visits Welch and Zeiher kin and mourns Earl Braxton. Dr. Clyde Ingles Jr spends a week at Indian Lake. Bert Knight hospitalized. Mrs. W. K. Wilson called from Albany. Coach Forrest Bachtel visits Wahama alumnus Ralph Sayre. Martha Jane Smith attends baccalaureate. Charles Byer in graduating class. Franklin Ginther visits. Noah Haskins and Charles tour Marietta and McConnelsville. Virginia Hughes returns to Dayton. out of town attendees at Middleport baccalaureate. John A. Bolin at Chester commencement. Juanita Bolin in graduating class.
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R. S. Mills
Detroit
N. C. Welch
Eleanor Zeiher
Mills
Welch
Don Young
Fred Jackson
Cincinnati
Earl Braxton
Braxton
Kathleen Jackson
Clyde J. Ingles, Jr
Indian Lake
W. K. Wilson
Albany
N. Y
Bert Knight
Chester
Meigs General Hospital
Wilson
Middleport High School
Forrest Bachtel
Gallipolis
Wahama High School
Ralph Sayre
Martha Jane Smith
Point Pleasant
Charles Byer
Kenneth Byer
Pearl St
Franklin Ginther
Columbus
Noah Haskins
Charles
Marietta
McConnelsville
Virginia Hughes
Dayton
E. L. Hughes
S. Second Ave
Robert Ross
Jackson
Richard Schwab
John A. Bolin
Bolins
Juanita
Bend Patients At Holzer Bend Patients At Holzer
Middleport reports list several Holzer Hospital patients. Mrs. R. C. Tuckerman is responding to heart treatment. Jean Lama is improving, as is Mrs. Ollie Hindy. Wilma and Pauline Herrmann are in serious condition after a Saturday night automobile accident. Ralph Sayre of Washington and Ohio University is slowly improving after a shattered leg. Mrs. Co H Wise Jr remains under observation with more X rays and tests planned.
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Middleport
Bend
Holzer Hospital
R. C. Tuckerman
Jean Lama
Ollie Hindy
Wilma
Pauline Herrmann
Middleport High School
Ralph Sayre
Wahama
Ohio University
Co, H. Wise Jr
Religious Training Drive Workers Are Appointed
Meigs County Council of Religious Education launches its annual fund drive at United Methodist Church in Pomeroy with Rev. Berger Rev. Hegnauer and Rev. Nye guiding efforts. Five district co chairmen lead volunteers including 15 to 20 workers per district to solicit support. Of 511 students in local third to fifth grades, 497 have completed the religious education course this year.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Rutland
Thelma Wilcox
Harriett Young Named Gallia School Editor
Harriett Young, a GAHS student and honors standout, is elected editor of the Gallia Script for 1949 50 by the Gallia Academy High School Press Club. A junior with top English scores, she ranks in the upper third of her class and is a National Honor Society member and Thespian Society participant.
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Harriett Young
Gallia
Middleport
Press Club
Gallia Academy High School
Miss Young
GAHS
Ralph Young
Marie Gilfillen
B. O. Gilfillen
Gilfillen
Brownell Ave
Young
Athens
Feeney Bennett Post to Escort Pfc Swindler
Legionnaires from Feeney Bennett Post ordered to meet at the Middleport C. and O. station at 1 05 p.m. Tuesday to escort the body of late Private First Class Charles Swindler to the Rawlings Coats funeral home for services.
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Middleport
Meeting Set Tuesday For Chester Grange
Chester Grange 208 will meet Tuesday at 8.50 p.m. at the Chester Grange Hall. Several new members will be received. Hemlock Grove Grange visited Cheater Grange and furnished the program. Cheater Grange served a potluck supper.
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Chester Grange
Pomeroy
Cheater Grange
Chester Grange Hall
Hemlock Grove Grange
Honor Roll Announced at Chester High School
The sixth period honor roll lists seniors Juanita Botin Phyllis Lawrence Jean Pooler Lois Spencer Justers Vernon Bahr Bonna Sue Reaver Virginia Bissell Elizabeth Crary Wanda Dillon Nora Epple Betty Mora Donna Well. Sophomores Chester Buckley Lillian White Norma Wright. Freshmen Helen Bissell Leota Bolin Hetty Nelson Phyliss Pooler Arthur Quivey Betty Smalley.
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Pomeroy
Siv
Chester High School
Juanita Botin
Phyllis Lawrence
Jean Pooler
Lois Spencer
Justers
Vernon Bahr
Bonna Sue Reaver
Virginia Bissell
Elizabeth Crary
Wanda Dillon
Nora Epple
Betty Mora
Donna Well
Chester Buckley
Lillian White
Norma Wright
Helen Bissell
Leota Bolin
Hetty Nelson
Phyliss Pooler
Arthur Quivey
Betty Smalley
Seniors Receive Bibles at MHS Church Services
Annual Bible presentation held during morning services at Church of Chetat and Meath Methodist Church. C. E. Shepard and Rev W B Moore spoke on service to the Lord as twelve seniors plus one absent received Bibles. Named recipients include Katherine Bachtel Carolyn Clark Rosemary Fisher Havet Hawkins Charles Miller Mary Lou Smith Frank White Ida Ann Wood.
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Middleport
Jean Ashley
Sally Goodwin
Joyce Miller
Charles Neal
Christine Peters
Esther Jackson
Harry
Richard Batley
John Hiowner
John Dudding
William Fults
Rol
Karl Harold Rice
W. B. Moore
Meath
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AIR Force
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Calif
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Thomas Potts
Frances Riebel
Walter Wolfe
John Terrell
Edgar Thomas
Dorothy Dillard
Roy Tracy
Helen Neutzling
Ralph Gilmore
Ed Jones
George Parker
Clarence Massar
Henry Ewing
Belford Nelson
Augusta Genheimer
Ralph Campbell
Gerald Wildermoth
C. EB. Blakeslee
Carl Jennings
Catherine Hess
Vernon Cady
Genevieve Meinhart
Geraldine Young
Fern Dillon
W. O. Barnitz
Clara Thomas
Ralph Spencer
Roy Mayer
Liberty
Theatre
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Donald Crisp
Barry Fitzgerald
Roddy McDowell
Lucille Ball
Charles Coburn
George Sanders
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John Litel
Stuart Erwin
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Evelyn Keyes
Ron Randall
Willard Parker
Jimmy Hunt
MHS
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2Nd Ave
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Pepsi-Cola Company
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