Ninety-Seven Meigs High School Seniors Awarded Diplomas
Ninety-seven seniors from five Meigs County high schools received diplomas across the midweek commencements. At Tuppers Plains High School Dr Arthur Beckett gave the address as 17 graduates were honored, while Chester High School held ceremonies with Dr Loren Staats speaking and diplomas issued to a long list of graduates. Several students and staff traveled to Washington, D C and New York City for the weekend trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs High School
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tuppers Plains High School
Arthur Beckett
First Methodist Church
Huntington
W. Va
Dollie Boring
Florence Ann Boyles
Joyce Burke
Naomi Chaf
Baccalaureate Service For Middleport Seniors
Middleport High School hosted a baccalaureate service with Fred I Gardner preaching on Using Your Inheritance from the prodigal son. Howard Ruppelt L A Bangerter offered prayers, with Girls Glee Club, Concert Band, and floral decor enhancing the ceremony.
Seniors Receive Bibles Across Middleport Churches
Graduates from the Middleport High School Class of 1955 were recognized at Sunday services across local churches. Bible gifts were presented at First Presbyterian to Fred Lewis Sheila Stover and Ruby Yeager Vaughn, at First Baptist to Patricia Rice Jacqueline Rice and Terry Gallagher, at Heath Methodist to Carole Goff and Sharon Riley, and at Church of Christ where William Wesley Ingles from Wahama High School joined twenty-one local graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
First Presbyterian Church
James Buchanan
Fred Lewis
Sheila Stover
Ruby Yeager Vaughn
First Baptist Church
Edison Baker
Patricia
Jacqueline Rice
Terry Gallagher
Heath Methodist Church
L. A. Bangerter
Carole Goff
Sharon Riley
Judy Jacobs
John Fisher
Fred JL. Gardner
Church of Christ
William Wesley Ingles
Wahama High School
Jane Young
Mary Jane Williams
Iris van Cooney
Harold Thomas
Barbara Scott
Charles Smith
Nancy Rawlings
Willard Miller
Donna McCool
Janet Manley Rader
Roger Long
Larry Lacey
Brady Huffman
Arthur Hess
Ronald Fultz
79th Service for Seniors at Pomeroy High School
The 79th annual baccalaureate service was held in the junior high auditorium as 69 seniors entered to a processional by the mixed choir under Mrs. Lucille Swackhamer. The sermon was delivered by Donald Seevers, pastor of the Pomeroy Church of Christ. Other ministers, Rev J Leslie Kunze and Rev R H DeMott, also took part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Donald Seevers
R. H. DeMott
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy Personal Notes On Local Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Fred Bailey of Youngstown attended the funeral rites for Lorenzo Parker on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Hardy held a square dance in Huntington for the Circle Four Club. Ziba Midkiff and son Cecil of Hemlock Grove were guests of the Baxters and the Smiths. The Smiths returned from a Florida vacation during which they bought a home near Fort Lauderdale to live soon. Donald Sprague of Reedsville was taken to Grant Hospital for surgery after a auto accident in Chester. Mr and Mrs Henry Ewing and Benny visited Cincinnati recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bailey
Youngstown
Lorenzo Parker
John Hardy
Huntington
W. Va
Circle Four Club
Ziba Midkiff
Cecil
Hemlock Grove
Homer Baxter
A. M. Smith
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Donald Sprague
Reedsville
Grant Hospital
Sprague
Chester
Henry Ewing
Benny
Cincinnati
David Richards
Clifford Eads
Rutland
Frank King
Roger
Ed Russell
Columbus
Charlies Quillen
Billy
Quillen
King
Ashland
Benton Lawson
Janet Marie
Gallipolis
Carl Sutton
Beth
Cathy
Sharon
Larry Sutton
Fort Knox
Delbert Millican
Garland Johnson
George Veith Sr
George Veith Jr
Veith
Middleport
John Veith
Dorothy
P. F. Klein
O. P. Klein
Port Columbus
Sater
Richard Bailey
Sherman Weman
Pfc
Sidney Kloes
Arlington
Karl Kloes
Harold Evans
Carl Evans
Veterans’ Hospital
Wilbur Ashley
Bob, Dunbar
Ruby McKendrie
David Ashley
Middleport High School
Bab
Nomore
Marshall College
Untington
H. H
Smoky) Burke
Robert Harris
Kgger Creek
Louisville
Nina Saltzgaber
Rufust Bailey
Katie Matthews
Emma
Aaron Sheets
O. E. McKinley
Earl
Lorenzo Parker Rites To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Lorenzo Parker age 84 of Minersville, who died Saturday at Meigs General Hospital, will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Ewing funeral home. Survivors include three sons Raymond Otis Harold all of Columbus a daughter Helen Arnold of Columbus two sisters Laura Hayman and Amanda Parkers of Minersville six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial will follow at Minersville Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lorenzo Parker
Minersville
Meigs General Hospital
Ewing Funeral Home
Raymond
Otis
Harold
Columbus
Helen Arnold
Laura Hayman
Amanda Parkers
Minersville Hill
2 Drivers Face Judge On Traffic Charges
Gallipolis report shows Howard W. Roush 21 of Cheshire Route 1 posted 25 bond for reckless operation and Raymond J. Hoy of Gallipolis charged with failing to obey an automatic traffic signal before Municipal Judge William H. Jones today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Howard W. Roush
Cheshire
Raymond J. Hoy
69 Seniors To Get PHS Diplomas
Sixty nine seniors will receive diplomas Thursday at Pomeroy Junior High School as the 79th annual commencement exercises are held in the school auditorium. Glen Mosman of Dayton will speak on Its Your Future What About It. The Pomeroy High Concert Band will perform with Rev. Dale H. Ratliff giving the invocation and benediction. Principal James A. Diehl Jr. will present diplomas to the class of 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy High School
Glen Mosman
Dayton
Charles S. Gibbs
Ray Woodgeard
Pomeroy High
Dale H. Ratliff
James A. Diehl, Jr
Stacie Arnold
Ernest Bowen
Danny Brown
Gentle Brown
Paul Eichinger
Gilbert English
Charles Fridley
Don Grueser
James Guinther
Larry Hamm
Roger Hines
Remonia Blankenship
Janet Bowers
Bonita Bryan
Hester Caruthers
Patty Carpenter
Jo Chapman
Barbara Clouse
Barbara Coates
Fern Colmer
Joyce Davis
Barbara DeWitt
Carol Ebersbach
Edna Grueser
Marilyn Gruser
Eva Hayes
Janet Heines
Mary D. Hemsley
Shirley Hannell
Nancy Jacobs
Delores Kitchen
Carol Louks
Mary Meier
Sharlee Neuman
Mary Neutzling
Donna Parfitt
Bridget Ruschell
Jo Snowden
Mary Stanley
Janice Story
Carol Strauss
Jean Teaford
Cynthia Tompkins
Doris Well
Donna J. Wildermuth
Pauline Wolfe
Marlene Reinhart
Investiture Ceremony For Brownie Scout Troop 2
At Suger Run School on Thursday an investiture ceremony welcomed Brownie Scout Troop 2. Members Jane Baer Nancy Burns Alita Carpenter Jennifer Crew Cheryl Ebersbach Patricia Hennesy Kandace Kissling Sharon Kay Koenig Eva Kathryn Persinger Cintra Lee Swatzel received pins membership cards and troop numbers. Troop committee includes Phyllis J Hennesy Alma F Parker Jane Swatzel and Benice Carpenter. Sponsors are Daughters of Ruth Class of United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis J. Hennesy
Alma F. Parker
Jane Swatzel
Benice Carpenter
United Methodist Church
Poppy Day Sale Planned for May Weekend in Middleport
The Auxiliary of Feeney Bennett Post No 128 American Legion announces a two day Poppy Day Sale on May 27 and 28. Members and volunteers will canvass Middleport business district selling Poppies to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
No. 128
American Legion
Norman Wayland
Auxiliary
Hoyt family fills pulpit as son substitutes Sunday
The Rev. Claremont E. Hoyt attends the American Baptist Conference in Atlantic City N J and his son John Hoyt ministerial student at Colgate Rochester Seminary occupied the First Baptist pulpit Sunday. Also noted are Jimmy Wildermuth recovering from illness and Charlies Lewis AP rep at Kegger Creek press day. Mr and Mrs Walter B Harris in Columbus on business, Mrs Freda Welling and Mrs Guy Reynolds in Gallipolis, B E Zeigler in Beckley W Va on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont E. Hoyt
Atlantic City
N. J
American Baptist Conference
First Baptist Church
John Hoyt
Colgate-Rochester Seminary
Jimmy Wildermuth
Millard Wildermuth
Pearl St
Charlies Lewis
Charleston
Evelyn Lewis
South Second Avenue
Associated Press
Kgger
Middleport Rescue Responds After 8 A.M. Call
Middleport Emergency Squad was called to the home of James Taylor at 8 a.m. Sunday for an unspecified incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Taylor
150 Horses and Riders Vie In Meigs County Show
About 900 spectators attended the Meigs County Riding Club’s second annual show at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. Some 150 horses and riders competed in 13 events with top prizes of trophies, cash and rosettes. Notable winners included Marilyn Fogelsong and Fred Leifheit with multiple firsts, and George Guthrie leading several divisions. The parade showcased expensive costumes and a challenging trail test with winners named for each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Houck
Cheshire
Sally Hollie
Huntington
W. Va
Johnny Allen
Meigs County
Linda Basinett
Pomeroy
Harry Guthrie
Coolville
W. A. Morgan
Anna Murray
S. L. Koontz
Hamlin
Koontz
Fred Leifheit
Calvin Curry
John Houck
George Guthrie
Bill Collins
Stanley Meeks
Guysville
Vern Meeks
Shade
R. S. Meyers
Carl Parsons
West Columbia
Critt Bradford, Sr
Racine
Rose Carr
A. R. Knight
Robert Gulich
Hebron
John G. Bee
Powell
Community notices from Middleport and nearby area
Local groups meet across Middleport including Auxili ary of Feeney Bennett post 128 at Legion Hall and Dorcas Circle at First Baptist Church. Sunday visits span to Parkersburg, Columbus, Ashland and Huntington with family welfare and hospital entries. Community students graduate while veterans and service members are noted for travels and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Dorcas
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Charles White
Loyal Bereans
Church of Christ
Margaret Williams
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
E. S. Schaaf
Jack Terry
Ralph Radcliffe
Everett Davis
Methodist Men's Association of Heath Methodist Church
Baptist Brotherhood of First Baptist Church
Rock Springs
Edward French
Casto Family Dinner Celebrates Birthdays in Middleport
Mrs. Fred Snyder and her brother Jimmy Casto were guests of honor Sunday at a family dinner hosted by their parents Mr. and Mrs. George Casto in Middleport to celebrate birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Snyder
Jimmy Casto
George Casto
Westminster Youth Fellowship Honors Local Graduates Dinner
The West minster Youth Fellowship of First Presbyterian Church celebrated six Middleport High School graduates with a Thursday dinner. Honorees Sheila Stover Fred Lewis Ruby Yeager Vaughn Jacqueline Rice Nancy Rawlings and Sharon Riley received gifts and played a This Is Your Life style program. Special music was performed by several members and pastor Rev Howard Ruppelt thanked the group for a recent gift. The evening closed with a skating party at the Gallipolis rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Middleport High School
Judson White
Arthur Lewis
Eber Lewis
Carl Gilmore
William Stewart
Phyllis Joachim
Sheila Stover
Fred Lewis
Ruby Yeager Vaughn
Jacqueline Rice
Nancy Rawlings
Sharon Riley
Julie Probasco
Juanita Hawkins
Sally Gilmore
Nell Maiden
Linda Grimm
Pauline Zirkle
Howard Ruppelt
WYF
Gallipolis
Widdleport Personalities Attend South Charleston Concert
Widdleport residents and relatives gathered in South Charleston Friday to hear the South Charleston High School band perform. Janis Grate, granddaughter of J. H. Grate, played in the concert, with William Grate and family noted as former Mid dleport residents. Limited local visits and travels of Lt. and Mrs. P. F. Klein to Annapolis for a naval academy class reunion were also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Rice
Middleport High School
Don Savage
Grace Denny
St. Albans
Wade Nicholson
Dexter
R. C. Lansbury
Middleport
Denny
John
Roger Savage
San Pedro
Calif
California
D. H. Gay
Hattie Pierce
Charleston
Robert Stephenson
Rutland St. Gay
Pierce
Stephenson
J. H. Grate
Leland Brown
Leland Eugene
South Charleston
Janis Grate
P. F. Klein
Annapolis
St. Klein
U. S. Naval Academy
Cedric Clark
Dayton
State Bar Association
Lois Cecil
Short Fourth Ave
Meigs General Hospital
John Hoyt
Garden Club Flower Show At Middleport Library
Visitors toured a non competitive show hosted by the Garden Club at the Middleport Public Library over Saturday and Sunday. Co chairs were Mrs. John Kincaid and Mrs. John Zerkle. displays included tiis peonies lemon tiger lilies oriental poppies and roses. Guests traveled from Pomeroy Rutland Hartford Mason Chillicothe Rock Springs and Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Rutland
Hartford
Mason
Chillicothe
Rock Springs
Letart
D. B. Hartinger
Garden Club
Library Board
Reunion of Olive Orange High Alumni Scheduled Saturday
Pomeroy Olive-Orange High School Alumni Association holds its annual reunion Saturday May 28 in the school auditorium. Secretary treasurer Marjorie Keebaugh reports 425 cards mailed. Banquet at 7 p.m. served by the Alfred Grange. dance at 9 p.m. with Ray Byers Circle Four Orchestra. Open to public for the dance. banquet for alumni and guests. Officers include Freddie Smith president and Marvin Keebaugh vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Olive-Orange High School
Tuppers Plains
Marjorie Keebaugh
Alfred Grange
Ray Byers
Circle Four Orchestra
Freddie Smith
Marvin Keebaugh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chester High School
Loren C. Staats
Ohio University
H. Bernard Krinke
E. E. Barnhart
R. M. Grove
Co. O. Patterson
Mary Ellen Andrew
Janice Bailey
Joyce Bailey
Roger Buckley
Drexel Conerly
Larry Conerly
Shirley Ginther
Roger Keller
Janet Orr
Betty Ours
Emerson Pooler
Ralph Trussell
William Ritchie
Parl van Meter
Elva Young
William Young
Chester Garden Club
Fay Sauer
R. R. Gray
Washington, D. C
New York
C. O. Chapman
Rutland High School
Taylor Culbert
Marilyn Turner
Francis Moran
James Nelson
Betty Nichols
Jack Perry
Annabelle Priddy
Mary Rice
Paul Shoemaker
Lloyd Smith
Alberta Snowden
Dorothy Warner
Phyllis Williams
Robert E. Linter
A. H. Buckle
Ohio University Museum
Scipio High School
Harrisonville
Marion Radford
E. A. Wingett
Gracie Forbes
Addie Bradfield
Thomas ‘Wyatt
Zion Church of Christ
Rebecca Shockey
James Faircloth
Richard Lee
Phyllis Adams
Philip Beards
Betty Lou Bryson
Suzanne Bush
Dorothy Chaney
Grace Cline
Joe Cozart
Wilma Cozart
Evelyn Cummins
Ralph Diddle
Thomas Ebersbach
Betty Epperly
Ruth Ann Gaul
Shirley Gillilan
Janice Harris
June Harris
Paul Harris
John Henderson
Delores Kraeuter
David Nease
Lillian Powell
Curtis
Randolph
Gertrude Rowe
Barbara Sayre
Anna Lee Scarberry
Anna Lou’ Browning
Robert Taylor
Fannie Timmons
Merle van Meter
Barbara Ward
Don Wolfe
Morris Wolfe
Fred I. Gardner
Heath
Methodist Church
Carmen Deems
Earl Warnke
Nuremburg
Wagner
Schuman
Zemo
W. Vo
van Heflin
Julia Adams
Wings OF the Hawk
John Derek
Walter Brennan
Cash & Carry
Rob
Inson
Pomeroy Personals
John W. Blaettnar
Fred S. Blaettnar
Spring Ave
Malden Air Force Bay
Mo. Malden
Flying Training Air Force
Air Force
Blaetmar
Reese Afb
Texas
Marilyn Fogelsong
Wa. Va
Miss Fogelsong
Leifheit
Guthrie
Near Coolville
Miss Fogel
Pauline Carpenter
Myrtle Doudna
Johnn Allensworth
Don Guthrie
Route
Sonja Lemley
Kyger
Clifford Brumfield
Johnny Allensworth
Bobby Gooch
Gary Rose
Gerald Guthrie
Eugene Story
Jack Stewart
Shirley Young
Athens
Bob Greer
New Haven
Jayne Shriver
Logan
Linda Frankel
Mary Powell
Portsmouth
Francis Conrath
George Burdette
Lyle Johnson
Chesapeake
Wallace Gilkey
George Ragan
Jo Kinsley
Frank Roush
Vincent
Robert Greer
Middleport Society
Widdleport Personals
Teleras
Ouas
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
Clifton Webb
Dean Peters
Dorothy Maguire
Sohio Products
K&m
Sohio Service
Hackett’s
Manning Kioes-Do
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs
The
Humphrey Bogart
Ava Gardner
Edmond O’brien
Temple
Dana Andrews
Piper Laurie
Rex Reason
Vista Vision
Hackett's Safety Service
Mike and
George Hackett
W. Main ST
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