Shakespeare Club Elects New President at Annual Luncheon
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club met at Mrs. Louis Reibel home as Mrs. William B. Downie was elected president succeeding Mrs. Phil Williamson who handed over the gavel. The group heard a program, presented a book to Miss Ethel Garland for the Public Library, and announced activities through September.
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Pomeroy
William B. Downie
Phil Williamson
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club
Louis Reibel
Martin
Middleport
Williamson
Jed Webster
Downie
John Bayliff
Cridersville
Bible School at Glouster Methodist Church June 16 27
Vacation Bible School will be held at the Glouster Methodist Church from June 16 to 27, 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday for all ages through junior high. Pre registration after the last day of school. Volunteers needed as teachers and assistants. Contact Mrs. Robert Byers.
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Glouster
Glouster Methodist Church
Robert Byers
Plans Made For Observing Children's Day
Heath Methodist Church board of education met at Miss Bess Sanborns home to plan a combined church school and morning worship for Children s Day on June 1. Departments will appear in the program and the class with May attendance gains will be recognized. Christine Coats was chosen to assist in the nursery. Repairs to chairs and equipment were discussed. Reverend R C Konkright led a devotional using Epworth Notes. Cherry pie a la mode was served by Miss Sanborn and Mrs Max Sanborn.
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Middleport
Board of Education
Heath Methodist Church
Bess Sanborn
Christine Coats
R. C. Konkright
Miss Sanborn
Max Sanborn
Izaak Walton League Meeting Cancelled Then District Meeting
The Izaak Walton League of America cancels its regular meeting on Monday and asks members to attend the annual Meigs Soil Conservation District meeting at the Rock Springs fairgrounds. Also notices appoint administrators and publish court pleadings in Athens County Ohio legal notices.
Middleport Elementary Awards Day Recognizes Attendees
At Middleport’s Pearl Street Elementary School awards day featured Miss Mildred Hawley in charge. Perfect attendance and patrol awards were presented, with performances by 1st and 4th graders, kindergarten chorals, piano solos, readings, and a Mother Goose dramatization.
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Middleport
Pearl St
Mildred Hawley
America
Kathy McElhinny
Debbie Grueser
Mary Jo Hindy
Kathy Morgan
Larry Gladwell
Janice Everson
Diana Davis
Ginny Fife
Sugar Foot
WSCS Circle Installations At Heath Church Luncheon
The After noon Circle of the WSCS at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport installed new officers led by Rev. R. C. Konkright. Elected were Mrs. David Entsminger chairwoman, co vice chairs Mrs. Noah Haskins and Miss Bess Sanborn, secretary Mrs. Emerson Jones, treasurer Mrs. Everett Davis, with retiring chairwoman presiding. A rummage sale was approved for early fall.
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Middleport
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
R. C. Konkright
David Entsminger
Noah Haskins
Bess Sanborn
Emerson Jones
Everett Davis
W. W. Hayes
Bruce Lloyd
Japan
Hayes
C. R. Konkright
M. L. French
O. P. Klein
E. R. Tompkins
Hartie Smith
C. M. Hennesy
C. Hennesy
H. E
Herbert Chambers
Stanley Addleburger
Minersville WSCS Meets Wednesday at Church
Minersville Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Minersville Methodist Church with Mrs. Karl Grueser presiding. Mrs. Sadie Brown led the prayer and readings on March Mission Dollars were given by several members. A sick committee report was read and get-well ecards prepared for John Thomas and Mrs. William Grueser.
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Letta Spencer
Phillips
Eugene Forbes
John Thomas
University Hospital
Columbus
William Grueser
White Cross Hospital
Spencer
Olmier Roush
Library Notes Yearly Activity at Glouster and Pomeroy Scout Meet
Glouster Branch Library reports 6740 books circulated to Glouster School in 1957 58 with 3600 in the first semester and 3140 in the second. Librarian Mrs Jean Beshara notes 96 storytelling sessions for elementary children. Pomeroy Cub Scout Pack 248 meets Sunday 2 to 6 PM at Portland Park with a potluck. rain postpones to the following week.
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Glouster
Jean Beshara
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Cub Scout Pack 248
Portland Park
G S Freeman Dies at 55 in Logan Area
George S. Freeman 55 died at 2 a.m. Friday in an ambulance en route to Hocking Valley Hospital after a heart attack at his farm home east of Logan. He was custodian of the Hocking County courthouse, served in WWI era Army, and leaves wife Sarah, a sister Hazel Frey of California, and several half siblings. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Heinlein funeral home with the Rev. D. S. Dunkle officiating. burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery.
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George S. Freeman
Hocking Valley Hospital
Mr. Freeman
Hocking County
Ripley
W. Va
Glen and
Ethel Casto Freeman
Columbus
Fifth Avenue Eub
Mingo Lodge
Sarah
Hazel Frey
San Gabriel
Calif
Delmar Freeman
Glen
Chillicothe
Donald
Betty Hillyer
Lancaster
Louise Taylor
Heinlein Funeral Home
D. S. Dunkle
Smith Chapel Cemetery
Middleport Personalities and Guests at Local Home
Middleport residents host a flurry of visitors including Walter Owen at their summer home in Hockingport on the Ohio River. Weekend guests include William and Mary Dillard of Lancaster and their son Paul William Dillard of Columbus. Walter Owen’s wife Matilda Fultz Hoffman of Chicago and Paul Hoffman, a former Chicago teacher, visited prior to trips to Columbus. Guests also include Margaret Keehne Davis of Athens and the Starks from Chicago for Middleport High School graduation exercises for Thomas Skinner. Additional visitors: Bruce Ward recovering from surgery, Holly Martin recuperating at Springfield Hospital, and Mrs. Frank Abbott of St. Petersburg alongside relatives in WV and OH. Continuous family arrivals and departures mark a busy social stretch around MHS commencement and local hospital updates.
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Hockingport
Ohio River
William Dillard
Owen
Lancaster
Paul William Dillard
Columbus
Paul Hoffman
Matilda Fultz
Chicago
Hoffman
Springfield Hospital
Martin
New York Central Railroad
Frank Abbott
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ohio
West Virginia
Sidney Pickens
St. Albans
W. Va
Pickens
Avery Drenner
Charleston
Abbott
Howard McE
Pomeroy Bend Grange 2741 Awards Degrees and Votes
Pomeroy Bend Grange 2741 met at the DAV Home as three candidates received the third and fourth degrees. Carl N. Smith presided, an aid appeal was answered, a membership application accepted, C. L. Heaton named delegate to the state convention with Mrs. Heaton as alternate. The group approved purchases for Meigs General Hospital and thanked Heaton for a constructed stand. Chester Grange will visit next meeting. Pom eroy Ground Observers Corps reported area alert participation from 11 am to 5 pm Sunday. The drill team practiced. Refreshments were provided by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Warner and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spence.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs General Hospital
Heaton
The
Grange
Chester Grange
Pomeroy Ground Observers Corps
Herman Warner
Floyd Spence
Cincinnati market cattle and hog prices mixed and steady
cattle and calves range from 18.50 to 32.00 per cwt with various grades listed. Hogs show mostly 35 lower for barrows and gilts with No. 1-3 weights 180-260 lb around 23.75 to 25.25. Sheep and lambs include spring lambs 24.00-25.00 and woolled lambs around 21.00.
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Cincinnati
USDA
U.S
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