Rural Life Sunday sermon urges faith over materialism
In Pomeroy the Rev J Leslie Kunze of the United Methodist Church led a county wide Rural Life Sunday service at the Meigs County Omona Grange with the theme Sons and Soil. He urged church support for rural programs, warned against neglecting religious training, and stressed building character in youth alongside farms and Grange groups. The service featured mixed chorus, prayers, and a dedicated program with local leaders and youth representatives.
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Pomeroy
J. Leslie Kunze
United Methodist Church
Pomeroy Methodist Church
Meigs County
Omona
Kunze
Ohio Valley
Grange
F. Whitney Ingraham
Harold F. Hess
Federated Church
God
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Virgil Atkins
Pomona Grange
Earl Stark
John Heiskill
Homer Lee
Eugene Atkins
John Heiskell
Crafton Stout
Pomeroy Alumni Dance Set With Mardi Gras Theme
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association invites members to the 6 30 pm banquet and dance Friday at the junior high school auditorium. Tickets available at local stores and banks. G H Martin will speak on Memoirs of PHS. Class of 1917 reunion and 9 pm to 1 am dancing with Ted Wildermuth Orchestra.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association
Ben Neutzling
Stark's Pharmacy
Swisher and Lohse Drug Store
Pomeroy National Bank
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Pomeroy Personal Notes Include Local Travel and Visits
Dr R E Boice and Edison Hob stetter were Cincinnati visitors Friday. Mrs Dale Roush and son Keith left for Columbus after weekend with Mrs Roush's parents. Ohio Mr and Mrs Charles Huber of Gallipolis visited Elizabeth Huber. Revel and Billy Smith of Huntington spent weekend with Hamm family. Howard Hamm of Kenton visited with Walter Hamm Elmer Hamm. George Foss of Athens visited parents. Janet Bowers Shirley Yates Wanda Grindley Marilyn Davis Bill Kitchen and Bill Roush visited Dorothy Sayre in New Haven Friday. Dana Lloyd and granddaughter Susie Hanna of Mansfield spent weekend with Sarah Phillips Minnie Davis. Joseph Whitlock of Columbus visited his mother Sophia Whitlock. Charles Slack William Lehew Richard Jones Pat Duffy were in Cincinnati to see Reds game.
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R. E. Boice
Edison Hobstetter
Cincinnati
Dale Roush
Keith
Meigs County 4-H clubs hold meetings across communities
Meigs 4-H groups including Chester So and Lew and Aunt Harriet's Working Girls met at local homes with 12 to 16 members. Demonstrations covered cake icing and pattern pinning. Programs included games and plans for the Officers and Advisers Conference. Next meetings set for May 27, May 29, and June 3.
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Chester So
Lew
Howard Knight
Gay Ann Gaul
Esther Hayes
Games
Harriet
Harriet Neigier
Shade Valley Boys
Gaul
Ralph Knight
Rappold Rites Conducted
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Rappold were held Friday at the Ewing funeral home. Distants attending included Mr and Mrs William Lowery of Pittsburgh and several relatives from Ohio and West Virginia.
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Mod
Monday
Belle
W.va
Dave Kelton
Bill Kelton
Lancaster
Ohio
Adam Rappold
Oak Hill
Anna Lares
Jack Howard
Columbus
John Frazier
John
Leo Frazier
Gallipolis
Meigs County Farmer Johnson dies at 82
Meigs County farmer Pomeroy Martin T Johnson 82 died at his Racine Route 2 home after a months long illness. Survived by children Nora Wolfe Ada Can ter Lee Johnson Eugene Johnson of Racine Gladys Barr Carl Johnson of Beaver Falls Pa Simon Johnson Long Bottom Rube Johnson Torch Barbara King Mate Johnson New Brighton Pa siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral at Antiquity Church Tuesday 2 pm with burial Plants Cemetery. Friends may call Ewing Funeral Home anytime.
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Pomeroy
Martin T. Johnson
Meigs County
Racine
New Brighton
Antiquity
Plants
Ewing Funeral Home
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Township Parcels
A series of transfers records in Meigs County show George P. Daniels selling to Ernest Lynch in Scipio Township, followed by Lynch selling to H C Chesser and Blanche Chesser. Additional deeds cover 16 acres in Bedford and Chester Townships, 100 acres in Chester, and multiple parcels in Sutton Olive and Salisbury Townships. Margretta M. Roush administers the estate of John W. Roush, with parcels shifting among Roush family members. Other transfers include Frank N. Dorst and Mae B. Dorst to Viola Torrence in Olive Township and a 48.64 acre parcel in Salem Township. Lena Guth transfers parts of lots 169 and 170 in Pomeroy to Katie Guth.
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George P. Daniels
Ernest Lynch
Scipio Township
H. C. Chesser
Blanche Chesser
John H. Young
Alma Young
Ralph C. Gilmore
Fern Gilmore
Bedford
Chester
Forrest C. Showalter
Mary E. Showalter
S. E. Showalter
Margretta M. Roush
John W. Roush
Sutton Township
Llyod Roush
Wayne Roush
Frank N. Dorst
Mae B. Dorst
Viola Torrence
Olive Township
John Davis
Teenna Davis
Tenna Davis
Frank L. Elliott
Myrtle M. Eliott
Salem Township
Charlies L. Eskew
Francis J. Eskew
R. C. Gilmore
Salisbury Township
Lena Guth
Katie Guth
Pomeroy
May term grand jury convenes in Meigs County
Scheduled to convene this morning in the Meigs County courthouse, the May term grand jury is the first called since late last year. It was expected the jury would not complete all today’s cases.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Recruit Training Seaman Recruit Roush Named
Robert H. Roush of Portland is undergoing recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center San Diego California. He is a son of Mr and Mrs Byron Roush and attended Racine High School before entering the Navy. Charles Darwin born 1809 published Origin of Species 1859.
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Portland
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Robert H. Roush
USN
Byron Roush
Naval Service
Racine High School
Charles Daarwin
Rutland Alumni Elects James Thomas President
James Thomas was elected president of the Rutland Alumni Association at the annual banquet in the school gymnasium with about 175 attendees. Officers include Carl Morris vice president, Marcia Deneson secretary, and Maxine Rumfield treasurer. Frank Young retires as president.
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James Thomas
Rutland Alumni Group
Thelma Carpenter
Rutland High School
Alberta Snowden
Mary Ann Rupe
Barbara Delaney
Loretta Hoffman
Freda Hutchison
Judy Snowden
Barbara Grueser
Evelyn Lykens
Marilyn Turner
Kingsland Memorial Observed At Beech Grove Cemetery
Memorial services for Mrs. E. W. Kingsland Amy Whaley honored a direct Revolutionary descendant. A bronze mark with the D A R symbol was placed on her grave by Mrs. Harry Bennett regent of the Jonathan Meigs Chapter. Attendees included Grace Horton and Mrs. O P Klein along with relatives from Jackson and Pomeroy.
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Middleport
E. W. Kingsland
Amy Whaley
Harry Bennett
Jonathan Meigs
Kingsland
Beech Grove Cemetery
Grace Horton
O. P. Klein
Ohio Country
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Edward E. Jones
Amy Kingsland, Jr
Jackson and Pomeroy
Well-Baby Clinic Cancelled for Month
Middleport announces no well baby conference this month due to the absence of Dr J J Davis an officer in the U S Naval Reserve taking a refresher course at the U S Naval Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Middleport
J. J Davis
U. S. Naval Reserve
U. S. Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Out-of-Town Residents At MHS Graduation
Middleport coverage lists out-of-town attendees at Middleport High School graduation on Friday night. Names include Mr and Mrs James Russell of Columbus relatives of the class president Wayne B Wood. Also present are Mrs Faye Richards and Mrs Peggy McTeague of Columbus mothers and sister of Franklin Richards. Adrienne Mills’ aunt Mrs Max Lambert of Chillicothe attended, and Harley DeVol of Columbus with his wife attended as Gladys DeVol’s father.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
James Russell
Columbus
Wayne B. (Bracky) Wood
Faye Richards
Peggy McTeague
Franklin Richards
Max Lambert
Chillicothe
Adrienne Mills
Harley DeVol
Gladys DeVol
Poultry Contest Plans Are Advanced in Meigs County
Meigs County schedules final weighing for junior entries in the Chicken of Tomorrow Contest. Nine entrants for the district final weigh and judging will take place June 23 and June 26 at Crow Brothers Plant Letart. A picnic and recreation center outing are planned for participants during judging day.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Crow Brothers Plant
Letart
Birthday Celebrated as Fifth Grade Rejoices
Paul Folmer marked his 11th birthday on May 19 and treated the Fifth Grade at Pomeroy Central School and Miss Harriett McIntosh to an afternoon of games.
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Pomeroy
Paul Folmer
Pomeroy Central School
Harriett McIntosh
Imperial Electric Bowlers Honored at Sports Dinner
MIDDLEPORT The Imperial Electric Co bowlers were feted at a dinner at the Little House. The winning office team and top scorers received trophies and gold place cards with key chains and bowling balls. Trophies went to Paul Davis Woodrow Call Clarence Kasler Henry Clatworthy Woodrow Daugherty William Hamm and George Vaughan James Cullen received a recognition. Others at the event included Lewis Sauer Jr Harry Boinger Francis Anderson Jack Bachner Edward Moore Manning Klees Robert Hysell Don Becker Owen Bratten Howard Dailey Woodrow Zwilling and Paul Smart.
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Middleport
Imperial Electric Co
Little House
David Darst
David Darst, Jr
Paul Davis
Woodrow Call
Clarence Kasler
Henry Clatworthy
Woodrow Daugherty
William Hamm
George Vaughan
James Cullen
St. Louis
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Harry Boinger
Francis Anderson
Jack Bachner
Edward Moore
Manning Klees
Robert Hysell
Don Becker
Owen Bratten
Howard Dailey
Woodrow Zwilling
Paul Smart
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