Memorial Day Services Planned by American Legion in Middleport
Feeney Bennett Post 128 will lead Memorial Day activities with a 5 30 p m assembly at the hall for flag placement at Bradford Middleport Hill and Riverview Cemeteries by Legionnaires and Boy Scout Troop 245. A 3 p m Graveside ceremony at Gravel Hill Cemetery follows a 2 p m assembly. river side services are at the levee 8 30 a m.
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Middleport
Feeney- Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Legionnaires
Boy Scout
Bradford
Middleport Hill
Riverview
Cmdr
Paul Haptonstall
Gravel Hill
Page St
Jonathan Meigs
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Levee
Haptonstall
Middleport Levee
Middleport Roadside Park
Cheshire
Burlingham
Legion Post
Middleport Alumni Set Theme For Homecoming Reunion
Middleport High School Alumni Association plans a 6:30 p.m. dinner and a variety program at the annual reunion. A chanting group opens with Down by the Ohio, then soloists and a dance number perform Ohio and heritage songs. A business session, officer elections, and scholarship fund report follow, with a dance by the Twilighters to close.
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The
Ohio
Middleport
Neda Bradford
Susie Ohlinger
Lynn Daniels
Karen Bachner
Dinny Thompson
Bill Childs
Bd Hoeflich
Paul Haptonstall
Francis HH. Klein
Maida Roush
Diana Stumbo
Dearie
Lewis Sauer
Memorial Day Origin Discussed by Local Class
George A. Meinhart spoke on Memorial Day origins to the Loyal Bereans Class at the Middleport Church of Christ. He noted 1868 as the starting point when John H. Logan set May 30 as a day to honor soldiers, with Confederate memorial days later designated in several states.
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Middleport
George A. Meinhart
Bereans
Middleport Church of Christ
John H. Logan
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Meinhart
Homer Rice
Leslie Ervin
Fred I. Gardner
Homer Jones
Local Visits Highlight Region Messenger Gatherings
Residents in Salem Center hosted and visited relatives from Star Hall Charleston S C Rutland Upper Salem Columbus Newbury New Mexico Gallipolis and nearby. The social exchanges included Mr and Mrs T E Smith Mr and Mrs Ernest Wright and others sharing time with extended families and friends.
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Salem Center
T. E. Smith
Ernest Wright
Marvin Wilson
Pam
Star Hall
Wilson
Hoosier
Danny Holliday
Charleston
S. C
Eugene Holliday
Upper Salem
Sheppert
Rutland
Ralph Turner
Columbus
McKnight Dies at 75 in Pomeroy
Clyde A. McKnight 75 of Lincoln Hill Road died Wednesday at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by wife Ethel son Hollis McKnight Lamarque Texas three grandchildren six great grandchildren. Served in U S armed forces 1904 to 1907 Philippine War. Calling hours at Ewing funeral home with services at 2 p.m. Saturday burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire.
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Pomeroy
Clyde A. McKnight
Lincoln Hill Rd
Meigs General Hospital
Portland Elson Family Visits and Dinner Guests
Charles Larson of Belpre visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie Larson. Recent dinner guests included Mrs Hyatt Parsons guests Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Perry and children of Parkersburg and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parsons and children.
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Portland
Charles Larson
Belpre
Wilkie Larson
Hyatt Parsons
Darrell Perry
Parkersburg
Harold Parsons
Meigs County Land Transfers Spark Local Real Estate Activity
A series of property transfers recorded in Meigs County shows multiple shuffles. H E Swain and Esta Swain convey half an acre in Orange to Frederick and Mary Goebel. various Burdette and Jones family transfers occur in Middleport. Nottingham heirs and Sybil Ebersbach manage quarter acre plots in Salisbury and Sutton Townships. Holter and Karr interests update title. Earl Campbell and Daniel Campbell acquire tracts in Rutland. E King and L King engage in property movements. Nash family transfers include Lot Five in Middleport.
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H. E. Swain
Esta E. Swain
Frederick B. Goebel
Mary Jane Goebel
Halfacre
Orange Township
Charles E. Burdette Sr
Marie Burdette
Beulah Jones
Charles E. Burdette
Middleport
Beulah B. Jones
Emerson Jones
Roy T. Kaspar
Carl E. Nottingham
Mary Nottingham
Salisbury Township
Sybil Ebersbach
Denver Holter
May L. Holter
George C. Holter
Harry D. Holter
Dorothy M. Karr
Sutton Township
Clyde E. King
Helen King
Earl H. Campbell
Thomas H. Campbell
Rutland
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Memorial Day Services Held by Drew Webster Post 39
Plan memorial rites for Pomeroy as American Legion Drew Webster Post 39 holds services Monday at Chester. A parade forms at 1 p.m. at Chester Commons and proceeds to the cemetery for the ceremonies.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Drew Webster
American Legion
Chester Commons
Temperance Aid Voted at Pomeroy WCTU Meeting
The Pomeroy WCTU met at the United Methodist Church with Mrs. G. H. Ewing presiding. Members were urged to write protest letters against serving alcoholic beverages on planes. Judy Chaffee of Eastern High School won a week trip to Washington DC and Virginia for top temperance test honors.
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Pomeroy Wctu
United Methodist Church
G. H. Ewing
Judy Chaffee
Eastern High School
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Lucretia Genheimer
Eugene Brown
Allen Eichinger
Arthur Jobes Ex Chester Man Dies at 82
Arthur Jobes 82 former Chester resident died Wednesday in Athens after four years with a sister. Survived by six sisters Mrs Charles Holter Sanford Fla Mrs Howard Shearer Dayton Mrs Nova Cremeens Columbus Mrs Harry Radford Pomeroy Mrs Ray Meredith Chauncey and Mrs Ada Vickers Athens. Services 3 p m Saturday at Ewing funeral home with burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Friday.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Jobes
Chester
Athens
Jobes
Charles Holter
Sanford
Fla
Howard Shearer
Dayton
Nova Cremeens
Columbus
Harry Radford
Ray Meredith
Chauncey
Ada Vickers
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove
Lydia Rupe Pomeroy Sentenced in Forgery Case
Lydia Rupe Pomeroy received a one to twenty year term at the Marysville Women’s Reformatory after pleading guilty to forgery in Meigs County Common Pleas Court before Judge John C. Bacon. A separate suit by Paul E. Buckley et al against G O Schmoll was dismissed after settlement out of court.
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Pomeroy
Lydia Rupe
Women’s Reformatory
Marysville
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Rupe
Common Pleas Court
Paul E. Buckley
G. O. Schmoll
Bachelor of Rhymes awarded to 58 pupils in class exercises
Mrs. Pearl Reynolds presided as diplomas were presented to 58 kindergarten pupils for satisfactory completion of the fundamentals of the bachelor of rhymes degree. The ceremony marked the last day of classes in Middleport.
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Middleport
Pearl Reynolds
Phelps Family Weekend Guests of the Boneys
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phelps and their daughters Mrs. Nellie Stage and David Boney spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney, hosting visitors at their home.
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Elmer Phelps
Nellie Stage
David Boney
H. E. Boney
Will Examine Class Pomeroy at Federated Church
The confirmation class of the Federated Church will be examined at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. A reception will follow in the church social room.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Delegates Named Webster Post Auxiliary New Officers
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary elected officers and delegates to the summer conference and department convention. Officers include Gaynelle Wise president Gerald Wildermuth first VP David Cummings second VP Ben Neutzling secretary Allen C Hill treasurer William Baxter chaplain Harry Houdashelt historian Orville Well sergeant at arms George Hackett Sr. Executive committee members are Albert Young and George Mowrey. District president Edward Marshall will install June 28. Delegates and alternates named for credentials include Wildermuth Cummings Hill Mowrey Hackett and Miss Smith. meeting hosted by Gallipolis Middleport Rutland Racine invited. conference June 9 at Wellston. The group then visited Middleport Feeney Bennett Post auxiliary.
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George Hackett
Albert Young
George Mowrey
Edward Marshall
Gallipolis
Middleport
Rutland
Racine
Wellston
Miss Smith
Wildermuth
Cummings
Hill
Mowr
Middleport Kindergarten Picnic Honors Delene Delegal Birthday
Middleport kindergarteners from Mrs. Pearl Reynolds enjoyed an afternoon picnic at Middleport Community Park followed by a class room celebration for Delene Delegal's sixth birthday. A decorated cake marked the occasion with many mothers and helpers assisting.
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Middleport
Pearl Reynolds
Middleport Community Park
Delene Delegal
Virginia Delegal
Reynolds
Dale Hysell
Robert Cochran
Ruby Nicinsky
Hugh Cairns
Floyd Burney
Charles Quillen
Kay Hanson
Hayes Roush
Kenneth Cooke
Ralph Welker
John Krawsczyn
Albert Mehlman
Roscoe Fife
Sherman Weimann
Walter B. Harris
Franklin Rizer
Richard Gress
Howard Dailey
George Hackett
Frank Titus
Robert Story
Truman Russell
Isabelle Winebrenner
C. W. Buck
Roger Phillips
Robert Hysell
Baptismal Services At Middleport Levee
A Sunday baptism at the Middleport levee led by Rev. Clyde Bartlett of the Nazarene church. Those baptized include Raymond Walburn Woodrow Call Delmar Logah Betty Taylor and her daughter Linda Carolyn Bachtel and James Taylor.
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Middleport
Middleport Levee
Clyde Bartlett
Mayor Legar Fines Four Forfeited Bonds And Fines
In Mayor Charles Legar s court two men paid fines on speeding bonds William R Musser 25 and Fred Phillips 33 80. Others fined include Wilbur E Layton 10 and costs for reckless operation Gary Hovatter 25 and costs 20 suspended for illegal fireworks Lewis Van Cooney 25 and costs 20 suspended for discharging fireworks and Luther Brumbalow 10 and costs for reckless operation.
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Luther Brumbalow
Club Holds Hobo Party at Chester Road Home
The Friendly Neighbors Club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Elwood Bowers home on Chester Road. Costume prizes were awarded to Mrs. C. E. Clark Mrs. Harold Lohse and Mrs. Denver Thoma. Plans were set to buy a new flag for Naylors Run playground. Summer activities were planned and cancer dressings prepared for the county cancer society.
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Pomeroy
Elwood Bowers
Friendly Neighbors Club
Chester Rd
C. E. Clark
Harold Lohse
Denver Thoma
Willard Hines
Naylors’ Run
County Cancer Society
Committee Named at Pomeroy Eastern Star Meeting
Mrs. Carl Shields Mrs. E J Tracy and Mrs Fred Blaetmar were named to the nominating committee when past matrons of Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star met at the temple with Mrs Tracy as hostess A picnic was planned for July.
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