Diplomas Awarded to 52 Pomeroy Seniors in Major Commencement
Dr. Stewart H. Smith of Marshall College addressed 52 Pomeroy High School graduates at the 78th annual commencement in the junior high auditorium. About 600 attendees heard four musts for happiness: plan life, get along with others, cultivate character and manners, and dedicate oneself to a worthwhile cause.
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Pomeroy
Stewart H. Smith
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Smith
Pomeroy High School
Dr. Smith
Donna Wildermuth
George Adams
The
Sacred Heart
Pomeroy Church News and Local Faith Wide Listing
A dense church notices page lists masses, services, and schedules for many congregations across Pomeroy and nearby towns. It names pastors and timings for Sacred Heart Rutland Community Mission Rutland Church of Christ and others with Sunday school times prayer meetings and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Father George Adams
Rutland Community Mission
Don H. Miller
John Wyatt
Crews List Booby Traps On Farms
Two Meigs County Farm Bureau Youth Council teams surveyed farm safety hazards. They contacted 42 farms, logging 624 hazards with 408 corrected on 18 farms and 216 corrected on 24 farms. The teams earned 22 495 points and placed in district competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tuppers Plains Farm Bureau Youth Council
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau
Clyde Kuhn
Dale Kuhn
Delbert Sanders
Don Headley
Mariene Newland
Rowens Sanders
Bob Gray
Bob Powell
Gerry Powell
Kenny Frecker
Martha Goebel
District Farm Bureau
R. R. Gray
Hobart Shields
Racine Farm Bureau Youth Council
Birth of Donald Franklin Seevers at Parkersburg hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Seevers announce the birth of a son named Donald Franklin at a Parkersburg hospital Thursday morning. Grandparents are Wallace Seevers of Reno Ohio and Lloyd Bradford of Parkersburg W Va. Mr Seevers is pastor of the Pomeroy Church of Christ. The Meigs County Chapter NFIP will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. Harry Bennett chairs the event and invites all interested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Seevers
Parkersburg
Wallace Seevers
Reno
Ohio
Lloyd Bradford
W. Va
Seevers
Donald Franklin
thePomeroy Church of Christ
Meigs County
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Harry Bennett
Bennett
Legion Calls Special Fleet POMEROY Meeting for Memorial Day
Racine Post 602 American Legion invites all veterans and servicemen on leave to a special meeting Friday at 7 pm at the Post home to plan Memorial Day services. A short service is set for Sutton MFE Church at 3 pm as part of homecoming, with DAV members joining for services at Letart Cemetery at 10 am and Racine Cemetery at 11 am. Elmer Roberts of Lancaster, eighth district vice commander, will be speaker. Racine High School band to participate.
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Racine
Letart
Elmer Roberts
Lancaster
Racine High School
Rutland Harrisonville Scipio Alumni Banquet Set
Plans are finalized for the Harrisonville Scipio alumni banquet to be held Saturday evening May 29 at 7 pm with dancing to begin at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Harrisonville- Scipio
Meigs Co 4-H Club Plans Summer Activities
The Alfred Cloverettes met recently and outlined plans for summer activities. A birthday party for members born in the month was hosted at Christine Guthrie’s home with refreshments served after the entertainment.
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Alfred Cloverettes
Christine Guthrie
Largest man made lake Kentucky Lake spans Kentucky and Tennessee
Kentucky Lake, the largest man made lake, lies in western Kentucky with a 2400 mile shoreline. It runs about 185 miles from Kentucky eastward to the Pick Wick Dam in Tennessee.
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Kentucky Lake
Kentucky
Pick Wick Dam
Tennessee
State Farm Bureau Speaker to Address Meigs County Tea
Mrs. Litta K. Roberson head of women's activities for the Ohio Farm Bureau will speak at the Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Tea on June 9 at Sacred Heart. Local hosts plan decorations refreshments and registrations with committees led by Mrs. Joe Thoren and Mrs. Don Anderson. The event runs from 1 30 to 3 30 p m with several performances and guest pourers invited.
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Charlesanna Hess
Saralyn Harmon
Irene Grueser
Anna Jean
Rosemary Rose
Minersville
Warren Pickens
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Raymond Furbee
Farm Bureau
Joe Thoren
Co. Fef. Blakeslee
Virgil Atkins
Grover Salser
J. FE. D. Harginger
Paul Orr
John Hardy
Don Anderson
Leo Story
Reunions Slated Across POMEROY Meigs County Schools
Alumni associations plan weekend reunions with banquets from 6 30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and dances at 9 p.m. featuring Rex Koons orchestra and other bands. Events open to alumni and guests, with several classes from 1944 1929 1921 1922 noted, led by presidents Charles Humphrey Olive Orange High School Racine Rutland Scipio Harrisonville.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County High Schools
Rex Koons
Ester
Charles Humphrey
Lillian Stieff
Olive Orange High School
Tuppers Plains
Whitey Beegle
Happy Valley Boys
Marvin Keebaugh
Racine
Wes Marshall
Blue Notes
Athens
Jeane Ashley
Rutland
Scipio High School
Harrisonville
Stella Atkins
Two Divorces Granted In Meigs County Court
Judge Cedric W. Clark grants two divorces in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Ana Rose is divorced from Homer L. Rose and resumes her maiden name Dotson. Almeda Spencer is divorced from Fred C. Spencer on grounds of extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Cedric W. Clark
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Ana Rose
Homer L. Rose
Dotson
Almeda Spencer
Fred C.spencer
Services Held for Resident Pomeroy Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Elmer Killinger, a Pomeroy resident, were conducted at Sacred Heart Church. Out of town relatives attended from Russell Kentucky Roseville New Straitsville Mt. Vernon Columbus Huntington and more. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Elmer Killinger
Sacred Heart Church
George Sauvage
Bob Hamilton
Russell, Ky
Harve Ebert
New Straitsville
Raymond Killinger
Roseville
Merlin Russell
Lawrence Lanning
W. A. Meier
W. A. Meier, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Barbara Guth
Joseph Guth
Paul Guth
Frances Duncan
John Sullivan
Columbus
Anthony Wippel
Kay
Huntington
W. Va
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Graduation Speaker Talks in Big Words at Middleport High
Middleport High School held commencement exercises with Forrest L. Bachtel delivering a playful yet meaningful address on "A Ponderous Proboscidian Pachyderm" urging graduates to think big, grow big, and live big. Supt. McComas and Principal Knight lauded teachers, parents, and the community for strong school support as 40 graduates received diplomas. processional by Junior Band and choirs accompanied the ceremony.
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Middleport
Eighth Grace
Forrest L. Bachtel
Middleport High School
Supt
L. W. McComas
Earl Knight
Princi
Fred I. Gardner
Church of Christ
Dauntless
Carmen Deems
Pleas Entered in Meigs County Assault Cases
Wesley Thomas of near Athens pleaded guilty to assault and battery and resisting arrest before Judge Cedric W. Clark. Kenneth D. Thomas was found guilty of assault and battery by a petit jury. Donald Collins of Middleport was indicted in the same case. Sentences likely next week. maximums include $200 fine and six months in jail.
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Pomeroy
Wesley Thomas
Near
Athens
Cedric W. Clark
Thomas
Kenneth D. Thomas
Norwood VanCooney
Middleport
Donald Collins
Cedric W Clark
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Clark
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Charles Ray Hines
Mary Jane Holt
Mary Kathryn Hood
Madeline L. Hysell
Neil B. Hysell
Alwildia Jane Jordan
Howard Kitchen, Jr
Gary G. Lee
Richard C. Leifheit
Pollyann Miller
Ellen Jane Nesselroad
James F. Nester
James E. Qualls
Donald E. Reuter
Melvin R. Riffle
Manning K. Roush
Thomas K. Roush
Donald BR. Yeanger
America
Father Adams
Gabardine
Oxfords
Pomeroy Church News
Rutland Church of Christ
Harry Bates
Laurel Cliff
Hysell Run
Church of God -N. HO
Seventh Day Adventist
C.F. Spangler
Syracuse Racine
C. A. White
Bethany
Carmel
Syracuse
Federated
Dale H Ratliff
Friendly Circle
Federated Choir
Minersville Methodist
MM Grove
Syracuse Nazarene MC
Youth Fellowship
Naomi Baptist
F. Harris
BYPU
Studs First Baptist
DeMort
Marmonv
Federated Church Prayer Service
Jehovah's Witnesses
C. Duke
Alfred Methodist
P M. Grove
Woode
RM Grove
Christian Endeavor
Dale H. Ratliff
Philco
Foreman & Abbott
Pomeroy Social Notes
Seen
Legion
Special Fleet
Meigs Co
Allen Appliance
Mill St
John Cunningham
Cunningham
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Legionnaire
Dale Durst
State Farm Bureau
Ollie Thoma
Charles Theiss
William Harmon
Edson Roush
Gladys Morgan
Edna Morgan
Mattie Circle
Hugh Custer
Delmar Hamm
Francis Andrew
Margaret Well
J. M. Gual
Harry Guthrie
Richard Young
Pearl Williams
Ziba Midkiff
Henry Wippel
Dale Bachner
Donald Mora
Norman Bahr
Everett Colwell
John Holliday
David Yost
Harold Carnahan
Joe Wippel
Ly Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Shark River
Steve Cochran
Carole Mathews
Warren Stevens
Robert Cunningham
EL Alamein
Scott Brady
Fdrward Ashley
Rita Moreno
Robin Hughes
Peter Mamakos
SUN
the Naked Jungle
Chariton Heston
Rex Allen
Slim Pickens
Carla Belanda
Koko
Miracle Horse
Scott Brady David Brian Vera Ralston
Charlies
Winninger
Hope Emerson
Veda Ann Borg
SUN Mon
YES
Glenn Miller Story
Judith Arnold
George Baumgardner
Carol Binker
Ernest Bowles, Jr
Marjorie Brumley
Carla Bunch
Vera Covert
Gene Crooks
Jeanette Crooks
Cline Dailey
Kay Darst
Eugene de Wees
Michael Erwin
Roger Fink
Sandra Fultz
Donna Hannah
Sharon Jones
Don Karr
Violet Kaeuff
John Ketchka
Dale Little
Roy Long
Keith Miller
Connie Ann Mowery
James Neutzling
Jimmie Ohlinger
Lewis Peters
Cordelia Sauer
Vonda Lee
Thomas Skinner
Martha Spires
Phyllis Stanley
Davis Stover
Joyce Turner
Darnell Vance, Jr
Judy van Cooney
Judith Watts
Milton Wayland
Larry Wehrung
James Wilson
Liberty
Theatre
the Theatre
George Raft
Dorothy Hart
Santa PA
Rod Cameron
Fuzzy Knight
Martin
Lulu Russell
N. Second & Race St
Liberty Theatre
Joan
I Hygienic Productions
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