Middleport Crowd Welcomes Jackets After State Tournament
Fans line the Middleport Pomeroy line to cheer the Yellow Jackets return from Columbus after finishing as state Class B runners up to Amelia 1 to 0 in nine innings. The team rides in a cavalcade, band members absent due to rain, and a banquet planned at Heath Methodist Church for Thursday with funds from locals. Coach Don McKenzie praises the squad as they prepare to face Athens for the Southeast District Class A title.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Columbus
Middleport - Pomeroy Corporation
Jacket
Amelia
Erner
Charles McMaster
Yellow Jacket
Heath Methodist Church
Don McKenzie
McKenzie
Jimmy Singer
Jackets
Athens
Memorial Day Services Planned for Middleport Cemeteries
Middleport prepares three cemeteries Gravel Hill Middleport Hill and Riverview for Memorial Day. Feeney Bennett Post will conduct services at the cemeteries and War Memorial with Dr Homer G McMillen in charge. A firing squad buglers and school band are involved and flags will be placed on veterans' graves.
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Middleport
Gravel Hill
Middleport Hill
Philip Jones
Riverview
Pomeroy’s Bend
Cheshire
Sidney Russel
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
War Memorial
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Elden Walburn
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
Legion
Two Wrecks Reported on S Third Avenue
Two automobile crashes occurred on South Third Avenue in Middleport with minor injuries. Grover Calvert of Racine allegedly sideswiped Yvonne Hoffner of Middleport. both Hoffner sisters were treated at Mason Clinic. Calvert was jailed awaiting hearing for failure to stop at a stop sign. A second crash at South Third and Palmer involved William Phillips of Ritman and a West Virginia driver. Phillips family members rode with him and his daughter Connie sustained facial cuts. Patrolmen I. Neal and Don Ohlinger investigated.
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Middleport
S. Third Ave
Route 7
Grover Calvert
Racine
Yvonne Hoffner
S. Third
Lincoln St
Hoffner
Marilyn Graham
Mason Clinic
Calvert
I. Neal
Palmer Sts
William Phillips
Rittman
West Virginia
Commissioner
Charles Walburn
Don Ohlinger
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy Foley in Middleport
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs Nancy Ellen Foley will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Interment in Riverview Cemetery. She is survived by her husband William Foley and children William H. of Columbus Charles of Rutland Eva Bell Kauff Mrs Fred Lemley Mrs Alec Lemley Mrs Russell Young W V near Middleport Alvin Rife two brothers Henry Ohlinger Juhling Ohlinger and a sister Mrs Emma Lyons 19 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
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Middleport
Nancy Ellen Foley
S. Second Ave
First Baptist Church
Ray Biddle
Rutland Baptist Church
Riverview Cemetery
Foley
The
Baptist Church
William Foley
William H
Columbus
Charles
Rutland
Eva Bell Kauff
Fred Lemley
Alec Lemley
Duncan Falls
Russell Young
West Columbia
W. Va
Alvin Rife
Near Middleport
Henry Ohlinger
Graham Station
Juhling Ohlinger
Emma Lyons
New Haven
Former Middleport Resident to Graduate From Cincinnati Medical College
Robert Harris McMaster, a former Middleport resident and Middleport High School graduate, will graduate from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The ceremony is Friday June 9 at Nippert Stadium Burnett Woods campus at 8 30 p m. He is the son of Lawrence Mc Master and the late Mrs McMaster and nephew of Charles and Harry McMaster.
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Middleport
Robert Harris McMaster
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium
Burnett Woods
Lawrence McMaster
McMaster
Charles
Harry McMaster
Middleport High School
Longsworths Observe Golden Anniversary
RACINE The Longsworths of Tanner's Run celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner for thirty six. Mr. Longsworth, 81, and Mrs. Longsworth, 69, were married in Reedy West Virginia and moved to Racine area in 1910. He runs a 130 acre cattle farm and is semi retired.
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Racine
John Longsworth
Tanner
Longsworths
Longsworth
Reedy
W.va
Middleport couple wed in First Baptist Church ceremony
Margaret Houdashelt and Ronald Place united in a 2 pm double ring service at the First Baptist Church with Rev C M Pomeroy officiating. Attendants included maid of honor Freddie Houdashelt and best man Milton Boone with a reception at the Houdashelt home. The couple plans a trip to Franklin Ind and then the Northwest before settling in Cheshire.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
C. M. Pomeroy
Margaret Houdashelt
Harry Houdashelt
Ronald 8
Dorothy Chase
Freddie Houdashelt
Marcus Pomeroy
Joseph Billups
Enova
W. Va
Gerald Anthony
Vernon Weber
Robert Hoeflich
Betty Koehler
Gallipolis
Clifford Hill
Norma Koehler
Dorothy Jean Smith
Marie Houdashelt
Donna Wilcoxen
Frederick Wilcoxen
Martin Wilcoxen
Charles Houdashelt
Place
Franklin
Ind
Northwest
Mrs. Place
Middleport High School
Franklin College
Franklin, Ind
Independent Women
Evangeline Chapter
CES
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mr. Place
Central High School
Providence
R. I
Lambda Chi Alpha
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Mrs Pauline Hermann Weds Emmett Thompson at Bethel Church
Miss Pauline Hermann assistant supervisor in Holzer Hospital and Emmett Thompson of Cheshire were married Sunday evening at Bethel Methodist Church Silver Run. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Hermann Hobson Road wore a ballerina length gown.
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Middleport
Pauline Hermann
Holzer Hospital
Emmett Thompson
Cheshire
Bethel Methodist Church
Silver Run
Roy Hermann
Hobson Road
Val Reynolds Dies Sunday in Middleport
Middleport resident Val Reynolds, former Reynolds Brothers livery stable operator and later a funeral director, died unexpectedly at midnight Sunday at his son’s home. He is survived by another son Gardner of London Ohio, daughter Mrs Gerald Rupe, three grandchildren, two brothers George of Middleport and Will of Charleston. Funeral services are planned by Ewing Funeral Home.
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Middleport
Val Reynolds
Edgar Reynolds
Reynolds
Reynolds Brothers Livery Stable
Marvin de Maine
Gardner
London
Ohio
Gerald Rupe
George
Will
Charleston
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy Post Office Shortens Memorial Day Hours
The Pomeroy Post Office will open for half an hour on Memorial Day from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. This shorter schedule replaces the previous hour due to new regulations.
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Pomeroy
Conservation meeting plans election of officers at City Hall
Pomeroy officials announce a conservation meeting for Wednesday at 8 p m in City Hall. An officer, a former representative, and a sportsman representative will be elected.
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Pomeroy
Banker Nelson Reichelderfer Out on Bond
Former banker Nelson E. Reichelderfer charged with embezzling about 7000 dollars appeared in court and was released on a 2000 dollar bond Saturday in Chillicothe.
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Chillicothe
Nelson E. Reichelderfer
Glouster Community Honors War Dead With Services
Glouster community plans all day services Tuesday to honor war dead. McCann-Frederick Post and Jacksonville VFW will sponsor a program starting 9 a.m. in Legion Hall, marching with the Glouster High School band to Memorial Park for speeches. Clergy will deliver invocation, memorial address, and benediction. Grave decorating missions will visit Maplewood Bishopville Glouster Calvary Hollister cemeteries and Russell Sands Taylor Ridge Concord. No cemetery program, public invited to park activities.
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Glouster
McCann-Frederick Post
American Legion
Jacksonville Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Hall
Sands, Taylor Ridge
Concord
Memorial Services Mark Legion Observance in Pomeroy Area
Memorial services by Drew Webster Post, American Legion, proceed despite poor weather at Hemlock Grove and Burlingham churches. Commander John Will leads a honors detail with a firing squad and drum and bugle corps as Theodore Reed Jr and John Will give memorial addresses. A wreath is laid at the Hemlock Grove cross, with Beech Grove Cemetery and Chester services planned later featuring James W. Lang Jr. as speaker.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Hemlock Grove
Burlingham
John Will
George Paulsen
Don Betzing
Theodore
Ted) Reed, Jr
Robert Jones
Burlingham Church
Columbus
Miss
Church
Legion
Beech Grove
James W. Lang, Jr
The
Chester
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Alumni Event
Pomeroy society notes detail garden club visits to Mrs. A. A. Dillard as irises attract attention for variety. Attendees include Mrs. Agnes Russell McGreevy of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Russell mourning W. L. Russell. Alumni banquet and dance referenced with several locals hosting out-of-town guests and Memorial Day weekend gatherings across Pomeroy and neighboring towns.
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Pomeroy
Winding Trail Garden Club
A. A. Dillard
Louis Russell
Agnes Russell McGreevy
Indianapolis
W. L. Russell
Allie Grueser
Union Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Roscoe Morris
Gallipolis
L. L. Roush
Newton Kennedy
Columbus
Joshua Chapman
Spring Ave
John Stace
Condor St
Evelyn Feiger
Toledo
Jed Webster
Patsy Shields
Parkersburg
Carl Shields
Ann Ridgeway
Irving Karr
Dorothy Bolinger
Vern Bolinger
Ellen Couch
Inlaw
Robert Couch
William Buck
Findley
William Watson
Anna Buck
Dale Roush
Keith
Apple Creek
B. F. Turner
Boosters Association Opens Headquarters in Pomeroy
The Pomeroy Boosters Association opened its headquarters in City Hall with Mrs. Edna Schoenleb in charge. The drive for funds to light the high school's new football field runs daily 9 30 a m to 4 p m except Thursday afternoons.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boosters Association
Pomeroy High School
Edna _ Schoenleb
Guy Carey Dies at 80
Guy Carey 80 of Trimble Heights died at noon Sunday at his home after a year of ill health. He leaves a son Richard Canal Winchester a daughter Mrs W F Burke Athens two sisters Mrs Herbert Spencer Valley Falls Kansas and Mrs Charles Billuts Washington and granddaughter Mrs Robert Morrison Trimble. A merchant and traveling salesman most of the last 50 years he will be buried in West Union Street cemetery Athens after funeral services at John S Blower funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Glouster
Guy Carey
Trimble Heights
Richard
Canal Winchester
W. F. Burke
Athens
Herbert Spencer
Valley Falls
Kansas
Charles Billuts
Washington
Robert Morrison
Trimble
John S. Blower
West Union Street
Couple Wed In Columbus At Immaculate Conception Church
Joseph Paul Beshara son of Mr and Mrs Joe Beshara of Columbus married Miss Marilou Ettore of Columbus at Immaculate Conception Church Columbus Rev Fr George Foley officiated Best man was Paul J Beshara ceremony followed by reception at Beechwold Tavern The Beshara family formerly lived in Glouster with confectionery business now run by Charles Beshara
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Glouster
Joseph Paul Beshara
Joe Beshara
Columbus
Marilou Ettore
Immaculate Conception Church
George Foley
John L. Ettore
Paul J. Beshara
Beechwold Tavern
Besharas
Mr. Beshara
Charles Beshara
Engineer To Be Heard by Navy Engineer at Alumni Banquet
James E. Blower an electronic engineer in the Navy Department Washington D C will be principal speaker at the alumni banquet in Moose Hall this evening dinner at 6 30 Rev John Devol as master of ceremonies Joe Williams president of the alumni association gives welcome address William Dunlap responds for the senior class Amby Ambrust orchestra of Columbus will play for dancing in the school gymnasium
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Glouster
James E
Elbert) Blower
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Moose Hall
John Devol
Joe Williams
William Dunlap
Amby Ambrust Orchestra of
Columbus
Homecoming Committee To Meet Tuesday
GLOUSTER The Homecoming committee will meet in the mayor s office Tuesday at 8 p m. Officers will be elected and committees appointed to plan a home coming schedule for July Fourth. Mayor Williams said attendees will decide the type of celebration and whether a Homecoming observance will occur this year.
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Glouster
Williams
WSCS Meeting at Trimble Methodist Church
The WSCS of Trimble Methodist Church will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Sadie Morrison with Mrs. Helen Willeke as co host. Officers will be installed by the pastor Rev H H Lafferty.
Engagement announced for Betty Robinson and Charles Bernard
Mr and Mrs Raymond Robinson of Glouster announce the engagement of their daughter Betty to Charles Bernard of Glouster. A wedding date has not been set.
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Glouster
Mrs. Raymond Robinson
Betty
Charles Bernard
Brother Visitor in town to aid injured relative
John McBride of Columbus spent the weekend with his brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs George Carter. He is recovering from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile last February.
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Glouster
John McBride
Columbus
George Carter
Mr. McBride
Association to Meet Glouster
The Past Matrons Association of Thea Chapter meets Friday at 7 30 p m in Masonic club rooms. Mrs Williams and Miss Thomas lead a committee for the entertainment.
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Glouster
Thea Chapter
Masonic Club
Sarah Williams
Frances Thomas
Golden Anniversary Noted for Starchers in Cheshire
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Starcher marked their 50th wedding anniversary at their country home near Cheshire on Sunday May 28. The couple, long tied to farming and the lumber trade, were joined by about 100 friends and relatives.
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Cheshire
John H. Starcher
Mr. Starcher
Ripley
W.va
Starcher
Leon
DAR District Director Attends Ironton Memorial Exercises
Mrs Patrick Lochary director of the Southeast District Daughters of the American Revolution attended annual memorial exercises of the Captain James Lawrence Chapter in Ironton on Sunday. Graves of deceased members were marked. Mrs Goldie Wendelken conducted the service and was introduced by chapter officers. Afterward Mrs Lochary and Mrs O P Klein were dinner guests.
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Hamilton
Moore
River Enthusiasts Prepare Cabins for Summer at Long Bottom
Ohio River enthusiasts from Pomeroy plan weekends and vacations at Long Bottom cabins. Members include Dr. and Mrs. E. F Maag Ethan Harper Kelly Grueser Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Stanley Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Williamson. They organize picnics and parties starting with a Maag cabin picnic for Chesapeake women and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Meigs County Medical Society.
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Pomeroy
Long Bottom
E. F Maag
Ethan Harper
Kelly Grueser
P. E. Stanley
Bernard Williamson
Minerva Pryor
Maag Cabin
Cheshire
Women's Auxiliary
Meigs County Medical Society
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Middleport Social Notes
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Noel Hermann
George Thompson
Daniel Swisher
Maxine Hermann
Wilma
Peggy Hermann
Karen Sue
Roy Holter
Joseph Thompson
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
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Elizabeth Burns
Huntington
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S. G. Sayre
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