Memorial Day Services at Middleport and Cheshire Cemeteries
Memorial Day services were held at Middleport Hill Cemetery River View Cemetery and Park Street Cemetery in Middleport and at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire by the Feeney Post of the American Legion. Clergy from local churches assisted including Rev Charles Pomeroy C EF Shepherd Harold McDole and Rev Perry. A wreath ceremony closed at the World War Memorial Roadside Park with the Middleport High School band and alumni led by Franklin Guinther OSU student.
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Middleport
Middleport Hill
River View
Park Street
Legion Chief Delivers Memorial Day Address at Meigs
Carl Smith commander of the Ohio American Legion warns that forgetting fallen soldiers endangers democracy. He cites a foreign-born neighbor’s sons and critiques Communism as a Russia controlled secret organization.
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Pomeroy
Beech Grove Cemetery
Carl Smith
Department of Ohio
American Legion
America
Smith
Communist Party
Russia
Lewis C. Berger
United Methodist Church
Mr. Smith
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cubs
Sidney Spencer
Gold Star
Legion Auxiliary
Daughters of Union Veterans
Baxter
The
Campbell
Daughters of Veterans
Weber Thoma
Paul Casci
Roy Reuter
Ralph Welker
Roy Jones
William Anderson
Lisle Hysell
Charles Marcinko
Elmer McCain
Guy Vinyard
Ted Reed
Millard Osborn
Richard Vaughan
William Marshman
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs County
Bridal shower honors Miss Al lensworth prior to June wedding
Middleport notes detail a Saturday bridal shower for Miss Susan Allensworth guest of honor before her June 12 marriage to Sec. Lt. James Hartinger at the home of Mrs. L. E. Burford with assisting hostesses. A mock wedding, parasol decorations, and a dessert served to 50 defined the event amid a list of local visitors and upcoming commencements.
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Mary Meinhart
Mary Skinner
Margaret Lallance
C. C. Chapman
Hilda Bodkins
Ed French
Alfred LeFevre
Sylvia Burford
Vivian Yeager
H. B. Curd
Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star Meets Past Matrons
Middleport announces Evangeline Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a meeting Thursday and will entertain members of the Past Matrons Association.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
The
Order of Eastern Star
Matrons’ Association
Social visits and weekend travels across Ohio and neighboring states
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Byer and family visited Cloyd Barnett and Gomer Martin households in West Virginia and Gallipolis. Mary Virginia Haggerty, visiting from Columbus, spent the weekend with her parents. Several women attended an Eastern Star inspection in Harrisonville. Other travels included trips to Ripley Ashland and Port Clinton with multiple family groups and holiday hosting.
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Lily Grimm
Linda Grimm
Donald B. Graham
Canton
Jack Cowie
L. E. Burford
Ed Thompson
Addison
Floyd Barcus
Bonnie and
Billy
Columbus
Raymond Riggs
Bill Edwards
Zanesville
Charles Miller
D. E. Miller
Eddie Romine
Indianapolis
Romine
Ralph Anderson
Detroit
Robert L. Saunders
MHS
Charleston
Eugene Martin
Dunbar
W. Va
Kenneth Byer
Charles Byer
E. 0. Tewksbury
Bob
Edward Tewksbury
Wellston
Marvin Murray
Bruce Bingham
Mrt White
Buddy French
Buck’s Racing Grounds
C. W. Clark
Clyde Belcher
Homer Clark
Carolyn
Jack Kauff
George Fowler
Huntington
Lake Hope
Tom F. Lewis
Tom F. Lewis Sr
W. B. Moore
Emyr
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore
Gene Paul
Altoona
J. C. Goodrich
Anna Owen
Dayton
Guy Reynolds
George Reynolds
Akron
Mr. Long
Inlaw
Everett Childers
James Lewis
Howard Byers
Charles Bennett
Jean
Alec Stewar
Warren Stewart
Leon
Ray Stewart
James Rickard
Superior
Mont
Lawrence Hartinger
John Mayer
White Sands
N. M
Winnie Mayer
Charles
Martha Jane Smith
Cloyd Barnett
Vonda Lee
Gomer Martin
E. A. Vance
Gallipolis
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Ed Haggerty
L. R. Roush
Walter Bunce
Evelyn Lewis
George Walton Jr
Ashland, Ky
Memorial Services at United Methodist Church
Memorial service for church members who died since June 1 1948 was held at the United Methodist Church. Rev Lewis C Berger urged yearly observances near year end and named the deceased Lillian Smith Charles Leifheit and Nellie Smith.
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Warren Edward Dixon and Emmet Albert Parker were fined $10 and costs each in Justice of Peace L. B. Higgins court after State Highway Patrol arrests. Dixon pleaded guilty to speeding while Parker admitted to passing a car without safe clearance. A postponed meeting of the Fellowship Class at the Federated Church will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark on Butternut Ave.
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Pomeroy
Warren Edward Dixon
Buchanan
Emmet Albert Parker
Chester
Court of Justice of Peace
L. B. Higgins
Dixon
Parker
Federated Church
Thomas Clark
Butternut Ave
Harvesters to Meet Friday at Federated Church Social Rooms
The Happy Harvesters of the Federated Church will gather in the church social rooms Friday at 7 30 p.m. for a meeting and fellowship.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters of the
Federated Church
Weekend Quiet in Middleport Police Report
Chief Parker reports a calm Memorial Day weekend in Middleport with two arrests for intoxication.
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Middleport
Parker
Meigs County Dry Federation to Meet in Church
The Meigs County Dry Federation will hold a meeting at the United Methodist Church on Tuesday at a time noted as TAN nom.
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Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Tan Nom
Dog Bites Four Persons In Pomeroy Incident
A small dog ran amok near Sin clair Service Station on West Main St. Saturday biting four pedestrians. The dog was captured and turned over to police by the dog warden who ordered it destroyed. The head was sent to Columbus for examination. Three victims await State Health Department rabies reports. one, a passing service station customer, left without identification. Bitted individuals named: Mrs. Dorothy Dillard Kathlene Miller and Betty Cline all of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Sinclair
West Main St
Columbus
State Health Department
Dorothy Dillard
Kathlene Miller
Betty Cline
White Ribbon Service Held in Rutland
A Rutland WCTU White Ribbon recruitment service at the Church of Christ featured a radio ad discussion on alcohol and devotionals led by Belva Pharis. Hattie McKenzie, Margaret Parsons, Emma Gatewood read on mothers responsibilities. Eva Fleming presided with five recruits including Janet Bays and Jane Parsons.
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Rutland
Rutland Wctu
Church of Christ
Hattie McKenzie
Margaret Parsons
Emma Gatewood
Belva Pharis
Elma Koch
Henry Koch
Eva Fleming
Janet Sue Bays
Jane Parsons
Bobby Roberts
Mike Roberts
Jean Ann Siders
Spring Sacred Concert at Federated Church
The Federated Church choir under Mrs. Paul Nease will present a spring sacred concert next Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at the church. Violinist Dorothy Peoples Lavely of Athens will be featured, and a tea will follow the program.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Paul Nease
Dorothy Peoples Lavely
Athens
Picnic of United Methodist Youth Fellowship Held June 12
The Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist Church picnic, postponed from May 29, will take place on June 12.
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Pomeroy
Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist Church
Rotary Chief Is Guest at Middleport Club
Rotary District Governor and Mrs. Lou Jacobson of Dayton guest a Middleport Rotary meeting at Heath Methodist Church. The speaker discussed Alcoholics Anonymous, noting 75,000 members in 15 years. Governor Jacobson then met with new and old club directors.
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Middleport
Rotary
Lou Jacobson
Dayton
Heath Methodist Church
Charles Pomeroy
Alcoholics Anonymous
Jacobson
Club
Youth Sunday Planned at Federated Church
The Federated Church schedules Youth Sunday with young congregants leading a large portion of Sunday school and services. A post service activity includes a plane event at Portland Park.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Portland Park
Goodwins Return From Cincinnati After Brief Medical Observation
Mr and Mrs Olan Goodwin returned home from Cincinnati where Mrs Goodwin underwent a short period of medical observation.
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Pomeroy
Olan Goodwin
Cincinnati
Alumni Banquet and Dance at Middleport High School
Middleport hosts the graduating class Alumni Banquet and Dance with winter and summer decorations featuring pine and a snowman. About 120 attendees enjoyed a three course dinner, with officers Freddie Houdashelt and Leva Jones leading the event and Jo Ann Woodwan giving a reading before Chuck Stanley’s orchestra.
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Middleport
Ith
Middleport High Schoo
PTA
Freddie Houdashelt
Leva Jones
Phyllis Hackett
Harold Hubberd
Chet Haddos
Haddos
David Dilee
Jean Searles
Patricia Kennedy
Judye Naney Rawlings
Rae Ann Mille
Jo Ann Woodwan
Chuck Stanley
Normlenn
Katherine Lois Smith Thompson
Mrs. Mary Ann Legar 79 Dies in Coluentvna
Funeral services are set in Pomeroy for Mrs. Mary Ann Legar 79 who died Monday in Coluentvna. A native of Pomeroy she died at her daughter Mrs Laura Bishop’s home 345 W Third Ave after five years residence there. Friends may visit Shaw Davis funeral home Columbus until noon Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Mary Ann Legar
Coluentvna
Legar
Laura Bishop
Third Ave
Shaw Davis
Columbus
Two Men Fined in Pomeroy Mayor's Court
Charles Snyder of Pomeroy paid ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to an intoxication charge. Vintonmith of Hartford West Virginia was fined five dollars and costs on a similar charge. Both arrests were made by village police.
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Pomeroy
Charles Snyder
Coats
Vintonmith
Hartford
W. Va
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