Courthouse Employees Hold Halloween Party at Robson Home
Meigs County courthouse staff and guests gathered at Eleanor Robson's home Wednesday for a Halloween party hosted by Joyce Williamson and Viola Hartenbach. Prizes went to Nellie Brown and Lettie Spencer for prettiest and most original costumes, with Rose Raub winning ugliest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Baird
Mary Baird
Opal Dailey
Harriett Sterrett
Maxine Price
Georgia Williamson
Ellen Andrews
Grace Jiiden
Beulah Strauss
Lois McElhinney
Evelyn Locke
Betty Hobstetter
Nina Cummings
Ruth Moore
Grace Whaley
Mary Chancey
Jean Kloes
Gladys Robson
Debbie Hartenbach
Church Group Observes Prayer Week at Asbury Methodist
POMEROY The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Asbury Methodist Church marked the Week of Prayer and Self Denial with an observant service on Wednesday. Miss Marcia Karr led the quiet day discussion while Oma Winebrenner spoke on the Christian life and William Houdashelt read on nuclear power with Gen Omar N Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Herring
William Houdashelt
Winebrenner
Melvin Grimm
Calvin Farrell
Omar N. Bradley
Mr. Herring
Meigs General Hospital Daily Admissions and Discharges
Patients admitted include Beard and Randall from Rutland and Randy Friend and George Pratt of Syracuse. Discharges include Lyle Sinclair Edith Ralph William Hall and Burnita Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beard
Rutland
Randy Friend
Syracuse
George Pratt
Lyle Sinclair
Edith Ralph
William Hall
Burnita Young
Middleport Senior Mothers Plan Fund-raisers and Dance
The Middleport Senior Mothers Club met at the high school appointing Mrs. Iva Stewart as candy sales chair. Seniors will sell candy at noon to fund the trip to Washington and New York City. A dance emceed by The Jays of Pomeroy is set for Saturday in the high school auditorium with chaperones and a December bake sale planned. The next meeting is November 29 in the high school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Iva Stewart
Jays” of
Pomeroy
Jack Bechtle
Marjorie Blainey
Edison Baker
Leo Searles
Carl Gilmore
Bert Bodimer
Washington, D. C
New York City
Pomeroy Junior High School
Middleport Operetta by Young Students in High School Hall
Middleport students from grades two through four perform The Early Bird Gets the Worm in the high school auditorium on November 16. Dorothy Lacey directs with George Hackett Jr. at the piano as 180 costumed barnyard animals participate in the annual Middleport PTA program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dorothy Lacey
George Hackett, Jr
PTA
Bachners Observe 25th Anniversary in Middleport
Middleport residents celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bachner with a party at their N Third Ave home. Gifts, flower arrangements, and a silver numeraled cake topper highlighted the event. guests included local residents and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Everett Bachner
N. Third Ave
Mary Buck
Jack Bachner
Stevie
Frank Cheesebrew
Judson White
Paul Haptonstall
Ida Bachner
Karen
Connie Bachner
Sewing Club Halloween Dinner at Martin Restaurant
The Sew-Rite Sewing Club met at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the Martin Restaurant for a Halloween dinner. Afterward the group played games. Mrs George Conde was honored with a handkerchief shower. Mrs Charles Hoffman and Mrs Dayton Strickland served a dessert course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sew-Rite Sewing Club
Martin Restaurant
George Conde
Charles Hoffman
Dayton Strickland
Scout Troop Faces Charter Loss Over Scoutmaster Shortage
Middleport Boy Scout Troop 245 may lose its charter if a new scoutmaster is not found by November 30. The troop has about 40 boys and strong equipment including a bus. A meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Middleport Legion Hall seeks volunteers to lead and assist with hikes and camping trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Robert Mills
Mills
Meigs-Gallia - Mason
Middleport Legion Hall
Williamsonsons Observe Wedding Anniversary
POMEROY records the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Williamson marked with an open house at Federated Church social room. Local and out of county relatives attended, details include yellow mums and roses, corsage, refreshments, and gold matchbook favors.
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Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Federated Church
Clarence Boster
Gallipolis
Hugh Black
Chillicothe
Robert E. Gardner
Columbus
Williamson
H. B. Burkholder
Cuyahoga Falls
W. A. Gibbs
Ben Neutzling
Roy Seyfried
Louis Reibel
Phil Meinhart
Dale Smith
Susan Boster
Phil
Ethel
Robert Gardner
Rebecca
Amy
Harry Ohlinger
Harry Williamson
Boster
D Of A Adds 25 Members At District Meeting
Twenty five members of Theodorus Council Daughters of America attended the District 13 booster meeting in Gallipolis. National and state officers presided while numerous sisters were initiated including Mrs. Donald Hauck Mrs. Joe Beegle Mrs. Rollin Beards Miss Erna Jesse and others.
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio River District
mogul data shows gauge readings for Gallipolis Greenup and Huntington districts with rollers and dam statuses on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. Several locks and boats are listed with vessel names and timestamps, noting up or down movements and downed statuses through the day.
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Gallipolils
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Huntington
James L. _ Hamilton
Richard Moyle
Teen K
Mr. Criss
City of
Alton Zephyr
Dow
Iver Careare
Leck
Marmet
Tatia Ceater
Winfield
Helen
Jerry Wabworth
Sandy
Gallipolis
Elvercliff
National
Pegey Downey
Beaver
Deana Bosworth
Cecelia
Ewington Social Ties Noted In Regional Visits
Local and nearby residents from Columbus Rutland Flatwood Ky Bremen and Wilkesville and Salem Center attended visits and WSCS events. Notable names include Vona Spaulding Eugene Johnston Rex Myers Jack Stutler and Delores Amey with meetings directed by Mrs. Chester White. An election dinner sponsored by Morning Star EUB church and a Garden Club meeting with Thanksgiving arrangements were announced for Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Johnston Ewington
Burbage Spaulding
Vona Spaulding
Robert Smith
Nancy Glassburn
Columbus
John Lambert
Rutland
Eugene Johnston
Cecil
George Johnston
Flatwood
Donald Metheny
Frank Osler
Harold Hiles
Bremen
Wanda Johnston
Lloyd Ashburn
Wilkesville
Salem Center Circle
Vinton
WSCS
Rex Myers
Jack Stutler
Valda
Earl Wright
Tom Lambert
Caton
Ray Midkiff
Alva DeVault
Harold Cottrill
Ruth Ann
Rita Wells
Chester White
Delores Amey
Hazard Varney
Mason Church Holds Week of Self Denial
Mason On Oct 25 the Week of Prayer and Self Denial was observed at the Mason Methodist Church. Mrs Margaret Pickens spiritual life secretary of the WSCS led the program. Offering will fund home and foreign missions. Pomeroy The 40th wedding of Mrs Curtis Wolfe Chester was observed Thursday with a dinner party at Crows Steak House. Mrs Nora Hartman and daughter Marcella attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mason Methodist Church
Margaret Pickens
WSCS
Pomeroy
Curtis Wolfe
Chester
Crows Steak House
Nora Hartman
Marcella
Farm Bureau Adopts Resolutions Hears Talk at Meigs Meeting
The Meigs County Farm Bureau held its 44th annual meeting at Salisbury School with about 130 attendees. Extension dairy specialist Karl Kepner spoke on dairy industry challenges and needed research, while nine members were honored for 40 years of service. The group adopted a slate of resolutions on taxes, roads, education, and conservation, and officers and delegates were named. Pomeroy notes show 241 absentee ballots cast in the Nov 6 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Nease
Stella Grueser
Dana Hamm
Porter Midkiff
John Colwell
Emma Findling
Farm Bureau
Paul Bower
Meigs County
Pearl Williams
Industrial Arts
County Fair Board
Carpenter
Thomas Holter
Zanesville
Willie Cundiff
Pomeroy
Meigs
Meigs County Board
Apple Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Apple Grove and surrounding area guests are listed with multiple visits and dinners. Fifty seven members of the American Federation of Government Employees met at Lock and Dam 23 for their monthly meeting with Stanford Smith as guest speaker. Other social ties include visits to Marietta, Norfork and Gallipolis, parties for birthdays, and WSCS activities at the Methodist Church. The report notes moves, new jobs at Lock 23, and a shower honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
Ronnie Ford
Columbus
Don Day
American Federation of Government Employes
Lock and Dam
Stanford Smith
Saradell Rees
Margie Ann Stobart
Nial Salser
Marietta
Pape
Jim Pape
Julia Norris
Wheeler
Nora Cross
Paul
Naomi Stobart
Jane
Donna Hill
Gallipolis
Russell Roush
Dorcas
Jim Alley
Roushes
Barbara Adams Bush
WSCS
Methodist Church
Early Roush
Hays Carter
Vanceburg
Pat Webb
Letart
William Porter
Beverly
Roy Foreman
Sherman Ford
Pomeroy Church to Hear Russia Plans Evening Talk
At 7 30 p m Sunday the Pomeroy Baptist Church hosts former Russian minister Peter Varonof to discuss Russia's world plans. He leads the Crusade for God and Freedom in Cleveland and will screen the film Three Minutes To Twelve. His family endured long Soviet repression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Russia
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Peter Varonof
Varonof
Crusade For God and Freedom
Cleveland
Siberia
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Juste Kingsley Taft
Comatte
Wational Bank
Pomeroy Rutland
Meigs General Hospital
Bachner
Stevie Walburn
Dale Walburn
Middleport School
Garen Stansbury
James Titus
Robert Reibel
Harrie Marie Smith
Middleport Garden Club
William T. Merz
Grace Methodist Church
William G. Davis
Soda Springs
Idaho
Crary Davis
Cheshire Baptist Church
Jiiden
Cheshire
Baptist Links Couples Club
Drew Webster Post 39
E. M. Wood
Sewing Club
THE
Farmer’s Bank and Savings
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
B. H. Sanborn Jeweler
Optometrist
Williamsons
MA. and
Mrs. Williamson
D of A
Ewington
Ladies Aid of the Morning Star Eub Church
Sam Pickens
Mason Church
Pauline Atkins
David Nease
David Koblentz
Ohio Farm Bureau
Leo Story
Edmond Grueser
Poli
Fec Pa Aed
Itica
Abele Ess
John Marshall
Briley
U.S. Senate
Toledo
Wsaz-Tv
Briley-for-Senator
Kenneth Robinson
Chin
King
Marion
Chio
Don E
Mullen
Don E. Mullen
Meigs-Gallia
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