Hymn Festival by Methodist Choirs in Middleport
The Apostles Creed was sung in a Sunday afternoon hymn festival by combined choirs of Pomeroy United Methodist and Heath Methodist Churches. Directed by Mrs Edward Johnson with assistance from Mrs John Werry, pastors read scriptures between selections. The program featured choral renditions and readings with organists Newman Burdette and Mrs Harry Van Vrankin.
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Middleport
Pomeroy United Methodist
Heath Methodist
Edward Johnson
John Werry
Pomeroy
Melvin Alkire
M. E. Dowson
Newman Burdette
Harry van Vrankin
Forrest Bachtel
Marilyn
Election Day Dinner at Racine Methodist Church
An election day dinner is planned for Tuesday at the Racine Methodist Church. The event is sponsored by the church’s Wesleyan Service Guild and will be served to attendees.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Jane Bailey Dies At 42 In Georgia
Jane Darby Bailey 42 a WAVES veteran of 17 years and later a department of the interior secretary in Washington died Thursday in Atlanta Georgia She belonged to First Presbyterian Church Parkersburg and the Return Jonathan Meigs chapter DAR Surviving are her mother Mrs Van B Darby Jr brother Van Buren Darby III and nephew Timothy all of Atlanta Funeral service set for 2 pm Tuesday at Ewing funeral home with Rev Lawrence McDaniels officiating Burial in Letart Falls Cemetery Friends may call anytime at the funeral home
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van Buren Darby HI
Atlanta
Timothy
Ewing Funeral Home
Lawrence McDaniels
Racine Methodist Church
Letart Falls
Fire Causes Minor Damage at Barrett Residence
Middleport firemen answered a 10 a.m. call to the Charles Barrett home on New Lima Road near Rutland. A chimney fire caused minor structural damage to the house but no injuries were reported.
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Middleport
Charles Barrett
New Lima Rd
Rutland
Meigs County Election Promises Numerous Ballot Issues
Meigs County faces two unexpired terms and nine tax questions in Tuesday's election amid hospital staffing disputes. Voters will also decide a five mill Southern Local School District levy amid debates over new seventh and eighth grades in Racine and school placements. Local figures anticipate mixed outcomes as factions trade claims on tuition and transportation. Park area expansion between Mechanic and Butternut Streets, coordinated by the Meigs County Highway Department and Pomeroy Village, will extend to Sixth Street.
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Meigs County
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Syracuse Area
Southern
Pomeroy
Racine
Racine Village
Board of Education
Mechanic
Butternut Sts
Meigs County Highway Department
Pomeroy Village
Sixth St
Kroger’s
Costume Prizes Awarded At Kin Club Masked Party
Kin Club members at Mrs. Charles Buck's home awarded prizes to Mrs. Ted Warner Mrs. Annis Ohlinger Mrs. Edgar Pratt Mrs. R. E. Vaughan and Mrs. Willard Ebersbach for costume efforts. A club gift was sent to ill Mrs. Harold Ebersbach. Guest Mrs. Floyd Rumfield attended. hostess gifts were given to Mrs. Buck. A fire call in Pomeroy on Condor Street saw a small motorcycle fire extinguished.
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Ted Warner
Annis Ohlinger
Edgar Pratt
R. E. Vaughan
Willard Ebersbach
Kin Club
Charles Buck
Harold Ebersbach
Floyd Rumfield
Meigs County Auto Crashes Logged By Sheriff and Village Police
Sheriff Hartenbach investigated three weekend crashes and a fourth by village police. Carl Kennedy in Rutland lost control on Beech Grove Road, injuring himself. Marvin Bennett Jr. hit a parked car in Racine, cited for DWI. Charles Sisson hit a deer near Reedsville with minor damage. Two cars in Pomeroy had minor damage when Jennifer Withee pulled from Lynn Street into Herman Reeves.
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Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Carl E. Kennedy
Middleport
Rutland
Beech Grove Rd
Kennedy
Holzer Hospital
Marvin E. Bennett, Jr
Point Pleasant
James G. Price
Portland
Racine
Bennett
Hartenbach
Reedsville
Charles Sisson
Sisson
Sheriff’s Department
Henry Werry
Jennifer Withee
Lynn St
Herman Reeves
Albany
Missionary Society of Mount Moriah Plans Meeting
The Mount Moriah Baptist Church missionary society in Middleport will meet Thursday evening at Mrs. Nellie Winston's home. Delegates attended the Hocking District Convention at Mount Zion in Rutland and reported on the Dayton general association meeting. The children’s band, led by Mrs. Ernest Bowles, performed two selections. Additional representatives included Mrs. Arnold Richards, Mrs. Julia Williams, Miss Julia Reese, and others.
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Middleport
Mount Moriah
Arnold Richards
Winston
Julia Williams
Julia Reese
Oscar Hardaway
C. R. Young
Emma Bland
Cars Damaged In Accident In Meigs County
The Gallipolis post reports a Meigs County crash with medium damage to both vehicles. No injuries or charges. At 9 42 a m Sunday Larry M Dilcher 22 Columbus stalled entering State Route 124 east of Syracuse when his car was struck on the right front by an eastbound car driven by James A Hupp 46 Racine.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol Post
Meigs County
Larry M. Dilcher
Columbus
Syracuse
Dilcher
James A. Hupp
Racine
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report Mixed Levels
Canal and river gauges show varied levels on the Ohio and Kanawha systems with several dams roller and movable up or on sill. Multiple boats and locks list vessels and times across Montgomery Huntington Gallipolis and Greenup with names such as Albert F Holden Miss Rivers Little Edward and John James among others.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Southern
Indiana
Albert F. Holden
Miss Rivers
Mr. Criss
Eastern
Little Edward
John Dq. Rowe
Stevenson
Png National
Laguna
Bee
Peggy Downey
Triple Pore
E. Dyke
Beckford
Elgercliff
Jefferson
Lea
Hob Benter
Phillip Sporn
John James
John Ladd Dean Gr
Ravenswood
E’deana Bosworth
Elisha Woods
Lock
Lewis
Kathleen K
Jerry Harper
OY Love Click
Happy Harvesters Honor Teacher On Birthday
Mrs Louis Reibel was surprised with a turkey dinner honoring her birthday Friday evening when the Happy Harvesters Class met at the Federated Church Fall flowers decorated the tables and Mrs Reibel was presented a gift from the group by Mrs Ben Neutzling The dinner and dessert were served by hostesses and officers led the meeting A bazaar and Christmas party were announced for December and a separate church bazaar was scheduled for the coming Thursday Dinner and games gave way to a filled evening with guests from nearby towns including Mrs Herman Bartels and Miss Erma Smith.
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I. B. Weed
Phil Williamson
Meinhart
Ben Wolfe
Harry Canterbury
Ernest Rhodes
Frieda Fischer
Seyfried
Reibel
Hines
Herman Bartels
Cleveland
Erma Smith
Buckhannon
W. Va
William Kennedy
Clarence Massar
Norman Kloes
Clothing Drive For Grundy Mountain Mission School
Meigs County Churches of Christ Men's Fellowship collects clothing linens towels and school supplies for 300 Grundy Mountain Mission School students in Grundy Virginia. Items go to Middleport Church on November 18 and will be packed for shipment on November 19.
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Middleport
Grundy Mountain
Grundy
Men’s Fellowship
Meigs County
Pomeroy Chapter 186 of Eastern Star Meets Tuesday
POMEROY Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star will meet at 7 45 p m Tuesday at the temple.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Dr Brown To Speak At Heath Methodist Church
Middleport Dr Howard Brown of Columbus will address Heath Methodist Church at 10 30 a m Sunday service under the Commission on Education. An evaluation session on church education facilities follows. Gideon Bible Society speaker attends Bible school at 9 30 a m. A workers conference runs 7 30 to 9 30 p m Wednesday and Eleanor Circle meets 7 30 p m Thursday with Mrs Bernard Fultz leading and Mrs Edna French and Mrs Kenneth Cooke as hostesses.
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Middleport
Howard Brown
Columbus
Interboard Council
Methodist Churches
Heath Methodist Church
Commission On Education
Gideon Bible Society
Heath
Eleanor Circle
Bernard Fultz
Don Stivers
Edna French
Kenneth Cooke
Elliott Childs Rites Held at Beech Grove Cemetery
Graveside services for Cheryl Lynn Elliott infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Elliott Rand W Va were held Sunday afternoon at Beech Grove Cemetery with Rev Harold Holmes officiating. Attending from out of town were Charles Elliott Jane and Stephen of Rand Mrs T E Reynolds Marmet WV Mrs L C Summerfield Point Pleasant WV Mr and Mrs Marion Dingy New Haven Mrs Mary Aumiller Hartford and Mrs Wilbur Stewart of Mason WV.
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Marion Dingy
New Haven
Mary Aumiller
Hartford
Wilbur Stewart
Mason
W. Va
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Keith Goble Ford
Jane Bailey
Georgia
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John Marshall
U. S. Senate
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Cincinnati Enquirer
John Marshall Briley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Toledo
United States
Dayton Daily News
Youngstown
Toledo Times
U.S. Senate
Briley-for-Senator
Kenneth Robinson
King
Marion
John Kendrew
Lev Davidovec Landau
Britain
Landau
Kendrew
Max F. Perutz
Alfred Toney
Ralph Webb
Condor St
Robinson's Dependable
Tri-Lustre Cleaners
Meigs
Marmet Lucy de. Lucas
F. Shearer
Wenfield Helen
H. E. Bowles
Leline Shearer
Solvey
Ben McCool
Dorothy Estes
Happy Harvesters
OES
Dr. Brown
Elliott
Ruth
Martha
Elizabeth Stark
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Hugh Cairns
J. H. Stephenson
Martha Circle
Kenneth Amsbury
Harold Lohse
Guy Reynolds
O. P. Klein
Middleport Church of Christ
Loyal Pals
Philathea Society
David Jen- Meigs
J. Sherman Porter
Thomas Clark
Democrat
W. T. Zwilling
Democratic Club
Walter H. Moeller
Charles Diehl
Meigs Co
Democratic
Ohio General Assembly
Don E
Mullen
Don E. Mullen
Don
15Th Air Force
North Africa
Italy
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