Third Annual Mid Ohio Valley Square Dance Festival At Pomeroy
About 200 people attended the Saturday afternoon and evening sessions at Pomeroy Junior High School for the third annual festival. Dancers from Huntington, Charleston, Athens, Jackson, and nearby towns performed. workshops led by Leanne Cottle Naomi and Arthur Rave and others. a novelty broom dance impressed visitors. planners from Pomeroy Huntington and surrounding communities coordinated events.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Liberty Music Makers
Jackson
Siim
Leanne Cottle
YWCA
Huntington
W. Va
Naomi
Arthur Rave
Y's
Bud Breau
Delos Wheeler
Clarence Joyce
Portsmouth
Spain
Mra
Joe Hardy
Eneral
Eddie Hunter
Middleport Family Night Alights at Heath Church
Middleport notes a Family Night event at Heath Methodist Church on Wednesday at 6 p m. A supper will be served under Mrs FE M Wood who chairs the event. The committee provides the meat course and attendees bring covered dishes and their own table services.
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Middleport
the Heath Methodist Church
Mra. FE. M. Wood
Community Group Activities Planned This Week
Middleport group II of the Women s Association meets at the First Presbyterian Church this evening with hosts Mrs W H Juhling Mrs Marcus Chambers and Miss Daisy Saunders. The Amateur Gardeners Club gathers Wednesday at Mrs Hylda Rice s home with assistants Mrs Ralph Pratt and Mrs A J Strauss. The Lovejoy Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society meets Tuesday at Mrs B F Parmaree s home. Martha Class of Bradbury Church of Christ meets Wednesday at Mrs Cash Johnston s home. The Philathea Society meets at the Church of Christ Thursday evening and the Golden Rule Class of the First Baptist meets at the home of Mr and Mrs Clifford Hayes.
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Middleport
Women’s Association
First Presbyterian Church
W. H. Juhling
Marcus Chambers
Daisy Saunders
Amateur Gardeners Club
Hylda Rice
Ralph Pratt
A. J. Strauss
Lovejoy
B. H Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
B. F. Parmaree
Martha
Bradbury Church of Christ
Em ersaid C1) Believed relief for fiery itching skin
Druggists recommend Em ersalid for itching skin providing relief at bedtime. The ad promises fast results after other attempts fail and guarantees satisfaction or money back. Ali druggists carry it.
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Ali Druggists
Ady
Virs Combs Dies at 76 in Ripley W Va
Mrs Myra Stanley Combs, 76, of Ripley West Virginia formerly of Harrisonville, died Sunday November 7 in a Parkersburg hospital. She is survived by daughter Helen Wyatt of Harrisonville brother Dr Carl B Stanley of Belleville sister Stella Masure of Lancaster and a granddaughter and great grandson. She will be buried Tuesday at 2 p m at Wells Cemetery in Harrisonville with Rev Lejnie Lewis officiating. Friends may call at Parsons funeral home.
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Myra Stanley Comba
Ripley
W. Va
Harrisonville
Parkersburg
Helen Wyatt
Carl B. Stanley
Belleville
Stella Masure
Lancaster
Combs
Wells Cemetery
Lejnie Lewis
Parsons Funeral Home
Son Born to Reid Young Family in Pine Grove
Mr and Mrs Reid Young announce the birth of a son Randy Alan in Middleport. Father stationed with the US Army in Boston. Grandparents are Rev and Mrs John Bolin of Gallipolis Road and Mr and Mrs G A Young of Pine Grove.
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Middleport
Reid Young
Leota Bolin
Pine Grove
Randy Alan
Boston
US Army
John Bolin
Gallipolis Road
G. A. Young
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association Praises Program
The group met in the county courtroom to thank Ruby Williams for planning one of the best programs since formation. Nellie Tracy presided, Rev. Paul Stoltzfus gave devotionals, Otis Crawford presented the secretary’s report, and Salem Center School pupils accompanied by Nellie Vale and Thelma Campbell performed songs, dances, readings, and a birthday tribute to Mrs. Stieff and E. J. Tracy. The next meeting is set for January at the Middleport Presbyterian Church.
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Pomeroy
Ruby Williams
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association
Nellie Tracy
Paul Stoltzfus
Hillside Chapel
Jackson
Otis Crawford
Tracy Ackett
Sherry Sturman
Stoltzfus
Ang
Salem Center School
Nellie Vale
Thelma Campbell
Diana Little
Kay Rittery
Barbara Farley
Dixie Roush
Lillian Stieff
Middleport
E. J. Tracy
Birth announced for Jeffrey Paul Harbrecht
Mr and Mrs Paul Harbrecht Walnut Street announce the birth of a son Jeffrey Paul at Holzer Hospital Friday Grandparents are Joe Harbrecht Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs H A Lieving West Columbia
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Middleport
Paul Harbrecht
Walnut Street
Jeffrey Paul
Holzer Hospital
Joe Harbrecht
Pomeroy
H. A. Lieving
West Columbia
Newark Man To Speak At Vets' Day Dinner
MIDDLEPORT Harry T Shields of Newark Ohio will speak at the Veterans Day dinner on November 11 at the Legion Hall. The Feeney Bennett Post auxiliary will prepare a chicken dinner before Shields speech and a local talent program. Special guests include Frank Cheesebrew and Mrs William Baxter. Shield s will discuss The Living Veteran and his long Legion career is noted by the Ohio American Legion Department.
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Middleport
Harry T. Shields
Newark
Ohio
Legion Hall
Auxiliary
Feeney
Bennett Post
American Legion
Shields
Mra
Norman Wayland
Frank Cheesebrew
District Eight
William Baxter
Eighth District
American Legion Department of Ohio
Ohio Rehabilitation Committee
State National Defense Committee
Department
Licking County
Licking
Carbondale Minister Leads Revival at Danville Church
The Rev. William Brown of Carbondale led Sunday services at Danville Pilgrim Holiness Church and heads Oak Grove Pilgrim Church for 20 years. He chairs Waterloo District School Board and sits on the Ohio Pilgrim Holiness Council. He will return next Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m to conduct services.
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Pomeroy
William Brown
Carbondale
Danville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mr. Brown
Oak Grove
Waterloo
Ohio
W. V. Gilkerson
Michigan
Women Drivers Share 12 Percent of U S Auto Accidents
In 1953 women were involved in about 12 percent of U S auto accidents, a statistic reflecting gender roles in road incidents. The report highlights that despite social changes, women still accounted for a significant portion of crash involvement.
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U. S
Plea for Help Voiced by Student From Korea
Yaoi Jae Rhee, a freshman at Ohio University, urged aid for Korea during Foreign Youth Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport. He described Korea’s history, war devastation, refugee needs, and the $1,000,000 sent for relief, noting funds are scarce for rebuilding and industry.
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Middleport
Korea
Yaoi Jae Rhee
Ohio University
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Rhee
National University
Seoul
Ker
Fred Lewis
Howard Ruppelt
Switzerland
U. S. Army First Corps
Syngman Rhee
China
United States
United Nation
Republic of Korea
Anna Scott Dies at 89 Belpre Ohio
Miss Anna E. Scott aged 89 died at 2 30 a m Monday at the home of Charles Scott following an extended illness. She was born to John and Matilda Baker Scott of Torch Athens County and lived in Belpre 50 years. She was a Methodist, member of WCTU and the Society for Christian Women. Survived by brother Charles Scott Belpre and niece Florene Fleming and grandniece Jacquelin Fleming. Funeral Wednesday 10 30 a m Rev Joseph Harrison officiating. Burial Torch Cemetery.
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Belpre
Anna E. Scott
Charles Scott
John Scott
Matilda Baker Scott
Torch
Athens County
Scott
Methodist Church
WCTU
Society For Christian Women
Florene Fleming
Jacquelin Fleming
Joseph Harrison
Election Officials Report No Change After Official Count
Local election board officials confirmed the unofficial count showed no changes when the official tally was completed on Tuesday. Candidates must file statements of receipts and expenditures by 4 p.m. Friday, November 12.
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Pomeroy
Driver Fined and Jailed After Accident
Elmo Gooch, 33, of Huntington West Virginia, was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in the county jail after a hearing before Mayor FE Robinson. Gooch faced a driving while intoxicated charge for a car that ran over a curb along the railroad tracks on West Main Street early Saturday. A wrecker removed the vehicle from the curb but the auto suffered no damage.
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Pomeroy
FE. F. Robinson
Elmo Gooch
Huntington
W. Va
Gooch
W. Main St
E. J. Strauss
Strauss
Temperance Sunday Observed in Middleport
The Women's Christian Temperance Union arranged white and yellow chrysanthemums with WCTU on ribbons in village churches. A Dallas temperance worker Sam Morris spoke by broadcast at the First Baptist Church before evening worship.
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Middleport
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Sam Morris
Temperance Worker
Dallas
Texas
First Baptist Church
Templeton Sentenced After Guilty Plea in DWI Case
Mayor Sidney Russell sentenced Edward Templeton of near Pomeroy to three days in jail with a $100 fine and costs after he changed his plea from innocent to guilty on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Middleport
Sidney Russell
Edward Templeton
Pomeroy
Templeton
CYSTEX Ad Promises Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
An advertisement touts CYSTEX as fast help for frequent burning itching and pressure from bladder irritation. It claims safety with 900 million tablets sold in 25 years and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist with a prompt tomorrow benefit.
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