BPW Plans Christmas Event and Hobbies Sharing
Middleport BPW presided by Mrs John Werner met in the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric social rooms after a Martin Restaurant dinner. They donated 50 to the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Truck Fund and joined Operation Santa Claus for Athens State Hospital.
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Middleport
John Werner
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Martin
Nellie Vale
Guy Swadley
Janet Korn
Harry Moore
Crystal
Betty Leonard
Anney
Betty Cline
Emma Jane Paugh
Wadley
Charles Lewis
Electric Company
Charles Lew
Christmas Meeting at Enterprise EUB Church in Pomeroy
Meigs County Ministerial Association met at Letart Falls Methodist Church with pastor James Early. The program featured Rev. Richard Martins talk The Body of the Risen Christ and a noon Christmas dinner followed by devotions. Pre Easter preaching mission set for Feb 22 26 with Meigs County service Feb 24 26. Women of the church served a dinner.
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Pomeroy
Enterprise Eub
Meigs County
Gallia
Meigs
Mason
Veterans' Day Dinner Draws 135 Legion Members
About 135 members of Feene y Bennett Post No 128 American Legion and families attended the Veterans Day Dinner at the Legion Hall in Middleport. The Rev Frank Cheesebrew gave the grace. Guests included clergy from Pom eroy Racine and the local posts. The Ladies Auxiliary prepared and served the meal. Committees for kitchen and dining room were led by Mrs Dale Kennedy and Mrs Robert Hysell respectively with several members assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
No. 128
American Legion
Legion Hall
Frank Cheesebrew
Cheesebrew
Pomeroy Post
Eugene Holter
Racine Post
Howard Ruppelt
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Dale Kennedy
Don Roach
William Wolfe
Edward Spencer
Joe Morris
Dale Mourning
Charles Bennett
Albert Roush
Robert Hysell
Nate McCumber
Carl Searls
Meigs General Hospital Patient Admissions Report
Admissions include Alice Van Cooney Long Bottom Mrs Harry Taylor Point Pleasant Ben Batey Jackson Del Talbott Portland David Leach Pomeroy and Clara Ohlinger Pomeroy Discharges include Hazel Van Cooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice van Cooney
Long Bottom
Harry Taylor
Point Pleasant
Ben Batey
Jackson
del Talbott
Portland
David Leach
Pomeroy
Clara Ohlinger
Hazel van Cooney
Veterans Memorial Names Read Like a Roll Call
A compact roster lists Veterans Memorial honorees including Bessie Massie Harrisonville Evelyn Hill Rutland Mary Hamm Lawrence Napper Ada Fulton Virginia Roush. The short notice preserves the names as read from a community tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Massie
Harrisonville
Evelyn Hill
Rutland
Mary Hamm
Lawrence Napper
Ada Fulton
Virginia Roush
Discipline Discussed by Rock Springs Woman's Society
Mrs. Lewis Grueser led a program on discipline at the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting held Tuesday at Rock Springs Methodist Church. A report covered efforts to collect yard goods and school kits for World Community Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Grueser
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Blue Cross to Pay Hospital Bills at Veterans Memorial
In response to a local rumor, Charles Rideout administrator of Veterans Memorial Hospital says Blue Cross will cover hospital bills incurred there. He adds that all hospitalization insurance types known to local officials will pay bills at the hospital.
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Pomeroy—Iin
Charles Rideout
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Blue Cross
Rideout
Auxiliary Red Cross Gifts Set by Lewis Maniey Post
The American Legion Auxiliary of Lewis Maniey Post 238 met at Mrs. Don Youngs home. They voted to donate to the Meigs County Red Cross and plan a Christmas party for Chillicothe Veterans Hospital patients. Regular meeting time moved to 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday. Committee chairs named and party plans set for December 22 at Mrs. Campbell Harper’s home. Refreshments served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lewis-Maniey Post
American Legion
Don Young
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
Campbell Harper
Harper
L. C. Thomas
William Smith
Ernest Bowles
Middleport B&PW Plans Yule Giving
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club met at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co to plan an artex party for November 13 at 7 30 p m and a fruit cake sale for the holidays. They scheduled a Christmas party for December 8 at Mrs Gloria Ebersbach's home in Mason West Virginia. A Red Cross citation was read. Nellie Vale and Geraldine Swadley led a hobby theme program, with a hair style and dress film shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Athens State Hospital
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Electric Company
Gloria Ebersbach
Mason
W. Va
American Red Cross
Nellie Vale
Geraldine Swadley
Vale
Margaret Lehew
Mollie Hill
Martin
Pocket Book Found by Harold Lightfoot Praises Honest Action
Harold Dallas Lightfoot 13 a ninth grader at Middleport found a pocket book on Middleport streets and returned it with about $100 to owner Mrs Mary Wells. Police credited him and the incident highlighted local civic virtue with hospital records and church ties noted in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dallas Lightfoot
Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Young Lightfoot
Mary Wells
Harold
Dallas Lightfoot
Mill St
Hobby Night Showcases Members Hobbies at Middleport Club
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club held a Tuesday Hobby Night with members displaying varied interests including Ann Bailey collecting trivets Janet Koren collecting dog replicas over 1000 items Jean Moore collecting Tiffany glass Betty Leonard sewing Margaret Ella Lewis collecting dairy bowls Betty Klein painting Geraldine Swadley knitting and Emmagene Paugh novelty dolls The public is invited to hear Mr and Mrs P Sadhu Samuel at the Middleport First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m Tuesday The Samuels are lay people from India invited by the Ohio Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ann Bailey
Janet Koren
Jean Moore
Betty Leonard
Margaret Ella_ Lewis
Betty Klein
Geraldine Swadley
Emmagene Paugh
P. Sadhu Samuel
Middleport First Baptist Church
Meigs county couple thanks for birthday shower after accident
Nora E Rice and her husband cannot return to their Meigs home due to injuries from an accident. A surprise birthday shower was held for her, with messages read by her daughter in law. The Rices stay with their son in Frazersburg and expect a long absence. Veterans Day services were held by Drew Webster Post 39 at 11 am as courthouses and banks observed the holiday.
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Nora E. Rice
Meigs
Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post 39
American Legion
Syracuse soph Floyd Little scores five touchdowns
Kansas coach Jack Mitchell called Floyd Little's five touchdown night the greatest performance by a back he has ever seen after the Syracuse sophomore from New Haven, Connecticut led his team to a strong showing.
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Syracuse
Floyd Little
New Haven, Conn
Kansas
Jack Mitchell
Sharing Freedom Discussed at Woman's Society Meeting
POMEROY The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at United Methodist Church Tueday evening with Mrs L F Schoenleb presenting Sharing Basic Freedoms The group planned a Friday luncheon and an address by Miss Dorothy Barnette A quiet day report school kits and yard goods were shared for a Rutland meeting A Christmas program and baskets for the needy were planned Refreshments were served by Mrs Glen Dill Mrs Smith and Mrs E J Tracy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
L. F. Schoenleb
Woman's Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
E. E. Bryant
Harry P. Smith
World Federation of Women
Dorothy Barnette
Lucretia Genheimer
Rutland
Glen Dill
Smith
E. J. Tracy
Prizes Awarded To Canasta Club Members In Midport
Mrs Lionel Boggs Mrs Millard Wilder muth Mrs Richard Gress and Mrs Earl Davenport won prizes at a canasta gathering hosted by Mrs Robert Schmoll on Pearl Street Tuesday evening. A dessert course followed and guests included Mrs Charles Asa Bradbury Mrs Edna French and Mrs Donald Mills who learned Bradbury will host next.
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Middleport
Lionel Boggs
Millard Wildermuth
Richard Gress
Earl Davenport
Robert Schmoll
Pearl St
Charles Asa Bradbury
Edna French
Donald Mills
Bradbury
Two Fires Fought as Squad Aids Woman in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Department responded to two brush fires on Wyllis Hill on Wednesday. The emergency squad transported Bertha Dinsmore of Langsville to Meigs General Hospital where she was admitted as a medical patient.
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Pomeroy
Wyllis Hill
Bertha Dinsmore
Langsville
Meigs General Hospital
Hartinger Services Conducted for Mrs Elizabeth Carpenter Hartinger
Hartinger services held Tuesday afternoon at Rawlings-Coats funeral home with Rev Howard Ruppelt officiating. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Out-of-town mourners included Mrs Willi Hellerman Mrs Richard Jones Mrs Eleanor Davis and children William and Isabelle among others from Columbus Athens Massillon and Charleston. W V High School newspaper staff to sponsor a record hop Saturday 8 to 11 p m in the junior high auditorium with the Jays masters of ceremonies. The Jays will be at Wahama High School 8 to 11 p m Friday.
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Middleport
Elizabeth Carpenter Hartinger
Rawlings-Coats
Howard Ruppelt
First United Presbyterian Church
Beech Grove
Willi Hellerman
Richard Jones
Eleanor Davis
William and
Isabelle
Frank White
Columbus
Jessie Ley
Athens
Dwight McCroba
Massillon
John Thomas
Frank A. Thomas Jr
Frank Thomas Sr
Andrew Thomas
G. A. Stuart
Charleston
W Va
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Jays
Wahama High School
Bake Sale Planned By Senior Mothers of Middleport
Middleport seniors of Middleport High School plan a bake sale at Cross Hardware Store this Saturday. The Senior Mothers group decided to sell decorated cookies and candies on Saturday December 19 at Robinsons Tri Lustre Cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cross Hardware
Middleport High School
Charles Asa Bradbury
Robinson’s
Tri- Lustre Cleaners
Girls Group Performs For Assembly
Middleport High School hosted a weekly assembly where a girls' ensemble performed. Senior leaders explain the annual subscriptions, and Mrs. Clarence Lacey introduced the group which sang Make Believe Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Catch a Falling Star.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Mike Lloyd
Joy Boggs
Suzanne Bradbury
Bonnie Spengler
Clarence Lacey
First
Elaine Davis
Kathy McElhinney
Ruth Ann Halley
Charlotte Glaze
Seren Lewis
Diane Davis
Diane Criswell
Sherry Hicks
Bears center Mike Pyle sidelined by fall practice injury
A leg injury in fall practice halted Chicago Bear center Mike Pyle’s season after he had started 44 consecutive NFL games.
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Chicago Bear
Mike Pyle
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Oscar Hardaway
Middleport B&pw
Yule
Inet
Charles Legar
Richard Hawley
Pearl Brooks
John Priddy
E. O. Parker
Minersville
Meigs Memorial Hospital, Inc
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P. Sadhu
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Nellore
Esso Oil Co
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Barry Goldwater
Half Moon
Canasta
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Hunters Headquarters
Remington
Winchester
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Stes Oy
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