Fall Follies Has Successful Run at Meigs High
A one night performance Saturday at Meigs High School featured new talent and veteran minstrel entertainers. The Big Bend Minstrel Association produced the show with Meigs Athletic Boosters sponsoring, proceeds to boosters. Bob Hoeflich directed with Mrs Olive Weber on piano and Tim Glaze on drums. Joe Struble served as master of ceremonies. The program included blackout numbers, unique lighting, a patriotic finale with the American Flag, and calendar girls dressed for the seasons, drawing a large crowd.
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Pomeroy
Meigs High School
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Meigs Athletic Boosters
Bob Hoeflich
Olive Weber
Tim Glaze
Joe Struble
Rio Grande College Forms Speakers Bureau for Community Events
The Rio Grande College Speakers Bureau offers faculty and administrators for high school commencements business meetings and special programs. Listed speakers include Dr Alphus Christensen James Clark Bruce Curtis John Graham Dr Herman Koby Larry Landaker Zelma Northcutt J Sherman Porter Dr Lewis Rutherford Sam S Smith W Luther Tracy Charles Withee and more. Contact Gerald A Ramsay at 245-5353 ext 79 for scheduling and details.
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Alphus R. Christensen
James H. Clark
Bruce R. Curtis
John Graham
Herman Koby
Larry Landaker
Zelma Northcutt
J. Sherman Porter
Lewis Rutherford
Sam
S. Smith
W. Luther Tracy
Charles Withee
Gerald A. Ramsay
Meigs Church Group Meets In Racine
The Meigs Area Holiness Association met at the First Church of the Nazarene in Racine with 217 attendees. The Rutland church won the attendance banner and the Pompey church earned the percentage banner.
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Meigs Church
Racine
Meigs
Births at Pleasant Valley Hospital Highlight Local Families
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list numerous newborns and families across Point Pleasant and neighboring towns. Names include Kenneth Jones, Everett Cook, Ray Smith, Thelma Carter, Keith Cook, Virginia Carter, Hartley Perego, George Wamsley, and others with mothers and spouses named, reflecting a busy period of births.
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Kenneth Jones
Point Pleasant
Everett Cook
Ray Smith
Jack Lively
Martin Verell
Maggie Litton
Karl Bonecutter Jr
Jack Randolph
Johnny Stewart
Ida Bennett
Roy Pearson
Tommy Grube
Gallipolis
Thelma Carter
Cindy Holley
Pomeroy
Keith Cook
Southside
Jeffrey Rose
Cheshire
John Carpenter
New Haven
Virginia Carter
Columbus
Marvin Moore
Middleport
Charles Herdman
Robertsburg
Franklin Parsons
Racine
Dallas Wright
Gallipolis Ferry
Hartley Perego
Huntington
Adopted Boy Set for U S Citizenship Under Texas Priest
In San Antonio, Father Peter Kolton adopted Mitchell Kolton a Polish-born boy now 12. Kolton filed the citizenship petition, with swearing-in expected next month. The priest, a Polish immigrant and naturalized citizen, recalls rescuing the boy from potential return to Warsaw. The story notes the Houston Astros hit the fewest home runs in MLB last season at 71.
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San Antonio, Texa
Peter Kolton
Mitchell Kolton
Father Whelton
Mitchell
New York
Warsaw
Texas
Kolton
Houston Astros
Meigs County Club Meetings View Local Civic Groups
A string of community gatherings is listed including candystriper meeting at Veterans Memorial Hospital with 7 p.m. start and a cap ceremony and tea for parents. Women's Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria with West Virginia members hosting. The Syracuse Third Wednesday Homemaker's Club meets Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the municipal hall with a noon potluck.
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Veterans Memorial Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary of
West Virginia
Syracuse
Homemaker’s Club
Municipal Hall
Circle of Heath United Methodist Church
Glenn Lambert
James Criswell
Nan Moore
Everett Davis
James Euler
Cardinals Announce 16 Exhibition Games at Al Lang Field
The St. Louis Cardinals will schedule 16 spring exhibition games at Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg Florida. The slate confirms firm dates and opponents for the early season showcase.
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St. Louis Cardinals
al Lang
St. Petersburg
Fla
Williams 1946 World Series Batting Line
Ted Williams posted a .200 batting average with five hits in 25 at bats in the 1946 World Series, the only Fall Classic he appeared in during his career.
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Ted Williams
Two Forgery Suspects Held In Wapakoneta
Meigs County Sheriff reports James D. Howard 33 of Columbus and Leah Jane Howard Huntsville were captured in Williams County on sheriff warrants from Wapakoneta and held for forgery charges. FBI interstate transport of stolen property is also cited. A juvenile female from West Virginia implicated in Meigs County check forgery will be brought after West Virginia case completes. Weekend arrests include Walter King intoxication Gregory Howell indecent exposure a Portland juvenile contempt of court Robert Raiguel disturbance of the peace and Alvin Mays shop lifting.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
James D. Howard
Leah Jane Little Napper
Leah Jane Howard
Ohio
West Virginia
Williams County
Wapakoneta
Columbus
Leah Howard
Huntsville
Howards
FBI
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Walter King
Carpenter
Gregory Howell
Syracuse
Portland
Robert Raiguel
Reedsville
Alvin Mays
Brush Fire Doused By Firemen
Point Pleasant volunteers responded to a brush fire in a corn field at Arple Grove at 3:20 p.m. Firemen arrived to find the blaze extinguished. Earlier a report of a car fire on Greer Road proved to be a false alarm.
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Point Pleasant
Arple Grove
Greer Road
Preparation H Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Preparation H as a nonprescription treatment that reduces swelling of infected hemorrhoidal tissue and provides hours of relief from pain and itching. It emphasizes efficacy shown in tests and notes availability without a prescription in ointment or suppository forms.
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Vicki Spencer
Debbie Jeffers
Jan Holter
Louann Newell
Joy Kautz
Mike Benedum
Randy Young
Roger Karr
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Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
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Messenger
Joy Koutz
Southern High Tornado
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Jim Smith
Raymond Robinson
Terry Varney
Neil Baker
Bill Cornell
Charles Yost
Southern Valley Athletic Conference
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S. Court
Athens
Pleasant Valley Hospital
George Wamsley
Aaron Enos
Martin Woodall
Robert Brotherton
Charles Willet
Hawke Oliver
Lyle Wingett
Edith Dent
Wss
Warp Bros
Chicago
U.S
Poland
Trinity Church
Friendly Circle
Elza Gilmore
Kenneth Harris
Bill Perrin
Winding Trail Garden Club
Robert Thompson
Eas
Wincow
Neils Sraoy
Allen
Hardware & Farm Supply
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