Meigs Veterans and Widows to Receive VA Questionnaire
Meigs County veterans and widows on Veterans Administration pensions will get the annual income questionnaire and a return envelope with the November 30 check. The form must be completed and returned to the VA by January 31.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County Veterans and Widows
Veterans Administration
C. J. Rhodes
Veterans Service Officer
Veterans Service Office
Honor Unit Taps New Members
Eastern High School held a tapping ceremony for the National Honor Society with Charles Knight speaking on society work and Rev. Pearl Casto as a featured speaker. Howard E. Parker described the meaning of candles as induction was conducted by Knight.
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Linda Larkins
Knight
Roberta Trussell
Gary Wolfe
Esther Spencer
Julia McCoy
Marilyn Karr
Ronnie Orr
David Heaton
Richard Douglas
Linda Henderson
Jackie Bahr
Linda Spencer
Sally Mora
Edna McCoy
Vickie Pooler
Twila Karr
Ann Holter
Latin Club Initiates Freshmen at Pomroy High
Pomroy High School Latin Club held initiation for freshmen naming Charlie Porter Linda Wehring Barbara White Dorothy Neutzling Bill Sawyer Robert Burdette Wendy Carper Benny Wright and Mike Globoker A scavenger hunt followed Cathy Fultz consul formed committees for next meeting James Anderson Globoker Sawyer and Miss White refreshments Terry Evans Dawn Carper John Goodwin Kay Bing program Gift exchange planned Refreshments served by Miss Fultz Donna Smith Becky Stivers Loring Vaughan Becky Hawley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Porter
Linda Wehring
Barbara White
Dorothy Neutzling
Bill Sawyer
Robert Burdette
Wendy Carper
Benny Wright
Mike Globoker
Cathy Fultz
James Anderson
Globoker
Sawyer
Miss White
Terry Evans
Dawn Carper
John Goodwin
Kay Bing
Miss Fultz
Donna Smith
Becky Stivers
Loring Vaughan
Becky Hawley
Keith Evans
Bill Fetty
Rick Gilmore
Maria Grueser
Penny Hayes
Patrick Story
Sandra Bailey
Charles Bartels
John Bush
Beverly Beaver
Duane Brickles
Marie Smith
Jennifer Menchini
Carla Norton
Linda Owens
Keith Phalin
Belinda Scott
Alta Scrimsher
Paulette Snider
Kathy Wilson
Eddie Baer
Jennifer Blakeslee
Ron Eastman
William English
Sharon Smith
Terese Fultz
Robert Whaley
Peggy Hoffner
Emilia Legar
Susan Lytle
Katherine McGowan
Judith Smith
Naomi Smith
Marjorie Bentz
Sharon Biggs
Carson Crow
Sandra Eblin
Loretta Eblin
Jeff Gibbs
David Goodwin
Claudia Grueser
Hilah Vaughan
Jon Guinther
Sandra Hendricks
Charlotte Lambert
Charles Morarity
Don Napper
Joe Neutzling
Clarence Randolph
Linda Reuter
Judy Righthouse
J.C. Russell
Jeanette Scott
Calvin Simpson
Charles Smith
Linde Smith
Gail St. Clair
Linda Smith
Drew Legion Auxiliary Contributes To Drives
The Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 met at the post home and approved several donations. They gave 20 to the Gift for the Yanks Who Gave program plus 30 to Mrs. Gerald Wildermuth for food for a needy family. A Dec 16 birthday party for veterans at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital was announced with homemade cake and candy requested. An after Christmas party is planned for Dec 28 at the Town and Country Restaurant. A memorial service for Maurice Thornton will be held Dec 1 at Ohio State University. he died in a World War II plane crash. Velcie Roush showed items for servicemen in hospitals. Mary Martin and Carrie Neutzling contributed items.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Meigs County
Gerald Wildermuth
Veterans Hospital
Chillicothe
Maurice Thornton
J. M. Thornton
Mr. Thornton
Ohio State University
Thornton
Velcie Roush
Golda
Mary Martin
Carrie Neutzling
Ohio
Albert Roush
District 8 Rehabilitation
Veterans Hospitals
Roushe
Gold
Japanese Rice Dishes Highlight Syracuse Homemakers Dinner
The Syracuse Third Wednesday Homemakers Club met with hostess Mitsuko Harris presenting Japanese rice dishes. County Councilors Linda Ferrell and Virginia Salser attended. Salser reported on upcoming projects. Plans for a Dec 8 Christmas dinner at Addie Norris’s home were outlined with a noon potluck and $1 gift exchange.
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Syracuse
Mitsuko Harris
Linda Ferrell
Virginia Salser
Meigs Court Grants Three Divorce Pleas
Judge John C. Bacon in Meigs County Common Pleas granted three divorces. Mary A. Leary and Arnold R. Leary were divorced after wilful absence. Thelma Jean Powell and Larry Milton Powell were divorced for gross neglect and cruelty with custody awarded of one child. Polly Orender and Glenn Oren der were divorced on the same grounds and Johnson maiden name restored.
Scrap Iron Scattered After Tractor-Trailer Breaks Loose
Route 33 near Pomeroy saw scrap iron scattered for about three hours Wednesday evening when a trailer detached from a tractor-trailer and overturned. State Highway Patrol reported the driver as Robert D. Bell of Adamsville Route 1. Officers directed traffic during the incident.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Robert D. Bell
Adamsville
25 Year Pins Granted As Ches ter Grange Meets
Ches ter Grange 2609 held a hall meeting where 25 year pins were awarded. Pomes included Mr and Mrs Norman Rose and Mr and Mrs Arthur Orr. Officers installed were Harry Holter master George Genimmer overseer Mrs Arthur Orr lecturer Hobart Newell steward Elmer Newell assistant steward Dale Kautz chaplain and legislative agent Mrs George Genimmer treasurer Mrs P F Koblentz secretary Mrs Hobart Newell Ceres Jennifer Dean lady assistant steward George Holter executive committee Mr Earl Dean youth chairman. Refreshments were provided by the Earl Dean family. Next meeting set for December 28.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admissions And Jitney Supper Plan
Admitted figures include John Brogan Rutland Tim Workman Rutland John Murphy Pomeroy Martha Smith Racine Julie Gibbs Pomeroy George Hoback Racine Mary Little Athens Donnie Karr Racine while Tamara Cooper Vicki Fetty Lela Keck Lee Wood II Fredrica Mayer Shirley Will Mark Jones were dismissed. Jitney suppers precede Eastern High School home games. first at 5 30 p m Saturday sponsored by the junior class per Larry Morrison executive head.
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John Brogan
Rutland
Tim Workman
John Murphy
Pomeroy
Martha Smith
Racine
Julie Gibbs
George Hoback
Mary Little
Athens
Donnie Karr
Tamara Cooper
Vicki Fetty
Lela Keck
Lee Wood II
Fredrica Mayer
Shirley Will
Mark Jones
Eastern High School
Larry Morrison
Wildwood Garden Club Plans Christmas Event
Wildwood Garden Club met at Mrs. Vernon Nease home to plan a Dec. 17 Christmas dinner and party at Town and Country Restaurant. Members will donate fruit for county infirmary residents and a flower show is set for Pomeroy Elementary School the coming weekend.
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Pomeroy
County Infirmary
Wildwood Garden Club
Vernon Nease
Victor Hysell
Hiram Fisher
Charles Lewis
World Clothing Fun Contribution Is Made
The WSCS met at the home of The Rev and Mrs Casto in Ches ter with 10 members and two guests. A World Clothing Fund contribution was made and plans for Christmas boxes and a serviceman box were set. The meeting featured songs and readings, with Osie Follrod leading the school dropout program. Refreshments followed and the next gathering was set for December 21 with a Christmas party and gift exchange.
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Alfred
WSCS
Pearl Casto
Chester
Eleanor Boyles
World Clothing Fund
Genevieve Guthrie
Osie Follrod
Florence Spencer
Nina Robinson
Grace Swartz
Osie Mae Follrod
Meios Land Transfers and Associated Deeds in Ohio regions
Transfers include Orba E. Stout to Myrtle and Ray Haning for a Pomeroy lot. Elmer and Lillie Harmon to Velma Long for 160 acres in Columbia Two. Emma Sayre estate transfers to Elmer Sayre Sr and others in Salisbury Two. Manley heirs receive Middleport lot from multiple Sayres and cooks. Boice family deeds involve multiple transfers to State of Ohio totaling 75 acres in Salisbury Two and a .602 acre parcel.
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Orba E. Stout
Myrtle Haning
Ray M. Haninglot
Pomeroy
Elmer Harmon
Lillie Harmon
Velma B. Long
Columbia
Emma Sayre
Elmer G. Sayre
Paul Sayre
Goldie Siders
Jack Sayre
William Sayre
Sylvia Cook
Pauline Darst
Salisbury Two
Ruth Sayre
Jeanie Sayre
Russell Siders
Kathleen Sayre
William M. Sayre
Jessie Sayre
Elmora Boice
Robert R. Boice
Rachael Boice
State of Ohio
Salisbury
Five Injured In Flood Road Collision At Pomeroy
Five persons were treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital after a flood road accident in Pomeroy. Patricia Wehrung and Roy Biffle drove separate cars that collided. Wehrung, her husband Gardner, Linda and Kathy Wehrung, and Biffle all suffered minor injuries and were discharged. Middleport Emergency Squad responded.
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Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Patricia Wehrung
Roy Biffle
Legion Post OKs Donations To Volunteers In Middleport
The Ladies Auxiliary of Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion approved four donations Tuesday night to support local and veterans causes. Funds went to the Tillis fund for Timmy Tillis, Huntington Veterans Hospital, the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association Christmas seal drive, and a Christmas project aiding needy families in Middleport.
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Middleport
Middleport Firemen
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Timmy Tillis
PHS Sophomore Class Honors 27 on Honor Roll
Sophomores from Pomeroy Senior High School place 27 students on the honor roll for the second six weeks. Names include Keith Evans Terry Evans Bill Fetty Cathy Fultz Rick Gilmore John Goodwin and more with juniors and seniors also listed.
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PHS
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Middleport Families Share Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Cities
The Middleport personals list multiple Thanksgiving visits with families spanning Zanesville Marion Springfield Athens Berea and more. Names include Haptonstall Sharp Lake Mitch Harley Lambert Doo little Hauck Bachtel Dallas Matlack Cline Marr Ring and others visiting relatives in towns like Zanesville Springfield Athens and Woodsfield.
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Paul Haptonstall
Billy
Edith
Robert Sharp
Zanesville
Wayne Sharp
Jessie Lake
West Jefferson
Leo Kennedy
Karen Gregg
W. W. Farley
Middleport
Bess Hoffman
Nelsonville
Milburn
Fla
Tom Farley
Connie
Stevie
Berea
Glen Lambert
Thelma Howard
Clarksburg
Forrest Bachtel
Butch Bachtel
Mount Union College
Alliance
George Dallas
South Charleston
Bill Matlack
Chester Road
Betty Cline
Gerald Marr
New Haven
W. Va
Woodsfield
Ada Ring
Minister Talks On Marriage To Sorority
The Rev. Richard Martin of Grace Episcopal Church spoke at the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority meeting in MIDDLEPORT on Love's Miracle in Marriage noting spiritual mental and physical duties of partners. Donations were given to the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association and the Girl Scout fund drive. New pledges received committee roles: Doris Ewing Carolyn Grueser Lois Clelland Ruth Ann Biffle Judy Crooks Rosetta Lisle Rita Ball Susan Harris Marjorie Schoolover with sponsor Mrs. A. R. Knight present. Refreshments were served by Susie Grueser Marjorie Keebaugh and Betty Rawlings.
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Middleport
Richard Martin
Grace Episcopal Church
Ohio
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Love
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Girl Scout Fund
Doris Ewing
Carolyn Grueser
Lois Clelland
Ruth Ann Biffle
Judy Crooks
Rosetta Lisle
Rita Ball
Susan Harris
Marjorie Schoolover
A. R. Knight
Susie Grueser
Marjorie Keebaugh
Betty Rawlings
Honor Roll List at Pomeroy Junior High School
Thirty seven students across seventh eighth and ninth grades at Pomeroy Junior High School were named to the honor roll after the second six weeks. The list includes Walter Arnold Robert Burdette Kenda Chaney Becka McGuire Jan Mees Elaine Murphy Charisse Porter Becky Radford Mike Roush Randy Sycks Larry Walker Jeff Werry Barbara White Mary Woods John Zurcher Pam Neutzling James Swatzel Max Folmer Mary Goodwin Michael Grindstaff Richard Werner Cheryl McLaughlin Roger Gilmore John Lohse Keith Wisecup Randall Burt Timothy Glaze and Bette Hobstetter along with several seventh grade peers.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Walter Arnold
Robert Burdette
Kenda Chaney
Becka McGuire
Janet Mees
Elaine Murphy
Charisse Porter
Becky Radford
Mike Roush
Randy Sycks
Larry Walker
Jeff Werry
Barbara White
Mary Woods
John Zurcher
Pam Neutzling
James Swatzel
Max Folmer
Mary Goodwin
Michael Grindstaff
Richard Werner
Cheryl McLaughlin
Roger Gilmore
John Lohse
Keith Wisecup
Randall Burt
Timothy Glaze
Bette Hobstetter
Don Anderson
Twila Clatworthy
Debbie Crow
Bernadette Hennessy
Becky Houdashelt
Stan Coates
Frank Girolami
John Sebo
Becky Triplett
Anthony Family Hosts Thanksgiving at Cherry Ridge Cabin
Middleport reports Mr. and Mrs. Willis Anthony hosting Thanksgiving dinner at their Cherry Ridge farm cabin with extended family including Gerald Anthony and children Joe and Barbara, Harold Chase, David Jenkins family, and Ray Lieving group from West Columbia. In Pomeroy Gregory L. Miller, 10, was kicked in the face by a pony at home Sunday morning, suffering facial fractures and admitted to Holzer Hospital. he is the son of Donald H. Miller and his wife.
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Middleport
Willis Anthony
Cherry Ridge
Gerald Anthony
Joe
Barbara
Harold Chase
David Jay Jenkins
Steve
Beth
David
Ray Lieving
Shiela
Mike
Judy
Sue
Jane
West Columbia
Pomeroy
Gregory L. Miller
Holzer Hospital
Donald H. Miller
Seventh Grade Presents Program at Pom eroy Junior High
The seventh grade under Mrs. Dana Kessinger staged a Thanksgiving assembly at Pom eroy Junior High School. John Sebo announced with Earl Phelps assisting. Donna Russell read scripture. Phyllis Welch offered the prayer.
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Pomeroy
Dana Kessinger
John Sebo
Earl Phelps
Donna Russell
Phyllis Welch
Bob Werry
Donald Wise
Larry Warner
Jed Will
Gleason
Nancy Thompson
Jodena Spencer
Morton Titus
Beckly Triplett
Vanessa Pettit
Jeannette Phillips
Roger Gilmore
Richard Radford
Dick Qualls
Terry McGuire
Cathy Stone
Judith McKnight
Stella Neutzling
Tom Roach
Sebo
Ruppelt Addresses Middleport Assembly on Challenged World
Reverend Howard Ruppelt of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church spoke at the Middleport High School Thanksgiving assembly on the topic Giving That Challenged the World. He discussed religious challenges past present and future, introduced by Principal William K. Russell. Special music by the girls ensemble directed by Dorothy Lacey. Wayne Davis read a Thanksgiving poem and Leland Brown accompanied group singing of America.
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Middleport
Howard Ruppelt
Middleport First
Thanksgiving Dinner Noted By Straitsville Club
The Star Club hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at Brandt's Restaurant Logan with attendees Mary Winefordner Myrtle Wallace Emma Fry Edna Litman Anna Davis Ethel Wade Grace Leake Beulah Matthews and guest Mary Mitchell. The Gleaners Class of the Methodist Church met at Nell Brown's home for refreshment. Mr and Mrs Grant Frank Spicer visited relatives in Medina. Mary Mitchell of Zanesville visited sister Susan Phoenix. Harold Brammer visited relatives in Ironton. Mr and Mrs Keith Nelson of Dayton were guests of Harold Brammer. Insurance firms paid nearly 708 million in premium taxes to 50 states in 1964 according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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the Star Club
Brandt
Logan
Mary Winefordner
Myrtle Wallace
Emma Fry
Edna Litman
Anna Davis
Ethel Wade
Grace Leake
Beulah Matthews
Mary Mitchell
Methdosit Church
Nell Brown
Grant Frank Spicer
Medina
Zanesville
Susan Phoenix
Harold Brammer
Ironton
Keith Nelson
Dayton
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