Pomeroy Broiler Festival Parade Delights Middleport Crowd
The Second Annual Broiler Festival Parade in Middleport drew cheers as bands from Meigs County and Wahama marched, colorful floats from Swisher Coal to Letart Community, and riders from the Meigs Riding Club. Officials and dignitaries rode in style, while crowds cheered the pageant along Second Avenue to Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Kleon
Middlepot
Middleport
Fleming Hatcheries
Farm Bureau
Swisher Coal Company
Ara Swisher
William Downie
Rachel Elberfeld
Johnnie Allensworth
Stephen McCullough
Gladys Morgan
Roger Morgan
Third Ave
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Childs
James Jobb
Jaycees
Elbert Robinson
Pomeroy
Sidney T. Russell
John Brown
Thomas A. Jenkins
George Meinhart
Second Ave
Don Mullen
Richard Karr
Letart Community
Minnie Pearl leads busy day at Pomeroy Broiler Show
Bright sunshine and heat marked the festival as Minnie Pearl drew large crowds and reconnected with Syracuse resident Mrs. Henrietta O'Brien. Beta Sigma Phi floated to first place while Jaycees, high school bands, and riding clubs added parade energy. One float stalled, a vendor served barbecue despite rain, and volunteers kept traffic and crowd control steady.
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Pomeroy
Minnie Pearl
Grand Ole Opry
Henrietta O'Brien
Syracuse
Nashville
Tenn
Mem
Bill Childs
Livewire
Jaycee
Atkins Chicks
Bill Anderson
Elberfeld
Meigs
Middleport Powder Puff Club
Anna Howell
Gladys Morgan
Roger
Pomeroy Motor Co
Meigs County
Kathryn Crow
Letart Falls
Crow Brothers
Win
Edison Hobstetter
George Adams
Charleston
C. E. Blakeslee
Jaycees
Efficient Broiler Man Will Survive
Leon Johnson of Orleans Indiana urged better watering and feeding practices and open houses with sanitation to survive broiler price pressures. H D Weber of Arbor Acres in Glastonbury Connecticut said producers must not rely on giants for publicity and aim for a 2 cent per pound bird with 25 cent top price. The program closed with music by Gene McKnight and the Happy Valley Boys.
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Pomeroy Junior High School
Leon Johnson
Orleans
Ind
Johnson
H. D. Weber
Arbor Acres
Glastonbury
Conn
Weber
Gene McKnight
Happy Valley Boys
Huntington
W. Va
Young Squad Gets Jerseys for Middleport Boys
Middleport The Seventh and Eighth Grade football squad coached by Forrest Bachtel will receive jerseys after a Middleport Athletic Association meeting. Voted to order jerseys for the boys calling them future Orange and Black stars. John Vroman presided as the group reported medicine balls for ey schools had been ordered and first memberships were secured by Robert Byer, with plans to continue the drive.
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Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
Middleport Athletic Association
John Vroman
Robert Byer
Bertha Archer Hosts September Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Bertha Archer entertained Friday evening with a dinner for friends of First Baptist Church celebrating September birthdays. Guests included Mrs. Charles Bennett Mrs. Pearl Hoffman Mrs. Charles White and the Rev. C E Hoyt. Archer’s own birthday is also in September.
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Middleport
Bertha Archer
First Baptist Church
Charles Bennett
Pearl Hoffman
Charles White
C. E. Hoyt
Archer
Housewarming Guests Attend Mrs C H Wise Jr
Additional names of participants in the housewarming and shower for Mrs C H Wise Jr were Mrs Robert Coates, Mrs Victor Hannahs, Mrs James Arnold who contributed to refreshments, Miss Ruth Wise donor of the cake, Mrs Rachel Batey, Mrs Henry Hennesy, Mrs Mayme Rainey and Mrs John Baker.
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Middleport
C. H. Wise, Jr
S. First Ave
Robert Coates
Victor Hannahs
James Arnold
Ruth Wise
Rachel Batey
Henry Hennesy
Mayme Rainey
John Baker
Sweden total alcohol consumption lower than England and neighbors
The total consumption of hard liquor, wine and beer in Sweden is lower than in England, Belgium or France.
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Sweden
England
Belgium
France
Shirley Smith Crowned Queen at Meigs County Broiler Festival
In Pomeroy the crowd gathered at the Meigs County Junior High School auditorium for the second annual Broiler Festival. Shirley Smith of Pomeroy won Queen, chosen from 18 county contestants, and received roses and cash prizes with her court.
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Shirley Smith
Broiler
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mins Smith
Misa Shirley Beegie
Associated Radio
Louis Ann Chapman
Middleport
The
Dairy Queen
Lana Mitch
Stiffier's
Red Anchor
Kitty Lawhorn
Collins Jewelry Store
Bill Childs
Jaycees
Miss Smith
Shumway's
Syracuse
Childs
Jobb
Phyllis van Meter
Mercedes Condon
Barbera Coates
Smith's
Carol Salser
Racine Home Bank
Dorothy Stark
Stark's Pharmacy
Joe Ann Combs
Atkins Chicks
Delores Schultz
Pomeroy Church Schedule and Local Notices
A community church roster lists service times and activities for Pomeroy area congregations. Details cover Sunday schools, worship services, youth programs, evening evangelistic events, and midweek study, choir rehearsals, and church council meetings across several churches and denominations.
Meigs County Broiler Festival Delights Big Crowd
Minnie Pearl headlined the Second Annual Meigs County Broiler Festival in Pomeroy with a daylong program at Pomeroy Stadium and the junior high auditorium. Bonnie Lou Skeeter Bonn Ralph Shannon Gene McKnight and Huntington groups entertained as over 800 diners enjoyed a chicken barbecue followed by a square dance finale.
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Pomeroy
Bonnie Lou
Skeeter Bonn
WLW Radio and Television
Cincinnati
Bonn
Jimmie Haynie
Ralph Shannon
Minnie Pearl
Shannon
Huntington
Gene McKnight
Happy Valley Boys
Dean Sturm
Harry Mulls
Haylofters
World wide communion observed in Middleport churches
Middleport churches announce World Wide Communion observances for Sunday led by pastors from First Presbyterian First Baptist Church of Middleport Church of Christ Heath Methodist Church of the Nazarene Syracuse Presbyterian and others with worship services Sunday school programs and special sermons on topics like Divine Approval The Lord s Ample Reward and Our Mission Work in South India and Benin Plus youth activities and evening services noted by several congregations
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Danville
W. Gilkerson
Maurice Finger
Allentown
Federated
Dale H. Ratliff
Church School Council
Stewardship Committee
Sacred Heart
Father George Adams
Harry Bates
Laurel Cliff
Hysell Run
Rutland Church of God
T. P. Satterfield
Racine
John Elwood
Antiquity
Forrest Run
Oak Grove
Forest Run
William Hull
Syracuse Nazarene
M. C. Larimore
Ratland Church of Christ
John Wyatt
Rutland
United Methodist
J. Leslie Kunze
First Baptist
R. H. DeMott
Naomi Baptist
H. EF. Stasete
Jehovah's Witnesses
P. K. Raymond
Seventh Day Adventist
Arthur Leach
D.A.V
Pomeroy
R. M. Grove
MYF
Grange Hall
Careton
Middleport
First Presbyterian
Howard
Ruppelt
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Bible School
C. E. Hoyt
Shanti
South India
Junior Highouth Fellowship
New Haven
Betty Kloes
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Grover Salser
Board of Christian Education
Heath Methodist
L. A. Bangerter
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Salvation Army
Glenna Rummell
Second Ave
Salvation Meeting
Syracuse Presbyterian
Howard E. Ruppelt
MHS Band's Tag Day Opens With Parade Saturday
Middleport prepares for the annual Tag Day drive to fund the Middleport Marching Band. The event begins at 9 30 a m with a street parade and visits to 3000 prepared tags, led by band members and Band Boosters official Mrs. Walter Crooks.
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Middleport
Earl Karnke
Jackson
Pomeroy
Middleport Field
Wellston
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Mill St
Airman Frecker Returns to O'Hare Base
Airman First Class Roger W. Frecker of the U S Air Force returns to his base at O Hare Airport Park Ridge Illinois after a 10 day leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Frecker near Chester
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Pomeroy
Roger W. Frecker
U. S. Air Force
O'Hare
Park Ridge
Ill
Elmer Frecker
Chester
Friends Night Planned by Racine Chapter 134
Racine Chapter 134 Order of Eastern Star holds Friends Night at 8 p.m. Monday at the Masonic Hall.
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Pomeroy
Racine Chapter 134
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
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Lerinas
Broiler Business
Pomona Grange
Clara Humphrey
Rocksprings Grange
Patty Blakesiee
Betty Klees
First Baptist of
Ohio Valley Feed Company
Larry Bunce
Walter Bunces
Bunce
Rotary
Horton Brown
Meigs Motor Company
Atkins Chick Hatcheries
Maple Lawn Poultry Farm
Mike” Simmons
Tri-State
Jaycettes
American Legion
Kevin Dailey
Howard Dailey
Ford
Karr & van Zandt
Ohio
Bers
Beta Sigma Phi
Charlotte Coates
Eleanor Thomas
Dorothy Clark
Crosley
Allen Appliance
Middleport Social Notes
Athens Messenger
Rose Mary Rose
Racine Feed Co
Patty Carpenter
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Donna Lou Curtis
Maple Lawn Poultry
Carol Ann Strauss
Sugar Run Mill
Yvonne Hackett
Hackett Sohio Station
Sharon Idle
Pomeroy Sentinel
Charlene Walburn
G. and J. Auto Parts
Farmer” Click
Henry Weber
Misa Shirley Smith
Pomeroy Church News
Rogue River
George Montgomery
Richard Denning
Robert Stack
Barbara Britton
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Temple
Rory Calhoun
Peggie Castle
Lew Ayres
Sonny Tufts
Burt Lancaster
Dean Peters
Suny Fur
Towa Sooa
Pomeroy Stadium
Middleport Churches
MHS
Bomba
the Jungle Boy
Texas
Hoosier Hot Shots
Tom Tyler
Rosemary Lane
Foy Willing
Riders of the Purple Sage
Columbia
Booty
Beast
Cripple Creek
Karen Booth
Rod Cameron
Cathy Downs
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens
Nelsonville
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