Rutland Exhibits Win Best Of Show Awards
Rutland members dominate the Meigs County fair flower show with multiple blue ribbons and firsts in the Traditional Harvest and Autumn themes. Notable winners include Mrs. James Titus and Mrs. Robert Snowden from Rutland Garden Club, plus several local clubs sharing top prizes across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Middleport
James Titus
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Robert Snowden
Friendly Gardeners Club of
Titus
Middleport Garden Clubs
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Walter Hughes
Clarksburg
Hughes
Geneva Nolan
Hiram Fisher
Robert Lewis
Harrie Marie Smith
Middleport Garden Club
Faye Wildermuth
Twilight Garden Club
Norma Nicholson
Orion Roush
Neal
David Nease
Victor Hysell
Homer Holter
Wildwood Garden Club
Naomi Reed
Chester Garden Club
Ruth Baer
Jean Summerfield
Earl Ridenour
Reid Young
Earl Dean
Cecil Bolin
Robert Reibel
Cash Johnston
Rutland Garden Club
Roy Betzing
Pomeroy
Jenny Dean
Janice Holter
Ann Holter
Rutland Club
Garen Stansbury
Middleport Club
Chester Club
Carpers Nursery
Landmark
Baer
General Bharman
Roy Holter
Four Vehicle Collision Causes $800 In Damages
Four cars sustained about 800 in damages on N Second St Sunday afternoon after Stella Fletcher 65 of Parkersburg pulled from a parking space into traffic. Harris Barnette and Bachner vehicles suffered 300 300 and minor damage respectively. Fletcher cited for failure to yield with 25 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
N. Second St
Herbert Gilkey
Stella Fletcher
Parkersburg
W. Va
Second St
Gilkey
Harris
George R. Barnette
Point Pleasant
Barnette
Clifford Bachner
Lincoln St
Mrs. Dollie Moore Dies at 81 in Pom eroy
Dollie Alice Moore 81 died Saturday at home in Pom eroy from a heart attack. Survived by daughter Dorothy Roberts of Pom eroy, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. Preceded by husband Arthur and nine brothers and a sister. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing funeral home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dollie Alice Moore
Moore
Louie Diehl Pomeroy
Philip Diehl
Arthur
Hiland Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Psoriasis Sufferer Sees Clear Skin After GHP Treatment
A Pittsburgh user reports 30 years of psoriasis relief after two weeks of GHP Ointment and Tablets. Skin fully cleared in six weeks, with a 14 day trial plan offered by Canam Co. from Rockport Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Canam Co
Dept
Xsi
Rockport
Mass
Ex Resident Anna B Kautz Dies in Texas
Former Pomeroy resident Anna B Kautz died in Orange Texas over the weekend. She is survived by son Wilbur of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia and daughter Mrs Robert Platt of Orange with whom she lived. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ewing funeral home with body to arrive Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Anna B. Kautz
Orange, Tex
Birthdays Observed At Sunday Gathering
Middleport families marked birthdays and anniversaries with a turkey dinner at the Reedsville summer cottage of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Fugate of Pomeroy and Dr. and Mrs. M. K. Fugate of Athens. Guests included the Fugate children Marsha and Frank of Athens, Edith Klein of New York City, Hulda Klein and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Klein of Middleport, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson and their son Charles of Reedsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Reedsville
F. M. Fugate
Pomeroy
M. K. Fugate
Athens
Fugate
Marsha and
Frank
Edith Klein
New York City
Hulda Klein
O. P. Klein
Harold Johnson
Charles
Meigs Marriage Licenses Reported
Harold Eugene Rose age 23 of Racine Route 2 wed Mary Christine Watson 19 of Racine. Paul Samuel Klingerman 47 of Shenandoah Pennsylvania married Winifred Mae Ward 24 of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Harold Eugene Rose
Racine
Mary Christine Watson
Paul Samuel Klingerman
Shenadoah
Winifred Mae Ward
Pomeroy
City Police Arrest Weekend Roundup Shows Multiple Intoxication Charges
Eleven people were detained by city police and sheriff's deputies over the weekend. Tracy Reed, 46, of Charleston, faced a driving while intoxicated charge. Janette Telford, 22, Charleston, was cited for intoxication. Additional arrests for intoxication included Howard Richmond 39 of Columbus, Kelly Johnson Point Pleasant, David Casto 43 Ripley, Elizabeth and Joe Robinson of Ashton, Richard Hogg Point Pleasant, Theodore Sayre Jr 30 Leon, Lewis Sayre 21 Columbus, Harold Frysinger 40 York Pa, Homer Hill 22 New Haven. Millard Deal 54 Glenwood was jailed on intoxication charges, and Homer Hill faced a non-support warrant. Sheriff’s department conducted the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Tracy V. Reed
Charleston
Janette Marie Telford
Howard Richmond
Columbus
Kelly Johnson
David Casto
Ripley
Elizabeth Robinson
Joe Robinson
Ashton
Richard Hogg
Theodore Sayre, Jr
Leon
Lewis Bradley Sayre
Harold Frysinger
York
Homer S. Hill
New Haven
Millard Deal
Glenwood
Sheriff's Department
Minister To Speak At Trinity Church WSCS Meeting
Rev. L Curtis Siville pastor of Trinity Methodist Church will speak at the WSCS October meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the church recreation room Mrs Chester A Roush will lead the program Mrs Eunice Beller will preside An executive meeting is set for 7 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
L. Curtis Siville
Trinity Methodist Church
WSCS
Chester A. Roush
Eunice Beller
Graveside rites set for stillborn daughter in Parkersburg
Graveside rites are scheduled Tuesday morning at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Parkersburg for the stillborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Wile of Point Pleasant. The baby was born Saturday morning at Holter Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mt. Olive
Parkersburg
Ronald Wile
Holter Hospital
Rock Springs Farm Bureau Tea Highlights Tuberculosis, Tax Talk
The Rock Springs Grange Hall hosted the Meigs County Farm Bureau Women’s Tea with demonstrations on small appliance care by Mrs. Robert Sutton and a tax levy discussion led by Mrs. Wallace Bradford. Rev. William Voris gave a devotional as Mrs. Bradford urged support for the .65 mill levy for tuberculosis care. The rally, planned for Oct. 16 in Piketon, will feature Dr. Tennyson Guyer and invitations were extended to kick off reservations by Oct. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Voris
St. Paul’s
St. John’s Lutheran
Bradford
Meigs County
Janet Korn
George Meinhart
Jack Carsey
Thomas Sayre
Grueser
Robert Crow
Arthur Sylvester
Robert Sutton
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Eva Welsh
Farm Bureau
Piketon
David Koblentz
Tennyson Guyer
Mourning Rites Tuesday for John T Mourning
John T Mourning 57 of West Columbia Route 2 died Sunday after a long illness at his home. Survived by Lola F Mourning widow two daughters Delores Kearns and Doris Mourning five sisters and a grandson. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Mourning residence Rev Ralph Mahoney officiating. Burial Graham Station Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John T. Mourning
West Columbia
John
Savanna Richard Mourning
Mason County
Lola F. Mourning
Delores Kearns
Doris Mourning
Ora Johnson
New Haven
Sadie Roush
Letart
Willie Fry
Gallipolis Ferry
Divorce Granted for Vaughan Woman in Meigs County Court
POMEROY Winffred F Vaughan was granted a divorce from George W Vaughan by Judge John C Bacon in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Grounds cited gross neglect of duty. Plaintiff restored her former name Clark. Trial by jury set for 9 a.m. Oct 24 in a $27,850 suit filed by Carl Wilson Middleport against John Currence Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Winffred F. Vaughan
George W. Vaughan
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Parsons Return From Lake Erie Fishing Trip
Sgt and Mrs Charles Parsons and Mr and Mrs J C Parsons return from Lake Erie with 73 pounds of dressed yellow perch. Leon Thompson of Proctorville Ohio attended the Big Blacks football game Friday night and visited Mr and Mrs Tom Walters on Mason Blvd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parsons
J. C. Parsons
Lake Erie
Leon Thompson
Proctorville
Ohio
Big Blacks
Tom Walters
Mason Blvd
Point Pleasant Officer Hogg Promoted to First Sergeant
Russell Hogg of the State Police Detachment at Barboursville has been promoted to first sergeant. He is transferred to Elkins after several months in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Russell Hogg
Barboursville
Elkins
Sergeant Hogg
Movie rights Sale for My Fair Lady Brings $5 Million Plus
Broadway musical My Fair Lady movie rights have been sold for over five million dollars. The deal crosses a milestone for the property and signals strong interest in adapting the stage classic for film.
Pomeroy Man Deceased in Maryland
Deane Chapman, former resident of Harrisonville Road, Pomeroy, died at the home of his son Raymond in Silver Spring Maryland. He is survived by his son and a granddaughter Barbara Ann Chapman. The body will arrive at Ewing funeral home Monday evening and friends may call after 7 30 p m. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 30 Tuesday morning at the funeral home by Pastor Fred I Gardner of the Middleport Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Springs
Deane Chapman
Harrisonville Road
Raymond
Barbara Ann Chapman
Ewing Funeral
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Church of Christ
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Community births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs George Grimm Letart a son to Mr and Mrs Andrew Fields New Haven and a son to Mr and Mrs David Phillips Hurricane. Discharges list Paula Jean Monroe Point Pleasant and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grimm
Letart
Andrew Fields
New Haven
David Phillips
Hurricane
Paula Jean Monroe
Point Pleasant
Hal Moore
Ravenswood
Lorena Weiss
Mason
Hersel A. Henderson
Mary M. Roush
Glenn Nutter
Wade Morrison
Kerman Powell
Huntington
William Roush
Mason, and Son
Mrs. Borden Speaks At Institute At Mount Moriah Church
Mrs. Bernice Borden of Bidwell spoke at the Hocking District Providence Association Institute held at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport. She reviewed highlights of the national Sunday congress in St Louis where she served as an instructor. The program opened after a dinner served by the host church missionary society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bernice Borden
Bidwell
Hocking
Providence Association
Baptist Training Union Institute
Middleport Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Missionary Society of
Mount Zion Church
Athens
First Baptist Church
Racine High School Names Yearbook Editors and Staff
Racine principal Donald Wolfe announced the Racine yearbook staff selections. Editors Sue Pomeroy Circle and Pattie Grimm lead a team including Kathryn Brace and Barbara Cleland as lay-out editors, with Miriam Smith and others as proof readers and staffers such as Larry Grimm Ruth Wingett Danny Cole Philip Roberts Winn Rees Duane Wolfe Sandra Donahue and Shirley Norris in roles from photographers to sales managers and sports editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sue Circle
Pattie Grimm
Racine
Donald Wolfe
Kathryn Brace
Barbara Cleland
Billie Cundiff
Miriam Smith
Rebecca Toney
Larry Grimm
Ruth Wingett
Danny Cole
Philip Roberts
Winn Rees
Duane Wolfe
Sandra Donahue
Shirley Norris
Births at Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Donald Taylor of Pomeroy welcome a son and Mr and Mrs William Dailey of Portland welcome a daughter. Evelyn Hartley Fred W Crow Charles Carr Diane Taylor Carole Dailey Gene Davis Anna Grimm Margie Harris Charles Carmichael Albina Gluesencamp Kathryn Sinclair George Hoeflich Marie Layne and Etna Gardner are listed among Meigs General Hospital births and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Taylor
Pomeroy
William Dailey
Portland
Evelyn Hartley
Fred W. Crow
Charles Carr
Tuppers Plains
Diane Taylor
Carole Dailey
Gene Davis
Anna Grimm
Middleport
Margie Harris
Charles Carmichael
Middle
Kathryn Sinclair
George Hoeflich
Marie Layne
Etna Gardner
Friends Night at Evangeline Chapter Highlights and 1903 Sears Catalog
Evangeline Chapter Order of the Eastern Star hosted Friends Night with a decorative violin display, greenery, white tapers, red roses, and sheet music. The event featured Etoile Hiatt, Columbus organist, as guest and showcased new carpeting. The column then recalls a 1903 Sears Roebuck catalog with ornate organ priced at 34.35 and other period furnishings, illustrating a bygone wishbook era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Nellie Zerkle
Hallie Zerkle
Etoile Hiatt
Columbus
Grand Chapter
Ohio
Denver Rice
Sears Roebuck and Co
Surrey
Tractor Overturns Injuring Driver On Rural Road
Floyd Cleland of Langsville escaped serious injury when a tractor he drove overturned on the Dexter Road. Pinning under the machine until bystanders and the Pomeroy Emergency Squad freed him, Cleland was taken to Meigs General Hospital in traction for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Floyd Cleland
Langsville
Cleland
Dexter Road
Clarence McNeal
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Archie Clark
Clark
Jake Ament
E. Main
Ament
Five Arrests Reported by Middleport Police
Five individuals were arrested by Middleport Police over the weekend. Eva Marie Durst of Middleport faced intoxication charges and posted a 35 dollar bond before release. Warren G. Stephenson of Gallipolis, charged with driving while intoxicated, posted 200 dollars and was released. John Franklin Rice of Middleport, charged with illegal license plates, and Bernard Jackson Garnes of Dexter, for illegal exhaust, were also processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Eva Marie Durst
John Franklin Rice
Warren G. Stephenson
Gallipolis
Bernard Jackson Garnes
Dexter
Miss Durst
Stephenson
Dorcas Circle Meets At Pullem Residence
Members of the Dorcas Circle of Trinity Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. Harry H. Pullem on Jefferson Blvd Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Chester Roush presented the program on Churches for New Times. Mrs. W. S. Waldie presided. attendees included Mrs. Berkley Brown Siville Martin Buffington Armstrong Cottrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dorcas
Trinity Methodist Church
Harry H. Pullem
Jefferson Blvd
Chester Roush
New Times
W. S. Waldie
Harry Berkley
John Brown
Curtis Siville
Elmer Martin
E. E. Buffington
Blanche Armstrong
D. L. Cottrill
Omitted Name Says PTA Chairmen Ran Social Hour
Mrs Oliver Michael was unintentionally left off the list of Pomeroy Elementary School PTA chairmen who led the social hour at the county council school of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Oliver Michael
Pomeroy Elementary School
PTA
County Council School of Instruction
Pomeroy Guest Night Planned by Woman's Society
The Woman's Society of World Service of the EUB Church will hold guest night Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. James Will.
OES to Meet Pomeroy Chapter 186
The Order of Eastern Star Pomeroy Chapter 186 will hold a meeting at 7 45 p m Tuesday at the temple to discuss chapter business and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
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By Charlene Hoeflich
Texas
Family Weekly
Athens Messenger
3664Th Ordnance Company
National Guard
Carman A. Frogale
Harold FE. Roberts
Ashland
Robert Almsor
3664Th
Fort Polk
Rock Springs
Sgt, Hogg
Pomeroy Man
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Augustus Haid
Leroy B. Roush
Dennis Scarberry
Clifton
Edward Lasko
Mary Jane Russell
Seeva K. Beaver
Nicholas B. Mearge
Kananga
Milda Mae Cole
Labet Eldred
Charlotte
N.C
Ona Dyer
Aaron Buffington
Kenny Roberts
Rendville
William Parham III
Glouster
Port
Albina Gluesencamp
Charles Vroman
Mary Esther
Children's Hospital
Jack Bechtle
Jack
America
Middleport Police
Dorcas Circle
Pullem
Robinson
E. Second St
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