Eastern Star Elects Officers in Middleport Meeting
Mrs. Linda Mayer was elected worthy matron of Evangeline Chapter, OES, at the Middleport Masonic Temple meeting. New officers include Paul Darnell as worthy patron Marilyn Wilcox associate matron Harry Chesher associate patron Jeneve Chesher conductor Betty Maples associate conductress Illa Darnell secretary Lettie Roush treasurer trustee Bessie King. They will be installed in December. Rosemary Lyons announced a father son Masonic banquet October 14 at 6 15 p.m. Tickets are 175 and available from lodge officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Linda Mayer
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Paul Darnell
Marilyn Wilcox
Harry Chesher
Jeneve Chesher
Betty Maples
Illa Darnell
Lettie Roush
Bessie King
Grace French
Darnell
Evelyn Lewis
Rosemary Lyons
Auto Flips Catches Fire Driver Safe in Gallia Meigs Accidents
In Gallipolis Berkeley Richard 22 escaped unharmed when his car left Bulaville Porter Road at 3 45 am slid on a wet road overturned and burned destroying the vehicle. Idelle Lafave 30 Bidwell skidded on Route 160 in Gallia County struck an embankment and a fence with heavy damage but no citation. Morton Gottfried 25 Monroeville Pa. avoided a collision on Route 7 near Chester and went into a ditch with moderate damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallipolis
Richard Berkley
Gallipolis
Bulaville-Porter Road
Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Idelle J. Lafave
Bidwell
Meigs County
Chester
Morton Gottfried
Monroeville
Shake Shop
Gottfried
One Car Crash on Route 124 Near Racine Injures No One
Sheriff reports a late night single vehicle accident on Route 124 one mile west of Racine at 11 30 p m. Michael Wolfe 19 of Lockborne lost control on a rain slick curve and struck a mail box and gas meter. No injuries or citations. Vehicle heavily damaged.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Racine
Michael Wolfe
Lockborne
Meigs County Inductees and Property Transfers Noted
John D. Morrissey of Pomeroy was sent for Army induction at Fort Hayes Columbus. Sixteen other Meigs County men underwent pre induction physicals the same morning. Transfers list parcels in Rutland Salisbury Chester and Scipio townships name Blanche Harrison Elva Dailey Guy Summerfield and others with heirs and trustees mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Harrison
Rutland
Salisbury
Clyde Harrison
Elva Dailey
Lebanon
William Bryant
Ruby Bryant
Guy Summerfield
Chester
Jean Summerfield
Shirley Roush
Frank M. Fugate
Goynelle Wise
Pomeroy
Marion Fugsteronville
Reeves Alice Reeves
Scipio
Felix Alkire
John Lang
Ocreage
Bedford
Susan Manley
Walton Manley
Ocreane
Middleport
Peter Walburn
Romaine Walburn
Ida K. Smith
Meigs County
Franklin Rutherford Earl Knight
Howard Knight
Nola Will
Mae Lambert
Virgene Elberfeld
Chester Knight
Helen Itson
Loddy Knight
Gary Knight
Cori Knight
Mary Brice
Violet Walker
Robert Knight
Margaret Knight
Jean Knight Stabler
Kenneth Pauley
Katherine Pauley
John D. Morrissey
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Meigs
Reagan says film industry killing itself with explicit movies
Governor Ronald Reagan criticizes modern Hollywood for producing too explicit films. He cites recent sex scenes as destroying the business while praising solid family fare like Oliver!, Camelot, and Gone with the Wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Hollywood
Nancy
Patti
Skipper
Oliver
John Wayne
Two Divorces Granted in Meigs County Court
Blanche Harrison of Columbus was granted a divorce from Clyde Harrison of Rutland on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty with custody of a minor child awarded to the mother. Paul Parsons of Columbus was granted a divorce from Zoila Parsons, now living in California. Alice Kennedy and Lewis Kennedy of Rutland filed against William Stivers of Pomeroy for injuries from an auto accident on Main Street in 1967 seeking 40000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Pomeroy
Lewis
Meigs County Stuffing Bee Planned at Heath United Methodist
Plans were tentatively made for the annual stuffing bee by the Meigs County TB and Health Association. A tentative date of November 6 was set for the event at the Heath United Methodist Church in Middleport. Mrs. Howard Birchfield hosted the meeting and reported on the Fall Conference held September 16 in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Meigs County TB and Health Association
Howard Birchfield
Heath United Methodist Church
Middleport
Veteran Of Viet War Honored With Dinner
Jack R. Adkins son of Mr and Mrs John Adkins Huntington recently returned from a year in Vietnam honored at a dinner held by his parents Attendees included family from Middleport Huntington Cheshire Dehue and Chesapeake with many relatives present He earned three Purple Hearts the Bronze Star and other honors and will be stationed at Fort Carson Colorado following leave Pomeroy emergency squad responded to a 239 AM call at John Hannell residence to take Mrs Hunnell to Veterans Memorial Hospital as a medical patient
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Vietnam
Adkins
Fort Carson
Colo
Chester Sexton
Terry Adkins
Cheshire
Noble Farmer
Dehue
W. Va
Earl Jr. Adkins
Huntington
Charles Lewingden
Columbus
Lee Ross
Joyce Workman
Alice Chapman
Chesapeake
Johnny Mans
Tammy
Sharon
Wanda Adkins
Diannee Farmer
Patty
Vannesa Manns
Terry
Michael
Egbert Adkins
Charles
Jeffrey
Rodney Lewingden
Mitchell Adkins
Pomeroy
John Hannell
Spring Avenue
Hunnell
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy Lions and Masons Schedule Midweek Meetings
Meigs County notices announce the Pomeroy Middleport Lions Club gathering at noon in the Pomeroy United Methodist Church social room and the Pomeroy Chapter 80 Royal Arch Masons meeting at 7 30 p m in the temple. In Middleport a rescue crew assisted at 3 31 p m at the John Romine home on Shotgun Hollow Road near Rutland for a child with a badly cut foot taken to Dr. R R Pickens for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy-Middleport
Lions Club
Pomeroy United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Royal Arch Masons
Temple
Middleport
John Romine
Shotgun Hollow Road
Rutland
R. R. Pickens
Garden Club Seeks Donations for Mental Health Center Fair
Meigs County garden clubs are asked to donate bulbs dried materials arrangements or sellable items for the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center fair on Oct 9 with donations due by Oct 8 at the center. In Pomeroy Ancil Crosses report a Tennessee South Carolina vacation visit with Methenys Wood at Myrtle Beach AFB. Divorce action filed in Common Pleas Court in Pomeroy by Paul Laudermilt against Wanda Laudermilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Paul Laudermilt
Wanda Laudermilt
Rio Grande forms booster and R Club to aid athletics
The Redman Booster Club and the R Club were organized at Rio Grande College to promote athletics. Booster members donate 25 dollars annually with program listing and hospitality access. R Club members pay 100 dollars with season passes, parking perks, and facilities access. charter members named on a wall plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Redman
Rio Grande College
James Dailey
Gallia County
Dailey
Physical Education
R” Club
Robert Saunders
Talks Stall Over Formosa Issue at UN Ottawa China Talks
Diplomatic talks between Canada and Red China in Stockholm stall over Formosa. Canada will break with Chiang Kai-shek and back Communist UN membership if talks succeed, but will not publicly endorse Peking’s claim. Observers cite U.S. security ties and boundaries principles as factors. A second item notes a civil action for money in St. Paul through St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. and Skerco Inc. versus Ronald McDermott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
New York
Canada
Red China
Peking
Formosa
Stockholm
Ottawa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co
St. Paul
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Arnold Lee
Anne Scott
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