Middleport Students Cheer Recreation Center Plan
In Middleport a mass meeting approved the Community Recreation Center project. A Board of Trustees representing civic groups and churches will lease the former Legion Hall and coordinate activities with students. The World Mission Crusade events and local church services are announced for upcoming Sundays and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles McMaster
C. O. Fisher
Frank Cheesebrew
Legion Hall
S. Fourth Ave
Rec
Reation
Lovers of Christ
Crusade
First Baptist Church
J. W Poorman
World Mission Crusade
Ohio
Paul Smart
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Charles Pomeroy
Church Plans At Pomeroy Announced
POMEROY churches announce weekly services across multiple denominations. United Methodist features guest speaker Mrs. Howard from Africa and Porto Rico tonight at 7:30, with Sunday School at 9:30 led by Theo L. Smith and World-Wide Communion at 10:30. Grace Episcopal and Baptist services, Christian Science lessons, Nazareth, and other church activities listed with times and revival plans through October id.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Albert Bitters
Howard
Africa
Porto Rico
Theo L. Smith
Pioneer
Board of Education
W.S.C.S
Council of Church Women
Methodist Parsonage
Elsie Smith
Buters
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Women's Missionary Society
Pomeroy U. B. Circuit
L. R. Carmichael
Enterprise Church
Christian Endeavor
Carmel Church
Morning Star Church
Morning Star
Nease
Middleport Literary Club opens 52nd year with peace theme
Middleport notes show the club resuming after summer with the program on Peace themes. Mrs. Dutton becomes president for 1946 47, with officers Lasher Bradford Harris and a slate of committees. Local social updates include weddings, illness, travel, and movements among residents, plus a card club gathering and various visits across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
D. B. Hartinger
S. Third Ave
Marcus Chambers
C. P. Dutton
Harold B. Hinton
America
H. E. Cook
Dutton
George Lasher
William Bradford
Robert Harris
Bess Sanborn
C. W. Clark
R. W. Harris
C. H. Stewart
M. R. Charmbers
N. C. Welch
Arthur Strauss
James Titus
Frank White
Eleanor Zeiher
M. L. French
D. B. Hariinger
David Miller
Noah Haskins
Meigs Turkey Growers Invited to Make Tour
Meigs County turkey growers are invited to attend the Ohio Turkey Tour on October 8 at C. W. Liechty turkey farm one mile south of Wauseon on State Route 108. The tour, sponsored by the Ohio Turkey Association and Agricultural Extension Service, will visit Maurice Short, John Stuckey, and the Eicher farms. The Ohio Turkey Association business meeting will be held in the afternoon.
Meigs County Ministers To Hear Rev Poorman
POMEROY The Ministers of Apes County will meet Monday at 2 p.m. in the Sunday School of the First Baptist Church. The speaker will be Rev J W Poorman director of the World Mission Crusade of the Northern Baptist Convention announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Homer G. McMillen
William R. Grate
Restoration Fund
Claire M
Syracuse
Harrisonville
Gallipolis
Circle No. 1
Woman's Association
0. H. Stewart
S. Fourth Ave
First Baptist Church
Racine
T. T. Shelton
Howard Meigler
J. W. Poorman
Granville
World Mission
Northern Baptist Convention
Churches of Christ
Ghost Game Mystifies Middleport Residents
Local residents heard cheering at midnight from the direction of Middleport High School Stadium but found the field dark and empty. The noise allegedly echoed from the Wa hama Rutland football game across the river using the hills as a sound ling board near the new Mason County field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Mason County
W. Va
Man Fined 50 After Pomeroy Arrest
POMEROY Denver B. Abbott was arrested Wednesday night by Patrolman H. H. Niemeyer of the Pomeroy Police and jailed on a charge of unlawfully operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He was brought before Mayor George Howell's Court Thursday and fined 850 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Denver
B. Abbott
H. H. Niemeyer
Mrs Jenkinson Burial at Crown City Cemetery
Death of Mrs. Ed Jenkinson at her daughter's home in Vinton followed by burial beside her husband in Crown City Cemetery. She and her husband served for years at the OHE in Gallipolis and later resided in Crown City. Relatives from Meigs County attended including Henry Jenkinson and Emma Webster Pomeroy Ira Foster and Mrs Jesse Brewster could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ed Jenkinson
Vinton
Crown Citys
Jenkinson
OHE
Gallipolis
Crown City
Meigs County
Henry Jenkinson
Middleport
Emma Webster
Jesse Brewwster
Meigs Youth Recovering After Monday Mishap
A Meigs youth, son of Mr and Mrs Jennings Wayland, was struck near Monday on the way to school. He is recovering from bruises and injuries and has been absent from school this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Milton Wayland
Jennings Wayland
Kucsma Family Announces Birth of Son Michael Charles
Mr and Mrs Mike G Kucsma Jr of Columbus announce the birth of a 6 pound 12 ounce son Michael Charles at White Cross Hospital on September 20 Grandparents are Mrs Mattie Yost Racine and Mike Kucsma Sr Cleveland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Mike G. Kucsma
Columbus
Michael Charles
White Cross Hospital
Mattie ¥ Yost
Mike Kucsma
Cleveland
Conservation Supervisors Hear Report Pomeroy
Meigs Conservation District Supervisors met at the County Extension Office on October 4. G L Michael of Minersville reported on the Soil Conservation District Supervisor's Short Course at Columbus. Highlights included tours of Clark and Union districts and research at Zanesville and Coshocton stations. Board approved 12 assistance requests and plans for farms in Homer Holter Racine Ward Edward Humphrey Racine Robert Hill Reedsville Earl Frecker Minersville Clyde Norris Racine Roy Pearson Racine. Work on Portland group farms and high school vocational projects nears completion. About 60 pounds of Marbletta timothy seed available for fall demonstration on co-operator farms. Supervisors present: Harold Carnahan C EB Humphries Everett Colwell W S Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Conservation District
G. L. Michael
Minersville
Soil Conservation District
Columbus
Mississippi Valley Association
Michael
Clark
Union
Zanesville
Coshocton
Homer Holter
Racine
Ward
Edward Humphrey
Robert Hill
Reedsville
Earl Frecker
Minersylle
Clyde
Norris
Roy
Portland
Racine High School
R. R. Barker
Harold Carnahan
C. EB. Humphries
Everett Colwell
W. S. Michael
Pressure Gauge Tests Available Oct 4 11
Pomeroy Meigs County homemakers may have pressure cooker gauges tested for accuracy at the County Extension Office Court House between October 4 and 11. Home demonstration agent Mrs Deneva H Isolan said today with meat canning season almost here all pressure canner ranges should be accurate before using. It is advisable to have them tested early to allow time for necessary repairs Mrs Nolan added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Court House
Deneva H. Isolan
Nolan
Willing Workers Class Donation Meeting at Mrs Long’s
The Willing Workers Class of Enterprise L. B. Church met at Mrs Myr tle Long’s home on Pomeroy Athens Road. Members contributed 30 cents each toward the parsonage fund and enjoyed refreshments after the business session. Guests Joan Swatt and Harry Louw Brown attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward French
Church of Christ
William Yeager
Dwight Frost
Mahe!mysell
Mildred Hawley
Mesdames
Sidney Russell
Guy Reynolds
L. E. Reynolds
Allen Jenkinson
Robert McElhinny
Jacob Schafer
Alice Icenhower
Ethel Lemly
Freda Welling
Ida Casdorph
Mabel Hyseil
Nina Russell
Frances Roush
Frances Deckard
Lela Sidenstricker
Enterprise L. B. Church
Myrtle Long
Pomeroy
Athens Road
Parsonage Fund
Mrs. Long
John Smith
Carl Moore
Earl Stobart
Herbert Dixon
Harley Brown
Ed Ohlinger
Ben Buck
Huber Brown
James Sutton
Thomas Bowen
Marcia Delay
Albert Swatzel
Kathrin Mitch
Harriet McIntosh
Joan Swatt
Harry Louw Brown
Youth Sentenced to State Reformatory for Auto Theft
Walter Vass Pomeroy Jr of Pomeroy received an indeterminate sentence to the Mansfield State Reformatory from Judge Edgar Ervin of Meigs Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to stealing Nolan Schuster’s car from Lincoln Hill. A true bill was returned by the grand jury last spring. probation was imposed but suspended and county officers will take him to the reformatory Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter Vass, Jr
Reformatory
Mansfield
Edgar Ervin
Meigs Common Pleas Court
Nolan Schuster
Lincoln Hill
Colds and Influenza Prevalent in Town
MIDDLEPORT An epidemic of colds and influenza is prevalent in this community with many confined to homes by illness. Leaf smoke is thought to cause some throat irritation. Birth announced POMEROY Mr and Mrs Charles Moore e Ave announce the birth of a nine pound daughter at the home of Carl Moore. Lee Moore Syracuse is the only grandparent of the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Craig
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Wilbur Theobald
Gallipolis
Wilmer Circle
Halzer Hospital
Charles Williams
Columbus
Williams
John K. Smith, Jr
Cleveland
J. K. Smith
Smith
Geraldine Pullen
Middleport High School
Ralph Gordon
Charleston
William Hetteseimer
Gravel Hill
Hetteseimer
Holzer Hospital
George Bodkins
Hettescimer
George Casto
Beech St
Bone Hollow
Casto
Eleanor Schaaf
S. Second Ave
Milton Hood
Jimmy
Hood
Pomeroy
Farm Bureau
Charles McNamee
Della Carnahan
Point Pleasant
Dana Karr
Carolyn Milhoan
Cc. R. Carr
Ancil McKinney
Dc. R. Carr
McKinney
Ohio University
Francis Bush
Dayton
Maria Cavin
Penns Grove
N. J
M. J. McCarty
Dea Hayes
Dennis Cagin
Lula Leadem
Diana
Pennsylvania
Roscoe Meadows
Opal Turner
Nitro
W. Va
Jacob Lurner
Terry Gallagher
Middleport
Charles Moore
E Ave
Carl Moore
Lee Moore
Syracuse
Birth of Carol Ann Craig first grandchild of local mayor
Capt and Mrs H W Craig Jr announce the birth of a daughter on Sept 29 in Herlong California. The newborn Carol Ann weighs five pounds twelve ounces and is the mayor and Mrs Craig’s first grandchild. Captain Craig served overseas in World War I and re enlisted in the air force this summer. Mrs Craig was a lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. W. Craig, Jr
Herlong
Calif
Carol Ann
H. W. Craig
Craig
Air Force
Army Nurses Corps
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Marvin ©. Brown
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles G. Baird
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
John
Church OF the Nazarene
Young Peoples’ Meeting
Tuppers Plains
Middleport Social Notes
Twin City Card Club
Twin City
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Mae Kieffer
Pearl Kieffer
Nelsonville
Thomas Sayre
Airs
Nona Sayre
Buchtel
Third Ave
Meigs
Turkey Growers
Rev
Poorman
Fred Beasley
E. Carpenter
Bennett
Man
Mrs. Jenkinson
Crown City Cemetery
Kucsmas
Middleport Book Store
Craigs
Dr. West
St. Joseph's
Bayer
Phillip
Grove
Vicks Vatronol
Jeris
Mennen
Pepto Bismol
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sya
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Fletcher
Absorbine Jr
Stark’s Pharmacy
Higan
Vernorr
Sucncax Jerry's
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnet
William Gargan
Philip Reed
Cary Grant
Salifornia
Bill Elliott
Little Beaver
Blades
Allan Lane
Jean Rogers
the Royal Mounted
Bill Kenedy
Casa Blanca
Marx Brothers
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