Middleport Properties Change Hands
Recent property transfers include the Mrs Eva Dutton Stout home at Lincoln and Fourth bought by Mr and Mrs Kermit Wiseman. The Wiseman home on Lincoln St was purchased by Mr and Mrs C A Emmish and Mr and Mrs Dale Dutton. The Carpenter family moved from the Stout home to the John F Downing home on Fifth Ave which they bought and remodeled. The Wisemans moved to their new home, and Ray Null and Izora Guinther of Sterling Illinois moved to the former Wiseman home. Dwight Sayre and Mildred Thompson of Cheshire moved to the Parmalee apartment on Lincoln St. Sayre works for New York Central Railroad. Okey Sayre returned to Columbus.
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Middleport
Eva Dutton Stout
Lincoln
Fourth
Kermit Wiseman
Wiseman
Lincoln St
C. A. Emmish
Dale Dutton
Arthur Howe Carpenter
Stout
John F. Downing
Fifth Ave
Wisemans
Ray Null
Izora Guinther
Sterling, Ill
Dwight Sayre
Mildred Thompson
Cheshire
Parmalee
Sayre
New York Central Railroad
Okey Sayre
Columbus
McGhee
Mill St
Second Ward Firemen Seek New Fire Hose Purchase
Charles Werry Ted Mankins Jack Stivers and Henry Werry were appointed to contact the Village Council to promote buying a fire hose for the Second Ward Fire Truck at a Sunday Fire Department meeting. Officers present were Albert Young president William Young vice president W H Ebersbach treasurer Herman Werry secretary Fire Captain Floyd Mankin and Lt Frank Hepp. A groundhog dinner followed for members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Werry
Ted Mankins
Jack Stivers
Henry Werry
Second Ward
Second Ward Fire Department
Albert Young
William Young
W. H. Ebersbach
Herman Werry
Floyd Mankin
Frank Hepp
Ed Howe
Henry, Werry, Sr
Henry Werry, Jr
L. G. Gribble
Virgil Brown
Wil
SAA Elects New Officers And Delegates
POMEROY seniors Dick Young and Joan Gilmore and junior Rhea Ann Myers were elected officers of the Student Activities Association at Pomeroy Senior High School. Delegates include Jean Zahl and Donald Betzing with alternates Mary Ruth Fischer and James Russell. homeroom delegates were Rhea Ann Myers Joyce Fischer Janet Hill and Donald Thomas with alternates Marlyn Swatzel Bob Barnitz Don Dailey Charlotte Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Student Activities Association
Pomeroy Senior High School
J. B. White
Dick Young
Joan Gilmore
Rhea Ann Myers
Jean Zahl
Donald Betzing
Mary Ruth Fischer
James Russell
Joyce Fischer
Janet Hill
Donald Thomas
Marlyn Swatzel
Bob Barnitz
Don Dailey
Charlotte Schaefer
Young Persons Table Featured at Heath Methodist Family Night
Heath Methodist Church in Middleport will host a Family Night supper and program on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Young Persons group will have a special table and perform part of the after-supper program. Parishioners are urged to attend and bring their own table service and a favorite dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Youth group meets to plan Athens Presbytery rally
Pomeroy young people from the Federated Church will gather at the church next Thursday at 7 p.m. to organize attendance for a fall rally of the Athens Presbytery Westminster Fellowship scheduled Sunday afternoon at Gallipolis Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Federated Church
Athens Presbytery
Westminster Fellowship
Gallipolis
Class Officers Elected At Pomeroy Senior High
Three classes at Pomeroy Senior High School elected officers Thursday. Senior Class: Donald Betzing president, George Dallas vice president, Carmaleta McBride secretary-treasurer. Junior Class: Bob Barnitz president, George Nesselroad vice president, Betty Genheimer secretary-treasurer. Sophomore Class: Alice Kitchen president, Norma Scholl vice president, Joanne Jones secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Donald Betzing
George Dallas
Carmaleta McBride
Bob Barnitz
George Nesselroad
Betty Genheimer
Alice Kitchen
Norma Scholl
Joanne Jones
Middleport Church Youth Schedule Highlights This Week
The Middleport Church of Christ outlines a full week for youths. Monday features seventh grade and up basketball at Rutland High School gym. Tuesday offers church orchestra practice at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday hosts Youth Choir at 6 30 p.m. Thursday starts with Youth Bible Study at 7 30 a.m. and a 7 30 p.m. bus trip to the Tri State Christian Youths meeting at Westmoreland Church Huntington with local group leading devotionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Rutland High School
Westmoreland Church
Huntington
P. M. Club Meets at Mrs Da Reuben Beck Home
The P. M. Club gathered Thursday evening at Mrs Da Reuben Beck's home with Miss Edith Young assisting. Games were played and prizes awarded to Mrs Richard Chambers Mrs Frank Wilson and Mrs Walter Crooks. Supper followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Club
da Reuben Beck
Edith Young
Richard Chambers
Frank Wilson
Walter Crooks
Variety Guild Hosts Birthday Towel Shower Event
The Variety Guild met at Mrs. Mary E. Roush's home with Evelyn Murray presiding. Members gave Kathryn Werner a towel shower for her birthday. A chili supper followed. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Elsie Barnhart's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variety Guild
Mary E. Roush
Evelyn Murray
Kathryn Werner
Elsie Barnhart
Smiths Welcome Guests From Columbus Family Visit
Mrs. A. V. Smith returned home after a 10 day visit with her sister Mrs. Margaret Roush in Columbus who has been bedfast for a year with rheumatic fever. Also spending the weekend with the Smiths were their children Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gibson and son John of Charleston and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Smith
Margaret Roush
Columbus
Smiths
J. L. Gibson
John
Charleston
Paul Smith
Athens
Surprise 63rd Birthday Honored for Ernest Harrison
Ernest Harrison was guest of honor at a surprise party for his 63rd birthday held at the home of his son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Floyd Harrison. Twenty seven people attended including Mrs Marie Rose Dayton Mr and Mrs Richard Dewhurst Dayton and Miss Rose Slaughter. The cake featured green and red decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Harrison
Inlaw
Floyd Harrison
Marie Rose
Dayton
Richard Dewhurst
Rose Slaughter
Tennessee Guests Dine With Coats at Mary Jane Shop
Mrs. Jordan of Tennessee and Mrs. Ella Reichman visited the Coats as dinner guests at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop Thursday evening. Additional attendees included Diane Reichman Stephen and Christine Coats. Mrs. Reichman accompanied the Jordans home to Tennessee on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Ella Reichman
Calvin’ Riechman
Robert Coats
Coats
Mary Jane Coffee Shop
Reichman
Diane Reichman
Stephen
Christine Coats
Jordans
Rutland-Coalton game hosts chaperoned girls party
Miss Mabel Hysell chaperoned a group of girls at the Rutland-Coalton football game on Thursday night in Rutland. The party included Nancyv Fink, her niece, and Paddy Jo Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Hysell
Rutland
Nancyv Fink
Paddy Jo Lambert
Syracuse man arrested for non-support on wife’s warrant
Douglas Hemsley of Syracuse was arrested on a non support charge based on a warrant sworn by his wife last Friday. He appeared at a hearing in Justice of Peace Percy L. Peoples court and the case was continued until October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Douglas Hemsley
Syracuse
Justice of Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Divorce Suit Filed in Meigs County Court
Dorothy K. Smalley files for divorce from Clyde Smalley in Meigs County Common Pleas Court claiming extreme cruelty. Married in 1938 at Pomeroy, no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Routine Session Expected by Middleport Council
Mayor Sidney T. Russell says no special issues will come before the Middleport council in tonight’s routine business session. The meeting is anticipated to cover standard city business and administrative updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Conclave Trip Sends Williamson Blaetmar Group to Cleveland
Mr and Mrs Phil Williamson and Mr and Mrs Fred Blaetmar left Saturday for Cleveland to attend a Knights Templar Conclave from October 3 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Fred Blaetmar
Cleveland
Knights Templar
Man Dies in Route 77 Car Crash at Curve
John Dunkle McCamey, 49, of Sistersville West Virginia, died when his car struck a guard rail at a curve on Route 77 and overturned early Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
John Dunkle McCamey
Sistersville
W. Va
Husband charged with assault and battery after midnight call
Mrs. Charles De Lay accused her husband Charles De Lay a railroad worker of assault and battery at their home near midnight. De Lay was arrested and jailed awaiting a hearing before Mayor D A Canaday on Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles DeLay
DeLay
D. A. Canaday
Hospital Admission List and Local Arrest Report
Meigs General Hospital reports patients including Carl Lemley Ryger and Frank Brown surgical cases, Bobby Arnold ton sillectomy, Giles Hysell medical, Mrs Kenneth McManus medical, emergencies Isabelle Hannahs Adsel White Ruth McDonald and others from McArthur Racine Pomeroy and Normal Bailey. Middleport report notes one arrest over the weekend as Robert Caruthers is held in jail until this evening hearing on intoxication charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lemley
Ryger
Surgical
Frank Brown
Rutland
Bobby Arnold
Harrisonville
Giles Hysell
Minersville
Kenneth McManus
McArthur
Middleport
Robert Caruthers
Temporary School Hire for Middleport Junior High
Mrs. J. D. Bryan has been employed as a temporary teacher at Middleport Junior High. Previously she taught in the South, joining the local staff amid midyear staffing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. D. Bryan
Bryan
Marriage Licenses for Several Couples Across Small Towns
James Lipscomb a mechanic of Middleport wed Mary French 21 sales lady of Middleport. Osler Jiiden 25 welder of Robertsburg West Virginia married Laurie Craig 21 of Middleport. Samuel Brockman Jr 24 construction worker of Pomeroy wed Mable Lawing 26 practical nurse of Pomeroy. Ronnie Miller Jr 21 Chester united with Doris Perine 21 of Chester. Clarence Baker 22 farmer of Reedsville married Rita Petty 21 of Reedsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lipscomb
Middleport
Mary French
Osler Jiiden
Robertsburg
W. Va
Laurie Craig
Samuel Brockman, Jr
Pomeroy
Mable Lawing
Ronnie Miller, Jr
Chester
Doris Perine
Clarence Baker
Farmer
Reedsville
Rita Petty
Flower Show Attendees List at Rutland Event
At the Rutland Flower Show held at the Methodist Church on Thursday attendees included Mrs. Garen Stansbury former Southeast Director of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Mrs. E S Schaaf Meigs County contact chairman Mrs. Howard K Ewing retired president of the Amateur Gardeners Club and Mrs. O P Klein publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rutland
Methodist Church
Garen Stansbury
Southeast
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
E. S. Schaaf
Meigs County
Howard K. Ewing
Amateur Gardeners Club
O. P. Klein
Apple Butter Made in Middleport for Church Fund
Eighty gallons of apple butter were produced by Church of Christ women last week at Mrs. Boyd Dilgard's Gravel Hill home. The spread was sold as a money making project for the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Boyd Dilgard
Gravel Hill
Nurse Brought for Bedfast Mr Yost in Columbus Trip
Mrs. Charles Yost of Middleport and Mrs. Earl French of Athens took a trip to Columbus on Saturday to fetch a nurse for Mr. Yost who has been bedfast for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Yost
Middleport
Earl French
Athens
Columbus
Yost
Pomeroy Speaks in Two Ohio Communities
The Rev. Charles Pomeroy of the First Baptist Church preached at Point Pleasant and Rutland last week. He spoke to the Laymen's League at Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church for the annual dinner and gave sermons at the Rutland Baptist Church. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart and several local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Point Pleasant
Rutland
Worldwide Communion Attendance Noted Across Middleport Churches
Large crowds attended Worldwide Communion services in Middleport on Sunday with special music and floral altars. At Church of Christ Rally Day drew 301 in Sunday school and 165 at morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
New Communion Set Dedicated at Church
A new communion set was dedicated during Sunday morning services at the Federated Church. The set honors St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church of Minersville, founded in 1872 and served the Minersville community for 75 years until its dissolution on April 27 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Federated Church
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Minersville
Quarterly Conference Planned by Methodists
Methodist Churches in Meigs County are invited to the First Quarterly Conference at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy at 7 30 p m next Monday. Speaker Mrs Raymond L Archer, long active in missionary work in Malaya, will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Raymond L. Archer
Malaya
Laboratory Operator Returns to Columbus
Duane Brown, who ran Dr. Anson Brown's laboratory clinic in Meigs General Hospital, returns to Columbus and is expected to enter medical school. Renzo Menchini, after six months at Brown's Clinical Laboratory School, now leads the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Duane Brown
Anson Brown
Meigs General Hospital
Columbus
Renzo Menchini
Brown
Church Women to Meet in Federated Church Next Wednesday
The Pomeroy Council of Church Women will gather at the Federated Church next Wednesday with a pot luck dinner at 12 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council of Church Women
Federated Church
Grace Guild to Meet at Grace Episcopal Parish House
Grace Guild of Grace Episcopal Church will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday evening at the parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Guild
Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church
Ills Affected Local Residents Add To Community List
Tl Is Swelled list of Tl Is Swelled MIDDLEPORT. Added to the growing list of persons in the community who are ill is R. O. Meadows, engineer on the New York Central, who has influenza. Charles Yost bed fast with rheumatism. Joan K. Harmon returned home from Meigs General Hospital after a throat infection. Samuel McCloud suffered a stroke of paralysis Friday. Mrs. Earl Roush and Mrs. Lillian Stieff recovering from illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. O. Meadows
New York Central
Charles Yost
Joan K. Harmon
Meigs General Hospital
Evelyn Harmon
Samuel McCloud
S. Fourth Ave
Earl Roush
Lillian Stieff
Meigs Women Attend Funeral for Nephew Donald Howe
Mrs. Henry Hennesy Mrs. Benton Penn Mrs. Ada Howe Mrs. Frances Ward and Mrs. R C West attended services in Zanesville for Donald Howe nephew of Meigs women. He was killed in a midget auto race accident in Zanesville Sunday and received military rites as an overseas veteran leaving a wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Donald Howe
Zanesville
Henry Hennesy
Benton Penn
Ada Howe
Frances Ward
R. C. West
Howe
Young Persons Leave To Attend Colleges
Local youths head to college including Mildred Ohlinger Martha Ohlinger Mary Ohlinger Kenneth Sauer Curtis Kelly Lee Smith Bill Moore John Kircher Joan Kircher John Barker Susan Allensworth Franklin Ginther Robert Fisher James Arnold James Turner Harlan Devol and Rio Grande Ohio University Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mildred
Martha
Mary Ohlinger
Kenneth Sauer
Curtis Kelly
Lee Smith
Bill Moore
John Kircher
Joan Kircher
John Barker
Ohio University
Susan Allensworth
Franklin Ginther
Robert Fisher
Ohio State University
James Arnold
James Turner
Harlan Devol
Rio Grande
Two Men Are Fined On Speeding Charges
Franklin Capehart of Syracuse and Bill Pickens of Letart were arrested by the State Highway Patrol Sunday night and charged with speeding. Each was fined ten dollars and costs before Justice LL Higgins. Capehart paid the fine while Pickens remained jailed until payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Franklin Capehart
Syracuse
Bill Pickens
Letart
State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
LL. B. Higgins
Capehart
Pickens
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Christine May
Ond Ward
Bur Hood
Penny Dill
Kenny Dill
E. L. Criner
Polly Morris
Ted Mankin
Dwight Parker
Jack
2Nd Ave
SAA
Williamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
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Altima
Orto
Middleport Social Notes
Vrs. Roush
Vr. Harrison
Roup
Donald Manuel
St. Louis, Mo
Police Department
Apatitt
Isabelle Hannahs
Hobson
Adsel White
Racine
Normal Bailey
Lakin State Hospital
Tim Neutzling
Ruth McDonald
Conrad R. Bentz
Coolville
Jo Ann Harmon
Quenten Spencer
Mak
Meigs
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
Peter Lawford
Ann Miller
Temple Middleport
Betty Hutton
John Lund
William Demarest
Billy DeWolfe
MR. Blandings
Bendvue
Edw
G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins
Tarzan
Methodists
Beroman
Freddie
Jimmy Dorsey
Phil Brito
Beyond Glory
Alan Ladd
Dona Reed
Brian Abherne
Victor McLaglen
Captain Fury
Joe FE
ATR
George Byron
Ruth Terry
Dick Powell
Jack Oakie
James Cagney
Sylvia Sydney
Blood ON the Sun
Roy Acuff
Lulu Bell
Scotty
Hie Neighbor
Ans
Cobra
Lin
BAOL
Rafael Sabapinis
Warner
Claude Rains
Brenda Mashall
Donald Crisp
Flora Robson
Alan Hale
van Johnson
June Allyson
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