6th Annual Flower Show Draws 500 In Middleport
Approximately 500 persons attended the Sixth Annual Flower Show of the Amateur Gardeners Club and the Middleport Garden Club at Heath Methodist Church. The theme Joy In Living featured living room to kitchen arrangements judged by Florence Ray. Blue ribbons dominated entries with Mrs. John Kincaid winning five blues and one white.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Middleport Garden Club
Heath Methodist Church
Florence Ray
Garden Path
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Ray
Ll. E. Reynolds
BE. F. Maag
der Schaefer
O. P. Klein
Solarium
A. J. Strauss
Sherwood Costen
Point Pleasant
John Kincaid
Kincaid
Garen Stansbury
Robert Coats
Rowley & Reed Hardware Store
Carper’s Nursery
Reynolds
Mang
Athens
Thomas Wolfe
Pomeroy
Rutland
Syracuse
Long Bottom
Langsville
Minersville
Coolville
Wilkesville
Cheshire
Chester
Albany
Portland
Wellston
the Plains
Glouster
Basil
Lancaster
South Point
Gallipolis
Dexter
Fairborn
Hartville
Marietta
Carroll
Akron
Elkhart
Ind
Mason, New Haven
Hartford
Charleston
Parkersburg
Fire Destroys Contents Of Plumbing Shop Here
Middleport reports a Saturday night blaze that totally destroyed the Willis Anthony Plumbing Shop on Lincoln Street. The fire damaged the rear of the building and cut gas meter connections, threatening the Anthony residence above. Neighbors and firemen broke into the apartment as flames climbed to the second floor. children were seen nearby, and the cause is blamed on a group of youngsters. The Anthony family was away. only smoke damaged the apartment, and residents praised the fire department for its effort.
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Middleport
Willis Anthony Plumbing
Lincoln St
Connec
Anthonys
Studebaker
Ford
Anthony
Columbus
Lancaster
Two Doctors and Dentist Take Draft Examinations
Nine Meigs County men left for Ashland Kentucky for pre induction physicals for military service. The group includes Charlies Mullen Frederick Cluff Harold D Brown and eight others plus eight more men scheduled to depart for Ashland for induction on November 13 with eight more undergoing physicals on November 10.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ashland
Armed Forces
Draft Board
Charlies Mullen
Frederick Cluff
Middleport
Harold D. Brown
Billy R. Clark
Virgil Frye
Rutland
Delmar Hollow
Minersville
William E. Cundiff
Columbus
Louis J. Ellis
Garland E. Gibson
Toledo
Raymond E. Proffitt
Portland
Claire E. Swan
Langsville
Elza E. Russell
Bidwell
Lee M. Bing
Hemlock Grove
Frank L. Jones
Charles R. Davis
Harry Douglas, Jr
Charles P. Bailey
Racine
Religious Survey Plans Are Mapped in Middleport
Four Middleport ministers and laymen outlined a community religious survey at First Baptist Church. The plan, tied to Ohio Methodist evangelistic efforts, aims to map church attendance and non church members religious preferences with districts assigned for this week. Hosts included Claremont Hoyt and pastors Robert Styers Louis A Bangerter and West Dean.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Methodist Church of Ohio
Claremont E. Hoyt
Robert Styers
Church of the Nazzarene
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
West Dean
Church of Christ
Young Girl Treated by Emergency Squad in Middleport
Firemen from the emergency squad were called to the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Klees on Coal Street to treat their young daughter Trudy Lynn who is said to suffer a heart ailment and was taken to Meigs General Hospital.
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Middleport
Raymond Klees
Coal St
Trudy Lynn
Meigs General Hospital
Seven New Members Receive by Church
Federated Church held world wide communion Sunday morning and welcomed seven new members Mr and Mrs Ralph Graves and daughter Carolyn Mr and Mrs John Savels Carol Spence and Donna VanMeter Greeters were Robert Wilson Winifred Goble Ushers were Charles Hamm and Larry Hamm Elders assisting in the communion service were W A Smith W A Drake John Blaetmar and Raymond Hood Special music was by the church choir directed by Mrs Alice Nease Private communion to aged shut ins was administered by Rev Harold F Hess assisted by W A Smith
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Ralph Graves
Carolyn
John Savels
Carol Spence
Donna VanMeter
Robert Wilson
Winifred Goble
Charles Hamm
Larry Hamm
W. A. Smith
W. A. Drake
John Blaetmar
Raymond Hood
Alice Nease
Harold F. Hess
Birth of Son to Major and Mrs John Kincaid Jr
Announcements report the birth of a son to Major and Mrs John Kincaid Jr of West Point New York. The child is their second son and is named James Ancell. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Kincaid Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs James Ancell. Great grandmother is Mrs Jane Kincaid of Montgomery West Virginia.
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Middleport
John Kincaid, Jr
West Point
N. Y
Kincaids
James Ancell
John Kincaid
Fourth Ave
Los Angeles
Jane Kincaid
Montgomery
W. Va
Fourth day marks milestones for Wills Anthonys on Lincoln St
The Wills Anthonys noted April 4 as start of their new apartment above the Lincoln Street garage, moved in August 4, and faced a near fire in October 4, highlighting a sequence of events tied to the fourth day of the month.
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Middleport
Wills Anthonys
Lincoln St
Meeting Tonight for Sunday School Teachers
A meeting of all Sunday school teachers of the Federated Church is set for 7 30 p m today at the church.
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Pomeroy
The
Federated Church
Downies mark 50th wedding anniversary
The Downies celebrate their 50th anniversary after marrying on October 1, 1902. A gathering for friends visited the Downie home on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. in honor of the milestone.
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Downies
Downie
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visitors
The Sidney Burton family of Akron spent the weekend in Middleport. Mrs. Mildred Thompson of Dayton visited family here. Jane Ellis from Columbus and Dr. W. P. Ellis hosted relatives. W. P. Wilburn and others visited St Albans. Holzer Hospital care noted for C. H. Wise Sr. and Ruth Wise. Kent guests with C. E. Vance family. Club opens year with theme Ideas Movements Persons Living and Past.
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Sidney Burton
Akron
Mildred Thompson
Dayton
Carrie Henshaw
Jane Ellis
Columbus
W. P. Ellis
W. P. Wilburn
St. Albans
W. Va
C. H. Wise
Ruth
Cecil Grogan
Holzer Hospital
William Yeager
Kent
C. E. Vance
Local Anniversary Dinner Hosted by Dr. Marion Klein Fugate
Dr. and Mrs. Marion Klein Fugate of Athens hosted a turkey dinner on Congress Street Sunday for family and friends. Attendees included Hulda Klein and O. P. Klein of Middleport and the Klein family, with birthdays for Mr. and Mrs. Fugate and the Klein siblings noted and the 28th wedding anniversary celebrated. Frank Fugate could not attend due to a Cincinnati hospital stay for his daughter Mrs. William Stoecker.
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Middleport
Fugate
Klein
Marion Klein Fugate
Athens
Congress St
Hulda Klein
O. P. Klein
Kleins
Frank Fugate
Dr. Fugate
Cincinnati
William Stoecker
Mr. Fugate
Heath Methodist WSCS Meets for Service Guild Installation
Middleport A WSCS executive board meeting at the pres ident’s home planned the Heath Service Guild installation for October 13. Mrs Louis A Bangerter outlined future plans for the children’s group as Rev and Mrs Bangerter and several members attended.
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Middleport
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
Heath Service Guild
Society
Louis A. Bangerter
Children’s
Bangerter
Robert Coats
Harold Wood
Mrs. C. E. Smith Honored For Birthday And Anniversary
Middleport reports Mrs. C. E. Smith received multiple cards and remembrances during a week marking her birthday and October wedding anniversary. Despite a serious illness and hospitalization, she is convalescing and now able to be up in her room and take auto rides.
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Middleport
C. E. Smith
Darst Couple Celebrate 47th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. David Darst Sr. marked their 47th anniversary with a family dinner at their Gravel Hill home. Children grandchildren and other relatives attended as flowers from the garden adorned the rooms and table centerpiece.
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Middleport
David Darst
Gravel Hill
Darst
Middleport Literary Society to Meet at Rutland Home
The Middleport Literary Society will hold a Wednesday meeting in the afternoon at the Rutland home of Mrs. George Lasher.
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Middleport
Middleport Literary Society
George Lasher
Rutland
Meigs Temple 153 to Meet Tuesday Night
Middleport Meigs Temple 153 and Pythian Sisters plan a Tuesday night meeting at Temple Hall in the K of P building. Erma Smith M E C will report on the Grand Temple meeting in Cincinnati along with other officials.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Temple
K of P
Cincinnati
Erma Smith
M.E.C
Family records update from Columbus and Cincinnati notices
Mr and Mrs Earl Moore traveled to Columbus where their daughter Barbara Moore Smith remains in critical condition after a severe automobile crash. She is in a neck to knee cast and her status is unchanged. The Harry Miller family visited Cincinnati for a week long vacation as Miller sold his Gravel Hill service station to Charles Williams. Mrs Donald Mills and Mr and Mrs Donald Stivers spent the weekend in Columbus joining Mills, who has completed naval flight training. The Stivers and Mills attended the Ohio State Purdue football game. Baltimore weekend attendance at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Progress meeting included Bruce Lloyd delegate Francis Anderson alternate Howard Dailey and Mrs Bruce Lloyd.
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Earl Moore
Columbus
Barbara Moore Smith
Harry Miller
Cincinnati
Miller
Gravel Hill
Charles Williams
Donald Mills
Donald Stivers
Mills
Naval Air Force
Stlvers
Ohio State
Purdue
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Baltimore
Bruce Lloyd
Francis Anderson
Howard Dailey
Men Help Flower Show Ends in Community Effort
A Middleport flower show credits local men and organizations for staging and dismantling. Heath Methodist Church volunteers painted walls, A J Strauss displayed tropical fish, Dor Schafer supplied roses, O P Klein raised chrysanthemums, Sherwood Costen provided birds, Carper's Nursery supplied evergreens, with many hours of labor by Dr. E F Maag John Duerr L E Reynolds Jon Schaaf and Val Edgar Reynolds.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
A. J. Strauss
Dor Schafer
Pomeroy
O. P. Klein
Sherwood Costen
Point Pleasant
Carper
Dr. E. F. Maag
John Duerr
L. E. Reynolds
Jon Schaaf
Val Edgar Reynolds
Chester High Band Performs at Middleport Stadium
Chester High School band under Bernard Krinke entertained fans at the Chester Hannan game in Middleport Stadium. The halftime show featured a "Music in the Air" theme with instrument formations and a debut of the Chester High Alma Mater as Charles Humphrey announced from the press box.
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Middleport
Chester High School
Bernard Krinke
Chester- Hannan
W. Va
Middleport Stadium
Charles Humphrey
Susannah
Ciribiribin
No New Polio Cases Reported in Meigs County
Meigs County health nurse says over the weekend no new polio cases were reported, bringing total to 13. Billy Bentz, 8, was hospitalized last Thursday, but no official word on his admission has been received. Pomeroy schools plan to reopen Oct 13. Northern local schools remain closed until Oct 20. The Meigs Theater in Pomeroy will close tonight through week end due to the outbreak, with a Saturday reopening. Temple Theater in Middletown remains open.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Catherine Shavorinsky
Billy Bentz
Children’s Hospital
Shavorinsky
Helen Lyons
Meigs
Youths Meet At Oak Hill Farm Bureau Conference
Meigs County residents attended a District Five Farm Bureau youth conference at Oak Hill. A vocal duet by Anna Jean Rose and Rosemary Rose was featured in a talent contest with the winner advancing to state competition. Attendees included James Carnahan Racine district chairman Gerald Powell Racine June Ridenour Shirley Summerfield Chester Sandra Kay Ingraham Pomeroy and Mrs F Whitney Ingraham who provided piano entertainment and John Heiskell Farm Bureau organizer.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Farm Bureau District Five
Oak Hill
Anna Jean Rose
Rosemary Rose
Sisters
Chester
Rose Sisters
James Carnahan
Racine
Gerald Powell
June Ridenour
Shirley Summerfield
Sandra Kay Ingraham
F. Whitney Ingraham
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau
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