Meigs County group selects delegates for state meeting on education
At a county meeting the Meigs County group chose Mrs. John W. Moore and Coe Blakeslee to represent the county at a state education conference in Columbus on Oct 24. Mrs. Probasco presided. Ral was named alternate. Delegates will discuss school goals such as discipline, vocational training, teacher supervision, volunteer planning, and financing, with possibilities for state aid and earmarked sales tax funds.
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Columbus
Eve Marvin
Ball
Wayne Gibbons
Carroll Swanson
Lawrence A. Smith
Bolt Strikes Middleport Residence Wounding Occupant
Heavy storms struck the area Thursday causing a lightning hit on a Harrisonville home. Mrs. Ora Sheets, about 60, suffered shock temporary deafness and blindness. Electric wiring and the meter exploded after the strike. Oxygen was given and she was sent to a hospital as doctors advised. Firefighters reported additional electric activity later in the day.
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Middleport
Harrisonville
Ora Sheets
Mitt
Thas
Nore Middleport
Two Autos Damaged in Dual Pomeroy Incidents
Acting Chief Franklin Hud reports two distinct Thursday afternoon collisions. On Main Street Henry Salser 30 of Syracuse stopped to turn into the county Farm Bureau lot when his car was rear ended by a truck driven by Richard E. Ours 31 of Letart Falls owned by the Pomeroy Cement Block Co. Salser’s vehicle suffered considerable damage and passenger Elmer Napper 61 sustained chest injuries. Mechanical steering failure was cited in the second incident.
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Main St
Henry Salser
Syracuse
Richard E. Ours
Letart Falls
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Salser
County Farm Bureau
Hudson
Elmer Napper
An- St. Hudson
Army Private Thomas C. Hensler Joins 110th Battalion
Pvt Thomas C Hensler son of Thomas P Hensler Letart Falls is a member of the 110th Transmission Battalion at Fort Rustis Fort is Ve Hensler a clerk with Company C entered the Army in September 1954 and received basic training at Fort Knox Ky He is a graduate of Racine High School.
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Fort Rustis
Thomas C. Hensler
Thomas P. Hensler
Letart_ Falls
Fortis
Ve ‘Hensler
Army
Fort Knox
Racine High School
Fish Association To Meet at City Hall
A meeting of the Meigs County Fish and Game Association will be held at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Pomeroy City Hall. The agenda includes discussion of local fishing rules and upcoming events.
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Frameroy
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy City
Homecoming and Sunday Schedules Across Local Churches
A consolidated list of church activities including homecoming events, Sunday schools, morning and evening services, and midweek programs across Pomeroy Carmel Syracuse Danville Grace Laurel Hysell Run Best Savings Reedsville Letart Falls and other congregations. The notices include prayer services, evangelistic meetings, and district gatherings with dates and times where specified.
Middleport Church Services and Activities Report
Middleport churches list sermons, choirs, youth groups, and meetings across multiple congregations. Notable topics include The Sword of the Lord and Gideon, Faith Makes a Bitterence, and Possessed by the Spirit with varied choir practices and Sunday school times.
Blood program in critical need in Meigs County
POMEROY Meigs County American Red Cross blood program is in a critical situation as program chairman Miss Marion Ebersbach announced today. The county chapter urges donors to help end shortages and support local patients in need.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Marion Ebersbach
Rutland Christ Church To Hold Homecoming
The 138th annual homecoming and anniversary of the Rutland Church of Christ will be observed Sunday with events starting at 9:30 am including a morning worship and youth program. Pastor Earl Slack will preach at 2 pm with music from county church groups. George Koch of Lowell, Ohio delivers the sermon as evening service starts at 7:30 pm. The public is invited to attend.
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Carmel Eub
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
M. C. Larimore
NYPS
Rutland
Boosters Elect POMEROY-A Board Sees New Directors
Pomeroy Boosters Inc elected new board members Pred Crow Jr John Mitch John Lambert Don Betzing Rich ard Russell and Rezno Menchini at a meeting in the Pomeroy senior high school auditorium. The group discussed paying transportation bills for gridders and renewing insurance on a movie camera for game coverage. Blood program notes show a precarious donor supply with August and September pints falling short. Meigs County faces debt for used Red Cross blood with a planned October bloodmobile and a call for all able residents to donate.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boosters, Inc
Pomeroy Senior High
Pred Crow, Jr
John Mitch
John Lambert
Don Betzing
Richard Russell
Rezno Menchini
Meigs
General
Holner Hospital
Parkersburg
Columbus
Meigs County
Red Cross
Meig County
Ebersbach
Ely Mae
Carpenter Baptists Seek $4000 Building Fund
POMEROY June Day was observed Sunday at Carpenter Baptist Church with a goal of 4000 dollars to be raised. An offering exceeded the goal by 224 dollars, totaling 4224 dollars. Work planned for fall includes a complete basement, new heating equipment, interior redecorating, and moving the building 190 feet to the rear. Reverend Biddle, pastor, led services and administered communion.
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Pomeroy — Suuong
Carpenter Baptist Church
Tor Fs
Biddle
Pomeroy Social Notes Prayer Week Planned
POMEROX bans were made for the observance of the week of prayer self denial from Oct to 31 when the Woman of Christian Service of Plains Methodist church met at the home of Mrs Ian Hoffman Monday. Mrs Myrtle Boggess will be in charge the program to be held at 730 pm. Thursday Oct 27 at the church according to plans. Following the devotionals on the subject Are My People Saith the Lord God presented by Mrs Boggess Mrs Niesel Weatherman presented the program Find Grace to Help in Time of Need. Assisting her were Mrs Eunice Halsey Mrs Grady Violet Mrs Gertrude Hoffman Mrs Vivian Hoffman Mrs Myr tle Boggess and the Rev W W Ritter. Mrs Lena Keller and Mrs Estella McGill were reported and were sent get well cards. During the social hour refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Christian Service
Plains Methodist Lurch
Ian Hoffman
Myrtle Boggess
Thurch
Boggess
Niesel Weatherman
Grace
Eunice Halsey
Grady
Violet
Gertrude Hoffman
Vivian Hoffman
W. W Ritter
Lena Keller
Estella McGill
Pomeroy
Christine Grimm
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Asbury Methodist Church
Syracuse
Clara Roberts
Grace Weese
Marcia Karr
Ann Sauvage
Surprise party honors John Leithelt in Pomeroy home
A surprise birthday event at Mrs Jack Leithelt s Union Ave home honored Mr John Leithelt s birth anniversary with blue and pink decorations. Neighbors attended and games with prizes were led by Mrs Tru an Ruse. Refreshments included a decorated birthday cake ice cream and tea.
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Pomeroy
Jack Leithelt
Union Ave
John Leithelt
Leithelt
Tru
Lisebein
Donald Hauek
Edward Parfitt
Wilbur Young
Susan Young
A Year To Remember Downpour On Church
MIDDLEPORT The apple butter project at Middleport Church of Christ drew 60 plus workers to peel and cook 225 gallons of apples during the Oct 1981 week. Volunteers began early, hauling wood, prepping kettles, and serving soup, sandwiches, and pies as rain intensified to a downpour by Thursday, with plastic coverings protecting bubbling kettles and hours of coordinated effort.
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Middleport
C. E. Vance
Jails To Halt Workers Apple Butter Project
In a rain soaked village, workers and volunteers led by the church labored all day on an apple butter project. Forty attended prayer meeting, 27 worked since dawn, and five kettles required cleaning after the batch. The effort aimed to fund community needs and renew fellowship.
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David Darst
Fred I Gardner
Fone
Delegates Named for Southeastern Ohio Education Meeting
Delegates and alternates from Meigs County School system will represent teachers at the Southeastern Ohio Education meeting in Athens on Oct with local officials listed. Delegates to the Ohio meeting in Columbus are announced with alternates and names including Martha Oblinger Rutland and others.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Athens
Robert Bowen
Salisbury
Mary Jon Parker
Chester
Melen’Dias
Bedford
Garrett Christy
Tuppers Plains
Aiking
Columbia
Martha Oblinger
Rutland
Delgate
Don Nease
Letart Falls
Columbus
Davis
Plains
Deleg
Thelma Bradbury
Charles Hayman
Racine
Coal Operator To Do To Nelsonville Home
Elmer Malden of Malden Construction Company plans to close out moldings and return to Nelsonville after completing work at a local residence. The brief note indicates ongoing tasks at the home and a scheduled completion toward relocation.
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Nelsonville
Siduleport
Elmer Malden
The
Malden Construction Company
Nelsonvill
Middleport Social Notes Meeting at Heath Methodist Church
Christian Mission to the Home meeting held at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. Local and visiting leaders, including Dr Paul Chiles and Dr Roland Carter, led discussions on the home and church roles. Groups, chaired by ministers, drafted questions on gospel outreach to homes and planned a coffee hour.
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Middleport
Paul Chiles
Portsmouth
Richard Keller O
Wheelersburg
Bernard Lomas
Trinity Church
Rolin Carter
Central Methodist
Springfield
John Elwood
Racin Jeet Lier
Rutlands Lek
Baxgerter
Fellowship Organizes Junior Baptist Youth Fellowship Meeting
The Junior Baptist Youth Fellowship held a meeting last night led by Robert Mills. Susan Pullen was elected president, LaVern Hurley vice president, Dora McGhee secretary, James Hood treasurer. A hayride was planned for next Sunday at 7 pm. Forty members were asked to attend. The event was to be held at the Boy Scout Camp at Chester. A BYP jamboree at Rio Grande Saturday was announced. The Rev. C. E. Hoyt gave the concluding prayer.
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Meauue Port — Inga
Junior Baptist Youth Fellowship
Cnurch
Robert Mills
Susan Pullen
LaVern Hurley
Dora McGhee
James Hood
Chester
Rio Grande
C. E. Hoyt
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Frank Sinatra
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Motor Sales
Pomeroy Church News
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Harry Bates
Best Savings
Waldo Bartels
Pator
Muon
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Reedsville
Reno Church of Christ
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Anthony Homes
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First Presbyterian Pelt
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Church of the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Salvation Army
Glenn Rummel
Spen
Ruppelt
Boosters Elect
Henry Werry
Carl Douglas Arnold
Carpenter Baptists
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Hemlock Grange
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Olan Harrison
New Mexico
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Ladies Auxiliary of
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Laurel Clift Better Health Club
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Sunshine Sisters
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Emmett Bartels
Cincinnati
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Margaret Swearingen
Cleveland
Big Bend
Hgh
Vance
Pentagon
Middleport Social Notes
Bess Sanborn
E. M. Wood
Forrest Bachtle
Jon Ketchka
Timies Ronighey
American Gasland Electric Company
Ens
Renee Bate
Seneereaens
Carrey
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Court House
Ghimette Supply
Percefon
Pedions
Charles Redford
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Resamen
Citizens National Bank
the Friendly Bank
Federal Reserve System
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