Middleport Chamber reviews street market funds and civic drive
Middleport Chamber of Commerce session covers street market markers purchased costing over 1000 dollars with 250 dollars debt for standards pipe. Members discuss fundraising, dues collection, civic project support, and a joint bridge lighting ceremony with Pomeroy Chamber while nominating a slate for November.
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Middleport
Central
Ohio Valley
Port Chamber of Commerce
W. J T. Grueser
C of C
Chamber
Pomeroy Band Boosters name year committees
The Pomeroy Band Boosters met at the senior high school with president Mrs Harold Ebersbach naming committee chairs for the year. Notable posts include Mrs Victor Young Sr membership and Mrs Ray Woodgeard publicity.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Band
Harold Ebersbach
Victor Young
Ray Woodgeard
Roy Mayer
Leroy Watson, Jr
Marie Chapman
Alice Thompson
Young
Harry Drake
Charles Persinger
Harold Lohse
C. E. Blakeslee
Wilson Carpenter
William Anderson
Don Rae
Connie Woodgeard
Association
Hank Young
Ray Poulin
Uni
PTA Meeting Mon Present Delinquency Topic and Judge Speaker
Racine PTA will hold a 7:30pm session at the grade school with Judge John C. Bacon as speaker on Juvenile Delinquency. Membership contest closes this month and residents are urged to pay dues at the meeting.
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Pomeroy
Racine Pta
John C. Bacon
Society Will Serve Annual Class Dinner
The Philathea Society of the Church of Christ will host the Home builders' Class anniversary dinner on Oct. 21 at the church. In a meeting at Mrs. Chester Erwin's home the kitchen and dining room committees were announced. A devotional program and readings accompanied fall flowers and a menu for 29 members and one guest, Susie Taylor.
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Society
Middleport
Philathea Society of the
Church of Christ
George Childs
Ernest Lallance
O. L. Roush
Leo Childs
George Hudson
Edgar Allensworth
Chester Erwin
Will Bradford
David Durst
Erwin
Bertie Watts
Susie Taylor
Childs
Dave Farmer
Alfred Roush
Darst
Watts
Grover Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Arthur Grover 87 who died at a residence near Pomeroy Thursday will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ewing funeral home. He leaves two daughters Mrs Ivan Mack Bucyrus and Mrs Wilbur Swisher Corning two sons Raymond Columbus and Ivan Cheshire 14 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. His wife Bessie Fraser Grover a son John and a daughter Mrs Everett Long preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Grover
Ewing
Ivan Mack
Bucyrus
Wilbur Swisher
Corning
Raymond
Columbus
Ivan
Cheshire
Bessie Fraser Grover
John
Everett Long
Halloween Party Held at Stumbo Home for First Baptist Class
Middleport reports the Golden Rule Class of First Baptist Church held a masked Halloween party at Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stumbo’s home. Guest pianist Lillian Stieff performed. costumes by Manning Klees Kalad Hindy and Frank Cheesebrew won honors. Ernest Covert’s identity was hardest to guess. Frank Cheesebrew led a brief meeting and robes for the junior choir were approved. Christmas decorations were planned and refreshments served. 19 members and guests attended.
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Middleport
Clifford Stumbo
First Baptist Church
Lillian Stieff
Marie Bouyer
Manning Klees
Kalad Hindy
Frank Cheesebrew
Ernest Covert
Stumbos
Reed Varney
Past Councilors of DAR Meet in Pomeroy
Chester Council Daughters of the American Revolution held a meeting at the lodge hall with Mrs Eldon Karutter and Mrs James Van meters hostesses. Mrs Buella Ridenour presided at the brief session which began with a devotional. Prizes were awarded in festive Halloween themed refreshments followed by games.
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Pomeroy
Chester Council
Daughters of America
Lodge Hall
Eldon Karutter
James van Meters
Buella Ridenour
Widdleport Churches Roundup Services and Programs
Local church listings outline weekly schedules for multiple congregations. Notable items include Church of Christ led by Fred I Gardner with morning worship at 10:30 and a 7 p.m. evening service, First Baptist Warren Hulburt with sermons on Be Not Anxious, and Szabolcs Kalman of Hungary speaking at Ohio University Friday Family Night.
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First Baptist
Warren Hulburt
Board of Trustees
Priscilla Circle
Busy Bee
C. P. Bradbury
First United Presbyterian
Howard E. Ruppelt
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Palmer
NYP
Mount Moriah Baptist
B. L. Barrett
Syracuse United Presbyterian
Salvation Army
Butternut Ave
Salvation Meeting
Glenna Rummel
Pentecostal Assembly
Dorcas
E. A. Codner
Children’s Church
Bradford
Gene Rutter
Christian Endeavor
Syracuse
Dorcas Eub
Richard Young
Youth Fellowship
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
NYPS
Rutland Church of Christ
John Buckley
Kingsbury Church
Rev. Williams
Gallipolis
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. W. Proffitt
Columbia Chapel
B. H. Morris
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Dexter Church of Christ
B. Morris
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Pioneer Group Plans Annual Meet Monday
Meigs County history event hosted by the Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society centers on relics and mementoes. A. V. Howell announces special music and surprise features at the Martin Hotel in Pomeroy from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring heirlooms with histories for a closing tea.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Pioneer and Historical Society
Howell
OES Honors Past Matrons And Patrons
Racine Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held a program honoring past matrons and patrons with Ada Nease and Arthur Nease presiding. Margaret Neuman presented a vocal solo as part of “Light of Star Land.” An oct 15 friends night was announced and past officers were thanked for their service.
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Margaret Neuman
Sharlee Neuman
Opal Zerkle
Rachel McBride
Louise Chapman
Arthur Nease
Dad's Night To Be Marked In Middleport Football
Middleport school officials designated tonight as Dad's Night for the Yellow Jacket football team. A special half time ceremony and a band show led by Bandmaster George Dallas will highlight the event. The plan arose after Parkersburg band canceled. A rally was discussed at the Middleport Athletic Association meeting and film of the Athens Middleport game was shown and discussed.
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Middleport
Yellow Jacket
MHS
George Dallas
Parkersburg
Middleport Athletic Association
Knights Seek Home Funds Drive in Meigs County
In Meigs County October is set for a statewide fund drive led by Lloyd Hemfield grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias to aid the Pythian Home at Springfield. The kick off followed Thursday night's conferral of knighthood on Sherman Weimann with a cake by Mrs Karl Owen and refreshments served by the committee. John W. Kincaid chaired the meeting.
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Middleport
Lloyd Hemfield
Knights of Pythias
Springfiel
Fides Lodge
Meigs County
Sherman Weimann
Karl Owen
Elberfelds Announce Birth of Daughter Catherine Ann
Mr and Mrs Richard Elberfeld of Hillsboro announce the birth of a daughter named Catherine Ann on Wednesday Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfred Elberfeld of Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs S A Walker of Grand Rapids Michigan Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs J B Elberfeld of Pomeroy The Elberfelds also have three sons Richard Robert and David.
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Pomeroy
Richard Elberfeld
Hillsboro
Catherine Ann
Alfred Elberfeld
S. A. Walker
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. B. Elberfeld
School Tools Stolen From Eastern High School
A adding machine and school tools were taken from Eastern High School during an overnight break in. Entry was gained by smashing a glass in a rear door, according to Sheriff Robert Hartenbach.
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Pomeroy
New Eastern High School
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs County Churches Listed And Sermon Times
A compiled list of Meigs County area churches with pastors and weekly schedules. Entries include Salvation Army in Bradford Ohio and multiple congregations in Rutland Syracuse and surrounding communities with Sunday schools worship times prayer meetings and special services.
Senior Class Plans Dance After Game
Middleport High School seniors host a dance for area students tonight after the Middleport Parkersburg football game to raise funds for the New York trip. Music will be records. chaperones include Miss Susan Park Mrs Nan Moore and Supt L W McComas.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Church Women Plan For Bazaar At Tuppers Plains
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Tuppers Plains Methodist Church set its annual bazaar for November 15 during the October meeting. Hazel Barnhill joined as a new member and Mrs Gertrude Hoffman was named general chairman. The group also planned a Week of Prayer and Self Denial from October 25 to 31. A Thanksgiving program will be featured at the November meeting at Mrs Hoffman's home.
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Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
God
Heath Methodist
Raymon Konkright
New Dawns For Religion
Women's Society of Christian Service
Glenn Lambert
Albert Warner
Pomeroy
Butternutt St
Dav Hall
Levi-Matthew
Robert G. Collar
First Baptist
Ralph C. Zandel
Ed Foster
Christian Education
Women’s Missionary Society
Wings Over Jordan
Waldo J. Bartels
Youth Fellowship
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
MYF
Christian Science
Gertrude Hoffman
Stella Ritter
Ministerial Association names Rev Zundel president
The Meigs County Ministerial Association elected Rev. Ralph C. Zundel of Pomeroy First Baptist Church as president at Grace Episcopal Church. Officers include Rev. Eugene Brown as vice president and Rev. Harold Doster as secretary-treasurer. The group planned county fair support, CROP overseas aid, and coordinated schedules for hospital and home services.
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Pomeroy
Ralph C. Zundel
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Meigs County
Grace Episcopal
Record Hop Staged By Knights Lodge
About 50 teenagers attended the first record hop sponsored by Fides Lodge No 210 Knights of Pythias last Saturday. A second dance for students will be held this Saturday night at the K of P hall with new records added weekly from 8 30 to 12 p.m.
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Middleport
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
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