Garden Club Installs Officers At Ches ter Meeting
Mora outgoing president presided as new officers were installed at the Chester Garden Club at Mrs. Clarence Neutzling home with Mrs. Robert Wood assisting. 22 members and one honorary member shared summer gardening experiences and plans for fall events including Nov 7 regional meeting in Nelsonville and Nov 4 judging school in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Nelsonville
Lincoln Lodge
Columbus
Paul Baer
Howard Knight
Guy Summerfield
Dale Kautz
How
Ard Knight
Earl Young
Purley Karr
Homer Holter
Carl Kautz
Robert Wood
Wyatt Chadwell
Esther Wright
Holter
Kautz
Karr
Woodrow Mora
Lord Dunmore's War discussed at DAR session
Nolan W. Carson Cincinnati corporation attorney spoke at Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR in Middleport about Lord Dunmore's War. He traced historical figures and battles, noted the Oct. 10 1774 clash, and highlighted patriotic projects by local SAR and DAR groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dunmore
Middleport
Nolan W. Carson
Corporation Attorney of
Cincinnati
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nancy Reed
Carson
Weekend Guests and Local Notices Fill Middleport Social Scene
Middleport residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend in Columbus Urbana and Kent while others gathered at home events. Activities include church youth fellowship planning dues and a Racine Grange wiener roast with potluck.
Westminster Youth Fellowship Meets at First United Church
The Westminster Youth Fellowship of the First United Presbyterian Church met Sunday evening with Roy Cole, moderator. Billy Haptonstall read scripture and Levi ticus discussed by Roy Coleman. A play Win Them One by One was performed by Coleman and Edith Haptonstall. Paul Haptonstall and wife led a Bible quiz. Edith Haptonstall reported on a Youth Rally in Chillicothe. Rev. Howard Ruppelt gave the closing prayer. Gallipolis personals note several visitors to the area including Claudia Miller OSU senior visiting parents, and Mr and Mrs J T Griffin Sr of Jersey NY visiting their son and daughter-in-law. Mrs F L Stevers of Mercerville visiting granddaughter Brend K Stevers in Mt Holly NJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Priddy
Bobby
Columbus
Raymond Turner
Robert Faulk
Urbana
Gail Miller
Charles Bush
Gregory
Palmer Street
Bush
Gene French
Ethel French
West Virginia Mountains
Don Graber
Cleveland
E. M. Woods
L. W. McComas
J. W. McComas
Max Sanborn
M. W. Tillett
Alliance
Citizens Hospital
Barberton
Lulu Gill
Lawrence Bing
Sandra Simpson
Kent State University
Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First United Presbyterian Church
Roy Coleman
Billy Haptonstall
Coleman
Edith
Paul Haptonstall
Chillicothe
Edith Haptonstall
Howard Ruppelt
Gallipolis
Claudia Miller
Ohio State University
L. Claude Miller
J. T. Griffin
Jersey
N.Y
J. T. Griffin, Jr
Garfield Ave
Michael McGuire
F. L. Stevers
Mercerville
Brend. K. Stevers
Mt. Holly
N. J
Gold Leaves Awarded To Glouster Native
Maj Roy D Rogers of Glouster receives gold leaves at a Madrid pinning ceremony. He is son of Holly and the late Donna Rogers, raised in Glouster, a 1952 Eastern Kentucky State College graduate, and has served in Japan Korea and six US posts. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Castelldefels near Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Madrid
Spain
Roy D. Rogers
Barcelona
Ben N. Velasquez
United States Army Transportation Terminal
Major Rogers
Holly Rogers
Donna
Columbus
Glouster High School
Eastern Kentucky State College
Japan
Korea
United States
Infantry
Transportation Company
Transportation Career
Rogers
Castelldefels
District Officers At Meeting
POMEROY Orpha War ren district material object ive chairman and Vida Carson district deputy attended Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem meeting at IOOF Hall. Edith Hutsinpillar Nellie Tracy Elizabeth Lear Pauline Atkins Mary Hughes Mabel Bennett Fern Cheese honored Pearl Reynolds Mary Hughes Dorothy Young Elizabeth Lear. Barbara Adams led program with Hutsinpillar Leona Hensley poems and Nellie Tracy reading. Adams led Halloween games and refreshments were served in Halloween and fall motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Orpha Warren
Vida Carson
Mary Shrine
White Shrine of
Mrs. Warren
Miss Carson
Barbara Adams
Miss Hutsinpillar
Leona Hensley
Nellie Tracy
Miss Adams
Cars Meet On Highway
A collision on County Road 3 near Route 143 caused moderate vehicle damage. Robert R. Fraley 19 Rutland crossed the centerline and hit Hez A. Henson 60 Albany Route 1. No injuries reported. Fraley cited for improper turn to appear Oct. 23 in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Robert R. Fraley
Rutland
Hez A. Henson
Albany
Fraley
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes and Local Notices
Birth a daughter to Mr and Mrs Arthur Stobart Middleport. Admitted Mrs Arthur Stobart Middleport Gertrude Gilkey Jackson Opha Offutt Pomeroy William Searls Middleport Flory Carson Middleport. Discharged Benjamin Allen Joan Durst Mrs Claude Fitzpatrick and daughter George Gallagher John Sauvage Thomas Weber Rose Willock Bette Golden Esta Howell Maude Creek Ella Larue Mrs Chester Johnson and son Mrs Henry Cade and son. Middleport Bradbury PTA jitney supper Oct 17 4 30 p m in school cafeteria co chairs Mrs Robert Morris Mrs John Jeffers. Food flavoring sale at supper. Point Pleasant Mary L Stone 2228 Lincoln Ave cited failure yield right of way two car mishap Jefferson Ave 3 50 p m Sat no injuries. To face arraignment Gallia County Sheriff Dept Columbus Work House Akers 37 Gallipolis Route 2 hearing before Judge Betz Common Pleas. Meigs Marriage Licenses Torrence Craft O Dell Mullins Pomeroy officers elected Friendship Loyal Volunteers Class Zion Church of Christ Bill McElroy president Robert Steffy vice Rex Cumming secretary Beverly Johnson treasurer Robert Steffy devotions refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carson
Lord Dunmore
Anthony Wayne
Cincinnati
Sons of the American Revolution
Capitol
Heidelberg College
University of Michigan
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Society
S.A.R
Daughters of the American Revolution
Govenors
Ohio Society of Colonial Wars
Cincinnati Historical Society
Irving Karr Jr
D.A.R
Karr
National Defense
Harrison
United States Senate
Emerson Jones
Meigs County
Guy Neigler
Everett Hayes
W. P. Lochary
Vernon Weber
Mill Street
A. R. Knight
George Skinner
Neigler
Jones
E. A. Reed
Frieda Faehnle
Wayne Gibbons
Miss Faehnle
John Duerr
Eunice Bradfield
Chicago, Il
Ralph Henry
Amesville
Mary Park
Susan Park
Nellie Zerkle
Noah Haskins
Forrest Bachtel
Hallie Zerkle
John Zerkle
Walter Crooks
Benjamin Allen
Joan Durst
Claude Fitzpatrick
George Gallagher
John Sauvage
Thomas Weber
Rose Willock
Bette Golden
Esta Howell
Maude Creek
Ella Larue
Chester Johnson
Henry Cade
Middleport
Bradbury Pta
Robert Morris
John Jeffers
Mary L. Stone
Lincoln Ave
Jefferson Ave
Pomeroy
Friendship and Loyal Volunteers
Zion Church of Christ
Bill McElroy
Robert Steffy
Rex Cumming
Guy Sargent
Beverly Johnson
Community events and health update across small towns
Youth Fellowship at Heath Methodist Church kicked off new members with a wiener roast at Kegger Creek, led by counselors Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smith. Middleport Emergency Squad assisted a heart patient at Henry Lacey’s home before hospital transfer. Pomeroy band club met at the American Legion Hall with Donald Wiedner, planning a tri county survey for Oct 18. In New Jersey 78 suspected and confirmed St. Louis encephalitis cases were reported in Camden, with six deaths among those over 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Henry Lacey
N. Second Ave
Lacey
Meigs General Hospital
CB Group
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Citizens Band
American Legion Hall
Donald Wiedner
Robert Harden
Doyle Shuler
Trenton
N. J
St. Louis
Portland PTA elects officers and assigns roles
The Portland PTA met at the school and installed new officers led by president Mrs Myrna Ramsdell and vice presidents Faye Proffitt and Hubert Price. Additional committee chairs include Price hospitality and Proffitt program with others, plus delegates to county council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Larkins
Our Town Highlights Across Gallipolis
The column notes a misaddressed letter from Moline to Galopis Ohio and explains local pronunciation. It shows Charlie Burnett visiting his brother Andy and mentions Olive Burnett moving to Rio Grande, and fair board member rotations with five women serving since 1957. Also reports Henry W. Cherrington recovering after Holzer Hospital surgery and his regular downtown presence and golf interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Post Office
Neil H. Sanders
Washington Elementary School
Moline
Mich
Grand Rapids
Galopis
Ohio
Charlie Burnett
Blue Devil
Andy
Terry Hansley
Blue Devils
Charlie
Rio Grande
Olive Burnett
Holzer Hospital
Meadow Grove Church Hosts Reynolds Reunion in Greenbrier County
Reynolds Martin Frantz and Pickett reunion held at Meadow Grove Methodist Church Greenbrier County honors Roy Frantz and Paul Martin of Hillsboro Oregon. George Merrill III visits grandparents C C Stone in Main Street. Harold Swineborne of Berlin visits parents Earl and Sybil Mohr. Minnie Spears of Redmond Ridge suffers stroke and is admitted to Pleasant Valley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Reynolds
Sand Hill Rd
William Cummings
Karen
St. Albans
Reynold
Martin and Frantz
Pickett
Meadow Grove Methodist Church
Greenbrier County
Roy Frantz
Paul Martin
Hillsboro
Ore
George Merrill III
Lockport
N. Y
C. C. Stone
Main St
Harold Swineborne
Berlin
Earl C. Mohr
Ratner Lane
Swineborn
Sybil Mohr
Frankfort
Germany
Minnie Spears
Redmond Ridge
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Miss Sanborn Speaks At Circle Meeting
Miss Bess Sanborn addressed the Eleanor Circle of Heath Methodist Church in Middleport, reviewing the Isa Isabella Thoburn college history. New president Galen Brown led business, plans were made for the December 1 Christmas bazaar, and a gift to past president Roscoe Wise was approved. Dessert was served. In Pomeroy the East Letart Methodist Church women plan to make apple butter this week at Mabel Shields home with orders via two coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bess Sanborn
Eleanor Circle
Heath Methodist Church
Roscoe Wise
Robert Byer
Ernie Fraser
Pomeroy
Woman's Society of Christian Service
East Letart Methodist Church
Mabel Shields
Fileen Roush
Doris Adams
Rotary Club Meets with Brown Speaker in Heath
Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club met Friday at Heath Methodist Church with Galen S. Brown of Ashland Oil as guest speaker. Local guests included Al Leonard of Columbia Gas and visiting Rotarian Ray St. Clair from Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Richard Rosenbaum
Middleport-Pomeroy
Heath Methodist Church
Galen S. Brown
Ashland Oil Company
Meigs County
Gallia
Mason Counties
al Leonard
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Ray St. Clair
Gallipolis
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Garden Club
James Simpson
James Brewington
Sandra Brewington
Rio Grande College
Herman Kissel
Brewington
David McConnaughey Sr
Roger Morgan
Keith
Kathy
Ruth Schramm
Zanesville
John Lyons
Lyons
Dell Hysell
John K. Smith
Charleston
W. Va
John K. Smith, Jr
The
Rutland Methodist Church
Brenda Potts
Racine Grange
Allangie
Tollafex
Westminster Youth
Cussins & Fearn Store
Athens, Ohio
Oren Mon
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Arthur Stobart
Gertrude Gilkey
Jackson
Opha Offutt
William Searls
Flory Carson
PTA
Gallia County
Emmett L. Akers
Akers
Robert M. Betz
Common Pleas Court
Meigs
James Edward Torrence
Mary Ann Craft
Tupper Plains
Michael L. O’dell
Judy Lynn Mullins
Church of Christ
Church Party
Chester
Atlanta
Eastern High School
Chester Firemen
Johnson Sisters
Pomeroy National Bank
Swisher
Lohse Drug
Roy Tracy
Foreman and
Abbott
Landmark Town and Country
Markins
Long Bottom
Hensley’s
Reedsville
Reed Brothers
Tuppers Plains
Lyons Grocery
Five Point
Keystone
Syracuse
Harden’s
Racine
Deem’s
New Haven
Miller’s Market
Bashan
Walker’s
Mary A. Abraham
Mary A. Parker
George E. Parker
Sutton
Virgil Justice
Lassie Justice
Dewey T. Browning
Patty V. Browning
Salem
John Arbaugh
Ethel Arbaugh
Board of Education
Eastern Local
Olive
Guy
Geraldine Swadley
Ohio Power Co
Charles E. Cornell
Pauline Cornell
Charles J. Cornell
Dan Smith
Ted William
Paul Smith
Portland
Lawrence Smith
Laurel Cliff
W. D. Moore
Forest Jackson
Industrial Commission of the C. and O. Railway
Pomeroy and Middleport Chambers of Commerce
Grace Episcopal Church Parish House
Bill Grueser
Bill Childs
Robert Coats
Kermit Walters
Jack Carsey
John William Blaetmar
Jack Karr
Dick Owen
Bob Hoeflich
Mark
E. O. Tewksbury
Edward Tewksbury
Tom
Wellston
Robert Tewksbury
Portland Pta
Vonda van Dyke
New York City
Adolfa II
Denver Yoho
Charles W. Shaver
Wendell Roush
Arlie Davis
Robert Ball
Roush
Ball
Henry W. Cherrington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Judge Cherrington
Second Ave
Peasant Personals
Miss Sanborn
Circle Meeting
Rotarians
Fulton-Thompson Tractor Sales and Service
Spring Ave
Pomeroy, Ohio
Lasalle Hotel
Diles Radioear
State St
Athens
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