Crest To Miss Pomeroy Flood Threat Strikes Great Bend
Farmers in Meigs County work through Sunday to save corn as Ohio River rise threatens Pomeroy with a crest near 42 feet. At 1 am water topped streets in front of the upper business block. one business already moved stock from basements. Corps of Engineers, Huntington, predicts crest near 42 feet.
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Meigs County
Great Bend
Ohio
Pomeroy
Apple Grove
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Huntington
Two Churches Have Sermons By Laymen
In MIDDLEPORT the Laymen's Sunday services at the Methodist and First Baptist churches featured five laymen presenting themes such as Peace, Slavery or Freedom, and God or the Devil at the Methodist church. Transfer of membership welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Betz. At the Baptist church Paul Smart spoke on Time for Decisions with David Darst Jr leading worship and Thomas Darst singing. Visitor Rev. James Whitley offered the closing prayer.
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Middleport
Tleath Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Ben Philson
John Bacon
Robert Hurley
Richard Chambers
R. R. Pickens
Dennis Betz
Danville
Paul Smart
The
Baptist Church
David Darst Jr
Thomas Darst
Galilee
Kalad Hindy
James Whitley
Dayton
Fire Department Called to Car Fire Near Blackstone Tipple
Middleport firefighters responded to a car fire in Rutland at 8 p m Sunday evening near the Blackstone Tipple.
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Middleport
Rutland
Blackstone Tipple
Mr Anderson Dies at 81 in Middleport Home
James Anderson 81 died Saturday at his daughter Mrs Leland Johnsons home in Columbus where he spent the winter. Survived by two daughters, a sister, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services 1 p m Tuesday at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home Bradbury Church of Christ pastor Rev Robert Porter. Burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
James Anderson
Leland Johnson
Columbus
Thomas
Jane Bates Anderson
Bradbury
Johnson
John Comstock
Griff Russell
Rawlings-Coats
Robert Porter
Bradbury Church
Republican Tea Planned for Meigs County Saturday
Meigs County Republicans and candidates will meet at 2 p.m. next Saturday at the Hotel Martin for a Republican tea. Mrs. Della Windsor presided at a recent planning session with committees named for refreshments, table arrangements, and reception. A Taft Memorial contribution was made and a 60th wedding anniversary card sent to Mr. and Mrs A V Howell.
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Pomeroy
Martin
Meigs County Women's Republican Club
Della Windsor
A. V. Howell
EF. D. Hartinger
Harry Roush
Jessie Saunders
Wilbur Pierce
Avery Nelson
D. B. Hartinger
Peggy Carper
Florence Smith
EF. FE. Folbed
Firemen's Festival Is Driven Indoors
In MIDDLEPORT the Volunteer Firemen shifted their ice cream social from the lawn to the Firemen's Hall due to rain. The event, the fourth in a series to raise funds for department equipment, featured music by L. R. Wiley and Howard Byers and sold hot vegetables soup coffee ice cream cake and pies with a steady crowd.
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Middleport
L. R. Wiley
Howard Byers
Mama sketches popular CBS show evolves with years
Producer Carol Irwin details how Mama's Bank Account adapts from 1910 San Francisco to 1915 backdrop while keeping sentiment without sentimentality. Peggy Wood stars as Mama and the program uses a long running kinescope history. The article notes the show’s longevity and scheduling discipline.
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B. Butterfield
New York
Cbs-Tv
Carol Irwin
Mama
Kathryn Rorbes
Peggy Wood
Miss Irwin
San Francisco
Papa Hansen
Francisco
Middleport Anniversary Dinner At Church Of Christ
The anniversary dinner of the Homebuilders Class of the Church of Christ will be held Tuesday evening in the church dining room, prepared and served by the Philathea Society. Attendees include Vivian Abbott, Marlene Knapp, Jule Probasco, Cherole Blake, Paulie Zirkle, Ann Chapman, and many others. About half the girls stayed overnight dancing while the rest had a slumber party.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Church
Philathea Society
Dee Sauer
Juanita Bangerter
Mary Carolyn Miller
First Birthday Celebrated in Middleport
A lamb birthday cake marked Randy Beckers first birthday at the Becker grandparents home in Middleport Saturday. Guests included his great grandmother Mrs Albert Scholl aunt Donna Ord from New Haven and cousin Larry Gladwell.
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Middleport
Randy
Don Becker
Delbert Becker
Albert Scholl
Donna Ord
New Haven
Larry Gladwell
Halloween Party at K of P Hall by Imperial Electric
Imperial Electric hosts a Halloween party Friday at 7 30 PM in the K of P Hall. Gene McKnight and his group provide music plus games and refreshments for attendees.
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Middleport
Imperial Electric Company
K of P
Gene McKnight
Middleport WSCS Circle to Meet Wednesday at Heath Church
The Middleport Class 12 Circle of the WSCS will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the social rooms of Heath Methodist Church. The Middleport Literary Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of President Mrs Clyde Ingels.
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Middleport
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
Clyde Ingels
Halloween Birthday Party Celebrated in Middleport
Cinda Saver, eight, daughter of Mr and Mrs Odney Saver, celebrated her birthday Saturday afternoon with a Halloween party at their Brownej Avenue home. Dee Saver and Susan Pullen led games and took guest photos. Prizes went to Kathryn Yeager Sandra Simpson Martha Nicholson and Carolyn Russell. Orange cake decorations and favors included Halloween masks.
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Middleport
Cinda
Odney Saver
Brownej] Avenue
Dee Saver
Susan Pullen
Kathryn Yeager
Sandra Simpson
Martha Nicholson
Carolyn Russell
Carol Scott
Susan Neutzling
Nita Bradford
Carolyn Jean Russell
Janice Tannehill
Deanne Wilcox
Judy Rose
Judy Aldermuth
Susan
Rodney
Judy Sauer
Marilyn Swan
Diles Family Tour Highlights East Coast Visit
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Diles and their son traveled to Columbus for the Ohio State-California game and visited David Diles and family. They then saw William Diles and children in Newington Conn and attended a Peale lecture in Hartford. A Boston stop included dinner with Ralph Wilson of Babson Statistical Organization. Lawrence Lowman joined them in Newington after traveling from Providence. En route home they visited Athens to see daughters and their families.
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Middleport
L. D. Diles
David
Columbus
William
Newington
Conn
David Diles
William Diles
John
Kathy
Diles
Norman Vincent Peale
Athens
Charles Jiiden
Harry Mitchell, Jr
Heath Methodist Youth Rally Members Lead Portsmouth Mission
Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship members Teenita Bangerter Vera Covert Shirley Roush Stephen Coats Kenneth Murray Roger Covert Edward McComas attended a Portsmouth mission rally Sunday. The group was accompanied by Rev. L A Bangerter and Mr Mrs Arthur Covert. Dorothy McConnell spoke introduced by Dr Paul Chiles. Juanita Bangerter presented their yearly missionary pledge during the pledge and consecration service.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship
Portsmouth
Teenita Bangerter
Vera Covert
Shirley Roush
Stephen Coats
Kenneth Murray
Roger Covert
Edward McComas
L. A. Bangerter
Arthur Covert
Dorothy McConnell
Paul Chiles
Juanita Bangerter
Middleport High Girls Celebrate June Chancey Birthday Slumber
Middleport High School girls held a large slumber party after the Middleport Jackson game to celebrate June Chancey birthday. The surprise event featured two decorated cakes and various gifts during a midnight feast. Attending guests included Nevada Cafego Sandra Fultz Marty Thorne Patty Lloyd Judy Murray Laura Maiden Donna Miller and Lucille.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
June Chancey
John Chancey
June
Nevada Cafego
Sandra Fultz
Marty Thorne
Patty Lloyd
Judy Murray
Laura Maiden
Donna Miller
Lucille
Judy Butcher Celebrates Eleventh Birthday Party
Judy Butcher daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Butcher celebrated her eleventh birthday Saturday with a surprise party hosted by her mother. Games and prizes went to Daria Schafer Lynn Buchanan and Barbara Covert, as guests and sisters assisted with cupcakes ice cream and cake in a pastel themed celebration. Marilyn Swan sent a gift though unable to attend.
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Middleport
Judy Butcher
Ira Butcher
Daria Schafer
Lynn Buchanan
Barbara Covert
Janice Zirkle
Charlene Davis
Dianne McComas
Kay Jenkinson
Doris Rice
Susan Pullen
Karen McElhinney
Barbara Jackson
Christine Coats
Becky Grueser
Karen Bachner
Sharon Evans
Dorng Jean Maiden
Texanna White
Darla Shafer
Judy Sauer
Marilyn Swan
Parade of Stars guest Reva Coughenour to appear on Huntington TV
Mrs John Mayer notified that granddaughter Reva K Coughenour of Cheshire will perform a piano solo on the Parade of Stars TV program from Huntington on Oct 24. The seven year old’s appearance is among local notices within Meigs County.
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Winifred Clark
Thomas Hendrix
Meigs General Hospital
Sidney Pickens
Middleport
Dennis Betz
Baby
Danville
Beeson
South Second Ave
Miriam Anderson
Greenfield
T. H. Davis
Sara Jones
L. A. Banerter
Inolumbus
Deino Pratt
Canton
L. H. Pratt
Clyde Belcher
Coalfort
W. Va
Jack Bachner
Co. W. Clark
Forrest Bachtel
John Chaney
Visitors and illness noted in local society column
Bettina Colum and Mr and Mrs William Wyatt visit Mrs Wyatt just home from Meigs General Hospital. Colum bus, Chester Russell and family, Lynford Johnson and relatives, and others attend weekend gatherings. Mrs Joe Boyd ill at Holzer Hospital. Patricia Richards visits Columbus while family members report illnesses and relocations.
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Bettina
Columbus
William Wyatt
Max Sanborn
Althea Anderson
Bess Sanborn
Joe Boyd
Holzer Hospital
Roy Davidson Jr
Kathy
Hez Root
Montgomery
W. Va
Don Burkey
Marietta
C. A. Emmish
Patricia Ann Richards
Arnold Richards
Norman Weyland
Pomona Grange to Install Officers at Rock Springs Hall
The Meigs County Pomona Grange will hold a joint installation ceremony at Rock Springs Grange Hall on Wednesday. H. E. Starkey and installing team from Columbia Grange will lead the program with all subordinate granges invited. attendees asked to bring sandwiches and donuts.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Rock Springs
H. E. Starkey
Ohio State Grange
Starkey
Columbia Grange
Virgil Atkins
Pomona
Ten Candidates Awarded Grange Degrees at Rock Springs
Ten candidates received the third and fourth degrees as Rock Springs Grange met with Mrs. Gladys Morgan presiding. New Pomona Grange officers will be installed Oct 19 at the Rock Springs Grange Hall. Members bring sandwiches or doughnuts. a potluck lunch preceded the session.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Grange
Gladys Morgan
Pomona Grange
Rock Springs
Wood pulp as world leading raw material for paper
The article notes that wood pulp serves as the principal raw material for producing newsprint, books, writing paper, and wrapping paper, highlighting its central role in the global paper industry.
Two Accidents Investigated By Officers In Pomeroy
One person injured and another uninjured after two weekend auto wrecks in Pomeroy. Kelly Sayre, 93, of Antiquity, injured as a passenger when Judy Shain’s eastbound car struck a utility pole on E Main. Ruth Kelly’s car passed and cut into the east lane causing the collision. Bryce McGill of Dexter arrested after a westbound car struck Austin Russell of Middleport on W Main St. and Liberty Lane.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Kelly Sayre
Sayre
E. Main St
Judy Shain
Columbus
Miss Shain
Ruth Kelly
Dunbar
W.va
W. Main St
Bryce McGill
Dexter
McGill
Austin Russell
Middleport
State Highway Patrol
Liberty Lane
County Technician Returns From Meeting
Mr and Mrs Oris Smith return to Long Bottom after a conference in Columbus. Smith is the county artificial inseminator and attended a technicians conference at Ohio State University. The event was jointly hosted by the Central Ohio Breeders Association and the Ohio Breeders Association.
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Pomeroy
Oris Smith
Long Bottom
Columbus
Chester History Club Meets Thursday Night
George Genhei Mer, president, led the Chester History Club meeting at the Knight home. Members chose items for historical research and planned participation in the Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society program at its annual meeting in Pomeroy on November 18.
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Pomeroy
George Genheimer
Chester History Club
Howard Knight
Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society
Chester
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Comedy Cargo
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Virginia’s Journal
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Mahiowe
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Hawkins Falls
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Three Lives
Ieeeeccorerree i
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East
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Moone
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Voice of the Theatre
Scott Brady
Mary Castle
Paramount
MGM
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Leslie Howard
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