Third Grade Pupils Stage Halloween Playlets at PTA Meeting
Third grade pupils from Virginia Mayes's class presented two Halloween playlets, Halloween Wishes and Red Magic, at the Oc tober PTA meeting in the High School Auditorium. Cast included Gordon Guthrie as Scarecrow and Shirley Bable Carla Burns and Linda Beaver as Witches. Attendance banner awarded to Mayes' class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Virginia
Mayes
Parent
Gordon Guthrie
Shirley Bable
Carla Burns
Linda Beaver
Arthur Clark
John
Roberta Conley
Sue
Tony
Steven Jacobs
Jimmy Evans
Jimmy Wilson
Lois Cecil
Bruce Bingham
David Diles
Harold Rice
Raymond Maxwell
Charles Walburn
Lenore Hobart Kent
Mildred Hawley
Eleanor Schaaf
Lois
PTA
State
John Vroman
L. W. McComas
Cancer Unit To Organize In Middleport
Meigs County unit of the American Cancer Society will organize Thursday evening at Middleport High School Auditorium led by temporary chairman Mrs. Guy Reynolds. John Kalina of Cleveland will assist. Civic groups and the Meigs County Medical Board were invited to attend. Last year’s drive by the Middleport BPW Club raised over $1,400.
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Middleport
Meigs County
American Cancer Society
Middleport High School
Guy Reynolds
John Kalina
Cleveland
Meigs County Medical Board
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Reynolds
Pink and white theme shower for Mrs Horace May
A miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs Horace May at her mother Mrs Margaret Archer home featured a pink and white color scheme with gifts opened and refreshments served. Attending were a long guest list of local ladies and couples, followed by a salad course served by Mrs Rice and Mrs Rose Wood to invited couples and the Rev Pomeroy who led a business meeting in the absence of president Mrs Willis Anthony.
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Middleport
Horace May
Mary Archer
Margaret Archer
May
Mesdames Bettie Hobbs
Lawrence Reed
William Burford
William Seyfried
Elmer Burns
Jack Lewis
C. W. Vance
Jesse May
Thomas Hendrix
Charles Archer
Delmar Rothgeb
Ralph Rife
John Sevies
Frances Hendrix
Harley Hendrix
Glenn Evans
C. H. Wise, Jr
Sanford Thomas
Dave Dutton
D. S. Harold
Wesley Stuart
Betty Miles
Roy Pierce
Tom Woods
John Clark
Ralph Armstrong
Denver Nelson
Helen Hood
Rice
Pomeroy
Willis Anthony
Rose Wood
Paul Smart
Harold Chase
David Durst, Jr
Harold McKnight
Francis Bush
Mabel Tracy
William Beaver
First Baptist Group Hears Pomeroy On Psychology Research
The Golden Rule Class of First Baptist Church met at Mrs. Delbert’s home as Rev. Charles Pomeroy discussed psychology research with the group.
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First Baptist Church
Charles Pomeroy
Delbert
Engagement announced for Maxine Russell and Staigg Ray
Pomeroy announces the engagement and approaching marriage of Maxine Elizabeth Russell of Pomeroy to Staigg G. Ray of New Orleans. Miss Russell is the daughter of Theron Russell of Pomeroy and Agnes McGreevy of Indianapolis. Mr. Ray is the son of the late Stanley Ray Sr. of New Orleans.
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Pomeroy
Maxine Elizabeth Russell
Staigg G. Ray
New Orleans
Miss Russell
Theron Russell
Agnes McGreevy
Indianapolis
Mr. Ray
Stanley Ray
Birthday party for three year old Bessie Mae Smith
A family birthday party for Bessie Mae Smith marked her third birthday. Attendees included Charles Fridley Bill Rumfield Carter Smith Ray Smith Frances Jewell Junior Jewell Nancy Fridley Patty Russell Rhoda Dolly Shirley Pauline Smith Wanda Jewell Wilma Jewell and Jackie Russell. Jello cake candy and pop were served.
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Bessie Mae Smith
Charles Fridley
Bill Rumfield
Carter Smith
Ray Smith
Frances
Junior Jewell
Nancy Fridley
Patty Russell
Rhoda
Dolly
Shirley
Pauline Smith
Wanda
Wilma Jewell
Jackie Russell
Local families spend weekend visiting relatives in Columbus and Lancaster
Mr and Mrs Charles M Ward and family from Columbus visited their parents on East Main Street. The Mees Ward and Russell families joined relatives in Columbus. Adams Scholl from Monkey Run visited his sister and husband Berthold and Mrs Smith in Columbus. Lois Smith and Roselyn Duckworth went to Lancaster for a fair and visited Aunt Mrs Wayne McGee. John L Hawley of Dayton stayed with his parents on East Main Street.
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Charles M. Ward
Tommie
R. F. Mees
Michael
James Ward
Columbus
Charles Ward
E. Main St
Truman Russell
Anita Sue
Russell
R. C. Young
Adam Sc
Joke Backfires On Pranksters In Middleport
Middleport street department expanded as Night Patrolman Ithamer Neal confronted Halloween pranksters tossing corn in the business district. He rushed to town hall for brooms and the offenders cleaned up the evidence. Officials warn pre Halloween mischief will not be tolerated.
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Middleport
Ithamer Neal
Mason Clinic Admits, Discharges and Births Logged
Mason Clinic notes list admissions of Nelson and Donald Rainey for tonsillectomies in Point Pleasant Inez Hoffman and Edith Morton also admitted for tonsillectomies Discharges include Mrs Harry Goodnite and son Phillip Oris of Mason and Mrs Guy Bush and daughter Edith Jane of Hartford plus David William Fields of Pomeroy Ruth Ann Oren Thomas and daughter Diana Louise of Point Pleasant and a Clifton birth David Leroy to Carl William and wife of Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Mason Clinic
Nelson
Donald Rainey
Point Pleasant
Inez Hoffman
Edith Morton
Harry Goodnite
Phillip Oris
Guy Bush
Edith Jane
Hartford
David William Fields
Pomeroy
Oren Thomas
Ruth Ann
Paul Zirkle
Diana Louise
Middleport
David Leroy
Carl William Kearns
Clifton
Plans for Child Conservation League Meeting
The Child Conservation League met at Mrs. Frank Wilson's Brownell Avenue home on Thursday. President Mrs. J. J. Davis led the discussion while refreshments were provided by Mrs. Wilson and hostesses Mrs. Francis Anderson and Mrs. Wayne Swisher for a group including Mesdames Daniels, Butcher, Wilson, Wilson, McKinley, Bunce, Hobstetter, guests Mrs. Hobstetter of Pomeroy and Mrs. Gibbs of Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Conservation League
Frank Wilson
Brownell Ave
J. J. Davis
Wilson
Francis Anderson
Wayne Swisher
James Daniels
Ira Butcher
Russell Wilson
Joe Wilson
Earl McKinley
Walter Bunce
William Hobstetter
George Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Ambrose Gibbs
Harrisonville
Daughters of America Members Dine After Meeting
Mrs C J Sauer and Mrs Everett Davis hosted a chicken dinner for group members Miss Maude Tewksbury Mrs Ada Root and Mrs James Stevens after the regular Daughters of America meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Sauer
Everett Davis
The
Daughters of America
Maude ‘Tewksbury
Ada Root
James Stevens
Misses Williams and Augsburger Lead Lima Weekend Visit
Dorothy Williams and La Vaun Augsburger, special religious workers in the Crusade for Christ movement of the Methodist Church, spent the weekend in Lima and returned Sunday to conduct youth and adult services at Heath Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Williams
LaVaun Augsburger
Crusade For Christ Movement
The
Methodist Church
Lima
Heath Methodist Church
Social notices span Ohio visits and family travel
Mrs. Clara Perrine of Harrison hosts Miss Mabel Hodge and sister Mrs. E Flick. Numerous relatives travel to Columbus, Zanesville, Lan caster, and other cities for visits. Local residents and guests include patrolman Max Lambert and families, Mr. and Mrs. Dana Daniels, Mrs. Jennings Keffer, and Mrs. Nellie Smart, among others, with several moving or visiting relatives in Ohio and neighboring states.
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Clara Perrine
Harrison
Ohio
Mabel Hodge
E. Flick
S. Second Ave
W. G. Davis
Columbus
Ray O'Donnell
D. C. Dawson
Lee Featherstone
Harry
Marshall Riggs
Newark
Elza Scott
Dorothy
Leslie Price
Lancaster
C. A. Poindexter
George Daniels
Dana Daniels
Pomeroy
Jennings Keffer
Virginia
Zanesville
Keffer
Frances Daniels
Max Lambert
Lambert
Richard
Chillicothe
Elmer Reed
Canada
New York
Selah Nixon
Cincinnati
Joe Boyd
Paul Smart
June
Jean
Nelsonville
Marion
Charles and
Wlliam
Huntington
W. T. Moore
Chesapeake
M. G. Brown
Rutland St
Reading of Pomeroy water price ordinance approved
Council accepts the reading of an ordinance to fix water charges with a tiered rate schedule starting at 2 dollars for 4 000 gallons and rising by 50 to 20 cents per 1000 gallons for higher usage, plus discussion on a portable pump and city hall lease considerations.
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Pomeroy
A. M. Roberts
Guilt Denied in Non Support Indictment Case
Clarence Potts pleaded innocent before Judge Edgar Ervin on a non support charge related to Marvin Potts. He was placed under a $500 bond and sent back to jail after the May indictment.
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Pomeroy
Clarence Potts
Marvin Potts
Edgar Ervin
Rosemary Wood Files Divorce Suit Against Robert Wood
Rosemary Wood filed for divorce from Robert Wood citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty in a Pomeroy court filing.
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Pomeroy
Rosemary Wood
Robert Wood
Harvest Festival plans advance for 1948 in Meigs County
In MIDDLEPORT plans for a 1948 Harvest Festival are underway as the volunteer fire company settles accounts and removes traces of the first annual event. Co sponsors the Chamber of Commerce and various groups praised the response from 4 H clubs Pioneer Society Garden Clubs Pomeroy and Meigs Middleport high school bands and tri county high schools. Organizers foresee more exhibits a free nightly act and other attractions with wider merchant participation and a larger festival than this year. Large crowds attended Saturday night events until the final feature ended about 11 p.m.
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Middleport
Volunteer Fire Company
Chamber of Commerce
Meigs County
Honor Roll Announced at Rose Hill School
Honor roll listings cover Sept 2 to Oct 10 for Rose Hill School. First grade students include Sharon Bahr Janet Partlow Mary Anne English Donald Stobart and Linda Folmer. Second grade Gerald Glass. Third grade Rita Ball Michael Evans and Wilma Wise. Fourth grade Gene Mitch. Fifth grade Robert Young David Still and Joyce Davis. Sixth Melvin Riffle. Seventh Frances Evans Lena Mitch Sue Ann Clark and Dale Davis. Eighth Margaret Bruch Kathryn Landers Willard Dill and Earl Kesterson.
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Pomeroy
Rose Hill
Sharon Bahr
Janice Partlow
Mary Anne English
Donald Stobart
Linda Folmer
Gerald Glass
Rita Ball
Michael Evans
Wilma Wise
Gene Mitch
Robert Young
David Still
Joyce Davis
Melvin Riffle
Frances Evans
Lena Mitch
Sue Ann Clark
Dale Davis
What a Game! Pomeroy Junior High Football Panto
A Friday assembly at Pomeroy Junior High featured a football panto titled What a Game. Baldhead High team members included Russell Leifheit and Kenneth Imboden. Perfume Valley High players were Edward Bowen and William Brown. Referee Pete Cundiff guided the contest with scorekeeper Don Dailey and play-by-play by Donald Hunnel. The Baldhead High School Band performed at halftime led by Janet Hill and others. Flag salute led by James Fisher and Earl Bitters.
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Pomeroy
Room 23
Pomeroy Junior High School
Baldhead High
Russell Leifheit
Kenneth Imboden
Robert Landers
Jack Leifheit
Fred Jenkins
Perfume Valley High
Edward Bowen
William Brown
Leo Curtis
Don Houdashelt
Robert Largent
Pete Cundiff
Don Dailey
Donald Hunnel
P. M. Club Plans Halloween Masked Gathering
The P. M. Club will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. Richard Chambers home on Mill Street. The event is a masked Halloween party with Mrs. Howard Byers assisting as hostess.
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Middleport
Richard Chambers
Mill St
Howard Byers
Pomeroy Church Class to Meet Thursday
The One Won One Class of the First Baptist Church of Pomeroy will hold its class meeting Thursday October 23 at the church. Hostesses are Mrs Ed Foster and Mrs Estelle Skinner.
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church of
Ed Foster
Estelle Skinner
Grand Jury Drawn for October 27 in Pomeroy Area
Names drawn for grand jury duty to convene October 27 include Marcus Chambers Frank A Cheesebrew Mrs H D Cunningham William Lowe David C Miller Homer Willard Edna Hite William Kaspar Albert Reuter Constance Shields Rowland Dias W M Heilman Shirley Pride and Ralph Durst The list covers Pomeroy Middleport Cheshire Racine and nearby areas.
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Pomeroy
Grand Jury
Marcus Chamebers
Frank A. Cheesebrew
H. D. Cunningham
William Lowe
David C. Miller
Middleport
Homer Willard
Edna Hite
William Kaspar
Albert Reuter
Constance Shields
Rowland Dias
W. M. Heilman
Shirley Pride
Cheshire
Ralph Durst
Racine
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Elberfelds
Middleport Social Notes
Etta Mae Burrell
Colleen Waddell
Dorothy Scott
Verla Rothgeb
Gladia_ Little
Norma Wayland
Dorothy Mankin
Neva Walker
Virginia Jo Wise
Marty Seines
Crucie May
Betty Hobbs
Marilyn Graham
Dorothy D. Duffield
Nellie Walters
Marjorie Michl
Roberta Howell
Ruby Hayman
Maxine Thomas
Jean Stewart
Jean Werner
Seanna Darst
Betty Halley
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Child League
Widdleport Personals
Tag
Fred Leifheit
Pomeroy, Ohio
MMT AF
Meigs
San Antone
Bendvue
Gene Autry
Peggy Stewart
Sterling Holloway
Ralph Peters and
Cass Courty Boys
AISO
Susan Hayward Lee Bowman
Marshalunt
Eddie Albert
Robert Shayne
Larry Blake
Buster Crabbe
Johnny Mack Brown
Council OK
Tom Sutphen
Harry Sutphen
Sutphen
Fred Crow
U. S
Howell
Fred Crow Jr
Pearl Phillips
Minersville
Margaret Bruch
Kathryn Landers
Willard Dill
Earl Kesterson
Hales& Tures Syndicate
P.M. Club
Zemo
Colegrove
Tui
Rita Hayworth
Larry Parks
THUR
Walter Winchell
Victor Mature
Coleen Gray
Ruth
Skerring
Walter Dean Charlotte Watalie
GX Brennan - Jagger
Chine Vere
CBART
Stormy Love
Utah
Rror- Lobel
Katharne
Hepburn
Aayior
Robert Mitchum
Robert Hutton
Ella Raines
Joan Bennett
George Brent
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