Bill Wilson signs with Phillies for next season
Local hero Bill Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Willard Wilson of Pomeroy earns a pro baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies for next season leaving in February for spring training in Florida. He played last year with the Bakersfield Bears while attending Marshall University and recovered from an arm injury through hard work. Neighbors praise his determination and athletic promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wilson
Willard Wilson
Pomeroy
Young Wilson
Philadelphia Phillies
Florida
Bill
Bakersfield Bears
Marshall University
Wilson
Bethel 62 Inspection Held With Members and Guests
POMEROY The semi annual inspection of Bethel 62 International Order of Job's Daughters was held at the temple with Becky Toney presiding as honored queen. Seventy six members and guests attended. Mrs Bonita Ochsner Cleveland grand guardian of Ohio led the inspection. Guests included Mrs Eva Foulke Mrs Ruth Oskey and others. Four girls were initiated and gifts given to Mrs Ochsner by Bethel 62 and Miss Toney.
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Bethel
Elsie D. Smith
Alfred Toney
Caddie Wickham
Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Beth Pullen
Evangeline
OES
Middleport
Euretta Bechtle
Harriett Neigler
Racine
Young dancer Mickey Wolfe shines in Eastern Star program
Mickey Wolfe headlined the Friends Nicht ob servance of Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star with the ballet "A Sleeping Princess" drawing praise despite a sunken floor.
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Mickey Wolfe
Friends Nicht
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Mickey
Mrs Childs Birthday Dinner Held At Bahr Home
Middleport observes the birthday of Mrs Martha Childs with a Sunday dinner at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cash Bahr. A cake made by Mrs William Childs was served. Attending were Mr and Mrs Joe Falkner Timmy Jill Columbus Mr and Mrs Ralph Gibbs Gloria and Gregg New Haven W Va Mr and Mrs William Childs Sheila and Michael Mrs Minnie Gilmore Christine and Candace Bahr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Martha Childs
Cash Bahr
William Childs
Joe Falkner
Timmy
Jill
Columbus
Ralph Gibbs
Gloria
Gregg
New Haven
W. Va
Sheila
Michael
Minnie Gilmore
Christine
Candace Bahr
Sharon Jones
Jackson
Emerson Jones
R. C. Lansbury
Huntingdon Valley
R. H. Hayman
Martha Ohlinger
Rutland High School
Meigs General Hospital
Rutland School
Clyde Ingels
Deacons Visit Confined Members During Halloween
In Middleport First United Presbyterian Church deacons and deaconesses visited confined members and delivered gifts. Participants included Carl Horky Paul Haptonstall Marcus Chambers Vincent Dabo and several others. Grange Meet Canceled In Pomeroy Chester Grange canceled its Tuesday meeting due to poor turnout with next session planned for November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Carl Horky
Paul Haptonstall
Marcus Chambers
Vincent Dabo
Dale Walburn
Karl Owen
James Sanborn
Russell Lyons
Everett Bachner
Margaret Sauer
Lillian Stieff
Richard Vaughan
Grange
Pomeroy
Chester Grange
Overseas Christmas mail periods set for armed forces
Meigs County notices urge timely mailing from Nov 1 to 20 for surface mail and Dec 1 to 10 for air mail to troops overseas and their families. Addresses include APO routes via New York San Francisco Seattle and Navy Post Office in Seattle.
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Pomeroy
Edgar E. Arnold
Armed Forces Overseas
Armed Forces
United States
APO
New York
N. Y
San Francisco
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Navy Post Office
Riverview Garden Club Meets Tuesday
Riverview Garden Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Ronald Osborne assisted by Mrs Harless Frank A direct arrangement workshop will be conducted by Mrs Joe Bolen Rutland POMEROY Emergency Squad assists Mrs Grover Klein Naylors Run and transports Raymond Smith Laurel Street to Meigs Memorial Hospital after a reported heart issue MIDDLEPORT trash fire on Sycamore Street was out of control but Firemen found it under control with George Batey tending a burning permit
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Belpre
Pomeroy
Grover Klein
Naylors Run
Middleport
Sycamore St
George Batey
Girls State
Drew Webster
American Legion
Post
OES
E. J. Tracy
Pomeroy Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Temple
Local Notices Feature Military, First Aid and Meetings
Snippets include Downington Pvt Keith Haning stationed in South Carolina visiting family, Roger Carsey visiting grandmother in Athens, and a trip to join Air Force staff in Great Falls Montana. First aid given to Pearl Coleman after a porch fall in Middleport near the Meigs Gallia line. Delegates to Girls State to be named in Pomeroy. Eastern Star and Pythian Sisters groups plan meetings. Racine Grange to install officers. Loyal Bereans Class to meet in Middleport.
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Pvt
Keith Haning
South Carolina
Armed Forces
Ray Haning
Roger Carsey
Margaretta King
Athens
Middleport
Pearl Coleman
Meigs-Gallia County Line
Four-Year-Old Girl Dies in Columbus Family
Charlene Joyce Glaze, four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl C Glaze of Columbus, died Sunday morning at home. Survived by four sisters Patricia Christine Connie and Faith and two brothers Carl and Glenn, and grandmothers Grace Glaze and Edith Adams. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing funeral home with burial in Riverview Cemetery Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Charlene Joyce Glaze
Carl C. Glaze
Columbus
Patricia
Christine
Connie
Faith
Carl
Glenn
Grace Glaze
Edith Adams
Warren
Ewing
Riverview Cemetery
Middleport
20 Students Listed On Honor Roll At Rutland High
Rutland High School named twenty students to its honor roll for the first six weeks. Seniors on the list include Joe Chapman Darlene Goff and Marlene Hoffman others are Robert Jacks Carol Nichols Dixie Roush Connie Rice Agnes Sigman Pam Wilson juniors Julia Lucas Tana Long Hope Smith Suzy Parker Nancy Pope sophomores Barbara Carter Latischia Gates Cheryl Long Dave Peterson Jean Tillis Lee Wood freshmen. Three students Suzy Parker Barbara Carter and Latischia Gates earned straight A averages.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Joe Chapman
Darlene Goff
Marlene Hoffman
Robert Jacks
Carol Nichols
Dixie Roush
Connie Rice
Agnes Sigman
Pam Wilson
Julia Lucas
Tana Long
Hope Smith
Suzy Parker
Nancy Pope
Barbara Carter
Latischis Gates
Cheryl Long
Dave Peterson
Jean Tillis
Lee Wood
Latischia Gates
Rutland High School Juniors Take Scholarship Tests
Six members of the Rutland High School junior class sat the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test under guidance director Harold Sauer. The exam measures verbal and mathematical ability and predicts college work readiness. Results will be mailed in December to the school and each student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Harold Sauer
College Board
Roberta Smith
Dixie Roush
George White
Bill Gates
Richard Finley
Robert Harless
Reedsville Soldier Completes Aviation Course at Ft Rucker
Reedsville Army Pvt. Charles L. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Harris of Reeds ville, completed a five week single engine observation and utility airplane maintenance course at the Aviation School, Ft. Rucker Alabama on October 5. Harris, 22, entered the Army last May and finished basic training at Ft. Knox Kentucky. He is a 1957 Olive Grande High School graduate from Tuppers Plains.
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Reedsville
Charles L. Harris
C. P. Harris
Aviation School
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Harris
Ft. Knox
Olive Grande High School
Tuppers Plains
School Party At Rutland High School
The Rutland High School gym hosted the annual all school party Saturday with about 1600 students attending. Mrs. John Hardy, soon to join her husband in the Bahamas, received a corsage from Larry Hayes on behalf of the student council.
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Rutland
John Hardy
Rutland High School
Hardy
Bahamas
Larry Hayes
Harold Sauer
Mary Ruth and Joy
James Carpenter
Leda Mae Kraeuter
Sally Schaaf
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Linda Haley
Sauer
WCTU Elects New Officers in Middleport
Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union names new officers at a meeting at Mrs. L. D. Diles home. President Mrs. Diles, vice president Mrs. Elizabeth Searles, secretary Mrs. O. E. McKinley, treasurer Mrs. Clarence McNeal, and flower chairman Miss Margaret Sauer. A Friday session at Mrs. Searles’s home 676 S Fourth St will feature assistant hostesses Mrs. Geneva Saxton and Mrs. McKinley.
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Middleport
Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union
L. D. Diles
Diles
Elizabeth Searles
O. E. McKinley
Clarence McNeal
Margaret Sauer
Flower
Searles
S. Fourth St
Geneva Saxton
McKinley
Record Hop Raises $180 for Middleport Band Boosters
Middleport Band Boosters Association raised 180 dollars Saturday night at the school auditorium in an oldies but goodies dance emceed by Leon Jordan and Ken ny Hysell. Local enthusiasts Jim Ebersbach Jack Bacon and Michael Roberts supplied recordings. Another hop is set for Pomeroy High School auditorium next Saturday.
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Middleport
Middleport Band Boosters Association
Jays
Leon Jordan
Kenny Hysell
Jim Ebersbach
Jack Bacon
Michael Roberts
Pomeroy High School
Southern Local School Names Class Officers
Southern Local High School announced class officers for the four grades and club leaders. Senior officers include Bob Essington as president and Melvin Van Meter as vice president, with Peggy Glenn and Jean Miller in business roles. Junior, sophomore, and Future Homemakers and Farmers officers are listed, along with band and glee club leadership, featuring multiple named students.
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Racine
Southern
Bob Essington
Melvin van Meter
James Osler
Treas
Bob Sylvester
Tom Weaver
Steve Wagner
Lynn Mallory
David Gloeckner
Janice Smith
Kay Willford
Terry Bradford
June Neigler
Taddy Durst
Leanna Brewer
Glee Club
Don Harden
Jean Miller
Beverly Price
Ernie Miller
Bloodmobile to Arrive October 29 in Pomeroy
Meigs County officials announced the next Red Cross bloodmobile visit set for October 29 at Pomeroy Junior High School from noon to 6 p.m. Residents may donate by contacting Irene Grueser or C. E. Blakeslee. 322 pints have been used locally this year through October 1. Blood supplied to Meigs General, Memorial, Holzer, and other hospitals totaled 322 pints with no charge.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Pomeroy Junior High School
Red Cross
Irene Grueser
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs
Meigs General
Meigs Memorial
Holzer Hospital
Heath Has Laymen Day at Heath Methodist Church
Meditations on stewardship filled Heath Methodist Church on Laymen's Day. Richard Chambers spoke on Stewardship of Possessions and Gene Harris on Stewardship of Resources. Bernard Fultz led as lay speaker with Stewardship and Community Responsibility. Choir music directed by Ann Johnson, organ by Newman Burdette. Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Richard Chambers
Gene Harris
Bernard Fultz
Ann Johnson
Newman Burdette
Pomeroy
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
McKinley Birthday Observed With Family Dinner
The birthday anniversary of O. E. Mc Kinley was marked Sunday at his Front St. home with a family dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Brooks McKinley of Reynoldsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sheets of Columbus. DAUGHTERS PLAN MEET in Pomeroy Thursday.
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Middleport
O. E. McKinley
Front St
McKinley
Brooks McKinley
Reynoldsburg
Aaron Sheets
Columbus
Pomeroy
Theodorus Council
Daughters of America
Thomas Cook
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Kroger
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Mrs. Childs
Keith Goble
FORD
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PTA
Harold Lohse
PTA Council
Ohio
Cincinnati
Emmet W. Peoples
Robert Lee Barber
Howel L. Denby
Donald Jones
James R. Andrews
Bernice Johnson
Bentz Wolfe
A. H. Ebersbach
Dale Smith
Henry Reibel
Cleland Hines
Machinery Inc
Charleston
Onega Corp
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Willy
Richard Curtis
Polly Williams
Minersville
Village Street Department
Riverview Garden Club
Downington
Ernest Perkins
Gene
Mary
James Clark
Earl Jordan
Ruth Clark
Racine Grange
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Bereans
Robinson
E. Second St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Nobel Committee
Stockholm
Sweden
Caroline Institute
James Dewey Watson
Cambridge
Mass
Francis Harry Compton Crick
England
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
London
J. Sherman Porter
Sherman Porter
WCTU
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