Meigs Jaycees Win Defense Aid For Vote Drive
Howard B. Mullen, chairman of the Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce get out the vote campaign, announced aid from the I and I branch of the defense department. The Jaycees received a limited run of multi color posters urging citizens to vote, originally designed for armed forces use and distributed through government printing offices.
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Pomeroy
Howard B. Mullen
Meigs County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Department of Defense
Jaycees
Mullen
FASTEETH Powder Ad Promises Firm Dentures
FASTEETH, an improved powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates, claims to keep false teeth in place without sliding or slipping. It is alkaline, leaves no gummy taste, prevents denture odor, and is sold at drug stores.
Pomeroy Federated Church Circle Honors Members and Plans
Mrs. John Lawrence of New Haven led a book report on We Americans North and South by Dr. James Howard at the Friendly Circle meeting. Officers were elected, World Community Day was set for Nov 7, and plans included a blood donor drive, a Nov 18 pot luck, and a 1953 dues membership drive with the next meeting moved to Nov 18 due to election night.
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Pomeroy
John Lawrence
New Haven
Federated Church
Russell Milbourne
Lawrence
North
James Howard
Women’s Guild of the Evangelical Church
Milbourne
Mission Center
Kentucky
William Potter
W. A. Smith
Roy Mayer
Mary Virginia Reibel
Florence McKay
VFW Post
VFW Auxiliary Meeting Held At Hall Tuesday Evening
The Pomeroy VFW auxiliary gathered at the hall Tuesday evening for a routine meeting and discussion of post activities and community service plans.
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Pomeroy
VFW
Starcher Granted Divorce in Meigs County Court
Dale Kenneth Starcher is granted a divorce from Mary M. Starcher by Judge Emmet W. Peoples in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court. The filing cites gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty as grounds.
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Pomeroy
Dale Kenneth Starcher
Mary M. Starcher
Emmet W. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Ada Mae Vance Honored At Rutland Bridal Shower
Mrs. Ada Mae Vance was honored at a Rutland bridal shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Patterson. Attendees included Mrs. C. O. Chapman, Mrs. Margaret Parsons, Jane Patterson, Mrs. Betty Siders, and many others from Rutland, Middleport, Bradbury, and Dayton. Several senders unable to attend sent gifts.
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C. O. Chapman
Margaret Parsons
Jane
Betty Siders
Arnold Grate
Herman Grate
Bruce Mays
Carroll Snowden
Reba Snowden
Tom Woods
Middleport
Letha Russe
Louise Lewis
Bradbury
M. Rose
Dayton
Beatrice Kennedy
Faye Harrison
Bertha Heilman
Elaine Spires
Youth Fellowship Conducts Beech Grove Scavenger Hunt
The United Methodist Youth Fellowship met Tuesday with 14 members. They split into three groups to find articles at Beech Grove Cemetery then returned to the parsonage for a treasure hunt, a large bonfire and roasting hot dogs and marshmallows.
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Pomeroy
The
United Methodist Church
Beech Grove
Pomeroy Hosts Enjoy Evening of Music at Mulberry Ave
Mr and Mrs William Baxter hosted friends for an evening of music at their Mulberry Avenue home. Richard Sundin of Columbus and Gerald Hoffner of Zanesville performed organ and piano numbers along with guest vocalists. Church organists from Pomeroy churches were invited. Refreshments were served with help from Mrs Whitney Inghram Mrs Bentz Wolfe Beulah West and Jean Ashley. Conrad Ohlinger of Locust Street, a Holzer Hospital patient, is reported in satisfactory condition. Dr and Mrs C E W Downie and Miss Katie Bengal visited Cincinnati and will stay with Mr and Mrs Howard McKnight briefly.
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Pomeroy
William Baxter
Conrad Ohlinger
Locust St
Holzer Hospital
C. E. W. Downie
Katie Bengal
Downies
Cincinnati
Miss Bengal
Mrs. Downie
Howlard McKnight
Marker OK'd For Meigs Industrialist
Approval to erect a marker for Valentine B. Horton, Ohio Valley industrialist, near Pomeroy village limits, was granted by the Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission. Horton, a Vermont native who moved to Meigs County in 1835 and died in 1888, served in the Ohio Legislature and Congress, headed salt plants, shipbuilding ventures, coal production, and aided Ohio University and Ohio State University.
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Pomeroy
Valentine B. Horton
Ohio Valley
Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission
Ohio
Highway Department
Horton
Vermont
Meigs County
Samuel Pomeroy
Congress
Ohio University
Pomeroy Episcopal Church
East Main St
Ohio State University
Ohio Stas
Square Dance Club Hosts Cal Golden Visit at Hardy Home
Paw n Taw Square Dance Club welcomed guest Cal Golden of Riverside California, a renowned caller and author on a stopover from a 14 state clinic tour. The gathering compared Western and Eastern dance styles as Golden demonstrated calls while Mrs Hardy led Ohio Valley dances.
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Pomeroy
John Hardy
Harrisonville Road
Cal Golden
Riverside
Calif
Indiana
Illinois
Wyoming
Ohio
Golden
United States
Hardy
Ohio Valley
Sportsman H. M. Cross Undergoes Surgery at Holzer Hospital
Middleport resident and retired businessman H. M. Cross underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital this week. Mrs. Cross and sister Miss Florine Talbott have been in Gallipolis. The Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hoyt were visitors at the hospital on Wednesday.
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Middleport
H. M. Cross
Holzer Hospital
Final Rites For Matheny Infant Held
Funeral services for nine month old Dallas Eugene Matheny son of Mr and Mrs William Matheny were held at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Survived by parents three sisters Karen Beverly Marlene two brothers Billy William Jr and grandparents Mr and Mrs William Matheny Clarksburg and Mr and Mrs L T Murphy Baltimore. Flower girls included Alice Hovatter Patricia Lloyd and Patty Lloyd. The family had moved from Clarksburg a month ago.
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Middleport
Dallas
Eugene Matheny
William Matheny
N. Second Ave
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Louis A. Bangerter
Karen
Beverly
Marlene
Billy
William Jr
Clarksburg
L. T Murphy
Baltimore
Robert Ball
Denzel Matheny
John Garvin
Edwin Murphy
Muncie
Ind
I. T. Murphy
Alice Hovatter
Patricia Lloyd
Patty Lloyd
Mathenys
Five Local Jaycees Attend Area Meeting
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce members Roger Morgan Carl Jones Richard Follrod Bill Childs and Virgil V Brown attended a District 10 meeting in Chillicothe where eleven organizations are part of the district. Nominations for vice president and a national director were discussed with final selection to occur at a March district meeting in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Chamber of Commerce
Chillicothe
Roger Morgan
Carl Jones
Richard Follrod
Bill Childs
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County
Methodist Church District Conference Plans Evangelistic Mission
Heath Church officials discussed a state wide evangelistic mission to be held in Methodist churches in November during the Portsmouth District Conference. Bishop Hazen Werner suggested a uniform pattern for all conferences, with Rev. Louis A. Bangerter leading the district meeting. A film was shown at the night session.
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Middleport
Portsmouth
Methodist
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Church
Hazen Werner
Ohio
Pomeroy Man Collapses on Main Street and Is Hospitalized
Dillon Walbarger of Pomeroy was taken to Meigs General Hospital Wednesday afternoon after collapsing on E Main St near the Meigs Maytag Co. He received treatment and was discharged after the attack was attributed to a heart condition.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
E. Main St
Meigs Maytag Co
Dillon Walbarger
Surplus Food Commodities Distributed to County Schools
Surplus food commodities arrived from Portsmouth and were distributed to 10 county schools with lunch programs. The Meigs County Children’s Home also shares in the distribution, announced by O. O. Patterson, county superintendent of schools, on Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Portsmouth
O. O. Patterson
Meigs County Children's Home
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