Baptists Meet To Reorganize In Middleport
A steering committee for four Baptist Associations met at First Baptist Church Middleport to discuss reorganizing the groups. Attending were H C Loughead Ohio Baptist Convention and Miss Elizabeth Snodgrass Rio Grande home missionary, along with ministers Wesley Jenkins Sherley Wood Ralph Zandel Gerald Brown C E Hoyt and Mrs North. The gathering adjourned after lunch at Martin Restaurant with next meeting set for Rio Grande Baptist Church November 13 at 730 p.m.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
H. C. Loughead
Ohio Baptist Convention
Elizabeth Snodgrass
Rio Grande
Central
Portsmouth
Pomeroy
Wesley Jenkins
Racine
Sherley Wood
Cheshire
Ralph Zandel
Gerald Brown
Vinton
C. E. Hoyt
North
Martin Restaurant
Rio Grande Baptist Church
Riggs Sons Baptized at Pomeroy Church of Christ
Roger and Rodney Riggs sons of Mr and Mrs Earl Riggs were baptized at the Pomeroy Church of Christ recently.
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Rutland
Roger and
Rodney Riggs
Earl Riggs
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Meigs County Boys Chorus to sing at Athens session
Meigs County sixth grade boys chorus of 86 selected from 12 schools under Merrill Davis will perform five numbers at the Friday morning session of the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens. Final rehearsal was in Middleport. Dorothy Lavely acompañs.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
Middleport Schools
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Athens
Meigs County
Merrill Davis
Jackson
Dorothy Lavely
Nolan Swackhammer
Pomeroy
Lee Lee
Racine
Letart
Syracuse
C. O. Chapman
Rutland
Salem Center
Alice Nease
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Eleanor Zeiher
Bedford
Salisbury
Bradbury
Howard Johnson
Mike Smith
Harry Cleland
Steve Shane
Earl Cleland
Don Harden
David
Halloween Party Engages Westminster Youth Fellowship
Middleport church hosts a Halloween party for the Westminster Youth Fellowship with Mrs Judson White leading and several helpers serving supper. Prizes were awarded for costumes and games, with Beverly Perrin and Judy Sauer among key decorators and Judy Sauer and Janice Zirkle directing games. In Syracuse, Junior Past Councilors Association met at Ida Howell’s home, with Alice Capehart presiding and a Halloween-themed social hour.
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Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Judson White
MYF
Rodney Sauer
Hubert Taylor
Donald Lowery
Eber Lewis
Russell Lyons
Beverly Perrin
Judy Sauer
David Lyons
Janice Zirkle
Helen Taylor
Patty Lowery
Jerry Bolyard
Lynn Buchanan
Becky Grueser
Susie Allensworth
Sharon Evans
Jimmy Hoyt
Charlene Davis
Judy Gregg
William Ohlinger
Karen Gregg
Sandra Hysell
Susan Probasco
Susan Pullen
Sandra Brewington
Judy Butcher
Phyllis Bostic
David Hoyt
Doris Rice
Ferald Shuler
Syracuse
Ida Howell
Mac Cleland
Alice Capehart
Margaret Eichinger
Rutland Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Rutland social notes list visits and gatherings across multiple towns. Rel Jerdon and family visit Toledo relatives. many include Mrs Bessie Wise, Leo Wise, Earl Riggs and Leona Musser wedding, Snowden family weekends, and trips to Lancaster fair and Point Pleasant visits.
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Rel Jerdon
William Singer
Toledo
Bessie Wise
Leo
Junior Withlin
Ronnie
Gilkey Ridge
Glen Stanley
Snowville
Charles Sargent
Habel Hague
Earl Riggs
Bert Riggs
Robert Riggs
Zanesville
Robert Musser
Columbus
Leona Musser
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Earl King
Church of Christ Parsonage
Musser
Robert Snowden
Point Pleasant
Drexel Labert
Ethel Snowden
Dale Phelps
Pennsylvania
Charles Siders
Marion Nicholson
Bucyrus
William Hochsetter
Charles Snowden
Civic Work Discussed by Local Clubs in Joint Session
Middleport Rotary Club and Middleport Pomeroy Rotary, along with Middleport and Amateur Gardeners Clubs, met at Heath Methodist Church to discuss civic improvements. They proposed weed cutting, house painting, correct numbering, and proper street markers to improve village appearance. No action was taken.
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Middleport
Middleport-Pomeroy
Airman Re-Enlists For Air Force Duty
Airman 2C Richard C. Rader re enlists for six years in the U S Air Force. He serves with the 7499th Support Group at Wiesbaden Germany as a commercial artist. Rader and his wife Janet Marie Manley reside in Wiesbaden with their four month old daughter Yvonne K. The Bridgeport W V native graduated from Bridgeport High School and attended Ft Belvoir School of Engineering after basic training.
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Middleport
Richard C. Rader
Janet Marie Manley
W. R. Manley
Mideort
U. S. Air Force
Rader
7499Th
Wiesbaden Air Base
Germany
Yvonne K
Wiesbaden
Air Force
Bridgeport High School
Bridgeport
W. Va
School of Engineering
Ft. Belvoir
Regular Methodist Class Five Meeting in Coolville
The Class Five of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Billie White’s home with Ruth Harris Pauline Kalbaugh and Louella Faulkner assisting. Residents peeled apples for apple butter to be sold for church proceeds and guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Tubbs Pinckney Michigan and Charles Ladd Parkersburg. Weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Anderson and daughter Karen of Cincinnati staying with the Binghamans.
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Harrie Marie Smith
Walter Harris
Churchtown
Marietta
Catholic Woman’s Club
Charles Murray
Walter Crooks
P. M
Ernest Kennedy
Judy
Akron
Edith Thomas
Shrewsbury
W. Va
Helen Long
Atlantic City
Harry Roberts
Pittsburgh
William Yates
Euclid
E. M. Limakka
Fairport Harbor
Herbert Tesmer
Cleveland
W. T. Shaeffer
H. E. Elder
Charles Snider
Chillicothe
Methodist Church
Billie White
Ruth Harris
Pauline Kalbaugh
Louella Faulkner
Old Building Now Lighted In Center Of Town
In Middleport the Robert Coats building, long unfinished and disused, shows new life as lights appear on the second floor for the first time in about forty years. Coats rehabs the brick structure with steel girders, removed partitions, bricked windows, and new cement floors, adding a south marquee this fall. A furniture store is rumored to occupy the first finished rooms, with three stories connected by an elevator awaiting further completion.
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Middleport
Robert Coats
Lyons
Coats
Bow Bells To Be Replaced At St Mary le Bow
The Bow Bells of St Mary le Bow, a historic church fixture since William the Conqueror, are slated for replacement after being destroyed by Nazi bombs during World War II.
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London
PTA Dance Sponsorship At Harrisonville Scipio PTA
The Harrisonville Scipio PTA will sponsor a dance Friday at 8 p m. Music will be provided for round and square dancing. Public invited to attend.
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Rutland
Harrisonville
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St. Pomeroy
Mercury
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Jimmy Mees
Philip Follrod
Steve Garby
Allen Downie
Philip Meier
Henry Cleland
David Gordon
Charles Gloeckner
Pomeroy Central
James Bell
Danny Bowers
Donald Wehring
Jon Webster
Ralph Werry
William Weston
Robert Lemley
Dwight Carl
Thomas Burnside
Ronald Roberts
Michael Barnhart
Dickie Folmer
Douglas Moore
Manual Grueser
Allen Miller
Blaine Turner
David Grate
David Scragg
Joe Chapman
Calvin Biddle
Charles Hoffman
Keith Carson
Rickey Oiler
David Searles
Tony Hendricks
Lee Roush
Johnnie Allensworth
Charles Bush
William Hayes
Richard Bolin
Clarence Stewart
Arland King
David Wiley
Freddie Slater
Charles Swackhammer
Ronald Carr
James Blaker
Forrest Bachtel
Clarence Hollingshead
William Harris
Lyle Nicols
Charles Weber
Gary Holter
Dwight Bissell
Francis Case
Dale Slater
Kenny Reynolds
Bobby Kautz
Robert Baker
Wesley Arbough
Jimmy Shields
Charles Caldwell
Donnie Pooler
Victor Gaul
Roger Hawk
Ralph Kehl
Robert Powell
Collins Jewelry
Collins
East Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Middleport Society
Association
Rutland Social Notes
Coolville
RADIO
Cleland
W. Main
Pomero
Qmantor
Jarman
Blucher
Hartley & Bennett Shoe Store
Ohio
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Alligator
Radio Sales and Service
Harry A. Miller
Main St
PTA
Vivien Voi
Bauer & Black
Stark
Firestone Dealer Store
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