Eastern High School Honor Roll Includes 56 Students
The Athens Messenger reports 56 Eastern High School students earned honor roll status after the first six weeks with all grades at B or above. Names listed span seniors to freshmen, including William Bahr and Nina Abbott among others.
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Eastern High School
Pomeroy
William Bahr
Janice Caldwell
Richard Cowdery
Yvonne Damewood
Eleanor Evans
Donna Frecker
Jo Ann Frost
Homer Cole
Janet Knight
Janet Koehler
Ina Mays
Beverly Millhone
Sharon Summerfield
Janet Vineyard
Afternoon Circle Votes Fifty Dollars on Pledge Payment
The Afternoon Circle of Heath Methodist Church in Middleport voted to pay $50 of a $150 pledge toward the church budget. Mrs. Homer Cook led the Mexico and Canada lesson, followed by a discussion. Mrs. Everett Davis gave a devotion on The First Missionary. Committees were named for the December 5 bazaar and bake sale. Mrs. Della Carnahan attended as a guest. Hostesses included Mrs. Zerkle Woodgerd Forrest and Saunders with marigolds on the refreshment table.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Homer Cook
Mexico
Canada
Everett Davis
Noah Haskins
Della Carnahan
John Zerkle
Harold Woodgerd
C. B. Forrest
Mary Saunders
Frosh Panthers Honored At Pomeroy Team Party
POMEROY The Baby Panthers freshman team received a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Lucien Poulin Fisher Street. Hosts Mrs Edna Miller Judy Nelora Mossman and Mrs Poulin served sandwiches cake potato chips and soft drinks. Team members guests managers and several coaches attended.
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Pomeroy
Baby Panthers
Lucien Poulin
Fisher St
Edna Miller
Judy
Nelora Mossman
Poulin
Raymond Jewell
Howard King
Eddie Buffington
John Case
Harold Hysell
Tom Werry
Butch Carpenter
POMEROY Hosts Dinner for Waddells Before Indiana Move
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leifheit entertained with a dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waddell and daughter Madlyn as they prepare to move to Indiana. A large cake inscribed To the Waddells and a gift of china marked the occasion. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zirkle, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leonard and daughter Louanna, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Spencer and daughter Debra, and Mr. and Mrs. William Bartels and son Chuck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Leifheit
Floyd Waddell
Madlyn
Indiana
Waddells
Chester Zirkle
Lawrence Leonard
Louanna
Roger Spencer
Debra
William Bartels
Chuck
Alaska’s Rural Population Ratios Draw Attention
In Alaska about three people live in the country for every one city dweller highlighting vast sparsity. The stat underscores the state’s remote communities and the challenges of providing services across large distances.
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Alaska
Halloween Party Honoring Madlyn Waddell By Brownies
Salisbury Brownie Troop I held a farewell masked Halloween party for Madlyn Waddell who is moving to Indiana. Prizes went to Melody Roush Debra Spencer Becky Eblin and Susanna Arnold. Guests and members received gifts and treats in the recreation room of leader Mrs Roy Grueser.
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Howard Roush
Sandra Gilmore
Joyce Evans
Susan Dixon
Becky Nease
Marie Greuser
Becky Radford
Diana Weyersmiller
Susan Lanning
Pauley Ann Bauer
Sherri Blackston
Mary Lou Radford
Marla Grueser
Maxine Arnold
Amber Warner
Roger Spencer
Herbert Dixon
Floyd Waddell
Lois Thompson
Carl Will
Linda Will
Band Boosters Mixer Draws 150 Students in Middleport
Middleport Band Boosters hosted over 150 Middleport and Wellston youths after the football game. Sloppy Joes and soft drinks were provided in the high school cafeteria, then seniors hosted a record hop in the auditorium.
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Middleport
Wellston
Meigs County Area Churches Gather for Sunday Services
A compilation of area church schedules lists Salvation Army services at 113 Butternut Ave with a harvest festival, Dorcas groups, and multiple congregations across Meigs County. It includes pastors and timings for Sunday schools worship services and youth programs across numerous churches.
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Salvation Army
Butternut Ave
Salvation Meeting
Glenna Rummel
Pentecostal Assembly
Dorcas
E. A. Codner
Children’s Church
Bradford
Gene Rutter
Christian Endeavor
Syracuse
Dorcas Eub
Richard Young
Youth Fellowship
Birthday Anniversary for Son Honored at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haptonstahl hosted a Tuesday dinner at their Middleport home for their son Billy on his birthday anniversary. Grandparents Will Haptonstahl and Robert Sharp with spouses attended, along with Mrs. Everett Bachner and her daughter Connie, who were guests.
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Middleport
Paul Mhaptonstahl
Billy
Will Haptonstahl
Robert Sharp
Everett Bachner
Connie
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Miss Frances Roush returned Thursday to her home from Holzer Hospital and was accompanied by Mrs. Etta French of Jackson. Mrs. Warren Kasler of Athens visited the Haptonstahl and Reynolds households in Middleport. James Weber and wife plan to winter in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Frances Roush
Holzer Hospital
Etta French
Jackson
Roush
Warren Kasler
Athens
Paul Haptonstahl
Guy Reynolds
Lucille Smith
James Weber
Middleport
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Great Books Club Holds Meeting in Middleport
Mrs. Ted Reed Jr led discussion on Lucretius Nature of Things at Mrs. Cedric Clark home. Members shared favorite passages and debated what makes a book great. Dessert served. November meeting at Mrs. Bernard Fultz home with Mrs. Arthur Carpenter as leader to read Virgil AEneid.
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Middleport
Ted Reed, Jr
Great Books Club
Cedric Clark
Lucretius
Bernard Fultz
Arthur Carpenter
Page Rank Work Planned by Local Knights of Pythias
Middleport notes plan for page rank on Thursday at Fides Lodge 210 meeting. Thesias Lodge 191 of Jackson eyes a Pythias rally in November and to conduct the Rathbone Bible Class. Local members to attend. Dance committee reports new records for regular record hops at the K of P Hall 8:30 to midnight Saturdays. Mayor Fisher says curfew not apply to children going to or from the dance.
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Middleport
Fides Lodge 210
Knights of Pythias
Thesias Lodge 191 of
Jackson
Pythias
Rathbone
K of P Hall
C. O. Fisher
Heath Church Hosts Scouts Observes Girl Scout Week
MIDDLEPORT The commission on education of Heath Methodist Church will meet at seven thirty Monday evening. On Sunday Girl Scout Week will be observed at the 10:30 a.m. service with Girl Scouts and leaders as special guests seated in a group at the church. Class Twelve Circle sponsors of the Brownies also invited to sit in the special section reserved for honored guests.
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Middleport
Commission On Education of
Heath Methodist Church
Class Twelve Circle
Meigs County Sales Tax Receipts Down From 1957
Retail sales tax receipts in Meigs County for the week ending Oct 11 fell to 3395.23 from 4016.35 a year earlier, per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy. The report compares the current week with Oct 12, 1957, showing a drop of over 600 dollars.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Chester PTA Discusses Special Education and Activities
Chester PTA meeting heard county superintendent Pomeroy C. O. Patterson explain two Meigs County special education classes limited to 15 pupils taught by trained teachers. The group planned a float for the Eastern High School homecoming parade and organized lunch trays, a Halloween festival, attendance awards, and an institute program with leaders named for future activities.
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Pomeroy
C. O. Patterson
Schols
Chester Pta
Patterson
Meigs County
William Frecker
Charles Pyles
Margaret Amberger
Dorothy Michael
Maxine Griffith
Miss Knight
Wilma Herrmann
Community Institute
PTA
Widdleport Churches Weekly Schedule and Sermon Topics
Church listings for Widdleport detail Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with sermons "Lot Lingered" and "When God Became Real" plus youth hours, baptism, prayer meetings, choirs, and midweek services. Heath Methodist notes Girl Scout week observance and youth activities. First Baptist lists services, youth fellowships, new member meeting, and midweek prayer.
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Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
NYPS
Rutland Church of Christ
John Buckley
Christian Endeavor
Kingsbury
Rev. Williams
Gallipolis
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. W. Proffitt
Columbia Chapel
Syracuse
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Carpenter Baptist
A. T. Biddle
Rutland First Baptist
Robert E. Smith
Harrisonville Presbyterian
Larry Woodruff
Antiquity
Waldo J. Bartels
Portland
Elwood
Great Bend
Orr
Morse
Stiversville
First Baptist
Ralph C. Zundel
Marietta
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Heath Methodist
C. R. Konkright
Noah Haskins
Commission On Spiritual Life
The
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Warren Hulburt
Shakespeare Club Welcomes New Member in Pomeroy
Mrs. T. A. Downie was welcomed as a new member as the Pomeroy Shakespeare Club met at Miss Ethel Garland’s home. The group read from King Lear, planned a CARE box for Mexico, and approved selling articles made by the blind at the November meeting. Reports from the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs district meeting were presented, and Mrs. Ben Neutzling spoke on aging residents of Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
T. A. Downie
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club
Ethel Garland
William B. Downie
Mexico
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ironton
Downie
Jed Webster
Phil Williamson
Ben Neutzling
Aid For the Aged Office
Meigs County
Honor Roll Addition at Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy High School reports Sue Phillips, a junior, was unintentionally omitted from the honor roll. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Phillips and will be added to the roll.
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Pomeroy
Sue Phillips
Austin Phillips
Pomeroy High School
Halloween party date moved for Cradle of Liberty chapter
The Cradle of Liberty Chapter of C A R changes the masked Halloween party from October 29 to October 27, 7 to 9 pm. Hostesses Sandra Brewington Nita Bradford and Jennifer Lohse will host at Miss Lohse’s home. Each member should bring a guest.
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Pomeroy
Cradle of Liberty
C.A.R
Sandra Brewington
Nita Bradford
Jennifer Lohse
Miss Lohse
Halloween Party Planned by Middleport Youth Group
Middleport reports the Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship will host a Halloween party at the First Baptist Church parsonage Thursday evening. The event invites area youths and families seeking a community celebration in a church setting.
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Middleport
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
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Athens Messenger
Teresa Andrews
Karen Badgley
Shirley Barr
Leatha Bibbee
Joseph Bahr
Helen Bentz
Paul Brown
Ernest Cale
Doris Caldwell
Judy Chaffee
Ray Coleman
Charles Collins
Nancy Lou Cole
Mary Goebel
Richard Frost
Lila Hayman
Rath Hoffman
Jack Kelly
Shirley Myers
Mary Ritchie
Gerald Summerfield
Nina Abbott
Kay Bahr
Lila Bahr
Donna Bahr
Mary Cashdollar
Roma Marie Davis
Marsha Evans
Judy Fick
Eva Gillard
Marilyn Koehler
Carolyn Parker
Connie Spencer
Marilyn Stearns
Tom Summerfield
Virginia Wright
Afternoon Circle
Farmer's Bank
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Rutland
Army and Navy
Arizona
New Mexico
Dulles
Anderson
Finley
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
David E. Finley
Commission On Fine Arts
Eisenhower
Central Press
Alfred Methodist
Lewis E. Buell
WSCS
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Senior High
Racine
John Elwood
Bill Orr
Heath Church
Middleport High School
Middeport High School
George Dallas
Middleport-Wellston
New York
Surrey
Nellie
Dane Heitzman
MHS
Middleport Gridmren
Ruth Kerr
Helen Wolfe
Betty Lou Dean
Helen Atkins
Widdleport
Shakespeare Club
ALLEN
Allen Appliance
E. Main
Haven Theatre
New Haven, W. VA
Sterling Hayden
Montreal
Cornel Wilde
Jean Wallace
Naracaido
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
Abbott and Costello
Marie Windsor
Peggy King
Rory Calhoun
Yvonne DeCarlo
Rex Reason
Columbia
Glenn Ford
Jack Lemon
the Cowboy
Ginger Rogers
G. Robinson
Gloria Grahame
Audrey Damatras Stevens
Bend Theatres
Sos
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