Meigs County Polio Drive Reaches for 50 Cent Gift Per Person
Meigs County Polio Foundation planning for 1958 fund drive with 15 chairmen and officials at Sacred Heart Church. H E Boney and Robert Dauber spoke on progress and goals, noting past fundraising totals and vaccine impact, and urging 50 cent per person contributions to meet the new goal.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Polio Foundation
Sacred Hearth Church
H. E. Boney
Robert Dauber
Boney
Meigs
National Foundation
Women of the Sacred Heart Guild
PTA Halloween Party Reported big Success
Pomeroy Sugar Run Grade School hosted a Halloween party with a total of 197.50 raised. Mrs Helen Williams served as mistress of ceremonies and judges included Miss Ellen Ebersbach Mrs William Watson and Mrs Denver Kapple. Prize winners spanned grades one through six and activities featured a refreshment stand games and fortune tellers. Local businesses donated items for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sugar Run, Pta
Sugar Run
Helen Williams
Ellen Ebersbach
William Watson
Denver Kapple
Marvin Burt
Linda Wehring
Chester Roush
Barbara Jo White
Mary Kay Hennesy
Gordon Johnson
Rickey Gilmore
Jennifer Blakeslee
Danny Sorden
Peggy Hoffner
Shirley Baxter
Dick Knight
Cheryl Edwards
Johnny Sue Thompson
Joe Boney
Bessie Watson
Mickey Menchenni
Patricia Hennesy
Jennifer Crew
Sharon Ebersbach
Soldier Flies Here to Aid Ill Mother at Meigs General
Sgt. Raymond Allensworth flew from Austin Texas to be at the bedside of his mother Mrs Harvey Allensworth who is critically ill at Meigs General Hospital. Also here are Mrs Raleigh Flowers formerly Bertha Allensworth of Akron and Mrs Viola Allensworth McCullough and son Steve of Austin Texas.
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Middleport
Raymond Allensworth
Austin
Texas
Harvey Allensworth
Meigs General Hospital
Raleigh Flowers
Bertha Allensworth
Akron
Viola Allensworth McCullough
Steve
Marriage Licenses Issued in Meigs County Probate Court
In Meigs County, three couples received marriage licenses. John W. Haley, 22, and Janey Elaine Brogan, 18, both of Middleport and Rutland, pair with George Lynn Offutt, 21, and Donna Jean Holter, 21, of Long Bottom and Minersville. Charles F. Knopp, 27, and Phyllis Meier, 22, of Mason and Pomeroy, were also licensed.
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Meigs County
John W. Haley
Middleport
Leland and
Christine Stillwell Haley
Janey
Elaine Brogan
Telephone Company
Rutland
John and
Wilda Green Brogan
George Lynn Offutt
OVEC
Long Bottom
Carl and
Mary Jarvis Offutt
Donna Jean Holter
Minersville
Denver
May Genheimer Holter
Charles F. Knopp
Mason
Eva
Recent Guests Visit Vinton Families in Biographical Notices
Social notes list guests visiting numerous Vinton County households including Kathryn Severs and Abbie Fishbaugh of Columbus, Ernest Davis and Cora Ward in Wilkesville, Obert Markins of Harrisonville, Arma Higgins in Logan, Harriett Lloyd in Proctorville, and extended visits among the McGhee, Cloud, Swick, Russell, Elliott, Huntley, Burlile, and Warner families with friends from Columbus, Wellston, Gallipolis, Worthington, and Huntington. Birthday observances mark Mrs. David Lloyd turning 83 with a multicate guest list.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Wilbur Gray
Lancaster
Ed McGhee
Harold Cloud
Prospect
Mr. Cloud
J. Harley Cloud
David Lloyd
Frank Benjamin
Dick Benjamin
Columbus
Ishmael Gillespie
Pomeroy
John Lloyd
Harriett
Proctorville
Emmett Ward
David
Johnny Stevens
Jan
Ann
Claude Swick
Wellston
Don Swick
Eyra Russell
Hollis Wood
Gallipolis
Robert M. Evans
Huntington Russell Wood
Washington Court House
Garland Elliott
G. E. Elliott
Henry Allison
S. M. Elliott
Harris Wellman
Russell
Worthington
Roy Huntley
Mr. Huntley
Charles Huntley
Lineworth
Columus
Dale G. Warren
Ard
John Burlile
Johnny and
Bobby
Steve Burlile
Adamsville
Nease Family Installs Bulk Milk Tank in Meigs County
Meigs County dairy family Nease and Sons in Minersville become the first in the county to install a 240 gallon bulk milk tank. A Guyan Dairy Co. tank truck begins bulk milk pickup, boosting labor and cost savings while improving milk quality for the U. S. Nease and Sons operation.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
U. S. Nease and Sons
Minersville
Guyan Dairy Co
Nease
Huntington
Beggars Night Set for Wednesday in Middleport
Mayor C C Fisher reminds residents Beggars Night is Wednesday. The siren will sound at 7 p m to start and at 9 p m to end the event. Officials discourage adult participation in the community observance.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Women Attend Eighth District Legion Reception in Racine
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post American Legion in Pomeroy joined others at the district reception for Eighth District president Mrs. William Stewart of Athens. Local attendees included Mrs. William Baxter, Mrs. J. R. Thornton, Mrs. Pearl Hysell, Mrs. W. R. Davis, Mrs. Leonard Roush, Mrs. Jed Webster Sr., Mrs. Albert Young, Mrs. Dwight Parker and others.
Wildwood Garden Club Meeting Announced
A Wildwood Garden Club gathering is set for Wednesday evening at Mrs. Lawrence Rose's home with Mrs. Milton Houdashelt as co host.
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Pomeroy
Wildwood Garden Club
Lawrence Rose
Milton Houdashelt
Pomeroy Club to Host Evangeline Chapter Dinner
The Past Matrons of Pomeroy Chapter 186 CES will entertain the Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Middleport with a dinner at the Masonic Temple here Tuesday at 6:30 p m.
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Pomeroy
CES
Evangeline
Middleport
Masonic Temple
WSCS Meets For Week of Prayer and Self Denial
The WSCS met Oct 15 at Garnet Windland's home with 11 members and one guest. A program outline for Oct 29 at 8 pm features "Week of Prayer and Self Denial" at the church with talks by Nellie Parker and Thelma Henderson and a panel on Our Home Mission Centers and Race. The next meeting will be at Alma Swartz's home on Nov 14.
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Alfred
WSCS
Garnet Windland
Nellie Parker
Thelma Henderson
World Federation of Methodist Women
Alma Swartz
Chester Charge MYF Meeting Features Program and Film
The Chester Charge MYF met on October 21 with 40 attendees. Doris Dillinger led a program including a special number by the Al fred MYF, a poem You Tell on Yourself, and the film No Other Gods. Sharon Guinther of Chester led devotions, refreshments were served, and the Charge Male Chorus performed several numbers.
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Chester Charge Myf
Doris Dillinger
Alfred Myf
Sharon Guinther
Chester
Week of Prayer program at church on Oct 29
The WSCS will present its program at the church in observance of the Week of Prayer and Self Denial on October 29 at 8 p m.
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WSCS
POMEROY FARM BUREAU TO HOST WOMEN'S TEA WITH LEIPSIC SPEAKER
A Nov 1 women's tea at Forest Run Methodist Church features Mrs. Alvin Stuber of Leipsic as guest speaker. Stuber, Ohio Farm Bureau trustee, ACWOW delegate since 1953, will present slides from her travels. Ada Holter chairs the event. all Farm Bureau women and the public are invited. Route guidance signs will mark the forest Run Road approach.
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Alvin Stuber
Leipsic
Stuber
Ohio Farm Bureau
Associated Country Women of the World
Ceylon
Bluffton College
Eastern Star
Leipsic Business and Professional Women’s Club
Forest Run Methodist Church
Forest Run Rd
Pomeroy
Forest Run
Snow Flurries Mark First Meigs County Winter Hint
Meigs County residents saw the year’s first snow with brief flurries Saturday and light rain overnight as temps hovered in the 30s. Weathermen forecast colder days ahead. Sheriff Hartenbach reported no accidents, arrests, or jail admissions over the weekend.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Robert C. Hartenbach
Hartenbach
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Property Swaps
Listings show multiple transfers in Sutton Letart and Columbia Townships. Bertha Gill Belva Sloan and Wayne Sloan convey eight acres to Thurman Martin. Transfers involve affidavits and coal or land parcels between various heirs and the Ohio Power Co. and trustees.
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Bertha J. Gill
Belva Sloan
Wayne Sloan
Thurman Junior Martin
Sutton Township
John Custer
Bertha Custer
Clara Frances Lightfoot
Gerald Custer
Gerald
Irene Custer
Clara F. Lightfoot
Frances. Lightfoot
Robert
Etta Hill
Fred M. Link
Letart Township
Richard L
Josie V. Roush
Ron L. Springer
Lavina Springer
Damon R. Terrell
Linda Lee Terrell
Syracuse
Hettie Holliday
W. B. Holliday
Eugene H. Holliday
John F. Holliday
Columbia Township
Walter
Orrilla Holliday
Ohio Power Co
Eugene and
Mary V. Holliday
Frank Davis
Alice Davis
Erma Nelson
W. R. Holcomb
Maude C. Holcomb
E. W. Holcomb
Vera Holcomb
Lambert
Ada Lois Stewart
Olive Torrence
Olive Township
POMEROY Squad Responds to Harrisonville Road Illness
The Pomeroy Emergency Squad answered a late Sunday call to the Armes residence on Harrisonville Road at 11:45 p.m. Private physician summoned and Mr. Armes received medical attention after becoming ill, per the report.
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Pomeroy
Armes
Harrisonville Road
Harris Accepts Stationary Heating Engineer Post
Middleport small town news reports Gene Harris formerly of Morton Salt Co. Hutchinson Kansas has accepted a position as stationary heating engineer at Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood West Virginia. Harris and his wife Janet Hecox have five children and will relocate with family, staying temporarily with relatives in Middleport.
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Middleport
Gene Harris
Morton Salt Co
Hutchinson
Kan
Kaiser Aluminum Corp
Ravenswood
W. Va
Middleport High School
Ohio State University
Harris
Kansas
Janet Hecox
Patricia
Nancy
Marjorie
Robert
Kenneth
A. R. Hecox
Robert Harris
Hemlock Grove Birthday Dinner Honoring Mrs Midkiff
A birthday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Porter Midkiff celebrated Mrs Midkiff. Guests included Myrtle Bowles Elson Bowles Athens and many relatives from Ches ter Silver Ridge Sumner Pomeroy Michigan Huron Lattridge and other locales.
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Prise
Porter Midkiff
Midkiff
Myrtle Bowles
Elson Bowles
Athens
Grant Gaul
John Wickham
Chester
Bert Smith
Silver Ridge
Otis Gaul
Barbara Gaul
Roger
Rodney Gaul
Sumner
Frank Clark
Vickie
Bernetta Clark
Carl Schuse
Lattridge
Richard Barton
Pomeroy
Kenneth Romine
Otis Midkiff
Michigan
Homer
Grace Midkiff
Huron
Bert Romine
Gene Romine
Ziba Midkiff
Cecil
Mary Midkiff
Clark and Roberts families host Point Pleasant visitors
Mr and Mrs Frank Clark and family visited Mr and Mrs Grant Roberts and Lena Clark of Point Pleasant. Michigan visitors joined Mr and Mrs Porter Midkiff and relatives while traveling to Florida for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Clark
Grant Roberts
Lena Clark
Point Pleasant
Otis Midkiff
Michigan
Porter Midkiff
Florida
Fined for intoxication in Middleport court
Harry E. Bowes of Middleport was fined 5 dollars plus costs by Mayor O. Fisher on intoxication charges Saturday night.
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Middleport
Harry E. Bowes
O. Fisher
Church Holds Youth Meet in Middleport
Representatives from Racine Pomeroy Middleport Rio Grande and Vinton Baptist Churches attended an all day youth workshop at the Middleport church. Morning sessions for primary and kindergarten groups demonstrated materials. a potluck lunch followed. Afternoon evaluation and worship featured visiting teacher Miss Margaret Cain national director of evangelism for children American Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Racine
Pomeroy
Rio Grande
Vinton
Margaret Cain
Evangelism For Children
The
American Baptist Convenon
Flu Shots Administered to Middleport Football Team and Responders
Middleport High School football players and members of the Middleport Police Department are receiving free flu vaccines through Dr. R. R. Pickens. Fire department and emergency squad members are also to be vaccinated free of charge due to their vital community roles.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Police Department
R. R. Pickens
Fire Department
Iown's Colonial Ties Split Between France and Spain
The island of Iown traces ownership back to periods of rule by France and Spain, reflecting shifting colonial claims. Historical sources indicate governance alternated between the two powers, shaping its cultural and political legacy.
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Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Temple
Technicolor
Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
Janis Paige
Peter Lorre
Theatre
Ohio
Robert Corman
Audie Murphy
Fort Petticoat
MGM
PTA
Ing
Moores
Pomeroy Wine
Liberty Restaurant
Boney’s Market
Green Lantern
Swisher & Lohse Drugs
Gloeckner’s Cafe
Mulberry Inn
Bob Wilson
Collins Jewelry
Elberfelds
Marguerites Shoe
Simon’s Market
Crows Steak House
Starks Pharmacy
Ben Franklin
Krogers
Gibbs Grocery
Robin
Nease, Sons
Women’s News OF
Garden Club
MYF
Helen Woode
Pomeroy Social Notes
Farm Bureau Women’s Activity Committee
Mrs
Kaiser
Hemlock Grove
A Sur
Lee Mullen
Mullen
Sohio Service
Goegle IN
Gravel CO
Church
Iown
France
Spain
Pomeroy High School
East Main Street
Pomeroy, Ohio
Moon
Leach
Arthur D. Leach
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