Community Halloween Party Set for Thursday in Village Lot
Pomeroy sponsors a Halloween party in the village parking lot with two age groups 1 9 and 10 18 judged by six judges including Mrs Gibbs and Dr Brown. Prizes go to top three in each category prettiest ugliest funniest and most original. Candy treats for all in costume. A window painting contest offers cash prizes for top three. The parade begins at 7 30 from Federated Church led by Pomeroy High School Band and the Police Department. Adults are urged to mask with no prizes for older participants.
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Pomeroy Police Department
Federated Church
Second St
Down Court St
Walton
Halloween displays and garden club projects in Middleport
Local features highlight Mrs Norma Goodwin’s festive Halloween show window on E Second St and Middleport Garden Club’s long list of civic projects from iris plantings to tree and island plantings. Reports cover council tape recorders, a charity dinner at Edward McCullough’s home for a furnace fund, and an art exhibit at Grace Episcopal Church with noted artist Herbert Hooven. A Henderson Methodist group aid report closes with a police inquiry into property damage from a rolling stone incident in Massillon.
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Norma Goodwin
Pomeroy Florist
E. Second St
Goodwin
Middleport Garden Club
Mill St
Redbud
Club
Commun
R. H. Rawlings and Sons
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Robert Hurley
Edward McCullough
Henderson
W. Va
Furnace Fund
Vaught Memorial Church
Judy Hurley
Hattie Smith
Herbert Nelson Hooven
Grace Episcopal Church
New Feiger Memorial
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list several property deeds including Flora Beaver to Mil dred Fowler in Middleport and Pick's Farm Implement to D W Rhodes for multiple tracts in Lebanon Two. Other transfers include Dora Blackwell O'Brien to Herman and Anna Grueser for 318.5 acres in Bedford Two and Arch ie Barkes with Edna Barkes to Elbert and Marie Eddy for 100 acres in Olive.
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Flora Beaver
Mildred Fowler
Middleport
Pick’s Farm Implement, Inc
D. W. Rhodes
Lebanon
Dora Blackwell O'Brien
Herman A. Grueser
Anna M. Grueser
Bedford
Archie Barkes
Edna May Barkes
Elbert E. Eddy
Marie Eddy
Olive
Douglas Genheimer
Joseph Fields
Pauline Fields
Sutton
Esther Edwards Bukey
Austin Buck
Rutland
Richard Grueser
Jessie Grueser
Norman Hysell
Barbara Hysell
Local Social Notes From Langsville Area
Mrs John Dexter and daughter Kathy and son Mike from Huntington spent a night with her parents Mr and Mrs Dale Wright. Mr and Mrs Richard Fetty and sons Larry and Dickie spent Saturday at Delaware. Mrs Nellie Pierce called on Mrs Toma Ward in Pomeroy last week. Mr and Mrs Bernard Wallace purchased the Elmer Whittington property. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Rupe moved into their new home buying the Burt Campbell property. Miss Jean McCoy of Vinton visited Mrs Carol Pierce. Mrs Alvie Reed and daughter Maxine of Reedsville called on Mrs Carol Pierce. Miss Reed, roommate of Sandra Pierce at Rio Grande College, is now teaching at Eastern Elementary School.
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Langsville
John Dexter
Kathy
Mike
Huntington
W. Va
Dale Wright
Richard Fetty
Larry
Dickie
Delaware
Nellie Pierce
Toma Ward
Pomeroy
Bernard Wallace
Elmer Whittington
Lawrence Rupe
Burt Campbell
Jean McCoy
Vinton
Carol Pierce
Alvie Reed
Maxine
Reedsville
Miss Reed
Sandra Pierce
Rio Grande College
Eastern
Shower Held by Wonder Club for October Meeting
Mrs Elizabeth Gardner hosted the Wonder Club October meeting with Ardis Waggoner, president, in charge. Birthday gifts went to Elsie Haning, Carolyn Nutter, and Mrs Waggoner. a layette shower honored Mrs Nutter. Games and refreshments followed. Sadie Carr will host November 20 meeting.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Gardner
Wonder Club
Ardis Waggoner
Elsie Haning
Carolyn Nutter
Halloween Costume Prizes At Pomeroy Church Event
The Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist Church held a Halloween party with 20 members. Prizes were awarded to Jenni fer Lohse for most original, Jenni fer Crew for funniest, and Louanna Leonard for prettiest. Mothers Mrs. Charles Persinger and Mrs. Eugene Brown assisted.
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Pomeroy
Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist Church
Jennifer Lohse
Jennifer Crew
Louanna Leonard
Birthday Party Held For Dosa Markins
A surprise party was held at her home for Dosa Markins with refreshments served to O. D. Markins and several relatives and friends. Many neighbors unable to attend sent gifts.
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Harrisonville
Dosa Markins
O. D. Markins
Margaret Douglas
Lola Clark
Mary Carsey
Marion Tackett
Grace Carr
Coelle Hudson
Ernest Carr
Donna
David Carr
Delmar Rhodes
Willard Hudson Publishes Anniversary Message Ad
Tulsa Tribune printer Willard Hudson writes a personal anniversary ad to his wife Nette Hudson. The message proclaims love and a desire for the world to know it, ending with a warm birthday style greeting.
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Tulsa
Okla
Willard Hudson
Tulsa Tribune
Nette Hudson
Three Men Fined In Mayor's Court
In Middleport Mayor C. O. Fisher fined three men on intoxication charges. Charles Allensworth faced $45 plus costs, Bert Yost of Eno in Gallia County paid $5, and Lawrence Manley, 19, of Middleport was fined $5 plus costs for reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Charles Allensworth
Bert Yost
Eno
Gallia County
Lawrence Manley
Halloween Parties Set At Racine Grade School
The Racine Grade School will host Halloween parties Friday. Grades one to four meet at 1 30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall while grades five to eight gather at the high school. Room mothers will supervise the events.
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Pomeroy
Racine
American Legion Hall
Local Family Visits Across States Mentioned
Mr and Mrs Antone Liter and son visited relatives in Middleport on Sunday. Mr and Smith from Dayton were guests of son David and family. Mrs James Bryant and daughter were guests in Michigan with relatives. Linnie Swan mentioned among those visiting relations.
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Antone Liter
Middleport
and Smith
Dayton
David
James Bryant
Michigan
Linnie Swan
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Stark’s Pharmacy
Miss Sayre
Wayne Gibbons
Gibons
Gibbons
Frieda Faehnle
Herbert Chambers
Robert Harris
M. L. French
Bruce’ Lloyd
Don Stivers
R. C. Lansbury
Hallie Zerkle
John Zerkle
James Euler
Everett Davis
Bess Sanborn
Stanley Addlesburger
O. P. Klein
Hurley
Dan Hartinger
Carpenter
Dan
Jerry Carpenter
General Assembly
Bang-Up
Joe
Massillon
Ohio
Rufus Williams
Meigs County
San Diego
Calif
Antonia Pomponio
Italy
Mason Drive-In
Joel McCrea
Bob Burns
Wells Fargo
Bob Hope
Liberty
Theatre
George Nader
Phyllis Thaxter
Amazon
Bend Theatres
MEIGS
Dan Duryea
Jan Sterling
Patty McCormick
Temple
Outer Space
Tom Tyron
Gloria Talbot
Chuck Wassil
Ball's
Lockheed
Sunnyvale
Charles Persinger
Eugene Brown
Gidaire
America
Baby Ruth
Hallowe'en Cards
Stark’s Drugs
Elberfelds
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