Colorful Halloween Parades Kick Off Middleport and Pomeroy Celebrations
Colorful parades marked the opening of Halloween celebrations in Middleport and Pomeroy led by high school bands. Middleport honored by Feeney-Bennett Post 128 with prizes in four categories as Mayor and clergy judged costumes. In Pomeroy, judges chaired by Kermit Walton awarded prizes across three age groups. A Middleport pep rally followed with coaches urging community support.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Paul Haptonstahl
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Leslie F. Fultz
Jan Long
Popolice Department
George Dallas
W. A. Gibbs
Frank Vaughan
William Mayer
Jer
Three Women Named To Executive Committee
POMEROY Mrs. William Baxter, Mrs. Pearl Hysell and Mrs. Leo Story won election to the executive committee of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary at the Legion home. The group also approved a $10 Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave donation and planned holiday drives for local children.
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Paul Casci
Meigs County
Xenia
William Stewart
Casci
Ben Neutzling
Tennessee
David Cumings
Orville Well
Americanism
Teddy Roosevelt
Curfew Halls Halloweening Curfew Halls
Middleport residents describe a rough Halloween night with curfew violations and property damage. A resident chased vandals after a glass storm door was broken and suffered cuts while a brick narrowly missed him. In Pomeroy, a car owner reported vandalism to a freshly painted finish.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Halloween Party Staged For Children
Elaborate Halloween decorations lit the Harold Lohse home recreation room for the Cradle of Liberty Chapter Halloween event. A ghost guided guests through a sheeted area to a grand march with costume prizes awarded to Carol Ann Scott Sandra Brewington and Neda Bradford.
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Pomeroy
Harold Lohse
Cradle of Liberty
Children of the American Revolution
Carol Ann Scott
Sandra Brewington
Neda Bradford
Sally Foster
Connie
Karen Bachner
Ellen Dutton
Jack Lohse
Nancy
Martin
Tommy Titus
Nancy Skinner
Charlene Zundel
Meigs County Churches Gather for Harvest Events
Local churches list Sunday school times, worship services, and events across Meigs County. Highlights include Salvation Army in Bradford and multiple congregations in Rutland Syracuse and fair district parishes with services led by Capt. Glenna Rummel and others.
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Salvation Army
Butternut Ave
Salvation Meeting
Glenna Rummel
Pentecostal Assembly
Dorcas
E. A. Codner
Children’s Church
Bradford
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Regional Travel and Calls
Mrs Richard Schwab and daughters Lynn and Susan travel to St Petersburg Florida to join Mr Schwab already there. They are accompanied to Charleston West Virginia by Mrs Schwabs parents and will continue with relatives to Florida. Dr Kathryn Poindexter returns from Jackson visit. Mr and Mrs James Weber depart for Fort Lauderdale to spend winter. Mrs William Bolin improving at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Carl Farley of Moundsville and his wife visit Walter Farley family as Mrs Farley recovers from surgery. Richard Koehler and children Sally Christine Betty Rickey Michael and Karen from Columbus visit Sally Schaaf and R C Lansbury for weekend. Michael to stay longer.
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Richard Schwab
Lynn
Susan
St. Petersburg
Fla
Schwab
Charleston
W. Va
Jackson
James Weber
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
William Bolin
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Carl Farley
Moundsville
Walter Farley
Farley
Richard Koehler
Christine
Betty
Rickey
Michael
Karen Sally
Columbus
Koehler
Sally Schaaf
R. C. Lansbury
Trick or Treaters Take Widow's Lot Of Treats
A widow on Mulberry Ave was reportedly visited by three youngsters on Thursday night who entered her home and helped themselves to all the treats she had prepared. Community behavior overall was described as good.
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Pomeroy
Mulberry Ave
Meigs County Jaycees Host Masked Halloween Party
Costume prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scally and Mrs. Richard Rawlings at a masked Halloween party in Meigs County. The event at the Williams home featured Halloween decor, games, and refreshments themed to the occasion with Jaycee members as guests.
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Pomeroy
Tom Scally
Richard Rawlings
Meigs County Jayceeettes
Mickey Williams
Jaycees
Mission Group to Meet at First Baptist Church
The B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at 7 30 Monday evening at the church.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Middleport Churches Schedule for Sunday Worship
Local churches list morning worship times and sermon topics across multiple congregations. Church of Christ, First Baptist, Heath Methodist, First United Presbyterian, Syracuse First United Presbyterian, Church of the Nazarene outline service start times, youth programs, choir practices, and midweek activities.
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Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
NYPS
Rutland Church of Christ
John Buckley
Christian Endeavor
Kingsbury Church
Rev. Williams
Gallipolis
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. W. Proffitt
Columbia Chapel
B. H. Morris
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Dexter Church of Christ
B. Morris
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Syracuse
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Carpenter Baptist
A. T. Biddle
Rutland First Baptist
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
Roy K. Williams
Robert E. Smith
Harrisonville Presbyterian
Larry Woodruff
Antiquity
Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist
Butternutt
E. Buell
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
Oak Hill
MYF
Waldo J. Bartels
Christian Science Society
Israel
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
First Baptist
Warren M. Hulbert
Raymon Konkright
L. W. McComas
Ralph C. Zandel
First United Presbyterian
Howard Ruppelt
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Palmer
Eastern Star Group Plans Holiday Dinner
The Past Matrons of Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star met at the temple with president Mrs. Alonzo Custer to plan a January holiday dinner. They also arranged attendance at a November 21 party by Middleport Evangeline Chapter, with Miss Ada Hoskins serving as hostess.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Alonzo Custer
Middleport
Evangeline
Ada Hoskins
Nifty Stitchers Club Holds Halloween Party
Mrs William Bartels won a costume prize at the Nifty Stitchers Club Halloween party held at Mrs Lorenzo Daviss home. Halloween decorations and theme carried through the home with games awarding prizes to Mrs Homer Walter Mrs Albert Brown and guest Mrs Lillian Stewart.
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Pomeroy
William Bartels
Nifty Stitchers Club
Lorenzo Davis
Homer Walter
Albert Brown
Lillian Stewart
Rutland Church seeks $20,000 loan on property in Meigs Court
A request filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by the Rutland Church of the Nazarene seeks permission to borrow $20,000 secured by existing property for improvements and repairs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Esperanto spoken by millions in many countries
More than seven million people use Esperanto across 47 countries. The language was created so that diverse nationalities can communicate through a universal common language.
Garden Club Invited to Silver Tea on Nov 13
Twilight Garden Club invites the Wildwood Garden Club to a silver tea at the United Methodist Church on November 13. The Pomeroy meeting featured devotionals, bulb talks, and plans for Christmas gifts for Athens State Hospital patients. A Christmas dinner is set for December 5 at Five Points Grill with a gift exchange.
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Garden Club
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Twilight Garden Club
John Idle
Edison Hollon
Wildwood Garden Club
Milton Houdashelt
Hiram Fisher
Athens State Hospital
Five Points Grill
Hayride Social for Middleport Church Choir Members
A harvest moon hayride hosted by the senior choir of the First United Presbyterian Church and guests occurred at the Harold Sauer home. Harold Sauer drove the tractor wagon and a wiener roast followed at the outdoor fireplace with many attendees including the Sauer family, Hysells, Erwins, Ruppelt, and other local residents.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Harold Sauer
Sauer
Mary Ruth
Joy Roberta
Addie Fugate
Lynn Buchanan
Judy Sauer
Janice Zirkle
Sandra Hysell
Charles Kitchen
Paul Reuter
Don Greuser
Fred Slater
Gail Hysell
Paul Haptonstahl
Edith
Billy
Bessie Cross Dies Friday in Louisville
Mrs. Bessie M. Cross a Bashan native now of Louisville died Thursday in Louisville Kentucky. She was widow of H J Cross who died in 1941 and leaves two daughters Miss Blanche Cross and Mrs Marie Wigginton both of Louisville. Also surviving are two sisters in law in Meigs County Mrs A B Cross Racine and Mrs Charles Miller of Chester plus many nieces and nephews. Graveside rites are set for 2 p m Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery Racine with Rev John Elwood officiating.
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Pomeroy
Bessie M. Cross
Bashan
Louisville
H. J. Cross
Cross
Blanche Cross
Marie Wigginton
Meigs County
A. B. Cross
Racine
Charles Miller
Chester
Greenwood Cemetery
John Elwood
Racine-Portland
Folden Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court
Judge John C. Bacon grants Richard F. Folden a divorce from Nona Marguerite Folden in Meigs County Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Richard F. Folden
Nona Marguerite Folden
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Halloween party for Syracuse church children announced
The Syracuse First United Presbyterian Church will host a Halloween party for children at 7 50 this evening. Rev Howard Ruppelt and Mrs Donald Lisle lead organizers. A film will be shown and Halloween favors will be given to the masked attendees.
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Middleport
Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Church Meets Monday Evening
The Middleport A sessions will hold a meeting at 7 30 Monday evening in the church study to discuss church affairs.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
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