Middleport PTA opens season with committees named
Middleport PTA opened its year with chairmen and committees appointed and delegates set for the County Council PTA meeting at Rocksprings school. New teachers were introduced by president Mrs Eleanor Lansbury Schaaf as ministers C F E Shepard and W B Moore spoke on youth training and PTA cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Parent-Teacher Association
C. F E. Shepard
Church of Christ
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Eleanor Lansbury Schaaf
Lois Cecil
Earl Knight
Ben Philson
Schaaf
County Council Pta
Rocksprings School
Cogswell
Marietta
Mesdames
L. W. McComas
Lewis Sauer
George Childs
Sidney Russell
PTA
Mildred Hawley
Lenore Hobart Kent
Miss Cecil
Raymond Maxwell
Walter Crooks
Charles Murray
John Vroman
Delbert Rice
O. P. Klein
Robert Coats
Wayne Swisher
Paul Smart
Karl Owen
June Martin
Protection of Children From Traffic Is Asked
Iris Kelton and Wilma Terrell of the Central School PTA urged the council to shield children in Spring Ave and Condor St with a junior patrol. The mayor and chief pledged steps including a 20 mile per hour zone from Sycamore St. to the Ebersbach Filling Station and parking limits on Spring St. near Main, plus school signs and sewer work updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Norris
Ewing
Norris
Pearl Phillips
Demar Roush
Minersville
Phillips
Roush
E. M. Johnson
Donald Hauck
Osborn St
Union Ave
John Bryan
Pomeroy
Jed C Webster
Vaughan Attends Defense Panel Meeting in Columbus
Leo L. Vaughan, representing the Eighth District, attended the National Defense Committee meeting in Columbus on Saturday and Sunday. The session focused on formulating Ohio defense policies.
Romine Rites Held For Meigs County Leader Albert Romine
One of Meigs County’s largest funerals was held at Dexter Church for Albert Romine a retired teacher and longtime Meigs County Election Board member. He died at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis from injuries after a crash during heavy rain. A Mason and longtime leader born in Middleport he was survived by his wife and attended by Clifford Ervin and wife among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Albert Romine
Dexter Church
Romine
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
C. O. Chapman
Clifford Ervin
Court To Close For Week During ABA Meeting
Judge Edgar Ervin announces Common Pleas Court will be closed from Sept 22 to Sept 27 while he attends the American Bar Association gathering in Cleveland. Judge and Mrs Ervin will travel to Toledo, visit their granddaughter's family, then proceed to Cleveland and return to resume court Sept 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edgar Ervin
Common Pleas Court
American Bar Association
Cleveland
Funeral Rites Held For Jacob Reibel
Miss Mary Virginia Reibel returned to Marysville after the illness and death of her father Jacob Reibel. Relatives visiting for the funeral included John Reibel George Reibel Jack Lyons Mrs Katherine Krupp Mrs Margaret Ramey Mrs Arch Chunk Mrs T C Herbert and Mr and Mrs James Booton of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Carl Baker of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Virginia Reibel
Marysville
Jacob Reibel
Reibel
John Reibel
George Reibel
Jack Lyons
Katherine Krupp
Margaret Ramey
Arch Chunk
T. C. Herbert
James Booton
Columbus
Carl Baker
Gallipolis
Rummage Sale Planned for Pomeroy Church Group
The Women's Society of the Minersville Methodist Church schedules a rummage sale Thursday through Saturday this week. Baked goods will be sold Saturday at the Eagles Building in the upper block of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women's Society of the
Minersville Methodist Church
Eagles
Walton League Sets September Baked Ham Dinner Plans
The Walton League announces a baked ham dinner for Waltonians and families at 7 p m Thursday at the Boy Scout Cabin in Chester. Rue Tuckerman, president, says the program will be short so attendees can watch the football game after. The event marks the regular September meeting of the Izaak Walton League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rue Tuckerman
Boy Scout Cabin
Chester
Izaak Walton League
Child Conservation League Opens Year With Speaker
After a summer recess the Child Conservation League will start its program Friday evening with Dr. Mary Kathryn Smith a child psychologist from Athens as speaker. The meeting is at Mrs Ira Butcher's home Coal Street. Mrs J J Davis Kathleen Bush is the new president of the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Child Conservation League
Mary Kathryn Smith
Athens
Ira Butcher
Coal St
J. J. Davis
Kathleen Bush
League
Social Sequel of Local Residents Across Regions
Guests of Dr and Mrs E Maag Lincoln St and Mr and Mrs Paul Baker of Pomeroy are Mr and Mrs David Butcher of Texas. At a Cincinnati ball game were Robert Rawlings son Richard Norman Wayland and son Charles. Paul Leonard Findlay spent the weekend with his family here. Mrs Jack Cowie left for Wilmington NC. Miss Freda Welling goes to Florida for an extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Maag
Lincoln St
Paul Baker
Pomeroy
David Butcher
Texas
Cincinnati
Robert Rawlings
Richard
Norman Wayland
Charles
Paul Leonard
Findlay
Jack Cowie
L. E. Burford
Wilmington
N. C
Freda Welling
Florida
Miss Welling
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Paul Haptonstall
Wayne Sharp
Marilyn
John
Zanesville
Robert Sharp
Palmer St
R. C. Flowers
Harvey
Akron
Harvey Allensworth
Flowers
Bertha Allensworth
James Faulkner
Columbus
Cleveland
Fred Mees
Jean Faulkner
Nebraska
Faye Faulkner
Charles Lambert
Canton
Pearl St
Fred Schroath
Ann
Fred, Jr
Clarksburg
W. Va
George Taylor
Carroll Edwin Meadows
Forrest
Butch) Bachtel
Mason Clinic
James Hawley
Howard K. Ewing
New Straitsville
Helen Brown
T. L Morrison Jr
Point Pleasant
Eleanor Smith
Holzer Hospital
John Smith
Nye Ave
W. B. Swisher
Marion Swisher
Toledo
Carl Moore
Marlene
Linda Lou
Ernest Carpenter
Betty
Gallipolis
Jessie Griffith
Middleport
Marcella Fraser
Common Pleas Court
Tex G. Myers
Butternut Ave
Athens
New York
Bremerhaven
Germany
Paris
Foreign Office
Liquidating Commission
Margaret Bolan
E. Third Ave
Bolan
R. G. Webster
J. D. Hennessy
Marvin Finlan
Allan Bundy
Chesapeake
Clara Myers
Mulberry Ave
Indianapolis
Anna Maudk Thompson
Marian Ebersbach
Edith Mallory
West Main St
Marriages and community notes from Meigs County
Meigs County records list marriage licenses for Stomp Ashburn Rose Harless Salopek Richard Dickson and Hoschar Rhodes Hylton Abdon Craft Phillips Earl with multiple spouses from Pomeroy Dexter and surrounding areas. The column also notes visitors, travel plans and social visits among local residents and guests in Middleport Gallipolis and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carl W. Stomp
Dayton
Dorothy L. Ashburn
Richard J. Rose
Dexter
Manlee Maye
Harold Walker
Columbus
Alberta Robinson
Ordre Farley
Hobson
Eliabeth Mann
Sylvester
Blanche Danal
Robert V. Abdon
Chelsea
Mich
Mary Craft
Lacey V. Phillips
Portsmouth
Elizabeth Earl
Pomeroy Social Notes Nifty Stitchers Gather at Folmer Home
Mrs. Max Folmer entertained members of the Nifty Stitchers club at Nye Avenue recently. Refreshments followed served by the hostess to Mesdames Selim Blazewic Henry Dailey Charles Moore Herbert Dixon Willard Wilson Lloyd Moore James Sutton Carl Mitch Carl Moore and Miss Kathryn Mitch Betty Beards Theresa Roush. Guests included Gary Moore Paul Davis and Peggy Fulmer. Mrs Henry Dailey will host October meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folmer
Selim Blazewic
Henry Dailey
Charles Moore
Herbert Dixon
Willard Wilson
Lloyd Moore
James Sutton
Carl Mitch
Carl Moore
Kathryn Mitch
Betty Beards
Theresa Roush
Gary Moore
Paul Davis
Peggy Fulmer
Point Pleasant Middletown football draws large local delegation
A sizable group of MHS students and families attended the Point Pleasant Middletown game Friday night at Point, led by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett among others. Attendees included numerous Wiseman family and community members, Supt. L. W. McComas, and local residents with ties to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
MHS
Point Pleasant
Edward Bennett
E. O. Smith
Shirley Mills
Richard Palmer
Sidney Ervin
James Buchanan
Lynn
Paul Smart
Gale Miller
Paul Swisher
William Wyatt
Delbert Becker
C. O. Fisher
John Fisher
L. W. McComas
Leo Kennedy
Rosemary Fisher
Sally Schaaf
Jon Schaaf
Carolyn Clark
Ida Lee Hartley
Robert Tewksbury
Jack Kauff
Jack Bachner
Sara Hartley
Donald Mills
Elizabeth Moore
John Mayer
Franklin Ginther
Bill Childs
Joan Gilmore
Dorothy Chase
Frances
Ruth Chase
June Seines
Gladys DeVol
Harold Rice
Gerry Pullen
C. E. Shepard
John Ervin
Robert Fisher
Iris Palmer
Sara Palmer
Emma Jane Buell
Mary Grate
J. H. Grate
George Buchanan
Marjorie Michl
Norman Wayland
Robert Rawlings
Bruce Lloyd
Larry
Harry Rice
June
Jean Smart
Frank Richards
Richard Rawlings
Dorothy Childs
George Ebersbach
Buddy French
Nola
Marilyn Knopp
John Fultz
Wilma Price
Red
Yeager
Patty Kennedy
Bruce Bingham
Joan Kircher
Virginia Wise
James Ashley
Polly Karr
Shirley Miller
Mabel Hysell
Roscoe Wise
Herbert Fink
Emnyr Moore
Winona Fink
Ronnie Walters
James Arnold, Jr
Betty Wise
Leighton Sayre
Mildred Ann Wise
P. F. Klein
Three Appointed To Plan Club Program
POMEROY Meigs County Better Livestock 4-H Club met in the County Extension Office with David Colwell as president. James Carnahan Carl Nease and Howard Ervin were named to the committee on the 4-H Club Foundation program in cooperation with the Middleport exhibition October 13 18. All project record books were turned in and John Colwell and Whitney Ingraham were elected to a committee for a hay ride for the next meeting October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Better Livestock
David Colwell
James Carnahan
Carl Nease
Howard Ervin
John Colwell
Whitney Ingraham
Morse Chapel Homecoming at Spiller Sunday
Pomeroy announces Morse Chapel homecoming at Spiller on Sunday September 21 with a basket dinner served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Morse Chapel
Spiller
Group Plans To Buy Majorettes' Uniforms
Mrs Karl Owen presided over a Band Boosters Association meeting after the PTA session Monday night. A rummage and bake sale fundraisers were proposed with time and place to be announced next month. New band director Raymond Maxwell was introduced as the group plans to purchase new majorette uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Karl Owen
Band Boosters Association
PTA
Leo Kennedy
Sidney Russell
Perry Mitch
Raymond Maxwell
Dairy Meeting Set for Wednesday at Alfred Grange Hall
Meigs County Dairy Service Cooperative officers announce the first in a series of meetings to be held at Alfred Grange Hall on Wednesday at 8 p m Dr George Lasher of Rutland will discuss artificial insemination and its role in disease control and cure All dairy farmers in the Alfred area are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Dairy Service Cooperative
Alfred Grange Hall
George Lasher
Rutland
Alfred
Wilkesville Youth Awarded $200 College Scholarship
Wilkesville resident John Phillips, son of Mr and Mrs Joy Phillips, has been awarded a $200 Sears Roebuck foundation scholarship to Ohio State University for the first year in the College of Agriculture. The award cites his 4-H club and FFA records and community activities with 4-H leaders F Whit ney Ingraham and Paul Montgomery identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Phillips
Wilkesville
Joy Phillips
Ohio State University
John
FFA
Sears, Roebuck and Co. Foundation
College of Agriculture
F. Whitney Ingraham
Paul Montgomery
Pomeroy men join Army for three year term
James Souder and Charles Glass of Pomeroy have enlisted in the Army for a three year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Souder
Charles Glass
Disabled veterans sponsor poppy sale next Saturday
Pomeroy is hosting a poppy sale sponsored by disabled veterans on the upcoming Saturday. Funds raised will support veterans and related programs. Local volunteers will run booths and distribute poppies at central streets and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County 4-H Delegates Return From Congress
Four Meigs County 4-H Club members and advisers returned from the thirteenth Ohio 4-H Club Congress at Ohio State University in Columbus. The Meigs delegation, part of 700 statewide members from 88 counties, received training in leadership, news writing, radio, health and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Ohio
4-H Club
Dc. S. Hutchinson
College of Agriculture
L. L. Rummell
Swift Packing Co
Kroger Grocery and Baking Co
Ohio State
Local firms distribute Marietta paints to Ohio towns
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co in Athens, Pomeroy Cement Block Co in Pomeroy, and Plymale Wagner Co in Gallipolis, with Bardin Bros. Co handling the distribution in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Paints
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy
Plymale Wagner CO
Gallipolis
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Paul Clifford
Earl McKinley
Wayland Covert
Ithmer Neal
Max Roller
Hazel Wilson
Mesdames Hoppes
H. K. Ewing
Eddie Blake
Robert Allensworth
Otho Karr
Theo Neutzling
George Skinner
Lenore Kent
James Arnold
Owen Fink
Virginia Mayes
Edison Baker
Karl Kloes
Emmett Shuler
Charles Walburn
L. R. Wiley
Bethel Coleman
Paul Ward
Wilbur Ashley
Glenn Lambert
John Dillard
Forrest Bachtel
J. Satterfield
Charles Wood
Middleport High School
Oregon State College
Ohio University
Purdue
Asbury College
Kentucky
Tronton
Harrisonville
Moore
Reece
Sol
Athens, Ohio
Walton League
Middleport Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Harry Frankel
Verne Davis
Pomeroy Social Notes
Max Folmer
Nifty Stitchers Club
Gay Gibson
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Lady
Ray Mill
Teresa Wright
Cedric Hardwicke
Virginia Field
Reginald Owen
Anthony Quinn
Brasher
George Montgomery
Nancy Guild Conrad Janis
Roy Roberts
Florence Bates
Bendvue
Buster Crabbe
South OF
Monterey
Gilbert Roland
the Cisco Kid
Martin Garralaga
Marjorie Riordan
Sinclair
W. Main Street
Sheets Bros. Service Center
Goodyear Tires
Ralph Johnson
C. A. Daugherty
N. Court St
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