Meigs County Urged To Organize Civilian Defense Plan
Meigs County officials heard a call to organize a civilian defense program to protect residents in case of enemy attack and fallout. Col. Burbridge outlined evacuation plans for Columbus with 5000 residents to Meigs County, using 55 traffic lanes to move 680,000 residents within three hours, as local leaders and organizations attend.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
United States
Lester Burbridge
Colum
Lockbourne Air
Franklin
Protection County
Columbus
Cincinnati
Fol. Burbridge
Col. Burbridge
Grand and Petit Juries Names Drawn in Meigs County
Meigs County Common Pleas Court drew 65 residents for possible duty on the October term grand and petit juries. Attending the drawing were officials including Mrs. Evelyn Locke and Judge John C. Bacon. Names listed for petit jury duty include Thelma Custer, Richard Heilman, Leroy Donahue, Mabel Beards, Genevieve Sherman, T. H. Mills, Edna Smith, Merlin Harper, Virgil Roush, Kathleen Wells, Marcia Keller, and many others from Pomeroy, Middleport, Long Bottom, Rutland, Dexter, and surrounding areas.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Delegates Appointed By PTA POMEROY Salem Center meeting
Chester PTA elected delegates and alternates for the county council meeting in Salem Center on Oct. 2. New president Mrs. Carl Kautz presided as members including Mrs. Samuel Michael, Mrs. Paul Baer, Mrs. Ross Clel, Mrs. Charles Griffith, Mrs. Wallace Amberger, Mrs. George Wolfe, Mrs. Donald Mora, Mrs. William Will, Mrs. Virgil Roush, and Mrs. Wyatt Chadwell were named.
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Pomeroy
Salem Center
Chester Pta
Carl Kautz
Samuel Michael
Paul Baer
Ross Cleland
Charles Griffith
Wallace Amberger
George Wolfe
Donald Mora
William Will
Virgil Roush
Wyatt Chadwell
Howard Knight
Thelma Case
Edgar Hartung
Marion Parker
Harry Leonard
Ira McCoy
Victor Bahr
John Fick
Russell Spencer
Tax Receipts Rise in Meigs County Week Ended Sept 6 1958
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts increased by about 200 over the prior year. The weekly total reached 8751.81 compared with 3548.62 for the week ending Sept 7 1957 per Roger W. Tracy state treasurer.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Meigs County Area Church Services Listing
churches in Meigs County list Sunday school times worship services and special events. Bradford Syracuse Rutland Kingsbury Community churches feature ministers like Gene Rutter Richard Young Harold Klinger C W Proffitt B H Morris and Ronald Eggleton with services ranging 9:30 to 11 a.m. plus evening meetings and youth groups in multiple towns.
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Bradford
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
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond
Syracuse
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Carpenter Baptist
A. T. Biddle
Rutland First Baptist
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
Roy K
Hysell Run Free Methodist
W. H. Strausbaugh
Robert E. Smith
Waldo J. Bartels
Jesus
Pomeroy Seventh-Day Adventist
Butternut St
Dav Hall
God
Robert G. Collar
First Baptist
Ralph C. Zandel
Churches Schedule And Sermon Topics In Middleport
Local church listings outline weekly services for Middleport churches including Church of Christ, Heath Methodist, First Baptist, First Presbyterian, Church of the Nazarene, Mt. Moriah Baptist, Pentecostal, and Syracuse Presbyterian. Sermon topics include And Prayer Was Made, A Great Fall, Individual Repentance, Freedom's Greatest Hour, with service times, youth programs, choir rehearsals, and midweek prayer.
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Heath Methodist Church
C. Ramon _ Konbright
Richard Bauer
First Baptist Church
Warren Hulburt
WCTU
Hulburt
First Presbyterian Church
Howard E. Ruppelt
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Palmer
Young People’s Society
The
Caravaners
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Pentecostal Church
B. L. Barrett
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
H. E. Ruppelt
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Middleport personals note Susie Pullen missed Jack son Apple Festival due to a foot infection. Mrs. Walter Crooks and Gene visited Athens to see Jeannette Crooks, an OU freshman. L D Diles family joined relatives at Lake Hope Lodge for dinner then visited Zaleski cemetery. Fol lowing guests included Vir gil Edwards Fred Diles Sr and Dorothy Kent of Columbus. Majel Lawrence, en route Florida, stopped in Pomeroy and Middleport before returning to Athens. The Houcks returned to Marion after visits with Mitch family and Gallipolis relatives.
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Susie Pullen
Jackson
Walter Crooks
Gene
Athens
Jeannette Crooks
L. D. Diles
Lake Hope Lodge
Zaleski
Virgil Edwards
Fred Diles Sr
Dorothy Kent
Columbus
Majel Lawrence
Florida
Pomeroy
Middleport
Lawrence
William Houck
Beth
Marion
Houck
Two Emergency Calls Answered By Middleport Firemen
Middleport firemen answered two emergency calls on Thursday. At 10:30 a.m. they assisted Mrs. Harlowe Swisher at the Grant Street home with first aid and medical staff were summoned. At 5 p.m. they provided emergency care to Mrs. Charles Lewis on Broadway, with a physician called.
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Middleport
Hawley
Grant St
Harlowe Swisher
Charles Lewis
Broadway
Salvation Army Drive Nears End in Pomeroy Area
Salvation Army Fund Drive in Pomeroy is expected to conclude in a few days. Captain Glenna Rummel reports results so far fairly satisfactory, with final returns not yet available. Community reps and Eldon Weeks at the Pomeroy National Bank accept contributions. Letters go to clubs and organizations, and business districts in Pomeroy and Middleport will be solicited by Dale Warner, George Hobstetter, and Mrs. Wesley Fry.
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Pomeroy
Salvation Army
Glenna Rummel
Eldon
Pomeroy National Bank
Middleport
Dale Warner
George Hobstetter
Wesley Fry
Pomeroy Couple Welcome Daughter Vanessa Lynn
Mr and Mrs Richard Reibel announce the birth of a daughter Vanessa Lynn on Monday Sept 15 at Schaekel Clinic Mason West Virginia Grandparents are Walter Cook Syracuse and Charles Reuter Chester Road Great grandparents Mae Pearson Eagle Ridge Road and Ed Reuter Pomeroy The couple also has a son Mang Owen
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Pomeroy
Richard Reibel
Vanessa Lynn
Schaekel
Mason, W. Va
Walter Cook
Syracuse
Charles Reuter
Chester Rd
Mae Pearson
Eagle Ridge Rd
Ed Reuter
Riebel
Mang Owen
Minersville Boy Struck by Car in Route 124 Incident
Teddy Russell seven, son of Mr and Mrs William Russell, was struck by a northwest bound car driven by Margaret Amberger near Minersville Route 124. He was taken to the hospital overnight with no serious injuries found. A second accident on Route 7 near Hobson involved a car driven by William Trimble causing front-end damage and a hand laceration to the driver. Local blame centers on poor lighting at road repair pits and another collision occurred Wednesday involving Donna Becker.
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Pomeroy
Minersville
Teddy Russell
William Russell
Robert Hartenbach
Margaret S. Amberger
Chester
Route
Hobson
William Carl Trimble
Nashville
Pomeroy Native Married In Bay Pines Chapel
A double ring ceremony at Bay Pines Chapel united Mrs Shirley Priode and William F Gregory on September 6. The bride wore blue lace over taffeta with a yellow carnation corsage. Earl Van De Veer served as best man. Gregory, formerly of Columbia South Carolina, served in both World Wars. The couple resides at 10005 Bay Pines Blvd St Petersburg Florida.
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Pomeroy
Bay Pines Chapel
Shirley Priode
William F. Gregory
Thorne
Earl van de Veer
Children’s Conservation talk guides League discussions
The Child Conservation League heard Rev. H. E. Ruppelt discuss conserving the child as a person and in nurturing a love of God. New president Mrs. Wesley Fry received a gift, a $20 street-sign fund donation was approved, and plans were made for a Halloween party. Additional appeals and new member introductions were noted.
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Middleport
Children’s Conservation
H. E. Ruppelt
Child Conservation League
Charles Clarkson
Broadway
Wesley Fry
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Bradbury
W. K. Everson
Fry
Mill St
George Ebersbach
John Lenger
Clarkson
William Slater
Street Crews Set Standards for Middleport Markers
Middleport crews have laid 68 of 83 concrete street marker standards with 15 remaining as Mayor Fisher notes limited progress on cleanup. He says crews will address weeds and unsightly areas while a fall cleanup aligns with a planned tour of top industrialists through the region on Oct 1.
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Middleport
Lewis Ellis
C. O. Fisher
Central
Ohio Valley
Jitney Supper Planned by Hemlock Grove Church
Members of Hemlock Grove Church complete plans for a jitney supper to start at 5 30 p m Saturday September 27 at the grange hall. Chicken and meat loaf will be the meat dishes.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
62 Enrolled In Baptist Lay Meetings In Middleport
Middleport The Lay Development Emphasis of the American Baptist Convention now in its second year reports 62 enrollees at First Baptist Church with more to join for three remaining sessions. Workshops run Sundays 7 to 9 p.m. with a 20 minute opening worship. Paul Smart chairs the program. Concluding resolutions will be presented at a fellowship dinner in October.
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Middleport
American Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Warren Hulburt
Paul Smart
Kalad Hindy
Allen Hughes
Clifford Stumbo
R. R. Pickens
L. D. Diles
Frank Cheesebrew
Edison Baker
Milton Hood
Morse Chapel Homecoming Set at Spiller
Morse Chapel Methodist Church at Spiller holds its annual homecoming on Sunday with a 10 AM service followed by a noon basket dinner and hymn sing led by Freeland Norris. Ripley singers are expected to attend and several area ministers will speak. event open to the public.
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Pomeroy
Morse Chapel
Spiller
Freeland Norris
Ripley
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Meigs County Church Services
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Gospel Four Quartet
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Wards of
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C. F. Tompkins
Spring Ave
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