Middleport Athletic Boosters plan Badge Day fund drive
Middleport Athletic Association met at the high school to outline Badge Day on Saturday in the business district. Members will wear orange and black badges to solicit contributions while football players and cheerleaders work the streets. The group also plans a business membership drive and seeks funds for football baseball and basketball programs including new uniforms and parkas for players.
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Association
Middleport
Wahama
H. L. Dunham
John Ketchka
Harold Thomas
Miller
Martin Abbott
Abbott
Ketchka
Dunham
Chester Erwin
Marie Hauck
Mike Clifford
Junior Riley
Adkins Family Reunion Held at Nicholson Home
The Nicholson home near Dexter hosted a September family reunion with attendees from Huntington, Rutland, Johnstown, Middleport, Langsville, and St. Albans. Participants included Ray and Norma Nicholson, Max and family, Larry and family, Estill Arrowood and daughter, and numerous Adkins relatives.
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Adkins
Nicholson
Rutland
Ray
Norma Nicholson
Dexter
Max Smith
Larry Smith
Johnstown
Estill Arrowood
Willard Adkins
Clifford Adkins
Frank Adkins
Roy Holley
J. F. Ostenkamp
Henry Miller
Don Kelley
Gene Purdum
Huntington
Basil Hinkle
St. Albans
Andrew Hatfield
Oline Page
Middleport
James Nicholson
Richard Fetty
Langsville
Pomeroy Bend Grange Elects New Officers
POMEROY Officers named at the Pomeroy Bend Grange meeting held at the DAV Hall on Butternut Ave. New officers include Carl M. Smith master Floyd Spence overseer Mrs Charles Spencer lecturer Charles Legar steward Bill Lake assistant steward Mrs T A Hewittson chaplain C L Heaton treasurer Mrs Francis Morris secretary John Terrell gatekeeper Mrs Christine Lake Ceres Mrs Carl M Smith Pomona Mrs C L Heaton Flora Charlesanna Hess lady assistant steward and Herman Warner executive committee. An officers conference is planned for Sept 30 at Rock Springs Grange Hall with a Dec 6 workshop at Salisbury Two School. A State Grange communication and a thank you from Mrs Hank Young were read. Next meeting programs to be led by Mrs Cleland Hines and Mrs Dayton Strickland. Cider and doughnuts were served to members and three guests Lillie and Chuckie Legar and Julie Hewittson.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
DAV
Butternut Ave
Carl M. Smith
Floyd Spence
Charles Spencer
Charles Legar
Bill Lake
T. A. Hewittson
C. L. Heaton
Francis Morris
John Terrell
Christine Lake
Ceres
Rock Springs
Salisbury Two
State Grange
Hank Young
Cleland Hines
Dayton Strickland
Lillie
Chuckie Legar
Julie Hewittson
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for October Term
POMEROY The Clerk of Common Pleas Court names grand and petit jurors for the October term. Jury commissioners Everett Tracy Freeland Norris Deputy Sheriff Howard Frank and Judge John C Bacon present. Names include George Carper Ann Elizabeth Turner and others from Pomeroy Racine Letart Falls and nearby towns.
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Everett Tracy
Freeland Norris
Howard Frank
Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
George Carper
Shade
Ann Elizabeth Turner
Dexter
Charles Clark
Wilbur Haning
Middleport
Jessie Saunders
Carl Powell
W. C. Adkins
Pomeroy
Curt Stout
Dott Strong
Langsville
Otis Crawford
Letart Falls
Clark Idle
Howard Say
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Hospital ledger lists admissions for Mrs Clyde Norris Racine Mrs Donald O Roush Letart W Va Fred Peet Middleport Ava Belles Racine Richard Young Letart Falls Mrs Blanche Burke Coalville These patients were discharged: Mrs Mattie Frost Chester Ben Erwin Middleport Fred Gans Pomeroy Birth noted without details
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Clyde Norris
Racine
Donald O. Roush
Letart
W. Va
Fred Peet
Middleport
Ava Belles
Richard Young
Letart Falls
Blanche Burke
Coalville
Mattie Frost
Chester
Ben Erwin
Fred Gans
Pomeroy
Lions Leader Lands Work On Regatta
POMEROY Ernest Covert president of the Pomeroy Lions Club and Bernard Fultz regatta committee chairman lauded members for policing and crowd control at the Sunday regatta meeting held during the noon luncheon at Federated Church. Fultz urged making the boating event annual and noted funds will support the club eye correction fund. Mrs. Patrick Lochary and county chair Jonathan Meigs Chapter spoke on Constitution Week and warned against subversive efforts while a brass-making film was shown.
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Pomeroy
Ernest Covert
Pomeroy Lions Club
Bernard Fultz
Regatta Committee
Federated Church
Fultz
Patrick Lochary
Pomeroy Daughters of America Meet at Campbell Home
The Pomeroy Daughters of America met Wednesday night at Mrs. Richard Campbell's home with co hosts Mrs. Henry Reibel Mrs. Albert Hendricks and Mrs. Thomas Cook. President Mrs. Max Meinhart led the meeting with scripture prayer and flag pledge. Mrs. Oval Diddle is confined to home with a fractured toe from a fall. Prizes were won by Mrs. Paul Grueser Erna Jesse Mrs Bentz Wolfe and Mrs. Bernice Darst. A dessert course followed for those listed.
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Pomeroy
Theodorus Council Daughters of America
Richard Campbell
Henry Reibel
Albert Hendricks
Thomas Cook
Max Meinhart
Reibel
Oval Diddle
Paul Grueser
Erna Jesse
Bentz Wolfe
Bernice Darst
Claude Darst
Albert Woodard
Addie Grueser
Marietta OES Meeting Hosts Guest Speaker
Mrs. C. E. Nease Mrs. Carrie Nye and Mr and Mrs Harry P Smith attended a Marietta Chapter OES meeting Wednesday evening after a six o'clock dinner. Mrs Nease served as guest speaker and supreme material objective chairman.
Portland area notes on visits and travel
Mrs J A Siders and son Leland traveled to Columbus where he boarded a plane to California. Mr and Mrs Okey Paynter visited children in Massillon. Mr and Mrs Harry Swan stopped at Vaughn Funeral Home in Parkersburg to see a cousin of Mrs Swan. Shirley Horner from East Liverpool visited with Mr and Mrs Earl Wells.
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Portland
J. A. Siders
Leland
Carman reports back to Newport after 14 day navy leave
Gary I Carman son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Carman Peach Fork Road was home on a 14 day leave from the U S Navy at Great Lakes Ill He reported to a naval base at Newport Rhode Island after leaving Union Station in Columbus Seen off by his mother sister and friends He earned a third class petty officer rating and a merit certificate for boxing at Great Lakes training camp
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Pomeroy
Gary I. Carman
Ivan Carman
Peach Fork Road
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Newport
R. I
Union Station
Columbus
Sylvia Carman
Ronald
Joyce Saunders
Huntington
Eugene Haning
Dale Arnold
Emergency squad handles three calls in four hours
Pomeroy emergency squadmen answered three calls in under four hours on Thursday. The first went to Mrs. Calvin Smith on Rock Springs Flat Woods Road, where she fell ill. Dr. T. A. Hewittson treated her at the scene. A second call to Hayward Nutter near Route 680 sent him to Holzer Hospital via private ambulance after transfer from Pomeroy. The third call to Richard Friend on Route 143 reported an attack.
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Pomeroy
Calvin Smith
Rock Springs
Flatwoods Road
Smith
T. A. Hewittson
Hayward Nutter
Tuppers Plains
Nutter
Holzer Hospital
Richard Friend
Friend
Middleport Churches Offer Weekly Services and Activities
A local church bulletin lists schedules for Middleport Nazarene First Presbyterian Syracuse Presbyterian and Church of Christ with pastors Palmer Ruppelt Gard ner Konbrigh t. Bible school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m sermons focus on The Paradox of Prayer Divine Pause and Divine Necessity with midweek prayer youth, choir, and committee meetings scheduled throughout the week.
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Church of the Nazarene
Robert Palmer
N.Y.S
First Presbyterian
Howard Ruppelt
Westminister Youth Fellowship
Syracuse Presbyterian
Church
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Bible School
Divine Necessity’. C. E. Youth Hour
Jacob’s Wells
Heath Methodist
C. R. Konbright
Ing
NYPS
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Kilinger
Apple Grove
Tuppers Plains
Freeland Norris
Bethel
St. Paul’s Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
St. John’s Lutheran
Lawrence Chapel
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Harry Bates
Three Men Held in Meigs County Jail
Meigs County Sheriff Hartenbach said three men were lodged in the Meigs County Jail on Thursday. John Younkin age 18 of N Liberty Indiana and George Williams age 19 of South Bend Indiana were held for investigation after a State Highway Patrol arrest. John Wills age 71 of Long Bottom was arrested on assault and battery charges and will appear before Justice R E Grindley at Minerville.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert C. Hartenbach
John Younkin
N. Liberty
Ind
George Williams
South Bend
State Highway Patrol
Howard Frank
John Wills
Long Bottom
Wills
R. E. Grindley
Minersville
U S Laundries Run by Government in World War II
Britannica reports Uncle Sam ran about 600 laundries in the United States and overseas during the war. The program supported troops by providing laundry services across locations.
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Uncle Sam
U. S
Encyclopedia Britannica
Pomeroy Area Churches Schedule Broad Service List
Local churches in Meigs and surrounding areas publish Sunday school times morning worship and evening services. Includes Dexter Bradford Syracuse Carmel Rutland Apple Grove Letart Falls Sutton Port units and church crews with pastors Richardson Williams Brown Workman and others.
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Laurel Cliff
Salvation Army
Young People’s
Salvation
Glenna Rummel
Carmel
Richard Young
Racine Target
The
Methodist Church
John Elwood
Floyd Workman
Arlie Marks
Freelana Norris
Bill Orr
Victor Brown
Racine
MYF
Oak Grove
Sutton
Antiquity
Letart Falls
Apple Grove
East Letart
Portland
Seventh Day Adventist
Pomeroy
Alfred Methodist
R. M. Groves
Elmwood Rest
United Methodist
Eugene Brown
First Baptist
East Main St
Ralph C. Zandel
Flo Strickland
Lincoln Heights
Chester Methodist
R. M. Grove
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
John
DAR Conference in Ironton Highlights Southeast District Plans
Middleport area Daughters of the American Revolution met in Ironton at First Presbyterian Church for the Southeast District annual conference. Officers and chairmen outlined programs for American history month, flag observance, scholarships, music promotion, conservation, and good citizenship.
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Middleport
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ironton
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph Mittendorf
James Lawrence
DAR
Mittendorf
Garden Club
First Citizens of America
Bacone College
St. Mary’s High School
Arthur T. Davis
Alliance
Glen Handley
Patrick Lochary
Theodore T. Reed
Harold Lohse
Jonathan Meigs
O. P. Klein
Mary Cutler
French Colony
Klein
R. L. Hamilton
Mary Stalder
Nabby Lee Ames
Athens
Margaret Kanter
Mary Louise Bowen
Logan
Amos Potts
Anthony Toerner
Helen Pond
Southeast
New Officers Announced at Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship
Middleport reports new officers for Heath Methodist Church youth fellowship. John Ketchka is president and David Chesher elected vice president.
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Middleport
Youth Fellowship of the
Heath Methodist Church
John Ketchka
David Chesher
Middleport A Commissions Meeting Notice
A commissions meeting will be held at the Heath Methodist parsonage on Thursday September 26 at 7 30 p m. Members include Ernest Covert Ruth Chambers L W McComas Mrs Roger Morgan Leo Kennedy Sr Mrs Craiy Davis Mrs C E Young Mrs C P Klein Mrs James Brewington Mrs Nan Moore James Euler.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Parsonage
Ernest Covert
Ruth Chambers
L. W. McComas
Roger Morgan
Leo Kennedy
Craiy Davis
C. E. Young
C. P. Klein
James Brewington
Nan Moore
James Euler
Heath Methodist Men Hold First Fall Meeting at Church
Heath Methodist men convene Thursday at 7 30 p m for their first fall gathering at the church. A brief business session precedes a fellowship hour with refreshments.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist
Middleport Plans National Business Week Observance
A special committee led by Mrs. Nan Moore met to organize Middleport's National Business and Professional Women's Week observance from September 22 to 29. The plan calls for each member to attend church Sunday morning, with committee members including Mrs. O B Stout Mrs. Allen Jenkinson and Mrs. Clara Murray.
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Middleport
Nan Moore
O. B. Stout
Allen Jenkinson
Clara Murray
Rutland Junior Garden Club Chooses Rose as Flower
Middleport the Rutland Junior Garden Club met at Mrs. Vernon Weber's home with Patty Young president in charge. Sam Larkin welcomed new member Jotta Erlewine. Members plan seed collection and to display at the October 5 meeting at 3 p.m. at the Weber home. Community children interested in flowers welcome.
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Middleport
Rutland
Vernon Weber
Patty Young
Sammy Larkin
Jotta Erlewine
Weber
Demonstrators Meet Home Demonstration Club Officers Elected
Demonstrators Meet Home Demonstration Club gathered last Tuesday at Mrs. William Folan’s home with 20 members attending a noon pot-luck luncheon. New officers were Mary Rice president Binda Diehl vice president Clara Wells secretary treasurer. council members Verna Snowden Becky Folen. membership Evelyn Hill Ethel Nelson. publicity Pearl Kennedy. Project of the year is aluminum tray making.
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Middleport
Rutland
William Folan
Mary Rice
Binda Diehl
Clara Wells
Verna Snowden
Becky Folen
Evelyn Hill
Ethel Nelson
Pearl Kennedy
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Athletic Boosters
Port Athletic Association
R. L. Miller
John Kefchka
Pomeroy Bend Grange
Margaret Schmoll
Arnold Durst
George E. Russell
Wilma Davis
Griff E. Thompson
Charles Hamm
Carrie F. Moore
Earl Denny
John Moore
Caroline Kennedy
Esta Wise
Bessie Russell
Earl Stewart
Dollie Wolfe
Leona Young
Richard Roush
Edith Titus
Lester Henderson
Gerald Shumway
Mary Nicholas
W. A. Rice
Reedsville
Nelsonville
Meigs General Hospital
Mrs Wilbur Windland
Guysville
Dumont
Zenith Television
Zenith
Allen Appliance
E. Main ST
Bendvue Theatre
Pomeroy Women’s News
Gary Carman
R.I
U.S
Dexter Church of Christ
B. H. Morris
Bradford Church of Christ
Gene Rutter
Christian Endeavor
Syracuse
Dorcas
Youth Fellowship
Zion Church of Christ
Ronnie Eggleton
Middleport Area
Carol Criswell
Eudell Konkright
Christian Citizenship
Eddie Blake
Dick Roller
June Casey
Area of Christian Fellowship
B&pw
Duke Cleaners Middleport
Pomeroy Gallipolis
Pt, Pleasant
Liberty
Ohto
Chuck Connors
John Smith
Susan Cummings
Boris Karloff
Beverly Tyler
Murvyn
Vye
Columbia
Agarn
Jayne Mansfield
Dan Dailey
Joan Collins
Betty Lou Keim
the Wayward Bus
James Mason
Barbara Rush
Hugh Marlowe
Coleen Gray
Angie Dickinson
Adele Mara
the Black Whip
Gene Barry
Nat “King” Cole
China Gate
Alan Ladd
Virginia Mayo
Edmund O’brien
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs—Pomeroy
Incredible Shrinking Man
Grant Williams
Randy Stewart
Paul Langton
Mora Tau
Gregg Palmer
Allison Hayes
Autumn Russell
Africa
Ocean Floor
Medicine Bend
Jerry Lewis
Darren McGavin
Martha Hyer
Citizens National Bank
Middleport, Ohio
the Friendly Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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