Annual Harrisonville Fair hailed as best ever despite rain
Hundreds attended the Harrisonville Community Fair on the school grounds despite morning downpours. Events shifted to the afternoon with horse and pony shows led by Lois Williams and Coelle Clark. Winners spanned three gaited ponies and horses, keg races, musical chairs, dairy cattle, sheep, and poultry with 4-H displays and a Friday night talent show drawing large crowds.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Horse and Pony Show
Lois Williams
Coelle Clark
June Morrison Charlie
Paul Shoemaker
Pat
Don Guthrie
Champ
Charles Hayes
Joel
Kermit Epple
Shortie
Bob Chappel
Bessie
K. D
J. W. Burk
Steven Blankenship
Esta Blackwood
K. D. Williams
Steve Morris
Paul Cross
Joe Blankenship
Paul Birchfield
Eugene Steinmetz
Charles Sheets, Jr
Dick Bradley
John Stanley
Stanley
Fred Stanley
Connie Carsey
Denzel Welch
Gary Borgan
Larry Oxley
Bertha Carl
Oleva Cotterill
Kate Wilson
John Stout
E. A. Wingett
Charles Sheets
Sheets
Linda Dixon
Sidney Townsend
Gary Oxley
Terry Whaley
Dale Wilson
Chester Barnhart
Michael
Arthur Goodwin
Dorothy Townsend
Hiel French
Wilkesville
Clinton Gilkey
Tom Wells
Don Cotterill
Herber Parker
Sadie Carr
Oliva Cotterill
Mike Epple
Grace Carr
Dena Welsh
Pauline Atkins
Walter Hampton
Russell Mason
Ernest Carr
Ava Gilkey
Heath Church Units To Meet Tuesday Night
Middleport Heath Methodist Church pastor Rev. Louis A. Bangerter announces separate 7 p.m. Tuesday meetings for the Board of Trustees and four church commissions, followed by an official church board gathering. Trustees meet in the sanctuary. commissions meet in specified rooms with listed members.
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Heath Church
Middleport
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
Board of ‘Trustees
Robert Coats
Charles, McElhinny
C. M. Hennesy
Clarence Ebersbach
James Criswell
John Bacon
Wayne Gibbons
Ralph Radcliffe
Emerson Jones
Commission On
Ruth Drake
Bess Sanborn
Orin Smith
Glenn Lambert
E. R. Tompkins
Helen Terry
C. B. Forrest
Commission On Finance
Richard Chambers
Robert Harris
Harold Woodgerd
C. A. Emmish
Nan Moore
Charles McElhinny
Pomeroy Personal Notes list of Columbus visitors
Mrs Fritz Buck and others visit Columbus relatives as many families host weekend guests. Several residents travel to Columbus for family visits and care duties. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Hoefflich with extended kin from Huntington and Dayton, and polio patient Carol Sue Ledlie receiving care in Toledo.
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Fritz Buck
Clair Karr
Raymond Boice
Henry Ewing
Columbus
Lena Hoeflich
C. M. Thom
Hoeflich
Thompson
Gerald McIntosh
George and
Lou Ann
Huntington
W. Va
Mark Rollin
Charles Gibbs
Neda
Charles
Charles Ward
Frank Johnston
Fred Rosenbaum
Ray Evang
Victor Harbrecht
Jack Rosenbaum
William Darst
William Elichinger
Bernice Darst
J. O. Roedel
Newark
Harry Ohlinger
Edward Winters
Mason
Emma Zerkle
Dayton
Jacob Ebersbach
Dean Zwilling
Peacock Ave
Douglas Jennings
Manitowoc
Wisc
Peter Jennings
Ernest Biffle
Point Pleasant
Jennings
Philo Wilcox
Shelia
Kathleen
Kansas City
Howard Ebersbach
Edith Mallory
Catawba
Olan Genheimer
William Knight
Rosanna
Athens
William Mhobstetter
Lohse
Paul Barnes
J. T. Ledlie
Langsville
Toledo
Bernard Ledlie
Ledlie
Carol Sue
Quiet Visit Marks General Hull Stop in Middleport
Middleport saw a quiet weekend visit by General John Edwin Hull. He arrived by bus from Greenfield for time with relatives on N Third Ave and at the Davis home, then left for Athens to ship possessions to Tokyo. Mrs Hull and friends accompanied him. no village observance was held.
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Middleport
N. Third Ave
John Edwin Hull
General Hull
Greenfield
Athens
Washington, D. C
Tokyo
United States
United Nations
Far East
Hull
Joe Bailey
Mildred Ohlinger
Mary Ohlinger
Pomeroy Better Health Club notes social gathering readings
Members of the Better Health Club of Rocksprings and guests gathered at the Rock Springs Grange Hall for a potluck picnic. Readings were presented by a list of members, with Mrs. Maxine Arnold offering an original poem Wonderful Day. A silent auction was voted for at the next meeting and October plans announced.
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Pomeroy
Better Health Club of
William Morgan
Homer Redford
Anna Reuter
Walter Wears
Oliver Unree
Claremont Arnold
Arnold
Grange Hall
Sunshine Sisters
Anna James
Edgar Abbott
Wiener roast for United Methodist Church group
The Young Adult Class of the United Methodist Church and their families plan a wiener roast at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church parsonage on Mulberry Ave.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Mulberry Ave
Apple Butter Sale Plans At Rock Springs Church
At a recent Rock Springs Methodist Church meeting the ladies drafted plans for apple butter to be sold to the public on September 30 as a fundraising project. Mrs. Clifford Leifheit and Mrs. William Bartels were named to lead sales.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Eastern Star Meeting Postponed to Sept 29
The Past Matrons Club of Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star postpones the Sept 22 meeting to Sept 29. The session will be held at Mrs. Lula Nease's residence on Wehe Terrace.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Lula Nease
Wehe Terrace
Surprise Birthday Party For Hazel Cummins At Letart Falls
Miss Hazel Cummins was honored on her birthday with a surprise party hosted by her brother Mr and Mrs George Cummins at their Letart Falls home. Guests included Bob Roy Racine Vera Craig Florence Cummins Evelyn Cummins Clara McIntyre Syracuse Margaret Hawk and Dale Faulk Pomeroy. The guest of honor received multiple gifts.
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Pomeroy
Hazel Cummins
George Cummins
Letart Falls
Bob Roy
Racine
Vera Craig
Florence Cummins
Evelyn Cummins
Letart
Clara McIintyre
Syracuse
Margaret Hawk
Dale Faulk
Rummage Sale Planned by Pomeroy Club
Plans for a rummage sale at the Federated Church parsonage were announced after the Third Friday Club met at Mrs. Addie Grueser’s Condor Street home. Mrs. Max Meinhart presided and prizes were awarded to Miss Kate for games played during recreation.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Addie Grueser
Condor St
Max Meinhart
Kate
Forest Run WSCS Meeting Plans Apple Butter Sale
The Forest Run Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Eugene Forbes home in Minersville with Mrs. John Scott assisting. Mrs. Everett Damewood led devotions and Mrs. Scott accompanied Mrs. Grueser in a solo. The group voted to make apple butter for sale on Oct. 7. Dessert was served by hostesses.
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. Reibel at Pleasant Ridge
A family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reibel in Pleasant Ridge celebrated Mr. Reibel's birthday anniversary. A decorated cake accompanied the meal and guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harley Strong and son Billy Joé of Wilkesville and Mr. and Mrs. Donley Reibel and daughter Donna.
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Pomeroy
Henry Reibel
Pleasant Ridge
Reibel
Harley Strong
Billy Joé
Wilkesville
Donley Reibel
Donna
Prizes Awarded At Twin City Card Club Meeting
Prizes went to Mrs. Paul Grueser Mrs. Glenn Dill and Mrs. Rollin Beards at the Twin City Card Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Bernice Durst on Friday evening. The card game 500 was the main diversion with Mrs. Elmer Wickham as a guest. A salad course was served.
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Paul Grueser
Glenn Dill
Rollin Beards
Twin City
Olive Farm Club Meal at Edna Hall Host Home
The Olive Farm Women's Club met Thursday evening at Edna Hall's home with president Margaret Brown presiding. After the meeting refreshments of ice cream cake and coffee were served by the hostess to Ella Hannum Vivian Humphrey Theresa Swain Margaret Brown Ina Massar and two guests Melanie and Brenda Sue Brown.
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Long Bottom
Olive Farm Women's Club
Edna Hall
Margaret Brown
Ella Hannum
Vivian Humphrey
Theresa Swain
Ina Massar
Melanie
Brenda Sue Brown
Rose Garden Club Holds Final 1953 Meeting in Tuppers Plains
The Rose Garden Club completed its 1953 season at Neisel Weatherman's home with co-hostess Myrtle Boggess. Officers elected for the new year include Neisel Weatherman as president Phyllis Shields as vice president and Ethel Arbaugh as secretary.
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Tuppers Plains
Rose Garden Club
Neisel Weatherman
Myrtle Boggess
Phyllis Shields
Ethel Arbaugh
Secre
Bandsmen Sit Out Belpre Game In Rain Soaked Night
Middleport marching band wore new $3000 uniforms while awaiting a Belpre football game halted by heavy rain. About 1500 fans braved flooded bleachers as Belpre defeated Middleport 39 to 0. Band members rode buses near the 50 yard line. one car sustained crankcase damage after hitting an unseen gas pipe. Local officials and area staff attended, including Lloyd McComas and Ralph Sayre.
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Middleport
Belpre
Middleport- Belpre
Paul Wiley
VFW
Parkersburg
Belpre American Legion
Wiley
Yellow Jacket
Little Hocking School
Lloyd McComas
L. W. McComas
William Duer
St. Marys
W. Va
Duer
Franklin Ginther
Wahama School
Wahama
Ralph Sayre
Carol Bachtel
Boy Scout Imposter Raises Funds Then Takes Sister to Movie
A Middleport youth posing as a Boy Scout solicited residents for a "donation for a Scout camping trip" and used the money to take his sister to a movie. Patrolman I R Neal traced the case to the theater and noted the boy had previous trouble including an alleged pencil shift from Elberfeld’s Store in Pomeroy. A brother was also found by Neal this summer after allegedly breaking into Spencer Market for cash and cigarettes.
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Middleport
I. R. Neal
Neal
Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Spencer Market
Park flower project and club meeting detailed
The report lists officers and members involved in social service and recreation roles. Twenty pounds of dirt were spread on the park. Members schedule a Tuesday September 22 meeting to plant flowers. A contest awarded first prize to Martha Marks and second to Phyllis Shields, with Vera Weber receiving the traveling prize. Ice cream and cake were served to 18 members and guest Gertrude Hoffman by the hostesses.
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Tary
Rose Cox
Oneita Cole
Elizabeth Lyons
Carol Dodderer
Doris Davis
Lois McCain
Phyllis Shields
Neisel Weatherman
Rubal Caldwell
Martha Marks
Vera Weber
Gertrude Hoffman
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