Senior Citizens Celebrate Bicentennial Day in Pomeroy
At Meigs Senior Citizens Center in Pomeroy a Bicentennial celebration featured costuming crafts antique displays food and games. Winners in costume contests included Charlene and Robert Hoeflich Greta Riffle and Lucille Leifheit. A Bicentennial musical concert directed by Mrs. Ben Neutzling featured patriotic songs and prayers recalling Washington’s inauguration.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Senior Citizens Center
Meigs County Council On Aging
Eleanor Thomas
Charlene
Robert Hoeflich
Jayne Hoeflich
Mrs Fields Is Honored at New Haven Layette Shower
In New Haven the Women of the Church of God hosted a layette shower for Mrs. Melvin Fields, parents of twin girls. Prizes went to Becky Reed Dee Fields and Norma Greene. The choir wore colonial costumes and sang patriotic and spiritual numbers. The event announced a Christmas cantata and invited new choir members.
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New Haven
Church of God
Melvin Fields
America
Ruth Circle
Gallipolis
Virginia Gulley
Elizabeth Slavin
Ethel Hughes
Rose McDade
Teresa Byers
Hazel Thomson
Neutzling
NBC's The Quest Aims For Realism In Old West Debut
NBC introduces The Quest a fall Western about two brothers Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson seeking their kidnapped sister. The pilot portrays frontier life with Army massacres brothels and frontier bigotry, aiming for gritty realism.
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Los Angeles
Tonight
CBS
Ball Four
ABC
Charlie’s Angels
Triple Vision
NBC
Angels
Jim Bouton
Jim
Marvin Kitman
Vic Ziegel
Bouton
Washington Americans
Congress
Ben Davidson
Lenny Schultz
Marco St. John
Jack Lomack
Gardner McKay
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Charlie's Angels
Kate Jackson
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Jaclyn Smith
John Forsythe
John
Quest
Kurt Russell
Tim Matheson
Circus World School Closes Over Insurance Costs
Circus World Museum in Baraboo Wisconsin shuts its free training school for ages 7 to 18 due to prohibitive liability insurance rates. Director William Schultz notes the program trained hundreds in acrobatics with no accidents while about 150 students enrolled this summer. The state museum, once connected to Ringling Brothers, could not secure affordable coverage despite seeking a $1 million policy.
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State Historical Society
Ringling Brothers Circus
Wisconsin
Schultz
Florida
Indiana
Poly Se
Pene Soans
Spotting dollars in Action Ads for selling extras
A cautious guide notes how dollar signs appear when using Action Ads to market unused furniture, clothes, or a car. The message emphasizes the revenue potential of these listings and encourages practical, timely postings to reach buyers.
Alfred United Methodist Homecoming Sees Regional church group
The Alfred United Methodist Church hosts its annual Homecoming with singing and guest speakers. Speakers include Harvey Sherkey from Central Ave United Methodist Athens and Rev. Richard Thomas on New Directions for a New Day. Various church groups and singers from multiple areas participate.
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Alfred
Alfred United Methodist Church
Harvey Sherkey
Central Ave. United
Bishman
Rivers of Life Ministry
Central Avenue Church
Athens
Improvements Planned in Middleport PTA Discusses Playground Equipment
Middleport PTA meeting at Pearl Street School approved repairs and additions to playground equipment. Principal Robert Morris welcomed staff and outlined goals while warning about communist influence and the need to monitor student progress.
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Middleport
PTA
Pearl Street
Robert Morris
Pomeroy
Bernice Carpenter
Debbie Ohlinger
Twila Childs
Barbara Logan
Jan Hill
Debbie Roush
Lucy White
Margaret Barr
Morris
America
Ways and Means Committee
Bookmobile Schedule and Clothing Day in Meigs and Gallia Counties
Meigs County bookmobile routes for Thursday include Salem Center Elementary Carpenter Dexter Road Langsville Rutland Salem Street Jet 124 and 5 crossroads by times from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency hosts Free Clothing Day in Cheshire from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with fundraising items and box tops collection for playground equipment. PTA items noted include a $857.03 balance and council dues of $10 plus $25 scholarship fund support with a county council meeting set for Oct. 7 at Riverview School.
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Pomeroy
Meigs- Vinton-Jackson
Meigs County
Salem Center
Carpenter
Dexter Road
Langsville
Rutland — Salem St
Jet
Crossroads
Gallia- Meigs Community Action Agency
Clothing Bank
Cheshire
County Council
PTA
Riverview School
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Ben Neutzling
God of Our Fathers
Betty Kern
Washington
Columbia
Republic
Mrs. Fields
Circus World School
Warren Bentz
Glouster
Millard Coe
Vanderhoof
Helen Woode
Coe
Thomas
North Bethel
Gertrude Russel
Lottridge
Howard Flanders
Florence Spencer
Spencer
Lloyd Dillinger
Danny Moore
Thelma Henderson
Ernest Taylor
Garner Griffin
Ollie Atherton
Doris Dillinger
Myrtle Flanders
Dan Moore
Hemlock Grove
Mt. Zion
Orange
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Columbus
Sugar Grove
Mount Zion
W. Va
Morning Star Church
Meigs High
Meigs High School
College Board
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Richard Vaughan
Miss Logan
Nda Ae
Nelsonville
Ohio
Folger's
U.S.D.A
Poplar St
N. Court
Rei
Dacron
Suraline
Kiopman
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