Centennial Pageant Celebrates First Baptist Church in 100 Years
A centennial pageant at Middleport First Baptist depicted the 1861 founding and a century of growth. Cast portrayed church builders and leaders, with Abraham Lincoln, ministers, Sunday school classes, and the Ladies Aid, all in period costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Middleport
Frank Cheesebrew
Paul Haptonstall
Cecil Bradbury
Gerald Anthony
John Kauff
Allen Hughes
Haptonstall
Tony Fowler
Wil
Lis Anthony
Milton Hood
David Durst
Asa Jordan
Clifford Stumbo
Abraham Lincoln
Edison Baker
Stephanie Pullen
Stephen Pullen
Sam Hood
L. D. Diles
Barbara
Joe Anthony
Shiela
Michael
Susie
Judy Leiving
Anita Fultz
Katie Russell
Martha Fowler
Ladies Aid
J. M. Archer
Blanche Haptonstall
Grace Hysell
Frances Beards
Dana Hamilton
Centenary Pageant Highlights Local Centennial Observance
The pageant features deaconesses and soldiers from 1917 with Jacob Turner and Lawrence Bing as World War I figures. Larry Gladwell leads patriotic singing, and L. D. Diles acts as rememberer. A group of missionary women pack barrels for Christian centers while other cast members perform scenes of World War II and future leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murray
Harry Houdashelt
Edison Baker
David Durst, Jr
Mark Fowler
Clifford Stumbo
Paul Smart
Fred Russell
Guy Reynolds
Gene Kauff
John Kauff
Asa Jordan
Allen Hughes
Joe Wilson
James Brewington
Jim Hood
Burl Boggess
Our Land
Larry Gladwell
Jack Sigman
Cunningham Rites Slated
Funeral services for Edward Howard Cunningham 82 who died Sunday in Athens will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at the Ewing funeral home. He is survived by son Claude L. Cunningham of Syracuse and four grandchildren. Burial will be in Graham Station cemetery West Virginia. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
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Pomeroy
Edward Howard Cunningham
Athens
Ewing
Cunningham
Claude L. Cunningham
Syracuse
Virginia May
Robert
Graham Station
West Virginia
Dinner Compliments Four On Birthdays
Birthdays of Mrs. Price Hawk Mrs. Dale Warner and Mrs. Victor Bahr and daughter Lila were celebrated with a Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Neutzling. Guests included extended family from Pomroy Syracuse and Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Price Hawk
Dale Warner
Victor Bahr
Lila
Norbert Neutzling
Marion Hawk
Dennis
Mary
Stella Ebersbach
Johnny
Jimmy
Myrtle Watson
Syracuse
Bahr
Linda
Kathy
Jane
Chester
Neutzling
Sonny
Bonnie
Mike
Joe
Dorothy Lou
Stella Sue
Past Matrons Hold Meeting at Pomeroy Chapter
Past matrons of Pomeroy Chapter 186, Order of Eastern Star, meet at 6 30 for a dinner and meeting. Members of the Evangeline Chapter at Middleport will be guests.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Evangeline Chapter
Middleport
Pomeroy A Joint Meeting Planned By Juniors and Auxiliary
A joint meeting of the junior group and the Ladies Auxiliary of Racine American Legion Post 602 is set for Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the hall. Membership applications are now available with a campaign to begin immediately and dues due to the department on Oct 26. The fall conference on Oct 26 will be discussed and plans for the annual fall festival will be made. Refreshments will follow during a social hour.
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Pomeroy
Ladies Auxiliary
Racine American Legion Post 602
Chauncey Area Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. A L Preston spent Friday with Mrs Lettie Coe Hintz Circle Hill. Mr and Mrs Harley Collins of Crooksville were weekend guests of the Prestons. Francis Howard returned from Akron. Guests included the Weiss and Sewell families of Youngstown and the Fischer family of Willoughby. Detroit visitors to Mrs McGaw’s relatives included Mr and Mrs Robert Cochran.
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A. L. Preston
Lettie Coe Hintz
Circle Hill
Harley Collins
Crooksville
Francis Howard
Akron
Karl Weiss
Vernon Sewell
Youngstown
George Fischer
Willoughby
Glen McGaw
Detroit
McGaw
Chester Home Group To Meet Wednesday
Pomeroy The Chester Community Home Demonstration Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs Frances Spencer. The Chester group is one of 12 clubs in the county aimed at educating women in nutrition economics home furnishings and family living free of charge. The Chester group meets monthly for six months with Mrs Spencer as president inviting all Chester area women to attend.
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Pomeroy
Chester Community Home Demonstration Club
Frances Spencer
Chester Group
Chester
Spencer
POMEROY Safe Ty Program At Letart Falls Tonight
Ohio Valley Grange 2612 sponsors a safety program at 8 tonight in the Letart Falls community building. Herbert T. Bogert state agriculture safety adviser from Batavia will lead with films demonstrations and literature.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Valley Grange 2612
Letart Falls
Herbert T. Bogert
Batavia
Ohio U Enrollment Notes Glouster Graduates
Graduates from Glouster High School class of 1961 enrolled at Ohio University in Athens include Patty Harrison Kay Norris and Terry Collins.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Ohio University
Athens
Patty Harrison
Kay Norris
Terry Collins
Honored Queen Attends Bethel 62 Inspection
Pomeroy Sandra Brewington presided over the Bethel 62 semi annual inspection of the International Order of Job's Daughters at the Masonic Temple. 87 members and guests attended as officers and guests were introduced. Five girls were initiated and refreshments followed with a purple and white color scheme.
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Ethel Warren
Bethel
Sie Smith
Alfred Toney
Marie Curd
Guardian
Mabel Goeglein
Florence Tracy
Rowena Vaughan
Phorphanalia
Marjorie Woodard
Lorenzo Davis
Harry P. Smth
Ada Nease
Euretta Bechtel
Evangeline Chapter
OES
Middleport
Miss Brewington
Order
Harry S. Moore Birthday Observed in Middleport
The birthday anniversary of Harry S. Moore was observed with a dinner party at the Moore home on South Third Ave. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Moore Jr. and others from Ashland, Kentucky and Middleport including William N. Moore, Carla Ann, F. H. Lyle, G. H. Wheatley, and Herbert F. Moore.
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Middleport
Harry S. Moore
Moore
South Third Ave
Meigs County Land Transfers Summary
Meigs County records show Raymond Miller and Minnie Miller transferring 3.62 acres in Rutland to Charles D. Kennedy and Margaret Kennedy. Charles R. Sheets and Margaret L. Sheets transfer 54.05 acres in Salem Two to Ezra Sheets and Frances Sheets. William F Clark as administrator transfers parcels in Bedford Two to Donald L. Brickles and Ina Brickles. Edna Chaney receives an affidavit of transfer from John W. Chaney estate in Olive Two and then acquires 80 acres in Olive Two from Edna Chaney to Mary B. Stout. Fagan Price transfers a lot in Racine to Isabel Simpson.
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Raymond Miller
Minnie Miller
Charles D. Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy
Rutland
Charles R. Sheets
Margaret L. Sheets
Ezra Sheets
Frances Sheets
Salem
Carl A. Oliver
Morris D. Snider
Marjorie A. Snider
William F Clark
William G. St. Clair
Donald L. Brickles
Ina Brickles
Bedford
John W. Chaney
Edna Chaney
Olive Two
Mary B. Stout
Fagan Price
Isabel Simpson
Racine
Emergency Squad Answers Two Calls
Racine Emergency Squad answered two calls over the weekend. Saturday evening they aided Joe Fitch at DeWitt Run in Lebanon Township where he had breathing trouble and high fever, oxygen given and a physician notified. Sunday morning they went to Carol Cornell in Stiversville. she was improved and would be taken to a doctor by a family member.
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Racine
Joe Fitch
DeWitt’'s Run
Lebanon Township
Suit for Partition of Land Filed in Meigs County Court
Helen K. Goetz of Pomeroy has filed a suit for partition of real estate located in Middleport against Frances J. Edwards and others in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. In the same court Judge John C. Bacon granted a divorce to Hattie Curtis Nichols from Homer B. Nichols on grounds of extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport Man Fined for Fighting in Mayor Court
Carl Bing of 933 Hysell Street Middleport was fined $25 and costs after appearing in the court of Mayor Kenneth McElhinney on a fighting charge.
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Middleport
Carl Bing
Hysell St
Kenneth McElhinney
Racine High School Names Officers for Each Class
Racine High School announces class officers for the new year. Seniors elect Danny Cole as president Winn Rees as vice president Miriam Smith as secretary treasurer Ruth Wingett as business manager and Duane Wolfe as assistant manager. Juniors elect Terry Bradford president Roberta Kraeuter vice president Robert Essington secretary treasurer Leanna Brewer business manager Melvin Van Meter assistant manager. Sophomores elect Don Harden president Carol Shain vice president Ted Bailey secretary treasurer.
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Racine
Racine High School
Danny Cole
Winn Rees
Miriam Smith
Ruth Wingett
Duane Wolfe
Terry Bradford
Roberta Kraeuter
Robert Essington
Leanna Brewer
Melvin van Meter
Don Harden
Carol Shain
Ted Bailey
Den 2 Cub Scouts Elect New Officers
Den 2 Cub Scouts met Wednesday night with Den Mother Mrs. Charles Richardson. Elected officers include Buckskin Keeper Greg Henry Denner Don Richardson Den Chief Paul Kostival and News Reporter Eddie Shields.
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Chauncey
Cub Scouts of
Den 2
Den
Charles Richardson
Buckskin
Greg Henry
Denner
Don Richardson
Paul Kostival
Eddie Shields
Barberton Visitors Share Sunday Dinner Guests
Barberton visitors included Mrs Sylvia Stalzer and her son and wife Mr and Mrs Gerald Lowery with three children visiting Mr and Mrs P J Stanly for Sunday dinner. Grace Hoffman from Athens visited Saturday with her mother and Mr Stanly. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Joe McDonald from Bishopville, Barbara Wood and her friend Darrell Secrest from Caldwell.
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Glouster
Sylvia Stalzer
Gerald Lowery
Barberton
P. J. Stanly
Grace Hoffman
Athens
Stanly
Joe McDonald
Bishopville
Barbara Wood
Darrell Secrest
Caldwell
Dorothy Long Hosts Willing Workers at Enterprise Church
Miss Dorothy Long entertained the Willing Workers Class of the Enterprise EUB Church at her home Friday evening. Mrs. Dwight Logan presided in charge with Mrs. Daisy Brown as guest providing prayer and Mrs. Huber Brown reading scripture. A contest was held by Mrs. John Smith and 12 members plus four guests attended while the class gave a $25 contribution to the church treasury.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Long
Enterprise Eub
Dwight Logan
Daisy Brown
Huber Brown
John Smith
Brown
Florence Halley
William Bartels
James Walker
Church
Chit Chat Club Entertained At Glouster Hostess Home
The Chit Chat Club gathered at Mrs. Mary Trace home with Mrs. Charlene Milhoan as co host. Mrs. Julia Ann Olberts and Mrs. Jane Schoeman organized games and prizes for Mrs. Jeannine Butts and Mrs. Carol Lasko. Refreshments were served by the hostesses to a group including Mrs. Karla Cominsky and others.
Past Matrons To Meet For Eastern Star Dinner
Plans for a Past Matrons dinner of Pomeroy Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, were made by Evangeline Chapter past matrons at Mrs. Paul Winns home. Prizes were awarded to several members, birthday and get well cards were prepared, and fall flowers from T. W. Authersons garden were arranged.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Evangeline Chapter
Paul Winn
Helen Reynolds
Grace
French
Beulah Jones
Evelyn Lewis
Della Windsor
Robert Harris
Forfeitures Handled in Meigs County Court
Two men, William W. Bartlett and Herschel Kidder, forfeited bonds of 15.70 each in Judge Emmet W Peoples court. Bartlett faced failure to yield the right of way charges while Kidder was cited for driving on a painted yellow line.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
William W. Bartlett
Herschel Kidder
Circle Will Meet at Heath Methodist Church
The Afternoon Circle of the Heath Methodist Church will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Mrs. M. L. French will lead the program with hostesses Mrs. C. P. Klein, Mrs. Walter Hayes, Mrs. Carl Mattox, Mrs. Harold Woodgerd, and Bruce Lloyd assisting.
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Middleport
the Heath Methodist Church
M. L. French
C. P. Klein
Walter Hayes
Carl Mattox
Harold Woodgerd
Bruce Lloyd
Auxiliary to Meet Pomeroy
A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 will be held at 7:30 Tuesday evening at the post home.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
Post Home
Activities Planned for National BPW Week in Middleport
Middleport BPW Club outlines a week of events for National BPW Week October 1 to 7. Miss Nina Russell chairs the observance starting with a Sunday breakfast at Mrs. Guy Reynolds home and morning worship at Heath Methodist Church. On October 4 members attend a cooking demonstration at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Posters will promote the observance with the year’s theme Womanpower Dimension in Democracy. National projects include executive training for women with universities, a San Juan Puerto Rico conference, and a $100000 goal to fund a Chinese Nurses Home on Formosa.
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Guy Reynolds
Heath Methodist Church
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Womanpower
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Formosa
Car Damaged In Two Vehicle Crash At Pomeroy Intersection
A two car collision at the Butternut and Mulberry intersection left one car heavily damaged. Raymond Hood, 74, of Pomeroy drove from West Second Street into Sanford Dodson’s car, 84, of Middleport. Dodson’s car sustained light damage while Hood’s suffered heavy damage.
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Pomeroy
Butternut
Mulberry
David Goodwin
Raymond Hood
W. Second St
Sanford Dodson
Middleport
Hood
Dodson
Goodwin
Wilma Dutcher
Marysville
W. Main
Everett Michael
Sheila Ohlinger
Senior Youth Hold Picnic at Middleport Roadside Park
The senior youth fellowship of Heath Methodist Church held a picnic Sunday evening at the Middleport Roadside Park. Stephen Coats led group singing and Forrest Bachtel Jr. conducted the business session as president. Attendees included Marilyn Swan, Sandra Brewington, Barbara Jones, Sarah Bechtle, Diane Criswell, Sandy Simpson, Evelyn Gibbons, Dianne McComas, Suzanne Bradbury, Tom Ball, Mike Sayre, David Konkright, the Rev. and Mrs. Raymon Konkright, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Stephen Coats
Forrest Bachtel, Jr
Marilyn Swan
Sandra Brewington
Barbara Jones
Sarah Bechtle
Diane Criswell
Sandy Simpson
Evelyn Gibbons
Dianne McComas
Suzanne Bradbury
Tom Ball
Mike Sayre
David Konkright
Raymon Konkright
Charles Bradbury
Girls State Report Given To Auxiliary
GLOUSTER The American Legion Auxiliary met Thursday. Miss Carolyn Colbert and Miss Sue Sayre reported on their activities at Girls State. Next meeting is Thursday Oct 5. After the business meeting members will make cancer dressings and bring old sheets or light material. Dues are urged to be paid before the fall convention Oct 26 in Logan. Refreshments served to 28 members and guests by Mrs Neal Morris and Mrs Marie Andrews.
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Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Carolyn Colbert
Sue Sayre
Logan
Neal Morris
Marie Andrews
Mrs. Goldie Drake Visits Zanesville Friend
Mrs. Goldie Drake of Zanesville spent several days with Mrs. Charles Hill and returned home early this week.
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Glous
Goldie Drake
Zanesville
Charles Hill
Isaac Payton Dies Sunday in Glouster
Isaac Ike Payton of Glouster died Sunday at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a short illness. A retired coal miner and member of Carbon Lodge 62 F and AM Nelsonville Ali Baba Temple 52 Columbus and United Mine Workers. Survived by two brothers Alfred Ezra and three sisters Mary Burgess Rose Williams Bertha Woodson and nieces and nephews. Wiley funeral home to announce arrangements.
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Glouster
Isaac
Ike) Payton
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Carbon Lodge
F&am
Nelsonville
Ali Baba Temple
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
James and
Elizabeth Tabler Payton
Payton
Alfred
Ezra
Mary Burgess
Chauncey FHA Elects Officers and Class Chairs
Chauncey Dover FHA officers for the year include Rosemary Kattyan as president and Marilyn Staten as vice president. Other roles are filled by Marla Dunkle secretary Marilyn Dew treasurer Paulette McKinney parliamentarian Patty Truska historian Janet James secretary Lynda Schoonover news reporter and Rita Schoonover. Class chairs include Nancy Perry for both senior and junior, Patty Vincent first section sophomore, Linda Smith first section freshman, Sherry Thomas second section freshman, and Lynda Schoonover second section sophomore.
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Chauncey
FHA
Chauncey- Dover
Rosemary Kattyan
Marilyn Staten
Marla Dunkle
Marilyn Dew
Paulette McKinney
Patty Truska
Janet James
Lynda Schoonover
Rita Schoonover
Nancy. Perry
Patty Vincent
Linda Smith
Sherry Thomas
Niggemeyer Infant Rites Are Monday
Graveside rites were held for Tamara Lynn Niggemeyer at St. John's Church at 9 a.m. Monday. She was the stillborn daughter of Neil and Mary Earlene Niggemeyer of Coolville with maternal grandfather Earl Buchanan and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Niggemeyer listed as survivors.
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Coolville
Tamara Lynn Niggemeyer
St. John’s Church
Neil
Mary Earlene Niggemeyer
Earl Buchanan
Paul Niggemeyer
Guysville
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Ence Bing
Mrs
David Snel
Stephen Pullins
Sammy Hood
Stumbo
Jacob Turner
Charles Bennett
Richard Bodimer
Donald Boone
Freda Edwards
Pat Edwards
Lera Knopp Jones
Ralph Zandel
Pomeroy Church
Inlaw
Earl Briley
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Walter Briley
Center Line
Roger L. Wemer
Navy
Newport
Fla
Kim
Frank Wemer
Harmon Keirns
Hooper Ridge
Hawkins
Manford Sams
Branton
N. Y
Guy Sams
Bessie Wemer
Elizabeth Robinett
Olive Brookins
Bertha Howard
Mabel Sisson
Trimble
Krogers
Ohio U
Chrysler
Cub Scouts
Valiant
Winn
Griff Russell
T. W. Autherson
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club
Nina Russell
Pomeroy Intersection
Isaac Payton
Niggemeyer
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
Ady
Robinson's
E. Second St
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