Meigs Polio Chapter Receives $1000 Donation
Mrs. Audrey Young, chairwoman of the Meigs County Chapter of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, reports a $1000 check from national headquarters to aid local polio patients. The chapter has spent $6225 this year on 25 patients and expects to spend another $4000 before year’s end.
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Pomeroy
Audrey Young
Meigs County
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
National Headquarters
Young
National Office For Assistance To
Mrs. Young
Henry Ley Dies in Glouster at 74 Rites Tuesday
Henry P. Ley 74 of 53 Spring St Glouster died Saturday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Survived by wife Goldie and six children Josephine McGee Glouster Mary Dempsey Norwalk Charles Athens Robert Columbus Lawrence Wichita Falls. Rosary at 7 tonight at Wiley funeral home.
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Glouster
Henry P. Ley
Spring St
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Anthony Nickel
Maplewood Cemetery
Ley
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Ohio
Goldie Ley
Charles
Athens
Robert
Columbus
Lawrence
Wichita Falls
Tex
Josephinhe McGee
Mary Dempsey
Norwalk
Wiley Funeral Home
Glouster WSCS Holds Meeting at Methodist Church
The Glouster Methodist Church WSCS will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the church. Mrs T D McAfoose will lead the program and Mrs Noel Eveland will give devotions. Hostesses are Mrs Ed Kurtzman and Mrs Goldie Ahle.
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WSCS
Glouster Methodist Church
T.D. McAfoose
Noel Eveland
Ed Kurtzman
Goldie Ahle
Senior Progressive Study Club Meeting Changes Venue
The Senior Progressive Study Club will meet at the Hotel Gordon Tuesday at 7 30 p m replacing the previous plan to gather at Mrs Nor bert W Johnston home.
Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Schedule Scheduled
The Eagles Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Bertha Barrett as hostess. The business meeting will be followed by games.
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Eagles
Bertha Barrett
Jobs Daughters Practice Tonight at Masonic Hall
All members are urged to attend practice this evening at 7 00 p m at the Masonic hall as this is an important session for the group.
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Masonic Hall
Junior Progressive Study Club Reschedules Meeting
The Junior Progressive Study Club will meet next Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Austin Wiley instead of this evening as announced previously.
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Progressive Study Club
Austin Wiley
Stoody Couple Visits Friends In California
Mr and Mrs Henry Stoody of Inglewood California called on Mr and Mrs James Walker recently Mrs Stoody is a cousin of Mrs Walker Mr Stoody a retired Methodist minister formerly located in Corning
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Henry Stoody
Inglewood
Calif
James Walker
Stoody
Walker
Corning
Missionary Society Meeting at Bishopville Church of Christ
Mrs Florence Bilew presided at the September 26 regular meeting held at her home of the Missionary Society. After devotions and prayer the business session followed. Dolano hosted the next gathering on the 24th at her home.
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Florence Bilew
Missionary Society of the
Bishopville
Correction on Rothwell Club meeting reading
It is clarified that Mrs. T. A. Noon prepared and read the paper titled The Duncan Hines Adventures In Good Eating at the Rothwell Club meeting held Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Morris did not read a prepared paper.
Meigs County Sheriff Reports Weekend Arrests And Emergency Calls
Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reports one man jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge and three emergency squad calls over the weekend. DOW SNOW, 40, Indiana, was released on bond and ordered to appear in mayoral court. Buford Slater, 51, was held for Lakin officials. The squad answered a fatal accident in Middleport with 7 year old Darrell Moodispaugh killed, a possible heart attack in Minersville for Mrs. George Rea, and a fall at Liza Landers’ home in Pomeroy with possible rib fractures.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert C. Hartenbach
Lakin State Hospital
Dow Snow
Indiana
State Highway Patrol
E. R. Robinson
Buford Slater
Sheriff's Department
Lakin
Middleport
Darrell Eugene Moodispaugh
Laurence Napper
Minersville
Locust
Sycamore
George Rea
Meigs General Hospital
Liza Landers
Pomeroy Ladies Host Visitors and Guild News
Pomeroy reports two weeks of Houseguests for Mr. and Mrs. Weatherby and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers from Bunker Hill and Des Moines. The Cavanaughs stayed with them, with dinners and a lawn hamburger fry attended by Rex Tom Don and Eva Mohler. The Cavanaughs plan to return to Des Moines. Miss Sue Lehew to host Grace Episcopal Guild meeting in Mason Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Pomeroy
J. W. Weatherby
Harrisonville Road
C. O Rogers
Bunkerhill
The
Grace Episcopal Church
Sue Lehew
Mason
Pomeroy OES Chapter to Convene at Masonic Temple
The Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of the Eastern Star will hold a meeting at 7 45 p m on Tuesday in the Masonic Temple located on Mulberry Avenue.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter
OES
Masonic Temple
Mulberry Ave
Bentz Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Mike Bentz Sr. 55 were to be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Ewing funeral home with Rev. Freeland Norris officiating for a Meigs County resident killed in a strip mine accident near Cheshire. He died of crushed chest injuries when pinned between a crane base and a mine wall on Fleming Coal Co. property. Burial in Chester Cemetery. Survivors include wife Myrtle Pearson Bentz, son Michael A Bentz Jr., daughters Agnes Rose Shirley and Judith Ann, two sisters Barbara and Maude Lowe, and five grandchildren. His mother and father preceded him in death.
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Pomeroy
Mike Bentz
Cheshire
Bentz
Eagle Ridge
Meigs County
C. M. Conkle
Fleming Coal Co
Middle
Barbara Lowe
Maude Lowe
Charleston
Moodispaugh Services Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Darrell Eugene Moodispaugh, 7, killed when struck by a car Saturday afternoon in lower Middleport, were conducted at 2 p m Monday at the Rawlings Coats funeral home. The Rev O H Carr officiated. Survived by parents and siblings, they include grandparents Isaac Barrett Wilkesville Lovina Barrett Middleport and Bert Moodispaugh Columbus.
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Middleport
Darrell Eugene Moodispaugh
Lower Middleport
Rawlings- Coats
O. H. Carr
Isaac Barrett
Wilkesville
Lovina Barrett
Bert Moodispaugh
Columbus
Birth at Meigs General Hospital Clifton West Virginia
A son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Allensworth Clifton WV. Discharged Wayne Milhoan Pomeroy Sam Misner Rutland Mrs Wesley Belles Racine Sam Sisson Tuppers Plains Mrs Raymond Boatright Chester.
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Charles Allensworth
Clifton
W. Va
Wayne Milhoan
Pomeroy
Sam Misner
Rutland
Wesley Belles
Racine
Sam Sisson
Tuppers Plains
Raymond Boatright
Chester
Four Cases Heard In Mayor's Court
Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams Sr reports four cases heard last week. Joe Binderbasin of Glouster charged with driving a tractor on High Street while intoxicated pled not guilty and was bound over to court with bond set at 500 dollars. Dorothy Walpole of Glouster faced intoxication charges with a 13.80 dollar bond. Charles McCoy of Glouster faced petty larceny with a 58.80 dollar bond. Lee Love of Glouster pled not guilty on charges.
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Glouster
Thomas Williams
Joe Binderbasin
High St
Dorothy Walpole
Charles McCoy
Lee Love
Weekend Visitors Come and Go Through The Riverside Area
Wilbur Quivey of Portland Oregon spent several days with his brother in law and sister. Huntington guests included Mr and Mrs Everett Thomas Mrs Donald Holter and son Mike. Elmer Wickham family returned from a vacation through the eastern states. Mrs Ray Seidenable dined with Howard Seidenable in Pine Grove. Dr Alston Tracy and wife from Columbus visited Everett Tracy family and Andrew Maze from Miamisburg and K P Wallace of Huntington visited J D Roush Letart Falls and Nelsonville relatives.
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Wilbur Quivey
Portland
Ore
Everett Thomas
Donald Holter
Mike
Huntington
Albert Young
Elmer Wickham
Ray Seidenable
Howard Seidenable
Pine
Chief Reports Two Accidents in Middleport Weekend
Middleport police chief Leroy Bartrum said two weekend collisions occurred on S Third Street and Powell Street. The first involved Jane Nesselroad 18 of Pomeroy and Helen Ifill 26 of Pomeroy with $15 damages to each car. The second collision near a filling station involved William Lowe of Middleport and Howard Barnes 31 of Columbus with damages $0 and $40 respectively.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
S. Third St
Jane Nesselroad
Pomeroy
Helen M. Ifill
William Lowe
Howard E. Barnes
Columbus
Lowe
Barnes
Leach Veith birth announced in Holzer Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leach announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday September 22 at Holzer Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Veith and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leach. great grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fife, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. George Veith. The Leach and Smith families are connected through Jackson and Middieport ancestry.
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Donald Leach
Dorothy Ann Veith
Holzer Hospital
John Veith
Joe Leach
Ross Fife
Adolph Smith
Jackson
George Veith
Middleport
William Larkin
New Boston
Rutland
Martha Rife
Guysville
Glenna Shuler
Tupper Plains Boy Scout Troop 205 Meets
Tupper Plains Boy Scout Troop 205 met Monday at 7 30 p m with eight boys present. Scoutmaster Paul Life and outdoorsman William Chapman attended. Next meeting set for Monday Sept 30 at 8 p m. Methodist Sunday School picnic held at Forked Run Lake Sunday.
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Tuppers Plains
Paul Life
William Chapman
Methodist Sunday School
Forked Run Lake
Jennie Roush
West Shade
Gerald Violet
Eugene Story
Darwin
Ethel Stout
Maywood Johnston
Portland
Wayne Brickles
Wellston PHS and Pomeroy Bands Stage Dad Night Show
At the Wells ton stadium the Pomeroy High School band directed by Ray Woodgeard and the Wellston High School band led by Dane Heitzman presented a combined half time show based on Dad's Night. The two bands formed hearts and the word DAD, introduced fathers, and performed Let Me Call You Sweetheart For He's A Jolly Good Fellow White Sands Alma Mater.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy- Wellston
Wellston
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Wellston High School
Dane Heitzman
Shelia Strauss
Me Call
Heitzman
White Silver Sands
Athens Presbyterian Youth Rally Draws 180 Youths to Middleport
About 180 youths from two towns and several communities gathered Sunday evening at the Middleport First Presbyterian Church for an Athens Presbyterian Youth Rally. Students from McConnelsville Gallipolis Athens Vincent Deerfield and other towns attended with opening worship led by the McConnelsville group and a closing service by the Athens group.
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Middleport
Athens Presbyterian
John Saxton
Barbara Corradini
Athens
Cinda Morris
David Lyons
Miss Morris
Miss Buchanan
Miss Gregg
Judson White
Fall Flowers
Lucy Gregg
Karen
Karen Gregg
Helen Taylor
Patty Lowery
Beverly Perrin
Carolyn Russell
Richard Bolin
Fred Slater
Sandra Hysell
Rodney Sauer
Eber Lewis
Charlotte Perrin
Hubert Taylor
James Buchanan
Gail Hysell
Lowell Probasco
Donald Lowery
Lewis H. Sauer
Ed Slater
William Morris
J. J. Davis
Russell Lyons
Carl Allensworth
Fran Reichart
Janice Zerkle
Judy Sa
Powder Puff Club Holds Meigs Hospital Aid Drive
The Powder Puff Club of Middleport paraded through streets in bold outfits and costumes, concluding with a home initiation for 12 new members led by Sharon Jones and other officers. They plan fundraisers to aid Meigs General Hospital and support Meigs County Home children, with more events and a Halloween party in the works.
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Middleport
Powder Puff Club
Jeannette Crooks
Sharon Jones
Phyllis Stanley
Miss Crooks
Vonda Lee
Vera Covert
Judy van Cooney
Judy Arnold
Carol Blaker
Betty Harris
Miss Jones
Meigs General Hospital
Meigs County
Miss Howell
Carla Wilson
Grace Capteina
Dixie Pierce
Mary Scott
Alma Baumgardner
Carla Bunch
Carolyn Milhoan
Carole Hudson
Beverly Dunham
Janet Stobart
Janice Asbury
Polly Thomas
Kay Hanson
Pomeroy
Middleport Junior High Jamboree Set for Saturday
The Southeastern Ohio District Baptist Youth Fellowship holds a junior high jamboree at Middleport First Baptist Church on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p m. Local youths from the district are invited to participate in the event.
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Middleport
Ohio
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Middleport First Baptist Church
Fortnight Club Opens Fall Activities In Middleport
Plans for the fall season were made at a Fortnight Club meeting held Thursday evening at the home of Miss Anna Howell on Grant Street. The event included birthday observances for Mrs. Robert Tewksbury and Mrs. Jack Bachner, and refreshments were served.
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Middleport
Anna Howell
Grant St
Robert Tewksbury
Jack Bachner
Middleport Canasta Club Reorganized At Ohlinger Home
The Thursday Evening Canasta Club held a reorganizational meeting at Mrs. David Ohlinger’s home. Prizes went to Mrs. Jane Gilkey and Mrs. James Buchanan. Next meeting planned for Oct. 10 at Mrs. John Zerkle’s home. Members include Mrs. Bruce Lloyd Mrs. Emmet Shuler Mrs. B. F. Parmalee and Mrs. Clinton Fisher. A dessert course was served.
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Middleport
David Ohlinger
Jane Gilkey
James Buchanan
John Zerkle
Bruce Lloyd
Emmet Shuler
B. F. Parmalee
Clinton Fisher
Hayride Planned by Heath church Youth Fellowship
The Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship met at the church with new president John Ketchka in charge. A 5 p.m. Saturday hayride to Portland Park was planned, with rain postponement possible. The evening opened with a potluck, honored Pfc. E. L. McCombs and Leo Kennedy, and featured a panel on What God Wants Us to do with Our Lives led by Vera Covert and Sharon Jones.
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Middleport
the Heath
Vera Covert
Sharon Jones
David Cheser
James Hamer
Miss Jones
Miss Covert
Nan Moore
Middleport Literary Club Plans Fall Meeting
The Middleport Literary Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. D. B. Hartinger’s home for their first fall gathering. The event was moved from Mrs. Clyde Ingels’s residence.
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Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
D. B. Hartinger
Clyde Ingels
Riverview Riding Club to Meet at New Haven Stables
Middleport Riverview Riding Club will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Tuesday at the stables in New Haven West Virginia.
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Middleport
Riverview Riding Club
New Haven
W.va
Bradford and Church Families Attend Services and Horse Show
Mr and Mrs Carl Phillips of Athens attended funeral services for C E Church at the Church of Christ. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bradford and four children of Grove City visited his parents Mr and Mrs William Bradford. Wallace Bradford and daughters Neda and Carolyn went to Elinor West Virginia for a Lions Club horse show. The Bradford horse Lady Pepper placed third in English pleasure and fifth in three gaits.
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Carl Phillips
Athens
C. E. Church
Church of Christ
Lawrence Bradford
Grove City
William Bradford
Wallace Bradford
Neda
Carolyn
Elinor
W.va
The
Lions Club
Bradford
Lady Pepper
Charge Denied in Red Light Stop Plea in Court
William J. Philips 20 of 10 W Mulberry St pleaded innocent to a State Highway Patrol failure to stop for a red light charge in Municipal Court. He was ordered held on a $25 bond for a hearing next Wednesday.
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William J. Philips
Mulberry St
Alfred Methodist Church Through Three Constructions
The Alfred Methodist Church in Alfred marks 67 years with its oldest member Catharine Woods at 97 and three consec utive buildings on the same site. The original 1890 frame church burned in 1912, a cement block second building followed, and the present concrete block church was completed with a 1956 start and 14 000 dollar cost funded by about 200 supporters and a 1000 gift from the Methodist Union.
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Alfred
Alfred Methodist Church
James Ryther
Wash Lowden
Asbury
Tuppere Plains
Bethany
Bethel
Lawrence Chapel
Shoop
Elson
Daugherty
Methodist Union
Herbert Hooper
Athens
Grove
Wahama Band Fourth Show Impresses With Theme Night
Wahama White Falcon Band, under new director Howard Cozart, staged its fourth performance of the season during the Wahama Belpre game. Pre game included National Anthem and field entrance. halftime featured an Arthur Murray Party theme with foxtrot Too Young and Too Fat Polka as well as symbols like a square note, violin salute, Tammy Waltz, a 45 RPM record, Rock Around the Clock, and the W and Alma Mater.
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Timmy Duncan
Tammy
Belpre
Wahama
Alfred MyFholds regular meeting on Sept 22
The MYF met Sunday evening September 22 with ten youths and one adult. Doris Dillinger led devotions and the group started a missionary study. In the business session led by Janice Swartz plans were made for the charge meeting set for October 21 in Alfred.
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Alfred
MYF
Doris Dillinger
Janice Swartz
WSCS Meeting At Isola Taylor Home
The WSCS met at Isola Taylor's home with eleven members present. Helen Woode led the business portion and presented the District Seminar report from Forest Run. Helen Woode and Isola Taylor read Methodist Woman articles while Nellie Parker prepared missionary materials for future meetings. Isola Taylor led the program of talks and discussions. first quarterly reports were filed. Refreshments were served. The next gathering is set for Garnet Windland's home on October 15.
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WSCS
Isola Taylor
Helen Woode
Forest Run
Nellie Parker
Garnet Windland
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Athens Messenger
Meigs
Sandra Mulford
Marjorie Bentz
Olan Hysell
Henry Ley
Glouster Women’s News
Gordon
Norbert W. Johnston
James Walkers
Lev
Pomeroy Women’s News
Miss Lehew
Moodispaugh
Pomeroy Personals
Wellston-Phs
Middleport Area
Middleport First
Fortnight
Canasta Club
Riding Club
By Betsy Bolender
William Bentz
Desmond Swartz
Lottridge
Wahama Band
Lee Mullen
Mullen
Sohio Service
Liberty
Annie Oakley
Barbara Stanwyck
Preston Foster
Melvyn Douglas
Nancy Kelly
Patty McCormick
the Bad Seed
Scott Brady
Mala Powers
Bill Williams
the Storm Rider
Marla English
Tom Conway
Voodoo Woman
Pamela Duncan
Richard Garland
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Tammy and the Bachelor
Debbie Reynolds
Leslie Nielson
Walter Brennan
Temple
Old
Pomeroy and Middleport
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