Middleport Flower Show Set For April 24 25
Middleport hosts its Second Annual Spring Flower Show April 24 and 25 at Heath Methodist Church. Sponsored by the Amateur Gardeners Club and the Middleport Garden Club, with judge Miss Virginia Cavendish of Huntington W Va arriving Saturday morning. Exhibits include competitive groups and a non competitive Spring Flowers class open to the public. Florist blooms allowed and entries limited to club members.
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Middleport
The
Amateur Gardeners Club
Middleport Garden Club
Heath
Arthur Strauss
Amateur Club
John Duerr
Middleport Club
Virginia Cavendish
Garden Club
Howard Beyrs
R. H. Rawlings
Frank Wilson
James Pullen
Leo Beeson
Resignation Submitted by City Solicitors in Pomeroy
A letter to Mayor and City Council of Pomeroy dated March 30 1948 from O'Brien and O'Brien states their resignation as Village Solicitors effective by April 19 1948. Mayor Canaday was unavailable for comment amid expected council vote on April 5 to accept the resignation and appoint a successor for the interim period.
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Pomeroy
O’brien
O'Brien
D. A. Canaday
Temperance Talk Slated at United Methodist Church
The Rev. Oscar King of the Temperance League of Ohio will speak at the 10 30 a m service of the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy Sunday Ed Condon will speak at 7 30 p m leading a juvenile delinquency discussion in a young adult educational program open to the public
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Pomeroy
Oscar King
Temperance League of Ohio
United Methodist Church
Ed Condon
Cocker Spaniel Cinder Appears in National Magazine
Jack Cowie of Middleport reports his black cocker spaniel Cinder was featured in the Saturday Evening Post this week. The dog is pictured getting a haircut, mirroring the January 31 Post cover, and Cowie says Cinder demanded a visit to the hairdresser upon seeing the cover.
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Middleport
Jack Cowie
Cinder
Saturday Evening Post
Cowie
Petition Seeks Damages In Auto Mishap Suit
Riley S. Dougan petitions Common Pleas Court for $500 damages and costs from Joe Conkle of Minersville. Both drivers were en route from Pomeroy to Minersville when Conkle turned left and collided with the Dougan vehicle causing $500 in property damage.
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Pomeroy
Riley S. Dougan
Common Pleas Court
Joe Conkle
Minersville
Conkle
Dougan
Pearl Gosney Services Conducted
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Gosney former Middleport resident were held Wednesday at the Rawlings Coats funeral home. Pallbearers were William Wyatt Edward Spencer Richard Pickens Harry Brinker Jacob Turner Gordon Wolfe.
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Middleport
Pearl Gosney
Rawlings-Coats
William Wyatt
Edward Spencer
Richard Pickens
Harry Brinker
Jacob Turner
Gordon Wolfe
Truck turns corner injures two cabs in Portsmouth street collision
Donald Shump of Portsmouth hauling 55 foot poles for Ohio Power Co. lost control on Court Street and Main. His truck struck Clyde Tyree s diagonally parked cab pushing it onto the sidewalk and into the Green Lantern Restaurant then crashed into Leo Bryan s taxi damaging the Bryan car s rear window trunk and left side. Tyree s cab sustained negligible damage. Traffic halted briefly as crews cleared the scene. the poles remained undamaged en route to unload at Karr s Run.
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Pomeroy
Donald Shump
Portsmouth
Ohio Power Co
Court St
Bryan
Tyree
Shump
Karr’s Run
Marriage Licenses Listed For Numerous Ohio Couples
A long list of marriage licenses is recorded including Ernest Whaley Jr. of Marietta and Jeanette Barnes of Pomeroy. Hiram Musgrove Jr. of Bethesda and Naomi Haynes of Middleport. and others pairing workers from Colum bus to Langsville and Pomeroy. The register covers ages from 18 to 78 with professions such as asbestos worker, restaurant worker, railroad construction worker, clerk, cement mason, coal miner, and carpenter.
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Ernest Whaley, Jr
Marietta
Ohio
Jeanette Barnes
Pomeroy
Hiram D. Musgrove
Bethesda
W.va
Naomi Haynes
Middleport
Raymond E. Simms
Columbus
Goldie Shenfield
Langsville
John McCoy
Betty Decker
Forrest D. Freeman
Logan
Fairy Wilburn
Everett B. Parker
Parkersburg
Margaret Sharpnack
Racine
Charles McCollister
the Plains
Margaret Sharpe
Gordon Chevalier
Long Bottom
Betty Dean
Chester
Charles F. Schultz
Massillon
Lillian R. Bibler
James M. Beckett, Jr
Edna Hanley
Harold L. Fry
New Haven
Mary Knapp
Harold FE. Fowler
Ann Louise Kerns
Ernest Belcher
Cleo Morrison
Alpha Stover
Gladys Zornes
Patrick D. Walters
Hobson
Bonnie Davis
William E. Hinte
Patsy Sanger
Cheshire
Walter G. Laner
Donald Halley
Glenwood Farmer
Dorothy Mae Huffman
James P. King
Rutland
Mary Jane Lucas
Harry H. Larkins
Portland, Carpenter
Bernice Phillips
Portland
Birth Announced for Bradford Daughter in Columbus
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bradford of Columbus announce the birth of a daughter at Grant Hospital on March 26. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Bradford of Brownell Avenue and Mr and Mrs Walter Spohn of Columbus.
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Middleport
Lawrence Bradford
Columbus
Grant Hospital
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
Walter Spohn
Police Attend Funeral Of Patrolman Charles Thompson
Gallipolis officers Allen Fisher Long and Lundy along with Gallipolis Chief Walter Wolfe and Pomeroy Lt Jed Webster attended the funeral of Patrolman Charles Thompson from Nelsonville on Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Charles Thompson
Nelsonville
Allen, Fisher
Pomeroy Card Club Hosts Evening At Home
Mrs. Fred Blaett ar hosted a card club at Spring Ave with two tables in play. High score went to Mrs. Roland Neutzling, traveling prize to Mrs. Fred Crow Jr, and guest prize to Miss Marguerite Meier. Several locals visited relatives and friends, including Dr. Jerie’s trip to New York City for a medical course and Howard Mullen’s return from the Army.
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Tommy and
Terry
Dayton
Tom Henessy
Mulberry Ave
Cora Roberts
Pomeroy
Grant Roberts
John Roberts
Point Pleasant
Abbie Shoemaker
Beaver
William 7. Durst
Holzer Hospital
Charles Mullen
Mullen
U.S. Army
James H
Terrill Family Dinner Hosts Noted Guests
Mr. and Mrs. John Terrill hosted a family dinner at their home on Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Legar, Mrs. Charles Hesser and a daughter, Charles Ann, Mrs. William Hines, and Joe Struble.
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John Terrill
Charles Legar
Charles Hesser
Charles Ann
William Hines
Joe Struble
Local Obituaries and Visits Noted in Last Week's Notices
Mr and Mrs E B Epple Mrs John Hines and Mr and Mrs John Terrell attended the funeral of a relative J Jordan at Nitro West Virginia last week. Joe Struble of Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Struble of West Main St last week and returned to Columbus Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Irven Eubanks and
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E. B. Epple
John Hines
John Terrell
J. Jordan
Nitro
W.va
Joe Struble
Columbus
Clarence Struble
West
Main St
Irven Eubanks
Curtis Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Damon E. Curtis 67 of Welsh Hills Granville and formerly Long Bottom were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morrow Funeral Home Granville with burial in Welsh Hills Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Florence three children and six sisters and brothers.
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Long Bottom
George Osborne
Racine
John Palmer
East Liverpool
Charles Johnson
Johnstown
Alva Grimes
Katie Hilton
Newark
John Anderson
Alexandria
Court Action Halted Against Middleport Man
POMEROY Golden Little of Middleport faced probation violation charges before Common Pleas Judge Edgar Ervin. He was sworn into the Army by Lieut. T P O Reilly of Marietta. A plea of nolle prosequi was entered. arrested in March 1947 after a March 13 fight, he was indicted and changed plea to guilty in August, placed on two years probation.
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Pomeroy
Golden Little
Middleport
Common Pleas
Edgar Ervin
T. P. O’reiley
Marietta
Nolle Prosequi
Missionary Meeting in Middleport at Gardner Home
The Sanborn Missionary Society will hold a meeting Monday evening at Mrs. L. O. Gardner’s home. Mrs. Myra Stephenson from Pomeroy Baptist Church is slated to speak.
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Missionary Meeting
Middleport
Sanborn Missionary Society
L. O. Gardner
Myra Stephenson
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Local Families Return and Travel Updates Across States
Church groups from Huntington West Virginia and Zanesville Ohio gathered when Mrs. H V Shelton and others of Huntington joined with Zanesville residents for winter visits. Effie Warren returned to Reedsville from Columbus and Charles Romine went home from Holzer Hospital by Ewing ambulance. Dan White's family came home after two weeks with Hall Cooper in Tampa Florida. Susie Andrews returned to Enterprise after winter in Dayton Kentucky accompanied by Maude Griffith and C R McCormick who returned to Dayton Kentucky.
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H. V. Shelton
Carl Nelson
Willie Shelton
Bernie Smith
Charles Smith
Huntington
W.va
Arthur Cohen
Maynard Morris
Pearl Cohen
Zanesville
Ohio
Newton Wintle
Columbus
Effie Warren
Reeds Ville
Charles Romine
Hemlock Grove
Holzer Hospital
Ewing
Dan White
Dayton, Ky
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A. R. Sherman
Bruce Lloyd
W.H. Juhling
Forrest Bachtel
Edward French
Delbert Rice
William Grueser
Earl Knight
E. M. Wood
Paul Smart
C. A. Emmish
James Simpson
Walter Harris
R. W. Rawlings
Madonna
Garen Stansbury
Walter Crooks
E. S
Arthur Stuart
Clarence Rupp
Lawrence Milhoan
C. P. Bradbury
Runyan
Mercedes Condon
Western Union
H. M. Cross
Dean & Barry
Philco
Erators
Apex
Heatrola
Middleport, Ohio
Sporting Goods
BROWN
2Nd St
Middleport, O
Hayes
Cleaners and Tailors
Wehrung
Spencer & Wehrung
Main
Cig
Temperance
Cocker
National Magazine
Chester High
Ted Wildermuth and His Orchestra
Pomeroy Personals
Curtis
Riggs
Cular Dee
Swisher 4
Lohse
Pomeroy , Ohio
Omar
Norge “Rollator
Moll
NORGE
Ferry - Morse Bulk Garden
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Rutland, Ohio
Briggs and Stratton Motor
Sherwin - Williams
Test
Ric
Bis Brick Mason and
Ciie
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