Hobson Crossing Signals Received for Route 7 Crossing
Central Railroad says safety signal materials for the Hobson crossing on Route 7 have arrived and installation is planned for mid April by NYC signal crews now in Fostoria. Local residents demand a better lighting system amid past wrecks and fatalities, with debate over blinker signals versus other lighting options.
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Middleport
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
NYC
Fostoria
Meigs
James O'Brien
Hobson Crossing
Pomeroy and Middleport Officials Schedule Evening Meeting
Pomeroy and Middleport mayors and councils meet tonight at 8 in City Hall to discuss jointly purchasing a street cleaner on a three year rental basis and using it cooperatively. They will also consider repairing out of order parking meters and a state permit renewal to dump waste into the river.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy and
Middleport
E. F. Robinson
Maggie E. Scott 78 Dies in Basil Ohio
Maggie E. Scott 78 died Sunday at her daughter Mrs Eve lyn Willard’s Basil home Ohio. Survived by three daughters and four sons, two sisters, 22 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home with burial Hemlock Grove Cemetery.
Dog Found Dead Heads to Rabies Test
POMEROY The head of a dog found dead on a Harrisonville property was brought to Sheriff Bob Hartenbach Sunday. The head will be taken to Athens for a rabies test.
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Pomeroy
Bob Hartenbach
Athens
Harrisonville
Middleport Society Anniversary and Local Notices
Middleport observes the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwab with a family dinner hosted by Mrs. Schwab’s relatives in Charleston. Amateur Garden Club changes meeting day to Tuesday at Mrs. Robert Reibel’s home for a nickel judging flower arrangement. Nancy Jean Hartley wed Henry D. Cooper in Huntington West Virginia March 2 announcements note Hartley’s Middleport High School and Holzer Nursing School background and Cooper’s Somet-Solvay role.
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Middleport
Richard Schwab
Beech St
Amateur Garden Club
Robert Reibel
Ben Philson
Carroll Swanson
Huntington
W. Va
Nancy Jean Hartley
Homer A. Hartley
Locust Street
Henry D. Cooper
J. H. Cooper
Princeton
Hartley
Middleport High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Veterans Hospital
Cooper
Somet-Solvay
Allied Chemical and Dye Co
Ashland
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Walter F Harris at Ohio University
Mrs. Walter F Harris celebrated her birthday with a dinner at the University Center in Athens. Guests included Mrs. Walter B Harris Mrs. Robert Harris Mrs. H G Mace Mrs. Marcelline Buell Harrie Marie Smith and Barbara Stout hosted by Mrs. Margaret Keehne Davis director of home services.
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Middleport
Athens
Walter F. Harris
Walter B. Harris
Robert Harris
H. G. Mace
Marcelline Buell
Harrie Marie Smith
Barbara Stout
Margaret Keehne Davis
Home Services
Ohio University
University Center
Probasco Pledged at Miami University Alpha Phi
Julia Ann Probasco of Ash Street, visiting from Miami University Oxford, joins 47 other women as a pledge of Alpha Phi sorority started at the university last fall. Initiation of the pledge class will occur after spring vacation when students return to campus. State and national leaders are noted in the article.
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Middleport
Julia Ann Probasco
Miami University
Oxford
Lowell Probasco
Ash St
Miss Probasco
Alpha Phi Fraternity
WCTU Campaign Drive Pledged at Middleport Meeting
Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pledged a campaign to gain new members at a Friday night meeting held at Mrs. Harry Houdashelt's home. Mrs. M. L. Kelly presided as program included readings by Mrs. Houdashelt titled Sophia's Sermon and the poem Others. Secretary Mrs. L. D. Diles also read a poem.
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Middleport
WCTU
Harry Houdashelt
M. L. Kelly
Houdashelt
Local Families Visit and Travel Notices Across Ohio
Mrs James E Harley travels to Springfield to visit grandchildren Frances Ann and Jimmy while her husband Dr John Harley and Mrs Harley enjoy a Florida vacation. Evans family guests include Mr and Mrs W K Everson and daughters Jan and Pat. Weekend visits feature Mr and Mrs Vaughan Callow Warwood WV. Mrs Rhea Brown returns to Huntington after a week with Hibbs family. birthday dinner held at Hibbs home. Christine Grant Columbus visits Homer Grant. Robert F Ginther joins wife and Vicki Lynn with Hawk ins family in Meigs County. Gordon Harris family returns to Columbus after a weekend with Hawkins and Hennessey relatives.
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James E. Harley
Springfield
Frances
Ann
Jimmy Harley
John Harley
Florida
W. K Everson
Jan
Pat
Vaughan Callow
Warwood
W. Va
Rhea Brown
Huntington
C. F. Hibbs
George
Brown
Hibbs
Vicki Lynn
John Hawkins, Jr
Gordon Harris
Nicky
Jimmy
Columbus
Robert Harrises
C. M. Hennesys
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted include Mrs Grace Drake of Pomeroy J H Eastman of Pomeroy Route Joe Kimes of Pomeroy and Mrs William Cooks of Harrisonville Route 1. Discharged are Fritz Buck of Pomeroy Frank Johnston of Pomeroy Tom Wells of Harrisonville Sam Misner of Rutland Route Tressie Spencer and Chester.
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Grace Drake
Pomeroy
J. H. Eastman
Joe Kimes
William Cooks
Harrisonville
Fritz Buck
Frank Johnston
Tom Wells
Sam Misner
Rutland
Tressie Spencer
Chester
Meigs County Officials Attend Family Funeral in Oak Hill
Superintendent of Meigs County Schools and Mrs Patterson attended the funeral of Dan Isaacs in Oak Hill. Isaacs died Thursday in McArthur. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Saturday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Patterson
Dan Isaacs
Oak Hill
Mr. Isaacs
McArthur
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lost DOKKS Find Hall After Street Inquiries
Members of DOKK of Bakoo Temple Columbus sought the K of P Hall in Middleport during a planned ceremony. After failing to locate the Castle Hall on the street they learned from a restaurant manager whose grandfather once led the largest Knights of Pythias family in Ohio, guiding them to the correct hall.
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Middleport
DOKK
Columbus
Castle Hall
The
Knights of Pyythias
Ohio
Girl Scout Troop 2 Celebrates Second Anniversary
POMEROY With the Blue Jay Patrol as hostesses Girl Scout Troop 2 of Sugar Run School celebrated its second anniversary at the school Friday. Games were played and refreshments of ice cream and soft drinks were served. Members present were Jane Baer Nancy Burns Alita Carpenter Jennifer Crow Terry Cuthbertson Cheryl Ebersbach Kathy Grimes Patricia Hennes sy Candy Kissling Kitty Persinger Frances Radford Cindy Swatzel and their leader Mrs. Charles Persinger.
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Pomeroy
Blue Jay Patrol
Girl Scout Troop 2
Sugar Run School
Jane Baer
Nancy Burns
Alita Carpenter
Jennifer Crow
Terry Cuthbertson
Cheryl Ebersbach
Kathy Grimes
Patricia Hennessy
Candy Kissling
Kitty Persinger
Frances Radford
Cindy Swatzel
Charles Persinger
Meigs County Land Transfers Shaped by Local Transactions
A series of property transfers in Meigs County includes Frank and Alice Young selling 0.18 acre to Henry and Thelma Carpenter in Rutland. Sarah R Smith and James Calvin Smith selling nine acres in Chester to Roger C and Sarah R Smith. Smith selling to Mida E Morris in Chester. Anna Reuter selling five acres in Salisbury Township to Clifford and Wilmetta Leifheit. Baker and Verlie M Gordon selling a lot to Village of Middleport. Henry and Thelma Carpenter selling Lot 6 in Rutland to Sybil Ebersbach who then sells Lot 6 back to Carpenter. Harry and Ethel Canterbury selling property in Salisbury Township to Phillip David Radford. David E Darst deceased transferring a certificate to Bertha E Darst in Middleport. Harry and Ethel Canterbury also selling property in Chester to Phillip David Radford.
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Frank
Alice Young
Henry
Thelma Carpenter
Rutland
Sarah R
James Calvin Smith
Roger C
Sarah R. Smith
Chester
Mida E. Morris
Anna Reuter
Clifford
Wilmetta Leifheit
Salisbury Township
Baker
Verlie M. Gordon
Middleport
Sybil Ebersbach
Harry and
Ethel Canterbury
Phillip David Radford
David E. Darst
Bertha E. Darst
Band Earns Excellent in First District Contest
William K. Everson reports Kyger Creek high school band earned an excellent rating at the district band contest in Athens. In their first year seeking a rating the group has four years of organization with last year only comment. The Everson family, Mr. and Mrs. Everson and daughters Pat and Jan, live on Sixth Ave Beeson property.
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Middleport
William K. Everson
Kyger Creek
Athens
Kgger Creek
Everson
Pat
Jan
Beeson
Sixth Ave
Pomeroy Squad Makes Two Emergency Runs
The Pomeroy Emergency Squad performed two ambulance runs Sunday afternoon. Obert Markins of Harrisonville received oxygen at 2:30 p.m. and was moved to Pomeroy then transported to Holzer Hospital for a heart condition. Jessie Lanning of Beech Grove Road was taken to Meigs General Hospital at about 5:30 p.m. with severe left side pains.
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Pomeroy
Obert Markins
Harrisonville
Holzer Hospital
Jessie Lanning
Beech Grove Rd
Meigs General Hospital
Tentative Plans for Scout Camporee in May
Meigs Gallia Mason District leaders C F Hibbs district chairman Robert Mills John Parsons James W Reese and Vinson Jarrell defined spring camporee sites after visiting Camp Chester. Pomeroy L S C Club met at Laurel Grange Hall with 25 members and guests enjoying recreation led by C F Blakeslee.
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Middleport
Camp Chester
Meigs - Gallia-Mason
C. F. Hibbs
Robert Mills
John Parsons
James W. Reese
Vinson Jarrell
Pomeroy
L.S.C
Laurel Grange Hall
C. FE. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Harley Pickett
Woman Returns Home After Week in Holzer Hospital
Mrs. John Blaetmar of W Main Street was released Sunday after a week as a patient at Holzer Hospital and returned to her home on Main Street.
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Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
John Blaetmar
W. Main St
Old Meigs County Carpenter Home Fire Reveals Hollow Stone Bottle
The Carpenter family home near Mt Blanco Meigs County burned after a long occupancy. A hollow stone in the basement contained an empty bottle from the 19th century. The article traces the Carpenters’ 1806 settlement, 150 years of keepsakes, and plans to rebuild on Route 143 near the Pony Farm center.
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C. H. Harris
Robert Carpenter
Columbia Township
Meigs County
Ney
Marshall
Mt. Blanco
Carpenter
New Carpenter Place
Amos Carpenter
Sarah Simpson
Southeast
Ohio
Rutland
New Carpenter
Deginney
Kansas
Carpenters
Meinhart Bill Heads for Hearing on Veterans Memorial Plan
Meigs County representative George Meinhart says House Bill 59, backed by about 800 local signers, seeks a 60 percent bond approval and one special election. The measure, tied to the Soldiers Memorial Section and a planned Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital, moves to the Elections and Federal Affairs Committee tonight at 8. If favorably reported, it goes to the Senate Rules Committee and then to the House floor.
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Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial
Elections and Federal Affairs Committee
Senate
George Meinhart
Meigs
General Assembly
Meinhart
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
C W Reeves Dies at 78 in Columbus
Calvin W Reeves 78 native of Meigs County died Sunday in University Hospital Columbus a retired plasterer lived in Columbus 44 years Home at 413 Sixteenth Ave He survived by son Chalmer H Reeves sister Mrs Gertrude Gibson Athens three grandchildren four great grandchildren Funeral by D Harvey Davis 1846 Summit St Wednesday 10 am burial Hebardville 1 pm Tuesday visitation 2-4 and 7-9 pm
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Calvin W.reeves
Meigs County
University Hospital
Columbus
Reeves
Sixteenth Ave
Oakwood Methodist Church
Franklin Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Elizabeth W. Reeves
Chalmer H. Reeves
Gertrude Gibson
Athens
D. Harvey Davis
Summit St
Hebardville
Meigs Beagle Club To Meet Tuesday
Meigs County Beagle Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at its Harrison ville running grounds. Robert Bowen is secretary and Robert Sheets of Gallipolis will preside.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Meigs County Beagle Club
Robert Bowen
Robert Sheets
Gallipolis
Portland Social Notes Of Visits And Weekends
Portland social notes recount visits and weekends across several families. Belpre, Parkersburg, Gallipolis, Columbus, Newark, Oxford, Huntington, and Somerset are named with multiple households hosting and traveling guests.
Tuppers Plains Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and News
Mrs Ida Dorst learns her daughter and husband were in a Detroit wreck with the daughter injured. Dana Hoffman sales his farm to Headley Perrin and family. Syracuse guests visit Kirk Ridenour Nickles in Tuppers Plains. Roy Lee and two sons from Columbus visit Lemley. Dick Ritter returns from hospital. Paul Torrence and family visit for Bert Smith golden wedding anniversary in Silver Ridge. Smiths are Torrences' grandparents.
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Tuppers Plains
Ida Dorst
Detroit
Dana Hoffman
Clyde Headley
Tom Perrin
Argel Kirkheart
Syracuse
N. Y
Floyd Ridenour
Chester
Mary Nickles
Roy Lee
Columbus
Carl Lemley
Dick Ritter
Paul Torrence
Bert Smith
Silver Ridge
Mrs. Smith
Torrence
Darwin Area Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Martha Douglas visited Mattie Whaley and Kate Sinclair hosted visits from Mrs. W R Davis Miss Helen Davis and Miss Joyce Davis of Rose Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Howett visited Kate Sinclair while Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whaley plan a move to Letart. The Darwin Telephone Co. will hold its quarterly meeting April 5.
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Darwin
Martha Douglas
Mattie Whaley
W. R. Davis
Helen Davis
Joyce Davis
Rose Hill
Dana Howett
Kate Sinclair
M. C. Stout
Nell Vodish
Pomeroy
Charles Whaley
Letart
William King
Kingsbury
William Smith
Dayton
Wade Smith
Harry Hayman
Mary Stanley
Columbus
Handford Stanley
Darwin Telephone Co
Ravenswood Activity Impresses Traveler
Fred Shifler, returning from Clearwater, praises Ravenswood building activity. He says no southern state along his drive home matched the Kaiser Aluminum plant and other construction seen in the Ravenswood area.
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Middleport
Fred Shifler
Clearwater
Kla
Florida
Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum
Five Syracuse youths confess River Service Station break in
Five youths admitted breaking into the River Service Station in Syracuse on Friday. Authorities dropped charges after parents cooperated and items were returned. no charges pressed. Separate incident at Maytag Store on East Main Street remains unsolved with $193 stolen from a file cabinet.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Robert Hartenbach
Franklin Rizer
Maytag
E. Main St
Burkhart and Morton Named Inheritance Claim
Ira M. Burkhart age 52 of Long Bottom and Hattie Morton age 39 of Long Bottom Route 1 are identified as heirs. They are listed as descendants of E. L. Burkhart Elizabeth Anderson and Jack Bodie Ida Mae Nelson.
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Pomeroy
Ira M. Burkhart
Long Bottom
Hattie Morton
E. L. Burkhart
Elizabeth Anderson
Jack Bodie
Ida Mae Nelson
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Athens Messenger
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Pomeroy, Middleport
Rs. Scott
Basil
Ady
Sheree North
Tom Ewell
Bill Haley
the Platters
Jane Russell
Cornell Wilde
Glenn Miller and
Orchestra John Payne
Sonja Henie
Middleport Society
Gardeners
Christine and
Katharine Grant
Jean Smart
Alphi Phi
Vo Ke, Sree Ah Baskets
Spring Hill
Widdleport Personals
Richt
Girl
Pomeroy Squad
Arpenter
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
C.W. Reeves
Meigs Beagle Club
Portland Social Notes
Robert McKelvey
Belpre
W. G. McKelvey
Ralph McDade
Parkersburg
Arlas Guinn
Robert Beegle
Harold Rhodes
Howard Proffitt
Lynn
C. E. Spencer
Ralph Smith
Lionel McMurray
Harold Parsons
Larry Ebersbach
Robert Euler
Sem Ebersbach
Somerset
C. O. Creek
Mrs
Carrol Creek
D. W. Rhodes
Ronald Miller
Bert Roush
B. H. Roush
Bill Roush
J. F. Glasencamp
Newark
Jack Talbott and Son
Steubenville
Talbott
Mollie Albott
Mandell Talbott
Barberton
Charles Hilton
Carroll Creek
Charles Harris
John Cleek
Wilma Wells
Haven Theatre
New Haven, W. Va
Elvis Presley
Richard Egan
Debra Paget
Sohio
Manning Kloe
2Nd Ave
Mike Mullen
Liberty
Richard Basehart
Eduardo Cianelli
Alida Valli
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Temple
VistaVision
Bob Hope
Eva Marie Saint
Pearl Bailey
George Sanders
Kelly Hope
Jerry Mathers
Dad
Mom
Robinsons
Pomeroy & Middleport
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