Fire In Paint Shop At Pomeroy Motor Co Causes 9000 Damage
A blaze at the Pomeroy Motor Co paint shop on W Second St Tuesday at 10 10 p m caused about 9000 in damage. Fire Chief Henry Werry blamed rags near a gas stove that likely ignited, with flames spreading through solvents and paints and threatening adjacent buildings. A panel truck owned by All State Vending Co was destroyed. Roy Lee worked in the shop and alerted authorities along with Mayor Charles Legar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Motor Co
W. Second St
Henry Werry
Mable
Werry
Roy Lee
Charles Legar
Pomeroy Wine
John Sauvage
Moore’s
All-State Vending Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Philathea Officers Are Picked at Middleport Church
Philathea Society in Middleport elected new officers led by Mildred Hawley as president and Wendell Gerlach as vice president. Installation planned April 9 with a potluck supper chaired by Mrs. Clarence McNeal. Bake sale set for April 11 and an Order of Eastern Star dinner on April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Philathea Society
Tri-Luster Cleaners
Cochairmen
M. L. Kelly
Edgar Allensworth
Order of Eastern Star
William Reynolds
Robert McElhinney
O. E. McKinley
New England Christian Evangelizing Mission
Mabel Hysell
Otho Watts
Martha Childs
Franklin Triplett
Milton Houdashelt
Lewis
Reibel
Watts
Roush
Jennie Satterfield
Ella Reuter
Don Gosney
Pomeroy Holds State Eighth Grade Tests Across Meigs County
State eighth grade tests will be given Friday to 338 students at Meigs County centers including Bedford Elementary Bedd For Brad bury Salisbury Southern Elementary Eastern High School and Rutland High School. Tests returned to the Ohio Department of Education for official scoring. Happy Harvesters Class to hold a rummage sale in church basement from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 3 4 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lou Williams
Arthur Wayne Austin
Pearl Williams
Rutland
Miss Williams
Arnold Austin
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy High School
Hudson Health Center
Athens
Austin
West Virginia University
Ravenswood
Mason, W.va
Church of Christ
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bedford Elementary
Bradbury
Salisbury
Southern
Eastern High School
Rutland High School
Ohio Department of Education
Happy Harvesters
Laurel Cliff Club Meets for Health and Initiation
The Laurel Cliff Better Health Club gathers at 7 30 pm at Mrs James Gilmore's home with Mrs Eugene Gill as cohostess. Initiation for two candidates will occur when Bethel 62 IOJD meets at the temple. Syracuse Guiding Star Council DA plan district rally set for April 9 at Syracuse Elementary School auditorium. Evangeline Chapter OES Past Matrons meeting postponed to a later date.
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Laurel Cliff Better Health Club
James Gilmore
Eugene Gill
Bethel 62
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Temple
Syracuse Guiding Star Council
Daughters of America
Syracuse
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Seniors Will Present Play at Rutland High School
Rutland High School seniors stage a three act comedy Deadly Ernest by Donald Payton on April 24 in the school auditorium. Mrs Harold Sauer directs the senior play with cast members George White Sheryl Wolfe Roberta Smith Connee Williams Dixie Roush Judy Williams Carol Matson Sharon Haley Ann Weaver Danny Tillis Richard Finley Jerry Tillis William Gates and Benny Slawter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Ernest
Donald Payton
Rutland High School
Harold Sauer
George White
Sheryl Wolfe
Roberta Smith
Connee Williams
Dixie Roush
Judy Williams
Carol Matson
Sharon Haley
Ann Weaver
Danny Tillis
Richard Finley
Jerry Tillis
William Gates
Benny Slawter
Two Sons Honored At Syracuse Dinner
Mrs. Ada Slack of Syracuse hosted a Saturday dinner honoring the 24th and 21st birthdays of her sons Robert and Roger and daughter-in-law Mrs. John Slack of Milwaukee. Attendees included Wayne Weir family groups, John Slack, Harley E. Johnson family, Earl Watkins and others, marking the first time all Slack children were together in seven years. OMEROY note: WSCS bake sale by Forest Run Methodist Church set for 9 a.m. Friday at Duke Cleaners.
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Syracuse
Ada Slack
Robert
Roger
John Slack
Milwaukee, Wise
Wayne Weir
Ricky
Gregory
Caledonia
Milwaukee
Wisc
Harley E. Johnson
Tammy
Cheryl
Wolf Pen
Robert Slack
David
Robyn
Earl Watkins
Mike
Charessa
Carol
Eugene Slack
WSCS
Forest Run Methodist Church
Duke Cleaners
Six Pomeroy Girls Chosen for Girls State Sessions
Six Pomeroy High School junior girls will attend Girls State in Columbus in June 2028 representing the Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion. The six include Donna Crow Patricia Fultz Mary Sue Handley Donna Marie Hauck Linda Leigh Moore and Brenda Kay Potts with alternates Thurma Vaughan Joan Hewetson Pamela O'Brien Jennifer Evans Katy Morarity and Sandra Thomas.
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Pomeroy
Ladies
Drew Webster
American Legion
Columbus
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Catholic Women’s Club
Theodorus Council
Daughters of America
Donna Crow
Thomas D. Crow
Patricia Ann Fultz
Leslie Fultz
Mary Sue Handley
John Handley
Handley
Donna Marie Hauck
Donald Hauck
Linda Leigh Moore
Russell Moore
Brenda Kay Potts
William Swatzel
Miss Crow
Pomeroy High School
United Methodist Church
Miss Fultz
Pomeroyan
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Youth Club
Miss Handley
Future Teachers of America
Sacred Heart
Miss Potts
Thurma Vaughan
Joan Hewetson
Pamela O’brien
Jennifer Evans
Katy Morarity
Sandra Thomas
13 Children Baptized at Sutton Church Palm Sunday Easter
At Sutton Methodist Church Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday 13 children and young people were baptized by the Rev. Arthur Stitt and Dr. Lester L. Roush. Names include Robert William Lee Carl Clifton Morris Carol Ann Morris Cary Lyn Morris Paul Rose Peggy Sue Trussell Steven Edward Trussell Rosanna Renee Trussell Deborah Lynn Hager Rhonda Kay Hager Mandie Rose Archie Rose and Carla Morris. A sunrise Easter service featured a consecration with a lighted rustic dogwood cross and breakfast for 62 guests served by church women.
Special Meet For Council Set Thursday
Middleport village council will meet in special session at 7 30 Thursday night to confer with Floyd G Browne and Associates engineers on sewage disposal problems. Mayor Lee Smith announced a public hearing on the proposed village zoning ordinance for April 15 in village hall council chambers. The zoning map is on display at village hall and the mayor's secretary can provide information to residents reviewing the proposal before the hearing.
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Middleport
Floyd G. Browne and Associates
Marion
Lee Smith
Village Hall
Ohlinger boy recuperating at home after hospital stay
Jeffrey Wayne Ohlinger seven son of Mr and Mrs Troy Ohlinger Jr is recuperating at his home following hospitalization. He was rushed to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and then transferred to Huntington Hospital Huntington West Virginia for removal of a metal object lodged in his nose.
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Pomeroy
Jeffrey Wayne Ohlinger
Troy Ohlinger, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Huntington-Cabell Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Jeffrey
Holzer
Huntington Hospital
Police Cue Driver After Two-Car Crash
A minor crash on Tocust Street involved Mrs. Herman Haddox turning into Young's Super Market and Howard L. Smith backing from the lot. Smith, 61, St. Albans West Virginia, was cited for dangerous driving and fined $10 plus costs in Mayor Lee Smith's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Herman Haddox
Young
Howard L. Smith
St. Albans
W. Va
Lee Smith
Enlistments in Marines from Meigs County
Meigs County reports two youths joining the Marine Corps. Clarence Thomas Wolfe, 17, of Racine Route 2, and Gilbert Anthony Woods, 17, of Minersville, enlisted locally.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Marine Corps
Clarence Thomas Wolfe
Racine
Gilbert Anthony Woods
Minersville
Garden Club Studies Religious Arrangements in Rutland
Rutland Garden Club met Monday at Halliday Atkins home to discuss religious and abstract arrangements led by Mrs James Titus. They planned the regional spring meeting at Pomeroy Elementary School on April 11 and urged reservations with Mrs Robert Lewis of Winding Trail Garden Club by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
James Titus
Rutland Garden Club
Halliday- Atkins
Pomeroy
Robert Lewis
Winding Trail Garden Club
Lancaster
Titus
Paul Winn
Carl Dennison
William Folden
Readings Given At Star Class Meet
An Easter program was presented by the Star Class of the First United Presbyterian Church in the church annex. Devotions opened the meeting with readings by Miss Frankie Mumaw and Mrs. Mayme Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
First United Presbyterian Church
Frankie Mumaw
Mayme Holmes
Mumaw
Achievement Day Plans Formulated
SYRACUSE Plans were made for the annual Achievement Day when the Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Mabel Pickens home. The club will serve coffee at the Achievement Day program on April 8 at Middleport. Anyone with items to exhibit should take them to Mrs. Evelyn Smith or Mrs. Gertrude Johnston.
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Syracuse
Home Demonstration Club
Mabel Pickens
Middleport
Evelyn Smith
Gertrude Johnston
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Johnston
Irene Parker
Roseville
Crooksville
Addie Norris
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Philathea
The
United Methodist
International Order of Job’s
Donna Hauck
Patricia Fultz
Linda Moore
Mary Handley
Brenda Potts
Sutton
Ohlinger Boy
Garden Club
Cetes
Margaret Carson
Robert Canaday
Virgil Atkins
Robert Jewell
Chris Diehl
Belk
Ings
North Court Street
Dan River
VY Price
Bargain
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