Gavin sentenced in Major larceny case before Judge Bacon
Lawrence E. Gavin a 22 year old Middleport man was sentenced to one to seven years in the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading to receiving stolen property and facing a larceny indictment. The case featured testimony from law officers and character witnesses and noted that Gavin had disposed of a stolen gun and forged a sales slip.
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John C. Bacon
Gavin
Porter
Clera Baker
Ernest Covert
Richard Cham
Middleport
Portsmouth
Bacon
Marine Corps
Common Pleas Court
West Seattle widow Jessie Fuller dead at 66
Former Pomeroy resident Jessie Wood Clifton Fuller died February 26 in West Seattle after a long Seattle residence. Survived by husband Arch. five children Elizabeth Rossiter Hugh Clifton Richard Clifton George Clifton and Philip Clifton. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her funeral details were not listed.
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Pomeroy
Jessie Wood
Clifton Fuller
Seattle
Wash
Fuller
Stanleyville
Marietta College
Pearl L. Clifton
Arch Fuller
Gordon Brown
Alki Ave
West Seattle
Order of Eastern Star
Quarante Club
Alki Congregational Church
Elizabeth Rossiter
Detroit
Mich
Hugh Clifton
Charlotte
N. C
Richard Clifton
Norfolk
George Clifton
Richmond
Philip Clifton
Rutland Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery
Charles Schoonover of Rutland was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail by Judge John C. Bacon in Theigs County Common Pleas Court. He previously pleaded innocent to breaking and entering but pled guilty to the lesser charge of assault and battery.
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Pomeroy
Charles Schoonover
Rutland
John C. Bacon
Theigs County Common Pleas Court
Schoonover
Entertain At Dinner By Minersville Hosts
Mr and Mrs Karl Grueser hosted a Sunday dinner at their Minersville home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Welby Whaley of Darwin Mr and Mrs Pat Quinn and daughter Cindy of Columbus Mrs Carrie Grueser and William Grueser of Minersville and Mrs J H Cuckler who attended as afternoon guest.
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Pomeroy
Karl Grueser
Minersville
Mrs Archer Honored at Middleport Church Farewell
Mrs J M Archer longtime Middleport First Baptist Church member was guest of honor at a surprise farewell party Tuesday. The event featured readings prayers and songs and a gift presentation from church groups and Bible classes. She will return to Union City Indiana after visiting with local friends and hosts.
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Middleport
J. M. Archer
Middleport First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Cecil Bradbury
Ladies Bible Class
L. D. Diles
Clyde Weinbrenner
Frank Cheesebrew
George Beards
Christian Crusaders
Archer
William Ohlinger
Vesta McCoy
Burr Forrest
Jacob Turner
JL. D. Diles
Warren M. Hulburt
Visitation Roundup Hits Downington Area
Downington residents hosted or were visited by relatives from Winfield West Virginia Columbus Rutland and Carbon over a recent weekend Lon Perry travelled to Scott Depot on business. The gatherings included Mr and Mrs Hillie Sparks and Mr and Mrs Cecil Haning and family.
Scout Course Offered at Sunshine Cottage
A basic training course for Girl Scouts will be held Friday at the Sunshine Cottage with Mrs A R Knight as instructor. Interested participants are invited to attend and bring a nose bag lunch. Coffee will be served. The course starts at 10 a m.
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Middleport
Sunshine Cottage
A. R. Knight
Plans For Youth Education Temperance Week Observance
Women’s Christian Temperance Union discusses Gov DiSalle proclamation designating April 12 to 18 as Youth Education Temperance Week and plans observance in schools and churches. Members urged to contact state representatives against House Bills 395 and 418.
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Pomeroy
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Church
G. H. Ewing
Michael DiSalle
Elizabeth Duffy
Lucretia Genheimer
Robert Warner
America
John Freeman
George H. Parker
Federated Church
Meigs General Hospital Discharges Noted Names List
A discharge note lists patients from Meigs General Hospital including James D. Hawley Mrs Judy Musser Beatrice May Harry Durst Elizabeth Athey Ruby Russell William Sprouse Althea Wickline and others with numerous family and address references in Pomeroy Middleport Racine and Toledo.
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James D. Hawley
Middleport
Judy Musser
Pomeroy
Beatrice May
Harry Durst
Elizabeth Athey
Rgger
Ruby Russell
Toledo
William Sprouse
Althea Wickline
Racine
St Johns Freshman Star Tony Jackson Emerges in NY Buzz
Tony Jackson a 6 foot 4 sophomore guard from Brooklyn leads St John’s basketball in New York with rising强 status and local attention.
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Rage Tony Jackson
St. John’s
New York
Brooklyn
Achievement Day Showcases Wide Range of Homemaking Displays
Middleport High School hosts the 23rd annual Achievement Day with clubs from Middleport and nearby towns presenting themed exhibits. Highlights include the Middleport Home Demonstration Club Christmas display, globe-and-dolls display by the Alfred Club, etched aluminum trays by Harrisonville, civil defense tips by Laurel, jonquils by Hemlock Grove, and a Buckeye workshop inspired piece by Mrs. Jessie Cottrill.
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Middleport
Alfred Club
Harrisonville
Laurel
Hemlock Grove Club
Naomi Reed
Syracuse Group
Jessie Cottrill
Buckeye
Reichman Dies At 66 Former Railroad Engineer
William H. Reichman aged 66 a former Middleport resident living in Columbus died at University Hospital Columbus from a heart attack. He was a retired New York Central Railroad engineer and survived by his daughters Wanda Doone and Donna Jean French both of Columbus a son William Reichman Jr of Chattanooga Tenn two sisters Edna Flowers Lulu Bryan and a brother Calvin D Reichman preceded him in death. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Rawlings Coats funeral home with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery and friends may call.
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Middleport
William H. Reichman
Columbus
University Hospital
Reichman
W. H
Ella Jordan Reichman
New York Central Railroad
Jack
Wanda) Doone
Donna Jean French
William Reichman, Jr
Catanooga
Tenn
Two Men Are Fined In Mayor's Court
Two men were fined in Mayor C. O. Fisher's court on Wednesday night. Roy A. Butcher of near Coolville paid 25 dollars plus costs for having an open flask per sheriff Robert Hartenbach and Emmet Welch of near Rutland paid 5 dollars plus costs on intoxication charges per village police chief Herbert Gilkey.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Roy A. Butcher
Coolville
Robert Hartenbach
Emmet Welch
Rutland
Herbert Gilkey
Brush Fire Extinguished at Middleport Hill Cemetery
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department responded to an afternoon call to the Old Middleport Hill Cemetery where crews extinguished a brush fire.
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Middleport
Middleport Hill
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Fred Blaetmar
Chambers
O’brien
Wec
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Ing
Charles Crabtree
Betty Fitzsimmons
Muncie
Ind
Ronnie Harty
Barbara Harty
O. W. Shaffer
Church of the Nazarene
Crabtree
Athens Messenger
Ebersbach
West
Ewing
W. Main
Mrs. Archer
Shirley Mills
Bradbury
Downington
Goessler
Princess Gardner
Jewelry
WECTS
Meigs General Hospital
Charles Musser
Pomeroy Route 3
Glenna Milhoan
Theodore T. Reed
Byrne Vaughan
Ed Myers
Victoria Stacy
Reba Board
Ella Weaver
Eddie Parker
Patricia Hennesy
Wade Johnson
Marilyn Powell
Louise Burbridge
Katherine Finley
Ward Hayman
Mary Lawrence
Estella Byers
Columbia
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Geneva H. Nolan
Charles Harrison
Boys’ Industrial School
C. H
Mr. Reichman
Fibreglas
Aluminum
Middleport Dept. Store
Christopher Morley
McMaster
Ohio
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