100 Ton Rock Drops on Logan Monument Co Lot
A 100 ton rock slid from a Lasley estate cliff and landed on the Logan Monument Co display lot on West Main Street causing about $5000 in damages. Four monuments may be buried beneath the rock with an inventory of stock to be taken and the Vaughan firm owner Leo L. Vaughan notes possible insurance and quarry guaranties. Sightseers gathered as rain likely loosened the cliff, while nearby a two story residence also escaped impact.
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Pomeroy
W. Main St
Logan Monument Co
Leo L. Vaughan
Vaughan
Lasley
Instrumental Numbers Highlight Tri County Music Meeting
The Tri County Music Association held a Monday night session at the Tri County Music Center. Linda Lou Johnson opened with an organ solo. Jeffrey Gibbs played Coquetry on piano. Collins Wells and Casci performed Roll Out the Barrels on accordion. Jean Hayman sang Sweet Georgia Brown and a marimba piece Celia Lindo was offered by Florence Wells. Robert Allen played Caprice Bohéim. Ruth Ann Petrel played Clair De Lune. group singing closed the program. David Ross and James Ebersbach presided as membership drive was announced. Mrs. Parker reported on letters inviting members. Mrs. Ebersbach led on Syracuse benefit show set for Friday at the Syracuse Grade School. Ward Hayman reported on the radio program. a potluck for the May 1 meeting was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tri-County Music Association
TriCounty Music Center
Linda Lou Johnson
Jeffrey Gibbs
Anita Collins
Florence Wells
Gemma Casci
Jean Hayman
Georgia Brown
Robert Allen
Caprice Bohéim
Ruth Ann Petrel
David Ross
James Ebersbach
George H. Parker
Association
Ruth Ebersbach
Ways and Means
Syracuse
Ward Hayman
Ministers Take Stand On Obscenity in Meigs County
The Meigs County Ministerial Association met at First Baptist Church in Middleport to condemn obscenity in stage screen magazines and raffles. Rev. Eugene Brown led devotion, Rev. Francis Glazier spoke as president, and John Kerr of a local radio station was guest speaker. The group also disapproved of lotteries and obscene literature. A report on the Columbus council of churches was given and a closing prayer offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Meigs County
Eugene Brown
Francis Glazier
John Kerr
Nyle Borden
Council of Churches
Columbus
Robert Card
Martin
Music Instructors Attend National Convention in Columbus
Three Middleport music instructors will travel to Columbus for the North Central Convention of the National Music Educational Association. Mer lin Ross and William Everson from Kgger Creek High School and Edward Johnson of Racine High School will represent the area at the event.
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Middleport
Columbus
National Music Educational Association
Merlin Ross
William Everson
Kgger Creek
Edward Johnson
Racine
Daughter Dedicated At Easter Sunrise Service
Ruth Elizabeth Jenkins eight week old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Jenkins of Fort Wayne Indiana was dedicated during the Easter sunrise service at Middleport First Baptist Church. The Rev. Donald Boone pastor led the dedication rites with grandparents Mr. and Mrs Harold Chase of Middleport listed.
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Middleport
Ruth Elizabeth Jenkins
David J. Jenkins
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Middleport First Baptist Church
Donald Boone
Harold Chase
Edwin Farley
Newport
Mich
Chase
Stevie
Ruth Elizabeth
Karl Owen
Jack Bowman
Susan
Paul Winebrenner
Columbus
Middleport High Mothers Plan Junior Senior Banquet
Mothers of the junior class at Middleport High School meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Room 107 to organize the annual junior senior banquet and dance to be held this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleeport
Middleport High School
Training Class Set Pomeroy
An officers training class of the Women's Society of World Service of the EUB churches will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women’s Society of World Service
EUB
Athens
Board Signs Contract To Curb Brush In Meigs County
Meigs County commissioners met at the courthouse and contracted with Aerial Brush Control Inc for brush control at 7500. They also authorized reseeding county home and infirmary areas with R C Follrod for 700. Bills were approved and jail room remodeling for mental patients discussed. No action on a new sheriff cruiser after a crash demolished one cruiser on E Main St last week.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
E. Main St
General Discussion On Meigs Hospital Meeting Held
The Meigs County Hospital Commission held a discussion on building the proposed Meigs Memorial Hospital at the county infirmary. Bids for the new hospital were opened last Thursday and must be acted on within 30 days or they become void. No future meeting was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Meigs County Hospital Commission
Middleport Emergency Squad Responds to Heart Attack Call
The Middleport emergency squad was summoned to Walter Fetty's home near Langsville at 3 16 p m Monday. Fetty, apparently suffering a heart attack, was transported to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis.
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Middleport
Walter Fetty
Langsville
Fetty
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Middleport man fined for petty larceny
Charles Winston of Middleport was fined 40 dollars and costs on a petty larceny charge after appearing before Mayor Kenneth McElhinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Winston
Kenneth McElhinney
Condition Of City Streets Is Discussed
Pomeroy council canceled its regular meeting due to lack of quorum. Mayor Legar and council members discussed street repairs underway, mud issues near the Mulberry Avenue school site, cemetery expenses, and planned a future meeting with cemetery trustees to approve bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dor Schaefer
Don Collins
Franklin Rizer
Charles Legar
Mulberry Ave
Legar
Beech Grove
Dinner Held For Family Pomeroy Easter Gathering
Mr and Mrs Harry Pickens Racine hosted Easter Sunday family dinner with a green and yellow table scheme. An Easter egg hunt followed in the afternoon for children as relatives from Middleport Reedsville Waterford and nearby areas attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harry Pickens
Racine
Harold Sauer
Mary Ruth
Joy
Middleport
Josephine Pickens
Reedsville
William Meredith
Charles and
Roger
Waterford
Warren Pickens
Ernest Whithead
Jean
Jane
Juli
David Lee Weber
Denver Weber
James Beards
Rollin Beards
Raymond Pullins, Jr
Rollin
Robert
Richard
Randolph
Rhonda
Thurston
Roy Evans
Pamela
Jay
Canal Winchester
Hugh Beards
Carol
Barrie Phillips
Clair Spencer
Robert Ritchie
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits Multiple Patients
Admitted to Meigs General Hospital are Arlie Green Minersville Roger Brewer Portland Radcliff Hager Middleport Mrs John Stobart Chester Mrs Vollie Ogdin Dexter Jennings Jett Pomeroy Mary Nelson Middleport Frank Martin Middleport Dismissed are Ray Hecox Virgil Hobstetter Clifford Jacobs Mrs Paul Ruttencutter Sue Lehew Mildred Riley Emma Newland and baby
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Arlie Green
Minersville
Roger Brewer
Portland
Radcliff Hager
Middleport
John Stobart
Chester
Vollie Ogdin
Dexter
Jennings Jett
Pomeroy
Mary Nelson
Frank Martin
Ray Hecox
Virgil Hobstetter
Clifford Jacobs
Paul Ruttencutter
Sue Lehew
Mildred Riley
Emma Newland
Anna Whitaker
Gardeners Club of Middleport Plans Evening Meeting
The Ama teur Gardeners Club of Middleport meets at 8 p m Wednesday at Mrs Bruce Lloyds home. Mrs Norman Humphreys serves as assistant hostess and Mrs Edgar Reynolds leads the devotional. Members should bring plants or rocks for a rock garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club of
Bruce Lloyd
Norman Humphreys
Edgar Reynolds
Medal Awarded at Pomeroy Lodge Meeting
POMEROY Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and AM will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. A 50 year medal will be presented to a lodge member and there will be second degree work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Auxiliary to Meet Middleport Fire Department
The auxiliary of the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department will meet at 7 30 tonight at the home of Mrs Dorothy Jenkins. Mrs Howard Dailey will be the assisting hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Class Tonight by Loyal Pals at Middleport Church
The Loyal Pals Class of the Middleport Church of Christ meets tonight at the home of Mrs. Alice Robson on Harrisonville Road. The gathering is hosted by Mrs. Robson and follows church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Alice Robson
Harrisonville Rd
New Flag Presented To Rutland Council
A 50 star flag was presented to Rutland High School by the student council at a recent assembly. Barry Brogan presided. Robert Swick of the Rutland American Legion and George Dallas accepted for the district. The program featured a trumpet solo, the pledge, and Easter themed remarks by Rev. Robert Smith.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Barry Brogan
Robert Swick
Rutland American Legion
George Dallas
Northwestern
Swick
Kenneth Davis
Old Glory
Brogan
Rosalee Davis
Jim Sheets
Robert Smith
Hysell Run Free Methodist Church
Margaret Smith
Marlene Hoffman
Middleport Woman Sues Coal Firm Over Nuisance
Fern Lucille Bradbury of Middleport sues Branch Fleming doing business as Fleming Coal Co. in Meigs County Court for 1000 damages and an injunction. She alleges a coal tipple next to her property causes excessive dirt dust and noise damaging her property value and rental appeal.
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Pomeroy
Fern Lucille Bradbury
Middleport
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Branch Fleming
The
Fleming Coal Co
Lower
OEA Official Is Speaker At County Education Meeting
Tom O Keefe former executive secretary of the Ohio Education Association spoke at the annual meeting of local boards of education. Patterson Meigs County superintendent of schools presided. Representing boards were Barnhill Eastern Montgomery Stanley Roush Carsey Northwestern Biggs Blackston Johnson Southern Kautz Atkins Roush county board. Executives present were Dallas Northwestern and Davis Eastern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Dallas
Northwestern
J. S. Davis
Eastern
River Locks and Dams Report From Huntington District
River gauges show Kanawha and Ohio systems with varying rollers and crest readings and all movable dams in the Huntington District down. Shipping traffic lists multiple locks with boats up or down at specific times across Kanawha, Ohio, and Gallipolis routes, including names such as Criss Jr and City of Maysville.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Criss Jr
Alice Ingram
Floyd Blaske
Bob Benter
Beaver
Aliquippa
Peggy Downey
Chandeleur
Southland
City of Maysville
Kanawha
Lucy Jane Lucas
Irene Chotin
O. F. Shearer
Jennifer Jean
Thelma Ann
Cornell
Onward
Solvay
Orleanian
Dispatcher
Semiet
Reliance
Tom Cook
Walter Williamson
Indiana
R. H. Bosworth II
Elgercliff
P.m
Joey Chotin
Projects Approved By Board
Middleport Board of Education approved improvements to the athletic field including a new fence at the south end, new stadium seats, and new lights. The project is sponsored by the boards, the High School Athletic Association, and the Middleport Athletic Boosters Club.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Bruce Lloyd
High School Athletic Association
Middleport Athletic Boosters Club
Norman Wayland
Middleport First
Middleport Personal Notices Create Weekend Visits
Mrs. Oscar Bastiana and child visited her parents in Middleport then went to Belpre to see the James Lloyd family and visited Mrs. A S Lloyd in Gallipolis. Easter weekend guests include Gordon Harris of Columbus and the Harris family from Columbus.
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Oscar Bastiana
Gallipolis
Bruce Lloyd
Belpre
James Lloyd
A. S. Lloyd
Robert W. Harris
C. M. Hennesy
Gordon Harris
Columbus
Robert Harris
William Price
Bloomington
Ind
Dale Mourning
Pat Roush
Mike Dee
Pamela
Arthur Roush
Dillon Cross
Cross
Robert Roush
Barbara
Connie
Nancy
Owen Watson
Grover Erb
Don Rea
Donna
Minersville
Reva Rea
Sue Wurster
Banquet Friday at EUB Church With Guest Speaker
A father son banquet is set for Friday at the Enterprise EUB Church at 6 p.m. Bernard Fultz, the prosecutor, will speak. The pastor Rev Francis H Glazier presents the film Alice in Washington and the Mason EUB Church men's quartet will perform.
Pomeroy Squad Responds to Heart Attack Call
The Pomeroy emergency squad answered a Monday call to the home of Dena Zwilling on Peacock Ave where she suffered an apparent heart attack. A local physician was called per squad records.
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Dena Zwilling
Peacock Ave
Mother Daughter Banquet Planned By I Society
Officers were elected at the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society meeting in Middleport First Baptist Church. The May banquet date was set for May 1 with Mrs. Donald Boone to install officers. Dora McKee, a Middleport High senior, was accepted to Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago and funded locally.
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B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Middleport First Baptist Church
Edison Baker
Richard Owen
Owen Bratton
Harold Chase
Willis Anthony
White Cross
A. R. Pullen
Allen Hughes
Milton Hood
Iva Turner
Tony Fowler
Donald Boone
Anthony
Hood
Owen
Baker
Max Orndorf
Isabelle Winebrenner
David Durst
Charles Lewis
Priscilla Circle
Boone
Dora McKee
Middleport High School
Baptist Missionary Training School
Chicago
Ill
Miss McKee
Pricilla
Granville
Easter Weekend Visitors and Dinners Across Pomeroy
Local social column lists numerous Easter weekend guests visiting Pomeroy families from Columbus Kent State students and relatives. Highlights include the Barnitz and Roush families hosting relatives and the Beards and Fisher families holding Easter dinners and an egg hunt for children.
Infants Christened At Heath Methodist Church
Easter morning christening at Heath Methodist Church performed by Rev. Raymon Konkright. Diana Lynn Lee and Julia Rae Lockwood were named as goddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lee and Mr. and Mrs. John Lockwood. Grandmother Ona Lockwood from Xenia attended. Mrs. John Lockwood is the daughter of the Rev and Mrs. Konkright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
the Heath Methodist Church
Raymon Konkright
Diana Lynn Lee
Lawrence Lee
Julia Rae Lockwood
John Lockwood
Jamestown
Ona Lockwood
Xenia
Julia Rae
Konkright
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North Robinson
Joe Turner
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Harold Roush
Lawrence Beegle
Gary Barnitz
Kent State
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Hayman Barnitz
Mason Fisher
Norman Fisher
Senecaville
Robert Wamsley
June Ann
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Cambridge
Louise Fisher
Methodist Church
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