Village Officials Push Pollution Bill At Ohio Hearing
Middleport officials and Pomery representatives appeared in Columbus before the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board to urge renewal of their sewage discharge permit and to back a bill exempting small communities under 5000 from wastewater plant construction laws. Key figures included Dick Seyler, Bernard Fultz, William Childs, Kenneth McElhinney, and Charles Legar.
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Middleport
Columbus
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Pomeroy
Conservation Committee
Ohio Legislature
George Meinhart
Dick Seyler
Bernard Fultz
Servation Committee
William Childs
Kenneth McElhinney
Charles Legar
Committees Named For Inspection In Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters meet to name inspection committees for the annual visit on Tuesday May 8. Betty Biggs presided and appointed members for refreshments decorations and reception. A card party is set for 8 pm Monday at the American Legion Hall with prizes to be awarded. The charter was draped for deceased member Lula Mason.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Betty Biggs
Elizabeth Allman
Virginia Owen
Genevieve Meinhart
Maxine Owen
Mrs. Biggs
Opal Biggs
Katie Miller
Jean Zirkle
Joan Clark
Eloise Diles
Fern Cheesebrew
Mabel Sanborn
Plans For April Rally And School Flag Presentation
Chester Council Daughters of America met to plan attendance at the district rally April 12 and held a Tuesday night practice. Doris Grueser led the meeting Opal Eichinger reported the auditing committee findings.
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Chester
Chester Council
Daughters of America
Doris Grueser
Opal Eichinger
PTA
Walter Moeller
Helen Parker Hart
Nevada Beaver
Guiding Star Council
Syracuse
Westminster Foundation Students To Lead April Services
A delegation from the Westminster Foundation of Ohio University Athens will take part in services April 16 at the Middleport and Syracuse First United Presbyterian Churches. Four university students will lead 9 a.m. Syracuse service 10:30 a.m. Middleport worship and a 5:30 p.m. Westminster Youth Fellowship meeting. Mrs E O Tewksbury was elected delegate to the Presbytery meeting in Sardinia in June with Mrs J E Harley as alternate. They were also named to represent the church at the Scioto Presbytery stewardship workshop in May at McArthur church. A district youth rally will be at Gallipolis church April 16.
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Middleport
Westminster Foundation of Ohio University
Athens
Syracuse
Howard Ruppelt
E. O. Tewksbury
Sardinia
J. E. Harley
Scioto
McArthur
Ruppelt
Gallipolis
Attendance Contest Planned By Churches
A five week Sunday school attendance contest in the Syracuse EUB Charge ended Easter with Bethany Church in first place Carmel second and Syracuse third. Combined total attendance of the three churches on Easter was 349. Mrs Paul Smith directed an Easter program at Bethany Church in the evening presented by the Sunday school to a capacity crowd.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Bethany Church
Carmel
Paul Smith
Bethany
Driver Escapes Injury In Route 7 Rollover Crash
Terry Phalin 20 of Minersville escaped unharmed when his car went out of control on Route 7 struck a guard railing and flipped onto its top in backwater about two feet deep. The vehicle was heavily damaged and Phalin was fined in Meigs County Court by Judge Emmet W. Peoples for reckless operation.
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Pomeroy
Route 7
Terry Phalin
Minersville
Phalin
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Cook Job Open at Harrisonville Elementary School Rutland
Applications are being accepted for the cook or head cook position at Harrisonville Elementary School in the Northwestern Local School District. The role will be filled in the next few days and applications should be sent to George M. Dallas, executive head of the district, in Rutland.
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Rutland
Cook
Harisonville
Northwestern
George M. Dallas
Meigs Chapter 53 DAV annual birthday party announced
Don Roach the commander announced the Meigs Chapter 53 Disabled American Veterans will host its annual birthday party at 6 p.m. Monday at the chapter home. Dinner will be served by the auxiliary and entertainment provided by the Tri County Music Association. All members and wives invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Chapter
Don Roach
Tri- County Music Association
Bank Board Names Acting Cashier at Pomeroy Bank
Mrs Maxine Griffith of Pomeroy was elected acting cashier of the Pomeroy National Bank at a regular board meeting Tuesday evening Edison Hobstetter president announced the appointment. Griffith has 19 years with the bank and has served as secretary to the president and to the board of directors. She is a Rutland High School and Columbus Office Training School graduate and active in church and school affairs serving as secretary of the Chester PTA and treasurer of the Chester Methodist Church and Rutland High School Alumni Association.
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Pomeroy
Maxine Griffith
Pomeroy Star Route
Pomeroy National Bank
Edison Hobstetter
Griffith
Rutland High School
Columbus
Chester Parent - Teachers Association
Chester Methodist Church
Garden Club Hosts Wild Flowers Meeting
Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs. Dor Schaefer's home with Mrs. R. W. Finsterwald as co host. Mrs. Roy Betzing president presided and Mrs. Albert Young led a devotional. Mrs. E W Coates presented a paper on wild flowers. Refreshments were served to 18 members.
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Pomeroy
E. W. Coates
Roy Betzing
Albert Young
Rutland Gardeners to Hold Thursday Workshop
The Rutland Friendly Gardeners meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Rutland Methodist Church basement. Mrs. Robert Reibel will conduct the session and members should bring materials and containers.
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Rutland
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Rutland Methodist Church
Robert Reibel
Morning Star EUB Church Council Meeting Set
The Council of administration of the Morning Star EUB Church will meet Sunday morning after regu lar worship. All church and Sunday school officers are expected to attend.
Supper Planned for Hemlock Grove Grange Hall
A jitney supper will be held Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hemlock Grove Grange Hall to raise funds for ball diamond bleachers dugouts and other expenses.
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Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove Grange Hall
Nephew William Seipel Hospitalized After Leg Amputation
Miss Mabel Hysell learns her nephew William Seipel is at Grant Hospital in Columbus after undergoing surgery this week to amputate his right leg due to a bone infection.
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Middleport
Mabel Hysell
William Seipel
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Seipel
Rites Set Saturday For Mrs Roadamour
Funeral services for Elizabeth Rowe Roadamour 80 who died Wednesday at Foster Rest Home Syracuse will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Letart Methodist Church. Burial will be Letart Falls Cemetery with Rev Pearl Casto officiating. Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home until noon Saturday before the service.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Rowe Roadamour
Foster Rest Home
Syracuse
Letart Methodist Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Letart Falls
Pearl Casto
Meigs County to seek bids for new sheriff cruiser
The Meigs County Board of Commissioners will advertise this week for bids on a new patrol cruiser for the Sheriff’s department. A cruiser was demolished last week after colliding with a car driven by Clyde Saunders of Reedsville on E Main Street.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Clyde Saunders
Reedsville
E. Main St
Mayor Fines Six For Drunk Driving And Licenses
Six persons in Mayor Charles Legar's court faced fines or bond forfeitures. Henry W. Ridgeway and Charles Keller each paid $100 plus costs and received three day jail terms for driving while intoxicated. Melvin G. Circle paid $5 and costs for reckless operation. B. E. Stapleton Jr forfeited a $25 bond for driving without a license, while Jose Vara forfeited the same bond for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive. Leo C. Kennedy Jr was fined $5 and costs for driving without assured clear distance. A collision on W Main St between Charles E. Burdette and Richard K. Freeman caused medium vehicle damage.
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Melvin G. Circle
B. E. Stapleton, Jr
Jose Vara
Leo C. Kennedy, Jr
Fire Damages Jones Home on First Street in Middleport
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the south First Street residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and their six children on Wednesday afternoon. Damages totaled several hundred dollars to a rear room, its furnishings, ceiling, and roof. The house, owned by Fred Shiflett, was protected by two closed doors that confined the fire. origin is undetermined and no occupants were home.
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Middleport
South First St
Thomas Jones
Fred Shiflett
Thomas Durst
Darst
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