Three Vehicle Mishaps Reported in Pomeroy City
A trio of accidents occurred in Pomeroy between Tuesday evening and Wednesday noon. A sedan driven by Eli J Eebersbach and a backing truck caused minor damage. a taxi driver Carl A Kloes and another auto involved after noon. and an Ohio Fuel Gas Co truck driven by R L Sharp collided with Orin Holter in fog at routes 7 33 and 124, with no injuries and modest property damage.
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Pomeroy
Eli J. Eebersbach
Raymond Clifford
Racine
Ebersbach
Clifford
Carl A. Kloes
Charles P. Ihie
Kloes
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
R. L. Sharp
Middleport
Orin Holter
Sharp
Main St
Holter
Legion Post 39 Plans Boy State Candidate and Activities
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion met to sponsor a Meigs County boy for Boy State at Ohio Wesleyan University. A committee will pick the standout youth. The post earned an Americanism citation and planned Memorial Day services and drum and bugle corps revival. A delegation will attend the state convention in Columbus August 7 to 9.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Ohio Wesleyan University
Meigs County
Denver Thoma
National Legion Headquarters
Post Legion
Beech Grove
Drum and Bugle Corps
State Legion Convention
Columbus
Navy
Legion
Meigs County Veterans Service Office
Post
Ohio
Eddie Burkett
National Legion
San Francisco
Meigs County Pool Project Discussed With Board
POMEROY Representatives of the pool committee and the Pomeroy Board of Education met to consider building a school property pool with funds from a 61 000 bond issue. No commitment given, but costs to be investigated.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Pomeroy Churches
Merchants
The
Athletic Association
Two OU Science Day to Feature Local High School Chemistry Projects
Joe Foster and James Lochary of Pomeroy High School will present chemistry projects Friday April 9 at Ohio University Science Day. Southeastern Ohio high schools were invited by OU science departments to promote interest in scientific development among students.
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Pomeroy
Joe Foster
James Lochary
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Local Couples Listed by Hometown Pairings
A compiled list shows multiple pairings of adults from towns including Logan Pomeroy Cheshire Junction City Ohio Racine Apple Grove Middleport Syracuse Middleport Marietta Parkersburg Chester Long Bottom Port land Hobson Hobson Hobson Hobson Hobson Pomeroy Pomeroy Long Bottom Pomeroy Parkersburg Long Bottom Racine Hobson Hobson Minersville.
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Frank Primmer
Logan
Lois Griffith
Pomeroy
Gerald A. Daniels
Cheshire
U. S. Army
Thelma Rousey
Middleport
Frank Poling
Junction City
Ohio
Jane Huffman
Racine Beautician
Estel N. Long
Apple Grove
W. Va
Emma S. Plants
Hobson
Billy B. Weaver
Parkersburg
Helen L. Mason
Eldon E. Thompson
Chester
Inez Butler
George Elmer Sellers
Portland
Nytice M. Pullins
Long Bottom
Shelby G. Tolliver
Florence A. Bare
Floyd A. Sims
Ruth Seevers
Ernest Grimm
Ruby R. Roush
Racine
Thomas E. Wagstaff
Farmer
Madonna Robinson
Arnold van Meter
Columbus
Mary Bell
Edward A. Hill
Prentice
Barber
Dorothy Bobbitt
Glenn A. Simpkins, Jr
Henderson
Maxine Myers
Frank L. Kincaid
Minersville
Marjorie Shrewsbury
Dance Planned at Pomeroy High School Auditorium
All Masons and CES members with spouses invited to a dance at the Pomeroy High School Auditorium on Masonic Ladies Night. Event runs Thursday April from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight with dancing games and refreshments planned.
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Pomeroy
The
CES
Pomeroy High School
Authority Lists Factors In Delinquency
POMEROY chief probation officer Ed Condon told United Methodist Church members Sunday that lack of Sunday School training and broken homes with negligent parents plus gangster movies drive juvenile trouble. He noted only two percent of detained youth had Sunday School training and delinquency is up 27 percent. Reverend Albert Bitters urged community support for Sunday School and active care for children to curb delinquency.
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Albert Bitters
Daughter Born to Cooks in Middleport
A daughter, Connie Sue, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cook at Holzer Hospital on Saturday April 3. Mrs. Cook is the former Jean Ebersbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ebersbach of Rutland.
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Middleport
Connie Sue
Kenneth Cook
Holzer Hospital
Cook
Jean Ebersbach
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland St
Speeding Charged In Pomeroy Case
Harold J. Malloy was arrested by sheriff officers for operating a motor vehicle at an unsafe speed. He pleaded guilty before Justice L. B. Higgins and was fined $10 plus costs.
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Pomeroy
Sheriff's
Harold J. Malloy
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Mount Waialeale Crowned World Wettest Spot
The Mount Waialeale region in Hawaii records about 505 inches of rain annually, exceeding 42 feet, making it possibly the world’s wettest location.
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Mount Waialeale
Hawaii
Oldest Ostrich Eggs Found Near Cairo Archaic Site
Excavations at Maadi, a Cairo suburb, unearthed ostrich eggs believed to be the world’s oldest. The eggs are said to be more than 50 centuries old, highlighting ancient Egyptian fauna and burial-era practices.
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Maadi
Cairo
Egypt
Birds Sleep On Water Walk In Circles To Stay Afloat
Birds that sleep on the water tuck one foot into their feathers and paddle with the other. This motion keeps them afloat and causes them to travel in small circles as they drift.
PHS Student Council To Sponsor Spring Dance
Pomeroy Junior High announces its annual spring dance in the gymnasium Saturday from 8 30 p m to 11 30 p m. The public event aims to raise funds for Student Council projects.
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PHS
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Junior High Gymnasium
Three Boys Apprehended At Pomeroy
Three 16 year old boys reported missing from the La kin institution for Negro boys in Mason County at 9 30 p m Wednesday were apprehended by City Policeman James Hazelton. They were taken to the county jail seated on the wall of the lower parking lot when accosted. The boys said the custodian left in charge did not treat them well or feed them well and they decided to leave. One admitted driving a stolen car belonging to Mr Holter of Racine which was burned. The auto failed and the driver kept it in one gear. The car was found near Chester and the boys were picked up near Tuppers Plains the next day. One had only been in confinement one week.
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Pomeroy
Lakin Institution
Mason County
James Hazelton
Hazelton
Holter
Racine
Binetmar
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Stamp Sale Promises 3 Cent Commemoration Stamps
Middleport post office officials announce a special issue of three cent stamps to mark the 150th anniversary of the Mississippi Territory with sale planned for Friday.
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Middleport
Mississippi Territory
Plea for Aid Authentic Leads Local Church Class Charity
The Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ in Middleport believes a German family’s plea for help to the mayor was authentic. They sent a second aid box and earmark $15 to the Cancer Society. Easter gift support for a Cleveland Home child is renewed, and 16 members plus guests met with hostesses Mrs. Leenhower and Mrs. French.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Germany
Ida Casdorph
Cleveland Christian Home
Cancer Society
L. FE. Reynolds
Alice Ieenhower
Edward French
C. FE. Shepard
Gale
Ruth
Paul
Narsa Lee Frost
Leenhower
French
Sidney T. Russell
Mabel Hysell
Mildred Hawley
Frances Roush
Nina Russell
Frances Deckard
Guy Reynolds
Dwight Frost
Jacob Shafer
Allen Jenkinson
William Yeager
Paul Swisher
J. A. Young
Former Meigs Resident Frances Morris Dies in Columbus
Frances Morris 82 formerly of Meigs County died at her son Ray Morris’s Columbus home on Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Ewing Chapel with burial in Burlington Cemetery. Friends may visit the Ewing Funeral Home anytime.
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Pomeroy
Frances Morris
Ray Morris
Columbus
Meigs County
Ewing Chapel
Burlingham Cemetery
Ewing Funeral Home
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Fred Hargrove
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John B. Hall
Marietta
Wilma D. Gains
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Alka Seltzer
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McMaster
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