Pomeroy approves sewer bid as Universal wins low contract
Four bidders competed Monday for the Columbus Pomeroy sewer project. The Universal Concrete Co. of Columbus won the pipe contract at 58 439.30 with 6 700 03 in materials and about 5 000 in engineer fees plus 3 000 for lots and easements. Council voted to accept and explore county equipment loan to aid installation as work proceeds.
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Pomeroy
Universal Concrete Company of Columbus
Universal
Union Concrete Pipe Co
Spencer
Karr
Sam Buderman
Columbus
Buderman
O’brien
O'Brien
Robinson
Marriage of Marcell a Wilt to Maurice Durst in Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Isaac Wilt announce the marriage of their daughter Marcell a Wilt to Maurice Durst son of Mr and Mrs Edward Durst of Pomeroy. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev Robert Hegnauer at Federated Church Pomeroy on Saturday evening March 25. The couple will reside with Durst’s parents in Pomeroy after the wedding guests included Mrs Hysell and the Featherstones.
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Middleport
Isaac Wilt
Marcella
Maurice Durst
Edward Durst
Pomeroy
Robert Hegnauer
Federated Church
Pomeroy Personal Notices Busy Weekend Travel Updates
Dr Kenneth Ams bury and Clay Bryan took a fishing trip through the Southern states returning late week. Fred Groff of Cleveland visits Ella Miller and Edison Hochstetter in Lincoln Hill. Carl Fisher and daughter Roberta Ann of Morehead visit Mrs George Enzenauer. Adele Schoenlein of Cincinnati visits Thelma Campbell. Barbara Joush says she now works in Deshler Wallick Hotel office. J O Roedel and George Skinner attend Frigidaire sales convention in Dayton.
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George Enzenauer
Adele Schoenlein
Cincinnati
Thelma Campbell
Barbara Joush
Messenger
Deshler Wallick
J. O. Roedel
George Skinner
Dayton
Church Supper Planned To Honor New Members
Federated Church in Pomeroy hosts a Wednesday April 14 supper at 6 30 p m to honor 25 new members joined at Easter. It invites church members to a potluck meal after the ceremony.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Merchants Group Plans Wednesday Meeting in Middleport
The Retail Merchants Sales Promotion Association will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Middleport. Officers and committees will be elected and the Appreciation Day plan discussed.
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Middleport
Retail Merchants Sales Promotion Association
Man Pays Back Child Support After Court Appearance
Charles P. Wright, brought from Pittsburgh on non support charges filed by his wife, appeared before Justice P. L. Peoples and paid support for three children plus costs. He arranged future payments through the clerk of courts office and was released.
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Pomeroy
Charles P. Wright
Meigs County
Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace P. L
Pomeroy man pleads guilty on unsafe vehicle charge
Ray Tyree Pomeroy pleaded guilty in Justice of the Peace L B Higgins Court Saturday to operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe mechanical condition. He was fined ten dollars and costs.
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Pomeroy
Ray Tyree
Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Auxiliary to meet Middleport at Woodman Hall
The White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Wednesday at Woodman Hall at 2 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. J. O. Leonard, Mrs. Clyde Winebrenner, and Mrs. Allen Knopp.
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Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woodman Hall
J. O. Leonard
Clyde ,Winebrenner
Allen Knopp
Picnic at Roadside Park Hosted by Mrs Darst
Mrs Thomas Darst led the Junior Youth Fellowship of First Baptist Church in a Thursday afternoon picnic at Roadside Park at 4 o clock. Attendees included Patricia Baker Rae Ann Mills Emyr Moore Jac queline Rice Sally Sauer Leola Young Betty Kloes Helen Stover Eddie Kitchen and Joe Rice. Mrs Charles White and her daughter Tex anna attended as guests.
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Thomas Darst
First Baptist Church
Patricia Baker
Rae Ann Mills
Emyr Moore
Jacqueline Rice
Sally Sauer
Leola Young
Betty Kloes
Helen Stover
Eddie Kitchen
Joe Rice
Charles White
Texanna
Featherstone Family Hosts Guests At Weekend Dinners
Mr and Mrs Featherstone and their son Harry entertained weekend guests Richard Featherstone their son and Saroj Buasii a Siamese student from Bangkok who with Mr Featherstone is pursuing a master’s degree. Also present were Mr and Mrs Samuel Michael and son from Chester and Mrs Michael formerly Dorothy Hamm who taught at the local high school. Saturday night the Featherstones hosted Rev and Mrs W B Moore. Mrs Richard Featherstone and daughter Ann were also mentioned.
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Lee Featherstone
Harry
Richard Featherstone
Saroj Buasii
Bangkok
Siam
Featherstone
Samuel Michael
Chester
Michael
Dorothy Hamm
The
Featherstones
W. B. Moore
Ann
OES Officers Are Honored in Racine Chapter Event
Past matrons and patrons of Racine Chapter No 134 OFS were honored in a special program directed by Laura Johnson. Attendees included Ruth Barnitz Helen Johnson Hazel Cleland Frankie McKelvey Maxine Wingett Agnes Price Eber Carnahan Curtis Carnahan Robert McKelvey Charles Hensley and Ernest Wingett. The program featured a school day skit a quiz a five lesson Star dialog songs and a school lunch. a bake sale is planned next month.
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Raciine
Racine Chapter No. 134
OFS
Laura Johnson
Ruth Barnitz
Helen Johnson
Hazel Cleland
Frankie McKelvey
Maxine Wingett
Agnes Price
Eber Carnahan
Curtis Carnahan
Robert McKelvey
Charles Hensley
Ernest Wingett
Buchtel Band Boosters Present Short Play Under Mrs Whitmore
The Buchtel Band Boosters staged a short play directed by Mis Cleo Whitmore with cast including Nora Collins Leonna Sauders Freda Wright Grace Locke Vesper Phillips Lucille Dixon Margie Kirkendall Ruth McDonald Mary Covert Letha Bolin Helen Pickett Vern Martin and stage manager Lowell Bolin A trumpet solo by Ray Earl Wright and songs by Harley Fiddler Eunice Yates followed by tap dances and vocal numbers Mary Covert sang Lullaby Lane Connie Tignor sang Im My Own Grandpa Guests visited from East Gulf Greens Run and Cleveland and Navy seaman Edward Dearing visited his mother Verna Dearing.
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Harley Fiddler
Eunice Yates
Shirley Locke
Nancy Wolf
Mary Covert
Connie Tignor
Grandpa
Roy Wright
Ben Sweazy
East Gulf
W. Va
Loren Fierce
Greens Run
Howard Wright
Cleveland
Edward Dearing
U. S. Navy
Verna Dearing
Paul Tomlinson
Athens
Leonard Laffollette
Verda Laffollette
Lorain
Eva Wright
Columbus
Wayne Lemming
Dana Bookman
Freda Wright
General Hospital Notes and Births in Clifton and Minersville
Mrs. Rachel Edwards of Clifton W Va admitted for observation. A daughter was born to Mrs Iva Powell on Monday. Discharges include Mrs Hershell Rose of Minersville Mrs John Lyons Jr of Middleport and Hobert Cornell of Portland.
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General Hospital
Rachel Edwards
Clifton
W. Va
Iva Powell
Hershell Rose
Minersville
John Lyons, Jr
Middleport
Hobert Cornell
Portland
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Social Roundup
Many residents hosted or visited relatives and friends over the weekend from Columbus Akron Dayton Gallipolis Athens Ripley W Va and Cheshire. Notable gatherings included Mrs Wan da s Beauty Shop proprietor and families from Ohio and West Virginia with multiple trips to attend illnesses and school events such as the Ohio University J Prom with Betsie Wise Layton Sayre Norma Jean French Robert Stivers Patricia Sherman Mildred Ann Wise and James Souders.
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Walter Rainey
Florida
Arthur Coverts
Fort Lauderdale
Rainey
Wanda
Griff Lewis
Columbus
Charles Pickens
Norma Kaiser
Hilliards
Maggie Pickens
Ruth
Gravel Hill
William Bradford
Larry Bradford
Owen Fink
Dean
Winona Fink
Thomas Boggs
Homer Barcus
Robert Roach
Gallipolis
Proctorvile
Fink
Charles
Mt. Vernon
F. B. Tuckerman
Harold Clark
William
Ralph
Dayton
Wekend
W. F. Burford
Herman Mattox
S. Charleston
Ernest Kennedy
Akron
Edith Thomas
Cheshire
Frank Idle
Middletown
Ohio
George Sauer
Powell St
Harold
Athens
Newark
Elizabeth Arbaugh
City Hospital
Arbaugh
Middleport
John Talbott
Ripley
W. Va
A. A. Chappelle
HH. EB. Cook
G. A. Stuart
Coalton
J. Talbert Keenan
Keenan
Heath Methodist Church
Ohio University
Bettie Wise
Layton Sayre
Mansfield
Norma Jean French
Robert Stivers
Patricia Sherman
Donald Mills
Mildred Ann Wise
James Souders
Mrs. Dillard Dies After Stroke at 57 in Gallia County
Mrs. John Dillard 57, of Middleport, died at Holzer Hospital after an all day illness following a stroke. Survived by husband John Dillard Sr and eight children including Mrs Branch Fleming and John Jr, plus sister Adda Curtis and brothers Clyde and Carl. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Rawlings-Coats listed as funeral home.
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Middleport
John Dillard
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Dillard
Irma Hulbert
New York Central Railroad
Branch Fleming
Charles Mullen
Pomeroy
James Jobb
William Morris
John Jr
Janet
Dayton
Roger
Charlene
Adda Curtis
Texas
Clyde
New York City
Carl
Denver
Colo
First Presbyterian Church
White Rose
Brotherhood of Railroad
Parent-Teacher Association
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Playground Group Elects Officers
The Sugar Run Playground group met at Sugar Run School and elected officers. Theodore Lehue was named president, Philip Meier as chairman of the ways and means committee, and Dick Vaughan as secretary and treasurer. The group will be called the Sugar Run Playground Association. Next meeting is Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run Playground
Sugar Run
Theodore Lehue
Ways and Means
Philip Meier
Dick Vaughan
Sugar Run Playground Association
Commercial cooking demonstration at Ohio Power office
POMEROY A demonstration will take place at the Ohio Power Company office at 110 Mulberry Avenue from April 14 to 16. Twenty five electrical devices will be demonstrated for restaurant proprietors and employees.
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Ohio Power Company
Mulberry Avenue
Austrian 8 Boxer dogs Detained by Police in Pomeroy
An Austrian man Rudolph Blathuser and eight Boxer dogs were detained by police for about two hours in Pomeroy over a driver and trailer with a 1947 license. No charges were filed. mayor said the village had no facilities for the dogs. Blathuser claimed the car was purchased in Cincinnati and that his circus manager R. R. Paul holds the title. The auto was given to Blathuser with a driving permit for the US, Mexico and Canada. He said he had traveled from West Virginia and Virginia, with the last show in Norfolk, before reaching Ohio via the Mason Bridge where he was apprehended. Records show service in the U S Army CIC of the 42nd Division and two years hunted by the Gestapo for draft evasion. visa notes he helped capture SS troops and the “Mad Butcher of Paris.” An unsigned affidavit supported his entry petition.
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Pomeroy
Rudolph Blathuser
Blathuser
Cincinnati
Ft. Wayne
Ind
R. R. Paul
Paul
United States
Mexico
Canada
West Virginia
Virginia
Norfolk
Ohio
Mason Bridge
Davis announce birth of Kenneth Russell Davis
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Davis announce the birth of a son Kenneth Russell on April 7 in Westbury Long Island. This is their second son. Grandparents are Mrs. H. O. Ewing and Robert M. Davis. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Russell. The Davises previously lived in Westport Connecticut.
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Middleport
W. B. Davis
Easter Martin Ewing
Westbury
Long Island
Kenneth Russell
Davis
H. O. Ewing
N. Third Ave
Robert M. Davis
Lawrence, Kas
W. C. Russell
Hardee Road
Coral Gables
Fla
Davises
Westport
Conn
Playground Association Buys More Equipment
Members of the Naylor's Run Memorial Playground Association met at the second ward firehouse Sunday afternoon. The purchasing committee Howard Kitchen, Dale Smith, and Robert Polly Morris reported more equipment has been purchased and the Memorial Monument paid for, to be delivered when the committee calls for it. Installation is not expected until sewer lines are in.
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Pomeroy
Naylor’s Run Memorial
Second Ward
Howard Kitchen
Dale Smith
Robert
Polly) Morris
Association
Clair Karr
Mother and Child Return Home from Hospital
Ambulance calls by Rawlings Coats report Mrs. John Lyon and her infant daughter Celinda were driven home to Chestnut Street in Middleport from Meigs Hospital on Monday.
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Middleport
Rawlings-Coats
Chestnut St
John Lyon
Celinda
Meigs Hospital
Kellogg's All Bran Offers Modern Home Kit Sets
Kellogg's All Bran advertises three Kellogg's Modern Home Kits in livable Suburban House Cape Cod and smart own House styles. Each kit includes a 3D scale model die cut floor plans layouts landscape and decorating hints. All three offered for 15 cents with box tops, limited to U.S. residents.
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Kellogg's
Cape Cod
Allbran
Kellogg’s
America
U.S
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