Letart Area Hopes For Growth In Industrial Development
Meigs County residents anticipate a major building surge if an industrial project lands in Letart Township. Rumors swirl about which industry will move in, while local schools prepare for growth and the Southern Local School District plans a new high school building. In Pomeroy and Middleport, construction advances include The General Telephone Co of Ohio on W Main Street, plus redecorations and school facility updates.
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Bob Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Letart Two
Meigs County
Letart Twp
Letart
Sutton
Mary Shrine installs new officers at Friday meeting
New Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem officers were installed Friday at the 1OOF hall with Lula Nease and Nellie Tracy among those introduced. Attendees included members from Lancaster, Logan, Nelsonville and Athens for the ceremony and reception.
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Shepherds
Lulu Nease
Nellie Tracy
Edith Hutsinpiler
Elsie Smith
Elizabeth Lear
Herald
Ethel Maud Young
Lula Nease
Guardian
Margaret Neuman
Bernice Winn
Mrs. Neuman
Harry P. Smith
Pauline Atkins
Virgil Atkins
Mary Hughes
Ernest Wingett
Pearl Reynolds
Zella Cross
Mabel Bennett
Naomi Brinker
Fern Cheesebrew
Worthy Herald
Raymond Workman
Eber Carnahan
Leo Vaughn
Eunice Jividen
Queen
Leona Wells
Emma Clatworthy
Phyllis Martin
Flora Long
Eugen Atkins
Amber Warner
Marguerite Carter
Verlie Workman
Helen Reynolds
Maxine Wingett
Maude Grueser
Florence McGuffin
Madonna
Bessie Musgrave
Helen Chase
Angels
Stella Atkins
Courier
Winn
Neuman
Nease
Martha Wood
Mrs. Young
Ada Root
Hilah Latz
Anna Stevers
Elizabeth Mills
Hazel Cleland
Edith Russell
Harriet Neigler
Leona Hensley
Elsie Roush
Jennie Stone
Helen Johnson
Pauline Gallagher
May Rhodes
Finn Gaul
Ruth Halliday
Everett Tracy
Charles Hensley
Everett Colwell
Theo Smith
Ralph Gilmore
James Clatworthy
Sharon Atkins
Worthy
Atkins
Wingett
County Farm Bureau Plans Safety Program
Meigs County Farm Bureau launches a district wide safety program with groups including Gallia Athens Jackson Pike Scioto Brown and Clermont counties. It features an accident free family contest a county safety check of member autos and trucks road hazard fixes and a tractor safety program. The August winner must have Jan to Aug no accidents and a well kept farm and home with active safety participation. The district winner earns a trip to the Ohio Farm Bureau meeting in November.
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Farm Bureau
Council
Ohio Farm Bureau
Phone hike explained to slim crowd in Pomeroy
The General Telephone Co of Ohio spoke in Pomeroy and Meigs County about a proposed rate increase citing higher labor, materials, and maintenance costs. Company officials R C Fesenmyer and W H Farrington answered questions but left no decision for the chamber.
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Pomeroy
Robert Frost Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Four Times
American poet Robert Frost wins the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924 1931 1937 and 1943 marking a record four awards for the genre and bolstering his stature in American letters.
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Robert Frost
Band Party Planned At Middleport High
Final plans are set for a junior and intermediate band party in the Middleport High School auditorium at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The food committee asks each band member to bring sandwiches. The event features planned entertainment and a door prize.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Harley Swisher
Charles Archer
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Charles Asa Bradbury
Gibraltar Naval Base Article
Gibraltar, a key British naval base at the entrance to the Mediterranean, covers two square miles.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
Deputies Named By Meigs County Sheriff
Sheriff Robert Hartenbach appoints two more special deputy sheriffs in Meigs County. Judge John C. Bacon approved the appointments of Robert E. Beegle and Branch C. Fleming.
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Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs County Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
Robert E. Beegle
Branch C. Fleming
Poultry Moving Across States to be Inspected in 1959
The notice requires every poultry shipment crossing state lines in 1959 to be inspected by a U S Department of Agriculture agent.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bible School Staff Meeting Set in Middleport
Middleport pastors held the monthly Middleport Ministerial Association meeting at the Church of Christ to arrange a community wide daily vacation Bible school. A staff meeting is scheduled for 6 30 p m April 24 at the First United Presbyterian Church with Rev Warren M Hulbert as dean and Mrs Ray Pickens named associate dean. The June 1 to June 12 program will use Central School building.
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Middleport
Hulbert
Howard Ruppelt
Raymon Konkright
Nile Borden
Fred I. Gardner
Delbert Swisher Fined for Three Offenses
Delbert Swisher of Gallipolis was fined $20 plus costs in Mayor C. O. Fisher s court. He faced charges of disturbing the peace reckless operation of a motor vehicle and destruction of village property. Swisher set fire to a bunk bed and broke a jail window, incurring an additional $8 charge for the window.
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Middleport
Delbert Swisher
Gallipolis
C. O. Fisher
Swisher
Garden Club Meeting At Wagner Residence Glouster
Mrs. Harold Wagner and Mrs. Alta Sweeney hosted the Glouster Garden Club at Walnut Hill. After a brief business session Mrs. Wagner spoke. The regional meeting is set for Gallipolis on May 7. Fifteen members and one guest shared lunch.
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Glouster
Harold Wagner
Alta Sweeney
Tompkins announce birth of daughter Teresa Sue
Mr and Mrs Ronald Tompkins of Baltimore announce the birth of daughter Teresa Sue on April 13 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lawrence Colbert of Glouster and Mrs Mildred Bierbaum of German Md and Kenneth Tompkins of Mansfield. Great grandparents include Mrs Mary Jane Colbert of Buchtel and Mrs Albert Ross of Marta. The couple already have a son, Gregory, and Mrs Bierbaum is staying with the family for a short time.
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Glouster
Ronald Tompkins
Baltimore
Teresa Sue
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lawrence Colbert
Mildred Bierbaum
German
Kenneth Tompkins
Mansfield
Mary Jane Colbert
Buchtel
Albert Ross
Marta
Tompkins
Gregory
Bierbaum
Chauncey Personal News Briefs
Mrs Cecil Antle was released from Shelter ing Arms Hospital after four weeks and eye surgery on March 19. She recuperates at the home of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs William Sanders Trimble Heights. Miss Georgia Antle spent the last month with her sister Mrs Richard Lasure in Athens. Mrs Florence Wilcox postmaster of Hilliards visited over the weekend with postmaster Mrs Charlotte Bricker and Denver Bricker.
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Chauncey
Cecil Antle
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William Sanders
Trimble Heights
Georgia Antle
Richard Lasure
Athens
Florence Wilcox
Hilliards
Charlotte Bricker
Denver Bricker
Bridal Shower Honors Mary Rice In Rutland Saturday
Miss Mary Rice was guest of honor at a Rutland bridal shower Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Harvey Erlewine. Hostesses included Mrs. Don Anderson and several others. Prizes went to Mrs. Eva Flemming and Miss Phyllis Rice. Refreshments were served from a candlelit table.
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Pomeroy
Mary Rice
Harvey Erlewine
Rutland
Don Anderson
Everett Colwell
C. O. Patterson
Lawrence Chapman
Dayton Parsons
Erlewine
Eva Flemming
Phyllis Rice
P. A. Jiiden
Bertha Lasher
Wayne Turner
Dana Hoffman
Bertha Amos
Audrey Hayes
Lee Meyers
Noretha
Weber Theobald
Sidney Rice
Terry Stansbury
Opal Armstrong
Paul Patterson
June Dewhurst
Andrea
Mildred Pierce
Toni
Betty Sider
Jean Ann
Janet Morris
Nell Dickens
Ira Wolfe
Jess Sweeney
Joetta Erlewine
Connie Rice
Kathryn Colwell
Jane Parsons
Edna Mae Swick
Ran Might
Chauncey Church of Christ Loyal Women Send Cards
The Loyal Women's class met at the Chauncey parish house with Mrs. Willard Simonton presiding. Twelve members attended and signed cards to Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Darst Burg Johnston Mrs. Harry Fritts Mrs. Carl Shafer and Mrs. T. R. Hamilton.
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Chauncey
Willard Simonton
Loyal Women’s
Chauncey Church of Christ
S. L. Darst
Burg Johnston
Harry Fritts
Carl Shafer
T. R. Hamilton
Dan Johnson
Eldon Skinner
Edna Wharton
Etta Hart
Charles Wadley
Nellie Blackford
James A. Long
Japan
Homer Johnson
Partition Filed Over Real Estate in Meigs Court
Kathryn H Crow and Robert H Crow of Syracuse file suit in Meigs County Common Pleas for partition of real estate. Defendants include Miriam A Holmes Syracuse Ohio Valley Feed Co and Clyde Millhone treasurer of.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Kathryn H. Crow
Robert H. Crow
Syracuse
Miriam A. Holmes
Ohio Valley Feed Co
Clyde Millhone
Meigs County
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Medical Recoveries
Patrick Lochary, son of Mr and Mrs J B O'Brien, returned home from a Gallipolis hospital Saturday morning after a tonsillectomy on Friday. Mr and Mrs Conrad Ohlinger and daughter Naomi also returned from Columbus where Naomi had oral surgery at the Children's Hospital.
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Patrick Lochary
J. B. O’brien
Gallipolis Hospital
Conrad Ohlinger
Naomi
Columbus
Childrens Hospital
Buenos Aires Pair Urged to Secure Home Before Marriage
In a brisk social quip about urban life, Buenos Aires residents joke that young men should first secure an apartment before seeking a wife as the city expands rapidly and housing tightens. The remark underscores housing pressures amid growth.
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Buenos Aires
Riverview PTA to Sponsor Friday Jitney Supper
Pomeroy Riverview Parent-Teachers Association sponsors a jitney supper at Riverview grade school Friday starting at 5 30 p m. The event is open to the public.
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Pomeroy
Riverview
Parent-Teachers Association
Racine Legion Post Dedicates New Home
Racine Post 602 American Legion completed a three day dedication of its new hall in Racine. The dedication officials included Elson Spencer and Frank Cheesebrew. Mortgage burning honored 20 endorsers, 18 present. A teen dancer crowd, youth program praised, led by Mrs Otis Knapp and Mrs Harry Wilford. Saturday featured auxiliary president Mrs Virgil Roush and guests with Five Saints orchestra.
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Legion
Otis Knapp
Harry Wilford
Virgil Roush
Auxiliary
William Stewart
Eighth District
Five Saints Orchestra
Walk-In Club Hosts April Meeting With Barnhart
Mrs. Marie Barnhart hosted the Walk-In Garden Club's April session in Pomeroy. Naomi Reed, the president, announced a regional meeting May 7 at the Methodist Church in Gallipolis. Members discussed raising violets and dividing mums, exchanged blooms, and planned monthly demonstrations. Belva Willard to show the crescent in May. awards went to Jessie Saunders, Naomi Reed, Anna Hart, Belva Willard, and Barnhart.
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Pomeroy
Marie Barnhart
Naomi Reed
Albert Pool
Gallipolis
Belva Willard
Jessie Saunders
Anna Hart
Barbara
Middleport Guests Visit From Columbus And Hilliard
Weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Russell included Mrs. Robert Hath and daughter Susan of Hilliard, Myrna Russell and Larry Lindsey of Columbus, and Mrs. Maida Russell of Middleport. Miss Russell and Mrs. Hath attended the Middleport High School band concert, both former band members. Henry Fultz returned to Columbus after a weekend in Middleport with his family.
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Sidney Russell
Robert Hath
Susan
Hilliard
Myrna Russell
Larry Lindsey
Columbus
Maida Russell
Middleport
Russell
Hath
Henry Fultz
Birthday Observed For Linda Lyons In Middleport
A party honoring Linda Lyons on her 11th birthday followed a Girl Scout meeting at Sunshine Cottage. Mrs. John Lyons, Linda’s mother, provided cupcakes and ice cream for the scouts.
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Middleport
Linda Lyons
M. D. Allensworth
Sunshine Cottage
John Lyons
Chauncey Dover High School Skating Party Tonight
The Junior Class at Chauncey Dover High School sponsors a skating party at Millfield Roller Rink tonight. Public invited.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Dover High School
Millfield
Bedford Play Cast Selected For Father Be Calm
The Eighth Grade will stage Father Be Calm with Thomas Burnside as Father and Lana Folger as Mother. Cast includes Richard Well Dick Dwight Carl Bedford Sandberg Roger Young Marilyn Hamilton Bertha Arnold Bert Hemingway William Murray Gloria Linda Schultz Margy Sandra Lee Everett Parker Eugene Smith Larry Siders Miss Alder Betty Thompson Grandpa Jerry Shamblin and announcer Donald Robson Franklin Gilkey. Several students ill include Dawn Carper Wendy Carper Sandra Bailey Jane Quivey Carolyn Jones Donnie Lambert and Carol Haning. Birthdays noted for Pete Shamblin Michael Hooper and Wilford Biggs.
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Thomas Burnside
Lana Folger
Richard Well
Junior
Dwight Carl
Bedford Sandberg
Roger Young
Marilyn Hamilton
Bertha Arnold
Bert Hemingway
William Murray
Gloria
Linda Schultz
Margy
Sandra Lee
Everett Parker
Eugene Smith
Larry Siders
Miss Alder
Betty Thompson
Jerry Shamblin
Donald Robson
Franklin Gilkey
Dais
Manda Eastman
Dawn Carper
Wendy Carper
Sandra Bailey
Jane Quivey
Carolyn Jones
Donnie Lambert
Carol Haning
Pete Shamblin
Michael Hooper
Wilford Biggs
Birthdays Observed For Mrs Reibel And Mr Searls
POMEROY The birthday anniversaries of Mrs Florence Reibel Syracuse and Terry Lee Searls Cheshire were observed Sunday at the Reibel home. Attending were Richard Riebel and children Mark and Vanessa Walter Cook and children Evamae and Raymond Syracuse Mr and Mrs Clarence Searls Cheshire Route 9 Mr and Mrs Charles Edwards Louise and Carol Cook Middleport Route 1 Ezra Phillips Portland Benny Dowell and Mr and Mrs Bernard Cook all of Middleport.
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Charles Edwards
Louise and
Carol Cook
Middleport
Ezra Phillips
Portland
Benny Dowell
Bernard Cook
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