Pomeroy Council Seeks Bonding Firm on Wall Repair Funding
At a special meeting four councilors unanimously approved inviting a bonding company representative to discuss borrowing options to repair the upper parking lot wall and sewers. Mayor Canaday outlined two paths including a bond levy or parking meters to raise funds, with meters proposed to cover half loan costs and half project expenses.
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Pomeroy
Fred Crow, Jr
City Hall
Howard Kitchen
Delmar A. Canaday
Attem
Canaday
Crow
Pat Will
Ted Downie
Theo Lehew
Ostrex Fame Tablets Promoted At Athens Drugstore
An advertisement touts Ostrex Fame Tablets claiming to fight tiredness from iron deficiency. The copy targets both men and women with bold claims of renewed pep and a younger feeling and offers a 50 cent introductory size for 42 cents at Gallaher’s Drug in Athens.
Annual Meigs County Music Festival Draws 300 Pupils
More than 3500 students from Meigs County high schools will perform Friday night at Middleport High School. Merrill Davis directs the program with numerous choral groups and soloists, featuring works from Sanctus to America My Wonderous Land.
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C. O. Chapman
Rutland Girls’ Glee Club
Molly Malone
Marilyn Turner
Bette Brown
Pomeroy Girls’ Glee Club
Lucille Swackhammer
Ruth Lambert
Anna Jean Rose
Chester Girls Glee Club
Maurita Miller
William Durst
Phyllis Hackett
Middleport
Franklin Ginther
St. Marys
Harrisonville
Maxine Wingett
Glee Club
Mother Mahree
Zelma Wears
Adrienne French
Racine Girls’ Glee Club
Marcellene Buell
Howard Cozart
Middleport Girls’ Glee Club
Jesus
Lois Cecil
Sheila Stover
Johnny Appleseed
Gate of Heaven
Meigs County
America
Pomeroy
O. O. Patterson
Racine Student Takes Second in TV Talent Time Contest
Nora Jean Sellers of Racine High School won second place for her vocal rendition of Wheel of Fortune on TV Talent Time aired by WSAZ-TV Huntington West Virginia on April 5. She earned the spot after an audition and competed against many tri state amateur acts. Lois Ann Chapman of Middleport had won first place.
Meeting To Be Held In School Auditorium
A Wednesday night meeting on the proposed constitutional convention in Ohio will take place in the Pomeroy Senior High School Auditorium rather than the courtroom. D. R. Stanfield of the Ohio Farm Bureau will speak, sponsored by the Meigs County Farm Bureau. One hundred and twenty organizations have been invited.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Pomeroy Senior High School
D. R. Stanfield
Ohio Farm Bureau
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Longtime Pomeroy couple marks golden wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ebersbach celebrated their 50th anniversary with an open house at their Mulberry Avenue home. Married April 10, 1902, by Rev. Henry Borneman, they hosted 100 guests including all daughters and many relatives. A program by The Happy Harvester Class included a mock wedding and poems. Families from nearby towns joined in the celebration with flowers, refreshments, and gifts.
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Pomeroy
Adam Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Ebersbach
Henry Borneman
German Methodist Church
Ann
Kate Ebersbach
Ben Neutzling
Albert
Charles
Jacob
Joe
Arthur
Elmer
Point Pleasant
Ebersbachs
Happy Harvester Class
Federated Church
Max Meinhart
Eva Hendricks
Bentz Wolfe
Edith Hines
Henry Reibel
Neutzling
Roy Tracy Sr
Adam and Bernice
Eva Houdashelt
Eva M Houdashelt
John Hutchinson
Clinton
Irene
Donald Houdashelt
Columbus
Elmer Ebersbach
W. A. Burns
Nancy
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
George Powell, Jr
Parkersburg
W. V
George Hobstetter, Jr
Larry
Larry O
Faith Ellen Kunze
Becky Kunze
Sally Globokar
Mike Globokar
Mike Roberts
Donnie Mayer
Jimmy Melbourne
Linda Chapman
Mike Upman
Betsy Potter
Dickie Smith
Kathy Lavely
Helen Lawrence
New Haven
Easter Youth Fellowship Reflects on What Easter Means
The First Baptist Church of Pomeroy Youth Fellowship held an Easter Sunday meeting with readings from the Old Testament about the crucifixion and resurrection. A girl's trio sang and a candle light service followed as candies burned, then an invitation to the spring banquet on Monday April 28 was announced with reservations due April 24.
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church of
Shirley Hunnel
Bernice Sheridan
Jane Holt
Billy Sheridan
Jesus
Circle of Federated Church Meets Tuesday Evening
The friendly Circle of the Federated Church will gather Tuesday at 8 pm with Mrs. Thomas Young as devotional leader.
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Pomeroy
The
Federated Church
Thomas Young
Guild Plans Meeting POMEROY
The Sacred Heart Guild will meet Thursday at p.m. in the parish hall to discuss upcoming plans and activities. Members are urged to attend for updates and decisions on events.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart
Webb dinner honors son returning from leave
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Webb hosted a Saturday dinner for son Jimmy who arrived back at Naval Training Center Bainbridge Md for assignment after a 14 day leave at home. Guests included Larry Birch Bill Cross and Brian Simpson of Racine and Ronny McDade of Le-
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Letart Falls
Ralph Webb
Jimmy
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Larry Birch
Bill Cross
Brian Simpson
Racine
Ronny McDade
Pomeroy Reports Parking Meter Receipts
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe reported a weekly parking meter collection of $270.95 on Monday afternoon. The amount reflects past week's receipts and informs city fiscal activity.
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Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Logan Monument Company Memorials Ad Claim
Insist on quality and lower prices for memorials from Logan Monument Company. Direct granite sales by carload offer savings. Contact Mr. Leo L. Vaughan at Pomeroy 520 for details without obligation.
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Logan Monument Company
Leo L. Vaughan
Pomeroy 520
Funeral services for Mrs Charles Peoples in Pomeroy
Mrs Charles Peoples dies at St Joseph Hospital Par sburg. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at Federated Church with Rev Harold F Hess officiating. She lived in Pomeroy all life except eight years in Athens. Survived by husband daughter Dorothy Lavely four siblings two grandchildren. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends called at 124 Union Ave until 1 p m Thursday.
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W. R. Ogdin
Wetzgall St
Meigs General Hospital
Elmer Wickham
Sadie Wickham
Ernest Davis
Gallipolis
Paul Hill
Columbus
E. J. Hill
Hiram Slanter
Carla Reed
University Hospital, Columbus
Frank Sullivan
Arthur Mitch
Melvin Smith
Harold Hess
Hess
William Hess
Bellaire
Ruth Hess
Don Jacobs
Athens
Federated Church
Avery Drenner
Middleport
Spring Ave
Joan Wildermuth
Dayton
Delmar Canaday
Annie
George J. Voytke
Barberton
Ohio
Pomeroy
Charles Peoples
St. Joseph Hospital
Par’ Rsburg
Harold F. Hess
O.es
Dorothy Lavely
Morgan French
Harrisonville
Louis
Howard French
Bismarck
Roberta Queen
Alpha Province
Kathy
Ruth Ann Lavely
Louisa Kessel
Ripley
Tax Receipts Down In Week Ended March 29
State treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports retail sales tax receipts fell about 1500 in the week ending March 29 compared with the prior year. This year’s total was 2482.20 versus 4097.49 for the week ending March 31 last year.
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Pomeroy
Roger W. Tracy
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Width of Property Deals
William Ray Brooks and Margaret Brooks transfer 51 acres in Columbia Township to Margaret Rife and Charles Rife. Charles Rife and Sarah Rife deed 75 acres in Salem Township to Maywood Belcher. Elbesfield Realty Co transfers 101 acres in Sutton Township to William B. Downie and Rachel E. Downie. Kenneth Cheadle in Orange Township transfers by deed to Lucy Cheadle. Kenneth D. Thomas transfers to Mary L. Thomas and others by affidavit in Minersville. Henry F. Scarberry and Wilma M. Scarberry transfer lot 327 in Middleport to A. A. Scarberry and Margaret M. Scarberry. Steven H. Eblin and Wanda L. Eblin transfer 98 acres in Pomeroy to Harry L. Eblin and Mary K. Eblin. Patterson attends district meeting in Athens.
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William Ray Brooks
Margaret Brooks
Margaret Rife
Charles Rife
Columbia Township
Sarah Rife
Maywood Belcher
Salem Township
Elbesfield Realty Co
William B. Downie
Rachel E. Downie
Sutton Township
Kenneth Cheadle
Lucy Cheadle
Orange Township
Kenneth D. Thomas
Mary L. Thomas
David Thomas
Everett Thomas
Walter Thomas
Minersville
Henry F. Scarberry
Wilma M. Scarberry
A. A. Scarberry
Margaret M. Scarberry
Middleport
Steven H. Eblin
Wanda L. Eblin
Harry L. Eblin
Mary K. Eblin
Pomeroy
Henry Spencer Rites To Be Wednesday
Funeral services for Henry Spencer, who died Sunday evening in Meigs General Hospital, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Rawlings-Coats funeral home. Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery. The Rev. Howard Ruppelt of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
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Middleport
Henry Spencer
Meigs General Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Riverview Cemetery
Howard Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
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