Middleport River Flood Reaches 56 Feet Forcing Closures and Shelter
Crest of the Ohio River at Middleport was seen at 56 feet, triggering store evacuations on Mill and Second Streets. Police and patrols quelled near riots as six men were jailed, while relief HQ opened at the American Legion hall for flood refugees. The school band concert was postponed.
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Middleport
Ohio River
Mill St
Howard the
Pomeroy
L. W. McComas
American Legion Hall
David Jenkins
Charles Murray
Citizens Committee
Sidney T. Russell
Meigs County
The
Red Cross
Harry Ohlinger
Legion Hall
Murray
Feeney-Bennett Post
J. J. Schmoll
Pomeroy Church News Highlights Local Services
Mt. Hermon and Letart Falls schedule Sunday schools and services. Bunker Hill Nease Chapel and Letart Falls list Sunday school and evening preaching. Episco pal announces no service or church school this Sunday.
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Pomeroy UB
C. P Hinton
Mt. Hermon
A.m. Nease Chapel
Letart Falls
How Can I Know That I Am Saved Sermon Subject
Dr H A Miller pastor leads Sunday services with Sunday School at 9 30 a m James Buchanan superintendent Worship at 10 30 a m sermon topic How Can I Know That I Am Saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Miller
James Buchanan
Minor Chimney Fire Causes Soot Damage at Home
MIDDLEPORT The Volunteer Fire Department responded to the James White property Thursday morning when soot around the chimney caught fire. Only chimney damage was reported.
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Middleport
James White
Death of Mrs. Hattie Coast at Ravenswood
Mrs. Hattie Coast mother of Mrs. E. E. Hayes died Thursday morning at her sister Mrs. Josephine Theiss home in Ravenswood. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Chester
Hattie Coast
E. E. Hayes
Josephine Theiss
Ravenswood
Mary Shrine 37 to Install Officers April 20
White Shrine of Jerusalem Mary Shrine No. 37 will install officers Tuesday April 20 at 8 p.m. A 4 p.m. business meeting is set at the Shrine hall. Dinner will be served at the First Presbyterian Church with installation following at the American Legion Hall.
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Middleport
Mary Shrine No
White Shrine of Jerusalem
American Legion
Regional Ohio Tuberculosis Association meeting held in Portsmouth
Richard Chambers and Mr and Mrs Ben Philson Mr and Mrs Wayne Gibbons Mrs M D Hartinger and other Meigs Chapter officers attended the regional meeting of the Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association at Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Chambers
Ben Philson
Wayne Gibbons
M. D. Hartinger
Pomeroy
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Portsmouth
Meigs
Junior High Class Plans Decor and Tea at Church
Mrs Willis Anthony's Junior High School class of First Baptist Church met Monday evening at the church. Thirteen members attended and planned to redecorate the classroom and host a mother's tea. The tea committee included Janice Luman Marilyn Knopp Dorothy Chase and Sara Dann Hartley.
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Willis Anthony
First Baptist Church
Dorothy Chase
Janice Luman
Marilyn Knopp
Sara Dann Hartley
Surprise birthday honor for L. L. Lyons Jr at Grave Hill home
An honor guest party celebrated L. L. Lyons Jr birthday at his Grave Hill residence. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Clifford and son Michael, Mr. and Mrs. C. Massar Jr and son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Babcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lyons, Jr
Grave Hill
Paul Clifford
Michael
C. Massar, Jr
Stanley Swan
Ray Riggs
Oscar Babcock
Children's program planned by Xenia Legion auxiliary
The Auxiliary to Feeny Bennett Post American Legion met Monday. Miss Margaret Sauer was initiated. A letter from Xenia Children's Home thanked Easter remembrance donors. Mrs Charles Swindler will lead a children’s program on April 20, with Mrs Cora Bennett presiding.
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Feeny Bennett Post
American Legion
Margaret Sauer
Xenia
Charles Swindler
Cora Bennett
Flood Delays Move and Visits Across Bainbridge Area
Local residents face high water as families like Faehnie Drummond and Walsh relocate temporarily. Flood delays travel for DeWees and Griff Lewis while others visit relatives in Bainbridge and nearby towns, with hospital work and job changes noted among the community.
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Middleport
Albert Faehnie
Frieda
W. S. White
Syracuse
Bainbridge
F. E. Drummond
Lena Mae _ Fels
Drummond
Dc. B. Smith
N. Second Ave
I. R. Adams
Ruth Rowley
Columbus
Crary Davis
Fred DeWees
William Walsh
Russell
S. Third Ave
E. M. Woods
S. Fifth Ave
William Keith Kincaid
Bill
Tom
Chicago
Colonel Kincaid
John Kincaid
William Howard
Beulah Lee
Waverly
Bradbury
William Garber
Akron
Ruth Garber
Cleveland
W. R. Garber
Charles Searls
Clinton Fisher
Beulah Koster
Meigs Hospital
Pomeroy
Marvin Murray
Charles Karr
Holzer Hospital
Maurice Thompson
Hazel Lyons
Hart Lyons
Griff Lewis
Bessie Waugh
Charles McNamee
Griff Russell
Delbert Russell
Lorain
Russells
Dorothy Caldwell
R. N
Huntington
A. A. Dillard
Edison Wessa
Everett Bachner
Bachner
Karen
Mary Schaaf
Wessa
Chillicothe
C. E. Schaaf
Barbara Jean
Eddie Blake
Willard Moore
Mechanic St
Joe Boyd
Sutton
W. Va
Nellie Rae Stephenson
Charleston
Charles White
Gilbert Hayes
Corning
R. C. Lansbury
Roger Sauvage
Donald and
Jimmy
Terra Haute
Ind
Don Sauvage
Eric Denny
Bidwell
Memorial Chimes Dedication Planned at Heath Church
Memorial Chimes at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport will be dedicated Sunday afternoon May 2. A musical program by Graham Cook and Miss Mary Adeline Smith will feature the ceremony. The chimes were presented by Senator Tom W. Jones in memory of his wife Alice Evans Jones, with Cook noted as Bethlehem Church organizer and Grand Rapids musician.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Graham Cook
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mary Adeline Smith
Columbus
Tom W. Jones
Alice Evans Jones
Pomeroy Garden Club Elects Officers and Vows Cancer Fund Support
Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs. Lily Coates home with 15 members and one guest Mrs. Albert Bengel. They voted to donate 5 to the cancer fund and announced new officers for the coming year including Lily Coates as president and J E D Hartinger as vice president. The afternoon program featured Narcisses by Mrs. A N Bengel and an exhibit on Varieties of Narcisses.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
Lily Coates
Theodore Ebersbach
George Parker
Albert Bengel
Cancer Fund
J.E.D. Hartinger
Ida Smith
Greta Price
A. N. Bengel
Oscar Roedel
Theodore Ebershach
J. B. Elberfeld
Coates
Nickey
Warriage Licenses Okey Martin and Irene Caldwell
A list of marriage licenses issued including Okey Martin 21 farmer Crown City and Irene Caldwell 21 Bradbury. Robert Davis 21 Dexter and Beatrice Tracy 23 Middleport. plus pairs: Ralph Neigler Jr 25 Racine and Edna Jeffers 21. Charles ton Bergeron 43 and Blanche Ward 30. Harry King 57 Dunbar West Virginia and Allie Doughty 50 Hobson. and others with ages and hometowns such as Pomeroy Middleport Point Pleasant Rutland Gallipolis Athens Hobson Syracuse Chester and Portland.
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Okey Martin
Crown City
Farmer
Irene Caldwell
Bradbury
Robert Davis
Dexter
Beatrice Tracy
Middleport
Ralph Neigler, Jr
Racine
Carpenter
Edna Jeffers
Pomeroy
James C. Bergeron
Charleston
Linotype
Blanche Ward
Harry King
Dunbar
W. Va
Allie Doughty
Hobson
Daniel H. Mu
Joe Williams
Athens
Betty Burson
Edison Putney
Maxine Hays
William G. Burrows
Apple Grove
Beulah King
Russell Paul Booth
Huntington
Nada Iris Chapman
Belford G. Hoisington
Bertie L. McCombs
Nelsonville
Clarence E. Cooper
Syracuse
Mattie Jean Neeley
Shelbourne Robertson
Drema Holliday
Cashier
Ward L. Spencer
Chester
Gladys M. Wright
Ishmael Lambert
Portland
Lula Kidwell
Lee Clark
Cheshire
Betty Mathews
Officers Installed By B P W Middleport 1948 49
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club met for an April installation of officers for 1948 49 and welcome to new members at First Presbyterian Church. Officers elected include Mrs H J Russell president, Mrs L J Heiner vice president, Miss Nina B Russell secretary, and Mrs L E Reynolds treasurer. Directors named were Mrs R C Tucker man Mrs H E Bush and others. The club reported treasury of 363 63 and raised 1057 for American Red Cross with a 10 donation to Cancer Society and started a health fund with 25. A bake sale is planned for May 8 and the group voted to entertain senior girls from Middleport and Rutland High at the May meeting and redecorate the public library basement used for Brownies and Scouts.
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Middleport
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club
First Presbyterian Church
H. J. Russell
L. J. Heiner
Nina B. Russell
L. E. Reynolds
Allen Jenkinson
R. C. Tuckerman
H. E. Bush
Guy Reynolds
L. E. Burford
Bess Sanborn
Nellie Zerkle
Treasury
American Red Cross
The
Cancer Society
Middleport and
Rutland High School
Robert Harris
Wilbur Theobald
Thelma Pratt
Clarence Rupp
Ann Wylie
John Zerkle
L. E
Burford
Susan Park
P. S. Mills
Farie Erlewine
June Martin
H. L. Ward
Wallace Russell
Rowena Autherson
Daisie Saunders
Mary Grate
W. L. Moore
Ann Scott
Ralph Pratt
Mary Root
Joseph D. Bryan
Miss Parks
Alice Ieenhower
Lucille Smith
Mason Clinic Admits and Discharges Medical Births Listed
The Mason Clinic records admit Thomas Hayman of Racine and April entries for Dorothy Tillis Rutland and Donna Wolfe Chester. Discharges include Marjorie McDaniel Mason and April births note Raymond Elmont to Rath burn Pomeroy Route 3, and William Joseph to Albert Faircloth Racine Route 2. Twin daughters are listed for Harold Bumgarner Huntington formerly Le tart Route 1 born Avrid.
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Marjorie McDaniel
Mason
Donna Wolfe
Chester
Francis H. Rathburn
Pomeroy
Raymond Elmont
Albert Faircloth
Racine
William Joseph
Harold Bumgarner
Huntington
Letart
Avrid
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Lois Collier
Danny Morton
John Litel
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Hop Harrigan
Buzzy Henry
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Church OF Christ
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Merry Men
Pomeroy Bend
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Widdleport Personals
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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