Pom eroy Council rejects plan for new meter clocks
Pom eroy City Council refused a proposal by Mayor E F Robinson to install 50 new meters in current casings to ease downtown parking. A 60 degree parking plan for two village lots was approved in principle with blueprints ordered for future meter installation.
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Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
City Hall
Robinson
Richard Jones
Nelsonville
St. Mary’s
W. Va
Middleport
Jones
May Term Petit and Grand Jurors Named for Meigs County
Meigs County Court of Common Pleas names Petit Jurors from Middleport Pomeroy Racine and Carpenter towns plus Grand Jurors from Pomeroy Middleport Racine Portland Rutland Letart Falls Langsville Reedsville Albany Syracuse and Chester for the May Term. jurors include Don W Roach Harold Chase Robert McElhinney and many others.
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Pomeroy
Petit
Grand Jury
Meigs County Court of Common Pleas
Don W. Roach
Harold Chase
Robert McElhinney
Eldon Morris
Hilda King
Middleport
Carl Arnold
Estel Collins
Everett Hayes
Ralph R. Smith
Mildred Circle
Racine
Dorothy Davis
Billy Joe Spencer
Thurman Babcock
Charles Lawrence
Long Bottom
Erma Vale
Carpenter
Ethan Harper
Guy Sargent
Tracy Whaley
Bertha Heilman
Gladys Duckler
James C. Fugate
Mabel Mankin
Evis McKinney
Emerson Jones
Jane Stover
Edward Warner
Garnet Clark
Dell Fife
Opal Hill
H. Ward Sayre
Paul Manuel
Ben Petrel
Andrew Cross
Lucille Kraueter
Paul A. Cleland
James E. Simpson
Donald Wolfe
Earl Robinson
Gas Station Gives Saturday Profits To Middleport Firemen
C P Williams of Williams Service Station will donate all Saturday gasoline and oil sale proceeds to Middleport firemen for their emergency truck fund. A share of fire and other accessories sales that day will also go to the fund. Martin Restaurant added a $110 donation from coffee sales and employee contribution, plus free coffee for firefighters visiting after calls.
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Middleport
C. P. Williams
Williams
Powell St
Martin
Shenefield Hosts 37th Anniversary Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs Rex Shenefield of Upper Salem hosted a large gathering for the 37th wedding anniversary of Mrs Colwell and Mr Colwell as relatives from Richmondale Marion Dayton Rutland and South Webster attended. Other visitors included the Crisp and Hill families and friends from Colwell Cottrill George and Swick households.
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Danville
Rex Shenefield
Upper Salem
Carrie Betts
Columbus
Carrol Coy
Marion
Ivan Cardwell
Dayton
Howard German
Rutland
Wynn Wells
James Porter
South Webster
Elza Wells
Vauleer
Kermit Wells
Auxier
James Crisp
James Crisp, Jr
Jack Crisp
Johnny Hill
Lancaster
Wallie Cottrill
Everett Colwell
Alva Swick
Ben George
Meter Receipts Climbs in Five Day Period
Chief of Police Leroy Bartrum reports meter receipts at 181.05 for a five day period last week. Officials predict meters will be paid for early in June.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Wide county class meeting set at Fairview Church
A county wide class meeting will be held at the Fairview Church Easter Sunday at 2 p m. William Sharkneck reenlisted in the Air Force and left for Bunker Hill base in Indiana.
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Apple Grove
Fairview
William Sharkneck
Air Force
Bunker Hill
Indiana
Lester Roush
Walter Roush
Alfred Toney
Dayton
Cincinnati
Rita Salser
Darcas
Roy Pearson
Ruth Parson
Everett
Liverpool
Burl Wolf
Hebron
Gordon Wolf
George Hayman
Easter Flower Sale Planned by Rutland Garden Club
The Rutland Garden Club will hold an Easter flower sale in the Arnold Grate Building Rutland on Thursday Friday and Saturday All types of flowers will be offered Advance orders may be placed with Mrs Bertha Amos or Mrs Patterson
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Pomeroy
Rutland Garden Club
Arnold Grate
Rutland
Bertha Amos
Patterson
Science Offers Safer Wash for Woolen Sweaters and Shirts
Scientists report processes that reduce matting and shrinking when washing woolen sweaters and sport shirts. Follow washing directions and avoid boiling water to protect fabrics.
Soap in Suitcase Keeps Clothes Fresh on Travel
A simple traveling tip suggests placing an unwrapped bar of soap in a suitcase to prevent musty odors from developing in clothing during trips.
Easter Display at Middleport Highlights Local Home Demonstration
Grace Ann Miller, four, admires a Madonna and white lilies arranged by her aunt Mrs Cecil Bolin for Meigs County Achievement Day exhibits at Middleport High School auditorium. The Miller family, former Rutland residents now in Athens, includes Mr. Miller a bookkeeper for Ray Riggs auto agency and Mrs Miller, past Meigs County Home Demonstration Council president.
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Middleport
Grace Ann Miller
Carl Miller
Richland Ave
Athens
Cecil Bolin
Langsville
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Millers
Rutland
Miller
Ray Riggs Automobile Agency
Meigs County fish and game hearings set at city hall
Farmers and sportsmen attend the annual Meigs County fish and game hearings tonight at 7 30 in city hall. Proposed regulation changes go to a district meeting then to a state meeting and finally to the state Wildlife Council chaired by John Halliday. Athens Division wildlife reps will present views and answer questions. A short meeting will follow for planning the annual trap shoot and fish fry.
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Meigs County
State Wildlife Council
John Halliday
Gallipolis
Athens Division of Wildlife Office
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Society Plans Landscaping and Garden Club Activities
Winding Trail Garden Club led by Mrs John Terrell drew up landscaping plans for the county infirmary grounds and discussed forming junior garden clubs. A school of instruction at The Plains on April 23 was announced. awards of blue red white and yellow ribbons were given for flower arrangements. Grange events and a Salisbury School banquet were planned with tickets available through George Genheimer.
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Pomeroy
Winding Trail
John Terrell
the Plains
Charles Biffle
Allard Pratt
Robert Thompson
Rutland
Charles Lewis
Thompson
Emma_ Seitz
Pratt
C. E. Heaton
Terrell
Seitz
Heaton
Pomeroy Dinner Hosts Guests from Cairo Family
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Baxter on Mulberry Avenue included Mrs. Baxter’s grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Layfield and their son from Cairo, W W Y.
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Pomeroy
Homer Baxter
Mulberry Ave
Mrs. Baxter
Glenn Layfield
Cairo
Www
Mrs Bella Farrell Arrives in Charleston After Turkey Visit
Mrs Bella Farrell, after two months in Turkey, lands in Charleston by plane and visits Mr and Mrs J C Farrell in Syracuse. She heads to New Mexico with her two children Esther and Jackie to join her husband serving in the U S Navy.
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Pomeroy
Bella Farrell
Turkey
Charleston
J. C. Farrell
Syracuse
Esther
Jackie
New Mexico
U. S. Navy
Rutland Highs Junior Class Sale At Grants Store
Rutland High School's Junior Class hosts a rummage and bake sale in Grants Store next to the post office on Friday and Saturday April 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds support student activities.
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Rutland High School
Grant
Rutland
Grangers To Convene Harrisonville Meeting
Members of the Granges in Harrisonville plan a community gathering. The meeting aims to discuss local agricultural concerns and organize cooperative activities among farmers.
Marriage of Marie Gilmore to S Sgt James Theiss
Mrs Nathaniel McCumber of Cheshire announces the marriage of her sister Marie Gilmore daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Lewis Spires to S Sgt James L Theiss son of the late Ernest Theiss and Mrs Gilbert Sinclair of Syracuse. The ceremony was by Rev Roy Williams of the Nazarene Church Syracuse. The bride works as a waitress in Middleport and the groom is with the Army Air Force at Chanute Field Illinois Attendants included Mr and Mrs Gilbert Sinclair Mr and Mrs Nathaniel McCumber T Sgt Ralph A Spires and Mrs Edith Fish.
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Nathaniel McCumber
Cheshire
Marie Gilmore
Lewis Spires
James L. Theiss
Ernest Theiss
Gilbert Sinclair
Syracuse
Roy Williams
the Nazarene Church of
Middleport
Army Air Force
Chanute Field
Ill
Ralph A. Spires
Bride
Edith Fish
Superintendent Patterson to address Salisbury PTA meeting
Superintendent O. O. Patterson will speak on school affairs at the Salisbury PTA gathering tonight. Mrs. William Bartels will preside and attendees are asked to bring sandwiches or cookies.
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Grange
Hemlock Grange
Hemlock
O. O. Patterson
Salisbury
PTA
William Bartels
Bazaar and Easter Dinner Draw Local Attendance at Apple Grove
Mr and Mrs Howard Carpen ter and Marica Karr of Syracuse attended the Apple Grove Methodist Church annual bazaar and Easter dinner Saturday evening. Miss Karr and Mrs C B Weese were Gallipolis visitors Friday.
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Howard Carpenter
Marica Karr
Syracuse
Apple Grove Methodist Church
Miss Karr
C. B. Weese
Gallipolis
Pomeroy Band Pupils Shine at State Festival
Pomeroy High School sent 19 band students in five ensembles to the State Festival at Bexley High School in Columbus. Three ensembles earned superior ratings and two received excellent ratings. Vocal and instrumental teachers praised the group's performance. Parents accompanied by car to Columbus for the contest.
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Pomeroy
lIn
Bexley High School
Columbus
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Jim Lohse
Earlene Renshaw
Susan Young
June O’brien
Janice Roush
Linda Moore
Bill Anderson
Jim Ebersbach
Sue Smith
Sandra Potts
Cellent
Janet Carpenter
Connie Woodgeard
Dorinda Wilson
Steila Strauss
Jean Webster
Ann Ieenhower
Linda Crow
Reva Rea
Charles Swisher
Ray Woodgeard
Pomeroy Public
Wilson Carpenter
Harold Lohse
Harold Ebersbach
William Swatzel
Wayne Swisher
Woodgeard
Middleport PTA and Band Boosters Install 1957 58 Officers
The Middleport Parent Teacher Association and Band Boosters installed officers for 1957 58 after a kindergarten presentation of The Little Red Hen. Mrs. Rodney Sauer will lead the PTA with a slate including vice presidents and secretaries. A $52 scholarship was approved for a Band Workshop attendee and an alumni banquet May 29 was announced.
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Middleport
Rodney Sauer
PTA
Kenneth McElhinny
Leland Brown
James Brewington
William Sprague
Ira Butcher
Roy Tracy, Jr
Pomeroy
Meigs County
PTA Council
Ohio University
Earl Warnke
Rutland
Tracy
Reynolds
Miss Alice Fielder Engaged Dinner Visit Report
Miss Alice Fielder of Doyles town and her fiancé Muril Zimmerman of Logan were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Doolittle Jr at the home of Mrs Doolittle’s parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Lambert. George Doolittle Jr and Mrs Doolittle will visit Columbus Wednesday as guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Easter. Their son Steven Charles will stay with his grandparents.
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Alice Fielder
Doylestown
Muril Zimmerman
Logan
George Doolittle, Jr
Steven Charles
Glenn Lambert
Swatzel Accepted By Coin Collectors
Mike Swatzel was admitted to the newly organized Pomeroy Coin Collectors' Club. The group met for the third time at Mike Fultz's Lincoln Hill home with Bob Glockner presiding. New admission qualifications were discussed and approved, and refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Mike Swatzel
Pomeroy Coin Collectors’ Club
Mike Fultz
Lincoln Hill
Bob Glockner
Fultz
Marriage License for Pomeroy Couple Donald Hunnel and Frances Evans
Donald Leroy Pomeroy Hunnel 23 and Frances Joanne Evans 21 both of Pomeroy apply for marriage license. Hunnel is son of John Hunnel and Nettie Smith. Evans is daughter of Arthur Evans and Bernice Arnold.
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Pomeroy
Donald Leroy Hunnel
Frances Joanne Evans
John Hunnel
Nettie Smith
Arthur Evans
Bernice Arnold
St Bernard dogs named for Saint founder in Alpine shelter history
St Bernard dogs derive their name from Saint Bernard de Menthon who established a medieval shelter for travelers in the Alpine snows during the 11th century.
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St. Bernard de Menthon
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Theron Morris Langsville
Harley Linthicum
Reedsville
Anna Quivey
Albany
Caroll Norris
Kathryn Brown
Minersville
Clarence Wolfe, Jr
Evelyn Will
Chester
Adv
Liberty
Ohio
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Naked Hills
Pathe Color
David Wayne
Keenan Wynn
James Barton
Marcia Henderson
Frank Sinatra
Doris Davy
Bruce Bennett
Richard Arlen
Pomeroy Cement Block Company
Floyd Farr
Laura Heiney
Earl Kocher
Belpre
Herbert Roush
Jim Knighting
Deansville
Harold Bird
Antiquity
Kenneth Beckner
Charles Knighting
Donal Hugg
Jean Parson
Russell Roush
Roy Buck
Frank Buck
E. C. Clark
Carmen Clark
Mrs. Eb, C. Clark
S&h
Pomeroy Society
George Genheimer
Chester Grange
Salisbury School
David Koblentz
Arthur Young
Oes
Granges
Harrisonville
Olds
Vomeroy
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
ST. Bernard
John Richmond
E. Main ST
Bob Evans
Drive
Eastern Ave
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs—Pomeroy
Deborah Kerr
Yul Brynner
Rita Moreno
Martin Benson
Rex Thompson
Wings OF Eagles
Temple
Gordon MacRae
Dan Dailey
Ernest Borgnine
Sheree North
Tommy Noonan
Farm Bureau
Rocksprings Grange Hall
George Meinhart
Joe Hardy
Meigs County Farm Bureau
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Goodyear
Swetwae Guarantee
Rizer Oil Company
Goodyear Tire
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