Covered wagon caravan urges new route to Athens
Meigs County residents plan a five day horse drawn caravan from Pomeroy to Columbus to press for State Issue One and a new road between Pomeroy and Athens. The trip ends with a meeting with Gov. Rhodes on May 1 at the state fairgrounds.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Surrey
Athens
Fred W. Crow
Leo Story
Meigs County
James A. Rhodes
Nelsonville
Logan
Lancaster
Rhodes
Fred Leifheit
Fairgrounds
Crow
Wayne Swisher
William P. Childs
Leisheit
Story
David Miller
Ohio Department of Highways
Highway Department
George Hobhstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Hobhstetter
The
Meigs County Society
Dale Warner
Leslie F. Fultz
Pomeroy Junior High Honors 51 Students Honor Roll
Fifty one students at Pomeroy Junior High earned grades of B or higher for the fifth six weeks. Ninth grade honorees include Jennifer Blakeslee Daniel Crow and Susan Dixon among others. eighth grade students listed Jim Anderson Beverly Beaver Jeff Burt Cathy Fultz. seventh grade honorees Dorothy Neutzling Jeff Werry Barbara White.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Jennifer Blakeslee
Neil Colmer
Danny Crow
Connie Dill
Susan Dixon
Roland Eastman
William English
Mary Francis
Theresa Fultz
Carol Hill
Geraldene Hayes
Peggy Hoffner
Candice Hutton
van Kirkland
Banquet Planned By Alumni At Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association set May 30 for banquet and dance at the village hall. The Pomeroy Band Roosters will serve dinner at 6 30 p m while the Acmets of Parkersburg provide 9 p m music. Reunion classes include 1914 1919 1924 1934 1939 1944 1949 and 1954. MEIGS MARRIAGE LICENSE James Curtis McAbee and Kay Ratliff obtained marriage licenses in the Meigs district.
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Pomeroy
Minister Albert Clarke to speak at Meigs Council meeting
The Rev. Albert Clarke of Columbus, youth worker in religious education, will speak at the Meigs County Council of Religious Council semi annual meeting. The Rev. Robert R. Card will lead the devotional period at 2 30 p m Sunday at Middleport First Baptist Church. Music by the host church and refreshments will follow.
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Middleport
Albert Clarke
Columbus
Meigs County
Fire Fighters Respond Twice To Brush Fire In Middleport
Fire crews were summoned to a hillside behind the Lyons property on Seventh Ave at 12:21 p.m. and returned at 1:46 p.m. when a brush fire rekindled. Later, at 5:28 p.m., flames reached the old Cheshire High School building, damaging a basement area but causing only minor damage.
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Middleport
Lyons
Seventh Ave
Cheshire
Latino Club Plans Meal Next Month
POMEROY The Latino Cir culo Club met at Pom eroy Senior High School audi torium with Barbara Kennedy consul presiding. Committees for the banquet were named including: Randy Grueser Kay McGowan Terri Fultz Sharon Smith Jennifer Blakeslee food Mary Francis Nancy Titus table decorations David Goodwin Carson Crow Rodney Karr table committee Van Kirkland Gail St Clair Charles Murray Rex Cummings cleanup Bill Moore Danny Crow Millie and Mary Ann McKenzie program. The program a Latin version of You Dont Say was led by Joe Neutzling with prizes awarded to Sandy Hendricks Terri Fultz Rodney Karr Dick Knight and Mary Francis. Refreshments were
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Barbara Kennedy
Randy Grueser
Kay McGowan
Terri Fultz
Sharon Smith
Jennifer Blakeslee
Mary Francis
Nancy Titus
David Goodwin
Carson Crow
Rodney Karr
van Kirkland
Gail St. Clair
Charles Murray
Rex Cumings
Bill
Pomeroy High School
Sue Arnold
Jane Baer
Brenda Bailey
Yvonne Beal
Robert Buck
Nancy Burns
Alita Carpenter
Jennifer Crew
Patricia Fields
Jenneth Folmer
Judith Folmer
Patricia Hennesy
Louanna Leonard
Carl Mc
Dick Knight
Charlotte Lambert
Leonard Lyons
Ted Morarity
Joe Neutzling
Ernestine Powell
Linda Reuter
Janette Scott
Linda Smith
Danny Toban
Chris Tompkins
Hilah Vaughan
Middleport zoning ordinance vote set for April meeting
Meigs General Hospital notes list admitted Ava Gilkey Harrisonville Elizabeth Osler Middleport Mary Young Mason W Va Maude Schuster Pomeroy Discharged Carol Ohlinger O I Boston Dorothy Jenkins Nina Stiles Middleport the village council will seek a second reading of the zoning ordinance at the April 27 meeting as only a majority vote is needed for passage.
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Ava Gilkey
Harrisonville
Elizabeth Osler
Middleport
Mary Young
Mason
W. Va
Maude Schuster
Pomeroy
Carol Ohlinger
O. I. Boston
Dorothy Jenkins
Nina Stiles
Middleport Village
Pomeroy Junior High Hosts 23rd Annual Visitation Day
Sixty eighth graders visit Pomeroy Junior High with tours, a morning program, a Curiosity Cure play by students, flag salute, Lord’s Prayer, and a full eight period schedule. Ninth graders pair with visitors for class activities. registrations handled by officials. glee club and band perform. tumbling demos shown. dozens of visitor names listed from local elementary schools.
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Pomeroy
Howard Knight
Pomeroy Junior High School
James Anderson
Danny Crow
Bill Fetty
Mary Francis
Beverly Beaver
Becky Crisp
Millie Legar
Nancy Titus
Jenny Menchini
Chester Roush
Alan Swindell
Becky Stivers
Eastern Levy Discussed At PTA Meet
Reedsville Riverview PTA reviewed the Eastern local school levy and appointed a committee led by Dohrman Reed to inform voters. The district seeks more operating funds as it lags behind neighbors. A Dramatics Dept skit Green Blackboard was shown and two May suppers planned with officers to be nominated by a committee. Ronald Osborne presided at the meeting. County PTA council meets May 7 at Salisbury School.
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Reedsville
Riverview Pta
Dohrman Reed
Ohio University Dramatics
PTA
Shelly Petty
Helen Archer
Meigs County School
Vivian Humphrey
Pauline Myers
Rose Easterday
Ronald Osborne
Salisbury
Tire Blows Out Damaging Car Near Racine
A tire blowout on Route 124 four miles east of Racine caused Lois Ann Allen 22 of Portland Route 1 to lose control and drive the car over an embankment. Sheriff Robert Hartenbach's department reported extensive damage to the vehicle. Hal Reniff of the New York Yankees earned 18 saves in 1963 despite four decisions.
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Pomeroy
Lois Ann Allen
Portland
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Racine
Hal Reniff
New York Yankees
Southern High School honors 49 on honor roll
Forty nine students at Southern High School earned honors for the fifth six weeks with grades of B or above. Seniors Roberta Chancey Kay Hendricks Ben Petrel Donna Powell Carol Shain Juanita Smith Sarah Taylor Sammie Yates. juniors Roger Adams Jack Bostick James Hamm Charles Johnston Karen Nease Clarice Norris Suzanne Price Faye Roush Joyce Roush Jocelyn Taylor and Phyllis Wigal. sophomores Shirley Baker Dixie Circle Charles Cleland Pamela Davis Polly Decker George Diddle Connie Leadingham Ernie Miller Beverly Price James Snodgrass Pamela Sylvester William Zerkle. freshmen Sandra Bailey Donna Bush Craig Cairns Margaret Cole William Downie Karen Grueser Nancy Hoback Patricia London John McClintock Joyce McCoy Carla Morris Brenda Norris Nola Obitz Patricia Proffitt Robyn Stearns Carol Wilcoxen Linda Wolfe Linda Yost.
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Racine
Southern High School
Roberta Chancey
Kay Hendricks
Ben Petrel
Donna Powell
Carol Shain
Juanita Smith
Sarah Taylor
Sammie Yates
Roger Adams
Jack Bostick
James Hamm
Charles Johnston
Karen Nease
Clarice Norris
Suzanne Price
Faye Roush
Joyce Roush
Jocelyn Taylor
Phyllis Wigal
Shirley Baker
Dixie Circle
Charles Cleland
Pamela Davis
Polly Decker
George Diddle
Connie Leadingham
Ernie Miller
Beverly Price
James Snodgrass
Pamela Sylvester
William Zerkle
Sandra Bailey
Donna Bush
Craig Cairns
Margaret Cole
William Downie
Karen Grueser
Nancy Hoback
Patricia London
John McClintock
Joyce McCoy
Carla Morris
Brenda Norris
Divorce Dismissed and Money Suit Appealed
Patricia Doefer versus Henry Doefer divorce lawsuit dismissed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Edgar E. Brewer appeals in the Court of Appeals seeking $79,410.08 against William L. Robinson after denial of a new trial in Common Pleas Court.
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Pomeroy
Patricia Doefer
Henry Doefer
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Edgar E. Brewer
Court of Appeals
William L. Robinson
Bradbury PTA Elects Officers and Sets End of Year Plans
Bradbury PTA elected new officers for 1964 65 at the Middleport meeting and outlined year end activities. May 15 registration for next fall, May 17 eighth graders vesper service, May 19 all school picnic, and May 20 Columbus trip were announced. New officers are Eva Millican president Virginia Whitlatch vice president Patricia Houdashel t secretary and Margie Smith treasurer.
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Middleport
Bradbury Pta
Howard Ruppelt
Donald Lanning
Board of Education
PTA
Columbus
Eva Millican
Virginia Whitlatch
Patricia Houdashelt
Margie Smith
Pomeroy High Announces Honor Roll List
A total of 76 Pomeroy High School students earned honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Named seniors include Sue Arnold and Carl McElroy among others, with juniors Cory Beaver and Patricia Buffington on the list and a large group of sophomores also recognized.
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Pomeroy
Methodists Plan Family Night at Heath Church
Middleport reports a family night set for May 10 after a Thursday meeting of the Commission and Official Board at Heath Methodist Church. May will also feature an every member canvass per Leo Smith's finance report. vestibule repairs were approved and the kitchen and ladies lounge already completed. Education commission plans new classroom arrangements in the remodeled basement with a 1 p.m. Tuesday meeting.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Commission On Missions and Evangelism
Leo Smith
Commission On Education
CYO Plans Welcome Dance At Fenwick
POMEROY The Christian Youth Organization of the Sacred Heart Parish will sponsor its first spring fling from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Bishop Fenwick High School Cheshire to welcome teens to the new Catholic high school. Live rock groups Viking s and possibly a group from Ohio University are slated for the event. June 15 deadline for trading within the National or American League is midnight.
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Pomeroy
Christian Youth Organization of
Sacred Heart Parish
Bishop Fenwick High School
Cheshire
Vikings
Ohio University
Senior Play Opens May at Middleport High School
The Middleport High School senior class presents If Mother Only Knew on May 7 and 8. A rotating female cast includes Carol Scott Ellen Dutton Neda Bradford Barbara Morgan Judy Wildermuth Karen Bachner Cinda Sauer Ruth Reed Sandy Simpson Carroll Lyons Judy Martin Carolyn Nicholson plus James Miller Dave Rice Charlie Swackhamer Ron Hanning and Horace Gilmore.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Carol Scott
Ellen Dutton
Neda Bradford
Barbara Morgan
Judy Wildermuth
Karen Bachner
Cinda Sauer
Ruth Reed
Sandy Simpson
Carroll Lyons
Judy Martin
Carolyn Nicholson
Jack Satterfield
James Miller
Dave Rice
Charlie Swackhamer
Ron Hanning
Horace Gilmore
Literary Club Donates to Middleport Library
The Middleport Literary Club contributed $15 to the Middleport Public Library at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. Roger Morgan. Reviews covered The Keepers of the Home and Runaway to Heaven, with discussion of a Shirley Gray story and a Johanna Johannson novel on slave injustices. The next meeting is April 29 at Mrs. Robert Coats’s home.
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Middleport
Johanna Johannson
Robert Coats
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes
Meigs Memorial notes list Dmitted Etsil Collins Pomeroy Luc y Anderson Middleport Mrs Virginia Rowe and daughter Leola Keck Ruth Moore Mabel Gordon Garnet Potts.
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Etsil Collins
Pomeroy
Lucy Anderson
Middleport
Virginia Rowe
Leola Keck
Ruth Moore
Mabel Gordon
Garnet Potts
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