County Board Approves TB Test Plan and Vehicle Purchase
Meigs County Board of Commissioners met at the courthouse and appropriated 2000 dollars to start tuberculin tests for all cattle. Dr John Moore, county veterinarian, will be paid 30 cents per head plus 50 cents per herd for eradicating tuberculosis. The board also bought a DI tractor with loader for 5200 less 1400 trade, leaving 3800, and accepted River Oil Company bid to supply gasoline at 14 cents per gallon regular and 0.154 cents for special. They moved 3300 from the Unexpected Emergency and Contingency Fund to the recorder’s stationery fund. Attendees were Harry W Craig and Dan C Hartinger.
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Pomeroy
Eigs County Board of Commissioners
Court House
John Moore
Meigs County
Bureau of Animal Industry
State Department of Agriculture
River Oil Company
Recorders Stationery and Supplies
Harry W. Craig
Dan C. Hartinger
Vacation Church School Institute Held In Pomeroy
Pomeroy County wide Vacation Church School Institute meets next Tuesday at Federated Church from 2 30 p m to 9 p m Dr C W Pindar and a six member unit of City and Industrial Work Presbyterians lead discussions on handicraft storytelling and teaching singing age based groups form during the day A consecration service for teachers at 8 30 p m closes the event This marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Vacation Bible School movement Volunteers urged to contact their pastor for participation Direct current requires higher voltage to cause death than alternating current.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
C. W. Pindar
Presbyterian Church
United States
Vacation Bible School
Fides Lodge Accepts Wilkesville Invitation
Middleport report notes Fides Lodge No. 210 accepts invitation to confer knight rank at Wilkesville Lodge Knights of Pythias. Members notified by T. H. Mills master of work. Those traveling should meet front of Smith's Clothing Store. Knight rank to be conferred on esquires at castle hall at 8 pm Thursday.
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Middleport
Wilkesville Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Fides Lodge
T. H. Mills
Wilkesville
Smith
Castle Hall
Lions Club Dinner Speakers Highlight Lions Founder Melvin Jones
Pomeroy Lions Club will hold a 6 p.m. dinner at the Federated Church on Wednesday. C. J. Struble William Anderson and Bob Jacobs will present short talks about Melvin Jones founder of the Lions. H Petre of Texas Lions International president and R Roy Keaton of Chicago secretary general will speak.
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Pomeroy
Lions Club
Federated Church
C. J. Struble
William Anderson
Bob Jacobs
Melvin Jones
The
Lions
H. ©. Petre
Texas
Lions International
R. Roy Keaton
Chicago
Memorial Day Services Set By Post 39
Drew Webster Fest No. 39 American Legion plans Memorial Day services at Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy Chester Cemetery and Hemlock Grove Cemetery. New post colors will be used. Drum and Bogie Corps rehearsals scheduled. Clifford Rhodes Meigs County veteran service officer spoke on the American Legion Services Officer School held in Nelsonville April 15. Commander Roy Reuter presided. refreshments by Robert Vaughan.
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Pomeroy
Beech Grove
Chester
Hemlock Grove
Drew Webster
American Legion
Post
Rhearsal
Clifford Rhodes
Meigs County
American Legion Services Officer
Nelsonville
Rhodes
Roy Reuter
Mason Clinic Admits and Discharges Report
Admitted: Miss Sarah Adkins Pomeroy Rebecca Scott Pomeroy Victoria Sellers Syracuse Births: Mr and Mrs Paul Burns Pom eroy a son Jon Michael Mr and Mrs Orval Ross Field ers Gallipolis Ferry a son Michael Brent Mr and Mrs William Don Me alan Middleport a son Gary ee Discharged: Mrs Maxine Burns and son Mrs June Fielders and son Miss Sarah Adkins Mrs Vilot McKnight
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Sarah Adkins
Pomeroy
Rebecca Scott
Victoria Sellers
Syracuse
Paul Burns
Jon Michael
Orval Ross Fielders
Gallipolis Ferry
Michael Brent
William Don Mealan
Middleport
Garyee
Maxine Burns
June Fielders
Vilot McKnight
Local residents host guests and celebrate family milestones
Miss Janet Russell returned from a Chicago obstetrics program to Cleveland’s University Hospital where she is now employed. The text lists numerous weekend visits and anniversaries, including Lee Hoffner’s sixth wedding anniversary with his family, and several regional relatives visiting in Columbus, Martens, Pomeroy, and other towns.
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Janet Russell
R. N
Leo Russell
Lincoln St
Chicago
University Hospital
Cleveland
Miss Russell
Middleport High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Charles Cooper
Gravel Hill
Columbus
Leo Jackson
A. Wayne Drenner
Jacob Turners
N. Fourth Ave
Drenners
Pomeroy
Avery Drenner
Lee Albert Hoffner
Findlay
Hoffnners
S. Second Ave
Don J. Burkey
Susan
Cathy
Martetts
Burkey
C. A. Emmish
Thomas Lingstaff
Herman Oblinger
James R. Shields
Kensington, Md
Luther Romer
Lonstaffs
Ohlinger
Shields
Joan Hamilton
Lohestaffs
Roger
W. DD Parsons
Russell Yeager
Pduniar
W Va
Ruby Annice Yeaguer
Charles Spines
Seines
Charles, Jr
Bonnie Jean
John Seines
Lewis Mikell
Gallipolis
J. E. Smith
Haze van Cononey
Maude Taylor
Grant St
Miss Taylor
Athens
Gene Gr
Roberts M Chambers Promoted to First Lieutenant
Ist Lieutenant Rank Received By Chambers. Robert M Chambers, West Point graduate 1950, promoted to first lieutenant after eight months in Korea. He serves with the 17th Infantry and was near the Manchurian border before evacuation from Hungnam. Ensign Peter F Klein, classmate from Middleport High, served aboard USS Massey during the same action.
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Middleport
Robert M. Chambers
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Chambers
Marcus Chambers
Fourth Ave
Korea
17Th Infantry
Hungnam
USS
Massey
Peter F. Klein
Ensign Klein
Middleport High School
A. P.O
San. Francisco
Calif
OU ROTC Colonel Speaks at Pomeroy
Col G. H. Gartner of the Ohio University ROTC department addressed senior boys at Pomeroy Senior High School on ROTC opportunities rules and regulations. Principal J. E. White arranged the interview as part of guidance program.
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Pomeroy
G. H. Gartner
Ohio University
Pomeroy Senior High School
J. E. White
Blessed Event of 1951 at Schine’s Athena Theatre
Merrily surpassing Father of the Bride again presented by Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor. See it Sunday at Schine’s Athena Theatre.
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Spencer Tracy
Joan Bennett
Elizabeth Taylor
Schine
Athena Theatre
Izaak Walton Group to Plant 1600 Trees
Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League plans to plant 1600 trees Thursday at noon on the Chester area farm. The group has planted 12,400 trees to date, mainly white and green pine, short leaf pine and pitch pine. A potluck supper is at 6 30 p.m. followed by a 7 30 p.m. business meeting and a film Duck Hunting in Ohio. Members should bring shovels and spades.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Izaak Walton League
Chester
League
Acre
Ohio
Watterson To Get Award For Service
Walter V. Watterson of Racine will receive a gold recognition watch for 25 years at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. banquet in Lancaster Legion Club. He completed 25 years on August 1, 1950. Earl Scott of Racine also to be honored with Southeastern Quarter Century Club membership on retirement below 25 years.
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Pomeroy
Walter V. Watterson
Racine
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Southeastern Quarter Century Club
Lancaster American Legion Club
Watterson
Meigs
Earl Scott
Instructors To Meet POMEROY Farm Veterans Training
A special meeting of on the job training instructors will be held Friday at 10 am. at the office of O. C. Patterson county superintendent of schools.
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Pomeroy
O. C. Patterson
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