Village Council Amends Action Over Swisher Coal Tipple Dust
Pomeroy village council voted 4 to 2 to amend March action demanding coal tipple dust corrections by May 1 or stop operations. Residents urged stronger measures while tense exchanges and open meeting rules debates occurred. A letter to Swisher will be sent regis tered to ensure receipt.
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Pomeroy
E. Main Street
Tipple
Delmar A. Canaday
Ara Swisher
Canaday
Swisher
Howard Logan
Kentucky
Clyde Millhone
Swishers
Ernest Duerr
F. Main Street
Council
Theo Lehew
Hollie Green
Pat Will
Thiale Smith
Howard Kitchen
Ted Downie
Green
Ex-Portland Resident John Larson Dies in Columbus
John Larson a former Portland resident died in University Hospital Columbus after a brief illness. Survived by his wife Freda Dailey Larson a daughter Gloria Ellen five. parents Mr and Mrs Wilkie Larson of Portland. brothers Charles Robert Little Hocking Ray Ralph East Liverpool. sister Virginia Blosser Wellsville. He served in the 369th Harbor Craft Company from 1943 to 1946 and was a Methodist. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Racine Baptist Church. Contacts at Ewing funeral home until noon then to church. Burial Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John
Marae
University Hospital
Portland
Freda Dailey Larson
Gloria Ellen
Wilkie Larson
Charles Robert
Little Hocking
Ray Ralph
East Liverpool
Virginia Blosser
Wellsville
Larson
Methodist Church
369Th Harbor Craft Company
Racine Baptist Church
T. T. Shelton
Ewing Funeral Home
Letart Cemetery
Local Dancers Attend Ohio Folk Festival in Columbus
Paw and Taw Square Dance Club members from Pomeroy and Athens joined the sixth annual Ohio Folk Festival at Ohio State University. Mrs. John Hardy taught. Mr. Hardy called dances as about 1500 people attended. Local members including Homer Holter, Don Betzing, Phil Globokar, and Lawrence Francis were there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John
Jo) Hardy
Ruth Francis
Georgie Mills
Athens
Paw and Taw Square
Columbus
Ohio State University
Hardy
Gal Golden
Homer Holter
Mra
Don Betzing
Phil Globokar
Lawrence Francis
American Revolution Themed Operetta by Bradbury School
Middleport students present an operetta set in Revolutionary War days directed by Mrs. Maxine Wingett with scenes and costumes reflecting the era. Roland Russell plays George Washington, Maurice Johnson is Col. Robert Morris, Kenneth Lewis as Col Ross, Janet Snider as Betsy Ross, and a grand colonial ball concludes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradbury School
Maxine Wingett
Roland Russell
George Washington
Maurice Johnson
Col
Robert Morris
Kenneth Lewis
Col Ross
Janet Snider
Betsy Ross
Middleport Church of Christ ministers attend regional meet
West Dean minister from Canton plans to attend the Northeastern Association of the Churches of Christ session in Canton this week. Local church members including Mrs. George Childs Mrs. Milton Houdashell L. D. Hartinger also plan to attend and travel with the group.
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Middleport
Open House Scheduled At Athens Institution
Meigs County probate court announces an open house at Athens State Hospital during Mental Health Week May 3 through May 9. Tours and a mental health film will run daily with two time blocks, 9 am to 1 am and 1 pm to 4 am, inviting high school groups to visit and learn about mental health and illness.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Countiang
Athens State Hospital
Athens
Meigs County Probate Court
Ol Band Presents Concert Tonight
The Ohio University Concert Band directed by Charles Minelli will give a concert at the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium this evening at 8 p.m. The Pomeroy Band Boosters sponsor the event.
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Ol Band
Pomeroy
Ohio University
Charles Minelli
Powell files divorce suit in Meigs County court
George L. Powell sues for divorce from Rena Marie Powell in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross immorality and extreme cruelty. The action was filed Monday and docketed in the Meigs County court system.
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Pomeroy
George L. Powell
Rena Marie Powell
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Lighting Workshops Highlight Home Use and Safety
Pomeroy hosts lamp and home lighting workshops at Sanville Grange Bend Garage Halls. A moving picture illustrated lighting’s role in daily life while hands on sessions remodeled 40 lamps across two meetings. Demonstrations covered lamp height for reading and pin up lamp placement for various tasks.
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Pomeroy
Celaun Segetter
Sanville Grange
Bend
Hemlock Grove Grange Hall
Geneva H. Nolan
County Home
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Dr Casandra Jones Speak
Dr Casandra Jones of Lakin State Hospital was guest speaker at Naomi Baptist Church Friday. The Missionary Society presided by Mrs Callie Banks hosted the event with Rev H E Harris leading the opening prayer and Mrs Campbell Harper as hymns accompanist. Members from Pomeroy and Middleport attended along with Anita Sue and J C visiting Columbus for a Children's Hospital consultation.
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Pomeroy
Casandra Jones
Lakin State Hospital
Naomi Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society of
Callie Banks
H. E. Harris
Campbell Harper
Allen Hampton
Jones
Liberia
Africa
Middleport
PTA of Sais Consolidated School meeting announced
The Pomeroy PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Consolidated School with speaker Bernice Bowen religious education teacher. Members are to bring sands cheese or HK 08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
PTA
Saisbury Consolidated School
Bernice Bowen
Sands Chee
HK O8
Fellowship Dinner at Pomeroy Church
Pomeroy church hosts a fellowship dinner at 6 30 p m on Tuesday inviting members and neighbors to attend the community event at the church hall.
Bailey Family Visits Spotted in Coolville Gathering
Mrs. Harry Lee Bailey and daughter Brenda visited Mr and Mrs Ronald Bailey in Coolville on Sunday. Billy Bailey spent Sunday with his cousin Larry Bailey in Chester. Mr and Mrs Truman Russell also appeared in the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lee Bailey
Brenda
Ronald Bailey
Coolville
Billy Bailey
Larry Bailey
Chester
Truman Russell
Surprise birthday for Mrs Judson White by Middleport Couples Club
Mrs Judson White was honored at a surprise birthday party hosted by the Middleport Couples Club on Saturday evening. The event featured two decorated cakes presented by Mrs Paul Haptonstall and Mrs Everett Bachner, with ice cream inscribed Happy Birthday. The club recently reorganized and lists Mr and Mrs Clifford Hayes and others as members. guests included Mary Schaaf Karen Bachner Edith and Billy Haptonstall among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Judson White
Couples Club
White
Paul Haptonstall
Everett Bachner
Clifford Hayes
Frank Cheesebrew
Loyal Women of Church of Christ Meet Thursday
The Loyal Women of the Church of Christ will gather at the church Thursday night for a meeting and fellowship session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Loyal Women of the
Church of Christ
Four Birthdays Celebrated at Childs Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs George Childs hosted a dinner in Middleport on a Monday evening to mark four family birthdays. Guests included their grandson Gregory Gibbs age two, son William Childs and daughter in law, and son in law Cash Bahr. A cake featured in the dessert course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Poindexter
bin Ervin
Om Meigs General Hospital
William Robson
Gravel Hill
Chris Seyfried
Dan Price
David Hamilton
James Crouse
Columbus
Maxine Martin
Hinton
W. Va
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Middleport
George Hackett
Rose Hackett
Joe Tribble
Charleston
Harley Devol
A. A. Scarberry Jr
Robert Warner
Dayton
Horace McElhinny
Pomeroy
George Childs
Janis
Childs
Gregory Gibbs
William Childs
Cash Bahr
Candace
Christine
Gibbs
Gloria
Gregory
Sheila
Minnie Gilmore
Mooth
Church To Plant Trees On Parsonage Property
POMEROY The United Methodist Church with the Oblo ee tree planting project will plant trees at the Methodist park on Mulberry Ave Tuesday. Small pine trees have been purchased and are ready for planting. Rev. J Leslie Kupze will conduct a ceremony for the planting in line with the celebration. Members and friends are invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Oblo Ee
Mulberry Ave
J. Leslie Kupze
Commencement Dates Set for Meigs County Schools
Meigs County schools announce graduation dates by high school. Tupplers Plains May 20, Racine and Rutland May 22, Chester May 28, Harrisonville May 29, as reported by county superintendent O. O. Patterson.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
O. O. Patterson
Tuppers Plains
Racine
Rutland
Chester
Harrisonville
Birth of Nancy Kay Baum in Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs Delmar Baum announce the birth of a daughter on April 17 at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. The child is named Nancy Kay. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joseph Bailey and Mr and Mrs Edward Baum of Chester.
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Chester
Delmar Baum
Kathryn Bailey
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Nancy Kay
Joseph Bailey
Edward Baum
Birthday tributes for 90 year old Thomas Longstaff
Mr and Mrs Austin Ball of Nelsonville attended the birthday celebration for 90 year old Thomas Longstaff on Sunday. Mrs Kate Lewis of Jackson was also present, related remarks noted.
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Austin Ball
Nelsonville
Thomas Longstaff
Kate Lewis
Jackson
Middleport Housing and Doctor Needs Studied
The Middleport Chamber of Commerce discussed housing needs and the search for doctors. A 10 acre site was surveyed for a housing project and officials plan to petition authorities about employment since 1950. The group urged securing medical service, noted potential hospital plans, and opposed closing the freight depot.
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Middleport
Grate
Chamber of Commerce
Tom W. Jones
Pomeroy
Jones Memorial Hospital
FHA
Pike County
Waverly
Cowie
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ohio Utilities Committee
C of C
Columbus
FE. S. Schaaf
Mian Named As President of PTA Group
Harold Wood gerd was elected president of the Middleport Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs. Ben Philson and Cash Bahr were named vice presidents, Mrs. Rodney Laver secretary, and Miss Mildred Hawley treasurer. Installations and past president pins were described, with fund contributions and banquet plans noted.
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Middleport
Harold Woodgerd
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Ben Philson
Cash Bahr
Rodney Laver
Mildred Hawley
George Childs
Charlies Murray
John Vroman
Curtain
Cancer
Red Cross
Heart
Alumni Association
Russell Mills
G. F. Bailey
Activities Stepped Up At School
Middleport High School accelerates after school plans for the last six weeks. Junior Class works on place cards and favors for the May 1 Junior-Senior banquet and decorations. Tonight at 7:30 the Athletic Association meets, led by Forrest Bachtel, followed by a Middleport Alumni Association meeting chaired by Sara Daune Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gibbs
Smith
Gibbs
Middleport
Middleport High School
Athletic Association
Forrest Bachtel
Middleport Alumni Association
Sara Daune Hartley
Pearl Childers Reynolds
Pomeroy Reports Parking Meter Receipts Totals
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe announced the past week's parking meter receipts totaled £232. The report details the sum collected during the current collection period and the official accounting findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Intoxication Fines and Jail in City Court
Two men were fined on intoxication charges in Mayor Delmar A Canaday’s court. Stolman Boston and Joe Knapper paid fines and costs while Clarence Ash received a three day jail sentence. Boston and Knapper also faced county jail for non payment.
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Pomeroy
Delmar
Stolman Boston
Joe Knapper
Clarence Ash
Boston
Knapper
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John C. Baron
Caniday
Bacon
Bason
Guy Reynolds
Keith Morgan
G.I
Joe Stephenson
David Covert
Billy Weaver
Bruce Liegd
David Casci
Joe Reichman
Michael Puckett
Johnny Hood
Jimmy Hackett
Johnny Blake
Bahr
Anita Hall
Joy Boggs
Jonnie Sue Thompson
Suzanne Bradbury
Carolyn Moore
Billy Joe Moodispaugh
Narsa Frost
Linda Darnell
Darre Mitchell
Roger Lee Roush
Marty Nicholson
Cheryle Ann Fife
Ann Criner
Tommy Blaine
Richard Wilson
David Rose
Anna Mae Jeffries
Craig Rawlings
Mich Archer
Bruce Wallace
Betsy Morris
Carolyn Sue Moore
Joy Boges
John Anderson
Michael Bratton
John Blake
Ronnie Ricenour
David Casei
Carolyn Jean Hendricks
Reynolds
Lois Cecil
P. Klein
Miss Cecil
Mrs. Klein
Corncil
Lehew
Kitchen
Downie
William Lehew
Cincinnati Investment Securities Company
Honding Company
Gerald Reuter
Pomeroy Board of Education
W. A. Smith
John Savels
D. B. Noble
Noble
Althea Bryan
Ellen Gibbs
Harriett McIntosh
Laicille Swaskhamer
Sue Boedeker
Helen F. Smith
Hex Jarvis
Pomeroy Social Notes
Anita Sue
J. C
Children’s Hospital
Russell
Norman Spencer
Sharon Lee
Agnes McGreevy
Butternut Ave
Sandusky
Otto Kreinbich
David Clifton
Grace Hese
Rowe Evans
Tommy Thompson
Thompson
Lena Hoeflich
Dale Roush
Keith and
Stevie
Mt. Eaton
Ohio
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Social Notes
Troup
Widdleport Personals
Imperial Electric
Homer E Cook
Paul Smart
Francis H. Klein
E. O. Ball
Edison Baker
Cook
Smart
Leo Beeson
Garen Stansbury
Paul Davis
Clinton Fisher
Schaaf
Klein
Fred Russel
Sidney T. Russell
David C. Jenkins
Mian
PTA Group
Federal Land Bank Loan
United
National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
Red
China
Kathryn Grayson
Red Skelton
Howard Keel
Ann Miller
Marge & Gower
Gilbert Roland
Ilenda Ferrell
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Thunderbirds
John Derek John Barrymore
Mona Freeman
Eileen Christy Gene Frans Ward Bond
Barton MacLane
North Country
Rod Cameron
Ruth Hussey
John Agar
Gale Storm
Studebaker
Sou
Chromis Wheel
Antes
Brissy
Ges
Studebakers
America
Sf Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Athens, O
Company OF
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Leo L. Vaughan
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