Council votes to start parking meters in Pomeroy
Village aims to install about 278 meters on two lots and use revenues to fund a Sugar Run free parking lot. Council approves creating the meter ordinance, pledges revenues to loan negotiations, and authorizes related funding and bids.
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Pomeroy
Fred Crow, Jr
City Hall
Sugar Run
Glenroy Ewing
Ewing
Delmar A. Canaday
Columbus
Canaday
Mason County
John M. Heimerdinger
Cincinnati
Heimerdinger
Crow
Dale Smith
Ted Downie
Hollie Green
Theo Lehew
Howard Kitchen
Pat Wills
Scouts Plan Camporee for Tri-County District
Middleport leaders met at the public library to finalize plans for the first camporee. Seven troops from Middleport Pomeroy Racine Rutland Reedsville New Haven and Mason will attend on May 23 at Scotts Bottom near Cheshire. Planning chair Major Justis and others led the meeting.
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Middleport
Tri-County
Middleport Public Library
Pomeroy
Racine
Rutland
Reedsville
New Haven
Mason
Scotts Bottom
Cheshire
John Vroman
Howard Dailey
Ralph Warren
Scoutma
Pomeroy Girl Sandra Phalin Dies at Home
Sandra Diane Phalin ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvie Phalin died Monday afternoon at the home in Syracuse after a brief illness. Peritonitis was listed as the cause. She is survived by her parents four brothers and two sets of grandparents. The body was taken to Miami for funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at the Nazarene Church.
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Pomeroy
Sandra Diane Phalin
Alvie Phalin
Syracuse
Miss Phalin
Henry Ewing
Terry
Ronnie
Reginald
Keith
Frank Epperly
Racine
William Phalin
Miami
W.va
the Nazarene Church
Nancy Skinner
Ferndora Bable
Christine Beaver
Mother Goose
Sandra Brewington
Miss Countall
Jean Maiden
Karen Sue Gregg
Hubbard
Lawrence Biffle
Evelyn Gibbons
Mary
Jack Horner
Sandra Hysell
Sharon McManaway
Polly Flinders
Mother
Cinda Morris
Bee Peep
Engineer Approves Park Site for Municipal Pool
Middleport voters backed a $75 000 bond last fall for a municipal pool. Lansing engineer Wesley Bintz presented plans for an ovoid pool at Firemen's Park, confirming space for a recreation center. Village officials including Mayor Sidney T. Russell and Solicitor Cedric Clark attended as photos of completed pools were shown.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Wesley Bintz
Lansing
Mich
Binz
Cedric Clark
Sidney T. Russell
Charles Murray
Solicitor Clark
Frank Vroman
Horton Brown
David O. Jenkins
Wayne Gibbons
Russell Bailey
I. R. Neal
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Visits
A detailed social roundup from Pomeroy notes a birthday celebration for Mrs Martha Butricks at Dorothy Car penter’s Mul berry Avenue home with Loman Gwinn and families from Point Pleasant Middleport and Creek Ohio among attendees. Other items include hospital updates, visits, and weekend trips across nearby towns and colleges.
Mission study highlights Know Your Bible Club meeting
The Know Your Bible Club of First Baptist Church Pomeroy met Sunday evening with Billy Sterrett leading opening devotions singing and prayer. Members read a missionary letter from India and learned how a Hindu funeral is conducted. Rev DeMott gave the closing prayer.
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Pomeroy
Know Your Bible Club
First Baptist Church of
Billy Sterrett
India
Mr. DeMott
Youth Fellowship Meets at Pomeroy First Baptist Church
The Youth Fellowship gathered at 7 15 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Pomeroy with the theme Where Are You Going The group announced a youth rally at the First Baptist Church of Jackson Saturday Those wishing to attend should meet at the Pomeroy Church at 6 p m Registrations for the spring banquet on April 28 are due to Bernice Sheridan by Thursday
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Rose Garden Club Hosts Meeting at Mrs Dodderer Home
Tuppers Plains Rose Garden Club met with eleven members and two visitors. Elizabeth Lyons presided over a business session. Rubal Caldwelll led the program on growing vegetables. Prizes went to Phyllis Shields and Rubal Caldwell. Phyllis Shields earned a blue ribbon and Carroll Doddever a red ribbon for potted petunias and begonias. Refreshments were served. May meeting set for Mrs Niesel Weatherman’s home.
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Tuppers Plains
Rose Garden Club
Carroll Dodderer
Oneita Cole
Ruth Larkins
Lyndal Lyons
Elizabeth Lyons
Rubal Caldwelll
Phyllis Shields
Rubal Caldwell
Carrol
Bake sale to benefit The Golden Rule Class Letart Falls
The Golden Rule Sunday School class of Letart Falls Methodist Church sponsors a bake sale Saturday morning at Quillen's Grocery and Powell's Grocery Store to raise funds.
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Letart Falls
Quillen's
Powell's
Easter Message Alive Discussion At United Methodist Church
On Sunday evening Joy Smith led worship and the Rev Les Lie Kunze guided a discussion titled Ways to keep the Easter Message Alive. A bake sale was planned for the near future at the church.
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Pomeroy
The
United Methodist Church
Joy Smith
Leslie Kunze
Rocksprings Grange to Meet Thursday at Eight Thirty
Pomeroy report states the Rocksprings Grange will hold its meeting Thursday at 8 30 p m Raymond Cole is named worthy patron of the group in this local notice
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Pomeroy
Rocksprings Grange
Raymond Cole
Sacred Heart Alumni Association Meets Today
The Sacred Heart Alumni Association will meet today at 5 pm in the church basement to plan the annual banquet.
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Pomeroythe
Sacred Heart Alumni Association
Mansfield Women Visit Relatives Across Town
Mrs. L. R. Farmer and daughter Marilyn of Mansfield spent several days last week with her sisters Mrs Alonzo Custer and Mr Alex Fisher. Mrs. Ben Turner returned Sunday after a five weeks visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dale Roush at Apple.
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L. R. Farmer
Marilyn of Mansfield
Alonzo Custer
Alex Fisher
Ben Turner
Dale Roush
Apple
Close Fire Call Near Bradbury House
Yesterday at 11 30 p m three Middleport Fire department trucks rushed over Middleport Hill to a hillside blaze behind Fred Russell home. Russell worried the fire could reach his house but telephoned his wife to learn the fire started nearby.
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Middleport
Bradbury
Middleport Hill
Fred Russell
Russell
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges List
Meigs General Hospital reports admissions for Mrs. Elmer Moses Cheshire William Bailey Reedsville Mrs Leo Vaughan Pomeroy Wayne Sloan Pomeroy Olivier Williams Huntington W Va Mrs Hilda Davis Racine John Hannell Mrs Hylda Rice Mileport Pauline Darst Long Bottom Mrs B L Darsteshire James Oller Middleport. Births include Mrs Charles Hysell Pomeroy a son and Mrs Robert Powell Summit Station a son. Discharges include Elmer Hamm James Oiler Olivier Williams Cecil McClaskey Wayne Sloan John Hannell Mrs Robert Powell and son Mrs Edith Thomas Mrs Hylda Rice and Pauline Darst.
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Elmer Moses
Cheshire
William Bailey
Reedsville
Leo Vaughan
Pomeroy
Wayne Sloan
Olivier Williams
Untington
W. Va
Hilda Davis
Racine
John Hannell
Hylda Rice
Mileport
Pauline Darst
Long Bottom
B. L. Darsteshire
James Oller
Middleport
Elmer Hamm
James Oiler
Cecil McClaskey
Robert Powell and Son
Edith Thomas
Minx from Missouri set for Rutland High stage
Rutland High School presents The Minx from Missouri a comedy in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday. Harriet Radley is played by Evelyn Likens and her son Victor by Keith Nelson. Cast includes Bob Nelson Margaret Welch Isabel Spires Billy Graham and others in this student production directed by Miss Helen F. Smith.
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Pomeroy
Rutland High School
Missouri
Helen F. Smith
Harriett Radley
Evelyn Likens
Ross
Bob Nelson
Marise
Margaret Welch
Gwen
Joan Snowden
Phyllis Snowden
John Haley
County School Board Sets New Meeting Time
The county board of education changed its regular meeting time from 10 30 a m to 8 p m on the third Saturday after reaching the decision at a Saturday session.
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County School Board
Pomeroy
County Board of Education
Motorist Fined For Driving Left Of Center On Route 7
Adolph Grueser Jr. was fined five dollars and costs on charges of driving left of the center line on Route 7 in a hearing before Mayor Delmar A. Canaday Monday night.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Adolph Grueser, Jr
Pomeroy Legion Posts Plaque For Membership Drive
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion displayed a membership plaque at a Monday meeting on W Main. Vice Commander Frank Cheesebrew led the session as a letter from national commander Donald Wilson was read about memorial posters. the post voted to buy 30. Paul Casci urged bloodmobile donors for Federated Church Thursday noon to 6 pm. Richard Davis won a cigaret lighter for the top recruitment, C J Rhodes received a mechanical pencil for drive work. 35 members attended and refreshments followed.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
W. Main
Frank Cheesebrew
Donald Wilson
Post
Paul Casci
Pomeroy High Honors Roll List Shows Girls Lead
Pomeroy High School reports 41 girls and 21 boys named to the fifth six week honor roll. Junior girls lead with 17 names. senior boys top the male group with 12. lists include senior, junior and sophomore students with grades of B or higher across all subjects.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
J. E. White
Lew Brown
Roger Davidson
Kenneth DeLong
John Foster
Richard Finley
Steve Hill
William Smith
Ronnie Smith
Douglas Strain
George Veney
Teddy Warner
Eugene Willough
Kenneth Sauer Wins Citation for Distinguishing ROTC Cadets
Kenneth W. Sauer of Middleport is named a distinguished military student by Ohio University Air Force ROTC leader Lt Col John K. Graham. Also honored are James J. Mollica of Portsmouth and Raymond L. Slovinsky of Byesville for top academic standing and leadership. They may apply for a regular Air Force commission.
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Middleport
Kenneth W. Sauer
Air Force
John K. Graham
Pas&t
Ohio University Air Force
Sauer
James J. Mollica
Portsmouth
Raymond L. Slovinsky
Byesville
Middleport PTA Elects New Officers At Year’s Final Meeting
Middleport New officers were elected with unanimous support. The executive committee recommended spending on a variety of projects including a new ditto machine, curtains, and a curtain fund. The meeting highlighted an outstanding Second Grade program by Mrs. Allensworth and Mrs. Rupe’s students and the school calendar project.
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Middleport
Robert Allensworth
Gerald Rupe
Parent- Teacher Association
Hylda Rice
Guy Reynolds
PTA
County Cancer Fund
John Vroman
Ben Philson
Kermit Wiseman
Walter Crooks
Earl Knight
Charles Murray
Kathy Graves
Evelyn Gibbons
Beverly Perrin
Jean Maiden
Mother Goose
Meigs County 4-H Clubs Name Officers and Meet Dates
The Willing Workers 4-H Club met at Avanel Rade kin s home and discussed projects. Flatwoods Girls 4-H Club organized on April 12 at Lois Pullins home with Esther Wright as adviser and officers Virginia Windon president Nan Haning vice president Lois Pullins secretary treasurer Mildred Pullins recreation leader Karen Hall news reporter. Portland Ideal 4-H Club met at adviser Mrs. Howard Ebersbachs home. Barbara Ward is president and a gram committee was appointed. Upcoming meetings set for April 24 and April 30 at 7 30 p m with locations at Virginia Window s and Carole Johnson s homes respectively.
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Avanel Radekin
Lynn Ann Whittington
Flatwoods
Lois Pullins
Esther Wright
Virginia Windon
Nan Haning
Mildred Pullins
Karen Hall
Virginia Window
Portland Ideal 4
State Dairy Specialist To Instruct Class Here
Ralph Porterfield of Ohio State University will lead a record evaluation class for Meigs County dairymen at 8 p.m. Thursday in the county courtroom announced by acting county agricultural agent David R. Miskell. The prior evening at 8 p.m. in Letart Falls grade school Blair Janson and Victor Keirns of Ohio University will speak to county vegetable growers on truck crop production and garden pest control.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Porterfield
Ohio State University
Meigs County
David R. Miskell
Letart Falls
Blair Janson
Victor Keirns
Ohio University
Birth of a son announced for Pomeroy couple
Mr and Mrs Leo Vaughan of W Main announce the birth of a son Sunday at Meigs General Hospital. Grandparents are Walter Vaughan of Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs Max Harrah of Long Bottom. Mrs Belle Vaughan of Pomeroy is a great grandmother. The Vaughans have another son and two daughters.
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Pomeroy
Leo Vaughan
W. Main
Meigs General Hospital
Walter Vaughan
Max Harrah
Long Bottom
Belle Vaughan
Vaughans
Pomeroy Divorce Suit Filed In Meigs County
Jean Louks seeks divorce from Robert Louks in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on grounds of extreme cruelty and requests custody of three minor children.
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Pomeroy
Jean Louks
Robert Louks
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Marriage License for Bruce Barton and Martha Ihle
Bruce Barton aged 28 of Cleveland and Martha Ihle aged 31 of Pomeroy have filed for a marriage license.
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Bruce Barton
Cleveland
Martha Ihle
Pomeroy
Rummage Sale Planned at Episcopal Parish House
A rummage sale will be held at the Episcopal Parish House on Friday and Saturday to raise funds. Proceeds support parish programs and community outreach efforts.
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Episcopal Parish
Public to See New Quarters of Troop 45
Invitations go out to parents for an open house and reception at 7 30 p m on Monday April 28 in the Troop 45 Scout quarters at the Middleport Public Library. Scouts redecorated rooms added painted furniture and displays to show progress toward permanent quarters during a public demonstration led by David Ohlinger and a committee.
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Middleport
Boy Scouts
Middleport Public Library
David Collins
David Ohlinger
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Meigs
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Olivia DeHavilland
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United National Farm Loan Ass'n
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Gallipolis, Ohio
Logan Monument Company
Leo L. Vaughan
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Pomeroy, Ohio
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