May primary heat rises as Middleport trims election board
Middleport will use four election board officials per precinct for the May 5 primary, two Democrats and two Republicans. Republican mayoral hopefuls face Democrat Richard E. Frazier in the fall. Incumbents Fisher and others seek nomination in a crowded Republican slate for mayor and council. Absentee voting ends at noon May 1.
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Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Richard E. Frazier
Kenneth McElhinny
Frank Cheesebrew
C. O. Fisher
Jean Lama
Gene Grate
Treasurer’s Post
Charlotte B. Perrin
George W. Vaughan
Council
Republi
Clinton Fisher
John Zerkle
Ernest H. Covert
David C. Miller
Wayne Gibbons
James Arnold
William D. Childs
Lee Smith
Russell Bailey
Jacob Turner
Charles J. Clarkson
Joseph E. Rowland
Bradbury PTA Outlines Upcoming School Events
Middleport report covers Bradbury PTA meeting led by president Mrs. Robert Dailey. Minutes read. treasury at 234.94. Plans include paying 76 on new maps, attending County Council May 7, picnic May 20, eighth grade play May 15, trip May 16, commencement May 24, and May 19 officer installation. New officers elected: Robert Morris president, Elroy McGlone vice president, Charles Fridley secretary, Glen Evans treasurer. Lucille Smith showed Mexico slides. Refreshments provided by social committee.
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Middleport
Bradbury Pta
Robert Dailey
Everett Leitfoot
Edith Forrest
Board of Education
Columbus
Thelma Dill
PTA
Norma Wilson
Robert Morris
Elroy McGlone
Charles Fridley
Glen Evans
Lucille Smith
Mexico
Pastor Zundel Escapes Car Plunge Into River
Pastor Ralph C. Zundel of Pomeroy First Baptist Church narrowly escaped serious harm when his car slid off a river bank near Blaetmar’s Auto Co on East Main Street. The vehicle crossed railroad tracks and stopped by the water. Zundel was treated at Meigs General Hospital for minor injuries.
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Pomeroy
Ralph C. Zundel
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Zundel
E. Main St
Blaetmar’s Auto Co
Meigs General Hospital
Meigs County Public School Employees Dinner Set
The fifth annual Meigs County dinner of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees is scheduled for 7 30 p m Friday at the Salem Center School. State executive secretary Stephen F. Lewis will speak, with Sen J Sherman Porter among guests. O O Patterson will introduce, Ross Cleland to preside, and Salem Center students will perform folk dances and a piano solo by Wayne Roush.
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Meigs County
Ohio Association of Public School
Salem Center
Stephen F. Lewis
J. Sherman Porter
O. 0. Patterson
Ross Cleland
Meigs
Darlene Goff
Wayne Roush
Steve Metheny
Pamela Wilson
Lee Knotts
Brenda Grate
Paul Nelson
Dixie Roush
John Keys
Nancy Pope
Roger Wright
Brenda Mullins
Larry Rife
Eileen Rumfield
Rodney Wright
Rosanna Goff
Keever Grate
Debby Turner
John Vale
Linda Lathey
Carl Shenefield
Nancy Knotts
Clarence Jacks
Hope Smith
Roger Lathey
Carrie Wells
Past Chiefs Of Pythians Hold Meeting
Past chiefs of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters met at Mrs. Mildred Lowe home with Mrs. Lowe as hostess. Members named favorite flowers in roll call and Miss Erma Smith read a poem Smile. Traveling prize by Mrs. Virginia Owen went to Mrs. Genevieve Meinhart who presided. After the meeting games awarded prizes to Mrs. Elizabeth Allman Miss Smith Mrs. Faye Mayer and Mrs. Martha Childs. Refreshments were served.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Mildred Lowe
Elizabeth Allman
Miss Smith
Faye Mayer
Martha Childs
Area Couple Return From Extended Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wells of Meigs County return from a 7000 mile trailer trip visiting Los Angeles Pasadena Columbus Santiago and Hot Springs New Mexico Texas and Indiana. They left Sept 18 visiting relatives and friends in Cali and Mexico and attended a Cadle tabernacle broadcast in Indianapolis. They plan to make Harrisonville their home.
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Pomeroy
Tom Wells
Los Angeles
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Mexico
Kearney Neuschwanger
Hubert Markins
Harrisonville
Hot Springs
N. Mex
FE Paso
Tex
Herbert Violet
Meigs County
Carlsbad Caverns
Cadle’s
Middleport Park Association Plans Community Day Activities
The Middleport Park Association met at Village Hall and discussed playground funding gains including 141 dollars from the PTA and 25 dollars each from the Sport Center D S Harold and parents of kindergarteners. Plans for a May 30 community day featuring a queen contest bids and a sweet shop were announced with co chairs C F Hibbs and Kenneth McElhinny.
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Middleport
Middleport Park Association
Village Hall
Middleport Pta
D. S. Harold
Pearl Reynolds
Reynolds
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Rom
Nellie Vale
C. F. Hibbs
Kenneth McElhinny
John Thompson
Rites Set For Arthur Covert On Thursday
Funeral services for Arthur C. Covert 73 former Middleport resident will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Sciotoville Methodist Church with Rev L L Roush officiating He died Monday at his son s home Lester in Zanesville Survivors include another son Ernest of Middleport two daughters Mrs Almeda Wood Xenia and Mrs Eleanor Pullins Tokyo Japan and 10 grandchildren Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Wheelersburg Friends may call at Bolen Bryan funeral home Zanesville until Thursday morning when the body will be taken to the church in Sciotoville
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Middleport
Arthur C. Covert
Lester
Zanesville
Sciotoville Methodist Church
L. L. Roush
Covert
Otway
Arthur Nelson
Josephine Wamsley Covert
Ernest
Almeda Wood
Xenia
Eleanor Pullins
Tokyo
Japan
Bolen- Bryan
Sciotoville
Memorial Park
Wheelersburg
Foreman and Abbott Store to Hold Grand Opening
Foreman and Abbott appliance and furniture store announces a two day grand opening in the Rowlings building at North Second and Rutland Streets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with demonstrations by company reps, balloons for kids, door prizes, and a 8:30 p.m. Saturday drawing for items including a midget car and a portable TV stand.
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Foreman
Abbott
Middleport
Foreman and
Rawlings
North Second
Rutland St
Betty Newton
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Roberta Sutton
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
William Schenck and Co
Evans City
Tappan Stove Co
Mansfield
Rutland High Prom Set For May Second
The Rutland High School Junior-Senior Prom will be held May 2 with the theme Fairyland. A steak banquet begins at 6 30 p m Roger Chancey will be toastmaster Wayne Roush will welcome the seniors and Richard Nelson will respond. Dinner is in the grade school gym and dancing follows in the high school gym with Five Saints providing music.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Roger Chancey
Wayne Roush
Richard Nelson
The
Five Saints
Three Men Fined in Pomeroy Court Action
In Mayor Charles Legar s court three men were fined. James Eblin 41 of Pomeroy paid 10 and costs on intoxication charges. Robert Eblin and Paul Snyder both of Pomeroy faced 15 and costs on burning without permits. Bailey Wilkey 49 of Huntington W Va forfeited a 25 appearance bond for failing to appear on speeding charges.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
James Eblin
Robert Eblin
Paul Snyder
Bailey Wilkey
Huntington
W. Va
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Bradbury
Elberfelds
Donald J. W. Thralls
Covina
Lee Jacobs
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Curtis Jenkinson
Bill Childs
C. J. Clarkson
Thompson
Middleport Park
Rites
Arthur Covert
Athens Messenger
METRO
Marine Sales
Southeastern Ohio
W. Main
Ball's
Ben Franklin
Middleport, Ohio
Serta Hollywood Ensemble
Hollywood
Serta
Coca-Cola
I, Hy
Wilder
Coca-Cola Company
Agli Ue
Sign OF Good Taste
Core 18
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Dutton Drug
Coates Bldg
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