Lie Test Prompts Unraveling on Route 124 Chase
Sheriff Hartenbach altered charges after a lie detector test in Athens on Tuesday. James Taylor 22 of Bashan tested negative as driver. Lester Pike 20 of Racine refused. Pike pleaded guilty to driving with suspended license and faced related charges. Taylor was fined for intoxication. Test confirmed only two men were in the car.
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Pomeroy
Robert Hartenbach
Athens
Bowman
James Edward Taylor
Bashan
Lester Pike
Racine
Howard Frank
Taylor
Pike
R. E. Grindley
Frank
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Court Grants Wife Divorce in Meigs County Case
Patricia Kloes of Middleport was granted a divorce from Raymond Kloes on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She received custody of the two children, household furniture, and $125 monthly child support. He kept an automobile and visitation once weekly in the presence of the mother.
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Pomeroy
Patricia Kloes
Third St
Middleport
Meigs County Court of Common Pleas
Raymond Kloes
Parkersburg
W. Va
Kloes
Mrs Marion Jenkinson Bresslar of Basil Dies
Mrs Marion Jenkinson Bresslar a former resident of this area died last Thursday in Basil Ohio Funeral services will be conducted by Rev Waldo J Bartels at 1 30 p m in the Weaver Funeral Home in Basil Burial will follow in Amanda Township Cemetery Her brothers once owned a local photography shop
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Pomeroy
Marion Jenkinson
Bresslar
Basil
Ohio
Here
Waldo J. Bartels
Weaver Funer
Amanda Township
Rayburns Welcome First Child in Meigs General
Stirling and Iva Rayburn of Minersville Meigs General Hospital welcomed their first child Monday morning. Grandparents include Mrs. Hester Rayburn of Mason West Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. William Krackemberg of Minersville Route 1.
Daniel Struble Named To Represent Legion Post At Boys State
Daniel O. Struble, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Struble of 109 Sycamore St, Pomeroy, will represent Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion, at Buckeye Boys State June 1 to 16 at Camp Perry. A Pomeroy High School junior and honor student, he plays varsity football and belongs to Varsity Club, Spanish Club, annual staff and Glee Club. Youths at Boys State study government with talks from top state and national officials.
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Post
American Legion
Daniel O. Struble
Mrs. C. F
Sycamore St
Pomeroy
Camp Perry
Pomeroy High School
Pancakes for All At Community Supper
Middleport residents are invited to a community pancake supper at the First Baptist Church basement from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday May 7. The all you can eat meal features pancakes and sausage and raises funds for Boy Scouts of America Troop 245, sponsored by the troop committee with Keneath McElhinny as a member.
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Middleport
Keneath McElhinny
First Baptist Church
Troop 245
Boy Scouts of America
McElhinny
Garden club members miss the way to judging school
A Meigs County garden club trip to a flower judging school at The Plains ran late as the group first stopped at Tuppers Plains, delaying their arrival. One traveler noted it was a matter of choosing between plains.
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Middleport
Garden Club
the Plains
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
Plains
Cancer Chairman Calls Meigs Chiefs to Coordinated Drive
Ron Springer Meigs County Cancer Drive chairman asks all committee chairmen and captains to meet at the Ohio Power Co office next Monday at 7 30 p m to tabulate results and plan final cleanup. Tag Day is set for Saturday with Nan Moore of Middleport as chairwoman. Eighth graders and freshmen from Middleport and Pomeroy will assist in the campaign. The Meigs County house to house drive started Monday at noon and a popcorn sale by the Volunteer Fire Department is planned this weekend. Captains for township and village campaigns include Columbia Mrs Walter Swett Salem Mrs Clair F Emundson Scipio Mrs Frank Halliday Rutland Mrs Pearl Little Bedford Mrs Glen Lee Lebanon Mr and Mrs Robert Proffitt Chester Mrs Homer Holter Olive Mrs Charles Hall Letart Mrs Herbert Shields Pomeroy Ted Reed Jr Middleport Mrs Cedric Clark and Mrs Carroll Swanson Rocksprings Mrs Lewis Grueser Laurel Cliff Mrs Lou Diehl and Mrs Eugene Wilson Bradbury Mrs Wilbur Hanning Crossroads Mrs Nathan Biggs and Mrs Joe Young Syracuse Mrs John Slack Minersville Mrs Brad Maag Ra in e Mrs B M Tyree Pickens Mrs David Cummings Dexter Mrs Waid Nicholson
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Pomeroy
Ron _ Springer
Meigs County
Cancer Drive
Ohio Power Co
Springer
Nan Moore
Middleport
Columbia
Walter Swett
Salem
Clair F. Emundson
Scipio
Frank Halliday
Rutland
Pearl Little
Bedford
Glen Lee
Lebanon
Robert Proffitt
Chester
Homer Holter
Olive
Charles Hall
Letart
Herbert Shields
Ted Reed, Jr
Cedric Clark
Carroll Swanson
Rocksprings
Lewis Grueser
Laurel Cliff
Lou Diehl
Eugene Wilson
Bradbury
Wilbur Hanning
Crossroads
Nathan Biggs
Joe Young
Syracuse
John Slack
Minersville
Brad Maag
Racine
B. M. Tyree Pickens
Wolfpen
Ball Run
David Cummings
Dexter
Waid Nicholson
River Sunday Boat Club to Hear Dock Report
The Big Bend Boat Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Preston Motors to hear a report on a prospective dock and engineers proposed location. Commodore Willis Leadingham will preside as members discuss boating season plans and regional river activity on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.
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Middleport
Big Bend
Ohio
Kanawha
Leadingham
the Big Bend
Commodore
Original manuscript of Home Sweet Home held by Eastman School
The remaining manuscript of John Howard Payne's Home, Sweet Home is in existence and owned by the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York.
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John Howard Payne's
Sweet Home
The
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, N.Y
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Elberfelds
Rs. Bresslar
Meigs
Rayburn
Nao
General Electric
Freezer
OUR
General Electrics
Daniel Struble
Legion Post
Drew Webster
Cancer
Catherine Shavorinsky
Boat Club
New Dock
Hawaii
Sargents
U.S
Pittsburgh
Plate Glass
Abso
AMES
Stark’'S Pharmacy
Walgreen Cit
Clinton Fisher Co
Middleport, Ohio
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