Point Pleasant Circuit Court Docket For May Term
The May term of the circuit court in Point Pleasant opens next Monday May 2 with 28 civil and criminal trials planned. Decrees will be granted in several divorce proceedings. Also listed are motions for judgment, various civil and state cases including murder, bigamy, felonious and highway violations, and multiple condemnation actions involving the City of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
H. Cotton Turner
Harry Staats
Chester M. Clarke
Charles E. Clark
Citizens National Bank
Sylvia Stewart
N. M. Ollie
Edward Lauffer
C. F. Wallace
Irvin Martin
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Grover C. Fowler
Lloyd Antle
Harriet E. Fisher
Linden O. Allen
Supreme Court
Raymond Parsons
Paul McDaniel
Bernard Rollins
Dan Matheny
Homer Clark, Jr
Herbert King
John Henry Brumfield
Neil W. Love
Earl and Beulah Wolfe
Robert Howard Kelly
Wilbur McCaulley
Ovie Alonzo Miller
W. A. Pettit
Robert Hope Towner
Cecil Sines
Anes Harsh Nunley
Raymond Neville
William Kelly
Jacob Phillips
Burwell S. McKinney
Assumpsit
Georgia
Stapleton Et al
John Lyons
J. C. Parsons
A. L. Neale
Dana T. Brown
Third Annual Floral Show Draws 500 Plus in Middleport
More than 500 visitors from local and out of state attended the Middleport Flower Show held by the Middleport Garden Club and Amateur Gardeners Clubs at the Rawlings Garage on S Second Ave. Co chairs Mrs. John Duerr and Mrs. Howard K Ewing welcomed guests as judges praised the displays described as lovely and beautiful. Blue ribbons were awarded across classes including unique flower hats and antique containers with many top scores and a strong showing by Mrs Garen Stansbury and Mrs James Titus in popular voting. The event also featured district garden club talks and plans for upcoming meetings and a lecture by Bert Harwell with state president Mrs Thomas Wolfe in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Gardeners Clubs
Rawlings Garage
S. Second Ave
John Duerr
Howard K. Ewing
Garden Club
Edward Ray
Garden Path
Ohio Associaton of Garden Clubs
Paul Parker
Harold Borstal
Fairfield Garden Club
Lancaster
Garen Stansbury
James Titus
Madonna
A. A. Dillard
Walter Burns Harris
Dillard
Harris
John Kincaid
Harrie Marie Smith
Robert Rawlings
Howard Byers
L. E. Reynolds
Bruce Lloyd
Stansbury
James Richards
Rio Grande
Heath Methodist Church
McConnelsville Club
M-M High School
Bert Harwell
National Audubon Society
Marietta
Thomas Wolfe
Richards
Ray
Idon Hodge Dies Aged 75 in Middleport
Funeral services for Idon E. Hodge 75 will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home with burial in Middleport Hill cemetery. He died Sunday noon at his sisters home in Middleport after long illness. Survived by two sons Alvin A. and I Marion, brothers Harry Hodge and Dr. John B. Hodge, three grandchildren, and two sisters Mrs. E. H. Flick and Miss Mabel Hodge. Additional notices from Middleport mention Virgil Ss illness and family travel to Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Idon E. Hodge
E. H. Flick
Mabel Hodge
S. Second Ave
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Hodge
Charleston
John B. Hodge
William Wilianie Boggess Hodge
Alvin A
I. Marion
Washington, D. C
Harry Hodge
St. Petersburg
Fla
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Racine Pupils To Make Trip To Cincinnati
Principal Charles Hay announces Racine High School will take a Junior Senior trip to Cincinnati on April 30 and May 1. Two buses will depart Racine, visit the zoo Coney Island University of Cincinnati theaters and shops, with hotel reservations and tickets to Saturday and Sunday baseball games Pittsburgh vs Reds. The main theater attraction is A Street Car Named Desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Charles Hayman
Racine High School
Cincinnati
Zoo
Coney Island
University of Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Reds
Desire
Pomeroy Social Notes and Church Fellowship Meeting
The WSCS of Forest Run Church met at Mrs Uswin Nease home with Mrs Kathleen Scott leading devotion on Latin America. New member Mrs Frederick Nease welcomed. total members 26. Attendees included Hilda Yeager Elma Holter Erma Roush and others. Refreshments served. The Federated Church Fellowship Class to hear Thelma Campbell of Meigs County Child Welfare Board at 8 p m Wednesday. hostesses Mr Mrs James Clatworthy and Mr Mrs Phil Globokar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Houdashelt
Lena Baer
Esta Baer
Grace Fisher
Helen Baer
Irene Grueser
Anna Baily
Mary K. Roush
Jacobs
Mrs. Damewood
Lela Grueser
Mrs
Minnie Scott
WCTU Meeting Announced by Mrs G E Ewing
Mrs G E Ewing president announces a Women’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at 7 p m Tuesday in the little chapel of the Federated Church. The notice specifies the time and venue for the group’s gathering.
Legion Auxiliary Post 602 to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Auxiliary of American Legion Post 602 will gather Tuesday evening at Town Hall per president Mrs Louise Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Auxiliary of American Legion
Louise Stewart
Cpl Dean Sayre Rites Set In Pomeroy
Funeral services for Cpl Dean Arthur Sayre will be held at Ewing funeral home in Pomeroy at 1 30 p m Wednesday with burial in Letart Falls cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the DAV and the VFW. He was the son of the Rev and Mrs Herman A Sayre who reside in Norwood Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Dean Arthur Sayre
Ewing Funeral Home
Letart Falls
DAV
VFW
Cpl
Sayre
Herman A. Sayre
Norwood
Ohio
Man To Be Questioned About Meigs Robberies
David Molden 38 was brought back from Detroit by Deputy Sheriff Robert Hartenbach and jailed on parole violation and bad check charges. He may face questions about the November 13 robbery at Mrs. Lyons and sister Mrs. Jenkins, and a later robbery near Rutland. Sheriff Charles Russell had pursued leads for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Helen Lyons
Henrietta Jenkins
Lyons
Molden
Minter Molden
Rutland
Martins Ferry
Detroit
Frank Dolinski
Middleport Social Notes and School Bake Sale Funds
Middleport reports two community items. The Staff and Officers Club of the Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters will meet tonight at Mrs. John Scines home on N Second Ave with Mrs. Marcella Snowden assisting after a prior cancellation. Middleport High School Girls Glee Club received over 90 dollars from a bake sale boosting their Spring trip fund toward 100 dollars as backers pledge more. The group, under Miss Lois Cecil, earned a superior rating in district music and will travel to state finals in Springfield if funds allow. Heath Methodist Church official board planned fourth quarter conference for next Sunday evening led by Dr E E Fowler district superintendent who will lead devotional before reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
John Scines
Scines
Second Ave
Marcella Snowden
Middleport High School
Lois Cecil
Springfield
Heath Methodist Church
E. E. Fowler
Portsmouth
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Regional Property Changes
Various transfers recorded in Meigs County include P A Weber to Leonard and Doris Koenig for 70 acres in Chester and Ralph E Parker to William C Kennedy for 2.6 acres in Chester. The list covers numerous deeds and affidavits across Olive Syracuse Salem Letart Rutland and Scipio with parcels ranging from fractions of an acre to several hundred acres involving many local residents and estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Weber
Leonard
Doris Koenig
Chester
John Davidson
Jennie D. Risley
Mary Davidson
Elizabeth D. Rose
Juanita D. Segrist
Cecil Davidson
Pomeroy
Ralph E
Mary S. Parker
William C
Effie S. Kennedy
Mary Curtis
Inzy
Hobart Newell
Hoyt Curtis
Olive
Elizabeth Keaton
Samuel
Rutland
J. F
Amy Wolf
Charles L. Bissell
Walter E
Vesta I. Canode
Orn H
Edna M. Keefer
Columbia
Fred C. Oberholzer
Lester Oberholzer
Gladwin O. French
Scipio
Joseph R. Cozart
Theodore M
Margie K. Parsons
Syracuse
Elizabeth
Jack Sharpnack
Ruth Donahew
Letart
Co. H
Grace Williams
Avro C. Williams
Meeting Postponed by Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and A M
Worshipful Master Tracy Whaley announces the postponement of the Pomeroy Lodge 164 meeting planned for last Monday evening. The delay is due to a banquet conflict with the Order of Eastern Star scheduled for the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tracy Whaley
Pomeroy Lodge
A.M
Order of Eastern Star
Hospital Treats Several After Sunday Visit
Patients listed include Mrs Worley Howell and Grant Sr taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment. David Farmer was taken to Holzer Hospital and returned with his daughter Mrs Arthur Skinner for treatment. Mrs Ralph Robson also was a patient at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Worley Howell
Grant Sr
Holzer Hospital
David Farmer
Arthur Skinner
Ralph Robson
Middleport Seniors Attend Annual Prom Banquet
Seniors from Middleport High School attended the Junior Senior banquet and prom themed The Last Roundup. Decorations included cacti cowboys and a log corral while the Dick Bisset Quintet provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Dick Bisset
Ohio University
Juniors and Seniors Split Honors At Pomeroy High
The fifth six week honor roll at Pomeroy High shows seniors edging the juniors by 6.6 percent with 39.4 percent of seniors on the list. Seniors earning B or better include George Dallas Wyllis Davis Walter Green Bennett Rice James Russell and many others. juniors listed are Wilson Barnitz Bernard Grueser Pauli Harris Roy Kesterson Charles Lochary George Nesselroad John Robinson Violet Bailey and more. Sophomores named include Donald Dailey Donald Hannell Jack Leifheit Donald Quisenberry Donald Thomas Lily Girolami Virginia Haskins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
J. E. White
George Dallas
Wyllis Davis
Walter Green
Bennett Rice
James Russell
Leo Smith
Eugene Thomas
William Tubbs
Richard Young
Maxine Duckler
Peggy Dailey
Ann Foster Cottrill
Jo Ann Gilmore
Jean Harbrecht
Patricia Jesse
Dorothy Leonard
Carmeleta McBride
Patricia Meier
Nora Michael
Zeda Paulin
Barbara Phillips
Helen Renshaw
Joan Riggs
Patsy Shields
Anna Lee Warner
Jean Zahl
Wilson Barnitz
Bernard Grueser
Pauli Harris
Roy Kesterson
Charles
J L Plants Dies Aged 88 At Home Of Daughter
James L Plants 88 died Saturday at his daughter Charlotte Plants home in Wellsburg where he had lived for 18 months He previously lived on his Leon Route 2 farm Funeral services by Rev W L Gearhart are set for 2 pm Wednesday at Raynes Funeral Home Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery He was born Oct 31 1861 to Christian and Isabella Plants Surviving are six daughters Victoria Hanson Hazel Thomas Mary Edwards Christia Edwards Charlotte Plants Thelma Vankirk one son James Wesley Plants a sister Nancy Hawkins three brothers Jack Emer son and Joe Plants and other relatives
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Point Pleasant
James L. Plants
Charlotte Plants
Wellsburg
Leon
Raynes
W. L. Gearhart
Clifton
Lone Oak Cemery
Mr. Plants
Christian
Isabella Lawson
Victoria Hanson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hazel Thomas
Athens
Mary Edwards
Beckley
Christia Edwards
Wooster
Thelma Vankirk
James Wesley Plants
Nancy Hawkins
Middleport
Jack Plants
Florida
Joe
Buffalo
Emerson Plants
Marcellus Howell Dies at 81 in Pomeroy Services Tuesday
Marcellus Adelbert Howell 81 died Sunday at his home in Pomeroy. He is survived by his wife Carrie, three children Will Howell of Athens Laverne Sarti of Pittsburgh Erma Turnbull of Mason a brother A V Howell and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Ewing funeral home with Rev Paul Nye officiating burial in Wells Cemetery.
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Wells Cemetery
Pomeroy Probate Notices And Cub Pack Meeting
Jed C. Webster files his first and final report as administrator of Maud Stobart’s estate. Inventory filed for Fred C. Oberholzer’s estate by Gladwyn Oberholzer French and Lester Oberholzer. The Huntington National Bank trustees file eleventh account current for Benjamin R. Remington estate. Cub Pack to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Federated Church.
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Pomeroy
Jed C. Webster
Maud Stobart
Fred C. Oberholzer
Gladwyn Oberholzer French
Lester Oberholzer
Huntington National Bank
Columbus
Benjamin R. Remington
CUBS
Cub
Federated Church
Dairy Route Changes Hands in Point Pleasant
A. Barker of Gallipolis Ferry sold his Point Pleasant Grade A raw milk route to Spring Hill Dairy Co. of Gallipolis. He built the business over about two and a half years but cites declining health and overwork. He will still produce milk on his farm and sell on the Charleston market. Raw milk is reportedly no longer available in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. A. Barker
Gallipolis Ferry
Spring Hill Dairy Co
Gallipolis
Commissioners Sell Car and Truck at Auction in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Meigs County commissioners auctioned a 1942 Chevrolet four door sedan formerly used by the sheriff and a six wheel heavy duty trailer used for county highway work. The sale occurred on courthouse steps with Robert H. Rawlings of Middleport bidding $600 for the sedan. The American Calvert Co. of Cambridge bid the trailer up to $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Robert H. Rawlings
Middleport
American Calvert Co
Cambridge
Man Fined and Jailed on Driving Charge
James Perry of Pomeroy Route 1 was arrested on Route 1 and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. He pleaded guilty before Justice L B Higgins, was fined 25 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to five days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Perry
State Highway Patrol
Justice of Peace
L. B. Higgins
Point Pleasant Man Named President of State Board of Control
Joe F. Burdette, 39, of Ohio River Road, named president of the State Board of Control to succeed J. Z. Terrell. Salary set at 6000 dollars yearly. term expires June 30. Burdette, veteran of the Navy in World War II, previously worked in the land department of the state auditor's office and educated in Point Pleasant schools and West Virginia University. The board oversees most state institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Joe F. Burdette
P. T. Burdette
Ohio River Road
State Board of Control
J. Z. Terrell
Clarksburg
Burdette
Land Department
State Auditor
Navy
West Virginia University
Patterson
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O. PB. Klein
Miss Smith
Forrest Bachtel
Hayes
Kincaid
Titus
Juhling
Walter Harris
Idon Hodge
Alex Fraser
Ella VanCooney
Parkersburg
Virgil
VanCooney
Fraser
Pomeroy Social Notes
WCTU
Dean Sayre
Meigs
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs County
Lucille Smith
Raymond Maxwell
Emma Jane Buell
Frank White
David Diles
Thelma Ebersbach
Katherine Bachtel
Hazel Hawkins
Jean Custer
Glen Glaze
Paul Holter
Raymond Walburn
Bob Richards
Grace Montgomery
Naomi Overturf
Mildred Martin
Ida Lee Hartley
Sara Palmer
Wilma Price
Charles Stobart
Sally Schaaf
Grace MacDonald
Jean Searls
Lucille Roush
Galway Bay
Patricia Kennedy
Carla Owen
JoAnn Wood
Carolyn Clark
Harold Rice
Charlene Neal
PTA
Karl Owen
E. S. Schaaf
Rodney Downing
Vinas Lee
J. L. Plants
Marcellus Howell
Probate Court News
Man
Liberty
Theatre
Abbott and Costello
Joan Davis
Andrews Sisters
Ted Lewis
Mischa Auer
Linda
Elyse Knox
Marie Wilson
John Hubbard
Eagle Lion Girls
Burl Ives
Dick Powell
Jane Greer
Agnes Moorehead
Steve Brodie
Guinn Williams
Temple Middleport
Tarzan
Lex Barker
Tarzan Brenda Joyce
Cheta
Albert Dekker
Evelyn Ankers
Bendvue
James Cagney
Pat O'Brien
George Brent
Jeffrey Lynn
ANGEL
Amazon
J. F. Burdette
Gallaher, Quick
Jack
N. 2Nd Ave
Philip Morris
America
Jeh
Scelar
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