Middleport Plans Brighter Street Lights And Roadwork
Middleport village council gave first reading to an ordinance for improved street lighting proposed to be five and a half times brighter. The plan raises monthly lighting charges from 25 to 40 cents per resident and includes funding for Second Street resurfacing with $750 village share. Also noted were fence and seed work at the city park, stop sign discussions, and the need for a heavier tractor with council to verify types and costs.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Second Street
Mill Street
Pomeroy Line
State Highway Department
Richard Vaughn
The
Park Commission
Eastern Spring Band Concert Friday at Pomeroy‑Eastern High
POMEROY Eastern High School schedules two band events this weekend. The Cadet and High School Bands perform Friday at 8 p.m. with selections featuring trombone tunes and classical pieces. Charles Yeage directs the programs. awards and a Saturday banquet follow.
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Pomeroy — Eastern High School
Carol Nichols
POMEROY A petition for payment filed in Meigs Court
A petition for payment of 1072.73 dollars at six percent interest since December 1 1965 is filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Converse Rubber Co of Malden MA against Clarence F Hibbs and Elizabeth B Hibbs doing business as Roush s Shoe Store Middleport Ohio The filing seeks recovery of money due for merchandise plus interest. Gorillas are Curious When two University of Wisconsin scientists went to the Belgian Congo to observe gorillas they were observed back with equal interest.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
University of Wisconsin
Belgian Congo
EHS Group Wins Prize For Talent
POMEROY The Eastern High School music group the Impacts won first place and a $20 prize from 14 contestants at a Saturday talent contest held at Kgger Creek High School sponsored by the National Honor Society. Members Tom Gumpf Rick Buckley Kirk Chevalier Jean Whitehead and Tom Karr perform on cornet trombone piano and drums. The group plans to use part of the prize to enter a May talent contest in Belpre Ohio.
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Balladair
Tom Gumpf
Rick Buckley
Melanie Dean
Charles Yeage
Robert D. Smith
Ohio University
Kirk Chevalier
Jean Whitehead
Tom Karr
Belpre
Ohio
Choir Hike for Junior Church Group Near Rock Springs
Sixteen members of the Middleport Church of Christ junior choir joined a Sunday hike at the Cole home near Rock Springs. The outing featured games a roasting wiener and song fest with leaders Mrs Kenneth Scites Mr and Mrs Clarence McNeal Mrs Raymond Baker Horace Abbott and Carol Scott plus guests Eric Scites and Angela Baker. They plan a children's concert at the church in May.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Raymond Cole
Rock Springs
Kenneth Scites
Clarence McNeal
Raymond Baker
Horace Abbott
Carol Scott
Eric Scites
Angela Baker
Two Mishaps Are Reported in Middleport
Two minor auto accidents were reported in Middleport on Saturday. At 11:40 a.m. on Hudson Street a car owned by William K. Hayes of Lima backed into a parked car owned by Walter J. Roush of Middleport, causing minor damage. At 1:30 p.m. in the Middleport High School lot a car owned by Kathryn Crow of Syracuse, 45, was struck by a car owned by Edwin B. Gloeckner of Racine Route 1, resulting in minor damages.
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Middleport
Hudson Street
William K. Hayes
Lima
Walter J. Roush
Roush
Middleport High School
Kathryn Crow
Syracuse
Edwin B. Gloeckner
Racine
Middleport Band Boosters Schedule Three Day Rummage Sale
Middleport Band Boosters set a three day rummage sale for May 11 12 13 in the Fry Building Mill Street. Donations pickup service will be available. The MHS band spring concert is May 7 at 2 pm the final Middleport High School band concert.
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Middleport
Fry
Mill Street
Ross Frey
MHS
Racine
Boosters
Columbus
Robert King
Cash Bahr
Don Mullen
Meetings in Meigs Offer Local Club Gatherings
The Women's Association of First United Presbyterian Church Middleport meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs Lewis Sauer as program leader and Mrs Arthur Lewis giving devotions. Hostesses include Mrs Paul Haptonstall and others. Afternoon Circle of Heath Methodist convenes Thursday at 2 p.m. at the church with listed hostesses. Middleport Literary Club meets Wednesday at Nan Moore's home with Everett Hayes reviewing Gift of Joy. Middleport WCTU gathers Friday at 7 30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Meigs Area Holiness Association holds a rally Tuesday 7 30 p.m. at Rutland Church of the Nazarene with Roy Ankrum participating. Middleport Personal: Charles Searles and wife return from Clanton Alabama after accompanying Mrs M C Hamilton to her home there.
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Women’s Association
First United Presbyterian Church In
Middleport
Lewis Sauer
Arthur Lewis
Paul Haptonstall
Everett Bachner
Herman Bailey
Robert Sharp
Carl Gilmore
Allen Leonard
Heath Methodist Church
David Entsminger
Walter Hayes
M. L. French
Middleport Literary Club
Nan Moore
Everett Hayes
Gift of Joy
Helen Hayes
Lewis Funke
Middleport Wctu
First Baptist Church
Meigs Area Holiness Association
Rutland
Birthday Observed for Karl Russell in Family Picnic
The 19th birthday of Karl Russell son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Russell Racine was celebrated with a family picnic at Forked Run Lake Park. Attending were relatives from Racine Columbus Athens Middleport and others including Shelly Chapman Lisa Burton Paul Parsons and guest of honor Karl Russell. Karl, a Racine High School graduate, recently completed studies at Mata IBM College in Columbus and works in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Karl Russell
Kenneth Russell
Racine
Forked Run Lake Park
Russell
Floyd Chapman
Shelly
William Burton
Lisa
Columbus
Dorothy Dandakis
Paul Parsons
Paul
Athens
Emmett Jones
Shade
Emerson Jones
Middleport
Brenda Norris
Racine High School
Mata IBM College
Pomeroy Chamber Backs Ohio Bond Plan for Local Projects
The Pomeroy Chamber endorsed the Ohio Bond Commission proposal to appear on the May primary ballot. Ted Reed cited it as a feasible way to fund development with no new taxes. Meigs County prospects include a medical facility, Forked Run Park improvements, a junior fair building, and potential airport aid with Gallia County. The group also planned regatta details for June 23 to 25 and discussed a possible horse show and bleacher needs. Rentals for Route 33 workers increase housing demand. Charles Diehl was named nightwatchman. Gov. Rhodes visit was canceled due to a Washington, D C meeting.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Bond Commission
Ted Reed
Chamber
Reed
Bond Commission
Meigs County
Forked Run State Park
Gallia County
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio University
Charles Diehl
Shower Planned for Mrs. Ernest Vineyard at Alfred
A miscellaneous shower will be held at Alfred Methodist Church on April 29 at 8 p.m. honoring Mrs. Ernest Bud Vineyard, formerly Wilma Jean Atherton.
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Pomeroy
Alfred Methodist Church
Ernest
Bud) Vineyard
Vineyard
Wilma Jean Atherton
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Jack Welch
C&soe
William Bellamy
Palmer and
Fourth Streets
John Zerkle
Richard Bailey
Eastern Spring Band
Mechem's
Nelsonville
Barre Guild
Eming
Logan Monument Co., Inc
Main ST
Sears & Elberfeld
Logan, Ohio
EHS Group
Riday
First National Bank
Mon Ponem Waseeve Vere
Memmeouat
Miunance Corporation
Meigs
Charles Searles
Clanton
Ala
M. C. Hamilton
Pomeroy Chamber
Ohio Bond Commission Plan
Rhodes
Washington, D. C
John Summers, Jr
Chillicothe, Ohio
Bobby J. Huff
Taffy
Kentucky
John Mark Brubaker
Brighton
Michigan
Mary Jane Hall
Centerbury, Ohio
Anna M. Holder
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
Gary Lee Nease
Detroit, Michigan
Sandy Sasr
Toledo, Ohio
Elmer Lemanski
Fraser, Michigan
Guy E. Williamson
Winchester
Indiana
Carl D. Beiser
Detroit
J.B. Cooke
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Vincent Rettay
Cincinnati
Jerry Leto
Sandusky, Ohio
Chef Alexander
Paul Thornberry
Fremont
Raymond Burdine
Newark, Ohio
Keith Hinton
Lorrin Meyer
Woodville, Ohio
Dick Elbhert
Tiffin
Fred Gundel Fremont
Pauline Girton
Indianapolis
Indiene
Evansville, Indians
Hazel Myers
Indianapolis, Indiana
Roger Watson
Evansville
Erroll Smith
Ft. Wayne, Indians
Yvonna Poe
Mattoon
Thomas Parsons
Marion, Indiana
Vaughn Caudill
Medora, Indiana
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Dacron
Andover
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