Meigs County road repairs progress and fatal crash update
County Engineer Jed Hartinger reports substantial progress in repairing Meigs County rural roads after a severe winter, with materials secured to fill the worst potholes and widespread cooperation from farmers. In a separate incident, William Urban of Cleveland faces no charges yet in a fatal Minersville crash that killed Everett Pape of Marietta. the case will go before the next grand jury after state and local investigations conclude.
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Pomeroy Te i - EE
Meigs County
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Jed Hartinger
Hartinger
Jackson County
Urban
White Rock Salt Works
Charles Russell
Pape
John Barnhart
Shenang Springs
Ohio River
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Club Activities
Loyal Women’s Class heard Ben E. Watson show National Benevolent Association Homes serving the northeast area. Cleveland Christian Home for Children cared for 126 in 1950, Emily Fiynn Home for Aged at Marion served 54 with 48 on the waiting list. Christmas benevolence offering supported institutions.
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Middleport
National Benevolent Association
Church of Christ
Ben E. Watson
Mansfield
Cleveland Christian Home For
Emily Fiynn
Marion
Ind
Leo D. Childs
Headley Street
O. L. Roush
Jacob Betz
Lesta Gothard
Minerva Childers
William Hetteseimer
Lord
Story Home 95 Years Old in Burlingham
The Burlingham community notes Byron Story's homestead near Route 3, once the bal conied residence above Nelson Story's pioneering cabin. The 95 year old house, now owned by Rudolph Burson, is vacant and used as a poultry house. Mrs. George Henderson, Burlingham resident, grew up there, daughter of Byron Story, brother of Nelson Story.
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George Henderson
Lves
Burlingham
Byron Story
Nelson Story
Hadacol Endorsement by Mother In Law Boosts Ailment Relief
Mrs. W. O. Jones of Chicago credits her mother in law with recommending Hadacol. The ad claims the tonic helps with weakness from vitamin deficiencies and lists improved energy after a few days. It urges readers to ask for Hadacol today in Athens Ohio.
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Adv
Athens
Ohio
Memorial Day plans and Grange officer slate noted
Pomeroy social items report Hemlock Grange discussed a Memorial Day program with a committee of Stanford Stockton Nellie Smit and Edna Clark chosen Linda Stockton nominated for candidate. Officers elected include Janice Story president Robert Paulsen vice president Donna Curtis secretary treasurer Mildred Stockton news reporter and others as recreation leaders. Longbottom Olive Farm Women’s Club meets in Columbus with rivers quiz and smelt fry. Center Star Grange plans a May 5 dress making contest and juvenile apron exhibition. Pomero y Ways and Means plans a rummage sale May 1 to May 5.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
Stanford Stockton
Nellie Smit
Edna Clark
Linda Stockton
Delores
Nelson
Grange
Janice Story
Robert Paulsen
Donna Curtis
Mildred Stockton
Janet Heines
Marilyn Vickers
Eva Carl
Janice Biffle
Rose Douglas
Alfred Grange
the Grange
Rosalie Story
Juvenile Grange
Subordinate Grange
Pomona Grange
Rita Schultheiss
State Grange
National Grange
Goldin Story
Mrs. Williamson
Ina Buckley
Ava Myers
Elia Hannum
Edna Hal
Fay Pickens
Lillian Pickens
Ina Massar
Tresan Swain
Columbus
Notable Local Arrivals And Employment Updates
Herbert Gitex checked into Holzer Hospital on Wednesday for observation and treatment. Norman Kloes has accepted a position at Moore's Auto Store. The Lost Colony, an annual play about England’s first Roanoke colony attempt, is staged in Manteo on Roanoke Island, off North Carolina’s coast.
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Herbert Gitex
Holzer Hospital
Norman Kloes
Moore's
New World
Manteo
Roanoke
North Carolina
Harrisonville Honor Roll Announces Grades One Through Twelve
Harrisonville announces honor roll with students earning B or higher across grades from first to twelfth. Names include Loretta Gillilian Judith Wyant Donna Burbridge Eugene McGrath Jacky Waggoner Betty Arnold Bobby Arnold Lois Gillillan James Ditcher Joanne Ditcher Phyllis Williams Gloria Atkins Gordon Atkins Sharon Atkins Donnie Arnold Annie Arnold Charlotte Escue Sue Ann Haning Joe Blankenship Connie Carsey Anna King Charles McGrath Arthur Morris Phyllis Ross Carolyn Welch Barbara Escue Marie Stotts Raymond Ellis Walter Edmonds Lucille Beal Venava Wyant Weltha Haning Richard Rhodes Russell Mason Dale Wilson Zelma Wears John Edmonds Gertrude McMurray Flora Douglas Juanita Wyant.
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Harrisonville
Loretta Gillilian
Judith Wyant
Donna Burbridge
Melissa Blankenship
Stephen Eat
Gordon Gibson
Eugene McGrath
Jacky Waggoner
Betty Arnold
Bobby Arnold
Gerald Wears
Morton Butcher
Homer Clark
Lois Gillillan
James Ditcher
Joanne Ditcher
Haning
Sidney Townsend
Phyllis Williams
Gloria Atkins
Gordon Atkins
Sharon Atkins
Donnie Arnold
Annie Arnold
Charlotte Escue
Sue Ann Haning
Joe Blankenship
Connie Carsey
Anna King
Charles McGrath
Arthur Morris
Phyllis Ross
Carolyn Welch
Barbara Escue
Marie Stotts
Raymond Ellis
Walter Edmonds
Lucille Beal
Venava Wyant
Weltha Haning
Richard Rhodes
Russell Mason
Dale Wilson
Zelma Wears
John Edmonds
Gertrude McMurray
Flora Douglas
Juanita Wyant
Pomeroy Church News Highlights Weekly Services
Federated Harold Hess church schedule lists Sunday School 9 15 a m worship 10 30 a m with Holy Earth sermon. Other churches including United Methodist Christian Science and Grace Episcopal outline services, youth rallies, and midweek meetings with noted speakers and activities across Pomeroy.
OSU Dairymen Participate In Herd Analysis Meeting
Meigs county dairy owners joined a herd analysis session led by OSU extension dairymen R R Starbuck and Ralph Porterfield. The discussions covered cow age, lactation intervals, and production costs, noting profitability relies on long productive lifespans and efficient feed use. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Clark Ihle, John Ihle, J L Spencer, Norman Rose, Charles Theiss, Harold Carnahan, Wilber Parker, and Oris Roush.
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Pomeroy
R. R. Starbuck
Ralph Porterfield
Ohio State University
Starbuck
Meigs County
Roger Grueser
Clark Ihle
John Ihle
J. L. Spencer
Norman Rose
Charles Theiss
Harold Carnahan
Wilber Parker
Oris Roush
Middleport Churches Gather for Worship and Activities
Heath Methodist to launch new feature this Sunday with church school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 36 led by Rev Louis A Bangerter nursery care by Ann Rupe Youth Fellowship to Rio Grande Methodist Institute rally picnic lunches provided First Baptist with Rev Charles M Pomeroy at 9 15 a m church school and 10 19 a m worship sermon The Precious Blood of Jesus Baptism planned for Tuesday at 6 p m for Reedsville Methodist candidates Baptist Youth Fellowship 6 p m Evening service 7 30 p m Church of Christ Wert Dean pastor 9 30 a m school 10 30 a m worship Young People 7 30 p m evening Religious education 4 p m Wednesday Prayer meeting 7 30 p m Church of Christ in Christian Union Rev Guy F Sayre 9 30 a m school 10 30 a m worship 7 30 p m Evening Prayer meeting 7 30 p m Nazare ne Church Pastor Paul Taylor 9 30 a m Church school 10 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m Young People 6 45 p m Evening service 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m
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Federated
Harold F. Hessster
Pome Council of Church Women
Federated Church
Happy Marvesters
United Methodist
Lewis C. Berger
Tor
Dennis Marlowe
Westerville
Ohio
Temperance League of Ohio
Youth Fellowship
Rio Grande
MYF
Grace Episcopal
ST. Paul Potheran
M. Mohrhoff
Hobson Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
H. C. Cart
Wedne
Dexter Church
Christ Edwin Carpenter, Jr
Heath Methodist
Methodist Institute
Ann Rupe
Heath Church
Louis A Bangerter
First Baptist
Charles M Pomeroy
Church OF Christ — Wert
Church OF Christ In Christian Union
Guy F Sayre
Church OF the Nazarene Pau
Taylor
Office Space Changes Hands in Pomeroy Bank Building
Attorney Manning D. Webster will occupy refurnished offices in the Pomeroy National Bank Building, overlooking the bank entrance. His current space will be taken by Prosecuting Attorney John Bacon, whose former offices will house the Blue and Gray Restaurant in the same building.
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Pomeroy
Manning D. Webster
Pomeroy National Bank
A. D. Russell
Ohio University Glee Club Delights Midport Audience
A small crowd applauded the Ohio University Men’s Glee Club at Middleport High School auditorium under director Philip L. Peterson. The ensemble delivered sacred and secular numbers with rich tone and clear diction, encore selections included Song of the Open Road and Oklahoma, with solo and small group performances by Lochary and Tripletts enhancing the program.
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Middleport
Alan Rothrock
Ohio University
Francis H. Klein
Ohio University Men's Glee Club
Middleport High School
MHS Girls Glee Club
Philip L. Peterson
Robert Triplett
Roy Graber
Lover
Peterson
Dedication Attended for Farm Bureau Insurance Home Office
Meigs County residents traveled to Columbus on Wednesday for dedication services at the Farm Bureau Insurance Co. new home office building held at the State fairgrounds after the annual convention. The event featured the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies Chorus and a chair from Capital University. A noon barbecue served sixty five hundred pounds of beef and a ton of baked beans.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Farm Bureau Insurance Co
Whitney “Ham
J.M. Gaul
Mond. Grueser
Henry Wippell
William Harman
Billy Joe
Don Anderson
Homer Holter
Robert Tignor
State Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau Isurance Companies Chorus
Capital University
Lions Club Elects Officers in Pomeroy Meeting
The Lions Club met at the Federated Church social rooms to elect officers for the year starting July. New officers include Dr. FE F Maag as president Norbert Compton first vice president Williams Anderson second vice president Thomas Young third vice president Renzo Menchini secretary William Grueser treasurer Clarence Struble lion tamer Dr JH Donovan tall twister. One year directors Howard Kress Henry Ewing two year directors Aten Shain Otis Trevey Robert L Jacobs elected to fill Father William J Riley automatic director vacancy.
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Howard Kress
Henry Ewing
Aten Shain
Otis Trevey
Robert L. Jacobs
William J. Riley
Play Is Prepared By Guild Girls at Mt. Moriah Church
The Guild Girls of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church are staging a play and program to be presented to the public. The event is set for Tuesday evening at 7 30 p m with Guild members handling advance ticket sales.
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Middleport
Guild Girls of
Mt. Moriah
Pomeroy Banker Named Chairman of Hospital Advisory Board
Hobstetter, a Pomeroy banker, was named chairman of the advisory board of Meigs General Hospital Inc. The announcement came from Dr. R. E. Boice, president, as construction of a hospital addition proceeds. Other named members include Manning D. Webster, T A. May, Rev. C M. Pomeroy, Alfred Elberfeld, Howard Kress, and A. R. Knight, all of Pomeroy or Middleport.
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Howard Kress
Pomeroy
A. R. Knight
Mrs. Floyd Cleland Rites Planned at Dexter Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Floyd Cleland who died Thursday morning will be held at two o'clock Sunday at the Dexter Church. The obituary notes Rutland as the area of service and names the deceased. Burial will follow at a local cemetery.
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Rutland
Floyd Cleland
Dexter Church
Local Notables Visit and Funeral Attendance Noted
Bronxville visitors Mrs H P Brown and Mrs Crazy Davis stop in Dayton after Maryland business trip en route home. Jessie Hoyt and Fred Hoyt visit relatives in Midport after Florida trip. Karl Owen returns from Columbus visiting daughters. Navy induction moves John Gothard toward Huntington and Great Lakes. Rodney guests Iva Smith hosted Carrie Cassell Nelle Winston and Ethel Elliott. Funeral attendance for William Edward Love at Flat Rock WV includes cousin Marv Krider and Joe Turner.
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H. P. Brown
Clarice Giles
Bronxville
N. Y
Crazy Davis
Earl Titus
Pomeroy
Maryland
Dayton
A. B. Brower
Florence Giles
Middeport
Florida
Jessie Hoyt
Joe Turner
Robert Lee
Middleport
Flat Rock
W. Va
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