Family gun collection ties to Civil War era West Virginia memories
Wesley A. Gregory of Point Rock Meigs County preserves a large bore game rifle with a Webb family history. The collection includes two powder horns dating to 1813 and 1776, plus papers from early times. Gregory's lineage traces to James Gregory who settled in 1827 and faced Civil War losses while aiding local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Harris
Wesley A. Gregory
Point Rock
Meigs County
Webb
David Webb
James Gregory
West Virginia
Webb Cabin
Buchannon
Webbs
William Gregory
Wesley
Wesley Gregory
John Shirkey
Near Wales Mills
Sloop of War
Gregory
Virginia
Meigh County
Kentucky
Columbia Township
Dilworth
Davies
Vinton County
Eakins Mill
Wales Mills
Radcliff
Reuben Walburn
Walburn
Netta Connor
Connor
Temple Church
William
Dayton
Thurman Poling
Jacksonville
Fla
Margaret Wells
Daytona Beach
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Community Travel and Visits
The Grace Guild of the Episcopal church plans a Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Jacob Hartenbach’s home with Miss Sue Lehew and Mrs. Patrick Lochary assisting. Residents share numerous weekend visits and vacations across Lorain Ohio Logan Marietta Marietta Parkersburg Cincinnati Chicago Lancaster Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church
Jacob Hartenbach
Mason
Sue Lehew
Patrick Lochary
Two Year Old's String Of Falls And Bites
In MIDDLEPORT Tom Evans age 22 months has suffered repeated head injuries from porch falls requiring stitches and a dog bite. Roger Swartz also two, from Grant Street Mason County, fell from a car at Camp Connelly and rolled 60 feet, treated at Mason Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tommy Evans
Glenn Evans
Bradbury
Tommy
Roger
Gene Swartz
Grant St
Mason Clinic
Camp Connelly
Mason County
Resignation Accepted as Fire Chief in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village Council approved the resignation of Herb Giles as fire chief, replacing him temporarily with assistant Henry Werry. Bids for a new fire truck were opened from five firms but no award made. The village also listed two surplus dump trucks for sale and discussed road, water and sidewalk projects.
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Pomeroy
Herb Giles
Giles
Sidney A. Spencer
Henry Werry
Council
R. V. Ebersbach
Middleport
Pomeroy Motor Co
Hoover Fire Equipment Company of
Chillicothe
American Fire Apparatus Co
Columbus and Seagrave Fire Apparatus Corporation
Columbus
Don Cox
Seagrave
Cs. Boeloover
Hoover
William *Rueser
Pomeroy Motor
Motor Company
Harry Sutphen
American Fire Fighting Equipment Company
Delegate Re-Elected at Free Methodist Conference
Mr. and Mrs. Percy L. Peoples returned home after a week at the Annual Free Methodist Conference in Mansfield where Peoples was re elected as a delegate to the General Conference to be held at Winona Lake Indiana in June 1951. Rev Leroy Hiett of the Pomeroy circuit was returned as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Percy L. Peoples
Mansfield
Peoples
Winona Lake
Ind
Leroy Hiett
Truck Driver Fined in Overloaded Vehicle Case
Harold V. Parker of Chester was fined 10 dollars and costs in Mayor Sidney A. Spencer's court after being charged with operating an overloaded truck. State Patrolman W R Davis arrested him. Sam Gibbs faced destruction of personal property charges and was jailed. Charles Johnson of Clifton was fined 140 dollars and costs for speeding in Spencer's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harold V. Parker
Chester
Sidney A. Spencer
W. R. Davis
Sam Gibbs
Harold Duckworth
Charles Johnson
Clifton
State Highway Patrol
Spencer
Former neighbors visit, Clarke guards at WVOW
Guests formerly living on Fourth Street, including Mr. and Mrs. Clarke of Columbus, visited Mrs. Frank McCoy and family. They were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ramsey along with the Herbert Finks Ray Bachners and Don Davises at a Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fourth St
Robert Clarke
WVOW
Mason County
Clarke
Columbus
Clarkes
Frank McCoy
Herbert Finks
Ray Bachners
Don Davises
C. W. Ramsey
Ohio visit ends with California return flight
Miss Jessie Hoyt of Columbus and Miss Bess Sanborn visited relatives in Marietta then in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Max Sanborn joined them bringing Miss Sanborn to Middleport. The Sanborns with their daughter Mrs. Joseph Stanford and her sons Jimmie and Johnnie flew from Columbus to Ceres California, ending a month long Ohio visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jessie Hoyt
Columbus
Bess Sanborn
Marietta
Max Sanborn
Miss Sanborn
Sanborns
Joseph Stanford
Jimmie
Johnnie
Ceres
Calif
Ohio
Loyal Sons and Daughters Class Meet Before Church Picnic
Middleport report states the Loyal Sons and Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will gather at the church at 6 30 p m Wednesday for a preliminary meeting ahead of a later announced picnic supper.
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Middleport
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Church of Christ
Social visits span Crooksville to Huntington and Columbus
Weekend gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Riggs staying with Mrs. Estella Walburn in Crooksville with the Walburns and Riggs family guests. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Eber Lewis and daughters Janice and Pauline, and Mrs. Lewis and daughters will visit Crooksville for a week. Mrs. Walburn recovers from a bad fall. Other movements place William Correll of Columbus at Mrs. Dora Swisher’s home, planning to relocate his family when space is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Werner
Leading Creek
Columbus
E. F. Robinson
Bertha Call
Auburn
Calif
Mildred McCullough
Margaret Slack
Judson White
Marvin Roush
Charleston
Earl Roush
Lawrence Bradford
Ely
Minn
Walter Spohn
S Bradford
Lynn Carol
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
Virgie Major
Frank Enright
Fred Peet
Sixth Ave
Harold Lynch
George
Spencer, N. Y
Malcolm Roller
William Reynolds
Leonard Babcock
Paul Rhineheimer
Nancy
Eileen
Elwood City
Gene Ebersbach
Holzer Hospital
William Stansbury
Charlie Bill
Knoxville
Stansbury
Richard Hemminway
Peter and
Lynn Stansbury
Media
Garen Stanburys
Homer J. Russell
Allen Jenkinson
Harbor Hills
Frank Guinther
Franklin Guinther
Guinther
Hazel Hawkins
Lake Alma
Haydenville
Gertrude Sparks
Harley Gottke
Rosalee
Crooksville
Clarence Stewart
Rutland
Herbert Riggs
Estella Walburn
Walburns
Riggs
Eber Lewis
Janice
Pauline
Lewis
Walburn
William Correll
Ohio Valley Baking Co
W. Va
James Walker
Karen Sue
Jimmie
Richard Russell
Springfield
Minerva Bush
W. W. Friend
Cottageville
George Farra
Roe Kinzel
Mount Alto
George Werner
Harry Johnson
Three Events Are Slated For Local Sports Fans
Lithographs and posters announce three events for sports and circus fans in Middleport. The Roger Brothers Circus at Gallipolis on Aug 8, sponsored by the Gallia County Shriners, opens the series. Next, Meigs County Fair runs Aug 15–18 at Rocksprings Fairground, followed by the Mid East Regatta at Marietta Aug 19–20, sponsored by the Marietta American Legion, with Louis Johnson trophy race the highlight. John Dow and George Morris of Marietta visited Middleport Saturday regarding the regatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Roger Brothers Circus
Gallipolis
Gallia County Shriners
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Marietta
Worthless Checks Reported in Pomeroy
Pomeroy police reported three bad checks in town two at a shoe store and one at another business. Chief Walter E. Wolfe linked several names but no charges were filed by Monday. Rodney Hill, recently back from Fort Knox, is ill with scarlet fever per family.
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Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Middleport
Rodney Hill
Fort Knox
Child Named Pomeroy Born to Columbus Couple
Daniel Perry Pomeroy is the infant son of Mr and Mrs French Handley of Columbus. He is their third child.
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Pomeroy
Daniel Perry
Commissioners to Meet Meigs County August Seventh
Notice records a meeting of the Meigs County Board of Commissioners set for August 7. The document notes a petition filed July 19, 1950 in Athens County Probate Court for authority to adopt Danny Hallowell, a three year nine month old minor from Albena Ohio. A hearing is scheduled August 29, 1950 at 7 00 AM in Athens Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Richard Hallowell
Danny Hallowell
Albena
Athens County
Ohio
Oni
Athens
State of
John F. Newcomb
Two Meigs County Graduates Win Freshman Scholarships at Ohio U
Athens Ohio Two Meigs County high school graduates Myrtle Maxine Siders and Marilyn Mae Swatzel have accepted freshman scholarships at Ohio University for the fall term. Siders of Rutland and Swatzel of Pompey are from the classes of June and plan teaching and music studies respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Meigs County
Ohio University
University College
George W. Starcher
Myrtle Maxine Siders
Charles Marion Siders
Rutland
Marilyn Mae Swatzel
Albert A. Swatzel
Pomeroy
Miss Siders
Ceremonial Plans Made for DOOK Event in Middleport
Plans for a ceremonial in Middleport on August 19 are organized by the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan DOOK. The Charleston West Virginia team will provide initiatory ceremonies with guests from Jackson Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Charleston expected. Eight or more candidates from Fides Lodge No 210 will be initiated. Attendees from Jackson included Thomas Mills Edward Spencer and Thomas Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Knights of Khorassan
DOOK
Jackson
Charleston
W. Va
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Railroaders Listed As Pallbearers
Pallbearers for William P. Wilburn New York Central Railroad conductor were Leo Carroll William Ohlinger Thomas Riley Jr Guy Reynolds A L Bush and Frank Vroman. The Rev Father William Riley conducted the funeral Monday at Rawlings Coats funeral home and interment was in Maplewood Cemetery New Lexington.
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Middleport
William P. Wilburn
New York Central Railroad
Rawlings-Coats
Leo Carroll
William Ohhlinger
Thomas Riley, Jr
Guy Reynolds
A. L. Bush
Frank Vroman
William Riley
Sacred Heart Church
Maplewood Cemetery
New Lexington
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Lovella Goett was granted a divorce on a cross petition by Marvin Goett in Meigs County Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Lovella Goett
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Marvin Goett
Grocer Sells To Retire In Middleport
Claude Leonard retire and sells his Hysell Street grocery to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Scarberry of Broadway Street. The Scarberrys, who ran a Locust Street grocery and restaurant years ago, will move a remodeled barn to the lot and transfer fixtures and stock to the new building. Leonard will convert his store into a two story property with an upstairs apartment and a ground floor workshop.
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Middleport
Claude Leonard
Hysell St
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway St
Scarberrys
Leonard
Locust St
Scarberry
Daughter in Japan Safe. Air Force Husband Transferred
Mrs. Lee Roush reports by letter from July 13 that daughter Mrs. Leroy Brown is safe in Otsu Japan with her husband in the Air Force. He has been transferred, presumably to Korea, while the family remains in Japan.
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Middleport
Lee Roush
Leroy Brown
Otsu
Japan
VFW Plans Meeting Tonight at New Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting tonight at the new VFW Hall, announced by post commander William Grueser. The gathering centers on veteran support and local chapter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
William Grueser
Minister grateful overcomes constipation with All Bran
A retired minister, E H Harmer of Snohomish Washington praises All Bran for relieving constipation. He urges daily servings and hydration and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Harmer
Lincoln St
Snohomish
Wash
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Mildred Finlan
Dave Hennessy
Lorain
Finlan
Charles Dinkle
Virgil O'Connor
Herman Corbin
Allen Bundy
Chesapeake
Helen Sayre
Alvin Norris
Eugene
Pontiac
Janet Reuter
J. L. Fauber
Marguerite Meier
Logan
Ralph Poston
Eileen Sauvage
Margaret Werry
Julius Sauvage
Charles Werry
Pleasant Ridge
Orville Well
Beverly
Jack Rosenbaum
Fred Rosenbaum
Victor Harbrecht
Lake Hope
Dick Rosenbaum
Harry Lowdick Jr
Harry Lowdick Sr
Peggy Leiving
Herbert Boney
David
Eddie
Joe
H. D. Boney
D. H. Stage
Katie
Lena Guth
Ralph Graves
Carolyn
Charles Walburn
Charlene
Texas
New Mexico
Kathryn Procter
Parkersburg
Bess Procter
Frank Vaughan
Helen Gilkey
George Vaughan
Lancaster
Kirk Davis
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Davis
Cable Tabernacle
Winifred Raub
Cincinnati
Joe Raub
Johnny Jungnicke
Sue
Jean Raub
Sue Jean
Arthur Hoff
Chicago
R. Donaldson
Harold Brown
Harold, Jr
Canada
Jennifer Blakeslee
C. E. Blakeslee
C. E. W. Downie
Granville
Mrs. Downie
Middleport Social Notes
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington, D.C
Geraldine Pullen
Burford
Anna Howell
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Martha Howell
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Mary Louise Thomas
Citizens National Bank
Washington
Capitol
Alban Barkley
Robert Taft
John Bricker
Mount Vernon
Luray Caverns
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
Ocean City
Hershey, Pa
Pine Grove
HHM
Esther Wright
Edith Young
Iva Pearl Long
Jean Young
Sharon Guinther
Shirley Guinther
Rita Ball
Elva Young
Helen Bissell
Norma Wright
Ronnie Pullen
Homer Glaze
Front St
Don Pullen
Akron
Cleveland
Mr. Pullen
Lodi
Ray
Harry Glaze
Donald
DR. H. D
THE
Meigs County Truck Growers' Association
Letart Falls
Me Leo L. Vaughan
Company OF Meigs CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Leo L. Vaughan
Logan Monument Co
Liberty
Theatre
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Ats
Meigs Pomeroy
Yvonne DeCarlo
Philip Friend
Robert Douglas
Fisa Lanchester
Henry Daniell
Andrea King
Temple Middleport
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
the Kid From
Bendwyue
Heart
Lee Bowman
Elyse Knox
Peggy Ryan
Gloria Jean
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Meigs
Frick Co
Waynesboro
VFW
Federal
United National Farm Loan Ass'n
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
U.S
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