Meigs County Nears Petitions Filing Deadline
With eight days left for petitions in Meigs County offices for the November election, activity stays light. In Pomeroy mayoral candidates include Walter Vaughan and D A Canaday. council seats have incumbents Evan Willoward Kitchen, Dale Smith, Holley Green and Ted Downie. Middleport reports no petition activity for school boards. primary results noted. Other villages list candidates for mayor, council, and township offices across Syracusan Cundiff, Olive, Rutland, Salem, Salisbury, and Chester townships. Incumbents and new hopefuls vie for mayor, clerk, treasurer, trustees, and boards in Meigs eight districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Albert Gloeckner
Meigs County
Gloeckner
Walter Vaughan
D. A. Canaday
Evan Willoward Kitchen
Dale Smith
Holley Green
Ted Downie
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Frank Vroman
David Jenkins
Joe Young, Jr
Wayne Gibbons
Horton Brown
John Zerkle
Council
Charles Murray
Gene Grate
Jean Lama
Elmer Leaper
Syraculenn Cundiff
Donald Weese
Millard van Meter
Sutton
John Jiiden
Ira Beegle
Olive Township
Wiliam A. Connolly
F. E. Larkins
Rutland
Etna M. Gardner
Leroy A. Barton
Salem
Worley N. Francis
Salisbury
George S. Hobstetter
Chester
James B. Bailey
Walter P. Brown
Harry N. Lodwick
Central Local School Board
Many 4-H Clubs Plan Activities and Events
The Columbia Make-It Club with nine members reviewed projects. Eagle Ridge Hustlers with 13 members planned a parents program and raised 8.20 after selling ice cream in Chester. Flatwoods Girls 4-H with seven members discussed bake sales and contributed 10 to the Camp fund. F. A. M. S. First Riders with seven members planned a wiener roast and studied artificial respiration. Harrisonville Girls 4-H Honor Club with nine members filled out books and played games. next meeting at Grange Hall August 6. K. M. D. Club with seven members had judging plans and enjoyed refreshments. Lucky Teams with seven members shared camp funds from a recent social and paid fines for missed meetings. Swing Girls 4-H Club with ten members discussed bake sales and camp. next meeting August 7. Jolly Girls 4-H Club with twelve members planned a fair booth. Nolan graded projects and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Make
Eagle Ridge
Flatwoods
Mary Nease
Dianne Nye
Harrisonville
Grange Hall
Raymond King
Jolly Girls
Carolyn Sisson
Class Reunion of Chester High School Class of 1931
Graduates held a Sunday reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rose in Middleport with family guests and a basket dinner. Attendees included numerous couples and individuals from Chester, Gallipolis, Syracuse, Columbus, and surrounding areas, plus members of the Norman Rose family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Chester High School
Norman Rose
Rose
Martha Frecker
Raymond Gooch
Esther Christi
Lois Ann
Tommy
Gallipolis
John Wickham
Opal Gaul
Chester
Dana Fell
Betty
Wilbur Parker
Nellie Wickham
Martha
Flo
Eric
Mulford Cole
Ruth Orr
Columbus
Norman Roses
Anna Jean
Rosemary
Roger
Don
Clayton Bahr
Sharon
Doris Jones
Outboard Club Plans Houseboat Renovation and Evening Paint
Outboard Boat Club of Pomeroy will paint the newly purchased houseboat this evening after 4 p.m. a fish fry will follow. Club president Leonard Hess Jr notes the project aims to have the clubhouse ready before summer. Last Sunday, about 16 members and wives motored to Raccoon Creek by boat caravan for a day of boating and a noon picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Outboard Boat Club
Leonard Hess, Jr
Hess
George Mahaffey
Raccoon Creek
First Reunion Of Forrests Is Conducted
Granville Ohio hosted the first Forrest family reunion on July 29 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Robinson. Great granddaughter Mrs. C. D. Metcalf attended along with many Forrest relatives from Athens Mansfield Perrysburg Columbus Chillicothe Minot and Columbus. The next gathering is set for July 30, 1952 at 3807 Olentangy Blvd Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
David
Sally Forrest
Carpenter
Earl B. Robinson
Ohio
Robinson
C. D. Metcalf
Jesse Weekley
Sue
Harold Burch
Athens
F. J. Price
L. H. Coate
D. A. Benedict
Mildred
Minnie Chase
Ralph
Paul Gelham
Wayne Benedict
Beverly
Richard
George Clarke
Columbus
H. H. Forrest
Thomas F. Forrest
Mansfield
Fred Stalter
Susan Gail
William Diehl
Chillicothe
Homer C. Forrest
Middleport
Burrell Peck
Rutland
Mae Herman
Minot
N. C
Halsie Ferne Holt
Westerville
Gene Robinson
Robert
Richard Hartley
Music Student Visiting Here
Syracuse resident David Flannagan a former Meigs County musician has earned a Bachelor of Science in music from Juilliard. He plays first violin in the orchestra and helped produce a film showcasing teaching and playing methods. He studied under Prof. D W Ingerham at Ohio University after early training with Lewis Scholl and Aleshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
David Flannagan
Meigs County
Ambrose Flannagan
Julliard School of Music
Flannagan
James T. Lewis
Konrad Scholl
Willis Aleshire
Ohio University
D. W. Ingerham
Mason Clinic Admits and Discharges List
Admitted were Mrs. Gayle Donohue of Letart Route 1 and Jesse Maynard of New Haven and Miss Dorothy Hysell of Middleport. Also admitted was Mrs. James Sayre of Pomeroy. Discharged: Mrs. Joseph Robinson of Letart Route 1 and Charles and Robert Neville of Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Donohue
Letart
Jesse Maynard
New Haven
Joseph Robinson
Dorothy Hysell
Middleport
James Sayre
Pomeroy
Charles and
Robert Neville
Mason
Meter receipts reported for past week in Pomeroy
Parking meter receipts totaling 267.25 were reported Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Truman Russell secretary of Mayor Sidney A. Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Truman Russell
Sidney A. Spencer
Federated Church Wide Social and Games in Pomeroy
The Federated Church and Sunday School held a Sunday at the Rocksprings airgrounds with games and contests sponsored by the Young Adult Class. The main event was a softball game between the Young Adult Class men and High School Class boys, won 17 to 16 with Bob Wilson pitching for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Federated Church and
Rocksprings Airgrounds
Oung
Bob Wilson
Manning Klees
Harold Hess
Pomeroy Bend Grange Sets Thursday Meeting
The Pomeroy Bend Grange will meet Thursday at 8 p m in the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jane Ann Hite
Mable Beards
Pomeroy Bend
Mees Family Guests and Nearby Visits Noted
Mr and Mrs R C Mees of Minneapolis were guests of Miss Helen Mees and others. They visited sisters Mrs Louis Steinbauer and Miss Dorothy Nease in Columbus on return. Mrs Albert Mees had been visiting in Pomeroy and returned to Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Mees
Minneapolis
Helen Mees
P. L. Stanley
Edward Bower
Louis Steinbauer
Dorothy Nease
Columbus
Albert Mees
Richard Mees
Pomeroy
Harold Irwin
Gallipolis
E. H. Saly
Grandson Hurt In Accident Forces 25th Anniversary Postponement
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hendrix cancel their 25th wedding anniversary plans due to grandson David Lee Hendrix illness. The 20 month old suffered a skull fracture and ankle injuries after falling from a car running board driven by uncle Thomas S. Hendrix of New York Central Railroad. David Lee was treated at Meigs General Hospital and sent home on Beech Street. Family members Roy, Thomas I., Mrs. John Clark and Loren offered support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas Hendrix
David Lee
Roy Hendrix
Thomas S. Hendrix
New York Central Railroad
Hendrix
Beech St
Meigs General Hospital
Roy
Thomas I
Langsville
John Clark
Jackson
Loren
Port Clinton
Window Shattered in Tavern Fight Leads to Arrest
William Reeves 25 from Harrisonville was jailed in Meigs County on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after a tavern scuffle in Pomeroy with Millard Brickles. A window shattered and Brickles received a gash on his right arm requiring hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Reeves
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Pomeroy Tavern
Charles Russell
Russell
Walter E. Wolfe
Reeves
Millard Brickles
Brickles
Meigs General Hospital
Marriage License Issued for Irving Hand and Alma Betz
Irving Hand aged 73 and Alma Betz aged 51, both residents of Dexter, were issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Hand
Alma Betz
Dexter
Two WV Men Arrested After Loading 17 Whiskey Cases in Pomeroy
A West Virginia liquor control officer watched two Charleston men load about 17 cases of whiskey from a Pomeroy store into their car on Mulberry Ave. They crossed into West Virginia before authorities were alerted. One man had five prior arrests for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Liquor Control Enforcement
Mulberry Ave
Ohio
Charleston
W. V
Pomery
Meigs Youths Win Honors At Canter's Cave 4-H Camp
Twenty three Meigs County campers and ten counselors joined Highland and Gallia County 4-H members at Canter's Cave near Jackson for a five day Senior 4-H Camp directed by Mary Ellen Miller Cox. Meigs youths won several honors including Shirley Summerfield named junior director for July 28 and Rose Douglas for July 31. The square dance pair Summerfield and Jim Ballard won first prize and will perform at the Ohio State Fair Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Canter’s Cave
Jackson
Highland and
Gallia County
Mary Ellen Miller Cox
Highland County
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva Nolan
Wilma Rice
Robert Roberts
Shirley Summerfield
Harley Rice
Jean Swartz
Rose Douglas
Meigs
Jim Ballard
Gaul Reunion Set for Sunday at Chester Commons
The Third Annual Gaul reunion will be held Sunday at Chester Commons. A basket dinner will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester
Chester Commons
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WMT
Sula
Ben Hogan
Ford “ Baxter
Scort UU
Tonite & Thur
Barbera Stanwyck
Lady OF Burlesque
Robert Cummins
Sky Drive
White Tower
Grayson
Thole
Magnolia
Hincolor
Jerome Kernos —Y Hammerstein
Wiley Padan
Gaylord Ravenal
Show Boat
Kathryn Grayson
Ava Gardner
Gardner
Julie
Ava
MGM
Koon
Swing Girls
Thereon Johnson
Forrests
Pomeroy Social Notes
C. R. Kimeys
Miss Clara Zier
J. W. Potter
Janice Marie Deck
E. Bola
Fairborn
Bill Deck
Jo Ann Deck
Martha Ghrim
Evelyn Locke
Ethel Stewart
Parkersburg
Marjorie Woodard
Eddie Strauss
Marie Leifheit
Grange
Pomeroy Personals
Phillips
Jarman
Hartley & Bennett
Shoe Store
Liberty
Theatre
Voice of the Theatre
Capicorn
Technicolor
Joseph Cotten
Ingrid Bergman
Michael Wilding
Joe McDoakes
Fox
Movietone News
Hamilton
Elgin and
Bulova
Heisey
VA Jewelers
Main
Dickie
Dress Shop
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
Devil's Disciple
George Bernard Shaw
New Dramatic Arts Auditorium
LTA
OME US
Meigs Pomerey
Temple Middleport
Jeff Chandler
Evelyn Keyes
Louie
Molly
Bendvue
Pomerey
Friday and
Lasble
Bill
Arizona Territory
Whip Wilson
Andy Clyde
Timber
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Masons Eiex
Rit M Baidge
UL Deel
Jimmy Durante
Terry Moore
The
Rupert
Spade Coda
Ththant Lane
Glen Ford
Valli
Claude Rains
the White Tower
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Buck Privates
Tom & Jerry
Becky
Middleport, Ohio
Niger
Selby
Vogue Shoe Store
Pomeroy, Ohio
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