Flower Show Adds Color to Meigs County Fair
The 1956 Meigs County Fair will feature a flower show open to all growers and arrangers. Mrs Paul Baer of Minersville is general chairman. Entries include symmetrical arrangements and designs using petunias vegetables and various flowers. Tickets are $1.50 at Gilmore's Store Pomeroy or at the fairgrounds gate. Specimens must be in by noon August 15 and in place by 11 am August 16.
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Meigs County Fair
Paul? Baer
Minersville
Gilmore's
Pomeroy
Mason Fruit Jar
Flowers
Middleport Personal News From Capital University Visit
Helen Beeson of Columbus has just completed a six week summer school at Capital University and visits Middleport for vacation at Long Bottom cottage. Overnight guests include Mrs W H Jubling and Mrs James E Harley. Sunday guests include Mr and Mrs R Tuckerman and Mrs W H Juhling with their son and daughter Edgar and family.
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Iss Helen Beeson
Columbus
Capital University
Long Bottom
W. H. Jubling
James E. Harley
R.€. Tuckerman
W. H. Juhling
Edgar Tucker
Karyl
Middleport
Tommy
Athens
Tucker
Virginia Beach
C. C. Fisher
Irs
Lenore Hobart Kent
Tee
Brownsburg
Ind
M. C. Hobart
Jackson County Fairgrounds
James Hawley
Jotin
Bacon
E. E.’ Follrod
Pomeroy Don
Kathryn Payne
Dayton
Charles
Payne
Oliver St
Termlaw
Lewis Hildreth
Howard E
Joachim
Carl Smith
Bernice Durst
Pomeroy
Tren
Bobo
If ‘Huntington
First Baptist
Connie
Bangroom
Malcolma Miller
Kro Sas City
Par- Bryan
Gene Cole
Columman
Shirley Miller
Jerry Bus
Elaine Hawley
Pomeroy Beeson High School
Nollem Oil and Gas Company
Mr Hudnall Dies at 96 in Meigs County
Liberty Hudnall age 96 of Pomeroy Meigs County died Wednesday at Jo Neil Rest Home near Pomeroy He is survived by a daughter Mrs Lucinda Hart of Marietta six grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Ewing funeral home with calling hours available prior Burial will follow in Wells Cemetery
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Pomeroy
Liberty Hudnall
Meigs County
Jo Neil
Lucinda Hart
Marietta
Ewing Funeral Home
Wells Cemetery
Band Starts Tune-Up For Fall Grid Games
Middleport bands hold pre season practice under Bandmaster Earl Warnke. The Senior band prepares for the first home football game and a schedule of shows to be performed at upcoming games.
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Middleport
Earl Warnke
July total receipts for Meigs County clerk of courts
Receipts for the office of Evelyn Locke Meigs County clerk of courts in July totaled 991.90. Activities included 1649 titles issued 272 lien notations 173 memorandums 239 cancellations 228 applications and two certified copies. The country’s share was 748.05 and the state’s 243.85.
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Pomeroy
Evelyn Locke
Meigs County
Navy Officer Joins Wife After European Cruise
Lt. Peter F. Klein USN joined his wife Carla Clark and son Peter at her parents home after a two month cruise in European waters aboard the USS Macon. He is an ordnance and gunnery instructor at the Naval Academy completing his first year. The Macon’s itinerary included Sweden Germany and Guantanamo Bay with parades and tours for officers and children.
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Aaiddleport
Peter F. Klein
USN
Carla Clark
Peter
Cedric Clark
European
Klein
Oficer
Macon
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Kleins
Sweden
Germany
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Gothenborg
Hamburg
Workshop Set Aug 6 For Garden Club Members
An AE program inning workshop for members of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs in Meigs Gallia and Vinton counties moves from Aug 10 to Aug 6 at Rutland Methodist Church. The all day event starts 10 a.m. with an morning session led by Mrs. Jameson and regional director Mrs. Robert Reibel. A second workshop follows on Aug 7 in Glouster for Athens Washington Morgan and Hocking counties.
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Oho’ Association of Garden Clubs
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Rutland Methodist Church
Jamesson
Robert Reibel
Glouster
Athens
Washington
Morgan
Hocking Counties
Reibel
Ex-Resident Dies at 68 in Cincinnati Home
Remnnar Howard Smith former Pomeroy resident died at his daughter Mrs Dallas Jackson in Cincinnati Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Jackson two brothers Floyd of Kenosha Wis Lawrence of Pomeroy and two sisters Mrs Verne Davis Middleport and Mrs Myrtle Mortzfeld Kenora Services set for Friday at 9 a.m. with burial to follow.
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Remnnar
Howard Smith
Pomeroy
Dallas Jackson
Cincinnati
Smith
Jackson
Floyd Smith
Keno
Sha
Wis
Lawrence Smith
Hypnotist to Demonstrate at Meigs County Fair
Twenty five local residents will be hypnotised in three minutes by Joan Brandon the guest hypnotist on the final night of the Meigs County Fair August 1. Promoters say none will be embarrassed and the demonstration promises a barrel of fun for participants.
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Pomeroy
Joan Brandon
Meigs County Fair
Miss Brandon
Downpour Hits Area and Fog Delays Drivers
A heavy rainstorm swept Middleport around 6 p m on Wednesday lasting about an hour. Cheshire saw stronger rain and power outages. Steam and thick fog reduced visibility through the valley with no accidents reported.
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Middleport
Pam
Cheshire
July Vehicle Sales Report In Meigs County
Sixty six new motor vehicles were sold by county auto dealers in Meigs during July. Of these sales 53 were passenger cars, two were motorcycles, nine were trucks, one was a trailer and two were listed as toe bes. An application to transfer 200 from the general fund to the cemetery fund has been filed with the Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Olive Township trustees.
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Meigs Pomeroy
Sigs County
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Olive Township Board of Trustees
Unclear OCR Note of Local Social Gatherings and Moves
The fragmentary notice lists names and relations including Mr and Mrs Bobo and Dewey Guther with birthday references to July 30. It mentions a party hosted by Mrs C E Ruppelt and others in Columbus and Erie, Pa, plus Norman Olesen family vacation and basic training completion at Lackland Air Force.
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Penang
Maruucrum
Connie Bobo
Dewey Guther
Rodney Burress
Cincinnati
C. E. Ruppelt
Louisi
Frank Bobo
Columbus
Norman Olesen
Susan
Miller
S. Third ‘Ave
Erie, Pa
Sons Assigned to Bases for Technician Training
Bryan son of Mr and Mrs John Bryan is now at Chanute Field Til and Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Hayes is reporting to Wichita Falls for technician training across bases in Texas and Til.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bryan
John Bryan
Chanute Field
Til
Hayes
Arnold Hayes
Wichita Fall
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Jst
Becky
Mr. Hudnall
Kal Hindy
Mgr
Mons Fri
Sal
Nelsonville
Commas St
Bali
Mer
Gallipolis
Court St
Louis A, Andre, Mar
Mae
McCammer
Archie Clark
E. F. Robinson
Earl Wallace
Blue Lake Drive
Nickle Plate Co
Huntington
IW. Va
Ted
Roush's Shoe Store
Middleport Society
Ted Bryan
Gene Hayes
Lackland Air Force
Ae New
Cancionates
Moore
Agrawal
Coleman
Moore's
Court Street
Ohio
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