Meigs County Fair livestock entries push deadline
The 95th Meigs County Fair sets Wednesday at 4 p.m. as the open livestock entry deadline. Entries accepted at the Rock Springs fairgrounds office 1 to 4 p.m. daily. beef cattle judges include Hiram Slanter and Hugh Custer with Aug 15 show day. Dairy cattle, farm crops, and domestic arts divisions offer substantial cash premiums. senior and junior fairs feature Rosettes, ribbons, and grand champion awards.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gerald Reuter
Fair Board
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Hiram Slanter
Hugh Custer
Harold Carnahan
Band Boosters Plan S and Summer Social
Preparations are under way for the Middleport High School senior band ice cream social to be held Friday evening on the high school lawn weather permitting. The concert will be directed by George Dallas. A similar junior band event held in June was successful and may become an annual affair.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
George Dallas
Reinhart Rites Tuesday in Pomeroy Funeral
Frank Reinhart, of Pomeroy, drowned Friday afternoon while vacationing at Crescent Beach South Carolina. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing Funeral Home with Rev. Eugene Brown officiating. Burial in Nelson Cemetery near Salem Center.
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Pomeroy
Frank Reinhart
Crescent Beach
S. C
Ewing Funeral Home
Eugene Brown
United Methodist Church
Nelson Cemetery
Salem Center
High Court Rejects Plea to Remove Judge Riecker
Ohio Supreme Court refused to disqualify Judge Carlos Riecker from presiding over Meigs County freezer case trials after affidavits by James B. O'Brien and Kathryn Mitchell claimed bias. The third trial for James J. Mattingly Jr. was set to start, with previous verdicts of not guilty in the first two trials.
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State of
Ohio
James J. Mattingly, Jr
Meigs County
O’brien
Mattingly
Riecker
John C. Bacon
City Clean-Up Starts For Big Bend Regatta
Clean-up work will begin this week in Middleport ahead of the Big Bend Boating Club regatta set for August 17. Streets will be cleaned and remarked, river weeds mowed, with a general campaign to attract hundreds of spectators. The regatta is sanctioned by the Mideastern Racing Association and the national body.
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Middleport
Big Bend Boating Club
Mideastern Racing Association
Picnic attendee list incomplete omits Pomeroy David Grueser
Unintentional omission leaves David Grueser of the Pomeroy store off the list of attendees for the Elberfeld stores annual picnic. The event drew staff from multiple locations and highlighted a minor clerical error in the published roster.
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Pomeroy
Elberfeld Stores
David Grueser
Middleport arrest on intoxication. Hindy cited for reckless driving
Middleport police arrested a resident Saturday night for intoxication and pending charges are to be presented to Mayor C. O. Fisher Monday evening. David Hindy of Middleport was cited into court on reckless operation of a motor vehicle this evening.
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Middleport
Wesley Oh‘linger
C. O. Fisher
David Hindy
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County property transfers include Triple C Poultry to Lucille Norris parcels in Lebanon Two. Lucille E Norris and Free land Norris to Mayford A Harris and Wilma Harris in Lebanon Two. Ruth Kauffman and Walter Kauffman to Charles V Strauss and Evelyn C Strauss part of lot 425 in Pomeroy. Grace Van Dyn French deceased to Stephen Van Dyn Cope lots in Middleport. Edith Bing to Wilber A Eastman and Manda L Eastman in Bedford Two. Wilber Eastman to Manda L Eastman in Bedford Two. Freda Welling as executor of Josephine Nobles estate to Howard Nobles lot in Middleport. Howard Nobles to Meigs Water Co lot in Middleport. Lucile Holden to Adda Whaley Yoder 25 acres in Bedford Township. Arthur Beegle to Laura Johnson 75 rods in Sutton Township.
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Triple C. N. Poultry
Lucille Norris
Lebanon
Lucille E. Norris
Freeland Norris
Mayford A. Harris
Wilma Harris
Ruth Kauffman
Walter Kauffman
Charles V. Strauss
Evelyn C. Strauss
Pomeroy
Grace van Dyn French
Stephen van Dyn Cope
Middleport
Edith Bing
Wilber A. Eastman
Manda L. Eastman
Bedford
Wilber Eastman
Bedford Two
Freda Welling
Josephine Nobles
Howard Nobles
Meigs Water Co
Lucile Holden
Adda Whaley Yoder
Arthur Beegle
Laura Johnson
Sutton
Sign outside Maine tool rental shop mocks DIY repair
In South Portland Maine a shop sign reads Do it your self we ll repair it for you later right raising a humorous note about DIY repairs. The quirky message sits outside a local tool rental store attracting attention from passersby.
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Portland
Maine
Norfolk couple welcomes daughter on Mother’s Day
In Norfolk Virginia Mrs Mildred Lainey Elks presented her husband John with his first child a daughter on Mother's Day continuing the family tradition after last year when a son was born on Father's Day.
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Norfolk
Mildred Lainey Elks
John
Persistent Milwaukee politician files for Wisconsin Senate
Eighty seven year old Martin Franzkowiak files nomination papers for the Wisconsin State Senate. He is not new to politics and will make his 21st bid for public office after a record of seventeen straight defeats.
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Milwaukee
Martin Franzkowiak
Wisconsin State Senate
Inmate Complaints Met With Sign Says Stay Out
Hoboken police at the city jail display a sign over the cell row entrance reading If you don't like it here stay out in response to inmate complaints. The blunt message stands as a stark notice of conditions at the jail.
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Hoboken
N.J
Miss Atkins and Dean Named Har risonville Grange Royal Couple
Miss Sharon Atkins and Dean Will were named princess and prince of Harrisonville Grange 1734 at a regular meeting. Mrs Norman Will won first in adult cake baking while Miss Atkins won youth contest. An invitation was accepted for a 4-H club picnic at Lake Alma on Aug 10 replacing the usual mystery ride.
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Pomeroy
Sharon Atkins
Dean Will
Prince
The
Harrisonville Grange
Norman Will
Virgil Atkins
Grange
Lake Alma
Akron visitors and out of town guests listed
Middleport Personal notes mention Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stump and daughters Cynthia and Susan visiting Mrs. Cora Bennett and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rice and family in Akron. Carla Wilson spent a week in Delaware Ohio with cousin Bonnie Tucker. Coleen Wilson was in Columbus visiting cousin Pam McKagan. The girls were brought home Saturday by their mother Hazel Wilson and grandmother Dale Carl.
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Carl Stump
Cynthia
Susan
Akron
Cora Bennett
Gene Rice
Carla Wilson
Delaware
Ohio
Bonnie Tucker
Coleen Wilson
Columbus
Pam McKagan
Hazel Wilson
Dale Carl
Birth of a Daughter Announced in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig announce the birth of a daughter Saturday at Meigs General Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Searles and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Craig. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hartinger of Middleport. The Craigs have three other children Jill, Duffy, and Cindy.
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Middleport
Robert Craig
Meigs General Hospital
Leo Searles
Harry Craig
Lawrence Hartinger
Navy paint factory in Portsmouth closes its doors
The Navy paint factory in Portsmouth Virginia has ceased operations and will shift to purchasing paint from private firms. The closure ends a long period of government production and marks a transition to private suppliers for naval coatings.
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Portsmouth
Navy
Pension Group Seeks Change in Pensioners Travel Rule
The B C Old Age Pensioners' Assn votes to ask the federal government to end the discrimination that prevents pensioners from collecting checks while outside Canada.
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Penticon
B. C
Old Age Pensioners’ Assn
Canada
OES Meeting Tonight at Temple for Pomeroy Chapter
Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star will hold a meeting at 7 45 PM Tuesday at the temple. Members are requested to attend and discuss chapter matters and upcoming events.
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OES
Order of Eastern Star
Temple
Pomeroy Minstrel Cast Rehearsal Set at High School
Cast members of the Big Bend Minstrel will rehearse at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Pomeroy Senior High School auditorium.
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Pomeroy
The
Big Bend
Band Starts Two-a-Day Rehearsals
Middleport bandsmen led by George Dallas begin pre fall rehearsals with two daily sessions at 9 am and 6 pm. Indoor and outdoor practice occur each day except Friday when the band performs at the annual ice cream social. Senior band members, junior hopefuls, and five new majorettes attend.
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Middleport
George Dallas
Dallas
Meigs General Hospital notes and births
Admitted: Mrs. Bob Craig Middleport Arthur Beegle Racine Mrs Alpha Barr Langsville Mrs Don Betzing Pomeroy James Byrnes Akron Mrs Glenn Cundiff Syracuse Carolyn Klees Pomeroy. Births: Mr and Mrs Robert Craig Middleport a daughter Mr and Mrs Don Betzing Pomeroy a son. Discharged: Mrs Ernest Powell Clifford Dewhurst Mrs Jessie Lansbury Roy Strickland.
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Bob Craig
Midleport
Arthur Beegle
Racine
Alpha Barr
Langsville
Don Betzing
Pomeroy
James Byrnes
Akron
Glenn Cundiff
Syracuse
Carolyn Klees
Robert Craig
Middleport
Ernest Powell
Clifford Dewhurst
Jessie Lansbury
Roy Strickland
State Deputy Matron to Inspect Harrisonville Grange
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones will visit Harrisonville Grange 1734 in official capacity to conduct the inspection at 8 p.m. Thursday. During the meeting two members will receive the gold sheath certificate for 50 years membership. The fourth degree will be given to all candidates that evening.
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Pomeroy
C. N. Jones
Harrisonville Grange
Grange
Boy asks if dog bites at Bond and Fleet Streets
A small boy eyes a banana wagon tied to a Shetland pony at Bond and Fleet Streets and asks the vendor if the dog will bite, capturing a curious street scene from the city.
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Baltimore
Bond
Fleet Streets
Lightfoot Fined Ten Dollars for Speeding in Kimball
In Kimball Nebraska Gale Nathan Lightfoot was fined ten dollars after speeding on the accelerator. The report notes the incident involved Lightfoot and the local enforcement action.
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Kimball
Neb
Lightfoot
Gale Nathan Lightfoot
Vietnam Recognizes Iraqi Government
Saigon announced that South Vietnam has recognized the new government of Iraq, according to the foreign affairs minister on Saturday.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Iraq
Midvale Celebrates Seventh Anniversary with Traffic Ticket Drive
Midvale Utah marked seven years without a traffic fatality by distributing 2000 humorous tickets to motorists thanking them for helping reach the safety record.
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Midvale
Utah
Five Juveniles To See Mayor In Curfew Case
Five more juveniles and their parents were cited to appear in Mayor C. O. Fisher's court this evening on curfew violations. Four are from Rutland and one from Middleport. One was found on the streets at 4 a.m. The curfew requires under 18 to be off streets by 11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight Saturdays. The chief warned that stronger actions may follow.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Rutland
Leroy Bartrum
Bartrum
Fisher
Sneeze Leads to Auto Crash in Pomeroy
Eddie Romine, 56, of Pomeroy, caused $900 damage after a weekend sneeze while driving on S Third Ave. He collided with a parked Preston Motor Co. vehicle, causing $400 damage to the rear and $500 to his own car. No charges were filed.
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Middleport
Eddie Romine
Pomeroy
Romine
S. Third Ave
Preston Motor Co
Herbert Gilkey
Mayor Fines Two Jails One Saturday in Middleport
Hearings before Mayor C. O. Fisher last Saturday night fined two men and jailed one. Gene Bass, 30, Middleport, received $100 fine and three days in jail. Dale Kennedy, 56, Middleport, was fined $5 and costs and released after paying. Bass to work off fine per police chief.
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Middle Port
C. O. Fisher
Gene Bass
Middleport
Dale Kennedy
Kennedy
Bass
Leroy Bartrum
Harold Pomeroy fined for reckless driving in Meigs Court
Harold Pomeroy was fined five dollars and court costs in Meigs County Court by Judge Emmet W. Peoples on charges of reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
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Pomeroy
Harold Rose
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Pomeroy Personal Notices Mention Local Travels and Visits
Pomeroy personals note Charles Burt and party traveled to Springfield for funeral services for Dorothy Burt killed in a car crash. Mentions Ran Might of Rutland at University Hospital in Columbus. Buryl White returns to Charleston after relatives visit. Edgar Peeples and Gardner Mankin with sons visit Columbus and Pierpoint relatives. Olivers Bailey visit Cleveland after staying with local families.
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Charles Burt
Clarence Burt
Springfield
Dorothy Burt
Ran Might of Rutland
University Hospital
Columbus
Buryl White
Charleston
Edgar Peeples
William Leifheit
Gardner Mankin
John Ness
Pierpoint
Eds
Oliver Bailey
Cleveland
Henry Bailey
David Frecker
Grace Episcopal Parish Picnic Scheduled for Wednesday
The Grace Episcopal Church invites members to the annual parish picnic at 6 30 Wednesday at the parish house. Attendees should bring their own table service.
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church
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O. O. Patterson
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Roy Holter
Robert Pickett
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Charles Radford, Jr
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North American Aviation
Koppers Company
North American
Charlton Heston
Anne Baxter
Vista Vision
Joanne Woodward
David Wayne
Eve
Bend Theatres
MEIGS
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodard
Anthony Franciosa
Orson Welles
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Young Lions
Liberty
Big Land
Warner Color
Alan Ladd
Virginia Mayo
Edmond O’brien
All Star
Tom and Jerry
High Court
Big Bend Regatta
Fisher Body
William R. Morton
Huntsburg
Ronald A. Dapper
Mansfield
Reynald Chaput
Geauga Lake
Elks
Miss Atkins
Dean
Heavy Lightfoot
Robinson
Mullen
SOHIO
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Fisher's Court
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