Holstein Breeders Hold Picnic at Hadley Farm
POMEROY Meigs County Holstein Club held its annual picnic at the C M Headley farm near Tuppers Plains. About 100 breeders and families attended with Roy Holter in charge. Judges included Paul Moore and Lester Jordan. Winners: Norman Rose and Purley Karr in men’s. Mrs. Norman Rose and Mrs. Gene Yost in women’s. Joe Jordan and Patty Blakeslee in the youth division.
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Hadley Farm
E. Blakeslee
Paul Moore
County Holstein Association
Norman Rose
Purley Karr
Gene Yost
Joe Jordan
Patty Blakeslee
Lester Jordan
Pt. Pleasant
Firemen Again Hold Ice Cream Festival
Middleport volunteers host another ice cream festival on Saturday evening on the village hall lawn. The well lighted grounds feature long tables for serving ice cream and homemade cake donated by firemen’s wives and others to support the project.
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Middleport
Middleport Church News
Church notices list services for several congregations including Church of Christ with sermons on The Exalted Christ and Gods Tomorrow and midweek prayer meetings. First Baptist with communion object sermon The Man Who Was Decorated. Heath Methodist and First Presbyterian with vacation pastor and church school timings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
First Baptist
Claire FB. Hoyt
First Presbyterian
H. F. Ruppelt
Vehicle receipts total $938 in Meigs County for July
Pomeroy reports the Meigs County vehicle office receipts for July totaling $938. Deputy Evelyn Locke notes activity includes 789 certificates of title issued, 300 lien notations, 218 memorandums, 224 lien cancellations, 276 affidavits, and 3 duplicate titles. County share is $651.65 and state portion $287.25.
Sandra Dean Hurt In Rutland Auto Collision
Middleport 7 year old Sandra Dean daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Dean was injured when struck by an automobile while flying with John Wise at the Wise home in Rutland. She sustained a broken collar bone and received treatment at Jones Memorial Clinic. The Wise boy was taken to Jolzer Hospital with a fair condition.
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Middleport
Sandra Dean
W. R. Dean
Grace Ann Miller
John Wise
Ate Wise
Rutland
Sandra
Jones Memorial Clinic
Middlert
Jolzer Hospital
Fair” Thursy
Library Closes for Summer Cleaning in Middleport
Jeanne Clark announces the Middleport Public Library will close after Saturday, Aug. 6, for annual cleaning and will reopen on September 1, limiting summer reading access.
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Middleport
Iss Jeanne Clark
Meigs County Agricultural Society Board Meeting Date
The Meigs County Agricultural Society chairman announces a board meeting at the Rocksprings Fair Ground secretary's office on Monday August 8 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
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Pomeroy
The
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Rocksprings Fair Ground
Hobstetter Family Reunion Planned at Rocksprings Fair Ground
The Hobstetter family reunion will be held at Grange Hall, Rocksprings Fair Ground, on Sunday August 7. Friends and relatives are invited to attend and visit.
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Pomeroy
Hobstetter
Rocksprings Fair Ground
Early Athens County settlers and their long footprints
Irish and German immigrants shaped Athens Township from the 1800s onward. The article profiles John Ackley, Benjamin Addieman, William Cornell, Rufus and Alexander Ewing, Granville Gorsiene, Finley Graham, James Grim, Isaac Hall, Mathias Josten, Thomas Minton, Hull Potter, Frederick Roth, John Varley, and Lieut James Bowers, detailing their origins, crafts, Civil War service, public roles, and towns they influenced in Athens County and surrounding areas.
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H. Harris
Athens Township
Athens County
John Ackley
Pennsylvania
Lod
Ohio University
William MecGuffey
Lahing Road
Athens
Benjamin Addieman
Richmond
California Placer Fields
Phot
William Cornell
Virginia
Plains Area
Rufus
Cavalry
Sherman
Matheny
Athena County
Antietam
Alexander Ewing
Vinton County
Mount Pleasant
Bartlett
Washington County
Logan
J Gallery
James Grim
Cleveland
Love
S. Congress St
Emma Pierce
Isaac Hall
Alsace
Selig Good
Mathias Josten
Conrad Josten
Prussia
Austria
Bavaria
Wheeling
Conrad
Union Bus Terminal
E. State St
Thomas Minton
the Plains
Nelsonville
Herrold
Thomas
William Hull Potter
Rhode Island
Pittsburgh
Mexico City
Whipple
Court- State
Potter's Corner
Frederick Roth
Germany
Mill St
John Varley
W. State St
Ireland
New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
Marieta & Cincinnati Railroad
James Bowers
Pomeroy Church News Highlights Local Services
Syracuse churches list weekly schedules with multiple denominations led by pastors including M. C. Larimore and Donald Seevers. Services cover Sunday school at 9:30 or 10, morning worship, evening evangelistic events, midweek prayers, and special observances across several congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Two Fined and Suspended Sentences in Pomeroy Court
Lloyd Priddy of Middleport, 48, was fined $5 and costs after a July 31 arrest for intoxication in Mayor Robinson's court. Raymond Ellis, 18, also faced a $5 fine and costs and a 10 day sentence suspended for one year of good behavior.
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Pomeroy
Lloyd Priddy
Middleport
Robinson
Henry Werry
Raymond Ellis
Picnic Planned by Chester Grange Members
Young People of Chester Grange plan a Sunday picnic at Portland Park. They will meet at Chester School at 11 p m and bring their own table service and filled basket.
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Chester
Chester Grange
Portland Park
Chester School
Two Men Arrested in Downington and Templeton Incidents
Pomeroy resident W. M. Reeves and Lawton Templeton were arrested Thursday by Patrolman Vaughan on charges of intoxication.
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Pomeroy
W. M. Reeves
Downington
Lawton Templeton
Vaughan
Byer Wedding Recalls July Celebration at Grace Church
Middleport report details the July 30 double ring ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byer at Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis officiated by Rev. Paul Niswander. Bride Helen Gilkey, sister Guy Gilkey attended. groom Korea veteran with Imperial Electric. Both graduates of Middleport High School. Garage apartment added for couple. Shower hosted by McBee Co. colleagues. lodge treasurer H E Bush replaced. two new lodge members welcomed. Also a separate shower for Mrs Earl Fischer at Mrs Styers home with Estella Walburn as stork and twelve guests.
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Middleport
Charles Byer
Michigan
Byer
Guy Gilkey
Gilkey
McBee Company
Athens
Columbus
Korea
Imperial Electric Company
Middleport High School
Middleport Athletic Association
Kenneth Byer
N. Third Ave
Locust St
Max Duncan
Earl Fisher
Robert Styers
Broadway
Estella Walburn
John Steinbeck
Picnic Set for August at Middleport Park by White Rose Lodge
A picnic is planned for August 11 at Middleport Roadside Park by White Rose Lodge members. Committee members named include Mrs. P Mitch Mrga W W Hayes and Mrs. H E Bush by president Mrs. Joe Turner at a special meeting.
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Middleport
White Rose Lodge
R.T
P. Mitch
W. W. Hayes
H. E. Bush
Joel Turner
Local families return from visits and travel plans noted
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hemmenway and children Peter Lynn and Nancy Jane return to Wallingford Pa after visiting Mrs Hemmenway's parents the Garen Stansburys Grant Mrs Sidney Pickens and niece Miss Maxine Durst depart for St Petersburg Fla to visit Mrs Pickens sister and son Michael of Pomeroy on a Smoky Mountains trip Ross McNeal of Rutland St remains in critical condition at Holzer Hospital Mr and Mrs Carroll Balser and son Tommy of Mansfield accompany Mrs John Thomas and her mother from Mansfield
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Richard Hemmenway
Peter, Lynn
Nancy Jane
Wallingford
Sidney Pickens
Maxine Durst
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fire crews retrace steps to Ford garage blaze in Middleport
Firefighters respond to second call of day and rush to a Ford garage fire traced to wiring near a gasoline tank. Veteran driver E Mc Kinley returns to the scene after mistaking the alarm. Nearby plumbers Gerald Anthony and David Ohblinger also retrace routes to the blaze.
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Middleport. —Co
E. McKinley
Ford Authorized
S. Third Ave
Third Ward
Ford
Gerald Anthony
Anthony Plumbing
David Ohblinger
Lewis Russell Services Set
POMEROY Lewis Russell 81 of Rutland died at Holzer Hospital after a five day stay His wife Josephine survives with three sons Cleveland Pomeroy Lewis Jr Chilli Cook Monroe Mich one daughter Maude Searls Middleport one brother Youngstown three sisters Relila Boggs Parkersburg Rose Laudermilk Columbus Friends may call at Chase Funeral Home Rutland Funeral services set Saturday at 2 pm Mission Church Rutland Rev Cecil Wise Oak Hill officiating
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Rutland
Mission Church
Cecil Wise
Oak Hill
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County land transfers list several deeds in Chester Pomeroy Rutland Columbus and Letart Townships. Transfers include Purley and Altona Karr to Paul and Ruth Karr 145.04 acres. Goodwins to Sorden Lot 34 Pomeroy. Stiles to Goeglein. Alma Hoyd to Wayne and Hester Peck. Parsons and allied heirs to Ernestine Eve Price 32.87 acres in Lebanon. Florence Topsey to Richard Qualls Lot 449 Middleport. Fleshman to Clifford and Gertrude Hall. Cuckler to William and Narine Ware.
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Purley T. Karr
Altona Karr
Paul Karr
Ruth Karr
Chester Township
David J. Goodwin
Philomena M. Goodwin
Jack Daniel Sorden
Joan F. Sorden
Pomeroy
Theodore H. Stiles
Avery Goeglein
Albert Goeglein
Charles Goeglein
Rutland Township
Alma L. Hoyd
Wayne E. Peck
Hester Peck
Columbus Township
Hyatt H. Parsons
Aleta Parsons
Middleport
Cc. C. Cuckler
William Edgar Ware
Narine Hall Ware
Proverbial Language Roles for Lovers Singers Diplomats Geese
An old Spanish proverb assigns languages by roles: Spanish for lovers, Italian for singers, French for diplomats, German for horses, and English for geese.
Local guests visit frequent area families
Recent visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arbaugh of Columbus with Robbie Delay who plans a Columbus visit. Kester Bowers of Springfield also stayed with sisters Mrs. BALSER and Mrs. Arbaugh. The Johnsons moved to Waverly. the Klees own the Johnson property on S Second Ave. Tommy Chambers of Montgomery is staying with grandparents in Dayton. Linda Grimm joined her relatives on a Canada vacation. Peter Stace, a Je ee resident, is a patient at Ho Hospital.
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Thomas
Robert Arbaugh
Columbus
Bobby Delay
Kester Bowers
Springfield
Balser
Arbaugh
Bowers
Lyford Johnson
Waverly
Manning Klees
June Smart
Johnson
S. Second Ave
Tommy Chambers
Montgomery
Ala
Herbert Chambers
Willis
Aleshire
Dayton
Peter Stace
Je Ee
Ho Hospital
Linda Grimm
Emil Ball
Pomeroy
Canada
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Howard Keel
Richard Widmark
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Victor Mature
Brian Dunlevy
Kiss OF Death
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Wethene
Old Oklahoma Plains
Nyton
Adios
Ladies & Children
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Middleport Church News
Heath
Louis A. Bangerter
Meigs County
Sandra Dean Hurt
Ng Society
Hobstetter Reunion
Haven Theatre
New Haven, W. Va
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Ronald
Cattle Queen OF
Montana
Leo Gorcey
Bowery Boys
Oldsmobile
Karr & van Zandt
Motor Sales
Ohio
Athens State Hospital
Pomeroy Church News
Church of God
E. Main and
Cherry Sts
N. W
R. A. Biddie
Danville
W. V. Gilkerson
John
Chester House of Prayer
Edmond Life
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
J. Edwin Charles
Cincinnati
Guild
Alfred Methodist
R. M. Grove
Millard Swartz
MYF
United Methodist
J. Leslie Kunze
John Hoyt
Stephenson
Liberty
Theatre Middreport
Trouble ON
Starrmmg
Guy Madison
Wild Ball Hickok
Andy Devine
Jingles
Las Vegas
S@AKEDOWN
Dennis O'Keefe
Jolech Gray
Mary Beth Hughes
Obia
Middleport Society
Branch Fleming
Pearl St
Etta Romine Lemley
Mary Myers Romine
White Rose
Walter Harris
Walter Blaker
Lewis Russell Services
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
MEIGS
Oklahoma
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger
Gabby Hayes
Sons of the Pioneers
This
Home
Dan Duryea
Linda Darnell
SUN
Mon
Tyrone Power
Maureen O'Hara
Robert Francis
Temple
Charles Starrett
Paul Kelly
Maureen O'Sullivan
Walter Slezak
Glenn Ford
Anne Francis
Louis Calhern
Richard Kiley
For All
Citizens Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Allen Appliance
Mill Street
E. Main ST
Middleport-Pomeroy
Harry Allen
Prop
Crosley Sales & Service
Crosley Refrigerators
Crosley Ranges
Crosley Home Freezers
Bendix
East Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Bendvue Theatre
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