Geneva man named Middleport school music instructor
Raymond Maxwell of Geneva Ohio was appointed instrumental music instructor for Middleport schools by the board of education. Maxwell, a Ohio University graduate, will move to Middleport mid August. The board also hired Mrs. W B Moore for elementary teaching, accepted Wanda Koehler’s resignation as secretary, and named Eileen Blosser as her successor. An agreement with Mrs Phil Edwards set a fence along her lot rear to Hamilton Street and Hess Coal Co was approved to furnish coal for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Raymond Maxwell
Geneva
Ohio
Board of Education
Maxwell
Ohio University
Athens
Maxwells
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Asbury College
Wilmore
Ironton
Moores
Wanda Koehler
Eileen Blosser
Middleport High School
Miss Koehler
Phil Edwards
Middleport Social Notes Reunion At Roadside Park
August 3rd family reunion and picnic for the late E. R. Fugate's relatives on Brownell Avenue gathered at Roadside Park. Attendees included numerous Fugate family members plus Sauer, Harris, Romine, Riddle, Crowell, Talbott and others visiting from Huntington, Toledo, Cambridge, Athens and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. R. Fugate
Brownell Ave
Charlotte Fugate
R. E. Fugate
Truman Fugate
Thomas Fugate
Huntington
O. C. Fugate
Toledo
Carl Gilmore
Harold Rusk
Rusk
Cambridge
Ohio
George Sauer
Harold and
Harold Sauer
Athens
West
Powell Road
Meigs Woman Dies at Home in Hobson
Mrs. John F. Mitchell of Hobson died at her home Tuesday night. Survived by her husband and 14 children including John Henry Adams, Lula Bell Thornton, Mary Coleman, and Allan Maywood Mitchell, with 35 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Hobson Tabernacle with Rev. O. H. Cart officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John F. Mitchell
Hobson
John Henry Mitchell
Addison
James A. Mitchell
Evansville
Ind
Lula Bell Thornton
Arms Creek
W.va
Mary Coleman
Mammoth
Franklin Boyd Mitchell
Kathleen Ranson
Evelyn Boggess
Edith Hermann
Cheshire
Allan Maywood Mitchell
Hobson Tabernacle
O. H. Cart
Bake Sale Planned by Syracuse Methodist Ladies
The Ladies of the Methodist Church in Syracuse plan a bake sale Friday at 11 a.m. in Cundiff's store room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
The
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Cundiff's
Bank Contract Moves Voted in Meigs County
Meigs County Commissioners approved depository contracts with Pomeroy National Bank and Farmers Bank and Savings Co. The board estimated active public funds and a maximum deposit of 150000 dollars between Aug 24, 1947 and Aug 24, 1949. Hartinger Eiselstein and Craig voted aye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Dan C. Hartinger
W. E. Eiselstein
Pomeroy National Bank
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Hartinger
Eiselstein
Craig
Smallpox Cases in Canada Reported in 1946
The record notes two reported smallpox cases in Canada during 1946, reflecting a minimal outbreak year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Traffic Sign Repair Work Is Underway
Middleport speeds ahead on safety with signs repainted bright yellow and black under Street Commissioner Collins. The village council, after Collins’s request for a new one and a half ton truck, voted to advertise bids and trade in the old vehicle. The meeting also covered vacant lot cleanup and designating Citizens’ National Bank as village funds depository for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Collins
Collins
Middleport Village
Citizens’ National Bank
Meigs Court Issues Multiple Marriage Licenses
Meigs Probate Court issued licenses to numerous couples including Mardie Bryant and Goldie Williams. Donald Robson and Phryne Gabriel. Warren Patton and Anna Condee. Carol Radcliff and Beulah McCauley. Ernest Carr and Sadie Burbridge. Elvin Pennington and Ina Woowine. Other pairs include William Buskirk and Betty Thomas. Edward Lunder and Margaret Childers. Archie Dixon and Carrie Hill. Weir Mulligan and Isabelle Randolph. Richard Baughman and Norma Shapel. Irene Ferrone. Herman Wolf and Faye Hart. Shirley Mulford and Norma Plantz. Ernest Cavey and Chevetta Dew. Fabrizio and Lena Casto. William Cousins and Edythe Carroll. Richard Hudson and Kathleen Nunnally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Probate Court
Mardie I. Bryant
Ironton
Goldie Jean Williams
Donald Robson
Murray City
Phryne Gabriel
Dexter
Warren B. Patton
Charleston
W.va
Anna Blanche Condee
Carol Radcliff
Parkersburg
Beulah McCauley
Middleport
Ernest R. Carr
Harrisonville
Sadie Burbridge
Elvin Pennington
Racine
Ina Woowine
William Earl Buskirk
Stow
Betty Thomas
Edward P. Lunder
Cleveland
Margaret Children
Rutland
Archie Dixon
Radcliff
Carrie Hill
Carpenter
Weir Raymond Mulligan
Isabelle P. Randolph
Reedsville
Richard Baughman
Avlantico
Norma Shapel
Neal J. Sheehan
Vickery
Ohio
Irene Ferrone
Chester
Herman F. Wolf
New Plymouth
Faye Hart
Fred Schoenlinberger returns to Meigs County after 41 years
Fred Schoenlinberger, formerly of Minersville, came back to his Meigs county home last week after an absence of forty one years. He is visiting Herman Grueser and other friends from his youth and has been employed in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Schoeninbarger
Minersville
Meigs County
Herman Grueser
Mr. Schoeninbarger
Cleveland
Weekend guests from nearby towns visit Gravel Hill hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Betz of Gravel Hill welcomed Friday to Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walter of Clyde Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rae of Mount Vernon. Saturday added Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter with Ronnie Nellie, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walter Mr. and Mrs. Guy Walter and Bill, plus Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Tuckermale Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hoyt and Larry Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Betz
Gravel Hill
Harry Walter
Clyde
Donald Rae
Mount Vernon
Charles Walter
Ronnie
Nellie
Kenneth Walter
Guy Walter
Bill
R. C. Tuckermale
Wilson Hoyt
Larry Boyd
George Sauer Attends National Boilermakers Conference
George Sauer of Powell Road traveled to Chicago Sunday night to participate in the national conference of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sauer
Powell Road
Chicago
Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of America
Relative Wins Soap Box Derby in Gallia County
Mrs. Delbert Rice and her children visiting relatives in Gallia County watched as Bobby Blazer won the Soap Box Derby in Gallipolis. The victory made Blazer the nephew of Mrs. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Rice
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Pome roys Guests in Loveland and Local Happenings
The article lists numerous local social visits and travels. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Pome roy visit Loveland to stay with Charles Pomeroy's parents. Several residents return from hospitals or travels, attend funerals, or visit relatives in Laurelville Buckeye Lake Huntington and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pomeroy
Loveland
Ohio
J. D. Pomeroy
Walter Howell
Parkersburg
Gravel Hill
E. M. Wood
Buckeye Lake
Robert Sharp
Laurelville
Zanesville
Shelby Gene Frazier
C. P. Gallagher
Terry Gallagher
Charleston
Homer Raines
Poca
W. Va
C. E. Gilbert
Columbus
Farie Erlewine
Charles Shepard
Portland
Ore
Gilbert
Miss Erlewine
Marion
Ind
Henry Erlewine
Erlewine
Gene Bennett
Bennett
Alberta Bennett
J. A. Morris Sr
Chauncey
Judge
Edgar Ervin
Donna Reichman
Robert Coats
Carroll Meadows
Roscoe Meadows
H. P. Brown
Clarice Giles
Bronxville
N. Y
W. A. Giles
Clifford Ervin
Cool breeze brings brief heat relief in Middleport
Middleport residents enjoyed a short cooling spell beginning about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday as southerly breezes moved in. The sky darkened with lightning and thunder but no rain, and the cool spell persisted through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Daughter Is Born In Pomeroy Family Announces
State Patrolman and Mrs. Robert Brickles announce the birth of a seven pound daughter Roberta Ann born July 25 in Chillicothe. Grandparents are Mr. Eugene Brickles of W Main St Pomeroy and Mrs Ina Hoback of Racine and Ross Hoback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Brickles
Chillicothe
Roberta Ann
Eugene Brickles
W. Main St
Ina Hoback
Racine
Ross Hoback
Meigs County Pioneer Society Meet in Pomeroy
The Meigs County Pioneer Society gathers August 14 at 1 30 p m at Federated Church Pomeroy for its annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
The
Meigs County
Minersville Couple Wed in Gallipolis With Serenade
Miss Rheba Castro and Mr Ernest Harris, both of Minersville, wed recently in Gallipolis and received a serenade Friday. Local events note ill health of Mrs Roy Hewitt and a funeral in Nelsonville for John Jones. Fire destroyed Jacobs mine equipment at Bailey Run Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hewitt
Rheba Castro
Ernest Harris
Minersville
Gallipolis
Bertha Huffman
John Jones
Nelsonville
Jacobs Mine
Bailey Run
Bob Neal
Bradbury
James Radford
John Diehl
Charles Diehl
Lou Diehl
Cherrie
Roger Archer
Columbus
Charley Diehl
John Roecher
Chester
Sidney Leifheit
Polly
Tommy
T. H. Leifheit
Pearl Parker
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Geneva Man
Bertha Anderson
Minneapolis, Minn
Martin
Clarence
Violet
Middleport Social Notes
Fred Schroath
Clarksburg
Robert Harris
Gene Harris
Janet Hecox
Ottawa
Majorie Harris
E. E. Romine
Betty
D. W. Riddle
Jimmy Riddle
Elizabeth Crowell
William Bradford
Chappelle Talbott
John
Suzanne
John Talbott
Ripley
Talbott
Meigs
Gooodis
Phillips
Court St
Hartley
Sherwin
Wigue Housewifes
Ewing
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
E. Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Bets
Dom
Amaz
Ance Designers
Ing
Westinghouse Home Appliances
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Laundromat
le John
Sunray
Tepco
Nutone
Mercury
de Luxe
Black and White
Musiccraft
Pioneer Society
Pryne de Aes
M MetiGs
Calcutta
Alan Ladd
William Bendix
Gail Russell
June Duprez
Brian Donlevy
Robert Walker
Tom Drake
Audrey Totter Hume Crony
Guy
Bendvue
Rainbow Valley
Devils
Paul Kelly
Laurel Cliff
St. Pomeroy
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