Joint Operation Urged For Pomeroy Middleport Water Purchase
Meigs Water Co. could be bought by a joint Pomeroy Middleport commission under a 1951 law. Neil Rensicker of a Cincinnati bond firm outlined a two-two-five panel and surveys by both the commission and an independent engineer to set a fair price. If bonds prove profitable, rates would drop after payoff, with tax savings from a single central office and the plan urged to stay non political.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Meigs Water Co
Neil Rensicker
Cincinnati
Meigs County Commissioners
Middleport Council
Pomeroy Council
Commission
Ohio
Sidney T. Russell
Charles Murray
Frank Vrooman
Horton Brown
David Jenkins
Wayne Gibbins
Joe Young, Jr
Middleport Women Honor Miss Simmons At Farewell Event
Members of the Pomeroy Baptist Association Missionary Society held a farewell gathering in Ches hire for Miss Alice Mae Simmons field missionary to Rio Grande who will work in Burma. Cheshire Church hostesses led devotional and music followed by gifts, refreshments, and Miss Simmons sharing her life and calling. Attendees from Middleport included many named women and the Rev Claremont Hoyt.
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Middleport
Miss Simmons
Charles Bennett
Paul Smart
C. P. Bradbury
Willis Anthony
Beulah White Durst
Arthur F. Hoyt
Parkersburg
Birthdays Celebrated for Mrs Robert Turner and Jo Ann Wilson
A birthday dinner Sunday honored Mrs. Robert Turner of Middleport and her sister Miss Jo Ann Wilson of Springfield at the Wilson family home on Beech Street. Mrs. Turner’s birthday is July 31 and Miss Wilson’s is August 1, making them the oldest and youngest Turner children. Guests included Jo Ann Botkin Roger Dollard Robert Davis Anna Sue Wallace and the Turner children Jayde Karen and Ronnie along with hosts Mr and Mrs Wil son. Miss Wilson was initiated into
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Middleport
Robert Turner
Jo Ann Wilson
Springfield
E. Wilson
Beech St
Turner
Miss Wilson
Turners
Jo Ann Botkin
Roger Dollard
Robert Davis
Jayde
Karen
Ronnie
Anna Sue Wallace
Wilson
Russell Family Visits From Colorado and Pennsylvania
Dr Delbert Russell and sons Andy and Jimmy came from Elyria and Mrs Lyston Sewell and daughter Wanda Russell from Colorado City for the birthday of Griff Russell in Bradbury. The Russells hosted them during the weekend and the Sewell party stayed longer. Virginia Russell Wagner and her children Tommy and Karen of York Pennsylvania will visit the Rus sells for a week.
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Middleport
Delbert Russell
Andy
Jimmy
Elyria
Lyston Sewell
Wanda Russell
Barbara
Colorado City
Colo
Griff Russell
Bradbury
Russells
Sewell
Virginia Russell Wagner
Tommy
Karen
York
the Russells
Friends of Linda Beaver Attend Late Supper Party
Linda Beaver moving to Columbus with her parents Mr and Mrs W K Beaver were guests of Gail Stumbo at her Sixth Ave home for a late supper and slumber party. Guests included Sandra Fultz Carole Owens Shirley Roush Kay Stiles Jean Ellen Dabo Judy Bing Carolyn Harman Eric Hoyt and Margaret Hoyt.
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Middleport
Linda Beaver
Columbus
W. K. Beaver
Gail Stumbo
Sixth Ave
Gail
Clifford Stumbo
Sandra Fultz
Carole Owens
Shirley Roush
Kay Stiles
Jean Ellen Dabo
Pomeroy
Judy Bing
Cleveland
Carolyn Harman
Eric
Margaret Hoyt
Arthur E. Hoyt
Parkersburg
Claremont E. Hoyt
Baptist Parsonage
Hoyt
Forrest
Butch) Bachtel
Eleanor
W. Va
Roy Bachtel
George Bachtel
Forrest Bachtel
Katherine
Frank Vrooman
John Vrooman
Charles
John
Hawk's Nest
White Sulphur Springs
Fish Hatcheries
Staunton
Skyline Drive
J. K. Smith, Jr
Jay Fleenor
Akron
Vincent Dabo
Myrtle Beach
S. C
J. K. Smith
Dabo
Charles Bing
Erie
Nathaniel Harman
Smith
Franklin Ginther
Lake Alma
Mr. Ginther
Thelma Hamlin
Ginthers
Hamlin
John Hawkins Jr
Gallia County
Warren Thomas
Holzer Hospital
Cecil Grogan
C. H. Wise
Ruth
Paul K. Russell
Paula Kay
Evelyn Lewis
Mary Phillips
Pittsburgh
William Chisler
S. Second Ave
Vanadium Corp
Mason County
Roy C. Russell
N. Second Ave
Inlaw
James R. Russell
James C
Morristown
N. J
F. M. Heavilin
Norman Grimshaw
Camp Hill
Clyde Bourke
Bethesda
Heavilins
Gallipolis
Marietta
Phyllis Joachim
Harold Sauer
Emma Lewis
Jackson
Elizabeth Joachim
Terrell Family Visits With Local Friends at Hockingport Outing
Mr. and Mrs. John Terrell and children from Princeton Junction N J visited relatives in the area. They joined a group at the Owens summer home at Hockingport for an outing with several family friends and later attended the Canasta Club anniversary dinner at Martin Restaurant.
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Middleport
John Terrell
Christine
John
Princeton Junction
N. J
James John Judy
Gene Jobb
Micky
Cinda
Sue Morris
Terrell
Martin
Robert Schmoll
Farewell party honors Mrs. Noel Hysell in Middleport
A farewell gathering at Mrs. Gerald Rice's home on Broadway marked Mrs. Noel Hysell's departure with her family this month for Columbus. Co-hostess Mrs. Denver Rice welcomed neighbors, presenting a table cloth and napkins. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Lucille Beards Hawkins, Mrs. James Donnelly, Mrs. W. R. Luellen, and Mrs. James Yeager.
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Middleport
Gerald Rice
Broadway
Noel Hysell
Columbus
Denver Rice
Hysell
Lucille Beards Hawkins
James Donnely
W. R. Luellen
James Yeager
William Robson
Gail Hysell
Edward Young
Carl Mattox
Homer Kennedy
Boyd Dilgard
J. J. Davis
Clarence Clark
Jean Clark
L. L. Cunningham
W. S. Parsons
Eugene French
Frank Betz
Minerva Childers
Emma Brickles
Allen Hughes
PTA to Discuss Playground Equipment Purchase
Chester PTA will meet Monday evening at Chester High School to plan the purchase of playground equipment, officials announced today.
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Chester Pta
Pomeroy
Chester High School
Landmark Razed in Middleport for New Service Station
Middleport tears down the two story brick landmark at N. Second and Rutland to clear space for a new super service station. Ray Shafer of Athens leads the dismantling. the building once housed a radio repair shop and Crary’s workshop.
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Middleport
N. Second and
Rutland
Ray Shafer
Athens
Fred Crary
Ben Fultz, Jr
Columbus
Crary
David O. Jebkins
Hudson St
Macks
Mack Sisters
Mail Carriers Warned on Driving Left Side of Roads
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reprimanded rural mail carriers for driving on the left side during deliveries. Officials urged compliance with post office rules mandating mailboxes on the right side in the travel direction to avoid traffic violations and improve safety. Colonel George Mingle highlighted proper mailbox placement to eliminate unsafe left-hand driving.
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Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Post Office
George Mingle
Broadwell Visitors and Homecoming Announced
Clarence Rath of Columbus visited here over the weekend. Local guests included Glendon Stroud and family from Fredricksburg and Vern Alexander from Dresden. Homecoming at Broadwest set for Sunday August 16 with families and relatives visiting from Parkersburg and Columbus.
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John Martin
Evalina Brill
Elihu Starling
Edith Smith
Bobby Calentine
Joe Smith
Chesterhill
Walter Parsons
Sharpsburg
Ernest Parsons
Lewis Lawrence
Columbus
Vint White
Broadwest
Harold Garrett
Sons
Parkersburg
Frank James
Charles Grubb
Grubb
Chesterhill Park
Oscar James
Horace Parsons
Meigs Marriage Licenses Reported
Charles W. Cornell Jr 24 and Beulah Grace West 20 both of Racine. Howard Allen 30 of Portland and Reatha Roush 21 of Long Bottom. Robert A. Conkle 24 Cheshire Route 2 and Jo Ann Cline 17 Middleport.
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Meigs
Charles W. Cornell, Jr
Beulah Grace West
Racine
Howard Allen
Portland
Reatha Roush
Long Bottom
Robert A. Conkle
Cheshire
Jo Ann Cline
Middleport
Child Again Suffers Hurts to Same Leg
Five weeks after a cement block from an incinerator injured Kathy Jayne Thompson three year old daughter of Kathryn Smith Thompson, she broke her leg while swinging in her grandparents yard. She was taken to a local physician and the fracture reduced. previously she suffered a ten-don severed tendon in the same leg and long hospitalization.
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Middleport
Kathy Jayne Thompson
Kathryn Smith Thompson
Short
Fourth Ave
A. V. Smith
Kathy Jayne
Ice Cream Social Benefits Tuppers Plains Church Repair
Proceeds from an ice cream social at 8 p.m. Saturday on the lawn of Tuppers Plains Methodist Church will go to a fund for repairing the church. Home made ice cream cake pie and coffee will be sold.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plaing Methodist Church
Daughter Is Born in Middleport
Sg t and Mrs James C Chandler of Phoenix Arizona announce the birth of a daughter Deborah Kay on July 25. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Tom Reynolds of Point Pleasant and Mr and Mrs J W Chandler of Gallipolis with Great grandparents Street Commissioner and Mrs Fred Collins of Walnut Street Middleport.
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Middleport
James C. Chandler
Phoenix
Ariz
Deborah Kay
Tom Reynolds
Point Pleasant
J. W. Chandler
Gallipolis
Street Commission
Fred Collins
Walnut St. Middleport
Messenger carriers enjoy Treasure Island week at Buckeye Lake
Thirty one Messenger carriers spend a week at Treasure Island in Buckeye Lake with meals, games, and activities. Scribes Donald Snyder and Bill McDaniel of Athens report daily routines from arrival to return, noting camp leadership, recreation, and a seaside water outing.
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Treasure Island
Buckeye Lake
Owen Carmichael
Jack Quest
Donald Snyder
Bill McDaniel
Athens
Snyder
McDaniel
Buckeye
State Park
Kermit Blosser
Phil Willeke
Roger Barber
Murray City
Carl R. Wilson
Herb Shields
Roy Callender
Billy McDaniel
Charles Conrath
Robert McIntorf
David Ross
John Seamon
Ben Warner
Timmy Shea
Victor Stanson
Ted Smith
Jim Goldsworthy
Dickie Blosser
F. W. Weber
John Bail
Billy Pence
the Plains
Roger Shafer
Bernard Bailes
John Buffington
Glouster
Larry Conway
McArthur
Jack
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Local residents hosted and visited relatives across Parkersburg Gallipolis and Columbus. Notes include the Hoyts guests at the Baptist parsonage and various relatives traveling to Eleanor Myrtle Beach Beulah Park and Mason County while extending thanks and sharing family gatherings.
Dr Keig and OU President Meet in Switzerland
Friends report Dr. FE R Keig physician at a Geneva hospital has met Dr. John Baker president of Ohio University and head of the U S delegation to the UN Economic Council. They attended several events including at the American Legation. The Keigs with their son Harry stay in Switzerland while Harry continues study abroad after leaving the University of Florida.
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Middleport
FE. R. Keig
Geneva
Switzerland
John Baker
Ohio University
U. S
UN Economic Council
American Legation
Keig
Harry
University of Florida
Switzerand
POMEROY Church Youth to Lead Sunday Services
The Christian Endeavor youth at Pomeroy Church of Christ will conduct the evening service on Sunday August 9 with Bill Smith delivering the sermon. Special music is being prepared for the program.
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Pomeroy
Christian Endeavor Youth of the
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Bill Smith
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