Middleport Board Adopts Teachers Pay Schedule
The Middleport Board of Education approved the 99th General Assembly teacher pay schedule, increasing salaries for all ranks, hired Mrs. Brad Maag as an elementary teacher, re employed custodians Harold Hubbard Howard Bowers Frank Grogan and Paul Taylor, and approved related routine business. The district planned auditorium use by the Rotary Club and approved coal supply by Orville Hogue. The Sefton Memorial funds will buy shop tools, with prior funds used for a baby grand piano. Band room inspection praised. Limestone playground coating discussed.
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Middleport
99Th General Assembly
Middleport Board of Education
Supt. of Schools
L. W. McComas
L. D. Diles
Brad Maag
Minersville
Harold Hubbard
Howard Bowers
Frank Grogan
Paul Taylor
Middleport Rotary Club
Orville Hogue
Sefton Memorial
Catherine Sefton
Chester Township liquor petitions filed for November vote
Meigs County voters will decide on five local option questions about intoxicating liquors in Chester Township. The Novem ber ballot will ask about sale of any intoxicating liquor wine by the package or on premises and sale of spirituous liquors by the glass or in state stores. Also listed are recent filings for local offices as petitions for candidacy rush forward in Meigs County.
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Chester Township
South Chester Township
North Chester
Meigs County
Albert Gloeckner
Election Board
William Fisher
Sutton Township
R. E. Grindley
Francis Montgomery
Miles E. Nelson
Salem Township
Orion Nelson
Marvin Norris
Western Local School District
Clyde Morris
Ben Donahue
Letart Township
Francis Parker
Orange Township
Homer C. Willard
Bedford Township
William L. Will
Central Local School District
Edward Foster
Pomeroy Village
Orion W. Roush
Robert N. Clark
Scipio Township
Alfred Lyons
Harry Potts
Syracuse
Laws for Bicycle Riders Stressed by State Patrol
State Patrolman William Davis told Troop 45 Boy Scouts at the American Legion Hall that laws for bicycle riders mirror automobile rules. He cited violations in Middleport and urged safe, visible riding with proper lighting and signaling. Chief Russell Bailey joined, noting sidewalk riding is risky but acceptable on residential streets if careful. the session included a safety pamphlet handout and a scouting camping plan for the week.
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Middleport
William Davis
Troop No. 45
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion Hall
S. Fourth Ave
Davis
Russell Bailey
Bailey
Mit White
Calvin Reichman
John Vroman
Middleport Fire Department
Pomeroy Social Notes Attendees at Free Methodist Conference
POMEROY The Free Methodist Conference held July 31 to August 4 in Mansfield Ohio drew a group of attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Jacobs, Mrs. Lodona Gilmore, Miss Marguerite s, Miss Shirley Hiett, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hiett, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Peoples, Mrs. Lucille Hysell, Albert Williams, and Mrs. Mr Russell.
Tenth Annual Theiss Reunion Held at Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Theiss reunion gathered about 100 friends and relatives Sunday at Rocksprings Fairgrounds. Out-of-town guests arrived from Cincinnati Columbus Mason and New Brighton Pa. A program followed the picnic dinner.
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Pomeroy
Theiss
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Cincinnati
Columbus
Mason
New Brighton
Pomeroy Class to Meet Tuesday at Church
The Christian Comm.P30 class will meet Tuesday at m in the church.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Band Boosters to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Pomeroy Band Boosters will gather Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Senior High Auditorium to discuss activities and support for the band program.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Alumni Plan Rummage Sale in Eagles Building
The Sacred Heart Church Alumni Association met on Thursday and set a rummage sale for August 23 to 25 in the Eagles' Building.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Eagles
Twilight Garden Club to Meet at Parish House
POMEROY The Twilight Garden Club will meet at the Episcopal Parish House Thursday at 7 30 p m Hostesses are Mrs T A May Mrs Max Sanborn and Mrs James Weber Plans will be made on attending the state convention.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Episcopal Parish
T. A. May
Max Sanborn
James Weber
Ice Cream Supper at Sutton Church Thursday
The WSCS of Sutton Church near Bashan invites the public to an ice cream supper on Thursday evening. Homemade ice cream and cake will be served at the church.
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Pomeroy
WSCS
Sutton Church
Bashan
Bryan and Gordon families share weekend visits
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bryan of Powhatan Point Ohio hosted Mrs. Bryan's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cuckler with Ruth Ann Bryan staying two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Baker Gordon returned from a week in Huron Ohio. Bertha Wetzel and Peggy McCullough of Columbus visited D. W. Wetzel and Leonard Jewell Jr. in Zanesville, David Finlan travels between his father and mother Mrs Mildred Finlaw, Dora Wilson of Marietta and Mrs George Parker, Pome-
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G. E. Bryan
Powhatan Point
Ohio
Board approves pay increases for Salisbury school staff
Salisbury Board of Education met Friday evening with O. O. Patterson. Teachers gains aligned to amended House Bill 48 allowing up to 400 yearly. Non teaching raises undisclosed. A. H. Moellencamp of Lancaster discussed water system at Bradbury and heating plant at Silver Run as rehabilitation plans.
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Pomeroy
Salsbury School District
Bradbury
Silver Run
Moellencamp
4 H Club Activities Report From Meigs County
Local 4 H clubs met at various homes including Bashan Boy s and Circle and Marsh Duncan. Ten members at Bashan, nine at Chester Farm, and plans for county fair displays and a wiener roast were discussed. Other meetings covered knot tying demonstrations, picnics, project work, and upcoming dates.
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Bashan Boy's
George Circle
Marsh Duncan
Chester Farm Boys
Elson Long
Principal Asks Registration at Rutland High
POMEROY Harry Bennett principal of the Western District Schools says he will be in his office at Rutland High School Thursday and Friday to register students not previously registered. Students not receiving a mailed registration form should report between 10 am and 4 pm those days to complete the process for class scheduling.
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Pomeroy
Harry Bennett
Western District Schools
Rutland High School
Bennett
Rutland
Perry County Sports Meet Set at Somerset Fairgrounds
The Perry County Fish and Game Association will sponsor its tenth annual Sports men's Field Meet at the Somerset Fairgrounds on Aug. 12. The article lists member clubs Corning Crooksville Junction City New Lexington Somerset Thornville and New Straitsville along with several local civic notes and a basic wheat loan rate for 1951 in Perry County.
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New Lexington
Perry County Fish and Game Association
Somerset Fairgrounds
Corning
Crooksville
Junction City
Somerset
Thornville
New Straitsville
Elsie Mears
Ross C. Curl
Roseville
Carl Sagle
Board of Education
Iliff Watt
Denzil Sanford
Floyd Sagle
Homer Patch
Max Williams
Harry Kinnen
Cliff Fergu
Jay Short
Alfred Ratekin
Carl Combs
Robert Wallace
Sherman Smith
Odin Kildow
Carl Caton
Paul Fleming
Ray Lynn
Robert Young
Robert Brummage
Paul Yeager
Gerald Sowers
Hubert Evans
Pauline McKnight
Perry County
Perry County Board of Health
Perry County Association of Township Trustees
Waterworks Park
Hal Saffell
John Taylor
Richard E. Garrison
Saffell
Taylor
Garrison
Marriage announced for Rosemary Reed and Jack Hoffman in Dunbar
Middleport friends note the upcoming August 11 wedding of Rosemary Reed daughter of Cecil and Hazel Reed of Dunbar West Virginia and Jack Hoffman an Air Force sergeant son of Fred and the late Mrs. Hoffman of Dunbar. The ceremony will be at 8 pm in the Evangelical United Brethren Church Dunbar with a reception at the Woman's Club. Both graduates of Dunbar High School Reed studied at Morris Harvey College. Hoffman teaches radio at Scott Air Force Base Illinois. Several local residents and relatives visited the couple in Middleport and will attend the ceremony.
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Middleport
Middleport Friends
Rosemary Reed
Cecil H. Reed
Dunbar
W.va
Jack Hoffman
Air Force
Fred Hoffman
Evangelical Unitedrethren
Woman's Club
Sergeant Hoffman
Dunbar High School
Miss Reed
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Frances McClure
Sardine MccClure
McClure
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Hoffman
Hoffmans
Bill
Emma Buell Vacation Visit Among Family Residents
Miss Emma Jane Buell of Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing spent her vacation with her mother Mrs. Marcellene Buell at 343 Palmer Street. She visited her ill grandmother Mrs. J. R. Buell in Love City and helped her grandfather A. B. Woodrum at Clifton. She returned to Cincinnati with her mother and Miss Russell of Holzer Hospital, who vacations with the Russells in Middleport.
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Middleport
Emma Jane Buell
Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing
Marcellene Buell
Palmer St
J. R. Buell
Love City
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
Cincinnati
Russell
Holzer Hospital
Mrs
Sidney Russell
Picnic for Woodmen and Royal Neighbors at Rocksprings
A Sunday gathering at Rocksprings Fairgrounds brought together Modern Woodmen of America members, Royal Neighbors, and families. Erma Smith Mrs. Phil Meinhart and Frank Cheesebrew presented a program as games entertained attendees.
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Middleport
Modern Woodmen of America
Royal Neighbors
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Erma Smith
Phil Meinhart
Frank Cheesebrew
Middleport Beta Sigma Phi hosts Lake Hope picnic
The Ohio Eta Phi Chapter social committee of Beta Sigma Phi planned an all day outing at Lake Hope for members and families. Activities included swimming boating and lunch with attendees named from Columbus and area families.
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Middleport
Lake Hope
Ohio
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Freddie Houdashelt
Norma Koehler
Walter Smith
Columbus
Thomas Rue
Sue
James Thomases
Karen
Ralph Welkers
Jerry
Jackie
Selim Blazewics
Hawkins family completes 6500 mile Western tour
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hawkins and daughter Dee returned Saturday from a 6500 mile trip through the Western states. They visited the Grand Canyon Painted Desert Salt Lake City Hollywood Tijuana and along the Pacific coast. In Albuquerque they met Arthur Entsminger and briefly saw Clarence Bowen and family now living in Eaton.
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Middleport
T. F. Hawkins
Dee
Grand Canyon
Painted Desert
Salt Lake City
Hollywood
Tijuana
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Albuquerque
N.M
Hawkins
Arthur Entsminger
Clarence Bowen
Cheshire
Bowens
Eaton
Ohio
Ward Family Vacation In Ontario Guests Of Father In Law
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs Wesley F Ward and children Rosanna Charles David Keith and Karen returned from a two week vacation in Blind Rivers Ontario Canada visiting Mrs Wards father Jesse Brechtel on the way home they visited Charles
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Edgar Ervin
R. T. Weiser
Jean Ervin
Richard
Thomas
Detroit
Mich
Weiser
General Motors
Los Angeles
Ohio
Ervin
Ellis Haworth
Elaine Ervin
Holly
Washington, D. C
Buckeye Lake
Springfield
Haworth
Washington
Ray Bachner
Jack Bachner
Everett Bachner
Karen
Connie
Elbert Bachner
Ida Mae
Walter Clearwater
Akron
Canada
Forrest Bachtel
Grace Bachtel
Bachtel
Roy Bachtel
Charleston
Bachtels
Ruth Michel
Parkersburg
Alpha Gamma Delta
Katherine Bachtel
West Virginia Weslyan University
Richard Eugene
Wesley Eugene Ward
Wilma Price
Huron Road Hospital
Cleveland
Edward Prices
Wesley
Middleport
Martha Hudson
Jesse Brechtel
Columbus
N. R. Stumbo
Clifford Stumbo
Williamson
W. Va
Maude Meade
Dunlow
Cassie Stumbo
Wesley F. Ward
Rosanna
Charles David
Keith
Blind Rivers
Ontario
Increased basic rate announced by C P Robinson
Announcement notes a rise from last year when the basic rate stood at $2.11 as stated by C P Robinson. The record highlights the new figure and references the authority.
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C. P. Robinson
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges List
At Meigs General Hospital admissions include Mrs. Orval Bratton and Charles Eblin of Pomeroy, Norman Ray Shasteen of Pomeroy, Mrs. Eva Robson of Pomeroy, Vernon Nease of Middleport. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Orval Bratton of Pomeroy. Discharges include Mrs. Clara Glenn, Mrs. Eugene Davis and daughter, Mrs. Robert Davis and son, Mrs. William Reynold, Roy Beegle, Robert Allensworth, Mrs. Allie Mauck, Glen Wood, Mrs. Russell Findling and son, and Jackie Hansen.
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Orval Bratton
Pomeroy
Charles Eblin
Norman Ray Shasteen
Eva Robson
Vernon Nease
Middleport
Clara Glenn
Eugene Davis
Robert Davis
William Reynolds
Roy Beegle
Robert Allensworth
Allie Mauck
Glen Wood
Russell Findling
Jackie Hansen
Meters Take In 264 Dollars In Week
Parking meter receipts totaling 264.65 were reported Monday evening by Mrs. Truman Russell secretary to Mayor Sidney A. Spencer.
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Truman Russell
Sidney A. Spencer
Poultry Contest Entries Weighed for Tomorrow’s Show at Caldwell
Poultry entries from Meigs County, twelve chickens in the Chickens of Tomorrow contest, were weighed as final prep for Friday judging at Caldwell. Fifteen top cockerels from each entry will be moved to the Meigs County Farm Bureau office at 4 am and transported to Caldwell at 4 30 am for New York dressed judging. District winners will be announced and county prizes awarded at a later dinner. Weighing was conducted by C E Blakeslee and others.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Caldwell
Meigs County Farm Bureau
New York
Meigs
C. E. Blakeslee
Eugene Buckley
Theo Smith
Howard Nolan
H. E. Starkey
Carl Kautz
Meigs Jersey Club Plans Exhibits at Local Shows
The Meigs County Jersey Cattle Club met in the county extension office to outline plans for members to exhibit at the Jersey Parish Show in Athens during the week of August 19. Exhibitors include Clyde Well Herman Carson Guy Carleton Everett Colwell and sons and Edmond Grueser. Eleanor Well will exhibit at the Ohio State Fair. A Jersey booth is planned for the Meigs County Fair August 14 to 17. Attendees included David Nease Jack Harris H A Harris Ward Humphrey and Edward Humphrey. Edmond Grueser presided.
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Pomeroy
Jersey Parish
Athens
Meigs County Jersey Cattle Club
Clyde Well
Herman Carson
Guy Carleton
Everett Colwell
Meigs County
David Nease
Jack Harris
H. A. Harris
Ward Humphrey
Edward Humphrey
Edmond Grueser
Missionary to Speak at Carleton Church
Donald Genheimer of near Pomeroy will be guest speaker at Carleton Church Kingsbury Thursday. He and his wife, Wheaton College graduates, plan to depart in September for South Africa as missionaries. Public invitation issued.
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Pomeroy
Donald Genheimer
William A. Genheimer
Carleton Oe
Kingsbury
Genheimer
Wheaton College
Illinois
South Africa
Rev Leroy Hiett Shifted to Dayton
POMEROY The Rev Leroy Hiett, pastor at Laurel Cliff and Maysell Run churches, has been transferred to Dayton. The Rev Harry Bates will be the new pastor at the two churches for the ensuing year.
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Pomeroy
Leroy Hiett
Laurel Cliff
Maysell Run
Dayton
Harry Bates
Pomeroy Man Fined for Disturbing the Peace
Donald Geary of Middleport was fined five dollars and costs in Mayor Sidney A. Spencer's court Monday evening on charges of disturbing the peace.
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Pomeroy
Donald Geary
Middleport
Sidney A. Spencer
Children Thank Woodmen Lodge for Ice Cream Treat
Mrs. Ethel Willoughby, superintendent of the Meigs County Childrens Home, thanked the Woodmen Lodge in Middleport for an ice cream treat for all the children after Sunday church. She said six bedspreads are promised to finish the second dormitory and begin the third. more covers are needed and residents ask anyone with a spare bedspread to call 291-M.
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Pomeroy
Ethel Willoughby
Meigs County
Seven Men in Ashland for Pre Induction Exams
Seven Meigs County men were in Ashland Kentucky for pre induction physical examinations for entrance into the armed forces. Named participants include James E Partlow Gail M Miller Harry E Smith Jack L Kelly Fritz Teaford Jerry Baughman and Richard Jacks Jr Kelly led the group.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ashland
James E. Partlow
Harry E. Smith
Long Bottom
Gail M. Miller
Jack L. Kelly
Middleport
Fritz Teaford
Racine
Jerry Byron Baughman
Tuppers Plains
Richard Jacks, Jr
Langsville
Kelly
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