Middleport Officials Back Proposed Route Change on Route 7
Middleport council supports a one way conversion for State Route 7 through the business district to improve safety. The plan would reroute traffic from Mill Street to Locust Street and back via S Second to North Second Avenue, requiring state highway approval. Councils note past plans to shift Route 7 and say clearance from Marietta and Columbus offices caused the delay.
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Middleport
North Second
Mill St
Mill
S. Third Ave
Locust Street
S. Second Ave
N. Second Ave
Ards
Marietta
Columbus
Food Booth Plans Made By Jaycees
The Meigs County Jaycees approved final plans for a food booth at the Meigs County Fair during a courthouse meeting. Members are asked to meet at Virgil Brown’s home Sunday to prepare the concession, with the date of the benefit game to be announced later. President Brown noted the district convention at Cambridge on July 26 and offered suggestions for local Jaycee operations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Jaycees
Virgil Brown
Brown
Middleport
Cambridge
New Drive In To Open Here In Middleport
A new drive in clothing service will open September 1 in Middleport by For rest Clark, owner of Duke's Dry Cleaning. The cement block building at 85 Third and Main will handle cleaned and pressed garments only with a canopy for drive up service and an after hours depository. Mr and Mrs Clark and son Stephen of Gallipolis visited Middleport to inspect the venture.
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Middleport
Forrest Clark
Clark
Duke's
Mill St
Clark and
Stephen
Gallipolis
Weekend visitors flock to Haptonstall home
Recent guests included Mona Lou Irene and Shelby Frazier from Laurelville. On Sunday the Haptonstalls with their children Edith and Billy and Mrs Sharp and the Rev Howard Ruppelt visited New Haven roadside park for a picnic dinner.
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Middleport
Paul Haptonstall
Mona Lou
Irene
Shelby Frazier
Laurelville
Haptonstalls
Edith
Billy
Haptonstall
Robert Sharp
Howard Ruppelt
New Haven
Meigs County horse show plan announced at Pomeroy fair
Pearl Williams announces a Meigs County horse show at the fair on Wednesday August 13 with prize money totaling 49150 across events for ponies and horses. Events include grand parade three gaited classes equitation keg races musical chairs western trail and more with 330 prize in horse pulling. Registration for premium class ends August 12 at 4 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pearl Williams
Meigs
Williams
R. C. Gilmore
J. H. Eastman
Eastman
Cecil Carman
Estel Collins
Clarence Douglas
Guthrie Brothers
Guysville
Shumaker
Middleport
Ohio
Meigs Dentist Appointed Health Education Chief in Columbus
Dr. Everett A Tracy of Pomeroy has been named to a 6600 dollar per year post directing dental health education at the Columbus Health Department. A 1939 Pomeroy High School graduate, he served 18 months in Korea and trained at Walter Reed. His wife Emily Tracy, a dental hygienist, will assist.
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Pomeroy
Everett A. Tracy
Everett Tracy
Columbus Health Department
Tracy
Ohio State University Dental College
Korea
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
National War College
Capitol City
Emily Tracy
Bis Pomeroy High School
Alston Tracy
Local Pairings Across Chester and Rutland Regions
Edward Russell age 20 of Chester and Betty Jane Quillen age 21 of Middlesport, along with Bruce Davis age 18 of Langsville and Aretta Ellis age 16 of Rutland are named in the readable portion of the report.
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Edward Russell
Chester
Betty Jane Quillen
Middleport
Bruce Davis
Langsville
Aretta Ellis
Rutland
Beauty Shop Sold and Renamed in Pomeroy
Polly Hysell buys Davigs Beauty Shop from Betty Davis Millioan and will run it as Hysell Beauty Shoppe at the same location. Hysell, a noted local operator, previously ran Polly's Beauty Nook in 1947 and 1948 in Pomeroy Bend.
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Pomeroy
Polly Hysell
Davigs
Betty Davis Millioan
Hysell Beauty Shoppe
Meigs County Land Transfers Summary
Meigs County transfers list multiple parcels. Theodore and Gladys Croy pass Chester parcel to Charles W. Reuter and Lyda M. Reuter. J W Foster and Maria S Foster to Margaret Rea Roush. Dorothy F Roller and Malcolm C Roller to Dorothy Mae Holmes. Verca Bingham Larkin deceased transfers to George A. Bingham Nellie Rowly Jewell and Robert B. Rowley. Lorenzo D. Davis Jr parcels to Davis and Zelda Davis. Bertha E Fell and J F Fell 16 acres in Chester to Wilford M Sinclair and Margaret E Sinclair. Dan R Matthewson and Cora E Matthewson parcels in Syracuse to Samuel N Arnold and Ruth E Arnold. Lucy Cheadle 20 acres in Orange to Henry H Butcher. Herman Will parcels to Cora Onedin Will. William E Foley lot 43 in Multport to Effie Mooney. Albert Russell .55 acres in Salisbury to George Henry Hicks. John W Richmond and Rebecca L Richmond .115 acres in Pomeroy to Dale and Helen Wippel. Hart Stanbery 115 acres to Dale and Helen Wippel.
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Theodore Croy
Gladys Croy
Chester
Charles W. Reuter
Lyda M. Reuter
J. W. Foster
Maria S. Foster
Pomeroy
Margaret Rea Roush
Dorothy F. Roller
Malcolm C. Roller
Syracuse
Dorothy Mae Holmes
Verca Bingham Larkin
Rutland
George A. Bingham
Nellie Rowly Jewell
Robert B. Rowley
Lorenzo D. Davis, Jr
Salisbury Township
Lorenzo D. Davis
Zelda Davis
Bertha E. Fell
J. F. Fell
Wilford M. Sinclair
Margaret E. Sinclair
Dan R. Matthewson
Cora E. Matthewson
Samuel N. Arnold
Ruth E. Arnold
Lucy Cheadle
Orange Township
Henry H. Butcher
Herman Will
Salisbury
Bedford Township
Cora Onedin Will
William E. Foley
Middleport
Effie Mooney
Albert Russell
George Henry Hicks
John W. Richmond
Rebecca L. Richmond
Dale
Helen Wippel
Hart Stanbery
Four Citizens Fined on Intoxication Charges
Rusty Snider of Zanesville Ohio Elmer Knapp and Louis Grimm of New Haven and another resident were fined five dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor D A Canaday on intoxication charges Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
Rusty Snider
Zanesville
Ohio
Elmer Knapp
Louis Grimm
New Haven
Area Dance Teacher Sees Pat Rooney Demonstrate Dog Waltz
Middleport area instructor Andrew Pavlish attended the Dance Master of America Normal School at the Roosevelt Hotel New York City. Pat Rooney Sr. 72, famed vaudeville and musical comedy star, performed his dog waltz at the president's ball, while Rooney's current stage work in Guys and Dolls was noted as he performed with grace.
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Middleport
Pat Rooney
America Normal School
Andrew Pavlish
Roosevelt Hotel
New York City
Pavilish
Acu Human Blood Vessel Length Report
A science note states that the blood vessels of an acu human total about 100000 miles in combined length, illustrating the vast reach of the circulatory system within the body.
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Royal Crown Bottling Co
Ronald Reagan
Diana Lyon
Dan Dailey
Anne Baxter
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Jaycees
C.E.W. Downie
Pomeroy, Ohio
Dole
Swisher & Lohse’s
Johnson’s Cotton Tips
Johnson's
Red Cross
Colgate
Swisher
Zenith
Schmoll Furniture & Appliance
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Simon
Meigs County Fair
Wills Tire and Battery Shop
Mechanic St., Pomeroy
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Naath
H & R Firestone
GES
Tappan
Revere
Bob
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