Syracuse Mayor Pledges Strict Enforcement of Curfew
Syracuse Mayor William Thuener announced immediate action to enforce a no curfew rule requiring all youngsters under 16 to be off the streets by 9 p m unless with parents. The plan includes strict enforcement by Marshal Raymond Roush and harsher penalties including fines up to 40 dollars and possible jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
William Thuener
Thuener
Raymond Roush
Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department
Pomeroy Social Notes from a Local Family Reunion
Approximately 40 guests attended the Osha Wise and Vernon Jones family reunion at the new home of Carl Griffith in Columbus Sunday. A buffet dinner was served and guests sat at lawn tables. Pomeroy attendees included L. C. Karr and family, Tom Reuter, Dana Karr, Charlies Lytle and Susan, Thelma Milhoan and Carolyn, Edward Bauer and Polly Ann, and C. R. Karr jr and sons Jeffrey and Rodney, with others from Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Otto Mortzfeld
Kenpersons
Osha
Wise
Vernon- Jones
Vis
W. B. Swisher
Middleport
Moore
Mariene
Carl Griffith
Columbus
Jeffrey and
Rodney
C. R. Karr
Pomeroy Christian Endeavor Discusses To Thee We Sing
Mary Ann Hatcher led a Christian Endeavor meeting at the Pomeroy Church of Christ on Sunday evening. Speakers Bonnie Bryan Carolyn White Roger Armes Michael Ohnlinger Nancy Hatcher and Janet Nesselroad discussed sub topics under the hymn based topic. The session opened with songs led by Hatcher and Bonnie Bryan accompanied, followed by sentence prayers. The benediction concluded the gathering.
Spaghetti Dinner for G T Co Staff in Pomeroy
A group of General Telephone Co. of Ohio coworkers from the Pomeroy office shared a spaghetti dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Sam Armeli at their Syracuse residence Saturday evening. Attending were Miss Margaret Lardner Miss Long Mrs Loretta Reegle Miss Helen Jane Houda shelt all of Pomeroy and Miss Dorothy Watson of Mineraville. Mrs Armeli is employed by the company locally as are the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Sam Arme
Syracuse
Margaret Lardner
Miss Long
Loretta Reegle
Helen Jane Houdashelt
Dorothy Watson
Mineraville
Armeli
Moore Dinner Hosts Honor Guests on Chester Road
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moore entertained with a dinner at their home on the Chester Road Saturday evening. Guests were welcomed to the occasion with customary hospitality and conversation among attendees.
Winding Trail Garden Club Picnic at Bailey's Lake
The annual picnic of the Winding Trail Garden Club begins at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bailey's Lake. A short business session will follow and a potluck supper. Members should bring their own table service.
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Pomeroy
The
Winding Trail Garden Club
Bailey's Lake
Local Couples and Families Share Weekend Visits
Eau Claire’s T A Barnhart and relatives recount weekend travels to Chester Ohio and Amesville Ohio. Numerous kin and friends from Pomeroy Gallipolis Racine Beaverdale and Columbus are noted visiting, hosting, or returning from trips across Ohio and beyond.
P M Club Meet Hosted by Mrs Hobstetter on Lincoln Hill
Mrs William Hobstetter and Mrs George Hobstetter will host the P M Club meeting this Wednesday evening at the home of Pr M Calf on Lincoln Hill. Additional Pomeroy news appears on page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. M. Calf
Pomeroy
William Hobstetter
George Hobstetter
P. M Club
Lincoln Hill
Missing Boy Is One In Gallipolis
John William Motley, 19, returned home in Gallipolis after being missing from Middleport since the prior day. He told authorities he slept in a used car lot in Point Pleasant and hitchhiked to West Virginia and Ohio towns before being found by a Circle Restaurant employee in East Gallipolis at about 8:30 am. He stayed at the Park Central Hotel in Gallipolis and was reunited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Motley. The Motleys thanked the state patrol and officers for their help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John William Motley
John Henry
Hank) Motley
Mill St
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Motleys
Circle
East Gallipolis
George Ehman
Gallia County
Park Central
Second Ave
Russell Bailey
Two Actions Filed Here for 22 000
Meigs County Common Pleas Court heard two suits seeking about 22000 in auto crash damages from April 24 in Middleport. Edward G. Moore seeks 16770.80 against Jay Hall Sr and Jr for vehicle and loss of future services. Mrs Moore seeks 5485.18 for injuries and bills. Divorce suits include Emma VanMeter against Robert VanMeter for custody and George Brickles against Madeline Brickles for cruelty.
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Pomeroy Two Suite
Middleport
Meigs Coufity Common Pleas Court
Edward G. Moore
Jay Hall
Jay Hall, Jr
Hall, Jr
Mill St
Moore Auto
Moore
Judith Kay
George Brickles
Madeline Brickles
Cases Heard By Middleport Mayor
Middleport mayor Sidney T. Russell presided over several cases. Cecil Little fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication, Marion F. Thomas 5 dollars and costs for failure to yield, James Smith 50 dollars and costs for operating while intoxicated, Arnold Kauff 5 dollars and costs for defective muffler, all State Highway Patrol cases, and Billy Miller 5 dollars and costs for speeding. Local patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Cecil Little
Marion F. Thomas
James Smith
Arnold Kauff
Billy Miller
Beegle couple announces birth at Meigs Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beegle of Racine announce the birth of a son, William Keith, on Tuesday at Meigs General Hospital. Grandparents are Verne Watterson of Racine and Guy Beegle of Dorcas, with another son, Robert Bruce, age six.
Amvets Post 3 to Meet at Minersville School
Meigs County Amvets Post 3 announces a meeting at the Minersville school building Wednesday at 7 p.m. All members and eligible veterans are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Amvets
Minersville
At & P.m
Private O'Dell completes basic training at Fort Lee
Pvt Harvey R O'Dell son of Mrs Mary Gibson of Middleport Route 1 completed basic training at the Fort Lee Virginia Replacement Training Center on August 8. He was inducted into the Army last May after attending Rutland High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harvey R O'Dell
Mary Gibson
Quagtermaster
Fort Lee
O'Dell
Army
Rutland
Meter Receipts Reported for Week in Pomeroy
Parking meter receipts totaling 245.50 were reported for the past week’s collection period by Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe.
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Walter E. Wolfe
Garden club supper and flower show plans in Middleport
Middleport notes report guests at a covered dish supper and workshop by the New Haven and Neclima Garden Clubs. Mrs. Forrest Underwood led floral arranging and judging, and the Gallipolis flower show is set for Aug 15-16 at Washington School. Various local residents and travelers are mentioned in brief social items and visits.
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Middleport
New Haven Garden Club
Neclima Garden Club
Harold Brown
Gallipolis
O. P. Klein
Catholic Recreation Hall
Forrest Underwood
Huntington
Marshall College
Garden Clubs
Washington School
Brown
Love Joy Circle to Meet at Mrs Smart Home
The Middleport Love Joy Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society of First Baptist Church will gather this evening at Mrs Paul Smart's Lincoln Street home. An outdoor supper in the Smart yard will start the meeting.
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Middleport
Love Joy Circle
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Lincoln St
Smart Yard
Cross Returns From Ontario Fishing Camp at Tichborne
HM Cross returns from the Cross-Baker fishing camp at Tichborne Ontario where he has been since June 1. He arrived with Milton Bruce Lambert of Pomeroy who accompanied him to Meigs County.
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HM. Cross
Cross-Baker
Tichborne
Ont
Meigs County
Milton Bruce Lambert
Pomeroy
Woman Hurt In Accident On W Main Street
Mrs Emma Jean Crooks of Middleport was treated for a minor injury at Meigs General Hospital after an auto accident on W Main Street. She was eastbound turning right into a side street when struck by a westbound car driven by James Lewis. Damages were minor. In an earlier incident Gertrude Beaver of Leon West Virginia was struck by a truck driven by Charles H Murray. Mrs Ella Hayman, a passenger, sustained slight injuries.
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Pomeroy
Emma Jean Crooks
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
W. Main St
Franklin D. Hudson
Crooks
Main
James Lewis
Hudson
Gertrude Beaver
Leon
W. Va
W. Main
Charles H. Murray
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ella Hayman
Beaver
14th Polio Case Listed in County
Pomeroy Meigs County health officials report two more polio cases in Rutland bringing the day total to four and the county total to 14. Ten cases are in Rutland Township with two children named as victims: Robert Eugene Hawkins eight and James Graffney nine both of Rutland. Hawkins was treated at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and returned home after improving while Graffney was sent to Children’s Hospital in Columbus for care.
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Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ilness
Hawkins
Gaffney
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Meigs General Hospital Births and Noted Patients
Meigs General Hospital notes list births for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ward Pomeroy and a baby and record patients including Lena Hamm Winifred Ward Webster Hodge Harry Beachout Sarah Ann Sargent Orintha Amos Howard Caldwell and Oliver Sayre in the Pomeroy Middleport Cheshire Reedsville Cool. The brief item records births and current patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Hamm
Pomeroy
Winifred Ward
Webster Hodge
Harry Beachout
Middleport
Sarah Ann Sargent
Cool
Oretha Amos
Cheshire
Howard Caldwell
Reedsville
Jerry Ward
A Bon
Mrs Alma Hand Dies at 54 In Dexter Residence
Mrs Alma M Folden Hand 54 died Sunday at her Dexter home. She was a Dexter Church member and Star Garden Club member. Survived by husband Irving. Services by Rev Robert Linter at 2 pm Wednesday at Dexter Church with burial in Nelson Cemetery. Call Chase Funeral Home Rutland until service time.
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Pomeroy
Alma M. Folden Hand
Dexter
Dexter Church
Star Garden Club
Irving
Robert Linter
Nelson Cemetery
Friends May Eall
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Cheshire Teens Emergency Appendectomy At Meigs General
Oretha Amos 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Amos of Cheshire underwent an emergency appendectomy at Meigs General Hospital Saturday night. She is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Pomeroy Oretha Amos
Earl Amos
Cheshire
Meigs General Hospital
Middleport Village Council Seeks Higher Revenue and Staffing
Middleport Village council spent two hours debating finances and a proposed patrolman salary increase. Treasurer Jean Lama reported funds totaling 11,126.44 with receipts 4,277.85 and expenditures 2,037.64 across several funds. Wayne Gibbons chaired a committee that approved fencing and containment at the dump to curb unsanitary odors and will buries garbage inside the enclosure. One hundred dollars was allocated to the Volunteer Firemen’s organization for state fire prevention attendance. Mayor Sidney T. Russell presented a report of 184.49 with council members Frank Vrooman Hart Brown Wayne Gibbons Walter Bunce and Joe Young Jr present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Lama
Cemetery Fund
Cemetery Trust Fund
Citizens National
Wayne Gibbons
Dale Nichols
Sidney T. Russell
O. Murray
Presen
Frank Vrooman
Hart Brown
Walte Bunce
Joe Young, Jr
Assistant Coach Named Al Stanley's Successor in Middleport
Middleport board hires John Parsons of Hononegah West Virginia as assistant coach to succeed Charles Stanley who left for Pomeroy. Parsons, a Fairmont State College graduate and former athlete with the St. Louis Cardinals, will assist with football when practice begins August 24. The board also adopted a teacher salary scale for 1953 54 and designated Citizens National Bank as school funds depository. Custodians Harold Hubbard Paul Taylor Howard Bowers Frank Grogan reemployed. next meeting planned for September 8.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
L. W. McComas
John Parsons
Honongah
W. Va
Charles Stanley
Pomeroy
Parson
Patson
University of West Virginia
St. Louis Cardinals
Fairmont State College
Fairmont
Maryland
Armed Service
Parsons
Electric Company
S. Third St
Citizens’ National Bank
Board of Education
Harold Hubbard
Paul Taylor
Howard Bowers
Frank Grogan
Boy Thrown From Horse In Meigs County Accident
Bob Williams 12, son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Williams, is in serious condition at Meigs General Hospital after a 5 15 p m horse accident at the family home on Harrisonville Road. He suffered a double skull fracture and underwent two hours of surgery. His brother Kenneth rode to notify their parents and Sheryl Williams, another child, was treated for a severe arm sprain from a pony fall earlier the same day.
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T. A. Barnhart
Eau Claire
Wis
Mr. Barnhart
EF. FE. Barnhart
Chester
Barnhart
Norman Bahr
Donna
Donna, Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Bahr Are Cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kelton
Lancaster
Kelton
Dan Kelton
Kaaron
Jay Myers
W. D. Kelton
Gallipolis
W. P. Leehary
Charles Verroy
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Russell Smith
Seattle
Wash
Florence Smith
Pomeroy
Danny Cantor
Dayton
Harry Pierce
Pamela
George Shiveler
Cincinnati
Bob Williams
Pearl Williams
Meigs General Hospital
Harrisonville
Bob
Kenneth
Williams
Sheryl Williams
Meigs County
Mrs. Alice O'Brien Funeral Rites Held
Grave side services for Alice Horden Selby O'Brien 82 were held at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Attending were her husband W J O'Brien and son W V O'Brien of Schenectady NY, a GE vice president, grandson Fred Selby and Mrs Selby, Mrs Hamilton of Columbus, and cousin Mrs H J Roush. She was daughter of the late William and Mary Horden of Middleport and longtime NY Central clerk stenographer in Hobson.
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Middleport
Alice Horden Selby O'Brien
Middleport Hill Cemetery
W. J. O’brien
Fred Selby
Selby
Hamilton
Columbus
O'Brien
W. V. O'Brien
Schenectedy
N. Y
General Electric
Dale Ratliff
Federated Church
Pomeroy
H. J. Roush
Mrs O'Brien
William Horden
New York Central
Hobson
Davidson announces birth of daughter in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davidson Jr. announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday at Holzer Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Erwin Sr. of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Erwin of S. Third Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Roy Davidson, Jr
Julia Erwin
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
Roy Erwin
A. E. Erwin
S. Third Ave
Sacred concert at Mt Herman Church by Huntington College quartet
Huntington College will present a sacred concert on August 13 1953 at 8 00 p m at Mt Herman A B Church. The quartet members include Vern Sharp Pixley California Marvin Price San Fernando California James Howard Hillsdale Michigan and John Bergdal Cissna Park Illinois shown standing left to right and seated respectively.
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Huntington College
Huntington
Indiana
Mt. Herman A.B. Church
Vern Sharp
Pixley
California
Marvin Price
San Fernando
James Howard
Hillsdale
Michigan
John Bergdal
Cissna Park
Illinois
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Christian Endeavor
Burt Lancaster
Joanne Dru
Vengeance Valley
Spencer Tracy
Kathryn Hepburn
Pat and
Mike
Rob Hope
Lucille Ball
Fancy Pants
John Payne, Ariene Whelan
Passage West
Technicolor
Garden Club
Pomeroy Personals
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Mr. Vaughan
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Meigs Hospital
Amvets
Ands
Erin
Yvonne Hackett
Tryvouta
Midagei High School
Tion
Jeannette Moore
James Cunningham
Yvonne
Gail Stumbo
Marilyn Miller
Meda Werner
Judy Ferguson
Middleport Social Notes
Mary Helen Davis
Cpl
Robert Davis
Korea
Davis
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland St
Peter Lalich
Peter
Michael
Athens
Kenneth Cooke
Connie
Mason
Rodney Hill
Gregory
George Ebersbach
D. F. Will
Freda Welling
Nina Amspoker
James Buell
Texas
Buell
Roscoe
Sonny) Wise
Diane Reichman
Paddy Jo Lambert
Buckeye Lake
Robert Richards Columbus
Pontiac
Mich
Hez Root
Lesta Gothard
Emily
Miami
Key West
M. R. Sanborn
Joe Savely
Akron
Savelys
P. S. Millis
Sanborns
M. W. Tillett and Sons
Barry
Tom
C. W. Karrick
Boomer
W.va
James Hawley
N Second Ave
Clifford Steele
L. Gardner
Carpenter
William Ransom
Harry Barnes
Earl Gilkey
Elmer Wickham
Joe Marsee
Raymond Saxton
Benjamin Brewer
Joe Jenkins
Charlies Bailey
Baby
Oliver Sayre
Alma VM
Meigs
Kathryn Grayson
Gordon MacRae
Steve Cochran
Raymond Masses
Richard Widmark
Don Taylor Casey Adame
Darry Hickman
al Stanley
Mrs
Alice O'Brien
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Association
A. ©. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
W. D. Thoma
Sylvan Four Quartet
Cates Ous
Studebaker
America
Studebakers
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
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