Meigs County Fair Runs Wed–Fri With Holiday Closings
The 83rd Meigs County Fair returns August 14–16 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. Friday will be a half-holiday with banks, stores, and courthouse closing at noon. Pony races close entries Friday. $2 entry, up to 20. first prize $5, second $2. Fireworks Thursday and Friday evenings. harness races Thursday and Friday. horse-pulling Thursday. poultry exhibit and beef cattle show expand. water donated by Meigs Water Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Meigs
Charles Radford, Jr
Jean Seidenable
Radford
Meigs Water Company
Pomeroy All Stars Fall to Cheshire in Exhibition Match
Cheshire defeated the Pomeroy All Stars 11 to 3 on the high school diamond as Martin and Rupe pitched for Cheshire allowing only three hits while Searls of the All Stars was knocked for 11. Wednesday in New Haven Chester faces Pomeroy in the Softball Elimination Tournament round three. The 83rd Meigs County Fair features a full midway with rides, radio shows by WLW performers, talent acts, bands, exhibits, and a 4-H Style Revue scheduled across the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cheshire
Pomeroy All Stars
WLW
Turner Brothers
Johnson Twins
Fern and
la Verne
Trail Blazers
Homer
Jethro
Henry Doyle Haynes
Knoxville
Kenneth C. Byers
South Pacific
Licky
Penny
Dean
Lafe Harkness
Bill Thaw
Point Pleasant High School
FFA
Meigs County
Donald R Lowe Rites Planned for Wednesday
Funeral services for Donald R Lowe are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Ewing Chapel Pomeroy conducted by Rev Albert Bitters. Burial will follow at Beech Grove Cemetery. He died early Monday after a long illness. He was a clerk for the New York Central Railroad at Hobson and Cedar Grove W Va.
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Donald R. Lowe
Pomeroy
Ewing Chapel
Albert Bitters
Beech Grove
Lowe
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Erwin Zepp To Address Meigs County Meeting
Erwin C. Zepp vice director of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and Dan O. Taber executive secretary of the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission will visit Meigs County on Wednesday afternoon August 14 to address a public meeting at the Courthouse Pomeroy at 1 30 p m and later attend the Meigs County Fair Admission to the fair grounds Aug 14 is free The Courthouse meeting was arranged by Rep Benjamin F Turner Zepp is noted as an authority on Ohio history and Taber is praised for promoting Ohio to the nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Erwin C. Zepp
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Dan O. Taber
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Meigs County
Zepp
Ohio
Taber
Turner
Fair Grounds
James Keffer Teaches at Tar Hollow Camp
James Keffer pastor of the Church of Christ spoke at Tar Hollow Camp near Chillicothe this week. He will evangelize during Christian Youth Week starting August 19. Donna Ruth Russell, Gladys Devol, and Norma Van Meter join him, with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Van Meter accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Keffer
Church of Christ
Tar Hollow
Chillicothe
Donna Ruth Russell
Gladys Devol
Norma van Meter
Leonard van Meter
Two Pomeroy Banks Close at Noon Friday
POMEROY The Farmers Bank and Savings Company and the Pomeroy National Bank will close at noon Friday August 16 so their employees may attend the Meigs County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Farmers Bank & Savings Company
Pomeroy National Bank
Meigs County
Meigs Pioneer Society Elects Term Officers
Meigs County Pioneer Society met for its 70th gathering at Federated Church. Mrs E W Kings, Jand, was reelected president, with Benjamin F Turner as vice president and other officers confirmed. The program included address by Robert Carson and music by Mrs Lillian Stieff, with a chicken dinner and poems read by Amy Kingsland. Memorial services are set for the first Sunday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ervin
Lillian Stieff
Will Fisher
A. V. Howell
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Robert Carson
George Sauer
Helen Cooper
Jed Webster
Hez Root
Dow
Arnold
Blazewicz
Benjamin F. Turner
Stieff
Lois Neutzling
Ben Neutzling
Beulah White
Paul Haptonstall
White
Haptonstall
John C. Hallam
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Guests
Middleport social page notes a party hosted by Mrs John Baker with awards and refreshments. Nearby travels include the Bougher family welcoming a grandson born August eight at University Hospital Columbus. Attendees and visitors span Stout Dut ton Phillips Rothrock Kunze and Root families across Ohio towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Emmish
Columbus
Earl Bougher
University Hospital
J. W. Bougher
Divorce Granted to Audrey Coleman in Common Pleas Court
A divorce was granted to Audrey Coleman by Judge Edgar Ervin in Common Pleas Court. The petition cited gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty by Harry Coleman as grounds for the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edgar Ervin
Common Pleas
Audrey E. Coleman
Harry L. Coleman
Parker Leaves as Convention Delegate for International Molders Union
Dwight Parker travels from Pomeroy to Birmingham to attend the International Molders and Foundry Workers Union Convention August 11 to 31. He will join fellow delegates in Cincinnati for the trip. Parker works at Parkersburg Big and Reel Co in the Pomeroy plant. his wife Norma and daughter Myrtle live on Pleasant Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dwight Parker
Birmingham
Ala
International Molders and Foundry Workers’ Union
Parker
Cincinnati
Parkersburg Big & Reel Co
Norma
Myrtle
Pleasant Ridge
Meigs Land Transfers Record Real Estate Deeds
County recorder George Meinhart lists transfers across Olive Middleport and Pomeroy townships. Deeds include Riley Pigott to Willard Pigott and multiple transfers to Theodore T. Reed and family, plus parcels in Pomeroy and Bedford Township and Lebanon Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Meinhart
County Recorder
Riley Pigott
Daile Pigott
Willard Pigott
Olive Township
F. A. Shifler
Homer R. Glaze
Herbert B. Glaze
Middleport
William Frederick Reed
Theodore T. Reed
D. Curtis Reed
William F. Reed
Eunice R. Hobart
Edison Hobstetter
T. H. Davis Co
Estella Walburn
Celia Ann Parfitt
John H. Parfitt
James M. Reed
Helen Clara Reed
Elma Eakin Bailey
Clarence Bailey
John G
Ethel M. Fry
Joan H. Scines
Laura E. Scines
Vera Rader
John Gilkey
Floral Hayes
Bedford Township
Frances Virginia Cochran
Charles Cochran
Goldie Anthony
Lebanon Township
Estella T. Ebers
Congressman Jenkins Speaks at Rotary Picnic in Middleport
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins visited Middleport en route from Ironton to Athens for the Rotary picnic at Roadside Park. Judge Edgar Ervin hosted the event attended by 48 members and guests with meals from Rotary Anns led by Mrs. J. H. Grate. Jenkins, on the special food committee, spoke on food history and contrast between past farm contributions and modern urban dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Athens
Edgar Ervin
Rotary
Rotary Anns
J. H. Grate
Congressman Jenkins
Special Food Committee of Congress
Cheshire overwhelms All-Stars 8-1 in softball league
Cheshire defeats the All-Stars 8-1 at Pomeroy High diamond as Hawley and Thomas lead the offense with early runs and strong support from Lee Martin on the mound. Denny allows eight hits for the Stars as the visitors fail to capitalize after a lone first-inning score.
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Pomeroy
Cheshire
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy High Diamond
Hawley
Don Thomas
Roush
Thomas
All-Stars
Howell
Fomeroy Diamondmen
Kimes
Stars
Lee Martin
Earl Denny
The
Rothgeb
Db Manley
Hood
Renals
E. Haskins
Wright
Denny D. Matson
Spencer
Wm. Stivers
Charles Stanley
Richard Russell
Kentucky Man Nabbed At Meigs Fairgrounds
James Dove alias Daniel Hicks, wanted by Prestonburg police on a desertion charge, was arrested at 4 pm Monday at Rocksprings Fairgrounds where he sought work with a concession. Patrolman Bryan nabbed him on a tip. He is jailed in Meigs County awaiting pickup by Prestonburg police.
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Pomeroy
James Dove
Daniel Hicks
Prestonburg
Walter Wolfe
John Bryan
Sheriff's
Frank Clark
Bill’ Welker
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Bryan
Dove
Meigs County
Arrivals and Local Notes From MIddleport Area
Mrs Joe French and baby arrived by plane from Georgia to Maumee where Mr French recently discharged from the air corps is connected with a newspaper. The Frenches spent a weekend with relatives and left the baby with Mrs Joe French until an apartment is found. Marvin Murray who served in the Independence Day celebration on the USS Topeka at the Philippines is now at Guam. Meigs County Courthouse to close all day Friday Aug 16 for the county fair. Mrs Herbert Dix employed at the Ben Franklin Store in Pomeroy during R L Jacobs absence. Moss Hart once worked as a cloak and suit floorwalker.
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Middleport
Joe French
Georgia
Maumee
Clarence Murray
Bradbury
Lancaster
Harry Bailey
Columbus
Marvin Murray
Philippines
Guam
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Herbert Dixon
Ben Franklin
R. L. Jacobs
Nine Meigs Firemen Attend Dayton Meet
Middleport firemen travel to Dayton for the Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association convention with Sidney Russell Brad Hudson Paul Swisher Wilbur Ashley Robert McElhinny James Daniels Tom Mills John and Frank Vroman. Highlights include fire demonstrations and a tour of Dayton Rubber Co. VFW meets Wednesday at Redman Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Ass'n
Dayton
Sidney Russell
Brad Hudson
Paul Swisher
Wilbur Ashley
Robert McElhinny
James Daniels
Tom Mills
John
Frank Vroman
Dayton Rubber Co
Middleport Scouts Attend Chester Camp Outing
Four Middleport Scouts Frank Talbott White Everett McDaniel and Jack Werner left Sunday for a three day Boy Scout camp at Chester. On Sunday Edward Goodwin Athens D C Montoya Parkersburg Fred Rosenbaum Harry Ohlinger Edward Foster and Frank White county council members visited the camp to discuss local scouting problems. The camp has been cleaned up this spring and is used for meetings by the Izaak Walton League and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank
Talbott White
Everett McDaniel
Jack Werner
Chester
Edward Goodwin
Athens
D. CD
Gallians Triumph Over P M Club 9-3 at Pythian Park
The Gallians of Gallipolis defeated the P M Club 9 to 3 at Pythian Park Sunday afternoon before a fair crowd. Vinson pitched for the Gallians with ten strikeouts and three walks, allowing four P M batters to reach. Sauer and Gilmore led the locals with two hits each in three at bats. Gilmore switched to left handed batting and produced two hits. Five P M errors in the eighth inning fueled a five run rally, sealing the win for the Gallians.
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Middleport
Gallians
Gallipolis
Pythian Park
Vinson
Sauer
Gilmore
Willow
Grace Guild to Meet with Pomeroy Hosts
Grace Guild will meet at the Parish House Wednesday evening. Hostesses will be Mrs. J. E. D. Hartinger, Mrs. Tom Crow, and Mrs. Carrie Nye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grace Guild
J. E. D. Hartinger
Tom Crow
Carrie Nye
Grange Camp Attendees From Meigs County
Among Meigs County residents at the Grange Camp in Lancaster August 9 to 11 were Mayor and Mrs. George Howell representing Rocksprings Grange and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Starkey. Starkey serves as deputy master of the Meigs Granges.
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Grange
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lancaster
George Howell
Rocksprings Grange
H. E. Starkey
Starkey
Meigs
Kellogg's All-Bran Promotes Regularity and Health
An old Kellogg's advertisement urges daily All-Bran servings with water to relieve common constipation. It markets the product as a natural laxative food, citing wheat bran nutrients like iron calcium phosphorus vitamins and protein. The copy emphasizes long term reliance avoidance of other laxatives and notes Kellogg's production in Battle Creek and Omaha.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
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