Unique displays mark 89th Meigs County Fair opening
The 89th Meigs County Fair opened at Rocksprings Fairgrounds with unusual grange displays in blue and gold themes. The Meigs County Ministerial Association sponsored daily services at the grange hall tent while junior fair exhibits, 4-H entries, and baby sitting by the Girl Scout Association drew crowds. The event features farm equipment displays, highway projects, and a map showing county churches plus free literature.
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Meigs County
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
B. R. Lakin
Cable Tabernacle
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
F. Whitney Ingraham
Granges
Pomeroy Bend
Alfred Grange 1839
Rocksprings Grange 2567
Rocksprings Juvenile Grange 705
Ing
Hemlock Grove
Grange
Grange Hall
Meigs County Ministerial Association
John Elwood
Racine
Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Meigs
Future Farmers of America
100 Day German Clock Gift To Mother
Mrs. James Arnold of Middleport received a 400 day German clock from her son Pfc. James Arnold stationed in Augsburg Germany. The clock needs winding only once a year and 35 days and came from a leading factory in the world.
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Middleport
James Arnold
Pfc
Augsburg
Germany
Board to Consider Bus Driver Applicants Saturday
Meigs County Board of Education will meet at 8 p m Saturday night in the office of county superintendent O O Patterson to review bus driver applications for the new school year. All applications must be presented by that time.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Library To Close For Two Week Vacation
Middleport public library will close for two weeks during librarian Miss Jean Clark’s vacation. The library reopens Tuesday September 2 as Clark visits relatives in Michigan.
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Middleport
Jean Clark
Youngest graduate attends Ohio University ceremony
Karen Lynn Griffith, 24 days old, appears at Ohio University graduation with her grandparents and family members from Langsville Pomeroy Athens and Columbus. The infant is tied to the education degree event while relatives such as Anna Folden Ogdin Janet Odin Kearney Ogdin and Cecil McLeod participate.
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Pomeroy
Ohio University
Karen Lynn Griffith
Charles Griffith
Karen Lynn
Anna Folden Ogdin
Langsville
Janet Odin
Columbus
Kearney Ogdin
Cecil McLeod
Athens
Charles E. Griffith
Maxine Ogdin
Clevelander Fined for Oil Well Casing Violation
A Cleveland employee of Mam moth Production Corp, E R Snyder, was fined 19 dollars and costs by Mayor Sidney T Russell for oil well casing violation. Snyder was arrested on a warrant by inspector Arnold E Snowden for completing a well in Oriskany sand. Other highway patrol cases saw Johnny Foster of Gallipolis plead guilty to speeding and receive five dollars plus costs, Clark Smith of Columbus fined five dollars for intoxication, and J H Jagers fined five dollars for driving on a freshly painted highway line.
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Middleport
E. R. Snyder
Mammoth Production Corp
Cleveland
Sidney T. Russell
Snyder
Arnold E. Snowden
Oriskany Sand
Johnny Foster
Gallipolis
Clark Smith
Columbus
J. H. Jagers
4 H Club Activities at Carmel and area meetings
Carmel Friendship club cleaned Carmel Church and held games and refreshments. K M D Club rehearsed demonstrations for Aug 4 at Senior High School. Langsville Go Getters enjoyed a gathering at Edward Evans home. Meigs County Fair booth and Canter’s Cave camping discussed. Ohio Valley Boys 4 H Club met Aug 1 with 13 members. Syracuse Sunshine Girls planned educational booth and funded Canter’s Cave Camp. Morning Star Happy Go Lucky hosted mother daughter party with projects shown and funds voted to church seat fund.
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Carmel Friendship Club
Carmel Church
Ada Hoskins
Edward Evans
Langsville
Go-Getters Club
Meigs County
Canter's Cave
Evans Brothers
Evans
Ohio Valley Boys
Syracuse Sunshine Girls
Jane Teaford
Geneva H. Nolan
Allah Teaford
Canter’s Cave Camp Fund
Morning Star Church Seat Fund
Phyllis van Meter
Mother and two children hurt in Minersville crash
A mother Mrs John Southern Jr of Syracuse and her two children Robert 11 and Martha Ann three months were treated for lacerations and contusions at Meigs General Hospital after an accident in Minersville on Route 124. The vehicle struck a wall and two utility poles, causing minor damage to a second vehicle.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Minersville
Leroy Bartrum
John Southern, Jr
Syracuse
Mary Zahl
Middleport
Bartrum
Rutland
Charles M Morrison Rites Set Thursday
Graveside services for Charles M Morrison who died Monday at his daughter Mrs Patterson's home in Zanesville will be held Thursday at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev John Elwood officiating. Surviving are his son Paul S Morrison of Pensacola Florida and his daughter Mrs Patterson.
Four Named Individuals In Brief Court Filing
Harry Dale Sayre aged 22 of New Haven West Virginia and Jane T. Custer aged 21 of Middleport are listed alongside Barl Lansbury 28 of Langsville and Helen Spires 38 of Middleport in the court document.
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Harry Dale Sayre
New Haven
W. Va
Jane T. Custer
Middleport
Barl Lansbury
Langsville
Helen Spires
Birth of a Son for Mr and Mrs Cunningham
Mr and Mrs Clifford Cunningham announce the birth of a son on August 12 at Memorial Hospital in Lima. The couple also have a son named Denny, aged 10. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Robson and Mr and Mrs L L Cunningham of Middleport, with great grandparents Mr and Mrs Ben Ervin of Charleston. Mrs Robson will travel to Lima this Saturday.
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Middleport
Clifford Cunningham
Martha Robson
Memorial Hospital
Lima
Cunninghams
Denny
William Robson
L. L. Cunningham
Ben Ervin
Charleston
Robson
Meigs County Courthouse Closes for Fair Attendance
All offices at the Meigs County courthouse will close Thursday and Friday afternoon to allow staff to attend the 89th Meigs County Fair. Judge Emmet W. Peoples of the Common Pleas Court announced the decision.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Salem Center WSCS Meets at Edmundson Home
The Salem Center Women’s Society of Christian Service held a meeting at the home of Mame and Dorthy Edmundson with 13 members present. Vice President Catherine Shenefield called the meeting and Kate Roush led devotions as eight chapters of Mathews were discussed. A hostess served fruit salad cake and beverage to members including Ethel Milan and others. A follow-up meeting is set for August 27 at Louise Nichols’s home.
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Salem Center
WSCS
Mamne
Dorthy Edmundson
Catherine Shenefield
Kate Roush
Mathews
Ethel Milan
Violet Jordan
Mary Little
Murl Hoffman
Mame Edmundson
Lizzie Caton
Louise Nichols
Gladys Farley
Freda Davis
Dorothy Stone
Gladys Anderson
Desta Anderson
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