Meigs County Fair Opens With Crowning Tonight
The 94th Meigs County Fair at Rock Springs Fairgrounds begins with the crowning of queen Miss Lois Ann Knopp and king Don Johnson of Racine. A religious service, led by Rev. Clyde N. Rogers, follows their coronation, with gifts from local merchants awarded to the couple.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Meigs County
Lois Ann Knopp
Racine
Future Homemakers of America
Don Johnson
Future Farmers of America
Junior Fair Board
Clyde N. Rogers
Town and Country
The
Ohio Council of Churches
Miss Knopp
Johnson
Phillips Sisters
Collins Jewelry
Mercedes Condon
Elberfeld’s
Stiffler’s
Marguerite’s
Vogue
Ebersbach’s
Hartley and Bennett’s
L. and Z. Men
Kenney Music Co
Middleport Personal News Roundup
Mrs. H C Ewing returns from Coral Gables after her mother Mrs W C Russell’s death. Visitors include Miss Carolyn Sue Hess and fiancé George Nathan Roush and Mr and Mrs Horace Abbott in Charleston. Robert Tompkins, from atomic tests in Nevada, travels via Baltimore to his parents. Several local families attend college events and vacations on Lake Erie and in Ohio University.
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H. C. Ewing
Coral Gables
Fla
W. C. Russell
Easter Martin Russell
Carolyn Sue Hess
George Nathan Roush
Horace Abbott
Charleston
Robert Tompkins
Nevada
E. R. Tompkins
Baltimore
Everett Bachner
Connie
Karen
Mary Schaaf
Edison Wessa
Columbus
Lake Erie
Two Truckers Fined In Court of Mayor
In Mayor C. C. Fisher's court, Monday night, Stroud McDermott of West Columbia pleaded guilty to overweight no stop light and signal and was fined 35 dollars plus costs. Maynard H. Ellis of Cheshire faced charges on unsafe truck condition and was fined 15 dollars plus costs.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Stroud McDermott
West Columbia
Maynard H. Ellis
Cheshire
Pomeroy Visit Highlights Police Family News
Mr and Mrs John McKenzie visited Mrs Mc Kenzies son Willard Hubbard and family in Dayton last week while McKenzie was on vacation from the Pomeroy Police Department. Mrs Denver P Biggerstaff and children Randy and Vicky of Lakeland Florida are visiting her parents Eddie A Smith and wife Wehe Terrace.
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Pomeroy
John McKenzie
Norway Expects Government TV Network by 1960
The article states Norway plans a government television network to be in operation by 1960. It emphasizes state involvement in broadcasting and timelines for launching the public service network.
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Norway
One Case Transferred Four Fined In Pomeroy
Charles Laudermilt 22 of Pomeroy pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated after an accident on Route 7 near the eastern corporate line in Pomeroy. Five injured. Laudermilt on probation. case referred to Common Pleas Judge John C. Bacon for transcription. Four others fined for overloads after State Highway Patrol arrests: Earl A. Smith 63, Charles Karns 61, Hollis Huntley 25, Salem Forrest Martin 25. Louis Laudermilt case continued. Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters meeting postponed to Aug 22 due to Meigs County Fair. will be held at DAV Hall.
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Pomeroy
Charles Laudermilt
Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
E. F. Robinson
Laudermilt
Pearl Williams
Middleport
James O’brien
Robinson
State Highway Patrol
Earl A. Smith
Salem Forrest Martin
Farm Land Sold and Rented Back in Meigs County
In Letart Falls area Meigs County two more farms were purchased this week, with Virgil Roush and Ralph Chapman selling and arranging one year leases to continue farming. The Roush property covers 20 acres of truck farming land with the home on site, while Chapman's 50 acre tract includes the family residence. a July purchase added 132.55 acres owned by Dallas and Donna Hill.
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Harold Hawk Pomeroy
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Virgil Roush
Ralph Chapman
Roush
Chapman
Dallas
Donna Hill
Hill
Fred M. Link
St. Clairsville
Edward M. McConnaughey
Link
M. A. Hanna Coal Co
Cleveland
McConnaughey
Andrew Cross
Miller reunion attendees gathered at Herbert Miller home
The Miller family reunion was held Sunday at Rutland Road host Herbert Miller’s residence in Pomeroy. Attendees included Ohlinger, Bowers, Veney, Reed, Glaze, Neuhauser, Miller, Maguire, Rupe, Ament and others from Pomeroy Middleport Rutland Alma and surrounding areas. Local land activity noted with large acreage acquired by Fred M. Link and Edward McConnaugh ey and speculation on industrial use near Letart Falls.
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Pomeroy
Miller
Herbert Miller
Rutland Rd
Conrad Ohlinger
Merle
Sheila
Naomi
Elwood Bowers
Danny
Peggy
Edward Veney
James Reed
David
Ruth
Middleport
Herbert Glaze
Cleveland
Frank Neuhauser
Jersey City
N. J
Roy Miller
Syracuse
Marion Maguire
Mingo, O
Lee Maguire
Alma Rupe
Janie Miller
Rutland
Jake Ament
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Meigs Fair
Allen C. Hill
Fair Board
Charles Radford, Jr
Mount Vernon
Owensville
South Carolina
Virginia
Pearl McMann
Marysville
Herman Warner
Harve J. Eastman
O. O. Patterson
Ron Springer
Harry Spencer
Roger Morgan
Billy Hughes
Athens
Southern Ohio
Faye Sauer
Elwood
Cincinnati
Pomeroy High School
Thompson Music Co
Marietta
Walter Windsor
Point Pleasant
Ascot
Calico Girls
Paris
Altma' Ba
Charlene Dillard
John Dillard
Nina Childers Bland
Akron
Guy O. Reynolds
Minerva Childers
Ohio University
Reynolds
Nina Russell
R. C. Konkright
Bowersville
Springfield
Kentucky
Konkright
Heath Methodist Church
Konkrights
Kay Stiles
Megee Drive-in
Mason
Dutton Drug Store
Will Willock
S. Second Ave
Clifford Erwin
Bridgeport
W. Va
Fred
Auburn
Ala
Kathryn Philson
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Pomeroy Personals
America
Mercury
Monterey
LMDA
North Court ST
Athens, Ohio
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