School Merger Question Placed On Meigs Ballot
Meigs County voters will decide on consolidating five districts Pomeroy Middleport Bedford Salisbury and Northwestern Local into a single district in the November 2 election. Superintendent Patterson received certification from the State Board of Education via E E Holt after all five boards requested a survey of consolidation options.
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Pomeroy
C. O. Patterson
Meigs County
County Board of Education
Meigs
County Board of Elections
Patterson
E. E. Holt
State Board of Education
Middleport
Bedford
Salisbury
Northwestern
Boards of Education
Ohio Department of Education
Gift Presented To Church By Philathea Society
A $100 gift was given to the church improvement fund as the Philathea Society met at the Middleport Church of Christ. Members listed include Mrs. Robert Reibel and several others with updates on their health and hospital stays. Devotional meditation by Mrs. Clyda Allensworth and Deborah program by Mrs. George Meinhart were featured. Refreshments were served by hostesses including Mrs. Allensworth and Mrs. Ida Childs.
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Middleport
Church Improvement Fund
Philathea Society
Middleport Church of Christ
Robert Reibel
Gallipolis Medical Center
O. E. McKinley
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Paul Davis
University Hospital, Columbus
Beverly Houdashelt
Lisa Herald
Mabel Hysell
Martha Slater
Dick Wiley
Claude Ashley
Raymond Cole
Clyda_ Allensworth
Deborah
George Meinhart
Allensworth
Ida Childs
Bertha Durst
David Farmer
Bessie Ashley
Ira Butcher
Rutland Notes Show Local Moves And Visits
Rutland social notes detail Albert a Montgomery returning from White Settlement Texas to stay with relatives while husband serves overseas. Ethel Snowden visits Point Pleasant. Ethel Halliday visits Kentucky kin. plans to see Stansbury and Martin families in Columbus. Brenda Turner celebrates birthday with local friends. Turner sends cake to brother Blaine in the Air Force. Sandra Little returns to live with parents before marriage. Dee Thomas visits Columbus and returns with her mother. Richard Martin family moves to Chester. Martin becomes teacher and head football coach at Eastern High School. Charles Smith and family relocate above the post office. Smith hired as teacher and football coach at Rutland High. Mildred Lucas family returns from Myrtle Beach with relatives. Harry Gross and family visit from Cuyahoga Falls. Taylor family hosted. Atkeson grandchildren visit as parents move from Columbus to Mansfield.
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Jean Parker Rutland
Alberta Montgomery
Rutland
White Settlement
Tex
Carlos Snowden
Montgomery
John Montgomery
Jackson
Ethel Snowden
Harry Snowden
Point Pleasant
Ethel Halliday
Lietched
Vona McKnight
C. W. Stansbury
Columbus
McKnight
Joseph Martin
Painesville
Brenda Turner
Ronald Duff
Robin
Wayne Turner
Miss Turner
Dee Thomas
Ed Thomas
Rutland High School
Mildred Lucas
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Carl Hartley
Scott Shields
Roseville
Barna Jesse
Pomeroy
Harry Gross
Cuyahoga Falls
Clair Taylor
Taylors
John Thomas
Mike
Mark Atkeson
Dennis Atkeson
Mansfield
Middleport Emergency Squad Responds to Illness Call
Two calls answered by the Middleport Emergency Squad on Thursday. At 10:29 a.m. they went to the Jim Rickman residence on Oliver Street where a local physician treated Rickman. Mrs. Elfreda Tucker of Letart was taken to Holzer Hospital in the afternoon while en route to visit her son.
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Middleport
Jim Rickman
Oliver St
Rickman
Elfreda Tucker
Letart
Holzer Hospital
Racine
Douglas Wickline
Cora Wyatt
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Chatter Club Meeting in Rutland Hosts Auction and Games
Mrs. Howard Phillips attended the Chatter Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Robert Nelson of Rutland. Nelson acted as auctioneer for a sale. Prizes were won by Mrs. Charles Spires, Mrs. Howard Birchfield, Mrs. Wilbur Young, Mrs. Charles Carson, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Robert Eads, Mrs. Clifford Ebersbach, Mrs. Nathan Biggs, and Mrs. Alfred Biggs. Refreshments followed.
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Pomeroy
Howard Phillips
Robert Nelson
Rutland
Chatter Club
Nelson
Charles Spires
Howard _ Birchfield
Wilbur Young
Charles Carson
Phillips
Robert Eads
Clifford Ebersbach
Nathan Biggs
Alfred Biggs
Correction: Durst not cited in Meigs County crash case
The Messenger corrects an earlier report stating Robert Durst, 18, Portland, was cited for leaving the scene of an accident and driving left of center. The charges were actually against Ernest Burke Jr., 19, Columbus, and Durst is not cited.
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Pomeroy
Robert Durst
Portland
Meigs County
Ernest Burke, Jr
Columbus
Durst
Missouri youths represent Meigs County at cooperative meet
Pomeroy Patty Dorst daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Dorst Reedsville and Pat Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Bailey near Five Points represented Meigs County at the American Institute of Cooperatives annual meeting at the University of Missouri Columbia. They attended the youth session and main program along with about 60 other state youths. Sponsors included the Meigs County Dairy Service Unit 4 H Club Council FHA FFA Landmark Farm Bureau Cooperative Farm Bureau Federation Jackson Production Credit and Buckeye REA. They left Columbus last Sunday for Columbia.
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Riverview
Meigs County Dairy Service Unit
Meigs County
FHA
FFA
Landmark Farm Bureau Cooperative
Farm Bureau Federation
Jackson Production Credit
Buckeye Rea
Columbus
Columbia
American Institute For Cooperatives
Washington, D. C
Pool Hours Change In Middleport For Saturday
Middleport pool shifts Saturday hours to avoid a water show at 7 30 p m The pool opens 1130 a m and closes 3 p m for public swimming A Little League game is set for the afternoon followed by a dance on the cement courts after the water show Pool manager Leo Kennedy announced the change
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Middleport
Leo Kennedy
Party Honors Boy On Ninth Birthday
Clarence Gilkey celebrated Kenneth Gilkey's ninth birthday with a surprise party at Portland Park after a picnic. Attendees included Sarah, Lucille and Eugene Boyles, Dottie, Tommy and Johnny Roush, Carolyn Gilkey, Darrell Bechtle, Judy, Jane and Joe Gilkey, and the Powells Mike Kathy Bill Steve.
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Middleport
Clarence Gilkey
Kenneth
Portland Park
Sarah
Lucille
Eugene Boyles
Dottie
Tommy
Johnny Roush
Carolyn Gilkey
Darrell Bechtle
Judy
Jane
Joe Gilkey
Joe
Bill
Steve Powell
Mike
Kathy Powell
Meigs General Hospital Inpatient Notices
Beverly Houdashelt from Minersville Denver Queen Carpenter admitted. Pearl Poulin discharged.
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Beverly Houdashelt
Minersville
Denver Queen
Carpenter
Veterans Memorial Hospital Names Staff and Patients
A notes list recalls Veterans Memorial Hospital staff and patients including Lovell Holstein Shade Cora Wyant Georgia Smith Chester Robert Lambert Albany Ruth Larkin Long Bottom Bertha Gill Clara Saylor Dolly Braden and Geraldine Gerlach. The fragment preserves a roster of individuals connected to the hospital.
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Lovell Holstein
Shade
Cora Wyant
Racine
Georgia Smith
Chester
Robert Lambert
Albany
Ruth Larkins
Long Bottom
Bertha Gill
Clara Saylor
Dolly Braden
Geraldine Gerlach
Baking Firm Workers Enroll In Course
Four employees of the Ohio Valley Baking Co. Middleport enroll in the Dale Carnegie leadership school for 14 weeks in Chillicothe. They are Willard Martin route supervisor George Grate sales manager Marvin Jeffers break shop foreman and Robert Byer office supervisor. Mrs. Cora Wyatt hospitalized after stroke in Racine treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Valley Baking Co
Dale Carnegie
Chillicothe
Willard Martin
George Grate
Marvin Jeffers
Robert Byer
Middleport WCTU names Betty Cline president
Betty Cline was elected president of the Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union at a meeting hosted by Opal Kelly. New officers include Genevieve Saxton secretary and Lillian Stieff pianist. The group planned the Sept 3 Meigs County meeting and Aug 23 planning session at the president’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Betty Cline
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Opal Kelly
Kelly
Beulah White
Edith McNeal
Lillian Stieff
Iva Turner
Genevieve Saxton
Meigs County
D of A Past Councilors Hold Session
Mrs. Mabel Van Meter and Mrs. Henry Spencer hosted a Daughters of America past councilors meeting at the lodge hall. The program opened with Psalm 1 Lord's Prayer and flag pledge. Vice president Buel Ridenour presided as a round robin card fate to Fannie Adams was organized. Miss Leda Mae Kraut ter won the door prize.
Reformatory Term For Middleport Woman Sentenced
Phyllis Rowley 41 of Middleport received a one year reformatory sentence from Meigs County Juvenile Court for contributing to the delinquency of minors and child neglect. She was escorted to Marysville Women's Reformatory by the Meigs County Sheriff's Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Phyllis Rowley
Marysville
Meigs County Fair shows increased 1965 entries
Frank H. Johnston reports 1965 Meigs County Fair entries total 984 up from 973 last year with dairy cattle 134 vs 209 a district Guernsey show. Flower show strong with 100 entries, horse conformation 84, beef cattle 66, swine 9, sheep 17, poultry 19, farm products 240, granges 4, domestic arts 108, schools 3. A TV preview on WSAZ-TV and radio interview were taped. RACINE fire district hosts ice cream social at town hall at 5 30 p m Saturday with homemade ice cream and cake.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Frank H. Johnston
Fair Board
Guernsey
Johnston
Wallace Bradford
Charles Radford
John Heiskell
Wsaz-Tv
WSAZ
Racine
Racine Fire Department
Town Hall
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