Labor Day Parade Planned by Feeney-Bennett Post
Feeney-Bennett Post No. 128 American Legion plans its fourth annual Labor Day celebration in Middleport with a 1:30 p.m. parade from the high school field. Jamboree shows at 4 and 8 p.m. feature the Jamboree group, with greasy pole and pig contests, turkey throw, sack races, egg throw and more. Fireworks cap the event. parade entrants urged to contact Lewis Long or Don Roach.
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Middleport
Feeney - Bennett Post
No. 128
American Legion
Ted Chapman
Chapman
WSAZ
Middleport High School
Pomeroy School Board Lets Contracts Tuesday
The Pomeroy Board of Education awarded coal contracts to Robert Arnold at 6.85 per ton after bidding by Adrienne Coal and Dock Co The Peacock Coal Co and Bailey Coal Co Valley Belle Products Inc received the milk delivery contract for Central and Sugar Run grade schools at six cents for chocolate half pints and five and a half cents for white milk. Facilities upgrades included redecorations and new fixtures in the Junior High rest room. furnace repairs completed by Columbus Heating and Ventilating Co.
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Pomeroy
Robert Arnold
Pomeroy Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Adrienne Coal and Dock Co
Peacock Coal Co
Bailey Coal Co
Valley Belle Products Inc
Central
Sugar Run
Charles Gibbs
Frecker
Connecticut
Columbus Heating and Ventilating Co
Middleport Personal News Highlights Visitors and Moves
Mrs. Paul Kennedy and Mrs. Walden Reed of Galena visit relatives in Middleport. The Dunham trailer sits on the Rice lot near their old home. Gary and Beverly Dunham set to attend Middleport High School. Dr. L. M. Ihle and family stay with the Browns. he brings a boat for Ohio River outings. Dorothy Caldwell visits Cincinnati with Mrs. A. A. Dillard and daughter. Homer Russell hosts his nephew Russell Bolin and family from Akron.
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Paul Kennedy
Walden Reed
Galena
Mrs. Kennedy
H. AL. Dunham
Hylda Rice
S. Second Ave
Gary
Beverly Dunham
Middleport High School
L. M. Ihle
Main
Dr. Ihle
Ohio River
A. A. Dillard
Dorothy Caldwell
Meigs General Hospital
Paul Dillard and Son
Cincinnati
Homer Russell
Russell Bolin
Bolin
Akron
Fall Wedding Planned in Middleport
Miss Carolyn Sue Hess and George Nathan Roush announce an early fall wedding. Hess, daughter of the late William and Myrtle Hess, is active in Middleport High School musical groups and works as a bookkeeper at Foreman & Abbott in Middleport. Roush, son of Kenna Roush of Minersville, is a Pomeroy High School graduate, a former Marine, and employed by the New York Central Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Carolyn Sue Hess
William Hess
Myrtle Archer
George Nathan Roush
Kenna Roush
Minersville
Foreman & Abbott Television and Radio
Roush
Pomeroy High School
U.S. Marine Corps
New York Central Railroad
Birthday Dinner for Miss Harrie Smith in Middleport
A group of longtime friends celebrated Miss Harrie Marie Smith birthday, director of the Meigs County Welfare Dept, with dinner at the Martin Restaurant. Guests included Mrs. Walter F. Harris and Mrs. R. O. Fowler along with several others and a three tier cake baked by Mrs. Lula Russell.
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Middleport
Harrie Marie Smith
Meigs
Twenty-Year Pins At White Rose Lodge Picnic
Mrs. Clyde Winebrenner and Mrs. Homer Hartley received twenty year membership pins from Mrs. Branch Fleming at the White Rose Lodge Auxiliary annual family picnic held at Middleport Roadside Park. Attendees included Mrs. Hartley’s daughters and numerous members and guests such as Mrs. James Roller and children, Mrs. Richard Owen and daughter, the Clarence McNeals, the L. D. Diles, the W. W. Hayes, Mrs. Arnold Green and son, Mrs. Ruth Bobo, Mrs. Frank Bobo and children, Mrs. William Morris and children, Mrs. Carl Mattox, Mrs. C. P. Gallagher, Mrs. David Entsminger, Mrs. H. E. Bush, Mrs. Joe Wilson and daughter, Mrs. Bertie Watts, Mrs. Fleming and Jamie Jobb.
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Middleport
Clyde Winebrenner
Homer Hartley
Branch Fleming
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Hartley
James Roller
Richard Owen
Clarence McNeals
L. D. Diles
W. W. Hayes
Middleport High School reunion picnic at Roadside Park
A Reunion picnic at Middleport Roadside Park brought together four Middleport High School graduates and families. Planned by Charles Asa Bradbury and Jeanne Anne Young, guests included Gene Harris and Janet Hecox families. Harris family to travel to Hutchinson Kansas after two weeks, with stop planned in Columbus to visit brothers Robert and Gordon Harris.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Charles Asa Bradbury
Jeanne Anne Young
Suzanne
Mary
Asa
Gene Harris
Janet Hecox
Marjorie
Patricia
Nancy
Kenny
Robert
Harrises
Hutchinson
Kas
Robert Harrises
A. R. Hecoxes
Columbus
Mr. Harris
Robert and
Gordon
Childhood Birthday Dinner Noted in Middleport
Kevin Dailey, seven, celebrated at home with a family birthday dinner. Attending were Howard and Mrs Dailey, Kevin’s sister Bronwyn, Mrs Worley Howell, Anna and Roberta Howell, Mrs Eugene Houdashelt and Becky, along with Mr and Mrs. full list incomplete.
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Middleport
Kevin Dailey
Howard Dailey
Howells-Dailey
Howard Daileys
Kevin
Bronwyn
Worley Howell
Anna
Roberta Howell
Eugene Houdashelt
Becky
Sixth anniversary of Middleport Tuesday Canasta Club observed
The Tuesday Canasta Club held its sixth anniversary with dinner at Martin Restaurant and cards at Mrs. William Childs home. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Lionel Boggs Mrs. Ralph Gibbs Jr Mrs. Richard Gress and Mrs. Charles A Bradbury. Other members include Mrs. Donald Mills Mrs. Edward T. French and Mrs. Robert Schmoll.
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Middleport
Martin
William Childs
Lincoln St
Lionel Boggs
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Richard Gress
Charles A. Bradbury
Donald Mills
Edward T. French
Robert Schmoll
Long Bottom annual homecoming slated for Sept 1
The Long Bottom community announces its annual homecoming on September 1 with a basket dinner and program. Residents are invited to attend the event featuring local traditions and community gathering.
Bowman Couple Honored at Dayton and Marietta Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bowman of Dayton were honored guests at a Sunday dinner hosted by cousins the L. D. Diles and the Dana Hamiltons. The Bowmans traveled to Marietta Monday with the Dileses to see Milton Hamilton, chef at the Lafayette Hotel, and also met former Middleport resident Mrs. Thena Brunker.
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Middleport
Ernest Bowman
Dayton
L. D. Diles
Dana Hamiltons
Hamiltons
Diles
David Durst
Bowmans
Dileses
Marietta
Milton Hamilton
Lafayette
DAV Auxiliary and Auxiliary Officers Installed in Athens
The Pomeroy Meigs Chapter Disabled American Veterans installed officers for the coming year at the DAV Hall. Harry Hoffman became commander with John C. Bacon senior vice commander and Leonard Jewell adjutant. The Ladies Auxiliary installed officers led by Mrs Gordon Wolfe as commander and Mrs Helen Batey as senior vice commander.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Chapter
DAV
Butternut Ave
Harry Hoffman
John C. Bacon
Leonard Jewell
Owen Watson
Walter Kennedy
Gordon Wolfe
Cleveland
Hoffman
Ladies Auxiliary
Helen Batey
Herman Warner
Dale Mourning
William Woodard
Edward Spencer
Two Marriage Licenses Have Been Issued Here
POMEROY marriage licenses issued to Lee Bing 26 coal miner Pomeroy and Caroline Laudermilt 19 Pomeroy, to Ervin Phillips 21 farmer Letart and Naomi Boring 19 Thomas Fork.
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Pomeroy
Lee Bing
Lee
Aurelia Brickles Bing
Caroline Laudermilt
Lewis and
Reta Bing Laudermilt
Ervin Phillips
Farmer
Letart
James
Martha All Phillips
Naomi Boring
Thomas Fork
Elzie
Alma Boring
Keeping age at bay through medical advances
Medical reports yearly note rising life expectancy due to new drug discoveries and improved diagnostic and treatment methods. As science advances, people are expected to stay young longer and old age may be delayed.
Local Moves and Room Rentals Highlight Pomeroy Life
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hogan and daughter Wynona move to the upstairs at the E M Woods home on S Fifth Ave Hogan works at the Kaiser aluminum plant Ravenswood Miss Hogan starts Berea College sophomore year in Kentucky The Hysells of Columbus visit Gale Hysell on Broadway about property on Broadway vacated by the Ratcliffes Maurice Durst back from Ohio Fuel Gas Jackson office now at East St Pomeroy John Ervin construction at Kaiser aluminum rents Brownell Ave He is son of Sid and Mrs Ervin formerly of Middleport Mrs O B Stout returns from a New York University course and remains a member of the Pomeroy High School faculty.
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Ralph Hogan
Wynona
E. M. Woods
S. Fifth Ave
Hogan
Kaiser Aluminum Plant
Ravenswood
Miss Hogan
Berea College
Berea
Noel Hysell
Paul and
Wallace
Columbus
Gale Hysell
Broadway
Sidney Ervin
Portsmouth
Middleport
O. B. Stout
New York University
Pomeroy High School
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Lewis Long
Don Roach
Ted
S&h
WVWA
Anu EL
Cleland
Bennie Borin
Bonnie Blair
Middleport, Ohio
Middleport Area
Everett Dailey
Louise
Grads
Clinton Fisher CO
Huffy
Moore
Athens
Ea Ated Liha
Swisher
William Wordsworth
Jaq
Jam
Preston Motors, Inc
Elberfelds
Rockford
Black Warrior
Miraclo
Capitol
Copco
Hytone
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