Meigs Fair Opens With Slow Start and Night Contests
Meigs county fair at Rock Springs opened with poor daytime attendance but an average first night for pony pulling events at 7:30. Bud Goodman of Lancaster won first in ponies 46 inches and under, $25 prize, while F. J. Cremeans of Gallipolis won 47 to 52 inch ponies. Five ponies entered the first contest, four the second. Second to fourth place prizes totaled $45. Junior tractor operator winner was Larry Hollon of Minersville. Racine Grange won $55, Chester Grange $50, Hemlock Grange $45 for grange displays. Domestic arts winners listed. art and crop exhibit winners named from several towns. Harness racing set for Thursday at 5 p.m. with two purses of $2,200 for 2-year-old pace and 3-year-old trot. non-winners of pacing races have $500 purse. Thursday pony heats offer $30 per heat. Eastern High School band to perform. horse pulling and fireworks scheduled tonight.
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Meigs County
Rock Springs
F. J. Cremeans
Eureka Star Route
Gallipolis
Racine Grange
Chester Grange
Hemlock Grange
Richard Radford
Pomeroy
Ray Holter
Pomeroy Star
iWill
Eastern High School
Syracuse GI Promoted
Syracuse GI Promoted Specialist Four Elden Gene Slack, son of Ada Slack of Syracuse, promoted while stationed at Kitzingen Germany. He is undergoing treatment at Graf and will return to base in September. He met Gary Case of Pomeroy during a visit to a service club after enlisting together in January 1966 under the Buddy Plan and later separated at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Syracuse
Elden
Gene) EK. Slack
Ada Slack
U. S. Army
Kitzingen
Germany
Graf
Gary Case
Jewell Case
Pomeroy
Buddy Plan
Fort Leonard Wood
Development Group Seeks Industry Aid for Ravenswood Bridge
The Southern Development Corp met to approve sending more brochures to attract industry for building sites near Ravenswood. A proposed bridge and access highway in Meigs County will be presented to companies. Plans for Sept 11 include a tax briefing by County Auditor Gordon Caldwell. A Ravenswood meeting may follow as momentum grows with Ohio and West Virginia officials. William McKelvey cited a Parkersburg column predicting a new Ohio River bridge at Ravenswood.
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Racine
Southern Development Corp
Ravenswood
Meigs County
Frank Cleland
Gordon Caldwell
Cleland
Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio University Inn
Athens
William McKelvey
Portland
Parkersburg
Ralph Conley
Ohio River
Legion Post Donates $100 To School
Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion of Middleport donated 100 dollars to the Meigs County School for Retarded Children project at a recent meeting. Albert Roush presided as plans were made for a September family picnic at the legion farm. Richard Pickens reported on the baseball program sponsored by Middleport, Pomeroy and Rutland posts. 1968 dues are payable and membership cards have arrived. Fred Kauff was reported hospitalized at Lexington Veterans Hospital.
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Middleport
Meigs County School For
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion of
Albert Roush
Legion Farm
Richard Pickens
Pomeroy
Rutland
Fred Kauff
Lexington
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes
Admitted patients include Austin Hull of Coolville Shirley Custer from Pomeroy Mary Cundiff of Mason W Va Martha Yost of Racine and Virginia Michaels Archie Rollins Ben Kesterson and Kathryn Hannah also listed as admitted.
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Austin Hull
Coolville
Shirley Custer
Pomeroy
Mary Cundiff
Mason
W. Va
Martha Yost
Racine
Virginia Michaels
Archie Rollins
Ben Kesterson
Kathryn Hannah
Meetings In Meigs The Guiding Star Council Work
The repairing of the downstairs of the Guiding Star Council Daughters of America Lodge building will start Thursday at 9 30 a.m. All interested persons are asked to assist and bring a sack lunch.
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Guiding Star Council, Daughters of America
Miss Deem Is Honored At Party
A going away party for Darlene Deem was hosted at Sheila Cowan’s home with Debbie Crow. Guests included Nancy Thompson, Sheila Childs, Jennie Craig, Donna Branham, Jack Stanley, George Sauer, Sonny Haynes, Connie Deem, Judy Brewer, Jim Crow, Pam Neutzling, Mark Tannehill, Jeff Werry, Betty Hobstetter, Lennie Van Meter, and others. Refreshments and dancing were enjoyed.
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Darlene Deem
Springfield
Sheila Cowan
Nancy Thompson
Shiela Childs
Jennie Craig
Donna Branham
Jack Stanley
Darlene Shafin
Brenda May
Kendall Duffy
Becky Hawley
Mouse Cowan
George Sauer
Sonny Haynes
Connie Deem
Mary Holman
Judy Brewer
Joyce Riley
Mike Wright
Penny Hayes
Keith Phalen
Jim Crow
Pam Neutzling
Mark Tannehill
Jeff Werry
Betty Hobstetter
Jeff Burt
Lennie van Meter
Guy Cowan
Half Of School Buses Found Unsatisfactory
Meigs County school buses fared poorly in an Ohio State patrol inspection at the state highway garage. Of 54 buses across Meigs Local 29, Eastern Local 15, and Southern Local 14, 20 Meigs Local, six Eastern Local, and two Southern Local were deemed unsatisfactory, with repairs required before pupil transportation resumes.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio State Patrol
T. D. MccCreedy
Gallipolis
L. B. Vaughn
John Will
Meigs
Eastern Local
Southern Local
Scotch Foursome Held By Pomeroy Golfers
POMEROY The Pomeroy Golf Association held a Scotch Foursome Sunday with Beulah Strauss, Don Hunnel as low gross winners. Anna Howell, Bob Stivers were second low gross. Bernice Durst, Walter Stewart won net. Margaret Slack, Frank Johnston took low putts. Art Strauss and Beulah Strauss were nearest to the pin on No 7.
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Pomeroy
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Bud Goodman
Lancaster
Larry Hollon
Minersville
Mary Heines
Airie Kennedy
Mary Seaman
Oscar Roush
Betty Cline
Patricia Jones
Shade
Ada Hoskins
Jessie Saunders
William Mayer, Pomeroy, Carol
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Rex Shenefield
George Genheimer
Victor Swain
Betty Lou Dean
Chester
Leah Nease
Dorothy Ritchie
Don Anderson
Purley Karr
Long Bottom
Syracuse GI
American Legion Hall
Sheriff’s Department
William Wally Stover
Robert Cleland
Meigs CO
Girl Scout
Camp Fire
Big Bend
Bob Hoeflich
Legion Post
Veterans Memorial Hospital
North Court Street
Deem
Debbie Crow
Albert Schuetz
Monroe
Wis
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Rip van Winkle
Doan
Myers
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