Hay Growers Win Prizes In Meigs Farm Judging
Trophies and cash prizes were awarded at the Meigs County Fair in Rock Springs for top hay and farm crop entrants. Edison Holtow, Earl Dean, and Roy Holter won hay categories with Mora placing in multiple divisions. blue ribbons went to Eva L. King and others for potatoes, vegetables, and garden produce, while Edison Hollon and Mora earned top wheat and oats honors.
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Rock Springs
Meigs County
Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District
Edison Holtow
Minersville
Earl Dean
Pomeroy
Roy Holter
Donald Mora
Holter
Holton
Dale Kautz
Ralph Lee
Racine
Richard Furbee
Evelyn Hollon
Edison Hollon
Mora
Hollon
Eva L. King
Maxine Griffith
Fred B. Smith
Bob Lewis
Purley Karr
Griffith
Eva King
Fred Smith
Victor Swain
Swain
William Morgan
Tom Watson
Dixie Queen
Karr
Concord
Niagara
Birthday salute to 86 year old Middleport man and his 1940 Chevrolet
Middleport resident Robert Sharp turns 86 this week with his 1940 Chevrolet gleaming for the occasion. Born August 16 1887 in Payne Paulding County he worked 43 years for Ohio Fuel Gas as a field operator retiring in 1952. He lives on Fifth Street near his daughter Lennie Haptonstall and her husband around the corner on Main Street. His wife Edith died in 1967. He has three surviving children Wayne and Glenn Sharp and Lennie Haptonstall. a son Andrew died young. He remarks people have changed ideas but not much else.
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Middleport
Robert Sharp
Sharp
Payne
Paulding County
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Fifth Street
Paul Haptonstall
Main Street
Edith
Lennie Haptonstall
Wayne Sharp
Zanesville
Glenn Sharp
Reynoldsburg
Andrew
Diptheria
Laurel Grange Wins Meigs County Fair Display Honors
Laurel Grange captured first place and a 55 dollar premium at the Meigs County Fair after judging four displays Tuesday night. Ohio Valley Grange 2012 took second with 50 dollars, Racine was third with 45, and Hemlock Grange finished fourth with 40. The top four were within four percent of each other.
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Rock Springs
Meigs County
Laurel Grange
Ohio Valley Grange
Racine
Hemlock Grange
POMEROY Meigs County Issues Marriage Licenses
Wayne Staats aged 21 of Pomeroy and Elsie Pennington aged 18 of Lakin obtained marriage licenses in Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Wayne Staats
Elsie Pennington
Lakin
Nine Entries Judged In Amateur Art Show at Meigs County Fair
The 110th Meigs County Fair amateur painting division was judged Tuesday by art teacher Jack Slavin. Mrs. David Riggs of Harrisonville won best of show with multiple firsts in oil and acrylics and drawings. Ribbons were awarded to Delores Long Pomeroy Elizabeth Stumbo Middleport Kate Jarrell Pomeroy Patricia Lochary Pomeroy and others for landscape still life modern art and more.
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Rock Springs
Meigs County
Jack Slavin
Wahama
David Riggs
Harrisonville
Riggs
Delores Long
Pomeroy
Long
Elizabeth Stumbo
Middleport
Kate Jarrell
Patricia H. Lochary
Auto Strikes Fence on State Route 124
POMEROY Meigs County deputies investigated a 4 15 p m Tuesday accident on Route 124 Olive Two. Bill E Buchanan Reedsville Route 1 drove off the road into a fence owned by Harry Osborne no injuries or citations. MIDDLEPORT Middleport Emergency Squad responded 8 09 p m Wednesday to Howard Noble residence Hysell Run Road Ruth West hospitalized for apparent medication overdose at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
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Meigs County
Middleport
Howard Noble
Hysell Run Road
Ruth West
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Patriot
Fisher
Holzer Medical Center
Lawrence County
Grover T. Sheets
Crown City
Meigs Junior Beef Show Awards Honor Grand and Reserve Champs
Grand champions and reserves earned trophies from Meigs County Farm Bureau and partners at the Meigs County Junior Beef Show in ROCK SPRINGS. Mandie Rose of Chester won grand 4-H and Terry Knighting led the Vo-Ag steer class with Barry Smith as reserve, with multiple showmanship and breeding class honors awarded to other local 4-H and junior participants.
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Rock Springs
Meigs County
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Pomeroy National Bank
Landmark Farm Bureau Cooperative
Mandie Rose
Chester
Terry Knighting
Terry
Randy Johnson
Brian Windon
Stan Davis
Barry Smith
Messenger
Linda Roush
Meigs County Fair
Ed Cross
Ingrid Hawley
Missions Day at Church of God in Cross Lanes
Mission day at the Church of God State Camp Ground Cross Lanes Aug 9 featured Rev. Austin Sowers of Australia as guest speaker. Sowers spoke of his years in Sydney and future work as principal of the Australian Bible Training School. New Haven Women’s Missionary Society won state second for its history book and received a Gold Seal Award. Local leaders attended the Presidents Council Luncheon and a $100 Unified State Project offering was presented aiding the state goal of 3200. The service theme was One Woman’s Hands with gloves symbolizing races. Attendees included Viola Roush Rena Johnson Bonnie Fields Louis Johnson Chuck Johnson Roberta Maynard Pansy Fry Harry Fry and Orpha Fields. Middleport Lodge plans Go To Church Sunday at Rutland Church of Christ with 10 30 a.m. services.
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New Haven
Church of God State
Cross Lanes
Austin Sowers
Australia
Sowers
Anderson College
Kent State University
Sydney
Australian Bible Training School
New Haven Women’s Missionary Society
Bonnie Fields
Jeanne Boggess
Princeton
Presidents’ Council
Crown and Shield
Orpha Fields
Anna Johnson
Home Missions Project
Viola Roush
Rena Johnson
Louis Johnson
Chuck Johnson
Roberta Maynard
Pansy Fry
Harry Fry
Three Vehicle Crash Probed On Route 33 North of Pomeroy
Ohio Highway Patrol investigated a three car crash on Route 33 north of Pomeroy. Homer Cole 55 Tuppers Plains failed to stop and struck Charles Pullins 24 Long Bottom, whose car hit David Smith 16 Syracuse. A Pullins passenger Susan 1 sustained a minor cut.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Pomeroy
Homer Cole
Tuppers Plains
Charles Pullins
Long Bottom
Pullins Auto
David Smith
Syracuse
Pullins
Susan Pullins
Cole
Raphel Crowley
Parkersburg
Woodrow Twyman
Palestine
Crowley
Racine
Christina Tucker
Betty Sayre
Tucker
Craig Fisher
Local names admitted and dismissed in court rulings
Admitted parties include Leslie B. Carr Pomeroy James Sullivan Belpre Wilber Birch Randall Friend Long Bottom Wilbur Roush Middleport Clara Grueser Minersville Rose Dean Portland and Earl Ceuff Hemlock Grove Dismissed names are Elsie White Lillie Coats and Mary Burkley.
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Leslie B. Carr
Pomeroy
James Sullivan
Belpre
Wilber Birch
Randall Friend
Long Bottom
Wilam Roush
Middleport
Clara Grueser
Minersville
Rose Dean
Portland
Earl Ceuff
Hemlock Grove
Long Bottom Church to Show Holy Land Slides Sunday
Dot Fisher, author of It Couldn't Happen To Me, presents long bottom slides about the Holy Land at Long Bottom United Methodist Church Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Long Bottom
The
Holy Land
Long Bottom United Methodist Church
Dot Fisher
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Kim Bickers
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Julie Johnson
Jeff Patterson
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