Meigs County Fair opening day attracts smaller crowds
Attendance at the 98th Meigs County Fair opened with paid entries down about 82 from last year, totaling 1366, with memberships not included. Friday features include a Big Bend Minstrel Association show and twilight racing, horse pulling contest, and Jersey Parish Cattle Show.
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Bob Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Jersey Parish
Horeca
Mr. Wiggins Dies At 77 In Ohio Community
Elza Wiggins 77, longtime Meigs County resident, died Wednesday at his Columbus home. Survived by wife Cora, son Harold of Mount Vernon, three grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Funeral services Saturday 10 a.m. at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire.
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Middleport
Elza Wiggins
Meigs County
Columbus
Wiggins
Hobson Shop
Cora
Harold
Mount Vernon
Rawlings-Coats
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Suit Filed In Court Over Highway Crash
Edgar E. Brewer of Portland sues William L. Robinson of Hanging Rock in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for 79410.08 dollars claiming Robinson crossed a yellow center line and struck Brewer’s truck causing medical costs loss of income and permanent injuries.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Edgar E. Brewer
Portland
William L. Robinson
Hanging Rock
Brewer
Barnitzes Welcome Daughter Mary Ruth Born in Gallipolis
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Barnitz announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Ruth, Monday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Hayman Barnitz of Pomeroy, D. H. Robeson of near Pomeroy, and Richard Ieenhower of Mason, West Virginia. Great grandparents include W. O. Barnitz of Pomeroy and Fred Ieenhower of Mason, with Dean Brinker of Racine. The couple also have a daughter, Carol Ann, two.
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Pomeroy
Gary Barnitz
Mary Ruth
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Hayman Barnitz
D. H. Robeson
Near
Richard Ieenhower
Mason
W. Va
W. O. Barnitz
Fred Ieenhower
Dean Brinker
Racine
Barnitz
Carol Ann
Margaret Pomeroy Leads Chester D A Meeting
Councilor Margaret Pomeroy chaired the Chester Daughters of America meeting. Chloe Bailey was ill. Ethel Orr sent a hospital stay thank you note. Esther Wright, delegate, left for Cincinnati for the state council session. A silent auction by the home and orphans committee was held with refreshments served.
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Pomeroy
Margaret Tuttle
Chester
Dorcas Circle Meets at Middleport First Baptist
The Dorcas Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society at Middleport First Baptist Church met at Mrs. Allen Hus home with Mrs. Charles Bennett opening in prayer. Mrs. Jacob Turner presented One Day at a Time from Between Dawn and Darkness. Mrs. David Sneller chaired the session and announced a devotional program on Friday September 1 at the church.
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Middleport
God
Lawrence Bing
Dorcas
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Special Recognition Planned for Moarmhars
Middleport Church of Christ to honor Sunday school members over 80 during the Sunday morning service announced by Wen dell Gerlach superintendent. Annual picnic to be held August 27 at Rosk Springs fairgrounds with Sunday school and church members invited.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Wendell Gerlach
Rosk Springs Fairgrounds
Circle Has Park Outing
The Friendly Circle of the Federated Church met at New Haven park for an outing on Tuesday night. Miss Dorothy Reibel attended as a guest while Mrs. Phil Globokar presided. Mrs. Robert Roberts led the program with the topic A Tree Speaks and readings were given by several members.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
New Haven Park
Dorothy Reibel
Phil Globokar
Albert Woodard
Altar Guild Group
Erma Smith
Robert Roberts
Edgar Arnold
Paul Werner
Thomas Young
Wooflord
Mary Virginia Reibel
Elizabeth Fick
Thomas Chafin Fined for Driving Left of Center
Thomas Chafin was fined $10 and costs in Meigs County Court before Judge Emmet W. Peoples on a charge of driving left of center.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Chafin
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Sound Answers Call Middleport Medical Aid For Nan Frazier
Middleport emergency squad answered a call to Locust Street for Nan Frazier at 1 40 Wednesday afternoon. A local physician was summoned to treat Mrs Frazier who had injuries from a fall at her home.
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Middleport
Locust Street
Nan Frazier
Middleport BPW Leader At Meetings
Mrs. Harry S. Moore, president of the Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club, will attend the Ohio Federation of BPW Clubs state board meeting in Columbus. The session develops the federation’s 42nd anniversary theme Dimensions in Democracy with presidents of 166 clubs and officers. Accompanying her will be her husband visiting relatives.
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Middleport
Harry S. Moore
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
Columbus
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Ohio
Marian Weinland
Dayton
Ohio Federation
Margaret Avery
Eaton
Moore
Lewis Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Charles Lewis of Middleport were held Monday at 2 p m at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with Rev Eugene Gills presiding. Burial followed in Grave Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers included Charles Wise of Chillicothe Loren Litte Bud Lynch Emmett Manley Richard Frazier and Herbert Manley, all of Middleport.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Rawlings-Coats
Eugene Gills
Grave] Hill Cemetery
Charles Wise
Chillicothe
Loren Littie
Bud Lynch
Emmett Manley
Richard Frazier
Herbert Manley
Middlesort
Birth at Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Thomas Smith of Pomeroy welcome a son. Henry Koehler of Pomeroy and Roy Eastmen of Pomeroy are admitted. Mrs Fra Ebersbach of Pomeroy Rev T A Cleland of Racine and Mrs Edna Juhling of Middleport listed. Edith Harris of Racine Route 2 mentioned. Robert Cook of Albany and Mrs Vivian Johnson of Long Bottom Route 1 named. Discharged Cassie Rose and several others.
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Thomas Smith
Pomeroy
Henry Koehler
Roy Eastmen
Fra Ebersbach
T. A. Cleland
Racine
Edna Juhling
Middleport
Edith Harris
Robert Cook
Albany
Vivian Johnson
Long Bottom
Mrs Ebersbach Hurt In Fall From Porch
POMEROY The Pomeroy Emergency Squad transported Mrs Eva Ebersbach to Meigs General Hospital early Wednesday morning. Reports say she jumped from a porch at the Hotel Martin onto the concrete below. She suffered fractured knee caps and a possible back injury.
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Pomeroy
Eva Ebersbach
Meigs General Hospital
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