Meigs County Youths Take Army Examinations at Columbus
First group of 1-B men called for limited service leaves Meigs County for Fort Hayes Columbus. More than 100 Meigs Countians plus two Beaver County men listed for induction. Nine volunteers enlist with parents consent including three 18 year olds Robert McKenzie James Cundiff John Needham. Darsel Biggs fourth son to enter army with brothers Nathan Alfred Ralph already serving.
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Pomeroy
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Meigs
Beaver County
U. S. Army
Robert McKenzie
James Cundiff
John Needham
Dale Imboden
Dale Kennedy
Herbert McNamee
Terry Little
Donald McKenzie
Charlies Frazier
Darsel Biggs
James Biggs
Nathan
Alfred
Ralph
May Increase Personnel of School Band
Middleport school plans a larger band as pre school rehearsals run Monday through Friday under Gordon Harris. The band will number 52 including flag bearers and drum majors, enough to form a good marching unit for home football games, despite outnumbering by other district bands due to enrollment.
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Middleport
Gordon Harris
Dexter Star Garden Club Holds August Meeting
The Star Garden Club met at Virginia Nelsons home with twenty three members and one visitor. Dues for next year totaled thirty seven. Officers elected at the July meeting include Pauline Holliday as president Sylva Amos first vice president Neva Gill second vice president Dorothy Bolen secretary treasurer and Maggie Caster program chairman. The year will plant more shrubs at Dexter Church. Plans for October include Star Pals and secret pals for the year. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
Virginia Nelson
Pauline Holliday
Sylva Amos
Neva Gill
Dorothy Bolen
Maggie Caster
School Officials Hunt House for New Coach
Middleport officials search for housing for Coach Fowler who will start duties next Monday. Fowler arrives from Pleasantville and begins football practice next week but housing scarcity and high prices complicate the posting.
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Middleport
Fowler
Pleasantville
Turner Captures 29 of 43 Precincts in Meigs County Primaries
Benjamin F Turner, successful Republican candidate for representative in the August primaries, reports a total vote of 1917 against 1724 for opponent Jacob Hartenbach after a review of poll books by the Meigs County Election Board. He carried 29 of 43 precincts.
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Pomeroy
Benjamin F.turner
Meigs County
Clark announces birth of daughter Judith Ann
Mr and Mrs John Clark announce the birth of a 9 1 2 pound daughter Judith Ann Sunday evening. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Tom Hendrix Beech Sr and Mr and Mrs Will Clark Rutland. Mrs Clark and the baby are cared for at her parents home.
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Middleport
John Clark
Winifred Hendrix
Judith Ann
Tom Hendrix
Beech Sr
Will Clark
Rutland
Clark
Evangelist Rev James Fitch Leads Pearl St Nazarene Church
Middleport Ohio residents host evangelistic services this week at Pearl St Nazarene Church with singing and a 7 30 p m start led by Rev James Fitch of Cincinnati and pastor Rev Lawrence Fick in charge. Williams man in Athens hospital for memory loss shows slow improvement after NY Central conductor years.
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Middleport
James Fitch
Cincinnati
Pearl St. Nazarene Church
Ohio
Lawrence Fick
Howard Williams
Athens
Williams
New York Central Railroad
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Social items cover J.O.F. Class picnic at Lincoln Hill hosted by Mrs. Blakeslee with lawn supper and games, a stunt night planned with Mrs. Norman Russell, and a Beehive of activities at Simpson Methodist Church. Births are noted for Robert Harold and a seven and a half pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Grueser. District Rebecca officers elected. many visits and travels listed across Pomeroy and nearby towns with multiple residents’ movements and illnesses.
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Pomeroy
J.O.F
Simpson Methodist Church
Lincoln Hill
C. E. Blakeslee
Jed Webster
Norman Russell
Athens Road
C. E. W. Downie
The
Methodist Church
Salem Center
Nobel Rompel
Co. F. Tompkins
Cynthia
Harry Smith
Bernice Blakeslee
George Wise
Mary Martha Smith
Mary Josephine Saunder
Audrey Smith
Kay Vaughan
Maxine Hoeflick
Virginia Church
Patty Burgess
Betsy Ebersbach
Betty Mae Couch
Lois Ann Neutzling
Frank Vaughan
Dwight Cobb
Chief Hit by Car Faces Charge Filed by Driver
Police Chief Walter Wolfe was struck by Clinton Hill on West Main Street while Wolfe investigated a car crash. Hill faced reckless driving charges, with a later hearing set in Justice of Peace court, and Hill charged Wolfe with improper use of the highway.
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Walter Wolfe
Wolfe
W. Main St
Clinton Hill
Court of Justice of Peace P. L. Peoples
Mayor's Court
Hill
Final Series Opens Tonight In Local Softball Tourney
The first game of the final series at MHS Stadium features Logan Book & News of Athens against the Middleport Department Store. The best of three decides the tournament winner, run by the Community Recreational Program with Charles McMaster overseeing.
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Middleport
MHS
Logan Book & News of Athens
Middleport Department Store
Charles McMaster
Milhoan Family Reunion Held at Middleport Park
Milhoan family members gathered Sunday at the roadside park in Middleport. Attendees included Lawrence Milhoan and family, J. W. Gregg and daughter, Emerson Jones and daughter, E. Burdette and son, Louise Winebrenner, Minnie Erlewine and daughter, Patty Shirk of Springfield, Everett Milhoan and children, Albert Milhoan and daughters of Cheshire, Clarence Bailey, and Tom Milhoan of Berea.
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Middleport
Milhoan
Lawrence Milhoan
J. W. Gregg
Emerson Jones
E. Burdette
Louise Winebrenner
Minnie Erlewine
Patty Shirk
Springfield
Everett Milhoan
Chester
Albert Milhoan
Cheshire
Clarence Bailey
Tom Milhoan
Berea
West Columbia Personal Mention in Home Gatherings
West Columbia notes show numerous family visits and guest lists across Little Port and Pt. Pleasant areas. Highlights include Private Harry Booth visiting on furlough from Camp Claiborne and various relatives from Mason City Corning and Charleston sharing meals and calls. The column closes with a note that Hiwassee Dam near Murphy is the highest overflow dam in the eastern United States.
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West Columbia
W. Va
Everett Booth
Harry Booth
Camp Claiborne
WU. S. Army
John Booth
Corning
Ohio
Pete Booth
Middleport
Joe Wilson
Forest Drake
Charleston
Pt. Pleasant
Bill Young
Ted Riley
Ross Kapp
Sylvia
Lawrence Coleman
Little Tootie Cartwright
Mason
Mattie Cartwright
Joe Riley
Clifton
Pat Riley
Melba Stewart
Lucy Riley
Homer Roush
Hartford
Lawrence van Meter
Paddy Riley
Mason City
Dick van Meter
Holzer Hospital
Pete van Meter
Roy Drake
Forrest Drake
John Russell
Jack
Ray Brumley
Marion Bennet
Columbus
Harry Vickers
Late van Meter
Kaylong
Ted van Meter
Jack Cartwright
Lakin
Carl Owens
Will Shell
John Hoschar
Harry van Meter
Elizabeth Andrews
Hallwood
Carl Knopp
Bill Spears
Hiwassee
United States
Murphy, Is, C
Oil and gas boom rumors swirl around Tuppers Plains area
Reports say renewed activity by a land lease holder has spurred talk of an oil and gas boom near Tuppers Plains. A large survey of farms was started after earlier tests using explosives, with offers reportedly made to landowners for one eighth or smaller interests. Ohio Fuel Gas Company retains its existing leases.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Visits and Inductions
Miss Estelle Lagomarcino returns to Huntington after visiting Gravel Hill with Mr. and Mrs. A A Dillard. Ruben Beck leaves with Gallia County inductees for Army service. Various locals and guests visit or travel, with private and family notes from Middleport and nearby towns.
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Estelle Lagomarcino
Huntington
A. A. Dillard
Gravel Hill
Lagomarcino
W.W.O.W
Pt. Pleasant
Nancy Faison
Dendron
W. Va
Janet Hecox
Madison School
Virginia
C. A. Emmish
Roger Emmish
Detroit
Middleport
Josephine Emmish
Columbus
Charles Reed
David Ohlinger
Patterson Field
W. P. Ohlinger
Orville Milliron
Milliron
Athens County
Sunnyside Island
New York
New York. Mrs. Milliron
Baby
David Oiler
John Moon, Jr
Dayton
John Moon
Providence Association of the Baptist Church
Trenton
Fred Jackson
Julia Reese
Campbell Harner
Mary Ellen
William Winston
Virginia Nelle
Kathleen Baughman
Phillips
Elizabeth Ann Newman
A W. McKay
Elizabeth Conly
Gallipolis
Orin Smith
Louesa McAllister
Beech St
Bike License Law Revoked in Pomeroy
POMEROY ordinance requiring bicycle licensing was repealed. license renewals are no longer necessary past Sept. 1 due to scarce metal plates and few new bikes sold. Registration remains available for owners who want it. Old animal control ordinance to prevent dogs from running loose was reviewed with debate on its necessity. Council to act on a new ordinance next meeting.
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Pomeroy
Pet Bear Escapes From Cage and Goes Visiting
A bear kept on Senator Tom W. Jones side lawn escaped its pen and roamed the neighborhood. It wandered into the Jones garage before the pen was fixed and was later returned to Senator Jones along with a cub from Rochester Minnesota.
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Pet Bear
Cage
Middleport
Tom W. Jones
Jones
Rochester
Minn
Downing
Parents Requested To Register New Pupils In Pomeroy
Pomeroy parents of children not yet registered in the district are asked to register at Pomeroy Senior High School on Monday August 24 or Tuesday August 25 between 1 and 4 pm. First graders registered in spring are exempt.
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Pomeroy
Bean Dinner Plans by Wilkesville Legion Post
The American Legion Post No. 476 in Wilkesville Ohio will hold its 21st annual bean dinner in Wilkesville on Saturday September 5.
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Radcliffe
American Legion Post No
Wilkesville
Ohio
Bartrum Sworn In as New Patrolman in Middleport
Jack Bartrum was sworn in as Middleport’s new patrolman succeeding resigning Paul Johnson. The article notes Bartrum’s relation to former constable Bud Bartrum and reports weekend arrests for intoxication, disturbing the peace, assault, and automobile tire theft, plus a rifle shooting warning near village limits.
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Jack Bartrum
Middleport
Paul Johnson
Bartrum
Bud Bartrum
Fred DeWees
Charles Pullin
DeWees
Harry Foley
Higgins
Clifford Frazier
Kenneth Mossman
Sidney Bureton
Athens County
Census figures reveal mass of mental institution residents
Census figures show 563 321 occupants of mental institutions in the United States.
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United States
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Athens Messenger
Meigs. Co
Hunt House
Fort Bragg, N. C
Pomeroy Social Notes
Harold Erwin
Gertrude Mees
Laurel Sr
Robert Harold
Albert Mees
Anne Sr
Luther Erwin
Mary E. Smith
Peacock Ave
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Sally Allison
Racine
Edith Hood
Rebeccas
Ironton
Mark Grueser
Mary Goetz
Rocksprings
John Goett
Charles Grueser
Stephen Goett
Pomeroy Personals
John Bachman
William Bachman
Sam Kenyon
Emil Ball
Wehe Terrace
Doyle Phillips
Lake Tomahawk
Wisconsin
Vera Hepp
St. Joseph Hospital
Franklin Hepp
Spring Ave
Field Campbell
Army
Ft. Benjamin Harrison Ind
Wm. Campbell
Homer Jacobs
Jacobs
Ed Hite
Irvin Eubanks
Howard Stover
Pearl St
Marie
Louise Payne
Vinton
Marie Payne
Comers Bakery
Second St
C. F. Tompkins
Main St
Myrna Mae
St. Johns
Mich
Leo Wangler
Rose Wangler
Albert Brown
Athens Rd
Akron
Willard Durst
Margaret Thomas
Henry Durst
Stockwort
H. E. Boney
Fred Rosenbaum
F. L. Capehart
Betty
Warren
Kenneth Everett
Russell Capehart
Diane
Jeannine Heaton
Paul Thomas
Royal Thomas
Syracuse
Victor Brown
Bertha Wolfe
Welshtown
George Brown
Minersville
Geraldine Smith
Ada Hoce
Union Ave
Willard Meier
Mt. Vernon
Hobart Costen
Huberta Ann
Mary Wippel
Robert Diedrich
Marietta
Diedrich
Joe Mackin
Youngstown
Gene Oaul
Johnstown
FE. Vance
Vance
Ewington
Ernest Mulford
Fourth Ave
Mulford
Elizabeth
Evelyn Robison
Henderson
Anna Burgy
Paris
Connics
Mechems Shoe Stores
Nelsonville, Ohio
Freeman
Weyenberg
Alfred Mikesell
Raymond Mikesell
Dayton, D
Washington
Raymond
Mikesells
de- Wees
Zemo Erroncrn
L. C. Baker
Sec'y
Monument Savings
Logan
George C. Shaw
Logan Monument Co
Cherrington Hospital
Logan, Ohio
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