Conservation Talks Slated By League POMEROY
Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League led by Rue Tuckerman will hold a Thursday 6:30 p m meeting at the Boy Scout cabin near Chester. A bean supper will precede a conservation program in cooperation with the Meigs Soil Conservation District officials. Harold Carnahan and other district supervisors will discuss conservation from farmer and sportsman viewpoints.
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C FE
Humphrey
Reedsville
W. S. Michael
Minersville
Everett Colwell
Vinton
W. F. Hawley
Long Bottom
Charles Beach Dies at Age 81
Charles Beach age 81 died at his home near Vine Street after a two year illness. He was a retired carpenter and Modern Woodmen of America member. Surviving are his wife Katie and several children, plus a brother and three sisters. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings-Coats funeral home with burial at Racine.
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Middleport
Charles Beach
Vine St
Beach
Modern Woodmen of America
Katie
Mattie Gilliland
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Thomas
Mildred Harris
Columbus
Joe
Donald
Roger
Niles
Jerry
Ross
Texas
Mary Beach
Portland
Ore
Emma Kauffman
Ned McCoy
Forest Grove
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Racine
Middleport Social Notes Birthday Celebration
In observance of two birthdays Mrs. Robert White and daughter Mrs. Beulah White hosted a family dinner at their N Fourth Ave home. Honor guests included Thomas Darst and Florence White of Buffalo, with additional attendees Mrs. Thomas Darst Mr. and Mrs. N S White and Roberta their daughter Mr. and Mrs. Charles White and Texanna, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe White and James Robert. Pink and white cakes served as centerpiece decorations.
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Middleport
Robert White
Beulah White
N. Fourth Ave
Thomas Darst
R. C. Hannay
Florence White
Buffalo
N. S. White
Roberta
Charles White
Texanna
Monroe White
James Robert
Picnic party visits from Flint and Elyria
A roadside park gathering included Mr and Mrs Ted Demi of Flint Michigan and Mrs Thelma Harps visiting Mr and Mrs Ed Hughes. Also present were Larry and Richard Hendricks of Elyria Ohio. The Hughes plan an autumn trip to Michigan.
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Ted Demi
Flint
Mich
Thelma Harps
Ed Hughes
Larry and
Richard Hendricks
Elyria
Ohio
Hughes
Michigan
Philathea Women Hold August Meeting at Bradbury Home
The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ met at Mrs Griff Russell's Bradbury home for the August session. Hostesses included Mrs Robert Rawlings Mrs William Autherson Mrs Thomas Hendrix Mrs William Allman and several others. Mrs O L Roush presided over business noting church repairs completion and an October bazaar. Dessert was served to 24 members and ten guests.
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Philathea
Church of Christ
Griff Russell
Bradbury
Robert Rawlings
William Autherson
Thomas Hendrix
William Allman
Edna Laing
O. L. Roush
Local Social Notes From Bradbury and Vicinity
Residents host and visit relatives across Ohio and West Virginia. Notable entries include Vale and Nichols family visits, Skinner family guests in Dayton, and a WCTU picnic planned at Middleport Roadside Park. Others travel between Chesapeake, Shady Cove, Princeton, and Seaman for family and community events.
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W. D. Vale
Columbus
Mr. Vale
Lydia Nichols
Gravel Hill
Arthur Skinner
Tommy
Dan Lewis Farmer
Dayton
Fred Jackson
Baptist Association
Blackfork
Ohio
Campbell Harper
Lyston Sewell
Barbara Jean
Colorado Springs
Colo
Griff Russell
Bradbury
R. O. Fowler
Aid For
Shady Cove
Viola Errington
Louise
Princeton
W.va
James Hall
S. Second Ave
Lorraine Sweet
Tom Snyder
Neida Debore
Max Sanborn
Bess Sanborn
Niagara Falls
Seaman
Lynford Johnson
C. H. Wise, Jr
Paul Haptonstall
Local Marriage Licenses Report From Pomeroy Area
The following marriage permits were issued recently Don DeVaughn 21 Belpre Ohio and Verna Dell Staton 21 Middleport Leland Gobili 24 Alliance Ohio and Dorothy Dennis 21 Pomeroy Clephens Wilson 21 Middleport and Lorrain Williams 21 Middleport
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Pomeroy
Don DeVaughn
Belpre
Ohio
Verna Dell Staton
Middleport
Leland Gobili
Alliance
Dorothy Dennis
Clephens Wilson
Lorrain Williams
Jersey Show at Athens Fair Draws Meigs Jersey Farmers
The Jersey Parish Show at the Athens County Fair will feature more than 15 head from Meigs County. Exhibitors include Guy Carlton, Dale Gru ser, Everett Colwell and sons, David and John, Herman Carson and sons, Granville Stout, and Racine FFA members. Prizes total about $600 in cups and plaques plus $600 in cash premiums.
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Pomeroy
Jersey Parish
Athens County
Meigs County
Jersey
Guy Carlton
Dale and
Edmond Grueser
Everett Colwell
Athens
Airplane Aids Meigs Farmers Via Quick Part Restocks
D B Richardson of a local flying service uses his plane to help Meigs County farmers. When parts for farm machinery are needed he calls Charleston for the parts, flies out and returns to Pomeroy within a couple of hours. He has completed three such trips recently for tractor parts.
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Pomeroy
D. B. Richardson
Woodyard Family Reunion Set for Aug 31 in Radcliff
The 20th Woodyard family reunion will be hosted by Libbie Cottrill on August 31 at Ruth Swisher’s home in Radcliff. A basket dinner will be served at noon followed by a program, said secretary C. C. Woodyard.
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Pomeroy
Nephew Mel Harbarger Dies in Cincinnati
Mrs. Robert Stephenson reports the death of her nephew Mel Harbarger who died unexpectedly in Cincinnati. He was the music supervisor in the schools of Martin's Ferry.
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Middleport
Robert Stephenson
Mel Harbarger
Cincinnati
Martin's Ferry
Middleport School Sets Registration and Practice Dates
Middleport officials released the back to school schedule as summer heat continues. Registration at the high school is slated for August 22 with seniors at 10 a.m., juniors 11 a.m., sophomores 1 p.m., and freshmen 2 p.m. Football practice begins August 20. Further details will follow this week.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
Driver Fined After Wreck in Middleport
Corbett Ratliff, 23, of Columbus, was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Horton Brown for reckless driving after a Saturday night crash into a tree on South Third Avenue in front of the Reed Varney home. Ratliff and James Whitlatch, a minor, were treated at Martz Clinic. The car was totaled and investigated by Chief Ray McClure and Patrolman Ithamer Neal.
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Middleport
Corbett Ratliff
Horton Brown
Columbus
S. Third Ave
Reed Varney
Ratliff
James Whitlatch
Pomeroy Area Residents Return From Weekend Visits
Local residents report weekend stays at Columbus and Lincoln Heights homes. Several trips include births, hospital stays, and family visits. Chief Wolfe designates a quiet street zone after updates on residents and a local crash victim.
POMEROY civil suit over oil and gas lease cancellation
Norma Calkins Peoples files a civil suit in the clerk of court against John L. Taylor seeking cancellation of an oil and gas lease. Emmett Manley hurt in a recent mine accident with a broken finger. Locals search for a reported "wolf man" after blood curdling cries on S Second Ave. Investigating officers found no trace of the disturbance.
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Pomeroy
Clerk of Court
Norma Calkins Peoples
John L. Taylor
Emmett Manley
Middleport
Lough Middleport
S. Second Ave
Trains Schedules Questioned as Fixed by Agreement
A fragment questions whether rail timetables are set by mutual agreement or otherwise, suggesting schedules could be fixed rather than freely adjustable. The text hints at coordination among parties but lacks full details.
Fighter Planes Bound For North Carolina
A squadron of Marine Corps Reserve fighters passed over Middleport at 11 30 a m on Saturday en route from Port Columbus to Cherry Point North Carolina. The pilots will engage in their first reserve maneuvers since World War II. A Columbus paper notes this historic gateway.
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Middleport
Marine Corps Reserve
Port Columbus
Cherry Point
N.C
Columbus
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Pomeroy News
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs
Meigs County Truck Growers Association
Letart Falls
D. D. Moyer
Ohio State Univerisity
Mr. Moyer
D. R. Dodd
Ohio State University
Mr. Dodd
Reunion
Middleport News
Pomeroy Personals
Elaine Young
Ruth Halbrecht
Rose Mary Ward
Mary Grimm
Clarence Curtis
Condor St
Keith Bowman
Ray Bowman
Oak Hill
Hobart Dillon
Lincoln Heights
William Eichinger
Nelsonville
Will Eichinger Sr
Athens Road
Eichingers
Faye Dawson
William
Belle W. Va
Dayton Strickland
Harold Hite
Alva Hite
W. Main St
Ewing
Illiamson Triplife Furnace
Williamson Heater Company
Williamson Triplife Furnace
Leonard Stadtmiller
Obie
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Pomeroy Bend
Robert Alda
Andrea King
Peter Lorre
Victor Francens
J. Carroll Naish
Charles Dingle
Cynthia
Darling Clementine
Henry Fonda
Linda Darnell
Victor Mature
Walter Brennan
J. Farrell McDonald
Margie
Bendvue
Prairie Rustlers
Buster Crabbe
Fuzzy” St. John
Rannah
Annie
Rip van Winkle
California
Chicago
C&o
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Cleveland
North Carolina
Court and
Second St
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