No Junior Fair in the Old Days
Francis H. Klein revisits Meigs County Fair at Rock Springs noting changes from past trips while highlighting the rise of junior exhibits. He emphasizes 4-H and FHA youth involvement, judges praise, and the 1010 exhibits from 449 families, with 590 exhibitors across multiple clubs and Scout groups.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Schwegmann & Roedel
Kerr’s
Lily Probst Hudson
Philip Jones
New York City
Citizens National Bank
Hardesty
Rock Spring
Pomeroy
Rocksprings Grange Hall
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Homemakers of the Nation
FHA
C. C. Lang
4-H Club
Dwain Casto
Racine
Hoytown Club
4-H
Flora
Donna Baker
Lucky 13
Lois Bolin
Rutland Fha
Rutland
Nineteenth Birthday Celebrated in Middleport Social Notes
Middleport social page records Carolyn Clark’s nineteenth birthday celebrated with a buffet hosted by her mother Mrs. H W Clark. Guests include Katherine Bachtel Jo Ann Wood Rosemary Fisher Janet Howard and others. Other items note travels visits and weekend alignments for local residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Carolyn Clark
H. W. Clark
Katherine Bachtel
West Virginia Wesleyan University
Jo Ann Wood
WVW
Rosemary Fisher
Ohio University
Janet Howard
Bachtel
Counsin
Clarksburg
Haddox Joins Jackson School Music Staff
Chester N. Haddox of Hamilton Street Middleport will join the Jackson schools music department this fall. He will teach vocal music in fifth and sixth grades and assist in seventh and eighth grades under supervisor D Merrill Davis. A Middleport High School and Ohio University graduate, Haddox is a pianist and vocalist who has led campus bands and composed music. He served in the U S Navy 1942 to 1945 and now resides with his wife Nina Triplett and their children Jan and Melody.
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Middleport
Jackson
Chester N
Chet) Haddox
Herman Haddox
Hamilton St
D. Merrill Davis
Haddox
Middleport High School
Ohio University
U.S. Navy
Meigs County Land Transfers Headline List
A series of land transfers in Meigs County involving multiple parties and townships. Transactions include transfers from Harold L. Persinger and Anna F. Persinger to Eva Mae Knapp, Henry E. Koehler and Excelsior Salt Works Corp to various parcels in Pomeroy, and several transfers among individuals in Racine Bedford Columbus Salem and Orange Townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L
Anna F. Persinger
Middleport
Eva Mae Knapp
Excelsior Salt Works, Inc
Pomeroy
Henry E. Koehler
Charles L. McNickle
Racine
Mary E. Jiiden
Lee M. Bing, Sr
Aurelia E. Bing
Bedford Township
George F. Bing
Marion L. Snyder
Altha R. Snyder
Orange Township
Augusta A. Lasley
Lot
James H. Galloway
T. H. Lesley
Katherine L. Bethel
Marshall Lasley
Anna V. Gherken
Rennie
Ervil Nelson
Salem Township
Clarence E
Blanche Foley
Columbus Township
W. E
Reed Jeffers
Maggie Pickens Pomeroy Taken to Meigs General
Maggie Pickens of Gravel Hill Middleport was taken to Meigs General Hospital after illness at home. Wallace Smith of Pomeroy was also brought to Meigs General Hospital for treatment Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Maggie Pickens
Gravel Hill
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Wallace Smith
Busy Bee Class Picnic at Roadside Park
The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church holds its annual picnic at Roadside Park Thursday evening. Mrs. John Mayer, the class president, oversees the business session.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
John Mayer
Two blind school friends visit in Nelsonville
Gloria Jean Simms of Nelsonville attends as guest of Betty Jo Kessinger of Garfield Avenue Both girls study at the Columbus School for the Blind Betty Jo is escorted home by her parents Mr and Mrs Beecher Kessinger after visiting Gloria Jean in Nelsonville
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Janet Howard
Thelma Howard
Clarksburg
J. W. Dawson
Tracy
Art Tracy
Brawley
University of West Virginia
Miss Tracy
Jon M. Schaaf
G. C. Schaaf
Schaaf
Chillicothe
Sally
C. E. Parker
Parker
Pomeroy
Buckeye Lake
C. R. Karr
Polly
Patricia McKinney
Ironton
Otto Hoffman
Jackson
Hoffman
Vine St
Sam Oldfield
Kentucky
Point Pleasant
Lawrence Bing
S. Second Ave
David Eastminger
Athens
Jean Roush
Edith Bolinger
Miami
Fla
Meigs County
Edith Young
Bettie Wise
Marjorie Mich
Claude Buskirk
Jack Walters
Jackie Walters
Columbus
Guy Walters
Sherman Buskirk
Downing Roush
Dickinson
W. Va
Mill St
Jean
Middleport
Gloria Jean Simms
Nelsonville
Betty Jo Kessinger
Garfield Ave
Columbus School For the Blind
Betty Jo
Gloria Jean
Beecher Kessinger
WCTU Meeting Set Friday in Middleport
Middleport news notes the WCTU will hold a meeting Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Miss Florine Talbott on North Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
WCTU
Florine
Two Persons Fined For Intoxication
POMEROY Richard Gilmore was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication in Perc y L Peoples court. Clarence Gilmore, of Pomeroy, also paid five dollars and costs for a similar charge. Marjorie Furst, 19, of Hysell Run, was released on bond after Saturday arrest for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Sheriff Charles Russell reported a weekend wreck near Bendvue Theater in Pomeroy when W. E. Shank's car hit Gail W. Fruth's car. damage estimated at 135 dollars.
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Pomeroy
Richard Gilmore
Harold Duckworth
Percy L. Peoples
Clarence Gilmore
Marjorie Furst
Hysell Run
Middleport
Don Gosney
Ike Neal
Charles Russell
W. E. Shank
Racine
Gail W. Fruth
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Shank
Bendvue Theater
Fruth
Baptist Youths Leave for Tar Hollow Camp
In Middleport several youths from the local Baptist Church headed to Tar Hollow Camp with chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart and Mr. and Mrs. Edison Baker. Riders returning included Patricia Smart and Jacqueline Rice. Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy joined his family in Cincinnati after the Tar Hollow visit.
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Middleport
Tar Hollow
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Jean Smart
Adrienne Mills
Jo Ann Wilson
Ronnie Walters
Franklin Richards
Paul Smart
Edison Baker
Bakers
Patricia
Jacqueline Rice
Charles M. Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Two Families Move To New Locations
Mr and Mrs Rodney Hill relocated Saturday from Rutland Street to a property on N Second Avenue they recently bought. Mr and Mrs Paul Jerke moved from Lincoln Heights to the Coats residence on Front Street.
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Middleport
Rodney Hill
Rutland St
N. Second Ave
Paul Jerke
Lincoln Heights
Coats
Front St
Births and admissions listed at Mason Clinic
The Mason Clinic notes admissions for Gertrude Graham of Dexter and Mrs. Fred Marshall of Rutland. Births include Sharon Lee to William and Mrs. Thompson of Middleport on Aug. 14, Willard Henry to Willard and Mrs. Mohle of Middleport on Aug. 15, and Sue Ellen to Charles E. Brown of Letart Route 2. Discharged are Selah Wyatt and Robert Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Graham
Dexter
Fred Marshall
Rutland
William Thompson Middleport
Sharon Lee
Willard Mohle Middleport
Willard Henry
Charles E. Brown
Letart
Sue Ellen
Pomeroy Village Council Meets This Evening
The Pomeroy Village Council holds its regular meeting at city hall this evening at a stated time. Agenda includes discussion of postponed action on the bid for a new fire truck.
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Pomeroy
At & P.m
Guthrie Wins Horse Pulling at Meigs County Fair
Guthrie of Guysville won middleweight division with a 5000 pound pull seven feet. Clarence Douglas of Pomeroy took second, M. S. Shoemaker of Middleport won fourth, Guthrie and C. Dye placed fifth. Wayne Harris of Shade led heavyweight class by pulling 4600 pounds 25 feet four inches. Leslie Rayburn of Letart and George Guthrie of Guysville followed. Charles Doe of Cool won lightweight Class C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair
Ralph Guthrie
Guysville
Guthrie
Clarence Douglas
M. S. Shoemaker
Middleport
C. Dye
Wayne Harris
Shade
Leslie Rayburn
Letart
W. Va
Glenn Jewell
Downington
George Guthrie
Charles Doe
Coolville
Daughter Is Born In Friday Meigs General Hospital
Charles King announces the birth of a daughter on Friday at Meigs General Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William King of near Middleport and Mr and Mrs Albert Milhoan of Cheshire. Mr King works at the Middleport post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles King
Meigs General Hospital
William King
Near
Albert Milhoan
Cheshire
King
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Fides Lodge 210
Knights of Pythias
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S. Fourth Ave
Cash Bahr
Cassam Hindy
Norwood VanConney
Imperial Palace
Jackson Dork’s
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Woodman Hall
Fides Lodge
By Francis H. Klein
Janice Roush
Racine F.H.A
Rose Douglas
Flora Faithful Few
Mary Jeffries
Virginia Arnott
Racine Fha
Janet Roush
Style Revue
Chester So and
Pomeroy Boy and Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts
Geneva Nolan
Charles E. Grueser
John
Viola Jeffers
Grueser
Norman E. Rizer
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Middleport Social Notes
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Jan
Melody
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Robert Walker
Joan Leslie
Wen Edward
Arnold
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Jan Sterling
Elliott Nugent
William H. Wright
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picton
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Stevie
Dayton
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway St
Clarence Newell
Mason
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Sara Wells
Billy
Larry
Robert Coats
Stephen
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James Faulkner
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T. L. Morrison Jr
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Robert Scott
Liberty
Ohio
G-Men
James Cagney
Robert Armstrong
Ray Milland
Jean Peters
Paul Douglas
Maivein
AlleRte
John Wayne
Adele Mara
Sands OF Iwo Jima
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Gene Kelly
Leo Gorcey
Huntz Hall
Thor
Fail
William Elliott
Marie Windsor
Hellfire
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Gun Crazy
Oldsmobile
Desoto
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
W. Main St
Meigs County News
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport, Ohio
Meigs
Robert Cummings
Lizabeth Scott
Diana Lynn
Eve Arden
Tex Williams
Smokey Rogers
MA and PA Kettle
Temple Middleport
Yvonne DeCarlo
Philip Friend
Robert Douglas
Bendvue
Alexander's
Tyronne Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Ethel Merman
the Girl From
Gunsight
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Chase
Van
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Ener Ang
Howard the Trader's
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