Meigs PTA committees plan program for year
Meigs County Council of Parent and Teacher Associations held a joint meeting to map the year. The theme centers on a PTA manual study course with Part I by council president Mrs. Roy Tracy Jr at Chester High on Oct 3. Founders Day Feb 6 will feature Part II by Mrs. Harry Bircher.
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Ing
Chester High School
Pomeroy Junior High
Harry Bircher
Cambridge
Bircher
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Council
Meigs County
Alice McLellan Birney
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Racine
Ohio Congress of Pta
Athens Company Starts Road Repair Contract in Middleport
Williams Construction Co of Athens began the Middleport street work after winning the bid. The project graveling and seal coating Front Street and adjacent short streets aims to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. If weather holds, completion is expected in about a week. James Arnold inspects the work and Goeglein Brothers supplies gravel.
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Middleport
Williams Construction Co
Athens
Front
James Arnold
Goeglein Brothers
Greene Ogdin Caster Reunion Held Aug 11 at Columbus Chapel
One hundred six people attended the Greene Ogdin Caster reunion at Columbus Chapel on August 11. After a picnic dinner a brief business meeting was led by President Carrie Bobo with officers elected for the coming year: E. W. Holcomb president Goldie Bobo vice president W R Ogdin secretary. Attendees included several Ogdin Bobo and related families from Columbus Tipp City Dayton Lancaster Chillicothe Middletown and beyond.
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Point Rock
Columbus Chapel
Carrie Bobo
E. W. Holcomb
Goldie Bobo
W. R. Ogdin
Wesley
Registration Day At High School In Middleport
Middleport High School prepares for Friday registration with band rehearsals and football practices in full swing. Superintendent L W McComas notes pre school registration allows new students to enroll and others to adjust schedules. Seniors 10 am juniors 11 am sophomores 1 pm freshmen 2 pm.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Supt
L. W. McComas
Pomeroy Couple Announce Evelyn Ruth Pomeroy Stewart
Mr and Mrs Floyd Cummins Letart Falls announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn Ruth to Wilbur Jack Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Stewart Mason. The ceremony took place July 27 in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Evelyn Ruth a Racine High School graduate attended Bliss College Columbus now works at Pomeroy Motor Co. Wilbur Stewart Wahama High School graduate works at Philip Sporn Plant Graham Station West Virginia. They reside in Mason.
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Pomeroy
Floyd Cummins
Letart Falls
Evelyn Ruth
Wilbur Jack Stewart
Wilbur Stewart
Mason
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Stewart
Racine High School
Bliss College
Columbus
Pomeroy Motor Co
Wahama High School
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W. Va
Middleport Group Focuses on Athletic Association Growth
Middleport discusses boosting interest in the Middleport Athletic Association. The group plans an alumni game with Pomeroy and a membership drive to fund activities. A nominating committee will report next meeting as 1957 58 officers are chosen. Invitations go to coaches, administrators, and former MHS athletes.
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Middleport- Pomeroy
Francis H. Klein
R. L. Miller
C. L. Tannehill
John Thompson
Jerry Lowery
N. P. Swackhammer
Supt. L
School Heads Hold Meeting in Meigs County Schools
Ralph Bowen supervisor for Meigs County elementary schools reported that nine of the county's 14 elementary principals attended a Monday 8 p.m. meeting at the county superintendent's office to discuss back to school problems and receive teacher supplies. Attendees included Ray Whaley Salisbury School Gerald Rupe Bradbury Herbert Parker Rutland Don Nease Letart Falls Charles Norris Rivervue Nellie Vale Salem Center Maurice Lott Racine Eugene Campbell Columbia and J S Davis Tupplers Plains.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Bowen
Meigs County
Bowen
Ray Whaley
Salisbury School
Gerald Rupe
Bradbury
Herbert Parker
Rutland
Don Nease
Letart Falls
Charles Norris
Rivervue
Nellie Vale
Salem Center
Maurice Lott
Racine
Eugene Campbell
Columbia
J. S. Davis
Tuppers Plains
Explorers Rough It At Forked Run Lake
Explorer Post 242 members camped at Forked Run Lake with Patrol leader Dick Vaughan. They traveled by boat, rowing three miles each way to the camp. The trip included Dale Miller Kit Neal George Hibbs Pete Werner Tom Bill Clark Pat Vaughan and Richard Swackhammer.
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Middleport
Forked Run Lake
Explorer Post 242
Dick Vaughan
Dale Miller
Kit Neal
George Hibbs
Pete Werner
Tom Bill Clark
Pat Vaughan
Richard Swackhammer
Hubcap Theft Charge Leads to Fine and Jail
James Priddy 20 of Rutland admitted stealing two hubcaps from his car and faced a $100 fine and three months in jail, suspended by Mayor C O Fisher due to his ill father. He had earlier paid a $10 fine for reckless operation before being rearrested for hubcap theft linked to J W Edwards’ missing car. Local police cite Ohio General Code 4549 05 penalties for auto parts theft and possession.
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Middleport
James Priddy
Rutland
C. O. Fisher
Fisher
Priddy
J. W. Edwards
Ohio
Alfred Methodist Church Ice Cream Social Date
The WSCS of the Alfred Methodist Church will sponsor an ice cream social on the church lawn August 23. Pie cake soft drinks and coffee will also be served.
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Alfred
WSCS
Alfred Methodist Church
State Patrol Sets County School Bus Inspection Dates
Meigs County Superintendent Pomeroy C Patterson announced State Highway Patrol inspections for county bus fleets from Sept 9 to 13 with follow up safety meeting Sept 18 at Salisbury Grade School. Inspections target district buses at listed high schools and are limited to school buses only.
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Pomeroy — C. Patterson
Meigs County
State Highway Patrol
Patterson
Salisbury
Rutland High School
Western
Harrisonville High School
Northern
Columbia
Chester Commons
Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy
Middleport
Bedford School
Bahr family visit from Florida to Chester and Lincoln Hill
Clayton Bahr and daughter Sharon Lee of Fort Lauderdale arrived Tuesday to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bahr of Chester and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Neutzling of Lincoln Hill.
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Pomeroy
Clayton Bahr
Sharon Lee
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ernest Bahr
Chester
Norman Neutzling
Lincoln Hill
Wiener Roast Planned by Meigs County Jaycees
The Meigs County Jayceeettes announce a wiener roast at Bailey's Lake on Thursday at 6 30 p m. The event is part of their regular meetings.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Jayceeettes
Bailey’s Lake
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