Pomeroy Middleport Councils Deadlocked on Water Plant
A joint session of Middleport and Pomeroy councils failed to agree on purchasing the water system. Middleport urged separate ownership with a reservoir and local control, while Pomeroy proposed a single jointly managed system. Both sides will issue statements to gauge public sentiment, and negotiations may proceed on the Middleport portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
H. M. Cross
John Zerkle
Cross
Middleport Committee
M. D. Hartley
Robert Warner
George Howell
Pomeroy Committee
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
The column reports Pomeroy residents hosting relatives and taking trips. Dan and Jane Pritchard return from Mulberry Ave visit. William Woodward travels from Smithfield with Carol Ann Strauss visiting in Zanesville and Springfield. Emma Sisson guests from Middleport and Reedsville. Robert Warner family Vacation plans to Lakeside with stops in Zanesville and Springfield. Harry Morris of Akron visits family in Middleport and Racine area as Dan Williams visits from Los Angeles and 80 years old. Herb Spencer and others seek Springfield employment. Helen Grace Williams travels from Syracuse to Spokane after a Pomeroy visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Pritchard
Barberton
William Wickham
Mulberry Ave
William Woodward
Smithfield
Charles Strauss
Carol Ann Strauss
Emma Sisson
Middleport
Reedsville
Jacob Roller
Robert Warner
Lakeside
Tom Dilcher
Zanesville
John Helms
Springfield
Harry Morris
Akron
Raymond Brown
E. Main Sr
Harold Hubbard
Morris
Flora Morris
Racine R. D
Dan Williams
Kerrs Run
Los Angeles
Williams
California
Pomeroy
Herb Spencer
Milton Delay
Charles Stivers
John Leifheit
Helen Grace Williams
Syracuse
Spokane
Wash
Admitted to Ohio Bar Crow Opens Practice
Fred Crow, admitted to the Ohio Bar after passing the state exam, begins practice in Pomeroy. He has already handled a casualty claim and now represents Lowell Wingett bound over to the grand jury on a forgery charge. Crow is son of Judge F W Crow and stays in Pomeroy to practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Crow
Lowell Wingett
Grand Jury
Attorney Crow
F. W. Crow
Kingsbury Club Prepares For Final Summer Meeting
The Kingsbury 4-H Club led by W A King and George Carper will finish summer work with a meeting on Thursday August 29 at Wallace Riggs home. Earlier events include a wiener roast and swimming party at the Ervin farm and a visit to Bunker Hill Sunday School. The group also judged member projects Monday with Mr Blakeslee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsbury
W. A. King
George Carper
Wallace Riggs
Ervin Farm
Shade River
Bunker Hill
King
Blakeslee
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Demographics
Sue Ellen Knopp celebrated her first birthday in Buffalo with grandparents in Middleport. The infantile paralysis epidemic caused party cancellation but neighbors dropped by with a cake and decorations. Loyal Women’s Class rescheduled to Friday at Mrs. Rawlings’ home Rutland. Various locals travel, visit relatives, or seek care at Grant Hospital, McMillan Hospital, and in Dunkirk. Chief Allensworth enjoys his annual fishing vacation in Michigan with companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sue Ellen Knopp
Frank L. Knopp
Buffalo
W. Va
Frank Knopp
Seventh Ave
Knapp
Church of Christ
B. H. Rawlings
Rutland
Susie Taylor
Wooster
C. W. King
Cora
Ruth
Local social notes include weddings and family news
Mrs William Lowe and Mrs Homer Jones visit Colum bus with Mrs Lowe s mother Mrs L L Carney while Mr Carney recovers from a serious operation at St Anthony s Hospital A wedding at the bride s home officiated by Rev Gus Graham joins Miss Dorothy Darst and Burdelle Rife with guests from Turkey Run Ryger and Cleveland area plus various family updates and school moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lowe
Homer Jones
Columbus
Lowe
L. L. Carney
Mr. Carney
St. Anthony's Hospital
Wilson Hoyt
Dorothy Darst
Bud Darst
Turkey Run
Burdelle Rife
Floyd Rife
Ryger
Gus Graham
David C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
Sylvia Mayer
Buckeye Lake
R. A. Miller
Harbor Hills
William Robson
Martha
Peggy
Easter Martin Ewing
Russell’'s Point
Indian Lake
Yeanger
Kgger
Clarence Clark
James Clatworthy
Jim Clatworthy
W. H. Raub
Corning
Billy Darst
David Darst
Fred Kanouse
Pittsburgh
Frank Kanouse
Harry Warner
Ona
W. Va
C. E. Smith
S. Second Ave
Newman Daniels
Kenneth
Betty
Ira Yeanger
Centerville
Iowa
Wallace Bradford
Bruce
Shelby
Harold Lohse
Elizabeth Bradford
Alvira Jones
Willkie Speech Draws Thousands in Elwood Indiana
Middleport residents including Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lama and Mrs. Hubert Mace cheered Wendell Willkie at his nomination address in Elwood Indiana. The trip included sightseeing in Indianapolis and visits to the speedway airport and World War Memorial with several social exchanges en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. R. Lama
Hubert Mace
H. N. Swift
Wendell Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Cadle
Tabernacle
Taxi Drivers Seek Court Street Parking Trial Extension
Pomeroy taxi drivers circulated petitions in support of parking space on Court Street as the council approved a 30 day trial taxi zone in a Lot. Officials said petitions not yet at City Hall and not actionable before the next council meeting. Eva Reid filed for divorce in common pleas court against William Reid with details not on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Court St
Common Pleas
Eva Reid
William Reid
Clerk of Courts
Legion Auxiliary Gives Second Donation to Memorial Move
Feeney Bennett Post Auxiliary members of the American Legion in Middleport again donated to the Meigs County Memorial project. They chose to fund the expense money rather than attending the Akron state convention. The committee seeks further gifts to finish the memorial, described as a future beauty spot for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Meigs County
Akron
Qualls Arrested on Assault Charge After Lower Middleport Altercation
Richard Qualls was arrested Wednesday on an assault charge filed by William Foley after an altercation Saturday night at the Qualls home in Lower Middleport. He was jailed in Pomeroy awaiting a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Richard Qualls
William Foley
Qualls
Lower Middleport
Pomeroy
To Build Grid Field on New School Lands
Pomeroy School Board finalizes purchase of the Russell property on East Main Street adjoining the present Junior High grounds. A survey will be made. 12 or 13 acres with level and hillside sections. An expanded football field becomes easier with the new land and the old field will be extended across the access road, which may shift east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy School Board
Russell
E. Main St
Firemen Prefer Blazes To Elephant Riding At Circus
Ward 3 firemen Louis Person and Norman Harbrecht rode the two ton Jumbo at the Newton Circus in Monkey Run before returning to fire duties. Fellow officer Albert Coates also rode the elephant. The Third Ward firemen sponsored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Newton Circus
Monkey Run
Jumbo
Louis Person
Norman Harbrecht
Albert Coates
Third Ward
Pomeroy High Hopes To Expand Its Football Field
Officials envision buying more land to enlarge the football field. Since 1925 Pomeroy has lacked a home field and used other fields including Middleport for practice and occasional games. A season opening on a rough field may still be possible after extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Pomeroy High
Fee Work Is Forbidden For Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney M D Webster cited an attorney general opinion that a deputy sheriff serving without regular pay cannot be paid fees. The fee-based Syracuse deputy, Oscar Whitlock, has handled traffic duties since the year began, but the fees would accrue to the sheriff and to the county treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Oscar Whitlock
M. D. Webster
Webster
State Bureau of Supervision of Public Offices
William Kelley
Whitlock
Wingett Pleads Guilty on Forgery Charge
Lowell Wingett was held to the grand jury after entering a guilty plea before Justice J. W. McCullough. Bond set at 500 dollars. he posted it Wednesday afternoon and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lowell Wingett
Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
Wingett
Court of Justice of Peace case over deputy fees
In the Percy v Peoples case the court notes the Syracuse matter shaping the issue of fees. Local authorities had supposed a special deputy could receive costs as a constable, but this point had not been raised until the dispute emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice of Peace
Percy
Peoples
Syracuse
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