Firemen of Two Villages Return From Convention
Middleport and Pomeroy firemen returned from a three day Ohio State Firemen Association convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Akron. Highlights included foam gasoline and airplane fire controls and drownings rescue demos. A notable attraction was Uniontown Woman's Volunteer Fire Department, the only such group in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Ohio State Firemen's Association
Mayflower Hotel
Akron
Woman's Volunteer Fire Department
Uniontown
United States
New Pastor Is Visitor at Middleport Church of Christ
Fred J. Gardner and his wife Mrs. Gardner visited Middleport on Friday and will start their pastorate at the Middleport Church of Christ on September 1. Gardner comes from Columbus Indiana where he served as assistant minister at Fifth Ave Lafayette St Christian Church after previously leading the local church for nine years until 1937. A new parsonage is being readied he and Mrs. Gardner will reside in the William Hettesheimer home on Grave Hill. Mrs. Hettesheimer will move into the former Church of Christ parsonage on Sixth Ave and Palmer St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred J. Gardner
Middleport Church
William Hetteseimer
Grave Hill
Middleport Church of Christ
Hetteseimer
Church of Christ
Sixth Ave
Palmer St
Mother and Daughter Visit in Middleport
Mrs Thomas Dosser Emma Jane Buell recently finished nursing training at Bethesda Hospital School in Cincinnati and visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs A B Woodrum in Clifton before heading to New York to meet her husband. Her mother Mrs Buell accompanied them and took her son James Buell who is in the armed forces as far as Cincinnati en route to Georgia after a leave. Miss Nellie Zerkle joined the party for a trip to New York City and Hallie Zerkle traveled with them to Huntington to board a train for New York samalla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas Dosser
Emma Jane Buell
Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing
Cincinnati
Marcelline Buell
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
New York
Buell
James Buell
Georgia
Nellie Zerkle
New York City
Huntington
Hallie Zerkle
Madison Herd
Radford
Edison Guinther
Lincoln Heights
Pomeroy
Cora Canterbury
James Fitzpatrick
James
Will Humphrey
Pontiac
Mich
William Bartels
Rocksprings
John Mitch
Robert Wolfe
Columbus
Walter E. Wolfe
Sylvia Schwab
Portsmouth
Ohio
Harry Schwab
W. Main St
Wilma Mees
Charleston
W. Va
S. S. Kincaid
Betty Roush
Stark's Pharmacy
John Will
Rodney Downing
Martin River
Timagimi Lakes
Canada
Will
Gene Jesse
Zanesville
Barbara, Rosalie
Carol Jesse
C. H. Jessie
Erna
Richard Jesse
C. H. Jesse
Cleveland
Bentz Wolfe
Ida
Gusta Wolfe
Allen Hartley
Horton Brown Visits Relatives at Holzer Hospital
Horton Brown visits three ailing relatives at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. His wife Mrs Lera Roush Brown is treated for bursitis while her mother Mrs Frank Booth has a heart ailment. Also hospitalized is Hattie Curtis Brown’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Holzer Hospital
Gallioplis
Horton Brown
Lera Roush
Frank Booth
Hattie Curtis
Brown
Bid Notice for Coal Delivery to Amee Bern Schools
The Board of Education of the Amee Bern School District invites bids for coal to be furnished and delivered to school buildings as needed. Bids must be received at the Clerk’s office by August 26, 1955 and each load must include a weigh bill. The board may reject any or all bids. E R Eddy Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Amee-Bern
Amen-Bern
E. R. Eddy
Notice of divorce petition in Athens County Ohio
William G Rogers files for divorce from Mabel Rogers in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Cause 2455 alleging gross neglect of duty and willful absence. Residence listed as 1939 N Woodrow Street Arlington Virginia. Hearing set after September 10, 1953. attorney R W Finsterwald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam G. Hirogera
Mabel Rogers
Mabelers
N. Woodrow Street
Arlington
Virginia
Ipat
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Partition and Foreclosure Suit In Athens County
Mary D. Reed sues Helen Hanning and others in Athens County Ohio for partition and mortgage foreclosure of land in Canaan Township 48.18 acres more or less, with coal and gas rights reserved, in fractions 1 and 7, Town 6 Range 13. Defendants must answer by September 12, 1953. Rowland & Rowland represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Common Flea
Athens County
Ohio
Mary D. Reed
S. Helen Hanning
Helen Hanning
West 7Th Street
City of New York
State of New York
Court of Common Pleas
Canaan Townaslip
Ohio River Survey
J. L. Mansfield
W. W
A. T. Wehrle
Harrisonville Air Plans Announced
Don Cotterill named president and Herbert Parker secretary treasurer of the Harrisonville Community Fair activities group. The event is set for Sept 18 evening and Sept 19 all day with a dance talent show and prizes. Bob Clark chairs horse pulling. Cotterill and Kermitt Epple lead horse show and pony races. Clinton Gilkey heads tractor pull. displays of household items and livestock show. Entries contact chairmen at Scipio High School grounds Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Gilkey
Scipio High School
Harrisonville
Boosters Meet Tonight To Plan Fete and Concert
Middleport Band Boosters Association will convene at Middleport High School to finish plans for an ice cream social and band concert on Friday. The band rehearsed on a preschool schedule, plans a 6 30 p m parade and 7 p m school performance, with ice cream and confections available in the afternoon. Mrs Arthur Skinner, booster president, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Band Boosters Association
Middleport High School
Arthur Skinner
Boosters
Group Outing at Lake Hope Park
A group of women helping with sewing at theChildren's Home enjoyed an all day outing and picnic dinner at Lake Hope. Attendees included Mrs Hollister and her mother Mrs Laindgrin of Athens Mrs Bertha Sanders and granddaughter Jdewanne Mrs Donna Thomas and granddaughter Susie Vere Mrs Robinette and Mrs Jessie Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lake Hope
Hollister
Mra. Laindgrin
Athens
Bertha Sanders
Jdewanne
Donna Thomas
Susie Vere
Mra Robinette
Jessie Fulton
Millfield Bridge Group Hosts Evening at Home
Elizabeth Willis hosted the Millfield Bridge Club at Mr. Ruth Omen's home on Thursday. Bertha Sanders won first prize, Jessie Fulton took second, Louise Muzio earned consolation, and Ruth Omen received travel prizes. Members present included Elizabeth Willie, Ruth Omen, Bertha Sanders, Frances Wallace, Louise Muzio, Grace Border and guests Virginia Kozma and Jessie Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Elizabeth Willis
Millfield Bridge Club
Ruth Omen
Bertha Sanders
Jessie Fulton
Louise Muzio
Elizabeth Willie
Frances Wallace
Grace Border
Virginia Kozma
Sammy Stalder Celebrates 13th Birthday at Home
Sammy Stalder marked his 13th birthday with a three course chicken dinner at his parents home Mr and Mrs Hollis Stalder. Grandmother Mrs Minnie Stalder baked the cake. Guests included Gary Bickley Danny and Joe Jr Nicholson and Mrs Minnie Stalder. Moving pictures from the California trip were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Sammy Stalder
Hollis Stalder
Minnie Stalder
Gary Bickley
Danny and
Joe, Jr. Nicholson
Stalders
California
Chauncey Personals Weekend Visit and Family Move
Miss Frances Howard spends weekend with her niece Mrs George Fisher in Willoughby Ohio. Mr and Mrs T R Hamilton entertain Mrs Hamiltons niece Mrs Downn Voorhees Lucy and Kirt and Ruth Ann Charleston WV. The W G Davis family move to 201 L West Sixth Street Manchester Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Howard
George Fisher
Willoughby
T. R. Hamilton
Hamilton
Downn Voorhees
Lucy
Kirt
Ruth Ann
Charleston
W. V
W. G. Davis
Sixth St
Manchester
Ohio
Magnolia Tree Planted Between Coolville Churches
The Friendly Garden Club of Coolville has planted a magnolia tree on the lawn between the Methodist and Congregational churches. Charles Kincade will care for the tree. Rev Don P Hawkins attended the Central Baptist Association convention at Gallipolis and preached to ministers and laymen. Mrs Roy K Stewart and son Emmett hosted visitors from Pittsburgh and Davenport for a week. Over the weekend Paul Stewart and family from Cleveland plus Florence Frame of Marietta visited the Stewarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Friendly Garden Club of
Methodist
Charles Kincade
Spamon
Don P. Hawkins
Central Baptist Association
Gallipolis
Sandfork Baptist Church
Roy K. Stewart
Emmett
Stewart Home
Charles Stewart
Pittsburgh
Louis Stewart
Davenport
Neb
Paul Stewart
First Known Portrait of Abraham Lincoln Shot Long Ago
The sentence notes that Abraham Lincoln was nearly 40 years old when the earliest known photograph of him was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Goes Home To Norway Goes Home To Norway
George Goldbertson longtime Racine businessman now of Rochester Pennsylvania left Aug 11 for Oslo Norway his birthplace after forty years apart He visited family in Antiquity with friends Ralph Shain and family noting a name error changed Gulbransen to Goldbertson He plans an eight week stay and returned to Norway by plane from Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Oslo
Norway
George Goldbertson
Racine
Rochester
Goldberston
United States
Edna Smith
Antiquity
Ronald
Lillian
Wheer Ronald
Ralph D Shain
Carol
David
Goldbertsons
Shain
Goldbertson
Gulbransen
Naturalization
Stage Coach and Mail Station Center of Harrisonville Trade
Harrisonville remains a busy trade hub along Routes 143 and 14 64 as the Dye store area preserves its past stage coach era. William Henry Harrison Dye built the business in 1868, rivaled Hod Condee, and served 13 years as postmaster while the town thrived on river trade and telegraph connections to Athens and Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Scipio Township
Athens
Middleport
Ohio
William Henry Harrison Dye
Martin
Margaret Branfield Dye
Virginia
Tippicanoe
Tyler ‘Loo
Valentine B. Horton
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio River
Harrisonvile
Telegraph Road
Ohio Rivers
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Tip Dye
Iorrisonville
George Else Istein
Cincinnati
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Plans Yearbooks and Events
Middleport notes detail yearbook plans for 1953 54 distribution in September at the Little House Middleport. A rummage sale and bazaar bake sale are planned for early October with each member contributing five dollars in materials. A joint meeting in Athens October 17 will include several chapters at the Ohio University Speech Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dale Dutton
Jonathan Migs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Little House
Jonathan Meigs
Cambridge
George Emrich
Patrick Lochary
Pomeroy
David C. Miller
Regent
Lowhary
Manning Webster
Dey Hysel
Harry Bennett
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Nelsonville
Athens
Nabby Lee Ames
Ohio University
Dak
Regional Garden Club Meeting Set in Middleport
Mrs Earl Bender regional director of The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs has fixed the Middleport regional meeting for Friday September 25. The event will coincide with the Middleport Garden Club and Amateur Gardeners Club flower show chaired by Mrs James Titus with co chair Mrs Ben Philson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Bender
Marietta
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Bruce Lloyd
Gardners Club
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Gardeners Club
James Titus
Ben Philson
Weekend social notes from Groveport and nearby towns
Families and friends are described as weekend guests and visitors across Groveport and neighboring communities. The listings name couples, single friends, and relatives visiting or staying with hosts on Main Street and other local locales, plus patients at Meigs General and St. Joseph Hospital.
Power mower accident injures boy in Texas lawn mishap
A 9 year old Baytown boy was hospitalized for a brain operation at John Sealy Hospital after a freak accident. While near a power mower on the Kirkgard lawn the mower blade grabbed a pair of pliers and hurled them into his head, fracturing his skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Baywoth
John Sealy Hospital
Robert Allen Kirkgard
Kirkgard Lawn
Robert
Child Becomes I Middleport
A child who became ill in a local theater Sunday afternoon was taken to Meigs General Hospital around 4 30 p m by the Volunteer Fire Company emergency squad. The child appeared to have recovered by the time of arrival, local officers reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Volunteer Fire Company
Pomeroy Senior Plans Seminary After Sermon Topic
Eugene Thomas a Heidelberg University senior and Federated Church member presented a sermon titled Highway to Love to his church congregation in Pomeroy. He plans to enter theological seminary after completing his undergraduate studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eugene Thomas
Heidelberg University
Carrot Peeling Does Not Change Nutritive Value
The skin of carrots offers little protection to nutrients. pared and unpared carrots retain roughly equal nutritive value after cooking.
Wilkesville Airman in Japan Aces Control Tower Duty
Airman 2-C Charlies W. Campbell, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Campbell of Wilkesville, serves with the U S Air Force in Japan. He has one year in service as a control tower operator and is slated for about 30 months there. Campbell completed two years at Ohio University before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Charlies W. Campbell
Eugene Campbell
Wilkesville
Campbell
Air Force
Ohio University
Miss Spence Hired by Troy Public Library
Miss Carol Spence of Pomeroy has accepted a clerical assistant position at the Troy Ohio Public Library. She will travel with the book mobile to Union County schools, and her parents visited the library before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Carol Spence
Floyd Spence
W. Main St
Troy
Ohio
Union County
Miss Spence
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges List
Meigs General Hospital records admit several patients including Mrs Farnett Miller, Mrs Bessie Perry, Sammy Little, Mrs Beck, Thomas Weber, Thomas Anderson, Mrs Pina Wagner, Thomas Fork. Discharges include Mrs Thomas Weeks, Mrs Charles Wagner, William Childs, Daniel Riffle, Bertha Grant, Thomas Averson, and Mrs M Eblin. Meigs age license shows George Indiff age 20 and Syracuse residents Viola Irene Moore 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Little
Cheshire
Beck
Middleport
Thomas Weber
Chester
Thomas Anderson
Pina Wagner
Thomas Fork
Thomas Weeks
Harrisonville
Charles Wagner
Pomeroy
William Childs
Daniel Riffle
Racine
Bertha Grant
Thomas Averson
M. Eblin
Meigs Aage
George \indiff
Syracuse
Viola Irene Moore
Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes Picnic Draws Local Families
Pomeroy Portland Park hosts joint Meigs Jaycees and Jaycee ettes picnic with over 100 youths. Eighty broilers cooked over charcoal. men play softball and women croquet. Prizes include model kits and baseball gear for several local children. Visitors from Radford, Pontiak, Cincinnati, and Denver are noted among residents and friends at local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Portland Park
Meigs Jaycees
Gene Jobb
Jamie Jobb
Forrest
Butch) Bachtel
Middleport
Freddie Brown
Charles R. Speer
Hattie Jackson Guild Initiates New Member at Naomi Baptist
The Hattie Jackson Guild of Naomi Baptist Church met at the Hampton home with Miss Betty Qualls presiding. Miss Viola Brown was accepted as the new member and elected chairman of the program committee. Refreshments were served to members and guests including Mrs Smith and out of town guest Miss Canter from Dayton.
Potluck at Spencer Home for Nazarene Sunday School
Members and families of the Walde Spencer Adult Sunday School class at Syracuse Nazarene Church gathered Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs Spencer home on Bowmans Run for a potluck supper with 35 people present including guests.
Third Friday Club Meets at Mrs Bentz Wolfe Home
POMEROY The Third Friday Club gathered Friday evening at the home of Mrs Bentz Wolfe on W. Main Street. Fourteen members and one guest, Mrs Ethel Tedrow of Hamden, attended. prizes went to Mrs Abbie Durst Miss Kate Ebersbach and Mrs Marie Dailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bentz Wolfe
W. Main St
Ethel Tedrow
Hamden
Carrie Meinhart
Abbie Durst
Kate Ebersbach
Marie Dailey
Lawrence Moriarty Hospital Visit and Local Notices
Lawrence Moriarty a Pomeroy drug store clerk entered Meigs General Hospital Sunday and is reported to be suffering from a throat infection. Mrs Florence R Smith of Pomeroy is mother to Russell Smith of Seattle employed there. Janet Smith, formerly of Pomeroy, returned to her Washington D H home after visiting Lincoln Hill with Richard Rawlings and daughters Mary and Ann. Jack Robinson of Pomeroy left Monday for Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra
Columbus
Grogans
Meigs County
Taylor Grogan
Fred Marshall
Margaruite Marshall Yost
Portland
Lewis H. Sauer
Carolyn Russell
George
Lois Ann
Sauer
William Smith
Chicago
Ben Fultz
James Askren
Dorothy Fultz
Bellefontaine
Ruth Humphrey
Wheelersburg
James Harley
Bryan Place
Charles Neal
Charlene
George Ray
Portsmouth
Robert Neal
Kathy
Ernest Covert
Lester Covert
Jacksonville
Oden Pullin
Fort Walton
Fla
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Arthur Covert
Homer Jones
Jena McElhinny
Dana Jones
Dianna
Toledo
James Davis
Dora Lee
Jimmy
Washington State
Edgar Wolfe
Diamond
W. Va
Mark H. Jones
Howard McEihinny
Akron
G. G. Hall
St. Petersburg
John Zerkle
Holzer Hospital
F. J. Leifheit
Lawrence Moriarty
Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Florence R. Smith
Russell Smith
Seattle
Wash
Janet Smith
Richard Rawlings
Mary
Ann
Lincoln Hill
Washington D. H
Jack Robinson
Emerald Oil Relief Offered by Athens Pharmacy
A pharmacist distributed Moone's Emerald Oil a stainless penetrating remedy advertised to soothe itch and skin troubles at low cost. The ad promises fast relief with money back if not satisfied and notes wide availability through Athens Pharmacy and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntec
Moone
Steven Athens Pharmacy
Meigs County Schools Receive State Aid Totals
Meigs County public schools received 103 353 53 dollars in state school foundation program funds. Superintendent O O Patterson announced the third quarterly settlement with eight districts listed for Bedford Local Central Local Columbia Local Northern Rural Olive Orange Local Salisbury Southern Local and Western Local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Supt. O. O. Patterson
School Foundation
Bedford
Central
Columbia Local
Northern Rural
Olive Orange
Salisbury
Southern Local
Western Local
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dayton
David Ohhlinger
Sidney T. Russell
James Daniels
Emmet Shuler
Robert McElhinn
Charlies Murray
Thomas Mills
Thomas Durst
Russell Bailey
Henry Werry
Charlies Werry
Charles Legar
Harold Teaford
Jack Thomas
George Hicks
William G. Rogers
R. W. Finsterwald
Harrisonville Air Plans
Lake Hope Park
Millfield Bridge
Meigs
Harrison
Dye
W. H H. Dye
Tip
Tippy
Ohio State University
Threesport
Ht, Harris
Middleport Social Notes
Widdleport Personals
Louis Haines
Groveport
Mrs Haines
Lewis Koehler
Main St
Koehler
Lucy Amsbury
K. D. Amsbury
Norma Louise Koehler
Second Ave
Robert Darst
Richard Allen
Shirley Evans
Charlene Dillard
James Fisher
Frank Estep
Lake Jackson
Rosemary Fisher
Katherine Bachtel
Robert Fisher
Harold Moore
Dresden
James Rawley, Jr
Logan
James Hawley
Charles Lucas
Rodney
Marjorie
New Caledonia
Paul Holter
Keesier Field
Miss
Ohio University Rotc
Rose Hackett
Joe Tribble
George Hackett
S. Second Ave
Wesley Fry
Cecil Grogan
William Betz
Wilkesville Airman
Farnett Miller
Long Bottom
Bessie Perry
Albany
Pomeroy Social Notes
The
Stark Pharmacy
Pomeroy Personals
Hackett
Sohio Service
Jerry C. Ward
Donald Cecil
Cecil Ward
Faye Pratt
Moore
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio Valley Junk Co
Voice of the Theatre
Son John
van Heflin
Robert Walker
Dean Jagger
Helen Hayes
Ee Hildren & CA
Robert Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Ivanhoe
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
the Nelsons
New Haven
New Haven Orchard
New Haven, W. Va
Meigs County Fair
Meigs County Farm Bureau Co-Op
Ass'n
Pomeroy, Ohio
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Robert Paige
Jean Wiles
Powder River
Loretta Young
John Forsythe
Frank McHugh
Fdgar Buchanan
Jimmy Conlin
Harvey Grant
Rory Calhoun
Corinne Calvet
Stalag 17
BUICK
GMAC
Karr & van Zandt
Motor Sales
Oldsmobile
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