Resignation Cuts Pomeroy Police Force Further
Patrolman William D. Lehew resigned after pleading guilty to a traffic charge, leaving the force with Chief Walter Wolfe and parking meter officer Frank Hudson. Mayor Canaday, who also became a volunteer officer, noted Lehew’s youth work but the village remains short of police protection as the council had already dismissed Patrolman Henry Werry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William D. Lehew
Walter Wolfe
Frank Hudson
Jed Webster, Jr
Lehew
Percy L. Peoples
C. L. Heaton
Ormercy Village Council
Meigs Fair Board
Justice Peoples
Delmar A. Canaday
Lehen
Henry Werry
Canaday
Harvest Festival at Pine Grove churches on Sept 13
Pomeroy Social Notes report St. Pauls and St. Johns Lutheran Congregations host an Harvest Festival in the grove at St. Johns Church Pine Grove. The day features Sunday School at 10 30 am dinner at noon a recreational period from noon to 2 pm and a divine service at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
St. Paul's
St. John's Lutheran
St. John’s Church
Pine Grove
Visits Span Cities As Families Rendezvous Across States
Mrs. Rosella Thomson and children Nancy Jeanie and Billie of Syracuse visited her sister Mrs. Freda Elkins of New Lexington and another sister Mrs. Grace Landers, a patient at University Hospital Columbus. They were accompanied home by nieces Mary Lou Elkins Chevy Ann and Geraldine Elkins and Mrs. Wanda Hettick of Corning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Thomson
Nancy Jeanie
Billie
Syracuse
Freda Elkins
New Lexington
Grace Landers
University Hospital, Columbus
Thomson
Mary Lou Elkins
Chevy Ann
Geraldine Elkins
Wanda Hettick
Corning
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Mary Virginia Reibel
Pomeroy
Richmond
Williamsburg
Helen O'Reilly
Dayton
Truman F. Whitely
Ruth Ann Whitely
Bishop, Texas
W. F. Young
Mulberry Ave
George Powell
Barbara
William
Parkersburg
W. Va
Adam Fhersbach
Jo Ann Webb
Columbus
Ohio State University
Lew Larson
White Face
Mont
Joe Foster
Foster
J .E. Foster
Main St
Mary Kunzelman
John
Fred Whitlock
Kent
Ohio
C. FE. W. Downie
High St
Cincinnati
Howard McKnnecht
Ward Williams
Walter Brinkman
Margaret McKnight
Downie
Edwin Walker
Rochester
N. Y
S. Walker
Ashville
N. C
W. A Smith
Janet
Richard Rawlings
John Lawrence
Beverly
St Parker Assigned To Medical Center
Second Lt Cedric O Parker, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Pear F Parker of Pomeroy Route 1, has been assigned to the Medical Replacement Training Center here. He entered the Army in 1948 and served in Alaska and Europe until October 1952, was commissioned in the Medical Service Corps in May at Fort Riley Kansas, and is a 1948 Pomeroy High School graduate who played varsity football and basebal l.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Cedric 0 Parker
Pear F. Parker
Route 1
Parker
Army
Alaska
Europe
Medical Service Corps
Fort Riley
Kansas
Pomeroy High School
George Russell Fined in Middleport Court
George Russell was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor Sidney T. Russell on Monday night and will serve the sentence by working out on the village streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Russell
Sidney T. Russell
Williams Defined a Solitary Champion by Trap Title
Meigs County salesman James Clatworthy defends Eaton native Raymond A Williams as a well known athlete who won the Grand American Handicap. Williams cracked 98 of 199 from 18 yards and won a three way shootoff. Clatworthy recalls their wartime service and Williams wedding in Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Columbus
Raymond A. Williams
Eaton
Vandalia
James Clatworthy
Pomeroy
Williams
United States
Clatworthy
America
Meigs
Driver Permit Sale To Start
POMEROY Rolland Neutziling Meigs deputy registrar of motor vehicles announced today that the new series of driver licenses for general renewal purposes will go on sale Sept. 1. Most of the present Ohio driver licenses will expire on the holder's birthday after Sept 30. Licenses may be renewed within 30 days before the holder's birthday. Any person who fails to renew his license within three months after it expires must obtain a temporary permit and pass a driver examination. Applicants for chauffeur's and operator's licenses must present their old licenses for renewal. Chauffeur licenses for renewal must have a photograph size 2 by 2 inches taken within 30 days prior to the date of application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rolland Neutziling
Meigs
Syracuse Resident Marks 85th Birthday
William Brickley Pomeroy of Syracuse celebrated his 85th birthday at Hugh Thoms on the occasion with open house. The home was decorated in white and blue and featured two cakes with candles as the centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Brickley
Syracuse
Hugh Thomson
Frank Schwartzwalder Succumbs in Michigan
Frank Schwartzwalder, former Pomeroy resident and Columbus businessman, died of a heart attack in Holly Michigan at his son Carl's home. He is survived by his wife three daughters and two sons. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at St John’s Catholic Church in Columbus with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank Schwartzwalder
Carl
Holly
Mich
Columbus
St. John's Catholic Church
That
City
Registration Friday At Middleport High
Middleport Superintendent L W Mc Comas reminds high school students to register at Middleport High School Friday. Seniors register at 10 am, juniors at 11 am, sophomores at 1 pm, and freshmen at 2 pm to review schedules and make changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. W. McComas
Middleport Schools
Middleport High School
Middleport Band Boosters Set Friday Ice Cream Social and Concert
Middleport High School hosts a band parade at 6 30 p m led by Franklin Ginther and a campus concert at 7 p m directed by Franklin Ginther. Ice cream orders are taken by Mrs John Hawkins Jr with committee members advertising posters by Robert Haggerty and selling begins about 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Murray
George Childs
Robert Coats
Middleport Band Boosters Association
Arthur Skinner
Robert Haggerty
Skinner
Franklin Ginther
John Hawkins, Jr
Neils Powell
D. C. Miller
Walter Crooks
Fined by Mayor in Pomeroy DUI and probation cases
William Wilson, 23, Letart Falls, was fined 5 dollars and costs by Mayor Canaday for intoxication and faces additional charges for probation violation from a July 9 DUI arrest. Perry Carpenter of Pomeroy received a suspended 100 dollar fine and 24.70 in costs after a August 19 arrest. Robert Birmingham and Harold Roush, both in the Pomeroy area, also faced fines for intoxication and DWI respectively, with Roush's fine suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Wilson
Letart Falls
D. A. Canaday
Charles Russell
Wilson
Perry Carpenter
Canaday
Robert Birmingham
Harold Roush
Point Pleasant
Roush
FE. Main St
Harry J. Ervin
Grove City
Ohio
Mayer announce birth of daughter Nancy Jo in Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Roy Mayer of Oak Street Pomeroy announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Jo, Sunday evening at Meigs General Hospital. The infant is their second child. Grandparent is Mrs Lilly Hauck. Great grandmother is Mrs Harve Woodard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roy Mayer
Oak St
Meigs General Hospital
Nancy Jo
Mayers
Lilly Hauck
Osborne St. Pomeroy
Harve Woodard
Public benefit party at DAV home in Pomeroy
A public party will be held Friday at the DAV home in Pomeroy to raise funds for the Lincoln Heights Playground. Refreshments include homemade ice cream pie cake sandwiches and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
DAV
Lincoln Heights
Homecoming Cancelled Amid Polio Fears In Community
Marion Riggs sustains a broken right arm at work. Mr and Mrs D S Yates and Mrs Anna Swan visit Shenandoah Valley relatives and attend a homecoming at Yates family home. The annual community homecoming is canceled due to polio fears and burial services for Mrs John Parks are held at Sand Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Riggs
Yates
Anna Swan
Shenandoah Valley
Cathryn Hester
Chicago
Thurman Babcock
Florence Limberger
Oscar Babcock
Elizabeth Lyons
Liverpool
E. W
Linnie Swan
Hartford
W. Va
Portland Park
Brewer
John Parks
Sand Hill Cemetery
Pomona Grange Practice Set at Rocksprings Hall
Pomona Grange holds degree practice at Rocksprings Grange Hall on Tuesday September 1 at 8 p.m. Virgil Atkins, master, announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Pomeroy
Pomona Grange
Rocksprings Grange Hall
Virgil Atkins
Meigs County Grants Marriage License
James R. Blanton, 21, of Columbus, wed Mildred Waneta Martin, 18, of Dexter, after license approval in Meigs County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
James R. Blanton
Columbus
Mildred Waneta Martin
Dexter
Three Meigs Graduates Named for Teacher Scholarships
Meigs County approves three applicants for the Ohio Scholarship Fund teacher trainees. Betty Nelson Chester High School Kenneth Cole Pomeroy High School and Diane Reichman Middleport High School will pursue elementary education. Cadet certificates valid four years issued after training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Betty Nelson
Chester High School
Kenneth Cole
Pomeroy High School
Diane Reichman
Middleport High School
Wilma Sargent
Patterson
Meigs
College of Education
Department of
Pythian Sisters Meet in Middleport for District Plans
Middleport staff and officers of Meigs Temple No. 153 gather at Mrs. John Mayer’s home. Drill team captain Griff Russell announces November district convention in Logan with Logan Temple visiting in October. State convention in Cleveland planned for September. Gifts sent to a hospitalized member. Prizes awarded to several members. October hostesses named. The Diles hear from son William in Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
John Mayer
Griff Russell
Logan
Logan Temple
Cleveland
T. W. Autherson
McMillen Hospital
August Birthdays Mark Diles Family Celebration
Middleport residents celebrate Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Diles on their August birthdays with a Beach Street dinner. Attending were daughters and families from Cincinnati and Athens including Sharon and Martha Bush, Dr. Charles Jividen and children Ellen and Tom, plus Mrs. Clark Jividen and Mrs. Florence Bush. Mrs. Bush gave a large birthday cake. The group gathered in the afternoon for the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. D. Diles
Diles
Natal
Beach St
Florence Bush
Mr. Bush
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Several Parcel Deals
A summary of land transfers in Meigs County lists multiple deeds across Olive Salem and Leban on townships. Transfers include Claude and Gladys Smith to Marvin and Darlene Reed. Garnet Williamson exchanges in Salem and with W A Dotson. Gayle Price and Edna Price to Frank Cornell in Lebannon. corrections and other parcels among Edwards Moore Harris and Williams families in Lebanon Sutton and Rutland townships. Also listed are transfers by Joseph Baer heirs and others to Amanda Baer Carl Baer and assigns, plus Miller to Miller and Middleton parcels in Middleport.
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Claude L. Smith
Gladys Smith
Marvin Reed
Darlene Reed
Reedsville
Olive Township
Hilab Klaitz
Kathryn Sheets
Robert Sheets
Helen Saxton
Harold Saxton
John Lutz
Beatrice Jaitz
Hetzel Folden
Agnes Folden
Garnet Williamson
Salem Township
W. A. Dotson
Mary Dotson
John Sheets
Gayle H. Price
Edna Price
Frank Cornell
Lebanon Township
C. D. Edwards
Violet Edwards
Cyrus B. Edwards
Nettie J. Edwards
Carrie F. Moore
Ray Moore
Rutland Township
Joseph H. Baer
Amanda Baer
Carl J. Baer
Sutton Township
Howard Proffitt
Grace Proffitt
Charles R. Harris
Wayneta C. Harris
A. H. Curtis
Hazel M. Curtis
Roy Winebrenner
Maggie N. Winebrenner
Charles R. Harrig
J. E. Gluesencamp
Ella FE. Willams
W. E. Williams, Jr
Edna Edwards
Thomas A. Edwards
John H. McCoy
Robert A. Miller
Ethel C Miller
Middleport
Birth Announced For Pomeroy Family Eileen
Mr and Mrs J Allen Smith announce the birth of their first daughter Sun day morning at the Mason Clinic She has two brothers Mike and Robbie Grandparents are Mr and Mrs E R Yost of Minersville and Mrs Lilly Blackman of Baltimore MD Great grandparents include Mrs Charles Yost of Middleport and Philip Houdashelt of Minersville The child is named Eileen
Wiley family attends Eleanor Davis and J Paul Ovrebo wedding
In Columbus on Saturday Mr. and Mrs. L R Wiley and their son Larry watched Eleanor Davis wed J Paul Ovrebo at Christ Lutheran Church at 3 30 pm The bride is the daughter of Thomas M Davis Jr and Mrs Davis and the groom plans theological studies in Chicago This week Mrs Wiley visits her mother in Crooksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. R. Wiley
Larry
Columbus
Eleanor Davis
Thomas M. Davis
Bryden Road
J. Paul Ovrebo
Paul Ovrebo
Dayton
Christ Lutheran Church
Ilon- KA
Davis
Chicago
Chases Host Hamburger Fry in Rutland Garden
Mr and Mrs Clarence Chase and daughter Judy entertained with a hamburger fry at their Rutland home Monday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Tewksbury Mr and Mrs Judson White of Middleport Joyce Wolfe of Rutland and Robert and Thomas Waugh of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clarence Chase
Judy
Rutland
Robert Tewksbury
Judson White
Joyce Wolfe
Robert
Thomas Waugh
Columbus
Local social notes from Middleport and Parkersburg
Fred I Gardner pastor of Middleport Church of Christ and Mrs Gardner visited with Mr and Mrs L R Wiley after arriving from Columbus Indiana. Parkersburg visitors included Mrs R C Lansbury Mrs Nan Moore Mrs Vinas Lee and Miss Ruth Humphrey to see Miss Lois Cecil at St Josephs Hospital. Loyal Women of the Church of Christ plan a church meeting with Mrs C C Chapman hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Church
C. C. Chapman
Lon Greenlee
Betty
Dorothy
Akron
Canada
Downing Rotsh
I. E. Miller
Miss Greenlee
Wayne Gibbons
Evelyn
Bycyrus
Columbus
Gibbons
George Wittmer
Holzer Hospital
Everett Bachner
Connie
Karen
Bachner
Mary Schaaf
William Moore
Raleigh Flowers
Theodore Flowers
Bertha Ann
Harvey Allensworth
S. Third Ave
Arthritis Miracle Seeker Recounts Complete Recovery
A reader describes overcoming crippling rheumatoid arthritis with a personal treatment that restored active life and relieved widespread joint pain. The note invites correspondence for details on the method and its results.
Break in Meigs Water Co main cuts Middleport supply
A major break on the Meigs Water Co main in Pomeroy halted water to Middleport at 5 30 am Monday. Workers led by C M Hennessy found an eight foot crack on W Main St Pomeroy across from the Legion Service Station. Another break on W Main St in Pomeroy’s business section prompted a second shut off from Butternut Street. Restoration uncertain until repairs finish and pipes refill, with Gravel Hill residents first to suffer from the disruption.
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Middleport
Meigs Water Co
W. Main St
Pomeroy
Legion
Butternut St
C. M. Hennesy
Hennesy
Gravel Hill
Harvest Moon Opens Middleport Football Season
Harvest moon rises over Middleport as 46 candidates report for football practice at the high school stadium. Coach David Winefordner and Assistant coach John Parsons lead the session with school officials, coaches from downtown, and members of the Middleport Athletic Association as spectators watch the start of the season.
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Middleport
David Winefordner
John Parsons
Middleport Athletic Association
Middleport Yellow Jackets
L. W. McComas
Earl Knight
Forrest Bachtel
Lewis Sauer
Robert Haggerty
John Vroman
Gene Rice Kalad Hindy
Ernest Covert
Clifford Stumbo
O. P. Klein
Yellow Jacket
Jim Ashley
Jim Roller
George Ebersbach
John Dudding
Eddie Stobart
Pete Davis
Jon Schaaf
Roger Dillard
Yvonne Hackett
Sue Knight
Dee Sauer
Gail Stumbo
Myrna Russell
Marilyn Miller
Nancy Miller
Nola Knopp
Marilyn Kloes
Barbara
Betty
David Covert
Sandra Brewington
Hospitalized Driver Fined
Raymond Lilly of Parkersburg, confined since August 8 in a hospital after a Route 7 Massar Hill collision, pleaded guilty to illegal driving and was fined $10 plus costs. He also pleaded guilty to improper registration and was fined $50 plus costs. Howard Caldwell of Tuppers Plains, driver of the other car, had been released from a hospital the prior week.
Boy Scouts Accept Three New Members
In Middleport Troop 245 a brief meeting at the library quarters welcomed three new Scouts. Scoutmaster Donald Mills announced plans to finish a magazine drive for veterans hospitals in Chillicothe and Huntington, noting one delivery already made and more to come. Readers are urged to donate magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Boy Scouts
Donald Mills
Mills
Veterans
Chillicothe
Huntington
Pomeroy Soldier Returns From Korea on Leave
Harold Clark has just returned from two years service in Korea and left camp for a 30 day leave at his home in Darwin Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Pomeroy
Ste
Harold Clark
Darwin
Ohio
MAA To Hear OU Official At Middleport Meeting
Professor A H Rhoads of Ohio University will speak at the Middleport High School meeting at 8 p m to discuss football rules. Curtis Jenkinson urges all members to attend and welcomes women to join the Middleport Athletic Association as loyal supporters of the Yellow Jacket teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
A. H. Rhoads
Ohio University
Middleport Athletic Association
Rhoads
Curtis Jenkinson
Lewis Sauer
Jenkinson
Yellow Jacket
Little Rites Planned for Samuel Little 91
Funeral services are set for Samuel Little 91 of Cheshire Route 2 who died at 12 30 am Monday at Meigs General Hospital A stroke of paralysis led to his death Interment will follow at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery The family will receive friends at the Rawlings Coats Funeral Home He was born March 14 1862 in Jackson County West Virginia Survived by daughter Dorothy Butcher son Fred Little of Cheshire brother Leverett Little of Michigan and sister Mrs Martha Fulton of Columbus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Samuel Little
Cheshire
Meigs General Hospital
Silver Run Baptist Church
O. H. Cart
Noel Herrmann
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Rawlings-Coats
Mr. Little
Meter Receipts Reported for Pomeroy Park District
Chief Walter E Wolfe reported Monday that parking meter receipts for Pomeroy totaled 214.50 for the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter E Wolfe
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Pomeroy Personals
St. Parker
Medical Center
Dick Turner
M Reg
Pat Off
NEA Service
Meigs Man
Michigan
Thelma Dill
Bradbury
W. A. Drake
O. O. Patterson
Meigs Scholarship Fund
Nelson
Cecill. Nelson
Minersville
Glee Club
Cole
Guy Cole
Near Pomeroy
Middleport Social Notes
Lena McElhinny
Phil Edwards
Horace McElhinny
William Huggins
Phil Meinhart
William Lowe
Homer Jones
Ohio River
Jiiden
William Diles
Connecticut
Widdleport Personals
Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P.O
Jackson 7
Mississippi
Pomeroy Bend
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Robert Paige
Jean Wiles
Powder River
Rory Calhoun
Corinne Calvet
Loretta Young
John Forsythe
Frank McHugh
Edlgar Buchanan
Jimmy Conlin
Harvey Grant
Widdleport
Pigskin
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Beppy
Athens
Gallaher’s Drug & Athens Primcy
Adv
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The
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A. C. Gibson
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Gallipolis
Cwni
Robert Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Ivanhoe
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
the Nelsons
Betty Hutton
Fred Astaire
Ronald Reagan
Rhonda Fleming
New Haven
New Haven Orchard
New Haven, W. Va
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Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
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