Pomeroy Water Main Breaks Halt Business District
Pomeroy Ohio faced two eight inch main breaks closing Main Street shops and cutting water to upper floors after 5:30 am Monday. By Tuesday night Meigs Water Co crews had fixed the leaks and restored pressure, with caveats on low supply in Wetzzal Street and Sugar Run areas and ongoing rate talk before a Public Utilities Commission hearing.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Sycamore
Butternut Avenues
Ohio River
Meigs Water Company
Co. M. Hennesy
Meigs Water Co
W. Main St
Legion Auto
New York
Maine
Water Company
Court
Butternut
Second St
Wetzzal St
Sugar Run
Lincoln Hill
Public Utilities Commission
Middleport
Malcom Hartley
Meigs Girls Display Entries at Ohio State Fair
Two Meigs girls will appear at the Ohio State Fair events on Sept 2 at the 4-H Club building. Rachael Genheimer demonstrates pie crust. Mary Dye enters a dress-up dress and exhibits canned goods. Other entries include towels and needle cases by Sandra Wells and various clothing projects from Columbia Make It Club and Alfred 4-H Club.
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Columbus
Janet Orr
Goldie Krackenberger
Beulah Swartz
Alfred
Sandra K. Wells
Wolfe Pen Club
Faye Sims
Meigs
Paula Keller
Leading Creek
Fay Sims
Mary Dye
Columbia Make It Club
Mrs Allen Hill Leaves Pomeroy for Boston After Mother's Death
Mrs. Allen Hill of Beech Street Pomeroy travels to Boston after her mother Mrs Elizabeth Watson aged 78 dies at 4 p.m. on August 24 following a long illness. Mrs Hill departed from Athens at 12 46 Tuesday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Allen Hill
Beech St
Boston
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Watson
Hill
Athens
Quartet To Sing Pomeroy at Naomi Baptist Church
The Silvertone Quartet of Glen Rogers West Virginia will perform at Naomi Baptist Church Sunday August 30 at 11 a.m. under the Missionary Society sponsorship. The public is invited.
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Pomeroy
Silvertone
Glen Rogers
W. Va
Naomi Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Admitted patients include Mrs. Roy Mayer of Pomeroy Mrs. Emma Douglas of Harrisonville Mrs. W M Talbott of Portland Mrs. Della Bailey of Syracuse Lawrence L Moriarity of Pomeroy Robert Bowen of Middleport and others Discharged Ronnie Calvert of Pomeroy Mrs Addie Stalder of Pomeroy Owen Hawley of Pomeroy Mrs Sadie Wickham of Pomeroy Hazel Amos of Chester Harry Beachout of Middleport Births report a daughter to Mrs Roy Mayer of Pomeroy
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Roy Mayer
Pomeroy
Emma Douglas
Harrisonville
W. M. Talbott
Portland
Della Bailey
Syracuse
Lawrence L. Moriarity
Robert Bowen
Middleport
Ronnie Calvert
Addie Stalder
Owen Hawley
Sadie Wickham
Hazel Amos
Chester
Harry Beachout
Bailey couple announce birth of son Robert Allen
Mr and Mrs Robert Bailey of near Chester announce the birth of a son Robert Allen on Sunday at Shackel Clinic Mason This is their first child Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Eddie Young of Pine Grove Chief of Police and Mrs Russell Bailey are uncle and aunt of the baby
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Middleport
Robert Bailey
Near Chester
Robert Allen
Shackel Clinic
Mason
Baileys
Eddie Young
Pine Grove
Russell Bailey
Local families host guests and note births in region
Postmaster J R O Leary and son attended a Cincinnati baseball game. Sunday the David Christian family of Wellston announced the birth of a daughter. A son James Raymond Ward born Aug 10 at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Bernard and wife in Athens Route 1. Ward's wife is daughter of Floyd Townsend and granddaughter of Mary Beghouse in Zaleski.
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Floyd Townsend
Athens
Mary Beghouse
Zaleski
James McKibben
Donald
Indianapolis
David Thomas
Proctorville
Frank
Hayes
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
McKibben
Muncie
Ind
Carl McKibben
New Marshfield
Lily McKibben
Lulu Webb
Galion
Theodore Webb
Middleport social notes recount regional picnic gatherings
Middleport social notes describe multiple groups gathering Tuesday at Roadside Park. Families from Pom eroy Kanauga Virginia Point Pleasant and other towns shared meals and stories. Visitors and locals include the Blakeslee family the Haddoxes the Nelsons and many more with travel to Dresden Akron Fort Knox and Lake Erie referenced.
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Middleport
Herman Haddox
Hamilton St
Haddox
Nina Triplett
Frank Triplett
Onslo Beach
WN. C
Reunion recollects Zerkle clan at old New Haven farm
Eleven children and spouses of the late William Zerkle gathered Sunday at the family homeplace near New Haven. The farm, now owned by son Cather Zerkle, has been modernized. Attendees included Millard Zerkle, Hallie Zerkle, John and Mrs Zerkle of Middleport, Susan McIntyre of Columbus, Austin of Kansas, Sherman of Florida, Vernel of Newell WV, Carl of Hartford, Frank of New Haven, Addie Boston, Howard CapHart of Huntington, Blanche VanFossen of East Liverpool, with Donna and Linda VanFossen as overnight guests.
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Elhinny
Russell
Kathy
Dresden
Chauncey Weise
Helen Beeson
Sixth Ave
Vining
Harrisonville Road
Weises
R. C. Sansbury
Weise
Lansbury
Vinings
Freda Welling
Beck Manufacturing Co
Pocono Mountains
Washington
New York
Nina Amspeker
Columbus
Harold Vogelsong
Ironton
Allen Knonp
BR. F. Vogelsong
Nelsonville
Wilbur Theobald
William
William Theobald
Rutland
Robert McElhinny
Karen
Sidney T. Russell
Myrna
Russell Cabin
Dexter
Akron
Fred Lewis
Ruth
Charles Lewis
Linda
Parkersburg
Alex Fraser
John Baker
Tommy
Fdson Baker
Patricia
Janice
C. M. Baker
John Windom
Cornwallis
W Va
Middleport
William&. Zerkle
New Haven
Cather Zerkle
Millard Zerkle
Hallie Zerkle
Inlaw
John Zerkle
S. F
Susan) McIntyre
Dorcas Circle Hosts First Baptist at Hood Home
Mrs. Milton Hood and Mrs. Clifford Stumbo hosted the Dorcas Circle meeting at Hood home on Mill Street with Mrs. Parmalee presiding. L. D. Diles read an article on Germany and the Valley of Decision. The group supports a German family, plans watermelon donations to the Meigs County Infirmary, and bandage work for White Cross leper hospital quotas. The circle will gather at the church in September to roll bandages.
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Middleport
Milton Hood
Clifford Stumbo
Dorcas
First Baptist Church
White Cross
Cheadle Family Guests Visit Relatives in Florida and Albany
Mr and Mrs Guy Cheadle of Storke Florida and Mr and Mrs Gar Cheadle of Albany visited relatives including Mrs Hattie Burris and granddaughter Sally Willis with Mr and Mrs James Cheadle. The group also saw Bud Warner of Hob son. Noah Haskins and wife attended Mt Alto Baptist Church homecoming where he serves as preacher. Kenneth Me-
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Guy Cheadle
Storke, Fla
Gar Cheadle
Albany
Hattie Burris
Sally Willis
James Cheadle
Bud Warner
Hobson
Noah Haskins
Mt. Alto Baptist Church
Kenneth Me
Dexter Youth Attends Ohio Forest Camp
Owen Hoffman of Dexter Ohio attends State Forestry Camp at Camp Ohio near Louisville for a week of forestry study. Meigs County agent C E Blakeslee notes he was chosen for 4 H club interest and forestry work with support from Farmers Bank and Savings Company and Pomroy National Bank.
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Pomeroy
Owen Hoffman
Lauren Hoffman
Dexter
Ohio
Camp Ohio
St. Louisville
Meigs County
C. E. Blakeslee
Young Hoffman
State Forestry Association
Owen
Farmers Bank & Savings Company
Pomeroy National Bank
Theodore Reed
Ohio Forestry Association
Blakeslee
Forestry Committee
Daughter Is Born in Middleport Hinkle Family
Mrs Harold Hinkle of Midway Island announces the birth of a daughter Debra Jo at Quantico Hospital on Monday. Grandparents are Mrs Dwight Frost and Mrs George Hudson. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Pearl Graves and Mr and Mrs John Frost. Mrs Dwight Frost and daughter Narsa plan to visit the Hinkles.
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Robert Story
Pat
Lynn
Mason City
Dale Mourning
Fort Knox
C. J. Tayior
Fairmont
W. Va
Ethel Price
Clifford Hayes
Hayes
Everett J. Price
Bob
Brenda
St. Albans
Lewis Waugh
Thomas
Robert
Columbus
Middleport
Harold Hinkle
Midway Island
Debra Jo
Quantico Hospital
Hinkle
Janet Frost
Dwight Frost
George Hudson
Pearl Graves
John Frost
New Marshfield
Narsa
Charles Walburn
Hinkles
Social Visit Highlights in West Virginia
The record notes a Sunday picnic at Coon Skin Park in Charleston and visits to Mr. and Mrs. Don Jarvis and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McClung in Madison, West Virginia.
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Coonskin Park
Charleston
W. Va
Don Jarvis
E. B. McClung
Madison
Meigs approves first of five teacher trainee scholarships
The Meigs County schools office accepted Marlene Moore as the first recipient of the Ohio Scholarship Fund for teacher trainees aimed at easing elementary public school shortages. The Meigs committee and officials in Columbus confirmed the approval, with four more applications pending from Kenneth Cole, Betty Nelson, Diane Reichman, and Moore.
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Middleport
W. A. Drake
Pomeroy
O. O. Patterson
Meigs County
Miss Moore
Pomeroy High School
Carl Moore
Chester Road
Glee Club
General Assembly
State of Ohio
Meigs
Kenneth Cole
Betty Nelson
Minersville
Diane Reichman
Local Teacher Resigns Post at Pomeroy Junior High
Warren Winters English teacher at Pomeroy Exempted Village Schools resigns to join private industry as an insurance agent with Motorists Mutual in the Cleveland territory. A native of Oklahoma, he taught at Wilkesville prior to Pomeroy and earned a B S in Education at Ohio University. He served as adviser to The Panthers Club and resides on Route 33 in Athens County.
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Pomeroy
Warren Winters
C. S. Gibbs
Oklahoma
Winters
Wilkesville
Ohio
Armed Services
Ohio University
Panthers
Route 33
Athens County
Motorists Mutual Insurance Company
Cleveland Territory
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Pomeroy Water Service
Howard B. Mullen
Pame ‘Toy
Goodwin Printing Co
Ohio Valley
Frigidaire
Florence
Fadison
Charles Haskins
Robert Myers
Blaine Walbars
Charlies Tess
Jack Rothry
Pontiac
Mich
Lake Michigan
Ford Village
Dearborn
Milwaukee
Racine
Wis
Chicago
Meigs General Hospital
Athens Lions Club
Clarke Daily
Ileft
Harold McBride
Bill Hughes
Messenger Newsphoto
Middleport Social Notes
Zerkles
Nallar
Phillips
Court Street
Pomeroy, Ohio
Ohio Forest
CASTO
Jarman
Hartley & Bennett
Pam
Dean
Doan
STARK
Middleport, Ohio
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