Real Estate Deals Said To Be in Offing
Real estate activity rises in Pomeroy as remodeling spreads through Main Street. Zeiher Building expansion for Ben Franklin Store and Hartinger Building renovations signal business growth. The old post office will become a clinic, a coffee shop is planned, a wholesale wine store and a new nightclub are rumored. Repairs on Smith property and Reed home proceed as plans for new fraternal quarters emerge.
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Pomeroy
Shop
Main St
Zeiher
Main and
Lynn
Ben Franklin
Hartinger
Butternut and
Main
Harold Brown
Charles Barnett
Dr. Mart
Middleport
Second St
Smith
P. K. Smith
Reed
Football Drill Sessions Now Well Under Way
Football practice began with 27 boys reporting for first sessions under coach Forrest Bathel in Middleport this week.
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Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
Storys Run Briefs From Ohio Families Visit and Guests
Mrs Charles Ward of Columbus and father C C Darst of Rutland called on Mr and Mrs Ward and family and Mrs Anna Ward. Rev B L Darst and family of Cheshire and Budd Bartrum and family of Rutland visited Mrs Laura Bartrum. Mrs Leland Brown and Mrs Omar Frecker visited Mrs Pete Brown of Pt Pleasant Friday. Week end guests of Mrs Anna Ward and Wesley Ward included Mrs Raymond Fife and children of Middleport, Mr and Mrs Marshall Ward and children of Chauncey, and Mrs Osborne Farley and children with Mr and Mrs John Martin of Cheshire visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gus Brechtel. Miss Della Smith of Charleston W Va visiting the Brechtels Mrs Ihle visiting Seaman Elmer Ihle of Rhode Island. s guests of Pass Fife were end Fife and family and Frank Mitchel and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Ward
Columbus
Cc. F. Darst
Rutland
Weber F. Ward
Anna Ward
B. L. Darst
Cheshire
Budd Bartrum
Laura Bartrum
Leland Brown
Omar Frecker
Pete Brown
Pt. Pleasant
Wesley Ward
Raymond Fife
Middleport
Marshall
Ward
Chauncey
Osborne Farley
John Martin
Gus Brechtel
Della Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Rhode Island
Pass Fife
End Fife
Frank Mitchel
Alice Davis Attending United Brethren Meet
Miss Alice Davis deputy in the Probate Court is in Lancaster for several days this week attending the Southeast District conference of the United Brethren Church. The Rev and Mrs John Morgan and others are also attending the conference.
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Pomeroy
Alice Davis
Lancaster
The
United Brethren Church
John Morgan
Real estate transfers listed for Pomeroy area
Recorder George Meinhart records numerous transfers including Homer Lovett to James Busch for 6 acres in Lebanon and Thelma Stevens to Katie Eastman for 60 acres in Salisbury. Others cover Rutland, Middleport, Olive, Chester, and Columbia with various parcels and transfers, certificates and affidavits involving many individuals and multiple acreages.
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Pomeroy
George Meinhart
Homer
Della Lovett
James Busch
Lebanon
Thelma R. Stevens
Katie A. Eastman
Salisbury
Carrie
Herman Osler
Safe Me Knight
Rutland
Jessie Price
Flossie A. Hull
T. M
Lena Pickens
Ruth
William Musser
T. M. Pickens
G. G
Emily Pickens
Burt
Grace Phillips
H. E. Allison
Salem
Dora Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
Ira L. Wolfe
Ora Hill
Sutton
Sophia Curtis Johnson
Virginia
B. Hafferty
Middleport
Sheridan Young
W. B
Emma Noyes
Long Bottom
Mary C. Stevens
Thomas R. Stevens
Lennie B
Harry
Clara Swan
Ella Shaner
Bertha Barton
Effie
Terrence
Hattie Woode
Charles
Leona Hensley
Olive
J. C. McElhinney
Louis
Ella McElhinney
Louise ‘Googlein
Cora Shenerfield
Lena Johnson
Eunice Stockton
Elizabeth Frinkle
Blanche Rodefinger
Louise Geoglein
Virginia Geoglein Godman
Lena B. Johnson
Blanche Nelson
George Johnson
John W
Lottie Wolfette Albert
Harry Wolfe
Cals
Roy
Edith Biffle
Victor
Wilma Bahr
Chester
C.C.F. Lodge
Denver Kapple
Dexter
Phillip J. Weber
Alice B. Dorson
Kenneth Davis
Kathleen Schoppert
Esther
Warren Black
Martha
Sidney Taylor
Lulu B
John White
Walter
Bertha
Bessie
Dwight
Dara
Clyde
Avis Kennedy
Holly
George Kennedy
M G. Rice
W. C
Elsie Joons
Cora Christy
Raymond
Hilda Christy
F. HW. Shawver
Delpha Shawver
Middeport
Athens and Pomeroy Coal & Land Co
Anna May Buck
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Racine social items list visits and family gatherings across Ohio towns. Mrs. Clark Jividen and Emma Jane, Mrs. J B French, Akron, visit Mrs. Emma Jividen in Gallipolis. Mrs. A V Chittenden returns to Plain City after staying with Owen Watson and friends in Racine. Eastern Star members enjoy a Portland Park picnic. Linley Hart hosts Eila Watson of Pomeroy and others during a week visit.
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Racine
Clark Jividen
Emma Jane
J. B. French
Akron
Emma Jividen
Harold Weatherhall
Gallipolis
B. F. Turner
Pomeroy Visied
Owen Watson
Paul Lewis
Pure Oil Co
Indiana
Reid Eynon
Bernard Eynon
Maine
A. V. Chittenden
Plain City
Charlie Mallory
Linda
Amanda Kelle Coe
Bors
Will Jones
Columbus
Sarah Spencer
Order of Eastern Star
Portland Park
Eila Watson
Pomeroy
Linley Hart
Middleport Social Notes Highlights from Loyals meeting and local visits
Middleport society notices recount a Loyals class gathering at the Ss Church of Christ with guests Miss Hilda Chapman and Mrs. Lena McKinley among others, plus a September meeting planned. The column lists numerous locals visiting, returning from furloughs, and arrivals like Jack Covert in Denver and Pfe William K Beaver and Pfe Henry Scarberry in the United States.
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Middleport
Loyals
Mabel Hysell
Ss Church of Christ
Hilda Chapman
Columbus
Glenn Lambert
Land Earl McKinley
Lena McKinley
Nina Russell
Luella Jenkinson
Donna Russell
Selah Sidenstricker
Margaret Stewart
Mildred Hawley
Frances Roush
Freda Welling
Louise McEl
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Dance and Picnic
A large crowd from Pomeroy and nearby attended a Senior High School dance Friday night sponsored by the Junior Senior PTA. Chaperons were Mrs. Eddie Smith Mrs. A R Tedrow and Mrs. Tracy Whaley. Stanley and His Solid Senders provided the music. Out of town guests included Miss Shirley Clement Huntington and Miss Martha Jane Myers a nurse at Holzer Hospital. The Pomeroy Chora Club held a picnic supper at the Swackhammer home Mason Friday evening with Mrs Swackhammer directing the group. Announcing birth Richard Craig Stupeck born Aug 23 at Holzer Hospital weight 6 pounds 9 1 2 ounces. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer Fifth Ave and Mr and Mrs Julius Stupeck Michigan City Ind. great grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl Palmer La Porte Ind. Pfe Stupeck stationed in Pana-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jack Gibson
Kath
Lois Smith
Charleston
A. V. Smith
Paul
Lucille Smith
Chester
Miss Smith
MHS
B. Laughead
Fifth St
Laughead
Mary B. Laughead
Babcock State Park
W. Va
Fordham University
Gordon Harris
Nicky
Columbus
Harris
McKinley High School
H. J. Russell
Athens County Fair
Marcelline Buell
Pomeroy
Lewis Triplett
N. Second Ave
Emma Jane
Jimmy Buell
Love City
Pfe
William K. Beaver
United States
Germany
Henry Scarberry
States
A. A. Scarberry
Norfolk
Robert Kroft
Zanesville
L. L. Cunningham
Gravel Hill
Hubert Mace
Henry Swift
Wilbur Urban
Buffalo
N. YY
Urban
Hitach, Rust
A. J. Bradbury
Urbans
Ethel Reese
Carolyn Jane
Louise Forrest
Beech Hill
Lawrence Bing
PTA
Eddie Smith
A. R. Tedrow
Tracy Whaley
Stanley
Shirley Clement
Huntington
Martha Jane Myers
Ca‘jdef
Holzer Hospital
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason
Manuel Stupeck
Richard Craig
Richard Palmer
Fifth Ave
Julius Stupeck
Michigan City
Ind
Carl Palmer
la Port
Stupeck
Pana
Edith Bowen and Charles Witt Tie Wedding in Pomeroy
Miss Edith Bowen daughter of Mrs H H Bowen and the late Mr Bowen wed Earl Charles Witt son of Mrs Margaret Clague Cleveland pastor Ralph Kuether officiated at Federated Church. Closest relatives present included Miss Hazel Bowen maid of honor and George F Kehrer best man. After a buffet luncheon the couple left for a Cleveland Detroit Windsor cruise and plan to reside in Cleveland Labor Day.
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Pomeroy
Edith Bowen
H. H. Bowen
Spring St
Bowen
Earl Charles Witt
Margaret. Clague
Cleveland
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Wilfred Stiers
Nelsonville
Ira Lane
Hazel Bowen
Witt
F. Kehrer
Bucyrus
Detroit
Windsor
Canada
Fomeray High School
Ohio University
Athens
Kappa Delta Pi
Order of Eastern Star
Return Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pomeroy Bend
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Point Pleasant
Ponteroy
Mr. Witt
Ray Lindsley
Faris
Kerrs Run
Reliance Electrical Engineering
East Cleveland
Marins
Margaret Clague
Dwicht Heiser
Edith Stiers
Clarence Rayner
Wickliffe
R. L. Jacobs
Bobby
Green Bay
Wis
Jacobs
Chicago
Margaret Clagne
Dwight Heiser
Edith Steirs
George F. Kehrer
Witt-Bowen
iMarieta Mfg. Co
Ernest McBride
Robert B. “Morris
USNR
Naval Training Center
Wright McCroba
Huntington
Hriday
E.W. Kingsland
Columbus
Mexico
Seaman
Harlan Wehrung
Judith Rea
Plans Made for Labor Day Dance at School
Labor Day dance announced at the Columbia school house on Monday night September 3 with proceeds to the Boys 4-H Club. The Klein Rats from Middleport and Pomeroy will provide music. Open to the public, dancing from 9 to 12.
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Carpenter
Columbia
Klein Rats
Middleport
Pomeroy
Married at Pine Grove in a July wedding at church
Miss Dorothy Hamm daughter of Mr and Mrs Dana Hamm of Minersville Ohio became the bride of Mr Samuel Michael son of Mr and Mrs G L Michael of Minersville in a double ring ceremony at Pine Grove St Johns Lutheran Church The rehearsal and reception followed at the parents home The bride wore a white satin gown with illusion veil pearls and carried gardenias The groom's brother Virgil Hamm served as best man The couple left for Columbus for a short wedding trip and will reside with the bride's parents in Minersville The article notes community and local family details including attending Ohio University and teaching in Middleport and the Michael farm near Chester
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Hamm
Ana
Dana Hamm
Minersville
R. D
Samuel Michael
G. L. Michael
L. M. Mohrshott
Pine Grove St. John’s Lutheran Church
JuHn Anne Glass
McConnelsylle
Delmar Hamm
Raymond Furbee
Virgil Hamm
Michael
Hamm
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Kappa Delta Pi
Middleport High School
Chester High School
National School of
Los Angeles
California
Chester
Columbus
Frankie Carle
C. H. Wise
Sjr
Virginia Jo
Wise
Nona
Roberta
Howell
Wards Beck
Howard
Byers
Sally Sebaaf
Middleport
San White
William Watson
K. D. Amshbury
Fomeroy
Olive Farm Women Hold Annual Picnic at Wilsons Park
Reedsville Olive Farm Women's Club held its annual picnic at Wilsons Park in Athens County on Sunday August 18. A pot luck dinner was served at noon and an interesting program was featured. A letter from Mrs. Victor Wippel was read. several members attended and a September meeting is planned at the home of Mrs. W F Hawley.
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Reedsville
Olive Farm Women's Club
Wilsons Park
Athens County
Victor Wippel
Elyie Warren
Warren Pickens
W. F. Hawkey
Ella. Packard
Belpre
Hope
Swain
Francis Andrews
Harry Pickens
W. F. Hawley
Youthful Pranks Bring Juvenile Court Action
Meigs County Juvenile Court will hear charges against Gallipolis youths for throwing bottles at Middleport boys and disturbing the peace in front of a confectionery during an escapade last week.
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Middleport
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Four Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court
Meigs County Probate Court issued four marriage licenses listing applicants Robert Jeffers 25 of Reedsville Helen Icenhower 21 of Rutland. Robert Boyd 22 of Frazersburg Kathryn Wiggin 22 of Dexter. Herman Lemley 21 of Belpre Bertha Nichols 21 of Cheshire Rii Charles Cook 42 of Hemlock Grove and Ruth Woodyard 30 of Albany.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Jeffers
Reedsvilley
Helen Icenhower
Rutland
Robert Boyd
Frazersburg
Kathryn Wiggin
Dexter
Herman Lemley
Belpre
Bertha Nichols
Cheshire Rii
Charles Cook
Hemlock Grove
Ruth Woodyard
Albany
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Elaine
Zenners
United Brethren
Meigs Real Estate Transfers
Meig
Rosarita
Gabby” Hayes
Wid Ba
Elliott Sunset
Carson Livingston
Barry Slecte
Bend Theaters Temple
Bendvue
MidMeport
Objective Burma
Errol Flynn
George Tobaisham Prince
Menry Hall
James Brown
Varmer Aderson
Brooklyn
Paramecnt News
Forest Rangers
Fred MacMurray
Paulette Goddard
Freddie Fisher
John EL
Pennsylvania
Eeaeee
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
Middleport Social Notes
U. W. Ramsey
Jack Covert
Ramseys
DaReuben Beck
Jack
Denver
Colo
Pomeroy Social Notes
Charles Witt
Toe
Liberty
Pine Grove
Olive Farm
L. and
Z. Dress Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
Meigs County Fair
Howard Brothers
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