Middleport Officials Plan Future Public Programs
Officials outline continued business mutation program with impact shown by a merchant reporting a $500 year over year gain. Jamborees on town streets boost shopper goodwill and aim to position Middleport as a regional business center. Chamber of Commerce partners with volunteer firemen for a fall festival with displays, 4-H participation, rides, and local concessions. A Halloween parade, grand march, prizes, and square dancing are planned. Labor Day fireworks on the river near Coal St levee cap a Kiddies Recreation Nights finale with skating and dancing for local children.
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Middleport
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Tri-County
Coal St. Levee
Meigs County
Railroad Begins Work Of Raising Tracks In Pomeroy
The C and O railroad started work on street level entrances to parking lots in Pomeroy. Parking lot areas were re striped on Monday to accommodate car parking.
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Pomeroy
C, and O. Railroad
Birth Announced for Middleport Family
Mr and Mrs Arthur Roush announce the birth of a six and a half pound son born Monday Aug 25 at Holzer Hospital This is the first son for the Roushs they have four daughters Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Earl Roush of Middleport and Mr and Mrs Harvey French of Findlay
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Middleport
Arthur Roush
Holzer Hospital
Roushes
Earl Roush
Harvey French
Findlay
Sisson Couple Relocate to Pomeroy Address
Mr and Mrs John M Sisson who had lived in Bradbury have moved to Butternut Ave Pomeroy in a local residence notice confirming the address change.
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Pomeroy
John M. Sisson
Bradbury
Butternut Ave
Hemlock Grove Garden Club Holds Annual Picnic
Hemlock Grove Garden Club held its annual picnic at the home of Mrs. Avice Roush in Racine. Several local residents, including Mr. and Mrs. George Kissling, and others from Pom eroy, Junction City, Bunker Hill, Silver Ridge, Sumner, and Columbus, spent time with relatives and friends at various gatherings around town. Mrs. Ziba Midkiff noted as a frequent host. Lula and Carol Story visited their aunt for State Fair events in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
R. V. Heilman
Bunker Hill
Ziba Midkiff
Bert Smith
Silver Ridge
Sam Curtis
Porter Midkiff
Bert Romine
Gene
Oris Galli
Sumner
Lula
Carol Story
Ralph Gilbert
Columbus
Middleport Residents Noted In Local Report
This week’s report lists Miss Ella Miller of N Third Ave, Mrs. Robert Stephen son of Rutland St, and Budd Lambert treated at Martz Clinic Pomeroy by Rawlings Coats ambulance. F R Lama sales tax collector on S Third Ave shows continued improvement after months of illness.
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Middleport
Ella Miller
N. Third Ave
Robert Stephenson
Rutland St
Budd Lambert
Martz
Pomeroy
Rawlings-Coats
F. R Lama
S, Third Ave
Stout Family Reunion at Carpenter Farm Hosts and Attendees
The ninth annual Stout reunion was held Sunday at the Noah Stout farm with hosts Mrs. B. A. Howery and family. A noon dinner followed visiting. Attendees included multiple Stout relatives from Beeler Kansas Albany Point Pleasant Pomeroy Guysville Granville and surrounding areas plus extended family members and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout
Carpenter
Noah Stout
B. A. Howery
Shirley Howery
Eddie Lou Howery
Columbus
Virgil Whipple
Eddie Lou
Ray
Rodney
Frank Turner
Julia Ann
Howard Stout
Granville
Bata Mae
Donna Marie
Arnold Lee Brown
Alma Trainer
Ada Bell
Ben
Grover Stout
G. B. Stout
Mary Ellen
Lois
Donna Jean
Jack Bolen
C. FE. Stout
Local Social Roundup From Reedsville and Nearby Areas
Mrs Leah Powell entertained children for her son's seventh birthday with 16 guests and refreshments. Fay Pickens held a August birthday party for cousin Bill Davis turning twelve. Virginia Lee Sisson, a summer nurse's aide, returns to Olive Orange High School as a senior. Numerous friends and relatives visit at the Bennett home and other local residences including residents from Columbus Delaware Ohio Redlands Calif and Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Leah Powell
Fay Pickens
Bill Davis
Virginia Lee Sisson
St. Joseph Hospital
Olive Orange High School
B. L. Bennett
L. F. Zeigler
Redlands
Calif
Edith Hensley
T. C. Hayes
Delaware
Ohio
Bennett
Agnes Hill
Jean Collins
Columbus
Wayne Hetzer
Ray Chevalier
Hockingport
Davis
Harrisburg
Charles Morris
Parkersburg
L. B. Sisson
Dale Robinson
H. W. Larkins
Lucy Kibble
Laurel Run Social Notes Mention Local Visits
A weekend visit list includes John Norris and family, Bill Sparks and others from Washington DC. Local residents report hospital admission for Herman Bumgardner and a new job for Joan Bumgardner at Ball Pharmacy Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Run
Springfield
John Norris
Bill Sparks, Jr
Thomas Huddy
Charles Campbell
Nettie Campbell
Archie Kinder, Jr
Washington, D.C
Herman Bumgardner
University Hospital
Columbus
Joan Bumgardner
Ball Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Clarence Patton
John Bumgardner
Connett
Janet Barbee
Logan
Ladonna Wolfe
Donald Campbell
Hocking Valley Hospital
Campbell
Arthur Todd
Wayne Todd
Emerson and
Paul Stone
Athens
Everett White
Lawrence Wolfe
Mary Ruth Pomeroy Studies Union with Navy Groom
Mr and Mrs C M Sayre announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Ruth to Gilbert R Thomsen of the U S Navy. The ceremony occurred in Portsmouth Virginia on August 19. The couple will live in Portsmouth where Thomsen is stationed aboard the U S Midway. Thomsen has eight years in the Navy and Mary Ruth served during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. IM. Sayre
Brick St
Mary Ruth
Gilbert R. Thomsen
U.S. Navy
Portsmouth
Thomsen
U.S
Midway
Navy
Birthday party for Bobbie Hamm hosted by Dorothy Yost
Miss Dorothy Yost entertained at her home Saturday with a birth day party for her nephew Bobbie Hamm five years old son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Hamm Attendees included Myrna Maag Johnny Grueser Don Grueser Dolores Kraeuter Elsie and Graham Singer Charles and Phylis Ihle Mrs Dora Hamm Jimmy Hamm and Mesdames Dana Hamm George Grueser William Grueser Delmar Hamm E R Yost Virgil Hamm and Miss Dora Hamm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Yost
Bobbie Hamm
Virgil Hamm
Myrna Maag
Johnny Grueser
Don Grueser
Dolores Kraeuter
Elsie
Graham Singer
Charles
Phylis Ihle
Dora Hamm
Jimmy Hamm
Dana Hamm
George Grueser
William Grueser
Delmar Hamm
E. R. Yost
Miss Dora Hamm
15th Birthday Party for Rhea Ann Myers
Mr and Mrs Jay Myers of Mechanic Street honored their daughter Rhea Ann at a family party Monday evening. She is 15. Attendees included George Shiveler and his son George Jr Aaron Kelton with Kaaren and Jay and the Myers family.
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Jay Myers
Mechanic St
Rhea Ann
George Shiveler
George, Jr
Aaron Kelton
Kaaren
Jay
Myers
Miss Ann Webb Hosts Wiener Roast in Wales Mills Area
Miss Ann Webb of Newark entertained friends near Wales Mills during a two week visit to her grandmother Mrs. Carrie Webb. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Worley Webb and Kay Sammie Cummings Harlan Graham Paul Webb and others including Clyde Barbara Ann Lucille Betty Cone and Carrie Webb.
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Ann Webb
Newark
Carrie Webb
Wales Mills
Worley Webb
Kay
Cynthia Cummings
Sammie
Harlan Graham
Paul Webb
Marl Bratton
Clyde
Barbara Ann
Lucille
Betty Cone
Weekend Travels and Visits Around Columbus and Nearby
A wide list of residents and guests from Columbus, Buckeye Lake, Phillips West Virginia, Dayton Canada, Philadelphia and more are reported visiting relatives, attending fairs, camps, or shopping events. People include William Warner, the Ratcliffs, W A Smiths, Helen Nease, the Riggs family, Anne Foster, Peggy Persinger, Frankie Wippel, Donald Hun nel, Rev Paul Nye, Joyce Nye, John Nye, Levi Glick, Jesse Brewster, Ed Leitwiller, Carrie Nye, Amber Warner, Amber Warner employed, Jack Robinson, Pierce Gibbs, Effie Sayre, Kay Proctor, Rev Robert Hegnauer, Pat Fowler, Fred Smith, Geneva Nolan and others with trips to Columbus, Buckeye Lake, Lorain, Wheeling, Massillon, Cincinnati and the Ohio State Fair. Attendance at the Ohio State Fair and a Baptist youth camp is noted. One resident, Amy Kingsland, is described as improving after confinement, and Labor Day plans are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Warner
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
W. A. Smith
William
Janet
Dickie
Roy Ratcliff
Phillips
W. Va
William Watson
Dayton Wills Camp
Canada
Helen Nease
Ensign
Wallace Riggs
Philadelphia
Anne Foster
Peggy Persinger
Frankie Wippel
Donald Hunnel
First Baptist Church
Camp Oye
Portsmouth
Paul W. Nye
Joyce
John Nye
Levi Glick
Tiffin
Ohio
Jesse Brewster
Erna Jesse
Mary Calvert
John Leitwiller
Lorain
Ed. Leitwiller
Carrie Nye
Mulberry Ave
William Griffith
J. L. Fauber
Marguerite Meier
Marvin Burt
Hartford
Edward Leitwiler
Lorrain
Pierce Gibbs
Roseville
Roland Gibbs
Bradbury
Effie Sayre
Brick St
Wheeling
W.va
Bob Sayre
Juanita Bass
Massillon
Kay Proctor
Parkersburg
Ralph Graves
Lincoln Terrace
Robert Hegnauer
Hamilton
Pat Fowler
Fred Smith
U.S. Army
Ft. Dix
N.J
Geneva Nolan
Jean Lee
Betty Wright
Betty Genheimer
Iris Mae Rice
Donna Mae Wells
Gladys Wright
Thomas Clark
Cincinnati
James Clark
Sonny Lemley third birthday celebrated at Roadside Park
Middleport notes record Sonny Lemley’s third birthday party with a pink and white cake and guests including the Lemley family, Brooks, Athey, Morarity, Romine, McMaster, Seines, Roush, Morris, Hamm, Ward, Reynolds and others. Nearby travel includes visits to Columbus Zoo and a Columbus zoo picnic. Also listed are visiting relatives, state fair trips, and church class plans as the Busy Bee class meets.
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Middleport
Sonny Lemley
H. W. Lemley
Charles Brooks
Lester Athey
Larry
Marlene
Billy
L. L. Morarity
Sara Kathryn
EF. E. Romine
Betty
Harry McMaster
John Seines
Roy Roush
Rusty
Joe Morris
Martha Hamm
Paul Ward
Evelyn
Josephine Lemley
G. W. Reynolds
Charleston
Stanley Schultz
Beckley
Frank Landrecht
Bloomington
Ill
Family Dinner Observes Charles Wood Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. E M Wood hosted a Sunday family dinner for Charles Wood’s birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood with Joan and Bracky, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and daughter Joan, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wood of Gallipolis.
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E.M. Wood
Charles Wood
Joan and
Bracky
John Miller
Joan
Ernest Wood
Gallipolis
Miss Ruth Humphrey Visits Williamsburg Physician Relative
Miss Ruth Humphrey and her mother Mrs. J N Humphrey recently returned from a motor trip to Williamsburg Virginia. They visited Dr John Harley and his daughter Ann. Dr Harley, son of Mr and Mrs James Harley of Zanesville, is a physician at the Naval Mine Warfare School in Yorktown Virginia.
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Emma _ Juhling
New York City
W. H. Juhling
Minnie Beverage
George Ury Jr
Patricia Ann
Kathleen
Richard Quelette
Columbus
Horton Brown
Ury
Quelette
Carroll Edwin Meadows
Roscoe Meadows
Hannahs
N. S. White
Robert
Akron
Florence Hannay
Buffalo
N. Y
R. S. White
Orin Smith
Mary Lou
Lois Ann
Louise Rupe
Richard Schwab
B. F. Fultz
Gene Wyatt
Washington, D. C
Middleport
Pearl Graves
Janet Frost
Paul Graves
Edgar Wolfe
Charleston
John Stephenson
William Stephenson
Mary L. Wells
James Harbarger
Logan
Harbarger
Martins Ferry
First Bapitist Church
John Mayer
Main St
Judson White
Clifford Hayes
Parkersburg
Guy Walters
Ruth Humphrey
J. N. Humphrey
Williamsburg
John Harley
Ann
Harley
James Harley
Zanesville
Naval Mine Warfare School
Yorktown
Music director Konrad Scholl leaves for Boone Iowa
Mr and Mrs Konrad Scholl and their daughter Sonia depart this week for Boone Iowa after weeks with Mrs Scholl's parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Saxton. Scholl serves as music director and director of strings at Boone High School and has gained national recognition for his contest winning pupils. An article praising his teaching appeared in a national music magazine.
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Konrad Scholl
Sonia
Boone
Iowa
Birthday dinner at Diles home honors family
A Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Diles celebrated their birthdays. Attending were their daughters Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell and Mark, Athens, Mrs. Charles Jii den, sons Bill and Davis, and Mrs. Diles' parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parsons.
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L. D. Diles
Marjorie Mitchell
Mark
Athens
Charles Jiiden
Bill and
Davis
Pythian Officials Entertain Club at Mrs Kennedy Home
The Staff and Officers Club of the Pythian Sisters were hosted by Mrs. Homer Kennedy of Gravel Hill with Mrs. Charles Rice assisting. Guests included Mrs. Frank Knopp. Prizes went to Mrs. James Stevens, Mrs. Ira Butcher, and Mrs. John Seines. Refreshments closed the event.
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The
Pythian Sisters
Homer Kennedy
Gravel Hill
Charles Rice
Frank Knopp
James Stevens
Ira Butcher
John Seines
Mr and Mrs Owen Fink and Daughter Winona
Mr and Mrs Owen Fink and their daughter Winona are mentioned along with Mrs Herbert in the fragment. The text lacks context for a full event, but the individuals named appear to be a family group connected to a local notice or social item.
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Owen Fink
Winona
Herbert
Middleport Women Chaperon News Boys Winners
Mrs. Effie Grueser of Pomeroy and Mrs. Edward Price of Middleport served as chaperons for a group of news carriers who won a state contest for a Columbus paper. The group, including Roxy Price Jack Lloyd Edward Stobart Dale Walburn Jimmy Rita Singer Mary Grueser and Charles Hamm, traveled by chartered bus to the state fair and Columbus Zoo.
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Middleport
Effie Grueser
Pomeroy
Edward Price
Columbus
State Fair
Columbus Zoo
Roxy Price
Jack Lloyd
Edward Stobart
Dale Walburn
Jimmy
Rita Singer
Mary Grueser
Charles Hamm
Families Travel and Visit in Ohio This Week
Families and relatives visit in Ohio towns including Columbus Athens Marietta Glouster and Muskingum River area. Julie Mitch June Scines guest of Robert Mitch in Athens and return home. Carla Arthur Clark with Gary Wheaton return from Athens. Richard Fink Judy join Lonnie Farley for Muskingum River picnic. Helen Kittle visits grandmother in Glouster. Michael Kittle joins weekend visit. Mary Archer returns from Columbus trip.
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Claude Buskirk
Columbus
Julie Mitch
June Scines
Robert Mitch
Mary Rose Scines
Athens
Carla
Arthur Clark
Gary Wheaton
Clarks
Richard Fink
Judy
Lonnie Farley
Marietta
Muskingum River
Helen Kittle
Frank McCoy
Glouster
Roger Kittle
Michael
Mary Archer
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