Farm Tractor Overturns Killing Meigs County Man
Eldon Josephus Clark, 73, of Pomeroy Route 1, died when his pasture tractor overturned and pinned him. Time of death about 10:30 a.m. the scene found at 1 p.m. Clark, a former game warden, is survived by his wife Lena, three daughters, three brothers, a sister, and six grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ewing Funeral Home with burial in Barton Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Eldon Josephus Clark
Pomeroy Route 1
Mr. Clark
Fritz
Buck
Charles Russell
Clark
Russell
Meigs County
Lena
J. C
Gladys) Mulligan
Athens
Elizabeth Roberts
Point Pleasant
Reba Jean Ruth
Baltimore
O. W. Clark
James
Florida
Frank
Hemlock Grove
Metcalf
Grange
Bear Wallow
Harrisonville Grange Quartet Wins State Fair Competition
The Harrisonville Grange quartet led by Mrs Pauline Atkins Mrs Adrienne French Homer Yee and Edwin Oberholzer plus Mrs Oliva Cotterill placed first in Ohio State Fair state competition in Columbus Tuesday afternoon. They performed Red River Valley and Larboard Watch, after winning county and district honors in Albany.
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Harrisonville Grange
Theatre
Virgil Atkins
Norma Lee
Sharon Atkins
Racine Pair Obtain Marriage License
Clarence Lee Roy, 25, and Inez Marie Warner, 18, both of Racine, obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lee Roy
Inez Marie Warner
Racine
Cecil Reunion Draws Fifty Members in Stockport
Mr and Mrs Howard Cecil and sons Gene and Glenn of W Main St attended a family reunion in Stockport at Lindley summer cottage. About fifty relatives gathered, planning annual reunions with next year set for August 16 at the American Legion Hall in Wilkesville. Officers elected: Clarence Fox president Delphos Ohio Mrs Dailey Woods secretary treasurer Wilkesville and Mrs Clarence Cooley Athens program chair.
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Pomeroy
Howard Cecil
Gene
Glenn
W. Main St
Stockport
Cecil
Lindley Summer Cottage
American Legion Hall
Wilkesville
Clarence Fox
Delphos
Ohio
Dailey Woods
Clarence Cooley
Athens
Ohio Visitors and Family Trips Highlight Long Weekend
Mr and Mrs Michael Horak and Miss Joan Fussilo of Youngstown visited Mr and Mrs George Horak. Andrew Zwilling returned from a three week trip to Ravenna and Bucyrus to see relatives. Walter Zwilling joined his father for a weekend stay before returning to Sunny for work. The Swackhammer family headed to Port Sanilec on Lake Huron for Labor Day weekend. Mr and Mrs Thomas W Hennessy and two daughters left for Hicksville Long Island after a week with the Hennessys in Mulberry Ave.
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Michael Horak
Joan Fussilo
Youngstown
Ohio
George Horak
Andrew Zwilling
William Zwilling
Ravenna
Walter Zwilling
Bucyrus
Walter
Sunny
Nolan P. Swackhammer and Sons
A. T. Marcus
Marie Bush
Port Sanilec
Lake Huron
Thomas W. Hennessy
Hicksville
Long Island
Mr. Hennessy
Tom Hennessy
Mulberry Ave
Courthouse Bell Set For Emergency Use
POMEROY The courthouse bell will summon firemen and emergency squad members in emergencies as power cuts disable the siren. Chief Walter E. Wolfe said permission was secured from Judge Emmet W. Peoples of the Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Electric power failure left City Hall employees working without lights.
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Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Emmet W. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
School Chief Pomeroy-O Visits Athens for Meigs County
Patterson O. O. Patterson county superintendent of Meigs schools was a business visitor in Athens on Tuesday as he met with local officials and reviewed district matters.
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Athens
Pomeroy
O. O. Patterson
Meigs Schools
Club Holds Special Meeting in Middleport Park
A special meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club at Middleport Roadside Park was led by President Mrs. Ralph Pratt. Plans were formed for September initiation services for 13 women who joined last year and two new members Mrs. Dale Dutton and Ann Scott, bringing the total to 65 members.
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Middleport
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Ralph Pratt
Dale Dutton
Ann Scott
E. S. Schaaf
Walter Waddell
Franklin Ginther
Charlotte Perrin
Jack Bachner
Meigs County Land Transfers Reflect Local Real Estate Activity
Edward Howell and Betty Howell transfer Lot 7 in Pomeroy to Pomeroy National Bank. Floyd Casto and Retha Casto convey three Salisbury Township tracts to Virgil S. Manley. Cash Johnston and Alice Johnston sell 51.78 acres in Salisbury Township to Albert Goeglein Avery Goeglein and Charles Goeglein. Hent Newman deeds 166 acres in Columbia Township to William Culwell. Coralee Bailey and Paul Bailey transfer 102 acres in Salisbury Township to Violet Jean Miller and Donald H. Miller. Anna Taylor deceased transfers via affidavit in Middleport to Clyde Taylor Arthur Farley and Bernice Matthies. Clyde Taylor acquires Lot 3 in Middleport from Anna Taylor’s heirs. Arthur L Farley Bernice Farley Bernice Matthews Merline Matthews sell Lot 3 in Middleport to Clyde Taylor. Harriett E Stephenson and Robert Stephenson transfer a lot in Middleport to Carl K Moore and Mary Louise Moore. James H Kincaid Massie Kincaid sell five parcels in Rutland to Kenneth C Miller and Audrey A Miller.
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Edward Howell, Jr
Betty Howell
Pomeroy National Bank
Pomeroy
Floyd Casto
Retha Casto
Virgil S. Manley
Salisbury Township
Cash Johnston
Alice Johnston
Albert Goeglein
Avery Goeglein
Charles Goeglein
Hent Newman
William Culwell
Columbia Township
Coralee Bailey
Paul Bailey
Violet Jean Miller
Donald H. Miller
Anna Taylor
Clyde Taylor
Arthur Farley
Bernice Matthies
Middleport
Pearl Taylor
Arthur L. Farley
Bertha Farley
Bernice Matthews
Merline Matthews
Harriett E. Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Carl K. Moore
Mary Louise Moore
James H. Kincaid
Massie Kincaid
Kenneth C. Miller
Audrey A. Miller
Rutland
Racine Man Fined for DUI After Mishap
POMEROY Clifford Decker, 51, of Racine, fined $100 and costs on DUI charges in a hearing before Justice Percy L. Peoples. Decker was arrested Monday afternoon by Sheriff Charles Russell after an auto accident near Syracuse.
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Pomeroy
Clifford Decker
Racine
Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Decker
Charles Russell
Syracuse
Fire damages car on S Second Ave in Middleport
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a car owned by Marvin Garland on S Second Ave Middleport at 9 25 p m Tuesday. The fire, likely started by a cigarette spark, damaged upholstery.
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Middleport
Marvin Garland
S. Second Ave
Mrs Randolph’s 175 Pitcher Collection Highlights Variety
Mrs Bertha Randolph has gathered 175 glass pitchers over five years. The collection includes pig, cat, cow, duck, Little Boy Blue, Aunt Jemima, Shirley Temple, and a rooster designs. Aged pieces originate from Florida, Texas, California, Iowa, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, plus other locales. The display shows an ancient glass pitcher in her hands.
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Reedsville
Bertha Randolph
Jemima
Florida
Texas
California
Iowa
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Band Festival Amateur Contest Set At Middleport
Considerable interest surrounds the amateur contest as part of the Band Festival at Middleport High School Stadium Thursday night. Boxing between Middleport and Pomeroy athletes, band music, and other entertainments are planned with proceeds benefiting the uniform fund.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Pomeroy
Canaday To Address Fairfield Dem Rally
POMEROY May Mayor Delmar A Canaday Democratic candidate for congressman will speak at a Fairfield County Democrat party rally Thursday evening at Sun Rise Park in Lancaster. The invitation came from the county party vice chairman.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Fairfield County
Democrat Party
Sunrise Park
Lancaster
Ice Cream Social Planned to Support School Work
Sacred Heart Church auditorium hosts an ice cream social at 6 p.m. Thursday with proceeds funding school building work. Mrs. George Horak is general chairman. Event includes parcel post sale grab bag for children and sales of sandwiches and homemade desserts.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
George Horak
Middleport Driver Fined On Traffic Charge
E. L. Hughes of Middleport was fined five dollars and costs on a traffic charge by acting Mayor Frank Vroman on Tuesday. The State Highway Patrol filed the charges.
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Middleport
E. L. Hughes
Frank Vroman
State Highway Patrol
Captain Hendrickson Dies Aboard Monongahela Steamboat
Captain Averil Samuel Hendrickson died Friday aboard the steamboat Mathies commanded for Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. He, age 49, was once the Monongahela River youngest riverboat captain. Funeral services were held in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, with burial at Richland Cemetery Dravosburg.
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Monongahela River
Ida Howder Hendrickson
Ellen Hiles
Gladys Skinkle
Virginia Jauquet
Cox Funeral Home
Elizabeth
Richland
Dravosburg
State fair attendance by county agents in Columbus
Mrs Geneva H Nolan county home demonstration agent and David Miskell acting county agricultural agent attended the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on Tuesday to oversee exhibits and meet with officials.
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Pomeroy
Geneva H. Nolan
David Miskell
Columbus
Driver Hurt In Accident On Route 7
Cecil Kauff of Pomeroy was hospitalized with back injuries after his car left Route 7 near the village line and landed in a ditch. Sheriff Charles Russell and Patrolman William Lehew cited mechanical failure as the cause. Floyd Davis of Kingsbury was arrested for driving under the influence after a separate incident on Main Street Nye Avenue, with possible charges for leaving the scene.
Rice divo rce suit filed in Meigs County Court
Robert V. Rice sues Minnie Muri Rice for divorce in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. The couple married in October 1929.
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Pomeroy
Robert V. Rice
Minnie Muri Rice
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
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Julie London
Richard Derr
Barbara Rush
Technicolor
Mark Stevens
Don Taylor
Meigs
the Girl IN White
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Arthur Kennedy
Gary Merrill
Jesse White
Mildred Dunnock
Ray Mill and
Joan Fontaine
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Talk About
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George Murphy
Scarlet Angel
Meigs Theatre
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Goofy
Imperial
One World
Gyr
Ahweys Steel
Walgreen
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Blue Jay Corn
Gillette Blue Blades
Sele Personal Hygiene
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Racine Man
By Lucy Kibble
Canaday
Fairfield Dem
Ohio Valley
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Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
Plymale-Wagner CO
Gallipolis, Ohio
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
Howard B. Mullen
2Nd St
Phillips
America
Per
Downiegross, Inc. the Men's Store” Pomeroy
Arrow
Luscious
New Haven Orchard
New Haven, W. Va
Hound's Tooth
Rugby
Catalina
Reuter Tut
E. Main St
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