Middleport Council OKs Revised Budget for 1964
Middleport village council adopted a revised 1964 budget showing estimated revenue of 104335.53 and expenditures of 102080, after the county budget commission rejected the original deficit plan. The council discussed a new operating levy, storage for village equipment, and the Atlas tow boat bid deadline of September 9 while seeking radio changeover funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Wayne Gibbons
Cided
Elmer Maiden
Page and
Elmets
Childs
Atlas
Bernard Fultz
Harrisonville Tractor Pull Date Set
The annual Harrisonville tractor pull is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. at Harrisonville School. Three classes will be offered: up to 4500, up to 5500, and up to 7000 pounds. Prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars will be awarded in each class, sponsored by the Harrisonville Fair Board. Weigh-in takes place 5 to 7 p.m. at the K. C. Welch residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Harrisonville School
Harrisonville Fair
County Court Fines Three in Meigs County
Three defendants were fined and a bond forfeiture occurred in Judge Frank W. Porter’s Meigs County court. Clarence V Frice paid $10 and costs for no muffler, Paul A. Simpson $10 and costs for unsafe vehicle, and Arthur E. Henson $20 and costs for speeding. Don Roberson forfeited a $27.50 bond on speeding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Frank W. Porter
Clarence V Frice
Paul A. Simpson
Arthur E. Henson
Don Roberson
Meigs General Hospital Discharges and Notes
Leopold Hysell of Pomeroy and Sylvia Johnson of Addison are noted. Phillip Follrod is discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Hysell
Pomeroy
Sylvia Johnson
Addison
Chester PTA Plans Get Acquainted Party
POMEROY The Chester PTA will host a get acquainted party for first graders mothers and teachers at the Chester grade school from 1 30 to 3 30 p m Thursday Mrs Grace Weese will answer questions and refreshments will be provided by PTA officers All children entering the first grade at the Chester school this fall are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Pta
Chester
Grace Weese
PTA
Chester School
Classmates Reunion for 1956 Parkersburg Nursing Class
Members of the St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing class of 1956 and their families from Parkersburg and surrounding towns gathered for an all day picnic at the Chester Road home of Mr and Mrs Williams. Attendees included the Comers McCrays McLains Dutys Sullivan Rice Rinehart Tullius Bach tel Keller and other relatives from Parkersburg St Albans Read ing Marietta Long Bottom and Middleport.
Free clothing day at Pomeroy Salvation Army HQ
Free clothing at the Salvation Army headquarters in Pomeroy on Butternut Ave Thursday from 9 30 a m to noon. Residents of Meigs County in need are invited to call at the HQ during the designated hours.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy, Butternut Ave
Salvation Army
Meigs County
Weekend visitors and family friends noted across region
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Walker and daughter hosted guests at Middleport. Numerous visits include Estil Johnsons in Hilton with Molihan and Rathburn families. Lambert and Arrowood families visited Caton and Johnston households. Bake reunion at Rio Grande. Gooch McCarley gathering attended. Casto family in Paris. Amey visited Lambert in Oceana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewington
Willard Walker
Middleport
Estil Johnson
Mart Molihan
Crown City
Woodrow Mollihan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jennie Mollihan
Chillicothe
Joan Rathburn
Langsville
E. C. Lambert
Rio Grande
Shirley Arrowood
Columbus
James Casto
Paris
Sterling Amey
Bill Lambert
Oceana
W.va
Local Visitors Share Time Across Ohio Towns
Downington and surrounding areas report visits among Wise Howell Dixon Jewell and Reeves families. Mrs Neva Howell and Mrs Alice Dixon hosted relatives in their homes while others traveled from Athens Columbus and Warren to day visits and a trip to Barre Vermont for a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Brickles
Albert Price
Robert Jewell
Harrisonville
Glen Jewell
Loren Lee
Athens
Hattie Reeves
Alice Reeves
Warren
C. A Bden
Middleport and Pomeroy Personal News Roundup
Middleport area personals note visits from Lancaster to Gallipolis and Columbus figures with church ties. Nearby entries list knee surgery for Curtis Kelly of Midland and local visits by state officials. Pomeroy updates include fair queen contestants, camp work, and a Meigs Memorial Hospital transfer for Raymond Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Coleman
Lancaster
Bethel Coleman
North American Aviation
Columbus
Nancy Roller Cale
Newport
R. I
Max Roller
Cale
Trenton
N. J
Howard Byer
Kenneth
John L. Coleman
Robert
Vinton
Roy
Jimmy Dailey
Freda Bratt
Middleport
Gallipolis
French City Baptist Chapel
Clifford B. Coleman
Dow Chemical Co
M. L. Kelly
Robert McElhinney
George Meinhart
Glouster
Sidney Russell
Raymond Frank
Near
Chester
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Meigs County Land Transfers Briefly Reported
Land transfers in Meigs County involve Thor O Carsey and Mary Carsey transferring to Ona Arix in Scipio Two. Multiple parcels in Salisbury Two and Letart Two change hands among several buyers and sellers including Carl Matlack Louise Matlack Sybil Ebersbach Elizabeth Guess and Joseph Guess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor O. Carsey
Mary Carsey
Ona Arix
Scipio
Velma _ Cassady
Lowell Matlack
Faye Matlack
Dorothy E. Lambert
John Lambert
Leota Cooper
Clement Cooper
Carl Matlack
Louise Matlack
Orange
Marie Wilkinson
Ernest D. Barnhart
Ruth E. Barnhart
Salisbury
Ethel G. Bauer
Oscar Bauer
Eleanor R. Smith
Joseph Hysell
Mary Hysell
David Ray Dewhurst
Attarah Faye Dewhurst
Robert and
Roberta Musser
Rutland
Birthday Dinner Honors Miss Sue Ellen Brown
In LETART the Ladies Aid of the Boards Baptist Church hosted a birthday dinner for Miss Sue Ellen Brown. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Oakey Roush, Mr. and Mrs. Toby Myers, and several area residents, with a large turnout from the community.
Teacher Receives BS Degree in Education at Ohio University
Mary Bacon of S. Third St. Middleport earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Ohio University. She teaches special education in the Northwestern Local School District and previously graduated Marian College in Oldenburg Indiana. She is also a licensed practical nurse trained at St. Joseph Hospital Lexington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Bacon
S. Third St
Ohio University
Bacon
Northwestern
Marian College
Oldenburg
Ind
St. Joseph Hospital
Lexington
Gerald Rood Receives 1-H All Star Award
Gerald Rood Jr of Letart was chosen for membership in the 1-H All Stars at the 1963 state 4-H boys camp held at Jackson's Mill. Seven of 370 attendees earned the honorary membership recognizing outstanding service.
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Point Pleasant
Gerard Rood, Jr
Letart
Jackson’s Mill
Youth Fellowship Rally At Bellemeade Church
The Bellemeade EUB Church youth group ages 12 to 19 invites members to a Friday rally at 7 30 p m hosted by Sharon Krebs. Transportation assistance available via Susan Dickens 2383. Girls may wear any sports wear except shorts.
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Point Pleasant
Bellemeade Eub
Sharon Krebs
Susan Dickens
Mason Motors cash register break in prompts police probe
A back window entry at Mason Motors on Vianda Street between 8 p m Saturday and noon Sunday tampered with the cash register which remained closed. Police investigated the break in and no missing items are yet confirmed pending a detailed check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Motors
Vianda St
Apple Grove Notes on Stobart Family Gatherings
Mrs. Early Roush and family attended the Roush reunion in Steubenville. Naomi Stobart hosted Shirley and Mary Grace Stobart in Columbus. Visitors included John Stobart Sr and relatives from Syracuse Elkins Racine Gallipolis Nitro West Virginia. Birthday celebrations and dinners marked the weekend gatherings.
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Apple Grove
Early Roush
Roush
Steubenville
Martha Lou Beegle
Bruce
Bill
Mable Roush
Margaret Gloeckner
Naomi Stobart
Shirley
Mary Grace Stobart
Columbus
Spen
John Stobart
George Krider
Miss Shirley
John Bentz
Leroy Sayre
Herb Stobart
Syracuse
Ellen Sayre
Roberta
Elkins
W. Va
Mildred Foster
Robbie
Betty Stewart
Cora Buck
Five noted hearings and fines in Meigs County courts
Henry C. McKinney and others faced fines for expired inspection and speeding charges after Monday hearings before Justice A. M. Goodwin. Alfred Austin Lawrence Jones and William Harlow paid intoxication fines. Franklin Knowles filed for will interpretation in Meigs Common Pleas. Frank R. Andrews and Charles Smith were fined in Mayor Legar’s court for speeding and intoxicated driving. Mrs Sadie Wolfe was hospitalized after illness. Donald Gene Graham and Betty Jean Payne received a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henry C. McKinney
Chapmanville
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Alfred Austin
Henderson
Lawrence Jones
William Kenneth Harlow
Gallipolis
Lawrence G. Jordan
Cottageville
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Frank R. Andrews
Charles Smith
Pt. Pleasant
Meigs
Donald Gene Graham
Betty Jean Payne
Harrisonville
Residents Hold Annual Reunion at Middleport Park
A group of former residents and classmates met Sunday at the Middleport roadside park in Leon West Virginia for a reunion picnic. Attendees from Ohio towns included Evans Gallia Port Clinton and Point Pleasant with plans to gather annually on the last Sunday in August at Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Leon
W. Va
Lowell Parsons
Evans
Gus Steele
Gallipolis
Charles Fogleson
David
Theresa
Nedra Cullen
Anna Click
Point Pleasant
Laura Hager
Doris Clark
Bill Biffle
Columbus
Dorsel Knapp
Effie Montgomery
Georgia Wehring
Carrie Roush
L. E. Triplett
Jacob Turner
Instruction School Set By Meigs PTA Council
Four classes will be held at the annual PTA school of instruction Thursday at 7 30 p m at Portland Elementary School. The Meigs County Council of PTA leads sessions with several directors and local officials guiding topics from principals procedures to juvenile protection. Registration is by Portland unit with Robert Cozart in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs Pta Council
Middleport
PTA
Portland
Meigs Coun
Ty Council of Parent and Teachers Association
Harold Sauer
Harold Lohse
Southeast
Dale Schussler
Bridgeport
E. S. Sherow
Elida
William L. Voris
Pomeroy
Robert Cozart
Rolland Eastman
Robert Wood
Chester
Chester School
Meigs County Fair Attendance Rises in 1963 Milestone
Meigs County Fair reports 10 642 paid admissions and 1893 memberships for the 1963 event up from prior year. Big Bend Minstrel shows drew 1303 on August 15 and 1304 on August 17, with other attractions including auto thrill, horse pulling, and pony pulling contests. Unclaimed sweaters and purses noted. contact fair secretary Frank H. Johnston to claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Frank H. Johnston
Fair Board
Big Bend
Blood drive at Pomeroy Junior High hits 66 pints
Thirty six donors at the American Red Cross bloodmobile in Pomeroy Middleport contributed 66 pints to the Meigs County program. Notable milestones include Ben Rife Kenneth Scites and Glenn Evans joining the gallon club. Nurses and organizers from local groups supported the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
American Red Cross
Meigs County
Gallon Club
Ben Rife
Kenneth K. Scites
Glenn Evans
Middleport
Albert E. Parker
Chester
John Richmond
Catherine Lowery
Helen Kirkland
Barbara Scites
Barbara van Meter
Pearl Leifheit
B. J. Allison
Pauline Atkins
Harrisonville
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Ohio
Middleport Council OK
Phillip Follrod
the Electric Co
Ome
Camille Bonanno
Palisades Park
N.J
St. Vincent’s Academy
Newark
E. C. Johnston
Downington
Vesta Robinson
Barre
Serafin Lavine
Henry Reibel
Erman Bradford
Marysville
Donley’ Reibel
Donna
Fae
Charles Downie
T. A. Downie
Camp Robin Hood
New Hampshire
Downie
Rio Grande College
Sandra Wells
Henry Wells
Gordon R. Atkins
Jack Kelly
Long Bottom
Terry W. Ohlinger
Michael G. Roberts
Carol A. Essington
Ruth A. Petrel
Racine
MASON
Mason County
Gerald Rood
Mason Motors
Garden Club
PLASS
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Vernon Weber
Joe Bolin
Nathan Wise
Don Harrison
Eugene Kalbfeisch
Detroit, Mich
Dorothy Irene Sprenger
Linford Eugene Sisson
Pliny
Ruth Ann Peery
Thomas Fork
Henry Cline
By Naomi Stobart
Stan Shultz
Nitro
Buel Sears
Sadie Wolfe
Railroad St
Holzer Hospital
Athens Pharmacy
Meigs Fair
Johnston
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