Sewer Project Finances And Location Discussed
A representative from Ralph L. Wolpert Company Dayton consulting engineers, in close touch with Middleport V Council since 1946, attended a special council meeting to present sewer project plans. Mayor C O Fisher opened the session to visitors to reveal data required by the State Health Department and Ohio Water Pollution Control Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ralph L. Wolpert
Dayton
Council
C. 0. Fisher
State Department of Health
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Fisher
Sewer project debate centers on location and funding
Council weighs site options for the village sewer and treatment plant as costs rise to an estimated 1 249,225. The project faces a Oct. 15 deadline to justify delays to the Department of Health. Financing could rely on bonds backed by water bill charges, with residency taxes at 100 percent or 85 percent.
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Department of Health
Dayton
Ments
Ohio River
Second Ave
Tatlock
C. M.hennesy
Ratlock
Fisher
David Jenkins
Hennesy
Meigs Water Comany
H. N. Swift
Fred Shifle
Dale’ Dutton
Bratton
Russel Bailey
Driver license exams by appointment in Meigs County
Applicants must schedule exams at the Middleport Police Station every Monday from 9 a m to 4 p m. No phone appointments. Up to 30 days ahead, with conditions: valid Ohio temporary permit, a roadworthy car, and punctual arrival at the appointed time.
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Comeroy
Meigs County
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Middleport
Ohio
Band Chiefs Residing In Middleport
Two band men move to Middleport to teach and direct school bands. William Everson will work in Cheshire and Pete Donathan heads to Rutland. Everson, married with two daughters, lives on Sixth Ave in the Helen Beeson home. Donathan, single, rents on N Second Ave. Little League managers meet at Pomeroy City Hall at 7 30 tonight with public invited.
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Middleport
William Everson
Cheshire
Pete Donathan
Rutland
Ers
Everson
Janice
Patricia
Helen Beeson
Sixth Ave
Brilliant
Ohio
Ohio University
Mass Donathan
Marshall Colege
Huntington
Clinton Fishers
Second Ave
Pomeroy
Pomeroy City Hall
Tracy Whaley
Secret Id
Labor Day Variety Show At Middleport Stadium
Middleport hosts a Labor Day program Monday September 3 starting 7 30 p m featuring Diane Duncan as mistress of ceremonies. Acts include Jack Spurlock and his Hammond Organ Snyder Sisters Jackie Rice Everett Duncan and Robert Carter with fireworks to close the evening Ed ward Tewksbury and Jack Bachner organize the fireworks and Lewis Long serves as general chairman for the Legion sponsored event with a parade and contests on stadium grounds.
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Middleport
Middleport Stadium
Diane Duncan
Feeney-Bennett Post
Jack Spurlock
Snyder Sisters
Jackie Rice
Everett Duncan
Robert Carter
Edward Tewksbury
Jack Bachner
Lewis Long
Long
Middleport Society Meigs County reunion scenes linked to Holmes family
A Middleport society column reports the Holmes family reunion at Bailey's Lake near Racine with Judge John C. Bacon presiding over juvenile court proceedings mentioning a missing child and delinquency concerns. The piece also covers Reeves school alumni gatherings at Downington and a Beech Street picnic with visiting relatives from Marathon Florida and Charleston.
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Middleport
Isaac
Sara Holmes
Bailey's Lake
Syracuse
Holmes
Racine
Harold Carnahan
Arnold
Thomas
John
James
Frank
Matilda
Margaret
Mert
Chi
Moore
Marysville
William Holmes
Max Day
Roller
Robert Crow
Ralph
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Holmes Family Reunion
Sa- Welfare Board
Petty
Geraldine
Elizabeth
Bacon
Meigs County 4-H Activities and Local News
Meigs County 4-H members met August 21 with Larry Ritchie presiding. Projects were completed and premiums awarded from the fair. A party was planned for August 29 at Scout Camp. Rick Koblentz reported on the tractor rodeo. Wayne Pratt hosted West End Stars on August 23. A Wiener roast was planned for August 31 at 7 30 PM. Man’s arm injured in mine work. Robert Holliday reported on the tractor rodeo at the fair. The Millers' daughter-in-law was taken to Christ Hospital Cincinnati for brain surgery.
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Shade Valley Boys
Larry Ritchie
Larry Olland
Rick Koblentz
West End
Wayne Pratt
Robert Holliday
Middleport
R. L. Miller
Leading Creek
Millers
Ron Miller
Pomeroy
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Dance Instructor To Continue Work In Columbus
Gilbert Ervin visiting from Middleport with parents Mr and Mrs Ben Ervin will stay with daughter Mrs Beatrice Robson Broadway and continue teaching at Jory Fasting dance school in Columbus He heads the baby ballet classes and recently performed a waltz in Swan Lake for Fasting dancers while employed in Jeffrey Manufacturing Co traffic department by day and teaching by night and Saturdays.
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Middleport
Gilbert Ervin
Ben Ervin
William Robson
Beatrice Ervin
Broadway
Jory
Columbus
Ervin
Garden of Roses
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
H R Craig Recovering From Heart Ailment
H R Shorty Craig Meigs County Commissioner and Texaco bulk station operator at Lower Middleport is convalescing at Meigs General Hospital after a heart attack on August 13 He is responding to treatment and soon expected to return home
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H. R. Craig
Middleport
H. R
Shorty) Craig
Meigs County
Texaco
Lower Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Craig
Ohio Supreme Court to hear Chester area phone case
Residents of Chester urge reversal of Public Utilities Commission ruling that gives The Chester area to Coolville Telephone Co. The group contends toll charges and indirect routing harm emergency services and daily business, preferring General Telephone Co. toll free access to Pomeroy and nearby towns.
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Pomeroy
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Lion
Chester
Citizen's Telephone Co
Coolville
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
The
Utilities Commission
John Halliday
Gallipolis
Halliday
Supreme Court
Commission
Coolville Co
Middleport
Coolville Company
Meigs County
Coolville Concern
General Telephone Co
Eyl
General Co
Athens
Parkersburg
Safety Steps Taken For School Children
Middleport Chief of Police Russell Bailey and officers pledge cooperation with school authorities to make Middleport safe for children. Safety zones near schools are being repainted and walking lanes marked at intersections. Officers will continue patrolling during school hours and a student volunteer patrol, led by Leo Kennedy, will watch walkways wearing special belts and be awarded certificates at year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Russell Bailey
I. R. Neal
Everett Bostic
Stewart Harris
C. C. Fisher
Bailey
Leo Kennedy
Central
Local Residents Attend Visits and Travel in Ohio and Nearby States
Pomeroy residents Mr and Mrs Frank Jennings and family visited Woodsfield Ohio over the weekend guests of Mrs Schumacher. Cincinnati friends and relatives attended a ball game and visited landmarks. Mrs Hazel Groff returned to Cleveland after two weeks with her sister at Meigs General Hospital. Mrs Hobstetter hospitalized since Aug 6 shows improving. Ella A Miller accompanied by her daughter to Cleveland then Indiana State Fair. Mrs C L Arnold Athens Road spent a week in Charleston West Virginia with daughter and son in law Charles Elliott and their children Stephen and Janice. Elliott family joined Arnold home here for weekend. Mrs John Terrell daughter Lila Sue Mr and Mrs Joseph Struble son Charlesanna Hess and Mrs Charles Legar and children spent Sunday in Cincinnati visiting Coney Island and the Zoo. Mrs Ruth Richards Gallipolis and Mrs C L Arnold Athens Road were Monday guests of Miss Marcia Karr in Syracuse.
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Frank Jennings
Kathie
Cindy
Debbie
Woodsfield
Leo Schumacher
Cincinnati
Charles Legar
Eddie Epple
Gene Mitch
John Terrell
George Hines
Pete Hine
Hazel M. Groff
Cleveland
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Meigs General Hospital
Hobstetter
Ella A. Miller
Cleverday
Diana
Coney Island
Zoological Gardens
Ruth Richards
Gallipolis
C. L. Arnold
Athens Road
Marcia Karr
Syracus
Hennessy Earns Degree and Accepts Coaching Post
Pomeroy native Pat Hennessy earned a bachelor of science in physical education and social sciences from West Virginia Wesleyan University. He will move to Bellaire Maryland to serve as head coach and physical education teacher at North Hartford Consolidated High School, while his wife and baby daughter stay in Buckhannon to complete her last semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennessy
Pomeroy
Pat Hennessy
Thomas Hennessy
West Virginia Wesleyan University
Bellaire
North Hartford Consolidated High School
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan
Maryland
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Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Nee Sore
Margaret O'Brien
Walter Brennan
Charlotte Greenwood
John Lupton
Byron Palmer
Lisa Davis
VistaVision
Temple
Lee
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
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Ben Quisenberry
Robert Crows
Jimmy
Billy
Letart Falls
Mayme Holmes
Maggie Brinkmeyer
Chicago
Max Rollers
Nancy
Richard Gress
Pat
Mike
Junior Vance
Arthur Ray
Reeves
Reeves School
Downington
John Douglas
Russell Douglas
A. V. Howell
W. S. Hart
Harrisonville
Siddleport
Orin Smiths
Beech St
Mr. Smith
Otto Eisennecker
Marathon
Fla
Richard Shanks
George McAllisters
Charleston
Richard Rosenbaums
Robert Goode
Margie E. Hall
Eleanore Thomas
James E. Hall
Cedric W. Clark
Yeigs County “Common Pleas
E. Main St
Melvin Brown
Ewington
Route 1
Franklin D. Hudson
Homer Carman
Hudson
Syracuse Methodist Church
John Richmond
E. Main
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Coalville
Pomeroy Personals
Pomeroy, Ohio
Plymale Wagner CO
Ballipolis, Ohio
Bardin Bros. Co
Onio
Hill
Karr
van Zandt
Cadillac
Ins
Mercury
Packard
BUICK
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FORD
Karr & van Zandt
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