Moeller Urges Person-To-Person Drive in Middleport
Walter Moeller the Tenth District Democratic candidate urged a person-to-person campaign during a Pom eroy meeting of Democratic Women held at the Second Ward fire house. He spoke on government honesty and critiqued federal aid and labor policy while noting his Lebanon Iran Iraq Syria trip and urging support for school building aid without operating funds.
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Pomeroy
Walter Moeller
Congress
Second Ward
Vera van Meter
Robert Coleman
Meigs County Democratic Committee
Sherley Swan
Moeller
Lebanon
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Nasser
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Pomer
State Federation of Democratic Women
Redman’s Hall
Vera VanMeter
Norma Parker
Maxine Arnold
F.H.K
School Bus Inspection Plans Are Completed
Meigs County announces schedule for the annual school bus inspections. State highway patrolmen completed a one day course in readiness for fall inspections. Inspections span Sept 15 through Sept 23 across multiple districts with specific school locations and times. Drivers must be present with documents and equipment arranged. a safety meeting is set for Sept 8 at Salisbury Elementary School.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rutland High School
Tuppers Plains
Columbia
Harrisonville
Bedford School
Bedford
Salisbury
Garden Club Hosts Guest Demonstration At Wildwood Meeting
Mrs. Robert Rei bel a former regional director gave a flower arranging demonstration at the Wildwood Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Homer Holter. President Mrs. Milton Houdashelt opened with a devotional as members discussed next year’s program books.
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Virgil Hamm
Victor Ries
Hiram Fisher
Holter
Ann Holter
Knights of Pythias honor refreshments night
Middleport Fides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias held a summer finale at the castle hall serving ice cream cake and drinks to members. Thanks were given to volunteers for ice cream cake coffee and soft drinks and to those who provided fans for the last meeting. Chancellor Commander John W. Kincaid praised visiting Grand Chancellor Dale Stump of Columbus and summarized the grand lodge meeting.
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Middleport
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Cash Bahr
Homer Forrest
Karl Owen
Carl Ebersbach
Horace McElhinny
John W. Kincaid
Knights Clark
Rupe
Hoovert
Dale Stump
Columbus
Kincaid
Naomi Lodge
Gallipolis
Elm bark favors fungal infection in loose bark tree
The elm is described as having loose bark which makes it more open to fungus infection than other trees. This characteristic may influence susceptibility and treatment approaches for elm fungal diseases.
Linda Grimm Honored At Bridal Shower
Miss Linda Grimm, bride elect of Everett Foreman for September 7, was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. John Scines and Mrs. Paul Haptonstall at Scines home on S. Fourth Ave. Guests enjoyed umbrella gifts, games, and a rose themed dessert. Prizes went to Mrs. Beulah White and Mrs. Isabelle Winebrenner.
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Middleport
Linda Grimm
Everett Foreman
John Scines
Paul Haptonstall
Scines
S. Fourth Ave
Miss Grimm
Beulah White
Isabelle Winebrenner
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Local Transactions
Property changes in Meigs County include transfers of parcels in Middleport and Orange Township among multiple families such as Sharp, Haptonstall, Benedum, Rutherford, Atkinson, Swisher, Ebersbach, and McDaniel. accompanying notices report residents visiting the Ohio State Fair and recent returns from travels to Chicago and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Sharp
Edith M. Sharp
Lennie E. Haptonstall
Middleport
J. W. Arbaugh
Ethel Arbaugh
Frances Benedum
Marge Benedum
Orange Township
Maria I. Hayes
Ernest Hayes
Maude M. Rutherford
Florence H. Atkinson
Salem Township
Frank Hayes
Ernest F. Hayes
Maude Rutherford
Florence H
Robert McDaniel
Opal McDaniel
Hobson
Havel A. Davis
Aaron B. Davis
Rutland Township
Lee After Gettysburg Camps Near Waynesboro
Gen Robert E. Lee's army of about 40 000 camps at Waynesboro Pennsylvania after the battle of Gettysburg. The Mason Dixon line stands roughly one and a half miles south of the position.
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Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
Waynesboro
Mason-Dixon Line
Vacationing ministers listed for Middleport churches
Middleport area churches schedule services with ministers on vacation. First Presbyterian and Heath Methodist hold Sunday School at 9 30 a m. First Baptist Warren Hulburt presides church school 9 15 a m and morning worship 10 15 a m with 6 p m sermon The Life Worth Living Jr Hi at 7 30 p m and evening service later.
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First Presbyterian
Heath Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Warren Hulburt
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Church of Christ
Fred I. Gardner
Guy Sayre
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Mt. Moriah
Granddaughter Born at Columbus Hospital
Racine couple Mr. and Mrs. Ray Heiney announce the birth of a granddaughter on August 24. The baby was born at White Cross Hospital in Columbus to Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Theodore, the daughter of Mrs. Heiney on her birthday and the couple’s wedding anniversary.
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Racine
Ray Heiney
Tax receipts dip in Meigs County week to Aug 16
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts declined by about 350 dollars for the week ending Aug 16 compared with the same period last year. Total receipts reached 4,556.26 versus 4,950.79 the prior year, per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Greta Barton Engaged to Charles Donaldson in Reedsville
Mr and Mrs Ralph Barton of Reedsville announce the engagement of their daughter Greta to Charles Donaldson son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Donaldson of Logan Greta is a Chester High School graduate and works for the Bureau of Public Debts in Parkersburg Donaldson is a Logan High School graduate employed by Logan Foundry and Machine Company
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Reedsville
Ralph Barton
Greta
Charles Donaldson
Lloyd Donaldson
Logan
Miss Barton
Chester High School
Bureau of Public Debts
Parkersburg
Mr. Donaldson
Logan High School
Logan Foundary and Machine Company
Middleport Local Notices and Weekend Travel
Mrs Harry McMaster and daughter Alice Yurasits depart by plane for Sudbury Ontario to join Zanesville friends for the weekend at a lodge and return Tuesday. George Hackett Jr and five children, staying in Findlay for construction work, were joined by Mrs Smart and her husband for the weekend. Diana Stumbo returns from Camp Oye Friendship with Pomeroy group and Rev. Ralph Zundel. Edith Klein, in New York, visits for Labor Day weekend with Hulda Klein. They accompany F M Fugate to Gallipolis where Mrs Fugate is a patient. Mrs Estella Walburn remains in serious condition after jaw surgery following a Columbus car crash. Jane Bailey returns to Columbus to resume teaching at Weinlock Park School Sept. 3.
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Harry McMaster
Alice Yurasits
Sudbury
Ont
Canada
Zanesville
George Hackett, Jr
Findlay
Hackett
Friendship
Fugate
University Hospital
Columbus
Estella Walburn
Jane Bailey
William Bailey
Weinlock Park School
County Schools Get Quarterly Settlement
The State Department of Education sent Meigs County Schools a third quarterly settlement totaling 144946.48. County districts receive Bedford 5016.39 Columbia 2264.34 Easton 34812.33 Northern 10186.70 Salisbury 13972.10 Southern 43353.83 Western 35340.79.
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Pomeroy
State Department of Education
Meigs County
O. O. Patterson
Bedford
Columbia
Easton
Northern
Salisbury
Southern
Western
Motorboat Found in Burglar Check at Gordon Wolfe Farm
Police were alerted to burglary reports at Gordon Wolfe on Railroad Street. They found an empty motorboat tied to shore in the Wolfe river bottom cornfield. The boat’s number and ID are on file and the craft is believed owned by West Virginians.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Fred DeWeese
Railroad St
Gordon Wolfe
Wolfe River
Newlyweds Honored At Miscellaneous Shower
A miscellaneous shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith honored Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hawkins on their recent nuptials. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. William Strausbaugh and families along with many other relatives and friends who attended and sent gifts.
Highway meet reports plan to relocate Route 33
Middleport mayor C C Fisher and Chamber of Commerce president William Grueser along with Rotarian Emmet Shuler shared findings from a highway planning committee meeting with Pomeroy and Athens residents. They called the plan highly satisfactory and favored Route 33 relocation to improve access to West Virginia industrial sites, noting local workers could save time if a Ravenswood bridge connected Letart Falls routes.
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Meet
Middleport
C. C. Fisher
William Grueser
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Meigs County
Ravenswood
W. Va
Letart Falls
Hawley Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for W. F. Hawley will be conducted by Rev. Fred I. Gardner at Long Bottom Christian Church Saturday at 1 p.m. Survivors include Leota Hawley wife. Mildred Hawley Middleport Elementary principal. James Hawley Meigs County highways superintendent. Jack Hawley of New York. Mrs. Joe Haas New Richm ond. Mrs. Amos Bailey New Richm ond. a stepdaughter, 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Masonic services were held at Rawlings Coats funeral home. He belonged to Shade River F and A M.
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Middleport
Fred I. Gardner
New Richmond
Amos Bailey
Rawlings-Coats
Shade River F&am
Riverview PTA Ice Cream Social Planned at River View School
Riverview PTA schedules an ice cream social Saturday at River View Grade School between Long Bottom and Reedsville, starting 6:30 p.m. President D. C. Riebel says homemade ice cream will be served and proceeds fund playground equipment. pie cake coffee and soft drinks will also be available.
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Reedsville
Riverview Pta
Riverview
Long Bottom
West Virginia Coal Life Span Estimated at 400 Years
A projection estimates West Virginia coal reserves could last about 400 years at current production rates, signaling long term energy supply and economic implications for the state.
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West Virginia
Hovatter Clan Reunion At Ash Cave
Six month old Dream Hovatter the youngest at the Hovat ter reunion of 23 relatives held at Ash Cave in Hocking County. Attendees included Gail Stumbo Dick Hovatter and many family members from Laurelville Columbus Akron McConnelsville Arlington and Philadelphia with guests from West Palm Beach Florida and Concord Massachusetts.
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Hovatter
Ash Cave
Hocking County
Richard Hovatter
Gail Stumbo
Front
Rutland
Mildred Hovatter Folden
Diane
Gloria
Betty Jean Hughes
Laurelville
Ronnie
Columbus
William
Akron
Leon
Gary Hovatter
Arlington
Alice Spellman
Lynn Ann
Lynn
Mass
Flo Hovatter
McConnelsville
Dreama
Spellman
Alice Signman
Concord
Pfc
Forden
Tansy Ford
Philadelphia
William Ford
Clarksburg
W. Va
Hovatters
Clyde Hovatter
Kay
West Palm Beach
Fla
Quakers of Salem Keep Historic Meeting House Active
Salem New Jersey has hosted Quakers since 1675. The Friends Meeting House, built in 1772, remains in use today serving the community.
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Quakers OF
Salem
N. J
Past OES Matrons Entertained in Home
Miss Maude Grueser entertained past matrons of Pomeroy Chapter 186, Order of Eastern Star, at her home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Alonzo Custer, new president, led the meeting which opened with the Lord's Prayer. A report on last month's dinner was given. Hostess served dessert to members and guests including Mrs. C. A. Neff, Mrs. Z. of Bobek and daughter Deborah of Chicago, and Miss Freda Grueser. The September meeting will be at Miss Elsie Hart's home.
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Pomeroy
Maude Grueser
Order of Eastern Star
Alonzo Custer
C. A. Neff
Bobek
Deborah
Chicago
Ill
Freda Grueser
Elsie Hart
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