Pomeroy Mayor Aims For Top State Fire Department
Mayor Sidney A Spencer announced Pomeroy should have the best fire department in the state and noted the town has a new truck two other effective units and good equipment He plans to appoint a fire chief approved by all three wards and seeks recommendations for Sept 5 council action Werry praised as acting chief for his leadership and the department’s spirit of cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Spencer
Henry Werry
Werry
HADACOL Claim From 1950 Ad Promises Quick Health Boost
Carl Schaffrin of St Charles Missouri endorses HADACOL claiming it cures deficiencies of Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and Iron with additional minerals. The advertisement asserts rapid improvement in appetite energy and mood and offers a money back guarantee with trial sizes and hospital sizes priced at 1.25 and 3.50 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schaffrin
Perry St
St. Charles
Mr. Schaffrin
Boyd Welsh Shoe Co
St. Louis
Hadacol
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Driver Held After Crash Near Beacon Station
Sheriff Charlies Russell arrested Francis Stewart 19 of Gallipolis after a collision on Route 7 beyond the Beacon Station. Stewart drove a 1939 car into a 1937 auto with a parked car’s flares lit. He faces driving while intoxicated and no license charges. Rudy Gilmore 39 and Curtis Luckadoo 39 were fined $15 and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Percy L. People’s Court
Soulsby Rites Planned
Edward J. Soulsby of Syracuse died Monday at his son Lawrence Soulsby's home in Columbus. Born December 19, 1873 in Hartford, he was a retired coal miner. Survived by wife Vena, daughters Glenna Thelma Crouse and Blanche Gibbs, and sons Edward Jr Richard Lawrence William and James. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Evangelical United Brethren Church in Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Edward J. Soulsby
Lawrence Soulsby
Columbus
Mr. Soulsby
Hartford
Vena
Glenna
Thelma Crouse
Blanche Gibbs
Minersville
Edward, Jr
Edwright
W. Va
Richard
Pittsburgh
Calif
Lawrence
William and James
Bay City
Mich
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Middleport Sees Surge in For Sale Signs Amid Housing Shortage
In Middleport a housing shortage is reported as many homes display large for sale signs. Four houses line a half block with families moving to farms and retirees seeking smaller homes. Meigs County Prosecutor John Bacon and family moved to the former H J Hysell residence on S Third Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
John Bacon
Hysell
Cleveland
Frank Bobo
Winston
St. Fourth Ave
George Batey
Ramsey Grandchildren Serve as Pallbearers in Huntington
Grandchildren of the late Rev. Charles Wesley Ramsey act as pallbearers at funeral services in Huntington. They include Jack and Wayland Covert of Middleport Eugene Ted and David Ramsey and Harlan Cantrell. Local minister Rev. L A Bangerter conducted services at the late residence on S Fourth Ave with several out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Wesley Ramsey
Huntington
Jack Covert
Wayland Covert
Eugene
Ted
David Ramsey
Harlan Cantrell
L. A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
S. Fourth Ave
L. H. Ramsey
H. E. Ramsey
P. E. Newsome
R. O. Leake
Kenneth Boster
Barbara
Gallipolis
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Reunions and Births
A string of social notes from Middleport covers a Burnsides reunion at Point Pleasant with 53 attendees, a Hackett birth in Meigs General Hospital naming George William Hackett III, and many visits and travels. Includes visits to Zion Church services, a beauty show in New York, nursing school entry for Donna Ruth Russell, and multiple family gatherings across Gallipolis Charleston Columbus and Huntington.
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Middleport
Burnside
Harold McGuffin
Point Pleasant
Leo Childs
George Childs
Janis Childs
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Gloria June
Cash Bahr
Christine
Candace Ann
George Hackett
Meigs General Hospital
Hacketts
George William
Hackett
Paul Smart
George W. Hackett
Charleston
Donna Ruth Russell
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Gallipolis
Gail Shepard
C. E. Shepard
Wolf Pen
Zion Church
Miss Russell
Middleport High School
S Homer Grant
Sidney Russell
Carroll Swanson
Charles Robert
Mary Carol
Marysville
Swanson
C. F. Hawkins
Swansons
Fern Barker
Leslie Ervin
Columbus
Roger Kittle
Helen
Michael
Glouster
Frank McCoy
John Dixon
South Charleston
Sara Kerwood
B. F. Parmalee
Howard Byers
Huntington
J.B. Cullen
Cleveland
Nancy Fink
Howard Ervin
Racine
Marcelline Buell
Walter Burns Harris
Emma Jane
Cincinnati
Bethesda Hospital
Ray Bachner
Jack
South
Savannah
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Ernest Burton
Carroll Meadows
Ricky and
Carroll Edwin
Col
Junior High Class Picnics at Fortification Hill
Middleport report: Church of Christ junior high students visited Fortification Hill in Gallipolis on Tuesday evening for a picnic. Miss Mildred Hawley led the class with teachers Mrs. J. A. Young and Mrs. Charles Walburn among the chaperones.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Fortification Hill
Gallipolis
Mildred Hawley
J. A. Young
Charles Walburn
Family news visits Columbus for new granddaughter Pamela
Mrs Lawrence Hartinger and her sons Lt James Hartinger and David visited Columbus Monday to meet Pamela Jordan Violet Hartinger born last week to Ralph and Violet Hartinger. Other notes mention Lewis Koehler recovering at home in Bryan Place with daughter Betty Koehler nursing at Holzer Hospital and Norma Koehler completing training in Toledo while staying with relatives. Several extended family and local residents are listed with travel and visiting details.
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Lawrence Hartinger
James Hartinger
David
Columbus
Robert Harris
Rittman
Harris
Gordon
Robert Harris, Jr
Long Bottom
Frank Harris
Montgomery
W. Va
Hecox
Jennings Keffer
Frances Daniels
Cowan Lake
Keffer
George Johnson
Third Ave
Emmett Young
Leela
Miami
Fla
Youngs
Rev Carl Groff Transfer At Ohio Conference
The Evangelical United Brethren Church Southeastern Ohio Conference in Logan announced the transfer of Rev. Carl Groff from the Pomeroy Circuit to Amanda Constitution. He will be succeeded here by Roy C. Os.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Southeastern Ohio
Logan
Carl Groff
Amanda Constitution
Roy C. Osborn
Meigs County Girls Demonstrate at Ohio State Fair
Meigs County girls travel with home demonstration agent Geneva Nolan to the Ohio State Fair. Mary Jeffers and Mary Dye will demonstrate tomato and dairy based salads and sandwiches in four demonstrations at the 4-H Club building. Iris Mae Rice Donna Mae Wells Rose Douglas Lois Bolen Donna Jean Bolen and Althea Randolph compete in fashion and first aid demonstrations and contests. The Farm Bureau Band also performed at the Meigs County Fair.
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Associated Radio
Harry A. Miller
Main
Dickie
Ramsey
Trevey-Finsterwald Funeral Home
Buttera Ave
Elberfelds
Middleport Social Notes
Fittend
Walter Owen
Lorna Dillard
Hockingport
Francis Swartz
Kathryn Dillard
C. O. Fisher
Tommy
Rosamond Dillard
Charles Mullen
William Morris
Umbus
Roscoe Meadows
Dea Hayes
Edward MelIntosh
Kay
Rita
Eddie
Dayton
John Curtis
Nora O'Leary
S. Third Ave
Howard MelIntosh
Enterprise
Paul Andrew
Paul
Pearl McCreary
Jimmy
Charles
McCreary
Andrews
Joan Curtis
Owen Bratton
Canada
Niagra Falls
Ray Lyman
Gravel Hill
E. O. Ball
Russell Shirk
Russell
Robert
Springfield
Minnie Erlewine
Grant Sr
Farie Erlewine
Lucy Gregg
Patricia Shirk
George Bentley
Wheeling
Virginia
Dillard
Bentleys
Howard Hunnicutt
M. W. Tillett
Barry
Tom
Akron
Max Sanborn
Harold Clark
John William Clark
Ralph Clark
William Burford
Second Ave
Ernest Kennedy
Tom Metcalf
Edith Thomas
William Grapes
Cheshire
Mt. Alto Baptist Church
West Virginia
Noah Haskins
H. E. Bush
Ann Schroath
Bristol
M. E. Nelson
Dexter
Labor Day
Picnic Foods
Coca-Cola
Lisert
Ohio
Colorado Territory
Joel McCrea
Virginia Mayo
MGM
Meigs
Becky
Montgomery Clift
Paul Douglas Cornell Borchers C
Hassie Bruni Lobel
Temple Middleport
Captain Carey
U.S.A
Alan Ladd
Wanda Hendrix
Francis Lederer
Joseph Callela
Bendvue
Desert
Don Barry
Tom Neal
Jack Holt
Colorado Rangers
Jimmy Ellison
Russell Hayden
Raymond Hatton
Frick Co
Waynesboro
NDER
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Pata
Cavs
Oue
Chrysler
Plymouth
Meigs Motor Company
Horton Brown
Ben Franklin
Sao
Stetson
Fifth Avenue
Merrimac
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