Middleport Park Association reports shares sold and plans
A village meeting led by Bruce Lloyd reports 90 shares sold in the Middleport Park Association Inc with treasurer David Darster presenting the financial report. Mrs James Titus Rutland wins best of show and three blue ribbons for Ohio State Fair flower arrangements. Campaign work notes and park improvements including baseball diamond seed plans and fence landscaping were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefuri
Middleport Park Association Inc
Bruce Lloyd
David Darster
Middleport
James “Titus
Rutland
Titus
Ohio Assocation
Nla
Sean
Lewis “H. Sauer
Milton
Ood
Middleport Picnic Hosts Redlegs and All Stars Game
Middleport and Pomeroy Little League teams gathered at the McDonald home for a community picnic after a Sunday afternoon event. The Redlegs faced the Pomeroy All Stars with guests and managers in attendance. A Nitro Little Leaguers game was canceled, and the Yankees squad beat the All Stars 18 to 10, setting up a final season game at 1 pm Wednesday on the Middleport Pool ball diamond against the Minersville Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlepoit
Middleport
Dan Ees
Middleport Redlegs
Pomeroy All Stars
H. McDonald
Frank Wilson
William Searberry
Wilson
McDonald
Russell Bailey
Eo, Ral
George Batey
Francis Anderson
Patrol Sets School Bus Inspection Schedule
Melis County and Pomeroy school bus fleets will face a four day safety inspection next month. Drivers must attend, and each bus must display registration certificates and license plates. The schedule lists inspections at Salisbury Township, Chester High, Racine High, and Rutland High Schools on specific mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruslhmws
Waser
Melis County
Pomeroy
Safe Highway Patrol
Salisbury
Bedford
Salisbury Township
Chester High School
Racine
Western
Northern
Columbia
Rutland High School
Senior Band To Play At Alumni Grid Game
Band director Earl Warnke announced senior band members will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. for the Middleport Alumni grid game. Players wear blue jeans. Names mentioned include Jack Pomeroy Dana Hannahs and Shirley Woods.
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Middleport
Earl Warnke
Harrisonville High School to Remain Open Despite Closing Pact
A Harrisonville resident says the Northern Local School District plans to keep Harrisonville High School open for the new year. The district’s board reached a closing agreement earlier in the month and teachers have been secured to staffing the high school as meetings continue.
Opry Star Jim Robbins Featured at Middleport Labor Day
Grand Ole Opry performer Marty Robbins will headline the Middleport Labor Day celebration at Middleport Stadium hosted by Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion. The program includes other troupe members and a fireworks display sponsored by local merchants. Robbins, a Arizona native, studied guitar in the Navy and later gained fame on radio and television before joining the Opry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marty Robins
Grand Ole Opry Company
Middleport Stadium
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Comny
Robbins
Arizona
Navy
South Pacific
Is Records
Roush Kites Held Monday At Racine
Funeral services for Harry W. Roush of Racine were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Racine Baptist Church with Rev. John Elwood officiating. Choir Circle and Lavenia Simpson provided organ music, and pallbearers included Robert McKelvey Boone Weaver Junior Stewart Roy Jake Lee and Grover Beegle. Attending from out of county were relatives from Whitesburg Ky Akron and Pittsburgh among others.
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Sf Emeeenol
Harry W. Roush
Racine
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Miller and Family
New Beighton
Clyde
Roush
Ella Roush
Bill Roush
James Frederick
Clifford Beegle
Pittsburgh
Roy Cehrs
Edith Webb
East Liverpool
George Hazlett
Salineville
George Barnett
PHS Grads In Navy Rites At Bainbridge Md
Four Pomeroy High School grads attend a naval graduation at the Bainbridge Maryland training station with 1600 graduates in white uniforms. Mr and Mrs Werry and Mrs Douglas accompanied the group. Sisson flew home. The four return to Pomeroy after a two week leave with relatives and friends.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Naval Training Station
Bainbridge
Patty Carpenter
Lawrence Douglas
Fred Werry
Henry Werry
Jimmy Joe Guinther
Maxine Parker
Columbus
Shirley Guinther
George Roy Sisson
Alice Sisson
Ralph Sisson
Werry
Douglas
Sisson
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Garden Club Program
A Rutland Garden Club meeting featured Mrs. James J. Yorkon speaking on flower arranging using brass, copper, glass, and other containers. Three arrangements showcased gladioli, teardrop accents, and a black container with a white figurine. Social hour followed at the church social room with local hosts and guests from nearby clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James J ‘On
Enwington
Rutland Garden
Rutland Methodist
Jackson
Williams
George Lasher
Chester Garden
Carl Dennison
Seent Bolin
T. J
Pomeroy Plans Busy Third Annual Meigs County Broilers Festival
Plans for the annual chicken barbecue and the Meigs County Broilers Festival, set for Sept. 15, were advanced by the Pomeroy Firemen's Association and Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce. The events include a parade, entertainment, a dance, and a fireworks display as part of a community celebration with plans for a queen contest, sponsor involvement, and a TV-promoted program. Community members, Jaycees, and local groups outlined preparations, invitations, and possible bands while hospital and local-organizational details were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Saycees
Page Chiefs
Ving Brown
Coleft Ffeneral
Magnolia Temple
Pythian
Tery
Accord- Ward
Rollin Beards
Onjo
Satan Sonora
Syracuse
Star
Arenea
Coma
Pomeroy Bend
Buck
Lake
Bert Walters
Jaycee Ettes
Washington, D. C
Jaycees
Bert Grima
Huntington
Letart Falls
Iamsburg
Hamebure
Patterson
Columbus
Latta Spencer
Bill Childs
Iiy
Carl Duckworth
Ais Si
Ceatans
Queen
Richard Duckworth
Miltestant
Jard Duckworth
Duck
Ros F. Butricks
Lonnie Fetty
Chesapeake
Lawrence Catry
Douglas
Patty
George
John Bowen
J. C. Farrell
Ggun
Am’ Yin
Gilmore
Etzel Moore
Piketon
Sex J. C
Tommy Reuter
Meigs General Hospital
Reuter
Ema Gardner
Rutland
Society notes reveal county auditor replacement and local visits
Perry County society reports the replacement of Norma Newland as county auditor. Several families visit Canton and Cleveland, with trips to Pennsylvania and Terre Haute. Rita Beegie joins the Meigs County Junior Chamber for the Third Annual Meigs County Bro Festival. Williamson and Gibb families travel to Pennsylvania and Ohio for family visits and back to their homes.
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Onice
Perry A
Norma Newland
Howard Fran
Ray
Racine
Lettie Frank
Minereville
Canton
Denver Frank
Rita Beegie
Meigs County
Georgia Williamson
WA. Gibb
Thellete
Une Eeate
Jack Kennedy L
Middleport
Putee
Robert Riggs
Brooksville
Ohio
Stary Harbrecht
Enion Ave
Ste
Walter Grueser
Cleveland
Lars
Legion Units Citations Received at Feeney-Bennett Post Meeting
Feeney-Bennett Post 128 and its auxiliaries announced citations for outstanding youth work. Dale Durst and William Searberry were credited by Commander Clatworthy. awards reflected the annual report on children’s work. Mrs Norman Wayland and Mrs Mourning led meetings with plans for a fall bake sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Hey Clatworthy
Comander
Dale Durst
William Searberry
Norman Wayland
Gourley Venick
Auxry
Dale Mourning
Mra
Legion Appeals for Flood Aid From Posts Across States
The Ohio and Pennsylvania Legion departments urge posts to gather honey, food, and used clothing to aid flood victims in the East. Don Roach, publicity officer, notes 1951 efforts by Pennsylvania posts to assist Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and surrounding flood regions. Contributions may be left at Foreman-Abbott Television Store, Mill Street, Middleport.
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reeney-Benett Post
American Legion C
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Don Roach
Pennsylvania Legion
West Virginia
Kentucky
Interest Purchased by Pomeroy Agency Partners
The long standing insurance broker Wes Seery announces that on August 1 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Simpson of Pomeroy bought Charles Bradbury’s stake in the Barnes Simpson Agency. Simpson remains river-boat captain for a coal company. Mrs Simpson, formerly Gladdy Lu Folten, will run the office soon. The agency is in the building at Mill Street head. Local town notes report hunting licenses available through Duckworth and ministerial funds for churches. Rev J Otis Bel of Syracuse spoke at Asbury Methodist in the morning and Rutland Methodist in the evening.
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Seery
Bar
New
Bruce Simpson
Pomeroy
Charles Bradbury
Bradbury
Ohio Valley Electie Corporation
Simpson
Barnes-Simpson
Richard Duck
Sutton Township
Foreman-Abbott Television
Mill Street
Duckworth
J. Otis
Bel
Okinawa
Wesses
Asbury’ Methorist
Syracuse
Rutland Methodist
Robert E. Linter
Alter Guste Suman
Marcia Karr
Mayer Rites Conducted for William Mayer in Columbus
Mary Mayer of Columbus died Friday and funeral services were held at Deyo Funeral Home with burial at Union Dome. Survived by husband, a former Middleport resident, two daughters from a previous marriage, Mrs. George C. Smith Keen Bay Wis and Mrs. James Abraham Los Angeles, four grandchildren, one brother James F. Ingerham Columbus. Father-in-law Henry Mayer of Middleport called to Columbus due to death.
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Marvlerurr
William Mayer
Columbus
Deyo
Union Dome
Middleport
Trains at Ft. Knox reinforce Gillilan family ties
Chester PVT Carl J Gillilan 21 son of Mr and Mrs Eber Gillian of Chester is in basic at Fort Knox Ky with the 1st Armored Division. Denise Christine, born to Mr and Mrs Harold Collins of Ann Arbor is the first grandchild of Capt and Mrs William F Reifel formerly Helen Ebersbach of Pomeroy now Ann Arbor.
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Chester
Carl J. Gillian
Eber S Gillian
Fort Knox
1D Armored
Gillilan
Harold Collins
Annlevy
Arbor
Mich
Williiam F. Reifel
Helen Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Ann Arbor
Mason Demonstrators Win 4 H Contest
Mason County 4 H demonstration team members Jimmy Mitchell and Mary Frances Blain won first place at the State Meigs County fair in Jackson's Mill Michigan last week. Hulda Still has filed suit for divorce from Robert Still in the Common Pleas Court. The plaintiff also seeks custody of three minor children and confirmation of a rural elect program.
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Mason County
Pomeroy
Jimmy Mitchell
Mary Frances Blain
Hulda Still
Robert Still Eiu
Jackson's Mill
Michigan
Meigs Coun
Ty Common Pleas Court
Birth of Jerry Lee Coleman in Mason Clinic
Parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Coleman announce the birth of a son named Jerry Lee on Monday at Mason Clinic. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bethel Coleman and Mr and Mrs Gail Miller, L Coleman, Vinton. Mrs Coleman is formerly Shirley Fil.
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Middleport
Eugene Coleman
Jerry Lee
Mason Clinic
Bethel Coleman
Gail Miller
L. Coleman
Vinton
Coleman
Shirley Fil
Misattributed credit for Miami University work causes confusion
In Middleport a recent article mixed Miss Annabelle Bailey of North Jackson with her mother, giving the mother credit for work done by Annabelle who will be a sophomore at Miami University this fall.
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Middleport
Annabelle Bailey
Dec Bailey
North Jackson
Bailey
Miami University
Marriage Licenses Record Outlines Four Pairs
Virgit Richards aged 22 and Lite Alan Crisp aged 18 of Reedsville appear in the licenses. Exnett Dwight Day aged 43 of Columbus and Dolores Ruth Nelson aged 35 of Burlingham are listed. Ferris M. Justis aged 22 and Margaret A. White aged 20, both of Pompe, complete the entries.
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Virgit Richards
Lite
Alan Crisp
Reedsville
Exnett
Dwight Day
Columbus
Dolores Ruth’ Nelson
Burlingham
Ferris M. Justis
Margaret A White
Pome
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Catherine Burns
Walter Harris
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