Pomeroy Opens Modern Elementary With Lunch, Kindergarten
Pomeroy prepares to welcome students on September 5 at the Mulberry Avenue or new Pomeroy Elementary School. The modern structure features beige and coral interiors, fluorescent lighting, and a two-story layout housing grades four through six upstairs, with first to third and kindergarten on the ground floor. The building includes a full cafeteria, an auditorium adaptable for basketball, a dedicated kitchen, and future growth space, with Ralph Spencer serving as principal.
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Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
Prac
Kin
Dergarten
Ralph Spencer
Central
Messenger Newsphoto
Van Meter Kennedy Marriage In Church
Miss Julia Ann Van Meter of West Columbia W Va wed Leo Clayton Kennedy Jr of Middleport at Mason Methodist Church. The ceremony featured nuptial music by Burdette Newman and Thomas Kelly with a white gladioli procession. The couple plans a Williamsburg Va trip and will reside in Middleport.
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Middleport
Julia Ann van Meter
West Columbia
W. Va
Leo Clayton Kennedy, Jr
Middeport
Mason Methodist Church
Andrew van Meter
Joe Young
Rutland
Richard Wright
Burdette Newman
Thomas Kelly
Patty Kennedy Yates
Williamsburg
Wahama High School
Future Homemakers of America
Leo Bentz Dies At 65 In Columbus
Leo Bentz former resident of Pomeroy and Middleport died in Columbus at 65. He was a World War I veteran, retired molder, and member of the International Molders Union. Survived by wife Gretchen a daughter Myrtle Sheets Columbus a son Oliver M. Long Edgewood Fla three sisters and three brothers. The body arrives at Ewing funeral home Friday evening. Funeral Saturday at 41 p.m. Beech Grove Cemetery burial.
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Pomeroy
Leo Bentz
Middleport
Columbus
Dennison Ave
Bentz
Parkersburg Rig ‘and Reel Co
International Molders Union
Gretchen
Myrtle Sheets
Oliver M. Long
Edgewood
Fla
May Ables
Cheshire
Lera Lowen
Marjorie Bowen
Willis
Thomas Bentz
Floyd Bentz
Marion
Ewing Funeral Home
Funeral
Beech Grove
Bahr Reunion Sunday at Forked Hunl
The family of Abraham and Mary Will Bahr will hold its annual reunion Sunday September 3 at Forked Hunt. A picnic dinner will be held at noon.
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Pomeroy
Abraham
Mary Will Bahr
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Mrs Lena Rummel Minersville Edward Howell Pomeroy Dorsa Parsons Racine. Discharged: James Smith Miss Eileen Bahr Christine Freeman John Straus James Hawley Henry Koehler James Carnahan.
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Lena Rummel
Minersville
Edward Howell
Pomeroy
Dorsa Parsons
Racine
James Smith
Eileen Bahr
Christine Freeman
John Straus
James Hawley
Henry Koehler
James Carnahan
Drunk Charges Filed in Route 7 Accident
Charles Chutes of Middleport faces driving while intoxicated charges after his truck was demolished in a Route 7 crash near Chester. Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reports Chutes injured and confined to Meigs General Hospital from the one vehicle accident.
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Pomeroy
Charles Chutes
Middleport
Chutes
Chester
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs General Hospital
Swartz Family Reunion Set for Woode Grove on Sunday
The Swartz family plans its annual reunion at Woode Grove this Sunday, September 3, inviting relatives to gather for the event.
Gallagher Couple Mark 49th Wedding Anniversary
A surprise party honored Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Gallagher on their 49th anniversary at their Middleport home. Guests included Mrs. James Brewington and Sandy, Mrs. Gene Harris and Cathy and Rob, Mrs. Ed Spencer, Mrs. Forrest Bachtel, and Mrs. Wise and Mrs. Brannon. The couple wed August 30 1912 at the Deanville Methodist parsonage.
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Middleport
C. P
Pat) Gallagher
Gallagher
James Brewington
Sandy
Gene Harris
Cathy
Rob
Ed Spencer
Forrest Bachtel
Wise
Brannon
Deanville Methodist Parsonage
Six Year Old Entry Rule For Northwestern District
In MIDDLEPORT Northwestern Local School District requires children to be six by Sept 1 to enter school. George M. Dallas notes age ruling set by Board of Education. First graders must have vaccines for diphtheria whooping cough polio tetanus and smallpox. Schools open for half day on Tuesday with dismissal at 11 am and lunch programs start Wednesday. Bus routes stay the same.
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Middleport
George M. Dallas
Board of Education
New Haven Site For Roush Reunion
POMEROY The descendants of George and Susanna Roush hold their annual reunion Sunday Sept. 3 at the Vernon School behind New Haven. Officers include Mrs. John Wolfe Letart Falls president Mrs. Joan Bumgardner New Haven vice president Mrs. Maxine Arnold Pomeroy secretary and Kenna Roush Minersville treasurer.
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Pomeroy
George
Susanna Roush
Vernon School
New Haven
John Wolfe
Letart Falls
Joan Bumgardner
Maxine Arnold
Kenna Roush
Minersville
Minstrel Board Plans Syracuse Meeting Tonight
Big Bend Minstrel Association directors meet at 8 p m at Mrs. Robert Crow’s home in Syracuse. They will approve county fair production bills and show colored slides from the summer show. Refreshments to follow.
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Pomeroy
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Robert Crow
Syracuse
Deer Killed by Car On Route 7 Near Dana Gate
An eight point buck weighing about 200 pounds was struck and killed Tuesday night on Route 7 near Dana Gate Wood Service Station. The deer ran into the path of a car driven by A. E. Jordan of Middleport. the Jordan vehicle sustained no damage.
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Pomeroy
Dana Gatewood
A. E. Jordan
Middleport
Jordan
Barnhart Back Home After Right Hand Amputation
POMEROY Grant Barnhart of Pomeroy was returned to his home on West Main Street Tuesday evening after two fingers and the thumb of his right hand were amputated. He injured the fingers severely while working at Camp Conley Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Grant Barnhart
W. Main St
Barnhart
Camp Conley
Forfeit Bonds In Mayor Court On Muffler And Peace Charges
Two men forfeited bonds in Mayor Charles Legar court. Charles W. Crippen posted 25 on defective muffler charges and Cecil Corvin posted 25 on disturbing the peace charges.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Charles W. Crippen
Cecil Corvin
Pfc Johnson Joins 18th Artillery in Germany
Pfc Joseph L. Johnson of Pomeroy arrived in Germany and joined the 18th Artillery, serving as a fire direction control computer in the Headquarters Battery at Darmstadt. He entered service in March 1960, trained at Fort Knox, and is a 1956 Pomeroy High School graduate who worked for Knowlton Construction Co. in Bellefontaine before enlisting.
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Pomeroy
Army
Joseph L. Johnson
Joseph R. Johnson
Germany
18Th Artillery
Johnson
Artillery
Darm Stadt
Fort Knox
Pomeroy High School
Knowlton Construction Co
Bellefontaine
Investigation Begins at WMPO Radio Station Burglary
An agent of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrived Wednesday to probe a breaking and entering at Radio WMPO in Bradbury. Officials say identifying stolen items will be difficult. about $200 worth of phonograph records were stolen.
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Pomeroy
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
WMPO
Bradbury
Emergency Squad Answers Call at Syracuse Street Residence
Middleport emergency squad responded to 473 Syracuse St. for Miss Shirley Lee Macomber at 6 45 a m Wednesday. A local physician was summoned to provide medical treatment.
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Middleport
Syracuse St
Shirley Lee Macomber
Missionary Society to Meet at Middleport Church
The B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of Middleport First Baptist Church will gather at 7 30 Friday evening at the church. Special recognition will be given to church girls departing this fall for college.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Turtle aging mystery baffling scientists
A cryptic remark notes that aging a hard-shell turtle is difficult since wrinkles do not reveal age. The comment implies natural aging markers are absent or inconclusive.
Meigs County Land Transfers
Land transfer notices list multiple deeds in Meigs County with buyers and sellers. Notable entries include 4.9 acres in Salisbury Two to Ralph Printer and Madaline Painter, 94.55 acres in Rutland to Willie O. Dyer and M Maxine Dyer, and 101 acres in Salem Two to Marie Stanford.
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R. C. Gilmore
Fern Gilmore
Ralph Printer
Madaline Painter
Salisbury
Nelson Archer
Pauline Rowland
Joe Rowland
John F. Bennett
Ruth L. Bennett
Olive Two
Adolph Joachim
Geneva G. Joachim
Jean J. Wolfe
Chester
James P. Dyer
Flossie M. Dyer
Willie O. Dyer
M. Maxine Dyer
Rutland
Hurley M. Nelson
Elizabeth D. Nelson
Thomas B. Cole
Salem
Rodney Downing
Howard C. Cecil
Kathleen O. Cecil
Middleport
Charlotte Morgan
Clark B. Morgan
Catherine M. Blackwood
Syracuse
Marie S. Hatton
Bess S. Harvey
A. Earl Harvey
Francis K. Harvey
Kenneth R. Blackwood
Lester Franklin Thomas
Nora L. Thomas
Marie Stafford
Walter Schreiber
Eva P. Schreiber
Arthur
Alice Smith
Steven H. Eblin
Wanda L. Eblin
Oretha Snider
Raymond Snider
Charles R. Snider
Marion Snider
Ricky Wayne Snider
Ramora Snider
Patrick Snider
Arthur Smith
Rhodell C. Steffy
Elsie E. Steffy
Gordon H. Caldwell
M. C. Hobart
Robert V. Weatherman
Neisel A. Weatherman
Donald E. Miller
Orange
Charles C. Marcinko
Vena V. Marcinko
Thomas J. Marcinko
Manning A. Marcinko
Olive Orange
Alice L. Jones
Ernest A. Jones
Katherine Jean Moore
Middleport High Band Names First Game Lineup
Middleport High School unveils its 1961 marching band lineup under new instrumental music instructor Eugene Gherke. Fronting the band are drum major John Hood and majorettes Beverly Cundiff and colleagues. uniforms funded by the Band Boosters.
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Middleport
Janet Baker
Lynn Daniels
Iva Stewart
Barbara Jones
Mary Swanson
Patty Lowery
Suzanne Bradbury
Dianne Criswell
Carolyn Russell
Carolyn Searles
Joy Boggs
Martha Fowler
Cheryl Fife
Karen Bachner
Cheryl Ebersbach
Carol Scott
Judy Martin
Michl Lloyd
Diane van Cooney
Carla Gilmore
David Wiley
Jack Satter
Bridal Plans For Middleport Wedding Set
Miss Shirley Gilkey of Middleport will wed Arthur Kishbaugh of Sayer Pa in a 2:30 Sunday ceremony at the Middleport Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Robert Palmer will officiate with Miss Carol Bachtel as bridesmaid and Jerry Hartinger as best man. Music by Paul Taylor and Virginia Grogan. After the ceremony the couple will live in Cincinnati while attending Gods Bible College.
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Middleport
Shirley Gilkey
Arthur Kishbaugh
Sayer
Robert Palmer
Portsmouth
Middleport Church
Chester Ham Shoot At Izaak Walton League Farm
The Chester Fire Department will stage a ham shoot from noon until dark Sunday at the Izaak Walton League farm near Chester. Refreshments will be sold.
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Chester
Chester Fire Department
Izaak Walton
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