Parking Meter Question Develops in Village Council
Council debated installing parking meters amid declining funds and rising traffic. Votes split among council members with Brown, Gibbons against and Vroman abstaining. A special committee was set to study the issue, with Mayor Russell backing meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gibbons
Frank Vroman
Sidney T. Russell
David Jen
Young
Bunce
Gibbons
Brown
Vroman
Cedric Clark
Russell
Clark
Pepesee
Huntington
C. R. Karr
Jean Lama
Belle Roush
Oran Wogan
R. A. Miller
Russell Bailey
Middleport
C. O. Murray
Lama
Bailey
I. R. Neal
Stewart Harris
Butterfat Tests Highlight Herd and Breeds in Ohio
Meigs County agent reports a 6.35 percent October butterfat average from seven cows on Lee Johnson of Racine. He attributes high test to good hay water and grain, noting breed and individual cow factors drive variation and winter peaks. Johnson's 5223 pounds from seven cows include seven purebred and grade Jerseys and two grade Guernseys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Blakeslee
Meigs
Pomeroy
Lee Johnson
Racine
Mr. Johnson
Richard Larson
Ohio State University
Jersey
Guernsey
Johnson
Wandling Appointed Night Patrolman in Pomeroy
Mayor Delmar A. Canaday announced Arthur Wandling of Pomeroy has been employed as a patrolman on the Pomeroy Department. Patrolman William Lehew moves from 4 p.m. to midnight to a day shift 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Arthur Wandling
Delmar A. Canaday
William Lehew
Canaday
Community Notices and Visits From Local Residents
Mrs W N Socoph Hosetal and family arrive from London where Mr Hannum served with the Navy for two years. Mrs Ethel Hodilt of Pittsburgh visits aunt Mrs Ethel Chevalier. PTA plans a social and lunch near the school Friday evening December 5. Various local visits and Thanksgiving weekend gatherings are noted among residents and relatives in nearby towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
W. N. Socoph Hosetal
Hosarg
William
London
England
Hannum
United States
Stas
R. Hannum
Roy Hannum
Ethel Hodilt
Pittsburgh
Ethel Chevalier
Harold Saunders
Richwood
Ohio
Ella F Fellows
PTA
Kessell Ferrell
H. C. Swan
Ruth Larkins
Marion
Fisher
Akron
Park Group Plans Dinner At Shawnee
Invitations to state and federal officials, including Gov. Lausche and Rep. Secrest, were sent by the Park Commission for a turkey dinner at Shawnee on December 3 in the Methodist Church dining room at 7 30 p m. The commission also discussed lake completion and placing a barricade at the park entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Park Commission
Frank J. Lausche
Robert Secrest
Walter Graff
Lancaster
G. E. McComb
Oo Sesquicentennial Commission
Morehead
Methodist Church
Five Officials Present For Planned Village Meeting
A village council regular meeting was not held due to lack of quorum. Attending at City Hall were Mayor Imar A Canaday, E J Strauss clerk, and councilmen Pat Will Dale Smith and Theo Lehew. Absent were Tod Downie Hollie Green and Howard Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
City Hall
Imar A. Canaday
E. J. Strauss
Pat Will
Dale Smith
Theo Lehew
Tod Downie
Hollie Green
Howard Kitchen
Local Visitors From Columbus and Nearby Areas Briefly Noted
Mrs. Gertrude Evans of Columbus visited her sister and brother George Barber and Al Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams spent a day in Columbus at Kenneth Clark's home. Rev and Mrs. W. M. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Weede were also mentioned in the casual notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Gertrude Evans
Columbus
George Barber
Ralph Williams
Kenneth Clark
A Pa Cheston
Dexter Star Garden Club Plans Christmas Meeting
Dexter Star Garden Club held an all day session at the Dexter Church. Mrs. Geneva Nolan led a chenille and nylon flower craft, making chenille poinsettias as Christmas decoration. A Christmas meeting is set for December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Dexter Church with a pot luck supper, a candy gift exchange, and star pals reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Star Garden Club
Dexter Church
Geneva Nolan
Local families gather for Thanksgiving weekend visits
Cpl and Mrs William J Mayer spent Thanksgiving with relatives here. Mrs Mayer extends visit with her parents, Walter and Mary Schreiber, while Mayer returns to Cherry Point NC. Several other local residents hosted or visited family from Ohio and West Virginia. Benny Ewing is confined to home with chickenpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mayer
Mayer
Walter Schreiber
Corporal Mayer
Cherry Point
N. C
Otis Trevey
Cherry Mother
Mary R. Trevey
McMechen
W. Va
Robert Burkett
David
Mary Virginia
Belle
Mary Burkett
Elizabeth Allen
Helen Atkins
Bernice Howett
J. H. Cuckler
N. First Ave
Middleport
G. E. Bryan
Powhatan Point
Ohio
Bryan
Ruth Ann Bryan
Powhatan
Carla Wilson
M. D. Hartinger
George Parker
Marietta
R. W. Finsterwald
Leo Williams
Athens
Don Campbell
Guysville
Anna Jen Cane
Mksgiving
Clyde
Leo
Dayton
Benny Ewing
Pomeroy Driver Fined For Auto Loss Of Control
POMEROY driver was fined 25 dollars and costs in the court of Justice of the Peace Percy L Peoples Monday morning on charges of failing to have his automobile under control after the Cottrill auto skidded into two cars early Sunday on Route 7 near the town limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Charles Russell
Cottrill Auto
Pomeroy Corporation
Tri-County Event Honors Past National DAR Official
Miss Gertrude S. Carraway former vice regent general and North Carolina state regent will be honored at a tri county DAR dinner at the Lafayette Hotel Gallipolis hosted by Col. Charles Lewis Return Jonathan and French Colony chapters. The event follows a Mansion House Point Pleasant meeting for Col. Charles Lewis members with Miss Carraway a 27 year DAR member and former national chair of press relations editor of the DAR Magazine. Mrs. A Keith McClung West Virginia regent will preside with arrangements led by Mrs. Holly Simmons Point Pleasant Western District director and WV approved schools chair. Planning involved regents from Return Jonathan Meigs and French Colony chapters and local Gallipolis representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gertrude S. Carraway
North Carolina
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis
Col
Charles Lewis
Point Pleasant
Jonathan
Meigs Countty
French Colony
Mansion House
Miss Carraway
National Society
Society
DAR
A. Keith McClung
Hartford
West Virginia Society
D.A
Western District
West Virginia
Jonathan Meigs
Manning Webster
O. R. Faris
Jesta Richards
Ora Biddle
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Visits and Birthdays
Mr. and Mrs. Lyons celebrate tenth birthday of son John at grandparents’ home. Schrumms host weekend visit with the Lobes. Scarberry and Sherry Jean Marietta visit Belle to see Mrs. Edgar Jerrett, longtime patient at St. Mary Hospital in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lyons
Bernard Schrumm
John
Schrumms
Scarberry
Sherry Jean
Marietta
Belle
Edgar Jerrett
St. Mary Hospital
Charleston
Thanksgiving Dinner Hosted by Chase Family Relatives
Middleport notes list attendees at the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Jr. and Mrs. Clarence Chase in Rutland. Attending relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gilmore, Joan, Sally, Carla Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Judson White, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Taylor, William of Ohio University, Carl and Helen Louise, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haptonstall, Edith and Billy, Mrs. Blanche Haptonstall, and Robert Tewksbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clarence Chase
Rutland
Carl Gilmore
Joan
Sally
Carla Sue
Judson White
Carl Taylor
William
Ohio University
Carl
Helen Louise
Paul Haptonstall
Edith
Billy
Blanche Haptonstall
Robert Tewksbury
Belle woman visits Manleys in last week notice
Miss Joy Jerrett of Belle West Virginia was a guest of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Clifford Manley accompanied by Miss Jerrett and Mr and Mrs William Manley on Wednesday night during the visit.
Jackson PCA Directors Are Leffler Webb
Jackson Production Credit Association elected Pomeroy John P. Wedd and Floyd H. Leffler as directors at the annual stockholders meeting. Stockholders approved selling 70 000 of capital stock over three years to pay off remaining capital. The association serves 11 counties with field offices in Logan Athens Chillicothe Gallipolis Waverly Portsmouth West Union and Pomeroy. Norman Bahr serves Meigs County from Pomeroy Mulberry Avenue office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John P. Wedd
West Union
Floyd H. Leffler
Jackson
Jackson Production Credit Association
George H. King
Gareselles Capital
Former Area Coach To Speak At Rutland Banquet
Forrest Bachtel, former Middlegort athletic coach, will speak at the Rutland football banquet at 6 30 p m in the high school building. A Bennett principal awards for the season. Miss Garnet Starkey oversees dinner prepared by football mothers and home economics students. Tickets on sale at the Little Restaurant until banquet time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Forrest Bachtel
Middlegort
Rutland
A. Bennett
Garnet Starkey
Junior Fair Board Election Scheduled
County Junior Fair Board sets a special meeting for 1 30 p m Saturday in the county courtroom to elect officers for the new year. Attendance urged as November election was postponed for lack of quorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Marriage Licenses Petroleum Made of Hydrogen and Carbon
A claim asserts that petroleum is composed wholly of hydrogen and carbon. No supporting details or sources are provided to verify the statement.
Thanksgiving Visitors and Family Gatherings Highlight Parkersburg News
Visitors to Parkersburg for Thanksgiving included Wayne Swisher Esta Heines Francis Anderson Russell Wilson and the Robsons among numerous relatives. Guests at the Russell home were Fred Russell Cecil Bolin the Bolins and their son Joe plus Dick and Sharon of Albany. Other visits included Carl Vanderhoof and Margaret Lee Columbus and Hugh McCoy of Columbus visiting relatives in Parkersburg. Local families hosted Jack Miller Louis Smith Harold Vogelsong and the Ebersbachs with extended visits from Akron and Ironton connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Wayne Swisher
Esta Heines
Francis Anderson
Russell Wilson
William Robson
Ralph Robson
H. J. Russell
Fred Russell
Cecil Bolin
Joe
Albert Bolin
Sharon
Albany
Joseph Hindy
Sharon Sue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Park
Rutland
Carl Vanderhoof
Margaret Lee
Columbus
Jack Miller
Louis Smith
Doyle Miller
Jack Millers
Lesta Gothard
Harold Vogelsong
Ironton
Allen Knopp
Park St
Ralph Michael
Thelma Ebersbach
Akron
Carl Ebersbach
Minnie Gilmore
Yearbook Work Begins at Racine High School
Racine High School starts yearbook planning with Eileen Wickline as editor in chief and a staff including Mildred Gillilan as literary editor Bertha Foreman as assistant literary editor Marl McIntosh as business manager and a team of editors and photographers led by Larry Birch Elizabeth Diddle and David Hill among others.
Surprise Snowfall Shocks Middleport Residents
In Middleport last night, residents returning from meetings found unexpected snow covering streets and vehicles. Many wore light clothing and open toed shoes, and driving became hazardous as the fresh snowfall accumulated on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Deer Hunters Leave On Pennsylvania Trip
A group of hunters from Middleport set out for Lycoming County Pennsylvania for deer hunting. The party includes H. M. Cross Jack Bechtle son John Lyons F J Wallace Hubert Miller Fred Mooring R C Tuckerman Will Cook Pomeroy Ed Kell Tom Harris of Hartford and C E Pat Parker of Columbus, former Middleport chief of police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lyconing County
Pennsylvania
Deer Hunt
H. M. Cross
Jack Bechtle
John
John Lyons
F. J. Wallace
Hubert Miller
Fred Mooring
R. C. Tuckerman
Will
Will Cook
Pomeroy
Ed Kell
Tom Harris
Hartford
C. E
Pat Parker
Columbus
Weekend collision damages two cars in Meigs County
Deputy Wise reports two autos damaged in a weekend accident on the Langsville-Dexter road one fourth mile north of Langsville. Chester Price Carpenter drove into Richard Jacks Langsville after skidding Sunday evening.
Independent Cage Games Authorized For Middleport
Middleport Board of Education approved a restricted schedule for independent basketball games after a meeting. Local men Robert Haggerty Lione Boggs Wilbur Ashley and William Walters presented the matter. Final state approval came for roof repair Pearl Street building acoustical treatment high school music room stage curtain and auditorium draperies. Superintendent McComas announced. The board authorized purchase of additional gym mats. All members attended led by L D Diles Paul Smart Robert Coa Marcus Chambers Bruce Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Robert Haggerty
Lione Boggs
Wilbur Ashley
William Walters
McComas
Pearl St
Anne Oema
L. D. Diles
Paul Smart
Robert Coa
Ts. Marcus Chambers
Bruce Lloyd
Couple narrowly escapes fatal carbon monoxide exposure
Middleport a couple escaped by five minutes from possible carbon monoxide poisoning early Sunday. Mr and Mrs Tom Wood of South Third Avenue were awakened by a nightmare and found the wife near comatose as Wood tried to rouse her and open a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tom Wood
S. Third Ave
Wood
Remarkable recovery from crippling arthritis and rheumatism
A person recounts being wonderfully blessed with restored health after severe rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism left hands deformed and ankles set. They offer to write back to share how this relief was achieved.
Polio Drive Opens With County Basketball Carnival
Meigs County hosts a charity basketball carnival featuring seven local teams and Cheshire High School at the Junior High School auditorium starting 8 p m Saturday. Games pairings include Harrisonville vs Cheshire and Middleport vs Racine with further matchups through 9 45 p m. Proceeds go to the county polio fund with adult tickets priced at sixty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Cheshire
Harrisonville
Middleport
Racine
Rutland
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Nolan Swackhamer
George Vaughan
Herndon Wilks
Charles Stanley
Ralph Sayre
Leyton Sayre
Bob Roberts
Pearl Williams
Charles
Gibbs
Pomeroy High
Harry A. Bennett
Bennett
Meigs County Blood Drive Clarifies Red Cross Policy
Mrs. Arthur J. Strauss, Red Cross executive secretary, notes county participation in the blood program stresses Meigs agency role. She explains hospital charges apply to blood administration only, not to the blood itself, with donors urged to contact the local office. A bloodmobile will visit Pomeroy on December 15 and potential donors may call 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Strauss
Red Cross
Strauss
Pomeroy
Meter Receipts At Pomfroy Total 230 During Week
Parking meter receipts for the past week totaled 230 dollars and were noted today by Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe. One holiday occurred in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Wolfe
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David Jenkins
Joe Young, Jr
Walter Bunce
Horton Brown
U. S
Mervin G. Smith
Smith
J. D. Buckle
Wandling
Park Group
Shawnee
Bucyrus
Vaughn
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Elizabeth Rotash
Dick Hopkins
Bill Seaman
Margaret Hopkins
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Tri-County
Middleport Social Notes
Zanesville Visitors
Jackson Pca
Leffler, Webb
Junior Fair Board
Pomeroy, Ohio
Racine Yearbook
Raat
Anford
Addams
Culver
BOND
Cary
Ntherma
Independent Cage Games
Lela S. Wier
P. O. Box
Miss
Louis K. Lutz
Church OF Nazarene
R. F. Styers
Doan
Adv
Federal Land Bank
A.C. see’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
UTM
Kilimanjaro
Temple Middleport
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Judy Canova
Stephen Dunn
George Cleveland
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