Council Renames Two Streets in Pomeroy
Pomeroy town council met briefly and approved emergency ordinances renaming South Alley on Lincoln Hill to Riverview Drive and Cave Street and Locust Street in Naylors Run to Wolfe Drive to honor late Chief Walter E Wolfe. The council also named Rich Jones and Roy Betzing to represent the body on the Volunteer Firemen Pension Fund with Gardner Mankin and Harry Watson as firemen’s association reps. The fund, funded by the town at 300 dollars annually, will review death-related claims. Mayor E F Robinson’s November report was accepted and current bills approved.
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Pomeroy
South Alley
Lincoln Hill
Riverview Dr
Cave St
Locust St
Naylors
Wolfe Drive
Walter E. Wolfe
Rich Jones
Roy Betzing
Council
Firemens Pension Fund
Gardner Mankin
Harry Watson
Firemen’s Association
E. F. Robinson
Two Held To Appear Before Bacon In Juvenile Case
Geraldine Bissell Pomeroy 22 of Portland and Earl Evans 27 of Portland are jailed in Meigs County on warrants charging delinquency and neglect and contributing to delinquency of a minor. They will appear before Juvenile Judge John C. Bacon later. In mayor’s court Thomas Russell Pomeroy pled not guilty to driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty to reckless operation with a $10 fine. Luthar Brumbalow fined $25 on speeding. Robert Lee Daniels of Point Pleasant fined $100 and jailed three days for DWI. Dale Rothgeb Cheshire forfeits a $15 bond on intoxication charge.
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Pomeroy
Geraldine Bissell
Portland
Earl Evans
Meigs County
Robert C. Hartenbach
John C. Bacon
Thomas Russell Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
Robinson
Russell
Luthar Brumbalow
Robert Lee Daniels
Point Pleasant
Dale Rothgeb
Cheshire
Alfred Grange Christmas Party Thursday
Alfred Grange will hold its Christmas party Thursday evening. Members are to bring one pound of candy and an unwrapped gift with wrapping paper. Gifts should be sent to the Athens State Hospital before December 9. There will also be a gift exchange for members.
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Alfred
Alfred Grange
Athens State Hospital
Divorce Suit Filed in Meigs County Court
Betty Lou Kauff of Pomeroy filed for divorce from Herman Kauff of Star Route Pomeroy in Meigs County Common Pleas Court.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Betty Lou Kauff
Herman Kauff
Star Route, Pomeroy
Paul Smart Resigns Post From Middleport Board
MIDDLEPORT The Middleport Board of Education accepted Paul Smart’s resignation as clerk, effective December 31, after 32 years in the post. Harold E. Hubbard was named to a four year term, and Mrs. Diane Thabet also resigned due to illness. Plans for the new grade building and high school addition were discussed.
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Middleport
Paul Smart
Middleport Board of Education
Lowell ProbagSco
Smart
Harold E. Hubbard
Hubbard
Diane Thabet
Middleport High School Football Banquet Plans
Mrs E M Blake and Mrs John Ketchka co chairmen ask all mothers of Middleport High School players to meet at the high school Thursday at 1 pm. The event, sponsored by Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club, will feature Art Lewis now WVU coach who once played for Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. M. Blake
John Ketchka
Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club
Art Lewis
Middleport Grid
University of West Virginia
Upper Flats Community Club Holds November Meeting
The Hill Billie 4 H club met at the Community Building with President Gary Reod in charge. Adult counselors elected were Mrs. Carl Sebrell Mrs. Frank McDermitt and Mrs. Arnett Roush. St Marks Ladies Aid planned a rug sale and rug tying and measuring were done. Gus Douglas and family visited Roush home. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Douglas at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Flats
The
Hill
Billie 4-H Club
Gary Reod
Carl Sebrell
Frank McDermitt
Arnett Roush
Melvin Roush
Judy Hayman
Joe Elias
Hattie
Emma McDermitt
St. Mark’s Ladies Aid
Vroman Family Thanksgiving Dinner Observed in Middleport
Middleport observed Thanksgiving Day and John Vroman Jr’s birthday with a family dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Vroman Sr. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vroman, Mark Vroman, M Sergeant James Browington and daughter Sandra, and Mrs. Daisy Ankrom.
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Middleport
John Vroman
Charles Vroman
Sor. Mark
James Brewington
Sandra
Daisy Ankrom
Pomeroy Officials Announce Second Six Weeks Honor Roll
Pomeroy junior and senior high schools named honor students with grades of B or better for the second six week period. The lists include Johnson and Smith families among ninth graders and seniors such as Dorothy Arnold and James Baker, with numerous students across seventh through twelfth grades.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Brothers
David Brown
Dorothy Brown
Edna Carman
Linda Chapman
Dor Coates
Dale Cole
Bonnie Dicken
Carolyn Edwards
Margaret Handley
Eric Hart
Charlesana Hess
Roberta Hover
Kaaron Kelton
Terry Knight
John McMurray
Nelora Moss
Linda Basnett
Edwin Boney
Thomas Brown
Viola Brown
Glen Cecil
Robert Chaney
Larry Curtis
Mareia Grueser
Margaret Haggy
Doris Imboden
Wanda Jewell
Joe Kennedy
Bonnie Lawhorn
Anna Murray
Norbert Neutzling
Carolyn Phillips
Kathern Roush
Rachel Roush
Sue Smith
Dan Struble
Bernice Thoma
Larry Tracy
James Wedeson
Doris Well
Marilyn White
Robert Will
William Anderson
Ann Baker
Gary Barnitz
Renata Baxter
James Carpenter
Janet Carpenter
Freda Dill
Jo Ellen Folirod
Paul Folmer
Robert Gloeckner
Loraine Grover
Donna Jenkins
James Johnson
John Kunzelman
James Lohse
Kenneth McCullough
Rodney Quivey
Barbara Rousey
Marlene Scholl
Jill Snowden
Sheila Strauss
Charles Swisher
Pat W. Vaughan
Harlan Wehring
Jerry Welker
Connie Woodgeard
Elsie Arnold
Mary Burnside
Linda Crow
Terry Cullums
Sharon Douglas
Arnold Evans
Mark Grueser
Ernest Hall
Philip Harrison
Jean Holt
Roger Leifheit
Minnda Murray
Bill Newman
Barrie Phillips
Sondra Potts
Charles Biffle
Boyd Roseberry
Norma Roush
Edward Rickard
Darlene Smith
James R. Smith
Carolyn St. Clair
Janice Thomas
Diana Watson
Jean Webster
Sanborn Society Meets Christmas Plans At First Baptist
In MIDD LPORT the B H Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist met at the church with Mrs Milton Hood presiding. The Priscilla Circle led with a devotional from The Christmas Story. Plans include CARE packages to Germany and a gift for a girl at the Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago plus Christmas gifts for Ohio girls there. A Baptist day of prayer is set for Dec 6 at Rio Grande. The Lovejoy Circle presented a manger scene playlet with adults and children participating. Recitals and an organ prelud e preceded a dessert social led by Electa Circle with Christmas decor and hostesses listed.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Milton Hood
Priscilla Circle
Henry Null
Richard Owen
Germany
Baptist Missionary Training School
Chicago
Ohio
Rio Grande
Lovejoy
Darrell Stumbo
C. E. Hoyt
L. D. Diles
Allen Hughes
Zundel Family Visits Parkers in Akron
The Rev. and Mrs. Ralph C. Zundel with daughters Sharon and Charlene and Mrs. Daisy Jasper visited the Parkers in Akron over Thanksgiving. The Zundels spoke at Fulton Street Community Church and also called on the Harrolds and the Russells in Alliance, Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Ralph C. Zundel
Sharon
Charlene
Zundel
Daisy Jasper
E. O. Parker
Akron
Parkers
Fulton Street
Zundels
Fred Harrold
Alliance
Roy E. Russell
Jasper
Thanksgiving Visits Across The Region
Local families from Rutland Belpre Lorain Addison Gallipolis Rio Grande and Gallia and nearby areas shared holiday hospitality with relatives in Point Pleasant and surrounding towns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Mrs. Alma Swisher the Hood family and the Rife family among others as spectators and hosts during Thanksgiving week.
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Chshire
Mary A. Lee
Roy Lee
Rutland
Point Pleasant
Barbara Whittington
Clifford
Elwood Howard
S. V. Sayre
John Perry
Belpre
B. L. Hern
Foster Little and Sons
Lorain
Alma Swisher
Guy Everett Lee
Mark
Harold Hood
Addison
Mary Lee
Ronnie
Ralph Rife
Pam
Jackie Runion
Gallipolis
Norma Shamblin
Gary
Larry
Terry
Rio Grande
Velmer Lemley
James R. Rife
Funeral attendance and visits across families in West Virginia and nearby states
Mrs. George Hensley and Morgan Triplett attended Homer Triplett's funeral in Weston West Virginia. Cousin Mrs. B J Williamson of Columbus and Mrs. Minnie Burton of Graham Texas visited Mr and Mrs C E Myers. Harry Prescott of East Liverpool stayed with cousin C E Lawrence. R G Gordon and son Bernard of Baltimore recently visited Mr and Mrs C E Myers and Mrs Linnie Sunn.
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Long Bottom
George Hensley
Morgan Triplett
Homer Triplett
Weston
W.va
C. E. Myers
B. J. Williamson
Columbus
Minnie Burton
Graham, Tex
Harry Prescott
East Liverpool
Prescott
C. E. Lawrence
R. G. Gordon
Bernard
Rehearsals Underway for Christmas Opera at Local Schools
Rehearsals are underway for a one act Christmas operetta to be staged at Salisbury and Bradbury grade schools under the direction of Mrs. Eleanor Welch Zeiher. Upper grade students from five to eight will perform the play during the week of the 20th, with younger pupils in carols and vocal numbers.
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Middleport
Salisbury and
Bradbury
Eleanor Welch Zeiher
Appointment of Leo D Shields as Administrator of Shields Estate
Notice lists Leo D Shields of 97 South Shafer Street Athens Ohio as Administrator of the Estate of William L Shields deceased of 30 Second Street Athens Ohio Athens County Ohio Creditors must file claims within four months Dated November 20 1957 Roger J Jones Sr Probate Judge Athens County Ohio
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Leo D. Shields
South Shafer Street
Athens
Ohio
William L. Shields
Second Street
Athens County
Roger J. Jones, Sr
Said County
Middleport Personal News Highlights and Local Guests
M L Kelly is home with influenza. Dan Farmer family returns to Dayton after holiday visit with Mrs David Farmer and Mr and Mrs Arthur Skinner. Tom Skinner ends his Middleport marching band football appearances. Farmer now personal director at City Federal Loan Co in Dayton. Dale Dutton hosts Thanksgiving dinner for Mrs O B Stout Barbara Faris and others. Stout, Faris, Carpenter, and Mitchell connected guests visit from LeGrange and Columbus. James Titus Jr and sons return to St Marys after weekend in town.
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M. L. Kelly
Dan Farmer
Lynn
Lucinda
Richard and
Jeffrey
St. Marys
W. Va
McMurray Assigned To Fort Eustis Virginia
Army Specialist Third Class William A McMurray son of Mrs Maud E McMurray Route 1 Rutland recently was assigned to the 61st Transportation Company at Fort Eustis Virginia Specialist McMurray a truck driver in the company entered the Army in January 1956 and completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
William A. MecMurray
Maud E. McMurray
61St Transportation Company
Fort Eustis
McMurray
Army
Fort Knox
Ladies Friendship Club Thanksgiving Dinner in West Columbia
West Columbia reports a Thanksgiving dinner at Martin Restaurant with attendees including Mrs Helen Elias Miss Peachie Elias Mrs Shirley Priddy and several others. The next meeting is planned at Mrs Helen Elias home on Friday Dec 13. Military returns include Billy Ray Ohlinger and George Hesson from Fort Knox Ky with others expected home.
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West
Columbia
The
Ladies Friendship Club
Martin
Helen Elias
Peachie Elias
Shirley Priddy
Louise Roush
Helen Roush
Almin Coleman
Jane Johnson
Paul Fitzgerald
Peggie Arnett
Juanita Roush
Billy Ray Ohlinger
Fort Knox
George Hesson
New Haven
Installation of new officers for Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star
Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star lists installation of new officers on Thursday evening at the temple. The ceremony will be held during the chapter meeting.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Miss Gaul to Enter Business University
Chester student Miss Gayann Gaul of Chester will enter the Colum bus Business University Office Training School in June after graduating from Eastern High School in May. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Eldon Gaul and will pursue a private secretarial course.
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Chester
Gayann Gaul
Columbus Business University
Eldon Gaul
Eastern High School
Family and friends attend Wildermuths graduation
Mr and Mrs Gerald Wildermuth and daughter Donna a Holzer Hospital nurse with Barbara Donavan and Pete Niebert Gallipolis spent the Thanksgiving weekend at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes to attend the graduation exercises marking the end of nine weeks boot camp for Larry Wildermuth who was a drill team member. He is due home Tuesday for a 14 day leave before a new assignment.
Landscaping Project At School Completed
Rutland elementary school landscaping completed by Rutland Garden Club led by chairs Mrs Robert Reibel and Mrs C O Chapman. Plants used include Hitzi junipers Hicksi yew cherry laurel and Enjulian barberry. Club members later prepared corsages and boutonnieres for county infirmary residents for Christmas.
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Middleport
Rutland Elementary
Rutland Garden Club
Robert Reibel
C. O. Chapman
Hitzi
Anders Junnipers
Corbett Patterson
County Infirmary
Grand Master to Install at Harrisonville Lodge Meeting
Grand Master Andrew J. White Jr of the Grand Lodge of Ohio F and AM will install Harrisonville Lodge 411 officers during a Dec 7 meeting. A 5:30 pm closed session precedes a 6:30 pm dinner at Harrisonville High School. White will speak at the open dinner. reservations due by Dec 4.
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Pomeroy
Andrew J. White, Jr
Grand Lodge of Ohio, F&am
Harrisonville Lodge No
White
Harrisonville Lodge
Harrisonville High School
Ladies of the Eastern Star
Wayne Wingett
Harold Rice
Rutland
Home found for Santa workshop in Meigs County
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce announces headquarters on Mulberry Ave to run its annual Christmas project. Last year about 2000 toys and 100 food baskets were distributed. this year the needy list reportedly doubles. Jaycees seek clothing donations and support from merchants, grocers, and donors to cover costs.
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Pomeroy
Santa
Meigs County
Jaycee Ettes
Jim Donnelly
Jaycees
Donnelly
Grace Guild to Meet at Hartinger Residence
The Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs J E D Hartinger's home with co hostesses Mrs Gribble and Mrs Carrie Nye.
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Pomeroy
Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church
J.E.D. Hartinger
Gribble
Carrie Nye
Grange Members Gather Gifts for Athens Patients
Rock Springs Grange members collected gifts for Athens State Hospital patients during their regular meeting at the Rock Springs Grange Hall. Amos Leonard presided. one candidate received first and second degrees.
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Homer Radford
Fred Leifheit
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Meigs—Pomeroy
God IS
Walter Brennan
Tammy
John Hoyt
Marion Ross
John McNamara
Temple
Tyrone Power
Ava Gardner
Errol Flynn
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Karr & van Zandt
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Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
Sanborn Society
Ing
C. P. Bradbury
Electa Circle
David Durst, Jr
Charles White
Thomas Durst
Pearl Hoffman
Dale Mourning
Ilva Turner
Fort Eustis, Va
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Charles Roush
Harry Vickers
Dickie Young
Lester Foreman
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Doris Eads
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Etta Young
Edward Arnett and Son
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Darwin Exchange
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Richland Ave
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St. Third St
Grange
Roy Eastman
Eastman
Edward Humphrey
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Ohio State Grange Youth Fund
William Morgan
Betty Leonard
William Grueser
Ron Gotthardt
Clara Humphrey
Morgan
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Amos Leonard
State Grange
Bertha Gill
Home Economics
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Home Economics Committee
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