County Meeting To Air Health Facilities Open
Meigs County residents will gather at Pomeroy High School Auditorium this Thursday at 8 p.m. for a program titled Understanding Our Health Problems and Facilities. Dr. Albert Orcutt and Dr. H. M. Boocks will speak on health changes and the county’s program, with topics covering preventive medicine sanitation nutrition and mental health.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Senior High School
Albert Orcutt
Ohio State University
H. M. Boocks
Edna Lee
Home Council
Extension Council
Edmund Buthimas
The
Medical Association
Paul Theiss
PTA
Bernard Fultz
Leslie Fultz
Hospital Association
Maxine Miller
Home Demonstration Council
Elizabeth Smith
Wallace Bradford
TB Association
Barbara Stout
Child Welfare Department
Willis Hill Petition Prompts City Council Debate
A Willis Hill petition from 42 residents prompts a lengthy council discussion. Officials cite finances to pave roads, consider using bricks from Naylor's Run for grading near Midway Market, and review land purchase for a new first ward firehouse with fire department cost-sharing. Payroll for Nov 15-30 is approved.
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Pomeroy
Willis Hill
E. F. Robinson
Robinson
Naylor
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Midway Market
George Hicks
Meigs Junior Fair Board Elects Officers
Meigs County Junior Fair Board elected officers for 1957 with Dwain Sayre as president and David Hill as vice president. Patricia Douglas was secretary and Mary Grace Stobart assistant secretary. Advisory officers include Howard Nolan president and Ruth Ebersbach vice president.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Junior Fair Board
Dwain Sayre
F.F.A
David Hill
Patricia Douglas
Mary Grace Stobart
F.H.A
Howard Nolan
Ruth Ebersbach
Jean
Building Adjustments Sought by Jan
MIDDLEPORT The Board of Education met to discuss contract awards for a new elementary school and high school additions funded by a $371,000 bond issue plus state funds. Bids opened Nov 29 were not accepted and sent to Columbus for review. A $29,517 fourth quarter foundation program distribution was received.
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A. S. Stine
State Department of Education
Columbus
McComas
Bruce Lloyd
Miss Elaine Hawley Weds Malcolm Muller at First Baptist
At the First Baptist Church in Middleport Miss Elaine K Hawley wed Malcolm Gail Muller in a 3 30 ceremony on November 25. The bride’s gown featured Dupioni silk Chantilly lace with seed pearls. Best man was Earl Smith. Ushers included James Sanborn and James Hawley. The reception followed in the church social rooms with decorations and hostesses listed.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Elaine K. Hawley
Malcolm Gail Muller
Claremont E. Hoyt
W. P. Bradbury
Edward Hawley
Minersville
Miller
Gail Miller
Earl Smith
James Sanborn
James Hawley
Richard Ash
Don Daily
Columbus
Nancy Sisson
Burton Smith
Betty Gallagher
Eleanor Robson
Hawley
Pomeroy High School
Rivervue
Pomeroy
Two Wanted Men Jailed In Pomeroy
Floyd Eugene Williams of Middleport and Jackie Lee Kittle of Parkersburg were jailed in Pomeroy after being picked up by Deputy Sheriff Jed Webster. Williams, held until trial in Common Pleas Court, had been indicted for shooting with intent to kill and had been under observation in Lima for 30 days. Kittle, who had served six months for assault and battery, faces three bad-check charges and a strong-arm robbery count in Harrisville West Virginia.
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Floyd Eugene Williams
Middleport
RFC
Common Pleas Court
Lima
Jackie Lee Kittle
Parkersburg
Webster
Harrisville
W. Va
Revival of CAR Chapter Starts in County
Mrs. Dale Dutton leads the reviving Cradle of Liberty chapter of the CAR in Middleport. About 15 eligible children will be sent to the CAR national office in Washington, many are descendants of local members. A first meeting will be held at Mrs. Duttons home during the holiday. The chapter was once the largest in the state, led for years by the late Emma Jacobs.
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Washington
Cradle of Liberty
Mrs. Dutton
Committee Named To Select Outstanding Legion Member
W R Davis, commander of Drew Webster Post 39, appointed a committee to pick the outstanding post member of the year. E W Laulence H E Boney and Frank Vaughan will choose the recipient who will receive a trophy at the post birthday party on March 18. Initiation of new members is set for January 21.
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Davis
Ralph Gilmore
Charles Hayes
Bern Vaughan
Pomeroy Junior High Students Named to Honor Roll
Sixty four students at Pomeroy Junior High earned honor roll status for the second six weeks. Ninth graders Elsie Arnold through Dianna Watson, eighth graders including David Brown and Sharon Young, and seventh graders led with all subjects above a B grade.
Post Office Honors Retiring Rural Carrier
F Clair Taylor retires after 31 years as rural carrier with the Post Office Department at Langsville. He and his wife were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J T Ledlie and Bernice. Taylor received a certificate of honorary recognition from the Cincinnati regional office, signed by the Postmaster General and regional director, and a gift from Postmaster Ledlie.
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Pomeroy
Langsville
F. Clair Taylor
J. T. Ledlie
Bernice
Ledlie
Christmas Dance at Chester High School
The Chester High School junior class sponsors a Christmas dance on December 8 at the school. Music will be recorded, and the public is invited.
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Chester High School
Middleport Personal Notes From Weekend Visitors
Middleport residents note visitors and travels as Harold Harrison Sr. and Jr. visit from Charleston and Fort Myers while the Baileys plan Charleston departure for Florida. Kenneth Byer family hosts relatives in Gallipolis and Point Pleasant. Maude Beck improves after Holzer Hospital treatment and may return home. Nolan Boaz and Kenneth Ward join Kenneth Cooke for deer hunting in West Virginia. Mary Shafer recuperates at home after Mason Clinic surgery. she works for Meigs County Welfare.
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Herman Bailey
Fisher St
Harold Harrison
Charleston
Ft. Myers
Fla
Mary Jean Bailey
Baileys
Florida
Harrison
Maude Beck
Holzer Hospital
Nolan Boaz
Paducah
Kenneth Ward
Owensboro
Kenneth Cooke
S. Third Ave
West Virginia
Mary Shafer
Mason Clinic
George Hackett
Meigs
Money Sent For Schools In Pomeroy Districts
The State Department of Education sent a quarterly settlement of 129586.33 to the county superintendent for distribution among seven districts Bedford Columbia Eastern Northern Salisbury Southern and Western Local. Eastern Local School Board had planned a 2500 loan, but funds will cover bills.
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Pomeroy
State Department of Education
Division of
Bedford
Columbia
Eastern
Northern
Salisbury
Southern
Western Local
Eastern Local School Board
Pomeroy National Bnk
Robert Gray
Pomeroy Urges Community Play Christmas Fundraiser
The Junior Zion's League of the reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will present a three act play Unto Us A Child Is Born on December 21 at Old Town Flats along the Racine Portland Road. The public is invited.
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Pomeroy
Zion's League of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Old Town Flats
Racine-Portland Road
Tri-State Square Dance Associa tion Meeting Attended in Huntington
Mr and Mrs John Hardy attended the Tri State Square Dance Association meeting in Huntington on Sunday. Charles Warner of Chester was taken to Meigs General Hospital Monday night by Ewing's ambulance.
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Pomeroy
John Hardy
Huntington
Charles Warner
Chester
Meigs General , Hospital
Ewing
Painting Under Way At Parking Areas
Yellow parking zone markings are being applied in Middleport. Work crews use 15 gallons of bright yellow paint to mark prohibited spots. The project has run a week and should finish soon with continued good weather, per Chief of Police Russell Bailey.
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Middleport
Russell Bailey
Middleport Ministers Elect New Officers
Ministers of Middleport select new officers for the ministerial association and plan the Week of Prayer services at First Baptist Church. Fred I. Gardner presides. R. C. Konkright becomes president. Claremont Hoyt vice president. Robert Styers secretary. Gardner treasurer. terms commence January. The Week of Prayer runs January 7 to 11 at 7 30 p m with offerings supporting cooperative Christian projects.
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Middleport
Middleport Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Fred I. Gardner
R. C. Konkright
Robert Styers
Claremont Hoyt
Howard E. Ruppelt
Konkright
Hoyt
Styers
Gardner
Christ
Chamber To Honor SEOAL With Banquet In Sacred Hearts Church
The Pomeroy chamber of commerce will host a banquet Thursday at 6 30 p m in Sacred Hearts Church honoring the SEOAL all star football team from the eight high schools league. Ara Parseghian H W Emschler and Jack Gilbert are among guests. A T Grover urged collaboration on chamber projects during the meeting.
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Northwestern
H. W. Emschler
Ohio High Schools Athletic Association
Jack Gilbert
SEC Sportswriter's Association
the Messenger
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Springer
Changes in Middleport office personnel
Resignations and new hires affect two Middleport firms. Mrs. Robert Mills leaves Ohio Valley Baking Company while Mrs. Leonard Gwiadowsky Rae Ann Mills and Mrs. Earl Smith Marilyn Miller join. Elizabeth Moore will replace Richard Owen at Meigs Motor Company. Sgt Leonard Gwiadowsky nearing army discharge and Arlington assignment plans. The Gwiadowskys and their daughter Jeanette Marie rent the Coats home on Front Street.
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Middleport
Robert Mills
Ohio Valley Baking Company
Leonard Gwiadowsky
Rae Ann Mills
Earl Smith
Marilyn Miller
Elizabeth Moore
Richard Owen
Meigs Motor Company
Gwiadowsky
Sgt
Arlington
Ohio University
Gwiadowskys
Jeanette Marie
Coats
Front St
Truck Hits Automobile Causing Fifty Dollar Damage
POMEROY. About fifty dollars damage was done to the front end of a car owned by Thurman and Josephine Babcock of Longbottom Road when struck by a truck driven by Katherine H Weaver of Harrisonville on East Main Street at 2 33 p m Saturday. Police Chief F D Hudson said both vehicles were parked at meters but the truck started in gear and backed into the car causing hood and grill damage. The truck sustained no damage.
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Pomeroy
Thurman
Josephine Babcock
Longbottom Rd
Katherine H. Weaver
Harrisonville
East Main Street
F. D. Hudson
Widdleport Sailor on Weekend Pass
Robert Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Hayes of Gravel Hill spent a weekend pass in Widdleport. Hayes is stationed on the USS Leyte and based at Quonset Point Rhode Island.
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Robert Hayes
Arnold Hayes
Gravel Hill
Leyte
Hayes
Quonset Point, 1
Pomeroy High School Honor Roll List Named
Pomeroy High School reported sixty eight students named to the honor roll for the second six weeks. The list includes seniors Ted Beegle Ramona Boice Barbara Donovan Mary Eichinger Rachel Genheimer Ruth Horak Wendell Jeffers Maurice Johnson Ray Johnson Milton Lambert Linda Moore Danny Morris June O'Brien Earlene Renshaw Alma Reynolds Robert Roberts Rita Scholl Carolyn Sisson Janet Struble and juniors Dorothy Arnold Eddie Boney James Baker Tommy Brown Barton Campbell Glen Cecil Larry Curtis Patty Douglas Bill Fisher Marcia Grueser Darrence Hess Ann Lenhower Doris Imboden Bonnie Lawhorn Norbert Neutzling Helen Roush Kathryn Roush Rachel Roush Sue Smith Rodney Spencer William Sterrett Daniel Struble Bernice Thoma Fay Thomas Doris Wells Marilyn White.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
James Diehl
Ted Beegle
Ramona Boice
Barbara Donovan
Mary Eichinger
Rachel Genheimer
Ruth Horak
Wendell Jeffers
Maurice Johnson
Ray Johnson
Milton Lambert
Linda Moore
Danny Morris
June O'Brien
Earlene Renshaw
Alma Reynolds
Bids Approved for Diesel Fuel and Children’s Home Repairs
Meigs County Commissioners at a Nov 19 meeting accepted two bids. Nu-Bric Co. will rehabilitate the Children’s Home on Mulberry Ave for 4814 dollars, with J. D. Kramer as contractor and completion by May 15, 1957. Standard Oil Co. won 11.9 cents per gallon for 4000 or more gallons of diesel fuel to Rock Springs County Garage for 90 days.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Highway Department
Standard Oil Co
Portsmouth
Rock Springs
First Christmas decorations brighten Middleport home
In Middleport on a sunny holiday day the New Haven Garden Club held a Christmas dinner at Martin Restaurant and Miss Mabel Hysell's home. The event drew 24 members with decorations featuring red and green cloths gilded magnolia arrangements and a Santa sleigh scene. Miss Hysell on S Fourth Ave was aided by her niece Rhonda Ervin Raine who stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert Fink to arrange lights wreaths and decor.
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Middleport
New Haven
Miss Hysell
S. Fourth Ave
Rhonda Ervin
Raine
Herbert Fink
Loyal Pals Class Plans Christmas Charity Projects
Members of the Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ meet tonight at Mrs. Audrey Frost home. Miss Nina Russell serves as class president and will lead the session. A social hour follows the devotional and business meetings.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Audrey Frost
Nina Russell
Pythian Sister Meeting Sets 1957 Officers and Party
Mrs. William Lowe Mrs. Cash Bahr Mr Horace McElhinny and Paul Haptonstall decorated the K of P Hall for the Pythian Sister Christmas party tonight. A lighted tree bells and decorations were prepared. Tonight's events include officer nominations a Gallipolis convention report gift exchange a short program and refreshments led by Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Milton Russell.
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Middleport
William Lowe
Cash Bahr
Horace McElhinny
Paul Haptonstall
K of P
Pythian
Gallipolis
Lowe
Milton Russell
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Geneva H. Nolan
County Home Economics Extension
Meigs Junior Fair Board
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
Gunslinger
John Ireland
Beverly Garland
Allison Hayes
Abbott and Costello
William Bendix
William Gargan
MGM
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Tony Curtis
Colleen Miller
Arthur Kennedy
Temple
Randolph Scott
Lee Marvin
Gail Russell
Walter Reed
Elaine Hawley
Malcolm Miller
Dior
Mother
Mr. Miller
Mrs
Cincinnati
Lima State Hospital
Sheri Jed Webster
Dale Dutton
Jonathan Meigs
Legion
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy Junior High School
Elsie Arnold
Mary Burnside
Linda Crow
Terry Cullums
Sharon Douglas
Barbara Eskew
Arnold Evans
Mark Grueser
Ernest Hall
Robert Hamm
Phillip Harrison
Jean Holt
Linda Hubbard
Johnora Lambert
Roger Leifheit
Myrna Maag
Albert Martin
Mary McAfee
Minada Murray
Howard Parker
Barrie Phillips
Sondra Potts
Richard Poulin
Reva Rea
Edward Rickard
Charles Biffle
Boyd Roseberry
Norma Roush
Darlene Smith
Carolyn St. Clair
Janice Thomas
Jean Webster
Jack Welker
Dianna Watson
David Brown
Linda Chapman
Bonnie Dicken
Carolyn Edwards
Margaret Handley
Eric Hart
Kaaron Kelton
Terry
John Richmond
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Post Office
Ben Ervin
William Robson
Ervin
Harvey Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Wellston
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Widdleport Personals
Bob Evans
Bill Anderson
Ann Baker
Gary Barnitz
Patty Blakeslee
James Carpenter
Janet Carpenter
Judy Curd
Freda Dill
Linda Folmer
Paul Folmer
Lorraine Grover
Rose Horak
Donna Jenkins
James Johnson
James Lohse
Kenneth McCullough
Rodney Quivey
Jill Snowden
Paul Reuter
Marlene Scholl
Sheila Strauss
Charles Swisher
Jerry Welker
Connie Woodgeard
H. W. Craig
Roy Proffitt
Viddleport Social Notes
Dad
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
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