Oldest Meigs County Courthouse Hints at Museum
The 1822 23 brick Meigs County courthouse on Route 7 above Chester is the oldest court building in the county. Once the center of activity and the site of early county business, it now suffers vandalism while discussions grow of converting the structure, alongside the nearby Chester academy, into a county museum.
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Meigs County
Chester
Route 7
Chester Academy
Middleport
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Meigs
Ezra Osborn
Orsha Strong
Fuller Elliott
James Phelps
Benjamin Smith
Mill St
Gallipolis
Ohio
Levi Stedman
Stedman
William Weldon
Spencer Haymann
Pomeroy
Sutton and
Orange
Thomas Ewing
Ohio University
Masonic Fraternity of
Basements Cleared as Ohio River Flood Rises
Pomeroy residents rush to remove merchandise from basements as the Ohio River nears crest levels 48 to 49 feet. Schools close at noon, a basketball game cancels, and village actions bar flood sightseers and motor boats while offering help crews for evacuations with a nominal fee.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Apple Grove
Huntington
W. Va
Weather Bureau
W. A. Smith
Charles Gibbs
Pmeroy
Chester
Izaak Walton League
Middleport
City Hall
December meeting of B. Fl. Sanborn Missionary Society notes
Thirty eight members attended the December gathering at First Baptist Church Middleport. Dorcas Circle hostesses included Mrs J M Archer and others. Devotions themed Light for This Hour and a Christmas program featured nativity, carols, and remarks by several members.
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Middleport
B. Fl
T. A. May
Jesus
A. R. Pullen
L. O. Gardner
C. M. Pomeroy
John Mayer
Alice Mae Simmons
School Uses New Rooms at Middleport High
Middleport High School added two new rooms now in use though not fully finished. Superintendent L W McComas reported progress, discussed rehabilitation work, and noted maps were ordered. The board read the six mill levy election results and passed a thanks resolution.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Board of Education
Supt. of Schools
L. W. McComas
McComas
Paul Smart
L. D Diles
Missouri Man Recommends HADACOL For Deficiency Signs
Carl Schaffrin of St Charles Missouri shares a testimonial urging readers with low energy loss of appetite and fatigue to use HADACOL. He claims improved appetite energy mood and work performance after taking the product with prices listed and a note to avoid substitutes.
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Carl Schaffrin
Perry St
St. Charles
Service Held For Mrs. Marion Rife
In Greenfield, funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Marion Rife by Revs. L R Wilson and C M Pomeroy. She died at the home of her son Ferry Rife in Greenfield Saturday morning. Pallbearers from Greenfield included Harold Wright and others. relatives from Dayton attended.
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Middleport
L. R. Wilson
Greenfield Baptist Church
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Marion Rife
Ferry Rife
Greenfield
Harold Wright
Edgar Owen
Robert Bowencraft
Charles Grice
Marion Allen Rife
Dayton
Beavers Delay Pipeline Construction in Corry Area
Beavers blocked a 10 yard lakefront area along a natural gas pipeline route in Corry Pennsylvania causing construction delays. Engineers used dynamite to blast the dam but no trapping was attempted. The beavers also flooded nearby pastures and farms.
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Corry
Hey
Chesterhill Institute for Farmers Planned Thursday
Farmers in Chesterhill will host an all day institute starting Thursday at 8 o'clock and continuing Friday. Henry Leimback of Lorain County will speak. Home economic students will serve lunch at noon. A women’s Christmas items section will be held in the afternoon. Officers are Howard Carter president, George Howard vice president, and Dorothy Williams secretary treasurer.
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Chesterhill
Henry Leimback
Lorain County
Home Economic
Howard Carter
George Howard
Dorothy Williams
Foggy Coast Mistaken as Burglar Triggers Alarm
Thick fog in Pasadena caused a burglar alarm to ring at a building. Police found nothing stolen after an engineer diagnosed a fog cut in the beam between two sensors.
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Pasadena
Calif
County Jail Escapees At Large After Break From Wyandot Jail
Two inmates Paul Tanner of Marion and Don Bentz of Upper Sandusky escaped Wyandot County jail late Sunday night. They were at large for under two hours before Special Deputy Emerson Hogan captured them on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad tracks at Harpster after they hacked through a jail wall.
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Upper Sandusky
Paul Tanner
Marion
Don Bentz
Wyandot County
Emerson Hogan
Chesapeake & Ohio
Harpster
Medical Malpractice Suit Is Postponed
The $50,000 medical malpractice case against Dr. Else Klein, tied to Mt. Logan Tuberculosis Sanatorium, was postponed indefinitely in U S District Court in Columbus due to the illness of Floyd R. Lynn, attorney from South Bend Indiana, who represents the plaintiff.
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Columbus
Mt. Logan
Chillicothe
Floyd R. Lynn
South Bend
Ind
Else Klein
U. S
Middleport Council Meeting Postponed After Clerk's Father Dies
Middleport village council postponed its December meeting scheduled for last night due to the death of Frank Murray father of village clerk Charles Murray. The session was set for two o clock.
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Middleport
Frank Murray
Charles Ay
Murray
Alec Templeton concert draws Bend area crowd in Gallipolis
A large Bend area audience attended Alec Templeton's concert in Gallipolis last night with late comers on stage and others seated in aisles. Mrs. Leo Bean praised the audience for courtesy and reaction. The article lists numerous local guests and family visitations tied to funerals and illnesses across nearby towns.
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Middleport
Bend
Alec Templeton
Gallipolis
Leo Bean
Local Deer Hunters Make Good on Trip
Chief C E Parker and John Lyons among a car party that reached deer country in Pennsylvania during a snowstorm have returned each with a deer. Parker on vacation said there was plenty of game but roads were blocked by snow. They were about 40 miles north of Williamsport.
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Middleport
C. E. Parker
John Lyons
Deer Country
Pennsylvania
Parker
Williamsport
Rocksprings Grange To Hold Meeting Thursday
Master Emil Ball announced a postponed Rocksprings Grange meeting will be held Thursday evening at the Rock Springs Grange Hall. The Juvenile Grange will meet at the same time.
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Pomeroy
Emil Ball
Rocksprings
Rocksprings Grange
Probation Is Restored for L. B. Higgins
POMEROY Ohio L B Higgins of Columbus returned with Sheriff Charles Russell after probation violation charges. A hearing before Judge Emmett W Peoples restored probation with stricter conditions and a July 1 1951 deadline to pay all obligations. Higgins previously had a three year suspended sentence for writing checks on insufficient funds.
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Pomeroy
L. B. Higgins
Columbus
Charles Russell
Emmett W. Peoples
Higgins
Glenroy Ewing
Lewis C. Berger
Peoples
Marketing Delegates Honored at Luncheon
Meigs County Production and Marketing Administration honors township delegates to the county convention with a noon luncheon at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop. Attendees include Doris Jeane Ashley Betty Lou Pearson Dorothy Ann Harrenbach and others along with district field man Maurice K. Racer and George Holin of the Jackson Production Credit Association.
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Middleport
Meigs County Production and Marketing Administration
Mary Jane
Doris Jeane Ashley
Betty Lou Pearson
Dorothy Ann Harrenbach
Herbert E. Shields
Wayne H. Chase
George E. Carson
Harold Roush
Hubert Price
George Wells
Reed Jeffers
Edward O'Brien
Norman Heilman
Lloyd Roush
Gordon Collins
Lauren Hoffman
G. J. Lowther
Farm-Home Conference Set at Jackson
A district farm and home outlook conference will be held Wednesday at Memorial Hall in Jackson. C. E. Blakeslee, Meigs County demonstration agent, said the meeting runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Topics include farm prices in the future and home and farm management. Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence and Jackson counties participate.
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Pomeroy
Farm and Home Outlook
Jackson
Memorial Hall
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Village truck backs into auto in snow removal incident
A village owned truck driven by Arthur Wandling backed into an automobile driven by Robert Hoover on Butternut Ave while clearing snow. No injuries or charges were reported, according to Patrolman Russell Bailey.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Wandling
Robert Hoover
Butternut Ave
Russell Bailey
Bailey
County Wide Chorus To Be Discussed
A meeting will discuss forming a county wide vocal chorus with county Pomeroy and Middleport instructors. The session is set for Wednesday at 2 p m in the office of county superintendent O O Patterson. Attending instructors include Marcelline Buell Maurita Miller Maxine White head Maxine Wingett Ethel Chapman Lucille Swackhammer and Lois Cecil.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
O. O. Patterson
Marcelline Buell
Maurita Miller
Maxine Whitehead
Olive Orange
Maxine Wingett
Salisbury
Ethel Chapman
Western
Lucille Swackhammer
Lois Cecil
Claude Gillan Resting After Sudden Illness
Claude Gillan was reported to be resting satisfactorily at his home on Condor Street after a sudden illness Sunday afternoon. He lost consciousness while walking near the John Hunnel property as the Middleport Fire Department Emergency Squad was called to assist.
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Pomeroy
Claude Gillan
Condor St
Gillan
John Hunnel
Middleport
Pomeroy Mayor Praises Emergency Squad Rescue
Mayor Sidney A. Spencer commends the Pomeroy Emergency Squad for rescuing Dale Teaford and Christy Baer from a coal barge that broke loose near the M. I. French coal tipple and drifted on the Ohio River. Baer and Teaford praised the squad's efficiency and bravery.
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Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Dale Teaford
Christy Baer
M. I. French
Ohio
Baer
Teaford
Pomeroy Personal Notes From Local Residents
Mrs. Arthur Roush is ill at home with influenza in Great Bend. Ohio University students including Lochary, Swatzel, Blaettar and McKenzie return to classes in Athens after weekend visits. Several residents travel to Columbus Huntington and Pittsburgh for visits and work. One patient: Stella Ebersbach at Meigs General Hospital following surgery.
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Arthur Roush
Great Bend
James
Charles Lochary
Martyn Swatzel
John William Blaettar
Ohio University
Athens
W. P. Lochary
Adam Ebersbach
Frank Wilson
George Hobstetter, Jr
Huntington
George Howell
Veterans Hospital
O. J. Morrison
Point Pleasant
John Leitweiler
Edward Leitweiler
Columbus
Don McKenzie
Marvin Burt and Son
Rockland
Herman Burt
M. R. Walter
Medina
Walter
J. Alien Smith
Pittsburgh
E. R. Yost
Bill Hysell
Elizabeth Huber
Gallipolis
Charles Huber
Roy Tracy, Jr
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Gerald Wise
Jerry Wise
Toledo
Judith Ann
Hartwell Curd
Ball Run
Mr. Curd
Curd
George Powell
Owen Powell
Parkersburg
Stella Ebersbach
Meigs General Hospital
H. E. Boney
Marietta
H. D. Boney
D. H. Stage
John Robinson
Bill Neutzling
William Grate
Charleston
William Baker
Rhea Ann Gears
Fireman Sisson in Satisfactory Condition After Store Fire
Ralph Sisson, a Pomeroy firefighter, was overcome by gas fumes while aiding at the O. J. Morrison Department Store fire in Point Pleasant. He arrived at Meigs General Hospital by Point Pleasant Emergency Squad and was expected to be released within a day or two.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Sisson
O. J. Morrison
Point Pleasant
Meigs General Hospital
Sisson
Ward son stationed with 10th Engineering Battalion in Korea
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ward announce their son Pfc. Jerry Ward has been stationed with Headquarters Company of the 10th Engineering Battalion in Wanson Korea. The family confirms the assignment from the serviceman.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Ward
Pfc
Jerry Ward
10Th Engineering Battalion
Wanson
Korea
Robert Stephenson Taken to Hospital
MIDDLEPORT Robert Stephenson was taken to Meigs General Hospital Monday by Rawlings Coats ambulance for treatment of pneumonia. His wife Mrs Stephenson has been under a doctor's care since a fall at their Rutland Street home.
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Middleport
Robert Stephenson
Meigs General Hospital
Rawlings- Coats
Shrine Club to Meet in Middleport Office
The Twin City Shrine Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company office in Middleport. Ted T Reed Jr secretary announced yesterday.
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Shrine Club
Pomeroy
Twin City
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Middleport
Ted T. Reed, Jr
CERTA-VIN Advertises Stomach Relief in Athens
An Athens Pharmacy ad promotes CERTA VIN as a pre meal remedy for upset stomach gas and bloating. It claims faster digestion, gas pain relief, reduced waistline pressure, and blood and nerve benefits from herbs and vitamin B-1 with iron. It lists Athens and Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville as sellers.
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Athens
Betts
Nelsonville
Talk of Snow Changes To Threatening Flood
Middleport residents shift from snow talk to flood concerns as Charles McMaster, a Chamber of Commerce appointee, cites a probable crest near 48 feet by Thursday. He notes flood stage at 50 feet, recalls past crests, and warns heavy rains could worsen the situation.
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Middleport
Charles McMaster
Chamber of Commerce
McMaster
Parkersburg
Fire Truck Payments To Be Studied
POMEROY In a council resolution Mayor Sidney A. Spencer, Councilman Olan Goodwin and Fred Crow Jr village solicitor will meet a Hoover Fire Equipment Co representative to discuss paying for a new Second Ward fire truck. The company would issue a guaranty security bond if the truck fails the state underwriters tests. Harold Duckworth seeks 31 days sick leave pay from village police service. Council to discuss with Solicitor Crow. Julius Sauvage to dismiss any drinkers on the street department. E F Robinson presided. attendees included Goodwin Dale Smith Richard Vaughan Howard Kitchen Evan Will and Edward Strauss.
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Crow
Julius Sauvage
E. F. Robinson
Spencer
Council Goodwin
Dale Smith
Richard Vaughan
Howard Kitchen Evan
Pat) Will
Edward Strauss
Funeral services held for Mrs Burns Barker of Lima
Funeral services for Mrs Burns Barker 56 of Lima were conducted Monday afternoon at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home by Rev Louis A Bangerter of Heath Methodist Church. She was a church member. Pallbearers were Clinton Fisher William Hamm George Childs Calvin Reichman Arthur Gilmore. Relatives arriving for the services included Burns Barker Mr and Mrs William Mayes Rosanna Barker son Paul Eugene of Lima Mr and Mrs John Barker of Columbus John Longstaff and Mr and Mrs William Longstaff of Corning.
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William Mayes
Lima
Burns Barker
Mayes
Charles Mayes
Virginia Mayes
William Barker
Paul
William Robson
Barker
John Barker
Elizabeth Ward
William Longstaff
John Longstaff
Corning
Herman Ohlinger
Paul Mourning
Joan
Betty Walker
Dickinson
W. Va
Mourning
Miss Walker
C. E. Walker
Sam Walters
Columbus
Betty Buskirk
Jack Walters
C. C. Cope
Ft. Thomas
J. H. Smith
Maude Taylor
Hazel VanCooney
Gay Livingston
Grove City
Joe Livingston
David Farmer
Arthur Skinner
Tom
Athens
Middleport
Rawlings-Coats
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
Clinton Fisher
William Hamm
George Childs
Calvin Reichman
Arthur Gilmore
Rosanna Barker
Paul Eugene
Surplus Food Arrives for County School Lunch Programs
A Pomeroy bound shipment of surplus commodities arrived Monday afternoon for the county lunch program. Schools receiving the goods include Bradbury Laurel Cliff Rose Hill Syracuse Salem Center Dexter Carpenter and Harrisonville. The county highway department delivered the supplies from Portsmouth.
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Pomeroy
Bradbury
Laurel Clif Rose Hill
Syracuse
Salem Center
Dexter
Carpenter
Harrison Ville
Portsmouth
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