Wood Lake a Private Athens County Water Recreation Area
Wood Lake a four acre impounded pond behind a dam in southern Athens County draws up to 300 visitors on summer Sundays. Built 11 years ago by NYA workers on the Wood property, the site includes a 100 foot wide dam spillway a cabin and a diving platform. The lake stocked by the state and used by picnickers serves as a waterfowl stopover with geese weighing up to 14 pounds. Nearby old settlements include the Hanings and Brooks families pre dating 1800 with local youths named as cheerleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Lake
Athens County
NYA
Pearl
Wood
State Conservation Department
Hanings
Brooks
Alexander Township
Cheerleaders Back In Skirts Again
Middleport High School cheerleaders return to skirts after years in uniforms. They describe feeling "happy" in corduroy wing skirts lined with orange silk faille and orange slip over sweaters with black accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Three Assailants Injure UMW District Official
Joe Kostecka, district representative of the United Mine Workers of America, lies in serious condition at Meigs General Hospital after a noon incident at the Ura Swisher mine Story's Run. He was assaulted by three men on the road a mile away. two suspects identified. Investigation handed to Gallia County officials due to jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Joe Kostecka
Powhatan Point
United Mine Workers of America
Meigs General Hospital
Ura
Kostecka
Middleport
Gallia County
Charlies Russell
Meigs County
Banquet Set For Gridders
An appreciation banquet for 45 members of the Pomeroy High School football team, the cheerleaders, and Coach Herdon Wilkes will be held in the Catholic Church auditorium at 6 30 p m tomorrow. Father O Reilly will be guest speaker. Tickets are on sale at Moore s Store, the Pomeroy National Bank and the New York Clothing House. In Russia, wheat, barley, oats, and rye are raised in areas with temperatures plunging to 80 degrees below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herdon Wilkes
Catholic Church
Father O'Reilly
Notre Dame
Southern California
Middleport
Athens
Moore's Store
Pomeroy National Bank
New York Clothing House
Russia
Membership Discussed For Legion POMEROY
A Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion meeting reported the post near its membership quota and urged more effort in the next two weeks. Fourteen new members were initiated as J M Pat Thornton outlined the Legion's community service goals. Refreshments were provided for 75 members, with an oyster supper promised at the final meeting on December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
John Will
J. M
Pat) Thornton
Legion
Memorial Hospital
Paul Casci
Ralph Gilmore
Earl Snyder Rites Held
Funeral services for Earl Snyder former Meigs County resident who died in Boone North Carolina were held Tuesday afternoon at the Rawlings Coats funeral home Dr Homer G McMillen officiated interment was at Letart Pallbearers were Howard Byers Floyd Snyder John Six David Charles and John Snyder Relatives and friends attending the rites included his wife Mary Virginia Snyder four sons and several relatives from Kentucky Ohio and North Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Snyder
Meigs County
Boone
N. C
Rawlings-Coats
Homer G. McMillen
Letart
Howard Byers
Floyd Snyder
John Six
David
Charles
John Snyder
Mary Virginia Snyder
Berea
Charles Snyder
David Snyder
Delaware
Lexington
James Snyder
James Lewis
Columbus
Roy Davis
John Kurtz
Portsmouth
Aden Burton
Chillicothe
Toledo
Lewis Roush
Laura Pickens
Vashti Grimm
Frankie Neighler
Racine
Local residents share meals and visits for Thanksgiving weekend
Shade Shade and Clarence Friesse hosted at home with their son Jack from Milwaukee visiting a few days. Several families including Hooper-Coen and Day Steward hosted relatives in Springfield Albany and The Plains for Thanksgiving. Multiple guests traveled from Athens Dublin and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Clarence Friesse
Jack
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Hooper
Edson Coen
Springfield
LaVerne Chesser
Raymond
W. G. Munn
George Brady
South Solon
Brady
John Cowan
Audrey Saulters
Marlene
Maxine
Maizie
George Mallory
Lois Stage
the Plains
Charles Bobo
Howard Bobo
Martha Perry
R. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Louis Niggemeir
George Malloys
Otto Swarts
George Fulton
Hubert Fulton
John
Clyde Pratt
Mildred Fulton
Athens
Chas. Slater
Linda Kaye
Lancaster
Linda
Sharon Culliver
Jackson
Clyde Smith
Tewila Jean
Verle
Warren Winters
Freda Fulton
Pfe
John Mattewson
Bob Mattewson
Dayton
James Clark
Beverly
Jimmie
Kaye
Earle Cowen
Dublin
Ind
Councilmen Close 1949 Accomplishments in Middleport
Middleport councilmen summarize 1949 updates including a police car and a tractor with attachments for sweeping snow plows and cemetery work. They note $20 000 in bonds purchased and $3000 spent on fire equipment, with volunteer firemen also buying gear. They plan 1950 projects: expanded village hall new playground sites and a sewer for upper village properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Council
Birth announced for Roger Lynn Jackson in Lima
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Jackson of Lima announce the birth of a son, Roger Lynn, on December 1. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wilson of Beech Street and Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson of Springfield. Mrs. Wilson is with her daughter and son in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
F. O. Jackson
Lima
Roger Lynn
J. E. Wilson
Beech St
John Jackson
Springfield
Dancing at Middleport hall Wednesdays this winter
The Feeney Bennett Post of the American Legion announces square and round dancing at the hall every Wednesday evening during winter. Freddy Sayre and his Rhythm Makers of Racine will provide the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Freddy Sayre
Rhythm Makers
Racine
Christmas Decorations Slated For Middleport
Middleport officials say Christmas decorations will be installed this week. Sixty wreaths will adorn light posts and colored lights will stretch between poles. A living Christmas tree in the public square replaces an older tree from the Middleport Garden Club donated by the Lyons estate from Mason County West Virginia. Uptown merchants plan a second annual community Christmas tree and treat for local children and County Home residents, location and time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Personal Notices and Local Visits
Middleport notices list Mrs Harold Chase age 11 at Lincoln Street home. Mr and Mrs Horace Haynes and Mrs Jack Mallett of Point Pleasant visited Huntington Monday. Patricia Kennedy to work part time at the new Ben Franklin store.Visitors from Gallipolis included Betty Ashley Paddy Jo Lambert David Diles Shirley Hysell Frances Chase and Mit White. Maxine Smith of Athens spent weekend with Frances Pickens and Leslie Snyder and Hermann family with Paul. Columber hosted Sunday with Dave Farmer. Tommy Skinner, son of Arthur Skinner, returned from Holzer Hospital and remains at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Kennedy
Ben Franklin
Gallipolis
Betty Ashley
Paddy Jo Lambert
David Diles
Shirley Hysell
Frances Chase
Mit White
Maxine Smith
Athens
Frances Pickens
Leslie Snyder
Hermann
Paul, Columber
Dave Farmer
Tommy Skinner
Arthur Skinner
Holzer Hospital
Rural Mail Carrier Gets Appointment in Dexter
Archie McKinney a World War II veteran has been appointed as the Dexter route rural mail carrier after serving as substitute since Cash Smith retired. He and his wife and their son Dennis reside in Dexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Archie McKinney
Cash Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ida Lee Hartley
Jean Custer
Jo Ann Wilson
Thelma Yeanger
Donna McDonald
Sophmore
C. H. Harris
UMW
M-G-M
Paens
Margaret O'Brien and
Lopsee
A Dean Stockwell
Gladys Elsa Brian
Reginald Cooper
Lanchester
Roper
Owen
Technicolor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Victor Mature
Lucille Ball
Anna Karenia
Thur
FBI
West
Charles Coburn
Qian
Herald Tribune
Zunser
Germany
AR Zero Artoon
America
Donald O'Connor Andrews Sisters
Emames Serene Ee Wali
Paamus
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
Paul Henreid
Joan Bennett
Leslie Brooks
Harold Chase
Lincoln St
Horace Haynes
Jack Mallett
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Chase
Dickie's
Philco Radio-Phonograph
Philco
Associated Radio Sales and Service
Harry A. Miller
Taffetas
Poplins
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Bendvue
Burt Lancaster
Claude Rains
Suzanne Renaud
Peter Lorre
Kenny Washington
Younger Brothers
Wayne Morris
James Brown
Bruce Bennett
Robert Hutton
Janis Paige
Geraldine Brooke
Alan Hale
Fred Clark
Zane Grey
Tim Holt
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Jerome Cowan
King OF the Rocket Men
Tristram Coffin
A Lennox
Lennox
Lennox Steel Furnaces
H. A. Cole Lumber Co
Tuppers Plains, Ohio
Coolville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!