Penalties Set for Resisting Arrest in Middleport
Middleport council adopts two ordinances one enhancing penalties for resisting arrest and another ordering the vacation of two alleys on the Fifth to Palmer Street block at the request of Ohio Valley Baking Co. The meeting also adjusts funds for payroll, discusses village storage and sewer projects, and notes councilmen Bradbury and Childs leave office with new members Stumbo and Craig elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Fifth
Sixth
Williams and Palmer Sts
Ohio Valley Baking Co
John Zerkle
Roger Morgan
Wayne Gibbons
William Childs
Oliver St
Google
Page St
Childs
Charles Murray
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Lan
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Smith
Charles Bradbury
Clifford Stumbo
Robert Craig
Ministers Hold Yule Dinner Among Meigs County Clergy
The Meigs County Ministerial Association and wives met at Syracuse Presbyterian Church for a Christmas dinner hosted by the Sunshine Makers Class. De votions were led by Rev Howard Ruppelt and Rev Frank Cheesebrew spoke on Kennedy’s assassination. Attendees include multiple ministers and their spouses from local churches. preparations featured poinsettia decor. Raymond Little, Middleport, was arrested in Dayton on local warrants for car theft and is to be returned by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Roush
Ralph Zandel
Carl Herring
Paul A. Sellers
Eugene Emerson
Nyle Borden
Robert Card
Fred Gardner
Frank Cheesebrew
Pomeroy
Raymond Little
Middleport
Dayton
Sheriff's Department
Robert Hartenbach
Little
Stores to open late for holiday season in Pomeroy
Pomeroy stores will begin evening hours this Friday, open until 9 p.m. during the holiday season. Christmas home lighting contest entries are due by December 16 with cash prizes of 15, 10 and 5 dollars in three categories.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Power Co
Chamber
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Assn Seals Drive
The annual Christmas seal sale has raised 1638 25 to date from 928 Meigs County families. Over 4000 letters containing seals were mailed on November 15. A follow up letter will be sent Wednesday to non contributors. executive secretary Mrs Wallace Bradford reports.
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Middleport
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Meigs County
Wallace Bradford
Middleport to Host Seventh Annual Holiday Decorating Contest
The Middleport decorating contest awards first and second prizes in three categories religious non religious and doorways with floral arrangements as prizes this year judges from out of town will view the decor on December 21 and entry is open to residents without pre registration. Committee members from the Amateur Gardeners Club and the Middleport Garden Club oversee the event with several named organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Middleport Garden Club
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Lloyd
Glen Lambert
Edgar Pratt
Edgar Reynolds
Earl Knight
Amateur Club
EB. Ff. Maag
James Arnold
Hallie Zerkle
Walter Hayes
Harry Chesher
Rodney Downing
Frieda Faehnie
Essie Russell
Middleport Club
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notices
Edith McCoy of Syracuse admitted. Tom Shasteen discharged from Meigs Memorial Hospital.
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Edith McCoy
Syracuse
Community Notices And Local Appointments
Christmas party plans and club meetings fill the week with events at churches and local halls. The Willing Workers Class and Eleanor Circle host gatherings, while groups like the Rock Springs Grange and Middleport boosters schedule meetings and programs. Retirement of residents and recent hospital visits are also noted among community updates.
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Rock Springs Grange
Eleanor Circle of Heath Methodist Church
Bernard Fultz
Mary Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
IOOF
Middleport
Middleport High School
Holzer Hospital News Births across several towns
A list of births and new arrivals is reported from Holzer Hospital noting a daughter born to Mr and Mrs William B Bradford of Middleport and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ronald L Evans of Oak Hill among many other names and locations including Gallipolis Point Pleasant Ashland Ironton and Jackson.
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Clifford Hayes
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Sam Dyke
Rutland
Wayne Harrison
Sherri Shuler
Guy Shuler
Holzer Hospital
Wallace Bradford
Brookville
John Ketchka
William B. Bradford
Middleport
Ronald L. Evans
Oak Hill
Barbara J. McCarley
Gallipolis
John C. Blackwood
Carl W Gerlach
Point Pleasant
Franklin L. Grimm
Pomeroy
Willard E. Gibson
George K. Thompson
Cheshire
Lyda D. Iceard
Dottie L. Berkley
Homer H Holley
James M. Edwards
Keith A. Grate
James H. Duncan
Jack L. Smith
J. Owen Lloyd
Bill G. Parsons
Coalton
Harlan Lowe
Ashland
Olive M. Mercer
Jackson
Roger E. Whitehead
Wortland
Cecil C. Burdette
Vinton
Kenneth P. Bay
Pomeroy Fined For Driving Left Of Center In City Court
Herman Reeves Pomeroy of Albany fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Charles Legar for driving left of center. The Lydians in Asia Minor are credited with minted the first true coins near the end of the 7th century B C. their coinage used electrum a natural alloy of gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herman Reeves
Albany
Charles Legar
Lydians
Asia Minor
Aer
Eastern HS Honor Roll Is Listed
REEDSVILLE For the six weeks ending Nov. 22 the following students were on the honor roll at Eastern High School Freshmen John Adams Jackie Bahr Howard Barber Karen Carter Doris Ann Davis David Heaton Carolyn Hoffman Janet Holsinger Patricia Koblentz John Meredith Sally Mora Carol Nichols Ronald Orr Archie Rose Donald Roush Patricia Smith Linda Spencer Regina Spencer Lina May Summerfield Freshmen with straight A s are Linda Henderson Edna McCoy Dennis Newland and Thomas Osborne Sophomores Greg Bailey Patricia Bailey Virginia Coleman Patty Dorst Lyle Freedland Barbara McGrath Sharon Nutt Lois Sisson Esther Spencer Mary Taylor Roberta Trussell Sandra Walton and Deryl Well Sophomores with straight A s were Bill Allen and Charles Knight Juniors Diana Baer Linda Bahr Roger Bahr Theron Cruise Alice Harris Larry Hill Richard Koblentz Iris McCoy Albert Pooler John Suttle and Nancy Zumbach Junior with straight A s is Wilma Atherton Senior Janet Hetzer
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Reedsville
Eastern High School
John Adams
Jackie Bahr
Howard Barber
Karen Carter
Doris Ann Davis
David Heaton
Carolyn Hoffman
Janet Holsinger
Patricia Koblentz
John Meredith
Sally Mora
Carol Nichols
Ronald Orr
Archie Rose
Donald Roush
Patricia Smith
Linda Spencer
Regina Spencer
Lina May Summerfield
Linda Henderson
Edna McCoy
Dennis Newland
Thomas Osborne
Greg Bailey
Patricia Bailey
Virginia Coleman
Patty Dorst
Lyle Freeland
Barbara McGrath
Sharon Nutt
Lois Sisson
Esther Spencer
Mary Taylor
Roberta Trussell
Sandra Walton
Deryl Well
Bill Allen
Charles Knight
Diana Baer
Linda Bahr
Roger Bahr
Theron Cruise
Alice Harris
Larry Hill
Richard Koblentz
Iris McCoy
Albert Pooler
John Suttle
Nancy Zumbach
Wilma Atherton
Janet Hetzer
Two Mishaps Investigated By Patrol
The State Highway Patrol investigated two accidents in Meigs County near Chester. Ernest Grimm was cited for failure to stop after a crash at Route 7, while DW E Carl and Worley Laws avoided serious injury in a three car collision. A second crash near Chester involved William Miller and David Sowards with minor damage and no charges.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Chester
Ernest Grimm
Letart Route 1
Dwight E. Carl
Pomeroy Route 2
Grimm
Worley S. Laws
Mt. City
Tenn
Route 7
William B. Miller
White Plains
N.Y
Eastern
David W. Sowards
Ona
W. Va
Miller
Kin Club Plans Yule Dinner at Martin Restaurant
Kin Club members met at Mrs. Annice Ohlinger’s home to arrange a Christmas dinner at 6 pm Sunday at the Martin Restaurant. A party will follow at Mrs. Ohlinger’s home. Mrs. Harry Davis has returned home from Meigs Memorial Hospital. Prizes and gifts were awarded during the gathering.
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Kin Club
Pomeroy
Martin
Annice Ohlinger
Ohlinger
Harry Davis
Meigs Memorial Hospital
C. J. Ebersbach
Homer Hawkins
Charles Buck
Carl Hysell
Meigs General Hospital Notes Capture Listed Names
Meigs General Hospital notes list individuals Elmer Napper Langsville Ernest Nicholson Rutland Elmer Frecker Minersville Wesley Belles Beatrice Nice.
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Meigs General Hospital
Elmer Napper
Langsville
Ernest Nicholson
Rutland
Elmer Frecker
Minersville
Wesley Belles
Beatrice Nice
Dunfees Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Earl Dunfee marked their golden anniversary with an open house at their Rutland home. They wed November 29, 1913 at First Baptist Church Parkersburg. The couple has seven children, five living, with many relatives and friends attending the event across several towns.
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Middleport
Floyd Earl Dunfee
Rutland
Mr. Dunfee
Sidney I
Leatha Dunfee
Torch
Garnet McMorrow
William
Florence McMorrow
Dexter
First Baptist Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert Bruce Smith
Man Fined On Obscene Mail Charge
Alfred B Windom of Pomeroy was fined $200 and given five years probation after pleading guilty to sending obscene material through the mails in U S District Court. Judge Mel Underwood imposed the sentence. Windom, 39, was convicted on the obscenity mail charge.
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Columbus
Alfred B Windom
Pomeroy
U.S
Mel Underwood
U.S. District Court
Windom
Meigs County Jaycees Seek Cash Donations for Christmas Help
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce asks residents to contribute cash only for a Christmas project led by Don Young. Cash buys $15 of groceries and a toy per child under 12. contributions cover Pomeroy and surrounding areas. Applications and donations go to Box 605, Pomeroy, with full family details.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Don Young
Middleport Man Forfeits Bond On Intoxication Charge
Charles Ellis of Harrisonville forfeited a $25 bond after failing to appear Monday night in Mayor Lee Smith's court on an intoxication charge.
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Middleport
Charles Ellis
Harrisonville
Lee Smith
Two Girls Abducted Reunited With Parents in West Virginia
Two 13 year old girls from Huntington West Virginia were abducted early Sunday by four boys and forced into a car. They were later dropped near Pomeroy and returned to their parents. Sheriff Robert Hartenbach said the girls were not molested. The onion is a member of the lily family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Huntington
W. Va
Robert Hartenbach
Hartenbach
Orrs Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Orr hosted Thanksgiving open house for relatives and friends marking their 35th wedding anniversary. Attendees included Wayne Orr Parkersburg West Virginia Paul Orr Bashan E D Newman Linda Kathy Jane David Galion Robert Lee Bobby Bill Dr Roger Grueser Gina Lisa Susan Logan and other guests.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Orr
Wayne Orr
Parkersburg
W. Va
Paul Orr
Bashan
E. D. Newman
Linda
Kathy
Jane
David
Galion
Robert Lee
Bobby Bill
Roger Grueser
Gina
Lisa
Susan
Logan
Orr
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