Two High St Homes Damaged by Believed Fire
A Sunday fire of undetermined origin damaged two High Street houses in Middleport. The Soltesz residence suffered the most, with about $5000 in damages, and the Wilson home about $1000. A Soltesz 1956 car in the attached garage was destroyed. Fire Chief Thomas Darst noted the Soltesz family was in the basement when the blaze began and a daughter found the fire. The department used the new fire truck for the first time.
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Middleport
High St
Joseph Soltesz
H. A. Wilson
Thomas Darst
Soltesz
Wilson
Darst
Seltesz
Installation Held By Racine OES
Phyllis Martin and William Stewart were installed as worthy matron and patron of Racine Chapter 134 OES with William Dunlap of Ohio presiding. doos guests from multiple chapters attended. Emma Jane McClintock sang. a preparatory dinner and post installation refreshments followed.
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Racine Oes
Class Party Planned by Heath Methodist Class 12
A yuletide party for Heath Methodist Church Class 12 is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. Arthur Strauss home. Members should bring a food item for a Christmas basket for a needy family. A gift exchange will occur and Miss Nellie Zerkle leads the devotional. Miss Frieda Faehnle is program chairman. Hostesses include Mrs. Strauss and six others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Simpson
Glenn Lambert
John Kincaid
Free Parking Week For Middleport Shoppers
Middleport shoppers may park at meters for free starting today and continuing through the week as the village council grants a courtesy to encourage holiday spending. The measure applies to all meters in the village.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Ex-Resident Amelia Turner Dies in Columbus
Mrs. Amelia Shorn Turner, former Pomeroy resident, died Sunday in Columbus where she had lived for years. After services in Columbus, she wil be brought to Ewing funeral home for rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Father John Turel officiating. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Survivor includes sister Miss Matilda Shorn of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Amelia Shorn Turner
Columbus
Ewing Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
John Turel
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Matilda Shorn
Third Friday Club Reelected Officers at Christmas Party
The Third Friday Club met at Mrs. Dale Smith's home and re elected its officers for another year. Officers named were Mrs. Denver Thoma president Mrs. Max Meinhart secretary Mrs Everett Dailey treasurer and Mrs Bentz Wolfe publicity chairman. A memorial service was held for deceased members and gifts went to several members in a reveal of secret pals. Refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Dale Smith
Denver Thoma
Max Meinhart
Everett Dailey
Bentz Wolfe
Yale Program Tuesday Pomeroy A Christmas Program
Pupils at Salisbury Elementary School present a Christmas program at 7 30 a m Tuesday.
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Yale Program
Salisbury
Five Rutland Seniors Join Honor Group
Five seniors at Rutland High School were tapped for membership in the Rutland Chapter of the National Honor Society during a recent assembly. Tapped were Nina Adkins Bobby Arnold Larry Long Rosa Lee Davis and Ward Nicholson.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
National Honor Society
Nina Adkins
Bobby Arnold
Larry Long
Rosalie Davis
Ward Nicholson
Middleport Emergency Squad Answers Two Calls Saturday
The Middleport emergency squad responded to two medical calls on Saturday evening. At 5 15 p m they treated Ross Shoemaker who fell on an icy sidewalk and a local physician was summoned. The second call at 8 35 p m to Lowell Price’s Headley Street home also required medical attention and a local physician was contacted.
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Middleport
Ross Shoemaker
Pearl St
Shoemaker
Lowell Price
Headley St
Price
Chester Council Holds Annual Yule Dinner
The Circle Restaurant hosted the Past Councillors of Chester Council Daughters of America for their annual Christmas dinner. Mrs. Floyd Ridenour presented the Christmas story from St Luke after dinner. Installation was planned at the next meeting. Leda Mae Krauetter won the door prize.
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Pomeroy
Circle Restaurant
Chester Council
Daughters of America
St. Luke
Floyd Ridenour
Leda Mae Krauetter
Middleport Personal News Highlights Holiday Visits
Miss Carol Hudson returns from Milligan College to spend the holiday with parents Mr and Mrs George Hudson. Patty Lowery ill with mumps at home. Mr and Mrs William Childs and daughter Sheila vacationing in Florida. son Michael stays with grandmother Mrs George Childs. Mr and Mrs Sidney Russell of Glouster visit Rue Tuckerman. Jeffrey Darst returns to kindergarten after week at home with mumps and ear infection.
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Carol Hudson
Milligan College
Johnson City
Tenn
George Hudson
Patty Lowery
Donald Lowery
William Childs
Shiela
Florida
Michael
George Childs
Sidney Russell
Glouster
Rue Tuckerman
Jeffrey Durst
Jeffrey
Thomas Darst
Loyal Helpers Christmas Dinner and Pageant at Asbury
The Loyal Helpers Class of Asbury Methodist Church held a Christmas dinner at Martin Restaurant in Middleport. Afterward at Mrs. Ralph Robson’s home C. B. Weese presented the Christmas story from St Luke and a gift exchange followed with refreshments during social hour. A cat show prize feline was noted in Paris. A purr fect setup.
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Asbury Methodist Church
Martin Restaurant
Middleport
Ralph Robson
C. B. Weese
St. Luke
Paris
Public auction of Lillie D. Minor estate land in Meigs County
Webster and Fultz announce bids for the sale of 70 acres in Salem Township near Dexter Ohio. The 5 room dwelling, barn and outbuildings appraised at 5300 dollars cannot be sold below that value. Sale requires Probate Court approval and bidder rejection rights reserve. Administrator Edison Hobstetter names the estate. Auction closes December 29 1966.
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Webster and Fultz
Pomeroy National Bank
Pomeroy
Ohio
Lillie D. Minor
Salem Township
Meigs County
Dexter
Edison Hobstetter
Harrisonville Chapter Eastern Star Installs Officers
Bernice Hoffman Pomeroy and Charles King were installed as worthy matron and patron of Harrisonville Chapter 255. The ceremony at the Masonic temple named Dorothea Austin Frances Young and others in officer roles with Emma Clatworthy of Evangeline Chapter leading the installation. Visitors from nearby chapters attended and a school of instruction at McConnelsville was announced.
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Sentinel
Martin
Stewart
Gretta Simpson
Alfred Toney
Cora Webb
Velma Quillen
Elizabeth Toney
Mary Lou Ihle
Jane Hill
Carol Birch
Lee Lee
Barbara Adams
Ada
Beulah Stobart
Ruth
Pauline Hill
Esther
Sabra Morrison
Martha
McConnelsville
Pomeroy
Athens
Middleport
Wilkesville
Lithopolis
Iola Bartram
Bernice Ledlie
Wayne Wingett
Charles King
Presbyterian Children Present First Christmas Pageant
The Middleport First United Presbyterian Church staged The First Christmas with Ronnie Hand as Joseph Edith Haptonstall as Mary Seren Lewis as the angel and Connie Bachner as a star. Readers included Ronnie Hindy Leland Brown and Roy Coleman. Recitations by a long list of children from Sunday school classes followed with songs and a Santa arrival to distribute treats.
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Middleport
Richard Vaughan
Billy Haptonstall
Jesus
Lois Ann Sauer
Paul Haptonstall
Lillian Steiff
Haptonstall
Harold Sauer
Santa
Farie Erlewine
Everett Bachner
Russell Lyons
Miss Dunbar
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Notice of Bids for Abandoned Zaleski Forest Buildings
Sealed bids will be accepted from December 19, 1960 to January 1, 1961 for the sale of abandoned buildings on the Zaleski Forest. For more information contact Paneer Zaleski Forest, Zaleski, p. 12-18.
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Zaleski Forest
Paneer Zaleski Forest
Zaleski
Family Night at Portland PTA Event
The Portland PTA hosted a family night with a brief business meeting followed by a music program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Portland
PTA
India Bans Sale of White Blue-Eyed Tigers
A government move prohibits trading white tigers with blue eyes citing conservation aims. The public reaction notes the ban as a challenge for unique pets and holiday gift ideas, while experts emphasize wildlife protection.
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India
Minersville Feed Store Entered Second Time
Sheriff reports two break in incidents over the weekend including Provico Feed Co Minersville entered again via door removal while office space was accessed. A car driven by Iris Carr was damaged after skidding on ice on Sumner Road and hitting an embankment. Walter Baker of Caldwell was released on bond after a head injury and arrest for intoxication. Isener, wanted for other crimes, was turned over to a U S Marshal and may be returned to face charges of breaking and entering Eastern High School.
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Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Provico Feed Co
Minersville
Hartenbach
Iris Carr
Coolville
Sumner Road
Sheriff's Department
Walter E. Baker
Caldwell
Ohio
Baker
Cleveland
Paul Isener
Isener
U.S. Marshall
Eastern High School
Rock Springs Health Club Christmas Party Held at Grange Hall
The Rock Springs Better Health Club hosted a noon potluck Christmas party at the grange hall. President Mrs. Roy Grueser led, with devotional by Mrs. John Hartung and items presented by a long list of members, including Mrs. George Skinner and Miss Alice Euler, plus a grab bag gift exchange.
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Lewis Grueser
Amos Leonard
Hugh Beards
Clifford Leifheit
Howard Bolin
Hartung
Homer Radford
Maxine Arnold
Wilbur Bailey
Arlie Abbott
W. A. Morgan
Horace Abbott
William Grueser
Five Seniors Tapped For Honor Society
North Gallia High School taps five seniors into the National Honor Society. Lionel Foreman Brenda Killen Dorothy Taylor Joyce Mays and Carol Black named as new members. Tapping conducted by Scott Miller Mary Lance and Gloria Keesee with Frances Wetherholt as faculty adviser.
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Gallipolis
North Gallia High School
Lionel Foreman
Brenda Killen
Dorothy Taylor
Joyce Mays
Carol Black
Scott Miller
Mary Lance
Gloria Keesee
Frances Wetherholt
Mrs. Geraldine Swisher Rites Held at Rawlings-Coats
Funeral services for Mrs. Geraldine Swisher age 31 of Cheshire were held this afternoon at 1:30 at the Rawlings-Coats funeral home. The Rev. Chester Lemley and Mr. Osborn Hoover officiated. She died Saturday at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus. Burial followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Geraldine Swisher
Cheshire
Mount Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Rawlings-Coats
Chester Lemley
Osborn Hoover
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Choir Party Slated at Middleport Church
The Christmas party for the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church choir will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Regular choir rehearsal will follow the event.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Action for support filed in Meigs County court
Mary T. Phillips of Jacksonville Florida sues Jack E. Phillips of Rutland in Meigs County Common Pleas Court under the reciprocal support agreement seeking support.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Mary T. Phillips
Jacksonville
Fla
Jack E. Phillips
Rutland
Pomeroy Families Receive Christmas Food Parcels
Eighty eight families in Pomeroy and parts of Meigs County received sacks of food and toys for Christmas. Jaycees prepared the sacks at Paul Simon's home. Rev William A Roberts chaired the distribution with seven trucks delivering by 4 p.m. Volunteers supported Middleport and Racine areas through local fire department programs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roberts
Meigs
Middleport
Yule Dinner Social Hosts Prizes At Brown Home
A group of county women employees and guests met after a Christmas dinner at Martin Restaurant for a social evening at Mrs. Nellie Brown's home. Canasta prizes went to Mrs. Letta Spencer and Mrs. Hazel Wilson. Mrs. Brown’s home was festively decorated and a gift exchange followed.
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Pomeroy
Nellie Brown
Martin
Letta Spencer
Hazel Wilson
Brown
Grace Whaley
Dellie Hayes
Ruth Moore
Nina Cumings
Joan Childs
Phyllis Rice
Martha Orr
Lois McElhinny
Joyce Kennedy
Police Chief Reports Parking Meter Receipts and Weekend Arrests
Middleport Chief Herbert Gilkey reported meter receipts for the past week totaled 339 dollars. He noted two weekend arrests: Carl Still of Middleport for driving while intoxicated and Roger Dugan of Rutland for intoxication. Dugan posted a 25 dollar bond and was released.
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Middleport
Herbert Gilkey
Gilkey
Carl Still
Roger Dugan
Rutland
Dugan
City and County Demand Thorough Police Brutality Inquiry
Detroit officials united to press a comprehensive inquiry into charges of police brutality and racial bias against African Americans in the city. The call emphasizes impartial investigations and reform to address alleged misconduct by law enforcement.
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Detroit
Yule Poems Presented by Grace Episcopal Women
The Episcopal Women of Grace Church met at Mrs. Fred Crow Jr. home in Syracuse to hear Christmas poems by American and English authors. Mrs. Arthur Capehart led a devotional using the Christmas story from St Luke. supply work was reported and a Puerto Rico supply box was thanked. Refreshments were served to members and a guest, Mrs. J W Myers of Glendale West Virginia.
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Everett Hayes
Grace Episcopal Church
Fred Crow Jr
Syracuse
Crow
Arthur Capehart
St. Luke
J. E. D. Hartinger
Puerto Rico
Mansfield Motorists Fined By Mayor
Carl Smith 22 of Mansfield was fined 25 dollars plus costs for driving with out a license after a hearing before Mayor Charles Legal Saturday night. Julian F. Moore near Athens was arrested for disturbing the peace while intoxicated, released on bond. Henry F. Landers of Pomeroy held on an open charge after arrest by village police. William Reeves of Albany was arrested on intoxication charges.
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Pomeroy
Carl Smith
Mansfield
Charles Legal
Julian F. Moore
Athens
Henry F. Landers
William Reeves
Albany
Group One To Meet At Bachner Home
Group I of the Women’s Association of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church will meet at 7:30 Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Everett Bachner. Devotional leader Mrs. George Anderson Jr. and book study leader Mrs. Charlotte Perrin will guide the session, with Myron Miller using Christ on the Psalms as the Bible lesson theme. Hosts include Mrs. Bachner Miss Fanie Erlewine and Mrs. Lucy Gregg.
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Middleport
Women's Association of the
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Ethel Chapman
Della Phillips
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Sue Rue
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Minersville Feed Store
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