Funeral Services of Veteran Middleport Railroad Man Held Today
Edward Bennett 59 died Saturday afternoon after ill health since April. A 33 year NY Central Railroad veteran from Mason County West Virginia, he lived in Middleport 30 years and leaves a large family including wife and 10 children. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Church of Christ members attended. Grandchildren and brothers in Charleston and Pt Pleasant survive.
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Middleport
Edward Bennett
Broadway
Hill Cemetery
Bennett
New York Central Railroad
Mason County
W. Va
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Church of Christ
Ruth Bennett
Barbara Bennett
Howard
Herman
Edward Jr
Gladys Beadle
Ethel Kimes
Frances Hixson
All of Columbus
Thelma Stobart
Bellaire
Anna Botts
Springfield
Albert
Charleston
Charles
Pleasant Andister
Lcotus Bright
Vintor
Three Vehicle Crash Disrupts Bashan Road Christmas Night
A three way collision on Bashan Road involved a car driven by John Hensley of Long Bottom a truck driven by Albert Oldaker of Hartford West Virginia and a car with Paul Allison of Syracuse approaching. Deputy Sheriff Hank Young reported the wreck narrowly avoided serious injury. A second Christmas Day crash on West Main Street in Pomeroy left Ernest Bowers driving east turning into a station driveway as Elmer Barnett and Ganell Lance of Marietta passed with only property damage and no injuries.
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Pomeroy
Bashan
John Hensley
Long Bottom
Albert Oldaker
Hartford
W. Va
Paul Allison
Syracuse
Hank Young
W. Main St
Ernest Bowers
Main
Elmer Barnett
Ganell Lance
Marietta
Young
Retired Pomeroy Teacher Dies on Christmas Day
Fredreka Rehm 84 a longtime Pomeroy schoolteacher and St Paul Lutheran Church member died Christmas morning at her home on West Main Street after months of illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM at St Paul Lutheran Church conducted by Rev W F Lodt with interment in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Fredreka Rehm
W. Main St
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
W. F. Lodt
Beech Grove
Rev. Sodt
Clarence Bailey
Wendele Roos
Mrs. Sodt
Fight Ends With Hospitalization After Rent Dispute
A quarrel between James Jimerson and John H. Solomon over owed rent escalated Saturday afternoon. Jimerson, injured with serious head wounds, was hospitalized while Solomon was jailed claiming self defense. Police found a hammer and a two foot bolt at the scene.
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Pomeroy
James Jimerson
John H. Solomon
Jimerson
Solomon
Beech St
Middleport
Middleport Church Social Notes Detail Holiday Gatherings
Grace Episcopal Church hosted a covered dish dinner and Christmas dance by the Young Church Women's Guild with guests including Mrs. Roscoe Fowler visiting from Richmond. Farewell for Rev. George Archibald and welcome for Nazarene minister Rev. Fick were hosted by Rev. H. A. Rothrock with other clergymen in attendance. Centerpieces featured chincherinchee from Capetown.
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Leakes
Robert E. Leake
George Archibald
Canada
Nazarene
Capetown
Africa
Archibald
Cline Matthews
Donald
Ashland
Robert Coats
Winchester
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Town Reach Variety of Families
A flood of Christmas visits filled homes as the McNamees entertained relatives including Chief of Police Charles Wise Jr with Virginia Jo and Mazie. Guests at the Haskins dinner numbered twenty three with a 15 pound turkey. Out of town relatives from Cheshire Gallipolis Huntington Columbus and Huntington joined others staying with local families over the holiday.
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Charles McNamee
Powell St
Police
Charles Wise, Jr
Virginia Jo
Mazie
C. P. Bradbury
Charles Asa
Alice Ritchie
Tuppers Plains
Noah Haskins
Haskins
Lillie Haskins
Syracuse
Cheshire
Gallipolis
Huntington
Albertson
Paul Smith
Alberta Albertson
Orin Smith
Columbus
Coradell Seines
Holzer Hospital
John Thompson
Belle
W. Va
Edward Thompson
Jas. Arnold
Zanesville
Jim Arnold
A. H. Bradbury
Gilbert Ervin
William Robson
Fire damages home on East Main Street in Pomeroy
Firefighters confined the attic blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jenkinson on East Main Street to prevent damage to the rest of the house. Neighbors reported smoke at about 9 AM from a gas stove in a second floor bathroom. one resident, injured in a mine accident, was at home on the first floor.
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Pomeroy
Clifford Jenkinson
E. Main St
Jenkinson
Fined by Mayor After S Third Ave Auto Crash
Clyde Frazier was fined $25 and costs by Mayor William Robson after an arrest for a Saturday night crash on S Third Ave. His auto sideswiped Charles Bradbury’s parked car and Frazier had recently been released from the county jail.
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Middleport
Clyde Frazier
William Robson
S. Third Ave
Frazier
Charles Bradbury
Gallipolis Social Club Hosts Christmas Week Entourage
Mrs. E. G. Waddell hosted the Alexandria Social Club on Wednesday December 21 with 21 members and guests. A noon dinner followed by an engaging program featured many local families and relatives visiting for the holidays including Bean, Noel, Niday, Rue, Vornholt and Holzer families among others.
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E. G. Waddell
Alexandria
Lewis C. Bean, Jr
Lancaster
L. C. Bean
Margaret Noel
Business College
Columbus
Maxine Niday
Harrison County
Gerald Branson
W. G. Birch
Pomeroy Bride at Christmas Day Church Ceremony
Ruth Will and John Lambert wed in a candle lit Simpson M E Church ceremony after Christmas noon. The service featured a 2:30 piano prelude, a four usher line, and a double ring ceremony by Rev. Sharpe with Rev. Bright assisting. Over 200 guests attended a reception in the church upper rooms, also marking the 25th wedding anniversary of the bride’s parents.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Will
John Lambert
Simpson M. E
Ray Hecox
Frank Beuscher
Mr. Evans
Calvin Will
Donald Mullen
William Warner
Robert Weldhe
Middleport
Maxine Matson
Ruth Morgan
Maxine Dixon
Anna Lee Warner
Billy Zeiher
Anna Lee
D. F. Will
Hubert Sharpe
United Brethren
Mt. Hermon
Warren Bright
Quincey
W. Va
Paul
Emmett
Harold
Russell
Lewis Kautz
Robert
Columbus
Mont Will
Bellevue
Grace Quillen
Ella Wolfe
St. Mary's
Marguerite Worthen
Huntington
Thelma Louise Young
Albert Young
Don Holter
Harvey Holter
Syracuse
Simpson M. E. Parsonage
Hank Young
Mrs. Hoster
Pomeroy High School
Honor C A Hartley 82nd Birthday Dinner Held at Lincoln Hill
Honor C A Hartley celebrated his 82nd birthday with a noon dinner Monday at Lincoln Hill, hosted by his grandson Malcolm D Hartley. Attendees included Oliver A Hartley and J A Edwards, with gifts given to the guest of honor.
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Pomeroy
Charles A. Hartley
Malcolm D. Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Hartley
Oliver A. Hartley
Columbus
J. A. Edwards
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lynn and
Lee
Fire destroys home of Donald Moore in Middleport
Early Monday a frame house near Middleport Hill Cemetery owned by Donald Skeet Moore burned twice the same evening. Firefighters responded at 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm to find the residence and furnishings destroyed. Cause not determined. property once known as Hartinger Fruit Farm.
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Middleport
Middleport Council
Fire Company
Donald
Skeet) Moore
Middleport Hill
Hartinger Fruit Farm
Essex named to Ohio Education Association resolutions committee
Word received here states M. W. Essex Middleport school superintendent is appointed to the resolutions committee of the Ohio Education Association to meet in Columbus December 27 28 and 29. Mr and Mrs Essex left for Coale ton to spend Christmas Day with relatives then traveled to Columbus to attend sessions of the association.
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Guy Clark
Porter
Ohio Hospital
John Fraley
F. E. Milliser
Sonora Phillips
Martha Stevers
Naomi Plymale
Edith Jeffers
Myrtle Swisher
Edna Thompson
Sue Hendrix
Goldie Northup
Eva Kratz
Edith Cornell
Artie Caldwell
Esta Cating
Emma Malloy
Florence Phillips
Bessie Clark
Daisy Baker
Eva Brumfield
Cleo Halley
Pearl Russell
Hilah Roush
Gladys Scott
Carrie Huron
Addie Morehouse
Anna King
W. S. Craft
Grace Wilson
Columbus
Ethel Young
Edith Wilson
John Clendenin
Libby
Earl Swern
Roy West
Akron
Lewis Weber Gishler
New York
Canada
Howard Thornberry
Ellen
Philadelphia
Lola C. Neal
Merrill McCormick
Charles Harlan
J. S. Loucks
Orlando
Fla
Middleport
M. W. Essex
Ohio Education Association
Essex
Coaleton
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M. A. Cahoon
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Little Son
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Utica
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Hamilton
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McArthur
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Missouri
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Mt. Sterling
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Alfred Finberg
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Detroit
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H. J. Brown
Cadiz
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St. Clairsville
W. Lewis Brown
F. C. Plymale
Lynchburg
Eva Langley
Laban Langley
J. FE. Halliday
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Cherry O'Brien
Joe Penfold
Mike
Dover
Pomeroy Social Notes
Mrs. Crary
Mart Crary
Wyllis Hill
George Crary
Atlanta
Earl Shumakler
Howard Crary
New Lexington
Reed Crary
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Donna Jean
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Chester
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Alice Fae
Minersville
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J. B. Person
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Athens
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Mulberry Ave
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Mt. Vernon
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Harrisonville Road
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