Electric Current Rates Fixed Minus Surcharge
Middleport village council approved Ordinance No 729 amending electric rates for Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Company removing a 5 percent surcharge and delaying charges until March 1952. The measure, proposed by F M McKay, promises lower rates for most domestic customers for two years, with no changes to industrial charges. The council also approved completing a new municipal building on Gravel Hill and leasing it to Heiner Baking Company for one year at 75 dollars monthly, with facilities to be added soon. Mayor Sidney T Russell presided. Jean Lama acted as clerk in absence of Charles Pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Company
F. M. McKay
Athens
McKay
Gravel Hill
Heiner Baking Company of
Huntington
Heiner
R. H. Rawlings Sons
Sidney T. Russell
Cedric Clark
Jean Lama
Charles *Rray
Pictures Lost In Pocketbook Hold Family's Grief
Middleport couple mourns after a pocketbook containing more than $50 driving license a New York Central pass and pictures of their two deceased sons Frank Jr and Billy. They say the photos are irreplaceable and offer no questions if returned to their Mill Street home or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank Hayes
F Mill Sr
Frank, Jr
Billy
Hayes
New York Central Railroad
Middleport High School
Ohio River
Mill St
Two Young Men Enlist in Services
MIDDLEPORT among several youths John Dudding passed his Coast Guard physical and will depart for Almeda California at year start. Roy Garvin has joined the U S Air Force and is in Columbus undergoing physical examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
U.S
John Dudding
Coast Guard
Almeda
Calif Roy Garvin
U.S. Air Force
Columbus
HADACOL Claims Aid for Vitamin Deficiency Relief
Mrs. C H Williams of Abbeville Louisiana credits HADACOL with restoring energy sleep appetite and mood after deficiencies in Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and Iron She notes three bottles brought improvement and a year of better health She endorses HADACOL for restless nights run down feelings and urges others to try it with a money back guarantee copyright 1950 The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Williams
Hawthorne Street
Abbeville
Louisiana
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Sopyright
The
Meigs County Farm Bureau Chorus Hosts Christmas Party
The Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus held a pot luck supper and Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wippell. They played games sang carols and held a gift exchange. They presented Mrs. F. W. Ingraham a gift for her work. Rehearsal is planned Wednesday at Mrs. Eileen Bauer’s home in Gallipolis.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women’s
Victor Wippell
F. W. Ingraham
Eileen Bauer
Gallipolis
Friendly Circle to Hold Christmas Dinner and Party
The Federated Church group Pomeroy will host a Christmas dinner at Mrs Bushs Little House on Thursday evening. Afterward members will go to the home of president Miss Elizabeth Fick for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
The
Federated Church
Mrs. Bush
Elizabeth Fick
Racine Chapter of Eastern Star Announces Thursday Practice
Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star will meet for practice Thursday at 7 30 p m at the hall. Worthy Matron Cora Webb issues the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Cora Webb
Christmas Visits and Family Gatherings Across the Region
Henry L Korn and relatives from Marion and Coal Fork spent Christmas with Mary Korn in Breezy Heights. Several couples and families visited relatives in Columbus Warren Parkersburg and Athens. Pallbearers for Theodore Grueser were listed and Kenda Shery Russell underwent an appendectomy in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Korn
Marion
Ohio
Anthony Korn
Anthony, Jr
Mary Louise
Coal Fork
W. Va
Mary Korn
Breezy Heights
Harold Hysell
Columbus
Homer Hysel
Ed King
Henry Jenkinson
Gallipolis
Theodore Grueser
Guy Russell
Warren
Earl Eichinger
Girard
Ernest Lloyd
Ashley, Ohio
Robert Grueser
Robert Grueser, Jr
Leo Grueser
John Grueser
Stuart Bailey
Gene Nesbit
Parkersburg
N. S
Robert E. Jones
Wellston
Thomas Young
W. Main St
Edgar Altmayer
New York City
Marilyn Young
Washington, D. C
Robert Rogers
Janet Marie
R. D. Young
Herman Kuntz
Theodore Reed
Robert Shellhase
Canton
Bruce Hobart
Akron
Lawrence Withers
Lawrence Withers, Jr
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples In District
Kathleen Barber aged 20 of Reedsville and Oscar Miles 29 of Cleveland secured a marriage license. Dorothy Jane Blosser 24 of Middleport and John W. Horton 30 of Charleston West Virginia also obtained licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Barber
Reedsville
Oscar Miles
Cleveland
Dorothy Jane Blosser
Middleport
John W. Horton
Charleston
W. Va
Middleport Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Graves mark fifty years since December 1900 marriage with an open house in Middleport. They lived in Gallia County, attended the Church of Christ, and hosted a mock wedding and Christmas themed festivities. Family members, friends, and grandchildren attended, with gifts including a gold pocket watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gallia County
Pearl Graves
Pearl St
Grave
Richard Burnette
Court House
Gallipolis
Cheshire
Dan Farmer
Dayton
Graves
Charles Walburn
William Phillips
Rittman
David Farmer
Connie Phillips
Kathy Graves
Rudolph
Arthur Skinner
Narsa Frost
Carolyn Jean Graves
Ralph Graves
Stieff
Carolyn Graves
Meigs County
Fred I. Gardner
Church of Christ
New Year’s Ball Planned by Pomeroy Firemen
Plans are set for the 52nd annual New Year’s Ball at Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium from 9 30 to 2. Music by the Merry Men. Sponsored by the Pomeroy Firemen’s Association with proceeds to aid the association and fund fire-fighting companies for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Merry Men
Pomeroy Firemen’s Association
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Quiet Property Swaps
Wayne R Rupe and Gertrude Rupe transfer 22.70 acres in Rutland Township to Sherman and Kathleen Tillis. Gail Herrmann and Roy Herrmann deed one acre in Salisbury to James and Sparke Hawley. Theo Ebersbach and Mary Ebersbach convey coal lands in Letart Sutton and Lebanon Townships to Lillie Lyons Groppenbacher and Lyons heirs. Alexander Orr and Ethel Orr transfer two acres in Chester Township to Carl and Pearlene Lee. Elmer R Wolf’s estate transfers certificate in Sutton Township to Albert Wolf. Denver Potts and Anna Mae Potts deed 0.75 acre in Salisbury to Chloe Potts. Alma Rosenbaum and A Rosenbaum transfer lot in Pomeroy to Maria Wiley life estate. Helen Hutton and Leroy Hutton deed 99 acres in Rutland Township to Olaf and Alma Peterson. Bertha Welch and others sell Harrisonville lots 1 2 3 to Burnie Derry and Eulah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne R. Rupe
Gertrude E. Rupe
Sherman Tillis
Kathleen Tillis
Rutland
Gail Herrmann
Roy C. Herrmann
James Hawley
Sparke M. Hawley
Salisbury Township
Theo Ebersbach
Mary Ebersbach
Lillie Lyons
Groppenbacher
Lindsey L. Lyons
Leroy Lyons
Julia Lyons Grimm
Arlena Lyons Bechtle
Lyndall Lyons An Keny
Mildred Lyons Glynn
Eileen Lyons
Amann
Letart
Sutton
Lebanon
Arthur Orr
Ethel Orr
Carl Lee
Pearlene Lee
Chester Township
Elmer R. Wolf
Albert S. Wolf
Sutton Township
Denver W. Potts
Anna Mae Potts
Chloe Potts
Alma M. Rosenbaum
A. ¥. Rosenbaum
Maria Wiley
Pomeroy
Helen Hutton
Leroy Iutton
Olaf Peterson
Alma Peterson
Rutland Township
Bertha Welch
Charles Derry
Grace Simms
Burnie
Christmas visitors and services in West Columbia
Local notices list residents attending a Mason City Christmas play including Martina Van Meter and others from West Columbia. Details mention visitors from Spencer and Huntington, a funeral service for Mrs. Bland at the EUB Church, and illness notes about Wvally Knapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
Mason City
Here
Martina van Meter
Howard van Meter
Albert Stewart
George
Herman Kirby
Jim Knapp
Point Pleasant
Bill van Meter
Okey Grimm
Huntington
Clyde Barnett
Richard Fowler
Warren Wright
Roscoe Thorn
Tom Higgins
Community Notes Spark Christmas Weekend in Bradshaw
Vinton area residents share family visits and church events as the Sunshine Class hosts a Christmas party with hymns and film from a West trip. Fire survivors relocate to a rear apartment near Gabriel Grocery while others travel to Columbus and Athens for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Julian Stevens
Bradshaw
W. Va
Johnny Stevens
Sunshine
The
Methodist Church
Dale Gleason
Gabriel
Glenora Milamore
Columbus
Max Barnes
Portsmouth
Marie Alexander
William Alexander
Goldin McCarley
Athens
Lena Sweeney
Charles Vance
Delbert Vance
Ewington
Lizzie Shenefield
Katie Quickle
Dora Glenn
Wellston
Tillie Cardwell
the Baptist Church
Goldie McCarley
Virginia McCarley
Horace Metcalf
Clayte Edmiston
Harold Edmiston
Leo Lanier
Bert Edminton
Margaret
Byrd Alexander
Minstrel Cast And Crew To Celebrate With Party
Izaak Walton League production members and stage crew from Pomeroy and Middleport attend a church auditorium party on Thursday. Unmarried members may invite a guest, married members may bring families, and all show participants are invited. Irene Grueser oversees food, Whitney Ingraham chairs activities. a dance band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Izaak Walton League
Middleport
Sacred Heart Church
League
Irene Grueser
Whitney Ingraham
Calls for 34 to be made in draft
Local draft board 83 reports two calls for January inductions and examinations. One call lists 13 men to be inducted on January 9, and another calls 21 men for pre induction physical examinations on January 16. More calls may follow.
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Pomeroy
Armed Forces
Lillian Rayburn
Rayburn
Christmas parties brighten two Middleport restaurants
Two Middleport eateries hosted employee Christmas gatherings before a long weekend. At Mary Jane Coffee Shop manager Miss Cressa Webb dressed as Santa and hosted a gift exchange with several staff. At Snack Bar ice cream and cake were shared by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stumbo. The Hindy family joined the events with relatives including the Stumbos and Hindys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Jane
Cressa Webb
Santa Claus
Ferne Barker
Marie Hauck
Howard Byers
Edith Thomas
Joyce Phillips
Sylvia Schwab
C. H. Wise, Jr
Miss Webb
Russell
Clifford Stumbo
O. Hindy
Stumbos
Kalad Hindys
Cassam Hindys
Reid Varneys
Three Cars Crash on E Main Street Causes Light Damage
A three car collision on E Main Street yesterday afternoon caused light damage. Kenneth R. Barker of Zelienople Pennsylvania skidded and struck the rear of Lucertia Werry who was turning from E Main onto Plum Street. M A Galbraith of South Charleston West Virginia also collided with Barker. No injuries or arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E Main St
Russell Bailey
Kenneth R. Barker
Zelienople
Lucretia Werry
E. Main St
Plum St
M. A. Galbraith
South Charleston
W. Va
Bailey
Victim of Accident Discharged by Hospital
POMEROY Pat Fowler twenty from Pomeroy was discharged from Meigs General Hospital after injuries from a string of Saturday night crashes. Roy James of Carpenter and Alvin Mace of Charleston West Virginia remained hospitalized but improving satisfactorily. The accidents hospitalized at least sixteen people in total.
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Pomeroy
Pat Fowler
Meigs General Hospital
Roy James
Carpenter
Alvin Mace
Charleston
W. Va
Wolfpen
Recruit Is Guest Pomerox-Kd Vaughn at Fort Knox
Frank Vaughn a Fort Knox Kentucky was holiday guest of his father Walter Vaughn Mulberry Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomerox
Frank Vaughnan
Fort Knox, Ky
Walter Vaughan
Mulberry Ave
First Cast Iron Made in England Circa 1350
The earliest known cast iron is believed to have been produced in England around 1350, though it had appeared elsewhere prior to that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Civil War Veteran Captain Welch Remembered In Nelsonville
John Forbes Welch a Nelsonville business leader and Civil War veteran who witnessed Confederate surrender at Appomattox is remembered in a detailed obituary. Born 1837 in Dresden he rose from canal boats to captaincy and led in civic roles including postmaster mayor and school board member.
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Chestnut St
Nelsonville
John Forbes Welch
Hocking Valley
Robert E. Lee
Athens County
Stella Reynolds
John Welch
Dresden
Muskingum County
Ashtabula County
Lake Erie
J. C. Barron
Welch
Phil Kearney
Grand Army of the Republic
New Madrid
Pittsburg Landing
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Richmond
Captain Welch
Sarah Minton
Minton
Athens
Nelsonville Stave and Lumber Co
Nelsonville Mining Co
Nelsonville Coal and Coke Co
Nelsonville Planing Mill Co
Athens County Commissioners
C. E. Welch
Death Occurs in Florida Mrs Ada Fisher Fleming
Telegram from J Clinton Fisher reports the death of Mrs Ada Fisher Fleming of Jacksonville Florida on Christmas night in a Jacksonville hospital. She was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J C Fisher of Middleport and had lived in Florida for years. Surviving are husband three brothers and two sisters. Funeral details not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Claude Fleming
Ada Fisher
Jacksonville
Fla
J. Clinton Fisher
Carey
Ohio
Harry Williamson
Marie Fisher
Akron
Howard Delp
Florence Fisher
Owen L. Smith, Former Middleport Man, Dies
Owen L. Smith 49 of 1145 Minnesota Ave Columbus died Saturday in St. Petersburg Florida. He was a pipe fitter for the Pennsylvania Railroad and a member of Linden Lodge of F and AM. Surviving are his wife Zelma Ann Smith a son Owen L. Smith Jr Mabel Smith and sister Frances Smith Cramer. Funeral services were held today in Columbus with burial in Eastlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Owen L. Smith
Minnesota Ave
Columbus
St. Petersburg
Fla
Pennsylvania Railroad
Linden Lodge
F&am
Zelma Ann Smith
Owen L. Smith, Jr
Cleveland
Mabel Smith
Thomas Cramer
Frances Smith
Houston
Texas
Eastlawn Cemetery
Several Candidates To Get Rank of Knight
MIDDLEPORT Knights of Pythias announce that the rank of Knight will be conferred on several candidates at a Thursday meeting in Woodman Hall. John Vroman, chancellor commander, says plans for other events in a Fraternal greeting to 1951. TREVEY FINSTERWALD Funeral Home, 144 Butternut Ave. Phone Pomeroy 285. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Woodman Hall
John Vroman
Trevey Finsterwald Funeral Home
Butternut Ave
Pomeroy
Miers. Brown Returns Home
Mrs. Helen Williamson Brown, recently at Holzer Hospital, was brought home to her parents’ Pearl Street residence by her son-in-law and daughter. Christmas guests included extended family from Chillicothe Point Pleasant Bucyrus and Bucyrus with plans for Brown to continue treatment at Holzer Hospital in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Helen Williamson Brown
Holzer Hospital
Charles Williamson
Pearl St
Charles Lambert
Chillicothe
Williamsons
Lamberts
Ricky
T. L. Morrison
Vickie
Keith
Point Pleasant
Marvin Williamson
Bucyrus
Meter Work Is Efficient in Pomeroy Parking Meters
The Dual Parking Meter Co reports Pomeroy meters operate at 98 percent efficiency far above the national average. Ernest Swickhard of the firm cited the service visit by meters and commended Patrolman Russell Bailey for completing a Canton training program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Dual Parking Meter Co
Ernest C. Swickhard
Russell Bailey
Canton
Bailey
Suit Filed for 150 Dollars in Meigs County Court
Raymond E. Boice files a case in Meigs County Common Pleas Court seeking 150 dollars plus interest from Joseph Weyersmiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Raymond E. Boice
Joseph Weyersmiller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs County Safety Service
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Ouple
Mrs. Walburn
Dwight Frost
Ralph and
Paul Graves
Walburn
South Third Ave
Carolyn
Kathy
Janet
Narsa Lee
Connie Sue
Lee Strickler
Bowling Green
Harold Hinkle
Howard B. Mullen
2Nd Street
Saw Lee
C. H. Harris
Appomattox Court House
Florida
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Rocky Mountain
Errol Flynn
Patrice Wymore Scott Forbes
Guinn Williams
Dick Jones
Slim Pickens
Cinderella
Temple Middleport
Cary Grant
Jose Ferrer Paula Raymond
Signe Hasso
Ramon Navarro
Antonio Moreno
Also
Bendyce
Triple Bill
Gunfire
Don Barry
Robert Lowery
Wally Vernon
Pamela Blake
Silk
Noose
Carole Landis
Joseph Callela ‘Cody
Pony Express
Jock O'Mahoney
Dickie Moore
Peggy Stewart
Miers
Brown
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
E. Main
Gallaher
Associated Radio
Harry A. Miller
Main
Liberty
Theatre
Jack Carson
Doris Day
Lee Bowman
Adolph Menjou
Eve Arden
Sakall
Movietone News
State Theater
Point Pleasant, W. Va
Lana Turner
Ray Milland
Preston Foster
Wayne Morris
Monte Hale
Paul Hurst
Johnny
Tarzan) Weissmueller
Thur
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
IN Foreign Legion
Randolph Scott
Glenn Ford
Cathy O'Donnell and
Farley Granger
Mars
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