Retired River Captain Wright to be buried Sunday
Captain James Franklin Wright died after about 60 years on river boats. Services set for Sunday at 1 p.m. in Gallipolis with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. He lived at 638 Second Ave with his widow and was aged 76. He piloted packet boats and Army engineer corps boats during dam construction. Surviving family includes daughter Mrs. A E Wira and son Clinton Wright. He belonged to the Pilots' Association of Inland Waters. The other short item notes a Harrisonville dance hosted by the Junior Class with the Denver Rice Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Franklin Wright
Wright
Scary
W. Va
Army Engineer Corps
Joe Cook
Pfaff and Smith
Charleston
W. V
Cingcinnati
A. E. Wira
Second Ave
Sally Markham
Wira
Floyd Bramer
Denver
Colo
Clinton Wright
Elizabeth
Captain Wright
Cora Kinder Ecker
William Dannely
Jacksonville
Fla
Hattie West
Newport News
Ada Brace
St. Albans
James Wright
Emeline Dudding
Pilots’ Association of Inland Waters
Miller's
L. A. Donnally
Mound Hill Cemetery
Meigs County Home Demonstration Reports 294 Days of Work
The 1950 annual Meigs County Home Demonstration summary shows Geneva H. Nolan spent 294 days on the local program from Nov 1949 to Oct 1950. She logged 419 farm and home visits, 1071 office calls, 862 phone calls, 130 published articles, and 2096 bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Geneva H. Nolan
Ohio State University
Meigs County Home Demonstration Council
Meigs County Improvement Committee
Meigs County Board of County Commissioners
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Widdleport Social Notes Highlight Holiday Gatherings
Middleport families welcomed relatives and friends for Christmas and the holiday weekend. C E Smith and Harrie Marie hosted Paul French and others. Dr W S Ellis hosted Homer Hayman and guests from Racine Columbus Cincinnati. Farley family shared dinner with Walter Carl and Raymond Farley. Ben Philson and Rush joined Theron Johnson in Plants. Gilbert Hayes and Jerry visited Ned Latta and family. Hawleys hosted James Hawley and Mildred Hawley in Logan with Elizabeth Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. E. Smith
Harrie Marie
S. Second Ave
Paul French
Smith Home
W. S. Ellis
South Second Ave
Hil
Carl Farley
Francis E. Warren Air Base
Cheyenne
Woo
Edward Farley
Raymond
Kelly Field
Texas
Ben Philson
Rush
Philson
Theron Johnson
New Year Watch Services Planned by Middleport Churches
Middleport churches announce New Year observances with watch services at 11 p.m. at First Baptist and Heath Methodist churches featuring candle light communion, special music, and prayer. Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy leads Communion meditation. youth fellowship also plans 11 p.m. services. Rotary program at Heath Methodist includes short member reports on Rotarian goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Charles M. Pomeroy
Christmas holiday travel and family visits fill region
Multiple families across Columbus and surrounding towns hosted or visited relatives over Christmas. Notable movements include Mrs. Roy Tracy to Columbus for her mother and sister, and J. B. McComas’s critical condition prompting his superintendent son L. W. McComas to stay in Columbus. John Greever completes first MIT year in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Tracy
Columbus
J. R. Elder
Edith Elder
Tracy
E. M. Blake
David C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
Cleveland
George Bently
Dublin
C. A. Emmish
George Reynolds
Guy Reynolds
Akron
Cuyahoga Falls
Craig Reynolds
Charlies Ludwiz
James Egner
Linda Kay
Dayton
Virginia Egner Sheets
Gallipolis
J. T. Lewis
James Lewis
Lillian Stieff
Ray Farmer
Noreen Egner
Bonnie Kay
Middleport
Maurice Walker
Albany, Ga
Lorenzo Scotts
Walkers
Mason
Earl Ward
Childers
Red House
Sherman Kemper
Roger
John Brickles
Kemper
William Scarberry
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway St
Scarberrys
Clark Wells
Harry Osler
Larry
Yvonne
Paul Bohran
Portsmouth
Bohrans
Lawrence Binz
Albany
Funral
George Bolin
Homer J. Russell
Kelly Grogan
Chillicothe
Richard Grogan
Jeannette Waddell
Charleston
Minnie Beverage
Carl Jones
Frank McCoy
Hugh
London
Roger Kittle
Helen
Michael
Near Gloustes
Garen Stansbury
Marie Mitchell
Mason County
Blaine Haskins
Tommy
Thomases
Haskins
Cheshire
Clinton Mulford
E. T. Mulford
Hannah Roush
Robert Priddy
Opal ‘Turner
Nitro
Jacob Turner
O. L. Roush
Ray Cunningham
John
Betsy Ann
Ezra Zuspan
Ll. E. Burford
Jack Cowle
L. W. McComas
J. B. McComas
Birth Announcement at Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Dan Mills of Middleport welcomed a daughter. Other admissions include Nina Ruth Wess of Vinton Tracy Ragland of Wellston Fred L. Baker of Jackson William Donahue of Hickory Ridge Ark Mrs Jesse Jewell of Lakin Mrs Harry Edward Wyatt of Pomeroy Miss Gene Pringle of Athens Mrs Edward Miles of Cheshire Mrs Ralph Wyatt of Wellston Ernie Lee Keefer of Leon James Gary Lane of Gallipolis Mrs D L Latham of Gallipolis Mrs Joseph F Fulkerson of Gallipolis Discharged include Ronald Allison Diana Miller Mrs John Rippey Mrs Leslie Hawley and Mrs Ralph Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Ruth Wess
Vinton
Tracy Ragland
Wellston
Fred L. Baker
Jackson
William Donahue
Hickory Ridge
Ark
Jesse Jewell
Lakin
Harry Edward Wyatt
Pomeroy
Gene Pringle
Athens
Edward Miles
Cheshire
Ralph Wyatt
Ernie Lee Keefer
Leon
Charles Schaffenrath
James Gary Lane
Gallipolis
D. L. Latham
Joseph F. Fulkerson
Church notices list services for Pomeroy area parishes
Church News of Pomeroy lists multiple denominations with pastors, service times, Sunday schools, and special events. Highlights include St Pauls Lutheran with 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 worship, Grace Episcopal 10 am school and 4 pm service, United Methodist watch night at 11 pm, Naomi Baptist 9:30 Sunday school and 11 am preaching, and other churches with varied schedules and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Methodist Church
Cc. M. Hennesy
N. P. Swackhammer
Louis A. Bangerter
Syracuse
L. M. Mohrhoff
Grace Episcopal
K. C. Wilson
United Methodist
Lewis C. Berger
Church Board of Education
Naomi Baptist
Church OF Christ
William Morgan
Christian Endeavor
Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
Hobson
Harold F. Hess
Young Peoples
Christian Science
Meigs County Land Transfers Involving Healy and Ebersbach
A series of land transfers in Meigs County lists transfers from Charles and Maude Searls to Finley and Rosie Manley at Rutland. Jerusha Watson and others to Walter R Watson and family at Orange Township. Ernest and others to Eli and Freda Ebersbach in Pomeroy. Theo and Mary Ebersbach to Wilbert James in Pomeroy. Charles and Paul Peck to William Peck in Columbia Township. L V Lowther and Mollie Lowther to George and Amy Lowther in Columbia. and deceased Healy family transfers via Middleport affidavits with multiple heirs named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Searls
Maude Searls
Finley Manley
Rosie Manley
Rutland
Jerusha Watson
Walter R. Watson
Ruby Calebaugh
Nelson Watson
Russell Watson
Cora Satterfield
Clyde V. Watson
Orange Township
Ernest L. Ebersbach
Eli J. Ebersbach
Freda Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Theo Ebersbach
Mary R. Ebersbach
Wilbert James
Charles Peck
Paul Peck
William C. Peck
Columbia Township
L. V. Lowther
Mollie Lowther
George J. Lowther
Amy Lowther
Michael Healy
Bridget Healy
Mary Healy
Patrick L. Healy
Thomas Healy
Edward L. Healy
Margaret Healy
Nellie H. Joachim
Michael A. Healy
John Healy
Middleport
Nina F. Healy
John R. Healy
Christmas Greetings Fill Local Social Pages
A string of visitors and holiday gatherings fill the social column. Mr and Mrs Robert Ansel host near Logan while other couples trace Christmas Day visits across Logan Carroll Gilbride Wilkesville Newark and Utica with friends and relatives.
Birth Announcement for Rollins' First Child in Norfolk
Middleport and Mrs. Orville Rollins announce the birth of a daughter on Christmas Eve in Norfolk Virginia. This is the couple's first child. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hardison and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rollins, with great grandparents Mrs. Alice Jordan of Robertsburg West Virginia and Mrs. Rena Rollins of Leon West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Orville Rollins
Norfolk, Va
Rollins
Thomas Hardison
Roy Rollins
Alice Jordan
Robertsburg
W. Va
Rena Rollins
Leon
Jay Gloeckner Goes Overseas as Arabian American Observer
Jay Gloeckner son of Mr and Mrs Albert Gloeckner left New York City by plane for overseas employment as an observer with Arabian American Oil Company He will operate a gravity meter and be away two and a half years with work planned in Iraq Palestine Syria Lebanon Cyprus Transjordan Qatar Tracial Coast Oman Egypt Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Island The family held a Christmas observance before his departure and another son Erwin and his wife and children joined the gathering at the Union Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jay Gloeckner
Albert Gloeckner
New York City
Gloeckner
Iraq
Palestine
Syria
Lebanon
Cyprus
Transjordan
Quatar
Tracial Coast
Oman
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Bahrein
Izaak Walton League Party at Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy social events note a large Izaak Walton League gathering at Sacred Heart Church auditorium with 85 attendees. Activities included round and square dancing canasta and a potluck dinner planned by Irene Grueser Bradford Maag Ted Wildermuth and Mr and Mrs Ingraham. An annual banquet will be held January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Maag
Ted Wildermuth
Ingraham
League
Pomroy Chapter OBS Holds Friday Practice Meeting
Officers of Pom eroy Chapter OBS will hold a practice meeting Friday at 7 30 p m with members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter
OBS
Ohlinger Family Receives Trans Atlantic Xmas Call
Mr and Mrs Herman Ohlinger hear from their son Corporal Bill Ohlinger stationed in Fritzlau Germany on Christmas Day. Another son Sergeant Philip Ohlinger at Fort Knox Kentucky is expected home for the New Year weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ohlinger
Bill Ohlinger
Fritzlau
Germany
Philip Ohlinger
Ft. Knox
Irene Grueser
E. M. Damewood
Irene Weatherby
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dora E. Lance
Marie Hook
Canyon City
Colo
Lela Flint
E. Main St
Lance
William Baxter
Bentz Wolfe
Wheeling
Harry Saddler
Elmer Johnson
Anna Whims
John Leittweiler
Miss Sylvia MeMaster Returns to Middleport
Miss Sylvia Mc Master, retiring Dec 30 after years as a telephone operator at the Institute for Feeble Minded in Columbus, returns to her former home in Middleport to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sylvia McMaster
Institute For Feeble Minded
Columbus
Ray Manley Opens Repair Shop in Gallipolis
Ray Manley, long associated with his brother Clifford in The Shoe Box on Mill Street, has returned to Gallipolis and opened a repair shop on Third Avenue. Clifford will continue the local operation at The Shoe Box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ray Manley
Clifford Manley
Mill St
Gallipolis
Third Ave
Two Men Pay Fines In Mayor's Court
Fines of five dollars and costs were levied against two men in the mayor's court. Henry Newman, 42, Pomeroy, was fined on an assault and battery charge. Ted Laudermill, 39, Pomeroy, was fined on a charge of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Henry Newman
Ted Laudermill
Divorce suit filed in Meigs County court
Edna Carson Pomeroy of Middleport files for divorce from Kenneth Carson of Middleport RD in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. The action seeks dissolution of marriage with courtOrders and related relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edna Carson
Middleport
Meigs County
Grace Methodist Church to Mark 75 Years of Service
Grace Methodist Church observes 75 years of service with a special communion Sunday and a ceremony for completing the first unit of the current building. Students home from school receive recognition as various church groups meet for fellowship and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GRACE
L.A. Donnally
Grace Methodist Church
Girl Scouts
Saint Peter’s Episcopal
Kri
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Clark's Chapel
Morgan Center
Death of Marine Officer Martin Suter in Lone Auto Crash
A telegram from William Guy Suter to Mrs. George Lasher reports the death of Martin Suter in an automobile accident on Thursday December 21. Suter was a USMC officer, son of Guy Suter, formerly residing in Middleport. Funeral services were held in Welch West Virginia and graveside rites planned in Ravenswood West Virginia this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Guy Suter
George Lasher
Martin Suter
Suter
USMC
Guy Suter
Welch
W. Va
Ravenswood
Lasher
Charles Tewksbury Plays in Orchestra
Middleport residents heard a Wellston based dance orchestra perform The Music Lovers on a local radio broadcast. Charles Tewksbury, trumpet player with Wellston High School Band, joined the group with guests Frank Dye James Bowers Artie Emmert and John Handloser. Mrs Edward Tewksbury and son Tommy accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Wellston
Charles Tewksbury
Wellston High School
Edward Tewksbury
Ruth Grate
J. H. Grate
E. O. Tewksbury
Charles
Frank Dye
James Bowers
Artie Emmert
John Handloser
Tommy
Alienation Lawsuit Set for February 5
Common Pleas Judge Emmett W. Peoples announced that Vashti M. Grimm versus Cora Belle Russell will be heard by a petit jury on February 5 at 9 a.m. The 1949 filed suit seeks $320,000 damages for alienation of affections of the plaintiff's husband, Ernest Grimm, in two causes of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy— Common Pleas
Emmett W. Peoples
Vashti M. Grimm
Corabelle Russell
Petit Jury
Ernest Grimm
Taxicab Complaints Prompt Special Village Meeting
Mayor Sidney A. Spencer announced a 7:30 PM special Cab Committee meeting at City Hall. Representatives of village cab drivers will attend to discuss numerous complaints about a recent taxi fare hike and service quality. Residents with complaints were urged to attend.
Marriage License Granted for Hgginbotham and Reed
Robert A. Hgginbotham aged 38 and Jessie Reed aged 40, both of Middleport, were issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Hgginbotham
Jessie Reed
Middleport
Two Brothers Questioned In Assault Case
Deputies in Gallipolis take two brothers into custody in the Dec 4 assault on a 13 year old girl. James Mounts is bound over to the Grand Jury under a 2000 dollar bond. Investigators doubt Mounts acted alone and continue questioning witnesses. George M. Marks, charged with forgery, was sentenced to one to three years in the Ohio Penitentiary after extradition from Lincoln Neb. Harold Eugene Casey, wanted for parole violation, is to be returned to the penitentiary. Harold E. Butcher of Cheshire Route 1 was fined for breach of peace and bound over to the Grand Jury on a maim charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Mounts
George Ehman
Mounts
George M. Marks
Ohio Penitentiary
Marks
Lincoln
Neb
Athens County
Harold Eugene Casey
Harold Eugene Butcher
Cheshire Route 1
Maurice Grover
Butcher
Grand
December tops home accident deaths in Ohio
Safety message notes 697 farm people in Ohio died at home over four years averaging about 14 per year. December accounts for 12 percent of these deaths and the main causes are falls fires smothering and strangulation. The suggestion is to discuss safety at home during suppers to reduce the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
River Traffic Report From Gallipolis and Kanawha River
Canal and river traffic tallies list vessels moving up or down at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River stations. Readouts include multiple boat names with times, gauges showing rises, and location notes such as Point Pleasant and rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Semet
Bruce
Snider
Jones
Sullivan
Solvay
Kanawha River
London
Pennsylvania
Winfield
Weir
Jefferson
Rand
Martin
Rowe
Ayres
Laughlin
National
Kanawhape
Point Pleasant
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Harrisonvi Hirsh School
Denver Rice Orchestra
Taker's
Kris
Kringle
Kanauga
Silver Bridge
Widdleport Social Notes
James Hawley
James III
Logan
Mildred Hawley
Nan Moore
W. F. Hawley
Salem
Middleport Churches
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
McMillen
Worthington
Paul Smart
Rotary
Firemen's Association
The
Merry Men
Holzer Hospital
Dan Mills
Ronald Allison
Diana Miller
John Rippey
Leslie Hawley
Ralph Hutchinson
Church News of
Dexter Church OF Christ
Edwin Carpenter, Jr
Free Methodist
Leroy Hiett
Hysell Run
Laurel Cliff
Enterprise
Robert Ansel
Angel
Baker Rheinscheid
Near
James Jones
Ora Beaver
Lancaster
Arnett Griffith
Ben Griffith
Carbon Hill
Ross Steele
Paul Brown
Wilkesville
T. Brown
Greenville
J. F. Brashares
Pomeroy Social Notes
Lauren Grange
Mattie A. Morris
Francis Canade
Erma Vale
Wanetta Radekin
Pomeroy Personals
Sylvia MeMaster
Liberty
East Side
Leo Gorcey
Bobby Jordan
Huntz Hall
Boot Hill
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Cass County Boys
Swill
Citizens National Bank
Federal Deposit
Mr. Vaughan
Leo L. Vaughan
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Meigs Pomeroy
Twilight IN the Sierras
Roy Rogers Trigger
Dale Evans
Riders of the Purple Sage
Whip Wilson
Andy Clyde Sun Mon
Fancy Pants
Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
Temple Middleport
Gene Autry
Gail David
Jack Mahoney
Bodyhold
Willard Parker
Lola Albright
Richard Powers
Judy Clark
Roy Barcroft
SUN
Judy Garland
Bendvue Pomeroy
Don Barry
Robert Lowery
Wally Vernon
Pamela Blake
Silk Noose
Carole Landis
Joseph Calleia
Cody of
Pony Express
Jock Mahoney
Dickie Moore
Pegey Stewart
Stromboli
Ingrid Bergman
Nelsonville
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