Ewing Denies Fire Knowledge In Arson Trial
Pomeroy corresp reports Glenroy H. Ewing on the stand denying any knowledge of the May fire at his Main Street store. He described lockdowns, attic hatch sealing, and says he carries 25 000 on the building and 15 500 on contents, with one policy canceled before the blaze. He also notes a proposed sale of the building for 41 000 but states no direct contact with a buyer.
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Pomeroy
Glenroy H. Ewing
Ewing
Story
Manning Webster
W. Main St
Service Set For Saturday at Racine First Baptist
A watch night service will be held Saturday from 9 to 12 at Racine First Baptist Church led by Rev. Arthur R. McCauley. Music and testimonies open the first hour with the Freeland Norris quartet. From 10 to 11 a fellowship hour and refreshments follow in the church basement, then a candlelight service. A nursery will be available.
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McCauley
Post Yale Party at Rice Home on Broadway
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Rice hosted Christmas Day turkey dinner and party at their Broadway Street home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. George DeWeese and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Green of Athens plus Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harris of Minersville and Mr. Homer Rice of Middleport. Additional guests joined Christmas night from Pomeroy. On Wednesday Mrs. Rice held a post Christmas dinner with Miss Clara Garland Miss Katie Becht Mrs. Sadie Brown Mrs. Olmvier Roush Mrs. Lena Bartels and Mrs. Lewis Harris of Minersville in attendance.
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Middleport
Denver Rice
Broadway St
George DeWeese
Leslie Green
Athens
Lewis Harris
Minersville
Homer Rice
Durward Cumings
Kenneth Harris
Sons
Pomeroy
Clara Garland
Katie Becht
Sadie Brown
Olmvier Roush
Lena Bartels
Youth Rally at Pomeroy EUB Church Latest Group 4 Event
The Pomeroy Tuppers Plains EUB Church hosted a youth rally for Group 4 with Rev. Paul Hooks as host pastor. Rev. J Brooks Gregory led prayer Ruth Lance read scripture and a lesson from Power was given. A Bible quiz occurred during recreation and Carmel Church earned the attendance banner among 75 present. The next meeting is set for Feb 6 at Corning Church.
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Corning Church
Powell suit awards Meigs County defendants default judgment
Genevieve Powell filed suit in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Kenneth and Dor is Wilt. The court entry grants the plaintiff a judgment of 5885.23 against the defendants for amounts allegedly due.
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Pomeroy
Kenneth and
Doris Wilt
Genevieve Powell
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Burials Planned for Daisy Swisher in Gravel Hill Cemetery
Daisy Swisher 85 of Cheshire Route 2 died Thursday at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by grandson John Coughenour and great granddaughter Revane Coughenour. sisters Lillia Jordon Kate Pruitt Sadie Winegar. brothers Will Rice Richard Rice. Funeral at Rawlings-Coats on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Boone officiating. Burial Gravel Hill cemetery.
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Middleport
Daisy Swisher
Cheshire
Meigs General Hospital
Wesley E. Swisher
Charles and
Rhoda Rice
Faye Mayer
Damon Swisher
John Coughenour
Revane Coughenour
Lillia Jordon
Los Angeles
Calif
Kate Pruitt
Sadie Winegar
Akron
Will Rice
Columbus
Richard Rice
Dickerson
W. Va
Swisher
Cheshire Baptist Church
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Donald Boone
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Storys Are Honor Guests At Laurel Grange Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Story were honored guests at Laurel Grange for a chicken dinner. They reported on the state Grange session. Secretary Maude Holcomb received an award for her services. A Christmas program themed Christmas Is Many Things was led by the lecturer. A gift exchange closed the meeting.
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Point Rock
Leo Story
Laurel Grange
State Grange
Maude Holcomb
Vinton Christmas Visits From Area Families
Mrs. Eleanor White reports Christmas and weekend visits by local families. Robert Swain, stationed in Germany, spent Christmas with his mother Mrs. Lucille Swain. Chester White visited Wilkesville relatives. Clinton Lambert family visited Thurman and Hart sock relatives. Friel Tackett and sons spent Christmas with Lester Waugh in Bidwell. Daniel Petrie and Columbus relatives joined Ernest Welsh. Higgenbotham and Lett families from Charleston visited R. B. Poling. Ernest Thacker and Pearl Snyder stayed with Floyd White in Steubenville.
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Vinton
Robert Swain
Germany
Lucille Swain
Chester White
Harold Cottrill
E. E. Hartsock
Wilkesville
Clinton Lambert
Claude Lambert
Thurman
Anna Higgins
Mrs. Friel Tackett and Sons
Mrs
Lester Waugh
Bidwell
James Higgenbotham
Eddie Lett
Leann
Charleston
R. B. Poling
Earnest Thacker
Pearl Snyder
Floyd White
Steubenville
Week of Prayer Set At Middleport Church
Middleport hosts a Week of Prayer from Monday to Friday at 7 30 p m each evening. Each night features a different minister with music by local church choirs anchored by Rev Nyle Sorden Monday and Rev Donald Boone hosting Friday.
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Middleport
Nyle Sorden
Mount Morah Baptist Church
Gallipolis State Institute
Donald Boone
Bapist
Pomeroy Personal Holiday Visits Shared by Local Families
Pomeroy residents report holiday gatherings with guests from Ore land Pennsylvania and Columbus Ohio. Families include the McCauleys, Holters, and Freckers with multiple children and relatives attending meals. Spouses and relatives travel from Gallipolis Chillicothe Huntington and Parkersburg for dinners and a Boy Scout event.
Local families share holidays and visits across Ohio and beyond
A patchwork of Christmas and holiday gatherings ties together families across Piqua Athens Columbus Huntington andWest Virginia. The list notes numerous visits among Kveer Kyger Stanley and Law rence Rupe. Bradburys Ward Spires and Clark families among others with extended kin destinations and social visits.
Meigs County Discharges 42 Highway Workers
A discharge certificate filed with Meigs County Auditor lists 42 county highway department employees released on the first Monday of January 1961. The only exception is Pete Heines, son in law of newly elected county commissioner Avery Nelson.
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Pete Heines
Heines
Avery Nelson
Middleport Personal Notices Cheer Holiday Gatherings
Middleport residents share Christmas and holiday greetings across Ohio and New York. Gail Snyder’s funeral in Chesterhill drew Howard Byers and family. Haggertys, Fassett family, Caldwell kin, and West Point cadets visit from Gallipolis to Columbus and Lebanon.
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Howard Byers
Chesterhill
Gail Snyder
Robert Haggerty
Storys Run STORYS RUN Rupe Illness Spurs Pike County Visit
S. E. Rupe’s illness prompts Stanley and Lawrence Rupe to travel to Piqua. Otis Chapman family moves to a new property bought from the Russells, who plan to relocate to Pennsylvania. Various local families visit relatives across the region.
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Lawrence Rupe
Piqua
S. E. Rupe
Otis Chapman
Ryger
Grant Russell
Russells
Pennsylvania
New Year's Eve Dance Set at Middleport High School
A New Year's Eve dance will be held at the Middleport High School auditorium Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sponsored by the Middleport Senior Mothers' Club the event is organized by The Jays Kenny Hysell and Leon Jordan who will run the record hop with door prizes to be awarded.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Senior Mothers’ Club
Kenny Hysell
Leon Jordan
Students to Assist During Student Recognition Day
During Student Recognition Day at Heath Methodist Church university students will assist with the morning worship service. The group includes David Chesher Carter French Sharon Jones John Ketchka and Marianne Woodgerd.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
David Chesher
Carter French
Sharon Jones
John Ketchka
Marianne Woodgerd
Forty three named to county road crew in Meigs County
Forty three residents were named Thursday afternoon as employees of the Meigs County Department of Highways in a hiring certificate filed with county auditor Gordon Caldwell by county engineer Stanley J. Blazewicz. Earlier Thursday a discharge certificate had been filed for 42 of the 43 existing employees effective Jan. 2. Salaries range from 1.35 to 2.10 dollars per hour with one at the top rate. others earn below.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Highway Department
Harris Arnott
Charles P. Bailey
Guy D. Bolin
Wayne
Meigs County TB Suspects Found During Mobile X-Ray
A mobile Ohio Health Department x-ray unit screened 2973 Meigs County residents this fall. Seventy one were TB suspects, 211 had other chest abnormalities, 2681 were negative. Suspects undergo further evaluation. others were notified by the health department. The outreach is a joint effort of the county tuberculosis association and health department.
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Meigs County
Ohio Department of Health
Girl Scout Troop Five Christmas Party Held in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Girl Scout Troop Five held a Wednesday party in the recreation room of Mrs. Robert Fetty’s home. Prizes were awarded to Cheryl Edwards, Darla Ebersbach, Hyla Vaughan, Cindy Conde, Vicky Fetty, Terry Fultz, Randy Grueser, Shirley Baxter, and Linda Reuter. Attendees included Susan Heaton, Mary Francis, Barbara Kennedy, Peggy Hoffman, Jennifer Blakeslee, and guest Mrs. William Wallace.
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Pomeroy
Robert Fetty
Cheryl Edwards
Darla Ebersbach
Hyla Vaughan
Cindy Conde
Vicky Fetty
Terry Fultz
Randy Grueser
Shirley Baxter
Linda Reuter
Eugene Conde
Fetty
Pentecostal Assembly Formed by Two Groups
POMEROY The Pentecostal Mission of Racine and the Pentecostal Assembly of Dorcas have united to form the Pentecostal Assembly. Services are set for 7 30 p.m. on Sunday Tuesday and Friday with Rev Charles Bush as pastor and Edith Codner as assistant pastor. Sunday school begins at 10 a m each Sunday.
Soviet Evaluate 200 Mile Caspian Dam Plan
Soviet engineers study a proposal to build a 200 mile dam linking the Caspian western shore to Mangyshlak on the east to regulate sea level. The project aims to control fluctuations in the Caspian’s water height.
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Caspian Sea
Mangyshlak
Girl Scouts in Middleport and Pomeroy Present Skits
Troop 5 Middleport and Troop 171 Pomeroy showcased skits during a Girl Scout Neighborhoods leaders meeting at Heath Methodist Church. “The March of the Seasons” featured twelve actors from Troop 5, while Frankie Avalon and the Puppet Show highlighted Troop 171 with ten participants. Co leaders were Mrs. Harold Hubbard, Mrs. Robert Hysell, Mrs. Horton Arnold, and Mrs. Jack Seidenable. A workshop is planned January 31 at 1 30 p.m. at the Middleport Scout House.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Girl Scout Neighborhoods
Heath Methodist Church
Troop 5
Michele Hackett
Donna Wieman
Kathy Bailey
Teresi Casci
Rhoda Hysell
Linda Hackett
Mary Burkett
Marta Kay Hibbard
Remalee Nieri
Myrta Wilson
Joyce Davis
Lois Ann Sauer
Harold Hubbard
Robert Hysell
Troop 171
Frankie Avalon
Cedonia Spencer
Nancy Arnold
Jacqueline Seidenable
Janie Grueser
Mary Ann McKenzie
Shiela Ohlinger
Janet Scott
Sandra Hendricks
Jeannie Ebersbach
Horton Arnold
Jack Seidenable
Roy Grueser
Bradfords Entertain At Chester Farm
Cadet Bruce Bradford and Miss Carolyn Bradford hosted a holiday gathering at the Bradford farm near Chester. Guests skated on the farm pond and took part in outdoor activities before refreshments by the open fire in the cabin. Mr and Mrs Wallace Bradford joined the group.
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Middleport
Bruce Bradford
Carolyn Bradford
Bradford
Chester
Wallace Bradford
Harvard scientists unveil ultra precise clock claim
Harvard University researchers report a clock with an accuracy of one part in a quadrillion, implying a potential time error of only one second every 33 million years.
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Harvard University
Farm Bureau Plans 1961 Program in Meigs County
Meigs County Farm Bureau Federation held a planning meeting at Rock Springs grange hall with 23 leaders and members. Thomas D. Sayre opened the session on planning the year’s program, then legislative, women, and youth committees outlined calendars and topics for 1961 activities, with monthly and event plans.
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Ning
Meigs County Farm Bureau Federation
Rock Springs
Grange Hall
Farm Bureau
Bers
Thomas D. Sayre
Lipstick Shades Flaunt in Women’s Page Noir Tone
A fragment notes lipstick shades and a remark by Grandpappy Jenkins about cigaret tips. The piece hints at fashion critique with a hint of humor, preserving period voice and local newspaper cadence.
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Grandpappy Jenkins
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