Burr Oak Dam flood gates advances reported
Col Walter Krueger Jr. told Rep Jenkins progress is being made toward clearing obstacles to closing Burr Oak Dam flood gates. Ohio State Control Board may buy McDonald heirs land, Athens Court case briefs due after Jan 1, lake bed clearing about 80 percent complete, weather slows work, with both state and Army Engineers pushing to finish and form the permanent lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Walter Krueger, Jr
Huntington
Thomas A Jenkins
Burr Oak Dam
Ohio
State Control Board
McDonald Heirs
Athens County Common Pleas Court
State of
Army Engineers
Body sent from Korea to Glouster for burial
The body of Rob ert L. Keish who was killed in action in Korea on September 17 is being sent home for burial. His mother is Mrs. Anna Keish of Millfield. The remains will go to John S. Blower funeral home in Glouster. Keish, born in Millfield, spent most of his life there and landed in Korea last April. Surviving are his mother, five brothers Walter Alex George Frank and Charles all of Dayton and two sisters Mrs. Mary Simpkins and Miss Edna Keish of Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Robert L. Keish
Korea
Anna Keish
Millfield
John S. Blower
Keish
Walter
Alex
George
Frank
Charles
Dayton
Mary Simpkins
Edna Keish
Local Church Services Mark Close of 1951 in Middleport
Middleport prepares for year end as Armistice Sunday district contests draw 4400 entrants across Ohio. Middleport High senior Ann Rupe represents Meigs County in the Prince of Peace Declamation at St. Pauls in Marietta on Jan 6, with the winner advancing to Columbus for cash and scholarship prizes. New Year observances are low key in Middleport with bank and post office closures and no mail. school resumes Jan 2 after holiday break. Friday night basketball vs Nelsonville in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ann Rupe
Gerald Rupe
Meigs County
St. Paul's Church
Marietta
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Council of Churches
Columbus
Rupe
Heath Methodist Church
Belmont
Lawrence
Monroe
Noble
Ohio
New York
Middleport Yellow Jacket
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Nelsonville
Wallace Birch Wedding in Racine at Antiquity Baptist Church
Miss Joyce Wallace and Mr. Thomas Birch wed in a candlelit double ring ceremony on December 28 at Antiquity Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Baine Farley. The couple will reside in Racine with a reception at the bride’s home and attendants in yellow and pink gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank J. Wallace
Racine
Joyce Wallace
Thomas Birch
Clint Birch
Portland
Baine Farley
Antiquity Baptist Church
Frank Wallace
Isabelle Simpson
Howard Ervin
Larry Birch
Charles Norris
Kathleen McNickle
Ara Morris
Christine Lake
Birch
Methodist Youth Fellowship Discusses Jewish Prejudice
The Pomeroy Methodist Youth Fellowship met at the church with Carol Ann Strauss leading worship and Rev. J. Leslie Kunze directing a discussion on prejudice against Jews. Plans for a spring trip to Cincinnati were discussed. Choir practice is set for Thursday at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Carol Ann Strauss
J. Leslie Kunze
Cincinnati
Amelia Miller Dies at 76 Retired Nurse
Amelia C Miller 76 died Sunday at Meigs General Hospital after a heart attack at her sister Elizabeth Wippels home in Pomeroy She was a registered nurse with longtime service at St Luke s Hospital Richmond VA and retired last September She is survived by five sisters and a brother Funeral services will be at Sacred Heart Church Wednesday at 9 am with rosary at 7 30 pm Tuesday at Ewing Funeral Home Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Amelia C. Miller
Meigs General Hospital
Elizabeth Wippel
Miss Miller
Wippel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Richmond
Bertha Miller
St. Teresa College
Winona
Minn
Rufina Miller
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Skinner Heads Walton League in Meigs County
POMEROY Art Skinner was named president of the Izaak Walton League in Meigs County for the New Year. Other officers named include Emil Ball first vice president Paul Nease second vice president and A M Smith secretary treasurer. Directors listed are Harry Olinger Mitt White William Watson Charles Radford Rue Tukerman Russell Capehart D W Ashworth Carl Kautz H A Barnhart Alan Hill George Carper and Lawrence Bing. Installation is set for January 17 at the club house with a fish fry during the evening.
Funeral services for Robert Van Meter in Silver Ridge
Funeral services for Robert Van Meter 37 formerly of Silver Ridge Run will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Silver Ridge Church. He died December 26 at his Akron home. Survived by mother Myrtle Alfred three brothers Everett Baltimore Wilbur Korea Eugene Columbus and three sisters Melva Coen Athens Dorothy Castle Columbus Zelda Howard Dyesville friends may call Arbaugh Funeral Home in Tuppers Plains until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert van Meter
Silver Ridge Run
Akron
Silver Ridge Church
Myrtle
Alfred
Everett
Baltimore
Wilbur
Korea
Eugene
Columbus
Melva Coen
Athens
Dorothy Castle
Zelda Howard
Dyesville
Arbaugh
Tuppers Plains
New Haven Notes Show Local Families Visiting Relatives
New Haven social notes list Clyde Foley Wahama High principal visiting Kingwood with Mrs. Foley and Sandra, James Dunns driving to Philadelphia for Christmas with relatives, Abneys of Toledo visiting Virgil Ramey family, Powell visiting Grantsville, Scout leaders at Camp Anthony Wayne, Grimes relatives from Roanoke and Danforth, Navy and Army furloughs returning home, and local deaths with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Stewart
New Haven
Clyde Foley
Wahama High School
Foley
Sandra
Kingwood
Preston Co
James Dunn
Philadelphia
Bobby Muney
William Abney
Toledo
Ohio
Virgil Ramey
Abney
Hatties
Priscinal Powell
Grantsville
Calhoun County
W. Va
Wallace Stewart
Jack Ford
Camp
Anthony Wayne
Bentley Grimes
John Grimes
Grimes
The
Central Coal Co
Logan County
Jewell Clifton
Roanoke
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Ohio Estate
Margaret E. Roseberry of Athens Ohio has been appointed Executrix of the estate of H Hewell Roseberry deceased of Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or forever barred. Dated December 10 1951 John F Newcomb Probate Judge of said County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Roseberry
Athens
Ohio
H. Hewell Roseberry
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
D E Roush Dies at Home at 58 in Middleport
Funeral services for Downing Edward Roush 58 who died unexpectedly after a heart attack will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. A longtime NYC railroad clerk at Hobson and Dickinson he had been a patient at Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy for 10 days. He is survived by his wife Letty two daughters Jean and Mrs Raymond Allensworth two brothers and three sisters and two grandchildren. He was a WWI veteran and member of First Baptist Church Middleport Lodge F and AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Downing Edward Roush
Rawlings-Coats
Mr. Roush
New York Central Railroad
Hobson and Dickinson
W. Va
Ben
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Dickinson
Mill St
Oliver
Mina Rife Roush
Cheshire
Letty Roush
Raymond Allensworth
Bastrope
Texas
Robert Allensworth
Jean Roush
Columbus
Sterlie and
Wendell
Charles Francis
Dayton
Burney Thoma
Ray Turley
Eddie
Rae Ann Allensworth
Ted
Roush
First Baptist Church
Middleport Lodge
Mately
Lando Clay
Laurel Cliff
N. C. Welch
F&am
State Highway Patrol
C. E. Blakeslee
Oscar Flowers
Vern Bolinger
Lakin
Izaak Walton
John Halliday
Fred Crow, Jr
Utilities Commission
Drew Webster
American Legion
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Joseph Simon
Spencer
Racine
Carol Teaford
Oscar Fultz
R. E. Cuckler Coal Co
Floyd Riffle
Riffle
Auto Damage Set at $300
An auto collision on E Main Street near the Pomeroy Motor Co. lot damaged two cars. Clark Vanest of Hemlock Grove pulled from the lot and collided with Thelma Ebersbach of Middleport driving west. Ebersbach’s car, owned by Ralph A. Michael, sustained $300 damage. Vanest’s car had minor damage. No injuries or arrests. both vehicles insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. Main Street
Pomeroy Motor Co
Jed Webster Jr
Clark Vanest
Hemlock Grove
Thelma Ebersbach
Middleport
Miss Ebersbach
Ralph A. Michael
Smith Family fire drives drive for donations in Middleport
Contributions of food, clothing, bedding and furniture are being solicited for the Lewis Smith family whose Pearl St. home burned early Saturday while they were in Columbus. The drive, approved by Mayor Sidney T. Russell, asks residents to contact Odell Manleys on S Third Ave across from Priode Lumber Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lewis Smith
Pearl St
Columbus
Sidney T. Russell
Odell Manleys
S. Third Ave
Priode
Color Film Slated For Service At Pomeroy church
POMEROY The First Baptist Church of Pomeroy will show the color sound film Lord of All starring Colleen Townsend during a watch night service tonight. The event starts at 9 30 p m and will continue into the new year. Potluck refreshments will follow the service at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
First Baptist Church of
Lord of All
Colleen Townsend
Morris Transferred to Amarillo School
Pfc Morris formerly stationed at Sampson Air Force Base New York spent holidays with his mother Mrs Roy Biffle Rock Springs and relatives then transferred to Amarillo Texas to enroll in a mechanical school He is a 1949 high school graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pfe
Guy Morris
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Roy Biffle
Amarillo
Tex
Fog Makes Driving In Bend Hazardous
A thick soupy fog settled on the Bend area around 4 00 p m Sunday reducing visibility and making driving extremely hazardous. Despite poor visibility Saturday and Sunday night, local officers reported no traffic accidents and called it a very quiet weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy Couple Welcome Son Steven Noel Riggs
Lt and Mrs W M Riggs announce the birth of their son Steven Noel on December 27 at the United States Naval Hospital in Annapolis Maryland. Mrs Riggs is the former Rose Marie Nease of Pomeroy. Grandmothers are Helen H Nease and Mrs Herbert Riggs. Lt Riggs is an instructor at the U S Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
W. M. Riggs
Steven Noel
United States Naval Hospital
Annapolis
Watch Night Service at First Baptist Church
The Rev. C. M. Pomeroy announces a candlelight watch night service at First Baptist Church tonight. The program begins at 11:00 p.m. and ends at midnight with communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Real People Called Cherokee Real People by Ani-Yuniwiwa
North Carolina Cherokee Indians do not know the meaning of their tribal name. They call themselves Ani-Yuniwiwa meaning real people. The article notes uncertainty about the origin of the name and highlights self-identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Meigs County News Highlights February 1951
Heavy snows close all county schools and roads. multiple local incidents include fires at Spiller and Lando Clay homes, a damaged police car, and a canceled Cincinnati minstrel. Officials approve budgets and hires. several notable retirements, inductions, and civic actions occur across Pomeroy Middleport Racine and Laurel Cliff.
Middleport social dinners honor out of town groups
Two external groups held holiday dinners at the Little House on S Fifth Ave. The Friendly Circle of Federated Church Pome roy hosted at 7 p.m. and the Past Councillors of Syracuse Daughters of America at 6 30 p.m. New officers were elected for the circle. A gift exchange and secret pal draw for 1952 occurred. Private Shirk of Ft Knox recently earned a sharpshooter medal and attends a cooking school in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Little House
S_ Fifth Ave
Friendly Circle
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Daughters of America
Elizabeth Fick
Pearl Mora
Ida Fleming
Joan Milbourne
Milbourne
Pauline Mayer
Ulah Matlack
Virginia Simmons
Globokar
Fleming
IC. R. Gilbert
Columbus
Pvt
Bob Shirk
Ft. Knox
Shirk
Mt Moriah Missionary Society Christmas Party
The Mt Moriah Missionary Society held a Christmas party at Mrs. Campbell Harper’s home. President Kathryn Payne and hostesses Arlena Reese and C. R. Young organized a religious program with carols scripture readings and prayers. Guests shared Christmas recitations and music and a gift exchange followed supper served by the hostesses. Rev Nyle Borden attended as pastor of Mt Moriah Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mt. Moriah
Fred Jackson
Nyle Borden
Mt. Moriah Church
Christmas at the Kincaid Home in Middleport
Mr and Mrs John Kincaid hosted their children and relatives for the Christmas holiday. Attendees included Cole William Keith Kincaid and Bill and Tom Kincaid of Dayton. Major and Mrs John Kincaid and son John Craig of West Point New York. I R Neal and daughter Jo Ann of Middleport. Miss Dahlia Pauley of Columbus. and Mrs Grace Via of Amarillo Texas. Clyde Pauley of Charleston joined with sister Mrs Via.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Kincaid
Tex
Mrs. Kincaid
Clyde Pauley
Christmas Hosts Mark Harris Family Dinner in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Walter Harris hosted a holiday dinner at their S Second Ave home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Walter B Harris and daughter Jane, and Mr and Mrs Robert Harris and daughter Marjorie. Marjorie returned to Washington DC after visiting. Nancy Harris christening at Heath Methodist Church noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Walter Harris
S. Second Ave
Walter B. Harris
Jane
Robert Harris
Marjorie
Washington, D. C
Gov‘ernment
Nancy Harris
Gene Harris
Heath Methodist Church
Gene Harrises
Athens
Rittman
Holiday guests listed in Middleport social note
A Middleport social note lists Mrs. Minnie Erlewine of Grant Street hosting holiday guests along with Mrs. Lucy Gregg and daughters Judy and Karen and Fanie Erlewine. The Shirk family and Clarence Bailey family from Springfield are also mentioned with Patricia, Russell, Richard, and Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Minnie Erlewine
Grant St
Lucy Gregg
Judy
Karen
Fanie Erlewine
R. H. Shirk
Patricia
Russell
Clarence Bailey
Richard
Michael
Springfield
Aid for the Aged office hosts holiday dinner
Middleport reports that the Aid for the Aged office led by George Childs and ten staff members held a holiday dinner at the Quality Coffee Shoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Aid For the Aged Office
George Childs
Pythian Sisters Meet in Middleport Temple
Middleport Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m announced by Miss Erma Smith most excellent chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Erma Smith
Bentley Family Relocates to Charleston After Two Years
George Bentley moved Friday to a new home in Charleston after a two year association with the Philip Sporn plant. The Bentleys were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Ball Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Bentley
Charleston
Mr. Bentley
Philip Sporn
Bentleys
E. O. Ball
Weekend Guests Share Holiday Time Across Town
Clara Mae and Lela Jean Smith of Mason spent the weekend with their aunt Mrs. Hubert Mace. Several families and individuals visited relatives in London Lima Columbus Zanesville and Damneck during Christmas and New Year holidays. Notables include Navy enlistees Bo Swisher and Don Price stationed at Great Lakes and families of Smoak Cunningham Hackett Mattox and Lambert among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Mace
Clara Mae
Lela Jean Smith
Mason
Roger Smoak
Larry
Ernest Hesson
Point Pleasant
Smoaks
Hesson
Smoak
Sanford Thomas
London
Bill
Bo) Swisher
Don Price
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Yellow Jacket
Paul Swisher
Price
Ed Price
William Robson
Cleo Kerns
Edward Meyers
Ronnie
Ray
S. Second Ave
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Mr. Edwards
Robert Mattox
U.S. Navy
Damneck
Cuba
Mattox
Mattoxes
Hamden
Glenn Lambert
Paddy Jo
Ernest Lallance
Columbus
John Lyons
Betty Jayne Losey to Wed S Sgt Robert Hintzs
GLOUSTER Mrs. Walter Losey of Oakdale announces the marriage of her daughter Betty Jayne to S Sgt Robert Hintzs. The couple will reside in Columbus where Hintzs is stationed at an Air Force base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Walter Losey
Oakdale
Betty Jayne
Robert Hintzs
Hiin’zs
Columbus
S-Sgt
Hintzs
Air Force Base
Grange To Meet POMEROY Hemlock Grange Session
Hemlock Grange No. 2049 will hold its regular session January 5 with installation of officers. A pot luck supper will follow in honor of Pvt. Bernard Paulsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy— Hemlock
Pvt
Bernard Paulsen
Bruce Bingham Celebrates Birthday at Gravel Hill
Bruce Bingham of the Cleveland School of Embalming was a holiday guest of his parents Dr and Mrs A B Bingham at Gravel Hill. A family dinner marked his Sunday birthday observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bruce Bingham
Cleveland School of Embalming
A. B. Bingham
Gravel Hill
Lodge meeting announces Entered Apprentice degree
Glouster lodge 607, free and accepted masons, will hold a Wednesday 7 p.m. meeting at its lodge. The Entered Apprentice degree will be conferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster—Lodge 607
F&am
Local Holiday Visits Across Defiance Washington Columbus
Glouster social notes include Supt Karl Boden and family visiting Defiance and Continental to see relatives. Pauline Myers spends Christmas in Washington DC with Captain Tex Myers. Kinney and DeNune families visit Grant Wallace in a Sunday gathering. Lucy Strohmeyer hosts Christmas with Mrs Isabell McGee and Homer Strohmeyer family. Healy siblings visit parents A M and Kathaleen Healy in Columbus. Lieut Stanley Adevedo and Edna Saunders family spend ten days in Columbus and Georgia with children Michael and Roger before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Karl Bodenbender
Bodenbender
Evelyn
George
Defiance
Pauline Myers
Washington, D. C
Tex Myers
F. D. Kinney
E. E. DeNune
Janet Sue
Kinney
Grant Wallace
Isabell McGee
Springfield
Homer Strohmeyer
Pleasantville
Lucy Strohmeyer
Kathaleen Healy
George Healy
Columbus
A. M. Healy
Stanley Adevedo
Adevedo
Edna Saunders
Michael
Roger
Georgia
Rhea Saunders
Adevedos
Schools To Resume Classes Thursday In Glouster
Glouster schools will reopen Thursday morning at the usual hour per Supt. Karl Bodenbender. J T High School and the elementary schools at Jacksonville and Hollister will not resume until Monday January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Karl Bodenbender
J. T. High School
Jacksonville
Hollister
Ends Visit Here In Ohio Couple Heads Home
Roy Dean Rogers and Donna Rogers Columbus leave Glouster to visit Fort Thomas Kentucky at New Year's. Roy spends holidays with Holly and Mr. Rogers. Donna plans extended stay before returning to Columbus where she works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Roy Dean Rogers
Holly Rogers
Bob Spicer
Fort Thomas
Donna Rogers
Columbus
Ex-Resident Simon Lasky Dies at 71 in Columbus
Simon Lasky former Glouster resident died at his Columbus home last week at age 71. He left three sons Harry of Zanesville Raymond of New York City and Barney of Columbus as well as three grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Funeral services were held in Columbus Friday with Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein and Cantor Phillip Gellman officiating. He once ran a junk yard on South High Street near the Rockhold Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Simon Lasky
Columbus
Harry
Zanesville
Raymond
New York City
Barney
Samuel W. Rubenstein
Phillip Gellman
Mr. Lasky
South High St
Rockhold
Sister of Glouster Residents Succumbs
Mrs. Nell Black of Philadelphia died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held in Philadelphia Wednesday with burial there. She was a sister to John Bulloch and James Bulloch of Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Nell Black
Philadelphia
John
James Bulloch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Social Notes
Amelia Miller
Skinner
Walton League
New Haven Social Notes
William Pickens
Navy
Norfolk
Mississipi
E. P. Pickens
Danny Yonker
Charles Yonker
G. J. Switters
Theodora
Frances
Danforth
Phil Batey
Willie Grimm
Broad Run Lutheran Church
Tommy Parsons
Jane McGrew
Jacqueline Roush
Shirley Johnston
Bert Johnston
W. Wayne Johnston
Patty Smith
Marietta College
John Dyer
Jim Layne
Mary Lou Capehart
Earl Henry
Raymond Andrews
West Virginia University
Evelyn Anderton
Gloucester Point
R. F. Bryant
James K. Frank
Pittsburgh
Leonoreder
D. E. Roush
Smith
Miss Townsend
Morris
Bend
Chile
Quintay
Dale Carl
Lincoln Hill
Janet Hill
Rutland Village
Henry Werry
Pomeroy Council
Pomeroy Board of Education
Ethel Willoughby
Spiller
Middleport Social Notes
Harrises
Bentley
Betty Jayne Losey
Grange
Lodge
Aloe
Meigs
Ruth Roman
Steve Cochran
Lurene Tuttle Ray Teal Lee Patrick Hugh Sanders
Stuart Randall
Rhubarb
Ray Mill
Gene Tierney
Fay Painter
Howard St. John
Mary Beth Hughes
Moonlight Bay
Liberty
Theatre
Voice of the Theatre
Jimmie Stewart
Jeff Chandler
Debra Paget
Oldsmobile
Lincoln
Chevrolet
Plymouth
GMAC
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
W. Main St
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