School Bands To Assist In Polio Drive
H E Boney campaign fund chairman for the Meigs County Polio Foundation announced that high school bands in Western Eastern and Southern local districts will run Blue Crutch Day drives on Saturday Jan 4. In Pomeroy bands collected 251 07 and in Middleport about 124 58 with toll gates at the Pomeroy Bridge and E Second St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
H. E. Boney
Meigs County Polio Foundation
Boney
Middleport
Linda Moore
Pomeroy Bridge
Jeanette Crooks
E. Second St
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Mr and Mrs Victor Grim spent the holiday with Mrs Robert Seever and family in Canton and with relatives including Rev and Mrs Arthur Skonkmiller Mr and Mrs Willis Aleshire of Dayton were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Herbert Chambers Mrs Roger Kittle and daughter Helen of Glouster were Monday guests of Miss Vesta McCoy and Mrs C B Forrest Mr and Mrs F J Graly of Moundsville WV are guests of their cousin Miss Freda Faehnle Mr and Mrs Don Becker moved to the Arnold apartment vacated by Mr and Mrs Bernard Fultz Lucille Defenbacher returned to Columbus after visiting a cousin Miss Freda Faehnle She was accompanied home by her brother Frank Will of Pomeroy and Mrs Defenbacher and Mr Will will go to Akron to visit another brother Fred Will and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Aleshire
Dayton
Herbert Chambers
Roger Kittle
Helen
Glouster
Kittle
Vesta McCoy
C. B. Forrest
F. J. Graly
Moundsville
W. Va
Freda Fachnle
Don Becker
Arnold
Bernard Fultz
Lucille Defenbacher
Columbus
Freda Faehnle
Frank Will
Pomeroy
Defenbacher
Will
Akron
Fred Will
First Gas Company Formed in 1812 by Parliament Charter
In April 1812 Parliament granted a charter creating the world’s first gas company. This pivotal act established a formal public utility, marking the birth of gas illumination for urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ist Gas Company
World
Community Prepares for New Year Celebrations in Middleport
Middleport residents stock up on cabbage and spare ribs for a prosperous year. Merchants run NY Eve specials while hostesses and housewives plan menus. The Pomeroy Fire Department hosts its annual New Year’s Ball at the junior high school starting 9:30 p.m. with many locals expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Poultry Short Course Slated for Racine Adults
An adult poultry production short course is set for Thursday evening January 2 in Racine High School's Vocational Agriculture room. Instructor H W Walters said the program is part of a series on better farming using modern methods. The session will discuss nutrition and feature a film Science in the Feed Bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine High School
H. W. Walters
Walters
Freeland Norris
First National Bank of Racine
Clarence Shields To Join County Sheriffs Office
Meigs County Sheriff Robert C. Hartenbach announced that Clarence Shields will become deputy sheriff on January 2. Shields, 56, of Racine, was sworn in by Common Pleas Judge John Bacon after the county approved funds for the extra deputy. He is a former Lock 23 lockmaster and is married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert C. Hartenbach
Clarence Shields
Racine
Hartenbach
Shields
Common Pleas
John ©. Bacon
County Board of Commissioners
Lock
Apple Grove
Gladys Roush
Etta Mae Hill
Syracuse
Jeannine Hagan
Judy Shields
Woodmen Lodge
Middleport
Ohio Valley Grange
Sheriff's Department
Howard Frank
Top Probation Officer Otis Knopp Takes Oath
Otis Knopp of Racine was sworn in as chief probation officer for Meigs County by Common Pleas Judge John C. Bacon. He succeeds Carl Gorby, who resigned to take a rural mail route, and will begin duties January 1. Knopp also becomes the county attendance officer for the County Board of Education, a post Gorby held.
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Pomeroy
Otis Knopp
Racine
Meigs County
Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
Knopp
Carl Gorby
Bacon
County Board of Education
Gorby
Friendship Class Hosts Christmas Dinner in Gallipolis
The Kanauga Methodist Church group held a Christmas dinner at Farmer's Hotel in Gallipolis with fourteen members enjoying turkey. Mystery sisters were revealed, a grab bag, gift to the teacher, and a candlelight program by the WSCS led by Mrs. Ethel Wright. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Wright and her daughter Dorothy.
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Kanauga
Kanauga Methodist Church
Farmer's Hotel
Gallipolis
WSCS
Ethel Wright
Wright
Dorothy
Blood Donors Sought for Red Cross Bloodmobile in Meigs County
Meigs County Red Cross Blood Program seeks donors for the Bloodmobile on Monday January 13. A minimum of 150 pints is required to restore blood credits and support local patients for the next two months. Donors should sign up at the Red Cross office. contact number is 53.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Red Cross
Meigs
Burlington Liar Club crowns plowman tale as year’s biggest lie
The Burlington Liars Club named Harry Berogan of Mission South Dakota the winner for a story about a farmer who plowed a field so long his wife thought he was dead and later returned with a combine. Other honorable mentions included a Marshall Texas tale asserting not the biggest lie in Texas and a Washington DC anecdote about drought.
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Burlington
Wis
South Dakota
Burlington Liars Club
Harry Berogan
Mission
S.D
Einstein
Berogan
Texas
Rio Grande
Davis F. Boone
Marshall
Boone
Lone Star
Clinton R. Hallette
U.S. Soldiers Home
Washington, D.C
Broken Bow
Nebraska
Hauette
Pomeroy Firemen Elect Officers and Committees
Pomeroy Firemen's Association elected new officers and named committees after the New Year’s Ball at the Second Ward Fire House. Officers: Rolland Neutzling president, Dwight Parker vice president, Charles Legar secretary, Harold Ebersbach treasurer. Chiefs named: Emerson Well fire chief, Jack Thomas assistant chief, John Beaver second assistant. Plans set for a refreshment booth by the Emergency Squad with pop and potato chips. Firemen urged to meet at Pomeroy Junior High School at 9 a.m. Wednesday to clean the auditorium after the ball. The ball runs 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Emile Leon and his orchestra provide music.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Firemen’s Association
Second Ward
Rolland Neutzling
Dwight Parker
Charles Legar
Harold Ebersbach
Robert
Hysell
H. Bolinger
Max Folmer
Emerson Well
Jack Thomas
John Beaver
Association
Emile Leon
Racine Social Notes Bright Christmas Gatherings and Visits
December social scenes in Racine include 76 attending Family Night at First Baptist Church with a turkey dinner. Local choirs and choirs from Auburn and Ohio guests share programs as families host Christmas dinners and visit relatives in Columbus Akron Ada Oak Grove Dayton and Frankfort Indiana.
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Homer Might of Middleport Sammy Hysell of Middleport. Discharged C L Wiles of Pomeroy Mrs Donna Riffle of Middleport Mrs Virgil Windon and infant daughter of Pomeroy.
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Homer Might
Middleport
Sammy Hysell
C. L. Wiles
Pomeroy
Donna Riffle
Virgil Windon
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George Coleman
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John Raike, Jr
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Christine Black
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Milton Houdashelt
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Charles Jividen
Athens
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William Smith
Harry Hayman
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Robert Knightstep
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Jerry Powell
Earl Custer
Cincinnati
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Charles Beegle
Francis Morris
T. G. Hilldare
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Meigs General Hospital
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Clinton Fisher CO. Ser
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Karr & van Zandt Motor Sales
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