Youth Week Climax at Heath Methodist Church
Young people from Middleport joined national observance of The Call To United Christian Youth Action during National Youth Week services at Heath Methodist Church. Nan Moore led worship with Paddy Jo Lambert substituting for ill Diane Reichman. Members from several churches shared readings prayers and offerings as they pledged cooperation and service.
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Middleport
United Christian Youth Action
Heath Methodist Church
Nan Moore
The
Heath Myf
Moore
Paddy Jo Lambert
Diane Reichman
MYF
Bill Taylor
Westminister Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Julie Mitch
Barbara Bowles
Eleanor Satterfield
Marlene Taylor
June Smart
Fred Lewis
Jean Smart
United
Arlene Bowles
Charles Haskins
Everett Bangerter
Robert Byer
Bill Darst
God
Louis A. Bangerter
Church of Christ Christian Endeavor
Heath Church
Carol Bachtel
Mary Carolyn Miller
Charles Hasking
Ann Rupe
Charlene Dillard
Harry Keig
Nancy Roller
Carole Goffe
Ida Lee Hartley
Final Plans for Inspection Visit in Pomeroy
Final preparations by local committees outlined details for a 5 p.m. Monday arrival of state and federal officials including General Albert F. Henderson and Julius Starke to inspect the upper parking lot wall. A U S regional director J C Zuercher will join a dinner and wall visit. Governor Lausche must declare the repair an emergency for federal funds.
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Federated Church
Frank J Lausche
Three Middleport fire calls and local notices
The Middleport Fire Department made three weekend calls two on Sunday afternoon. First aid was given to Roy Russell of Bradbury who had just left hospital. A second call treated Mrs Ward’s grandchild. a Quillen home fire was extinguished with little damage and no firemen needed. Civil service exam for Athens PD patrolman set for Feb 22 at City Hall.
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Middleport
Roy Russell
Bradbury
Russe
S. Second Ave
Gus Ward
George Quillen
Athens Police Dept
Chief Urges Traffic Safety Citing 102 Deaths Daily
Chief of Police Russell Bailey warns that 102 people die daily in traffic crashes and urges strict adherence to traffic laws. He notes eight January arrests for violations in Mayor Sidney T. Russell’s court and praises school patrols for directing pedestrians at intersections.
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Middleport
Russell Bailey
Sidney T. Russell
Bailey
Middleport hosts 55th wedding anniversary for Hart Lyons
Sunday noon a dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Winn honoring Mr. and Mrs. Hart Lyons parents of Mrs. Winn on their 55th wedding anniversary. Attending were Maurice Thompson and Robert Lyons James Jeffers Sylvia Jeffers George Sauer Harold Sauer Evelyn Murray and others who sent gifts cards and messages.
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Middleport
Paul Winn
Hart Lyons
Winn
Lyons
Maurice Thompson
Robert
James Jeffers
Sylvia Jeffers
Gallipolis
George Sauer
Harold
Evelyn Murray
DAR Branch to Meet at Lincoln Road Home
Middleport chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a Friday meeting at Mrs. A. R. Knight home on Lincoln Road. Hostesses Mrs. Everett Hayes and Miss Daisie Saunders assist. The program hour theme is American Music.
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
A. R. Knight
Lincoln Road
Everett Hayes
Daisie Saunders
London Bell Arrives in Philadelphia in 1752
The Province bell later called the Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia in 1752 and was tested and cracked during fitting. It later cracked again when tolled at Chief Justice John Marshall’s funeral in 1835.
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London
Philadelphia
John Marshall
Flood Rumors Spread Then Dispelled in Ohio Valley
In Middleport on Sunday night rumors of heavy flooding circulated after two days of rain. A late broadcast said the Ohio River was receding and light rains would cause no notable river impact. Reports from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and beyond noted sensational coverage of the year's first flood and offered aid to refugees.
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Middleport
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Clearwater
Fla
Divorce Granted In Meigs County Court Case
Donald E. Grimm was granted a divorce from Verna E. Grimm by Judge Emmett W. Peoples. The complaint cited gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. In two separate Meigs County matters trustees seek transfer of 1000 dollars to the bridge fund and George W. Harmon sues Wallace W. Harmon et al for partition of real estate.
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Pomeroy
Donald E. Grimm
Verna E. Grimm
Emmett W. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Orange Township
George W. Harmon
Wallace W. Harmon
Scholarship Tests Scheduled Friday at Pomeroy High
Pomeroy Senior High will hold postponed senior scholarship tests at 9 30 am Friday. County Superintendent O O Patterson announced the rescheduled examination due to flood conditions.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
O. O. Patterson
Absences Rise in MIDDLEPORT Schools Amid Illness
MIDDLEPORT teachers report widespread student absences last week due to influenza and related illnesses including virus infections laryngitis chickenpox heavy colds and ear infections across local schools.
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Middleport
Old Coal Operation Is Only a Memory
A historic King & Brother coal mine and switch at King Station near the Marietta Cincinnati line in Athens County are now memories. The 1875 Foster King homestead, later owned by the Hibberds, remains. a fire destroyed the barn while a fire lookout tower sits above the old farm and mine sites.
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King & Brother
King Station
Marietta & Cincinnati
Waterloo Township
Athens County
Vinton County
Baltimore & Ohio
New Marshfield
The
Kings
King
Sam D. King
Warren Carpenter Foster
Hull Foster
Vermont
Athens
Foster-King
George
Paul Hibbard
S. Hadley Hibbard
State Forest
Izaak Walton
Sam PD
E. R. King
Robinette Ridge
Woodard
King School
King Switch
Junior Fair Lists Revised
Meigs County Junior Fair Board revised premium lists for 1952 at a Saturday meeting in the courtroom. Virginia Haskins presided as vice president and said officers for the new year will be elected at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Attendees included Gene Wells Critt Bradford Jr Mrs Delmar Hamm Donna Holter and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Junior Fair Board
Virginia Haskins
Gene Wells
Critt Bradford, Jr
Delmar Hamm
Donna Holter
H. E. Starkey
Robert Roberts
Earl Dean
Roy Holter
James Ridenour
Ada Hoskins
Howard Ebersbach
Lila Sue Terrell
Barbara Swisher
Annie Canaday
Millfield Community Notes and Arrivals
Millfield and East Millfield community events outline January church meeting hosted by Shir ley Sayers with games and refreshments for Virginia Wilcox and fellow members. Simultaneous euchre club at Mrs Florence Pyle’s with high score Clara Theisen. visits from Dodds, Woods, and Powell families. hospital appendectomy for Mrs Elmer Russell. witnesses in French courts remark ends the clippings.
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Millfield
Sunshine
Church of Christ
Shirley Sayers
Fred Sayers
Virginia Wilcox
Barbara Hanson
Barbara Blower
Carolyn Freeman
Grace Patterson
Shirley Hook
Mary Ann Danko
Mary Jo Gould
Florence Pyle
Clara Theisen
Kathaleen Mingus
Law and Door
Doris Willis
Elizabeth Patton
Frances Wallace
Albert Dodds
Lew Woods
Nelsonville
Minnie Willis
Ed Mingus
Carl Willis
James Powell
James Wallace
Pat
Joe Mills
Columbus
Elmer Russell
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Guy White
Hazel Redman
Glouster
East Millfield
Vincent Anderson
Pittsburgh
George Shaner
John Theisen
Long Bottom Resident Peter Dorst Dies at 84
Long Bottom resident Peter Dorst aged 84 died Sunday at home. Survived by sister Freda Bentz of Long Bottom and brother Jacob Dorst of Chester, plus children Maude Seals Belleville Emma Powell Long Bottom Minnie Smith Rockford Ralph Dorst Randolph Cora Emrick Lancaster and Frank Dorst Long Bottom. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Mt Olive Church with Mt Olive Cemetery burial. Arbaugh funeral home in Tuppers Plains hosting calling hours.
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Long Bottom
Peter Dorst
Freda Bentz
Jacob Dorst
Chester
Maude Seals
Belleville
W. Va
Emma Powell
Minnie Smith
Rockford
Ralph Dorst
Randolph
Cora Emrick
Lancaster
Frank Dorst
Mr. Bush
Mt. Olive Church
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Arbaugh Funeral Home
Tuppers Plains
Dance Pupils To Stage Program At PTA Meet
Students from the Andrew Pavrish dance studio at Sugar Run School Pom eroy will present a short program at the County Council PTA meeting Thursday afternoon. Dancers include Kay Compton Charlesanna Hess Patty Blakeslee and John Strickland.
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PTA Meet
Middleport
Andrew Pavrish
Sugar Run
Pomeroy
County Council
Parent- Teacher Association
Kay Compton
Charlesanna Hess
Patty Blakeslee
John Strickland
Condition Improves for Miss Besserer in Middleport
Miss Lettie Besserer, patient at Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston since December 27, has been taken to the home of her nephew Frank Thomas on Oglethorpe Road where she is reported improving. During her time in Middleport she lived with Mr. and Mrs. George Wittmer on Front Street.
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William R. Hill
Dayton
Richard Chambers
Pomeroy
George Powell
Parkersburg
St. Josephs Hospital
Marguerite Durst
Frank Wilson
Harry Walburn
Akron
Carla DB. Owen
Karl Owen
Fred Kanouse
Louisville
Frank Kanouse
Ped Ramsey
C. W. Ramsey
Walter Rainey
Ruth Wise
Holzer Hospital
Charles E. Wise
C. H. Wise
Frank Hayes
Harold Johnson
Springfield
Chappelle Talbott
W. W. Leonard
Columbus
Florida
Leonard
Middleport
White Cross Hospital
John D. Elam
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
J. F. Mitchell
Frank Kitts
Proctorville
Lettie Besserer
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Frank Thomas
Oglethorpe Road
Six Nabbed By Police At Middleport
Six Middleport residents were arraigned after Friday raids on two houses linked to vice activities. Owners Harry Lewis and Dave Kirk Lewis faced charges with sentences including fines, jail time, and workhouse terms. Others, Mrs Agnes Farley Dayton Spencer and Milton Little, faced related counts with bonds set or grand jury binding.
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Middleport
Bailey
I. R.neal
Don Gosney
Front St
Ash St
Harry Lewis
Dave Kirk
Lewis
May
Sidney Russell
Columbus
Kirk
Agnes Farley
Eula Russell
Dayton Spencer
Milton Little
Farley
Car jumps curb and stops at riverbank near river
Two men narrowly escaped a plunge into the Ohio River when an automobile driven by Charles Lee Kingsbury ran off E Main Street in the morning. A blown tire sent the car 150 feet up the railroad tracks before stopping with only the left front and rear wheels on the right track preventing a fall. The passenger was unidentified.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
E. Main Street
Charles Russell
Russell
Charles Lee
Kingsbury
Parkersburg
Lee
Polio Fund Activities Planned This Week
Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi resumes planned polio fund events after high water cancellations. Miss Freddie Houdashelt announces the March of Mothers event Thursday evening and the March of Dimes Dance Saturday at Pomeroy Junior High School.
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Middleport
Ohio
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Freddie Houdashelt
Pomeroy Junior High School
Woman Collapses in Street Taken to Meigs Hospital
Mrs. Raymond Snyder of Pomeroy collapsed in the street near Barton's Drug Store and was treated at Meigs General Hospital Saturday night. An automobile narrowly missed striking her. She was returned home the same night after care from the Pomeroy Emergency Squad.
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Pomeroy
Raymond Snyder
Meigs General Hospital
Barton's Drug Store
Snyder
Three Men Jailed After E Main St Crash
Three men were jailed after an E Main Street collision involving a coal truck and two westbound vehicles. Buford Williams and Cecil Jewell face intoxication related charges while Robert Tyree assisted Williams and will face leaving the scene and intoxication charges. Meigs County officials prepared hearings with Mayor Delmar Canaday.
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Hudson
Blaetmar Auto Co
Williams
Robert Tyree
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Tyree
Cecil M. Jewell
Addison
Delmar A. Canaday
Ada Hoskins Re-Elected 4-H Council Chairman
Ada Hoskins was re elected chairman of the Meigs County 4 H Club Council at an organizational meeting in the county extension office. Officers named include Earl Dean as vice chairman and Mrs Howard Ebers bach as secretary. Plans cover National 4 H Club Week March 1 to 9 and reporting deadlines that earn club points, with gold silver and bronze map markers for progress.
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Mars Tha Orr
James Ridenour
Benny Gainer
Virginia Haskins
Howard Knight
Marvin Wilson
Mary Jeffers
Virgil Windon
Earl Dean
Springfield
Ohio
Meigs County Land Transfers
Michael A. Epple and Dana Epple transfer parcels in Salisbury Township to Andrew L. Schabow and Olaf Schabow. Charles Smith and Pauline Smith transfer 129.2 acres in Lebanon to Anton Liter and Dana Hensley. Gerald W. Frank and Nora B. Frank transfer Lot 35 in Syracuse to Sebastiano A. Armeli and Rosalyn D. Armeli. Emma Eblin transfers interests to Thomas Eblin Stephen H. Eblin Harry L. Eblin Robert E. Eblin and Mamie M. Snider by affidavit in Salisbury Township. Charles F. Steward Amanda Steward transfer parcels in Columbia Township to Chancey E. Staneart Florence Staneart. L. Orr and Ruby Orr transfer 4 acres in Chester to J. C. McKay and Mary E. McKay.
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Michael A. Epple
Dana Epple
Andrew L. Schabow
Olaf Schabow
Salisbury Township
Charles Smith
Pauline Smith
Anton Liter
Dana Hensley
Lebanon Township
Gerald W. Frank
Nora B Frank
Sebastiano A. Armeli
Rosalyn D. Armeli
Syracuse
Emma Eblin
Thomas Eblin
Stephen H. Eblin
Harry L. Eblin
Robert E. Eblin
Mamie M. Snider
Charles F. Steward
Amanda Steward
Chancey E. Staneart
Florence Staneart
Columbia Township
Co. L. Orr
Ruby Orr
J. C McKay
Mary E. McKay
Chester
Meigs County Receipts Show $2000 Gain
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts rose by about $2000 in the week ending January 19 compared with the same period in 1951. The total receipts were $3992.02 versus $1731.29 a year earlier, per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy.
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Annlats Financial
Athens County
Ohio
Amesville
Dorothy Ship
General Executive Services
Crogocation
Trus Robe
Ansecserss
Sea of Trustees
Dalgebisses
Utetanding Wastenia
Mann
Psa Wdsoes
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
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Howard St. John
Laura Elliott
Golden Girl
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Walter Pidgeon
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Robert Beatty
David Tomlinson
E. Main
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E. Main St
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C. E. Blakeslee
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Voice of the Theatre
John Garfield
Micheline Pretle
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W. Main St
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