Pomeroy Repair of Mine Tipple Is Ordered
The Pomeroy Village Council ordered action on the Charter Oak Tipple owned by Marion L. French after a report by R. E. Jenkins found the structure unsafe. The council instructed the solicitor to notify the owner to discontinue use and pursue corrective or removal steps or prove safety via engineering study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. E. Jenkins
Gallia
Pomeroy Village
Charter Oak
Marion L. French
Fred Crow, Jr
Division of Mines
C. & O. Railway
Jenkins
French
Middleport
Neimeyer
Alvin Norris
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Tahiman Krumm
Burgess
The Plains News Notes highlights local visits and events
Mrs. William Stalder attended a funeral in Dayton and visited relatives. The community gathered for Ladies Aid at the Methodist Church. A large turnout in Pomeroy for Freddy Pritchard orchestra debut club engagement, with veterans among attendees. Also included are financial report fragments and tax figures from Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Freddy Pritchard
Kelroy’s
Meigs County
Middleport OKs taxi cap amid heated debate and reforms
The Middleport Village Council passed an ordinance limiting taxis to 13 to curb traffic and ease delivery of repair materials. Debate centered on favoring ex service members for licenses and redistributing licenses, with former mayor Robson offering two licenses to applicants. The meeting also approved a land sale for a bottling plant and set an annual expense appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Brown
Chase
Vroman
Wayland
Harunger
Zerkle
Clinton Fisher
Fisher
George Moore
Raymond
Cub) Allensworth
William Robson
Robson
KEW
Locust
Page St
Industrial Garment Company
Craig Davis
Harry Craig
Gene Grate
C. P. Bradybury
Cedrick Clark
Don Moore
M. J. McCarty
George Hoefich
Raymond Allensworth
Burton
Reibel
Russell Rice
Rawson
Pomeroy Girl Scouts Collect Clothing for Victory Drive
Saturday members of the Pomeroy Girl Scouts toured Chester Rutland Middleport and Pomeroy in a city truck collecting clothing bedding and other articles for the Victory Clothing Drive. Contributions were sorted later at Miss Mary Good win Gurf Scout leader Meigs County chairman of the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester
Rutland
Middleport
Mary Goodwin
Gurf
Meigs County
Bend Teams To Meet This Evening
Pomeroy and Middleport High School teams clash for the second time this season. Middleport won the first meeting. Two games tonight with the reserve contest starting at 7. Preparations target a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport High School
Middeport
Lottridge News Notes: Local Hosts and Discharges
Mr and Mrs L H Alien hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs James A Rodehaver and others from Marshfield and Guysville. Rodehaver and McMullen recently received army discharges. Guests over the weekend included Mrs George Bernard and Anna Bernard from Jacksonville, plus Miss Gertie Taylor. Linda Robinson of Athens visited Ira Robinson's family. Paul Bailey and his baby from Columbus spent the weekend with sister Glenn Brummage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard
Anna Bernard
Gertie Taylor
Jacksonville
Linda Robinson
Athens
Ira Robinson
Paul Bailey
Columbus
Glenn Brummage
Middleport
Jennie Allen
Portland
Janet Dillard
I Ohio University
John Dillard
L. Roush
Huntington
Veterans Hospital
Marjorie Diles
Mildred ‘Ann Wise
Mary Rose Seines
Norma Jean’ French
Charleston
Elizabeth Moore
Paul Haptonstall
Laurelville
Robert Diedrich
Pittsburgh Pastor To Preach in Meigs
MIDDLEPORT Rev. William Connolly of Pittsburgh will occupy the pulpit of Presbyterian Church Middleport at the morning service on February 10. Formerly stationed at Williamstown West Virginia, he now works with the YMCA in Pittsburgh and is a Western Seminary graduate seeking a Presbyterian pulpit in the Central West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Connolly
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church
Connolly
Williamstown
J .W. Va
Y. M.C.A
Western Seminary
Central West
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Club Events
Pomeroy Church groups met for social evenings with 25 members present. Birthdays were celebrated with a handkerchief shower for Mrs. Louis Reibel and Mrs. Herman Hoffner. Plans surfaced for a spaghetti dinner and a Valentine luncheon. Youth from United Methodist Church attended a Mid-Winter Institute in Jackson. Eastern Star and Grace Guild announced meetings. localsinclude Lt. Jack Waggoner’s return from Missouri and Jack Matson’s honorable discharge from overseas service. Mrs. Hattie Fisher Smith visited, with her daughter Mary Adalene Smith performing on a Women’s Music Club program in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
William Durst
Starry Canterbury
Kate Ebersbach
Carrie Meinhart
Zana Baxter
Carrie Neutzling
Louis Reibel
Herman Hoffner
Charles Ebersbach
Louis Reichel
Gladys Grueser
Jackson
United Methodist Church
Institute of the Youth Fellowship
Grace Guild
Lenore Giles
Middleport
Earl Titus
Elmer Sadler
Beechbottom
W. Va
Jack M. Waggoner
Missouri
H. G. Waggoner
Jack Matson
Jmerly
Evans Market
Pioneer
Marietta
John Dixon
Charleston
P. M. Club
James Pullen
Browneh Ave
Charles Ludwig
Jamiis
Craig Reynolds
Cuyahoga Falls
George Reynolds
Carl Barsotti
Nelle Barsotti
North Carolina
US Marine Corps
James Taylor
Pennsylvania
Deane
Cora Root
Holter Hospital
Middleport Boat Club
Martha Roller
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Heath Methodist Church
Theron Johnson
Lois Cecil
West Virginian Fined in Pomeroy After DUI Plea
William L. New borough of Harrisburg was fined 100 dollars and costs and given 30 days in jail by Justice Percy Peoples after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. His army truck allegedly crashed into a Lochary car near the Senior High School area. no one injured. Paul Stickley faces trial on non support charges. Pomeroy Eastern Star meeting postponed in respect to Mrs Mary Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William L. Newborough
Harrisburg
W. Va
Justice of the
Percy Peoples
Patrick Lochary
Grace Episcopal Church
Lochary
Charles
Paul Stickley
Justice Peoples
Pomeroy Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Mary Miller
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Club Menus
Loyal Women of the Church of Christ met at the new president’s home for devotionals and a study on Women of the Bible. New Sunshine Buddies were chosen, leaders named, and plans laid. Birth announced for Judith Lynn Wildermuth, 8 lb, at Holzer Hospital. Local gatherings include P. M. Club at Mrs. Pullen’s and Women’s Music Club events. Several residents noted visiting relatives and hospital observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
L. E. Burford
Leo Childs
George Russell
O. L. Roush
Martha
Sunshine Buddies
Herbert Hyseil
Lena McElhinny
Rice
Fred Shawver
William Hetteseimer
C. Cc. Chapman
Boyd Dilgard
Minerva Childers
Pearl Graves
Minnie Gilmore
Millard Widermuth
S. Third Ave
Judith Lynn
Holzer Hospital
Wildermuths
Wildermuth
Kathleen Brown
Charles Wildermuth
Butternut Ave
Pomeroy
Roe Brown
Whetstone Faces Court Over Fatal Ohio Hotel Shooting
Charles Whetstone to appear in Meigs County Justice court on a $3,000 bond related to the fatal shooting of Harold Grubbs, 35, at the Ohio Hotel. Grubbs funeral held at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home. Whetstone, formerly a taxi driver and railroad worker, seen as aiding Clark Williams, brick mason. County Commissioners meet to approve bills and routine trans actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coolville
Athens County
Ohio
Ato Coolrite
R. R.crislif
General Village Funds
General Funil Papenwa
Renair
General Fund
Neral Fund
Town Hall
Tate
Clark Williams
Young People Lead Candle Light Service at Grace Church
Grace Episcopal Church in Gallipolis hosted a candle light service with Grace Church youths and St. Peters Episcopal Choir from Gallipolis. Bill Knight led the processional with Jimmy Robertson and Charles Lochary as candle bearers, as Charles Baird read the psalm and James Lochary spoke on lights symbolizing Jesus. The Lord's Prayer was sung by a St. Peters girls quartet, with Mrs. Cedric Clark at the organ, and a pre service tea hosted by Mrs. A. R. Knight.
Licensed to Marry In Meigs County
Meigs County Probate Court issued February 2 marriage licenses to Elba Crown and Mary Thompson of Pomeroy. Also listed are Charles Leach and Zara Jones of Pomeroy, plus other couples and a ceremony performed by Justice Percy L. Peoples with witnesses present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigss County
Elba Crown
Proctorville
Mary Thompson
Charles Leach
Akron
Zara Jones
William Philander Smith
Baltimore
Rheda McClung
Ben Lemon, Jr
Parkersburg
Edna Erickson
Paul E. Hawk
Nelsonville
Margaret J. Bruce
Thurell Rittenhouse
Columbus
Margaret Kauf
Middleport
Stewart N. Roush
Detroit
Justine F. Casto
Done ‘Ald Geary Jr
Mary Jane Rupe
Raymond Holsinger
Hebron
Lillian de
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Marie McDonald
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Binnie Barnes
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Carroll Naish
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Edward Ryan
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