Races Loom for Several County Offices in Meigs County
The Meigs County Election Board lists candidates filing by the May Republican primary deadline. Incumbents seek county commission seats, with six Republicans and one Democrat among the filings, plus candidates for common pleas judge, treasurer, and sheriff and engineer. Independent filings were absent. party committee slots are also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Election Board
Emmett W. Peoples
Peoples
Clyde Millhone
C. J. Gaul
William D. Stewart
J.E.D. Hartinger
Theodore Beegle
Charles Russell
Russell R. Bailey
Middleport
George Meinhart
Meigs County
Virgil V. Brown
John D. Thomas
Henry Ewing
James B. O’brien
Emmett Smalley
Racine Village
Paul Searles
Silver Run
Earl M. Gorby
Salém
Paul S Moore
Racine
Gerald E. Shumway
Reedsville
Everett Watson
Tuppers Plains
Frank Booth
Syracuse
Harry Beards
Pomeroy
Hugh Beards
Rocksprings
Roy Armes
Minersville
Paul Manuel
East Letart
Harold Long
James G. Lewis
Charles Karr
David O. Jenkins
J. A. Siders
Val Hartung
North Chester
Donald Hauck
Carl Persinger
Pomeroy Ward Two
CF. Pierce
West Rutland
Don Collis
Turner Couple Mark 57th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs Della Turner celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary at their daughter’s home in Millersport with several family members in attendance. A sacred lily of India, 38 inches tall from a four year old bulb without soil or water, drew admiration during open house hosted by Mrs Grace Hensler.
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J. E. Radekin
Vale
Dyesville
Laurel
Rocksprings
G. A. Radekin
Nellie Vale
Erma Vale
Maude Holcomb
Janet Turner
J. B. Radekin
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Youth Rally and Club News
About 40 young people met at Federated Church in Pomeroy for a Call to United Christian Youth Movement worship service. Ohio University professor Roger Barrett spoke on beginning where you are amid world issues. The group planned quarterly meetings and a spring rally. Also covered were Pomeroy Garden Club activities with Hawaii slides and residents living there, and local EFUB and White Shrine events with upcoming socials and potluck.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
United Christian Youth Movement
Ann Piersall
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Cynthia Tompkins
Mary Stace
MYF
Roger Barrett
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Ohio University
Barrett
United States News
Bethany Methodist Building
Harold F. Hess
United Methodist
Don Thomas
William Smith
Lou Hess
Federated Youth Fellowship
Pomeroy Garden Club
Lydia Ebersbach
C. E. Nease
George Parker
Hawaii
Margaret Keehne Davis
Cora Miller
Davis
Marion Leitweiler
John Leitweiler
Pomeroy Garden
Blackwood Family Weekend Visit in Columbus
Mr and Mrs John Blackwood and their son spent a weekend in Columbus with Mr and Mrs Cecil E Jewell.
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John Blackwood and Son
Columbus
Cecil E. Jewell
Mayor Fines Racine Driver for DUI and Jail Time
Pomeroy Earl V. Gorham of Route 2 Racine was fined 100 dollars and costs by Mayor Delmar A. Canaday on a DUI charge after his car overturned on West Main Street late Tuesday night. He remained jailed for non payment of the fine.
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Pomeroy
Earl V. Gorham
Route 2
Racine
Delmar A. Canaday
Gorham
W. Main Street
Pomeroy Man Named Soldier of the Week at Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Joseph I. Struble of Pomeroy was selected Soldier of the Week at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland from over 3000 service members. Lt. Col. Boas cited Struble’s bearing training and on the job ability plus his three day pass to visit family before returning to duty. Struble, a Pom eroy High School graduate class of 1947, played basketball and football and later attended Ohio State University before working as a cashier at Lazarus in Columbus.
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523Rd Military Police Company
Our
Struble
MacMoreland
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
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Meigs County Infirmary Supt and Matron Resign
The Meigs County Board of County Commissioners accepted the resignations of Superintendent Everett Day and Matron Mrs. Day from the Meigs County Infirmary. Both completed three years of service last January 16 and resignations take effect March 31, 1952. No successors were named at the meeting.
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Pomeroy
Everett Day
Meigs County Infirmary
Meigs County Board of County Commissioners
Broadwell Birthday Surprise for 86th Earl Vandyke
Local residents gathered to surprise Cook Van Dyke on his 86th birthday. Attendees included Ella Ogg Mae Brown Hazel Burke Hattie Hendershot Frank and Harry Vandyke and others. Refreshments were served by Mae Brown and Harry Vandyke. Additional visits and weekend hosts involved Ogg Grubb Young and Brown families with friends from Athens McConnelsville and Marietta.
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Albert Ogg
Athns
Ella Ogg
Hazel Burke
Charles Grubb
McConnelsville
Will Young
George Smith
Carolyn
Athens
Alvin White
Bernice Coen
Frost
W. J. Phillips
Big Run
Mae Brown
Freda Vandyke
Ford Sampson
Mabel Christene
Janet
Marietta
John Martin
Frank Parsons
Homer Rathburn
Columbus
Mae
Charles Brown
Dearth Family and Local Notices in Prattsville
Donald E. Dearth, just discharged from the Navy in San Francisco, visits his parents in Prattsville before returning to Berkeley as a junior in languages. Several locals remain home with influenza. Cameron W. Clark and Lincoln Dearth were inducted January 30 and now serve at Fort Meade Maryland.
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Prattsville
Donald E. Dearth
Navy
San Francisco
F. Dearth
California
University At
Berkley
Department of Languages
Cameron William Clark
Lincoln Dearth
Army
Fort Meade
Maryland
Polio Dance Ends March of Dimes Drive in Meigs County
A Beta Phi Sorority sponsored polio fund drive and dance at Pomeroy Junior High School to close the Meigs County March of Dimes effort. The event, featuring the Bob Holloway orchestra, runs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. with Mothers Marches in Pomeroy and Middleport earlier. Harry Bennett notes county drive leadership. Mrs. Ralph Welker and Freddie Houdashelt lead local efforts.
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Pomeroy
Beta Phi
Meigs County
Harry Bennett
Bob Holloway
Logan
Jack McQuire
Bennett
Middleport
Ralph Welker
Freddie Houdashelt
Pomeroy Area Men Take Naval Training
Three Pomeroy area seaman recruits are undergoing naval basic training at the U. S. Naval Training Center Great Lakes IN. They are Donald L. Hunnel son of Mr and Mrs John A Hunnel 330 Condor St George W Nesselroad son of Mr and Mrs George Nesselroad 130 Laurel St and John N Watson son of Mrs Myrtle Watson of Minersville.
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Pomeroy Area
Pomeroy
Naval
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, IN
Donald L. Hunnel
John A. Hunnel
Condor St
George W. Nesselroad
George Nesselroad
Laurel St
John N. Watson
Myrtle Watson
Minersville
Carl Grim Services Held in Maryland
Carl Grim services were held in Frostburg Maryland for his brother Carl Grim. He returned Sunday escorted by his nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Earl Thomas who visited two days with the Grim family on S&S Second Ave along with Mr and Mrs Russell Mills and family on Second Ave.
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Middleport
Victor Grim
Frostburg
Carl Grim
Earl Thomas
Grims
S&s
Second Ave
Russell Mills
Pluto completes a 249 year solar orbit
The newly identified planet Pluto is noted to take 249 Earth years to circle the sun, marking a unique long orbital period for the distant world.
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Pluto
School Board Appeals Allocation of 10 Mills
Pomeroy village faced a tax dispute as its Exempted School District appealed the Meigs County Budget Commission’s 18.4 mill tax rate, with 10 mills earmarked for schools. The case, filed within 30 days after certification on January 7, goes to the State Board of Tax Appeals for a rapid decision.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Budget Commission
State Board of Tax Appeals
Review of 10 School Lunch Programs Planned
POMEROY P S Waldeck supervisor of industrial arts for the State department of education arrived Wednesday to start a three day review of schools with lunch programs and industrial arts classes. O O Patterson county superintendent accompanies him. Ten county schools now have lunch programs and two high schools offer industrial art classes.
Brazil Hosts Vast Ant Diversity With 450 Species
A study notes Brazil harbors around 450 ant species across its ecosystems. Researchers catalog diverse genera and emphasize habitat variety supporting rich ant communities.
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Olivedale
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E. W. O'Brien
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T. R. Thomas
Rutland
Charles Diehl
Salisbury
Emmett G. Will
Norman Klees
Mary R. Buckley
S. G. Pickens
Lang
James Wayland
William Graham
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Lillian Rayburn
Taylor Tots
H. J. Hysell
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Western Auto Associate Store
Edgar H. Florian
W. Main
Point Rock
Dexter
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Hawaiian Pictures Show
Silver Ridge— Valentines
Garrett Christy
South Bethel Efub Christian Endeavor
Orville Watson
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Pomeroy Personals
Simon
Pomeroy Man
Olive Township
Columbia Township
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Harry Dudgeon
Ronald Whittington
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Harry Craig
Charles Walburn
Broadwell
Lockwood
Hamden
Herbert Chamberlain
W. FE. Dearth
H. F. Dearth
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Ruthann
George Dearth
Edna D. Daft
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Brazil
Dutton
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