County Engineer Keeps Staff Amid Payroll Curtailment
The Meigs County Commissioners funded February payrolls at 5516.90 to cover 42 workers, with plans to retain full staff only through mid February. Debate over funding and political motives followed as new engineer Blazewicz and agent Thompson discussed future road and bridge work and year-end appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Stanley C. Blazewicz
Daniel Thompson
Dan C. Hartin
Thompson
County Highway Department
Blazewicz
Mobil Oil Co
Regu
Mothers Polio March scheduled for Friday in Meigs County
The Mothers March on Polio will run Friday 7 to 9 p.m. across Meigs County centered in Pomeroy village hall. Ohio Eta Phi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi sorority under Mrs. Barbara Betzing leads volunteers in Middleport Pomeroy and outlying communities. Residents are urged to leave porch lights on and mail checks to Mrs. Betzing in Pomeroy. drive begins with the siren in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Ohio
Barbara Betzing
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Coin Flip Names Meigs County Dog Warden
George F. Logan of Hemlock Grove won a coin flip to become Meigs County’s new dog warden. The three commissioners voted unanimously after the flip. Logan to earn 2400 dollars annually plus 1000 dollars for vehicle expenses. Bonds arranged with Harry Barnes for 1000 dollars. Logan to begin duties today, replacing John Meeks who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George F. Logan
Hemlock Grove
Meigs County
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Avery Nelson
Logan
Dan Hartinger
Arthur Stobart
Don Mullen
Harry Barnes
Middleport
John Meeks
Ohio U Student Is Fellowship Speaker
POMEROY Charles Nip of Hong Kong a student at Ohio University was guest speaker Saturday evening at a youth fellowship banquet at Enterprise EUB Church. His talk on his homeland followed by a banquet. A film Reliability Zero was shown and games awarded to William Bentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Nip
Hong Kong
China
Ohio University
Enterprise Eub
Francis H. Glazier
Thomas Bentz
William Bentz
Carilynn Bell
Glazier
Norma Jean Beards
Middleport Personal Notices Reflect Regional Visits
Rep and Mrs Meinhart and Mrs Winnie Mayer are in Columbus for a week. Mrs Lucille Mayer visits Portsmouth to see her son-in-law and daughter Ernest and Mrs Covert. Celesta Ault recovers at home from surgery at Hobert Hospital Gallipolis. Weekend guests at the Turners include Robert Lee and family of Point Pleasant and Earl and Birdie See of Flat Rock. Mrs P K Russell substitutes for Mrs Tewksbury at Dr Davis’s office after the death of Mr Tewksbury.
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George Meinhart
Winnie Mayer
Columbus
Meinhart
John Mayer
Governor’s Mansion
Lucille Mayer
Portsmouth
Ernest Covert
Celesta Ault
William Ault
Hobert Hospital
Gallipolis
Joseph Turner
Robert Lee
Bobby
Susie
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Earl
Birdjie
Flat Rock
Turner
Meigs General Hospital
P. K. Russell
Robert Tewksbury
J. J. Davis
Tewksbury
E. O. Tewksbury
Youth Sunday Observed At Presbyterian Church
Middleport First United Presbyterian Church hosted Interdenominational Youth Sunday with Westminster Youth Fellowship in charge. Pastor and choir details, prayers, poems, scripture by Helen Taylor, and guest speaker Lafayette K. Johnson of Liberia, a Ohio University student, are listed along with participating youths and counselors.
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Presbyterian Church
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Westminster Youth Fellowship
Carolyn Russell
Roy Coleman
Carol Lyons
Ronnie Hindy
Cinda Sauer
Helen Taylor
Karen Bachner
David Lyons
Janice Zirkle
Rodney Sauer
Beverly Perrin
Cinda Morris
Judy Sauer
Karen Gregg
Kathy Lacey
Mich] Morris
Edith Haptonstall
Carol Anderson
Bruce Wallace
Seren Lewis
Pat Lowery
Lillian Steiff
Richard Vaughan
Everett Bachner
Lafayette K. Johnson
Liberia
Ohio University
Village Sewer Bill Rally Proposed By Meinhart Measure
Pomeroy Mayor Charles Legar was authorized to urge all Ohio villages to back Meigs County Rep. George A. Meinhart’s bill exempting villages from building sewage disposal systems. The plan requires testimony before hearings and lobbying senators and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Ohio
Meigs County
George A. Meinhart
Legar
Meinhart
Middleport
General Telephone Co
Jed Webster
Webster
Council
Tri-State Materials Corp
Middleport Meigs County Easter Seal Drive chaired by Gene Grate
Gene Grate of Middleport will chair the 1961 Easter seal sale for the Meigs County Crippled Children's Society. The Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club will sponsor the fund drive with about 5000 county families to receive Easter seal letters in early March. The drive ends on Easter Sunday and Good Friday Coffee Day raises county funds. The society funds braces crutches and appliances and recently acquired an audiometer used in a county school hearing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gene Grate
Meigs County Crippled Children's Society
Middleport-Pomeroy
Five Baptist Churches Attend Annual Middleport Tea
A fellowship gathering of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society drew 72 members and guests from Cheshire Pomeroy Racine Rio Grande and Mount Moriah Middleport. Mrs Willis Anthony led the meeting with program highlights including an organ piano duet and slides of Bacone Indian College. A Feb 15 business night is planned at Middleport First Baptist and the Rio Grande Association meets March 16 at Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Anthony
Donald Boone
Bacone Indian College
Oklahoma
Charles Lewis
Edison Baker
Freddie Houdashelt
Owen Bratton
Richard Owen
Birth is announced by Indiana couple
Mr. and Mrs. David Jay Jenkins of LaPorte Ind announce the birth of a daughter on February 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chase of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jenkins of Mobile Alabama, with great grandparents Mrs. Viola Sales of Lancaster and W. W. Farley of Middleport. The couple has a son, Steven, age five.
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Middleport
I‘r
David Jay Jenkins
LaPorte
Ind
Harold Chase
J. B. Jenkins
Mobile
Ala
Viola Sales
Lancaster
W. W. Farley
Steven
Garden Club Meeting Date Change for Winding Trail
The Winding Trail Garden Club meeting at Mrs. Carl Will’s home is canceled. A new meeting will be held Friday evening at Mrs. Leo Bryan’s home with a Valentine exchange planned.
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Pomeroy
Winding Trail Garden Club
Carl
Leo Bryan
Infirmary Party Set in Middleport Meigs County
A Valentine Day party will be staged for residents of Meigs County at the infirmary by the deacons and deaconesses of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County Infirmary
First United Presbyterian Church
Middleport Room Mothers Meet at Pearl Street School
A meeting of Middleport room mothers is set for 2 45 p m Wednesday in the teachers lounge at Pearl Street elementary school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Room
Pearl Street
New Dens Organized by Cub Scouts in Middleport
Cub Scout Pack 244 organized two new dens at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church meeting led by Cubmaster John Krawsczyn. Mrs. Triplett and Mrs. Oiler were named den mothers, with members assigned to each den. Frederick Bryant earned a bobcat badge as plans were made for the Blue and Gold banquet on February 27, chaired by Mrs. Hackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
John Krawsczyn
Franklin Triplett
Richard Osler
Triplett
Mark French
Randy Phillips
Marcus Fowler
David Buskirk
Ricky Triplett
Oiler
Stevie Oiler
Chipper Haggerty
Doxie Walters
Jimmy Warner
Eugene Powell
John Kokovitch
George Hackett
Howard Dailey
Frederick Bryant
Den. 2
Presbyterian Church
Hackett
Letart Falls Social Notes Highlight Hurley and Roush Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Hurley and family of Chicago visit Mrs. Hurley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Childers. Mrs. Woodrow Hall from the Children’s Home spends two days at home. Clyde Norris funeral draws area residents. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Griffith of Bashan and Mrs. Edna Roush dine with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Roush. Frankie Chapman of Findlay visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wheeler. Mildred Ripley of Charleston visits Mr. and Mrs. Earley Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Noah L. Hurley
Chicago
Alex Wheeler
Mildred Ripley
Charleston
Earley Roush
Three Men Fined in Middleport Court
Three men were fined by Mayor Kenneth McElhinney's court on Monday night. Richard J. Sisson of Cheshire paid five dollars and costs with the fine suspended for driving a vehicle with an illegal exhaust system. Roy Priddy of Rutland paid five dollars and costs on intoxication charges. Leroy Hoschar of Mason, West Virginia, paid ten dollars and costs on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Kenneth McElhinney
Richard J. Sisson
Cheshire
Roy Priddy
Rutland
Leroy Hoschar
Mason
W.va
Divorce Asked in Langsville Case
Clara Jean Wallace of Langsville files for divorce from Bernard T. Wallace of Rutland in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clara Jean Wallace
Langsville
Bernard T. Wallace
Rutland
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Club Plans To Prepare Arrangement For Bank Exhibit
POMEROY Mrs Earl Dean and Mrs Pearl Koblentz were chosen to arrange a display for the Arrangement of the Week contest at Citizens National Bank Middleport Feb 27 to March 4. The Chester Garden Club met at Mrs Homer Holter’s home with Mrs Robert Wood as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Earl Dean
Pearl Koblentz
Citizens National Bank
Chester Garden Club
Homer Holter
Middleport
Robert Wood
Theodore Mora
Pearl Mora
Wood
Dean
Vernon Weber
Roy Holter
Koblentz
Willis Frost
Woodrow Mora
Wyatt Chadwell
Valentine
Reid Young
Local Visit Notes and Health Updates From Area Families
Mr and Mrs Hayman Barnitz visited their son Gary Barnitz in Kent over the weekend. Mrs Harry L Bailey recuperates at home after surgery at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Theo Smith returned from a Florida business trip with daughter Sue from Columbus. Mrs Herman Scholl had surgery at Holzer Hospital Monday. Mrs John R Weeks and her Reynoldsburg son were guests with Eldon Weeks family due to Mrs Scholl illness.
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Hayman Barnitz
Gary Barnitz
Kent
Harry L. Bailey
E. Main St
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Theo Smith
Florida
Sue
Columbus
Herman Scholl
John R. Weeks
Reynolds
Legislator Will Head Planners In Middleport
William Childs was elected chairman of the Middleport Planning Commission at the first meeting in village hall. Edison Baker named secretary for a four year term. other members Emmett Shuler Bernard Fultz and Mayor Kenneth McElhinney. The group reviewed duties and a Miami University survey under Dr Rudolph Frankel and discussed planned development areas. Charles Clarkson of the Chamber of Commerce attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Childs
Village Council
Miami University
Rudolph Frankel
Charles Clarkson
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
Judgment Upheld in Meigs County Case
Judge John C. Bacon's ruling for defendant Ruda Durst in a money suit arising from a highway accident was affirmed by the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Lawrence A. Smith of Chester filed suit against Durst. the appellate panel affirmed the Meigs County Common Pleas decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Lawrence A. Smith
Chester
Ruda Durst
Portland
Bacon
Durst
Court of Appeals
Births at Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Darrell Badgley of Racine Route 1 welcomed a daughter. Admitted were Carl Qualls of Pomeroy and J S Kelley of Middleport. Discharged were Gay Ann Burke Charles Smith Robert White Clyde Sanders Arza Bryant and Mrs Kathryn Sinclair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Badgley
Racine
Carl Qualls
Pomeroy
J. S. Kelley
Middleport
Gay Ann Burke
Charles Smith
Robert White
Clyde Sanders
Arza Bryant
Kathryn Sinclair
Middleport Ladies Auxiliary Meets at Parmalee Home
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department ladies auxiliary will hold a meeting this evening at the home of Mrs. B F Parmalee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Birthday Party Set For March
Plans for the annual birthday party on March 17 were set at a Racine Post 602 American Legion ladies auxiliary meeting held at the hall. Margaret Yost presided as announcements included the spring conference on March 19 and the mid winter conference on March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ladies Auxiliary
Racine
Post 602
American Legion
Margaret Yost
CARE
Radio Free Europe
Boosters Meet Set Pomeroy Band Boosters Association
The Pomeroy Band Boosters Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the senior high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Band Boosters Association
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Harrie Marie Smith
Clifford Jacos
Robert Hartenbach
Charles B. Martell
Navy
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
L. W. Williams
P. M. Wolff
S. W. Betts
Ohio U
Indiana
J. D. Roush
Pomeroy Personals
Cussins
Fearn
Cussins & Fearn
Barre
Monument Co
W. Main Street
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Rambler
Pomeroy, Ohio
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