Juvenile Officials To Take Three Middleport Youths
Three boys aged nine to eleven confessed to thefts at Baker's Grocery and Darst's Confectionery in downtown Middleport. They will be taken to the Bureau of Juvenile Investigation in Columbus this week, Meigs County probation officers said. Two had prior trouble, one for petty school thefts. A fourth youth questioned in the Middleport Department Store case was released pending FBI report.
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Middleport
Baker's
Darst
Bureau of Juvenile Investigation
Columbus
Meigs County
Ralph Welker
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mill St
Opera House Cleanup to Resume Next Week
Mayor D A Cana of Pomeroy said cleanup at the Opera House, paused during cold waves, will restart by early next week. About 200 tons had been moved before work halted.
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Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
Opera House
Vers. Richards Marks 90th Birthday
POMEROY Mrs. Florence Richards celebrated her 90th birthday last Friday at her Mulberry Avenue home. Despite a bedbound Christmasback ailment she hosted guests in her room. She received two birthday cakes flowers and many cards. Family and friends from Point Pleasant to Hartford attended the celebration and refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Florence Richards
Mulberry Ave
Chiefs Oath Delayed By Technicality In Middleport
Lionel Boggs, newly named chief of police, awaits oath as Mayor Sidney Russell reportedly holds the papers. Legal questions over Chief Ray McClure's firing with or without cause keep the oath from being taken.
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Middleport
Lionel Boggs
Sidney Russell
Ray McClure
Army reps to distribute medals at Middleport Legion Hall
Army representatives will be at the Middleport Legion Hall Wednesday night to distribute Pre Pearl Harbor and Victory Medals, as announced by Service Director Henry F. Scarberry on Monday.
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Pomeroy
Army
Middleport Legion Hall
Henry F. Scarberry
Rites Held Sunday for Mrs. Bessie Collins
MIDDLEPORT funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Collins were held at the Bradford Church Sunday afternoon. Among attendees were Frank Collins Lawrence Price Hortense Collins Jessie Siders Hattie Manley of Columbus Stewart Collins Nina Bollman of Pittsburgh Merl Collins and family Findley Dale Collins and family Clifton. Pallbearers were H W Craig Ed Dempskey Arthur Swisher Edward Preston Charles Williamson and Woodrow Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bessie Collins
Bradford
Frank Collins
Lawrence Price
Hortense Collins
Jessie Siders
Hattie Manley
Columbus
Stewart Collins
Philadelphia
Nina Bollman
Pittsburgh
Merl Collins
Cheshire
Findley Dale Collins
Clifton
H. W. Craig
Ed. Dempskey
Arthur Swisher
Edward Preston
Charles Williamson
Woodrow Wilcox
January Title Office Reports Strong Start despite Weather
Pomeroy Herman Beards, clerk of courts, called January title report a very good start. Title fees totaled 282.60 with 81.10 to the state and 201.50 to the clerk. The month saw 241 titles issued, 80 notices of liens, 46 memo titles, 59 cancellations of liens, 116 applications and affidavits, and 3 certified copies. Title records show 48 new automobiles and 17 new trucks purchased during the month.
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Pomeroy
Herman Beards
Gravel Hill Native Is Featured Dancer
Middleport reports Gilbert Ervin a featured dancer in The Student Prince at Hartman Theater Columbus February 13 to 15. The premier danseur, brother of Gravel Hill resident Mrs. William Robson and son of Mr and Mrs Ben Ervin of Charleston, joins Jorg Fasting in directing the ballroom scene and performs to Chopin Waltz in E Minor.
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Middleport
Hartman Theater
Columbus
Jorg Fasting
Chopin
Gilbert Ervin
William Robson
Gravel Hill
Ben Ervin
Charleston
Ervin
Middleport High School
Home Extension Project Meetings Scheduled
POMEROY announces upcoming home extension project meetings this week at private homes. On Wednesday at 10 30 a.m. Forest Run and Morning Star meet at Mrs. Vernon Nease home to discuss Make your time worth more II. A nutrition leaders training session led by Alma Garbin from Ohio State University occurs Friday at Mrs. Geneva Mullins home in Middleport at 10 30 a.m.
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Pomeroy
Forest Run
Morning Star
Vernon Nease
Geneva Mullins
Middleport
Alma Garbin
Ohio State University
Wirt Roush Funeral Services Scheduled
Funeral services for Wirt Roush aged 62 will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the home of Mrs Lodomia Vanmeter in New Haven. Burial is planned at Graham Station Cemetery with the body arriving Tuesday at 2 p m for viewing by friends.
Minstrel Dress Rehearsals Ahead in Meigs County
The Meigs County Izaak Walton League Minstrel holds a dress rehearsal tonight. The show is scheduled for Wednesday at Middleport High School Auditorium and Thursday at Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium, both at 8 15 p.m. Sell-outs are anticipated.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Pomeroy
Valentine Party At Church Of Christ In Middleport
Young people of the Church of Christ will be entertained with a Valentine party at the church tonight. C. E. Shep ard, pastor, announced. Each attendee may invite a guest. The event features Valentine box distributions, games led by the pastor, and refreshments. It starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
C. E. Shepard
Pomeroy Young Adult Class Postponed Meeting
The Young Adult Class of the Church of Christ has postponed its Tuesday night meeting to a later date in March.
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The
Church of Christ
Mrs Stobart Hosts Nifty Stitchers Valentine Meeting
Mrs Wilma Stobart will entertain the Nifty Stitchers Sewing Club on Wednesday at her mother Mrs Clara Grueser’s home. Each member is asked to bring a valentine.
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Wilma Stobart
Clara Grueser
Mrs Bernice Darst Hosts Past Councilors Club
Mrs Bernice Darst will host a Past Councilors Club gathering at her Spring Ave home Thursday. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs Mike McKenzie Mrs Charles Cowan and Mrs Claude Darst.
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Bernice Darst
Spring Ave
Mike McKenzie
Charles Cowan
Claude Darst
Local residents share health updates and visits
D. L. Peoples the prosecuting attorney remains convalescing at home after illness. Joseph Harbrecht of Union Ave. shows improvement following several days of illness. Barbara Roush visited her mother Mrs. Erma Roush in Minersville on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goodman of Alexandria spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goeglein on Mulberry Ave. Avery Nelson Theo C Heines and families vacationing in Florida now at Lake Wales. Herbert Dixon of Enterprise visited with sister and family Earl Kelley of Lancaster.
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D. L. Peoples
Joseph Harbrecht
Union Ave
Barbara Roush
Erma Roush
Minersville
Robert Goodman
Alexandria
Tom Goeglein
Mulberry Ave
Avery Nelson
Theo C. Heines
Janet
Larry
Hemlock Grove
Florida
Lake Whales
Herbert Dixon
Enterprise
Earl Kelley
Lancaster
Scholarship Tests Slated for Wednesday
POMEROY The Senior Scholarship tests that were to have been held Saturday will be held Wednesday from 9 am until 12 at the Senior High School in Pomeroy with county and Pomeroy schools participating. An agriculture test will be taken at the same time by one boy since Racine is the only school in the county with vocational agriculture. Names of the contestants will be released after the tests Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
County
Racine
Meigs Man Injured In Fall Of Slate
William Sexon of Middleport sustained a knee injury from a falling slate at the M C Hobart Coal Co mine. He was transported to Martz Hospital by Ewing's ambulance. Adam Scholl, mine manager, said the injury is not serious and Sexon should return to work in about a week.
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Pomeroy
William Sexon
Middleport
M. C. Hobart Coal Co
Martz Hospital
Ewing’s
Adam Scholl
Sexon
Funeral Services Set For Bertha J McDade
Mrs Bertha J McDade of Letart Falls died in a Rochester Pa hospital at 830 am Sunday Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 3 pm at the Letart Falls Methodist Church with burial in the local cemetery Survivors include two nephews R G Webster and Jed Webster and a niece Mrs Thomas Webster
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Pomeroy
Bertha J. McDade
Letart Falls
Rochester
Letart Falls Methodist Church
R. G
Jed Webster
Thomas Webster
Funeral Arrangements for T. E. Smith
Funeral services for Thomas E. Smith set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ewing Chapel with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 1:27 p.m. Wednesday. the body will arrive from Florida by train.
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Pomeroy
Thomas E. Smith
Ewing Chapel
Beech Grove Cemetery
Florida
Mrs Rein Hart Injury Delays Sugar Run School Duty
Mrs Frank Rein hart cannot resume second grade teaching at Sugar Run School Monday after injuring her ankle in a fall at the William Foss home on Wetzgall Street last week. The Reinharts are staying temporarily at the Foss residence while the Fosses are in Florida.
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Pomeroy
Frank Reinhart
Sugar Run
William Foss
Wetzgall Street
Reinharts
Foss
Mrs. Foss
Florida
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Spencer held in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Spencer were held at Ewing funeral home in Pomeroy on Monday. Attending were her stepdaughter Mrs Helen Batey and sons George and Ben Batey Mr and Mrs William Robson William Robson Jr Interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Dorothy Spencer
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Helen Batey
George
Ben Batey
William Robson
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Break in Water Main Freezes Pavement On Union Avenue
A water main burst on Union Avenue flooded sidewalk and street, then froze, prompting road crews to use a scraper to clear ice and restore safe pedestrian and vehicle movement.
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Pomeroy
Union Avenue
Relatives Attend Funeral for Ralph Roush in Columbus Area
Local relatives including Mr and Mrs Lee Roush Jolanda Roush and Leroy Brown gather for the funeral of Ralph Roush who died in Columbus Sunday morning. Services are at 2 30 PM Wednesday at sister Mrs Tom Van Meter in New Haven W Va with burial at Graham Station. Another sister Mrs Arthur Allen of Princeton WV also survives.
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Middleport
Lee Roush
Jolanda Roush
Leroy Brown
Lee Kennedy
Roush
Ralph Roush
Whea
Columbus
Tom van Meter
New Haven
W. Va
Graham Station
Arthur Allen
Princeton
Fractured Hip After Fall At Home In Coal St
Mrs. Franz Fisher of Coal Street fell at 3 a m Monday suffering a fractured hip. She was moved to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for treatment.
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Pomeroy
Franz Fisher
Coal St
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ewing
Sister in law of Mrs. Erma Roush dies en route home
Mrs. George W. Pomeroy of Pontiac Michigan, sister in law of Erma Roush, died February 6 while traveling from Florida to her home. She was en route when she passed away. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Pomeroy
George W., King
Pontiac, Mich
Erma Roush
Florida
Local Visitors Stop at Radekin Home Area
Charles May of Kentucky visited here along with Betty Radekin and Helen Holcomb of Columbus. Dolphus and Millard Burke from Cabin Creek spent a weekend at the Radekin home. Audrey Yorke and Albert Caster with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stout were callers at J. E. Radekin home.
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Point Rock
Charles May
Kentucky
Helen Holcomb
Columbus
Dolphus
Millard Burke
Cabin Creek
Betty Radekin
Audrey Yorke
Albert Caster
Mrs. C. E. Stout
J. E. Radekin
Steiner Sons Attend Potentate's Ball in Columbus
Karl and Ray Steiner with guests from Athens attended the Potentate's Ball in Columbus last week. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs E E Steiner of N Second Ave.
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Karl
Ray Steiner
Athens
Columbus
E. E. Steiner
N. Second Ave
Busy Bee Class Plans February Meeting
At Mrs. Charles Pomeroy home Thursday evening Mrs. T A May Mrs. Shirley Mills Mrs. John Seines Mrs. Beulah White Durst and Mrs. Charles White met to plan the February gathering for the Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church. The meeting is set for Thursday February 19 with refreshments served by Mrs. Pomeroy.
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Charles Pomeroy
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
T. A. May
Shirley Mills
John Seines
Beulah White Durst
Charles White
Pomeroy
Heath church WSCS meeting postponed to Feb 16
The February WSCS gathering at Heath Methodist Church is rescheduled from last night to Monday February 16 weather permitting. The postponement was due to a gas shortage affecting Monday plans.
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WSCS
Birthday Observed Quietly by Miss Allie Mauck at Home
Miss Allie Mauck marked her 91st birthday with a quiet celebration at her S. Third Ave residence. Friends visited with gifts and flowers, and she received numerous birthday cards. Her nephew Earl Mauck and Mrs. Mauck traveled from Gallipolis for the afternoon visit.
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Allie Mauck
S. Third Ave
Miss Mauck
Gallipolis
Earl Mauck
Mauck
Birthday dinner honors J A Young family patriarch
Mr and Mrs Joe Young Jr Mr and Mrs C P Bradbury Jeanne Anne Young and daughter Suzanne joined sister Mary Jane Young at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Young on Leading Creek for a birthday dinner Sunday in observance of their father's birthday. Mrs Bradbury baked the cake decorated in pink and white.
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Joe Young Jr
C. P. Bradbury
Jeanne Anne Young
Suzanne
Mary Jane Young
J. A. Young
Leading Creek
Family guests honor birthday in Athens gathering
Mr and Mrs Earl French and children Mr and Mrs Leo Tur ber Kenneth French and Miss Bonnie Miller visited Mr and Mrs Edward French in Athens on Sunday. Mrs Edward French received gifts cards and a birthday call from her son Clyde French and family in Jackson.
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Earl French
Leo Thurber
Kenneth French
Bonnie Miller
Athens
Edward French
Clyde French
Jackson
Weber and Shumways Complete 3000 Mile Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs James Weber and Mr and Mrs Fred Shumway visited numerous Meigs County residents during a vacation trip spanning 3000 miles. In Lake Worth they met B F Rawlings and Selah Sidenstricker of Rutland. They called on Mrs William Britton and daughter Paula Jean in St. Petersburg, with Britton’s parents visiting from Pomeroy. In Hollywood they saw Helen Zeiher and her son Billy. Freda Welling, a Murdock post office worker, also joined the visit. In Ft Lauderdale the Webers and Shumways met A W Covert and daughter and Connie Boster with Kenneth Boster’s granddaughter, and noted Weber’s sister-in-law and brother-in-law Edward Neiwoehner who opened a drive-in theatre nearby.
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Lake Worth
B. F. Rawlings
Selah Sidenstricker
Rutland
William Britton
Paula Jean
St. Petersburg
Murdock
Fla
Webers
Shumways
A. W. Covert
Kenneth Boster
Connie Boster
Ft. Lauderdale
Weber
Edward Neiwoehner
A. V. Roush
Columbus
Margaret Roush
White Cross Hospital
Smiths
J. L. Gibson
John
Florida
Charleston
Margaret Cronshore
Catherine Burns
Walter Harris
Joe Salter
Pomeroy
R. D
Everett Bachner
N. Third Ave
Lyons
Race St
Winnie Mayer
Beaver Falls
Alfred A. Scarberry, Jr
Chicago
Coyne Electrical School
Scarberry
Middleport High School
Burt Knight
Glenn Lambert
S. Second Ave
Knight
Chester
Virgil Glaze
Elyria
Meigs County
George Meinhart
Meinhart
Second Ave
Clyde French
Jackson
New Mexico
New Orleans
Warner French
Skippy
Findlay
James Clifford
Walter Bunce
Larry
Local residents social notices from Charleston area
A string of family visits and relocations is noted. Dennis Gallagher family of Charleston and C P Gallagher and family host gatherings with relatives in the area. A V Roush and sister Margaret Roush visit Columbus hospitals. The Gibson family returns from Florida to Charleston. Multiple people move, travel to Florida New Mexico Chicago and New Orleans for visits and education.
Meigs Concert Nets Small Deficit Despite High Praise
The Chapel Choir concert in Pomeroy ended with an $8 deficit though praised as a success. Tickets sold 455 for $302.50. expenses included a $150 choir guarantee, $48.90 federal tax, and $13.39 printing. Net $90.21 split between the choir and Pomeroy groups, plus $53 meal cost for the choir.
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Pomeroy
Chapel
W. A. Smith
Choir
Pomeroy Choral Club
Pomeroyans
Pomeroy Fire Department Remodel Begins in City Building
City Building work on the Fire Department section started Monday morning. Mayor D A Canaday says this is the first repair in 20 years and will install all safety devices. After completion, the fire truck can park or drive out without the usual steering struggles.
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Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
GOP Rally Planned in Meigs County Feb 14 IOOF Hall
The Meigs County Federation Republican Club will sponsor a rally at the IOOF Hall on February 14 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. All Republicans and candidates along with their friends are invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Federation Republican Club
IOOF
Houck Named Street Chief
Jule Savage was replaced by Don Houck as street commissioner Monday per Mayor D A Canaday. Savage’s crew was partially replaced. new crew includes Mike Bentz Earl Denny Jr and James Grueser. No specific reasons given for the change.
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Pomeroy
Jule Savage
Don Houck
D. A. Canaday
Savage
Canaday
Mike Bentz
Earl Denny, Jr
James Grueser
Pomeroy Schools Open Despite staggered district delays
Pomeroy schools opened with normal attendance on Monday as Sept W A Smith reported. Western and Central School Districts did not open Monday, while Chester School officials planned to start Tuesday per county office secretary Wilma Roush.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
Western
Central
Chester
Wilma Roush
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W. Main St
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Athens, Ohio
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Middleport Social Notes
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Past Councilors Club
Pomeroy Personals
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T. E. Smith
Zemo
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Potentate
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C. P. Gallagher
Main St
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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