Tempers Flare In Middleport Council Over Parking
Middleport villagers debated parking on Pearl Street across from Tiny’s Bargains. The council failed a third reading to authorize village police to work on private property while residents clashed over enforcement and past grievances. Mayor Fisher offered to buy Searles’ property to solve the dispute, drawing retaliation and calls for a house to house check of hard feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Council
Middleport
Pearl St
Tiny
Lice
Herbert Gilkey
Fisher
Searles
Searls
Frank Eschleman
Council
Tiny’s
George Baker
John Zerkle
Zerkle
Gilkey
Clifford Stumbo
Vaughan
Salem Townships Fire Coverage And Local Notes
Salem Town ship residents are advised on fire protection contracts with Pomeroy and Rutland departments. Bill Warner recovers at Middleport after a coronary and plans to return to Warner’s Barber Shop. Regatta Weekend will feature a Big Bend Minstrel Association production replacing costly imports. The Blaetmar Family preserves the abandoned Central School. Girl Scouts knit weekly at the building, with Bill Mayer leading painting classes. Pomeroy’s Bill Young boasts 118 trousers and 154 shirts in his wardrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Township
Pomeroy
Rutland Fire Department
Rutland Department
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Blaetmar
Bill Mayer
Bill Young
Bill
Auto Truck Collision Investigated in Middleport
James Roger King, 24, of Middleport, escaped serious injury when his car was struck by a trailer-tractor rig at Locust and South Third Avenue. He was treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital and released. The rig, owned by Marietta Motor Freight Co and driven by Thomas Wetzel, 35, of Marietta, both parties claiming green lights. Police continue the investigation. King’s car was demolished and minor damage to the truck occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Roger King
Locust
South Third Avenue
King
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Marietta Motor Freight Co
Thomas Wetzel
Marietta
Wetzel
Job Applications Open at Hall in Middleport
Middleport Village accepts employment applications at village hall announced by Mayor Co. O. Fisher. Applicants must be over 21 and may apply from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Village
Co. O. Fisher
Canaday Hosts Dinner on Lincoln Hill Road
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar A. Canaday entertained with a dinner at their Lincoln Hill Road home Sunday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bailey and Blanche Canaday of Gallipolis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Canaday and daughter Sabra of Rutland, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chapman and children Jennie and Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Lincoln Hill Road
Harry Bailey
Blanche Canaday
Gallipolis
Robert Canaday
Sabra
Rutland
Paul Chapman
Jennie
Mitchell
Pomeroy Fined For Running A Traffic Signal
Arthur E. Johnson of Racine was fined five dollars and costs in the mayor's court of Charles Legar for running a traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Arthur E. Johnson
Racine
Woman Talks With Son From Okinawa By Radio
Mrs Mildred Mankin received a call from her son Charles Mankin in Okinawa using a Califor nia operator on a ham radio set The brief conservation allowed Mildred to answer and ask questions though the line was limited Charles has been in Okinawa since Sept 19 and is due back near Lockbourne Air Base in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Mankin
Charles Mankin
Okinawa
Mankin
California
Mildred
Charles
Lockbourne Air Base
Meigs County Land Transfers
Mae Cozart and Edwin Cozart transfer parcels in Lebanon Two to Harold E. Person and Anna L. Person. Aaron Turner Mildred Turner Virginia Lee Turner and James Ralph Turner transfer parcels in Sutton Two to Charles Baker and June Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Cozart
Edwin Cozart
Harold E. Person
Anna L. Person
Lebanon
Aaron Turner
Mildred Turner
Virginia Lee Turner
James Ralph Turner
Charles Baker
June Baker
Sutton
Meetings in Mei Qs and Local Club Gatherings
Several groups set schedules for Thursday and Wednesday meetings. Middleport's Conservation League hosts a 6 30 p m dinner at Oscars in Gallipolis with homemade valentines for attendees. Twilight Garden Club and other groups schedule slides, tests, and small prizes at various venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Child Conservation League
Oscar's
Gallipolis
Twilight Garden Club
Trinity United Church of Christ
Don Williams
Department of Wildlife
Rock Springs
Lloyd Moore
Sewage Project Bids Sought After Plan Update
Middleport Village Council approved advertising for bids on the sewage disposal system after updated plans and specs. With a $180,400 grant, federal aid totals $296,200, delaying a sewer rate increase set for March 1. Construction is targeted for April 26 with lagoons complete and costing about $402,800 overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Public Affairs
Middleport Village Council
Don Mutlen
Economic Development Administration
Mullen
Floyd G. Browne
Charles A. Hinsch Co
Cincinnati
Department of Health, Welfare and Education
Private Durst Sent To Alaskan Duty In Joint Exercise
Private Edward W. Durst 19 of Pomeroy participated in cold weather exercise Frontier Assault with Alaskan Command troops and Royal Canadian Air Force from Feb 1 to 10. He is assigned to U S Army Alaska. The drill engaged thousands to test joint Allied command procedures and tactics in severe weather. His father Roland H. Durst resides in Kingston Illinois and his wife Ruth at Middleport Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Army
Pfe
Edward W. Durst
Mary G. Durst
Oak St
Frontier
Alaskan Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pvt
Durst
U.S. Army
Alaska
Roland H. Durst
Kingston, Ill
Ruth
Middleport
Par able shown at Baptist Church draws large crowd
Racine reports a Sunday night screening of the film Par able at the Baptist Church. The item lists multiple local visitors and guests from Frankfort Indiana, Dorcas, Tuppers Plains, Akron, Roseville, Athens, and nearby areas visiting or visiting with family and friends.
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Mabel Tracy of Pomeroy Dwight Logan Pau line Russell Mil dred Fisher Betty Hutchinson Nora Mc Danile Robert Untalan Louise Bartels Edna Yost and others from West Virginia and Ohio. Dismissals include Seldon White Hattie Curtis Harold Smith Jr William Russell Edna Pickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Tracy
Pomeroy
Dwight Logan
Pauline Russell
Middleport
Mildred Fisher
Betty Hutchinson
Rutland
Nora McDanile
Clifton
W. Va
Robert Untalan
West Columbia
Louise Bartels
Edna Yost
Guysville
Seldon White
Hattie Curtis
Harold Smith Jr
William Russell
Edna Pickens
Meigs General Hospital Notes Names List Fragment
Meigs General Hospital notes mention several patients and relatives, including Mrs Helen Phillips from Guysville Barbara Phillips from Guysville Henrietta Robinson from Middleport Paul Bell from Racine Mrs Mildred Will from Pomeroy Margaret Roush Esta Roberts and Ralph Frank are listed among names in the fragmentary record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Phillips
Guysville
Barbara Phillips
Henrietta Robinson
Middleport
Paul Bell
Racine
Mildred Will
Pomeroy
Margaret Roush
Esta Roberts
Ralph Frank
Fabulous February sale at Wontelair Mercury dealer
Ad announces lowest winter prices on a four door hardtop car with features including seven way rear window mechanism. The line ends abruptly, showing era style dealer pitch and incomplete sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wontelair Mercury
Ewer
Church Trustees Elect New Officers
Middleport First United Presbyterian Church trustees elected James Sullivan as president, Robert Haggerty as vice president, Mrs Edward Burkett as secretary, and Al Leonard as treasurer. The decision to continue manse improvements was approved. Members toured the manse after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
James Sullivan
Robert Haggerty
Edward Burkett
al Leonard
Eastern High Grad sent To Vietnam
REEDSVILLE Army Pvt. Mitchell C. Holley Jr. 20, a 1965 Eastern High School graduate, has been assigned to the 553rd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Co. in Cholon, Vietnam. His parents and wife Carolyn live at Minersville Route 1. RACINE Mrs. Effie Manuel Letart Falls was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital Monday for a nose bleed care by the Racine Emergency Squad. Sunday night Ray Wolfe was taken to Holzer Hospital by the squad for injuries from a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville — Army
Mitchell C. Holley Jr
Carolyn
Minersville
553Rd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Co
Cholon
Vietnam
Holley
Army
Eastern High School
Racine
Effie Manuel
Letart Falls
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Ray Wolfe
Holzer Hospital
Wilkesville Ladies Circle to Meet in February
Wilkesville report notes the Presbyterian Church Ladies Circle will meet February 16 1967 at 8 p m. In other area items Miss Linda Lope of Columbus spent a weekend with her parents Miss Barbara Smith of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs Max Smith Mr and Mrs Lawrence Keck of Newark were weekend guests of the Straubaughs Miss Mary Metz of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Metz Raymond Long was visited by his mother Mrs Ada Long of Columbus and Mrs Long Kessler of Wellston. In MIddleport two emergency calls were answered by the squad: at 2 p m to Mrs Laura McDaniel Clifton taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital and at 9 12 p m to Miss Mabel Hysell whose breathing was difficult with a local physician called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Ladies Circle of the Presbyterian Church
Linda Lope
Columbus
Lowell Lope
Brabara Smith
Max Smith
Mary Metz
Robert Metz
Raymond Long
Ada Long
Long Kessler
Wellston
Middleport
Laura McDaniel
Clifton
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mabel Hysell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Serries
C. C. Fisher
Richard Vaughan
Chief Gilkey
B. F. Parmalee
Bill Warner
Holzer’s
Warner’s
Meigs County
Economy Savings and Loan
N. Court St
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Bihar
India
Federal Water Pollution Control Agency
Hobson
Ara Swisher
Francis Morris Racine
Baptist Church
Dessie Erskine
Frankfort
Ind
Harry Pickens
Hazel Carnahan
Belle Theiss
Dorcas
John Marrs
Lewis Miller
Tuppers Plains
Jack Wiltshire
Huntington
Essie Wiltshire
Paula Laird
Linley Hart
E. A. Wingett
Ann Coe
John Davis
Akron
Ray Sayre
Roseville
Albert Hill
Francis Morris
Christine Lake
Frank Lewis
Meigs General Hospital
Blaettnar
Buick
Pomeroy Ohio
Eastern High Grad
Clara Phillips
Lawrence Keck
Newark
Carey Straubaugh
Squad
Cquommela Gas OF
Ohio
West State Street
Athens, Ohio
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