Pomeroy to switch to dial service Sunday at 2:01 a.m
General Telephone Co of Ohio converts Pomeroy-Middleport to ABA metropolitan numbering with 238 W. Main St. center as hub. About 3 000 phones affected, new prefixes like Wyandot 2 and Cherry 7 added, dialing connects to over 50 million phones nationwide.
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Pomeroy
George A. Meinhart
General Telephone Co
Wyandot
Pomeroy-Middleport
Farrington
Letart Falls
Cherry
Portland
Viking
Racine
Williams
Rutland
Shadyside
United States
Canada
New Exchange Building
W. Main St
Pomeroy - Middleport
ABC
Eroy
General Telephone
Ohio
General
Marion
Pomeroy Council Maps Fight Before Pollution Board Hearing
The Pomeroy village council set a special meeting for February 22 to decide actions before the March 7 show cause hearing by the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board. They also planned bids for a new police cruiser, a two way radio, and discussed cemetery staffing and lot pricing.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Beech Grove
Leslie F. Fultz
Charles Murray
Norman Klees
Otho Murray
George Starcher
General Fund
Burgess and
Niple
Pownell Rites Planned Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Pownell longtime Pomeroy resident who died Monday will be held at 1 pm Wednesday at the Ewing funeral home. She was preceded in death by husband Capt Henry Pownell and survived by a niece Neva Wilt of El Paso Texas and four nephews Lewis Hinds Hallie Lyman Earl Hinds and Henry Hinds. She was a United Methodist Church member, taught in the eigs County schools, and ran a beauty shop and millinery store here. The Rev Eugene Brown will officiate and burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Bertha Pownell
Ewing Funeral Home
United Methodist Church
ONA Meeting At Pomeroy In District 14
District 14 of the Ohio Nurses Association will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Hotel Martin dining room Galli polis Clinic Dr Oscar Clark will speak All Meigs County nurses urged to attend contact Mrs Lloyd Wright to RSVP A dessert course will be served
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Pomeroy
Ohio Nurses Association
Martin
Oscar Clark
Gallipolis Clinic
Meigs County
Lloyd Wright
Wright
Mrs Sherow To Speak At Founders Day PTA Event
A Sugar Run PTA Founders Day program at 7 30 p m Thursday at the school will honor past presidents. Guest speaker is Mrs E S Sherow of Athens chairperson of publications for the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers. Central PTA invited.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run Pta
E. S. Sherow
Athens
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Central
PTA
Pomeroy Announces Marriage Of Helen Dorst
Mrs. Helen Doby formerly Helen Dorst will wed at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley. Attending friends include Mr. and Mrs. Delmar A. Canaday.
Tickets Ready For Annual C Of C Meeting
Pomeroy along with Middleport Chambers of Commerce prepare a dinner meeting at Sacred Heart Church auditorium on February 29 with Gov. Michael Di Salle as guest speaker. Only 300 tickets at 2.50 available from local stores on a first come basis. event invites ladies and marks a rare Ohio Governor visit to Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Michael di Salle
Leslie Fultz
Edison Baker
Pomeroy and
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
Sacred Heart Church
Baker Furniture
Dutton Drug Store
Roller Drug Store
Middleport
Film Plan Shows Theobald Faces the Fact
OFWCTL plans a sound film Theobald Faces the Fact by the national WCTU. It will screen Wednesday in Pomeroy schools, Thursday in Rutland, and Friday at 12 30 p m in Middleport school with a speaker and WCTU literature. Local union members are invited to attend.
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Middleport
Theobald
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Pomeroy
Rutland
WCTU
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Circuit
George Michael Collins 19 of Reedsville and Beverly Jean Millhone 18 of Tuppers Plains. Pearl Franklin Edwards Jr 20 of Cheshire and Linda Filmer 18 of Pomeroy. Richard Orville Thomas 27 near Cheshire and Luella Jean Riebel 24 of Chester.
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George Michael Collins
Reedsville
Beverly Jean Millhone
Tuppers Plains
Pearl Franklin Edwards, Jr
Cheshire
Linda Filmer
Pomeroy
Richard Orville Thomas
Near Cheshire
Luella Jean Riebel
Chester
Pomeroy A Better Health Club Meeting Postponed
A meeting of the Rock Springs Better Health Club scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to February 25 due to inclement weather.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Pomeroy Man Faces Fines and Jail Time
William Landers of Pomeroy was fined 200 dollars plus costs and given a 10 day jail term for resisting arrest. He also received a 10 dollar suspended fine for obscene language and a 10 dollar suspended fine for issuing menacing threats. Harold Little forfeited 125 dollars bond after missing a driving while intoxicated charge. Four others were fined and two bonds forfeited for various charges including speeding and shoplifting.
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Pomeroy
William Landers
Charles Legar
Landers
Harold Little
Legar
Boyd L. Kinzel
James R. Baker
Nora Evans
William E. Bonecutter
Carl L. Thompson
George Chuke
Meigs General Hospital Daily Admissions and Discharges
Arthur Tracy of Pomeroy Ella Weaver of Coolville Alvin Norris of Pomeroy Earl Turner of Pt. Pleasant W Va admitted. James Kelly discharged. Mildred L Gaul files for divorce from Jacob M Gaul in Meigs County Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty and seeking custody of three minors. Ida Jane Kelly 66 of Middleport died at Meigs General Hospital. funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
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Arthur Tracy
Pomeroy
Ella Weaver
Coolville
Alvin Norris
Earl Turner
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Mildred L. Gaul
Chester Star Route
Jacob M Gaul
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Middleport
Ida Jane Kelly
Meigs General Hospital
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Twilight Garden Club Meeting Postponed to February 25
The Twilight Garden Club meeting at Mrs T A Hennessy’s home, originally set for Thursday evening, has been postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 25.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
T. A. Hennessy
Bound to Grand Jury in Meigs County Case
J. M. Gaul pleaded innocent to charges of striking a minor and was bound to the Meigs County grand jury under bonds set at five hundred dollars by Judge Emmet W. Peoples on Monday.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
J. M. Gaul
Busy Bee Class Set at Middleport First Baptist
Middleport Busy Bee class of the First Baptist Church will meet at 7 30 Thursday evening at the home of Mrs Charles Bennett on Beech Street officials announced today
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Middleport
Middleport First Baptist Church
Charles Bennett
Beech Street
Barnes Illness Ties Langsville Visit to Pomeroy Family
Mr and Mrs Paul Barnes of Pomeroy are staying with Mrs Barnes sister and Mr and Mrs Jack Bartrum in Langsville as Barnes is seriously ill.
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Langsville
Pomeroy
Paul Barnes
Jack Bartrum
Barnes
Annual Blue Gold Dinner for Middleport Cub Scouts
Middleport Cub Scout Pack 244 will hold its annual Blue and Gold dinner Monday at 6 30 p m in the social rooms of the First United Presbyterian Church. Guest speakers will be Alvin Summerfield MGM district commissioner and C F Hibbs past MGM district chair man. Master of ceremonies will be Paul Davis. New cub master John Krawsczyn and past cubmaster Robert Burkett will be introduced and awards given. Potluck dinner organized by Group 1 of the Presbyterian Church.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Alvin Summerfield
MGM District
Cub Scouting
Gallipolis
C. F. Hibbs
Paul Davis
John Krawsczyn
Robert Burkett
The
Presbyterian Church
George Hackett, Jr
Pvt. Collins Ends Basic at Fort Belvoir
Pvt. Charles P. Collins son of Mrs. Helen B. Collins of Pomeroy Route 3 completed basic engineer training at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He learned map reading bridge road and airfield construction and mine warfare after enlisting in October 1959 and finishing basic at Fort Hood Texas.
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Fort Belvior
Charles P. Collins
Helen B. Collins
Pomeroy
Fort Belvoir
Collins
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Kaiser Aluminum
Ravenswood
W. Va
Middleport Personal Notices Include Bereavement and Visits
Mr and Mrs James Criswell returned Saturday from Bridgeport where they were called after the death of his mother Their daughter Carol accompanied them and was to return to Chicago Ill Ellen Sininger and Shirley Jodrey of Georgetown Ohio visited weekend with Miss Siningers in law and sister Mrs Dale Swearingen Dianne Reichman of Columbus visited with Mr and Mrs Manning Webster Don Hughes a student at Ohio State University was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Robert Coats and Stephen and Christine
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James Criswell
Bridgeport
Manning Webster
Don Hughes
Ohio State University
Columbus
Robert Coats
Stephen
Christine
Valentine party moved to Morgan home in Middleport
Due to inclement weather the Xi Gamma Mu Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority postponed the planned Valentine party to Saturday evening and held it at the home of Mr and Mrs Roger Morgan in Middleport. Games were played and refreshments served in a basement room decorated with a valentine motif.
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Pomeroy
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Roger Morgan
Middleport
Morgan
Salisbury PTA Meeting Postponed to February 23
The Salisbury PTA meeting scheduled for this evening at the school has been postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for February 23.
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Pomeroy
Salisbury Pta
Eastern Star Bake Sale Set For Racine Saturday
OES Pomeroy Racine Chapter will sponsor a bake sale starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Club Restaurant in Racine.
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OES Bake Sale Pomeroy
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Club
Board Transfers Funds for Emergency, Soil, and Diesel Bids
Meigs County Commissioners in a special session moved 1500 from the unanticipated emergency fund to the county agricultural fund and 560 from the general fund to the soil conservation fund. They will accept bids for diesel fuel oil for a 90 day period starting March 7. A lease with Swisher Coal Co. allows coal mining by auger on county land near the infirmary at 172 cents per ton, with no blasting and mining kept 100 feet from county buildings.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Diles Awarded Honors For Reporting
Middleport Meigs County reporter and AP sports editor in Michigan David Diles received a Michigan Technological Institute citation for outstanding service to education through athletic and sports information leadership. The award came at the institute winter sports roundup on the college campus. The Diles family notes their son will leave for Lakeland Florida to join the Detroit Tigers training session this weekend and plans to visit Tuesday February 23.
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Middleport
David Diles
Meigs County
Associated Press
Michigan
Michigan Technological _ Institute
Diles
J. R. van Pelt
Instiute
L. D. Diles
Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tigers
Pomeroy Emergency Squad Responds to Three Medical Calls
Three emergency calls were answered by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad across Sunday and Monday. Tom McKay of Bashan Road was transported to Pom eroy and then to the Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia. Raymond Harbrecht had a heart attack at his Mulberry Avenue home and was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Jules Sauvage also reportedly suffered a heart attack.
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Tom McKay
Bashan Rd
Pomeroy
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Raymond Harbrecht
Mulberry Ave
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jules Sauvage
Middleport Mothers Club to Meet at Eb ersbach Home
The Middleport Mothers' Club of the Child Conservation League will gather at 7 30 Thursday evening at Mrs Gloria Eb ersbach s home. After the meeting a bake sale will be held with hostesses Mrs Bernard Fultz Mrs James Brewington and Mrs Eb ersbach assisting.
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Middleport
The
Mothers’ Club
Child Conservation League
Gloria Ebersbach
Bernard Fultz
James Brewington
Ebersbach
Meeting Postponed for Heath Church Class 12
Inclement weather postpones the Class 12 meeting of Heath Methodist Church. The gathering planned for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. C. E. Young's home is rescheduled to February 24.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
C. E. Young
Scout Mothers Are Organized
Middleport mothers of Scout Troop 245 organized Friday at the scout headquarters with 18 attendees. Robert Mills presided as scoutmaster. Hershel McClure assisted. officers elected include Gene Haris chairing, Myron Miller vice chair, Ted Riley secretary, Bruce Lloyd treasurer, and Clifford Stumbo publicity chairman. The group meets on the third Friday monthly. March 28 was set for the court of honor.
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Middleport
Robert Mills
Hershel McClure
Gene Haris
Myron Miller
Ted Riley
Bruce Lloyd
Clifford Stumbo
Court of Honor
Mitchell Delmar Chapman Birthday Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chapman hosted a party on High Street to honor their son Mitchell Delmar Chapman on his second birthday. Attendees included John Dillard, Mark Dillard, Roger Dillard, Mark Clark, Cindy Lou Domigan, and Peggy O’Brien. favors included party hats balloons and blowouts. refreshments were ice cream cake hot dogs and drinks served by Mrs. Chapman assisted by Mrs. Delmar A Canaday.
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Pomeroy
Paul Chapman
High St
Mitchell Delmar
Chapman
Delmar A. Canaday
John, Mark
Roger Franklin Dillard
Mark Clark
Cindy Lou Domigan
Peggy O’brien
Middleport Home Builders Class Meets After Service
The Middleport Church of Christ hosts a meeting of its Home Builders Class tonight at the church following a special service conducted by Rev. Harold Scott of the Indianola Church of Christ in Columbus.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Harold Scott
Indianola Church of Christ
Columbus
Heath Methodist bake sale at Tri Luster Saturday
Middleport residents learn the senior youth fellowship of Heath Methodist Church will hold a bake sale at Tri Luster Cleaners on Saturday morning starting at 10 o clock.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Tri-Luster Cleaners
Neda Bradford Elected To Head Liberty Chapter
Neda Bradford was elected president of the Cradle of Liberty Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. James Brewington in Middleport. Barbara Jones became vice president and other officers include Sandra Brewington secretary Sarah Foster treasurer Nancy Skinner chaplain Ellen Dutton registrar Rodney Hysell historian and John Me Clintock flagbearer.
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Middleport
Neda Bradford
Cradle of Liberty
the Children of the American Revolution
James Brewington
Barbara Jones
Sandra
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Jones
Miss Dutton
Miss Bradford
Ohio Car Magazine
Pamela O'Brien
Gallipolis
Sharon Yates
Helen Hayes
Dey Hysell
Guy Neigler
Kay Compton
Miss Skinner
Miss Foster
Miss Brewington
Jennifer Lohse
Kindergarten Birthday Party Honors Debbie Swearingen
The sixth birthday of Debbie Swearingen was celebrated Thursday in Mrs. Pearl Reynolds' kindergarten class in Middleport. A Valentine theme decorated the table with candy favors and balloons. Guests and helpers included Steven Craig, Monica Hackett, Eddie Fife, Delene Delegal, and Randy Swearingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Debbie Swearingen
Dale Swearingen
Pearl Reynolds
Steven Craig
Monica Hackett
Eddie Fife
Delene Delegal
Debbie
Melanie Hackett
Ruby Nicinsky
Bronwyn Dailey
Gail Cairns
Miss Delegal
Randy Swearingen
Founding of the Methodist Church devotional at Heath Church
In Middleport Heath Methodist Church hosted a junior youth fellowship devotional on Sunday evening. Mrs. Jack Bechtle led the program on the founding of the Methodist Church with group singing by Mrs. L. W. McComas and Suzanne Bradbury at the piano. After a brief business meeting led by Michael Archer, attendees enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate in social rooms. A valentine box by Michl Lloyd aided the annual valentine exchange.
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Middleport
Methodist Church
Jack Bechtle
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
Suzanne Bradbury
Michael Archer
Michl Lloyd
Icy Roads blamed for three weekend accidents in Pomeroy area
Pomeroy police report three minor weekend crashes caused by icy streets. Adam Scholl of Pomeroy and James Teaford of Syracuse suffered light damage in a two-vehicle collision. Jo Ann West, 22, Pomeroy, was rear‑ended by Merlin Mitchell of Middleport on East Main Street. Gerald O Violet of Tuppers Plains parked at a meter was hit when Betty Wiles of Pomeroy skidded on ice. No charges filed.
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Pomeroy
Adam Scholl
James Teaford
Syracuse
Jo Ann West
E. Main St
Merlin Mitchell
Middleport
Mitchell
Gerald O. Violet
Tuppers Plains
Betty Wiles
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