Pomeroy council explains pipe contract discrepancy
A council meeting heard D A Canaday and D P McArtor explain a 6700.08 difference between the 58459.30 authorized for pipe and the 65139.33 contract for pipe and materials with Universal Concrete Pipe Co. The panel noted the original proposal carried two figures and referred the dispute to the finance committee for reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArtor
Canaday
Alvin Norris
Ralph Spencer
Universal
Universal Concrete Pipe Co
Jobb
Finance Committee
Finance Committee For Settlement. the Motion Carried, Mr. McArtor
H. E. Boney
Boney
Vaughan
Goodwin
Robinson
Threefold PTA Duties Outlined By State Speaker
Mrs L C Staats Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers spoke at Middleport PTA Founders Day outlining the threefold duty: review past PTA work, plan for future, and rededicate self to PTA principles. She highlighted PTA’s long history, 5,000,000 members nationwide, 350,000 in Ohio, and no paid workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. C Staats
Athens
Ohio
PTA
Staats
United States
Association
Ohio University
George Childs
Lois Cecil
W. B. Moore
Mothersingers
N. P. Swackhammer
Forrest Bachtel
O. P. Klein
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs E Byer and son Bob visited Rodney Ohio relatives including Andy Vance and Joe E Vance. A birthday dinner celebrated three family birthdays including Bobs on Feb 13 and K E Byers with Diana Lynn Stevens on Feb 14. Diana Lynn Stevens is grandniece of the Byers with other Middleport connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. Byer
Bob
Andy Vance
Joe E. Vance
Rodney
Ohio
Byers
Bob's
K. E. Byers
Diana Lynn Stevens
Diana Lynn
Wyman Stevens
Point Pleasant
Party Honors Neighbor In Middleport Gathering
Tuesday evening Mrs. Clay Bryan hosted a party in Middleport to honor neighbor Mrs. L R Wiley. Winners included Mrs. Edith Mallory and Mrs. Sidney Russell. Attendees included Mrs. John Duerr and other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clay Bryan
L. R. Wiley
Edith Mallory
Sidney Russell
John Duerr
Clair Barr
Charles McElhinney
Lawrence Bing
C. E. Vance
Herman Ohlinger
Thomas Longstaff
Earl Roush
Russell
Dan White
Mallory
Circle meeting at Heath Methodist Church Thursday
The Afternoon Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Heath Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the church. Mrs. C. P. Dutton and Mrs. M. L. French will lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
C. P. Dutton
M. L. French
Royal Neighbors Meet Planned at Woodman Hall
Middleport notice says Oracle Tarisia Byer announces a Royal Neighbors gathering at Woodman Hall on February 24 with refreshments to be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Woodman Hall
Oracle
Pomeroy CoupleAnnounce Daughter Veda Foss-Marriage
Mr and Mrs William Foss of Pomeroy announce the marriage of their daughter Veda to Everett Arnold. The ceremony took place February 18 in St. Petersburg Florida where the couple will reside with Mrs Arnold staying in Florida after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Foss
Pomeroy
William Britton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Veda
Everett Arnold
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters Meet in Middleport
The Past Chiefs gathered Monday at Mrs. Lillian Stieff’s home in S Second Ave Middleport with Mrs. M R Sanborn assisting. President Mrs. C P Gallagher welcomed new member Florence Bush as games and prizes filled the evening and a George Washington dessert course was served. Next meeting at Mrs. John Mayer’s home with Mrs. Gallagher assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Lillian Stieff
S. Second Ave
M. R. Sanborn
C. P. Gallagher
Florence Bush
John Mayer
Gallagher
Mrs. D. B. Hartinger Returns From Athens Trip
Mrs. D. B. Hartinger has returned from Athens where she had been visiting friends and attending events. She plans to resume her duties at home and in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
D. B. Hartinger
Athens
Dinner guests for Wyatt home include Smoaks and Botamer
Dinner guests at the William Wyatt residence were Mr and Mrs Roger Smoak of Pomeroy and Vince Botamer of Chillicothe visiting on Sunday from Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Wyatt
Roger Smoak
Pomeroy
Vince Botamer
Chillicothe
Local social notes and guest visits in Meigs County
Mrs. L. E. Reynolds returns to The Citizens National Bank after illness. Katherine and Christine Grant visit Columbus and Columbus relatives spend weekend with mother Mrs Homer Grant. Nurse registered Lloyd Wright Jr after passing Ohio State Board exams. Mrs George Hackett hosts GIA meeting Thursday at 2 pm. Mr and Mrs Orin Smith hosted by L. J. Bumgardner in New Haven. George McAllister and Zenda Coleman of Charleston visit Smiths. Mrs. William Huggins underwent surgery at Meigs General Hospital. Mrs. R. C. Hannay of Buffalo and Mrs. J. E. Watkins of Akron visiting mother Mrs. Robert White. Irving McClung moved from Meigs General Hospital to daughter’s home in Spencer. Mrs. Robert Russell and Mrs. George Hall return from Crooksville visit. Eric Chambers and others spent Sunday with Carl Curtis of Marietta. Anna Crow of Columbus visiting brother-in-law and sister W. R. Garber. Maurice Thompson of Columbus and Hart Lyons attended parents’ home in Sunday. Clyde French and family guests including son Owen, Curtis Foley at OSU. Charles Pickens of Hilliards visits mother Mrs. Margaret Pickens over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Reynolds
Citizens National Bank
Katherine and
Christine Grant
Columbus
Homer Grant
Lloyd Wright, Jr
Gallipolis
Parkersburg
Ohio State Board
Swift
S. Third Ave
George Hackett
G.I.A
Gravel Hill
Orin Smith
L. J. Bumgardner
New Haven
Smiths
Smith
George McAllister
Zenda Coleman
Charleston
William Huggins
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
R. C. Hannay
Buffalo
N. Y
J. E. Watkins
Akron
Robert White
Irving McClung
George Hudson
McClung
Spencer
W. Va
Robert Russell
George Hall
Lois
Crooksville
Herbert Chambers
Richard Chambers
Eric
Carl Curtis
Marietta
Anna Crow
W. R. Garber
S. Second Ave
Maurice Thompson
Hart Lyons
Clyde French
Florida
Owen
Frenchs
Curtis
Ohio State University
Charles Pickens
Hilliards
Pickens
Margaret Pickens
Letart Falls School Submits Safety Poster Winners Named
Geneva Nolan of the Meigs Safety Services announces Letart Falls as the first county school to submit its safety posters. Teachers Don Nease Ora Hill Eileen Buck and Frankie Mc Kelvey assisted students. Winners will be announced during Meigs Safety Weeks with county meetings starting in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Geneva Nolan
Meigs Safety Services
Letart Falls
Don Nease
Ora Hill
Eileen Buck
Frankie McKelvey
Letart
Meigs
Birth of Randolph Gene Moore announced
Mr and Mrs George Moore Jr announce the birth of a son Randolph Gene at the home of the maternal grandmother Mrs Lera Bennett on February 18 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Moore Sr of Hysell Run and S A Bennett of Laurel Cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Moore, Jr
Randolph Gene
Lera Bennett
George Moore
Hysell Run
S. A. Bennett
Laurel Cliff
Son born to Mr and Mrs Murray in Meigs Clinic
Mr and Mrs Charles Murray announce the birth of a son at the Meigs Clinic on February 20. The couple already has three daughters. Mr Murray works for the Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Murray
Meigs Clinic
Murrays
Murray
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Class Meeting Delayed at Pomeroy United Methodist
The Young Adult Class at the Pomeroy United Methodist Church will not meet tonight. The date of the next meeting will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Food Handling Meetings Planned in Point Pleasant and Wahama
Mason County Health Department and state health officials will offer approved food handling sanitation instruction by law. Two sessions occur March 1 at Point Pleasant Courthouse 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. and March 8 at Wahama High School Mason City 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. For restaurant beer parlor lunch stands soda fountains and school lunch programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Health Department
State Health Department
R. ©. Criss
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Wahama High School
Mason City
Esther Circle meeting at Trinity Methodist Church
Mrs F Eus tace Wilson will lead the program at Esther Circle's evening gathering in Trinity Methodist Church social rooms at 8 o clock. Mrs E W Stevens will conduct devotionals. Wilson will read an Easter Story and there will be musical numbers games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F Eustace Wilson
Trinity Methodist Church
E. W. Stevens
Principal Withers to present WV school buildings at PTA meeting
Principal C. H. Withers of Sen ior High School will show pictures of West Virginia school buildings at a North Point Pleasant Grade School PTA meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m says Mrs John William Kirk president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Withers
West Virginia
North Point Pleasant
John William Kirk
Ladies Aid Society Meet at McWilliams Home
The Ladies Aid Society of Vaught Memorial Church will hold a meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m. at the home of Mrs Guy McWilliams Jr at Lock Eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of Vaught Memorial Church
Guy McWilliams, Jr
Community Notes From Henderson Area Weekend Visits
Mrs. Bunt Bowen returns home to Henderson after visiting son Paul Hanshaw a veteran's hospital patient in Richmond Virginia. Multiple local residents including Mr and Mrs James Eads of Middleport and Mr and Mrs Ogden Pierson hosted relatives in Henderson during the weekend. Capt J N Wilson Jr recovers at home on Jefferson Blvd after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunt Bowen
Henderson
Paul Hanshaw
Richmond
James Eads
Middleport
George Sprenger
H. E. Thomas
South Point
Ohio
E. M. Harrah
Long Bottom
Dan McNaughton
Sprenger
Jacqueline Jewell
Charleston School of Commerce
Joseph Jewell
Jefferson Blvd
C. A. Meyer
Jennifer
Charleston
C. E. McCulloch
Winfield Road
J. N. Wilson, Jr
Otho Lanier
Beech Hill
Mother Son Home From Meigs General Hospital
Mrs. Denver Nelson and her new son have returned from Meigs General Hospital to the Nelson residence on Mill Street in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Denver Nelson
New Son
Meigs General Hospital
Nelson
Mill St
Bishop Makes Annual Visit To Parish
The Rt Rev. Robert E. L. Strider bishop of West Virginia Diocese conducted his yearly visit to Christ Church Parish in POINT PLEASANT. He administered confirmation to a class at the morning service and attended a 4 to 5 30 p.m reception with many Episcopal families and parish members noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert E. L. Strider
West Virginia
Christ Church Parish
J. French Bailey
John ©. Getty, Jr
Wadear Thabet
Frank Tillis
Wilma Filen Melrose
David Somerville
Hayden J. Lockhart, Jr
Robert Williams
Robert Williams. the Service Guild
Bishop Strider
Edward Biddle
Walter A. Windsor
Milton L. Miller
Hayden J. Lockhart
S.C. Wilhelm
William Meade
Robert Findlay Thomas
Tol Stribling
F. W. Ingraham
Paul
Arthur Hall
S. C. Wilhelm
George A. Kemp
J. J. Dower
Roger Butler
O. L. Easley
Marilyn Easley
Robert J. Heslop
Eleanor Schick
Mrs Blessing Sells Family Home at 209 Park Drive
Mrs. William L Blessing announced the sale of the family home at 209 Park Drive to Walter Johnson of Apple Grove. She and her daughter plan to depart for Denver on March 5 while her husband the Rev William Blessing pastors a city church there. Johnson, Mason County Farm Bureau president, is believed to have bought the property as an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William L., Blessing
Park Drive
Walter Johnson
Apple Grove
Blessing
Denver
Col
Johnson
Mason County Farm Bureau
Judge Lewis Miller To Speak to Point Pleasant League
Judge Lewis H. Miller of Ripley will address the Laymen's League of Point Pleasant this evening at 7 30. The meeting takes place in Trinity Methodist Church and men of the city are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
Columbus Visitors Stop In From Columbus
Mrs Doyle Miller and her sons Ronald and Dale along with Edythe Russell and Robert Jay visited Columbus to see Mr and Mrs Louis Smith and Mary Miller. Mrs Smith recovering from injuries from a two month old automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Doyle Miller
Ronald and
Dale
Edythe Russell
Robert Jay
Columbus
Louis Smith
Mary Miller
Pomeroy P. M. Club to Meet at Gibbs Home
The P. M. Club will gather Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. W. A. Gibbs with Mrs. George Hobstetter Jr. assisting hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
P. M. Club
W. A. Gibbs
George Hobstetter, Jr
Local visits and family trips extend to Pomeroy area
Mr and Mrs Charles Gilkey of Harrisonville Rd visited Sunday with son Dale Gilkey in Galli polis. Mr and Mrs Charles M Ward and son Tommie from Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Charles W Ward. Mrs Richard Finlan and son returned home from Holzer Hospital. Miss Jeanine Evans in nurses training spent weekend with parents Arthur and Jean Evans. C V Richardson Jr and Sr and Ray Chevalier of Coolville Lodge FAM visited Charley Devore of Syracuse. Flora Oldstaldt of Akron visits Slyvia and Eber Roush of Syracuse. Miriam Blackmore, Dayton, formerly Pomeroy, visited friends here. Margaret Peeples of Columbus spending week with Otto Lohn Sr and family Beegle apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Rd
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Charles M. Ward
Tommie
Columbus
Charles W. Ward
Richard Finlan
E. Main St
Holzer Hospital
Jeanine Evans
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Arthur Evans
C. V. Richardson
Ray Chevalier
Coolville Lodge
F&am
Charley Devore
Syracuse
Flora Oldstaldt
Akron
Slyvia
Eber Roush
Miriam Blackmore
Dayton
Pomeroy
Margaret Peeples
Otto Lohn
Beegle Apartments
Car Dealer Attends Preview in Cincinnati
R. W. Rawlings manager of R. H. Rawlings Sons returned from Cincinnati where he attended a dealer preview of the 1949 Dodge. First models will be displayed at his dealership on Feb. 25, accompanied by parts manager W. W. Amberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. W. Rawlings
R. H. Rawlings Sons
Cincinnati
Birth Announced in Middleport for Davis Daughter
Dr and Mrs J J Davis announce the birth of a daughter Monday at Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy The Davises also have a daughter Charlene age 4 Grandparents Mr and Mrs J J Davis Sr Cleveland Mr and Mrs H E Bush Gravel Hill Great grandmother Mrs Minerva Bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. J. Davis
Kathleen Bush
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Davises
Charlene
Cleveland
H. E. Bush
Gravel Hill
Minerva Bush
Milk marketing talk by Ohio State specialist at Racine High
POMEROY C. F. Christian, a milk marketing specialist from Ohio State University, will discuss marketing of milk at a daily meeting at Racine High School on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. F. Christian
Ohio State University
Racine High School
Radio Drive Committee Is Chosen
County officials police and fire chiefs plus 25 citizens formed a general committee to raise 5000 dollars for an inter-communication radio system. Sheriff Charles Russell will head the drive with John Bacon and Sid Russell as members. Local village and township committees will follow to fund demonstrations and solicit contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Frank Johnson
County Boards of Trustees
Sheriff Russell
John Bacon
Sid Russell
Russell
Fund Drive Explained by Mason County 4-H Agent
Point Pleasant Mason County 4-H club agent Mrs Jus tine McCue Foglesong promotes a camp site near South Side as key to youth development. The drive funds reading lamps priced 9 75 with 1 kept by the 4 H club and 23 added to the camp fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justine McCue Foglesong
Mason County
4-H
South Side
Mrs. Olive Woode Dies at 89 in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Olive Woode 89 who died Monday afternoon at her daughter’s home in Pomeroy will be held Wednesday at 2 PM in Chester Methodist Church. The Rev. L M Mohrhoff will officiate. She is survived by daughter Mrs Clarence Heaton son C A Woode sister Susie Foster and four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Call at the Heaton home Locust Street any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Olive Woode
Clarence Heaton
Chester Methodist Church
L. M. Mohrhoff
Middleport Librarian Stricken With Serious Illness
Friends and colleagues report Miss Alpha Somerville, longtime librarian at Middleport Public Library, is seriously ill at Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She is accompanied by her niece, Miss Elizabeth Dunlop, during her hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Alpha Somerville
Methodist Hospital
Peoria
Somerville
Elizabeth Dunlop
Tuckerman Retires After 32 Years
R C Tucker of The Meigs Grocery Company Middleport retires after 32 years in sales due to impaired health. He began with B E Talbott and later served Cook Sona before 28 years with Meigs. He has been active in civic groups including the Izaak Walton League and the Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. C. Tuckerman
Meigs Grocery Co
H. E B. Cook
Mr.Tuckerman
B. E. Talbott
Cook & Sona
Tle
Meigs Grocery Company
Tuckerman
Izaak Walton League
Mel Herter
Middleport Rotary Club
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