Hubert Mace Elected to Middleport Council Post
At a special Middleport Council meeting Hubert Mace New York Central Engineer was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mayor Harry M. Craig and Horton Brown becoming mayor. The session was called to elect a new councilman.
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Hubert Mace
Middleport Council
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Middleport
New York Central
Harry M. Craig
New Meigs County
Horton Brown
200 Pound Deer Provides Dinner
Middleport residents dine on a 200 lb deer killed in October by Richard Clark and Clarence Clark in Michigan. The carcass was stored and brought to Middleport this week by Wayne and [illegible] Coble, joined by Miss Ethel Clark and other Clark family members for New Year’s dinner.
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Middleport
Clarence Clark
Gravel Hill
Richard Clark
Michigan
Wayne Coble
Clarks
Ann Arbor
Clark
Ethel Clark
R. N
R. N., Ypsilanti, Mich
the Clarks
Mace Nominated by Wayland Wins Three Votes for Council Seat
Mayor Brown with councilmen Harold Chase Frank Vroman and solicitor Cedric Clark and clerk Gene Grate acted by order of Norman Wayland Lawrence Hartinger and John Zerkle. Mace secured three votes from Wayland Hartinger and Zerkle. Frank Vroman proposed A A Dillard as compromise candidate. Previously Mace and George Hoeflich were in a deadlock with voting lines. Hoeflich, active in the Middleport Volunteer Fire Company, lost the nomination by a small margin.
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Brown
Harold Chase
Frank Vroman
Cedric Clark
Gene Grate
Norman Wayland
Lawrence Hartinger
John Zerkle
Mace
Wayland
Hartinger
Zerkle
A. A. Dillard
George Hoeflich
Wayland and Hartinger
Chase and Vroman
Hoeflich
The
Middleport Volunteer Fire Company
Elizabeth Wheeler Pomeroy Returned Home by Ambulance
Elizabeth Wheeler Pomeroy was taken by Ewing ambulance and returned to her home Monday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Wheeler
Ewing Ambulance
Meigs Court issues 15 marriage licenses in December
Meigs Probate Court issued 15 marriage licenses on December 27 and 28. The list includes Neral Russell and Maxine Russell both of Danville and Vinton. Chester Burns of Sharpsburg and Edith Rodgers of Middleport. Charles Rogers of Parkersburg and Louise Van Nest of Racine. Phil Hill of Covington and Eva Fowler of Pomeroy. Richard Sellhausen of Sandusky and Dolores Crowell of Dexter. Leonard Bush of Gallipolis and Virginia Smith of Racine. Lorenzo Coon of Addison and Anna Lee Wright of The Plains. Harold Reynolds of Pt. Pleasant and Anna Mae Brown of Middleport. Also listed are Liston Halley Jr. and Jessie Farney. Jessie E. Walker and Marilyn Derrick. Donald Barron and Earnestine Schofield. James Wallace and Jean Finnearty. Raymond Somerville and Lois Busl. Blair Compston and Hardie Clem. Bill Kirk and Ruby Griffith. Charles H. Thomas and Freda Bell Bunnon.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Probate Court
Neral Russell
Vinton
Maxine Russell
Danville
Ohio
Chester E. Burns
Sharpsburg
Rt. 1
Edith A. Rodgers
Middleport
Charles Rogers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Louise van Nest
Racine
Phil Hill
Covington
Eva Fowler
Richard J. Sellhausen
Sandusky
Dolores Crowell
Dexter
Leonard Bush
Gallipolis
Virginia Smith
Lorenzo Coon
Addison
Anna Lee Wright
the Plains
Harold Reynold
Pt. Pleasant
Anna Mae Brown
Liston Halley, Jr
Jessie Farney
Jessie E. Walker
Marilyn Derrick
Donald Barron
Davigville
Earnestine Schofield
James Wallace
Nelsonville
Jean Finnearty
Raymond Somerville
Lois Busl
Blair Compston
Portland
Hardie Clem
Bill Kirk
Columbus
Ruby Griffith
Charles H. Thomas
Leon
Freda Bell Bunnon
Many Descendants of the Rose Explain Floral Lineage
The rose has greatly influenced world flora with many popular flowers tracing their ancestry to the rose family and founding new lineages.
New Years Quiet in Middleport Despite Plans for Growth
Middleport reports a subdued New Year with limited observance. The post office closes, businesses shorten hours, and shops inventory after a strong year. Planned openings include Walker’s Bakery and a new cement block auto agency on N Second Ave, with builders Swift and May laying foundations.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Youth Center
American Legion Club
Walker’s
H. N. Swift
T. A. May
Automobile Agency
Horton Brown
Nancy Rawlings
Carson Hayes
Child's Eye Cut by Toy Trains in Christmas Accident
13 month old Myron K Quickel of Gallipolis injured his left eye when a toy train fell on him. Doctors at Holzer Hospital reported a 50 50 chance of saving the eye after surgery. The child is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank K Quickel and remains in satisfactory condition.
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Gallipolis
Myron K. Quickel
Holzer Hospital
Frank K. Quickel
Centenary Social Circle to Meet for Stamp Sale
Gallipolis announces the Centenary Social Circle will meet with Frances Northup on Thursday to take sales tax stamps for the circle collection.
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Gallipolis
Frances Northup
Bethel Ladies Aid Hostess and Divorce Suit Filed
Mrs. Webb Swain of Bladen will host the Bethel Ladies Aid on Wednesday with a grab bag after the business meeting. In Gallipolis, Oakley E. Stover filed for divorce from Pauline M. Stover, 18, alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty following their marriage on November 16, 1946.
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Gallipolis
Webb Swain
Bladen
Bethel Ladies Aid
Oakley E. Stover
Pauline M. Stover
Bernard Morris
Ewington
Neglect Charged in Neal Divorce Suit at Common Pleas
Gross neglect was charged in a divorce suit filed Friday in the common pleas court by Emmett R. Neal against Macil H. Neal of Frazer's Bottom West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Emmett R. Neal
Macil H. Neal
Frazer's Bottom
W.va
Seaweeds Use Holdfasts and Anchors Not Roots
Seaweeds lack true roots using holdfasts or anchors to attach themselves. They absorb air water and salts necessary for growth through the surface of their fronds.
Car Damaged North of Silver Bridge After Swerving
John James Jr. 23 of Pomeroy swerved to avoid a pedestrian on Route 7 two miles north of the Silver Bridge. His car struck stone steps, causing minor damage. George Jaques 59 of Point Pleasant was walking along the highway at about 12:30 a.m. and was not injured.
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Gallipolis
John James, Jr
Pomeroy
Route 7
Silver Bridge
James
George Jaques
Point Pleasant
Folden families attend Thornton silver wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Mellora Thornton celebrated a silver wedding anniversary in Jackson on Friday with attendance by Mr. and Mrs. Forest Folden Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Folden Mrs. Baxter Walker and Mrs. A N Bowman.
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Gallipolis
Forest Folden
Stanley Folden
Baxter Walker
A. N. Bowman
Mellora Thornton
Loris Folden
Jackson
Hayloader Entered In Gallia Labor Show
E R Wallace a Gallipolis farmer showcases a homemade hay distributor at the farm and home labor saving show set for January 9 in the Earl Moore Sales Co building from 10 a m to 4 p m. County Agent Forrest Brown notes more than 100 demonstrations will cover efficient farm and home tasks. Posters are distributed by the Gallia Chamber of Commerce with secretary John Janes pledging cooperation. The device is a platform that scatters hay into the mow and the event spans 58 Ohio counties in cooperation with the Emergency Farm Labor Office at Ohio State University.
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Gallipolis
E. R. Wallace
Near Here
Earl Moore Sales Co
Forrest Brown
Brown
Chamber of Commerce
John Janes
Janes
Mr. Brown
Wallace
Ohio
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Schools reopen in Gallia County. judge hears right of way case
Gallia County schools including Gallipolis Rio Grande Centerville Addison and Green County districts will reopen Thursday while others resume Monday. Gallipolis city schools will also reopen Thursday. Common Pleas Judge Lewis C. Warden heard further statements in the right of way suit of Willard Grover against L Tracy and K M Casto and took the case under advisement.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Centerville
Addison
Green County
Gallia County
Licenses Issued In Gallipolis Marriage Bonds
Probate Judge John Howell issued licenses to Eugene Boster and Carolyn Mae Scott both of Gallipolis. Also licensed were Mack Gee and Clara Goodman of Bidwell, Weed A. Smith of Rayford West Virginia, and Sylvia R of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
John Howell
Eugene Boster
Carolyn Mae Scott
Mack Gee
Vinton
Clara Goodman
Bidwell
Weed A. Smith
Navy
Rayford
W. Va
Sylvia R
Crown City
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