Three Changes Set In Meigs County Offices
Ced ric W Clark will become common pleas court judge replacing Emmet Peoples who resumes law practice. Roy Proffitt replaces Charles Walburn on the board of commissioners and James B O'Brien becomes prosecuting attorney replacing John C Bacon. Incumbents Brown Millhone Thomas Russell Hartinger Ewing begin second terms. George Meinhart starts his second term as Meigs County representative. no oath ceremonies planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Proffitt
Charles Walburn
County Board of Commissioners
James B. O’brien
John C. Bacon
Bacon
Common Pleas Court
Second St
Virgil V. Brown
Clyde Millhone
John D. Thomas
Charles Russell
Dan C. Hartinger
J. &. D. Hartinger
Henry Ewing
Meigs County
General Assembly
George Meinhart
Meigs Mayors Unite Behind Polio Drive Proclamation
POMEROY Meigs County marks five mayors joining in a January polio drive proclamation urging residents to contribute to the annual effort. The drive runs January 2 through January 31 with mini iron lung collectors to be placed in county businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Delmar A
Canaday
Sidney T. Russell
Middleport
E. A. Wingett
Racine
William Thuener
Syracuse
Eli Dennison
Rutland
National Foundation For
Harry A. Bennett
Pomeroys Boy Scouts
Ralph Spencer
Boy Scouts
Christmas Guests Fill Coolville Region Holiday Listings
Numerous local families hosted Christmas visitors from nearby towns and states. Guests included Simmons, Calloway, Daugherty, Hopkins, Kin cade, Branch, Ward, and other families with relatives from Parkersburg, Marietta, Columbus, Huntington, and Belpre. Clyde area activities included a Knights of the Orient initiation and service for Ernie Simmons.
Wise family home from Toledo Christmas visit
Mr and Mrs Gerald Wise returned to their home here after spending Christmas weekend with their son and daughter in Toledo Mr and Mrs Jerry Wise and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Gerald Wise
Jerry Wise
Toledo
Custody Granted in Bailey Divorce Case Meigs County
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court a divorce on cross petitions between Marcella I. Bailey and John F. Bailey was granted. Mrs. Bailey also received custody of one minor child amid allegations of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Marcella I. Bailey
John F. Bailey
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Farm Officials Discuss Truck Crop Planning
POMEROY Ohio agricultural experiment service officials met Meigs Gallia and Washington county growers at the Letart Falls Grange Hall to seek recommendations for experimental work at the truck crops farm in Washington County. Leading officials included John D Bragg E J Krauss Thomas Wonderling and W W Brownfield. Meigs growers present were Thomas D Sayre David Yost Harold Roush John L Wolfe Thereon Johnson Herbert E Shields A O Lee Harold Grim Earl Grimm and Paul Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
W. W. Brownfield
Ohio State University
Meigs
Thomas D. Sayre
David Yost
Harold Roush
John L. Wolfe
Thereon Johnson
Herbert E. Shields
A. O. Lee
Harold Grim
Earl Grimm
Paul Sayre
Klappholz Engaged to Midshipman Paulsen of Hemlock Grove
Annapolis Md Mrs S A Klappholz announces the engagement of her daughter Jeanne Marie to Midshipman Raymond Carl Paulsen. Jeanne Marie graduated from Annapolis High School and Annapolis Business College and has worked with the U S Coast Guard magazine. Paulsen, son of Mrs Clara Paulsen and the late George Paulsen of Hemlock Grove, is a member of the first class at the U S Naval Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Klappholz
Annapolis High School
Annapolis Business College
Canal Zone
San Francisco
Annapolis
U.S. Navy
Klappholz
U.S. Coast Guard
Midshipman
Paulsen
Pomeroy High School
U.S. Naval Academy
Clara Paulsen
George Paulsen
Hemlock Grove
Chester Garden Club Christmas Party Highlights
The Chester Garden Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Earl Dean’s home with assistant hostesses Mrs. Lawrence Milheam Mrs. Esther Wright and Mrs. Vernon Weber. Corsages welcomed guests and blue ribbons were awarded for flowering and decoration. A musical contest was won by Mrs. Roy Miller and Mrs. Howard Knight earned a prize for best decorated package. Supper served for 24 members and guests. A meeting is set for Jan 7 at Mrs. C N Jones.
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Chester
Earl Dean
Chester Garden Club
Lawrence Milhean
Esther Wright
Vernon Weber
Pearl Koblentz
Paul Baer
C. N. Jones
Reid Young
Koblentz
Roy Miller
Theodore Mora
Howard Knight
Della Windsor
Edna R. Dean
George Genheimer
Pomeroy Personal News From Christmas Visits
Mr and Mrs George B Crary and children Deanna Pattie Gayle and George Jr of Atlanta Ga flew to Ohio for a short holiday visit with relatives in Columbus and Meigs County. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hartley of Bull Run hosted Christmas dinner guests Mr and Mrs Robert Hartley and daughter Suzanna plus his parents Mr and Mrs Allen Hartley. Mr and Mrs William Grace and children returned to Charleston after a weekend visit with her parents Mr and Mrs William Baker. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Withers Sr Lincoln Hill and their guests Jr and children of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Charleston relatives. Cpl and Mrs Joseph Struble returned to Aberdeen Md after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs C J Struble Sycamore St and Mr and Mrs John Terrell Fisher St. Mr and Mrs Robert Harbrecht and son returned to Columbus after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Harbrecht Mulberry Ave and Mr and Mrs Norman McCallum Minersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Crary
Deanna
Pattie
Gayle
George
Atlanta
Ohio
Columbus
Meigs County
Kenneth Hartley
Bull Run
Robert Hartley
Suzanna
Allen Hartley
William Grace
Charleston
William Baker
Lawrence Withers
Lincoln Hill
Lawrence Withers, Jr
Cincinnati
W.va
Joseph Struble
Aberdeen
C. J. Struble
Sycamore St
John Terrell
Fisher St
Robert Harbrecht and Son
Raymond Harbrecht
Mulberry Ave
Norman McCallum
Minersville
Stanley Peters Killed by Railroad Switch Engine
Cleveland man Stanley Peters aged 54 died after being struck by a switch engine on Tuesday.
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Cleveland
Stanley Peters
Polio Closures and Disasters Sweep Meigs County
A chronicle of polio driven school closures and public health measures in Pomeroy and Meigs County from Aug to Sept, detailing power outages, fires, accidents, and council actions. Key names include Mayor Delmar A Canaday and Dr Wentworth, with incidents at Cyrus, Rocksprings substation, and local farms.
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Summerfield
Chester
Council
Pomeroy
Carl Lee VanMeter
Racine
Salisbury
Meigs County
L. L. Roush
Roush and Allied Association of America, Inc
Joe Gillen
Danville
Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
H. E. Shields
County Production and Marketing Administration
Thomas J. Kelton
Columbus
Delmar A Canaday
John Bacon
Canaday
Wentworth
State Health Department
Farm Bureau
Gary Wayne Stivers
Paul Smart
J. H. Grate
L. W. McComas
Glenroy Ewing
C. E. Blakeslee
Union of Churches
Meigs Dairy Unit Directors Plan Annual Meeting
Meigs Dairy Service Unit directors in Pomeroy plan the February 4 members meeting at the courthouse. The planning committee includes James Titu John Colwell and Clark Ihle with nominating committee members James Spencer David Nease and Felix Alkire.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Dairy Service Unit
County Extension Service Office
Clark Ihle
James Titu
John Colwell
Ihle
James Spencer
David Nease
Felix Alkire
Critt Bradford
Cris Smith
Lewis Smith Seeks Change After Fall and Fire Loss
MIDDLEPORT One man, Lewis Smith, hopes for a better year after a fall from a Peacock Coal loading platform in Cheshire caused crushed heels and a broken back. He is a Meigs General Hospital patient who lost his home and contents in a year‑earlier fire and is rebuilding on Pearl Avenue.
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Middleport
Lewis Smith
Peacock Coal Company
Cheshire
Smith
Meigs General Hospital
Pearl
Kincaids Visit Son At West Point Over Christmas
Mr and Mrs John Kincaid returned from West Point New York where they spent Christmas with their son and daughter in law Captain John Kincaid an instructor at the academy. Their grandson James was baptized at the West Point chapel. They also visited New York City and attended stage plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Kincaid
West Point
N.Y
Kincaid
West Point Military Academy
Kincaids
James
New York City
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Don Mills
Robert Fetty
John Elwood
J. S. Davis
Tuppers Plains
J. Bernard Krinke
Bennett
Couny
National Foundation
National Foundation For Research
Grocers
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Pittsburgh
Armstrong
NAIRN
Westinghouse
W. Main
Pomeroy Bend
Mitzi Gaynor
Scott Brady
Mitzi Green
Marguerite Chapman
Michael O'Shea
Wally Vernon
Hurricane Smith
Yvonne DeCarlo
Dames Craig John Ireland
Forrest Tucker
Lyle Bettger
Richard Arlen
Moore's Store
West Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Dutton Drug Company
Greyhound Bus Station
Coolville
Ralph Calloway
Lawrence Simmons
Vicky
Carole
Buck Simmons
Larry
Mary Calloway
Walter Hopkins
Jerry
Davy
Jean Mercer
Glennis Daugherty
Michael
Marietta
E. M. Daugherty
Wm. Anirine
Diana Kay
Ralph Congreve
Paula Joan Bailey
C. B. Kincade
Barbara Chapman
Dayton
G. R. Walden
Floyd Matlack
Cheryl
Kent
Parkersburg
Raymond Ward
Dariene Ray
Christine Kay
Ward
Belpre
Harold McBride
Fairborn
Dale Heil
Bellaire
D. C. Davis
W. J. Anderson
Karen
Huntington
W. Va
Crawford
Air Force
England
Helen Macleod
Frank Chapman
Ralph Henry
Florida
St. Petersburg
Henrys
William Tate
Tallahassee
Fla
Ernie Simmons
Knights of the Orient
Coolville Lodge
Simmons
Carthage-Troy High School
Allen
Mill St
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Eldon Clark
Pomeroy Route 1
Roy Holter
Donald Mora
Eugene Holliday
Danny Holliday
Wilber Parker
Roger Grueser
Son
West Point, N. Y
Elberfelds
G Family Shoe Store
Everhot
Heetaire
Firestone Fiber
H & R Firestone
Bob
H. L. Kidd
Met
2Nd St. Pomeroy, Ohio
N. Court St
Athens
Mac’ McCammon
Mer
Nelsonville
Columbus St
P. RK
Baird, Mer
Speciat Mayne
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