Middleport Merchants Report Strong 1951 Despite Early December Slump
Local merchants in Middleport reported a year of prosperity with sales up over 15 percent in many cases. Weather dampened December trade but late pre Christmas days set new records as several businesses changed hands or expanded. New ventures include Sohio service station upgrades, French Motor Company expansion, Pratt Beauty Salon, and various property renovations and openings around N Second Ave and Coal St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Port
Middleport
Sohio
Michael Hackett
George Hackett, Jr
French Motor Company
M. L
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
McKean Firestone
N. Second Ave
Coal St
Upper Middleport
Pratt Beauty Salon
Ralph Pratt
Ohio Hotel
Clarence McCarley
William Burford
McCarley
Tharp Family Welcomes Grandchildren and Local Visits
Hemlock social notes report two December births and multiple holiday visits. Deborah Rae Tharp born December 6 in a Zanesville hospital to Bryce and wife. Phyllis Elaine Green born December 12 to Art and wife in Chicago. Several relatives from Mansfield, Rehoboth, Chicago, Seattle, Columbus, Belleville, Pittsburgh, Zanesville, Steubenville, and other towns are noted visiting or hosting during Christmas and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Woods
Seattle
Washington
Jessie Lehman
Columbus
Ernest Lanning
New Straitsville
Robert Foura
Jimmie
Corning
Floyd Gehring
Gene Lanning
Richard Lanning
Edna Sue
Richard Hodgson
Charles Kehl
Belleville
Dale Baughman
Pittsburgh
Bruce Baughman
Fairborn
Dwight Baughman
Zanesville
William Baughman
Lena Stallsmith
B. O. Fitzer
Stanley Miller
Stanley
Howard Dishon
Jerie
Lancaster
Stephen Haddbas
Janice
Stephanie
Steubenville
David Collins
Ralph Fitzer
Hemlock
Blanche Dennis
Glenn
Grace Weaver
Eva Ivers
Howard Allen
Stephan Howdyshell
Carolyn
Oroville
Glenna Williams
Meigs County Community Year in Review 1951 Highlights
A chronological record from April to June 1951 lists Meigs County events across Pomeroy Middleport Rutland and Racine. Fire damage at Rivervue restaurant. senior graduations and honors. bloodmobile visit. church installations. farm and road projects. parades and Memorial Day observances. school concerts and band activity. civic meetings and indictments. The roll includes town officials, educators, veterans groups, and local organizations shaping county life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivervue
Middleport
Drew Webster
American Legion
The
Legion
Department of Ohio
Meigs County
Pomeroy Junior High
Merrill Davis
Middleport High School
Pomeroy High School
William Smith
Miami University
Oxford
Don Wolfe
Racine
Rutland
Business and Professional Women's Club
Thomas McKay
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mary Bradford
Future Homemakers of American Organization
Deshler-Wallick
Columbus
County Board of Commissioners
J. D. Ingram
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Long Bottom
Charles Russell
Clarence Chapman
Walter V. Watterson
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Lancaster
Sacred Heart Alumni Association
Lewis C. Berger
WSCS
Pomeroy
C. M. Ferguson
Ohio State University
4-H Officers Advisers
Pomeroy Junior High School
Leonard Hess, Jr
Outboard Boat Club of
L. G. Gribble
Meigs
Franklin Ginther
Masonic Rites Held For Downing Roush
Masonic services were held Tuesday night at the Rawlings-Coats funeral home for Downing Roush a member of Middleport Lodge No 363 F and AM. Interment for Mr Roush was made today with services for Mr Fultz scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rawlings-Coats
Downing Roush
Middleport Lodge No
P.m
Ben Fultz
Roush
Fultz
Lt Bennett Named Among 1951 Ten Men of Columbus
Lt Edward A Bennett now in Korea is one of ten men chosen from hundreds for Columbus newspaper honor Ten Men of 1951 He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism in World War I born in Middleport and a high school football standout He later worked with the Veteran Administration before re enrolling in the Army His family resides at 205 Avondale Ave Columbus with his mother and sisters nearby The award recognizes service to community and nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edward A. Bennett
Korea
Columbus
Lieutenant Bennett
Edward Bennett
Bennett
Germany
Veteran's Administration
Army
Avondale Ave
Wall repair plan discussed at Huntington engineers council
Representatives from the Huntington West Virginia Corps of Engineers met with city officials to study the upper parking lot wall. about 150 feet of new wall was deemed necessary for repairs. Fred Binetmar installed master of Bosworth Council 46 R&SM in Pomeroy. Russell Bailey named chief of police in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
William Motley
Delbert
Ohio River
John
Walton Manley
Middleport
Glenroy Ewing
Ratzliff
McArthur
Forked Run
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
June Whaley
Meigs
Howard Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
M R. Walter
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Sunbury
Richard Ebershach
Walter E. Wolfe
Olive-Orange High School
Middleport High School
Chester High School
Rutland High School
Washington
Huntington
W. Va
Corps of Engineers
Fred Binetmar
Bosworth Council
R&sm
Russell Bailey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Salvation Army
Pratt
Levi Olmstead
Pratt Building
Willard Stivers
Justice of the Peace
S. Fifth Ave
Jackson Refrigerator Repair Service
Crary
Everett Bachner
McMaster
Jack's Dairy Bar
William Grueser
Ewing
Rathburn
W. G. Weaver
Virgil Manley
Reliable Cleaners
Mill St
Duke Cleaners
Gallipolis
Clifford Stumbo
James Martin
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Dorothy Childs
Yellow Jacket Club
S. Third Ave
Hamilton St
Harry McMaster
Brownell Ave
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
Voice of the Theatre
Montgomery Clift
Paul Douglas
Everett Pape
Marietta
Minersville
William J. Riley
Cambridge
Vacation Bible School
Federated Church
Cris Smith
Walter Brown
Pomeroy School
Lucille Swackhammer
Salem Center
Meirs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Emma Springer
Tuppers Plains
Scipio
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Gardeners Club
Harold F. Hess
Lions Club
Richard Ebersbach
Athens State Hospital
Norma Goodwin
Meigs Soil Conservation District
Rocksprings
Robert E. Ripley
DAV
Hubert Raub
VFW
Sara Wise
Rudy Gilmore
Athens
Forked Run Shade Lake
Thomas Weber
RAM
Pvt
Burrell &. Barton
Melvin Thomas
Kerr’s Run
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy Schools
Palo Alto, Calif
Pomeroy Bend
James Stewart
Marlene Dietrich
Glynis Johns
Jock Hawkins
Temple Middleport
Claudette Colbert MacDonald Carey
Zachary Scott
Barbara Bates
Stark $ Pharmacy
Walgreengency Drug Store
Worthmore Hinkle
Absorbine JR
Hepatica
Walgreens
Thrifty
Tyson
Gillette
Ewitch
Helena Rubinstein
Associated Radio
Harry A. Miller
Main Street
Sion
America
Ebersbach
Hardware Company
Pomeroy, Ohio
de Jewelers
Pappy
Clothing House
E. Main St
Porseroy, Ohio
G-E
Rhodell Steffy
Ewing’s Furniture & Appliance Store
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