New Year's Eve Dance Draws Big Pomeroy Crowd
A crowd larger than last year filled the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium for the 58th annual New Year’s Eve Ball, sponsored by the Pomeroy Volunteer Firemen’s Association. Rolland Neutzling praised the turnout that raised about 600 at the door while new officers took posts for 1957 and a 7-piece orchestra from Columbus provided music.
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Pomeroy
Harold Ebersbach
Bob Huskey
Columbus
Pomeroy High School
Danny Morris
Washington, D.C
Dan Hartinger
Donald Rosenbaum
Rolland Neutzling
Quiet New Year in Pomeroy as Police Report No Arrests
POMEROY The New Year began peacefully with no police calls during the night. Mayor E F Robinson kept an extra patrol on duty to aid any inebriated travelers returning home. Ferris Justis, 24, received a five day sentence and fines totaling 110 for driving while intoxicated and disturbing the peace. He also faced a pending charge of destruction of property from a Route 7 wreck and a later hearing at White's restaurant after a Friday night incident.
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Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
Mason County
Ferris Justis
Robinson
State Highway Patrol
Justis
Route 7
Kelroy’s
Shenangs Springs
White’s
Route 337
Middleport seniors sell etched school note paper for trip
Middleport High School seniors plan a trip to New York City next spring and are selling note paper featuring the high school building etching. The paper is available from the seniors.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
New York City
Pomeroy Officer Installations Highlight Eastern Star Rite
Naomi Brinker installed as worthy matron and Jesse Brinker as worthy patron at Racine Chapter Eastern Star annual installation. Grand Electa Faye Wingett and other district officers attended. ceremonies honored Stewarts and Brinkers with guests from Athens Belpre Evangeline Minear Pomeroy Harrisonville Parkersburg W Va.
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Gretta Simpson
Chiorus Grimm
Har
Athens
Belpre
Evangeline, Minear, Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sales Tax Up In County
Meigs County reports a 2.1 percent gain in prepaid tax receipts for 1955-56 with receipts rising from 249,585.64 to 254,921.98. Gallia County shows a 3.4 percent loss, down from 294,123.30 to 283,934.96. Vinton County posts the largest gain, rising from 63,835.99 to 78,022.41 for 1955-56.
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Pomeroy
Roger W. Tracy
Meigs County
Gallia County
Vinton Couunty
Blue Crutch Sale Saturday for Polio Drive
Meigs County band directors and their groups join the Blue Crutch Day sale set for Saturday January 5 1957. Mrs Victor Young polio foundation chair urges generosity as coin collectors and dime boards go in local businesses. H E Booney directs the foundation in Meigs County.
15 Year Old Juvenile Taken Into Custody
Probate Judge John C. Bacon ordered a 15 year old from Minport taken into custody by the Meigs County Sheriff after eight complaints alleging morals offenses and child stealing. A Juvenile Court hearing was set for Friday.
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Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Middleport
Meigs County
Bacon
Admitted and discharged list from regional hospital
Admitted Mrs. Ernest Gross of Pomeroy Mrs. Claire Bose of Portland and Mrs. Barbara Mace of Chester. Discharged Aten Shain of Pomeroy William Wallace of Syracuse and Mary Park of Middleport.
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Ernest Gross
Pomeroy
Claire Bose
Portland
Barbara Mace
Chester
Aten Shain
William Wallace
Syracuse
Mary Park
Middleport
Pom Camping? Pomona Grange Meets at Rock Springs Hall
Olive Grange hosts Pomona Grange when the latter meets at Rock Springs Grange Hall Friday at 8 p.m. Virgil Atkins, worthy master, will preside.
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Pomeroy
Olive Grange
Pomona Grange
Rock Springs
Virgil Atkins
Rush visits family in Wilkesville
James Rush of Columbus visited his relatives in Wilkesville. Mrs Verna Kruskamp and her son also visited former Mrs Clint Conger and her mother.
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James Rush
Columbus
Verna Kruskamp
Clint Conger
Mrs. Howard Kitchen Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Howard Kitchen of Pleasant Ridge returns from Meigs General Hospital after 26 days. She spends the holidays with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. John Werry in Dayton and her son William Kitchen in Chillicothe. Dinner guests include the Hunt family, Bert Hunt and Beverlee, and other relatives visiting over Christmas.
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Howard Kitchen
Pleasant Ridge
Meigs General Hospital
John Werry
Douglas
Dayton
William Kitchen
Chillicothe
James Hunt
Beverlee
Bert Hunt
Wimpy Hunt
Milo van Meter
Erma Wilson
Wayne
William R. Wilson
Billy
Charles Burri
Burri
Hunt
Billy Dean Wilson
Letart Falls
William Stoecker
Bill
Rummage Sale Planned At Bethany Church
POMEROY Sutton Methodist Church in Bashan sponsors a rummage sale to support the minister’s salary. The sale takes place at Bethany Church on Second Street Friday and Saturday. Donations are welcome and can be brought to Bethany Church or given to Home Builder's Class members who are organizing the event.
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Pomeroy
Sutton Methodist Church
Bashan
Bethany Church
Second St
Sutton Methodist
New Year Socials Highlight Middleport Community Ties
Middleport residents hosted New Year Eve gatherings at multiple homes including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris whose party featured Rudolph the mounted reindeer head. Guests included Miss Harrie Marie Smith, Mrs. Margaret Davis, and Grace Stuart among others from Athens Huntington and Clifton.
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Middleport
Robert Harris
Harrie Marie Smith
Margaret Davis
Athens
Grace Stuart
Huntington
Walter Harris
Walter B. Harris
Hubert Mace
Roscoe Fowler
Marceleine Buell
Clifton
Bachners Host Midnight New Year’s Party in Lincoln Street Home
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bachner held a midnight supper and party on New Year’s Eve at their Lincoln Street home. Guests included the Robert Tewksburys, John Parsons, Sally Schaaf, Carol Bachtel, and several couples from the area who joined the New Year’s dance at Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Jack Bachner
Lincoln St
Pomeroy
Robert Tewksburys
John Parsons
Sally Schaaf
Carol Bachtel
Harold Moore
George Dallas
Leo Smith
H. R. Walters
Tom Hennesy
Luncheon Guests Visit Miss Beesons Cabin at Long Bottom
Luncheon guests of Mrs. Crazy Davis and Miss Lenore Giles included Miss Helen Beeson of Columbus, Mrs. Marcus Chambers, and Mrs. James E. Harley. The party traveled to Miss Beesons cabin at Long Bottom in the afternoon and Beeson returned to Columbus Tuesday after staying several days with Mrs. W. H. Juhling.
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Middleport
Crazy Davis
Lenore Giles
Helen Beeson
Columbus
Marcus Chambers
James E. Harley
Beeson
Chambers
Vacationing nurse hosts breakfast after New Year's dance
Miss Cherole Blake, visiting from Holzer Hospital School of Nursing, entertained friends with a small breakfast gathering at her Middleport home following the New Year's Eve dance event.
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Middleport
Cherole Blake
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Entertaining With Luncheon Hosts Noted Guests
Miss Harrie Marie Smith hosted a New Year luncheon at the Martin Restaurant. Attending were Mrs. Margaret Davis of Athens, Mrs. Grace Stuart of Huntington, C. E. Smith, Miss Smith's father, and Mrs. Walter Harris.
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Middleport
Martin
Margaret Davis
Athens
Grace Stuart
Huntington
Harrie Marie Smith
C. E. Smith
Miss Smith
Walter Harris
New Year Dinner Hosts Noted At Mrs Harley Home
A group of longtime friends spent New Year's Eve with Mrs. J. E. Harley. A buffet supper was served at midnight. Guests included Mrs. W. H. Juhling, Mrs. Raymond Sherman, Miss Helen Beeson of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Klein.
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Middleport
J. E. Harley
W. H. Juhling
Raymond Sherman
Helen Beeson
Columbus
Marcus Chambers
O. P. Klein
Dailey Family Hosts New Year Eve Open House
Howard Dailey prepared a traditional pizza pie for a New Year Eve buffet served by the Daileys. Guests included Anna and Martha Howell, Mrs. Emmet Shuler, Donald and Everett Mills, Jerry Pullen, Julie Probasco, Charles Hess, Robert Fisher and others.
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Middleport
Howard Dailey
New Evangeline Chapter to Install Officers Thursday
Evangeline Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, in Middleport will install new officers Thursday evening with Mrs. Willis Anthony serving as worthy matron.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Willis Anthony
Mrs Winnie Mayer Helps Family Move to New Home
Mrs Winnie Mayer of Athens spent Monday here and assisted her son and daughter in law, Mr and Mrs John Mayer, move to their new home in Gahanna. The Mayer family had been living with Rep and Mrs George Meinhart during construction while Mr Mayer works for a baking company.
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Winnie Mayer
Athens
Inlaw
John Mayer
Gahanna
Fresh liver and oysters highlight iron rich foods
A list of iron rich dietary sources includes fresh liver oysters dried beans molasses and oatmeal noted as beneficial for the human diet. The emphasis is on how these items contribute to iron intake.
Whistles Are Silent New Year Arrives Quietly in Village
In Middleport a peaceful New Year passed with no arrests or emergencies and few celebrations. Firecrackers were heard, a single bell tolled at midnight by Dewey Guthrie at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, and the NYCRR roundhouse in Hobson has been razed leaving no trains in the yards.
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Middleport
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
West Virginia
Dewey Guthrie
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
NYCRR
One Church Has Service
Middleport Mt Moriah Baptist Church held a watch night service starting about 11 p m with guests from Pomeroy Kerrs Run and Rutland. Rev N D Borden led brief remarks on the new year and Christian service followed by prayers. A waffle breakfast for a large crowd ended the gathering served by several local women.
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Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Rutland
N. D. Borden
Arnold Richards
Ervin Baumgardner
Emma Bland
Carrie Cassell
Charles Jones
Ray Cole
Will Winston
Arlena Reese
Marriage Licenses OMEROY Sterling and Johnston Delores
Amy Sterling F. OMEROY of Newberry Ohio aged 22 and Delores Ann Johnston of Vinton Route 1 aged 18 seek marriage license. Amy is son of G F Amy and Faylen Nichols Amy. Delores Johnston is daughter of J C Johnston and Bertie Jenks Johnston.
Zemo Heals Itchy Skin Rashes Fast
Zemo liquid or ointment provides prompt relief for surface rashes eczema prickly heat and athlete's foot. It stops scratching aiding faster healing and clearing. Extra Strength Zemo recommended for stubborn cases by Ady.
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Zemo
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