Pomeroy Elects Straus and Kitchen to New Posts
Two recently elected Pomeroy officials were sworn in as village clerk E. J. Strauss and council member Howard Kitchen. Strauss presented the village budget of 46,864.50 and council unanimously approved readings. The retiring clerk Alvin Norris reported year receipts and balances for several funds. The council approved selling part of Cedar Grove Cemetery to Ohio Fuel Gas Co for 150 dollars. New committee chairs were named and officers appointed. Illegal parking fines may rise from five to twenty five cents, pending next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. J. Strauss
Howard Kitchen
Alvin Norris
Council
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Iven Willright
Dale Smith
E. F. Robinson
Richard Vaughan
Olan Goodwin
Fred W. Crow, Jr
Rites Held for William R. Russell
Funeral services for 78 year old William Robert Russell were held Monday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home. Pallbearers included Dana Lewis John Harrison G Harrison Eddie Russell Clayton Russell and John Turnbull. Interment was at Clifton West Virginia cemetery with relatives from Reed West Virginia Mill Valley California Columbus Ohio and other locations listed. Obituary notes death notice and final rites scheduled with a March 15 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Robert Russell
Rawlings-Coats
Dana Lewis
John Harrison
G. Harrison
Eddie
Clayton Russell
John Turnbull
Clifton
W. Va
Robert Russell
Mill Valley
Calif
Owen Russell
Frank
Lawrence Russell
Evelyn Shannon
F. A. Carver
Helen Russell
de Neville
Reed
W. A
Baker Family Returns After Holiday Visit in Knoxville
Dr. W. K. Baker and his wife and children Bruce and Ann returned to Knoxville after a two week visit with Mrs. Baker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Stewart. Dr. Baker, a University of Tennessee faculty member, attended the AAAS meeting in New York and presented a paper to the Genetics Society of America. The Stewarts hosted a Christmas gathering for their daughter Mrs. Allen White and Mr. White of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Stewart’s sister Mrs. E. G. Probst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
W. K. Baker
Bruce
Ann
Knoxville
Tenn
Genetics Society of America
Stewarts
Allen White
Mr. White
Washington, D. H
Stewart
E. G. Probst
Carroll
Ricky
Columbus
Roscoe Meadows
Dea Hayes
M. J. McCarty
Maria Cavin
W. T. Hendrix
William Thomas, Jr
Sue
Rutland St
Waverly
Oak Hill
Bruce Lloyd
W. S. Ellis
S. Second Ave
Clifford Kincaid
C. A. Kincaid
Carol
Surrey
W.va
William Gale
Charlene
Bill
Sterling, Mich
Gail Schlaubach
David
Daryl
Parkersburg
Mary B. Laughead
New York City
Fordham University
R. B. Laughead
Alfred Elberfeld
Frank Knopp
Inlaw
Frank Lewis Knopp
Charleston
Ed Price
Willard ‘Meier
Mt. Vernon
Fomeroy
Meier
Helen West
Robert Turner
Joyce
Karen
Ronnie
Springfield
J. E. Wilson
Beech St
John Hawkins, Jr
Locust St
Henry Swift
N. Third St
Edgar Ball
Jimmy
Delaware
R. A. Miller
David C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
A. W. McKay
Laura McKay
Set
Raymond Allensworth
Downing Roush
Harvey Allensworth
Austin
Tex
James Hartinger
San Antonio
Dawana Jean Rickman
Lewis Rickman
Detroit
Earl Rickman
Nelle Winston
Virginia Nelle
Charles
Carrie Cassell
Charles Smith
Rodney
Carroll Swanson
Paul Smart
Harold Johnson
Emma Leifheit
Pomeroy
William Beard
Meigs General Hospital
Marion E. Carnahan
Navy
O. L. Wince, Sr
U. S. Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Norwalk
Ohio
Kathleen
Connie Lou
William F. Carnahan
Laura Bowen
George Kehrer
Portsmouth
Richard Tobias
E. Main St
Cincinnati
Dayton
Betsy Ebersbach
Waynesville
R. W. Ebersbach
Henry Jenkinson
Ward Foster
Holzer Hospital
John Kessler
Harley Saylor
Breezy Heights
Hrman Warner
W. Second St
Albert Martin
Lydia Hysel
Margaret Ann
Delware
Ann’ Peters
R. L. Miller
Marvin Burt
Ben Neutzling
Herman Burt
Charles E. Young
Lincoln Heights
Mr. Young
Beech Bottom
W. Va
H. E. Boney
Eddie
Joe
D. H. ‘Boney
H. D. Stage
Marietta
John Duffey, Jr
Elizabeth Ann
Halifax
Mass
Duffey
Lena Huber
Heath Methodist Church to conduct opening services
Middleport Heath Methodist Church board approves Sunday evening opening services by various Sunday School groups for several months and to honor attendance records. Mrs. Noah Haskins named captain of all groups with local class captains and officers including Mrs. Ben Philson Vernon Weber Elmer Miller and the McComas Jones team. Ida Lee Hartley chosen to succeed Frank T. White as assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Board of Education
Heath Methodist Church
Noah Haskins
Ben Philson
Vernon Weber
Elmer Miller
L. W. McComas
Emerson Jones
McComas
Slumber Party At Mrs Magnotta Home In Middleport
Community youths held watch night gatherings at the home of Mrs. Joe Magnotta with sister Junie Seines as hostess. Guests included Gladys Lu Devol Shirley Cunningham from Columbus and JoAnn Wilson. Sunday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs John Scines. Miss Carol Bachtel hosted overnight guests Shirley Miller and Adrienne Mills New Year’s Eve. Eight eats were served at mid.
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Middleport
Joe Magnotta
Junie Seines
Gladys Lu Devol
Shirley Cunningham
Columbus
JoAnn Wilson
Scines
John Scines
Carol Bachtel
Shirley Miller
Adrienne Mills
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Club Events
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Marguerite Vaughn to Mr. Harold Pennell at Heath Methodist Church with a reception in Middleport. Reports on Amateur Gardeners Club activities and Middleport Garden Club shows with photos by C. E. Blakeslee. Numerous local residents travel, host, and visit relatives in Meigs and surrounding areas during New Year holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marguerite Vaughn
Harold Pennell
Zanesville
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
W. T. Hendrix
Rutland St
Middleport Garden Club
D. B. Hartinger
S. Third Ave
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Blakeslee
M. L. French
Walter Harris
Harris
Dea Hayes
Richard Hayman
Philadelphia
W. H. Juhling
Hartinger
D. S. Harold
R. A. Miller
C. M. Hennesy
Robert Harris
Leo Beeson
David Entsminger
Clifford Erwin
John Duerr
A. W. McKay
W. W. Hayes
Roy C. Lansbury
Frieda Faehnle
Daisie Saunders
Mary
Susan Park
Hayman
Lansbury
Missionary Society Meets in Middleport for Charity Work
The B F San born Missionary Society of First Baptist Church met at Mrs. Florence Bush's home with Mrs. Leo Russell.presiding. They contributed to a Chicago girls school scholarship fund and planned the Pomeroy Associational Tea set for February at the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. F. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Florence Bush
Leo Russell
Chicago
Pomeroy
B. F. Parmalee
W. K. Beaver
Charles Pomeroy
James Souders
Beulah White
Harry Houdashelt
White
McGhee
Mrs Darst Receives Song Dedication On TV Show
Ann Jean Bell of S Front Street heard a song titled Ann Jean on the Vincent Lopez TV program Thursday evening. She received the sheet music and an orchid as part of the program award. The Darsts were among early television households and submitted Mrs Darst’s name for the special song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Darst
Ann Jean Bell
S. Front St
Ann Jean
Vincent Lopez
Darsts
Darst
Mra
Carroll Meadows
Six Arrested After Two Car Mishaps
Two auto accidents near Pomeroy led to six arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Betty Bobo sustained a bruised forehead in a crash caused by Frank Bobo while Fremont Gardner’s vehicle was damaged. Frank Bobo pled guilty to operating unsafe and was fined. Horace Chaney faced DUI charges after a pole collision, with four intoxication arrests among passengers. Eli David White was cited for centerline driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Betty Bobo
Frank Bobo
Langsville
Fremont Gardner
Columbus
Bobo
Sidney Russell
Middleport
Horace Chaney
Main and
Butternuits
Pete McCloudy
Dwight Cole
Long Bottom
Oscar Miles
Reedsville
Emogene Guinther
Eli David White
Russell
Pomeroy Woman Mary Turner Celebrates 90th Birthday
Mrs. Mary Turner of near Racine marked her ninetieth birthday with a family dinner at her home Sunday. Attendees included Ben Turner, William Woodard and Billy, William Scott of Pomeroy, Milton Hood, Sam Turner and Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Turner of Middleport, Jacob Turner, Joe Turner and Bobby of Middleport, Della Turner, and Aaron Turner. Four generations attended. On Monday Oscar Glenn visited Mrs. Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Turner
Racine
Ben Turner
William Woodard
Billy
William Scott
Milton Hood
Sam Turner
Middleport
Jacob Turner
Joe Turner
Bobby
Della Turner
Aaron Turner
Oscar Glenn
Dinner Party in Honor of Eddie Smiths
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Smith hosted a Sunday evening dinner. Guests included Mrs. Bess Weed, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Chase, Miss Christine Grueser, Mr. Tracy and Miss Ann Smith.
Veteran Re-Enlists for Air Force Training at Lackland
Oscar L. Wince Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wince Sr., reenlisted Saturday in Marietta and heads to Lackland Air Base San Antonio for basic training. He is a veteran and member of the Rio Grande College freshman class.
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Pomeroy
Oscar L., Wince, Jr
O. L. Wince, Sr
San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
Wince
Rio Grande College
Marietta
Lackland Air Base
Bicknell Was Hardiest Of Bend Settlers
The article recounts Nehemiah Bicknell as the lone pioneer of a group of Athens Countians who settled in the Meigs County Great Bend after purchasing land from the Ohio Company. It describes their timbered era homes, the Shipman store, a school in a rear cabin, and Bicknell’s lone persistence as neighbors departed for Athens.
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Meigs County
Nehemiah Bicknell
Ohio Company
Old Town Creek
John Hall
Bicknell
Great Bend
Athens
Colonel Shipman
Shipman
Harrett Barker
Rutland
Emeline Bicknell
John Profitt
Robert Profitt
Profitts
Jacob Lindley
Ohio University
Lindley
Meigs County Historical Society
George Worth
Great Berd
Middleport ministers to lead March of Dimes drive
Meigs County Ministerial Association will head the annual March of Dimes campaign with local ministers organizing funds in their communities. Rev. DeLoss Smith of Racine presided at Heath Methodist Church as attendees named Rev. John Venesia of Rutland and Rev. W. B. Moore among others. A county wide Week of Prayer was endorsed for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs’ County
Heath Methodist Church
DeLoss Smith
Racine
John Venesia
Rutland
W. B. Moore
Federated Church
Collector To Assist Income Tax Filing
A deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the mayor's office Thursday Jan 5 from 8 am to 5 pm to help residents prepare their income tax returns. The service is free of charge. Returns must be filed.
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Middleport
Interinal Revenue
Vicks VapoRub promoted for child cold relief
An advertisement urges mothers to apply Vicks VapoRub to a child’s throat chest and back to relieve cold discomfort. It claims instant relief that lasts for hours and can help reduce symptoms by morning in a trusted home remedy.
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Vicks VapoRub
Middleport Musicians in Ohio State Marching Band
Middleport residents Franklin Ginther and John Beeson perform as first trumpets in the OSU Marching Band during a Rose Bowl trip. Ginther is Frank Ginther’s grandson and Beeson is Leo Beeson’s son, both from S Fifth Ave and Lincoln Streets. Other Middleport players include Gordon and Gene Harris William Root and Orville Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio State
Franklin Ginther
Frank Ginther
S. Fifth Ave
John Hawkins, Jr
John Beeson
Leo Beeson
S. Fifth
Lincoln Sts
Beeson
Ginther
OSU
Gordon
Gene Harris
William Root
Orville Chambers
Examination Slated For Clerk Carrier in Middleport
The Civil Service Commission announces an examination for substitute clerk carrier at the Middleport Post Office. Age limits 18 to 50, with waivers for veterans and certain war service cases. Obtain information and forms from local secretary Miss Hazel VanCooney at the Middleport Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Hazel VanCooney
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Messenger
Vernon Cady
Mr, Kitchen
Strauss
W. Russell
Richard Carr
J. H. Carver
C. J. Henshaw
Grace Cartwright
Girard
Hattie V. Kay
Point Pleasant
Harry Thompson
Richard Pearce
Clem Pearce
Bertha Russell
Harry Hudson, Sr
McKeesport
Robert French
East Liverpool
James Russell
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Marth
Middleport Social Notes
Amateur Gardeners Club
Howard K. Ewing
Main St
Rawlings
Pomeroy Personals
Pevel Oll
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bend
Co, H,. Harris
Biddle
Lawrence Schmidt
Lewis Berger
de Loss Smith
Major Wining
Salvation Army
Mr. Moore
Federal
United National Farm Loan Ass'n. A. C. Gibson, Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Liberty
Theatre
Deanna Durbin
William Bendix
Tom Drake
Adolphe Menjou
Walter Catlett
Girl From
Gunsight
Donna Martell
Tex Williams
Smokey Rogers
Duece Spaiggins
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Brimstone
Rod Cameron
Walter Brennan
Adrian Booth
Forrest Tucker
Jack Holt
Jim Davis
Temple Middleport
SO Evil
MY Love
Ray Mill
Ann Todd
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Bendvue Pomeroy
Dick Powell
Lizabeth Scott
Jane Wyatt
John Litel
Raymond Burr
Ann Doran
Bostwick
Florence
Logan Monument Co
Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Monument Co
Leone Orials
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Pomeroy, Ohio
Logan
George C. Shaw
W. Main St
H. V. Hospital
Circleville
Forest Cemetery
Marjorie Phebus
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