Ohio Power earmarks $4 million for sport and 1961 projects
Ohio Power Co plans about 25.5 million dollars in 1961 for new facilities and expansions. A. N. Prentice notes 1960 investments reached 39.5 million with large near completion plant expansions. Major 1961 items include Philip Sporn Plant expansions, Tidd and Muskingum plants, and lands for coal.
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Ohio Power
Ohio Power Co
A. N. Prentice
Canton
Philip Sporn
New Haven
W. Va
Philip Sporn Plant
American Electric Power System
Tidd
Steubenville
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Marietta
Kammer
Moundsville
Fast Kentucky Coal Lands
Wellston Coal Field
Clarence W. Feil
Newark
Southern Division
Ironton
Ohio
Daughter of Ex-Residents State Grad
Julia Ann Probasco daughter of Mr and Mrs Lowell Probasco former Middleport residents was among the Fall Convocation graduates at Ohio State University. After a stint at Columbus Public Library she returned as editorial secretary in the Department of Publications. A 1956 Middleport High School graduate she attended Miami University Oxford before transferring to Ohio State University. The Probascos now reside in South Charleston West Virginia.
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Middleport
Julia Ann Probasco
Lowell Probasco
College of Arts and Science
Ohio State University
Columbus Public Library
Probasco
Department of Publications
Middleport High School
Miami University
Oxford
South Charleston
W. Va
Mr Bolin Dies At 80 In Middleport
Joseph Vincent Bolin died unexpectedly at his Middleport R D home Wednesday evening. The retired farmer was pronounced dead on arrival by the Middleport emergency squad. He is survived by his wife Margaret a sister Rose Covert of Florida a brother William Bolin of Columbus and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Chase funeral home Rutland with burial in Albany cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home.
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Middleport
Joseph Vincent Bolin
R. D
Bolin
Margaret
Rose Covert
Florida
William Bolin
Columbus
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Albany
Measles Confine Three Koehler Children in Columbus
Middleport residents Mrs. R. C. Sansbury and Miss Sally Schaaf report three children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koehler of Columbus are confined at home with measles. Sansbury is the great grandmother and Schaaf the aunt.
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R. C. Sansbury
Sally Schaaf
Richard Koehler
Columbus
Mrs. Sansbury
Miss Schaaf
Confirmation planned at Federated Church at 4 p m
A confirmation service is planned for Wednesday at 4 p m at the Federated Church, with details announced by organizers.
Pledge Paid By Methodist WSCS Group
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Asbury Methodist Church reports a pledge of 150 dollars paid. The meeting at Mrs. John Sauvage Jr. hosted by Mrs. William Eichinger and led by Mrs. William Houdashelt and others included devotional talks, a Christmas project program, and readings on missions in Japan and Borneo. Refreshments were served.
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Miss Karr
Mae Karr
A. L. Flanagan
Bert Weese
Foster Rest Home
Japan
Borneo
Grace Guild Plans For Parish Meeting
Grace Episcopal Church Grace Guild outlines the annual parish meeting set for January 25 at the parish house. The gathering at Mrs Cedric W Clark home with Mrs Carl Hobart as co hostesses included devotion led by Mrs A R Knight and presided by Mrs Max Sanborn. Refreshments followed.
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Middleport
Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Cedric W. Clark
Carl Hobart
A. R. Knight
Max Sanborn
Riding Meet Canceled in Meigs County
The January meeting of the Meigs County Riding Club in Pomeroy has been canceled.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mrs Ralph Spencer Hosts Surprise Birthday Dinner
Mrs Ralph Spencer entertained with a surprise birthday dinner Monday at Mrs John Batey’s home honoring her brother Edward McIntosh of Dayton. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Eldon Weeks Mr and Mrs John Batey and daughter Carl Jennings Mr and Mrs Spencer and Marvin Spencer. McIntosh returned home Tuesday after a holiday visit.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Spencer
John Batey
Edward McIntosh
Dayton
Eldon Weeks
Carl Jennings
Spencer
Marvin Spencer
McIntosh
Spencers
Visiting Guests From Several Towns In Ohio and West Virginia
Portland area residents list recent visitors to local homes. Names include Gillilan Ours Perry McDade Parsons Parsons Sutton Davis McLeod Ward Rhodes Miller McLeod and relatives from Canton Cleveland Chester Spiller Huntington Akron Oxford South Point Belpre Huntington and Parkersburg.
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Portland
C. E. Johnson
Joe Gillilan
Canton
Betty Johnson
Cleveland
Roy Gillilan
Chester
Ollie Sayre
Spiller
Lena Wallace
South Point
James Davis
Kenneth McLeod
Ronnie Miller
Oxford
Charles Ward
D. W. Rhodes
Local visitors spend holidays with area families
W. Columbia and Mason City residents visited relatives in the area during the holidays. Newport News Virginia and Point Pleasant guests joined families such as the Fowlers, Kirby, Knapp, and Roush clans for weekend gatherings and extended visits.
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Kenneth Stewart
Mason City
Lawrence Stewart
J. W. Elhart
Newport News
Emory Fowler
Herman Kirby
Olan Knapp
Sylvia Burris
Virgil Burris
Jess Grueser
Marjorie Biffle
Point Pleasant
Ministers Plan Opening Program For Meigs County Fair
Meigs County Ministerial Association met at Grace Episcopal to plan the annual fair opening program. Rev. Robert Card presided and they aim to secure an out of town speaker. Discussion topics included capital punishment with Rev. Howard Ruppelt reporting progress on a panel. Next meeting set for Feb 6 at Rock Springs Methodist Church.
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Middleport
Meigs County Fair
Meigs County
Howard Ruppelt
Prayer Poem Closes Meet at Pomeroy Shakespeare Club
Mrs. Waldo J. Bartels was named legislative chairman at the Pomeroy Shakespeare Club meeting held at Mrs. Phil Williamson's home. The devotional period ended with a prayer poem as Mrs. Robert Warner conducted.
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Pomeroy
Waldo J. Bartels
C. F. Tompkins
Ethel Garland
Forest acreage equals about one acre per citizen in U S
America's national forests cover 181 million acres, roughly one acre for every U S citizen, highlighting broad public land holdings and conservation scale.
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America
U. S
Mrs Rice Plans To Close Store In Gravel Hill
Mrs Edna M Rice owner of Rice s Hill Top Grocery Gravel Hill announced the business will close once current stock is sold She bought the store from the Walters and has operated it for seven years in the same location.
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Middleport
Edna M. Rice
Hill Top
Gravel Hill
Rice
Charles Walters
Catherine Walters
Rumor of New Supermarket Near West Main St Limits
Rumors circulate of a supermarket development on property near the Middleport Pomeroy corporate limits on West Main Street upriver from the Standard Oil station. Verification has not been obtained, but officials promise notice if details are finalized.
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Middleport
Middleport Fire Department Answers 52 Alarms in 1960
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department answered 52 fire calls in 1960 with losses estimated at 45095. Heaviest losses occurred in March with 15 calls and 25375 in damages. Village and out-of-town calls split 24 and 28, with varied residential, brush, and vehicle fires. A new 21000 fire truck was added via a 25000 bond issue. plans for a new headquarters seek 6000 from council and about 12000 more from treasury and fundraising.
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Middleport Fire Department
Middleport
Thomas Durst
Darst
Middleport Village
Department
Department Treasury
Pomeroy Fire Squad Plans Pledge Drive and Film
Sycamore Emergency Squad will collect $509.30 owed on a new truck and $46.30 due January 12 plus $12.24 in the department general fund. On January 10 members will canvass Syracuse area pledges, followed by a February 1 village hall film showing on highway accidents and squad work hosted with the Ohio Highway Patrol.
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Ohio Highway Patrol
Boosters To Sponsor Dance Party Affair
A Middleport High School auditorium dance Saturday evening will be sponsored by the Middleport Band Boosters Association from 7 30 to 11 30 p m. The Jays Leon Jordan and Kenny Hysell will supervise. The Meigs Masons championship dance is set for Jan 8 in the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Band Boosters Association
Jays
Leon Jordan
Kenny Hysell
Pomeroy
Silage Clinic Draws Meigs County Attendees in Jackson
Twelve Meigs County residents attended a silage clinic in Jackson focusing on silage production and feeding. Attendees included Cris Roush C M Headley David Nease Leonard McGill Roy Miller David Yost Andrew Cross Harold Carnahan David Koblentz Earl Dean and C E Blakeslee.
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Pomeroy
Jackson
Cris Roush
C. M. Headley
David Nease
Leonard McGill
Roy Miller
David Yost
Andrew Cross
Harold Carnahan
David Koblentz
Earl Dean
C. E. Blakeslee
Eastern Local School District Board Names Omitted Member
Walter Brown was omitted from the list of board of education members for the Eastern Local School District.
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Pomeroy
Eastern Local School District Board of Education
Walter Brown
Circle to Meet Pomeroy at Federated Church
The Federated Circle of the Federated Church will gather at 7 30 Wednesday evening at the church for a regular meeting.
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Pomeroy
Federated Circle of the
Federated Church
Birthdays Of DA Members Are Observed
Pomeroy quarterly birth days were observed with a pot luck supper Tuesday night as Chester Council Daughters of America met in regular session. Gifts were presented to Helen Wolfe Delores Wolfe Opal Eichinger Mae Spencer Esther Wright Nevada Beaver Ada Neutzling and Zelda Weber at the decorated birthday table. Nevada Beaver deputy installed Doris Grueser as councilor Mae Spencer as associate councilor Leatha Koblentz warden and Opal Eichinger as trustee.
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Ona Osborne
California
Zana Gainer
Ella Hannum
Elizabeth Wickham
Auxiliary Entertained By Mrs John Vroman
Middleport the ladies auxiliary of the volunteer fire department met at Mrs John Vroman s home. Mrs Emmett Stuler presided over a brief business session followed by a social hour with refreshments served by Mrs Vroman and Mrs Thomas Durst to several members.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ Plans Monday Meeting
The board of the Middleport Church of Christ will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the church. A congregational meeting is set for Jan 15 when election reports will be read.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Farm Women Meet Pomeroy
The-Mc Gar County Farm Bureau Women's Activities Committee will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Co op offices on East Main Street.
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Pomeroy
Gs County Farm Bureau
Women's Activities Committee
Co-op
E. Main St
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Methodist
WSCS
Grace Guild
Headquarters
Money Matters
Mational Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Mrs
Wilma Wells
Gerald Ours
Huntington
Eber Ours
Ralph McDade
Russell Sutton
Akron
Darrell Perry
Parkersburg
Hyatt Parsons
Cecil and
Ronnie McLeod
Belpre
Mr. McLeod
W. Columbia
Warren Wright
Ben O. Roush
Roushs
Dale Priddy
Lester Russell
Lawrence Russell
Barbra Walker
Daughrence Stewart
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Scarsdale
New York
David
Peggy
Richard
Sacred Heart Church
Casey
Meigs County School of Dance
Foto Music Store
Ewing
W. Second St
Richard McDonald
Jack Stanley
McDonald
Margaret Neuman
Syracuse
Meigs
Foto
Henry Ewing
Los Angeles
Calif
Ben H
Alice Downie Ewing
Beulah
Ben
Henry
Cincinnati College
Masonic Lodge
Ohio Valley Commandery
Ewing Funeral Home
Ewing Construction Company
Martin Essex
Ment
Fire Squad
Boosters
John Vroman
Board
Jeweler
Farmer's Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Middleport, Ohio
Gordon H. Caldwell
Township
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