Pomeroy Council approves committees and 1958 appropriation
The Pomeroy village council approved new committees for the coming term and adopted the annual appropriation totaling 106 091 21. Firemen's Association appointments were approved. Dor Schaefer named council president. New officers, clerk, treasurer, and pension board members were sworn in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Firemen’s Association
Dor Schaefer
Roy Betzing
Rich Jones
Leslie Fultz
Don Mullen
Pomeroy Firemen’s Association
Emerson
Allotment Deadline Announced for Barley Tobacco Growers
Pomeroy says Meigs County ASC chair Pete Shields announced the deadline for new barley tobacco allotments as February 15 1958. Eligibility requires tobacco history for one or more of the past five years ownership and operation of the farm and residency with 50 percent farming income. Also no interest in another burley allotment. Farmers may contact the Meigs ASC Office at the Masonic Temple Building for details before Feb 15 1958.
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Pomeroy
Pete Shields
Meigs County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Shields
Meigs Asc
Masonic Temple Bidg
Pastor Claremont Hoyt Delivers Final Middleport Sermon
The Rev. Claremont E. Hoyt of the Middleport First Baptist Church preached his final sermon as week of prayer opened at the Church of Christ. He departs for the East to enter a seminary and pursue part time pastor work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Claremont E. Hoyt
Middleport First Baptist Church
Church of Christ
Hoyt
East
Fred I. Gardner
Ray
OU Grad Wife Visit Ferrells Bowens in Syracuse
Major and Mrs. Joe F. Quisenberry of Fort Harrison Indiana visited the J. C. Ferrells and J. M. Bowens in Syracuse. Major Quisenberry is an Ohio University graduate attending the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Mrs. Quisenberry remains with her parents in Syracuse during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Joe F. Quisenberry
Fort Harrison, Inc
J. C. Ferrells
J. M. Bowens
Quisenberry
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Army’s Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Champion Conor Urges Support of Bloodmobile
Meigs County donor champion Shuler urges residents to back the January 13 bloodmobile as the local Red Cross program faces its future. About 150 pints are needed to cover the deficit and 170 people must donate at Pomeroy Junior High on January 15 to reach the quota.
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Pomeroy
Emmet Shuler
Middleport
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Meigs
Pomeroy Junior High School
Shuler
Red Cross
Infant Gir Lies Monday in Meigs General
Sherri Ann Mossman 10 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mossman of Pomeroy, formerly Helen Stobart of Middleport, died Monday afternoon at Meigs General Hospital after a week of illness including pneumonia. Survived by parents, grandparents Essie Mossman Minersville, Hubert Pullins Middleport, Milton Russell Middleport, Mary Stobart Racine. great grandparents Milton Russell and Mary Stobart. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home with Rev. Fred J. Gardner presiding. Burial in Riverview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sherri Ann Mossman
Harley Mossman
Pomeroy
Helen Stobart
Meigs General Hospital
Essie Mossman
Minersville
Hubert Pullins
Milton Russell
Mary Stobart
Racine
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Fred J. Gardner
Meigs General Hospital Notes Overview
The record lists patient and associated names including Clifford Young and Margaret Duerr of Pomeroy, Ida McKelvey of Portland, Theo Neutzling of Middleport, Thyra Slivka of Mason, William Michael and Mrs William Grueser of Middleport, and Max Sanborn of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Young
Pomeroy
Margaret Duerr
Ida McKelvey
Portland
Theo. Neutzling
Middleport
Thyra Slivka
Mason
William Michael
William Grueser
Max Sanborn
Davidson Former Middleport Resident Dies in Odessa
Theodore Davidson, former Middleport resident, died in Odessa Texas on Friday. He is survived by brothers Roy and Warren Davidson of Columbus and Ben Davidson of near Cheshire and sister Alma Baylor of Middleport. Funeral services were held in Odessa.
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Middleport
Theodore Davidson
Odessa
Tex
Roy
Warren Davidson
Columbus
Ben Davidson
Near
Cheshire
Alma Baylor
American Legion Post Ranks in First Place
Middleport Feeney Bennett Post 128, American Legion, ranks first in the eighth district. At the winter conference in Athens the post was recognized for meeting its membership quota and received a quota award. Attendees included Henry Clatworthy, Lewis Long, Roscoe Fife, and Don Roach of the Middleport unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Yanks
Athens
Post
Henry Clatworthy
Lewis Long
Roscoe Fife
Don Roach
Middleport Personal Notices and Local Illness Updates
Patrolman Fred DeWees of the Middleport Police Department remains confined at home after a relapse in his illness. Mrs. Gertrude Stuart returns to Huntington, W V, after visiting with Miss Harrie Marie Smith. Several local residents are listed as ill or improving, with guests visiting in Athens and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeWees
Middleport Police Department
Broadway St
Gertrude Stuart
Huntington
W. Va
Harrie Marie Smith
Cecil Ward
Open House Plans Formed for New Middleport School
Middleport Board of Education set an open house from 2 to 5 p m on January 19 at the nearly finished Middleport elementary school on Pearl Street. Bruce Lloyd was named president Emerson Jones vice president and Harold Hubbard clerk for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pearl St
Middleport Board of Education
L. W. McComas
Bruce Lloyd
Emerson Jones
Harold E. Hubbard
E. O. Ball
Lionel Boggs
Philson Retires After 57 Years in Hardware Trade
Fred Philson of Plants, longtime figure in the hardware business, retires at 75 after a 57 year career. His work began in Racine 1900 and included stints at Rowley and Reed Middleport and Cross Hardware. He plans to pursue tin work at home while avoiding outside jobs.
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Middleport
Fred Philson
Mr. Philson
Dale Roberts Hardware
Racine
Cross Hardware
Rowley and Reed Hardware
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Rowley and Reed Concern
the Cross Store
Philson
Ben Philson
American Gas
Groups Change Times Of Regular Meetings
Several local groups adjust schedules for the annual week of prayer at the Church of Christ. The Middleport Garden Club postpones its meeting while the Amateur Gardeners Club reschedules to Wednesday evening after the service at Mrs. FE O Ball's home with Mrs. Robert Coats assisting. Thursday’s Philadelphia Society of the Middleport Church of Christ attends the service and then meets at the church shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Gardeners Club
FE. O. Ball
Robert Coats
Philathea Society of the
Middleport Church of Christ
Parking Meter Receipts Total $183.55 in Week
Middleport's parking meters collected 183.55 for the past week according to Chief Leroy Bartrum. The period included New Year’s Day when drivers were exempt from inserting coins.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Grange to Hold Bake Sale in Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove Grange will hold a bake sale Saturday at the Kroger Store in Pomeroy to raise funds. Contributors may leave baked goods at the homes of Olan Harrison Leo Story or Hil bert Quivey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hemlock Grove
Kroger
Pomeroy
Olan Harrison
Leo Story
Hilbert Quivey
Officials Take Oaths as New Village Officers in Middleport
Middleport village leaders took oaths of office at a village hall meeting. Mayor C Q O Fisher administered the oaths with Evelyn Locke supervising. New council members John Zerkle and Clinton Fisher join reelects David Miller Wayne Gibbons Ernest Covert while Dale Dutton cannot serve and must be replaced by mayoral appointment. Jean Lama reelected treasurer and Gene Grate begins duties as village clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Cook
Library
Paul Smart
Jones
Ball
Ernest Covert
Middleport
McComas
C. Q O. Fisher
Evelyn Locke
Meigs County
John Zerkle
Clinton Fisher
David Miller
Wayne Gibbons
Dale Dutton
Fisher
Jean Lama
Gene Grate
Seaman Gary Carman Returns to Newport Base
Seaman Gary J. Carman USN returns to Newport R I after a seven day leave with his mother Mrs Sylvia Carman and brother Ronald of Pomeroy. A 1957 Pomeroy High School graduate he enlisted in June 1957 and trained at Great Lakes. He is now with a Newport communications group and expects sea duty soon.
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Pomeroy
Gary J. Carman
USN
Newport
R. I
Sylvia Carman
Ronald
Carman
Pomeroy High School
Navy
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Ministers Group Plans Opening Night Program for Meigs County Fair
Meigs County Ministerial Association met at United Methodist Church in Pomeroy for a regular session. They discussed tentative plans for the fair opening night including securing a notable speaker and a more elaborate program. The group assigned ministers to serve as chaplains at Meigs General Hospital and to provide services at the County Infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs General Hospital
Elwood
Rivervue
Mr. Brown
Roy Williams
Syracuse Nazarene Church
Wesley Jenkins
Racine
Eastern Local High names honor roll for second six weeks
POMEROY R R Gray executive school head released the list of honor students at Eastern Local High School for the second six weeks. Seniors on the honor roll include Madalyn Brown Ruth Bryant Marilyn Buckley Robert Edwards Gayann Gaul John Hetzer Ralph Knight Judith Lambert Marty Murphy Ronnie Myers Martha Parker Marjorie Schultz Rosemary Slade Josephine Spencer and Jean Young. Juniors named are Bill Bahr Carroll Berry Paul Boring Janice Caldwell Homer Cole Richard Coddery Eleanor Evans Donna Frecker Jo Ann Frost Margaret Hayman Janet Knight Janet Koehler Ina Mays Beverly Millhone Judy Smith and Janet Vineyard. Sophomores on the list are Mary Carr Arlene Carvill Patty Cowdery Ronnie Cowdery Virginia Curtis Edgar Hartung Joan Hensley Herbert Matheny John Mora Connie Morarity Roger Rose Sharon Shields Dale Showalter Barbara Smith Janet Sovel Audrey Spencer Martha Sterns Esther Watkins and Sanda Wolfe. Freshmen include Teresa Andrew Kyle Bahr Robert Barber Helen Bentz Max Cale Judy Chaffee Ray Coleman Charles Collins Charles Curtis Richard Frost Henry Hensley Beth Hoffman Jack Kelley Mary Ritchie and Gerald Summerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. R. Gray
Eastern
Madalyn Brown
Ruth Bryant
Marilyn Buckley
Robert Edwards
Gayann Gaul
John Hetzer
Ralph Knight
Judith Lambert
Marty Murphy
Ronnie Myers
Martha Parker
Marjorie Schultz
Rosemary Slade
Josephine Spencer
Jean Young
Bill Bahr
DAR To Meet Friday in Middleport
Daughters of the American Revolution Middleport chapter will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harold Lohse with Miss Ethel Garland as guest speaker. Her subject is Your Public Library. Mrs. Lohse and Mrs. Chester Erwin will present piano selections. Assisting Mrs. Lohse will be her mother Mrs. William Bradford and Mrs. O. P. Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harold Lohse
Ethel Garland
Lohse
Chester Erwin
William Bradford
O. P. Klein
Fire in Cab Extinguished in Middleport
Middleport Fire Department answered a 12 30 Monday call to the Pomeroy Mason bridge to extinguish a blaze inside a cab of the B and B Cab Co. The interior suffered heavy damage while the Stansbury building on Mill Street burned earlier that Monday morning. Fire Chief Jack Bechtle praised the crew for stopping the fire from spreading.
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Middleport
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
B. and B, Cab Co
Jack Bechtle
Stansbury
Mill St
Bechtle
Pierotti Fined For Intoxication In City Hearing
Gino Pierotti of Pomeroy was fined $5 and costs on intoxication charges in a hearing held last night before Mayor C. O. Fisher in Middleport.
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Middleport
Gino Pierotti
Pomeroy
C. O. Fisher
Pomeroy Divorce Suit Filed Here
Dorothy Mae Glenn of Racine sues Roland Monroe Glenn for divorce in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect and mental cruelty. She seeks custody of three minor children, child support, division of Racine real estate and furnishings, two lots in Antiquity, a 1957 Chevrolet, other relief, and protection from the husband entering or molesting her.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine
Lodge To Meet In Woodmen Hall Wednesday
Middleport’s White Rose Lodge auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Woodmen’s hall. Hostesses include Mrs. A. R. Pullen Mrs. James Pullen Mrs. Otho Watts and Mrs. C. P. Gallagher. Mrs. Hattie Woodard presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Woodmen’s Hall
A. R. Pullen
James Pullen
Otho Watts
C. P. Gallagher
Hattie Woodard
Community Legion to Meet with March of Dimes Film
Middleport reports on the winter conference in Athens. Feeney-Bennett Post 128 American Legion will meet Wednesday evening at the hall. A March of Dimes program film will be shown. Although the membership quota is reached, eligible veterans are invited. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Athens
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Port Chamber of Commerce Meeting Planned Friday
The port Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 30 Friday evening at the village hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
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Franklin Rizer
Beech) Well
Jack Thomas
John Beaver
Wardhouse
Albert Woodard
Dwight Parker
Well
Association
Blaetmar Auto Co
Pleasant Ridge Road
Fultz and
Rizer
Dale ‘Smith
Wayne Swisher
Presi
Ferrells, Bowens Here
Conor
Middleport Fire Company
Gallipolis
Parkersburg
Mr. Davidson
American Legion Post
New School
Lowell Probasco
Paul Davis
Smart
Lloyd
Probasco
Davis
Hubbard
Susan Black
Rochester, N.Y
California
Red Philson
Philip Sport
New Haven
Heath Methodist Church
Gary Carmen
DAR
F. M. Conne
Grove Laboratories
Pazo
Lodge
Bob Evans
Darwin
Helen
Beauty Shop
Liberty
Theatre
Ohio
City
Binns
Carolyn Craig Virginia Gregg
Mombasa
Cornel Wilde
Donna Reed
Leo Genn
Tom and Jerry
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs——Pomeroy
Elvis Presley
Judy Tyler
Mickey Shaughnessy
Vaughn Taylor
Temple
Trooper Hook
Joel McCrea
Barbara Stanwyck
Quito
Earl Holliman
Karr & van Zandt
Sale
Karr & van Zandt Motor Sales
Cadillac
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