Parolee Held in Middleport Check Forgery Case
Franklin D. Wright 31 of Gallipolis Route 1 is jail bound in Meigs County as a parole violator for forging checks in December. Gallia County deputies captured Wright in Gallia County. recovered cash for television sets from two Middleport merchants. He was paroled from a federal penitentiary and faces Judge John C. Bacon in Meigs County Court before transfer to Gallia County for additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Franklin D. Wright
Gallipolis
Herbert Gilkey
Robert Hartenbach
Gallia County
Grant Long
Wright
Hartenbach
John C. Bacon
Cheshire Holiday Greetings and Local Obituaries
Cheshire correspondent and Mr Hern thank readers for holiday cards. Mr George Darst dies in Athens hospital. Mr and Mrs John Wamsley announce birth of a daughter at Holzer Hospital, their first child. Don Sayre visits family in Floreffe and Belpre. Don Madden on leave with relatives. Fred Gillenwater returns home after visiting grandparents in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Floreffe
S. V. Sayre
Belpre
Ohio
Don Madden
Fred Gillenwater
Laurence Vaughan
Florida
Helen Johnson
D. R. Kronenberger
Wadsworth
Anita Houdashelt
Margaret Houdashelt
Kathryn Philson
Auburn
Ala
Fred Philson
Bent Wolfe
Richard
Newark
Christine Lake
Athens
Francis Morris
Critt Bradford
George Hayman
New Marshfield
John Bentz
William Bentz
Coshocton
Russell Rhoades
Marietta
Garden Club Officers Set Jan. 17 Meeting in Gallipolis
Region 11 Ohio Garden Clubs officers announce an all day session January 17 at the Tye Restaurant Gallipolis. Morning program speaker Mrs Wade Cozad adviser to Region 11, 10 a.m. Coffee hour at 9 30 a.m. Afternoon speaker will be William P Smith Gallia County extension agent. Regional director is Mrs Ara Swisher Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
William Slater
Meigs County
Tye
Gallipolis
Wade Cozad
Lancaster
William P. Smith
Gallia County
Ara Swisher
Cheshire
Governor DiSalle to Speak at Middleport Meeting
Governor Michael V. DiSalle will address a public meeting at 7:30 pm Monday January 15 in the Middleport High School auditorium. This will be his second visit to Meigs County this term. He will discuss programs before the Ohio General Assembly focusing on tax reforms highway improvements and mental health initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Michael V. DiSalle
Middleport High School
Governor DiSalle
Meigs County
Ohio General Assembly
Middleport Couple Welcome Daughter at Holzer Hospital
Mr and Mrs Tom Kelly announce the birth of a daughter at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis on Thursday January 4 This is the couple's first child Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Vincent Dabo of Pomeroy Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs M L Kelly of Middleport Great grandmother Mrs J K Smith of Middleport is noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tom Kelly
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Vincent Dabo
Pomeroy
M. L. Kelly
J. K. Smith
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting In Middleport Tonight
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Jack Bechtle with Mrs. Thomas Darst as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Laurel Cliff Health Club Meeting Held At Evans Home
A Laurel Cliff Better Health Club session is set for Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Joe Evans with Mrs. Jerry Hoagland as co hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Joe Evans
Jerry Hoagland
Pomeroy Royal Arch Masons to Confer Degree Wednesday
A meeting of the Pomeroy Chapter 89 Royal Arch Masons will be held at 7 30 p m in the temple. The degree of mark Masons will be conferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Royal Arch Masons
Temple
WSCS Meeting Called by Pomroy Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women's Society of Christian Service of
The
United Methodist Church
Firemen Put Out Chimney Fire in Middleport
Firefighters extinguished a chimney blaze at Harold Hinkle home on N Second Ave Sunday evening with no damage. Earlier Saturday night Mervin Boyles’s car motor caught fire on Oliver St. stopped before firemen arrived. Sunday’s call marked the weekend’s third response after Squire Taylor fire on Hysell Run destroyed residence and most furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Hinkle
N. Second Ave
Oliver St
Mervin Boyles
Boyles
Gerald Anthony
Squire Taylor
Hysell Run
Taylor
Local Family Visits and Weekend Guests Across Towns
Rutland families host and visit relatives including Floyd and G F Thomas with the James Thomases of Columbus. A dinner party hosted by S L Bryant brought guests from Columbus and Arza Bryant’s home was also visited. Other visitors include Ronald Nicholson at Ft Knox, Michael family from Chillicothe, and Thomas Evans and grandson from Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Thomas
James Thomas
Columbus
G. F. Thomas
Clair Taylor
Robert Musser
Earl King
S. L. Bryant
John Burns
Oliva Scott
Willie Smith
Ronnie Rickman
Stevens
Arza Bryant
Alza Bryant
Ronald FE. Nicholson
James Nicholson
Ft. Knox
Kenneth Michael
Mike
Chillicothe
Sue Parker
Guy Shuler
Farrell
Middleport
Robert Schaeffer
Coolville
Grange Session Set at Pomeroy Rock Springs Grange
Grange members are to gather at 8 p.m. Thursday in Pomeroy Rock Springs Grange for the program hour. Attendees should bring articles for presentation and a sack lunch will be provided with coffee by the home economics committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Rock Springs Grange
Home Economics Committee
Class Plans For Dinners At Federated Church
The Happy Harvesters Class of the Federated Church met Friday evening at the church to discuss dinners for the year. Hosts were Mrs. Dale Smith and Mrs. Celand Heines. Mrs. Phil Meinhart led the devotional period, and the business meeting featured a scripture reading by Mrs. Louis Reibel. Thank-you notes were read from Mrs. Waldo J. Bartels and Mrs. Reibel for gifts and from Mrs. Albert Ebersbach for flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Dale Smith
Cleland Heines
Phil Meinhart
Louis Reibel
Waldo J. Bartels
Reibel
Albert Ebersbach
Local families share New Year visits across Mt Gilead area
Bidwell Mr and Mrs Dan Eachus and son Frank of Mt Gilead spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Gerald Hull and Mrs Bess Frederick. Mr and Mrs James Jacobs and family and Mr and Mrs Elmer Spaulding and children visited Mrs Elizabeth Dennett and family over the holidays. Mr and Mrs Harold Devol and children of Oak Hill and Mr and Mrs Paul France and children of Porter visited Mr and Mrs Amos Waugh on New Years Day. Mr and Mrs Roger Black now live in the former Martha Thompson house owned by Mr and Mrs Herbert Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Eachus
Frank
Mt. Gilead
Gerald Hull
Bess Frederick
James Jacobs
Elmer Spaulding
Elizabeth Dennett
Harold Devol
Oak Hill
Paul France
Porter
Amos Waugh
Roger Black
Martha Thompson
Mrs
Herbert Black
Howard Carpenter
Wayne Carpenter
Belpre
Sidney Carpenter
Ronnie
Wellsville
John Young
North Lewisburg
Jim Carpenter
Lindy and
Spence
Dorcus
Bernice Carpenter
Alita
Jimmy
Pomeroy
Ricky Crow
Charles Hoback
Cincinnati
William Thuener
William Lehue
E. J. Soulsby
Glenna
Keith Kirby
Van
W.va
Harold Patterson
Connie
Jamie
Ripley
Carl Hubbard
T. G. Pickens
Maude Johnson
Josie Pickens
Howard Neigler
Racine
Sharon Sue Cottrill
Gordon West
James Soulsby
Jimmie Evans Jr
Jimmie Evans Sr
Montgomery
C. E. Cross
Lynn
Ray Howard
Columbus
George Neigler
Shirlee
Jessie Stowe
Kenneth Theiss
Daisy Duckworth
Rittman
Wesley
Dorcas
James Quick
Karen Singer Talks On Role Of Youth In World
Middleport delegates from Mount Moriah Baptist Church attended a Sunday afternoon session of the Hocking District Sunday school and Baptist Training Union Institute at First Baptist Church of Glouster. Karen Singer and Carolyn Erwin spoke on youth roles as Mrs. Ervin Baumgardner chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Karen Singer
Hocking District
Baptist Training Union Institute
First Baptist Church
Meigs Countians Buy 178 Vehicles In December
Meigs Countians purchased 68 new motor vehicles and 102 used vehicles in December per Mrs. Nellie Brown deputy clerk of courts. New purchases included seven trucks two trailers one bus and 58 passenger cars. Used vehicles comprised 95 passenger cars five trailers and two trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Meigs Countians
Nellie Brown
Middleport Church of Christ Meeting Details
The Middleport Church of Christ will hold its annual congregational meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday with election of officers and reports from Sunday school teachers and church groups. The Philatheia Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Philathea Society
District meeting on lime and fertilizer set at Jackson EUB Church
C. E. Blakeslee county agricultural agent announced a 7 p.m. Thursday district meeting for Lime POMEROY Meigs County farmers and county lime and fertilizer dealers to discuss lime and fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Jackson Eub Church
C. E. Blakeslee
Clark Family Visit Highlights Local Ties
Mr and Mrs James Clark and family of Cleves visited his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Clark Sr in a weekend gathering showcasing extended family bonds and local community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clark
Family of Cleves
Mrs
Thomas Clark Sr
Social notes from Racine reminisce about holiday visits
Racine society column lists numerous local and distant guests visiting families across Ohio cities including Middleport Gallipolis Athens Columbus Pittsburgh and Newark. Entries name the Beach Morris Hayman Petrel Wolfe Hildare McKenzie and others with travels to Montreal Wadsworth Point Pleasant and Marietta during the holiday period.
Syracuse News Notes Holiday Visitors Gather in Area
Community brief lists numerous holiday visitors and family greetings across towns. Names include Carrie Sin clair, Rose Anne Theiss, Ernest Theiss, Groveport, and many Carpenters, Soulsbys, Pickens, Hodges, and other local families visiting from Racine, Pomeroy, Wellsville, Columbus, Van Wert, and nearby areas. News mentions a funeral in New Cumberland, W V and travels to Du Bois Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Carrie Sinclair
Rose Anne Theiss
Ernest Theiss
Groveport
C. C. Stull
du Bois
Reka Mayer
William Guinther
River and Dam Readings and Riverboat Movements Report
The bulletin records river gauges at Gallipolis Kanawha Falls Pomeroy Mason and other points with foot readings for rollers and dam conditions on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. It lists inbound and outbound boat movements with ship names times and up or down water levels across multiple locks and boats throughout the Huntington district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy - Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington District
Ontgomery
Beckford
Queen City
Indiana
Peggy Downey
Dorothy Southern
Crucible Ee
Crai
OEC
Yee Neos
Harner
Philip Sporn
Betty Moran
Harry Dyer
Arrowhead
Lock
John L. Dean
O. F. Shearer
Sar
Salvayi
Aliquippa
Semet
Salvay
Cotton Queen
I. F. Frieberger
Stevenson
City of
Esso Tennessee
Middleport Considers Building Code Readings
Middleport village council will hold a second reading of a proposed building code ordinance tonight. If approved after all three readings it will establish fire limits and rules for construction, alteration, removal, occupancy, and maintenance of buildings. Details on enforcement and fees will come before the final adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Village
Kenneth McElhinney
William Childs
Middleport Planning Commission
Middleport Personal Notices From Local Community
Mrs. Leo Childs was released from Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis after weeks of confinement following surgery. Harold Sauer family guests at New Year. many relatives visited at Pickens home in Gallia County. Various locals, including Dahlia Pauley, Frieda Faehnle, and the Mitch and Houck families, are noted with visits to Columbus, Columbus trips, or recovery at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Childs
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Harold Sauer
Mary Ruth
Joy
Warren Pickens
Pickens Home
Ernest Whitehead
Jean
Jane
Juli
Denver Weber
Reedsville
Henry Pickens
Racine
William Meredith
Roger
Charles
Waterford
Dahlia Pauley
Columbus
John Kincaid
Front St
Three Will Attend Sanitation Meeting
Mayor Kenneth McElhinney Solicitor Bernard Fultz and Councilman William Childs will represent Middleport at a meeting of the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission in Cincinnati on Thursday. They will hear a report from ORLANCO's fact finding committee that visited Middleport on November 8 to determine why sewage treatment facilities have not yet been built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Kenneth McElhinney
Bernard Fultz
William Childs
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Cincinnati
Orlanco
Charles Legar
Leslie F. Fultz
Fred Crow
Pomeroy
Ohio Department of Water Pollution Control
Columbus
Meigs County Politics Heating Up Amid 1962 Candidacy Talk
Meigs County gears up for 1962 elections with multiple potential candidates for three county offices ahead of the February 7 filing deadline. The piece also recalls December Christmas activities at the county children's home, donations from local groups, and plans for two Big Bend Minstrel Association shows plus sewer project updates in Pomeroy and the ORSANCO/ODWC review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Homer Cook
Middleport
Rathburn Trust Fund
F. H. O'Brien
Drew Webster
American Legion
Feeney-Bennett
Dana Tracy
Pomeroy Food Co
Davis Ice and Produce
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Missionary Societies
A. D. Weed and Son Co
Knight Templar Organization
Pomeroy Chapter 186
Order of Eastern Star
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Pomeroy
Radcliff Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Gladys Pierce reports on Fort Knox personnel returning from leave, Christmas visits in Columbus and nearby towns, and medical news at VA facilities. Watch Night services united Mt Olive Mt Carmel and Radcliff EUB churches with a Paul life film and candle lighting at midnight. Wilton Board of Education named officers Marvin Huston president and Thelma Leitch vice president with Ronald Wells as new member. Angela Van Meter retained as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Capt
Jean Pierce
Fort Knox
Columbus
Hollis Shaner
Nelsonville
Shaner
Garnet Bowen
William Pierce
Clyde Morris
Sunbury
Parnie McLaughlin
Duane McLaughlin
Amelia
Charles Trent
Tammy
Harold Dailey
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Edward Dailey
Mt. Olive
Mt. Carmel
Radcliff Eub
Paul
Leonard Stevens
Wilton
B. H. Sanborn Group Will Meet Tonight
The B H Sanborn Missionary Society meets at the Middleport First Baptist Church at 7 30 tonight. A business session is planned for Wednesday and annual reports are requested. The church council convenes at 8 30 Sunday evening with all officers and teachers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Middleport First Baptist Church
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Athens Messenger
Bert Hern
Garden Club
WSCS
Rutland
Michael Lee Imperial
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Secret Service
Imperial
Project
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McDonnell Aircraft
Bidwell
Meigs
Racine Social Notes
Henry Roush
Mildred
Frank Beach
Laura McKenzie
Bill McKenzie
Bob Byer
Julia
T. G. Hildare
Bill Lake
Ruth Ann Petrel
Ohio University
Ben Petrel
Janice Wolfe
Donald Wolfe
Ben Philson
Rush
Charleston
Montreal
N. C
W. C. Smith
Dayton
Mae Hayman
Harold Sayre
Pittsburgh
Syracuse News
Margaret Cottrill
Glenna Soulsby
William Nease
Titus Pickens
Herschel Roush
East Letart
Darrell Brown
Freddie
Lee
Edward Chapman
Floyd T. Chapman
Mildred Chapman
Letart Falls
Kelley Winebrenner
L. C. Miracle
Leesburg
Ada Slack
New Cumberland
Ernest W. Blake
Council
Frieda Faehnle
Lucille Defenbacher
Robert Mitch
Steven
David
Wheeling
W. Va
Perry Mitch
William Houck
Beth
Carol
Marion
Houck
Chicago
Ill
Mitch
Norman Foss
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Robert Wiley
Susie
Billy
Hanley Cone
Ethel Burkett
Fred Cabeen
Slater
George Childs
Joe Falkner
Timmy
Ferguson
Keith Goble Ford
Middleport, Ohio
J. M. Thornton
Radcliff Social Notes
By Gladys Pierce
Roy Wright
Paul Zinn
Sarah Bacus
B. H. Sanborn Group
E. Second St
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