Meigs County approves 1963 appropriation total of 698973.20
Meigs County Board of Commissioners approved 1963 appropriations totaling 698.973 dollars and 20 cents after an all day session. The packages cover general fund 268.963.20 county engineer 421.000 and dog kennel 8110 with raises for many county employees and detailed line items for boards courts and services. A separate note states the Federated Circle will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church with hostesses.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Bureau of Inspection
Common Pleas Court
Child Welfare Board
Relief Commission
Sewage Disposal Is Major Item In City Appropriation
POMEROY village council approved a 1963 appropriations resolution totaling 586060, led by 475440 for sanitary sewers and sewage disposal works construction. The meeting also advanced plans for a revised plant and sought federal grants, with numerous funds allocated for city operations and services.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
McElhinney Elected Meigs County Board President
Kenneth Mc Elhinney of Middleport was elected president of the Meigs County Board of Commissioners at the first meeting of the year. Avery Nelson Hemlock Grove named vice president with Charles R. Karr as third member. Mary Chancey rehired as clerk, Claude Ashley and Harry Beards as custodians, George Logan as dog warden. First all Republican board in eight years. Plans bid solicitation for county garage fuels for 90 days with bids due January 21.
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Pomeroy
Kenneth McElhinney
Middleport
Meigs
Meigs County
Commissioners
Mayor Seeks Reelection
POMEROY Mayor Charles Legar a Republican in his third term says he will seek reelection to continue work on sewage disposal plant problems. Councilman Dor Schaefer will not seek another term while Leslie F. Fultz has not decided yet.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Legar
Dor Schaefer
Leslie F. Fultz
Missionary Describes Puerto Rico at World Service Program
Dr. Harry F. Zeck, missionary to Puerto Rico, spoke at a World Service program of the Enterprise EUB church Women’s Society. He described the country and its churches with slides. Mrs. James Will led worship, with organ and piano by Mrs. Phillip Smith and Miss Emma Lou Davis.
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Thomas Bentz
Genevieve Stobart
Menzel Smith
Selim Blazewicz
Pomeroy Reports Two Minor Weekend Accidents
Two minor auto accidents were reported by the Pomeroy Police Department over the weekend. Sue Ann Seelig, 27, of Pomeroy, collided on W Second Street with Roy Tracy of Middleport. A separate collision occurred in the upper parking lot involving Eugene Windland of Columbus and Clark Jiiden of Racine. both cars had been moved before police arrival. Rock Springs Grange will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the hall with a program and refreshments. Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church will meet Wednesday evening at the parish house hosted by Mrs Cedric Clark and Mrs M C Hobart.
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Pomeroy
Sue Ann Seelig
Roy Tracy
Middleport
W. Second St
Elberfeld
Eugene Windland
Columbus
Clark Jiiden
Racine
Pomeroy—Grace Guild of
The
Episcopal Church
Cedric Clark
M. C. Hobart
Lohse Named School Board President
POMEROY The Pomeroy Board of Education was organized at a special meeting Monday night. Harold Lohse was named board president and Charles Murray vice president for 1963. J Edward Foster serves as clerk under a two year appointment. The board will meet at 7 p m on the second Tuesday of each month in Gibbs' office at the senior high. A resolution sets board member salaries and provides 250 traveling expenses as per the budget.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Charles S. Gibbs
Harold Lohse
Charles Murray
J. Edward Foster
Gibbs
Meigs General Hospital Notes
Meigs General Hospital records list Gomer Lewis, Alice Russell and Ethel McKnight among recent patients and visitors in the hospital note.
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Gomer Lewis, Alice Russell and
Ethel McKnight
Pomeroy suit filed for 203.01 in Meigs County court
State of Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation sues E E K Inc of Pomeroy for 203.01 in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Judge John C. Bacon grants divorce for Homer Griffith Jr. from Phyllis Ann Griffith on gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Barrett name restored to defendant.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
State of Ohio
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
E.E.K., Inc
John C. Bacon
Homer Griffith Jr
Phyllis Ann Griffith
Madden
Barrett
Wilkesville Lodge Installation Includes New Officers
Wilkesville New of ficers were installed at the Friday meeting of the Wilkesville Temple Pythian Sisters. Mary Ogden became the new most excellent chief with Neva Metz as past chief. Other officers include Betty Penn Robbie Good Zelda Hall Ada Strausbaugh Jewell Strong Thelma Campbell Gertrude Strausbaugh Gladys Major and Gladys Major assisting. A social hour followed with potluck refreshments. Next meeting is January 18 with potluck refreshments.
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Wilkesville
Wilkesville Temple Pythian Sisters
Mary Ogden
Neva Metz
Betty Penn
Robbie Good
Zelda Hall
Ada Strausbaugh
Jewell Strong
Jennie Cottrill
Thelma Campbell
Gertrude Strausbaugh
Gladys Major
Exodus Youth Group Study at Middleport Church
James Miller led a Sunday evening study of Exodus as Westminster Youth Fellowship gathered at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church. Seren Lewis played piano, Rev. Howard Ruppelt gave evening prayer, and Carolyn Russell chaired a business meeting planning an attendance contest and future events including a YMCA Huntington swimming party and an OU rink ice skating outing in February.
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Middleport
James Miller
Exodus
Westminister
Middleport to Host 1963 March of Dimes Drive
Leo Smith will serve as treasurer for the Meigs County March of Dimes drive this month. Richard Vaughan announces the effort as Ohio Eta Phi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority runs Mothers March in Pomeroy and Middleport. A Long Bottom New Year’s watch service began at 9 30 p.m. at the Long Bottom Methodist Church with hymns scripture mediation prayers fellowship. Brady Chester Knotts and Carol Ann Haning, both of Pomeroy Route 2, received a marriage license.
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Middleport
Leo Smith
Meigs County
Richard Vaughan
Ohio
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Pomeroy
Long Bottom
Long Bottom Methodist Church
Brady Chester Knotts
Carol Ann Haning
Pomeroy Route 2
Meigs Farm Bureau Sets Membership Drive
Meigs County Farm Bureau opens its annual membership drive with a Tuesday meeting in the social room of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co in Middleport. President Tom Sayre and membership chairman Kenneth Williams announced the campaign aims for 80 percent of its goal with 80 to 40 workers mobilized to promote tax reform reapportionment and strip mine damage through broader membership.
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Middleport
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Tom Sayre
Kenneth Williams
Williams
Willie Cundiff
Syracuse
Paul Bower
Man Jailed In Meigs County Assault Case
POMEROY Ben David son of near Cheshire received a 30 day county jail sentence after a hearing before Meigs County Court Judge Frank W. Porter on charges of assault and battery. He allegedly tried to steal Mrs. Jasper Durst’s pocketbook in Middleport last December following mental tests in Athens. Robert Riffle was given six months on non-support charges with sentence suspended and probation for one year. A Friday hearing continued for William Dinguss on assault and battery with bond set at 500 dollars. Dinguss remains jailed. Joseph Trner III was fined 15 dollars and costs for killing a quail out of season.
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William Dinguss
Dinguss
Joseph Trner III
C E Jewell Dies At 68 In Columbus
C E Jewell 68 of Columbus Meigs County native died Sunday Born in the Carpenter area he was a retired New York Central Railroad employee He is survived by wife Jessie a son Cecil six grandchildren and a great grandchild a brother Clinton Jewell Foley Ala Funeral services will be Wednesday at 130 pm at Carpenter Baptist Church Burial at School Lot Cemetery Body at church after 1245 pm Wednesday
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Pomeroy
C. E. Jewell
Columbus
Meigs County
Carpenter
New York Central Railroad
Binton
Rosella Wood Jewell
Jessie
Cecil
Clinton Jewell
Foley
Ala
Carpenter Baptist Church
Merlin Teets
School Lot
Birth Announcement for a Middleport Baby Raymond Andrew Stewart
Mr and Mrs Raymond A Stewart of Beech Street Middleport announce the birth of a son Raymond Andrew Stewart born January 3 at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. He is their first child with grandparents Mr and Mrs R L Miller and Mrs Marie Francis and Mrs Margaret Peters all of Middleport. Great grandfather George Francis of Middleport.
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Middleport
Raymond A. Stewart
Beech St., Middleport
Raymond Andrew Stewart
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Stewart
R. L. Miller
Marie Francis
Margaret Peters
George Francis
Charles Pyles Elected Fire Chief in Racine
The Racine Fire Department held its annual officer election Monday night. Charles Pyles was elected permanent fire chief pending Racine Village Council approval. New officers include Rev. Arthur McCauley assistant chief John Wingett captain and Martin Hall lieutenant.
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Bill Priddy
Beegle
Jerry Powell
Walter Cleland
Kenny Imboden
Martin Hall
Wingett
Dave Cleland
Bob Birch
Larry Wolfe
Ohio Power seeks second rate cut for all electric homes
Ohio Power Co. filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in Columbus to reduce residential electric rates for customers in all electric homes, marking a second request in 20 months.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Power Co
Ohio Power Today
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio At
Columbus
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes Births and Discharges
Meigs Memorial births list a son for Philip Werry and another for Curtis Poeler. Also named are Gregory Frasier, George Busch, Richard Osler, Mark O'Dell, and the wives and families involved. Discharges include Jack Sharpnack, Kenneth Crawley, David Harris, Charles King, Mrs Vernon Harrison and baby Phalin, Mollie Bookman, and Belinda Johnson.
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Philip Werry
Pomeroy
Gregory Frasier
Toledo
George Busch
Portland
Curtis Poeler
Middleport
Richard Osler
Mark O'Dell
Rutland
Jack Sharpnack
Kenneth Crawley
David Harris
Charles King
Vernon Harrison
Baby Phalin
Mollie Bookman
Belinda Johnson
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County General Fund
Charles R. Karr
Avery Nelson
Advertising Times
Board of Education
POMEROY—The _ Federated Circle
Waldo J. Bartels
Ben Neutzling
Police Pension Fund
General Bond Retirement Fund
Reed
Salvation Army
Willis Hill
Don Collins
Street Committee
Cary Freeman
Ohio Department of Health
McElhinney
Athens Pharmacy
Vanue
Cadillac
Karr & van Zandt
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
Puerto Rico
Grange
Pomeroy—Rock Springs Grange
Grace Guild
Lohse
Meigs General Hospital
Martin — Pomeroy
William S. Diles
E. State ST
Athens, Ohio
Doris Saunders
San Diego
Calif
Larry
Wilkesville Lodge
March of Dimes
Meigs Farm Bureau
Catholic Women’s Club
Sacred Heart Church
Barney Bevins
Beckley
Lee Smith
City Hall
Ewing Funeral Home
Floyd
Ted) Mankin
Charles Pyles
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Joe
Cussins & Fearn Store “Siz
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