Rescue Struck Trucker and Rider Recovering After Crossing Crash
Two out-of-state men Richard DiFrischia and Frank Murray survived a collision at Route 7 crossing with a diesel engine on NY Central tracks. Both men suffered serious injuries but are healing at Meigs General Hospital with visitors bringing flowers gifts and praise for nurses and doctors.
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New York Central
Route 7
Hobson
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Middleport
NYCRR
Richard DiFrischia
Fornhill
Route 1
Frank Murray
Lodi
N. J
DiFrischia
Murray
Campaign On To Send Boys To Jamboree
A money raising campaign to send three Troop 247 scouts to the Valley Forge Jamboree in July was announced after a meeting at Dr. and Mrs. John Moore home. The troop will cover 25 percent of the cost and has started by selling Christ. A Boy Scout Week benefit chicken dinner is planned for Feb. 8 at Salisbury School with tickets sold by local volunteers. Virgil Brown and George Wagner are assistant leaders.
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R. R. Pickens
Murray
Lodi
Colorado
Craig and Maybelle
Colo
DiFrischia
Martha DiFrischia
Elwood City
Elwood City Ledger
Elwood
Salisbury School
Allen Ball
Maxine Arnold
Fred Leifheit
Edgar Abbott
William Musser
Leonard Reed
Virgil Brown
Moore
Lorenzo Davis
Ball
Arnold
George Wagner
Scouts Sell In Polio Drive
Explorer Scouts will sell doughnuts hot chocolate and hot coffee Saturday at the firemen's popcorn stand in front of the A P Store. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes fund for the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
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Middleport
A&p
March of Dimes
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Marco Polo First Told of His Visit to Peiping China
Marco Polo is recorded as the first white man to describe visiting Peiping China. The account highlights Polo's travels and the early European awareness of Chinese cities and culture.
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Marco Polo
Peiping
China
Woodmen Install New Officers At Middleport
Modern Woodmen of America held an installation service in Middleport with L B Hoschar as installing consul and William Krackemberger as installing escort. Officers installed include Goldie Krackemberger consul E K Owen adviser D A Rice escort D A Rice watchman Ray Durst sEntry. Trustees named are H C Jones D A Rice and Rhea Hoschar. Meeting nights change to the first and third Fridays. January 18 A L Tracy to receive 50 year pin and certificate. he is a former Meigs County sheriff.
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Middleport
Woodmen of
A. O. Tracy
Meigs County
Elberfeld Elected To Bank Board
Alfred M. Elberfeld was elected to the Pomeroy National Bank board of directors at the stockholders meeting. Re-elected directors include Dr. R. E. Boice Hobstetter Warren Pickens Mildred M. Stanley and Eldon Weeks. Offcers re elected include Hobstetter Weeks Coates Stanley Chambers Griffith Jones Evans Ebersbach Grindley and Cora Grindley. Rutland office officers were William J. Hobstetter and Edith Williamson.
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Pomeroy
Alfred M. Elberfeld
Pomeroy National Bank
Edison Hobstetter
Elberfeld
Jacob Elberfeld Sons Company
Dr. R. E. Boice
Hobstetter
Warren Pickens
Mildred M. Stanley
Eldon Weeks
Weeks
Robert S. Coates
Stanley
Richard Chambers
Maxine Griffith
Lera K. Jones
Charlotte M. Evans
Marilyn L. Ebersbach
Cora A. Grindley
Rutland
William J. Hobstetter
Edith Williamson
Two-Vehicle Crash in Owl Hollow Causes Light and Moderate Damage
In Owl Hollow at 12 30 p m Deputy Sheriff Howard Frank reported Brooks Summerfield 58 of Reedsville pulled onto the right shoulder after John E Flower 50 of Before slid into him The 1953 car driven by Summerfield sustained 120 damage to the left front fender grill and bumper Flower s 1949 model car had 245 damage to the left light The incident was snow and ice related as Flower could not stop while going west
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Owl Hollow
Howard Frank
Brooks Summerfield
Reedsville
John E. Flower
Frank
Summerfield
Flower
Islands in My Own Community program at Toppers Plains WSCS
Vivian Hoffman presented Islands in My Own Community at a Toppers Plains WSCS meeting in Mrs. Iva Fields home with 10 members and three guests. Rev W W Bragg assisted along with several members. a vote to order dish cloths and all occasion cards was carried. dessert was served.
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Pomeroy
Vivian Hoffman
Toppers Plains
WSCS
Iva Fields
Mrs. Hoffman
W. W. Bragg
Gladys, Violet
Niesel Weatherman
Ada Tall
Stella Ritter
Eunice Halsey
Evelyn Brickles
Myrtle Boggess
Gertrude Hoffman
Estella McGill
Mary Wilson
Alfred A home extension meeting rescheduled to Friday
A home extension meeting at Genevieve Guthrie's residence now takes place Friday at 10 30 a m. The topic is Care and Use of Small Electrical Equipment. A potluck lunch will be served at noon.
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Alfred
Genevieve Guthrie
Hardy family returns home from Miami visit
Mr and Mrs John Hardy go back to their Harrisonville Road home after a two week trip to Miami visiting their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Paul Cambeses and grandchildren Raul Jr Raymond and Raquel.
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John Hardy
Harrisonville Rd
Miami
Paul Cambeses
Raul, Jr
Raymond
Raquel
Year Reports Due From Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter
Mrs Irving Karr Jr regent of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter asks committee chairmen to bring their yearly reports to Friday's meeting at Mrs Dale Dutton's home. Chairs were given blanks in fall and must file by month end for the regent to compile the annual report.
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Middleport
Irving Karr, Jr
Jonathan Meigs
Dale Dutton
Meigs County Banks Sponsor Farm Project
O E Anderson secretary of the Ohio Bankers Association announced the fourth annual Ohio Bankers Association Project co sponsored by four Meigs County banks. Larry Ebersbach Joe Glenn Carl Wolfe Dwain Sayre and Larry Holter will submit farming program record books for participation in the project open to juniors and seniors in vocational agriculture. The effort recognizes careful record keeping progress toward farming and community citizenship. Co sponsoring banks are Racine Home Bank First National of Racine Pomeroy National and Farmers Bank and Saving Co of Pomeroy.
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Racine Home Bank
First National of
Racine
Pomeroy National and Farmers Bank and Saving Co. of
Pomeroy
Seoul Football Banquet Posts Profit After Loss
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Ohio Power Co office on Monday night the Seoul Football Banquet reported a profit for the year after two losses. Ron Springer announced $27.52 cleared from the affair. Bill Atkins presided as committees outlined plans and will begin activities next week with Highway and Housing committees set to meet.
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Omeroy
Seoul
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Power Co
Ron Springer
Highway and Housing Committees
Bill Atkins
Legion Chili Supper Opens Post 128 Meeting
Ralph Martin, chief chef of Feeney-Bennett Post 128, announces a chili supper at 7 p.m. to open tonight's Legion meeting. Assisting are Gene Rice and Dale Nicholson.
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Middleport
Ralph Martin
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Post
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Fombhill
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Syracuse
Elberfelds
G. E
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Tappan
Explorer
Gene Marvin
Middleport Public Library
George Hibbs
Dale Miller
Pete Werner
Raymond Kloes
Larry Bunce
Darrell Bechtle
Westinghouse
General Mills
Robert Hartenbach
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Hollywood
M.C. Eddie Cantor
Mickey
Adolphe _ Menjou
Hartley & Bennett Shoe Store
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Legion
Wilton Sather
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