Two Meigs County Fires Leave 13 Homeless
Thirteen people from two families were left homeless after fires destroyed homes near Pomeroy and in Middleport. The Bostics lost their S Third Ave home. the Wyatts lost their Bailey's Run residence. Fire officials linked the Middleport blaze to an open fireplace. water damage left the Bostic home uninhabitable. Firefighters operated in subfreezing temps with multiple units. Community drives organized through local churches and sheriff offices to aid the affected families.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Everett Bostic
S. Third Ave
William Wyatt
Bailey's Run
Bostic
Fred Shiflett
Thomas Durst
Six Filing Petitions in Pomeroy Village Elections
Only four residents have filed petitions for village council while two incumbents seek other offices. Nominees include Franklin Rizer Don Collins and Richard Rupe for four year council terms Dor Schaefer for a two year term Edna Schoenleb for clerk and Elma Russell for treasurer. Filing deadline is Feb. 1. Pay raises for village posts take effect January 1 1962.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Johnston
County Board of Elections
Thos
Franklin Rizer
Don Collins
Richard Rupe
Dor Schaefer
Edna Schoenleb
Elma Russell
Weekend Socials Mention Visits in Downington
Downington residents spent weekends visiting relatives and friends. Norvel and Wesley Rouse from Wingford W Va joined Rev. and Mrs. Ray Rouse and others in visits to Albany Rutland Road and Shade. Local figures Mrs. Ora Carsey and Miss Theresa Main were noted among those visiting.
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Fredrick Dixon
Athens
Ray Rouse
Herb Barnhart
Garold Hayes
Shade
Glen Jewell
Harry Bolin
Ora Carsey
Neva Howell
Mrs Harrah Injured in Fall Near Chester Church
Mrs E M Harrah of Long Bottom fractured her right arm in a Sunday morning fall on ice near the Chester Methodist Church. She was taken to Meigs General Hospital where the arm was set and she was returned home Sunday evening.
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Pomeroy
E. M. Harrah
Chester Methodist Church
Mrs Googlein Dies At 85 On Birthday In Pomeroy
Mrs Tom Goog lein 85 of Pomeroy died Sunday morning on her birthday at Meigs General Hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by sister Mrs Clarence Hoover of Painesville two brothers Ezekiel Harper of Madison Ohio and Ethan Harper of Pomeroy a granddaughter Mrs Robert Goodman of Pataskala and several nieces and nephews Her husband and a son Raymond preceded her in death She was a member of the Daughters of Union Veterans United Methodist Church Funeral services 2 p m Wednesday at the Ewing funeral home with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery There will be calling hours at anytime.
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Pomeroy
Tom Googlein
Meigs General Hospital
Clarence Hoover
Painesville
Ezekiel Harper
Madison
Ethan Harper
Robert Goodman
Pataskala
Raymond
Goeglein
Daughters of Union Vet United Methodist Church
Eugene Brown
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Middleport Personal Notices Roundup
Mrs James Roller and child return to Chanute Field Ill after death of her father Homer Hartley Mrs Harry S Moore confined to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for medical ailment Mrs George Cahoon returns to Wilkesville after assisting care of Mrs Bertie Watts Mrs Howard Byer recuperating at home from foot surgery expects to return to Martin Restaurant in three weeks Weekend guests Mrs George Childs were Mr and Mrs Joe Falkner Columbus Marcus Chambers discharged from Meigs General Hospital recuperating at his Fourth Ave home
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James Roller
Chanute Field
Ill
Homer Hartley
Harry S. Moore
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
George Cahoon
Wilkesville
Bertie Watts
Howard Byer
Martin Restaurant
George Childs
Joe Falkner
Columbus
Marcus Chambers
Meigs General Hospital
Fourth Ave
Pete Wheeler fined ten dollars in assault case
Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples ordered Pete Wheeler to pay a ten dollar fine plus court costs on assault and battery charges based on case records.
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Pomeroy
Pete Wheeler
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Holiday social notes held at Higgins home
A belated Haydenville holiday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Leslie Higgins featured the senior choir boosters and guests. Devotions titled The New Year were given by Mrs Luther Vollmer and a Bible quiz led by Mrs Don Vollmer. An auction and refreshments followed amid socializing with local families and weekend visitors.
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Haydenville
Leslie Higgins
Higgins
Luther Vollmer
Don Vollmer
Ex Resident Mrs Ward Injured in Huntington
Former resident Mrs Charles Ward now of Columbus sustained a fractured leg and broken collar bone after a fall while visiting a sister in Huntington West Virginia. She is confined to St Marys Hospital in Huntington.
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Pomeroy
Charles Ward
Columbus
Grandfather Miles Lawhorn Dies in Huntington Hospital
Mrs William Ault and Mrs Gene Dodson report the death of their grandfather Miles Lawhorn after weeks as a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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Middleport
William Ault
Gene Dodson
Miles Lawhorn
Lawhorn
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Zeus anti missile system by Western Electric aims to guard US cities
The Zeus program, an anti missile weapon developed by Western Electric for the U S Army, partners with Douglas Aircraft and Bell Telephone Labs. It features supersonic speed a solid propellant power system a command guidance system and a nuclear warhead with top defense priority for defending strategic U S locations.
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James H. Central Press
Nike
Western Electric Company
U.S. Army
U. S
Western Electric
Douglas Aircraft
Bell Telephone Labs
Winchesterssociation
Zeus
Department of Defense
Seedlings Available for Meigs County 4-H Members
Two hundred tree seedlings are available to Meigs County 4-H Club members, said county agent C. E. Blakeslee. Members may obtain seedling applications at the extension service office. applications must be signed by members and parents and returned to the Pomeroy extension office by January 31.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
C. E. Blakeslee
Extension Service
Middleport Baptist Church Plans 100th Anniversary Events
Middleport First Baptist Church outlines a centennial year in 1961 with a pageant directed by Mrs. Charles Lewis and a four-event program. Harry Cross named honorary chairman as the church prepares exhibits, history book, and a family homecoming.
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Middleport Baptist Church
Middleport
Middleport First
Harry Cross
Fea
Ture
Cross
Charles Lewis
David Durst
Harold Hubbard Sr
Clifford Stumbo
Compil
Middleport Emergency Squad Responds to Three Weekend Calls
The Middleport squad answered three calls over the weekend. At 10 20 a.m. Saturday they found Joe Hood unconscious in a B and B Cab Co. cab on Ash Street and sent him to Meigs General Hospital. Ezra Bryant was moved to Meigs General Hospital after a stroke on Rutland Road. At 12 45 p.m. Sunday oxygen was given to an unidentified elderly resident at Salem Center.
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Middleport
Ash St
Joe Hood
B. and B. Cab Co
Meigs General Hospital
Rutland Rd
Ezra Bryant
Bryant
Salem Center
Pomeroy Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Ceremonies
Pomeroy residents report Marietta visitors Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Boney and son. Rev. Eugene Brown attends the Ohio Pastors Convention in Columbus. Calvert and Rita Scholl travel to East Liverpool after the death of Calvert's stepfather James Laughlin. Mrs. Lee Rudisill returns home from St Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg after surgery. Out of town relatives attend the Salisbury Girl Scout curve bar ceremony including several named residents from West Virginia and Ohio towns.
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H. E. Boney
Marietta
Eugene Brown
United Methodist Church
Columbus
Ronnie Calvert
Rita Scholl
East Liverpool
Calvert
James Laughlin
Lee Rudisill
W. Main St
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Susanna Arnold
Salisbury
Mary Aumiller
Paulette Kearns
Hartford
Wilbur Stewart
Gary
Helen Stewart
Mason
L. C. Somerville
Jack Fowler
Point Pleasant
M. T. Epling
Gallipolis
Fred Roush
Letart
William McFarland
Thomas Grinstead
David Roush
New Haven
White family hosts 16th birthday dinner for Helen Louise Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Judson White honored Helen Louise Taylor on her 16th birthday with a Thursday evening dinner. Carla Sue Gilmore, a Taylor cousin, attended as a guest.
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Middleport
Judson White
Helen Louise Taylor
Carla Sue Gilmore
Miss Taylor
Democrats to Meet Pomeroy Women Club Event
The Meigs County Democrat Women's Club will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at the Second Ward firehouse in Pomeroy. All Democrat women of the county are invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Democrat Women’s Club
Second Ward
Local residents named in partial census row
Charles Edgar Lunsford 26 of Pomeroy Route 2 Sarah Jane Kapteina 19 Clarence Skinner 45 Columbus and Daisy Adams 39 Pomeroy identified in a fragmented local notice listing residents and addresses without full context.
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Pomeroy
Charles Edgar Lunsford
Sarah Jane Kapteina
Clarence Skinner
Columbus
Daisy Adams
Pomeroy Grand Jury to Convene Under New Prosecutor
Bernard Fultz, new prosecuting attorney, will chair his first grand jury in Pomeroy Tuesday morning. About ten cases are to be considered, Fultz reports.
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Bernard Fultz
Fultz
No Officials File Petitions in Middleport Election
With a filing deadline of February 1, Middleport reports no petitions filed for village offices. County elections clerk Dorothy Johnston said only Mayor Kenneth McElhinney has declared intent to seek nomination and reelection as a Republican. Incumbents are expected to file for their posts.
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Middleport
Dorothy Johnston
County Board of Elections
County Board
Kenneth McElhinney
Bereans Meet Tuesday at Middleport Church of Christ
Loyal Bereans Class holds a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Middleport Church of Christ.
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Bereans
Middleport
Meigs County Farm Bureau Officers Attend Cabinet Meeting
Five Meigs County Farm Bureau Co-Op officers joined regional cabinet sessions in Chillicothe with state officers leading southern region workshops. Attendees were Al Finchum organizational director Thomas Sayre federation board president Leo Story legislative chairman Mrs Virgil Hamm Women’s Committee chairwoman and Mrs David Koblentz Women’s Committee secretary.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Co-Op
Chillicothe
Meigs County
al Finchum
Thomas Sayre
Federation Board
Leo Story
Virgil Hamm
David Koblentz
Men to Present Program at Rock Springs Grange Meeting
The program will be presented by the men Thursday when Rock Springs Grange meets at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
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Rock Springs Grange
Two Vehicle Mishaps Are Investigated
Weekend accidents investigated by Sheriff Robert Harten report a solo crash at Chase funeral home in Rutland. Larry May 19 skidded into a vent pipe causing medium damage. A second collision on Route 680 east of Snowville involved Charles Sargent and Gerald Douglas both 16 to 32 years old with medium damage after icy road conditions.
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Pomeroy
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Rutland
Larry E. May
Chase Funeral Home
Clarence Shields
May
Snowville
Charles Sargent
Albany
Gerald E. Douglas
Women’s Society Meet Set at Heath Church
The Afternoon Circle of the Women’s Society of Christian Service will gather at 2 p.m. Thursday at Heath Methodist Church. Hostesses will be Mrs. Perry Mitch, Mrs. Herbert Chambers, Mrs. Homer Cook, Mrs. R. G. Lansbury and Mrs. Hattie Smith.
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Middleport
Women's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Perry Mitch
Herbert Chambers
Homer Cook
R. G. Lansbury
Hattie Smith
WCTU Meet Set for Friday at Heath Methodist
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will gather at 7 30 p.m. Friday at Heath Methodist Church for their meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Heath Methodist Church
Mrs Paul Russell Confined by Mumps at Home
Mrs Paul Russell is confined to her home due to mumps, with health authorities noting contagious illness but no additional complications reported. The case highlights household transmission concerns as residents monitor symptoms.
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Paul Russell
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