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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1957
Page
7
Cold weather last night postponed a planned 6 p.m. work session for volunteer firemen in Middleport to wash down hoses. The hoses had previously contacted acid and other chemicals during last Saturday's derailment of a freight train at Holson, where crews helped neutralize fumes.
In Meigs County near Harrisonville 96 Beagle dogs will enter the Derby Winners Stake trials April 13 and 14. The event, proposed by the county club and accepted by the Southern Ohio Beagle Clubs Association, selects top dogs from 12 clubs to advance to the International Derby Stakes near Pittsburgh. a March 10 derby trial is also planned at Harrisonville.
Grace and Logan Kelly of a magazine publishing company report subscription income allocated to Middleport and Pomeroy fire departments. In 1956 Middleport received 319.80 dollars and Pomeroy 322.55 dollars. Cumulative totals through all years: Middleport 1527.89 dollars and Pomeroy 1774.50 dollars.
The Middleport Ministerial Association held a meeting at First Baptist Church to review several community projects. Youth Week observance is the top priority with plans to be announced, and a schedule for ministers to give opening prayers at village council meetings was discussed. Attendees included R. C. Konkright H. E. Ruppelt Fred I. Farden and N. D. Borden of Gallipolis.
Earl McGrath of Rutland Route D was fined ten dollars and costs in Mayor E F Robinson's Court for failure to transfer his license plates. The fine was suspended.
A pot-luck lunch at 7 p.m. precedes the Rock Springs Grange meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Grange Hall. Local members from Grange and Pomeroy are expected to attend.
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