Five Middleport Officials File For Re‑Election
Five of six incumbent Middleport councilmen will file petitions for re election at the Meigs County Board of Elections. Will iam Childs seeks a two year term while John Zerkle Wayne Gibbons Lee Smith and Clinton Fisher run for four year terms. A A Searberry will not file. Mayor Kenneth McElhinney will seek re election.
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Middleport
Middleport Village Hall
Meigs County
Board of Elections
William Childs
John Zerkle
Wayne Gibbons
Lee Smith
Clinton Fisher
A. A. Searberry
Ernest Covert
Portsmouth
Gene Grate
Charlotte Perrin
Kenneth McElhinney
County Board of Elections
OSU Speaker and Officers Highlight Southeast Ohio Beef Meet
Riley Dougan of Ohio State University spoke at the Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Improvement Association meeting in Pomeroy on Monday. Officers elected were Virgil King president Robert Ellis vice president and Paul Baer secretary treasurer.
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Osu
SEO
Pomeroy
Riley Dougan
Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Improvement Association
Dougan
Virgil King
Kingsbury
Robert Ellis
Torch
Paul Baer
Minersville
Robert Bishop
Southeastern Ohio Experiment Farm
Bishop
Baer
Federated Church
Robert Crawford
Howard Bruce
Neil Taylor
Lawrence County
Kenneth Ward
Gallia County
Martin
Middleport
Circle’s
Gallipolis
Warner Ninth Birthday Party Observed By Family
Mr and Mrs William Warner hosted a Saturday afternoon surprise party for their son Jimmy to celebrate his ninth birthday. Prizes were awarded to Nancy Buchanan Jan Long and Michael Van Cooney during games and refreshments were provided by the hostess with help from Mary Neutzling Mrs Sam Fick and Miss Mary Scott. Attendees included Doxie Walters Sylvia Swanson Mark French Randy Phillips Mina Stiles Tommy Roach Earl Archer Lynn Schwabb Jon Kloes Vicky Van Meter Steve Osler Michael Buskirk Randy Becker and Jay Warner.
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Middleport
William Warner
Jimmy
Nancy Buchanan
Jan Long
Michael van Cooney
Mary Neutzling
Sam Fick
Mary Scott
Doxie Walters
Sylvia Swanson
Mark French
Randy Phillips
Mina Stiles
Tommy Roach
Earl Archer
Lynn Schwabb
Jon Kloes
Vicky van Meter
Steve Osler
Michael Buskirk
Randy Becker
Jay Warner
Westminster Youth Plans Ben Hur Showing and Ice Skating
Middleport church group from the Westminster Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening at First United Presbyterian. They will attend the Ben Hur showing in Athens on Sunday with counselors Mr and Mrs Richard Vaughan. Tentative plans were made for an ice skating party later this month. A Man was the devotional topic presented by Ricky Osler with scripture read by Patty Lowery and prayer by Michael Morris. Mrs Vaughan accompanied the group singing.
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Middleport
Westminster Youth Fellowship
First United Presbyterian Church
Richard Vaughan
Athens
Ricky Osler
Patty Lowery
Michael Morris
Thursday Burial Set For Charley Boggess
Charley Boggess 73 of Syracuse died at home Monday. Survived by wife Osa and children Gleaver Denzil Marie Char les Benjamin Razel plus 19 grandchildren and one step grandchild. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Syracuse Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Holmes and Rev. Ashby officiating. Burial in Letart Falls cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Charley Boggess
Syracuse
Osa
Gleaver
Middleport
Denzil
Marie Spaun
Charles
Benjamin
Racine
Razel
Letart Falls
Waltonians to Meet Middleport for League Session
A meeting of the Isaac Walton League is scheduled for Monday evening at the club house to discuss club affairs and activities.
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Waltonians
Middleport
Isaac Walton
Minister To Serve Squad As Chaplain
The Rev. Carl W. Herring of Rutland joins Meigs County Squadron 202 Civil Air Patrol as chaplain. A Navy veteran 1942 to 1946 aircraft mechanic, he later earned a BA from Marysville College in 1951 and a Bachelor of Divinity from the United Theological Seminary, Dayton. He pastors Rutland and Syracuse Methodist Churches and belongs to the Meigs County Ministerial Association.
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Middleport
Carl W. Herring
Rutland
Meigs County
Civil Air Patrol
Mr. Herring
U. S. Navy
Navy
Marysville College
Marysville
Tenn
United Theological Seminary
Dayton
Syracuse
Methodist
Dog tags sales decline in Meigs County report
Meigs County Auditor Gordon Caldwell reports dog tag sales dropped by about two hundred this year from 1960. At the deadline in 1960 sales reached 3228 while this year 3068 tags were sold. A one dollar penalty for dog licenses over three months old took effect Monday.
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Meigs County
Gordon Caldwell
Chester PTA Sets $50 Per Room Supplies Donation
Chester PTA will donate 50 dollars to each room for supplies including maps, science and mathematics books. Government matching funds will double the amount. A sales tax stamp drive runs Jan 22 for one month with committees named for stamp collection and the grade school basketball banquet. A book award for attendance goes to the third grade. Dr. Tolson spoke on Pre-School Child and received a gift. Pot luck supper preceded the meeting.
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Chester
Sam Michael
Chester Pta
J. S. Davis
Eastern High School
Charles Wildermuth
Woodrow Mora
Reid Youn
Ed Hartung
Henry Esichinger
Virgil Roush
Wyatt Chadwell
E. E. Tolson
Holter Clinic
Roy Holter
Dr. Tolson
PTA
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County deeds show transfers involving Ruth E Zahn Harriet E Entsminger and others to The Ohio Power Co and American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Parcels span Rutland Orange Salisbury Olive and Lebanon Townships with acreage and easements. Parties include Entsminger Diehl Lucas Koenig Arnold Blazewicz Curlin Grossnickle Newland Johnson Nelson and others.
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Garnet
Entsminger
Ruth E. Zahn
Harriet E. Entsminger
Charles Entsminger
Margery Entsminger
Ohio Power Co
Rutland
Lona M. Roecher
Charles Diehl
Betty Diehl
Chester
Willard Lucas
Alta Lucas
George Lucas
Nona Lucas
Salem
Vida Koenig
H. C. Koenig
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Olive Two
C. O. Newland
Phyllis Newland
Orange Two
Orange
Theron Johnson
Mary Lou Johnson
Donald F. Johnson
Lebanon
Elwood Nelson
Ronald L. Jacks
Betty Lou Jacks
Middleport Student Fractures Ankle After Fall
Miss Susie Slater, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Slater, a Middleport High School student, fractured her ankle in a sidewalk fall Monday evening. She was treated by a Pomeroy physician and returned home.
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Middleport
Susie Slater
William Slater
Hudson Sr
Slater
Middleport High School
Pomeroy
Club Meet Canceled Amid Weather Avoidance
A meeting of the Rock Springs Better Health Club scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to bad weather. Mrs. Horace Abbott will host the February gathering.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Meeting Postponed by Drew Webster Post 39 Legion Auxiliary
The Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Ladies Auxiliary cancels its Tuesday night meeting due to weather conditions.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion, Ladies Auxiliary
Twelve couples vie for 1961 Meigs Mason fast dance title
Meigs and Mason area couples compete at Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium for the annual fast dance championship. Finalists include Colleen Wilson and Chad Humphrey, Charlessanna Hess and Jack Bacon, and others. Prizes include 16 inch trophies for first place and smaller trophies for runners-up with judges Mr. and Mrs. Frank Youngworth and local sponsors. Karen Furgeson and Earl McKinley were last year's champions.
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Pomeroy
Meigs-Mason
Meigs- Mason
Colleen Wilson
Middleport
Chad Humphrey
New Haven
Charlesanna Hess
Jack Bacon
Sandy Sayre
Robert Roush
W. Va
Ronnie Phalin
Sharon Walker
Donald Brown
Lynn Daniels
Miriam Smith
Portland
Randy Norris
Letart Falls
Roberta Kraeuter
Joe Brinker
Racine
Ruth Ann Edwards
Bill Young
Lois Jones
West Columbia
Nick Nicholson
Clifton
Karen Furgeson
Charles Yonker
Gary Ault
Linda Smith
Marilyn Swan
Ray Poulin
Leon Jordan
Kenny Hysell
Jays
Earl McKinley
Miss Furgeson
McKinley
Frank Youngworth
Pomeroy Band
Highway Damage Trial Set for February Fifteenth
A Meigs County Common Pleas Court trial before Judge John C. Bacon is scheduled for 9 a.m. on February 15 regarding a highway accident. Wayne L. Jones of Pomeroy seeks 10126 in damages from J. H. Stafford of Salem Center, alleging negligence after a Stafford cab struck his motorcycle on Pomeroy Street.
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Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
TB Officials Meet In Middleport To Discuss Seal Sale
Patricia Gray of Marietta the field counselor for the Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association met Monday with Mrs. Wallace Bradford Meigs County association executive secretary in Middleport. They discussed local association activities and the annual Christmas seal sale report.
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Middleport
Patricia Gray
Marietta
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Wallace Bradford
Meigs County Association
New Haven Families Visit Out-Of-Town Relatives
New Haven residents welcome visits from relatives including Mr and Mrs Fred Hoffman and son of Parkersburg who stayed with their son and daughter in law in New Haven. Mrs C R Neighborgall spent time with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Monte Wilson. Larry Lieving on a three day Army pass visited his wife before heading to Fort Knox and a Texas base. Jesse Maynard and James Powell visited Inez Kentucky with Garfield Pierce, father in law to Maynard. Mrs H N Roush returned home after weeks in Pleasant Valley Hospital and is being cared for by Mrs Ruth Singleton.
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C. R. Neighborgall
Monte Wilson
Larry Lieving
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
Texas
Jesse Maynard
James Powell
Inez
Maynard
Garfield Pierce
H. N. Roush
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Ruth Singleton
Ice skating rink opens at park in Middleport
The outdoor rink at the community park in lower Middleport is ready for business with a four inch ice layer on a 60 by 100 foot pad. Foreman Lewis Ellis says skating is free and rough spots were fixed last night.
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Middleport
Lewis Ellis
Ellis
Reception Planned for Pythian Official Thelma Campbell
Wilkesville temple of the Pythian Sisters will host a reception Friday evening February 3 at the American Legion home for Thelma Campbell the newly elected district deputy grand chief. All district temples are invited to attend.
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Wilkesville
Pythian Sisters
Thelma Campbell
American Legion Home
Rutland Blackfork Game Postponed on Weather(mut)
The Rutland versus Blackfork basketball game set for Tuesday night on the Rutland floor is postponed due to bad weather. Northwestern School District executive head George M. Dallas announced the change today.
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Rutland
Rutland- Blackfork
George M. Dallas
Northwestern
Squadron To Redecorate Headquarters
Meigs County Squadron 202 of the Civil Air Patrol plans to redecorate its headquarters on N Third Ave. Walls will be painted and furniture refinished before the March annual inspection by Group II CAP. First Lt Howard Dailey urged member attendance Friday at 8 p m to assist. Col Robert H Herweh commended the squadron for mission work and full senior member renewal. Bi monthly reports were presented.
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Middleport
N. Third Ave
Meigs County
Civil Air Patrol
Group II Cap
Howard Dailey
Robert H. Herweh
Ohio Wing
Herweh
Cub Scout Pack 244 Plans New Dens Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 244 will hold a 7 30 Monday gathering at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church to organize new dens. Boys ages eight to 11 may join with a parent present. cubmaster John Krawsczyn leads.
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Cub Scout
Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
John Krawsczyn
Meigs County Marriage Licenses Listed
Albert Ray Keeton Jr 44 of Minersville wed Esther Mills 17 of Racine Larry Fox 21 of Clifton West Virginia married Martha Humnell 19 of Middleport Robert Keith Euler 21 of Helmet Grove wed Nadine Ann Roush 19 of Letart Falls.
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MEIGS
Albert Ray Keeton, Jr
Minersville
Esther Mills
Racine
Larry Fox
Clifton, W. Va
Martha Humnell
Middleport
Robert Keith Euler
Hemlock Grove
Nadine Ann Roush
Letart Falls
Troop 6 Members Receive Top Award In Ceremony
Girl Scout Troop 6 members are awarded the curve bar the highest honor in middle grade scouting at Salisbury Elementary School ceremony. Troop 168 Mid dleport led the parade and pledge. Speakers noted the award's significance and troop-wide achievement.
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Salisbury Girl Scout Troop
Kathy English
Linda Smith
Susanna Arnold
Marilyn Moore
Jane Evans
Anita Collins
Janice Evans
Patty Fields
Joan Hewetson
Linda Sauvage
Sue Tracy
Troop 6
Salisbury
Middleport
Raymond Whaley
Geneva Joachim
A. R. Knight
Meigs County
Paul Chapman
Annie Canaday
Brownie Troop
In E. Norris
Ravenswood
W. Va
Four Rivers
George Hackett, Jr
Cardinal
Salisbury Girl Scouts
Salisbury Pta
Meigs County News Highlights Local Appeals and Events
Pomeroy and Middleport seek residents for offices with a February 1 filing deadline for May primaries. The Bedford Youth Center needs chairs and invites contributions via Mr and Mrs Vern Well. Meigs General Hospital reports Fred Coleman of Portland recovering after acute appendicitis and hernia. A Meigs County Children’s Home Christmas drive totals extensive gifts and funds from local groups and individuals.
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Bedford Way
Bedford Youth Center
Vern Well
Pomeroy
Middleport
County Board of Elections
Meigs General Hospital
Fred Coleman
Portland
Meigs County
Gerald Grate
Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union
C. F. Rathburn
Homer Cock
Chester Grange
Pomeroy Food Co
Pomeroy Oes
Davis Ice and Produce Co
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Girl Scout Troop 1105
Post 128
Feeney-Bennett American Legion
Rich Valley Dairy
Martin
Ohio Valley Commandery
Gallipolis
F. H. O’brien
Izaak Walton League
American Legion Auxiliary
Racine High School
FHA
FFA
Middleport Personal News Acknowledges Local Happenings
Dianne McComas suffers a left arm contusion from a fall while en route to school and rests at her parents home. Martha E Howell is hospitalized in Gallpolis andExpected to remain for several days. Mrs. James Hawley returns to sixth grade after illness with substitute Mrs. Glenn Lambert.
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Dianne McComas
L. W. McComas
Martha E. Howell
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
James Hawley
Middleport School
Glenn Lambert
Harold Lohse
Robert Coats
Florida
William Bradford
Lohse
Wallace Bradford
Columbus
Joseph Nunnally
Lawrence Bradford
Ohio Forrestry Association
Southern Hotel
Betty Spencer
Bess Sanborn
B. H. Sanborn Jewelry Store
Miss Sanborn
Mabel Sanborn
Esther Louise Hoyt
Coffee County Hospital
Manchester
Tenn
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Emmett Shuler
Thomas Darst
Council
Childs
McElhinney
Ohio River
Race and
N. Second Sts
Race St
Rev. Herring
Donald Mora
Fred Hoffman
Parkersburg
Tom Hoffman
John Hoffman
Pat Lochary
New Frontiers
Lady Bird
Jacqueline
Lady
Big Bend
Association of
Joe Struble
Bill Clark
Tom Reuter
Orval Wiles
Oldsmobile
Pop
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
Rambler
Pomeroy, Ohio
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