Middleport Council to Revisit Engineer Contract Decision
Middleport village council sets a 7 p.m. meeting to consider canceling Floyd G. Brown and Associates for preliminary sewage plant plans. Monday's 3–3 vote tied the issue. Mayor McElhinney cast the deciding vote in favor of cancellation.
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Middleport
Floyd G. Brown and Associates
Kenneth McElhinney
Brown and Associates
Brown
John Zerkle
Lee Smith
Clinton Fisher
Bill Childs
Wayne Gibbons
Mrs Bing Attends Rainbow Installation
Mrs. Lawrence Bing attended the Rainbow Girls installation at the Masonic Temple in Point Pleasant West Virginia. Karen Beattie, niece of Mrs. Bing, was installed as worthy advisor of the chapter. Beattie is a senior at Point Pleasant High School.
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Middleport
Lawrence Bing
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Rainbow Girls
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Karen Beattie
Bing
Miss Beattie
Walton Beattie
Point Pleasant High School
Grueser Fined for Reckless Driving in Minersville
Grueser James R. of Minersville fined five dollars and costs in Mayor Charles Legar's court for reckless operation of a motor vehicle. An appearance bond of twenty five dollars posted by James M. Rice of Waynesburg was forfeited on speeding charges.
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Grueser
Pomeroy
James R. Grueser
Minersville
Charles Legar
James M. Rice
Waynesburg
Middleport Band Boosters Plan Annual Parties
Middleport Band Boosters met in the high school band room to set dates for band parties March 3 for junior and intermediate bands and March 11 for the senior band. Financial committee members were named for February through April. The group postponed insurance action on band instruments. L W McComas announced Eugene Sears of Providence RI as new band director. Mrs Sears to arrive this week.
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Middleport
Carroll Swanson
Wallace Bradford
Bruce Lloyd
Robert Coats
Emerson Jones
Roger Morgan
William Morris
L. W. McComas
Eugene Sears
Providence
R. I
Sears
Cub Scout Pack 244 Holds Awards at Middleport Church
At Middleport First United Presbyterian Church Cub Scout Pack 244 awarded Bobcat Wolf Bear and Lion ranks to members including David Boggess Charles Clarkson William Swann Michael Buskirk Jerry Davenport Arthur Casei Jeff Boggs Billy Haptonstall Billy Hysell Raymond Hindy Ronnie Hindy. Silver and gold arrow points went to members such as Bill Hackett Raymond Hindy Jerry Davenport and Jeff Boggs. Ray Hindy earned two year pins and denner stripes as well. Louis Sauer Jr led the meeting with a flag ceremony and games and prizes for Keith French Arthur Casei Harold Lightfoot Asa Bradbury.
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Middleport
Middleport First United Presbyterian Church
David Boggess
Charles Clarkson
William Swann
Michael Buskirk
Jerry Davenport
Arthur Casei
Jeff Boggs
Billy Haptonstall
Billy Hysell
Raymond Hindy
Ronnie Hindy
Bill Hackett
Kevin Dailey
Marvin Fry
Denner
Den 3
Keith French
Harold Lightfoot
Asa Bradbury
Louis Sauer, Jr
Pomeroy-A Soap Supper Postponed by Womans Society
The Reedsville Womans Society of Christian Service has postponed the soap supper planned for Friday. A new date will be announced later for the event.
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Pomeroy
Reedsville
Zwillings Host Open House for 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Troy Zwilling will host an open house from 2 to 4 p m Sunday at their Syracuse home in observance of their 25th wedding anniversary.
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Syracuse
Troy Zwilling
Moeller favors Pomeroy sewage plant grant discussions
Congressman Moeller spoke at Pomeroy City Hall on a proposed two million dollar federal grant for a village sewage disposal plant. He urged officials to seek solutions and offered assistance, amid questions about cost and project feasibility. Residents including Mrs. Tom Hewetson attended, and Moeller resides in Lancaster.
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Walter HH. Moeller
Pomeroy City Hall
Congressman Moeller
Pomeroy
Tom Hewetson
Lancaster
T. A. Hewetson
Annual Staff Dinner Held at Martin Restaurant
The Staff and Officers Club of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters held its annual dinner Monday at Martin Restaurant. Members then met at Mrs. George Ebersbach’s home for business and social hour. Future meetings will be at the K of P Hall with Mrs. William Allman and Mrs. George Childs as next hosts. Prizes were awarded to several members during the social hour and a dessert course was served by Mrs. Ebersbach.
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Horace McElhinney
Ben Neutzling
Bertie Watts
Pat Gallagher
Myron Miller
Ebersbach
Final Appeals For Meigs TB Drive Push 500 Residents
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association mails final fund drive appeals to former contributors. About $3500 is needed to fund health education programs. $2983 has been raised. A visit by the x ray mobile unit is requested for this summer, last visited in 1958, with tuberculin testing planned for first graders in cooperation with Dr. B J Allison.
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Edward O’conner
Racine
Brown Marine Sales
Minersville
Vic Brown
Vic
Middleport
Meigs County
Wallace Bradford
Tuberculosis and Health Association
B. J. Allison
Meigs County Health
Rose Garden Club January Meeting Details
Mrs R V Weatherman hosted the Rose Garden Club January meeting. Members shared plant pictures for future growing. Phyllis Shields spoke on Winter Vegetable Harvest while Lois McCain demonstrated winter arrangements. Ulah Swan read thanks to those aiding Athens State Hospital. Traveling prize went to C O Richardson. refreshments were served.
Top Rutland Pupils Listed In OSU Test
Rutland High School announces the highest ranks in each class from the Ohio State University psychological tests. Seniors Wayne Roush and Pauline Gibson led the senior class, juniors Nina Adkins and Larry Price, sophomores Clarence Lambert and Larry Parsons, and freshmen Marlene Hoffman and David Scragg were top in their grades.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Ohio State University
Wayne Roush
Pauline Gibson
Nina Adkins
Larry Price
Clarence Lambert
Larry Parsons
Marlene Hoffman
David Scragg
Grate Recovering After Foot Surgery in Charleston
Gene Grate of Middleport is convalescing at home after foot surgery at McMillen Hospital in Charleston West Virginia Friday. He is listed as village clerk and emergency at Citizens National.
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Fred Leifheit
Columbus
Leifheit
Grate
Middleport
Gene Grate
McMillen Hospital
Citizens National
Charleston
W. Va
FASTEETH Offers Firmer Comfortable Dentures
Many wearers gain confidence with FASTEETH powder that stabilizes false teeth. It provides a firm fit, allows easy talking laughing and sneezing, and has no unpleasant taste or nausea. Sold at drug counters everywhere.
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Ernest Covert
Council
Mrs. Bing
Rainbow
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Metropolitan Marine Sales
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Dutton Drug
Coats Bldg
E. Main St
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Meigs Elec
Service & Sewing Center
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Coalbrook
South Africa
Daddy
Clydesdale
Meigs General Hospital
Sally Schaaf
John Bacon
Fred
County Fair Board
Elmer Finlaw
Harrisonville
Finlaw
Jack Sorden
Florida
Sorden
David
Letta Spencer
Letta
Ford Beckett
O. O. Patterson
Albany
Athens County
Meigs TB Society
Rose Garden Club
Elberfelds
Gabriel
Ford
Hydro
Stark's Pharmacy
Ckroom
Ady
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