Middleport preps for Ohio River flood as water nears town
Shop owners and residents begin a strategic retreat amid swollen Ohio River forecasts ranging from 50 to 60 feet. Baskets of provisions, boats on standby, and heavy goods removal reflect cautious townwide efforts as schools stay open and locals watch the rising, muddy waters.
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Ohio
Middleport
Henry
Sturgis
Ohio River Company
Pearl St
New York Central
Hobson
Zerkle Trucking Company
L. W. McComas
N. Second Ave
Mill St
Robinson
Martin and Roller
Auto Injuries Fatal for Pomeroy Man Curtis
Albert Curtis 58 died Sunday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital Warren Ohio after being struck by a car Friday. Survived by son Albert Curtis Jr in California daughter Pauline Curtis in Iowa father James A Curtis Minersville sister Mrs Hosmer Roush Minersville brothers Clarence Columbus Roy Pomroy. Ewing funeral home arranging services.
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Pomeroy
Albert Curtis
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Ohio
Curtis
Albert Curtis, Jr
California
Pauline Curtis
Iowa
James A. Curtis
Minersville
Hosmer Roush
Clarence
Columbus
Roy
Ewing Funeral Home
Social Security Office Hours Set Wednesday
Portsmouth Ohio SSA representative will hold regular office hours at Pomeroy City Hall from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m on Wednesday February 6 1952. John R Chatfield Portsmouth office manager urged all persons wishing to file retirement or death benefits under Old Age and Survivors Insurance to call at that time.
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Pomeroy
Portsmouth
Ohio
Social Security Administration
Pomeroy City Hall
John R. Chatfield
Marriage Announced in Indiana for Glouster Couple
Glouster Mr and Mrs Dallas Christman announce the marriage of their daughter Jo Ann to Arnold Jago son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Jago Amesville The ceremony occurred Jan 4 in Richmond Indiana The newlyweds were joined by friends of the bride Mr and Mrs John McPeak of Columbus Jo Ann is a Hollister High School 1949 graduate and works for Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Co in Columbus Arnold a 1947 Ames Bern High School graduate and is serving in the US Navy after three and a half years in service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Dallas Christman
Jo Ann
Arnold Jago
Arthur Jago
Amesville
Richmond
Ind
John McPeak
Columbus
Jago
Hollister High School
Clas
Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Co
Ames- Bern High School
United States Navy
Pomeroy Good Neighbor Club Quilting Assembly
The Good Neighbor Club at Wolfpen gathered at Mrs. Lincoln Russell’s home for an all day quilting event with a brief devotional. Pot luck refreshments followed, and Mrs Bertha Russell’s birthday was celebrated. Attendees included Mrs. Bertha Russell Mrs Ethel Martin Mrs Iva Johnson Mrs Robert Suton and son Mrs Evelyn Thomas Mrs Nellie Norris Mrs Caddie Carr Mrs Lyle Hysell and children and the hostess. The group plans to meet Wednesday at Mrs Russell’s home to continue quilting.
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Pomeroy
Good Neighbor Club
Wolfpen
Lincoln Russell
Bertha Russell
Mrs Rachel Warner 90th Birthday Dinner Hostess
Mrs Arthur Wandling entertained at a dinner honoring her mother Mrs Rachel Warner who observed her 90th birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Albert Warner Coolville Mrs Ida B Young Minersville Mr and Mrs Clarence Warner and children Milford and Cheryl of Athens Mr and Mrs Russell Archer and children Joyce and Jimmie of Guysville.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Wandling
Rachel Warner
Albert Warner
Coolville
Ida B. Young
Minersville
Clarence Warner
Milford
Cheryl
Athens
Russell Archer
Joyce
Jimmie
Guysville
Gauls Host 21st Birthday Dinner for Donna
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Gaul of Sumner entertained at a family dinner for their daughter Donna’s 21st birthday. Guests included James Crockarrell of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Super of Athens, along with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gaul of Sumner.
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Pomeroy
Delbert Gaul
Sumner
Donna
James Crockarell
Washington
Frank Super
Athens
J. M. Gaul
Local News Briefs From Madison West Virginia Area
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Mees spent Sunday in Madison West Virginia visiting Mr and Mrs Smith Kincaid Patsy Darlene Grover daughter of Mr and Mrs Dalton Grover underwent an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital Tuesday evening She is reported recovering satisfactorily Sgt Ralph A Michael left Friday for Fort Ord California where he is to be stationed Sergeant Michael son of Mr and Mrs Dylvan Michael returned to United States in November after spending 29 months in Japan and Korea
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Malcolm Mees
Madison
W. Va
Smith Kincaid
Patsy Darlene Grover
Dalton Grover
Holzer Hospital
Ralph A. Michael
Fort Ord
Calif
Michael
Dylvan Michael
United States
Japan
Korea
WCTU Meeting Honored by Middleport Hosts
Middleport group meets at Pearl Graves home on Pearl Street with Miss Margaret Sauer presiding. Beulah White leads devotionals on The Lord's Prayer and reads a poem Somebody Knows. Members hear reports on organizational work and vote donations to Stevens Legislative Foundation and Francis Willard Memorial Fund while planning February hostesses.
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Middleport
Pearl Graves
Raymond Saxton
Arthur Lewis
WCTU
J. Q. Rice
Stevens Legislative Foundation
Francis Willard
Eighth graders attend Janis Childs birthday party
Middleport reports Janis Childs celebrated her 13th birthday hosted by her mother Mrs. George Childs. Grandmother Mrs. Minnie Gilmore and sisters Mrs. Cash Bahr and Mrs. Ralph Gibbs Jr. helped plan the party with games and cake. Attendees included Ernestine Asbury Vivian Abbott Helen Cline June Chancey Linda Grimm Betty Kloes Marilyn Miller Donna Miller Juanita Bangerter Linda Helrich Sally Gilmore Jack Cremeans Ernest Garvin Larry Estep James Mourning Kenneth Murray Candace and Christine Bahr Gloria and Gregory Gibbs and Sheila Marie Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Janis Childs
George Childs
Janis
Minnie Gilmore
Cash Bahr
Ralph Gibbs, Jr
Marilyn Miller
Donna Miller
Juanita Bangerter
Linda Helrich
Sally Gilmore
Jack Cremeans
Ernest Garvin
Larry Estep
James Mourning
Kenneth Murray
Candace
Christine Bahr
Gloria
Gregory Gibbs
Sheila Marie Childs
Downing Family Postpones Florida Trip Amid Flood Threat
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. John B. Downing postpone their Florida departure with son-in-law Dr. and Mrs. Ray Singleton due to high water concerns. Others mention visits, work moves, and family health updates across Ohio and nearby states.
Russell Haggy Rites Set for Wednesday in Parkersburg
Russell Haggy aged 14 died Sunday at Camden Clark Hospital Parkersburg West Virginia. Tentative funeral arrangements set for Wednesday with Ewing Funeral Home in charge of burial. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs O Haggy and several brothers and sisters.
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Pomeroy
Russell Haggy
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ewing Funeral Home
O. Haggy
Twin City Shrine Club Discusses Future Activities
The Twin City Shrine Club met at The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. office to plan upcoming events including a Shrine circus. Paul Grueser presided. A Meigs County boy will be sent to a hospital for treatment through the club's efforts.
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Middleport
Twin City
Tax Receipts Dip in Meigs County Week
The weekly report by state treasurer Roger W. Tracy shows Meigs County retail sales tax receipts for the week ending Dec 11 totaling 1894.91 dollars, down from 2223.31 dollars in the same week of 1951.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Jack Spillman of Columbus
Relatives announce the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spillman of Columbus. Mrs. Spillman is the former Jacqueline June Hysel, with grandparents Mr and Mrs Pearl Hysel of Columbus, formerly Middleport residents.
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Middleport
Jack Spillman
Columbus
Spillman
Jacqueline June Hysel
Pearl Hysel
Executor Named for Verde Bingham Larkin Estate
George C. Pomeroy appointed as executor of the estate of the late Verde Bingham Larkin, per Meigs County State Court records.
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Pomeroy
George C. Bingham
Verde Bingham Larkin
Meigs County State Court
Hartford Social Notes Highlight Local Visits And New Arrivals
Hartford social notes recount two luncheons hosted by Mrs H Jubbling then visits by Norman Wein and W T Stone in Huntington. Birth announced for Christina Linda Hoy with maternal great grandmother Helen Holt. Changes include Hartford Baptist worship times and a new music class at Wahama High School for fifth and sixth graders.
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Virginia Carleton Hartford
H. Jubbling
Norman Wein
George Lerner
Herman Layne
A. Keith McClung
Lena Gold
Pomeroy
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
T. B. Adams
New Haven
Hartford
Christina Linda
Helen Holt
Duer
Wahama High School
Lorene Hall
Juhling McClung
Korean Veteran Is Visiting Mother
Sergeant Wesley A. Circle is on a 40 day furlough with his mother Mrs. Mary Circle near Racine. The Korean War veteran has served in Korea and will report to Fort Knox Kentucky at the end of his leave.
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Pomeroy
Wesley A. Circle
Mary Circle
Racine
Sergeant Circle
Korea
Fort Knox
Neutzling Family Announces Birth in Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs Rich ard Neutzling announce the birth of a six and a quarter pound daughter Sunday night at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clyde Winebrenner Middleport and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Norman Neutzling of Pomeroy. She is their first child.
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Pomeroy
Richard Neutzling
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Clyde Winebrenner
Middleport
Norman Neutzling
Birth announced for son of James Caruthers family
The parents of Mr and Mrs James Caruthers announce the birth of their son in a Canton hospital on January 21. Grandmothers are Mrs Elsie Haddox of Sycamore Street and Mrs L A Caruthers of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Caruthers
Canton Hospital
Elsie Haddox
Sycamore St
L. A. Caruthers
Pomeroy
Church Committee Meeting Scheduled
GLOUSTER The correspondence and soliciting committee of the First Baptist Church will meet after the midweek prayer service Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wiley Harris and Roy Jackson will lead the prayer meeting. The Missionary society meeting, moved from Jan 24, is postponed to Feb 14 in the church auditorium.
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Glouster
First Baptist Church
Wiley Harris
Roy Jackson
the Missionary Society
Mine Timbers Found Good at Hartman Kimberly Mine
The Hartman mine of the Poston Coal Co. at Kimberly was visited by Inspector F. E. Hughes of the U S Bureau of Mines who found timbering adequate but urged improvements. He recommended fire doors for openings, better ventilation, pre shift gas and rock dust checks, and drying all dry areas to reduce coal dust hazards. Several blasting and electrical ignition hazards were noted. The mine employs eight men and yields about 50 tons daily.
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Hartman
Poston Coal Co
Kimberly
U.S. Bureau of Mines
F. E. Hughes
Hughes
Local Rutland Pair Named in Brief Record
Robert F. Snowden aged 27 and Glenna Joan Lambert aged 16, both from Rutland, appear in the brief notice.
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Robert F. Snowden
Rutland
Glenna Joan Lambert
Glouster Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Glouster residents report visits to Detroit Plymouth and Burr Oak including Mrs. Alex Brunton Mrs. Louise Gurden and families. Mrs. Leona Orme names care for William Kalt with Mrs. Gooding helping at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville. The Orpha Class of the Methodist Church meets Thursday at Mrs Irene Williams home.
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Alex A. Brunton
Louise Gurden
Detroit
Eileen Jarskey
Freddie
Betty Metzner
Plymouth
Mich
Burdella Hillyer
Ina Lemon
Carbon Hill
Joe Hillyer
Burr Oak
Leona Orme
Jacksonville
L. R. Gooding
Trimble
William Kalt
Glouster
Methodist Church
Irene Williams
Helen Stephenson
Rothwell Club to Meet at Mrs Blower Home
The Rothwell Club will gather Thursday at 2 p m at the home of Mrs E M Blower on Madison Street. The Past Matrons Association of Thea Chapter CES plans a Friday meeting at 7 30 p m in Masonic Hall with Mrs Maude Howard as hostess.
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Glouster
Rothwell Club
E. M. Blower
Madison St
Thea Chapter
CES
Masonic Hall
Maude Howard
Daughter of local mayor undergoes appendectomy
Suzann Gormley daughter of Mayor and Mrs C F Wallace had an appendectomy Sunday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. She is improving satisfactorily.
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Suzann Gormley
C. F. Wallace
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Chit Chat Club Meets at Mrs Rose Kurtzman Home
Glouster residents are invited to a Chit Chat Club meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs Rose Kurtzman at her home.
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Glouster
Chit Chat Club
Rose Kurtzman
Youth Day Noted At Methodist Church Glouster
The Glouster Methodist Church held Youth Day with Jimmie Blower as Sunday school superintendent and preacher. The program featured readings, prayers, solos by Phyllis Frazier and Sally McClellan, and musical accompaniment by Mrs. Gerhart and Mrs. Bodenbender. Open house and youth meeting followed with refreshments.
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Methodist Church
Glouster
Jimmie Blower
Prodigal Son
Laura Jane Skinner
Dianna Geihart
Phyllis Frazier
Melinda Gamwell
David Geihart
Evelyn Bodenbender
Sondra Dugan
Marty Murphy
Marguerite Stephenson
Carolyn Perkins
Sue Dunnette
Mable Cole
George Bodenbender
Mae Love
Norma Williams
Sally McClelland
Susie Skinner
Ernest Byers
Gerhart
John Devol
Church Men Will Meet in Glouster February Evening
Athens County Churches of Christ invite men to a Christian Men's Fellowship gathering at Glouster Church of Christ on February 8 at 7 45 p m. Prof Donald Nash of Kentucky Christian College will discuss Evolution with the topic Did Man Descend From Monkey Refreshments and musical numbers are requested from each church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Porch Light Drive in Jacksonville Aids Infantile Paralysis
Residents urged to leave porch lights lit Thursday from 6 30 to 7 30 p m to support the infantile paralysis fund in Jacksonville as Mothers Club members plan calls.
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Glouster
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Jacksonville
Mothers Club
Son Is Advanced To Corporal Rank
Mr and Mrs C E Williams report their son Richard now holds the rank of corporal at Yokosuka Japan. He was promoted from Private First Class and transferred from troop dispatched to troop inspector. His bunkmate is American Indian Marco Noyola. Richard notes hunting trips in the mountains and a recent light quake near his station.
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Glouster
C. E. Williams
Richard
Yokosuka
Japan
Williams
Marco Noyola
Civil Service Board Announces Exams for Posts
Examinations by U S Civil Service Examiners for tools and equipment packaging specialist and engineering draftsman posts with pay rates from 2500 to 4205 dollars annually, serving Army Navy and Air Force in Kentucky and Indiana. Applications from F D Higgins local secretary at the post office.
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U.S. Civil Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
Kentucky
Indiana
F. D. Higgins
Jacksonville man to Grant Hospital in Columbus
William Hallam of Jacksonville has been removed to Grant Hospital in Columbus. He has been seriously ill for some time. A daughter, Mrs. John Reinault, lives in Columbus.
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Jacksonville
William Hallam
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Merry Stitchers Club Meets at Glouster
The Merry Stitchers Club gathered at Mrs. Helen Conway's home in Glouster. Prizes went to Mabel Nott for a birthday and to DeLoris Gilmore, a new member. The next meeting is planned for Friday at Mrs. Mary Juniper's residence.
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Glouster
Merry Stitchers Club
Helen Conway
Mabel’ Nott
DeLoris Gilmore
Mary Juniper
Glouster Lodge 607 F and A M Inspects Friday
Annual inspection ceremonies set for Glouster Lodge 607 at 7 30 p m with Roy H Sayre as inspecting officer. Master masons degree work to be conferred and refreshments served.
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Glouster
Glouster Lodge 607
F & AM
Roy H. Sayre
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Leo L. Vaughan
Logan Monument CO
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Middleport Social Notes
John B. Downing
Florida
Ray Singleton
Marcella Fraser
Alec Fraser
S. Second Ave
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A. V. Smiths
John Dixon
South Charleston
George Baker
Sherman Buskirk
M. L. French
Ft. Lauderdale
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Pomeroys
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Newark
Hartford Social Notes
Henry Jenkins
Alhambra
Long Beach
Ella Percell
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George James
William Galvin
W. T. Stone
Huntington
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Bertha Jenkins
Roosevelt School
Garford Hoy
Anderson, Ind
Hartford Baptist Church
R. H. DeMott
George Adam MccKnight
Addie McKnight
Paulley
Broad Run
Elberton Crites
Hockingport
N. O. Wein
Charleston
Donald James
Helen Jenkins
Jean Turnbull
Jerry Zerkle
Francis Rockwell
C. A. Rockwell
Otis Rice
Mason County
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United National Farm Loan Ass'n
A. C. Gibson, Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
Civil Service Board
Dean
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Liberty
Voice of the Theatre
Susanna Foster
Turhan Bey
Alan Curtiss
TAO Mtl
Meigs
Ann Dvorak
Gene Evans
Douglas Kennedy
Philip Ahn
Richard Loo
Temple Middleport
Ruth Roman
Steve Cochran
Lurene Tuttle Ray Teal Lee Patrick Hugh Sanders
Stuart Randell
Studebaker
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