Safety Pro Campaign Rolls Into Fourth Week in Pomeroy
The 1957 Safety Campaign shows new warning photos at five spots including the Blue and Grey Bus Station and Athens Messenger Office window. It warns drunken driving risks with scenes of crashes leaving two dead and two injured, urging careful conduct and speed awareness.
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Pomeroy
Frank Hudson
Athens Messenger
Second Street
Stark’s
G & J Auto Parts
Pomeroy Senior High School
Sports Writer Enlists in Army Leaving in March
Middleport’s Robert Byer, budget manager at H R Firestone, leaves Thursday for a one month vacation before reporting for U S Army duty in March. He has been the Messenger’s sports writer here since graduating Middleport High in 1953. Lewis Rupe will replace him and Emerson Jones also joins the store. Andy Batey departs for Rio Grande College.
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Middleport
Robert Byer
H&r Firestone
N. Second and Coal
Byer
Middleport High School
United States Army
the Messenger
Lewis Rupe
Emerson Jones
Andy Batey
Firestone
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Helen Batey
Mayor seeks ordinance on magazine solicitors in Pomeroy
After 12 to 14 magazine salespeople prompted a police probe in Pomeroy, Mayor E F Robinson plans a city council request for a solicitor registration ordinance with a possible five dollar daily fee. Investigations found some activity legitimate. solicitors were asked to leave town, with fees waived for schoolchildren and patriotic groups.
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Frank
Butternut Ave
Athens County
Frank Hudson
Robinson
Pomeroy
Rites Held for Auto Victim in West Virginia Hit and Run
Funeral services were held for Fernando Brumfield of Shoales West Virginia a hit and run victim. Attending included Mr and Mrs Charles Snider and Beatrice Graham with families from Pomeroy and relatives of the bereaved.
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Pomeroy
Charles FE. Snider
Union Ave
Fernando Brumfield
Shoales
W. Va
Beatrice Graham
Raymond Snider
Harold Reeves
Dorsel Smith Golden Wedding Anniversary in Hemlock Grove
Dorsel Smith of Hemlock Grove will mark a Golden Wedding Anniversary this Sunday February 3 with an open house for friends from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Dorsel Smith
Hemlock Grove
Seniors Plan Dance To Raise Money
Middleport High School seniors organize an after game dance at the gym to raise funds for their trip to New York this spring. A record player will supply music and faculty members will act as chaperones.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
New York
Baptists Attend Preaching Mission Events At Point Pleasant
Members of the First Baptist Church joined a Point Pleasant preaching mission last week with seven attending Dr. E Stanley Jones Friday including the Rev Ralph C Zandel and Mrs Zandel. Dr Clovis Chappel lectured Thursday with several church members present. Dr Clarence Crawford spoke Wednesday evening from Calvary Baptist Church Washington DC. Dr R J Robinson lectured Tuesday with young people attending. Sunday afternoon the Zundels attended a Huntington mission where they heard Congressman Walter Judd.
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Augusta
Barbara
Ethel Mae Hysell
Sharon Zundel
Sirens Mark Opening of Polio Mothers March
Sirens in Middleport and Pomeroy will sound at 7 p.m. Thursday to mark the start of the annual Mothers March on Polio. Mrs. Danny Thompson, chairwoman, said arrangements are ready for the 7 to 9 p.m. event in two cities, with daytime activity in other county communities. The march is sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi with volunteers from local communities. Returns are not expected until Monday.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Danny Thompson
Beta Sigma Phi
Thompson
DUV Installs 17 Members in Regular Session
POMEROY Outgoing President Winona Cook of the Daughters of Union Veterans installed 17 newly elected members Monday night in regular session. Helen Miller was seated as president with Opal Davis as senior vice president and Elizabeth Darst as junior vice president. Caddie Wickham became treasurer and Elizabeth Campbell secretary.
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Pearl Reynolds
Jennie Howell
Eloise White
Evelyn Clark
Minnie Neutzling
Caddie Wickham
First Child Born to Walburns in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Walburn announce the birth of their first child, a son Steven Edward, at Meigs General Hospital on January 25. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clarke of Letart. paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walburn of Middleport. Great-grandmother is Mrs Estella Walburn of Pomeroy. Mother and son have returned home to Hamilton Street.
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Middleport
Dale E. Walburn
Marjorie Clarke
Steven Edward
Meigs General Hospital
Robert G. Clarke
Letart
Raymond Walburn
Hamilton St
Estella Walburn
Pomeroy
Finds a Home in Pound If Shep Was Grateful
A large black shepherd named Shep was rescued from the Ohio River after being found up to his neck near a floodwall. He became violent when moved to the pound, refusing oats offered as a bribe, and was relocated to the dog pound.
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Shep
Pomeroy
Ohio
Gene Comer
McKenzie
Arthur Stobart
Hartenbach
Viola
Chinese Tradition Lacks Sunday Day of Rest
Historical note explains that unlike Western practice there is no fixed weekly rest day for Chinese society. The statement outlines cultural differences in weekly rhythms and religious influences across regions.
Discharges Listed From Meigs General Hospital
Discharged patients include Marjorie Walburn and infant from Middleport Norma Parker from Pomeroy and Sharon Ginther from Chester.
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Marjorie Walburn
Norma Parker
Pomeroy
Sharon Ginther
Chester
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RADIO
Harry A. Miller
Main St
Westinghouse Laundromat
Cleland
W. Main
Valentine
Schrafft
Old Dominion
Dutton Drug Company
Oand Bus Static
Middleport, Ohio
Ruth Ann Marner
Indianapolis
Heart Fund
Ruth
Oxford
Clothing House
Randcraft
Errandcraft
Baptists Mission
DUV
Cook
Della Stahl
Theatre
Robert Mitchum
Genevieve Page
Eugene Decker
Robert Hardenbach
John McKenzie
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs
SuperScope
Wendell Corey
Mickey Rooney
Don Taylor
Nicole Maurey
G. I
Temple
Burning Hills
Tab Hunter
Natalie Wood
Skip Homeier
Eduard Franz
Women’s & Children’s
Women’s & Children’s Boots
Roush's Shoe Store
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric CO
H& A Firestone
Hartley & Bennett
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