Middleport Jamboree Draws Contestants and Crowds
A Monday night jamboree on Middleport streets drew many residents for milk and Coca Cola drinking contests. David Hindy won the soda pop contest and Juanita Whitlatch led the milk race. Grand prizes went to Roy Davidson and others, with rulers and judges named. Next event features decorated bicycles and a spelling match for all ages. Also noted were fundraising canvases for Weekday Religious Education and firemen aiding in traffic control.
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Middleport
P. S. Mills
David Hindy
James Williams
Billy Andrews
James Gallop
Billy Quillen
Pete Davis
Juanita Whitlatch
William King
Walter McDaniel
Clifford Winton
Larry Rice
Mildred Whitlatch
Roy Davidson
Cheshire
Carl Nichols
Pomeroy
W. B. Brider
Point Pleasant
Juanita Ratcliff
Orin Smith
William Beaver
Griff Russell
Charles McMaster
Loyal Palls Class Plans Decor and Picnic
Middleport June meeting at Mrs. Rawlings home with Miss Frances Roush assisting. Devotions led by Mrs. Ieenhower and business by Mrs. Jenkinson. Voted $100 for sanctuary redecoration and planned July 15 picnic at New Haven Roadside Park. Hostesses for 1947-48 picked. Mabel Hysell read a paper on Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
New Haven
Mabel Hysell
Edward French
Excavation for Philip Sporn Plant To Last About Three Months
Excavation work for the Philip Sporn power plant near New Haven is expected to take about three months. The Sollit Construction Co. of South Bend Indiana contracts the excavation and grading with a small crew of six to eight engineers and key men. First ground broke today for the $20 million unit amid planned railroad siding and field offices in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Philip Sporn
New Haven
Ernest Rans
Sollit Construction Co
South Bend
Ind
Rans
George B. Herring and Sons
Mansfield
Ohio
George B. Herring Company
Sollit Company
Harvey Spencer
Graham Station
Spencer
George Paulsen
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Huntington
W. Va
Building Trades Council
Parkersburg Building Trades Council
Phillip Sporn
Coca Cola Bottles Stolen From Plant on Pearl Street
The Middleport plant reported the theft of one dozen Coca Cola bottles early Monday evening. Entrance was gained by cutting a window screen and Chief Ray McClure indicated juveniles were suspected to be involved in the work.
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Middleport
Pearl St
Ray McClure
Local folks head to fishing camp after visits
Mrs Zana Baxter returned from Pittsburgh where she visited relatives Edward Leitweiler stays in Pomeroy with Mr and Mrs John Leitweiler planning a Muskingum River fishing trip Edward Leitweiler works in Lorain Ohio as an industrial engineer for National Tube Co a division of U S Steel Corp Mr and Mrs Robert Wolfe of Columbus visited Chief and Mrs Walter E Wolfe in Pomeroy Lloyd Dinty Moore a Syracuse native visiting here left for Knoxville Tennessee to play pro ball He kept in shape by playing with the Pomeroy Merchant team in Ohio Valley Association for two games
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zana Baxter
Pittsburgh
Edward Leitweiler
Pomeroy
John Leitweiler
Muskingum River
Edward
Lorain
Ohio
National Tube Co
U.S. Steel Corp
Robert Wolfe
Columbus
Walter E. Wolfe
Lloyd
Dinty) Moore
Syracuse
Knoxville
Tenn
Moore
Pomeroy Merchant
Ohio Valley Association
Bible School Parents Program in Middleport High
Auditorium filled with parents and friends for the Daily Vacation Bible School final service. Certificates awarded to 182 of 231 enrolled children. average daily attendance 185. Rev. Charles Pomeroy of the school offered remarks and led a short talk. Children's programs, skits The Story of Ruth and Naomi and The Courage of Peter and Paul, were performed by Junior High groups under Mrs. Paul Smart and Mrs. David Durst Jr. Various grade groups presented memories and songs, with Benediction by Rev. W. B. Moore. An exhibit showcased children’s handiwork attracting many visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Charles Pomeroy
H. G. McMillen
Katherine Bachtel
Patty Kennedy
Joan Wilson
Carla Owen
Donna Ruth Russell
Sarah Palmer
Janice Luman
Leo Russell
Dorothy Chase
Joan Kircher
Ben Philson
W. B. Moore
Middleport Woman Named On Warrant
Clarabelle Little, 22, of Middleport was arrested on a warrant charging larceny for taking 72 dollars worth of clothing and items from jail inmate Joan Colvin. She pled innocent at a preliminary hearing in Meigs County Justice Court. Colvin, jailed on four indictments for obtaining money by false pretense, awaits arraignment after mumps delay.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Clarabelle Little
Meigs County
Joan Colvin
Percy L
Miss Little
Colvin
Meigs
Edgar Ervin
Meigs Common Pleas Court
Miss Colvin
Joanne Reeves
Dana Brown Dies at 61 in Minersville Ohio
Dana Brown aged 61 died Monday evening at his Minersville residence after a long illness. He leaves wife Mrs Dana Brown two sons Dr Harold Brown and Russell R Brown both of Pomeroy two grandchildren Harold Brown Jr and Robert Russell Brown. He had partnered with his sons in business for ten years and was a 30 year member of Minersville Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Friends may call Tuesday evening.
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Pomeroy
Dana Brown
Minersville
Ohio
Harold Brown
Russell R. Brown
Robert Russell Brown
Pfc Edward Voss Leaves Japanese Area for Home
Pfc Edward Voss, son of Walter Voss of this city, has left Japan for discharge and return home, per an Eighth Army Osaka report. He served in the 35th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division after entering the Army on February 27 and heading overseas on June 1. Voss attended Pomeroy high school before enlistment.
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Pomeroy
Edward Voss
Walter Voss
Japan
Eighth Army
Osaka
Voss
35Th
25Th Infantry
Pfc
Pomeroy High School
Meigs County Offices Closed July 4 and 5
POMEROY Meigs County Court House offices including Auditor Clerk of Courts Probate Court Welfare Recorder Engineer Title Common Pleas Judge and Superintendent of Schools will be closed all day Friday July 4 and Saturday July 5.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Court House
Common Pleas
Mrs Thelma Howard Daughters Leave for Vienna Visit
Mrs Thelma Howard with daughters Diane and Janet of Clarksburg have left after visiting Mrs Forrest Bachtel. They will be guests of Mrs Howard’s parents in Vienna West Virginia.
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Thelma Howard
Diane
Janet
Clarksburg
Forrest Bachtel
Vienna
W. Va
Farm Women’s Club Meeting at Olive Farm
The Olive Farm Women’s Club met June 25 at the home of Mrs. W F Hawley. President is Mrs Warren Pickens. Devotionals by Mrs Effie Warren. Program led by Mrs Roy Hannum. Discussion on Radio Programs for Children. Review of Pavilion of Women by Miss Minerva Pryor. Quizzes by several members. Refreshments served to members and guests. Next meeting at Mrs Victor Wipple’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Olive Farm
Will Swain
Pauline Swain
Marion Hall
Carl Buckley
Paul Andrews
Ruth Coleman
Charles Hall
Warren Pickens
W. F. Hawley
Effie Warren
Roy Hannum
Victor Wipple
Weekend social notes from Brilliant and nearby towns
Social items cover visits from Mr and Mrs Walter Rine and Miss Florida Moore of Brilliant to Health Methodist Church, relatives of Rev Moore. Mr and Mrs Richard Featherstone visiting Waverly. Mrs Featherstone recovering from surgery in Parkersburg with planned visitors Tuesday. Other locals include Janet Dillard Allen Rothrock William Hubbard at Young Warren wedding. Cadet Robert Chambers leaving for West Point after three months home. L L Ringer of Ashland visiting. Diane Reichman underwent a tonsillectomy at Holzer Hospital. Mrs Helen Rathburn Young and Milo F Clapp of Columbus guests in Athens Middleport and Rutland. guests of Mrs Robert Cutler in Befpre Thursday.
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Walter Rine
Florida Moore
Brilliant
Ohio
W. B. Moore
Health Methodist Church
Rine
Miss Moore
Moore
Richard Featherstone
Ann
Waverly
Lee Featherstone
West Point
Marcus Chambers
L. L. Ringer
Ashland
Diane Reichman
Holzer Hospital
Helen Rathburn Young
Milo F. Clapp
Columbus
Athens
Middleport
Rutland
Robert Cutler
Elizabeth Arnold
Befpre
James Arnold
Judy
Jim
Robert Turner
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Ike Teal
Middleport Social Notes
Bachtels
Lake Hope
Co. O. Fisher
David Farmer
Arthur Skinner
Charles Brunner
Joan
Cuyahoga Falls
Estella Skinner
Anna Farmer
Skinners
Bay View
Mich
Dayton
Dan Farmer
Michigan
Charleston
Ohio Power Company
Hotel Martin
Sayre Acres
New Haven State Park
Coca-Cola
Pomeroy Personals
Bendvue
Oklahoma
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
Dale Evans
Bob Nolan
Bette Davis
Paul Henreid
Claude Rains
John Abbott
Kingdom of the
Double Bill
Buster Crabbe
Bible School
Zion
Rayton
Thorobred By
Gayton
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Athens, Ohio
Fred R. Beasley
Ogg Motor Co
Glouster
Nelsonville, Ohio
Raytex
West Virginia
Amm Pt
Lucky Strike
F. A. Brown
Stoneville
North Carolina
John. Faeter
Frank Brown
LS Soft
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