Pomeroy Council Delays Parking Lot Repair Plan
POMEROY A special village meeting discussed continuing repairs to a nearly useless parking lot halted June 17. Mayor Canaday outlined funding limits and a proposed two mill levy to finance the $115 per running foot repair, with meters as a backup if levy fails.
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Council
Pomeroy
Npr
City Hall
Delmar A. Canaday
Supreme Court
Ted Downie
John Duerr
Downie
Canaday
Ferneau
Pat Will
Charles Werry
Werry
Dual Parking Meter Co
Dale Smith
Hollie Green
Howard Kitchen
Theo Lehew
FE. J. Strauss
Mrs James Mosley Injured in Mishap
A New York Central Railroad engineer, E F Asbury, is summoned to Charleston due to the serious condition of his daughter Mrs James Mosley who was hurt in an automobile accident. Relatives Elmer Martin and Mildred Asbury have joined the family in Charleston.
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Middleport
A. F E. Asbury
New York Central Railroad
Charleston
James Mosley
Elmer Martin
Midland
Mosley
Mildred Asbury
Asburys
Lions Club to Hear Talk on Insurance in Pomeroy
Robert Ragan of Columbus representing Great American Insurance will speak at the Pomeroy Lions Club weekly noon luncheon at the Federated Church. A film titled The Policy Man will be shown.
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Pomeroy
Robert Ragan
Columbus
Great American Insurance
Pomeroy Lions Club
Federated Church
Courthouse Offices To Close for Holiday
Meigs County courthouse offices will close July 4 and July 5 for a three day holiday. Officials announced the shutdown to allow employees a long break. Dogs in Middleport show ear and throat infections per veterinary reports.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Arthritis Sufferer Shares Remarkable Recovery Note
A patient describes being miraculously healed from rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism after years of crippling joint deformities and muscular soreness. The letter invites readers to write for details on the relief received and pledges a prompt reply.
Son Missing in West Virginia Appeal from Pomeroy Mother
Mrs. Walter Lee of Kingsbury appeals for public help to locate her 14 year old son Harry Lee missing since June 11. He was hitchhiking toward Parkersburg with another boy named Freddie after earning nine dollars at a Middleport carnival. Last seen wearing a green plaid shirt and blue overalls, he is five feet tall with brown hair and eyes.
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Pomeroy
Walter Lee
Kingsbury
Harry Lee
Parkersburg
W.va
Harry
Middleport
Luella Bumgardner
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County records list several property transfers including Roy Tillis and Viola Tillis to O W Fitzwater and Wayie Fitzwater for 96.42 acres in Rutland. Ward to Sauer for Lot 89 in Middleport. McGuire to Johnson for 100 acres in Rutland. Downing to Hawley for a parcel in Middleport. Rose Hill Coal Co to West Coal and Dock Co for six tracts in Sutton Township. Eastman correction deed. Hayes and Eva M to Oscar and Ruby Wince for 125.17 acres in Salisbury Township. Wince to Hayes for Lot 1225 in Pomeroy. Sidenstricker to Ledlie in Rutland. Haggy Curtis and Curtis to Hysell correction deed in Salisbury Township.
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Roy Tillis
Viola ‘Tillis
O W. Fitzwater
Wayie Fitzwater
Rutland
Wesley F. Ward
Huldah R Ward
Lewis Sauer
Helen B. Sauer
Middleport
Lewis McGuire
Mary J. McGuire
F. O. Johnson
Sean G. Johnson
Rodney Downing
Katharine Downing
William M. Hawley
Mildred I. Hawley
Rose Hill Coal Co
West Coal and Dock Co
Sutton ‘Township
Salisbury Local Board of Education
J. H. Eastman, Jr
Jiarold Hayes
Eva M. Hayes
Oscar Wince
Ruby Wince
Salisbury Township
Harold Hayes
Pomeroy
Ella Sidenstricker
Sylvia Ledlie
Nora Haggy Curtis
Roy Curtis
Robert Hysell
Mrs. Mattie Knight rites set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Kerns Knight age 68 who died at the O'Neil Rest Home will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Ewing Funeral Home. She leaves a brother John Kerns of Hartford West Virginia and several nieces and nephews. Her husband preceded her in death. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Mattie Kerns Knight
O'Neil Rest Home
Ewing
John Kerns
Hartford
W. Va
Beech Grove
Fifteen Marriages Licensed in Meigs County in June
Meigs County records show fifteen marriage licenses issued in June by the probate court, while fourteen divorce suits were filed in the county clerk of courts. The figures indicate more marriages than divorces for the month.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Probate
Jurors to Pick Up Watson Case Fees in Meigs County
Jurors who served on the state highways hearing against Harold V. Watson and his wife of Tuppers Plains may collect their remuneration checks at any time from the Meigs County clerk of courts office, officials announced today.
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Pomeroy
State Department of Highways
Harold V. Watson
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
Partition Suit Filed in Meigs County Court
A suit for partition of real estate was filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on Monday by Lewis E. Samples against Eber L. Samples Sr Julia K Samples and others.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Lewis E. Samples
Eber L. Samples, Sr
Julia K. Samples
Middleport Council President Vroman Takes Vacation
Frank Vroman, N Y Central conductor and Middleport village council president, leaves for Lake Placid on vacation and will return for the July 7 council meeting. He then travels to Columbus July 8 to oppose Ohio Bell Telephone Company rate hike at the hearing.
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Middleport
Frank Vroman
N.Y. Central Railroad
Lake Placid
N. Y
Vroman
Columbus
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Cooks and Sauers Buy Homes in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cook purchase the Reed Varney double on S Third Ave with daughter Connie to occupy one half. Mrs Cook, former Jean Ebersbach, is daughter of Clarence and the late wife of Clarence Ebersbach. Mr and Mrs Lewis Sauer buy the Ward property on N Fourth Ave and will move there after improvements from their Second Ave home.
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Middleport
Kenneth Cook
Reed Varney
S. Third Ave
Connie
Cook
Jean Ebersbach
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland St
Lewis Sauer
Ward
N. Fourth Ave
Second Ave
Bill Darst Attends Band Clinic at OU
Middleport High School senior Bill Darst returned from Athens after two weeks at the Ohio University band clinic. He plays lead cornet and earned a superior rating in the recent state contests.
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Middleport
Bill Darst
Middleport High School
Athens
Ohio University
Bill
Grain Elevator Strike Strands Wheat Supply
In Kansas City area a strike by grain elevator workers halted wheat receiving operations. About 10,000 cars of wheat waited on sidings as AFL workers demand higher wages at 15 of 16 terminals. CIO union members operate the remaining elevator.
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Kansas City
American Federation of Grain Millers Afl
CIO
Motorist Fined in Delmar Canaday Court
Motorist POMEROY fined $5 and costs on speeding charges in the court of Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. Leland Morris, Carpenter, and James Carnahan, Racine, were also named in related charges filed by Patrolman William Lehew.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Leland Morris
Carpenter
James Carnahan
Racine
William Lehew
Oak Grove Church Bake Sale at Gaul’s Racine
The WSCS of Oak Grove Methodist Church will hold a bake and food sale at Gaul's Store in Racine on Saturday at 10 a.m. Proceeds support church projects and missions. Local residents are invited to attend.
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Racine
WSCS
Oak Grove
Gaul’s
Middleport Outing and Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Zeta Chi Class of First Baptist held a Bailey's Lake picnic with plans led by Mrs. Houdashelt and Miss Clark and Miss Hartley. Numerous local families and guests from Columbus, Akron, Parkersburg, and Buckeye Lake appear in the social notes with illnesses, hospital stays, and weekend visits.
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Middleport
Zeta Chi
First Baptist Church
Bailey's Lake
Harry Houdashelt
Jean Clark
Sara Daue Hartley
Dorothy Chase
Jean Bennett
Frances Lieving
Claremont E. Hoyt
Margaret
Josephine
Mary
John
David
Mayor's Court Docket Highlights Minor Traffic Fines
In MIDDLEPORT on Monday night Mayor Sidney T. Russell fined several residents. Lawrence Boyd paid 25 dollars plus costs for operating without a garbage permit from January to June 1952. John Wilt got 10 dollars for disturbing the peace while intoxicated. Donald Geary and Harry Nass also faced fines for speeding and related offenses. James B. Thomas and Richard L. Gilmore were fined for speeding and a traffic violation respectively.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Lawrence Boyd
Boyd
Russell
John Wilt
Donald Geary
Harry A Nass
James B. Thomas
Richard L. Gilmore
Grace Guild social meets. many visits noted from Pomeroy
The Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church will meet at the Parish House Wednesday evening with hostesses listed. A parade of visitors stops by Mulberry Avenue and nearby towns including Marietta, La Crosse, Charleston, Huntington, and Wheeling as families travel to see relatives and attend events.
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Pomeroy
Grace Guild of the Episcopal Church
E. R. Titus
Frank Titus
H. O. Ewing
Grace Horton
Two Countians Leave For Jobs in Capital
Meigs County graduates Janice Roush of Racine High School and Irene Hatfield of Pomery High School depart for Washington D C to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation offices. They travel with mothers Mrs Lawrence Roush and Mrs Dolph Joachim.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Janice Roush
Racine High School
Irene Hatfield
Near
Wolfpen
Pomeroy High School
Washington
Lawrence Roush
Racine
Dolph Joachim
Middleport Boosters Plan Summer Fund Projects
Band Boosters in Middleport led by Wallace Bradford outline summer activities to raise money. An ice cream social July 11 on the high school campus will feature the band under Franklin Ginther, with proceeds aiding majorette uniforms. Other plans include a floor wax sale to fund uniform costs and a fall arrival for new majorette costumes.
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Middleport
Band Boosters
Wallace Bradford
Walter Crooks
Emmett Shuler
Calvin Reichman
Franklin Ginther
The
Roosters
John Hawkins
David Durst, Jr
Bradford
Ginther
Musicians To Rehearse Thursday In Middleport
Middleport school band director Frank Ginther announced a second community band meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the high school. Former band members and local musicians are urged to join the high schoolers for light practice as they prepare for the July 11 ice cream social hosted by Band Boosters.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Ginther
John Kennedy Sr. Dies Near Columbus
John W. Kennedy Sr. died Monday at his Columbus area residence. He leaves daughter Mrs. L. N. Burroughs of Columbus and son John W. Kennedy Jr. of Pomeroy along with several grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Corwin Funeral Home Worthington with burial in West Union Street Cemetery Athens at 2 pm and graveside rites in Athens.
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Pomeroy
John W. Kennedy
Columbus
Marriage Licenses for Keefer Fife Miller Gothard
James P Keefer 22 of Leon West Virginia weds Norma Fife 18 of Middlesport. James D Miller 29 weds Virginia Louise Gothard 29 of Middle Floyd Cleland 58 weds Della Turner 46 of Racine.
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James P. Keefer
Leon
W Va
Norma Fife
Middleport
James D. Miller
Virginia Louise Gothard
Floyd Cleland
Rutland
Della Turner
Racine
Mrs. Mosley Hurt in Wreck Near Charleston West Virginia
Mrs. James Mosley of Charleston is hospitalized in MIDDLEPORT with serious injuries from a recent automobile accident in West Virginia. She suffers a fractured skull jaw and leg and has temporarily lost sight due to head injuries. Her stepmother’s brother aided in rescuing her from the wreckage.
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Middleport
James Mosley
Mildred Asbury
Charleston
West Virginia
A. E. Asbury
New York Central Railroad
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