Giant Parade Marks Racine's 100th Birthday Celebration
Final Fourth of July plans in Pomeroy and Racine include a 10 a.m. parade in Racine with Meigs County Riding Club high school band Boy Scouts American Legion and fire departments plus float entries. The observance features a silver cup for best float a flagpole dedication a Capitol flag presentation games contests a 8:30 p.m. dance and a 10 p.m. fireworks show. Proceeds support the Pomeroy Boys Athletic Club.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Meigs County Riding Club
Boy Scout
American Legion Post
Fire Departments
Middleport
Graham Station
Thomas A. Jenkins
Clarence Bradford
Critt Bradford
Billy Joe Spencer
Carol Teaford
Otis McClintock
John Elwood
Jerry Powell
Frankie
Talaber
Roy Shire
Nick Roberts
Golden Secret
Farmer Brown
Daisy Mae
al Cortez
Pomeroy Boys’ Athletic Club
Delmar A. Canaday
Rex Jarvis
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits and Births in Area
Admitted list includes Mrs. Lewis Smith Middleport Mrs. Juanita Henson Cheshire Mary Southern Middleport Thomas Phillips Guysville Mrs. Holly O'Neil Pomeroy Mrs Charles Searles Middleport Mrs Arnold Snowden Rutland Mrs Herb Giles Pomeroy Henry Beaver Chester Mrs Bernard Diddle Racine Miss Aliie Mauck Middleport Mrs A B Bingham Middleport Births recorded for Charles Searles Middleport a daughter and Holly O'Neil Pomeroy a son Discharged list covers Edward Reynolds Salmon Long Mrs Dale Hill and son Erwin Kiser Richard Grueser Mrs Bernard Diddle Will VanMeter Mrs Tom Hendricks Bert Bridgett Mrs Arnold Snowden and Orville Hogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Smith
Middleport
Juanita Henson
Cheshire
Mary Southern
Thomas Phillips
Guysville
Holly O'Neil
Pomeroy
Charles Searles
Arnold Snowden
Rutland
Herb Giles
Henry Beaver
Chester
Bernard Diddle
Racine
Aliie Mauck
A. B. Bingham
Edward Reynolds
Salmon Long
Dale Hill
Erwin Kiser
Richard Grueser
Will VanMeter
Tom Hendricks
Bert Bridgett
Orville Hogue
Probation Violated. Countian Sentenced in Meigs County
John Wilt, 38, Middleport, was sentenced by Judge Emmet W. Peoples in Meigs County Common Pleas to a suspended one to five year term in the Ohio Penitentiary for probation violation. Wilt had been placed on probation in 1950 after a breaking and entering conviction. Prosecuting Attorney John C. Bacon noted the prior sentence and probation status.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Emmet W. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
John Wilt
Middleport
Wilt
John C. Bacon
Meigs Receipts Total $666 For June
Meigs County clerk of courts Virgil V. Brown reported June receipts totaling 666.70 dollars. Office activity included titles 527 liens 264 memo certificates 167 cancellations 218 applications 167 and certified copies six. county share 455.75 dollars. state share 210.95 dollars.
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Pomeroy
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County
Action for Divorce Filed Here Tuesday
Meigs County Common Pleas Court heard suit for divorce Tuesday filed by Myra Graham against Charles Graham over gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The court granted Nellie Clark custody of her minor child through her guardian Margaret Ellis in a separate case against Jack Clark.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Myra Graham
Charles Graham
Emmet W. Peoples
Nellie Clark
Margaret Ellis
Jack Clark
Bradbury Church Youth Group Heads to Camp in West Virginia
A group of 12 youths from the Bradbury Church of Christ left Sunday for New Martinsville West Virginia to attend a week long youth camp. Pastor Robert Purtell and Mrs. Purtell accompanied the group with Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Denver Hysell joining at the camp.
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Middleport
Bradbury Church
Guy Cottrell Rites Held in West Virginia
Funeral services were held in Chesapeake West Virginia for Guy Cottrell brother of Mrs. Charles White Middleport and Mrs. Beecher Cooper Dexter who died after an extended illness. Mr and Mrs White and daughter Texanna and Mr and Mrs Cooper were in Chesapeake for the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Chesapeake
W. Va
Guy Cottrell
Charles White
Beecher Cooper
Dexter
White
Texanna
Cooper
Meigs Pomona Grange Meeting Postponed to July 11
The Meigs County Pomona Grange postpones its regular meeting from July 4 to July 11 at the Harrisonville school building. Gallia County Pomona Grange members will present an evening program. A separate note mentions panthers or mountain lions with few documented human attacks.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Gallia County
Harrisonville
Grace Downing Class Initiates 12 Pythian Sisters
The Grace Downing Class of Meigs Temple 153 initiated 12 candidates into the Pythian Sisters last night, two women and ten men from Fides Lodge 210. Mrs. John B. Downing led the event with other officers present and plans for future meetings, a Cincinnati Grand Lodge appearance, and a July picnic outlined.
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Middleport
Grace Downing
Meigs Temple
Grand Lodge
John B. Downing
Erma Smith
Temple
Miss Smith
Fides Lodge 210
Ida Edwards
Mildred Lowe
Lillian Stieff
Sara E. Bowman
Helen Russell
Florence Bush
Charles Burdette
Virginia Owen
Genevieve Meinhart
Martha Childs
Downing
J. H. Grate
Meigs County
Knights of Pythias
Fides Lodge
Gallipolis
Grate
Past Chiefs Association
Staff and Officers Club
Pythian
Jacob Young
Marcella Snowden
William Allman
Middleton Bride and Columbus Groom Tie in Letart
Miss Virginia Gothard and Mr. Jack Miller wed at the Letart home with Rev. R D DeWitt officiating. The bride wore a blue striped nylon dress and carried a white Bible with rose buds. reception followed at the Gothard home with a three tier cake and garden roses. The couple will live in Columbus after a brief stay with families. Loyal Pals Class picnic follows at Roadside Park with guests Edna Burdette and Narsa Frost.
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Middleport
Virginia Gothard
Lesta Gothard
S. Third Ave
Jack Miller
Columbus
Doyle Miller
R. D. DeWitt
Letart Methodist Church
Letart
Mrs. Gothard
Mrs. Miller
Gothard
Edward French
Louis Smith
Stewart Harris
Miller
Middleport High School
Buckeye Steel Casting Co
Church of Christ
Edna Burdette
Leon
W.va
Narsa Frost
Local Family News From Barboursville to Cleveland
Mrs. J. K. Smith Sr returns home on Sixth Ave after visits with sisters in Barboursville W V and Charleston. Rev and Mrs Claremont E Hoyt in Cleveland to escort daughter Carolyn Ann Hoyt home, a Frances P Bolton Nursing student who will spend summer with her parents at the Baptist parsonage. Mr and Mrs Joe Hindy and three of four children return from Grayling Michigan after several days away.
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Baker
Oren Smith
Lois Ann
George McAllister
Charleston
Robert Haggerty
Gallipolis
Haggerty
Richard
Paul Johnson
Roger
Charles
Columbus
Ivy Dales
W.va
Jeannette Waddell
Evan Hamilton
Bobby
Mary Jane
Chautauqua
Griff Russell
Mary Hughes
Evelyn Lewis
Order of Eastern Star
Willis Anthony
Glenn Lambert
Paddy Jo
Parkersburg
Jack
Abry) Smith
Smith
Middleport
J. K. Smith
Sixth Ave
A. D. Wilson
Barboursville
Frank Knopp
Claremont E. Hoyt
Cleveland
Carolyn Ann
Miss Hoyt
Frances P. Bolton
The
Baptist Parsonage
Joe Hindy
Ronald Lee
Raymond
Mary Joe
Grayling
Mich
Rutland Honored Clergy Family At Local Church Reception
The Rev Robert Linter and family were feted at a Methodist Church reception with WSCS dinner. Toastmaster Carl Deneson and singer June Patterson led a program including O O Patterson talk. Attendees include numerous Rutland residents and visiting relatives from Canton West Virginia and Ohio.
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Rutland
Robert Linter
WSCS
Carl Deneson
Jim Thomas
Ray Biddle
June Patterson
Marilyn Turner
O. O. Patterson
Margaret Taylor
William Harmon
Pomeroy
Blaine Giles
Bob
Jack
Lee Myers
Clarence Chase
Judy
John Michel Strickfadden
Karen
Betty Siders
Jean Ann
Floyd Thomas
Ira Wolf
Sheryl
Joyce
Ethel Nelson
Helen Mae
M. E. Rathburn
Rebecca Folen
Mildred Pierce
Paul Johnny and
Terry
Ray Beddle
Evelyn Jorden
Hattie McKinzie
Emma Hausman
Athens
Allie Gardner
Don Anderson
P. A. Jiiden
Bertha Lasher
Edith Bean
Margaret Parsons
Janie
Bert Beard
George Carson
June
Diana
Eddie Lindd
Eva Fleming
Neretha
Jesse Little Dies at 59 in Cheshire Ohio
Jesse Little 59 died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital Columbus. Services set for Thursday 3 p.m. at Silver Run Baptist Church with burial at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by his mother Lena Little and several children, plus siblings in Cheshire Canton Marion and Clifton West Virginia.
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Middleport
Jesse Little
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Rawlings-Coats
Silver Run Baptist Church
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Lena Little
William Little
Cheshire
Burnett
Galion
Jesse
Clifton
W. Va
Frances
Kathryn Little
Della van Sickle
Marjorie Martin
Marion
Bennett
Cuba
Loren
Canton
Eva Wade
Cars Crash at Corner Leaves One Cited in Minor Collision
In Middleport a minor two car crash at Lo cust and Pearl caused no injuries. James Taylor’s car collided with Cash Johnson’s vehicle driven by Taylor’s son. Patrolman I R Neal investigated and Taylor was cited to appear before Mayor Sidney Russell on a traffic violation charge.
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Middleport
James Taylor
Cash Johnson
Locust and Pearl
I. R. Neal
Taylor
Sidney T. Russell
Hawleys Buy Sayre Lot for Garage Apartment Plan
Building plans reveal Mr and Mrs William Hawley purchase of the Sayre lot at Rutland Street and North Front Street. They intend to construct and occupy a new garage apartment on the property.
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Middleport
William Hawley
Sayre
Rutland St
N. Front St
Drifting Balloon Lands Near Syracuse
A gas filled balloon drifted from Chicago into Syracuse where 12 year old Charles Slack found it. The tag tied to the balloon listed a long distance balloon race entry by Mrs. Roger C. Beide of Elmwood Park Illinois and asked for the tag to be returned to the Illinois address.
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Pomeroy
Chicago
Ill
Charles Slack
Orville Slack
Syracuse
Syracuse Ferry
Norwegian Lutheran Children’s Home
Roger C. Beide
Elmwood Park
Illinois
Brother Dies in Charleston Funeral for Ira Bennett
Charles Bennett and family traveled to Charleston for the death of Ira Bennett. Funeral services were held Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Bennett
Charleston
Ira Bennett
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Arrow
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Meigs Pomona
Ohio Valley
H. J. Hysell Furniture CO
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Dana Andrews
Victor Mature
Terry Moore
Middleport Social Notes
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Mills
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Barbara
Lois Jean
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Ice
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Voice of the Theatre
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Amd
Dan Dailey
Joanne Dru
Richard Hylton
Hugh Sanders Stuart Randall
Richard Crenna
Jack and the Beanstalk
Temple Middleport
Ray Mill
Helena Carter
Hugh Marlowe
Forrest Tucker
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Mailman
Shortie
Dickie
Vogue Shoe Shop
Lula Russell
Mill Street
Middleport, Ohio
Thriftmaster
Ewing's Furniture & Appliance Store
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