Pomeroy Council Plans Radio HQ and Sewage Discussion
Pomeroy Village Council met at City Hall Monday night to approve a plan for a radio headquarters at the Pomeroy City Hall and to discuss community sewage disposal project problems facing the town. Councilman Roy Reuter reported on a meeting of firemen, emergency squad members and the safety committee.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy City Hall
Pomeroy Village
City Hall
Roy Reuter
Reuter
Fire Department
Middleport
Racine
Charles Legar
Charles Gibbs
Birthday Celebration for Mrs. Viola Edwards at Pomeroy Home
A large family gathering marked Mrs. Viola Edwards birthday at her daughter Betty Pugh’s home in Pomeroy with eight of her children and many grandchildren in attendance. Also noted: ASC drought guidance, a vehicle recovery, Meigs County radio plans, and sewage plant talks for Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Edwards
Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Betty Pugh
Ruth Ann Edwards
Columbus
Billy
Everett Young
Danny
Tony
Debbie
Mike
Dale Higgins
Eugene
Barbara
Sturgis
Jackie Edwards
Debra
Donna
Diane
Jackie
Sabillanville
Pugh
Carolyn
Patsy
Charles
Judy
Peggy
Martha
Charles Edwards
Louise
Carol
Richland
Leonard van Meter
Lennie
Steve
Brenda
Edwards
Virginia McDaniels
Middleport
Lillie Gokey
Bucyrus
Martha Gilmore
Jack Bartrum
Car stolen from Philadelphia police lot found
Ruth Snodgrass’s automobile reported stolen from a parking area near a Philadelphia police station has been located. The vehicle shows roughly 3000 miles added since the theft and the investigation continues to determine its condition and custody.
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Ruth
Philadelphia
Ruth Snodgrass
Konkright Married by Father On Friday
Konkright son of the Rev and Mrs Raymon Konkright Ironton former Middleport residents announces his marriage to Miss Letha Bowers of Jamestown. The ceremony was performed by the groom's father on Friday at the Bowersville Methodist Church. David Konkright of Middleport brother of the groom was in Bowersville for the ceremony. The couple visited in Middleport briefly with David following the wedding.
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Middleport
Eudell Konkright
Raymon Konkright
Ironton
Letha Bowers
Jamestown
Bowersville Methodist Church
David Konkright
Bowersville
David
Going Away Party Held For John Tillis
Mrs. John Tillis hosted a surprise going away party for her son John Butch Tillis who left June 26 to serve in the U S Navy at Great Lakes. Attendees included Connie Williams Pennee Williams Shirley Dugan Carol Floccari Bill Hill Cheryl Long Joetta Erlewine Martha Hawkins Brenda Grate Roberta Grate Benny Slanter Jerry Tillis Jean Tillis Keith Carson Blaine Turner Saundra Dean Danny Tillis Peggy Tillis and Chuck Cheadle.
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Rutland
John Tillis
John
Butch
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Connie
Pennee Williams
Shirley Dugan
Carol Floccari
Bill Hill
Cheryl Long
Joetta Erlewine
Martha Hawkins
Brenda
Roberta Grate
Benny Slanter
Jerry
Jean Tillis
Keith Carson
Blaine Turner
Saundra Dean
Danny
Peggy Tillis
Chuck Cheadle
White Family Reunion Held at Middleport Park
MIDDLEPORT The annual White family reunion was held Sunday at the Middleport Roadside Park. Attending were Mr and Mrs Forrest Frazier and family from Columbus and others from Reynoldsburg Lancaster and Middleport including Mr and Mrs Elmer Tatman and son Mr and Mrs Dale Frazier and daughter Mr and Mrs Larry Frazier and daughters Mr and Mrs Glenn Sharp and sons Mr and Mrs E W Bailey Mrs Blanche Haptonstall and Mr and Mrs Paul Haptonstall and children and Mr and Mrs Robert Sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Forrest Frazier
Elmer Tatman
Dale Frazier
Larry Frazier
Columbus
Glenn Sharp
Reynoldsburg
E. W. Bailey
Winfield Glaze
Lancaster
Blanche Haptonstall
Paul Haptonstall
Robert Sharp
Meigs County Board Pays Trustees and Funds Road Work
Meigs County Board of Commissioners met at the courthouse to approve two payments to township trustees the Sutton Two and Chester Township. They allocated 800 for John Arnott Act work and 600 for Chester roads improvements. The group also approved blacktopping 7 tenths of a mile in Chester village and transferred 120 from general relief to aid for dependent children and 200 from auditor funds to extra help.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Chester Twp
Chester Village
General Relief Fund
Aid For Dependent Children
Birthday Observed For Kenneth Lee Byer At Party
Middleport notes mark the fifth birthday anniversary of Kenneth Lee Byer son of Mr and Mrs Charles Byer with a party. Freshments were served and guests included David Mills Barbara and Joe Anthony Kellee Tracy Burdetter Mark Gilkey John Alan Byer and Mrs Kenneth Byer.
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Middleport
Kenneth Lee Byer
Charles Byer
David Mills
Barbara
Joe Anthony
Kellee
Tracy Burdetter
Mark Gilkey
John Alan Byer
Kenneth Byer
June Vehicle Purchases Reported by Pomeroy Meigs County
Mrs. Nellie Brown deputy clerk of courts reports 70 new cars 84 new motors 174 used vehicles purchased in June. Of the new vehicles 70 passenger cars seven trailers four motorcycles and three trucks. Used vehicles include 157 passenger cars nine trucks six trailers one bus and one motorcycle.
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Pomeroy — Meigs
Nellie Brown
Need For Reverance Theme At Missionary Society
Mrs. John Fultz led the devotional at the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society meeting in Middleport. A potluck supper preceded the program. Mrs. Bert Bodimer reported on a Granville house party, and it was announced there would be no meeting in August.
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Middleport
John Fultz
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Bert Bodimer
Granville
Weig's General Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients
Weighs General Hospital reports admissions including Norman Neutzling from Pom eroy George Grindley from Syracuse Jeri Sue White from Middleport Gertrude Graham from Pom eroy Kathryn Lyons from Pom eroy.
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Norman Neutzling
Pomeroy
George Grindley
Syracuse
Jeri Sue White
Middleport
Gertrude Graham
Kathryn Lyons
Couple celebrates golden anniversary in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Carson of Leading Creek marked their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday. Their daughter Virginia planned the party at the home of the bride’s parents Dr and Mrs C A Rife of Ryger. The couple have three children, Virginia Robert and Charles, and four grandchildren.
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Middleport
Bert Carson
Leading Creek
Virginia Carson
Wooster
Carson
C. A. Rife
Ryger
W. J
Billy) Fulton
Virginia
Robert
St. Louis
Charles
Rutland
Carson Brothers
Bert
George
Meigs
Daisy Swick
Howard German
Alma White
Edna Swick
Laura Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
Walter Rife
Clair Athey
Roger
Ruth
David Carson
George Carson
Charles Carson
Debbie
Noah Haskins
Charles Rife
Ada Pierce
Gallipolis
Class Holds Hobo Party at Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Members of the Golden Rule Class of Pom eroy Church of Christ and their families gathered at the Rock Springs Fairgrounds Saturday night for a hobo style party. Food was cooked and served in a rustic manner.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Jerry Masters
Tommy
Conrad Ohlinger
Kathryn
Milton Roush
Sandra
Clarence Andrews
Susan
Raymond
James
Melvin Smith
A. L. Phelps, Jr
Jean
Buster
Earl
Dottie
Charles Eskew
Harold Smith
Mark
Joseph Fields
Jeffrey
Wayne Zurcher
Mark Dutcher
Mary Zurcher
Clyde Andrews
Layette Shower Honoring Mrs Riggs in Middleport
A layette shower for Mrs. Barbara Riggs was hosted at the home of Mrs. Lynn Smith in New Haven West Virginia with hostesses Mrs. Ann Chapman Mrs. Smith Mrs. Dorothy Amberger Miss Lucy Amsbury and Mrs. Barbara Betzing. Prizes went to Mrs. Jeannie Braun and Mrs. Betsy Harkey.
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Middleport
Barbara Riggs
Lynn Smith
New Haven
W. V
Ann Chapman
Smith
Dorothy Amberger
Lucy Amsbury
Barbara Betzing
Jeannie Braun
Betsy Harkey
Mary Carolyn Wiley
Yvonne Seally
Mary Ruth Powell
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Southern High School
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Meigs County
Arnold R. Sammons
Ashland
Ohio Pollution Control Board
Legar
Burgess
Ninle
Leeor
Lodge
Archie C. Swartz
Pomeroy Lodge
Oldsmobile
Ohio
Konkright
James K. Colburn
Sidney
Frank W. Porter
Colburn
Roy Edgar Crouser
Juanuiata Tackett
Ewington
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
Vioney
Weigs General Hospital
Mrs. Riggs
Milton Weaver Little, Jr
Sheila Virginia Major
Downie
Gross, Inc
Pomeroy, Ohio
Golf Shirts
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