Safe and Sane Fourth Observed in Middleport
Middleport marked a Safe and Sane Fourth with no accidents or arrests. Fireworks were limited to a few flares and sparkers, evening crowds enjoyed church services and gatherings, while shoppers filled streets Saturday night. Families picnicked at Lake Hope, and many visited Gallipolis pool as heat persisted. An inaugural excursion boat carried Fourth observers this afternoon.
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Middleport
Lake Hope
Gallipolis
Langlotz Golden Wedding Dinner Celebrated
Middleport notes record Mr and Mrs Fred Langlotz hosting a dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shop for their 50th anniversary. The column lists numerous local families attending or visiting, trips to Long Bottom and New Libson, and relatives visiting or staying through the weekend.
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Middleport
Fred Langlotz
Mary Jane Coffee Shop
Showboat Sale Opens for You Cant Take It With You
Middleport announces advance ticket sale for Kent State College dramatic department on the showboat Majestic. Tickets available at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric, Ohio Fuel Gas, and Ohio Bell Telephone offices. The college students perform You Cant Take It With You starting at 8 15 p m.
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Middleport
Kent State College
Majestic
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Office
Minor Collision Near Avenue Bridge In Pomeroy
Minor damages and no injuries were reported after two autos collided near the Avenue Bridge at Routes 123 124 Sunday afternoon. Robert Dunfee said sun reflection blinded him and caused him to cross the center line and strike a B and L taxicab, per Sheriff Ralph Welker.
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Pomeroy
Avenue Bridge
Robert Dunfee
Ralph Welker
Picnic Gatherings At Lake Hope Noted By Local Names
Among picnickers at Lake Hope on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Rice with children Jacqueline Joe Larry and Harry Mr. and Mrs. Werner French with son Skippy Mrs Bessie Rice Clifford Mr Rice came from Dayton for the holiday weekend and Mr Werner from Columbus where he attends a barber school Mrs Werner has moved her household goods to the home of her mother Mrs Clifford where she will reside
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Marie Theiss
Portland
Ore
Charles Wilcoxen
Harry Houdashelt
Grant St
Martin Walker Smith
Heidelberg College
Tiffin
Nolan Carson
Wayne Gibbons
Hudson St
Roscoe Meadows
Carroll Meadows
Ricky Roscoe
Columbus
Frank Holub
Robert
Alice Browneller
Bloomdale
Ohio
Ed Maakin
Marion Allensworth
Middleport Hill
Ralph Radcliff
Gail Howard
Springfield
Claude Durgee
Jeffry
Christine
Williamstown
W. Va
Herbert Chambers
Willis Aleshire
Dayton
Esther Gilmore
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bible School
Arthur Gilmore
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
William Hobstetter
James Pullen
William
Lake Hope
Delbert Rice
Jacqueline
Joe
Larry
Harry
Werner French
Skippy
Bessie Rice Clifford
Rice
Werner
Bradbury
Clifford
July Fourth Social Notes From Reading Area Residents
A roundup of local visits and travel lists the Pratt and Tipton families in Reading and nearby towns, Beaumont visitors James Noble and family, Jack Terrell joining his wife Nancy Fisher, and multiple local residents improving health or returning home. It notes E M Wood's pneumonia recovery, James Rickman and family visiting from Columbus, and Ida Wells relocating to Beech Street apartments.
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Ralph Pratt
Reading
L. F. Tipton
Washington D. H
Harry Tipton
Ray Gaffney
Luther
Columbus
James Noble
Sally
Martha
Beaumont
Texas
Clifton
Nobles
James Weber
Gravel Hill
Noble
Badger Construction Co
Jack Terrell
New Jersey
Terrell
Nancy Fisher
C. C. Fisher
R. C. Tuckerman
Adrian LeFevre
George
Clarence
C. C. Chapman
LeFevre
Cedar, Ill
E. M. Wood
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Fifth Ave
James Rickman
Rickman
Earl C. Rickman
Robert Burton
Larry Douglas
Springfield
Ida Wells
Silver Run
Zuspann
Beech St
John Dillard
Janet Dillard
Dayton
Anna Mae Darst
Jean Wer
Births and medical notes in local notices
Ed Dayton Biggs Racine medical Donna May and Gene Jenkins Syracuse tonsillectomy and Charles N Simmell Logan back injury Virginia Lee Bowen Karen Faye Keller Jimmie Van Cooney and Priscilla Barnes Births To Mrs Merle McGrath near Pomeroy a girl Emergencies Dorothy Edmondson R D Counts William Mayle Eugene Smith and Virgil Boe Brown
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Dayton Biggs
Racine
Donna May
Gene Jenkins
Syracuse
Charles N. Simmell
Logan
Virginia Lee Bowen
Karen Faye Keller
Jimmie van Cooney
Priscilla Barnes
Merle McGrath
Pomeroy
Dorothy Edmondson
R. D
Counts
William Mayle
Eugene Smith
Virgil
Boe) Brown
Local Readers Visit Relatives Across Towns
Mason Mason's family members and friends from Huntington Charleston Beckley and Columbus are noted visiting relatives and attending gatherings. Included are trips by Mrs Bertha Farley Mrs Henry Winter and the La Rue family to Point Pleasant and Columbus along with other extended visits and travels among local households.
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George Michaels
Helen Fritts
Charleston
Doris Jean Hesson
East Bank
E. F. Rickard
L. O. Tucker
Wanda
Nina
Fay
Luther
Ray
Beckley
W.va
G. L. Wilcoxen
Okey van Meter
Pfc. Okey van Meter, Jr
Panama
New Orleans
Hayden Bodycomb
Marion
Hayden Bodycomb, Jr
Richard Chaddick
Butte Valley
Colo
Lottie Fruth
Birthday party honors Jackie Heddon with twenty-one guests
Mrs Jack Heddon entertained with a birth day party in honor of Jackie Butch Twenty one guests attended Max Woodward of Akron is vacationing with his father Earl Woodward and sister Faye Shook John Reed and Mrs Reed from Toledo are vacationing with Reed mother Alta Reed Harry Ridgley and son Glen visit Mrs Merrill Cain Edith Woodward and Jim Carpenter Mrs Hiram Hart underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital in Mariella Mrs Helen Rowland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterhill
Jack Heddon
Jackie
Butch
Max Woodward
Akron
Earl Woodward
Faye Shook
John Reed
Toledo
Hiram Hart
Memorial Hospital
Mariella
Helen Rowland
Fourth of July Fires in Middleport Highlight Tragic Wreck Toll
Old Middleport Chronicle recounts a quiet Fourth with fireworks and a later tragedy as Judson M. White died in a Ravenna wreck while Will Scott and Thomas Thorn were also killed, sparking funeral details and community reflection. The piece lists local ministers, the 1891 Board of Trade, mail schedules, and rivalries with Pomeroy, and notes social visits and newspaper anecdotes from the era.
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Herald
Middleport
James White
Hamilton St
Judson M. White
Ravenna
Jim White
William Mooney
Mr. Mooney
Jud M. White
Will Scott
Thomas Thorn
White
Thorn
Church Directory
D. L. Chapin
Presbyterian
T. B. White
Methodist Episcopal
T. A. Hedges
Christian
S. J. Weed
E. D. Daniel
New Jerusalem
J. W. Henley
J. W
Dorsey
A.M.E
S. P. Gibson
F. Bates
J. F. Ohl
Episcopal Church
Universalist Church
Middleport Board of Trade
D. S. Hartinger
S. J. Grant
F. C. Russell
J. B. Hysell
W. G. Davis
James Park
D. H. Willard
W. M. Hartinger
Detroit
Toledo
Knights of Pythias
Minneapolis
Joe W. Martin
Pomeroy
Page One
King, Gilbert
Driver Given Jail Term and Fine at Pomeroy
POMEROY A $250 fine and costs and 120 days in jail were given Thurston Stone when he appeared before Justice L B Higgins on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. Sheriff's office records show prior sentences and recent non payment, and city police report further arrests for drunken driving. James H Rickman and Edward Gomer were returned to jail on charges involving running a house of ill fame after bond was set at $500 each by Mayor Russell.
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Roy Jeffers
Pomeroy City
James H. Rickman
Edward Gomer
Middleport
Russell
Death noted for John Schoenlein aging 72 in Huntington
POMEROY John Schoenlein 72 died Sunday at 4 45 p m in Huntington W V after a two year illness Funeral services will be Tuesday 4 p m in Huntington He is survived by his wife a son Harold of Huntington and three daughters Mrs Cecelia Holler and Mrs Charles North both of Huntington and Mrs James Ginn Cincinnati Two sisters Mrs John Barrett Newark Ohio and Mrs Wendell Meinhart Pomeroy and two brothers Theodore of Kansas City Missouri and Albert of Huntington survive
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Pomeroy
John Schoenlein
Huntington
W.va
Harold
Cecelia Holler
Charles North
James Ginn
Cincinnati
John Barrett
Newark
Wendell Meinhart
Theodore
Kansas City
Missouri
Albert
Meigs County Land Transfers Summary
Meigs County transfers list multiple deeds and certificates. Transfers include Perry A. Riggs and W J Worley to John C Bacon for minerals and other parcels, several heirs transferring interests in Olive and Rutland, and actions in Salisbury and Middleport involving the Hobbs and Marcinko families.
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Perry A. Riggs
W J. Worley
John C. Bacon
Chester
D. W
E. V. Hobbs
Roderick
Rose Marcinko
Olive
Mary Matlack
Josephine B. White
Betty Jane Roush
William Paul
Richard R
Donald T. Matlack
M. A. Howell
Merrill Gardner
Rutland
Jeanette R
W. S. Carpenter
Arnold Grate
H. E
Kate West
Jeanette R. Carpenter
Lucy Hysell
Margaret Allen
William L. Hysell
Salisbury
Margaret and
Orville Allen
William L
Waunita Hysell
Ernest F
Iva P. Powwell
Allen Hughes
Mary Hughes
Lucie Martin
Middleport
Ohio
Wage Boost Granted at Ohio Salt Co Plant
The Ohio Salt Co plant at Rittman has granted workers an eight cents hourly wage increase.
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Wooster
Ohio Salt Co
Rittman
Marriage licenses listed for numerous couples across West Virginia and Ohio
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Montie Dolin 24 and Aileen Lewis 21 of Pomeroy, William Huddleston 21 and Lou Wamsley 21 of Galli polis, and Harry Burns 25 with Opal Cline 21 of Syracuse. Other couples span Point Pleasant Middleport Bradbury Anstead Long Bottom Ghent Pomeroy Rutland Murray City and Portland with varied ages and occupations.
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Montie R. Dolin
Alvan
W. Va
Aileen V. Lewis
Pomeroy
William V. Huddleston
Point Pleasant
W.va
Lou Imogene Wamsley
Gallipolis
Harry A. Burns
Grayden
W Va
Syracuse
Herbert LeMaster
Sidney
Ohio
Revella Huecker
Middleport
Harry Donovan
Helen Harrington
Robert Evans
Akron
Juanita Hopson
Gene A. Darling
Mahan
Miner
Ruby Price
Hobson
Samuel M. Wheeler
Augusta Souls French
Drive to change Ohio law seeks license suspension for drunks
L B Higgins conducts a one man drive sending 770 petitions and 1 000 more to mayors and justices of the peace in Ohio to change drunken driving laws. He argues suspending licenses and vehicle impoundment protect families and reduce drunk driving fatalities. The seven page petitions seek 263 signatures each and must be returned within 60 days for the next General Assembly.
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Pomeroy
Justices of the Peace
Ohio
L. B. Higgins
General Assembly of the
Stae
Hicle
Higgins
Ohio General Assembly
Sacred Heart Alumni Gather to Plan Banquet
Sacred Heart School alumni will meet in the church auditorium to plan an alumni banquet. They will discuss entertainment and enroll members. Each attendee is asked to bring a fountain pen, announced president Paul Casci.
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Sacred Heart
Auto crash near Syracuse leaves driver uninjured
Homer Miller of New Haven lost control on a curve near Syracuse at 12:30 a.m. Sunday. His sedan rolled over, but state patrol reports no injuries and Miller was shaken but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Homer Miller
New Haven
Syracuse
Miller
Inner-Aid touted for gas relief in 2 year sufferer
A well known citizen proclaims relief from gag swelling and stomach bloat after using INNER-AID, a formula of 12 plant juices. The ad claims the medicine clears gas, cleanses bowels, enlivens the liver, and removes old bile, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
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Barer Aey
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Middleport Social Notes
Fttend
Franklin Bailey
Wallace Bradford
James Buchanan
Tuppers Plains
Bailey
Long Bottom
Kev
Thomas Blaine
Tom
Louisa Blaine
New Libson, Pa
Ralph Abrams
Griff Lewis
L. A. Thomas
Johnny McCoy
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
Picknickers
Widdleport Personals
John M. Richmond
United Benefit Life [Insurance CO. OF
Omaha
Meigs
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Riff-Raff
Pat O’brien
Walter Slezak
Anne Jeffreys
Percy Kilbride
Temple Middleport
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Rusty
Ted Donaldson
Ann Doran
John Litel
Mona Barrie
Bendvue
Andrews Sisters
Leo Carillo
Moonlight
Charles Starrett
Cheyenne
Meigs Theater
Temple Theater
General Hospital
Admyt1
Mason
By Francis H. Klein
Warner Works
United States
Sallie Hodge
Nellie Gee
Cheshire
Mabel Hodge
Carrie Kemper
Carrie Dunbar
J. B. Downing
Will Hartinger
Walnut Street House
Lizzie Lallance
Nelsonville
W. H. Carpenter
Amesville
Athens County
Lelia Russell McLean
Newt Barnes
Payne
Son
Marietta
J. Schoenlein
Meigs County
Union Brewery
Hocking Valley Brewery, Inc
Pomeroy National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Sie
Auto
Illiamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Tman
Heart OF No. Ohio
Athens
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