Middleport Hosts Safe and Sane Fourth of July
Middleport observed a quiet Fourth with no deaths or arrests and few incidents. The Volunteer Firemen answered one call in Point Pleasant where a highway shoulder blew out from heat near Harold Chase service station and Chase Hardware. Fireworks were limited to sparklers and railroad fuses with a late cannon report ending the quiet day.
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Middleport
Point Pleasant
Harold Chase
Chase Hardware
Accident Free July Fourth Reported in Meigs County
POMEROY The two day holiday celebrating July Fourth passed without incident in Meigs County with no deaths or drownings reported. Cottages along the Ohio River filled with vacationers as heat peaked at 104 degrees but no heat prostration occurred. Chief Walter Wolfe and Sheriff Charles Russell reported no arrests. A Monkey Run Playground Association fireworks show drew hundreds. Only sport was a Blaetmar Buick versus Kingsbury softball game won 12 to 11 on a Chapman home run in the seventh.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio River
Long Bottom
West Virginia
Compton's Dam
Bailey Lake
Johnson's Lake
Walter Wolfe
Charles Russell
Monkey Run
Middleport Social Notes Celebrates Fourth of July
Local social notes describe numerous Fourth of July gatherings in Middleport. Families such as the Coats, Blake, Klein, and Hobart clusters hosted outdoor picnics with relatives from Columbus Athens Cincinnati and Mason City, plus meals, lanterns, and family visits.
Visitor Becomes Ill and Taken to Hospital
Middleport reports the Rev. M. E. Snyder of Sugar Grove visiting his nephew Howard Byers in Mill Street becoming seriously ill Friday night. He was transported to Meigs General Hospital in Pomeroy. His son Floyd Snyder was notified. his condition remained unchanged.
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Middleport
M. E. Snyder
Sugar Grove
Snyder
Howard Byers
Mill St
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Floyd Sny der
Mr. Snyder
Los Angeles Choir to Sing at Church
The Rev. Lewis C. Berger of United Methodist Church announces Ecclesia Choir of Los Angeles will perform Friday evening July 15 at 8 p.m. No admission charge. a free will offering will be taken. Directed by Menno Roth.
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Pomeroy
Lewis C. Berger
United Methodist Church
Ecclesia Choir of
Los Angeles
Menno Roth
Air Conditioning Unit Installed at Ewing Funeral Home
Henry Ewing completed an air conditioning installation at the Ewing funeral home. A 104 degree outside temperature contrasted with 74 degrees inside the building on Monday afternoon. Several Pomeroy merchants consider similar installations.
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Pomeroy
Henry Ewing
Ewing Funeral Home
Youngstown Man Fined For Driving Without License
Evan Chapman of Youngstown was arrested by Sheriff Charles Russell and charged with driving without a license. He pled guilty before Justice Percy L Peoples and was fined $5 plus costs.
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Pomeroy—Evan Chapman
Youngstown
Charles Russell
Justice of Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Rummage Sale Set by Third Friday Club
Mrs. Max Meinhart president of the Third Friday Club announces a rummage sale at the Eagles store room on East Main Street to be held Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. A bake sale will be conducted Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Max Meinhart
Eagles
E. Main St
Birth of Snider’s Son Announced in Fairbanks
Mr and Mrs Robert Snider of Fairbanks Alaska announce the birth of their first son. The child is the Snider couple’s first grandchild.
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Middleport
Robert Snider
Fairbanks
Alaska
Sniders
Charles Sniders
Boards to Meet Pomeroy United Methodist Church
The Board of Education of the United Methodist Church will meet at 7 o clock Thursday evening with an Official Board meeting following at 8 p m. Both meetings will be held in the church.
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Pomeroy
Board of Education
The
United Methodist Church
Patient Snider Taken Home After Dayton Accident
Robert Snider who was injured in an accident in Dayton, weeks ago, was taken to the home of his grandmother Mrs. Jackson in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Middleport
Robert Snider
Dayton
Jackson
Rutland
Picnic Arranged by Pomeroy Youth Fellowship
Meigs County Methodist Youth Fellowship plans a picnic at Portland Park next Monday evening for organizing and fellowship among members and families. Local church groups invite neighbors to attend and share in the event.
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Pomeroy—County
Outing to Portland State Park on the Fourth of July
Mr and Mrs Edgar Allensworth Sr Mrs James V Hartinger Susan Allnsworth Mr and Mrs Robert Rawlings and children Richard and Craig joined a Fourth of July picnic at Portland State Park. The Rawlings party had just returned from New York City with Mrs R H Rawlings and Nancy Sue Rawlings, who sail for Madrid to spend three months with Richard Rawlings of ITT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Eddie Blake
Seventh Ave
Portland State Park
Edgar Allensworth
James V. Hartinger
Susan Allnsworth
Robert Rawlings
Richard
Craig
New York City
Mr. Rawlings
R. H. Rawlings
Nancy Sue Rawlings
Madrid
Spain
Family News From Wayne as Stewart Family Moves
Mrs Jack W Stewart of Wayne Michigan visits with her parents Judge and Mrs Edgar Ervin. Her husband a American Airlines employee has been promoted and the family plans a move to Chicago. Other guests include Mrs Ellis Haworth and children from Washington DC and Carolyn Mc Cullough en route to Troy. Helen Marie Wright to return to Detroit after visiting the Stewarts Hawkins and Noffsinger relatives in Beckley West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Car Brannan depart for a vacation in West Virginia and Maryland. Miss Mildred Ann Wise resigns from Athens telephone company secretarial post and will stay at home briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Wise
S. Third Ave
Joe Mackin
Starling Maniey
Columbus
Middleport
Genevieve Knowles Farley
Carolyn
Cincinnati
Warren Easler
Athens
Charles Capehart
Indian Lake
Charleston
Oger
David
Robert Starkey
Toledo
Kathryn Poindexter
George Daniels
Poindexter
D. J. Laverty
Marilyn
Bobby
Donald Moore
Don
William Garber
S. Second Ave
Ruth Garber
Garber
Ann Crow
Mary Lou Groppenbacher
Arthur Groppenbacher
Dc. H. Wise, Jr
Meigs
Faye Root Richards
Hez Root
Don Moore
Martins Ferry
C. F. Hawkins
Carroll Swanson
Jack W. Stewart
Clara Louise Ervin
Wayne
Mich
Edgar Ervin
Stewart
American Air Lines
Chicago
Ervins
Ellis Haworth
Tommy
Helen
Washington, D. C
Haworth
Carolyn McCullough
Troy
Helen Marie Wright
Detroit
Stewart Hawkins
Second Ave
Hawkins
Miss Wright
Charles Noffsinger
Beckley
W. Va
Lawrence Peggs
Peggs
South Charleston
W.va
Car-Brannan
Pomeroy Social Notes Spanning Weekend Visits Across Regions
Social notes record weekend visits and travel across multiple towns and states. Families from Columbus Racine Ironton Huntington West Virginia Parkersburg Minersville Portland Buffalo and Jane Lew are mentioned. Travelers include Anna Lares P L Healy George Burkett Velma Fieger Janet Reuter and others with extended stays and vacations noted.
S. T. Gordon Rites Planned
Funeral services for Samuel T. Gordon 89 who died Monday at his daughter's Cheshire home will be at Rawlings-Coats funeral home Cheshire Wednesday at 2 p m Interment Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire Friends may call at the funeral home Gordon a lifelong Cheshire Township resident and retired farmer was an invalid for years His wife Rhoda Jane Davidson Gordon died in February Surviving are daughters Mrs Margaret Raimner Mrs John Rose Mrs Velma Cunningham all of Columbus son Robert A Gordon near Cheshire a brother Emory Gordon near Cheshire eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Samuel T. Gordon
Harry Clark
Rawlings-Coats
Gravel Hil
Gordon
Cheshire Township
Rhoda Jane Davidson Gordon
Margaret Raimner
John Rose
Velma Cunningham
Columbus
Robert A. Gordon
Emory Gordon
Swimmer Injured On Submerged Glass In Ohio River
David Sayre, 20, of Apple Grove stepped on submerged glass while swimming in the Ohio River Sunday. He suffered a severe cut to his left foot and a knee injury, received treatment at Meigs General hospital and was discharged. Pfc William Seyfried Jr has completed a photography course at Lowrie Air Base Denver and is visiting his parents before deployment to Fairfield Suisun California.
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Pomeroy
David Sayre
Herb Sayre
Apple Grove
Ohio River
Meigs General Hospital
Passenger Injured In Auto Skid On Reno Road
William Fey was a passenger in a car driven by Alph Morris when it skidded on loose gravel on the Reno road. The vehicle turned over twice on an embankment. Fey suffered a broken collarbone and was treated at Meigs General Hospital before being released. Sacred Heart Guild meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the church.
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Pomeroy
William Fey
Alph Morris
Reno
Fey
Meigs General Hospital
Services Conducted For Mrs. McDaniel
Funeral services for Mrs. H. S. W. McDaniel were held in Point Pleasant on Wednesday. Attending were her daughter Mrs. A. P. Macomber of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McDaniel, Macomber's brother and sister-in-law from Barberton, and Fred Sheets of Columbus. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cheesebrew of 8S Fourth Ave. Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey of Main Street Baptist Church, Point Pleasant, conducted the service.
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Middleport
W. McDaniel
Point Pleasant
Meigs Man Receives Engineer's Ticket
POMEROY Harris E Frank son of the late Mr and Mrs John Phillip Frank of Long Bottom has received his license as third assistant engineer of motor vessels in any waters He served 40 months in the Merchant Marine to establish his eligibility for the license He spent 14 months aboard MS Neville and 26 months aboard MS William Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harris E. Frank
John Phillip Frank
Long Bottom
Frank
Merchant Marine
M.S. Neville
M. S. William Penn
Resinol Ointment Endorsed for Quick Relief
A reader praises Resinol Ointment for soothing relief from itchy skin. The note expresses gratitude for the product’s calming effect and compares it favorably to other remedies in a casual, testimonial tone.
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Itchy Tor
Nere
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers show multiple deeds across several towns. David K Harrison and Gertrude Harrison exchange 77.50 acres in Rutland while Delbert and Hilda Carnahan acquire parcels from Leth and Koblentz in Chester. Transfers also include Snyder, Springer, Will, Swarts, Russell and Warner deals involving parcels in Syracuse Sutton Salem and Salisbury.
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David K. Harrison
Gertrude Harrison
Rutland
Leth and
Pearl Koblentz
Delbert and
Hilda Carnahan
Chester
Delbert
Mary E. Pennett
Clifton H. Williams
George
Genevieve Schneider
Syracuse
Clarence A. Springer
Mattie Ringer
Maude Branch
Mattie Springer and Maude
F. Hagman O'Brien
Perry Riggs
H. M. Nelson
N. D Russell
J. W. McMurray
Sutton
Frank B. Will
Lucille W
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Dayton F
Henson J. Will
Harold E
Gertrude M Swarts
Edward Warner
Garnet W. Clark
Acre
Salisbury
Garfield
Beastie
Russell
Glenn S. Russell
Salem
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Middleport Social Notes
Christine Coats
Robert Coats
W. W. Hayes
Ella Reichman
Calvin Reichman
Diana
Richard Flowers
Louisiana
Cr. P. Klein
Rutland St
Edith Klein
Frank Fugate
Mrs. Fugate
Hulda Klein
Co. O. Fisher
Mason County
Rosemary Fisher
Robert Fisher
Jack Terrell
Princeton Junction
N. J
William Hobart
Lakeside
Cedric Clark
Clark
Carla
Arthur Clark
Clarks
Hobarts
M. C. Hobart
Theodore Reed
Ted
Youngstown Man
Liberty
Daisy Kenyon
Joan Crawford
Dana Andrews
Henry Fonda
William Bendix
Claire Trevor
Harry von Zell
John Wayne
California
Lum ’N’ Abner
This
Washington
Betty Hutton
John Lund
Pauline
Ray Whitley
Pomeroy Bend
Frick Company
Waynesboro
Meigs Pomeroy
Veronica Lake
Roland Culver
Mona Freeman
Mary Hatcher
Billy DeWolfe
Patric Knowles
Larry Olsen
Temple Middleport
Johnny Allegro
George Raft
Nina Foch
George Macready
Gloria Henry Will Greer
Bendvue Pomeroy
Millie
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Ron Randall
Willard Parker
Jimmy Hunt
Pomeroy Social Notes
Anna Lares
J. Lares
Peter Rappold
Richard Christy
Dale Roush
Racine
P. L. Healy
George Eddis Burkett
Mary Burkett
Rose Vance
Ironton
Huntington
Alex Jackson
West
Robert Harbrecht
Harbrecht
Raymond Harbrecht
Nell
Caddie Bing
New Jersey
Velma Fieger
Parkersburg
Clifford Kincaid
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Miles S. Turner
Portsmouth
J. Miles Turner
St. Louis
Louis Melcher
Janet Reuter
Lawrence Jr
Roger
Marjorie Acre
Reuter
Alvin Norris
Fritz Buck
Richard Kesterson
Port Clinton
Kesterson
Ben Kesterson
Minersville
Jean Worthington
Mary Johnson
Katie
Lena Guth
Mulberry Ave
Portland
William Steckar
William
Steckar
F. M. Fugate
Eddie Smith
Ann
Buffalo, N. Y
Denver Biggerstaff
Canada
Smiths
S. T. Gordon
Pomeroy the
Sacred Heart Guild
Leo L. Vaughn
Union Avenue
Ohio
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, OH
Jack
N. 2Nd Ave
L&z
Main St. PR
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Ass'n
Gibson
Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
Lincoln
Ion
America
O. U
Athens, Ohio
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