Rutland Park Dedicated During Holiday Program
A three acre Rutland park was dedicated during a Saturday Fourth of July celebration led by the Rutland Volunteer Fire Department. About 1000 people attended will raise funds for park equipment and a shelter, softball diamond and basketball court. The event featured flag ceremonies, contests, a talent program, and a fireworks display. Proceeds support park improvements and the observance may become annual.
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E. Rathburn
Claude Delaney
Ronald Evans
David Cremeans
Gene Schoonover
Danny Cremeans
Kenneth Hysell
Roy Cremeans
James Hoffman
Nancy Sisson
Richard Grueser
Allen Grueser
Little’s Restaurant
Arnold Grate
Chase Funeral Home
Kennedy's
Hull's
C. H
Fire Department
Rutland American Legion Post
Wayne Turner
Carl Dennison
Nate Wise
James Thomas
Eugene Fink
Russell Little
Giles Smith
Robert Hill
Harvey Erlewine
Igames
Robert Linter
Carl Snowden
Kenneth Michael
Pomeroy
John Elwood
Racine
Raceine
Middleport
Syracuse
Meigs County Riding Club
Harriet Neigler
Golden Rule Class Makes Lake Hope Outing for Worship
Middleport group from First Baptist Church spent Sunday at Lake Hope leaving town 5:30 am. They cooked and ate breakfast, held Sunday School led by David Durst Jr, and church services conducted by Mrs Claremont E Hoyt. Noon meal was served in the shelter house during a shower, then they returned home. Mrs Miller, formerly Bernice Russell Gilmore, will stay several weeks to help care for her mother.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Lake Hope
David Durst, Jr
Claremont E. Hoyt
Robert Mees
Michael
Victor Miller
James T. Ward
Rosemary Ward
Columbus
Ward
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
John Elwood
Billy
Dianne
Patty
John Richard
Ada
Elwood
John Werry
Buckeye Lake
Dayton
Forrest Phelps
Ravenswood
W. Va
Theo Lehew
William Lehew
Phil Meinhart
Jacquelyn Kay
Fred Rosenbaum
Mary Halbrecht
Bertha Wetzel
Dana Wetzel
Bernice Ann Durst
Huntington
Marguerite Durst
White Cross Hospital
Adam Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Fourth of July Family Picnic at Owlings Home
A Fourth of July gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Owlings on Grant Street included relatives Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allensworth Mr. and Mrs. James Hartinger and child Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jay of Pomeroy Mrs. Raymond Miller of Mansfield and the Robert Rawlings family. Mrs. A E Russell, bedridden for years, is now at the Rawlings home.
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Middleport
Robert Owlings
Grant St
Edgar Allensworth
James Hartinger
Cild
Robert Jay
Pomeroy
Raymond Miller
Mansfield
Robert Rawlings
A. E. Russell
Four-H Club Activities Record Meeting Notes
Various 4-H clubs held meetings with eight to fourteen members present. Officers were elected at Wolfpen Boys 4-H Club, and demonstrations covered sewing buttonholes, cakes, cookies, salads, and rolls. Meetings planned for July 5 to July 8 at homes of Handley Kennedy and others.
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Wolfpen Boys
Jack Handley
Joe Kennedy
Joseph Johnson
KM D Club
Janice Biffie
Eva Carl
Judy Genheimer
Rachel Genheimer
Janice Biffle
Janice Story
Loiterers Warned On High School Campus By Police
Middleport police warn loiterers on the high school campus that they will be picked up and prosecuted under village ordinance. Routine patrols through the night uncovered loitering and officers say the practice must be broken up.
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Middleport
Ellis Family At Home Of Agents Over Holiday Weekend
Jane and Ruth Ellis of Columbus visited the home of their agents Dr and Mrs W S Ellis on Second Ave for the holiday weekend. Grace Ellis R N of Cincinnati helps in caring for Dr Ellis who remains in serious condition.
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Middleport
Jane and
Ruth Ellis
Columbus
W. S. Ellis
Second Ave
Grace Ellis
R. N
Cincinnati
Ellis
Remo Nieri to Visit Italy for Three Months
Middleport resident Remo Nieri left Sunday for New York to board a ship for Florence, Italy, for a three month visit with his parents. This marks his first trip to Italy in two years.
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Italy
Remo Nieri
New York
Florence
Funeral home worker aids Rawlings Coats in Middleport
James Puckett, a Middleport High School graduate this spring, assists at Rawlings Coats funeral home in Middleport.
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Funeral Home
Middleport
James Puckett
Middleport High School
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Dairy Board Meeting Set by Meigs Unit
A meeting of the Meigs Dairy Service Unit board of directors is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday at the county extension office. The agenda includes routine reports and planning for dairy programs in the county.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Dairy Service Unit Board of Directors
County Extension Office
Meigs County Fair Board to Meet Tonight at Fairgrounds
The Meigs County Fair Board will convene at 8 p.m. today in the fair board office at Stock Springs Fairgrounds to discuss ongoing fair preparations and related matters.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fair Board
Ah Tocksprings Fairgrounds
Birthday party guests attend Christine Coats tenth
The article notes additional attendees at Christine Coats tenth birthday party on July Fourth in Middleport. Guests included her cousin Joe Reichman neighborhood children Suzanne Bradbury Kathryn Jane Hannahs Richard Allen Durst Lynn Daniels and Sandra Brewington.
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Middleport
Christine Coats
Joe Reichman
Suzanne Bradbury
Kathryn Jane Hannahs
Richard Allen Durst
Lynn Daniels
Sandra Brewington
Birthday girl Carla Shafer's Cincinnati trip highlights weekend
Carla Shafer, age nine who had a July 1 birthday, was taken to Cincinnati by her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Shafer for a visit to Coney Island. Birthday cake and ice cream were served to neighborhood playmates Wednesday.
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Middleport
Carla Shafer
Cincinnati
Jacob Shafer
Coney Island
Young painters honored by church class in Middleport
Junior Hi Class of First Baptist Church rewarded the porch painting of the parsonage with a hamburger fry in teacher Clifford Stumbo's yard. Attending were Rev and Mrs Hoyt, Margaret, David, Gail, Diana, Marilyn, Daryl, Mrs Stumbo, Lida Hindy, Yogi Wayland, Ronnie and Linda Beaver, Linda Fiering, Herman Taylor, and Cornel Vance.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Baptist Parsonage
Clifford Stumbo
Claremont E. Hoyt
Margaret
David
Gail
Diana
Marilyn
Daryl
White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to Meet at DAV Hall
Mrs. B. F. Turner, president, announced White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to the B of RT will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the DAV Hall on Butternut Avenue in Pomeroy. Balloting on candidates will take place at this time.
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Middleport
B. F. Turner
White Rose Lodge
B of
DAV
Butternut Ave
Pomeroy
Residents and Relatives Gather for Summer Visits
A flurry of visits and travels fills the weekend as families and friends from Huntington Warren Columbus and Mansfield converge on relatives in the area. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mills en route to Frostburg and Michigan for fishing, and James Hawley Jr newly elected Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce president.
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Russell Mills
Frostburg
Michigan
Joe Wolfe
Harold
Mary Lynn
Charleston
Wolfe
Raymond Blosser
Cleveland
Sherman Rupe
Judy
Columbus
Rupe
Charles Tipton
G. G. Werner
C. H. Wise
Huntington
Carroll Balser
Mansfield
John Thomas
James Hawley
Jim Bill
Ricky
Linda
James Hawley, Jr
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Thompson
John
Joan
Belle
W. Va
Edward Thompson
Paul Grueser
Lois Cecil
Cecil
White Cross Hospital
Roy Davidson
Harry Miller
Roy Davidsons
Meigs Reports Two Weekend Auto Accidents
Meigs County deputies reported two single vehicle crashes over the holiday weekend with no injuries. Harold J. Jane of Portland drove off Route 248 in Long Bottom and overturned into a creek. John Loper of Zaleski, eastbound on Route 143 near Pomeroy, collided with a bridge after allegedly dozing at the wheel. No charges were filed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Charles Russell
Russell
Long Bottom
Harold J. Jane
Portland
John Loper
Zaleski
Loper
Wise Resigns as Deputy Sheriff. Ray Evans to Take Post
POMEROY Charles H. Wise Jr., who has served as deputy sheriff for four and a half years, resigns his county post. Sheriff Charles Russell says Wise will be replaced by Ray Evans Jr., who has prior village police department experience.
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Pomeroy
Charles H. Wise
Charles Russell
Wise
Ray Evans, Jr
No Holiday Mishaps Reported in Village
Pomeroy police had little weekend activity with no automobile accidents in the village and only one arrest. The individual was held on intoxication charges.
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Pomeroy
Wildermuths Welcome Son James David
Mr and Mrs Millard Wildermuth of Pearl Street announce the birth of a son Sunday at Meigs General Hospital The baby is named James David The family also has a daughter Judith Mrs Clara Wildermuth of Pomeroy is the grandmother
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Middleport
Millard Wildermuth
Pearl St
Meigs General Hospital
James ‘David
Wildermuths
Judith
Clara Wildermuth
Pomeroy
Patient Smith at Holzer Hospital for coronary thrombosis
Mrs Smith is treated at Holzer Hospital for coronary thrombosis. Her daughter Harrie Marie Smith stays with her, and Mr Smith visits the hospital daily on Second Ave in Middleport.
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Middleport
Smith
S. Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Harrie Marie Smith
Mr. Smith
Patient Remembered With Flowers at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital patient Mrs. James Sanders was honored with flowers and cards on her birthday during the past week.
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Middleport
James Sanders
Holzer Hospital
Flags Displayed in Middleport Reach 148 on Fourth of July
Local residents report a charity flag effort across Middleport during the Fourth of July checkup. An automobile tour counted 148 flags on homes and businesses, with 18 small flags at one home and 18 at Meigs Grocery Company.
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Middleport
Meigs Grocery Company
N. Second Ave
Route 7
Pearl Graves
Pomeroy Grange Meeting Highlights Social and Personal News
Pomeroy Bend Grange met at the D A V home with Deputy Master C N Jones making an official visit. Officers were praised for the year, gifts were given to Mr. and Mrs. C N Jones, and a literary program featured songs, a tonette solo, a tap dance, and a telegram quiz. The choir performed Church in the Wildwood and God Be With You Till We Meet Again. Several local residents were listed for visits, travels, and illnesses, including Rev John Elwood and family, and Ada and Buckeye Lake trips.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
C. N. Jones
The
Grange
Erma Smith
Christine Lake
Ohio
Billy Lake
Billy Young
Roy Tracy, Sr
Ann Lee Warner Grimm
Dayton Strickland
Ben Neutzling
John Bowen
Elmer Wickline
Fairie Erlewine
Salisbury PTA Ice Cream Social Friday July 10
The Salisbury Consolidated PTA sponsors an ice cream social at 6 30 p m Friday evening July 10 at the school with homemade pies cakes and ice cream for sale.
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Pomeroy
Salisbury Consolidated Pta
Federated Church Picnic Set at Middleport Roadside Park
The Happy Harvesters class of Pomeroy Federated Church will meet at 6 p m Friday evening at the Middleport Roadside Park for a picnic supper. Members are asked to bring their own table service.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Middleport
Ruth Class Picnic Planned by United Methodist Church
The Daughters of Ruth Class will meet Tuesday evening at Mrs. Jacob Mees home. A picnic supper will be served and members should bring their own table service.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Jacob Mees
Family reunion at Jackson Lake weekend
Mr and Mrs Sidney Lenoir and daughter Judy attended a family reunion at Jackson Lake over the holiday weekend. Guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Ward of FE Main St over the holiday weekend were Mr and Mrs
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Sidney Lenoir
Judy
Jackson Lake
Charles Ward
FE. Main St
Lincoln St Resident Injured in Fall
MIDDLEPORT. Mrs. C. P. Dutton was taken to Meigs General Hospital after falling on Lincoln Street at her home Friday. She sustained a broken wrist and a head laceration. Her daughters Mrs. O. B. Stout of Fremont and Mrs. George Faris of Columbus are with her as she recovers.
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Robert Hardy
Mary Logan
Warren
Beecher Kessinger
Hardy
Hardys
Kessinger
Betty Jo
Camden Park
Huntington
Leland Crans
Cincinnati
Riva Crans
Point Pleasant
Willis Grueser
Steven Jacobs
Dale Jacobs
S. Second Ave
Galion
Cora Ator
Bradbury
William Howard
Waverly
Meigs General Hospital
Kenneth Byer
N. Third Ave
H. E. Smith
Marjorie
Sarah Ann
W. Va
Margaret Croushore
Columbus
Walter Harris
Catherine Burns
Cpl
Charles Whittington
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Theo Whittington
Charles Mike Buck
Zanesville
Middleport
C. P. Dutton
Lincoln St
Bend Persons Active In Theater In Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
Middleport area patrons attended the Ohio Valley Summer Theatre production Gramercy Ghost in Athens with Judge Cedric W. Clark and Mrs Clark and others noted in the program. The group plans Born Yesterday with Harold Baedecker and Ruth Johnson in leading roles, a July 9 to 11 performance as the third show of the season. Baedecker chairs the theatre board.
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Middleport
Ohio Valley
Gramercy
Athens
Cedric W. Clark
Katherine Bachtel
O. P. Klein
Margaret Keehne Davis
Pomeroy
Harrie Marie Smith
Bend Area
Harold Baedecker
Messenger
Ruth Johnson
Baedecker
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
Paw n Taw Club plans parade float for Meigs County festival
Paw n Taw Square Dance Club members vote to enter a parade float for the July 22 Meigs County Broiler Festival. Mrs. George Mills of Athens elected to the club board. Hans Schaade attends his last session as an exchange student from Marietta College. Guests include Miss Pauline Globokar Mr and Mrs Stanley Kusnick of Cleveland and Dr Walter Grosch of Germany who leads Baden adult education. A weiner roast closes the meeting.
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Pauline Globokar
Stanley Kusnick
Cleveland
Walter Grosch
Germany
Grosch
Baden
United States
Frank King Dies at 83 in Harrisonville
Frank Elsworth King, 88, died Sunday at the home of his son William R. King in Harrisonville. Survived by daughter Kathryn Castill of Akron and three sons Park Edward William R. and Charles, all of Harrisonville. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing Funeral Home. Burial in Wells Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Frank Elsworth King
William R. King
Harrisonville
Pomeroy Boys Club to Hold Monday Meeting
A Pomeroy Boys Club session is set for 7 p.m. Monday in Mayor Canaday’s office to reorganize the board and plan the summer athletic program. The community program targets football swimming and boxing with activities starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Pomeroy Junior High School practice field.
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Pomeroy
Deimar A. Canaday
Fourth of July Road Crash in Middleport Ties Traffic
A three car collision on N Second Ave near Meigs Grocery Co disrupted Middleport Fourth of July traffic at 8 45 p m. Patrolmen Harris Gosney and Chief Bailey investigated. Edward Hennessey and Steve Jeffers were involved. Jeffers faced brake charges with light injuries. Hearing set before Mayor Russell. Traffic rerouted to Front Street amid holiday gridlock.
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Middleport
N. Second Ave
Meigs Grocery Co
Stewart Harris
Don Gosney
Russell Bailey
Homer Goodwin
Pomeroy
Edward Hennessey
Steve Jeffers
Mason
W. Va
Hennessey
Jeffers
Goodwin
Matlack Rites Wednesday In Success Ohio
Jeremiah Matlack 78 of Long Bottom died Sunday in an Athens hospital. He was a lifelong Long Bottom resident, son of William and Lydia Matlack, and one of 13 children. Survived by sisters Maude Brooks Columbus and Josephine McGhee at home. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant EUB Church Success. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call Arbaugh funeral home Tuppers Plains.
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Jeremiah Matlack
Athens
William
Lydia Matlack
Matlack
Maude Brooks
Columbus
Josephine McGhee
Blake
Pleasant Eub Church
Success
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