Pomeroy School Board completes payments for new athletic field
The Pomeroy Board of Education announces completion of payment on a 13 acre land tract for a NYA project football field to back of the Junior High. Plans show use of part of the Russell land for a field behind the Baptist Church with future recreation facilities. two home games this season may be moved to Middleport stadium due to crowd needs.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Pomeroy Board of Education
NYA
Ralston Russell
Russell
Baptist Church
Panthers
Logan
Pomeroy-Logan
Middleport
Pomeroy High
Three Fined One Jailed in Mayor's Court
In Pomeroy on Saturday afternoon, Felix Ray Alkire of Harrisonville was fined 10 and 4.70 costs for reckless operation by crossing the yellow line on Route 33. Edward Hedrick of Pomeroy R D faced 5 fine and 4.70 costs for night driving with insufficient lights. Thurston Stone of Thomas Fork pled guilty to a third offense intoxication, fined 10 and 8.70 costs, and sentenced to 30 days with 25 suspended. Richard Nye of Cleveland was fined 5 for intoxication.
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Pomeroy
Felix Ray Alkire
Harrisonville
R. L. Greider
Edward Hedrick
R. D
Greider
Thurston Stone
Thomas Fork
Richard Nye
Cleveland
Grandchild of Meigs Sheriff Born in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Ithmer Neal announce the birth of a nine pound son Kit R Sunday morning at their home on S Third Ave This is the couple s first child and the first grandchild of Sheriff and Mrs George Beards of Pomeroy Mrs Hoffner also a grandparent Emma Jean Beards was his mother and Mrs Charles Neal of Bradbury assists in care The Neal brothers spent the weekend in town before returning to Ravenna Sunday afternoon
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Middleport
Ithmer Neal
Kit R
S. Third Ave
Sheriff
George Beards
Pomeroy
Fred Hoffner
Neal
Emma Jean Beards
Charles Neal
Bradbury
Charles
Ravenna
Floyd Barcus
Coated Fabrics Company
Columbus
Margaret Gaskill
Rebecca Alexervant
Vermont
Ira Swisher
Conklin
Charlotte Hambrick
Gallipolis
Miss Gaskill
Flora Power
J. C. Fisher
Claude Fleming
Wanda Byers
Detroit
Mayme Byers
Pat Barnes
Miss Byers
Mary Jane Coffee
Miss Barnes
Doris Bailey
Jean Roush
Esther Michl
Gene Hilbert
Marcia
Janet
Cincinnati
Ross Powell
Powell St
Ben Ervin
Charleston
Martha Robson
Clifford Cunningham
C. O. Fisher
A. A. Dillard
Norma
Bess Sullavan
Pt. Pleasant
Catherine Hen
Nessy
Jane Stansbury
Marmet
W. Va
J. B. Martin
Violet Hartinger
Lawrence Hartinger
Elsie Kennedy
Allyn Rothrock
Upper Sandusky
Will Besserer
Geraldine Parsons
Toledo
Ross Llvelyn
Frances Willock
Scott Willock
Belle
Eber Willock
Beech St
R. N. Barnes
M. A. White
John Lambert
Dickinson
Larry Gardner
Lorena Gardner
L. H. Flickinger
Herman Bailey
Former Meigs County Resident Pauline Wetzel McCulloch Dies
Mrs. Joe McCulloch a former Meigs County resident dies at 30 in Aushylvania after illness. She was the former Pauline Wetzel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Wetzel of Spring Ave. Survived by her parents husband two daughters and three sisters.
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Pomeroy
Joe McCulloch
Aushylvania
Pauline Wetzel
Dave Wetzel
Spring Ave
300 Meigs Men At Ravenna Powder Plant Job
POMEROY report that nearly 300 Meigs Countians are employed on the Ravenna powder plant contraction project with several local men home for the holiday weekend.
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Pomeroy
Ravenna
Talbott Family Relocates to Athens Residence
Mr and Mrs John G Talbott and daughter Joan moved from S Fifth Ave to 34 W Carpenter St Athens. The Talbotts, salesmen active in the community, spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs Fred Healy and son Chappelle Talbott.
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Middleport
John G. Talbott
Joan
S. Fifth Ave
Carpenter St
Athens
Talbott
Talbotts
Fred Healy
Chappelle Talbott
Powell Rites Held for Chester Resident 73
Funeral services for William Powell aged 73 who died Friday at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg were held Sunday at Chester Methodist Church. Burial followed in Chester Cemetery. Powell resided in Chester and is survived by his widow and several children. The Gophers refer to the University of Minnesota football team.
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Pomeroy
William Powell
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Chester Methodist Church
Middleport wedding bells for Robson Cunningham pair
Miss Martha Robson wed Clifford Cunningham at First Presbyterian Church in a half past one ceremony. Attendants included Miss Peggy Robson and James Clatworthy. The couple, both Midport High graduates, planned a Columbus and Lima home as newlyweds.
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Middleport
Martha Louise Robson
William Robson
Clifford Cunningham
L. L. Cunningham
First Presbyterian Church
Cunningham
Henry L. Carr
Peggy Robson
William Robson, Jr
James Clatworthy
Miss Robson
Ben Ervin
Charleston
Robson
Broadway
Roberta Howell
Mary Hackett
Doris Bailey
Easter Martin Ewing
Betty Jo
Jean Roush
Karl Krautter
William Guy Suter
Boston School of Beauty Culture
Columbus
Superior Body Works
Lima
Billy Barker
Meigs County Probate Court Notes of Week
Meigs County Probate Court notes for the week include guardianship for Esther V. Johnston with Margery V. Jordan appointed and bond set at 1000 dollars. Lily S. Smith named administratrix of Joseph A. Smith estate, with inventory not subject to inheritance tax.
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Margery V. Jordan
Esther V. Johnston
Lily S. Smith
Joseph A. Smith
Charles Frankenberg
Flora Hern Frankenberg
Myrtle Florida Frankenberger
Charles Frankenberger
Franklin County
Henry Jones
Manning D. Webster
Harry R. Barnes
Paul S. Smart
Henry Swift
Eula Welker
Delbert Ward Welker
Audell Phillips
George Phillips
Middleport
William Cornell
E. Grover Gill
Carnival at Pythian Park Sponsored by Fire Department
The Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a carnival designated The Firemen's Celebration at Pythian Park this week with shows scheduled Sunday.
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Middleport
Pythian Park
Marriage License Demand Grows in Meigs County
Meigs County reports rising marriage license activity in July with several couples filing on July 2 3 and 5. Notable entrants include Arthur Mullen and Roberta Har nick Pittsburgh LeRoy Bowman and Esther Thornton Lancaste r R D and more as probate court officials expect a rush until August 17 when Ohio’s new license law begins.
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Pomeroy
Arthur E. Mullen
Pittsburgh
Roberta Frances Harnick
LeRoy Bowman
Lancaster
Esther Thornton
William Dowler
Akron
Dorothy Uhl
Clifford Cunningham
Lima
Martha Robson
Middleport
Thomas Stacy
Rutland
Helen Fuller
Carl Stevens
Belpre
Agnes Fife
Milford Wyant
Elsie Zaugg
Racine
Ohio
Bakers' Dozen Origin From Old Short-Weight Laws
Old laws penalized grocers for short-weight sales. Out of this grew the bakers' dozen when the baker added an extra bun or doughnut for good measure.
Driver Asleep Crashes W Main Street Hurts Child
Lovel Carver Jr suffered a severe facial and throat cut requiring twenty nine stitches when Lovel Carver Sr asleep at the wheel crashed into a telephone pole on West Main Street in front of a Pure Gas Station Sunday night. Mrs Carver two year old Charles and Willard Slusher were also in the car. The Carvers from Franklin Furnace and Slusher from Ironton were stranded with no funds and police arranged hotel accommodations for the night.
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Pomeroy
Lovel Carver, Jr
Lovel Carver
W. Main St
New Owner Plans To Remodel Dairy Shop
Bailey Dairy Shop on Mill Street is sold to C H Salyers of Columbus and Lexington Kentucky. Salyers, a contractor who recently bought Bart Rawlings farm near Rutland, plans extensive remodeling including a dance floor and lobby changes. R G Bailey, former owner, will stock the shop and continue his milk business from Bradbury, where he has worked for 40 years since assisting his father at age six.
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Middleport
Bailey
Mill St
C. H. Salyers
Columbus
Lexington
Mr. Salyers
Bart Rawlings
Rutland
R. G Bailey
Bradbury
Entertain Guests at Home on Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee hosted nineteen guests on Saturday for a lawn picnic supper at their Lincoln Hill home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Green and children from Columbus, plus families from Logan Athens Ironton Jackson and Pomeroy. The Greens stayed to extend the weekend visit with Patricia Blakeslee before returning to Columbus.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Hill
Wesley Green
Margaret
Richard
Columbus
James Smoot
James
Marilyn
Logan
Ross Wright
Nancy
Athens
Stanley Porter
Marjorie
Tommie
Ironton
Floyd Henderson
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