Modern filtration plant planned for Meigs Water Company
MIDDLEPORT Officials announced Meigs Water Company will install a new Pomeroy Bend filtration system with chlorinizing facilities, increasing flow to serve 15 000 consumers. A new concrete reservoir on Lincoln Hill doubles stored chlorinated water for fires or pump outages. cost over 13 000.
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Middleport
Meigs Water Company
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio
Downing
Hetrick
Columbus
J. B. Downing
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy
Mr. Downy
Burgess and
Niple
Downing and
State Board of Health
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
The column lists numerous visitors and guests in Middleport including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shackelford and family, Mrs. Mary Greene of Middletown, A C Zahl Braher and Miss Mary Zahl, the Howett and Wiseman families, Hazel Carl, Presley Clarke and family, and many others visiting at homes across Middleport. A note also mentions James Russell’s illness and other local social movements along with a final line about Africa’s mountain zebra, Africa's rarest animal with about 50 remaining.
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William Ohlinger
Fred Shackelford
Mary Greene
Middletown
Kermit Wiseman
Dale Carl
Hazel Carl
Howard Duckler
Nelsonville
G. W. Hamm
Rutland St
Presley Clarke
Moorefield
W. Va
Harry Clarke
Fort Worth
Texas
Andy Harris
Graham Station
Dale Dennis
Dennis
Mary Dennis
St. Louis Missouri
Mary Kathryn Heines
James Russell
Lewis Moore
Sylvia Tovey
Detroit
Willis Anthony
Jerry Carpenter
Cambridge
Mass
Carpenter
Elizabeth Hartinger
Theological Seminary
Dee Ward
Columbus
Thomas Midgley
Worthington
Midgleys
Ward
Alice Selby
Tom Sharpley
Huntington
Robert
Walter Harris
Mary Baker
L. H. Pratt
Ruth
Mony
West Lafayette
Ralph
Arthur Strauss
Eek
Third Ave
Strauss
Beulah For. Ferguson
Nyc
Eneer
Charleston
Ben Fultz Jr
ONG
Camp Perry
Phyllis Joachim
S. Third Ave
David Powers
Richard
Kelly Grogan
Kenneth Sauer
Lewis Sauer
Patricia Sherman
Elizabeth Moore
Miss Moore
Claude Washington
Sprigg
John Dimling
Phyllis Diles
Pittsburgh
Siamese Twins Born In Chick Hatchery
POMEROY Siamese chicks were born Thursday at the Atkins Chick Hatchery. An egg appeared ordinary but split to reveal two chicks joined together. one lived while the other was dead. Operator William Atkins said this was his first such case in over two million hatchings.
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Atkins
William Atkins
Clarify Rule On Absentee Vote Requests
The Meigs County Board of Elections clarifies that absent voter applications must be secured in the county where votes are cast. Kennedy states applications can be sent only on a voter's request, with candidates providing printed forms. Voter signatures will be checked against the application. Absentee voting hours are 1 to 5 PM and 6 to 9 PM. Jed Webster is now deputy clerk of the election board.
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Pomeroy
W. J. Kennedy
Albert Gloeckner
Meigs County
Election Board
Jed Webster
Frank Fugate
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Ed Reese
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Reese of Racine were held Friday at two o clock at the residence with Rev. E T Randall of Olivet Baptist Church Cleveland officiating. Out of town attendees included relatives from Jacksonville East Liverpool Buffalo Ohio Columbus Parkersburg Westerville Detroit Huntington and other towns.
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Racine
Ed Reese
E. T. Randall
Olivet Baptist Church of
Cleveland
William Kalt
Leona Nichols
Jacksonville
E. F. Randall
D. L
Reese
Lewis Burrell
Buffalo
Ohio
Marion Shively
A. J. Kinney
East Liverpool
P. W. Spence
Columbus
Earl Anderson
Maynard Airshire
Westerville
E. E. Thomas
Parkersburg
Richard Reese
R. Tysinger
Joe Sedeg
Detroit
M. Moore
Huntington
Henry Exenkamper
Miss Harrie Smith Hosts Contract Club Dinner
Miss Harrie Marie Smith entertained members of her Contract Club and guest Mrs Dee Ward at 6 pm dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe Wednesday evening. They later played contract at the Walter Harris home on S Second Ave with Mrs Edward Duffy holding high score.
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Middleport
Harrie Marie Smith
Dee Ward
Mary Jane
Miss Smith
Walter Harris
S. Second Ave
Edward Duffy
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Births and Visits
Pomeroy notes announce the birth of a seven pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dana Davis with the mother Miss Mary Ellen Hennessy. Several residents and visitors move between Pomeroy, Minersville, Columbus, Canton, and other towns, while church group members enjoy a hay-rack outing to Scott's Bottoms with a wiener roast.
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Dana Davis
Middleport
H. B. Curd
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Church of Christ
Scott's Bottoms
Christmas Party At Federated Church In Pomeroy
A Mary Martha League event at Federated Church featured a decorated Christmas tree and a gift exchange. Guests donated presents wrapped for India and an orphanage, with cookies and drinks served. A second note reports a Women’s Missionary Society meeting at Mrs. C A Poindexter’s home in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Mary Martha League
India
Middleport
Women’s Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Poindexter
Bradbury Defeats Middleport in Seven Inning Thriller
Hartford pink deflated the Bradbury Tigers at Pythian Park in a tight seven inning game last night.
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Bradbury
Middleport
Hartford
Bradbury Tigers
Pythian Park
Civic Club Told To Seek National Chamber Affiliation
The Pomeroy Civic Club’s executive committee recommended converting to a Chamber of Commerce. The suggestion will be voted on at the next meeting on the third Thursday of this month, with no organizational changes until year end. Officials noted months of discussion on joining the National Chamber of Commerce.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Civic Club
Chamber of Commerce
National Chamber of Commerce
Honor Past Chiefs Picnic Planned at Bartels Grove Syracuse
Mrs Lawrence Lanning and sister Mrs Anna Russell entertained Past Chiefs Association at Spring St home. A picnic is planned for August 3 at Bartels Grove in Syracuse if weather allows, otherwise a gathering at Mrs Effie M Tracy’s home. Awards were given to Mrs Effie M Tracy Mrs Mabel Beards Mrs Norma Wilson and Mrs Allie Fisher.
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Pomeroy
Lawrence Lanning
Anna Russell
Past Chiefs Association
Spring St
Bartels Grove
Syracuse
Effie M. Tracy
Effie M.tracy
Mabel Beards
Norma Wilson
Allie Fisher
Parkersburg civic group mulls club affiliation plan
The Parkersburg Civic Club considers inviting Parkersburg Board of Trade officers to September to explain a proposed setup for the local organization. The Merchant's Association already recommends affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce.
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Parkersburg Board of Trade
Civic Club
Parkersburg
Chamber of Commerce
Merchant's Association
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Middleport Social Notes
Africa
Earth
Pomeroy Social Notes
Charles McCormick
John Demoss
Dayton, Ky
Carl Griffith
Teddie
Myrtle Griffith
Dan Thomas
William Thomas
E. Main St
Canton
Victor Stewart
Margaret Jones
Minersville
Ernest Grueser
Dearpark
Henry Bartels
Boyd Dilgard
Ray Seidenabel
Zanesville
Edward Rea
Jimmie
Ernest Rea
Rea
Homestead
Floyd Tracy
Akron
Ernest Tracy
C. E. W. Downie
Harold Brabbin
Brabbin
Thayer Horton
Helen Keiser
Main St
Mart Shephard
Floyd West
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harvey Woodard
Osborn St
M. J. Holland
Peoria
Ill
Chris Brider
Arthur Arnold
Millersport
John Arnold
H. V. Hoffner
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
Robert Fry
June Amberger
Fannie Amberger
Sugar Run
Fry
Shadyside
Clover Farm
Dusseldorf
R Farm
Great Clover Farm
Athens Fairground
Colby
Er Farm
Glendale
Paai
Wheaties
Electrolux
Ustard
Red Cross
the Gas Company
Eees
Clover Farm Stores
Celery
Sunny Sol
T Charge
Apricots Jr
Shedd
Oleo
Clover
Dwin
Clover Farm Bread
Clover Farm Buns
Elberfelds
Rane
North Court Street
3ROS
Wallpaper and Paint CO
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