Middleport Councilman Zerkle Quits Post in Surprise Move
Middleport Village Council saw councilman John Zerkle from the Second Ward walk out of last night’s meeting after announcing his resignation He cited governance disagreements and challenges with voting on police chief appointments while Mayor Sidney T Russell suggested confirming Chief Bailey with a six month review The council also discussed police living arrangements and budget items with a resident Karr family serving as on call police and fire support amid ongoing debate over costs The resignation could open his term to December 1951 and the 1952-53 term pending written notice
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Middleport
Middleport Village
John Zerkle
Zerkle
Horton Brown
Wayne Gibbons
David Jenkins
Cedric Clark
Vine St
Sidney T. Russell
Russell Bailey
Brown, Jenkins and
Gib
Cilman Brown
Russell
Bailey
C. R. Karrs
Karr
Brown, Gibbons
Jenkins
Karrs
Messenger
Jean Lama
Appeal for Blood Donors Boosts Meigs County Supply
Meigs County faces a serious blood shortage prompting a Red Cross appeal led by executive secretary Mrs. Ohlinger. Eddie Strauss hospital stay at Holzer in Gallipolis highlights urgent need for O blood. next bloodmobile to Pomeroy on July 18 seeks 150 pints with 86 donors registered.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Hospital
Red Cross A
Meigs County
Ohlinger
E. J
Eddie” Strauss
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Strauss
Red Cross
Huntington
W. Va
Korea
Huntington Center
American Legion Auxiliary installs new officers in Middleport
The Ameri auxiliary of Feeney Sennett Post installed officers for the year with Mrs. Warren Davis and Mrs. Cora Bennett leading the ceremony. New appointees include first and second vice presidents ee Bing and Charles Bennett, secretary Kathryn Poin Gexter, treasurer Sidney Pickens, color guard William s, sergeant at arms Cross, pianists Stieff, chaplain Phil Edwards, historian Virgie Major, and committee chairs Stieff and Avery Drenner. The group then met at Quality Coffee for refreshments. next meeting is in September.
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Warren Davis
Cora Bennett
Ee Bing
Charles Bennett
Kathryn Poin- Gexter
Sidney Pickens
Williams
H. M. Cross
Cross
Lillian Stieff
Phil Edwards
Virgie Major
Virgie Major, Historian. Mrs. Stieff
Avery Drenner
Poindexter
Davis
Bing
ES e Rose of the B of R Meet at Woodman Hall
The ES e Rose of the B of R will meet Wednesday afternoon at Woodman Hall. Hostesses are Mrs. J. O. Leonard and Mrs. Joe Turner, announced by President Mrs. Benjamin F. Turner.
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Rose
B. of R. T
Woodman Hall
J. O. Leonard
Joe Turner
Benjamin F. Turner
Clergy visits and local family notices from Pomeroy area
The Rev Edward W W Lewis travels to Columbus after his mother's death and preaches in Pomeroy Baptist Church and in nearby towns. Mrs George Bentley returns from Dublin Va and the Bentleys depart for Steubenville to work briefly for Philip Sporn Co. Homer Jones and family return from Buckeye Lake while Robert Seever and sons visit the Grim family who have closed their grocery store and remodeled their premises. The Smith family and Maude Taylor are mentioned with Mrs J H Smith and Hazel VanCooney.
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Edward W. W. Lewis
George Lewis
Columbus
Merwich
Conn
Mr. Lewis
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Hartford
W. Va
Chauncey
George Bentley
Dublin
Bentleys
Steubenville
Bentley
Ant
J. H. Smith
Maude Taylor
Hazel VanCooney
West Columbia Holiday Visitors and Birth Announcement
West Columbia clusters of relatives from Point Pleasant Mason City Gallipolis Huntington and East Liverpool visited the area over the holiday. Mrs Ethel May Logan has given birth to a baby girl, the Logans’ second child and first daughter.
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West Columbia
Laurance Stewart
Okey Fowler
Saunda
Janice
Pauline Cunningham
Maggie Johnson
Doris Back
Etta Lu
Linda Sue
William Young
Alfred Sprouse
Duckie van Meter
Pete Roush
Bobbie Russell
Aburtis Young
Dickie
Daniel van Meter
Harry Vickers
Harry, Jr
Kenneth
Forgery Found On Income Tax Refund Check
Prose cuting Attorney John C. Bacon reveals a May last year case of forgery on a federal income refund check. Walter W. Roush, inmate at London Prison Farm, forged the 53.90 check after stealing it from a payee’s mailbox. an indictment will be sought and Roush may be returned to Meigs County. Roush has prior larceny burglary convictions in several states.
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Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Monay
Middleport
Bacon
Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Walter W. Roush
London
Roush
Meigs County
West Virginia
Hio
Gilkey Fined $100 in Harrisonville Traffic Court
Bernie Gilkey of near Harrisonville was fined 100 dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident with all but 5 dollars and costs suspended. Patrolman Charles J. Werry arrested Gilkey along with Robert Chattin and Maurice F. Clapton who forfeited 15 dollar bonds each for intoxication awaiting hearing.
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Charles J. Werry
4-H Club Tour Of Rose Farm In Five Points
Members of the Meigs County Better Livestock 4-H Club will tour the N G Rose farm at Five Points during their regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m tonight. They will view grass seedings the trench silo and silo machinery on the Rose farm.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Better Livestock 4-H
N. G. Rose
County Agent Attends SE Ohio Conference on Office Procedure
C E Blakeslee, county agricultural agent, and Mrs. Robert Roberts, extension office secretary, joined colleagues in Chillicothe for a Southeastern Ohio District conference on Office Procedure and Management.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Blakeslee
Robert Roberts
Chillicothe
Southeastern Ohio
Community Notes and Local Visits Highlight Akron Outing
Mrs Roy Han num visits Akron to meet daughter and granddaughter. WSCS met in church basement with six members and several visitors. Devotions led by Mrs Leona Hemsley. Afternoon sewing carpet rags. Next meeting August 1. Mrs Charles Larkins visited husband in Louisville hospital. Herbert Swan of East Liverpool underwent surgery in Parkersburg hospital. E E Stetheur on vacation from Midland Pa. William Babcock 90th birthday at Wayne. Riley Babcock and Miss Florence Limburg attend. Mrs Charles Hensley taken to Mason hospital. Harry Hannum of Portsmouth preached at Christian Church. Marriage license Charlies L Wyatt 20 Rutland and Margaret Ann ll 16 Pomoero
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Long Bottom
Roy Hannum
Akron
WSCS
Leona Hemsley
Charles Larkins
Louisville
Herbert Swan
East Liverpool
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
E. E. Stetheur
Midland
Riley Babcock
Florence Limburg
William Babcock
Wayne
Charles Hensley
Pomeroy Couples Tie The Knot In Double Weddings
Lydia Hysell announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret Ann to Charles Wyatt Jr at Rutland Baptist parsonage with a navy suit and red corsage. Patricia Ann Gress wed Leon McKnight at Sacred Heart Church with a white Chantilly gown and orchid bouquet. Both ceremonies featured family attendance and receptions. Margaret to reside on Condor Street Pomeroy and Patricia’s groom is from Rutland.
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Dorothy
Mary Grueser
McArthur
Condor St
Pomeroy
Patricia Ann Gress
Frank Gress
Leon McKnight
Don McKnight
Rutland
Henry Ee
Sacred Heart Church
Marcelene Buell
Patricia Meier
David Ohlinger
Richard Gress
Henry McKnight
Mickey Williams
Frank Hepp
Tom McClung
George Buchanan
Sam Armell
Shirley Beegle
Phyllis Meier
Pomeroy High School
Rutlan High School
U. S. Navy
4 H Talk Fest Won by Girl in County Elimination
Mary S. Dye of Harrisonville won the Meigs County 4-H Club Safety Talk Fest held Saturday in the court room. She advances to the Southeastern Ohio District Contest in Chillicothe with a chance at the 4-H Club Congress in Columbus, Ohio. Other contestants were Sylvia Summerfield and Sally Bartels. Judges were Mrs. Charles Gibbs and Theodore Reed Sr. The event was sponsored by Meigs Safety Services.
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Pomeroy
Mary S. Dye
Harrisonville
Miss Dye
Ohio
Chillicothe
Columbus
Ohio State University
Sylvia Summerfield
Chester
Sally Bartels
Charles Gibbs
Theodore Reed
The
Meigs Safety Services
More Brownies Sign To Attend Day Camp
It was reported Tuesday that more Brownies signed up for day camp. Talented names include Jean Ann Webster Connie Wood geard Sally Foster Dorothy Hud nall Darlene Little Dora McKee Anna Luise Murry Minnda Murray Charlotte Murray Patty Blakeslee Jennifer Daniels De anna Watson and Reba Rea.
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Pomeroy
Coe
Jean Ann Webster
Connie Woodgeard
Sally Foster
Dorothy Hudnall
Darlene Little
Dora McKee
Anna Luise Murry
Minnda Murray
Charlotte Murray
Patty Blakeslee
Jennifer Daniels
Deanna Watson
Reba Rea
Farm Bureau Band Prepares for Third Ohio State Fair
The Farm Bureau Band holds a rehearsal at Mrs. F Whitney Ingraham s home on Spring Avenue tonight at 8 p m The group readies for its third annual appearance at the Ohio State Fair with musicians sharpening routines and tunes for the event.
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Pomeroy
Farm Bureau
F. Whitney Ingraham
Spring Avenue
Taylor Ridge Community Notes and Local Visits
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will meet in Athens at Mrs. Charles Holland's home on N. McKinley Ave. Families and residents like Mr. and Mrs. David Swartz in Dayton visiting Billie Swartz, and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Smith hosting guests, are mentioned along with trips and calls by numerous local couples and relatives from Lancaster Glouster Columbus and Trimble.
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Taylor Ridge
Ladies Aid Society
Church of Christ
Athens
Charles Holland
N. McKinley Ave
David Swartz
Dayton
Billie
Swartz
Henry Martin
Robert Obney
Bobby
Jerry
Dann Drapchaty
Barberton
Dwight Smith
Carrie
George Herbst
Etta Davis
Doras Bulloch
Sean
Evelyn Vis
Minnie Keck
Mary Keck
Rose
Linda Kay Ankrom
Anna Irene Ankrom
Lancaster
Carl Welling
Dwight Steffy
Glouster
Bobby Snyder
Columbus
Bert Murray
Roberta
Rodney
Smoky Mountains
Alvin Ward
Tommy Walters
Muskingum River
Lawrence Palmer
Trimble
Pomeroy Birthday Party Honors Bobby Wilsons Seventh
A July eighth birthday party honored Bobby Wilson on his seventh birthday. Dor Coates Caren Hoffner Jo Ellen Follrod won prizes in games. Cake and ice cream were served to Dor Mick Coates Patty Blakeslee Caren Hoffner Judy Jennings Jean Ellen Dabo Jo Ellen Jackie Follrod Marilyn Ann Bobby Wilson.
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Pomeroy
Bobby Wilson
Dor Coates
Caren Hoffner
Jo Ellen Follrod
Dor
Mick Coates
Patty Blakeslee
Judy Jennings
Jean Ellen Dabo
Jo Ellen
Jackie Follrod
Marilyn Ann
Picnic honors Pfc John Fultz before Korea departure
A Sunday picnic at Middleport Park honored Pfc John Fultz who leaves for Korea July 22. Guests included Pfc and Mrs John Fultz, Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and Judy Ann, Marcia Roush, Hen Fultz family, Allen Knox family with Nola, Bill Swisher, Harold Long family, Aaron Kelton family, William Durst, Virgil Roush daughter, and Jay Myers family.
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William Durst
Virgil Roush
Jay Myers
Pomeroy Dinner Honored Toledo Visitors and Hamm Family Reunion
Miss Emma Hamm hosted a dinner party Saturday at Hart Stanbury's home in honor of her niece and family the Davises of Toledo. The group later visited Nease Settlement and attended a family reunion at Syracuse Park with thirty five attendees.
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Pomeroy
Emma Hamm
Hart Stanbury
William Davis
Toledo
Davises
Nease Settlement
Hamm
Syracuse Park
Albert Hamm
Paul Hamm
Lancaster
Weekend Social Guests and Travels Across Ohio and Nearby States
Local society notes list dozens of visitors and guests from Washington D C to Akron Canton and Columbus, with trips to Buckeye Lake, Bar Harbor Maine, and Corpus Christi. Family connections include the Youngs Har tenbachs and Roberta Rogers among many hosts and hostesses over the weekend and in upcoming vacations.
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E. C. Krewson
Leta Gracia
Gracia
Johnny
Washington, D. C
Oscar Myers
Myers
Krewson
Nebraska
George F. Webster
Woodridge
New Jersey
Emma Webster
Mary Cottrill
Lewis Melcher
Roger
Ann Seelig
Harry Roush
Hidden Lakes
Dan Newby
Chris Kriefer
Youngstown
Ruth Daniels
Jane Lehew
Bery
Uhrichsville
Boyd Weiss
Columbus
J. S. Hartenbach
Sue Lehew
Hartenbach
Ed Milliran
Circleville
Ohio
A. Rossiten
Pt. Pleasant
Clifford Ebersbach
Carol Louise
Jo Chapman
Canada
H. T. Rogers
Dresden
Janet Marie Rogers
Thomas Young
Edgar Altmayer
New York City
New England
Bar Harbor
Maine
Robert Rogers
Corpus Christi
Janet Marie
Charles Myers
Lancaster
Jay Myers
Gordon Lanam
Dayton
Pomeroy
Hart Stanbury
Thor Olson
Athens
Hazel Nesselroad
After Schauber
Dey Hysell
Ruth Bolinger
Meigs General Hospital
Howard Jackson
Jimmy
Charleston
W.va
G. E. Blakeslee
Jail Sentence Is Suspended for Meigs County Forgery Case
J M Jeffers 34 of Batavia had a jail term of one to 20 years for forgery suspended by Judge Emmett W Peoples in Meigs County Common Pleas Court after a hearing. He was fined 200 dollars on the insufficient funds charge and released on probation with a 500 dollar surety bond, due to make good several checks by October 15, 1951. Probation lasts three years.
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Jeffers
Farm Bureau Head To Speak Wednesday
Harold Carnahan president of the Meigs County Farm Bureau Co op Association will discuss broiler raising at a Southeastern Ohio District Farm Bureau managers meeting in Athens Wednesday evening. He will share experiences in the broiler business and answer questions. F Whitney Ingraham will attend with him.
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Pomeroy
Harold Carnahan
Meigs County Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Farm Bureau
Southeastern
Ohio
Athens
Carnahan
F. Whitney Ingraham
Cruelty Charged in Meigs County Divorce Suit
Edith Welch sues Ernie Welch in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for divorce on cruelty grounds. The Pomeroy National Bank is named as a defendant. A temporary injunction limits disbursal of funds and disposal of property. Custody of five minor children is sought.
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Pomeroy
Edith Welch
Ernie Welch
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
The
Pomeroy National Bank
the Plains
Chilren
Meigs Hospital Notes Admitted and Listed Names
Meigs Hospital notes admit George Miller Middleport Mrs Roscoe Satterfield Middle rt Mrs Raymond Bolinger Columbus Howard Russell Pomeroy RD Carrie Gephart Clifton W Va Joan Cremeans Rutland Mr and Mrs George Randolph New Haven W Va a son Mr and Mrs Paul Mourning Middleport a daughter Mr and Mrs Melvin Little Cheshire a son Mr and Mrs Charles Dill Middleport a daughter Mr and Mrs Ralph Davis Middleport Mrs Roger Morgan and daughter Okey Blankenship William Mayer Mrs Wanda Shane George Miller Robert Bowman Mrs Francis Anderson Verlie Workman Mrs Alice Clark Sondra Potts Thirza Cadle Emmett Edwards Miss Alice Lowe Wesley Stewart Mrs Charles Dill and daughter Mrs Ray Pullins
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Joan Cremeans
Rutland
George Randolph
New Haven
W. Va
Paul Mourning
Middleport
Melvin Little
Cheshire
Charles Dill
Ralph Davis
Roger Morgan
Okey Blankenship
William Mayer
Wanda Shane
George Miller
Robert Bowman
Operation Feathers causes feud in Middleport
Howard K. Ewing led a plan dumping chicken feathers at the Middleport dump to spur a new industry. Village officials ordered cleanup of a third floor area as residents complained of odors. Ewing urged a planning committee to support young business men and said he invested $6000 to start feather processing for pillow stuffing.
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Middleport
Finis
Howard K. Ewing
N. Second Ve
Meigs County
Ewing
Dong
Health Office Takes Over Certificates In Meigs County
Meigs County Health Office in Pomeroy will issue birth and death certificates effective July 30. Charles Murray Middleport village clerk announced the switch under a new state ruling. Birth certificates for children entering first grade may be obtained from Clerk Murray until July 30. after that date parents must contact the County Health Office.
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Middleport
Meigs
Pomeroy
Charles Murray
Murray
K O C To Meet Pomeroy Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Sacred Heart Church school hall.
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Pomeroy
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Church
Telex Unveils Cordless Hearing Aid Smaller Than Penny Box
Telex Laboratories of St Paul introduces a cordless hearing aid described as invisible to wearers and observers. The one piece transmitter embeds the receiver, avoiding cords or ear buttons, with the device about the size of a penny match box and designed after five years of research to reduce vanity in deaf users.
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Telex Laboratories
St. Paul
Allen Hempel
Telex
Hempel
Guy C. Barrett
Telex Hearing Centers
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American Legion
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John Will
Middleport Social Notes
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Feeney- Sennett Post
C. C. Cope
Covington
Ann Butler
Detroit
B. L. Potter
Barboursville
Sam Walters
Claude Buskirk
Danny
Guy Walters
Homer E. Cook
A. E. Barton
Cook
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Paula Bennett
South Second Ave
P. M
Howard Byers
Charles Lambert
Charles Williamsons
Helen Brown
Keith
Lambert
Keith Morrison
Point Pleasant
T. L. Morrison
Vicki Lynn
Williamsons
Brown
Charles Baker
Addie Gearhart
Pearl Street
Norma Lewis
Stephen Ray
Dennis Gallagher
Gary
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Clarence Reed
Delaware
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Dwight Frost
Narsa
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Buckeye Lake
J. E. Wilson
Robert Turner
F. O. Jackson
Springfield
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Mariam Daniels
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S. Third Ave
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Pomeroy RD
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Leo L. Vaughan
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Student National College OF Audiometry
Berry Hotel
Tele Késtey
Broad Street
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