Fire Equipment Speed-Up Sought For Second Ward
Middleport residents urge faster fire equipment upgrades after a recent blaze. Bids will be opened July 24 for replacing the old dump and fire trucks as council discusses Route 7 water service and street repairs.
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Pomeroy
Second Ward Fire Department
Edward Strauss
Sidney A. Spencer
Chester Road
Kitchen
Meigs Water Co
C. E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Heights
Henry Werry
Pleasant Ridge
Middleport Social Notes Full of Travel and Visits
Multiple local residents and families are listed as returning from travels, visiting relatives, or staying with relatives in towns such as Columbus, Bayonne New Jersey Akron Huntington Dayton and Charleston. Several patients are noted at Holzer Hospital and others attend camps or join family gatherings.
Area Works Nightly To Fix Rain Damage
POMEROY Naytor's Run workers have begun nightly cleanup after heavy rains damaged the playground. The crews are busy each night to restore the grounds to proper condition.
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Pomeroy
Naytor
Mrs Doris Sayre Arrives as Raven Airlift Begins
In Columbus, Mrs Doris Sayre, widow of Lt Darrell Sayre, arrived with her seven and a half month old son Danny in Honolulu on a Pan American flight. She was among five wives of service members killed when a C 54 transport crashed en route from Japan to Korea. The arrival marked the start of Operation Raven, a 700 person airlift bringing women and children home from the war zone. Mr and Mrs Herbert Sayre of Letart Falls attended the meeting in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Doris Sayre Racine
Port Columbus
Darrell Sayre
Japan
Korea
Herbert Sayre
Letart Falls
Columbus
Sayre
Middleport Wading Pool Cleaned On Mondays
A Middleport report notes the wading pool, built as a summer recreation project, is emptied and scrubbed each Monday for about an hour and twenty minutes and is closed while cleaning. The pool opens Tuesday to Sunday from 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 8 pm under Ruth Russell, a graduating senior, with mothers assisting. A minor head injury occurred when a boy dove headfirst into two feet of water and was taken home by Chief C E Parker.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Ruth Russell
Middleport High School
Large Tree Blocks Fishing Spot at Mill Street
Anglers at Mill Street along the river report a large tree lodged in a deep gully washed out by heavy rain, blocking a favored bass feeding spot and temporarily abandoning the spot while they plan how to dislodge the obstacle. Several good bass catches have been noted before.
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Middleport
Mill St
Prison ministry service at Middleport jail led by John Bolin
John Bolin, licensed preacher from the Church of the Nazarene, conducts Sunday afternoon services for Middleport jail inmates. A service was held this Sunday. Bolin and his family recently moved from Middleport to a property near Chester.
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Middleport
John Bolin
Church of the Nazarene
Chester
Morning Star Sunday School Picnic at Portland Park
Morning Star Sunday School plans a picnic at Portland Park on Sunday July 16 with attendees from the church group. The event invites families and children to join an afternoon of food games and fellowship.
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Pomeroy
Morning Star
Portland Park
Fire destroys Terrell home with no survivors
Fire of unknown origin gutted the three room frame dwelling of Mr and Mrs Walter Terrell on Condor Street Sunday afternoon. The couple were away at the time and four nearby homes were endangered before the flames were stopped.
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Pomeroy
Walter Terrell
Condor St
Terrell
Middleport
Thera Hood
Firemen Net About 200 From Circus Benefit
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department is pleased with about 200 dollars raised from a Fourth of July circus sponsored by the fire company. Weather and muddy grounds delayed shows in Wellston and New Lexington while Roy Tracy of Pomeroy Motor Co. reported delivery of a panel truck to the circus in Malden West Virginia. The fire department plans its third annual fall festival for the week of September 11 with many local groups taking part.
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Middleport
Wellston
New Lexington
Roy Tracy
Pomeroy Motor Co
Malden
W. Va
Dayton Ashworth
Pomeroy
Condor St
Racine
Harlan Kloes
S. Second Ave
Yellow Jacket Club
Twenty Five Contribute To Pomeroy Boosters Fund
Twenty five persons and firms joined the dollar membership drive of the Pomeroy Boosters Inc. New additions include Ruth Daniels Ross Evans Ruth Stanley William Hess Sr Earl William Hess Hank Young James E Rowe Harry McGuire Sean Schaefer William Ihle Seinsheimer Paper Co Ben Neutzling Mrs E P Duerr Peter Forchheimer H L Williams J W McMurray Thelma P McMurray Johnny McMurray Josephine Kimes Clark Freda Cuckler Dorothy Cuckler Maxine Cuckler Clarence Bender and Clarence Ebersbach.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boosters, Inc
Ruth Daniels
Ross Evans
Ruth Stanley
William Hess, Sr
Earl William Hess
Hank Young
James E. Rowe
Harry McGuire
Sean Schaefer
William Ihle
Seinsheimer Paper Co
Ben Neutzling
E. P. Duerr
Peter Forchheimer
H. L Williams
J. W. McMurray
Thelma P. McMurray
Johnny McMurray
Josephine Kimes Clark
Freda Cuckler
Dorothy Cuckler
Maxine Cuckler
Clarence Bender
Clarence Ebersbach
Personalized Memorials Explainer From Leo IL Vaughan
Leo IL Vaughan invites readers to learn about fine Personalized Memorials with options for every budget. Contact Pomeroy 494 N or use the coupon for information. Advertisement notes location near Pomeroy Mason Bridge.
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Leo IL. Vaughan
Logan Monument Co Address Notice
Logan Monument Co of Meigs County Ohio Pomeroy listing address details for contact and location in a public notices context.
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Logan Monument CO
Meigs County
Pomeroy, Ohio
Farewell party honors Carmel pastor Groff
About 75 friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Douglas Circle in Carmel on Monday evening July 3 to bid farewell to the Rev and Mrs Carl Groff of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. They left for Mobile Alabama to assume a Methodist Church pastorate. They shared visitations songs and a closing prayer. Refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Douglas
Carmel
Carl Groff
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Groff
Mobile
Ala
Ten Meigs 4-H councillors attend Canters Cave camp
Ten councilors and agents from Meigs County joined a four H Camp workshop at Canters Cave on July 6 and 7. It was the first 4-H camp held there, with 125 participants from a 15 county area. Instruction covered vespers, camp fires, bead work, leather craft, and camp philosophy under director C Lang. Attendees from Meigs included Harriet Neigler, Mary Bradford, Wilma Rice, Iris Mae Rice, Jean Swartz, Rose Douglas, Harley Rice, Charles D Carr, Geneva H Nolan, and C E Blakeslee.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Canters Cave
Ohio
C. Lang
Harriet Neigler
Mary Bradford
Wilma Rice
Iris Mae Rice
Jean Swartz
Rose Douglas
Harley Rice
Charles D Carr
Geneva H. Nolan
C. E Blakeslee
Pomeroy-Rocksprings Grange Meeting Set for Thursday
Worthy Master Emil Ball announces a Grange gathering Thursday at 8 30 p m. Juvenile members join the same time for the event.
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Pomeroy—Rocksprings Grange
Emil Ball
Twilight Garden Club Picnic Slated On Mulberry Ave
The Twilight Garden Club hosts its annual picnic Thursday at 6 30 p m at Mrs Phil Williamson's Mulberry Ave home. Assisting hostesses are Misses Ethel Garland Clara Garland and Mrs Oscar Myers. Picnic to start at 6 30 p m.
POMEROY Theodorus Council Picnic at Syracuse Park
The D of A group in Pomeroy will hold a picnic at Syracuse Park on Thursday. Neighbors and members are invited to attend for a daytime gathering with food and community fellowship.
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Pomeroy — Theodorus Council
D of
Syracuse Park
Local Social Roundup Reveals Numerous Middle Ohio Visits
Mr and Mrs Herschel Norris of Letart Falls and Mr and Mrs Elias Stiles recently visited Mr and Mrs James Chisholm in Lexington Ky. Leo Williamson of Dayton is visiting his mother Mrs Anna Williamson in Vale Street Pomeroy. The Stout party from Florida and Walter Carman with daughter Edna of Rocksprings joined E R Yost in Nease Settlement. Irene Calvert and Don McKenzie visited G S King in Buffalo Ohio. Edna McKnight of Bedford Ind visits her parents A V Howell. Sue Lewhen shopped in Columbus for a department store. Mrs Hetzel returned from visits in Akron and Cleveland. Truman Russell and Russell Biley family spent Sunday at Buckeye Lake. Lawrence Beegie, after surgery at Helzer Hospital, moves to brother Theo Beegle’s Spring Avenue home to convalesce.
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Herschel Norris
Letart Falls
Elias Stiles
James Chisholm
Lexington
Leo Williamson
Dayton
Pomeroy
Anna Williamson
Vale St
Charles Stout
Florida
Walter Carman
Edna
E. R. Yost
Nease Settlement
Percy Peoples
Columbus
Gregory Roland Poston
Ralph Poston
Mary Calvert
Don McKenzie
G. S. King
Buffalo
Ohio
Edna McKnight
Bedford
Ind
Airs
A. V. Howell
Sue Lewhen
George Hetzel
Akron
Cleveland
Truman Russell
Russell Biley
Buckeye Lake
Lawrence Beegie
Helzer Hospital
Theo. Beegle
Spring Ave
Mayer and Warner Named in Local Social Notices
John J. Mayer, 23, of Middleport and Barbara M. Warner, 23, of Pom eroy are listed in a local social notice. The entry records two residents by name and age in a community listing.
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John J. Mayer
Middleport
Barbara M. Warner
Pomeroy
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