Middleport to Vote on Two Mill Improvement Levy
Middleport citizens will vote in November on a two mill capital improvement levy for a five year period. If approved, the levy would raise about $9,712 yearly for community projects and could help attract urban renewal funds. The measure drew a 5 to 1 vote in council with A A Searberry dissenting.
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Middleport
A. A. Searberry
Childs
Mid
Dleport
Lee Smith
Smith
John Zerkle
Clinton Fisher
Middleport Planning Commission
Resi
Planning Commission
Ohio
Citizen’s National Bank
William Slater
James Haggerty
Tee
Home Economics Major Helps Shirley Larkins Benefit
A total of $146.50 was raised for Shirley Larkins with the event credited to her as the main speaker. The fundraiser showcased a home economics student’s cooking effort and community support.
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Shirley Larkins
Crash Driver Is Fined Fifty Dollars In Syracuse
Vincent Knight twenty of Pomeroy was fined fifty dollars and costs in Mayor Herman London court Monday night for driving left of center. His car struck an upriver vehicle driven by Ernest Grimm of Letart Falls Friday night in Syracuse. Grimm is hospitalized at Meigs General Hospital with injuries. several passengers were discharged.
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Syracuse
Vincent Knight
Pomeroy
Herman London
Knight
Ernest Grimm
le Tart Falls
Grimm
Meigs General Hospital
Legion Plans Picnic At Middleport Roadside Park
A family picnic for Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion members and the auxiliary is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Middleport Roadside Park. Special guests will be the children.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
The
Auxiliary
Picnic Held In Honor Of Army Cadet Struble
A Sunday gathering at Logan honored Cadet Daniel C. Struble of West Point son of Mr and Mrs C J Struble. Guests from Steubenville Columbus Marion Rutland and Nelsonville joined family and friends for the Cadet’s tribute hosted by his grandfather in Logan.
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Stephen
Fred
Donna
Danny
Susan
George Greene
Columbus
Margaret Cramer
Jackson
Jack Cramer
Jackie
Marion
Richard Struble
Gordon
Douglas
Brian
Carol
Otto Iies, Jr
Tom
Carolyn
Vickie
Jerry
Gary Hook
Nelsonville
Theodore Ties
Mollie
Lancaster
Bil Williamson
David
Jean Ann Webster
Rutland
C. J. Struble
Pomeroy
Local Visitors From Amanda and Athens Call on Nearby Towns
Mrs. Jane Cottrill and Mrs. Clara Phillips spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. John White of Amanda. Cottrill's aunt, Edna Lockhart, joined them for the visit. Foley and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Strong also partook. Mrs. Parker Sheets is a patient at Holzer Hospital. James Rush home hosted Everett Kinkaid and sister from Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Radcliff of Piketon, and Leon Stravebaugh.
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Jane Cottril
Clara Phillips
John White
Amanda
Jane Cottrill
Edna Lockhart
Foley
Earl Strong
Parker Sheets
Holzer Hospital
James Rush
Everett Kinkaid
Athens
Lee Radcliff
Piketon
Leon Stravebaugh
Meigs County Land Transfers In Sutton Township
Opal Bailey and Onia Grady to Esta Grady Hawthorne 40 acres. Esta Hawthorne and Pearl Hawthorne to Jimmy Evans 40 acres. Henry Bailey deceased to James Bailey Nora Bailey Olin Bailey and John Bailey certificate of transfer in Chester.
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Meigs County
Opal Bailey
Onia Grady
Esta Grady Hawthorne
Sutton Township
Pearl H. Hawthorne
Jimmy Franklin Evans
Henry F. Bailey
James B. Bailey
Nora Bailey
Olin A. Bailey
John W. Bailey
Chester
Anee ssi a Pees In Take Porte
An unclear OCR fragment references a possible site or event in Porto with names partly readable. The text lacks complete details to confirm participants, dates, or outcomes.
J M Bryson Dies At 92 In Ohio Farm Community
James M Bryson 92 a retired Racine farmer died Monday night in an Athens hospital He was preceded in death by his wife and parents Surviving are a sister Mrs Emory Storey of Milford Center and numerous nieces and nephews Service set for 10 am Thursday at Rawlins Coats Funeral Home with Rev Wilbur Thoma officiating burial in Burlingham Cemetery
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Middleport
James M. Bryson
Athens
James A
Elizabeth Bryson
Emory Storey
Milford Center
Rawlins-Coats
Wilbur Thoma
Burlingham
Pickens Wins 18 Hole Handicap Golf Title at Pomeroy Club
Dr R R Pickens of Middleport captured first in the 18 hole handicap tournament at Pomeroy Golf Club on Sunday. Kalad Hindy took second followed by George Hackett Jr third and Harold Hubbard fourth among 38 golfers. John Duerr, club owner, hosted a luncheon. additional tournaments are planned.
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Pomeroy
R. R. Pickens
Middleport
Pomeroy Golf Club
Kalad Hindy
George Hackett, Jr
Harold Hubbard
John Duerr
Illegal Driver Fined in Meigs County Court
D. M. Gore was fined $10 and costs by Judge Emmet W. Peoples in Meigs County Court on a driving without an operator license charge filed by the Ohio State Patrol.
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Pomeroy
D. M. Gore
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Ohio State Patrol
Meigs County Red Cross Drive chairman sought
Middleport Ohio Rotary Club discussed filling the American Red Cross fund drive chairmanship in Meigs County. J H Grate urged a member take the post as charter revocation threatens the local Red Cross chapter and blood program. Attendees included Cash Bahr John Werner Bob Coats Clarence Lacey Curtis Jenkinson Jack Robson Harold Hubbard Richard Rosenbaum Wendell Gerlach.
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Middleport
American Red Cross
Meigs County
Middleport-Pomeroy
Bahr
John Werner
Bob Coats
Clarence Lacey
Curtis Jenkinson
Jack Robson
Harold Hubbard
Richard Rosenbaum
Wendell Gerlach
Birthday Is Celebrated By Mrs Murray In Middleport
Mrs James Murray of Grant Street observed her 81st birthday Sunday. Attending were Randolph Ward and family from Ravenswood West Virginia along with friends who delivered gifts and greetings during a Bible class observance at the Middleport First Baptist Church.
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Middleport
James Murray
Grant St
Randolph Ward
Mary Lou
Mary Seamans
Richard Ward
Ricky
Cheryl Ann
Ravenswood
W. Va
Murray
Middleport First Baptist Church
Isabelle Winebrenner
Blanche Haptonstall
A. R. Cox
Bertha Archer
Lucille Myers
Floris Pullins
Pomeroy Personal News of Travels and Visitors
Local society notes list visitors and extended family travel patterns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Circle, Mrs. Virgie Hobars Sister Cobspitus, E. J. Strauss and family, the Willets of Huntington, and several Columbus and Athens trips. Families like the Harleys, Ritcheys, Will, and Sayers appear amid visits to Columbus, Wrightsville and Chicago with vacations noted in Michigan and Kentucky.
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Charles Circle
Vernon Willet
Huntington
W. Va
George Hobar Sr
Mis
Virgie Hobars
Cobspitus
E. J. Strauss
John
Lou Ann
Kimberly Mclintosh
Athens
Sullivan
Ray Shethart
Lola Green
Thelma Taylor
Columbus
Harry L. Brown
Jeff
Elaine
Valdosta
Harley Brown
Robert L. Ritchie
Darrell
Chevalier
Bobby Lee
N. Y
Fred Will, Sr
Cuyahoga Falls
Will
Defenbacher
Pomeroy
Raymond Ebersbach
Ursal Davis
Otto Kreinbihl
John Ketchka
Middleport
T. A. Hewetson
Wrightsville
N. C
Charles Byer
Michigan
James Weber
Dayton
Donald Pullem
Ashland
E. M. Blake
Jewel Of Tibet blooms in Mrs Randolphs garden
Mrs P R Randolph showcases the rare Jewel Of Tibet a flowering bulb native to the hills of Tibet. The plant rises three and a half feet with a leafless stalk ending in a purple ball four to five inches wide composed of hundreds of flowers. Each plant bears one ball and spreads by underground bulbs. Blooms last three to six weeks in late spring, best planted September to December.
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Pomeroy
Tibet
P. R. Randolph
Pomeroy Tigers Hold Little League Wiener Roast
The Pomeroy Tigers and families held a Wiener roast at William Radford’s home after a Sunday party. Attendees included numerous players and relatives such as Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore and William, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Napper and Don, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carr and David, and others. Home made ice cream and cake followed the games.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Tigers
Little League
William Radford
Russell Moore
William
Orville Napper
Don
Ernest Carr
David
Charles Werry
Mike
Bob
Cathy
Sondra Drake
Lloyd Wright
Benny
Becky
Robert Burdette
Judy Hysell
Dwight Logan
Dwight, Jr
William Bartels
Charles
Charles Spencer
Kelly
Jimmy
Dottie Lou Brown
Max Folmer
Vanesa
Peggy
Max
Paul
Radford
Bill
Mary
Minister Is Selected District Representative
MIDDLEPORT The Rev Raymon Konkright pastor of Heath Methodist Church has been selected to represent the Portsmouth District at the district superintendent and chairman of evangelism as one of eight representatives of the area.
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Middleport
Raymon Konkright
Heath Methodist Church
Porstmouth
Field Day Planned by Southeast Ohio Guernsey Association
The Southeast Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association schedules its annual field day and basket dinner for members and friends at Twin Elms, the Theiss farm near Racine on Route 124, two miles east, Thursday July 13. Secretary Donald Mora extends the invitation to all interested.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Middleport residents report weekend visits from Akron Ohio to Cleveland Charleston and Columbus connections. Tom Tillett plans naval training Monday while many relatives and friends from Ohio towns called on Mrs. M R Sanborn Mrs. Arlena Reese Mrs. Mary Baumgardner and others at Middleport.
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M. V. Tillett
Tom
Akron
M. R. Sanborn
Bess Sanborn
John Parsons
Ralph Gilmore
Lucy Lewis Cousins
Cleveland
Arlena Reese
Mary F. Baumgardner
Margaret Bowles
Middleport
Will Lewis
Chester Rd
Gene Harris
William Morris
Kansas
Charles R. Lewis
Charleston
W. Va
Evelyn Lewis
Will Dawson
Wayne Watts
Columbus
Warren England
Toledo
Will Myers
Carolyn Bell
Frank Sullivan
S. H. Sullivan
Pearl Sullivan
Grange Meeting Set With Pomeroy This Week
Rock Springs Grange will meet at 8 Thursday evening at the hall. Pomeroy is listed as a participant and the event promises a formal gathering in the local community.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Grange
Driver Fined After Crash In Middleport
In Middleport on N Third Ave a crash damaged two cars. Kathryn A Rainbow 40 of Lakin State Hospital was fined $15 and costs for reckless operation with $450 in damages assigned to her vehicle. Charles Leon Ralston 29 of Middleport forfeited a $25 bond for failure to appear on an intoxication charge. C M Hall 24 of Portsmouth was fined $5 and costs on an intoxication charge.
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Middleport
N. Third Ave
Herbert Gilkey
Kathryn A. Rainbow
Lakin State Hospital
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions for Don Anderson Pomeroy Mrs Mamie Nelson Pomeroy Route 3 Mrs Connie Lindstamer Reedsville Emma Adams Racine R D Elmer Napper Racine Betty Cowan Pomeroy Discharges include Ray Howell Everett Daily Archie Qualls Mrs Paul Stein Metz and son and Larry Spencer.
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Don Anderson
Pomeroy
Mamie Nelson
Connie Lindstamer
Reedsville
Emma Adams
Racine
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