Park Street School Building Offered for Sale in Middleport
Middleport educators report a plan to sell the four room brick Park Street School building while consolidating first grade into Central School. The proposal targets economic reuse, with a two year trial and return option if unused, as officials seek public benefit.
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Athens
Park Street
Middleport
Park St. School
Park St
Industrial Committee
Board of Education
Trimble Ordinance Amends Bond Tax Plan for Village
Ordinance 1940B revises Section 6 of 1940A to fund bond interest and principal via an annual direct tax on all Trimble property. It outlines levy, collection, and irrevocable pledge of funds, and declares the measure an emergency to issue bonds for pre-1939 public debts.
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Trimble
State OF
Ohio
Frye couple to lease Texaco station in Port Middleport
Mr and Mrs George M Frye of Columbus plan to stay at the Boice Apartment Lincoln Street indefinitely as Mr Frye leases the Texaco Service Station at Mill and N Fourth Ave near the Post Office They moved from Meigs County 25 years ago and raised five children in Columbus
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Middleport
George M. Frye
Columbus
Boice
Lincoln St
Frye
Texaco
Mill and
N. Fourth Ave
Fryes
Meigs County
Sinclair Oil Co
Herbert Fink
Mabel Hysell
P. A. Hysell
Hartinger Supper Hosts Kansas City Guests
Mr and Mrs Dan Hartinger Letart Falls entertained at supper in honor of their cousins Mr and Mrs Fisher Russell and daughter Dorothy of Kansas City Missouri. Additional guests included Mr and Mrs Sidney Williams Rutland Mrs Richard Grogan and son Kelly Grogan.
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Dan Hartinger
Letart Falls
Fisher Russell
Dorothy
Kansas City
Sidney Williams
Rutland
Richard Grogan
Kelly Grogan
White Rose Lodge 291 Auxiliary Holds August Picnic Plans
Mrs R C McBride Mrs James Sauders and Mrs Philip Meier hosted the regular monthly White Rose Lodge 291 auxiliary meeting at the McBride home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs John Dillard, president, presided over the business session and plans for an August picnic at Roadside Park were made. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. McBride
James Sauders
Philip Meier
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Local Couple Wed At First Baptist Church
Kathryn Marteney and John Martin Mygatt were married Thursday afternoon at the home of Rev. L O Grant. Attendants were Miss Wanda Byers and Don Mullen. The bride is a Parkersburg High School graduate and now lives with her sister. The groom is employed at the Big Three Grocery. They will reside on North Third Avenue.
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Kathryn Marteney
John Martin Mygatt
L. O. Grant
First Baptist Church
Wanda Byers
Don Mullen
Marteney
Denzil Marteney
Parkersburg
Roy Barnes
S. Third Ave
Mygatt
Mr. Mygatt
Big Three
Mrs. Mygatt
N. Third Ave
Hartingers Host Dinner For Nephew’s Swiss Visit
Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Hartinger entertained last night at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe for their nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs. William Besserer Thomas who had just returned from a three years stay in Switzerland. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. E. D. Hartinger and Mrs. D. B. Hartinger.
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M. D. Hartinger
William Besserer Thomas
Switzerland
Mary Jane
J. E. D. Hartinger
D. B. Hartinger
Grand International Auxiliary Meeting Hosts Luncheon
Mrs. M. J. McCarty and Mrs. Dea Hayes chaired the Grand International Auxiliary of the B of L.E. meeting. A one o'clock luncheon preceded the business session. The traveling prize donated by Mrs. Mont Howell was awarded to Mrs. Walter Harris.
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M. J. McCarty
Dea Hayes
Grand International Auxiliary
B. of L.E
Mont Howell
Walter Harris
Births Reported in Pomeroy area this week
Recent births announced: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Franz on Wednesday, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Stace of Minersville on Thursday, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cecil on Monday.
Coon Chase Date Change Set for July 14 in Meigs
The Meigs County Coon Hunters Association moves the annual Coon Chase to Sunday July 14 at the county fairgrounds, shifting from the previously announced July 21 date.
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Pomeroy
The
Meigs County Coon Hunters Association
Contract Club entertained at Mrs Frank Vroman home
Mrs James Harley attended as the sole guest at the Contract Club gathering hosted by Mrs Frank Vroman. Miss Harrie Marie Smith won high score for the evening.
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Middleport
James Harley
Contract Club
Frank Vroman
Harrie Marie Smith
Judge C. E. Peoples Recuperating After Eye Operation
Judge C. E. Peoples, 83, is recuperating at Holzer Hospital after an operation to remove one eye last month. He has walked in the hospital, enjoyed car rides with relatives, and recently spent hours at his home before returning to the hospital.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
C. E. Peoples
Holzer Hospital
Pythian Sisters Club Plans Summer Meetings
The Staff and Officers Club of the Pythian Sisters will continue meetings through the summer. The regular gathering at Mrs. David Farmer's home on S. Fifth Ave featured a business session led by Mrs. Teresa Autherson in Mrs. Griff Russell’s absence. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Mein hart, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Gardner, and Mrs. Loughead.
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Middleport
Pythian Sisters
David Farmer
S. Fifth Ave
Mayme Byers
Zella Cross
Otho Watts
R. B. Loughead
Teresa Autherson
Griff Russell
Philip Meinhart
William Lowe
Pearl Gardner
Laughead
Missionary Motion Pictures Planned at Enterprise Church
The Enterprise United Brethren Church will show six reels during evening service depicting missionary work in Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Santo Domingo, and Japan. Rev. William Bartoe announced the program highlighting foreign mission efforts and successes.
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Pomeroy
Enterprise United Brethren Church
William Bartoe
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Santo Domingo
Japan
Rutland Banker Walter Amos Dies in California at 85
Walter Amos, uncle of Rutland Byron and B E Saxton, died June 24 in Orange California at age 85. He was a lifelong farmer in Rutland Township until 1907 when he sold his farm and moved West.
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Rutland
Byron
B. E. Saxton
Walter Amos
Orange
Calif
Amos
Rutland Township
Third family member undergoes surgery this week
Miss Helen Rhodes underwent an appendectomy at St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg, the third surgical case in the family since May 1. She is the daughter of Pomroy School Superintendent C J Rhodes. The article notes that numbering of federal highways began in 1925.
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Pomeroy
Helen Rhodes
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Miss Rhodes
C. J. Rhodes
Water Plant Proposal Arises In Syracuse Village
Syracuse Mayor William Kelly announces a one man survey to gauge public support for a municipal water system. A feasibility committee was formed, fines work program approved, weed control ordered, and speeding controls sought on State Route 124.
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Syracuse
William Kelly
Kelly
State Highway Patrol
Perfect Record Nines Are to Play Today
POMEROY Unblemished Racine and Middleport in the Meigs County Junior Baseball League face tests today as Racine meets Portland and Kerrs Run visits Middleport. Racine holds four wins, Middleport three, with Tuppers Plains at Bashan and Letart at Pomeroy on the schedule. Leading hitters include Smalley Racine Jack Stivers Pomeroy Stalnaker Tuppers Plains Weyersmiller Kerrs Run and Duckworth Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Middleport
Meigs County
Portland
Kerri Run
Tuppers Plains
Bashan
Letart
Smalley
Jack Stivers
Stalnaker
Weyersmiller
Kerrs Run
Duckworth
Spelling Bee Circuit Reunion Highlights Across Districts
The seventh annual reunion of Old Spelling Bee Circuit schools gathered at State Farm Park on Sunday with attendees from Bowers Reeves Sharps Sugar Grove Welch Carpenter Pegtown and many distant guests. Officials elected included President C C Woodyard Vice President D W Dye Secretary Treasurer W I Swett and Assistant Secretary Treasurer W H Hampton.
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Carpenter
Bowers
Reeves
Sharps
Sugar Grove
Welch
Pegtown
State Farm Park
John Vernon
Harold
Dietrich
New Lexington
Arthur Woodyard
Harold Ball
Winnie Bush
Columbus
Ray Jordan
Virginia
Chillicothe
Grace Whitlatch Ward
Oak Hill
Charles Kingan
Butler
Penna
Nan Caster
Chicago
Ill
Howard Tewksbury
Millersport
W. H. Barker
Wilton
Minn
Lawrence Morris
Bowers School
Cora Vines
Reeves School
Blanch Woodyard
Gene van Dyke
Pegtown School
Cc. C. Woodyard
D. W. Dye
W. I. Swett
W. H. Hampton
Great Barrier Reef Formed From Coral Bodies Off Australia
The great barrier reef off the coast of Australia formed from coral skeletons and now encloses a vast water area larger than Scotland, highlighting its immense scale and biological origin.
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Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Scotland
Pomeroy Attorney Hit By Driverless Car
Pomeroy attorney Dana H. Peoples recounts a strange collision near the Middleport Pomeroy line on Route 7. The driverless car rolled from a parked incline and struck the rear fender of the Peoples vehicle with negligible damage beyond that.
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Pomeroy Attorney
Pomeroy
Dana H. Peoples
Pioneer Group Plans Meeting in Meigs County
The Meigs County Pioneer Society announces its annual meeting at Racine Methodist Church in August. President Mrs FE W Kingsland leads officers and directors including Dr George Lasher, D B Williams, Ethel Garland, John C Hallam, and Mrs Wingett. The sixty seventh anniversary marks Ohio’s oldest continuous pioneer group.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Racine Methodist Church
E. A. Wingett
Racine
Pioneer Society
Ohio
FE. W. Kingsland
George Lasher
D. B. Williams
Ethel Garland
John C. Hallam
Marcia Karr
C. Fe, Peoples
George Daniels
Will Stivers
Wingett
Women's Guild Holds July Christmas Party
Members of the Women's Guild of the Federated Church hosted a July Christmas Party with a June in January twist. Decorations set the seasonal mood as carols and a program featured Billy Blaetmar's recitation, Corrine Ashworth's vocal solo, and Virginia Reibel's reading of The White Cross.
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Pomeroy
Women's Guild of the Federated Church
Billy Blaetmar
Corrine Ashworth
White Cross
Virginia Reibel
Granger Meet Draws 206 Members in Meigs County
More than 206 members attended the Pomona Grange meeting at Tuppers Plains high school auditorium with C. G. Williams Grange. Fourteen candidates were obligated in the fifth degree. A full literary program featured vocal and accordion solos, talks, readings, and a Grange play. A wedding shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sargent with gifts from thirteen subordinate Granges. Committees were named to plan the August Grange picnic at State Farm Park.
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Tuppers Plains
Pomona Grange
C. G. Williams Grange
Tuppers Plains High School
Guy Everett Springer
Robert R. Kim
C. G. Williams
Eva Whaley
Dorothy Whaley
Hemlock
T. K. Bell
Chester
Rollin Beards
Edith M. Ament
Gladys Grueser
Mabel Beards
Ernest Rhodes
Rock Springs
Kate Hayman
Elma Whiteside
Blayne Milhoan
Wayne Milhoan
Olive
Charles Walburn
Blakeslee
Gerald Hoffner
Henry Bailey
Columbia
Laurel Granges
Jack Sargent
State Farm Park
Columbia Grange
H. C. Cummings
Harley Musser
Pomona Home Economics Committee
Mr. Blakeslee
Miss Humphreys
Syracuse Boy in Critical Condition After Car Accident
Cecil Teaford aged 10, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Teaford of Syracuse, remains in critical condition at Holzer Hospital two weeks after being struck on State Route 124. He is unconscious with injuries as reported though slight improvement is noted.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Teaford
Glen Teaford
Syracuse
Holzer Hospital
Two Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
Two cases filed in Common Pleas Court seek accounting of rents and profits from the estate of Mrs. Katherine Graber in Pomeroy and foreclosure of mortgage on property owned by Leonard Jewell and others. Plaintiffs are John Stephen Goett and Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
John Stephen Goett
Katherine Graber
Anthony J. Graber
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Leone Ard Jewell, Et al
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Licenses issued to Carl Drummond 21 Cheshire and Leona Tucas 16 Cheshire. Clarence Richard Powell 18 Racine and Kathleen Greathouse 19 Racine. Clyde Smith Jr 18 Letart Falls and Belva May Hudson 18 Letart Falls. Floyd Casto 21 Cheshire and Retha McKinney 21 Cheshire.
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Pomeroy
Carl Drummond
Cheshire
R. D
Leona Tucas
Clarence Richard Powell
Raccine
Kathleen Greathouse
Racine
Clyde Smith, Jr
Belva May Hudson
Letart Falls
Floyd Casto
Retha McKinney
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Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
Percy E. Nelson
Roosevelt
Taft
Eugene Hammond
M. E. Christman
Middleport Social Notes
Harry Miller
Ernestine Harris
Beckwith
W. Va
Ann Sauer
Margaret Sauer
Dayton
Ada Bing
Bing
Charles McMaster
Malcolm Roller
R. R. Boice
Henry Ewing
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
John Will
Rutland St
Geraldine Mathews
Conneaut
Will
Matthews
Gallipolis
Jewell Burnette
Max Sanborn
Akron
Mabel Berry
L. E. Burford
Murray City
Pythian Sister Lodge
Lodge
F. J. Beasley Co
Pythian Sisters Club
Enterprise Church
California
Spelling Bee Circuit
Aire
Burke Ervin
S., Court St
Pioneer Group
Women’s Guild
Granger Meet
Meigs Co
Coon Hunters
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Frank G
Roush Minersville
CTC
Colonial
Berry Hotel Bldg
Athens, Ohio
HHO
General Electric
Southern
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