Hay Ride Accident Fails to Wound Meigs County Group
A tractor pulled hay wagon broke its drawbar on Peach Fork Road sending a Brownie Troop 169 group and guests into a ditch. Fortunate escapes and minor injuries followed as emergency crews ferried riders to Meigs General Hospital and later released most after treatment.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Brownie Troop 169
Rock Springs
Howard Roush
Partlow Hill
Peach Fork
Meigs General Hospital
Richard Gilmore
Kay
James Gilmore
Charles Dill
Diana Weyersmiller
Bonnie Gilmore
Susan Lanning
Arthur Ne
Village Funds Report Sees June Totals At Fifty Thousand Nine Hundred Fifteen
MIDDLEPORT The village total funds as of June 30 amount to 50 915 76 per monthly report by clerk Gene Grate. End of month balances include General 14 144 06 street maintenance 11 642 76 state highway 3 320 37 parking meter 2 925 73 cemetery operating 3 840 23 cemetery trusts 1 379 20 fire equipment 536 62 swimming pool 1 631 53 and general bond retirement 11 489 26. Receipts for the month total 6 343 74 with itemized amounts for each fund. Disbursements for June total 4 890 15 across several funds.
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Middleport
Gene Grate
Legion Auxiliary Picnic in Middleport Tonight
Middleport residents attend the annual Ladies Auxiliary of Feeney-Bennett Post 128 Legion picnic at 6 p.m. at Middleport Roadside Park. Special guests are the children who helped with the annual poppy sale.
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Middleport
Ladies Auxiliary of
Feeney-Bennet Post 128
American Legion
False Teeth Ad Promises Secure Fit and Odor Control
A vintage advertisement touts PASTEETH alkaline powder to strengthen plate grip reduce wobble and eliminate plate odor. It claims the tooth支 feel more comfortable and urges readers to buy the product at drug counters everywhere.
New WSCS Officers Installed at Asbury Church Syracuse
The Rev. Carl Herring installed officers of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Asbury Methodist Church in Syracuse. Officers include Mrs. Alice Capehart president and Miss Marcia Karr secretary of spiritual life who reported on the recent Ohio Methodist conference at Lakeside.
Party Marks 2 Birthdays In Middleport
Birthday anniversaries for Joy Boggs 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs Lionel Boggs Lincoln St and Denise Lanier 5 daughter of Mr and Mrs Garland Lanier Rio Grande were observed Monday at the Boggs home Attending were Mrs Lawrence Hartinger Jeff Dennis Jimmy and Mary Ava Boggs and Mrs Boggs Middleport Kristin Hartinger of Arlington Va and Mrs Lanier and son Norman of Rio Grande
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Joy Boggs
Lionel Boggs
Lincoln St
Denise Lanier
Garland Lanier
Rio Grande
Boggs
Lawrence Hartinger
Jeff
Dennis
Jimmy
Mary Ava Boggs
Middleport
Kristin Hartinger
Arlington
Lanier
Norman
WSCS Votes To Pay Part Of Expenses
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Tuppers Plains Methodist Church annex decided to cover part of Janet Caldwell’s Lancaster Camp expenses for July 24 30. They voted to purchase window screens and a door for the annex. Rev. W W Bragg presented the program topic From a Missionary's Diary with Lena Keller and Gladys Violett assisting.
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Pomeroy
Lancaster Camp
Janet Caldwell
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Tuppers Plains Methodist Church
W. W. Bragg
Lena Keller
Gladys Violet
Bible Study Topic At Bradford Church Wednesday Evening
The Bradford Church of Christ will host a 7 30 PM Bible study on The Authority of the Scriptures in Middleport. Services precede the study and invite community members to attend.
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Middleport
Bradford Church
Agent Judges Projects At 4-H Club
POMEROY Mrs Geneva H Nolan county home demonstration agent judged food projects at a meeting of the Pomeroy Benders Junior and Senior 4-H Clubs at the Lohse home. A noon luncheon outdoors followed by safety water life saving demonstrations. Plans set for fair exhibits with youth named to lead education booth and exhibit booth construction. Ice cream social planned for July 22 to benefit Canters Cave camp fund.
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Alita Carpenter
Jennifer Lohse
Tamara Finlan
Janet Brown
Linda Moore
Charlesanna Hess
Karen Hoffner
Jennifer Blakeslee
Linda Shepherd
Peggy Hoffner
Jane Baer
Barbara Coates
Patricia Blakeslee
Carolyn Vaughan
Sharon Freeman
Nancy Titus
Susan Heaton
Canters Cave
Troop 211 Returns From Camp Arrowhead Week
Troop 211 of Addison completed a week at Camp Arrowhead in Ona West Virginia. Sixteen scouts led by Scout Master Marion William and Assistant Scout Master Gordon Fisher attended with 13 units and 155 boys in camp. A blue ribbon for camp inspection was awarded and a campfire program was held with guests and parents in attendance.
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Addison
Camp Arrowhead
Ona
W. Va
Marion William
Gordon Fisher
Tri-State Council
James French
Gary French
Billy Hysel
Richard Neal
Jimmy Hill
Randy Fisher
Charles Heinselman
Ray Johnson
Timmy Lawdon
Donald Rumley
Billy McCormick
Luzon McQuaid
John Sigman
David Smith
George Vance
Ronald Pettey
Middleport personals returns and travels noted
Mr and Mrs Otto Mortzfeld and Miss Karen Dosemagen returned to Kenosha Wisconsin after a visit with Mr and Mrs Verne Davis and relatives. Mr and Mrs Wyllis Grueser returned to New Martinsville West Virginia after a 10 day visit here and in Columbus with their daughter Mrs John McCabe family. Miss Rhonda Lee Ervin returned to Racine after a week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Herbert Fink. Mr and Mrs Donald Lowery and daughter Patty returned home after visiting relatives in Cannonsburg Pennsylvania.
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Otto Mortzfeld
Karen Dosemagen
Kenosha
Wis
Verne Davis
Wyllis Grueser
New Martinsville
W. Va
Grueser
Columbus
John McCabe
Rhonda Lee Ervin
Racine
Herbert Fink
Donald Lowery
Patty
Cannonsburg
Mayor Fines Four on Drinking Charges in City Hearings
Mayor Charles Legar presided over hearings fining Okey Kiser twenty dollars and costs for intoxication, George Sprouse five dollars and costs for intoxication, Jack Ghee twenty five dollars and costs for resisting arrest with part of the fine suspended, Gary Hovatter five dollars and costs for reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and William Reeves forfeited a fifteen dollar bond on intoxication charges.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Okey Kiser
George Sprouse
Jack Ghee
Gary Hovatter
William Reeves
Ghee
Hovatter
Miss Gloria Atkins Weds David Riggs In Harrisonville
Miss Gloria Kay Atkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Atkins of Harrisonville married David R Riggs son of Mr and Mrs Fred Riggs of Pomeroy in a candlelight June 4 ceremony at the Harrisonville Presbyterian Church. Rev Laurence Woodruff officiated with organ music and vocal trio. The couple now reside in Athens.
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Pomeroy
Gloria Kay Atkins
Eugene Atkins
Harrisonville
David R. Riggs
Fred Riggs
Presbyterian
Janice Epple
Anna King
Sharon Jewell
Edith Mae Johnson
Esta Mae Blackwood
Gordon Atkins
Robert Jewell
Gene Romine
Clotene Blackwood
Pauline Atkins
Ruby Diehl
Ruby Halliday
Mildred Alkire
Riggs
Athens
Mayor appoints new village committee members in Middleport
Mayor Kenneth McElhinny filled vacancies on the village council by appointing new committees after Ernest Covert resigned and A A Scarberry took the unexpired term. New lists name Gibbons Zerkle Fisher and others across finance recreation relief and more with reappointments to cemetery trustees and a fireman survivor insurance board. The recreation committee gains Lewis Ellis as chairman with four others added.
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Middleport
Kenneth McElhinny
Ernest Covert
A. A. Scarberry
Wayne Gibbons
John Zerkle
Clinton Fisher
William Childs
Lee Smith
Scarberry
Smith
Gibbons
Fisher
Zerkle
Smith and Childs
Childs
Russell Mills
Harold Hinkle
First Birthday Cookout for Kelly Ann Wilson
Geoffrey and Mrs. Wilson hosted a Sunday cookout for their daughter Kelly Ann's first birthday. Invited guests included Verne and Verne Jr. Davis, Rus sell and Wilson families with children, Villa Carl of Middleport, Leone Wilson of Amesville, Charles and Carl Moore of Fairborn, Don Jett and daughter, David and Virginia Slater, all of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Geoffrey Wilson
Kelly Ann
Verne Davis
Russell Wilson
Villa Carl
Middleport
Leone Wilson
Amesville
Charles Moore
Fairborn
Carl Moore
Don Jett
David Slater
Virginia Slater
Tile installation workshop in Huntington
Wesley Fry of Fry Plumbing Co and Elda Carsey of Warner Construction Co attended a ceramic tile installation workshop in Huntington West Virginia on Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by Huntington Wholesale Furniture Co and held at Hotel Pritchard.
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Middleport
Wesley Fry
Fry Plumbing Co
Elda Carsey
Warner Construction Co
Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Wholesale Furniture Co
Pritchard
Garden Club To Observe Anniversary
POMEROY Plans for the Pomeroy Garden Club's 25th anniversary were made at a Monday meeting at Mrs. J. O. Roedel's home. Co hostess Mrs. Irving Karr Jr., president Mrs. Roy Betzing led the session. A picnic is planned for August 1 at 6 p.m. at Mrs. Karr's Mason home.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
J. O. Roedel
Irving Karr, Jr
Roy Betzing
Karr
Mason
Roedel
Dor Schaefer
John Lietwiler
Theodore Ebersbach
J. E. Foster
George Skinner
Cub Scouts Have Outing
Middleport Cub Scout Pack 244 held its final outing before joining Boy Scout Troop. After dinner at Martin Restaurant they visited Baker Furniture Store to meet visiting TV personalities then went to Pomeroy for a movie. Mrs. Helen Sauer received a bracelet for her service as den mother.
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Middleport
Martin
Baker Furniture
Pomeroy
Helen Sauer
Steven Hindy
Marvin Fry
Leland Brown
Wayne Davis
William Davis
William Hysell
Sam Hood
George Sauer
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Local Realty Trades
Meigs County records list multiple transfers including John Brickles and Emma Brickles to Earl and Janet Robinson for lot 466 in Middleport, Edith Davis and James Davis to James Mahokey and Margaret Mahokey for lot 185 in Pomeroy, and several other parcels in Sally bury Salisbury Two Salem Two Pomeroy and Syracuse among buyers such as the Pomeroy Board of Education and private individuals.
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John Brickles
Emma Brickles
Earl W. Robinson
Janet M. Robinson
Middleport
Edith S. Davis
James R. Davis
James L. Mahokey
Margaret Mahokey
Pomeroy
Gloria Ann Ebersbach
George Ebersbach
Arve
Cub Scouts Plan Golden Jubilee Outing at Rock Springs
Cub Scout Pack 246 members and families met at Rock Springs fairgrounds to plan a golden jubilee outing on July 24 at the fairgrounds. A planning meeting for area Cub leaders was set for 8 p.m. Friday at Rock Springs Methodist Church. Dwight Logan presented Bobcat pins to Max Folmer and Mike Young. refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Dwight Logan
Max Folmer
Mike Young
Laurel Cliff Health Club Picnickers Celebrate Birthday
About 20 members of the Laurel Cliff Better Health Club and their families enjoyed a Monday picnic at Bailey's Lake. A birthday handkerchief shower honored Mrs. Dana Oliver during the gathering.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Bing Draws 1 to 15 Years in Ohio Penitentiary
James Bing received a one to fifteen year sentence from Judge John C. Bacon in Meigs County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. The same court set a money suit hearing for Clinton Teachers Agency versus Roger Roush of Rutland at 10 a.m. on August 29.
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Pomeroy
James Bing
Ohio
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Bing
James B. O’brien
Clinton Teachers Agency
Roger Roush
Rutland
Councilors To Meet For Theodorus Council Picnic
Past councilors of Theodorus Council and Daughters of America will gather at Bailey's Lake at 6 p.m. Thursday for a community picnic. Local leaders invite any former councilors and members of the two organizations to attend.
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Pomeroy
Theodorus Council, Daughters of America
Bailey's Lake
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Maria Grueser
Becky Nease
Sherrie Blackton
Sandra Gilmore
Brenda Gilmore
Kathy Abbott
Kathy Dill
Connie Radford
Donna Jeffers
Helen Glaze
Donna Gilmore
Linda Dill
Sharon Dill
Richard Dill
Bennett Roush
Bruce Blackstone
Bobby Blackstone
Connie Lanning
Legion
Dorothy Perkins
Cologne
Dutton Drug
TV and
WSCS
Baker's
4-H
Harold Lohse
David Riggs
MR. and
Mrs
Preston Motors
FORD
S. 3Rd Ave
Cub
Cub Scouts
Health Club
Elberfelds
Stark’s Pharmacy
Metropolitan Motors
H. P
Metropolitan Motors Transportation
H&r Firestone
Restone
Firestone
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