Plans To Repair Parking Wall With Bond Funds
Pomeroy council discusses financing the upper parking lot wall repair and hires John Duerr to draft bid specifications. A possible $122 per foot rate could cost about $16 500 for 136 feet with 75 additional feet targeted to “do the job right.” Funds may come from sinking or bond retirement, repaid by parking meter receipts and a possible one mill levy.
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Duerr
Pomeroy
Crow
Pat Will
Canaday
City Hall
Scouts Plan Ticket Sale Campaign in Middleport
Troop 245 Boy Scouts of America under Donald Ohlinger plans a street ticket sale Saturday afternoon in Middleport. The Liberty Theatre will show the benefit movie Hurricane Island August 6 and 7 under Scout auspices. Scouts meet at the Public Library at 2 p.m. to map the sale. uniforms urged.
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Middleport
Boy Scouts of America
Donald Ohlinger
Ballyhoo
Liberty Theatre
Hurricane Island
Boy Scouts
Ohlinger
Middleport Public Library
Meigs DAR Invites Tea in Point Pleasant West Virginia
Mrs. David C Miller regent of Return Jonathan Meigs Conger DAR received an invitation for chapter members to attend a tea at Mansion House Point Pleasant West Virginia honoring Mrs. Keith McClung state regent of the West Virginia Society DAR. Tea runs two to four with transportation arranged by Mrs. Miller or Mrs. O. P. Klein.
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Middleport
David C Miller
Jonathan Meigs Conger
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles Lewis
Mansion House
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Keith McClung
West Virginia Society
DAR
McClung
Hartford
Daughters of Return
Jonathan Meigs
Miller
0. P. Klein
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admits and Births Report
Admitted list includes Rosa Lee Clark Lancaster Bernard Diddle Racine Luther Amos Cheshire Charles Cheatham Shade Wanda Lemley Middleport Sidney Durst Portland Mrs Wayne Beal Harrisonville Mrs Dallas Hill Letart Falls Mrs Dennis Oxyer Cheshire Births announce Racine couple Bernard and wife a son Letart Falls couple Dallas Hill a daughter Harrisonville couple Wayne Beal a daughter Cheshire couple Dennis Oxyer a son Discharges include Ray Woodgeard and baby Rose mary Blosser, Mrs Ronald Miller, Mrs Anna Dailey, Mrs Hannah Douglas, Allen Bundy and Janice Appl e.
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Rosa Lee Clark
Lancaster
Bernard Diddle
Racine
Luther Amos
Cheshire
Charles Cheatham
Shade
Wanda Lemley
Middleport
Sidney Durst
Portland
Wayne Beal
Harrisonville
Dallas Hill
Letart Falls
Dennis Oxyer
Pomeroy Social Notes Annual Sunday School Picnic
The Federated Sunday School held its annual picnic at Rock Springs Fairgrounds with men playing softball and horseshoes. The high school class beat the men's class in softball, followed by a picnic supper around 6 p m and vesper services led by Fred Blaetmar.
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Pomeroy
Federated Sunday School
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Fred Blaetmar
Senior Youth Fellowship plans summer activities at Federated Church
The Senior Youth Fellowship met in the church social rooms led by Rev. Harold F. Hess. They outlined a summer program and announced a swimming party at Lake Hope. Members shared photos from their Philadelphia and Washington trip.
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Pomeroy
The
Federated Church
Harold F. Hess
Lake Hope
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Betz Family Returns From Michigan Visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Betz and daughter Diane of Michigan returned home Friday after a vacation with Mrs. Betz's mother Mrs. B. A. Consey of Columbus. They also visited grandmother Mrs. B. A. Dodson.
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Pomeroy
H. E. Betz
Diane
Michigan
Grace Church Women’s Auxiliary to Meet Friday
The Women's Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal Church will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. W. P. Lochary with Mrs. Gretta Price assisting as hostess.
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church
W. P. Lochary
Gretta Price
Jimmy Sutton Hospitalized With Virus Infection
Three year old Jimmy Sutton of Enterprise is in Morrison Hospital Milton West Virginia with a virus infection in his tonsils. He is expected to remain in the hospital for about a week.
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Pomeroy
Jimmy Sutton
Lois Sutton
Clara Grueser
Enterprise
Morrison Hospital
Milton
W. Va
Jimmy
Landaker Birth Announcement and Visit Cast
Mr and Mrs David Landaker announce the birth of a baby girl born Friday July 11 Grandparents are Mrs Mabel Landaker and Mrs Walter Lee Kingsbury Alfred Deck and Oliver Graham visited Mr and Mrs Landaker on Sunday
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Pomeroy
David Landaker
Mabel Landaker
Walter Lee
Kingsbury
Alfred Deck
Oliver Graham
Solemn High Mass Attended by Guth Gloeckner and Vaughan
Misses Lena and Katie Guth Dorothy Gloeckner and Frank Vaughan attended the Solemn High Mass for Mrs Rose Wangler at St Marys Church in Marietta on Monday morning.
Local residents share visits across states and cities
Mrs. Sadie Miller returns home on Mulberry Ave after a two week visit in Albany. Mrs. Agnes McGreevy comes back to Columbus from a short stay here and is employed there. Mr. and Mrs. Theo McQuigg and son Robert and Mrs. Charles W. McQuigg of Los Angeles arrived for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George McQuigg and depart to Detroit to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shafe of Altadena arrived Monday.
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Svening
Shafe
Vida Ihle
W. G. McQuigg
Mansfield
Manning Webster
W. H.H
Tippy
Dye
Seattle
Wash
Ralston Russell
Ralston Jr
Columbus
Mary Lynn Farnham
Cincinnati
Poveroy
New York City
Helen Brown Mitchell
David Finlaw
Kentucky Military Institute
Mildred Finlaw
D. W. Hennessy
Lucy Scoville
Belpre
Joy Webster
Gladys Heasley
Ida Waterman
Parkersburg
Lucy Gibbs
Mulberry Avenue
Harry Hoover
Adolph Ebersbach
Charleston
W. Va
Bessie ‘Bentz
Lincoln Hill
Bernice Ann Durst
W. A. Burns
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Elmer Schaefer
Charles Neuman
George Freeland Ee
Beverly
Herbert Dixon
Gmnastes Susie
Clara Grueser
Wilma Stobart
Sadie Miller
Mulberry Ave
Albany
Agnes McGreevy
McGreevy
Theo McQuigg
Robert
Charles W. McQuigg
Los Angeles
Calif
George McQuigg
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Shafe
Altadena
DAV Appoints 11 Delegates to Ohio DAV Convention
DAV Chapter 53 named 11 delegates for the Ohio Department Disabled American Veterans convention in Akron July 25 to 27. Delegates include Ben Turner Walter Kennedy Jr Herman Warner John Fisher Leonard Jewell John Bacon Herald Hite John D Thomas John Stahl Howard Mullen Roland Durst. Alternates listed include Walter Kennedy Sr William Warner Jake Turner Lonzo Custer Virgil Collins Richard Pickens James Haggerty Max Davis Gordon Wolfe Owen Watson and Charles Fick.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Department
Akron
DAV
John C. Bacon
Ben Turner
Walter Kennedy, Jr
Herman Warner
John Fisher
Leonard Jewell
John Bacon
Herald Hite
John D. Thomas
John Stahl
Howard Mullen
Roland Durst
Walter Kennedy
William Warner
Jake Turner
Lonzo Custer
Virgil Collins
Richard Pickens
James Haggerty
Max Davis
Gordon Wolfe
Owen Watson
Charles Fick
Ohio
Dayton
Bacon
Grange to Meet at DAV Home in Co. L on Butternut
The Pomeroy Bend Grange plans regular Thursday session at the DAV Home on Butternut Avenue. Heaton, worthy master, states two candidates will receive the first and second degrees.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
DAV
Butternut Avenue
L. Heaton
Ocean Wave Road Hazards Repaired by Waterways Coal Co
Waterways Coal Company funded and Cavett Construction completed repairs on the Ocean Wave section of South Pearl Street in Middleport. The village council ordered the work over a year ago. trucks must bypass the area when loaded but may return empty, with mayor Sidney T. Russell noting the order will be lifted soon.
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Middleport
Pearl St
Ash
Park Sts
Waterways Coal Company
Ohio River
Cavett Construction Company
Coal Company
Sidney T. Russell
Registration For Directory Is Requested
Telephony firms urge residents to sign up with the General Telephone Association at the Pomeroy office so their names appear in the new directory. Hundreds of subscribers may be added after service extension completes in a few months, easing a four year wait in Middleport.
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Middleport
General Telephone Association
Pomeroy
Social Security Act Speakers Available
Portsmouth Social Security Administration offers speakers to explain the Social Security Act to any Meigs County group. Organizations such as religious, fraternal, civil or labor may request a speaker by writing to 612 Masonic Building or calling the Portsmouth office, manager John R. Chatfield said.
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Pomeroy
Portsmouth
Social Security Administration
John R. Chatfield
Meigs County
Chatfield
Masonic Building
Church Board to Meet Chauncey
The Official Board for Greens Run Church of Christ will meet Wednesday at 6 30 p.m in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Greens Run
Church of Christ
Pomeroy School Board OKs 170 983 Budget For 1953
The Pomeroy Board of Education approved a 1953 tax budget totaling 170 983.16 with expenditures led by 98 430 for salaries and 15 762 for maintenance. A 180 day calendar and annual actions including coal bids and a new bus driver were also approved for adjustments and upcoming terms.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
W. A. Smith
Smith
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Chester Knight
Mrs Robinette Hosts Birthday Dinner Attended by Friends
Chauncey Mrs Elizabeth Robinette hosted a chicken dinner Saturday in observance of birthdays for Miss Helen How ard, Miss Olive Brookens, and Mrs Ida Hill assisted by Mrs Nellie Brookens. Guest Guy Brookens attended.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Robinette
Nellie Brookens
Helen Howard
Olive Brookens
Ida Hill
Guy Brookens
Tippett Visitors From Sunday Family Gathering
Chauncey and Mrs Neil Tippett visited their parents over the weekend. They spent time with Mr and Mrs Guy Brookens and Mr and Mrs Sam Tippett.
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Chauncey
Neil Tippett
Guy Brookens
Sam Tippett
Lake Wales Visitors Stop in Chauncey
Lake Wales Fla Mr and Mrs A R Liggett visit Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs W G Davis and family. Mr Liggett is Mrs Davis brother.
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Lake Wales
Chauncey
A. R. Liggett
Lake Wales, Fla
W. G. Davis
Mr. Liggett
Davis
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Pomeroy Levee
Ted Downie
Howard Kitchen
E. J. Strauss
Phillips
Ann Dvorak
Gene Evans
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David Harum
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes
Smuggler's
Hartley & Bennett Shoe Store
Meigs
Ansco
Stewart Granger
Wendell Corey
Charisse Morgan Farley
J. M. Kerrigan
Danny Wilson
Tempe Middleport
Cave OF the Outlaws
MacDonald Carey
Alexis Smith
Victor Jory
Edgar Buchanan
Boots Malone
NASH
Crosley
Ford Pickup
French Motor CO
Walnut St. Mame
Scouts
Meigs Dar
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy Social Notes
Youth Fellowship
Marietta
Pomeroy Personals
Grange
Marguerite Shoe Shop
Orguerite Meyer
Mrs. Robinette
Associated Radio
Harry A. Miller
Zenith
Martin & Roller
Rexall Store
Middlewort
Athens
Falls City Brewing Co, Inc
Louisville
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
William Saroyan
Ralley
Pew Well
Ralph Selective Meeker
Caron
Raszwar
Roland John McIntire
Ation
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Harrom
Rca
Francis
Technicolor
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Gale Robbins
Anthony Quinn
Te See UO
Alexandre Dumas
Pit
Gene Tierney
Thelma Ritter
John Lund
Ray Mill and
Hedy Lamarr
Copper Canyon
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