Pomeroy Plane Crash Wounds Two in Pine Grove Field
A four passenger plane operated by Elmer W. Hilberg crashed into a tree on Sand Ridge Road near Five Points Saturday evening injuring Hilberg and passenger Margaret Cooper. Both were taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis with facial lacerations and a fractured ankle respectively. Investigators said the attempt to land led to a collision with a fence before the aircraft nosed into the ground. Sheriff Charles Russell Deputy Charles Wise and State Highway Patrolman William Davis investigated.
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Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Theo Mora
Sand Ridge
Pine Grove
Five Points
Elmer W. Hilberg
Hilberg
Margaret Cooper
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Frank Fair Farm
Mora Place
Charles Russell
Charles H. Wise
William Davis
Two Cases of Measles Adds to Family Woes
POMEROY The Chaney family of Gold Ridge near Darwin endures losses from a windstorm that tore the roof and second story and damaged a barn. Now two youngest children fall ill with measles while the injured son recovers at home.
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Pomeroy
Chaney
Gold Ridge
Darwin
Lunchroom Opening Set in Mill Street Snack Bar
MIDDLEPORT opening today after weeks of closure the Snack Bar Mill St redecorated and fitted. Clifford Stumbo resumes management with Harry Russell kitchen charge assisted by Beulah White and Pearl Hoffman. Stumbo to buy and run fountain service. Formal opening in two weeks after install.
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Middleport
Mill St
Clifford Stumbo
L. B. Higgins
Stumbo
Harry Russell
Beulah White
Pearl Hoffman
VEW District Chief to Address Pomeroy Veterans
W. L. Ingerlick Twelfth District Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will speak at the Pomeroy VFW meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. The event at the VFW hall in the old Eagles' Hall invites Spanish American War vets and all overseas veterans, per Post Commander William Grueser.
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Pomeroy
W. L. Ingerlick
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Eagles’ Hall
William Grueser
Guard Heads to Fort Knox Camp From Parkersburg
West Virginia National Guard units from Parkersburg traveled through Pomeroy Saturday near noon en route to Fort Knox Kentucky. In Middleport Mr and Mrs Edgar Pratt who bought the C O Fisher building adjoining their Home Restaurant are redecorating both exterior and interior. Improvements are also being made on the second floor apartments.
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Pomeroy
West Virginia National Guard
Parkersburg
Fort Knox
Middleport
Edgar Pratt
C. O. Fisher
State highway bid sought for Athens County resurfacing project
Ohio Department of Highways invites sealed proposals for widening and resurfacing 19 254.9 feet of State Route 13 in Trimble Township and Glouster, Athens County. Planes and specs on file. bid due July 27, 1950. contract by Nov 30, 1950. wage rates set. $5 353.10 certified check required. Also includes federal condemnation suit notices involving Nancy Barnhart et al and defendants in US District Court for compensation of 208.07 acres in Athens County.
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State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Trimble
Glouster
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
J. Krauser
Nancy Barnhart
J. Rutter
Frances McKee
Shell Rutter
William Hatfield
Warren Putman
E. S. Rothman
Hugh Gormley
Riley Norris
C. H. Emerson
Paul McKee
Tim McKee
Paul Lt. Gaylor
United States of America
United States District Court For
Southern District of Ohio
Unis Court
Federal Building
United States
Onio
Meigs County adopts school calendar for 1950 51
Meigs County Board of Education approved the 1950 51 calendar. Meigs superintendent Q O Patterson announced classes start September 5 with organization day the day before. The schedule includes six nine week periods and a total of 178 teaching days with a teachers' meeting.
Three Persons Reported Recovering From Illness
Middleport notes that Mrs. Lynford Johnson is treated at Mason Clinic for an infected hand Curtis Roush has an infected knee and uses a cane Delbert Rice with a foot infection for eight weeks returned from Dayton and will receive further treatment
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Middleport
Lynford Johnson
Mason Clinic
Curtis Roush
Delbert Rice
Dayton
Vacation guest list and sheriff sale notice in Athens County
Local society notes list visitors and hosts across Ohio towns including Portland Akron Point Pleasant Washington WV and Beverly Barberton as well as Coolville Ravenswood Letart Falls and Savannah. Sheriff announces partition sale of 40.20 acre Athens County property subject to oil and gas rights with a bid floor of 400 dollars.
Mt Moriah Church delegate to Providence meeting
Carrie Cassell will serve as delegate from Mt Moriah Baptist Church to the Providence Association meeting in Ironton on August 8. She will join other Mt Moriah Missionary Society members, with plans set at Florence Richards home.
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Middleport
Carrie Cassell
Mt. Moriah
Providence Association
Ironton
Picnic outing on Lake Jackson near Oak Hill
Mr and Mrs E M Wood and Mr and Mrs C L Wood with Bracky JoAnn and children visit Lake Jackson for a Sunday picnic dinner and supper. Also boating swimming and fishing noted with Forrest Bachtel family including Forrest Katherine Carol and James Russell.
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Middleport
Lake Jackson
Oak Hill
E. M. Wood
C. L. Wood
Bracky
JoAnn
Forrest Bachtel
Forrest
Katherine
Carol
James Russell
Robert Fisher
Beals announce birth of son Timothy Lewis
Middleport announces the birth of Timothy Lewis Beal on July 6 in Cambridge New York. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. John Orr of Wilmington Pennsylvania. Dr Orr is a former Presbyterian minister and Mrs Orr is sister of Miss Margaret Sauer Googer and Lewis Sauer.
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Middleport
Rodney Beal
Margaret Orr
Timothy Lewis
Cambridge
N. Y
John Orr
Wilmington
Doctor Orr
Orr
Mary Sauer
Margaret Sauer
Googer
Lewis Sauer
Tewksbury Family Visit and All Ohio Band Honor
Mr and Mrs Edward Tewksbury and son Tom arrived from Wellston for a short visit with relatives in Middleport. Their son Charles was selected as one of three Wellston High School musicians to play in the All Ohio Boys band at the Ohio State Fair, serving as first trumpet.
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Middleport
Edward Tewksbury
Tommy
Wellston
J. H. Grate
E. 0. Tewksbury
Mr. Tewksbury
D. S. Harold
New York City
Tewksburys
Charles
Mrs Belle Vaughan Hosts Dinner For Grimm Family
Middleport social news notes Miss Anna Vaughan and her mother Mrs Belle Vaughan hosted a Saturday dinner at the Little House honoring Dr and Mrs Hilmar Grimm and their sons Dickie and Freddie of Columbus. Mrs Grimm is identified as Martha Dorst of Pomeroy. An arrangement of pansies and roses graced the table.
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Middleport
Anna Vaughan
Belle Vaughan
Little House
Hilmar Grimm
Dickie and
Freddie
Columbus
Grimm
Martha Dorst
Pomeroy
Picnic gathering at roadside park draws two groups
Two organizations, the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion and the Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters, plan a roadside park picnic this evening. The event brings together members for social time and community fellowship.
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Middleport
Ladies Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Pythian Sisters
Local Social Notes From Duncan Falls And Nearby Areas
Community members visit relatives across Ohio and Indiana. Guests include Gene and Mrs Ellis in Duncan Falls, H W Lucas family in Columbus, Emmish family, and First Sgt Chester Rice on furlough from Camp Lee. They report hospital condition updates and travel to Waterford Euclid Zanesville Charleston.
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Gene Ellis
Duncan Falls
H. W. Lucas
O. T. Lucas
Floyd
Margo
Stephen
Indianapolis
Clyde Durgee
Jeffry
Ann
Roger Emmish
Emmish
Waterford
Chester Rice
Camp Lee
Sylvia Mayer
Susie
A. J. Strauss
Columbus
Emma Pfarr McCracken
Lewis Koehler
Holzer Hospital
Donald Brock
Elkhart
Ind
L. A. Bangerter
Euclid
Frank Bangerter
Franklin Bailey
Stanley Smalley
Zanesville
John Dixon
Bobby Dixon
Charleston
W. Va
Mrs J Leonard Called By Death In Kentucky
Mrs. J Leonard travels to Covington Kentucky after the death of her brother in law Frank Pratt who died Saturday. Her granddaughter Paula Jean Leonard of Oak Ridge Tennessee who visited her grandmother has gone to Charleston West Virginia to visit maternal relatives.
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Middleport
J. Leonard
Covington
Frank Pratt
Paula Jean Leonard
Oak Ridge
Winding Trail Garden Club Holds Meeting and Elections
The Pomeroy group met at Mrs. Harry Canterbury’s home with Mrs. C. J. Heaton presiding. New officers were elected led by Mrs. Dale Smith as president and plans set for Aug. 3 cave tour and Aug. 10 park picnic. New member Miss Martha Terrell welcomed. several flower judging prizes awarded.
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Clara Koehler
Emma Lietz
John Terrell
Roy Tracy
Smith
C. L. Heaton
Emma. Sietz
Faye Pratt
Martha Terrell
Wyatt Radford
Dale Smith
Carl Smith
Local residents visitings and weekend travels noted
Charlies Legar visited Point Pleasant on Friday and spent Saturday in Charleston with Joe Struble and George Kauff. Gallipolis visitors Mrs. John Terrell and Mrs. Edw. B. Epple, Kenton worker Robert Russell with family, and Ann Piersall plus Mr. L. E. Piersall returned from Oceania. Columbus pair Dr. and Mrs. Hilmar Grimm arrived to visit Belle and Anna Vaughan and Katie Roos. Laura Bowen visits Lincoln Road couple Albert Fick. Belle and Anna Vaughan head to Nenia and Cedarville for two weeks. Clarence Struble and spouse returned home Friday from vacation.
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Leo Williamson
Anna Williamson
Dayton
Charles Haley
Crooksville
Charles Buck
Lois Ann Chapman
Eloise Chapman
Low Dieh
Laurel Cliff
Floyd Anderson
Kankakee
John Frazier
June Ann
Bluefield
W. Va
Middleport
Fraziers
Frazier
General Chemical Defense Corporation
George McGhee
Jack Robinson
Martha Jean
Barbara Ann
Radford
Jack Hackworth
Skippy
Lorena Hackworth
Ward
J. W. Harold
St. Albans
Ardian Edwards
Fred Reber
Belle
Norma Wheeler
Zanesville
Waldo Hock
S. Second Ave
the Hocks
Orient
Bart H. Rawlings
Thomas Duggan
Ben Philson
New Straitsville
Fred Philson
Holzer Hospital
Jean
Martha Rickman
Robert Burton
Springfield
Donald Thomas
Burton
Larry
Earl Rickman
Nellie Walters
FE. F. Maag
Pomeroy
Miss Walters
Kentucky Christian College
Grayson, Ky
Charles Walters
Charlies Legar
Point Pleasant
Mr. Legar
Joe Struble
George Kauff
Charleston
John Terrell
Edw. B. Epple
Gallipolis
Robert Russell
Kenton
L. E. Piersall
Ann
Oceania
J. R. Gibson
Hilmar Grimm
Columbus
Belle Vaughan
Anna Vaughan
Katie Roos
Laura Bowen
Albert Fick
Lincoln Road
Nenia
Cedarville
Clarence Struble
Gold To Face Trial On Espionage Charges
PHILADELPHIA Harry Gold a 39 year old Philadelphia chemist who admitted delivering America's atom bomb secrets to Russia's spies goes on trial next Thursday on espionage charges U S Attorney Gerald A Gleeson said Gold will plead either guilty or no defense The mild mannered chemist accused of passing atom secrets to convicted British scientist spy Dr Klaus Fuchs has agreed not to fight the charges.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
America
Russia
U. S
Gerald A. Gleeson
Gold
Klaus Fuchs
Certa Vin Digestive Aid Promises Faster Meal Use
In Athens crowds suffer gas and heart pressure from slow digestion until CERTA V IN is taken before meals. The remedy claims faster, fuller digestion with less bloating, enriched blood from iron, and stronger nerves from vitamin B. Available at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate with druggists carrying it.
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Athens
Certa-Vin -Athens
Nelsonville
Betts
Ady
Four Teens Named in Local Notice
William Rupert Knight 20 of Pom ery and Betty Ann Genheimer 18 of Pom ery, along with Norman Woods 22 of Harrisonville and Jean Wyant 19 of Harrisonville, appear in a local public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rupert Knight
Pomeroy
Betty Ann Genheimer
Norman Woods
Harrisonville
Jean Wyant
Dana Wallace Pomeroy Released After Peace Disturbance Fine
Dana Wallace Pomeroy of Middleport was released Thursday after paying a fine for disturbing the peace. Middleport Patrolman Ike Neal made the arrest.
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Pomeroy
Dana Wallace
Middleport
Ike Neal
Magazine salesmen blamed for misleading middleport families
Village police searched for a crew of magazine salesmen who flooded Middleport Friday afternoon and evening with varied stories to push subscriptions. A couple claimed ties to a physician’s family, prompting calls to verify the physician’s relations. The ad-style recall for HADACOL appears in the text, but is unrelated to the offense.
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Middleport
Gallipolis
Three Year Old Wanders Then Returned To Parents
Judy Maiden a blonde three year old wandered from her S Fourth Ave home Sunday afternoon and could not find her way back. Chief C E Parker received only I dont know from Judy as he asked questions. She was found by Maiden family and returned to her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Maiden who recently moved to South Fourth Ave in Middleport.
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Middleport
Judy Maiden
S. Fourth Ave
C. E. Parker
Judy
Elmer Maiden
South Fourth Ave
Birthday party marks Deborah Quickle’s second year
Deborah Quickle celebrated her second birthday with family at her grandparents home, joined by Sandy Birkheimer Barbara Birkheimer Butch Brown Ruth McCarley George Bates Lynn Lanier Beverly Jenkins Teresa Thivener Mike Bickers David McCarley Karen Woolridge and Marvaleah Snyder. Refreshments were served.
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Vinton
Deborah Quickle
Ray Quickle
Sandy
Barbara Birkheimer
Butch Brown
Ruth McCarley
George Bates
Lynn Lanier
Beverly Jenkins
Teresa Thivener
Mike
Carolyn Bickers
David McCarley
Karen Woolridge
Marvaleah Snyder
Walla George
Ocoee
Fla
J. George
Columbus
Verna George
Vinton Post Office
Ermel Ward
Ward
Orie Painter
Haldon Thomas
Painter
Thomas
George
Harold Edmiston
Florida
Joan
Larry Freshcorn
G. P. Ewing
Sonny Fullen
Pittsburgh
Wendell Love
Stoutsville
John Love
Byrd Alexander
Mrs. Clifford Kincaid Returns Home After Surgery
Mrs. Clifford Kincaid is discharged from White Cross Hospital Columbus and returned home on Seventh Street by ambulance Sunday evening after recent surgery. Her husband Mr. Kincaid had been in Columbus and also returned.
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Middleport
Clifford Kincaid
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Seventh St
Kincaid
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Millfield
Ruth Keirns
John F. Newcomb
Mason
Arne
Ted Donaldson
Gloria Henry
Rusty Saves
Stooges
Liberty
Theatre
Belle Starr's Daughter
Ruth Roman
Rod Cameron
George Montgomery Wallace Ford
H. EB. Bickert
W. 2Nd St
Vew
Meigs
the Kid From
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Audie Murphy
Giale Storm
Albert Dekker
Temple Middleport
Dane Clark
Raymond Massey
Robert Douglas Morgan Farley
Don Barry
Mary Beth Hughes
William Boyd As
Hopalong Cassidy
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Portland
Ralph McDade
Akron
Russell Lutton
Everett Lutton
Fritz Fry
Panama Canal
Marvin Swan
Marilyn
Harry Swan
Charles Ward
Fred Aumiller
Cora Ellen
Washington
Ralph Henderson
R. S. Henderson
Jeanette
Coolville
Wilma Henderson
Cecil Halley
Francis Worthington
Ernest Blosser
Salineville
Clara Sarson
Charlies Sarson
Marjorie
Emma Harris
Little Hocking
Sarson
Tom Wagner
Letart Falls
James Slaughter
Charles Hilton
E. D. Nestor
Junior Nestor
Mitchel
Grantsville
Louis Shafer
John
Vienna
Lawrence Blosser
Rittman
Jimmie
Beverly
Floyd Talbott
Barberton
Charles McKelvey
Hope
Henry Groot
Savannah
Groot
Elizabeth Ann
Lewis Sharp
Lloyd Sharp
Cecil Hager
Huntington
E. C. Ritter
Charles Sharp
Dick Siders
Leland Siders
Ravens
Common Pleas
Guy Hawk
Arnel Brown
Ohdo
Lodi
Ohio Company
Oho
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Preston Oil Company
Rt. 38
Rhode
Carseytown Road
First Road
Averytown Cross Roads
Sand Ridge Road
Common Pleas Court
George Bateman
Dorothy J. Parmiter
Woolley, Rowland & Bridgewater
Attys
Middleport Social Notes
Dixon
Sara Kerwood
William Theobald
Darylene
Wilbur Theobald
Theobald
Rutland
L. W. McComas
J. E. McComas
William Bradford
Bruce Bradford
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Arlington
Alan Bradford
Bradford
W. R. Grate
Janis
Jimmy
South Charleston
James Weber
Franklin Ginther
Frank Ginther
Lake
Naomi Lodge
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
William Hawley
St. Joseph's Hospital
James Hawley
Jim Bill
Logan
Toledo
Pomeroy Bend Grange
Pomeroy Bend
IOOF
Alfred Grange
Rawlingscoats Home For Funerals
Middleport, Ohio
Phyllis Goff
Park Ave
Indiana
States
Hadacol
Adv
LeBlanc Corporation
Desoto
BUICK
Karr & van Zandt
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
W. Main St
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