Youths confess Meigs burglaries in three-year spree
Sheriff Hartenbach reports three Meigs County break ins from March 13 to July 7 at Carson and Brown service stations with losses over 1200 dollars. Gary Howard 18 and David Shaffer 17 confessed after arrest in Jackson County and will sign statements today. Merchandise was sold in Florida. tires were found on the suspects car. Prosecution to be pursued in Jackson or Scioto counties.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Minersville
Rutland
Carson
Brown
Carson Station
Brown Station
Hartenbach
Jackson County
Rice
John Evans
Gary Howard
Portsmouth
David Shaffer
Scioto County
Florida
Bernard Fultz
Sheriff's Department
Jackson
Howard
Scioto
Athens residents hurt in three car collision
Four people injured in a three car crash on E Main Street Tuesday afternoon. John F Thabbet of Mason struck the rear of Robert Blackmore of Athens, sending Blackmore into Coy Hawk’s stopped car. Mrs Hawk and children treated. Thabbet to court on charges of failing to drive with assured clear distance.
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Coy Hawk
Long Bottom
Hawk
Meigs General Hospital
Joy Fay Thabbet
Mason
John Thabet
Robert Blackmore
Rebecca Blackmore
Blackmore
Shaeckle Clinic
W. Va
Pomeroy
Thabbet
Charles Legal
Warm Days Boost Middleport Pool Attendance
Middleport see rising pool attendance as temperatures reach the 80s while council members warn that cool weather and rain kept overall participation down. The pool remains in the red for the season though swimming lessons by Mrs. Larry Wiley attract many children with 81 finishing the first session and around as many now enrolled in the second.
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Middleport
Larry Wiley
Willing Workers Class to Meet at Mrs Husted’s Home
The Willing Workers Class of the Enterprise EUB Church will gather Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Claude Husted.
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Pomeroy
Enterprise Eub Church
Claude Husted
Bake Sale Saturday in Pomeroy Kroger Store
The Catholic Women's Club will hold a bake sale at the Kroger Store in Pomeroy on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds support club activities and community projects.
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Pomeroy
Catholic Women’s Club
Kroger
Miss Carson to Marry Miss Carson at Rutland Nazarene
Miss Bonnie Lynda Carson daughter of Mr and Mrs George Carson of Middleport Route 1 will wed Charles A Wolford son of Mr and Mrs Frank Wolford of Middleport Route 1 in an open church ceremony at the Rutland Church of the Nazarene at 2 30 p m Sunday July 30 The Rev Harold Klingel will read vows An open reception will follow at the church parsonage Miss Carson is a 1959 graduate of Rutland High School Mr Wolford attended school in Galveston Texas
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Middleport
Bonnie Lynda Carson
George Carson
Charles A. Wolford
Frank Wolford
Rutland Church of the Nazarene
Harold Klingel
Miss Carson
Rutland High School
Mr. Wolford
Galveston
Texas
William Ault
Camden Park
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River Boat Co
William Wyatt
Paul Holter
Paul and
Lori
Chicago
Ill
Betty Vale
Bettina
Sanford, Fla
Harold Chase
Gerald Anthony
Raymond Lieving
Barbara Anthony
Huntingburg
Ind
David J. Jenkins
Jenkins
Jacksonville
Fla
R. J. Price
Orange
Price
Lillian McGhee
Cora Fisher
St. Albans
L. W. McComas
Clyde Bartlett
Chester Road
Walter Cook
Ezra Phililips
Syracuse
Bernard Cook
Walter Capehart
St. Joseph
Marie Donovan
Raymond Cook
Newell, W. Va
Joseph Struble
The
City Loan
Ed Veney
Craig
Elwood Bowers
Ron Stillman
Cincinnati
Racine Soldier Completes Quartermaster School Course
Pvt. Richard L. Cline, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cline of Route 2 Racine, finished the general course at Fort Lee Virginia on July 7 after enlisting last January and completing basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. He is a Racine High School alumnus.
WSCS Votes Funds For Camp Counselors
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church voted to pay 25 dollars to cover expenses for Mr and Mrs John Young who will serve as counselors at the youth fellowship camp in Lancaster. A picnic supper preceded the meeting at Mrs E J Traceys home with prayer led by Rev C Melvin Alkire.
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Pomeroy
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
John Young
Lancaster
E. J. Tracey
Picnic By Syracuse Fire Dept Draws Members And Families
Syracuse reported a gathering of the Volunteer Firemen's Ladies Auxiliary and their kin at the Meigs County Fairgrounds. Attendees enjoyed softball, badminton, horseshoes, and singing with many listed couples and children attending.
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Syracuse
Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Allen Lipscomb
Linda
Carolyn
David
Randy
Clinton Pierce
Tony
Jon
Terry
Mary Hubbard
Larry Hubbard
Jerry
Angie
Robin
Ricky
Roger Winebrenner
Kelly
Glenn Cundiff, Jr
Pat Patterson
Jeanie
Bobby
Victor Patterson
Money Suit Filed Over Car Repair Costs
A $990 money suit was filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by the Buckeye Union Co. of Columbus against Thomas Scoline and Joe Papa of Forest Park Illinois. The suit claims damages for Fredrica Mayer from repairs after a July 1959 accident at Routes 7 and 33, alleging defendants failed to yield right of way and negligent driving. Judge John C. Bacon granted a divorce in the same court, Clifford Adams of Reedsville vs Jo Ann Adams of Pomeroy, with custody of two children awarded after claims of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Buckeye Union Co
Columbus
Thomas Scoline
Joe Papa
Forest Park, Ill
Fredrica Mayer
John C. Bacon
Clifford Adams
Reedsville
Jo Ann Adams
Mayor Suspends Two Fines in City Court
Middleport reports three men were fined in mayor's court Monday night. Each man paid $5 plus costs, with one case suspended by the mayor. The third payment details are unclear from the fragment.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Regional Family Visits
Numerous families and friends from Pomeroy and nearby towns travel for reunions and visits. Olive Ingraham and Brenda join relatives in Denver for a 25 year family reunion. many locals host or visit kin in Columbus Logan Huntington and other areas. Medical and work updates include Ray Woodgeard starting as Logan High School instrumental supervisor and Della Carnahan recuperating from a severe hand burn.
Kail Eblin Dies At 62
Kail Eblin 62 of Columbus and former Rutland resident died Tuesday at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. He was the son of the late Austin and Jewel Powell Eblin of Rutland. Surviving are his wife four children Robert Richard Donald Dorothy of Columbus. four grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Herbert Williams Bryan Athyn Pa and Bertha Eblin of Logan. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home Middleport with calling after 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Miles Cemetery at Rutland.
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Rutland
Kail Eblin
Columbus
Doctor’s Hospital
Austin and
Jewel Powell Eblin
Robert
Richard
Donald
Dorothy
Herbert Williams
Bryan Athyn
Bertha Eblin
Logan
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Middleport
Miles
Pond Safety Program Set in Meigs County
Meigs County Water Safety Committee hosts a 1:30 p.m. Thursday pond safety demonstration at the Paul Simon home Five Points. Cliff Lundberg of the Red Cross leads rescue and safety segments. Bernard Fultz reviews pond related legal duties. Participants include Harold Barnhart Forked Run State Park Emmett Shuler Carl Biliham Pete Shields Howard Nolan and C E Blakeslee.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harold Barnhart
Forked Run State Park
Emmett Shuler
Carl Biliham
S.C.S
Pete Shields
A.S.C
Howard Nolan
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva H. Nolan
Band Boosters Plan Ice Cream Social
The Racine Band Boosters meet at 8 p m at the high school to plan an ice cream social and an open air concert. Mothers of senior and junior band members attend, including sixth graders and older. The Racine senior band directed by Edward Johnson will join the Cincinnati parade tied to the Ohio American Legion convention.
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POMEROY — The _ Racine
Racine
Edward Johnson
Cincinnati
Ohio American Legion
Northwestern boards discusses new high school plan
Northwestern Local School District boards considers a future high school but offers no firm plans. The meeting in Rutland addressed personnel changes, library expansion, coal contracts, bus insurance, and payroll funding.
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Northwestern
Rutland
Board of Education
George M. Dallas
Robert Scott
Marietta
Thelma Raines
Elizabeth Webster
Joseph Nowell
Rutland High School
Pomeroy Schools Set Start Date and Schedule
Pomeroy boards announce opening day September 5 with a Labor Day teachers meeting September 4 in room 14. Elementary and secondary teachers meet separately at 1 p.m. on Sept 4. The calendar includes Oct 27 teachers meeting in Athens and Nov 23–24 Thanksgiving break. Christmas recess begins Dec 21, reopening Jan 2, with final exams May 22 and high school graduation May 24.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Athens
Ice Cream Social at Tuppers Plains School Saturday
An ice cream social will be held at the Tuppers Plains elementary school Saturday evening starting at 4 30 p m. Boosters sponsor the event to raise funds for a new playground. Donations of ingredients or baked goods are being accepted from Mrs Helen Caldwell Mrs Hazel Barnhill Mrs Georgia Barnett and Mrs Rose D Carr.
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Tuppers Plains
Helen Caldwell
Hazel Barnhill
Georgia Barnett
Rose D. Carr
Marriage License for Weaver and Arnott in Racine
Wilbert Gene Weaver age 20 of Mason West Virginia and Helen Lois Arnott age 17 of Racine obtained a marriage license.
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Wilbert Gene Weaver
Mason, W. Va
Helen Lois Arnott
Racine
Third Capehart Reunion Held At New Haven
Descendants of Abner Capehart gathered for the third annual reunion at New Haven city hall West Virginia. Notables included Dana Ables Sr 73 and Dana Ables Jr of Hartford WV. many Capehart family members and friends traveled from multiple states to attend.
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Capehart
New Haven
Pomeroy
Abner Capehart
City Hall
W. Va
Dana Ables, Sr
Saralyn Mason
Nancy Banevick
Barberton
Henry Capehart
Three Men Forfeit Bonds In City Court
In Pomroy Mayor Charles Legar court three defendants forfeited bonds and two were fined. Dean Fletcher forfeited $50 for driving without a license, Geoffrey A. Williams $25 for permitting an unlicensed driver, and John Owens Jones $200 for driving while intoxicated. Harold K. Carson was fined $100 and costs plus three days in jail for DWI, while Virgil R. Lee paid $10 and costs with as well as suspension on assault and battery charges.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Dean Fletcher
Geoffrey A. Williams
John Owens Jones
Harold K. Carson
Virgil R. Lee
Garden Club Picnic Planned in August at Titus Home
Middleport Garden Club met at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. to plan the annual picnic to be held at Mrs. James Titus’s home in August. President Mrs Garen Stansbury led the session, nominating committee chair Mrs Rodney Downing reported. Columbus guests Mrs Dahlia Pauley and Mrs Lucille Defenbacher attended after a cooking demonstration by an Ohio Fuel Gas Co. representative.
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Middleport
James Titus
Middleport Garden Club
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Garen Stansbury
Rodney Downing
Dahlia Pauley
Lucille Defenbacher
Columbus
Ice Cream Social Set at Syracuse Methodist Church
An ice cream social is planned for Friday evening on the Syracuse Methodist Church lawn. The event starts at 7 p.m. and proceeds will aid camp expenses for the Youth Fellowship.
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Syracuse
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Local residents hosted and visited family and friends across several states. Names include Dale Howell, Mrs. Clovis Kennan, G S Hull, Howard Ruppelt, Joe Falkner, Raymond Burns, Earl Knight, Carla Gilmore, Carla Sue, Janet Baker, Edison Baker, Joe Young, Carla Wilson, Colleen Wilson, Tommy Tewksbury, Cressa Cummings, Richard Pickens, Eloda Webb, Presley Clarke, Sandra, Dana Hamm, Lyston Pullen, A R Pullen, and guests in Springfield Langsville Cincinnati Washington Covington Granville Moorefield Seoul and Japan connections.
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Dale Howell
Springfield
Joe Falkner
Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
Falkner
Covington
Raymond Burns
Earl Knight
Ron Halley
Carl Gilmore
Carla Sue
Washington, D. C
William White
Connie Cooke
Diane Davis
Paula Theis
Tommy Tewksbury
Edward Tewksbury
Wellston
E. O. Tewksbury
Robert Tewksbury
Cressa Cummings
Binghampton
N. Y
Richard Pickens
Eloda Webb
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C. E. Nease
Benton Penn
Allen Eichinger
Tracy
I Am the Nation
Eichinger
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Thomas
E. E. Bryant
Webster
Alonzo Custer
Syracuse Fire Dept
James Hemsley
Harry K. Clark
Robert White
James Robert
Edith Hood
Maurice Smith
William Rizer
Vicky Lynn
Billy Pat
Kenneth
Earl Watkins
Earl, Jr
Charlessa Ann
Ada Slack
John
Eugene
Troy Zwilling
Morris Harden
Franklin Hendrix
Ernest Theiss
Ernest Allen
Virginia
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Carrie Sinclair
Rose Ann Theiss
Larry Salser
Guy Guinther
Willie
Malcolm
Kenneth Ray
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Buddy
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Pomeroy Personals
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Brenda
Denver
Col
Ingraham
Vanadium Corp. of America
Dile
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Dile, Jr
Gaylord
Mich
Lynn
Nancy Woodgeard
Beegle
Brian
John Morley
Ray Woodgeard
Jimmy
Timmy
Frank Johnston
Will Hellerman
Paul Nease
Boston
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Logan High School
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Tommy Iles
Nelsonville
Larry Curtis
C. J. Struble
Daniel O. Struble
Clifford Ebersbach
Larry Jacobs
Mike
Canada
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James Bewis
Marysville
Sylvia
Byers
Della Carnahan
Bucyrus
Dorothy Will
Harry Lew Brown
Jeffrey and
Elaine
Valdosta
Harley Brown
Orville Hogue
Rodney Downie
Floyd Rumfield
Tracy Tackett
Downie-Gross, Inc
Frame of Arrow
Ohio
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Tom Banevick
William A. Baker
Wadsworth
Mary Blesedell
Garland C. Roush
James Luellen
Raymond E. Cook
East Liverpool
Newell
Wayne Abbott
Ripley
Harold Capehart
Thelma Capehart
Dana M. Ables, Jr
Hartford
Dean Mason
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Edna Searls
Frances Ratcliff
Cheshire
Thmas Scott
Rollin Dill
William Capehart
Donald McKnight
Dana Ables Sr
James D. Ables
Peggy Sarver
Jack Ables
James Keith
Patricia
Diana Ables
Danny Shane
Evamae Phillips
Garden Club
Woodsfield
Carla Wilson
Colleen Wilson
Werne Man
Stark’s Pharmacy
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