Pomeroy Mayor Sentences Four in Moonshine Case
In a Pomeroy Meigs County hearing, Mary Rupe 64 was fined 500 and jailed six months after pleading guilty to breach of the peace. Her son Melvin Rupe Emmett Welch and Hurley Hutton faced fines and short terms for intoxication and dis orderly conduct. The case involved a house of ill fame near the Pomeroy Middleport line with cooperation from Middleport officials.
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Rupe
Melvin Rupe
Emmett Welch
D. A. Canaday
Hurley Hutton
Hutton
Welch
Walter Wolfe
Corporation
Pomeroy
Middleport
Pat Parker
Amusement Tax Passes in Pomeroy Council Vote
POMEROY The amusement tax ordinance becomes effective within 30 days after a 5-1 council vote. The plan faced opposition from Helen Lyons who warned it might push her theater outside the village. The meeting also stalled the parking meter issue and rejected several bills including an adding machine and a drinking fountain.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
Helen Lyons
Shenang Springs
Kelroy’s
Canaday
Boney
Olin Goodwin
Herbert Boney
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio State Employment Service
Clair Karr
Karr
Ed Durst
Amputation Patient To Be Taken Home From Hospital
Middleport N C Welch proprietor of Welchs Ten Cent Store on N Second Ave had his leg above the knee removed at Holzer Hospital due to a blocked artery in the foot. His son Dr Leland Welch and daughter Jane of Gassaway W Va have been here this past week. Mrs Welch will come to Middleport Thursday.
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Middleport
N. C
Middleport Social Notes Surprise Birthday at Long Bottom
Mrs. C. E. Smith baked a large cake and presented it to Miss Helen Beeson at a surprise party planned by Miss Mi nerva Pryor. The 6 o'clock dinner at the Beeson-Pryor cottage in Long Bottom drew friends from Middleport including C. E. Smith Harrie Marie, Hubert Mace, Marcus Chambers, Gordon Harris Columbus Gene Harris Rittman. Attendees unable to attend were Mrs Wal ter Harris and Mrs W H Juhling.
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Middleport
C. E. Smith
Helen Beeson
Minerva Pryor
Beeson-Pryor
Long Bottom
Miss Beeson
Harrie Marie
Hubert Mace
Marcus Chambers
Gordon Harris
Columbus
Gene Harris
Rittman
Walter Harris
W. H. Juhling
Local society notes add many visitors and travels
Widdleport and nearby towns host visitors from Lima Columbus Racine and Dayton with family visits, illnesses, and attendances at games and funerals. The column lists many households hosting relatives and friends over weekends and weekdays, plus an appointment notice for executrix of Helen Reinherr Copeland's estate dated July 7 1948.
Pomeroy Bride Weds John Weeks In Federated Church Ceremony
Barbara Ann Scholl daughter of Mrs. Frances Scholl and the late Herman Scholl married John Reed Weeks son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Weeks Sunday at 2 30 p m in Federated Church. Rev Robert Hegnauer officiated with organist Ben Neutzling and vocalist Marguerite Meyer providing preludes. Bride wore white pique dress with lace yoke and pearls. reception followed in the church parlor. The couple will reside in Columbus after a brief wedding trip.
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Marguerite Meyer
John Hite
Robert Rogers
Columbus
Richard Gress
Harold Hysell
Robert Story
Pomeroy High School
Frecker Scioto Valley Dairy Company of
Sales Tax Receipts Decrease Noted in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Meigs County prepaid sales tax receipts for the week ending June 14 fell 777.13 from last year, yet year to date receipts remain high at 66,199.61 versus 57,675.43 the prior year, up 8,524.18.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Machinery Installed At Purity Dairy Shop
Jack Bechtle, owner of the Purity Dairy Shop on N. Second Ave, has installed new freezing machinery and now produces his own ice cream and frozen custard.
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Middleport
Jack Bechtle
Purity
N. Second Ave
Shrine Club Meeting Set At Zerkle Trucking Co
Middleport residents note Twin City Shrine Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Zerkle Trucking Co announced by secretary Paul Grueser.
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Middleport
Twin City
Shrine Club
Zerkle Trucking Co
Paul Grueser
Dorothy Hysell Pomeroy Fined for Disturbing the Peace
Dorothy Hysell Pomeroy was arrested Sunday evening on a disturbing the peace charge. She pleaded guilty in Mayor Canaday's court Monday and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Hysell
D. A. Canaday
Playground Leaders Call for Tools at Monkey Run
All adults interested in a children playground meeting are asked to bring sickles and scythes. The gathering occurs Tuesday evening at Monkey Run Playground, as organizers request participation.
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Pomeroy
Monkey Run
Home Razed By Flames Near Red Bird Mine
Middleport fire brigade responded to a call at the Charles Manley residence near the Red Bird mine where the house burned to the ground. Fire chief B F Parmalee said the origin is undetermined and the Manley family were away. A cabinet and stove were saved, with partial insurance coverage reported.
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Middleport
Charles Manley
Red Bird
Manley
B. F. Parmalee
Ambulance Trips Report From Middleport
Ambulance trips by Rawlings Coat this week include the return of Mrs Joe Simmons and baby daughter from Meigs General Hospital to their home Mrs Everett Yeanger and son also returning from Meigs General Hospital to their home Harlan Klees who had been taken to St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg returned to his home on 8S Second Ave.
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William Mayes
Lima
Charles Mayes
Virginia Mayes
Mayes
Harvey Mourning
Front St
Homer Kersey
Paul Kersey
Charleston
Cincinnati
Charles A. Bradbury
Dan White
Whitney Ingraham
Paul Holter
Racine
Rawlings Garage
Wilbur Theobald
Columbus
Athens
Theobald
Theobalds
Bernard Gladwell
Dayton
Delbert Becker
Forrest Bachtel
Katherine
Carol
Catherine Burns
Harrises
Francis Bush
Roger
David
Mygatt
Walnut St
Robert Brickles
Archie Rumfield
Gravel Hill
Bonnie Childers
Rumfields
Thomas Lowery
Don
Bob Ward
Chauncey
Luella Whitlatch
Woody Andrews
Nelsonville
Cecil Horden
Richard Horden
George Skinner
Garen Stansbury
Hordens
Ann
Tommy
C. H. Wise, Jr
Frank Allen
Portland
Allen
Harry Houdashelt
J. C. Wilcoxen
Belle
W. Va
Fred Wilecoxen
Paul Theiss
Ore
Charles Wilcoxen
C. M. Hennesy
Harris
Robert Harris
Burns Barker
Larry Barker
Elizabeth Ward
N. Second Ave
Don Stivers
Robert Westlake
Harry Laing
Wallace and
Joe
Cleveland
Middleport
Rawlings-Coats
Joe Simmons
Everett Yeanger
Meigs General Hospital
Harlan Klees
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Second Ave
Garden Club Picnic Held At Residence of Tituses
The Middleport Garden Club held its annual picnic at the country home of Mr and Mrs James Titus near Rutland Monday evening amid Norway spruce trees and a garden setting. Meals were buffet style with fried chicken and floral arrangements complemented by lilies and zinnias. A business session followed supper with plans for the Spring Flower Show and resolutions for Katherine Rathburn Brown read.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
James Titus
Rutland
Rodney Downing
Middleport Club
A. A. Dillard
Lewis Sauer
J. B. Downing
Katherine Rathburn Brown
Besserer Last Rites Conducted
Relatives gathered for the funeral of William Besserer in Middleport. He had lived there 40 years and led the Sunday school at First Presbyterian Church. Miss Lettie Besserer survives as his sister. Interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Thomas
Frank
John
Andrew Thomas
George E. Evans
John B. Evans
Charles Boettinger
Tom
Ethel Evans Orcutt
Aubrey Annd William
George Pickett
Mr. Shipley
Charleston
William Besserer Thomas
Belmont
Mass
Middleport
Besserer
First Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy Soldier Edward Schoonover Arrives for Rutland Funeral
The body of Edward Schoonover will arrive in Pomeroy today at 1 15 p m en route to Chase Funeral Home Rutland His Army service began April 13 1943 with Military Police and he was killed in France February 6 1945 He leaves his mother Mrs Freda Grate 10 brothers and one sister Funeral service is Sunday at 2 p m at Rutland Methodist Church Rev Lawrence Smith officiating Burial with American Legion military rites at Miles Cemetery Friends may view the body at the funeral home until Saturday morning before transfer to the residence
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Pomeroy
Pfe
Edward Schoonover
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
France
Freda Grate
Rutland Methodist Church
Lawrence Smith
Miles Cemetery
American Legion Post of
Surgery Planned For Mrs Blake At Holzer Hospital
Mrs Eddie Blake of Seventh Ave was taken to Holzer Hospital Gal lipolis Monday for surgery scheduled today. Notice: Jack L Schrappe of Chauncey Ohio named administrator of the estate of Otto Schrappe deceased of Chauncey Athens County Ohio. Barred by date June 29 1948 Francis D White 17-13-4830 TW
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Middleport
Eddie Blake
Ruth Tracy
Seventh Ave
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jack L. Schrappe
Chauncey
Ohio
Otto Schrappe
Athens County
Francis D, White
Said County
State of Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Edward H. Lasch
Lewis Younkins
Hattie Ann Reeves
Susan Weed
Luke French
William Younkins
Mintie Younkins
Department of Public Welfare
Waterloo Township
Athens
Waterloo
Athens Home Telephone Company
Abraham Lewellen
Hattie Lewellen
New Marshfield
Mineral Road
George Bateman
Dorothy J. Parmiter
Gordon B. Gray
Harold J. Rose
Pine Grove 4-H Club hosts meeting at Donna Wells home
Donna Wells served as hostess for the Pine Grove Kitchen Queens 4-H Club with eight members present. Wells demonstrated, business followed, then games and refreshments. Next meeting at Donna Holter’s home will feature a demonstration. Athens County, Ohio.
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Donna Wells
Pine Grove Kitchen
Queens
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Heinzeman
Zemo
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Sacred Heart
Margaret Neuman
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Rosie Sisson
Margaret Gans
Dorothy Barsotti Neuri
Betty Ohlinger
Bernadine Meier
Rose Raub
Paul Casci
Paul Clifford
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Middleport Social Notes
Widdleport Personals
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Foster B. Cornwell
Cline
Helen Reinherr Copeland
Francis D. White
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Margaret Croushore
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W. B. Moore
O. P. Klein
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Arthur Stuart
W. G. Daevis
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W. W. Hayes
Dea Hayes
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Max Roller
David Farmer
Plummer Beeson
Lawrence Milhoan
C. B. Forrest
R. M. Sherman
John Kincaid
Clifford Ervin
Roy Lansbury
David Entsminger
D. S. Harold
L. E. Burford
Harrie Marie Smith
Frieda Faehnle
Daisie Saunders
Mary and
Susan Park
Mrs. Titus
William Besserer
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Schoonover Services
Meigs Pomeroy
Sierra Madre
Humphrey Bogart
Walter Huston
Tim Holt
Bruce Bennett
Barton MacLane
Bobby Blake
Temple Middleport
Walt Disney
Phillip Reed
Hillary Brooke
Bendvue
Deanna Durbin
Donald O'Connor
Jon Dall
Charles Winninger
Legal Reserve Life Ins. Co
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Sheri
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PSL
Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Logan Monument Company
George C. Shaw
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