Entries Sought For Meigs Fair
Meigs County residents should file fair entries early for the 101st Meigs County Fair opening August 18. Deadline times: cattle, sheep, swine four p.m. August 12. horse show one p.m. August 19. all other departments four p.m. August 13. Secretary Frank H Johnston will accept entries August 10–13 at the fairgrounds office. Membership tickets priced at $1.50 include gate admission and free parking and vote or run for Meigs County Agricultural Society board. Tickets sold at multiple local outlets including Arnold's Sohio and Reed Brothers Grocery.
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Pomeroy
Annnual Meigs County
Frank H. Johnston
Fair Board
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Thorugh
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Two Seek Divorces In Meigs County Court
Two divorce suits filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Jean DiBlasio seeks divorce from Salvatore DiBlasio on gross neglect extreme cruelty and wilful absence and requests custody of one minor child. James Ray Parsons seeks divorce from Lois Jean Parsons on gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Jean DiBlasio
Salvatore DiBlasio
James Ray Parsons
Lois Jean Parsons
Two Men Hurt Near Syracuse After Route 124 Crash
Two Washington County men Barton Simon 22 Marietta and Kenneth McLeod Belpre were injured when their car ran off Route 124 west of Syracuse and struck an embankment. Both were admitted to Meigs Memorial Hospital with a concussion and severe contusions of the right hip. The State Highway Patrol reports medium car damage and continues investigation.
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Pomeroy
Washington County
Syracuse
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Barton Simon
Marietta
Kenneth McLeod
Belpre
Simon
McLeod
State Highway Patrol
Juvenile License Suspensions In Gallia County
Gallia County Juvenile Judge John W. Howell suspended the operator license of Michael R. Comer 17 Vin ton for unsafe operation. He also fined James D. Halley 16 Crown City Route 2 ten dollars and costs for no operator's license and David K. Kuhn 17 Thurman ten dollars and costs for unsafe vehicle. Mulford 17 Chesire had fine and costs suspended for failure to obey license restrictions.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
John W. Howell
Michael R. Comer
Vinton
Howell
James D. Halley
Crown City
David K. Kuhn
Thurman
James M. Mulford
Cheshire
Shoemaker Injured In Cora Swimming Hole Accident
Donald C. Shoemaker 28 of Thurman Route 2 was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 4 p.m. Sunday with a fractured left hip after falling on rocks at the Cora swimming hole. He sustained a head bump but is listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Donald C. Shoemaker
Thurman
Holzer Hospital
Cora
Shoemaker
Meigs Flower Show Set For County Fair
Meigs County garden clubs prepare entries for the 101st Meigs County Fair August 18 to 22 led by Mrs. Charles Lewis Region 11 Ohio Association of Garden Clubs. The show features evergreen displays dried material and junior divisions with entry deadlines August 13 for amateurs and ticketed membership.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Charles Lewis
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Mrs Guthrie Elected Delegate to Ironton Church Meet
Mrs. Goldie Guthrie was elected delegate to the Providence Association meeting in Ironton on August 12 during the Middleport Mount Moriah Baptist Church Missionary Society gathering at Mrs. Conn Young s home. Plans were made for the church 86th anniversary and the Rev Nyle Borden s 14th anniversary as pastor. The observance will be Sunday with C R Young Guthrie and Williams chosen to buy food. Three lessons were given with Emma Bland addressing Born to Make Men Free and The High Cost of Freedom while Mary Bumgardner spoke on The Law of Liberty. Margaret Bowles led a discussion. Bumgardner named hostess for the Sept 3 meeting.
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Middleport
Goldie Guthrie
Providence Association
Ironton
Missionary Society of the
Mount Moriah
Conn Young
Nyle Borden
C. R. Young
Guthrie
Carl Williams
Emma Bland
Mary Bumgardner
Margaret Bowles
Six Arrested for Public Intoxication Over Weekend
Six people were arrested for intoxication during the weekend. State Police arrests included Shelby Blake, 41, of Milton, and Martin Meek of Delaware. City Police arrests included Melvin Roach, 20, of Point Pleasant, Charles Stearns, 38, of Point Pleasant, Joe Beaver, 37, of Leon, and Curtis Weethee, 60, of Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
Shelby Blake
Milton
Marlin Meek
Delaware
Melvin Roach
Charles Stearns
Joe Beaver
Leon
Curtis Weethee
Gallipolis Ferry
Eagled up in Wellington egg swap puzzles neighbors
Mrs. J. C. Smith found a 150 pound decorative concrete eagle missing from her front pillars and two eggs left in its place. In Point Pleasant the Mason County Democrat Club meets at Carpenters Hall on Jackson Avenue at 8 p.m. for an organizational meeting and officer election.
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Wellington
Kan
J. C. Smith
Point Pleasant
Mason County Democrat Club
Carpenters Hall
Jackson Ave
Circle Meetings Planned Tomorrow
Two circles of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of the Middleport First Baptist Church will meet Tuesday evening. The Electa Circle will stage a picnic at 6 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Carolyn Grueser, and the Love Joy Circle will meet at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs. Julia Grimm. The Busy Bee Class will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday with Mrs. Cora Pullen.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Christmas in July party planned by Pomeroy Women’s Guild
The Women’s Guild of the Federated Church will host a Yuletide themed meeting on Wednesday evening in the social rooms. The program includes refreshments and an offering for CARE.
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Pomeroy
Women's Guild
Federated Church
CARE
Communists Meet in Warsaw Focus on Germany and China
Soviet Premier Khrushchev opens a Warsaw summit with Poland Czechoslovakia and East Germany to de-emphasize Sino Soviet rift and stress West German rearmament. Ulbricht Novotny and Khrushchev arrive separately with their wives. Delegates back a regional nuclear arms freeze under a multilateral force.
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Warsaw
Poland
Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
West Germany
China
Walter Ulbricht
Antonin Novotny
Berlin
Prague
Moscow
Peking
Romania
Europe
Bonn
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Summary
Benny Neal and several others from Henderson Racine Gallipolis Point Pleasant and surrounding areas are listed in hospital notes. The document also lists dismissed individuals from Winston Salem Letart Middleport Sherman and South Side with associated names.
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Benny Neal
Henderson
Ray Price
Carl Mayes
Ora Dailey
Racine
Ohio
Elsis Ingerick
Gallipolis
Mildred Jean Woomer
Point Pleasant
Howard Taylor
James Lawson
Winston Salem
David Barrett
Theresa Gibbs
Letart
Lawrence Hysell
Middleport
Lewis Oliver
Randy Rairden
Sherman
W. Va
Arthur Smith
Alice Adkins
Ashton
Jack Elliott
Pomroy Emergency Squad Responds To Ill Man And Brush Fire
Pomeroy Emergency Squad transported an ill man to Holzer Hospital after an ambulance transfer. Pomeroy Fire Department answered a 12 56 p m call Sunday to extinguish a brush fire near the Shenang Springs Nite Club on Route 7.
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Pomeroy
Ran Might
Might
Holzer Hospital
Shenang Springs
Cars Hit In Pomeroy Intersection
POMEROY Medium damages occurred to two vehicles at the intersection of E Main Street and Spring Avenue Saturday evening. Harold Romine of Reedsville struck the rear of Oliver S Michael of Pomeroy. Romine fined five dollars and costs for failing to stop within assured clear distance ahead. William Reeves of Albany was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication in the mayor’s court Saturday night.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
Spring Ave
Harold Romine
Reedsville
Oliver S. Michael
Romine
Charles Legal
William Reeves
Albany
Elliotts Welcome their Fifth Child John Henry
Mr and Mrs Jack Elliott of Point Pleasant announce the birth of their third son and fifth child named John Henry. Infant born July 16 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jasper Hoschar and Mr and Mrs John Elliott. Great grandfather is George A Hoschar of Point Pleasant Route 2. Mr and Mrs Tommy McCabe and daughters visited en route to the New York World's Fair.
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Point Pleasant
Jack Elliott
John Henry
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Jasper Hoschar
John Elliott
George A. Hoschar
Tommy Mee-Cabe
Sheryl
Kathy
Denver
Colo
Arnold Richards
Columbus
McCabe
Pomeroy
Denver-Hilton
Gardner Reynolds
London
Paul Grueser
Val Reynolds
Three Brothers Involved in Tavern Fracas Hospitalized
Two Milton men Thurman Chapman 35 and Lloyd Chapman 42 were treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital for cuts after a fracas at the Hitching Post. Geneva Chapman the ex wife of Thurman was X-rayed for possible jaw fracture. Thurman to face weapon wielding charge and Lloyd for assault.
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Point Pleasant
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Thurman Chapman
Lloyd Chapman
Milton
Thurman
Geneva Chapman
Two Injured In Collision On Owl Hollow Road
Two drivers were injured in a two car crash on Owl Hollow Rd at 3 p m Sunday State Police said William H McConshay Jr 21 of Point Pleasant Route 2 suffered a chin cut and chest injury Gilbert Deweese 52 of Point Pleasant was treated for a forehead cut at Holzer Hospital and released McConshay was arrested for driving left of center and damage was listed at 800 dollars The cars reportedly met in a curve at the crest of a hill.
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Point Pleasant
Owl Hollow Rd
William H. McConshay, Jr
Gilbert Deweese
Holzer Hospital
McConshay
Jumper Returned To Mason After River Rescue
David Lee Lanham 25 of Jerrico Road Point Pleasant was brought from Gallia County Jail to Mason County Jail on probation violation for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He leaped from the Silver Bridge while fleeing officers and was rescued from the Ohio River by two boat crewmen after being booked on three charges.
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Point Pleasant
David Lee Lanham
Jerrico Rd
Gallia County
Mason County
Lanham
Silver Bridge
Ohio Police
Ohio River
Style Show Set at Mason County Fair Aug 15
The style show will be held August 15 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Participants should arrive for practice at 7:15 p.m. Open to girls who made 4 H or FHA garments. entrants must fill a registration blank from the fair catalog.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Fair
FHA
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes and Missing Patient
Meigs Memorial Hospital notes list a new son for Mr and Mrs Raymond Klein of Pomeroy. Admitted were Mrs Raymond Klein Winfred Barton Louise Yates George Parker Donald Moore Fred De Wees Bonnie Miller Barton Simon Kenneth McLeod and Leonard Lyons. Discharged were Patsy Radford Leonard Lee Jeck Timmons David Zirkle and Virginia Pierce. In Point Pleasant Nellie Dowler 31 of Parkersburg an inmate at Lakin State Hospital walked away Sunday afternoon and is listed as missing.
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Raymond Klein
Pomeroy
Winfred Barton
Reedsville
Louise Yates
Racine
George Parker
Minersville
Donald Moore
Syracuse
Fred de Wees
Middlepoot
Bonnie Miller
Henderson
W. Va
Barton Simon
Marietta
Kenneth McLeod
Belpre
Leonard Lyons
Patsy Radford
Leonard Lee
Jeck Timmons
David Zirkle
Virginia Pierce
Point Pleasant
Nellie Dowler
Parkersburg
Lakin State Hospital
Sheriff’s Department
Anniversary Celebrated At Reibel Home
Mrs. Donley Reibel hosted a party at the Reibel home Saturday for her daughter Fae Kathryn’s sixth birthday. Games and prizes went to Terri Russell and Lisa Thomas. refreshments included ice cream and cookies with rubber ball favors.
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Pomeroy
Donley Reibel
Reibel
Fae Kathryn
Terri Russell
Lisa Thomas
Donna
Tina Duffy
Tammy Hannell
Diana McAngus
Beth McKnight
Nancy Greenlee
Terri Hayes
Becky Thomas
Bobbi Chapman
Jane Smith
Henry Reibel
Arnold Hayes
Candace Hutton
Two One Car Accidents Investigated By Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Carroll Manley investigated two single vehicle wrecks near Pomeroy over the weekend. Herman A. Roberts eighteen of Pomeroy Route 3 drove off Route 143, overturned on an embankment near Bradbury. Elmo S. Pierce twenty three of Long Bottom Route 1 lost control on Route 248 near Chester, struck an embankment, with Pierce cited for reckless operation.
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Pomeroy
Carroll Manley
Herman A. Roberts
Bradbury
Chester
Elmo S. Pierce
Long Bottom
Pierce
Gospel Sing at Wahama High School August 4
Gospel Harmony Boys headline an all star gospel sing at Wahama High School Auditorium Mason August 4 at 8 p m DST featuring Hovie Sister and the Statesmen Quartet. Event sponsored by New Haven EUB Church Youth Fellowship. Advance tickets from local outlets. PRESENT ORGAN RECITAL AT MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM Ohio University Campus.
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Point Pleasant
Gospel Harmony Boys
Wahama High School
Mason
Hovie Sister
Statesmen
Youth Fellowship of
New Haven
EUB Church
Miller’s
Mason Furniture
Fruth Pharmacy
Dutton’s Drug
Middleport
Swisher-Lohse Rexall Drugs
Pomeroy
Larry L. Tracy
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
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