Ten Persons Arrested By Officers Of Law In Point Pleasant
Weekend police activity in Point Pleasant led to ten arrests. Horton Henry Snyder of Brinker Hollow was detained on intoxication charges and released on a cash bond. Palmer Payne, Stephen Creech, and others faced intoxication or fighting charges with fines and jail time. Arrests extended to Route 2 near Henderson and Silver Bridge area with multiple individuals held on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Horton Henry Snyder
Brinker Hollow
Set
D. G. Wilfong
R. C. Dilley
Palmer Payne
Stephen Creech
Kanawha County
E. F. Geiger
Early Eads
Vicker’s
Junior Layne
Geiger
Ray McClure
Albert L. Bowden
Detroit
Depu
Tara Morrison
Route 2
Henderson
Deuty
Robert A. Kayser
William Aiker
Carl Robinson
Richard Scarberry
Ohio
Silver Bridge
Aiker
Fatal Collision Sparks $50,000 Damage Suit
Teresa C Potts widow and administratrix of Thomas E Potts estate filed a $50,000 damage suit in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Rudolph Charles Gordon La Salle Hotel Middleport and others over a June 3 collision on State Highway 62 seven and a half miles north of Point Pleasant. Potts died after injuries at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Potts 34, survived by wife and two children worked as parts manager for Mason Motor Co and operated Torch speedway. Gordon said he would not comment until investigations by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Teresa C. Potts
Thomas
Potts
Rudolph Charles Gordon
la Salle Hotel
Middleport
Common Pleas Court
Point Pleasant
Thomas E. Potts
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mason
W. Va
Sandra
Brenda
Mason Motor Co
Pt. Pleasant
Torch
Ohio
Manning D. Webster
Fred W. Crow, Sr
Fred W. Crow, Jr
Rudolph Charles
Duke) Gordon
Meigs County
Middleport Couple Wed In Garden Style Ceremony
Miss Dorothy Turner wed Wayne Drenner of near Pomeroy in a Friday evening ceremony at 8 oclock in the Turner home on Sixth Ave. Rev Charles M Pomeroy officiated with Robert Hysell as matron of honor and Avery Drenner as best man. The bride and groom plan a wedding trip and will reside in an apartment behind the Turner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dorothy Turner
Wayne Drenner
Near Pomeroy
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Sixth Ave
Robert Hysell
Ann Miller
Avery Drenner
Miss Turner
Jacob Turner
N. Fourth Ave
Middleport High School
Imperial Electric Co
Drenner
Ohio Univerisity
Japan
Pomeroy High School
Turner Home
Charles F. Jividen Named Successor to Athens Doctor
Announcement says Charles F. Jividen M D son of Mr and Mrs Clark Jividen Racine will take over Aug 1 the practice of Dr S E G Pedigo of Athens Dr Pedigo plans retirement and will live in Florida Jividen educated in Racine Ohio University and Ohio State University has practiced in Fresno California and returned to Ohio this summer He is married with one son Tommy and his wife Phyllis Diles daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Diles Beech St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles F. Jividen
Clark Jividen
Racine
S. E. G. Pedigo
Athens
Pedigo
Florida
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Jiiden
Fresno
Calif
Ohio
Remodeled Church Dedicated in Pomeroy Ceremony
The En terprise EUB Church in Pomeroy was rededicated July 17 after extensive remodeling done largely by volunteer church members. The event featured sermons by Rev. W A Frost, a prelude and offertory, multiple musical numbers, memorial art glass windows, and the dedication of new doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Weeks
Howard Bailey
Thomas Bowen
John Frick
Emmett Will
Christy
Long Bottom
Phyllis
Jean Pooler
L. R. Carmichael
Delmar Hamm
Earl Raymond Brown
Robert Russell Davis
Davis
John L. Morgan
Murray City
Italy
Brown
Bay of Venice
South Webster
Phyllis Jean Weeks
Maude E. Weeks
Emmett G. Will
Norma
S. J. Bilazewicz
J. V. Arnold
Pomeroy National Bank and Shumway Florists
O. M. Martin
Westerville
Martin
Funeral Rites for J. W. Weaver Sr Attended by Relatives
Relatives and friends from out of town attended funeral services for J. W. Weaver Sr. in Racine last Tuesday. Lists a long line of attendees including the Cottrills of Logan, Stocktons of Hemlock Grove, Cur tis of Marietta, the Bauers of Chester Road, and many others from Pomeroy Middleport and Great Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
J. W. Weaver
Thorne Cottrill
Logan
Sanford Stockton
Hemlock Grove
Paul Curtis
Marietta
Oscar Bauer
Chester Road
Mabel van Meter
Wallace Amberger
Elmer Frecker
Roger
Alda Holter
Warren
Morning Star
Aten Shain
Edgar Ervin
Fred W. Crow
W. R. Scott
Icy Brandenburg
Charles Gibbs
Elmer Beegle
Alvin Norris
Ira B. Foster
Ed Foster
Malcolm Cottrill
Harry Ohlinger
Velma Feiger
Pomeroy
Wilber Ellis
Theebald
Middleport
Harvey Holter
Syracuse
George Amberger
Joe Thoren
Nora Hamm
Dana Hamm
Virgil Hamm
Thomas Holter
Theodore Holter
Nease Settlement
A. W. Smith
Great Bend
William Fuss
Car and Tractor Collision Injures No One
Sheriff reports a collision on Chester Bashan Road between a sedan driven east by Ben L. Louden 20 of Long Bottom and a towing tractor operated by James Holland 26 of Minersville. Damage to the sedan is estimated at 75 dollars. No injuries or arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Russell
Chester-Bashan Road
Ben L. Louden
Long Bottom
James Holland
Minersville
Local Family Celebrates Carol Bachtel Fifteenth Birthday
Rev J W Dawson and family from Vienna W Va visit Middleport to attend a noon family dinner for Carol Bachtel turning fifteen. Afterward Carol and other Heath Methodist Church youths travel to the Methodist Youth Institute at Lancaster Camp Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. W. Dawson
Vienna
W. Va
Thelma Howard
Diana
Clarksburg
Forrest Bachtel
Katherine
Carol
Forrest
Carol Bachtel
Jol
Heath Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Institute
Lancaster Camp Grounds
District 25 picnic set for Embree Park Pennsville
Middleport Evangeline Chapter No. 172 announces a District No. 25 picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday. The event will be at Embree Park on Route 377 and invites Eastern Star members and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Embree Park
Pennsville
Pythian Sisters Club Hosts Picnic at Roadside Park
Middleport staff and officers of the Pythian Sisters will hold a 6 p.m. picnic today at Roadside Park, inviting members and friends to attend the community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
The
Pythian Sisters
Iris Palmer Birthday Celebration at Lake Hope
Iris Palmer marked a birthday anniversary Thursday at Lake Hope with a picnic supper and a decorated cake. Guests included Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer her parents Sara her sister Mr and Mrs Monty Stupeck and son Ricky her brother in law and sister and nephew Janice Lyman Dorothy and John Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Iris Palmer
Lake Hope
Richard Palmer
Sara
Monty Stupeck
Ricky
Janice Lyman
Dorothy
John Watson
Residents and visitors gather around Middleport area families
A long list of Sunday guests and travelers visits Middleport area families, including Mr. and Mrs. Otto Canterbury of Marmet West Virginia and cousins from Huntington and Newark. Several residents attend funerals and plan trips to Nashville and Will’s fishing camp in Ontario. Local students and relatives ferry between Granville, New Haven and Charleston with hospital updates and military transfers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Cavin
M. J. McCarty
Dea Hayes
Otto Canterbury
Marmet
W. Va
Elnore Koch
Bella Reed
Elizabeth Oliver
Elizabeth Porter
Burr Hunt
Huntington
Frank White
Lincoln St
Sidney Coe
Robert
Westfield
N. J
Tommy
Herbert Chambers
Nashville, Tenn
Chambers
George Peabody College
Arthur Hayes
John
St. Mary's
H. Bernard Krinke
William Bradford
Harold Lohse
Will
Tichborne
Ont
Robert Darst
Columbus
Judy
Earl Ward
Middleport
Harold MclIntyre
Richard
Paul Madden
New Haven
Lee Molghan
Charleston
John Childers
Red House
C. A. Emmish
Don Burkey
Ketta
Aude Durgee
Christine and
Jeffry
Williamstown
Meigs General Hospital
Edward Mattox
Medina
Elmer Mattox
Gravel Hill
William G. Walters
Ft. Lee
Ft. Bragg
Pomeroy Grange Holds Degree Work and Plans Aug Event
Pomeroy IOOF Hall hosted a Grange meeting with first through fourth degree work for two new members. Plans were set for sixth degree work to be exemplified August 12 in Athens at the high school auditorium. Fifth degree work was discussed for July 25 at Rocksprings Grange Hall and August 29 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Mrs. Terrell led a program with Marvin Spencer, Diana Daniels and Lila Sue Terrell featured in a skit and a piano accompaniment. A new officers drill followed as a playlet was performed by spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Pomona Grange
Rocksprings Grange Hall
Athens County Fairgrounds
John Terrell
Marvin Spencer
Diana Daniels
Lila Sue Terrell
Terrell
John Bowen
Harry Miller
Mrs. Mary Hysell 80 Dies in Middleport
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hysell 80 who died Saturday afternoon at her Lincoln Hill home will be held at Rawlings-Coats funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by husband E. W. Hysell three daughters Homer Hysell a sister and 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Interment in Bradford cemetery conducted by Rev. Mr. Welker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Hysell
Lincoln Hill
Rawlings-Coats
Hysell
Pomeroy
W. R. Karr
Bradford
Welker
Ohio Telephone seeks statewide rate increase
Prosecuting Attorney John C. Bacon received notice of a petition filed with the Public Utilities Commission by the Ohio Associated Telephone Co. asking permission to raise rates across seven districts and 136 exchanges in Ohio. The filing lists 39 prosecuting attorneys and 147 mayors as representatives of over 64 000 subscribers. the Pomeroy exchange lies in the Jackson district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John C. Bacon
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Ohio
Pomeroy Exchange
Jackson
Potluck Supper Hosted by United Methodist Young Adults
Mrs Herndon Wilks and Mrs Joseph Lish will host the Young Adults Class potluck at the United Methodist Church. The event takes place Tuesday at New Haven Park with attendees to bring dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herndon Wilks
Joseph Lish
United Methodist Church
New Haven Park
JOF Class to Host Potluck Picnic at Bailey's Lake
The JOF class of the United Methodist church invites members to a potluck picnic at Bailey's Lake at 6 p.m. on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Bailey's Lake
Edward Weeks funeral near Enterprise EUB Church
Mr and Mrs John Weeks of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Edward McIntosh of Dayton attended funeral services for Edward Weeks at Enterprise EUB Church last Friday. Mrs Frank Titus returned from Cincinnati where her ill brother Allen Knopp was in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weeks
Columbus
Edward McIntosh
Dayton
Edward Weeks
Enterprise Eub Church
Frank Titus
Cincinnati
Allen Knopp
Royal Thomas
Syracuse
Clarence Thomas
Marengo
Ohio
John Jaccaurd
Delaware
John Aldridge
Crooksville
Anna Dalton
Lewis C. Berger
United Methodist Church
Lancaster Institute
Mayor Jails Three Men In City Crackdown
Mayor Sidney T. Russell sentenced Arnold Durst Errett Russell and Marion Allensworth to 30 days in jail as part of a drive to curb habitual intoxication. Also arrested were Levi Partlow for DUI and Walter J. Pullens for reckless driving after pleading guilty. Wilfred Taylor remains held on intoxication charges. Officers from the city crackdown urged citizens to report violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Arnold Durst
Errett Russell
Marion Allensworth
Levi Partlow
Kerr’s Run
Walter J. Pullens
Cheshire
Social Notes Highlight Point Pleasant Community Gatherings
Mrs. George Sprenger hosted a Friday card club at Fourth Street with high scores by Mrs. Laura Lewis and Mrs. Milton L. Miller. A steady stream of visitors and relatives from Detroit Washington and other towns visited local residents and joined weekend travels and family visits across Point Pleasant and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
George Sprenger
Fourth St
Laura Lewis
Sprenger
Washington
Milton L. Miller
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Lewis
Miller
al Moore
Homer Mstin
Harry D. Roush
Paul Gygax
J. Wallace Burdette
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority Meeting Tonight at Moose Club
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority will meet in the ladies lounge of the Moose Club this evening at 8 oclock. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming events and plan activities for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Marshall College Student Spends Weekend at Home
Paul Perry, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Perry of 2408 Lincoln Avenue, spent the weekend at home while attending Marshall College. Mr and Mrs Charles E Romine were also listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Perry
Herbert Perry
Lincoln Ave
Marshall College
Charles E. Romine
McElfresh Pallbearers Named for Dr Edward McElfresh Funeral
Pallbearers selected for the funeral of Dr. Edward M. McElfresh were G B Woodard Bill Smith W W Riley Jr John C Hutchinson Robert J Heslop and O K Burdette. Honorary pallbearers included doctors Holzer Vornholt Richards Foster Brown Glassman Petty Bryant Lilly Young Schoolfield West Henderson Steenbergen Stribling and Ben Franklin. Services were at the home at Viand and Tenth at 2 30 p m with burial in Suncrest Cemetery and Masonic Rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Edward M. McElfresh
G. B. Woodard
Bill Smith
W. W. Riley, Jr
John C. Hutchinson
Robert J. Heslop
O. K. Burdette
Charles E. Holzer
Charles E. ‘Holzer, Jr
Otho Vornholt
C. E. Richards
H. N. Foster
Gallipolis
Leonard Brown
Dan Glassman
This Place
B. F. Sommer
Leon
C. W. Petty
Hartford
R. F. Bryant
New Haven
M. J. Lilly
Upland
H. H. Young
Robertsburg
G. C. Schoolfield
Charleston
Guard Outfit Heads to Ft Knox En Route From West Virginia
The 3664th Medium Maintenance Ordnance Repair Company of the West Virginia National Guard departed from their base on Ohio River Road and rode through Point Pleasant at 2 p.m. Saturday. More than 90 men, in riding formation, prepared their equipment at the base and then traveled to Ft. Knox for the annual encampment and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia National Guard
Ohio River Road
Ft. Knox
Bad Check Defrauding Charges Faced in Williams Case
Roger Smoak operator of the Martin Hotel caused the arrest of R. D. Williams by Sheriff Russell on two warrants issued in Justice of the Peace P. L. Peoples court. One warrant charged issuing a bad check the other defrauding an inn keeper. Williams awaits a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roger Smoak
Martin Hotel
R. D. Williams
Russell
Court of Justice of the Peace P. L. Peoples
Williams
Bond Posted For Man Supporting Two Children
Howard McDaniel of Kanawha County posted bond in a local magistrate court for support of his two children by a former marriage. He was released and ordered to pay 30 dollars a month to his former wife Margie McDaniel of Masoncy, who has custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Howard McDaniel
Kanawha County
Bond
Margie McDaniel
Masoncy
Former Sheriff Improves in Point Pleasant
Former sheriff Ernest Hesson recovers from three months of foot trouble and says he is no longer troubled. He continued to work at the Philip Sporn power plant during his illness and now feels improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
Philip Sporn
Birth Announced for Gail Anne in Zanesville Region
Mr and Mrs Robert R Martin announce the birth of a daughter Gail Anne on July 19 at Zanesville. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Snider of Seaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert R. Martin
Gail Snider
Gail Anne
Zanesville
Charles Snider
Seaman
Two Men Arrested for Intoxication in Village
Village police arrested Hoyt Heighland and Howard Romine near Rutland on Saturday evening and held them for a hearing in the mayor's court on a charge of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hoyt Heighland
Howard Romine
Rutland
Not Fame Seeker Dr Edward M McElfresh Serves Community
Dr Edward M McElfresh avoided money and headlines, focusing on patient care since opening his Henderson office 56 years ago. He worked long hours, guided patients to specialists, and embodied the self sacrificing physician of a bygone era who often died poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Simmons
Edward M. McElfresh
Henderson
Tusk
Birth of daughter Sherry Sue Nibert announced
Mr and Mrs Charles Nibert of Hogsett announce the birth of a daughter named Sherry Sue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Nibert
Hogsett
Sherry Sue
Plant Is Quiet At Philip Sporn Power Station
Reports say Philip Sporn power station has had two weeks of unusual quiet with no strike in progress or threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Philip Sporn
Bermuda flying fish nests with weed bails tied by threads
The Bermuda flying fish exc avates rondeletii builds nests from seaweed. After laying eggs the weeds are rolled into bails four to five inches in diameter and tied with silken strings produced by the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Divorce Petition For Kathryne Burgess In Ohio Court
Leonard Burgess files in Athens County Court of Common Pleas for divorce from Kathryn W Burgess of Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. Grounds listed as wilful absence for over three years with hearing set to conclude after August 20.Filed July 9, 1949 by Roger J. Jones as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn W. Burgess
Buzzards Bay
Massachusetts
Leonard Burgess
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
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Middleport Social Notes
Gallaher, Quick
E. F. Maag
Pomeroy, Ohio
Jack
Dairy Bar
2Nd Ave
Liberty
Liberty Theatre
Southeastern
Jesse James
Preston Foster
Barbara Britton
John Ireland
Reed Hadley
J. Edward Bromberg
Victor Killan
Emmett Windon
Frances Evans
Sue Ann Clark
Margaret Bruch
Dorothy Beards
Lena K. Mitch
W. A. Frost
Belpre
Joyce Davis
John Smith
Genevieve Stobart
Emma Lou Davis
Bowman
London
Pomeroy Social Notes
Grange
C. L. Heaton
IOOF
Pomeroy Bend Grange
United Methodist’ Church
Glenn Dill
Baker Gordon
Gerald Wildermuth
Richard Campbell
Camp Pomeroy
Pomeroy Personals
Charlies, Jr
Jefferson Blvd
Gastonia
N. C
A. F. Crawford
Hutltonsville
Elizabeth
Park Drive
Robert H. Ferguson
Jimmie
Main St
Pearisburg
Hubert L. Forbus
U. S. Navy
Des Moines
Boston
Lloyd Forbus
Twenty-First St
Raymond Vinson
Deborah Jane
Julia Ann
Helen Claire LU
Bridgeport
Vinson
P. F. Thomas
Burt Smith
Teddy
Kingsdown
Kansas
Smith
Martha Gaul
George Thomas Gaul
Moundsville
Betty Lou Bell
Gaul
Miss Bell
Gordon Blessing
Oran VanHorn
Springfield
Hugo Juhling
Gail Faires
Glouster
Brereton
Barto Jones
Peterkin Memorial Conference Center
Episcopal Church
Romney
Edith Mercer
Coraopolis
R. P. Liter
Bess Liter
Canal Zone
Tom Halliday
McElfresh
Bob Peri
Terry S
Cartoon
Bob
Damon Runyon
Rod Cameron
Ilona Massey
the Plunderers
Rockies
THOR
Paramount
Ladd
Preston
Adly Io
Cornel Wilde
Patricia Knight
Leonard L. Burges
Roger J. Jones
Omar T
Meigs
Frick Company
Waynesboro
Meigs Pomeroy
James Cagney
William Bendix
Wayne Morris
Jeanne Cagney
James Lydon
Paul Draper
Broderick Crawford
MA & PA
Temple Middleport
MY Own True Love
Melvyn Douglas
Phyllis Calvert
Binnie Barnes
Philip Friend
Wanda Hendrix
MR. Belvedere
Bendvue Pomeroy
the Lodger
Merle Oberon
George Sanders Laird Cregar
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Sara Allgood
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