Pomeroy Council Accepts Street Repair Bid and Annexation Talks
The Pomeroy Village Council approved a street repair bid from L. P. Cavett Construction Co using asphalt mix on a gallon and tonnage basis. They also renewed insurance for the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department and discussed annexation of seven families to Middleport. The council heard from Portland Cement Association representatives and set a July 31 recess to address the Lincoln Heights Road project and other issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
L. P. Cavett Construction Co
Middleport
Knapp
Cedric W. Clark
Sidney A. Spencer
Feiger
Beech Grove Cemetery
Evan Will. H. G. Wood
F. H. Miller
Portland Cement Association
Slides Wood
Ohio
Miller
Lincoln Heights
At & P.m
Labor of love painting revamps Middleport church basement
Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ transformed the basement into classrooms and a kitchen with pastel green walls. Men provided labor and paint while women organized refreshments. a donation to the Union Mission in Charleston was also made during a business meeting led by Mrs. Thomas Hendrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Berean
Church of Christ
Thomas Hendrix
Union
Charleston
Wert Dean
George Mcinhart
Meinhart
Walter Bunce
Larry
C. E. McKinley
Earl
Homer Rice
Elmer Webhring
Robert McElhinny
Karen
George Chilis
Edgar Allensworth
Ira Butcher
Chester Erwin
Dean
Scouts Plan Pre Camping Activities In Middleport
Middleport Boy Scouts Troop 45, sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department, will meet at Roadside Park for pre camping tests led by Harold Rice and John Vroman. Twenty seven tenderfoot scouts aim to learn shelter and fire skills as rain delays progress toward Second Class tests. Troop 45 includes three patrols the Wolf the Crow and the Flying Eagle with Bill Demuskey as senior patrol leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Boy Scouts
Harold Rice
John Vroman
Tenderfoot
Bill Demuskey
Rice
Volunteer
Fire Department
Calvin Reichman
B. F. Parmalee
Daughter Judy Del Hysell Born in Bradbury
Mr and Mrs Del Hysell of Bradbury announce the birth of a daughter named Judy Del at Mason Clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
del Hysell
Bradbury
Judy del
Mason Clinic
Bradford J. Walker and Edith JacksWed in Rutland
Bradford J. Walker aged 37 of Columbus and Edith Jacks aged 19 of Rutland obtained a marriage license and plan to wed in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford J. Walker
Columbus and
Edith Jacks
Rutland
Doan's Pills Offer Relief For Backache And Kidney Strain
The ad promotes Doan's Pills a mild diuretic claiming relief from backache, fatigue headaches and dizziness caused by aging stress and kidney strain. It asserts long standing use by millions for over 60 years and promises relief by flushing waste from kidney tubes and filters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Relatives Visit Heath Parsonage for Youth Institute Week
Rev L A Bangerter hosts his sisters Mrs Harry Kidder of Elkhart Indiana and Mrs Ella Anderson of South Bend Indiana along with brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Frank Bangerter of Euclid Ohio. They join at Lancaster Camp Grounds where he accompanies Youth Fellowship members attending the Portsmouth district Youth Institute for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Parsonage
Harry Kidder
Elkhart
Ind
Ella Anderson
South Bend
Frank Bangerter
Euclid
Ohio
Bangerter
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Youth Institute
Portsmouth
Emma Johnson
Howard Snyder
Wheeling
Bentz Wolfe
W. F. Baxter
Garland Weaver
Dayton
Legion Auxiliary Holds Roadside Park Picnic
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary gathered at Roadside Park Monday night for a social picnic supper. Attendees included Mrs. Cora Bennett president and many others with their children, Sheila, Davis, and Sue, among the listed guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Cora Bennett
Lawrence Bing
Warren Davis
Harry Stover
Sheila and Davis
Sidney Pickens
Frances Pickens
H. M. Cross
Florine Talbott
Phil Edwards
Wyatt Swindler
Sue
Margaret Sauer
Charles Wayland
Charles
Downing Roush
Charles Edwards
Pat
Surprise birthday party for Tommy Garnes at Roadside Park
Mrs. Marie Boyd Cyrus hosted a wiener roast at Roadside Park for her son Tommy Garnes age 19 after a surprise party at Kain State Hospital. Guests included family members such as Mrs. Joe Boyd, Mrs. Birdie Powell, Mr. Lawrence Siler, Billy Pettit and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marie Boyd Cyrus
Kain State Hospital
Tommy Garnes
Joe Boyd
Tommy
Birdie Powell
Joe
Dorothy Williams Smith
Michael
Ervin Baumgardner
Alma
Manning
Ann Williams
James
Randall
Ernest Bowles
Norman Price
Lawrence Siler
Billy Pettit
Birthday Dinner Honors Russell McDaniel in Middleport
Miss Margaret McDaniel hosted a birthday dinner Sunday at Grant Street home honoring her brother Russell McDaniel age 21. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Krider Mrs. Betty Jo Williams Clifford Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Verner Lee Keith See Robert See and Connie Dill of Pomeroy all from Middleport. A cake highlighted the dessert course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Margaret McDanie
Grant St
Russell McDaniel
Marvin Krider
Betty Jo Williams
Clifford Frazier
Verner Lee
Keith
Robert See
E. Dill
Connie
Pomeroy
Shrine 37 Picnic Supper At Edith Hontsinpiller Home
Mary Shrine 37 of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem will host a picnic supper at 5 p.m. Friday at the home of Miss Edith Hontsinpiller on Portsmouth Road in Gallipolis. Attendees should bring their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport — Mary
Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem
Edith Hontsinpiller
Portsmouth Road
Gallipolis
Smith visits Msgr Murphy in Marietta
Mrs. C F Smith and her daughter Harrie Marie Smith, visitors in Marietta Thursday, called on Msgr Rt Rev Edwin Murphy and his ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C.F. Smith
Harrie Marie Smith
Marietta
Edwin Murphy
Warren family reunion and picnic attendance in Portsmouth
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs Joe Young and daughter Melanie attended the Warren family reunion and picnic in Portsmouth along with Mr and Mrs Douglas McHaffie and son Barry, also of Middleport, and Mr and Mrs J Warren with son Gary and daughter Garnet from Belpre, visiting former Middleport residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Warren
Portsmouth
Joe Young
Melanie
Douglas McHaffie
Barry
J. Warren
Gary
Garnet
Belpre
Sunday guests of the Par malees host Huntington visitors
Sunday visitors called on Mr and Mrs B F Par malee. They hosted Mrs Luda Meadows of Huntington, Mr and Mrs Leo Christianson and son Bruce of Huntington, Mr and Mrs Willis Caldwell and son Willis Jr, and Mr and Mrs John Gregory and daughter Judy of Greenwich Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. F. Parmalee
Luda Meadows
Huntington
Leo Christianson
Bruce
Willis Caldwell
Willis, Sr
John Gregory
Judy
Greenwich
Connecticut
Birthday honors for Mrs Augusta Gilmore in Middleport
A family dinner at Mrs R C Lansbury's home in Middleport marked the eighty fourth birthday of Mrs Augusta Gilmore formerly of Wollpen. Cards poured in from friends and relatives and a birthday cake was given. Attending were her sister Mrs Ada Smith, her daughter Mrs E S Schaaf and her grandchildren Sally Mrs Chauncey Weise and Mrs Sansbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ferne Barker
Lake Hope
Barker
Jessie Powell
James Bail
New Haven
Sherman Wyman
Pamela
Richard Bailey
Christine
Lester Bailey
R. C. Lansbury
Augusta Gilmore
Wollpen
Gilmore
Ada Smith
Sansbury
E. S. Schaaf
Sally
Chauncey Weise
Local residents host and travel companions visit across several cities
Numerous families and individuals are listed visiting relatives and attending events across Huntington Columbus Cincinnati Akron Ironton Chillicothe Mace apartment and Jackson Lake. Notable mentions include Mrs Madge Mossman in Cincinnati and Sergeant Major George Schmoll of the National Guards in Ft Lauderdale. A Middleport High School graduate who served seven years in World War II is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shumaker
Caroline and
Charles
Huntington
Harold Johnson
Q. S. Wong
Springfield
Carolyn Barker
Wongs
Guy Reynolds
Lily Spires
Holzer Hospital
Wayne McEihinny
Wayne and
Jeffry
Charleston
McElhinny
Dana Lampert
Harry Mills
Thei
Set
Max Lambert
Max Richard
Chillicothe
Sergeant Lambert
Dana Lambert
J. D. Hartinger
Frank Gothard
Akron
George Reynolds
V. C. Stuntebeck
Tom
Kathy
Susan
Vincent
Ironton
Stuntepeck
J L. Hurddieston
Mace
Elmer Mays
Jessie Bolregs
Carrie
Rittman
Wert Dean
Church of Christ
Dean
Richard Quelette
Andrea Lee
Columbus
Horton Brown
M. R. Tillett
Tilett
Joe Stanford
James
John
M. R. Sanborn
Stanfords
Ceres
Calif
Tisletts
Harry Smith
Roseville
Thomas Hendrix
Mary Lou. Allensworth
Ann Kelly
Jackson Lake
Oak Hill
Clarence Root
Michael Bart
Mary Root
Gerald Anthony
Jack Kauff
Lancaster
Jarold Abbott
W. W. Farley
Dorothy Chase
George Schmoll
National Guards
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Schmoll
J. J. Schmoll
Middleport High School
Racine Youth to Attend Forest Camp at Muskingum
Freddie Johnson 17 of Racine will attend the state forestry camp at Camp Muskingum on Leesville Lake August 20 26 as Meigs County delegate. Sponsored by Farmers Bank and Savings Company Pomeroy and the Ohio Forestry Association, the camp aims to teach forestry management through hands on field trips with the forest as a classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Freddie Johnson
Racine
Lee Johnson
Future Farmers
Camp Muskingum
Leesville Lake
Carro! County
Johnson
Future Farmers of America
Meigs County
Farmers Bank and Savings Company of
Ohio Forestry Association
Agricultural Extension Service
Howard Nolan
Camp Muskingum District
Bereschicher Rites Planned for Racine Businessman Ben Bergschicher
Funeral services for Ben F. Bergschicher of Racine, who died of a heart attack, are set for Wednesday. Short rites at 1 p.m. at the home precede a 2 p.m. service at Carmel EUB Church with Rev. Roy C. Osborn officiating. Burial in Carmel Cemetery. A Navy WWI veteran and longtime local businessman, he was born June 14, 1889, and survived by his wife Ann Ashcraft Bergschicher, two sisters and two nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ben F. Bergschicher
Racine
Carmel Eub Church
Roy C. Osborn
Carmel
Bergschicher
Mr. Bergschicher
George
Luella Barringer Bergschicher
EUB
IOOF
K of P
Ann Ashcraft Bergschicher
A. D. Russell
Mamie Stephenson
New York City
Death Claims Ex-Resident of Middleport
Former Middleport resident Dawes Stansbury Stansbury died Monday night at his Columbus home after a lingering illness. He worked for the New York Central Railroad Co and was Kroger Store manager in Middleport. Surviving are his wife a daughter Dorothy in Columbus a son Cecil in Texas a sister Mrs Hood Nicholson of Dexter two brothers Carl and Laing both in Columbus two aunts Mrs R C Stansbury of Middleport and Mrs Eric Denny of Eno and a sister in law Mrs Bart Rawlings of Rutland. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dawes Stansbury
Columbus
Stansbury
New York Central Railroad Co
Kroger
Arthur
Eva Edmundson Stansbury
Dexter-Salem Center
Dorothy
Cecil
Texas
Hood Nicholson
Dexter
Carl
Laing
R. C. Stansbury
Eric Denny
Eno
Bart Rawlings
Rutland
Well Baby Exames Scheduled Wednesday in Middleport
A well baby conference will be held Wednesday from 1 30 to 4 p m in the basement of the Middleport Public Library. Mrs O B E McKinley publicity chairman of the Child Conservation League announced the event offering free medical exams for children up to five years in the county. County nurses and league members will assist during the examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
O. BE. McKinsley
The
Child Conservation League
CCL
Lighting Bids Studied at Pomeroy Boosters Meeting
Four bids for lighting the Pomeroy Athletic Field were discussed at City Hall during a Pomeroy Boosters Inc meeting Monday night. Carl Jeffers of Mason was fined $19 and costs for intoxication, Eldon Van Meter fined $5 and costs and jailed after unable to pay. The showboat Majestic with Hiram College students performed before a near capacity crowd at the Pomeroy levee last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boosters, Inc
City Hall
Pomeroy Athletic Field
Sidney A. Spencer
Carl Jeffers
Mason
Eldon van Meter
Hiram College
Pomeroy Levee
Compromise Agreement in Heines Nelson Suit Filed
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court a compromise agreement was reached in the Pomeroy Heines Nelson lawsuit, with both participants agreeing to terms. The filing details the settlement reached between the two sides in the civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Heines-Nelson
Meigs County
Pomeroy Couple Wed in Grace Methodist Ceremony
Dorothy Jones and Eugene Schwab were married at Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis with vows read by Rev L A Donnally. Attendants included Mrs Robert Story, reception followed at the bride’s sister’s home in St Albans West Virginia. The couple will reside in Columbus Ohio after a southern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roy Jones
Minersville
Dorothy
Eugene Sehwab
Harry Schwab
W. Main St
Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis
L. A. Donnally
Robert Story
Stewart
A. J. White
Julia Wilbur Sweeney
Schwab
Pomeroy High School
National Jewelry and Instrument School
Navy
Naval Reserves
Batelle Institute
Columbus
Massey-Harris
South
Young Adult Class Pot Luck Picnic Set
The United Methodist Church Young Adult class hosts a pot-luck picnic on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Roadside Park in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
New Haven
Pomeroy Rocksprings Grange Meeting Set With Demonstrations
Worthy Master Emil Ball announces a Thursday 8 p.m. Grange meeting with first and second degree work shown to candidates. A sewing contest for housecoats will be held. Juvenile Grange also meets at the same time per Mrs. Lucille Leifheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Rocksprings Grange
Emil Ball
Lucille Leifheit
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mrs Clair Karr
Mrs Thurma Milhoan and Mrs C E Lytle hosted Friday evening to celebrate Mrs Clair Karr. Five hundred was played with prizes to Mrs Clay Bryan and Mrs Thomas Young. Guests included Mrs Henry Ewing son Benny Mrs Raymond Boice Ramona Mrs Thomas Young and many others as table centerpiece featured a flowered cake on a mirror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duerr
Clay Bryan
Margaret Duerr
A. P. Henneman
Dana Kerr
Tommy Reuter
Carolyn Milhoan
Family vacation and military assignments noted in Ohio area
The Elberfeld Farm near Tuppers Plains hosts Mr and Mrs Jacob Elberfeld and others including Mr and Mrs Robert Slagel from Ironton and Mr and Mrs FE Siddall from Marietta for a two week vacation. Harry Behleler and Clarence Andrews guests with Guido Girolami on 12 day leave plans to report to Trieste Italy for duty. Mrs Edward Sargent leaves for Mont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Elberfeld
Robert Slagel
Ironton
FE. W. Siddall
Marietta
Elberfeld Farm
Tuppers Plains
Harry Behleler
Huntington
Clarence Andrews
Guido Girolami
Vale St
Birth announced for Bakley Bell son in Parkersburg
An infant boy born last Saturday to Mr and Mrs Bakley Bell at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg. The Bells live on Gravel Hill. Mr Bell, formerly employed at the Philip Sporn plant Graham Station, now works as an electrician with Carbon Carbide Co in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bakley Bell
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg
Gravel Hill
Bell
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
Carbon Carbide Co
Charleston
Mrs Ada Foot Called to Columbus for Mother's Illness
Mrs Ada Foot travels to Columbus due to the serious illness of her mother Mrs Mary Johnson, prompting family travel plans and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ada Foot
Columbus
Mary Johnson
Jet Pilot Hartinger Plans Air School Graduation
Middleport Lt James Hartinger former West Point graduate will earn his pilot wings August 4 at Chandler Air Base Arizona. Parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hartinger learn details as Mrs Hartinger travels from Middleport to meet relatives in Poplar Bluffs Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Hartinger
Air Force
United States Military Academy
West Point
Chandler Air Base
Arizona
Hartinger
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech Sr
Susan Allensworth
Poplar Bluffs
Edgar Allensworth
Alensworth
James Pullen
Susan
Stephen
Stephanie
Pomeroy Court Fines Two Drivers In Weekend Session
Winford Haney was fined 15 dollars and costs for disobeying a police officer while intoxicated in Mayor Sidney A. Spencer’s court. Shinnston resident James F. E. Brannan Jr. was fined 5 dollars and costs after a speeding arrest by State Highway Patrolman R. D. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Winford Haney
Charles Russell
James FE. Brannan Jr
Shinnston
W. Va
R. D. Young
Birth of Patricia Louise Serviss in Mansfield Ohio
Mrs. and Mrs. R. W. Serviss of Mansfield announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Louise, on July 10. Announcement came to former neighbor Mrs. Eleanor Welch Zeiher, who recalled Mrs. Serviss on Main Street and her World War II work at the General Chemical Defense Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. W. Serviss
Dorothea Parmalee
Mansfield
Ohio
Patricia Louise
Eleanor Welch Zeiher
Serviss
Main St
General Chemical Defense Corp
Truck Found in Two Hours in Pomeroy
Patrolman Harold Duckworth recovered a stolen Tri State Materials Co. truck from the Blaettnar Co. parking lot within two hours after it was reported missing around 9 pm. The vehicle was found near Jake Aments restaurant, and police search for the juvenile thief, a boy aged 10 to 12, continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harold Duckworth
Blaettnar Co
Upper Pomeroy
Tri- State Materials Co
Blaettnar
Duckworth
Jake Aments
Meigs County School Rehabilitation Approved for Seven Districts
County Supt O O Patterson reports state education approval of rehabilitation projects for Meigs County schools. A department representative inspected schools with Patterson and accepted the county’s bid applications. The County Board of Education is soliciting bids for the approved projects and will forward them to the state for action. Seven of eight districts are eligible for rehabilitation.
New Discovery For Itching Piles In Athens Pharmacy Ad
An advertisement touts San Cura Rectal Cones as a fast relief remedy for hemorrhoids. It claims instant soothing, non prescription use, long-lasting relief, and prevents cracking and itching. Sold 12 cones for $1.50 with money back guarantee at Athens Pharmacy and Quick's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Athens
Quick's Drug Store
Memorial Consultant Visits Your Home For Memorials
Leo L. Vaughan of Legan Monument Co. offers to call on homeowners to discuss memorials with no obligation to buy. Call 494-X% or mail coupon for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. Vaughan
Legan Monument Co
Logan Monument Co. in Meigs County Ohio
Logan Monument Co of Meigs County located in Pomeroy Ohio is referenced in this item. The note highlights its business presence and regional relevance in Ohio during the period described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Monument Co
Meigs County
Pomeroy, Ohio
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Counclil
Middleport Social Notes
Rose Wangler
Father Murphy
Sacred Heart Church
Miss Smith
Harold Edward Hubbard
Charles M. Pomeeroy
Fred Russell
Frank Cheesebrew
C. I. Tannehill
Charles Murray
Wayne Gibbons
Betty Hutton
Victor Mature
Larry Parks
Marguerite Chapman
Liberty
Edmond O'Brien
Robert Stack
John Rodney
Henry Hull
Brother Ceuests
Miss McDaniel
Varietta Jisitors
Lescommmret
W. 2Nd St
Fightyr
Bereschicher
Rocksprings Grange
Pomeroy Personals
Peres
Lanciin Bose
United National Farm Loan Assn
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
Mr. Vaughan
Pomeroyv-Mason Bridge
Meigs
Ginger Rogers
Dennis Morgan
Thelma Ritter
George Chandler
Temple Middleport
John Wayne
Philip Dorn
Vera Ralston
Oliver Hardy
Marie Windsor
Grant Withers
Benovue
Rod Cameron
Gale Storm Tohnny Mack Brown
Don Curtis
John Eldredge
Frick Co
Waynesboro
Studebaker
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Athens, O
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