Middleport council approves pool plan for November bond
Middleport endorses a proposed swimming pool and recreation center to be funded by a bond issue if voters approve. The project at Firemen's Park between Locust and Ash and Broadway and Bosworth would use millage offsets and aims to serve youths, with engineer Wes Bintz approving the site. Attending were Mayor Russell, Clerk Murray, Solicitor Clark, and several councilmen plus Rev. Howard Ruppelt.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Cedric W. Clark
Locust and
Ash
Broadway
Bosworth
Broadway St
Charles Murray
Clark
Rotary Club
Wesley Bintz
Lansing
Mich
United States
Solicitor Clark
Frank Vroman
Wayne Gibbons
David Jenkins
Joe Young, Jr
Howard Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
Dana Estep Speedy dies in Powell Speedway crash
Dana Carl Estep 25 known as Speedy, a Meigs County midget and stock car driver since the 1940s, was killed in a weekend crash at Powell Speedway Columbus when bumper contact on a curve caused a multi car collision. He had won the 1948 West Virginia state midget title and was regarded as a clean, popular racer by peers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Dana Carl
Speedy) Estep
Powell Speedway
Columbus
Estep
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Kearns Roush
Meigs County
West Virginia
Birthday Observed At Middleport Coffee Shoppe
Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe staff planned a surprise birthday for Mrs. Ferne Barker head cook. Miss Cressa Webb presented a gift. other party attendees included Sylvia Byers Donna Elis P Darst Gladys Lewis Phyllis Cen Edith Thomas JoAnn Wilson and guest Kathryn Wise.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
Ferne Barker
Middleport Social Notes: Gatherings and Family News
Luncheon at the Little House honors Mrs. E A Pirsh and neighbors from New York. Past Matrons Club hosts annual potluck at Mrs Max Harrah’s country home with hostess aiding. Mary Fisher, 86, oldest at Sauer family reunion at Jackson Lake. Eldridge Sauer elected secretary. Attendees included multiple Sauer relatives from Point Pleasant and Washington D H.
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Middleport
Little House
E. A. Pirsh
New York
F. J. Murray
R. B. Leydig
D. H. Tammen
Philip Sporn
Evangeline Aggoon
Order of Eastern Star
Max Harrah
Mary Fisher
Sauer
Jackson Lake
Elridge Sauer
Point Pleasant
Katie Milstead
Washington D.H
Charles Sauer
Sally
Lewis Sauer
George
Carolyn
Hattie Fisher Smith
Eugene Fisher
John Walter
Virginia
Coleraine
Eldridge Sauer
Albert Sauer
Portsmouth
Vacation Couples Plan Visits Across States
Mrs. Evelyn Lewis on vacation from the Ben Franklin Store will visit her son Charles Lewis in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cullen Jr and son Butch will spend two weeks in Cleveland. The Imperial Electric Company sends its former employee on vacation. Guests of Mrs. J. H. Smith include Maude Taylor and Hazel Van Cooney, with Mrs. E. B. Bish and four Letart Va children. The Rev and Mrs Charles M Pomeroy and children Judson Marcus Gregory and Marcia visit Loveland and Versailles families for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young host Mary Jane Leading Creek Rd for weekend. Foster Kackley and E. M. Stratton of Columbus join, men returning Sunday.
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Eddie Romine
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Wilmington
Atlantic City
Camden
Philadelphia
Romine
New York Central Railroad
Jane Muselle
Fred Bush
Sharon
Martha Ann
Cincinnati
A. L. Bush
Florence Bush
Florence Raines
Pearl St
Roger Nichols
Terry
Detroit
D. G. Smith
Dunbar
W. Va
Nichols
Evan Will
Pomeroy
Billy
Russell Balsiter
Fremont
C. B. Forrest
Forrests
Charles Neal
Charlene
Buckeye Lake
Don MacCormick
Mac MacCormick
Columbus
J. H. Grate
Evelyn Lewis
Ben Franklin
Charles Lewis
Charleston
J. B. Cullen, Jr
Butch
Cleveland
Imperial Electric Company
J. H. Smith
Maude Taylor
Hazel van Cooney
E. B. Bish
Letart
Charles M. Pomeroy
Judson
Marcus
Gregory
Marcia
J. D. Pomeroy
Loveland
William Cotton
Versailles
J. A. Young
Mary Jane
Leading Creek Rd
Foster Kackley
E. M. Stratton
Middleport Band Plans August 6 Rehearsal Meeting
Middleport announces band rehearsals to begin in August with a meeting on August 6. Senior Band members meet at 10 am and Junior bandsmen at 1 pm at the high school to plan August rehearsals for a heavy fall schedule starting with football in September. New director Franklin Ginther, a Middleport High School graduate and OSU alum, invites any interested students.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Ginther
Middleport High School
MHS
Gordon Harris
Ohio State
State
California
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Jarman
Hartley & Bennett
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Pomeroy Cement Block CO
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Ewing's Furniture and Appliance
Scott
Pat O’brien
Bombadier
Errol Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
Bruce Cabot
Ann Sheridan
Dodge City
Laura Elliott
Jim Arness
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs. Fisher
Mrs. Kackley
Mrs. Stratton
Mrs. Young
Associated Radio Sales and Service
Harry A. Miller
Main Street
WJER
Ohio Valley
WJEH
Liberty
Theatre
Proudly
Voice of the Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Basil Rathbone
Tee
Calgreengency Drug Store
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