Meigs County Tops State In Entries For Chicken Contest
Meigs County leads eight counties with 12 entries in the Chicken of Tomorrow contest. A planning meeting set weigh inspection for Aug 6 and 15 best cockerels travel to Caldwell on Aug 10 for New York dressed judging. Contestants from Pomeroy Albany Racine Rutland Carpenter Shade are listed with committee members organizing the event.
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Meigs County
Theo Smith
C. E. Blakeslee
Carl Kautz
Ted Reed, Jr
Howard Nolan
F. Whitney Ingraham
Eugene Buckley
W. O. Atkins
Critt Bradford, Sr
James Jobb
Caldwell Produce Co
New York
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Caldwell
Meigs
Jackson
Franklin
Noble
Gal
Lia
Fairfield
Licking
Delaware
Meigs Counry
Tommy Crow
Gary Lee
Virgil Windon
Pomeroy
Fred Stanley
Edwin Oberholzer
Albany
George Theiss
Critt C
Well Baby Conference To Be Held Thursday
Middleport hosts a Well Baby Conference Thursday from 1 30 to 4 00 p m at the basement of the Public Library. Co sponsors Meigs County Health Department and The Child Conservation League of Middleport offer a free examination service with a physician county nurses and CCL members assisting.
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Middleport
Meigs County Health Department
Child Conservation League of
CCL
Two Cars Collide At Park and Beech
Minor damage reported to cars driven by Al Bingham and Glen Faulk after a collision at Park and Beech in Middleport. Chief of Police Russell Bailey said no arrests were made.
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Middleport
al Bingham
Glen Faulk
Park and Beech
Russell Bailey
IDAV Names Convention Delegates Seated for Dayton Meet
The Disabled American Veterans chapter elected delegates Owen Watson, Benjamin F. Turner, Jack Thomas, Herald Hite, Kenneth Davis, Edgar Van Inwagen, Leonard Jewell, Herman Warner, Marlin Young, Homer Hawkins and Gordon Wolfe to the state convention in Dayton July 27 to 29. Alternates named were John Stahl, Eddie Evans, George Nesselroad, Jim Swearingen, Carl Jennings, William Grueser, John C. Bacon, Charles Casto, C. F E. Withrow, Henry Cleland and Eber Warner. Credentials were sent to the state adjutant in Columbus by John C. Bacon. The group also set 8 p.m. as the regular meeting time. The auxiliary met for refreshments with Mrs. Mary Nesselroad presiding.
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Pomeroy
Dayton
Butternut Ave
Owen Watson
Benjamin F. Turner
Jack Thomas
Herald Hite
Kenneth Davis
Edgar van Inwagen
Leonard Jewell
Herman Warner
Marlin Young
Homer Hawkins
Gordon Wolfe
John Stahl
Eddie Evans
George Nesselroad
Jim Swearingen
Carl Jennings
William Grueser
John C. Bacon
Charles Casto
C. F E. Withrow
Henry Cleland
Eber Warner
Columbus
Auxiliary
Mary Nesselroad
Two Petitions Entered For Local School Posts
Meigs County Elections Board announced two more candidacy petitions for November. Walter P. Brown seeks Central Local School District Board of Education and John Jiiden runs for Sutton Township clerk. Neither currently serves in the offices. The plan calls for two members to be elected to each county school boards and two to the county board.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Elections
Walter P. Brown
Central Local School District Board of Education
John Jiiden
Sutton Township
Andrew Pavlish Attends Dance Convention in New York City
MIDDLEPORT Andrew Pavlish of the Pavlish dance studios is in New York City for a Dance Convention. Only members of the Dance Educators of America Inc attend. DIVORCE ASKED POMEROY Mary A Larkins sues John L Larkins for divorce citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty, seeking custody of one minor child.
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Middleport
Andrew Pavlish
The
Pavlish Dance Studios
New York City
Dance Educators of America, Inc
Pomeroy
Mary A. Larkins
John L. Larkins
Administrator Named for Grapes Estate in Langsville
Norman J. McClurg was appointed administrator of the estate of Alice Grapes of Langsville, per Meigs County Probate Court records. The action formalizes control of the decedent's affairs and assets under county probate oversight.
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Pomeroy
Norman J. McClurg
Alice Grapes
Langsville
Meigs County
Fund raising plans for Camp discussed in Meigs County
Representatives from Meigs County business firms and 4-H clubs discussed funding for the Canter’s Cave camp. The Canter’s Care Fund Committee proposed club grain or corn drives with buyers including Weatherman's at Tuppers Plains, the Meigs County Farm Bureau, and Sugar Run Mill. The county camp fund stands at about $4,000 needed by year end 1952. Senior 4-H will attend July 27–31 and juniors July 31–Aug 4. The committee meets again Aug. 21 in the Meigs County Courtroom.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Canters Care Fund Committee
Weatherman's
Tuppers Plains
F. Whitney Ingraham
Pomeroy Volunteer Firemen Praised for Quick Fire Response
Mayor Sidney A. Spencer commended the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department for efficiently handling a blaze at the Blue and Grey Restaurant rear that threatened local business. He lauded their equipment and calls for continued support while noting the Emergency Squad’s potential to grow as an effective aid group alongside help from Middleport and Mason City departments.
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Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Second Ward
Spencer
Middleport
Mason City
Birth Announced for Webb Family Daughter Margaret Linda
Cpl and Mrs Robert Selmar Webb announce the birth of a daughter on July 18. The baby is named Margaret Linda. Grandparents are U S Webb Springfield Mrs C E Cook Springfield and Mrs L S Ball Greenview W Va. Great grandmother Corporal Webb is at the U S Marine Corps camp at Parris Island S C. Miss Cressa Webb and Mrs Marie Hauck are aunts of the new baby.
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Middleport
Robert Selmar Webb
Margaret Linda
U. S. Webb
Springfield
C. E. Cook
L. S. Ball
Greenview
W. Va
Corporal Webb
U.S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Cressa Webb
Marie Hauck
Patterson Attends State School Administrators Meeting
O. O. Patterson county superintendent of schools visited Columbus to participate in a state wide gathering of school administrators held in the state office building.
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Pomeroy
O. O. Patterson
Columbus
POMEROY Resident Resting Comfortably After Heart Attack
Dillon Willbarger of E Main Street was reported resting comfortably at Meigs General Hospital Tuesday evening after a heart attack on a street near the Blue and Grey Restaurant Tuesday morning. Police Chief Walter E Wolfe helped in ambulance transport to the hospital.
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Pomeroy
Dillon Willbarger
E. Main St
Meigs General Hospital
Walter E. Wolfe
Willbarger
Rev Hess Returns From Youth Camp
POMEROY The Rev Harold Hess pastor of the Federated Church returned Friday from Intermediate Youth Camp held at Miami Valley Chautauqua near Franklin where he served as recreation leader. One hundred eleven youths aged 12 to 15 and 11 adult leaders attended the camp of the Evangelical Re-
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Pomeroy
Harold Hess
Federated Church
Miami Valley Chautauqua
Franklin
Evangelical Re
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