Ten Petition Filings For November Elections In Pomeroy
POMEROY reports only ten candidacy petitions filed for November races as a slow start nears. Injured boy Ambrosia in Route 33 crash near home remains poor in condition at Holzer Hospital. Route 35 accident details include driver identified as Walter Lee Force tun and a child struck while crossing roadside.
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Ambrosia
Holzer
Pomeroy
Richard Duckworth
Raymond Pultina
Stortling
Sutton
Rosa ‘Norristee
Chester
Rob
Stephen Gary
Letart
Homer
Molden
Rutland Derenberger
Co" Willard
Bedford Township
Beulan Derenberger
Raymond’ ‘Tenford
Wor
Tien
Francis
Salem Town
Board of Elections
Walter Lee Force Ae — Tun
Youth Drowning Linked to Fire Company Aid Incident
A report describes Bernie Gilkey receiving first aid after slashing his wrists and being treated by a fire company physician. During this, rescuers learned a youth had drowned in Hripmine pond near the Coronet mine at Story's Run, with further transfer of Gilkey to Melgr County facilities later that day.
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Bernie Gilkey
Fire Company
Story's Run
Gilkey
Melgr
Cence Wy
Eastern District Voters To Pass on Bond Issue
Voters in the Eastern Local School District formed by the Olive Orange and Central Local School Districts will decide on a 576000 bond issue at a special election to be held September 20. The bond funds would build a new high school facility between Chester and Tuppers Plains and a new grade school between Reedsville and Long Bottom, with state funds matching the end tax funds. The plan, backed by the district board of education, aims to house students from Chester High School and Olive Orange High School and includes a 21 year tax evaluation.
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Masonic Temple
Pomeroy
Middleport
Eastern Distric
Nama
Pidaeport
Donald Mullen
Sx Tlepublicane
Syracuse
Rutland
Rumenoy
Eastern
Olive-Orange
Central
Albert Gloecker
Meiga County Board of Elections
Board of Education
Chester
Tuppers
Plains
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Chester High School
Tuppers Plains
Cleckmaint
Oi Education
Foumty Barn of Education
Groeckner
Meigs County
Crizemble
Australian exchange student arrives in Meigs County
Walker, 23, from Tasmania arrives in Meigs County as an International Farm Youth Exchange student. He will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Thereon Johnson of Racine and visit Washington and New York before returning to Australia. He will study Meigs County farming methods and meet local groups during his stay. Beverly Allen, an Ohio University student, arranged his visit through the county extension office.
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Pumeray
Walker
Tasmania
Australia
Meigs County
Johnson
Don
Mary Kay
Virginia
Racine
San Francisco
Yoming Sea
Ming
Michigan State University
Kansas City
Washington
New York Gy
Atn
Beverly Alien
Ohio University
County Agricultural Extension Service Office
Columbus
Mrs Huggins Dies at 76 in Middleport Ohio
Mrs Willi Huggins aged 76 died at her home on North Second Avenue after extended illness. Former Pearl Collins daughter of Morton and Ida Collins she spent most of her life in Middleport. She belonged to Middleport Church of Christ and several women’s groups. Surviving are children Mary K Jackson Homer Hysell Marion Maguire William Huggins and great grandchildren. Brothers and sisters include Fred Collins Tom Collins Hattie Wilson Akron Mary Lefever Sadie Ely Myrtle Smith. Funeral by Rawlings Coats at the Church of Christ Wednesday at 2:00 PM with Fred Gardner officiating.
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Aiddleport
Willi Huggins
Second Ave
Pearl Collins
Morton
Ida Russell Collins
Middleport
Middieport Church of Christ
Meigs Temple 153
Pythian Sisters
Chiefs Assecition
Mary K. Jackson
Homer’ Hysell
Pomeroy
Marion Maguire
William Hugging
Cs Rollton
Fred Collin
Mid- Joleport
Gallipolis
Tom Collins
Toledo
Hattie Wilson
Akron
Mary Lefever
Sadie Ely
Columbus
Myrtle Smith
Los Angeles
Rawings-Coats
Church of Christ
Fred Gardner
Resemblance Sparks Meeting Invite for Star Lookalike
Mint McKennie, slated to appear at the Ohio State Fair, drew attention through a resemblance to Mrs. Dewhurst. A photo exchange between Mrs. Sargent and Mrs. Dewhurst confirmed the likeness and invited Dewhurst to meet McKennie, with Dewhurst identified as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson of Rutana.
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Mint McKennie
Columbia
Mist McKennie
Columbus
Mra Dewhurst
Mra Wilman
Sargent
Dewhurst
Miss McKennie
Mex. Dew|hurst
Driver Cited After Wreck In Heavy Rain
Point Pleasant police cited Korman Riley Scarberry after an early morning crash amid heavy rain. Scarberry, age unknown, faced drunken driving charges and was to appear before Mayor Krodel. The incident disrupted traffic as patrolmen assisted, with no serious injuries reported among others.
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Pleasant
Korman
Riley Scarberry
Point
Middleport
Jimmy Woomer
Point Pleasant
T. L. Morris Persone
Rance Jiiden
B. W. the Krodel
Middleport High School Relatives to Attend Wedding
Middleport Society reports relatives plan to attend the wedding at Axtell Baptist Church. The marriage is scheduled for August. The bride-elect is from the Bays family of Axtell, with her parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bays. Mr. Stobart is serving in the armed forces.
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Itingea
Middleport High School
Axtell Baptist Church
Joseph HH. Bays
Axtell
Stobart
Junior Day Camp Plans Formulated
Plans for a Junior Day Camp at Rock Springs Fair rounds were made August 16 with Carol Jane Stittier state association director of Christian education meeting Baptist leaders of Middle Pomeroy. Camp targets children aged four to six enrolled in Church Schools and will provide noon lunches. Participants include Mrs Paul Smart and Mrs David Darst Jr with additional helpers Mrs Edison Baker Mrs Milton Hood Mrs Harold Hubbard and Mr David Darst Jr.
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Pomeroy Association
Rock Springs Fairrounds
Carol Jane Stittier
Granville
State Association
Christian Education
Middle
Pomeroy
Baptist ‘Church
Paul Smart
David Darst, Jr
Midleport
Daryl’ Cook
Jane Spencer
BIS Field Day Marks 14th Annual Military Event
Invitations have arrived for the 14th annual Boys' Industrial School field day at Lancaster. Lt Col T L Fults, an official of the school and son of Fred Fults, will oversee activities including drills at 12 45 pm a review at 4 pm and a 4 30 pm reception. Fults recently returned from service and is from Middleport.
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Manulerurt
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
T. Lyston Fults
Fultz
Fred Fults
Middlport High School
Fults
Henry Fults
Middleport
Jay Myers
Prather
ci.Futte
Child, 4, Cuts Chin In Mishap at Pool
Four year old Janice Cooper, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Sooper of 2106 Short St, required five stitches for a chin cut after a pool mishap at Shawnee pool on Saturday. Pool manager Richard Horton said the girl told her mother she fell while attempting a back flip and hit the wall. She had a similar chin cut recently but required nine stitches then. She was treated by a local physician and sent home.
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Point Pleasant
Janice Cooper
J. C. Sooper
Short St
Shawnee
T Yoon
Richard Horton
Janice
Knights of Columbus launches insurance drive in Ohio
The Ohio State Council plans to raise its membership from 36 000 to 62 000 and secure 10 million dollars in fraternal insurance certificates. State Deputy Henry J. Kondrat announced at Cedar Point during the annual outing that 4 500 000 dollars of insurance is already in force.
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Andusky
Ohio State Council
Knights of Columbus
Cedar Point
Henry J. Kondrat
Cleveland
Knights
Ohio
Suspect Arrested No Charges Yet Said Set For Return
Point Pleasant sheriffs department arrested a 68 year old man on a warrant with unspecified charges. A Des Moines dispatch notes Air Force involvement and says preliminary hearings are pending. Other items list funeral notices and local civic events in Mason County and nearby towns.
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Point Pleasant
Sherif Department
Des Moines
Alcohol Moines Register
Washington
Air Force
Cna
Mas “Tl
Eid Im
Mason County
Harold Fiche
Swea City
Tow
Faeuke
Red China
al Force
Fischer
Roland Point Pleasant
Pall
Paria Oma
Lyie Cameron
Lincoln
Robert Society of Christian Service
Death Delays Pythian Sisters Meet In Middleport
A local meeting of the Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters, planned at Mrs. William Lowe’s home, has been postponed to next Monday due to the death of member Mrs. William Huggins. The article also notes various social visits, relocations, and trips surrounding Middleport residents, including family gatherings and shopping trips to New York.
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Middleport
Pythian Sisters
William Lowe
Wiliam Huggins
Meigs Residents Windshield Thefts Under Sheriff Probe
Sheriff Charles Russell investigates a Meigs resident's report of two windshield thefts within days. The first windshield vanished near a downriver town beside a garage where a windshield had been installed. Days later the resident, traveling again, found another windshield shattered within a quarter mile of the original theft site.
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Pomeroy
Charles Russell
Hospital Drive Kickoff Set for Tuesday Night in Point Pleasant
In Mason County a hospital fundraising drive aims to raise 200000 with a kickoff dinner Tuesday at 6 30 PM. The campaign hopes to fund new facilities and beds, provide local care, and establish a hospital corporation where donors of 25 or more gain one vote.
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Hospital Drive
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Rhs
Barton Smith
Mason
Hospital Inc
Lacuige Guakaig
Jorion
Sperpmtea
Tae
Legion Convention Draws Delegates in Point Pleasant
About 80 delegates attended the American Legion convention in Point Pleasant as District 4 leaders praised the session as very successful. Lionel O. Bickel led installation of officers. J. J. Fourthis chaired daylong talks. District Commander Dewey Thorne presided at noon. plans for the Aug picnic and a new headquarter dedication were discussed.
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Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Ameral
Ican Legion
Cest
Deley
Lionel O. Bickel
J. J
Dewey Thorne
Sev
Register
Carl C. Yearling
Dells
Legion-Auxiliary
Denver Kennedy
Ing
Leland
District 4
Buck
Mhem
Ripley
Legion
Charleston
Teres
Con- Ripley
Duncan
Ripley Road Dwelling Destroyed by Flames
A two story frame house on Ripley Road owned by Mr and Mrs Curtis Doolittle and Mone Doolittle burned Sunday night, destroying the six room dwelling valued at 6000 with contents 4500. Firemen from Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department battled the blaze about two hours, locating the origin in the front portion of the house. No occupants were home and only a washing machine and freezer were saved. Insurance covered the total loss estimated at 10500. Fire Chief J C Parsons reported the cause pending further inspection.
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Fire
Doolittles
Everett Rift
Doolittle
Andy Wilson
Fir
Sheme
Homer ‘Dootte
SEO Field Day Planned For Aug 2
POMEROY The Sunnysage Farm of Harold Carnahan and son James near Racine will host the Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Field Day on August 2. A noon picnic dinner precedes the afternoon herd classification by Lawrence Colebank with Max Dandy of the American Guernsey Cattle Club and Huber Denlinger of the Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association in attendance. All dairymen are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Colebank
Huber Denlinger
Ohio Guernsey Breeders
No One Hurt In Collision Near Pomeroy Route 24
A three car collision on Route 24 north of Pomeroy injured no one. Vehicles driven by Raymond A Mianer 49 Athens Route F Ralph Turner 40 Dexter and Virginie Brickies 23 Pomeroy sustained about $80 damage to Turner's car. One driver was cited for intoxication and released under bond while another faced charges in Justice court.
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Pomeroy
Shen Ler
Cy Bartram
Raymond A Mianer
Athens
Ralph Turner
Dexter
Virginfe Brickies
Turner
Cavanaugh
Bomeroy
Ao Ieda
Henry Werry
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Bartrum
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Young Forbus
Sola
Porter Coreterond
Stephen
Hackett's Safety Service
Middleport Society
BIS
K of P
Karr & van Zandt Motor Sales
Llegal
FSCS
Yast _aiatrons or
Alro
C. P. Dutton
Lincoln St
Michael Kent
Brownsburg
Ind
M. C. Hobart
Miami, University
Stewart Harris
Bradbury
Rust St
McCoy
Main St
William Grate
South Charleston
W.va
J. H. Grate
Mid-leport
William Bakers
G. Hull
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sidney Pickens
Third Ave
Hull
the Pickens
Pickens
Artur Scott
Oscar Moss
Mossman
Thomas Darst
Darst
Robert ‘White
Myrtle White
Everett Bachner
Connie
Karl ‘En
Edison Wessa
Mary Schaaf
Cl. Tannehill
Clifford ‘Rhodes
Tannehill
Bethel Coleman
Roy Coleman
James Sanborn
Cecil Bailey
Jackson
Olive Burford Allum
W. Hayes
Charlotte
Perrin
Lionel Bowis
Liddleport
Edward
Tewksbury
Wellston
New York
St Marys
Sherif
Meigs
2Nd Ave
Legion Convention
SEO
K&m
the Shoe Box
Zemo
Kala
W. Yo
Boris Karlett
the Mummy
Ela Lugent
Alan Lada
the Black Cat
Liberty ‘Theatre
the Lonesome, Trail
Wayne Morris
John Agar
Dean Buchanan
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Jack Servis
Temple
Pomeroy & Middleport
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