Middleport weighs river pollution analysis
Middleport votes to hire Floyd G. Brown and Associates of Marion for a chemical analysis costing 980 dollars to determine Ohio River pollution from the village. The move sparks debate with councilmen Childs Fisher Smith Gibbons and Scarberry supporting the study while Zerkle opposes and warns of unnecessary spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charlene Hoeflich
Floyd G. Brown
Ohio River
William Childs
Clinton Fisher
Lee Smith
Wayne Gibbons
A. A. Scar
Winking Billboards Spark Driver Complaints on Madison Ave
Nelsonville correspondent notes Madison Avenue ads provoke annoyance as local drivers joke about celebrities winking from billboards. The piece blends satire on advertising with a column about a Columbus Zoo visit and garden variety reflections on politics and daily life.
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Nelsonville
Madison Ave
Betty Hutton
Dance to Aid Murray City Firemen
Murray City Eagles host a benefit dance Saturday night for the volunteer fire department to buy a new fire truck. Ted Covert and the Hi Notes provide music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the redecorated Eagles Hall. Admission is 50 cents per person with prizes awarded.
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Murray City
Murray City Eagles
Ted Covert
Hi Notes
Eagles Hall
Births and admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital
The Mount St. Mary Hospital notes record multiple births for Bill McCollum Nelsonville a daughter Robert Taylor Logan a daughter David Scott Logan a son and admissions including Marie J Roof Murray City Paul D Nye New Straits ville Mare D Keith Murray City Bertha A Coon Dean Lawrence J Steen Bremen Route Edith V Lowery Nelsonville Route 1 Pamela S Millioan Glouster Blanche Snyder New Straitsville Kenneth Mount Gore Route Martha McCollister Nelsonville Route 2 Lillian Drake Nelson Mrs Alverda Barrows Nelsonville Myrtle Schoonover Chauncey Charles Woods Mineral and 2 units of blood used.
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Bill McCollum
Nelsonville
Robert Taylor
Logan
David Scott
Lawrence J. Steen
Bremen
Edith V. Lowery
Pamela S. Millioan
Glouster
Blanche Snyder
New Straitsville
Kenneth Mount
Gore
Myrtle Schoonover
Chauncey
Charles Woods
Mineral
Legion Post 39 Members Attend State Convention in Columbus
Seven members of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion attended the state convention in Columbus over the weekend. The delegation included Elza Gilmore Jr commander Frank Vaughan Joseph Struble David Cumings Mickey Williams Leonard Jewell and Olin Knapp.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Columbus
Elza Gilmore, Jr
Frank Vaughan Joseph Struble
David Cumings
Mickey Williams
Leonard Jewell
Olin Knapp
Loyal Women Class Plans Middleport Church Picnic
The Loyal Women’s Class of the Middleport Church of Christ will hold its annual picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Members of the Loyal Men’s Class will be guests. Attendees are asked to bring table service.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Nelsonville VFW drum and bugle corps set practice meeting
A practice meeting is scheduled for Tuesday for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 drum and bugle corps. The event seeks members and interested players in the Nelsonville area.
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Nelsonville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Board to Meet Pomeroy Meigs County
A special meeting of the Meigs County Board of Commissions is set for Wednesday morning at the board offices in the courthouse.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissions
Practice Schedule for Pomeroy Degree Work
Practice at 8 Wednesday evening as Racine Grange meets at the hall for degree work in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Racine Grange
Rock Springs Grange Meeting Schedules Pies Refreshments
County deputy C N Jones will conduct inspection during Rock Springs Grange meeting Thursday at 8 pm in the hall. Members are asked to bring pies for refreshments.
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Pomeroy
C. N. Jones
Rock Springs Grange
Michael Reunion Set for Sunday at Rock Springs Fairgrounds
The annual Michael reunion will be held Sunday at the Rock Springs fairgrounds. A business session will follow the noon picnic dinner.
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Pomeroy
Michael
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Rev and Mrs Bartlett Attend Camp Meeting
In Columbus this week the Rev Clyde Bartlett and Mrs Bartlett of Middleport Church of the Nazarene attend a camp meeting. Miss Shirley Gilkey leads the 7 30 p m prayer meeting and 10 30 a m worship service Sunday. Miss Carole Bachtel leads Sunday 7 30 p m service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bartlett
Middleport Church of the Nazarene
Columbus
Shirley Gilkey
Miss Gilkey
Carole Bachtel
Injunction Granted in Meigs County Case
Everett Hutton and Gloria Hutton sue Everett Holcomb and Vera Holcomb in Meigs County Common Pleas Court over a 21 year old farm access road across Columbia Township land. Defendants reportedly closed the road and threatened bodily harm to the Huttons. Plaintiffs seek a permanent injunction blocking the road closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Everett Hutton
Gloria Hutton
Everett Holcomb
Vera Holcomb
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Columbia Township
Family Reunion Held At Long Bottom
POMEROY A family reunion was held Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Brown Long Bottom Attending were Mr and Mrs Lester Gene Seabaugh and son of Richmond Calif Dr and Mrs Charles A Zeller Weston W Va Mr and Mrs Joe Morton and children of Clarksburg Dr and Mrs Charles Brown Point Pleasant W Va and Mr and Mrs James Rumbaugh also of Point Pleasant Mr and Mrs Seabaugh and son left for their home in California Monday.
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Paul Brown
Long Bottom
Richmond
Calif
Charles A. Zeller
Weston
W. Va
Joe Morton
Clarksburg
Charles Brown
Point Pleasant
James Rumbaugh
Nelsonville Athletic Association to elect officers
Nelsonville group will convene at 8 PM Wednesday at the Shelter House in the city park. Officers for the coming year will be chosen and plans set for participation in the Parade of the Hills.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Athletic Association
Two Wrecks Reported Pair Fined By Mayor
Two men were fined and two others forfeited bonds in Mayor Kenneth Mc Elhinney's court Monday night. Arnold Durst of Middleport paid 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Floyd Stobart Jr of Pomeroy Star Route paid 5 dollars and costs for reckless operation. Bonds amounting to 25 dollars each were forfeited by K. K. Scites of New Haven West Virginia for intoxication and Eugene Harold Zimmer of Marietta 25 dollars for reckless operation.
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Middleport
Kenneth McElhinney
Arnold Durst
Floyd Stobart, Jr
Pomeroy Star Route
K. K. Scites
New Haven
W. Va
Eugene Harold Zimmer
Marietta
Stobart
David R. Rue
Rue
Second Ave
Lincoln St
Utility Holds Annual Picnic at Gold Cliff Park
Middleport Electric Co. employees gathered at Gold Cliff Park near Circleville for the annual picnic. Attendees included Thomas and Kay Hendrix, Max and family, Ernest Barnhart, Ronald Hand, Albert Roush, Herbert Hoover, Eugene Norton, Harold Norton, Roy Hendrix, Andrew Lemley, John Thomas, Bert Bodimer, Dale Priddy, Jim Carter, James Wisecup, and retired workers Charles Price and Guy Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gold Cliff Park
Circleville
Thomas Hendrix
Max Davis
Ernest Barnhart
Ronald Hand
Albert Roush
Herbert Hoover
Eugene Norton
Harold Norton
Roy Hendrix
Andrew Lemley
John Thomas
Bert Bodimer
Kay Ault
Dale Priddy
Jim Carter
James Wisecup
Charles Price
Guy Roush
Ice Cream Social At Rock Springs Methodist Church
Pomeroy reports the Young Adult Class of Rock Springs Methodist Church will host an ice cream social at 6 p.m. Friday on the church lawn. Nelsonville notes the Parade of the Hills parade committee will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Jacks Grill.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Nelsonville
The
Parade of the Hills
Jacks Grill
Reibel Clan Reunion Held in Circleville at Gold Cliff Park
POMEROY The Logan Reibel family reunion, an annual event, was held Sunday at Gold Cliff Park in Circleville. A noon basket dinner followed by an afternoon of recreation brought attendees from Chillicothe Findlay Toledo Bellville Gallipolis Columbus Springfield Wilkesville and Pomeroy among others.
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Pomeroy
Logan Reibel
Gold Cliff Park
Circleville
Herman Hoffner
Harold Dennewitz
Chillicothe
Charles Hoffner
Lee Albert Hoffner
George Stace
Lester Lauch
Findlay
Robert Sutton
Toledo
Joe Costanzo
Bellville
Ill
Jacob Trowbridge
Ice Cream Social Planned On High School Lawn
Middleport Band Boosters set Aug 12 for the annual ice cream social on the high school lawn. Mrs Dale Dutton presides. Mrs Milton Hood named chairman. Mrs Marvin Swan co-chairman. Event begins 6 p.m. with a Middleport band concert directed by Eugene Sears.
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Middleport
Middleport Band
Dale Dutton
Milton Hood
Marvin Swan
Eugene Sears
Convictions Reported in Meigs County Court
Gallipolis patrol described four traffic convictions in Meigs County Court Monday. Judge E W Peoples fined Robert M Johnson of Racine 22 ten dollars and costs for no operator license and five dollars and costs for no brakes. Harry Potts 71 of Syracuse was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. Leonard Lunsford 52 of Pomeroy received ten dollars and costs for parking on the highway. Charles T Chapman 18 of Racine was fined ten dollars with no costs for left of center.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol Post
Meigs
E. W. Peoples
Robert M. Johnson
Racine
Harry Potts
Syracuse
Leonard Lunsford
Charles T. Chapman
Damages Run High In Blaze At Imperial Electric Plant
A fire at the Imperial Electric Co. on Gravel Hill damaged the plant and could run into thousands of dollars. Fire Chief Thomas Durst said sparks from a cutting outfit used to remove old stock rocks ignited the blaze, which spread through the metal sided building. Fire crews cut roof sections and doused the flames with water for about two and a half hours, bringing the fire under control around 4 p.m. Most employees were on vacation and are not expected to be delayed. Equipment in one area was soaked but no major replacements were anticipated. Damages were not yet totaled.
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Jack Kennedy
Dick Nixon
Columbus Zoo
Ohio
Floyd Gooding
Danny
Darst
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Childs
Zerkle
Smith
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Squire, Sanders and
Dempsey
Cleveland
Ohio Inspection Bureau of Columbus
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department
Bureau
Trade and Industrial Service
Thomas Durst
Kenneth McElhinny
Ohio Inspection Bureau
B. W. Gill
Thomas Scally
South Fourth Avenue
Shirley Mills
Scally
Athens Messenger
John Ward
Bara Hutton
Danny Thomas
Interior
Fred Seaton
Chicago
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Marie J. Roof
Paul D. Nye
Mare D. Keith
Bertha A. Coon
Deanville
Robert Coon
Martha McCollister
Lillian Drake
Nelson
Alverda Barrows
Legion Meeting
VFW
Bartlett
the Rev. and
Lester Gene Seabaugh
Athletic Association
George B. Ingram
Robert J. Wilson
Mill St
Utility
Reibel Clan
Rambler
America
U. S
Platt's Shell
Union St
Athens
Perial Electric Co
Gravel Hill
Atuexs
Dacron and Wool
Dacron
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