Middleport Council Tackles Parking Rules Enforcement
The ordinance and safety committees of the Middleport Village Council met to review new street markings for parking and no parking. They discussed one side parking and 10 minute limits, noting a recent bus space violation and a car opposite it that caused a traffic tie up. Committee members included Harold Chase Wayne Gibbons David Jenkins A A Dillard Horton Brown and Chase with a report to be presented at the next council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mill St
Mill St.s
Third Ave
Columbus & Southern Electric Co
Ing
Harold Chase
Wayne Gibbons
David Jenkins
A. A. Dillard
Horton Brown
Chase
Rutland Youth Wins Contest For Vacation
Clarence Robert Nelson age 13 of Rutland earned a four day all expense paid trip to New York City this August as winner in The Messenger carrier sales contest. He qualified by securing readers and selling the Economy Reading Plan and will join carriers from southeastern Ohio and West Virginia aboard the special leaving August 8. He plans to become an athletic coach and has saved 90 dollars from route earnings while delivering The Messenger for about a year.
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Rutland
Clarence Robert Nelson
Victor E. Nelson
New York City
Messenger
Bob
New Messenger
New York
Ohio
West Virginia
Chinatown
Statue of Liberty
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Land Suit Is Entered for Highway Easement
A Common Pleas Court action by Earl L. Reed seeks a highway easement on Walter B. Miller lands needed for State Highways 161 and 7 in Chester Township. The petition asks $2,363.50 total compensation for Walter B. Miller and family, including Clara B. Roy E. Maurita L. and Lt. Donald A. Miller.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Earl L. Reed
Walter B. Miller
Chester Township
Walter B
Clara B
Roy E
Maurita L
Donald A. Miller
Two Divorce Suits Filed In Common Pleas Court
Two divorce petitions are filed. Clara Swan seeks divorce from Charles R. Swan with custody and support for a minor child. they married in July 1943 and she cites extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Margaret Robinson asks divorce from Glen Robinson in March 1947 and requests temporary alimony, restoring her maiden name Margaret Hogue.
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Clara Swan
Charles R. Swan
Margaret Hogue
Margaret Robinson
Glen Robinson
Foreman School Attendance Noted for Electric Co. Leader
William Allman of The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. was in Columbus recently to attend a foreman's school.
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Middleport
William Allman
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbus
Parked Automobile No Good for Sleep
Linthiean Tracey was found asleep in a parked automobile on Main Street and failed to awaken when Chief Walter Wolfe arrived. Tracey was taken to the county jail by Donald Weese and charged with intoxication.
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Pomeroy
Linthiean Tracey
Sheriff's Office
Donald Weese
Main St
Tracey
Walter Wolfe
Chief Wolfe
Weese
Farm Bureau Employes Hold Lake Hope Picnic
Farm Bureau employees and families attending a Lake Hope picnic Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. William Hoback, Mr. and Mrs. John Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Max Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Whitey Ingraham, Miss Martha Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Dan White and nephew William Cooper of Richmond California, Jack Carsey, Miss Neacil Burson of Athens, and Miss Elsie Hart. The afternoon was spent swimming and boating.
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Pomeroy—Farm Bureau
Lake Hope
William Hoback
John Beaver
Eugene Buckley
Don Anderson
Max Ward
Whitey Ingraham
Martha Howell
Dan White
William Cooper
Richmond
Calif
Jack Carsey
Neacil Burson
Athens
Elsie Hart
Veterans urged to attend Sgt Stover funeral services
Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars members and all veterans are requested to attend the funeral of Sgt Otis G. Stover killed in action in June 1944. Service at Clarks Chapel Church at 2 p m with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Veterans urged to wear full dress uniform. Funeral at Ewing Funeral Home Thursday at noon for rites and services.
Cleaning Isn t Overy Cleaning Isn t Overy
Middleport residents note spring cleaning delays caused by the flood. Local businesses including R. H. Rawlings Sons Co Holter Restaurant Steiner s Cafe and Herbert Chambers are undergoing extensive repairs redecorating and modernizing the premises.
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Middleport
R. H. Rawlings Sons Co
Holter
Steiner's
Herbert Chambers
Pomeroy Couple Weds In Pine Grove Methodist Church
Eunice Lillian Hill and Roy Jones Jr. married July 24 with Rev. Clarence Boyer officiating. Ceremony at Pine Grove Methodist Church featured maid of honor Ruth Halbrecht and best man Harold Jones. couple resides in Columbus after a reception at Norman Rose home.
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Pomeroy
Eskey Hill
Mulberry Ave
Eunice Lillian Hill
Roy Jones
Joy Jones
Minersville
Clarence Boyer
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Ruth Halbrecht
Harold Jones
Halbrecht
Janet Hill
Dorothy Cleland
Johnny Hill
Barbara Ann Hill
Queen Anne
Patrick Lochary
Rosemary Ward
Mary Hill
Pomeroy High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Scioto Dairy Co
Columbus
Norman Rose
Ruth Spencer
Carlene Frecker
Joan Spencer
Henry Wippel
Ethel Jones
Victor Wippel
Weekend visits and vacations from Crooksville to Mackinaw Island
A roundup of travelers and relatives visiting relatives and family homes across Crooksville Salisbury Ocean City Point Pleasant and Mackinaw Island. Bob Russell arrives for a week with Mrs Forrest Russell while George Dallas spends a month in Salisbury visiting his father and plans time in Ocean City. Others travel from Philips to Chester Road and from Syracuse to Great Lakes Naval Station to visit kin. A three week vacation is underway for Rev. Robert L Hegnauer and his wife with stops in New Bedford Canton and Mackinaw Island. continuous social visits include Mrs Cora Roberts Mrs Irvin Eubanks and families and Parkersburg business trips by Campbell Harper.
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Bob Russell
Crooksville
Forrest Russell
George Dallas
Salisbury
Ocean City
Harry Arter
Billy
Philips
W. Va
Grant Roberts
John Roberts
Irvin Eubanks
Dayton
T. A. Hennessey
Pomeroy
Diana Eubanks
William O. Whitlock
Syracuse
Great Lakes Naval Train Station
Carr Ubbard
Rose Whitlock
Robert L. Hegnauer
Mulberry Ave
Mark Roller
Huntington, W. Va
Moore announce birth of son Donald Lee Jr
Mr and Mrs Don ald Lee Moore announce the birth of a son Donald Lee Jr on July 21 Grandparents are Mr Sean Moore of Syracuse and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jane of Columbus
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Pomeroy
Donald Lee Moore
Donald Lee, Jr
Sean Moore
Syracuse
Wilbur Jane
Columbus
Eee Ee Ebbs In Quiet Town Voices
A fragmented clipping notes residents in a small town speaking softly about daily life. The text hints at local events, habits and a sense of community without clear names or dates.
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Sean City
Esah
Common Pleas Court
H.P
Scotch Marine
W.P
Farm Bureau
Southeastern Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Aristex
California
Universal
Pyrex
Court & Second Sts
Pomeroy, Ohio
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