Pomeroy Library Board Votes Thursday Closures
In Pomeroy the library board voted to close the Pomeroy Public Library all day each Thursday in August. New books added for circulation include The Coming of Flowers and an autobiography by Roy Chapman Andrews. An accidental shooting Sunday left 14-year-old Gary Lee hospitalized on Harrisonville Road.
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Pomeroy
Roy Chapman Andrews
A. R. Knight
Gary Lee
John Lee
Harrisonville
Lee
Gary
Meigs Hospital
Leo
Marcia Hysell
Lad
Jack Thomas
Harold Hite
Marvin King
Miss Joan Perrott lectures at Middleport WCTU meeting
Miss Joan Perrott of Exeter Devonshire spoke at a Middleport Women’s Christian Temperance Union gathering hosted by Miss Florinel Talbott. The event featured devotional leadership by Mrs L. D. Diles, with readings by Mrs Marvin Kelly and performances by Mrs Lillian Stieff and others. Guests included Mrs Carrie Boyles and Miss Marjorie Hutton.
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Middleport
United States
England
Joan Perrott
Exeter
Devonshire
WCTU
Florinel Talbott
Diles
Marvin Kelly
Lillian Stieff
Shubert
Cross
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs White At Home
A surprise birthday party was planned Saturday evening for Mrs. Robert White at her home on North Fourth Avenue. Her children and their families attended, including Florence Hannay with C. Hannay of Buffalo New York and several White families with children Bobby and Monroe, James Robert, Texanna, and Linda Fiering.
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Middle Port
Robert White
N. Fourth Ave
Charles White
Texanna
Beulah White
Thomas Darst
Linda Fiering
Hennesy Family Returns from Zanesville Visit
Mrs. Henry Hennesy and her son Bobby T. returned from Zanesville Friday night. She has been with her sister Maude Ackley, a surgical patient at Good Samaritan Hospital, whose condition is reported as serious. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conway of Columbus have been guests of Mrs. Roy Conway on Beech Street, with mention of the VanMeter couple.
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Henry Hennesy
Bobby T
Zanesville
Vacation accounts to be given to men
Middleport Tuesday evening Methodist Men will meet at Homer E. Cook home for a social evening. Harold Woodgerd and Ralph Radcliffe, who were on extended motor trips, will talk informally about places of interest visited this summer. A watermelon supper will conclude the evening.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Homer E. Cook
N. Third
Rutland Sts
Harold Woodgerd
Ralph Radcliffe
Funeral services held for Ernest Downing in Columbus
Funeral services for Ernest Downing of 326 S Warren Ave Columbus were held this morning in Columbus with burial at Chillicothe. Survivors include his wife Bertha two sons Jack and Richard of Columbus and a sister Mrs Norman C Smith of Chillicothe. Mrs Downing was Bertha Bentz daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Adam Bentz of W Main Street.
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Pomeroy
Ernest Downing
Warren Ave
Columbus
Chillicothe
Bertha
Jack
Richard
Norman C. Smith
Downing
Bertha Bentz
Adam Bentz
W. Main It
Messenger Carriers At Treasure Island Camp
Pom eroy Messenger carriers from The Messenger join a Buckeye Lake Treasure Island camp this week. David Boney Ed die Boney Thomas Willoughby Teddy Beegle and Paul Roush are among the boys attending.
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Pomeroy
David Boney
Eddie Boney
Thomas Willoughby
Teddy Beegle
Paul Roush
Treasure Island
Buckeye Lake
Pomeroy High Band Plans August Meetings
The 1952 Pomeroy High School marching band will meet on Tuesday August 5 at 9 30 am in the Senior High School auditorium to begin preparations for the football season under band director Ray Woodgeard Attendance is required for participation A Reserve Band session follows at 1 30 pm and sixth grade instrumental students plus new entrants are urged to attend at 2 30 pm in the same location.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Annual Store Picnic Held at Elberfeld Farm
A crowd of 106 employees and families gathered at the Elberfeld farm in Tuppers Plains for the annual picnic. Attendees came from Pomeroy Marietta and Logan stores for an all day event from 9 am to 7 pm with meals at noon and evening. Vesta Lambert of the Pomeroy store won a Parker pen and pencil set as the first award. Games swimming and family attendance marked the day.
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Pomeroy
Elberfield
Elberfeild
Tuppers Plains
Marietta
Logan
Vesta Lambert
Bradbury
Parker
Jacob Elberfeld
Missing cow found near Tuppers Plains
Sheriff Russell reports a mixed Jersey and Guernsey cow missing from a local farm near Tuppers Plains was found Saturday evening on a nearby farm. Meigs County officers had suspected a link to recent livestock thefts but the sheriff maintains there were no indications of rustling.
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Pomeroy
Charles Russell
Jersey and Guernsey
Tuppers Plains
Meigs
Meigs County
Russell
Youth Fellowship Outing At Lake Hope
The Senior Youth Fellowship Class of Federated Church Pomeroy enjoyed an outing at Lake Hope Sunday afternoon and evening. Participants included William A. Smith Jr. William Roush Mary Lawrence Fred Werry Sue Johnson Janet Smith Ted Scott Carol Strauss and the Strauss and Kennedy families.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Lake Hope
Harold Hess
William A. Smith
William Roush
Mary Lawrence
Fred Werryv
Sue Johnson
Janet Smith
Ted Scott
Carol Strauss
Charles Strauss
Nancy Jacobs
Edward Kennedy
Joe Kennedy
John Kenedy
Motorist Clyde Dunlop Jailed on DWI Charge
Clyde Dunlop of Point Pleasant West Virginia was jailed Sunday afternoon by Sheriff Charles Russell on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was to be arraigned before Justice Percy L. People's Court.
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Pomeroy
Charles Russell
Clyde Dunlop
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Dunlop
Percy L
Hoeflich Takes Two Week Vacation from Messenger
Bob Hoeflich will take a two week vacation from his job at the Pomeroy office of The Messenger with W A Drake of Pomeroy filling in during the period.
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Pomeroy
The
Messenger
Bob Hoeflich
W. A. Drake
Marriage License Applications Listed for Four Couples
Charles Finley Pomeroy Sr 46 of Pomeroy and Mildred From 43 of Pomeroy applied for a license. Clarence Wilbur 35 of Humphrey New York and Patricia Foster 17 of Minersville applied on July 25.
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Pomeroy
Charles Finley, Sr
Mildred
Clarence Wilbur
Humphrey
New York
Patricia Foster
Minersville
Europeans See Ike as Next U S President Across Europe
European diplomats in France report broad belief that Dwight D. Eisenhower will win the U S presidency. Their view boosts NATO treaty ratification and the peace plans with West Germany while easing opposition to a European army. Supporters praise his pro European stance and hope for a united transatlantic policy.
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Paris
NEA
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
France
NATO
Germany
Ike
U. S
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Eisenhower
Kurt Schumacher
NEA Service
White House
Schumacher
Adenauer
Russia
Britain
Italy
Retail Tax Sales Decline in Meigs County
The weekly report by state treasurer Roger W. Tracy shows Meigs County retail sales tax receipts totaled 2403.52 for the week ending July 12, down about 300 from the 2689.18 recorded in the same period last year. The drop reflects a year over year decrease in tax receipts.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Canaday Family Safe After Earthquake in Los Angeles
Mayor Delmar A. Canaday stated the Canadays were vacationing in the West when the quake struck California. The family members were thrown from bed at 4 51 a m and escaped harm, the mayor reported in a communication.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Canadays
Los Angeles
Canaday
Board To Meet Over Church School Needs
Middleport Rev. Louis A. Bangerter announces a Board of Education meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Heath Church to discuss church school matters and related concerns.
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Middleport
Louis A. Bangerter
Board of Education
Heath Church
Bangerter
Second Meigs County polio case diagnosed
POMEROY The second Meigs polio case in a week was reported Saturday. Robert Theiss, 10, Racine Route 1, was rushed to Children's Hospital in Columbus after Holzer Hospital doctors diagnosed polio. He is the son of Herman Theiss. Previously, Ronald Sayre, 8, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sayre of Portland, was sent to Columbus with a polio diagnosis. These are the first Meigs County polio cases in two years.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Robert Theiss
Racine
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
Herman Theiss
Ronald Sayre
Thomas Sayre
Portland
Children's Hospital
Meigs County
Bank Staff Take Vacations Amid Travel Plans
Middleport reports vacation time at Citizens' National Bank. Miss Mary Louise Thomas returns from London visit with sister Mrs. Blaine Haskins. Paul Smart vice president and cashier and Mrs. Smart leave for Greenlake Wisconsin as delegates from First Baptist Church to the National Layman's conference. They will visit Mr. Smart's brother Robert Smart in Chicago.
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Middleport
Citizens’ National Bank
Mary Louise Thomas
Blaine Haskins
London
Paul Smart
Smart
Greenlake
Wis
First Baptist Church
Mr. Smart
Robert Smart
Chicago
Navy Musician Home on Leave In SE Ohio
Charles Tewksbury USN a Navy Music School student will sail from Brooklyn Aug 1 to join the headquarters band in Naples. A Middleport native and Wellston soloist, he studied at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Wellston High School. He will spend two years in Italy visiting sites and studying culture.
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Middleport
Charles Tewksbury
USN
Navy Music School
Washington, D. C
Wellston
J. H. Grate
E. O. Tewksbury
Brooklyn
Naples
Italy
Charles
Edward Tewksbury
Ruth Grate
Ralph Stopp
Wellston Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Navy School
Minersville Church Welcomes New Minister J W Grove
A Friday reception at the Minersville Methodist Church welcomed the Rev J W Grove and his wife. Victor Brown led the program with prayers songs solos and duets by church and Sunday School members. The couple received a church gift and WSCS presented table lamps. refreshments followed in social rooms.
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Minersville
Minersville Methodist Church
J. W. Grove
Victor Brown
Mr. Grove
Shirley Brown
Mary Ann Amburger
Ethel Garland
Suzann Brown
Myrna Maag
Charles Withrow
Frank Stewart
Sadie Brown
Nancy Brown
Brown
WSCS
Pearl Phillips
Grove
Tuppers Plains Rose Garden Club Excursion to Parkersburg
The Tup pers Plains Rose Garden Club toured Parkersburg on July 21 with a dinner at the Chancellor Hotel and a movie as the main attractions. Attendees included Mrs. Vera Weber, Mrs. Ruth Larkins, Mrs. Leone Babcock, Mrs. Ulah Swan, Mrs. Elizabeth Lyons, Mrs. Carrol Dodderer, Mrs. Oneila Cole and Miss Lyandal Lyons.
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Tuppers Plains
Tuprs Plains
3 Fo Club Hosts Hamburgers at Middleton Roadside Park
The 3 Fo Club held a hamburger fry at Middleton Roadside Park Friday evening. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mutchler, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Baker Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith and sons, Mrs. George Parker, Miss Lucy Gibbs, Miss Ada Hoskins and Asa Hoskins.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Guy Mutchler
Emil Ball
Baker Gordon
Glenn Smith and Sons
George Parker
Lucy Gibbs
Ada Hoskins
Asa Hoskins
WCTU Picnic Planned at Downie Home
The WCTU will host a picnic at Mrs. C. E. W. Downie on High Street Tuesday evening.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Wctu
C. E. W. Downie
High St
Weekend Visitor Werry From Aberdeen Proving Ground
Paul C. Werry of the U S Air Force visited his wife Alice and his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Werry at the Werry home on Pleasant Ridge from Friday evening until Sunday noon. Werry is stationed at the Aberdeen Maryland proving grounds.
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Pomeroy
Paul C. Werry
U. S. Air Force
Alice
Charles Werry
Werry
Pleasant Ridge
Aberdeen, Md
Heat Fails To Deter Churchgoers In Middleport
Amid extreme heat and humidity in Middleport on Sunday, church services drew average to above average crowds while many residents stayed indoors with fans and cooling devices. A local family reported shivering under new cooling units, and a Bend-area merchant awaited a new shipment as fans ran scarce this season. A heavy morning fog added to the conditions.
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Middleport
Charles McMasters
N. Second Ave
Bend
Coal Street Building Sold To Dealer
A two story brick building on Coal Street in Calderwood estate has been sold to M C Hobart a local coal dealer who will move his office there after improvements. The former jail and council chamber and longtime home of the McBride family marks its historic role with Ernest McBride dying there last winter. Tracks once ran coal cars along Coal Street to the river levee for boat shipment.
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Middleport
Coal St
Calderwood
M. C. Hobart
McBride
Ernest McBride
Cole St
Fisher's Hollow
M. L. French
Chauncey Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Columbus resident Mrs. Keann Hinchman spent a weekend with her mother Mrs. Minnie Palmer. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schoonover in Hocking. The Tiptons and daughter Joan attend a Clover Farm store convention in New York City. Janice Sue Stanley stayed with aunts Mrs. Wilma Brickles and Mrs. Pauline Watkins in Athens. James Mullins and James Gretz with their families visited Mr. Lester Chariton. W. G. Davis and children Lowell, Claudia and Gwen weekend with Estey Davis near Portsmouth.
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Keann Hinchman
Columbus
Minnie Palmer
Mike
Louise Walton
Lester Chariton
Franklin
Ohio
W. G. Davis
Lowell
Claudia
Gwen
Davis
Estey Davis
Portsmouth
POMEROY MAN HELD ON DUI CHARGE
Levi Hammond of Pomeroy, age 44, jailed at 11:45 p m Friday on a charge of driving under the influence. Arresting officer Patrolman William Lehew says Hammond was to appear before Mayor D A Canaday's Court Monday for a hearing.
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Pomeroy
Levi Hammond
William Lehew
Hammond
D. A. Canaday
Church Plans Vacation Schedule At First Presbyterian
The Rev. Howard Ruppelt announces August vacation for ministry as elders deacons and trustees lead Sunday services from 9 20 to 10 30 a m with responsive readings Scripture and Sunday School reviews Aug 3 Aug 10 and Aug 17 mark elder deacon and trustee led services Communion featured the hymn Were You There sung by the Rev Ruppelt and organist Mrs Lillian Stieff Tonight the elders meet at 7 p m to continue church history compilation Ruppelt will visit relatives in Pittsburgh Long Beach Miss and Miami Fla during August.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Ruppel
Lillian Stieff
Ruppelt
Pittsburgh
Long Beach
Miss
Miami
Fla
Interdenominational Vacation Bible Schools Enroll 245
Chauncey area reports five churches with enrollments of Chauncey 101 Millfield 41 Trimble 44 Taylor Ridge 32 Greens Run 27. Fifth graders and older meet at Millfield Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Chauncey
Millfield
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Greens Run
Greens Run Church of Christ Board Meeting Agenda
The Greens Run Church of Christ board will convene Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The session will cover church governance and upcoming community activities.
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Chauncey
Greens Run Church of Christ
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