Middleport Fights To Save State Roadside Park
Middleport officials press to keep the Ohio state roadside park under state supervision as talks on abandonment surface. Mayor McElhinny asks Rep Meinhart and Sen Porter plus Max Farley for continued state control while local groups urged to write letters supporting park maintenance. Local and out of town users including boaters and Athens Jackson Mason counties favor park stay. village cites cost of full transfer.
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Middleport
Kenneth McElhinny
Max Farley
Ohio
Department of
Marietta
George Meinhart
J. Shergan Porter
Meinhart
Farley
Athens
Jackson
Mason
Ohio River
B. Farley
Bliss Murray Wedding At Trinity Lutheran Church
The wedding of Kathryn Pauline Bliss and Clarence Marvin Murray occurred July 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lewisburg Ohio with Rev Donald Pentz officiating. The bride wore Chantilly lace over taffeta, carried a white Bible with carnations and an orchid, and the couple will reside in Greenville after a trip to Niagara Falls and New York.
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Middleport
Kathryn Pauline Bliss
Clarence Marvin Murray
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lewisburg
Donald Pentz
Walter Bliss
Murray
Clarence Murray
Charles Zumstein
Mack Stewart
Niagara Falls
New York
Greenville
The
Goodyear Co
Pomero y C N Jones Leads Pomona Grange Meeting
C N Jones deputy led the Pomery Grange 2609 session with Dale Kautz in charge. Reports covered delegates to the state convention and membership growth. Elections for Pomona and subordinate Granges were set for September with Aug 5 and Aug 23 contests announced.
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Pomeroy
C. N. Jones
Chester Grange
Dale Kautz
Jones
Pomona Grange
Salem Center
Vinton County
Pomona
Ralph Barker
Laurel Grange
Grant Three Divorces in Meigs County Court
Three divorces were granted in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Judge John C. Bacon. Roger M. Davidson is divorced from Mary Jane Davidson on gross neglect and wilful absence, Albert R. Keeton Jr. from Dorothy L. Keeton on gross neglect, and Fay Mildred Bolin from John R. Bolin on gross neglect with custody awarded in the Bolin case. Filing for divorces were Virginia R. Duckworth vs Arthur Robert Duckworth and Jacqueline A. Stage vs John B. Stage, both alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody claims. Farmers Bank filed a suit against Robert E. Gibbs, Doris B. Gibbs, and H. A. Gibbs for $324.45 on a promissory note.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Virginia R. Duckworth
Middleport
Arthur Robert Duckworth
Jacqueline A. Stage
Clara Mae Sargent
John B. Stage
Athens
Ter
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Robert E. Gibbs
Doris B. Gibbs
H. A. Gibbs
Scouts Plan Ice Cream Social Saturday
Rutland Boy Scout Troop 240 sponsors an ice cream social on Saturday July 30 at the Methodist Church Lawn starting at 7 p.m. Homemade ice cream pie cake and coffee will be served.
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Methodist Church
Ladies Auxiliary reports at Drew Webster Post meeting
Mrs Gaynelle Wise was named president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 Amer Legion. Gerald Wildermuth will head the poppy sale and serve as membership chairman. The group voted to donate to the Drum and Bugle Corps and state delegate expenses. Missing details noted.
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Columbus
Department
Ben Neutzling
William Baxter
Miss Smith
Frank Cheesebrew
Alec Blair
Odd Fellows To Meet On Thursday In Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Odd Fellows on Main Street will hold a Thursday night session with a second reading of proposed by laws and amendments to be acted upon. District deputy Grandmaster Cline W. Grant of Nitro will install the lodge’s newly elected officers. A new addition to the Odd Fellows Building is under construction to expand space for the Biggs Department Store on the Main Floor.
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Point Pleasant
Odd Fellow’s
Main Street
Cline W. Grant
Nitro
Lows
Biggs Department Store
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions
Mr and Mrs Joe Hammack of Point Pleasant welcomed a son. Geraldine White and Charles Gasken were admitted from Point Pleasant with Helena Gibbs also admitted. Patty Smith from South Side and Gusta Burnett from Gallipolis admitted. Discharges include Crotia Davis of Point Pleasant, Gayla Anne Williamson of Winfield, Connie Sue Williamson of Winfield and Ellen Elizabeth Long of Point Pleasant. Mrs Harold Snowden of Point Pleasant was noted among discharges.
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Joe Hammack
Point Pleasant
Helena Gibbs
Patty Smith
South Side
Gusta Burnett
Gallipolis
Crotia Davis
Gayla Anne Williamson
Winfield
Harold Snowden
Ellen Elizabeth Long
WCTU Elects Mrs. Ewing President
POMEROY Mrs G H Ewing was reelected president of the Pomeroy Women s Christian Temperance Union at a social room gathering of the group with a picnic supper and meeting Miss Margaret Sauer guest and county president spoke Mrs T T Shelton led a devotion on Christian Citizenship a vocal duet by Sharon and Charlene Zundel and twenty one members plus two guests attended including Miss Sauer and Mrs Elizabeth Russell
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Pomeroy
G. H. Ewing
Pomeroy Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Federated Church
Daisy Jasper
Lena Huber
Joseph Cook
Lucretia Genheimer
Margaret Sauer
T. T. Shelton
Sharon
Charlene Zundel
Miss Sauer
Elizabeth Russell
House Guests Are Honored at Outdoor Barbecue
Mrs. Peter Klein and sons Richard and Peter of Norfolk Virginia were honored Tuesday evening at an outdoor barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Reed Jr. in Pomeroy. Guests included Mrs. Cedric Clark, Mrs. M. C. Hobart, the Reed family, and the Klein visitors.
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Middleport
Peter Klein
Richard
Peter
Norfolk
Theodore Reed Jr
Pomeroy
Cedric Clark
M. C. Hobart
Theodore Reed Sr
Klein
Clark
O. P. Klein
Arthur Clark
William and Mary College
Davis Family Heads West for Vacation to California and Hawaii
Middleport residents Dr. J. J. Davis and Mrs. Davis with daughters Charlene Elaine Diana and Joyce depart for a vacation lasting in Los Angeles California and Hawaii. Mrs. Mattie Bush accompanies the family to Los Angeles.
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J. J. Davis
Charlene
Elaine
Diana
Joyce
Los Angeles
Calif
Hawaii
Davis
Mattie Bush
Canteen Expands Plan With New Record Hop Night
POMEROY The Tri County Teen Canteen at Syracuse Recreation Center will add a second weekly session. Director Leo V. Savage says the new Friday record hop from 7 30 p m to 11 p m will invite all Meigs Gallia Mason teens and adults. A Saturday hop at the Hut in Rutland starts 7 30 p m with contests and prizes.
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Pomeroy
Tri-County
Syracuse Recreation Center
Leo V. Savage
Savage
Meigs- Gallia- Mason
Rutland
DAR Meeting Set in Middleport for 1960-61 Plans
Jonathan Meigs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will finalize its 1960-61 program at a meeting of officers and committee members at the home of Mrs. James Brewington on Friday afternoon.
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
the Daughters of the American Revolution
James Brewington
Parking meter receipts reported for past week
Village police chief Herbert Gilkey reported Middleport parking meters collected 180 dollars in the past week.
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Middleport—Village
Herbert Gilkey
Two Farmers Report Large Wheat Yields in Mason County
Mason County farm agent William Gregory reports two farmers, Madi son Bowles of South Side and W E Kirk of Hogsett, achieved 52 bushels per acre on 15 acre wheat plots. Kirk’s dual wheat and Bowles’ thorne wheat yields are the best Gregory has heard, though not confirmed as a state record. He adds atrazine weed control at Jess Brown’s White Church farm shows strong weed suppression at $4.60 per acre.
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Mason County
Madison Bowles
South Side
W. E. Kirk
Hogsett
William Gregory
Kirk
Bowles
West Virginia
Gregory
Jess Brown
White Church
Brown
Second Son Born to Cockrell Family in Alexandria
Mr and Mrs Donald Cockrell announce the birth of their second son Scott Lee born Tuesday at General Hospital. Maternal grandmother Cleo Vaught of Athens Ohio and great grandmother Mrs George Overholt of Ohio River Road Point Pleasant are noted in the notice.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Cockrell
Alexandria, Va
Scott Lee
General Hospital
Cleo Vaught
Athens
Ohio
George Overholt
Ohio River Road
County Board Hires Law Firm In Suit
Meigs County Board of Commissioners in a special session hired Webster and Fultz to represent the board at a taxpayers action against the commissioners. Homer Goeglein filed the suit over procedures in a road tractor and accessory equipment purchase from a Charleston firm for about 510,000.
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County Board
Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
Webster and Fultz
J. B. O’brien
O’brien
Homer Goeglein
Charleston
Baptist hymn sing at Pomeroy First Baptist Church
A hymn sing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pomeroy First Baptist Church led by Rev. Freeland Norris.
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Baptist Sing
Pomeroy
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Freeland Norris
Old Swede’s Church Claims North American Oldest Protestant Use
In Wilmington Delaware, Old Swede’s Church dating from 1698 is asserted to remain the oldest Protestant church in continuous use as a place of worship in North America.
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Wilmington del
North America
Middleport Personal Notes From Sumner Farm Visit
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Wallace Bradford at their Sumner area farm included Mrs Wallace Bradford of Middleport and the Lawrences with children Larry Gail Lynn and David from near Columbus plus Mr and Mrs Harold Lohse and son Jack of Pomeroy Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Paul Smart of Middleport and the Mannings with son Kent of Gallipolis and Herman Kloes of Athens They have just returned from a two week tour of western states Highlights included a stop at Yellowstone National Park and attendance at the Passion Play in South Dakota
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Sumner
Wallace Bradford
Middleport
Lawrence Bradford
Larry
Gail
Lynn
David
Near Columbus
Harold Lohse
Jack
Pomeroy
Paul Smart
Manning Kloes
Kent
Gallipolis
Herman Kloes
Athens
Yellowstone National Park
South Dakota
Lithium uses and properties noted as buoyant and explosive
The text explains lithium as the lightest metal and that it will float on water or oil. It also mentions its use in the H bomb.
Canasta Club Hosts Social Evening in Middleport
Mrs. Michael Hackett entertained her canasta club at her High Street home Tuesday evening with guests Mrs. Thomas Scally, Mrs. Pete Morarity, and prize winners Mrs. Lionel Boggs, Mrs. Robert Schmoll, and Mrs. Morarity. Other players included Mrs. Charles A. Bradbury and Mrs. Richard Gress. A dessert course followed the social hour and a birthday gift honored the hostess from her secret pal.
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Middleport
Thomas Scally
Pete Morarity
Michael Hackett
High St
Lionel Boggs
Robert Schmoll
Morarity
Scally
Charles A. Bradbury
William Childs
Richard Gress
Census Bureau says cities shrink as suburbs gain population
Census Bureau data show many large U.S. cities losing residents to surrounding suburbs as urban areas contract while nearby communities grow.
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Census Bureau
U.S
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Donald Bliss
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