Traffic Light Ruling Maintains State Permit At Pom eroy
Pomeroy council discussed the three way traffic light at the Bend bridge approach, noting the timing follows a state permit and cannot be changed. The quiet session covered road projects, water line upgrades near the Children's Home area, police cruiser specs, street department needs, and a bank entrance extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Pomeroy Vilecs
City Hall
Walter E. Wolfe
Howard Kitchen
Ted Downie
Theo Lehew
Wayne Swisher
W. Main St
Court Street
Pat Will
Meigs Water Co
Jules Sauvage
Othocracy
A. C. Bradbury
Shamrock Restaurant
Delmar A. Canaday
Downie and Lehew
Cancer Drive Gifts Pass $700 Mark
Middleport residents have donated $708.54 to the American Cancer Society as the campaign continues. Mrs. Cedric Clark, Middleport chairman, praised solicitors and citizens for their response and listed this year’s fundraising workers by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Cancer Society
Cedric Clark
Clark
Jocal Society
First Ward
George Childs
Frances Baumgardner
Lena McKinley
Margaret Sauer
Thomas Millis
Co. D. Beichman
Second Ward
DaReuben Beck
James Simpson
Freda Edwards
Harold Chase
Paul Grueser
Fourth Ward
Frank Heavilin
Lora Luelen
Dewey Guthrie
Fifth Ward
Claude Ashley
Two Speeders Fined In Court of Mayor
Two men were fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding in the court of Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. Ira Goodnite of Hartford and William Miller of Columbus were the fined parties. Charges were filed by Patrolman Henry Werry. Also noted is W. E. McCoy who forfeited a $25 bond for failing to conform in Canaday's court on intoxication charges.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Ira Goodnite
Hartford
William Miller
Columbus
Henry Werry
Canaday
W. E. McCoy
4-H Conference Elects Council Members in Pomeroy
Some 275 people attended the Meigs County 4-H Club Council annual conference at Pomeroy Junior High School. New and reelected council members include Mrs Sayre, Roy Holter, and two junior members. Activities included speeches by Ross Wright, a recreation skit, a film on ice cream, and a grand march. Upcoming events feature an Advisors party on June 10 and a Canter's Cave Camp fundraiser square dance on June 13.
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Pomeroy
Harold Sauer
Roy Holter
Clarence Atherton
Donna Jean Hysell
Meigs County
Syracuse Sunshine Girls
Janet Teaford
Bob Pickett
Flatwood Boys Club
Bill Smith
Holter
Ross Wright
Athens County Agricultural Agent
Robert D. Roberts
Shirley Johnston
Catherine Shaverinsky
C. E. Blakeslee
Nonga F. Roberts
Janet Carpenter
Jane Teaford
Donna
Dutton Drug Store
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Sayre
Harriet Neigler
Rocksprings Grange Hall
Canter’s Cave
Pomeroy Junior High School
Activiti
Chester High coach Don McKenzie resigns after year
POMEROY The Chester High School athletic coach Don McKenzie has resigned. The Central Local School District board accepted the resignation Monday night. McKenzie plans for the future are indefinite and he has been running a filling station on E Main Street while teaching. No replacement was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Don McKenzie
Chester High School
Central Local School District Board of Education
McKenzie
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Chester
E. Main St
Bernard Krinke
McKenazie
Robert Gray
Faye Sauer
Wilma Herman
Patricia Lerner
Maurita Miller
Bertha Smith
Long Bottom
Board of Education
Krinke
Ollie Young
Ruth Larkins
Three Countians Enter Service Wednesday
Three Meigs County men depart for Ashland Kentucky to enlist in the armed forces. Charles S Norris of Racine Melvin R Lilly of Pomeroy Route 3 and Edward F Romine of Middleport Route 1 will leave Wednesday morning. Induction physicals on June 8 for Arvin D Faulk of Pomeroy Izaak Wilt Jr of Middleport and Prentice B Hess of Chester and Henry D Howard transferred from Kentucky also scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ashland
Charles S. Norris
Racine
Melvin R. Lilly
Edward F. Romine
Middleport
Arvin D. Faulk
Izaak Wilt, Jr
Prentice B. Hess
Chester
Henry D. Howard
Kentucky
Red Cross Executive Board Set Monday Meeting
The Red Cross Executive Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the chapter room on East Main Street next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Red Cross Executive Board
E. Main St
Transmission Line Links Ohio Power Plants
The 330000 volt Sporn Muskingum transmission line linking Philip Sporn Plant with the Muskingum River Plant near Beverly began operation May 27 as part of A G E seven state system. The line initially runs at 132000 volts with planned 330000 volt operation in July and will extend to Lima as construction proceeds. The Kanawha River to Sporn leg started May 20, 1952 at 132000 volts with 333000 volt operation expected in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Philip Sporn
Muskingum River
Beverly
Ohio Power Co
American Gas & Electric System
Sporn-Muskingum
Muskingum
Ohio Power
Philo
Sporn
United States
Engagement for Janet Hill to Robert Gooch
Mr and Mrs Eskey J Hill Mulberry Ave announce the engagement of their daughter Janet Esther Hill to Robert R Gooch son of Mr and Mrs Kerr W Gooch of Gallipolis The wedding is set for Sunday June 14 at 2 30 pm at Pine Grove Church. It will be an open church wedding.
Legion Auxiliary to Hold Special Meeting Wednesday
There will be a special meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Legion Home announced by president Mrs Alva Hite.
Grace Guild meets at Roedell home Wednesday
The Grace Guild of Grace Episcopal Church will meet at Mrs. J. O. Roedell home at 7 30 p m Wednesday, replacing the Parish House location previously announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grace Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
J. O. Roedell
Weekend guests and visits across Ohio and nearby states
Ruth Morgan and Mrs William Morgan visited Columbus over Memorial Day weekend staying with the Roedells. Henry Korn returned to Marion after a week with his mother Mrs Mary Korn and the Georges Korn. Several families from Athens Cincinnati Dayton and Syracuse hosted or visited kin including the Gross family and the Browns, Bentzs, and Kawtzs in Ohio.
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Ruth Morgan
Columbus
William Morgan
Athens Road
Robert L. Hamm
Chillicothe
Howard M. Cloke
Cincinnati
J. O. Roedell
Henry Korn
Marion
Mary Korn
George Korn
Korn
Charleston
Anthony Korn
Helen Oreilly
Dayton
Stella Ebersbach
Floyd Bentz
Leo Bentz
Michael Bentz
Edward Bowen
Ernest Gross
Thomas Matthews
Gross
Charlies Gross
Danny
Athens
Louisville
Jack Miller
Bobby
Huntington
W. Va
Gill Wise
Gloria Wise
Bellaire
Price Hawk
Wise
Hawk
B. W. Sanborn
Coburn
Oscar Perham
Beauty
Carl Perham
Richard Harris
J.C. McKay
Bashan
Dick Harris
Jim
Herbert Stobart
Syracuse
Thomas Clark
Frank Clar
Johnny
Toronto
Meigs Writer Wins Second Place in 1953 Contest
Middleport native David L. Diles son of Mr and Mrs L D Diles Beech Sr earned second in the 1953 Columbus Newspaper Guild news story contest. He wrote on Clarence Bevo Francis Rio Grande College center and participated in a news picture contest. judges included university and college journalism faculty. Diles worked for Middleport High School sports and later the Messenger and AP Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David L. Diles
L. D. Diles
Beech Sr
Middleport High School
Columbus Newspaper Guild
Diles
Columbus Associated Press
Clarence
Bevo) Francis
Rio Grande College
Newsguild
Local 13
American Newspaper Guild
Columbus
Sam Thackrey
Ohio State University School of Journalism
Fred W. Maguire
Otterbein College Department of Journalism
Ted Shell
Capital University
Middleport High Schoo
the Messenger
Ohio University
Associated Press Bureau
Chester High Alumni Elects Officers At Banquet
Chester High School Alumni Association named Pomeroy Charlie Humphrey president at Saturday banquet in the school auditorium. New officers include John Walter Frank first vice president Lina Bailey second vice president George Ruth third vice president Carol Fick secretary Eleanor Well second secretary Kathryn Mora third secretary and Norman McCain treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Goegiein
Kathryn Baum
George Ruth
Harold Hawk
Betty Nelson
Roy Holter
Earl Dean
Bernard Krinke
F. Whitney Ingraham
William Beaver
Howard Mullen
Francis Andrews
Chester Garden Club
J H Terrell Dies at 78 in Pomeroy
James Henry Terrell 78 died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his son Roland Terrell’s home on West Gall Street. He leaves five sons Roland Roy Zern Charles Edward Raymond and five daughters Katherine May Babs Marie Schurtz Jane Esther and a sister Lena Ritchie. Beatrice preceded him in death. He belonged to Pomeroy Baptist Church. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home with Rev. Richard DeMott officiating. Burial follows in Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Henry Terrell
Roland
Wetzgall St
Roy
Illinois
Zern
Canton
Charles Edward
Raymond
Columbus
Katherine
May Babs
Galena
Marie Schurtz
Ironton
Jane Lambert
Esther Terrell
California
Lena Ritchie
Helena, Mont
Beatrice
Terrell
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Richard DeMott
Beech Grove
Donors Rally For Bloodmobile Visit At Middleport High
Dozens of volunteers from Meigs County and surrounding towns donated blood at Middleport High School on May 22 totaling 98 pints. Participants hailed from Rotary Club Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce Middleport Fire Department General Telephone Co United Methodist Church Young Adult Class Golden Rule Class Middleport High School and many communities. Recruiting for a June 26 visit has begun with calls to the Red Cross office to arrange appointments.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Middleport High School
Rotary Club
Paul Smith
C. L. Tannehill
Wallace Bradford
K. D. Amsbury
C. J. Ingels
Donald Stivers
Joseph A. Young
E. C. Bryan
Robert Coats
Richard Rawlings
John Heiskell
Paul Davis
Meigs County
Donald Mills
Emmett Shuler
Wayne Gibbons
General Telephone Co
Margaret Lardner
Dorothy Watson
Alma Gordoneggy Herrmann
Clara Faye Taylor
Janet Epperly
United Methodist Church
Charles Swatzer
John Moore
Middleport Baptist Church
William Beaver
C. E. Hoyt
Virginia Mayes
Clifford Hayes
Ronald Barnhart
Bill Puckett
Gary Hovatter
Jon Schaaf
Middleport
Harold Woodgerd
Flora Dell Grueser
Mary Might
Emma Wayland
Edith Forrest
Betty Sayre
Mary Hughes
Frank Gothard
Helen Lloyd
Betty Jo Martin
Mary Walburn
Eva Hartley
Nan Moore
Kathryn Hayes
David Miller
Paul Smart
Cecile Kincaid
Rose Ellen Carson
Bob Hoeflich
Matilda Rowley
William Snyder
Debert Tammen
Jane Gilkey
Reva Gosney
Owen Fink
Kathryn Downing
Robert Rawlings
Grace Bailey
Clara Durst
Hannah Greenlee
Gemma Casci
Pearl Ash
Susan Hartinger
Mary Lloyd
Carl Jennings
Myrtle Sisson
Sidney Spencer
Maria Foster
William R. Davis
Mildred Collins
Wilson Carpenter
Leverett Roush
Paul Huber
Robert Roberts
Wilbert Church
Dorothy Johnston
Charles Barnett
Roy Reuter
Earl Howard
George Hicks
Robert Hawley
Elizabeth Savels
Pearl Welker
Edith Mallory
J. M. Thornton
Freda Will
Homer Smith
Edna Schoenleb
Nonga Roberts
Wilmetta Leifheit
Rutland
Leafy Chasteen
O. ©. Patterson
Virgil Atkins
Kermit Epple
Coolville
Pearl Randolph
Genevieve Guthrie
Letart Falls
Clarence Shields
Erwin Gloeckner
John W. Stobart
William F
John Colwell
Vinton
Carroll Teaford
Racine
Shirley Yates
Minersville
Jack Anderson
Gallipolis
David Jeffers
Clifton
W. Va
Protectiondescribed For Articles In Exhibit
Meigs County Pioneer Society plans a June 27 exhibit at Pom eroy Junior High School auditorium as part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial. They detail safeguards including showcases for valuables, clear cellglass covers, strapped firearms, guard presence day and night, and Boy Scout helpers, plus a reliance on public honesty as key protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society
Middleport Garden Club Elects Garen Stansbury President
Mrs. Garen Stansbury, longtime district director and Meigs County Johnny Appleseed Highway chair, is elected president of the Middleport Garden Club. Other officers named include Mrs. Malcolm Roller as vice president and Mrs. R. C. Sansbury as secretary, with a committee led by Mrs. Crary Davis and others. The club discussed Lily plantings, perennials thoughtfulness, and a July 2 garden event at the Maag cabin, plus book acquisitions for the Middleport Public Library.
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Middleport
Garen Stansbury
Meigs County
D. B. Hartinger
Middleport Public Library Board
Middleport Club
Amateur Gardeners Club
E. F. Maag
Ohio River
Hartinger
C. M. Hennesy
Junior Department outing ends with wiener roast at park
Middleport First Baptist Church classes 4 5 and 6 enjoyed games and a wiener roast at Middleport Roadside Park last night under guidance of Sara Daune Hartley Dora Jean Bennett and Jean Park. Attendees included Carolyn Wilson Karen Turner Doris Rice Marilyn Miller Sandra Miller Dixie Pierce Susan Pullen Diane Stumbo Cerla Wilson Maida Roush Judy Rumfield Michael Clifford Kit Neal John Lyons Bob Van Cooney Jim Hood Bill Werner Raymond Kloes Michael Rice Earl McKinty Stephen McCullough Nancy Chisick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Sara Daune Hartley
Dora Jean Bennett
Jean Park
Carolyn Wilson
Karen Turner
Doris Rice
Marilyn
Sandra Miller
Dixie Pierce
Susan Pullen
Diane Stumbo
Cerla Wilson
Maida Roush
Judy Rumfield
Michael Clifford
Kit Neal
John Lyons
Bob van Cooney
Jim Hood
Bill Werner
Raymond Kloes
Michael Rice
Earl McKinty
Stephen McCullough
Nancy Chisick
Memorial Day Gatherings for J B Hayes Family in Middleport
Relatives of J B Hayes held multiple events over Memorial Day weekend. Frank Cheesebrew hosted a Sunday dinner with guests Chester Hayes and family from Alfred, Columbus, Middleport, and West Virginia, plus Elyria visitors. Saturday included Chester Memorial Day exercises and a Commons picnic.
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Middleport
J. B. Hayes
Frank Cheesebrew
Chester
Charles Woodes
Clair
Alfred
Lewis Waughs
Tom and Bob
Columbus
Clifford Hayeses
Ethel Price
St. Albans
W.va
John Stolars
Marilyn
Elyria
Commons
Waughs
Stolars
Widdleport Personal Notes From Local Thanksgiving Weekend
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Grim included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grim and others from Canton and Columbus. Several families attended a MHS alumni banquet and a birthday celebration for Ray Lewis. Carl Jones returned to Pontiac with Mrs. Jones after visiting, and other locals spent time in Charleston and with relatives in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Grim
S. Second Ave
Paul Grim
Robert Seever
Dean
David
Vicki Lynn
Canton
Columbus
Alfred A. Scarberry
Ray Evans
Carl Jones
Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Jones
Colleen Waddell
Evelyn Lewis
Charleston
Charles Lewis
Ray Lewis
George Werner
Ray Luman
Chester Boosters Plan Outdoor Ice Cream Social
The Chester Athletic Boosters set an outdoor ice cream social on Chester Commons June 18 with a concert by the Chester band directed by Bernard Krinke. The event at Chester High School also features games and races for children, with proceeds benefiting the athletic fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Commons
Chester Athletic Boosters
Chester High School
Chester Band
Bernard Krinke
Parking Meters Net $187 in Memorial Day Week
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe reports meter receipts totaling 187 dollars for the recent collection period. Motorists were not required to deposit coins in meters on Memorial Day Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Wolfe
Deadline Set for Reservations for State Home Demonstration Council Meet
Deadline for dormitory rooms banquets and luncheons is Saturday June 6. The State Home Demonstration Council Meeting will be held June 15 and 16 in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Home Demonstration Council
Columbus
Pomeroy Postmaster Delays Taking Office
Mrs. Charles H. Mullen will remain acting postmaster at Pomeroy until later this month. Albert Russell, named postmaster for June 1, could not assume duties as scheduled due to business reasons. Mrs. Mullen has served as acting postmaster since her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles H. Mullen
Albert Russell
Russell
Mullen
Club Meeting Set in Middleport at Pullins Home
The P. M. Club will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. James Pullins home on Brownell Avenue. Mrs. W. A. Gibbs serves as assistant hostess for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Pullins
Brownell Avenue
W. A. Gibbs
Middleport Village Council Meeting Set for Monday
Mayor Sidney T. Russell announces the Middleport village council will hold a regular meeting next Monday night after a prior postponement. The session will address local affairs and village governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
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