Flood Ravages Pomeroy and Meigs County After Cloudburst
An intense rainstorm flooded Pomeroy and Meigs County causing extensive damage. Sewers overflowed, basements filled, and streets such as Union Ave and Mulberry Ave suffered severe flooding. The Sugar Run earthen and rail area collapsed, a retaining wall failed, and irrigation infrastructure sustained major damage as officials labored through the night to clear mud and debris.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Chester
Keno
Meigs
Naylors Run
Sugar Run
Monkey Run
Union Ave
Lasley St
Seventh St
Mulberry Ave
Spring Ave
Street Department
Norman EdwardsWedding Brings Local Relatives To Hillcrest Church
Norman Edwards son of Virgil and Mrs. Edwards wed Miss Lucille Dean at Hillcrest Baptist Church with a wedding party including sisters Beatrice Edwards and Mrs. Albert Mother. The couple will reside in Columbus after a Buckeye Lake honeymoon. Edwards works for an electrical company and is based in Middletown. The notice lists numerous local relatives and Memorial Day visits among Middleport residents.
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Middleport
Norman Edwards
Virgil Edwards
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Edward Parsons
Edwin Coates
Charles Edwards
Karl Owen
Jane
Carla Dann
Roscoe Wise
Bettie Wise
Marion French
Beatrice Ann Edwards
Swiceglood
Lucille Dean
Thomas Dean
Albert
George McDonald
Thomas
Edwards
Moon
Buckeye Lake
Middletown
Lester Bowers
Betty
Springfield
Howard Bowers
John Thomas
Maxine Thomas
Robert Bowles
Columbus
Thomases
James Simpson
Esther Bonn Scott
Kent
Simpson
Ravenna
Shirley Mills
A. R. Mills
Ray Boyer
Mills
Charleston
Griff Russell
Virginia Russell
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus General Depot
CCC
Ohio, West Virginia
Kentucky
Russell
MHS
John K. Smith
John Smith, Jr
Ypsilanti, Mich
Nathaniel Harman
Carolyn
Cleveland
Vincent Dabo
Charles Bing
Judy
Main St
Middleport Council Approves NYA Projects and Gas Franchises
Middleport Council authorized Mayor C O Fisher to apply for NYA projects including street improvements on Front Street and Rutland to Race, Pearl Street island removal, Rutland Street paving, Fourth Avenue widening, and curb changes with material reuse. Also approved was NYA chapel and shelter house at Middleport Hill Cemetery and recovery of funds from illegal lot transfers. Gas franchise renewal discussions occurred with Ohio Fuel Gas Co representatives. Sewer and flood concerns prompted postponement of Sugar Run Creek sewer work. focus shifted to sanitary sewers. Night patrol duties updated with H H Niemeyer replacing Fred Swatzel.
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E. Main St
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Mulberry Ave
William Wickham
Sugar Run
Union Ave
Pulmotor Squad
Middleport
Percy L. Peoples
Lasley St
Middleport Council
C. O. Fisher
NYA
Front St
Rutland
Race St
Pearl St
Grant
Lincoln Sts
Rutland St
Pomeroy Corporation
Fourth Ave
Walnut St
Fourth
Mill Sts
Middleport Hill Cemetery
C. P. Bradbury
State of
Ohio
Frank W. Phillips
Athens
Emmett Shuler
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Phillips
Indiana
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Fisher
John Lyons
J. H. Williams
Upper Middleport
Chestnut St
W.S. Ellis
Hudson St
Robert Allensworth
Sugar Run Creek
M. D. Hartley
H. H. Niemeyer
Fred Swatzel
Edward Young Rites Will Be Wednesday
Clarence Edward Young age 27 died Monday at his grandmother Mrs Katie Weyersmiller's home. Survived by parents Dana and Dana Young two brothers Wilbur and Noel two sisters Mrs Milton Hostettle and Reba Carol paternal grandmother Mrs Viola Young and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 PM at Finsterwald Funeral Home. Friends may call anytime.
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Pomeroy
Clarence Edward Young
Katie Weyersmiller
Dana _ Young
R. D
Wilbur
Noel
Albany
Milton Hostettle
Cleveland
Reba Carol
Viola Young
Columbus
Finsterwald
Bible presented to graduate at First Presbyterian
Miss Doris Bailey, sole 1964 high school graduate from First Presbyterian, received a Bible at Sabbath School hour the 33 year old custom began by Rev. I L Dungan. The presentation was by Rev. Henry L Carr. Miss Bailey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bailey.
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Middleport
I. L. Dungan
Doris Bailey
First Presbyterian Church
Henry L. Carr
Bailey
Herman Bailey
McAllister Transferred to Mt McKinley Hotel Alaska
George McAllister, son of Mrs Louesa McAllister, is moved to Mt McKinley Park Hotel Alaska by the Alaskan Railroad for the summer. Mt McKinley, the tallest North American peak, hosts a newly established national park. A single ounce of gold can be beaten into a film covering 146 square feet.
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Middleport
George McAllister
Louesa McAllister
Mt. McKinley Park Hotel
Alaska
Alaskan Railroad
Mt. McKinley
North America
WCTU Files Petition To Limit Hours In Pomeroy
The Pomeroy Council discussed wet and dry issues at its Monday meeting. The WCTU presented a petition with over 200 names requesting beer and liquor establishments close at midnight and on Sundays. A meeting was set for next Monday with three council members, six WCTU representatives, and three beer permit holders.
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Elbert Robinson
Robert Warner
Virgil Campbell
Meigs County Land Transfers Spotlight
Recent Meigs County land transfers list multiple parcels and transfers. Notable moves include A Cottrill Lot 4 Syracuse to Alpha Cottrill and 85.83 acres Rutland to William and Madge Haley, with numerous abatements and affidavits noted across Lebanon Letart and Salem townships involving Wells, Buckley, Proffitt, and other local owners.
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Orange
Bessie Nelson
Edward and
Sarah Norris
Letart
Harvey Norris
L. E. Sayre
Claude C. Shields
Charles
Minnie Carey
Antiquity
Iva Orr
Bart H
Evelyn Romine
Rutland
William
Madge Haley
Peter Wyeth
Salem
Sarah Hampton
Special Wednesday speakers at Salvation Army Building
Special speakers are arranged for each Wednesday at the Salvation Army Building. This Wednesday night Rev. J. E. Turben of Long Bottom will be the speaker. Reverend Turben has been in evangelistic work for over 40 years.
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Pomeroy
Salvation Army
J. E. Turben
Long Bottom
Turben
Meigs County Records May Car Sales Surge
Meigs County dealers set a record in May with ninety three new cars sold and delivered, including thirteen new trucks, reflecting motorists trading in old vehicles ahead of scarce supply and rising prices.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs
Pomeroy Brief Social Notes from Five Points gathering
Pomeroy Garden Club members were entertained at Mrs. Jed Hartinger's Five Points home with Mrs. Irving Karr Jr assisting. A paper on Insect Control by Mrs. George Beards and a Tone Garden talk by Mrs. Lawrence Roush followed a revised by laws section. Refreshments were served during social time.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
Jed Hartinger
Irving Karr, Jr
George Beards
Lawrence Roush
Hartinger
Karr
Summer Roundup Planned for Thursday
MIDDLEPORT The Summer Roundup sponsored by the local PTA for children entering kindergarten and first grade will be held at the high school Thursday from 9 to 11 30 a.m. Physicians dentists and nurses will examine 80 school age children. PTA committee in charge includes Mrs Noah Haskins chairman Mrs Edward Dempskey Mrs Calvin Reichman Mrs Glenn Lambert and Mrs Kenneth Byer.
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Middleport
PTA
Noah Haskins
Edward Dempskey
Calvin Reichman
Glenn Lambert
Kenneth Byer
Spine Injury Slows Local Soldier at Fort Bragg
Mrs. William Wolfe received word that her son Sgt. Howard Brus McCloud is hospitalized at Fort Bragg with a spinal injury. Corporal Ray Wolfe, another son at Camp Bragg, sent the report noting improving condition. Ray plans a July furlough back to Ohio.
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Middleport
William Wolfe
Howard
Brus) McCloud
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Ray Wolfe
Camp Bragg
Wolfe
Ohio
Milk Bottle Sale Rules Headed by Pomeroy Board
POMEROY The Pomeroy Board of Health issued instructions on selling milk by the glass to ensure public compliance with Ohio law. Restaurants hotels confectioners and other milk sellers must sell milk in individual bottles with caps removed by the buyer or clerk as desired. Bottles must bear the dairy name milk grade raw or pasteurized and butterfat percentage. Violations will lead to prosecution under state law.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Health
Ohio
Board of Health
Licensed To Marry POMEROY District marriage licenses issued
Recent marriage licenses issued in probate court list Dorr Sheppard 43 of Parkersburg and Katherine Park 42 of Middleport Richard James Turner Jr 28 and Reno Maxine Gibbs 24 both of Racine George Wilbur Young 25 of Pomeroy and Kathleen Cunningham 21 of Pomeroy Christy Krautter 21 of Mason City and Betty Lou Kennedy 18 of Pomeroy
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Pomeroy
Dorr Sheppard
Parkersburg
Katherine Park
Middleport
Richard James Turner, Jr
Reno Maxine Gibbs
Racine
George Wilbur Young
Kathleen Cunningham
Christy Krautter
Mason City
Betty Lou Kennedy
Sayre Wins New Honors at West Liberty Graduation
Miss Leta Jane Sayre daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer Sayre graduates with honors from West Liberty State Teachers College West Liberty West Virginia at 10 30 this morning She previously earned honors from Rio Grande High School class of 1937 and Rio Grande College class of 1939 marking her third consecutive honors graduation
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Racine
Leta Jane Sayre
Homer Sayre
West Liberty State Teachers College
West Liberty
W. Va
Miss Sayre
Rio Grande High School
Rio Grande College
Eagles Install New Officers Monday Night
Meigs Aerie fraternal order of Eagles held an installation ceremony after a regular business session on Monday night. A chicken dinner followed for members. Officers installed included Pearl Parker as Worthy President and Leroy Eichinger as two years trustee, with other officers named.
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Eagles
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Harry Hayman
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Carl Brown
Huntington
Wallace Pickens
Frank Jr
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Sarah Spencer
Louise Ogden DeVoe
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Charles Miles
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Pratt St
Donald Holt
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Athens Messenger
Bend
Middleport Social Notes
Harry Butcher
William Siders
Edward Young
Armstrong
Fidelity CO
Syracuse, Ohio
WCTU
C. L. Johnson
Holzer Hospital
Pauline Angeletti
L. M. Johnson
Wellsville
Pomeroy Personals
C. F. Tompkins
Cynthia
Durst
Second St
Grueser
R. F. Bell
Akron
Dayton Will
Car Dunn
Lincoln Hill
Robert R. Boice
Bobbie
St. Augustine
Fla
Camp Blanding
George Massar
Ohio State University
Clarence Massar
Butternut Ave
Tre Craw LoAn and Guaranty Company
S. Court St
Dial
Fred Sanders
Athens, Ohio
Falta City
Falls City
Falcone Brewing Co., Inc
Lowierilia, Ky
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