200 Attend Conservation Gathering at Rocksprings
POMEROY Meigs Soil Conservation District marks its tenth anniversary as 200 attendees hear L L Harrold of Coshocton preach water knowledge for soil conservation at the Rocksprings fairgrounds. He urges mulch use on crops, irrigation during dry spells, and notes erosion has cost 22 pounds of nitrates per acre, with 100 bushels possible if saved. The event includes a magic act, remarks by Pearl Fogle and O O Patterson, and a fish dinner at Russell’s Restaurants.
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Meigs County
Sine Ieeeeaeliaememmananen
Harrold
Coshocton Experiment Station
Ben Franklin IV
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Pearl Fogle
Area Soil Conservationist
O. O. Patterson
Seven Youths Enter United Methodist Church
Seven youths participated in morning worship at Pomeroy United Methodist Church with two receiving baptism. The class, meeting since January, covered topics including God the Father, scriptures and the Bible, the Holy Spirit, resurrection, the Ten Commandments, prayer, Christian life, stewardship, relationships, and the sacraments of baptism and holy communion. David Boney and Max Eichinger were baptized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Carpenter
Jerry Carpenter
David Boney
Larry Wildermuth
Max Eichinger
Mrs Lorenz Services Held in Middleport
Mrs Rose Lorenz 75 of 270 W Cherry Drive Columbus died Sunday in St Anthony Hospital Surviving include daughter Betty Wolfe sons Fred John and Pat Lorenz four brothers Howard Fred Leo and Herbert Hirschman sister Ethel Karns Galion and grandchildren including Jack Bowman husband of James Owen Bowman Funeral services were held today
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Middleport
Rose Lorenz
W. Cherry Drive
Columbus
St. Anthony Hospital
Betty Wolfe
Fred
John
Pat Lorenz
Howard
Leo
Herbert Hirschman
Ethel Karns
Galion
Jack Bowman
James Owen Bowman
Rural Life Sunday Services Planned
The Meigs County Pomona Grange will hold Rural Life Sunday at 2 30 p m this Sunday at the Pomeroy Federated Church. Lecturer Pauline Atkins announced the program with speaker Russell Hoy Ohio State Grange Chaplain and Ohio Farmers Magazine writer set to present.
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Pomeroy
Rural Life
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Pomeroy Federated Church
Pauline Atkins
Russell Hoy
Ohio State Grange
Ohio Farmers Magazine
Two Sisters in Law Hospital Patients in Meigs County
Two sisters in law are patients at Meigs County Hospital after serious illnesses. Mrs. A W McKay was admitted for a heart ailment and Mrs. R A Miller mother of David C Miller of Miller Lumber Co was taken in after a stroke of paralysis.
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Middleport
Meigs County Hospital
A. W. McKay
R. A. Miller
David C. Miller
Miller Lumber Co
Satisfactory recovery for Mrs Autherson after Charleston surgery
Condition is satisfactory for Mrs William T Autherson who had major surgery in a Charleston hospital Monday. Present in Charleston were her husband, their daughter Mrs Paul Johnson of Columbus, her sister Mrs Russell Bailey, and daughter Mrs Kenneth McElhinny.
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Middleport
William T. Autherson
Charleston
Autherson
Paul Johnson
Columbus
Russell Bailey
Kenneth McElhinny
Beav Shares News Of Brother Mack Hawkins Illness
Mrs. A J Beav learns of her brother Mack Hawkins in serious condition at the Veterans Hospital Dayton Hawkins a Meigs County native and former local resident who served in World War I
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Beaver
Mack Hawkins
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Hawkins
Meigs County
Zanesville
Meigs Airman Donald Folmer Visits Family
Pomeroy airman Third Class Donald R. Folmer son of Mr and Mrs George Folmer of Pomeroy Star Route has spent 10 days here due to his grandmother Mrs Don Folmer’s illness He trained at Sampson AFB New York and since January has been stationed near Tampa Florida receiving sheet metal training in the strategic air force His uncle MSgt Bill Cunningham had recently left for Oklahoma City after serving in Japan and Korea as crew chief on supply and evacuation flights The Cunninghams have moved to Oklahoma City where Cunningham is assigned
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Pomeroy
Donald R. Folmer
George Folmer
Don Folmer
Folmer
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Tampa
Fla
Strategic Air Force
Msgt
Bill Cunningham
Oklahoma
Sergeant Cunningham
Japan
Korea
Cunninghams
Oklahoma City
Weather and steel shortages delay Middleport pool
Work on the Middleport Municipal Swimming Pool at Fireman's Park on Route 33 is slowed by bad weather and a steel shortage. Dowling Construction Company of Williamstown WV reports delays but had expected the pool ready for use by early July if conditions remained normal.
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Middleport
Fireman's Park
Route
Dowling Construction Company
Williamstown
W. Va
Meigs General Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list several patients including Rita Mary Pomeroy Dennis Parker Long Bottom and Irene Taylor Middleport. Birth announcements mention Arthur Taylor Middleport and Raymond King Rutland with a daughter andLewis Ellis Middleport with a son. Other names appear in dedications and memorials.
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Rita Mary
Pomeroy
Robert Miller
Middleport
Mary Brown
Rutland
Dennis Parker
Long Bottom
Irene Taylor
Raymond King
Richard Schwab
Donald Brewer
Portland
Basil Jeffers
Harrisonville
Cornelia Alfriend
Harry Smith
Carolyn Seames
Mary Sue Handley
Lloyd Sigler
James Anderson
Clifton
Mary McGill
Dexter
Arthur Taylor
Lewis Ellis
Ded
James Er
Thomas Blaine
Baby
Ellsworth Baker
Harold Johnson
Herman Beards
Rose Vance
Robert Bowen
Weston Hodge
William Frost
Lottie Siegrist
Shirley Ables
Wilma Vines
Danver Davis
Martin Taylor
Frances Douglas
Theodore Reed
Carolyn Searles
Pomeroy Social Notes at Cave Picnic Ground gathering
Pomeroy A neighborhood pot luck dinner and games were held Sunday at Cave Picnic Ground the home of Mr and Mrs J E Foster E Main St with twenty nine attendees including Mr and Mrs Stanley Jones Mr and Mrs Lorain Sterrett and son Billy Mr and Mrs Harry Lee Bailey and children and several others Letart Falls WSCS Meeting Scheduled at Community Hall Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Cave
J. E. Foster
E. Main St
Stanley Jones
Lorain Sterrett
Billy
Harry Lee Bailey
George Daniels
Ruth
Henson Thomas
Edson Roush
Emma Webster
Mac Cottrill
Ernest Jones
Columbus
John Foster
Joe Foster
Dayton
Ex-Resident Visits Family Ties in Meigs and Gallia
William E. White 92, a former resident now living in Newark, travels to Meigs and Gallia counties to visit relatives. He recalls early staff at the children's home opened in 1882 including Geneva Gaskill, Mary Lasley, Emma Christy, Emma Pratt Logan, Mary Williams Johnson, and Myra Comstock. The Rev. James M. Norris was the first superintendent. Relatives visited in Meigs County include Leona Smith, Gladys Morgan, Geneva Joachim, Jean Wolfe, Eli White, Bill White, Eber Willock, and Eva McKenzie in Gallia County.
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Mary Williams Johnson
Myra Comstock
White
Gardner
James M. Norris
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Meigs County
Leona Smith
Gladys Morgan
Geneva Joachim
Jean Wolfe
Eli White
Bill White
Eber Willock
Eva McKenzie
Gallia County
Webster Post Election Set for July 6
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will hold officer elections for the new year at the regular session on July 6 at the post home on W Main St. J M Thornton spoke on veterans legislation and Cedric W Clark on the post involvement in Memorial Day services. Sam Curtis thanked the group for participation in Hemlock Grove services. The Eighth District Legion convention will be in Jackson this Sunday. Refreshments were served to 25 members after the meeting.
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Eighth District Legion Convention
Jackson
C. J. Rhodes
John Will
Daily Bible School Enrolls 175 Children
Pomeroy reports 175 children enrolled on day one of the annual daily vacation Bible school. Enrollment will stay open through Thursday. Classes meet at local churches with age groups assigned to United Methodist, Federated Church, and Nazarene locations.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Federated Church
Nazarene Church
Federated Parish House
Social notes from Cambridge and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Albert Hartung visit friends in Cambridge Sun ny. Families and relatives including the Steretts Bur nils Everetts Daniels Allis Koehler Buck Weeks Cross and Roush gather for weekends and trips. Navy and Air Force service members are mentioned with upcoming training at Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi.
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Albert Hartung
Cambridge
Sunny
Hugh Daniels
Indian Lake
Lorain Sterett
Sterett
John Burnell
Tommy
Parkersburg
C. S. Everett
Baltimore
Terry Allis
Columbus
Will Dawson
Belle
W. Va
Edward Koehler
Bertha Stalder
Walter Ketter
Morgantown
Anna Buck
C. Whittington
Dayton
Eldon Weeks
Frances Scholl
Cole’s Bottom
Sumner
John Weeks
Navy
Yorktown
Weeks
Dillon Cross
Racine
Pat Roush
Mike and
Dee
Moses Lake
Wash
William S. Cross
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Cross
Keesler
Boy Hill Undergoes Eighth Oral Surgery
Bobby Hill, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Allen Hill, entered Children's Hospital Columbus Monday for the eighth operation in a series of oral surgeries. Mrs Hill accompanies him in Columbus during the procedure.
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Pomeroy
Bobby Hill
Allen Hill
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Frontier Days Show To Benefit Middleport School Band
Middleport School Band gains gate receipts from Steele's Frontier Days and California's Famous Western Riders to fund instrument repairs and new gear. The performance at Middleport stadium Thursday 8 15 p.m. features horses, rodeo acts, cowboys and Indians, trained dogs, mules, and aerial acts.
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Middleport
Steele
California
Middleport School
America
Roosters
Arthur Skinner
Frontier Days
London
County Dealers Sell 99 New Vehicles in May
Meigs County dealers moved 99 new vehicles in May, up from 96 in April. Breakdown shows 88 automobiles, 8 trucks, 2 trailers, and 1 motor scooter, according to county title clerk Mrs. Clarence Rupp.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clarence Rupp
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Board of Supervisors
Carnahan
C. E. Humphrey
Donald Mora
Dana Hoffman
Dale Dye
Meigs
Vette Actin Resethl Eee
Martin & Roller
Rexall
Ohio
Dickie’'S Dress Shop
Arrow Sport
Liss
ASC Folmer
Meigs General Hospital
Ewing
Furniture
Derethwy
Dutton Drug Company
Greyhound Bus Station
Middleport, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Letart Falls
WSCS
The
Methodist Church
Daily Bible School
Pomeroy Personals
RADIO
Harry A. Miller
Main
Coats
Phillips
Copenhagen
Ohio Valley
Casto Lumber CO
S. 3Rd Middleport
Elberfelds
Pickens
Mason, W. Va
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