Danville Leader Urges Soil Conservation at Rocksprings Meeting
C D Blubaugh of Danville urged about 300 at the Meigs Soil Conservation Districts fifth annual fish fry for farmers to practice soil conservation. He shared his 1924 worn out farm story and noted neighbors within 20 miles adopted contour farming and fertilizers, stressing data from extension agents and district planners. The event included local officials, a comedy skit, and new and re elected board members.
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C. D. Blubaugh
Danville
Meigs Soil Conservation District
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Blubaug
Blubaugh
Harold Carnahan
Racine
Meigs Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Russell
Carnahan
Morton Hamilton
Licking
Leo Clark
Perry County
Soil Conservation District
Clark
Wagon Tongue
Lester Cooley
Vinton County
Floyd Heft
Soil Conservation Supervisors
Ohio
Howard Nolan
F. Whitney Ingraham
Farm Bureau
Heft
Ingraham
J. E. D. Hartinger
Board of Supervisors
Donald Mora
Dale Dye
Dye
Mora
Grafton Stout
Dana Hoffman
George Carper
Hospital Notes From Meigs General
Mabel Hysell scheduled for surgery today at Meigs General Hospital where she has been a patient for a week. Mrs. Ben Philson to be released today. Marcus Chambers is receiving treatment at the hospital.
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Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Mabel Hysell
Ben Philson
Marcus Chambers
Pomeroy Garden Club Meets At McMurray Home
The Pomeroy Garden Club met Monday afternoon at Mrs. J W McMurray's home with a roses theme. Miss Lydia Ebersbach reported on converting a vacant Mulberry Ave lot into a picnic ground with city workers aid.
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Pomeroy
George Parker
D. D. Schaefer
J. O. Roedel
Leitweiler
Harrisonville Scipio Alumni Elects Officers at Banquet
Harrisonville Scipio Alumni Association elected Mrs Charles King president at the annual banquet and dance in the school auditorium. Officers for 1953 include Mrs Duane Stanley vice president Mrs Eugene Atkins secretary and Mrs Ernest Carr treasurer. Seventy six members attended the dinner and program began with group singing and a welcome. Jack Warner gave two vocal solos and Dallas and David Warner performed instrumental numbers. The event featured green and white decorations and music by Mrs Gertrude Chase’s Rutland orchestra.
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Harrisonville
Virgil Atkins
Paul Cotterill
Donna
Jack Warner
Gertrude Chase
Rutland
Dallas
David Warner
Earl
Jack) Warner
Rutland Man Enters Fire Fighting School
Rutland native John W. Brown seaman apprentice attends a fire fighting course at the Fleet Training Center New Port R. I. from the destroyer USS Lane. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Ray W Markings of Rutland, entered naval service in January and trained at Bainbridge Maryland after graduating from Rutland High School.
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Rutland
Fleet Training Center
New Port
R. L
Lane
John W. Brown
Brown
Ray W. Markings
Naval Service
U.S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Rutland High School
May Vehicle Sales Report in Meigs County
Fifty four new vehicles were sold by Meigs County dealers in May. Of these 41 were automobiles and 13 were trucks, per Evelyn Locke deputy clerk of courts. The May total shows an increase from April when 44 autos and five trucks were sold.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Evelyn Locke
Record cattle numbers cited as historic high on U.S. farms
Report notes cattle herds on U.S. farms reach unprecedented levels with experts calling the total the largest in history. Analysts attribute gains to favorable feed costs and expanding agricultural output across major farming states.
Sacred Heart Guild To Meet Thursday Evening
POMEROY The Sacred Heart Guild will hold its meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the church hall with members asked to attend.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Guild
McCain Reed wedding shower hosts note in Parkersburg
Friends and relatives gathered at the bride’s parents home 1933 Murdock Ave Parkersburg for a shower and serenade after the May 16 marriage of Mr. and Mrs Norman McCain. Immediate-family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Reed with daughters Vesta Frecker and Erma Cleland.
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G. Frecker
Ross Cleland
McCain
Reed
Murdock Ave
Parkersburg
Marietta North West Electric Co
Meeting Time Changed for Pomeroy Girl Scout Troop 5
Pomeroy Girl Scout Troop 5 will meet Friday at 2 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. The meeting remains at Federated Church. Leader Mrs Margaret M. Will says plans are to be made for summer activities.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Margaret M. Will
Officers To Be Installed For Eagles Aerie 2171
Installation of officers for the Auxiliary of Eagles Aerie 2171 for the new fiscal year will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. Members who have sales tax stamps are asked to bring them to the meeting.
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Pomeroy
Auxiliary of Eagles Aerie
Memorial Day Visitors Stop in at Pomeroy and Nearby Homes
Carolyn and Janice Roush were guests of Mrs. Louis Walker. Mrs. K. W. Povenmire of Columbus with her brother G. Harold Martin of Fort Lauderdale visited Pomeroy Memorial Day and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Staigg Ray of New Orleans arrived for a visit with Mrs. Ray's mother, Mrs. Agnes McGreevy.
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Carolyn
Janice Roush
Louis Walker
K. W. Povenmire
Columbus
G. Harold Martin
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Pomeroy Memorial Day
Staigg Ray
New Orleans
Ray
Agnes McGreevy
Funeral services set for Rt 338 crash victim
Neil W. Roush 38 of Racine Route 2 died Tuesday in a truck crash one mile above the Apple Grove Dam. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Letart Methodist Church. Survived by wife Evelyn, parents Byron and wife. 12 siblings. Burial Letart Cemetery. Servicemen among siblings include Donald in San Diego with Marines and Robert in San Diego with Navy. Body at residence for callers. Burial at Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Neil W. Roush
Racine
Apple Grove Dam
Letart Methodist Church
Evelyn
Byron Roush
Portland
Roush
Maxine Deem
Rockland
Audrey Williams
Kathryn Price
Pittsburgh
Hilda Davis
Naomi Baker
Ravenswood
W. Va
Ivan
William
Bert
Harold
East Liverpool
Donald
U.S. Marines
San Diego
Robert
U.S. Navy
Letart Cemetery
Students Get Summer Jobs
Local high school students start summer employment the first week after school ends. Adrienne Mills remains at Sanborn's Jewelry Store while Ann Rupe works at Robinson's Tri Lustre. Elea nor Satterfield June Seines and Donna Roush work at restaurants, and Everett Bangerter Charles Haskins Jack Lloyd Roger Chancey stay at local chains. Bob Byers returns to a meat market and Jennings Wayland works in Mason County. Julia Erwin joins a local chain store.
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Middleport
Adrienne Mills
Sanborn’s
Ann Rupe
Robinson
Tri-Lustre
Eleanor Satterfield
June Seines
Donna Roush
Everett Bangerter
Charles Haskins
Jack Lloyd
Roger Chancey
Bob Byers
Jennings Way
Hayes Birth Announcement for Meigs General Family
Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Hayes announce the birth of a seven pound daughter born Tuesday morning at Meigs General. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Russell Roush of New Haven West Virginia and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carson Hayes of Minersville. Mrs Everett Knapp of New Haven is the maternal great grandmother. The Hayes family also has a daughter Pamela Kay aged nineteen months. Mr Hayes serves as administrator of Meigs General Hospital.
Ben Donohue Dies in Racine at 61
Ben Donohue, 61, died at the home of Cordin Badgley, Racine Route 2, at 11 a m Tuesday after a three week illness. He is survived by wife, a son Vernon of Piqua Ohio, and two brothers Huey and Howard Donohue of Racine. Funeral services will be held at 4 p m Thursday at Letart M E Church with burial in Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Ben Donohue
Cordin Badgley
Racine
Vernon
Piqua
Ohio
Huey Donohue
Howard Donohue
Pacine
Letart M. E
Letart
Crest of Middleport High School Annual Highlights Local Life
Middleport High School distributed its first annual since 1939 titled The Crest. The leather bound volume features a yellow jacket and steamboat crest reflecting school spirit and local Ohio River ties. Dedication honors Miss Lois Cecil and Miss Lucille Smith for teaching and guidance.
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Middleport
Ohio River
Lois Cecil
Lucille Smith
Planning meeting set for fifth district rural health conference
Mrs Geneva H. Nolan and Mrs Virgil Atkins attended a Jackson planning meeting for the fifth district rural health conference to be held there on Oct 3. Nolan represented home demonstration councils and Atkins the grange and Farm Bureau. Howard Wells, district 22 president, extended invitations.
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Pomeroy
Geneva H. Nolan
Virgil Atkins
Jackson
Nolan
Atkins
Grange
Farm Bureau
Howard Wells
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