Compromise Reached Over Village Garbage Service
A village council meeting at City Hall ended with a compromise in the garbage collection dispute. Walter Bentz, under contract for five years, and Lee Budisill, a complainant, agreed that Bentz would continue pickup at the Rudisill home while other issues were reviewed by committees. The council also addressed road dust, lighting for the boat club, fire company restroom needs, and parking and utility matters.
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Pomeroy
City Hall
Walter Bentz
Lee Budisill
Bentz
Rudisi
Rudisill
Spencer
Lincoln Heights
Norman Klees
Third Ward Fire Company
Abie Ebersbach
Sidney A. Spencer
Jed Webster, Jr
Condor Street
W. C. Strain
Lincoln Hill
the Heights Road
Finance Committee
Pomeroy Divorce Granted Custody Awarded by Judge Peoples
Walter R. Couch was granted a divorce from Wanda Lucille Coach in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. He received custody of one minor child. A separate hearing for Frank and Corsa Buck versus Elmer E Beegle and Christine Beegle was set for June 28 to resolve damages after Buck’s car struck Beegle’s horse on the highway.
Chicken Breakfast Honors Private Gerald Anthony Return
In MIDDLEPORT at 5 a m on Sunday the Willis Anthony family hosted a breakfast of fried chicken and trim mings for their son Private Gerald Anthony who was bound for Ft Benning Georgia after a short furlough. Private Anthony arrived by plane to Columbus and must return by 8 20 am Sunday. Charles Byer joined the family for the meal before accompanying Private Anthony to Columbus.
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Middleport
Willis Anthony
Gerald Anthony
Ft. Benning
Anthony
Columbus
Charles Byer
Anthonys
Council and Mayor Praise Cemetery Appearance
Mayor Sidney A. Spencer and the village council commended Otho Murray the Beech Grove Cemetery sexton and assistants for preparing the cemetery for Memorial Day services. Village Clerk Ed Strauss praised the cemetery’s beauty as unmatched in the state and Councilman Pat Will said it looked like a picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Otho Murray
Beech Grove Cemetery
Ed Strauss
Pat Will
Chorus Rehearsal Set for Pomeroy By Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus under director F. Whitney Ingraham will rehearse Thursday at 8 p.m. at Ingraham’s Spring Avenue home.
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Pomeroy
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
F. Whitney Ingraham
Spring Ave
New Officers Lead B. H. Sanborn Mission Society
Middleport notes record new officers in three Circles of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society at First Baptist Church. Mrs. Paul Smart presides. Rev. C. M. Pomeroy speaks on the Work of the Missionary and plans for next year are shared. July meeting canceled. picnic set for August first Monday.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
H. M. Cross
C. M. Pomeroy
A R. Pullen
J. Q. Rice
J. M. Archer
L. D. Diles
Charles Bennett
John Kauff
G. G. Werner
Edgar Vale
Archer
Homer Hyse
Florine
Talbott
Local residents on vacations visit relatives across state
Mr and Mrs Aaron Sheets of Columbus vacation with Mrs Sheets parents Mr and Mrs C E McKinley in Front Street Aunts uncles and cousins from Dayton Charleston Racine Racine and other towns visit relatives in the area Mrs Elbert Greenlee returns from five weeks in Dunbar W V Nancy Pink spends a week with fiance Howard Ervin near Racine Mr and Mrs Ernest Laliance and Wilbur Theobald on a motor trip to Virginia and Washington Memorial Day visits noted Akrom and Cuyahoga Falls residents visit with Mrs Cora Bennett
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Aaron Sheets
Columbus
Sheets
C. E. McKinley
Front St
Chester Erwin
Don
Michael
Harry Probst
Dayton
L. A. Thomas
Arthur Stuart
Charles Pelzer
Charleston
Cee
Jimmy Hamer
Inttsburgh
Rucyrus
Ernest Laliance
Wilbur Theobald
Virginia
Washington
Charles Ludwig
Helen Meador
Cuyahoga Falls
George Reynolds
Elwood Winegar
T. A. Russell
Akrom
Cora Bennett
Bible School Enrollment Reaches 107 in Middleport
Middleport Daily Vacation Bible School reports first day enrollment of 107 children aged 4 to 13. Administrator Wert Dean says enrollment remains open and invitations extend to any child in Middleport. Additional teachers and helpers expected this week with a full staff to be announced.
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Middleport
Walters Family Buys Fred Hoffner Property
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Walters and daughter Linda of Harrisburg Pa have purchased the Fred Hoffner property on Gravel Hill and will move here.
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Walters
Fred Hoffner
Middleport
Kenneth Walters
Linda
Harrisburg
Charles Walters
Ralph Burnette
Gravel Hill
Family Preparers Headed to Charleston for Naval Duty
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Patterson along with daughter June and Miss Rose Slanter of Rutland will leave tomorrow for Charleston South Carolina to accompany their son Paul Patterson to his naval training base. Paul has been on a 14 day leave from the US Navy.
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Pomeroy
C. C. Patterson
June
Rose Slanter
Rutland
Charleston
S. C
Pattersons
Paul
Young Patterson
US Navy
Hospital Admits and Births in Meigs County
Meigs Hospital records admit Mickey Williams Pomeroy Mrs Lloyd Nice Racine Rd Mrs Robert Weaver New Haven W Va Bonnie Smith Middleport A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Robert Weaver New Haven W Va Discharges include Mrs Bessie Ross Mrs N C Stout Osborne Fulks Frances Anderson Nate Sisson and Bonnie Smith Geographical center of the United States located in eastern Smith county Kansas
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Mickey Williams
Pomeroy
Lloyd Nice
Racine RD
Robert Weaver
New Haven
West Virginia
Bonnie Smith
Middleport
W. Va
Bessie Ross
N. C Stout
Osborne Fulks
Frances Anderson
Nate Sisson
United States
Smith County
Kanséle
Veteran James G. Spencer 33 Dies After Hospital Stay
POMEROY James G Spencer 33 a World War II veteran died Sunday night at Huntington WV Veterans Hospital after returning from a family visit in Pomeroy He served ten years in the Navy on the Wright Pelican and Avocet and was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 He is survived by his wife Doris Gaul two daughters Jacqueline and Johna his parents Charles and Mrs Spencer of Pomeroy three brothers Charles Ek Larry and Billy Joe and two sisters Mrs Ralph Dixie Smith of Portland and Mrs John Graham of Terre Haute Ind Funeral services are set for Wednesday 2 pm at Racine Baptist Church with military rites by DAV Chapter 53 and VFW Post 4736 in cooperation with Racine Post American Legion Members of Pomeroy organizations meet at 1 pm at Ewing funeral home Burial is in Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
James G. Spencer
Veteran's Hospital
Huntington
W.va
Spencer
Gs. Navy
Wright
U.S.S. Pelican
Pearl
Racine Baptist Church
T. T. Shelton
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 53
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Racine Poat
American Legion
Ewing Funeral Home
Funeral
Letart Cemetery
Pfe Virgil Norris Hospitalized in Korea
Word arrives that Pfe Virgil Norris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Norris, is hospitalized in Pusan Korea with wounds to his left hand and left leg from May 24. Norris has served in the U S Marine Corps since October and was sent overseas April 1. He is a brother of Carroll Norris of Rawlings.
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Korea
Pfe
Virgil Norris
Ross Norris
Norris
U. S. Marine Corps
Pusan
Carrol
Rawlings
Village Council Meeting Postponed One Week
The village council meeting in Middleport, announced by Mayor Sidney T. Russell, is postponed for a week due to lack of quorum as council president Frank Vroman and member David O. Jenkins were out of town.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Frank Vroman
David O. Jenkins
Court Stenographer Granted Leave to Attend School
Miss Marcella Fraser daughter of Mr and Mrs Alec Fraser of S Third Ave has been court stenographer in Pomeroy during the late Judge Edgar Ervin's tenure. She has been granted a leave of absence to attend a business school in Columbus for several months.
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Middleport
Marcella Fraser
Alec Fraser
S. Third Ave
Pomeroy
Edgar Ervin
Columbus
Parking Meter Receipts Reported For Week In Pomeroy
Parking meter receipts totaling 218 dollars and 90 cents were announced Monday evening by Mrs. Elma Russel secretary to Mayor Sidney A Spencer. Receipts were down from the prior week due to the Memorial Day holiday.
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Pomeroy
Elma Russel
Sidney A. Spencer
Lamberts Announce Birth of Son Joe Alan
Sgt and Mrs Max Lambert announce the birth of a son Joe Alan on Monday June 5 at Chillicothe Hospital. The Lamberts already have a son Max Richard. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dana Lambert and Mr and Mrs Harry Mills of Middleport. Sgt Lambert is a state highway officer in the Chillicothe area.
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Middleport
Max Lambert
Joe Alan
Chillicothe Hospital
Lamberts
Max Richard
Dana Lambert
Harry Mills
Sgt
Lambert
Chillicothe
Pioneer Eliza Warner Life Story Highlighted
The Meigs County Pioneer History recounts Eliza Warner born Wintersteen who joined the Warner family in Scipio Township. Her frontier life spanned bear hunting panther encounters and deer shooting as she managed a 13 acre Harrisonville farm into old age, with 31 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren noted.
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Eliza
Eliza Wintersteen
Eliza Warner
John Warner
Harrisonville
Will Merritt
Warners
Wintersteens
Jacob Dean
Chester
Meigs County Land Transfers In Several Townships
Churchill Howell transfers to Lyman Stanley and Faye Stanley a Bedford Township parcel. Edward Hughes sells a Middleport lot to M. C. Hobart. Gerald G. Stethem conveys 6 acres in Olive Township to Dora Pierce. Grace Whetstone transfers 24.5 acres in Letart Township to a group including Lindsey Lyons Lillie Groppenbacher Leroy Lyons Julia Grim Arlena Bechtel Lyndal Ankeny Mildred Elmore and Faileen Lyons.
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Churchill Howell
Lyman Stanley
Faye Stanley
Bedford Township
Edward Hughes
M. C. Hobart
Middleport
Gerald G. Stethem
Dora Pierce
Olive Township
Grace Whetstone
Lindsey Lyons
Lillie Groppenbacher
Leroy Lyons
Julia Grim
Arlena Bechtel
Lyndal Ankeny
Mildred Elmore
Faileen Lyons
Letart Township
Samuel Pearson Rites Held at Hill Cemetery
Graveside services for Samuel Pearson age 60 who died Wednesday at Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg were conducted Saturday at the Middleport Hill Cemetery. The Rev Thomas Turley Baptist Temple Parkersburg officiated. Attending from out of town were Charles Phillips Alton Phillips Toni Phillips and children Mary and Harold Samuel Phillips and Mrs George Stevens of Parkersburg.
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Middleport
Samuel Pearson
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Middleport Hill
Thomas Turley
Baptist Temple
Estella Byers
Grant St
Charles Phillips
Alton Phillips
Toni Phillips
Mary and
Harold
Samuel Phillips
George Stevens
Kennedy Funeral Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Ira Kennedy 83 who died at his home near Rutland Sunday will be held at Rutland Baptist Church Wednesday at 4 pm with Rev A R Biddie officiating. Interment in Wright Cemetery. Friends may call at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home in Middleport until 10 am Wednesday.
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Middleport
Ira Kennedy
Rutland
Rutland Baptist Church
A. R. Biddie
Wright Cemetery
Rawlings-Coats
Happy Harvesters Meet At Federated Church Social
The Pomeroy Happy Harvesters gathered in the Federated Church social rooms for a regular meeting. Vice president Mrs Norma Goodwin opened the session and Mrs John Lawrence spoke on World Panorama. Devotions were led by Mrs Ethel Canterbury. Flowers were sent to ill Mrs Elizabeth Hunter. Next meeting July 6 at Mrs Harold Hess’s home with a lawn pot luck picnic.
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Pomferoy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Norma Goodwin
John Lawrence
Ethel Canterbury
Elizabeth Hunter
Huber
Gallipolis
Harold Hess
Albert Ebershach
Ben Ebberfeld
Ray
Birthday Dinner Honors Charles Bengel At Downies
Mr. and Mrs. T. W Bengel Mr. A. N. Bengel Mr. and Mrs Harold Brabbin and Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Downie and sons Charles and Alan were at Dr. and Mrs. C. E. W. Downie's Sunday evening for dinner in honor of Charles ninth birthday.
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Pomeroy
T. W Bengel
A. N. Bengel
Harold Brabbin
T. A. Downie
Charles
Alan
C. E. W. Downie
Pomeroy Ladies Aid Society Meeting Planned
The Ladies Aid Society will meet Wednesday at 2 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul Lutheran Church
West Virginia Weekend Visits Bring Many Relatives Together
Spanning several towns in West Virginia relatives visited by Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Werry and others. The group met Mrs. Joe Butcher and her siblings in Otter and Ivandale, with multiple extended family stops across Ni tro, Phoenix, Youngstown, Charleston, Lakeland, and Dunbar. A Columbus trip and a Pontiac Mich visit are noted among the gatherings.
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West Virginia
Charles J. Werry
Paul Werry
Albert Werry
Charles Werry
Joe Butcher
Butcher
Otter
Woodrum
C. FE. W. Wie
William Baxter
Columbus
Anne Reuter
Pontiac
Mich
Reuter
George
Rennel Weight Loss Promise From Mrs Simms
Mrs Simms of 13% Mound St Springfield Ohio touts Rennel weight loss claiming 45 pounds in three months. She reports renewed energy and zest for civic activities after using the product two tablespoonfuls twice daily with grapefruit juice. Money back guarantee offered if no weight loss after first bottle.
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F. Simms
Mound St
Springfield
Ohio
Jose
Rennel
State Home Demonstration Council Meeting Set June 11
Meigs County home makers prepare to attend the annual State Home Demonstration Council meeting at Ohio State University June 11 and 12 with registration open until June 6. The event theme is Family Responsibility in Today's World, featuring district centerpieces and sessions on housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Home Demonstration Council
James E. Titus
Meigs County
Columbus
Men Leaving For Induction From Meigs County
Ten Meigs County men depart Wednesday to land, Kentucky for induction into the armed forces. Names released by local selective service officials include Harry J. Dennison Rutland Lowell A. Beaver Chester Bruce D. Myers Long Bottom Route 2 Robert E. Burton Pomery Paul H. Ours Portland Route 1 Edward G. Bowyer Middlevport Richard C. Caruthers Middlevport Route 1 Jack K. Spires Longsville Charles K. Byer Middlevport and Harry M. Canter Racine Route 2. Officials say no June physical examination calls have been received by the local office.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Land
Selective Service
Harry J. Dennison
Rutland
Lowell A. Beaver
Chester
Bruce D. Myers
Long Bottom
Robert E. Burton
Paul H. Ours
Portland
Edward G. Bowyer
Middleport
Richard C. Caruthers
Jack K. Spires
Longsville
Charles K. Byer
Harry M. Canter
Racine
Two Men Fined in Court of Mayor Pomeroy
Fines levied Monday night in Mayor Sidney A. Spencer's court. R. L. York paid $1 plus costs for disturbing the peace. Marion Allensworth Middleport was fined $5 and costs for intoxication. York was arrested Saturday afternoon by Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe. Allensworth was arrested Saturday evening by Patrolman Russell Bailey.
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Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
R. L. York
Marion Allensworth Middleport
York
Walter E. Wolfe
Allensworth
Russell Bailey
Kidney Slow Down May Bring Restless Nights
When kidney function slows, people suffer backache dizziness and low energy. Stress over-exertion or cold can cause night discomfort and frequent urination. Try Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to relieve kidney and bladder irritation.
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Dean
Theaed Forte
Doan
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Dick Vaughan
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White Cross
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David Darst, Jr
Hamilton
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Glenn Smith
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Middleport High School
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
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Mary Fisher
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Pomeroy-Chester Road
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Scipio Township
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P.O. Warner
Southeastern Ohio
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Canada
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Geauga County
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Jackson
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Cecil Kellaway
Schwartz
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