Agriculture talk at Meigs County Fish Fry stresses conservation
Prof. Oliver Shurtleff of Morris Harvey College told 300 people at the Meigs County Soil Conservation District Fish Fry that agriculture is the country’s basic wealth and urged soil and youth conservation. The event at the Meigs County Fairgrounds included a fish fry, county officials, and speakers from WRED radio and local farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Russell
Harold Carnahan
Meigs County Soil Conservation District
Meigs County
Board of Supervisors
C. E. Humpherey
Dale Dye
Everett Colwell
Hobard Shields
Ralph Barker
Carl Biliham
Lee
Jackeson
Bob Miller
Joe Rickhold
WRED
Worthington
County Highway Department
Farm Bureau
Village to donate $10,000 to Meigs County hospital plan
Middleport village council favored a proposal led by H. E. Cook of Jones Memorial Trustees to contribute 10,000 toward a 150,000 bond issue for a Meigs County Memorial Hospital. The plan envisions a 30 bed facility on Middleport grounds, funded by village, county and memorial gifts. A special meeting on taxicab issues was scheduled after a recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. E., Cook
Jones Memorial Trustees, Inc
Horton Brown
Cedric Clark
John Bacon
Manning Webster
Meigs County Commissioners
Jones
H. N. Swift
T. A. May
J. H. Grate
Waterways Coal Co
River Front
Pearl and Park
U. S. Army Corps
Huntington
Pearl St
Sidney TT. Russell
Jean Lama
Ohio Valley Baking Co
Covert Baking Co
Council
Garfield Ave
North Second Ave
Rutland St
David Jenkins
Garfield
John Zerkle
Joe Young
Wayne Gibbons
Frank Vreman
N. Second Ave
Jenkins
Feeney- Bennett Post American Legion
Park, Park and High Streets
Clara Jordan
Harold Trowbridge
G. I. Cab Co
Russell
Pomeroy Social Notes She visits from Cleveland
Mrs. Fred Gross of Cleveland visits her mother Mrs. Ella Miller with husband and son Fritz. Mr. Gross and Fritz return home while Mrs. Gross stays longer. Mrs. Der Schaefer hosts a dinner at Jane Coffee Shoppe in her honor with guests Mrs. Edison Hobstetter and Mrs Mifred Elberfeld then they played cards at the Schaefer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Gross
Cleveland
Ella Miller
Glenn Chase
Jack
Dayton
W. P. Lochary
Victor Miller
R. F. Mees
Michael
Donna Hemphill
Columbus
Charles Ward
E. Main St
Roy Strickland
Johnny Strickland
Sharon Ihle
Buckeye Lake
William
Junior) Seyfried
Rapid City Air Force Base
Weaver
William G. Seyfried
Harrisonville Road
Lewis Berger
Lakeside
Ohio
Leo Kennedy
Leo
Patricia
Delmas Hildebrand
Huntington
Thomas Darst
Darst
Davenport
Iowa
Audrey Fiering
Herbert King
Malone
Ill
Middleport
Miss Fiering
Darsts
Gladys Miller
Washington, D. C
Charles Tewkshbury
Edward Tewksbury
Wellston
Holzer Hospital
J. H. Grate
Boyd Dilgard
Stephen Rice
Western College
Paul Smart
Jean
June
Nellie Smart
Marion
F. E. Noffsinger
Akron
Arthur Covert
C. W. Ramsey
Walter Rainey
Ralph Radcli
Twilight Garden Club to Meet at Wickham Home
Pomeroy notes announce Twilight Garden Club gathering at Mrs. Elmer Wickham on Union Ave with assisting hostesses Mrs. C. E. Peoples and Mrs. Thomas Goeglein. Also, Women's Republican Club meeting postponed to June 17 at Mrs. J. E. D. Hartinger's home. A Bustle and Beaux Dance Club barn frolic is set for June 16 at the Junior High Auditorium with Denver Rice's Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Elmer Wickham
Union Ave
C. E. Peoples
Thomas Goeglein
Women's Republican Club
J. E. D. Hartinger
Bustle and Beaux Dance Club
Denver Rice
Whitey Beegle
Pomeroy Council Reviews Street Work and Budget
The Pomeroy village council met at City Hall with five councilmen, the clerk, and the mayor. A wage increase was approved for Beech Grove Cemetery caretaker Otho Murry and village employee Arthur Wandling. A bid from L P Cavett Construction Co was reviewed for street repairs with no action. The council ordered improvements to garbage collection and disposal and discussed East Main St repairs. A preliminary survey on Route 124 relocation was approved and C F Leaper was hired as a sign painter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Evan Will
Howard Kitchen
Dale Smith
Alan Goodwin
Richard Vaughn
Edward Strauss
Sidney A. Spencer
Beech Grove
Otho Murry
Arthur Wandling
Will
Smith
L. P. Cavett Construction Co
Vaughn
East Main St
Herman Beards
Ebershach
Goodwin
C.F. Leaper
Meigs County Land Transfers Recorded
Land transfers listed include George W. Sayre to Thomas A. Bell for 118 and 100 acres at Letart and Lincoln area parcels to be conveyed. Also Gladwin and French to Lester Oberholzer for 120 acres. multiple Clark and Dixon families transferring to Glenn and Cora Jewell. Lowthers to George Lowther for 40 acres at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Sayre
Thomas A. Bell
Letart
Gladwin
Lester Oberholzer
Seiph Robert
Lola Clark
Frederick
Louise Dixon
John
Mary Clark
Glenn
Cora Jewell
Arees
Louise and
Mollie Lowther
George Lowther
Columbia
Clothing Meeting Planned Wednesday
Edith Barry from Ohio State University will speak at Bethany Church to train 4-H Clothing Advisers. The session is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 30 a m and will be held opposite Pomeroy Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edith Barry
Ohio State University
Bethany Church
Pomeroy Library
Golden Rule Class Plans Buck's Lake Fishing Trip
Golden Rule Class of the Baptist Sunday School will go to Buck's Lake Thursday for a fishing trip and Wiener roast. Cassam Hindy, president, says members will meet at the church at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
The
Baptist Sunday School
Buck's Lake
Cassam Hindy
Local boy undergoes tonsillectomy at Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy junior named in Meigs General Hospital report as undergoing a tonsillectomy Monday morning and returning home later the same day Adah Genheimer was admitted Monday for surgery at the same facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Junior Little
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Adah Genheimer
Cement Block Co. Wins Middleport High Work Contract
Middleport Board of Education awarded Pomeroy Cement Block Co. the general contract for five new rooms at Middleport High School, plus heating and ventilation, totaling $5,264.60. electrical work went to Charles Walburn for $2,701. The project, funded by a $60,000 May bond issue, aims to start this week and finish by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Middleport High School
Cement
Charles Walburn
Henry Fultz
Middleport Garden Club hears Spain trip notes
Mrs. Ray H. Rawlings described her Spain trip with granddaughter Nancy Rawlings and family of Richard Rawlings. Members discussed flowers trees and Spanish natives, with a talk on Single Arrangement and samples of rose displays. Several local residents and visitors were noted for travel and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Spain
Nancy Rawlings
Richard Rawlings
Ray H. Rawlings
Middleport Garden Club
W. H. Juhling
Rawlings
C. M. Hennesy
Ruth Humphrey
Wheelersburg
C. A. Emmish
George Bentley
C. B. Forrest
R. B. Loughead
Juhling
DAR Chapter Trip and Luncheon in Gallipolis
DAR Chapter to travel from Middleport to Gallipolis for a 1 p.m. luncheon at the Farmers Hotel hosted by Mrs. O P Klein. Installation of new officers led by chaplain Grace Horton will follow at the luncheon, then a visit to Our House. A 3:30 p.m. tea at Mansion House Point Pleasant honors state CAR officers. CAR state conference sets June 9-10. Reservations with Mrs. O P Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Farmers Hotel
Gallipolis
Grace Horton
Tu Endie Wei Park
Point Pleasant
O. P. Klein
Middleport PTA plans alumni banquet success overlook
Mrs. Charles Murray PTA president and co chairs Mrs. John Hawkins Jr and Mrs. Glenn Lambert led Middleport alumni banquet plans with workers Mrs. Paul Swisher Mrs BE McKinley Mrs. Howard Hunnicutt and Mrs. Eber Lewis noted as omitted earlier. The banquet was a financial success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Murray
PTA
John Hawkins, Jr
Glenn Lambert
Paul Swisher
BE. McKinley
Howard Hunnicutt
Eber Lewis
Murray
Vembers Invite Guests at Annual Garden Club Night
Amateur Gardeners Club invites members to bring one guest to the Flower Revue at Mrs. Robert Rawlings home on Grant Street Wednesday evening. Refreshments follow. This is the club’s third Guest Night. Past events were hosted by Mrs. Grueser and Mrs. Klein with neighboring clubs in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Robert Rawlings
Grant St
William Grueser
Middleport Garden Club
P M Club to Meet at Hobstetter Home Wednesday
The P. M. Club will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. William Hobstetter. Members will discuss committee plans and upcoming social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hobstetter
Widdleport Personal Guests Attend Miss Healy Event
Monday attendees for Miss Margaret Healy included Mrs Arthur Fellows of Huntington and Mr and Mrs William Shepard and their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Healy
Arthur Fellows
Huntington
William Shepard
Carriers and Parents Invited to Pomeroy Meeting
About 50 Messenger carriers and their parents are invited to a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Pom eroy Youth Center. Sixteen communities in the Pomeroy area will be represented with Fred W. Weber, Messenger circulation manager, in charge. Communities listed include Tuppers Plains Reedsville Bradbury Chester Racine Rutland Syracuse Middleport Pomeroy Ohio Clifton Hartford Mason City New Haven Ravenswood Letart Falls West Columbia West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Messenger
Fred W. Weber
Tuppers Plains
Reedsville
Bradbury
Chester
Racine
Rutland
Syracuse
Middleport
Ohio
Clifton
Hartford
Mason City
New Haven
Ravenswood
Letart Falls
West Columbia
West Virginia
Bids Opened for Portland Port land Elementary School
At a Southern Rural Board of Racine meeting bids were opened for Portland Elementary School. The plan includes four classrooms an auditorium gym and heating system. Contracts awarded to Nelehbergall Contiguraion Co Huntington WV electrical to Charles Walburn Electrical Co plumbing to Geiger Brothers Co heating to Columbus Heating and Ventilating Co. A June 26 board meeting at Racine High School will decide on the heating system and other details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Heating and Ventilating Co
Racine High School
County Superintendent of Schools
O. Patterson
Daily Bible School Opens in Middleport With 116 Enrolled
Middleport reports 116 children registered as Daily Vacation Bible School begins in the Central Building. Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy leads first week from First Baptist, followed by Dr. Homer G. McMillen of First Presbyterian in the second week. Preschoolers four and up and grade schoolers may enroll with no graduation or closing picnic this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles M. Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy
Farm Safety Reminder Urges Safe Driving
A State Highway Patrol report notes 761 Ohio traffic deaths in 1949 with 36 percent from excessive speed 42 percent on weekends and 46 percent single vehicle. Advice urges adjusting speed to road conditions keeping one car length per 10 mph and following laws, driving as if left depended on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Ohio
CERTA VIN Promises Quick Relief For Stomach Gas
A Athens man reports ten years of a rock like sensation in his stomach and undigested food turning to gas. After taking CERTA VIN before meals he says the problem vanished by the second day and now he feels well. The ad claims CERTA VIN contains ten herbs plus vitamin B and iron. It promotes Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate as local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
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Kish Fry
Bose
Piqua
Obie
Porter
Lowe Brothers
Mellotone
Schmoll Furniture and
Ford
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Athens, Ohio
Fred R. Beasley, Inc
Nelsonville Ogg Motor Co
Glouster
Pomeroy Social Notes
Garden Club
Pomeroy Personals
Carmalita McBride
FE. C. McBride
McBride
Gilbert Beegle
Charlie Goins
Miamisburg
Paul Turnbull
Grove City
Ben Rutledge
Reddyville
Tenn
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Theatre
MR. Big
Donald O'Connor
Gloria Jean
Pegay Ryan
Robert Paige
Elyse Knox
Ben Carter
Ray Eberle and His
Bobcats
James Larson
Morris Harvey College
Charlestown Symphony Orchestra
Donald McKenzie
Nell Davis
Mary Ohlinger
Katherine Downing
Earl Knight
L. W. McComas
Dorothy Chase
Middleport Social Notes
Virginia
Ira
Mary Brown
Huey Noll
Joe Noll
Chesapeake
Marie VanCooney
Bonnie
Kay
Jimmy
Ray Reuter
Jack Satterfield
Eleanor
Tolero
C. E. Tucker
E. M. Jones
Lois Cecil
Amesville
James Hawley
New York Central RR
Toledo
Jean Bennett
Long Beach
Calif
National Parks
Grand Junction
Colo
Miss Chase
H. F. Callows
Nancy
Chuck
Marshall
Minn
Dar
Vembers
Widdleport Personals
Meigs Pomeroy
Bendvue Pomeroy
Outriders
Joel McCrea
Arlene Dahl
Barry Sullivan
Claude Jarman, Jr
James Whitmore
Ramon Navarro
Jeff Corey
the Gal Who Took the
Yvonne DeCarlo
Charles Coburn
John Russell Scott Brady
John Litel
Double Bill
Will Rogers Anne Shirley
Irvin Cobbin Fetchit
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Hopalong Cassidy
Portland
Jean Arthur
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Black Eagle
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Son OF Frankenstein
Edgar Allen Poe
the Raven
THURS
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Robert Ryan
Pat O’brien
Boy With
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Ass'n. A. C, Gibso
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
W. 2Nd St
Rialszofl Enduring
Jorn Bos
Bea
Leo L. Vaughan
Logan
Nooklets
al Roy
Monument CO
Pomeroy- Mason Bridge
Vaughan
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