Four Topics At Pomeroy Council Meeting
Mayor Cana day declared a prior special session illegal for lacking 12 hour notice. Four major topics were discussed including Naylors Run sewer work and equipment costs, street department staffing cuts, fines collection, and potential parking meters. Four bids for fire hose were reviewed with two deemed proper. The council moved to study hose types and seek better financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
D. A. Canaday
Goodwin
Naylor
Clair Karr
Heinzman
Toledo
Columbus
Alvin Norris
Canaday
Norris
Boney
Legisia
Gordon Tracy
General Detroit Corporation
W. L. Birchrep
Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co
Chicago
Robinson
WCTU Met At Beulah White Home In Middleport
The Western Central temperance union gathered at N Fourth Ave Middleport hosted by Mrs Beulah White with co hosts Mrs Dana Hamilton Mrs Will Haptonstall Mrs Paul Haptonstall and Mrs Thomas Darst. Devotions led by Mrs Marvin Kelly and Mrs J Q Rice. Miss Margaret Sauer presided over business with 15 members present. A dessert course followed.
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Middleport
WCTU
Beulah White
N. Fourth Ave
Dana Hamilton
Will Haptonstall
Paul Haptonstall
Thomas Darst
Marvin Kelly
J. Q. Rice
Margaret Sauer
P. M. Club Hosts Dinner With Prizes Awarded
The P.M. Club gathered at Mrs. Wayne Swisher's home with Mrs. Francis Anderson assisting. Prizes went to Mrs. Walter Crooks Mrs. William Hobstetter and Miss Edith Young after games. a late supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Club
Wayne Swisher
Francis Anderson
Walter Crooks
William Hobstetter
Edith Young
Barbara Swisher Celebrates Tenth Birthday at Home
Barbara Swisher marked her tenth birthday with a family dinner at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Swisher
Mrs
Wayne Swisher
Guests of Mr and Mrs David Farmer host varied party
Guests of Mr and Mrs David Farmer included Mrs Louis Fleck Garnet Russell of Chicago Mr and Mrs Dan Farmer Lynn and Cynda of Dayton and Mrs Ray Farmer Columbus in attendance at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Farmer
Louis Fleck
Garnet Russell
Chicago
Dan Farmer
Lynn
Cynda
Dayton
Ray Farmer
Columbus
Local family notices and visits across states
Beech Street residents Mr and Mrs James Wilson note their son Roy Wilson has enlisted in the U S Marine Corps for three years in Fresno California. Belle West Virginia visitors Mrs John Thompson and twins John and Jane hosted by Mrs Ed Thompson. Several West Virginia families guests of relatives for Memorial Day and family birthdays in Huntington and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Beech St
Roy Wilson
Fresno
Calif
U.S. Marine Corps
John Thompson
John
Jane
Belle
W. Va
Ed Thompson
Guy Suter
Inlaw
William Guy Suter
Welch
W.va
Franklin Richards
Grace
Garnet Johnson
Columbus
Hez Root
Lord McClure
Charleston
Fred Hoffman
Dunbar
Carroll Meadows
Roscoe Meadows
W. E. Hannah
Canada
Max Hayes
Huntington
Josephine Lemley
Val Ward
Hayes
Bryant Show Scheduled At Pomeroy
A Bryant Show presented Thursday and Friday June 17 and 18 at the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium features an all star cast from Point Pleasant and Mason City. Performers include Alice Nease Sister Blossom Claude Grimm Mr Sugar Foot Chuck Grimm Mr Banjo Eyes Ralph Fink Mr Catfish Jimmy Diehl Wahama coach as interlocutor and Judge Gilhooley Irish Justice with Mrs Rena Grimm on piano. Billy Bryant described as a noted lecturer and entertainer is touring river towns and has a book being optioned for film with a TV project in development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banjo Eyes
Ralph Fink
Hollywood
New York
Ohio
Kanawah
Bryant
Five Generations Shared Honor At Dexter Open House
Memorial Day weekend event at Mrs. Nora Amos’s home showcased five generations: Amos, Chase, Iker, and related families from Ohio and Maryland. Attendees included Flora Chase, Ferry Chase, Walter Iker, John Walter Iker, and numerous relatives from Batavia Racine Columbus Lancaster Baltimore Rutland Akron and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Nora Amos
Winnie Bolen
Amos
Flora Chase
Ferry Chase
Walter Iker
John Walter Iker
Kenneth Chase
Dorothy Jeffers
Wendell
Milford
Ohio
High School Graduates To Join Navy Marines
Pomeroy High School graduates of 1948 join the armed services this month. Bruce Scholl and Pat Henessy report at Huntington Tuesday June 15 for Navy entrance exams. Bill Woods and Eddie Ash join the Marines the following week. Jack Seelig hosts a farewell dinner Saturday night June 12 at his home.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Armed Services
Bruce Scholl
Pat Henessy
Huntington
Navy
Bill Woods
Eddie Ash
Marines
Jack Seelig
Exhibition Planned by Pomeroy Grange at Alfred
The Rocksprings Grange will visit Alfred Grange Thursday evening. The Young Peoples Degree team of Rock Springs will present an exhibition of degree work in full form for Alfred members.
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Pomeroy
The
Local Notes From Blue Lake and Surrounding Area
Miss Mary Thorn ton begins work in Pomeroy. Charles Smith returns from steamboat work. Estus Plymale harvested 52 crates of strawberries in a day. Miss Eva Phillips ill with typhoid fever. The Ohio Valley Grange sang at Elizabeth Chapel. Mr and Mrs Brady Hatfield move from Christian West Virginia to A B Gilman farm. Mr Hatfield injured in a 500 foot shaft mine. Warren Sheets and Phyllis Williamson wed at Gallipolis Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
Mary Thornton
Pomeroy
Charles Smith
Jim Moore
Estus Plymale
Eva Phillips
Ohio Valley Grange
Elizabeth Chapel
Brady Hatfield
A. B. Gilman
Christian
W.va
Hatfield
Warren Sheets
Bertha Sheets
Phyllis Williamson
Cambridge
Gallipolis Baptist Church
C. E. Sheets
Meigs Man Sentenced To Workhouse Term
Clarence Freeman was arraigned after Sunday night arrest, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest disturbing the peace and two counts of assault and battery. He received a two year workhouse sentence in Dayton becoming the first defendant from Mayor Canaday's court to be sent to the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clarence Freeman
D. A. Canaday
Dayton
Freeman
Canaday
Fines Suspended for Four Racine Men
Four Racine men Howard Sayre Jim Ross Robert Hart and Dennis Manuel pleaded guilty to disturbing a peaceful assemblage before Justice P L Peoples. They were fined 25 dollars and costs but the penalties were suspended on payment for property damages. They were arrested by county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Justice of the Peace P. L. Peoples
Howard Sayre
Jim Ross
Robert Hart
Dennis Manuel
Messenger Carriers To Meet at Pomeroy
Messenger carriers and parents from 17 Meigs and Mason County communities are invited to meet at 7 30 p m today at the Pomeroy Youth Center. Fred W Weber circulation manager will lead the meeting with carriers from Pomeroy Middleport Rutland Bradbury Harrisonville Taurel Cliff Chester Letart Falls Racine Reedsville Syracuse and Tuppers Plains. West Virginia towns represented include West Columbia Clifton Mason City Hartford New Haven and Ravenswood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred W. Weber
Messenger
Ohio
Middleport
Rutland
Bradbury
Harrisonville
Taurel Cliff
Chester
Letart Falls
Racine
Reedsville
Syracuse
Tuppers Plains
West Columbia
Clifton
Mason City
Hartford
New Haven
Ravenswood
West Virginia
Safety Meeting Set for Meigs County Farm Groups
A Meigs County farm and home safety meeting is scheduled for Monday June 14 at 8 30 p m in the county courthouse. OSU safety expert W E Stuckey and industrial commission official Mr Badgely will discuss accident prevention and employer responsibility. County agents Blakeslee and Nolan sponsor and invite veterans training classes farm bureau 4 H and other farm groups to send representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. E. Stuckey
OSU
Badgely
Industrial Commission
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva H. Nolan
Veterans Training Classes
Farm Bureau
4-H
Farmer's Institute
Changes in Middleport business and homes this summer
In Middleport the Hilltop Grocery changes hands with J A Young selling to Charles Walters and relocating to Locust Street. Mrs. Vivian Allensworth sells Sycamore and Broadway Grocery to Chapelle Talbott and Noel Hysell and moves to Sandusky with her son Buddy. Several other retail changes include a new garage addition to The Meigs Grocery Co and a new delicatessen by Anna Margaret Burchett Dufield. The K of P building gains a new tenant, Extermital Termite Service opens, and various frontage remodels occur at Home Laundry and Clock and Gift Shop. Banks add a night deposit, land parcels sell to Allen Hughes, and Pythian Park’s grandstand is razed for cabins. Fire calls and prisoner care shift to the Village hall as the Karrs relocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gravel Hill
J. A. Young
Hilltop
Charles Walters
Colegrove
Locust St
Runyans
Young
J. A. Young, Jr
Vivian Allensworth
Sycamore
Broadway
Chapelle Talbott
Noel Hysell
Sandusky
Buddy
Franklin Richard Kesterson
Allensworth
Alma Hooker
Hysell
Talbott
Meigs Grocery Co
K of P
Robert Roush
Anna Margaret Burchett Duffield
Piketon
D. F. Thorn
Allen Hughes
Cheshire
Hughes
Gallia County
Pythian Park
Guy Carson
C. R. Karr
Tewksbury
S. Third Ave
Karrs
Bonus claims processing under WWII fund in Meigs County
The World War II Compensation Fund memorandum states irregular and bonus claims are being paid as soon as possible in order received. Next of kin records are photo-stated and returned to the sender. William D. Stewart, Meigs County veterans service officer, received the memo Monday.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
William D. Stewart
Veterans Service
Meigs County
Recent Guests of Mrs Edwards Visit Middleport Area
Recent guests of Mrs Tom Edwards included Mr and Mrs John Gokey from Columbus and Mrs Leonard Gilmore from Cheshire. Also visiting were Mrs Theo Whittington Mrs Laura Bantrum and Mr and Mrs Jack Bantrum from Rutland. Everett Young and Mrs Dale Higgins and Betty Edwards returned to visit in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tom Edwards
John Gokey
Columbus
Leonard Gilmore
Theo. Whittington
Laura Bantrum
Cheshire
Jack Bantrum
Rutland
Everett Young
Dale Higgins
Betty Edwards
Colum
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Middleport Social Notes
P.M
Meigs Man
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Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, OH
Logan Monument Company
George ©. Shaw
W. Main St
Logan, D
Hocking Valley Hospital
Chrysler-Plymouth
Chrysler-Plymouth Engineering
Meigs Motor Company
Meigs
Mason County
Pure Food Co
Charles Davis
Leroy Watson
N. Second Ave
Mona Smith
Citizens National Bank
Barnes
Dean
Doan
Meigs Pomeroy
Walter Pidgeon
Maureen O'Hara
Donald Crisp Roddy McDowall
John Loder
Temple Middleport
Deanna Durbin
Donald O'Connor
Jon Dall
Charles Winminger
Bendvue
Double Bill
Jack Leonard Michael Duane
Susan Reed
Jimmy Lloyd
Virginia Grey
Gene Krupa
Athens
Nelsonville
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