Yule Tree Growers Plan Field Day in Meigs County
Wallace Bradford Christmas tree plantation near Hemlock Grove Meigs County hosts the Athens Area Christmas Tree Growers Association field day on Saturday June 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members from Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington counties will view plots planted 1957 to 1965 with demonstrations on pruning shearing salvaging and coloring equipment. The program features Pendry Shoemaker Bradford Brown Newell and others in a panel discussing production and marketing of Christmas trees boughs and table top trees.
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Pomeroy
Wallace Bradford
Hemlock Grove
Meigs County
Athens Area
Christmas Tree Growers Association
Richard Shoemaker
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
James W. Pendry
Ohio Christmas Tree Growers
Ohio Association
Frank Newell
Ohio Forestry Division
Marietta
William Osgood
Harold Smallwood
Paul Brown
Sunnyvale Nursery
Pendry
Shoemaker
Bradford, Brown and Newell
J. M
Dick) Byrd
Emerson Pruitt
U. S. Forest Service
Athens Area Growers Association
Byrd
Brown
Beryl McGlaughlin
Zaleski
Richard Mowery
Logan
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admits List Of Patients
Grace Bailey of Athens Le Roy Pennington of Winfield W Va Clarence Gilmore of Middleport Robert Barrett of Rutland Emma Jacobs of Middleport Otis Creek Clarence Hawley Max Brown John Fry Mabel Landacre Ella Hannahs Nellie Boring Mrs Larry McGrath and son Mrs Raymond Guinther and son Mrs Richard Eblin and daughter Mrs Alfred Frank and daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bailey
Athens
Leroy Pennington
Winfield
W. Va
Clarence Gilmore
Middleport
Robert Barrett
Rutland
Emma Jacobs
Otis Creek
Clarence Hawley
Max Brown
John Fry
Mabel Landacre
Ella Hannahs
Nellie Boring
Larry McGrath
Raymond Guinther
Richard Eblin
Alfred Frank
Council reviews boat dock bid over estimate and talks on cable franchises
Pomeroy Village Council reported only one bid on the boat loading facilities, higher than the estimated cost, delaying action as the project cannot be finished before the Big Bend Regatta Weekend. The meeting also covered cable franchise digests, police planning for the Regatta, wall funds for Willis Hill Road, and fund balances totaling active and inactive accounts through May.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Big Bend
Council
Willis Hill
Edna Schoenleb
Pomeroy Club Sessions and Local Inductions
Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and AM meets in special session at 7 30 tonight with work in the first degree for two candidates. Fides Lodge 210 Knights of Pythias meets Thursday night. Philathea Society meets Thursday at 7 30 pm at Middleport Church of Christ with Betty Cline as hostess chair. Rock Springs Grange guests at Hemlock Grove and Harrisonville Granges meeting at 8 pm Thursday. refreshments served. Five Meigs County men depart for Fort Hayes for induction. names listed. Post Office bids sought for parcel post delivery and box collection with bids due June 21. Women’s Society of Christian Service Rock Springs Church postoned for one week.
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Pomeroy Lodge
F&am
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Philathea Society
Middleport Church of Christ
Betty Cline
Hemlock Grove
Harrisonville Granges
Rock Springs Grange
Gallia County appoints five man airport authority
Gallia County commissioners named Eldon Wuerch Eddie Atkins Dan Evans Alphus Christensen and Gary Short to a five member Airport Authority Board of Trustees with terms from one to five years. The appointees will serve without salary.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Board of Commissioners
Gallia County Airport Authority
Airport Authority Board of Trustees
Eldon Wuerch
Eddie Atkins
Dan Evans
Alphus R. Christensen
Rio Grande College
Gary R. Short
Morton L. Dickey
Meigs Piping Co
Mason Man Hired For Water Works And Streets Meet Set
Mason City Council hires Joe Young as maintenance and pump man for the water and sewer department. Health department prize grant approved for a monthly clinic 1 to 2 pm at city building. A protest meeting on June 11 at 7 30 pm for proposed street paving planned at city building. Mayor Dayton Raynes says blacktop work starts this week. New sewer plant to operate by June 16. Attending officials named. Plus local notices from Point Pleasant and Middleport about visits, staffing, and a rummage sale by Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters.
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Mason
Joe Young
Water and Sewer Department of
Health Department
Dayton Raynes
Holmes Appointed Meigs Bee Inspector After Meeting
Meigs County Commissioners met Monday and named Everett L. Holmes as bee inspector. They approved animal claims by Virgil Atkins and Homer Lee and decided to convert 1.43 miles of Township Road 119 into a county road in the Five Points area. The commissioners’ office closed after the death of Avery Nelson. A divorce was granted in Point Pleasant with Ethel R. Grimm given support for a son and alimony.
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Pomeroy
Everett L. Holmes
Meigs County
Virgil Atkins
Homer Lee
Five Points
Meigs
Avery Nelson
Point Pleasant
Ethel R. Grimm
George Elmer Grimm
James Thompson
Suit Filed Over 464 29 Debt in Meigs Court
Racine First National Bank sues Claude Cunningham and Margie Cunningham in Meigs County Common Pleas Court seeking 464 dollars and 29 cents plus costs. The action names the defendants and outlines the claim for payment.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine Fire Department Plans July Fourth Celebration
The Racine Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the 15th annual July 4th events on July 5. The day begins with a flag raising at 10:25 a.m. and a parade at 10:30 a.m. Floats compete for prizes. Food includes beef and chicken barbecue from noon and 5 p.m. Games run 1 to 5 p.m. A fire demonstration is set for 1 to 5 p.m. The evening show features Gene Stewart and the River Ranch Boys from Ashland Kentucky from 8 to 10 p.m. Fireworks conclude the observance.
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Racine
Racine Volunteer Fire Department
Gene Stewart
The
River Ranch Boys
Ashland
Driver Cited After Mishap at Pearl and Locust Streets
Sunday collision at Pearl and Locusts left two vehicles damaged. Adolph Saelens of Middleport, 54, cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after rear ending Orville Landers, 25, of Pomeroy. damages: $200 and $150.
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Middleport
Pearl and
Locust Sts
Adolph Saelens
Orville K. Landers
Pomeroy
Locust
Pearl St
Saelens
Lee Smith
Meigs County school districts study consolidation plan
State Education officials examine merging five Meigs County districts Pomeroy Middleport Bedford Salisbury Local and Northwestern Local to form a single district with a five member board A statewide vote in November would require a majority for consolidation and trigger district mergers plus possible construction tax measures The plan includes a comprehensive high school and shared equipment under county supervision with standards setting eight to nine hundred students in grades nine through 12 across the five areas.
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Pomeroy
State Department of Education
Meigs County
Boards of Education
John Parson
M. Byron Morton
Doyle Shumaker
Middleport
Bedford
Salisbury
Northwestern
State Board of Education
Jail Flood Repair Made In Gallia County
Gallia County commissioners moved to stop basement flooding at the new county jail after heavy rain brought about two inches of water in the cell block hall and sheriff's office. Contractor Tony Barr and crew installed a six inch storm sewer from the car washing slab behind the annex to connect with a First Ave sewer line to relieve runoff and pressure from an existing sewer backup.
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Gallipolis
Tony Barr
First Ave
Local Marriage Licenses and Army Training Update
Marriage licenses issued for Roger Lee Jeffers 18 Syracuse and Janet Marie Shane 19 Pomeroy. Also Annis Lennie Phelps 60 Dorothy West Virginia and Bessie Perry 54 Pomeroy. PFC Gary L. Carsey son of Mrs Martha Carsey Pom eroy completed a five week single rotor observation course at Fort Rucker Alabama.
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Roger Lee Jeffers
Syracuse
Janet Marie Shane
Pomeroy
Annis Lennie Phelps
Dorothy
W. Va
Bessie Perry
Gary L. Carsey
Martha Carsey
Union Ave
Army Aviation School
Fort Rucker
Ala
Middleport Families Visit Dayton for Cindy Farmer Graduation
Middleport residents Mrs. David Farmer and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Skinner traveled to Dayton weekend to attend Cindy Farmer’s high school graduation. Sunday dinner guests at Mrs. Elizabeth Slaven’s included Jack Slaven and family from Middleport and Marvin Slaven from Parkersburg, with Maynard Slaven of Grafton stopping en route to an industrial conference with the West Virginia governor. Jeffery Darst visits Akron to see his father Thomas Darst. The Springers plan summer in Findlay as Springer attends summer school. Recent guests of Karl Owens include John Goodrich of Dayton, Charles Price and Kay, Paul Winebrenner, and Jack Bowman with daughter Susan of Columbus.
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David Farmer
Arthur Skinner
Dayton
Dan Farmer
Cindy Farmer
Elizabeth Slaven
Jack Slaven
Middleport
Marvin Slaven
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jeffery Darst
Akron
Thomas Darst
Robert Springer
Caldwell
Eber Lewis
Findley
Springer
Karl Owens
John Goodrich
Charles Price
Kay
Paul Winebrenner
Jack Bowman
Susan
Columbus
Dairymen Training School in Meigs and Athens Counties
A two county dairy training session is set for June 17 at the Gibson farm in Harrisonville. Extension staff along with 4-H members will cover feeding and dairy cattle care in the morning, with Barr demonstrating show preparation and exhibitor appearance in the afternoon. Lunch is brown bag. Allen Gibson assists.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
James Gibson
Harrisonville
Athens
Meigs
Ivan Archer
Harry L. Barr
Ohio State University
Barr
Allen Gibson
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Yule Tree Growers
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Barre
Barre Guild
Sagres
W. Main St
Ohio
Pomeroy Junior High School
Ellen Bird
Sharon Lee Blumenfeld
Pittsburgh
Joyce Elaine Byar
Cincinnati
Cedar Point
Council Stars Action
Leslie F. Fultz
Charles Legar
Fort Hayes
Meigs County Selective Service
Paul R. Roush
Edward Parker
Minersville
Michael R. Little
Bruce E. McKelvey
Portland
Roy R. Neece
William A. Weston
Augusta
Pomeroy Pos
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Rock Springs
Tockowe
Nelsonville
Gallia
Dickey
M & A Fund
Army Corps of Engineers
Otis Elevator Co
Raynes
Charlotte Roush
Recorder
Charles Yeager
Robert K. Wilson
George Carson
Edwin Schul
Radnor
Dale Miller
Chicago
Ill
Howard Miller
Charles Holstein
Air Force
Japan
Janie Crump
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Rowley- Reed
Holmes
Joan Ption
Landers
Jack Hart
Woodmen Hall
Burlingham
Roy Profitt
Conrad Ohlinger
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
the Messenger
Tues
Boys State
Joe Reichman
Manning Webster
Sammy Clatworthy
Henry Clatworthy
Buckeye Boys State
Ohio University
Feeney - Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Middleport High School
Investors’ Corner
New York Stock Exchange
P.O
New York
City
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