Jobb elected Meigs Jaycee president at ceremony
James T. Jobb of Middleport became president of the Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce. Vernon Weber and Allen Hennel led lively campaign gimmicks with signs and lollipops. Eugene Buckley won second vice president. Harry Kidd first vice president. Rex Jarvis, Kenneth Finley, and Dick Owens named directors. Installation set for June 23 with a banquet. meeting held at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knight
Rex Jarvis
Kenneth Finley
Dick Owens
Knight
Jarvis
Finley
Pomeroy
Owen
Middleport
Harry Kidd
Virgil V
State Presi
Don Grueser
Winnin‘ Ameroy
Styers Speaks at Bible School in Middleport
The Rev. Robert Styers addressed LS at the Daily Vacation Bible School in Middleport today. Fred Gardner and Howard EB Ruppelt spoke on Wednesday with Claremont E. Hoyt, dean, set as devotional leader for Friday. Children made leather billfolds and wooden flower carts in handicraft class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Styers
Fred Gardner
Howard EB. Ruppelt
Claremont E. Hoyt
Early Start for Meigs County Young Entertainers
Gary Oxley and Sidney Townsend of Meigs County have built an early entertainment career with multiple county appearances. They placed second in a county talent show and performed in Huntington West Virginia auditions. The pair were selected for Parade of Stars on Sunday June 13 at 1 pm, performing mandolin and guitar with Western style numbers and two part harmonies.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gary Oxley
Townsend
Racine
Middleport
Huntington
W.va
Gary
Sidney
Sag
Lawrence Oxley
Franklin Townsend
Paul Casei Elected Head of 40 and 8
Paul Casei was elected chef de gare of Voiture Locale 776 40 and 8 at the Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Home on W Mann Street. Other officers named include Robert Vaughan chef de train Frank H Johnston commissaire inten dent W H Jones correspondent J M Thornton conducteur Ed Duffy garde de la porte E R Lallance lampiste Roy Reuter commis voyageur Frank B Will aumonier Judge Cedric W Clerk avocat R H Harbrecht chef de gare passe. installing officer set for July 13. Reuter presided as details and delegates were chosen for the Cincinnati promenade. banquet led by Don Woods.
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Cincinnati
Don Woods
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County records show multiple transfers including Ray Byers to Robert Codner and Edith Codner for .5 acre in Lebanon Township. Mitchells move Lot 156 in Middleport to John F. Mitchell. Neigier to Salser and Saler for 1.1 acres in Sutton Township. Nycolls to Nicoll and Nicoll for Lot 33. Baileys to Abbott for .35 acre in Chester. Wills to Will and Will for undivided half in Salisbury and Bedford Townships. Rose to Una Rose for 22 acres in Lebanon Township. Una Rose Dotson to Covat and Cozart for 22 acres. Barton to Griffith for 66 acres in Salisbury Township. Feens acquire 80 acres in Scipio Township.
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Ray Byers
Robert Codner
Edith Codner
Lebanon Township
Soshia Mitchell
John H., Mitchell
John F. Mitchell
Middleport
Ralph F. Neigier, Jr
Edna L. Neligler
Henry Salser
Madelyn Saler
Sutton Township
Lewis F. Capehart
Connie Marie Capehart
Lewis M. Nicoll
Lois C. Nicoll
Pomeroy
Wilbur Bailey
Lelia Bailey
Edgar A. Abbott
Jane V. Abbott
Chester
Alva C. Will
Margaret M. Will
Walter Will
Madeline Faye Will
Salisbury
Bedford
Homer L. Rose
Una Rose
Una Rose Dotson
Charles Covart
Juanita Cozart
Ardith Barton
Edith Barton
Edward J. Griffith
Helen Griffth
Salisbury Township
Hunter Heckert
Inez Heckert
Robert Lee Hudson
Grace Hudson
Charles M. Feen
Agnes L. Feen
Scipio
Community Notes From Various Ohio Families
Recent le of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McCall includes Edward Pugh of Albany and Delos McCall Ceaney Richard and Beulah of Richmonddale Ohio. Mendal Jordan and family attended commencement exercises at Sidney with Howard Rutherford a Jordan relative in the graduating class. Joy Wiseman of Springfield visits grandparents H. E. Starkey. Jr and Mrs. Clay Jordan and son Dale visited Mr and Mrs Francis Queen and Mr and Mrs Leo Dudgeon. Mrs Westina Crabtree hosts at Columbia Auditorium alumni banquet as Pomeroy Bend Grange plans a June 11 visit with refreshments.
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Clay Jordan
Dale
Francis Queen
Leo Dudgeon
Toledo
Dudgeon
Mina Dudgeon
Columbia Auditorium
Columbia Grange
Pomeroy Bend Grange
Columbia
S. Seles
Dale Stansbury
Clair Stansbury
Columbus
Westina Crabtree
Park Plans Study Slated For Middleport Rotary Night
Middleport Rotarians and Recreation Commission members will hear a St. Clairsville group describe public recreation and park ideas. They plan an addition of a park at the swimming pool site to form a recreational center but rising costs and funding limits hamper the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Recreation Commission
St. Clairsville
Heath Methodist Church
Driver Ends Hospital Stay
POMEROY William Skagg of Pomeroy was discharged from Meigs General Hospital at noon Wednesday after a crash on W Main Street. Patrolman Henry Werry said Skagg’s eastbound car veered left, rolled four times, and rested on its wheels near the Monument Co. Skagg, who sustained a fractured left shoulder, was taken to the hospital by the officer.
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Pomeroy
William Skagg
Meigsneral Hospital
W. Main St
Henry Werry
Skagg
Monument Co
Werry
Ministers Discuss Middleport Meditations and VB School
The Middleport Ministerial Association met at the Presbyterian manse with Rev. Howard Ruppelt hosting. Plans for the Daily Vacation Bible School were made. A July 6 dinner at Martin Restaurant will include wives, followed by a social hour at the First Presbyterian Church.
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Middleport
Middleport Ministerial Association
Howard Ruppelt
Martin
First Presbyterian
Ruppelt
Famous Climber Hillary Fails To Reach Peak
New Delhi reports say Sir Edmund Hillary leads his New Zealand expedition out of Nepal after pneumonia. Early monsoon storms cut short the Makalu attempt as Hillary recovers from illness following a descent from 22 500 feet on the mountain’s flank.
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New Delhi
Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
New Zealand
Nepal
Mt. Makalu
Hillary
Love to the Missionary Society Meeting in Middleport
Mrs. Milton Hood hosted the Middleport Love to the Missionary Society meeting at her home on Main Street. Mrs. Alien chaired, with program readings from A Man Called Peter and Gallery Christians, devotionals by Mrs. Pullen, and reports by Secretary Mrs. Wills Anthony and Treasurer Mrs. G. G. Werner.
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Middleport
Milton Hood
Coe
B. H. Sanborn
Nous Ma i St
Sylvia McMaster
Alien
Peter
Christians
A. R. Pullen
Wills Anthony
G. G. Werner
Florinel Talbott
H. M. Cross
C. E. Hoyt
Birthday Dinner Honors Anthony Smith Guests
A birthday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Anthony and Mrs. Eugene Smith of Canal Winchester was hosted Sunday at the home of Willis and [Willis] Anthony on Lincoln Street. Attendees included Eugene Smith Darla Faye Ronnie Harold Hoy Tom Anthony and others from Canal Winchester Lancaster and Baltimore.
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Middleport
Gerald Anthony
Eugene Smith
Canal Winchester
Willis Anthony
Lincoln St
Darla Faye
Ronnie
Anthonys
Harold Hoy
Tom Anthony
Leslie Dane
Jourdan
Lancaster
Harry Wagner
Nancy
Ralph
Roger
Baltimore
Miss Hazel Van Cooney Honored By Gallipolis Friends
Miss Hazel Van Cooney, a Middleport Post Office clerk on vacation, was honored recently by Gallipolis friends in celebration of her birthday. A picnic was planned by Mr and Mrs Harold Coulter with Mrs De Smith and Mrs Maude Tavier accompanying her to Galis for the outing.
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Middleport
Hazel van Cooney
Gallipolis
Harold Coulter
Mothers' Club Picnic at Middleport Park
Mothers' Club members and families held a picnic supper at Middleport Roadside Park last night. About 50 people attended the gathering.
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Middleport
Mothers’ Club
Booths Visit California Relatives In Family News
Middleport residents Frank Booth and his granddaughter Mary Lynn Booth traveled to California to visit relatives. Mrs. John Orr of New Wilmington Pa and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John William Orr of Pittsburgh were recent visitors, with Mrs. Orr formerly Mary Sauer. While here they were dinner guests of Mr and...
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Harold Sauer
Harry Pickens
Racine
Louis Cecil
W. L. Heston
Vienna
Ohio
June Seines
Myron Duffield
Helen Cline
Dana Walburn
Carol Bachtel
Oliver Hartley
Baltimore
Homer Race
Omaha
Neb
Lowell Probasco
Julie
Susan
Sedalia
New Presbyterian Church
Charles F. King
Donna Winebrenner
Randy
Mindy Loane
Woodstalk
Chicago Heights
Lawrence Bing
Columbus
Mayme Rainey
Howard Byers
Ruth Ann Lockett
Charles Murray
Athens
Akron
Lillian McGhee
Karl
Kirk Beck
Parker Easley
Arthur Skinner
Mary Ann McCartney
Judy
L. McCartney
Caira Murray
Burns
Herbert Chambers
Montgomery
Ala
Orville Chambers
Tommy
Sally
William
Willis Aleshire
Tommy Chambers
Dayton
Ralph Bryan
Lowell
Jacksonville
Fla
Ella Reichman
William Reichman
Chester Hardesty
Hardesty
Frank Booth
Mary Lynn Booth
California
John Orr
New Wilmington
John William Orr
Pittsburgh
Orr
Mary Sauer
May Receipts for Mayor E F Robinson Office Totals 108
Receipts for the office of Mayor E F Robinson amount to 108.18 for May. Village portion is 60.98 with 20 in fines under ordinances 2.50 from State Highway Patrol fines half paid to state 44.70 to law library and 2.50 to the state treasurer.
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Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
Law Library
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Temple Middleport
Man From
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Dale Frans
Gabby” Hayes
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Hoosier Hotshots
Rosemary Lane
Jtivaro
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Karr & van Zandt
Quality
Pomeroy, Ohio
Davis
Briggs and Stratton
Reo
Choice
G. O. Schmoll
Arate
Gallen
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Sidney Townsend
Paul Casei
Simon
Middleport Society
Mrs. Hood
Miss van Cooney
Mercedes Condon Dress Shop
S&h
Firestone
Anni
America
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Vrieh
Kier
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H & R Firestone Dealer
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