Three Traffic Accidents Reported in Three Days
Three traffic crashes over a three day span caused varying damage. Harold D William Brown 34 of Harrisonville allegedly drove into a light pole at Route 33 and Laurel Cliff intersection after failing to see a sign. Brown faced DUI charges from Sheriff Robert C Hartenbach.
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Pomeroy
Route 33
Laurel Cliff
Harold D. William Brown
Harrisonville
Sheriff's Department
Brown
Robert C. Hartenbach
Middleport 4-H Club Holds Sewing Project Meeting
Middleport Junior 4-H Club met at Mrs. Kenneth Durst home to sew pot holders towels and bean bags. After refreshments members visited the Middleport pool before next week’s session at Mrs. Roscoe Fife’s home with a First Presbyterian Church dinner and program featuring music moving pictures and a parade of BPW outdoor events in July and August.
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Middleport
Kenneth Durst
Beech St
Clemis Fox
C. L. Tannehill
Roscoe Fife
Chevyl Fife
Priscilla Circle to Meet at Rhoda Hall Home
Middleport report says The Priscilla Circle of The B H Sanborn Missionary Society will gather tonight at the Rutland Street home of Miss Rhoda Hall for a local meeting.
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Middleport
Priscilla
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Rhoda Hall
Rutland St
Philothea Society to Meet at Middleport Church
Middleport Philothea Society of the Middleport Church of Christ will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at the church. Mrs. George Childs is president.
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Middleport
Philothea Society
The
Middleport Women Attend District Conference in Gallipolis
Mrs Wesley Fry president of the Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club and Miss Nina Russell past president visited Gallipolis yesterday for a district conference. A program titled Judge and Jury was performed by members of several clubs. Mrs Gladys Dye of Marietta is district director. Mrs Betty Robinson conducted the meeting at the Masonic Temple.
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First Presbyterian Church
Martha Fry
Dorothy Peoples Lacey
Ethel Chapman
Ohio
Louella Jenkinson
BPW
Lillian Smith
Pearl Reynolds
Jerry Pullen
Marguerite Durst
Lulu
Middleport
Wesley Fry
Middleport Women’s Club marks 11th anniversary
Former members and prospective members of the Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club will be special guests at the 11th anniversary meeting of the organization.
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Middleport
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Organiza
Dealers Demonstration Breakfast At The Ohio Fuel Gas Co
A breakfast demonstration in Middleport showcases a new model kitchen by The Ohio Fuel Gas Company. Local dealers from Middleport and Pomeroy attend with gas company officials L L Lovett Mary Jo Gainer Betty Newton and staff including Howard Logan Raymond Klees Charles Murray and Sally Sauer.
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Middleport
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Pomeroy
Gas Company
L. L. Lovett
Mary Jo Gainer
Betty Newton
Athens
Howard Logan
Raymond Klees
Charles Murray
Sally Sauer
Foreman
Title Office Meigs County May Fees Totals
Pomeroy reports total tithe fees of 956.70 collected in May at the Meigs County Court House. Clerk’s fees 729.45 and state's fees 227.25. Transactions include 621 titles issued 240 liens noted 187 titles memorandums 191 lien cancellations 18 applications and affidavits 1 certified copy. Casual tax for title transactions 447.86 with use tax 422.34.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Court House
Man Fined for Disturbing Peace in Robin son Court
Fred Vandall Condor Sr. was fined five dollars and costs after a disturbance while intoxicated in Mayor E F Pomeroy son Court Saturday. The mayor suspended 30 days on good behavior. Vandall was arrested on a warrant from Ethel Hysell.
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Pomeroy
Fred Vandall
Condor Sr
E. F. Robinson
Vandall
Ethel Hysell
Four Students Earn Degrees at Ohio University
Four Meigs County residents graduated from Ohio University in Athens on Sunday. Charles Walter Hamm Pomerover, Keith Eugene Nelson Carpenter, Theodore Christy Fisher Minersville, and Eileen May Wickline Racine Route 2 earned bachelor degrees after an address by Gov. C William ONeill.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio University
Athens
C. William O'Neill
Charles Walter Hamm
Pomerov
Keith Eugene Nelson
Carpenter
Theodore Christy Fisher
Minersville
Eileen May Wickline
Racine
Memorial Service and Rose Tribute at Middleport Church
At Middleport Church of Christ a Philathea Society memorial service honored deceased members with rosary offerings at the altar. Names were read then graves visited in Meigs and Gallia Counties. The society holds this annual observance on the second Sunday of June.
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Meigs
Gallia
Childs
Fred J. Gardner
Edgar Allensworth
Paul Davis
O. E. McKinley
Chester Erwin
Mayor's Fund Receives $321 In May Total
City Hall reports mayor's fund collected 321.25 in May with 197.00 entering the village treasury. Patrol fines totaled 101.75 with 83.25 going to the state and 1.00 to a turn key fee. Other code violations contributed 40.00 to the law library.
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Pomeroy
Law Library
Mullen Becomes Sole Owner Of Local Service Station
Don Mullen becomes sole owner of the K and M Sohio Station on N Second Ave near the Middleport Pomeroy line after dissolving partnership with Manning Klees. Mullen, a Pomeroy resident, was previously with Western & Southern Ohio Insurance. Klees now works for Kaiser Aluminum as a painter.
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Middleport
Uptown
Don Mullen
Manning Klees
Mullen
N. Second Ave
Western & Southern Ohio Insurance Co
Mr. Kloes
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Children Present Missionary Play at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church Sunday School staged a Children's Day program titled Lets Tell the Good News. Juniors directed by Mrs. Paul Smart, Mrs. David Darst Jr. and Mrs. Willis Anthony performed the missionary play. Primary and kindergarten groups also contributed with directing staff and choral singing. Nursery children recited, including Nancy Thompson and Brenda Edwards among others.
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Middleport
All Boys
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
David Darst, Jr
Willis Anthony
Charlies Bennett
Harry Houdashelt
Frances Beards
Beulah White
Arnold Hayes
Charles White
Anthony
Smart
Beards
Knight Fined and Jailed in DUI and Resisting Arrest
Pomeroy resident Pomeroy A Knight, 53, was fined $100 and costs and given three days in jail for driving while under the influence. He also paid $25 and costs for resisting arrest. Both charges were filed by the State Highway Patrol in Justice of Peace R. E. Grindley's Court Saturday.
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Pomeroy
A. R. Knight
Justice of Peace
R. E
Meigs General Hospital Discharges Two Patients
Guy Springer of Tuppers Plains and Mrs. Blanche Stanley of Albany Route 2 are discharged from Meigs General Hospital.
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Meigs General Hospital
Guy Springer
Tuppers Plains
Blanche Stanley
Albany
Pomeroy Flower Club Plans Show and County Event
The Junior Winding Trail Garden Club discussed next year’s program at Jennifer Lohse’s home with Louella Thompson presiding. Members approved a flower show for Central PTA in September or October and prepared for the county Flower Show at Pomeroy Senior High School on June 15 16. Blue ribbons were awarded to Sedonia Spencer Mary Thompson Louella Thompson Peggy Bowers and Leah Grueser with additional red and white ribbons noted for several members. A July 11 picnic is planned at Mrs Worley Howell’s Middleport residence and refreshments were served at the meeting.
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Terrell
Pomeroy Senior High School
Meigs County Riding Club to Meet at Rock Springs Grange
The Meigs County Riding Club will meet at Rock Springs Grange Hall Tuesday at 8 p.m. A wiener roast will follow the business session.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Lietwiler will observe their gold en wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on W Main Street from 1 to 4 p m on Sunday The event at their residence marks fifty years of marriage and welcomes friends and neighbors to share in the milestone.
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Pomeroy
John Lietwiler
W. Main St
Garden Club to Hear Regional Director Speak
Mrs. Robert Reibel, regional director for District 11, will address the Winding Trail Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Harry Canterbury on Athens Road Thursday evening.
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Pomeroy
Robert Reibel
District 11
Winding Trail Garden Club
Harry Canterbury
Athens Road
POMEROY Ladies Aid Meeting At St. Pauls Church
Mrs Virgol Hamm will host the St Pauls Lutheran Church Ladies Aid gathering Wednesday at 2 p m with Miss Emma Hamm as co host.
Federated Church Happy Harvesters plan picnic and room carpet purchase
The Happy Harvesters Class of Federated Church organized a July 5 picnic on the parsonage lawn with a rain plan for the social rooms. Committee chairs for Lions Club dinners were announced and thanks read to Anna and Mrs Ebersbach and Mrs Nease for flowers and cards during hospitalization. Mrs Henry Reibel led the meeting with devotions by Miss Freda Grueser. A dessert course was provided by Mrs Ben Neutzling and Mrs Albert Ebersbach with Anna Ebersbach hosting.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Happy Harvesters
Lions Club
Anna
Adam Ebersbach
Helen Nease
Henry Reibel
Freda Grueser
Ben Neutzling
Albert Ebersbach
Anna Ebersbach
Morning Star EUB Youth Fellowship Plans Meetings
Twelve members met at Morning Star EUB Church Saturday evening with Annabel Rose presiding. Led by Mrs. Delmar Hamm and Dolores Kraeuter, the group sang and prayed, read a graduation gift thank-you note, and closed with a prayer. Bible quiz games preceded pot-luck refreshments.
Pomeroy Committees Appointed for Chamber Dinner
Committees were appointed to serve the Chamber of Commerce Dinner on June 25. An ice cream social was planned at the Sacred Heart Guild meeting presided by Mrs. George Horak. Rev Father John Turel bought a 20 cubic foot freezer and an electric ice cream freezer for the church kitchen. Appointed to serve in the kitchen for the banquet were Mrs.
Pomeroy WSCS Plans All Day Quilting Session
Tup pers Plains Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Eunice Halsey's home with eight members and one guest Evelyn Brickles. Program leader Gertrude Hoffman spoke on A Light unto Our Path and readings were given by Hoffman and Grace Kuhn.
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Mary Nickels
Kuhn
Neisel Weatherman
WSCS
Pomeroy
Anniversary honors reverend with church family night
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Pauls Lutheran Church celebrated Rev. L. M. Mohrhoffs 53rd ministry anniversary with a family night. Gifts were presented by Mrs. Paul Theis and by Tommy Reuter on behalf of John Young Bill Anderson Jr. Bob Jacobs and Milton Lambert. About 90 guests attended as a decorated cake and ice cream followed a potluck, with Mrs. Albert Coats and Ramora Boice registering attendees and giving souvenirs.
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Albert Coats
Ramora Boice
Magnolia Temple Sisters cancel July meeting plan August hamburger fry
Members of the Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters canceled their July meeting due to the holiday. They planned a hamburger fry for August 1 at Bailey's Lake. Mrs Henry Reibel presided and prizes were awarded to Mrs Delbert Eiselstein Mrs Lawrence Lanning Mrs William Fisher and Mrs Bernice Durst. A dessert course was served by Mrs Richard Campbell.
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Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple
Pythian
Richard Campbell
Bailey’s Lake
Henry Reibel
Delbert Eiselstein
Lawrence Lanning
William Fisher
Bernice Durst
Twilight Garden Club auction at Garland home
Misses Ethel and Clara Garland host Twilight Garden Club at their home Thursday evening. Mrs Jed Webster Sr will preside over the program which includes an auction sale. Co hostesses are Mrs Norman McCallum.
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Pomeroy
Ethel
Clara Garland
Twilight Garden Club
Jed Webster, Sr
Norman McCallum
Flag Day Program Set in Middleport
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution hosts a Flag Day observance Friday at First Presbyterian Church Middleport. Members and guests attend a 1 30 luncheon served by church women. State chaplain Mrs. Martin Cromley will speak after lunch. Luncheon coordinators are Mrs. James Brewington and Miss Bess Sanborn.
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
First Presbyterian Church
Martin Cromley
James Brewington
Bess Sanborn
Queen of the Furrow Contest Seeks entrants
Entry blanks for the 1957 Queen of the Furrow Contest are available at the Soil Conservation Service Office Mulberry Ave. The Soil Conservation Service leads the contest with Mrs. Howard Nolan guiding organization. County elimination will form a district path to a county fair judged contest. Eligibility requires parents operating agricultural land, ages 16 by Jan 1 1957 and under 22 by Sept 17, and the girl must be single.
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Pomeroy
Soil Conservation Service
Mulberry Ave
Howard Nolan
Ministers Returned From District Allocations
MIDDLEPORT All Meigs County Methodist ministers will be returned to local pastorates after district pastorates Sunday. Dr. Harold M. McAdow of Springfield succeeds Dr. John Dickhaut as Columbus district superintendent and is a friend of Rev. L A. Bangerter, former Heath Church pastor. The Bangerters, now at Camden, attended the conference and hosted relatives on return. Camden Church continues a building program. Rev. Lester Covert, son of Arthur Covert, is assigned as associate pastor to Grace Church from Wright View.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Harold M. McAdow
Springfield
John Dickhaut
Columbus
L A. Bangerter
Heath Church
Camden
Lester Covert
Arthur Covert
Covert
Grace Church
Wright View
Each Offense Brings Increase in Fine
In Middleport Mayor C Q Fisher's court fines for intoxication rise by five dollars per recurring conviction. Saturday Oliver Mitch paid thirty dollars and costs on intoxication. he will work off the amount on the streets. Elmer Jones of Hartford forfeited two bonds of fifteen dollars each for speeding and an illegal muffler. George Hensley of Reedsville was fined five dollars and costs for failing to stop at a red signal.
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Middleport
C. QO. Fisher
Oliver Mitch
Elmer Jones
Hartford
George Hensley
Reedsville
4-H Officers and Advisors Elect County Council
Six council members will serve two-year terms and two advisers three-year terms. Elected are Duane Barr Gor dons Atkins Stephen Hoffman Doris Ann Wells Lanna Turner Elaine Steele with advisers Carl Gorby and Kate Wells. More than 175 people from 75 percent of the county’s 4-H clubs attended the conference at Pomeroy Junior High School.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Blakeslee
Duane Barr
Gordons Atkins
Stephen Hoffman
Doris Ann Wells
Lanna Turner
Elaine Steele
Carl Gorby
Kate Wells
Blakeslee
Patricia Blakeslee
Ruth Stockton
Rose Greenlees
Wayne Roush
Flaine Steele
Martha Parker
Sharon Atkins
Mendal Jordan
Alpha Cottrill
4-H Advisers Congress
General Nolan
Home Economics
Carolyn Woodrum
Joy Wiseman
Karen Damewood
Kay Johnson
Joan Frost
How
Ladies Aid Society Met at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls Lutheran Church will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs Virgil Hamm's home with Mrs Hamm and Miss Emma Hamm as hostesses.
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Pomeroy
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Virgil Hamm
Hamm
Emma Hamm
Club Meets Tonight at Laurel Cliff Health Club
POMEROY Laurel Cliffs Health Club meets Monday June 17 at 7 30 p m in Mrs Everett Tracy's home with Mrs Ira Wellman as co host. Mrs Lou Diehl presides over the business session followed by a white elephant sale.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Better Health Club
Everett Tracy
Ira Wellman
Lou Diehl
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