Mayor challenges council on sewer plans in Middleport
Mayor C. Fisher urged the Middleport council to advance state demanded sewerage plans and a disposal plant with an August 15 deadline to hire a capable engineering firm. The sewer committee was named to oversee progress while other items included insurance hikes, fire protection contracts with Cheshire, and lighting and traffic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. Fisher
Dayton
Bernard Fultz
Leo Phillips
Columbus
Meigs
Cheshire Village
Council
George Hudson
C. E. McKinley
Front St
Gene Grate
Tom Durst
Clinton Fisher
West Virginia
Ohio Fuel Seeks 25 Percent Gas Rate Hike
Middleport village council discussed a proposed rate increase from The Ohio Fuel Gas Company. Company representatives outlined terms for all communities served to sign new ordinances boosting rates by about 25 percent, with reminiscences of free gas in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Front St
Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Gas Company
Tire Blowout Wrecks Car
Sheriff reports weekend crashes injure no one. Harold Grant 24 McArthur overturned on Route 124 after a tire blew out. Ruth Bryant 18 Long Bottom skidded on Locust Grove Road and overturned. Maurice Dean 22 Ann Arbor crossed center line on Route 124 Syracuse and hit Nelda Yockey 48 Racine Route 1. both vehicles sustained moderate damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelda Yockey
Racine
Local girl earns education degree at Ohio University
Mila Stark Woods of Pomeroy received a Bachelor of Science in Education at Ohio University commencement. Speaker was Ralph M. Besse of Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stark with Eddie and Dorothy, Bill Woods, Mrs. Hazel Woods, Mrs. Paul Chapman, and Mrs. P. K. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio University
Mila Stark Woods
Edward Stark
Ralph M. Besse
J. D
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Co
Eddie
Dorothy
Bill Woods
Hazel Woods
Paul Chapman
P. K. Smith
Pomeroy OES hosts 20 chapters for Racine inspection
The Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star held its annual inspection at the temple with 175 attendees. Visitors from 20 chapters including Cleveland, Harrisonville, Parkersburg, Marietta and W Va were greeted by Ada Nease and Arthur Nease. A dinner and refreshments followed, with gifts presented to the deputy grand matron and the Racine chapter officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Temple
Ada Nease
Arthur Nease
Cleveland
Lowell
Harrisonville
Maxburg
Gallipolis
Guysville
Bartlett
Chesterhill
Middleport
Pomeroy
Belpre
Marietta
Point Pleasant
W. Va
McConnelsville
South Charleston
Athens
Glouster
Cheshire
New Marshfield
Parkersburg
Beulah M. Peoples
Katherine
Pressure
Ava Bowermaster
Grand Re
Pauline Adkins
Vida Carson
Mary Hughes
Edith Hutsinpillar
OES
Emma Salser
Emma Jane McClintock
Harriet Neigler
Alumni Fete Draws Nearly 100 at Wilkesville Wilton High
Approximately 95 alumni and guests attended the Wilkesville Wilton High School alumni banquet in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Ardis Macomber led in the president's role with officers elected for the year. Rev. Woltz gave the invocation and Rev. Waltz served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Wilkesville - Wilton High School
Jewell Strong
Ardis Macomber
Russell Woltz
Wellston
John Bishop, Jr
Hazel Duff
Cary Strausbaugh
Waltz
Thelma Mossman
Tommy Eblin
Linda Tope
Reading
Laurence Strausbaugh
Mary Ogdin
Clovis Strausbaugh
Gladys Pierce
Loretta Sailor
Woltz
Lodge To Meet At Woodman Hall Wednesday
White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Woodman Hall with initiation of candidates announced by president Mrs Hattie Woodard. Hostesses will be Mrs Joe Wilson Mrs L E Boice and Mrs Carl Mattox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woodman Hall
Hattie Woodard
Joe Wilson
L. E. Boice
Carl Mattox
Eastern Star Chapter to Hold Meeting Thursday Evening
Past officers of Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star will gather at 8 p m Thursday at the home of Mrs Helen Johnson. Mrs Bernice Carpenter president announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Helen Johnson
Bernice Carpenter
Grace Church Guild to Meet at Mrs Rodel Home
Grace Church Guild will hold a Wednesday evening meeting at the home of Mrs J O Rodel with Miss Sue Lehew assisting hostess in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church Guild
J. O. Rodel
Sue Lehew
Meigs County Land Transfers Summary
Meigs County recorded several property transfers. Clifford Eads and Blanche Eads divide 73.5 acres in Rutland Two. Robert Van Meter and Emma Van Meter sell 8 acres in Olive Two to James F. Carter and Virginia M. Carter. Ina Ferrell and Arthur Ferrell transfer 68 acres of coal to Ohio Power Co. and 53.75 acres to Ohio Poker Co. Everett Howett grants administration of E. J. Howett to Cecil Moore for 35 acres in Bedford Two. Wallie D. and Violet Conn sell 75 acres in Olive Two to Curtis Miller and Dollie N. Miller. Otho Circle and Lois Circle transfer 75 acres in Sutton Two to Paul O. Ervin and Wilma Ervin. Leonard A. Fry transfers parcels in Salisbury Two to Faye E. Fry. H. D. Lyons and Eva Lyons transfer parcels in Middleport to Bernice O. Winn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Eads
Blanche Eads
Rutland
Robert van Meter
Emma van Meter
James F. Carter
Virginia M. Carter
Olive
Ina Ferrell
Arthur Ferrell
Ohio Power Co
Salem
Ohio Poker Co
Everett Howett
E. J. Howett
Cecil Moore
Bedford
Wallie D
Violet Conn
Curtis Miller
Dollie N. Miller
Olive Two
Otho Circle
Lois Circle
Paul O. Ervin
Wilma Ervin
Sutton
Leonard A. Fry
Faye E. Fry
Salisbury
H. D. Lyons
Eva Lyons
Bernice O. Winn
Middleport
Two Cases Nolled for Lack of Evidence
POMEROY two cases closed for lack of evidence. Prosecutor James B. O Brien filed nolle prosequi entries. Defendants include Rachel E. Cundiff charged with parking on a highway and Glenn Oleander charged with larceny.
Racine Man Fined For Resisting Arrest
POMEROY William Pyke aged 23 of Racine was fined 25 dollars and costs in the court of County Judge Emmet W Peoples on a charge of resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Pyke
Racine
Emmet W. Peoples
Changes in widow's pension rules for veterans
Meigs County Veterans Service Office in Pomeroy reports changes affecting World War I widows eligibility. Key points require five years of marriage before death, continuous cohabitation unless fault of the veteran, income limits, and minimum active duty prior to Nov 12 1918. Similar rules apply to World War II and Korean conflict widows with adjusted service dates.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Veterans Service Office
Veterans Administration
Veterans Office
Court St
Nehaclima Garden Club June Session in New Haven
The Nehaclima Garden Club held its June meeting at the Alex Quillin Memorial Building in New Haven. New member Mrs. Robertson Johnston joined, plans for an annual tea on June 22 at the Martin Hotel Pomeroy were announced, and Mary Roush was selected for the State Conservation Camp at Camp Caesar Cowen with club sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Nehaclima Garden Club
Alex Quillin
Robert Johnston
Pete Burris
Mary Roush
Wahama
Camp Caesar
Cowen
Club
Camille
Martin
Harry Miller
F. A. Batey
Lawrence Lieving
George Burns
Thomas McGowan
Chester Weaver
E. A. Schaekel
Robert Layne
William Gibbs
George MacKnight
John Wolfe
James Roush
Thomas Hoffman
David Fields, Jr
Carroll Adams
Clyde Rice
Local News Briefs From Middleport Area
Middleport social notes list visits and trips among residents. Paul and Frances Smart travel to Columbus and Toledo with grandchildren. Frances Beards stays with Rice family in Toledo. Edwain Thomas rents an apartment for summer study at Graham Station. Dorothy Caldwell vacation nurse visits Cincinnati. Low Greenlee undergoes surgery at Holzer Hospital. Families from Millport, Athens, Cleveland, Huntington, Racine appear in attendance or travel summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smart
Milton Smart
Columbus
Toledo
Frances Beards
Frank Rice
Rices
Beards
Edwain A. Thomas
Charleston
J. E. Harley
Thomas
West Virginia University
Philip Sporn Company
Graham Station
A. A. Dillard
Dorothy Caldwell
Paul Dillard
Cincinnati
Athens
Donald Lowery
Caldwell
Meigs General Hospital
Low Greenlee
Rutland St
Holzer Hospital
Donald Mills
Cynthia
Sherman
Cleveland
Leonard
Duke) Bitler
David Middleton
Walter Waddell
Marcus Chambers
Ray Sherman
Walter Harris
Margaret Croushore
William Foss
P. L. Mitch
Dillon Cross
Racine
Foss
George Hackett
Mary Shafer
Mike
Larry Mitch
Huntington
Harry Chesher
John Blackford
Chauncey
Marblehead
Lake Erie
Chesher
Out-of-Town Residents Attend Schaaf Funeral
A number of out of county residents attended the funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor S. Schaaf at Rawlings-Coats funeral home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hayman Huntington Valley Pa Pfc Jon Schaaf Fort Stewart Ga Mrs Elmer Dent Mrs Vivian Fast Mrs Lord McClure Charleston W Va Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McKay Bowling Green Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Amstultz Orrville Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koehler and family Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moore Mrs Edison Wessa Dr. John Kircher and Sgt Gene Walburn Columbus Mr. and Mrs. Don Sauvage Mrs Grace Sauvage Denny St Albans W Va Mrs Fred Hoffman and Mrs Martha Houston Dunbar W Va Mrs Clifford Ervin Bridgeport W Va Mrs William Betz and Mrs Ed Jones and daughter Amy Jackson Robert Fisher and Miss Betty Koehler Gallipolis and Arthur Covert Zanesville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Eleanor S. Schaaf
Rawlings-Coats
Richard Hayman
Huntington Valley
Pfc
Jon Schaaf
Fort Stewart
Elmer Dent
Vivian Fast
Lord McClure
Charleston
W. Va
Robert E. McKay
Bowling Green
Oscar Amstultz
Orrville
Richard Koehler
Harold Moore
Edison Wessa
John Kircher
Gene Walburn
Clifford Ervin
Bridgeport
William Betz
Ed Jones
Amy, Jackson
Robert Fisher
Betty Koehler
Gallipolis
Arthur Covert
Zanesville
Wolfe Family Returns From West Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Wolfe Jr. of Pomeroy completed a 5200 mile train tour through the West visiting relatives in Norwalk California and taking in attractions in Los Angeles Hollywood Pasadena and Disneyland They attended the Dodgers Reds ball game and a Tennessee Ernie Ford TV show during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hilton Wolfe, Jr
West
Wolfe
Ralph Michael
Mikie and
Rene
Norwalk
Calif
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Hollywood
Pasadena
Choir Rehearsal Returns at Heath Methodist
Ben Philson director of Heath Methodist Church choir announces practice resumes Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ben Philson
Heath Methodist Church Choir
Five Youth Groups Attend Off-the-Farm Study Session
Five youth groups from Meigs County joined a two-session off-the-farm study night. They visited Chapman Roadside Market then Meigs County Farm Bureau to learn about sole proprietorships and cooperative operations. A quiz selected top students for a Huntington tour on June 28 and planning set for June 20.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Chapman
Syracuse
Clarence Chapman
Clarence Meadley
Cooperative Milk Producers Association of
Parkersburg
Association
Rich Valley Dairy
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Jack Carsey
Esther Hayes
Kenneth Milleth
Robert Burson
Eugene Buckley
Robert Lindstammer
Lyle Hysell
Clyde Walker
Jackson Production Credit Association
Howard Nolan
Delmar Hamm
C. E. Blakeslee
Future Homermakers of America
Future Farmers of America
Farm Bureau Youth Council
Changing Patterns Topic At Meeting of WSCS Heath Methodist
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Heath Methodist met to discuss Changing Patterns in the March of Missions with devotionals led by Miss Frieda Faehnle and readings from Mrs. L. W. McComas. A July picnic was planned and hostesses were listed. guests included Mrs. Gomer Lewis Racine and Diane McComas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
March of Missions
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Heath Methodist Church
Emerson Jones
Frieda Faehnle
Miss Faehnle
Vera Covert
E.S. Schaaf
W. McComas
Philippines
Diane
China
McComas
Bruce Lloyd
Charles McElhinny
Ernest Covert
Jessie Hennesy
James Brewington
James Euler
M. L. French
Ben Philson
Carroll Swanson
R. C. Lansbury
Philson
Gomer Lewis
Racine
Miss Covert
Diane McComas
Michl Lloyd
Circle Enjoys Top Dessert
The Priscilla Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society met at Miss Freddie Houdashelt's home. They served chocolate ice cream pie. Mrs. Manning Klees presided and Mrs. Frances Lieving led devotion and program. A mission letter described needs and a yearly project to aid patients at Lakin State Hospital was set. Mrs. Milton Hood attended as a guest. A July wiener roast was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Priscilla Circle of the
Baptist Missionary Society
Freddie Houdashelt
Manning Klees
Frances Lieving
Lakin State Hospital
Milton Hood
B. F. Sanborn Missionary Society
Minister L A Bangerter Transferred to West Milton
The Rev. L A Bangerter former Methodist minister who preached in Camden for two years has been transferred to West Milton. His wife and daughters visited the Scites-Scott wedding in MIDDLEPORT with Juanita Bangerter Jones of Dresden and Carole Goff of Zanesville attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. A. Bangerter
Camden
West Milton
Marriages Recorded for Basil Jones Linda Halley and Others
Basil Jones age 19 of Carter County Kentucky and Linda Lou Halley 16 of Cheshire. Carlos Oliver 18 and Betty Jean McCaskey 19 both of Rutland. Donald Milton Newell 23 Cheshire Route 1 and Margie Brumley 18 Middleport. Phillip Burton 18 Morehead Kentucky and Carol Blaker 17 Middleport. Norman Douglas Hysell 25 Pomeroy Route 3 and Barbara Helen Forrest 19 Middleport Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Jones
Carter County
Linda Lou Halley
Cheshire
Carlos Oliver
Betty Jean McCaskey
Rutland
Donald Milton Newell
Margie Brumley
Middleport
Phillip Burton
Morehead
Carol Blaker
Norman Douglas Hysell
Pomeroy
Barbara Helen Forrest
Heart patient’s life restored after emergency surgery
A former Middleport resident, Mrs. Edward Rickman, undergoing major surgery in Mt. Clemens Michigan, was revived after her heart stopped for two minutes. Returning from California, she is with her son Dr. Charles Rickman, a surgeon at the local hospital, and remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mt. Clemens
Mid
Edward Rickman
California
Charles Rickman
First Band Rehearsal For July Parade Set
POMEROY The Racine High School Band holds the first rehearsal for the July 4th parade in Racine. The session runs from 6:30 to 8:30 this evening at Racine High School, directed by H Bernard Krinke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine High School
Racine Volunteer Fire Department
H. Bernard Krinke
Treasurer Reports On Funds
A May financial report from Jean Lama shows balances across village funds totaling 2090.06 after May expenditures. May receipts reached 12926.70 with 6082.45 spent leaving a total all funds balance of 26814.19. April 30 balance stood at 19969.94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jean Lama
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Ohio River
State Water Pollution Board
Sewer Committee
D. C. Miller
John Zerkle
Miller
Coast Guard
Kaiser Aluminum
Leroy Bartrum
Hazleton
Central Press
Ohio Fuel
Darwin
Helen's
Pomeroy Social Notes
Lodge
Racine Man
Schaaf
Circle
Oldsmobile
Karr & van Zandt
Bell-Ans
William Hopper
Liberty
Ohio
Cole
Frank Lovejoy
James Best
Abby Dalton
Bend Theatres
Darby's Rangers
Fort Dobbs
Clint
Cheyenne Walker
Virginia Mayo
Merry Andrew
Danny Kaye
Pier Angeli
Old Yeller
Peyton Place
Alia
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