Middleport Man Ends Training Course
Pvt. Merlin M. Mitchell 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell 680 S Second St graduated June 7 from the lineman course at the Army's Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Ga The eight week course trained Mitchell to construct and maintain both open and lead covered field communication wires and cables.
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Middleport
Merlin M. Mitchell
J. H. Mitchell
S. Second St
Army’s
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Mitchell
John Quincy Adams Served in the House 1831 to 1848
After serving as president, John Quincy Adams continued his public career in the U S House of Representatives from 1831 through 1848. He remained a prominent figure as a legislator during these years representing Massachusetts and advancing his political agenda.
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United States
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
C P Arnott Descendants Hold Reunion at Rock Springs Fairground
The third annual Arnott descendants reunion was held June 8 at Rock Springs Fairground in Pomeroy with about 25 attendees. William Arnott 82 of Chester was the oldest present, Ray Van Arnott 9 months of New Brighton was the youngest. The gathering included numerous Arnott relatives from Ohio and Pennsylvania and a basket dinner followed by socializing. The final note mentions the Olmecs, an ancient American Indian people, and their calendar and mathematics.
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Chillicothe
Joe Arnott
Eugene Roberts
McArthur
Norman Arnott
Candy
Frankie
New Brighton
Frank Arnott
Pauline
Kay McClintock
Syracuse
Henry Arnott
Waterford
Linda and
Diane Borden
Columbus
Edgar Arnott
Ricky
Middleport
Ansley Arnott
Newark
Flag Day tradition in Middleport post offices observed
Every morning at sunrise and again at sundown the flag is raised and lowered at Middleport post offices as part of a nationwide Flag Day observance. Everett Davis, WWI veteran and post office custodian, tends the flag while DAR and American Legion promote proper flag usage and display. The DAR notes Old Glory symbolizes national greatness and unity, while Chinese history once nicknamed the flag the Flower Flag. Citizens are urged to display the flag on patriotic holidays.
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Middleport
United States
Everett Davis
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
The
American Legion
Ohio Dar News
United States of America
Canton River
DAR
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Middleport Little League Social Notes Highlights Summer
Middleport Little League players enjoy a full summer program with social events. Indians and Yankees hosted at Wiener roasts at the Roadside Park and fairgrounds. Families and players attended with coaches Woodrow and Mrs Call, Russell McElhinny, Criner, Morris, Riley, and many listed juniors.
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Middleport
Indians
Yankees
Woodrow Call
Call
Russell McElhinny
Criner
Frank Wilsons
Ed Slaters
N. P. Swackhammer
Robert Allensworth
Freddie Slater
Benny Wilson
Ernie Bing
Charles Swackhammer
Terry Johnson
Lee Roush
Gary Carsey
John Hood
Ronnie Laudermill
Bobby Pooler
David Casci
Dicky Hayes
Stephen Pullen
Bat Boy
Local society notes from Gallipolis and Rio Grande
Mr and Mrs Stewart Hawkins attended the Lafayette Shrine ceremony in Gallipolis Tuesday evening. Guests of Mrs A H Bradbury and Mr and Mrs Frank Allen in Powell Place and Rio Grande included Don Allen of Buffalo and Miami. At Rio Grande they dined with college president P R Lyne and Mrs Lyne. Allen is a college trustee. Mrs Bernard Fultz and daughter Barbara Joy returned home on Seventh Ave from Meigs General Hospital. Beth Fultz, with maternal grandparents Roy Sinn, was brought home by Rev and Mrs Billy McOmber and children Kathy Connie and Ronnie. The Rev Mr McOmber, enrolled at Drew Seminary, was ordained a Methodist minister at Lakeside and assigned to Williamsport Ohio.
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Stewart Hawkins
Lafayette
Jerusalem
Gallipolis
Don Allen
Buffalo
Miami
A. H. Bradbury
Powell Place
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
P. R. Lyne
Lyne
Allen
Bernard Fultz
New Jersey
Lakeside
Williamsport
Athens youth Dickie Cone among winners to Cedar Point trip
Dickie Cone of Athens earned 65 points in the Economy Reading Plan Contest and will join 29 Messenger carriers on a Cedar Point trip August 4 to 6. His name was omitted from a prior winners list in error.
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Cedar Point
Dickie Cone
Athens
Dickie
Deportation Fight Over Dr. Louis Zuker Appeal Planned
A deportation order against Dr. Louis Zuker for Communist Party activity will be appealed to the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service, defense attorney William J. Corrigan said Tuesday. Dr. Zuker, an alien, came to the United States from Poland in 1907.
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Louis Zuker
Communist Party
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
William J. Corrigan
Zuker
Poland
Vacation Bible School Invites Local Children
All children from four to 14 years of age are invited to attend the Daily Vacation Bible School at Rock Springs Methodist Church. The program runs from 9 30 to 11 30 a m starting Monday June 17 with commencement set for Sunday June 30.
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Families
Mr and Mrs James Smith of Barberton Ohio spend the week with Mrs Linnie Rummel in Minersville and attend the University of Akron graduation where son Vern Lee earns a Master of Arts in Education. A former Meigs County teacher arrives for the summer in Canton. Mrs Glenn Tolson daughter of W O Crow Letart Falls stays with her father this summer. Tolson, a Ohio Univ graduate, taught at Tuppers Plains High School and now teaches home economics at Timken Vocational Canton. she also holds a Masters Degree.
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James Smith
Barberton
Ohio
Linnie Rummel
Minersville
Meigs County
Canton
Glenn Tolson
W. O. Crow
Letart Falls
Ohio University
Tolson
Tuppers Plains
Timken Vocational School
Meigs General Hospital Notes
Hospital notes list patient entries with names and towns including Emma Hayman Letart Falls Eva Sayre Letart Falls Herman Warner Pomeroy Mrs Claude Woodyard Chester Mrs Maude Connolly Mason W Va Nettie Brewer Portland Arlene Markin Carpenter Vernon McCoy Hartford W Va Mrs John Blaetmar Pomeroy
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Emma Hayman
Letart Falls
Eva Sayre
Herman Warner
Pomeroy
Claude Woodyard
Chester
Maude Connolly
Mason
W. Va
Nettie Brewer
Portland
Arlene Markin
Carpenter
Vernon McCoy
Hartford
John Blaetmar
Mason, W. Va
Marriage Licenses Expected To Pick Up
Marriage license issuances were slow this month but are expected to accelerate today and Friday. Four licenses have been issued so far, the latest on June 5, while several applications await the required waiting period that expires today and tomorrow.
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Pomeroy
Washer Destroyed by Fire at Pomeroy Home
A washer bought Wednesday morning was destroyed by a fire at the Lowell Price residence on Butternut Ave around 5 15 p m yesterday. Five or six firefighters rode to the scene but equipment was unnecessary as only the washer was damaged.
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Pomeroy
Lowell Price
Butternut Ave
Third Ward
Third Mishap Reported
A series of local accidents includes Mrs. Ernest Lallance injuring her hand in a basement electric wringer causing a broken bone and a cut requiring stitches. Mrs. D. B. Hartinger injured in the hip surgery at Holzer Hospital after yard accident. Her daughter from New York City arrived to aid. William Ohlinger, injured after a ladder slip, was sent home on crutches.
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Middleport
Ernest Lallance
S. Second Ave
D. B. Hartinger
Holzer Hospital
William B. Thomas
New York City
William Ohlinger
Captain Rummel Returns From New York Commissioning
Capt Rummel, Salvation Army captain in Pomeroy, reports attending a New York City commissioning event for cadets. Probationary Lieut Ronald Faeta from Mid dleport received a second lieutenant commission. Music by the New York Staff Band accompanied officials from territorial and national commands.
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Pomeroy
Glenna Rummel
Salvation Army
New York City
Rummel
Ronald Faeta
Middleport
New York
Philadelphia
Helen Haning
Harrisonville
Rajan Devadas
Columbus
Capt. Rummel
Miss Rummel
Bowery
Salvation Training College
Pendle Hill
New Riverview Boat Sales Opens in Minersville
Victor Brown, longtime operator of the Minersville Service Station, has organized Riverview Boat Sales. He holds the Mercury Outboard Motor franchise and will stock outboard motor boats. A Culver Aeromarine field rep will give free river rides Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Pomeroy levee, with Brown and his son Danny operating.
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Pomeroy
Minersville
Victor Brown
Riverview Boat Sales
Brown
Mercury Outboard Motor
Pomeroy Levee
Culver Aeromarine Corp
Mercury
Ohio
Danny
Editor To Be Judge For Flower Show In Meigs County
Mrs. Edward Ray editor of the Garden Path will judge the first Meigs County flower show at the Junior High Auditorium Pomeroy Saturday and Sunday. She will critique at 1 p m Saturday. Twelve OAGC clubs display arrangements with classes on Garden Fragrance Nature's Promise Woodland Depths and Kiddie Kapers. Exhibits staged 9 to 11 am Saturday awards include ribbons.
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Middleport
Edward Ray
Garden Path
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Ray
Garden Club
David Koblentz
Carl Kautz
Chester Garden Club
OAGC
R. R. Webster Rites Friday
R R Webster a former Meigs County resident died at his Worthington home Tuesday at 10 am Survivors include his wife Faye three daughters and four sisters A tentative funeral is set for Friday at 2 pm at Hills Funeral Home Wester ville burial at Westerville Final rites plan reflects a local obituary notice with family details and arrangements
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Martin Webster
Pomeroy
Jed C. Webster
Fay Nease
the Hill
Westerville
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