Southeastern Ohio to host first Broiler Festival in Pomeroy
Meigs County's poultry industry, now a nearly two million dollar business, will be feted July 21 and 22 with tours, a grand parade, and a chicken barbecue. The event, sponsored by the Southeastern Ohio Poultry Producers Association, will crown the Chicken of Tomorrow winner as festival king.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Poultry Producers Association
Crow Brothers Poultry Company
Letart Falls
Meigs Poultry Industry
Middleport
Pomeroy High School
Meigs County
W. O. Atkins
Pomeroy Chick Hatchery
Crow Brothers
Ohio
Middleport wedding of Emma Buell to A Thomas Dosser III
Miss Emma Buell and A Thomas Dosser III wed in Heath Methodist Church Middleport with a 4 pm double ring ceremony led by Rev. David Sageser Cincinnati. The reception followed at the bride’s grandparents home Clifton with family members and guests from Johnson City Cincinnati Jackson Love City and Columbus. The couple will honeymoon in the Smoky Mountains before Dosser begins studies in Endicott New York for International Business Machines.
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Middleport
Emma Jane Buell
Marcellene Buell
Vernon Buell
A. Thomas Dosser III
Albert T. Dosser II
Johnson City
Tenn
David Sageser
Cincinnati
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
James Buell
Neil H. Daniels
Harlan Fitzgerald
Dosser
James Roller
Net
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
Robert Yates
Jackson
Jery Posposal
Frank Tannewitz
A. Dosser Sutton
John A. Potts
Lose City
Lula Russell
Walter B. Harris
Jane Harris
U. S. Army
College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Wesley Foundation
Endicott
N. Y
Albert T. Dosser
Frank A. Tannewitz, Jr
Dieter Sutton
Johnson , Or MY
Jergepasal, Jr
Harlan
Neil H
Columbus-Named Couple Wed In Hillcrest Church
Miss Carol Lea Tanner daughter of Dr and Mrs Bruce A Tanner of Columbus married Douglas Ernst Thomson son of Mr and Mrs Maurice E Thomson of Cleveland. The ceremony at Hillcrest Baptist Church Columbus was conducted by Rev Aaron L Roth. The couple planned a Tawas City MI honeymoon after a garden reception at the bride’s parents home. Mrs Thomson wore a chantilly lace gown with pearl and seed pearl jewelry and carried a pink carnation arrangement. Thomson attends Ohio State University.
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Middleport
Carol Lea Tanner
Bruce A. Tanner
Algonquin Ave
Columbus
Douglas Ernst Thomson
Maurice E. ‘Thomson
Cleveland
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Aaron L. Roth
Martha Holt
Ivy Trailers
Robert M. Thomson
Thomson
Hazel Lyons
Seth Lyons
Sycamore St
West High School
New York Modeling School
Miami University
Chi Omega
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Guy Thomson
Ohio State University
Paul Winn
Thomason
Middleport Couple Miss Mildred Ohlinger and Joe Bailey Wed
Culminating a high school romance, Mildred Ohlinger and Joe Bailey were married in Middleport by Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt. Attendants were Miss Mary Ohlinger and Albert Schleicher. A reception followed at the Ohlinger home with family and friends present. Both are graduates of 1947. the bride taught home economics, and the groom serves in farming after Air Corps service. The couple will reside in Bradbury after a Florida honeymoon.
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Middleport
Mildred Ohlinger
William Ohlinger
Walnut
Joe Bailey
Russell Bailey
Rutland
Howard E. Ruppelt
Mary Ohlinger
Albert Schleicher
Cleveland
Ohlinger
Mary
Martha Ohlinger
Ruppelt
Bailey
Air Corps
Bradbury
Florida
Blaze Damages Pomeroy Home on Mulberry Avenue
Damages to Henry Ewing's two story brick home on Mulberry Avenue were estimated at about 1000 dollars after a blaze Saturday afternoon. The Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department responded around 3 30 p m and confined the fire to a rear upstairs bedroom with water and chemicals. Fire Chief Henry Werry said the fire started from defective wiring in a bedroom lamp and commended the fire department for preventing further damage.
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Pomeroy
Henry Ewing
Mulberry Avenue
Henry Werry
Werry
Ewing
Was It Flag Day in Middleport 1953 Celebrations
Special services in local churches featured Children’s Day exercises a memorial service and a lay man’s recognition. Two weddings and picnics at the Roadside park marked Flag Day 1953. Fewer than 10 flags were displayed in village areas including the post office and village hall.
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Middleport
Hoyts Serve as Advisers at Granville Baptist Camp
The Rev. and Mrs. Claremont FE Hoyt left MIDDLEPORT yesterday for Granville to serve in advisory roles at a Baptist youth camp. Hoyt will be dean of boys for the week and Mrs. Hoyt a girls counselor. Also traveling were Patricia Baker Eddie Kitchen Gail Stumbo Carol Owens and Clifford Owens. The group attends First Baptist Church.
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Middleport
Granville
Claremont FE. Hoyt
Hoyt
Patricia Baker
Eddie Kitchen
Gail Stumbo
Carol Owens
Clifford Owens
First Baptist Church
Baseball Fans See Yanks Tribe Clash
John Will and Frank Will attended a Cleveland doubleheader between the Indians and the Yankees. They traveled from Columbus by plane to Cleveland and flew back, then drove home to Pomeroy after the trip.
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Pomeroy
John Will
Frank Will
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Columbus
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Sam Trowbridge in Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs Sam Trowbridge announce the birth of a son at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis named Michael Lynn. The mother is the former Vivian Chandler daughter of James Chandler and the baby’s paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Sam Trowridge Sr. Great aunt is Mrs Don Rice of Middleport.
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Middleport
Sam Trowbridge
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Michael Lynn
Trowbridge
Vivian Chandler
James Chandler
Jed Collins
Walnut St
Don Rice
Sam Trowridge
Dance aids fund cleared for Meigs County 4-H Camp drive
About 40 dollars was raised at a square dance in the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium to support the Meigs County 4-H Club Canter's Cave Camp site fund. The Paw n Taw Dance Club sponsored the event, which opened this year's county drive and drew a well attended crowd.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Canter’s Cave
Pomeroy Junior High School
4 H Club Activities Highlight Local Meetings
Carpenter Boys 4 H Club heard Fred Master speak at Columbia School. Eight members and two visitors identified birds during roll call, with discussions on projects and refreshments. Langsville Go Getters met at Pierce home to review David Pierce’s project. four visitors attended. Meetings set for June 23 and June 24. Leading Creek Rookies heard talks on dairy calves and farm machinery safety at Sauer home. plans for a trip to the experiment farm and Lake Hope. Dance planned by Snowville Willing Workers. meeting at Donald Welch’s home and later at Woodman Hall. Meetings scheduled for June 16 and 17.
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Carpenter
Fred Master
Ranger
Marconi
N. H
Columbia School
State Farm
Charrles Butcher
David Pierce
Pierce
Larry Barr
Cecil Nelson
Clarence Might
Gene Vance
Sauer
Experiment Farm
Lake Hope
Russell Carson
Snowville
Donald Welch
Woodman Hall
Dickie Bradley
Bedford Busy Workers Hosters Plan Summer Dinners and Meetings
Walter Jones hosted 12 Bedford Busy Workers members and four visitors. The club plans a wiener roast on June 15 and an ice cream supper on June 19 at Bedford school. A June 16 meeting at Rodney Quivey David Riggs home. Meigs County Better Livestock Club members met at James Carnahan Farm with Anna Jean and Rosemary Rose presenting a report and demonstration. A farm tour followed by a chicken roast. Next meeting set for July 13 at the extension office at 8 p.m.
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Walter Jones
Bedford
Bedford School
Rodney Quivey
David Riggs
Meigs County Better Livestock Club
James Carnahan
Anna Jean
Rosemary Rose
Local 4 H Clubs Share Demos and Plans
Eleanor E Well and several 4 H clubs met at multiple homes and at Racine High School. Members received project books and watched demos on table setting baking cookies sewing and egg salad sandwiches. Upcoming meetings were scheduled for June 15 June 17 and June 23 with plans for a picnic at Bailey's Lake.
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Eleanor E. Well
KMD Club
Edith Riggs
Rosalie Story
Janice Biffle
Andrea Evans
Judy Genheimer
Janice Story
Smith Haines wedding draws Athens visitors to Columbus
Pomeroy society notes show Mrs. Ben Neutzling Miss Ann Ebersbach and Mrs. Raymond Hood and Mrs. Rose Southerton of Athens in Columbus for the Smith Haines wedding and reception where the bride is a great niece of the visitors. Mr and Mrs George Foss of Athens called on Foss family in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Edward Reuter and grandson Rodney left for a month’s vacation at Lake of the Ozarks Missouri.
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Ben Neutzling
Ann Ebersbach
Raymond Hood
Rose Southerton
Athens
Columbus
Smith-Haines
Trustees To Meet At Courthouse On Hospital Plans
Meigs County veterans Memorial Hospital Trustees schedule a 7:30 pm meeting Tuesday at the courthouse. Secretary Leo L. Vaughan announced Dan A. Carmichael of Columbus will discuss hospital plans with the board.
Return to Homes After 4-H Camp in Newark
Clarence Atherton and Donna Hysell were returned to their county homes Saturday by Meigs County Agricultural Agent C. E. Blakeslee after attending the state junior leadership 4-H camp at Camp Ohio near Newark.
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Pomeroy
Clarence Atherton
Donna Jean Hysell
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Camp Ohio
Newark
Meigs County GOP Women Hear Atkinson Will Not Run
Francis H. Klein reports from Pomeroy that Mrs. H L Atkinson of Athens told the Meigs County Republican Women's Club she will not seek reelection as state central committeewoman from the 10th district when her term ends next May. She noted her long service, recapped campaign work, and announced a June 17 meeting of regional Republican chairwomen to plan the next year's campaign.
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Francis H. Klein Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican Women’s Club
H. L. Atkinson
Athens
10Th
Nora
Washington
Cleveland
Atkinson
Raleign Hotel
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Fairfield
Hocking
Vinton
Jackson
Colonial Tea Room
W. H. Wakefield
Athens County
Pomeroy
Ployes
Della Windsor
Meigs County Club
Fred Googlein
Republican Club
Rivervue
Langlotz Rites Set For Tuesday
Fred Langlotz 80, longtime railroader for 32 years until 1933, died Sunday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born Feb 25 1873 in Pomeroy he and wife would marked 55th anniversary in June. Surviving wife and three sisters. Funeral at Ewing Funeral Home Tuesday 3 p.m. Reverend Walter Lodt to officiate. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Pomeroy
Fred Langlotz
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Langlotz
K. and M. Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Modern Woodmen of America
Middleport
Beech Grove
Meigs County Land Transfers See List Of Property Deals
Norman A Russell and Bessie H Russell transfer to Ruth E Musser the Salisbury Township parcel. Ruth F Musser and William Musser transfer to Norman A Russell and Bessie H Russell in Salisbury Township. Deceased Lois Circle heirs transfer to Charles D Circle Faye Newhouse Joseph Circle Milton Circle Lucille Duke. affidavit of transfer in Sutton Township. Additional transfers include Aaron K Kelton Iris G Kelton to Robert Bolling Inez Bolling. Bolling to George S Hobstetter Jr Zelda Hobstetter. Nannie J Ackley Benjamin F Ackley to Wallace F Ackley. Marvin F Krider Clara D Krider to Bernice Bowen in Middleport. Margaret Ella Hysell to Clair F Russell Wanda Russell in Salisbury Township.
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Norman A. Russell
Bessie H. Russell
Ruth E. Muser
Salisbury Township
Ruth F. Musser
William Musser
Lois Circle
Charles D. Circle
Faye Newhouse
Joseph Circle
Milton Circle
Lucille Duke
Sutton Township
Joe Circle
Mildred
Thelma Circle
Lester Newhouse
Oliver Duke
Clara D. Krider
Bernice Bowen
Middleport
Margaret Ella Hysell
Clair F. Russell
Wanda Russell
Symphony in Blue Hydrangeas Bloom in Middleport
Blue hydrangea bushes bloom around Mrs. A. W. McKay and the Leland Browns on Coal Street in Middleport. The deep blue blossoms, a modern blue version of old fashioned snow balls, draw attention as Mrs. McKay shares slips and her original shrubs propagate throughout the village.
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Middleport
A. W. McKay
Leland
Coal St
DAV Unit to Meet Pomeroy Mason County Chapter
Mason County Chapter 27 DAV will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mason location.
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DAV
Pomeroy
Mason County
Mason
John F. Baily Dies at 71 Former County Teacher
John F. Baily, 71, longtime Meigs County teacher and rural mail carrier, died at 6 30 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital Columbus after a Friday admission. He served 17 years in county schools and was active in Forest Run Methodist Church and several Masonic bodies. Surviving are his wife Anna, a son, five daughters, a brother and three sisters, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral was set for Tuesday at Forest Run Methodist Church, with burial in Gilmore Cemetery after calling at his Forest Run home.
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Pomeroy
John F. Baily
Meigs County
University Hospital
Columbus
Baily
Pomeroy Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Bosworth Council
Ohio Valley
IOOF
Forest Run
Ann Watson
Bertha Scott
Altona Marshall
Louisville, Ky
Lester Baily
Morning Star
Ora Archer
Malta
Bertha Holter
Carrie Hamm
Nease Settlement
Auto Collision on Flood Road Near Pomroy Reported
Two automobiles were damaged extensively Sunday afternoon on the flood road about a half mile from the city dump. Jed Webster Jr. and Eugene Willoughby Jr., 18, Pomroy, were involved. no injuries were reported.
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Pomeroy
William Lehew
Services Conducted For Austen Snedden
MIDDLEPORT.Mrs. Arthur Covert of Fort Lauderdale Florida and family from Huntington attended the funeral of Mrs. C. W. Ramsey. The procession went to Huntington Sunday for services at First EUB Church and burial at Woodmere Cemetery. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Beck and others from Chillicothe Gallipolis and nearby towns.
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Middleport
Arthur Covert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Harry Ramsey
Luther Ramsey
Eugene
Teddy
David
Ped Ramsey
Huntington
C. W. Ramsey
First Eub
Woodmere Cemetery
Walter Rainey
S. Fourth Ave
D. R. Beck
Karl
Otho Watts
Lillian McGhee
O. B. Strange
Lucille Wahley
Helen Batey
Richard Grogan
Kenneth Boster
Mayme Covert
Gallipolis
First Baptist Youth Service Highlights Pageant in Middleport
A combined service at First Baptist Church Middleport featured the pageant Jesus Friend of Children led by Mrs. Clifford Stumbo and Margaret Hoyt as narrator. The dedicatory prayer was given by Rev. Claremont Hoyt as parents presented their babies, with white roses given to mothers. The event included piano solos by ey Hood and Diana Stumbo, Scripture, and multiple scenes showing Finding Jesus Long Ago Finding Jesus Today and Our Church Helps Us To Be Like Jesus performed by children and adults from several classes and families.
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Clifford Stumbo
Jesus
Margaret Hoyt
Claremont Hoyt
Joyce
Sylvia Irene Roush
Curtis Roush
Samuel Charles
Harry Mitchell, Jr
Marjorie Diles
Athens
Pamela Lynn
Viola Jean
Raymond Allensworth
Ey Hood
Diana Stumbo
Linda Beaver
David Durst, Jr
Jimmy Ebersbach
Jimmy Hood
Carolyn Wilson
Susan Pullen
Gail
Diana
Darryl
Marilyn Sue
Freddie Houdashe
John Kauff
Beulah White Durst
Charles White
Frances Beards
Jean Bennett
Charles Bennett
Kalad Hindy
Ethel Badgley
Clifton Motorist Fined $100 for DUI
Robert Chattin Pomeroy of Clifton West Virginia was fined 100 dollars and costs in Mayor Del mar A Canaday court Sunday for driving while intoxicated. Patrolman William Lehew filed the charges. A second case on intoxication Sunday involved Judson Zerkle of Mason West Virginia charged by Patrolman Charles Werry.
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Pomeroy
Robert Chattin
Clifton
W. Va
Delmar A. Canaday
William Lehew
Judson Zerkle
Mason
Charles Werry
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