Village sewage permit extended by state
MIDDLEPORT Ohio The Ohio Water Pollution Board extended Middleport’s permit to dump untreated sewage into the Ohio River to November 15 The extension followed a Tuesday hearing though the village council did not attend a progress report on proposed sewage treatment facilities was submitted The extension rests on progress toward building a sewer system An ordinance for sewer rental fees was given two readings and, after a third reading, would start fee collection The project would fund part of the disposal plant and lines with total collection of 238 300 over 30 years from the sewage charge and 234 700 from real estate assessments
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Middleport
Ohio River
Ohio Water Pollution Board
Middleport Village
Middleport Girl Attends Ohio University Band Clinic Again
Miss Barbara Jones visits the Ohio University band clinic for the third straight year. Her sister Sharon serves as proctor at Shively Hall during the event. Mr and Mrs Emerson Jones brought their daughters to Athens on Sunday.
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Bara Jones
Ohio University
Sharon
Shively Hall
Emerson Jones
Athens
Picnic Plans By Daughters Of Ruth Class
Plans for the annual picnic to be held July 11 at the home of Mrs. George Joachim were arranged by the Daughters of Ruth class of the United Methodist Church at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Albert Alward. Vice president Mrs. Jacob Gloeckner led, devotional by Mrs. C. E. Downie, and Miss Eva Simms reported ill at the Methodist Home in Cincinnati. Social hour featured a roses quiz won by Mrs. George Parker. refreshments served to members and guest Mrs. Frank Stewart.
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George Parker
Frank Stewart
Ada Tall 85 Dies in Athens Hospital
Mrs Ada Tall 85 died Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after living with daughter Eunice Halsey of Tuppers Plains since her husband Johns death. Survived by two sisters two brothers four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Friday Arbaugh funeral home burial Sand Hill Cemetery Long Bottom. Friends may call.
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Tuppers Plains
Ada Tall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
John Tall
Eunice Halsey
Rachel Radford
Robinson
W. Va
Mayme Dart
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Coleman
Kankakee
Ill
William Coleman
Arbaugh Funeral Home
Sand Hill Cemetery
Long Bottom
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Meigs County Court
Meigs County Common Pleas Court saw two divorce actions Tuesday. Albert R. Keeton Jr of Minersville sues Dorothy L. Keeton for divorce citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Clarence J. Hudnell of Pomeroy Route 2 seeks a divorce from Helen M. Hudnell of New Haven West Virginia for wilful absence and gross neglect of duty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Albert R. Keeton, Jr
Minersville
Dorothy L. Keeton
Clarence J. Hudnell
Helen M. Hudnell
New Haven
W. Va
Middleport B P W Club Observes 13th Anniversary
Middleport celebrates the 13th anniversary of the Business and Professional Women's Club at the Masonic Temple. Eleven charter members attended as flowers honoring the late Sylvia Burford were displayed. Candles on a cake were lit by former presidents. The club voted to stay with the Chamber of Commerce and named Mrs. John Werner as representative. Prizes were awarded to several members in an evening of games.
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Middleport
Masonic Temple
Bess Sanborn
Mabel Sanborn
Sylvia Burford
Guy Reynolds
Edgar Reynolds
Wesley Fry
Freddie Houdashelt
Nellie Vale
R. R. Pickens
Vale
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
John Werner
Mary Park
Sanborn
Pickens
Sadie McElhinny
C. F. Hibbs
WSCS Has Pledge Rite
Middleport The annual candlelight pledge service was held by the Women s Society of Christian Service at Heath Methodist Church. Conducting the service were Mrs Bruce Lloyd and Mrs M L French. Mrs Earl Knight, elected president, presided over the business session announcing an officers training school at United Methodist Church on June 23. Refreshments were served during a concluding social hour by hostesses Mrs Glen Lambert Mrs Tom Riley Miss Nellie Zerkle and Mrs Wayne Gibbons.
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Middleport
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Bruce Lloyd
M. L. French
Robert Coats
Earl Knight
United Methodist Church
Glen Lambert
Tom Riley
Nellie Zerkle
Wayne Gibbons
Middleport Child Conservation League Picnic Set
The Middleport chapter of the Child Conservation League hosts a family picnic at 6 30 Thursday evening at the municipal park.
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Middleport
The
Child Conservation League
Greta Barton and Charles Donaldson Wed in Belpre Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barton announce the marriage of their daughter Greta to Charles Donaldson of Logan Ohio. The ceremony was April 23 at St. Ambrose Church Belpre with Father Phillips officiating. The couple now reside in Rockbridge.
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Reedsville
Ralph Barton
Greta
Charles Donaldson
Logan
Ohio
St. Ambrose Church
Belpre
Phillips
Horace Kibble
Harold Holter
Patricia Smith
Mildred
Forrest Kibble
William Congreve
Pamila
James King
Larry
Floyd Donaldson
Carl Wright
Nancy Schultz
Eugene
Betty Cowdrey
Glennis Hoffman
Mary Kibble
Mike Kerwin
Summer Bible School Enrollment Rises in Middleport
In Middleport the community daily vacation Bible school enrollment rose by 42, from 219 on Monday to 261 on Tuesday morning. Staff ordered additional supplies today to cover the higher attendance.
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Summer Bible School
Middleport
Daily Vacation Bible School
Lincoln Signing A. Lincoln Note For Three Dollars
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln wrote a bank check marked A. Lincoln. The instrument was for three dollars and payable to Mr Johns described as a sick man, showing informal payment habits of the era.
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Abraham Lincoln
A. Lincoln
Johns
F C Gilkey Dies At 64 Harrisonville Farmer and Carpenter
Floyd Clinton Gilkey 64 a Harrisonville farmer and carpenter died Tuesday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis lifelong resident son of Floyd and Frances Gilkey survived by wife Ava Maria French Gilkey two sons Howard Rio Grande Clinton Jr Harrisonville four daughters Frances Alkire Lola Clark Alice Whaley Tallahassee Eleanor Updegraff Tallahassee twelve grandchildren brother Bernie Gilkey Chillicothe sister Ava Lutz Lancaster funeral arrangements set by Rawlings Coats Middleport viewing Friday at noon at Harrisonville Presbyterian Church in state until 2 p m service officiated by Rev Lawrence Woodruff burial Wells Cemetery
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Harrisonville
Floyd Clinton Gilkey
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Gilkey
Floyd and
Frances Landaker Gilkey
Ava Maria French Gilkey
Howard
Rio Grande
Clinton, Jr
Robert
Frances) Alkire
Lola) Clark
Frederick
Alice) Whaley
Columbus
Don
Eleanor) Updegraff
Tallahassee
Fla
Bernie Gilkey
Chillicothe
Ava Lutz
Lancaster
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport
Teen Canteen Remains Open This Summer Towns Named Syracuse Point Pleasant
Leo Sauvage director says Tri-County Teen Canteen stays open for the summer. Three Meigs Gallia Mason recreation centers will host weekly activities likely in Syracuse Point Pleasant and north Gallia County.
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Pomeroy
Tri-County
Leo Sauvage
Sauvage
Syracuse
Point Pleasant
North Gallia County
Walburns Visit Columbus For Wedding with Family
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs Dale Walburn visited Columbus Saturday to attend a wedding. Their children Jill and Steven stayed with Mrs Walburns mother during the trip. Also noted are Mayor and Mrs Kenneth McElhinny with their children Kathy and Russell and Mr and Mrs Russell Bailey planning a two week Florida vacation starting Saturday.
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Dale Walburn
Columbus
Jill
Steven
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