Edwards Insurance Agency to Mark Tenth Anniversary Open House
W D Edwards Insurance Agency celebrates its tenth anniversary with an open house on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 130 E Second St. The firm represents 16 insurers and offers general coverage. Mr. Edwards worked with Western and Southern Life before starting the local agency with his wife Virginia and daughters Carolyn Sue and Cheryl Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
W. D. Edwards Insurance Agency
E. Second St
Edwards
W. D (Vern) Edwards
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Mr. Edwards
Virginia
Carolyn Sue
Cheryl Ann
Union Ave
Royal Order of the Moose
International Order of Odd Fellows
Methodist Church
Violent Storm Relieves Heat With Flooding in Middleport
A late Tuesday storm drenched Middleport as 90 degree heat faded. Lightning struck a large tree at Lincoln and Front, basements flooded with 18 inches or more of water, and sewers backed up. William Everson and his wife were shocked while rescuing a diver in a flooded basement. The rain lasted about three hours and emergency crews treated the Eversons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Paul Smart
Lincoln
Front
William K. Everson
Kgger Creek
Helen Beeson
Sixth Ave
Everson
Eversons
Rainstorm Knocks Out County Police Radio. Car Skids
A violent rain and electrical storm disrupted the county police radio system Tuesday, starting at 5 p.m. The main transmitter serving the sheriff's office failed, leaving Pomeroy and Middleport units out of order. William L. McNickle, 23, Racine, lost control at Yellowbush Bridge, skidding into a guard railing in wet conditions. his car was severely damaged but he was uninjured. Motorists reported scattered telephone outages but no widespread outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sheriff's Office
Middleport
William L. McNickle
Racine
Yellowbush Bridge
McNickle
Howard Frank
Yellowbush
Frank
Parakeet Missing From Middleport Sisters Home
Miss Frances Smith and Mrs Alice Smith, elderly residents of Middleport, report their talkative blue gray parakeet missing for about a day. The bird, a key companion in their N Second Ave apartment, is hoped to be found and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frances Smith
Alice Smith
Smith Building
N. Second Ave
Presbyterian group heads to Wooster meeting
The Rev. H. E. Ruppelt left Tuesday for Wooster for the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of Ohio. Parishioners from the Gallipolis church joined him. Miss Lynn Buchanan, chairman of the Presbyterian Youth commission on faith, left Monday with the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Wooster
Presbyterian Synod of
Middleport Area Women Share Shrine Dates and Meetings
Mary Shrine invites inspection in Marietta on July 17 and a Middleport-area picnic on August 11 at Middleport Road side Park. Nettie Farley of Marietta led instruction. officers from Marietta and Gallipolis attended. Potluck, planning committee named. evening event starts at 5. Also Electa Circle Missionary Society met at Dana Hamilton home with devotional material and plans for underprivileged children. Fortnight Club showcased Easter Egg hunt pics by Tewksbury and Bachner families. birthday for Mrs Anthony noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Shrine
White Shrine
Jerusalem
Marietta
Nettie Farley
IOOF
Pomeroy Marie Hawkins
Stewart Hawkins
Shepherds
Pomeroy
Zella_ Cross
Eva Foulke
Katie Shaler
Rose Weber
Everett Tracy
Harry P. Smith
E. A. Wingett
The
Shepherds of Mary Shrine
Nease
District 16
Farley
E. L. Hughes
Electa
First Baptist Church Missionary Society
Dana Hamilton
Clifford Hayes
Harry Houdashelt
Robert Tewksburys
Jack Bachners
Tewksbury
Page St
Robert Morris
Gerald Anthony
George Dallas
Heath Methodist Class 12 Circle Postponed Meeting
The June meeting of Class 12 Circle of Heath Methodist Church was postponed. Mrs James Weber is recovering from surgery at Holzer Hospital and at home. The next meeting time and place will be announced by president Mrs Earl Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Circle of Heath Methodist Church
James Weber
Weber
Holzer Hospital
Earl Knight
Two Clinics Are Planned in District 11 Gard en Clubs
In Ohio District 11 two garden club clinics are announced. Wilkesville hosts a Thursday session 1 to 3 p.m. at the Wilkesville Presbyterian Church under Mrs. James S Titus of Rutland. A Mechanicsburg School Athens clinic was held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Wilkesville
James S Titus
Rutland
Wilkesville Presbyterian Church
Mechanicsburg School
Athens
Titus
Scouts Schedule Honor Court and Family Night
Boy Scout Troop 250 will hold a Court of Honor and Family Night Friday at 7 pm at the troop lodge on Kingsbury Rd. A potluck supper and pie and cake auction will follow to raise funds for camping gear. George Wagner leads the troop with Harold Smith as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Kingsbury Rd
George Wagner
Harold Smith
Injured Workman Undergoes Bone Surgery in Parkersburg
Hobart Bryson of Racine entered St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg for bone surgery following a recent on the job injury. He is an employee of Kaiser Construction Co at Ravenswood West Virginia and is expected to stay in the hospital for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hobart Bryson
Racine
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Friday Bryson
Kaiser Construction Co
Ravenswood
W. Va
Pomeroy Reports Weekly Parking Meter Receipts
Chief of Police Frank Hudson releases a weekly report showing parking meter receipts totaling 289 dollars for the week ending Saturday June 15. The figures reflect city revenue from on street meters during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank Hudson
Cancer Office To Open In Meigs County Society Plans
Meigs County Cancer Society set plans for a one day a week office in the M C Hobart building on Coal Street. Opening day is June 28 with Mrs Catherine Shavorinsky in charge. Five patients received assistance. a rocking chair donation and hospital dressings were also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Port
Meigs County Cancer Society
Cedric Clark
Ron Springer
American Cancer Society
M. C. Hobart
Coal St
Meigs Society
Catherine Shavorinsky
Shavorinsky
Lawrence Bing
Baptist Missionary Society
Frances Roush
Miss Roush
Nina Russell
Meigs General Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged
Admitted Harry Miller of Rockport West Virginia and Gordon Winebrenner from Racine. Discharged Chester Wills, Chester Joseph Cozart of Portland and Mrs Helen Bailey. Middleport is noted.
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Meigs General Hospital
Chester Wills
Chester Joseph Cozart
Portland
Gordon Winebrenner
Racine
Helen Bailey
Middleport
Mrs James Schuster Resigns From Vacation Bible School
Mrs James Schuster has resigned from the Daily Vacation Bible School staff due to illness. She underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital on May 14 and fell ill while helping Mrs Sean Huber with the Beginners Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Schuster
Daily Vacation Bible School
Schuster
Holzer Hospital
Sean Huber
Meeting Attendees Listed for Local Gathering
Attendees included Mrs. Clark Mrs. Shavorin sky Miss Roush Miss Russell Mrs Everett Hayes Mrs. Sidney T. Russell Mrs. Bing and L. W McComas at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Shavorinsky
Square Dancers Return From National Convention
Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy of Harrisonville Road return from the sixth National Square Dance Convention in St. Louis Kiel Auditorium where Mrs. Hardy served as master of ceremonies for a two hour square dance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Hardy
Harrisonville Road
St. Louis
Kiel Auditorium
Tax books open for 1956 June and delinquent taxes
Meigs County Treasurer Clyde G. Millhone announces tax books are open for the 1956 June tax and delinquent taxes. Books close July 1, 1957.
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Athens Messenger
United States
Britain
Canada
Jarman
Hartley & Bennett
Pomeroy, Ohio
Amr Omigic
Retrey
Roush
Sweetie Pie
Nadine Seltzer
Presbyterians
Synod
Dominion
Foreman & Abbott
Middleport, Ohio
Middleport Area
Llecta
Kitty Bachtel
James Roller
Ida Lee Hartley
Eleanor Walters
Picken's Pomeroy Store
Our Mason
Picken
Stark's Pharmacy
Liberty
Ohio
NO Man's Land
John Archer
Marie Windsor
Pat Knowles
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs—Pomeroy
the King and Four Queens
Clark Gable
Eleanor Parker
Jean Willes
Sara Shane
Barbara Nichols
Jo van Fleet
Fort Laramie
John Dehner
Gregg Palmer
Don Gordon
Robert Keys
Temple
Judy Holliday
Richard Conte
Salvatore Baccaloni
George Montgomery
Peter Graves
Eve Arden
Gale Gordon
Miss Brooks
Radio
T. V
Ginger Rogers
Michael Rennie
Ida Lupino
Howard Duff
Women's Prison
Cancer Office
Harry Miller
Rockport
W. V. Nischarged
Meigs County
Clyde G. Millhone
Elberfelds i Pomeroy
Elberfelds
Love
Just
Judy Palmer
Vallery Classics
Vallery
Stiffler
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