Cubs Field Trip Planned for Middleport Scouts to Marietta
Cub Scouts in Middleport plan a Sunday afternoon trip led by Cubmaster Richard Wells. They meet at First Baptist Church at 1 p.m. and caravan to Marietta for a Campus Martius tour and other historic sites. A roadside park picnic supper will follow with each car group planning its own menu.
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Middleport
Richard Wells
First Baptist Church
Marietta
Campus Martius
Wells
Camp Chester
Koehler Family Reunion Set at Route 50 Park
The Koehler family reunion will be held at the roadside park on Route 50 between Guysville and Coolville. Sunday, June 23.
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Alfred—The Koehler
Road Side Park
Route 50
Guysville
Coolville
Middleport Ice Cream Festival Plans Under Way
The first summer ice cream festival sponsored by Middleport Fire Department will be held Saturday evening at the village hall green. Plans were made by Wayne Gibbons and Robert McElhinny with Robert Fisher on the ways and means committee. Cakes and pies from the Firemen's Auxiliary and town donations will be sold starting shortly after 5 p.m. and continuing through the evening with seating and bug resistant lighting.
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Middleport Firemen
Wayne Gibbons
Robert McElhinny
Robert Fisher
Ways and Means
River and dam status and boat movements update
River gauges show Gallipolis and Kanawha Falls readings with several boats moving or resting at locks 13 through 35 along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Dams remain on the sill at Kanawha crossings while uplock and downlock reports detail numerous vessels including Titan, William Penn, Atlas, and various named boats at Lock 13 to 35.
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Ohio River
Pittsburgher
City of
C. P. Wright
Salvati
Reliance
Herbert FE. Jones
Cornell
Price
Sohio State
Summer Reading Session At Gallia County Library
A group of 19 children from kindergarten to second grade attended the Tuesday summer reading session at the Gallia County District Library. Mrs. E Ray Bailey reported three stories were told, with an identical session held Monday for the same group. Earlier, ten children ages three and four joined a preschool story hour, hearing two stories told by Joyce Stewart assisted by Stephanie Gibert.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. Ray Bailey
Joyce Stewart
Stephanie Gibert
Miss Stewart
Juvenile Cited After Wreck Near Gallipolis
State troopers reported a Tuesday crash on Johnson Ridge Road where a truck rolled onto its top after attempting a left turn. Driver Tom Houck, 15, of Gallipolis, sustained a head bump and passenger Robert Smith, also of Gallipolis, suffered a bruised shoulder. Houck was cited to appear in Juvenile Court before Judge John W. Howell for driving without a license.
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Gallipolis
Johnson Ridge
Bulaville-Porter Rd
Tom Houck
Robert Smith
John W. Howell
Births at Holzer Hospital Notes List of newborns and names
A series of births recorded at Holzer Hospital with names and residences. Entries include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rayburn of Point Pleasant on June 17, twin daughters for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carman of Gallipolis on June 17, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snowden of Rutland on June 18.
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Joseph Rayburn
Point Pleasant
Earl Carman
Gallipolis
Robert Snowden
Rutland
E. Dwight Thomas
Oak Hill
Arthur Helm
Jackson
Haslett Drake
Carroll Roach
George E. Starcher
Pomeroy
Joseph L. Rayburn
Hannah Hager
Bidwell
White bankers attend annual Ohio School of Banking
Gallipolis report notes R. White of the First National Bank and Sel wyn R. White of the Ohio Valley Bank are attending the Ohio School of Banking's annual event.
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Gallipolis
Mit R. White
First National Bank
Selwyn R. White
Ohio Valley Bank
Ohio School of Banking
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Middleport residents share visits and plans. James Ashley returns to Huntington to finish a Marshall College degree and coach at Kgger Creek Schools. The Mourning and Tuckerman families spend Sundays with relatives, attend church camps, and travel for shopping and family events across Ohio and beyond.
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James Ashley
Huntington
Marshall College
Ashley
Middleport High School
Kgger Creek
Ashleys
Thomas Riley
S. Second Ave
Local Notes From Prattsville Area Visitors and Travel
Cecil Mace of Columbus spent a weekend at his farm and did carpentry work. Edna Daft of Columbus attended Fred Ogle's funeral in McArthur. Carrie Morris of Columbus visited her mother. Vivian Larry Martin and Helen Perry joined a recent 4 H boat trip. Grace Ogle with Christina and David accompanied Mrs. Joe Howell to Columbus on her way to Denver Colorado.
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Prattsville
Cecil Mace
Columbus
Edna Daft
Fred Ogle
McArthur
Carrie Morris
Vivian
Larry Martin
Helen Perry
Grace Ogle
Christina
David
Joe Howell
Denver
Colo
Pomeroy Brides Groomed for Life in Cincinnati Ceremony
Winnie Bolen Stout announced the marriage of her daughter Donna Jean to James Nelson in a May 31 ceremony in Cincinnati officiated by Rev. Robert Linter. Donna Jean Nelson, a Rutland High School graduate, works in the U.S. government conservation office in Pomeroy, while James Nelson, a Rutland High School graduate, is employed by the New York Central Railroad. The couple plans to reside on Brownell Avenue in Middleport after a Smoky Mountains honeymoon. Seventy two relatives and friends serenaded the couple at the Stout home on June 15, presenting gifts and well wishes.
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Dexter
Winnie Bolen Stout
Donna Jean
James Nelson
Max Nelson
Mattoon
Ill
Cincinnati
Robert Linter
Rutland Methodist Church
Nelson
Rutland High School
U. S
Pomeroy
New York Central Railroad
Smoky Mountains
Brownell Avenue
Middleport
G. B. Stout
Alfred Grange inspection set for Thursday evening
An Alfred Grange inspection is scheduled to be held here on Thursday evening June 20. Citizens are urged to attend and note any findings or concerns raised during the event.
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Alfred — Grange
Ladies Aid meeting at St. Paul and St. John churches
The Ladies Aid Societies of St. Paul and St. John Lutheran churches met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Virgil Hamm and hostess Emma Hamm. Plans were made to entertain New Haven Lutheran Ladies Aid with a September tea. Mrs. Harold Eppley and Mrs. William Mayer read articles, a Bible quiz was led by Mrs. Paul Theiss, and refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul
St. John Lutheran
Virgil Hamm
Emma Hamm
New Haven
Schuster Family Fete For James Juniors Fourteenth Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. James Schuster hosted a wiener roast at Lincoln Hill for their son James Jr on his 14th birthday June 13. Guests included Mrs. E. E. Fullrod and children Jackie Jo Ellen Kay Phillip Danny Frankie Basnett Frankie Titus Terry Mike Cutherston Robert Juanita Schuster and Clara Schuster. Mrs Fullrod assisted with serving.
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Pomeroy
James Schuster
Lincoln Hill
James, Jr
E. E. Fullrod
Jackie
Joellen Kay
Phillip
Danny
Frankie Basnett
Frankie Titus
Terry
Mike Cutherston
Robert
Juanita Schuster
Clara Schuster
Dorothy Stark Named Deputy Clerk of Meigs Probate Court
Miss Stark of Lincoln Hill is appointed deputy clerk in Meigs County Probate Court to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Martha Jane Williams who held the post for two years and left Saturday. Williams was given a gift by coworkers upon departure.
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Pomeroy
Dorothy Stark
Edward Stark
Lincoln Hill
Meigs County
Miss Stark
Martha Jane Williams
Williams
Pomeroy Bank Official Attends Ohio Banking School
William J. Hobstetter of the Rutland branch of the Pomeroy National Bank is attending the Ohio School of Banking at Ohio University, sponsored by the Ohio Bankers Association.
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Pomeroy
William J. Hobstetter
Rutland
Pomeroy National Bank
Ohio School of Banking
Ohio Bankers Association
Ohio Uni
Taxpayer Must Work To Pay Federal Taxes
The survey by the Tax Foundation finds the average American earning $4,500 annually must work two hours and twenty six minutes each day to cover his taxes.
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U. S
Tax Foundation
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