Godmother Provides Outing for Meigs Home Children
Patrolman Franklin D. Hudson of the Pomeroy Police was struck by a car while directing traffic at Main and Sycamore. He suffered a fractured pelvis and head injuries and is hospitalized. The driver Lawrence Damron of Akron was held on an open charge. he and his wife gave statements acknowledging limited sight of the officer. Damron's vehicle traveled about 25 feet after the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Sycamore
Franklin D. Hudson
Hudson
Lawrence Damron
Akron
Damron
Gnade
Walter F. Wolfe
Main St
Chief Wolfe
Damrons
Lawsuit Targets Property in Glouster Ohio
Laura Whiting sues William Wilson and heirs in Athens County Court to compel conveyance of one half acre in Fraction 6, Town 11, Range 14, Ohio Company's Purchase. The parcel is described with specific boundary lines and subject to mineral rights and public highways. Defendants must answer by July 7, 1952 or face judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probate Court
Athens County
Wooclock
Court House
Athens
Ohio
Waterloo
State of
Ohio Company
Alma Rose
Ettie Jungkerth
Grantor
Church Lot
Frank Patton
Athena
James F. Shumaker
John S. Rose
PRGAT
William Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Robert Wilson
John Wilson
Ben Wilson
George Wilson
John L. Wilson
Laura Whiting
Court of Common Pleas
Glouster
County of
Republic Coal Company
Margaret Bowen
Hisand
Mowery Rites Held for Bert Mowery at Hobson
The funeral for Bert Mowery aged 43 was conducted at Hobson Tabernacle Saturday at 2 p.m. by the Rev H O Cart with hymn accompaniment by the Osler family. He died from a fall of state Wednesday morning at Wood County Coal in Cheshire Township. Interment followed at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery with pallbearers and floral helpers listed. Edith Rakes of Columbus attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Osler
Mena Lee
Bert Mowery
Hobson Tabernacle
Mowery
Wood Coa} Co
Cheshire Township
H. O. Cart
Osler
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Hollis Clark
Osborne Farley
Ben Davidson
Orville Millicons
Harry Millicons
Leonard Gilmore
Delma Hawley
Bonnie Hawley
Corinne Manley
Erma Jean Little
Jean Wise
Norma Clark
Juanita Farley
Patsy Saunders
Edith Rakes
Columbus
Girl Scouts Attend Camp at Scioto County Camp
Deanna Watson Mary Scott Patty Blakeslee Sharon Bahr Janet Carpenter all of troop 8 and Joyce Ebersbach Dorothy Arnold of troop 4 depart Sunday for a week at Camp Molly Lauman Scioto County Girl Scout Camp. Mrs Robert Roberts serves as nature counselor. Parents accompany some girls to Pomeroy. Carolyn White and Rita Neutzling of troop 5 leave next week for a two week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Roberts
Pomeroy
Scioto County
Carolyn White
Rita Neutzling
Troop 5
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Local Property Shifts
In Meigs County multiple deed transfers are recorded. Transfers include 16.4 acres in Orange Township from Charles FE Massar and Leota M Massar to Norman and Lois McCain. Other transfers list heirs and affidavits in Sutton and Scipio Townships involving numerous individuals and parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles FE. Massar
Leota M. Massar
Norman McCain
Lois McCain
Orange Township
Guy Archer
Charles Archer
Alice Circle
Ora Archer
Hilda Glass
Jessie Archer
Virginia Archer
Vernia Circle
Vavie Circle
Homer Circle
James Circle
Susie Harris
Sutton Township
Homer
Lula
James Roush
Eva Jean Roush
Edward L. Baer
Ruby A. Baer
Pomeroy
H. F. Steinmetz
Flora Steinmetz
W. E. Jeffers
L. R Jeffers
Scipio Town Ship
Rosie Woodgerd
Lloyd Woodgerd
Pearl Nicholson
William Armentrout
Louretta Yeamans
William Barnhill
Thelma Ackley
Paul Barnhill
Helen Barnhill
Scipio Township
William Nichoson
Sciplo Township
Syracuse Man Fined for Assault and Battery
Cris A. Hubbard of Syracuse was fined 50 dollars and costs after arraignment before Judge Em met W Peoples on assault and battery charges. He pleaded guilty to the May term grand jury indictment, with a six month jail term suspended on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Emmet W. Peoples
Cris A. Hubbard
Syracuse
Hubbard
Young Messenger Carrier Rodney Longstreth Sets Pace
Rodney Longstreth a ninth grade carrier for The Messenger has earned rapid points in the Treasure Hunt contest aiming for a week's Summer Camp on Treasure Island Buckeye Lake. He plans more prizes and works to deliver magazines and the Economy Reading Plan to readers while helping at home after his father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longstreth
Rodney Galentin
Lucille Galentin
Rodney
Treasure Island
Buckeye Lake
Messenger
Nelsonville
Diehl Family Entertained By Royalty
The Diehl family joined Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Bachtel for a weekend visit. W. W. Diehl Jr returned from Tokyo with a Michigan degree in electrical engineering. He will work as a naval research engineer in Washington. The Diehls met Japanese royalty including Prince and Princess Takamatsu and attended events honoring Mrs. Alben Barkley Mrs. Douglas MacArthur and Mrs. Matthew Ridgway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
W. W. Diehl, Jr
Tokyo
W. W
Duke) Diehl, II
University of Michigan
Washington
Diehls
Naval Research Laboratory
Prince
Princess Takamatsu
Alben Barkley
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew Ridgway
Bachtel
Bachtels
Katherine
West Virginia
Weslyan
Buckhannon
John Eppling
U.S. Air Force
Texas
Hortense Eppling
Gallipolis
Pomeroy Third Friday Club Plans Picnic at Syracuse Roadside Park
Fifteen members attended the Third Friday Club meeting led by Mrs Willard Hines. Mrs Carrie Meinhart presided, announcing a July 15 picnic at Syracuse Roadside Park at 6 30 p m. Prizes went to Miss Ann Ebers bach Mrs Carrie Meinhart Mrs Marie Dailey and Mrs Mabel Wolfe. Gifts were exchanged with secret pals and the hostess served sherbet cake punch and mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Willard Hines
Carrie Meinhart
Syracuse
Ann Ebersbach
Marie Dailey
Mabel Wolfe
Pomeroy Party Honors Reid Young and Bride
A belting was held last Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G A Young for their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs Reid Young. Ice cream and candy bars were served to 28 young persons.
Local Residents Return From Travels and Visits
Mr and Mrs James Latworthy returned from a two week vacation in Miami and other Florida cities. Mrs Agnes McGreevy left Sunday for a month in Columbus to visit friends. Dr and Mrs J L of Columbus visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs Leverett Roush and relatives in Meigs County. Charles Price Kathryn Price Hall and Williard McMaster of Columbus visited over the weekend with relatives here. John Klein and son Johnny of Point Pleasant visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs L L Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Latworthy
Miami
Florida
Agnes McGreevy
Columbus
J. 1
Leverett Roush
Meigs County
Charles Price
Kathryn Price Hall
Williard McMaster
John Klein
Johnny
Point Pleasant
L. L. Roush
Mrs Pennell Visits Husband at Fort Knox
Mrs Maxine Pennell spent last week with her husband Howard stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky where he is enrolled in the bakers and cooks school. The Pennells returned home Saturday night and Howard left Sunday evening to return to Fort Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Maxine Pennell
Howard
Fort Knox
Bakers and Cooks School
Pennells
Fort Known
Campers Return From Tar Hollow Camp
Chauncey Woodena and Donna Joe Ferrell and Dovie Boyd of Racine returned from ten days of camping at Tar Hollow near Laurelville. The camp was sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Woodena serving as a camp counsellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Woodena
Donna Joe Ferrell
Dovie Boyd
Racine
Tar Hollow
Laurelville
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Visits and gatherings across Ohio and nearby states
Charlies Pickens visits his mother Mrs. Franklin Pickens then goes to Camp Sheridan III. H A Hensley and others attend funeral services in Warwick for James Fulton. Grace Louden joins Armstrong family reunion in Youngstown. About one hundred attend the serenade for Ray and Mrs. Riggs. Mrs. Oscar Babcock and Gene Riggs visit relatives at Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Charlies Pickens
Franklin Pickens
Camp Sheridan III
H. A. Hensiey
Antone Liter
Charles Hensiey
Warwick
Ohio
Hensiey
James Fulton
Grace Louden
Armstrong
Youngstown
Ray Riggs
Oscar Babcock
Gene Riggs
Parkersburg
Linnie Swan
Substitution Planned During County Extension Office Vacation
Mrs. Rob erts takes a week's vacation from the county extension office and Mrs. F Whitney Ingreham will substitute in the position for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Roberts
F. Whitney Ingreham
Joanna Ley of Farm Bureau Spends Weekend at Home
Joanna Ley, a Farm Bureau employee in Columbus, spent the weekend at her home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Joanna Ley
Farm Bureau
Columbus
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs. Wallace Riggs and her sons Ronnie and Stevie of Annapolis are visiting Pom eroy for the summer with her mother Mrs. Helen Nease. They will stay with relatives in the county and visit Herb Riggs family. Lt. Wallace Riggs a marine engineering instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy is on a summer cruise with midshipmen and will arrive August 1 to spend his leave in Pom eroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Wallace Riggs
Rosemary Nease
Ronnie
Stevie
Annapolis
Helen Nease
Herb Riggs
U.S. Naval Academy
Social visitor list includes Hoyts relatives and locals
Miss Jessie Hoyt from Columbus and her brother Fred Hoyt of Marietta visit Miss Bess Sanborn and family. William Russell on US Air Force leave visits relatives in Springfield with mother Mrs. Anna Belle Russell. Extended family and friends from Columbus, Springfield, Bucyrus, Pomeroy, Racine and St. Albans gather for visits and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Sanborn
M. R. Sanborn
Jessie Hoyt
Columbus
Fred Hoyt
Marietta
William Russell
US Air Force
Anna Belle Russell
Springfield
Roy Davidson, Jr
A. E. Erwin
S. Third Ave
Roy Davidson
Lawrence
Earl Rickman
Carrie Cassell
Emma Jean Wells
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Wayne Gibbons
Evelyn
Bucyrus
William Larerry
Lester Yeanger
George Faris
O. R. Faris
Pomeroy
C. P. Dutton
Middleport
Dutton
Dee Grogan
Cc, H. Wise, Sr
Ruth
B. Y. McCormick
St. Albans
W. Va
Andrew Harris
Racine
Florence Bush
Pliny
Paul Sanders
Florida
Ralph Sanders
Plain City
Robert Harris
Gordon Harris
C. M. Hennesy
Susan Harris
Nicky
Jimmy Harris
Chi Rho group returns home from Camp Christian
The Chi Rho group which spent last week at Camp Christian near Magnetic Springs Ohio returned home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Camp Christian
Magnetic Springs
On Again Off Again Day Hits Middleport
Yesterday in Middleport a volatile weather day featured intermittent rainstorms and high humidity. A local resident called it a put and take day as furniture and rugs were moved multiple times. An electrical storm around 6 pm caused no local damage besides knocking telephones, and by 9 pm crews evacuated a large transformer in Glouster following an SOS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Messenger
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Synod Report From Wooster Highlights Westminster Fellowship
William Taylor of Athens Youth Presbytery chaired a synod resume during the 71st Annual Synod of Ohio meeting at Wooster College. He and Glenroy Ewing of Pomeroy attended with Rev. Howard Ruppelt and others. Weather redirected a planned Syracuse roadside park picnic to the Syracuse Church service where Taylor reviewed synod sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William
Bill) Taylor
Athens
Howard Ruppelt
Local
Presbyterian Church
Fred Lewis
George Ed. Greenlee
Bill
Westminster Fellowship
Syracuse
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Taylor
Fellowship
Youth Group Takes Trip to Philadelphia and D C
Members of the Federated Church Youth Fellowship from Pomeroy plan a roughly 1200 mile journey to Philadelphia and Washington D C. The second annual trip includes Nancy Jacobs, Carol Strauss, Fred Werry, Ted Scott, George Sisson, Leger Hines, Bill Roush, Barbara Coates, Bill Kitchen, Ed Kennedy, Sue Johnson, Janet Smit, Larry Hamm and Bunky Johnson. They will return home Saturday with chaperones Mrs. Phil Globokar, Mrs. W. A. Smith and the Rev. Harold F. Less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Smith
Harold F. Less
Virgil Brown Attends National Junior Chamber Convention
Virgil V. Brown president of the Meigs County Jaycee and county clerk of courts travels to Dallas Texas for the National Junior Chamber of Commerce event with his wife. They expect to return around June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dallas
Texas
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Virgil V. Brown
Meigs County Jaycee
Brown
Kentucky visitors visit horse farms near Richmond
Mr and Mrs John Chauncey and sons Paul and Richard motored to Richmond Kentucky on Saturday to visit Mr and Mrs Jack Ley. They toured the countryside and called on several famous horse farms. They returned home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Johnn Fy
Paul and
Richard
Richmond
Jack Ley
Ruschel divorce granted in Meigs County court
Agnes Ruschel was granted a divorce from Albert P. Ruschel by Judge Emmet W. Peoples in the Meigs County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Agnes Ruschel
Albert P. Ruschel
Emmet W. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Congregation Hears Musical Program at First Baptist
Middleport Congregation of First Baptist Church enjoyed a musical program during worship led by Konrad Scholl, former Meigs Countian now directing Ohio University summer clinic, with Boone pupils Ruth McCall Roma Archenbach and Tom Sandell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Konrad Scholl
Meigs Countian
Boone, Iowa
Ohio University
Boone
Ruth McCall
Roma Archenbach
Tom Sandell
Yost
T. Sandell
R. Achenbach
Faure
Scholl
Miss McCall
Bach
R. Achembach
Saturda
Sunday
Ohio River
Scholls
New Board Installed At Church
Heath Methodist Church in Middleport held an installation during morning worship led by Rev. Louis A. Bangerter. He praised the Ohio Conference at Lakeside and noted a national evangelism campaign. The board approved joining the campaign and authorized trustees to begin a church repair program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Louis A. Bangerter
Ohio
Lakeside
Bangerter
Council of Bishops
New Resident 91 Years Old in Middleport
Christina Majewski, 91, recently moved from Logan to Middleport to live with her great-niece Mrs Charles Murray and family on N Fourth Ave. She turns 92 July 14 and remains active, enjoys watching children at the nearby wading pool and television. John Buchanan of Logan, enrolled at Ohio University for summer courses, visited over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Christina Majewski
Logan
Nora Dieh Buchanan
Charles Murray
Fourth Ave
Majewski
Murray
Murrays
John Buchanan
Ohio University
Meigs County Sales Tax Receipts Rise This Week
Retail sales tax receipts for Meigs County increased about 2000 in the week ending June 7 from a year ago, per Roger W. Tracy state treasurer. Total receipts reached 4734.59 compared with 2541.87 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W.tracy
4-H Members Picnic With Meigs County Club
24 4-H members and four guests from the Racine 4-H Club met at Middleport Roadside Park after touring the Ohio Valley Baking Co. Miss Mary Bradford led the group with Mrs. Howard Nolan and two mothers aiding planning. Mrs. Nolan outlined exhibits for the Meigs County Junior Fair in August as games were played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Racine
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I ‘ D. Hudson
Polly Karr
Pom
BOK
Director of Public Service Safety
F. Hl. Reckler
Public Service
Safety City
Charles Werry
Huntington
Eroy
Miss Karr
C. R
Dick) Karr
Race St
Imperial Electric Co
Portland
Ethel Willoughby
Ida Lee Hartley
Denver Nelson
Roger Davis
Robert Morris
Rich Valley Dairy
Ohio Valley Baking Company
Grapette Bottling Co
7 Up Bottling Company
Bob Wilson
William Lowe
Rowland, Bridgewater and
Tray
Hobson
Dick Turner
NEA Sere
Galfentin
Diehl
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Mrs. Pennell
Husband
Ft. Knox
Middleport Social Notes
Widdleport Personals
NEA
Priya
Wooster
Virgil Brown
Kentucky
Luckoffs
Oldsmobile
Garanteed
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Dodge Meadowbrook
Kaiser
Carr & van Zandt
Motor Sales
Pomeroy, Ohio
Olosmobile
ORC
Meigs
Burt Lancaster Jody Lawrence Gilbert Roland Kieron Moore
George Tobias
Gerald Mohr
Janet Leigh
Peter Lawford
Lewis Stone
Douglas Fowley
Marilyn Erskine
Henry Slate
Benny Rubin
Baptist
Liberty
Jack Holt
Frank Capra
Arnold
Benedict
Mason
Tadda
Vivian Leigh
Marlon Brando
Korea
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