Middleport Council Discusses Water Rate Increase Proposal
Middleport Village Council and Meigs Water Co officials convened to consider a 25 cent minimum charge rise, the impact on 2600 to 3500 gallon blocks, and use of funds to raise wages. They also weighed a PUC hearing if no agreement is reached and planned a joint session with Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Water Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Co. M. Hennesy
Water Company
Sidney T. Russell
Hennesy
C&o Railroad
Pomeroy
Russell
Middleport Hill
John B. Downing
Meigs Water Company
Rodney Downing
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Frank Vroman
Columbus
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Bell Company
Russell Bailey
Horton Brown
Wayne Gibbons
Walter Bunce
Joe Young, Jr
David O Jenkins
Charlies Murray
Meigs Couple To Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Mike Wippel of Chester Road Meigs will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 29 with noon dinner for family and an open house from 1 to 4 pm. They married June 27 1902. They have three children Ralph Dana and Elmer two of whom are deceased and a daughter Mrs Freda Fruth of Point Pleasant WV. Their granddaughter Patty Ann Fruth Karen Lynn Fruth and Frances Sue Wippel also share in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mike Wippel
The
Chester
Wippel
Thomas Turnbdull
A. F. Eiselstein
Wippels
Ralph
Dana
Elmer
Freda Fruth
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Patty Ann Fruth
Karen Lynn Fruth
Frances Sue Wippel
Alice Window
Pomeroy Wedding Planned by Miss Helen Click and Carl Nease
Announcement by Miss Helen Joan Click and Carl Malcolm Nease of their forthcoming wedding on Thursday July 3 at Hopewell Baptist Church Mt Alto West Virginia with an open church ceremony at 7 PM and pre ceremony music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Helen Joan Click
Carl Malcolm Nease
Hopewell Baptist Church
Mt. Alto
W. Va
Miss Click
Ray Click
Mt. Alio
Mr Nease
Vernon Nease
Minersville
Rocksprings Grange to Meet Thursday at Grange Hall
The Rocksprings Grange will convene Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Grange Hall with Raymond Cole serving as master. A quarterly birthday party will be held during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rocksprings
Grange Hall
Raymond Cole
Rosenbaum hosts first anniversary dinner in Gallipolis
A. H. Rosenbaum entertained at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis with a Sunday dinner to celebrate the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rosenbaum. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Danny Rosenbaum of Columbus and Dr. and Mrs. P. F. Stanley, along with Helen Mees as an invited guest.
Weekend Visits Across Counties Mentioned in notices
Kenilworth Nease of Dayton and Middletown spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Helen Nease. Mr and Mrs W L Lipsey and children Jimmy and Vicky Ann of Dragerton Utah are guests of Mrs Lipsey's parents Mr and Mrs Eir nest Bahr. Joseph Whitlock of Columbus is spending the week with his mother Mrs Sophia Whitlock and sisters Mrs Mary Kunzelman and Mrs Homer Brickles. Mr and Mrs Homer Hysell of Columbus visited over the weekend at their home here. They and Mrs Dey Hysell visited relatives in Vinton. Mr and Mrs Robert Schelihause
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine
Robert
Canton
Theodore Reed
Charles Price
Kathryn Price Hall
Willard McMaster
Columbus
Price
Helen Nease
Jerry Wise
Gerald Wise
Floredo
Richard Rupe
Eddie Smith Wehe
Wayne Rupe
Rutland
Dick Roush
Stanley
Butternut Ave
Williamson
W. Main St
Roy Reuter
Ebersbach
West Main St
Warren Stanley
Minersville
Jay Kelton
Frank Sisson
Roger Willoughby
Janice Story
Germantown
Episcopal Church
Aaron Kelton
Ralph Sisson
Diehl
Madeira
Ohio
Kenilworth Nease
Dayton
Middletown
W. L. Lipsey
Jimmy
Vicky Ann
Dragerton
Utah
Lipsey
Eirnest Bahr
Joseph Whitlock
Sophia Whitlock
Mary Kunzelman
Homer Brickles
Homer Hysell
Dey Hysell
Vinton
Robert Schelihause
Meigs Hospital Admits List With Multiple Patients
Meigs Hospital reports admissions for John Dixon of Charleston W Va Sanford Dodson of Middleport Charles Kiser of Letart Falls W Va F Burford of Middleport Franklin Hudson of Pomeroy Mrs William VanMeter of Clifton W Va Births include Quenton Spencer Racine a son Discharges include Lois Spencer and baby Ro land Sayre Mrs Mattie Custer Charles Siders Martin Houston Mrs Roy Howell and Mrs William Van Meter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dixon
Charleston
W. Va
Sanford Dodson
Middleport
Charles Kiser
Letart Falls
Quenton Spencer Racine
Lois Spencer
Roland Sayre
Mattie Custer
Charles Siders
Martin Houston
Roy Howell
William van Meter
Carl Norvell
Elmer Ord
Robert Schriever
George Saylor
William Grimm
Roger Whittington
Robert Perkins
Paul Hackler
Russell Hollingshend
Don ‘Call
John Southern
Floyd Rife
Noah Kuhn
Edwin Smith
Linda Mayes
Michael Good
Dora Romine
Tom Halliday
Frank Reeves
Clair Sayre
Kermit Price
James Rowland
Luther Kiser
David Edwards
Robert A. Woolfitt
James F. Long
Jimmie Queen
Charles Slate
Keitha Reiker
Floyd W. Cogan
Daisy Cavey
Ice Cream Social Planned by Hemlock Grove Church
Hemlock Grove Church sponsors an ice cream social on Saturday night June 28 at Hemlock Grove Grange Hall. Proceeds will go toward paying off the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove Grange Hall
Couples listed in concise marriage notice
John E. Stone and Bertha Stacy, both 21, of Belpre and Toppers Plains respectively, are listed with Ralph A. Michael and Thelma Mae Ebersbach as a pair from Minersville and Middleport. Also named are Robert Molden and Gladys Stacy of Ruui, and David Grueser and Eileen Wines of Rutland and Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Stone
Belpre
Bertha
Stacy
Toppers Plains
Ralph A. Michael
Minersville
Thelma Mae Ebersbach
Middleport
Robert Molden
Gladys Stacy
Ruui
David Grueser
Rutland
Eileen Wines
Racine
Gerlach Rites Are Conducted in West Virginia
Relatives gathered for the funeral of Frederick H. Gerlach held at Jackson Chapel near Chestnut Ridge Mason County West Virginia. Attendees included Roy Stong Nevada Iowa Willard Gerlach Collins Iowa Willard Boyer Berry Pomeroy Ralph Martin Judy Floyd Boyer Thelma Boyer George Nash Ethel Nash and John Nash. Mrs Cerina E. Gerlach widow also survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frederick H. Gerlach
Jackson Chapel
Chestnut Ridge
Mason County
W.va
Roy Stong
Nevada
Iowa
Willard Gerlach Collins
Towa
Willard Boyer
Berry
Beverly
Pomeroy
Ralph Martin
Judy
Floyd Boyer
Thelma Boyer
George Nash
California
U.S. Marine Corps
Ethel
John Nash
Gerlach
Margaret Boyer
Edith Nash
Theresa Barr
Audra Barr
Cottageville
Wilbur
Carl Gerlach
Cerina E. Gerlach
Meigs County Induction and Exam Schedule Out
Local draft board announces July physicals and inductions for Meigs County. On July six men will undergo physical examinations for armed forces entry and on July 10 five men will be inducted. Both events occur in Ashland Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Draft Board
Armed Forces
Ashland
Pomeroy Police Report Meter Receipts for Week
Police Chief Walter Wolfe reported the week’s parking meter receipts totaling 246 dollars and 40 cents. The update outlines the collection period and confirms funds collected by the city's parking meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter FE. Wolfe
Charles Speer Ordained Grace Episcopal Rector
Charles Ramsey Speer was ordained to the diaconate at Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield by Bishop Henry W. Hobson. He will serve as rector of Pomeroy Grace Episcopal Church and Trinity Church in McArthur. Speer, a 1949 Wittenberg College graduate and 1952 Kenyon College BD, served in the Army medical corps in World War II and is married to Mary Jane Dixon of Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Ramsey Speer
Pomeroy Grace Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
McArthur
Christ Episcopal Church
Springfield
Henry W. Hobson
Speer
Wittenberg College
Kenyon College
Gambier
Medical Corps
Army
Panama
Walter Reed
Washington, D. C
Mary Jane Dixon
Roy M. Dixon
Ohio University
Athens
Air Force Command
Washington
Middleport Social Notes Highlights School and Local Visits
The Daily Vacation Bible School in Middleport closed after two weeks with a dinner at Quality Coffee Shoppe and a film for about 150 children. Deans Rev. Louis A. Bangerter and Rev. Howard Ruppelt led the DVBS with an after dinner review of accomplishments and plans for next year. Also noted are a 4600 mile motor trip by Mr and Mrs Harold Roush including Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone visits, and a July church picnic planned with no meetings until September. Local civic updates include WCTU picnic plans at Roadside Park and a Fire Department Auxiliary meeting arranging an July 14 picnic with firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Daily Vacation Bible School
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
Howard Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
DVBS
Bangerter
Mr Suppelt
George Meinhart
Lionel Boggs
Carol Bachtel
Julie Mitch
Rae Ann Mills
Sally Sauer
Phyllis Gothard
Cherole Blake
Harold Roush
West
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone Park
Denver
Colo
Frank Johnson
Iowa
R. D. Lattridge
Winterset
Ethel Sedgwick
Columbus
Roush
New York Central Railroad
C. R. Karr
Karr
Sidney T Russell
Jack Bechtle
Sister visitors plan picnic supper in Brewington yard
Mrs Bud Kissel of Columbus visits sister Mrs James Brewington in Sandra Pearl Street. This evening sister Mrs John Vroman and family join for a picnic supper in the Brewington yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bud Kissel
Asther Bowen
Columbus
James Brewington
Sandra
Pearl
Women’s Association group entertains at Joachim home
Group 1 of the Women's Association of First Presbyterian Church was entertained at the home of Miss Elizabeth and Miss Phyllis Joachim on Thursday evening. Mrs. George Anderson Jr. presided as chairman. The group will continue with plans and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women's Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth
Phyllis Joachim
George Anderson, Jr
Brother of Pavlish Dies in Cleveland
John Pavlish brother of local dance instructor Andrew Pavlish died Sunday afternoon at City hospital Cleveland Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Cleveland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallipolis
John Pavlish
Andrew Pavlish
City Hospital
Cleveland
Pavlish
Cleveland Hospital
Picnic honors Meigs County children's home in Portland Park
Omitted from the list of drivers and sponsors were Mr and Mrs Carl Jones and the Gem Bottling Co at the Meigs County Children's Home wards picnic in Portland Park on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Portland Park
Carl Jones
Gem Bottling Co
Methodist Men Meet in Heath Church Area
Methodist Men, recently organized at Heath Church, will meet today at 7 30 p m at the home of Robert Coats. This regular June gathering will be held outside with a business period recreation and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Church
Robert Coats
Family Visits Spread Through Ohio and Beyond
Local residents hosted relatives from Charleston Columbus and Miami Fla. Cpl Eugene Walburn returned to Chanute Field after leave with wife and daughter Pamela Jean. The Souders family visited Roscoe Wise in Ohio delaying plans due to Michael illness. Ann Chisler joins area while Kevitt family guests of W Haslers. Elizabeth Moore travels to Denver for a sorority convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bachner
C. W. Clark
Clyde Belcher
Charleston
Clark
H. W. Clark
Pearl St
Mary Schaaf
Columbus
Everett Bachner
Cpl
Eugene Walburn
Chanute Field
Til
Pamela Jean
Charles Walburn
James Souders
Michael
Miami
Fla
Sacred Itheart Parish
Leo Kevitt
Kevitt
Imperial Electric Co
W. Haslers
Point Pleasant
Middleport
Flint
Mich
Robert Washington
Mildred Hawley
Claude Washington
Virginia Beach
Nan Moore
Miss Hawley
Moore
Elizabeth
Athens
Denver
Maxine Bennett
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
U.S
Springfield
Selmar Webb
Hauck
Jan
Janice
Gallipolis Soil Service Air Show to Join Junior Fair
The Gallia County Agricultural Society voted to combine the Junior Fair with the soil conservation air show at Holzer airport August 7 8 and 9. Bill Smith appointed fair manager with four assistants and plans include extended exhibit space hangars rides and concession space funded by state and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Service
Gallipolis
Holzer Airport
Gallia
Driver Fined After Hitting Patrolman
Lawrence Damron, 26, Akron, was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless operation after his car struck Patrolman Franklin D. Hudson directing traffic on F Main St. He admitted full responsibility before leaving the county. Walter Green, 21, Pomeroy, was released on bond after arrest for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Lawrence Damron
Akron
Walter E. Wolfe
Damron
Franklin D. Hudson
F. Main St
Walter Green
Charles Werry
Charles Russel
Patrol Makes Four Arrests in Gallipolis Area
In Gallipolis area on Monday the State Highway Patrol arrested four. Three drivers were fined and one cited in Juvenile Court. Fines: William 17 Justice 46 Rutland 10 dollars. Henry James Jr. 25 Portsmouth 15 dollars. William Perry 38 Ethel West Virginia 5 dollars. Neale R. DeMall 17 Rio Grande cited for Juvenile Court. Justice and Perry fined by Municipal Judge William H. Jones and James by a justice of the peace in Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William 17
Justice
Rutland
Henry James, Jr
Portsmouth
William Perry
Ethel
W. Va
Neale R. DeMall
Rio Grande
John W. Howell
James and
Perry
William H. Jones
Hospital Birth Announcements From Holzer Notes
The Holzer Hospital notes list numerous birth announcements including a daughter for Mrs Es M McAlister of Point Pleasant and a son for Mrs William J Somerville of Point Pleasant. Other names include Mrs Hobart Rice Scottown, Susan Phillips Gallipolis, Jimmie Queen Apple Grove, and Mrs Daniel Burns Henderson among many families welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es M. McAlister
Point Pleasant
Hobart Rice
Scottown
William J. Somerville
Thomas Wood
Gallipolis
Ivan Sheets
Shirley Walters
Bladen
Charles ‘Tate
Cheshire
Wilson Brunty
Racine
Harrison Kirk, Jr
Oak Hill
Wilbur R. McGhee
Oak Til
Andrew Cottrill
Radcliff
William Woodall
Susan Phillips
Oliver Landers
Pomeroy
William Stephens
Bidwell
Jimmie Queen
Apple Grove
Local Marriage Licenses Filed In Region
Helen M Payne 25 of Bidwell and Lawrence Boyd 28 of Middleport. Garnet Marie Johnson 21 of Crown City and Dave Saxon 23 of Gallipolis. Kay Irene Whitt 17 of Gallipolis and Homer Ray Hockmen 18 of Addison. Marcella Marie Null 17 of Northup and Willis Glen Houck 20 of Gallipolis Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Payne
Bidwell
Lawrence Boyd
Middleport
Garnet Marie Johnson
Crown City
Dave Saxon
Gallipolis
Kay Irene Whitt
Homer Ray Hockmen
Addison
Marcella Marie Null
Northup
Willis Glen Houck
Heart Association Grants Fund 72 Research Projects
The American Heart Association announced grants-in-aid totaling 361,522 for 72 research projects in heart and blood diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Heart Association
Three Men Arraigned and Sentenced in Meigs County
Judge Emmet W. Peoples presided as John Bason reported three arraignments. Charles Gilkey of Middleport Route 1 faced a failure to yield charge and was released on $150 bond after pleading not guilty. Dayton Spencer, also of Middleport, received a one year jail term for entering a house of blame, with probation and suspension of the jail term. William Edwards of Middleport pleaded guilty to petty larceny and received 30 days in jail, with six months probation and credit for prior time served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
William Edwards
Middleport
Edwards
Bacon
Baptist School In Session At Mt. Moriah
Mt Moriah Baptist Church hosts the Leadership Training School of the International Council of Churches under the Ohio Baptist General Association. Dean Rev James T Crabl of Lima with teachers Mrs Dorothy Lewis Bidwell and Mrs Flossie Craddolph Columbus lead classes on teaching methods New Testament study and daily vacation Bible School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
International Council of Churches
Ohio Baptist General Association
James T. Crabl
Lima
Dorothy Lewis
Bidwell
Flossie Craddolph
Columbus
Bernice Borden
Ice Cream Social Planned by Meigs County Farm Bureau
An ice cream social will start at 7 30 p m Tuesday in front of the Farm Bureau building on Main Street. The Meigs County Farm Bureau Women s Activities Committee sponsors the event with outdoor lighting and seating. Music will be played via loudspeaker. Committee members met at Mrs F Whitney Ingraham s home to prepare the ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Farm Bureau
Main St
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Activities Committee
F. Whitney Ingraham
Spring Ave
River traffic report from Gallipolis and Kanawha districts
Traffic data list boats on the Gallipolis locks and Kanawha River with up and down movements across multiple vessels. Gauges show upper at 17.8 feet and lower at 10.6 feet with five feet at the rollers. Kanawha Falls rising to 1.34 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Joan FE
Java Sea
Semet
Solvay
Fort Armstrong
Bruce
Kanawha
Shirley
London
Kenna
Marmet
Leila
Winfield
Bonnie
Sohio State
Sycamore
Criss Jr
Louisiana
Weir
Clair
Willam Penn
Cherokee
Ernestine
Cook
Kanawha Falls
Gallipolis Couple Granted Divorce in Betz Ruling
Leanna S Has kins of Gallipolis was granted a divorce from Glen Haskins of Gallipolis on gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Judge Robert M Betz filed the decree through Clerk Marjorie Rhinehart on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leanna S. Haskins
Glen Haskins
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Marjorie Rhinehart
Divorce Action Starts in Gallia County Court
Gallia resident Mr. F Cheatwood files for divorce from Louisa of Sciotoville, alleging gross neglect of duty. Petition filed Monday in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
F. Cheatwood
Gallia
Louisa
Sciotoville
Remarkable recovery from arthritis prompts personal letter
A reader describes being freed from widespread rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism after severe joint deformities and muscle pain. The note invites correspondence to share details of how relief was achieved and promises a reply.
Memorial Dollars Offer From Logan Monument Co
Logan Monument Co promotes memorials with guaranteed lower prices and higher quality. Contact Mr. Leo L. Vaughan at Pomeroy near the Pomeroy Mason Bridge 520 for complete details with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Monument Company
Leo L. Vaughan
Pomeroy Near
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs
Mr. Wippel
Flings Wippel
MR. and
Mrs. Wippel
Pomeroy Social Notes
Grange
Pomeroy Personals
Vivian Leigh
Marion Brando
Korea
Ray Milland
Jean Peters
Dick Powell
Lizabeth Scott
Meigs Hospital
Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Ass'n
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Erceipts
Charles Speer
Grace Episcopal
MR. Speer
John Neilson
Robert Alan
Middleport Social Notes
Charles McMaster
Margaret Sauer
WCTU
Uest
Widdleport Personals
State Highway Department
Messenger Newsphoto
Black
John Lusher
Patrol
Holzer Hospital
Daniel Burns
Henderson
Ralph Saunders
Jeanette Scott
Lucy Bowen
Riley Berry
Thomas Walton
Weilston
Charles Edward Griffith
Sally Saxon
EF. S. Brewer
Jackson
Edward G. Abele
Wellston
Lela S. Wier
P.O. Box
Jackson, Miss
Mr. Vaughan
Logan Monument Company OF
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Temple Middleport
Just This
Planet Leigh
Peter Lawford
Aoe Stone
Douglas Fowley
Mariion Erskine
Henry Slate
Benny Rubin
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