Water Shutdown After Main Break Hits Pomeroy
Middleport residents woke to no water Sunday as a West Main Street main broke in front of the Ashland Service Station. Meigs Water Co. said a cinder layer in the soil caused the rupture with service restored about 12 hours later. Citizens sought water from wells, plants, and cisterns, with one resident using a hose over a wall to help neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Water Company
West Main St
Pomeroy
Ashland
C. M. Hennesy
Holzer Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged Names Listed
A hospital notes page lists numerous admitted patients on Saturday and Sunday with hometowns such as Point Pleasant Bladen Gallipolis Ferry Oak Hill and Jackson and medical or surgical classifications. Dismissals on Saturday and Sunday include multiple patients from Point Pleasant Wellston Hamden and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Warner
Bladen
Homer R. Ross
Surgical
Thomas Evans
Patriot
Num Betz
Ewington
Nathan R. Wood
Gallipolis Ferry
Emerson Wilson
Point Pleasant
Howard Stitt
Middleport
Cassa A. Rose
Minersville
Pamela Sue Cottrill
Morgan S. Perry
Oak Hil
Ross Arthur Folden
Thurman
George W. Burns
Hamden
Mary Ada Evans
Oak Hill
Dana E. Hoffman, Jr
Rutland
Richard Oscar Wells
Jackson
Henry Kiesling
Gallipolis
George H. Robinson
Pomeroy
Ray Meade
Norman Kahlhamer
Ravenswood
Phillip McCoy
Grimms Landing
Glenn E. Raynes
Kenneth Hope
Henderson
Arthur Skinner
Elmer E. Kaiser
Albany
Peggy Rainer
Evan Forbis
Leon
Carl Poetker
William Withrow
Ollie Cartwright
Nancy Allman
Ferrell Rood
Wellston
Robert G. Pickett
Medical
Meigs County 4 H Activities Highlight Evening Meeting
The Wide Awake Club met at Marilyn Swans home with Dianne McComas presiding. Marilyn Swan and Tex anna White led demonstrations on table settings and breakfasts and a group discussion on personal grooming. Marilyn played a piano solo At the Organ and Carolyn Russell led a scavenger hunt. Refreshments were provided by Mrs Marvin Swan and Mrs Charles White. The next meeting will be at Dame McComas and Mrs L W McComas home on July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marilyn Swan
Texanna White
Marilyn
Wide Awake Club
Dianne McComas
Carolyn Russell
Jack’s
Marvin Swan
Charles White
Fellowship Meeting At Meigs County Fairgrounds
First Baptist Church announces a Men’s Fellowship gathering with Christian fellowship recreation and refreshments. The meeting is set for Thursday evening at 5 30 p m at the Meigs County Fairgrounds.
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Middleport
Meigs Native Dies Sunday At Home
POMEROY Jacob Ebersbach aged 73 died Sunday noon at his Pom ery home. A life long resident he worked for Parkersburg Big and Reel Co before retirement. Survived by wife Lena Winters and six brothers and three sisters. Services Wednesday 2 30 p m at Ewing funeral home with Rev Waldo Bartels officiating. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jacob Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Parkersburg Big & Reel Co
K of P Lodge
Existance
Lena Winters
Mason
W. Va
Albert H
Adam
Charles J
Joseph
Arthur
Elmer
Carrie M. Neutzling
Katie
Anna
W. H. Ebersbach
Ewing Funeral Home
Waldo Bartels
Beech Grove Cemetery
Gallia County 4-H Club Meetings Report Community Activites
Gallia County 4-H groups held multiple meetings. Rodney Happy Go Lucky at Anna Lou Fellure's home included games and refreshments with 14 members present. Rodney Rangers met at Dick Lakin’s home for a wiener roast and hay ride planning. Rio Grande Frontiersmen met at Charles and Joe Clark’s with Fred Hamrick aiding. next gathering at Eddie Vollborn’s on June 24. Wide-Awake members reported on charity work for sick or lonely people and hospital patients. health and safety program eyed with 100 points for approval and a first aid kit planned for Ohio Chapel Church, with Martha Jacquay to list contents. A five cent late-membership fine was voted. Devo tions were led by Karen Williams and Carol Eddy. Eno Sail On Club met at Arlene Roush’s home with talks on health and demonstrations. next meeting at Mary Walker’s home.
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Rodney Happy Go Lucky Club
Anna Lou Fellure
Rodney Rangers
Rodney Girls
Dick Lakin
Roger
Richard Vance
Rio Grande
Ohio Chapel
Holzer Hospital
J. Wilford Evans
Martha Jacquay
Karen Williams
Carol Eddy
Joyce Evans
Eno
Sail On Club
Arlene Roush
Sue Palmer
Karen Miles
Connie Cross
Patty Brown
Sharon George
Kay Chapman
Mary Walker
Musser Couple Welcome Fifth Pound Ten Ounce Son
A five pound ten ounce son was born June 9 to Sp3 and Mrs. Robert Musser of Augsburg Germany. The infant named Jeffrey Scott, with mother Roberta Wogan. Grandparents Arthur Musser Pomeroy John Wogan Columbus and Arvie Creech Germantown. Maternal grandparents O M Wogan Pomeroy Maude Smith Rutland Will Grueser Roseville and Bob Rupe Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Sp3
Robert
Gene) Musser
Augsburg
Germany
Jeffrey Scott
Musser
Roberta Wogan
Arthur Musser
John Wogan
Columbus
Arvie Creech
Germantown
0. M. Wogan
Maude Smith
Rutland
Will Grueser
Roseville
Bob Rupe
Oldest MHS Alumna Priscilla Barnes Turns 93 in Middleport
Middleport observes the 93rd birthday of Priscilla Tillie Barnes, oldest Middleport High School alumna from the class of 1883. A former teacher in Middleport and Pomeroy, she never married and rejects smoking or drinking, living with brother Harry R. Barnes on Locust Street and sharing memories with visitors.
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Middleport
Priscilla
Tillie) Barnes
Tillie’ Barnes
Middleport High School
Pomeroy
Miss Barnes
Harry R. Barnes
Locust St
Wedding Rehearsal, Buffet Feasts Mark Hackett Event
Middleport notes detail the rehearsal reception for Yvonne Hackett and Tom Scally with extensive guest lists. Additional buffet gatherings honor the couple with family and out of town visitors attending at the Hackett home. A separate Local Auxiliary meeting at Feeney Bennett Post plans officer elections and a summer picnic.
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Middleport
George Hackett
S. Second Ave
Yvonne
Tom Scally
Mary Shafer
Linda Grimm
Nancy Scally
New Haven
Pat Irelan
Waynesville
Barbara Scott
Elaine Hackett
Dennis Hackett
Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post No. 128
Legion Hall
Don Roach
Auxiliary unit elects officers at Rutland gathering
Mrs. J. H. Van Hook entertained the Lewis Manley Post American Legion Auxiliary in Rutland last week. Officers elected include Mrs. Campbell Harper as president and Mrs. Gertrude Butler as vice president.
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Middleport
J. H. van Hook
Lewis Manley Post American Legion
Rutland
Campbell Harper
Gertrude Butler
River Traffic and Dam Status at Gallipolis and Kanawha Areas
River gauges show several depths along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with movable dams up, includ ing Hinton Pomeroy-Mason and Point Pleasant readings. Lock notices list vessels and draft changes at Locks 14 through 35 and Kanawha River entries for London Winfield and Gallipolis boats with various up and down readings throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy - Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Mr. Criss
C. P. Wright
Sioux City
Everette T. Boggs
Jefferson
Louisiana
City of Huntington
Tradewinds
Bob Benter
Mike Creditor
Atlas
City of
Kanawha
London
Semet
Winfield
J. H. Bosworth
O. F. Shearer
Charles R. Stevenson
Liberty
Andrew P. Calhoun
Pollywog
Island Creek
Tennessee
Solvay
Pennsylvania
Duncan Bruce
Local residents share weekend visits across multiple towns
Miss Edith Klein and relatives visited the Fugate cottage in Reedsville for the weekend. Several weddings and receptions drew guests from Columbus Gallipolis and Point Pleasant while garden club events and family visits extended through Wilkesville Athens and Hilliards.
Mrs Lamp Rite Funeral for Mary Elizabeth Lamp
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lamp 76 died Saturday at her Portland home after long illness. Survivors include husband James Albert three daughters Alberta Henderson Elizabeth McLeod Anna McDole one son Carroll Lamp two brothers Harry Aumiller Fred Aumiller and two sisters. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Portland Methodist Church with burial in Portland Cemetery Ewing Funeral Home in charge. Reverend Freeland Norris will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Elizabeth Lamp
Portland
James Albert
Alberta H. Henderson
Elizabeth McLeod
Belpre
Anna V. McDole
Long Bottom
Carroll N. Lamp
Coolville
Harry Aumiller
Athens
Fred Aumiller
Washington
W. Va
Two Runs as Rescue Teams Aid Cheshire Men
Dana Halfhill, 25, of Cheshire, regained his ability to go home after emergency care by Middleport firemen following a fishing night. At 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Herb Manley was transported to Meigs General Hospital after initial treatment, as emergency squad responders assisted in Cheshire.
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Middleport
Dana Halfhill
Cheshire
Halfhill
H & R Firestone
Herb Manley
Meigs General Hospital
Izaak Walton League Meeting Set For Meigs County
Allen C. Hill announces a regular monthly meeting of the Meigs County Chapter Izaak Walton League at the club house near Chester Monday at 7 p.m. A dinner will be served followed by a short business session. Everett Ridge of Wildlife District Four in Athens will show a film How To Catch Fish in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Allen C. Hill
Meigs County
Izaak Walton League
Chester
Hill
Everett Ridge
Wildlife District Four
Athens
Ohio
Groups to Paint County Road Signs
Wildwood Garden Club Ches ter Grange Community Service Committee and Racine Farm Bureau Youth Council members meet June 24 at 8 p.m. at the Meigs County Farm Bureau office to paint road signs for county and township roads. Bring own paint brushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Wildwood Garden Club
Chester Grange Community Service Committee
Racine Farm Bureau Youth Council
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Missionary Service Planned at Carleton Gospel Church
A missionary service will be held at Carleton Gospel Church on Kingsbury Road Wednesday at 8 p.m. Speakers will be Rev and Mrs Frank Allen who have spent five years in the Philippine Islands. The public is invited.
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Pomeroy — A
Carleton Gospel Church
Kingsbury Road
Frank Allen
Allens
Philippine Islands
Admissions and Discharges List in Ohio Towns
Admissions include Bert Campbell Langsville Henry Kline Pomeroy Mrs Wanda Gunno Portland and Timothy Taylor Pomeroy Discharges list Thurston Stone Pomeroy Mrs John Musser Springfield with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Campbell
Langsville
Henry Kline
Pomeroy
Wanda Gunno
Portland
Timothy Taylor
Thurston Stone
John Musser
Springfield
Middleport Fire Company Ice Cream Festival Fails To Flourish
Middleport Fire Company endured setbacks at their first ice cream festival of the season on Saturday. Thunderstorms and a power outage darkened the village hall grounds while members handled two emergency calls and distributed treats. A cake donation of $10 aided the fundraiser for a new emergency truck.
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Middleport
Middleport Fire Company
Robert McElhinny
Wayne Gibbons
Cochairmen
Firmen
Friendship Class Plans Ice Cream Social in Kanauga
The Friendship Class and Class 3 of Fairhaven Methodist Church met at Mrs. Freda Burnett’s home in Kanauga to plan a June 28 ice cream social benefiting Kanauga Fairhaven Methodist Church. The Rev. C J Lemley assisted with planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhaven Methodist Church
Freda Burnett
Kanauga
Kanauga Fairhaven Methodist Church
C. J. Lemley
Local Social Roundup Trips and Visits
Mrs. Charles Arthur and daughter Mrs. Ethel Burdette left Sunday for a Florida vacation. Mrs. J. R. Gwinn and Mrs. Harry Gwinn spent the weekend in Montgomery West Virginia. Miss Carrie Plummer visited Montgomery for Sunday with friends. Mrs. Dana Prushing of Columbus guests of her aunt and sisters Miss Ethel Maude Young and Miss Edith Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Waugh returned to Portsmouth after visiting their son C. J. Waugh of Gallipolis. Mrs. Nash Collier and two children attended local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Klein
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Pearl St
Klein
Hulda Klein
O. P. Klein
M. K. Fugate
Fugate
We ‘Gates
Reedsville
Julia Probasco
Columbus
Scully- Hackett
Jacqueline Rice
Gallipolis
Yvonne Hackett
Tom Scally
William Fultz
Kimberly Sue
Point Pleasant
Fultz
The
Greenlees
Middleport
John Fultz
Earl Knight
Amateur Gardeners Club
Norman
Athens
Doolittles
George Doolittle
Fairview Park
Carroll Meadows
Ricky
Linda
Hilliards
Roscoe Meadows
S. Third Ave
Charles Arthur
Ethel Burdette
Florida
J. R. Gwinn
Harry Gwinn
Montgomery
W. Va
Carrie Plummer
Dana Prushing
Ethel Maude Young
Edith Wilson
E. C. Waugh
Portsmouth
C. J. Waugh
Nash Collier
Chil
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George McCoy
Charles Barcus
Joe Fannin
Frank Valentine
Waverly
Emma Grigsby
Ray L. Grose
Berkley Johnson
Eugene Harmon
J. F. Fick
Elizabeth Dicker
Billy Legg
Henry L. Fellore
Robert Adams
Harry Walburn
Harry Click
Leroy Durst
Alice Evans
Edward Hallbach
T. W. Roberts
Maude Thomas
J. E. Faulkner
Mabel Ramsey
Clara Coffman
William E
Robert McGuffin
Grace Sisson
Lawrence Wilcoxen
Dallas Shackleford
Ronald Beahrs
Cecil Miller
Lloyd Koenig
Harold Lockado
Robert Pickett
W. C. Fillinger
John H. Washam
Fred Denny
James Priest
Richard Criner
Marie Marr
Dana Jones
Frederica Pullins
Dwight Thomas
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs
Designing Woman
Gregory Peck
Lauren Bacall
Dolores Gray
Sam Levene
Temple
Henry Fonda
Vera Miles
Anthony Quayle
Charles Cooper
Buster Keaton
Dame McComas
L. W. McComas
Gallia County
Spring Hill
Robert Mussers
MHS
Middleport Area
Hacketts
Sacred Heart Church
Joe Tribble
Charleston
Hackett
Charles Wilkinson
Don McNeil
Bancroft
Mamie Withrow
Ingram
Nitro
Dick Irelan
Daughters
Jack Russell
Mary Castor
Detroit
Lena Carr
Castor
Carr
Helen Poling
Martin
Russells
Mr. Russell
Scotland
Miss Poling
da, Gordon
van Hook
Lulu Belle Hampton
Edith Thomas
Harper
Victor Mature
Karen Steele
Barbara Stanwyck
Barry Sullivan
Scott Brady
Mrs. Lamp Rite
Mullen
Sohio Service
KSC
Kananga
Helen Burnett
KSC Club
Birmingham
Ala
D. C. Priestley
Northup
Paul Healey
Idaho
Healey
Ed Berridge
Mayme Berridge
First Ave
Mr. Berridge
Lottie Abbott
Cora Simmons
Ady
John Wayne
Natalie Woods
the Searchers
Vistavision Technicolor
Joan Collins
George Cole
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Sadie
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Spencer Tracy
Heddy Lamarr
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