Maag Hosts Fish Fry Anniversary at Long Bottom
Dr and Mrs FE Maag entertained the Women’s Auxiliary of Meigs County Medical Society and county doctors at their Ohio River country home in Long Bottom. The event celebrated Dr Maag’s 30th medical anniversary with a fish supper, tributes, and a singing of Happy Anniversary. Notables attending included Dr Poindexter Mrs Hartinger and several local families and guests.
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Middleport
FE. F. Maag
Meigs County Medical Society
Ohio River
Long Bottom
Renzo Menchini
Maags Lodge
Auxiliary
Ohio highway repair contracts bid for six projects in 1950
The Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus invites sealed proposals by July 6 1950 for six bituminous pavement projects in Athens Vinton and nearby townships in multiple state routes. Proposals cover 19 536 to 78 355.20 feet of roadway with varying widths and patching. A $5 542.24 certified check is required. plans available at the department. The director may reject all bids.
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State Highway Director of
Ohio
Columbus
Athens County
Carthage
Rome
Troy Township
Vinton County
Wilkesville
Vinton Counts
Hamden
Vinton
Clinton
Elk Township
Richland Townships
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
J. Kauer
Horton Roush Dies at 74 in Cheshire Farm Community
Horton H. Roush 74, a Cheshire farmer, died unexpectedly at his home after a period of ill health. Survived by widow Laura Scott Roush, two sons Everett M. and Hortie, three daughters Ruth Mack Eunice Buntz and Mildred Swisher, a sister Edna Johnson, 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was a member of the Old Kgger Baptist Church. Friends may call at the residence. Funeral arrangements announced by Rawlings Coats directors.
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Middleport
Horton H. Roush
Cheshire
Mr. Roush
Lara Scott Roush
Everett M
Pendleton
Ore
Ruth Mack
Eunice Buntz
Hortie
Mildred Swisher
Edna Johnson
Bucyrus
Joseph
Middleport Soldier On Duty in Japan
Pfc. Richard L. Bailey, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Harry A Bailey of Middle Port, has arrived in Japan and is assigned as a powerman with the 41st Fighter Squadron at Yokota Air Base near Tokyo. A Middleport High School graduate, he entered service June 1949 and trained at Lackland and Chanute before going overseas. He arrived in the Far East in April and joined the Fifth Air Force.
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Yokota Air Base
Japan
Richard L. Bailey
Harry A. Bailey
Sycamore St
Middle Port
Tokyo
Middleport High School
Bailey
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Middleport Pageant Presented by Church Children
Boys and girls of the Church of Christ staged a pageant The Childhood of Jesus last night at the church directed by Mrs Walter Bunce Flowers adorned the altar The program featured choirs led by Mrs Edgar Allensworth and devotional leaders Phyllis Blosser Mary Jane Young Christine Bahr and Dixie Pierce A large cast portrayed Mother of Jesus Raindrop and Sun beam choruses with solos and duets and the girls and boys chorus The event benefited from costumes made by mothers and Sunday School teachers assisted by Mrs Bunce.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Jesus
Walter Bunce
Edgar Allensworth
Phyllis Blosser
Mary Jane Young
Christine Bahr
Jennifer Lohse
Dixie Pierce
Larry Wiley
Val Reynolds
Roxie Price
Eddie Stobart
Clarice Orwin
Janis Childs
Jeanette Crooks
Earl McKinley
Michael Rice
Janet Frost
Charlene Walburn
Marilyn Bailey
Betty Ashley
Barbara Scott
Love
Faith
Hope
Russell Roush
Silas
Roy Hendrix
Aaron
Larry Bunce
Tommy Skinner
Stephen Rice
Gary Deckard
Richard Long
Donny Erwin
Johnnie Allensworth
David Wiley
Janice Asbury
Helen Stobart
Carla Wilson
Gene Crooks
Bobby Deckard
Nancy Rawlings
Dale Miller
Donald Karr
Roger Long
Donna Miller
Sonya Hendrix
Kenneth Murray
Vivian Abbott
Don Grueser
Carol Hudson
Eddie Crooks
Gene Abbott
Ernestine Asbury
Franklin Martin
Martha Hunnel
Ira Butcher
George Miller
Myrna Russell
Dickie Harris
Roy
Pomeroy Personal Notices Highlight Regional Visits
Sunday guests at the Nease home included their daughter and son in law H W Davis and children Josephine and Ronald from Athens along with Kathryn Karr from Chester and Harold Karr of Detroit. PGA Tour event attendees Fred Crow Jr and Libert Russell Jr played in Columbus. Nearby visitors included Mr and Mrs H B Smith and Frank B Will at Conkle's Hollow with relatives. Several relatives of Henry Ewing Gay Hines and Carl Hall visited G W DeWees and DeWees brothers in Washington DH over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan Harper
U. S. Nease
Nease Settlement
H. W. Davis
Josephine
Ronald
Athens
Purley Karr
Kathryn
Chester
Harold Karr
Detroit
Fred Crow
Libert Russell
Columbus
Scioto
H. B. Smith
Frank B. Will
Conkle’s Hollow
Logan
Will
H. Dpd. Deffenbacher
Car! Hall
Huntington
W. Va
Curtis Yeager
Henry Ewing
Benny
Gay Hines
Robert Hamm
Howard Hamm
Kenton
Carl Hall
G. W. DeWees
Alonzo DeWees
Kenneth DeWees
Washington
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County land transfers list several deeds including 346 acres in Rutland sold to Ray W. and Pauline M. Markins, transfers to Mattie Gomer and others, 21 acres in Lebanon Township to Carl and Myrtle Fitch, and multiple parcels in Chester and Columbia Townships to named heirs and buyers. Also 60 acres in Columbia Township to Jesse Frum and four acres in Letart Township to Orville Ripley.
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Bertha B. Rathburn
Helen Rathburn Clapp
Milo F. Clapp
Rutland
Ray W
Pauline M. Markins
F. A. Gomer
Mattie Gomer
Loring Gomer
Marybul Ryan
Salem
Elmer A. Reed
Hazel R. Reed
Lebanon Township
Carl
Myrtle Fitch
Arl Fitch
Myrtle L. Fitch
Ruth J
William Jordan
Gerney L
Florence A. Michael
Chester Township
Wayne Samuel Michael
Elizabeth Young
Harold Young
Leona Young
Thomas Young
Lois Young
Helen Pullins
Carl Pullins
Pomeroy
Frank
Bonnie Krautter
W. S. Michael
Dorothy L. Michael
Ella Morse
Columbia Township
Jesse Frum
Tibetan Monks Adopt Electric Praying Wheels
Buddhist monks in Tibet are deploying electric praying wheels to enhance devotional practice. The new devices automate the turning of prayer wheels, integrating modern tech with traditional rituals across temples and monasteries.
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Tibet
Presbyterian Pastor Returns From Synod
Dr. Homer G. McMillen of First Presbyterian Church and Mrs. McMillen returned from Wooster where they attended the Presbyterian Synod and Synodical of Ohio. He gave the nomination speech for Rev. John Lloyd Evans who was elected moderator. He also served as chairman of the judiciary committee.
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Middleport
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Huron in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Roger Morgan hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for Mrs William Huron of Pomeroy. Attending were Mr and Mrs Huron, Mrs William Morgan, the Morgans and their son Keith. The Samantha Bradford Missionary Society met at Miss Nina Russell’s home Friday night with flowers, devotions led by Mrs William Bradford, a report by Mrs Edward French on the Canton convention, mite boxes opened, and a salad course served to 15 members.
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Middleport
Roger Morgan
S. Third Ave
Mr. Morgan
William Huron
Pomeroy
Samantha Bradford
Mor gan Convalesces at Holzer Hospital
Middleport resident William Morgan, a rural mail carrier based in Pomeroy, is recovering at Holzer Hospital after an illness or injury.
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Middleport
William Morgan
Holzer Hospital
Pomeroy
Men's Council to Meet Monday at First Presbyterian Church
Middleport report notes the Men's Council of First Presbyterian Church will gather Monday evening at the church for an upcoming meeting.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin Ginther Plans Summer Music Work at OSU
Franklin Ginther of Columbus will assist William Root in private instrumental music classes this summer. The OSU senior will also attend the Phi Mu Alpha convention in Cincinnati in July, representing the Ohio State chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Columbus
John Hawkins, Jr
Judith Cluff returns from western vacation with relatives
Judith Cluff daughter of Dr and Mrs F M Cluff has returned to Middleport with her grandmother Mrs Walter Cluff of New York City. They visited Salt Lake City Omaha and other relatives before resuming a trip to New York to enroll at Ecole Champlain Ferrisburg New York for eight weeks.
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Middleport
Judith Cluff
F. M. Cluff
West
Walter Cluff
New York City
Kansas City
Salt Lake City
Middleport social notes details travel and family visits
Middleport residents report weekend trips and relatives gathering. Mr and Mrs Richard Root spent Sunday in Columbus attending motorcycle races with Mrs Hez Root and others. A fishing trip was planned for Massey Ontario. John Werner returned from Charleston with a radio license and visited Columbus. Several families host relatives after road trips and after an automobile accident left a father dead.
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Richard Root
Columbus
Mr. Root
Hez Root
Wallace Russell
Joe Hindy
Richard Reuter
Oréam Smith
Massey
Ontario
John Werner
Charleston
Werner
Howard
Donna
Cleo Russell
Delbert Russell
Mr. Russell
Bud) Russell
Bradbury
W. W. Leonard
Chappelle Talbott
Noel Hysell
Lewis Price
Lewis, Jr
Bayonne
N. J
Ed. Price
June Seines
Robert Mitch
Marietta
John Scines
Perry Mitch
Scines
Roy Roush
Rusty
Grand Rapids, Mich
Dogs kinship ties puzzle of cousins across species
A quirky note asserts dogs are second cousins to 10 cats and first cousins to foxes, bears, and raccoons, highlighting surprising cross species kinship ideas in a playful confusion.
Tuppers Plains Education Battle Refuses Change
The Olive and Orange Townships in Meigs County fight planned shifts away from the long established Tuppers Plains Academy. Residents recall a century of school history from the 1858 academy to the present Meigs County system and pledge to oppose moving students to Chester or Coolville.
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Tuppers Plains
Orange and
Olive Townships
Meigs County
Ohio
Keyes
West Virginia
Lancaster
L. C. Crippen
Athens County
Morris Bowers
State Department of Education
Orange
Olive
WLW
Village Academy
Tuppers Plains Academy
Chester
Coolville
J. A. Young Dies at 79 in Rutland
J W Young aged 79 died Saturday at his son Frank Young’s home in Rutland after an extended illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rutland Church of Christ with the body to be moved there from the family residence. He is survived by four sons Frank Wilbur of Pomeroy Robert of Dayton J A Young of Middleport two daughters Mrs Paul Kennedy of Glouster and Mrs William Buck of Rutland eight grandchildren three great grandchildren and a brother Ben Young of Marion.
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Rutland
J. W. Young
Frank Young
Rutland Church of Christ
Young
Frank
Wilbur
Pomeroy
Robert
Dayton
J. A. Young
Middleport
Paul Kennedy
Glouster
William Buck
Ben Young
Marion
Peggy Ann Sayre Dies in Meigs General Hospital
Peggy Ann Sayre 18 died Sunday in Meigs General Hospital after long illness from a 1941 bicycle accident. Former Dunbar West Virginia resident, she attended Harrisonville School last four years. Survivors: Carl and Mrs. Sayre Rutland father mother. Joe N. Sayre Rutland. Tommy Lee Sayre Columbus. Mrs. James Canterbury Montgomery West Virginia. grandfather William Sayre Kinney West Virginia. Funeral services Tuesday 10 30 a.m. at residence near Harrisonville by Elder B F Mowry. Burial Charleston West Virginia.
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Pomeroy
Peggy Ann Sayre
Meigs General Hospital
Dunbar
W. Va
Harrisonville
Carl Sayre
Rutland
Joe N. Sayre
Tommy Lee Sayre
Columbus
James Canterbury
Montgomery
William Sayre
Kinney
B. F. Mowry
Charleston
Middleport Twins in Buckeye Club Contest in Columbus
Betty Linn Prince Burton and Bertie Lou Prince, daughters of Mr and Mrs Wayne Prince of Long Bottom, registered in the Buckeye Twins Club contest in Columbus Sunday. The Columbus paper noted their chances of winning the golden cup for being the most identical twins.
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Middleport
Columbus
Betty Linn Prince Burton
Bertie Lou Prince
Wayne Prince
Long Bottom
Elmer Burton
New Haven Man Held In Meigs County Jail
Emil Elliot of New Haven was apprehended by Meigs County Sheriff Charles Russell and is held in the Meigs County jail. Ralph Warner was released after serving a sentence and paying a total of 50 dollars in fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Emil Elliot
Charles Russell
Ralph Warner
Warner
Black Run Buck Run Visit Highlights Local Family
Mr and Mrs Charlie Meyer and daughter Shirley spent an evening with Tena Woltz and daughter Effie. Thomas Woltz of Lancaster visited Mrs Thresa Wilson and Woodie Wilson with Ellen Mathias of Miller Road called on Tena Woltz. Opal Mosure and children Melvin and Marilyn of Lancaster joined Emma Meyer and daughter Shirley and granddaughter Betty Sue for a meal with Mrs Tena Woltz. Minnie Singleton called on Mrs Tena Woltz. Mariman Gilland called on Mrs Minnie Singleton. Betty Meyer spent a week with grandma Emma Meyer.
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Buck Run
Charlie Meyer
Shirley
Tena Woltz
Effie
Thomas Woltz
Lancaster
Thrésa Wilson
Woodie Wilson
Ellen Mathias
Miller Road
Opal Mosure
Melvin and
Marilyn
Emma Meyer
Betty Sue
Minnie Singleton
Mariman Gilland
Betty Meyer
Effie Woltz
CERTA VIN Eases Gas After Meals, Athens Man Says
An Athens man reports relief from constant gas pains after using CERTA VIN taken before meals. He credits the remedy with reducing stomach bloat and enabling him to eat freely, noting it combines ten herbs with vitamin B and iron to aid nerves and blood. available at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate and by local druggists.
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Athens
Court
Nelsonville
Betts
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