Meigs Grand Jury Seated Faces Notable Cases
The Meigs May term grand jury convened in Pomeroy with 3 cases drawing interest. Henry Noe, 72, is charged with shooting and killing Harold Johnson on a Fairplay porch. a manslaughter case against William Pelfry over a Rocksprings truck crash. and an assault involving a Racine school bus driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Virgil Brown
Edgar Ervin
John Bacon
Henry Noe
Harold Johnson
Noe
Fairplay
William Pelfry
Rocksprings
Avid Hendricks
Kenneth Grover
Robert Salser
Bacon
Diverse Meigs County 4 H Club Activities Report
A June roundup of Meigs County 4 H clubs details meetings across multiple groups. Reports cover mastitis, dehorning cattle, project work, judging, flower arrangements, canning, and planning for fairs, socials, picnics, and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soaete Colwell
Meigs County Better Livestock Club
Booth
Harley Rice
David Colwell
John Rice
Grandstand Reopened At Racine After Inspection
POMEROY The state building inspectors order that closed the Racine school grandstand was lifted Friday night by Inspector Hollie A. Rogers. The reinforced stands were used for Sunday’s Racine vs Reedsville double header for the first time since condemnation. Mayor Ernest Wingett said repairs to plastering in the High School auditorium were done but not yet inspected, and the building will stay closed until inspection is complete. The grade school remains closed while repairs have not yet been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine
Hollie A. Rogers
Reedsville Ova
Ernest Wingett
Wound Fatal To Meigs Man At Minersville
Denner Roush 41 died of a self inflicted gunshot wound at home in Minersville. He had poor health since a coal mine injury two years earlier while employed by West Virginia Coal and Transportation Co. He left a note for his wife fearing he would not recover. Survived by wife Gladys, two children, six brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Minersville Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial Riverview Cemetery Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Denner Roush
Minersville
Henry Ewing
Roush
West Virginia Coal and Transportation Co
West Columbia
Ewing
Charles Russell
John C. Bacon
Gladys
Denner, Jr
Helen Elizabeth Roush
Oris Roush
New Marshfield
Howard Roush
James
William Roush
New Haven
Curtis Roush
Middleport
Lawrence Roush
Syracuse
Nettie Moore
Neva Grimm
Icy Miller
Thelma Grueser
Minersville Methodist Church
Riverview
Excursion on Steamer Avalon Draws 200 N passengers
More than 200 people boarded the Avalon at the Coal Street levee for a seasonal excursion. The boat departed at 7 15 p m and returned after midnight as its caliope played Here Comes the Showboat. It moored at the levee Monday morning for fuel and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Avalon
Coal St. Levee
Levee
Minersville Official Named to Memorial Board
Mrs. Charles H. Mullen postmaster of Pomeroy and Mrs. Hazel Clark postmaster of Minersville returned from Columbus where they attended the Ohio National Postmasters Association convention. Mrs. Mullen was appointed a member of the memorial board of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles H. Mullen
Hazel Clark
Minersville
Columbus
Ohio National Postmasters Association
Mullen
Memorial Board
Local Births and Discharges Include Pomeroy and Hartford Names
Birth notices list Eula Roberts from Pomeroy and Anna Marie Hanson from Middleport with June dates. Other entries cite Eddie Rickard Jr and Kenneth Roush for tonsillectomies and June procedures. Discharges include Alice Jane White and several local residents from Mason and Hartford areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hanson and
Daughai Anna Marie
Middleport
Eddie Rickard, Jr
Mason
Kenneth Roush
Pomeroy
Ruth Miller
Hartford
Anthony Kraft
Alice Jane White
Danny Bowers
James Crisp
Lucille Stewart
John Leifert
Vacation trip ends in a cross country West Coast tour
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart returned from an 8000 mile vacation trip to the West Coast. They reported rain only once, in Colorado en route to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Paul Smart
West Coast
Colorado
California
Ensign Klein Assigned Sea Duty Aboard U.S.S. Massey
Ensign Peter Frederick Klein, Naval Academy graduate from Middleport, will report for duty July 5 aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Massey after a one month home leave. He began in the Navy Air Corps in 1944, attended Denison University in the V-12 program, joined Beta Theta Pi, and was commissioned Ensign after graduating June 3. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Klein of 162 Rutland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Peter Frederick Klein
U. S. Naval Academy
U.S.S
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Thomas A. Jenkins
Tenth District
Ensign Klein
O. P. Klein
Rutland St
Millfield Resident Ida Hill Honored With Dinner
Mrs H Armstrong and family hosted a dinner at Glouster to honor Millfield resident Mrs Ida Hill who is soon leaving Millfield. Also present were Sabra Armstrong Jo Ellen Carter Olive Brookins Helen Howard and Elizabeth Robinett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
H. Armstrong
Sabra Armstrong
Jo Ellen Carter
Glouster
Ida Hill
Millfield
Olive Brookins
Helen Howard
Elizabeth Robinett
Mrs Letha Russell Leaves Mary Jane Coffee Shop
Mrs Letha Russell, longtime cook at Mary Jane Coffee Shop, has gone to Cedar Point to take a new job. She was accompanied by her son in law and daughters Tom Wood and Mrs Charles Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Letha Russell
Mary Jane
Cedar Point
Tom Wood
Charles Neal
Chester Grange Meeting Adds Amateur Hour
Chester Grange will meet Tuesday at 8 30 p m at the Chester Grange Hall. An amateur hour will be presented announced by Hilda Yeanger lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Grange
Pomeroy
Hilda Yeanger
Membership Is Topic Of WCTU Meeting
Because of a death in the family the Chauncey WCTU meeting moved to Mrs. Florence Pendergrass home. Topics included membership and a discussion led by Mrs. Irene Davis on Women Are Fools to Drink. A dozen bed kits were prepared for Veterans hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Everett Colwell
Colwell
Jean Lee
Pine Grove
H.H.M. 4-H Club
Edith Young
Buckeye Lake
Salem Center 4-H Club
Silent Partners
Ruth Simpkins
Hoyttown Cloverettes
Alta Nelson
Chauncey
Fannie Palmer
Mill St
Florence Pendergrass
Ellis Ave
Pendergrass
Pearl Rutledge
Minnie Palmer
Irene Davis
Marinda Cruick
Veterans Hospitals
WCTU
Ben Ferrel Services Held in Chauncey
Funeral services for Ben F. Ferrel who died at his High Street home were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the First Church of Christ Chauncey with minister Dick Wilcox officiating. Masonic pallbearers and burial at Greenlawn Cemetery followed with rites by the Athens lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ben F. Ferrel
High St
Church of Christ
Dick Wilcox
Charles S. Bradfield
Christine Do
Brown
Isabel Courtney
Masonic Lodge
Andrew Jackson
Albert Jackson
Glenn Davis
Thomas Dew
Dan Johnson
Guy Brookins
Greenlawn Cemetery
Athens Lodge
Vacation Bible School starts July 18 at multiple Chauncey area churches
The Daily Vacation Bible School will begin July 18 in the Church of Christ Parish serving Chauncey Greens Run Trimble and Taylor Ridge. Local ministers have completed the organizational setup with Blanche Riley and Helen Chapple Presbyterian workers of Nelsonville assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Church of Christ
Greens Run
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Blanche Riley
Helen Chapple
Presbyterian Workers of
Nelsonville
Lucy Lee Chauncey Guest of Colum McNutt Family
Lucy Lee Chauncey from Colum has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Lacey McNutt for a week as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lucy Lee
Columbus
Mrs
Lacey McNutt
Columbus Residents Visit in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs Eugene Morgan of Columbus visit Chauncey as guests of the farmers parents Mr and Mrs Henry Morgan on Jacobs Ave They also visit Mrs Morgan's father Thomas Jones and sister Esther Darnell in Willow Creek Donna Jean Morgan of Columbus visits the grandparents during vacation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Eugene Morgan
Columbus
Henry Morgan
Jacobs Ave
Fishermen Chauncey Morgan Eugene Morgan and Bill Staley Vacation Near Frost
Chauncey Morgan Eugene Morgan and Bill Staley are spending a week on a fishing trip near Frost. Their excursion includes time on local waters and outdoor leisure in a rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Morgan
Eugene Morgan
Bill Staley
Frost
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Meigs
John Bailey
Thomas L. Weber
Don Grimm
Ethel Blackwood
John Biffle
Otis Crawford
Edith Clark
F. Ray Wilson
Dora O'Brien
Ed Spencer
Carrie Nye
Mia
Jed Webster, Jr
Velma Feiger
George Smith
David Entsminger
Portland
Charles McKelvey
Billy Lyons
Harold Gillogly
Fern Gillogly
Cecil
Harold
John Gillogly
Gene Swan
Parker Run
T. P. Brewer
Mabel Farmer
Jolly Neighbors 4-H Club
Harriet Neigler
Platwoods Girls
L. A. Davis
Hemlock
Hemlock Grove
Langsville
Alpha Barr
Plang
Ma Tucker
Alfred Grange Hall
The
F. J. Beasley Co
Athens
Batiste
Becky
Ohio
Eula Roberts
Leo L. Vaughn
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Meigs County
Ensign
Liberty
Theatre
Mason Rea
Viet Free
Domeroy
Errol Flynn
Ann Sheridan
Silver River
Beauty
FBI
Pat O'Brien
James Cagney
Jeffrey Lynn
George Brent
Meigs Theatre
Frick Company
Waynesboro
Meigs Pomeroy
Temple Middleport
Bendvue Pomeroy
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Burgess Meredith
James Stewart
Hugh Herbert
Dorothy Lamour
Victor Moore
Henry Fonda
God's Country
Chester Morris
Jane Wyatt
Bill and Coo
George Burton
Jimmy, the Crow
Texas
Jack Carson
Dennis Morgan
Dorothy Malone
Ben Ferrel
Bible School
Parish
Federal Land Bank of Louisville
United National Farm Loan Ass'n. A
C. Gibson
Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis, Ohio
Studebater
Sedee
Studebaker Sales Zoom
Studebaker
America
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Lucky Strike
Raymond W. Crutchfield
Reidsville
N. C
Arer
COPR
American Tobacco Company
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