Plans Started To Organize New Red Cross Chapter
Meigs County American Red Cross moves to form a new local chapter with a July 18 meeting to name a board. A $2500 county fund drive would pay local debts, including $1300 to Huntington blood center, and fund a blood program, water safety, first aid, and home service efforts.
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Red Cross
Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Robert Olean
Huntington
W. Va
National American Red Cross
Olean
Mary Carolyn Miller
Middleport Pool
Cooperative Tour For Meigs County Youth
Meigs County youths will begin an annual cooperative tour this Thursday evening led by home demonstration agent Mrs. Geneva H. Nolan. The program includes two local tours plus an award tour for top test scores and is open to Future Homemakers of America Farm Bureau Youth Groups Future Farmers of America and 4 H club members aged 14 or older. Participants meet at 6 p.m. at the Farm Bureau parking lot on E Main Street and visit Hiram Slanter farm near Rutland Circle's Restaurant and The General Telephone Co. of Ohio offices with rotating stops. A daytime tour is set for July 7 and the award tour for July 21.
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Nolan
Girl Scouts Plan Week At Camp Chester
Seventy eight intermediate Girl Scouts begin an annual day camping session at Camp Chester led by director Mrs William Everson. Activities include an overnight Thursday with parents night and a Friday noon wrap. Four scouts will join Meigs County troops at a Sandy Bend camp roundup in Parkersburg West Virginia August 4 6. Selection by Mrs Thor Olsen from Athens Four Rivers Council.
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Middleport
Camp Chester
William Everson
Meigs County
Sandy Bend
Parkersburg
W. Va
Thor Olsen
Athens
Four Rivers Council
Lincoln St Resident Admitted To Ma son Clinic
Orin Ut singer of Lincoln St was admitted to Schaeckel Clinic at Mason West Virginia Monday evening. He was transported by the Middleport emergency squad after their 6 15 p m call to the Utsinger residence found him with severe chest pains. A local physician was also summoned.
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Middleport
Orin Utsinger
Lincoln St
Schaeckel
Mason
W. Va
Utsinger
Pomeroy Woman Bound Over For Liquor Violation
Mary Alice Samuels of Pomeroy was bound to the grand jury under a 1500 dollar bond after a hearing in Mayor Charles Legar's court. She is charged with selling intoxicating beverages without a permit and maintaining a place where liquor is sold or given away. Earl Arix forfeited a 15 dollar bond for intoxication charges after failing to appear.
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Pomeroy
Mary Alice Samuels
Charles Legar
Earl Arix
Mrs Haggerty Joins Kyger Creek School Staff
Mrs. Robert Haggerty will teach health and reading to fourth through sixth graders at Kyger Creek elementary for the 1960-61 year. She previously taught at Salisbury local schools and Bradbury elementary before resigning to accept the Kyger Creek position.
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Haggerty
Kyger Creek
Salisbury
Bradbury
4-H Club Meetings Share Sewing and Cooking Demos
Mary McAfee led a parliamentary procedure talk at Rock Springs Busy Bees 4-H Club hosted by Mrs Amos Leonard with sewing as the project. Riverview 4-H studied cooking and sewing with advisors June Pooler Margaret Brown and Pauline Myers.
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Mary McAfee
Rock Springs
Busy Bees
Amos Leonard
Betty Erwin
Janet Arnold
Riverview 4- H Club
June Pooler
Margaret Brown
Pauline Myers
Sue Ann Myers
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association Report
The Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association states a year end balance of 6159.68 in its annual report for April 1 1959 to March 31 1960. Income included 3194.65 with 3118.21 from the Christmas Seal sale and expenses totaled 2733.89 across health education clinics case finding and administration with officers listed.
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Meigs County
Association
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Guy Neigler
Don Betzing
Hayman Barnitz
Frieda Faehnle
Theron Johnson
Dwight Wallace
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Marietta visitors included Mr and Mrs H E Boney and son with Mrs Nellie Stage and Mr and Mrs E A Phelps. Joe stayed a week with the Phelps family. The John McIntosh family from Toledo visited relatives and friends, and Bernard Stewart and daughter of Bakersfield returned home after a visit with Bert Grimm. Rose Salser goes to Clinton Iowa for summer work and will visit her in laws James Thompson. Racine High School representatives Carmen Salser Joan Van Meter and Nancy Johnson attended a journalism workshop in Athens. Bob Birch recently visited his sister in Dayton area with Lowell Salser family.
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H. E. Boney
Marietta
Nellie Stage
E. A. Phelps
Joe
Phelps
John McIntosh
Toledo
Bernard Stewart
Bakersfield
Calif
Bert Grimm
Rose Salser
Clinton
Iowa
James Thompson
Racine High School
Athens
Carmen Salser
Joan van Meter
Nancy Johnson
Bob Birch
Lowell Salser
Dayton
Two Men Fined in Middleport Court
Acting Mayor John Zerkle fined Walter Gilmore of Pomeroy ten dollars plus costs for intoxication. Roy Curtis Brown of Letart West Virginia was fined five dollars and costs for driving with an illegal muffler. Oliver Mitch of Middleport was jailed last night on an intoxication charge.
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Middleport
John Zerkle
Walter Gilmore
Pomeroy
Roy Curtis Brown
Letart
W. Va
Oliver Mitch
CAP Plans 4th of July Celebration at Cheshire Airfield
Meigs County Squadron 202 of the Civil Air Patrol organizes a Fourth of July event at Cheshire airfield starting 10 a.m. Proceeds fund maintenance of the local patrol unit. Activities include a ham shoot greasy pig greasy pole contests airplane rides games booths a bean dinner and barbecue an open air square dance and a fireworks display. Andrew Lemley is general chairman.
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Middleport
Meigs County Squadron 202
Civil Air Patrol
Cheshire
Andrew Lemley
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list several property deeds. Marcella Karnes et al transfer to Mildred Fisher and Richard Fisher multiple lots in Pomeroy. Ernestine Williams and Ernestine May receive parcels from Bailey Kendrick and Lydia Kendrick in Rutland. Ohio Power Co. gains 48 acres of coal in Salem Township from Raymond and Ora Hoffman. Guardian J B O Brien transfers to Edna E Reuter in Salisbury Township. James B Thomas and Eleanor Thomas convey a Middleport lot to Kenneth and Norma Wilcox. Cora Canter, Clarence and Freda Gilmore transfer 67 acres in Salisbury Township.
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Rutland
Raymond G. Hoffman
Ora E. Hoffman
Ohio Power Co
Salem Township
James B. Thomas
Eleanor T. Thomas
Kenneth W. Wilcox
Norma G. Wilcox
Middleport
Cora Canter
Clarence E. Gilmore
Freda Gilmore
Salisbury Township
Racine Opens July 4 Celebrations With Parade and Fireworks
Plans for Racine annual July 4th events include a 10 30 a m flag raising by the American Legion Post 602 and a 10 35 a m parade featuring judged floats and oldest restored car trophy. A noon chicken barbecue, afternoon games, a mock wedding, and a 10 30 p m fireworks show wrap the day.
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Racine American Legion Post 602
Meigs General Hospital Births and Admissions
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Ernest Hill Racine a son and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Peyton Rutland a daughter. Admitted include Mrs Clarice Day Hemlock Grove Maida Russell Middleport May Burrows Syracuse Mrs Emily Peyton Rutland Route 1 Mrs Sandra Hill Racine Frank B Will Pomeroy Mrs Louise Chapman Racine Route 1 Marguerite Durst Ray McCool Ellen Roush Dorothy Jenkins Mrs Emogene DeWees Norma Grant Dorothy Chaney and Mrs Bertha Arnott.
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Ernest Hill
Racine
Lloyd Peyton
Rutland
Clarice Day
Hemlock Grove
Maida Russell
Middleport
May Burrows
Syracuse
Emily Peyton
Sandra Hill
Frank B. Will
Pomeroy
Louise Chapman
Marguerite Durst
Ray Mce- Cool
Ellen Roush
Dorothy Jenkins
Emogene DeWees
Norma Grant
Dorothy Chaney
Bertha Arnott
Forfeits Bond In Court In Meigs County
George W. Pomeroy Knapp forfeited a 150 appearance bond in Meigs County Court before Judge Emmet W. Peoples on charges of driving while intoxicated per court records.
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Pomeroy
George W. Knapp
Meigs County
Emmet W. Peoples
Cour Records
Beegle Club Trials Show Three Meigs Members
Three Meigs Beegle Club members attended field trials in Marietta on Sunday. Joe Young, whose dog placed in the beach show, joined William Hamm and Robert Bowen at the event.
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Middleport
Meigs Beegle Club
Marietta
Joe Young
William Hamm
Robert Bowen
Huntington youth guests attend vacation Bible school program
Kathy and Mary Margaret McBride and Debbie Barnett of Huntington W Va returned home Friday after the annual two week vacation Bible school held in the Middleport High School auditorium. They were guests during the two week school of Mr and Mrs Clarence McNeal. Mr and Mrs Joe McBride and Mr and Mrs Joe Barnett came Friday to attend and were dinner guests of the McNeals.
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Kathy
Mary Margaret McBride
Debbie Barnett
Huntington
W. Va
Middleport High School
Clarence McNeal
Joe McBride
Joe Barnett
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Middleport residents report reunions and visits as Mrs. William Bradford hosts guests from Columbus and Rutland High School alumni gather for a pre 1910 reunion. Families tour Michigan Canada and eastern states while others visit Marietta Dennison University camp and Parkersburg hospital treated infant ailments.
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William Bradford
Harold Lohse
Michigan
Canada
Maine
Donald Boone
Marietta
Boone
Dennison University
Granville
Edgar Powell
Columbus
Rutland
Becky Nunnally
Joe Nunnally
Chester
Wallace Bradford
Stevie
Saint Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fred I. Gardner
Walter H. Wharff
Kay
East Fultonham
Mae Roush
Oscar Roush
George Hudson
Carol
Guy Seymour
Rushville
Surprise farewell party for new Johnstown residents
Mr and Mrs Charles Salser, recent movers to Johnstown Ohio, were honored at a Racine Ohio surprise party hosted by Racine Chapter Order of Eastern Star. A handkerchief shower for Mrs Salser occurred with games and prizes won by Finn Gaul Velma Quillen and Nina Theiss. Attendees included Hazel Cleland Jane Hill Bernice Theiss Gretta Simpson Harriett Neigler Beulah Bradford Emma Salser Helen Younce Chlorus Grimm Naomi Brinker and local couples Mr and Mrs Alfred Toney and Mr and Mrs Ralph Webb.
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Pomeroy
Charles Salser
Johnstown
Pearl Martin
Racine
Order of Eastern Star
Hazel Cleland
Jane Hill
Bernice Theiss
Gretta Simpson
Harriett Neigler
Beulah Bradford
Emma Salser
Helen Younce
Chlorus Grimm
Naomi Brinker
Alfred Toney
Ralph Webb
Past Matrons Plan July Picnic in Rose Garden
The Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star met at Mrs. Joe Young’s home to arrange the July 22 picnic at Mrs. Max Harrah’s Chester residence. Mrs. M. D. Allensworth led the session and tours of Mrs. Young’s rose garden followed. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Houda, Mrs. Winn, Mrs. French, and Mrs. Bennett. Refreshments were served by the hostess, with Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Allensworth at the coffee service.
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Middleport
Max Harrah
Chester
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Joe Young
M. D. Allensworth
Young
Harry Houdashelt
Paul Winn
Marion French
Charles Bennett
William Reynolds
Marion Allensworth
Middleport man accepts job with City Loan and Savings Co
Gerald Anthony of 489 Palmer Street Middleport has accepted employment at the City Loan and Savings Co. office in Pomeroy. He was previously employed at the Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.
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Middleport
Gerald Anthony
Palmer St
City Loan and Savings Co
Pomeroy
The
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Covington Family Guests Visit Kentucky Kin
Mr and Mrs Raymond Burns and daughter from Covington Kentucky are guests of his wife’s mother Mrs Minnie Gilmore and sister Mrs George Childs in a local arrangement.
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Raymond Burns
Covington, Ky
Minnie Gilmore
George Childs
Riverview Riding Club Plans July 4 Horse Show
Riverview Riding Club meets at Olhinger Stables New Haven to arrange the annual July 4 horse show to be held in Point Pleasant West Virginia. Meeting starts at 7 30 p m tonight.
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Middleport
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Riverview Riding Club
Olhinger Stables
New Haven
Marriage License Issued for Johnson Barnette Racine Pair
Ralph E. Johnson, 37, and Gustavo Barnette, 39, both of Racine, obtained a marriage license. The filing confirms their intent to wed in the local jurisdiction.
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Ralph E. Johnson
Gustavo Barnette
Racine
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Salem Center Boys Club
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Salem Center
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Harrisonville
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Dean Will
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Kenny
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Morton Butcher
Larry Anderson
Five Point Star
Ann Jinks
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Betty Ross
TB Association
Berculosis and Health Association
Jerry Pacek
Lillian Stevick
Pittsburgh
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Timothy Toomey
Pomeroy Personals
Marcella and
Maynard Karn
Mildred Gamblin
Edith Stewart
Frieda White
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George M. Tewksbury
Karl Fisher
Julia Fisher
Mildred Fisher
Ricard D. Fisher
Lethie Gilkey
J. B. O’brien
Edna E. Reuter
Meigs General Hospital
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Murrie Tompkins
Traverse City
Mich
Seth Tompkins
Old Mission Peninsula
Mr. and
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Rose Garden
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Goeglein
Ready-Mix CO
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Saipan
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