Fire Sweeps Store and Home in Harrisonville
A defective flue caused a Sunday evening fire at a two story frame grocery store and home owned by Mr and Mrs Evereuughman in Harrisonville. Damage was estimated at 12000 with fire crews from Pomeroy Middleport and Rutland battling flames until 730 pm. One firefighter suffered lacerated fingers. nearby buildings were threatened but saved.
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Harrisonville
Pomeroy
Egg Baerao
Evereuughman
George Hicks
Baughman
Hicks
Middleport
Rutland
Jed Will
Meigs General Hospital
Delta Kappa Gamma initiates at Salem Center School
Middleport social notes describe the Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter initiation luncheon at the new Salem Center School. Nellie Vale organized the event with Miss Mildred Hawley and Miss Ruth Drake in charge of ceremonies.
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Middleport
Alpha Omicron
Delta Kappa Gamma
New Salem Center
Nellie Vale
Vale
Mildred Hawley
Avis Roush
Ruth Drake
Mary Richards
Alpha Beta
Mt Moriah youth hosts Mt Moriah Church event
Mt Moriah Baptist Church youths joined First Baptist Church for a Sunday evening fellowship with 24 attendees. Arlene Bowles led games, Rae Ann Mills chaired the citizenship program, Florence Sneller assisted, and Rex Maiden acted as toastmaster.Spring themed decorations and bread from Halsum Bakery highlighted the supper.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah
Rex Maiden
Margaret Hoyt
Sally Sauer
Rae Ann Mills
Nancy
Driver Fined After Route 124 Crash
Dallas R. Janey of Langsville was fined $100 and costs in Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peoples court for driving while under the influence after his car struck a concrete bridge near the crossroads on Route 124 late Friday night. No injuries were reported and the auto was demolished. Sheriff Charlies Russell filed charges.
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Pomeroy
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Dallas R. Janey
Langsville
Charlies Russell
Janey
Letart Man Fined for DUI by Mayor
Letart man was fined 100 dollars and ordered to pay court costs by Mayor Delmar A. Canaday after a Saturday hearing. He received a 30 day suspended jail sentence on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Charges were filed by Patrolman Henry Werry.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Bur! Wolfe
Letart
Henry Werry
Preliminary Plans Made by Boat Club
Preliminary plans for the season were made at a Pomeroy Boat Club meeting held Sunday at city hall. The club will improve a houseboat used as its quarters.
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Boat Club
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boat Club
City Hall
Arnold Family Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
James Arnold of Nitro, superintendent for J. P. Pettyjohn Co., marked his parents in law Mrs. A. H. Bradbury and his wife with a family dinner at the Chestnut Street home on Sunday. The event coincided with Mrs. Arnold’s birthday and her mother’s birthday.
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Middleport
James Arnold
Nitro
J. P. Pettyjohn Co
Weekend visitors and relatives circle in local area
A long list of visitors and relatives reside near and travel through town. Mrs. H O Ewing and her children Richard Kenneth Russell and Barbara Davis visit with relatives before joining W B Davis in Kansas City. Numerous locals host guests from Columbus Rahway Niagara Falls Beverly Charleston and Chesapeake.
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H. O. Ewing
W. B. Davis
Richard
Kenneth Russell
Barbara McNair Davis
Davises
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Davis
CAA
Easter Martin Ewing
Cecil Grogan
Columbus
Co. H. Wise, Sr
Ruth Wise
Richard Grogan
Rahway
N. J
Fisher Russell
Richard Quelette
Andrea
George Ury, Jr
Penny
Kathleen
Horton Brown
Claude Buskirk
Sam Walters
Guy Walters
Robert Richards
Gary
Hez Root
S. Second Ave
Dorthy Fultz Askren
Bellefontaine
Clarence Rupp
Sam Tinsley
Charleston
Kathryn Payne
Rose Hackett
Joe Tribble
Mary Spencer
Michael
Chesapeake
George Hackett
Middleport GI Wounded in Korea Patrol
Pvt Eugene Coleman has been wounded in action in Korea on February 21 while on patrol. He sustained injuries to the left hand and right thigh from small arms fire. Coleman has served in Korea since September 1952 and is the son of Mr and Mrs Bethel Coleman of Lincoln St in Middleport.
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Middleport
Eugene Coleman
Korea
War Department
Bethel Coleman
Lincoln St
Coleman
License numbers no longer match telephone digits this year
Middleport residents hoped to keep license numbers identical to telephone digits but new General Telephone Co numbers extend by two digits. Deputy registrar Richard Folden says many asked to retain past numbers as new tags go on sale today.
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Middleport
General Telephone Co
Richard Folden
Motor Vehicles
Operations at Tipple To Be Before Council
Swisher coal loading tipple on E Main St will be discussed at the village council meeting at 8 p.m. tonight in city hall. Mayor Del mar A Canaday says residents from Main St and Union Ave are expected to attend to voice complaints about the operation.
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Pomeroy
Swisher
E. Main St
City Hall
Delmar A. Canaday
Main St
Union Ave
Sesqui Is Observed At Middleport Church
The First Presbyterian Church in Middleport marks the Sesqui centennial year with a responsive litany "For God and Country" read by the congregation and pastor Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt. The church also observes its Sesquicentennial with meetings tonight at 7 30 and Sunday School Association at 6 30.
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Middleport
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Howard E. Ruppelt
Presbyterian Church
Village Solicitor Appointment Lacking
Mayor Delmar A. Canaday announced that the village will not appoint a new solicitor soon after Fred Crow Jr. resigned after about five years. Legal work will be handled on a piece meal basis by local attorneys for now.
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Pomeroy
Fred Crow, Jr
Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Secretary Employed In Office of Mayor
Mrs Donna Ginnis has been employed as secretary in the office of Mayor Delmar A Canaday. She replaces the late Miss Clara Diehi.
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Pomeroy
Donna Ginnis
Delmar A. Canaday
Ginnis
Clara Diehi
Dinner Guests at Columbo Pierotti Home
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Columbo Pierotti included Mr and Mrs Robert Ebers mach of Columbus and Mayor and Mrs Delmar Canaday with daughter Annie along with Geno Pierotti.
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Pomeroy
Columbo Pierotti
Robert Ebersmach
Columbus
Delmar Canaday
Annie
Geno Pierotti
Physicians Power in 700 B C Food Inspections
In 700 B C physicians were authorized to inspect merchants stock and shut down those whose provisions failed to meet required standards. The ancient practice emphasized quality control by medical authorities over food trade.
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B. C
Wellston Rotary Minstrel Set for Weeklong Shows
Wellston Rotarians plan the sixth annual Rotary Minstrel in Wellston for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights this week. The two hour show features the circle and Rotary Choral Club with John L. Weber and Harry B. Reese directing the olio. Charles N. Gaskill serves as interlocutor as 70 cast members include Rotarians wives Choral Club members and Wellston High students. Edward Tewksbury a former resident now in Wellston business is noted with the Rotary club.
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Middleport
Rotary
Circle
Rotary Choral Club
Charles N. Gaskill
Olio
John L. Weber
Harry B. Reese
H. W. Gillen
Wellston
H. W. Gilien
Wellston High School
Wellston Choral Club
Edward Tewksbury
Wellston Rotary Ub
Miss Jeannette Moore Weds James Cunningham in November
Mrs. James Cunningham formerly Jeannette Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs George Moore. The marriage occurred in November and she was a member of the Middleport High School marching band. The Cunninghams reside in New Haven where Mr Cunningham is the son of Mrs Cline Burvin.
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Middleport
James Cunningham
Jeannette Moore
George Moore
Hill
Cunningham
Middleport High School
Cunninghams
New Haven
Cline Burvin
Starr Township Home Built by SEO Pioneer
The Woodard family lineage in Starr Township traces back to Ichabod Woodard born 1782 in Essex County New Jersey. His descendants, including Ben Woodard and Daniel Nelson Woodard, influenced Morris Chapel and local Methodist activity in Hocking County Ohio.
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Woodard
Starr Township
Ees County
Ohio
New Jersey
Oscar Bolinger
Ben Woodard
Morris Chapel
Ichabod Woodard
Zanesville
Fairfield County
Webster Woodard
Ichabod Woodard, Jr
Nathan B. Woodard
Daniel Nelson
Nelsonville
Athens County
Nathan Woodard
Sarah Nelson Woodard
Daniel Nelson Woodard
Chickamauga
Lizzie
Athens State Hospital
Methodist Church
New Plymouth
Eleanor Nelson Woodard
York Township
Lewis C. Woodard
Union High School
Logan
Ohio University At
Athens
Hocking County
W. N. Woodard
90Th
Hocking Canal
Lancaster
Herbert Steele
Pringle
Diamond
Assistant Manager Named at Factory Outlet Store
Morrison Gilmore of Lebanon Kentucky is appointed assistant manager at the Factory Outlet Store in the former Howard the Traders building. He brings eight years in retail clothing and was transferred from the Leader Store in Lebanon. He resides at J Clinton Fisher apartment rooms on N Third Ave.
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Middleport
Howard the Traders
Morrison Gilmore
Lebanon
Leader
J. Clinton Fisher
N. Third Ave
Son Born to McCoy Family at Meigs General
Mr and Mrs William McCoy announce the birth of a son at Meigs General Hospital on March 1 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Elmer Sisson of Bradbury.
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Middleport
William McCoy
Meigs General Hospital
Elmer Sisson
Bradbury
Two Doctors Are Named to Cancer Board
Meigs County Cancer Society meeting names Dr E F Maag and Dr J J Davis to the board joining Dr R E Boice. Mrs Homer J Russell outlines the upcoming funds campaign and reports on a Columbus workshop on mental health of pre operative cancer patients.
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Middleport
Meigs County Cancer Society
E. F. Maag
J. J. Davis
Guy Reynolds
R. E. Boice
Homer J. Russell
Cancer Campaign
Reynolds
Columbus
Pomeroy Village Funds Returned By Meigs County
Mayor Delmar A. Canaday announced that Meigs County will return about 2600 dollars paid into the county law library by the village last year. The money was to be used for new books by December 15 but the board failed to act. All three board members agreed to refund the village funds.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Commissioners
County Law Library
Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Pomeroy Village
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list multiple property moves: Carley L Miller and Gladys J Miller to Sanomia W Williams in Olive Township. Anna R Priefle and Edward H Priode to Robert H Rickard in Pomeroy. Vivian Lawrence to Gordon Lawrence in Long Bottom. Woodrow Wilson and Garnet Wilson to Dean Saxton in Letart. Homer Carman and Elizabeth C Carman to Theodore T Reed Jr in Pomeroy. Theodore T Reed Jr to Homer Carman and Elizabeth C Carman. Berlie Opal Workman and Raymond E Workman to Dale A Hysell and Mary E Hysell. four acres in Rutland Township.
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Carley L. Miller
Gladys J. Miller
Sanomia W. Williams
Olive Township
Anna R. Priefle
Edward H. Priode
Robert H. Rickard
Pomeroy
Vivian Lawrence
Gordon Lawrence
Long Bottom
Woodrow Wilson
Garnet Wilson
Dean Saxton
Letart Township
Homer Carman
Elizabeth C. Carman
Theodore T. Reed, Jr
Chapter to Receive Gold Star Badge for DAR Fund
Mrs. David C. Miller, regent of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR, announced the chapter will receive the Gold Star Badge in recognition that its obligation to the National Building Fund is complete. Local Daughters admire the national headquarters building in Washington and are proud of the chapter’s full contribution.
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Middleport
David C. Miller
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Building Fund
National
Washington, D. C
Snowy Roads Delay Semi Final Basketball Showdown
Snow blankets roads as fans hope for clear routes to the regional tournament semi final between the Yellow Jackets and St. Aloysius of New Lexington in Middleport. Observers recall New Lexington's strong performance last Wednesday, expecting a tough clash tonight.
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Middleport
Here
Athens
Yellow Jackets
St. Aloysius of
New Lexington
Three Meigs Men Leave for Army Induction
Three Meigs County inductees depart for army induction in Ashland Kentucky. The men are Carol Randolph of Reedsville, Olen Harrison of Middleport, and Robert M. Russell of Bidwell Route 1.
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Pomeroy
Ashland
Meigs County
Carol Randolph
Reedsville
Olen Harrison
Middleport
Robert M. Russell
Bidwell
Creomulsion for Children in Pink and Blue Package
An advertisement touts Creomulsion for Children in a pink and blue package. It promises safe proven ingredients without narcotics and claims to soothe raw throat and inflamed bronchial membranes to relieve coughs and aid sleep.
Red Cross campaign chairs named for Meigs County drive
Meigs County Red Cross announces campaign chairs for March fund drive led by Shields executive board chairman. County quota totals and individual community targets set with gamma globulin blood goal of 600 pints. Local chapter reports 82 servicemen cases and 482 civilian cases last year.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Shields
Red Cross
Middleport
Marion Ebersbach
Claremont Hoyt
John Elwood
Racine Sutton
Ava Sisson
Syracuse
Clifford Phillips
Minersville
Pearl Mora
Chester
Albert Brown
Enterprise
Maxine Arnold
Rocksprings
Herbert Osman
Ben Price
Portland- Lebanon
Roy Hannum
Long
Bottom
Edna Stewart
Reedsville
Hobart Shields
Tuppers Plains
Earl Starkey
Columbus
Robert McKelvey
Letart
Pomeroy Pioneer Club Names Officers At Meeting
The Reedsville Pioneer Club held its third meeting with officers elected for the year Greta Mae Barton as president Gertrude Wallace as vice president Maxine Reed as secretary Ferra Lou Chevalier as treasurer Carolyn Wallace and Shirley Myers as song leaders Marlene Barr and Donna Gorrell as recreation leaders Mary Jane Cashdollar as news reporter Melania Nichols as health safety chairman Present were Martha Posey Florence Chevalier Mary Ann Barringer Ruth Ann Smith Betty Randolph and two visitors The next meeting is planned for Mary Jane Cashdollar home
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Mary Jane Cashdollar
Men in Charge of Church Services at Middleport
Loyal Men’s Class of the Church of Christ led Sunday night devotion at the Middleport church. Wilbur Theobald conducted the meeting with C. H. Church reading Scripture. The Men’s Quartet featuring Homer Rice Russell Rice L R Wiley and Roedell Steffy sang I Love To Tell The Story with Steffy substituting for fire chief O E McKinley who was on a call in Harrisonville. Wert Dean pastor spoke on The Second Word.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Wilbur Theobald
C. H. Church
Homer Rice
Russell Rice
L. R. Wiley
Roedell Steffy
Steffy
O. E. McKinley
Harrisonville
Milton Houdashelt
Wert Dean
Pomeroy Firemen Aid Syracuse Volunteer Force
Members of the Second Ward company of the Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department donated 25 dollars to help form a volunteer fire department in Syracuse. The Syracuse department is currently in the process of organizing.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Second Ward
Daughters Receive Caps At Nursing School Ceremony
In Parkersburg at St. Joseph's School of Nursing the ceremony honored Carol Bachtel and Phyllis Meier as they received their nursing caps. The event included a nurses choral group performance and a candle light procession in the hospital chapel. Family members from Maine and Pomeroy attended, with Patricia Meier already a registered nurse on staff.
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Middleport
Parkersburg
St. Joseph's School of Nursing
Forrest Bachtel
Maine
Philip Meier
Pomeroy
Carol Bachtel
Phyllis Meier
Nurses
Florence
Bachtels
Bachtel
John Dawson
Vienna
W. Va
Meiers
Patricia
St. Joseph’s Hospital School of
Emerald Oil Relief for Eczema Itching Cited
A Corn ing New York man reports 37 years of eczema itch relief after trying 100 remedies, praising Moone's Emerald Oil as superior. The ad urges applying a small bottle at bedtime, noting the product is inexpensive greaseless and available at druggists including Athens Pharmacy.
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Corning
N. Y
Moone
Athens Pharmacy
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