License Tag Sale Rush Strikes Middleport on First Day
More than 400 worth of license tags sold by R H Forden on Tuesday as out of state workers at OVEC Kyger Creek Plant rushed to renew licenses before February 28 expirations. The office opened at midnight and March 1 closures followed a plant death, prompting time off for renewals. Officers warned of lost certificates and thefts as residents shared tales of plates and licenses stolen from garages and wallets.
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Middleport
R. H. Forden
OVEC
Folden
Foldens
Charge Dismissed In Meigs County Juvenile Court
Judge John C. Bacon ordered the November charge against George Casto of Middleport dropped after his teenage daughter admitted the claim was false. The daughter alleged she was persuaded by Margie Cole and Carrie Williams, and Casto had pleaded not guilty previously before Judge F Harmon tO Brien. A journal entry will record the dismissal from the court.
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Meigs County
George Casto
Middleport
John C. Bacon
Casto
Bacon
Mise Jasto
Margie Cole
Carrie Williams
Four Meigs County men head to Ashland for pre induction exams
Meigs County selective service officials announced that four men will leave Monday for Ashland Kentucky to undergo pre induction physical examinations for the armed forces. Names listed include Franklin Arnott Pomeroy Route 1 M G Roberts Racine Route 2 and Frederick Hudson Pomeroy Route. On Tuesday two additional men Willard Jeffers Pomeroy and David Hill Letart Falls departed for induction.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ashland
Selective Service
Shade
Gall M. Roberts
Franklin Arnott
Racine
Frederick Hudson
Willard Jeffers
David Hill
Letart Falls
Resident Removed To Veterans Hospital Huntington First Indian Wars Vet
Ronard Fitzgerald, ill for eight weeks at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Wippie, was moved by ambulance Monday to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Huntington. He is the first veteran of the Indian Wars to enter the Huntington hospital. Also noted are births and medical notices listing multiple individuals and families with medical or surgical needs across Gallia, Jackson, Bidwell, Point Pleasant and surrounding areas.
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Veterans Hospital Pomeroy
Ronard Fitzgerald
Henry Wippie
Veterans Administration Hospital
Hunting
Tom
W. Va
Ay Mir
Judge Betz Sidelined by Coronary Thrombosis in Ohio
Judge Robert M. Betz of Gallia County Common Pleas Hospitalized at Holzer after a Monday afternoon coronary thrombosis. Family says he will miss about a month of duties. Betz helped organize the Gallia Gun Club. the indictments from a three day grand jury were reported as the judge’s illness paused arraignments and bonds.
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Robert M. Betz
Holzer Hospital
Sig
Betz
Common Pleas
C. ‘Waden
Rochester
Gallin’ County
General Assembly
Street Work Discussed in Vinton Council Meeting
VINTON. Cleanup of streets was discussed Wednesday night at a Vinton village council meeting. Also discussed was moving fences back from Route 325 for a state highway improvement. M. Stewart presided in Mayor McCoy’s absence. Clerk T. Harvey Rece attended with councilmen Glenn Brown Don Swick Ernest Davis Graf ville Casto and C. E Eagle. Treasurer Harley Cloud did not attend.
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Vinton
Vinton Village
M. Stewart
Cyuneil
Vernon McCoy
T. Harvey Rece
Glenn Brown
Don Swick
Ernest Davis
Grafville Casto
C. E.” Eagle
Harley Cloud
Shenefield Services To Be Held Friday
Services for Joh Shenefield 62 of Vinton Route 1 will be Friday at Salem Center Church in Salem Township Meigs County. He died Tuesday in North on. Born February 1 1803 to C D and Lola Alexander Shenefield. Survived by three sons, daughters, three brothers and three sisters.
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Salem Center
Joh Shenefield
Vinton
North
Salem Township
Meigs County
C.D
Lola Alexander] Shenefield
River Traffic Reports and Flood Readings at Gallipolis Dam
Weather bureau predictions miss for third day as river at Gallipolis Dam exceeds crest. Gauges show 31.3 feet upper and 4.73 feet lower, with crews noting the crest not yet in sight and river rising at multiple locks and towns along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
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Gallipolis
Weather Bureau
Gallipolis Dam
Ohio River
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Mason
Montgomery
Bosworth
Francis
Stevenson
Rand
Keeley
Island Creek
Kanawha River
London
Semet
Solvay
Price
Winfield
Helen Z
Constitution
Steel
Linn Smith
Driverless Car Crash Report Involving Multiple Citizens
A chaotic crash report details a driverless vehicle collision with another car on Route 1 near Cheshire. Multiple residents including Rev Woods, Gene Boley, and Arthur Cunningham face fines and bonds in Municipal Court, with several charges including speeding and resisting arrest.
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B. Woods
Cheshire
Teesday
Woods
Fring
Norton
Gene “Tarry Boley
Charlieton
Deving
Aes
Strose
Patrolsen
Arthur ‘Cunningham
William
Janen
Archie Wileis
Yeanauga
Wile
Kanaugam
Trafic
Pauline Miler
Tudge Jones
Billy Easton
Vinton
Kiwanis Club Skips March Meeting in Galapolis
The Kiwanis Club at the Lafayette Hotel voted to skip its March 16 meeting. Attendance was noted for the March 14 AMLSEOA Banquet as part of Kiwanis activities.
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Gallapolis
Galipolis
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette
Kiwanis
Deer Abundance Seen By Letart Two
Residents report an unusual deer presence around Letart township and Letart Falls. Reports list sightings near Ross Norris and the milk house with multiple animals observed at night. Observers include locals and officials from area railroad and fire prevention services.
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Gallipolis
Letart Township
Meige County
Ross Norris
Letart Falls
Messenger
Kiwanlane
Charles
Ches
Letart Fallshire
Columbus
Chesapeake
Ohio Railway Co
Lowell Probasco
Hobson
New York Central Railroad
William "Shannon
C&o
Emelyn Wickline Weds Alfred Scarberry Jr in Indiana
Miss Emelyn Wickline daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Schoff of Birmingham Ohio married Alfred A Scarberry Jr son of Mr and Mrs A A Scarberry of Broadway Indiana February 12 at Liberty Methodist Church. Rev Boyd officiated. Attendants were Henry Scarberry and wife. They returned to Dayton for a wedding dinner hosted by Henry and wife. The bride is a senior at Rio Grande College.
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Emelyn Wickline
Elmer Schoff
Birmingham
Ohio
Alfred A. Scarberry
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway
Methodist Church
Liberty
Ind
Mr." Boyd
Henry Scarberry
Ince
Dayton
Henry Scarberrys
Harlan DeVol
Scarberrys
Rio Grande College
Local Couple Plans Teaching Careers After Graduation
Rio Grande College seniors Miss Eleanor Scarberry and Mr. Searberry, both education majors, will marry this spring and pursue teaching careers after graduation. They reside in Rio Grande and were honored with a weekend reception hosted by Mrs. Scarberry’s parents in Birmingham. A Middleport poem by Miss Mabel Hysell from the Loyal Pals class is earning money by soliciting pennies per pound of recipients.
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Grange College
Searberry
Rio Grande College
Rio Grande
Birmingham
Scarberry
Schoffs
Scarberrys
Middleport
Mabel Hysell
Church of Christ
Five Deer Seen Near Langsville Area in Winter Drive
Unusually quiet winter scene reported as Mr and Mrs L E Reynolds observed five deer in a Langsville field during a drive. The group included three bucks one very young and two does. The animals paused then fled into trees as the Reynolds car approached.
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Iddleport
L. E. Reynolds
Langsville
Guardian Awarded 2500 for Two Meigs County Minors
A Meigs County Juvenile Court ruling on a Wednesday in the court records grants 2500 to the guardian Eldon Blake for two minors Rickie and Sheila Blake, damaged in an August 29 automobile accident. Driver Eugene Turner involved. Judge John Bacon presided.
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Rumenoi
Meigs County
Rickie Blake
Sheila Blake
Eldon Blake
Eugene Turner
John Bacon
Cla
Minister speaks at Rio Grande College chapel services
The Rev. Mr. Roper of Chillicothe told students life is worthwhile with a proper social and religious philosophy. He meets Rio Grande village leaders about directing a junior high school student camp near Portsmouth this summer. A separate notice reports Marie Nelson suing for divorce from James Allen Nelson in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for cruelty.
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Grande
Hershel Roper
Chillicothe
Rio Grande College
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Roper
Rio Grande Village
Portsmouth
Pomeroy
Marie Nelson
James Allen Nelson
Meigs County
Common Pleas
Meigs Auto Dealers Up Sales in February
February sales by Meigs County auto dealers rose with 83 cars and 1 other motor vehicle sold, marking an increase from January. The county automotive titler Mrs Stoyce Kennedy reports the February totals and notes the shift in vehicle types from the prior month.
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Meigs Auto Dealers
Cel Knot
Afeige
Stoyce Kennedy
Troche Baring
Midport Literary Club Plans Fund Drive for Mammoth Cross
Members of the Midport Literary Club will contribute to a fund for erecting a mammoth cross in Illinois. The announcement came at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. D. B. Hartinger with Mrs. Noah Haskins hosting. Federation Legislation Day at Ironton is set for March 10. Three book reviews were presented.
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Middleport
Middeport
Ilinois
National Federation of Woman's Clubs
D. B. Hartinger
Noah Haskins
Ironton
Donald Mills
Beaudhesore
R. M. Sherman
E. S. Schaaf
Jon-de-Trevino
Arthur Straus
Desmond
Tom Thumb
O. H. Stews Art
Bride Gladys DeVol Weds Ale R. Stewart in Indiana Ceremony
Miss Gladys DeVol daughter of Harley DeVol Columbus and Lenna DeVol wed Ale Robert Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Mason in a double ring ceremony performed by Justice Walter Monara at Lawrenceburg Indiana. The bride a Middleport High School graduate works at Lazarus and Company.
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Indiana
Middleport — Inc
Lawrenceourg
Ind
Gladys (Cindde) Devol
Harley DeVol
Columbus
Lenna Russell DeVol
Ale Robert Stewart
Rover "Stewart
Mason
Walter
Monara
Middleport High ‘School
Fies
FER Lazarus and Company
Service member to complete four years in Air Force
Plrman Stewart, Wahama High School graduate, completes four years of Air Force service in August. He is stationed at Seward Air Force Base in Seomina, Penn., where he and Mrs Stewart will reside.
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Plrman Stewart
Wahama High School
Air Force
Seward Air Force Base
Somena
Penn
Stewart
Boosters Plan Senior Band Party Meeting Tonight
Middleport school band boosters Association will meet tonight at president Mrs Arthur Skinner’s home to plan a party for the senior band. The event is scheduled for March 25 at the high school.
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Sempers
Band Boosters “Association
Middleport
Arthur Skinner
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All Pictures
Meigs
Paris
Robert Taylor
Ava Gardner
Pomeroy Pastry Shop
Nates
W. W. Gilbert
Wellston
Wilson Mullins
Don McKinnis
Jackson
Richard Faulkner
Bidwell
Frank ‘T. Wise
Donald L. Adkins
Albert P. Oxley
Oak Hill
Anthony D. Dalesandro
Jase Arg RS
Bowens
George C. Sommer
Sam Stiffier
Other Windon
Henry Knight
Bur! Drake
Carl Hendsieks
Clayton Johnson
C. J. Lemley
Allen Dempsey
Paula Monroe
Carl F Parsons
Albert Stephens
Abe Sharp
Henry Cleland
Cleland's Appliance Store
Shenefield
Syracuse
Syracuse Nazarene
James Cline
Turnl
Korea
China
Dupont
Pickens’ Paint & Hardware
Mason City
Letart
Middlepol
Rt Society
Eater Bradbury
Hissoetay
Sted
Bom
Nina
Neyass
Pete Nemo
Benner
Wenig
Es ‘Hawkey Toig
Cothe
Schmoll
W. Main ST
Carrie Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Armstrong and Nairn
Main
Boosters
Fms
Smith Clothing CO
Charles McMaster
N. Indidators
Mercedes Condon Dress Shop
S&h
Firestone
H & R Firestone
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