Middleport Workers Find Cause of Street Cave-In
Middleport workers locate the cause of a Mill Street cave in after digging 18 feet, finding two broken 18 inch sewer tiles allowing sewage to seep and undermine the road. Abandoned sewer six feet down was filled. tiles replaced and traffic closures on South Third Avenue and Mill Street observed. a nearby street carnival occurred that evening.
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Middleport
Mill Street
Village Street
William Eichinger
State High
Mill
Third Streets
Wayne Gibbons
Harold Chase
South Third Ave
Main St
Mill St
S. Third
Second St
S. Third Ave
Honor Roll List At Middleport High School
Forty five Middleport High School students earned honor roll status for the six weeks period. Girls outnumbered boys 34 to 11. Freshmen named Betty Ashley Nancy Fink Clara Taylor Billy Swisher Charles Tewksbury Dana Walburn. Senior listings include basketball players James Haggerty Bill Moore Lee Smith and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Betty Ashley
Nancy Fink
Clara Taylor
Billy Swisher
Charles Tewksbury
Dana Walburn
Fred Hoffman
Jeanette Barker
Emma Jane Buell
Mary Gilmore
Betty Greenlee
Ida Lee Hartley
Naomi Overturf
Carla Owen
Sara Palmer
Lucille Roush
Donna Ruth Russell
Sally Schaaf
Katherine Bachtel
Carolyn Clark
Thelma Ebersbach
Rosemary Fisher
Mary Lou Smith
Joan Wood
David Diles
Frank White
Wellston
James Haggerty
Bill Moore
Lee Smith
Harry Featherstone
Jack Kelly
Etta Mae Burrell
Dorothy Chase
Jean Clark
Joan Gilmore
Marie Greenlee
Vivian Karr
Joan Kircher
Marilyn Knopp
Dorothy Miller
Iris Palmer
Ruth Pratt
Lorraine Riggs
Mary Louise Thomas
Colleen Waddell
Honor Roll Announced for Rose Hill School
The Rose Hill School honor roll lists students by grade. First Grade includes Sharon Bahr Janet Partlow Linda Folmer and Donnie Stobart. Second Grade Gerald Glass and Geraldine Seelig. Third Grade Michael Evans Rita Ball Una Faye Gearhart. Fourth Grade Gene Mitch. Fifth Grade Joyce Davis and Davie Still. Sixth Grade Melvin Biffle Shirley Wheeler Ruby Stobart and Mary Wheeler. Seventh Grade Lena Mitch Frances Evans Sue Ann Clark Dale Davis Louis Osborne and Barbara Still. Eighth Grade Margaret Bruch Earl Kesterson and Alva Clark.
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Michael Evans
Rita Ball
Una Faye Gearhart
Gene Mitch
Joyce Davis
Davie Still
Melvin Biffle
Shirley Wheeler
Ruby Stobart
Mary Wheeler
Lena Mitch
Frances Evans
Sue Ann Clark
Dale Davis
Louis Osborne
Barbara Still
Margaret Bruch
Earl Kesterson
Alva Clark
Coach Gives Jackets Chance as Victor in Athens game
During assembly at Middleport High School on Wednesday afternoon the Senior Class presented a skit. Coach Forrest Bachtel spoke briefly about the upcoming Middleport Glenford basketball tournament game at Athens Friday night saying the Yellow Jackets had a chance to win. A large crowd planned to attend.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Forrest Bachtel
Scouts Plan To Entertain Parents At Pomeroy Meeting
POMEROY The Pomeroy Girl Scout Association met March 1 at the Baptist Church. President Mrs. A R Knight announced a Marietta training course and planning for entertaining scouts mothers and fathers at troop meetings. Leaders named to publicize Brownies and intermediate troops. joint meetings set for March 10 and March 19. The association voted to study council structure and seek a national charter with Troop 6 hosting in June. Luncheon served to members including Mesdames Foster Shain Cook Nye and Hardy.
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Pomeroy
Helen Tusing
Howard Kress
Brownie
Sugar Run School
Knight
Meigs County Fair
Mesdames
Ed Foster
Aten Shain
Joe Cook
Paul Nye
John Hardy
Standall Rites Pending for 85 Year Old Man
William Standall 85 died at his daughter Verne Davis in Columbus after a two month illness. He had been at his daughter C A Emmish in Middleport and was a former Nelsonville resident. Funeral arrangements are at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville. Surviving are two daughters five grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Middleport
William Standall
Verne Davis
Columbus
Standall
C. A. Emmish
Sixth Ave
Nelsonville
Stout Funeral Home
Davis
Emmish
Loyal Berean Class Birthday Observances Highlight February Meeting
Middleport notes show the Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ celebrating birthdays for Mrs. Herbert Fink Mrs. Lena McElhinny and Mrs. Ruth Blosser with singing and a game period led by Co. E. Shepard. Hostesses included Mrs. Homer Rice and others. decorations honored Washingtons Birthday and 25 members attended with refreshments served.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Herbert Fink
Lena McElhinny
Ruth Blosser
Homer Rice
Lena McKinley
Martha Childs
Anna Fink
George Hudson
Otho Karr
William Yeager
C. EE. Meadows
Dwight Frost
Yeager
Local Residents Visit Distant Cities and Farewell Plans
Clarence Rupp Austin Russell and Ralph Pratt were business visitors in Cincinnati. Parkersburg visitors include Mrs Shirley Mills Mrs Willis Grueser Mrs F M Wood Mrs Delbert Becker and Mrs Forrest Bachtel. Owen Fink visited Columbus this week. Miss Sara Dobbs stays with Mr and Mrs C E Handley in Glouster. The younger Robsons plan to move to New Mexico. Dean Barr and Mrs Barr with children plan a farewell visit with C E Shepard and family.
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Clarence Rupp
Austin Russell
Ralph Pratt
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
Shirley Mills
Willis Grueser
F. M. Wood
Delbert Becker
Forrest Bachtel
Owen Fink
Columbus
Sara Dobbs
C. E. Handley
Glouster
William Robson
Robsons
New Mexico
Dean Barr
Church of Christ
Huntington
Barr to Become Church Minister in Arizona Amid Health Move
Mr. Barr plans to move to Arizona with his family where he will serve as minister. Cpl. and Mrs. Max Lambert and son Max Richard visited the Dana Lamberts and Harry Mills, parents of Charles Walburn and Charlene. They joined Pearl Graves and Janet Frost on a trip to Huntington. Graves returned home with relatives.
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Charles Waltburn
Charlene
Charles Walburn
Pearl Graves
Janet Frost
Huntington
Local Hospital Admissions and Births in West Virginia
Mason Clinic notes admit several patients from New Haven Pomeroy Langsville and Letart between February 27 and March 2. A son James Craig was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Wears in Letart March 2. Discharges include Mrs. Robert Alkire and son Harrisonville Ohio Mrs. William McKinney Leon WV Mrs. Edna Putney Point Pleasant and Mrs. Orville Toney Clifton on February 27 28 and 29.
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James Craig
James Wears
Letart
W. Va
Robert M. Alkire
Harrisonville
Ohio
William McKinney
Leon
W.va
Edna Putney
Point Pleasant
Orville Toney
Clifton
Pythian Sisters Donate to Red Cross at Meigs Temple
Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters met at Woodman Hall Tuesday. They voted a donation to the Red Cross. A coffee hour followed with coconut pie served by hostesses led by Mrs. Florence.
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Meigs Temple
Woodman Hall
Red Cross
Florence
Daylight Saving Time Charter Measure Ahead of May Primary
ASHTABULA voters will decide in the May 4 primary on a proposed charter amendment to adopt Daylight Saving Time locally. The measure seeks to align local time with regional practice and standard business hours.
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Ashtabula
Moore announces birth of Michael Garth in Columbus
Mr and Mrs William Moore of Columbus announce the birth of their son Michael Garth on February 24. The baby was born the same day as his cousin Barbara Jane Schaaf daughter of Dr and Mrs G C Schaaf of Chillicothe.
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Middleport
William
Bill) Moore
Columbus
Michael Garth
Barbara Jane Schaaf
G. C. Schaaf
Chillicothe
Edison Wessa
Margaret Schaaf
Dr. Schaaf
Barbara June
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American Legion Hall
Feeney-Bennett Post
Chuck Stanley
Legion
Chester
Denver Rice
Smith's Cafe
West Main Street
J. Smith
Serta
H. J. Hysell
Rose Hill
Sharon Bahr
Janice Partlow
Linda Folmer
Donnie Stobart
Gerald Glass
Geraldine Seelig
Chance
Victor
Pickens
Middleport Social Notes
Walter Harris
Pat Duffy
U. S. Navy
Italy
Ed Duffy
Rita
Catherine Burns
Samantha Bradford
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Marion Allensworth
Widdleport Personals
Sporting Goods
BROWN
2Nd St
Runyan
Meigs
Walter Pidgeon
Deborah Kerr
Angela Lansbury
Janet Leigh
Reginald Owen
Margaret O'Brien
Charisse
Karin Booth
Danny Thomas
Bendvue
Land OF the Lawless
Johnny Mack Brown
London
Gerald Mohr
Nancy Saunders
Eric Blore
Evelyn Ankers
Vigilante
Uate
Dickie's
John Miller
New Haven
Lawson Higgins
Virginia Roush
Helen Gardner
Langsville
Willie Edwards
Pythian Sisters
The
Rutland
Rutland, Ohio
Linx
Nick Carter
McMaster Hardware & Furniture Co
Middleport, Ohio
Bao ‘ W
General Electric
Pam Elam LL
Reus A
Reefrigerate
General Electric Space Maker
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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