State Attorney Sets 12 Criminal Cases for Quick Trial
Prosecuting Attorney James B. O'Brien said Friday that twelve indicted criminal cases will be tried as soon as possible. He requested trial dates at the Court of Common Pleas with advance notice for preparation. The charges include manslaughter, statutory rape, DWI, assault and battery, robbery, breaking and entering, and issuing checks with intent to fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Roger Hayman
Charles Powell
Robert Lee Sayre
Delbert Saunders
Bobby Back
Donald Guinther
Melvin Lee
Harold Backus
Jack Kittle
O’brien
Common Pleas Court
Last County Home Demonstration Meeting Held in Meigs County
The final Meigs County Home Demonstration Council meeting before the 21st Achievement Day took place at Geneva Nolan’s home. Achievement Day is set for March 27 at Middleport High School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities covered program design, exhibits on safety, oven meals, sewing machine use, energy management, and consumer topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Home Demonstration Council
Geneva Nolan
Middleport High School
National Home Demonstration Council
Ohio State University
Clarence Price
Mrs Downing Rites Held In Middleport
Funeral services for Mrs. John B. Downing were held Sunday afternoon in Middleport. About 20 friends of Marie Downing of Charleston attended, with pallbearer John Halliday of Gallipolis. Out-of-town mourners included Mr and Mrs J Harley Bovie of Gallipolis. First Presbyterian Church elders and Pythian Sisters Meigs Temple 153 attended. flowers arranged by Women’s Society of the church. Howard E. Ruppelt officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. C. Singleton
Marie Downing
Charleston
John B. Downing
John Halliday
Gallipolis
J. Harley Bovie
Rodney Downing
First Presbyterian Church
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Ohio Power Co Plans Record 1957 Construction Budget
Canton based Ohio Power Co announced a record 1957 construction plan totaling nearly 70 million dollars for expansion of power plants substations transmission lines and distribution services and offices marking the largest single year expenditure in its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton—Ohio Power Co
County Native Dies at 67
Addie M. Wilbarger Burton 67 a Meigs County native and long time resident of Cave Street Meigs General Hospital Saturday. Surviving children Virgie Ruschel Charles E Burton Ora Mae Hubner and Robert E Burton one brother Henry Wilbarger and seven grandchildren. Husband died 21 years ago. Funeral services by Rev Eugene Brown Tuesday 2 p.m. Ewings Funeral Home Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Brown
Ewing
Beech Grove Cemetery
Golden Anniversary Observed at Home
Mr and Mrs Albert Duckworth celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at home. About 75 guests attended, including their three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Albert Duckworth
Jaycees Plan Indoctrination Of Members
The Meigs County Jaycees will hold an orientation and indoctrination meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the second ward firehouse with Clarence Blazier as guest speaker. Roger Morgan heads the group and Virgil Brown leads the brochure project. Plans include a May 19 horse show at the fairgrounds and a teen automobile rodeo in the village parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Jaycees
Second Ward
Clarence Blazier
N. Canton
Jaycee
Roger Morgan
Middleport
Jaycees
Virgil Brown
Richard Fellrod
Bake Sale for Middleport Firemen Raises $123
The Jolly Bunch Sewing Club organized a bake sale and contribution booth in the Robinson Tri-Lustre Shop on Mill Street raising 123 dollars to aid Middleport firemen buying a new emergency truck. Volunteers, including Mrs. Mills and others, offered foods from soap to homemade soap and urged buyers with the slogan A Buck for the Truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club
Robinson Tri-Lustre
Mill St
Jolly Bunch
Mills
Will Reynolds
George Hackett, Sr
P. L. Mitch
Noah Haskins
Kenneth Byer
E. L., Hughes
Middleport Personalities Weekend Guests and Health Notes
Social notes from Middleport report Mrs Glenn Jarvis and Peggy returning to Port Washington after visiting Mrs Jervis' late parents Mr and Mrs W A W McKay. Several locals visit kin in Charleston Gravel Hill and Athens. Mrs Kathryn Lois Thompson collapsed on duty at Meigs General Hospital and was kept for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Jarvis
Peggy
Port Washington
Jervis
W. A. W. McKay
Stewart Harris
Columbus
Lesta Gothard
Paul Lurber
Charleston
Walter Howell
Gravel Hill
Emerson Jones
Meigs General Hospital
Joe Tribble
George Hackett
Ray Singleton
Bertram Payne
Singleton
John B. Downing
Guy Shuler
Ft. Myers
Fla
Eddie Stobart
Athens
Daisie Saunders
George Sauer
A. J. Beaver
Holzer Hospital
Walter Harris
Harrie Marie Smith
Barbara Stout
Owen Fink and
Homer Barcus
Gallipolis
Richard Vaughn, Jr
Annice Ohlinger
Kathryn Lois Thompson
Meigs General Hospital Notes
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ocie McCune of Rutland. Admissions include Mrs. S Johnson Cheshire Route 1 Mrs. K Thompson Middleport Mrs. Ocie McCune Rutland Mrs. Veatrice Nice Racine Route 2 Max Sanborn Middleport Mrs. Catherine Parsons Portland Elmer Proffitt Portland Discharges include Mrs. Vada Hazleton and infant Sor Shade Route 1 Verd Smith Reedsville Mr and Mrs Virgil King Pomeroy Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Johnson
Cheshire
K. Thompson
Middleport
Ocie McCune
Rutland
Veatrice Nice
Racine
Max Sanborn
Catherine Parsons
Portland
Elmer Proffitt
Vada Hazleton
Sor
Shade
Verd Smith
Reedsville
Virgil King
Pomeroy
Racine FFA marks 25th anniversary with honors and awards
The Racine Chapter FFA held its 25th anniversary program in the high school auditorium drawing more than 200 attendees. Herman Carson Jr. won State Farmer and county Agricultural Scholarship honors, with several others listed as degree recipients and honorary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Douglas, Jr
Robert Sayre
James Carnahan
Racine
Jim Webb
Earl Creek
Crittenden Bradford
Columbus
Norman van Meter
Alan Carson
Bashan
Earl Grimm
Chicago
Vera Beegle
Vaughans Host Housewarming in Middleport
A house warming for Mr and Mrs Richard Vaughan Jr and Ruby Yeanger was planned by Mrs Annice Ohlinger and Mrs Richard Vaughan. Twenty guests attended at the Pearl Street home with gifts games and late supper. A larger celebration was cancelled due to Jill's grandmother Lula Russell illness at Meigs General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Richard Vaughan
Ruby Yeanger
Vaughan
Annice Ohlinger
Vaughans
Grate
Pearl St
Pomeroy
Wilbur Parsons
Jane
Jill
Lula Russell
Meigs General Hospital
Charter to Be Draped at Pythian Sisters Meeting
The Middleport Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters will drape the charter for Mrs. John B. Downing at the K of P Hall Tuesday evening. Downing was a past grand chief of Ohio and a supreme representative, active in the lodge until illness but remained a charter member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
John B. Downing
K of P
Downing
Ohio
Loyal Pals to Meet in Middleport
Loyal Pals of the Church of Christ plan a Tuesday evening meeting at Mrs. Dwight Frosts home on Pearl Street. Frances Roush serves as president and the program is organized by Mrs. L E Reynolds Mrs. Allen Jenkinson and Mrs. Alice Robeson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Dwight Frost
Pearl St
Frances Roush
L. E. Reynolds
Allen Jenkinson
Alice Robeson
Meeting Postponed for Amateur Gardeners Club
The Amateur Gardeners Club in Middleport A has postponed its meeting to March 13. President Mrs. Robert Reibel announced the change. Hostess is Mrs. Paul Leonard of Mason with co-hostess Mrs. E M Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Robert Reibel
Paul Leonard
Mason
E. M. Blake
CAP Starts Plans For Summer Bean Dinner
Meigs Squadron 202 of the Civil Air Patrol begins early planning for its annual bean dinner. Major R C Steffy appointed 1st Lt Howard Dailey as dinner chairman at Friday night’s Shuler building meeting. All former cadet members are invited to meet with CAP leaders Friday at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Squadron 202
Civil Air Patrol
Shuler
R. C. Steffy
Howard Dailey
Court Records Show Divorces and Prosecutions Filed
Two divorce decrees and one nolle prosequi were filed in the Court of Common Pleas Friday. Jane Williams of Pomeroy was granted a divorce from Floyd E Williams with custody and support for their three children. James Eldon Caruthers of Middleport was granted a divorce from Josephine Faye Caruthers with custody of their children and household goods. A nolle prosequi was entered in State v Curt Nobles after witnesses showed lack of interest. Raymond Coles of Middleport was fined 50 dollars and jailed three days for driving while intoxicated. Peggy Cavanaugh, bonded 300 dollars in 1955, forfeited her bond. now in Minneapolis, charged with DWI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Nolle
Court of Common Pleas
Jane Williams
Floyd E. Williams
James Eldon Caruthers
Middleport
Josephine Faye Caruthers
James B. O’brien
Curt Nobles
Nobles
O’brien
Raymond Coles
Peggy Cavanaugh
Minneapolis
Fire Runs Reported in Quiet Middleport Weekend
Middleport crews responded to three calls Friday through Sunday including brush fires on a hill near Bone Hollow and in the Cheshire area. The emergency squad aided an ill resident, administering oxygen before a physician arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Bone Hollow
Grant St
Cheshire
Verne Little
Middleport Native Initiated Into Alpha Phi Omega
Middleport native Robert McKay was initiated into Alpha Phi Omega on Bowling Green College campus. He is the grandson of the late A. N. McKay, longtime superintendent, and celebrated his 19th birthday. His father, a Bowling Green aid counselor and former teacher, helped bring the fraternity to campus as the first Alpha Phi Omega adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bowling Green College
Robert
Robin) McKay
Alpha Phi Omega
A. N. McKay
Robert E. McKay
Juniors Win Intramural Championship Over Sophomores
The Juniors defeated the Sophomores by one point to claim the intramural basketball championship at Middleport. They finished the series with 10 wins and 2 losses, while the Seniors placed second with 9 wins and 3 losses. Mrs. Nan Moore led the event with referees Larry Baker and Tommy Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nan Moore
Larry Baker
Tommy Davis
Garden Clubs Plan Spring Activities Across Districts
Garden club members in Meigs County and nearby districts map spring events. The county meeting March 15 at Rutland Methodist Church features speaker Mrs. Howard Nolan on soil feeding and planting. lunch served. A district officers conference is set for Wilkesville March 14 with District 11 leaders and program planning for 1957. An April 23 flower show school at The Plains launches a series ahead of July judges' sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bruce Lloyd
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Meigs County
Rutland Methodist Church
Rutland Garden Club
Howard Nolan
Rutland Club
Wilkesville
Robert Reibel
William Pavey
OAGC
the Plains
James Titus Sr
Plains
Gordon Ridenour and Lucille Stettler Marriage License
Gordon Ridenour a 39 year old construction worker of Chester and Lucille Stettler a 28 year old of Chester are recorded as married couple with parental details provided for both parties in the license notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Ridenour
Chester
Lucille Stettler
Floyd Ridenour
Bernice (Eiselstein) Ridenour
Ralph VanMeter
Mae Ours
Highway Feud Hearing Set for Court Tuesday
A Common Pleas Court hearing is planned for Tuesday at 10 a.m. on the proposed rerouting of State Route 124 from Route 7 through Middleport. Seventy seven Mulberry and Union Avenue residents signed a petition last September requesting removal of the route, with both sides to present arguments. Two new petitions have since circulated seeking removal of names or keeping Route 124 in Pomeroy.
Gas Stolen From Truck In Weekend Theft
POMEROY One theft was reported to the Sheriff’s Department during the weekend. Bill Bailey of Reedsville said a half tank of gasoline was stolen from his 1952 pickup truck and the right door handle was broken when someone tried to gain entry. The truck was in front of his house Saturday night. Paul Evans of Portland Route 1 was held on a $500 bond after pleading guilty to forgery in Justice Grindley’s court. Ardell Braden of Lettart Falls was fined $90.60 for assault and battery and Norman Frans of Portland $25 plus costs for resisting arrest. both were jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sheriff's Department
Bill Bailey
Reedsville
Paul Evans
Portland
R. E. Grindley
Grindley
Ardell Braden
Letart Falls
Norman Frans
Local Youth Recovering After Field Accident
Larry Griffin fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Griffin leaves Meigs General Hospital after a week long stay He suffered a severe gash to a foot from an axe while clearing a field and will be unable to walk for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Meigs General Hospital
Larry Griffin
Ernest Griffin
Larry
Operetta at Salem Grade School Friday Evening
A two act operetta Lazy Town by Salem Center Elementary School opens at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. Mrs. C. C. Chapman directs with five teachers assisting. About 125 students participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Center
C. C. Chapman
Club To Be Organised in Rockbridge Tonight
Mrs Robert Reibel regional director of District 11 Ohio Association of Garden Clubs and Mrs James Titus will travel to Rockbridge this evening to organize a garden club. Titus district flower show chair and past district director will demonstrate flower arranging principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Reibel
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
James Titus
Rockbridge
Titus
Jill Harris Celebrates Third Birthday at Home
Jill Harris turned three on Friday and enjoyed a small birthday party at her home on 8 Second Ave. She shared cake and ice cream with neighbor playmate David L Vaughn as balloons and favors adorned the dining room. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jill Harris
Second Ave
David L Vaughn
Jill
Walter B. Harris
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Ohio Power Co
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Liberty
Glenn Ford
Gloria Grahame
Broderick Crawford
Spring Hill
Hill
London
James Dartford
Glass Age Development Committee
St. George’s Circus
Waterloo Station
FFA
Aten Shain
Richard Chambers
Jean Hamm
Emory Powell
Raymond Ervin
Freeland Norris
Charles Hayman
John Elwood
C. E. Humphrey
Chester Tannehill
Harold Smith
Gomer Lewis
John Heiskell
Whitney Ingraham
Fred Reed
Bill McKelvey
Paul Sayre
Earl Mooney
Howard Lawrence
Edward Robinson
Arthur
Malta
Stanton Braley
Wellston
Middleport Society
CAP
Mrstoak
Sohio
Manning Blues
Mike Mullen
2Nd Ave
Salem
Zemo
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Temple
Deborah Karr
John Kerr
Leif Ericson
Edward Andrews
Heaven
Hell
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