Pomeroy Refund to Be Returned From Law Library Funds
Meigs County officials vote to return 2565.10 paid in 1952 to the Meigs County Law Library Association after an error by county agencies. Judge Cedric W. Clark says funds will be distributed to contributing agencies with Pomeroy and Middleport likely receiving the largest shares. The action follows prior disputes over fund nonpayment and adherence to statutory use deadlines.
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Clark
Pomeroy
Middleport
Law Library Fund
Law Library
John C. Bacon
Sidney Spencer
the Messenger
Spencer
Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Meigs County Welfare
Southeastern Ohio District Welfare and Relief Directors Association
McConnellville
Letart Falls Social Notes
Community notices from Letart Falls include funeral rites for Alta B. Wood at the Methodist Church with pallbearers from Racine Masonic Lodge and burial at Letart Cemetery. Other items mention church groups, births, visits, and gatherings among locals and neighbors.
Observance of 18th Birthday of DAV Meigs Chapter 53
Dwight Priddy ninth district commander will be guest speaker Monday night as the Disabled American Veterans Meigs Chapter 53 observes its 18th birthday at the Butternut Avenue home. Leonard Jewell reports the ladies auxiliary will join for a 6 30 potluck supper and Mrs. Marshie Knight of Sharonville will address the auxiliary in a separate session.
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Pomeroy
Dwight Priddy
Ninth District
Meigs
Butternut Ave
Leonard Jewell
DAV
Gallipolis
Jackson
Veterans Service
Jackson County
Jewell
Priddy
Marshie Knight
Sharonville
State Department
Ladies Auxiliary
Warning Issued To Double Parkers In Middleport
Middleport village officials condemned double parking in the business area during a Monday meeting. Police will issue warnings this week to truck drivers and others, noting an alley behind the four upper blocks on N Second Ave provides rear store access. Mayor Sidney T. Russell and councilmen voiced no excuse for the practice.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
N. Second Ave
Sidney T. Russell
200 Are Expected At Holiness Rally
POMEROY Attendance is expected to reach 200 at the Pilgrim Holiness Youth Zone rally to be held at the Morgan Center Pilgrim Church at 7 30 p m Friday evening zone chair man W V Gilkerson said today There are 10 churches making up the zone Rev Mr Gilkerson will be in charge of the services and Mr and Mrs Arnold Grate of the Danville Church will present a program of vocal magic The host church is located two miles west of Eno.
Presbyterians Attend Meeting in Athens
A called meeting of the Athens Presbytery in Athens on Monday included Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt pastor of First Presbyterian Church and Mrs. L. J. Heiner chairwoman of Christian Missionary Education with Rev. Linson Stebbins of Gallipolis Presbyterian Church. The meeting accepted the resignation of Rev. Henry L. Carr pastor of Logan Presbyterian Church who will become pastor of a 700 member church in Erie Pennsylvania beginning March 15.
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Middleport
Athens
Howard E. Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
L. J. Heiner
Christian Missionary Education
Linson Stebbins
Gallipolis Presbyterian Church
Henry L. Carr
Logan Presbyterian Church
Mr. Carr
Logan
Erie
Alfred Grange Youth Group Sets First Meeting
Alfred Grange Youth Group will hold its first meeting on Saturday at 8 30 p m at the Alfred Grange Hall. The organization is for members under 30 years of age.
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Alfred
Alfred Grange
Parker Run Personal Notices From Columbus To West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Raymond Faulkner of Columbus spent a weekend with their aunt Lillie Francis Mrs Jessie Cooper spent a night with her sister Mrs Charles White Middleport Kenney Rathburn visited J G Swan Gene Swan is home on leave Beecher Cooper and Leon Cottrill were in Charleston and Chesapeake West Virginia on business Mr and Mrs Charles Baker spent a night with the Cooper family before going to Florida Charles Gotschall and nephew Lawrence Carpenter spent an afternoon with Mr and Mrs Jesse Mr and Mrs Alva Swick visited Mrs Swicks parents Mr and Mrs J G Swan
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Jesse Swan
Alva Swick
Surgery Scheduled for Mrs Greathouse at Holzer Hospital
Mrs James Greathouse who underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital Tuesday is scheduled for a second operation in ten days. She is reported to be convalescing satisfactorily.
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Middleport
James Greathouse
Faye Abbott
Holzer Hospital
Divorce Action Filed in Meigs County Court
James O. Casto files for divorce from Elva Casto in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging willful absence and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
James O. Casto
Elva Casto
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Pomeroy Garden Club Hosts Meet At Elberfeld Home
Pomeroy Garden Club gathered at the Elberfelds Mulberry Avenue with Mrs J B Elberfeld and Mrs William Downie as hosts. Miss Ethel Garland urged cooperation in Plant Ohio Today as part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial. Plans discussed for riverfront planting to replace a billboard. next meeting set for Mrs Evelyn Stanley’s home.
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Pomeroy
J. B. Elberfeld
William Downie
Pomeroy Garden Club
Elberfeld
Mulberry Avenue
John Leitweiler
Ethel Garland
Ohio
Prayer group meeting of United Methodist Church women
Mrs Thomas Radford led a Wednesday morning prayer and Bible discussion at Mrs Jed Webster Sr home on Spring Avenue. Attendees included Mrs C F Tompkins and son Chris, Mrs Albert Young, Mrs Howard Christy, Mrs Radford, Mrs C E W Downie, Mrs Dey Hysell, Mrs George Parker, Mrs Oscar Myers, Mrs Herndon Wilks and sons Phil and Mark, Mrs Edgar Thomas and daughter Zana, Mrs Jed Webster Jr. The hostess and daughter-in-law served brunch. Next week the Pomeroy women will host a combined prayer group with women of all churches.
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Phil and
Mark
Edgar Thomas
Zana
Jed Webster
Pomeroy
Retired Teachers to Meet at United Methodist Saturday
The Retired Teachers Association schedules a meeting in the Sunday school room of the United Methodist Church this Saturday at 1 50 p m. The gathering invites members to discuss upcoming activities and share updates.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Bedford Group Elects POMEROY Officers
Bedford Home Demonstration Council Club elected new officers at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Audra Well. Officers include Marjorie Woodyard first council member Edna Lee second council member Patricia Jones secretary Audra Well treasurer and Florence Wells news reporter. Martha Jones welcomed as a new member. Bake sale planned in Pomeroy on March 14 to benefit shoppers.
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Pomeroy
Bedford Home
Kitchen shower announced by Central Elementary PTA
Mrs Wyatt Gilbert, hospitality committee chair, says a kitchen shower will be held at the Monday evening meeting. Pot luck refreshments will be served. Program chairman is Mrs Robert Arnold, president Mrs Max Folmer. Committee members include Mrs Henry Werry, Mrs Charles Werry, Mrs Cletus Chapman, Mrs Richard Finlan, Mrs Harry Miller, Mrs Harry Bailey, Mrs Edith Yeanger, Mrs Reino Lind, and Miss Mary Virginia Reibel.
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Reino Lind
Mary Virginia Reibel
Charles Rice Dies at 73 in Hobson
Pomeroy Charles Rice 73 died Wednesday afternoon at his home in Hobson. He leaves a daughter Mrs Merl Ratliff of Great, a brother Wesley of Belle, W and a sister Mrs Daisy Min of Cheshire. Funeral arrangements not set. Services will be at Silver Run Methodist Church. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home.
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Pomeroy
Charles Rice
Hobson
Merl Ratliff
Great
Wesley
Belle
Daisy Min
Cheshire
Silver Run Methodist Church
Ewing
Rehearsals Underway For School Concerts
Middleport High School prepares two spring concerts by the Girls Glee Club led by Miss Lois Cecil and the Middleport Band. The Glee Club performs Friday March 13 and the band concert follows March 23 at the Middleport High School Auditorium.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Girls’ Glee Club
Lois Cecil
Franklin Gin
Lois
Friends in Chillicothe Send Sesqui Greetings
Friends of Mr and Mrs Clarence Pinkey Root of Chillicothe sent sesquicentennial greetings this week bearing the canceled stamps of the special issue Chillicothe marking the first capital of Ohio stamps are said to be at a premium.
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Middleport
Clarence
Pinkey) Root
Chillicothe
Ohio
John M. Fischer Rites Friday in Pomeroy
John M. Fischer 59 son of Franz and Marie Fischer of Pomeroy died Tuesday night at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by wife Susie three daughters Hilda Frecker Cleveland Gloria Michael Mary Ruth King Pomeroy two sons John Thurman Fischer Pomeroy Frank Fischer at home a brother Raymond Mason City a sister Freda Fischer Pomeroy and two grandchildren He was a member of Federated Church Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Ewing Funeral Home burial Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John M. Fischer
Franz
Marie Fischer
Meigs General Hospital
Racine
Fischer
Susie
Hilda Frecker
Cleveland
Gloria Michael
Mary Ruth King
John Thurman Fischer
Frank Fischer
Raymond
Mason City
Freda Fischer
Federated Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Glass to bulbs
Modern glassmaking can convert a continuous ribbon glass into 700 light bulbs a minute according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Schmoll Furniture & Appliance
Letart
Letart Falls
W. E. Coyle
Alta B. Wood
Methodist Church
R. E. Grimm
Bob Adams
Freeland Norris
E. M. Roush
East Letart
H. G. Roush
Norman
Dale Hill
Dallas Hill
Apple Grove
Nadine Roush
Ohio Valley Grange
Annie Grimm
O. G. Shields
Walter Roush
Roy Pearson
Roy Donahew
Lizzie Sayre
Herbert Shield
Fred Oadle
W. M. Fox
D. E. Grimm
J. Roush
Tom Hayman
Gilbert Hart
Fred Cadle
Burchill Black
Ambrose Darton
James Hazlett
Sharon Hubbard
A. R. Sheets
E. C. Shank
Columbus Hospital
Don Bell
Clarksburg
W. Va
J. L. Wolfe
Methodist Sunday School
Floyd
Tommy Chapman
Richard
Linu Shuler
Larry
Danny
Melvin Howard
James Lee
Don McDade
Virgil
Dennis
George Hill
Austin Wolfe
Carroll Norris
Norman Roush
Rita Joe Miller
Sheila Young
John Hill
Walton
Paul Erwin
Eugene
Glen Swarts
L. L. Nice
Minnie Custer
Wilma Wood
Denzal Boggess
George C. Foster
Marion
Cac. Foster
R. D. Dewitt
Ohio University
W. F. Coyle
Blaine Farley
Pine Creek Free Will Baptist Conference
Portsmouth
J. D. Roush
Dutton Drug Company
Phon Middleport
Kem
Sherwin-Williams
West
McMaster
Home. & Furniture Company
Holiness
Mercedes Condon
Western Union
Pomeroy, Ohio
S&h
Pomeroy Social Notes
Evelyn Stanley
Bedford
Pittsburgh
Armstrong and Nairn Linoleum
Westinghouse Appliances
Pomeroy Appliance
W. Main
Crosleys
Crosley
Melene Curtis Spray
Pacuin
Sasa
Newton
Amis
ALL_’ RED CROSS
Cos Prat
Castoria Fletcher
CONTI
Castile
Facial
Woodbury
Seaforth
Mennen
Delsey
Delsey Toilet Tissue
Ioror
PTA
John Fischer
THE
Athens Messenger
Mason
PTA TV
Plymouth Adventure
Spencer Tracy
Gene Tierney
van Johnson
Leo Genn
Lloyd Bridges
Bali
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Murvyn Nye
Peter Coe
Lampare
Yale
RED Cross
G Family Shoe Store
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