Letart Township Truck Farming Breaks With Weather
Letart Township prepares for the truck farming season as cabbage and tomato plantings will begin within a week once weather improves. The region relies on County Truck and its 770,000 tomato plants, illustrating the large scale of the Letart operation in Meigs County.
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Letart Township
Pup Nyeflich Pomeroy
Meigs County
Donald C. Wolfe
Miller
Belpre
Nesse
Letart
Wolfe
Racine
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincin
Harold Roush
Harold Grimm
Dr C. Hartinger
Clifford Will
Dae Hill
John Hill
Julian Hill
Dallas Hill
Harry Hill
Hill
Bert’ Grimm
Grimm
Bert Miller
Lewis Miller
Association
Sutton
Lebanon
Musicians Win at District Solo and Ensemble in Athens
Ears Warnke praised students on return from the District 15 Solo and Ensemble contest in Athens. Middleport Band members earned superior ratings across brass, woodwind, and piano categories, with Juanita Hawking Cheroley Blake Nancy Roller Sharon Jones Olivia Hemmons and Mary C Miller among top scorers. Senior contestants prepare for state competition in Washington Court House on April 14.
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Auwuiery
Ears Warnke
Athens
Ning
Middleport
James V. Cooney
Mary Carolyn Miller
Stephen Coats
Gene Crooks
Mark Kelly
Gordon Guthrie
Ira Butcher
Tom Skinner
James Ohlinger
James van Cooney
Linda Helrich
Russell Roush
Kenneth Murray
Sharon Jones
Edward Crooks
Myrna Russell
Stehtaresy
Tnury
Susan Probasco
Judy Butcher
Susan Pullen
Joyce Hemmons
Mrss
Carmen Deems
Juanita Bangerter
Juanita Hawking
Cheroley Blake
Nancy Roller
Olivia Hemmons
Mary C. Miller
Helen Stobary
Myrna
Russell
Middlepor
Kay Darst
Priscilla Harpole
Washington Court House
Local court fines in holiday weekend case mix
Rate ROY-Jedsanthorey of near Pomeroy was fined ten dollars and costs for assault and battery. Orla Gilmore of Middleport, fifty three, jailed on breaking and entering, with parole officers notifying authorities. A long agricultural feature describes tomato packing, crop outlook, and local farm operations including Letart Township and surrounding areas.
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Roy — Jedsanthorey
Pomeroy
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy
Peoples
Orla Gilmore
Middleport
Roedel
Franklin D. Hudsoe
Gilmore
Woo Wenner
Ane Titense
Tier Neuer
Praiouit
Anid
Cattle Show and Sale Planned for March 19–20
Southeastern Ohio Hereford Association met at the Meigs County extension office to schedule a two day event with a dinner March 19 and a sale March 20 at 1 p.m. at Rock Springs Fairground. Forty seven head are consigned by locals William Collins Hiram Slater Hugh Leitheit Alfred Gans and Jl Stevens plus Better Hereford Farms Huntington W V C A Close Marietta Real McCoy Hereford Farm Chesapeake Verna McCoy Chesapeake Mott Ohio Proctorville H F Shaver and Son Chesapeake H Vickers and Sons Marietta Denver Walker Vinton. A dinner will be held March 19 at the Hotel Marth and the show will be at the grounds the next day.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Hereford Asssociation
Meigs County Extension Service Office
Blair Mott
Proctorvile
Rock Springs Fairground
William Collins
Hiram Slater
Hugh Leitheit
Alfred Gans
Jl Stevens
Better Hereford Farms
Huntington
W. Va
C. A. Close
Marietta
Real McCoy Hereford Farm
Chesapeake
Verna McCoy
Mott Ohio
Proctorville
H. F. Shaver and Son
H Vickers and Sons
Denver Walker
Vinton
Hotel Marth
Ex Teachers Hear Talk By Solon Pomeroy
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association met at Federated Church Saturday with Miss Marcia Karr presiding. Group singing of Irish songs led by Miss Gertrude McBride, devotions led by Mrs Nellie Tracy, and a talk on Lee Islation by Rep George Meinhart were featured. The April meeting will be at E O Saunders Journey's End.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Federated Church
Marcia Karr
Gertrude , McBride
Nellie Tracy
Lee Islation
George Meinhart
E. 0. Saunders
Band Boosters Meet To Select Uniforms
The Pomeroy Boosters plan a 7 30 pm meeting Tuesday in the senior high band room. A committee reviewed prices on summer uniforms and will finalize selections at the session. Mrs William Kennedy urges all junior and senior band parents to attend.
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Fomeroy
Pomeroy and Boosters
William Kennedy
Last Rites Conducted For Roy H Hannum
Services were held today in the Long Bottom Christian Church for Roy H Hannum a longtime Meigs County resident who died in Parkersburg City Hospital Friday Burial was in Sand Hill Cemetery He is survived by his wife Ella and three others Mattie Sherman of Vanport Pa and Mrs Minnie Kier of Oscondo Calif
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Pomeroy
Long Bottom Christn
Roy H. Hannum
Meigs County
Parkersburg City Hospital
Sand Hill Cemetery
Ella
Hannum
Mattie Sherman
Vanport
Minnie Kier
Oscondo
Calif
Lobby Inquiry Rules Aimed At Senators and Officials
An investigation into lobbying and campaign expenditures prompts a special committee. The senior GOP member and Senator Gore work toward an agreement on operating rules for the inquiry to curb improper influence on Senators and government officials.
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Fashington
Rues
GOP
Tokito
Gore
D-Tenn
Woman charged with putting glass in neighbor milk
Cleveland scene reports Dorothy Kaplan 48 of University Heights released on 1000 bond after allegedly inserting ground glass into milk delivered to Mr and Mrs Louis Elgart. She claimed quarrel over noise but aimed to slow them, not injure. A Circleville barn northwest of town on Ohio 56 burned Friday killing about 20 pigs and some chicks.
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Cleveland
Dorothy Kaplan
University Heights
Louis G. Elgart
Circleville
Ohio
Here
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Claim Superior Regularity
Exhaustive clinical tests on 261 patients aged 11 to 87 found Dr Edwards Olive Tablets superior to seven laxatives for temporary constipation. The vegetable tablets allegedly produced four to nine out of ten favorable outcomes with fewer side effects, working on digested food in the lower bowel without weakening nourishment.
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Edwards
Sruggiste
Covumbus
Bae
Fire Destroys Home Near Racine Sunday
A Sunday night fire damaged a one story frame home on Run Road about three miles from Racine. All furnishings and personal belongings were destroyed. The Wolfe family household items were insured but the amount was not known. The blaze, reported by a passing motorist, damaged the roof as the back corner burned and the structure caved in before firefighters from Racine arrived.
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Hame
Harry Wolfe
News Run
Racine
Billy Joe Spencer
Las Department
Spencer
SOS Party at Middleport Supports World Service
The SOS Party at the First Church social rooms raised money and goods for the Share Our Surplus project to aid destitute people through Church World Service. Harold E. Hubbard led as MC, with Davis Darst Jr delivering the invocation and Mrs. Clifford Stumbo closing with a devotional.
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Middleport
Walls Anthony
First 1St Church
Shurch
Church World Service
Harold E. Hubbard
Davis Darst, Jr
Paul Smart
Clifford Stumbo
Smart
Charles Bennett
Darst, Jr
Polio Fund Drive Nears Goal in Pomeroy Area
POMEROY Meigs County stands 400 dollars shy of an 8000 dollar polio fund drive goal. County chapter chairwoman Mrs. Victor Young said the tentative target was higher but the present sum is satisfactory. Letters were to go out today for another appeal to residents.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Victor Young
Pomeroy Social Notes: Edna Carleton Birthday Honored
Pomeroy observes Mrs Edna Carleton birthday after over forty years teaching in the Southern Local School District Meigs County. She receives nine cards and gifts as friends and former students celebrate. A turkey dinner Sunday evening at Syracuse home hosted by Mr and Mrs Lowell Wingett honors their aunt Mrs Carleton with attendees including Gale Price his wife and children from Portland E A Wingett Racine Mildred Beeson Middleport and Clarence Whetstone and the Wingett children Billy Bobby and Ruth.
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Petea Pomeroy
Edna Carleton
Meigs County
Carleton
Lowell Wingett
Syracuse
Gale Price
Jimmy and
Suzann
Portland
E. A. Wingett
Racine
Mildred Beeson
Middleport
Clarence Whetstone
Billy
Bobby
Ruth Wingett
Episcopal Guild Meeting At Parish House On Wednesday
Fumenur-a race episcopal Guild will meet at the parish house at 8 30 p m Wednesday with Mrs Everett Hayes Miss Lenore Gilre and Miss Vida Ihle asresses Fumenur rians for serving refreshments at the annual American Legion birthday party to be held March 19 were made this week when the Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post 39 met at the post home Miss Jennie Sue Eiselstein president presided Plans for re presenting the post with aa gift of 50 on the birthday anniver Ben Neutzling gave a report on the mid winter conference held recently in Columbus A con tribution to the Letta Zellar na tional president campaign was approved Metrechments were served by Mrs George Mowery Mrs Clif ford Hayes Mrs Frank Cheesebrew Mrs Lillian Stalknaker and Mrs W R Davis and Miss Freddie Houdashelt contributing hostess.
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Fumenur—rians
American Legion
Drew Webster
Jennie Sue Eiselstein
Ben Neutzling
Columbus
Letta Zellar
Naional
George Mowery
Clifford Hayes
Frank Cheese-brew
Lillian Stalknaker
W. R. Davis
Freddie Houdashelt
Birth announced for Barbara Sean Anthony in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Gerald Anthony announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Sean at Mason City Clinic Palmer Street Middleport. Great grandparents include Mrs Sophia Anthony Columbus and Mrs Viola Sales Lancaster.
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Middleport
Gerald Anthony
Dorothy Chase
Palmer Street
Barbara Sean
Mason Clie Saturey
Wills Anthony
Mire
Warold Chase
Sophia Anthony
Columbus
W. Wrey
Melbourne
Flori
Viola Sales
Lancaster
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