Faulty Light Causes Wreck At Main And Sycamore
A traffic light out of order at Main and Sycamore led to a collision about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Joseph C. Sargent, 39, of St Albans West Virginia, rammed a car driven by Dan Sherwood Zirkle, 16, of Pomeroy. Estimated damage $95. Sargent car $55 damage, Zirkle car $40.
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Pomeroy
Main
Sycamore
Joseph C. Sargent
St. Albans
W. Va
Dan Sherwood Zirkle
Sargent
Henry Werry
Chester Zirkle
Middleport seniors stage benefit film for trip
Middleport High School seniors and their families stage a benefit movie showing of Pete Kelly's Blues at the Liberty Theatre this week. Proceeds go to the New York trip treasury, with courtesy from D. Hindus aiding the event.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Pete Kelly
Liberty Theatre
New York
Razor-thin wings on new U S supersonic jet fighter
Report describes the wings of an emerging U.S. supersonic jet fighter as unusually thin. Officials note the design aims for agility and reduced radar profile, while engineers emphasize structural challenges and safety considerations.
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U. S
Middleport Pythian Sisters Honor Mrs Downing in Charter Draping
The Middleport Pythian Sisters draped a charter for Mrs. John B. Downing who rose to state grand chief. Special music, prayers, and tributes marked the ceremony with 25 members present. An April 30 temple inspection was announced and open door memberships discussed. A $10 contribution was given to the Daily Vacation Bible School.
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Middleport
Middleport Pythian Sisters
John B. Downing
Downing
Arthur Skinner
Isle of Somewhere
Lillian Stieff
Clifford Rhodes
O. P. Klein
Cash Bahr
Nell Patton
Nelsonville
Order
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
William Lowe
Ways and Means
Phil Meinhart
Erma Smith
Homer Jones
William Allman
Rhodes
Charles Bennett
John Fultz
Homer Hysell
Charles White
Harry Houdashelt
Beulah White
Wil! Haptonstal
Frances Beards
Lord
Allen Hughes
Harold Chase
Owen Bratton
James Souders
Clifford Stumbo
Daily Vacation Bible School
Mrs. Bertie Watts Attends Wilkesville Birthday
Mrs. Bertie Watts visited Wilkesville Sunday for her sister Mrs. G S Cahoon's birthday celebration. Also present were Dr. and Mrs. Cahoon and Mrs. Maggie Caster of Dexter. In the afternoon guests included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Arbaugh.
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Middleport
Bertie Watts
Wilkesville
G. S. Cahoon
Birthday Dinner Honors Patricia Richards and Family
Patricia Richards of Columbus shared honors with her father at a turkey dinner Saturday as their birthdays were observed. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Richards, Patricia, Janice and Rosetta Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Del Luckadoo of Rutland, and Eugene Brown of Los Angeles California.
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Middleport
Patricia Richards
Columbus
Arnold Richards
Fanny Crosby Devotional Shared at First Baptist Church
A devotional service honoring famed blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby was presented by Mrs. Allen Hughes of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society at First Baptist Church. Mrs. C. P. Bradbury and Mrs. Paul Smart participated in the devotionals after a potluck supper, followed by a dramatization titled They Opened.
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Middleport
Fanny Crosby
Allen Hughes
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
C. P. Bradbury
Paul Smart
Junior Guild Plans Bake Sale at Mt. Moriah Church
The Junior Guild of Mt Moriah Baptist Church met at adviser Mrs Carrie Cassell home to open the week potluck supper. President Oliver St Janice Arnolds led devotion as plans formed for a bake sale and a program at the church on March 31 with attendees Janice Richards Rosetta Richards Emmalene Bowles Carla Bunch Helen Singer and Marcella Ward.
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Middleport
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Carrie Cassell
Oliver St
Janice Arnolds
Janice
Rosetta Richards
Emmalene Bowles
Carla Bunch
Helen Singer
Marcella Ward
Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Colleen Hoffman
A daughter of Mr Colleen Hoffman and Mrs Hoffman of Middleport is recorded. Admitted were Margaret Mulford Cheshire Edward Winegar Pomeroy. Discharged were Mrs Dana Hanning Mrs Iva Powell Larry Griffin Mrs Addie Weaver Mrs Russell Roush Mrs Helen Teaford and Mrs Veatrice Nice working across Pomeroy Racine Syracuse and Reedsville
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Colleen Hoffman
Middleport
Margaret Mulford
Cheshire
Edward Winegar
Pomeroy
Mike Griffith
Dana Hanning
Iva Powell
Larry Griffin
Reedsville
Addie Weaver
Racine
Russell Roush
Helen Teaford
Syracuse
Veatrice Nice
Bake Sale Planned by Middleport Church Group
Middleport Home builders Class of the Middleport Church of Christ will hold a bake sale Saturday at Robinsons Tri Lustre Shop on Mill Street. Secretary Martha Slater said the sale opens at 9 a.m.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Robinson’s
Mill St
Martha Slater
Ruler Days in Past Principal Investigates Gripes
Odessa Texas school principal James McMath said he was looking into student complaints at Odessa High School. One issue raised was the lack of a designated area for smoking inside the school building.
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Principal
Odessa
Tex
Odessa High School
James McMath
Lower Levy Sought To Cut Meigs County Tax Burden
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association asks the Meigs County Commissioners to place a lower operating levy on the ballot next fall. The society now has a .5 mill levy for five years and seeks 3 mills for five years. Harold Woodgerd reports at a Monday executive board meeting. An annual dinner is set for March 25 at Salisbury School with Dr. Harold Cashman as speaker. Christmas Seal sales raised over $3000, just under last year despite fewer construction workers.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Harold Woodgerd
Wallace Bradford
Salisbury School
Harold Cashman
Nelsonville
Seven Cases Are Refused by Pomeroy Prosecutor
Prosecuting Attorney James B. O'Brien says he will not prosecute seven criminal cases due to insufficient evidence inability to locate some defendants and prior imprisonment. He entered a nolle prosequi this morning in each case including the State vs Charles Ray Swan two counts of motor vehicle theft Ralph A Butcher theft of clothing Cecil Craig driving while intoxicated and Robert Miller Ray Malone and Ronald Denver Masten issuing fraudulent checks.
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Pomeroy
James B. O’brien
O’brien
Nolle
State
Charles Ray Swan
Ralph A. Butcher
Cecil Craig
Robert Miller
Ray Malone
Ronald Denver Masten
Forest Holds World’s Largest Man Planted Timber Belt
The Kaingaroa Forest in New Zealand spans 550 square miles and ranks as the largest forest ever planted by humans. Fifty years earlier the area was a barren wasteland, transformed by sustained afforestation efforts.
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Kaingaroa
New Zealand
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