River Crests at 52.1 Feet Amid Flood Cleanup Efforts
The Onion River crested at 52.1 feet, 5.7 feet above flood stage, flooding Pomeroy Main Street and nearby areas. Merchants faced thousands in redecorating costs while some business resumed Saturday. officials warned of slow fall and uncertain reopening. Local schools closed, with Meigs County ministers hosting talks on religious education funding and planning a follow up meeting for church support.
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Pomero
Pomeroy, Main St
Pomeroy
Main St
Pome- Pomeroy
Tor Jn
Chaves
Gibbs
State Highway Patrol
Middleport
Hobson
Walter KE
Wolfena
Afernoon
Racine
Wolfe
U. 3
Meigs
Middleport Baptist Church
Martin
C. E. Hoyt
Radford
Meigs County
Bernice Bowren
Funeral Held On Thursday For John Thomas Leonard
John Thomas Leonard died Sunday evening at Homaer Hospital in Gall polis. He lived with R E Quillen in Letart Falls and is survived by two sons in Letart Falls. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home before services. Burial in Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John Thomas Leonard
Homaer
Gallipolis
Leonard
R. E. Quillen
Letart Falls
Ewing Funeral
Letart
Meigs County Flood Impacts Local Officials and Residents
Meigs County officials including commissioners and the clerk plus the county extension office pressed ahead with records as courthouse waters rose. Citizens and observers captured flood scenes with police and highway crews directing traffic while schools and meetings faced cancellations and road closures. Local residents and students watched the flood from Pomeroy to Middleport as emergency crews, students from Ohio University, and police coordinated efforts amid damaged roads and disrupted services.
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Bob Hoeflich
Meigs County
Dean Barnitz
County Extension
Mildred Stockton
County Board of Education
Blakeslee
Tommy Crow
Karl and
van Zandtemples
Charles Mullen
BF. Turner
Meigs
Herman Warner
Charlee McMaster
Apple
Walter BE. Walte
State Highway Department
Middleport
Russell Bailey
Andressed
Naylor's Run Section
Butrimas
Second St
Pomeroy
Jack ‘Thomas
Sundh
Ohio University
Town
Ted Downie and Sons
Charles Gibbs
Henry Ewings
Pepper
School Board approves multiple improvement projects
The school board approved nine improvement projects in a recent meeting led by Supt I W McComas with Robert Seats presiding. Discussion covered reactions to a parent questionnaire on proposed improvements and teacher salary raises plus a football field upgrade of 380 sponsored by the athletic association. Financial reports showed funds totaling 10600.37 in the general fund 124451 in the building fund 5981.98 in bond retirement 926.16 in the We kin Memorial and 245348 in the retirement fund with all members present.
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Siddle
Focal Board of Education
I W. McComas
Robert Seats
McComas
The
Athletic Association
Paul Smart
Wekins Memorial
Coats
Smart
Ma Chambers
Bruce
Lowell Probasco
Supt
Fecomas
Mr Carrier Dies at 66 in Ohio obituary note
Eldo R Carrier former Pomeroy resident dies at 66 in Columbus. He was son of the late Joseph and Anna Warren Carrier of Middleport. Funeral arrangements list graveside service at Middleport Hill Cemetery with Reverend Fred J Gardine officiating at the Middleport Church of Christ.
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Carrier
Pomeroy
Eldo R
Funeral services for Mrs Anderson of Ches hire area
Mrs Anderson of near Cheshire died at Holzer Hospital at 4 30 pm Monday. Her husband William Anderson a rural mail carrier out of Cheshire died in 1940. Friends may call at the funeral home for the body lew details and arrangements.
Coal Miners Mass Meeting Set Sunday in West Virginia
West Virginia miners and Swisher Coal Co. workers will attend a mass meeting at the Range Hall on Sunday. McKinney says the event will offer miners a look at the United Mine Workers contract and state fund. Focus areas include higher wages, overtime after seven hours, seniority, differentials, holiday overtime, working conditions, free hospitalization, death benefits, disaster benefits, and pensions at age 60.
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Range Hall
Swisher ‘Coal Co
West Virginia
McKinney
Sons
UMWA
Busy Meigs deputies tackle crash and theft arrests
Four car collision near Locust and Main Streets in Pomeroy injures William Moore. Moore, held on drunken driving, and three men Frank Knotts, Francis Graham, and Robert Knotts were jailed on theft charges for breaking into Clan Rumfield’s Danville home. Additional arrests include Lee Meredith Bing for unrelated charges. Deputy Sheriff Leroy Bartram and Prosecutor James Bosean reported details.
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Middleport
Hi. A. Baritz
Pomeroy
George
Theiss
Racine
Moore
Russell
Curren
Barnitz
Meig G General
Frank J. Knotts
Vinton
Francis C. Graham
Robert Franklin Knotts
Clan Rumfield
Danville
Leroy Bartram
James
B.osean County
E. F. Robinson
State Highway Patrol
Earl John Vandi Nt Spencer
W. Va
Edward Ernest Shields
Parkersburg
Lee Mereith Bing
Hemlock Grove
Named To School Honor Roll At Letart Falls
Seventy four Letart Falls Grade School pupils earned honor roll honors after the fourth six weeks grading period. Principal Don Nease announced that students across grades 1 to 5 achieved high marks in all subjects.
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Spencer Carpenter
Robert Crow
Kearney
Donahue
David Fox
David Glemekner
Miller
Faye Roush
Joyce Ri
Peggy Wines
Vernon Donohue
Sarth
Taylor
Terry Roush
Bevery Bogard
Carol Shain
Robert Wood
Charlotte Manuel
James Brace
Clara Glenn
Linda Hill
Charles Hupp
Arnold Kiser
Robert McNickles
Donna Randolph
Robert Wines
Nancy Proffitt
Nadine Roush
Arfie
Stover
Blakeslee
Meigs County
Dorcas Circle Nominating slate and church notices
Dorcas Circle members chaired by Mrs Harold Chase plan a nominating committee with Mrs Smart Mrs Fielding Hawkins Mrs McGhee and CE Hoyt reporting on a board meeting. Priscilla group hosted with St. Rick’s Day refreshments. Many local families are listed in social notices including travel illness and gatherings.
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Middlepoorgan
Bcos
Dorcas Cire
Pullen
Harold Chase
Mrx
Charles Bennett
Smart
Fielding Hawkins
McGhee
CE. Hoyt
Priscille
Damne Hartley
Mra Jeanon
Jean Clark
Jean Bennett
Gerald Anthony
Hoyt
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Pomeroy social notes record the Farm Council session hosted by E E Hartinger at Mrs Elmer Kautz home with president in charge and Warren Pickens leading a discussion on Schools and Taxes. Other items mention visitors Bertha Wetzel from Columbus, Thelma Campbell aiding flood relief in Paintsville, and multiple local family visits including Ralph Bush and Walter Kennedy.
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E. E
D. Hartinger
Elmer Kautz
Warren Pickens
Farm Bureau
Kautz
Harry Guthrie
Raymond Smith
Beulah Neutzling
Jo. Snowden
Smith
Danny West
Cincinnati
Memphis
Tenn
West
Naval Electronic School
Bertha Wetzel
Columbus
Dave Wetzel
Thelma Campbell
Paintsville
American Red Cross
R. L. Cockrill
Mike
Etowah
Daniel E. Thompson
Jonnie
Nancy
J. J. Holmes
A. W. Vale
Patterson
U.S. Navy
Rhode Island
Rose Slaw
Meigs Sole Survivor Of Indian Wars Dies
Meigs resident and sole survivor of the Indian Wars Gerald AtaGerald died Sunday evening at the Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington West Virginia. He had lived with Mr and Mrs Henry Wippel for several years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Trevey Funeral Home. Body not yet turned due to flood conditions.
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Dale Dutton
Fiola McCullough
Judson White
Huntington
Wuraday
Don Stivers
Norema Jean French
Port Lauderdale
Fla
Grilipolis
Elizabeth Lee
Ageerty
Mix Ward Tedar
Non Rontie
Marion
Ind
Mir
Charleston
Incan
Systom Pulten
Florida
Ray Pickens, II
R. TR Pickena
West
Columbia
Paul Smart
Aausheer Sincing
Milton Smart
Toledo
Smart
J. E. Harley
John Harley
Frances
Ann
Ames
Springfield
Meigs
Veterans Administration Hospital
W. Va
AtaGerald
Henry Wippel
Trevey Funeral Home
Middleport Flood Prompts School Absences and Delays
In Middleport and surrounding areas the Ohio River flood reached several feet, forcing road detours and delays. Construction workers faced long detours from Kyger Creek plants, homes in Letart and Park Street flooded, and the Middleport library expected closure through Thursday. Local services adapted as flood conditions eased slowly.
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Wwe
Muumepure Alu
Ohio
Park St
Syracuse
Bradbury
Aancom Hill
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
OVEC
Kyser Creek
Middleport
Jean Clark
Dleport Pomeroy Rotary Club
Heath Methodist “Church
Martin Restaurant
K.d.amsbury
Meigs County 4-H Clubs urged to organize week observance
POMEROY Ohio Meigs County 4-H Council calls all current and prospective clubs to organize for National 4-H Club Week March 5 to 13 and register with the county extension service office for special recognition. In 1954 the county reported 612 members in 40 clubs aided by 74 leaders. 1965 officers include Roy Holter president and Esther Wright vice president.
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Meigs County
County Extension Service Office
Council R
Roy Holter
Esther Wright
Doris Ann Wells
Franklin Epple
Roger Epple
Miss Wells
Cris Smith
Ed Evans
Howar Ebersbach
Harold Sauer
Virgil Atkins
Geneva H. Nolan
Blakeslee
Agricultural Extension Service Office
Court House
Flood Closures as Meigs County Schools Halt Activities
Flood conditions force school and meeting cancellations across Pomeroy and Meigs County. Pomeroy schools remain closed with no clear reopening date. Farm Bureau and Federated clubs postpone meetings to early March. Banks in Pomeroy closed. residents urged to monitor daily papers for updates as figures and plans shift.
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Pomerg
Meigs County
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Hieiskel
Federated Sitele
Federated Charen
Twilight Garden Club
Meigs County Land Transfers Chronicle
Meigs County land transfers list multiple transactions including Virgil Westfall and Margaret Westfall to T W Whites for 25 acres in Olive Township and Lambert Hysell to Olan Lee Hysell for 71 acres in Chester Township. Other entries cover Grueser to Nichols and vice versa in Rutland with several Rutland plots, Chester Knight and Annette Knight, John Earl Werry, and Shenefield to Shene feld. The fragmented text notes deeds, heirs, and heirship in Salem and Racine townships with references to deceased owners and witnesses.
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Virgil Westfall
Margaret B. Westfall
T. W. Whites
Olive Township
Lambert Hysell
Olan Lee Hysell
Chester Township
Joseph Grueser
Nichols Grueser
Rutland
Middleport
W. M.sinclair
Margaret Durst Sinclair
Chester M. Knight
Annette A. Knight
C.F. Tompkins
Ruth E. Tompkins
John Earl Werry
Margaret Jean Werry
Rome
John H. Shenefield
Mabel M. Shenefield
Roger T. Shenefeld
Salem Township
Elsie Reefer Decker
Clford Decker
Guy H. Niegler
Racine
Cleveland
Russell
Garnett Russell
Selevery Township Real
Cai Hove
Bane
Althea
Bryan
Wiliam
Haman Ear
Jr Tomer Hysell
E. W. Hysell
Omer
Holiday Ahoy cast rehearsals at Middleport High School
The Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club presents Holiday Ahoy at the Middleport High School auditorium Saturday. Augusta Phelps Muni reports strong laughs from main characters. The 140-member cast includes Wahama High School minstrel group Takeoffs on Ma West and residents such as Doris, Shipwreck-Kelly, and Singapore Sam. Royal king and queen contestants number 36 with votes tallied daily. top contenders include Leland Brown and Kathy McElhinny among others.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Business & Professional Women's Club
Augusta Phelps Muni
Alice Nease
Wahama High School
Ma West
Sally Rand
Tallulah Bankhead
Sophie Tucker
Marilyn Rose Lee
James Roller
Singapore Sam
Vernon Weber
Kelly
Blake
Doris
Day
Kenneth Mckihinny
Lucy Gregg
Judy Gregg
Karen Sue Gregg
Suzanne Bradbury
Monroe
Firestone
Leland Brown
Wa Davis
Michael Gress
Larry Gwell
Chip Hagerty
Kathy McElhinny
Myrta Wilson
Dawn Carper
Wendy Carper
Kathryn Jane Hannahs
Scouts postpone meetings due to flood conditions
Principal Robert Bowen said Cub Scout and Boy Scout registration meetings are postponed because of flood conditions. The gatherings will be rescheduled.
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Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Robert Bowen
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Charles McMaster
Adolph. Grueser
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Chillicothe
Josephine
Ohio State
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
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United National Farm Loans
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Lela S. Wier
Pomeroy Bend
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Ee Monument Institute
Logan Monument Co
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