Pomeroy Officials to Hear Pollution Board Today
Mayor Charles Legar and Leslie Fultz will appear in Columbus to present a deferral request to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board regarding the sewage disposal plant project. The action aims to renew the village permit to dump refuse into the Ohio River while council reviews bids for a police cruiser and other town matters.
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Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Leslie F. Fultz
Columbus
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Pomeroy Council
Pome
Legar
Fultz
Ohio River
Pomeroy High School Junior Class Stages Play Amid Cold Weather
Despite wintry weather that trimmed attendance, Pomeroy High School junior class presented the comedy Love Is Too Much Trouble directed by James Diehl Jr. The cast, led by Bill Young and Dor Coates, delivered a veteran performance praised by the audience. After the show, cast and friends attended a party at the Diehls home.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Doris Rice Named Delegate to Buckeye Girls State
Doris Rice daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Rice has been selected by the Feeney Bennet Post 128 American Legion auxiliary as a delegate to Buckeye Girls State She is a junior at Middleport High School and an honor student active in the marching band Glee Club Powder Puff Club and church choir Alternate is Mrs Jud Sauer daughter of Mr and Mrs Rodney Sauer
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Middleport
Doris Rice
Gene Rice
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Buckeye
Miss Rice
Middleport High School
Rodney Sauer
Ex Rutland Resident Ethel Jewell Dies in Columbus
Ex Rutland area resident Mrs. Ethel Rebecca Jewell 68 died Sunday evening at her daughter’s home in Columbus. Survived by son Floyd Carson Middleport Route 1 daughters Mrs. Wells and Mrs. George Houghland Columbus and Mrs. Charles Wahls Logan nine grandchildren and several siblings. Services set for 9:30 Wednesday at Jones-Saunders funeral home Columbus with graveside rites 2:30 p.m. at Wright Cemetery near Langsville.
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Middleport
Ethel Rebecca Jewell
Rutland Area
Lyman Wells
Columbus
Jewell
Edward
Henry
Rebecca Denny Vance
Floyd Carson
Wells
George Houghland
Charles Wahls
Logan
Everett Danny
Jackson
Ernest Jenkins
Prospect
Orin Spires
Marion
Dale Vance
D A R Lunch Friday In Pomeroy
The Return Jonathan Chapter DAR hosts its charter day luncheon at 1 pm Friday in the Federated Church. Senior Meigs County high school winners of good citizenship tests will be guests of honor. Speaker is Mrs. Lowell E. Burnelle, former national historian. Reservations by Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Jonathan
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Federated Church
Meigs County
Lowell E. Burnelle
The
Society of Glouster
Burnelle
Dey Hysell
Everett Hayes
Wayne Gibbons
Birthday Dinner Honors Local Residents
Mrs. Maxine Arnold and daughter Susanna hosted a Sunday dinner at their Pomeroy home honoring the birthdays of Mrs. C L Arnold and Tamara Fowler. Guests included Mrs. Mary Aumiller, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stewart and son Gary Mason, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fowler with son Tony, all of nearby West Virginia communities.
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Pomeroy
Maxine Arnold
Susanna
C. L. Arnold
Tamara Fowler
Mary Aumiller
Wilbur Stewart
Gary
Mason
W. Va
Jack Fowler
Tony
Point Pleasant
Spring Concert by Racine High Band
The Racine High School band directed by H Bernard Krinke performs at 2 p m Sunday March 20 in the high school auditorium with selections ranging from opera to American folk songs A silver offering will be taken
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Pomeroy
Racine High School
H. Bernard Krinke
POMEROY LODGE 164 SETS SECOND DEGREE MEETING
A special meeting of Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and A M is held at 7:30 this evening to confer the second degree on candidate Thomas W Bowen. Worshipful master announces. Refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy Lodge
Pomeroy
A.M
Thomas W. Bowen
Meigs County Marriage Licenses Registered
Fred Fillinger 21 from Lockbourne Air Force Base wed Shirley Roberts 22 of Pomeroy. Also listed John Robert Weddle 17 and Odessa Williford 18 both of Portland as a marriage license pair.
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Meigs
Fred Fillinger
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Shirley Roberts
Pomeroy
John Robert Weddle
Odessa Williford
Portland
Daughter Honored On 13th Birthday
Mr and Mrs Danny Thompson hosted a DAV home party Saturday for daughter Jonnie Sue's 13th birthday. Dancing and door prizes honored the teen with gifts and refreshments provided by the hosting family and friends listed among guests.
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Bessie Watson
Richard Hayes
Donna Crow
Mike Werry
Carla Will
Wayne Zircher
Jennifer Lohse
Rick Crow
Leah Grueser
Rusty Leffle
Nancy Ash
Wayne Hubbard
Katie Morarity
David Casci
Mary Sue Handley
Pamela O’brien
Thurma Vaughan
Brenda Potts
Mary Bolinger
Donna Hauck
Patsy Fultz
Rhetta Wells
Jennifer Crew
Sandra Thomas
Sheriff's Car Involved In Beech Grove Rd Crash
Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach was in a collision on Beech Grove Rd while en route to Pomeroy. Clifford Misner, 55, of Rutland Route 1, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his pickup skidded on ice and overturned, injuring Misner and his mother Nellie Misner, 74.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Beech Grove Rd
Clifford Misner
Rutland Route 1
Misner
Nellie Misner
Rutland
Annual Blue And Gold Banquet Held Monday
Middleport Cub Scout Pack 244 hosts its Blue and Gold banquet at the First United Presbyterian Church auditorium. The skit The First Scout Tree featured several cubs. Alvin Summerfield urged leadership training. John Krawiczyn introduced as new cubmaster. awards given to Earl Thomas Keith French and Billy Swan. Mrs. David Jenkins presented a gift to retiring Den mother Mrs Charles Asa Bradbury.
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Middleport
Alvin Summerfield
Gallipolis
First United Presbyterian Church
Steven Hindy
Wayne Davis
William Davis
Leland Brown
Marvin Fry
Sam Hood
George Sauer
Summerfield
Charles Asa Bradbury
Lewis Sauer, Jr
John Krawiczyn
F. Hibbs
Sauer
Earl Thomas
Keith French
Denner
Billy Swan
Den
David Jenkins
Bradbury
Cubs
Group 1
The
Presbyterian Church
Kindness Act Ends in Hip Injury for Dovie Cale
Mrs. Dovie Cale of Welchtown slipped on ice while feeding birds in a snowy yard. She fractured her hip and was transported to Meigs General Hospital by the Middleport Emergency Squad.
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Dovie Cale
Welchtown
Meigs General Hospital
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital Notes Recap
Mrs Pauline Gallagher of Middleport Luther Friend of Syracuse Mrs Madeline Haggy of Pomeroy Mrs Bernice Hart of Frost Mrs Thomas Durbin of Hartford W Va Births to Jack Coleman Middleport a daughter Thomas Durbin Hartford W Va a son Edsel Hart Frost a daughter Discharged Norma Goodwin
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Pauline Gallagher
Middleport
Luther Friend
Syracuse
Harry Schwab
Pomeroy
Madeline Haggy
Pome
Roy
Bernice Hart
Frost
Thomas Durbin
Hartford
W. Va
Jack Coleman
Edsel Hart
Middleport Miss Shar Jones Named DAR State Conference Page
Miss Shar Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Jones has been chosen as a page for the Daughters of the American Revolution state conference at the Sheraton Cleveland Hotel Cleveland March 14 16 She is a junior member of Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter charter member and past president of Cradle of Liberty Chapter Children of the American Revolution and a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in music education She has ties to the Athens chapter National Music Association Kappa Phi and Heath Methodist Church She may be joined by Mrs Irving Karr Jr Southeast director and Mrs A R Knight Regent of the local chapter for the March event.
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Middleport
Sharon Jones
Emerson Jones
Sheraton-Cleveland
Cleveland
Jonathan Meigs
College of Fine Arts
Miss Jones
Athens
National Music Association
Kappa Phi Method
Ist Sorority
Heath Methodist Church
Amy Kingsland Jones
Irving Karr, Jr
Southeast
A. R. Knight
Name Brewer To Veterans Hospital Post
Donald Brewer was appointed to the Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital Board replacing Omar Bayes in a special session of the county board of commissioners. The board accepted River Oil Co. bid for diesel oil at 12.1 cents per gallon for 90 days and discussed infirmary matters with matron Mildred Jacobs. They considered employing a deputy to serve county court papers, delaying action and asking Grindley to confer with Sheriff Robert Hartenbach. the sheriff’s department is currently serving papers but Grindley said five day notice sometimes cannot be met.
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Pomeroy
Donald Brewer
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital Board
Omar Bayes
County Board of Commissioners
the River Oil Co
Mildred Jacobs
R. E. Grindley
Grindley
Robert Hartenbach
Department of Sheriff
Hartenbach
Izaak Walton League Plans Farm Work Session at Chester
Members of the Izaak Walton League will meet Sunday at the farm near Chester for an all day work session. Glenn Lambert announced the event and the day will include building a dam and other stream improvements. Wallace Bradford will prepare a workers dinner.
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Middleport
Izaak Walton League
Chester
Glenn Lambert
Wallace Bradford
Sorority to Meet at DAV Hall This Evening
Xi Gamma Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will nominate officers when it meets at 7 45 this evening at the DAV hall Nellie Brown president announced.
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Pomeroy
Xi Gamma Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
DAV Hall
Nellie Brown
White Rose Lodge Meets at Feeney Bennett Post Hall
Middleport group White Rose Lodge the auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon at the Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion hall.
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Middleport
White Rose Lodge
Bortherhood of
Feeney- Bennett Post
American Legion Hall
Bedford PTA Meeting Canceled. April Session Scheduled
The Bedford PTA meeting set for Wednesday evening at the school is canceled. The group will hold its next meeting in April.
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Pomeroy
Bedford Pta
Garden Club Meeting Postponed Amid Weather Condtions
A meeting of the Winding Trail Garden Club set for Thursday evening has been postponed due to weather conditions.
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Pomeroy
Winding Trail Garden Club
Death of Dr Charles Geiger Near 100 in Indiana
POMEROY Word has been received of the death of Dr Charles Geiger former Pomeroy resident in Indiana If he had lived until May 7 he would have been 100 He was born in Pomeroy and trained in dentistry at Cincinnati A brother Hampton and a sister Mrs Jennie Hays preceded him in death A son Charles Jr and a niece Thelma Geiger survive Burial was in Indiana
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Pomeroy
Charles Geiger
Indiana
Geiger
Denistry
Cincinnati
Hampton
Jennie Hays
Charles, Jr
Thelma Geiger
Film Shown At MYF Meet At Heath Methodist Church
A Last Supper film was shown at the Senior Youth Fellowship gathering at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. Jean Casey discussed worship while Eric Chambers read Rules for Singing and Barbara Jones led the devotional segment.
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MYF
Heath Methodist Church
Jean Casey
Christian Faith
John Wesley
Eric Chambers
Barbara Jones
Grange Plans Ward Program Night at Rock Springs Hall
Rock Springs Grange schedules an 8 p.m. Thursday meeting at the hall. Mrs Huber Brown lecturer directs the program titled Operation Forward. Public is invited and a potluck dinner will precede the session.
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Grange
Rock Springs
Nominating Committee Named by Baptist Society
Middleport First Baptist Church B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society appointed a nominating committee with Mrs. Willis Anthony naming Mrs. Milton Hood Mrs. Lillian McGee Mrs. John Kauff and Mrs. Charles Vroman. A slate of officers will be announced at the April meeting.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Lillian McGee
John Kauff
Charles Vroman
Anthony
Charles Bennett
Family Life
Warren Hulburt
Rio Grande Association
Racine Baptist Church
Society
Court Levies Ten Fines In Local Hearings
Mayor Charles Legar presided over hearings levying multiple fines. Arthur Barr paid $5 plus costs for driving left of center, James Wyatt $5 plus costs for disturbing the peace, and Lewis Laudermilt $50 and costs for assault and battery. Walter Laudermilt faced $25 plus costs for the same charge with terms, Fred H. George $5 plus costs with terms, James R. Krecker $5 for reckless operation with terms, William Reeves $10 for intoxication and $10 for obscene language. Woodrow Jones $25 for drinking without a license with costs suspended and $25 for driving with fictitious plates. Ardith Barton forfeited a $15 bond for disturbing the peace.
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James Rk.krecker
William Reeves
Woodrow Jones
Ardith Barton
Two 11th Birthday Observed for Pullen Children
Middleport report notes the 11th birthday anniversaries of Stephen and Stephanie Pullen, children of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Pullen. A dinner at the A. R. Pullens home followed by a decorated birthday cake was served. Attendees included Jerry and Susie Pullen and Lyston Pullen of Charleston, West Virginia.
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Middleport
Stephen
Stephanie Pullen
James O. Pullen
A. R. Pullen
Jerry
Susie Pullen
Lyston Pullen
Charleston
W. Va
Birthday dinner honors Rollin Radford's daughter Judy
Rollin Radford hosted a dinner Sunday for the second birthday of his daughter Judy at their home. Guests included Mrs. Carl Shields and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Radford.
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Pomeroy
Rollin Radford
Judy
Carl Shields
Homer Radford
Pomeroy Chapter 80 R A M Meets for Degrees
Pomeroy Chapter 80 R A M plans work in the past master and most excellent degrees Wednesday at 7 p m at the temple. Refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy
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Willis Leadingham
Leadingham
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Moore’s
Jed Webster
Webster
Council
James Diehl
Ivy Gates College
Bill Young
Dor Coates
Mike Roberts
James Kern
Kaaron Kelton
Paula Sayre
Ruth Ann Brothers
Charlesanna Hess
Darlene Justice
Carolyn Edwards
Roberta Hoover
Carolyn Bell
Edna Carman
John McMurray
Benny Ewing
Betty Grueser
Jerry Frick
Eddie Bunch
Jack Duffy
Norman Price
Tom Grueser
Wayne Zurcher
Howard Well
Diehl
Miss Kelton
Mrs. Diehl
Mulberry Heights
D.A.R
Judy DePew
San Francisco
Robert Mills
Mills
Howard Ruppelt
Norma Goodwin
DAR
Brewer
Veterans Hospital
Dr. Span
Oldsmobile
Karr & van Zandt
Cadillac
Pomeroy, Ohio
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Audie Murphy
Joanne Dru
Joe Cook
Africa
Richard Owen
C. P. Bradbury
Priscilla
Fieldcrest Towels
Fieldcrest
Singer Sales & Service
W. Main
Amber Warner
Ada Nease
Duke Cleaners
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Mom
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Main St
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