Sheriff and deputy battle mad fox near Breezy Heights
Deputy Sheriff Paul Harbrecht recounted how a fox attacking four pups near Mrs. Harley Saylor’s Breezy Heights home prompted Sheriff Ralph Welker to warn and fire. The fox lunged at the deputy, knocking his shotgun butt. the sheriff then shot the animal and finished it with the shotgun. The pups likely escaped unharmed.
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Pomeroy
Paul Harbrecht
Harley Saylor
Breezy Heights
Ralph Welker
Harbrecht
Halbrecht
Father, If You Read This All Bran Helped Mom Heal
A personal plea from Jack describes family strife over Mom’s constipation prior to using Kellogg’s All-Bran. He notes improved regularity, increased water intake, and muffins made from the All-Bran box recipe, urging the father to return home.
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Dad
Kellogg's
Jack
Legion Plans Vets Classes on Funeral Services
MIDDLEPORT Feeny Bennet Post 128 American Legion schedules classes every third Wednesday after the regular meeting. Topics cover military funeral services with instruction on flag and colors handling and firing squad duties. Veterans from World War II urged to attend led by Joe Bryan Henry F. Searberry and Eldon Walburn.
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Middleport
Feeny - Bennett
American Legion
Joe Bryan
Henry F. Searberry
Eldon Walburn
Huntington Men Fined for Speeding in Pomeroy
Donald Guy Spurlock and George Franklin Geddis, both of Huntington W Va, were arrested for driving 45 mph in a 35 mph zone in Pomeroy Monday. They pleaded guilty and paid fines of 10 plus costs in Mayor's Court. An intoxication case against Clarence Ash will be heard later.
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Pomeroy
Donald Guy Spurlock
George Franklin Geddis
Huntington
W. Va
Clarence Ash
Canaday
Kerr Promises Support for Pomeroy Case
Robert Kerr is released after paying a court-ordered support sum and promising continued payments. He appeared in Justice of the Peace P. S. Peoples' Court on a non-support charge related to his child.
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Pomeroy
Robert Kerr
Justice of the Peace P. S. Peoples’ Court
WSCS Service Highlights at Heath Church Meeting
Middleport WSCS of Heath Methodist Church presented That Their Way May Be Known Upon the Earth with organ music and candlelight. Mrs. Coats lighted goals on the altar while Miss Mary Ann Case spoke on the First Methodist Parkersburg and Wesley Guild.
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Middleport
Arthur Strauss
Nan Moore
Ben Philson
D. C. Miller
Robert Coats
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
Coats
WSCS
W. B. Moore
Mary Ann Case
Frieda Faehnie
First Methodist Church
Parkersburg
Pomeroy Social Notes Birthday Surprise for Mrs Cecil McLeod
Mrs Cecil McLeod of Athens was honored with a surprise birthday party at her home on 59 Hudson Ave Saturday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Carl Shenefield Carpenter Mr and Mrs Lauren Hoffman and son Owen Dexter Mr and Mrs Ralph Turner and daughter Lana Dyesville Mr and Mrs Kearney Ogdin Wilkesville and Marilyn McLead.
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Pomeroy
Cecil McLeod
Athens
Hudson Ave
Carl Shenefield
Carpenter
Lauren Hoffman
Owen
Dexter
Ralph Turner
Lana
Dyesville
Cardwell sisters attend visits in Lima area
Miss Marie Cardwell of Pomeroy visited her sister Mrs. Homer Hysell on Mulberry Avenue in Lima. Miss Thelma Cardwell also spent time with Mrs. Homer Hysell this week. Miss Bonnie Seelig of Chester Road spent the weekend with Frances Roush of Forest Run.
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Pomeroy
Marie Cardwell
Lima
Homer Hysell
Mulberry Ave
Thelma Cardwell
Bonnie Seelig
Chester Road
Frances Roush
Forest Run
New Student Group Works in Offices
A new group of Pomeroy High School office training scholars are on the job this week for three weeks of practice work. June Whaley takes over from Dorothy Bolinger at the County Extension Service Office. Emma Lou Davis replaces Illa Mae Hayes at the Triple A and Iola Lyons succeeds Donna June Unroe at the Red.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
June Whaley
Dorothy Bolinger
County Extension Service
Emma Lou Davis
Illa Mae Hayes
Triple A
Iola Lyons
Donna June Unroe
Red Cross
Ralph Ewert Dies in Charleston After Heart Attack
Relatives in Middleport report the death of Ralph Ewert in Charleston on Sunday from a heart attack. He was the brother of Mrs. D. S. Harold and uncle of Lionel Boggs, the third brother to die within a year.
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Middleport
Ralph Ewert
Charleston
Ewert
D. S. Harold
Lionel Boggs
Bake Sale Planned by Heath Methodist Youth Group
Youth Fellowship of Heath Methodist Church will sponsor a bake sale Saturday morning and afternoon at the Tri Lustre Dry Cleaning Shop on Mill Street. Proceeds support the fellowship missionary projects.
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Middleport
Youth Fellowship of Heath Methodist Church
Mill St
Youths Attend Lecture by Dr Reid at Middleport Church
The Forest Run Youth Fellowship attended a lecture by Dr. A J Reid Friday evening at the Middleport Methodist Church.
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Pomeroy
Forest Run
A. J. Reid
Middleport Methodist Church
Rehearsals Start for Senior Class Play at Pomeroy
Rehearsals began Monday evening in the Junior High School Auditorium for the Senior Class Play to be presented on April 23 at Pomeroy.
P M Club to Meet at Mill Street Home This Thursday
The P M Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Howard Byers on Mill Street with Mrs. Richard Chambers as assisting hostess.
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Howard Byers
Mill St
Richard Chambers
Philathea Women to Host March Church Meeting
Mrs. Frank Brumley leads the Philathea Women of the Church of Christ as hostesses for the March meeting at the church on Thursday evening.
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Frank Brumley
Philathea Women
The
Church of Christ
Weekend Visits Highlight Area Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Kenneth McElhin ny and son Russell of Dresden Ohio spent the weekend with Russell Bailey and others. Mr and Mrs Clarence Owen moved from Pomeroy to the Haggerty property on Front Street. Mr and Mrs Warner French and son Skippy of Leipsic visited relatives here to see James Clifford in serious condition. Mrs Roscoe Meadows is in Columbus with her son Carroll Meadows. Rodney Downing, Edison Hobstetter and Richard Elberfeld of Pomeroy attended the Phi Delta Theta anniversary in Athens Sunday afternoon.
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Kenneth McElhinny
Russell
Dresden
Russell Bailey
Clarence Owen
Pomeroy
Haggerty
Front St
Warner French
Skippy
Leipsic
James Clifford
Carroll Meadows
Rodney Downing
Grant St
Edison Hobstetter
Richard Elberfeld
Athens
Grandchildren Overcome By Monoxide Near New Lexington
In MIDDLEPORT Thomas Hendrix reports carbon monoxide fumes in a parked car on Bear Run near New Lexington. Grandchildren Roy Hendrix five and Sandra Sue Hendrix six were rendered unconscious with the girl unconscious for about 40 minutes before New Lexington firefighters revived her. Driver Ronald Pratt stated he was waiting outside a farm house when Sandra Sue toppled out. A faulty exhaust pipe caused the gas seepage into the vehicle.
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Middleport
Thomas Hendrix
Beech St
Roy
Sandra Sue Hendrix
Roy Hendrix
New Lexington
Bear Run
Ronald Pratt
Bear Run Road
Sandra Sue
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County records list transfers including Ernest A Emmett P and Le land H Bartels Clara A Roberts and Hilda Cowie to George H Durst parcels Syracuse Vernon L Archer to Gertrude Croy 10.61 acres Salisbury and to Eileen Strauss lot 439 Pomeroy William H and Ella M Reuter to Joe and Adaline Wood parcels lot 65 Middleport Joe and Adaline Wood to Master Feed and Seed Co lots 45 46 Middleport Dan M and Eloise C White to Raymond A and Harietta S Pullins 14.4 acres Chester Mary S and Oliver Linkenhaker to Meigs County Commissioners lots 164 165 Middleport Edison E Roush guardian to Charles F and Sylvia T Rieber parcels Pomeroy Fred and Mabel Pratt to Opal and Retha Nutter 14 acres Lebanon and Retha Nutter 36 acres Lebanon Earl and Erma Bratton to General J and Carrie Hall 85 acres Columbia
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Ernest A
Emmett P
Leland H. Bartels
Clara A. Roberts
Hilda Cowie
George H., Durst
Syracuse
Vernon L. Archer
Gertrude Croy
Salisbury
Eileen Strauss
Pomeroy
William H
Ella M. Reuter
Joe
Adaline Wood
Middleport
Master Feed and Seed Co
Dan M
Bennett Home Sold After Re-Enlistment
Household goods of Cok and Mrs Edward Bennett and Mrs Edward Bennett Sr moved to Columbus. Their Broad Way home sold to Herman Bennett who plans extensive repairs. Corporal Bennett, Medal of Honor recipient, reenlisted and is stationed at Fort Ord California. His wife and three daughters live with relatives in Columbus.
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Middleport
Cok
Edward Bennett
Columbus
Broadway
Herman Bennett
Corporal Bennett
Fort Ord
Calif
W. P. Tracy Dies in Marietta Hospital
W. P. Tracy died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital Marietta after weeks of illness. He was the father of Walter C. Tracy who lived here while employed at WVOW Point Pleasant during the war years. Mr. Tracy's mother died a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy operated a photographic studio in Marietta.
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Middleport
W. P. Tracy
Memorial Hospital
Marietta
Walter C. Tracy
WVOW
Point Pleasant
Mr. Tracy
Mrs. Tracy
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Gentle Constipation Relief
A 40 year old Ohio doctor Dr F M Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for constipation and related symptoms. The ad claims gentle action on both upper and lower bowels with no griping and easy, natural movements, priced 15 to 30 cents at drugstores.
Sign Talk Popular As Laryngitis Spreads
Sign language gains popularity in Middleport as residents lose their voices to a laryngitis epidemic spreading through the town with many affected.
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Middleport
Legion Auxiliary Meet Attended in Columbus by Pomeroy members
In Columbus on Saturday several Pomeroy women joined the American Legion Auxiliary gathering led by Mrs. Rhoda Hackett and others. The Midwinter Conference ran from 9 30 a m to 4 p m with a banquet in the hotel dining room. Dayton Will and Otho Keenan joined the group for the trip and weekend in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
American Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Rhoda Hackett
Lorene Steif
Edith Sauer
Middleport
Dayton Will
Pearl Hysell
William Baxter
Albert Young
Jed Webster
Otho Keenan
Doctor Serves 51 Years In Meigs County Practice
Dr. John Philson a leading physician of Southeastern Ohio recently completed 51 years of medical practice in the area. He contributed to civic life by pushing road improvements in eastern Meigs County and served 21 years on Racine Board of Education. He is vice president and director of Racine Home Bank and a director of Racine Gas and Service Co.
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Pomeroy
John Philson
Ohio
Philson
Meigs County
Racine
Daughter Born to Dr and Mrs John Harley in Yorktown
Announcement lists the birth of a daughter to Dr. and Mrs. John Harley of Yorktown Virginia on March 3. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Harley of Zanesville and Mrs Margaret Davis of Athens. Great grandmother is Mrs Blanche Keehne of Athens formerly of Pomeroy. The Harleys also have a daughter named Margaret Ann.
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Middleport
John Harley
Yorktown
James Harley
Zanesville
Margaret Davis
Athens
Blanche Keehne
Pomeroy
Harleys
Margaret Ann
Appointment of Florence E. Baker as Executrix
Florence E. Baker of Congress Apartments Athens Ohio named Executrix of the estate of Frank S Baker deceased of Athens County Ohio Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred Dated February 26 1948 Francis D White Probate Judge of said County March 22 1948.
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Florence E. Baker
Congress Apartments
Athens
Ohio
Frank S. Baker
Athens County
Francis D. White
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Lee Featherstone
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Portsmouth
American Red Cross
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John Kincaid
C. A. Emmish
C. B. Forrest
Frank McCoy
Vesta McCoy
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Herbert Chambers
H. E. Cook
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Middleport Lodge
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Columbia
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Middleport, Ohio
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Union Avenue
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W. Main St
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