Meigs County Achievement Day speaker Charles Holzer Jr
Dr Charles Holzer Jr a Gallipolis resident will speak at Meigs County Achievement Day April 1 in the Middleport High School Auditorium registration at 10 am program at 10 30 am The pageant traces 150 years of homemaking progress with costumes exhibits and a rug display Leaders and groups across the county will contribute displays and demonstrations highlighting home demonstration work Mrs Maxine Goeglein serves as council president
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Pomeroy
Charles Holzer, Jr
Gallipolis
Meigs County Hemeonstration Council
Middleport High School
Geneva H. Nolan
Ethel Garland
Meigs County
L. J. Heiner
Nolan
Meigs County Council
Maxine Goeglein
Middleport Personal Notes On Local Visitors and Illness
Charles Armel of Columbus visits Middleport as nephew of the late Miss Allie Mauck. Hazel Van Cooney enters Meigs General Hospital for surgery. Various locals travel, visit hospitals, or recover from influenza while others plan trips or attend events in Wellston and Columbus.
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Charles Armel
Columbus
Allie Mauck
Hazel van Cooney
Meigs General Hospital
van Cooney
Clifford Cunningham
Lima
William Robson
L. L. Cunningham
Guy Reynolds
Minerva Childers
George Reynolds
Ft. Benning
Army
Willis Anthony
Lincoln St
Jack White
Washington D. H
S. Third Ave
Mary Frazier
St. Albans
Lil McGhee
Willard McMaster
Wellston
Rotary Club
J. H. Grate
Leland Brown
Gene Grate
Joan Gilmore
Robert Tewksbury
Edward Tewks
Tommy
Jack Satterfield
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County records show multiple property transfers across Salem Scipio Salisbury Pomeroy Olive Rutland towns. Transfers include Isaac Shupe and Sally Shupe to Paul Casto and Kathryn Casto. Bertha Welch and Emerson Welch to Richard E. and Ada Bradley. Russell, sheriff, to Pearl Jacobs and Clifford Jacobs. thel Canterbury to Harry Canterbury. Jacob Weber to Floyd D. Weber. Ezra A. Knopp to I H Barrett and Edna Barrett. Dale C. Cowdery and Faye Evelyn Cowdery to Bernard C. Adams. Lawson Seyfried and Bertha rried to Paul Baker. Audra E White and Ronnie White to Eugene H Whytsell and June Ss parcels. Ella Sidenstricker to Sylvia Ledlie. Elmar H Nelson Birdee Nelson Sylvia Ledlie and J T Ledlie to Homer P Parker and Betty Jean Parker.
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Isaac Shupe
Sally Shupe
Paul Casto
Kathryn Casto
Salem Township
Bertha Welch
Emerson Welch
Richard E. Bradley
Ada Bradley
Scipio Town
Russell
Pearl Jacobs
Clifford G. Jacobs
Salisbury Town
Canterbury
Harry Canterbury
Pomeroy
Jacob Weber
Floyd D. Weber
Ezra A. Knopp
I. H. Barrett
Edna Barrett
Dale C. Cowdery
Faye Evelyn Cowdery
Bernard C. Adams Adama
Olive Township
Lawson Seyfied
Bertharried
Paul Baker
Audra E. White
Ronnie White
Eugene H. Whytsell
June
Olive Town
Ella Sidenstricker
Sylvia Ledlie
Rutland
Elmar H. Nelson Birdee Nelson
J. T. Ledhlie
Homer P. Parker
Betty Jean Parker
Dayton man dies after jacket caught in pump shaft
Orville Haley, 54, was fatally injured when his jacket snagged on a pump shaft in a pit at Dayton's new water filtration plant on Friday.
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Dayton
Orville Haley
Happy Harvesters Celebrate Ohio State Anniversary
Pomeroy club notes detail the Happy Harvesters Class of the Federated Church hosting a St. Patrick Day program in the social room. Members praised Ohio’s history with songs, readings, a quiz on Ohio places, and a humorous skit, followed by tea and green themed refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Happy Harvesters
State of
Ohio
Dale Smith
Old
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Ben Neutzling
Ex Meinhart
Cleland Hines
Bentz Wolf
Henry Reibel
Thelma Grueser
Louis Reibel
Thelma
Max Meinhart
William Baxter
Meigs Countian
John Frick
Neutzling
Chester
Meigs County
Akron
Columbus
Cincinnati
Middleport
Everett Dailey
Edith Lanning
Mary Hines
Ernest Rhodes
Ann Ebersbach
Katie Ebersbach
Carl Shields
Bentz Wolfe
Edward Hite
Pomeroy Farm Bureau Advisory Council Meets at Bolin Home
The Pomeroy Farm Bureau Advisory Council 3A met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bolin with Howard Bolin presiding. Earl Humphrey and Harry Guthrie reported on the Columbus Co op convention and led discussions on highways funding health units and school needs. The March meeting is set for the Parker home with refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs. Guthrie.
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Pomeroy
Wilbur Parker
Zara Humphrey
Harry Guthrie
Elmer Kautz
Harry Pickens
Insects and Conservation Topic at Walk-In Garden Club
The Walk-In Garden Club met at Mrs Glen Hart home with Mrs Chester Barnhart as hostess. Members described insect eating habits and heard a paper titled Our Beneficial Insects by Mrs W E Williams. Two dollars were donated to Red Cross and emergency funds.
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Pomeroy
Glen Hart
Chester Barnhart
W. E. Williams
Red Cross
Ethel Garland
Meigs County
Chester Garden Club Hosts Meeting at Ches ter Road Home
Mrs. Pearl Koblentz, with Mrs. David Koblentz, welcomed the Chester Garden Club to her Ches ter Road residence. Verse of the month was read by Mrs. Paul Baer. Twenty four members and one guest answered roll call. Papers titled Mums for Beauty Next were discussed.
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Earl Dean
Bloom Insurance
Pearl Mora
A. W. Anderson
Howard Knight
Vernon Weber
David Koblentz
Donald Mora
Roy Holter
Klobertz
Ethel Garland
Meigs County
Ohio
St. Patrick
Chester
Pearl Koblentz
Chester Garden Club
Chester Road
Paul Baer
Racine OBS Chapter Plans Bake Sale and Bazaar
Racine chapter of OBS held obligation night with the floral circle formed by star points and marshal. Worthy Matron Louise Stewart led the meeting. Mrs Maxine Wingett sang The Lords Prayer. A bake sale and bazaar are planned for March 14 at Darbys Store in Racine starting 11 a m. Initiatory work will be shown at the April meeting. A practice session is set for March 11 at 7 p m. Members voted to buy an emblematic floor covering and split into seven groups to raise funds. Invitations to inspections, including Evangeline Chapter at Middleport on March 13, were read.
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Racine
OBS
Maxine Wingett
Louise Stewart
Darby
Evaneline
Middleport
Reedsville Farm Women's Club Meets at Humphrey Home
The Farm Women's Club of Long Bottom and Reedsville met Thursday evening at Mrs. Charlies Humphrey's home in Reedsville. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Ben Buckley's home. A luncheon was served by the hostess.
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Reedsville
Farm Women's Club
Long Bottom
Charlies Humphrey
Ben Buckley
Heath Church Board Meets at Heath Methodist Church
Middleport Ohio reports the Heath Methodist Church official board met after Sunday Lent service presided by Rev Louis A Bangerter. Secretary Mrs E S Schaaf kept minutes for Miss Frieda Faehnle. George McAllister presented The Light of Healing in memory of his mother Louesa McAllister and will send Lenten flowers. Plans to enlarge Pike County church discussed with Portsmouth visit by Rev Bangerter Robert Coats and Arthur Covert in March.
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Middleport
Louis A. Bangerter
Heath Methodist Church
E. S Schaaf
Frieda Faehnle
Ohio
George McAllister
Charleston
1Ist
Heath Church
Diane Reichman
Methodist
Val Reynolds
Charles Haskins
Jon Schaaf
Robert Byer
Virginia Mayes
The
Baptist Fellowship
Nan Moore
Katherine Bachtel
Bangerter
Annual Dinner Meet Of C of C is Tonight
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual dinner at Grace Methodist Church at 6:30. Speaker is Harry Miller executive vice president of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. and former Gallipolis resident. Members and families invited. others may attend per president Bob Rannels.
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Gallipolis
Joppa Social Guests Show Local Ties Across Towns
Recent visitors listed include Roy Cremeans of Torch and Ernest Griffin with the Osborns. T F Dye hosts Richard Coleman Keno and Bob Hill. Griffin, Kathy and Lolo visit Pomeroy. Garton, Buchanan and locals host out of town relatives for weekend at Joppa.
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Bobbie
Orville Garton
Goldie Buchanan
Coolville
Vernon Reed
James Osborn
Garth Lovel
Eldon Deeter
Columbus
Clint Sanders
T. F. Dye
Ira Sanders
Lewis Osborn
Harold Brannon
Robert Sanders
Mansfield
Margery Osborn
June Griffin
Gladys Barber
Easter Seal Sale Opens in Meigs County Drive
Meigs County Society for Crippled Children launches the 1953 Easter Seal drive to raise funds for handicapped services. The campaign runs through Easter Sunday April 5 with most funds staying in Meigs County to aid therapy, hospitalization, and care. 8.3 percent supports a national program.
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Middleport
M County Society For Crippled Children
Meigs County
Catherine Shavorinsky
Nelle Bing
National Society
J. H. Grate
Meigs
Driver Fined Sent to Jail in Weekend Patrol Cases
Gallipolis reports list weekend actions by the State Highway Patrol. William Orville Smith, 43, Huntington W Va, fined 50 and costs, five days in jail, six months driving suspension. Willis G Wilcoxen, 18, Patriot Star Route, fined five dollars and costs for improper exhaust system. Hobart Ray Young, 21, Buffalo W Va, posted 15 bond for March 16 on crossing over a yellow line. Five speeding cases follow with varied fines and court appearances.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William Orville Smith
Hugheston
W. Va
Willis G. Wilcoxen
Patriot Star Route
William H. Jones
Hobart Ray Young
Buffalo
Justice
230 acre Racoon Township farm sold in partition case
GALLIPOLIS The 230 acre Finley Richards property in Racoon Township was sold at auction by Sheriff George Ehman. The land, appraised at 14000 dollars, brought 15725 dollars. Buyer was Edwin A. Lewis of Thurman. The sale followed a partition suit by U S and Byrdie D Maynard et al against J R Damron.
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Gallipolis
Racoon Township
Finley Richards
George Ehman
U. S
Byrdie D. Maynard
J. R. Damron
Edwin A. Lewis
Thurman
Births and Admissions at Holzer Hospital Notes
Holzer Hospital notes record a birth to Mr and Mrs Charles E Cochran of Jackson a daughter. Admissions list include Mrs Ed P McGhee of Vinton medical Capt William D Curry of Point Pleasant medical Hyman Collins Hillsboro medical Mrs Herman Grate Rutland medical and multiple others with medical or surgical entries.
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Charles E. Cochran
Jackson
Ed P. McGhee
Vinton
William D. Curry
Point Pleasant
Hyman Collins
Hillsboro
Herman Grate
Rutland
John Cranston
Ironton
Delmer Wheeler
Leon
Frank Farley
Pomeroy
Celia Hughes
Ervin R. Hammond
Dayton
Surgical
Grahams F. Mullen
Bladen
Linda Sue Goodnite
New Haven
Imedical
Emmett Reed
Crown City
Maggie Hill
William Sprouse
Stanley Thacker
Wellston
Two Mishaps Reported In Local Crashes
Gallipolis police investigated two traffic accidents. Harold D. Pierce of Louisville Kentucky failed to stop and hit Irvin Saunders 52 Crown City Route 1, injuring Edith Saunders, with Pierce released on bond. A second crash on Garfield Ave involved Walter Hopp 19 of Cleveland skidding on slick pavement and colliding with Edith Boster’s parked car.
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Gallipolis
Irvin Saunders
Crown City
Eastern
Berger
Harold D. Pierce
Louisville
Pierce
William H. Jones
Walter Hopp
Cleveland
Garfield Ave
Edith Boster
Garfield
Patrol Post To Lose Its Last Bachelor
GALLIPOLIS The sole remaining bachelor among the state highway patrolmen at the Gallipolis Post will marry Tuesday. Robert Sampson of Minford will wed Wanda Smith of Portsmouth in Downriver City. Sampson has served at the post for several months after patrol school in Columbus and prior military service.
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Gallipolis
Robert Sampson
Minford
Wanda Smith
Portsmouth
Sampson
Columbus
Armed Forces
River Traffic and Gauge Readings Sunday Report
River stage falling slowly with all dams down as readings show Lock 18 14.6 and 23 at 19.3. Gallipolis 17.8 to 23.9, Winfield 18.1 to 17.2, Kanawha Falls 6:51 falling, Point Pleasant 25.76 at 7 p.m. Boat movements list vessels on the Ohio River with times, noting several uprisings and downs like Vivian Parker, Carl D, Pennsylvania, and others. Kanawha reports no movements.
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Gallipolis
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Atl
Ohio River
Vivian Parker
Carl D
Pennsylvania
Criss Jr
Creditor
Sohio State
Francis
H. E. Jones
Reliance
Constitution
Mountaineer
Orleanian
Civil Defense Official To Address County Club Dinner
Thane Darey of Columbus deputy director of civil defense for Ohio will speak at the Business and Professional Women's Club dinner meeting at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport. The talk titled Civil Defense Has Come of Age discusses national vulnerability and air attack risks. Local officials from Middleport and Pomeroy were invited to attend.
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Middleport
Thane Darey
Columbus
Civil Defense
Ohio
Business and Professional Women's Club
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Darey
Pearl Harbor
United States
Durey
Geneva
Ashtabula County
Darey
Air Service
Washington
AGO
Lake County
General Henderson
Cove Defense
Pomeroy
Carsons Celebrate 63rd Wedding Anniversary at Home
Middleport notes reveal Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Carson of Leading Creek marked their 63rd anniversary on Feb 26 with family at home. Carson, 86, famed as the sage of Leading Creek and a former Meigs County state representative, remains active on the farm while Mrs. Carson, 84, handles housework and meals. A Youth Fellowship gathering featured talks on Lent and a film shown by Rev. Louis A. Bangerter, with a pot luck and social activities led by local counselors and youths.
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Middleport
Robert
Bob) B. Carson
Leading Creek
Carson
Sage
Meigs County
Carsons
Ingels Family Plans California Coronado Visit
Dr. Clyde Ingels and his parents travel from Middleport to Huntington to catch a train for Cincinnati in preparation for a tour to Coronado California. They will visit their son Capt. Albert C. Ingels and family and spend two days in New Orleans before continuing to Long Beach to see Mrs. Frank Smith.
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Middleport
Clyde Ingels
Clyde C. Ingels
Huntington
Cincinnati
Coronado
Calif
Albert C. Ingels
Ingels
New Orleans
California
Pythian Sisters Meet Tonight Before District Gathering
Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters plan a special practice at K of P Hall tonight. They prepare for the district meeting in Wilkesville on March 28. Helen Russell leads as most excellent chief with Groff Russell as captain of the degree staff and Lillian Stieff as pianist.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
K of P
Wilkesville
Helen Russell
Groff Russell
Lillian Stieff
Old Fashioned Apple Roll Honoring Third Grade Teacher
Miss Virginia Mayes, teacher of the third grade, received an old fashioned apple roll for her birthday last week. Children also brought additional gifts.
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Middleport
Virginia Mayes
Dinner honors Lt. Harrah prior to overseas duty
Paul Zirkle and Mr and Mrs Ot tie Scholl hosted a Sunday dinner at the Zirkle home honoring Lt William G Harrah of New Haven who leaves for overseas duty March 17. Guests included the Scholls and their daughters Rita Marlene and Norma Jean the latter a junior at Holzer Hospital School of Nursing and the Zirkles and their children Dianna Butch Pauline and Janet.
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Middleport
Paul Zirkle
Ottie Scholl
Zirkle
William G. Harrah
New Haven
Scholl
Rita
Marlene
Norma Jean
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Dianna
Butch
Pauline
Janet
Mrs Frank Allen Heads to International Flower Show
Mrs. Frank Allen of Rio Grande sailed from Columbus on a special train to New York City for a five day visit to the International Flower Show. She is mother of Don Allen whose wife was Esther Bradbury.
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Middleport
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Columbus
New York City
New York
Group 2 Meets Tonight at Presbyterian Church Home
Group 2 of the Woman's Association of First Presbyterian Church meets tonight at Mrs Iva Browns Coa l Street. Co hosts are Mrs L A Thomas and Mrs R A Sherman.
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Middleport
Woman's Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Iva Brown
Coa] St
L. A. Thomas
R. A. Sherman
Fellowship Entertains Youth Group at Heath Church
About 35 people attended last night as the Youth Fellowship of Heath Methodist Church hosted the Baptist group from Middleport for an evening of songs and fellowship.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Film Night Draws 30 At First Presbyterian Church
About 30 people attended the Family Night screening of And So, Tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church on Friday. Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt led the program.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Howard E. Ruppelt
Evangeline Chapter OES Holds Annual Inspection
Annual inspection of Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star set for Thursday night at the Masonic Temple. Mrs. C. P. Gallagher is worthy matron. A number of guests have indicated they will attend.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
C. P. Gallagher
Keep Animals Tied in Syracuse Says Mayor
Syracuse residents must keep dogs tied under a village ordinance warned by Mayor William Thuener. He stated pets may not roam the community and announced prosecution in court for violators.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
William Thuener
Thuener
Smiths Return From Southern Vacation
Mr and Mrs Harry P Smith have returned from a vacation in the South where they spent several weeks away.
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Pomeroy
Harry P. Smith
South
Whaling Ships from Europe Reach Newfoundland Waters in 14th Century
Early European whaling crews reportedly sailed to Newfoundland waters during the 14th century seeking whales. The finding suggests long distance Atlantic maritime activity and early exploitation of northern whale stocks.
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Europe
Newfoundland
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