Three Hurt In Monday Night Middleport Collision
Three people were injured in two Monday afternoon and evening crashes on North Second Ave in Middleport. Raymond Zirkle and Dan Zirkle were hospitalized with facial injuries and possible back or internal injuries after a left turn into their car. Horton Arthur Arnold was treated for a leg injury. The second collision involved William Edward Arnold and Norma Jean Petry. only minor damage occurred and no charges were filed due to road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Zirkle
Middleport
Horton Arthur Arnold
Willis Hill
Pomeroy
Scott Shank
Arnold
North Second Ave
Zirkle
Shank
Ed Haggerty
William Edward Arnold
Broadway St
Norma Jean Petry
New Haven
W. Va
Petry
Haggerty
Two Fires Hit House in Middleport
Damages set at 1000 to an unoccupied but furnished four room frame home on Story's Run in Middleport. Fire originated near the fireplace and caused major damage to the living room and kitchen. neighbors had noticed lights Sunday night. The house owned by Clyde Frasier was padlocked and not lived in, though furnishings were damaged and mud hampered firefighters during a second alarm.
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Middleport
Clyde Frasier
Frasier
Community Good Friday Rites Set
Middleport ministers plan a Good Friday service at 7 30 p m on April 12 at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church with all local ministers taking part. tentative plans for a June vacation Bible school at the Central building were discussed, led by Rev M E Dowson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital Admission and Discharges
Admitted patients include Clifford Dewhurst Pome roy Sylvia Johnson Addison Opal Durst Cheshire. Discharged patients include Lucy Hunt James Meredith David Stewart Geraldine Wheeler Hortense Humphrey Henry Balser.
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Clifford Dewhurst
Pomeroy
Sylvia Johnson
Addison
Opal Durst
Cheshire
Lucy Hunt
James Meredith
David Stewart
Geraldine Wheeler
Hortense Humphrey
Henry Balser
Dances at Chester Grade School raise funds for library
A Chester PTA sponsored event at Chester Grade School features round and square dancing from 8 to 12 with James Van Mater calling the squares. Proceeds fund the new library. Baked goods donations are requested for the refreshment stand.
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Pomeroy
Chester
James van Mater
Chester Pta
WSCS Hears Talk By Official
Mrs Hoke Robinson of Gallipolis was guest speaker as the Womens Society of Christian Service met at Heath Methodist Church. She discussed 33 countries sponsored by WSCS and 2000 missionaries supported, with nominations set and plans announced for the spring district conference in Jackson on March 28.
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Middleport
Hoke Robinson
Gallipolis
Womens Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Robinson
WSCS
P. L. Mitch
Kenneth Byer
John Zerkle
Jackson
Middleport Church
Ohio Conference Schools of Missions and
Christian Service
M. C. Wilson
Eleanor Circle
Edward Johnson
Emerson Jones
Glenn Lambert
Lawrence Milhoan
C. M. Hennesy
Noah Haskins
John Kincaid
Wayne Gibbons
Service Guild Donations At Wesleyan Church
The Racine Methodist Church Wesleyan Service Guild received $100 for the church general fund and $20 for the parsonage fund from a gathering hosted by Mrs Marga ret West and Mrs Nancy Carnahan. A soup supper was planned.
Middleport PTA Meeting Highlights Fundraiser
Middleport sixth grade classes under Grace Hawley and Barbara Colburn will present a program Monday at Middleport High School auditorium. An executive committee session planned the PTA meeting and heard a report from Jack C. Hanlon of Gordon Bernard Co. on a community birthday calendar fundraiser.
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Middleport
Grace Hawley
Barbara Colburn
Middleport Pta
PTA
Middleport High School
Jack C. Hanlon
Gordon Bernard Co
Cincinnati
Five To Take Part In Picture Event At Tuppers Plains
Five youths Roger Black Doris Ann Davis Larry Landon Dennis Newland and Garry Landon will take part in the second Holy Land picture program at Tuppers Plains Christian Church at 7 30 p m Sunday. The event features a matching game pairing pictures with Bible quotes and will showcase color pictures from Dr N C Carpenter’s Palestine study. Also in Pomeroy the Apple Grove Methodist Church Women’s Society will hold a rummage sale Friday and Saturday at the Davis Warner building Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Holy Land
Tuppers Plains Christian Church
Roger Black
Doris Ann Davis
Larry Landon
Dennis Newland
Garry Landon
N. C. Carpenter
Palestine
Pomeroy
Women's Society of Christian Service
Apple Grove Methodist Church
Davis-Warner _ building
Second St
College Ensemble Will Sing At Eastern High
Rio Grande College 11 voice ensemble visits Meigs County to perform for Eastern High School students. The group includes Meigs County girls Sandra Brewington and Susan Pullen, with other Gallia and Mideastern members. Director Mrs. Zelma Northutt will introduce the singers and discuss the college.
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Eastern High
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Meigs County
Eastern High School
Meigs
Sandra Brewington
Susan Pullen
Middleport
Irene Swisher
Cheshire
Merlyn Strausbaugh
Wilkesville
Sandra Hood
India Borden
Mike Allen
Marlin Pitchford
Jim Croye
Akron
Marshall Kimmel
Prospect
Gail Sims
New Lexington
Zelma Northutt
Jim White
Jackson Lions
Gallipolis Business and _ Professional Women’s Club
Northutt
J. Sherman Porter
Rio Grande
Ohio
Meigs County Meetings Spotlight Local Church Gatherings
The Golden Rule Class of Middleport First Baptist meets at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Fowler home. Rock Springs Grange convenes at 8 p m Thursday at the hall with a program and refreshments. Enterprise EUB Church Willing Workers Class meets Friday at Mrs Geoffrey Wilson home. Federated Circle gathers Wednesday at the Federated Church after Lenten services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule
Middleport First Baptist Church
Tony Fowler
Rock Springs Grange
Enterprise Eub
Geoffrey Wilson
Federated Circle
Federated Church
St Patrick Day Party At Middleport Church
A St Patrick Day gathering for children of the Meigs County Home is set for Sunday evening at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church with a 7 PM potluck supper. Deacons will sponsor, refreshments arranged by Mr and Mrs Roscoe Fife, and Paul Haptonstall will chair a program. In Meigs County Court two divorce suits allege neglect and cruelty.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport Funds Total Is Reported
Middleport village total funds at Feb 28 were 33152.06 with restricted amounts 11252.54 in general bond retirement and 158.09 in cemetery trusts not usable for operating expenses. February balances by fund and the month’s receipts and disbursements are listed, including totals for general, cemetery, parking meter, street maintenance, state highway, and other funds.
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Middleport
Gene Grate
New Officers Elected at Middleport Church Board
George Buchanan was named president and Don Mills vice president at a Middleport First United Presbyterian Church board meeting. Mrs Karl Owen was chosen secretary and a financial committee including Paul Haptonstall and several others was named.
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Middleport
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes and Obituary Fragments
Meigs Memorial notes list Wilford Sinclair from Pomeroy Margaret Bissell from Chester Martha Buckley from Middleport and Mrs Paul Kauff with daughter Richard Osler James Whitlatch Eber Gary Wolfe are named in scattered items from the Meigs Memorial record. The fragmentary list appears to compile names associated with hospital notices or memorials.
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Wilford Sinclair
Pomeroy
Margaret Bissell
Chester
Martha Buckley
Middleport
Paul Kauff
Richard Osler
James Whitlatch
Eber Gary Wolfe
Red Cross opens flood aid office in Pomeroy
The American Red Cross established a disaster aid office in Pomeroy to serve Meigs County flood victims. Miss Joan Johnson of St Louis will staff the center, open 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m daily, assisting families from Chester Rutland Langsville and Burlingham. Local volunteers from the Pomeroy Bend Citizens Band Radio Club aided traffic and outreach actions alongside health and civic groups.
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American Red Cross
Meigs County
Pomeroy
E. Main St
National American Red Cross
Joan Johnson
St. Louis
Meigs
Pearl Hill
W. Second Butternut St
Red Cross
C. E. Blakeslee
Chester
Rutland
Langsville
Burlingham
Pomeroy Bend
Marriage License for Simms and Murray in Athens and Pomeroy
Jack Simms aged 28 of Athens and Minada Mae Murray aged 20 of Pomeroy obtained a marriage license. The couple plan to marry and have filed formal documents at the county clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Simms
Athens
Minada Mae Murray
Pomeroy
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Paul Zirkle
Liberty Ave
Chester Zirkle
W. Main St
Meigs General Hospital
Garden Club
Carl Buckley
Riverview Garden Club
Lawrence
Brown
Harry Osborne
James Buckley
William Reeves
Albany
Lee Smith
Service Guild
Frank W. Porter
Paul Grady Craig
Renel A. Burritt
Mary Schaaf
Eli Ellis
Columbus
Everett Bachner
Karen
Connie
Hotel Martin
Radioear
Diles Radioear
State St
Walter Voegels
Martha Suter
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
N.H
St. Pat Party
LAVAL
Cadillac
Karr & van Zandt Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
George Carson
James White
Guy Hysell
James Neutzling
Bill Hedrick
James Rowley
Paul Pierce
Nathan Biggs
Bill Biggs
Edward Wells
Willard Boyer
Don Kay
Stanley Rupe
Ralph Trussell
Harry Hoffman
Doyle Shuler
Charles Neuman
W. D. Edwards
Robert Harden
Elwood Bowers
Gene Hart
Howard Mullen
Tim Neutzling
Frank Titus
Jed Webster
Bob King
Bill King
Eugene Hawkins
Kenny Grover
George Greenlee
Salem Center Way
Mayme Holmes
Holzer Hospital
Syracuse
Mayme
New York City
Central Hospital Service
Ohio Medical Indemnity, Inc
Blue Cross
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