Jury Trials Highlight Pomeroy Meigs Court Activities
Meigs County Common Pleas Court saw two petit jury trial series begin with multiple arraignments. Homer B. Nichols faces a driving while intoxicated trial on day two, while James Ned Call awaits sentencing on non-support. Charles Schoonover pleads innocent to breaking and entering with $1000 bond, trial set for April 2. Ralph Grasher and Ernest Wingett enter innocent pleas on theft and intoxicated driving respectively, Grasher released on $500 bonds. Pearl Chaney receives a 1 to 20 year sentence after a guilty forgery plea. Nelson not deemed a habitual traffic violator and his license suspension request is denied.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Homer B. Nichols
James Ned Call
Middleport
Charles Schoonover
John C. Brecon
Ernest Wingett
Robert Hartenbach
Pearl Chaney
Ohio
Paul Gerald Nelson
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Nelson
Pomeroy Spelling Champion Named for State Finals
Sandra Landreth of Pomeroy junior high won the village spelling bee at the senior high auditorium and will advance to the State finals in Columbus in May. Finalists from Sugar Run Central and Pomeroy schools include Jan Cilo Carla Ebersbach Barbara Kennedy Melanie Nibert Donna Crow Donna Hauck Patsy Fultz Chris Tompkins Crestlyn Hicks Lance Tye Patricia Owens Janice Wehring Rhea Will Brenda Bailey Patricia Hennessy Kitty Persinger Louella Thompson Jerry Yoakam Shirley Ash Philip Follrod Paul Sprouse Tommy White Tom Shasteen.
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Pomeroy
Sandra Landreth
Landreth
Columbus
Charles S. Gibbs
Edward Brookover
Helen Smith
Elaine Beadles
Jan Cilo
Carla Ebersbach
Barbara Kennedy
Melanie Nibert
Donna Crow
Donna Hauck
Patsy Fultz
Sugar Run School
Chris Tompkins
Crestlyn Hicks
Lance Tye
Patricia Owens
Janice Wehring
Rhea Will
Central School
Brenda Bailey
Patricia Hennessy
Kitty Persinger
Louella Thompson
Jerry Yoakam
Shirley Ash
Philip Follrod
Paul Sprouse
Tommy White
Tom Shasteen
The
Village funds show a 35486 balance at month end
The village clerk Gene Grate reported a total funds balance of $35,486.76 at February end for all funds. Individual fund balances include general 6600.16, street maintenance 5968.87, state highway 3970.51, parking meter 4053.70, cemetery operating 5351.34, cemetery trusts 1246.30, fire equipment 691.87, swimming pool 1007.77, and general bond retirement 6526.24. Disbursements last month totaled 4074.78 with expenditures of 4965.75.
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Middleport
Gene Grate
Mrs Wilson Honored At Layette Shower
Mrs George Korn and Mrs Carl Moore hosted a layette shower for Mrs Jeffrey Wilson at her home Monday evening Gifts for the honoree were placed in a decorated basket Prizes for games went to Mrs Charles Knopp Mrs Merlin Tracy Mrs Don Jett Mrs Homer Walter and Mrs Harry Bolinger Door prizes went to Mrs Selim Blazewicz and Mrs Kathryn Johnson Ice cream coffee and pink and blue bootie cake were served Attendees included Mrs Ted Fisher Huntsville Ala Mrs Martha Gilmore Mrs Elsie Cross Mrs Verna Davis and Effie and Phyllis Blazewicz
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Ted Fisher
Huntsville
Ala
Martha Gilmore
Elsie Cross
Verna Davis
Effie
Phyllis Blazewicz
Mrs. Palmer Honored At Nazarene Church Birthday Party
A surprise birthday party was held Monday evening at the Nazarene Church parsonage for Mrs. Robert Palmer. Activities included Bible games and film viewing with refreshments served to a long list of attendees.
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Middleport
Robert Palmer
the Nazarene Church
Richard Fisher
Lester Taylor
Merle Rollins
Hattie Will
James Taylor
Anna Smith
Joe Turner
Cora Thomas
Stacey
Erma Daughtery
Freda Saxon
Lucille Beard
Brenda Jean Snyder
Two Gifts Are Given To Syracuse Church
Trustees of the Syracuse United Methodist Church received two gifts Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark presented wedding candelabra with lighter, and Herman London donated a clothes closet. Pearl McBride, president, led the meeting and plans for a bulletin board were discussed.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Coalton Affair Draws Local Baptist Group
Middleport First Baptist Church members attended a meeting of the Rio Grande Baptist Association in Coalton on Saturday afternoon and evening. Speakers included Rev. Alex Alessor and Rev. Jack Fassett. Attendees listed include Frieda Hood, Allen Hughes, L. D. Diles, Paul Smart, Warren M. Hulbert, Davis Durst, Houdashelt family, Kauff, Mills, Coleman, Thomas, Rice, and Jackie.
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Middleport
Davis Durst
Harry Houdashelt
Freddie Houdashelt
John Kauff
Bob Mills
Gene Coleman
Harold Thomas
Larry Rice
Jackie
Kindergarten Has Party
A St Patrick's day party was given by Franklin Rizer for his kindergarten class at the school on Tuesday afternoon. Green horns balloons and suckers decorated with sticks were given as favors, and the ice cream and cake featured shamrock decorations. Assistants included Twila Sue Clatworthy Kenneth Smith Nancy Thompson Don Anderson Petty Story Joyce Riley and Mary Elizabeth Bradbury Milisa K Rizer attended as a guest and Mrs Franklin Rizer helped with serving.
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Middleport
Franklin Rizer
Twila Sue Clatworthy
Kenneth Smith
Nancy Thompson
Don Anderson
Petty Story
Joyce Riley
Mary Elizabeth Bradbury
Milisa K. Rizer
Friendly Neighbors Visit Meigs Infirmary
The Friendly Neighbors Club visited Meigs County Infirmary on Easter eve to deliver gifts and perform a program. Members present included Mrs. Denver Thoma, Mrs. Jack Robio, Mrs. William Sheridan, Mrs. Joseph Struble, Mrs. Lee Tye, Mrs. Henry Werry, Mrs. John Russell, Mrs. Lester Russell, Mrs. Robert Schoonover, Mrs. Emerson Well, Mrs. Donley Reibel, Mrs. Harold Lohse, and Mrs. George Buchanan.
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Emerson Well
Donley Reibel
Harold Lohse
George Buchanan
Dinner party hosted by Mrs Cassell in Middleport
Mrs. Carrie Cassell entertained at her Middleport home Sunday with a dinner. Attendees included Earl Rickman Sr of Mt. Clemens Michigan brother of the hostess The Rev. Samuel Jackson of Columbus The Rev. William Byrd of Columbus and William Lewis of Pompey.
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Middleport
Carrie Cassell
Earl Rickman, Sr
Mt. Clemens Mich
Cassell
Samuel Jackson
Columbus
William Byrd
William Lewis
Pomeroy
Past Chiefs Meet in Middleport Social Notes
Mrs Martha Childs joined the Past Chiefs of Meigs Temple, Pythian Sisters, at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Allman. Meeting led by Mrs Genevieve Meinhart included prayers, household hints, a traveling prize to Mrs Virginia Owens, and a reading by Mrs Meinhart. April hostess named. guests Mary Hoover and Mary Phillips attended with games and prizes to several members.
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Middleport
Martha Childs
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Elizabeth Allman
Genevieve Meinhart
Erma Smith
Virginia Owens
Mildred Lowe
Mary Hoover
Mary Phillips
Valeria Tompkins
Faye Mayer
Childs
Owens
Electa Circle Donates for Bible Purchases
At the Electa Circle of the First Baptist Church Monday night at Mrs. L. D. Diles home the group donated funds for purchasing Bibles to be given to the Gallipolis State Institute. Plans were made to collect clothing for a needy family and the devotional program included prayers, scripture, and readings by members including Mrs. Paul Smart and Mrs. Milton Hood.
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L. D. Diles
Busy Bee Class to Meet at First Baptist Church
Middleport will host the Busy Bee Class at 6 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church for a pot luck supper and meeting.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter to Host Potluck
Middleport based Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star will hold a potluck supper at six o clock Friday evening at the Masonic Temple.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Connant 85 Funeral Set in Pomeroy
William Emerson Connant 85 of Minersville died Tuesday morning. Funeral services are at 2 p m Friday at Ewing Funeral Home with burial in Cherry Ridge Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Gladys Taylor and Pauline Wears, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. wife Augusta Sinclair Connant preceded in death on April 23 1946. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Pomeroy
William Emerson Connant
Minersville
Ewing
Gladys Taylor
Pauline Wears
Columbus
Augusta Sinclair Connant
Cherry Ridge Cemetery
Minstrel Rehearsals Begin Amid Fifth Annual Show Plans
The Big Bend Minstrel Association starts full cast rehearsals at 2:30 pm Sunday at Central School in Pomeroy joining Pom eroy and Middleport students for the fifth annual show set for April. Veterans and new soloists named include Mrs Pauline Hester John Werry Carla Wilson end men and mammy roles with Olive Ingraham as accompanist.
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Pomeroy
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Pomeroy High School
Middleport
Carla Wilson
Middleport High School
Sandy Potts
Pauline Hester
New Haven
W. Va
Sophie Tucker
Louisville
Orval Wiles
Roy Reuter
Joe Kennedy
Charles Werry
Ernestine Werry
Irene Grueser
Mammy
High Brown
Norma Euler
Kathryn Crow
Bill Childs
Bob Hoeflich
John Richmond
Olive Ingraham
Personal Property Tax Returns Due April 30
Meigs County residents must file personal property tax returns by April 30 as stated by county auditor Gordon Caldwell. The filing covers tangible property and intangibles with penalties for late submission. forms are available at the auditor’s office.
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Pomeroy — Meigs
Gordon Caldwell
Caldwell
Counnty
Meigs County
Birthday Dinner Honors Gibbs Anniversary in Circleville
Mrs. Edward Ebersbach hosted a dinner celebrating her husband’s birthday and the 18th wedding anniversary of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Russell Gibbs of Circleville.
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Pomeroy
Edward Ebersbach
Russell Gibbs
Circleville
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