Pomeroy approves purchase of new police cruiser
Pomeroy village council OKs buying a police cruiser from Blaetmar Auto Co with a payment plan of 612.73 on June 1 and 500 per month for two months and discusses financing. The meeting also reviews February meter receipts and approves curtailing non payroll expenditures while planning cemetery fund transfer and tile replacement near Meigs Water works.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
City Hall
Dor Schaefer
Don Collins
Schaefer
Collins
Blaetmar Auto Co
Reuter
Jed Webster
Council
Meter Maide
Cemetery Fund
Meigs
State Highway Department
Riffle Employed At National Bank
Melvin Riffle son of Roy Riffle and the late Edith Riggs Riffle has been employed by the Pomeroy National Bank announced today by Edison Hobstetter president. Riffle a Pom ery High School graduate attended Ohio University and Columbus Business University. He spent two years with the Ohio National Bank in Columbus before serving three years in the United States Armed Forces.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Riffle
Roy Riffle
Edith Riggs Riffle
Pomeroy National Bank
Edison Hobstetter
Riffle
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Columbus Business University
Ohio National Bank
Columbus
United States Armed Forces
Meigs County Group Plans Achievement Day
The Meigs County Home Demonstration Council met at Geneva H. Nolans home to plan the annual Achievement Day at Middleport High School April 4. Registration opens 9 30 a m with a style show at 10 30 a m and a sack lunch at noon to raise funds for a hospital.
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Middleport
Meigs County Home Demonstration Council
Geneva H. Nolan
Births and admissions at Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clyde Board Middleport welcome a son. Admitted Michael Smith Middleport Etta Price Pomeroy R D Homer Bailey Pomeroy Linda Williams Rutland John Bacon Middleport Discharged Phillip Spangler Gene Grate Mrs Lucy Potts Mrs Clyde Beard and son James Martin Mrs Mildred Arnold and Charles Smith
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Clyde Board
Middleport
Michael Smith
Etta Price
Pomeroy
Homer Bailey
Linda Williams
Rutland
John Bacon
Phillip Spangler
Gene Grate
Lucy Potts
Clyde Beard and Son
James Martin
Mildred Arnold
Charles Smith
Registration For Membership Is Set
Meigs County Mental Health Association sets charter member registration at 7:30 p m Monday at Pomeroy First Baptist Church. Rev Pearl Caste of Letart Falls is temporary chairman. Films on mental health will be shown.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Pearl Caste
Letart Falls
Sales Tax Examiner to Aid Vendors in Meigs County
A sales tax examiner will be in the office of Meigs County Auditor Gordon Caldwell all day Wednesday March 28 to help vendors prepare reports and provide information on the new sales tax laws.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gordon Caldwell
Rutland Methodist Church to Host Annual Turkey Dinner
Rutland trustees announce the annual turkey dinner in the basement of Rutland Methodist Church. Serving runs from 5 to 8 p m Thursday night.
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RUTLAND — The _ trustees
Rutland Methodist Church
Olive Farm Woman’s Club celebrates St Patrick’s Day with Irish songs
Mrs Lillian Pickens hosted a meeting at Mrs Hazel Buckley’s home where origin and composers of Irish songs were discussed. Group singing centered on Irish tunes and refreshments were served to attendees including Mrs Ella Hannum Mrs Tress Swain Mrs Edna Hall Mrs Margaret Brown Mrs Pauline Myers Mrs Vivian Humphrey and Mrs Ella Osborne.
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Pomeroy
Lillian Pickens
Olive Farm Woman’s Club
Hazel Buckley
Ella Hannum
Tress Swain
Edna Hall
Margaret Brown
Pauline Myers
Vivian Humphrey
Ella Osborne
Monthly Meeting of Loyal Volunteers at Zion Church
MIDDLEPORT The Loyal Volunteers Class met at Zion Church of Christ with Rex Cummings presiding. Eugene Underwood led prayers, Barbara Johnson and Wilma Jean Davidson led devotions, Allen Morgan attended as a guest. Next meeting set for April 11.
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Middleport
Loyal Volunteers
Zion Church of Christ
Rex Cummings
Eugene Underwood
Barbara Johnson
Wilma Jean Davidson
Allen Morgan
Scout-O-Rama winners and local notices in Meigs County
Boy Scout Troop 245 and Cub Scout Pack 244 won blue ribbons at MGM District Scout-O-Rama held at the Point Pleasant armory. Pack 244 featured a Civil War display led by John Krawiczyn. Troop 245 showcased a Smoky the Bear fire prevention theme. Separate items note Legion birthday party, probate inventory hearing, Athens parking ordinance, and Meigs County court fines for intoxication, illegal exhaust, and driving while intoxicated.
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Middleport
Mgm
Point Pleasant Armory
John Krawiczyn
Harold Kauff
Leo Smith
John Kokovitch
Jimmy Warner
Ricky Triplett
Roberts Mills
George Hackett Jr
Charles Clarkson
Two Men Face Charges In Meigs County
Meigs County Common Pleas Court will hear informations filed by Prosecuting Attorney Bernard Fultz against Morgan Henry 36 of Long Bottom Route 1 and William C Wise 24 of Pomeroy. Henry confessed to stealing a shotgun from Elmer Rutter of Columbia Two. Henry faces breaking and entering during daylight hours. Wise faces forgery and alleged forged checks. Sheriff Hartenbach holds affidavits from residents supporting the charges. Wise was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Howard Frank.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Settlement of Accounts in Meigs County Probate Court
Meigs County Probate Court files final accounts and guardianship accounts for Lionel E. Boggs Mary Buck Edgar Welch Charlies Russell and Mary Tracy. Hearing set for April 18 1962 with five day written exception window. Judge F H OBrien presiding.
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Meigs County
Ohio
Lionel E. Boggs
Ava R. Harold
Mary Buck
Charles Lester Buck
Edgar Welch
Bessie Welch
Charlies Russell
William Reeves
Mary Tracy
Asenath Tracy
Caralynn Tracy
Maralynn Tracy
Sharon Jewell Leads Meigs County 4-H Council
Meigs County 4-H Council elected officers for the year at a Monday meeting with Sharon Jewell as president, James Sheets vice president, Melanie Brown secretary, and Charles Lee assisting secretary. Betty Erwin and Ruth Ann Bailey join the county potato chip committee to fund the new junior fair building.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
4-H
Sharon Jewell
James Sheets
Melanie Brown
Charles Lee
Betty Erwin
Ruth Ann Bailey
Ruth Ebersbach
Washington
Robert Brown
Clyde Maxey
Richard Fick
Terry Hoffman
Earl Hart
Dick Sterrett
Sue Ann Meyers
Pauline Atkins
C. E. Blakeslee
Mary Shrine to Install Officers at IOOF Hall
The Pomeroy Mary Shrine and White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold an open installation of officers at 8 Friday evening at the IOOF Hall.
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Pomeroy — Mary Shrine
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
IOOF
Athens adopts two ordinances on asphalt material contracts
Ordinance 60 11 62 authorizes the Director of Public Service Safety to contract for 400 tons of bituminous premixed T-34 for street repairs with bids advertised as required. Ordinance 0 12 62 authorizes purchase of 0 000 gallons of asphaltic material for dust control and 10 000 gallons for seal coat with bids advertised as required. Both ordinances passed in March 1962.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohto
CTE Lgn
Rama
Fred W. Weber
O. G. Houck
Raymond Shepard
Public Service-Safety
State OF
Public Service Safety
Southern Boosters Will Meet Thursday
POMEROY The Southern Local School District Athletic Boosters will meet at the new high school at 7 30 Thursday evening. A number of important business items are on the agenda and members and others interested in the district's athletic program are asked to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Legion Hall
Pomeroy High School Pony Chorus
Junior High
Jennifer Crew
Louanna Leonard
Carolyn Bass
Sandra Wells
Cintra Swatzel
Ruth Ann Edwards
Sharon Moore
Donna Crow
Pomeroy
Driver Arrested After Two Wrecks Left Four Unharmed
In Pomeroy two separate one car crashes injured no one. Larry B. Wyatt 23 of Langsville faced DUI charges after his pickup left Route 124 near Rutland and rolled 150 feet into a ditch. The second crash on Kingsbury Road involved Harold E. Hager 26 of Long Bottom Route 1 whose car overturned onto its top. he and his wife and two children escaped injury.
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Pomeroy
Blackstone
Route 124
Rutland
Larry B. Wyatt
Langsville
Middleport
Wyatt
Robert Hartenbach
Kingsbury Rd
Harold E. Hager
Long Bottom
Hager
Hartenbach
Bedford PTA Nominating Unit Named
Bedford PTA met at the community building with Doris Eastman presiding. Nomination committee members Pomeroy Leota Smith Delores King and Vada Hazelton were named. Attendees heard prayer from Stanford Stockton and chose room fund allocations and student awards.
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Pomeroy
Leota Smith
Delores King
Vada Hazelton
Bedford Pta
Doris Eastman
Stanford Stockton
Elaine Miller
Home Demon stration Club to elect officers in Syracuse
Syracuse officers will be elected at the Third Wednesday Home Demonstration Club meeting held Wednesday from 10 to 3 at Mrs. Victor Wolfe's Racine home. The project is Key Foods for Fun and Fitness prepared by Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Essington. Meal cost shared by attendees. members unable to attend should contact the hosts Monday. bring table service.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Syracuse
Victor Wolfe
Racine
Wolfe
Arthur Essington
Meigs County Recalls Hospital Funds and Awards Fuel Contract
The Meigs County board recalled balances in funds for the Meigs Memorial Hospital as of July 1 1962 from five county banks and asked for April 1 notices of available money including interest. Texaco Inc awarded a diesel fuel oil contract for 90 days at 11 cents per gallon. Everett Holmes named diary inspector for the year.
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Texaco, Inc
Everett Holmes
Surprise Party Honors Mrs. E. B. Knight Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Knight hosted a Saturday surprise dinner for Mrs. E. B. Knight of Chester to mark her birthday anniversary. Attendees included the Knights, Will family of Canal Winchester, Halley of Columbus, and Wilson of New Haven West Virginia.
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Middleport
Earl Knight
E. B. Knight
Chester
Howard Knight
Charles
W. L. Will
Vicki Jo
Canal Winchester
R. L Halley
Columbus
M. C. Wilson
New Haven
W. Va
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Carl Daehler
Portsmouth
Roy Holter
Reedsville- Long
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Mrs. Spencer
Leota Young
Chester Group
Mabel Lee
Frieda Bates
Bedford
Evelyn Well
Hemlock Grove
Addie Norris
Jo Essington
Hazel McKelvey
Gertrude McDade
Portland
Reedsville-Long Bottom
Osie Follrod
Thelma Henderson
Alfred Group
Beulah Wright
Ann Halliday
Laurel Group
Meigs General Hospital
Paul Smart
Citizens National Bank
Theodore Reed, Jr
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
Johnny
Dale Warner
Tim
Linda Hackett
George Hackett, Jr
Joyce Davis
Nancy Harris
Kathy Morgan
Marta Hubbard
Shiela Childs
Mary Long
Karr & van Zandt Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
Trish
Joe Wilson
South Third Ave
Wilson
W. F. Utsinger
F. H. O'Brien
Ann Baker
Kenneth McElhinney
Asa Searles
Lester Pyke
Billy F. King
Letart
Emmet W. Peoples
Cae Here
JuUaRe
County
Barre
W. Main Street
Logan Monument Co
Logan, Ohio
Southern Boosters
Miller
Phyllis Hackett
Judy King
Nancy O’brien
Connie Reed
Kenda Chaney
Wendy Carper
Commission
Rambler’s
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Douglas Rambler, Inc
Union St
Athens, Ohio
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