Lyons Opera House appeal denied in Pomeroy
Captain John Lyons of Middleport lost his appeal to overturn the removal order on the partially demolished Lyons Opera House in Pomeroy. Fire Marshal Ray R. Gill rejected evidence for remodeling plans and said the building must be removed unless Lyons pursues a Probate Judge’s review within five days.
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Pomeroy
John Lyons
Middleport
Ray R. Gill
Columbus
Lyons
Edgar Ervin
Meigs County
Gill
Lyon
E. W. Peoples
Peoples
Opera House
M. D. Hartley
Hartley
Ohio
Karr Funeral Held At Harrisonville
John W. Karr aged 86 died at his home near Side Hill after long illness. He leaves five sons and two daughters. Funeral at Harrisonville Presbyterian Church at two this afternoon with burial in Wells Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John W. Karr
Side Hill
Harley
Howard
William
Wellsville
Weber
Cleveland
Emerson
Akron
G. B. Cash
Athens
Raymond Saxton
Middleport
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church
Wells Cemetery
PTA Endorses Meigs County Museum Project
The Middleport PTA endorsed the Meigs County Museum project after Amy Whaley Kingsland spoke. Kingsland urged preserving county relics in a museum and noted Rep Floyd Mees sought $8,000 from the legislature. Seventy-two attended the meeting at the High School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Meigs County
Middleport
P.T.A
Meigs County Museum
Amy Whaley Kingsland
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Benjamin Smith
Kingsland
David Entsminger
Northwest Territory
Floyd Mees
Ohio Power Company
Frances Pettingill
Frankie Gaylord
M. W. Essex
Leo Kennedy
Frank White
George Schaaf
Essex
White
Tracy LaCost
Blanche Thomas
Ethel Peters Simon
Racine Social And Personal
Mrs. Della Carnahan returned from Columbus after two weeks with her son and daughter in law. Clyde Cross and Russell Lee of Columbus arrived for spring vacation with family. Mrs. Harold Weatherholt and two sons from Gallipolis visited her mother. William Hudson of Columbus spent the weekend here. Virginia Fadely, seven, burned when clothing caught fire from a stove. her mother burned caring for her. Rev Charles Stephenson family and Rev Archibald were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ben Salser. Families from Coolville Athens Nease Settlement Syracuse visited Rebecca Cotterill. Delbert Lee and Mary Grueser, Syracuse, visited Rebecca Cotterill. S H Fadely received telegram that her uncle Rev Cotterill of Pt Pleasant was killed in an automobile accident. funeral today.
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Racine
Della Carnahan
Columbus
Ray Carnahan
Clyde Cross
Russell Lee
A. B. Cross
Dale Lee
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Virginia Fadely
S. H. Fadely
Charles Stephenson
Jackie
Archibald
Ben Salser
Richard Henderson
Coolville
Glen Paulin
Mary Jane
Athens
Melvin Paulin
Flora Nease
Nease Settlement
Rebecca Cotterill
Ellen Holter
Delbert Lee
Mary Grueser
Syracuse
Rev. Cotterill
Pt. Pleasant
POMEROY Holds Third in Vesper Series at Federated Church
The Pomeroy Music Club presents the third in a series of Vesper services next Sunday Palm Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Federated Church. The second service was held Sunday at 4 p.m. The program includes a number of musical selections.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Pomeroy Music Club
Funeral services for Myrtle Eblin a Middleport tragedy
Funeral services for 14 year old Myrtle Eblin killed in a Sunday automobile accident on State Route 143 will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at Hiland Church Burial follows at Howell Hill Cemetery The Middleport note recalls Myrtle’s brother Tom Eblin who died in an automobile crash years ago at Lincoln and Pearots intersection
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Pomeroy
Myrtle Eblin
Hiland
Howell Hill
Middleport
Myrtle Viola Eblin
Tom Eblin
Lincoln and
Pearots
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local News
Miss Nan Fisher entertains a club of young girls at her home on S Second Ave. Mr and Mrs Raymond Lewis announce the birth of a son born Monday March 20 weighing 9 12 pounds. Ada Bess Sayre and Russell Gibbs wed in Russell Ky with Rev Gilpin officiating. Gibbs to work with Phode Lumber Co.. En route visits include B J Schoentag and Ohio State freshman Olivia Reed enjoying spring vacation. Visiting guests from Hamilton attended by W R Sayre and Mrs McCarley and son Clarence. Sayre recovering from a heart attack and Mrs Welch improving after a head injury.
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Miss Fisher
Nan Fisher
S. Second Ave
Bob Fisher
Raymond Lewis
Pearl St
Thomas Lewis
W. R. Sayre
Ada Bess Sayre
Russell Gibbs
Roland Gibbs
Russell, Ky
Gilpin
the Baptist Church
Miss Sayre
Middleport High School
Gibbs
Sayres
Bradbury
Phode Lumber Co
Chillicothe
Florida
B. J. Schoentag
Schoentag
South Naples
Olivia Reed
Ohio State University
Dorothy Sauer
W. C. McCarley
Clarence
John Coyle
Rolla Coyle
Gayla Epperson
Hamilton
Emma Welch
George Joachim Dies Of Heart Disease
George Joachim 78 died Monday at his home on the Pomeroy Athens Road near the Pomeroy Gun Club after a stroke left him weakened. Survived by son Adolph Joachim a Meigs County game warden and two daughters Mrs William Morgan and Mrs Norma Nickeson. Funeral Thursday with arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Joachim
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Hold Oliver Dean Rites Wednesday Afternoon
Funeral services for Oliver Dean age 30 who died at his home in Wolf Pen Monday morning will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Dean is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Dean one brother and five sisters.
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Middleport
Oliver Dean
Wolf Pen
Local Social Notes From Point Rock and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs George Radekin were in Athens Saturday for arthritis treatment. Emmet Harvey, daughter’s father, returned home from Mt Carmel Hospital convalescing after surgery. W R Holcomb bought a team of colts from Harley Carr. Roy Ogdin and Clyde Morris visited relatives in this vicinity. Ronald Nicholson visited his grandparents John and Mrs Radekin. Ardis Cummings Ethel Radekin and Ora Nelson have been ill. A mystery man in Hollister ate tainted mackerel bait intended for coyotes. Fishermen use a car spring leaf to pry abalone from rocks.
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Point Rock
George Radekin
Athens
Radekin
Roy Norman
Columbus
Emmet Harvey
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Harvey
W. R. Holcomb
Harley Carr
Mud Fork
Roy Ogdin
D. W. Morris
Clyde
Clayton
W. M. Morris
McArthur
Chamberlain
James Nicholson
Ronald
Dexter
John Radekin
Ardis Cummings
Ethel Radekin
Ora Nelson
Aged Meigs Native Mary Rawlings Dies in Rutland
Mrs. Mary Rawlings 94 a Meigs County native died at her Rutland home Monday evening. Widow of Richard Rawlings she is survived by son Bart H Rawlings and daughters Mrs Guy Mutschler Rutland and Mrs A T Townsend Cleveland. Ray Rawlings preceded in death. Funeral Thursday 2 30 p m at Rutland Methodist Church with interment in Miles Ridge.
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Middleport
Mary Rawlings
Meigs County
Rutland
Guy Mutchler
A. T. Townsend
Cleveland
Ray Rawlings
Methodist
Miles Cemetery
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Anniversary And Visits
Pomeroy social page records the first wedding anniversary dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Whitlock with family from Syracuse Pomeroy and Pt Pleasant. The twelfth birthday of Eunice Hill is celebrated with pink and white decor and gifts at Mulberry Ave. Numerous weekend visits accompany various local residents traveling to Columbus Cincinnati and Zanesville for family and nursing training updates.
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Oscar Whitlock
G. L. Whitlock
Syracuse
William Watson
Pomeroy
Whitlock
Stewart
Pt. Pleasant
E. J. Hill
Mulberry Ave
Eunice
Licensed to Marry Pomeroy and Vineyard in probate court
Paul B. Richardson 23 and Lila M. Vineyard 18 both of Long Bottom secured a marriage license in probate court Monday. Another Long Bottom couple Harry Coleman 2 and Gertrude Smith 17 received a license Saturday. Band Boosters plan a hake sale at Chambers Grocery Saturday March 25 and discussed a Portsmouth trip on April 1 for a band festival. Mrs. Lewis Sauer is president.
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Middleport
Band Boosters Association
Chambers Grocery
Association
Portsmouth
Lewis Sauer
Roush Uses 414 for House Phone and Car
Middleport resident M Roush will not forget his telephone number his house number and license plate all share the same digits 414 after purchasing new plates. The article notes his three numbers are identical and easy to recall.
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Middleport—Co. L. Roush
Middleport
Roush
Burk Wins Bird House Contest of Scout Troop
MIDDLEPORT Troop 40 Boy Scouts of America held a meeting at Heath M E Church Monday evening to discuss and judge bird houses. Charles Burk was named winner with R E McKay scoutmaster and James Egner James Reed among attendees. Next week a letter opener contest is planned and four boys work on tenderfoot tests per Allyn Rothrock.
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Middleport
Troop 40
Boy Scouts of America
Heath M. FE
Charles Burk
R. E. McKay
James Egner
James Reed
Allyn Rothrock
Meigs County Bus Drivers Meet at Courthouse
Meeting of Meigs County school bus drivers called by E V Beckelberry secretary treasurer of the Ohio State Association of School Bus Drivers will be held Thursday at noon at the Meigs County Courthouse John Tucker field man of the State Bus Drivers' Association will be present to represent the state organization.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
E. V V. Beckelberry
Ohio State Association of
John Tucker
State Bus Drivers’ Association
Pom eroy Woman Ellen Smith Taiselstein Dies at 42
Ellen Smith Taiselstein of Pom eroy age 42 died after months of illness. She is survived by husband Raymond Eiselstein a daughter Jennie Sue her parents Julius and Mrs Smith three sisters Mrs Philip Meinhart Miss Erma Smith and Mrs Ek A Bartels and three brothers Albert Elmer Arthur. Funeral at Federated Church Wednesday at two with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Ellen Smith Taiselstein
Raymond Eiselstein
Jennie Sue
Julius Smith
Philip Meinhart
Middleport
Erma Smith
Ek. A. Bartels
Huntington
Albert Smith
Elmer
Cincinnati
Arthur
Chauncey
Ralph Reuther
Beech Grove Cemetery
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Eiselstein
Halifax Street Has Three Names and Confusion Grows
In Halifax Nova Scotia a single street is known by three names Franklyn Frankland and Francklyn causing uncertainty among officials and residents about its official designation and signage.
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Halifax
N.S
Franklyn
Frankland
Francklyn
Real Kentuckians To Appear in Show
Jo and Alma Taylor two Kentucky sisters from Summer Shade will headline the WLW Boone County Jam boree troupe at Meigs County Foundation for Infantile Paralysis shows Wednesday night at 7 and 9 at the Junior High School Auditorium. Proceeds benefit the Infantile Paralysis Foundation.
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Pomeroy
Kentucky
Alma
WLW
Boone County
Summer Shade
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
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Edgar Morris
Harrisonville Road
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Libbie Bradshaw
Second St
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Augusta Gilmore
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Adam Ebersbach
Maxine
George McQuigg
Lincoln Hill
Manning Webster
Emma McQuigg
Dale Gilkey
Henry Jenkinson
Gravel Hill
Charles Gilkey
E. J. Franz
Regina Franz
Parkersburg
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Steelton
Loretta Franz
St. Marys
Harold Crum
Henry Durst
Jewell Curtis
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Rock Spring
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Avon Jones
Dana Lloyd
Anna Jane
Mansfield
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Wyllis Davis
Marilyn Sue Davis
Ethel
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Edith Price
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