Additional Land Bought For Meigs Dam Project
Six more parcels have been purchased by the State for the Forked Run dam near Long Bottom as part of the Meigs County project. Purchases are by the Conservation Department. abstracts must be approved by the Attorney General. Elliot Miles of Chillicothe helped secure the properties. The plan includes a forest preserve and lake with prior bills totaling about $32 million. $100,000 was later allotted in Bill 496. Options were taken on most parcels, four owners declined option and face condemnation.
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Pomeroy
Forked Run
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Senator Jones
Turner
Attorney General's Office
First Military Rites Class Attracts 22 Veterans
MIDDLEPORT the Feeney-Bennett Post 128 Amer Legion held its first funeral squad schooling class with 22 World War II veterans attending after the regular session. Henry F. Scarberry was elected chairman to preside at future meetings. The group set classes for the first and third Mondays monthly and invited all county veterans. Attendees will not be required to attend all post funerals, but may participate in rites with full procedural knowledge. Refreshments followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Henry F. Scarberry
Legion
Turner To Represent House At LeFever Rites
Pomeroy Benjamin F Turner, a Meigs County Representative, was asked by Speaker William O'Neil to represent the House at the funeral of Dr E Le Fever Ohio legislator who died at his home on Spring Street Gloucester on Thursday morning They served together during the 9th 96th and 97th General Assemblies and had become close personal friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs County
William O'Neil
House of Representatives
House
E. LeFever
Ohio
Spring Street
Glouster
Turner
Weddings at Parsonage and Columbus Trip Highlight Middleport Notes
Middleport parishioners gathered for two Saturday weddings at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Homer G. McMillen officiating. Lorene Anderson and Haskel Pryor wed, followed by Pearl Louise Bowers and Garland Stover. Sunday plans included Mary Miller and Louis Smith’s Columbus ceremony and an Easter Sunrise Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Homer G. McMillen
Lorene Anderson
Marietta
Haskel Pryor
Parkersburg
W. Va
Busy Bee Class holds forty two members and guests
Forty two members and guests attended the Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church meeting at Mrs. George Mc Ghee's Mill Street home on Thursday evening. Mrs. L O Gardner led in place of the ill president Mrs. Florence Bush.
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Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
George McGhee
Mill St
L. O. Gardner
Florence Bush
Past Chiefs Entertained by Pythian Sisters at Mayer Home
Monday evening the Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters were hosted at Mrs. John Mayer's residence. Helping hostess Mrs. C. P. Gallagher serves as group president. A round robin letter was drafted for Mrs. Althea An.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pythian Sisters
John Mayer
C. P. Gallagher
Althea An
Albany federation leader addresses Child Conservation League dinner
Mrs Esther Dailey of Albany Southeast District president of the Federation of Women's Clubs spoke at a Child Conservation League dinner at Mrs L W Mc Comas home. Thirty members brought covered dishes as the program outlined federation aims and leukemia research statistics were shared, with a league donation approved to the leukemia research foundation in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Dailey
Albany
Federation of Women's Clubs
Child Conservation League
Club session chaired by Mrs J J Davis hosts members and guests
Mrs J J Davis presided over the business session with thirty members and guests present. Assistants included Mrs Forrest Bachtel and Mrs Mary Louise Wells, who helped with the serving, and Mrs George Skinner and Mrs Robert McElhinny of the league also assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Davis
Forrest Bachtel
Mary Louise Wells
George Skinner
Robert McElhinny
League
Mr and Mrs Elberfeld move from 8 Second Ave to Chester
Mr and Mrs Pete Elberfeld who had stayed with Mr and Mrs Glenn Lambert at 8 Second Ave have relocated to Chester. Mrs Richard Chambers and her son Eric returned from a several days visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George Hobstetter Sr at Rose Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Elberfeld
Glenn Lambert
Second Ave
Chester
Richard Chambers
Eric
George Hobstetter
Rose Hill
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H. M. Cross
Middleport, Ohio
Clark
Parrot
Hartley & Bennett
Middleport Social Notes
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Mary Miller
Louis Smith
Miss Miller
Doyle Miller
Richard Rawlings
Nancy
Richard
Edgar Allensworth
Susan
Ohio State University
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U. S. Military Academy
West Point
William Grueser
Carl Brannan
Edythe Stuyvesant
Nina B. Russell
Bernice Gilmore
Eunice of
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Dorothy Miller
A. R. Pullen
Rosetti
Mary
Jesus
Tate Gallery
London
L. D. Diles
Beulah White
Blanche Haptonstall
Mesdames Diles
Charles Bennett
Downing Roush
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Bertha Mygatt
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Charles Swindler
Becky
Liberty
Red Skelton
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Marjorie Main
Virginia O’brien
Eddie “Rochester” Anderson
Walt Disney Color
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Adolphe Menou
John Hubbard
Victor Mature
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William Cargan
Daffy
Edward G. Robinson
Dan Duryea
Margaret Lindsay
Woman In the Window
Ray Whitley
Pathe
Chase
Associated Seed Growers, Inc
Buy
James Weber
E. Main St
For All
FORD
Waris
R. W. Ebersbach
Mew
Jean Allen
Furniture Department
McMaster Hardware & Furniture Co
Winebrenner Plumbing CO
Elm Tree Corner
Racine
eVeri
America
Dixie
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