Funerals set for two Middleport drowning victims
Funeral services for Mark McCoy 12 and Robert Bradford 12 who drowned when a john boat sank on the river near Middleport will be held Tuesday. The tragedy prompted school dismissals and a large rescue effort with local volunteers and a river diver seeking to recover the bodies.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Middleport
Iddleport
Mark McCoy
Robert Adford
Genearris
Allyn
Robert Rothck
H. A. Rothrock
Cheshire
Robert Radford
Arch of Christ
Middleport Hill
Vaate
Ewell McCoy
Frank Oin McCoy
New York Central Railroad
pMiss Vesta McCoy
Church of 8 Christ
Robert Bradford
Will Bradford
Don McMillin
Troop 40
Virginia
Allan Bradford
West Virginia
Gene Harris
Ohio
Gene
Allan
Mark
Bob
Harris
Bradford
Charles Jeffries
Clifton
Rothrock
Harvey Mourning
Paul
Front St
Mr.Mourning
Son
Midddleport
Lewis Triplett
Charles Pickens
Clarence
Richard Clark
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Gus Hendricks
Young McCoy
O. B. Stout
Breezy
Richard Grogan
Bob Bradford
McCoy
Rawling-Coats
Brownell Ave
Alvira Jones
William Bradford
Bumper Crop In Pomeroy Sees Gardeners Embrace Landscaping
Warm spring weather brings a boom in gardening in Pomeroy as homeowners begin planting by signs and dates or enjoy outdoor work. A growing trend is landscaping and flower cultivation driven by local garden clubs.
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Pomeroy
Funeral held for Isaac Foster at Dorcas Church
Isaac Foster 79 died at his home in Dorcas Friday night. He is survived by his wife and daughter Frances a Meigs County school teacher. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Dorcas Church with burial in Racine Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Isaac Foster
Dorcas
Frances
Meigs County
Dorcas Church
Racine
Remodeling of Home and Church Nears Completion
Exterior remodeling of the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. W. Downie on High St Lincoln Hill is nearing completion. The frame house has been converted to semi brick, a thin brick type likely the first in Pomeroy. The Presbyterian Church conversion into a theater progresses steadily and is shaping into an attractive building.
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Pomeroy
C. E. W. Downie
High St
Lincoln Hill
Presbyterian Church
Vendol touted by Plains resident for constipation relief
Isaac Hughes of The Plains Ohio a retired coal loader says Vendol relieved his constipation and all linked symptoms including cramps gas belching heartburn headaches and fatigue after starting the remedy at Athens Pharmacy.
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Isaac Hughes
the Plains
Ohio
Athens Pharmacy
Vendor
Weather Bureau approves cooperative river station at Pomeroy
The Weather Bureau approves a co operative river station at Pomeroy with daily river stage readings and telegraphic reports. The plan shortens flood forecasts to reflect Pomeroy gauges aiding Middleport and Parkersburg areas.
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Bureau
Pomeroy
United States Weather Bureau
S. Ss. Schworm
Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Kanawha
Racine
Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Health News
Mrs. Ralph Kuether and Mrs. Albert Grueser returned from Columbus on business. Ernest Sisson and family came back from Mt. Vernon with Mrs. Geraldine Sisson, who has spent six months in a tubercular sanitarium and has recovered. Several residents were in Columbus, Charleston, Huntington, and Parkersburg for visits or medical care. Fox hunters’ tourney drew Don Woods to Kansas City, and local notes mention illnesses, recoveries, entertainments, and community events.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Kuether
Albert Grueser
Columbus
Ernest Sisson
Daugter
Florence Ann
Glen Dill
Mt. Vernon
Geraldine Sisson
Sisson
Arthur Arnold
Millersport
J. H. Arnold
Lincoln Hill
John Chase
Caddie Bing
Charleston
Robert R. Boice
Frank Chapman
Mary Elizabeth
Athens
Charles Wildermuth
Mulberry Ave
Paul Dillard
Robert Coates
Paul Davis
Parkersburg
E. D. Will
Frank
Minnie Eiselstein
Viola Jones
Daughters of Union Veterans
James Hood
Nora Clauter
Don Woods
Kansas City
Freda Duckler
Laurel Street
Anthony Hysell
Condor St
Ed Hysell
Bradbury
Ira Foster
O.H.E
Gallipolis
East Main St
Millie Eggleston
Dexter
Jessie Mitch
Orient
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Dance and Visits
Middleport and Pomeroy youths attended a Saturday night dance in Parkersburg with Kay Kayser and his orchestra. The notes list many local attendees and detail visits by families to Herington Kansas and Xenia Ohio, plus a meeting in Athens about the Southeastern Ohio Educational Association and several other family visits and gatherings.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Parkersburg
Kay Kayser
Dorothy Dillard
Dorothy Durst
Ruth Entsminger
Marjorie Brown
Mary Emaline Keehne
Jean Jones
Robert Haggerty
John Harley
Paul Davis
Ruby Byers
Athens
W. W. Campbell
Herington
Kan
Robert Tasker
Jean Tasker
W. E. Haggard
M. W. Essex
Southeastern Ohio Educational Association
Essex
Association
J. M. Cooley
Logan
Frank Simms
Clarence Clifford
Glee Stackhouse
Bourbon, Ind
Parking Lot Opened to Traffic on Main Street
POMEROY The lower parking lot on Main St a WPA project was opened to traffic Saturday. A sandstone base is in place but no surface treatment yet. Concrete curbing runs along both lots parallel to the railroad track. Local motorists say congestion is greatly relieved.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Sheriff Beards Recovers From Illness
POMEROY Sheriff George Beards has recovered from influenza and a light heart attack after weeks of illness and confinement to a room. He was sufficiently improved Sunday to move about.
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Pomeroy
George Beards
Sheriff Beards
Marriage Announcement Mary Frances Reese and Irvin Bumgarner
Miss Mary Frances Reese and Irvin Bumgarner were married by Justice of the Peace J. W. McCullough in Middport Pomeroy on a Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Bumgarner is Lena Reese’s daughter and active in Mt Moriah Baptist Church. Bumgarner previously lived in Tomeroy and the couple will reside with Mrs Reese’s parents.
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Middleport
Mary Frances Reese
Irvin Bumgarner
Justice of the Peace
J. W. McCullough
Pomeroy
Bumgarner
Lena Reese
Mt. Moriah
Pomeroy Man Arrested on Intoxication Charge
Dale Kesterson age 39 was arrested Saturday on an intoxication charge and held at the county jail pending a hearing. Christy Wheeler age 38, a transient, is in custody for investigation after being taken in Friday by Police Chief Walter Wolfe.
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Pomeroy
Dale Kesterson
Christy Wheeler
Walter Wolfe
Smallpox case reported in Meigs County
Health authorities report one smallpox case in Meigs County involving Hazel Witham of Epitome. The announcement notes the single case and identifies the patient by name and residence.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Boy Scouts Sell Theater Tickets For Spirit of Culver
Boy Scout Troop 59 with Kiwanis Club sponsors will sell tickets for Spirit of Culver at the Athena Theater on April 6 and 7. Proceeds go to the troop camp fund for a summer trip or equipment. Kenneth French and Bob Mills lead ticket teams. top sellers win rewards from the teams and theater prizes for the six best sellers. The troop plans a tree-planting event at Kimberly Sunday afternoon. meeting at the Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Scoutmaster Ralph Dalton of Troop 52 attended the meeting.
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Boy Scout Troop 59
Kiwanis Club
Athena Theater
Spirit of
Culver
Jackie Cooper
Freddy Bartholomew
Andy Devine
Kenneth French
Bob Mills
Kimberly
Methodist Church
Ralph Dalton
Speeding fined Ohio University student Sebek
Robert J. Sebek, an Ohio University student living in Palmer Hall, was fined $5 by Mayor Cliff Cornell for speeding. He was arrested on East State Street by Officer Carman Church.
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Robert J. Sebek
Ohio University
Palmer Hall
Cliff Cornell
Sebek
E. State St
Carman Church
Poet's arrow misfire harms arm in Pasadena scene
In Pasadena California George Sargent tired of breaking bottles and threw a stone at one breaking glass and lacerating his arm. A Samoan beverage is made by chewing Ka va plant root and spitting juice into wooden bowls then fermenting and straining after three days.
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Pasadena
Cal
George Sargent
Calderwood font presented to Middleport church
A polished oak baptismal font with a copper plaque honoring Andrew Christina and Nella Calderwood was presented at First Presbyterian Church in a morning service led by Rev. J. D. Ryan. Infant baptisms included Janis Grate and Paula Glodde. six new members joined. tribute to the Calderwood family noted their long church service.
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Middleport
Andrew
Christina Calderwood
Nella Calderwood
First Presbyterian Church
Theodore T. Reed
J. D. Ryan
Janis Marie Grate
William Grate
Paula Maxine Glodde
Andrew Calderwood
Nella
Lyston Fultz
Xenia
O. H. Stewart
A. C. Skinner
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Middleport Social Notes
Ohio Sailors and Soldiers Home
Fred Fultz
Pearl St
Futz
First Presbyterian
Calderwood
Stainer
Trinity M. E
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Jane Smart
Paul Smart
Shirley Ann
Mickey Miller
Paula Jane Leonard
Barbara Grant
Plotchy
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
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Athens, Ohio
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Mr. and Mrs. Poultryman
Beaco
F. J. Beasley Co
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