Middleport Names Walburns in Hall Quarters. Arnold Built as Inspector
Middleport village council named Mr and Mrs Blaine Walburn to reside in village hall living quarters to handle emergency and fire calls and to prepare meals for prisoners. James Arnold was appointed building inspector to enforce the village building code. A Meigs Water Co rate increase hearing is set for May 1 with possible continuations. The recreation program for the pool and park seeks a single director with a proposed budget of 6175, of which 5100 is funded. The fire department seeks four smoke masks for 179 each. action awaits funds. Council approved a Cincinnati workhouse price for prisoner care at 2.50 per day. Bills approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Blaine Walburn
James Arnold
Walburn
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Meigs Water Co
Bruce Lloyd
Charles Clarkson
Lewis Sauer
Recreation Commission
Middleport Board of Education
Council
Lloyd
Board of Education
Commission
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department
Russell Mills
Everett Bachner
Cincinnati
Mason Social Notes Highlights Parish and School Events
Mason community news covers Sunshine Class and church activities at Mason Methodist, a sanitable commission final reading, band festival at Ripley with Wa hama High Junior High, hospital stays, MYF district meeting at Point Pleasant, and Girl Scout Troop 45 cook-out. Notable names include Ralph Warner, Carl Warner, Ray Stephens, Katherine Reynolds, Lorena Weiss, Mary Capeheart, Harold Swartz, Edward Vineyard, Clyde Foley, and Jane Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Ralph Warner
Carl Warner
Red House
Ray Stephens
Nitro
Stephen Stephens
Dunbar
Benny Stephens
McGuire Afb
New Jersey
Sunshine
Mason Methodist Church
Ray Proffitt
Mary Capeheart
Lorena Weiss
Jesus
Katherine Reynolds
Proffitt
Milda Weiss
Marl Megee
Frances Stewart
Ellen Foglesong
Jean Warner
Gladys Thomas
Pearl Roush
Joyce Carson
Lilah Zerkle
Emily Burgess
Mary Dudding
Marilyn Swartz
Harold Swartz
Miss Swartz
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Andy Stewart
Robert Stewart
Pleasant Valley Hospital
William Zuspan
Audrey Shuler
Brenda Burton
Nancy Proffitt
Diane Noble
Athens Residents Visit Hospitals and Friends Across State
Pomeroy personals include Dr. and Mrs. Marion Fugate visiting Frank Fugate in Holzer Hospital as he recovers and hopes to return home this week. Several couples travel to St Joseph's in Parkersburg and Wellston for visits and band events while others tour Clarksburg and Columbus for engagements and family weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Fugate
Athens
Gallipolis
Frank Fugate
Holzer Hospital
Ministers To Meet At Meigs County Home
The Meigs County Ministerial Association schedules a 10 a.m. meeting Monday at the county home on Mulberry Heights. George Smith, hospital consultant, will guide a tour of the new Meigs Memorial Hospital. Fire fighting used helicopters for 13 forest fires in 1961. The St Bernard Hospice keeps 10 to 20 St Bernard dogs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mulberry Heights
Meigs Memorial Hospital
George Smith
St. Bernard Hospice
St. Bernard
Car Crash on W Main Street In Pomeroy Injures Two
Charles C. Dewhurst, 53, of Pomeroy, collided with John P. Phillips, 20, of Parkersburg, in a Sunday morning wreck on West Main Street. Dewhurst suffered facial cuts and was hospitalized, Phillips received a mouth laceration. Dewhurst faces driving while intoxicated charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
W. Main St
Jed Webster
Charles C. Dewhurst
John P. Phillips
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dewhurst
Meigs General Hospital
Phillips
Webster
Downington Visitors and Local Happenings in Meigs County
Downington and nearby towns report visiting families from Gallipolis Chase Athens Rutland and Washington Court House. A collision on E Main in Pomeroy caused vehicle damage. Southeast District PTA plans set for May 10 at Racine local firemen fight a brush fire and a Salvation Army clothes day aids Meigs County residents.
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Pomeroy
Racine
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Salvation Army
Butternut Ave
Meigs County
Legion Purchases Recreation Site Near Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post 128 American Legion bought 143 acres at Bailey Run Rd three miles below Middleport to create a recreation site for members and families. Picnic grounds and playgrounds will be added as brush clearing and planning proceed with a committee led by Clatworthy Roush Roach and others. A Legion meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bailey Run Rd
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Don Roach
Henry Clatworthy
Albert Roush
Roach
Bernard Fultz
Commander Roach
Clatworthy
Roush
Wallace Russell
Richard Pickens
Ernest Barnhart
Chester Erwin
Legion
Eichinger Couple Celebrates 63rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William Eichinger observed their 63rd wedding anniversary at home on Rock Springs road with a family gathering Sunday. Attendees included relatives from Syracuse, Pom eroy, Waverly, Gallipolis, Nelsonville, Parkersburg, Mason, and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Eichinger
Rock Springs Road
William Houdashelt
Marie
Johnny
Linda
Syracuse
Allen Eichinger
Dana Oliver
Paul Eichinger
Paula Jean
Max Eichinger
Denise
Charles Sayre
Fritz
Don
Billy
Leroy Eichinger
William Durst
Waverly
William Seyfried
Gallipolis
Virgil Collins
Nelsonville
Jack Gibbs
Parkersburg
Paula Maynard
Mason
W, Va
Man Jailed For 3 Days In City Court
In Middleport Harry Ralph Russ 50 of Galion Route 3 was fined 115 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated in Mayor Kenneth McElhinney’s court. Virgil Leon Markin 36 of Athens Route 5 also faced intoxication charges and was fined five dollars and costs. John Rice 55 of Middleport forfeited a 25 dollar bond on intoxication charges. Graveside services were held Wednesday at Gilmore Cemetery for the premature infant born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Smith with Rev R E Gill officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harry Ralph Russ
Galion
Kenneth McElhinney
Virgil Leon Markin
Athens
John Rice
Pomeroy
Gilmore Cemetery
Oscar Smith
R. E. Gill
Free Methodist Church
Laurel Cliff
New Formals Purchased for Meigs Temple Meeting
A Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters session at the K of P hall approved new formals for the May 1 inspection. Mrs. William Allman presided and appointed Mrs. Mabel Sanborn, Mrs. Bertie Watts, and Mrs. David Farmer to the hostess committee for April. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Karl Owen, Mrs. Betty Spencer, Mrs. Chester Zirkle, and Mrs. William Alman. hostesses included Mrs. William Lowe, Mrs. Homer Jones, and Mrs. Richard Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
William Allman
Mabel Sanborn
Bertie Watts
David Farmer
Karl Owen
Betty Spencer
Chester Zirkle
William Alman
William Lowe
Homer, Jones
Richard Owens
Second Child Born To James Withee
Mr and Mrs James Withee announce the birth of a son James Christopher Friday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. The couple also has a daughter Lori age one. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Daniels and Mr and Mrs Charles Withee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Withee
Second Ave
James Christopher
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Lori
James Daniels
Charles Withee
Pomeroy
Jeanette Crooks
Ohio University
Walter Crooks
Minstrel curtain rises Wednesday at Mid Port High School
Kent School of Dance students perform Waitin for the Robert E Lee in a fluorescent costumed blackface minstrel at Midport High School auditorium on Wednesday night curtain at 8 10 p m The eighth annual show features veteran and new cast members plus a 10 act variety program and a second performance Thursday at Southern Local High School in Racine
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Pomeroy
Robert E. Lee
Kent School of Dance
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Middleport High School
Mickey Wolfe
Karen Lynn Griffith
Betty Jean Hobstetter
Ann Holter
Nancy Yost
Linda Call
Gaynelle Nease
Jan Alkire
Connie Arnott
Alice Nease
June van Vranken
Brenda Potts
Joyce Case
Martha Struble
Evelyn Young
Roberta Kraueter
Charlene Hoeflich
Marjorie Walburn
Mrs. Nease
Orval Wiles
Charles Werry
Jon Webster
Mike Werry
Kathryn Crow
Carla Wilson
Irene Grueser
Ernestine Werry
High Brown
Bill Childs
Bob Hoeflich
Sandra Brewington
Hope Bishop
Olive Ingraham
Farrell Shuler
Charles Hoffman
Racine
Bible School Hinges Upon Teachers
Pomeroy ministers plan the annual daily vacation Bible school and aim to secure enough teachers by April 29. They also set a Union Good Friday service at Federated Church at 7 30 p m with Rev Waldo Bartels as host pastor delivering the sermon. Liturgists will be Rev C Melvin Alkire and Rev Ralph Zundel. A community choir directed by Mrs Alice Nease will provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Ministerial Association
Federated Church
Waldo J. Bartels
Six Fined by Judge in Meigs County Hearings
Six defendants were fined by Meigs County Judge Emmet W. Peoples after hearings. Bill Reeves faced 25 dollars plus costs for burning without a permit, Charles Tyree Jr. 100 dollars plus costs with intoxication fine suspended, Paul R. Browning 10 dollars plus costs for no muffler, Dale Frederick Smith 10 dollars plus costs for insufficient muffler, Marion L. Rife Jr. 10 dollars plus costs for not displaying dealer plates, and Sadie C. Chaney 5 dollars plus costs for no muffler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reeves
Charles Tyree, Jr
Paul R. Browning
Dale Frederick Smith
Marion L. Rife, Jr
Sadie C. Chaney
Daughter Born to Miamisburg Couple Suzanne Carter
William L Hubbard of Miamisburg announces the birth of a daughter Suzanne Carter on March 15 at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Grandparents are Harold Hubbard Middleport Alma McKenzie Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs Carter Danville Ky. Literary Club to Meet in Middleport at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Mrs D B Hartinger home program by Mrs Robert Coats and Miss Bess Sanborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William L. Hubbard
Miamisburg
Suzanne Carter
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Harold T. Hubbard
Middleport
Alma McKenzie
Mrs. Carter
Danville, Ky
D. B. Hartinger
Robert Coats
Bess Sanborn
Mental Health Workshop Set For April 12 In Jackson
Meigs County Mental Health Chapter announces a workshop on April 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First EUB Church in Jackson. Church leaders preside as volunteer chairs were named and fundraisers planned to support the local program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
EUB
Jackson
Meigs County
Have Dinner For Family In Pomeroy And Rutland Road
A family dinner was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Biggs in Rutland Road with numerous Biggs family members from Pomeroy and nearby areas. The Enterprise EUB Church Council Administration plans a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday after prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bolen
Middleport
Nathan
Pomeroy
Enterprise
EUB
Star Garden Club Meets At Nelsons in Albany
The Star Garden Club met at Mrs. Earl Nelson’s Albany home with ten members and two guests. Mrs. Ward Nicholson led devotions, Mrs. Norman Will oversaw the business, and Mrs. Henry Turner joined the radio committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Garden Club
Nelson
Ward Nicholson
Norman Will
Henry Turner
J. E. Radekin
Seth Nicholson
Birthday observed for Joe Anthony in Middleport
The fourth birthday of Joe Anthony, son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Anthony, was marked by a family party in Middleport. Ice cream and cake were served to relatives including Harold Chase Willis Anthony Barbara Anthony W W Farley and Raymond Lieving with their children Sheila Mike Judy Jane and Sue from West Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Joe Anthony
Gerald Anthony
Anthony
Harold Chase
Willis Anthony
W. W. Farley
Barbara Anthony
Raymond Lieving
Sheila
Mike
Judy
Jane
Sue
West Columbia
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Mason Social Notes
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Lottie Roush
B. F. Beard
Walter Werry
Luther Tucker
Donnie McFarland
Wahama High School
Ripley, W. Va
Andente
Handel
Edward Vineyard
Ripley
Charles Colbert
Morris Harvey College
Clyde Foley of
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MYF
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Huey Jones
Grace Methodist Church
Wilson
Huntington
Pomeroy Personals
Lawrence Smith
Allen Dill
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dill
Robert Tewksbury
E. O. Tewksbury
Wellston
Edward Tewksbury
Tommy Tewksbury
W. H. Lucas
Irene
Moundsville
E. M. Wood
Dave Farmer
Arthur Skinner
Dan Farmer
Cindy
Lynn
Downington
Vesta Robinson
Mrs
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H. G. Haning
Gallipolis Vis
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Lon Perry
Jack Wallace
Near Athens
Neva Howell
James Clark
John Galloway
Washington Court House
Martha Robinson
Mary Howell
Elizabeth Diutcher
Jeffry
Pearl Robinson
Ora Carsey
Terry
Herb Barnhart
Harry Bolin
E. Main
George A. Keirns
Millfield
Thomas A. Saunders
Sugar Grove
Saunders
Keirns
PTA
Shotgun Hollow
Bradbury
Stanley Sorrells
Georgia State Board of Education
Perry
America
Stanley
Walter C. Sorrells
E. P. Hulbert
Houston County
Legion Purchases Recreation
Athens Pharmacy
Complete Ax Pvem
James Withees
Richard Wells
Rick
Dee Ann
Marietta
Lewis Sauer Jr
Paul Haptonstall
Eugene Gherke
Evelyn Cleland Young
Jean Hayman
Kathy Wolfe
The
Circle Eight
Bill Young
Alabam
Joe Struble
Johnny Lisle
New Orleans
Bible
Emmet W. Peoples
KARR
van Zandi
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Pomeroy, Ohio
Ralph C. Zandel
Pearl Casto
Thomas Bentz
Francis H. Glazier
Max Plummer
Ohio Mental Health Association
Glazier
Robert R. Card
Rock Springs Methodist Church
Biggs, Rutland Road
Clyde Adkins
Dorsel Biggs
Florence
Wilfred
Sheryl
Janet
Denver
Chester
Alfred Biggs
Georgetta Moore
Ollie Biggs
Jane Biggs
Harold Smith
Jack Smith
Clifton, W. Va
Noah Rigney
Eddie Stout
Dyesville
Barre
W. Main Street
Logan Monument Co
Logan, Ohio
Scotty Roberts
Mgr
W. Washington St
Second St
Public Square
E. Main St
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