Pomeroy Council Approves Street Improvements and Dock Rent Cuts
Pomeroy village council approved 41045 in street improvements after bidding for resurfacing and sealing. The Shelly Co. bid 35938.99 for resurfacing and 5107 for sealing. Council will borrow from local banks and repay with gas and auto tax funds. Dock rents cut to 4 per month and 1 per foot for boats over 16 feet. Route 7 resurfacing delay. city share 800. Radar unit approved for police on trial. Firehouse roof repair discussed. traffic survey planned for Pomeroy Mason bridge area. Mayor Legar reported April fines 997.55.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Shelly Co
Thornville
Lynn
Peacock
Wetzgall
Mulberry Heights
Main Street
Middlepot Corporation
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Koontz Equipment Co
Pittsburgh
Congeil
Second Ward
State
Highway Department
Legar
Six Indictments by Mason County Grand Jury
The Mason County grand jury returned six indictments three felonies and three misdemeanors. Felony charges include beating auto theft forgery against named defendants. Misdemeanors cover assault breaking down a fence and contributing to delinquency of a minor. The panel convened with mixed attendance and was dismissed after reporting. Court appearances for the indicted are set for Thursday at 9 30 a.m.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Ronald S. Payne
Apple Grove
John L. McDaniel
Joseph McCarty
West Columbia
Ida Whitt
Duke Miller
Cleveland
Silverton Devault
David Lanham
Ruth Foley
Mason
Earl Deal
Eustace Wilson
S. D. Littlepage
Pomeroy Man Receives Five Day Jail Term For Resisting Arrest
Pomeroy man Gerald McDaniel was sentenced to five days in jail after resisting arrest and intoxication. He paid $40 and costs with $15 suspended, by Mayor Charles Legar, for resisting arrest when taken into custody by Officer Henry Werry. McDaniel also received $25 and costs for intoxication. Ann Hill of Pomeroy was fined $5 and costs in mayor’s court for intoxication. Bruce Crunch Jr. of Sharpsburg, Ky., forfeited a $25 bond on speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, and Fredia Swan of Pomeroy Route 1 had a $5 fine and costs suspended for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Pomeroy
Gerald McDaniel
Charles Legar
Henry Werry
McDaniel
Ann Hill
Bruce 0. Crunch Jr
Sharpsburg
Fredia Swan
Pomeroy Route 1
Hints Given At Roll Call
Middleport Bradbury Arts and Crafts club held an all day session at Mrs. Max Davis home with nine members. Birthdays of Mrs. Mack Stewart Mrs. James Reed and Mrs. Davis observed with a handkerchief shower. Covered dish dinner served. Afternoon spent on individual projects. Next meeting at Mrs. Larry Williams home.
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Middleport
Bradbury
Fellowship Day Friday At Church
United Church Women of Meigs County host May Fellowship Day at Forest Run Methodist Church. Lunch at 11:30, installation at the business session, and 1 p.m. program follow. The event is part of a nationwide observance by United Church Women, a department of the National Council of Churches, with Meigs County among 2,300 councils participating. Sack lunch and beverages provided.
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Pomeroy
United Church
Meigs County
Forest Run Methodist Church
United Church Women
National Council of Churches
County Sells Land for Route 33 Right of Way
Meigs County commissioners sold 57 of an acre of county land to the State Highway Department for 300 dollars as part of the Route 33 relocation right of way. About .28 acre lies in the road path near the county fairgrounds. Welfare department members were allowed to attend a state directors meeting in Columbus on May 23 and 24.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
State Highway Department
Highway Department
County Welfare Department
Columbus
Dave Diles Wins Award For Program
Middleport native Dave Diles won first place from the Michigan Associated Press Broadcasters Association for his television sports show. He has worked with WXYZ and previously AP in Columbus and Detroit, with a long record of awards and public service.
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Middleport
Dave Diles
Michigan Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Diles
WXYZ
Associated Press
Columbus
Michigan AP
Detroit
the Messenger
Meigs County
Michigan
Wxyz Radio
William
Harry Mitchell Jr
C. V. Jividen
Athens
Veterans Memorial Hospital Notes Summary
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes list of patients including Chester Clark Letart Anita Harmon Rutland Mrs Jerry Searles Middleport Nettie Jenks Athens Ray Van Meter West Columbia Tammy Ferguson Middleport Betty Fultz Middleport Janet Bland Middleport Victoria Cole Tuppers Plains. Dismissed names include Paul Shoemaker Paul Sisson Pearl Cole Mrs Jerry Searles Floyd Burney Ronald Arms Henry Taylor Stephen Price.
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Chester Clark
Letart
Anita Harmon
Rutland
Jerry Searles
Middleport
Nettie Jenks
Athens
Ray van Meter
West Columbia
Tammy Ferguson
Betty Fultz
Janet Bland
Victoria Cole
Tuppers Plains
Paul Shoemaker
Paul Sisson
Pearl Cole
Floyd Burney
Ronald Arms
Henry Taylor
Stephen Price
Middleport Women Plan Rummage Sale For May Days
Middleport church group of Christ hosts May 4 5 6 rummage sale at Fry vm with new rugs woven by members for sale. Mrs Oscar Roush president welcomes guest Mrs Fred Gardner and leads devotionals on love in scripture. Members read poems during social hour and refreshments served by Mrs Roush Mrs Sweat and Mrs Leo Childs.
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Middleport
Cancer Fund
Loyal Women’s
Meigs County Finishes Tuberculin Skin Tests
Mrs. Arthur Strauss of the Meigs County Health Dept released the results of the tuberculin testing program in Meigs County Schools. Southern Local conducted 200 tests with 7 positives, Eastern 184 tests with 6 positives including 23 teachers and two cooks, Meigs Local 534 tests with 1 positive. all positives have been X-rayed and contacts will be notified. The Meigs County TB and Health Association supplies the program.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Strauss
Meigs County Health Dept
Meigs Coun
Meigs County T.B. and Health Association
Meetings In Meios and Area Local Club Notices
Multiple local meetings are scheduled this week. Middleport Firemen Auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the fire hall with hostesses Mrs James Daniels and Mrs Robert Byer. Evangeline Chapter OES 172 meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Middleport Amateur Garden Club meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric social room. Pomroy Lodge No 164 F and AM holds a regular meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with first degree work and refreshments. Hysell Run Free Methodist Church grants pastor absence for Rev Robert E Smith. Mrs Smith a patient at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Roy Franklin Van Meter and Theresa Elaine Weaver married license issued.
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Middleport
James Daniels
Robert Byer
Racine
Pomeroy
Hysell Run Free
Two Women Honored At Stork Party
Mrs. Dana Murray and Mrs. William Murray were honored with a stork shower at the home of Mrs. Olen Harrison in Pomeroy Route. Guests included Mrs. Virgil Carl, Mrs. Donald Brickles, Mrs. Ray Brickles, Mrs. Avery St. Clair, Mrs. Lloyd King, Mrs. Clyde Hinton, Mrs. Homer Bailey, Mrs. Ralph Carl, and Mrs. Dale Harrison. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Roger Young, Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, Mrs. Cecile Hudson and Mrs. Janeth Beal. Prizes went to Mrs. Lloyd King, Mrs. Carl and Mrs. Mash. Refreshments were served during the social hour.
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Pomeroy
Dana
Karen) Murray
William
Pat) Murray
Olen Harrison
Virgil Carl
Donald Brickles
Ray Brickles
Avery St. Clair
Lloyd King
Clyde Hinton
Homer Bailey
Ralph Carl
Dale Harrison
Charles King
John Dean
William King
Charles Mash
Edna Lee
Delores King
Helen Dais
Norman Wood
Sam Damron
Gary Gibson
Roger Young
Elizabeth Murray
Cecile Hudson
Janeth Beal
Carl
Mash
Kindergarten Round-Up In Middleport
Middleport kindergarten round up announced by Mrs George Hackett for eligible children next fall. Event at Central Building Friday at 1 30 PM with mothers meeting in the basement music room and children in the kindergarten room. Child must be five by Oct 31. Meigs Local district students given priority. others may be invited if possible. Pomeroy Becky Steele taken to Meigs General Hospital after illness Monday afternoon.
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Middleport
George Hackett
Iiddleport
Hackett
Meigs
Pomeroy
Becky Steele
Pomeroy Junior High School
Meigs General Hospital
Past Matrons Entertained in Pomeroy Social
Mrs James Clatworthy hosted Evangeline Chapter No 172 Past Matrons at her Pomeroy home with Mrs Theo Neutzling assisting. Mrs M L French led the devotional on Food for Thought and, as president, Mrs John Lyons presided over the business meeting.
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Pomeroy
James Clatworthy
Evangeline Chapter
Middleport
Theo Neutzling
M. L. French
John Lyons
French
WMS At Mount Moriah Has Special Program
The Women's Missionary Society of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Middleport held an all day program. Rev. Darrell Rollins from Trenton spoke in the morning. James Hughes led choir music with Mrs Campbell Harper at the piano. A noontime fellowship dinner, afternoon devotions by Mrs R Young and Mrs Naomi Bentley, and a guest talk by Mrs A Wilson Wood on Windows of Womanhood followed.
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Middleport
Women's Missionary Society of the
James Hughes
Campbell Harper
Hughes
Me Lord
R. Young
Naomi Bentley
Rutland
Ernest Boles
Edith Thomas
Minnie Green
Pomeroy
Jamerilla Ward
David Armstrong
Gallipolis
Ward
A. Wilson Wood
Bethany Baptist Church
Columbus
Riverside Hospital
Oscar Hardaway
Carrie Ward
Wood
Charles Jones
Ervin Baum
Plans Made for June Synod at New Concord
A report on the recent Presbytery in Athens opened the April meeting of the Women’s Association of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church. Plans for the Synod meeting in June at New Concord were announced, with final planning to occur at the May gathering.
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Middleport
Athens
Edward Burkett
Women’s Association of the
First United Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Krista Ann Dowler, daughter of Norman Dowler Jr. of Mineral Wells, stayed with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert LaDeaux of Pomeroy Star Route. Visitors included Mrs. Lillie Starcher of Minersville, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Evans of Nitro, and Mrs. Norman Dowler Jr. of Mineral Wells. Also at the Albert concert in Columbus were Mrs. Marilyn Wolfe, Mrs. Joan Harrison, Mrs. Lera Jones, Mrs. Maxine Griffith and daughter Karen.
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Krista Ann Dowler
Norman Dowler Jr
Mineral Wells
Herbert LaDeaux
Pomeroy Star Route
LaDeaux
Lillie Starcher
Minersville
D. D. Evans
Nitro
Columbus
Marilyn Wolfe
Joan Harrison
Lera Jones
Maxine Griffith
Karen
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