Four Dem Write-Ins Win Disqualified Pomeroy
Four Democrat write-in candidates qualified for village council nominations but were disqualified after the Meigs County Board of Elections found they had voted as Republicans within the prior four years. Winners for two-year terms are William M. Young with 71 votes and Jack Weyersmiller with 32. Baronick leads four-year term contenders with 65 votes, while Dillard earned 24 write-ins for mayor. Three write-ins for four-year terms were Harold Brown, Paul Chapman, and Delmar A. Canaday.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Jack Weyersmiller
Willis Will
William Baronick
Baronick
Roger F. Dillard
Harold Brown
Paul Chapman
Delmar A. Canaday
Board of Election Officials
Young and Weyersmiller
Reappraisal in Scipio Two Underway Says Auditor
Meigs County auditor Gordon Caldwell announced completion of the Scipio Two real estate reappraisal for the Cole Sayer Trumble firm. Charles Sauvage will start reappraising in Salem Two as the countywide effort continues with no figures available until the full county is finished.
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Pomeroy
Scipio Two
Gordon Caldwell
Meigs County
Cole-Sayer-Trumble
Charles Sauvage
Sauvage
Salem Two
Caldwell
Newcomers Fall Short in Pomeroy Republican Primary
In Pomeroy on Tuesday 292 residents voted in the Republican primary far below the 1957 turnout of 806. Incumbents Dor D. Schaefer and Leslie F. Fultz won council seats for two years. Roy M. Reuter led all candidates with 199 votes for a four year term, while three incumbents secured four year nominations. Mayor Charles Legar Clerk Edna Schoenleb and Treasurer Elma S. Russell ran unopposed and are set to win in the fall with no Democrat challengers.
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Pomeroy
Dor D. Schaefer
Leslie F. Fultz
George W. Nesselroad, Jr
Keith M. Woods
Roy M. Reuter
Council
Reuter
Donald E. Collins
Franklin M. Rizer
Richard Rupe
Chester W. Zirkle
Roger R. Willoughby
Charles
Meigs County Man Attends State Meeting
A. V. Howell of the Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society attended the Ohio Historical Society annual meeting in Columbus. Ohio Civil War Anniversary Commission officers discussed 1963 observances. Morgan's Raid and the Battle of Buffington Island were highlighted as key Ohio Civil War events. The meeting closed with a Deshler Hilton banquet featuring Frederick E. Smith Jr. of Cooperstown New York as guest speaker.
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Frederick E. Smith, Jr
Cooperstown, N. Y
The
American Association For State and Local History
Bond Forfeited After No-Show In Middleport Hearing
Charles Steele of Bidwell forfeited a 15 bond after failing to appear for a hearing in the court of Mayor Kenneth McElhinney. Steele was cited for not stopping at a stop sign.
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Middleport
Charles Steele
Bidwell
Kenneth McElhinney
Steele
Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and AM Meets Tonight
Pomeroy Lodge 164 Free and Accepted Masons will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 this evening at the temple noted in the notice.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Lodge
A.M
Temple
Middleport Weekend Visitors And Local Family News
Roger Emmish of Dayton spent the weekend in Middleport with his parents. Several relatives and friends visited while Mrs. C A Em mish remained a patient at Meigs General Hospital. Mothers Day weekend visits included Mrs Emerson Jones in Athens with daughter Sharon at Ohio University.
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Roger Emmish
Dayton
C. A. Emmish
Meigs General Hospital
Emerson Jones
Athens
Sharon
Ohio University
Leo Swick
Columbus
C. H. Wise Sr
Ruth Wise
William Betz
Sandy
Jackson
Harold Moore
Pittsburgh
C. O. Fisher
Perry Ault
William Ault
A. E. Raspilllaire
South Charleston High School
Eastern High School
Raspillaire
Edward Johnson
Walter Hayes
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Robert Sharp
Middleport
Reynoldsburg
Glenn Sharp
James Criswell
Dianne
Bridgeport
Sidney Coe
Arlington
D. B. Hartinger
B. N. East
Chesapeake
W. Va
Marianne Woodgerd
H. K. Woodgerd
Mike Flechtner
Hattie Smith
Pomeroy Couple Divorcing Over Neglect and Cruelty
Hattie Curtis Nichols of Pomeroy Route 3 files for divorce from Homer B. Nichols of Pomeroy Route 1 in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Hattie Curtis Nichols
Homer B. Nichols
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Meigs Council to Meet Pomeroy at Harrisonville Elementary
The Meigs County Council of Parents and Teachers will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at Harrisonville Elementary School.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County Council of Parents and Teachers
Harrisonville
May Queen Rosemary Salser of Racine at Rio Grand College
Sophomore Rosemary Salser of Racine named May Queen at Rio Grand College. She serves on the student senate and advisory boards, is first attendant to the homecoming queen, and will reign over the May Day events at 2 p.m. with an evening dance. Salser teaches student teaching in Gallipolis schools.
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Pomeroy
Rosemary Salser
Grover Salser
Racine
Rio Grand College
Salser
Rho Omega Lambda
Zeta Chi
Gallipolis
Standard To Supply Gas For Meigs County Garage
Meigs County Board of Commissioners awarded a 90 day gasoline contract to The Standard Oil Co. at 16.8 cents per gallon for high test and 13.8 for regular grade with 1 percent discount for 10 day payment. They also ordered 18 gross of American flags for Memorial Day graves and paid $250 to Mrs Nellie Tewksbury for a property right of way.
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Nellie Tewksbury
Jury Returns Verdict For Swisher Co in Coal Royalties Case
After a day and a half of testimony the jury ruled for Swisher Coal Co. in Meigs County Common Pleas. Plaintiffs D. O. Whaley and Edith Whaley sought about 1260 dollars claiming unpaid minimum royalties for coal mined on their property. Jurors included James Sauders Howard Neigler Betty Pullins Bernice Theiss Lilian King Wilma Mees Beulah Grate John P. Williams James Dailey Carol Rhodes Harry Grindstaff Troy Ohlinger Jr.
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Betty Pullins
Bernice Theiss
Lillian King
Wilma Mees
Beulah Grate
John P. Williams
James Dailey
Carol Rhodes
Harry Grindstaff
Troy Ohlinger, Jr
Two Injured When Cycle Goes Astray
Two Harrisonville youths were injured in a motorcycle crash near Beech and Locust Tuesday night. Ralph Steinmetz suffered a left leg injury and facial lacerations. Kenneth Keith Markins fled the scene before officers arrived. police expect charges. The motorcycle hit parked cars owned by Bob Craig and James Johnson Jr, causing $75 in Johnson’s damages.
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Middleport
Harrisonville
Beech and
Locust
Ralph Steinmetz
Kenneth Keith Markins
Steinmetz
Markins
Beech Street
Bob Craig
James Johnson Jr
Johnson
Craig
Survivors Listed in Wolfe Obituary at Racine Route 2
Grover C. Wolfe of Racine Route 2 died Tuesday morning from head injuries after a fall from a roof at his home. He is survived by four grandchildren and one great grandchild, along with his wife and three children who preceded him in death.
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Pomeroy
Grover C. Wolfe
Racine
Mr. Wolfe
Mothers Meet in Middleport Senior Home Room
Middleport Senior Mothers Club gathers at 7:30 tonight in the senior home room of Middleport High School. Chaperones for the Washington and New York City trip will be present. Mothers of seniors on the trip are urged to attend.
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Middleport
Hig School
Washington
New York City
Fair Building Contract Awarded in Meigs County
Meigs County Agricultural Society directors award a 36 by 120 foot concrete block fair building to Delmar Baum Lumber Co of Chester at a total cost of 7433 dollars. The junior fair board contributes 3000 dollars. completion is set for July 1 to host junior fair exhibits at the August Meigs County Fair.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Delmar Baum Lumber Co
Chester
Board of
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Junior Fair Board
Residents Challenge Board Over Building Plans in Racine Meigs
A Southern Local School District residents committee contests the boards stance on converting the current high school into a seventh and eighth grade facility. It cites a bond ballot for new school construction and asserts the ballot omits plans to create a Racine grade school in the old building. The group reports petitions signed by more than half of district voters to establish the seventh and eighth grade school onsite to ease crowding and provide specialized training.
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Board of Education
Racine
Southern
Meigs County
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