State Officer Speaks At Meigs PTA Meeting In Racine
Meigs County Council PTA held its May meeting at Racine High School. Officers were installed and praised for unit achievements. State PTA official Mrs. E S Sherow urged local study of PTA literature and proposed a legislative chair and Memorial Scholarships for future teachers.
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Meigs County Council
PTA
Racine
Racine High School
E. S. Sherow
Athens
Chester
Salem Center
Letart Falls
Sheron
Roy Tracy, Jr
Harold Ebersbach
William Downie
Sherow
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Paul Theiss
Tracy
Council
Meigs
Meigs County Juni or Chamber plans annual horse show
Plans are complete for the Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce and Meigs County Riding Club horse show at Rock Springs fairgrounds on May 18 with 15 classes. Richard Rosenbaum announces, Walter Windsor will host, and a May 25 rain date is set. Chicken barbecues and Jayceeettes help with grounds concessions.
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Ohio Power Co
Walter Windsor
Point Pleasant
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jayceeettes
City Firemen Make $1000 From Auction
Middleport fire department and Auxiliary held a Community Auction and rummage sale on Saturday. About $1000 was raised to fund special equipment including tools for extricating accident victims and a walkie talkie. Critt Bradford Jr. led the sale of roughly 250 items from pianos to an antique typewriter in under eight hours.
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Middleport
Critt Bradford, Jr
Sprouse Boy Returns Home After Appendectomy
Randy Sprouse son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sprouse has returned home after an appendectomy at Doctors Hospital Columbus. Grandmother Mrs. Dorothy Saulters remained in Columbus to help care for him, returning Sunday.
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Glouster
Randy Sprouse
Leslie Sprouse
LaVonda Saulters
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
Dorothy Saulters
Car Safety Check Leads May Group Totals
Middleport police report 285 cars checked in a six hour window from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Of these 29 failed the 10 point test including brakes lights windshield wipers horn and glass. Assisting were Gene Coleman and Boy Scouts of Troop 245 with Chief Bartrum Patrolman Gilkey Fred De Wees and Everett Bostic in front of the high school.
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Middleport
Gene Coleman
Boy Scouts
Troop 245
Leroy Bartrum
Herb Gilkey
Fred de- Wees
Everett Bostic
Willing Workers Class Holds Meeting at Enterprise Church
The Willing Workers Class of Enterprise EUB Church met at Mrs. James Will's home. Group singing and prayers opened with scripture by Mrs. John Smith. Mrs. Herbert Dixon won the wonderbox awarded to Mrs. Claude Husted. Contests followed by a dessert course.
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Pomeroy
Enterprise Eub
James Will
Genevieve Stobart
John Smith
Herbert Dixon
Claude Husted
Scouts Earn Blue Ribbon at Harmon Park Camporee
Heavy rain failed to dampen the Scout weekend at M G M Camporee Harmon Park Point Pleasant as Troop 245 under Scoutmaster Robert Mills with assistants Gene Coleman Larry Rice and Leonard Gwiazdowsky and 21 boys participated and earned a blue ribbon.
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Middleport
Harmon Park
Point Pleasant
Robert Mills
Gene Coleman
Larry Rice
Leonard Gwiazdowsky
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Travel and Health
Middleport residents share visits and travels including Mary Susan Burkey and Mary Susan Hobracher from Marietta staying with grandparents the Emmish family. Mrs. W. T. Grueser faces lung cyst surgery while others attend church meetings and family gatherings across Ohio and West Virginia.
Jackson County Land Transfers
C. W. Tolley transfers Lot 8 in High School Addition to Silverton to Sebring Lumber Co. Wade W. Hall conveys 124 square rods in Ravenswood District to Lula Belle Shockey.
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C. W. Tolley
Sebring Lumber Co
Silverton
Wade W. Hall
Lula Belle Shockey
Square Rods
Ravenswood
Study Club Meeting Tonight in Glouster
The Junior Progressive Study Club meets tonight at 8 at Mrs. Edithe Vaughn's home. Mrs. Frances Sayers leads the program.
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Glouster
Progressive
Edithe Vaughn
Frances Sayers
Recognition Dinner Honors Trimble Honor Roll Students
Trimble Township High School hosted a recognition banquet for honor roll achievers and perfect attendance students. About 80 attendees including parents, the school board, faculty, and guests heard James E. Bobo praise the program and the value of hard work in education.
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Trimble
Trimble Township High School
Albert Hall
Glouster Press
James E. Bobo
Athens
Albany
Patricia Chakey
T. C. Porter
Trimble Township
Melva Faye Jordan
Linda Petiit
Porter
Waterloo Schools
Trimble School
Parents School Board
Deal Elected Chairman of Reunion Plans
GLOUSTER The Old Settler's Reunion committee at the mayor's office in Jacksonville elected Walden C Deal as general chairman. He named Mrs Dvi na Hobocienski secretary and announced a contract with Gooding Shows of Columbus for carnival rides. A meeting was set for May 8 at 7 30 p m at the mayor's office to appoint officials and recruit more volunteers.
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Pomeroy society notes weekend visits and illnesses. Don Thomas and daughter Melissa of Moundsville WV stayed with Ralph Graves and Everett Thomas. Harley Brown visited Columbus. Ben Neutzling visited Athens for his sister Beulah Southerton who is ill at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mary Dennis from Columbus spent time with George Hoeflich and Gerald McIntosh family in Proctorville. Beulah Ewing returned home from Columbus after surgery. Clifford Leifheit and son are ill with influenza. Henry Korn of Marion visited relatives including Mary Korn at Meigs General Hospital. Diana Thomas of Crooksville stayed with Everett Thomas.
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Athens
Martin
F. W. Bush
Dow Grones
Oscar Fulton
C. H. Harris
Mary Susan Burkey
Mary Susan Hobracher
Marietta
C. A. Emmish
Miss Burkey
Don Burkey
Mildred Hovatter
Leon
Akron
Akron University
R. C. Tuckerman
S. Fourth Ave
C. M. Hennesy
Gordon Harris
Donald Mills
Sherman
Cynthia
Columbus
CR. Konkright
The
Methodist Church
Wheelersburg
Charles Vroman
Dunbar
W. Va
Jack Bechtle
Charles Walburn
Columus
Pearl Graves
Harold Thomas
Don Thomas
Melissa
Moundsville
Ralph Graves
Everett Thomas
Harley Brown
Horton Brown
Ben Neutzling
W. S. Southerton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Dennis
George Korn
George, Jr
Mary Korn
Meigs General Hospital
Diana Thomas
Crooksville
Masons County Transfers and Wright Brothers Note
Mason County transfers real estate in Lewis District from W H Grimm to B M and Mary P Grimm. Roush real estate in Graham District to Neil Haymaker. Dayton Ohio once hosted Wright Brothers first experiments and remains a center of aeronautical research.
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W. H. Grimm
Lewis
B. M
Mary P. Grimm
Ivan and
Virginia Roush
Graham
Neil Haymaker
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
John Myers Dies Saturday in Pomeroy at 91
John E. Myers 91, former Pomeroy resident, died Saturday afternoon at Millersburg. Survived by daughters Minnie Gettys Stella Frank both of Pomeroy and Oma Allen Akron. son Allen Akron. 12 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren 4 great great grandchildren. Wife Barbara and daughters Vida Weber Ada Stansbury preceded him. Funeral at Chester Methodist Church Tuesday 2 p.m. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home until 1:30 Tuesday when body taken to church. Burial Chester Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John E. Myers
Millersburg
Minnie Gettys
Stella Frank
Oma Allen
Akron
Allen
Barbara
Vida Weber
Ada Stansbury
Chester Methodist Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Chester Cemetery
Happy Harvesters Meet at Federated Church in Pomeroy
The Happy Harvesters Class of the Federated Church met Friday evening at the church with Mrs. Henry Reibel presiding over a brief business session. Mrs. Ben Neutzling led a devotional period. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bentz Wolfe and Mrs. Addie Grueser after games. Refreshments were served by several hostesses.
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Happy Harvesters
Gardeners Meet at Mrs Lambert Home
The Amateur Gardeners Club holds its May meeting Wednesday evening at Mrs. Glenn Lambert’s home with Mrs. Earl Knight assisting. The program topic is Plant Diseases presented by Mrs. L. E. Reynolds.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Glenn Lambert
Earl Knight
L. E. Reynolds
Primary Means Return Of Two-Judge System
Meigs County voters face a Tuesday primary to restore the two judge system for common pleas and probate courts. Judge John C. Bacon seeks a full terms while F Harmon O'Brien may be nominated for probate if 15 percent of voters place his name on the ballot and mark it. The five man Republican county commissioner race draws heavy interest with five candidates, and Meigs Representative George A. Meinhart and Judge Bacon run unopposed in the primaries. Central committeemen will also be elected by both parties.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Meigs County Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
Common Pleas Court
Cedric W. Clark
Bacon
Common Pleas
F. Harmon O’brien
Probate Court
Board of Election
O’brien
Harry W. Craig
Middleport
John Richmond
Charles Russell
Meigs County
L. C. Karr
Lican
Perry A. Riggs
Auditor’s Post
Gordon Caldwell
George A. Meinhart
Central
Court Fines 3 on Charges
Mayor C. C. Fisher fined Jenkins Slusher 33 of Guysville on a DWI charge after a Sunday arrest at 3 p.m. Cecil Clinton William 50 of Culloden W Va also charged with DWI, released on $200 bond and to appear tonight. Jimmy Little of Middleport paid 13.70 after pleading guilty to reckless operation. James Halley 32 of Cheshire fined 20 and costs for intoxication.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Jenkins Slusher
Guysville
Cecil Clinton William
Culloden
W. Va
State Patrol
William
Fisher
Jimmy Little
Everett Bostic
James Halley
Cheshire
Glouster Mayor Fines Three Over Weekend
Glouster Mayor Richard Cary lists fines from the Mayor's Court of Trimble. Richard T. Bryson of Amesville receives a second offense reckless operation fine and cost $58.80. John A. Clifford of Glouster Route 1 pays for unsafe passing across a yellow line with fine and cost $18.80. Joseph Forenn, a student at Ohio University, charged with unsafe operation pays fine and cost $18.80.
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Glouster
Richard Cary
Trimble
Richard T. Bryson
Amesville
John A. Clifford
Joseph Forenn
Ohio University
Redondo Beach Man Visits Family in Athens
Chauncey Personals Robert Hutchins of Redondo Beach California recently visited his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Hutchins of Athens. Mrs Hutchings and son visited with her mother Mrs Pearl Ruttledge.
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Robert Hutchins
Redondo Beach
Calif
Floyd Hutchins
Athens
Religious Education in Schools Topic for Heath Church Group
The Heath Methodist Church Young Adult Fellowship discussed Religious Education in the Schools. Panelists Mrs. Ralph Zandel Mrs. Crary Davis and Mrs. Charles A. Bradbury addressed funding Bible familiarity and parental duties. They noted 95 percent enrollment, 100 teachers in Ohio, and that school programs do not interrupt studies.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Ralph Zandel
Meigs County
Crary Davis
Charles A. Bradbury
Zandel
Civil Defense Volunteer Meeting In Pomeroy
An open meeting for recruiting volunteer workers for the Pomeroy Civil Defense Corps is set at 7 30 p m Friday at Pomeroy City Hall Howard B Mul len director says the session will cover training procedures qualifications for civil defense work and related aspects Those unable to attend may leave their names at city hall.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Civil Defense Corps
Pomeroy City Hall
Howard B. Mullen
Firemen Run Weekend Medical Emergencies
Firefighters were called from a community auction Saturday to Devil's Hole where Violet Napper was taken to Holzer Hospital with her mother Mrs. David Napper. On Sunday at 7 15 p m they responded to Short Fourth Ave where Earl Moore suffered hemorrhages and was transported to Meigs General Hospital.
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Middleport
Devil's Hole
Violet Napper
Holzer Hospital
David Napper
Short Fourth Ave
Earl Moore
Meigs General Hospital
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Leonard Roush
Salisbury
Charles Hayes
George Starcher
Sprouse Boy
F. H. O'Brien
Pol
Spring Hill
Middleport Fire Department
C. R. Karr
Pleasant Ridge
Jackson County
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
U.S
Richard Nixon
International
Deal
Reunion Plans
Pomeroy Personals
Mason County
Dean & Barry Super Velvet
CROSS
Bill Lewis
John Myers
Chauncey
George Dallas
Dallas
W. K. Everson
FAS
Bend Theatres
Raintree County
Elizabeth Taylor
Eva Marie Saint
Montgomery Clift
Temple
Technicolor
Alan Ladd
Dianne Foster
Liberty
Pete Genin
Morris Ankrum
Carolina
Dad
Stewart Granger
Rhonda Fleming
Jean Simmons
Joan Fontaine
Anne Neyland
Steve Terrell
Motorcycle Gang
Gene Kelly
Point Pleasant, W. VA
Montgomery Cliff Elizabeth Taylor
MGM
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John M. Richmond
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