Rutland Seniors Start Eastern Tour From Rutland High
Rutland High School graduates from the class of at Rutland left by chartered Greyhound at 6 am for a five day trip. Miss Martha Oblinger and Coach James Vennari accompanied them as they budgeted 1200 for the journey excluding meals. They planned stops at Parkersburg Clarksburg Mt Storm Lodge Winchester Washington Philadelphia and New York City with a 64 hour New York sightseeing segment including a boat ride and Statue of Liberty visit before returning to Pittsburgh and Rutland Friday.
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Rairy
Rutland High School
Greyhound
Rutland
Martha Oblinger
James Vennari
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Stock Car Season Opens at Claybanks Speedway
A large crowd gathered Sunday at Claybanks Speedway near Pomeroy to start the stock car season. Jett Wilson, from Pomeroy, won the day’s final feature over Lee Saunders of Greasy Ridge. Gene Siders of Pomeroy was third. Glen Thompson of Pomeroy won the first feature with Jack Lee of Syracuse and Fritz Norris of Racine finishing second and third. Siders won the first heat, Norris and Bob Veney of Pomeroy followed. Saunders captured the fast heat ahead of Bob Rhodes of Parkersburg and Willson of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Claybanks
Jett Wilson
Lee Saunders
Greasy Ridge
Gene Siders
Glen Thompson
Jack Lee
Syracuse
Fritz Norris
Racine
Siders
Norris
Bob Veney
Saunders
Bob Rhodes
Parkersburg
Will ‘Son
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Church Events
Pomeroy social column reports Happy Harvesters meeting at Federated Church with plans to serve dinner for Pomeroy Chapter 186 and a towel shower for the church kitchen. Other items include election-day dinner set by Racine Methodist women, Magnolia Temple Past Chiefs Club activities and invitations, local visits and weekend guests, a stroke hospitalization of Fred Bartels, and the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Young Jr. with grandparents named.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Roy Seyfried
Order of Eastern Star
Dale Smith
Ben Neutzling
Anne Ebbersbach
Albert Ebersbach
John Elwood
Racine Methodist Church
Air
Aul Fisher
Columbus
Inlaw
James Fisher
Ray Hines
Willard Hines
Ira Chapman
J. R. Stevens
Middleport
St. Albans
W. Va
Charles Warner
Warners
George Massar
Fred Bartels
Bartels
Winfield, W
Wendel Freckers
Racine
Janice Taylor
Iris Ann Roush
Margaret ‘Cloud
Marilyn ' Vickers
Athens
Carol B. Saunderman
Pittsburgh
Kenneth Frazer
Roger
Galli- Polis
Janice Roush
Richard Briggs
Victor Young, Jr
Meigs General Hospital
Victor Young
James Thomas
East Liverpool
Mrs. Young
Vicki
Diane
Victor Charles
Mr. Gibbons Hurt in Fall Near Chester
Wayne Gibley, a Standard Oil employee, fell from a two story ladder near Chester while climbing to a large tank top. He caught his leg on a protruding piece of metal and was helped to the ground. Treated by a Pomeroy physician and then taken to Holzer Hospital.
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Middleport
Wayne Gibley
Chester
Gibbons
Standard Oil Company
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Rec Room Remodeled by John Lyons in Port City
John Lyons plans a modern recreation room for men, leasing Lyon's Billard Parlor from his father L. L. Lyon who ran the business 35 years. Remodeling and redecorating underway, with new equipment to elevate the property. Lyons has years in construction and was formerly with his father.
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Middleport
John Yons
Lyon's Billard
L. L. Lyon
John Lyons
Retail Sales Down POMEROY net receipts dip week
Receipts for the week ending April 21 fell about 13 dollars from the prior year according to state treasurer Roger W. Tracy. Total receipts reached 5730.35, down from 5543.43 for the week ending April 23, 1955.
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Pomeroy
Roger W. Tracy
Glouster Society Meets as Members Plan Fall Events
Glouster society members discuss summer plans and the fall schedule at Thursday gathering. Key items include a Queen Mary program reading by Mrs. Clare Patterson, refreshments hosted by Mrs. Tom Noon, and notices of upcoming K of P and Pythian Sisters meetings with dates for September 6 and July 30.
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Nesday
Cea Ciee Mites
Paille
Aluouster
Altar Andjaaner Traay
Wrearil Fairs
Wanda Trace
Ee Ee Osary
Tom Noon
Nowary
Oasis
James Walker
Robert Gaara
Clare Patterson
New Librarian Joins Athens County Library at Glouster
Mrs Jean Beshara assumed duties this week as the new librarian at the Glouster Branch of the Athens County Library, succeeding retiree Eleanor Anderson. She completed training at Nelsonville and joins the library after a brief stint with The Five Hundred Club event at Hotel Gordon.
Chessie and C O Grow Freight Network in 1956 Plan
Your new auto and Chessie are old friends Altogether over 2,000 items go into the making of an automobile. Everything from acetates to zippers is manufactured in Chessie's territory. C O expands capacity with a 5,100 mile system and $5.5 million yard at Kentucky, 130 new diesel locomotives, 8,000 coal cars. Newport News port adds $3 million coal handling and $8 million bulk cargo piers. Chessie's railroad grows and goes! The 1956 expansion program totals $100 million for improved transport services.
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Chessie
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ips
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
Newport News
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Temple
Gallipolis
Rollin Beards
Ray Seidenable
Richard Campbell
Merlin ‘Russell
Delbert Eiselstein
Erma Jesse
Pomeroy Personals
Youngs
Mr. Gibbons
Glouster Society
K of P Meeting
Jacksonville
WSCS
Methodist Church
Katie Oskey
Gladys Kempton
John Winter -Steen
Etta Sunday
Marietta Museum
W. J. Snyder, Jr
Mr. Handley
T. O. Kincade
Athens County
Wayne Ward
Mother Phoenix
Phoenix
Frolodagg
Een
Akmans
Detroit
Flint
Lansing
West Virginia
Buffalo
Chicago
Ohio River Valley
Tranche
Uconsin
Milwaukee
Witalso
Pic
Terminal
Cleveland, Oho
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