Expanded Real Estate Firm To Add Offices In Gallipolis
Expanded Pomeroy Dillon real estate firm plans offices in Gallipolis and Point Pleasant with operations set to begin June 1. Dillon, active since 1944, will base headquarters in Pomeroy while moving to Gallipolis. Richard Cuckler will head the selling organization in his new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hobart Dillon
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Dillon
Gallia County
FHA
Lincoln Heights
Roy Bartlett
Lower River Rd
Richard C. Cuckler
Mr. Cuckler
Meigs
First of Two Piano Recitals Given by Barbara Ann Hecox
In Middleport Barbara Ann Hecox 15, pupil of Norma Lewis Hecox, gave the first of two piano recitals at the Hecox home. Her program featured Beethoven and Grieg works with Mrs. O. P. Klein singing and Cedric Clark at the piano. A second recital is planned for this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Barbara Annehring
Norma Lewis Hecox
Hecox
S. Third Ave
Barbara Ann
Pomeroy High School
Chaminade
Grieg
Lavalee
Clokey
Malotte
Cedric Clark
Ralph Spencer
E. S. Schaaf
Arthur Skinner
Ann Rupe
Judith Cluff
Is Your Stomach Like a Gas Factory
An Athens advertisement promotes CERTA VIN a pre meals formula of ten herbs with vitamin B and iron. It claims to expel gas improve digestion and enrich blood while boosting nerve energy. Available at Athens Pharmacy Court Nelsonville Betts Cut Rate and other druggists.
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Athens
Court
Nelsonville
Betts
Murray boy's 12th birthday trip to Cincinnati game
Kenneth Murray celebrated his twelfth birthday Sunday by traveling with his father Charles Murray to Cincinnati to attend a ball game. They were joined by Richard Pickens and Warren Knotts, a coworker at Rich Valley Dairy in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Kenneth Murray
Cincinnati
Charles Murray
Richard Pickens
Warren Knotts
Mr. Murray
Rich Valley
Point Pleasant
Birthday Dinner Observes Mrs Pullen at Home
A Sunday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Pullen celebrated Mrs. Pullen’s birthday with a decorated cake from her daughter Gerry. The Pullens are visiting their son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Lyston Pullen of Charleston for several days.
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Middleport
A. R. Pullen
Mrs. Pullen
Gerry
the Pullens
Mrs. Lyston Pullen
Charleston
Birthday Dinner Honors Edwards Children Billie and Ruth Ann
A Middleport birthday dinner featured a decorated cake with lighted candles honoring Billie and Ruth Ann Edwards. Mrs. Tom Edwards hosted the celebration for their children during the meal.
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Middleport
Tom Edwards
Billie
Ruth Ann
Attendees Network At Derby and Shrine Events In Ohio
Guests at the Kentucky Derby included H J Russell Kenneth Swain and local families from Middleport Mason and Athens. Colleagues visited Columbus for Alladin Shrine initiation and Oriental Shrine auxiliary activities while others toured Cincinnati Dayton and Charleston visiting relatives and returning from trips to West Virginia Florida and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Russell
Kenneth Swain
Middleport
E. R. Keig
Harry
Mason
Dwight Mutchler
Athens
Mr. Russell
Mr. Swain
Cincinnati
Columbus
L. L. Lyons
Stewart Hawkins
C. H. Wise, Jr
Ted Reed
Hawkins
Wise
Oriental Shrine
Dan Hartinger
Bernard Shrumm
Zanesville
John Lyons
Shrumm
Richard Chambers
Eric
Virgie Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Dayton
Joachim
Bingham
Coal St
Harrisonburg
Ward Teddar
Ronnie
Ann Arbor
Mich
Teddar
Clarence Clark
Locust St
Yount Dies at 64 in Columbus Area
Howard A. Yount 64 of 167 Chittenden Ave Columbus died Saturday morning at home after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at D Harvey Davis funeral home with interment in Union cemetery. He was a guard at the O Shau nnessey Dam. Survived by wife Dorothy Major and five brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Howard A. Yount
Chittenden Ave
Columbus
D. Harvey Davis
Union Cemetery
Yount
O’shaunessey
Dorothy Major
John Major
Glenna Curtis Major
Ex-Resident Alice Ables Dies at 83
Mrs. Alice Ables 83 of Newport Ky former resident of Championport died May 3 in Newport Hospital. She leaves daughter Mrs. May Ellswick and son Harry Ables both of Newport. Funeral services were held in Newport with Friday graveside rites by Rev Lawrence Schmitt at Syracuse Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alice Ables
Newport
Middleport
May Ellswick
Harry Ables
Lawrence Schmitt
Syracuse Hill Cemetery
Degree Work Slated At Meeting of Grange
POMEROY Racine Grange will meet Wednesday to confer the first and second degrees on nine candidates. A date bar baking contest was held at the last meeting with Geraldine Cross first Lena Holter second and Letha Morris third. The third and fourth degrees were conferred upon two candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine Grange
Geraldine Cross
Lena Holter
Letha Morris
Meigs County Society Banquet Set for May 23
POMEROY The Meigs County Society of Columbus will hold its annual banquet at King Ave Methodist Church in Columbus on May 23 at 7 p m. Officers include Terry W Allis president Leland Peoples vice president Lucille Price secretary Mrs Charles Lloyd treasurer and Robert Harris ticket committee chair.
Weir Announces Birth of Son in Marion Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Weir of Caledonia Ohio announce the birth of a son at City Hospital Marion Ohio on May 4. Grandparents include Mrs. Orville Slack Clyde Watkins and Mrs. William Lyons. Great grandparents named Edgar Blake Jap pa Harlow Watkins and Mrs. Charles Klingel.
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Pomeroy
Wayne Weir
Lela Watkins
Caledonia
Ohio
City Hospital
Marion
Orville Slack
Syracuse
Clyde Watkins
William Lyons
Edgar Blake
Jappa
Harlow Watkins
White Chapel
Charles Klingel
Birth Announcement for Claudia Ann Stansbury
William P. Stansbury of Knoxville Tennessee announces the birth of a daughter Claudia Ann on May 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garen Stansbury of Grant Street and Mr. and Mrs. C E Halterman of Miami Florida and Jackson Ohio. The Haltermans are with the Stansburys in Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William P. Stansbury
Knoxville
Tenn
Claudia Ann
Garen Stansbury
Grant St
C. E. Halterman
Miami
Fla
Jackson
Ohio
Haltermans
Stansburys
Funeral for John McBeall Held in Athens
D W Burt of Athens conducted services for John McBeall who died Friday at his son's home in Athens. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
D. W. Burt
Athens
John McBeall
Beech Grove Cemetery
Cancer Award Is Made for Dr. Nelson in Detroit
Dr. Harry M. Nelson, chief gynecologist at Women’s Hospital Detroit, received the American Cancer Society bronze medal for distinguished service in cancer control. He heads the southeastern Michigan division and is among 15 Americans honored. The Meigs County chapter extends the local cancer drive to May 20 with Mrs. Guy Reynolds as president and Mrs. H. J. Russell as Middleport chairman.
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Middleport
Harry M. Nelson
Women's Hospital
Detroit
American Cancer Society
Nelson
Southeastern Michigan
The
Cancer Society
Elizabeth Jones
Middleport High School
Sara Jones
T. H. Davis
Second Ave
Guy Reynolds
Meigs County
H. J. Russell
Caretaker Appointed for Cowan Park and Lake Area
Middleport announces the appointment of MIDDLEPORT resident and former Muskingum Conservancy district superintendent Keffer as caretaker of Lake Cowan and the surrounding Cowan State Park. He will live in a former farm home with his wife Frances Daniels and their son Tommy, as W F Flickinger notes.
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Middleport
S. Jennings Keffer
Middleport High School
Lake Cowan
Cowan State Park
W. F. Flickinger
Division of Parks
The
Natural Resources Department
Keffer
Frances Daniels
Dana Daniels
Columbus
Muskingum Conservancy District
Keffers
Tommy
Mrs. Susan Willock Dies at 70 in Middleport Home
Mrs. Susan Willock, 70, was found dead in bed this morning by her husband Will at their South Second Avenue home in Middleport. Death was attributed to a heart attack. A lifelong resident, she is survived by several nieces. The body was taken to Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Susan Willock
Will
South Second Ave
Rawlings-Coats
Miss Amanda Parker to Live in Minersville
Miss Amanda Parker, long employed in Cincinnati, has retired and will reside in Minersville with her sister Mrs. Laura Hayman. Parker was accompanied by Mrs. Zelma Denham, who returned to Cincinnati Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Amanda Parker
Cincinnati
Minersville
Laura Hayman
Miss Parker
Zelma Denham
Group Visits Caves By Miss Sietz Study Group
Members of Miss Emma Sietz's third study group joined a cook-out at the Dew Drop In caves on a hillside between Lincoln Heights and Monkey Run Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Roberts assisted as a scout leader.
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Pomeroy
Emma Sietz
Dew Drop
Lincoln Heights
Monkey Run
Sietz
Robert Roberts
Rummage Sale Opens for DAV Auxiliary at Baptist Church
The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary begins a rummage sale at the Baptist Church on E Main Street running 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds fund remodeling and redecorating the new DAV home on Butternut Avenue.
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Pomeroy
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Baptist Church
E. Main St
DAV
Butternut Ave
Eight Join United Methodist Church in Pomeroy
The Rev. Lewis C. Berger welcomed eight youths into membership at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy on Sunday morning. New members are Carol Ann Strauss Donna Jean Wildermuth Joy Smith Paul Eichinger Betty Jo Robinson Mildred Hendricks Marlene Miller and Carol Hope Berger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Lewis C. Berger
Carol Ann Strauss
Donna Jean Wildermuth
Joy Smith
Paul Eichinger
Betty Jo Robinson
Mildred Hendricks
Marlene Miller
Carol Hope Berger
Unoccupied Car Hit by Locomotive at Addison
Gallipolis reports two theories on how an unoccupied car ended up on the railroad tracks and was struck by a New York Central train near Addison at 10 55 p m Saturday. The engineer was W F Harris of Mithport and Heisel Russell of Gallipolis Route 1 was the car owner.
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Gallipolis
New York Central
Addison
State Highway Patrol
Heisel Russell
George Ehman
W. F. Harris
Middleport
Howard Bowen
Jackson
Bobby McCoy
Oak Hill
Homer Wilson
Huston J. Snodgrass
Columbus
Guarded Services Amid Church Molestation Claims
Gallipolis sheriff assigns Deputies to guard a Paw Paw church service in the Bladen neighborhood after reports of molestation. Clarence Woodall of Kananga is arraigned on intoxication and resisting an officer with fines and costs totaling 131.98 dollars.
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Gallipolis
George Ehman
Garland Nibert
Theodore Ehman
Paw Paw
Bladen
Clarence Woodall
Kananga
Maurice Grover
Music Head Elected South Central Region Leader
Robert Thorson of Jackson High School was chosen as chairman of the South Central Region Ohio Music Education Association at a Chillicothe meeting. Elected officials include William Ferrick first vice chairman Maurice Stith second vice chairman and Anthony Violi secretary. Educators from Columbus Lebanon Waverly Gallipolis Washington Court House Portsmouth and Marietta attended from districts 13 14 and 15.
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Gallipolis
Robert Thorson
Jackson High School
Ohio Music Education Association
Chillicothe Sunday
H. O. Pepper
Gallia Academy High School
William Ferrick
Waverly
Maurice Stith
Baltimore
Ohio
Anthony Violi
Births listed in Holzer Hospital Notes
Holzer Hospital Notes reports numerous births and newborns to families including Mrs. Douglas Rainey in Gallipolis Ferry, a daughter. Mrs. Ernest Drummone in Gallipolis, a son. Mrs. Donald House in Jackson, a daughter. and other newborns to residents in Wellston Oak Hill Patriot Gallipolis Huntington and surrounding areas. Mentioned are Mrs. James O'Brien and infant Michael discharged to home from Holzer Hospital.
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Douglas Rainey
Gallipolis Ferry
Ernest Drummone
Gallipolis
Donald House
Jackson
Hiram Arms
Wellston
David Robert Williams
Oak Hill
Lotie Wedemeyer
Oakley M. Walker
Charles Drummond
George Staffan
Chillicothe
Ernest E. Johnson
Cheshire
John A. Nobert
Pearl Gibbs
Hartford
W. Va
Marion Rainey
Huntington
Lina Detzel
Syracuse
Ohio
Georgia Lyons
Pleasant
Denver Waugh
Mildred F. Haney
Ashland
William Wvykle
Willie Jarvis
John C. Mitchell
William Graves
Sue
Columbus
Jed Webster, Jr
Lincoln Heights
James O’brien
Michael
Holzer Hospital
James Edwards Dies at 93 A Life on Gallipolis Farm
James Edwards 93 died at the home of Ira Sowards in Gallipolis. Born December 17 1856 he spent his life in the county on Guyan Creek farm. He was a county commissioner 1916 to 1920 and survived by six of nine children, nineteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Funeral services at Good Hope Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
James Edwards
Ira Sowards
Eastern Ave
Guyan Creek
Robert
Nancy Hobbs Edwards
Barbara Ellen Williams
Edwards
W. H. Edwards
Margaret Johnson
Northup
John
Los Angeles
Clarence
Homer
Huntington
W. O. Phillips
London
Miller Funeral Home
Good Hope Baptist Church
Church
Two Minor Mishaps Reported Downtown
Heavy traffic Saturday in Gallipolis downtown caused two accidents with no injuries and moderate property damage. Evelyn Ely, 36, of 556 Fourth Ave, collided with a parked truck driven by Charles H. Stevens of Vinton Route 2. Another crash involved Willa B. Winters, 30, Rio Grande, and Walter Blazer, 66, Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Evelyn Ely
Fourth Ave
Charles H. Stevens
Vinton
Willa B. Winters
Rio Grande
Walter Blazer
River traffic at Gallipolis locks lists multiple upriver and downriver movements
River report details boats in the district including the Dun can Bryce down at 3 20 p m and the Ernestine at 3 30 p m on the Kanawha Solway Marmet down at 2 05 p m and Semet up Winfield 10 15 a m. Upper gauge 18 1 lower 20 5 feet with 34 feet at the rollers and Canawha Falls 4 78 falling.
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Gallipolis
Kanawha
Winfield
Orlenian
Montgomery
Steel City
Titan
Atlas
Martin
Price
J. Zubie
Rowe
Chris Virginia
Boggs
Alice
Tadpole
Christy
Craig
Kanawha Falls
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Middleport Social Notes
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Gerald Rupe
Bradbury
Val Reynolds
Ann
L. E. Reynolds
Val Edgar Reynolds
David Miller
Cleveland
A. W. McKay
R. A. Miller
David C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
D. B. Hartinger
Laura McKay
Florence Clark
Warren Ellinger
Toledo
T. A. Riley
Manning Baumgardner
Ervin Baumgardner
C. M. Hennesy
Jay Churchill
Santa Ana
Calif
Gordon Clay
Atlanta
A. B. Woodrum
Clifton
Emma Jane Buell
Miranda
Jo Ann Kircher
Bruce Bingham
Ohio University
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Plymale
Rardin
Meigs Pomeroy
Thieves' Highway
Richard Conte Valentina Cortesa Lee J. Cobb Dack Oakie
Barbara Lawrence
Temple Middleport
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Howard Duff
Shelley Winters
Bendvue Pomeroy
Double Bill
Rio
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Tex Williams
H. U. Yount
Meigs County Society
Miusic
Rawlingscoats Home For Funerals
Middleport, Ohio
Emerson Truesdale
G. S. Cheesebrew
Gary Jarrell
Louis Reusson
Stanley Llewellyn
Harold Kelly
Ernest Johnson
William Wyklie
Birda Warner
Joseph Stewart
R. Manley
William Mercer
Gus Smales
Pomeroy Personals
Gardner Mankin
Larry
Pierpoint
S.D
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Robert Heyman
Hayman
Gibson
C. E. Peoples
Raymond Maness
Fairmont
Liberty
Theatre
Faye Emerson
Zachary Scott
HAY Loans
H. FE. Bickert
Second St. Pomeroy
Barbary Coast
Fred Macmurray
Trevor
Roymon Jose T
Lee Bowman
Elyse Knox Pee
J Melley
Hollywood
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Columbia Pictures
Ze Miland
Russell
Cedmaned Gwenn
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Tom & Jerry Cartoon — News
Howard Bros
Athens Fairgrounds
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