Middleport Council Grants Authority To Buy Fire Truck
Middleport Village Council, with most members present, authorized the fire department to purchase a new fire truck using two company trucks in part payment. The meeting also covered a potential Memorial Day observance, a stalled skiff service restart, traffic ticket concerns, and a letter about a planned swimming pool.
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Middleport
Brown
Middle
Clifton
Jenkins
Chamber of Commerce
Neal
Don Ohlinger
Council
Horton Brown
John Bacon
Clark
School Jobs To Continue In Middleport District
Middleport plans rehabilitation work after term end. Superintendent L W McComas is praised for overseeing high school additions. Acknowledgments go to Pomeroy Cement Block Company Walburn Electricians Baker and Seyfried for their roles. Projects include painting door replacements and book recovery.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
Pomeroy Cement Block Company
Walburn Electricians
Baker & Seyfried
Middleport Board of Education
Joe Voreh Jr Returns To Middleport Shop
Joe Voreh Jr of Bidwell, former shoe repairman, is again employed in Middleport and opens a shoe repair shop in the Trading Post on N. Second Ave. His father, Joe Voreh, 81, who ran a shop at the Trading Post site, is at his farm home in Bidwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Zerkle
Sidney T. Russell
Charles O. Murray
Frank Vroman
Merton Brown
Wayne
Gibbons
David Jenkins
Joe Young
Jean Lama
Cedric W. Clerk
Fred Collins
L. R. Neal
Don Ohlinger
Brownell Ave
Wallace Bradford
Joe Voreh
Bidwell
N. Second Ave
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Edward Kiser Letart Mrs. Bernice King near Pome roy Mrs. Woodrow Wilcoxen Middlesport Mrs. James Hazelton Hemlock Grove Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Spencer Pomeroy a daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barton Racine a son Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Buckley Long Bottom a son Discharged Mrs. James Harris and son Mrs. Lester Hawk and son Mrs. Woodrow Wilcoxen Curtis Lallance Mrs Anna Baker Don Young Mrs Kenneth Durst and son Mrs Betty Dean and son Holland Ward and Mrs Bernice King
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Billy Joe Spencer
Pomeroy
Robert Barton Racine
Eugene Buckley
Long Bottom
James Harris
Lester Hawk
Woodrow Wilcoxen
Curtis Lallance
Anna Baker
Don Young
Kenneth Durst
Betty Dean
Holland Ward
Bernice King
Gilkeys Host Jerry Gilkey Family Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Dale Gilkey of the Queen Bee Hotel welcomed their son Jerry Gilkey and his wife with children Mickey Darlene and Rebecca of Walbridge Ohio. They also visited Mrs Gilkey's family at Gallipolis Ferry.
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Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Queen Bee Hotel
Jerry Gilkey
Gilkey
Mickey
Darlene
Rebecca
Walbridge
Ohio
Mrs. Gilkey
Gallipolis Ferry
Names listed for Patriot and Gallia district pairs
James E Fletcher aged 21 and Juanita Waiters aged 16 from Patriot appear in a list alongside Laurence D Banta 29 of Canton with Ruth R Coldwell 29 of Gallipolis. Charles L Carter 33 of Crown City and Becca J Mollohan 28 of Gallipolis are also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Fletcher
Patriot
Juanita Waiters
Laurence D. Banta
Canton
Ruth R. Coldwell
Gallipolis
Charles L. Carter
Crown City
Becca J, Mollohan
Murray City Social Notes from Local Visitors and Gatherings
Murray City social notices compile visits across nearby towns including Cleveland, Nelsonville, Lancaster, Athens, and Columbus. The item lists numerous individuals visiting relatives, attending birthdays, dinners, and hospital care, highlighting community ties and recent travel.
Maxville WSCS Meets at Local Church May 2
Maxville WSCS members gathered at Maxville Methodist Church on May 2. Visitors included Mr and Mrs David Mohler and children Jimmy and Judy, Mrs Lara Wolfe, and Mr and Mrs John Spohn from nearby areas. The town heard a musical program at Ebenezer Church on May 3 and other local activities unfolded through the weekend.
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Maxville
WSCS
Maxville Methodist Church
David Mohler
Jimmy
Judy
Lara Wolfe
John Spohn
Decatur
Ind
Celina
Ohio
Willis Downhour
Elyria
Missionary Society Mother-Daughter Night at Local Church
The EUB Missionary Society held its annual Mother-Daughter meeting at the church with a men’s supper in the basement led by Rev. How ard Meacham and others. A program organized by Mrs. Maude Levault and Mrs. Hattie Karr featured readings by Mrs. Vivian Martin and others, vocal duets, solos, and a girl’s chorus, ending with an old fashioned spelling bee. Prizes went to Mrs. Audrey Reid and Mrs. Shirley Fortner.
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Laurelville
EUB Missionary Society
Howard Meacham
Denny Drum
Lloyd Eveland
Raymond Swackhammer
George McClelland
John Fortner
Merrill Karshner
Maude Levault
Hattie Karr
Vivian Martin
Helen Taylor
Zolo Chilcote
Dartha Harmon
Celesta Hoy
Meacham
Mary Lou Steel
Joyce Hinton
Donna Taylor
Sally Swain
Audrey Reid
Shirley Fortner
Aqg
Ann Brown
Icel Karshner
A. J. Baldwin
Jack Karshner
WSCS
Ola Jinks
Ladies Bridge Club
George Swepston
Florence Pontious
Detla Reichelderfer
Madge Young
Bridge Club
Gwendolyn Egan
Grace Dumm
Miles Graham
Marjorie Overman
Joan Steel
Eleanor Wingett
Elmer Waltz
Sumner Socials Visit and WSCS Meeting
Mr and Mrs Del Smith Mrs Edgar Dorst and Tom visited Mr and Mrs Reid Eas terday at Racine for a day Mrs Jeffers Mrs Ralph Parker and Mrs Edgar Dorst attended a WSCS district meeting at Jackson. Mr and Mrs J M Gaul spent a Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bud Morgan. Mr and Mrs Frank Gaul Mr and Mrs James Spencer Mrs Maxine Hoffman and George Sargent were guests of Mr and Mrs Oris Gaul Lily Arbaugh spent a night with Marvene Gaul. Guests of Mr and Mrs John Koehler were Mr and Mrs Edgar Koehler Amesville Mr and Mrs Wilbur Logan Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs Howard Logan Pome roy.
Oil Company Honors Employes With Dinner
Thirty eight employees and guests of The Ash land Oil and Refining Company attended a dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe in Middleport. James Reese organized the event. Speeches by Robert Boyd and James Snyder, with a gift presentation to E H Bissell of Point Pleasant for 16 years of service, highlighted the program.
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Middleport
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Mary Jane
James Reese
Robert Boyd
James Snyder
Ashland
E. H. Bis
S. B. Run
Yan
James Ehman
Gallipolis
Gerald Bright
E. H. Bissell
Point Pleasant
Charles Smith
G. F. Smith
Ziba Clark
Mason
Bill Becker
John Everett, Jr
Bill Black
Marietta
U.S., Japan Musicians To Exchange Royalties
New York reports ASCAP and the Japanese Society of Rights of Authors and Composers signed the first Oriental royalty pact. The mutual agreement provides for cross collection of royalties for each other, reflecting higher usage of U.S. music in Japan and notable performances of Japanese tunes locally.
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New York
Japan
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Japanese Society of Rights of Authors and Composers
ASCAP
Pacific
Far East
American Generosity Shines Through German Gift Parcels
In 1946 a U S parcel service began aiding post war Germany. By last month Germans in both West and East areas had received 44 000 000 gift parcels valued at about 375 000 000 dollars. Americans continue sending packages as the economy recovers.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
West
East Germany
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Athens
Ogan
Joe Voreh, Jr
Meigs General Hospital
Edward Kiser, Letart
James Hazelton
Hemlock Grove
Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy Junior High School
Patsy McGuire
Janet Hill
Yvonne Roush
Norma Scholl
Joanne Jones
Lily Girolam
Tom Rose
Virginia Haskins
Faye Lambert
Don Dailey
Vernon Vince
Messenger Newsphoto
Murray City Social Notes
Dorothy Brown
Lancaster
Frank Bryan
Gerald Bryan
Columbus
Lorna Thompson
Harley Gilbert
Louis Sabo
Carbondale
Betty Sabo
del Tuller
Mona Faye
T. Morriganson
Tommy
Jackwoville
Harry Aberts
Lester Lee
Hollister
Andy Thompson
Lavoid Lambert
Tiffin
Mra
Elmer Evans
Lawrence Wooten
Stevie
Johnnie Moody
Glouster
Roger Wilson
Michael
Franklin
John Sorrell
Clifford Wilson
Henry C. Shafer
Henry W. Shafer
Sharon Wright
Murray City
Wilma Shafer
Anna Shafer
Loretta Wright
Richard Glancy
Delbert
Dade Windle
Nelsonville
William Wicks
Arthur Wilson
Bessie Slater
Helen Wilson
Milton Campbell
Robyn
Rita Joe Gottke
Aves Ann Thompson
Mrs. Howard Craft
Ebenezer Mace
Clifford Bell
Charlene Nixon
Dorothy
Ohio University
H. A. Wilson
George Howdyshell
William Grove
Melvin Burchett
Wilma Jean Summel
Rosa Summel
Kenneth Francisco
Marion
Francisco
Roy Heidlebaugh
Ruth Nixon
Elberfelds Drapery Department
Mie
Elberfelds
Sumner
Armstrong
Butler
Brothers Athens
Oil ¢ Company
U.S
Uhlman
Court Street
Lipper
Kay Ashton
Holt
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