Legar Fisher Lead Pomeroy Middleport Mayors in 1957
Charles W. Legar won Pomeroy mayor with 464 votes and C O Fisher led Middleport as mayor with 411 votes as GOP primary results set two year terms from Jan 1, 1958. Middleport council top six are Dutton Zerkle Covert Miller Gibons and Clinton Fisher.
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Pomeroy
Charles W. Legar
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
Legar
Delmar Abbott Canaday
Harry Miller
Fisher
Syracuse Resident Dies
Curtis R. Lallance 89 lifelong Syracuse resident died Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Meigs General Hospital. Survivor: wife Elizabeth son Carl of Parkersburg two grandsons Larry and Gary. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home with IOOF Cemetery burial in Parkersburg. Friends may call anytime.
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Pomeroy
Curtis R. Lallance
Syracuse
Meigs General Hospital
Lallance
Order of American Mechanics
Elizabeth
Carl
Parkersburg
Larry
Gary
Ewing Funeral Home
IOOF
Plays May Be Reserved in Middleport for Two One Act Plays
Tickets for The Red Dress and In the Castle of Mr Simpson may be reserved at Roller's Pharmacy after 7 p.m. Seniors of the Class of 1957 present the two one act plays with curtain at 8 p.m. Friday and a matinee for school children.
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Middleport
Portrait of Pfc Charles R Wolfe in Caribex jungle drill
Pfc Charles R Wolfe of Syracuse son of Mr and Mrs Raymond A Wolfe recently took part with the 20th Infantry Regiment in Exercise Caribex a jungle warfare training maneuver in the Panama Canal Zone He is a truck driver in Company E and entered the Army in January 1956
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Pomeroy
Charles R. Wolfe
Raymond A. Wolfe
Syracuse
20Th
Panama Canal Zone
Wolfe
Roosevelt Appoints Reed to High Court in 1938
The document notes Supreme Court Justice Stanley Forman Reed served as Solicitor General before being named to the U S High Court by President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1938.
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Supreme Court
Stanley Forman Reed
United States
Roosevelt
High Court
Escapee Recaptured in Meigs County Jail Break Case
Pomeroy lawman reports 25 year old Ray Hudson native of Hartford West Virginia escaped Meigs County Jail on April 24 and was recaptured Tuesday afternoon. West Virginia State Police and Mason County Police earlier trapped him Monday night near Mason Bridge and brought him to Mason County before transfer here. Hudson is wanted in California on a felony warrant and has prior escapes from California and West Virginia. He faces extradition to stand trial on the jail breaking charge.
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Pomeroy—Densell Ray Hudson
Hartford
W. Va
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Hudson
West Virginia State Police
Mason Cty
W. T. Thorn
Mason Bridge
Mason County
San Bernardino County
California
Eddie Strauss
Hartenbach
West
McDonalds Resignation Accepted in Middleport School
Charles McDonald, head football coach at Middleport High School, had his resignation accepted by the board of education. He will move to Canal Winchester as head coach. He served Middleport for three years. The board also discussed building program plans and furniture purchases with bids to open on June 7. Bruce Lloyd led the meeting with all members present.
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Middleport
Charles McDonald
Middleport High School
Board of Education
L. W. McComas
McDonald
Canal Winchester
Bruce Lloyd
Children Diseases Spread to Adults in Spring
MIDDLEPORT report notes mothers and other relatives infected by mumps measles chickenpox and whooping cough as spring illness spreads beyond children. Mrs Ilena Little 39 and mother of four joins a growing list of whooping cough cases in the family. Venezuela to present an eight ton bronze statue of Simon Bolivar to the United States soon.
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Middleport
Ilena Little
Simon Bolivar
Venezuela
United States
Couple Reported Missing In Middleport After Dog Barking
Neighbors alerted Middleport police Tuesday night about 8 30 after finding newspapers piled at the Moore home and a barking dog tied to a bedpost. Chief Bartrum learned the Moores are safe in Columbus since Saturday and had left food and water for the dog.
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Middleport
George Moore
Middleport Hill
Leroy Bartrum
Columbus
Moores
Brush Fire Subdued Behind Methodist Church
Pomeroy fire crews responded to a hillside brush fire behind the Methodist Church on Second Street just before noon. Assistant Fire Chief Jack Thomas reported no damage and the cause remained undetermined.
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Pomeroy
Second St
Jack Thomas
Scouts Create Pancake Night for Scout Charity
Troop 245 in Middleport hosted a pancake supper raising funds for summer camping. About 130 attendees enjoyed all you can eat pancakes for a dollar while scouts served as hosts and kitchen staff. Guest Robert Siler of M G M praised the event and posters credited Scoutmaster Robert Mills and First Baptist Church for support.
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Middleport
Troop 245
Boy Scouts of America
Robert Mills
Mills
Jack Satterfield
Olive Satterfield
M-G-M
Robert Siler
Point Pleasant
Robert
Richie
C. F. Hibbs
First Baptist Church
Loiterers Arrested Near School in Middleport
Three election celebrants were brought to the village jail Tuesday afternoon for loitering near the schoolhouse. Chief Leroy Bartlett arrested them to keep them away from school children. hearings set for tonight. Also Monday, Mrs Bertha Lemley Ward was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor C O Fisher on intoxication charges after an incident Saturday night in the mayor's office when she sought an assault warrant against her husband.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Bertha Lemley Ward
C. O. Fisher
Pomeroy Man Promoted to Private First Class in Japan
Eldon L. Vining of Pomeroy Route 2 has been promoted to private first class at Camp Kobe Japan. He serves as a military policeman with the U S Army Garrison. Vining joined the Army in June 1956 and has been in the Far East since December.
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Pomeroy
Eldon L. Vining
Minnie Vining
Camp Kobe
Japan
U. S. Army
Vining
Far East
Births and hospital admissions in local notices
A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis. Admitted: Mrs. Lizzie Lallance Syracuse, Mrs. Dora Roush Middleport, Marion Pickens Racine, Mrs. Mary Hanning Rutland, Sheridan Molden Dexter. Discharged.
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Mrs
James Lewis
Lizzie Lallance
Syracuse
Dora Roush
Middleport
Marion Pickens
Racine
Mary Hanning
Rutland
Sheridan Molden
Dexter
Mrs Raymond Greene Leaves Holzer Hospital
Following a three day stay and surgery at Holzer Hospital Mrs Raymond Greene of Mulberry Ave was discharged and returned to her home Tuesday evening.
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Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Raymond Greene
Mulberry Ave
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Jenkins
McElhinny
Fred Collins
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Roy Betzing
Dor Schaefer
Franklin Rizer
Richard Jones
Leslie Fultz
Hobart Raub
Edna Schoenleb
Truman Russell
Jean Lama
Pomeroy Bend Theatres
Meigs
Tom Ewenll
Jayne Mansfield
Edmond O’brien
Fats Domino
the Platters
Little Richard
Temple
James Dean
Natalie Wood
Sal Mineo
Phillips
Court St
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Fishing License
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Joe Wilson
Satterfield
Richard Cham
Bers
Bert Bodimer
Forrest Bachtel
Gene Coleman
Mary Wolfe
Liberty
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Jack Carson
Mickey Rooney
Nancy Gates
Jeff Dowell
Athens Messenger
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Chester Morris
She Creature
Peter Graves
Beverly Garland
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli
Joan Evans
Ben Coo
Shell Lake
Fiberglas Boats
Yellow Jacket Moulded
Freeland Aluminum Boats
Pacemaker Boat Trailers
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Metropoli
W. Main St
AN Marine Sales & Service Pomeroy
Westinghouse Automatic
Cleland
W. Main
Plymouth
Lawrence Welk
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