Barbara Ann Wehrung Performs Second Recital at Hecox Home
Barbara Ann Wehrung, 15, played a second recital for 75 guests at Norma Lewis Hecox’s Middleport residence. She offered works by Beethoven Grieg Chaminade Raff and Lavalee and is the daughter of Edwin Wehrung of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Barbara Ann Wehrung
Norma Lewis Hecox
Hecox
Beethoven
Grieg
Chaminade
Raff
Lavalee
Edwin Wehrung
Pomeroy
Harry Wehrung
Ralph Spencer
Elevator fall injures Pomeroy couple and guest
Charles Eblin age 44 and wife Nellie 45 were injured when an elevator at a local drug store fell ten feet from the main floor to the basement due to a broken cable. Roger Largent narrowly escaped injury. Eblin already uses crutches from a prior mine accident. Both were treated at Meigs General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Largent
Largent
Eblin
Eblins
Mr. Sargent
Pomeroy
Fines on Traffic Violators Lead Mayor Funds Update
Middleport village council reported 403.50 in fines and licenses, with traffic violations driving most of the revenue. The meeting approved a 30 day taxi cab inspection extension, planned a traffic light at N Second and Coal, and noted a medical clause in the work house contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney Russell
Middleport Village
David Jenkins
Harold Trowbridge
Twin City Cab Co
Council
Mill Street
Charles Murray
Russell
C. E. Parker
Jean Lama
Cemetery
Brown Cemetery Fund
Lewis Cemetery Fund
Burnell Cemetery Fund
WSCS Officers Re elected In Middleport Meeting
Mrs Ben Philson was re elected president of the Women s Society for Christian Service at the church meeting last night in Middleport Other officers and committee chairs were unanimously chosen including Mrs L W McComas Miss Mary Root Mrs C M Hennesy and Mrs Noah Haskins with chairs for spiritual life missionary education and service and local church activities The group also announced a May Fellowship luncheon and a new WSCS project Bingham s Camp Utah plus the year s theme Every Methodist Woman a Member of the WSCS A called Amateur Gardeners Club meeting is set for Thursday at the president s home in Middleport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ben Philson
Women's Society For Christian Service
L. W. McComas
Mary Root
C. M. Hennesy
Noah Haskins
E. S. Schaaf
W. B. Moore
Forrest Bachtel
McComas
Frank McCoy
Bess Sanborn
Virginia B. Cook
Jessie Lansbury
Nelle McCoy
Philson
Bruce
United Council of Church Women
First Presbyterian Church
David Entsminger
W. W. Hayes
John Zerkle
R. A. Miller
C. O. Fisher
Bennett Rice Named For Freshman Honor At Ohio State
Mildred Rice of Pomeroy received a letter from Myrin H. Ross assistant dean of men at Ohio State University noting her son Bennett Rice a freshman will be invited May 22 to join Phi Eta Sigma the national freshmen honor society. Members must average 3.50 or higher representing a small percentage of the class. Rice a Pomeroy High School graduate is a law student active in student life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Pomeroy High School
Daughter Is Born To Mr and Mrs Fred Bush
Mr and Mrs Fred Bush announce the birth of a daughter on May 8 at a Cincinnati hospital. The couple have two older daughters Judith and Sharon. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L D Diles Mrs Florence Bush and A L Bush with great grandparents Mrs Charles Bush of Dunbar and Bert Bowman of Los Angeles. Mrs Diles is in Cincinnati with her daughter's family.
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Middleport
Fred Bush
Cincinnati
Bushes
Judith
Sharon
L. D. Diles
Florence Bush
A L. Bush
Charles Bush
Dunbar
Bert Bowman
Los Angeles
Diles
Fred Astaire Dance Fetes Pomeroy Junior High
Fourteen hundred balloons decorated the Junior High Auditorium in Pomeroy for a Fred Astaire dance hosted by Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Arthur Ross presided as master of ceremonies and introduced dancers from the Columbus studio. Phyllis Mullen chaired the event and called it a success.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Fred Astaire
Ohio Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Ray Munds
Arthur Ross
Columbus
Phyllis Mullen
Mary Ohlinger
Mary Seyker
Teresa Potts
Pearl Welker
Freddie Houdashelt
Virginia Clifford
Norma Koehler
Hortense Jobb
Helen Atkins
Jacqueline Maag
White Rose Lodge Plans Wednesday Meeting
Mrs. Benjamin F. Turner president of the White Rose Lodge says the group will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Woodman Hall.
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Middleport
Benjamin F. Turner
White Rose Lodge
Woodman Hall
Middleport Literary Club Meet at Mrs Bratt Home
The Middleport Literary Club will convene Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Howe Bratts Carlton residence. Transportation arrangements can be made with president Mrs Arthur Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Howe Bratt
Carlton
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs Wise Featured
Mrs Florence Bush hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs C H Wise Jr on Monday evening. The dessert centerpiece was a candle lit birthday cake.
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Middleport
Florence Bush
C. H. Wise, Jr
Franklin Triplett Honored At Gravel Hill Dinner
Franklin Triplett of Norfolk Virginia, back on leave from a cruise, was the honored guest at a Sunday dinner hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs L E Triplett at Gravel Hill. Guests included Mrs Chet Haddox and her children Jan and Melody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C.S.S
Franklin Triplett
Norfolk
L. E. Triplett
Gravel Hill
Chet Haddox
Jan
Melody
Rotary and social visits span Ohio and beyond this weekend
Mrs. Fred Payne travels to Detroit for a relative’s illness. Howard A. Yount’s funeral drew the Chambers and others to Columbus. Rotary leaders Tannehill Young and Robison gathered in Dayton for a district conference. Attendees included Miss Cressa Webb and Albert Russell plus relatives at the Kentucky Derby and a Cincinnati double header. Various Ohio residents hosted or visited family in Columbus Cincinnati Springfield Grant Street and Grant Street over the weekend. Patricia McElhinny RN returned to Cincinnati after visiting her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Payne
Detroit
Richard Chambers
Herbert Chambers
Hubert Mace
Columbus
Howard A. Yount
C. L. Tannehill
Middleport Rotary Club
Joung Young, Jr
Jack Robison
Dayton
Rotary International
Cressa Webb
Albert Russell
Walthe Allen
Springfield
Cincinnati
C. C. Cope
J. H. Smith
Grant St
Marvin Devol
Charleston
Cecil Grogan
C. H. Wise
Taylor Grogan
Carl Vanderhoof
Margaret Lee
Patricia McElhinny
R.N
Mrs
Charles McElhinny
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers show Richard Fischer deed to Frank Fischer and heirs in Salisbury. Mescher deeds 3.51 acres to Hubert Dillon in Sutton. Ames transfers 44 acres to George Jones in Salisbury. Hoffner to Duerr and Custer 73.97 acres in Salisbury. Snyder to John and Dorothy Thomas 143 acres in Orange. Coats to Village of Middleport parcels in Middleport. Sheriff Russell with Ella and Alice Dean to Dwight Haskins 107.16 acres in Orange. Haskins to James and Ethel Smith 107.16 acres. Whitlack to Opal Whitlack lot 383 in Middleport. Brewster and Laura to Leona White lot 138 in Pomeroy. Gilmore spouses to Leo and Anna Gilmore lot 5 in Hobson. Williamson parcels to Henry Swift lot 93 in Middleport.
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Marie Ames
George M. Jones
Salisbury
Albert
Emma Hoffner
John Duerr
Shirley Custer
Rose
William J. Snyder
John
Dorothy Thomas
Orange
Robert
Maxine Coats
Middleport
Charles Russell
Ella Dean
Alice Dean
Dwight Haskins
Dwight and
Maude Haskins
James and
Ethel Smith
Lawrence Whitlack
Opal Whitlack
Jesse Brewster
Laura Brewster
Leona White
Pomeroy
Imogene and
Gilbert Gilmore
Leo
Anna Gilmore
Hobson
Lila May
Herbert
Arthur
Marjorie Williamson
Henry Swift
Pomeroy Band Boosters report Tag Day total near $1000
Philip Meier president of the Pomeroy Band Boosters Association said $861 was collected Saturday in the annual Tag Day drive and several business places had not yet been solicited. The band paraded through town and rode a large semi truck to outlying districts with Bob Barnitz as driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Philip Meier
Pomeroy Band Boosters Association
Bob Barnitz
Fines Imposed on Two Men in Pomeroy Intoxication Pleas
Milton Scholl 26 of Pomeroy was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Spencer after pleading guilty to an intoxication charge. Robert Hunnel 66 of Pomeroy faced ten dollars and costs for a similar offense. Patrolman Bailey prosecuted both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Milton Scholl
Spencer
Robert Hunnel
Bailey
Nicaraguan Congress Nominates Somoza to Finish Reyes Term
Nicaragua's congress names Senator Anastasio Somoza to complete the presidency of Victory Manuel Roman Y. Reyes, who died Saturday in Philadelphia. Somoza will assume the duties of the late president as the nation seeks stability amid the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Anastazio Somoza
Victory Manuel Roman Y. Reyes
Philadelphia
Pomeroy Meter Receipts Totaled for Week
Parking meter receipts for the week ending Saturday May 6 amount to 244 dollars according to Chief of Police Walter Wolfe.
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Walter Wolfe
T. A. Riley Services Held
Funeral services for T. A. Riley Sr were held Monday at Sacred Heart Church with pallbearers Robert Harris Walter Waddell Thomas Hennessy L D Diles Leo Carroll and George Johnson. Attending were his son William Riley and son in law Warren Ellinger of Toledo plus Michael Riley John Riley and several relatives from Bridgeport Shrewsberry and Darwin. Mr Riley a retired New York Central Railroad engineer had served 54 years and retired March 23 1950.
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Middlefort
T. A. Riley, Sr
Sacred Heart Church
Robert Harris
Walter Waddell
Thomas Hennessy
L. D. Diles
Leo Carroll
George Johnson
William Riley
Warren Ellinger
Toledo
Michael Riley
John Riley
James Link
Paul Dittrich
Bridgeport
Ohio
Stephen Maroney
Kathryn Sullivan
Shrewsberry
W. Va
Dean Blackwood
Darwin
Riley
New York Central Railroad
Rutland High to stage spring concert Wednesday
The Girls' Glee Club and Band of Rutland High School perform Wednesday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Glee club songs include Victor Herbert Carrie Jacobs Bond and Fred Waring works. Band selections feature Wagner M D Taylor and Sousa under Roy Sigler with Mrs C O Chapman directing the glee club.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Glee Club
Victor Herbert
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Fred Waring
Wagner
M. D. Taylor
Sousa
Roy Sigler
C. O. Chapman
Outstanding Seniors Named at Pomeroy High School Assembly
Bernard Grueser and Polly Dill were named outstanding senior boy and girl at Pomeroy High School. Grueser placed second in the county Senior General Scholarship Contest. Dill had a four year A average. Virginia Haskins reported on her school activities at the youth conference Navy 29 in Columbus. Donald Dailey was introduced after being chosen by the American Legion as Meigs County representative at Buckeye Boys State. Haskins to Buckeye Girls State. officials cite Science Day at Ohio University with tomato plant feeding projects and ratings for several students.
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Pomeroy
Bernard Grueser
Polly Dill
Pomeroy High School
J. E. White
Grueser
Ohio
Miss Dill
Virginia Haskins
Navy
Columbus
Donald Dailey
American Legion
Meigs County
Buckeye
Miss Haskins
the Legion Auxiliary
PHS
Ohio University
John W. Blaettar
Thomas Rose
Betty Genheimer
Martha Weed
Charles Lochary
John Robinson
Band Picnic Planned by Middleport Schools
The Junior Band of Middleport Schools will travel to New Haven Roadside Park after school Tuesday for a picnic and outdoor party. They will be chaperoned by several parents and band director LaVergne Stone with Mrs. Earl Knight and Mrs. Alfred Lee Roush as co chairmen of the Band Boosters.
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Middleport
New Haven Roadside Park
LaVergne Stone
Earl Knight
Alfred Lee Roush
Cochairmen
Probate Court Names Administratrices for Local Estates
Edith Bolinger named administratrix of the James Jones estate in Middleport. Mildred Shuster named administratrix of the Frank M Whaley estate in Salisbury Township. Leodell Davidson, administrator of Flora Davidson estate, files his first and final account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bolinger
James Jones
Middleport
Mildred Shuster
Frank M. Whaley
Salisbury Township
Leodell Davidson
Flora Davidson
Pomeroy Chapter to Meet in Masonic Temple
Pomeroy Chapter No. 80, R. and A.M. will meet in the Masonic Temple Tuesday night May 9 at 7 30 p.m. according to Leo Vaughan H.P.
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Pomeroy
A.M
Masonic Temple
Leo Vaughan
H.P
Mrs. Willock Rites Planned Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Will Willock, 70, are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rawlings-Coats funeral home. Interment follows in Riverview Cemetery. Rev. Charles Pomeroy of First Baptist Church will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Middleport
Will Willock
Rawlings-Coats
Riverview
Charles Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Graduation Exercises Set In Meigs County
Meigs County School System holds commencements starting May 12 at Carpenter High School with eight graduates led by speaker Mrs. Fred Luchs Athens. Other ceremonies follow at Rutland Toppers Plains Chester Harrisonville Racine May 19 24 25 26. Eighth grade events include Silver Run Church May 21 and Rose Hill EUB Church May 23.
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Harrisonville
Racine
Silver Run
Silver Run Methodist Church
Rose Hill School
Enterprise Eub
School Bid Advertising Is Arranged
In a special meeting at the office of L. W. Mc Comas the superintendent of schools arrangements were made to advertise for bids for the new addition to the high school. The action followed the $60 000 bond issue passage in the May primaries with bids for the bonds due June 5 and opened at noon. Completion of the new rooms is planned by Sept. 5 and new equipment will be bought. Summer rehabilitation projects were agreed upon and several vacancies remain unfilled.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
McComas
Turkey Supplying Meigs County School Lunches
In four Meigs County schools Laurel Cliff Bradbury Harrisonville and Carpenter pupils will dine on roast turkey on one closing day of the year. Each school received 100 pounds of frozen turkeys from the Office of Commodity Distribution under the Federal School Lunch program at no expense except transport costs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Laurel Cliff
Bradbury
Harrisonville
Carpenter
Office of Commodity Distribution
State Department of Welfare
O. O. Patterson
Portsmouth
Meigs County Highway Department
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Beverly
Frankie
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Robert Ley
Gallipolis
Amateur Gardeners Club
Harold Lohse
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Jack Carson
John Loves
Mary
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Gale Storm
Randolph Scott
Bob Mitchum
Hedy Lamarr
Bob Cummings
Cartoon Special
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Grant Bank
Capital Finance Corp
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Frank J. Fischer
Fredrick H
Ruth Mescher
Hubert Dillon
Sutton
T. A. Riley Services
Thieves
Richard Conte
Valentina Cortesa
Lee J, Cobb
Jack Oakie
Barbara Lawrence
Cas Temple
Bendvue Pomeroy
Free For All
Robert Cummings
Percy Kilbride
Ann Blyth
Ray Collins
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Bob Hope
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Tex Williams
Mrs. Willock
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Theatre
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Fishing Bear
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United National Farm Loan Ass'n
A. C. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
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Gallipolis, Ohio
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