Middleport Council Approves Amended Bypass Resolution
Middleport Village Council unanimously approved an amended by pass resolution for SR 7 and US 33 relocating east of Middleport. Public hearings will precede Ohio Department of Highways action with work anticipated in 1962.
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Middleport Council
Oks
Middleport
Yule, Stricklen, Jordan and McNee
Columbus
William Childs
Pomeroy
Childs
Ohio Department 6 Highways
Clinton Fisher
John Zerkle
Hebron
Four Men Bound To Grand Jury In Meigs County Court
Four men bound to the grand jury under bonds totaling 3500 were heard in Meigs County Court. Beckelheimer and Poindexter faced destruction of property charges with pleas of innocence and guilty respectively. Hess Jr. charged with assault with intent to kill pled innocent. Casto charged with breaking and entering pled guilty. Several fines were issued for intoxication, disturbing the peace, fraudulent check charges, and defective brakes. Forfeited bonds included Quillen and Fowler on related charges.
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Leonard Hess Jr
James Eblin
Pomeroy
Hell
Robert E. Casto
Casto
Lowell Heitzer
Carl E. Bishop
Charles R. Clench
Melvin Cunningham
Charles Quillen
Don Fowler
Local Visits From Syracuse to Wellsburg
Syracuse residents Mrs. Margaret Eichinger and son Johnny visited Mrs. Charles Sayre of Wolfe Pen. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White hosted visitors Mr. and Mrs. Milliard Duckworth of Huntington. Edward Houdashelt from Cleveland stayed with his parents in town. Mollie Guinther traveled to Wellsburg due to her brother Roy Quillen’s illness.
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Margaret Eichinger
Johnny
Charles Sayre
Wolfe Pen
Robert White
Milliard Duckworth
Huntington
Herman
Columbus
J. C. McKay
Bashan
Arthur Morarity
Mary Jane
Charles Tolliver
Athens
Edward Houdashelt
Cleveland
William Houdashelt
Marie Houdashert
Mollie Guinther
Wellsburg
W. Va
Roy Quillen
Laurel Cliff Visit Notes Illness Care Gathers Relatives
Laurel Cliff report lists Mr and Mrs Orville Allen visiting their ill son in Harrisonville. Mr and Mrs Fritz Stahl called from New Marshfield due to Luella Stahl’s illness. Robert Musser home opened to Art Musser Rutland and the Carsons with Charles Musser Columbus. Pearl Gilkey Thomas Fork aids her mother Luella Stahl.
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Laurel Cliff
Orville Allen
Sammy Lewis
Harrisonville
Lewis
Fritz Stahl
New Marshfield
Stahl
Luella Stahl
Robert Musser
Art Musser
Rutland
David Carson
Garden Club hosts May event with guest speaker
Mrs. Frank Cottrill will host the local Garden Club on May 11. Collins Ogle will speak and present conservation film strips. Eighth grade commencement at North Wilton School on May 24 with Robert B. Will of McArthur, a baker, addressing a class of 35.
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Frank Cottrill
Collins Ogle
North Wilton School
Robert B. Will
McArthur
Flower Sale by Rutland Garden Club at Erlewine Hardware
A Mother's Day flower sale by the Rutland Garden Club runs Wednesday to Saturday at Erlewine Hardware Store. Various potted plants and corsages are offered at $2.50 each. Sale hours span all four days except Thursday closing at noon.
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Rutland
Erlewine Hardware
Rutland Garden Club
Emergency squad aids child at Batey residence
Middleport emergency squad answered a call to the George Batey residence at 8 35 p m Monday. A grandson in the Batey home was hemorrhaging from the nose and mouth and was taken to a local physician for treatment. The youngster has been ill for a week with the measles.
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Middleport
George Batey
Batey
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County property records list multiple transfers including Maggie Gardner et al selling parcels in Rutland to George H. Gardner and H. Clay Gardner. Other deeds include 68 acres in Orange Two from Helene F. Leifheit to Edward and Helen Preston and 166.92 acres in Scipio Two from Herbert P. Cross and Margaret L. Cross to Joseph A. and Dorothy Young. Additional transfers cover Letart Township parcels, Olive Two, Rutland Two, and Chester Two with buyers and sellers named.
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Helene F. Leifheit
Edward Preston
Helen Preston
Orange
Herbert P. Cross
Margaret L. Cross
Joseph A
Dorothy Young
Scipio Two
Freeland Norris
Bertha Arnott
Otis Arnott
Letart Two
Ira Arnott
Letart
Hoyt W. Curtis
Denver O. Curtis
Olive Two
Dana Epple
Alice Epple
Dean Blackwood
Hazel Blackwood
Rutland Two
Williams Allen Hughes
Mary E. Hughes
Delmar G. Baum
Kathryn I. Baum
Chester Two
Herman O. Grossnickle
Margaret RR
Grossnickle
Clearmont Harris
Opal Harris
Olive Twp
Little League Boys Sell Tags Saturday
Middleport boys will sell tags Saturday starting at 9 a.m. in the village streets. A house to house solicitation will be conducted to raise funds for the summer program of the Little League teams.
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Little League Boys
Middleport
Lee Smith
Middleport Association
Minor Skin Burns Reported At Dudding Residence
A grandchild at 907 S Second Ave spilled liniment on his face and arm causing minor skin burns. He was treated by a local physician after the incident occurred Monday morning.
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Middleport
Dudding
S. Second Ave
Plan Last Meet Held by Port Literary Club
The Port Literary Club plans its final meeting of the year at 2 p m on Wednesday. The gathering will be hosted by Mrs Emerson Jones with Mrs Walter Waddell in charge.
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Council
Kennet McElhinney
Columbus
George Meinhart
Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Emerson Jones
Walter Waddell
Bible School to Hold Open House in Middleport
The Middleport Ministerial Association set opening plans for the annual community vacation Bible school. Rev. Donald Boone presided and named Rev. Raymond Konkright and Rev. Howard Ruppelt to oversee the financial program. An open house is scheduled for Friday June 16, replacing the traditional closing-day program.
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Middleport
Middleport Ministerial Association
Middleport Church of Christ
Donald Boone
Raymon Konkright
Howard Ruppelt
Harold Sauer
Nyle Borden
Gallipolis State Institute
Konkright
Auction planned to fund Racine emergency truck purchase
RACINE An auction sale to raise funds for a new emergency truck will start at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Racine town hall. Critt Bradford is the auctioneer. James Roush, firemen spokesman, notes needs for more items and asks residents to contact the Walter Cleland residence to arrange pickup. The truck, bought recently from Blaetmar Auto Co in Pomeroy, is expected to arrive May 10 or 11.
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Racine
Racine Town Hall
Critt Bradford
James Roush
Walter Cleland
Blaetmar Auto Co
Pomeroy
Visit Shut-Ins As Part Of Family Week
Middleport church deacons and deaconesses carried out a visitation program to shut in members for Family Life Week. Flowers were delivered and a recorded message from Rev. Howard Ruppelt was played. Others assisting included several named residents and a social hour followed with ice cream and cake.
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Middleport
First United Presbyterian Church
Howard Ruppelt
Paul Haptonstall
Vincent Dabo
Harold Sauer
Karl Owen
James Sanborn
Russell Lyons
Richard Vaughan
Edward Burkett
Vaughan
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Rock Springs
Plum Street
Brownell Ave
Gene Grate
Meigs Water Co
Imperial Electric Co
Fisher
C. L. Ducharme
Richard Folden
Vern Davis
Jack Satterfield
Russell Street
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Syracuse
Mrs. Pearl Parker
Radcliff
Aids
Meigs County
Maggie Gardner
Louis Dressen
Vera Dressen
Edith Hodges
Raymond Hodges
Georgia Welch
Louis Gardner
Lucille Gardner
Jack Gardner
Susie Gardner
William Gardner
Nellie Gardner
Leroy Gardner
Christine Gardner
Lucy Smith
Glenn Smith
George H. Gardner
H. Clay Gardner
Community Players
Community Theater
Ginger
Point Pleasant High School
Judy Getty
Linda Hatch
Norman Hoffman
Barbara Hager
Don Ward
Tri-County
Frank Capehart
Phillips 66
Phillips
Bible School
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