Jury Shuns Indictment In Middleport Shooting
Meigs County Grand Jury at Pomeroy returns 17 indictments with five on non support. Several cases ignored or not presented. Individuals named include Harry Graham Woodrow Harris Milton Little James Singer Lester Pike Charlies Spencer and others. shooting with intent to kill charged against Howard Noble not indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow W. Harris
Milton Little
James Singer
Bud Wilson
Roger Beach
Lester Pike
Racine
Pike
Robert Hartenbach
Route 7
Bouman
Charlies Spencer
Pomeroy High School
Spencer
Bert House
FE. Main St
Rachel E. Cunditt
Charlies Laudermilt
Paul Branch
Foster Road
Clyde King
Paul Evans
Howard Noble
Middleport
Curt Noble
Charles L. Butcher
Sherman E. Lewis
George Lemsey
Clarence Grigg
Dana Congo
Richard Spencer
Rutland High School Holds First Junior Senior Banquet
Rutland High School hosted its first Junior Senior Banquet in 12 years in the new gymnasium. Ninety guests enjoyed a ham dinner prepared by junior mothers, followed by a dance with Moonlighters from Middleport High School.
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Pomeroy
Rutland High School
Dwight Hysell
Middleport High School
Junior High Party Staged At Middleport
Annual junior high party at Middleport High School featured a vocal solo Why Baby Why by Barbara Jones and other songs by Bertha Wilson Beverly Perrin Sandra Brewington Karl Beck Manning Braumgardner. A pantomime Egg Head was performed by Colleen Wilson and Ruth Ann Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Barbara Jones
Bertha Wilson
Sbeverly Perrin
Karl Beck
Sandra Brewington
Manning Braumgardner
Colleen Wilson
Ruth Ann Edwards
Patty Lowery
Mike Schaffer
Eric Chambers
Evelyn Gibbons
Beverley Perrin
Lucinda Morris
Sue Allensworth
Charlene Davis
Pete Walburn
Sandra Hysell
Mary Carroll Swanson
Helen Taylor
Texanna White
David Hoyt
Dennis Saelens
Daisy Blakeslee
C. E. Young
Earl Knight
John Parsons
Clarence Lacey
Parking Violations Drop in Number Says Police Chief
Middleport meter collections reached 194.45 with 7 in violations. Chief Leroy Bartrum notes fewer overtime parkers since inspections began months ago. He cites motorists learning to feed meters to avoid tickets. General Stonewall Jackson inducted into NYU Hall of Fame after long-running nominations.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Bartram
Thomas Jonathan
Stonewall” Jackson
Hall of Fame of
New York University
Mother's Day Gatherings Across Ywiddleport Community
Local families hosted and visited on Mother's Day across Bradbury Gallipolis Pomeroy Ravenswood Charleston and Cleveland with extended social mixing. Notable items include Mrs Norma Ward convalescing and Mrs Madge Mossman visiting from Florida. The Rev R C Konkright is in Toledo for a Methodist conference meeting. Beth Fultz is seriously ill but improving and Harry McMaster has returned home from Meigs General Hospital. The article closes with a note on the first American flag carried by the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse in 1775 and Washington's later change to red and white stripes.
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Gerald Rupe
Bradbury
Margaret Reynolds
Ann Rupe
Gallipolis
L. E. Reynolds
Julie Mitch
Shirley Mealey
Wayne Sharp
Marilyn
John
Robert Sharp
Paul Haptonstall
Norma Ward
Cecil Ward
Pomeroy
Randolph Ward
Ravenswood
James Ward
Charles
Charleston
Ward
Sidney Pickens
Madge Mossman
Pickens
Florida
Don Graber
Cleveland
E. M. Wood
R. C. Konkright
Toledo
Ohio Methodist Conference
Ohio
Beth Fultz
Bernard Fultz
Harry McMaster
McMaster Hardware and Furniture Company
Meigs General Hospital
Philadelphia
Light Horse
George Washington
Last Rites For Ernest Douglas In Pomeroy Mine Death
Seven Meigs County residents attended the funeral for Ernest Douglas 47 killed in a Moundsville West Virginia mine. Rev E H Lakson and Rev James Rogers presided at Ivy Dale with burial in Friends Cemetery. Attendees included Dana Oliver Roy Smith W A Morgan Maxine Arnold and daughter Susanne.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ernest Douglas
Moundsville
W. Va
E. H. Lakson
James Rogers
Ivy Dale
Friends Cemetery
Douglas
Dana Oliver
Roy Smith
W. A. Morgan
Maxine Arnold
Susanne
WSCS Plans To Refinish Pulpit Chairs
The Tuppers Plains Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service plans refinishing the pulpit chairs as its next project. The group met at Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman's home with Grace Kuhn leading the program. Members presented a show titled An Airplane Island Tour and We Give Because We Love. Meetings were hosted by Eunice Halsey and Ada Tall. next gathering is June 4.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Cruz-Aedo
Gladys Violet
Myrtle Boggess
W. W. Bragg
Vivian Hoffman
Wheeling
W. Va
Eunice Halsey
Ada Tall
Seniors Make Washington Trip From Pomeroy High
Pomeroy Senior High School plans a Washington DC tour with 69 students and three chaperones leaving Parkersburg tonight at 9. The trip costs 2663.40 dollars, covered by dues and fundraisers, with tours Wednesday and Thursday, hotel and meals. Return is Thursday evening around 5 am. those who paid dues but did not go are refunded. Chaperones include Mr and Mrs Alex Cilo and Miss Elda Donofrio.
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Pomeroy
Parkersburg
Washington, D. C
Washington
Alex Cilo
Elda Donofrio
Former School Chief Pictured in Paper
Akron schools former and Middleport superintendent Martin Walker Essex appears in the magazine section with the 100th anniversary of the National Education Association discussed. Referred to as The Man Behind the Teacher, Essex is noted as a former NEA officer.
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Middleport
Akron
Martin Walker Essex
National Education Association
Essex
NEA
Meigs General Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Emma Bright from Rutland and Mary Shamblin of Columbus join list of admissions alongside Mary Pullins of Racine and Richard Stewart of Cheshire. Discharges include Harry McMaster and Josie Turner of Pomeroy and Lillian Clark of Middleport Route 1.
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Emma Bright
Rutland
Mary Shamblin
Columbus
Mary Pullins
Racine
Richard Stewart
Cheshire
Harry McMaster
Middleport
Josie Turner
Pomeroy
Lillian Clark
Wilkesville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Julia Kelly, her son Tom and grandson Scott recent visitors of Mrs. Verna Trivette. Mrs. Don Sayre entertained the WSCS group. Mrs. Num Betz hosted the Garden Club. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Graham moved to the Keith Tyler property.
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Julia Kelly
Tommy
Scott
Verna Tri
Don Sayre
WSCS
Num Betz
Garden Club
Pete Graham
Keith Tyler
Salem Center 8th Grade Graduation Address by Hansen
Salem Center theater will host the second annual 8th grade commencement with 11 girls and 6 boys graduating at 8 p m. Dr Einar Hansen of Ohio University will deliver the address. The class theme is The Artist s Touch and the program features several student orations and music directed by Pete Donathan.
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Salem Center
Einar Hansen
Ohio University
George Johnson
Carolyn Edward
Viana Little
True Blue
Connie Kife
Will
Richard Nite
Larry Price
Pete Donathan
Gukerson
Maud Brewer
Wallace Metty
Donna Garnes
Donna Jividen
Jack Goode
Ramona Jones
Eien Might
Louise Milam
Cecil Nelson
Bernice Swan
Judy Packett
Divorce Suit Started Here
Geneve Wise Pomeroy has filed for divorce from Charles Wise in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They married Oct 7 1933 and have seven children. she seeks temporary alimony and child support, with future support and an equitable division of the defendant's property at final hearing.
Meigs County Land Transfers Involving Scipio Sutton Townships
In Meigs County transfers, Floyd and Agnes Jordan deed two acres in Scipio Township to Lelia Virginia Hysell. James E and Marie Norris transfer three acres in Sutton Township to Clarence and Louis L Chapman. Dale C and Marybelle Warner transfer property in Pomeroy to Hosmer L and Rhoda May Roush. Ava and Clint Gilkey transfer 45 acres in Scipio Township to Raymond Cuckler, who then transfers 45 acres in Scipio Township to Mary Lou Cuckler. C E Petty deceased transfers certificate for transfer to Shellie Petty in Olive Township. Richard A Hayman transfers Lot 1 in Syracuse to Fred Elroy Miller.
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Floyd
Agnes Jordan
Lelia Virginia Hysell
Scipio Township
James E
Marie. Norris
Clarence
Louis L. Chapman
Sutton Township
Dale C
Marybelle Warner
Hosmer L
Rhoda May Roush
Pomeroy
Ava
Clint Gilkey
Raymond Cuckler
Mary Lou Cuckler
C. E. Petty
Shellie Petty
Olive Township
Richard A. Hayman
Fred Elroy Miller
Syracuse
Birth of a son to Ottie Konkright family
Announcement from Middleport states Mr. and Mrs. Ottie Konkright welcomed a son named Stanley Allen Monday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Grandparents are the Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Konkright of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. Foster Grimm of New Carlisle. The Konkrights have another son.
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Middleport
Ottie Konkright
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Stanley Allen
R. C. Konkright
Foster Grimm
New Carlisle
Kankrights
Court Notes Appraisers Named in Multiple Estate Matters
Court notes appoint three appraisers for John Clyde Winebranner estate Middleport and approve administrator Es KEW to appoint Aten Shain George Meinhart and F L Knight as appraisers. Audrey Koehler becomes administratrix of Susie L Springer estate. Edna M Arnold executrix files report of distribution and transfer of Clermont L Arnold estate assets.
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L. D. Diles
L. W. Walker
Russell Wilson
Middleport
Audrey Koehler
Susie L. Springer
William Chapman
Winford Blake
Howard Caldwell
Charles L. Eskew
Roxie Lee Eskew
Aten ‘Shain
George A. Meinhart
F. L. Knight
Locomotive No 701 Becomes Covington Playground
In Covington Virginia a group of parents and C O Railway officials arranged a unique playground using the Old No 701 locomotive which was to be dismantled. The engine now sits in Covington as children play running trains.
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Covington
C&o Railway
Awards Presented At Class Night Program
At Chester High School the Class Night awarded 64 honors to students. Master of ceremonies Bob Cowdery oversaw the event with Hartsell Vodrul coordinating. Awards covered spelling, grades, glee club, subject areas, and scholarships. Sue Lambert was valedictorian and Ada Randolf earned honors with others receiving medals and letters.
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George Morrison
J. M. Crary
Marion Slater
Bob Cowdery
Ivy
McCoy Family Buried Today at Cheshire Gravel Hill
Mass burial services for the Marshall McCoy family were held at 11 a.m. at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery, coordinated by Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home. Charles McCoy, 19, arrived by plane to Parkersburg and joined relatives at the funeral home for the graveside service. The victims include his 17-year-old wife Dorothy Jane, his parents, Marshall McCoy and his wife, a 15-year-old sister, and a 4-year-old brother.
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Middleport
Marshall McCoy
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Charles McCoy
Parkersburg
Dorothy Jane McCoy
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Harold Chase
Robert McKihinney
Eldon Morris
Hilda King
Carl Arnold
Este Collins
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Ralph R. Smith
Mildred Circle
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Billy Joe Spencer
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Charles Lawrence
Long Bottom
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Carpenter
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Henry Werry
E. J. Strauss
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Willard Smith
Curt Nobles
R. E. Grindley
Frank Emrick
James Taylor
K. C. Hartenbach
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Rachel Cundiff
Keanen Little
Donald Wiedner
Beatrice Graham
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Elizabeth Searls
Carrie Payne
Freda Beach
W V. Proper
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Cliint Douglas
Cliff Williams
Charles Butcher
William Reuter
W. R. Davis
Francis KE. Graham
Mr. Lowe
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Rutland H. S
Martha Ohlinger
Mary Chapman
Jim Vennari
Naomi Carroll
Janet Haley
Naomi
Robert Rife
Vennari
Alberta Snowden
Orin Smith
Clarence Chase
Clara Hysell
Ady
John Richmond
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