Leaders Speak Merits of its Work
Pomeroy and Star community leaders met Monday night at the New Martin hotel for a dinner launching an $800 goal for Meigs County Boy Scouts. Speakers praised scouting as a solution to national threats and local economic issues, with emphasis on early training and community support from churches and organizations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Martin Tel
Midleport
Theodore Reed
Frank Johnston
C. E. Peoples
Umon Pleas
R. D. Dalple
Kersburg Scout Execu
Howard Thresher
Aremissioner
Parkersburg
Resher
America
United States
Ilso
Ted
Tird
Heath M. E. Church
Robert E. McKay
Chester
Kimes
Ederated Church
Edard Brukett
Racine
Edward Owell
Sycuse
Fred Shumway
Bethany Methodist Church
Mercy
Ralph G. Spencer
Eodore Reed
R. D. Dalrymple
Jerry Ashwill
Athens
Roy Barnes
Lee McComas
J. H. Grate
B. F.parmalee
Marcus Chambers
Kelly ‘Grogan
H. R. Barnes
C. M. Henmessy
George Meinhart
H. A. Rothrock
Chattes Walburn
Mrs Hadley Dies in Parkersburg Hospital
Mrs. Clara Hadley died Sunday in a Parkersburg hospital after a period of illness. She visited here with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Virgil Beales. She is survived by daughter Mrs Beales and son Erwin of Los Angeles. The body will be taken to Willow Hill NL for funeral and burial.
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Pomeroy
Clara Hadley
Virgil Beales
Parkersburg
Hadley
Beales
Erwin
Los Angeles
Willow Hill
McElhinney Rites Held by Middleport Fire Dept
Funeral services for Steve McElhinney president of the Middleport Fire Department drew a full church. Pallbearers from the department carried the casket and floral tributes filled the Church of Christ. Interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery included military honors for McElhinney who served three years in the U S Navy with taps by Leroy Barsotti and echo by William Childs. Relatives from Huntington Charleston Chillicothe Logan Columbus and Middletown attended the service.
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Dleport
Middleport
The
Legion
Sidney Russell
Tom Mills
George Hoeflick
David Jenkins
B. F. Parmelee
John Vroman
E. N. Miller
Ebert
Huntington
Howard McElhinney
Eleanor
Wayne
Charleston
Carl Mossman
Chillicothe
Leonard Culp
Logan
Madge Mossman
Kenneth Mossman
Sylvan Gardner
Gallipolis
George M. Tewksbury
Columbus
Max Lambert
Middletown
Council Fails To Meet on Street Plan
Pomeroy village council adjourned due to lack of quorum. Oilings streets was on the agenda. Mayor M. D. Hartley said several members favored the plan after consultations.
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Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
Local residents listed from Middleport and nearby towns
M. W. Essex Cline Mathews A. W. Hoover Ethan Harper M. D. Hartley Norman Klees Judge C. E. Peoples Virgil Campbell Harry Ohlinger Mrs. Thora Eastman F. H. Johnston all of Pomeroy and J. S. Davis of Tup pers Plains named in a regional notice listing residents.
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M. W. Essex
Cline Mathews
Middleport
Ethan Harper
M. D. Hartley
Norman Klees
C. E. Peoples
Virgil Campbell
Harry Ohlinger
Thora Eastman
F. H. Johnston
Pomeroy
J. S. Davis
Tuppers Plains
Meigs Group to Attend Southeast District Meet
Fourteen Meigs County women will attend the Southeast District Home Extension Council Meeting in Athens on May 18. The event brings 18 counties together for a full day of programs at Memorial Auditorium and Howard Hall with sessions, lectures, music, and a campus tour ending with a tea at the Home Management House.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Southeast District Home Extension Council
Athens
Memorial Auditorium
Howard Hall
Wellcome
Dean Voigt
Florence Justin
Ray Bobo
Athens County
Ohio University
Herman James
Minnie Price
Home Management House
E. C. Moulton
Scioto County
Paul Shaw
Hocking County
Home Council
Social Notes From Orbiston Community News
Mrs Alice Glancy, recently ill, is recovering. Visitors include George Tompson, Frank Searls, Kate Blackston, Vance Glancy, Joe Labourne, Walter Coakley and Carson, Ella Hensen, and others. Ward Township schools held a field meet at Orbiston. Various local visits noted with residents from Columbus, Athens area, and nearby towns.
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Orbiston
Alice Glancy
George Tompson
Frank Searls
Kate Blackston
Columbus
Vance Glancy
Joe Labourne
Walter Coakley
Carson
Buchtel
Ella Hensen
Clayton Bookman
the Plains
Steve Sorrell
Adrienne
Henry Wilson
Athens
Wilson
Ward Township
William O’rouke
George Tschus
Ralph O’rouke
Clarence Stage
Nelsonville
Glancy
Elizabeth Roberts
Jane
Mary Banfield
Freddie
Mary Alice
Lessie McManaway
Trimble
Mary Halliday
Harold Vanbibber
Janet
Haydenville
Walter Wade
Tom Dixon
Chauncey
Allie Nida
Murray City
P. A. Nida
Harry Jeffry
Toledo
Albert Yates
Lawrence Martin
Shawnee
Fred Conger
Social Guests Visit Area Families This Weekend
A string of Sunday visits includes MT UNION guests Mr and Mrs Glenn Turner and son Carl with Mrs Donald Swearingen in Carpenter. Springfield travelers Mr and Mrs Vonley Jordan and son join Mrs John Jordan, while Dexter and Rutland hosts welcome multiple local couples. The Dominion of Canada is the world's leading producer of palladium.
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MT. Union
Glenn Turner
Carl
Donald Swearingen
Carpenter
Pearl Jordan
Roy Jordan
Vonley Jordan
Springfield
Howard Clark
Harrisonville
John Jordan
John Nicholson
Mae Nicholson
Near Dexter
Ollie Anderson
Rutland
Emma Wilson
Oda Caster
M. A. Nicholson
Roy Wiseman
Chillicothe
O. W. Wiseman
Harley Carr
Mary Ester Clark
Jack, Coelle
Patsy Lou
Ernest Carr
Daniel Williamson
Ironton
Lewis Saxton
Dexter
Charles King
Bradbury
Dominion of Canada
Birth Announcements and Local Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Leo Kennedy announce an 8 1 2 pound son born Monday May 15. Mr Kennedy is principal of Park St school. Mr and Mrs Iswaz Mohler Hobson announce an 8 1 2 pound son born Sunday. Convalescents Mrs E M McCarty and Miss A Irwin return from Charleston hospital. Funeral attendees and local gatherings fill the week with birthdays and Mother’s Day visits in Middport and Middleport areas.
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Leo Kennedy
Kennedys
Patricia
Kennedy
Park St. School
Iswaz Mohler
Hobson
E. M. McCarty
Charleston
McCarty
McMillan Hospital
A. E. Irwin
Miss Irwin
Perry Graves
Dorothy Don
Myron Duffield
Don Duffield
Main St
Mary Root
J. D. Ryan
Colleen Waddell
Carla Daune Owens
Ruth Pratt
Gordon Ely
Ida
Remodeling Starts On Democrat Building In Meigs County
POMEROY Remodeling and enlarging of the building occupied by The Democrat will begin Thursday announced by the owners. The project adds a lengthened structure and a second floor aligned with Mulberry Ave with the main entrance facing that street.
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Pomeroy
Democrat
Meigs County
Mulberry Ave
Long Bottom Community News Notes Highlights
Miss Geneva Humphries organized a 4 H sewing club with Mrs Ella Hannum as leader and Miss Lina Pigott as president. Garden Club met with Mrs Pearl Erwin at Bashan to discuss spraying and garden pests with an insightful paper by Mrs Virgil Roush. The next meeting is June 13 with Mrs Betty Roush.
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Long Bottom
Geneva Humphries
Ella Hannum
Lina Pigott
Pearl Erwin
Bashan
Virgil Roush
Betty Roush
M. W. Stewart
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
E. L. Clark
Chauncey
Roy Lambert
J. H. Sherman
Racine
J. D. Hawley
Jimmie
Middleport
Linnie Swan
Parkersburg
New Voting Rules Limit Nonresident Voters in County
Meigs County adds restrictions on residency time for voting in county elections. A new rule defines temporary absence as no more than three years and increases required distance for absent voters to 50 miles. Voting deadlines shift to the Thursday before elections and ballots must be mailed to arrive by noon on Friday.
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Pomeroy
Election Board
Meigs
Albert Gloeckner
Jedl Webster
Renovation Begun On Syracuse United Brethren Church
Renovation on the Syracuse United Brethren Church will start Wednesday with exterior painting and interior redecorating. Grounds will be cleaned and landscaped as funds were raised by public subscription led by Rev. Charles P. Taylor.
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Syracuse
Robert Tasker In Cast After Accident Near Chester
Robert Tasker, severely injured when his motorcycle struck an automobile near Chester two weeks ago, has been brought home to the McMaster Apartments. He is in a cast expected to stay six months and was an electrician at Covert Baking Co.
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Middleport
Robert Tasker
Chester
McMaster
Mr. Tasker
Covert Baking Co
Partition suit filed in Common Pleas Court
Lillie S. Smith sues multiple respondents in a Monday partition action in Common Pleas Court naming Harvey W. Harris Coleman Harris J B Torrence Robert Hurt Lawrence Freeman Fred Bachelor Edwin Harris Bertha Wigal and J A Smith as defendants in the suit.
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Common Pleas Court
Lillie S. Smith
Harvey W. Harris
Coleman Harris
J. B. Torerence
Robert Hurt
Lawrence Freeman
Fred Bachelor
Edwin Harris
Bertha Wigal
J. A. Smith
Change Test Dates in Middleport Monthly Driver Exams
Middleport Highway Patrolmen announce a new driver examination date set for the second Saturday of every month. The test will be held at City Hall from 9 a m to 12 a m, under supervision of patrol officers.
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Middleport
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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Lincoln Hill
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