Meigs Jobs Jeopardized by Railroad Terminal Cuts
Middleport residents fear 250 Meigs County workers could lose their jobs or be moved if the Middleport Hobson rail terminal is eliminated under a Presidential Railroad Commission plan. Union officials warn of widespread economic impact and potential strikes to protect jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Meigs
Hobson
Presidential Railroad Commission
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pearl Street
Oliver Cougill
Cleveland
Z. M. Jones
New York Central
Ohio Central
Columbus
J. W. Jennings
International
Frank Wilson
Jennings
Loc
United States
Cougill
Brotherhood
Illinois
Adult education classes planned in Meigs County
Southern Local High School principal Don Wolfe will offer 10 week adult education courses this summer in bookkeeping typing and office machines open to the public with morning and evening sessions. Courses start the first Monday in June with tuition paid to Paul Beegle. About three dozen residents have expressed interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Larnin
Don Wolfe
Wolfe
Paul Beegle
Board of Education
Annual Picnic for Bradbury Elementary Tuesday
Middleport Bradbury Elementary School schedules its annual picnic for Tuesday at Portland Park. Parents are invited to attend and asked to bring food for their families. Bus transportation is available for those without private transport. Students report to school at the regular time and depart when classes begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradbury
Portland Park
Mailbox Improvement Week Urges Pomeroy Patrons
Edgar Arnold acting Pom eroy postmaster announces May 21 to May 26 as Mailbox Improvement Week. Rural residents should keep mailboxes in good condition with names printed. city patrons to ensure receptacles suit mail received. Recent rural survey of routes one two and three deemed very gratifying. city route survey to start Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Arnold
Pomeroy
Pomeroy P. D
Snake sightings rise as copperheads threaten Miles Hill area
Residents report an increase in snakes this year with Ervin Kiser of Miles Hill killing four large copperheads within 20 yards of his Racine home over the past two weeks. The note ends with a lighthearted question about snake charming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Kiser
Miles Hill
Racine
Committees Named at Grace Episcopal Church Meeting
Women of Grace Episcopal Church named committees for the year at a gathering hosted by Mrs. Dale Dutton with Mrs. James R. Titus assisting. Appointments included program, united offering, supply, church periodicals, book of remembrance, devotionals, and flower fund. A devotional led by Mrs. Dutton followed by reports on a Cincinnati diocesan meeting and a Proctor farm workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Lochary
W. A. Roberts
Vida Thle
Flower Fund
Dutton
Cincinnati
Clark
Proctor Farm
Theodore Reed
Mrs Slack Honored Then Heads For Vacation
Syracuse Ladies Auxiliary of the Volunteer Fire Department honored Mrs Ada Slack with going away gifts before she and her son Eugene left for a three month vacation to San Diego and Tacoma. The trip is a combined gift from her children MM2 Robert Slack FN Roger A Slack aboard the USS Helena in San Diego and Kathryn Johnson and John Slack of Tacoma. Middleport emergency squad reported Merlin Mathews dead on arrival at 3 15 a m Sunday and arrangements are being made by Miller Funeral Home Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Stewart
Reedsville
Meigs County
Syracuse
Syracuse Ladies Auxiliary
Ada Slack
Slack
Eugene
San Diego
Calif
Tacoma
Wash
Robert Slack
Roger A. Slack
Helena
Kathryn Johnson
John Slack
Middleport
Cheshire
Merlin Mathews
Miller Funeral Home
Gallipolis
Lodwick Dies at 64 in Chester After Heart Attack
Harry W. Lodwick 64 of Chester died unexpectedly at his home early Sunday morning after chest pains on Saturday. Survived by wife Lulu two sons John of Columbus and Harry N Lodwick of Chester a brother Edward Cincinnati and six sisters in Cincinnati Aurora and Toledo. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing funeral home with Rev Robert Card officiating. Burial Chester cemetery. Friends may call at any time.
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Pomeroy
Harry W. Lodwick
Chester
Lulu
John
Columbus
Harry N. Lodwick
Edward
Cincinnati
Minnie Hick
Edna Hartman
Grace Robinson
Clara Lenton
Aurora
Ruth Fleming
Toledo
Esther Hartman
Hebron
Presbyterian Church
Hebardville
Ewing Funeral Home
Robert Card
Chester Methodist Charge
Chester Cemetery
Ten Dollar Gift to Vacation Bible School Promoted
The Willing Workers Class of Enterprise EUB Church met at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. offices Friday evening for a food demonstration and voted to contribute $10 to the daily vacation Bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Daily Vacation Bible School
Enterprise Eub
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Rutland High names top two seniors for 1962 class
Phyllis Marie Howard and Connie Faye Lewis are valedictorian and salutatorian of Rutland High School's 1962 graduating class. Both received Rio Grande College and Finley College scholarships and hold National Honor Society membership.
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Rutland
Phyllis Marie Howard
Connie Faye Lewis
Rutland High School
Miss Howard
Cleveland Howard
Harrisonville
Miss Lewis
Sammy Lewis
Rio Grande College
Finley College
Rutland Alumni to Celebrate Three Class Reunions
Rutland Alumni Association to hold its annual banquet and dance at 6 30 p m this Saturday in the high school gymnasium. Reunions for the classes of 1912 1922 and 1942 are planned with reservations via Mrs Joe Bolin Box 36 Rutland before Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Rutland Alumni Association
Joe Bolin
Walter Wells
Harold Rice
Janet
Rose Garden Club Elects New Officers
Mrs. Guy Boggess hosted the Rose Garden Club gathering in Tuppers Plains. Gene Grate of Middleport presented slides of arrangements from a Citizen's National Bank contest last winter. Officers named: Mrs. Goebel president, Mrs. Dodderer vice president, Mrs. Headley secretary, Mrs. McCoy treasurer, Mrs. Cox reporter. Ribbons awarded to Mrs. McCain, Headley, and Goebel. handkerchief shower for Mrs. Livingston moving to Cincinnati. McCoy won traveling prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Guy Boggess
Rose Garden Club
Gene Grate
Middleport
Citizen’s National Bank
Frederick Goebel
E. A. Dodderer
Clarence Headley
I. O. McCoy
A. M. Cox
Norman McCain
Headley
Goebel
D. E. Livingston
Cincinnati
McCoy
Mrs. Fannie Lee White Dies At 84
Middleport Ohio Mrs. Fannie Lee White 84 of Fifth Ave died Saturday night at Holzer Hospital after a fall left hip fracture She was member of Middleport First Baptist Church Her husband R S White preceded her She survived by three daughters Beulah Florence Hannay and Myrtle Watkins two sons Charles and Nealy and a half sister Marie Bambush Also seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Friends may call Rawlings Coats funeral home services set for 2 pm Tuesday Rev Ralph Zundel and Rev Howard Ruppelt to officiate Burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fannie Lee White
Fifth Ave
Holzer Hospital
Middleport First
Cleveland
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Ralph Zundel
Howard Ruppelt
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Cheshire
Honored At Shower In Rutland For Mrs Snowden
Rutland reports a stork shower held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Fred George honoring Mrs. Robert Snowden. Co hosts were Mrs. George Mrs. Joe Bolin and Mrs. Robert Nelson with many attendees listed. Also invited were numerous local women.
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Snowden
Jim Nelson
Nate Wise
Harold Dewhurst
Paul Patterson
Carlos Snowden
Bill Brown
Ed Nelson
Ronnie Williams
Eli Denison
Charles Lathey
John Melvin Wells Sr. 75 dies in Mason Clinic
John Melvin Wells Sr. 75 retired lock man of Portland died Sunday evening at the Mason Clinic after being found unconscious at his residence. An autopsy at Holzer Hospital will determine cause. Survived by wife Laura and many children and grandchildren. Funeral held at Reorganized Church on Racine Portland Road with burial at Bald Knob Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John Melvin Wells
Lockman
Portland
Mason Clinic
Wells
Racine
Holzer Hospital
Laura
Goldie Clendenin
Fannie Durst
Ida Ours
William Roush
Doris Grathwohl
Baltimore
John Melvin, Jr
Clark
Williams, Ariz
Larry B. Wells
New Hampshire
Chester Masonic Lodge
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
Portland Road
Ewing Funeral Home
Bald Knob
Seniors Receive Bibles at Local Churches
Middleport High School seniors were honored with Bible presentations in several community churches. Recipients include Sandra Brewington Eric Chambers Evelyn Gibbons Barbara Jones Ferrell Shuler and Mary Swanson of Heath Methodist Church Texanna White of First Baptist Church Coleen Wilson and Donovan Roush of Church of Christ and Pete Walburn of Nazarene Church.
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Middleport
Sandra Brewington
Eric Chambers
Evelyn Gibbons
Barbara Jones
Ferrell Shuler
Mary Swanson
Heath Methodist Church
Texanna White
First Baptist Church
Coleen Wilson
Donovan Roush
Church of Christ
Pete Walburn
Nazarene Church
Auditor Rhodes To Speak At Pomeroy Graduation
Ohio Auditor James A. Rhodes will keynote the 86th Pomeroy High School commencement in the junior high auditorium Thursday evening. ACoalton native and 1960 Republican gubernatorial candidate Rhodes has numerous honors and roles including Olympic Committee member and Pan American Games founder. The program features the high school band, diplomas by Superintendent Charles S. Gibbs, and remarks by class president Eugene Hester.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Pomeroy High School At & P.m
Rhodes
Coalton
Jackson County
Ohio Elk’s Hall of Fame
O’tuck
Association Has Meeting At Church
The Women's Association met at the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church with Mrs. James Sanborn leading the program and Mrs. Marcus Chambers, Mrs. J. F. Harley, Mrs. R. M. Sherman, and Mrs. Walter Waddell participating. Miss Susan Park spoke on Living and led devotional time. prayer and missions prayers were offered. Bethel Coleman spoke on stewardship while Miss Park presided at coffee service. secretary Sanborn was to send a thank you letter to Coleman. Refreshments featured iris centerpieces. hostesses included Mrs. Edward Burkett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women’s Association
First United Presbyterian Church
James Sanborn
Marcus Chambers
J. F. Harley
R. M. Sherman
Walter Waddell
Susan Park
Margaret Sauer
Harley
Bethel Coleman
Sanborn
Iris
Miss Park
Edward Burkett
Phyllis Joachim
Tom Rue
Kathryn Poindexter
Robert Starkey
Eastern High School to Graduates 49 Seniors Tuesday
Forty nine Eastern High School seniors will receive diplomas at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium. Speaker Edward L. Hoon of the Ohio Education Association will address the graduates. Principal Robert G. Ashley will present the class to county superintendent O. Q. Patterson for diploma awards. Valedictorian Kaye Bahr and salutatorian Carolyn Parker lead the class.
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Chester
Eastern High School
Edward L. Hoon
Ohio Education Ass
John Moore
Robert G. Ashley
O. Q. Patterson
Richard Hensley
Kaye Bahr
Carolyn Parker
Robert Card
Jack Brown to Speak at Rutland High School
Former Rutland schools head Jack Brown will deliver the commencement address at 8 p.m. Friday at Rutland High School. George M. Dallas will present the class to Carol Pierce as diplomas are awarded to 50 seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brown
Rutland
Rutland Schools
Rutland High School
George MM. Dallas
Carol Pierce
Northwestern District Board of Education
25 Women Take Up Golf Clinic at Pomeroy Course
Approximately 25 women attend a free golf lesson clinic at Pomeroy Golf Course run by Mrs. Harmon O'Brien. Sessions occur Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. near Route 7, with no green fees charged.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Golf Course
Harmon O’brien
Route 7
Racine Legion Auxiliary to Meet with 4-H Guests
The Ladies Auxiliary of Racine Post 602 American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the post home. Racine 4-H girls from the area will attend as guests. Junior auxiliary members are asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
American Legion
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
Middleport seniors hear Rev Boone baccalaureate address
The Middleport High School 1962 graduates heard Rev. Donald Boone speak on That Which Cost Nothing as pomp and Circumstance opened the service. Proceedings included invocation by Rev. Howard Ruppelt and scripture by Rev. Fred Gardner. Commencement is set for 8 p.m. Friday in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Carpenter
Cleo Club
Donald Wachenschwanz
Middleport
Donald Boone
Middleport First Baptist Church
Middleport High School
Eugene Gherke
Howard Ruppelt
Fred I. Gardner
Nile Borden
God of All Nature
Girls Glee Club
Dorothy Lacey
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Chester Elementary School
Howard Knight
Howard Parker
Pomeroy Public Library
Krogering
W. Washington St
Athens
Scotty Roberts
Mer
Second St
Public Square
Nelsonville
E. Main St
City Loan & Savings Co
Ned
Mrs. Slack
Vr. Lodwick
Lodwick
Future Homemakers of America
Clue Club
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Girls’ Glee Club
Science Club
Safety Club
Phyllis Howard
Connie Lewis
Elizabeth Ann Webster
Jean Parker
Eugene Fink
30B Nelson
Marie Birchfield
Fred George
Ronald Williams
James Nelson
Bod Black
Rs. White
Carpenter
James Gaston
Carpenter Post Office
Meigs River
Seniors Bibles
Auditor Rhodes
Eugene Hester
Ralph C. Zandel
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
C. Melvin Alkire
United Methodist Church
William A. Roberts
Francis H Glazier
Lucille Swackhamer
Association
BUICK
Keith Goble Ford
Eastern
Brown
Lancaster
Iddleport
Rev
Boone
Bereans
Middleport Church of Christ Loyal Bereans
Walter Bunce
E. Second St
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