Red Cross Plans Drive After Fatal Middleport Accident
Meigs County Red Cross officials held a meeting to push this year’s drive with full swing by June 1. The group assisted relatives after the Middleport traffic disaster that killed eight, contacting Pvt. Lincoln Smith and coordinating support via Washington headquarters. Red Cross workers accompanied Charles McCoy’s family during their 5000 mile, two day journey on the USS Forrestal.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Red Cross
Beulah Strauss
Middleport
Pvt
Lincoln Smith
Fort Sill
Okla
John Carter Smith
School Survey Report To Be Given Thursday
Dr William Chase of Ohio University will present a final report on the Southern Local School District survey at Racine High School Thursday at 8 p m The public meeting will include school officials PTA members survey workers and others wishing to attend The winter long survey is summarized for attendees
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Pomeroy
William Chase
Ohio University
Racine
Chase
P.T.A
Polio Shots To Be Given Saturday In Pomeroy
In Meigs County Health Department Office on Main Street second polio shots will be given Saturday from 9 to 11 30 a m. for ages six months to 19 years and pregnant women. First shots require four weeks since the prior dose. Since April 1955 the department has administered 7983 shots.
Social Visitors Report From Ohio and Maryland
Mr and Mrs Walter Harris and son Jimmy of Syracuse and Richard Harris of Bainbridge Md were guests of Mr and Mrs J C McKay Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Clint Orr were Mr and Mrs Billy Orr and sons of Reedsville Mrs Lola Sarden and Mr and Mrs William Sarden of Eagle Ridge visited Weekend guest Mrs Junior White with Mr and Mrs Leo Eddy of Wooster Mrs J C McKay visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Morarity of Pomeroy Mr and Mrs Reed Enyon of Morning Star were guests of Mr and Mrs Allen Baily Mr and Mrs Ray Elliott and children of Parkersburg visited Bashan relatives Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Oryva Gainer were Mrs Zelman Sarr and children of Johnstown and Mr and Mrs William Gainer of Kenoag Edith McEuresh of Dela Ware visiting her mother Mrs Minnie Orr Mrs Mary McKay
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Walter Harris
Jimmy
Syracuse
Richard Harris
Bainbridge, Md
J. C. McKay
Clint Orr
Billy Orr
Reedsville
Lola Sarden
William Sarden
Eagle Ridge
Junior White
Leo Eddy
Wooster
Arthur Morarity
Pomeroy
Reed Enyon
Morning Star
Allen Baily
Ray Elliott
Parkersburg
Bashan
Oryva Gainer
Zelman Sarr
Johnstown
William Gainer
Kenoag
Edith McEuresh
Dela Ware
Minnie Orr
Vinton Social Notes
Vinton society notes list visitors from Gallipolis Portsmouth Tipp City Columbus and Columbus area. Families mentioned include the Strausbaughs Wardens Quillen Dodrill and many spouses visiting relatives in Vinton, Columbus, Nitro and surrounding towns.
Community Notes Highlight Regional Visits And Local Changes
Regional families shared visits across counties including Coy, Cardwell, and Yarnell gatherings. New Lexington saw leadership shifts with Rev. Ballard resigning to Richwood and Crooksville naming pool staff and a judge replacement. Sunset Valley Elementary bids, a microfilm upgrade, and the first Eagle Scout in 12 years at New Lexington Camp Chute marked a busy period.
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New Lexington
Roy Ballard
Crooksville
Richwood
Ohio
Lakewood
Ballard
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Justine Dantonio
Roy Hammer
Fred Stephenson
Dixie Hamilton
Leonard T. Ellman
Justice of the Peace At
U. S. McGonagle
Daniel C. Jenkins
Frank L. Winegardner
Max L
Underwood
Mell G. Underwood, Jr
Perry County
Democratic Executive Committee
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Columbus
Hall McCethem Co
Junction City
Sunset Valley Elementary School
Board of Education
Harold E. Gleason
Terry Dunkle
William Dunkle
Camp Chute
Here
Driver Cited After Crash In Pomeroy
Two minor accidents occurred in Pomeroy on Tuesday causing about 375 in damage to three vehicles. William Luther Johns 28 of Buffalo West Virginia posted a 25 bond on a reckless driving charge. A second crash on E Main Street damaged a truck and a parked car.
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Pomeroy
William Luther Johns
Buffalo
W. Va
E. F. Robinson
Eddie Strauss
Strauss
Johns
Route 33
Nye Ave
Three-Year-Old Boy Struck by Car in Pomeroy
Johnny Johnson three years old son of Emerson Johnson of Long Bottom was struck by an automobile and taken to Meigs General Hospital with cuts on his forehead and mouth. He was released shortly after. The Pomeroy emergency squad arrived to assist as the boy was being transported by his father at Keno.
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Pomeroy
Johnny Johnson
Emerson Johnson
Meigs General Hospital
Keno
Machine prints 4400 steel nuts per minute
A machine operates at an incredible rate producing 4400 steel nuts every 60 seconds. The text notes that a check need not be dated to be legal and that dating a check February 30 would still be considered valid.
Pomeroy Society Receives Visits From Nearby Families
Recent visitors to Mrs. B A Dodson include Mr and Mrs Arthur Davis and family of Rudsville Mrs Errol Conroy son Hugh Philip and daughter Mrs Robert Hutchinson of Akron and Mr and Mrs Erroll Conroy Jr and daughter Kimberly Ann of Huntington Meigs County relatives attended a surprise birthday for Mrs Robert McKelvey formerly of Portland at Belpre with gifts for Mrs McKelvey and for birthday celebrants Mrs Clifford Beegle and Mrs James Carpenter Also noted were gatherings at the homes of Charlie Chapman Wendell Eblin Rachel Adams and Lida Adams plus dinners and afternoon calls from local families.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert McKelvey
Portland
Belpre
Charlie Chapman
Blanche Chapman
Jack Chapman
Quincy
Wendell Eblin
Nancy
Rachel Adams
Lida Adams
Bald Knob Church
Robert I. Faulk
Charles Eblin, Jr
Danny
Edna
Man Burned To Death In Levi West Virginia
News of Arnold Anderson's death by fire at his Levi home reached relatives after midnight Monday. He is the youngest brother of Mrs. Herman Bailey and cousin of Harry and Shirley Mills. Funeral services are held at Fiddler and Frame funeral home in Belle with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Mills in attendance.
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Middleport
Arnold Anderson
Levi
W. Va
Herman Bailey
Harry
Shirley Mills
Belle
Harry Mills
Greenland Icecap Size Measured At 700000 Square Miles
A new estimate places Greenland's icecap at about 700000 square miles covering nearly a quarter of the United States in area. Researchers note the vast sheet dwarfs many regions and influences global sea level projections.
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Greenland
United States
Baltimore Named After Lord Baltimore Founding Year
Baltimore was founded in 1729 and named in honor of the first Lord Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Divorce and partition suits filed in court
Florence Barker of Middleport seeks divorce from James Barker of Rutland on gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody asked for the two children. A separate partition action was filed Tuesday in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Billy Lee Windon of Moundsville against Jean Lewis Windon Priddy, a minor, Ronald Priddy, a minor, and Clyde G. Millhone, county treasurer.
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Pomeroy
Florence Barker
Middleport
Meigs County
Sirius the Dog Star shines brightest in Canis Major
Sirius known as the Dog Star in Canis Major is the brightest star visible from Earth, often referenced in astronomy as the primary beacon of the night sky.
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Sirius
Canis Major
Women’s Society Meets at Methodist Church Home
The afternoon Circle of the Women’s Society of Christian Service met at Evaard Noreth Flemming’s home with 13 members present. The treasurer reported full payment of church redecorating and remodeling debts. Refreshments were served. Next meeting will be at Linnie Taylor’s home.
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Rutland
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Evaard Noreth Flemming
Linnie Taylor
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Cleland
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Mary McKay
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Sep Stel.we
Goodhousekeeping
U. S
Collins
B. Main St
Pomeroy, O
Britain
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Church of England Youth Council
Girl Guides
Harcliffe
Bristol
England
Vinton Social Notes
Vinton
Isaac Stairbaugh
E. C. Venz
Gallipolis
Mary Richards
Sophia Miller
Portsmouth
Aulton Castle
James Tisdale
Dayton
Shelba Warden
Betty Jenkins
Tipp City
George Quillen
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Emmett Ward
David
Donald Straus
Isaac Strausbaugh
Guy Strausbaugh
Donald Strausbaugh
Chester Jones
Lester Rainer
Nitro
Eddie Amos
Havydenville
Bull Dowler
Chuck
Robert Helmie
Loren Lambert
Henry Lambert
Robert Helmic
Danville
Guy Coy
Son Howard
Everett Coy
Albert Cox
Kansas
Ale
Ivan Cardwell
Fairborn
Clyde Coy
William Gilkerson
Hollis Hill
William Brown
Betty
Carbondale
Alva Swick
Jesse Swan
Flossie Spaulding
Danny Ray
Junior Spaulding
Mabel Mechem
Ida Ogdin
Charles Matheney
Marjorie Yarnell
Wesley Barrett
Toledo
Barrett
Miller Cemetery
R. C. Jones
Stephen
Robbie Jones
Chillicothe
Cline Gerlach
Johnny Stevens
Chester White
Homer Carte
Dale Dutton
Dutton Drug Company
Keyhound
Middleport, Ohio
THE
NEW York Clothing House
Frank Hudson
Bailey
Jordan
Pomeroy Society
Pomeroy Personals
Olive Ingraham
Women’s Society
Clyde G. Millhone
Harry A. Miller
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