Rutland Cancer Drive Nets $207 In Rutland Village
A Rutland cancer drive chaired by Mrs. Carl Hysell raised 207.85 dollars. Local groups including the Rutland Volunteer Fire Department American Legion Post church groups and school children contributed. Half the funds stay in the county fund and half support cancer research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hysell
Ethel Nelson
Robert Linter
L. A. Walls
T. T. Satterfield
Adrian Carson
Charles Barrett
Robert Barrett
Henry Carpenter
Dwight Hysell
Mildred Pierce
Lee Myers
Jerald Graham
Center Lines Being Painted On Highways
Ohio Department of Highways reports center line painting this week in Meigs and Gallia counties with some work in Washington County. Motorists face fines from $10 to $19 and possible 10 days in jail for crossing freshly painted lines. Roads listed include Route 35 Thurman to Gallipolis, Route 325 to Rio Grande, Route 7 Gallipolis to Marietta, and Route 7 at Coolville to Marietta with additional striping in other areas.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Gallia
Washington County
Ohio Department of Highways
Thurman
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Coolville
Marietta
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce Meets at Courthouse
The Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 p m Wednesday in the county courthouse. A nominating committee for officers will be named and a film on Ohio will be shown with cooperation from Standard Oil Co Virgil V Brown president urging member attendance. The local Jaycees recently earned one of three national Ohio awards for membership gains of 119 8 percent during December 1 to 31 and received the honor from state president Harold Miller at Toledo.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Brown
Toledo
Harold Miller
Firemen To Join In Annual Parade
POMEROY The Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department will take part in the Memorial Day parade in Pomeroy Saturday morning. Fire Chief Henry Werry said all members should be at City Hall by 9 a.m. before marching to the courthouse where the parade forms. Older members will ride on trucks while younger members march on foot.
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Pomeroy
Henry Werry
Werry
City Hall
Benny Rice Named To Phi Beta Kappa
Benny Rice son of Mrs Mildred Rice has been named to Phi Beta Kappa an honorary scholastic fraternity He will be initiated June 5 at Ohio State University in Columbus He is a Pomeroy High School graduate and Ohio State graduate on December 19 1952 Rice is employed at Westinghouse currently
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Pomeroy
Benny Rice
Mildred Rice
Phi Beta Kappa
Rice
Ohio State University
Columbus
Pomeroy High School
Ohio State
Westinghouse
Paul Wiley Honored by Belpre Seniors at Assembly
Belpre High School seniors surprised coach and teacher Paul Wiley with a dedicated yearbook and tribute in a special assembly. The Belpre Eagles track team state champions in 1952 and Wiley’s family connections to local schools are noted throughout the ceremony.
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Middleport
Paul Wiley
Belpre High School
Belhie
Wiley
Anna Wiley
Athens
Grant Wiley
Raymond
Columbus
Ohio University
Belpre Eagles
Relhie
Graduation Held At Chesapeake High School
Carrie Nye and Mr and Mrs Robert D Roberts attended the Chesapeake High School commencement Friday night. Valedictorian Ann Starling McCullough, daughter of Roy L McCullough, led the graduates. After the program, the Roberts and Nye hosted a buffet at the McCullough home. Elmer Compton and wife from Urbana, Ohio, also attended as former Meigs County residents.
Ohio Student Receives Honor Baseball Award
At West Virginia Wesleyan College Recognition Day Elmer Houdashelt of Syracuse Ohio received an award for being an outstanding athlete on the baseball field. The event recognized 122 students for honors in athletics scholarship and campus activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Elmer Houdashelt
Syracuse
Ohio
State Home Demonstration Council Meets in Columbus
The State Home Demonstration Council will convene in Columbus on June 15 and 16. Those wishing dormitory housing and meals must file reservations with the county extension office by June 6.
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Pomeroy
State Home Demonstration Council
Columbus
Commencement Dates Slated for Two County High Schools
Chester High School hosts 23 graduates with address by Sidney Knowles of Ohio University at 8 p.m. Thursday. Chester diplomas will be presented by county superintendent O. O. Patterson. Scipio High School holds its eight graduates with address by Harold T. Bowers of the State Department of Education at 8 p.m. Friday, with Darrel Haning presenting diplomas.
Perfect Attendance Highlighted at Middleport Schools
In Middleport during 1952 53 seventy three students earned perfect attendance as measles spread to Central School. At Awards Day high and middle grades were honored and seventh grader Kay Darst and eighth graders Kay Stiles and Priscilla Harpole received spelling awards.
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Middleport
Kay Darst
Kay Stiles
Priscilla Harpole
Music Groups To Be Heard In Middleport
Two new music groups debut in Middleport this week. The Choraleers from First Presbyterian Church performed during Sunday worship with members Lewis Sauer Sr and Jr Leo Beeson Floyd Carmack and Lewis Sauer. The Methodist Men's Quartet from Heath Church directed by Ben Philson will present a program at the group's meeting tonight at the same church. Members include C L Tannehill Homer E Cook Vernon Weber and Philson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Choraleers
First Presbyterian Men
Heath Church
Lewis Sauer
Leo Beeson
Floyd Carmack
First Presbyterian Church
Ben Philson
C. L. Tannehill
Homer E. Cook
Vernon Weber
Philson
4-H Advisors Meeting Set in Middleport
A nutrition 4-H advisors training meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Mrs. Geneva H. Nolan's home in Middleport. The plan includes discussing club meeting ideas and activities for nutrition clubs. Advisors may bring one or two older 4-H girls as assistant junior leaders or helpers for younger members. The session will adjourn at 3 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Geneva H. Nolan
Middleport
Hackett in Training At Illinois School
George Hackett and his brother Michael Hackett operate a local service station in Rock Island Illinois. George attends a wheel alignment course while Michael just completed a similar program. After George returns plans will be made to move to their new farm home near Harrisonville.
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Middleport
George
Shorty) Hackett
Rock Island
Ill
Michael Hackett
Hackett
Harrisonville
Carnival proceeds aid fire squad in Middleport
Happy Attractions carnival occupies Mill Street lot and Second Avenue for a week. Sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Company, proceeds fund equipment and improvements. Firemen work as ticket takers and police assist in administration.
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Middleport
Mill St
Second Ave
Volunteer Fire Company
Local residents return home from area hospitals
Mrs. Pearl Jacobs was returned Sunday to her home from Holzer Hospital where she has been a medical patient. Miss Elsie Hart has entered Holzer Hospital as a surgical patient. Mrs. Agnes McGreevy returned Saturday to her home on Butternut Ave from Gallipolis where she has been caring for Arthur Sayre of New Haven. Mr. Sayre recently underwent eye surgery, it is reported. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson of Dayton were weekend guests of Mr. Johnson's mother, Mrs. Anna Williamson.
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Pearl Jacobs
Holzer Hospital
Elsie Hart
Agnes McGreevy
Butternut Ave
Gallipolis
Arthur Sayre
New Haven
Sayre
Pomeroy Divorce Suit Filed for Carl E Stalder
Carl E Stalder filed for divorce from Bertha C Stalder in Meigs County Common Pleas Court on Monday alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Carl E. Stalder
Bertha C. Stalder
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Samuel B May assigned to Davis Monthan AFB
Rutland husband of former Jean Marie Snowden is assigned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona.
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Arizona
Rutland
Samuel B. May
Jean Marie Snowden
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Perry Cooper Dies Aged 71 at Rutland Home
Perry Cooper 71, longtime Hobson yards boilermaker before retirement, died Monday at his niece Virgie Burford’s home in Rutland. Survived by sister Emma Burford and nephews and nieces including Virgie Burford. Funeral at Chase Funeral Home 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. L A Walls officiating. Burial in Miles Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Perry Cooper
Hobson Yards
Virgie Burford
Rutland
Emma Burford
Howard Burford
Belle
W. Va
Lester Burford
Columbus
Florence Bell
Toledo
Chase Funeral Home
Rev. L. A. Walls
Miles Cemetery
Middleport Social Notes Event at Mrs Sauer Junior Home
MIDDLEPORT P M Club members visited Mrs Lewis Sauer Jr for a recent meeting. Mrs Frank Wilson assisted as hostess. Prizes were awarded to Mrs James Pullen Mrs William Hobstetter Mrs Oward Byers Mrs DaReuben Beck Mrs Walter Crooks and Mrs Ralph Welker. A salad course was served.
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Middleport -—- P. M
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Frank Wilson
James Pullen
William Hobstetter
Oward Byers
DaReuben Beck
Walter Crooks
Ralph Welker
Meeting Postponed by Middleport Church Group
The Woman's Association of First Presbyterian Church postpones its Thursday meeting to the following Thursday due to Middleport High School Class of 1953 commencement exercises. A polluck supper will be served at 6 30 p.m. Mrs Dwight Wallace chairs with Mrs Iva Brown assisting. Birthday offerings will be collected.
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Middleport
Woman's Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Middleport High School
Dwight Wallace
Iva Brown
Haggerty Family Visit Noted From California to Ohio
Mrs. Ed Haggerty has returned to Middleport after visiting relatives in California. Her daughter Martha and daughter in law Mrs James Haggerty along with Mrs Robert Haggerty were visitors in Parkersburg. Ed Robert James and Sonny Haggerty attended races in Columbus on Sunday.
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Ed Haggerty
California
Middleport
Martha
James
Sonny) Haggerty
Robert Haggerty
Parkersburg
Robert
James Haggerty
Sonny Haggerty
Columbus
Firemen Extinguish Auto Engine Blaze
Pomeroy volunteer firemen answered a Monday call to extinguish a car engine fire belonging to Fred Clark on the Pomeroy Athens Road. Assistant Chief George Hicks said wiring near the motor caught fire but crews arrived as flames were nearly out and used a extinguisher to finish dousing the blaze.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Volunteer
Fred Clark
Pomeroy - Athens Road
George Hicks
Two Trucks Crash on Main Street in Pomeroy
Minor damages reported after a collision on E Main St Monday afternoon. Police Patrolman William Lehew noted drivers William Justice of Rutland and Russell Cline of Racine were involved. No charges filed in the accident.
Syracuse School Grades 7 8 Picnic at Lancaster Park
The seventh and eighth grades of the Syracuse School will attend a picnic at Lancaster City Park on Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Lancaster City Park
Olive Orange High School Class of 1953 Leaders
Norma Jean Robinson of Chester was valedictorian Keith Chaffee of Long Bottom was salutatorian and Howard Caldwell of Long Bottom was Class president at recent commencement exercises for Olive Orange High School.
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Tuppers Plains
Olive Orange
Norma Jean Robinson
Chester
Keith Chaffee
Long Bottom
Howard Caldwell
Meigs General Hospital Admissions and Births
Admitted: Michael Grasso Columbus Clifford Decker Racine Harold Johnson Middleport L O Bass Pomeroy Kelly Michael McKenzie Pomeroy Michael Johnson Racine Wallace Hayes Louisa Ky Mrs Thelma White Long Bottom Route 1 Mrs Lottie Siegrist New Haven W Va William H Hughes Middleport Mrs Orville Wiles Pomeroy James Dyer Rutland Mrs Willis Frost Chester Births: Mr and Mrs Thomas White Long Bottom a son Discharged: William Hughes Mrs Mary Hollowell Della Haning Mrs Everett Caldwell and baby Mrs Orville Wiles and son Jennie Watson Michael Johnson Elizabeth Jeffers William Deck Leo Morris Joyce Colling and Mrs Corrine Daniels
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Michael Grasso
Columbus
Clifford Decker
Racine
Harold Johnson
Middleport
O, Bass
Pomeroy
Kelly Michael McKenzie
Michael Johnson
Wallace Hayes
Louisa
Thelma White
Long Bottom
Lottie Siegrist
New Haven
W. Va
William H. Hughes
Orville Wiles
James Dyer
Rutland
Willis Frost
Chester
Thomas White
Ischarg William Hughes
Mary Hallowell
Della Haning
Everett Caldwell
Jennie Watson
Elizabeth Jeffers
William Deck
Leo Morris
Joyce Colling
Corrine Daniels
Inspection Is Tonight For Racine CES Unit
Racine Chapter 134 will hold its annual inspection tonight at 8 p m in the Racine High School building. Victor H. Blanke the grand patron will serve as inspecting officer. Mrs Louise Stewart is the matron and William Stewart the patron.
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Racine
Racine High School
Victor H. Blanke
Louise Stewart
William Stewart
Two Emergency Appendectomies At Meigs General Hospital
Two emergency appendectomies were performed at Meigs General Hospital Sunday and Monday. Sunday patient was T-Sgt. Michael Grasso visiting relatives near Tuppers Plains. Monday patient was Paul Andrews of Long Bottom.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Michael Grasso
Paul Andrews
Long Bottom
Grasso
Tuppers Plains
New Flag Pole Tested at City Hall
The 30 foot flagpole built by village labor under village officials sits in a cement base on the east lawn in front of the mayor's office. Ropes were tested as the flag flew unofficially yesterday. Dedicatory exercises will occur Memorial Day before the parade. The flag that covered John Fisher’s World War II casket was presented to Middleport by his parents, Mr and Mrs Clinton Fisher.
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Middleport
John Fisher
Fisher
Clinton Fisher
Eighth Grade To Graduate Wednesday
Eighth grade graduates in Middleport will have commencement on Wednesday at 8 p m in the Middleport High School Auditorium. The rite mirrors the high school ceremony and marks a key transition for students. Rev. Logan Martin of First Christian Church Parkersburg will deliver the address. The Junior Band led by Franklin Ginther will perform the processional and another piece, while the eighth graders sing two numbers under Miss Lois Cecil.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Logan Martin
First Christian Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Franklin Ginther
Lois Cecil
Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe Closes Historic Middleport Eatery
The Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe at Mill and First closes after a long history dating to 1923 founded by Ralph Sayre and Mrs. Sul livan Sayre. It drew tourists with Mrs. Sayre’s hot cloverleaf rolls and full courses, later run by the Harris family and later by the Bradburys and Albert Russell with Cressa Webb.
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Middleport
Mill
Ralph Sayre
Sullivan Sayre
Walter Harrises
Walter Burns Harris
Harrises
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Mason County
Lula Russell
Mom Russell
Russell
Knights of Columbus to Meet at Sacred Heart
The Knights of Columbus will hold a meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Sacred Heart School.
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Pomeroy
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart School
Meigs County Home Demonstration Council Plans Display and Pageant
The Meigs County Home Demonstration Council will meet next Tuesday at Mrs. Genevagl. Nolan’s home in Middleport to discuss a June 18 19 20 exhibit and a pageant at Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium. The event ties to a sesquicentennial by the Meigs County Pioneer Society.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Home Demonstration Council
Genevagl. Nolan
Middleport
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Supper Held For Seniors at Middleport Church
First Baptist Church honored its Senior Class during Sunday services presenting Bibles to Margaret Hoyt daughter of Rev. C. E. Hoyt and to Nancy Hartley and other seniors including Mary Bradley Rex Maiden Jennings Wayland Bill Turner Andy Batey at a Sunday morning ceremony. A supper for the seniors followed. Lester Bradley and Minnie Mae of Chesapeake attended for baccalaureate exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Kalad Hindy
Margaret Hoyt
C. E. Hoyt
Mary Bradley
Chesapeake
W. Va
Hoyts
Nancy Hartley
Bill Durst
Rex Maiden
Jennings Wayland
Bill Turner
Andy Batey
B H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Lester Bradley
Daghter Minnie Mae
Harold E. Clark Promoted to Sergeant in Korea
Harold E. Clark, son of Herbert Clark of Pomeroy, was promoted to sergeant while serving with the 45th Infantry Division in Korea. A machine gun squad leader, he enlisted in December 1951 and holds the Combat Infantryman Badge along with Korean and UN service ribbons.
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Pomeroy
Harold E. Clark
Herbert Clark
Korea
45Th
Clark
Army
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