Pomeroy Council Considers Route 124 Removal Conditions
In a special session the Pomeroy Village Council approved state removal of Route 124 under conditions including proper street repairs and curb/driveway restoration. The bill would involve 10 percent or up to $5000 from the village. A June 6 hearing on removal is set for 10 am in the common pleas courtroom. The council also urged strict enforcement of parking meter laws to reduce violations and traffic congestion.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Frank Hudson
Hudson
Robinson
Wayne Swisher
Roy Betzling
Dale Smith
Don Mullen
Richard Jones
Minersville Resident Dies at 72 in Meigs County
Everett McClellan Damewood 72 of Minersville died at home at 6 30 this morning. A Meigs County native born December 6 1884 he was the son of John P and Betty Groves Damewood. Survived by wife Helen a son Ernest Lester a daughter Eileen Lee Racine a brother Homer B and sister Mary Westfall Akron. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Tuppers Plains Methodist Church with burial in Christian Church cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home until noon Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Everett McClellan
Damewood
Minersville
Meigs County
John P
Betty Groves Damewood
Helen
Ernest Lester
Eileen Lee
Racine
Homer B
Mary Westfall
Akron
Tuppers Plains Methodist Church
Christian Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Man Guilty On Obscenity Charges In City Court
Hollis Krauss of Pomeroy was found guilty on two counts of obscenity after a trial in Mayor E. Robinson’s Court. Chief Frank D. Hudson arrested him on warrants from two neighbors. He was fined the costs on each count and a 10-day jail term was suspended on good behavior.
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Pomeroy
Hollis Krauss
E. F. Robinson
Krauss
Frank D. Hudson
Robinson
Collision Report at Main and Cherry Streets
About $35 damage occurred in a two car crash at Main and Cherry Tuesday at 10 a.m. A 1954 model truck driven by Paul Ray Warner struck the rear of Erma Jean Norris's car, causing all damage to Norris's vehicle. Warner's truck was undamaged. City Patrolman John McKenzie reported Norris, 21, Racine, heading west, had to stop.
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Pomeroy
Main and
Cherry Streets
John McKenzie
Erma Jean Norris
Racine
Paul Ray Warner
Parkersburg
Anniversary Celebrations Stir First Baptist Church
The Rev. C. E. Hoyt spoke at a triple anniversary event marking the 125th Home Mission Society, 50th American Baptist Convention, and 250th Baptist association in America. A playlet titled Until Christ's Kingdom Shall Come played by local members.
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Racine
C. E. Hoyt
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Home Mission Society
American Baptist Convention
First Baptist Association
America
Christ
Emma Salser
Phyllis Martin
Betty Salser
Jenkins
Vera Beegle
Hendricks
Helen Simpson
Marilyn Rice
Rosemary Salker
Fox subdued by city officer using blackjack near high school
A wandering fox was tranquilized by City Patrolman John McKenzie at 10 20 am on Tuesday after visiting families on E Main St above the high school. The fox was disposed of along the river bank due to rabies cases in the area and the head sent to the County Health Department.
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Pomeroy
John McKenzie
Truman Russell
E. F. Robinson
E. Main St
McKenzie
Mitch-Houck Marriage Planned In Heath Church
Miss Julie Ann Mitch daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry Mitch Mill Street to wed William R Houck of Gallipolis this Saturday at Heath Methodist Church at 6 30 with organ music by Mrs Eleanor S Schaaf. Maid of honor Ann Rupe, best man Charles L Ecker ushers Alan Nibert and William Lewis. Guest register by Shirley Mealey and reception by Carol Bachtel Jean Smart and Mrs Harold Hinkle. Open church wedding followed by reception in church social rooms.
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Bernice Bowen
Ralph Zundel
Miss Bowen
Iowa
Meigs County
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport
Religious Education Council
Julie Ann Mitch
Perry Mitch
Mill St
William R. Houck
Gallipolis
Eleanor S. Schaaf
Mitch
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Ann Rupe
Shirley Mealey
Carol Bachtel
Jean Smart
Harold Hinkle
Womans Society closes year meeting at Apple Grove church
Mrs Jack Sargent and family visit North Carolina to see relatives Raymon and wife. Mr and Mrs Herbert Roush host birthday gathering for son Roger. Virgil Norris family from Mt Vernon Ohio visit Ross Norris and W M Gainer. Ernest Clark grandparents of John Mickle born at Schaekel Clinic Mason. Clarks have Davie and Steve. Tom Cook of Pomeroy also a grandparent.
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Apple Grove
Womann’s Society of Christian Service
Jack Sargent
Rickie
Ann
Pete Shield
North Carolina
Raymon Robinson
Herbert Roush
Roger
Virgil Norris
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Ross Norris
W. M. Gainer
Ernest Clark
Carmin E. Clark
Schaekel Clinic
Mason
John Mickle
Clarks
Davie
Steve
Tom Cook
Pomeroy
Methodist Men Meet at Middleport Church
Methodist Men gathered at the Middleport church Tuesday for a business and social evening. Ralph Radcliffe presided while the Rev. C. R. Konkright led a devotional service. Refreshments were served by the Rev. Konkright and his son David.
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Middleport
George Childs
R. C. Steffy
Clarence Cline
Bereans
Church of Christ
Clarence McNeil
Steffy
Childs
Ralph Radcliffe
C. R. Konkright
Mr. Konkright
David
Display of Flags On Holiday Urged
Feeney-Bennett Post urges residents to fly the flag for Memorial Day. Commander Roscoe Fife notes a brief 9 30 a m memorial at the war veterans monument on Mill Street beside the post office. Six services planned at cemeteries including Bradford and Middleport Hill.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
Roscoe Fife
America
War Veterans’ Monument
Mill St
Rife
Legion
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Church
Bradford
Middleport Hill
Riverview
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Henry Clatworthy
William Swisher
Ted Chapman
Man arraigned on DWI charge in May grand jury case
Clyde King of Rutland was arraigned before Common Pleas Judge John C. Bacon on a drunken driving indictment from the May term. He pleaded innocent and the trial was scheduled for June 9 at 9 a.m.
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Pomeroy
Clyde King
Rutland
Common Pleas
John C. Bacon
Soil Formation Timeframes
A natural process requires roughly 500 to 1000 years to produce a single inch of fertile top soil, underscoring soil formation’s slow pace and the value of conservation.
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