Intense campaigning may bring top turnout Tuesday in Meigs County
Voters face a crowded ballot with local races and a right to work issue stirring interest. The county may see record turnout as campaigns press door to door and banners flood the roads. A mixed race slate includes county auditor, county commissioner, and three way county judge contenders. Residents also decide on combining probate and common pleas courts with potential cost savings of about four thousand dollars yearly.
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Gordon H. Caldwell
County Politi
Don Muller
Pomeroy
Emmet W. Peoples
Sherd Hostetter
G. W. Grindley
Common Pleas
Meigs County
John C. Bacon
Common Pleas Court
Bacon
Cedric W. Clark
Achievement Tea Held By Wide Awake 4-H'ers
In MIDDLEPORT the Wide Awake 4 H Club held its annual achievement tea at president Janet Kay Bakers home. Three members received one year pins and two more earned four year pins. Dianne McComas and Beverly Perrin received four year pins. Ohio 4 H club work certificates were awarded to all members with presentations by their mothers.
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Middleport
Janet Kay Baker
Sarah Bechtle
Neda Bradford
Carla Gilmore
Dianne McComas
Beverly Perrin
Ohio
Ticket Sales Lag Magic Show Alters Fire Department Plan
Middleport firemen changed the prize plan for a ticket selling contest. Winners were to eat steak while losers had beans. now all members will eat beans and cornbread at Thursday night session due to weak ticket sales.
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Middleport
Middleport Fire Department
Middleport Residents Attend Messiah Rehearsal in Gallipolis
Several Middleport residents travel to Gallipolis tonight to rehearse for the upcoming Messiah presentation. They join area singers for the Gallipolis event.
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Gallipolis
Beggar Demands Scotch on Halloween Night at Bar
A six year old girl dressed as a gypsy entered a Dayton restaurant during Halloween and shouted trick or treat at the bar, then demanded Scotch on the rocks from the bartender. The scene captured a curious moment of festive mischief.
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Dayton
Two Infants Baptised at United Methodist Church
Two infants received baptism at the United Methodist Church on Sunday. Jeffrey Jay Warner and Kimberly Sue Jones were baptised. Jean Warner and the late Jay Warner are Jeffrey’s parents. Richard and Mrs Jones are Kimberly’s parents. The Rev. Eugene Brown delivered a sermon from "New Perspectives" and Miss Elaine Beadle sang "Lead Me, Lord."
Bidwell Grange hosts annual chicken dinner at school
Springfield Grange held its annual chicken dinner at the Bidwell Elementary School cafeteria. Bidwell Variety Garden Club furnished the table decorations. Recent Sunday visitors include Mr. and Mrs. William Fraley and children with Hazel Faris, Bob Faris, and Charles Bowen of Portsmouth.
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Bidwell
Springfield Grange
Bidwell Variety Garden Club
William Fraley
Hazel Faris
Bob Faris
Charles Bowen
Portsmouth
Randy Blackburn
Kentucky
McDowell County
W. Va
P. E. Gaultney
Pompano Beach
Fla
Hanesville
Jennie Morehouse
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Maurice Dennett
Charlie Knotts
Brooks Trout
St. Albans
Lizzie Gary
Rutland
Julia McGhee
Edith Langdon
Roma Maze
Gallipolis
Bidwell Youth Fellowship
Wickline Hardware
Fred Painter
Telephones Installed On Mount Fuji In Japan
Telephones have been installed atop Fujiyama in Japan. The mountain stands 12 425 feet high.
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Fujiyama
Japan
Stewardess Life Promises Travel and Perks for Flyers
Central Press describes airline stewardess life as irregular hours and fair pay, yet appealing for travel, time off, and discounts. American Airlines trains staff in a Fort Worth college style program with women aged 20 to 28, single, 5'2" to 5'7", weight in proportion, 130 pounds max, and good health and a high school diploma.
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Central Press
American Airlines
Fort Worth
Tex
Brain Game quiz on Bible figures and a note on eyeglasses
The page presents a Bible trivia with six correct answers and eight questions about figures such as Joseph Seth Nimrod Noah Esther Obed and Bartimaeus. It adds a remark that eyeglasses were not invented until late 13th century.
Election Feed Set Pancake Supper at Middleport High
Middleport High School cafeteria hosts a pancake supper Tuesday at 5 30 pm staged by the Middleport Senior Mothers Club with co chairs Eddie Blake Walter Crooks Bud Wilson R L Miller Oma Nelson and Martin Abbott running dining. Senior girls will serve and a surprise prize from Roger W Tracy state treasurer is among three attendance rewards.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Middleport Senior Mothers Club
Eddie Blake
Walter Crooks
Bud Wilson
R. L. Miller
Oma Nelson
Martin Abbott
Roger W. Tracy
New Checker Club Meetings Planned
Middleport plans a new checker club meeting with clubs from Gallipolis Parkersburg and Ripley West Virginia. The Ed French building hosts weekly Thursday meetings. Officers: Bert House Pomroy, president. Jack Bechtle, secretary treasurer. Members listed include E M Burton Edward French George Hackett Jr H E Cook Edison Baker John Baker Andy Harris and Pearl Ash.
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Middleport
New Checker Club
Gallipolis
Parkersburg
Ripley
W. Va
Ed French
Bert House of
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers involve Mae Rhodes estate to D W Rhodes and Rebecca M McCutcheon in Lebanon Two. Transfers include Rebecca M McCutcheon and James M McCutcheon to D W Rhodes in Lebanon Two. Multiple Eskew Withee Andrews Frye and Webster families transfer interests to Robert Marcinko Maxine Marcinko and others in Salisbury Salem Middleport.
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Mae Rhodes
D. W. Rhodes
Rebecca Mae Rhodes McCutcheon
Lebanon
Rebecca M. McCutcheon
James M. McCutcheon
Charles Lee Eskew
Frances Eskew
Raymond F. Hatfield
Eileen Hatfield
Charles Withee
Mildred Withee
Clarence Andrews
Margaret Andrews
Ralph Frye
Gladys Marie Frye
DeWayne Eskew
Dorothy Eskew
Leona Webster
Edward Webster
Salem
Kenneth Byer
Teressa Byer
Charles K. Byer
Helen J. Byer
Middleport
Pomeroy Employes Hold Outdoor Halloween Party
Mr and Mrs Robert Elberfeld hosted an outdoor hobo party for Pomeroy Elberfeld Department Store employees and guests. Prizes went to Lucille Jesse Eleanor Robson Rachel Downie for contests and Thelma Hawley Jean Klees for best costumes. The event featured ghost replicas pumpkins and other Halloween decorations.
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William Anderson
William Downie
Harry Grindstaff
Gilbert Mees
Chester van Meter
Roy
Lucille Jesse
Bernice Nease
Nancy Sisson
Vera van Meter
Carol Peters
Eleanor Robson
Marilyn Spires
Thelma Hawley
Jean Klees
Grace Holter
Marie Chapman
Clara Humphrey
Ethel Euler
Emma Hayman
Shirley
Middleport Saturday Shoppers Highlight Local Visitors
Middleport residents joined shoppers on Saturday with Mrs. Josephine Pickens, 92, visiting from Reedsville with granddaughter Mrs. Harold Sauer and daughters Mary Ruth and Joy. Also in town were Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hennesy visiting their son in-law Gordon Harris and daughter Mrs. Hattie Smith staying with her daughter Mrs. Mary Adaline Flechtner.
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Middleport
Josephine Pickens
Reedsville
Harold Sauer
Mary Ruth
Joy
Pickens
James Murray
Grant St
C. M. Hennesy
Gordon Harris
Columbus
Hattie Smith
Mary Adaline Flechtner
Party Honors Daughters Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. George Sauer entertained with a dinner Sunday honoring the birth day anniversary of her daughter in law Mrs. Harold Sauer. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. George Sauer and son Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sauer and daughters Ruth Ann and Joy, Mrs. Addie Fugate, the Rev. Howard Ruppelt and Mrs. Lillian Stieff.
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Middleport
George Sauer
Harold Sauer
Ruth Ann
Joy
Addie Fugate
Howard Ruppelt
Lillian Stieff
Man released on bond after intoxication arrest
Middleport inmate Guy Cole of Wellston was released on a $25 bond after arrest Saturday night by Patrolman Everett Bostic on intoxication charges. His hearing before Mayor C. O. Fisher is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
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Middleport
Guy Cole
Wellston
Everett Bostic
C. O. Fisher
Middleport EMTs Respond To Mason Clinic Return of Patient
Middleport Emergency Squad answered a call at the Fred Kauff home to assist Mrs. Lilly Kauff who has been confined by illness and recently returned home from the Mason Clinic.
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Middleport
Fred Kauff
Mr. Kauff
Lilly Kauff
Mason Clinic
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