Middleport Wet Forces Win and City Looks to New Mayor
In Middleport yesterday voters favored wet forces in a close measure and elected Mayor Sidney T. Russell in a three way race over Elmer Leaper and George Christy. Unofficial tallies show strong support for a memorial hospital via local tax levy and approval of colored oleomargarine with minimal disorder.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Elmer Leaper
George Christy
Russell
Leaper
Christy
Memorial Hospital
Meigs County
Olive Orange honor roll lists Olive Orange students by grade
Honor roll for the first six weeks at Olive Orange school names students across grades one through twelve. Notable entries include Asa Boring Judy Chaffee Charles Collins Beverly Millhone David Pratt Jane Chaffee Keith Chaffee Nadine and several others.
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Tuppers Plains
Olive Orange School
Asa Boring
Judy Chaffee
Charles Collins
Bonella Kim
Lindsey Lyons
Roger Pratt
Kathryn Barber
Janet Sovel
Virginia Curtis
Sharon Shields
Joseph Kim
Lee Cowdery
William Chapman
David Davis
Larry Collins
Kevin Dean
David Pratt
Beverly Millhone
Ina Mays
Janet Koehler
Richard Cowdery
Jane Ann
Joyce Burke
Robert Swain
Dollie Boring
Frank Goebel
Larry Osburn
Ernestine Cheadle
Marlene Newland
Mrs Myrtle Church Dies in Houston
Mrs Jim Church and Mr and Mrs Charles Cohen learned that Mrs Myrtle Church widow of Dick Church died Monday at her Houston Texas home. She leaves twin sons Jack and John. Dick Church was the son of the late John Church and well known in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Jim Church
Charles Cohen
Myrtle Church
Dick Church
Houston
Texas
Jack
John
John Church
Earl Shank To Retire From Government Service
Earl Shank retires after 35 years in government service at the Ohio River lock. A dinner at the Methodist Church honored him and a wrist watch was presented to Mr. Shank by the lock crew while Mrs. Shank received a floor lamp from the WSCS. They will reside in a new home at Letart Falls.
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Apple Grove
Earl Shank
Methodist Church
DAR meeting to hear Armistice Day address
Armistice Day 1949 will be the subject of the address by Mrs. C. W. Wendelken state chaplain of Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution at the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter meeting. The session is at Mrs. A. R. Knight's Lincoln Road home with Mrs. Everett Hayes as co host at two o clock.
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Middleport
C. W. Wendelken
Ohio
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jonathan Meigs
A. R. Knight
Lincoln Road
Everett Hayes
Bailey girl sings in Ohio University Choral Festival
Miss Jane Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bailey Grant Sr sang in the second annual Choral Festival at Ohio University Sunday afternoon. She is a Middleport High School graduate and a member of the Girls Glee Club and the Church of Christ choir.
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Middleport
Jane Bailey
William Bailey
Grant Sr
Ohio University
Bailey
Middleport High School
Church of Christ
Mrs L R Wiley Hosts Women Group at Seventh Ave Home
Mrs L R Wiley entertained a group of women at her Seventh Avenue home. A number of awards were presented during the gathering.
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Middleport
L. R. Wiley
Seventh Ave
Local Social Notes and Events From Lottridge Area
Guests visited the L H Allens including Rev Walter Frost and family. Vanderhoof Baptist Youth hosted a Halloween party October 22 with 27 attendees. Church groups held gatherings at Rexel Boggs and Jo Ann Vandall homes. Mil ford Warner and Cheryl celebrated birthdays. Jo Anne Vandall visited family. Glenn Gaston visited relatives. A carni val drew a large crowd, raising over 185 dollars for the school treasury.
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Jo Ann Vandall
R. M. Allen
John Archer
Russell Archer
Joyce
Naomi Archer
C. M. Warner
Near
Alfred
Milford Warner
Lisbon
W. Bloss
Columbus
Bert Boggs
Guysville
Nida Miller
Spencer, W. Va
Carrie
Mrs Josephine Pickens hosts Sunday family gathering
Mrs Josephine Pickens entertained many of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at a Sunday dinner at her home. Attendees included O E Massar, Harold Massar, Frankie Pickens, George, Charles and Naomi, Walter Brown and daughter Melanie Kay, Anna M Randolph, Harry Pickens and daughters Grace and Fay, Warren Pickens and Ernest Whitehead. She recently celebrated her 83rd birthday and remains active in local organizations.
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Pomeroy
Josephine Pickens
O. E. Massar
Harold Massar
Frankie Pickens
George
Charles
Naomi
Walter Brown
Melanie Kay
Anna M. Randolph
Harry Pickens
Grace
Fay
Warren Pickens
Ernest Whitehead
Mrs Dailey Undergoes Surgery At Holzer Hospital
Mrs Ida Dailey, patient at Holzer Hospital for several weeks, underwent surgery Friday. She is the mother of Robert Dailey and Mrs Alice Coleman.
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Dailey
Middleport
Ida Dailey
Holzer Hospital
Robert Dailey
Alice Coleman
Librarian Probst Returned Home to Family
Mrs. E G Probst librarian at Middleport Public Library has been released from Meigs General Hospital and taken to her sister Mrs O H Stewart's home on S Fourth Ave Carla Clark has been serving as librarian in Probst's stead.
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Middleport
E. G. Probst
Meigs General Hospital
O. H. Stewart
S. Fourth Ave
Probst
Carla Clark
Ches ter Methodist WSCS Meets at Mrs Purley Karr Home
The Ches ter Methodist Church WSCS met at Mrs Purley Karr's home with 13 members and two guests. Mrs Della Windsor presided and led devotions and the study The Rise of the Bright and Morning Star in Pakistan. A review of The Ecumenical Church was given by Mrs Ralph Parker and plans were made for a noon lunch at the Farmer's Institute on Thursday November 10.
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Pomeroy
WSCS
Chester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorothy Barnhill
Shirley Collins
Max Boring
Marilyn Pullins
Keith Chaffee
Ronald Welling
Norma Robinson
Betty Gray
Barbara Kirkhart
Vernon Reed
James Chaffee
John Rice
Charlotte Adams
Ruth Frost
Nadine Newland
Howard Buckley
Sibyl Russel
Harley Rice
Connie Richardson
Marvin Keebaugh
Sarah Cowdery
Delores Kibble
Dorhman Reed
Home Laundry Company
Phillips
Court St
Meigs
Margaret O'Brien
Dean Stockwell
Brian Roper
Herbert Marshall
Reginald Owen
Elsa Lanchester
Gladys Cooper
George Zucco
Temple Middleport
Fred MacMurray
Maureen O'Hara
Betty Lynn
Rndy
Vallee
Natalie Wood
MGM Films
Bendvue
William Elliott
Rusty
Ted Donaldson
Gloria Henry Rusty, the Dog
King OF the Rocket Men
Tristram Coffin Mae Clark
Don Haggerty
DAR
Mrs. Wiley
Stark 'S Pharmacy
Walgreen A Agency
Dr. West
Woodbury Soap
Mano Cacem
Leon Laraine
P&s
Tyson
Monarch
Lottridge
Mrs. Pickens
Gabardines
Charles McMaster
Cash Bahr
Librarian
Dickie
Dress Shop
The
Farmer’s Institute
Chase
Locust St
Elberfelds
Elberfeld
So.e
Kassiolf
Ata E
Randcraft
Hartley & Bennett
Catalina
Vern Rogers
Kahn Tailoring CO
Indianapolis
Ae Clothing House
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