Pomeroy Library Plans Book Week Observance
Pomeroy Public Library observes National Book Week Nov 14 to 20 with the slogan Lets Read. A display features new books for adults teens and children including Wives and Lovers The Beckoning Hill Away All Boats Rendezvous Madam i MacArthur Strange Lands and Showers for All occasions. Titles for teens include Star Crossed Stallion Golden Stallion to the Rescue Sierra Ranger The Big Out College Slugger. Younger readers see Little League Champs Fire Engine Boy Little Witch Daybreak at Sampey Place Whitey Takes a Trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomroy
Wood
Dodson
Rendezvous
Franken
Doss
Annie Oakley
Havighurat
Madami
Putnam
MacArthur
Willoughby
Haney
Lawson
Montgomery
Sierra Ranger
Thomason
Hano
Fitzgerald
Hellman
Rogers
Bennett
Sampey Place
Wright
Whitey
Rounds
Three Hurt In Collision On Route 7
A two car crash on Route 7 near Log Cabin below Hobson at 12 20 am injured three people and led to one driver facing court. George Ward middleport backing into the highway collided with Elmer Frazier oak hill southbound. Ward and two passengers from the Ward car were hospitalized with injuries. Ward cited for failing to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Ward
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Miss Bateman
Miss Williams
Sheriff Russell
Meigs General Hospital
Walter Miller Garage Man Dies in Pomeroy
Walter B. Miller 64 lifelong Pomeroy resident and longtime operator of Miller's Garage died Saturday night at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after weeks of illness. He is survived by wife Clara a daughter Mary Ellen Cox of Hillsboro two sons Roy of Chester and Donald in Oberammergau Germany three brothers five sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2:30 p m Wednesday at Ewing funeral home with Rev J Leslie Kunze officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter B. Miller
Miller
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
A. M
Rock Springs
Clara
Mary Ellen Cox
Hillsboro
Roy Miller
Chester
Donald Miller
Oberammergau
Germany
C. E. Miller
Billings
Mont
Herman A. Miller
Missoula
William Miller
Pony
Ewing Funeral Home
J. Leslie Kunze
United Methodist Church
Long Bottom Institute Set Wednesday
POMEROY The annual Low Bottom Community Institute begins at 10 am Wednesday at Long Bottom Church. Teresa Swain leads morning singing. school children directed by Mrs Roy Miller perform. Meigs County Supt O O Patterson speaks morning. Lunch at noon. afternoon programs feature speakers from state highway patrolman W R Davis county health director Dr H M Boocks and agent Mrs Geneva H Nolan along with Chester High School band. Evening session at 7 30 pm features H D Howell of Athens with garden slides and travel tales. county agent C F E Blakeslee participates. piano by Yvonne Damewood. Swain again leads song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Boocks
Geneva H. Nolan
Chester High School
H. D. Howell
Athens
Howell
Europe
C. F E. Blakeslee
Yvonne Damewood
Teresa Swain
Seal Sale To Use Assembly Line
Mrs. Wallace Bradford of the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association plans a shorter season for the Christmas Seal Sales. Volunteer workers will gather at Heath Methodist church Tuesday at 1 p.m. to join a stuffing bee and assemble envelopes at a large basement table in an assembly line setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Wallace Bradford
Meigs County
Four Fined In Middleport Traffic Citations
Mayor Sidney Russell fines John Michael five dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Edward Dubrovsky of Youngstown five dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way. Walter Harris and Lester Burford of Rutland five dollars and costs each for parking on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney Russell
John Michael
Edward Dubrovsky
Youngstown
Walter Harris
Lester Burford
Rutland
Sunflower Minstrel Cast Rehearsal Scheduled in Middleport
The Sunflower Minstrel cast will rehearse Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the K of FP Hall, director Brad Maay announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sunflower Minstrel
K of FP Hall
Brad Maay
Pomeroy Garden Club Plans Christmas Party Event
Twilight Garden Club met at Miss Elsie Hart home with Miss Elia Hennessy and Mrs. Charles Graber assisting. Mrs. Corliss Jacobs led business, 24 members and one guest attended, with a pledge and veterans tribute. The group discussed materials for Rutland county meeting and planned a turkey dinner and gift exchange at Mrs. Carrie Nye’s home. A talk on indoor gardens by Mrs. Minnie Davis showcased soil mixes and charcoal use, including a waterless plant display and a plastic ring cactus garden. Awards and ribbons celebrated floral arrangements and poetry, with desserts served at a lace-covered table and Christmas decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Elsie Hart
Elia Hennessy
Charles Graber
Corliss Jacobs
Della Hoover
Victor H. Ries
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Rutland
Pomeroy Village
Charles Ward
Dey Hysell
Phil Williamson
Carrie Nye
Minnie Davis
Helen Nease
America
J. S. Clark
Theil Garland
Oscar Myers
Lucy Gibbs
Ethel Garland
Emmet Peoples
Pomeroy DAR Chapter Meets With Hoyt Speaker
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter D A R gathered at Mrs Edward Starks home in Pomeroy with regent Mrs Dale Dutton in charge. Guest speaker Rev Claremont E Hoyt discussed Religion in Colonial Times as music from early New England psalmody played. Refreshments followed for members and three guests including the Hoyts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Edward Stark
Dale Dutton
Richard Rawlings
New England
Claremont E. Hoyt
Middleport First Baptist Church
Hoyt
Mary Shrine Holds Meeting at IOOF Hall
The Pomeroy Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem met Friday night at the IOOF Hall with Nellie Tracy and Stewart Hawkins presiding in the absence of Frank and Scholz. Plans were made for a Christmas ceremonial on Friday December 10, and potluck refreshments followed the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary
White Shrine of Jerusalem
IOOF
Nellie Tracy
Stewart Hawkins
Frank Scholz
California
Denny Home Hosts Friday Dinner in Peacock Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Denny Sr. entertained with a family dinner at their Peacock Avenue home. Guests included Mrs. FE Smith Mrs. Albert Mees and Louis and Elsie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Earl Denny, Sr
Peacock Ave
FE. J. Smith
Albert Mees
Louis and
Elsie Smith
Rock Springs Club Plans Basket Making Session
The Rock Springs Home Demonstration Work Club will meet Wednesday at 10 30 a m at the grange hall for an all day basket making session. A sack lunch will be served at noon.
Local Resident Clara Bing Remains Hospitalized After Stroke
Miss Clara Bing stays in serious condition at her Union Avenue home following a stroke on Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Buckley went to Parkersburg West Virginia Thursday evening to visit Mrs. Lucy Gainer, Lucy Gainer is a patient at Camden Clark Hospital and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily after recent surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bing
Union Ave
Navy
Eugene Buckley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lucy Gainer
Camden-Clark Hospital
John McIntosh
Pittsburgh
Maude Taylor
Jed Graham
Toronto
Ohio
Southern Local Club To Meet Wednesday
POMEROY The Southern Local Athletic Boosters Club will meet 8 p.m. Wednesday at Racine High School. President Hubert Price will lead as the executive committee report on future program is discussed. Treasurer Clifford Hill will report on the membership drive. Last meeting recorded 40 members and 100 residents in the district are expected by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Southern Local Athletic Boosters Club
Racine
Hubert Price
Clifford Hill
Meigs County Retail Sales Fall From Last Year
Week ending Oct 30 1954 receipts total 4293.50 down from 4598.61 for the week ending Oct 31 1953 per Roger W. Tracy state treasurer. The Meigs County report notes a drop of about 300 in receipts compared to the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Naomi Baker Seeks Divorce From Rex Baker in Meigs County
Naomi Ruth Baker files for divorce in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She also seeks custody of one minor child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Naomi Ruth Baker
Rex Roland Baker
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Middleport groups schedule neighborhood meetings this week
The Parent men Association meets 7 30 p m at the high school auditorium followed by Band Boosters. Priscilla Circle of the B H Sanborn Missionary Society meets at Sara Dame Hartley home. Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters hold Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p m Little House. Electa Circle meets at Rev Hoyt home 7 30 p m. Literary Club assembles Wednesday at Little House 2 p m. Senior choir practices 7 p m. Class 12 Circle WSCS meets 8 p m at church. P M Club hosts at Mrs Wilson home. Child Conservation League meets at Mrs Wildermuth. Busy Bee Class meets at Mrs Wise Jr home. Band Boosters parcel post sale 8 p m at high school auditorium to raise funds for Middleport Memorial Park playground equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Parentmen Association
Band Boosters Association
Priscilla
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Sara Dame Hartley
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Little House
Electa
B. H. Sanborn Missi Society
Firet Baptist Church
C. E. Hoyt
Everett Hayes
Heath Methodist Church
WSCS
Frank Wilson
Child Conservation League
Millard Wildermuth
C. H. Wise Jr
BYF Observes Baptist Youth Fellowship Day at Middleport
The First Baptist Junior and Senior High Youth Fellowships led a Sunday worship in Middleport as part of the American Baptist Convention BYF Day. Proceeds fund local youth attending the BYF state convention in Lakewood over Thanksgiving weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Churches of the American Baptist Convention
Lakewood
Marilyn Miller
Patricia Baker
Joyce Turner
BYF
Bettie Klees
Jacqueline Rice
James van Cooney
James Mourning
Terry Gallagher
Edward Kitchen
LaVerne
Larry Hurley
Sharon Sutton
Joyce
Karen Turner
Jean Bennett
Co. E. Hoyt
Paul Smart
Willis Anthony
David Darst Jr
Fielding Hawkins
C. E. Hoyt
First Baptist Church Gathers for Golden Rule Class Election
The Golden Rule Class of the First Baptist Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hayes to vote on weekday religious education. David Durst Jr presided. Kalad Hindy was named president and Willard Hurley vice president with Owen Bratton as secretary and treasurer. Paul Smart named teacher with assistants Durst Jr and J Anthony Bosco. December 9 Christmas party planned with social hour, games, and a dessert served by Mrs Hayes and Mrs Cheesebrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Clifford Hayes
David Durst, Jr
Harold E. Hubbard
Owen Bratton
Durst
Kalad Hindy
Willard Hurley
Owen
CCL Reschedules Meeting to Wednesday in Middleport
Middleport reports the Child Conservation League will hold its meeting Wednesday evening at Mrs. Millard Wildermuth home, shifting from the originally planned Thursday session. Members are to bring their handouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Child Conservation League
Millard Wildermuth
Grange Heads To Canter
POMEROY Rock Springs Grange plans county officers conference at Grange Hall tonight. Members and families invited with bring sandwiches or cookies. Homer Rice led prayer, Helen Rad ford read The American's Creed, and programs included high quality frozen meat and Good Stock Men Take No Chances. Refreshments served after meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Radford
Homer Rice
Hattie Bolin
Elma Uhle
Ward Gilmore
Two Car Accidents Prompt Middleport Emergency Callout
Middleport Emergency Squad responded twice Saturday night after two car crashes injured passengers. The first crash occurred at South Second and Locust Streets, and the second at Log Cabin below Hobson where two cars collided as one left the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
South Second
Locust Streets
Hobson
Birthday Slumber Party At Shirley Roush Home
Friends of Shirley Roush in Leading Creek gathered Friday for a birthday slumber party at her residence. Guests included Linda Fiering Nevada Kettrel Janet Parrish Gail Stumbo Carol Owen Marilyn Roush Judy Murray and Jane Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Shirley Roush
Leading Creek
Linda Fiering
Nevada Kettrel
Janet Parrish
Gail Stumbo
Carol Owen
Marilyn Roush
Judy Murray
Jane Harris
Hostess Delights Tri-City Sewing Club at Home
Mrs K Rawlings entertained the Tri-City Sewing Club last Thursday and presented hostess favors. She served a salad course to Grace Fisher Pauline Spencer Elizabeth Fick Kathleen Wildermuth Esther B Simpson and Hazel Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
K Rawlings
Tri-City Sewing Club
Paul Haynes Fifth Birthday Celebrated at Kindergarten
Mrs Clara Bell Haynes hosted a birthday party for her son Paul at the afternoon kindergarten. She was assisted by Mrs Criner and teacher Mrs Guy Reynolds as pupils enjoyed decorated cup cakes ice cream and bubble blowing kits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clara Bell Haynes
Paul Haynes
Criner
Guy Reynolds
Birthday Dinner Marks Two Anniversaries in Pomeroy Area
Griff Russell Bradbury and Ererett Tracy near Pomeroy host annual birthday dinner. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Russell entertained Mr and Mrs Tracy at their home to observe two anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Griff Russell
Bradbury
Ererett Tracy
Pomeroy
Mrs. Russell
Mrs. Tracy
Christmas bazaar and bake sale planned by Martha Class
The Martha Class of the Bradbury Church of Christ will hold a Christmas bazaar and bake sale at the Trluster Cleaners on December 10 and 11, with plans finalized last week at Mrs Cush Johnston's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Martha
Bradbury
Social Notes From Huntington Area Weekend Visits
Local residents chatted and traveled over the weekend with relatives and friends. Notables include Mr and Mrs W B Moore renting in Huntington after the Yeagers vacated in Parkersburg and Katheryn Miles moving with her family to Louisville.
Community Notes on Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. John Seines traveled to Martins Ferry after her daughter Mrs. Robert Mitch was hospitalized. Dr. Ernest Maag joined friends in Flint Michigan for a hunting trip to Grand Marais. Will Reynolds was taken to Meigs General Hospital after falling ill at home. Nita and Carolyn Bradford visited Chester relatives, and F G Hunker and O P Klein escorted Mrs. Stoecker and son Billy from Cincinnati to Athens due to her father's illness. Several families reported visits, moves, and hospital stays across Ohio and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Moore
Huntington
John K. Smith
Chancellor Yeager
Katheryn Miles
Parkersburg
Miss Bachtel
Middleport
Adrienne Mills
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Max Lambert
Joe
Richard
Chillicothe
Harry Mills
Ray Bachner
Paul Scott
Carol Anne
Robert Rawlings
Myron Duffield
Washington
D. C
Mary Jane Young
Jon M. Schaaf
Fort Knox
Schaaf
G. C. Schaaf
Frankfurt
Miss Young
Gallipolis
Joe Young, Jr
Melanie
Joe II
John Seines
Martins Ferry
Robert Mitch
Stoecker
Frank Fugate
Holzer Hospital
Dillon Cross
Dayton
William S. Cross
Veterans’ Hospital
Cave
C. H. Wise, Jr
Della Carnahan
Charlies McNamee
Roy Davidson
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Library
Baker's
Iron Magazine
Arvin
Hollywood
Walter Miller
Long Bottom Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Samuiel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn
Criminal Courts
Dr. Sam
Mamie
Mamie Eisenhower
White House
Denver
Colo
Robert Newbrand
Secret Service
Dana Hoofer
Eisenhower
Pomeroy Society
Yale
C. M. Hoover
Painesville
Pomeroy Personals
Southern
Middleport Society
Trloster Cleaners
Middleport Memorial Park
CCL
Grange
Canter
Middleport Squad
Widdleport Personals
Chrysler
Karr & van Zandt
Kathie
Suzanne Ay
John
Barnesville
H. J. Russell
Gene Grate
Leland Brown
Leland Eugene
Clarence Cline
G. G. Werner
Kenneth Yonker
Ralph Prat
Fostoria
E. R. Bolin
Akron
Cecil Bolin
Langsville
Homer J. Russell
Moone
Adv
Willi
Meigs
Black Horse Canyon
Technicolor
Joel McCrea
Mari Blanchard
Temple
Miami Story
Barry Sullivan
Luther Adler
Hal
Bear Mig CO Tire
Hackett
Sohio Service
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!