Ground Broken for New Middleport Post Office Building
Middleport Ohio site of the old Central School on Mill Street and North Fourth Avenue saw ground breaking for a federal building. A E George of Ang Construction Coshocton supervised the work with Frank Spears. Basement measured 56 by 60 feet with 5.5 feet depth. 4.5 feet above ground. Maples felled, school memories fade as construction advances.
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Middleport
Mill St
N. Fourth Ave
Federal
A. E. George
Ang Construction Company
Coshocton
Frank Spears
George
Death of Brother Calls Three to Charleston
Middleport residents Lewis Bess and Mrs Earl C Rickman with sister Mrs Mary Kelly Rendville were summoned to Charleston by the death of their brother Hugh Bess age 53 who died at McMillan Hospital after a heart ailment confinement since Sept 11 He was born and reared in Middleport a former chef on the Kanawha and Michigan Railroad and private chef for late Superintendent A N Lyons He is survived by two sons and his siblings Funeral arrangements not announced by Wednesday.
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Middleport
Lewis Bess
Earl C. Rickman
Mary Kelly
Rendville
Charleston
Hugh Bess
McMillan Hospital
Mr. Bess
George Bess
Funeral for Thomas Boston Held Friday at Letart Church
The funeral for Thomas Boston, killed Tuesday by an accidental self-inflicted gunshot, will be Friday afternoon at two from Letart Church. Burial will follow in Letart Falls Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Boston
Letart Church
Letart Falls
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs Hollis Scott of Gallipolis visited here. Frank Spears and wife from Coshocton stay with Mrs H L Ward while Spears works on the new post office. Marion Rife and wife visit Fostoria with her sister. Women’s Temperance Union meets at Heath M E Church. F G Hunker takes two week vacation from Citizens National Bank. Granddaughter Sharon Lila Bush celebrates first birthday with a large party at the Bush home. guests include twelve youngsters and many relatives. Middleport Literary Club meets at Mrs Ray Sherman’s. program centers on The Frontiersman and The Ordinance of 1787 with roll-call discussion. Two guests attend. sale of articles by the blind planned.
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Hollis Scott
Gallipolis
Frank Spears
Coshocton
H. L. Ward
Spears
Marion Rife
Fostoria
Rife
Women’s Temperance Union
Heath M. E
F. G. Hunker
Citizens National Bank
L. D. Diles
Florence Bush
Edward Parsons
Sharon Lila Bush
Fred Bush
Juanita Jane Hawkins
John Hawkins, Jr
Paula Jane Leonard
Danny
David Durst
Billy
Pearl Yeanger
Ruby Annicee
Don Davis
Bobby
George Tewksbury
Mona Marie
Thomas Riley
Sharon
Middleport
Ray Sherman
Sherman
A. Poindexter
Clara Stewart
Northwest Territory
M. W. Essex
J. D., Ryan
Frank Vroman
Charles McElhinney
M. T. Haines
Charles Burk
E. M. McCarty
C. A. Emmish
Bess Sanborn
Heath M. E. Church
O. P. Klein
Noah Haskins
Safari Well Attended at Simpson M E Church Event
The Safari program at Simpson M E Church featured a vocal duet by Mrs. C E W Downie and Mrs Nettie Wisecarver, solo by Rev Warren Bright, multiple playlets, and tea refreshments. Separate items note a pre nuptial shower for Ruth Will, a Christmas Day wedding date, and a 25th wedding anniversary for her parents.
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Simpson M. E. Church
C. E. W. Downie
Nettie Wisecarver
Warren Bright
Ruth Will
D. F. Will
G. W. Will
Miss Will Will
John Lambert Dee
Miss Will
Local notices from Pomeroy area women and visitors
Local residents hear of daily movements with visits and hospital care. Dr. C. E. Warfield visits from Marietta while Harvey Holter is taken to Holter Hospital for an infected hand. Families on Spring Street and Laurel Cliff host relatives as Miss Maud Grueser fills in at the Tribune office.
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Pomeroy Robinson
C. E. Warfield
Marietta
Pomeroy
J. I. Clark
Eddie Blake
Mason City
Roy E. Tracy
Spring St
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
William Waters
Columbus
Harvey Holter
Holter Hospital
Gallipolis
Dana Karr
Thelma and
Thulma
Raymond Reuter
Tommy Ray
Clarence Karr
Bobby Larry
Jeanette Hysell
Clifford Wilt
Middleport
Charles Karr
Laurel Cliff
Joe Bengel
Augusta
C. E. W. Downie
Maud Grueser
Minersville
Christine O'Donnell
Tribune
District Scout Meet Program Is Announced
The Kinshata District meeting for Boy Scout workers and interested locals will be held Friday at Simpson M E Church. Willard McMaster opens, Rev Don McMillin gives the invocation, dinner follows, and T Roland Cowie serves as toastmaster. G E Ashwill and R D Dalymple present district reports.
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Henry Crooks
Frank H. Johnston
M. D. Hartley
Cowie
G. E. Ashwill
Athens
R. D. Dalymple
Parkersburg
C. M. Hennessy
Johnston
H. C. Thrasher
Blennerhasset
C. E. Peoples
Meigs County Agent Reports On Rural Life
Meigs County extension survey shows residents value home life with limited participation in community events. Average township population 1336 with 461 children and 213 church members. Sunday attendance 144 and 160 at Sunday School. Grange attendance low at 42 of 90 members. about 200 residents participate in any community activity. A group will meet next Wednesday with rural sociologist J. P. Schmidt.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
J. P. Schmidt
Ohio State to discuss rural life improvements in Meigs County
Ohio State University plans a discussion on improving rural life in Meigs County. Public interest centers on community needs, agricultural support, and regional resources. The event invites residents, officials, and faculty to explore collaborative solutions.
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Ohio State University
Meigs County
Scout Civic Day Postponed to Next Friday
POMEROY Boy Scout Civic Day set for Saturday this week is postponed to Friday of next week the day after Thanksgiving. Eagle Party winners include Ed Stark mayor Don Mullen chief of police Allen Rothrock auditor David Clifton clerk of courts Junior Foit board chair Stewart Boston sheriff. Life Party leaders are Virgil Wood treasurer Don Rosenbaum common pleas judge Paul Kimes probate judge Daryl Johnson Recorder. Troop numbers show scouts from Middleport Chester Pomeroy Racine Syracuse elected.
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Pomeroy
Eagle Party
Ed Stark
Don Mullen
Allen Rothrock
David Clifton
Junior Foit
Board of Commissioners
Stewart Boston
Life Party
Virgil Wood
Don Rosenbaum
Common Pleas
Paul Kimes
Daryl Johnson
Middleport
Chester
Racine
Syracuse
Licenses Granted for Boone Scarberry and Rosa Auxier
Wed marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis to Boone Scarberry 68 and Rosa Auxier 34, both of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Boone Scarberry
Rosa Auxier
Crown City
Reuter Sues for Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Charles William Reuter an infant by Edna Reuter his next friend sues Juanita Reuter a minor in common pleas on neglect and cruelty grounds after marrying July 21 of this year.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Charles William Reuter
Edna Reuter
Juanita Reuter
Burton matriarch gravely ill after fall in Columbus
Ernest Burton of Middleport reported his mother Mrs. William Burton is critically ill in Columbus after a visit there. She fell and fractured her hip and has not recovered. Her death is expected momentarily.
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Middleport
Ernest Burtton
Columbus Yterday
William Burton
Burton
Columbus
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Steppe's Beauty Shop
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Middleport Social Notes
Campbell & Crow
Heart of
Ste Mart
Style-Mart
T. R. Cowie
Walter Wolfe
Ohio
Bridge Club
C. E. Smith
S. Second Ave
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Fultz
Hubert Mace
Robert Harris
Paul French
Mary Jane
Ida Meredith
M. D. Hartinger
Hartinger
Epworth League of Simpson M. E. Church
Adele Fowler
Donald McKenzie
Jean Kincaid
J. T. Robinson
General Advertising Co
Malcolm D. Hartley City Hall
Elberfelds
Wesley
Our Mammoth Toyland
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
H. J. Hysell
Clarence Chapman
Mgr
Middleport, Ohio
Rathburn
Rutland
McMaster Hardware and Furniture Co
The
Gasco Food Institute
Tappan Gas Range
Food Institute
H.S. Auditorium
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