Issue of Hospital Bonds Sought by Trustee Group
POMEROY Veterans Memorial Board of Trustees met in the courthouse for its first session since the Nov 8 election. Voters approved a 240000 bond issue to build a new hospital. Prosecuting Attorney John C Bacon will request the Board of County Commissioners to issue bonds. A. J. Borowski of the State Health Department reaffirmed the county's high position on the state's hospital priority list. Bonds funds will be managed by a four member board appointed by the governor. The existing eleven trustees will handle only funds already paid into the 1946 tax levy. Officials aim to start construction with minimal delay. Official count gave 57.32 percent support for the bond. Another note covers Mason Mothers Club installation and community reports in Middleport and a Colum bus trip for The City Loan Co. office staff.
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Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial Board of Trustees
Meigs County
John C
Bacon
Board of County Commissioners
A. J. Borowski
State Department of Health
Middleport Seal Sale Headquarters Set Up at Heath Church
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Christmas Seal campaign used Heath Methodist Church as temporary HQ. Eta Phi Beta Sigma Phi volunteers packed envelopes. Miss Edith Young leads the chapter. A mobile X-ray unit offers free chest exams for those 15 and older in Middleport November 21 22 and in Pomeroy November 28 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Heath Methodist Church
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Edith Young
Wayne Gibbons
Meigs
Meigs Chapter of
Tuberculosis and Health Ass'n
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy
Seal Sale
Ben Philson
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Mill St
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Miss Young
Bettie Wise
Mary Ohlinger
Freddie Houdashelt
Roger Morgan
Norma Koehler
Selim Blazewicz
Howard Hunnicutt
William Atkins
Don Stivers
James Jobb
Richard Karr
Charles Mullen
William Werner
Robert Coats
Thomas Potts
Richard Seyler
Paul Clifford
John Lyons
Ralph Welker
Auto Truck Sideswipe Near Rocksprings
A coal truck driven by Hubert E. Earl and a southbound sedan driven by Virgil B. Wamsley sideswiped Thursday around 2 p.m. near Pomeroy A curve north of Rocksprings Telephone exchange. Mrs Wamsley and their son Carl 5 suffered slight cuts. Vehicle damage was extensive. No arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rocksprings
State Highway Patrol
Hubert E. Earl
Hilliard
Ohio
Virgil B. Wamsley
Racine
Second Session Slated For Recreation Leaders
POMEROY The second session of the Recreational Leaders short course will be held at the Mechanicsburg school Saturday at 9 30 a m Organized groups in the county including PTA granges Farm Bureau or 4 H clubs have been invited to send one or two delegates The session is conducted by R Bruce Tom rural sociologist from Ohio State University Delegates are to take sack lunches.
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Pomeroy
Mechanicsburg
PTA
Granges
Farm Bureau
R. Bruce Tom
Ohio State University
Meigs 4-H Delegation Attends Older Rural Youth Conference
Meigs County Junior Leadership 4 H Club was represented by Wilma Rice Iris Mae Rice Charles Carr Roberta Swartz and C E Blakeslee county agricultural agent at the two state Older Rural Youth Conference in Jackson Mill West Virginia last weekend. More than 300 delegates attended the session with the group leaving Friday morning and returning Sunday evening.
Praise and Prayer service aids Tokyo and Concord missions
The Women's Association of First Presbyterian Church allocated the annual offering to missions in Japan and Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina. Officers were re-elected including Mrs. John B. Downing as president and Mrs. George Anderson Jr. as vice president. Christmas plans and dining room upgrades were discussed.
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Middleport
Women's Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Japan
Barber-Scotia
Concord
N. C
Paul Hapstonstall
Susan Park
Homer G. McMillen
Lowell Probasco
George Anderson, Jr
Haptonstall
James Jewart
James Sullivan
O. H. Stewart
C. A. Poindexter
John B
Imperial Electric Co
Dillard
C. H. Stewart
Noel Hysell
Juhling
Jewart
Marcus Chambers
Downing
Herman Bailey
William Morris
Charles McMaster
Busy Bee Class Elects Officers At First Baptist
Mrs John Mayer was elected president of the Busy Bee Class at the First Baptist Church meeting last night. The nominating committee presented a full slate including Beulah White Ray Luman James Sauders and Downing Roush, with terms to begin in January.
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Middleport
John Mayer
First Baptist Church
L. D. Diles
Beecht
J. Q. Rice
A. R. Pullen
T. A. May
Mayer
Beulah White
Ray Luman
James Sauders
Downing Roush
Florence Bush
Pie supper and amateur contest for school piano
Proceeds from a pie supper and amateur contest at Silver Run School on Tuesday evening November 22 will fund the purchase of a piano. All ages may enter the contest. three prizes will be awarded. Contact Mrs. Thelma Dill of Pomeroy or call 462 Y to enter.
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Middleport
Silver Run
Thelma Dill
Gruesers Travel for Akron Wedding of Thomas Snowball
Mr and Mrs Paul Grueser leave for Akron to attend the wedding of their nephew Thomas Snowball to Miss Marjory Barry daughter of Mrs John Barry and the late Mr Barry of Akron. The ceremony is set for Saturday followed by a reception. Snowball resides in Barbertown.
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Middleport
Paul Grueser
Akron
Thomas Snowball
Marjory Barry
John Barry
Mr. Barry
Pythian Sisters Club to Meet at Mrs Sanborn Home
Middleport reports the Staff and Officers Club of Pythian Sisters will hold a Monday evening meeting at the home of Mrs. M. R. Sanborn with Mrs John Mayer assisting as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pythian Sisters
M. R. Sanborn
John Mayer
Local residents and visitors noted in Parkersburg weekly roundup
Several Parkersburg residents visited and hosted guests including Mrs. Clarence Chase Mrs. Judson White and Mrs. Howard Hunnicutt plus families from Ohio and Kentucky. Others mentioned travel deer hunting trips from Vermont Virginia and Columbus with local hosts and medical staff updates for area families.
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H. F. Lucas
E. M. Wood
Vermont
Parkersburg
Clarence Chase
Judson White
Howard Hunnicutt
George Bentley
J. C. Downing
C. H. Wise
Ruth Wise
Reid Varney
Virginia
Ray Steiner
Cleveland
E. E. Steiner
Marie Steiner
Douglas McHaffie
Columbus
Ruth Peters
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Home Office
William Murray
Worthington
Randolph Ward
Ravenswood
James Murray
Garen Stansbury
William Stansbury
Knoxville
Tenn
Edgar Wolfe
South Charleston
William Hobstetter
Bunce
Gravel Hill
Dorothy Caldwell
R.N
Huntington
A. A. Dillard
Miller Birth Announcement for Thomas Lee in Syracuse
Mr and Mrs Ray mond Miller of Nitro West Virginia announce the birth of a son Thomas Lee on Sunday November 13. The Millers have three daughters. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Royal Thomas of Syracuse and Mr and Mrs Marshal Miller of Bradbury. Great grandmother is Mrs Nancy Miller of near Pome roy.
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Syracuse
Raymond Miller
Nitro
W. Va
Thomas Lee
Millers
Royal Thomas
Marshal Miller
Bradbury
Nancy Miller
Near
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Area Churches Schedule and Services
Local church listings present multiple denominations with service times Bible schools and sermon titles. Notable items include Federated, United Brethren, Church of Christ and United Methodist congregations with morning worship at 10 30 a.m. and Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Revival and special events are noted.
Mason County Land Transfers Report
Cleon B and Bessie C Cadle transfer Lots 23 and 24 in Brown Addition Cologne District to Dewitte L and Alice Beaver. Charlotte W Sayre transfers Lots 56 and 57 in Capehart Place Lewis District to W B and Norma B Sturgeon. Lena Roseberry Meyer transfers real estate in Lewis District to C F Buckle and Arnold Buckle. Ida Turner transfers a lot in Lewis District to Opal Turner Durst. Vernon and Amy Cadle transfer Lots 38 and 39 in Brown Addition Cologne District.
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Cleon B
Bessie C. Cadle
Dewitte L
Alice Beaver
Brown Addition
Cologne
Charlotte W. Sayre
W. B
Norma B. Sturgeon
Capehart Place
Lewis
Lena Roseberry Meyer
C. F. Buckle
Arnold Buckle
Ida Turner
Opal Turner Durst
Vernon
Amy Cadle
Cross Examination Opens Second Day in White Divorce
Elma M. White versus Ronnie E. White entered day two in common pleas court as John C. Bacon cross examined the defendant. The hearing paused for ten days to allow the sheriff to locate an absent witness. Manning D. Webster defends and has filed a cross petition.
Victim of Accident Is Taken to Home
John Thomas Pomeroy eight, who suffered a broken leg and head injury after being struck by a car near Beacon Station, has returned home from Holzer Hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Karr
Otho Karr
Locust St
L. W. McComas
Flossie Allenworth
Allena
John Harvey
Pomeroy
John Thomas
Beacon Station
Holzer Hospital
Edgar Thomas
Police Chief Geiger and companions return from hunt
Charleston officials Chief E F Geiger Virgil Fike and H L Holosing spent two days pheasant and rabbit hunting in North Baltimore Ohio. Geiger reported no pheasants and no rabbits found during the trip.
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Point Pleasant
E. F. Geiger
Virgil Fike
H. L. Holosing
Charleston
North Baltimore
Ohio
Geiger
Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Velma Cassady files for divorce from Ray Cassady in common pleas court per clerk of courts records.
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Pomeroy
Clerk of the Courts
Common Pleas Court
Velma Cassady
Ray Cassady
Middleport Churches Plan Thanksgiving Services
Middleport churches list schedules for worship and Sunday school. Heath Methodist led by Pastor W B Moore hosts 9:30 a.m. church school and 10:30 a.m. service with a sermon on Our Thanksgiving. First Presbyterian hosts union service at 7:30 p.m. with Dr Homer G McMillen delivering. First Baptist offers morning worship at 10:15 a.m. and youth fellowship at 6 p.m with an evening sermon Chain Reaction.
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Letart Falls
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Association
United Methodist Church
Naomi Baptist
H. _E. Harris
Hocking
Women’s Missionary Convention
Missionary Society
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
Grace Episcopal
K. C. Wilson
Church OF Christ In Christian Union
O. H. Cart
Middleport
Hobson
United Methodist
Lewis C. Berger
Union
Heath Methodist
W. B. Moore
Homer G. McMillen
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist — Church School
Youth Fellowship
First Presbyterian
Our Church
Ashworth Rites Planned Today
POMEROY relatives of Elza Ashworth who died at his home in Pittsburgh Tuesday left Friday to attend his funeral. He leaves a wife Edith Eiselstein two sons two daughters and siblings Elmer Dayton V Ashworth and Otho of Texas. Brothers D V Ashworth and Elmer Ashworth to attend services.
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Pomeroy
Elza Ashworth
Pittsburgh
Elmer
Dayton V. Ashworth
Ohio Northern University
Edith Eiselstein
Pomeroy Dallas Hickman Held on Investigation Docket
Dallas Hickman, 36, of Cincinnati address, is in the county jail awaiting investigation per Sheriff Charles Russell's docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dallas Hickman
Cincinnati
Charles Russell
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Lucy Gregg
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Edward Ryan
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State School For the Deaf
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Diles
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Ann Revere
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Roy Barcroft
Rusty Leads
Ted Donaldson
Gloria Henry
Rusty, the Dog
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Laredo
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Warner Baxter
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Adele Jergens
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