Pomeroy Council Approves Lighting Plan and Fire Truck Bid
POMEROY Village Council authorized bidding for a two ton fire truck with a midship pump and 500 gallon tank. It gave a second reading to a street lighting franchise with Southern Ohio Electric Co and invited engineers to prepare a storm sewer plan for Naylors Run area. Local officials discussed school stadium grading and bond issue matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alvin Norris
Village Council
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Harry Canterbury
Frank Chapman
Clair Karr
Sidney Spencer
Elbert Robinson
Canterbury
Chapman
T. H. May
Middleport
Power Company
Karr
Spencer
May
Council
Glenroy Ewing
Chamber of Commerce Sewer Committee
Ewing
L. G. Merrill
H. J. Roberts
Parkersburg
Merrill and Roberts
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy Schools
Board of Education
Naylors Run
Smith
Crow
Fred Crow, Jr
Cleveland
Squire, Saunders, and Dempsey
Ohio State Unemployment Compensation Department
Robinson
Meigs Water Company
Laurel St
WCTU Meeting Set at Lincoln Street Home
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union plans a Friday meeting at Mrs. David Entsminger's Lincoln Street residence with Miss Margaret Sauer, president, announcing the gathering. Notice also lists Paul Shanfon of Athens Ohio as administrator of Patrick Leo Fagan's estate with a four month claims deadline. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary. probate judge Francis D White signs the notice dated November 14 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Middleport
David Entsminger
Lincoln St
Margaret Sauer
Paul Shanfon
Athens
Ohio
Patrick Leo Fagan
Athens County
Francis D, White
Said County
Appointment of Administrator for James Barrowman Estate
M. D. Hughes of 1-3 Cline Building Athens Ohio is appointed Administrator of the Estate of James Barrowman Sr deceased of Chauncey Athens County Ohio. Dated November 13 1946 Francis D White 11-19-46 3otw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Hughes
Cline
Athens
Ohio
James Barrowman
Chauncey
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
Probate Court Hearing in Athens County Absence Case
In Athens County Ohio Probate Court a hearing is set for December 5 1945 at 10 am to consider evidence on the alleged absence and presumed death of James O Neal. The petition seeks a legal presumption of death after seven years of absence from his last domicile in Upton. Dorothy Frank deputy clerk confirms the court and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio
James O'Neal
Upton
A. m
Frank Apen
Y Dorothy Frank
Puty
Farm Bureau Employes Advisory Council Meets
The Meigs Farm Bureau Employes Advisory Council met at Mrs. E A Robinsons Lincoln Heights home Sunday. The group aims to help employes learn ways to benefit farmers. Refreshments were served to several local couples and individuals including Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Ingraham and children Saundra Kay and Brenda Sue.
Business Upgrades Hit Main Street Pomeroy
Main Street in Pomeroy has several upgrades including Stark Pharmacy with a green vitreous front, a relocation by Tom Leifheit Restaurant, Brown Brothers appliance store opening, and near completion of the Karr and Van Zandt auto showroom. An elevator adds to Hotel Martin, with Edgar Ebersbach to run the new dining room soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Butternui Sts
Karr and van Zandt Automobile Agency
Hotel Martin
Stark Pharmacy
Edgar Ebersbach
PTA Meeting On Fitness Theme Set At Pomeroy
POMEROY Foundations for Physical Fitness will be the theme of the PTA meeting at the Junior High Gym Thursday. Mrs. Tracy Whaley, president, announced today. Marion Ebersbach will present games Indian club drills and tumbling with girls from her classes. Herndon Wilks will show tumbling acts by high school students. A business session will follow the exhibits. Parents PTA members and others are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tracy Whaley
Marion Ebersbach
Herndon Wilks
Pomeroy High Schools
Death of Earl Springston Former Middleport Resident
Friends report the death of Earl Springston 49 at his home 7 Byard Street Athens. A Middleport native who moved to Athens County ten years ago and earlier resided on Mill Street. He attended Middleport High School and later Albany eight years. Funeral services conducted at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Springston
Byard St
Athens
Athens County
Mill St
Middleport High School
Albany
MHS
Springston
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Three Meigs Youths Attend Ohio Farm Bureau Caucus
Three Meigs County youths travel to Columbus for the twenty eighth annual Ohio Farm Bureau Federation meeting. Mary K Foster Mary Meredith and Claude Montgomery represent Meigs Ches ter and Star Grange youth groups. Activities begin with 9 am to 12 noon registration at the Neil House and continue through Memorial Hall meetings ending with a Thursday luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Mary K. Foster
Meigs County Farm Bureau Youth Council
Mary Meredith
Chester Youth Council
Claude Montgomery
Star Grange Young Council
Neil House
Memorial Hall
Corning Bethany Class Meeting and Scout Group Formed
The Corning Bethany class met at Mrs. Isabelle Phillips home with devotions by Thelma Latta. Guests included Francie Spence Goldie Benedict Jane Brown Roma Hawkins and Dabelle Phillips. A December meeting will be at Mrs Francie Spence’s home for a Christmas gift exchange. Mrs Myrtle Tedrow and Mrs Elizabeth Woodruff organized a junior Girl Scouts group at the high school with leaders and girls present Nancy Wemmer Virginia Dean Janice Gibbs Alice Tiverner Carol Ann Raub invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Wemmer
Virginia Dean
Janice Gibbs
Alice Tiverner
Carol Ann Raub
Prisoner eligible for hearing before Ohio Pardon Board
No 83443 Michael R. Chapman confined at London Prison Farm London Ohio admitted from Athens County convicted January 1946 of Forgery VC serving a 120 year sentence eligible for a hearing on or after January 1 1947 by the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission Parole and Record Clerk A K Chenoweth 11 19 20tw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael R. Chapman
London
Ohio
Athens County
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A. K. Chenoweth
The New in Farming Promising Test Plots in Meigs County
Meigs County reports three hot weather legume and grass test plots from spring 1945. Ladine Clover and alfalfa show best results with birdsfoot trefoil promising. orchard grass and alta fescue grow well late fall. Beekeeping urged for winter stores. sugar rations available from Cincinnati. Community institutes at Reedsville Salem Center Hemlock Grove praised for programs and education on farming and home economics. Per capita dairy intake data show shifts after price ceilings, with butter down and cheese and evaporated milk up slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Blakeslee
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lloyd
Wayne Roush
Racine
Reedsville
Salem Center
Hemlock Grove
Grace Gerard
Ohio University
Salem Center Institute
F. W. McDermott
Rio Grande College
Rev. McDermott
Hemlock Grove Institute
E. D. Keeler
Edison Hobstetter
Hemlock Grove Institutes
John Mackelin
Ohio Power Co
Geneva H. Nolan
Ohio State University
Twin City Shriners Attend Golden Anniversary Parade
More than 4,000 Shriners marked the Beni Kedem temple golden anniversary in Charleston with a 20,000 crowd parade. Twin City Shrine Club members from Middleport and Pomeroy led a long list of participants amid band concerts and patrol drills. The memorial service honored Arthur Stuart, a retired New York Central official who died in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Shriners
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Twin City
Shrine Club
Pomeroy
George Baker
Carl Gilmore
William S. Hawkins
Austin Russell
John Zerkle
Jack Covert
B. F. Parmalee
William Allman
D. S. Harold
John Hawkins, Jr
Max Sanborn
Robert Coats
George Grindley
Holley Martin
Roscoe Wise
Leo Vaughan
Carl Shields
Beni Kedem Temple
Aladdin Temple
Columbus
Arthur Stuart
New York Central Railroad
Rotary Club
Mrs Cummins Seeks Youth Center Leadership
Mrs Howard Cummins of Lincoln Heights Pom eroy outlined plans for a Community Recreation Youth Center to be supervised temporarily. She urged positive education and leadership training, comparing overseas centers with the upcoming local facility and detailing activities including discussion groups talent development and social graces. The meeting at the High School Auditorium was chaired by Mrs Bruce Lloyd with song led by Miss Lois Cecil and piano by Mrs Eleanor S Schaaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Howard Cummins
Lincoln Heights
Pomeroy
South Carolina University
American Red Cross
Parent-Teacher Association
Community Recreation
Guy Reynolds
Cummins
Overseas
Bruce Lloyd
Lois Cecil
Eleanor S. Schaaf
Jeanne Ann Wiseman
Arthur Clark
Hemlock Grove Garden Club Notes in Pomeroy
Members met at Mrs. Howard Bolin's home for a program led by Mrs. Lawrence Roush. Awards for table arrangements went to several members including Howard Bolin for a vegetable centerpiece and Jessie Saunders for a blackberry lily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Heaton
Freda Heines
Kathryn Hess
Eastern Star Members Attend Evening Services
Middleport Evangeline Chapter members attended Sunday services at First Baptist Church. The occasion included special choir numbers and a baptismal service for several named parishioners with dates and local connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
First Baptist Church
Charles Pomeroy
James Pullen
Kalad Hindy
George Conde, Jr
Gladwin Werner
Janice Ward
June Scines
Patty Baker
George Swindler
Billy Darst
Larry
Harry Rice
Armitage Funeral Ties In Charleston to Stuart Family
Mrs. Arthur Stuart and her daughter Jean attended funeral services for Charles Armitage in Charleston and returned home Friday evening. Armitage, once a resident of Middleport, was brother in law to the late Arthur Stuart. Don Armitage, last of the Middleport family, now lives in Buffalo New York and also attended the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stuart
Jean
Charles Armitage
Charleston
Mr. Armitage
Middleport
Don Armitage
Buffalo
N. Y
Attendees at Ohio University Dayton Flyers Football Game
Among those at the Athens game Saturday were Charles Asa Bradbury Paul Smith Charles Entsminger Allan Rothrock Mr and Mrs Paul Davis Mr and Mrs David Darst Sr Judge Fred Crow Ohio University trustee Frederick Crow and many other Meigs Countians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University-Dayton Flyers
Athens
Charles Asa Bradbury
Paul Smith
Charles Entsminger
Allan Rothrock
Paul Davis
David Darst
Fred Crow
Ohio University
Frederick Crow
Meigs
Thanksgiving Weekend Visits and Local Honors in Gallia County
Mrs Mae Enright and family visited sister Miss Virgie Major in Gallipolis for a pre Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Emily Barnes of RochesterMinn visits sister B E Talbott and brother M G White in town. Durgee accompanied by her husband from Parkersburg for a weekend here. Lawrence Bing and family spent a weekend in Leon West Virginia. Kathleen Swindler, Columbus employed, visited her parents Charles and Mrs Swindler. Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter CES to meet at Mrs R A Miller home Thursday. Alonzo Russell Bradbury aged father of Homer J Russell and Mrs Fred Russell hospitalized at Holzer Gallipolis. Granddaughter Vera Russell Rupp of Toledo aiding in care. Going to Columbus Monday are Mrs William Robson Sr and Jr Mrs Cleo Kerns Ruth Pickens with Martha Robson and Denny Robson of Lima for Thanksgiving. Harvey Mourning and family celebrated 42nd anniversary with dinner. Rev H A Rothrock hosted Mark Brown and sons David and Sam of Bridgeport WV. Charles Barnette family returned from weeklong visit with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Enright
Morton Thompson
Martha Enright
Columbus
Virgie Major
Sixth Ave
Ernest Major
Major
Wilkesville
Emily Barnes
Rochester
Minn
B. E. Talbott
M. G. White
Claude Durgee
Parkersburg
Durgee
Lawrence Bing
Leon
W. Va
Kathleen Swindler
Charles Swindler
Evangeline Chapter Ces
R. A. Miller
Alonzo Russell
Bradbury
Homer J. Russell
Fred Russell
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Vera Russell Rupp
Toledo
William Robson
Cleo Kerns
Ruth Pickens
Clifford
Charles Barnette
Scouts Plan Honor Court for Thursday in Kinshuta District
Two Scouts will advance to Eagle rank and two will receive gold and silver palms at the Kinshuta District annual Boy Scout dinner held at Heath Methodist Church Middleport. Troops 49 and 40 members and adults attend with Scout Executive Edward Goodwin and guest speaker from Parkersburg. Eagle recipients are Frank Talbott White and Bill Knight. palms go to Kenilworth Nease and Joe Foster. Officer elections for the Kiashuta district will be held during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Kinshata
Heath Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Charles Baird
H. A. Rothrock
Court of Honor
Edward Goodwin
Athens and Meigs County
Parkersburg
Charles Walburn
Frank Talbott White
Frank White
Bill Knight
A. R. Knight
Kenilworth Nease
Helen Hobstetter Nease
Joe Foster
J. Edward Foster
Kiashuta
Middleport Band Boosters Set 2150 Goal for New Instruments
The Band Boosters of Middleport school announce a $2150 fundraising goal to buy new instruments. A $1500 target was started this week with strong first-day subscriptions. The Band Tag Day Saturday will feature canvassing and a concert as the drive aims to close a $650 gap to match district peers. Bernard Krinke leads the effort with plans to obtain timpani bass horn Sousaphone piccolo and other high priced items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Karl Owen
Middleport School
Harold Chase
C. E. Wood
Bernard Krinke
Board of Education
Laura Baker Taken by Ambulance for Heart Attack in Athens
Mrs Laura Baker formerly of Athens was ambulanced Saturday to the home of Mile lard Osborne at Long Bottom. She is reported to be suffering a heart attack and is under care there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Laura Baker
Athens
Eweing
Mile Lard Osborne
Long Bottom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Page 3 Electric Company
Pomeroy Lighting Pla
Vilage
Farm Bureau
Advisory Council
PTA
Corning
West 7Th Street
Cincinnati
Twin City Shrine
Mrs. Cummins Lands
Wayne Swisher
Robert Allensworth
Mesdames
Marvin Kelly
Ross Stobart
Lewis Triplett
Kenneth Byer
Don Davis
Otho Karr
Grace Call
E. O. Smith
Henry
Harry Bailey
Sidney Ervin
Willis Anthony
Delbert Becker
Gail Miller
John Kauff Jr
James Arnold
Charles Neal
Ed Haggerty
Shirley Mills
Russell Bailey
Henry Fultz
C. O. Fisher
Wibur Ashey
Rodney Downing
Pomeroy Social Notes
Sumer
Asd
Schenley Uplere Corp
Nyg
NLEY
Middleport Social Notes
Beech Hill
George Childs
Kenneth Thompson
Harold Thompson
John Lyons
Point Pleasant
Boosters
Pasco
Charles Coburn
Tom Drake
Hume Cronyn
Andy Clyde
Henry Stephenson
Dean Stockwell
Selena Royle
Beverly Tyler
Wallace Ford
Henry O'Neill
Chester Morris
Jeff Donnell
Richard Lane
Dusty Anderson
FBI
Bendvue
Pomeroy Today
TULSA
Karen Morley
Jim Bannon
Robert Scott
Tory
the Bank OF Athens
National Banking Association
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Incorporation
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