Taft to Speak at Gallipolis Farm Meetings Next Friday
Gallia county farm leaders urge farmers to attend an 11 am agricultural session in the court house to hear Senator Taft discuss national legislation. A public meeting follows at 2 pm with a noon gathering for business leaders at the Lafayette Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert A. Taft
Stanley Shaver
Pomona Grange
Homer D. Mossman
Gallia
Taft
B. Lewis Jones
Columbus
Robert M. Betz
Laffayette Hotel
Man Found Guilty on Burglary Charge in Meigs County
Robert Stutz pleaded not guilty but was convicted by a Meigs County Court of Common Pleas petit jury after about thirty minutes of deliberation. The jury, once instructed on guilt, recommended mercy. Stutz was linked to a July 9 burglary at Mrs. H O Ewing’s home and a purse stolen from Mrs. Janet Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Stutz
Edgar Ervin
Meigs County
Virgil Brown
Stutz
Mason City
W.va
H. O. Ewing
N. Third Ave
Janet Hecox Harris
Middleport
Rittman
Ithamar Neal
Don Gosney
Ewing
Neal
Gosney
C. F. Parker
Well Child Conference Set for Middleport Library
The Well Child Conference for infants and children up to five years will be held tomorrow from 1 30 p m to 4 p m in the Middleport Public Library basement. Sponsored by the County Health Department and the Child Conservation League, the program urges regular physician exams and diet guidance. A local physician, a nurse, and two C C L members will attend. all Meigs County children are eligible for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
O. E. McKinley
County Health Department
Child Conservation League
Meigs County
C.C.L
McKinley
First Aid Lesson for Meigs County Auxiliary Patrol
POMEROY Legionnaires from Meigs County join the State Highway Auxiliary Patrol meeting monthly at Drew Webster Post. The latest session teaches first aid with Patrolman McCreedy of Gallipolis as instructor. Rodney Downing leads the county group and officials say training aids flood response and traffic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Highway Auxiliary Patrol
Drew Webster
McCreedy
Gallipolis
Rodney Downing
Mrs Russell Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner at Lincoln Heights
Miss Edythe Russell held a Thanksgiving dinner at her Lincoln Heights home. Guests included Mrs A E Russell and her mother, Mr and Mrs William Grueser with Floradell Russell and children Billy Don and Debra Rae, Mrs William Russell and Roberta of Corning, Mr and Mrs Carl Brannan of Pomeroy, Mrs Lang, Nina Russell Bradbury, and Robert Jay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edythe Russell
Lincoln Heights
A. E. Russell
William Grueser
Floradell Russell
Billy Don
Debra Rae
Middleport
William Russell
Roberta
Corning
Carl Brannan
Lang
Nina Russell
Bradbury
Robert Jay
Baby Burned in Fall Against Stove in Middleport
11 month old Margaret Regina Davis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Davis of Middleport, sustained severe arm burns after she fell against a stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Margaret Regina Davis
Thomas Davis
L. R. Wiley Returns Home After Emergency Appendectomy
Middleport resident L. R. Wiley, who had an emergency appendectomy at Holzer Hospital, has been discharged and returned to his Seventh Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. R. Wiley
Holzer Hospital
Seventh Ave
Pomeroy Downtown Coaches Host Dec 8 Football Banquet
Bad weather delayed the Downtown Coaches meeting at Pomeroy High School. The annual football appreciation dinner will be Dec 8 at Sacred Heart Auditorium with Sacred Heart Guild serving and inviting squad members, managers, coaches, and guests including women fans. Fred Crow Jr. will be guest speaker at the second ward firehouse chicken supper beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Paul Casci
Sacred Heart Auditorium
Sacred Heart Guild
Second Ward Fire Company
Fred Crow, Jr
Police Probe Auto Collision in Middleport Pomeroy Area
Police investigated an automobile accident at 7 35 p m yesterday when Clarence Hamm of Middleport crashed into the rear of Eugene Newland s car after leaving the Pom eroy Mason Bridge Both cars traveled west and suffered front and rear damage with no injuries reported Both had insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Clarence Hamm
Eugene Newland
Newland
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Hamm
Shoe Box set for Dec 10 opening in Main Street store
The Shoe Box will open December 10 with a stocked store room next to Dutton's Drug Store. Owner Dale Dutton handled the stocking while Sam Walters, formerly with Evans Market, acts as local manager. The Manley Shoe Repair is in the rear of The Shoe Box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dutton
Dale Dutton
Sam Walters
Evans Market
Manley Shoe Repairee
Meigs Hospital Notes Admissions and Births
Meigs hospital lists admissions for Edgar Nease Doris Detter and Alberta Wright with surgical and medical cases. Discharges include Geraldine Cleland and Ada McDaniels. A birth is recorded for Glenda Kay Detter born Nov 25 to Mr and Mrs Glenn Detter. Emergency cases include Ronnie Kirk Felix Wick and Alberta Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Nease
New Haven
W. Va
Doris Detter
Long Bottom
Surgical
Alberta Wright
Syracuse
Geraldine Cleland
Racine
Ada McDaniels
Mason City
Darry Farley
Rgger
Edna K. Little
Cheshire
Glenn Detter
Glenda Kay
Ronnie Kirk
Middleport
Felix Wick
Minersville
Alberta Hart
Pomeroy
Mrs Frank Fugate Leaves for Cincinnati on Grandson’s Illness
Mrs Frank Fugate travels to Cincinnati after word that her grandson Billy Stoecker son of William and Eva Mae Fugate is ill. The child’s condition is reported improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank Fugate
Cincinnati
Billy Stoecker
William Stoecker
Eva Mae Fugate
Stays in Hospital for Major Operation Patient
Middleport Ray Mickey Sherman remains at White Cross Hospital after surgery. Mrs Sherman is with him. Complications have delayed his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ray
Mickey) Sherman
White Cross Hospital
Bond Action Awaits Word From State
A joint Meigs County meeting of Memorial Hospital trustees county commissioners and the prosecuting attorney decided to wait for the governor's office before taking further steps on the hospital bond issue. Leo Vaughan said the bond issue passed and four members will join a bipartisan committee for construction upon governor's appointment. Charles McMaster led the trustees with six fellow trustees present along with county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
R. L. Jacobs
James Martin
Crit Bradford
Alfred Elberfeld
Manning Webster
H. E. Starkey
Vaughan
John Bacon
Dan Hartimer
H. W. Craig
Charles Walburn
Thanksgiving Day Guests Attend Pomeroy Middleport Game
Middleport social notes report Mr and Mrs Charles Payne with children Don and Kathryn and mother Mrs Kathryn Payne hosting Thanksgiving guests Mr and Mrs Sam Tinsley and daughter Peggy of Charleston Mr and Mrs Elmer Winston and family of Thurman and Warren Winston of Canton. They attended the Pomeroy Middleport football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Payne
Don
Kathryn
Kathryn Payne
Sam Tinsley
Peggy
Charleston
Elmer Winston
Thurman
Warren Winston
Canton
Missionary convention report given at Cincinnati meeting
The Samantha Bradford Missionary Society met at Mrs. Edward French's home on S Second Ave. Sunday evening. Reports were delivered by several members led by Mrs. William Bradford. Plans were made to send Christmas candy to the Emily Flynn home in Marion Indiana, with a collection point at the French residence. A salad course was served by Miss Frances Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cincinnati
Samantha Bradford
Frances Roush
Middleport Guests of Mrs Nettle Warner
Mrs Nettle Warner hosted recent visitors including Charlotte Stevens, and her daughter Bertha, along with Sheldon Stevens from Charleston. Sheldon works in the American Airlines office in Charleston, continuing ties to Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nettle Warner
Charlotte Stevens
Bertha
Sheldon
Charleston
American Airways
P. M. Club to Meet at Beck Home Wednesday
Middleport group P. M. Club will gather Wednesday evening at Mrs. DaReuben Beck home with Miss Edith Young assisting as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
DaReuben Beck
Edith Young
Middleport Society to Meet at Mrs Cook Home
The Middleport Literary Society will hold a Wednesday meeting at the home of Mrs. H. E. Cook with host Mrs. Eleanor Welch Zeiher coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Society
Middleport
Middleport Literary Society
H. E. Cook
Eleanor Welch Zeiher
John Eben Vroman Celebrates 11th Birthday
John Eben Vroman marked his 11th birthday with a Monday evening party hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs John Vroman. The pink and white cake and a guest list including Harry Glaze George Glaze Roxie Price Ronnie Walburn Larry Varney Jim VanCooney Russell Roush Phode Evans Jack Coleman Kenneth Murray Jim Custer Bob McKinney Charles Vroman Mrs James Brewington Sandra Brewington and his aunt highlighted the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Eben Vroman
John Vroman
Harry and
George Glaze
Roxie
Larry Price
Ronnie Walburn
Larry Varney
Jim VanCooney
Russell Roush
Phode Evans
Jack Coleman
Kenneth Murray
Jim Custer
Bob McKinney
Charles Vroman
James Brewington
Sandra Brewington
Grate Family Thanksgiving Guests and Local Events
Thanksgiving guests at J H Grate home on N Third Ave included William Grate with Janis and Jimmy of Charleston Ruth Grate Tewksbury and children Charles Tommy of Wellston, Leland Brown and son Le land Eugene, and Gene Grate. Edward Tewksbury and Ruth Grate attended the Wellston Jackson game before visiting. Charles Grate was trumpet soloist with the band and joined in the Golden Rocket show. Leland Eugene Brown was christened Sunday morning at First Presbyterian Church by Dr Homer G McMillen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. H. Grate
N. Third Ave
William Grate
Janis
Jimmy
Charleston
Edward Tewksbury
Ruth Grate
Charles
Tommy
Wellston
Leland Brown
Mary Grate
Leland Eugene
Gene Grate
Edward
Golden Rocket
First Presbyterian Church
Homer G. McMillen
Thanksgiving Home Visits and Divorce Filed in Pomeroy
Pfc Harold Moore returned to Rantoul Field Illinois after Thanksgiving with his parents the Rev and Mrs W B Moore. William Moore of Ohio University also was home. Divorce action filed in Meigs County Court of Common Pleas by Jo Ann Triplett White against Thomas S White Jr. The couple married December 1947 and have one minor child. The plaintiff cites gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Harold Moore
Rantoul Field
Ill
W. B. Moore
William
Ohio University
Franklin Guinther
Hazel Hawkins
Columbus
John Hawkins
Guinther
Frank Guinther
Robert Powell
Norma Louise Wayland
Chillicothe
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hospital Gets Donations At County MYF Meeting
More than 100 Meigs County youths attended the Booth Festival meeting of the Methodist Youth Fellowship at Heath Church. Bethesda Hospital appeal raised 157.25 dollars with one church not reporting. Middleport group credited with the largest donation. New officers for 1949 50 were installed led by Dr James P Simmonds and Rev Lewis Berger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Booth
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Heath Church
Bethesda Hospital
James P. Simmonds
Emma Jane Buell
MYF
Simmonds
Lewis Berger
Dr. Simmonds
Wyllis Davis
Willis Parker
Janet Hill
Joan Snowden
Hazel Stobart
Bernice Sheridan
Ann Piersall
Helen Grueser
Marilyn Brewer
Larry Birch
Leota Bolen
Victor Wolfe
Jean Wells
Lester Covert
Janice Roush
Racine
Charleston motorist fined after Oct. 4 collision
Edith Irene Kidd of Charleston pleaded nolo contendere to a hazardous driving charge before Justice S. A. Simmons. Kidd was fined $10 and costs after a State Police trooper report linked her Oct. 4 collision of a car with a parked truck injuring her passenger and a truck occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Nolo Contendre
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Simmons
R. C. Dilley
Edith Irene Kidd
Miss Kidd
Columbus man released after intoxication arrest
Clarence Vance of Columbus Ohio was arrested Sunday morning on intoxication charges by Patrolman Ray McClure. He posted a police court bond of 10 and costs and was released from the county jail Sunday afternoon here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence Vance
Columbus
Ohio
Ray McClure
Books To Be Open For 1949 Tax Collection
Meigs County treasurer Clyde Milhone announced that the books will be open December 20 for the 1949 tax collection. He said the treasurer’s office is going full speed ahead in preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clyde Milhone
Meigs County
Reedsville social notes show Thanksgiving visits and travel
Miss Dorothy Petty visits Waterloo with the Walls family. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barnhart from Great Falls host Luther Barnhart. Gerald Shumway returns from Columbus and Peoria. Ernest and Louise Whitehead visit Parkersburg relatives. The Buckley and Humphrey families host Thanksgiving dinners. Local residents host, travel, and visit relatives across Ohio and beyond, including Belpre Athens and Washington West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Dorothy Petty
Waterloo
Iowa
Virgil Walls
Carl Barnhart
Great Falls
Mont
Barnhart
Luther Barnhart
Gerald Shumway
Columbus
Peoria
Ernest Whitehead
Parkersburg
F. A. Enoch
Ravenswood
Enoch
H. Shockey
George Hamilton
Nettie Cowdery
B. F. Buckley
Charles Edwin Humphrey
Vivian Buckley
Warren Pickens
Williams and Pickens
C. A. Barnett
Wilmer Knight
Washington
W. Va
H. A. Dutton
Athens
Sherman Buckley
R. E. Thomas
Amy Gale
August Kibble
Belpre
H. E. Kibble
Guy Stalnaker
Chicago
Gallia County Land Transfers
Land transfer notices show multiple deeds in Gallia County including Flora Davis to Clarence Evans for 81 acres in Perry and Howard Conley to Elmer Hatfield for 65.74 acres in Addison plus several Gallipolis lots transfers among Swigert Rumbaugh Bunce and others. Other transfers include Huntington 124.88 acres and 8 acre Ohio parcels with several individuals named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora C. Davis
Clarence H. Evans
Perry
Howard
Maxine Conley
Elmer Hatfield
Addison J. Shelton Loucks
Wade Loucks
Lot
Gallipolis
Willis F
Shannon P. Gilmore
R. R
Rachel Cross
Esta Mae Johnson
Addison
G. Marcus Swigert
Et Ux
Cora
Stella Swigert
Ottis
Ethel Hu
Jonah M. Borden
Ruth Circle
Melvin and
Hadie Gillespie
Henderson
Opal Cremeans
Huntington
Alice Wills
May Ross
Ohio
Local Officials Meet in Charleston for State Session
County court members J. E. Watterson F. B. Lieving and D. E. Wedge with Sheriff F. L. Morrison and County Assessor Charles Buckle attended a state meeting of assessors and commissioners in Charleston. Saturday will host the postponed county court session and a 2 p.m. auction sale of the county infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. E. Watterson
F. B. Lieving
D. E. Wedge
F. L. Morrison
Charles Buckle
Charleston
Emma Burnside
Hospital Notes From Holzer Report of Admissions and Discharges
Holzer Hospital notes list new admissions Mrs Silas Downey of Jackson a son Mrs Merrill Johnson of Gallipolis a daughter Mrs Lee Wears of Pliny W V a son admitted Mrs Fred Thompson of Cheshire Mrs Earl Hutton of Middleport Mrs Lloyd Nice of Racine Mrs Edmund Schwinke of Oak Hill Maurice Grover of Gallipolis Discharged are John Seakus Mrs Dale Russell and daughter Mrs Burdell Mc Kinney and daughter John E Ow ens Mrs Robert Yoder Mrs Ora Adkins Betty Lou Gooldin Mrs Charles Thomas Evan Smith and Mrs Dillie Halfhill Maurice Grover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Downey
Jackson
Merrill Johnson
Gallipolis
Lee Wears
Pliny
W. Va
Fred Thompson
Cheshire
Earl Hutton
Middleport
Lloyd Nice
Racine
Edmund Schwinke
Oak Hill
Maurice Grover
John Seakus
Dale Russell
Burdell McKinney
John E. Owens
Robert Yoder
Ora Adkins
Betty Lou Gooldin
Charles Thomas
Evan Smith
Dillie Halfhill
Rotary Club Cancelled This Week and Friday Dinner
There is no Rotary Club meeting this week due to the annual football banquet tonight and the Taft dinner meeting Friday evening at the Sacred Heart Auditorium. No meeting was held last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rotary Club
Sacred Heart Auditorium
Meeting Cancelled by Meigs Pioneer Society
The Meigs County Pioneer Society meeting announced for last night was cancelled late in the afternoon due to inclement weather, announced by president J. H. Grate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
J. H. Grate
Conservation Methods Demonstrated In Gallia County
A soil conservation service demonstration at Ralph Davis’s farm, for Rep. Thomas H. Jenkins, highlighted improved yields and livestock. Davis noted corn rises from 35 to 80–100 bushels per acre on 240 acres with 130 cattle, four horses, and 1500 laying hens, all feed produced on site except protein. Dr. Dodd stressed pasture improvement and income from grassland farming, citing Wayne King’s 5000 pounds milk per acre on degraded land. The event, organized by Howard Wells, drew farmers and officials from multiple counties and included Bob Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Davis
Thomas H. Jenkins
Davis
D. R. Dodd
Ohio Extension Service
Dodd
Wayne King
Fairfield County
Bremen
Ohio
Howard Wells
Soil Conservation Supervisors of
Gallia
Vinton
Lawrence
Athens
Meigs
Jackson Counties
Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Bob Wills
McArthur
No Basketball Pools Warned by Sheriff Ehman
Gallipolis sheriff George Ehman warns tavern operators against gambling pools on Blue Devil basketball games. He reports circulating cards, likely originating in another state, and notes regular advertising schedule cards being used for the same purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Gambling Charges Dismissed in Gallipolis Case
In Gallipolis, gambling charges against Foster Mundy of 445 Fourth Ave were dismissed after prosecuting witnesses failed to appear. Mundy was released on a $50 bond for Monday’s hearing. The charge was gambling and permitting gambling. Mundy was represented by attorney William H. Janes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Anderson Robinson
Foster Mundy
Fourth Ave
Glenn
Ralph Miller
Circleville
Mr. Mundy
William H. Janes
River Traffic Ledger at Gallipolis Locks
Boat movements recorded across the Gallipolis locks on Monday show general declines on several craft with several vessels like LCPI and Ernestine moving up later. Kanawha River entries Bayless Marmet Winfield and George III show mixed changes, while other district craft including Constanza Heekin Lewis Atlas Huntington Rowe Weir Peace Ayres Cook Virginia Louisiana Dolle display varied up and down times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constanza
Heekin
Lewis
Atlas
Huntington
Rowe
Weir
Peace
Ayres
Cook
Virginia
Louisiana
Dolle
Two Drivers Are Punished
John F. Birch of Gallipolis was arrested on September 17 for driving while intoxicated and sentenced in common pleas court to $50 fine plus costs five days in jail and a one year driving ban. Wayne Harper of Pomeroy Route 2 received a municipal court sentence for driving while intoxicated after a Saturday accident, with a $100 fine five days in jail and an 18 month driving suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John F. Birchfield
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Wayne Harper
Pomeroy
William H. Jones
Haulaway Outfit Jackknifes on Route 35
The State Highway Patrol reported a haulaway outfit jackknifed about 7 p.m. Monday two miles east of Rio Grande on Route 35. James Robert Craig 26 of Dearborn Michigan drove off the left side and tore down a fence owned by Jacob Spears of Bidwell Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Rio Grande
James Robert Craig
Dearborn
Mich
Jacob Spears
Bidwell
Libel Suit Set for January 20 Hearing in Common Pleas
Afton McKee sues Bertie Slack for 5000 dollars in a libel action. The case is scheduled for a hearing in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Afton McKee
Bertie Slack
Common Pleas Court
Philathea Society Bazaar and Bake Sale Planned
Middleport residents are invited to a bazaar and bake sale by the Philathea Society of the Church of Christ at Tri-Lustre Dry Cleaning on Mill Street Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
The
Philathea Society of the
Church of Christ
Tri-Lustre
Mill St
Rainfall totaling 1.25 inches reported in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports unusually heavy showers yielding 1.25 inches of precipitation Monday. The meter reading came from the city water works pumping station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Water Works
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Mrs. Russell
Smith Brothers
NEW Wild Cherry
Liberty
Theatre
Miss Mine
Jimmy Lydon
Lois Collier
Richard Lane
Barbara Brown
Tex Williams
Lina Romay
Meigs Hospital
Tulsa
Robert Preston
Susan Hayward
Pedro Armendariz
Chill Wills
Temple Middleport
You
Everything
Anne Baxter
Dan Dalley
Ann Revere
Shari Robinson
Buster Keaton
Alan Mowbray
Bendvue
Fort Apache
John Wayne
Shirley Temple
Henry Fonda
John Agar
Middleport Social Notes
Gilbert Hayes, Jr
C. O. Fisher
Jane Gilkey
C. E. Swisher
Carroll Swanson
Chester
Letart Falls
Rutland-Syracuse
Portland
Bond
Gallia County
Ehman
Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Federal Sami Bank
United States
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Ass'n. A. C. Gibson, Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis ,Ohio
St.Joseph Aspiri
Pomeroy Parking Lot
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Tappan
Geos Company
Servel Gas
Chis
Conan Pany
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