Yule Drive For Needy Set By Middleport's Firemen
Middleport Fire Department kicks off its annual Christmas Drive for the needy on December 5 and 12 with a town canvass for canned goods and donations. Baskets totaling over 100 will be distributed before Christmas with help from local organizations. People may mail names to post office box 144 or submit them at City Hall. deadline is December 17.
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Middleport
City Hall
Fire Department
Ject
Achievement Parade Marks Cub Scout Meeting At Pleasant
In POINT PLEASANT Cub Scout Pack 258 held a November meeting themed Achievement Parade each boy showcased a project done with his father. Pack 254 dissolves to form Den 3 in Pack 258 with Mrs Cobert Riddle as den mother and Mrs Harlen Newsome as assistant. Den members include Jeffrey Clark Karl Kebler Larry Dillard Randy Riddle Jackson Park Ty Somerville Barry Redman Kenneth Pickens Tom Withrow Paul Newsome. Bobcat pins awarded to Mark Waldie Dan Higgins and Dwight Adkins. Additional awards include Brian Buxton wolf patch gold and silver arrow points Stephen Martin wolf patch John Pantelouk as lion patch Ricky Knight lion patch and gold arrow point David McLerran lion patch and silver arrow point Greg Hall lion patch Steven Hite gold arrow point and silver arrow point John Niles gold and silver arrow points Rus Gaskins gold arrow point Steve Gaskins gold arrow point. Two year service pins to Steven Carver and Greg Ward. one year pins to Fred Schroeder Tom Jewell Jim Martin David Lingerfelt and Mike Gibbs.
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Point Pleasant
Cobert Riddle
Harlen Newsome
Jeffrey Clark
Karl Kebler
Larry Dillard
Randy Riddle
Jackson Park
Ty Somerville
Barry Redman
Kenneth Pickens
Tom Withrow
Paul Newsome
John Niles
Rus Gaskins
Steve Gaskins
Steven Carver
Greg Ward
Fred Schroeder
Tom Jewell
Jim Martin
David Lingerfelt
Mike Gibbs
Two Gallipolis Ferry Men Arrested on Intoxication Charges
In Gallipolis Ferry over the weekend, Ronnie Gen Smith and George O Dabney, aged 27 and 25, were arrested on intoxication charges by the sheriff's department.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Sheriff's Department
Ronnie Gen Smith
George O. Dabney
Robert E. Spears Jr
Bidwell Woman Held For Stabbing Husband
Gallia County authorities report Mrs. Virginia Dotson 40 of Bidwell Route 1 is jailed on charges of cutting with intent to wound after stabbing her husband Junior H Dotson at their home around 10:30 p m Saturday He is listed in fair condition at Holzer Hospital Mrs Dotson admitted the act during the transport to the hospital and the car broke down near the city limits before an ambulance arrived.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Virginia Dotson
Gallia County
Junior H. Dotson
Holzer Hospital
Three Injured In Meigs County Crash
Three people were injured in a Pomeroy Chester Road crash Sunday. Rhea Ann Hill 18 of Pomeroy drove out of control and hit an embankment causing medium damage. Passengers Nancy Imboden 16 and Judy Imboden 17 of Minersville sustained injuries and all were treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Chester Rd
Department of
Robert Hartenbach
Rhea Ann Hill
Miss Hill
Nancy Imboden
Minersville
Judy Imboden
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Oak Grove
John Wilbarger
Powell
Joyce Smith
Gallipolis
Glenville
C. Malcolm
Sunbury
Driver Cited After Passing in Two-Vehicle Crash
Merritt H. Martin 66 of South Charleston was cited by Point Pleasant police for improper passing after he passed a wrecker and sideswiped a car in the 300 block of Viand Street at 5 45 p m Sunday. Melvin C. Johnson 41 of South Park Drive towed the wrecked car. No injuries reported.
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Point Pleasant
Merritt H. Martin
Vine St
South Charleston
Viand St
Melvin C. Johnson
N. Park Dr
Martin
Middleport Garden Club to Host Christmas Party
Gardeners in Middleport plan their annual Christmas party on December 8 at Mrs. Harold Lohse's home with assistant hostesses Mrs. Paul Davis Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee and Mrs. Robert Coats. In other notes Mrs. Anna Crow 94 has returned home after hip fracture treatment at Holzer Hospital following a fall. Gene Crow funeral director is her son. In Gallipolis Phillip M Belville 22 is treated at Holzer Hospital after a head injury from a club blow Sunday.
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Middleport
Harold Lohse
Paul Davis
C. E. Blakeslee
Robert Coats
Point Pleasant
Anna Crow
Jefferson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Phillip M. Belville
Two Club Members Attend Governors Awards Banquet
Two members of the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club represented the local group at the Governors Awards Banquet held at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston with Gov Hulett Smith and Sen Jennings Randolph as speakers. Edward William Durst 65 Belvedere Va and Ruth Ellen Reed 18 Middleport had warriage licenses. Mrs Elizabeth S Evans Wellston Route 2 was injured falling from her porch Sunday. she is treated at Holzer Hospital for spinal contusions.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Nott
John Wiseman
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Warriage
Edward William Durst
Belvedere, Vl
Ruth Ellen Reed
Middleport
Wellston
Elizabeth S. Evans
Holzer Hospital
Meigs County Christmas Flower Show At Pomeroy
About 400 residents visited Pomeroy Elementary for a Meigs County Christmas Flower Show hosted by garden clubs. More than 200 exhibits filled the auditorium under Mrs. Margaret Ella Hysell, with special displays from Rio Grande College art students and Mrs. Geneve Nolan.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Margaret Ella Hysell
County Contact
Art of Rio Grande College
Geneve Nolan
William Mayer
Salisbury Names Board Candidates for New Meigs District
William King of Middleport Route 1 is Salisbury Board of Education's recommended member for the new Meigs County school district. Richard Jones of Pomeroy and Hiram Slanter of Northwestern are also recommended. All districts aim to submit recommendations by December 5 awaiting Ohio Board of Education approval.
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Pomeroy
William King
Middleport
Salisbury Board of Education
Meigs County
King
Salisbury
Ohio Board of Education
Northwestern
Bedford
Richard Jones
Hiram Slanter
Old Coins Stolen From Route 7 Home
Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Simon reported a theft at their Route 7 home during Thanksgiving. A coin collection valued between 300 and 400 dollars was taken, with drawers emptied and beds overturned. The Simons spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Columbus and found the loss Friday evening after returning. they stayed at the La Salle Hotel in Middleport to preserve the scene while investigators checked for clues.
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Pomeroy
Paul Simon
Mrs. Simon
Columbus
Simon
la Salle
Middleport
London
Simons
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admits
Mr and Mrs William Kimes Hartford welcome a son. Albert Noble Point Pleasant admitted. Mrs James Pugh Point Pleasant. Mrs Eugene Duncan Hogsett. Mrs Samuel Salem Point Pleasant. Elmer Jones Point Pleasant.
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William Kimes
Hartford
Albert Noble
Point Pleasant
James Pugh
Eugene Duncan
Hogsett
Samuel Salem
Elmer Jones
Boys State Delegates Report To American Legion Post
Middleport seniors Joe Reichman and Sammy Clatworthy, Buckeye Boys State representatives, spoke to Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion. Manning Webster attended as a guest. Albert Roush named Lewis Long and William Swisher to the Christmas committee. the post currently has no paid members and the quota is noted.
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Middleport
Joe Reichman
Sammy Clatworthy
Buckeye Boys State
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Middleport High School
Boy’s State
Manning Webster
Albert Roush
Lewis Long
William Swisher
Three Gallipolis Teens Hurt In State St Crash
Gallipolis police reported three teens injured Saturday when their car hit a bridge on State Street. Driver Keith Jeffers, 16, was treated at Holzer Hospital for leg and elbow injuries. Passengers William Poling, 17, and John Webster, 18, were admitted for facial injuries and fractures respectively.
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Gallipolis
State St
Keith Jeffers
Fourth St
Holzer Hospital
Hol
Zer Hospital
William Robert Poling
John P. Webster
Fourth Ave
Plans For Paul Carnahan Day Are Set
Brief recognition and reception programs honoring Mr and Mrs Paul Carnahan will be held in Pomeroy Middleport and Racine Thursday. Hugh Custer announced today that events run 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with mayors presenting keys at each stop and a dinner at Southern High School that evening. Carnahan, former Racine resident, chairs the National Steel Corp board.
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Pomeroy
Paul Carnahan
Middleport
Racine
Hugh Custer
Fred Crow
Athens
Pomeroy High School
Martin
Middleport High
Southern High School
Carnahan
Ed Foster
Meigs County
Racine Lock and Dam
Portland Park
Forked Run Dam
Reedsville Dan
National Steel Corp
Heath Church Pledges Hit 5000 Mark
Heath Methodist Church in MIDDLEPORT reports $5093 pledged toward a $7,000,000 drive by the Ohio Methodist Conference for higher education. Rev. M. E. Dowson says 18 teams led by regular contributors secured the pledges with a Dec. 5 deadline. 83.4 percent of the goal has been pledged statewide. Funds go to Ohio Northern, Mount Union, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wesley Foundations with a $2,000,000 endowment to yield $100,000 annually for direct student aid, boosting scholarship aid by 40 percent.
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Heath Methodist Church
Ohio Methodist Conference For
M. E. Dowson
Methodist
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Ada
Mount Union
Alliance
Baldwin- Wallace
Berea
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Wesley Foundations
Beverly Irrigation School Slated For Farmers
POMEROY-Meigs County farmers are invited to attend an irrigation school held 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Fort Frye High School Beverly in the vocational agricultural room. Topics cover irrigation of tomatoes strawberries apples peaches alfalfa and corn. Melvin Palmer Extension Specialist at Ohio State University will teach. The emergency squad was summoned to the residence of Mrs Worley Howell Grant Street at 2 56 a m Friday for a heart condition.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fort Frye High School
Vocational Agricultural Room
Beverly
Melvin Palmer
Ohio State University
Middleport
Point High Junior Class Play The Stuck Pot
Point Pleasant High School announces the junior class play The Stuck Pot to be presented December 3 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets cost 1 for reserved seating 85 cents for adults and 50 cents for students. Directors include Mrs Violet Gerlach Miss Freda Henderson and others with Miss Susan Harper as prompter. Cast features Carol Kegley Jerry Keefer Mike Blessing Bobby Tillis and many others.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Violet Gerlach
Freda Henderson
Helen Sterrett
Evelyn Brake
Bobby Hamm
Marty Buffington
Susan Harper
Carol Kegley
Jerry Keefer
Mike Blessing
Bobby Tillis
Mike Lambert
Scotty Icard
Cathy Sayre
Donna Darst
Diana Stevens
Nita Walden
Clarence Hesson
Nancy Sayre
Ronnie Duncan
Karen Blake
Sandy Redman
Diana Stewart
Gene Moore
Becky Turner
Jim Bauer
Diana Bass
Arrests Made By City Patrol In Gallipolis Weekend
Police report weekend arrests including Lewis M. Davidson 37 Caston for driving while intoxicated Larry Dale Brumfield 21 Apple Grove for peeling tires Pearl Siders Gallipolis for intoxication William Clayton Jr 24 Gallipolis for disorderly conduct Clifford O Manner 35 Proctorville arrested by State Highway Patrol for parking on highway and fictitious registration
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Gallipolis
Lewis M. Davidson
Caston
Larry Dale Brumfield
Apple Grove
Pearl Siders
William Clayton Jr
Clifford O. Manner
Proctorville
State Highway Patrol
Veterans Memorial Hospital Births and Dismissals
A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs William Sturgeon of Middleport a daughter born. Other names listed include Harry Wyatt Minersville Elbert Greenlee Middleport Mark Rathburn Columbus Mrs Wilma Anderson Long Bottom Mrs Delores Sturgeon Middleport and Rita Stump Cheshire. Dismissals include Roger Young John Randolph Helen Mills John Murphy John Brogan Amanda Smith Ivan Dudding Shirley Reynolds Evelyn Wood Tina Jacobs Mary Brewer and Eilen Newlun.
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William Sturgeon
Middleport
Harry Wyatt
Minersville
Elbert Greenlee
Mark Rathburn
Columbus
Wilma Anderson
Long Bottom
Delores Sturgeon
Rita Stump
Cheshire
Roger Young
John Randolph
Helen Mills
John Murphy
John Brogan
Amanda Smith
Ivan Dudding
Shirley Reynolds
Evelyn Wood
Tina Jacobs
Mary Brewer
Elilen Newlun
Holzer Hospital News Long list of birth notices
A hospital notices column lists numerous newborns and mothers from towns including Wellston Jackson Ravenswood Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Racine. Names such as Melvin Boyer Larry Rasp Richard Nowell Charles Williams Randy Johnson Brenda Miller Gregory Miller and Elmer Saunders appear among the catalog of births.
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Melvin Boyer
Wellston
Larry F. Rasp
Jackson
Richard Nowell
Ravenswood
Charles Wiliams
Gallipolis
Jeffrey Whittington
Oscar C. Sayre
Grimms Landing
Louise Kennedy
Randus Casto
Ripley
Lloyd Dogan
Rutland
Delores Ann Phillips
Scottown
W. Donald Walters
Ironton
Samuel Terry
Oak Hill
Debra Lynn Pearson
Point Pleasant
Roger Riggs
Joseph Thompson
Cheshire
Kenneth Kuhns
Phillip Belville
Patriot
Nelson Dev
Racine
Darrell Wall
Charles F. Williams
John C. Wiseman
Lewis H. Fisher
Crown City
Ralph Fisher
Gallipolis Ferry
Henry Arthur
Deck Fraley
Wilson Grimes
Charles C. Hamilton
George A. Hill
Randy J. Johnson
Oliver Meadows
Brenda S. Miller
Gregory Miller
Barron D. Nelson
Ralph Poetker
Elmer Saunders
Leonard Tipton
Marion Cowdery
John P. Follrod
Deer Killed by Auto After Route 7 Collision
A Pomeroy man, Roger M. Norman, 24, escaped injury when an eight point, 200 pound deer darted into Route 7 and was struck, causing heavy damage to his car. Hours later near Middleport, Mabel Hayes’s car and a parked vehicle sustained damage as she swerved to avoid a pedestrian, 90 year old Margaret Mulford. No charges were filed.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Roger M. Norman
State
Norman
Middleport
Mabel H. Hayes
Claude Fitzpatrick
West Columbia
W. Va
Rescue Unit Responds On Three Calls
Middleport emergency squad answered three calls Saturday. At 12:40 p.m. a resident, Elbert Greenlee, was transported to Veterans Memorial Hospital for treatment. At 4 p.m. responders aided Sam Bellars in Rutland, providing oxygen for breathing difficulty. A Beech Street address could not be located after a caller's tip.
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Middleport
Grant St
Elbert Greenlee
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Sam Bellars
Rutland
Bellars
Beech St
Village Hall
Ministers Hold Meeting at Dowson Home Holiday Dinner
Middleport Meigs County ministers and wives gathered for a holiday dinner at the home of the Rev and Mrs M E Dowson of Heath Methodist Church. Attending were the Rev and Mrs Chester Lemley and son Larry from Rutland Dr and Mrs Lester Roush of Racine the Rev and Mrs Wendell Stuttle and children of Syracuse and the Dowson children Dwight and Douglas.
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Middleport
Meigs County
M. E. Dowson
Heath Methodist Church
Chester Lemley
Larry
Rutland
Lester Roush
Racine
Wendell Stuttle
Syracuse
Dwight and
Douglas
Child Christened At Heath Church In Middleport
Victor Joseph McKay one year old, son of Mr and Mrs Joe McKay of Niles, was christened Sunday at Heath Methodist Church. Rev E Dawson officiated. Godparents were Mr and Mrs Val Reynolds of Morgantown Virginia. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gerald Rupe of Bradbury. Soloist Forrest Bachtel, Mount Union College student, Alliance.
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Middleport
Victor Joseph McKay
Joe McKay
Niles
Heath Methodist Church
E. Dawson
Val Reynolds
Morgantown
Gerald Rupe
Bradbury
Forrest Bachtel
Mount Uunion College
Alliance
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting Planned
The Pomeroy WCTU will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Federated Church.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Federated Church
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