Schools Closed by Polio Measures Across Meigs County
Bedford Local and Pomeroy boards lock schools to curb polio spread. Bedford finishes 147 pupils off classes with no reopening date set. Pomeroy schools shut until Oct 13 after a town meeting with about 15 parents voicing opinions. Curfew for under 18 in effect. Salisbury district not yet closed. Health official guidance cited.
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J. H. Quivey
Bedford Local
Board of Education
Bedford
Bedford School
Pomeroy
Meigs County Health Department
Salisbury Local
Thomas Jay Kelton
Salisbury District
Apple Grove Woman Das Dies In Apple Grove
Mrs. John Hayman 74 a well known Apple Grove resident died about 11 30 a m yesterday at Meigs General Hospital after a week s confinement She is survived by her husband John and children Dorothy Colton Althea Mattie Quentin and Spencer a grandson and granddaughter Funeral services will be at 2 p m Friday at the Apple Grove Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home in Pomeroy until noon Friday
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Pomeroy
John Hayman
Apple Grove
Meigs General Hospital
John
Dorothy
Colton
Althea
Mattie
Quentin
Spencer
Apple Grove Methodist Church
Letart Cemetery
Ewing Funeral Home
Ex-Pomeroy Resident George Zier Dies in Lorain
George Zier 72, former Pomeroy resident, died Tuesday at 5 a.m. in Lorain. He leaves a wife and a son in Lorain and a sister Mrs. Clara Zier of Mulberry Ave. Cousins include Mrs. Norman Klees and Clarence Massar of Pomeroy. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday in Lorain.
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Pomeroy
George Zier
Lorain
Clara Zier
Mulberry Ave
Norman Klees
Clarence Massar
First Child Born to Pomeroy Altmayers in New York
Mr. and Mrs. Ed gar Altmayer of New York City announce the birth of their first child, a son, born at Park East Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Altmayer. Great-grandmothers are Mrs. R. D. Young and Mrs. A. Altmayer. Mrs. Young plans a two week plane visit to Bayside, L.I. where Mrs. Altmayer, formerly Jeannette Young, resides.
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Pomeroy
Edgar Altmayer
New York City
Park East Hospital
Thomas Young
W. Main Sr
Albert Altmayer
Bayside
Long Island
R. D. Young
A. Altmayer
Altmayers
Pomeroy Produc tion and Marketing Offices Closed For District Meeting
The local Production and Marketing Association offices in Pomeroy will be closed all day Thursday so employees can attend a district meeting in Zanesville. H F E Shields, local chairman, announced today.
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Pomeroy
Production and Marketing Association
Zanesville
H. F E. Shields
Water’s Ancient Cycle Reaches Back to Earth’s Birth
The article notes that the water on Earth is believed to be the same water from the planet’s origin, continuously circulating through liquid vapor and ice over countless cycles.
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Earth
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Kenneth Williams and a list of patients including Mrs. Virginia Fisher and others from Rutland Minersville Portland Pomeroy Clifton W Va and Syracuse. Discharged include Earl Wines Kenneth Little Mrs. Virginia Fisher Thomas Cleland Mrs. Edward Evans and several others.
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Kenneth Williams
Rutland
Virginia Fisher
Minersville
Mary Sellars
Portland
William Folmer
Pomeroy
Horace Roush
Clifton
W. Va
O. C. Jackson
McMechan
Bar Wines, Jr
Cheshire
Carla Dill
R. E. Cozart
Long Bottom
Mattie Custer
Reedsville
Jesse Veney
Syracuse
Fred Daniels
Rose Thomas
Earl Wines
Kenneth Little
Thomas Cleland
Edward Evans
James White
C. Jackson
Earl Noble
John Belcher
Rutland High Plans Square Dance After Game
The Rutland senior class will stage a square dance Friday evening after the Rutland Chauncer football game in the American Legion hall Rutland. Faculty member Martha Ohlinger announced today.
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Pomeroy
Rutland High School
Rutland Chauncer
American Legion Hall
Rutland
Martha Ohlinger
Tuppers Plains Granges Host Laurel Visitors
Tuppers Plains and Laurel Granges exchanged programs as visitors from C G Williams Grange of Tuppers Plains hosted and refreshments were provided by the Laurel group. Local births and visits to residents are noted alongside Route 7 progress and church chimney work in the area.
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Tuppers Plains
C. G. Williams Grange
Laurel Grange
Salem Center
Hemlock Parent-Teacher Group Plans Evening Meeting
The Central School Parent-Teacher organization holds its second meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. A program and light lunch follow the business session. Officers Mrs Reho Mrs Darrell Martin Mrs Ralph Young and Mrs Joe Benedict invite all Central residents to join and support the school.
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Hemlock
Central School
Reho
Darrell Martin
Ralph Young
Joe Benedict
Central Community
Pomeroy Social Notes Plans Cub Scout Sponsorship
Federated Churchmen's brotherhood met for a fish supper and voted to affiliate with the National Churchmen's Brotherhood. The group will sponsor a Cub Scout troop and hosts a father and son rabbit supper on November 14. Local residents share talks and visits as families relocate and recover from postwar changes.
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Pomeroy
Federated Churchmen’'s Brotherhood
Dayton Asworth
Carl Jennings
National Churchmen’s Brotherhood of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
John Savels
Pomeroy High School
Belgium
Europe
Mrs Arthur Strauss Named Red Cross Chapter Executive
Mrs Arthur Strauss of Middleport was named executive secretary of the Meigs Chapter Red Cross by the executive board. She replaces Mrs Harry Ohlinger who resigned after about ten years of service. Strauss has served actively since August 1. Also noted was a planned mobile blood unit visit to Meigs County from Huntington on November 6 and the Presbyterian Church event.
Meigs County Land Transfers and Blood Drive Notes
The Meigs County land transfers include deeds from Floyd Chapman to his heirs in Letart Township and other parcels in Salem and Pomeroy townships. A Meigs County blood drive discussed by Mrs. Strauss aims to collect 125 pints with 168 donors needed. units face possible discontinuation due to past quotas and lack of public response. A second unit is scheduled for December 15 with a make-up visit after a prior cancellation.
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Floyd Chapman
Mildred E. Chapman
Margaret E. Chapman
Ralph E. Chapman
Floyd T. Chapman
Connie M Chapman
Letart Township
Myrta A. Hand
Irving Hand
Robert Betz
Pearl Betz
John Sheets
Salem Township
John T. Thomas
Katharine F. Thomas
Edgar Thomas
Pomeroy
Katharine E. Thomas
Smith-Mann Real Estate Co
George A. Meinhart
George M. Renshaw
Cora Renshaw
Robert Hysell
Salisbury Township
Carl Richards
Verna Richards
R. E. Henderson
Retta Henderson
Marvin L. Kelly
Opal L Kelly
Harold T. Chase
Onida F. Chase
Middleport
Marion L. French
Grace Townsend French
Swisher Coal Co
Huntington Blood Center
Movie To Be Shown At Legion Meeting
Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion holds a regular meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at the post home on West Main Street. A movie will be shown and refreshments served. Veterans and members invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
W. Main St
Richard Davis
JOF Class Plans Rummage Sale And Bazaar
The JOF class of the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy met in the church parlor with Mrs. C. F. Tompkins leading devotion and Mrs. A. S. Locke presiding. They announced a rummage sale in the church parlors from October 28 to 30 and a bazaar on December 5. Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs. Theo Smith served refreshments.
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A. S. Locke
Harry Smith
Theo Smith
Women’s Guild Meeting Set at Federated Church
The Women’s Guild of the Federated Church will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the church. The Happy Harvesters Circle will run the program and refreshments. All church women are members and invited to the quarterly gathering.
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Pomeroy
Women's Guild of the Federated Church
Happy Harvesters
Weekend Visit Highlights Airman and Family Ties
Sgt. and Mrs. William Stanley of Cheyenne Wyoming visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs William Campbell on Peacock Ave. Stanley is in the Air Force at Cheyenne. Charlies Rayburn Jr arrived to visit his wife and son who have spent the summer with Mrs Rayburn's parents, Mr.
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Baker Gordon
Rayburn
Gordon Frederick
Robert Rogers
Janet
William Grate
Charleston
W. Va
H. D. Cunningham
Frank McBride
Logan
A. S. Lucke
Spring Ave
Sgt
William Stanley
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stanley
William Campbell
Peacock Ave
Air Force
Charlies Rayburn, Jr
Bound over to grand jury in non support case
Jackson Anson of Middleport was bound over to the grand jury on non support charges after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Percy. Jackson entered a plea of innocent to the charge.
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Pomeroy
Justice of the Peace
Percy
Peoples
Anson Jackson
Middleport
Jackson
Tastes Change From Slaves to Gourmet Terrapin Dishes
The National Geographic Society reports that in early America terrapin was common in enslaved diets, later becoming a pricey delicacy during the gay nineties for gourmets, and finally retreating into obscurity on modern menus.
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America
National Geographic Society
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