Burning Permits Required by County Fire Wardens
POMERO-AN area residents must obtain burning permits from their local wardens with no fee. Victor A. Blair, county fire warden, said the five season rule took effect Oct 1. Wardens listed include Bedford Dean A Blackwood Louise L Heines W A King Avery Nelson Edward O Brien Chester Victor A Bahr Ben Gainer George C Genheimer G L or Wayne Michael R A Pallins James R Stout Rex T Summerfield Frederick Tuttle Thomas L Weber Carl Kautz Columbia Alvin Dye A D Morrison Arlan Verigan Lebanon Clarence Baker Ruda Durst Letart Thereon Johnson Harold G Roush John L Wolfe Olive Paul F Andrews Har-}
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Pomero
Victor A. Blair
Toda
Bedford
Dean A. Blackwood
Louise L. Heines
W. A. King
Avery Nelson
Edward O Brien
Chester
Victor A. Bahr
Ben
Minstrel Show Rehearsal Sets in Pomeroy
About 70 Meigs County residents attended the first rehearsal of the Third Annual Big Bend Minstrel and Olio at Central School in Pomeroy. Twenty eight girls joined dancing chorus. next rehearsal at 2 30 Sunday at Pomeroy High School auditorium with cast lists closing then. Mrs Kathryn Crow led the Big Bend Minstrel Association for Letart Falls and Central School PTA fund drive. direction by Bob Hoeflich. Also city meter receipts up to 170 23 for the week with names of attendees listed for various towns.
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Meigs County
Big Bend
Kathryn] Crow
The
Big Bend, Minstrel Association
Letart Falls
Bob Hoeflich
First Group Received Under New Minister at Heath Church
MIDDLEPORT the first group of members welcomed at Heath Methodist Church since Rev R Kankright began duties in June included Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas and transfers from Rutland Methodist, Brilliant and Bowerville, plus Mrs Konbright and sons Eudell and David and several young girls Christine Coats Mary Card Swanson Evelyn Gibbons Barbara Jones Sandra Brewington Betty and Barbara Covert.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
R. Kankright
James ‘Thomas
Rutland Methodist Church
William Everson
Brilliant
Officers Elected by Middleport Teachers Group
Middleport Teachers Association elected officers and named delegates and alternates to district and state education associations. Mrs Bradford Maag is president and Mrs Joe Bailey vice president with Lucille Smith as secretary and treasurer Mrs Ray Sherman. Delegates to SEDEA are Mrs Guy Reynolds and Mrs Sherman with alternates Mrs Carpenter and Mildred Hawley. State meeting delegate to Cincinnati is Miss Smith with Mrs Crary Davis as alternate.
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Middleport
Middleport Teachers Association
Bradford Maag
Joe Bailey
Lucille Smith
Facu
Ray Sherman
Guy Reynolds
Sherman
Athens
Carpentier
Mildred Hawley
Cincinnati
Miss . Smith
Crary Davis
Retired Teachers Set Meeting for Saturday
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 1 30 Saturday afternoon at the Federated Church in Pomeroy. Miss Marcia Karr, president, announced. Ruby Williams will lead a musical program by pupils of Salem Center Grade School.
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Yomeroy
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Marcia Karr
Ruby Williams
Salem Center
Meigs County Dealers Sell Vehicles in September
Fifty five autos were sold by Meigs County dealers in September. Four school buses and eight trucks added to totals, giving 87 vehicles sold for the month per Joyce Kennedy county automotive title clerk's report.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Joyce Kennedy
Pomeroy Hosts Fifth Mid-Ohio Valley Square Dance Paw-Wow
Pomeroy, Ohio’s Paw n Taw Square Dance Club hosts the fifth annual Mid-Ohio Valley Square Dance Paw-Wow sponsored by Kyowva Tri-State Square Dance Association. The event runs December 13 at Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium with sessions 1 to 5 PM and 8 to 11:30 PM. Jerry Helt returns to call. Mike Simmons presents a program on Indian lore during a 40 minute intermission. Meigs County 4-H clubs operate refreshments and a fellowship dinner. Overnight lodging available for out-of-town dancers. Public festival.
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Pomeroy
Kyowva
Tri-State Square Dance Association
J. Jo Hardy
Vomeroy Junior High
Nce
Jerry Helt
Mike Simmons
Meigs County
Farmers Have Until Friday To Sign Wheat Allotments
Pomeroy Meigs County farmers must sign wheat allotment agreements by Friday October 5 to participate in the soil bank program. Payments are $1.23 per bushel times the farm’s normal wheat yield. No harvest or pasture on allotted acreage for eight months. 554 acres currently out of production. Sign at the local Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office in the Masone Temple building Pom eroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Soil Bank
A.S.C
Masone Temple
Storm Delays Family Routine at Eglin Field
Middleport couple at Eglin Field faced hours of disruption as Hurricane Flossy neared. Mrs. James Roller and Lt. James Roller coordinated storm prep including early laundry tasks and rapid drying at the base laundromat.
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Middleport
Eglin Field
Fla
Air Force Base
James Roller
Ida ‘Lee Hartley
Roller
Lauiromat
Captain Bennett Receives Training Assignment at Fort Benning
Capt Edward A Bennett, holder of a Congressional Medal of Honor, is assigned to the plans and training section of the School Brigade at Fort Benning Georgia. He and his family now reside in Columbus Georgia. He earned the medal for silencing a machine gun position held by eight German soldiers in World War II.
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Iddleport
Middleport
Edward A. Bennett
Ft. Benning
Columbus
Middleport Fortnight Club Hosts Social Scene
The Middleport Fortnight Club met at Mrs. Robert Mills home with Miss Anna Howell assisting. The notice lists property transactions including the Wolfe home sale on S Third? to the Ed Demoskys and the Beeson Pryor house sale on S Second Ave to Mrs. B. Stout. Several families and residents are mentioned visiting, traveling, or attending events in Athens, Columbus, and nearby towns, with multiple references to local boards, schools, and courtship news.
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Middlepon
Middleport
Robert Mills
Anna Howell
William Wolfe
S. Third
Ed Demoskys
Helen Beeson-Minerva Pryor
S. Second Ave
9. B. Stout
Demoskys
William Demosk
Wolfe
Stout
Barbara Stout
William Bolon
South Bend
Ind
Lasalle Hotel
Philip Sporn
Bolons
Bolon
Point Pleasant
Billy Gral Films Scheduled by Group
Officers of the education commission of the United Methodist Church were elected at Pomeroy. A plan to schedule a Billy Graham film was discussed at the Meigs County Ministerial Association meeting held at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy. The next meeting will be at the Racine Methodist Church on Monday.
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Pomeroy
Eduucation Commission
United Methodist Church
Billy Graham
Theo Smith
Racine
Dey Hysell
Middleport
Boney
Meigs County Mitchell
Monlay
United Methodist Shareh
Pasor
Eugene Brown
Wesley Jenkins
Racine Methoist
Homecoming Planned at Hemlock Grove Church
Pomeroy announces a church homecoming at Hemlock Grove Church Sunday with Sunday school at 9 30 a m a basket dinner at noon and a program at 2 p m The event features a community gathering and planned activities.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove
Mrs Bonnell and family return from visit to Columbus
Mrs Paul Bonnell and children Debbie Paula and David have returned to their Columbus home after a two week visit with Mrs Bonnell's mother Mrs Rodney Downing at the Downing home on Grant Street Mr Bonnell joined them for the return trip. Mrs Bonnell is the former Joan Kircher. Mr and Mrs Dan Graber returned to Cleveland after a visit since Wednesday with Mrs Graber's parents Mr and Mrs E M Wood. Mrs David Farmer is visiting her son Dan Farmer in Dayton. Mrs Lucille Will Defenbacher of Columbus visited her cousin Miss Frieda Faehnle in Middleport Saturday.
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Cristy
Cathy
Richard
Columbus
Coon Creek
W. Va
Sun Squad
Sheltter
Bertha Dixon
Dexter
Middleport
Davis
Race Davis
Hull
J. E. Hull
Sara
Rutland, Jones
Earl Blake
Ises
Elizabeth Jones Nelson
Deturing Co
Mattroitson
Wilbur Rowley, Jr
Crary Davis
Lenore Giles
Newark
A. W. Davison
Ida McDaniel
McDaniel
Mildred Giles
Kenneth Byer
Gallipolis
Griff Lewis
L. A. Thomas
Paul Bonnell
Debbie
Paula
David
Lucille Will Defenbacher
Frieda Faehnle
Practice of Treating Railroad Ties With Tar Began Century Ago
The article notes a hundred year practice of preserving railroad ties by applying creosote and petroleum to extend their life, a method once standard in railway maintenance.
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