Youth Dies by Electrocution Near Pomeroy Sewer Site
Rodger Dean Miller 19 of Middleport Route 1 died Saturday near a Pomeroy construction site after a 20 foot pipe touched a 4000 volt power line. Coroner Henry Ewing and Sheriff Charles Russell led the investigation. Miller was to assist with a sewer line excavation under a former mine. He left General Machine Co. at 4 40 p.m. and died about 5 p.m. Friends may attend services Tuesday at Bradford Church with burial in Miles Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Henry Ew
Rodger Dean Miller
Middleport
Ewing
Charles Russell
Miller
General Machine Co
Spring Ave
Robert Thompson
Russell
R. E. Boice
Ewing and
FE. Wolfe
Henry Werry
Charles Werry
Rutland High School
H L Smith Dies Sunday in Pomeroy
Homer Lawrence Smith aged 36 died Sunday morning at Meigs General Hospital. He lived in Laurel Cliff and is survived by three children Mary Lou James Alien and Carolyn Sue Smith his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence A Smith a sister Mrs Dan Smith of Racine and Line poper and Lar ry of Laure off Phecerpig services will be to Rev Harry Bates Wednesday at the Ewing home friends may call at any time Burial will be in the Mnare Cemetery near Minersville
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Mnare
Minersville
Heath Methodist Church Officials Schedule Tuesday Meeting
The official board and the finance commission of Heath Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the church.
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Middleport
Finance Commission of
Heath Methodist Church
Bradbury PTA meets at Bradbury School in Middleport
Middleport reports the Bradbury Parent-Teacher Association meeting with Norma Russell presiding. Attendance honors go to Mrs Theobald’s first and second grade. Committees announced include social Vesta Lambert Betty Biggs Kathryn Evans publicity Wilbur Theobald program Homer Forres Richard Bailey Max Davis hospitality Thelma Dill James Reed and visual education Mrs Dill. Next meeting set for Oct 2 with a school official to discuss the two mill levy.
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Middleport
Bradbury
Parent-Teacher Association
Norma Russell
Wibur Theobald
Mra
Russell
Vesta Lambert
Betty Biggs
Kathryn Evans
Wilbur Theobald
Homer Forres
Richard Bailey
Max Davis
Thelma Dill
James Reed
Dill
Band Day Donations Set Record Total
Band Boosters announce 816 dollars raised during the Tag Day drive. Senior and Junior Bands led by Mrs. Walter Crooks visited the business district at 9 30 am, then split into wards with captains to collect. Volunteers including Mrs. Charles Murray and Earl Warnke assisted in tallying returns at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric.
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Walter Crooks
Boosters Association
Gas Firm Seeks Permit for Line in Hocking Ohio
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus asked the power commission for permission to build 10.6 miles of pipeline and an 80 horsepower compressor station. The route spans Hocking and Fairfield counties with the station in Guernsey County. Estimated cost is 942,900 dollars. The project aims to improve underground natural gas storage operations in Ohio.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
The
Power Commission
Hocking
Fairfield
Guernsey County
Ohio
-Amateur Gardeners Club Installs New Officers
Middleport announces the Amateur Gardeners Club will install officers Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. C. E. Blakesiece Lincoln Hill. Retiring president Mrs. E. M. Blake hands over to new president Mrs. Richard Rawlings as the club begins its new year.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
C. E. Blakesiece
Lincoln Hill
E. M. Blake
Richard Rawlings
Middleport Literary Club Opens New Year
Middleport residents gather for the first meeting of the club year at the home of Mr. Robert Coats. Mrs. Clyde Ingeig is elected new president and will receive the gavel from retiring president Ben Philson.
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Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Robert Coats
Clyde Ingeig
Ben Philson
Pythian Sisters to Meet in Middleport for Practice and Temple Session
Meigs Temple 153 staff and officers gather Tuesday at 7 p.m. for practice ahead of the district convention in Pomeroy. After practice the regular Temple meeting will follow.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pomeroy
Middleport Personals Highlight Weekend Visits and Moves
Weekend visits span Columbus Gallipolis and Athens areas with multiple families. Notables include Dana Mitch of Massillon, Monty West moving to Reese West’s rock springs farm, and William Correll hospitalized in Columbus. Marion Huggins returns from 15 months overseas duty. William McGhee attends Notre Dame with aunt Helen Waddell. James Osler heads to Columbus for back surgery.
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Franklin Ginther
Columbus
Cecil Grogan
C. H. Wise
Virginia Lewis Sheets
Gallipolis
Lillian Stieff
Joseph Tribble
Charleston
George Hackett
al Bursae
New York
Howard Byers
William McGhee
Middleport High School
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Helen Waddell
Paul Haptonstall
Edith
Billy
Haptonstall
Robert Sharp
Athens
Sharp
Baptist Church
Thurston
Marion DuBois
Dallas Roush
New York City
Earl Roush
Henry Hennesy
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
James Osler
White Cross Hospital
Eastern Star Chapter of Pomeroy Celebrates Golden Anniversary
POMEROY The 50th anniversary of Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star was observed at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Amy K. Jones of Jackson serving as worthy matron and Harry P. Smith as worthy patron. Members wore gold lace gowns and a program featured skits, history, and special guests from neighboring chapters.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Amy L. Whaley
Amy K. Jones
Jackson
Harry P. Smith
Freda Grueser
Mrs. Jones
Edna Schoenleb
Esther
Ann Rupe
Mabie Goeglein
Denzel Goeglein
Lula B. Nease
Anna Vaughan
Nellie Brown
Florence Tracy
Thelma A. Dill
Virginia Simmons
Clara Thomas
Marie Curd
Adah
Zelda Davis
Ruth
Phyllis Goeglein
Martha
Ella Smith
Electa
Hattie Mae Bilikam
Everett J. Tracy
Sentinel
Theo Smith
David C. Whaley
Elsie Smith
Whaley
E. H. Lee
Emma Ashworth
Ella H. Fish
Anna F Harvey
Maude Allard Basom
Louie Smith
Emma McQuigg
Martha Stobart
Mable Ashworth
Lettie E. Reese
Sadie L. Miller
Olive M. Gibbs
Marshal
John Reese
Katharine McQuigg
Mabel Martin
Institution
Racine
Chiorus Grimm
Bernice Carpenter
Cora Webb
Frankie McKelvey
Harriet Neigler
Greta Simpson
Adena Higgins
Athens
Betty Addington
Glouster
Stewart
Della B. Windsor
Ida K. Smith
Bessie Weed
Elsie Hart
Katharine S. Peoples
Constance Shields
Bertha Kaetzel
Marie Custer
Neilie Tracy
Helen Nease
Maude Grueser
Carrie Norma Parker
Geraldine Young
Lucille Swackhammer
Thelma Dill
Everett Tracy
Denzil Goeglein
Theophilus Smith
Edythe Vaughan of
Ralph Graves
A. M
York Rite
Masonic Lodge
Della Windsor
Mabel Goeglein
Dorothy Will
Margaret Lallance
Norma Goodwin
Pat Bilikam
Ida Smith
Lula Nease
Carrie Nye
Helen Neutzling
Beulah Ewing
Ethel Williamson
Leona Smith
Anna Durst
Ela Bryant
Newspapers Provide Merchandising Support
A national survey by the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association shows newspapers offer extensive merchandising support beyond ads. Advertising reps contact dealers, arrange displays, plan tie-ins, and monitor results, with 632 responses across major markets in the United States and Canada.
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Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
NAEA
United States
Canada
Rally Day Promotes Events at Churches
Rally Day and Promotion Day exercises were held at First Baptist Church and Heath Methodist Church. Attendance pins were handed to 21 persons including Stephen Hindy, 5, son of Kalad and Mrs Hindy. Edison Baker led the program. special numbers by Mrs Beulah White and Rev Clare Hoyt.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Heath Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Stephen Hindy
Kalad Hindy
Edison Baker
Beulah White
Claremont E. Hoyt
Jean Bennett
Heath Church
Ernest Covert
Michael Archer
John Ingels
Diana Criswell
Dennis Weber
Sandra Simpson
David Covert
Connie Cooke
Robert Swanson
Sharon Jones
Judy Hurley
Vera Covert
I. E. Miller
James Euler
Charlies McElhinny
Emerson Jones
Bess Sanborn
James Brewington
Lee McComas
George Dallas
J. A. Bangerter
Robert Hurley
L. A. Bangerter
Winefordners Visit Middleport and The Plains
Visitors over the weekend included Mr. and Mrs. David Winefordner. Former Middleport High School coach now leads Cory-Rawson High School with a 1–2 record this season, including a win over rival Arlington.
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Middleport
the Plains
David Winefordner
Winefordner
Middleport High School
Cory-Rawson High School
Arlington
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Swartz in Columbus
Word of the death of Mrs Grace Swartz at Columbus was received. She was a cousin of Homer McElhinny, father of Horace McElhinny. Funeral services were held in Columbus.
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Middleport
Grace Swartz
Columbus
Pomeroy Hi Band Tag Day Planned for Oct 9
Pomeroy High School announces its annual marching band tag day set for Saturday October 9 with a 10 am parade to open the drive. Band booster members will solicit business places from Monday to Saturday to raise funds for repairing and purchasing instruments and music.
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William Kennedy
Lower Pomeroy
Gerald Wildermuth
Rolland Neutzling
William Swatzer
Sugar Run
Pomeroy
Swanee River Boys
Huntington
W. Va
Stumbo Family to Return to Middleport After Home Remodel
The Clifford Stumbo family, living in Waverly while Mr. Stumbo works at the atomic energy plant, will move back to Middleport once their S Sixth Ave home is remodeled. Mr. Stumbo, recovering from an appendectomy, will be employed at the Kyger Creek plant.
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Middleport
Clifford Stumbo
Waverly
Stumbo
S. Sixth Ave
Kyger Creek
New York Trip Noted Byers Family Group
Mr and Mrs Howard Byers recently returned from a vacation trip. They were joined by Mrs Ruth Lockett of Middleport and Mrs James Lewis of Columbus, Mr Byers sister. The group toured New Jersey and New York and attended television shows in New York observed by local viewers.
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Middleport
Howard Byers
Ruth Lockett
James Lewis
Columbus
Byer
New Jersey
New York
Overnight Scout Trip to Chester Camp by Troop 245
Boy Scouts of Troop 245 traveled by bus to a Chester scout camp for an overnight stay. Sunday morning services were held at Chester Methodist Church with Assistant Scoutmaster Robert Mills in charge.
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Middleport
Boy Scouts
Chester
Chester Methodist Church
Robert Mills
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Roy Miller
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George Laver
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Robert Weaver
David Hendricks
Linda Hurley
Elinor Lou Bodimer
Band Day
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Aig
Eastern Star Chapter of
Denzel Goerglein
Edythe Vaughan
Eleberry
American Association of Newspaper Representatives
U. S
Winefordners
Church of the Nazarene
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Pomeroy Hi
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Hackett
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