Pomeroy Council Names Sewer Group and Approves Festival Lot
The Pomeroy village council named a special sewer committee to study Lincoln Heights problems with cesspools and sewer needs. They granted use of the lower parking lot to the Pomeroy Firemen and Boys Club for a fall festival with conditions to protect the upper lot, and discussed resurfacing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ted Downie
Hollie Green
Clarence Heaton
Howard Kitchen
Pat Will
Dale Smith
Lincoln Heights
Heights
Will
Delmar A. Canaday
Heaton
Smith
John C. Bacon
Canaday
Green
Downie
Kitchen
Third Ward
Council
Finance Committee
Pomeroy Social Notes Judy Ann Miller Birthday Party
Judy Ann Miller was guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by her parents with a Halloween motif. Attendees included Barbara Logan Brenda Bailey Dickie Daniels Donna Rea and others as guests and ice cream cupcakes were served. Gift exchanges occurred and several mothers and community members attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bailey
Michael Morris
Cinda Morris
Kathryn Jane Hannahs
Kaaron Kelton
Billy Bailey
Darlene Watson
Penny Sue Moore
Barbara Logan
Carla Will
Pamela Moore
A Young
Donnie Mayer
Walker
Howard English
Keen Reuter
Dickie Daniels
Joe Richards
Jerry Arnold
Donna Rea
Janice Richards
Freddie Sisson
Linda Will
Susie Morris
Walk-In Garden Club Elects New Officers
Mrs. Anna Hart hosted the Walk-In Garden Club meeting with Lutchie Riggs giving the opening remarks. New officers were installed by Leona Story with Belva Willard assisting. Mina Hart became the new president and presided after. Members discussed bulbs and soil preparation. Edna Lee Leona Story and Bertha Williams judged arrangements with first prize to Anna Hart. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Phoebe Clark assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Lee
Leona Story
Bertha Williams
Anna Hart
Belva Wil
Phoebe Clark
Mrs. Mildred Roush Hosts Pomeroy Friends
Mrs. Mildred Roush of Letart Falls entertained a group of Pomeroy friends Saturday evening. Guests included Marion Radford and families from Pomeroy, with Ethel Lowrey from Columbus and Harold Roush of Letart Falls joining the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mildred Roush
Letart Falls
500 Winners Prize Twin City Card Club
Mrs Alva Hite hosted the Twin City Card Club at her Butternut Avenue home Friday evening. The game 500 provided the main entertainment with prizes awarded to Mrs Glen Dill Mrs Bernice Darst and Mrs Jacob Ament A salad course followed served by the hostess Mrs Olan Goodwin attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alva Hite
Twin City Card Club
Butternut Ave
Glen Dill
Bernice Darst
Jacob Ament
Olan Goodwin
Winding Trail Garden Club Meeting Planned
The Winding Trail Garden Club will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the home of Miss Emma tz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Winding Trail Garden Club
Emmatz
Birthday Party for Freddie Sisson
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sisson hosted a Sunday birthday party at their E Main Street home for their son Freddie seventh. Games and Halloween themed favors were enjoyed with prizes to Judy Miller and Terry Jurgens. Guests included Mickey and Jennifer Menchini David and Arthur Casci Terry Jur Kathryn Jane Hannahs and Edy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey and
Jennifer Menchini
David and
Arthur Casci
Terry Jur
Kathryn Jane Hannahs
Edy Miller
Mrs Maggie Smith Visits Columbus for Grandson Birth
Mrs Maggie Smith of Mulberry Avenue is spending a week in Columbus with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Guy Smith. The infant Guy Allen was born October 3 in Columbus and is the second child for the Smiths who also have a daughter Brenda Mae four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Maggie Smith
Mulberry Avenue
Columbus
Guy Smith
Meeting Plans Made for Farm Bureau Session
Plans for the annual Farm Bureau meeting were announced by state trustee Harry Guthrie as Farm Bureau Council 3-A met at Elmer and Mrs. Kautz home near Chester. Business session led by president Howard Bolia.
Birthday party honors Petie Hendricks at Nease Settlement
William Hendricks hosted a birthday gathering Saturday for his son Petie's fourth birthday at his parents home in Nease Settlement. A turkey dinner and cake with pink and white decor were served. Attendees included multiple families and relatives such as the Hendricks Gibbs White Whaley and Betzing clans listed among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Stewart
Keith Woods
Addie Mae Weaver
Dot Shain
Ernie Betzing
Local residents attend events and visits across Ohio towns
A flurry of weekend visits and family travel appears across Columbus Athens and Gallipolis. Don Young underwent a medical exam at Children’s Hospital after polio and Mrs Durst shows improved condition at Holzer Hospital. Families from Pomeroy Syracuse and Cincinnati visit relatives and attend a funeral at Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Durst
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Durst
Victor Young Sr
Don
Dick Young
Columbus
Don Young
Pomeroy
Children’s Hospital
Mildred Roush
Letart Falls
Ethel Lowery
Marion Radford
Union Ave
Jeff Gest
Jacob Ament
J. Leslie Kunze
Rebecca Sue
Marengo
Kunze
Susan Kunze
Arthur Skinner
Kunzes
Cliff Kincaid
Tennessee
Lucy Amsbury
Mila Stark
Athens
Dayton
William Bartels
Vernon Bartels
Cincinnati
Baxter
George Kissling
Candy
L. L. Roush
Paul
Grant Roberts
Clark
Point Pleasant
John Schmitt
Norma Goodwin
David Goodwin
Lincoln Heights
Carl Bilikam
Opha Offutt
William Stark
Kansas City
Kansas
R. E. Boice
Ramora
Stark
Boice
Corabelle Russell
Mr. Stark
Bob Weedy
Kathy
Shawnee
Clarence J. Struble
Struble
Clifford Ties
Charles Bright
Logan
Ed Lanier
James Hanson
Sidney Lanier
Judy
Gerald McIntosh
George
Lou Ann
Huntington
W. Va
Wilson
Bill
E. Paul Marr
Pomeroy Warns Parents Over Halloween Pranks
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe warned that parents will be prosecuted for their children's Halloween vandalism in Pomeroy. He said residents had reported pranks and that Halloween occurs on October 31 with beggars night observed the previous evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Begger
PTA Meeting Slated At Rutland High School
POMEROY The Western Local School District PTA opens its year with a meeting Monday evening October 12 at the Rutland High School auditorium. President Mrs Wayne Turner says committees will be named and refreshments will be served by Mrs Turner Mrs Dennison and Mrs Dayton Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
PTA
Rutland High School
Wayne Turner
Turner
Carl Dennison
Dayton Parsons
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Births Report
Admitted: Mrs. Elmer Staley Pomeroy Donna Smith Racine Route 1 Milton B Lambert Pomeroy Audelle Roberts Bashan Mrs Dale Durst Middleport Miss Bertha Grant Middleport Robert Weddle Portland. Births: Mr and Mrs Elmer Staley Pomeroy Lewis Capehart Cliff Decker Robert Weddle infant Roger Pickens James Trader George Hall Milton Lambert John Buckley Calvin Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Staley
Pomeroy
Donna Smith
Racine
Milton B. Lambert
Audelle Roberts
Bashan
Dale Durst
Middleport
Bertha Grant
Robert Weddle
Portland
Aen
Lewis Capehart
Cliff Decker
Hazel Biggs
Infant
Roger Pickens
James Trader
George Hall
Milton Lambert
John Buckley
Calvin Hawk
Missionary Talk Sparked Guild Meeting At Federated Church
Mrs. Thomas Radford told the Women's Guild how telling others about Christ makes one a missionary. She noted girl missionaries go in pairs to rural areas, and the group elected two officers for two years. The guild approved a $25 donation to Heidelberg College dorm repairs and held a Halloween themed social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Thomas Radford
Women’s Guild of the Federated Church
Radford
Carl Shields
Pearl Mora
Robert Wilson
Bentz Wolfe
Heidelberg College
Louis Reibel
Marvin Burt
Burt
Ben Neuteling
Happy Harvesters
Capybara Ranked Largest South American Rodent
The South American capybara is the largest rodent in the region, weighing about 100 pounds and known for its docile nature and social behavior.
Mayor Vows Continued Opposition To Sewage Project
Pom eroy mayor Delmar A Canaday vows opposition to a proposed sewage disposal plant. He cites a Cincinnati bonding firm warning of fines and questions the anti pollution laws as he urges small towns to seek changes and warns council against selling revenue bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vows
Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Cincinnati
Canaday
Ohio River
Twelve Meigs consignors sell 88 head at Athens calf sale
Twelve Meigs County consignors sold 88 of 293 head of steers and heifers at the Athens Livestock Sale Yards Feeder Calf sale last Tuesday. Top price neared $20 per hundredweight. buyers included W P Steiner and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Meigs County
Athens
Howard Knight
Harry Guthrie
W. A. Mollahan
Lloyd Summerfield
W. A. King
Virgil King
Raymond Follrod
John Stanley
W. J. B. Carleton
Delbert Gaul
Emerson Guthrie
Elmer Kautz
Musser Lightnecker
Henry
Fairfield County
W. P. Steiner and Son
Bluffton
Steiner
E. P. Parker
Reedsville
Ira Bartels
Syracuse
Ohio
Washington County
Highland County
Gallipolis
Housetops Are Rocked by Juvenile Mischief
Middleport residents report youths in Upper Middleport and Vine Street area throwing rocks at homes from hills. Mayor Sidney T. Russell says offenders will be taken into court when apprehended. No property damage has been confirmed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Upper
Vine St
Sidney T. Russell
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County records show multiple transfers including May N Martt and others selling Lot 242 in Pomeroy to Franklin and Wanda Rizer. Other deeds list transfers in Middleport Rutland Olive Township Pomeroy Bedford Township Orange Township and Rutland totaling several parcels and acres as noted in the courthouse filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May N. Martt
William E. Martt
Grace Dobyns
James A. Dobyns
Franklin Rizer
Wanda M. Rizer
Pomeroy
Judson White
Helen White
George A. Ebersbach
Gloria Ann Ebersbach
Middleport
Thomas J. Baldwin
Viola M. Baldwin
Bessie Oliver
Rutland
Hazel M. Curtis
A. H. Curtis
Glenn I. Cundiff
Olive Township
Willis H
Esa B. Hines
Omer G. Hines
Lena Hamm
Walter Hamm
Thor- Grace Hines
Elbert Taylor
Ada Taylor
Bedford Township
John M. Bentz
Irene Bentz
Icle O. Fingler
Mary S. Pele
Orange Township
Martin Robert Carson
Mill_— Carson
Rutand
Pomeroy Reports Weekly Parking Meter Receipts
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe announced that parking meter receipts for the past week totaled 240 dollars and 50 cents. The figure reflects the week’s collections and highlights city revenue from meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Wicks Faces Probe Over Fay Visits as Lt Governor
Newly sworn-in Lieutenant Governor Arthur H. Wicks is asked by Gov. Dewey to explain visits to former AFL leader Joseph Fay in Sing Sing. Wicks, then a state senator, denies wrongdoing and says Fay remains influential in labor circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur H. Wicks
Thomas E. Dewey
Joseph Fay
AFL
Sing Sing
Wicks
Fay
Buck Family Announces Birth of Daughter in Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs Roy Buck of Letart Falls announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday at St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Early Roush of Letart Falls and Mr and Mrs Frank Buck of Antiquity They also have a daughter Sue Ann 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roy Buck
Letart Falls
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Early Roush
Frank Buck
Antiquity
Bucks
Sue Ann
AMVETS Post 39 to Convene Wednesday Evening
AMVETS Post 39 holds a regular meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Minersville school building all eligible veterans and members are invited Bill Grueser extends thanks to the public for the white clover flower sale in Meigs County last Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Amvets
Post 39
Minersville
Bill Grueser
Post
Meigs County
Frost Now Admiral Stationed at Pentagon
Lawrence Jack Frost has been promoted to admiral in the U S Navy and is stationed at the Pentagon in Washington. His wife, the former Louise Albers, is the daughter of Mrs Anna Morehart Albers of Washington and a niece of Mrs Homer Grant of Sixth Ave and Maine St. Admiral Frost and his wife were guests of Mrs Grant this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
United States Navy
Lawrence
Jack) Frost
Louise Albers
Homer Grant
Sixth Ave
Maine St
Frost
Pentagon
Washington
Anna Morehart Albers
Grant
Fred Hoffman
Dunbar
W. Va
John Gothard
Columbus
N. P. Swackhammer
Gallipolis
Lafayette Hotel
Katharine
Christine Grant
Dick Walters
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Guy Walters
Walters
Sam Walters
William Clark
Carroll Balser
Mansfield
Latart
Zolman
Sanford Omas
Broadway
Meyer Maggied
Maggied
Ben Philsons
Wilson
Brad Hudson
Harry Hudson
McKeesport
Pasencey
Pauline Sisson
Fines Levied On Two Men For Speeding And Drunkenness
Fines were imposed in a Monday hearing before Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. De maree Sexson of Pomeroy Route 1 and Chester Will of Long Bottom each paid $5 and costs on speeding and intoxication charges filed by the Pomeroy Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Demaree Sexson
Pomeroy Route 1
Chester Will
Long Bottom
No Special Visit Planned in Meigs County
Red Cross officials announced there will be no special blood mobile visit in Meigs County this month due to lack of interest. The unit will resume with the next regular visit on December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Red Cross
Five Dollar Fine for Middleport Fan at Friday Game
Middleport resident Ray Cole was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Sidney T. Russell on an intoxication charge. He pleaded guilty to a resisting arrest count and was bound over to Common Pleas Court. The arrest occurred during the Middleport Gallipolis football game Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ray Cole
Sidney T. Russell
Cole
Common Pleas Court
Middleport-Gallipolis
Head injury tops traffic death causes per Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes head injuries are the leading single cause of death in traffic accidents, underscoring the fatal risk posed by blunt and impact injuries on roads.
Middleport Council Acted to Finance Sewage Project
Middleport council passed an emergency resolution to fund acquiring a sewage treatment plant site and constructing sewers. The move follows a health department letter ordering appearances at a Columbus hearing on Oct 20 and aligns with efforts to clean the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Department of Health
Ohio Water Pollution Board
Lumbus
Ohio River
Horton Brown
Ralph Woolpert
Woolpert
Sidney T. Russell
Frank Vrooman
Councilen
County Treasuries
I. R. Neal
Kgger Creek
Charles Murray
Treasuries
Neal
Council
Jean Lama
Russell
Middleport Garden Club Sets Stage For New Year
Middleport Garden Club members gathered at retiring president Mrs. Leo Beeson home to plan the new year. Mrs. Garen Stansbury is installed as president and candle board fundraisers plus library direct arrangements are outlined. The group planned holiday decorations and civic projects with note of resignations and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Leo Beeson
Malcolm Roller
James Titus
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Christine Traquair
Edward French
Cincinnati
Titus
Amateur Gardeners Club
Max Moreland
Garen Stansbury
Lewis Sauer
W. W. Hayes
Ways and Means
H. J. Russell
Stansbury
E. F. Maag
Nellie Zerkle
Edith Young Weds Lt. Albert B. Roby in Miami
Miss Edith Lourie Young and Lt. Albert B. Roby married in Miami on September 18. The bride, a Middleport resident and Wahama graduate, wore dusty pink with a white orchid. The couple will post overseas. Roby serves in the Air Force and is a Miami Jackson High School and University of Miami alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Miami
Fla
Edith Lourie Young
Albert B. Roby
Roby
Raymond E. Boice
Wahama High School
Ohio
Marion H. Roby
Air Force
Miami Jackson High School
University of Miami
The
Arnold Air Society
Devotional on Spanish Missions at First Baptist Church
Mrs Fielding Hawkins led a combined devotional and program on Spanish missions for the B. F. Sanborn Missionary Society gathered at the First Baptist Church. Mrs Charles Bennett presided with Mrs C P Bradbury opening organ music. Participants included Mrs Del Fife Mrs Charles White Mrs Harry Houdashelt Mrs G G Werner and Mrs Homer Hysell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fielding Hawkins
B. F. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Charles Bennett
C. P. Bradbury
del Fife
Charles White
Harry Houdashelt
G. G. Werner
Homer Hysell
Weekend Visitors and Local Family News Notes
Numerous residents and relatives visit friends and relatives across Ohio and West Virginia. The report lists visitors from Dunbar, Columbus, Springfield, Gallipolis, Meigs General Hospital, and McKeesport. Notable mentions include the Hoffmans, Grants, Walters family, Maggieds, Pettibone, and Loyns relatives.
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Far
Walk-In Garden Club
Mrs. Roush
Garden Club
Pomeroy Personals
Meigs General Hospital
E. Blakeslee
Middleport Social Notes
Association
John Mayer
David Durst
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Priscilla Circle
Sara Daune Hartley
Percy Kilbride and
Marjorie Main
Maureen O'Hara
Jeff Chandler
Flame OF A Baby
Yvonne DeCarlo
Rod Cameron
Salome
Lucille Ball
George Brent
Lucy Goes Wild
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Marshall Thompson
Vera Miles
Lyle Bettger
Jamaica Run
Ray Mill
Arlene Cahil
Wendell Corey
Patric Knowles
Federal Land Bank Loan
United
National Farm Loan
A. ©. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
New
Ohio Wesleyan U
Ohio Wesleyan University
Joseph F. Brashares
Florida-Brashares
Logan Monument Co
Gray Chapel
Pie
George C. Shaw
West Main Street
Apmockwie
Piece Hospital
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