Middleport Fire Chief Promotes Fire Prevention Week
Governor O Neill designates October 5 11 as Fire Prevention Week in Ohio urging citizens and groups to support local departments. Middleport chief Jack Bechtle announces window cards slogans a village fire truck run and tests of fog nuzzies beside new department gear funded by the village and department payrolls.
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Middleport
O'Neill
Jack Bechtle
Donald Mills
Ohio
Bechtle
Corn Harvest Field Day Set For Wednesday In Meigs County
A corn harvest field day is planned for 1 30 Wednesday at the Thomas D Sayre farm Great Bend Route 338 Meigs County The event organized by Howard Nolan Racine High School will harvest five corn hybrids and compute yields Participating groups include the soil conservation service the agricultural stabilization and conservation service the extension service and the Meigs County Farm Bureau Seed is donated by Lauren Hoffman Ohio Valley Feed Co Sugar Run Mill and C E Humphrey All Racine High School vocational agriculture students will attend
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Thomas D. Sayre
Great Bend
Howard Nolan
Racine High School
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Extension Service
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Appeal Filed in Manley Workmen's Comp Case
Finley E. Manley of Middleport Route 1 files an appeal in Meigs County Common Pleas Court challenging a denial of workers compensation benefits from Thomas Fork Coal Co of Pomeroy and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Finley E. Manley
Middleport Route 1
Thomas Fork Coal Co
Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Four Win Trophies At Local Gun Club
Championship matches Sunday at the Pomeroy Gun Club on Route 33 saw trophy winners Dor Schaefer Harold Lohse Aldo Jeffers and handicap trophy winner Paul Baker. A plaque for former club president Ernest Duerr was presented by secretary Irving Karr, with committee members Bill Childs Dr Clyde Ingels and Jef fers present.
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Pomeroy
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
A new healing substance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H suppositories or ointment claims to shrink hemorrhoids, stop itching, and relieve pain without surgery. Case after case reportedly shows real shrinkage and complete symptom relief with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
County PTA Council Draws 150 from 14 Units
About 150 parents and teachers from 14 local units attended the Meigs County PTA Council kickoff at Salem Center School. New president Mrs. Harold Ebersbach led the meeting with remarks, recognition for 45 teachers, a style revue, and discussions on homework discipline kindergarten textbooks bus behavior and religious education. The next session is set for February 5 at Salisbury Grade School.
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County
PTA Council
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Salem Center
Harold Ebersbach
Nellie Vale
Dorothy Roush
Margaret Houdashelt
Johnson
Gladys Major
Robert Bowen
Chester Knight
Thelma Dill
Clyde Ingles
Pearly Williams
Ralph Zandel
Paul Theis
Marion Wilson
Francis Montgomery
Orion Roush
Lauren Hoffman
Everett Turner
Edwin Nelson
Titus Smith
Rex Shenefield
PTA
C. O. Chapman
Western School District
Catherine Shenefield
Roy Tracy
Wayne Swisher
J. C. Wyatt
William Francis
Ebersbach
Schenefield
County Council
Salisbury
Band in the Rough feature highlights Ginther at Upper Arlington High School
A Columbus paper profiles Robert Franklin Ginther band director of Upper Arlington High School with pictures. The piece covers band camp at Camp Akita and a church retreat near Sugar Grove Ohio as preparations for the new school year.
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Middleport
Columbus
Robert Franklin Ginther
Upper Arlington
Camp Akita
Sugar Grove
Ohio
Ginther
Frank Ginther
Middleport High School
Hazel Hawkins
John Hawkins, Jr
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club Meet Recaps Summer Trips
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club met at the James Weber home for a summer travel recap session. Members described vacations in New England states Canada Tennessee and Florida with Mrs Noah Haskins host Mrs Weber and Mrs Bush sharing trip details. Jolly Pal gifts were exchanged and fall flowers decorated the rooms.
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Middleport
James Weber
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club
Noah Haskins
Weber
New England States
H. E. Bush
New England
Canada
Tennessee
Carolina
Herman Bailey
Mrs. Lewis 66 Dies in Middleport Home
Mrs. Charles Lewis age 66 of Middleport died at her Broadway home after a long illness. She leaves husband Charles and children Robert Redard Charles James. plus daughter Mrs. Clarence Boyles of Middleport, siblings Mrs. Archie Ellis Mrs. Elizabeth Butcher Charles and William Wise. Funeral at Rawlings Coats on Tuesday at 2 pm by Rev W H Strasbaugh with burial in Cheshire Gragg Hill cemetery.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Jennie Mae Wise
Broadway
William
Maggie Wise
Charles
Robert
Redard
James
Pomeroy
Clarence Boyles
Archie Ellis
Elizabeth Butcher
Cheshire
William Wise
Lewis
Silver Run Baptist Church
Rawlings- Coats
W. H. Strasbaugh
Cheshire Gragg Hill Cemetery
FHA Plans County Rally in Athens October
GLOUSTER The Glouster Chapter of FHA held a business meeting in the home economics department. Plans were made to attend the county FHA rally in Athens on October 15. Officers were installed and committee members named for a social meeting in October.
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Glouster
FHA
Athens
Janie McGee
Elsie Craig
Joanna Richards
Allison Fultz
Barbara Sikorski
Janet Trace
Marilyn Richards
Burris Rites Set Tuesday
Funeral services for Charles Burris 88 of Trimble will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Trimble Church of Christ with Rev. Wayne Porter officiating. Burial follows at Maplewood cemetery. Survivors include his wife Ida four sons and four daughters and other relatives.
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Trimble
Charles Burris
Trimble Church of Christ
Wayne Porter
Maplewood Cemetery
Ida
Harry Reed
Elias Clark
Earl Dunlap
Columbus
Ted Allen
Centerbury
James
Edward
Donald
Crooksville
George
Air Force
Indiana
Baptist Fellowship Hayride Brings Youth to Park Potluck
Junior Hi Youth Fellowship of First Baptist Church attended a Saturday hayride at New Haven Roadside Park for a potluck supper. Counselors Mr. and Mrs. Gene Coleman and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith accompanied members including Kim Neal Darryl Stumbo Ellen Leonard Janet Baker Linda Kauff Mary Ann Hulburt Martha Fowler Dick Bodimer Mike Bratton and David Annas.
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Middleport
Junior Hi
First Baptist Church
New Haven
Gene Coleman
Jerry
Earl Smith
Kim Neal
Darryl Stumbo
Ellen Leonard
Janet Baker
Linda Kauff
Mary Ann Hulburt
Martha Fowler
Dick Bodimer
Mike Bratton
David Annas
Reunion of Antle descendants at Glouster
Glouster Memorial Park hosted a Linzy and Hulda Antle descendants reunion on Sunday with 102 attendees. Local families from Glouster Trimble Athens Columbus and surrounding towns joined, and plans were made to meet next year at Ferndale Church with the George Antle family.
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Glouster
Linzy
Hulda Antle
Raymond Antle
Harley Kittle
Richard Dunkle
Giouster
Norman Myers
Linda
Ronald
Norman
Jon
Ruth Dunkle
Larry
Craig
David
Willard Buchman
Carl Antle
Isral Linsecott
Marilyn
Darrell Antle
Judy
Pat
Darla
Melville McCune
Mildred Antle
Trimble
Ralph Antle
Akron
George Wilkes
Harlan Antle
Sandra
Athens
Glenn Potter
Billy
Shirley Mce-Fadden
Arthur Antle
Amesville
Richard Enlow
Bill
Chillicothe
William Richards
McConnelsville
Harold Richards
Ray
Ashville
Mary Kay Antle
Georgia Antle
Victor Sayre
Elane
Barbara
Millfield
George Thomas
Pat Patterson
Eddie
Becky
Pam
Max Antle
Susan
Greg
Nancy
Jane
Karen
Jess Wemmer
John Strepaki
John
Janet
Columbus
Joe Stone
Botkins
Roger McCune
Melanie
Lancaster
Family visit to Kaslers in Kentucky
Mrs Ansel Gamwell and daughter Mrs Glenn Dougan with Cindy spent a week visiting Mrs Gamwell's daughter and son-in-law Pfc and Mrs Melinda Kasler at Elizabeth Town Kentucky Pfc Kasler is stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky
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Ansel Gamwell
Glenn Dougan
Cindy
First Flag of the United States Said to Isle 1775
The earliest flag tale centers on a 1775 Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse flag carried during the revolutionary era featuring 13 blue and silver stripes.
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United States
Philadelphia
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