Village council trims staff amid cost cuts and waterworks talk
Pomeroy council cut the street department crew to two men and ended special police officers under ordinary duty. They redirected funds within the general fund and discussed purchasing the Meigs Water Co. portion for a two-town water system with Middleport, while approving the 1953 budget and awaiting a full legal review before any contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar A. Canaday
Lester Wilson
Fred Burkett
Melvin Roush
Otho Murray
William Lehew
Ray Evans, Jr
Walter E. Wolfe
Evans, Lehew
Jed Webster, Jr
Franklin D. Hudson
Hudson
E. Main Street
Pomeroy
Meigs Water Co
Earl R. Shaffer
Charles A. Hinsch and Co., Inc
John M. Heimerdinger
Walter, Woody and Heimerdinger
M. Stewart Hartman
Nelson, Browning and Co
Cincinnati
Middleport
John B. Downing
Pomeroy Council
Canaday
Sidney T. Russell
Russell
Fred Crow, Jr
E. J. Strauss
Hartinger Death Noted In Indianapolis And Middleport
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Will Hartinger Friday in Indianapolis. Funeral services were held there and burial occurred Monday in Columbus. Survived by husband Dr. W. C. Hartinger and daughter Mrs. Thomas Stevenson. Mrs. Hartinger was formerly Lula White, daughter of a local minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Will Hartinger
Indianapolis
Columbus
W. C. Hartinger
Thomas Stevenson
Hartinger
Lula White
Portland School Fund Receives Profits From Show
A hillbilly show by Ray Anderson at Portland School raised funds for the school fund. The event supports an operetta. parents should contact teachers to enroll children, with casting deadline this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland School Fund
Portland
Ray Anderson
Portland School
Twilight Garden Club Plans Grace Church Meeting
The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday evening at Grace Episcopal Church parish house. Hostesses are Mrs. C. E. Peoples, Mrs. Emmet Peoples and Miss Ada Hoskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Twilight Garrden Club
Grace Episcopal Church
C. E. Peoples
Emmet Peoples
Ada Hoskins
Waid Bing Bound Over In Cattle Theft Case
Waid Bing, 63, Hemlock Grove, was bound over to the grand jury under 19999 bond after arraignment on grand larceny charges. He was arrested by Sheriff Charles Russell on cattle rustling charges linked to a cow shot in a Syracuse area pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Waid Bing
Hemlock Grove
Grand
Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Bing
Charles Russell
Russell
Eber Roush
Syracuse
Roush
Two Divorces Granted By Judge Peoples
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court Judge Emmet W. Peoples granted two divorces. Sylvia L. Story was divorced from Elba L. Story over gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Betty Bass was divorced from Ralph Bass for gross neglect of duty, and Betty Phalin restored her maiden name.
Meigs County Retired Teachers Meet at Tracy Home
The Meigs County Retired Teachers Association held a Saturday gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Everett Tracy on Harrisonville Road. Earl Grate of Langsville led devotions and Grate and Walter Hampton supervised the music. The host couple served homemade ice cream and cake to members after games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association
Everett Tracy
Harrisonville
Earl Grate
Langsville
Walter Hampton
Grate
Tracy
Weekend Guests At Pleasant Ridge Home
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Charles J Werry Pleasant Ridge included Mr and Mrs Forrest Phelps Dayton Mr and Mrs Paul Werry of Baltimore Md and Mr and Mrs Harold Werry and children Tony and Cynthia of Vinton Mrs John Werry and son Jeffrey reside at the Charles Werry home after Jeffrey’s illness at Holzer Hospital They were at the Schoenleb home during recuperation Mrs Wilma Sargent is on a week’s vacation from Meigs County Board of Education office Mrs F Whitney Ingraham and daughters Brenda Sue and Sandra Kay visit Marietta with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Werry
Pleasant Ridge
Forrest Phelps
Dayton
Paul Werry
Baltimore
Harold Werry
Tony
Cynthia
Vinton
John Werry
Jeffrey
Charles Werry
Holzer Hospital
Trell Schoenleb
Wilma Sargent
Meigs
Accidents Rise in Chinese Coal Mines Amid Campaign
Hong Kong reports that after the anti corruption drive and push for higher output, coal mine accidents in China have increased sharply. The Peiping Peoples Daily blames leadership failings and lax inspections for the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Peiping Peoples Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Bruce Barton and Martha Ihle Social Note
Bruce Barton aged 28 and Martha Ihle aged 31, both residents of Pomeroy, appear in social notes on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bruce Barton
Martha Ihle
Pomeroy
Feeder calf sales planned for Athens Meigs Counties
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association cooperates with Gallipolis and Athens yards for feeder calf sales. Meigs County director Paul Baer coordinates consignors with cattle in yards by 1:00 pm before sale days October 7 at Gallipolis and October 14 at Athens. About 152 head from Meigs and 900 from other counties. listings include Asa Hoskins and Otto Baer among consignors. Also notes Forestry show at Carpenter October 15–16 and Fire Prevention Week October 5–11 with safety guidance for rural farms.
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Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association
Gallipolis
Athens
Paul Baer
Minersville
Meigs County
Asa Hoskins
Otto
Delbert Gaul
Rry Guthrie
Raymond Follrod
John Hardy
Everett Hayes
J. L. Hawk
Clarence Hoffman
Thereon Johnson
E. W. Kautz
Virgil C. King
E. B
Howard Knight
W. S. Michael
Gayle H. Price
L. P. Summerfield
George W. Wells
C. C. Lang
Ohio Rural Safety Committee
National Fire Prevention Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Extension Services
NFPA
Two Vehicles Damaged In Collision On E Main Street
Patrolman Ray Evans Jr. investigated a Monday afternoon crash on E Main Street in Pomeroy. Corbett L. Patterson 26 Rutland struck Ura Swisher 41 of Pomeroy as Swisher tried to pass Patterson near Spring Avenue. Estimated damages were 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. Main Street
Ray Evans, Jr
Corbett L. Patterson
Rutland
Ura Swisher
Swisher
Patterson
Spring Avenue
E. Main
Auto Hits Parked Car In Bradbury Collision
A collision on Route 1 near Bradbury at 0:45 a m Monday caused considerable damage to two cars. Edwin T Edwards 26 of New Haven West Virginia drove west and struck Robert Casto 21 of Middleport who had parked on the highway and was changing a tire. No injuries or charges were reported.
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Pomeroy
Moute Lid
Bradbury
Charles Russell
Russell
Edwin T. Edwards
New Haven
W. Va
Robert Casto
Middleport
Casto
Pomeroy Reports Weekly Parking Meter Receipts
Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe stated the city collected 279.45 dollars from parking meters during the past week. The figure reflects total receipts for the period and informs city revenue tracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
Middleport Council Tackles Parking and Utility Issues
Middleport village council weighed parking restrictions on church property and banned special privilege signs. They discussed dump conditions, sewer and water for Middleport Hill, Route 7 one way re routing, incinerator planning with Pomeroy, and PUCO cases against General Telephone Co. The mayor reported $512.55 in September fines and licenses, and treasurer Jean Lama noted $14,377.60 in total funds.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Middleport Hill
S. Second Ave
S. Third
S. Second Avenues
General Telephone Co
Sidney T. Russell
Howard E. Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
Horton Brown
Palmer St
S. Fourth
Palmer Sts
Hubert Pullins
Russell
Wayne Gibbons
Walter Bunce
Pomeroy
Mill
Locust St
Third Ave
Mill St
Max R. Farley
L. M. Radekin
N. M. Wilke
Frank Vroman
Ohio Utilities Commission
Columbus
Vroman
Jean Lama
Vroman, Brown, Jenkins
Gibbons
Young
Bunce
Charles Murray
Cedric Clark
Fred Collins
Polio Cases Rise in Meigs County to Fifteen
Luanna Leonard of Rock Springs becomes the 14th polio case in Meigs County after transfer from Holzer to Children's Hospital in Columbus. County nurse Catherine Shavorinsky later reports Tommy Moore of Syracuse also polio positive past the acute stage. Eight children remain hospitalized in Columbus while several others are treated locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Luanna Leonard
Lawrence Leonard
Rocksprings
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Meigs County
Columbus Hospital
Alberta’ Pullins
Chester
Billy Bentz
Marjorie Bentz
Rose Hill
Don Young
Roland ‘Sayre
Portland
Michael Carleton
Parole Violation Charged to Woman
Liddie Booth was arrested last night in a tavern and jailed in Meigs County for violating parole conditions. She had been placed on probation by Mayor Sidney T. Russell with a suspended sentence in July and now faces a $50 and costs penalty for reportedly entering liquor premises.
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Middleport
Liddie Booth
Meigs County
Sidney T. Russell
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Council
Racine High School
Gallaher’s
Primncy
Judge Peoples
Second Avenue
Lula Russell
Mill Street
Middleport, Ohio
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Mr. Vaughan
Logan Monument Company OF
Mason G
Ridge
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Social Notes
Dennis J. Atkeson
Indianola Church of Christ
West Lane Ave
Helen Elaine Taylor
Clair Taylor
Mr. Atkeson
Jesse Atkeson
Protection
Kansas
Meigs Counties
By C. E. Blakeslee
Ohio
Carpenter
F. W. Dean
Dean
Ohio Division of Forestry
Federal Land Bank Farm Loan
United National Farm Loan Ass'n
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
State Highway Department
S. Third Ave
David Jenkins
Joe Young, Jr
Russell Bailey
Doan
van Johnson, John Hodiak
Farley Grainger
James Craig
Side Street
John Wayne
Anna Lee
Flying Tigers
Alexis Sepa Brady
Undercover Girl
Pomeroy Bend
Texas City
Johnny Mack Brown
John Calvert
Ralph Morgan
SUN
Mon
Francis
West Point
Panet Leigh
Mel Ferrer
Nina Foch
Henry Wilcoxen
Lewis Stone
John Litel
America
Studebaker
Starliner
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
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