Deadline for Absentee Ballots Set for November 2
Meigs County voters must deliver absentee ballots to the clerk of elections by noon on Friday November 2 for the fall election. Servicemen have until noon on election day November 6. Voters must request ballots by sending a card or letter to the board. The 8 mill hospital bond issue with $100000 over five years faces voters November 6.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Board of Elections
Election Board
Board
Elections Office
Board of Elections Office
Bob Hartenbach
Rolland E. Neutzling
Demoer
Dan C. Hartinger
Roy C. Proffitt
Emmet W. Peoples
James B. O'Brien
Hartinger
Proffitt
Brien
Ministers Discuss Programs at Middleport Meeting
Middleport Ministerial Association met at First Baptist Church to plan future church programs and Sunday School promotion. A Thanksgiving service was set for Heath Methodist Church on Wednesday November 21 at 7 30 p m with Rev Gardner and Rev Konkright named in leadership roles. Luncheon at Martin Restaurant closed the session. Pomeroy reports parking meter receipts totaling 250 50 for the past week, per Meter Patrolman John McKenzie.
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Middleport
John McKenzie
Garden Club activities mark varied club year
Pomeroy area clubs held their first meetings of the year. Mrs. Berha Williams installed officers for the Walk-In Garden Club including Edna Hart president and Mina Hart vice president. Plans covered school plantings, church work, and a November plant exchange. Other clubs reported on district and state conventions, with members from Chester and Syracuse attending events and sharing awards and demonstrations.
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Pomeroy
Anna Hart
Berha Williams
Edna "Ee
Mina Hart
Ice
Naomi Reed
Belva Wilard
Jessie Saunders
Edna Lee
Mabel Lee
Chester Garden Club
Pearl Koblentz
David Kobentz
Max Harrah
Carl Kautz
Athens
Woodrow Mora
Gallipolis
Harrah
Earl Dean
Davis Koblentz
E. B. Knight
Howard Knight
Pearl Mora
Esther Wright
David Koblentz
Buel Ridenour
Vernon Weber
Dean
Esther
POME ROY WEDDING PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER
Elaine Kay Hawley of Minersville and Malcolm Miller of Middleport are engaged. Elaine is a Middleport High School graduate employed at Riverview Electric Co. in Middleport. Malcolm is the son of Gail Miller and is a U S Army veteran. The marriage will be a late November ceremony at First Baptist Church in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Sd-taurant
Vard Hawley
Minersville
Miller
Middleport High School
Elaine Kay
U.S. Army
Malcolm Miller
Imperial
Gail Miller
Middle Electric Co
Middleportport
Miss Hawley
First Baptist
Riverview
Work Reported For Presbyterian Women Assembly
About 100 Athens area women attended a Presbyterian Church session led by Mrs. Otto, with Mrs. William Ohlinger and Mrs. Lillian Stieff at the organ. The meeting, hosted by the Athens Westminster Fellowship, covered church education and student aid programs, and highlighted the broader work of the churchwomen’s association across multiple towns in the region.
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Th 'S Association
Dwight Wallace
William Ohlinger
Lillian Stieff
Middleport
Social Church
Mately
Athens
J. R. Partridge
Marietta
Pust
Russell Otto
Boone
Iowa
Uni
Burton Deversity
Michigan
Board of Christian Education
Veau
Ka Kirkendall
First Presbyterian Church
Harold Black
Gallipolis
Otto
John Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Presbey
Sion
Ing
Jesus Christ
Citizen Opposes Redbuds for Town in Rotary Talk
Middleport banker Paul Smart argues redbud trees are ungainly with low hanging branches and seedpods and should be trimmed to prevent blocking lights and sightlines. He prefers dogwood for year round beauty and laments ongoing tree trimming practices by utilities.
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Muwjlepons
Middleport
Paul Smart
Rotary Club
Smart
Loc Garden Clubs
Light Company
Middleport Ohio Deserves a Place Under the Sun
Francis H. Klein extols Middleport as a friendly river town in Meigs County, detailing its location near Gallia and Gallipolis, its cultural and educational strengths, and the strong community spirit. He laments missing road signs and maps, urging highway authorities to recognize Middleport and its significance.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Middleport
Ohio River
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Middleport Corporation
Gallipolis
Read City
Gallia County
Cheshire
Mason County
W. Va
Philip Sporn
Sporn
Rutland
Harrisonville
Jackson
Highway Department
Mrs. Sophia Whitlock Dies at 84 in Pomeroy
Sophia Angel Whitlock of Pomeroy dies Monday at Meigs General Hospital aged 84. Survived by sons Fred Joseph Francis and daughters Mrs. Herman Grueser Mrs. Mary Kunzelman and Mrs. Homer Brickles and four grandchildren. Funeral 9 a.m. Thursday Sacred Heart Church with rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ewing funeral home. Burial Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Sophia Angel Whitlock
Meigs General Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Fred
Joseph
Francis Whitlock
Herman Grueser
Mary Kunzelman
Homer Brickles
Hiram
Hiram’ Whitlock, Jr
Edward George Whitlock
Whitlock
Sacred Heart Guild
Ewing Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Scout Work Discussed at Pomeroy Meeting
Planning and organization of Boy Scouts work were discussed at a recent session in Pomeroy. Attendees included Thomas Lambdin Brown Springs Charles Swatzel Dr John W Moore Bill Clark and the Rev Eugene Brown Community chairman. A follow up meeting was announced for Thursday at 7 pm at the Bethany church building in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Lambdin
Tri-State
Brown
Springs
Charles Swatzel
John W. Moore
Bill Clark
Eugene Brown
Bethany
Meigs County Tax Receipts Dipped Compared to Last Year
Retail sales tax receipts in Meigs County for the week ending Sept 22 show a drop of nearly $3,000 from the same week last year. The week’s receipts totaled $3,946.91 versus $6,809.35 a year ago, per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy.
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Meigs County
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Roger W. Tracy
Wilkesville Resident Dies at 43
Edward Parsons 43 of Wilkesville died Monday at Veterans Memorial Hospital Huntington W V of heart ailment He was WWII veteran survived by wife Bonnie daughter Brenda Kay 3 his parents Luther and Helen Parsons brothers Arthur Wellston Woodrow Columbus sister Mrs Lillian Traecher Colum Relatives may call Strong and Son funeral home services at Methodist Church Wilkesville Thursday 2 p m Burial in Vinton Memorial Cemetery
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Wilkesville
Edward Pasons
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Parsons
Bonnie
Brenda Kay
Luther
Helen Parsons
Arthur
Wellston
Woodrow
Columbus
Lillian ‘Traecher
Colum
Strong and Son
Methodist
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Twin-City Minstrels Take to River, Road
Twin city Minstrels from MIDDLEPORT perform on the Ohio River showboat at Point Pleasant landing Wednesday night while the Sunflower Minstrels head to Chillicothe for a second annual appearance at the veterans hospital. Rehearsals are planned this week as Bradford Maag directs and Mrs Lillian Stietf accompanies.
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Middleport
Big Bend
Veterans’ Hospital
Bradford Maag
Lillian Stietf
Stop Pain of Piles At Home Revenue Claim
An advertisement style item touts relief from internal and external piles at home with money back promise. It claims instant relief in doctor tests and markets a stainless device. No other offers are listed.
Meeting Postponed in Middleport Village Session
Middleport Regular meeting was postponed until next Monday night due to insufficient member turnout. Acting Mayor Wayne Gibbons waited until 8 30 p.m. before postponing. Present were D C Miller and L R Wiley, with David C Jenkins arriving later. A Rotary Club committee arrived after 7 p.m. for civic improvement talks, which were also delayed.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Wayne Gibbons
Gibbons
D.C. Miller
L. R. Wiley
David C. Jenkins
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J. R. Clark
Amesville
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Kathleen Francis
Ann Sauvage
Margaret Eiching
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Portland
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Chester Shahan
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Reedsville
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Max Being
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Donald Mora
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Charleston
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Mulberry Avenue
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Mulberry Ave
R. T. Burdette
Laurel Cliff
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Rock St
Holzer Hospital
William Jay
Cleveland
Howard McIntosh
Nye
Aldo K. Jeffers
Kent
Jane Sheriff
Dayton Beach
Fla
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the Pomeroy Cement Block CO
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Karl Owen
J. E. Harley
Paul Haptonstall
George Anderson, Jr
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Donald Lowery
Floyd Carmack
Rodney Downing
Herm Bailey
James Buch
Myron Miller
Branch Fleming
William Morris
Garen Stansbury
Marcus Chambers
Mariett Gallipolis
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Francis H. Klein
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Sabrina
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