Tree Harvest Show At Carpenter Substation To Open
Sixty firms will participate in the timber harvest show at the Southeast substation of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Spenter. The event features logging and sawmilling demonstrations, with about 2500 attendees expected from the last Wooster show. Exhibits include forestry equipment, tractors, log skidding devices, portable sawmills, and demonstrations by federal state and private forestry agencies.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Spenter
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Wooster
Blakeslee
U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
American Logging &Tools Co
E. C. Atkins and Co
Barker Saw Co
Bar-Starke Equipment Co
Bartlett Manufacturing Co
Beck Supply Co
Belsaw Machinery Co
Berger Engineering Works
Homelite Corp
Insley Manufacturing Corp
International Harvester Co
Jackson Lumber Harvester Co
Jackson Implement Co
Koenig Iron Works
Karl Kuemmerling, Inc
Harry A Lowther Co
Link-Belt Speeder Corp
Mall Tool Co
Marmon- Herrington Co
McCune Equipment Co
Mitts and Merrill
Moisture Register Co
Morese and Starrett Products Co
National
D. B. Smith and Co
Soderhamn Machine Manufacturing Co
Standard Dry Kiln Co
Timberland Machines, Inc
Truck ‘Tractor Corp
Union Wire Rope Corp
Witte Engine Works
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Council Tool Co
Dixie Logging Tool Co
Leach Co
Lufkin Rule Co
Log-All Co
Mann Edge Tool
Albany Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ohio Agricultural Service
Ohio Forestry Association
Central States Forest Experiment Station
Ohio Division For Forestry
Department of Natural Resources
US Soil Conservation Service
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Ohio University
Vocational Agricultural Departments
Veterans Agricultural Training Departments
Forked Run Dam Nearing Completion in Reedsville
The Forked Run dam in Reedsville is nearing completion after over a year of construction. Dam, fish traps and spillway are nearly finished with final soil work to complete the project and an October 15 valve closure expected to allow the lake to fill.
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Reedsville
Flowers From Mrs Sara Wise Funeral Shared With Village Churches
Flowers from the funeral of Mrs Sara Wise were distributed to village churches for altar use during Sunday services. At First Presbyterian Church the Rev Howard E Ruppelt presented a solo Teach Me To Pray during worship.
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Middleport
Sara Wise
First Presbyterian Church
Howard E. Ruppelt
Rocksprings Health Club Meeting Cancelled
The October meeting of the Rocksprings Better Health Club is canceled and the planned program will be moved to the November gathering as currently planned.
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Pomeroy
Rocksprings Better Health Club
Rocksprings Grange convenes with plans for October 23
Rocksprings Grange held Thursday sessions led by worthy master Ray mond Cole. The ladies degree team practiced for the upcoming inspection tied to the October 23 regular meeting. A pot luck dinner was announced and apple butter was made as a fundraising effort. Refreshments were served by local members. The juvenile Grange met concurrently with Amos Leonard in charge.
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Pomeroy—Rocksprings Grange
Raymond Cole
The
Grange
William Morgan
Roger Morgan
Oliver Unroe
Amos Leonard
Bottling Firm Aide Attends Convention
L. Roush branch manager of Coca Cola Bottling Company joined company officials at Parkersburg for a Washington D C convention week at the Mayflower Hotel. The group included Donald Fleming president Ben C Johnston sales manager Robert J Reilley personnel manager William Borrelli advertising manager Wendell Moore Athens branch manager Jerry Grueber Marietta branch manager Nigal Miller Parkersburg route manager and Mrs Roush who accompanied him to Parkersburg.
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Middleport
Mrs. Roush
Parkersburg
Sales Tax Receipts Exceed 1951 Week Totals
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts for the week ending September 27 rose about 200 over the year prior. The week’s total reached 3575.76 dollars versus 3143.97 dollars for the same period in 1951 per state treasurer Roger W. Tracy’s weekly report.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Retired Railroader Attends C&O Banquet
Robert Stephen Stephenson a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway employee attended a veterans banquet in Cincinnati with more than 2000 veterans served at Taft Auditorium. He lives on Rutland Street and retired after over 40 years with the railroad.
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Middleport
Robert Stephenson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C and O
Cincinnati
Taft Auditorium
Stephenson
Rutland St
Winding Trail Garden Club Holds Social at Seitz Home
Miss Emma Seitz hosted the Winding Trail Garden Club meeting with new president Mrs. Henry Koehler presiding. Guests Mrs. Raymond Harbrecht Winifred Gobel and Margaret Williams attended roll call, officers were installed, prizes awarded for flower arrangements, and refreshments were served by the hostess with helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allard Pratt
Clarence Heaton
Emma Seitz
Koehler
Benton Penn
Terrill
Ray Zass
John Terrill
Miss Seitz
Margaret Ella Hysell
Heaton
Ethel Canterbury
Miss Sietz
Mrs. Haton
Mrs. Seitz
Harbrecht
Margaret Williams
Golden wedding anniversary honored in Minersville
Mr and Mrs William Fisher celebrated 50 years with an open house at their Minersville home. A noon family dinner of 32 followed by 100 guests visiting in the afternoon featured flowers from local groups, a corsage from Forest Run Church WSCS, and a television gift from relatives.
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Pomeroy
Minersville
William Fisher
Parker Restaurant
Christy Baer
Wildwood Garden Club
Shumway
Harry Canterbury
Dorothy Radford
Pearl Parker
WSCS
Forest Run Church
Mrs. Fisher
Local residents host family gatherings in Parkersburg
Mrs John Terri and Mrs Charles Legar were visitors in Parkersburg Friday. Mr and Mrs Leo Vaughn entertained with a family birthday dinner honoring her sister Mrs Harry Watson Thursday evening. Mrs Vaughn invited immediate family members. Mr and Mrs Darrell Freeman and Mrs Minnie Harper were guests Sunday of the Rev Harold F Hess.
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John Terri
Charles Legar
Parkersburg
Leo Vaughn
Harry Watson
Vaughn
Darrell Freeman
Minnie Harper
Harold F. Hess
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Tri County Concert Leaders
Mrs. N P Swackhammer of Mason co heads Tri County Community Concerts with Mrs. Gladys Bovie of Gallipolis and helped select artists in Gallipolis. One concert will be staged at Middleport High School with Men of Song Alfred Kunz John Campbell and others featuring Bach to ballads.
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Middleport
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason
Gladys Bovie
Gallipolis
Swackhammer
Middleport High School
Men of Song
Alfred Kunz
John Campbell
Roger White
Edmond Karlsrud
Edmond Touchette
Bach
Joseph Battista
United States
South American
Cuba
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Rochester
Fort Wayne
John Carter
Marriage of Dorothy Duffield Weds Lloyd Sampson in Marietta
Miss Dorothy Duffield daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Duffield Piketon and Mr Lloyd Sampson were married July 2 at Norwood Methodist Church Marietta. Rev Weed officiated with attendants Dorothy Wins and Robert Hill Sr. The couple, both with local ties, plan their future in Marietta and Waterford where they work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dorothy Don Duffield
Don Duffield
Anna Margaret Burchett
Piketon
Lloyd Sampson
Norwood Methodist Church
Marietta
Weed
Dorothy Wins
Robert Hill Sr
Presbytery Ladies Meet at First Presbyterian Church
Plans are underway for the Women's Presbyterial of the Athens district to be held at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday. Local church women will serve a noon luncheon and reservations may be made with Mrs. Deaye at 193. The Presbyterian event opens at 10 a.m. with representatives from Meigs Athens and Gallia Counties expected.
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Middleport
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Dea Ye
Presbyterian
Meigs
Gallia
Middleport Class Meeting at Mrs Criswell Home
Heath Methodist Church Class 12 will meet Wednesday night at Mrs Criswell's Lincoln Street home. President Mrs Louis A Bangerter will lead and year coin holders will be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Criswell
Lincoln St
Louis A Bangerter
Heath Service Guild installs new officers at WSCS meeting
New officers for the Heath Service Guild will be installed during the WSCS meeting in the Methodist Church sanctuary. Mrs. L. W. McComas announces the program includes the service and social hour chaired by Mrs. E. S. Schaaf. All women of the church are invited. meeting begins at 7 30 p.m.
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Middleport
Heath Service Guild
WSCS
L. W. McComas
E. S. Schaaf
Mrs. J. K. Smith Returns Home After Week With Family
Mrs. J K Smith returns home after a seven week visit with her children and their families. She traveled from her summer residence to resume daily life and routines.
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J. K. Smith
Bingham Passes Ohio Embalmers Board Test
Bruce Bingham has passed the Ohio embalmers state board examination and was notified. He is the son of Dr and Mrs A Bingham and recently graduated from an embalming school in Cleveland. He has been associated with a funeral home in Athens.
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Jacob Burchett
Jacob Shafer
Middleport
Middleport High School
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Marietta
Sampson
Waterford High School
Everett Sampson
Waterford
Remington Rand
Bruce Bingham
Bingham
A. B. Bingham
Cleveland
Athens
Pomeroy Couple Face Divorce and Custody Battle
Garnet E. Mankin files for divorce from Kenneth E. Mankin in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The suit also seeks custody of one minor child.
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Pomeroy
Garnet E. Mankin
Kenneth E. Mankin
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Middleport GOP Women Open Intensive Fall Campaign
Meigs County Republican Women opened their intensified campaign in the Martin Hotel with 75 members and guests from Athens. Speakers included Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins and state leaders urging support for the Republican ticket and opposing the Constitutional Convention measure.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Eisenhower
Martin Hotel
Republican Women’s Club
Athens
Nora Atkinson
Thomas A. Jenkins
Oakley Collins
George Meinhart
Republican Executive Committee
E. E. Follrod
Della Windsor
Neva Pierce
William Baxter
Bentz. Wolfe
Ike
Lillian Stieff
Augusta Genheimer
Windsor
Meinhart
Collins
Congress
Jenkins
Delmar Canaday
Atkinson
Columbus
Della Finsterwald
Brown
Bessie Strong
Near Athens
Pierce
George Parker
Tuberculosis and Health Organization
T. B. Aid
A. V. Howell
Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society
Jessie Saunders
Virginia Goeglein
J. FE. D. Hartinger
Don C. Hartinger
D. B. Hartinger
Cora RB Roberts
Harry Roush
Republican Women's Club
Local Students Pledge Fraternities
Two local students pledge fraternities at university campuses. Larry Rice, freshman at Ohio State, is pledged to Alpha Sigma Phi and resides with his family on S Second Ave. Michael Kent, grandson of the Hobarts of Brownsburg Indiana, pledges Beta Theta Pi at Ohio Wesleyan as a freshman.
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Middleport
Larry Rice
Ohio State University
Alpha Sigma Phi
Larry
Middleport High School
Hylda Rice
Delbert Rice
S. Second Ave
Michael Kent
Lenore Hobart Kent
Brownsburg
Ind
M. C. Hobart
Beta Theta Pi
Ohio Wesleyan
Mike
Hobarts
Daughter Born to Sorden Family in Valdosta Ga
Mrs. Jack D. Sorden and husband announce the birth of a daughter on September 25 in Valdosta Georgia. The child has been named and the Sordens also have a son, Danny, aged three. Mrs. Sorden is the former Joan Finlaw.
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Pomeroy
T-Sgt
Jack D. Sorden
Valdosta
Nomebra
Sordens
Danny
Sorden
Joan Finlaw
No Parking Curb Eased in Middleport Church Zone
Middleport council granted a three hour grace period for no parking signs in front of First Presbyterian Church on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. Rev. Howard E. Ruppelt requested the modification to aid older congregants arriving at the church.
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Middleport
Howard E. Ruppelt
Middleport Village
First Presbyterian Church
Ruppelt
War Veteran William Saxton services held in Middleport
Pallbearers and a firing squad from Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion honored World War I veteran William Saxton at a Sunday service, with MSgt. William Wyatt in charge and buglers Bill Durst and Terry Gallagher from Middleport High School. Interment followed at Riverview Cemetery. the Rev. Robert Styer officiated. Families from Columbus Bellaire Point Pleasant West Columbia attended.
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Iddleport
William Saxton
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
William Wyatt
Bill Durst
Terry Gallagher
Middleport High School
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Riverview Cemetery
Robert Styer
Church of the Nazarene
Creomulsion Promises Safe Cough Relief and Healing
Advertises Creomulsion as a safe proven cough medicine with no narcotics. It claims it soothes raw inflamed bronchial membranes and relieves coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis with guarantees or druggist refunds. Millions have used it successfully.
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Reedsville News
C. E. Humphrey
Marietta College
Humphrey
George W. Sanborn
Vernon Reed
George Reed
Cpl
Charles Blake
Fort Meade
Elmer Blake
Hiram Shaffer
Barberton
Roy
Frank Hollinger
Harvey Bailey
Irene Randolph
Coolville
Ruby Buchanan
Helen Humphrey
Humhrey
E. J. Humphrey
Untington
Garden Club
Ina Massar
Lillian Pickens
Savilla Barnett
Ruth Anne Williams
Violet Smith
Emma Whitehead
Dorothy Riebel
Kate L. Kibble
Jerushia Shumway
Anna M. Rangdolph
Blanche Ruth
Donna Jean Petty
Goldie Boring
Grace Pickens
Orva Jean Bissell
Dollie Boring
Patricia Smith
Charles Pickens
Frankie Pickens
Robert Wallace
Henderson
W. Va
Mixer
Japan
Methodist Church
Laura Ruth
Clara Massar
Harold Massar
Hazel Buckley
Josephine Pickens
Lillie Thomas
Rose Thomas
Maude Buckley
Harrisonville
Rosetta Williams
Lucy Kibble
Cancer
Bottling Firm
Aide
C&o
Kaiser
Pomeroy Social Notes
John Fisher
Akron
Jack Jones
Steubenville
Edward Parker
Ravenna
Ted Parker
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Social Notes
Erie
Robert Harris
A. R. Hecox
James Oiler
Lewis
Oiler
White Cross Hospital
Mary Fraser
Mary Danford
St. Albans
Lillian McGhee
Herbert Fink
Mabel Hysell
Grace Lee
Charleston
Ohio State
C. P. Bradbury
Eddie Kitchen
Charles Murray
Kenneth
John Hackins
Franklin Ginther
Ase Searls, Jr
Dayton
Ohio Embalmers Board
Smokey
GOP
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Harry Truman
Washington
Republican Party
Times
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Athens County
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Ganteed
Liberty
Ohio
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Another World
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Tom Ewell
Patek Ma
Something TO
Ray Mill
Joan Fontaine
Teresa Wright
Richard Derr
Jet Job
Stanley Clements
John Litel
Elena Verdugo
Francis
West Point
MY Son, John
Helen Hayes
Robert Walker
Dean Jagger
van Heflin
Minor Watson
Frank McHugh Also
Will Rogers
Andrew Pavlish
DAV
A. Pavlish
Ems
Will Rogers, Jr
Jane Wyman
Eddie Cantor
James Craig
Guy Madison
Jane Powell
Ricardo Montalban
Bette Davis
Barry Sullivan
Plymouth
BUICK
Chrysler
GMAC
Karr & van Zandt
Motor Sales
Pomeroy, Ohio
Oldsmobile
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