Nine Injured In Head On Collision On New Lima Road
Nine people in two cars near Rutland escaped serious injuries after a nearly head on crash on New Lima Road around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. In the King car six riders were hospitalized with minor injuries. King and three relatives treated. Phillips not hospitalized. Arrests followed for intoxication charges against Hyssel and Pierce.
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Pomeroy
New Lima Rd
Rutland
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Meigs General Hospital
Charles King
Harrisonville
Opha Allen Jarvis
Ralph Stewart
Hobson
King
Ida King
James Phillips
Phillips
Pomeroy Social Notes Supper Plans Announced
The WSCS of Reedsville Methodist Church plans a jitney supper and bazaar in the church basement on November 14 to raise funds for new Sunday School rooms under construction. Twelve members met at Grace Lowren’s home for an all day meeting, with Mamie Buckley presiding. The next gathering will be at Mary Nichols’s home on November 13, co-hosted by Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Ira Osborne.
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Pomeroy
WSCS
Reedsville
Mamie Buckley
Mary Nichols
Nichols
Ira Osborne
Three Men Fined By Mayor In Weekend Court
Three men were fined in Mayor Co. O. Fisher s court. Frank Curry of Middleport paid 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. Sam McKinney, 40, Middleport, 5 dollars and costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Carl Wheaton, 22, Columbus, 100 dollars and costs plus three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. James Little, 27, Cheshire Route 2, forfeited a 25 appearance bond for disturbing the peace. Chester Will, 55, Chester, was released on 200 bond after arrest for driving while intoxicated. hearing set for 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Middleport
Co. O. Fisher
Frank Curry
Sam McKinney
Carl Wheaton
Columbus
Fisher
James Little
Cheshire Route 2
Leroy Bartrum
Chester Will
Chester
Charges Filed After Wreck Near Clifton
Donald Duncan 19 of Point Pleasant was charged with hazardous driving after a Route 62 collision near Clifton. He struck Carl Murray Jr as Murray stopped on Route 63. Mrs Murray was treated for minor injuries. Damages to both cars estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Duncan
Clifton
Duncan
Carl Murray, Jr
Murray
Former Meigs Resident Dies
Abner Curtis Price 82 of Parkersburg, a former Meigs County resident, died Saturday after a heart attack at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. A 25 year Parkersburg real estate agent, he previously worked as a foreman for an Ohio Fuel Gas Co. line crew in Meigs County and owned a wharfboat at Catlettsburg. He is survived by his wife Erma Rector Price, two sons Gail and Hubert, a daughter Ernestine, and five grandchildren. Funeral services are Tuesday at Leavitt Funeral Home Parkersburg with graveside rites at Browning Cemetery Portland.
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Pomeroy
Abner Curtis Price
Parkersburg
Meigs County
Camden Clark Memorial Hospital
Price
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio
Catlettsburg
Henderson
Melinda Price
Portland
Leavitt
Browning Cemetery
John Elwood
Racine
Methodist Church
Erma Rector Price
Gail
Hubert
Ernestine
Harshbarger Rushes to Logan for Father’s Stroke
Mrs D M Harshbarger of Sixth Street rushed to Logan Sunday night to be with her father John Carey 84 who suffered a stroke and is a patient at a Logan hospital. Anna Laura Plymale of Gallipolis Ferry has bought Dana Fry's New Haven property and will move in two weeks.
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D. M. Harshbarger
Sixth St
Logan
John Carey
Logan Hospital
Anna Laura Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
Dana Fry
New Haven
Friendly Circle of Federated Church Meeting
Pomeroy circle of the Federated Church will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the church with Mrs. Leonard Jewell Jr. in charge of devotions and Mrs. Thomas Young presenting a program on Our Friends, The Congregational Christians. Hostesses will be Mrs. Dayton Phillips, Mrs. Roy Mayer and Mrs. Donald Hauck.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Leonard Jewell, Jr
Thomas Young
Dayton Phillips
Roy Mayer
Donald Hauck
Pomeroy Daughters of America Meet at Racine Home
The Past Council ors of Theodorus Council Daughters of America gathered Thursday at Mrs. Joseph Beegle’s Racine home with Mrs. Claude Darst assisting. Mrs. Max Meinhart opened the session with scripture Lord’s Prayer and flag pledge. Prizes were awarded to Erna Jesse Albert Woodard and Jack Robson. refreshments served to Bernice Darst Paul Grueser and the named guests.
Bedford Home Demonstration Club Hosts Surprise Birthday Meeting
Members gathered at Mrs. Evelyn Stanley's Rock Springs home for a surprise birthday for Mrs. Stanley. Geneva Nolan led the educational portion, with ten members and seven guests present. A large birthday cake by Audra Well was served with a planned dinner. The hostess received gifts from the club and from Mrs. Nolan. Plans were made for all to attend the Lake Home Health Meeting on Oct. 25.
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Pomeroy
Bedford Home Demonstration Club
Evelyn Stanley
Rock Springs
Stanley
Geneva Nolan
Meigs County Home Demonstration
Audra Well
Nolan
Lake Home
Walk-In Garden Club Holds October Meeting at Bedford
The Walk-In Garden Club met at Bedford school with seven members present. Two new members joined and year books were distributed. Installations were held and cottages presented to new members the outgoing president and the oldest member. Bertha Williams reported on the regional meeting at Middleport High School auditorium. Next meeting set for Naomi Roush's home.
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Pomeroy
Bedford School
Bertha Williams
Middleport High School
Naomi Roush
A Pearson Rites Tuesday
Albert Pearson 73 of Bashan community Meigs County died Saturday evening. Survived by wife Mary three daughters Mrs Edward Griffith Mrs Michael Bentz and Mrs Charles Reuter one son Roy Pearson two sisters Mrs Okie Laudermill and Mrs Ralston Chapman one brother James Pearson 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home burial in Letart Falls Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Albert Pearson
Bashan
Meigs County
Mary
Edward Griffith
Michael Bentz
Long Bottom
Charles Reuter
Pomeroy- Chester Road
Roy Pearson
Letart Falls
Okie Laudermill
Ralston Chapman
Kittemery
James
Death Tolls Rise From Poison Mushroom Eating
Betty Whittington age 12 of Columbus died after eating poisonous toadstools last weekend. Four family members were hospitalized with deaths among them. Betty’s parents Mr and Mrs William Whittington and brother Gary age three were in fair to critical condition. Oscar Priddy also in critical condition. Doctors warn death angel mushrooms can slow heart and kill, mortality about 40 to 50 percent.
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Point Pleasant
Raynes
Buffalo
Betty Whittington
Columbus
Children’s Hospital
Betty
William Whittington
Gary
Whittington
Elsie Saunder Whittington
Oscar Priddy
Death Angel
Clayton S. Smith
Ohio State University Department of Medicine
Alva Whittington
Telephones Restored After Gas Line Cut
Bob Beckett, manager of the Point Pleasant phone office, said most telephones out Friday and Saturday are repaired after a gas company line cut while work near the cable. Repair crews from Charleston and Parkersburg found 827 main cables cut, not counting extensions affected.
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Point Pleasant
Bob Beckett
Charleston
Parkersburg
Local ladies visit relatives. Rainbow Girls meet
Mrs. Alex Kelso and Mrs. Grace Clendenin of Portsmouth have returned home after a week with their sister Mrs. James Eads in Sand Hill Road. Mrs. Alice Bradshaw of Fifth Street and W. S. Hyre of Ohio River Road visit their brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hyre in Buckhannon. Assembly No. 23 Order of Rainbow Girls will meet Monday evening at the Masonic Temple.
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Alex Kelso
Grace Clendenin
Portsmouth
James Eads
Sand Hill Rd
Alice Bradshaw
Fifth St
W.S. Hyre
Ohio River Rd
Frank Hyre
Buckhannon
Assembly
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Huntington Man Held For Reckless Operation
Dallas K White 48 of Huntington West Virginia was released on 50 bond and will face charges of reckless operation of a motor vehicle Thursday evening before Mayor E F Robinson. Arrest by Patrolman Herbert Gilkey.
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Middleport
Dallas K. White
Huntington
W. Va
E. F. Robinson
Herbert Gilkey
Wife of Former Point Resident Dies in East
Mrs. Garnet Chase of Washington D C died in a Washington hospital after a tenure of critical illness since Monday following childbirth. Her husband serves in the U S Navy and is a former Point Pleasant resident. Sisters Mrs Nina Horn Point Pleasant Mrs Frank Vaughn Pomeroy and Mrs Violet Plants of Columbus left Saturday to attend the funeral Monday in Lewisburg West Virginia her native home.
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Garnet Chase
Washington, D. C
Washington
U.S. Navy
Point Pleasant
Nina Horn
Frank Vaughn
Pomeroy
Violet
Plants
Columbus
Chase
Lewisburg
W. Va
Reading Club Meets at Mrs Garrett Green Home
The Reading Club gathered Thursday evening at Mrs Garrett Green's home on Vernon Avenue. President presided over the business session as Mrs Eugene Sterrett reviewed Pearl S Buck's Letters from Peking. Guests and members enjoyed refreshments.
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Reading Club
Garrett Green
Vernon Ave
Eugene Sterrett
Peking
Pearl S. Buck
West Virginia
I. G. Wolden
J. S. Rhoades
Howard Tully
A. F. Wilson
George Horcher
C. L. Head
B. W. Lambing
Hersel Henderson
John A. Kay
S. Y. Scruggs
Dads Plan Program At Bradbury PTA Session
Fathers will present the program Wednesday evening as the Bradbury PTA meets at 7 30 at the school. Representatives of the Salisbury Local School Board will be on hand to explain the tax levy to be voted on in the district in November.
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Middleport — Fathers
Bradbury Pta
Salisbury
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Meigs
Mrs. Stanley
A. Pearson
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London
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Lovely Lass
Gas Co
Point
East
Arthur D. Leach
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Pomeroy High School
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