Improvement of Village Traced at Council Meet
Middleport village council discussed recent and future improvements led by Mayor C O Fisher. Street foreman Lewis Ellis reported resurfaced alleys, cleaned ditches, storm sewers, and three sewer lines, plus levee repair at Coal and Walnut Streets.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Lewis Ellis
Bernard Fultz
Cedric Clark
Rotary
Fisher
Club
Garden Clubs
Ellis
Fisher and Ellis
J. J. Davis
Citizens
Suspect Held In Hit-Skip Accident
Middleport police arrested 23 year old Charles Pugh of Pearl Street after a hit and run crash damaged James Arnold’s parked car on Chestnut Street early Sunday. Evidence included a missing front fender and matching paint chips. Pugh faced Mayor Fisher's court and was jailed on $150 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Chestnut St
Charles Pugh
Pearl St
James Arnold
Pugh
C. O. Fisher
Driver education gains momentum in Middleport PTA talk
Middleport Society in Portsmouth heard safety director Gene Hill of the Automobile Club of southern Ohio stress school driver education growth from 75 dual purpose cars in 1933 to 7000 cars and 350000 students enrolled. He praised safety patrols, distributed pamphlets, noted John Parsons heads the program with 36 pupils, and commended local auto dealers for support. The event featured a Boys Chorus performance and announcements of upcoming Ohio Rural Health Council meeting at Lake Hope on Oct 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gene Hill
Portsmouth
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Parent- Teacher Association
Mildred Hawley
Hill
AAA
John Parsons
R. H. Rawlings Sons Company
Parsons Agency
Rodney Sauer
Howard E. Ruppelt
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Old King Cole
Earl Warnke
Kay Darst
Paul Theiss
Ohio Rural Health Council
Lake Hope
PTA
Robert Allensworth
Birth announcings and visits across Ohio Valley families
Mr. and Mrs. Lee announce birth of their grandson Joel Chester Lee in Columbus Indiana. Columbus visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson with daughter and other relatives. Travel to Charleston and Gallipolis noted for illness and family visits. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Cal Jarvis with Race Brannon and John Ivy dale West Virginia.
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Bidwell
Lee
Joel Chester Lee
Ernest Lee
Columbus
Ind
Charles Robinson
Bobby Robinson
Henry Fowler
Gallipolis
Charles Knotts
A. J. Glassburn
Charleston
W. Va
Vada Cunningham
Cand
Cal Jarvis
Jarvis
Race Brannon
John
Ivydale
Mary Spires
Herbert Cardwell
Hanerville
Tina Coleman
Vernon
Brooks Trout
St. Albans
Trout
Cleo Chevalier
William Fraley
Homebuilders Class Annual Dinner Tonight at Church
Fifty reservations have been made by members of the Homebuilders Class for their annual anniversary dinner. The Philothea Society will serve the meal at the church tonight, followed by an anniversary program. Mrs. Theo Neutzling is president.
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Middleport
Philothea Society
Theo Neutzling
Middleport Hosts Charity League Meeting and Local Notes
Community notices from Middleport and Kerr list hostesses for a Child Conservation League meeting with speaker Bernard Fultz, plus Band Boosters fundraising results of 846.51 and rummage sale income of 129.20. Various local visits, club meetings, and hometown engagements fill the period. The North Gallia High Band to perform in Ironton Festival of the Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Julia McComas
Frances Brewington
Grace Abbott
Child Conservation League
McComas
Main St
James Pullen
Bernard Fultz
Parent-Teacher Association
Emerson Jones
Francis Anderson
Paul Theiss
Circle members plan home visit at Mrs Hennesy residence
Middleport Class 12 Circle members will visit Mrs. Jessie Hennesy on S Front Street Wednesday evening. Assisting hostesses include Miss Nellie Zerkle, Miss Hallie Zerkle, Mrs. Emerson Jones, Mrs. Jack Bechtel, Mrs. Robert Coats, and Mrs. Nan Moore. Mrs. H E Bush leads devotion and Mrs. Ben Philson directs the program.
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Middleport
Circle
Jessie Hennesy
S. Front St
Nellie and
Hallie Zerkle
Emerson Jones
Jack Bechtle
Robert Coats
Nan Moore
H. E. Bush
Ben Philson
Local residents return from varied trips and events
Miss Bess Sanborn returns from Columbus after attending an ice show. Mrs. Villa Carl and Mrs. Grace Whaley came back from a 10 day East trip visiting Washington DC New York Ocean Grove and Cleveland, also seen a Dave Garroway show. Mr and Mrs William Green were in Chesapeake Ashland and Ironton with Mrs Green joining Wo mans Club events in Ashland. A group including Mrs James Titus Sr Mrs John Kincaid Mrs Garen Stansbury and Mrs Martha Dowd visited Wheelersburg for a flower workshop led by Mrs J W Knight of Cuyahoga Falls. Mr and Mrs Dana Daniels and daughter with Mrs Jennings Keffer stayed with A R Hecox family and called on former neighbors. Miss Freda Epple of Columbus visited sister Mrs Russell Bailey on Lincoln Street along with the Baileys chief of police and sister in law Mrs Roger Epple of Lima.
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Bess Sanborn
Columbus
Villa Carl
Grace Whaley
Washington
D. C
New York City
Ocean Grove
N. J
Cleveland
Dave Garroway
William Green
Chesapeake
Ashland
Ironton
Green
Woman’s Club
James Titus
John Kincaid
Garen Stansbury
Martha Dowd
Wheelersburg
J. W. Knight
Cuyahoga Falls
Dana Daniels
Jennings Keffer
Daniels
A. R. Hecox
Freda Epple
Russell Bailey
Lincoln St
Two Ohio Neighbors Readies for 99th Birthday
Cadiz Ohio widows Florence Cole and Emma Lynch, born 1858 on Ohio farms near Barnesville and Reynoldsburg, are believed to be the oldest neighbor pair in the state. Florence married Charles Cole and lived 67 years before his death in 1949. Emma moved to Columbus at 18 and married John Lynch who has since died.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Florence Cole
Barnesville
Emma Lynch
Reynoldsburg
Florence
Charles Cole
Emma
Columbus
John Lynch
Mayor appoints Hayes to civilian defense post
Mayor E. F. Robinson announced Vergil Hayes administrator of Meigs General Hospital as civilian defense director in Pomeroy. Hayes brings hospital experience to the local civil defense role and assumes duties immediately.
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Meigs Law Library
Meigs General Hospital
Jean Santa
State Auditor
Hayes
Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
Vergil Hayes
Civil War memories recalled by local residents
Mrs Cole recalled swinging on the garden gate as Barnesville boys marched past to serve in the Civil War. Mrs Lynch remembered crying when her father left home to join the Army at Camp Chase in Columbus.
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Cole
Barnesville
Lynch
Camp Chase
Columbus
Pomeroy Council Considers Bond for Street Cleaning Gear
Pomeroy council members viewed a film about a motorized street cleaning machine proposed for purchase if a $15,000 bond issue passes next month. The measure previously appeared at the last election and failed by a small margin. A recount did not change the outcome. Council also reviewed finances with Beech Grove Cemetery trustees and approved bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
City Hall
Beech Grove Cemetery
Parking Meter Receipts Reported for Week Totaling 227.70
Patrolman John McKenzie reported the past week’s parking meter receipts totaling 227.70. This figure reflects the week’s collection activity across city meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John McKenzie
Middleport Band and Team Prep for Gallipolis Visit
Middleport high school athletes and the marching band practiced in the heat yesterday, each on separate fields. The football squad and the band prepare for their Friday night invasion of Gallipolis. The band, directed by Earl Warnke, will perform a Sigmond Romberg show.
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Middleport
Gallipolis
Earl Warnke
Sigmond Romberg
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R. M. Sherman
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Kerr
Charles Ward
Clell Woods
Bill Woods
Eugene Woods
Henry Skidmore
Paul Pyles
Mathew Burns
Ray Clark
John D. Thoma
Goldie Ward
Leeta Keenan
State Civil Service
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W. M. Caldwell
Mickey
Robert Neal
Rodney
Lance Sullins
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Nelsonville
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Jack
Gloria
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