Why Travel To Meigs
Meigs County highlights its beauty inviting tours for 800 Columbus visitors. The piece touts riverfront cliffs, scenic routes along Route 124 and 338, parklands in Middleport, and landmarks from Pomeroy to Reedsville, ending with the claim Meigs offers unique scenery worldwide.
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C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Columbus
John Worsley
Pomeroy
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Athens
Miegs County
Grace Episcopal Church
Meigs County Court House
Ohio River
Mulberry Ave
Middleport
Worsley
Minersville
Syracuse
Racine
Athens County
POMEROY COURT REPORTS FORFEITED BONDS AND FINES
Meigs County Judge Frank W. Porter presided. Carl F. Van Meter paid 150 dollars and costs and received three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. Charles R. Eads 10 dollars costs for assured clear distance. Ford P. Gohnite 5 dollars costs for unsafe vehicle. Ray H. Heiney 10 dollars costs for assured clear distance. Philip Modwish 27.50 for speeding. Robert E. Mason 17.50 for defective muffler.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Frank W. Porter
Carl F. van Meter
Charles R. Eads
Ford P. Goodnite
Ray H. Heiney
Philip Modwish
Robert E. Mason
Court Awards $460 in Meigs County suit
8460 POMEROY N. W. Comp ton receives $460 from Coy Gillilan in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Gillilan did not file an answer or demurrer in the suit seeking the amount.
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Pomeroy
N. W. Compton
Coy Gillilan
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Gillilan
Compton
Influx of Trailers Reaches 61 in Community Corner
Since January 30 trailers have been moved into the town for the Racine dam project. The Feeney-Bennett Post 128 auxiliary prepares Christmas gifts for hospitalized veterans, making towel bibs beds jackets and robes from used shirts. The village leaf cleanup begins as street crews urge residents to clear cars off streets. Mr and Mrs C P Bradbury return from a New England vacation with visits in New York.
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Racine
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post 128
American Legion
Albert Roush
Lawrence Mantley
Middleport Merchants Plan Christmas Give-Away
Middleport merchants launch a Christmas promotion with a $1700 give-away program and free parking. Dale Dutton chairs events. Mrs. O B Stout handles parade details. Edison Baker coords merchant participation. Weekly drawings begin Nov 13 through Dec 24 with $200 gift certificates each week and $500 cash on Dec 24.
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Middleport
Middleport Merchants Association
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Dale Dutton
O. B. Stout
Edison Baker
Hospital Sewing Club Plans for Veterans Memorial Care
Sew Rite Sewing Club met at the quarters with Mrs. Calvin Simpson hosting to plan sewing for the Veterans Memorial Hospital. They agreed to canvass Lincoln Heights for the Red Cross fund drive and set a 7 p.m. dinner at the Martin Restaurant before the next meeting a Halloween party.
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Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Sew- Rite Sewing Club
Calvin Simpson
Lincoln Heights
Red Cross
Martin
Bank Official Attends Meeting In Columbus
Mrs Ed gar Reynolds assistant vice president of the Citizens National Bank Middleport attended a meeting of the Ohio Group of the National Association of Bank Women in Columbus. Films on Japanese life and banking presented by Hidehiro Kikuchi of the Bank of Tokyo highlighted a banquet.
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Middleport
Edgar Reynolds
Citizens National Bank
Ohio
National Association of Bank Women In
Columbus
Hidehiro Kikuchi
Bank of Tokyo
Reynolds
Tree Fire Put Out in Vine Street Incident
Middleport firefighters were sent to Vine Street to extinguish a burning tree believed set to smoke out a squirrel. No injuries reported.
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Middleport
Vine St
Party Honors Mrs. Taylor in Middleport Celebration
Mrs. Robert Houdashelt hosted a birthday party in Middleport at Brownell Avenue to honor her mother in law Mrs. Gladys Taylor. Helpers were Mrs. Bill Pettit and Mrs. Charles Durdy. The guest list included Mrs. George Starcher Jr. and many Durdy, Pettit, and Houda shelt relatives and friends.
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Middleport
Robert Houdashelt
Brownell Ave
Inlaw
Gladys Taylor
Bill Pettit
Charles Durdy
Houdashelt
George Starcher Jr
Nettie Durdy
Gerald Gibbs
Noon Durdy
Floyd Brown
Christy
Billy Pettit
Brent Houdashelt
Bob Houdashelt
Dorothy Register
James Henley
Veterans Memorial Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Report
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Larry Curtis Long Bottom. Admitted Marvin Walker Reedsville Violet Rife Pomeroy Violet McDonald Harrisonville Mrs Chester Rose Racine Mrs Alice Curtis Long Bottom Patricia Ault Middleport Walter King Harrisonville. Discharged Delmar Hawley Sheila Edwards Darla Ebersbach Pearl Parker Jimmy Lester.
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Larry Curtis
Long Bottom
Marvin Walker
Reedsville
Violet Rife
Pomeroy
Violet McDonald
Harrisonville
Chester Rose
Racine
Alice Curtis
Patricia Ault
Middleport
Walter King
Delmar Hawley
Sheila Edwards
Darla Ebersbach
Pearl Parker
Jimmy Lester
Initiation Planned by Rutland FHA Club in Rutland
The Rutland Future Homemakers of America club plans an initiation on October 21. The Rutland High School meeting of the Executive Committee notes officers for the year including Karen Haynes as president Sue Clench as vice president Barbara Welch as treasurer Eunice Ohlinger as secretary Beverly Forbes as parliamentarian June Tillis as song leader Sharon Carter as historian Dixie Wamsley as news reporter.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Rutland High School
Karen Haynes
Sue Clench
Barbara Welch
Eunice Ohlinger
Beverly Forbes
June Tillis
Sharon Carter
Dixie Wamsley
Daughters Visit Bethel 52 III Order of Job's Daughters
William E. Pomeroy, past associate grand guardian of Ohio, inspected Bethel 52 visitation with Elsie Smith as guardian and Jennifer Blakeslee as honored queen. Special guests Eva Foulke and Robert Arnold attended. dinner preceded by hosts Charles E Blakeslee and wife. Registration by Letha Morris and Clara Soulsby with Racine and Pomeroy OES chapters.
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Pomeroy
William E. Blessing
Ohio
Bethel
Bexley
International Order of Job's Daughters
Pomeroy Bethel
Elsie Smith
Paul Daniel
Jennifer Blakeslee
Eva Foulke
Marietta
Robert Arnold
Belpre Bethel
Charles E Blakeslee
Letha Morris
Racine
Clara Soulsby
Meetings and events in Matas and area churches
Community schedules for Heath Methodist Church class meetings at 8 p.m. Wednesday and other church sessions. Hostesses named. consolidation talk by Roger Morgan. Pomeroy Lodge 164 meets 7:30 p.m. Monday with refreshments. Legion Auxiliary meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Enterprise EUB Church observance at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Salisbury PTA speaks at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. JOF Class meets Monday at United Methodist Church. Daughters of America Theodorus Council meet 7:30 p.m. Monday at IOOF Hall with auction item bring.
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Heath Methodist Church
John Ketehka
Glen Lambert
C. P. Gallagher
Frieda Faehnle
Meigs County
Roger Morgan
Pomeroy Lodge
Dale E. Smith
Lewis Manley
American Legion
C. R. Young
Middleport
Enterprise Eub
Larry Heines
Salisbury Pta
United Methodist Church
Theodorus Council, Daughters of America
IOOF
Christmas Dinner Slated By D of A
POMEROY The Christmas dinner was planned for Dec 8 at the Martin Restaurant when Past Councillors of Chester Council Daughters of America met at the hall Wednesday night with Mrs Oscar Weber and Mrs Larry Wolfe as hostesses Mrs Henry Beaver president led a devotional period
Birthday Party Held for Linda Jacobs in Middleport
In Middleport a slumber party celebrated Linda Jacobs turning 17 with friends Edith Haptonstall Kathy Lacey Joyce Long Sharon Harrison Linda Lyons Olita Lewis Carol Anderson Chris Bailey Kathy Bratton Connie Cooke and Sandra Franz in attendance. In Pomeroy Violet Rife 36 was injured when her car left Route 7 near Pomeroy hitting a tree and she was hospitalized with head lacerations and multiple abrasions and contusions, according to Sheriff Robert Hartenbach.
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Middleport
Linda Jacobs
Dale Jacobs
Edith Haptonstall
Kathy Lacey
Joyce Long
Sharon Harrison
Linda Lyons
Olita Lewis
Carol Anderson
Chris Bailey
Kathy Bratton
Connie Cooke
Sandra Franz
Pomeroy
Violet Rife
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Route 7
Robert Hartenbach
Asenath Tracy Weds Eugene Hester Sr in Pomeroy
In a Federated Church ceremony on September 5, Asenath Ann Tracy daughter of Mrs. Ray Riggs and the late Roy Tracy Jr. married Eugene Hester Jr. Rev. Wilbur Perrin officiated. The bride wore a white faille gown with lace trim and veil, carrying a white Bible with an orchid. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Joan R. Cline and bridesmaids Miss Patti Ryan and twin sisters Caralynn and Maralyn Tracy. Best man was Timothy McCarthy. ushers Ronald Hester and Fred Price. The couple resides in Huntington, W Va., after a wedding trip.
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Pomeroy
Asenath Ann Tracy
Ray Riggs
Roy Tracy, Jr
Eugene Hester, Jr
Eugene Hester
Federated Church
Wilbur Perrin
Ray M. Riggs
Joan R. Cline
Akron
Ohio University
Patti Ryan
Elyria
Caralynn
Maralyn Tracy
Melanie Kay Burt
Timothy McCarthy
Ravenswood
W. Va
Ronald Hester
New Haven
Fred Price
Marshall University
Larry Tracy
Marvin Burt
Hester
Pomeroy High School
Athens
University
Ironton
Wcmi Radio
Ashland
Monroe Ave
Huntington
Marriage Licenses for Frank N. Epple and Marilyn Huddleston
Frank N. Epple, 28, Harrisonville, and Marilyn Sue Huddleston, 19, Harrisonville, applied for a marriage license, listing their ages and hometown.
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Frank N. Epple
Harrisonville
Marilyn Sue Huddleston
Miss Wolfe and Erwin plan October wedding
Miss Cathy G. Wolfe of Minersville and Don M. Erwin of Middleport have completed wedding plans. The ceremony will be Sunday October 24 at 2 30 p m at the Minersville Methodist Church with Rev Wendell Stutler officiating. Maid of honor Connie Cooke and attendant Michael Erwin will participate. Music by Mrs John Jordan. A reception follows in the church social room.
TV Farmer Is Speaker at Rotary Meeting
John Heiskell of WSAZ-TV Huntington was guest speaker for the Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club. Former Meigs County Farm Bureau director he spoke on television programming and advertising. Rev Ralph Simester and Allan Leonard of Columbia Gas Co joined. dinner was served by Heath Methodist Church women.
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Middleport
John Heiskell
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
W. Va
Middleport - Pomeroy
Church of England appoints first Bishop of Sherwood
The Ven erable Kenneth G Thomp son Archdeacon of Newark is named the Church of England's first Bishop of Sherwood creating a new suffragan see in the Southwell diocese. He is 56 and served as a naval chaplain on HMS Rodney in World War II.
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London
Kenneth G. Thompson
Newark
Church of England
Sherwood
Southwell
Rodney
Honor Students Named At Pomeroy High School Honor Roll
Pomeroy Senior High announces first six week Honor Roll with seniors Nancy Arnold to Hilah Vaughan, juniors Eugene Tripplett to Katherine McGowan, sophomores Keith Evans to Paulette Snider, and from Pomeroy Junior High and Middle School, honors listed for ninth to seventh grades with many named students.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Nancy Arnold
Sharon Biggs
Carson Crow
Loretta Eblin
Jayne Evans
Jeff Gibbs
David Goodwin
Claudia Grueser
Sandra Hendricks
Barbara Kennedy
Richard Knight
Charlotte Lambert
Charles Morarity
Joe Neutzling
Linda Reuter
Judy Righthouse
Bruce Simpson
Linda Smith
Gail St. Clair
Chris Tompkins
Hilah Vaughan
Eugene Triplett
Robert Whaley
Shelia Ohlinger
Neil Colmer
Ron Eastman
Terese Fultz
Candice Hutton
Susan Lytle
Mary McKenzie
Andy Porter
Judith Smith
Naomi Smith
James Baer
Connie Dill
Garoldene Hayes
Mile Segar
Paul McElroy
Sharon Smith
Debra Spencer
Don Swisher
Nancy Titus
Jennifer Blakeslee
Janet Humphrey
Rose Ann Lisle
Katherine McGowan
Keith Evans
Terry Evans
Cathy Fultz
John Goodwin
Penny Hayes
Beverly Beaver
Patrick Story
Jennifer Menchini
Becky Nease
Carla Norton
Linda Owens
Melody Roush
Duane Brickles
Belinda Scott
Alta Scrimsher
Donna Smith
James Anderson
Linda Ash
Paulette Snider
Pomeroy Junior High School
Walter Arnold
Robert Burdette
Wendy Carper
Kenda Chaney
Patti Collins
James Crow
Cathy Dill
Shirley Faye Jordan
Howard Dwight Logan
Sandra Charisse Porter
Becka Gaye McGuire
Elaine Mac Murphy
Becky Radford
John Zurcher
Chester Roush
John Roush
Randy Sycks
Larry Walker
Jeff Werry
Barbara White
Pam Neutzling
Appoint Rutland Editor
Beverly Forbes named editor of the Spyglass Rutland High School newspaper. Staff includes Cheryl Long and Barbara Welsh as feature editors and a full slate of editors and reporters across society sports and student activities.
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Rutland
Beverly Forbes
Rutland High School
Cheryl Long
Barbara Welsh
Jane Lucas
Cheryl Williams
Linda Hysell
John Grate
Dennis Weber
Steve Grimm
Nancy Young
Bob Burke
Lilly Imboden
Linda Oller
Nancy Miller
Dixie Wamsley
The
Future Homemakers of America
Jim White
Kathy Thomas
Glee Club
David Peterson
Martha Brown
Mary Crowser
Sue Anderson
Nancy Lambert
Linda Davis
Meigs Riding Club Plans Horse Show
POMEROY The Meigs County Riding Club will hold its third show of the season Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Rock Springs Fairgrounds. Cash premiums will be awarded to the top four entries in each class. Events include western pleasure, pleasure pony under 56 inches, egg and spoon, barrel race for horses and ponies, run and ride, flag race open and ladies, saddle ride, pick up race, shovel race, tire race, stake race, trail class open.
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Meigs County Riding Club
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Cathy Wolfe Bride-Elect
A bridal show er honoring Cathy Wolfe bride elect of Don Erwin was held at the Drew Webster Post American Legion Home hosted by Mrs. Pauline Reuter. Games and prizes entertained attendees including door prize winner Katherine Swanson. refreshments followed gift opening.
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Pomeroy
Cathy Wolfe
Don M. Erwin
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Pauline Reuter
Lois McElhinny
Mary Harris
Ethel
Clara Garland
Louise Landon
Vera Crow
Kathryn Brown
Maude Grueser
Freda Grueser
Evelyn Landers
Harry L. Bailey
Betty Imboden
Judy Imboden
Artie Grindley
Zana Withrow
Mae Bailey
Judy Erwin
Lynn Daniels
Betty Kline
Zella Riley
Yule Party Plans Made for Theodorus Council Event
Mrs Norma Chapman hosted Theodorus Council D A Past Councilors at her home. Planning committee includes Mrs Fred Dessauer Mrs Charles Cohen and Mrs Chapman. Mrs Chapman led a devotional. Prizes awarded to Mrs Richard Campbell Mrs Max Meinhart Mrs Thomas Cook and Mrs John Smith. Refreshments served to members and guests.
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Lillie Hauck
Bernice Darst
Meigs General Hospital Notes Summary
Meigs General Hospital notes list names of patients or staff including Floyd Hendricks and David Jenkins along with others across Minersville Middleport Reedsville and Ethel Garland. The record cites individuals such as Sidney Pickens Loraine Ness John Mitchell Robert Barton Robert Arnold and Michael Clifford.
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Floyd Hendricks
Minersville
David Jenkins
Middleport
Sidney Pickens
Reedsville
Loraine Ness
John Mitchell
Robert Barton
Ethel Garland
Robert Arnold
Michael Clifford
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