Middleport Church Maintains Services Amid Leadership Changes
Despite a pastor’s resignation and a minister serving in Illinois, Middleport’s Church of Christ holds Sunday services led by layman C. H. Church. The reorganized choir under Mrs. Arthur Skinner features several members with new robes.
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Middleport
C. BE
Shepard
Ilinois
Church of Christ
C. H. Church
Arthur Skinner
Chester Erwin
Edgar Allensworth
David Farmer
O. L. Roush
L. E. Burford
Jack Cowie
Frances Roush
Boyd Dilgard
Franklin Bailey
George Meinhart
Earl McKinley
Carl Brannan
Mary Louise Thomas
L. R. Wiley
Glenn Glaze
Cash Bahr
Homer Rice
Joe Young
Denver Rice
Harold Rice
Loyal Bereans
Arnold Dodson
Herman Ohlinger
Herbert Fink
Marvin Kelly
Charles Walburn
Kelly
Samantha Bradford Missionary Society
R. B. Laughead
Susie Taylor
Louisiana
B. H. Rawlings
Laughead
William Huggins
Miss Taylor
William Bradford
Cincinnati
Nina Russell
Bomb as home marker near Pratts Fork school in Athens County
A bomb from a wartime Nashville plant marks the Moore home on Route 33 north of Pratork, Athens County. The artifact, one of several factory rejects, sits with two larger bombs in the Moore yard near the old Pratts Fork schoolhouse.
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R. H. Moore
Pratork
Athens County
Southea
Ohio
Nashville
Tenn
Automobiles Crash on Bridge Approach. no injuries reported
At 9 45 p m Saturday in Pomeroy an 10 person crash occurred on the east approach to the Pomeroy Mason bridge. A car struck a sedan then a taxicab before dropping over a hill to hit a caboose. One occupant later hospitalized with a brain concussion. Clarence Freeman cited for driving without a licensed driver in the car after his vehicle overturned on Route 124.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Ray Lawson
Letart Falls
Main St
James Jobb
Lawson
James Spencer
Meigs General Hospital
Bethel
Spencer
Guysville
Clarence Freeman
Rutland
Freeman
State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Racine
Nine Trials Are Scheduled In Court In Meigs County
Nine trials of defendants indicted by the Meigs County grand jury were set to begin Monday morning with two cases of failing to provide for children on the docket. Betty Jo Williams and Clara Spencer share a case with D. H. Peoples representing them. Ralph Bennett faces an afternoon session with James O'Brien as his attorney. Tuesday features Charles Lewis in the morning for illegal liquor trafficking, and Floyd Ted Mankin in the afternoon with Fred W. Crow Jr. as counsel. Wednesday covers Milton Little and Harold C. Oxley, both charged with non support, with Oxley represented by Rowland of Athens. Thursday brings Robert Carnahan charged with shooting with intent to kill or wound Floyd Burney and Virginia Winston, in an East Main Street restaurant incident. Manning D. Webster ap per the defense. Friday has two cases: Charles DeLay in a West Main Street fight case with James O'Brien, and Dale Mulford charged with driving while intoxicated, Cedric Clark attorney for the defense.
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E. Main St
Pomeroy
Carnahan
Manning D. Webster
Charles DeLay
W. Main St
James O'Brien
Dale Mulford
Cedric Clark
James Goodwin Dies At Home of Uncle
James Lee Goodwin died temprano morning at the home of his uncle J. S. Eichelberg on Willis Hill. He leaves a sister Minnie Green en route to San Antonio. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Middleport MHS Still Smallest In Southeast Ohio Loop
Middleport High School, with about 175 students and a 65 member marching band, remains the smallest in the Southeast Ohio League. The Girls Glee Club exceeds 50, the football squad has 34 boys, and building improvements include new bulletin boards and a refinished gym floor. New library books cover biography, history, and fiction, with several new fall students listed by name from multiple towns.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
C. O. Chapman Honored by Meigs County Teachers
In Pomeroy Meigs County 110 teachers honored C O Chapman who retired after 34 years in county service including 17 as county school superintendent Harold J Bowers spoke on new teacher certification rules E O Saunders recalled his 1888 teaching certificate and praised Chapmans service A. O Patterson new county superintendent announced a teachers meeting in Athens next Friday and led talks on future gatherings
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harold J. Bowers
State Department of Education
Mr. Bowers
C. O. Chapman
E. O. Saunders
Chapman
Saunders
Mr. Chapman
O. O. Patterson
Athens
Birth announcements include three new families in Middleport
Three births announced in Middleport and nearby areas. Gordon Clay and Melissa Hennesy of Atlanta welcomed a son. Richard Canady and wife of Columbus reported a son at Grant Hospital on October 16, with daughter Candace. Lloyd Wright and wife announced a son Michael Lee born October 19 at Holzer Hospital. Grandparents and great grandparents named. assistance noted for James Edward Baer birth.
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Middleport
Gordon Clay
Atlanta
Clay
Melissa Hennesy
Charles M. Hennesy
Georgia
Richard Canady
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Canadys
Candace
Jennie French
Scott Canady
Rutland
B. H. Rawlings
Lloyd Wright
Michael Lee
Holzer Hospital
Robert Darnell
Parkersburg
Jack Wright
Los Angeles
Norma Turner Wright
Josie Turner
Ben Sheets
Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff Home Burns In Laurel Cliff Fire
A Pomeroy fire damaged Evelyn Turner residence on Laurel Cliff when an overheated flue started a blaze Saturday night. Firemen lacked local water mains and used emergency tank water and a creek line. lean-to kitchen suffered the heaviest damage. Loss placed at 1200 dollars. Cub Scouts will meet Tuesday evening in the Heath Methodist Church basement, announced Cubmaster Robert Coats.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Evelyn Turner
George Moore
Herb Giles
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Robert Coats
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Birthday Party
Fifty of Benny Ewing's schoolmates and neighbors attended his birthday at the Ewing home with Halloween costumes and games. Guests included Mary Buck, R. E. Boice, George Mienhart, Barbara Warner, and W. M. Sinclair as hostesses. Nearby moves, visits, and illness updates are noted for several residents including Lonnie Noble and families in the area.
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Pomeroy
Benny Ewing
Henry Ewing
Mary Buck
R. E. Boice
George Mienhart
Barbara Warner
W. M. Sinclair
River Traffic Report From Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha District
River traffic details show the Louisiana at Gallipolis locks on the Ohio River at 9:20 p.m. and the Tenora River at Winfield on the Kanawha River at 9:25 a.m. Aboard the Chris at Winfield followed at 1:15 p.m. The Weir tows with the Louisiana changed and moved up, the Clab rose to 30 at 9:15 p.m. Gauge readings include Upper 17.7 feet and lower 9.4 feet with 1.75 feet at rollers. Point Pleasant 23.74, Kanawha Falls 0.76 falling. Middleport notes Twin City Shrine Club meeting Thursday at the Second Ward Building.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Louisiana
Winfield
Kanawha River
Point Pleasant
Kanawha Falls
Bert Haning Dies At 70 In Columbus Home
Bert Haning former railway mail clerk died Saturday morning at his Columbus home. He was 70 and a member of West Broadway Methodist Church Deerfoot Tribe of Redmen and the Knights of Pythias. Survived by a son John M. Haning and daughter Mrs William Earnhart both of Columbus, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held in Columbus with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Bert Haning
Columbus
Haning
West Broadway Methodist Church
Deerfoot Tribe
Redmen
Nights of Pythias
John M. Haning
William Earnhart
C. G. Hummel
Dana Howett
H. C. Chase
Thornville
Hoyt
Funeral Services Set For Laura Wilbarger
Laura Wilbarger 99 died at her son Will Wilbarger’s Racine home. Funeral services are Thursday at 2 p.m. at Dorcas Church, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by three sons Will Harry and Charles, and daughter Mrs. Viola Morgan. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home until services.
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Pomeroy
Laura Wilbarger
Will Wilbarger
Racine
Dorcas Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Will
Harry Wilbarger
Walden
Colo
Charles Wilbarger
Gnaddenhutten
Ohio
Viola Morgan
Boulder
Ewing
Youths Arrested for Vandalism in Middleport
Village officers report a group of juveniles tied to several pre Halloween vandalism incidents have been apprehended. Parents are being sought to cover property damage. The youths were held at the local jail until shortly before game time at Middleport stadium.
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Middleport
Middleport Stadium
Ivers Family Moves and Local Marriages
Mrs Eva Ivers moved from her farm to her daughter Grace Weavers home on Route 1. Miss Virginia Ivers left for New York to live with her mother Mary Ivers. Mrs Edna Dew bought the Dick Post home in Hatfield. Mr and Mrs Charles Horn of Columbus called on Grace Weaver. Robert Horn of Millerstown and Mrs Maxine Hobert of Gloucest er were married.
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Eva Ivers
Grace Weaver
Virginia Ivers
New York
Mary Ivers
Edna Dew
Dick Post
Hatfield
Charles Horn
Columbus
Minerva Pryor honored before her wedding month
Middleport notes capture Miss Minerva Pryor receiving a luncheon at Cabin Castle Long Bottom ahead of her marriage to Bernard J. Williamson. Guests included Mrs. Harris and Miss Harrie Marie Smith, with Pryor slated as a guest at Mrs. Forrest Bachtel’s home Tuesday evening.
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Middleport
Minerva Pryor
Bernard J. Williamson
Cabin Castle
Long Bottom
Robert Harris
Walter Harris
C. E. Smith
Marcus Chambers
W. H. Juhling
E. R. Tompkins
Harrie Marie Smith
Miss Pryor
Forrest Bachtel
Pythian Sisters Invite Anniversary Party Attendees
Middleport Meigs Temple 153 invites Gallipolis Temple to anniversary party Wednesday evening. Transportation calls to Mrs M R Sanborn. Also, a family dinner at Mayor Sidney T Russell home celebrated elder daughter Donna Ruth's seventeenth birthday Sunday.
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Middleport
Meigs
Gallipolis
M. R. Sanborn
Sidney T. Russell
Donna Ruth
Auxiliary of the American Legion Meets at Woodman Hall
Middleport announces an Auxiliary of the American Legion meeting tonight at Woodman Hall with members urged to attend and participate in planned activities.
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Middleport
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Woodman Hall
Hillcrest choir tour adds local members with notable ties
The 28 member Hillcrest Church of Christ choir began a tour in Indiana on Sunday. Dan Lewis Farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Farmer of S. Fifth Ave, a Middleport High School graduate and former band instructor, travels with the group. Sgt. Robert Oiler, discharged at Fairfield Field, Calif, now works with his father James Oiler. Chappelle Talbott of a Pomeroy parts firm spent four days in Charleston on business. George Fowler Jr. injured a finger from a coal mishap at home. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wolfe of Charleston visited here. Mrs. Margaret Williams stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Williams of Apple Grove. Mrs. Della Carnahan of Point lists additional regional notes.
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Hillcrest Church of Christ
Dayton
Indiana
Dan Lewis Farmer
David Farmer
S. Fifth Ave
Farmer
Middleport High School
Robert Oiler
U. S. Army
Fairfield Field
Calif
James Oiler
Chappelle Talbott
Pomeroy
Charleston
George Fowler, Jr
Edgar Wolfe
Margaret Williams
Sidney Williams
Apple Grove
Della Carnahan
Point
Births at Holzer Hospital Note Names and Admits
Holzer Hospital notes record births for Mrs Olin Boothe Pomeroy a son Mrs Harold Swartz Pomeroy a daughter and several other birth announcements. The list also notes admits including Dan Davis Northup Jesse Hoover LeSage Gerald Nelson Jackson Howard Johnson Bladen and Dr John Shoemaker Gallipolis among others with discharges listed for a number of patients and accompanying relatives.
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Olin Boothe
Pomeroy
Harold Swartz
Gomer Phillips
Gallipolis
Senter
New Haven
W. Va
Charles Cochran
Jackson
Dan Davis
Northup
Jesse Hoover
LeSage
Gerald Nelson
Howard Johnson
Bladen
John Shoemaker
William Morrison
Chesapeake
Ira Cocker
Matewin
Ralph Harmon
Columbus
Donald Lisle
Syracuse
Robert Payne
Huntington
Owen Clark
Wellston
Mrs Alpha Russell Residing With Daughter In Lincoln Hill
Mrs Alpha Russell leaves Grant Street home with son in law William Grueser to reside at Lincoln Hill with daughter Edythe Russell. Edythe will work at The Point Grocery, with sister Carl Brannan also in the same household.
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Middleport
Alpha Russell
William Grueser
Grant St
Lincoln Hill
Edythe Russell
Point
Carl Brannan
Gallipolis Football Player Injured in Auto Wreck
Gerald Nelson a 17 year old Gallipolis Jackson high school football player sustained severe head lacerations and was treated at Holzer Hospital after his car overturned on Mt Zion Road near Jackson. Passenger Lila Booth 18 also suffered head and knee lacerations and was treated locally. Morrison 28 New Haven driver of the other car was injured and released from Holzer Hospital after the crash on Route 35 west of Rio Grande. Police report several other local cases including fines for Milton Little 35 Middleport and Charles Brown 31 Jackson for DUI and other traffic offenses during the period.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Gerald Nelson
Nelson
Holzer Hospital
Lila Booth
State Highway Patrol
Mt. Zion Road
Morrison
Rio Grande
Milton Little
Middleport
William H. Jones
Charles Brown
W. A. Ridenour
Kenneth Leach
Ridenour
School Head's Son Hurt In Auto Accident
Ben Lewis Jones eight son of Gallia county schools superintendent was injured in an auto accident at 510 p m Sunday. He suffered a broken leg from a car driven by Charles McCarty London Route 3 and taken to Holzer Hospital. McCarty stayed with the family until the boy's condition was known. The collision occurred near the Jones home less than two miles west of Rio Grande on Route PT.
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Gallipolis
Ben Lewis Jones
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Holzer Hospital
Roeseees
Charles McCarty
McCarty
Mrs Meacham Dies at 76 in Gallipolis
Sarah Elizabeth Meacham aged 76 died Saturday at her daughter Mrs Ed Judy’s home in Edgemont Drive. Born July 12 1873 in Benton County Missouri she lived in Woodstock Ohio where her husband died seven months ago. Survivors include two sons Jared K Meacham Columbus and Bur V Meacham Bellefontaine a daughter a sister and a brother Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m in North Lewisburg Universalist Church with Rev Homer Gleason officiating Interment Woodstock Cemetery
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Sarah Elizabeth Meacham
Ed Judy
Edgemont Drive
Meacham
Woodstock
Ohio
Benton County
Ancil Meacham
Methodist Church
Pythian Sisters
Jared K. Meacham
Columbus
Bur Vv. Meacham
Bellefontaine
Judy
Della Keefauver
Dorset
Minn
Claude Neece
Excelsior Springs
North
Lewisburg
Universalist Church
Homer Gleason
Woodstock Cemetery
Book The Ohio Ready for Circulation at Pomeroy Library
The Pomeroy Public Library announces the book The Ohio is now ready for circulation.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public
Grand Jury To Be Asked To Probe Fight
Gallia County sheriff says he will present details from a fight near Bladen to the grand jury for investigation. Howard Melvin Johnson remains in Holzer Hospital with a broken leg after allegedly being struck by Wilbur Waugh at the Vertie Kitchen residence. Willie Schartiger, 19, is charged with larceny for taking corn, meat, a lighter and a watch, with arraignment postponed by Justice of the Peace Maurice Grover. John Edward Wellman of Ashland Ky was fined five dollars and costs for speeding on Lower River Road.
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George Ehman
Grand Jury
Bladen
Howard Melvin Johnson
Holzer Hospital
Johnson
Wilbur Waugh
Vertie Kitchen
Roy Johnson
Willie Schartiger
Theodore Radcliff
Maurice Grover
John Edward Wellman
Ashland
Lower River Rd
Grover
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