Water Main Extensions Assured by Water Firm
Meigs Water Co. notified Pomeroy officials that four requested water mains extensions will begin. The Lincoln Heights project and other developments in Lincoln Hill will gain service after a three year demand from three communities. Ditching starts Tuesday with extensions on Osborn Street Cole Street Lincoln Drive Nye Avenue and Route 7 to provide fire protection and future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sidney A. Spencer
Meigs Water Co
Lincoln Heights
West Osborn St
Union Ave
Water Company
State Utility Commission
Spencer
Fred W. Crow, Jr
Columbus
State Commission
Osborn St
Cole St
Lower Monkey Run
Lincoln Drive
Lincoln Hill
Nye Ave
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Club and Circles
The Staff and Officers Club of Meigs Temple No 153 Pythian Sisters met at Mrs David Farmer’s home with 21 members, noting illness kept others away. Reports on Grand Lodge and upcoming district convention in Middleport were presented, initiatory work invited at Gallipolis, Christmas party plans postponed, and prizes awarded in after-dinner games. The evening circle of the Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs A R Pullen’s home to study Missions at Grass Roots and Japan, with cookies served to members. Auxiliary of the Middleport Fire Department held a meeting at the village hall to plan the annual soup supper, with ten members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Mason
Althea Anderson
Meigs Temple
David Farmer
S. Fifth Ave
Otho Watts
Peter Stace
Grand Lodge
Cincinnati
Stace
Gallipolis
William Lowe
John John Mayer
Mason
John Seines
Sanborn Missionary Society
A. R. Pullen
Leo Russell
Pullen
John Mayer
Japan
T. A. May
Florence Bush
Charles Pomeroy
J. M. Mygatt
Charles Bennett
Homer Hysell
C. H. Wise
Russell
May
Mayer
Middleport—Auxiliary
Middleport Fire Department
John Vroman
Local social notes list relatives and visitors across towns
The column records dozens of visits and family events from Ohio to West Virginia. Names include Belle Belser of Galion and Benny Ewing in Pomeroy, with relatives such as Karen McEhinny Judy Turner Natalie Ewing Deanna Ewing attending a birthday. Additional entries mention Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rupp, Christen, Aaron Sheets in Columbus, and numerous others visiting relatives in Parkersburg Kenova Toledo York Pa Huntington and Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Jacobs
Belle Belser
Galion
Ohio
Karen McEihinny
Judy Turner
Natalie
Deanna Ewing
Benny Ewing
Pomeroy
Karen
Ernest Jones
Parkersburg
Wesley Ward
Keith
Meigs Clinic
Clarence Rupp
Christen
Toledo
Aaron Sheets
Columbus
E. O. McKinley
Earl
Front St
Kenova
West Virginia
William Grueser
Grant St
Bernice Gilmore
Alfred Gilmore
Judy
Lancaster
Ralph Pratt
Huntington
Ferne Barker
Carolyn
Dave Rose
Ting Wang
Dayton
Sherman Wyman
Pamela Barker
Charles LaRue
Ryger
Richard Bailey
Beaver and Gallagher Families Attend Charleston Weekend
The passage notes Mr and Mrs W K Beaver and Mr and Mrs C P Gallagher visiting Charleston with their son-in-law and daughter, plus Dennis Gallagher and his sons Terry and Gary. Terry Gallagher resides with his grandparents and enrolled in Charleston schools this fall as a member of the school band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Beaver
C. P. Gallagher
Charleston
Dennis Gallagher
Terry
Gary
Terry Gallagher
Cases Settled Out of Court On Monday
Common Pleas Judge Edgar Ervin said jurors were told not to report yet as several trials this week were resolved outside the courtroom. Betty Jo Williams and Clara Spencer’s non-support charges were settled, as was Charles Lewis Jr.'s illegal liquor case. Other trials were postponed to November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Common Pleas
Edgar Ervin
Petit Jury
Ervin
John C. Bacon
Betty Jo Williams
Clara Spencer
Charles Lewis, Jr
Floyd
Ted) Mankin
Milton Little
Harold C. Oxley
Robert Carnahan
Charles DeLay
Dale Mulford
Columbia Farm Sold To Gallipolis Man
The Harry Trainer farm in Columbia Township near routes 143 and 329 sold by heirs to T. J. Butcher of Gallipolis who will occupy and operate its 129 acres. Several hundred attended a sale last Saturday before Mrs Trainer and Ada Belle relocate to Albany. The home was built over a century ago by James Trainer, granddaughter of Harrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Harry Trainer
Columbia Township
T. J. Butcher
Gallipolis
Seven Girls and Five Boys to Sing with Chorus
Seven girls and five boys from Pomeroy High School will sing with the SEO Chorus at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens on Oct. 28. Vocal music instructor Mrs. Marcelene Buell names Mary Clifford Joyce Phillips Joyce Fisher Marlyn Swatzel Helen Schrieber Lily Girolami Polly Dill George Nesselroad Paul Werry Bob Barnitz John William Blaetmar and Charles Lochary for the assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
SEO Chorus
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Athens
Marcelene Buell
PHS
Mary Clifford
Joyce Phillips
Joyce Fisher
Marlyn Swatzel
Helen Schrieber
Lily Girolami
Polly Dill
George Nesselroad
Paul Werry
Bob Barnitz
John William Blaetmar
Charles Lochary
Daughter Is Born In Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Roush announce the birth of a daughter, Sylvia Irene, at their Gravel Hill home on Saturday October 22. The couple also has a daughter Cheryl. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vannie Badgley of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Roush of New Haven, with great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lyons of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Curtis Roush
Sylvia Irene
Gravel Hill
Roushes
Cheryl
Vannie Badgley
Lemuel Roush
New Haven
H. D. Lyons
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
Grace N Surface was granted a divorce from an unspecified spouse in common pleas court Monday morning, per clerk of courts records. The report notes a divorce action filed and adjudicated in the court, with no further details on the other party or grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Grace N. Surface
Ery Surface
Common Pleas
Armistice Day Dinner To Be Held On Wednesday
The American Legion MiddlerArt Feeney Bennet post will host a turkey dinner for servicemen on Wednesday night November 9 instead of November 11. Commander Elden Walburn said a program and entertainment including shuffleboard will be provided by a committee led by Paul Castoe Edwardoe Gordon Wolfe J J Schmoll and Clarence Rupp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlerart
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Elden Walburn
Paul Castoe
Edward Oe Gordon Wolfe
J. J. Schmoll
Clarence Rupp
Pomeroy Youth Fellowship Elects 1950 Officers
Meigs County United Methodist Youth Fellowship in Pomeroy elected officers for 1950 at a Monday gathering Belford Nelson spoke on Youth and Fellowship Willis Davis was named president Emma Jane Buell chaired worship and evangelism Anne Piersall assisted Helen Grueser led world friendship Marilyn Brewer aided Larry Birch led community service Leota Baldwin aided Gene Wells led recreation Janet Hill secretary treasurer Joan Snowden assisted Hazel Stobart pianist Bernice Sheridan assisted Lester Covert Portland ministerial counselor Lewis Berger assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Belford Nelson
Willis Davis
Willis Parker
Chester
Emma Jane Buell
Middleport
Commission On Worship and Evangelism
Anne Piersall
Gene Wells
Portland
Commission On Recreation
Victor Wolfe
Letart Falls
Janet Hill
Joan Snowden
Rutland
Hazel Stobart
Bernice Sheridan
Lester Covert
Lewis C. Berger
Grace Church auxiliary meets in Pomeroy hosts World Community Day
Mrs Charles Ward hosted the Grace Episcopal Church Women’s Auxiliary at FE Main St Pomeroy. Mrs Manning Webster led the business session. reports on the Oct 9 Thank Offering were read by Mrs Cedric Clark. World Community Day events and a regional meeting in Gallipolis were announced while Rev Kenneth C Wilson spoke on migrant sharecropping. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kenneth C. Wilson
St. Peter's Church
Everett Hayes
Great Bend
Local Social Roundup from Pomeroy Community
Mrs Harmon OBrien hosted a yard club at Butternut Avenue with prizes to Mrs Charles Gibbs and Miss Nancy Reed of Middleport. Several residents travel and visit family across Ohio and West Virginia with weekend trips and social gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harmon O’brien
Butternut Ave
Charles Gibbs
Nancy Reed
Middleport
Willis McMurray
Golden Anniversary Observance Planned for Molers
EWINGTON Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearl Moler plan their fiftieth wedding anniversary on November 6 with an open house for friends and neighbors from 2 to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewington
J. Pearl Moler
Ten Groups Back Bond Issue For Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Endorsements came from the hospital Board of Trustees Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Lions Club Langsville Farm Bureau Council Drew Webster American Legion Racine American Legion Rocksprings Grange and Syracuse. Endorsers urged voters approve at the November 8 election and noted the county must fund the project through a 65 percent favorable vote if allowed by law. The hospital will honor veterans as a memorial while serving all county residents without regard to race color creed or ability to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Veterans Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Pomeroy Lions Club
Langsville Farm Bureau Council
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Racine Post
Rocksprings Grange
Syracuse
Aach
Edison Hobsteter
Atorney Manning D. Webster
Hospital Board of Trustees
Mrs. Julia Davis Lee Dies at 93 in Middleport
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Julia Davis Lee 93 who died at her Gravel Hill home. The Rawlings-Coats funeral home will host the service at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant. She was born in Princeton, Virginia, and lived in Middleport with daughter Nannie Agee, also deceased, and was cared for by daughter Mrs. Harry Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Julia Davis
Lee
Gravel Hill
Rawlings-Coats
Lone Oak Cemetery
Point Pleasant
Washington
Mary Davis
Princeton
Nannie Agee
Harry Sargent
Meigs General Hospital
Sargent
Thomas Elder
Louise Sargent
Scotia
N. Y
T. David Elder
Post Backs Hospital Levy In Meigs County
Meigs County Soldiers Relief Committee in Pomeroy reports Feeney-Bennett Post backs the veteran's memorial hospital levy 100 percent. Edward Spencer cites urgent need for a local hospital as emergencies require transfers to Dayton or Huntington and supports a tuberculosis sanitarium for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Spencer
Dismissal Set Friday For Teachers Meetings
Middleport Schools will dismiss Friday so teachers may attend meetings of the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association in Athens. Dinner meetings for both men and women will be held on Thursday. Mrs Nan Moore was elected as a delegate to the Representative Assembly by the Middleport teachers. Miss Mary Root is the alternate. At a recent meeting the following officers were elected: Vinas Lee president, Kathryn Hayes vice president, Susan Park secretary, Flossie Alensworth treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association
Athens
Nan Moore
Representative Assembly
Mary Root
Vinas Lee
Kathryn Hayes
Susan Park
Flossie Alensworth
Ten Thousand Dollar Suit In West Virginia Auto Crash
Rudolph Gordon sues Teresa Potts administratrix of Thomas Potts estate for 10000 in common pleas court. He claims Potts drove left of center on Route 62 near Point Pleasant WV, causing a collision that left Gordon with permanent earning impairment, a fractured knee, a brain concussion, and spine injuries. Potts had previously filed a 50000 action against Gordon over the June 3 accident and Gordon’s claim was rejected August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potts
Gordon
Rail Service Discontinued Between Columbus and Charleston
New York Central passenger trains between Columbus and Charleston will be discontinued temporarily due to the coal strike and coal shortages. Trains No. 5 and No. 6 will be removed starting Wednesday, affecting service to the Bend area and Hobson. C&O schedules from Pomeroy to Logan and Logan to Pomeroy will run only on Monday Wednesday and Friday starting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
New York Central
Columbus
Charleston
Hobson
Bend Area
C&o
Pomeroy
Logan
Initiation of Three New Members in Delta Kappa Gamma
Alpha Omicron Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held initiation at Mrs. Nan Moore's home after a dinner at Bush Little House. New initiates include Mrs. Mary Richards, Miss Lucille Wingett, and Mrs. Dorothy Barnes. Members attended the ceremony and a business meeting led by President Mrs. Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Alpha Omicron
Delta Kappa Gamma
Nan Moore
N. Fourth Ave
Bush Little House
Mary Richards
Lucille Wingett
Jackson
Dorothy Barnes
Pomeroy
Moore
Ruth Drake
Mildred Hawley
Susan Park
Lucille Smith
Lois Cecil
Margaret Parsons
Ethel Chapman
Freda Wood
Rutland
Rachel Warner
Georgia McGuffey
Vinas Lee
Avis Roush
Racine
Ethel Garland
Nellie Vale
Carpenter
Geneva Joachim
Parsons
Toledo
Miss Garland
Little House
Middleport Personal News From Ohio Families
Weekend visits showcased family gatherings across Ohio. The Kessingers from Akron and Hobson hosted relatives including the Beesher Kessingers and George, with Lester Thomas and Langsville connections also visiting. Additional trips involved the Kessingers, Morris, and Martins family networks, travel to Columbus, Huntington visitors, and parents in Gravel Hill and Huntington avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kessinger
Wallace and
George
Akron
Beecher Kessinger
Middleport
Hobart George
Hobson
Kessingers
Joe Morris
Lester Thomas
Langsville
Charles Kessinger
Carole
Shayla
Edward Martin
Sheryl
Columbus
Dorothy Caldwell
R.N
Huntington
A. A. Dillard
Gravel Hill
Leo Christian
Bruce
B. F. Parmalee
Christian
Parmalee Aare
John Reuter
Lucille
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Middleport Social Notes
Ini
Rmith
Columbia
Legion
Pomeroy Social Notes
Woman’s Auxiliary Meets
Mrs. O’brien
Pomeroy Personals
William C. Peoples
William Leifheit
Prospect Hill
Peoples
Dill
Laura Smith
W.va
John Ombler
Gus Hendricks
Mary Hubbard
Elizabeth Stewart
Blanche Patton
Ella Boice
Creston
Roy Strickland
Louisville
Strickland
Richard Campbell
Rollin Beards
Xenia
Jean Zahl
Zanesville
A. M
Harold Bartels
Harold
Edna Bartels
Homer Might
Harold Brabbin
Dunbar
Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Liberty
Theatre
Butch
Damon Runyons
Broderick Crawford
Shemp Howard
Evelyn Ankers
Dicke Foran
Maxie Rosenbloom
Meigs Pomeroy
Red Witch
John Wayne Gall Russell
Gig Young
Adele Mara Luther Adler
Temple Middleport
Pride OF the Yankees
Gary Cooper
Teresa Wright
Babe Ruth
Bill Dickie
Mark Koenig
Double
Bendvue
Flaming Fury
Roy Roberts
George Cooper
David Wolfe
Doan
M. Born & Co
of Chicago
L&z
Main St. Ph
United National Farm Loan Ass'n. A
C. Gibson
Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
America
Studebaker
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
Incinor
Hamilton Gas
Hamilton
Gai
Eamthberny
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