Buffington Island Park Re-Dedication Slated for Labor Day
Arrangements near completion for a Labor Day homecoming at Buffington Island Memorial Park in Portland. The Portland Community Club and Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society sponsor a re dedication with speaker Fred J. Milligan, Ohio official and historian, tying the event to Ohio Sesquicentennial observances and regional Civil War history. The program includes a drum corps, school band, solos, a saddle club show, games, and a noon basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Buffington Island Memorial Park
Portland
Portland Community Club
Buffington Island
Fred J. Milligan
Columbus
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Commerce
Ohio
U. S. Air Force
Amvets
John Morgan
Valentine B. Horton
Pomeroy
Raymond Furbee
Racine
Meigs Count Saddle Club
Meigs General Hospital Births and Discharges
Births announce a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sargent of Coolville Route 3. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lee of Pomeroy Route 3. Discharges include Mrs. F. E. Martin, Della Bailey, Vincent Dabo, Emma Us, Wil Scott, Maxine Amos, Mrs. Lloyd Nice, and Mrs. William Middleswart and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Mulford
Cheshire
Ter Lettie Lambert
Salem
F. E. Martin
Middleport
Jerry Hayes
Hayes
Mulford
Jennie Gamble
Violet Jordan
Langsville
Lloyd Nice
Racine
Paul Sargent
Coolville
George Dickens
Athens
Vincent Dabo
Pomeroy
Virgil Lee
Della Bailey
Emmaus
Wil! Scott
Maxine Amos
William Middleswart
Water Cut Off Rumor Quieted in Middleport
Extremely low water pressure and sporadic shortages caused fears of a cut off in Middleport. Meigs Water Company officials assured residents there is no planned shutoff and water flow remained uninterrupted overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Water Company
Planning meeting set for Meigs sesquicentennial Sept 24
The Meigs County planning committee for the sesquicentennial celebration will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the courthouse. Mrs. W A Drake, secretary, announced today.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. A. Drake
Logan Firm Showcases Memorial Designs in Windows
In Logan Ohio the Logan Monument Company displays original memorial art in its window across from the hospital. Craftsmen reveal designs including a telegrapher’s founder memorial for William Ambrose and scenes like Beyond The Sunset and I Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto The Hills. Crowds watch as artists draft these enduring granite creations aimed at Southeastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.
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Logan
Ohio
Logan Monument Company
William Ambrose
Isle of
Northernwest Virgate
Lokan Monument Company
Adv
Blaze Levels Meigs Home In Pomeroy Fire
Roy Curtis home on the Harrisonville Thomas Fork road was destroyed by fire Monday morning with losses estimated at 4000. Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief George Hicks said water shortages hampered efforts but trucks supplied by the department prevented spread. Most furnishings and personal belongings were lost.
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Pomeroy
Roy Curtis
Harrisonville
Thomas Fork Road
George Hicks
Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department
Hicks
Suspect Removed From Telephone Cable Incident
An intoxicated man swung from a 30 foot telephone cable on Mill Street during a Saturday night spree. Police said they retrieved him from the air after he was coaxed down from the high perch and taken home to sleep it off.
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Middleport
Mill St
Bandsmen To Have Outing at Lake Hope
Middleport School senior band plans an outing to Lake Hope on Wednesday. They will ride the Boy Scout bus at 11:30 p.m. A picnic supper is planned in the late afternoon and the group returns around 6:30 p.m. Frank lin Ginther directs rehearsals this month.
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Middleport
Lake Hope
Franklin Ginther
Four Administrators Appointed in Meigs County Estates
POMEROY George E Stark appointed administrator of the estate of the late Anna M Stark M Bert Bable named administrator of the estate of the late W D Bable Harriet E Houck named executrix of the estate of the late John Karl Houck and Manning D Webster appointed administrator of the estate of the late Robert Foreman per Meigs County Probate Court records.
Salesmen named for Canada Chemical Work
SALFPSMEN William Lehew and Elmer Houdasheldt have accepted positions as salesmen for the Canada Chemical Work. They left Monday on a selling trip to Maryland to begin their duties.
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Pomeroy
William Lehew
Elmer Houdasheldt
Canada Chemical Work
Maryland
Jaycee-Ettes to Meet Pomeroy in Pomeroy Session
The Meigs County Jaycee-Ettes will meet in regular session at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Federated Church in Pomeroy. Hostesses for the evening are Mrs. Jean Dailey and Mrs. Pat Tuite.
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Jaycee-Ettes
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Federated Church
Jean Dailey
Pat Tuite
Two men fined for intoxication in mayor's court
Sam Hale, 48, of Rutland received a $5 fine plus costs and Roger Hayman, 19, of Long Bottom was fined $25 and costs on intoxication charges in the court of Mayor Delmar A. Canaday.
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Pomeroy
Sam Hale
Rutland
Roger Hayman
Long Bottom
Delmar A. Canaday
Meter Receipts Reported by Police Chief
Parking meter receipts totaled 228.74 for the past week, reported today by Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe.
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Walter E. Wolfe
Auto Charge Is Dropped In Pomeroy
A driving while under the influence charge against Jack Stiver Jr of Pomeroy was dropped after Hindy of Middleport arranged repairs for his damaged car. Police report say the Aug 20 accident on W Main St at Monkey Run curve occurred as Stivers drove on the wrong side of the road.
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Hindy
Franklin D. Hudson
Monkey Run
W. Main
Stivers
Miss Johnson Enters School of Nursing
Miss Sue Johnson a Pomeroy High School 1953 graduate left for Parkersburg West Virginia to begin training in the School of Nursing at St. Joseph Hospital. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs Kay Johnson and Mrs Ferne Hayman. Miss Johnson had worked as a nurse aide at the Ohio General Hospital during the summer.
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Pomeroy
Sue Johnson
Pomeroy High School
Parkersburg
W. Va
School of Nursing
St. Joseph Hospital
Kay Johnson
Ferne Hayman
Miss Clark Named Mayor's Secretary in Pomeroy
Sue Ann Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Clark of Athens Road has accepted a secretary post in the mayor Delmar A Canaday office at City Hall Miss Clark a 1953 Pomeroy High School graduate replaces Annie Canaday who will return to her final year at Pomeroy High School next week
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Pomeroy
Sue Ann Clark
Fred Clark
Athens Road
Delmar A. Canaday
City Hall
Clark
Pomeroy High School
Annie Canaday
Workman Injured After 14-Foot Fall at Coal Barge
Clarence Hawley, 55, of Pomeroy, fractured pelvis in a 14 foot fall at a coal loading station on the Ohio River near Meigs Gallia County. He lost balance while preparing timber head and was taken to Meigs General Hospital by ambulance.
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Pomeroy
Clarence Hawley
Ohio River
Meigs Gallia County
Hawley
Meigs General Hospital
Family and Social Notes From Lancaster Area
Household news lists guests and visits including Mr and Mrs John Pedigo and daughter Sylvia at the Hooper home, Verle Smith on leave with Clyde and Mrs Smith, Cletus Carsey selling his home to James Jeffers, Emory Seamen and sister Flora Murphy with Frank Loukx, Edwin and Flora Slater of Pasadena announcing birth of a grandson and summering in Lancaster, Mary Lou Guthrie and Lois Ann Swartz at Bliss College, Otto Swartz at the Folled Reunion in Ash Cave, Laverne Chesser and Raymond visiting J M Steward and daughter in Toledo and Cedar Point, and D M Steward of Albany visiting Vern Chesser.
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Shade
Fred Hooper
John Pedigo
Sylvia
Verle Smith
Clyde Smith
Cletus Carsey
James Jeffers
Emory Seamen
Flora Murphy
Frank Loukx
George Fulton
Raymond
J. M. Steward
Toledo
Cedar Point
D. M. Steward
Albany
Vern Chesser
Young Man Fined for Disturbing Peace in New Haven
Harold L. Frye 29 of New Haven was fined $10 and costs on disturbing the peace charges in Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peoples court Monday, per Sheriff records.
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Pomeroy
Harold L. Frye
New Haven
Court of Justice of the Peace
Percy L. Peoples
Charles Russell
Homecoming Postponed In Rocksprings Unit
Pomeroy reports the Rocksprings Methodist Church homecoming scheduled for Sunday has been postponed indefinitely due to trouble in the Rocksprings community.
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Pomeroy
Rocksprings Methodist
Folce
Rocksprings
Two-Car Collision Damages Estimated at 4600
Syracuse deputy sheriff Harold Duckworth reported damages of 4600 from a two car collision Monday evening. Claud Cunningham 42 of Syracuse drove north while Frank Epperly Racine Route 2 headed west. No cause given and no stop signs noted. Neither vehicle insured.
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Pomberoy
Syracuse
Harold Duckworth
Claud Cunningham
Frank Epperly
Racine
Richard Bradley
Harrisonville
Bradley
William R. McBride
Columbus
Enterprise
Ken Clark
Dexter
Grass Run
Franklin D. Hudson
Kerr’s Run
Henry Wyatt
Minersville
Pearl E. Searls
Cheshire
Sesqui Parade Forming in Middleport for Sept 24
Meigs County Sesquicentennial Parade formed in Middleport at 10 30 a m will head to Pomeroy by 11 30 a m. Seven school bands from Meigs and Mason Counties supply music for a joint pageant at Rocksprings Fairgrounds before massed performance. The event aims to set a parade record with invitation efforts led by Don Tuite and a Junior Chamber of Commerce committee.
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Middleport
Don Tuite
Meigs County
Rocksprings Fairground
Pomeroy
Tuite
Chamber of Commerce
Virgil Brown
William Childs
Robert Dailey
Roger Morgan
William Hayes
Meigs Woman Martha McDaniels Dies at 91
Mrs. Martha Melissa McDaniels, 91, of Middleport Route 1, died after an illness. Born November 16, 1861 in Syracuse, she was widow of Alec McDaniels. Survived by daughter Nora Ann Geary Gilkey and son Donald Bradford Geary, both of Middleport, plus grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral set at Rawlings Coats funeral home with viewing. interment Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Martha Melissa McDaniels
Rawlings Coats Funeral Home
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Scholarship Plans Made by Middleport Club
The Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club formed a committee to establish a Holzer Hospital School of Nursing scholarship for a Meigs County high school senior in September 1954. Plans, criteria, and candidate selection rules were approved and will be sent to high schools for consideration next spring.
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Middleport
Middleport Business and Professional Women's Club
Nan Moore
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Meigs County
Moore
Middleport High School
Ruth Drake
Racine High School
Homer J. Russell
Nina B. Russell
L. E. Reynolds
C. O. Chapman
Rutland School
Will Admitted to Probate in Pomroy Meigs County
The will of the late Anna Weed has been accepted for probate by the Meigs County Probate Court, confirming administration of her estate.
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Anna Weed
Meigs County
Meigs County Medical Auxiliary elects officers at luncheon
Mrs J J Davis was elected president of the Aux iliary of the Meigs County Medical Society at a Monday luncheon at the Little House. Mrs F M Cluff is hostess and past president. Other officers named include Mrs William Jeric as vice president and Mrs E F Maag as secretary treasurer.
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Middleport
J. J. Davis
Meigs County Medical Society
Little House
F. M.cluff
William Jeric
E. F. Maag
Birthday dinner honors Mrs Cline in Middleport
A birthday dinner and cake provided by Mrs Lloyd King of Woodsfield honored her sister Mrs Clarence Cline of 5 Fourth Ave Sunday. Relatives and friends from New Matamoras Lewisville and Woodsfield attended along with Mrs Cline and her children Helen and Freddie.
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Middleport
Lloyd King
Woodsfield
Clarence Cline
Fourth Ave
Mabel Hysell
Glenda
Prior
Oklo
Cline
Helen
Freddie
Birthday Dinner Honored C R Young With Cake Decorations
Sisters in law baked two birthday cakes for a dinner honoring C R Young, with Young personally decorating the confections. Guests included Vincent Young and family from Erie, Braxton of Cincinnati, Ogden of Parkersburg, and Sadie Mae Jones of Lakin. C R Young’s sisters donated the cakes and the group had prior dinner visits with the Bentleys in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. R
Con
Lon Greenlee Family Mentioned in Local Notice
Mr and Mrs Lon Greenlee and daughters Betts and Dorothy are referenced in a local notice with brief details. The fragment indicates a family event or matter involving the Greens but lacks full context or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Greenlee
Betts and
Dorothy
Doan's Pills Advertised For Kidney Relief
Nagging backache loss of pep and headaches may signal slow kidney function. Doctors stress kidney health and a mild diuretic like Doan's Pills has long been marketed to relieve discomfort by flushing waste from kidney tubes and filters.
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Dean
Doan
POMEROY Moves To Secure 5000 Tax Advance For Sewer Work
Pomeroy approves an application for a $5000 advance from retail sales tax receipts to fund sewer projects on Naylor's Run Kerr's Run and Mulberry Avenue and to bolster street resurfacing. Mayor Delmar A. Canaday said county auditor Perry Riggs expects payment within days. Osborne joins Pomeroy Police, while traffic signals near the Pomeroy Mason bridge are again extinguished amid complaints over prolonged delays and safety concerns.
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Pomeroy
Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Perry Riggs
Naylor
Kerr’s
Mulberry Avenue
Harry Osborne
Osborne
William Lehew
Henry Werry
Walter E. Wolfe
Charles Werry
W. Main
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
W. Main St
Pomeroy Social Notes Travel Group Returns From South Trip
Pomeroy social page notes Miss Erna Jesse Mrs Alva Hite Mrs Olan Good and Mrs Jacob Ament completed a 1800 mile auto trip across the South visiting New Orleans Atlanta Grant Park the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina and Renfro Valley. The new Mrs Geesy is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Brunner former Helen Skinner who taught in Pomeroy schools. A wedding reception attended by the group was held at the Portage Ho l.
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Geesy
C. F. Brunner
Brunner
Helen Skinner
Pomeroy
Portage Ho@i
Joe Foster Vacation Before U S Forces Entry
Joe Foster son of Mr and Mrs J Edward Foster spends three weeks at their home before entering the U S armed forces. He recently graduated from General Motors Institute in Dayton.
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Pomeroy
Joe Foster
J. Edward Foster
U. S
Foster
General Motors Institute
Dayton
Picnic for Pomeroy Church Families at Rocksprings Fairgrounds
About 45 attendees from the Pomeroy Church of Christ gathered at the Rocksprings Fairgrounds for games and a picnic supper. Afterward the group held vesper services in the grange hall led by pastor Donald Seevers with a hymn sing accompanied by Mrs. J. E. White.
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Pomeroy
Jo Ann Brunner Weds Robert Geesy at Cuyahoga Falls Church
Mr and Mrs J Edward Foster attend the wedding of their niece Jo Ann Brunner to Robert Geesy at 8 30 p m Saturday in the Cuyahoga Falls Baptist Church. They are joined by their son Joe and daughters Mrs Gene Yost of Racine and Mrs Mac Cottrill of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
J. Edward Foster
Jo Ann Brunner
Robert Geesy
Cuyahoga Falls Baptist Church
Joe
Gene Yost
Racine
Mac Cottrill
Little-Birchfield Nuptials Held in Rutland
Miss Marie Little and Howard Birchfield wed in a single ring ceremony at the Methodist church in Rutland read by Rev. Robert E. Linter. The bride wore a navy net gown with pink rose corsage and pearl necklace. attendants were Miss Faye Hysell and Orlen Hysell. The couple plans farming in Harrisonville and Baileysville, with both graduates of local high schools.
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Rutland
Marie Little
Russell Little
Howard Birchfield
Noah Birchfield
Harrisonville
Robert E. Linter
Faye Hysell
Orlen Hysell
Miss Little
Rutland High School
Baileysville High School
Baileysville
W. Va
Driver Charged in Langsville Motor Vehicle Theft
Charles Ray Swan of Langsville was placed under $2000 bond by Mayor Sidney T. Russell and bound over to the Meigs County Grand Jury on a charge of unlawfully taking, driving and operating a motor vehicle. The alleged theft involved a 1939 Chevrolet taken on a trial run and later returned to French Motor.
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Middleport
Charles Ray Swan
Langsville
Meigs County
Sidney T. Russell
Swan
Weekend Social Notes From Pomeroy And Nearby Areas
John Foster of Dayton spent the weekend in Pomeroy at the home of Mr and Mrs J Ed ward Foster. Several families traveled for visits and vacations including trips to Virginia Beach Washington DC Columbus Cincinnati and Huntington. Multiple residents returned to duties in Bethesda MD and General Telephone offices while others moved residences and hosted guests in Middleport Gallipolis and Columbus.
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Toronto
Canada
Charles Mayes
Virginia Mayes
Elizabeth Kirby
Robert Vanier
Maumee
M. C. Nease
Fred Nease
Huntington
Millie Pickens
Celina
Frank Booth
Holzer Hospital
L. A. Wiley
Crookaville
David
Wiley
D. W. Hooper
McMillen Hospital
Charleston
T. W. Autherson
Carl Owen
Jack Bowman
Susan
Carla Owen
Charles Price
Columbus
Horton Brown
Mildred Asbury Moseley
St. Albans
W. Va
E. A. Asbury
John Bacon
J. E. D. Hartinger
Richard Davis
Jack Fullrod
Cleveland
Meigs General Hospital
Custer St
Art Roush
Ronnie
Shirley Roush
Lucille
Faye Roush
David Jackson
Erie
Douglas Jackson
Vincent Young
Con Young
John Foster
Dayton
Pomeroy
Nts
J. Edward Foster
John Scott
Maryanne
Virginia Beach
Washington, D. C
Delmar A. Canaday
Annie
Mila Stark
Lucy Amsbury
Cincinnati
Bill Neutzling
U. S. Navy
Bethesda
Rolland Neutzling
R. B. Wilkins
Lancaster
Don Anderson
Rutland
F. Whitney Ingraham
Brenda Sue
Sandra Kay
Richard Lucas
Judy
Janie
Jeffrey
Mr. Lucas
C. H. Jesse
Erna
E. Main
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Arthur Wandling
Cave St
South
Skyline Drive
Roy Smith
Linda
Robert Arnold
Susie
Amanda Kasper
William Slater
Bengal
W. Main St
Hudson St
Middleport
Ethel Jones
Louise
Dey Hysell
Richard Campbell
Albert Alward
Hower Hysell
Rodney
R. W. Seaman
Esta
Stewart
Elsie Hart
Gallipolis
Dan West
New York Central Railroad
Dickinson
Helen Smith
Jack West
Louie Smith
Jo Snowden
Florence Hood
Hila Rose
Robert McElhinney
Karen
Beulah Neutzling
Breezy Heights
Charles Strauss
Carol Ann
Don= Strauss
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Buffington Island Park
Hobson
Morgan
Alfred Johnson
Portland Village
Addison
Gallia County
Band Boosters Association
Arthur Skinner
Kate Smith
Charlies Murray
Walter Crooks
Alfred Roush
Skinner
Okay Post
Logan Firm
Meigs
Ohio Vs. Taylor
Virgil V. Brown
Clerk Court of Common Pleas
Miss Johnson
Workman
Sesqui Parade
Middleport Social Notes
Cluff
Davis
Jeric
Selim Blazewicz
Charles Mullen
Richard Widmar'x
Jean Peters
Thelma Ritter
the Lone Hand
Joel McCrea
Barbara Hale
Alex Nicol
Charlie Drake
Pomeroy Social Notes
Little-Birchfield
Pomeroy Personals
Pt. Pleasant
Federal Land Bank Loan
The
United
National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Stewart Granger
Janet Leigh
Elizabeth Daylore
William Powell
Dan Duryea
Lizabeth Scott
Bill Elliott
Marie Windsor
Studebaker
America
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
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