Labor Day Parade Ends With Fireworks Display In Middleport
Middleport and nearby towns joined a Legion led Labor Day celebration amid perfect weather. An afternoon parade featured firefighting equipment, color guards, a motorcycle club, scouts, and bands. Fireworks capped the night at 10 as entertainment by radio and TV talent followed a family friendly program at the high school stadium.
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Middleport
Farlio
Pomeroy Syracuse
Racine
F Feeney-Bennett Post
Gene Coleman
Revelse
Kycer Creek
Cheshire
Middleport Police
Pomeroy American Legion
Motorcycle Club
Boy Scouts Cub Scouts
Pomeroy Society Gardeners Plan Athens Convention
POMEROY Eight members of the Pomeroy Garden Club met with officers elected at a recent gathering. Plans were set to attend the convention in Athens Thursday and Friday. Members wore flowers from their gardens and Mina Hart won a flower-name quiz. Next meeting will be at Belva Willard's home in September. Sacred Heart meeting announced for Thursday evening with listed hostesses. Retired Teachers Association opened its year in Syracuse with a program led by president Mareia Karr. Several local residents noted weekend visits and travels including Columbus, Huntington, and North Carolina trips.
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Pomeroy
Wi Garden Club
Leona
Athens
Edna Lee
Mina Hart
Naomi Reed
Belva Willard
Bertham Williams
Helen Carper
Belve Willard
Meigs County
Retired Teachers Association
Asbury Methodist Church
Syracuse
Mise Mareia Karr
George F. Davis
August receipts report from Meigs County clerk of courts
The office of Mrs. Evelyn Lucke reports total August receipts of 997.50 with 751.90 to the county and 245.00 to the state. Activities for August included 644 titles issued as part of clerical duties.
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Evelyn Lucke
Meigs County
Mayor Hears Cases in Middleport Court
Mayor C. O. Fisher's court fined and costs for several defendants including Emmett Rawson Long Jottom and Cecil Price for illegal left turns and driving while intoxicated. Ross Shoemaker faced fines for one way street violations. Edwin Oberholter of Albany announced birth of daughter Vickie Lynn at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Grandparents named, great grandmother Maggie Green of Cleveland mentioned. The sun shines on St. Petersburg Florida about 360 days yearly.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Emmett Rawson
Long Jottom
Cecil Price
Cheshire
Ross Shoemaker
One Way Street
Middleport Ohio Salon In Capital
Rep George Steinhart spent last week in Columbus as a member of the industrial committee, aiding investigations for the legislative service commission. The committee studies various phases of legislation for the next session and Meinhart is slated to return to Columbus next week for continued work on workmen compensation rate cases.
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Middleport
George Steinhart
Co.umbus
Legislative Service Commission
Meinhart
Hudson St
Columbus
Ralph Biggs Dies Monday in Ohio Community
Ralph Hoyd Biggs, 41, of Pomeroy, died Monday noon of a heart attack while employed at a Mobilgas station. Survived by Opal, daughter Bernitady, his mother Olive Biggs of Pomeroy, five brothers Dorsel Chester Norman serving in the Navy James Nathan and Alfred all of Pomeroy, and sisters Frances Adkins and Elizabeth J. Congreve of Dayton. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Chester Meth Church with burial to follow after the service.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Hoyd
Chester
Mobilgas
Opal
Bernitady Biggs
Olive Bigs
Dorsel
Norman
U.S. Navy
James
Nathan
Alfred
Pomtroy
Frances Adkins
Elizabeth J. Congreve
Vanco Family Reunion At Gallia County Old Home Place
The Vanco family reunion drew B A Vanco at center again as kin gathered at the old Reds homestead in Gallia County. Attendees included four daughters and two sons, with 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren joining relatives from Middleport La Fon WV Huntington Dayton Point Pleasant and others. Names listed include Ken Byers Robert Byers Kes Byers Filis Smith Sr Ellie Smiths Jr Emme Iron Thomas Brookovers Wyman Stevens Gomer Martin J North J Brumfield.
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Middlerurt
B.A. Vanco
Gallia County
Reds
Andy
Kenneth Butt
Middleport
Kenseth Byers
Robert Byers
Kes Byers
Middleport Society Hosts Temperance Race and PTA Notices
A Sunday program at the Church of Christ spotlighted a temperance race by young mothers with group singing led by Mrs. Chester Erwin and a keynote on refusing the first drink. corrected PTA committee chair listings announced by Mrs. Le and Brown. Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star held a farm picnic near Chester, with games and gifts for members and husbands.
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Middleport
Wctu Sun
Church of Christ
Mee M. J. Kelly
Wetu
Chester Erwin
David Darst
Arthur Lewis
D. Dies
Paul
Beulah White
Lillian Stieff
Moyt
Parent-Teacher Association
le and Brown
Myron Miller
Ira Butcher
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Max Harrah
Chester
Harrah
Leo Vaught
Prines
Della Windsor
Kathy Reuter
al Fon
Barbara Ellen Leonard
Mason
Vaughan
Hi Jah
Thelma
Toni
Becky Allensworth
Harry Houdasbelt
Grange Picks Princes and Princesses for Meigs County
Grange members Meigs County selected rumnayy-wonna otter and Dale Kautz to represent county youths at Mir along with princesses Susan and Stobert. Mrs Joe Hecox and state grange will join as princess and children escort. Alternates Mary for spending weekend with Ife Alee and Richard Genbeimer.
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Rumnayy
Wonna Otter
Dale Kautz
Meigs County
Mir
Joe Hecox
Susan
Stobert
Prince
Toledo
Mary
Ife Alee
Richard Genbeimer
Ah Hecos
S. Third Ave
Lesta Gothard
Meigs Auto Dealers Sell 74 New Vehicles This Weekend
Meigs County reports seventy four new motor vehicles sold over the weekend across multiple dealers including Rue Auto Sales on Route 7. A car rolled down an embankment on the used car lot. no driver was aboard. Police noted children observed playing near the cars as sales records credit Monday through August.
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Middleport
Wive Wade
Meigs County
Third Ave
Aus Amust
Joyce Kennedy
Opto Route 7
Police Report No Accidents During Quiet Holiday Weekend
Sheriff Charles Russell said the 9 very quiet weekend had no accidents for his department and arrests were made. Village police reported no accidents and the 60 unity was quiet. Cornell regular meeting was not held due to Labor Day. Mayor F Robinson said a special session may be held next week for the lost meet.
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Charles Russell
Cornell
F. Robinson
Mrs. Gilmore Dies at 82 in Bradbury Home
Martha A. Gilmore aged 82 died early Monday at her Bradbury home. She was wife of Sherdad Gilmore and mother to two daughters, Russell and Roseville, and two sons Gerald and George. Survived by nine grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bradbury Church of Christ with interment in Middleport Mil Cemetery. Reverend Thomas Wyatt will officiate. Friends may call at the residence.
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New York
Marvin
William Pitts
Long Island
James Hawle
Jim Bill
Linda Rickey
Jackie
Debbie
Toledo
Tawtey
James
Fred J. Gardner
Bill New
Tenn
Gardner
Johnson City
Irs
A.W. McKay
McKay
Robert McKay
Harry Mille
Nat. ¢Ley
Mr. Mann
Painesville
Mann
Holzer Hopital School of Nursing
Clyde Fletcher
C. W. Clark
H.W. Clark
Pearl St
Joe ‘Turner
Robert Turner
Buevrus
Michael
Dice
George Everett
Baltimore
Marvin Krider
Robert See
Betty Will Vernon Hartison
Martha A. Gilmore
Bradbury
Sherdad
Russell
Thomas Wyatt
Zion Church of Christ
Will of Niciate
Meigs County Land Transfers Chronicle
Meigs County records list multiple property transfers including Roland Eastman and Doris Fastman to Ohio Fuel Gas Co. right of way in Bedford and Emily Pickens to Jack Bartram five thousand forty six acres in Rut Salisbury Township Clara Zier to Christian Science Society lot 172 in mere Louise Kreinbikt and Otte reinbicht to Warner and Jamet Stanley part of lot 205 in Homeroy Harley E Anderson deceased to Maude Anderson certificate of transfer in Lebanon Township Clarence Munday and Louise Munday to Benjamin Goodman tracts in Bedford and Salisbury Townships Incr Rice to Ralph Badgely and Dorothy Badgely WS acres in Orange Township
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Doris
Fastman
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Bedford
Emily
Pickens
Jack Bartram
Tram
Salisbury Township
Clara Zier
Trustees of
Christian Science Society
Mere
Louise F. Kreinbikt
Ottereinbicht
Warner Stanley
Jamet Stanley
Omeroy
Harley E. Anderson
Maude Anderson
Lebanon Township
Clarence Munday
Louise Munday
Benjamin L. Goodman
Salisbury
Rice
Ralph
T Badgely
Dorothy P. Badgely
Orange Township
Bennett Russell Dies in Seattle Washington
Bennett Russell, former Georgia rings official, dies in Seattle after surgery in March. He is survived by two daughters Bennetta and Billy Marie, a sister Mrs. Harey Mills of S Fourth Ave, and a brother Heslop Russell of Toledo.
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Georgia Ring
Cheshire
Bennetta
Billy Marie
Harey Mills
S. Fourth Ave
Heslop Russell
Toledo
Cush chaseh injury after Bradbury fall in Bradbury
Mrs Cush chaseh fell while fleeing home in Bradbury early Monday. She was taken to Meigs General Hospital later that day and treated for a broken back. The emergency squad was called to the Johnson home at 5 30 a Monday.
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Middlefort
Cushchaseh
Fleet
Bradbury
Meigs General Hospital
Johnson
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