Pioneer Society Plans Memorial Rites Oct 5
J H Grate new Meigs County Pioneer Society president announces memorial services set for Oct 5 at First Presbyterian Church Middleport. He notes recent passings among prominent members and says detailed program will come later. An antique heirloom display is planned for Harvest Festival Oct 13-18 at Michael store room. A member drive will launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. H. Grate
Meigs County Pioneer Society
First Presbyterian Church
Pioneer Society
Michael
N. Second Ave
Grate
Pomeroy Social Notes: Lela Watkins Weds Wayne Weir in Kentucky
Mr and Mrs Orville Slack announce the marriage of their daughter Lela Ferne Watkins to Wayne Weir of Caledonia Ohio on Aug 17 in Kentucky. The bride, a Harding High School Marion 1947 graduate, is a bookkeeper for an Marion automobile firm. They will live with Mr Weir's parents in Caledonia.
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Pomeroy
Orville Slack
Syracuse
Lela Ferne Watkins
Wayne Weir
Caledonia
Ohio
Kentucky
Weir
Harding High School
Marion
West Virginia
Midwest Tour Ends With Pomeroy Visit and Interviews
Pomeroy resident Farl T Teaford arrived at his mother Mrs G E Teaford's home on E Main St after touring several midwestern states. He went to President Truman's home in Independence Missouri then to the University of Minnesota for a study interview. He visited Miss Helen Colesworth of Milwaukee and several OU students on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Farl T. Teaford
G. E. Teaford
E. Main St
President Truman
Independence
University of Minnesota
Helen Colesworth
Milwaukee
Pauls Malted Milk Shop Opens In Old Dine-Dance Spot
Middleport is home to Paul Hill a Navy veteran who leased the S Third and Hamilton Street site once known as Hamiltons Toughys Calloways and the Howdy Dee Club. He redecorated added an ice cream bar and plans an orchestra later this season the venture aims to serve the high school trade as schools reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Paul Hill
S. Third
Hamilton Sts
Hamilton's
Calloway's
Hill
E. J. Hill
Pomeroy
Robert Morris
Jack Lewis
Paul
Meigs People Attend Western & Southern Meeting in Athens
Middleport and Pomeroy representatives gathered for a dinner meeting at the Berry Hotel in Athens. Ernest Lallance received a 20 year service pin as NMfiss Neutzling and Chet Haddox performed. District meeting in Pittsburgh was announced for Sept 26-27 with local reps set to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
Berry Hotel
Athens
Pomeroy
C. Struble
Struble
Ernest Lallance
Glenn Lambert
William Hobstetter
Paul Warner
Wallace Bradford
Lois Ann Neutzling
Nmfiss Neutzling
Chet Haddox
Pittsburgh
Rain Avoids Turners on Trip as Ohio Delegation Returns
Middleport Ohio state representative Benjamin F Turner his wife and son in law Dale K Roush and Janet Turner completed a two day Cleveland Metropolis Civic Club hosted tour with the 97th General Assembly. They avoided Friday’s heavy area rain and returned home to Pomeroy shortly before the downpour. Turner will travel to Columbus Sept 9 to meet Labor Study Commission and present its recommendations to Governor Herbert early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs County
Turner
Dale K. Roush
Janet Turner
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Canada
Lake Geneva
Hershey
Harrisburg
Winchester
Skyline Drive
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Pomeroy
Metropolis Civic Club
97Th General Assembly
Ohio
Labor Study Commission
Columbus
T. J. Herbert
New Members Attend Rotary Club Meeting
Despite heavy rains in Middleport on Friday night a good turnout welcomed new members Reverend Charles Pomeroy of First Baptist Church Reverend C E Shepard of Church of Christ and Reverend W B Moore of Heath Methodist Church plus William Braden of Imperial Electric Co T A May introduced them The club held a chicken dinner and a Q A on Rotary aims led by president L W McComas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport King Club
T. A. May
Charles Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
C. E. Shepard
Church of Christ
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
William Braden
Imperial Electric Co
Rotary
L. W. McComas
Mason Clinic Notes and Birth Records Summary
Mason Clinic notes list patients Mrs. Bernice Howett of Pomeroy and Mrs. George Hoschar of Kaylong on September 1 for treatment. Discharges include Mrs. William Little of Cheshire August 28 and Mrs. L W Edwards of Mason August 30. Births record a son Dale Eugene to Mr and Mrs Dale Higgins of Pomeroy Route 2 on August 30 weighing eight pounds four ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hoschar
Kaylong
W. Va
Bernice Howett
Pomeroy
William Little
Cheshire
L. W. Edwards
Mason
Walter Werry
Dale Eugene
Dale Higgins
Pomeroy Route 2
Return From Gallia Highlights Ingles Family
Dr and Mrs J Ingles returned from Gallipolis where Mrs Ingles aided in care of her late grandfather S O Payne Funeral services for Mr Payne were held Friday in Gallipolis Dr Ingles served as a pallbearer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. Ingles
Gallipolis
Ingles
S. O. Payne
Payne
Dr. Ingles
Lawns Contest Won By Chillicothe Firm
Whitsel Root funeral home of Chillicothe won first place in the business group of a Better Lawns and Grounds contest sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Federated Garden Clubs of Ross County. Clarence Root, son of Mrs Mary Root, is co owner and operator of the funeral home. The blue ribbon award was presented at the Ross County Fair in August. Mr and Mrs Root were guests of the Roots Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport— Whitsel-Root Funeral Home
Chillicothe
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Federated Garden Clubs
Ross County
Clarence Root
Cora Root
Mary Root
Brownell Ave
Meigs County Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcels and deeds across Pomeroy Sutton Middleport Columbia and Chester Townships. Names include Rhoda Roush John Fisher Violet Fisher Mildred Carson Opal Whitlatch and many others with parcels such as lot 5 33 415 and 19.15 acres plus 2.5 acres in Chester Township. Court and public officials noted include administrator H C Jones and Sheriff Ralph Welker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda M. Roush
John W. Fisher
Violet Fisher
Lot &2
Pomeroy
Mattie Bennett
Righthouse
Bertha FE
Sutton
Norman A. Russell
Hattie C. Russell
Ollie Hindy
Mary Hindy
Harold K. Woodyard
Anna M. Woodyard
Middleport
Edward W. Wolfe
Gladys Wolfe
William Wolfe
Lucinda Wolfe
Chester Township
Salisbury
Everett Taylor
Gertrude Taylor
Durward Cummings
Nina Cummings
Christian Church
Ralph Welker
Columbia
Francis E. Wood
May A. Wood
van W. Buzzard
Ioie M. Buzzard
Nancy M. Frederick
Moses S. Wandling
Ida Eastman
Bedford Township
Marriage Licenses in Meigs County Listed
Meigs County issued numerous marriage licenses naming fiancés and residences. Pairs include Herald Pomeroy and Anna Hysell of Pomeroy, Raymond Smith and Hilda Archer of Chester, and Dwight Logan with Kathryn Fleiscrman of Hemlock Grove, among many others across Pomeroy, Middleport, Cheshire, Reedsville, Rutland, and nearby towns. The list covers ages from 16 to 59 and professions such as plasterer, electrician, miner, and carpenter.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Herald Ray
Anna Hysell
Raymond Smith
Chester
Hilda Archer
Howard A. Adams
Toledo
Mary Skinner
Dwight Logan
Hemlock Grove
Kathryn Fleiscrman
Charles Butcher
North Kenova
Ohio
Ruth Mayienschein
Middleport
Benjamin Cremeans
Coolville
Catherine Webb
Racine
Billy Orr
Carpenter
Martha Buckley
Reedsville
Robert Dray
Diecaster
Flint
Mich
Lou Ella Wollam
Rutland
Paul E. Grow
Beaver
Mary B. Hall
Cheshire
Steven Eblin
Wanda Jacobs
Alonzo Phillips
Miner
McAlpin
W.va
Elberta Austin
Glenn Spence
Mildred L. Kerns
Student
Dennis D. Spence
Margaret M. Kerns
George W. Harbolt
Grinder
Marion
Velma Hayes
James T. Ward
Columbus
Helene L. Vacca
Howard Collins
Belpre
Eva Uhl
Robert Durbin
Point Pleasant
Margaret Duncan
Sylvester Kinder
Hobson
Edith Phillips
Clayton Hollingsworth
Arline Hicks
Virgil Leffler
Tharyza Gladys Dodge
Arnold B. Stone
Charleston
Erma Lee Wendell
William L. Meadows
Syracuse
Alma Bibb
Albert Shreves
Lancaster
Pearl Burchfield
James Boles
Local social notes and travels across several states
Mrs. Frank Fugate of Mulberry Ave. returned home after weeks with her daughter Mrs. William Stoecker in Cincinnati. Edits mention Mrs. Edith Ament and others motor touring Virginia on Skyline Drive. Karl Bitters missed school due to tonsillectomy. The Ebersbachs and others visited Columbus, Pomeroy, and Tampa Florida, with more arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fugate
Mulberry Ave
William Stoecker
Cincinnati
Edith Ament
Erna Jesse
Mary Calvert
Thelma Dill
Clara Gearhart
Lottie Cohen
Virginia
Skyline Drive
Karl Bitters
Albert Bitters
Charles Ebersbach
Dorothy
Columbus
Pomeroy
Tampa
Fla
Tex Hodell
Cathy
Dave Kelton
Lancaster
Aaron Kelton
Roger Smoke
Larry
Chicago
Edgar Ebersbach
William Myers
Annual Picnic Conducted by Olive Farm Women’s Club
The Olive Farm Women's Club held its annual picnic at Middleport Roadside Park on August 24. Members, families, and guests enjoyed a noon meal, readings and jokes, and a jingle contest won by Mrs. Marion Hall. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hannum and son Junior, and many others. The September meeting will be at Mrs. Paul Andrew's home with Mrs. Marion Hall directing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Olive Farm Women's Club
Middleport
Marion Hall
W. F. Hawley
Roy Hannum
George
Charles
Ruth Coleman
Paul Andrew
P. J
Nora O'Leary
Victor Whippel
Mary Ellen Andrew
Warren Pickens
Effie Warren
C. E. Myers
Donald Myers
Billy
Sue Ann
Carl Kautz
Bobby
Fay Pickens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs CO
Pomeroy Social Notes
Mr. Myers
Albert Alward
Alex Fisher
Lasley St
Holzer Hospital
Dayton Ashworth
Martha Jane Myers
Jay Myers
Midwest
Meigs
Reiner
Stark's
Martin & Roller
Ady
Rotary Club
Mason—Mason
Olin Knapp
Richard Olin II
West Columbia
Gallia
Meerat Hay
George Montgomery
Nancy Guild Conrad Janis
Roy Roberts
Florence Bates
Rosy Ridge
Rue Madeleine
James Cagney
Annabella
Richard Conte
Frank Latimore
Walter Abel
James Stewart
Rosalind Russell
Court and
Second St
John C. Bacon
H. C. Jones
Raymond Fitch
Lebanon
Orion W. Roush
Kate Roush
Fred Cadie
Audra Cadle
Letart
Albert S. Schultz
Nettie V. Schultz
Dravo Corp
Parcel Olive
Parcel, Olive
Adolph Umminger
Anna Umminger
F. Whitney Ingram
Mary O. Ingram
Parcel
Guy R. Carson
Mildred Carson
Lawrence Whitlatch
Opal Whitlatch
George W. Gilmore
Imogene Gilmore
Meigs Grange
Pomona Grange
Rocksprings
Olive Grange
Fred Googlein
Celia Dye
Columbia Grange
H. C. Cummings
Hemlock Grove Grange
Theodora Mora
Nellie Vale
Laurel Grange
Raymond Furbee
Helen Tussing
H. E. Starkey
Geneva H. Nolan
Everett Colwell
Pearl Mora
Lillian Stieff
William Michael
Carl M. Smith
Virginia E. Smith
Pauline Atkins
Grange
John Radekin
Grange Council
Pomona
County Grange
Harrisonville
Athens County Pomona Grange
Pomeroy Personals
Andrew Pablish
Middleport Community Recreation Center
Ogata
Dorothy Newstead
Gulf Stream
St.Joseph
Sus
Alime IN
Southeastern
Georgia
Atlantic
Pacific
Dorothy Clare
Corder
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
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