Meigs County Broiler Festival Parade and Queen Contest Set
Meigs County officials announce the Meigs Broiler Festival with a Sept 3 parade from Middleport to Pomeroy. A beauty contest in Middleport selects Miss Slick Chick. Sponsors pay entry fees for queen contestants and a full afternoon program includes music, speeches by OSU and Arbors Acres leaders, a 2500 chicken barbecue, square dancing, and a fireworks display.
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Morgan
Middleport
Pomeroy
Slick Chick
Childs
Ose
Meigs County Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pomero High School
Thomas D. Crow, Jr
Huntington, W. Va
Ole Timer
Ralph Shannon
Gene McKnight
Vy Valley Boys
Harry Mills
the Haylofters
Dean Sturm
Leo L. Rummell
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Hank Weber
Arbor Acres
Glastonbury
Conn
Edison Ho
Pomeroy Junior High School
Huntington
W. Va
Misconduct Hearing Set Following Complaint Against Judge Cedric W Clark
The Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney has filed a misconduct in office charge against Judge Cedric W Clark of the county Common Pleas Court. A motion to strike the complaint is before the court of appeals. The three judge panel led by Judge Roy J Gillen expects session in October, with possible earlier action after consultations with two fellow judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Gillen
Wellston
Gillen
Three Man
Court of Appeals
Russell K. McCurdy
James Collier
Rattlesnakes Captured on Bickles Knob During West Virginia Visit
Fairview reports Gerald Epling and family vacationing in the mountains where they killed two large rattlesnakes on Bickles Knob. The 50 inch snake had 11 rattles and the 48 inch one had 10. They noted twelve other snakes nearby but non-poisonous. The report also lists local visitations and social notices including hospital stays and church society meetings.
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Fairview
Gerald Epling
West Virginia
Bickles Knob
Missionaries to Speak at Carleton Church
The Rev and Mrs William Genheimer recently returned from the South Africa mission field will speak at 8 pm Friday at Carleton Church. Pictures from their trip will be shown and the public is invited.
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Pomeroy
William Genheimer
South Africa
Carleton Church
Homecoming and church events span Zaleski area
The Methodist Church hosts a September 19 homecoming with a basket dinner after Sunday school and services. Madison Baptist and Catholic churches also held homecomings. Visitors include Hubert Beck and Clarence Hayman of Columbus. The WSCS met at Mrs. Pinney’s home and Nora Egleberry visited family in Columbus. An oil furnace was installed in the Methodist Church basement.
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Zaleski
Madison Baptist Church
Hubert Beck
Columbus
Clarence Hayman
Etta Egieberry
Mary Katherine Klingenberg
Joan
Carl Klingenberg
Athens
Doris
Parkersburg
Alba Vanderford
Joe
James McKibben
Moore fined for reckless operation in mayor's court
Freddy Moore was fined five dollars and costs on a reckless operation charge in Mayor Sidney T. Russell's court last night. Robert Lee Cohen of Annapolis Maryland forfeited a fifteen dollar bond for failing to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Freddy Moore
Sidney T. Russell
Robert Lee Cohen
Annapolis
Executor named for Wade Jeffers estate in Meigs County
Meigs County Probate Court names Lloyd Reed Jeffers as executor of Wade E. Jeffers estate. Sybil Ebersbach appointed administratrix of the Lizzie Price and Henry P. Price estates.
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Pomeroy
Eight Men Leave for Induction in Pomeroy Area
Eight Meigs County men departed Tuesday for Ashland Kentucky for pre induction physicals for armed forces entry. Volunteers include James Owens Homer Smith Carl Schultz Jr Letart Falls George Rea Roush Pearl Gilkey Harold Gilmore Alva Clark near Pomeroy and Fred Vandall from Dayton. Donald Stivers of Middleport joins the local selective service board replacing his brother Bob who moved to California. Other members are Otis Knopp Raine and N. W. Compton Pomroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ashland
James Owens
Homer Smith
Carl Schultz, Jr
Letart Falls
George Rea Roush
Pearl Gilkey
Harold Gilmore
Alva Clark
Near Pomeroy
Fred Vandall
Dayton
Donald Stivers
Middleport
Selective Service Board
Stivers
Bob
California
Otis Knopp
Racine
N. W. Compton
Wallice Weaver Anniversary Surprise at New Home
Mr and Mrs Wallace Weaver celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary on August 31 at their new home with a gathering of relatives and friends. Guests included the Holters, the Beegles, Sayres, and many others from nearby towns and counties. Several local residents were noted for hospital visits and recent travels, including Mrs Owen Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wallace Weaver
Weavers
Earl Holter
Weaver
Paul Holter
Ralph Hayman
Virgie Krider
Charles Alkire
Hart Family Reunion Draws Fifty-One At Portland Park
Fifty one members attended the Hart family reunion at Portland Park on Sunday. A basket dinner was shared at noon and games filled the afternoon with numerous Harts and in laws from New Haven West Virginia Mason Ravenna and Parkersburg among others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmory Hart
Emil Hart
James Hart
Reginald
James Alan
New Haven
W. Va
Emil Ball
Iva Pratt
Pomeroy
Harold Hubbard
Linda Grimm
Middleport
Ralph Grimm
David Neal
Ravenna
Edward Fisher
Daryl Blair
Parkersburg
Stanley Hart
Graham Station
Ronald Hart
Gerald
Long Bottom
Joyce
Patsy Hart
Columbus
Gilbert Hart
Danny
Thanks Given To Holiday Paraders
Middleport Feeney Bennett Post American Legion thanks local groups for first annual Labor Day homecoming parade. Commander Don Roach praises musicians while apologizing to Middleport Marching Band director Earl Warnke for a drummer incident. He inadvertently referred to the Point Pleasant school band as the Point Pleasant band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Don Roach
Earl Warnke
Commander Roach
Point Pleasant
Thomas A. Jenkins
Roach
Driver Hurt In Mishap Near Racine
Luther Isaac 64 of near Racine was eastbound on Route 124 three miles west of Route 338 when he failed to round a curve. His pickup left the road, overturned, and slid 50 feet before stopping. Isaac was hospitalized at Meigs General with bruises head lacerations and a possible back injury. He was taken to the hospital by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad.
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Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital
Luther Isaac
Racine
Charlies Russell
Isaac
Second Son Born to Mr and Mrs Detner Roush Jr
Mr and Mrs Detner Roush Jr announce the birth of a son Thomas Edward on Thursday September 2 at Holzer Hospital. He is the couple’s second son. Grandparents are Dallas Roush of Clifton and Detner Roush Sr of Minersville, with Mary McDaniel as great grandmother.
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Middleport
Detner Roush Jr
Holzer Hospital
Thomas Edward
Roushes
Dallas Roush
Clifton
Detner Roush
Minersville
Mary McDaniel
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Custody Battle
Rosella Thomson files for divorce from Hugh A. Thomson in Meigs County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of three minor children.
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Pomeroy
Rosella Thomson
Hugh A. Thomson
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Happy Harvesters Raise Funds For Charities
The Happy Harvesters Close of the United Methodist Church gathered Friday evening at the church to donate to the March of Dimes and a new furnace fund. Mrs. Dale Smith led the business session and plans were made for a convention dinner for the Pythian Sisters Lodge on Oct. 7. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. H. Cuckler, Mrs. Adam Ebersbach, Mrs. Albert Ebersbach and Mrs. Henry Reibel, with a dessert course served by hostesses Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cleland Heines and Mrs. Ernest Rhoades.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters Close
United Methodist Church
Dale Smith
Pythian Sisters Lodge
J. H. Cuckler
Adam Ebersbach
Albert Ebersbach
Henry Reibel
Smith
Cleland Heines
Ernest Rhoades
Pomeroy Church Class Set for Thursday Evening
The Young Adult Class of the Pomeroy Church of Christ meets at 7 30 p m Thursday at Mrs Elwood Bowers home. Mrs Harry Osbourne Sr leads the devotional and Mrs Bernice Howett directs recreation.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club Plans a Thursday Meeting
Pomeroy notes the Twilight Garden Club will gather Thursday evening at Mrs. James Weber's home. Assisting hostesses are Mr. C. E. Peoples and Mrs. Helen Nease. The program includes fruit and vegetable exhibits along with flowers.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
James Weber
C. E. Peoples
Helen Nease
Holiday Weekend Gatherings Across Dayton and Canton
Mr and Mrs John Hardy and Mr and Mrs Dick Weaver visited in Dayton over the holiday weekend. Mr and Mrs Hobart Bryson returned from Canton on Friday after attending funeral services for Walter Bryson, a former Meigs County resident. Holiday weekend guests of Mr
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John Hardy
Dick Weaver
Dayton
Hobart Bryson
Canton
Walter Bryson
Meigs County
Families Gather for Weekend Visits Across Columbus Area
A report of multiple visiting groups in Columbus and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Robert Mees and son Michael along with Mrs Charlies Ward and Miss Ross Mary Ward hosted guests. relatives from Huntington joined Sunday dinner. Additional visits included Gallipolis travelers to Truman Russell family, Mrs Carrie Grimes of Rose Dale staying with Lena Hoeflich, and Blakeslees returning from trips to St. John's and Newberry with A H Blakeslee’s relatives. Thomas McClung arrived after discharge from Camp Kilmer NJ, after 13 months in Italy and Germany.
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Homer Sayre
Leta
Robert Noerr
John
East Detroit
Mich
Roger Theiss
Beth Ann
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ernest Wiseman
Virgil Edwards
Jackson
Graetta Simpson
Cora Webb
Chiorus Grimm
Letart
Gallioplis
Charles Beegle
Columbus
Glen Simpson
Ira Beegle
Beegle
Portland
Chester Wayne Wolfe
Sonny
Ashtabula
Charlies Ward
E. Main St
Robert Mees
Michael
Victor Miller
Julie
Ross Mary Ward
Calvin Rife
Carolyn Ann Hysell
Truman Russell
Carrie Grimes
Rosedale
Lena Hoeflich
Condor St
C. E. Blakeslee
Patricia
Jennifer
St. John's
A. H. Blakeslee
Newberry
BE. J. Lavendar
Charles Lavendar
Thomas McClung
Camp Kilmer
N. J
McClung
Italy
Germany
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Ruthless
Kirk Douglas
the Juggler
THURS
Loretta Young
Jeff Chandler
Robert Mitchum
Blood ON the
Marilyy RM
Monroe
Shia Cot
Comditi
THUR
John Wayne
Tal
Harold Stephens
Camden-Clark Hospital
James Weaver
Wilma Gilbert
Oleta Weaver
Everett Norman
Stewart
Jim Deems
Bethany Ridge
Frank Caldwell
Howard Bond
Henry Landers
Blake Weaver
Jerald Stephenson
Stephenson
Addie Stephenson
New England
Clay Rowley
Carol
John Wetzel
Ravenswood
Harold McPherson
Aubra Washburn
Eleanor
James Washburn
James Caldwell
Darwin
Missionary Society of the
Whites Chapel
Frank McPherson
den Bean
Maxsburg
Author Cole
Fleaner
Washburn
Walter E. Wolfe
NAMIE
Oery
Bias
James Gleason
Borrers
Ray Pedurtin
Joee Ann Coombes
Long Bottom Route 2
Moundsville
Miss Combes
Way
Charles Laughton
Pickens
Mason
Pomeroy Society
Hart
Barry
Gary
Robert Mart
Edward
Don Baumgardner
Cheryl
Vicki
Milton, Ky
Happy Harvesters
Pomeroy Personals
Westinghouse
Laundromats
Cleland
W. Main
Burford
Beauty
Middleport, Ohio
Jerry Pullen
Coats
Chinchillas
Dickie
Kiddie Korner
O'Dorwell
Court St
Phillips
RADIO
Harry A. Miller
Main St
Florence
Edison
John Baker
Duke Cleaners
Dorothy Pierce
Hartley & Bennett Shoe Store
Ohio
Dupondale
Puritan
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