Middleport council approves fire truck bid plan
Middleport village council in cooperation with the fire department voted to advertise for bids for a new fire truck estimated at 14 500. The department will cover about 7 000 with bonds and fund raising over three years, with delivery about six months after order and financing through a local bank.
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Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Middleport Village Council
Don Mills
Fire Department
Council
Mills
James Weber
Page St
Weber
Statewide strip mine reclamation rules released after tour
New Ohio regulations aim to improve spoil bank grading and dam pits to curb water pollution. Reclamation chief Irving Dickman presented the rules, effective under Gov. Rhodes, with plans required before work and compliance with Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission standards. Farm Bureau’s Paul Bower welcomed enforcement but urged protections for high risk properties and northern Meigs lands. Twelve sites across Athens Meigs Gallia Lawrence and Vinton counties were reviewed during a two day tour.
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Ohio
Meigs
Athens
Gallia
Lawrence
Irving Dickman
Division of Reclamation
James A. Rhodes
Paul Bower
Farm Bureau
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Bower
Vinton
Ohio Reclamation
Meigs Memorial Hospital Notes Update
Mrs. Roy Sayre of Racine and Clarence Hawley of Pomeroy are noted. Jessie McQuire and Mrs. O B Stout were discharged.
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Roy Sayre
Racine
Clarence Hawley
Pomeroy
Jessie McQuire
O. B. Stout
Weigs County Meetings And Local Events
The Homebuilders class meets 7 30 p m Tuesday at Middleport Church of Christ. The Middleport Conservation League gathers 7 30 p m Thursday at Mrs William Slater's home. A panel on discipline in the home and school is featured. The Rock Springs Better Health Club meets 1 30 p m Thursday at Mrs Amos Leonard's home. program by Mrs Clifford Leifheit and contests by Mrs Mark Grueser. A Rutland High School football parents meeting is at 7 p m Wednesday in the Rutland Gym. A dance follows the Pomeroy Rutland game at the Rutland gym Saturday. A local physician treats Mrs Donnie Bryan at John Bryan's home. Middleport emergency squad was summoned but no aid specified.
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Middleport Church of Christ
Middleport Child Conservation League
William Slater
Rock Springs Better Health Club
Amos Leonard
Clifford Leifheit
Mark Grueser
Rutland
Rutland Gymasium
Pomeroy-Rutland
Middleport
Donnie Bryan
John Bryan
North Second Ave
Pomeroy Chamber Seeks Route Retention and Regatta Plan
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce meeting assigns Willis Ingham as chair to study a two day regatta for Bend area next summer. It opposes changing Route 33 to Parkersburg and votes to seek retention and improvement of Route 33 in Meigs County. Grueser to draft resolution.
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Pomeroy
Willis Leadingham
Bend
Ord
Parkersburg
W. Va
Meigs County
Bill Grueser
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Main St
Institute For Regional Development
Athens
Study Group Delves Into The Guide On Colossians And Philemon
Group II of the Women's Association at Middleport First United Presbyterian Church met in the pastor's study Monday to study the introduction and chapter one You Are a Christian Be What You Are from The Guide on Colossians and Philemon. Participants included Helen Lewis Margaret Sauer Freda Bratt C P Shoemaker O H Stewart R M Sherman Walter Waddell Marcus Chambers Mary Park Susan Park and J E Harley. Mrs Shoemaker led the prayer and Mrs Waddell handed out annual program books.
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Middleport
Women’s Association of the
Walter Waddell
Marcus Chambers
Mary Park
Susan Park
J. E. Harley
Shoemaker
Couple Weds at Coolville in Aug. 25 Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Carolyn Russell and Tom Summerfield. They wed August 25 at the home of Rev. Earl Russell in Coolville. Bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Russell of Powers Oregon. Groom's are Mr. and Mrs. Rex Summerfield of Long Bottom. He works for AT&T. They reside in Gainesville, Georgia.
Community Day Service Planned for Rutland Methodist Church
Meigs County United Church Women executive committee met at Enterprise EUB church to plan the annual Community Day service at Rutland Methodist Church on November 6 at 1 30 p m. Mrs Richard Lucas chairs the event with a shipping committee including Mrs Margaret Houdashelt Mrs George Anderson and Mrs W P Lochary. Plans include sending school bags and yard goods to Africa and inviting a foreign student as guest speaker. UNICEF participation was discussed and prayer by Mrs Arnold Richards closed the meeting led by Mrs Philip Ohlinger.
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Pomeroy
Rutland Methodist Church
Meigs County United Church
Enterprise Eub
Richard Lucas
Africa
Margaret Houdashelt
George Anderson
W. P. Lochary
Unicef
Arnold Richards
Philip Ohlinger
Television Listings Note on Schedule Corrections
The Messenger notes it is not responsible for errors in program listings when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Bold type marks color programs.
Wildlife agencies tour highlights state conservation efforts
The release notes representation from the Ohio Division of Wildlife and multiple state groups including the Ohio Reclamation Association the Ohio Farm Bureau the League of Ohio Sportsmen the Isaac Walton League and divisions of Forestry Reclamation Geological Survey and Soils and Water. It also names Golden Canaday a Northup Gallia County trustee and Morris Alston Ohio Farm Bureau director of public affairs as participants on the tour.
Mrs. Hayes Honored on 82nd Birthday in Middleport
Middleport observes the 82nd birthday of Mrs. J. B. Hayes with a family dinner at Rev. and Mrs. Frank Cheesebrew's home. The event also marks birthdays of Kenneth West and Tommy Waugh and the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth West. Attending include the Cheesebrews, Hayes family, and friends.
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Middleport
J. B. Hayes
Frank Cheesebrew
Kenneth West
Columbus
Tommy Waugh
Hayes
Cheesebrew
Middleport First Baptist Church
Charles Woode
Alfred
Clifford Hayes
Gregory
John Pratt
John Hayes
Clair Woode
Connie Sue
Pomeroy
Meigs General Hospital Notes and Local News
Meigs County notes list Edison Johnson Racine Hubert Sharp Letart and Melvin Duff among admissions. Ellen Ebersbach Hilda Boggess Janet Harris and Fred Smith Jr. are also noted. Roy G. Jonas of Wellston was fined 150 dollars and jailed three days after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Middleport hosts the annual King reunion at Rock Springs fairgrounds with a noon basket dinner.
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Ellen Ebersbach
Hilda Boggess
Janet Harris
Fred Smith, Jr
Pomeroy
Roy G. Jonas
Wellston
Meigs County
Frank W. Porter
Middleport
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Four Columbus residents charged with burglary
Four Columbus residents face three burglary counts before Common Pleas Judge John C. Bacon on information affidavits filed by Prosecuting Attorney Bernard Fultz. Lawrence Richard Will, 19, Larry Will, 19, Estella Mae Karns, 27, and Gerald Eugene Karns, 24, are jailed in Meigs and Middleport. Confessions were reported after questioning, with the Lawrence store burglary dated July 27 and artifacts stolen from a Hamm farm and a Betzing home noted.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Comman Pleas
John C. Bacon
Bernard Fultz
Howard Lawrence
DeWitts Run
Long Bottom
Virgil Hamm
Minersville
Route 1
Bunker Hill
Don Betzing
Meigs County
Lawrence Richard Will
Larry Will
Estella Mae Karns
Gerald Eugene Karns
Middleport
Robert Hartenbach
Fultz
Middleport Personals Guests and visits across towns
Mrs. Robert Yates and family visited relatives in Wellston and Rio Grande College. Numerous gatherings included dinners with the Kennedy and Young households. Other travels took Mrs. Ketchka to Brookville, and weekend visits spanned Columbus, Wellston, Pontiac Michigan, St. Albans West Virginia, Fairmont West Virginia, and Belpre. Pomeroy firemen were sent to Kerrs Run for a brush fire along the railroad behind the old chemical plant.
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Robert Yates
Sandy
Cathy
Randy
Bobby
Wellston
Leo Kennedy
J. A. Young
Kennedy
Beech St
Rio Grande College
John Ketchka
Kim
Brookville
Wallace Bradford
Edward Tewksbury
Clifford Hayes
Othel Cunningham
Debbie
Marilyn
Coleen
Allen
Pontiac
Mich
Everett J. Price
Brenda
Effie Price
St. Albans
W. Va
C. J. Taylor
Fairmont
Ernest Covert
Charles
Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Chemical
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Lee Smith
Scipio Two
Gene Grate
Scipio
Smith
Orlanco
Floyd G. Browne
Public Works Pro
Herbert Gilkey
Race St
Board of Public Affairs
Eye Immunity
Appalachia
Mildred Carson
Guy Carson
Railroad St
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New State
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Weigs County
Spencers Mountain
Tarrin
Frankie Avalon
Annette” Funicello
Martha Hyer
Keenan Wynn
Pomeroy Chamber
Ted Downie
Small Claims Court
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Richard Owen
Coolville
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Father Kin
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Danny Thomas
Mike Wallace
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Face the Nation
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Dick van Dyke
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Meigs General Hospital
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Hubert Sharp
Letart
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Dexter
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Lucille Mayes
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Peter Falk
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Robert Lasnun
Ravind
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Clarence Greene
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