Typhoid Fever Case Reported in Meigs County Village
The Meigs County Health Department reports one typhoid fever case in a middleport village. Officials say names of patients will not be released, citing state policy that personal facts in morbidity reports are confidential. A water source check is underway and past measures on water and milk have helped limit outbreaks.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Health Department
H. M. Boocks
Boocks
Ohio Department of Health
Health Department
State Agency
Meigs Department
Polio Drive Success Reported for Meigs County
Meigs County polio drive raised 4686.87 dollars with activities including the mothers march 2347.77 coin collectors 490.28 balloon sale 163.44 and expenses 103.84 leaving a balance of 583.03 to be paid to Children’s Hospital and doctors. The chapter owes 7886.36 and chair Mrs Aaron Kelton commends donors for keeping Meigs County red and aiding 36 patients.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Aaron Kelton
Toay
Children's Hospital
Kelton
Area Church Official Visits Area Church in Pomeroy
Westerville conference superintendent Dr C M Bowman of the Southeastern Ohio District of the EUB Church visited Pomeroy to accept Rev Wayne Fowler’s resignation from Enterprise and Morning Star Churches. Rev Roger Bishop of Chillicothe will replace Fowler and lead services Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
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Pomeroy
C. M. Bowman
Westerville
Southeastern Ohio
EUB
Bowman
Wayne Fowler
Enterprise
Morning Star
Fowler
Roger Bishop
Chillicothe
Enterprise Eub
Middleport High Chooses Freshman Cheer Leaders
Sandra Fultz and Phyllis Stanley, freshmen, win cheer positions after tryouts with 12 contenders at Middleport High School. Veteran cheerleaders Megan Cluff Betty Klees and Jane Harris also performed. Nan Moore coaches the squad. Sandra Fultz is active in school affairs and Phyllis Stanley transfers from Bradbury schools.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Sandra Fultz
Phyllis Stanley
Megan Cluff
Betty Klees
Jane Harris
Henry Fultz
Bradbury
Nan Moore
Preparations for Flower Show Reported in Middleport
Middleport Flower Show organized by The Amateur Gardeners Club and The Middleport Garden Club will be held at Heath Methodist Church on a weekend. The community is involved in setup with a 12 ft banner reading Welcome to Flower Show hung from Miss Ida Mourning's Mill Street home, painted by Gordon Guthrie and placed by his father, Dewey Guthrie, who refused payment.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Rank of Page in Pythias Service Plans Work
A MIDDLEPORT program to reactivate Ides Lodge No. 210 Knights of Pythias began with two candidates ranked as pages by the local group. Guests from nearby lodges attended. a social hour and banquet followed. The second rank will be exemplified next Thursday when Naomi Lodge drill team will perform.
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Middleport
Ides Lodge
No. 210
Knights of Pythias
Naomi Lodge
Pomeroy Couple Weds in Columbus Church Ceremony
Miss Audrey Shumaker and Mr. Eugenie Chapman married in a 3 15 PM double ring ceremony at Indianola Church of Christ Columbus. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Gilbert Smith. reception and supper followed. Bride to work at Massey Harris in Columbus. groom a Navy veteran employed by North American Aviation. They reside at 1216 Highland St Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Irena Shumaker
Middleport Hill
Audrey Shumaker
Eugenie Chapman
Norma Chapman
Joe Chapman
Harold Scott
Indianola Church of Christ In
Columbus
Gilbert Smith
Pat
Jai Lai
English Village
Chapman
Massey Harris Farm Implement Co
U. S. Navy
North American Aviation Corp
Highland 8&T
WSCS Meeting at Springs Methodist Church
The Women’s Society of Christian Service met at the Springs Methodist Church with Mrs. William Bar tels in charge. Mrs. Scott Folmer led worship on Gods Concern for Cities and readings by several members.
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Pomeroy
William Bartels
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ck Springs Methodist Church
William Feichinger
Middleport
Scott Folmer
Ann Reuter
Oliver Clark
Amos Leonard
Wilbur Bailey
William Grueser
Folmer
John Hartung
Jeffrey
Lewis Grueser
Clifford Leifheit
Anna Reuter
William Fichinger, Sr
Avery Goeglein
Pomeroy Auxiliary Members Meet After Summer Break
Members of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion Auxiliary gathered at Mrs. Dey Hysell’s home on Mulberry Avenue after a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Martin Restaurant in Milford Middleport. The session, chaired by Rae Eddie Smith, discussed the district fall auxiliary conference in Lancaster on Oct 7 and other activities. Prizes were awarded in a musical quiz won by Mrs. George Beards, with several members in attendance.
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Ben Neutzling
George Beards
W. F. Baxter
Eddie Smith
R. C. Gilmore
Harry Houdashelt
C. J. Sauer
Albert Young
William Stewart
Wiener roast hosts youth fellowship at Rock Springs church
Members of the Youth Fellowship of the Rock Springs Methodist Church gathered for a wiener roast at Syracuse Roadside Park. Attendees included Mary and Janice Cole Jill Snowden Mary McAffee Carol and Ronald Beards Delores Donald and Earl Williams Carolyn Goeglein Tommy King Betty Leonard the president Roger Leifheit Eddie Bartels Mrs William Grueser the group counilor Mr and Mrs Avery Goeglein Mr and Mrs Clifford Leifheit and Hugh Bearhes.
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Pomeroy
The
Rock Springs
Senior Youth Fellowship Hayride and Leadership Session
The Federated Church Senior Youth Fellowship announces a fall hayride and picnic for Saturday September 25. The group continues Sunday evening discussions on Training for Leadership and recent sessions featured tape recorder voice playbacks to aid training for group speaking.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Snider and Huttones Marriage Noted in Rutland
Mr and Mrs Charles E Snider of Union Ave announce the marriage of their son Morris Dale Snider to Miss Marjorie Ann Hutton daughter of Mrs Roy Roush The ceremony took place September 10 in Rutland with Rev Lyndon A Walls of the Rutland Nazarene Church officiating A miscellaneous shower for the bride to be is planned for September 17 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Everett Coy in Rutland
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Moves
Miss Verna Mae White visits Letart West Virginia to see Mr and Mrs Glenn Hudnall and Pvt Charles Hudnall on leave from Parris Island. Mr and Mrs Joe White Sr learn their son Pic Joe White of Santa Anna California has transferred to the 15th squadron aircraft division.
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Verna Mae White
Glenn Hudnall
Charles Hudnall
Letart
W. Va
Hudnall
Parris Island
Joe White
Pic
Santa Anna
Calif
15Th Squadron Aircraft Division
Tuberculosis Conference Held in McArthur
Six Meigs County officials and health workers attended the district tuberculosis conference in McArthur led by Richard Chambers and featuring Dr H M Broeks and Mrs Elizabeth Smith. OH Tuberculosis and Health Association sponsors six district meetings yearly to improve case discovery and rehabilitation services.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Newark
Xenia
VanWert
Sandusky
Girard
Tical
John Lewis
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Hugh Adama
Fred Agust
Duncan Thorpe
Gale Palmer
Southeast District
John Henle
State Tuberculosis Hospital
Wayne Gibbons
Henle
Walter Dickinson
Lewis On
Pomeroy Area Churches Schedule Full of Services
Local church notices list times for masses and services across many congregations. Sacred Heart holds low mass at 8 am and high mass at 10 am with weekday masses and confessions on Saturday. other churches present Sunday schools, worships, prayer meetings, and youth programs throughout the Rutland and Letart Falls areas.
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Sacred Heart
George Adams
Harry Bates
Laurel Cliff
Hysell Run
Bearwallow Church of Christ
Truman Dodson
Racine
John Elwood
Antiquity
Residents To Attend Aladdin Shrine Meet
B F Parmalee and Charles Murray will attend an Aladdin Shrine meeting in Columbus tomorrow. They will be accompanied by Mrs Parmalee and Mrs Murray. The Parmalees, on vacation from the A and P Store, will visit Dr and Mrs Smits in North Jackson, Ohio, then travel to Connecticut for two weeks.
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Middleport
Columbus
B. F. Parmalee
Charles Murray
A&p
Mrs. Alfreds Smits
North
Jackson
Ohio
Connecticut
Meigs County Sales Tax Receipts Fall Short
Meigs County retail sales tax receipts for the week ending Sept 4 fell about 2300 below the same period last year. The week’s receipts totaled 3909.93 versus 6297.70 in the prior year.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tracy
Confirmation Class Scheduled at Pomeroy Federated Church
The annual full confirmation class of the Pomeroy Federated Church starts Monday September 20 after school dismissal. Seventh and eighth graders and older interested in church membership are invited to attend as Pastor Dale Ratliff announces a permanent meeting date.
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Pomeroy
Minor damages in two car collision on Court Street
POMEROY reports minor damages in a Wednesday two vehicle crash on Court Street. Patrolman Franklin D. Hudson says a truck driven by Frank Porter, 31, Athens Route 2, pulled from the curb into the left lane and struck the right side of a car driven by Gus Hendricks of Vermillion, Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Court St
Franklin D. Hudson
Frank Porter
Athens
Gus Hendricks
Vermillion
Ohio
Groundhog Feast For Middleport Firemen Reported
Middleport Volunteer Firemen were served ground hog last night. Fireman Hanka of the 2nd Ward supplied and arranged the meal. A friend sent nine ground hogs to Young, who saw them prepared and served to the 2nd Ward and Middleport firemen.
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Middleport
Hanka
2Nd Ward
Young
Daughter Is Born To Jackson Family In Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jackson announce the birth of a daughter Vicky Gaye at Lawrence County General Hospital on September 10. The Jacksons also have two sons. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Yeager and Mrs. R. M. Jackson of Middleport. Mrs. Yeager with her daughter and family at 323 South 5th Street Ironton.
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Middleport
W. E
Bill) Jackson
Vicky Gaye
Lawrence County General Hospital
Jacksons
James Yeager
R. M. Jackson
Surprise party for Jack Bechtle and Mrs Bechtle
A surprise birthday party was held Wednesday for Jack Bechtle with Mrs Bechtle present. Guests included Mr and Mrs Thomas Darst Mrs Lillian Stieff Mr and Mrs Frank Cheesebrew Mr and Mrs O E McKinley Earl Ernie Elliott Sara and Darrell Bechtle and others.
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Jack Bechtle
Mrs. Bechtle
Thomas Darst
Lillian Stieff
Frank Cheesebrew
O. E. McKinley
Earl
Ernie Elliott
Bechtle
Sara
Darrell
Boil Sausages Before Freezing to Prevent Shrinkage
Instruction suggests boiling sausages for about eight minutes prior to freezing to stop them from shrinking and breaking during storage and cooking later.
Drew Webster Post 39 To Meet Monday Night
POMEROY The regular meeting of Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will be held at the post home Monday evening Sept 20. Commander J Rhodes says veterans will discuss and act on Legion programs. Annual dues are payable and the adjutant will receive payment on a day. Refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Legion
J. Rhodes
Coal Truck Overturns on Union Avenue
A two ton coal truck overturned on Union Ave blocking traffic for about two hours. Driver Marion F Williamson 49 Athens Route 3 steered into a bank to stop the vehicle after a rear axle broke and a wheel came off leaving it brakeless. Coal spilled and was loaded onto a second truck. Patrolman Hu and Patrolman Werry handled traffic. Owned by Raymond Cuckler Athens Route 1.
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Pomeroy
Union Ave
Franklin D. Hu
Marion F. Williamson
Athens
Henry Werry
Raymond Cuckler
Meigs County Land Transfers Highlight Property Moves
A sequence of transfers in Meigs County includes Louis and Otto Kreinbihl acquiring part of lot 205 in Pomeroy from multiple sellers, and Dorothy Ann and John H Kreinbihl shifting interests to Louise and Otto Kreinbihl. Additional trades occur in Salem and Middleport, involving O Bryans, Gillilans, Collins, and others, plus a batch to Meigs Equipment Co. in Pomeroy.
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Louis G. Kreinbihl
Otto B. Kreinbihl
Ernest E. Geyer
Kathryn Geyer
Mary L. Love
Roger Love
A. R. Clifton
Martha Jane Mendenhall
James W. Mendenhall
David G. Clifton
John H. Kreinbihl
Pomeroy
Dorothy Ann
Louise G
Claude E
Clara
Gillilan
Lois Roberson
Carson
Edith Combs
Lewis J
Ruth Smith
Middleport
Clara Koehler
Nellie Dawson
Terrence Allis
Helen Allis
May Koehler
Reed Steinbauer
Waive J. Steinbauer
Bertha Myers
William Myers
Meigs Equipment Co
Lettie Besserer
Robert Edar
Grace A. Pratt
Lot
Iniddleport
Local People Attend Insurance Dinner
Local representatives and guests attended the Southern and Western Life Insurance Legion dinner at the Lawnsdale Hotel near Marietta. Highlights include John Meyers new official of Pomeroy and several couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Struble, Mr. and Mrs. David Ohlinger, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kincaid, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Jones, Mr. and Mrs. ee Bradford, and Evelyn ck.
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Middleport
Southern and Western Life Insurance Legion
Lawnsdale Hotel
Marietta
John Meyers
Pomeroy
Clarence Struble
David Ohlinger
Herman Kincaid
Millard Jones
Ee Bradford and
Evelynck
Grand Jury To Study Theft of 3160 Charge
Middleport resident Charles Quillen bound over to Meigs County grand jury on a larceny charge after allegedly taking 160 dollars from William A. Collins in a taxicab. Collins is from East Cleveland. Quillen jailed for failure to post 500 dollars bond.
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Grand Jury
Middleport
Charles Quillen
Meigs County Grand Jury
Sidney T. Russell
Quillen
I. R. Neal
William A. Collins
Collins
East Cleveland
Mrs Franklin D Hudson Undergoes Appendectomy
Mrs. Franklin D. Hudson of Cave Street had an appendectomy Thursday morning at Meigs General Hospital and is reported to be in satisfactory condition.
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Pomeroy
Franklin D. Hudson
Cave St
Meigs General Hospital
Meigs County Jurors Named For October Court Term
Petit and grand juries for the Meigs County Common Pleas Court October term were drawn Thursday in the county clerk of courts office. Names include Ralph Swan Dex James Nicholson Lil lian Napper Harry Jones Nannie Barnett Mabel Moore Theo Smith and many others from Pomeroy Middleport Racine Rutland and surrounding areas. grand jurors named include Lorenzo Davis Frances Brown Mayme Wolfe and others from Pomeroy Middleport Reedsville and nearby townships.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ralph Swan
Dex- James Nicholson
Rutland
Lillian Napper
Minersville
Harold Jones
Shade
Nannie Barnett
Middleport
Helen Johnson
Mabel Moore
Theo Smith
C. A. Barnett
Reedsville
Henry Beach
Orville Graham
Harrisonville
Frances
Evelyn Wyatt
Walter Swett
Carpenter
George Baer
William Hill
Long Bottom
Robert M. Smith
Wayne Scott
Hemlock Grove
Sylvia Midkiff
Chester
Bert Borine
Robert Harden
Syracuse
Marion Long
Dexter
Ayd Norris
Racine
Rey Moler
Howard Neigier
W. C. Blake
Tuppers Plains
John Houdashelt
Edgar Russell
James Hollon
Lorenzo Davis
Harry Larkins
Portland
Frances Brown
Clarence Young
Frances Beards
Mayme Wolfe
Clarence Nichols
Faye Wood
Albert L. Werry
Frank Buck
James Simpson
Carl
Middleport Church News
Heath Methodist Church led by Louis A. Bangerter opens with Sunday School at 9 30 AM and 10 30 AM worship memory with Dr Paul Chiles district superintendent as speaker. Youth fellowships and circles host pancake supper and meetings. First at the Church led by Howard E Ruppelt features sermon Why I Love the Church. Pennsylvania presbytery event and church activities follow with prayers and Bible study sessions.
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Commission On Missions
Tie Church
Howard FE
Ruppelt
Athens Presbytery
Amenville
James E. Harley
J. H. Grate
L. J. Reiner
Christian Missionary Education
Path of Christ
Fred J. Gardner
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Styers
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Howard E. Ruppelt
Defendants Fined In Misdemeanor Court Cases
POMEROY William Pugh Jr 49 of Cheshire fined 15 dollars and costs in the court of May or E F Robinson on driving left of center charges filed by Patrolman Henry Werry. Wesley Ohlinger 72 Middleport fined 5 dollars costs on intoxication charges filed by Patrolman Werry. Carl Crockett address unknown forfeited a 10 dollar appearance bond on speeding case filed by Patrolman Bryne Vaughan.
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Pomeroy
William Pugh, Jr
Cheshire
E. F. Robinson
Henry Werry
Wesley Ohlinger
Middleport
Werry
Carl Crockett
Bryne Vaughan
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