Council Receives Report On Beer Bottle Incident In Pomeroy
Pomeroy village council heard a report on a Saturday night closure of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club after two beer bottles were thrown toward the dance floor. Patrolman Henry Werry said the club was closed and no culprit identified. A curfew proposal was discussed but no action taken.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Club
City Hall
Henry Werry
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Main St
Werry
Clyde Wilmont
Elkins
W. Va
Veterans
Fast Main St
W. Main St
Monkey Run
PTA opens Middleport High with new officers and plans
The Middleport High School PTA held its first meeting with new officers presiding led by Mrs. Ben Philson. The group welcomed new teachers and families, ordered first aid supplies, and funded materials for a school levy campaign and an electric sewing machine. A new school flag was created by Mrs. Mildred Ohhlinger Bailey, with orange and black silk, and Miss Virginia Mayes announced program details for "Skippy and the Three R's."
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Ben Philson
Louis A. Bangerter
Band Boosters Association
Guy Reynolds
County Council of Pta
Harrisonville
Mildred Onhlinger Bailey
PTA
Virginia Mayes
Bailey
Skippy
L. W. McComas
Dorothy Correy
Morris Harvey
Charleston
Marshall College
University of West Virginia
Ray Sherman
Mildred Feeney
Earl Warnke
Ohio State University
Charles McDonald
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Philson
W. Y. Grueser
David Ohlinger
William Stewart
James Pullen
Helen Maag
John Lyons
William Lewis
Richard Karr
Bernice Carpenter
Henry Clatworthy
Ray Cunningham
Paul Haptonstall
Flossie Allensworth
Milton Hood
James Criswell
E. M. Blaie
Sara Rupe
Carroll Swanson
Dwight Wallace
Dale Nicholson
Mayes
Raymond Popp
Jack Satterfield
C. L. Tannehill
Kathryn Hayes
James Daniels
Jarry McGuffin
Willard Hurley
Mildred Hawley
James Jobb
Cornell Vance
Joe Wilson
Crazy Davis
Forrest Bachtel
Carl Gilmore
Edison Baker
Lee Kennedy
Robert Hurley
Emerson Jones
James Brewington
Sherman
Charles White
Russell Wilson
Donald Lowery
George Dallas
W. F. Koenig
David Lyons
Pearl VanCooney
James Hawley
Jack Bechtle
Ira Butcher
Curtis Jenkinson
Rupe
Nan Moore
Co. E. Hoyt
Walter Crooks
Daughter Is Born In Morning Star
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Woods announce the birth of a daughter Friday September 17 at the Schnee Clinic in Mason West Virginia. Grandparents listed are Mr. and Mrs. Stewart of Minersville and Mrs. W R Herrick of San Francisco with great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hrd of Syracuse and Charles Opes of Morning Star.
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Pomeroy
Keith Woods
Morning Star
Schnee Clinic
Mason, W. Va
Stewart, Sr
Minersville
W. R. Herrick
San Francisco
Calif
Leslie Hrd
Syracuse
Charles
Opes
Cheshire School Hires New Teacher in English History
Cheshire Board of Education appoints J. L. Hineman of Merceraville as teacher in English and history. Social notes mention Wilma Fife visiting her parents the Fifes, Cornelius Rife visiting relatives, Glen Lee and Skid Moore’s Cincinnati trip, Mrs. Lee visiting, and Dr. LeGrande Martin returning home from Holzer Hospital after a surgical stay. Reverend Jettie Gohn of Poplar Ridge visited local friends.
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Cheshire
Cheshire Legal Board of Education
J. L. Hineman
Mercerville
Wilma Fife
G. A. Fife
Cornelius Rife
Ralph Rife
Glen Lee
Skid” Moore
Cincinnati
Ei" Lee
Raymond Jk. LeGrande Martin
Holzer Hospital
John Martin
Jettie Gohn
Poplar Ridge
Pomeroy Bus Drivers Trained in Safety and Operations
Bus drivers from Pomeroy and Meigs County schools received safety and operations instruction Monday afternoon in the county courtroom. State Patrolman W. R. Davis conducted the session.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. R. Davis
New York State Records Highest World War I Casualties
New York state documented 89 183 casualties as the largest toll in World War I among states, reflecting heavy participation and losses for the U S war effort.
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New York State
Extensive Damage Reported After Early Morning Pomeroy Crash
Gerald Juniper, 25, of Columbus, drove a car that overturned on Nye Ave after skidding on wet pavement. The crash caused over $600 in damage. A second collision injured Gerald Michael and Harley Koenig when Michael struck Koenig at W Main St. No charges were filed.
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Pomeroy
Gerald Juniper
Columbus
Nye Ave
E. J. Strauss
Strauss
Henry Werry
Werry
Gerald Michael
Harley Koenig
Long Bottom
W. Main St
Michael
Koenig
Allen White Removed Home as Heart Ailment Improves
Allen White, former local businessman, previously hospitalized in Washington Court House for a heart ailment has been moved to his home where officials report his condition is improving and stable.
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Middleport
Allen White
Washington Court House
First Baptist Church Week Schedule in Middleport
The Pris cilla Circle of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society met at Mrs. Gerald Anthony’s home. Electa Circle gathers at Mrs. E. L. Hughes’ home. Missionary Society hosts all day quilting at the church. Weekly prayer service on the theme The World To Come. Senior choir rehear sal at the church. Men’s Fellowship squirrel supper Thursday at 6 30 p m at the church. Busy Bee Class meets at 7 30 p m with Iva Turner leading devotion and Ethel Hughes guiding the program. Hostesses include Wilma Parmalee Cora Pullen Hylda Rice Merle Rice Lettle Roush.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Priscilla
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Gerald Anthony
Electa
E. L. Hughes
The
Missionary Society
Iva Turner
Ethel Hughes
Wilma Parmalee
Cora Pullen
Hylda Rice
Merle Rice
Lettle Roush
Valentine Girl is chosen by Middleport Phi Chapter
Ohio Beta Sigma Phi Sorority's Phi Chapter meeting named Mrs. William Anderson Valentine Girl in a fall lodges event. Ruby Baer led the float committee with Pearl Welker Martha Dennely Louise Thompson Phyllis Mullen and Pandora Collins serving as service chairman.
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Middleport
Ohio
Ta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
William Anderson
Ruby Baer
Pearl Welker
Martha Dennely
Louise Thompson
Phyllis Mullen
Pandora Collins
Mrs. Anderson
Ann Rupe
Edna Miller
Sue Jeffers
Devols observe 60th wedding anniversary in Minersville
Mr and Mrs Melvin Devol and daughter Carolyn of Belle West Virginia visited for the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr Devols parents the DeVols in Minersville on Sunday They were guests of Mrs Norma Ward in South Second Avenue who hosted her granddaughter Judy Ward of Charleston as well
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Middleport
Melvin Devol
Carolyn
Belle
W. Va
Devol
DeVols
Minersville
Norma Ward
S. Second Ave
Judy Ward
Charleston
Local Business and Professional Women's Club meets in Jackson
Mrs Guy Reynolds and Miss Bess Sanborn attended a district meeting and planning session of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs at the Cambrian Hotel in Jackson representing the local club.
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Middleport
Guy Reynolds
Bess Sanborn
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Cambrian Hotel
Jackson
Sedalia funeral and social visits across Meigs County
Mr and Mrs Lowell Probasco attended funeral services for Mrs Cora Counts in Sedalia on Sunday. C Fugate of Toledo visited his sister Mrs George Sauer and joined Meigs County squirrel hunters before returning home. Guests at Powell Street included Chevy Ann Fife and the McCrory and Shuler families.
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Lowell Probasco
Sedalia
Cora Counts
C. Fugate
Toledo
George Sauer
Meigs County
Powell St
Chevy Ann Fife
Yn McCrory
Dunbar, W
Guy Shuler
John Curtis
Third Ave
Shuler
Pomeroy-Middleport Corporation
Boyd Dilgard
Cleveland
Bruce
Richard
Marvin Freeman
New York
Harold Vogelsong
Ironton
Allen Knopp
Mildred McIntosh
James Johnston
Pittsburgh
McIntosh
A&p
John Davis
Irene Anderson
New York City
George Anderson
William Anderson
Francis Anderson
Kenneth Harrier
Main St
Milwaukee
Harris
Kgger Creek Electric
Frank McCoy
Mugh McCoy
Columbus
Paul Meadows
Paul Jr
Gregory
Roseville
C. E. Meadows
Jet Plane Silver Back Injury in Amarillo to Meigs County crash
Lieut. Col. John P. Wells 38 of Arlington Virginia belly landed a T 33 A jet trainer at 5 50 p m Sunday on Ralph Sayre farm six miles south of Portland after fuel ran low and headwinds. Four hogs died and 400 feet of fence were destroyed. Wells suffered a cracked vertebra and was moved to Columbus for treatment.
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Gallipolis
John P. Wells
Arlington
Amarillo
Tex
Meigs County
Ralph Sayre
G. L. Bryan
M. R. White
W. R. Davis
Charles Russell
Wells
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Paul Sayre
Portland
Church Drive Is Launched for Community Churches
Publicity material for a church attendance campaign was distributed during Sunday worship. Stickers stamps and bumper strips carry the themes Give God a Chance Now and The Church Points the Way. About 1000 letters invitations will be mailed next week to Baptist Federated and Methodist members. Visitation teams will visit homes next Sunday afternoon to encourage active participation. Training for teams is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church.
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Pomeroy
Federated
United Methodist Church
District Chief Is Speaker at Heath Church
Dr Paul Chiles, superintendent of the Methodist Churches in the Portsmouth district, preached at Heath Church on Sunday and visited the Fall Flower Show of local garden clubs. Evening services at First Baptist Church featured Rev E B Higgenbottom, pastor of Nelson Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia, and his family stayed with his parents.
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Middleport
Paul Chiles
Portsmouth
Heath Church
Amateur Gardeners Club
First Baptist Church
Higgenbottom
Nelson Baptist Church
Norfolk
George Higgenbottom
Drunk Driving Fined One Hundred Dollars in City Court
Robert Lee Pomeroy son of Middleport was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to three days in the county jail by Mayor E F Robinson on charges of driving while intoxicated. One half of the fines was suspended on good behavior terms. Charges were filed by Patrolman Henry Werry.
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Robinson
Pomeroy Board of Education
Rolland Neutzling
Bob Hysell
City Hall
Third Ward
Neutzling
Hysell
Siam Birch
Columbus
Councile
Pomeroy
Robert Lee Robinson
Middleport
E. F. Robinson
Henry Werry
Cases Heard In Mayor's Court In Middleport Or Sidney
May sessions in Russell court include George Russell fined $20 and costs for intoxication. G G Werner cited for traffic violation with $5 and costs, costs suspended. Charles Sauer charged with disorderly conduct and released after Mrs Sauer withdrew the charge and paid $8.70 in costs.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
George Russell
G. G. Werner
Charles Sauer
Birch the Magician Booked by Firemen
Middleport Volunteer Firemen sponsor Birch the Master Magician for two performances at Middleport High School to boost funds for a new 850 gallon water tank chassis. The event features a children matinee and an evening show with Miss Mabel Sperry providing a musical interlude.
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Middleport
Birch
Middleport High School
Fire Company
Clan
Birch and Company
United States
Canada
Mabel Sperry
Pomeroy High School Band Debuts at Wahama Game
The Pomeroy High School marching band directed by Ray Woodgeard made its fall debut at the Wahama Pomeroy game Friday night. Drum major Sara Lynn Harman led the group with baton routines and majorettes. The halftime show featured Hi salutes, Eyes of Texas, and a WIN 1954 formation before Alma Mater and national anthem.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Ray Woodgeard
Saralyn Harman
James Nester
Wahama
Texas
PHS
Death Takes Mrs. Rhodes
Mrs. Inez Rhodes, 47, died at her Antiquity home after months of illness. She leaves husband Roy and 3 daughters and 6 sons, plus parents, siblings, and 4 grandchildren. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Antiquity Methodist Church. Burial in Letart Falls Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Inez Rhodes
Antiquity
Roy Rhodes
Vernon Rowe
New Brighton
Guy Thompson
Freemont
Ohio
Paul Forbes
Syracuse
Robert
Charles
Racine
Norman
Ronald
Wayne
Yolan
Charles Farra
Milwood
W. Va
Antiquity Methodist Church
Letart Falls
Two Actions Started In Meigs Court
Two suits filed Monday in the Meigs County Commons Court seek divorce with custody of two children for Cecil B. Dwelley against Nancy Ann Dwelley on grounds of gross neglect of duty. A second suit by Kitchen- Whitt and Co. Inc. of Ashland Kentucky seeks $971.68 from Joseph P. Simon formerly doing business as Sim on''s Market in Middleport on an open account.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Cecil B. Dwelley
Nancy Ann Dwelley
Kitchen- Whitt and Co., Inc
Ashland
Joseph P. Simon
Simon’'s Market
Middleport
Middleport man in first year at Colgate Rochester Divinity School
John A. Hoyt of Middleport is a first year student at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester New York. He expects to receive his B D degree in 1957. Hoyt is a Rio Grande College graduate.
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Middleport
John A. Hoyt
Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Rochester
N. Y
Hoyt
Rio Grande College
Band March Is Cut Short In Midport
Middleport Marching Band formed at the high school and marched to Meigs Grocery Company before a football game. An emergency siren halted the parade and police escorted to the fire house. SEOL rules require bands on the field by 7 45 p.m. shortening the uptown leg with no music.
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Middleport
Meigs Grocery Company
N. Second Ave
SEOL
Fair Workers Honored By Harrisonville Leader
Charles G. Sheets Jr. praised committees and workers whose efforts made the Harrisonville Community Fair a success. Special thanks were given to Pearl Williams for master of ceremonies duties, William Peck as secretary, and gate managers Max Crabtree Mike Epple Elmer Finlan Larry Clark and Bige Lambert.
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Max Crabtree
Mike Epple
Elmer Finlan
Larry Clark
Bige Lambert
Sheets
Arthur Goodin
Martha Jeffers
Pomeroy Social Notes Family Reunion Held in Nease Settlement
Mrs. Charlies E. Yost of Middleport hosted a reunion at her granddaughter’s new Nease Settlement home. Relatives from Akron Columbus Raine Point Pleasant Pomeroy and Racine attended a noon potluck with birthday cake for Mike Smith turning eight. Afternoon callers included Milfred Mowrey of Point Pleasant.
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Howard Gilbert
Jay
Bobby
South Senate
George Mowrey
Pomeroy
E. R. Yost
Charles
Nease Settlement
J. A. Smith
Mike
Mary Eileen
Racine
Virgil Hamm
Tommy
Milfred Mowrey
Point Pleasant
Mike Smith
Pomeroy Personal Visit Headlines and Weekend Guests
Pomeroy personal notes report Mr and Mrs Ashton E Sayre of Fairborne visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Stewart of Minersville. Mr and Mrs Clyde Johnson of Dayton guest of his mother Mrs Anna Williamson. Mr and Mrs Thomas Young return home after visits in Levittown Albany Syracuse Zanesville with multiple relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton E. Sayre
Fairborne
Frank Stewart
Minersville
Clyde Johnson
Dayton
Anna Williamson
Thomas Young
W. Main St
Levittown
L. L
Edgar Altmayer
Larry and
Stewart
Albany
N. Y
Young
Lydia Davis
Syracuse
Hugh Davis
Zanesville
Ohio
Robert Rogers
Parking Meter Receipts Reported by Police Chief
Parking meter receipts totaling 234.50 for the past week were reported today by Chief of Police Walter E. Wolfe.
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Walter E. Wolfe
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