Polio Rumors Swirl As No New Meigs County Cases Reported
In Meigs County Pomeroy last night rumors of new polio cases circulated despite official word from the Meigs County Health Department that no new cases had been reported. Dr Wentworth cautioned mass quarantine is ineffective and exposure has occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Eleanor Bass
Thomas Jay Kelton
Pomeroy High School
Gary Wayne Stivers
Central School
the Stivers
Delmar A. Canaday
Jay Kelton
Frederic Wentworth
State Department of Health
Salisbury
Wentworth
Notice of Election on Tax Levy in Excess of Ten Mill
In Trimble Township Athens County Ohio a resolution passed September 6 1942 calls for a general election November 4 1952 to decide an additional tax levy to fund cemetery operating expenses at 1.5 mills per dollar of valuation for five years. Polls open 6:30 A M to 6:30 P M EST. By order of Athens County Board of Elections. Fonte Latine Cie B Cler. Dated 1952 9-29-52-40tw.
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Rimble Township
Trimble
Athena County
Ohio
Trim
Athens County
Trimble Township
Board of Elections
Fonte Latine Cie . B
Carthage-Troy School District Seeks Renewal Tax Levy
A renewal levy proposal for the Carthage-Troy Local School District in Athens County Ohio will be presented to voters at the November 4 1952 general election. The measure seeks operating expenses above 2.5 mills per dollar of valuation for five years with polling opening at 6 30 AM. EB Handley chairman and John F Barker clerk announce the notice dated Sept 23 1982.
Waterloo Local School Levy Renewal Proposal 1952
A resolution of the Waterloo Local School District in Athens County Ohio requests a general election on November 4 1952 to approve a renewal tax levy in excess of the ten mill limitation for current operating expenses at a rate not exceeding 2.5 mills per dollar of valuation. The levy would raise about 25 cents per $100 valuation for five years. Ordered by the Board of Elections. FE HANDLEY Chairman JOHN FE BARKER Clerk dated Sept 23 1952.
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Carthageon
Athens County
Ohio
Car “Troy
Carthage-Troy
Carthage- Troy
Board of Elections
EB. Handley
John Fef. Barker
Waterloo
Waterloo Cal
Co. FE
Oard
Rome- Canaan
Rome-Canaan
E. Handley
John E. Barker
Parmanes
Board of Education
Shade
Font Rani Cie
Athens
City of Athens
KE. Handley
Bouard of Education
Plains
The
Sui the Plains
Co. FE. Handley
John FE. Barker
Board of County Commissioners
EK. Handley
John F.F. Barker
Youth Leadership Training Draws Tri County Delegates
Meigs Jackson and Gallia counties join about 50 participants at Heath Church for Methodist Youth Fellowship leadership training. Speakers include Rev. Paul Wachs of Jackson Rev. Leslie Kunze of Pomeroy and Rev. Ray Green of Wellston. Mrs Nan Moore sponsors local Fellowship in Middleport with a post dinner address by Rev C F Hoyt urging active youth involvement.
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Middleport
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Heath Church
Paul Wachs
Jackson
Leslie Kunze
Pomeroy
Ray Green
Wellston
C. FE. Hoyt
Katherine Bachtel
Heath Fellowship
Carole Goff
Juanita Bangerter
Louis A. Bangerter
Patricia Lloyd
Nancy Roller
Jon Schaaf
Charles Wayland
Kenneth Murray
Bobby T. Hennesy
The
Rev
Kunze
Hoyt
Christ
Meigs
Gallia
Nan Moore
E. S. Schaaf
Forrest Bachtel
Henry Hennesy
Glenn Lambert
Moore
Athens City to Seek Voter Approval for Additional Tax Levy
Pursuant to a 1952 city council resolution, Athens Ohio will place on the general election ballot a proposal for an additional tax levy to fund city expenses. The levy would not exceed 2 mills per dollar of valuation, approximate rate twenty cents per one hundred dollars of valuation, with election officials KE Handley, chairman, and John E Barker, clerk, directing notices dated September 23, 1952.
Extension Health Class Starts in Pomeroy
J. Floyd Dixon of Ohio University Extension announces the first personal and community health course in Pomeroy. A. H. Rhoads of the physical education faculty will teach, with three semester hours granted on completion. First session Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Pomeroy Senior High School. new enrollees welcome.
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Pomeroy
J. Floyd Dixon
Te Ohio University Extension Division
F. H. McKelvey
Center For Educational Service
A. H. Rhoads
Pomeroy Senior High School
Dixon
Jacksonville Village to Vote on Water Works Tax Levy in 1952
The Village of Jacksonville in Athens County Ohio will hold a general election on Tuesday November 1952 to decide on an additional tax levy for current expenses of the water works department. The rate is up to two mills extra, exceeding the ten mill limit, for five years with amounts up to twenty cents per one hundred dollars of valuation. Handle y Co BE HANDLEY, chairman.
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Jacksonville
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Water Works Department
Board of Elections
BE. Handley
John FE. Barker
Plains Local School District Levy Election Notice
The Plains Local School District in Athens County Ohio announces a levy renewal vote on November 4 1952 beyond the ten mill limit to fund current operating expenses at 2.1 mills per dollar of valuation for three years. The poll will open at 7 30 A M and ballots will be cast at regular voting places. Fe Handle y chairman dated September 26 1952.
Nine Arrests Reported by Enforcement Officials
County and village officers made nine arrests over the weekend per Sheriff Charles Russell records. Those taken include Gilbert English and Gilbert Romine for intoxication, Thomas Eynon, William Reeves, Floyd Davis, Wilbur Molden held for forgery, Elmer R. Thompson for parole violation, Anson Jackson for non support, and Edse White for absence without leave from Valley Forge General Hospital.
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Edse White
Valley Forge General Hospital
Bennie Buck Returns to San Francisco Aboard USS Boxer
Bennie Buck navy fireman, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Buck of Pom returns to San Francisco aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer last week. Also listed is a notice appointing CE Berry of Athens Ohio as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of William B Bentley late of Athens Ohio probate judge John F Newcomb notes the date September 3 1952.
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U. S. Pomeroy
San Francisco
Boxer
Bennie Buck
Navy
Ben Buck
Pomeroy
CE. Berry
Athens
Ohio
William B. Bentley
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
Said County
Athens Ohio Estate Notices in County Probate Court
Notices list multiple estate actions in Athens County Ohio with executors and administratrices named. Anna Verone appointed Administratrix of Thomas R. Phillips estate. Carl Kincade appointed Executor of J W Kincade estate. Charles H Wise Jr named Administrator of William G Polster estate. Also a notice by publication seeks authority to mortgage Athens Church of the Nazarene property for 3000 dollars. hearing after October 21 1952.
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Charles H Wise, Jr
Pomeroy
Ohio
William G. Polster
Coolville
Athens County
Joan F. Newcomb
Said
Cecil H. Cox
Bari Dailey
L. H. Stanley
Athens Church of the Nazarene
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Ojo
Insota
John W. Bolin
Miss Betty Hawley Weds Mr. Ash in Syracuse Ceremony
Betti Hawley daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Hawley married Richard Ash son of Mr Pearl Ash of Middleport in a Syracuse Methodist Church ceremony. The couple left for Washington DC and will reside in Gallipolis with Betty continuing nursing at Holzer Hospital.
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Betty Hawley
Mr. Ash
Pomeroy
Edward Hawley
Minersville
Richard Ash
Pearl Ash
Middleport
Syracuse Methodist Church
C. A. White
Whitney Ingraham
Margaret Ann Hawley
Eddie Ash
Columbus
James Hawley
Roy
Ash
Gallipolis
Pomeroy High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Holzer Hospital
Philip Sporn
Middleport Methodist Women Resume Meetings in Fall Session
Two groups of Heath Methodist Church women restarted meetings after summer. Class 12 hosted a pot luck supper. the Afternoon Circle met with devotional leader Mrs. Noah Haskins. Business voted to buy Gothic sanctuary side lights and continue the pecan sale.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Noah Haskins
Louis A. Bangerter
Bangerter
M.L. French
C. L. Rannehill
C. A. Emmish
Robert Coats
Everett Davis
Bruce Lloyd
O. P. Klein
E. S. Schaaf
A. J. Strauss
John Kincaid
Dorothy McConnell
E. M. Wood
Hattie Smith
Ralph Radcliff
James Criswell
P. L Mitch
Middleport Flower Show Participants Announced
The third annual Flower Show hosted by the New Haven Garden Club and Nehaclima Garden Club of Mason County lists attendees including state flower show chair Mrs. James Titus and co-chair Mrs. E F Maag. The event, Oct 4-5, is organized by Middleport and Amateur Gardeners Clubs with show held at New Haven Community building. Phillip Wolpert chairs and Lloyd Roush assists.
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Middleport
New Haven, Garden Club
Nehaclima Garden Club
Mason County
James Titus
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
L. E. Reynolds
Middleport and Amateur Gardeners Clubs of
E. F. Maag
Garen Stansbury
Lewis Sauer
Daisie Saunders
Harry Hysell
Margaret Ella Hysell
Hasrie Marie Smith
O. P. Klein
New Haven
Phillip Wolpert
Lloyd Roush
Busy Bee Club meets at Shirley Mills home
Middleport Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church gathered at Mrs. Shirley Mills residence on S Fourth Ave Thursday evening with assistants Mrs. L L Lyons Mrs. Paul Smart and Mrs. George Baker helping. Mrs Beulah White led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Shirley Mills
S. Fourth Ave
L. L. Lyons
Paul Smart
George Baker
Beulah White
Juniors Attend Baptist Junior Hi Jamboree in Middleport
Thirteen First Baptist Church youths joined by Rev C E Hoyt and counselors David Darst Jr Clifton Stumbo and Mrs Litteral attended the Junior Hi Jamboree in Jackson Saturday. Ferne Albaugh of the Ohio Baptist Convention spoke on Christian Citizenship. Attendees included Eddie Kitchen James Mourning James Van Cooney Carol Owen Martha Spires Gail Stumbo Linda Beaver Ronnie Beaver Linda Fiering Bonnie Wilt Milton Wayland and David Hoyt.
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Middleport
Jackson
First Baptist Church
C. E. Hoyt
David Darst, Jr
Clifford Stumbo
Litteral
Hoyt
Birthday Dinner Omission Corrected for Rhodes Party
Richard Davis attended the birthday dinner for C. J. Rhodes hosted Friday evening at the Little House. Davis was omitted from a recent party account.
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Middleport
Richard Davis
C. J. Rhodes
Darsts Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs Claude Darst marked their sixtieth anniversary Saturday at their Liberty Avenue home. Mrs Charles McNamee attended as a dinner guest. Mr Darst has been ill for several years and the day was quietly observed.
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Middleport
Claude Darst
Liberty Ave
Charles McNamee
Darsts
Darst
Worley Howell Attends Birthday Dinner for Brother in Syracuse
Mrs. Worley Howell presented a decorated cake to her brother John Carroll of Syracuse on Thursday and joined a family birthday dinner held in his honor.
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Middleport
Returns To Home From Hospital For Pomeroy Child
Jeffrey Werry, year-old son of Pfc. and Mrs. John Werry, has been returned to his aunt and uncle Trell Schoenleb's home from Holzer Hospital. He was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night by the Pomeroy Emergency Squad and is reported recuperating satisfactorily.
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Pomeroy
Jeffrey Werry
Pfc
John Werry
Trell Schoenleb
Second St
Holzer Hospital
Five laymen receive first edition of revised Bible in Middleport
At a Middleport Church of Christ union gathering, five laymen Paul Smart J H Grate L W McComas Glenroy Ewing and C E Blakeslee were presented with complimentary copies of the first edition of the revised standard version. Rev Harold F Hess led the ceremony and Dr W Henry Shillington spoke on reading the Bible today urging active study and underlining key passages.
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Middleport
Meigs County
United States
Meigs County Ministerial Association
W. Henry Shillington
Ohio Council of Churches
Paul Smart
First Baptist Church
J. H. Grate
First Presbyterian Church
Glenroy Ewing
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Gideon Society
E. C. E. Blakeslee
United Metho
Penal Officer Visitor Here
Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson and children from Chillicothe visit relatives in Middleport and plan Toledo and Columbus visits. Jackson, a correctional officer at Chillicothe Federal Reformatory, worked 13 hours during a prison riot with no injuries and aims to make the career lifelong. He was among the youngest World War II enlistees.
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Middleport
William Jackson
William Jr
James
Chillicothe
Robert Jackson
Beach St
James Yeager
Shady Cove
Toledo
Leo Jackson
Columbus
Jackson
Chillicothe Federal Reformatory
State Reformatory
Church Attendance Launches BPW Week Observance
Members of the Business and Professional Women's Club attended Sunday church services in Middleport to mark National BPW Week. Mayor Sidney T. Russell issued an official proclamation Friday, and a Gab-fest at the Quality Coffee Shoppe will promote the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Business and Professional Women's Club
Sidney T. Russell
Sound Improvements At Auditorium Cited
POMEROY The first presentation in the Pomeroy Junior High School auditorium since summer sound improvements was the Farm Bureau Frolics show on Thursday night. Audiences noted greatly improved acoustics due to ceiling materials.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Farm Bureau
Wesley Schatz Rites Planned for Tuesday
Funeral services for Wesley Schatz 59 of Pine Grove will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Ewing Funeral Home. Surviving are sister Edith Boyles Island Illinois and aunt Sophie Parker Pine Grove.
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Wesley Schatz
Pomeroy
Pine Grove
Mason Clinic
Ewing Funeral Home
Mr. Schatz
Edith Boyles
Island, Ill
Sophie Parker
Bar Opens at Hotel Ohio In Middleport
Announcement of the Hi-Ho bar opening at the Hotel Ohio on Saturday. New owner Ralph Pratt recently bought fixtures from E F Steiner who closed his Swift building bar.
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Middleport
Hotel
Ohio
Ralph Pratt
FE. E. Steiner
Swift
Booster night planned by Pomeroy Grange members
Pomeroy notes outline Booster night set for Thursday with open meeting and a program prepared by lecturer Mae Grueser. Also covered are a quarterly birthday dinner with decorated tables, fruit salad and coffee served by home economics committee, and various talks and songs performed by Grange members. Raymond Cole presided. Edison Hobstetter and H E Boney travel to Atlantic City for bankers convention.
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Pomeroy
Rocksprings Grange
Home Economics Committee
Mae Grueser
Gladys Morgan
Betty Leonard
Raymond Cole
Dinner honors Bean extended family in Rutland
Mrs. M. E. Rath burn hosted a Thursday dinner at her Rutland home honoring four Bean cousins from East St. Louis and Dayton. Guests included Mr and Mrs Milo Clapp and families, Dr and Mrs Hugh Evans, and numerous Beans from Gallipolis Amesville Pom eroy and Rutland with fall flower decorations by Mrs George Lasher.
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Rutland
M. E. Rathburn
Clara
Stella Bean
East St. Louis
Thomas Bean
George Lasher
Milo Clapp
Sara
Ivor H.,young
Henry Bean
Columbus
Hugh Ivor Evans
Robert Bean
Dayton
Lewis Bean
Lewis III
Elizabeth
Mac McGines
John
Pat
Gallipolis
Jean Plymer
Leo Bean
Amanda Bean
C. D. Henry
Harry Henry
Amesville
Patrick Lochary
James Lochary
Pomeroy
Frank Bean
Bert Beard
Webb announces birth of son Robert Michael
Mr and Mrs Robert Webb announce the birth of a son on September 20 at the naval hospital Camp Pendleton California The baby is named Robert Michael The Webbs also have a daughter Margaret Linda Grandparents listed U S Webb Mrs C E Cooke Springfield Ohio Mrs W Hassan Colon Panama and Mrs L S Ball Greenview Wis great grandmother
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Middleport
Sat
Robert Webb
Naval Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Robert Michael
Webbs
Margaret Linda
U. S
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Tri-County
Ea Ree Ua
Anna Verone
Thomas R. Phillips
Guysville
Carl Kincade
J. W. Kincade
MR. and
Mrs
Middleport Social Notes
Warren Bennett
Charles Bennett
Allen Hughes
Virginia Fife
Charles White
J. M. Archer
H. M. Cross
Florine
Tal_bott
Mr. Hess
Clarice Erwin
Arthur Skinner
Liberty
Theatre
Voice of the Theatre
John Wayne
Pat Neal Ward Bond
Philip Carey
Washington Story
van Johnson
Patricia Neal Louis Calhern
Sidney Blackmer
Philip Ober
Will Rogers
Cimarron
Audie Murphy
Beverly Tyler
Noah Beery James Best
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Edison Hobstetter
Atlantic City
American Bankers Association
N. J
H. E. Boney
Marietta
H. D. Boney
D. H. Stage
Reese West
Logan
Joseph Jenkinson
Russell Hayes
St.Joseph Aspirin
Irk
Mihai
Doris Day
Gordon MacRae
ON Moonlight Bay
Ray Milland
Gene Tierney
Howard B. Mullen
Oldsmobile
GMAC
Karr & van Zandt Motor Sales
Pomeroy, Ohio
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