Wayne Gibbons Re-Elected At TB Group Meeting
Wayne Gibbons was re elected president of the Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association at the annual meeting in Middleport. Officers named include Mrs J J Davis vice president, Mrs Henry Wippel secretary, Miss Frieda Faehnle treasurer, with Gibbons and Reed as directors. The group reported 5569.31 receipts and 1311.86 expenditures, and discussed mass X ray programs, education, and a film projector for schools. A Christmas Seal Sale netted 2276.40 with 1516 letters containing money returned. A guest speaker, Miss Lucy Thornton, urged public education and early X rays to reduce TB. A chicken dinner followed.
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Middleport
Wayne Gibbons
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Little House
S. Fifth Ave
Lucille Smith
J. J. Davis
Henry Wippel
Frieda Faehnle
Theodore Reed
Richard Chambers
George Parker
T. T. Shelton
H. B. Powell
M. D. Hartinger
Lacy Kibble
Eddie Lou Howery
M. E. Rathburn
C. M. Chase
Faehnie
Gibbons
Catherine Shavorinsky
Meigs County
Bing
Ben Philson
Lucy Thornton
Ross County
Association
Miss Thornton
Measles Serum Supplied Free to Meigs County Children
Immune serum globulin used to combat measles was supplied by the American Red Cross to 128 Meigs County children last year, with 64 vials provided at no charge to county physicians. Dr. W S Ellis said distribution prioritized need and noted the serum comes from wartime blood plasma returned by the armed forces.
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American Red Cross
Meigs County
W. S. Ellis
Ellis
State Health Department
The
Red Cross
F. Harmon O’brien
Probate
Meigs
Pomeroy High School Retained On Approved List
The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools kept Pomeroy Senior High School on its approved list for the coming year. The decision was announced at the association’s annual business meeting in Chicago held March 20 to 24, 1950.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
North Central Association of Colleges For Secondary Schools
Pomeroy High School
Aspe
Chicago
Deadline Saturday In Poster Contest
POMEROY The Special Projects Committee of the Meigs County Safety Services announced that the final date for submitting poster signs made by groups or organizations is Saturday. Arrangements have been made for judges to select first second and third prizes.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Safety Services
Pastor to Address Workers Conference at Pomeroy Church
Rev. M. R. Walter will speak at a Worker's Conference at the Pomeroy Baptist Church Thursday evening. J. H. Stephenson Sunday school superintendent will lead a discussion on improving the Sunday school program.
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Pomeroy
M. R. Walter
Pomeroy Baptist Church
J. H. Stephenson
Gardeners Club plans show and events in Middleport
Middleport Amateur Gardeners Club discussed future activities including a demonstration dinner at the Ohio Power Kitchen in Pomeroy on April 20, the Spring Flower Show May 13–14, and Guest Night June 7. Members elected four new matrons and approved fundraising and library book purchases while reporting on a redbud tree planting and forsythia project.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Garden Club
Ohio Power Kitchen
Pomeroy
Clarence Rupp
Walnut St
C. A. P. Bradbury
Jeanne Anne Young
Don Stivers
Norma Jean French
Edward T. French
Edna Miller
Roger Morgan
Jean McConnaughey
Harold Lohse
O. P. Klein
Robert Coats
Ben Philson
Walter B. Harris
Bruce Lloyd
Arthur Strauss
Lohse
Rupp
National Cancer Society
White Rose Lodge Members Meet At Woodman Hall Then Dine
After a Woodman Hall meeting on Wednesday afternoon, members of the White Rose Lodge auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen gathered at the Waffle Shop for refreshments. Hostesses were Mrs. Hattie Woodard Mrs. Inez Turner and Mrs. Mattie Bush. Electa Sanders led in the president’s absence.
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Middleport
Woodman Hall
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of
Hattie Woodard
Inez Turner
Mattie Bush
Electa Sanders
Sadie Turner
Mrs Rawlings Hosts Wednesday Canasta Club
Mrs. Robert Rawlings hosted the Wednesday Afternoon Canasta Club with guests Mrs. Carl Brannan and Mrs. Howard K. Ewing. Refreshments were served.
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Middleport
Robert Rawlings
Carl Brannan
Howard K. Ewing
Birthdays Observed With Dinner at Little House
Yesterday Mrs. Florence Bush and Mrs. J. O. Leonard celebrated birthdays with a dinner at the Little House. Mrs. C. H. Wise, Jr. attended as a guest.
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Middleport
Florence Bush
J. O. Leonard
C. H. Wise, Jr
Easter Visits Tie Together Ohio Families Across Towns
Widdleport society notes describe Mr. and Mrs. Victor Will and daughter Vicki Jo returning to Canal Winchester after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Earl Knight and daughter Marilyn Sue. Guests include Mrs. Will’s sister and Mrs. Robert Meyers and Carol Lynn of Toledo with the Rupp family in Walnut Street.
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Victor Will
Vicki Jo
Canal Winchester
Earl Knight
Marilyn Sue
Will
Mr. Knight
Robert Meyers
Carol Lynn
Toledo
Clarence Rupp
Walnut St
Wallace Russell
Tommy
Russel
Columbiana
4 H Club Activities Showcased Milk Production Demo
4 H clubs held meetings at Bashan Boys and Alfred Grange Hall with demonstrations on producing Grade A milk by Ralph Trussel and crafts by Grace Midkiff and Shirley Begler. Reports on feeding sites, project books, and new members were noted along with refreshments.
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Ralph Trussel
Bashan Boys 4
Benny Gainer
George Roush
Cincinnati
Grace Midkiff
Shirley Begler
Alfred Senior
Alfred Grange Hall
Alfred Junior Cloverettes
Alma Burke
Guthrie
Soldier On Furlough Reports To Ft Bliss After Leave
Pvt. Ethan Harper Jr. of Ft. Dix New Jersey is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Harper Sr. during furlough. After the leave he will report to Ft. Bliss Texas.
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Ethan Harper, Jr
Ft. Dix
N. J
Ethan Harper, Sr
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Continued Anti Speeding Drive Slated
Pomeroy three workers from Sporn Plant Graham Station West Virginia were arrested near Routes 33 and 7 for speeding and ignoring a stop light. They pled guilty in Mayor Spencer's court and paid a five dollar fine. Night Patrolman Jed Webster Jr reported five warning tickets issued. The mayor pledged a tougher traffic enforcement continued with increased patrols. Business meeting set Naomi Baptist Church Pomeroy Saturday 7 30 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Paul Carpenter
Angel Nendez
Wayne Thompson
Sporn
Graham Station
W. Va
Spencer
Jed Webster, Jr
Daughter Ruth Virginia Hilt Born in Edenburg Indiana
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hilt announce the birth of a daughter Ruth Virginia at Edenburg Indiana on April 10. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs C Hilt of Laurel Cliff. District Missionary Conference of the Baptist Churches to be held at the Cheshire Baptist Church Friday evening.
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Pomeroy
Warren Hilt
Ruth Virginia
Edenburg
Ind
C. Hilt
Laurel Cliff
of the
Baptist Churches
Cheshire Baptist Church
Judge F Harmon O'Brien Picked as Ohio Delegate
Judge F Harmon O'Brien of the probate court has been notified by Welfare Director J H Lemneck that Gov. Frank Lausche named him as Ohio's delegate to the American Association on Mental Deficiency. The seventy fourth annual meeting will be held in Columbus from May 16 to 20.
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Pomeroy
F. Harmon O'Brien
J. H. Lemneck
Frank Lausche
Ohio
American Association On
Columbus
Dentist Laughs At Free Visit For Gabby In County
A patient reaches Doc Jones on a Tuesday afternoon hoping for a free dental check. Gabby Jackson is found reading a magazine inside the office. Doc jokes that Gabby has the finest teeth in the county and only visits to read magazines.
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Doc Jones
Gabby Jackson
Gabby
Doc
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Meigs Pomeroy
Ronald Reagan
Patricia Neal
Richard Todd Howard Crawford
Temple Middleport
Malaya
Spencer Tracy
James Stewart
Valentina Cortesa
Sydney Greenstreet
John Hodiak
Lionel Barrymore
Gilbert Roland Roland Winters
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Sonora
Allan Lane
Rustlers
Zane Grey
Tim Holt
Wild Bill Hickok
Sewlight
Backwaro
Schmoll
Nan Carson
S&h
Mercedes Condon
Western Union
Middleport Social Notes
Rae Ann Mills
Frances Pickens
Howard Byers
James Lewis
Margaret Curtis
Cleveland
Frank Brumley
Souders
Sam Moore
Huntington
Holter
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric
Moore
Mason Clinic
Raymond Klees
Washington, D. C
Delmar Baum
Joseph Gould
Youngstown
Harold Woodgard
Grant St
Gould
Ima Woodgard
Woodgard
Mrs. Rawlings
Widdleport Personals
Hoyttown Cloverettes
Janet Sue Heines
Naomi Baptist Church
Asgron
Dutton
Greyhound
Swisher” Lohse Exall Drugs
Pomeroy, Ohio
Simon’s Market
Bologna
Wieners
Simons
Rome
Simon's
Advertiaeme
Joe Marsh
Dee
America
Mars
United States Brewers Foundation
Root
BEE Supplies
Ebersbach Hardware Co
S. I
Veters
Fas
Sam Walters
Mgr
Ray Manley
Dutton Drug Store
Mill Street
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