Agriculture Director To Hear Claims
Six Meigs County taxpayers will protest county funds used by the Meigs County Fair Board in a hearing before State Agriculture Director John T. Brown at 10 o'clock Friday morning. The group includes Essie B. Russell H. J. Russell H. N. Swift Theodore Croy A. H. Brown and F. A. Shifler. Other locals will travel to Columbus for the session. The protest contends the board is an unofficial society lacking a state certificate for three years and thus without authority to receive funds.
FASTEETH Denture Powder Advertises Comfort
A brief drugstore advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder for firmer denture fit and easier eating and speaking. It claims no gummy taste and also reduces denture odor with a pleasant alkaline formula.
Mother and Babies Well After Sport Hill Honey's Caesarean
William Stansbury reports that Sport Hill Honey a two year old beagle field trial winner gave birth to six puppies after a Caesarean by Dr. A B Bingham. The father is Field Championslip of Shady Lake owned by Shady Lake Beagles Walihill New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Stansbury
Sport Hill Honey
Beagle
A. B. Bingham
Shady Lake
Shady Lake Beagles
Walihill
N. Y
County Fair Board May Claim Public Funds Ruling
An attorney general opinion clarifies that Meigs County Fair Board must be recognized by the state department of agriculture to receive county funds. W E Eiselstein and Charles Radford had sued for receivership, contending payments were unlawful due to lack of state certification. The ruling narrows eligibility. taxpayers allege county money paid in 1936 37 38 was improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Eiselstein
Charles Radford
Fair Board
Meigs County Fair Board
Eiselstein
State Department of Agriculture
Baptist Ladies Class Selects Its Colors
MIDDLEPORT The First Baptist Church Ladies Bible Class chose the rose as its flower and green white pink and gold as colors at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs Izora Guinther. Nineteen members attended with Mrs Clarence Clark presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs Frank Guinther and Mrs Elizabeth Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Izora Guinther
Marion Rife
Ella Davies
Clarence Clark
Frank Guinther
Elizabeth Kirby
Vendol Relief Promises Morning Energy For Athens Area
Athens residents praise Vendol a natural mix of Nature's Roots and Herbs with Alkalines for relief from constipation and morning fatigue. Mrs. William H. North of Sharpsburg credits improved sleep appetite and digestion after using Vendol and Vendol laxative tablets at Athens Pharmacy. Vendor Man at 7 N Court St explains the product while Hickman’s Pharmacy Nelsonville promotes it and druggists nationwide stock it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
William H. North
Sharpsburg
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
Young People Of 4 Churches Hold Meeting
An enthusiastic group of 65 youths from four Middleport churches met at First Presbyterian Church for their first gathering. Officers elected include William Barker president Minerva Matthews vice president Chester Rice secretary and Cressa Webb treasurer with Nan Moore as sponsor. The group will meet every second month on the last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Philip Joachim
William Barker
Heath M. E. Church
Minerva Matthews
Chester Rice
Church of Christ
Cressa Webb
First Baptist Church
Nan Moore
Moore
Ruth Entsminger
Alice Louise Lama
H. A. Rothrock
Lord
Martha McBride
Kathryn Monahan
Margaret Stewart
Jesus and
Thelma Howard
Heath M. E
Presbyterian Church
Baptist
Honor Roll Announced At Pomeroy Senior High School
The Pomeroy Senior High School lists 125 honor students for the past six weeks ending April 14. Thirteen senior boys and thirty-five senior girls are named, along with eight junior boys thirty-nine junior girls and ten sophomore boys and thirty sophomore girls. Total honors total 125. school enrollment 299 with 123 boys and 176 girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Floyd Brown
Paul Brown
William Fulmer
James Ginther
Thomas Hennessy
Ernest Jones
Paul Kautz
George Massar
Harry Miller
Donald Rosenbaum
Luther
Alston Tracy
Donald
Helen Bolinger
Dorothy Curtis
Maxine Dixon
Frances Elberfeld
Geraldine Flint
June Forbes
Betty Gress
Evelyn Grueser
Gertrude Grueser
Virginia Harless
Pauline Hauck
Gertrude Healy
Dorothy Hoover
Donna Howett
Ladonna Jacobs
Mary Kimes
Kathryn Legar
Betty Leifheit
Maxine Matson
Vivian Mees
Kathryn Mitch
Ruth Morgan
Cleo Parker
Nettie Roush
Christine Sauvage
Lenna Smalley
Anah Smith
Freda Smith
Maxine Stewart
Mildred Thoma
Dorothy Ward
Ruth Will Lambert
Jean Williams
Lorene Willson
Grace Winebrenner
Richard Campbell
Walter Grueser
Delmar Hamm
Robert Harbrecht
Harold Heilman
Edward Houdashelt
John Mitch
Charles Pickett
Alberta Brickles
Bertha Brown
Tressie Caldwell
Betty Carman
Flora Marie Carr
Pauline Clark
Dorothy June Cook
Rosella Donahue
Geraldine Gainer
Emma Gloeckner
Dorothy Harbrecht
Kathryn Hennessy
Mary Phyllis Hines
Maxine Hoeflich
Kathryn Holmes
Mary Keehne
Betty McCartey
Magna Mills
Marjorie Moore
Licia Pierotti
Leona Piiode
Maxine Russell
Carolyn Smith
Jean Smith
Margaret Anna Strauss
Naomi Swatzel
Eleanor Wessa
Anna Louise Whaley
Mary Yost
Eugene Brown
Clifford Carman
Roger Morgan
Don Mullen
Joe Ohlinger
Wallace Riggs
James Roush
Howard Smith
Edward Stark
Robert Wolfe
Nancy Arnold
Lily Blazewicz
Eloise Bolin
Louise Burdette
Maxine Casto
Fay Donovan
Wilma Eynon
Adele Fowler
Lytle W Hunt Dies After Collapse in Columbus
Lytle W. Hunt of Columbus died at University Hospital from a heart attack that caused him to collapse while walking on a Columbus street. He was 46, husband of Barbara Seebohm formerly of Pomeroy. Survived by his wife two sons and two daughters. His father in law was Harry Seebohm and grandfather A W Seebohm a longtime Pomeroy grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lytle
W. Hunt
Columbus
University Hospital
Hunt
Barbara Seebohm
Mrs. Hunt
Harry Seebohm
A. W. Seebohm
Lynn and
Main Sts
Junior League Meeting Plans Brush Up Session
Andrew Pavlish calls all Junior League members to meet at 1 30 PM in the IOOF Hall on April 22 for a brush up session ahead of the Spring Format on Wednesday April 26 and to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Andrew Pavlish
IOOF
Columbus Woman Undergoes Abdominal Operation
Mrs. John Geyer of Columbus who had been at St. Francis Hospital for six weeks for observation underwent an abdominal operation Monday morning at 9 o’clock. She is reported recovering from the operation. Mrs. Geyer was a former resident of Pomeroy and has many friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Geyer
Columbus
St. Francis Hospital
Geyer
Glee Club Concert Friday Night At Junior High
Annual Glee Club concert directed by Miss Frances Day in the Junior High School Auditorium Friday at 8 00 PM features Ruth Will Lambert Janet Turner Edward Stark as accompanists The program includes mixed glee club solos trios and quartets from Junior High and Senior High groups with titles such as Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes The Coventry Carol Lolita Mine and The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise culminating in massed glee clubs performing Ciribiri bin and The Lost Chord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Massar
Donald Rosenbaum
Thomas Smith
Friend O'Mine
Maxine Matson
Frances Elberfeld
Eleanor Wessa
Lolita
Faust
Betty Gress
Dayton Strickland
Langsville Personal Mention Highlights Local Visits and Illnesses
Langsville notes record many social visits from Cincinnati to Wellston and Jackson area as families call on ill relatives. Oren Davis of Danville is critically ill and Je V. Davis remains in a critical condition after a long illness.
Teacher finishes term in Racine Fourth Grade
Mrs. Gilbert Hayes ends her term as fourth grade teacher in Racine schools. H. J. Rose of Athens Ohio appointed Administrator of the Estate of William Crabtree deceased of Bessemer, Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated April 18 1939. Francis D. White Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gilbert Hayes
Racine
H. J. Rose
Athens
Ohio
William Crabtree
Bessemer
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Legion Plans Navy Memorial Service For Memorial Day
Feeney Bennett Post American Legion will mark Memorial Day with a graves pilgrimage to seven cemeteries and a noon dinner at the Legion Hall. A new feature this year is a Navy memorial service led by H L Redecay to be held in the afternoon aboard the Ohio River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
U. S. Navy
H. L. Redeay
Redcay
Charles Sauer
Brownell Ave
Chris Diehl
Rutland
Ohio River
Edward Spencer
Pomeroy Flood Peril Ends as Waters Recede
The Ohio River level near Pomeroy fell from a high around 45.4 to 44.4 feet as of early morning, easing flood danger. Rain downriver was heavier than upstream, and Main Street parking lots and basements on Main Street were flooded while overall rainfall in the Ohio Valley remained well above average this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Main St
Ohio Valley
Hysell Funeral Rites To Be Held on Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Oliver Hysell 78 who died Wednesday morning will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at her Main Street home with Rev J P Miller of Bradbury Church of Christ in charge Burial will be in Bradford Cemetery She was widow of Hiram Hysell who died in 1907 and she had lived in Middleport 22 years Survived by three daughters Mrs Goldie Frye Columbus Mrs Herbert Fink and Miss Mabel Hysell a son P A Hysell nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Also surviving a sister Mrs James Francis Withers W Va and two brothers Ellsworth Oliver McKeesport Pa and T J Oliver Kananga A niece Mrs David Aleshire and daughter and a nephew Harry Harrison The Plains came Wednesday and will stay until after the funeral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lillie Oliver Hysell
Main St
J. P. Miller
Bradbury
Church of Christ
Goldie Frye
Columbus
Herbert Fink
Mabel Hysell
P. A. Hysell
James Francis
Withers
W. Va
Ellsworth Oliver
McKeesport
T. J. Oliver
Kan
Marriage Announced for Garnet Lewis and George Schaefer
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Garnet Lewis and George Schaefer of Logan. The ceremony took place in Gallipolis on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Schaefer is a retired employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The couple will reside at Mrs. Schaefer's home on S Second Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Garnet Lewis
George Schaefer
Logan
Gallipolis
Schaefer
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Schaefers
Masons To Meet For Social Night In Middleport
Masons and their families with Evangeline Chapter O E S join a social evening featuring a program games and refreshments. Masonic bodies in Racine have also been invited to attend this gathering in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
O.E.S
Racine
M A White Recovers from Illness at Middleport
M A White has recovered from a recent illness. Mrs L W McComas served as substitute teacher for Mr White's Sixth Grade. Mrs R N Barnes is seriously ill with influenza and complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. A. White
L. W. McComas
White
R. N. Barnes
Heath Church Festival of Hymns Held Wednesday Night
Heath M E Church Class 12 hosted a hymn festival featuring praise and devotion with Mrs. H A Rothrock leading and Mrs. L W McComas at the piano. Nominating committee named for May officers. luncheon support planned for Meigs County Federation of Church Women on May 4. refreshments and games followed in the church dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath M. E. Church
H. A. Rothrock
L. W. McComas
Robert Coats
Ruth Drake
Josephine Emmish
Vesta McCoy
Local Residents Change Homes in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Harold move from the Lamb property on S Second Ave to the H E Thomas residence on Lincoln St. Mr. and Mrs. J Chapelle Talbott relocate to the Walter Hayes home on Mill St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
D. S. Harold
Lamb
S. Second Ave
H. E. Thomas
Lincoln St
Theater Guests From Local Schools At Middleport
Juniors and seniors from Middleport and other county schools were guests at the Temple Theater Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Temple Theater
Gold Medal Haarlem O11 Capsules for kidney relief warned
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem O11 Capsules as a safe inexpensive remedy for overburdened kidneys and irritated bladder. It urges buyers to avoid substitutes and to look for the Gold Medal bow on the box, claiming benefits like reduced backache puffy eyes nervousness and leg cramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
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Glee Club
Langsville
Henry Nelson
Kenneth Chase
Flora Chase
W. G. Davis
Anne
Wellston
Marshal Carlisle
Jackson
Dale Wright
William Musser
Grace Savage
E. H. Nelson
Ward Nicholson
Arthur Eblen
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Thomas Fork
Bid Bobo
Dwight Haley
Lelia Bobo
Floyd
Legion Plans
Masons
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McMasters
Heath Church
Dana Daniels
H. J.hysell
Dave S. Farmer, Prop
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Big Yank
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