Meigs Fish and Game Outing and Banquet May 20
Meigs County Fish and Game Association will hold its annual outing and banquet May 20 at the Pomeroy Gun Club. President R W Finsterwald says hundreds of residents and visitors are expected with membership tickets already being distributed. The group funds better hunting and fishing and backs dam projects in Meigs County using WPA labor and a NYA workforce for a small lake to propagate fish.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Gun Club
R. W. Finsterwald
Meigs County
Fish and Game Association
WPA
State Conservation Division
NYA
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Harry Laing and son visited from Pt Pleasant and Langsville yesterday. E Lee Simpson moved into Bradbury apartment Second Ave. W E Bryan, Leather Workers Union of America president, went to Washington on business. Mrs Hart’s death brings visitors from West Palm Beach and local relatives. Several families, including Hamm Cottingham and Myers, visited in town. a Missionary Society meeting and a High School class gathering are noted. The band orchestra and glee club rehearse for All High Nite May 6. Mrs F R Tompkins is PTA banquet chairman April an old D C Morgan home on First Ave is being razed. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster noted as great orators.
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Middleport
Harry Laing
Pt. Pleasant
Langsville
E. Lee Simpson
Bradbury
Second Ave
Max
W. E. Bryan
Leather Workers Union of America
Washington
Homer Cooper
West Palm Beach
Florida
Cooper
W. S. Hart
Clarence Hamm
Billy
Malcolm Cottingham
Jackson
Hamm
Middleport High School
D. C. Morgan
First Ave
George Berg
Akron
Berg
Bicycle mileage climbs as Dorothy Mankins tours Cheshire
Dorothy Mankins reports 1219 miles on her red streamlined bicycle since last June. She has logged several trips including an eight mile ride to Cheshire, reflecting increasing mileage for daily travel and leisure.
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Middleport
Dorothy Mankins
Dorothy
Cheshire
Scout Leaders Meet In Kinshata District
Boy Scout leaders from Kinshata District met Tuesday night in Parkersburg area. Scout executive Paul W. Handel of Parkersburg attended and discussed the annual financial drive and other scouting activities. Motion pictures featuring the Scout Circus and Kootaga Area activities were shown at Middletown High School.
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Pomeroy
Kinshata
Paul W. Handel
Parkersburg
Middleport High School
Kootaga Area
Rutland Golf Course Opening Plans Stir Local Sports
Warm weather spurs activity as Rutland prepares to open a new golf course. Boating gains attention while baseball fans rally around the season opener in Cincinnati with local interest high.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Cincinnati
Beeson Declines Post as City Council Chair
Beeson declines the presidency of Middleport council due to ill health. Plummer Beeson, long serving senior council member and presumed candidate, refused the post. A Monday meeting to fill the vacancy was not held.
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Middleport
Plummer Beeson
Petrel Rites Thursday for Luella Petrel
Funeral services for Miss Luella Petrel, who died Monday at Racine, will be held at Ewing Funeral Chapel at 2 PM Thursday. The Rev. Robert Leake of Grace Episcopal Church will conduct the service. Burial is in Greenwood Cemetery at Racine.
Letart Falls Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Prayers
Letart Falls residents share church services and social visits. Rev D H Sharp of Texas preaches at United Brethren Church. Numerous families from Letart Falls host relatives or travel to hospitals and events in nearby towns.
Ladies Auxiliary to Attend District Conference in Gallipolis
At the bi monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Feeney Bennett Post American Legion plans were made to attend the district conference in Gallipolis on May 11. Mrs Mildred Fowler presided and discussed flood disaster matters. Poppies were ordered for the May sale. 14 members attended and games with awards went to Mrs William Steiff and Mrs Gertrude McElhinney. Ice cream and cake were served.
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Middleport
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Gallipolis
Mildred Fowler
Post
William Steiff
Gertrude McElhinney
Eclipse study aided by Pittsburgh observatory data
The Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh sent material to the National Geographic Society for a total solar eclipse study. The eclipse will be visible over a wide Pacific Ocean area, lasting seven minutes and four seconds, the longest total solar eclipse in about 1,200 years.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny Observatory
University of Pittsburgh
National Geographic Society
Pacific Ocean
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Local residents travel between Columbus Toledo and Detroit for medical visits job changes and family events. Adele Schoenlein recovers at home Mulberry Ave Amos Junod plans a Mulberry Ave move to Main St. Mrs Nora Nye. Philip Feiger consults a child specialist in Toledo. Ruth Hopper visits in Marietta. Emma Burkhart and John Bowen families visit relatives in Gallipolis and Detroit. Junior Shakespeare Club hosts and plans to buy a radio for Meigs County Infirmary. Theodorus Council Daughters of America meet at I O O F hall with social hour and honors for bride Mrs Earl Lowe Smith.
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Pomeroy
Lester Hart
Columbus
Adele Schoenlein
Mulberry Ave
Amos Junod
Reed
Nora Nye
Main St
Philip Feiger
Toledo
Otis Rapp
Minton
W. Va
Frank Buescher
Ruth Morgan
Ruth Will
Maxine Matson
Miss Morgan
Shakespeare Club
Mary Williamson
Meigs County Infirmary
Jeanette Shorr
Mulberry Avenue
Theodorus Council Daughters of America
I. O. O. F. Hall
Earl Lowe Smith
Funeral Attendees List for Mrs. W. S. Hart Service
Relatives and friends from Reynoldsburg Athens Pt. Pleasant Columbus Cedarville and other areas gather for the funeral of Mrs. W. S. Hart. Attendees include Earl Hart Clyde Riggs Guy Riggs Mable Deardorff Emma Reaves Charles Riggs Dora Ellis Ray Coleman Carrie Greer Anna Strahle Anna Mae Andrews and many others. The report notes visiting relatives and local residents traveling to participate.
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W. S. Hart
Earl Hart
Reynoldsburg
Clyde Riggs
Guy Riggs
Charles Riggs
Mable Deardorff
Emma Reaves
Charles Bush
Columbus
Guy Sargent
Garth Beal
Frank Goldsberry
Emma Smith
Fern Morris
Athens
Capital University
J. C. Pitch
Chester Road
Willis Davis
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
Butternut Ave
Nancy Andrews
Anna Mae Andrews
Lend-a-Hand Society Plans Bake Sale at Sanitary Grocery
The Lend-a-Hand Society of Simpson M. E. Church will hold a bake sale at the Sanitary Grocery this Saturday April 24. Proceeds go to church welfare efforts and community assistance programs.
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Lend-a-Hand Society of
Simpson M. E. Church
Sanitary
John Duerr Brought by Ambulance to Kerrs Run Home
John Duerr aged resident of Nease Settlement was brought by ambulance to his sister Mrs Smiths home in Kerrs Run Tuesday afternoon as he is ill.
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Pomeroy
John Duerr
Nease Settlement
Mrs. Smith
Kerrs Run
Duerr
Oh Doctor to Be Staged at Chauncey Dover High
Chauncey Dover High School Music Department presents the operetta Oh Doctor with a Mexican stage setting large chorus and dancing groups. About 100 students perform under Christine Brown’s direction Thursday at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover High School
Christine Brown
Drinkwater Sanitarium
Coor
Ahlbrands Move To Millfield After Farewell Party
Rev and Mrs V Ahlbrand relocated Tuesday from the Nye property to the Howard property in Millfield. Monday night friends gathered at their home for a farewell potluck with Rev Ahlbrand playing accordion. Attendees included Lucy Ferrel Mary Ferrel Dwight Ferrel Muriel Daugherty Ruth Bridgewater Bessie Nicholson Nellie Jorden Mae Tennihill Arlene Agin Bertha Border and the couple.
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Chauncey
V. Ahlbrand
Nye
Howard
Millfield
Reverend Ahlbrand
Lucy Ferrel
Mary Ferrel
Dwight Ferrel
Muriel Daugherty
Ruth Bridgewater
Bessie Nicholson
Nellie Jorden
Mae Tennihill
Arlene Agin
Bertha Border
Snyder Family Purchases Storm Home In Truetown
Mr and Mrs Frank Snyder moved from Oregon Ridge to their storm home in Truetown recently purchasing the property from George M Jones Coal Co They are adding a two room extension The Schotts vacated the Oregon Ridge dwelling and reside at Frank Miller Place Sunday dinner guests included Joe Erdy and son Joe Jr Bailey Run Mrs Lucy Misner Gladys Lillian Misner Millfield and Errett Tanner Columbus
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Chauncey
Frank Snyder
Oregon Ridge
Truetown
George M. Jones Coal Co
Snyder
John Kottgan
Frank Miller Place
Joe Erdy
Joe Jr
Bailey Run
Lucy Misner
Gladys
Lillian Misner
Millfield
Errett Tanner
Columbus
Forum Study Group Continues In High School
In Middleport a small turnout attended the forum study group held Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium. The public classes will meet weekly in the high school under instructor Gene Wyatt’s direction.
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Middleport
Forum
Gene Wyatt
Military Men Wear Medals Only on Full Dress Occasions
In social activities, service members in uniform display medals solely during full dress events, adhering to standards on appropriate attire and decorum.
Sunday School Class of Junior Girls Names Read
Chauncey Miss Alice John son’s Sunday School class of junior girls in the Church of Christ met Monday night in the parish house. Miss Johnson led devotions, then a business session social hour games and refreshments followed. Members listed include Dorothy Jane McCafferty Jeanette Blackford Jo Ann Williamson Francis Fiske Ina Jare Cunningham Jeane Nye Ethel Sweeney Lois Jean Lands Marilyn Parry and Mary Helen Sweeney.
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Chauncey
Miss Alice Johnson
Church of Christ
Miss Johnson
Dorothy Jane McCafferty
Jeanette Blackford
Jo Ann Williamson
Francis Fiske
Ina Jare Cunningham
Jeane Nye
Ethel Sweeney
Lois Jean Lands
Marilyn Parry
Mary Helen Sweeney
Chauncey Dover Social And Personal Notes
Chauncey Dover social items list guests visiting from nearby towns including Rev and Mrs Charles Hook Kimberly, Mr and Mrs John Bullock, and Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock. Visitors include Ruth Davis, Mrs Edna Cavanaugh, James Pyles, Jewell Manning, John Carter, William Manning, Mrs Lucy Misner, Elmer Smart family, Errett Tanner, Esther Simpson, Miss Faye Walton, Max Krotchie family, Eliza Whetstone, James Bullock and Wanda, Ches ter Simpson, Floyd Bullock.
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Chauncey
Charles Hook
Kimberly
John Bullock
Blaine Bullock
Henry Davis
Columbus
Homer Davis
Ruth Davis
Edna Cavanaugh
James Pyles
Nelsonville
Samuel Pyles
Jewell Manning
John Carter
William Manning
Lucy Misner
Millfield
Frank Snyder
Elmer Smart
Logan
Zanesville
Errett Tanner
Truetown
Esther Simpson
Pauline Bullock
Bailey Run
Faye Walton
Trimble
Harlan Easler
Max Krotchie
Andrew Guy
Eliza Whetstone
Bloss
James Bullock
Wanda
Chester Simpson
Floyd Bullock
West Bailey
New Zealand Plans to Replace Bookmakers With Totalizators
The New Zealand Labor government plans to renew efforts to replace bookmakers with totalizators to boost revenue as racing proseverity returns, with abolition of bookmakers expected.
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New Zealand
Quick Relief for Eczema Itch with Resinol Ointment
For fiery or weeping eczema the resinol ointment soothes itch and burning. Wash with warm water and Resinol Soap, dry gently, then apply a thin layer and leave on several hours. Reapply liberally at bedtime and keep contact overnight for best effect. Buy Resinol Soap and Ointment at drug stores. sample free.
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Balto
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