Notable Chautauqua Series Highlighted for Schools
A series of lectures and talks tied to school events is announced featuring speakers on topics from engineering to dramatic arts. Activities include high school senior events, church programs, and community lectures with events spread across multiple venues and times.
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Dutton
America
Charleston
Portsfollows
eChurch
New Frontiers
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P. m
Pomeroy Ace
Simpson
Peace Ys Engineering
Walry
Pomeroy Seniors Present The Tightwad Play May 3
Rehearsals for the senior class comedy The Tightwad directed by W A Smith are under way for a May 3 performance in the Junior High Auditorium. George Joa chim portrays the lead with Virginia Compton and Mary Shaeffer among the cast. the Pomeroy High School Orchestra will provide overture and intermission music. Tickets go on sale and seats reserved May 1 at 3 15 p m.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
George Joachim
Virginia Compton
Mary Shaeffer
Bob Stivers
Jed Webster
Helen Faris
Albert Russell
Anna Margaret Owen
Margaret Lailance
Ralph Harer
Joe Gloeckner
Pomeroy High School
Conrad Scholl
Pomeroy Choral Society Plans Midport Retreat of The Redemption
Male members rehearse Wednesday at 7:30 PM at Church of Peace for The Redemption. The work will be staged again in Midport with the same choir and conductor guiding the performance.
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Pomeroy
Choral Society
Church of Peace
Middleport
Faculty To Meet POMEROY
Quarterly meeting of the Federated Church Sunday School faculty set for Thursday April 25 at 6 pm in Church of Peace. Supper to start the gathering followed by officer and department reports presided by Mrs C E W Downie with Rev Clarence Swearingen of Middleport in attendance to speak on The Greatest Problem of the Sunday School.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Church of Peace
C. E. W. Downie
Clarence Swearingen
Middleport
Middleport Briefs Sunday Travel and Family Visits
J. H. Smith and Harry Barnes returned from a business trip in Washington D C. Dr and Mrs D C Middleton and children came home to Dayton after an Easter vacation with relatives. Pauline Tuckerman resumed work in Charleston after a weekend with her parents. Mrs Don Allen and daughter Hilah of Dayton visited Bradburys for a few days. Mr and Mrs Ray Turley and two children returned after an Easter visit in Dickerson with the Hoffmans.
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Middleport
J. H. Smith
Harry Barnes
Washington, D. C
D. C
A. H Bradbury
Ray Turley
Dickerson
Fred Hoffman
Civil War Veterans Are Guests at Dinner
Civil War veterans were guests of honor at a Tuesday noon dinner at the American Legion Hall hosted by Cedar Creek Circle No. 73 auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. Rev. and Mrs. Kreager and Rev. and Mrs. Gardner attended as special guests.
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Middleport
American Legion Hall
Cedar Creek Circle
Grand Army of the Republic
Co. F. Kreager
F. Gardner
Schaaf Couple Welcome Son Jon Martin
Dr and Mrs G C Schaaf announce the birth of a son named Jon Martin on Monday April 22 He is the grandson of Mrs Jessie Lansbury and Mrs Schaaf They now have two daughters and one son including the newborn baby
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Middleport
G. C. Schaaf
Jessie Lansbury
Schaaf
Ruth Hawkins Marries Everett Lee Simpson in Marietta
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hawkins, of Middleport, states their daughter Ruth wed Everett Lee Simpson of Ironton. The March 29 ceremony occurred at Gilman Avenue Methodist Episcopal parsonage with Rev. C B Frisbie presiding. Mrs. Simpson lately completed Middleport High School class of 1930 and the couple reside with the bride’s parents.
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Middleport
C. F. Hawkins
Ruth
Everett Lee Simpson
Ironton
Marietta
Gilman Avenue Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
C .B. Frisbie
Easter Activities At Racine Church
During the Sunday morning service at the Racine Methodist Episcopal Church six were baptized and ten united with the church. Saturday evening Mrs. Ernest Wingett hosted an Easter supper for Junior League members she leads. Mrs. D. C. Moffitt, leader of the Senior League, sponsored an Easter breakfast in the church annex.
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Racine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ernest Wingett
Junior League
D. C. Moffitt
Racine High School Commencement Speaker Named
Racine announces commencement for local graduates with Ray J. Jeffreys of Cleveland as speaker. The Friday evening ceremony begins at 8 in the high school auditorium.
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Racine
Ray J. Jeffreys
Cleveland
Union Mission at Gallipolis Closes for Summer
Union Mission on Second Avenue in Gallipolis shuts down after sponsors decide funds are insufficient for a summer operation. Supt. J M Ripley and wife plan to leave for Charleston then Clarksburg to join another Union Mission.
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Gallipolis
Union Mission
Second Avenue
Mission Board
Modern Markets
Second and
Olive Streets
J. M. Ripley
Upper Second Street
Charleston
W. Va
Clarksburg
Union
Irving Berlin Keeps Creating in Hollywood
In Hollywood, famed composer Irving Berlin finishes a score for a new musical while pursuing another project. Songwriters may come and go, but Berlin endures as a defining figure whose music has entertained generations of Americans.
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Irving
Irving Berlin
Hollywood
Mrs Wiley of Crooksville Dies in Zanesville Hospital
Mrs Grant Wiley reports the death of her mother in law Mrs William Wiley in a Zanesville hospital. Mr and Mrs Dick Wiley were in Crooksville since last Saturday due to the illness of Mrs Wiley. Grant Wiley visited Sunday.
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Middleport
Grant Wiley
William Wiley
Zanesville
Dick Wiley
Crooksville
Crookaville
Woman and daughter travel after cousin dies in Pt
Mrs. Minerva Childers and her daughter Mrs. Guy Reynolds traveled to Leon West Virginia after the death of Mrs. Reynolds cousin Carl Hayman who collapsed and died in Pt Pleasant last Thursday.
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Middleport
Minerva Childers
Guy Reynolds
Leon
W. Va
Carl Hayman
Pt. Pleasant
Philathea Women of the Church of Christ Meet Thursday
Middleport Philathea Women of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday night at the church. A program and social time will be held during the evening. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs Edward French Mrs Beatrice Robson Mrs Martha Childs and Mrs Martha Haggerty.
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Middleport—Philathea
Church of Christ
Edward French
Beatrice Robson
Martha Childs
Martha Haggerty
1 H Clubs of Meigs County Are Organized
Mrs H E B Warner of Wolf Pen organized an H Club at Lotta School with ten girls enrolled and others expected The meeting also sawRuby Careman arrange a new 4 H Club at Bunker Hill led by Miss Gertie Toban The 1935 season marks the first reorganized girls clubs in Meigs County while boys clubs already began The county agent Geo W Kreitler notes plans for more clubs and members in 1935
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Service Club
The
Presbyterian Church
Ripley
Union Mission
Pomeroy
H. EB. Warner
Wolf Pen
Lotta
Ruby Careman
Bunker Hill
Gertie Toban
Meigs County
Geo. W. Kreitler
Birthday Honored in Rutland Household Gathering
George Taylor was feted with a Saturday birthday party at his brother Sid Taylor’s home in Rutland. Numerous relatives and friends attended from nearby towns and states, with dancing and refreshments marking the celebration. Richard Matthews in Middleport reports his eldest son is ill with measles.
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Rutland
George Taylor
Sid Taylor
Ross Pierce
Bessie
Florida
Harry Snowden
Lawrence
Harry
Carlos
Paul Taylor
Jane Ann
Betty Jane
Juanita Pauline
Lester Taylor
Jene
Jonnn
Jimmie
Doris Jean
Mias
Helen Taylor
Misa Thelma Taylor
Ernest Molden
Dorothy
Dorothy Taylor
Lois
Jean
Peggle
Wilber
Leroy Hutton
Herman Kincaid
William Musser
Muriel Davisson
Bruce
Annie Cleland
Henson Cleland
Dale Stansbury
Finley Folden
Charles
Eather Schoppert
J. J. Taylor
Cora Lynn
Betty Lou
Billie Carr Taylor
Margaret McCvilley
Betty Gilmore
Mra
H. L. Adkins
Elizabeth
Logen
W. Va
Co. J. Johnson
Huntington
Martin Adams
Russell
Richard Matthews
Middleport
Richard
Cline M. Matthews
Front Street
Davis Builds Frame Duplex on Upper Second Ave
Will Davis, retired mail carrier, is constructing a frame duplex on upper Second Avenue while William Reese builds a filling station at the corner of Pine and Fourth Streets.
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Gallipolis
Will Davis
Second Avenue
William Reese
Pine and
Fourth Streets
Four Case Workers To Take Exam Saturday
Four case workers will take the FERA Civil Service examination at 2 30 oclock Saturday in the Music Room of the Washington School Building. Examining officers will be Relief Director G Walker Haney High School Principal EB Higgins and City School Superintendent Wayne Lutz. Mrs Bradbury has been receiving 80 dollars monthly Mrs Richards 85 Miss Raike 75 and Thomas 0 together with 35 dollars per month for car expenses.
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Gallipolis
FERA
Scarlet fever quarantines eased as cases recover
Gallipolis signs are removed by County Nurse Margaret Jones as several scarlet fever cases recover and no new quarantines posted for days. In Jackson over 100 cases had been reported by Tuesday morning, with schools churches and public gatherings closed.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Jones
Jackson
National Honor Society Selections Told For Gallipolis
Faculty will select four Junior Class students for the National Honor Society at a Wednesday meeting. Miss Ruth Miller sponsors the committee to interview candidates. Installation is planned for Friday's assembly with eligibility limited to the upper third of the Junior Class.
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Gallipolis
National Honor Society
Ruth Miller
Rio Grande Wins at Local Field Meet and Marriage License Issued
Rio Grande High School entrants won first prize at the Field Meet held here Tuesday with Cadmus second. Cadmus led at noon with 18 points as Woodrow Lyman of Cadmus set a new county record in shot put and discus. In a separate item a marriage license was issued to Carl Jones of Charleston West Virginia and Leota Boggess of Charleston.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande High School
Cadmus
Woodrow Lyman
Carl Jones
Charleston
W. Va
Leota Boggess
Local Dinner Guests and Visits in Rio Grande
Mr and Mrs W O Aleshire hosted a Sunday noon dinner at the College Cafeteria for Middleport guests Mr and Mrs Herb Chambers and Mr and Mrs J C Fister, plus Mr and Mrs J W Major of Columbus. Rev R C McMillen of Alexandria visited his son Charles. Other local visits included Rev Herman Lewis of Deaver Dam and Dean Edna Arundel with Miss Kathryn Smith.
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Rio Grande
W O. Aleshire
Herb Chambers
J. C Fister
Middleport
J. W. Major
Columbus
Chambers
R. C. McMillen
Alexandria
Charles
McMillen
Holzer Hospital Admits influenza Victim Edward Mills and Rev B R Smith
New entries at Holzer Hospital list Edward Mills transfer owner and influenza victim and the Rev B R Smith from Bidwell as a treatment patient.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Edward Mills
B. R. Smith
Bidwell
Barber Shop Ordinance Declared Invalid By Zanesville Court
Dispatches show Judge A J Stormont and City Solicitor R M Switger notified that Munici pal Judge L Lincoln Knapp at Zanesville ruled the barber shop closing ordinance invalid. City Solicitor B E Leasure claimed unconstitutionality despite Court of Appeals ruling otherwise. Shops must close at noon Saturdays, 8 PM Saturdays, and 6 PM other days per local order.
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Gallipolis
Zanesville
A. J. Stormont
R. M. Switger
L. Lincoln Knapp
B. E. Leasure
Court of Appeals
Two CCC Boys Fail To Show Up Tuesday
In Gallipolis two CCC enrollees, Paul Syrus and Russell Roses, failed to appear with 32 other recruits when marching from the FERA office to Camp Gallin. The pair wandered en route along Second and Eastern Avenues before reaching the fair grounds.
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CCC
Gallipolis
Second Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Camp Gallin
FERA
Paul Syrus
Russell Roses
Fairgrounds
Syrus
Ross
Traffic violators fined in Gallipolis Justice court
Nine traffic violators were fined by Justice of the Peace Fred Milliser on Tuesday for offenses charged last Saturday by the Highway Patrol.
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Gallipolis
Court of Justice of the Peace
Fred Milliser
Highway Patrol
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