Middleport Seniors Set Two Plays and Minstrel Show
Middleport High School seniors will stage two one act plays Love in Bloom and Highest Bidder Gets a Date plus a minstrel show on May 9 under the direction of Mrs. Nan Moore Mrs. Thelma Morehart Balser and Gordon K Harris Cast includes Jean Bennett Bill Diles Sylvia Mayer Bob Welte Marjorie Miller Betty Hartinger Ruth Hamilton Walter Smith and others The class memorial gift will be a recording machine for band and English use May 23 senior party plans include Catherine Hennessy Sara Jane Fisher Rosalie Rice Jean Roush and Denver Rice on the committee
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Nan Moore
Thelma Morehart Balser
Gordon K. Harris
Jean Bennett
Bill Diles
Sylvia Mayer
Bob Welte
Marjorie Miller
Betty Hartinger
Ruth Hamilton
Walter Smith
Catherine Hennesy
Sara Jane Fisher
Rosalie Rice
Jean Roush
Denver Rice
Emmett Shuler Elected Leader, Active Local Volunteer
Emmett Shuler, manager of Ohio Fuel Gas Co., was elected president of the Middleport Rotary Club. He also serves as first lieutenant and first aid captain of the Volunteer Fire Department, treasurer of Phi Delta Kappa, and vice president of the Meigs Photographic Society.
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Middleport
Emmett Shuler
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Shuler
Fire Department
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Meigs Photographic Society
Young People Honor Cincinnati Bible Seminaries Singers
Young performers from Cincinnati Bible Seminary led by Gene Barbee entertained at the Church of Christ last night with a sacred program of solos duets and quartets. The event included an informal reception and social hour with refreshments in the church social rooms. Prior to the concert Rev and Mrs Don McMillin hosted a dinner in their honor as part of National Campaign Week activities.
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Middleport
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Gene Barbee
Eddie Mae Estes
Alberta Crafton
Woodiee Eliason
Kenneth Hannaman
Church of Christ
Ohio
Barbee
Don McMillin
Racine High School Honor Roll List Nine Students Named
Racine High School announces the honor roll for the past six weeks with freshmen Alice Bradford Bet tie Bush Bobbie Cleland Marilyn Diddle Betty Lou Genheimer Dorothy Holter Adda Lou McKenzie Margery Rhodes Marjorie Wolfe sophomores Virginia Bentz Eleanor Gainer Myrtle Martin Thelma Ours juniors Paul Beegle Ruth Carnahan Pauline Decker Adria Did dle Doris Hill Opal Miller Betty O’Connor Gloria Schaefer Mary Sabin Marian Simpson Marjorie Theiss Gayle Wagner Mary Jean Watson Martha Lou Watterson Beryl Wolfe seniors Gerald Cozart Ruby Lawrence Thorne Longsworth Ruth Moore Mildred Morris Alberta Sayre Mary Mildred Shain Ruth Spencer Pauline Taylor Addie Wolfe.
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Gloria Schaefer
Mary Sabin
Marian Simpson
Marjorie Theiss
Gayle Wagner
Mary Jean Atson
Martha Lou Watterson
Beryl Wolfe
Gerald Cozart
Ruby Lawrence
Thorne Longsworth
Ruth Moore
Mildred Morris
Alberta Sayre
Mary Mildred Shain
Ruth Spencer
Pauline Taylor
Addie Wolfe
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
James Oliver Swain age 20 and Then Elizabeth Barnhart age 21, both of Long Bottom, obtained marriage licenses. Emery Dacus Bartels age 21 and Pauline Boster age 22, both of Gallipolis, also received licenses.
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Pomeroy
James Oliver Swain
Elizabeth Barnhart
Long Bottom
Emery Dacus Bartels
Pauline Boster
Gallipolis
Meigs Photo Society Awards Print Prizes
The Meigs Photographic Society discussed its mounted prints and awarded first to Marion Allen Rife for a skiff breaking through ice and second to Gene Grate for a portrait of a man lighting a cigarette. Prints will be displayed at Citizens National Bank.
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Middleport
Meigs Photographic Society
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Marion Allen Rife
Gene Grate
Citizens National Bank
Marion Rife
Fred Klein
Columbus
Society
Harold Higgins
Dick Miller
Mary Jane
Hemlock Garden Club Deliberates at April Meeting
Hemlock Garden Club met at Mrs Ber nice Hawk's home in Hemlock Grove. Members discussed Things To Do This Month analyzed garden soil and held a seed identification contest. Next gathering planned for May 8 at Mrs Helen Carper's residence.
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Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Garden Club
Bernice Hawk
Helen Carper
More Pomeroy Middle Port News On Page Eight
Page eight of the Pomeroy and Middle Port section highlights local events and brief notices. Readers will find community updates, small items from shops, and upcoming meetings affecting residents.
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Pomeroy
Middleport News
Ready Made Family staged by Columbia High Juniors
The uproarious comedy A Ready Made Family was presented in the Columbia Auditorium Friday and Saturday by Columbia High School Juniors. Cast members included Madge Jackson, Marie Cummings, Virginia Tewksbury, Gerald Starkey, Downie Nelson, Eva Steward, Freda Rawlings, Denver Whittington, Doris Radekin and Alvin Dye. Notable attendees from distant towns and a postshow party followed, with a charity performance in Harrisonville on Tuesday afternoon.
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Carpenter
Columbia High School
Columbia
Madge Jackson
Marie Cummings
Virginia Tewksbury
Gerald Starkey
Downie Nelson
Eva Steward
Freda Rawlings
Denver Whittington
Doris Radekin
Alvin Dye
B. A. Howery
Waco
Texas
W. H. Juniper
Howery
Ohio
Eddie Lou Howery
Lois McCoy
Velma Shumaker
Edgar Combs
Denver Rawlings
Erva Tubbs
Homer Welsh
James Welsh
Louis Smith
Dawn Dye
Alva Rawlings
Harrisonville
No Agreement Reached In Bakers Strike
Middleport reports fifth day of a bakers strike after Local No 140 and Arthur Covert of Covert Baking Company deadlock on closed shop, bargaining, higher wages, and paid vacations. Pickets patrol the plant. another meeting is set for this afternoon with a probable settlement hoped.
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Middleport
Rev McFarlan to Speak on Europe War at Baptist Church
Rev W F McFarlan will discuss Europe s war at the 7 30 Sunday evening service The topic is The Battle of Armageddon Are We in It He will also preach The Four Questions God Asked at the 10 30 Sunday morning service A Sunday School session is at 9 30 with a Young People meeting at 6 30.
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Pomeroy
W. F. McFarlan
The
Baptist Church
Young Peoples
Lime Use Reaches Record in Meigs County 1940
Meigs County used 10,132 tons of agricultural lime in 1940, the largest amount on record. The rise is linked to farmer participation in the AAA program and boosted alfalfa acreage from 785 acres in 1935 to 1,700 acres in 1940, per Ohio State University agronomy Department data and County Agricultural Agent C. E. Blakeslee.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Agronomy Department
Ohio State University
AAA
C. E. Blakeslee
Middleport Youth Rally to Draw 200 Attendees
District 14 youth rally at Church of Christ in Middleport expects at least 200 participants from 41 Southeastern Ohio churches. Activities include speeches by Catherine Morris, officer elections, games, a fellowship banquet, and a sing led by Charlie Walburn.
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Middleport
Ohio
Church of Christ
Athens
Meigs
Morgan, Noble
Hocking
Washington
Catherine Morris
Meigs County
American Legion Hall
J. P. Miller
Charlie Walburn
Rev. McMillin
Guy Reynolds
Chester High Graduation Sets New Class Record
Chester High School completed commencement week with the largest class to graduate. Raymond J. Jeffreys of Columbus gave the address. Orville Chambers and Willis Aleshire offered music while Alice Smith sang with piano by Mrs. Aleshire. Diplomas were presented by County Superintendent C. O. Chapman to 31 graduates led by Paul Baer and Howard Parker with scholarship awards to Donald Pigott, Howard Parker, and William Meredith.
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Chester
Chester High School
Raymond J. Jeffreys
Columbus
Orville Chambers
Willis Aleshire
Pomeroy
Alice Smith
Middleport
J. W. Frank
Donald L. Pigott
Howard E. Parker
William Meredith
C. O. Chapman
Paul Baer
Maxene Bahr
Clarice Barnhart
Eloise Buckley
Eugene Buckley
Clarence Dean
Richard Fick
Hazel Mae Frank
Irene Evelyn Hall
Dorothy Mae Hawk
Hazel Eileen Hayes
Hazel Jewell Heilman
Clinton Johnson
John Edward Lodwick
William R. Meredith
Mildred Morgan
Herald Osborne
Homer Parker
Howard Parker
Josephine Pickens
Audrey Lucile Pratt
Donald R. Pullins
Margie Price
Myra June Sisson
Dixie Carol
Pleasant Valley Social Notes
Pleasant Valley social notes report visits and gatherings as Mr Har old Matthews of Columbus visited friends Saturday. Pear Wood and Harold Jones of Chauncey called on Leonard Williams in Shade. Charles Wood hosted Ed Brooks and son Mike Charles Felix Dorsey and daughter June Anne. Sam Lowery family visited Margaret Russ. Maynard Coates Elyria Ohio and Tracey Whaley Darwin stayed at Frank Pugh’s home.
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Pleasant Valley
Harold Matthews
Columbus
Pearl Wood
Harold Jones
Chauncey
Leonard Williams
Shade
Charles Wood
Ed Brooks
Mike Charles
Felix Dorsey
June Anne
Sam Lowery
Near Pleasanton
Margaret Russ
Maynard Coates
Elyria
Ohio
Tracey Whaley
Darwin
Frank Pugh
Grangers Prepare to Install New Grange Officers
Hemlock Grange hosted a Saturday night program directed by Clyde Will to present a literary event. The Grange announced plans to install new officer stations in the hall.
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Pomeroy
Clyde Will
Hemlock Grange
Grange
Spring Days Bring Four Address Changes
Several families in Middleport are moving in early spring. Nan Moore and Mildred Hawley relocate from Laughead to their new home on N Fourth Ave. E R Tompkins move from Cross on S Second Ave to Laughead on Hooker St. O L Roush family leaves Humphrey on S Sixth for Tewksbury on Pearl St. M W Essex couple to shift from Brooks on S Third to Root on Fourth Ave after school.
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Middleport
Nan Moore
Mildred Hawley
Laughead
N. Fourth Ave
Foster Reed
Reeds
Columbus
E. R. Tompkins
Cross
S. Second Ave
Hooker St
O. L. Roush
Humphrey
S. Sixth Ave
Tewksbury
Pearl St
M. W. Essex
Brooks
S. Third Ave
Root
Fourth Ave
Parkersburg Council Awards Rail Purchase Contract
The Parkersburg Council awarded a contract to the Pomeroy Junk Company to purchase steel rails plates and spikes for an abandoned trolley route in Parkersburg. The bid by the local firm totaled $17.96 per short ton.
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Pomeroy
Parkersburg
Middleport Seniors Lead Honor List
Middleport high school announces honor roll for the last six weeks with 14 seniors topping the list, followed by 12 freshmen. Names include Robert Chambers, Carla Clark, Mary Lou Hartinger, Dorothy Burnette, Nan Fisher, Ernest Fraser, Artamae Baker, Bill Diles, and many others. A note mentions James I of England creating the baronet title and selling baronetcies at 5000 dollars.
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Middleport
Robert Chambers
Carla Clark
Mary Lou Hartinger
Lera Knopp
Fred Klein
Betty Mulford
Jane Owen
Ramona Stewart
Barbara Stout
Wanda Thomas
Dorothy Turner
Betty Lou Werner
Dorothy Burnette
Nan Fisher
Miriam Kauff
Donna Maguire
Margaret Milhoan
Allyn Rothrock
Patricia Sherman
Ruth Taylor
Rowena Warren
James I
England
Broke
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Athens Messenger
Racine High School
Vendor
Stella Wright
Hamilton
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Meigs Photo Society
Bakers
Rev. McFarlan
Europe
Mechem Shoe Stores
Paris
Chauncey News
Chester High
Grangers
H. J. Hysell Furniture Company
D. S. Farmer, Prop
New York, N. Y
Rathburn
Rutland, Ohio
Haarlem
Meigs Clothing CO
Bartell
Jacke
Friendly Men’s Store
E. Main St
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