Formal dedication of Camp Kinshuta near Chester
The Meigs County Boy Scout camp Kinshuta was dedicated Sunday with Barton Holl of Logan as speaker. About 50 scouts completed a week at first camp. the grounds will serve as future picnic space for groups. Judge C. E. Peoples chaired the service. Rev. R. C. Ditter led the opening prayer. Paul W. Handel and others connected with scouting were introduced.
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Kinshuta
Meigs
Chester
Barton Holl
Logan
Hall
Eighth District
American Legion
C. E. Peoples
R. C. Ditter
Court of Honor
L. D. McMaster
Paul W. Handel
Marriage Is Announced in Middleport
The marriage of Mrs. Fannie Stevens of Middleport to Mr. J. M. Cooley of Logan was held Saturday night at the Rutland Baptist parsonage with Rev. Harley Bolton officiating. The couple will reside in Logan. Cooley is a C. and O. Railroad engineer in Parkersburg in charge of the KTM area. Parkersburg scouts were present for the dedication and awards were given to boys earning ranks and merit badges including Eagle Scout to Lee Stevens and Bus McMaster, Star Scout to Geo Massar, First and Second Class awards to numerous others, and a list of merit badge recipients.
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Middleport
Fannie Stevens
J. M. Cooley
Logan
Rutland Baptist Parsonage
Harley Bolton
Cooley
Lee Stevens
Parkersburg
Bus McMaster
Eagle Scout
Geo. Massar
Paul Kautz
Robert Ditter
Norman Gloeckner
David Clifton
Donald Rosenbaum
John Brooks
Raymond Rawlings
Earl Teaford
Virgil Teaford
Stewart Boston
Kenneth Hartley
Joe Ohlinger
James Sanders
Robert Wolf
William Bartels
George Massar
Thomas Hennesy
Tracy Goodwin
Richard Elberfeld
Thomas Crow
Richard Campbell
Edward Burkett
Gene Harris
Charles Reed
John Hasler
Injury fall causes death of W Wemmer
GLOUSTER Wilfred Wemmer aged 53 of the Jacksonville area died in White Cross Hospital Columbus from injuries after a fall from a second story porch roof on the Blue Moon Building at Burr Oak. He fell about 22 feet while doing repair work and suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home with Rev Green of the Jacksonville M E Church officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. He leaves a wife, three sons Vern Claire and Carel, a daughter Virginia Smith, two brothers Lee and Marl, and a grandson.
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Glouster
Winfred Wemmer
Jacksonville
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Blue Moon
Burr Oak
Phil F. Robinson
Reverend Green
Divide Games At Truetown Club Meeting
The Past Nobie Grands Club will meet Thursday evening at 7 at the home of Mrs. O C Pickering in Urbancrest to divide games and discuss activities.
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Glouster
Nobie Grands
O. C. Pickering
Urbancrest
Kinney Rites Set for Thursday at Holy Cross
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Kinney will be held Thursday at 9 AM in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Father A V Keas ler presiding. Her son Robert in a CCC camp in Bubla Oregon will attend. Survivors include three children Robert Buhla Dorothy and Alice and siblings Fred Leake Harry Leake John Leake and Mrs George Daft.
Georgia governors shuffle ends with four in one year
Mrs. Harvey Luther and daughter Florence Adeline return to Akron after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Guinther. Mr. Luther joined them from Akron for the trip home. Four men held Georgia governor office within a single year.
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Glouster
Harvey Luther
Florence Adeline
Akron
Howard Guinther
Luther
Georgia
Pomeroy Social Notes Show Local Visits And Trips
Local residents and visitors are noted in a string of weekend and weekly travel. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Feiger return to Racine for a stay. Mrs. Francis McGee heads to Tennessee then San Diego. Mr. McGee is a Pomeroy High School alumnus. Families from Marietta, Columbus, Huntington, and Charleston are guests or travel, with several couples hosting or visiting kin.
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Harry Feiger
Racine
Francis McGee
Tennessee
San Diego
Calif
McGee
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Koehler
Butternut Ave
Louis Kautz
Columbus
Kautz
Herman Warner
Mulberry Ave
Aten Shain
Angie Elizabeth
James Stevenson
Huntington
Ray A. Tracy
Temple
Brawley
Otho Tracy
Charleston
A. O. Tracy
William
Fred Fick
Magnetic Springs
Pearl Phillips
Billie
Raymond Boice
Chicago
Roy Tracy
Ruth
J. R. Elder
Mason
Hartford
Gertrude Nye
W. Main St
Ohio River Fish Kill Blanketing Waterways
Hundreds of dead fish float on the Ohio River city corridors report a strong odor from the river due to mass fish kill. Locals suspect chemical emissions from nearby plants, with Parkersburg noted as a possible source. Fishermen report a poor season and a few people still eating the fish without apparent ill effects.
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Ohio River
Parkersburg
Sawyer Family to Hold Reunion near Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs L Sawyer of Blackwell Oklahoma visiting relatives in District Glouster and Morgan County. Mr Sawyer is brother to D M Sawyer of near Jacksonville James Sawyer Trimble Celia Boudinot Millfield and Mrs Sylvia Post near Corning. They will stay for the annual Sawyer family reunion at the D M Sawyer farm grove near Jacksonville next Sunday.
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Glouster
Revival to Begin At Glouster Mission This Week
Reverend Mrs. M. L. Kimrey of Athens leads a revival at the Glouster Mission with nightly services at 7 45 oclock throughout the week.
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Glouster
M. L. Kimmey
Athens
Glouster Mission
Convene for Establishment of Constitution for Truck Drivers
Meeting of the by laws and grievance committee of the newly formed Truck Drivers and Owners Association will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon to draw up a constitution and by laws for the group. Next meeting will be Friday Aug 7 at 8 o'clock. Officers elected are Louis Stevens president Lafe Williamson vice president Harry Mescher secretary and treasurer. Members of the by laws and grievance committee include Hays Mc Murray Pearl Jacobs Don Davis R H Wells and R C Frecker.
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Pomeroy
Louis Stevens
Lafe Williamson
Harry Mescher
George Davis
Cliff Jacobs
M. F. French
Tom Parker
Wm. Heines
Alvin Stiles
Wm. Davis
Reibel
Grange Rally Draws Hundreds Across Four Counties
About 500 people attended the district meeting of Meigs Athens Vinton and Gallia granges Saturday at Carpenter. The State Grange master Mr Kirk from Columbus spoke as the principal address. Pom eroy attendees included Mr and Mrs Jesse Brewster T F Reed Floyd Mees and George Kreitler.
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Athens
Vinton
Gallia
Carpenter
State Grange
Kirk
Columbus
Ohio
Jesse Brewster
T. F. Reed
Floyd Mees
George Kreitler
Entsminger Starts Western Trip to Visit Relatives
Kenneth Entsminger left Sunday for a vacation to Mitchell South Dakota to visit his uncle Charles Entsminger and family. He will travel via the Black Hills and Ottumwa Iowa to visit another uncle J L Miller and family before returning home. Hugh McCoy will fill his place at the White store during his absence.
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Middleport
Kenneth Entsminger
Mitchell, D
Charles Entsminger
Black Hills
Ottumwa
Iowa
J. L. Miller
Hugh McCoy
Veteran Guy Walter Taken for Emergency Appendectomy
Middleport reports World War veteran Guy Walter was rushed to Huntington Veterans Hospital Friday night for emergency appendectomy. He was transported by Rawlings ambulance with escort Jake Carruthers.
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Guy Walter
Veteran's Hospital
Huntington
Rawlings
Jake Carruthers
Chester Beats Zanesville 6-5 in Sunday clash
POMEROY The Chester Ball Club came from behind to defeat the Zanesville Black Stars 6-5 on the Syracuse diamond. Gip Davis pitched well for Chester allowing only three hits as Chester staged a late rally. Zanesville manager requested a return game and Chester's Gerald Eiselstein scheduled a rematch for next Sunday at Syracuse.
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Chester Ball Club
Zanesville Black Stars
Syracuse
Gip” Davis
Chester
Zanesville
Gerald Eiselstein
Drill for Water To Supply Meigs Bakery
Arthur Covert of the Covert Baking Company has a well drilled on the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church rear lot to supply ice plant operations. Drillers expect water at 95 feet to be piped to the nearby Covert plant. In a separate item Jane Stansbury and her parents toured Wyandotte Camp near Lancaster for a monthlong stay at the supervised girls camp.
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Middleport
Arthur Covert
Covert Baking Company
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Covert
Ohio Camp
Jane Stansbury
G. H. Stansbury
Wyandotte Camp
Lancaster
Miss Stansbury
Mrs. Stansbury
Middleport Social Notes Visit Highlights
John D. Nash and family from Huntington visited Middleport and used to reside there. Charles Thomas of Cincinnati came to review property on Hudson Street. Reed, a New York Central conductor from Columbus, returned home for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Haskins and son Charles visited Albany with Hillside New Jersey relatives. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Junkerman and Dick toured Sugar Grove to see Dr. Junkerman’s father. A. L. Roush and Lois Ann joined a trip to Kaylong West Virginia to see Mrs. Roush’s parents and attended a United Brethren Camp Meeting near New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Rush and Paul from Bucyrus visited, with Hilah Rust joining to Huntington to see Will Robsinson and family.
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Middleport
John D. Nash
Huntington
Charles Thomas
Cincinnati
Hudson St. Co
F. Reed
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
Noah Haskins
Charles
Albany
Ernest Bolton
Hillside
N. J
Haskins
Bolton
A. L. Junkerman
Sugar Grove
Dr. Junkerman
Visiting Sister in Middleport for Recovery
Mrs. C. H. Hore of Columbus visits sisters Mrs. G. H. Stansbury on Grant Street and Mrs. Horden who recently had surgery. The Horden children stay with their aunt in Pt. Pleasant Heights during the recovery period.
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C. H. Horeden
Columbus
G. H. Stansbury
Grant St
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