Regatta Date Set for Sept 15 at Planning Meet
Communities along the river plan a first regional regatta in Middleport and Pomeroy on Sunday Sept 15 with a parade at 12 45 pm and races at 1 15 pm. Willis Leadingham Commodore of Big Bend Boating Club says the event aims to become an annual affair with support from Chambers of Commerce and boat owners across multiple towns.
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Middleport
Willis Leadingham
One Marine Sales
Pomey
Chambers of Commerce of
Pomeroy
Big Bend
Big Bend Boat Club
Leadingham
Etta
Parkersburg
Ravenswood
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Huntington
Athens
Jackson
Wellston
McArthur
Columbus
W. T. Grueser
Franklin Rizer
G. E. Preston
Ron Springer
Richard Schwab
Henry Cleland
Kenneth Groves
Mrs. Wolfe Dies at 80 in Meigs General Hospital
POMEROY Mrs. Howard Wolfe eighty died Tuesday at Meigs General Hospital after being taken from the home of Mrs. George Deem in Racine. She was the oldest daughter of Elkimeth Shain and widow of Howard Wolfe. Funeral services set for Thursday at Sutton Methodist Church. Burial in nearby cemetery. Also reported hospital admission after fall of Les Price of Osborne St. at Meigs General Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Howard Wolfe
Etta Shain
Meigs General Hospital
George Deem
Racine
Elkimeth Shain
Bashan
Mae Holter
Curtis Wolfe
Chester
Bell Quinn
Cambridge
Ruth Roush
Springfield
Sutton Methodist Church
John Elwood
Racine Methodist Church
Wolfe
Les Price
Osborne St
Middleport Womens Club hosts summer social at Weise home
Middleport area notes describe the Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club gathering at C. B. Weise’s country home on Harrisonville Road. Homemade ice cream and cake were served, games played, and members won prize packages. Committee members included Lois McElhinny and Lillian Smith. Guests included Mrs. Frank Cheesebrew and Mrs. Burke Bero of Chicago.
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Middleport
Middleport Business and Professional Women’s Club
C. B. Weise
Harrisonville Road
Martha Fry
Lois McElhinny
Lillian Smith
Elizabeth Hibbs
Louella Jenkinson
Nina Russell
Eleanor Schaaf
Weise
Schaaf
Frank Cheesebrew
R. C. Lansbury
Richard Koehler
Betty Lynn
Christine
Groveport
Middleport News Briefs Highlight Visits and Anniversaries
Mrs. Clara Murray hosted guests including Mrs. George Stinard and Frances Kay from Akron, with Rosemarie Ford and Mrs. Howard Poole also visiting. The group was joined by William Ohlinger of Middleport and connected to Mrs. Murray through cousin Mrs. Alice Frick of Enterprise. Frances Kay and Rosemarie Ford recently returned from Ramsgate England. The 62nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Knopp of Hamilton Street was noted with family greetings. Picnics at Roadside Park continued with White Rose Lodge annual gathering and Priscilla Circle of First Baptist Church holding a picnic there.
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Middleport
Clara Murray
George Stinard
Carnarsie Ohlinger
Frances Kay
Rosemarie Ford
Howard Poole
Mary Ann Ohlinger
Akron
Nellie Ohlinger Bradley Columbus
William Ohlinger
Murray
Alice Frick
Enterprise
Charles S. Knopp
Hamilton St
Mr. Knopp
C&o Railroad
Columbus and
Mason
White Rose Lodge
Priscilla
First Baptist Church
Local social notes from Rowley and nearby towns
Miss Nancy Reed shows improvement after serious illness. A 1 C James W. Harris visits on furlough with his wife. Mrs Estella Walburn returns from Columbus after her son in law James L. Finstad’s death. Mrs Gibbons and granddaughter accompany her. Miss Bettie Wise of Miami visits for Roscoe Wise’s wedding to Miss Mary Jane Scott at Forest Run Methodist Church. Families plan Miami visits later summer. Mrs Darst and Mrs Hamilton visit Gallipolis then Columbus. Bill Darst performs in Ohio State University production Anything Goes. Frieda Faehnle joins Mary Ann Case of Parkersburg for a Virginia mountain resort vacation.
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Nancy Reed
E. A. Reed
Rowley
Reed
James W. Harris
Dorothy Cheadle
Estella Walburn
Columbus
James L. Finstad
Lloyd
Bettie
James Souders
David Darst, Jr
Dana Hamilton
Clifford Hayes
Gregory
Gallipolis
Darst
Bill Darst
Ohio State University
State
Frieda Faehnle
Mary Ann Case
Parkers‘burg
Virginia
Dollar Days Set Aug. 30 31 in Pomeroy
Pomeroy business leaders finalize dollar days dates for Aug 30 and 31 after a retail merchants committee report. Chamber of Commerce approves the plan at Ohio Power Co offices on Mulberry Ave and discusses community chest, credit bureau, city directory, river bank cleanup, and Christmas lighting. John Terrill named chamber director to replace Charles Gibbs.
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Pomeroy
Retail Merchants Committee
Middleport Athletic Association Meeting Set
Middleport prepares for a Thursday 7:30 PM meeting at the high school to elect officers and plan the football program under new coach John Thompson. Supporters vow to lift the Yellow Jackets from the bottom to the top this season.
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Middleport
John Thompson
Charles McDonald
Middleport Athletic Association
Yellow Jackets
Yale Teaches SE Asian Languages
Yale University offers courses in Thai Indonesian and Southeast Asian languages expanding regional studies. The program highlights language training and cultural context for students pursuing area studies and international affairs.
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YALE
Yale University
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Births
Admitted Mrs. Doris Dailey of Portland and Otto Leffle of Pomeroy. Discharged Frank Newland of Tuppers Plains and Mrs. Julia Tittle of Pomeroy. A daughter was born to Mrs. Doris Dailey of Portland. A son was born to Mrs. Mickey Williams of Syracuse.
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Doris Dailey
Portland
Otto Leffle
Pomeroy
Frank Newland
Tuppers Plains
Julia Tittle
Mickey Williams
Syracuse
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Leslie Fultz
Fred Crow, Jr
Charles Legar
Dick Owen
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Irving Karr, Jr
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