NYA Youths Direct Playground Equipment at Monkey Run
NYA workers deliver lumber from the Second Ward Fire house for swings and a teeter totter at the Monkey Run recreation center. Two five member crews began erecting the equipment, with further work including benches and sign boards at the Second Ward Firehouse. Swing standards use heavy timber for three swings and teeter totter boards are hickory, with three boards per stand, as four playgrounds near completion.
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Pomeroy
Monkey Run
NYA
Second Ward
Kerrs Run
Relief Awaits You Too He Says Vendor Benefit
Mr. Kirby Mayle of route 6 Athens describes relief from long standing constipation weak kidneys and digestive distress after using Vendor claiming renewed health and urges others with similar symptoms to try it for similar results. He notes stomach acid gas heart palpitations and nervous tension improved after treatment.
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Kirby Mayle
Route 6
Athens
Vendor
Middleport social notes reflect regional engagements and obituaries
Middleport residents attend a Chillicothe reunion for the 309th Supply Train Society as sixty five members gather for the twelfth meeting. Mrs. Bing attends the Ladies Auxiliary and Mrs. Somm er’s funeral is noted in Pt Pleasant. Also listed are social visits in Youngstown and Marietta, local moves in Gallipolis, and a Sacred Heart ice cream social in Pomeroy with a contract club gathering hosted by Mrs. B F Fultz Sr. and guests.
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Middleport
Lawrence Bing
Chillicothe
309Th Supply Train Society
Bing
Pt. Pleasant
John Sommer
Rev Rothrock Asked To Return for Coming Year
MIDDLEPORT Dr. Robert Birch Foster of Portsmouth district superintendent met with Heath M E Church officials and approved Rev H A Rothrock to return as pastor for the coming year. Rothrock is on vacation with his son Robert visiting relatives in Fostoria and Upper Sandusky. John Frederick Kail, guest of his aunt and uncle, will return to Upper Sandusky.
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Middleport
Robert Birch Foster
Portsmouth
Heath M. E
H. A. Rothrock
Rothrock
Robert
Fostoria
Upper Sandusky
John Frederick Kail
Firemen Will Picnic At Pomeroy Event
All day picnic of the Pomeroy Fire Association will be held Sunday with members from three fire companies joining. The gathering takes place near Five Points and has been announced to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association
Auto Strikes 8-Year-Old Boy in Minersville
Gene Davis eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Doug Davis of Minersville was hit by a car driven by Bob Kleinschmidt of Spring Street. He was taken to Holzer Hospital Wednesday afternoon for injuries. Kleinschmidt accompanied him to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Davis
Doug Davis
Minersville
Holzer Hospital
Bob Kleinschmidt
Spring St
Pomeroy Haven Tops Antiquity in High-Scoring Tilt
Pomeroy Haven built a 16-4 lead then held off Antiquity’s 9-run eighth to win 16-13 in the final game of night round one. Jim Hazelton relieved Al Russell in the eighth, allowing several hits before Russell closed the rally. Both teams miscued defensively with Haven seven errors and Antiquity nine.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Haven
The
Haven Outfit
Jim Hazelton
al Russell
Hazelton
Russell
Haven
Antiquity
Church Maintains Good Sunday School Record
The Churches of Christ of Meigs County report Sunday School attendance above winter averages. Last Sunday was Family Day with many complete families present. Next Sunday is Music Day with special music at all seven churches.
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Middleport
Churches of Christ of
Meigs County
Racine Social and Brief Personal Notes
Racine Society column notes a Racine Methodist Church class meeting at Mrs Alberta Alexander's Letart home with a 5 30 start and picnic supper. Local residents and visitors are listed: Mr and Mrs Robert Carvel and Virginia June plus Gloria Schaefer, A J Schaefer, Mattie Ross, Alden Upton, Janie Gorslin, Vina Gorslin, and Clark Jividen with travel and illness updates.
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Racine
4-H Members Present Musical Radio Program
A group of 4-H Club members from the county traveled to Columbus with Mr and Mrs Green and Miss Arline Graff to present a musical radio program. The broadcast featured a cross section of 4-H camp life and was delivered by Ruth Morgan Dorothy Caldwell Margaret Gill Faye Donovan Edythe Kerns Mary Horden Pauline Alexander and Rodger Morgan.
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Middleport
Aen
Wesley Green
Hold Last Reunion at Old Bearwallow School
POMEROY Teachers and pupils of the old Bearwallow school in Bedford Township will reunite on Labor Day, September 5, at the old school grounds for the second and final reunion in 40 years. Committee members Hall Frost, chairman, Mrs Mildred Douglas, secretary, and Carol Guthrie, treasurer, organize an all day program from 10:00 a.m. with music, talks, and a basket dinner. ample parking will be available. A similar August 5, 1899 event drew the largest local crowd.
Mrs Reed Dies In Columbus After Long Illness
Mrs Mabel Reed widow of John Reed died Wednesday at her Columbus home after a long illness. She lived in Racine before moving to Columbus and is survived by her son Warren and daughters Dorothy and Elsie of Columbus, plus stepson Howard Reed of Racine. Funeral and burial will be in Columbus Friday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Mabel Reed
Columbus
Broadwell
Leonard Ogg
Cook van Dyke
Arch Sprouse
Ernest White
Billy
Old Man's Cave
George Sprouse
Lucille
West Virginia
Harve Kittle
McDougal
Albert Ogg
Oscar James
Lotie
Fraline
Keith Brill
Muskingum County
Cutler Lake
Mabel Lee
Athens
George Smith
John Smith
Nina, Lathrop
del Smith
Lyle White
Westland
Frank Parsons
Clarence Rathburn
Howard
Lote Brill
Douglas Luster
Crooksville
Orville Harkins
Hogue Rites Attend Brother-in-Law’s Funeral
N C Welch travelled to Columbus for the funeral of Burt Hogue 68 former Meigs County resident and foreman at the State Hospital for the Feeble Minded who died Monday of pneumonia He is survived by his wife Jenny Welch Hogue.
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Middleport
N. C
Davies Woman Dies in Pittsburgh Home
POMEROY Mrs. W H Davies died at her daughter Mrs J P DeVaughan’s home in Pittsburgh after weeks of illness. She was born in Middleport, daughter of Warren and Jones. Husband and one daughter predeceased her. Funeral in Pittsburgh Friday with interment there. MANY ATTEND REVIVAL DEXTER Revival services at Dexter Christian Church led by Rev J P Miller with evangelist Rev Neil Crawford of Athens close Friday night Aug 26. Bradford Church members will attend next Sunday at eight. POMEROY William Dalton 14 of Charleston W Va picked up by Meigs County officers on Wednesday for investigation. He said he boarded a freight train to run away from home. parents will come to Pomeroy to retrieve him.
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Pomeroy
W. H. Davies
J. P. DeVaughan
Pittsburgh
Middleport
Warren Jones
Jennie Davies
Ida Davies
Vale St
Dexter
Dexter Christian Church
J. P. Miller
Neil Crawford
Athens
Bradford
William Dalton
Charleston
W. Va
Meigs County
William Martin
D. A. Whaley
Darwin
Allen Keller
J. B. Elberfeld
Darian
Conn
V. Beals
Laurel Sr
Yale
Ill
Beals
F. Beuscher
Ruth Hopper
Mulberry Ave
Will Haigh
Chicago
William Durst
Roy Mayer
Carl Kautz
Cincinnati
W. H. Ebersbach
Sybil
Roy Fugate
Columbus
Frank Gox
Mary Huber
Union Ave
J. FE. Fierbaugh
Huntington
Broadwell Holds Home-Coming August 21
Broadwell will celebrate Home-Coming on Sunday, August 21. Local residents attended family gatherings and visited relatives in nearby towns over the weekend. Cemetery maintenance and community events were noted as part of the town’s activities.
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Broadwell
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlighted by Sixteenth Birthday
Local social column recalls Ed ward Hoeflich hosting a Condor Street party for Maxine Hoeflich’s sixteenth birthday with games and awards to Wilma Stivers Dorothy Hbrecht and Emma Gloeckner. Guests include Edna Bartels Lena Hoeflich and many area residents.
Divorce Suits Filed by Rupe and White
Clarence Rupe sues Violet Rupe in common pleas court for divorce alleging wife refused to live in the home he supplied. They wed January 18, 1926, no children. Inez White seeks divorce from James E. White on grounds of cruelty. married March 6, 1910, they have three children.
R P Smith Dies in Columbus Hospital
Tecumseh Oklahoma residents Tom and Frances Smith, guests of relatives, were called to Columbus by the death of R P Smith their brother in law. A retired New York Central Railroad engineer, he died at noon after a stroke and head injury. He had been at White Cross Hospital. body to Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Services expected Friday afternoon.
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Middleport
Tom Smith
Tecumseh
Okla
Frances Smith
Columbus
R. P. Smith
Smith
New York Central Railroad
Mr. Smith
White Cross Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Ice Cream Social at Wales Mills L D S Church
An ice cream social will be held at the Wales Mills L D S Church on Friday evening August 19. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales Mills L. D. S
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Athens Messenger
Ten
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Middleport Social Notes
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Lois Blair
Youngstown
Blanche Haskins
Old Virginia
Haskins
Miss Drake
Ruth Drake
Chauncey Wiese
Washington, D. C
Adda Smith
Roy Sansbury
Wiese
Sansbury
George Schaaf
Ginny Lu
Sally
Marietta
Jennings Keffer
John Ward
Gallipolis
Chambers
S. Third Ave
Sacred Heart Church
Entertains Club
B. F. Fultz Sr
Paul Hoffman
Harrie Marie Smith
Edward Duffy
Helen Beeson
James Harley
Gene Wyatt
Hoffman
H. J. Hysell
Clarence Chapman
Middleport, Ohio
A. Russell
J. Hazelton
Eiselstein
H. Hazelton
McKenzie, Roberts
Arnott
4-H
Old Bearwallow
John Reed
Hogue
Pomeroy Social Notes
Mable Wolf
Bertha Radford
Elizabeth Campbell
Edith Ament
Addie Grueser
Frances Gilfilin
Lucille Beards
Dayton
State Council of the Daughters of America
Valentino Pierotti
Lino
Buffalo
New York
Odetta Pierotti
Olga
Licia
Bruno
Steeple Jack" Pierotti
Columbus Hospital
Ewings
Ohio
Rathburn
Rutland
McMaster
Quality
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
Style Mart
Portis Reg
Campbell & Crow
Oakley
Cal
Ribiero
Richard
Ronald
Raymond
Dolman
Mer
Chambray
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