Winners Take Part In Area County Entertainment Contests
Amateur contests for singing dancing or other entertainments begin in seven Meigs County communities under Miss Adele Schoenlein. Winners advance to a county contest in Pomeroy then a district contest in Athens. Locations and times listed include Racine Antiq uity Reedsville Tup pers Plains Laurel Cliff Pomeroy Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Adele Schoenlein
Athens
Racine
Antiquity
Reedsville
Tuppers Plains
Laurel Cliff
Rutland
Mary Frances Jiiden
Custody Awarded to Florence Tidrick in Meigs Common Pleas
Florence Lyons Tidrick won custody of her three children Lyndall Eileen and Mildred Lyons Tuesday in Meigs County common pleas court. Judge Frank Acton of Fairfield County granted the motion to change custody from John Lyons. Lyons has cared for the children for nine years.
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Births
Pomeroy social page notes returning visitors from Columbus and Madison Wisconsin before upcoming summer plans. A Bradbury couple announce a nine pound son. Several residents travel to Columbus Zanesville Parkersburg and Gambier for visits and schooling arrangements.
Clark To Head Webster Post
At the Drew Webster Post meeting Cedric Clark was elected post commander with Everet Hayes as first vice and Frank Sullivan as second vice. Weber Thoma was named third vice, Louis Stanley adjutant, John Frank finance officer, Stanley Bobo color bearer, Millard Osborn sergeant at arms, and Robert Warner historian. Installation is set for Oct. 5 followed by a banquet.
Preparing Exhibit For Ohio State Fair
POMEROY exhibit of the handicraft class from Camp Meigs is readied for the Ohio State Fair. Ray Harper leads the handicraft instruction for the emergency schools. Geneva Duerr, Cincinnati trained nurse, attended Miss Martha Dorst’s wedding in Columbus and visited her parents in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Camp Meigs
Ray Harper
Geneva Duerr
Cincinnati
Martha Dorst
Columbus
Ernest Duerr
E. Main St
Rutland Announces Marriage Of Maxine Amos And Max Nelson
Mr and Mrs Harley Amos of Rutland announce the marriage of their daughter Maxine to Mr Max Nelson son of J E Nelson Dexter. The wedding took place Friday August 14 1936 at St Marys West Virginia. They returned from a brief honeymoon and will reside with the groom's parents for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Harley Amos
Maxine
Max Nelson
J. E. Nelson
Dexter
St. Marys
W. Va
Spoon-fed Frog Baffles Researchers
The Bureau of Fisheries in Washington D C reports Louie a three pound Louisiana swamp croaker has learned to eat only from a spoon after a illness. The unusual habit was discovered during treatment and has persisted, puzzling scientists about frog feeding behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Fisheries
Washington, D. C
Louie
Louisiana
Ohio Leaders To Speak At Disabled Veterans Meeting
POMEROY The Disabled American Veterans of World War Chapter 53 hold a special meeting at Red Men's Hall Thursday Aug 20. Banquet at 7 pm then speaking and business. Albert Daniels former state commander and ex Ohio legislator and Bernard Southard state rehabilitation officer will attend. Daniels will address veterans. Southard will share legal details on benefits and dependents. Herbert Eiselstein of Huntington visited relatives before traveling to Sistersville to assist Lumbermen's Mutual Inc. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Red Men's Hall
Albert Daniels
Ohio General Assembly
Bernard Southard
Daniels
Southard
New Pastor Arrives in Laurel Cliff Parish
Rev. O. L. Orr, former pastor of the Free Methodist Church at Summerfield, is sent to Laurel Cliff. Rev. Maxwell, who led the local church, moves to Dayton, Ohio.
Thomas Terrell of Kerrs Run Admitted for Observation
Mrs. Thomas Terrell of Kerrs Run was placed in the Fin Sterwald ambulance and taken to Holzer Hospital Tuesday for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Thomas Terrell
Kerrs Run
Finsterwald
Holzer Hospital
Remarkably Durable Fruit Jar Marks 60 Years
Mrs. Martha Perkins shows a glass fruit jar in Toledo that has remained in constant use for six decades and is still in perfect condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.P
Martha Perkins
Middleport residents on trips and visits span several states
Mr and Mrs C W Clark and daughter Carla and Mrs D B Hartinger left for Cambridge Mass for ten days and stopped in Cleveland for the Great Lakes Exposition. Mr Clark attends the American Bar Association convention in Boston. Others visit relatives in Columbus, Detroit, Hoboken and Toronto with trips to Niagara Falls and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. W. Clark
Carla
D. B. Hartinger
Cambridge
Mass
R. A. Hecox
Columbus
Janet
Cold Water
Mich
H. R. Lewis
Troy
Heecox
Ray Underwood
Detroit
Leota Schreiner
S. Third Ave
Underwood
Miss Sauer
Welch
W. Va
8. E. Carter
C. T. Wilson
Lo Ann
R. P. Smith
Frances Smith
Farmer
Mingo Junction
Tom Watson
Newton Hawkins
Rutland
A. J. Beaver
Fourth Ave
Palmer St
Charlott Boddy
Toronto
Canada
Don Allen
Hilah
Dayton
A. H. Bradbury
Mis
James Dobbie
Hoboken
N. Y
W. J. Lawrence
W. W. Bradford
O. L. Bradford
Harold Sauer
Wooster
Jeanette Waddel
New York City
Ann C. Juhling
Coleen
James Beverage
New York
Mary Reynolds
Cuyahoga Falls
G. F. Reynolds
Niagara Falls
Miss Reynolds
Stansbury Hosts Eighty Fifth Birthday Reception
Middleport Mrs. Stansbury widow of Dr. E E Stansbury celebrated her eighty fifth birthday Monday with a 2 to 4 pm reception. Alice Burton led arrangements as friends called to offer congratulations and light refreshments were served. Pomeroy Republican Woman's Club to sponsor a bingo party at I O O F Hall Friday evening August 31 starting at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Republican Woman's Club
I. O. O. F. Hall
Langsville Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Langsville notes list multiple visits and relocations. Kenneth Chase and wife spent the weekend with her parents in Middleport. Several residents travel to Aurora Illinois Columbus Huntington Hurricane W Va and Rutland. An ice cream social is announced for Aug 22 at Hanesville Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsville
Kenneth Chase
Hughes
Middleport
L. E. Entsminger
Aurora
Elmont Entsminger
Oliver Chapman
Huntington
Ruth Pickens
Hanesville
Langsville 4-H Club
Josephine Folden
Racine Brief Notes
Marie Smart of Montgomery W Va visited Mrs Lena Petrel. Ben Salser and son Robert attended the Ohio Fuel Gas Co picnic at Moxahala Park. Harold Weatherholt and children from Gallipolis visited Mrs Emma Jiden. W B Cross, recently ill, shows slight improvement. Helen Sharp hosted her Sunday School class at the Methodist Church annex. thirteen members attended with ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Marie Smart
Montgomery
W. Va
Lena Petrel
Ben Salser
Robert
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Moxahala Park
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
The
Methodist Church
Nease Settlement Visitors and Regional News
Hilber Morgan and wife from Pittsburgh spent last week with U S Nease and family here. Their son Hilber Jr returned home with them after three weeks at the Nease home. David and Frederick Nease will spend a week in Pittsburgh. Mrs Jacob Baer visited Mrs Glen Roush at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis after a fall and hip fracture. The Soviet Union plans a world’s largest copper plant in eastern Siberia.
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Pomeroy
John Krump
Margaret Rainey
Ben Gainer
Columbus
Kathrine Reibel
Louise Reibel
Pleasant Ridge St
Flora Runyon
North Vernon
Ind
L. A. Person
Pratts Fork
Leo Phillips
Mary Phillips
Cave St
Charles Hess
Bradbury
Charles Starkey
Madison
Wis
Mary Starkey
Carl Riggs
E. Main St
Holzer Hospital
Jessie B. Hart
Washington, D. C
Margaret Stanbery
Hart
Sunny Slope
H. L. Streich
Paul
St. Louis
Rochester
Streich
Elizabeth Schaefer
Mary
Minersville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jessie Mitch
Orient
Justice Strauss
Youngstown
Delbert His
Pendergrass
Margaret Smith
Betty Jane Gibbs
Frank Wright
Dunkirk
Ray Gibbs
Margaret Keehne Davis
W. Main St
Chris Keehne
Charleston
W. Va
John Chase
William Waters
C. E. Peoples
Charles Calkins
Margaret Whipple
Mildred Russell
Elderfield
Zanesville
Parkersburg
Cora Morris
Marvin
Theron Morris
E. H. Nelson
Charles Campbell
Frank Campbell
Hurricane
Paul Barnes
Harmon Wyeth
W. A. Hampton
Marion
Ohio
Wyeth
Mary Rope
Westerville
R. D
Clarice Miller
F. C. Taylor
Indiana
Ralph Ward
Mia
Allen Ward
Amy Lowery
Estelle
R. F. Whitmer
W. E. Nelson and
Haley
Rutland
Leola
Paul Bolin
Middleport
W. D. Bolin
Lester Knapp
John Swarts
Flat Rock
Ray Ward
Marjorie Ward
Ray
Marjorie
Buckeye Lake
Nease
Hilber Morgan
Pittsburgh
U. S
Racine Baptists To Visit Pomeroy Church
Racine Baptist Church members will visit the Pomeroy Baptist Church next Sunday evening. Reverend Shelton from Racine will deliver the sermon and bring his church orchestra. The Racine group also includes an active cadre of young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine Baptist Church
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Shelton
Racine Church
Racine
Pomeroy-G Greenler Visit After Eight Decades
G. B. Greenler and son George of Jacksonville Ill arrived Sunday to visit his brother Charles Greenler and wife of Wolf Pen. This is Mr Greenler s first visit in 30 years.
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Pomeroy
Julius (Dutler) Keehne
Minnie Roush
Charles
Skip) Keehne
Mr. Keehne
G. B. Greenler
George
Jacksonville
Ill
Charles Greenler
Wolf Pen
Mr. Greenler
John Stace Hurt At Rig and Reel Plant Accident
John Stace Pomeroy suffered a severe laceration to his left hand while working at the Rig and Reel plant on Tuesday. The injury nearly severed the index finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Stace
Mr. Stace
Pomeroy Man Appears On Screen in Athens
George Goddard, a Pomeroy resident who is blind, appears on screen at Schine's Athena Theater in Athens in the short subject Strange As It Seems. He is shown cutting wood and carving spoons at the Meigs County Infirmary, where he resides, demonstrating work he can still do despite his blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Goddard
Schine
Athena
Athens
Meigs County Infirmary
Goddard
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Lal
Pateedat
Athens Messenger
WPA
Bertha Condee
Sacred Heart Church
Florence Lyons Tidrick
Meigs County Court
Carter
Pomeroy Social Notes
Alma Adams
Thomas Thompson
Lena Hoeflick
Wyllis Hill
Alva Hite
Harold
Nelsonville
Hite
Allen Griffin
Herb Riggs
George Beards
Clarence Heaton
Avery Googlein
Homer Geoglein
Eiselstein
Condor St
Geoglein
Olga Angeletti
Good Samaritan Hospital
Butternut Ave
Thomas Potts
A. and P
Main St
Messenger
Clark
Webster Post
Meigs County Disabled Veterans
Middleport News
Langsville Social Notes
Nease Settlement
Soviet Union
Siberia
Pomeroy Church
Pomeroy Man
National Distillers
America
Rye Bay
Town Tavern
Ee National Distillers Products Corporation
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