Public kindergarten to open in Middleport school system
Superintendent M W Essex announced Middleport will enroll five year olds in a new public kindergarten opening September 12 in the Central School basement under Miss Lucille Dutton. Fourteen lines describe renovations, equipment, and a pre school survey listing 41 eligible children. Parents must provide a physician exam prior to entry.
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Middleport
M. W. Essex
Lucille Dutton
University of Southern California
Dutton
University of Wisconsin
Ohio University
Parent Teacher Association
Meigs County
Essex
Meatons Gather for Annual Meeting in Pomeroy
Reunion of Heaton and allied families held Sunday at Wells Grove Flat ooods. About 120 present. Officers elected include President Ralph Spencer Vice President Sadie Bailey and Secretary Treasurer Mildred Wells. Rev Frank Beuscher spoke after a noon picnic. Attendees from afar included Prof E O Saunders and daughter Ashland Ky Mr and Mrs Walter Pouleson and son Farley Ala and Mrs Pouleson's mother Mrs J R Decamp Pensacola Fla. Parker Quartet and others performed. Nettie Stout Heaton of Nebraska was seriously injured and treated at St Joseph Hospital Sioux City Iowa.
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Pomeroy
Heaton
Wells’ Grove
Flat Ooods
Ralph Spencer
Sadie Bailey
Mildred Wells
Frank Beuscher
Pomeroy Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church
E. O. Saunders
Ashland
Walter Pouleson
Farley
Ala
Pouleson
J. R. Decamp
Pensacola
Fla
Parker Quartet
Nettie Stout Heaton
Nebraska
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Iowa
Special services will be held in churches
Meigs County Churches of Christ plan a summer attendance drive on Sunday September 4. Team captains include Lawrence Homer Smith Edith Russell John Ellis Russell Phillip Russell and Dell Pierce. Speakers include Mary Hysell William Pierce Edith Russell and George Waters. Dexter revival ends with 250 in attendance and 21 new members joined the church. A reception for the new members is set for Wednesday night August 31 at 8 o'clock with Rev J P Miller in charge.
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Middleport
Fven
Churches of Christ of
Meigs County
Bradbury
Lawrence Homer Smith
Edith Russell
John Ellis Russell
Phillip Russell
Dell Pierce
Mary Hysell
William Pierce
George Waters
Dexter
Neil Crawford
Athens
J. P. Miller
Carrie Smith
Sylvia Amos
Vona McKnight
Wilkesville Auxiliary Reports Quilting for Legion Dinner
Auxiliary Unit No 476 Wilkesville met August 18 and 25 to quilt and share a supper of sandwiches pie and coffee. The finished quilt will be raffled at the Legion bean dinner September 3 to raise funds for American Legion Post No 476. A quip notes a tooth cannot repair itself.
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Wilkesville
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights From Local Visits
Pomeroy social notes recap visits and greetings from relatives in New England and Ohio. The Parmelees return from two weeks with kin, joined by Arthur Parmelee of New Haven. Huntington hosts relatives and Hazel Meadows plans several weeks here. Attendees at Poplar Ridge and Athens visits include Haskins, Smith, Ely, LaRue, Boice, Weatherby, and Charity Council members. Various births, anniversaries, and hospital recoveries are noted along with trips to Columbus, Parkersburg, and Gallipolis.
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B. F. Parmelee
Josephine
New England States
Middleport
Arthur Parmelee
New Haven
Conn
Parmelees
Huntington
Hazel Meadows
Poplar Ridge
Noah Haskins
Charles
Orin Smith
Louesa McAllister
Wm. Ely
Elizabeth LaRue
Chas. E. Boice
Grandpa Jones
Fiddlers
Charleston
Charles Howard
Charles Walburn
Athens
Selah Weatherby
Dexter Church of Christ
Teachers Honored by Church Farewell Party
In MIddleport three First Baptist Church Sunday School teachers leaving soon were honored at a church farewell. Miss Margaret Ella Hysell heads the Junior Department and will be art supervisor in Mansfield schools. Miss Phyllis Diles goes to Wheaton College Illinois for her sophomore year. Miss Seines will enter nurses training at Holzer Hospital in September. A short program preceded a church reception with gifts presented by Paul Smart. Ice cream cake and coffee followed. Local veterans plan a 37th Division reunion in Zanesville September 3 to 5.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Margaret Ella Hysell
Mansfield
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton College
Ill
Seines
Holzer Hospital
William Haptonstall
Paul Smart
L. O. Grant
Haptonstall
Harley Sanborn
Harry Cross
O. P. Klein
Family Aids and Visits Span Michigan and Canada
The text notes a trip through Michigan and Canada visiting relatives, including brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs Bernard McBride at Breckenridge Michigan. Their mother, who stayed weeks with the McBrides, returned home with them. Dr and Mrs L A Farmer and their daughter and son returned Sunday to Mansfield after attending Harold Fisher’s death.
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Edison Roush
Racine R. D
Elizabeth Daniels
George Daniels
E. Main Sr
Frank Roush
Carmel
Columbus
Donald
Althea Reibel
Ruth Pierce
Aten Shain
Athens
Roy E. Tracy
Eddie Blake
Mason City
Blake
Gallipolis
Olive Young
Lincoln Hill
John Dixon, Jr
Maxine Roush
Howard Coates
South
Mason Salt Works
Charles Gilfillen
Duane Davis
Parkersburg
Edgar Ebersbach
Giles’ Bailey
Sarasota
Florida
Cora Roberts
Inlaw
Ted Roberts
Max Meinhart
Holzer Hospital
Homer Cooper
Dan White
Cooper
White
William Long
Pittsburgh
John Love
Condor
Dana Davis
Patsy Broyles
Elmer Wickham
Ernest Davis
Albert Franz
Steelton
Miss Loretta
Michigan
Canada
Bernard McBride
Breckenridge
Mich
Wesley Green
Downing Roush
Jean
Betty Jo
Cincinnati
Margretta Hughes
Jacob Hughes
Ulah Jean Hughes
Kenneth Chase
Ferne Abbott
Niagara Falls
Cora Bennett Redcay
Akron
Tom Russell
Frederick Wilcoxen
Hilda Chapman
Miller
Mary
Ella Chapman
J. H. Smith
Magnetic Springs
Frieda Faehnle
Albert Faehnle
W. S. White
Syracuse
H. D. Deffenbacher
Will
Frank Will
Pomeroy
Howard Porter Longstaff
Minneapolis
Birth Announcement for David William Knopp
Mr and Mrs Allen Knopp Jr announce the birth of a nine pound son, David William, at the home of Mrs Knopp's parents, Mr and Mrs Harry Van Meter in Clifton. David William is the first grandson of the Knopp family of Park Street.
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Allen Knopp, Jr
David William
Coalport Clinches 5-2 Nightcap Win Over Middleport
Coalport defeats the Middleport Merchants 5-2 in the first game of the night softball championship series. Durst pitched well for Middleport through seven, then Coalport struck in the eighth for four runs. Ward tossed seven strong for Coalport, backed by sharp plays by Barker and Tip Wilt.
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Middleport
Coalport
Middleport Merchants
Barker
Klees
Tip
Wilt
Bass
Cub Allensworth
Kenny Wilt
Tip Wilt
Ward
Zerkle
Clarence Durst
James Ward
C. Durst
R. Allensworth
Gilmore
Parsons, Roberts
McElhinny
Jenkins
Deadline for Wheat Insurance Near in Meigs County
Meigs County crop insurance supervisor Dan C Hartinger notes the window closes at midnight Wednesday August 31 for the new all risk wheat insurance for 1939. Pomeroy agent will stay open to file applications at 113 E Second St if needed. The plan bases cost on actual county and farm production and losses and is not mutual insurance.
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Pomeroy
Dan. C. Hartinger
Meigs County
E. Second St
Hartinger
Meigs Driver Fined In County Court
Otho Watts, 53, of Middleport, fined 200 dollars and costs after pleading on a driving while intoxicated charge before Judge C. E. Peoples. His companion Mrs. Veda Sinclair, 34, was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to the workhouse for a year with the sentence suspended. The crash on E Main St involved Miss Virgil Tempest and Mr. Richard J. Hobbs and family. no serious injuries. Night Officer Fred Swatzel and Deputy Hank Young made the arrest.
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E. Main St
Virgil Tempest
Richard J. Hobbs
Fred Swatzel
Hank Young
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pribble Wilson
Daughters of America
Charity Council
Jas. Stevens
H. S. Mourning
Chas. Sauer
Chas. Howard
Lorena Davis
Louise Roy
Emma Sisson
Maude Tewksbury
B. O. Gilfillen
Pomeroy Lodge
Daughters From Charity Council
J. S. Clark
Lasley St
C. E. Warfield
Marietta
Ernest Weaver
Maywood Kesterson
Magnolia
Maywood
Dale
John
Fred
Willie
Flatwoods
Dana Roush
Miss Geraldine
Spring St
Hollis White
Union Furnace
Ibirth
37Th Division
American Expeditionary Forces
Zanesville
Middleport Social Notes
Judson White
Citizens National Bank
Carl Brannan
Jessa Mae Russell
Stansbury
Mill St
S. Second Ave
H. L. Borham
Borham
Baby
Philadelphia
Barbara Baum
MaeMechen
W. Va
Katherine Anderson
Ralph Anderson
Anderson
Detroit
Ernest Russell
Lila Russell
Youngstown
Lizzie Zuspan
Silver Run
Meigs
Coats
Sos
Westerfield
Chesterfield
Paul Whiteman
C. B.S
Paul Douglas
N. B.C
Liccert & Myzag Topacco Co
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