Pomeroy Baptist Plans Meeting and Lodge News
Pomeroy Baptist association plans for September 13 at the local church were discussed by the One World One Class of the Baptist church. Pocahontas Lodge 18 of Syracuse met August 24 with Sylvia Zwilling acting Pocahontas in Phyllis Offenberger’s absence and planned a district rally in Logan in October. A surprise package donated by Ada Slack was won by Emma Duckworth after a chicken dinner for Emma Duckworth and others.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Baptist Association
One
Baptist Church
Edward Foster
Dana Oliver
Wyaconda Council
Pocahontas Lodge
Syracuse
Sylvia Zwilling
Wenonah
Pocahontas
Phyllis Offenberger
Ada Slack
Emma Duckworth
Logan
Emma Cook
Fannie Guinther
Carrie Stewart
Maggie Diddle
Blanche Patton
Mary Hubbard
Picnic at Masonic Temple Feeds 20 Members and Guests
The annual picnic was served on the lawn at the Masonic Temple to more than 20 members and guests.
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Atrenererw
Masonic Temple
Convalescing Ted Wildermuth Returns Home
Ted Wildermuth, previously confined at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for observation and treatment, is back home on Butternut Ave and convalescing satisfactorily. The Rev E P West and daughter Paige visit Oswald Ishoister in Norfolk during vacation. West to return Sept 4 for parsonage duties. Western Southern Insurance Co. staff from Pom eroy and Middleport attend Athens County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwe
Phil Williamson
Mulberry Ave
Ted Wildermuth
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Butternut Ave
E. P. West
Paige
Oswald Ishoister
Norfolk
West
Denver
Thoma
Glenn Lambert
Wallace Bradford
William Hobstetter
Western and Southern Insurance Co
Pomeroy
Middleport
Athens County
Edward Pugh
Albany
Tracy Whaley
June Whaley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ralph Gilmore
Schools Set To Open Next Tuesday In Middleport
Middleport schools will open Tuesday September 7 after summer improvements under the state rehabilitation program. High school teachers meet September 6 at 10 am and elementary teachers at 2 pm. Pupils report to Pearl Street for first and second grades and to Central building for kindergarten and grades three through seven.
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Middleport
Middlepot
Pearl St
Pearl
Point Pleasant
Citizens National Bank
Alvira Jones
New High School
Don McKenzie
Forrest Bachtel
Rodney Downing
Lucille Haggerty
Bernice Carpenter
Sara Rupe
Pomona Meet Set Friday Evening at Columbia School Lot
POMEROY Meigs County Pomona Grange plans a Friday 8 p.m. gathering at Columbia School Lot with Star Grange hosting. Jackson County Pomona Grange will present the program and judge county health bread and blouse contests as well as select the Cinderella winner. Subordinate Granges must bring contest entries early. refreshments will be provided.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Columbia School
Star
Beards Dies at Home in Pomeroy at 73
H C Beards 73 died at Nye Avenue Pomeroy Sunday morning after a short illness. Survived by wife Dora and three sons Rollin Harry and Hugh, two brothers Fred and August, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may call at Nye Avenue home. Services Tuesday at 3 p.m. United Brethren Church Enterprise with Rev L R Carmichael officiating. Interment Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
H. C
Forsey) Beards
Nye Ave
Fred
Catherine Beards
Germany
Mr. Beards
Dora
Rollin
Flatwoods
Harry
Hugh
August Beards
United Brethren Church
Enterprise
L. R. Carmichael
Beech Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Homer Roush 79 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Homer Roush of Minersville dies at home after a long illness. Survived by husband Homer, numerous children including Mrs. Alfred Yeanger, Mrs. Oscar Winece, Mrs. George Brenick, and others. four children predeceased. Sisters listed in West Virginia and Ohio. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at home with burial in Gilmore Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Homer Roush
Minersville
Homer
Alfred Yeanger
Oscar Winece
George Brenick
Cleveland
Allen Roush
Bradbury
Herman
Howard Roush
Follawsbee
W. Va
Edgar
Frank Roush
Mary Nida
Carbon
John Davis
Logan
Pearl Hazlitt
Barberton
Ohio
Ed Davis
Lisbon
Pansy Grate
Dessie Warwick
Georgetown
Kate Divore
Chester
Gilmore Cemetery
Veterans Class To Start Wednesday At Chester High
County schools superintendent C. O. Chapman announced a new veteran on the farm training class begins Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Chester High School. Veterans should report with their eligibility certificates. an organizational meeting will follow.
Mian Is Fined $25 On Threats Charge
Owen Garnes and Willis Hill were involved in a threat incident. Hill pleaded guilty in Justice of the Peace L B Higgins court and was fined $25 plus costs and 30 days in jail, sentence suspended after payment.
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Pomeroy
Owen Garnes
Willis Hill
Court of Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Garries
Birth announced for Eubanks in Dayton area
Mr and Mrs I A Eubanks of Dayton announce the birth of a daughter on August 27. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Tom Hennessy of Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs A I Eubanks of Jackson. Great grandmother is Mrs Cora Roberts of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
I. A. Eubanks
Dayton
Tom Hennessy
A. I. Eubanks
Jackson
Cora Roberts
Meigs County Land Transfers Report
Meigs County transfers include Nellie Lane to Edocie Lane for 1.63 acres in Pomeroy and Edocie Lane and Cumberland Lane to Nellie Lane for 1 acre Lot 308 in Pomeroy. Other deeds show Edocie Lane and Cumberland Lane to Calvin Lane for 1.63 acres in Pomeroy and Charles R. Sheets to Charles Folden in Rutland. Nor a Roup to Maud Conway for lots 12 and 13 in Middleport. A group of Scholl family transfers involve Kathryn Carter, Margaret Bachman, Anna Ohlinger, Ellen Wilson, and Rosie Mayer deeded to Oscar Scholl for lots 165–166 in Pomeroy. Glennie and Vern Shumway sell 108.5 acres to Glenn E. Robinson in Orange.
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Nellie I, Lane
Edocie J. Lane
Pomeroy
Edocia J
Cumberland Lane
Nellie E. Lane
Edocie J
Calvin Lane
Charles R Sheets
Charles M. Folden
Rutland
Nora Roup
Maud Conway
Middleport
Jacob Scholl
Oscar
Leonard
William
Adam
Albert
Herman Scholl
Kathryn Carter
Margaret Bachman
Anna Ohlinger
Ellen Wilson
Rose Mayer
Rosa Mayer
Frances
William Scholl
Oscar Scholl
Glennie
Vern Shumway
Glenn E. Robinson
Orange
Enzenauer Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Louis Enzenauer 82 will be held at 4 pm Tuesday at the Ewing funeral home in Monkey Run The Rev Robert L Hegnauer will officiate He is survived by sisters Carrie Enzenauer Pomeroy and Emma Enzenauer Pasadena Calif and brothers George and Wendell both of Pomeroy Friends may call at the funeral home at any time
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Pomeroy
Louis Enzenauer
Monkey Run
Ewing Funeral Home
Robert L. Hegnauer
Carrie Enzenauer
Emma Enzenauer
Pasadena
Calif
George
Wendell
Eastern Star ladies attend Pom eroy Chapter picnic
Members of the Past Matrons Association Evangeline Chapter OES were guests at the Pom eroy Chapter annual picnic on the lawn of the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening.
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Association of Evangeline
Order of Eastern Star
Pomeroy
Masonic Temple
Local residents and visitors listed in routine social notes
Charles Yost remains homebound with arthritis. Dayton visitors Floyd and Irene Roach spend days with relatives. Denzil Byers moves from Gravel Hill to Leon. Ernest Russell and Robert Allen of Youngstown stayed with Elizabeth Zuspann. Irene Anderson Davis to NYC after Alaska visit. husband in service. Kenneth Stuart and Larry Spencer guest of Hunnicutt. Clarks return from New York vacation. Gerrold family illness noted. church ties listed. Zuspann reunion set for Sept 5 at Lancaster. Numerous others from Point Pleasant to Cincinnati and Columbus appear in social gatherings.
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Charles Yost
Second Ave
Floyd Roach
Dayton
Denzil Byers
Gravel Hill
Leon
Ernest Russell
Robert Allen
Youngstown
Elizabeth Zuspann
Russell
Herman Mattox
South Charleston
W. Va
Elmer Mattoxes
Meadows
William Robson
Clifford Cunningham
Denny
Lima
Zuspann
Lancaster
Marion Allensworth
Ed. Mankin
Emory Lynch
Charleston
Wilce Whittington
Columbus
Cincinnati
William Susshine
Edward Price
Larry
Wilma Price
Asel Searles
Eddie
Lawrence Yeanger
Charles Hern
Cheshire
Zanesville
Ohio
Hern
Electric Cleaner Corporation
Marvin Stewart
David Lee
Carroll
Rome Stewart
Last Rites Held for D C Updyke in Ashland Md
Funeral services for D C Updyke who died in Ashland Maryland were held Sunday afternoon in that city. He was the husband of the late Gladys Watts daughter of Mr and Mrs Otho Watts who died thirteen years ago.
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Middleport
D. C
Judgment Sought in Meigs Co Workers Claim Case
Pomeroy resident Herbert M. Willford petitions Common Pleas Court for judgment against Meigs Developing Co. under the workmen's compensation act. He alleges injuries in October 1934 and that compensation was granted until October 27, 1934, later denied further compensation by the Industrial Commission.
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Pomeroy
Herbert M. Willford
Rutland
Common Pleas Court
Meigs Developing Co
Industrial Commission
Apple Grove Resident Dies at 63 in Ohio
Ora Mae Slaughter, 63, of Apple Grove Ohio, died at her home Sunday morning. Survived by husband Wil son and children Georgia Durst Miles Ohio Mary Roush Bernice Roush Letart Bessie Slaughter East Liverpool Frances Par sons East Liverpool. Also surviving two sisters Otis Hassell Alto W Va Val Bauer Point Pleasant brothers Wilher William Sidney Durst Leon Archie Durst Akron an aunt Mrs Arnold Gregory Columbus and four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Apple Grove Methodist Church with burial Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Ora Mae Slaughter
Apple Grove
Ohio
Wilson
Georgia Durst
Miles
Mary Roush
Bernice Roush
Letart
Bessie Slaughter
Frances Parsons
East Liverpool
Otis Hassell
Alto
W. Va
Val Bauer
Point Pleasant
Wilher
William
Sidney Durst
Leon
Archie Durst
Akron
Arnold Gregory
Columbus
Apple Grove Methodist Church
Letart Cemetery
Wind and hail strike Cheshire district crops
Heavy wind rain and hail swept the Cheshire district Sunday afternoon damaging crops and tearing limbs from trees while bringing only cool relief to Middleport residents. Slight rain and a little hail were reported near Hobson.
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Middleport
Cheshire
Hobson
Fellowship Class Hosts Barbecue and Hunt at New Haven Park
Members of Federated Church Fellowship Class gather for a Wednesday evening barbecue and scavenger hunt at New Haven Park won by Mrs. Robert Hegnauer’s group. A church social room business session in Pomeroy led by W. A. Gibbs followed dessert. attendees include multiple local couples and individuals.
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Federated Church
New Haven Park
Robert Hegnauer
Pomeroy
W. A. Gibbs
Harry Miller
Gerald Nummi
George Hobstetter
Paul Werner
James Clatworthy
Leonard Jewell
Frank Wilson
Eugene Hawley
Bess Weed Presides First Session Of Pomeroy Eastern Star
Mrs Bess Weed newly elected president of the Past Matrons of Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Star presided at the first business session in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. Past Matrons of Evangeline.
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Bess Weed
Pomeroy Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Evangeline
Daughters of Ruth Class Holds Pot Luck and Meeting
Eighteen members of the Daughters of Ruth class at the United Methodist Church attended a Thursday pot luck supper. A business meeting followed with Mrs. Alva Hite presiding in place of the absent class president Mrs. Richard Campbell. Boxes for overseas shipment were packed and a fruit and jelly shower for Mrs. Campbell, recovering from surgery, was delivered by Mrs. Albert Young, Mrs. John Chase, and Miss Nell Bing.
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United Methodist Church
Alva Hite
Richard Campbell
Campbell
Albert Young
John Chase
Nell Bing
Sandra Ingraham Celebrates Seventh Birthday at Home
Sandra Kay Ingraham marked her seventh birthday at her parents Whitney and Mrs. Ingraham Aug. 25. The party featured games and singing with homemade ice cream and cake served to guests Margaret Hawk, Janet Bowers, Carolyn Milhoan, Brenda Sue Ingraham, Shirley Bowers, Linda Sue Terrell, Marlene Miller, Mrs. Charles Lytle, Mrs. Kathryn Young, Mrs. Don Anderson and Mrs. Dana Karr.
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Sandra Kay Ingraham
Whitney Ingraham
Margaret Hawk
Janet Bowers
Carolyn Milhoan
Brenda Sue Ingraham
Shirley Bowers
Linda Sue Terrell
Marlene Miller
Charles Lytle
Kathryn Young
Don Anderson
Dana Karr
Visitors and Relatives Call on Local Families
Mr and Mrs R C Mees of Minneapolis visited his sister Dr and Mrs P E Stanley this week. Larry Pugh of Albany returned home after a week with Aunt and Uncle Tracy Whaley at Lincoln Hill. W A Hardy of St Louis stayed with Mr and Mrs John Hardy. The Tuckermans and sister Betty of Springfield spent time with grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Giles and Howard Tuckerman. Charles Ewing returned to Akron.
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R. C. Mees
Minneapolis
Mr. Mees
P. E. Stanley
Larry Pugh
Albany
Tracy Whaley
Lincoln Hill
John Hardy
Mr. Hardy
W. A. Hardy
St. Louis
Guy Tuckerman, Jr
Betty
Springfield
Frank Giles
Howard Tuckerman
Charles Ewing
Akron
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Pomeroy Social Notes
George Shiveler
Yaconda
Chantar
Thred
Pomona
Jack
Dairy Bar
2Nd Ave
H. C. Beards
Mian
Suede
Athens, Ohto
Enzenauer
Middleport Social Notes
Widdleport Personals
D. C. Updyke
Ruth
Pomeroy Personals
Tember
Selim J, Blazewicz, M.D
Meigs
Larry Parks
Ellen Drew
George Macready
Edgar Buchanan
Holmes Herbert
Tycoon
Technicolor
Temple Middleport
Joyce Reynolds
Robert Hutton
Cecil Kellaway
Ernest Truex
Don McGuire
Douglas Kennedy
Double Bill
Bowery Buckaroos
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall
Bobby Jordan Gabriel Dell
Tim McCoy
Meigs Theatre
Frick Co., Inc
Waynesboro
Penn
Mercury
DIAL
Athens, Ohio
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