New Truck To Be Equipped For City's Use
Middleport Volunteer Firemen reported the town’s fund drive to buy a new truck chassis progressed after a magazine drive and donations. The group will wait Labor Day results before finishing equipment and discussed events for Monday September 6 at Pythian Park including a bean dinner double header baseball games and contests. A radio was set up to hear the Louis Farr fight and refreshments followed the broadcast.
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Middleport
Pythian Park
Louis Farr
Grading Starts on Haptonstall Property Remodel
Work began yesterday to grade and fill the ground in front of the Haptonstall home on Main St. The house, recently bought by Robert Coats and B H Rawlings, is being transformed into a modern funeral home. Excavated dirt from the adjacent lot on Main St. is leveling the surrounding ground to match Second Ave.
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Middleport
Haptonstall
Robert Coats
B. H. Rawlings
Main St
Second Ave
Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs Paul Moore
Mr and Mrs Paul Moore announce the birth of a daughter today. Grandparents are Clyde Andrews of Pomeroy and Mr. and Mrs. George Moore of Middleport.
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Middleport
Paul Moore
Clyde Andrews
Pomeroy
George Moore
Former Meigs Resident Dies in Idaho
Mrs. E. D. Eiselstein aged 51 died at Wallis Idaho after leaving Meigs County 30 years ago. Survived by daughter Margaret, sister Mrs. J. D. Heaton of Urbana Ohio, and three brothers C. E. Roescher of Chester Emmett Roescher of Arcade Calif and Albert Roescher of Bosmond Mont.
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Pomeroy
E. D. Eiselstein
Wallis
Idaho
Eiselstein
Meigs County
Margaret Eiselstein
J. D. Heaton
Urbana
Ohio
C. E. Roescher
Chester
Emmett Roescher
Arcade
Calif
Albert Roescher
Bosmond
Montana
Middleport Schools To Open Sept. 13
Middleport announces a September 13 opening for all schools at 8 30 a m with students to report to the high school auditorium. The first holiday is Thursday afternoon with noon dismissal to attend the Meigs County Fair. On September 7 seniors report at 10 a m juniors 11 a m sophomores 1 p m and freshmen 2 p m.
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Middleport
M. W. Essex
Meigs County
Essex
Anniversary Celebration for Charles and Grueser Grueser
Mr and Mrs Gard ner Reynolds and Mr and Mrs Paul Grueser hosted a basket dinner on East Shade River for Mr and Mrs Charles Grueser celebrating their fortieth wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs Bentz Wolf and Mr and Mrs Alva Hite. The couple received many gifts and a daughter and son presented forty dollars acknowledging 40 years of marriage.
Democrat To Be Treasurer Meigs County Names Archer to Succeed Webster
R G Webster will retire as Meigs County treasurer after two terms ending Sept 5. Lee Archer, elected in 1936, takes office Sept 6 and serves a four year term under a new tenure law. E A Wingett will be deputy treasurer with Eileen Archer and Mary Hennessy remaining staff.
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Archer
Meigs County
E. A. Wingett
The
Democrat
Eileen Archer
Mary Hennessy
Miss Hennessy
Webster
Darst Hosts Family Dinner for 42nd Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Claude Darst entertained at their East Main Street home Sunday for Mrs Darst's brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Luke Casto who celebrated their forty second wedding anniversary. The day featured social visiting and reminiscences.
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Claude Darst
East Main St
Legion to Elect Officers in Middleport Meeting
Members of C. E. Bennett Post American Legion will meet tonight to elect officers.
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Legion
Middleport
C. E. Bennett
The
American Legion
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Regional Visits
Social notes from Pomeroy list visits and travels across Ohio and West Virginia. Residents and relatives including Mrs Sophia Fischer, Miss Lydia Ebersbach, the Weih family, and others share weekends in Wheelersburg, Columbus, Minersville, Gallipolis, Wellsville, and Pt. Pleasant. Frank Fugate Jr. suffers a heart attack at home. Alfred Elberfeld meets Mary Virginia returning from New York where she had an appendectomy.
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Pomeroy
Sophia Fischer
Edith Mallory
Lydia Ebersbach
F. O. Weed
Wheelersburg
Virgil Roush
Follensbee
W. Va
Marion Ebersbach
Dorothy Grossman
Columbus
Ohio State University
Dorothy Terrell
Frank Fugate, Jr
Dow Vance
Pleasant
W. Mulholland
Alfred Elberfeld
Parkersburg
Elberfeld
Mary Virginia
New York
Sunflower Reaches 40 Feet Near Hill Home
Laban Hill of Mulberry Avenue reports a sunflower 40 feet tall growing atop a beech tree near his residence. The remarkable plant was observed in the yard and draws local curiosity.
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Pomeroy
Laban Hill
Mulberry Ave
Local residents occupy Mulberry Ave home. travel to fairs and visits
Miss Clara Zier purchased the Zeiher property on Mulberry Ave and will occupy part of the home. A large group including Mr. and Mrs. John Hite and several families vacationed and visited relatives across the area, with trips to the State Fair and a Pittsburg visit. Twenty years after the Revolutionary War, flight principles were identified by Sir George Cayley.
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Clara Zier
Zeiher
Mulberry Ave
John Hite
Sir George Cayley
Social Notes From Middleport Highlight Local Travels
Middleport notes detail Roger and Jimmy Francis of Zanesville visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs John Gilliland while Frederick Klein visits Charleston with Dick Schoen. Dick returns with his grandmother Mrs Mary Williams and his parents drive home from Charleston. Mrs Joe Wilson and daughter Maxine head to Charleston for hospital work. Mr and Mrs Fred Hoffman and sons visit Dunbar relatives. Hoffman plans to return for family. Mrs H P Burns visits Glouster daughter Mrs Margaret Croushore. Maxine Burns visits her aunt Mrs Walter Harris. Roy Barnes and sister Kathryn Marteney attend picnics at Camden Park and Camp Civitan Parkersburg. Frank Dutcher Jr and wife from New York stay in Bradbury to visit Roger. J F Miller and Mars Jorie travel to Columbus for buyers show and stay with Helen Burris. Robert Kaser returns from Columbus after accompanying Mrs Kaser and Eva Klein to Mrs Klein’s S Pearl Ave home. Mrs Kaser stays a week.
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George Childs
Ray Anderson
Jacqueline
Pleasant
Norman McCallum
Minersville
Ray Thomas
Mary Thomas
Henry Winters
Mason City
Marsh Shumaker
New York
William Starkey
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Finsterwald
James Wolf
Youngstown
Baxter Biggs
Wyllis Hill
Patrick Wochary
Great Smoky Mountains
Lucy Gibbs
Portland
Vivie Hinds
Harry
Rutland
Bertha Pownall
Mulberry Ave
Frederick Klein
Dick Schoen
Charleston
Mary Williams
S. Third Ave
Harry Schoen
Joe Wilson
Maxine
Roy Barnes
Barnes
Kathryn Marteney
Parkersburg
Loose-Wiles Company
Camden Park
Camp Civitan
Clover Farm
Frank Dutcher, Jr
New York City
Bradbury
Roger
L. D. Wells
J. FE. Miller
Mars Jorie
Columbus
The
Buyers Association
Mr. Miller
Helen Burris
J. A. Miller
Pomeroy
Robert Kaser
Kaser
Eva Klein
Local women host Athens house party weekend guests
Misses Virginia and Clara Louise Smith, formerly of Middleport and now in Athens, entertained with a house party Saturday and Sunday. Guests included Misses Mary Eunice and Melissa Hennesy, Sybil McCoy, Dorothy Sauer, Olivia Reed, Marjorie Brown, and Cora Dell Scines.
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Virginia
Clara Louise Smith
Middleport
Athens
Mary Eunice
Melissa Hennesy
Syyhil McCoy
Dorothy Sauer
Olivia Reed
Mare Jorie Brown
Cora Dell Scines
Gallaghers Celebrate 26th Wedding Anniversary with Dinner
Mr and Mrs C P Gallagher observed their 26th anniversary with a 6 PM chicken dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Peter Stace niece Bette King Mr and Mrs Nelson Gardner Gallipolis Mrs Eben Bowen and daughter Miss Frances Bowen. Winners in the evening’s games were Mrs Stace Mrs Bowen Mrs Stevens and Miss Bowen.
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C. P. Gallagher
Peter Stace
Bette King
Nelson Gardner
Gallipolis
Eben Bowen
Frances Bowen
Gallagher
Miss Bowen
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Meigs
Coats
Pomeroy Social Notes
Eva Russ
Ray Crumbley
Wellsville
Crumbley
James Russ
Hartford City
Florence Richards
Union Ave
Pt. Pleasant
Margaret Stanbery
Sunny Slope
Jessie Hart
Washington, D. C
Phil Williamson
Williamson
Charles Ewing
Akron
Georgia
Adel. Ga
Baxley
Blackshear
Douglas
Habira
Hazlehurst
Live Oak
Fla. Metter
Moultrie
Nashville
Pelham
Statesboro
Tifton
Valdosta
Vidalia
Waycross
South Carolina
Old Belt Market
Chase City
Clarksville
Danville
Kenbridge
Lawrenceville
North Carolina
Aberdeen
N. Carthage
N.C. Cerham
N.C
Fuquay Spring
Burley Markets
Abingdon
Asheville
N. Co
Bloomfield
Bowling Green
Carrollton
Carthage
Tenn
Columbia
Covington
Cynthiana
Fayetteville
Franklin
Gallatin
Glasgow
Greensburg
Greeneville
Harrodsburg
Hartaville
Hopkinsville
Horse Cave
Huntington
Chesterfield Tobacco
Maryland
Aromatic Car
Turkey
Greece
Chesterfield
Ray Reuter
Clarence Karr
Frances Haning
Dana Karr
Thulma
Thelma
Lake Alma
Wellston
Marion Radford
Fred Leifheit
Jean
Chester Zerkle
Carrie Yeager
Red Anchor
Will Yeager
Pittsburgh
Otto Strauss
Anna Hecox
Wehe Terrace
Don Hecox
Gertrude
Margaret Ann Healey
James Hood
Homer Hysell
Anne St
Ralph West
Gordon
Delbert Welker
Genevieve
Eileene
Ralph
Billy
Fostoria
Middleport Social Notes
Roger and
Jimmy Francis
Zanesville
John Gilliland
Vine Ot
Licorri & Myers
Tosacco Co
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