Pomeroy Panthers Open 1937-38 Schedule At Home
Pomeroy Panthers start the season December 14 at home against Wahama and December 17 at Columbus Central. The slate includes 13 games through March with league clashes and potential schedule shifts if tournaments run two weekends. Strong unknowns ahead as coach James Clark replaces vacancies.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Wahama High
Mason City
Columbus Central
Columbus
Panthers
Ray Farnham
James Clark
Brickles
Fick and Ketter
Wahama
Portsmouth
Middleport
Gallipolis
New Boston
Lancaster St. Marys
Wellston
Logan
Athens
Plan Two Hocking Peace Talk Contests
Two county Prince of Peace contests determine county winner to go to district contest. Meigs County to send two representatives. First event Sunday 2 30 at Rutland M E Church chaired by N S Roush with four contestants from Columbia High School Syracuse M E Church Episcopal Church Pomeroy and Harrisonville. Second event Sunday Dec 12 at Heath M E Church Middleport chaired by Rev Rothrock with four contestants from Columbia High School Rutland M E Church Simpson M E Church Pomeroy Church of Christ.
Chester Institute To Be Held Thursday
Chester Farmers Institute gathers at Chester High School Auditorium on Thursday December 2 with a full program of songs, presentations by grades, a soil conservation talk, hog calling contest, rope making, and student performances including a play and musical pieces. Exhibits from Home Economics, Community Corn and Potato Show, and Chester Grange will be on display.
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Chester
Chester Farmers’ Institute
Chester High School
O'Conner
Emer Kautz
Mr. Rummell
Rummell
Green
Bold Cossack
No-Man's Land
Epidemic of whooping cough hits Middleport children
An outbreak of whooping cough spreads through Middleport children. Lower grade attendance drops at the Nursery School run by Miss Hil dred Stewart Mrs Genevieve Sherman and Mrs Virginia Egner. Expansion plans for the school, held daily at the New Church on Pearl Street, are postponed to the new year per officials.
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Middleport
Hildred Stewart
Genevieve Sherman
Virginia Egner
Pearl St
States Use Beer Revenue for Education in 1936
In 1936, fifteen states used all or part of beer tax revenue for educational purposes, totaling more than 5 million dollars, according to statistics from the United Brewers Industrial Foundation.
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New York
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Travel and Health
Pomeroy social notes record residents returning home after visits in Roseville Monkey Run and Minersville and trips to Florida California and Columbus. Several health updates include Eva Jane Simpson remaining seriously ill and Kate Ebersbach undergoing an operation.
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Pomeroy
Wendel Berry
Roseville
Monkey Run
Delmar Canaday
Baby
Main St
Florida
Eva Jane Simpson
Mike Wipple
Five Points
Dana Windon
Nelsonville
Robert Slagel
Ironton
Lena Hoeflich
Alma Adams
Tommy Thompson
Columbus
Nancy Walker
Cinda Arnold
Rock Springs
Benton Penn
Gordon
W. Va
Helen Woodyard
Girls Industrial Home
Delaware
Will Thomas
Minersville
John Houdashelt
California
Pearl Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Middleport
Allen Hartley
Harold Hilligas
Cadiz
Danny Pooler
Canton
Mary Pooler
Kate Ebersbach
Wetzgall St
Holzer Hospital
Mrs
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Wolfe in Minersville Navy 28
Mr and Mrs Rollin Wolfe of Minersville welcomed a nine and one half pound daughter at their home on Navy 28.
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Rollin Wolfe
Minersville
Navy
Church League to Meet at Federated Church
The Mary Martha League of the Federated Church will meet Wednesday evening at the church for their regular session. A white shower gift to a hospital for Christmas season will be given. Rev. Reuther will lead the study topic.
Leake Hosts Grace Church Tea Series in Middleport
Rev and Mrs Robert Leake will host a Friday afternoon tea at their Middleport home for Grace Episcopal Church members and friends marking the first in a series of church teas to be held there.
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Robert Leake
Middleport
Grace Episcopal Church
Sylvia Burford
Philathea
Church of Christ
Schmoll
First Baptist Church
Rawings
Charles Wise, Jr
Middleport Literary Club
Rosener Zeiher
Annual Christmas Party by Magnolia Temple Past Chiefs
The Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters hold their annual Christmas party on Wednesday evening with a 6:30 turkey dinner at the Seakus Hotel. After dinner, gifts will be exchanged at Mrs A O Tracy’s home along with a social hour.
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Magnolia Temple
Pythian Sisters
Seakus
A. O. Tracy
Chancellors Vote in Ohio Pythian Grand Lodge Race
Chancellors across Ohio including Fides Lodge No 210 expect a large turnout for the Grand Lodge officers election this week. Past Chancellors gather Thursday with Grand Inner Guard John B Downing as the lone candidate for Grand Masters at Arms.
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Middleport
Pythian
Ohio
Fides Lodge No
Knights of Pythian
John B. Downing
Reversed at Last Palestine Photographer Captures Portrait
Palestine Texas veteran photographer W. M. Watkins had his picture taken for the first time in 20 years as a gift for his family.
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Palestine
Tex
W. M. Watkins
Texas
Divorce Notice for Christman Case in Athens County Ohio
Myrtle Christman of 38 Stover Ave River Rouge Michigan is notified that Joseph K Christman has fled his petition for divorce in case No 1Took of the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio. The hearing will not be after December 22 1937. Attorney for Plaintiff W Finsterwald Jr.
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Myrtle Christman
Stover Ave
River Rouge
Michigan
Joseph K. Christman
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
W. Finsterwald
Glee Clubs Concert Friday At Junior High
The Pomeroy high school groups perform Friday at 8 p.m. in the Junior High Auditorium. The program opens with the orchestra, then Junior High Boys and Girls Glee Clubs, followed by Senior High numbers. Ruth Will, Gerald Hoffner, and Janet Turner will accompany.
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Ruth Will
Gerald Hoffner
Janet Turner
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Thanksgiving Visits
Middleport residents recount Thanksgiving gatherings with out of town relatives. Arnold Hughes, class of 1935 and Yellow Jacket football squad member, attended Thursday's game. Other notes mention visits to Marietta and Pittsburgh, illness absences, club events, bazaars, and a new Yellow Jacket Rhythm Kings group formed by local students.
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Middleport
Jacob Hughes
Gravel Hill
Arnold Hughes
Theodore Sutton
Bellaire
Kenneth Chase
Barbara Jean
Cincinnati
Harlan Hughes
Yellow Jacket
O. B. Stout
Beulah McCallum
Athens
Rosener Zeiher
Columbus
Zeiher
Margaret Sauer
Tiltonville
Victoria Regina
Pittsburgh
Norvine Egner
Virginia Egner
Yellow Jacket Rhythm Kings
George Schmoll
Robert Schmoll
Carlo Barsotti
William Root
Denver Rice
John Dillard
Gene Harris
Charles Reed
Lewis Sauer
Holiday PTA practice for annual Christmas entertainment
The Parents Teacher Association begins first practices for the yearly Christmas entertainment directed by Miss Vesta McCoy. The program features a Christmas musical play with children from the grades participating. A note on Hunter College reveals students wearing silk stockings due to a boycott on Japanese goods backed by the student council.
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Parent Teacher Association
Vesta McCoy
New York
Hunter College
Hunter's
Lodge Elects Officers in POMEROY Mineral Lodge No 242
POMEROY Mineral Lodge No 242 Independent Order of Odd Fellows held election of officers Tuesday night with Christy Baer as Noble Grand John Baily Jr as vice grand John Baily Sr as financial secretary Alvin Norris as recording secretary John Sauvage as treasurer and J H Eastman as trustee Three candidates for membership were initiated and members from Pt Pleasant and Gallipolis chapters attended.
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Pomeroy—Mineral Lodge No
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Christy Baer
John Baily, Jr
John Baily, Sr
Alvin Norris
John Sauvage
J. H. Eastman
Pt Pleasant
Gallipolis
Radio Personalities Pomeroy to Perform at Hemlock Grange Hall
Two radio personalities Captain Andy and Flip from WCHS will perform at Hemlock Grange Hall on December 4 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
WCHS
Andy
Flip
Hemlock Grange Hall
Gold nugget found in duck crop in Owasco New York
Mrs. C. W. Van Duesen found a pea sized gold nugget in the crop of a mallard duck she was preparing for dinner in Owasco N Y.
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Owasco
N. Y
C. W. van Duesen
Racine Personal and Brief Social Notes
Racine social notes list visits from A T Marcus and Mrs Frankie Gaylord in town. W F Lewis and Gomer Lewis hosted relatives in Adena. Methodist Women meet at the parsonage with Christmas gifts planned. Clara Laughlin visits Smiths Ferry Pa with son Simpson Laughlin. Kelly Ware and Kenneth return to Braddock Pa after Thanksgiving. Lois Fling returns to Amesville to resume music instruction.
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Racine
A. T. Marcus
Detroit
Frankie Gaylord
Middleport
Emma Jiiden
W. F. Lewis
Adena
Inlaw
Gomer Lewis
Women's Foreign Missionary of Methodist Church
Charles Stephenson
Clara Laughlin
Smith's Ferry
Simpson Laughlin
Kelly Ware
Kenneth
Braddock
Lois Fling
Amesville
Tornadoes to Play Scipio HS Friday Evening
Racine Pur ple Tornadoes of South Rural High School open their season Friday night December 3 at home against the Pur ple and White club from Scipio High School Harrisonville. Coach L M Morris aims to build a strong squad with players listed and a full schedule through February 19.
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Racine
Purple Tornadoes
South Rural High School
Scipio High School
Harrisonville
Ravenswood
L. M. Morris
Kentucky
Bob Beegle
James Bostick
Ashton Sayre
Darrel Roush
Bob Lee
George Neiglar
Raymond Robinson
Kearney Wickline
Wilmer Byers
Dwight Ross
P. S. Houdashelt
Chester
the Plains
Lucasville
Coolville
Chauncey
Belpre
Cadmus
Albany
Franklin Furnace
Tuppers Plains
Rutland
Glouster
Alumni
Middleport
Notice of Election for Athens County Agricultural Society
The Athens County Agricultural Society will hold the annual election for board members at the Athens County Fairgrounds office on Saturday December 4 between noon and 2 PM. Secretary J Parker signs the notice.
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Athens County Agricultural Society
Athens County Fairgrounds
Parker
Trapper Fined in Danville Fur Case as Mink Seized
Darrel Goff of Danville was fined 25 dollars plus costs after a hearing before Justice E R Titus for trapping furs before the season. Game Warden A H Joachim and assistant Bill Young reported inducing Goff to produce his fur supply including a mink seized in the case.
Heath Church Fish Fry Promised by Middleport Group
The Men’s Class of Heath M E Church hosts a fish fry in the church dining room this evening with an engaging program organized by H E Cook, chairman.
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Heath
M. E. Church
H. E. Cook
Pomeroy Hemlock Grove Farmers Institute Set for December 3
Hemlock Grange Hall hosts the Arrange Institute with three sessions Friday December 3. Speakers include Mrs. W. S. Ferguson Lexington Ohio and Mr. L. L. Rumemell Columbus Ohio. Pelican wing beat noted at one and one sixth times per second.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove
Farmers’ Institute
Hemlock Grange Hall
W. S. Ferguson
Lexington
Ohio
L. L. Rume Mell
Columbus
Is Epilepsy Inherited and Cured By Experts
A booklet on whether epilepsy is inherited and if it can be cured, featuring opinions from famous doctors, is offered free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 51 Fifth Avenue New York NY with Dept. D-515 Adv.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
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Chester Institute
Pomeroy Social Notes
Simpson M. E
John Leakus
Kinshuta
Boy Scouts of America
Ralph Gilmore
Butternut Ave
Home Missionary Society of
Simpson Church
Jed Webster
Robert Warner
Glee Clubs
Middleport Social Notes
Walter Harris
S. Second Ave
Dan Hartinger
Letart
J. O. Leonard
Covington
Frank Pratt
Great Smoky Mountains
Carolina
Leonard
Rochester
Paula Jane Leonard
Music Club
Middleport Music Club
Heath M. E
Willis Aleshire
Mary Eunice Hennesy
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Arizona
Duck
Yourn & Mints Tosscco Co
Tornadoes
Scipio HS
Trapper
Sohio
Standard Oil
United Dep
Fluorette Royal China Avy
Chesterfield
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