Regular Night Games Begin December 10 For Pomeroy Panthers
Seven lettermen from the Pomeroy Panther squad return this season opening December 6 at 2 30 PM against Wahama High School in a special assembly. The first regular night game is December 10 against Coolville with an intersquad 7 PM start and 8 PM main game. Admission 20 cents adults 10 cents children then regular prices apply.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panther
Wahama High School
Mason City
Coolville High School
Jack Stivers
Charles Lewis
Max Ginn
Gardner Mankin
Don Hart
Robert mm
Robert Brickles
George Shiveler
Marvin Burt
Jack Margon
Bob Duckworth
Cecil Spencer
Bill Stivers
Albert Hendricks
Robert Hartenbach
James Weyersmiller
David Clifton
Gale Kincade
Norman Spencer
Bob Hysell
Earl Denny
Milford Mowrey
Bill Henry
Panthers
Zanesville
Columbus Central
Marietta
Greenfield
Wahama
Coolville
Stewart
Pt. Pleasant
Wellstone
Middleport
Gallipolis
Jackson
Nelsonville
Logan
Athens
Paul Gray Dies Former Middleport Foreman Remembered
Paul Gray, long time Cincinnati resident after leaving Middleport, died recently. He was foreman of The Meigs County Republican edited by J. W. Dumble and later worked for The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Middleport
Paul Gray
Cincinnati
Gray
Meigs County
Republican
J. W. Dumble
Cincinnati Enquirer
Doctors Formula Helps Liver Bile Flow Freely
The advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation and sluggish bile. It claims relief from daily constipation headaches and a tired feeling, urging readers to buy a box today at 15¢, 30¢, or 60¢ at all drugstores.
Rutland High School Music Program Highlights
Rutland High School presented a music program Tuesday evening featuring the High School Chorus with performances of Finlandia At Break of Day The Crimson Rose and You Is Sylvia among others. Elsie Jeanne Roush and Catherine Morris led piano solos while Mrs Kathleen Hartsough directed the orchestra and Mrs Ethel Chapman the chorus with the public speaking class managing the stage.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Finlandia
Crimson Rose
Richard Canaday
Elsie Jeanne Roush
Catherine Morris
Eleanor Taylor
Glenna Clark
Sylvia
Cielito Lindo
Girls’ Glee Club
Atilla
Kathleen Hartsough
Ethel Chapman
Elsie’ Jeanne Roush
Meigs County Realty Changes in Land Transfers
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcels and certificates of transfer. Transfers involve residents of Middleport Pomeroy Rutland Racine Olive Sutton and Salisbury townships, with buyers including William Haptonstall Edward French Marvin Yeanger and Grace Fisher among others.
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Helen M. Watson
Racine
W. B
Hettie S. Cross
Charles D. Ruble
Middleport
Augusta Ruble
William H. Horden
Salisbury Township
Margaret B. Horden
A. H. Bradbury
Edward French
Emma Louise Anderson
Pomeroy
Henry Anderson
Mate
Viola Yeanger
Marvin
Lucille Yeanger
Beatrice
Francis M. Evans
Rutland
Lela Marie Steiner
George H. Putnam
Olive Township
Elizabeth E. Murphy
Ancil R. McKinney
Josephine McKinney
Wesley
Evelyn Ely
Blanche E. Barton
A. T. Barton
Rutland Township
Citizens National Bank
Racine Home _ Bank
Vera Mae Beegle
Adra
John Koehler
Elmer
Howard Logan
Edna Reibel
Wilbur
Helen Logan
R. J. Stewart
Belva Stewart
Gerald M. Martin
Louise B
Joseph Gloeckner
Sutton Township
Grace Fisher
Dec 18 Big Day for Pomeroy Shoppers
Pomeroy merchants sponsor a Christmas program for Wednesday December 18 with a parade music and entertainment. Stores will stay open evenings through Christmas. The merchants committee finalized plans at a Sunday meeting and the decoration committee headed by John Hite installed Christmas lights along the business district.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Merchants
Merchants’ Committee
John Hite
Thread Plant May Locate In Middleport
Cincinnati thread firm explores Middleport site after meeting with the Business Men's Association. G A Bentley presents the proposal. Park Street School blueprints leased by the Industrial Committee. The company, employing 150 in three shifts, cites labor trouble as a locational factor and plans talks with officials in Cincinnati.
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Middleport
Cincinnati
Business Men’s Association
G. A. Bentley
Bentley
Park St
Industrial Committee
Mrs. M. Genheimer Dies at Pine Grove
Mrs. Margaret Lucinda Genheimer 79 died Saturday evening near Pine Grove. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM from Pine Grove Methodist Church. She was wife of Wesley Genheimer and left two daughters Gertrude Durst Erie PA and Denver Holter Minersville RD plus son George Racine. Also three sisters Lizzie Genheimer Maggie Hauck Eva Heilman and two brothers George and Will Heilman. Eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild survive.
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Maggie Hauck
Hemlock Grove
Eva Heilman
Orlando, Fla
George Heilman
Will Heilman
Pomeroy R. D
Henry Davis Dies At Home In Meigs County
Henry Davis aged 75 died at his Broad Way home after an extended illness. A brickmason by trade, he had been in poor health for a year. He is survived by his widow. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
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Middleport
Henry Davis
Broadway
Davis
Rawlings-Coats
Veterinarian Speaks At Long Bottom School
A discussion at the Long Bottom School House tonight at 7 30 features Dr White veterinarian as speaker on The Care and Diseases of Livestock. Also on farm practices with brief discussions.
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Pomeroy
Long Bottom
Dr. White
Test Drivers Demonstration At Middleport High
Police and school officers join Middleport High School students and teachers as Harry M. Pontius demonstrates stopping distances at various speeds using a special car. Yellow bullets illustrate reaction time and braking distance while turning techniques are shown. The event is open to the public at Pearl Street Friday at 2 PM.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Harry M. Pontious
Pontius
Pearl St
Henry Young Dies Sunday At Pomeroy
Henry Young, 76, died Sunday at his Laurel Street home after a long illness and a stroke. Survived by one daughter Mrs Albert Kalb of Cincinnati, three brothers William Albert and Eddie, all of Pomeroy, four sisters Mrs Kate Sieck Mrs Lena Kammerer Amelia and Edith Young of Cincinnati. Funeral services Tuesday at Finsterwald Funeral Home at two o clock. Burial in Downington Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Henry Young
Laurel St
Young
Albert Kalb
Cincinnati
William Young
Albert Young
Eddie Young
Kate Sieck
Lena Kammerer
Amelia
Edith Young
Finsterwald
Downington Cemetery
Sunday School Class Holds Farewell Wiener Roast
Members of Rev. L O Grants Sunday School class of boys from First Baptist Church enjoyed a wiener roast on the flood road Saturday. The event precedes Grants departure to Louisville Kentucky for graduate studies at the Theological Seminary. Mrs Grants class held a farewell gathering at her home with twenty girls attending and a gift presented to Mrs Grants.
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Middleport
L. O. Grant
First Baptist Church
Navy Seaman Robert Flesher Serves On Minesweeper At Balboa
Mrs. M G Brown reports her nephew Robert Flesher of the United States Navy is stationed on a minesweeper at Balboa Panama. He enlisted in Athens in Sept 1939 and has months of service on the USS Texas before this transfer. He notes mine sweeper duties are less popular than service on large steamers and cites challenging Panama Canal Zone climate.
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M. G. Brown
Robert Flesher
United States Navy
Balboa
Panama
Young Flesher
Navy
Athens
Texas
Panama Canal Zone
Bob
Birthday Observed For Mrs David Askren At Dinner
Sunday evening Laura Mary Jane Coffee Shopper hosted a dinner for Mrs. David Askren. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Askren and daughter Karen, Mr. and Mrs. B F Fultz Sr, and Mr. and Mrs. E A Reed.
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David Askren
Mary Jane
Mr. Askren
Askren
James Askren
Karen
B. F. Fultz
E. A. Reed
Middleport Personal News Covers Travel Health and Family
Mrs. M C Hobart and Mrs N C Welch depart for Columbus to visit relatives. Maud Mason German suffers another heart attack and stays with her mother in Columbus. Prof Jas T Lewis improves after two weeks in Holzer Hospital. Mr and Mrs M G Brown plan Florida winter. B F Fultz Jr returns to Columbus from visit with Crary family. Paul French shows slight improvement. Chester Haddox returns home from Huntington. Mr and Mrs Robert Bowman visit Middleport and Pomeroy after Dayton stay.
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M. C. Hobart
N. C. Welch
Columbus
Maud Mason German
Lulu Mason
Jas. T. Lewis
Holzer Hospital
M. G. Brown
Rutland St
Florida
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Fred Crary
Tommy
Paul French
Chester Haddox
Huntington
Robert Bowman
Los Angeles
Calif
Pomeroy
Bowman
Ella Maxwell
Bernice Durst
Middleport
Hundley
James Hundley
Bowmans
Dayton
Maxwell Bowman
Harry Bowman
Britain Faces Strain On Merchant Fleet From U Boat Attacks
Increased Nazi U boat and surface raider activity threatens Britain's ability to keep supplying England. Britain has offset losses with new ships from the United States and occupied territories, but curtailment of certain imports may be needed as charts show estimated European merchant fleet losses since the war began.
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England
U. S
Britain
Europe
Tuberculosis Christmas Seals Urge No Re sale
The Meigs County Public Health League Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Committee warns against selling seals door to door or by churches or private groups. Seals are sold only through the committee by mail for personal use and not for resale. In 1940 school children were invited to donate, not to sell, with crosses used as the incentive.
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Meigs, County Public Health League
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Events
Miss Mary Oliver of Ohio University Athens will speak at the Mothers Club meeting at Harriett Rawlings home. Circle No 2 of the Women s Society of Christian Service meets at C E W Downie s Lincoln Hill. Women's Civic Club hosts a dinner meeting at the Ohio Power Kitchen with hostesses. Meigs County Public Health League holds an executive meeting at Pomeroy City Hall. Mrs Kathryn Geiger of Columbus visits relatives on Terrace Street. A serenade and wedding party honor Mr and Mrs James Paul Snider of Thomas Fork who wed Saturday November 23. They will reside with families until year end then move to Huntington for work.
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Mary Oliver
Ohio University At Athens
Mothers’ Club
Harriett Rawlings
Union Ave
Miss Oliver
Circle No. 2
Women's Society of Christian Service
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Women's Civic Club
Ohio Power Kitchen
Wyllis McMurray
Mary Whitlock
Margaret Clifford
Meigs County Public Health League
Pomeroy City Hall
Kathryn Geiger
Columbus
Lee Rudisill
Terrace St
James Paul Snider
Thomas Fork
Huntington
Jack Hawley Wins County Peace Declamation Contest
Chester resident Jack Hawley won the County Peace Declamation Contest held last night at the Syracuse Methodist Church. Bertha Hoffman of Middleport Church of Christ was runner up. Judges were Bertha Miller Lucille Dutton and Principal Lewis.
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Middleport
Jack Hawley
Chester
Syracuse Methodist Church
Young Hawley
Mildred Hawley
Bertha Hoffman
Chauncey Dover Varsity C Monthly Meeting Tonight
The Chauncey Dover Varsity C group will meet in the high school gym tonight at seven. Members are reminded to pay dues and new members may be admitted after the first of the year only if dues are paid. The meeting will discuss plans for new member admissions.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Ill Residents Improve In Local District
Condition improved for 84 year old Mrs Dora Heffken of Taylor Ridge after her Sunday visit from her children. 94 year old Horton Southerton of Sand Ridge near Chauncey also recovering. both are noted as longtime district residents.
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Chauncey
Dora Heffken
Taylor Ridge
Horton Southerton
Sand Ridge
Middleport Choir Presents Sunday Evening Service
Seventeen members of the First Baptist Church choir sang Sunday evening before a large congregation under director Mrs. Hattie Smith. At Heath Methodist Church Rev. A. J. Kestle preached in the morning. The vested choir there, directed by Willis Aleshire with Mrs. C. M. Hennesy at the organ, led the service followed by the regular quarterly conference.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Hattie Smith
Heath Methodist Church
A. J. Kestle
Ironton
Willis Aleshire
C. M. Hennesy
Native of Vinton Co. Dies in Columbus
Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Newlun 77, wife of Joseph K. Newlun, a Dublin farmer and former Columbus building contractor, died at her Brand Rd residence. A native of Vinton County, she lived in Columbus and Dublin 45 years. Survived by two sons Benjamin and Ray Newlun two daughters Emma Sweeney and Levina Newlun, Mrs. William Murphy, five grandchildren, a sister and a brother.
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Columbus
Elizabeth Jane Newlun
Joseph K. Newlun
Dublin
Brand Rd
Vinton County
Newlun
Benjamin
Ray Newlun
Emma Sweeney
William Murphy
Levina Newlun
Community Christmas Planned in Chauncey
Chauncey residents plan a charity Christmas for local children with a tree on Sycamore Street and a barn dance at the high school gym on Saturday night December 14. Mayor W D Hines chairs the planning group assisted by Carl Shafer J Henry Locke Clyde Bobo Earl Fitzpatrick Lawrence Reeves Luther Cruikshank Saul Border Herbert Wise and Marshal Alva Karns.
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Chauncey
Chauncey and
Sycamore St
Earl Fitzpatrick
May Ave
Saul Border
W. D. Hines
Carl Shafer
J. Henry Locke
Clyde Bobo
Lawrence Reeves
Luther Cruikshank
Herbert Wise
Marshal Alva Karns
Hines
Eleanor Sharick Hosts Friday Bridge Club
Mrs Eleanor Sharick hosted the Friday night bridge club with her mother Mrs Ida Hill as guest. High score went to Mrs Florence Howard second to Mrs Bertha Sanders and low and travel prize to Mrs Elizabeth Patton. The next gathering will be Thursday Dec 12 with Mrs Margaret Simpkins hosting.
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Chauncey
Eleanor Sharick
Ida Hill
Florence Howard
Bertha Sanders
Elizabeth Patton
Margaret Simpkins
Helen Sanders
Jessie Smart
Mothers' Bible Class Plans Holiday Meetings
CHAUNCEY The December meeting of the Mother's Bible Class at Zion Church Lower Plains will be at the home of Mrs Dessie Sickles tomorrow night with co hosts Mrs Ollie Gabriel and Mrs Imogene Calendine. The Christmas party is set for Friday night December 20 at Mrs Hazel Luman's home.
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Chauncey
Mother's Bible
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Dessie Sickles
Ollie Gabriel
Imogene Calendine
Hazel Luman
Chauncey Personal News Weekend Guests At Local Homes
Chauncey and nearby residents welcomed weekend visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith and family, Mrs. Alice Dawley and daughter Marie of Carbon Hill, and Mrs. Fay Hysell near Athens. Betty Heffken returned to Millfield after visiting her parents in Chauncey. Ethel Henry, starting nurse training in Columbus, visited Chauncey with her parents on Sunday.
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Chauncey
Robert Smith
Alice Dawley
Marie
Carbon Hill
Fay Hysell
Athens
W. E. Dicken
Wendell Moore
Betty Heffken
Columbus
Henry Heffken
Millfield
Ethel Henry
Loyal Woman's Class Meeting Planned at Church
The Chauncey Loyal Woman's Class of the Church of Christ will gather Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Guy Brookins home Converse Street Mrs Carl Shafer leads the meeting with devotion by Mrs Rice Thomas All women of the church are invited to attend.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Guy Brookins
Converse St
Carl Shafer
Rice Thomas
Chauncey Benefit Card Party Tonight at High School
The Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge hosts a benefit card party this evening in the high school gym at 8 o'clock. Players can join in bridge euchre and 500. Door prizes and other prizes will be awarded.
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Chauncey—Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge of
Chauncey
Parish Youth Fellowship Serves Five Churches Tonight
Chauncey Millfield Church of Christ hosted the Parish Youth Fellowship from five churches. More than 50 youths participated as the robed choir performed three numbers with Betty Heffkin at the piano. Speakers included Mrs. Helen Fierbaugh Hilma Ghalfant and Martyn Parry.
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Chauncey
Millfield Church of Christ
Millfield
Betty Heffkin
Amy Jo Sanders
Mary Lee Blower
Taylor Ridge
Florence Hildebrand
Glenna Hanning
Gene Heffkin
Columbus
Helen Fierbaugh
Greens Run
Hilma Ghalfant
Trimble
Martyn Parry
Glaze Thompson
Zane Kasler
Christine Brown
Nelsonville
Church of Christ
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Meigs County Realty
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Long Bottom School
Middleport Social Notes
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Tuberculosis
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Mayor Hines
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