Nativity Scene Display at Citizens National Bank
Harold Sauer, Oxford Group leader, set up a window display at Citizens National Bank featuring a Nativity Scene with life like figures in a thatched stable and a lighted star above the manger. Paintings of the Crucifixion and Resurrection flank the scene with placards promoting Moral Re Armament and New Men New Nations Make a New World. The exhibit designed by Sauer has drawn notable attention and favorable comments.
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Middleport
Citizens National Bank
Harold Sauer
Oxford
Sauer
Library Board Meeting Approves Bills and Plans
Regular board meeting held at the library last night approved current bills and set future plans. The library enjoys wide circulation, especially among students of the public schools.
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Middleport
Panthers Open 1939 Basketball Schedule With Wahama
Pomeroy Panthers announce 1939 basketball slate featuring Wahama Mason City Coolville Columbus Central Greenfield and more with coach Jimmie Clark relying on second year players and newcomers to improve by mid December. Afternoon opener Feb 23 Athens schedule highlights include Middleport Wellston Marietta Nelsonville and Gallipolis.
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Pomeroy
Columbus Central
Greenfield
Marietta
Pomeroy Panthers
Panthers
Jimmie Clark
Columbus Five
Wahama
Wahama High School
Mason City
Coolville
Middleport
Wellston
Gallipolis
Jackson
Nelsonville
Logan
Athens
Meigs County Native Dies of Tularemia in Columbus
Harold Sansbury, 40, a Meigs County native and World War II veteran, died at home after contracting tularemia from a finger scratch. He was the first Columbus case since 1937 and left a wife Helen a son Kenneth three brothers Carl Lang and Dawes and a sister. Funeral was held at 10 this morning.
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Middleport
Don Sauvage
Charleston
Grace Sauvage
Roy Sansbury
Columbus
Harold Sansbury
Sansbury
Meigs County
Helen
Kenneth
Carl
Lang
Dawes
Middleport Social Notes Advocate Vendol For Constipation Relief
Local Athens resident Joseph J. Sprague testifies Vendol laxative tablets relieved his constipation gas and stomach distress. He credits quick action and urges others to try Vendol at Athens Pharmacy 7 N Court St and Hickmans Drug Store in Nelsonville with wider druggist availability.
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Hocking St
Joseph J. Sprague
Athens
Vendol
Phicey
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
DAR Meeting Set in Respect for Nora Powell
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution postpones the monthly meeting for one week in honor of late active member Nora Bradford Powell. The new date is December 15 at the home of Mrs. O P Klein on South Third Avenue with Mrs. George Daniels assisting hostess.
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DAR
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nora Bradford Powell
O. P. Klein
S. Third Ave
George Daniels
Women’s Auxiliary adds two new members and lists officers
The Women’s Auxiliary to the Disabled American Veterans held a meeting last night reorganized a month after its start and added Clara Gilkey and Thelma Capehart. Officers include Sadie Wolfe commander Edna Reuter senior vice commander Edith Spence junior vice commander Clara Gilkey adjutant Edith Mae Thomas chaplain Thelma Capehart sergeant at arms. An oyster supper is planned for the next meeting on January 2.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans
Clara Gilkey
Thelma Capehart
Sadie Wolfe
Edna Reuter
Edith Spence
Edith Mae Thomas
Auxiliary
DAV
Legion Hall
Middleport High School Dedicates Two New Flags
Middleport High School held a convocation to dedicate two new flags the American flag and the school flag. The ceremony featured presentations by the Board of Education and the PTA with donations from local business leader William Lowe and others.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Charles Bing
Board of Education
PTA
William Lowe
Lewis Sauer
William Britton
Vesta McCoy
James Egnor
Alan Bradford
Kenneth McElhinney
MHS
Bill Diles
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Appeal for Toys Drives Meigs County Help
Miss Ada Kinder Meigs County Child Welfare worker appeals for new or used toys to aid families in outlying districts. Toys are being repainted at a NYA project in Middleport but many families still face need due to unemployment. Families also qualify for Christmas food baskets.
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Pomeroy
Ada Kinder
Miss Kinder
Second St
Meigs County
NYA
Middleport
Swallows Corsage Pin Then Undergoes Appendectomy
Miss Helen Wood, patient at Holzer Hospital for ten days after a corsage pin she swallowed causing an appendectomy, has been brought to the home of her brother and sister in Port in Ohio. She recovers satisfactorily. her parents reside in Racine for the winter.
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Middleport
Helen Wood
Holzer Hospital
C. L. Wood
S. Second Ave
Miss Wood
Engage Radio Artists For Grange Program
Hemlock Hall will host Cap Andy and Flip this Saturday night for a Grange program announced by Hemlock Grange members. At last Saturday’s meeting Edison Hobstetter showed farm pictures. Meigs County Grangers plan to travel to the State Grange Convention in Columbus on December 12 to 14 led by delegates Clarence Cummins and Harold Carnahan.
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Pomeroy
Cap
Andy
Flip
Hemlock Ange Hall
Hemlock Grange
Grange
Meigs County
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Clarence Cummins
Harold Carnahan
Athena Theater Presents Remember in Romantic Comedy
Robert Taylor and Greer Garson star with Lew Ayres in Remember a gay comedy of married life set in New York. A tale of two lovers who marry in haste, divorce after pride blocks their love, then find a second chance with a twist. Supported by Billie Burke and others, directed by Norman Z McLeod.
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Robert Taylor
Greer Garson
Lew Ayres
Athena Theater
Mr. Chips
Miss Garson
Corey Ford
National Magazine
Norman Z. McLeod
Milton Bren
McLeod
Billie Burke
Reginald Owen
George Barbier
Henry Travers
Laura Hope Crews
Richard Carle
Sara Haden
Concert by School Groups Planned at Junior High
A school concert on December 8 at the Junior High Auditorium features the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs, the Orchestra, Band, and Mixed Chorus under Willi s O Aleshire Velma Geary and Miss Janet Turner with accompanists Edward Stark Margaret Stanley Nora Tracy Eleanor Wessa. The program includes selections by O Hara Bliss Bizet Handel Hewitt Zucca Jewell and Gruber. Admission is small with no reserved seats.
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Pomeroy
Willis O. Aleshire
Velma Geary
Geoffrey O'Hara
Paul Bliss
Edward Stark
Bizet
Handel
Girls Glee Club
Janet Turner
Thomas Hewitt
Mona Zucca
Margaret Stanley
Nora Tracy
Eleanor Wessa
Shepard
Chennette
Jewell
Franz Gruber
Tax Receipts Gain in Meigs
County Treasurer Lee Archer reports Meigs sales tax receipts are about 3 000 higher than last year at this time. Week ending Nov 18 total 59 340 22 versus 56 418 90 last year. Auto sales lag due to limited new model supply. Merchants expect a Christmas boost to widen the gap.
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Pomeroy
Lee Archer
Bellans Relieves Indigestion In One Dose
An ad touts IND I Sensation and GESTION al Relief from indigestion with a single Bellans tablet. It promises fastest relief or double money back if the first dose fails, claiming the tablet aids digestion, neutralizes excess fluids, and helps nourish meals.
State Roadside Park Beautifies City Rock Cliffs
Daily progress at State Roadside Park under State Highway Department supervision led by Theodore Downey includes a new guard rail above rock cliffs and plans for an observatory. The park offers views of the Ohio River and West Virginia hills and will serve local groups and visitors within city limits. The MHS Girls Glee Club held an outdoor ham burger fry there weeks ago. London report notes a secret alley for guiding homing pigeons found by J Selers with other scientists.
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Middleport
NYA
Theodore Downey
State Highway Department
Ohio River
West Virginia
MHS Girls Glee Club
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