Meigs County Officers Watch River Roads for Fleeing Bank Robbers
Meigs County and village officers block the highway on W Main St Racine after a report robbers may head this way State Police joined the search seen in Gallipolis a car fitting the suspect description fled downriver but no match passed through the barricade. A broken window at the Racine Home Peak prompted concern but nothing was disturbed inside the bank officers remain on alert and ready to cooperate with state patrols in Meigs County
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. Main St
Gallipolis
New Funeral Home To Open Saturday
Finsterwald Funeral Home on No. 144 Butternut Avenue to hold formal opening Saturday and Sunday with public welcome to inspect the brick building. The Finsterwald Undertaking Co moved from Sec ond Street. owner R. W. Finsterwald has long led civic affairs and now resides with his wife on the second floor.
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Pomeroy
Finsterwald
Butternut Avenue
Butternut
Finsterwald Undertaking Co
Second Street
R. W. Finsterwald
Lincoln Hill
Catholic Bazaar and Dinner Draws Large Middleport Attendance
Many local residents attended the Sacred Heart Church bazaar and dinner in Middleport. Guests included Misses Vesta and Nora McCoy with Mr. and Mrs. Will Drury of Gloucester and numerous local families and individuals such as Mrs. Homer Russell and Mrs. Walter Hayes among others.
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Middleport
Sacred Heart Church
Vesta
Nora McCoy
Will Drury
Glouster
Homer Russell
Nellie
Halli Zerkle
Walter Hayes
Daisie Saunders
Louise Drake
Hubert Mace
Dea Hayes
Jessie Lansbury
George Schaaf
Ginny Lu
Sally
Jon
New Straitsville Team to Play Glenford Friday
New Straitsville basketball team will motor to Glenford Ohio Friday evening to play Glenford. The town notes include social visits, local births, and church events among residents and shoppers in Logan and Columbus.
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New Straitsville
New
Ralph St. Clair
Logan
Betty Matthews
Ona Dell Wilson
Jeanette Livingston
Faith Thompson
Gertrude Davis
Forest
Alexander
Crest View Temple
Pythian Sisters
Columbus
Raymond Hoy
Margaret Alexander
C. D. Strain
Gertrude
Kate Hartman
Fred Blankenship
Lena Blankenship
James Blankenship
Canton
Lottie Porter
Matthew Breeze
Cleveland
Kathleen Holleran
John McClain
Peter Fealty
Nelsonville
Euchre Club
Thomas Keefe
Elizabeth Holleran
Shady Williams
Anna Begley
Pete Fealty
M. E. Church
Alberta business optimism rises despite war impact
Alberta business men report improving activity across the province with a brighter outlook. They note gains in multiple sectors and continued resilience amid wartime conditions.
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Edmonton
Alta
U.R
Alberta
Bickler Addresses Meigs County Ministers Meeting
Rev. Harry E. Bickler of Oak Hill spoke at the Meigs County Ministerial Association meeting held Monday at Simpson Methodist Church. He outlined his Templed Hills parish in Jackson County and noted eight years of service and travels across the U S and Europe to promote growth. The next gathering is set for January 8 at the Pomeroy Federated Church with Dr. E F Maag to discuss The Minister and Community Health.
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Pomeroy
Harry E. Bickler
Oak Hill
Meigs County
Churchwomen Plan Christmas Dance at Grace Church
Final plans and committee reports were made Monday by the Young Churchwomen's Club of Grace Episcopal Church for the Christmas dance on Christmas Day. The event, held with Eddie Camden orchestra, will take place in the Junior High School auditorium, produced by the club and Grace Episcopal Guild, followed by a social hour. Miss Marcella Compton, soon to be married, received a gift.
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Marcella Compton
Pomeroy Couple Wed in Union Ave. Ceremony
Miss Dollie Wright daughter of Syracuse residents and Charles Hayes son of Syracuse residents married Monday at Rev. Warren H. Bright’s residence on Union Ave. Wright a 1934 Pomeroy High School graduate, Hayes a 1936 alumnus. Hayes, IGA meat department manager, and Wright will live with her parents briefly before starting a home.
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Pomeroy
Dollie Wright
Charles Hayes
Warren H. Bright
Union Ave
Mrs. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
I.G.A
Huge Meal Served to 500 at Dinner Supper
At Sacred Heart Church annual Christmas bazar parishioners served a dinner and supper to about 500 people. Menu included chicken or roast pork, potatoes, vegetables, salad, corn, dumplings, rolls, jellies and coffee all for thirty five cents. Attendees enjoyed abundant food and fellowship.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Miss Louise Rothrock of Bloomville consolidated high school is staying with Rev and Mrs H A Rothrock on S Third Ave during a scarlet fever induced vacation. Mina Moses and L O Moses spent the weekend with Miss Daisie Saunders. Mr and Mrs James Stevens returned from Thanksgiving at Fostoria with relatives including Mrs Stevens sister Mrs Frank Bailey who is recovering from a prior car accident. Roy Barnes hosted Five Hundred Club at their S Third Ave home with two tables in play.
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Louise Rothrock
Bloomville Consolidated High School
H. A. Rothrock
S. Third Ave
Mina Moses
L. O. Moses
Middleport
Miss Moses
Daisie Saunders
James Stevens
Fred Sisson
James
William
Stevens
Frank Bailey
Fostoria
Roy Barnes
Five Hundred Club
Meigs County Farm Office Reports Busy Year
Meigs County Extension Service records show 1 510 calls for help 360 farm or home visits and 144 news articles plus 125 circular letters sent. Two extension workers and an office secretary handle daily tasks with 259 local leaders contributing 517 days of unpaid service.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
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