Daughters of Union Veterans plan broadcast from Columbus
Mrs Kathryn Heck department president of the D U V will broadcast Sunday morning at 9 30 over W H E C Columbus with Sr Mrs Heck Jr vice president Mrs Ethel Lerner vice president Mrs Ida Billman Patriotic Instructor Beatrice Vogle and Chaplain Gertrude Kinderean all well known in Pomeroy who have visited here on several occasions. Mrs Leakus receives 2000 for repairs to Meigs County Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Leakus
Kathryn Heck
The
Daughters of Union
Trice Vogle
Gertrude Kinderean
W.H.E.C
Columbus
Meigs County Children’s Home Receives Roof Upgrade
Meigs County Children’s Home undergoes a peaceful reform with a new slate roof completed and interior repairs planned funded by a $2000 loan. Officials aim to meet state standards. the school room should be ready for Christmas and donations of furniture toys and clothing are requested at local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
John Leitwiler
Philip Meier Shoe Shop
Clover Farm
Second St
Hold Middleport Grid Banquet Set for Thursday
Plans are underway for the annual Middleport football banquet in the high school auditorium Thursday at 6 15 p m. Marshall College coach Cam Henderson will deliver the principal address. The event features motion pictures of the Middleport Pomeroy Thanksgiving classic and dinner served by PTA members including team mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cam Henderson
Marshall College
Huntington
Henderson
Ironton
Rollin Boice
P.T.A
Middleport Mailmen Face Heavy Season
Middleport reporters note Charles Sauer and Neal Moore hope fellow mail carrier O. Peter Klein recovers from illness. It is the town’s busiest season with no relief when a carrier is ill, leaving two workers to cover all routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Sauer
Neal Moore
O. Peter Klein
Uncle Sam
Le Tart PTA to Meet at School on December 8
Members of the Le tart P T A will meet at the school Wednesday evening at seven oclock. Otis Crawford Alberta Alexander and Ora Hill lead the program. Gerald Ashwill of Athens, Boy Scouts field representative, will present the Letart Boy Scouts with their charter.
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Pomeroy
Letart P.T.A
Otis Crawford
Alberta Alexander
Ora Hill
Gerald Ashwill
Athens
Boy Scouts
Letart Boy Scouts
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Russell in Laurel Cliff
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Russell who died Monday at her Rutland Road home were held today at the Free Methodist Church in Laurel Cliff with burial in Beach Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lucy Russell
Rutland Road
Free Methodist Church
Laurel Cliff
Beach Grove Cemetery
Council to Meet on Fire Truck Issue in Village Meeting
A special meeting of the Village Council and the Vol is set for this evening at 7:30 to discuss the fire truck. Members of both organizations are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cast Announced for Middleport Christmas Play
MIDDLEPORT Miss Vesta Mc Coy announces the cast for the PTA sponsored Christmas play Who Helps Santa Claus presented December 16 in the High School Auditorium. Santa Claus is John Mayer with Tom OConnor as newsboy and Ramona Stewart as Fairy Nimblefinger among a large student cast including the high school girls' glee club and Senior Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Vesta McCoy
P.T.A
Santa Claus
John Mayer
Tom O'Connor
Newsboy
Robert Chambers
Frank Howe
Tom
Gene Abrey
Philip Harvey
Small Boy
Tommy Fultz
Dorothy Brown
Maxine Searles
Anna Goodwin
Patty Karr
Fairy Nimblefinger
Barbara Meinhart
Kind Thought
Christmas Fairy
Dorothy Childs
Ramona Stewart
Joan Davis
Paul Gomez
Mickey Vanater
Billy Hysell
Clifford Kirk
Louise Kerr
Patricia McElhinney
Erma Sommers
William Call
Thomas Eblen
William Hayes
Tommy Taylor
Don Lee Vanater
Anna Margaret Hayes
Blue side wins Loyal Berean Class program at Church of Christ
Middleport notes a Red division win in six week church attendance contest hosted by the Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Eleanor Sanders captained the Blue side with Mrs. H E Rice organizing the losers. A varied program included scripture reading, prayers, music, humorous reading, a talk by Reverend Don McMillen, group singing, and contests. Food featured salad and sandwiches on red and blue decorated tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Eleanor Sanders
H. E. Rice
Dick Wiley
Don McMillen
Rice
Souders
Women’s Quartet
Clyda_ Allensworth
Etta French
Mary Meinhart
Charles Walburn
HH. E. Rice and Sons
Chester
Denver
Mr. Rice
Improved health and travel of local residents
Mrs A E Russell of Middleport Hill is somewhat improved after arthritis. Her daughter Miss Edith Russell recovering from surgery visited Lancaster last week staying with the George Gilmore family. Councilman Herbert Dailey of Columbus has returned there after visits here and in Pomeroy with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Russell
Middleport Hill
Edith Russell
Eunice Gilmore
Lancaster
George Gilmore
Herbert Dailey
Columbus
Pomeroy
Charity Council Daughters of America Hold Special Meeting
The Daughters of America charity council met at their hall Monday evening to receive applications for new members. Next week the council will install officers, preceded by a six o'clock dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. OF A
Charity Council
Daughters of America
Sledding Boom Amid Icy Streets in Middleport
Children flock to hills near the Presbyterian Church in Middleport for sledding and skiing as winter weather continues. Dozens of auto crashes and skids are reported on the extremely icy pavements along Third and Second Avenues during the cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Third and Second Avenues
Betsy Ross Maiden Name Revealed as Elizabeth Griscom
The historical note states Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, was born Elizabeth Griscom, later known as Betsy Ross. The quotation marks indicate her birth name but the assertion clarifies her original surname as Griscom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
Elizabeth Griscomb
Gas in Stomach Relief Told by Ohio Woman
Mrs. Amos M. of Stewart Ohio reports severe stomach distress from morning until meals with gas and a choking sensation. She credits Vendor laxative tablets for easing bowels and removing gas, praising its roots and herbs formula and recommending it to others. Vendor is sold by Athens Pharmacy Hickman’s Pharmacy and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos M., White
Stewart
Ohio
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Wessonville
Julia Strider Wins Prizes for Interior Decoration
In a letter from Mrs. Francy Prall Strider of Middleport, her daughter Julia Bell Strider, a Pratt Institute senior in New York, won a $25 school prize for room decor and the grand prize of $200 after a six school contest. New York papers featured her story including a radio broadcast. The note also recalls the golden wedding anniversary of Dana and Mrs. Prall of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. M. McCarty
S. Third Ave
Francy Prall Strider
Joe Prall
Middleport and
Pomeroy
New York
Strider
Dana Prall
Fort Worth
Prall
Pomeroy Bend
Epworth League meets at Simpson M E Church
Pomeroy notes report the Epworth League of Simpson M E Church held regular session with Adele Fowler presiding. Rev Father Edwin Murphy of Mulberry Ave plans a trip to Everett Massachusetts to visit his mother and relatives after recovering from a prior automobile accident.
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Edwin Murphy
Mulberry Ave
Everett
Mass
Father Murphy
Parkersburg
Sugar Run P.T.A. Holds Regular Session At School
The P.T.A. Association of Sugar Run met at the school building Wednesday afternoon for their regular session of business. Miss Olga Angeletti, county nurse, and Miss Olga Pierotti spent Tuesday in Columbus on business. John Sauvage Jr. is visiting relatives and friends in Columbus for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A. Association of Sugar Run
Olga Angeletti
Olga Pierotti
Columbus
John Sauvage Jr
Girl Scout Troop 3 Meets at Peace Church
Troop 3 Girl Scouts and leader Miss Edith Bowen gathered at Peace church Monday evening for a routine meeting with a brief business session before adjournment. Pearl Hysell remains seriously ill at home on Harrisonville Road and is very poorly. Miss Emma Waterman, ill on Mulberry Ave., is reported to be somewhat better.
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Edith Bowen
Peace Church
Pearl Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Emma Waterman
Mulberry Ave
DAR Christmas Meeting Planned at Clara Hennessy Home
Members of the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR will hold a Friday afternoon Christmas gathering at Mrs. Clara Hennessy’s home with Miss Lenore Giles assisting. Mrs. John Chase will preside. Bertha Pownall will discuss Gallipolis history. Carols will be sung. Board of management meets before.
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Jonathan Meigs
DAR
Clara Hennessy
Lenore Giles
John Chase
Bertha Pownall
Gallipolis
Board of Management
Twilight Garden Club Christmas Dinner and Program
Mrs. Tom Mays of Middleport and Mrs. Louis Reible of Union Ave host the Twilight Garden Club Christmas party at Mrs. Mays home Thursday evening. A 6 o'clock turkey dinner will be served followed by a business meeting led by Mrs. John Senkus. Roll call features Christmas customs and a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mays
Middleport
Louis Reible
Union Ave
Twilight Garden Club
Mays
John Senkus
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Orville Zweifel Akron
Mr and Mrs Orville Zweifel of Akron announce the birth of a son at their home on December 4. The baby is a grandson of Mrs Catherine Zweifel of Lasley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Zweifel
Akron
Dee
Catherine Zweifel
Lasley St
Ewing Ambulance Takes Mrs. Pfarr to Holzer Hospital
An Ewing ambulance transported Mrs. Hamilton Pfarr from Great Bend to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on Monday for observation and treatment.
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Ewing
Great Bend
Hamilton Pfarr
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Social Notes From Local Scene Highlight Residents
Mrs Johnnie Terrill hosted Band mothers at her Spring Street home on Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs A K Hutchins and daughter Miss Betty recent guests of relatives in Parkersburg. Bill Tom Reese returned Monday to Gallipolis after visiting grandmother Mrs Katherine Reese on East Main Street. The market sponsored by Simpson M E Church ladies, postponed to Saturday December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Terrill
Spring St
A. K. Hutchins
Betty
Parkersburg
Bill Tom Reese
Gallipolis
Katherine Reese
E. Main St
Council Meets and Local Health Notes
Federated council members met at the church Tuesday evening for their regular session. Mrs. F Ray Wilson is ill at her home on East Main Street. Mrs. Olive Young of Gallipolis visited Mrs. L A Person and friends in Pomeroy on Monday. Mrs. O H Myers, seriously ill for several days, remains very poorly.
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Council
Federated Council
F. Ray Wilson
E. Main St
Olive Young
Gallipolis
L. A. Person
Pomeroy
O. H. Myers
Women’s Auxiliary to Pome roy Civic Club Meeting
The group will hold a business session from 7 to 8 PM on Friday evening at Mrs. W. A. Compton’s home on West Main Street. Members are urged to attend.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Compton
W. Main St
Fires Cause Billions in Annual Damage Across United States
A study attributes about 300000000 dollars in yearly losses to fires across the United States. The report highlights residential and commercial properties as major victims and calls for stronger prevention measures.
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United States
Meigs PTA Executive Board Reorganizes County Work
Mrs. Sidney Fadely called a December 3 meeting at Mrs. Arthur Rosenbaum’s home to reorganize county PTA activities in Meigs County. Temporary president is Mrs. Clair Karr. treasurer is Mrs. Rosenbaum and secretary Mrs. Tom Clark. An January 20 meeting at 10 a.m. was set with a study club 2 to 4 p.m. and an announced venue. All PTA members may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Parent-Teacher Association
Sidney Fadely
Arthur Rosenbaum
Clair Karr
Rosenbaum
Tom Clark
Syracuse
PTA
Fadely
Woman Told To Keep Out of Four Counties
Corbett Manley and Mrs. Margaret McDaniels appeared before Probate Judge E. W. Peoples on charges of contributing to delinquency of minor children after their Middleport arrest by Deputy Young. McDaniels paid 25 dollars and costs and was ordered to keep out of Meigs Gallia Vinton and Athens counties. She said she would return to her husband in Letart West Virginia. Manley also paid 25 dollars and agreed to refrain from associating with McDaniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Corbett Manley
Margaret McDaniels
E. W. Peoples
Middleport
Young
Letart
W. Va
McDaniels
Middleport Driver Tests Administered by State Patrol Official
Henderson of Marietta conducted drivers tests in Middleport with more than 12 applicants taking the exam and the majority reportedly passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Henderson
Marietta
Driver Escapes Injury After Icy Skid Near Hyatt Residence
Mrs Iva Brown of Middleport escaped serious harm when her car skidded on an icy road beyond Brad bury and overturned into a field near the Hyatt residence. She was the sole Middleport juror in the Fowler second degree murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Iva Brown
Bradbury
Hyatt
Racine Farm Meeting Opens Friday at High School
Racine hosts three sessions of the Farmers Institute at Racine High School on December 10 and 11. Friday evening features a pageant on Racine's history. Women and men meet separately in morning sessions with speakers on canning, consumer education, farm profits, and new agricultural problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Farmers’ Institute
C. O. Miles
Arline Graff
Wesley Green
C. R. Titlow
Mr. Titlow
the Grange
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs County Children’s Home
Middleport Social Notes
Amos M. White
Julia Strider
Pomeroy Social Notes
Epworth League
Simpson M. E. Church
Adele Fowler
Massachusetts
Sugar Run Pta
Girl Scouts
Ladies of Simpson M. E. Church
Call Executive Board
Meigs Pta Group
Racine Farm
Fearl
Brownie
Middleton
Carson's Restaurant
Licasr
Myzas Toracco Co
Kentucky
IDE
Renee
Oducts Corp
Okoarr Lie
Quaid’ “Sy
Hester Lds
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