Ranger Yacht Ranger Arrives Home Port at Pomeroy Bend
River enthusiasts hail Pomeroy Bend as boating hub as gasoline yacht Ranger based in Pomeroy completes 3000 mile voyage from Detroit via Lake Michigan Chicago and rivers. Owner Millward Card with wife and two children amid eager public awaiting river ocean capable craft built cost over 50000 dollars.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Eureka Dam
Ranger
Ohio River
Millward
Bill) Card
Detroit
Curd
Committee To Study N Y Relief Problems
Senator Tom W. Jones of Middleport leads a six member bipartisan Ohio Legislature committee to New York to study relief problems. They will meet Governor Lehman and Mayor LaGuardia and inspect relief methods in Detroit and other states to prepare legislative recommendations for Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Tom W. Jones
Middleport
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Lehman
LaGuardia
New York City
Empire
Detroit
River craft towed to river system residence change noted
The vessel entered the Illinois River then the Mississippi, turning up the Ohio to Cairo and reaching the area in late October. Mr. and Mrs. Curd and their family moved to 101 Laurel St., while Mr. Slack stays in Ranger quarters. The boat will be kept for flood emergencies only.
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Illinois River
Mississippi
Cairo
Ohio River
Curd
Laurel St
Slack
Ranger
Middleport Social Notes Holiday gatherings and meetings
The G I A members held a Christmas party after a chicken dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe hosted by Mrs. A J Beaver and visited Mrs George Wittmer at First Ave. Officers were re elected and installed. guests included Mrs Tom Ferguson and Mrs Alice Smith. Dorothy Peoples previews a piano recital next Thursday at Peace Evangelical Church.
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Middleport
G.I.A
Mary Jane
A. J. Beaver
George Wittmer
First Ave
L. R. Roush
M. J. McCarty
W. G. Huddleston
Lee Roush
Louis Burford
Evangeline Chapter
OES
Evelyn Lewis
M. L. French
E. M. McCarty
Christmas Concert by Woman's Music Club Sunday
The Woman's Music Club will present a 3 30 p m Christmas concert with a 25 voice vested chorus opening with Joy To The World. Mrs C M Hennesy on organ performs Gloria Domine Gesu Bambino and more Christmas carols. Miss Anna Weed narrates Spirit of Christmas as soloists perform Voices of the Sky and La Vierge A La Creche. A semi chorus features O Jesu So Sweet and a Coventry Carol. The program closes with Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Willis Aleshire directs with Miss Mary E Hennesy and Mrs C M Hennesy as accompanists.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club
Music Club
C. M. Hennesy
Social Notes of Syracuse in Ohio visits and visits
D B Williams visited his nieces Clara and Elsie Edwards in Columbus recently. Stanley Cozart spent Sunday and Monday with his parents Clinton and Mrs. Cozart at Pleasant View. Virginia Harris became a clerk at Elberfeld Store in Pomeroy. Glen Teaford spent weekend in Columbus with brother Homer Teaford and family. Lizzie Steinmetz of Dyesville was called to her daughter Earl Fort family home due to illness of grandson Junior Foit who is recovering from bronchial pneumonia. Cecil Combs to spend weekend with daughter Dorothy in Wheeling. Dave Grueser announces birth of a daughter born Monday weighing eleven and a half pounds. Arthur Combs visited in Pt. Pleasant Tuesday. Mystic Club entertained at Mrs. Ella Nease’s Friday. Helen Grace Williams left for Columbus to visit and attend a sorority dinner. Mildred Wright left for Huntington to winter with daughter Millard Duckworth. Andrew Davis of Rock Springs and Mert Wiggins hosted Sunday guests.
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Syracuse
D. B. Williams
Clara
Elsie Edwards
Columbus
Stanley Cozart
Clinton Cozart
Pleasant View
Virginia Harris
Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Glen Teaford
Homer Teaford
Lizzie Steinmetz
Dyesville
Mystic Club
Ella Nease
Helen Grace Williams
Mildred Wright
Huntington
Millard Duckworth
Andrew Davis
Rock Springs
Mert Wiggins
Gallia Roll Call Falls Short of 1000 Goal
Gallia County Red Cross reports roll call turnout failed to reach the 1000 member target. Gallipolis city enrolled 595 members with county totals around 800 including outlying districts. last year’s total was 850. Larger gifts amount to 165, below 1937 levels.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Booth
Gallia County
Red Cross
Cheshire Man Dies At Sister's Home
Joe Washington Shuler age 69 died Wednesday night at the home of his sister Mrs Ida Graves in Silver Run Cheshire Township He was born in Iowa but his family are Gallia residents and he returned to Cheshire to live Funeral services are announced for Saturday or Sunday with interment in Mound Hill Cemetery Gallipolis
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Gallipolis
Joe Washington Shuler
Ida Graves
Silver Run
Cheshire Township
Iowa
Gallia
Cheshire
Mound Hill Cemetery
Expect Personnel Cut to Offset Costs in Gallipolis
Gallia County relief director Othneil Jones says no personnel reduction orders have been received yet though expected daily. A general order limits office administration costs to 12 percent of gross expense, while the November report shows 13 percent.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Jones
Growers Vote to Abandon New Deal Tobacco Quota Plan
Gallia County growers plan to vote Saturday December 17 on discontinuance of participation in the government quota program for tobacco production. Prices at the Huntington auction market hover around 23 cents per pound with Kentucky markets averaging 25 cents. A note adds that twenty five miles per hour is the most economical driving speed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Huntington
W. Va
Kentucky
Nimble Thimble Sewing Club Hosts Beach Residence
Nimble Thimble Sewing Club met at Oma and Clyda Beach home Tuesday evening with president Mary Waugh presiding. A birthday handkerchief shower honored Clarice Gibbs and next meeting at Adam Sayre's home features Lois Bailey and Beulah Hayes presenting the club paper The Gale town Gossip.
Meigs Farmer Finds Success in Insurance Sales
Meigs County farmer Edson FE Roush of Racine adds life insurance to his farming work. Appointed county manager for Equitable Company of New York, he became a leading producer in the district and earned a trip to the Granville Fall Festival in November.
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Pomeroy
Edson FE
Roush
Meigs County
Racine
Mr. Roush
Meigs
Equitable Company of New York
Granville
Crafts Classes Open Pomeroy Study Group
Pomeroy residents were invited Thursday evening to join a new Bradbury study group enrolling in two or more crafts. Classes, run by Ray Harper WPA Adult Education instructor, are free for participants aged 16 or older and no longer in school.
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Pomeroy
Bradbury
Ray Harper
WPA
Christmas Program at Heath M E Church
Mrs Kelly Grogan will lead the annual program at Heath M E Church with help from her sister Mrs Floyd Keehler and Mrs George Schaaf. The program will be presented to the public on Friday December 23.
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Middleport
Kelly Grogan
Heath M. E. Church
Floyd Keehler
George Schaaf
Funeral held for Charles Williams in Indianapolis
Funeral services were conducted in Indianapolis for Charles Williams who died recently at his home. He was a brother-in-law of Avon Jones of Meigs County and is survived by his wife, a former Meigs County resident, and two children.
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Pomeroy
Charles Williams
Indianapolis
Williams
Avon Jones
Meigs County
Gallia County Schools Enter Music Festival Entry
Gallia County and Gallipolis City schools will enter the Southeastern Ohio Music Festival in Portsmouth March 31 and April 1. Competing districts include Athens Gallia Jackson Hocking Meigs Pike Lawrence Perry Vinton Scioto with solo ensemble chorus band and orchestra numbers and a drum major contest. A marching contest with massed bands and a finale is planned.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Portsmouth
H. Bion Bradbury
Athens
Jackson
Hocking
Meigs
Pike
Lawrence
Perry
Vinton
Scioto
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Parties
Pomeroy social roundup lists Mr and Mrs Harry Roush and son Kenneth of Middleport visiting Zanesville relatives, Mrs Bertha Philson and Mrs Harry Roush with daughter Jean at a Dance Review in Middleport, Billy presenting in a recital, and Arthur Smith returning home from Athene after a stay with Julius Smith and Raymond Eiselstein. Rep Floyd Mees travels to Columbus on business. Ronald Mees marked fourth birthday with guests and seasonal decor. Mrs Richard Campbell hosted an art class at Butternut Ave with Miss Mary Virginia Reibel. refreshments served.
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Julius Smith
Spring St
Raymond Eiselstein
Holzer Hospital
Edward Schreiber
Huntington
Lincoln Hill
D. L. Tracy
Columbus
Floyd Mees
Naylors
Ronald
Jimmy Elberfeld
Billy Grimm
Manning Walker
Ray
Roger Heines
Evelyn
John William Feiger
Martha Terrell
Eileen
Charleen Smith
Richard Campbell
Butternut Ave
Mary Virginia Reibel
Mrs John Chase Hosts Art Class Gathering
Mrs John Chase entertained members of the Art class at her Wehe Terrace home Wednesday evening, hosting a small social and creative gathering.
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John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Ladies Aid Society Meets at St Paul Trinity Church
The Ladies Aid Society of St Paul Trinity Church met in the church parlor on Thursday for their regular monthly gathering. Mrs Eddie Blake of Mason City spent Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Tracy Sr at their Spring Street home. Mrs Philip Meier and her mother Mrs George Sauders of Wehe Terrace were Gallipolis visitors Thursday.
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Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul Trinity Church
Eddie Blake
Mason City
Roy Tracy
Spring St
Philip Meier
George Sauders
Wehe Terrace
Gallipolis
Local social notes from bridge, PTA and guild events
Mrs Lilly Coates hosted a Thursday bridge afternoon with two tables. Mrs Harriett Russell attended and Mrs R G Webster won the award. Nitro residents Mr and Mrs A P Henneman plan to move to 217 Spring St in the Seven Gables district. Mrs H D Defenbach and companion left for Columbus after visiting relatives on Lincoln Hill. Mrs Lula Carson Blake returned from Albany after attending her son's church re dedication and remodeling celebration with a pulpit costing over 1500 dollars. Sugar Run PTA led by president Mrs Charles Mullen met at the school with a Christmas program by the students. A December 21 evening sale of candy and parcels accompanies the program. Miss Minerva Pryor’s room earned the most mothers. Grace Episcopal Guild hosted by Mrs J S Hartenbach and Miss Sue Lehew netted a good parcel post sale. next meeting set with Mrs Charles Ward at East Main St. Mrs Dale Smith hosted a later party.
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A. R. Hecox
Dorothy Peoples
Charles Peoples
Pomeroy
Dorothy
The
Peace Evangelical Church
Lilly Coates
Harriett Russell
R. G. Webster
A. P. Henneman
Nitro
Spring St
Seven Gables
H. D. Defenbacher
Columbus
E. D. Will
Frank
Lincoln Hill
Lula Carson Blake
Eugene Blake
Albany
New York
Rev. Blake
O. P. Blake
Sugar Run Pta
Charles Mullen
Minerva Pryor
J. S. Hartenbach
Sue Lehew
Grace Episcopal Guild
Charles Ward
East Main St
Veteran Bob Ingleston to Speak at High School Event
Corporal Bob Ingleston, veteran combat photographer with Rainbow Division, will speak Thursday December 15 in the MIDDLEPORT high school auditorium under PTA auspices. He served in France and Belgium from November 1, 1917, to November 10, 1919. among 27 original photographers only seven survived. He was gassed and wounded.
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Middleport
Bob Ingleston
No Man's Land
Jack Pershing
Bob
France
Belgium
Rainbow Division
Mrs. Williams Delivers Final PTA Lecture at Central School
Mrs. Georgia T. Williams, state director of family life education from Columbus, gave the last lecture in a Meigs County PTA series at Central School. Attendees came from Laurel Cliff, Pomeroy, and Middleport. The talk focused on Family Attitudes Toward Sex with a round table discussion following.
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Middleport
Georgia T. Williams
Columbus
Family Life Education
Parent Teacher Association
Central School
Laurel Cliff
Pomeroy
Williams
Meigs County
Form Association MIDDLEPORT Teachers Plan First Meeting
The Middleport School system teachers form the Teachers' Professional Association and hold their first meeting at the high school tonight. Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. by Miss Hawley, Miss Major, and R. E. McKay. Mrs. Gaylord reviews the book Developing Teacher Personality. Charles Bing is president.
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Charles Bing
R. E. McKay
Miss Hawley
Miss Root
Anna Margaret Wiley
Doris Allen
Frank Gaylord
Sanford
Middleport
Teachers’ Professional Association
Birth Announcement for Mary Lou Schall in Guysville Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schall announce the birth of a daughter named Mary Lou born Monday December 5 in Guysville Ohio R F D No 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lonas of Athens R F D No 4 and Mrs. Harry Foley of Cheshire with great grandparent Archie Coen of Guysville.
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Guysville
William H. Schall
Tita Lonas
Ohio
Mary Lou
Charles Lonas
Athens
Harry Foley
Cheshire
Archie Coen
Vendol Diuretic Eases Pain Says Lancaster Man
Mr Frank B Brown of 710 Washington Ave Lancaster Ohio reports relief from long standing pains and digestive distress after using Vendol diuretic and laxative tablets. He credits improved kidney function digestion and reduced dizziness with his renewed energy and urges others to try Vendol via Athens Pharmacy or Hickmans Drug Store.
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Vendor
Frank B. Brown
Washington Ave
Lancaster
Ohio
Athens
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
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Middleport Social Notes
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Jane Ann Fick
Jean Hines
Dorothy Winebrenner
the Mutual Home and Savings Association
Washington St
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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Ladies Aid
Hennemans
Dale Smith
Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters
A. O. Tracy
Thelma Grueser
Anna Durst
Sadie Foss
Norma Parker
Lena Grueser
Luella Durst
Margaret Seidenabel
Elizabeth Young
Mary Renshaw
Edith Joachim
Edith Ament
Aliie Fisher
Neva Sey
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