Middleport football star excels in cooking fruit cakes
Gene Grate, a senior at Middleport High School, has baked 48 fruit cakes for Christmas, ranging from one to three pounds. He is a top student in grades and active in the school band, piano and pipe organ lessons, and is known for his busy, disciplined nature. He also wins prizes at the Meigs County fair and remains a popular, capable athlete.
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Middleport
Eugene Grate
Middleport High School
Gene
J. H. Grate
Meigs County
Stenog In Window Sees Odd Things In Town Scene
A Pom eroy young woman stenographer sits in an upper window and comments on street life. She notes a fat man with a small dog, politicians nose rubbing, a haughty woman, a dinner pail man, an industrious constable, a bare headed banker, whispers in a doorway, a coal wagon and ambulance, and a colored man calmly reflecting as taxes are paid on Court House steps. The busy street blurred by youth’s imagination sparks curiosity about why people hurry.
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Pomeroy
Dee
Agid
Court House
Justice Office
Literary Club Presents Gems Through Papers And Music
The Literary Club of Middleport met at Mrs. Robert W. Harris’s home to discuss Gems. Papers by Mrs. C. A. Poindexter, Mrs. A. G. Smith, and Mrs. Tom W. Jones covered The Lore of Precious Stones Jewelry of the Renaissance and Cameos and Intaglios. Gordon Harris played Christmas carols on the xylophone with Mrs. Oscar Klein, and Mrs. A. G. Smith sang Christmas songs with accompaniment from Mrs. Klein and Mr. Harris. Konrad Scholl gave a violin solo. The next meeting January 8 will be at Mrs. H. S. Cook’s home for club business.
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Middleport
Robert W. Harris
South Second Avenue
C. A. Poindexter
A. G. Smith
Tom W. Jones
Gordon Harris
Oscar Klein
Klein
Harris
Konrad Scholl
Shumway Death and Local Notes From Meigs to Bellefontaine
Wayne Shumway 38 son of the late W A Shumway died suddenly of a heart attack December 3 in Hollywood California. Surviving: mother Mrs W A Shumway brother M E Shumway and sisters Mrs W P Kneecamp and Dorothy. The Shumways were former Meigs County residents. Various local people referenced include the Owens and Mace families, Russell recovering at home, and Jed Powers visit to Columbus. Mrs Lulu Mason travels to Parkersburg for two weeks. Askren to leave Bellefontaine for home with wife. Ohio University student James Askren will join for Christmas holidays.
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Pomeroy
Wayne Shumway
W. A. Shumway
Mont C. Shumway
Hollywood
Calif
M. E. Shumway
W. PP. Kneecamp
Dorothy Shumway
Huntington
W. Va
Shumways
Meigs County
W. Askren
Bellefontaine Construction Company
Bellefontaine
Mill Street
Kerrs Run
Askren
Nan Agee
Ferry Is Sold Reedsville Ohio River Crossing
The Reedsville ferry once operated across the Ohio River to Bellville for 89 years by the Randolph family was sold by Alfred Randolph to William Cross of Racine. Cross has hired N C Bailey to manage interests locally while Randolph moved to a new home in Reedsville and Bailey family moved into the ferry house.
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Reedsville
Ohio River
Bellville
Randolph
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Walter Owens
Ft. Wayne
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George Owens
Dave
Hubert Mace
W. EE. Russell
Jed Powers
Columbus
Mr. Powers
Lulu Mason
Parkersburg
Crawford
Frank Vrooman
William Allman
Wise
R. B. Loughead
Rink House
Lincoln Street
Wlouge
Edna Howard
Coxwell
Royal Gas Range
Radio
Vaboretts
The
Swanson Furniture Co
Electric Lions
Athens
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