Meigs County Women hold Christmas party and guild meeting
The Meigs County Women’s Republican club met at Mrs. Zana Baxter’s home for a Christmas party with 27 members. Plans were made to remember rest home and infirmary patients. The program included readings, music by Caddie Wickham and Zana Baxter, and gifts distributed by Santa Claus. The next meeting will be at the courthouse January 8 at 2 pm conducted by new president Mabel Wolfe.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Women's Republican Club
Zana Baxter
Baxter
Alta Nelson
Cora Roberts
Santa Claus
Mabel Wolfe
Parking Meters Installed Enforcing 8am to 6pm Weekdays
Canton firm oversees meter installation as Mayor Spencer schedules full rollout by Tuesday. Police announce meter use begins Tuesday morning and parking violations apply if the fee is not paid for the occupied time. Rates are set from one to five cents per 12 to 60 minutes with two hour limit. Special reserved spaces for five local delivery trucks will be marked and restricted to owner vehicles only. Parking hours are 8 am to 6 pm weekdays 8 am to 10 pm Saturdays, free Sundays.
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Pomeroy
Henry Lebate
The
Dual Parking Meter Co
Canton
Spencer
Wolfe
Main’ St
Laurel Cliff Club Receives Gift and Social Gathering
The Laurel Cliff Health Club in Middleport celebrated a $15 donation from former residents now in Columbus. A holiday dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop followed by a party at Mrs. Co. R. Karr’s home highlighted Yuletide decor and carols.
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Middleport
Laurel Cliff
Karr
Doshia Ratliff
Evelyn Turner
Meigs General Hospital
Christmas party for Child Conservation League in Middleport
Mothers of the Child Conservation League planned a Christmas party for their children at the Church of Christ on Saturday afternoon. Santa arrived with gifts for 50 children and mothers. An informal program featured children speaking and singing carols as ice cream, cookies, and candy canes were served. Hostesses were Mrs. George Skinner Mrs. James Pullen Mrs. Wallace Bradford Mrs. Walter Crooks and Mrs. Ben Philson.
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Middleport
Mothers of the
Child Conservation League
Church of Christ
Santa Claus
George Skinner
James Pullen
Wallace Bradford
Walter Crooks
Ben Philson
Maags Visit Huntington for Club Tea and Medical Dinner
Dr and Mrs E F Maag spent Saturday in Huntington attending the Christmas tea of the Woman's Club where Mrs Maag is a member. They later joined Dr Walter E Vest at a dinner of medical men at Hotel Pritchard. The Maags will host Major and Mrs Clark W Wing of Seattle as house guests this week. Wing is an air inspector at the Pentagon.
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Middleport
E. F. Maag
Huntington
Seattle
Wash
Major Wing
Pentagon
Washington
Mount Moriah Baptist Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Young Home
The Mount Moriah Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs C R Young's Hudson Street home with ten members present. Mrs Anna Wiley Morrison led devotionals and plans for a Christmas party at Mrs Fred Jackson's home on December 17 with a gift exchange. Refreshments were served by Mrs Young.
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Middleport
Mount Moriah
Christmas Party Planned by Heath Methodist Class 12
Middleport class 12 of Heath Methodist Church meets at Mrs. O P Klein's Rutland Street Wednesday at 8 p m for its annual Christmas party. Members will forgo a gift exchange and donate to a welfare project. Hostesses include Mrs M L French Mrs C O Fisher and Mrs Lawrence Milhoan.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
O. P. Klein
Rutland St
M. L. French
C. O. Fisher
Lawrence Milhoan
Return Jonathan Meigs DAR Plans Friday Meeting
Mrs Manning Webster Mrs Bertha Pownall and Mrs Effie Warren host the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR Friday afternoon at the Episcopal parish house in Pomeroy A guest speaker will join a Christmas program The meeting opens at 2 p m
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Middleport
Manning Webster
Bertha Pownall
Effie Warren
Jonathan Meigs
DAR
Episcopal
Pomeroy
Mrs. Nannie Beckett Dies in Gallipolis
News reaches Middleport of the death of Mrs. Nannie Beckett Monday morning in Gallipolis. She was aunt to Mrs. George McDaniel and sister of Harvey Mourning. Mr. and Mrs. Mourning left Monday for Gallipolis.
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Nannie Beckett
Gallipolis
Middleport
Beckett
George McDaniel
Harvey Mourning
Local Couples Named In Miner and Worker Pairings
A list of local couples is recorded with ages and hometowns. Charles Pinkerman, 25, Proctorville and Edna Shrover, 21, Middleport. Clyde Burgess, 23, Miner, Middleport and Frances Thompson, 23, Middleport. Joseph Johnson, 54, Miner, Athens and Gladys Lonas, 45, near Pomeroy. Dallas Redman, 25, Miner, Pomeroy and Norena McDonald, 25, Middleport Route 1. James Edwards, 21, Metal worker, Elizabeth West Virginia and Emma Veon, 20, Middleport. Burless V. McKenney, 21, Miner, Rhodell West Virginia and Rebecca Black, 21, Pomeroy. George Patterson, 22, Road worker, Parkersburg West Virginia and Vanda Sallberger, 21, Pomeroy.
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Charles Pinkerman
Proctorville
Edna Shrover
Middleport
Clyde Burgess
Miner
Frances Thompson
Joseph Johnson
Athens
Gladys Lonas
Pomeroy
Dallas Redman
Norena McDonald
James Edwards
Elizabeth
W. Va
Emma Veon
Burless V. McKenney
Rhodell
Rebecca Black
George Patterson
Parkersburg
Vanda Sallberger
Meigs County Woman’s Republican Club head joins credentials committee
Mrs Bentz Wolfe president of the Meigs County Women’s Republican Club is appointed to the credentials committee of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women by president Mrs Kathryn Kennedy Brown. Administrator named for estate of Charles E D Shenefield Salem Township probate court Saturday with Manning D Webster as attorney.
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Pomeroy
Bentz Wolfe
Meigs County
Women’s Republican Club
Ohio ‘Federation of Republican Women’s ‘Organizations
Kathryn Kennedy Brown
Joseph H. Shenefield
Charles E. D. Shenefield
Salem Township
Manning D. Webster
Daughter Named Pomeroy Mary Elizabeth Mankin
The daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mankin on December 3 is Mary Elizabeth. Grandparents are Theron Russell of Pomeroy and Mrs. Earl McGreevy of Indianapolis. Theodore T. Reed attended a meeting of the highway committee of the Southern Ohio Regional Council in Wellston Monday evening.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Mankin
Mary Elizabeth
Theron Russell
Earl McGreevy
Indianapolis
Ind
Theodore T. Reed
Southern Ohio Regional Council
Wellston
Weekend Visitor Ada Ervin Calls On Emma Webster
Miss Ada Ervin of Columbus spent the weekend with Mrs. Emma Webster at her home on E Main Street.
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Pomeroy
Ada Ervin
Columbus
Emma Webster
E. Main St
Arizona Visit For Criner With Employment Prospect
Ernest L. Criner of this city left Wednesday for Arizona to visit friends and seek employment opportunities.
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Arizona
Pomeroy
Ernest L. Criner
Stitch and Chatter Club Elects Officers at Pomeroy
The Stitch and Chatter club met at Mrs. Don Hauck's home on Wednesday evening. Elected were Marie Hauck president Henry Daily vice president Roy Mayer secretary and Charles Strauss treasurer. Henry Daily won the prize package. The Christmas party will start with a Riverview restaurant dinner and gifts will be exchanged at Mrs. Strauss's home after.
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Pomeroy
Secret Heart Guild
Harriet Marie Smith
Vera Marie Hepp
Joseph Wipple
Mary Kunzelman
Paul Casci
Stitch and Chatter Club
Don Hauck
Lillie Hauck
Marie Hauck
Henry Daily
Roy Mayer
Charles Strauss
Riverview
Women’s Missionary Society Meeting at First Baptist
The Women’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met Friday evening at Rev. and Mrs. Paul W. Nye’s home. The Nye residence featured a lighted Christmas tree with greenery and candles. Devotions were by Mrs. Dale Wippel, stories read by Mrs. Aten Shain and Mrs. Joseph Cook, poems by Mrs. Pickens and Joyce Nye, followed by a potluck lunch.
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Pomeroy
Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Paul W. Nye
Nye
Dale Wippel
Aten Shain
Joseph Cook
Pickens
Joyce Nye
Junior Women's Guild announces Riverview Christmas party
Members of the Junior Women's Guild of the Federated Church will collect reservations for the Christmas party at the Riverview Restaurant on Wednesday evening December 29. Reservations should be given to Mrs. Ruby Baer or Mrs. Maxine Hobstetter by December 24, with a meeting at the home of Mrs. James Fugate to follow the dinner.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church Women to Attend Christmas Meeting
The Pomeroy Council of Church Women are invited to a Christmas meeting on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Federated Church. Federated Church Circle members will host a tea after the gathering.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council of Church
Federated Church
Federated Church Circle
Extension of Water Lines Discussed in Middleport
Residents from Railroad Street met with the Middleport Village Council and The Meigs Water Co to discuss extending water lines to that village section. Council members favored the plan and a second meeting was scheduled to reach an agreement. Mayor Sidney Russell presided.
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Middleport
Railroad St
Meigs Water Co
Sidney Russell
Three Injured In Local Accidents In Meigs County
In Middleport three people are recovering from injuries. Mrs. William Michl broke a hip after a fall at her Fourth Avenue home and was sent to Meigs General Hospital. Mrs. Clay Bryan broke an arm in a fall at her Seventh Avenue home. Lawrence Boyd sustained eye burns when a motor he was working on burst into flames Saturday afternoon. injuries not considered serious.
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Middleport
William Michl
Fourth Ave
Meigs General Hospital
Clay Bryan
Seventh Ave
Lawrence Boyd
Meigs County Land Transfers
Land transfer notices from Meigs County list multiple parcels and buyers. Transfers include Thelma V and Asa Custer to Alfred R and Florence B Keeton. Edna McKnight lots in Pom eroy to A V Howell. Arthur Beegle parcels to Arthur H Beegle and to Joseph Beegle. Myrta V Chase estate to Mabel B French. Wells Cemetery trustees to James Reeves. Bertha Boyd parcel to William and Helen Arnot. A V and Jennie C Howell to Sarah Lewis. L J Null and Bertha D Null to K A and Carrie Grueser.
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Thelma V
Asa Custer
Sutton Township
Alfred R
Florence B. Keeton
Edna McKnight
Pomeroy
A. V. Howell
Arthur Beegle
Arthur H. Beegle
Joseph Beegle
Myrta V. Chase
Scipio Township
Mabel B. French
Wells Cemetery
Ex Antiq resident dies in Pennsylvania
Harry Pickens Pomeroy 47 a former resident of Antiquity died unexpectedly at his home in Rochester Pennsylvania He is survived by his wife Bessie and a son Brooks The body will arrive Mason City West Virginia Tuesday at 342 p m and be taken to Ewing funeral home then to the home of Monroe Pickens Antiquity Hours for services are 10 am Thursday at Antiquity Baptist Church with interment Plants Cemetery
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Pomeroy
Harry Pickens
Antiquity
Rochester
Bessie
Brooks
Mason City
W. Va
Ewing Funeral Home
Monroe Pickens
Antiquity Baptist Church
Plants Cemetery
Lighting Hour Of Decorations Is Explained
In MIDDLEPORT Mayor Sidney T. Russell explains the delayed Christmas lights to avoid peak electric load from 6 to 8 p.m. The town added a lighted tree at the public parking square end of Mill Street, and merchants placed another in the Crary lot.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Mill St
Merchants of Uptown
Crary
Death Claims Racine Native
Ole W. Boyd, 69, a Racine native, died yesterday at White Cross Hospital in Columbus. He lived in Columbus and is survived by his wife Kathryn M. Boyd, a son Paul W. Boyd, a daughter Cathryn O. Boyd, and one grandchild. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Schoedinger Funeral Home, burial in Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Racine
Ole W. Boyd
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Kathryn M. Boyd
Paul W. Boyd
Cathryn O. Boyd
Schoedinger Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Visitors Received By Hospital
Mrs Frank McCoy and Mr and Mrs C Burr visited Hugh McCoy who is under observation at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Hugh McCoy is a New York Central Railroad employee and has been ill for several weeks. Mrs McCoy’s daughter Mrs Roger Kittle of Glouster recently had surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens and is improving.
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Middleport
Frank McCoy
C. Burr Forrest
Hugh McCoy
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
McCoy
New York Central Railroad
Final rehearsal for cantata at United Methodist Church
The Senior Choir of the United Methodist Church will hold a final rehearsal for a cantata next Sunday. It is scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church.
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United Methodist Church
Birth Announced for Harman Granddaughter Dee
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Harman announce the birth of a daughter Dee. 11 at Erie Pennsylvania. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Smith of Middleport and Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Harman of Parma Ohio. Mrs. Smith is at her daughter’s home.
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Middleport
Nathaniel Harman
Beulah Lee Smith
Dee
Erie
K. Smith
Parma
Ohio
Vicks Vatronol Nose Drops Ad Boosts Sleep Ease
If your nose is stuffed up and you cannot sleep the ad urges using Vicks Va tro nol in each nostril to open the airways. It claims the medicine relieves congestion and helps breathing and invites restful sleep. Try it with Vatronol Nose Drops.
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United National Farm Loan Ass'n
A. C. Gibson
Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
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Burt Lancaster
Mady Christians
Henry Morgan
Frank Conroy
Wayne Morris
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Gordon Moore
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