Christmas Class Parties Held in Middleport
Three class Christmas gatherings occurred in Middleport yesterday. Loyal Sons and Daughters Class of the Christian Church met at Mr. and Mrs. Joavid Durst home for a monthly meeting and gift exchanges. Loyal Berean Class held a daytime party in the church Assembly Room with most members present and gifts exchanged. Busy Bee Class of the Baptist Bible School hosted a party at Mrs. Cecil Root’s home with teacher Mrs. Rh N Barnes.
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Middleport
Loyal Sons and Daughters
The
Christian Church
Etta Gaskill
Joavid Durst
David
Berean
Busy Bee
Baptist Bible School
Cecil Root
Rh. N. Barnes
Ruth Saunders Celebrates 93rd Birthday in Middleport
Mrs Ruth Saunders of South Third Avenue marks her 93rd birthday today. Her son Sue FE Saunders and his wife traveled from Columbus to visit, a yearly gesture as she has endured poor health this winter.
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Middleport
Ruth Saunders
South Third Avenue
Sue Fe, Saunders
Columbus
30 Crawl Over Lake Ice Floes and Are Saved
Kel ley Island residents eight miles off Marblehead Point stranded on lake ice after the Tourist ship broke and wedged in near huge floes. The Messenger arrived and pulled 30 islanders, mostly women and children, to safety a quarter mile from shore as they carried Christmas packages.
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Sandusky
U.P
Messenger
Kelley Island
Lake Erie
Marblehead Point
Hert
Dinester
Hound Beagle Returns With Dead Rat After Rabbit Hunt
Walter Doddridge of Rutland recounts a rabbit chase gone awry when his hound tracked a rabbit, missed it, and returned with a dead rat. The dog whined and blocked the hunter before guiding him to the unexpected find.
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Walter Doddridge
Dog
Animal
Rabbit
Pomeroy
Rutland
Doddridge
Family prison cluster amid liquor conviction case
Leo Clouse was moved from Meigs County Jail to Ohio Penitentiary for a one to five year liquor violation. His wife and two children, plus relatives by marriage, are spread across several state institutions including Lancaster Reformatory and Marysville Reformatory. Pearl remains the only male Moulden family member not in prison and the mother is said to be hardworking.
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Pomeroy
Leo Clouse
Meigs County
Ohio
Diluber
House
Sheridan Mouldén
Rutland Township
Moulden
Clouse
Lancaster Reformatory
Marysville Reformatory
Pearl
White Gift Christmas Service Planned by Church of Christ
Middleport church outlines a White-Gift Christmas program to honor the season. Attendees are asked to bring a wrapped food gift placed at their seat, with small family packages preferred. The service emphasizes worship and a brief sermon titled The Other Wise Man.
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Middleport
Church of Christ of
Middleport Notes From Local Week End Visitors and Events
Middleport residents and visitors appear in a Saturday snippet. John Bachman of Charleston spends the weekend with family as A W McKay is reported seriously ill. Mrs Eva Klein visits Columbus for the weekend with daughter Mrs ROS Kaser. Miss Mary Wilmet ia Warmer goes to Athens to attend the Sigma Delta dance with Miss Lucille Dutton. Mrs L Ed Saunders and Mr and Mrs G B Waddell of Columbus visit relatives. Paul Winn and wife travel from Columbus to see his parents Mr and Mrs Hart Lyons and will stay through holidays. A large glass storefront window at P A Shifler’s place is installed Thursday. The M M Store window on Will Street broken Thursday. Stanley 4 has been sick at home in Granter Middleport. College students return home for Christmas. Mrs H S Root hosts her 500 club Thursday at South Third Avenue. Mr and Mrs John Mayer and Mrs J H Grate attend. The Mayer motor trip to Columbus brings Mrs Matte to stay with daughter Mrs Gardner while others return with Miss Jackie Mayer from Ohio State for the holiday. Mayer stops in Athens to attend a fractance.
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Middleport
John Bachman
Charleston
W. McKay
Eva Klein
Columbusi
Ros. Kaser
Mary Wilmet Ia Warmer
Athens
Lucille Dutton
L. Ed. Saunders
Stanley
Granter
Bible School plans candy treat for children Sunday
At Idleport the first Bible School session will give children a treat of candy nuts and fruit next Sunday morning.
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Iddleport
Bible School
Women accompany hobo husbands now in Ohio tale
Pomeroy reports an uptick in hobos with wives traveling with them. A couple calling themselves Fletcher and Elizabeth Hammond sought shelter at Meigs County Jail after two weeks on foot from Cincinnati to Parkersburg. They described heavy clothing and provisions, noting snow and continued travels. Officials say women accompany hobos for companionship, a rarity since World War I, likening the trend to past marches by Coxey and Kelley’s Army.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fletcher
Elizabeth Hammond
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Coxey
Washington
Kelley
Meigs County Highlights and Local Incidents
Capt and Mrs W H Newton head to Orlando for winter. Albert Ebersbach exits to form road building firm with son Clarence. A collision injures no one as Dave Farmer and Dana Roush’s machines clash. 104 electric lights adorn the big pine at the Christian Church in Pomeroy. Aged Mrs Martha Windon dies. Dr S T Windon is a child. PMID
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Meigs County
W. H. Newton
Hartford
W. Va
Orlando
Fla
Albert Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Clarence
Dave Farmer
Middleport
Dana Roush
Roush
Martha J. Windon
West Virginia
S. T. Windon
Graham Station
New Christian Church
Bruce
Burrell Barton
Barton
Rutland
P. A. Jiiden
J. F. Bellows
Rutland Township
Henry Nye
Pomeroy Bend
Paducah
Jane Nye Gilliford
T. P. Eiselstein
Second Street
Winter road contracts awarded in Ohio report
In Columbus 514 miles of concrete pavement on the Ohio River Road were let to Bellefontaine Construction Company for 166187 dollars 15 cents. In Pike County the Hillsboro Pike Road project for a concrete bridge and approaches went to Albert D Ebersbach of Pomeroy for 10849 dollars 50 cents.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Bellefontaine Construction Company
Ohio River
Pike County
Hillsboro-Piketon
Albert D. Ebersbach
Recalls Hanging First Man Given Death Penalty in Meigs
Pomeroy report recalls Josiah Terrell the first Meigs Countian executed in 1887 after murdering Charles Phelps. Sentenced by Athens County judge L G Worstell in spring, Terrell hanged at Ohio Penitentiary on September 2. Four Meigs men later faced death by Judge A P Miller, with three dying in the electric chair on the same day.
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Meigs
Athens
Pomeroy
Athens County
L. G. Worstell
Meigs County
Dudolph De _ Steigner
Josiah Terrell
Charles Phelps
Ohio Penitentiary
Harry Bland
John Hedrick
Richard Rhoades
John Bryant
A. P. Miller
Terrell
Stores Open Evenings in Middleport Through Christmas
Middleport stores will stay open each evening from Thursday until Christmas to support holiday shopping, business leaders say this is the local custom.
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Middleport
State aid totals for Pomeroy district list
School aid funds from the state are allocated to multiple districts to end the year. Jedford Township receives 5392 dollars, Chester Township 4281, Columbia Township 1408, Forest Run 112, Great Bend 275, Harrisonville-Scipio 2207, Lebanon Township 1120, Long Bottom 956, Minersville 502, Reedsville 248, Racine Sut ton 2085, Salem Township 953, Salisbury Township 3190, Syracuse 1198, Rutland Consolidated ISchools 477%
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Pomeroy
Dee
Jedford Township
Chester Township
Columbia Township
Forest Run
Great Bend
Harrisonville-Scipio
Lebanon Township
Long Bottom
Minersville
Reedsville
Racine-Sutton
Salem Township
Salisbury Township
Syracuse
Rutland Consolidated Ischools
Christmas Tree Honor Among Middleport Residents
Miss Sarah Sidenstricker hosted a midweek event in Middleport featuring a Christmas tree gift exchange. Guests included Mrs. Jack Evans Mrs. Sidney Russell Mrs. Conrad Scholl Mrs. Fred Whitlock Miss Nella Mackin Miss Mary Whitlock Miss Youlanda Lippi Miss Clarice Maag and Mrs. Sidenstrickfer. A picnic refreshment course followed. The group will meet again in January with Miss Mary Whitlock hosting and will then alternate every two weeks starting with the next alphabetical member list.
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Middleport
Sarah Sidenstricker
Jack Evans
Sidney Russell
Conrad Scholl
Fred Whitlock
Nella Mackin
Mary Whitlock
Yooulanda Lippi
Clarice Maag
Sidenstrick
Mountville Church to Hold Services Sunday Afternoon
Mountville notices services set for Sunday at 2 50 o clock conducted by Rev Paul FE Kemper of this city.
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Glouster
Mountville
Paul FE. Kemper
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