Christmas parties begin at recreation centers in Athens county
Public Christmas parties open to all will run at recreation centers across Athens county. Pomeroy hosts a Kerrs Run Center program with songs recitations and games starting at 7. Other centers including Antiquity Cave Street Central Chester Downington Harrisonville Minersville Portland Racine Reedsville Syracuse and Tuppers Plains announce Dec 21 23 and 24 events featuring entertainment social games and visits from Santa Claus.
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Pomeroy
Ercy Curtis
Long Bottom
Long
Arge
Kerr's Run Center
Therogram
Three Wise Men
Pittsburgh
Antiquity
Cave St
Central
Chester
Downington
Harrisonville
Minersville
Portland
Racine
Reedsville
Syracuse
Santa Claus
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy Man Guilty In City Court Trapping Case
William Coleman Pomeroy was found guilty in the mayor's court on charges of using illegal dead falls to trap game. He was fined $25 plus costs. The case was prosecuted by Game Warden A. H. Joachim.
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Pomeroy
William Coleman
A. H. Joachim
Loyal Women hold annual Christmas party at Church of Christ
Middleport notes describe the Loyal Women’s Class Christmas party with a turkey dinner at 6 30 pm hosted by the Loyal Pals Class. Gifts from Guild and Sunshine Buddies were exchanged. Reminiscences, reports, and a short social hour followed, with several local residents visiting or ill.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Edward French
McMillin
Pearl Graves
Zanesville
Susie Taylor
Louisiana
Boyd Dilgard
Christian Service
Guild
Pollyanna
Arthur Stuart
Charleston
W. G. Davis
Roy Sansbury
Sanborn
Last Heath Methodist Ladies Guild Meets at Miller Home
The Ladies Guild of Heath Methodist Church held its last meeting at Mrs. R A Miller's home last night. Assisting hostesses were Misses Vesta and Nora McCoy Mrs A W McKay and Miss Bess Sanborn. The guild has plans.
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Ladies Guild
the Heath Methodist Church
R. A. Miller
Vesta
Nora McCoy
A. W. McKay
Bess Sanborn
Garden Club Hosts Formal Yule Dinner Night
Amateur Gardeners mark first Christmas with a formal party at Mrs. F. M. Cluff home. Guests in winter formal attire enjoyed charades, refreshments, and gifts under a red and white holiday decor featuring red carnations and a white crystal sprayed tree. Attendees included Mrs. Richard Rawlings, Mrs. Chappelle Talbott, and Mrs. Fred Healy.
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Middleport
F. M. Cluff
Cluff
Frank White
Helen Wood
Emmett Shuler
Ruby Byers
Miss Wood
White
Richard Rawlings
South America
Chappelle Talbott
Fred Healy
C. P. Bradbury
Mr. Bradbury
Florida
Charles Asa
Ohio University
Athens
C. H. Wise
Ginny
Mazie
Junior High Essay Winners Receive Bicycle Lighting Gift
Harold Blackston and Eunice Hill, ninth and eighth graders, were prize recipients in the Junior High essay contest on lighting safety. The presentation, supervised by Principal W. R. Farnham, was witnessed by local judges John Gilmore and M. D. Hartley.
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Pomeroy
Harold Blackston
Eunice Hill
W. R. Farnham
John Gilmore
M. D. Hartley
Pomeroy Music Club Christmas Vesper Service Plans
The Pomeroy Music Club hosts a Christmas Vesper at Federated Church Sunday at 4. The program features slides from the Bailey Art Collection and a choral cantata The Story of Christmas with soloists and a large chorus. Rev. Ralph Kuether leads invocations and benediction.
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Pomeroy Music Club
Pomeroy
Federated Church
Bailey Art Collection
Herald Angels
Ralph Kuether
H. Alexander Matthews
Emmanuel
Alice Smith
Delbert Chase
Marion Welch
Willis Aleshire
Norman Foss
Lewis Stanley
Velma Geary
Kathryn Huber
Ben Philson
William Aleshire
Christmas Party For Girl Scout Troop Features Homemade Ornaments
Troop 1 of the Girl Scouts of America hosted its annual Christmas party in a library basement room. The event featured a tree adorned with members made ornaments, music from a victrola, games, and a gift exchange followed by ice cream and cookies. St Jean Mc Master received handkerchiefs for her birthday.
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Middleport
Troop 1
Girl Scouts of America
Yule Program At Sugar Run Delights Local Audience
Sugar Run school presented a Christmas program to a full room with students, Mrs. Ella Bryant announcing, and Miss Velma Geary at the piano. Selections included recitations, duets, an exercise, and a tableau closing with O Holy Night and a toy repair charity scene.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Ella Bryant
Velma Geary
Margaret Riggs
Bertha Douglas
Miss Miller
Mila Jane Stark
Miss Pryor
Billy Schneider
Santa
Mary Ruth Stace
Esther Ash
Nettie Goble
500 Children Are Served Turkey Dinner
Nearly 500 Meigs County school children received a turkey dinner organized by the WPA school lunch project with cooperation from sponsors and contributors. Local merchants donated about 50 dollars to aid the event, with Parent-Teacher groups supplying extra foods and desserts. Schools in Eden Rose Hill Harrisonville Silver Run Hiland and Rutland served lunches, funded by sponsors and county cooperation, while WPA provided cooks and canned goods. Selah Weatherby supervised the effort from the old post office building on Second Street, with Harrisonville and Rutland volunteers named for serving duties.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
WPA
Eden
Rose Hill
Harrisonville
Silver Run
Hiland
Rutland
Selah Weatherby
Meigs
Gallia County
Second St
Ezra Darnell
Martin Phillips
Mabel Locke
Mina Wise
Bertha Grate
Silver
Lunch operation assigns cooks and attendants at multiple sites
Florence Woodyard Kathryn Thompson and Poncille Taylor run the lunch at Run. Maude Ralph oversees Hi land where 44 dine on turkey. Rose Hill serves 90 with cooks Floyd Frazier Warren Davidson and Oma Johnson. Eden led by Ethel Hill fed 40. Dwight Brown acts as project clerk checking supplies and costs.
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Run
Florence Woodyard
Kathryn Thompson
Poncille Taylor
Hiland
Maude Ralph
Rose Hill
Floyd Frazier
Warren Davidson
Oma Johnson
Eden
Ethel Hill
Dwight Brown
Jeffers White nuptials announced for Nellie Evelyn
Mr and Mrs Clyde White announce the marriage of their daughter Nellie Evelyn to Charles Jeffers son of Mr and Mrs R D Jeffers of Pratts Fork. The ceremony was Dec 18 at the bride’s home with Evangelist Edward White officiating. Jeffers graduated Shade High School 1935 Olive Orange class of 1938. A serenade and shower are planned for Dec 23 near Flora.
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Clyde White
Hemlock Grove
Nellie Evelyn
Charles Jeffers
R. D. Jeffers
Pratts Fork
Evangelist Edward White
Jeffers
Shade High School
Olive Orange High School
Flora
Health lectures wrap at six county high schools
Albert H. Crombie of the Ohio Department of Health completed a week of lectures at six county high schools. Crombie specializes in social health issues affecting young people.
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Pomeroy
Albert H. Crombie
Ohio Department of Health
Mr. Crombie
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Middleport Social Notes
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Washington, D. C
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Parkersburg
Catherine Hennesy
Sally Fisher
Malcolm Allen
Harold Hubbard
J. H. Grate
Jean McKay
Shelby
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Uhrichsville
C. M. Hennesy
Gordon Harris
Neils Powell
M. W. Essex
Ladies Guild Meets
Smith Ieros
Rauch's
Lieb
Rauch's Bakery
Garden Club
Zion
Kuether
Christ
God the Father
Reverend Kuether
Frost Church
Frost Universalist Church
Girl Scout
Sunge
Independent Grocers Richardson Baking Co
Glouster, Ohio
Mil
Wes Stremts
Pomeroy Social Notes
Jeppers
Bunte
Calif
Brazil
Pope Dean
Xoue
E. ¥. Baughman
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