New Agricultural Society Formed in Meigs County
Meigs County forming a new agricultural society after a Tuesday night meeting attended by about 50 members. Unclear status pending a January 3 hearing on the Meigs County Agricultural Society receivership. A separate Bradbury event features Indian Bill and Company at Bradbury School on January 2.
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Athens
Ohio
New Agricultural Society
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Vic Eiselstein
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Eiselstein
Charles Radford
Bradbury—Indian Bill and Company
Charleston
W. Va
Bradbury School
The
Bradbury P.T.A
Plan Union Service In Middleport
Middleport churches plan a union service at the First Presbyterian Church early in January. Similar nightly meetings last year featured representation by a layman and a minister from each church. Choirs provided special musical selections. Further announcements to follow.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Middleport Children To Attend Show
Middleport children under 15 will be guests of Phi Delta Kappa and the Temple Theater Saturday matinee as a Christmas gesture. County Children's Home youths will ride in a school bus provided by Carl Gilmore. A red coaster wagon will be awarded per Charles Murray. The group donated cakes to the Home and Infimary and promotes the Milk Bottle Drive to aid underprivileged children.
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Middleport
Phi Delta Kappa
Temple Theater
Carl Gilmore
Charles Murray
Murray
Roy F. Barnes
Lindsay Lyons
Walter Carson
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Club Meeting and Local Visits
Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs J W McMurray home with Mrs Harry Feiger assisting. Members read papers on Christmas topics and exchanged gifts as candles and evergreen decorations lit the scene. A list of attendees plus a long round of local visits and health updates follows, including ties to Portland Rutland Parkersburg and Columbus.
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Pomeroy Garden Club
J. W. McMurray
Harry Feiger
Home and Garden
Harry Smith
Evergreen
Robert Leake
Edward Foster
McMurray
Arthur Price
Portland
E. H. Butler
Edward Butler
Lorain
Harry Adams
Albert Price
Charleston
W. Va
Isaac Taylor
Newton Stout
Rathburn
Rutland
Alvar Adams
George Adams
Charles Newman
van McDade
O'Reilly
Fagan Price
Charles Price
Edison Hobstetter
Ernest Duerr
Clyde Jones
Hurl Hannah
William Baker
Lon Custer
Pomeroy
Middleport student gains newspaper experience during holidays
Charles Lewis a third year journalism student at Ohio University works at The Middleport Review during his holiday break with his mother Mrs Evelyn Lewis of 8 Second Ave. He gains practical newsroom experience while visiting.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Ohio University
The
Middleport Review
Evelyn Lewis
Second Ave
Pastor Honored At Nazarene Church Social Notes
The Nazarene Church congregation held a pre holiday farewell party for Rev George Archibald at Mrs L Blaine’s home before his January departure to Canada for a new pastorate. He received many useful gifts from parishioners in a surprise gathering.
Birth of Son to Mr and Mrs Robert White Sansbury
Announcement from Canal Winchester announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert White Sansbury. The infant is grandson of Carl Sansbury of Groveport and was born at St. Ann's Hospital in Columbus. Mrs. Sansbury and the late Mrs. Carl Sansbury were former Middleport residents.
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Hugh B. Hindman
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Pomeroy
Middleport
William Tyson
Athens
Tyson
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Meigs County
M. D. Hartley
Robert White Sansbury
Canal Winchester
Carl Sansbury
Groveport
St. Ann's Hospital
Columbus
Sansbury
Loyal Berean Class Meeting Honors McMillins
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ held a regular meeting with 92 attendees including men women and children. Gifts exchanged and treats for children followed a presentation of a fine gift to Rev and Mrs Don McMillin from the class.
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Church of Christ
Don McMillin
Jitterbugs Plan Semi Formal Dance and Carols
Jitterbugs a local high school girls club announces a semi formal dance between Christmas and New Year. Rex Koons and his Commo dores of Athens will play for the Dec 29 event at the K of P Hall. Miss Jean McMaster and Bob Hag gerty plan elaborate decorations. Committees have been named and the club will sing Christmas carols Saturday night. After caroling, attendees will gather at the club rooms on S Fifth Ave for a midnight supper. hostesses include Jean Roush Minerva Matthews Wanda Byers and Dorothy Nelle Stewart. Arthur Lewis former Cleveland Rams coach visited with his parents and was hired as Rams line coach for the coming year. HONORS MOTHER: Philomena Killinger hosted a birthday celebration at Pleasant Ridge with a six o'clock dinner and gifts from sisters Mrs Frank Gress and Mrs Franklin Hepp. guests included multiple relatives and friends.
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S. Rex Koons
Commodores
Athens
K. of P. Hall
Jean McMaster
Bob Haggerty
S. Fifth Ave
Jean Roush
Minerva Matthews
Wanda Byers
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Philomena Killinger
Pleasant Ridge
Frank Gress
Franklin Hepp
Killinger
Martin Waddell
Albert Wipple
George Sanders
William Durst
Philip Meier
Edna Mae Durst
Vera Hepp
Betty Gress
Patricia
Phyllis
Mary T. Meier
Elmer Killinger
Christmas Spirit at Meigs infirmary and Sugar Run program
The Mary and Martha league of Federated Church visited the Meigs County Infirmary for birthday guests and Christmas carols. Sugar Run School grades will host a program directed by teachers and the P T A on Wednesday, with a Sweet Shoppe and parcel post sale. Ohio State guests William R Reynolds Lawrence Bradford Fred Kanouse and Kathleen Bush are arriving for holiday vacations.
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Women's Guild the
Mary and Martha League
The
Federated Church
Meigs County Infirmary
Sugar Run
P. T. A. Association of Sugar Run
William R. Reynolds
Lawrence Bradford
Fred Kanouse
Kathleen Bush
Ohio State
Columbus
Three Churches To Present Christmas Programs In Circuit
BRADBURY Special Christmas programs will be presented this week in the three Churches of Christ of the Bradbury Bradford Dexter Circuit. Dexter Ladies Aid hosts Wednesday night, Thursday features three short plays at Bradbury, Bradford presents The Star-Lighted Path. All programs begin at 7 30. Young people will sing carols and visit shut-ins afterward.
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Bradbury
Churches of Christ of the
Bradbury-Bradford- Dexter
Dexter Ladies Aid
Celia Keffer
Dora’ Russell
Bradford
Edith Forest
Eulah Evans
Pomeroy Pupils Will Get Long Vacation
Pomeroy schools will close Friday after regular hours for a two week Christmas vacation. Students return Monday January 9. A Christmas feature at the high school will be shown Friday under the auspices of the Senior Class.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Post Office Moves Forward to March
Pomeroy The Pomeroy Post Office on W Second St will relocate to E Second St on March first announced Postmaster C H Mullen The move comes two months earlier than originally scheduled as the new building nears completion with interior work remaining and weather delays unlikely to affect timing
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Pomeroy
W. Second St
E. Second St
C. H. Mullen
Many Seek Positions In State Service
More than 400 Meigs County residents apply for state service jobs as officials expect only a few openings after year’s start. Observers estimate about five applicants per available position.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Grange Seeks Visit from Ohio Valley Grange
Hemlock Grange invited to Ohio Valley Grange on Friday December 23. Two membership applications received. lecture hour led by Me and Mrs Homer Rice with a True or False game. H C Cummings reported on state sermons. Mrs D H Cummings handed out candy and oranges. Dayton Tubbs and Ora Cummings to host lunch at next meeting.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
Ohio Valley Grange
Homer Rice
H. C. Cummings
Ohio State Grange
D. H. Cummings
Dayton Tubbs
Ora Cummings
Wimbledon Tennis Balls Kept Cool To Preserve Bounce
Tennis balls for use in Wimbledon tournaments are stored in a refrigerator in England to prevent sun exposure from affecting their bounce. This cool storage aims to maintain consistent performance on the court throughout play.
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Wimbledon
England
Christmas Club Meetings Share Seasonal Readings and Plans
Progressive Study Club at Mrs. John Henshaw home sang Silent Night and read The Gift of the Magi. Miss Kientz led Christmas in Other Lands with customs from many nations. Jan. 3 meeting set with Miss Beulah Bennett.
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Denmark
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Syria
Beulah Bennett
Kientz
M. M. Bryson
Morris
Dunnett
Pico
Anderson
Jones
Lalla Danford
Drury
Blower
Davis
Bennett
Hundreds Gather for Kiwanis Christmas Program on Depot Square
Kiwanis members met Tuesday at the Gordon Hotel then packed candy for a community Christmas tree treat. Santa arrives on Depot Square Friday at 6 30 PM with a musical program by the high school band and crowd carols. C. F. Wallace and Son chimes will broadcast the carols. Public invited to ensure every child receives a treat.
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Glouster
Kiwanis Club
Gordon Hotel
Depot Square
C. F. Wallace and Son
Luckoffs Edge Blowers In Close Bowling Tuesday
Luckoffs and Blowers split the first two games by two pins each, then Luckoffs surged to win the final game by nearly fifty pins. J Wolf Sr led with 570 as Luckoffs top the lanes and total 2635 pins to 2587 for Blowers.
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Glouster
Luckoffs
Browers
Luckoff
Blowers
J. Wolf, Sr
M. Marquis
R. Steadman
If. Wolf
J. McAllister
J. Zimmer
J. Blower
H. Canning
N. Parks
Christmas Program at Millfield Church of Christ
Plan for Friday night December 23 at the Millfield Church of Christ with a children’s program. Mrs. Lizzie Patton and Mrs. Helen Sanders lead training. Mrs. Eleanor Sharick and Mrs. Lucille Sanders direct music. Church decorates and a Christmas tree will be displayed. public invited.
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Chauncey
Millfield Church
Fire at Salem fire hall causes no damage
Salem officials report a basement fire at the fire hall discovered by sleeping firefighters. Investigation found a small blaze that was quickly extinguished with no damage or injuries.
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Salem
Ore
Salem Fire Department
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