Campaign to raise funds for infantile paralysis in Meigs County
Observance of President's Birthday in Meigs County aims to a wide scale effort with a $500 campaign goal. General chairman Wingett says events will occur late January to fund fighting infantile paralysis, with half locally kept and half sent to the national organization.
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S Messenger
Athens
OHTO
Meigs Co
Eroy
Wingett
Meigs Y
Gett
Infan
Provde
Rose Hill School Presents Christmas Program and Snow News
Rose Hill School staged Christmas at Beanville 01 featuring recitations songs tableaux and a Nativity act for parents and students with Santa Claus treat Music was directed by Mrs lis Aleshire and Miss Farie Erle Orin Smith led the program Local students participated Welcome Snow Middleport reports snow in the hills and school vacation plans for hundreds of children.
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Doleport
Rose Hill
Beanville
Mildred Lewis Kerr Author of Juvenile Books Gains Popularity
Friends of Mrs James Kerr middleport report Mildred Lewis Kerr has published several juvenile titles gaining swift popularity. Columbus cartoonist Ray Evans illustrated the books sold in local stores. Kerr a Ohio University graduate from Middleport and daughter of T F Lewis Sr. of Columbus.
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Middleport
James Kerr
Mildred Lewis
Kerr
Ohio University
Athens
T. F. Lewis Sr
Columbus
Redpath Chautauqua
Volunteer Firemen Extinguish Blaze in Middleport
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department answered a noon call at the Charles Lewis home on Hobson Road where a small fire from a defective flue was put out. Earlier runs included Henry Peterman on S Third Ave with major damage from a similar flue fire and Jacob Young’s cottage on Middleport Hill where Young injured his hand helping fight the flames.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Hobson Road
Henry Peterman
S. Third Ave
Jacob Young
Middleport Hill
Mr. Young
Olive Grange Christmas Program Held at January Meeting
Olive Grange No. 2135 met with Worthy Master A. H. Curtis presiding. A Christmas lecture program followed the business portion. Members exchanged gifts and white elephant tokens, then shared lunch. A vote invited R. G. Williams to install officers at the January 12 meeting.
Miss Lama Pledges at Alpha Sigma Iota Honor
Miss Lama Alice Louise Lama of Gravel Hill and Middleport pledges Alpha Sigma Iota at Ohio University Athens during Christmas vacation announcement by the sorority. She is an academic scholarship student active in music and formerly led MHS Girls Glee Club and studied piano with Mrs. H E Grant.
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Middleport
Alice Louise Lama
Ohio University
Athens
E. R. Lama
Gravel Hill
Alpha Sigma Iota
Miss Lama
MHS Girls Glee Club
H. E. Grant
Mrs. Fowler to sing at McMaster Jones wedding in Gallipolis
Mrs. R O Fowler of Richmond Ind spends Christmas with the Beavers on Grant Street and remains to sing as soloist at the McMaster Jones wedding in Gallipolis tomorrow. She is cousin to the bridegroom Robert McMaster.
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Middleport
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
A. J. Beaver
Grant St
PLAN FLORIDA TRIP MIDDLEPORT
Middleport residents plan southern trips before year end. Mrs. H O Ewing will visit her parents Mr. and Mrs Will Russell in Florida, and A H Bradbury a veteran C D Shafer Co Athens salesman will take a three months vacation in Florida.
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Middleport
H. O. Ewing
Will Russell
Florida
A. H. Bradbury
C. D. Shafer Co
Athens
Real Glory at Athena Theatre stars Cooper Leeds
Gary Cooper and Andrea Leeds headline Samuel Goldwyn's Real Glory at the Athena Theater. Henry Hathaway directs a drama about Philippine Scouts resisting insurgents after the Spanish American War with a notable cast including Broderick Crawford Reginald Owen Kay Johnson Vladimir Sokoloff Russell Hicks and Henry Kolker. Cooper plays a doctor aiding the army and Leeds pursues romance with Cooper.
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Gary Cooper
Andrea Leeds
David Niven
Samuel Goldwyn
Athena Theater
Philippines
Henry Hathaway
Cooper
Bengal Lancer
Broderick Crawford
Reginald Owen
Kay Johnson
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russell Hicks
Henry Kolker
Miss Leeds
Gary
Bradbury Social and Brief Personal Notes
Bradbury social notes recount Christmas visits and holiday gatherings across several households. Names include Lin ton Sewell, G. C. Russell, Harley Hysell, Dana Russell, Mary King, Vint King, John Hanning, Shirley Lemay, Wilbur Hanning, Ella Hysell, Benny Hoppes, Herman Knapp, Sanford Dodson, Bud Russell, Delbert Russell, Richard Reuter, Thurman Carsey, Glenna Carsey, Martha Smith, Robert Hysell, Wallace Bradford, and George Pierce in locations such as Colorado Springs, Toledo, Crooksville, Middleport, Roseville, Mineral, Gallipolis, Rutland, Zanesville, Bethel, and Thomas Fork.
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Benny Hoppes
Rutland
Herman Knapp
Zanesville
Sanford Dodson
Bud Russell
Delbert Russell
Richard Reuter
Gallipolis
Dale Lemay
Mineral
Helen Lemay
Bethel
Thurman
Glenna Carsey
Martha Smith
Robert Hysell
del Hysell
Thomas Fork
Wallace Bradford
Middleport
George Pierce
Rutland Social And Personal Highlights
Rutland closes schools Friday for vacation until January 2. Mrs. Clarence Chase hosts the Merry Maids Class of the Methodist Church with 41 attendees. The Christmas operetta The Gift of Christmas was performed by grade school children under Mrs. C. O. Chapman. Principal roles included Emogene Kemper Mary and Floyd Williams as the Wise Men. A 150-voice chorus joined the performance. The sixth grade boys beat Harrisonville 20 to 5. girls fell 6 to 4. Several locals and visitors, including Jonathan Chapman, Daniel Patterson, and Betty Chase, are noted visiting or staying with families over the holidays. Local church programs filled the weekend schedule.
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Rutland
Clarence Chase
Merry Maids
Methodist Church
Edith Bean
C. O. Chapman
Mary
Harrisonville
Jean Chapman
Ohio University
Daniel Patterson
Cadmus
O. O. Patterson
Robert Chase
Columbus
Trueman Chase
Mary Louise Barton
Elza Barton
John Utsinger
Mansfield
Nyman Hogue
Crooksville
Dwight Kennedy
Betty Chase
Clemma Vale
Fulton
W. S. Swett
Carpenter
Magna Mills
Syracuse
Vernon Mills
Christian Church
Howard Phipps
Phipps
Inez King
Mary Stiles
Pomeroy Greenfield Game To Use White Basketball
White basketball to be used in the Pomeroy Greenfield junior high game tonight. Coaches approve the innovation as Greenfield entering undefeated season is described as fast. Panthers rest McKenzie for tonight. Preliminary at 7:30 and main game at 8:30.
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Pomeroy
Panthers
McKenzie
Greenfield Tigers
Middleport Christmas Guests Gather Across Families
Local society notes list Christmas visits by the Wiseman and Stewart families of Logan and Ak ron to Akron Moultrie district residents including Ralston Vale Effie Mae Stewart and Ray Rawls Thelma Stewart. Other guests include Boggs family from Gallipolis and Owen Fink in Main Street and more at Ohio University and Columbus homes.
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Kermit Wiseman
Wiseman
Vance Stewart
Vance, Jr
Logan
Stewarts
the Wisemans
Akron
Ralston Vale
Effie Mae Stewart
Ray Rawls
Thelma Stewart
Thomas Boggs
Gallipolis
Owen Fink
Main St
Mary Jane and
Ellanor Lee Roush
Columbus
Edward Parsons
L. D. Diles
Beech Sr
Virgil Edwards
Shelby King
Harry Hysell
Gravel Hill
Dell Fife
S. Third Ave
Anne Crow
W. R. Garber
William
Ruth Garber
Ohio University
Athens
Jack Gibson
Charleston
A. V. Smith
Paul Smith
Ear Fort
Syracuse
Williamson
W. Va
Foit
John Foit
Richard Hayman
Chicago
Ralph Hayman
Racine
Roy Lansbury
Mill St
George Schaaf
S. Second Ave
Mary Jean Bailey
Martha Robson
Betty Johnston
Frank R. Johnston
Lenore Hobart Kent
Michael
Francis Bush
Florence Bush
S. Sixth Ave
Nitro
Bush
West Virginia
Fred Bush
Rutland to Host West Alexandria In Annual Basketball Game
Rutland meets West Alexandria in the annual rivalry with the first game at 7 30 pm coached by Wendel Diehl a former Rutland and Ohio University player. The teams renew the local series with West Alexandria located beyond Dayton.
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Rutland
West Alexandria
Wendel Diehl
Ohio University
Dayton
Christmas Snow Delays Arrivals In Pomeroy
Christmas snow arrives two days late in Pomeroy as highway workers clear state roads early this morning. Snow covers hills and curves and crews spread cinder to improve traction on public routes. The town braces for continuing winter conditions.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Events
Miss Agnes Reed hosted a dessert bridge and linen shower for bride elect Marcella Compton at Mulberry Avenue with Virginia Compton winning side prizes. Former Pomeroy resident Carl Jennings to marry Marjorie Cross of Alliance. couple to live in Alliance. Meigs County Pioneer Society to meet at Mrs. Kingsland's home Friday to plan for the new year.
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Pomeroy
Agnes Reed
Mulberry Ave
Marcella Compton
Virginia Compton
Elizabeth Carnes
Carl Jennings
Peter Jennings
Marjorie Cross
Alliance
Jennings
The
Meigs County Pioneer Society
E. W. Kingsland
Court St
Trappers Fined For Illegal Trapping Actions
John Coleman and son William of Long Bottom were fined 25 dollars and costs each by Justice P L Peoples after Saturday arrests by Game Protector A H Joachim and District Conservation Officer Strofe for illegal trapping and hunting without a license. They were jailed until payment. Conservation officers warned last chance to stop using dead falls and snares, promising prosecutions thereafter. Middleport notes include J E Harley and son John of Zanesville visiting. Harley hospitalized for arm surgery after prior injury at work.
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Pomeroy
John Coleman
William Coleman
Long Bottom
A. H. Joachim
Strofei
Justice of Peace P
Wyatt Smith Wedding Celebrated in Albany
Mrs. Sam Wyatt of Harrisonville announces the marriage of daughter Kate Wyatt to Leo Smith of Pratts Fork. The ceremony took place Friday noon December 23 at Albany with Rev. Campbell officiating. The bride wore a teal blue dress. attendants included Mrs. Russell Little. The bride, a Scipio High School graduate, worked at Jewell's Store. the couple will reside in Canton where Mr. Smith works in a steel mill.
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Pomeroy
Sam Wyatt
Harrisonville
Kate Wyatt
Leo Smith
Raymond Smith
Pratts Fork
Albany
Campbell
Presbyterian Church
Russell Little
Rutland
Scipio High School
Jewell's
Youths Questioned After Auto Lot Burglary In Middleport
County authorities questioned several youthful offenders yesterday after Rawlings Auto Sales was entered and vending machines were pilfered. Bailey Dairy Shop reported a $5 loss in the same period.
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Middleport
Rawlings
Bailey Dairy
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