Meigs County Gubernatorial Filing Pace Quickens Ahead of Deadline
Candidacy growth nears for county posts in Meigs with final filing date weeks away. Key races include sheriff and commissioners with Beegle possibly seeking reelection and Bingham not seeking again. Other incumbents Archer and Meinhart seek second terms as Republicans face Democratic challengers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Arthur Beegle
A. B. Bingham
Herb Riggs
George R. Beards
Roscoe Fowler
Roy Wright
A. ©. Tracy
Herman Beards
Lee Archer
Archer
George Meinhart
Alvin Norris
Co. M. Young
Tuppers Plains
James Hawley
E. W. Peoples
E. R. Titus
Geo. P. Daniels
An F. Mees
United Brethren Schedule Given
United Brethren churches in Syracuse and Pratts Fork publish Sunday School times and worship services. In Syracuse Sunday School at 9 30 with Lowell Wingett superintendent and worship at 10 30. mid week services set for Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 30. Christian endeavor Sunday 7. Pratts Fork Sunday School at 1 30 with Mrs Wayne Wingett superintendent and worship at 2 30. Rev William E Bartoe is pastor.
MHS Senior Class Plans Spring Graduation Activities
Middleport Senior Class of MHS held a post school meeting to approve spring plans. The Junior Senior Prom is set for April 19 followed by the Senior play on May 3. The class favors a school coached dramatic offering over a musical, and Gene Harris will chair committees for announcements and related graduation details.
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Middleport
MHS
Gene Harris
Weather Expert Visits Bend Area
U S Weather Bureau meteorologist S Schworm from Parkersburg visited Bend area and Middleport on Thursday. He dismissed unofficial forecasts of heavy rainfall as not official. In Middleport he inspected the river gauge installed by the weather bureau some time ago.
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Pomeroy
Schwortn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Middleport
Schworm
Weather Bureau
Pomeroy Social Notes Reflect Community Meetings and Visits
Pomeroy social items describe Wyaconda Council and Blanche Pocahontas Lodge meeting in Syracuse with awards to Edith Teaford and Mrs. Fred Osborne of Tuppers Plains, plus games won by Thelma Custer and a Mildred Thomas donation to Oma Hysell. Visitors include Rev. and Mrs. Walter Lodt from Ann Arbor and Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Kuether with companions. Betty Burnside recovering from pneumonia. residents returning from hospital and other weekly church activities and gatherings.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Walter Lodt
Ann Arbor
Mich
Dorothea Sodt
Paul Cook
Sodt
Lutheran Church
Ralph Kuether
Columbus
George Heber Jones
C. E. W. Downie
Betty Burnside
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Union Ave
Ben Gravely
Pleasant Flats
W. Va
Lincoln Hill
Alex Downie
Warren Bright
Ave
Severa
Logan
Ministers’ Convention
Middleport Junior High Selects Basketball Lineup
Middleport coach Marshall McCuen announced the lineup for the basketball tournament at Gallipolis. Freshmen Jim Hartinger Charles Seines Eugene Wolfe Gene Bennett Bill Guthrie Jack Smith Charles Guthrie Nor man Steward Sam Walters plus 8th graders Gene Smith Bill Bolin Fred Klein Tom Blaine Lyson Pullin Bill Hubbard to represent Middleport. The Junior High plays Pt. Pleasant at 4 p.m. and the freshmen at 7 p.m.
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Middleport
Marshall McCuen
Gallipolis
Jim Hartinger
Charles Seines
Eugene Wolfe
Gene Bennett
Bill Guthrie
Jack Smith
Charles Guthrie
Gene Smith
Bill Bolin
Fred Klein
Tom Blaine
Lyson Pullin
Bill Hubbard
Norman Steward
Sam Walters
Pt. Pleasant
Williams Formula Gains Daily Praise Across Readers
People from far and near flock to their druggist for Williams Formula, praised for relief from acid indigestion gas and headaches. Letters recount better digestion, clearer skin, and renewed energy. Also notes a Portland Michigan case and local business changes in Middleport and Wooster Ohio.
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Lee V. Miller
Portland
Mich
Williams
Williams Formula
Wick
Social clubs and personal notes from Middleport week
Mrs. George Schaaf hosted two social events at her S Second Ave home with Literary Club reviews by Mrs. Titus and Mrs. Clark and a Five Hundred evening honoring Mrs. Hayman featuring a heart candy centerpiece. Other gatherings included a Five Hundred party marking two club marriages and a card night hosted by Mrs. L. E. Burford with high scores by Mrs. Sauer and Mrs. Hawkins. Personal items note returning relatives, school attendances, and hospital updates.
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Middleport
George Schaaf
S. Second Ave
James Titus
Cedric Clark
N. C. Welch
Federated Women’s Club
Richard Hayman
Chicago
Schaaf
A. R. Recox
Robert Coats
Hayman
Racine
Frank Johnston
Valentine
Johnston
Walter B. Harris
R. E. McKay
R. E. Boice
Marshall McCuen
Gordon Harris
S. Third Ave
E. McKay
McKay
Roy Barnes
Harris
Dan White
L. E. Burford
Second Ave
B. F. Fultz
E. R. Tompkins
Lewis Sauer
C. F. Hawkins
Father of Three Ministers Is Dead
Virgil C. Weed, former Franklin County farmer and father of four Methodist clergymen, died yesterday at the home of his son the Rev. Fred O. Weed in Wheelersburg. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Briggsdale Methodist Church. Burial probable in Union Cemetery. He leaves three other sons the Rev. Robert Weed of Dayton the Rev. J. A. Weed of Bluffton and the Rev. S. E. Weed of Waterville a daughter Mrs Florence Miller of Marengo 16 grandchildren one great grandson and two brothers James and John Weed. He is the grandfather of Lawrence Weed.
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Columbus
Virgil C. Weed
Franklin County
Fred O.weed
Wheelersburg
Briggsdale Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
Florence Miller
Marengo
James
John Weed
Lawrence Weed
Oak St
Guth Donates Boat For City Use In Flood Time
Fred Guth donated a 14 foot skiff to the village of Pomeroy for flood and emergency use. The boat was brought to town and will be painted and kept ready for any need that might develop.
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Pomeroy
Fred Guth
Ill in Middleport and area residents noted
Mrs. Dale Holter and Mrs. Homer Hysell are reported ill. Connie and Eddie Koehler return to school after illness. Paula Jane Leonard and Nancy Rawlings have been ill, with chickenpox in Rawlings family. Richard Rawlings had chickenpox last week.
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Middleport
Dale Holter
Homer Hysell
Connie
Eddie Koehler
Floyd Koehler
Paula Jane Leonard
Paul Leonard
Nancy Rawlings
Robert Rawlings
Richard Rawlings
Social Notes of Rio Grande from January weekend
Social notes record Rio Grande College events and visits. Prof Marjorie Leonard and Prof Ramona Dunaway spent the weekend in Columbus. Activities include Leap Year Party, Phi Sigma Epsilon banquet, Women’s Athletic Association banquet, and Farmers Week involvement.
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Rio Grande
Marjorie Leonard
Ramona Dunaway
Rio Grande College
Columbus
Women's League of
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Women's Athletic Association
Evan Reese
Bock Club
Raymond Starbuck
Marie Fowler
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church of
Rio
Grande
John Wickline
Elva Troth
Ed Troth
California
Frank Buck Seriously Ill in Hospital
RACINE Frank Buck 51 of Antiquity was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis with pneumonia. He had suffered rabbit fever for two months and received a blood transfusion Wednesday from his brother Arthur Buck of Morning Star. His sister was summoned from Cincinnati due to his condition.
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Racine
Frank Buck
Antiquity
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Visit Highlights Ely Family News
William Ely visited his mother Mrs Velman Ely in Middleport. He reports a recent trip to Wierton near Wheeling where a water shortage this week caused a near famine.
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Middleport
William Ely
Wheeling
Velman Ely
Wierton
Pomeroy School Board to Name New Member
Attention centers on the Pomeroy School Board meeting Tuesday night to fill the vacancy caused by the death of chairman Abe Massar who completed fifty years on the board. Candidates include Herman Kuntz Floyd Mees J O Roedel and R G Webster with Webster newly appointed Jan 1 and Kuntz the longest serving member.
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Pomeroy
Abe Massar
Massar
Herman Kuntz
Floyd Mees
J. O. Roedel
R. G. Webster
Webster
Kuntz
Point
POMEROY Reports January Auto Sales For Meigs County Dealers
Sale of new cars during January was fair considering weather conditions. Meigs County dealers report forty-five new vehicles sold with forty passenger cars and five trucks.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Nephew killed in train wreck near Urbana
Mrs. S C Cook received word that her nephew Max McMorrow son of W H McMorrow was killed in a train wreck near Urbana. He was to be buried Friday in Columbus.
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Dexter
S. C. Cook
Max McMorrow
W. H. McMorrow
Urbana
Columbus
Spider web strands used in scientific instruments
Spider web strands measure about 0.015 inch in diameter and are utilized in certain scientific instruments.
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Robert Wilson
Lester Wilson
Monkey Run
Army Hospital
Fort Hayes
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CCC
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West
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Mytee Nice
N. Second Ave
Lucille Dennis
Ray Manley
Mill St
Mr. Lee V. Miller
Middleport Social Notes
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Middleport Personal&g
Homer Russell
Albany
R. FwRiee
Huntington
Charles E. Yost
Lester
Dutch) Zimmer
Judy
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Pearl St
McMillan Hospital
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Charleston
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
Mt. Moriah
Women’s Missionary Society
Sunkist
Jumbo Marsh
Hine
Inom
Clover Farm Sweet Cream
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Hi Au
Spinac Clover Farm
Vacuum Pac Wheat Cereal
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Lady Jane Iver
Clover Farm
Clapp's
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PNR
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