Athens Talent to Assist in Middleport Home Talent Play
Three Athens performers Harold Junod Byron Wolfe and Bill Jackham join the Middleport High School production Lotsadoin to be staged Wednesday night in the auditorium. Ed Condon directs with a cast of 50 for a charity show advancing the Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Fund.
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Fes
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Middleport
Lotsadoin
Middleport High School
Harold Junod
Byron Wolfe
Bill Jackham
NBC
Ed Condon
Condon
Meigs County
Drive For Funds
George Schaaf
Pomeroy
Middleport High
Pomeroy Ping Pong Winners Named at Kerr's Run Center
Betty Young of Pomeroy won the girls tournament while Harry Moore of Pomeroy took first in the open event at Kerr's Run Recreation Center. Finals saw Young defeat Bentz for the girls crown and Moore defeat Ritchie in the open final. A boys and girls under 16 tourney is planned for the following Saturday with drawings at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Betty Young
Kerr’s Run
Harry Moore
Betty Buck
Antiquity
Kathryn McCabe
Doris Pickens
Agnes Bentz
Pauline Davidson
Young
Hughes
Bentz
McCabe
Ed Howell
O. Stobart
Racine
D. Strickland
von Cussins
Pete Kloes
B. Wilson
G. Gibson
Bob Ginn
J. Jewell
C. Teaford
Harrisonville
William Coleman
Long Bottom
Bob Ritchie
Portland
T. Parsons
J. Carey
Bernard Diddle
Moore
Howell
Cussins
Patrons
Strickland
Teaford
Wilson
Bigson
Coleman
Jewell
Kloes
Carey
Ritchie
Diddle
Stobart
Ginn
Klees
Kerr's Run Center
Revival To Begin At Tupers Plains
Tuppers Plains Ohio Rev P Elmer Wright pastor of Tuppers Plains United Brethren Church reports evangelistic services begin Monday eve Feb 10 at Tuppers Plains L B Church with Rev H O Davis of Jacksonville as evangelist Rev Guy White preaches Sunday evening Davis instrumental in bringing Rev P E Wright D D superintendent of Southeast Ohio Conference into the church He will preach nightly at 730 for two weeks Wright will lead the singing. Birds far out on the ocean are able to fly toward land as directly as a navigator with his instruments.
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Tuppers Plains
P. Elmer Wright
United Brethren Church
Tuppers Plains L. B
H. O. Davis
Jacksonville
Guy White
Davis
P. E. Wright
Southeast
Rev. Wright
Leaders Outline Farm Work For Meigs County
Meigs County Unified Farm Program heard a three fold presentation from Home Council Group Meigs County Granges and Farm Bureau detailing women’s educational work grange history and legislative roles. Vernon Nease outlined Farm Bureau growth to 131 families and eight advisory councils with emphasis on education and cooperation. George H Lasher was elected chairman with Dr E Humphrey vice chairman and Theodore Reed secretary. Wesley Green state assistant in land use planning attended as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Unified Farm Program Committee
Home Council Group
Meigs County Granges
Farm Bureau
Avice Roush
Mayme Mora
C. E. Humphrey
Harley Musser
Earl Starkey
Meigs County
Eddie Howery
Pomona
W. A. Carman
Vernon Nease
George H. Lasher
Dc. E. Humphrey
Theodore Reed
Wesley Green
Columbus
Tourney Drawings To Be Made Feb 16 For County Meet
The county tournament drawing will be held Feb 16 at 2 p m under tournament manager Ray Farnham. Arrangements are nearly complete and the event will take place at Pomeroy Junior High Gym on Feb 27 28 and March 1 with teams and officials preparing for the three day schedule.
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Pomeroy
Ray Farnham
Pomeroy Junior High Gymnasium
Middleport Council Sets Year Busy With Street Work and Cemetery Plans
Middleport council outlined a busy year including gravel street improvements covering about 7 696 square yards, a revised ordinance project, a possible WPA cemetery program at Hill Cemetery, and a Route 124 road idea using brick from State Route 7. The body approved T 34 mix bids, set Feb 17 for sealed bids, authorized a 500 dollar bank deposit, and raised street worker Paul Swisher’s pay by five dollars monthly.
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Middleport
Samp Russell
Route
C. O. Fisher
Middleport Council
Harry Cross
David Durst
Homer Russell
Cross
Southern Ohio Quarries Company of
Chillicothe
G. F. Driscoll
Cc. E. Higgins
Driscoll
Ito
Bradbury
H. L. Redcay
Nelson Browning Co
Cincinnati
Citizens National Bank
Paul Swisher
Mother of Eight Dies in Reedsville After Cancer Battle
Mrs. Glen Boring died Friday night at her sister-in-law's home after an extended cancer illness. She would have turned 40 on February 13. Survived by husband and eight children Richard James Margaret Floyd Don Betty and the twins Januita and Vanulta, two brothers Ancel and Delbert Smith, and two sisters Edith Holland and Mrs Ira Boring. Funeral Monday at Church of Christ with burial in Reedsville Cemetery.
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Reedsville
Glen Boring
Blanche Ruth
Church of Christ
Richard
James
Margaret
Floyd
Don
Betty
Januita
Vanulta
Ancel
Delbert Smith
Marion
Edith Holland
Sacramento
Calif
Ira Boring
Reedsville Cemetery
Pomeroy Garden Club Meets and Local Wedding
Thirty members of the Pomeroy Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Edward Stark with Mrs. Irving Karr Jr assisting. The program included papers and readings on gardening topics. The group planned a 1:00 luncheon at Mrs. J. O. Roedel’s on E Main St honoring Mrs. Ralston Russell, now in Pittsburgh. In a single ring ceremony at Rev H F Bolton’s home, Miss Faye Hysell married Alva Frye. The couple will reside in Columbus after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. O. Roedel
E. Main St
Ralston Russell
Pittsburgh
H. F. Bolton
Rutland
Faye Hysell
Narley Hysell
Bradbury
Alva Frye
John Frye
Hysell
W. Va
Wildwood Garden Club Meeting At Minersville
Wildwood Garden Club met Friday evening at Mrs Clifford Phillips home in Minersville with Mrs Norman Fisher as assistant hostess. Vice President Mrs Ward Winden presided in the illness absence of Mrs Harry Roush. Members answered roll with a nature poem and read two papers on catalogues and February gardening. A group discussion covered house plant care as the study outline. Valentine themed refreshments followed and each member received a valentine.
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Wildwood Garden Club
Minersville
Clifford Phillips
Norman Fisher
Harry Roush
Ward Winden
Ward Windon
Allen Ball
Pomeroy Personal Notes Include Church social and visits
Miss Marcia Hysell hosted the Sunday School class at Simpson Methodist Church with Mrs. Ruth Tompkins teaching. Senior Shakespeare Club members meet this afternoon with Mrs. Harry Smith. Women’s Society of Christian Service plans an all day meeting in Portsmouth. Reverend R Kuether is ill at home. Herb Spencer visited Springfield relatives. The Plains residents Mr and Mrs Charlie McCullough visited the McCulloughs on Wright Street. Ann Altona and Florence Hudson of Columbus spent the weekend with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Hysell
Simpson Methodist Church
Ruth Tompkins
Shakespeare Club
Harry Smith
Lasley St
Women's Society of Christian Service
Portsmouth
R. Kuether
Second St
Herb Spencer
Springfield
Charlies MccCullough
the Plains
J. W. McCullough
Wright St
Ann
Altona Baily
Florence Hudson
Columbus
John Baily
Forest Run
Clat Jones
Pomeroy
Jones
Malcolm Poller
Jennie Gilkey
Dolly McMillan
Chillicothe
Lemuel Bircher
Liberty Lane
Gallipolis
Margaret McQuaid
Bircher
Helen Beeson
Christine Garrison
William Beeson
Plummer Beeson
Robert Harris
James Harley
Zanesville
W. H. Juhling
Beeson
Juhling
Glenn Jarvis
Jean McKay
Shelby
A. W. McKay
N. Third Ave
Mary Lou McMaster
C. B. Smith
John Dixon, Sr
Charleston
D. E. Miller
S. Third Ave
John Dixon, Jr
Baby
Downington Opens Eighth County School Lunch Room
The Downington lunch room opens under the county WPA project with Martin Phillips as cook. About 25 children to be fed. Lunches already served in Silver Run Rutland Harrisonville Downington Hiland Rose Hill Joppa and Eden. Eden records show weighings before and after lunch with a 14 year old gaining 19 pounds between Dec 9 and Jan 20.
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Home Club and BYPU News
Twenty five members attended the Middleport Garden Club meeting at Mrs. Lewis Sauer home. Papers on house plants were read by Mrs. M. J. McCarty and Miss Vesta McCoy. Ribbon awards went to Mrs. McCarty and Miss Hennesy. BYPU officers’ meeting notes and a Vernon McCoy talk on neighbors followed. Local social items and a Presbyterian Workers Conference invite conclude.
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Middleport
Youth Rally Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Society
A delegation from the local Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ attended a Youth Rally in Trimble on Sunday afternoon. They contributed Meigs County's $25.00 quota for the Stranded Missionary fund and joined candlelight services led by Marcella Walburn, Jackie Hysell, Susan Allensworth, Della Mae Vance, Patty Devol, and Anna Price, with Charles Walburn and L. D. Hartinger in attendance.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the
Church of Christ
Trimble
Society
Meigs County
Missionary” Fund
Marcella Walburn
Jackie Hysell
Susan Allensworth
Della Mae Vance
Patty Devol
Anna Price
Charles Walburn
L. D. Hartinger
Local Visitors and Family Movements Across Ohio Towns
Miss Myrtle Garrison visits Middleport and Pomeroy then travels to Pt Pleasant with Mrs Clarence Schneider. The Ervin Turner Branch group stays with Addie Branch and Roy Lansbury. Funeral in Cheshire honors Mrs James Jones. Donald Mills returns from Florida as Kanouse party heads to Richmond. others tour North Miami Beach and Cuyahoga Falls to visit ill relatives. Stella Palmer resumes work at R A Miller Co after recuperation from Holzer Hospital. Mrs Joe Boyd travels to Cincinnati for a month with Booker Johnson and Grace Hysell.
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Myrtle Garrison
Huntington
Middleport
Pomeroy
Clarence Schneider and
Pt. Pleasant
Clifford Ervin
Warren Turner and Son
Charleston
Addie Branch
Roy Lansbury
Marion Rife
Ferry Rife
James Jones
Cheshire
Donald Mills
Frank Kanouse
Florida
Richmond
Donald
Kanouses
North
Miami Beach
Kanouse
Geroge Reynolds
Guy
Cuyahoga Falls
Reynolds
Charles Ludwig
Stella Palmer
R. A. Miller Company
Holzer Hospital
Chauncey
Isaac Palmer
Joe Boyd
Cincinnati
Booker Johnson
Grace Hysell
CCC Reduced In Mergs by Other Work
Two more contingents of young men left last week for service in the CCC totaling 34, according to Williard Ashworth, co-director of the relief office. The county failed to meet the full quota of 47 due to new openings. Enrollees go to Zaleski first, then to various camps. Names listed include George E. Batey Middleport Merill G. Boston Carpenter Ralph W. Brewer Portland Samuel W. Butcher Cheshire Lewis F. Chapman Carpenter R. D. Edward Dodson Jr. Pomeroy Joseph H. Fisher Racine R.D. David F. Foust Letart Falls Samuel A. Gibbs Syracuse Charles H. Grady Racine R.D. William Grady Racine R.D. John G. Grueser Minersville Henry Hedricks Pomeroy Derrell S. Johnston Racine R. D. Carl H. Kauff Pomeroy Russell H. Krider Racine Clarence Lewis M iddeport Herbert D. McNamee Minersville Herbert A. Martin Pomeroy Norman W. Millicons Cheshire R.D. Clarence E. Munday Long Bottom Frank Neighbors Middleport R.D. William H. Newlan Minersville Robert Potts Middleport Clifford Roush Letart Falls Luther A. Searles Middleport Clifford Roush Portland R. D. Guy H. Singer Racine R.D. Harry Snyder Pomeroy R.D. Alfred R. Stitt Racine R.D. Lester J. Taylor Middleport Colbn G. Westfall Long Bottom Charles D. Wilson Reedsville Henry Wilt Middleport
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Pomeroy
Derrell S. Johnston
Racine R. D
Carl H. Kauff
Russell H. Krider
Racine
Clarence Lewis
Middeport
Herbert D. McNamee
Minersville
Herbert A. Martin
Norman W. Millicons
Cheshire R.D
Clarence E. Munday
Long Bottom
Frank Neighbors
Middleport R.D
William H. Newlan
Robert Potts
Middleport
Clifford Roush
Letart Falls
Luther A. Searles
Clifford R. Sellers
Portland R. D
Guy H. Singer
Racine R.D
Harry Snyder
Pomeroy R.D
Alfred R. Stitt
Lester J. Taylor
Colbn G. Westfall
Campbell Joins Pomeroy Village Council
Virgil Campbell of W. Main St. became a new village council member after his name was presented by Mayor Hartley and confirmed by the council. The meeting also saw George Howell appointed foreman on an NYA sewer and street project and his council seat vacated. The Meigs Water Co granted hydrant rent relief to $55 per hydrant per year with two payments. The Second Ward Fire Company seeks to keep out of town donations, to be split 80 20 with the town, and pay firemen on out of town calls from its share.
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Pomeroy
Virgil Campbell
W. Main St
Pomeroy Village
M. D. Hartley
Campbell
George Howell
NYA
Howell
Meigs Water Company
Second Ward Fire Company
Reedsville Man Honored at Ohio Seed Meeting
C. E. Humphrey of Reedsville was elected vice president and director of the Ohio Seed Improvement Association during Farmers Week at Ohio State University. He is a leading hybrid corn producer and the only director from Southeastern Ohio. The association comprises 600 certified seed growers across Ohio producing corn hybrids oats barley soybeans and wheat. Members must meet standards for seed sources treatment growth harvesting storage and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. E. Humphrey
Reedsville
Ohio Seed Improvement Association
Ohio State University
Humphrey
Ohio
Five Meigs Seniors Take Good Citizenship Test
Five senior class girls from Meigs County high schools sat the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Test at the office of Supt. C. O. Chapman on Saturday. The exams are part of a nationwide program sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Names include Jo Ann Finlaw Harrisonville Iris Weber Chester Helen Holcomb Columbia Eileen Damewood Tuppers Plains Kathryn Morris Rutland.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Supt. C. O. Chapman
United States
Ship of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Jo Ann Finlaw
Harrisonville
Iris Weber
Chester
Helen Holcomb
Columbia
Eileen ‘Damewood
Tuppers Plains
Kathryn Morris
Rutland
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James Enright
Minneapolis
Meigs
Pomeroy Personals
Downington
Middleport Social Notes
BYPU
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Maxine Bennett
Alice Mourning
Betty Brown
Ruth Seines
Margaret Houdashelt
Bennett
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
George Sagen
Melodiers
Smith ‘Bros
Children's New Spring Shoes
Iluckoff
Falls City
Litp Gy
Fats City Sd
the Gas Company
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