Meigs County High School Tourney and Independent playoffs planned
Coaches finalize the Meigs County high school basketball tournament set for February 27 28 and 29 at Rutland Gymnasium. An independent event will feature five teams with trophies for the winner and runner up ball. Racine is favored with Harrisonville in contention.
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Comeroy
Meigs County
Rutind
Friay
C. O. Chapman
O. O. Patterson
Rutland
Supt. Patterson
Racine
Harrisonville
Pomeroy Panthers
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Wellston
Tuppers Plains
Racine Boys
Jackson
Miss Gibbs Hosts Home Missionary Society Meeting
Miss Lucy Gibbs hosted the Home Missionary Society gathering at her Mulberry Avenue home replacing Mrs Fern Gilmore due to illness. Devotions by Mrs Ruth Ebersbach, president, and business talks followed with a report on a soup dinner and plans. Eva Simms gave a reading on armament as citizenship chair. Ten members and two guests attended.
Washington Dinner Planned by Heath M. E. Church Guild
The Guild of the Heath M. E. Church met Monday evening with Mrs. H. S. McClure. A brief business session set plans for the annual Washington dinner to be served Thursday evening Feb 20 at the church. Light refreshments followed social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Guild of the Heath M. E. Church
H.S. McClure
Washington
GOP Groups In Meigs Are More Active
Republican forces in Meigs County mobilize ahead of elections with plans to reorganize the Young Men's Republican Club. The Women’s Republican Club will increase activities and hosts a Lincoln’s Birthday event at Mrs. C. W. Jones’s home in Middleport on February 13.
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Lincoln
Middleport
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican Club
C. W. Jones
Braley Rites at Rutland Today
Mrs Dora Braley 72 of Rutland died Sunday from complications of diseases and aging. She had been ill for weeks and in frail health for over a year. Survived by two daughters and two sisters and a brother. Services held at Rutland residence conducted by Rev Co P Copley. Burial in Miles Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Dora Braley
Rutland
R. H. Rawlings
Union Ave
William Reed
Rising Sun
Ind
Carrie Rutherford
Bellville
John Cook
Fredonia
Kan
James Stevens
Middleport
Co. P. Copley
Miles Cemetery
Local residents share news of visits and illnesses
Middleport notes visitors from Ravenswood Charleston and Columbus. Harold Bibbee hosts Ray Pibbee and family. Lulu Hundley and Lelia Hawkins stay for several days. M L French improves after pneumonia. several children suffer mumps. Jimmy Whitlock recovers from scarlet fever. a Denison University student returns home. Mrs F M Sisson travels to attend Dora Braley funeral. About 27,000 cars have been on the road 18 years or longer.
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Middleport
Ray Pibbee
Ravenswood
W. Va
Harold Bibbee
Grant St
Earl Quivey
Huggins
Lincoln St
Willock
Fourth St
M. L. French
Lulu Hundley
Charleston
T. F. Ferguson
Lelia Hawkins
Columbus
New York Central Railroad
Joan
J. G. Talbott
Lucille Dutton
Jimmy Whitlock
Fred Whitlock
Clarence Clark, Jr
S. Second Ave
Denison University
F. M. Sisson
Rs. James Stevens
Third Ave
Dora Braley
Rutland
Supreme Court Rules Newspaper Advertising Tax Threatens Press Freedom
The court denounced the Louisiana advertising tax on papers magazines and films as a deliberate device to suppress circulation and curb information to the public. It warned that sustaining the tax could erode advertising and readership and violate due process by abridging the free press.
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Supreme Court
Icy Roads Slow Travel Across Meigs County
Meigs County experiences patchy ice on all roads except main highways causing cautious driving. Water flow to sewers is cut on some streets and ice has formed to sidewalk level. Street crew led by A. Hi Mbers bach cleared Second St and drains to ease conditions though steep hill climbs remained impassable Sunday morning.
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Pomeroy
A. Hi Mbersbach
Second St
Bell Case Draws Massive Ohio Interest over Rates
Columbus residents weigh a Supreme Court decision on the Ohio Bell Telephone rate case with more than half of Ohio's 6.6 million people linked to the outcome. The case concerns whether the company overcharged subscribers and if about 12 million dollars should be refunded, after 14 years of adjudication by the public utilities commission and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Iroquois Name for Jack in the Pulpit Revealed
Indigenous term for jack in the pulpit translates to baby in the cradle. The note highlights Native American naming for a common woodland plant and its cultural framing.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promising Youthful Energy
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle laxative alternative to calomel. It claims to cleanse the system of impurities, relieve stomach troubles and pimples, and restore vitality with olive colored ingredients. Prices 15c 30c 9c.
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Dr. Edwards
Dr Edwards
Arrangements for Meigs County Funerals Announced
Funeral services are set for Thomas A. Wolfe 81 at Ewing Funeral Home with burial at Letart Cemetery. J Curtis Anderson 73 will be buried at Rock Cemetery after service at Dexter Church led by Rev. Gardner. Speed Pickens 5 is buried at Letart Falls Cemetery after funeral at Heath M&E Church.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Thomas A. Wolfe
Karry Feiger
Mulberry Ave
Ewing
Lloyd Clark
Athens
Bufa
Letart Cemetery
J. Curtis Anderson
Roy
Pt. Pleasant
Influenza Fatal to Congress Run Resident Lucy Sorrell
Mrs Lucy Sorrell 78 longtime Congress Run resident died Monday at her daughter Blanche Kosters home in Lancaster after a sudden influenza attack. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 pm at the Congress Run home with Rev F G Boroff officiating. Burial Maplewood Cemetery. Survived by sons Bert Charles Hershel Sam and Myrtle Chaney daughters Loretta and Blanche Koster.
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Slouster
Lucy Sorrell
Congress Run
Blanche Koster
Lancaster
F. G. Boroff
M. FE
Attendance prize swap at Kiwanis club meeting
At the Glouster Kiwanis meeting the attendance prize was presented by Herman Atlas to C.F. Haskins, replacing the previous report that Haskins himself gave the prize.
Rainey Couple Welcome Son Born at Grant Hospital
Mr and Mrs John A Rainey of 815 Linwood Ave Columbus announce the birth of a son last Friday at Grant Hospital. The baby’s paternal grandfather is Mrs Gertrude Rainey of this area.
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Glouster
John A. Rainey
Linwood Ave
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Rainey
Gertrude Rainey
Out of town mourners attend Curtis Brooks funeral
Out of town attendees listed for the Curtis Brooks funeral include Mrs John Bee and family from Springfield Illinois, Miss Rosie Brooks, Mr and Mrs William Brooks with Jean, Cambridge, Harold Bulstrom, Mrs Farr Eddington, and others from Oakfield Coening Columbus and surrounding areas.
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Coening
Vaughn Campbell
Dick Lloyd
Columbus
Clerks To Meet Glouster A Meeting At Odd Fellow Hall
A meeting of the Retail Clerks Union No. 908 will be held at the Odd Fellow hall tonight at seven o'clock. Matters of importance will be considered and all members are requested to be present. Also note Canada bans used or second hand automobiles for sale there.
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Glouster
Retail Clerk's Union
Odd Fellow Hall
Canada
Degree Work at Magic City Lodge Meeting
Magic City Lodge I O O F holds a regular meeting Friday night with degree work on the agenda. Visiting Odd Fellows will be welcomed.
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Glouster
Magic City Lodge
Meeting of Ladies Bible Class Postponed Tonight
The Middleport Baptist Church Ladies' Bible Class gathering with Miss Frances Smith is postponed to a later date, per the class president's announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ladies’ Bible Class
the Baptist Church
Frances Smith
More Drivers Lose Rights for 6 Months
Columbus reports 741 driving right suspensions under Ohio six month drivers responsibility law. Revocations certified by Frank West include W Raymond Holcomb Carpenter Vernon Wilkes B Andy Bennett Alva Robinson William S James all of Athens Wollie Trace Glouster Alfred Bell Albany for driving while intoxicated.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank West
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
W. Raymond Holcomb
Carpenter
Vernon Wilkes
B. Andy Bennett
Alva Robinson
Williams
James
Athens
Wollie Trace
Glouster
Alfred Bell
Albany
Trixie the dog and her kittens in Mechanicsburg
In Mechanicsburg Ohio the dog Trixie owned by Mr and Mrs Frank Haisiet is caring for a litter of kittens in a domestic scene indicating pet ownership and family life.
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Mechanicsburg, O
Trixie
Frank Haisiet
Trimble Christ Church Campaign Progressing
Trimble The Church of Christ Bible school campaign continues until Easter focusing on Bible study church attendance and Christian giving. Notable attendees include Dorothy White four years Byron Skinner three years Nelva Kasler five years with few absences and several others with one to two years of perfect or near perfect attendance.
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Bible School
Dorothy White
Byron Skinner
Nina Kloh
Ernest Skinner
Norman Schoeman
Jo Ann Gooding
Beverly Shipley
Martha Ann Heckman
Betty Johnson
Nelva Kasler
Funeral Attended for Speed Pickens in Middleport
Warren Pickens of Dayton and Tom Pickens of Baltimore traveled to attend the funeral for Speed Pickens. Betty Amos of Letart Falls joined relatives in Athens to mourn the loss with Mrs. Pickens.
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Middleport
Warren Pickens
Dayton
Speed Pickens
Tom Pickens
Baltimore
Athens
Betty Amos
Letart Falls
Mrs. Pickens
Hollister Parent-Teacher Association Valentine Social
The Hollister Parent-Teacher Association hosts a Valentine social Thursday evening with Bingo and other attractions. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
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Glouster
Hollitser Parent-Teacher Association
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Meigs Co
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