Jim Durante Take Off Gets Biggest Hand
A packed Middleport High School Auditorium greeted the Second Annual Minstrel Show of the Meigs County Izaak Walton League chapter. Local talents Claude and Charles Grimm John Silvka and Bob Barton and the Mason County Hillbillies drew warm applause while others performed in blackface and comic routines. The program showcased community performers and reflected the era's entertainment style.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Izaak Walton
Raute
Chet Haddox
Ed. Condon
Charles Baird
League
Charles McMaster
Eddie Romine
Hazel Hawkins
Chet Haddock
Sonny Boy
Jolson
Clifford
William Beaver
Alio
Betty
Martha Terrell
Martha Jane Karr
Claude Grimm
Charles Grimm
Bob Barton
John Silvia
Chattanooga
Ben Neutzling
al Reuter
Harry S Wehring
Charles Wildermuth
John Slivka
Charles Stanley
Aaron Kelton
Ben Philson
Frank Cheesebrew
Grafton Stout
Trel Schoenleb
Uncle Remus
Brad Mang
Susie
Bob Norris
Silvia
Kenny Sauer
Billy Marcum
H. B. Pickett
Wyoming
Billy
Apartment Project At Middleport OK d
Construction of apartments and office space at a cost of $20 000 by H N Swift of Middleport was approved by the Office of Temporary Controls OTC. The minstrel show at Pomeroy Junior High drew strong crowds with performances by Ed Condon Chet Haddox Charles Grimm Bob Barton and many local acts. Curtain time was 8 15 p m.
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Middleport
H. N. Swift
Office of Temporary Controls
Louis W. Gehring
OTC
Chet Haddox
Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium
Funeral Service Held For Mrs John Curtis
Pallbearers for the late Mrs. John Curtis at Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy included Walter Waddell James Clatworthy Leo Carroll Charles Graber and Joe Conde Relatives attending were Lawrence Curtis Akron Mack McCrory Columbus Josephine Curtis Columbus Joe O Leary Cleveland and others Funeral notices also report former Ohioan James A Wood 76 Portsmouth native and longtime Seattle Times associate editor dying yesterday
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Middleport
John Curtis
Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy
Walter Waddell
James Clatworthy
Leo Carroll
Charles Graber
Joe Conde
Richard Folden
Lawrence Curtis
Akron
Mack McCrory
Columbus
Josephine Curtis
Joe O'Leary
Cleveland
George .Darnell
Helen
Teresa Mackin
George Mackin
del Pauley
Charleston
Paul Andrew
Robert Mackin
Francis Andrew
Long Bottom
F. J. Joachim
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Catherine Maloney
Logan
Seattle
Wash
James A. Wood
Portsmouth
Ohio
Seattle Times
Teen Confesses to Killing Father in Car Crash
St Louis police say Mary Reardon 14 admits shooting her father as he drove her and Michael D Arcy 13 home from a tourist cabin where the couple had spent the night. The car left the road and D Arcy was fatally injured.
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Mary Reardon
St. Louis
Michael D'Arcy
D'Arcy
Junior High Council Elects New Officials
Pomeroy Junior High School elected homeroom representatives for the new second semester student council. Ninth grade picks Joyce Fischer John Blaettar Joyce Phillips Bernard Grueser Norma Jean Van Meter Richard Russell. Eighth grade selects Faye Will Jack Leifheit. Seventh grade reps Mary Louise Drake Danny West. Officers include Polly Dill president William Neutzling vice president Marianne Peoples secretary Don Dailey treasurer. Principal Charles S. Gibbs is faculty advisor.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Joyce Fischer
John Blaettar
Joyce Phillips
Bernard Grueser
Norma Jean van Meter
Richard Russell
Faye Will
Jack Leifheit
Mary Louise Drake
Danny West
Polly Dill
William Neutzling
Marianne Peoples
Don Dailey
Charles S. Gibbs
Pomeroy Social Notes Birthday Dinner Hosted at Main Street Home
Mrs Hayman Barnitz hosted a surprise birthday dinner for her husband on E Main Street Monday evening. Attendees included Bentz Wolfe Richard Campbell and Lois Ann Campbell Emory Kauff Wilson Carpenter and family Barnitz children and others. Daughters of Union Veterans met at IOOF Hall for a business session with installs and plans a Washington's Birthday party at Mrs Elizabeth Campbell's home on February 24 hosted with Eva Simms assisting.
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Pomeroy
Hayman Barnitz
E. Main St
Bentz Wolfe
Richard
Lois Ann Campbell
Emory Kauff
Wilson Carpenter
Alita
Jimmy
Janet
W. O. Barnitz
Billy Jean
Bobby
Gary
Keith Barnitz
Daughters of Union Veterans
IOOF
Winona Cook
Elizabeth Durst
William Baxter
Minnie Neutzling
Washington
Meigs County Farm Survey Covers Accidents Wages and Crops
Meigs County is a test site for a state agricultural survey gathering data on farm accidents income expenses farm wages number of workers and inventory of crops and livestock. Ellickson from the USDA and Omar Baldridge of South Webster are driving the effort with results expected by April.
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Pomeroy Meigs County
Ellickson
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Economics
Omar Baldridge
South Webster
Meigs County
Births Reported at Cham berlain Clinic
McArthur area births listed last week include a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Ward of Dundas born February 5 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Eister Metheny of Wilkesville born February 8 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs William Moore of McArthur born February 9.
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Tussy
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Swisher
Lohse
Friendly Service
Sporting Goods
BROWN
2Nd St
Junior High Council
Pomeroy Social Notes
DUV
C. E. Blakeslee Meigs
Letart Falls
Civic Club
Anderson
Trumbull County Experiment Farm
Chuck Roast
Coronet
Callies
Woodbur
Simoniz
Wyandotte Cleanser
France
Westfield Brand
Swift
Swift’s
Heinz Catsup
Gerber's Baby Food
Tower
del Monte Dried
del Monte
VOGUE
Shoe Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
Toto
Meigs
John Hodiak
Lloyd Nolan
Josephine Hutchinson
Richard Conte
Pat O’brien
Claire Trevor Herbert Marshall
Ray Collins
Wallace Ford
Mary Ware
Bendvue
Triple Bill
Ken Curtis
Valentine
Dickies Dress Shop
Middleport, Ohio
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