Meigs Boy Scouts Honored During National Scout Week
Meigs County Boy Scouts and leaders were feted during National Scout Week with demonstrations in first aid life saving and drill in Middleport. Troop 41 Chester hosted visiting officials including District Chairman Frank H Johnston as Ward Kimes and Henry Beaver led demonstrations and a cake gift celebrated a birthday.
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Middleport
Boy Scouts of America
Chester
Frank H. Johnston
Ward Kimes
Henry Beaver
Willard McMaster
Kimes
Boy Scouts
Meigs County
Liberty and Electric Eaters
Pomeroy
Helen Lyons
Girls Intramural Games Popular at High School
Middleport reports strong interest in intramural sports among high school girls this year. Basketball between classes has been common, with juniors and seniors listed as eligible for letters and medals in intramural sports at the start of the year.
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Middleport
Mary J. Bailey
Dorothy Barsotti
Maxine Bennett
Easter M. Ewing
Dani J. Hamilton
Martha Robson
Marvel Schmoll
Jane Stansbury
Dorothy Stewart
Dorotha Winebrenner
Ruth Garber
Margaret McBride
Margaret Stewart
Betty Walters
Alice L. Lama
Josephine Morairity
Anna L. Ubry
Many Meigs Pupils Given Federal Help
Part time employment funded by the National Youth Administration in Ohio aids 93 Meigs County students across eight high schools to continue education, totaling $305.15 monthly. Schools and earnings are itemized, with Pomeroy Senior High hosting 14 students earning $75. Racine and Western Rural shows notable amounts.
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Pomeroy
National Youth Administration
Ohio
Meigs County
Harry E. Rahe
NYA
Chester High School
Columbia High School
Carpenter
Harrisonville-Scipio High
Harrisonville
Middleport High
Olive-Orange High
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy Senior High
Racine Senior High
Western Rural
Rutland
Pomeroy Social Notes and Valentine Party Highlights
Pomeroy social notes report a Monday Valentine party at Simpson M E Church hosted by J O F Class members. A waffle and sausage supper opened the evening followed by a Valentine box and greetings. Mrs Malcolm D Hartley led the business meeting with plans for each member to contribute one dollar by verse driven means for the March gathering.
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Warren Bright
Loyal Berean Class Valentine Party at Church
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ will hold a Valentine party at the church tonight.
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Church of Christ
Contract Club Holiday Bridge Dinner At Mrs Klein Home
Mrs O P Klein hosted eight Contract Club members for a bridge dinner at her S Third Ave residence. A two course meal was served at 6 30 in a dining room decorated with red and white candles and flowers. High scores went to Miss Marie Richman and Mrs Robert Leake.
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O. P. Klein
S. Third Ave
Marie Richman
Robert Leake
Local Notes and Visits Across Towns
Mrs Harry Morris recovering after operation at City Hospital Akron per sister Mrs Virginia Brown. New Lexington visitors Crayton and daughters Thelma Jean Irene visit Mrs Shoemaker’s mother Bessie Montgomery. Webb Whaley ill with pneumonia in Holzer Gallipolis improving. Ray Shoemaker visits with wife who spent week with Hazel Willis. Lincoln Hill hosts birthday event for Jacob Fisher as he turns 79 with family guests. Elmer Ebersbach and Mrs Harry Gottfried visit Emma Ebersbach family. Kimble Hite returns to Findlay college after weekend with John Hite. Jimmie Beards to St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg for surgery. Mrs Brsil Davis returns to Lincoln Terrace after St Albans visit. Homer Cooper and son William visit Pomeroy. father Dr W S Hart joins from Elsie Hart. Grace Episcopal Guild to meet at parish house Wednesday 7:30 pm. Baptist Class of Mrs James Stephenson to host Valentine party Tuesday. Rock Springs Grange hosts Friday party with Northwest Territory parade pictures and flood photos. pie social and refreshments. Mark Jenkinson near Charleston visits relatives. Mrs Bentz Wolf learns niece Carter Clark ill in Wheeling hospital. daughter born Saturday, in satisfactory condition. Mrs Zana Wheeler travels to Wheeling to be with sister.
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Harry Morris
City Hospital
Akron
Virginia Brown
E. Main St
William Shoemaker
New ‘Lexington
Crayton
Thelma Jean
Irene
Shoemaker
Bessie Montgomery
Webb Whaley
Minersville
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jacob Fisher
Elmer Ebersbach
Harry Gottfried
Pt. Pleasant
Emma Ebersbach
Kimble Hite
Findlay
John Hite
W. Main St
Jimmie Beards
Rollin Beards
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Brsil Davis
Lincoln Terrace
St. Albans
W. Va
Homer Cooper
William
Columbus
Pomeroy
W. S. Hart
Elsie Hart
Williams Treatment offer for uric acid relief
Readers urged to mail ten cents and home address to receive a full size 15c bottle of The Williams Treatment for uric acid relief and a diet booklet. Offer requires no obligation and limits one bottle per household, available since 1892 through The Dr. D. A. Williams Co.
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Williams
DR. D. A. Williams CO
East Hampton
Conn
Establish Home in Pomeroy Betrothal Report
Announcement of the December 30 marriage of Edith Bowen and Joe Schaefer in Catlettsburg Kentucky. Edith is daughter of John and Mrs Bowen of Route 33 Pomeroy Rock Springs and a Pomeroy High School graduate who worked at Bendyvue Theater. Joe is son of A J Schaefer of Racine and with Schaefer Electric Co. The couple plans to set up housekeeping in Pomeroy soon.
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Pomeroy
Edith Bowen
Joe Schaefer
Catlettsburg
John Bowen
Route 33
Rock Springs
Pomeroy High School
Bendyvue Theater
Schaefer
A. J. Schaefer
Racine
The
Schaefer Electric Co
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Eighteen girls from Mrs. Paul Lewis Sunday school class enjoyed games and sweets at Mrs. Chas. How ard's Rutland Street home with a Valentine theme and gift exchange. Other notes report church guilds, Pythian Sisters meeting, and residents traveling or receiving visitors.
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Paul Lewis
Church of Christ
Chas. Howard
Rutland St
Barbara Meinhart
Meigs Women Observe World Day of Prayer
POMEROY February 24 is World Day of Prayer observed by Meigs County Federation of Church Women with four meetings in Middleport Pomeroy Racine and Letart Falls. In Pomeroy a 2 PM service at Simpson Methodist Church will feature federation members and a youth program led by Mrs Downie. NYA tile making project approved in Pomeroy will construct a concrete tile facility.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Federation of Church Women
Middleport
Racine
Letart Falls
Simpson Methodist Church
Downie
NYA
Phi Delta Kappa District Meet Portends Middleport Event
Gamma Xi Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa will host district representatives from Chillicothe Marietta and Pt Pleasant for a Sunday February 26 convention in Middleport Ohio Headquarters will be the fraternity rooms on North Second Avenue Ralph Graves Edward Tewksbury and Gordon Harris are coordinating plans Ohio Gamma Xi notes the initiation of Curtis Jenkinson and Ralph Smith Olin Goodwin has begun pledge work A birthday celebration for Roy Barnes unfolds with a cake surprise and several family dinners surrounding the event
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Middleport
Ohio
Gamma Xi
Phi Delta Kappa
Chillicothe
Marietta
Pt. Pleasant
Ralph Graves
Edward Tewksbury
Gordon Harris
N. Second Ave
Ohio Gamma Xi
Curtis Jenkinson
Ralph Smith
Olin Goodwin
Roy Barnes
Barnes
R. F. McKay
Mr. Barnes
B. F. Barnes
Parkersburg
World War in Action shown at Liberty Theatre
Motion pictures of World War fronts will be shown at the Liberty Theatre on February 21 and 22 under the Feeney Bennet Post American Legion. Proceeds will go to the Legion charity fund.
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Middleport
Liberty Theatre
Feeney- Bennet Post American Legion
Legion Charity Fund
Agricultural Committee Formulates Report for Chamber Meeting
The Pomroy Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee met Monday night at the Agricultural Conservation office on E Second St. Co chairs Dan Hartinger and Dr. George Lasher presented a report detailing committee recommendations for the next Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Pomeroy
Agricultural Committee
The
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Conservation Office
Peter Zwilling Dies in Ohio Hotel Death
Frances Wood of Columbus attended her father Peter Zwilling’s funeral after spending a week with her sister in Middleport. Zwilling was found dead at the Trader Hotel in Parkersburg while en route to visit relatives. Funeral held last Thursday at Shadyside with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Bellaire. grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Pomeroy
Frances Wood
Columbus
Cecila Young
Middleport
Peter Zwilling
Zwilling
Parkersburg
Shadyside
Rose Hill
Bellaire
Meigs County Farm Bureau Plans 1939 Expansion
Annual meeting of the Meigs County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association will be held Wednesday evening at Bethany M E Church at 7 30 o clock. Reports on 1938 operations and 1939 expansion plans will be presented with Silas Vance of the State Farm Bureau Cooperative Association speaking. Refreshments will be served.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Bethany M. E
Silas Vance
State Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Columbus
Courthouse Workers Face Wageless Payday
Courthouse employees have not received pay since January and may face another unpaid week unless the county commissioners meet to approve their annual funds. No bills incurred this year can be paid until the appropriation is enacted.
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Pomeroy
Funeral for Rolland Ralph Held in Cheshire Cemetery
Funeral services for Rolland Lewis Ralph four months old son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Ralph were held Monday at 2:00 PM with burial in Cheshire Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Rolland Lewis Ralph
Stanley Ralph
Cheshire
Musterole ad for children's cough relief
An old musterole advertisement urges treating children's chest and throat coughs with Musterole. It promotes three strengths Regular, Children's and Extra Strong and claims fast relief through warmed skin penetration and soothing vapors approved by Good Housekeeping.
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Good Housekeeping
Buereau
PTA Meets Letsart Falls Founders Day Program
Letart Falls P T A will hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening at the school. A Founder's Day program is planned and a banner will be awarded to the room with the most parents present.
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Letart Falls
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Meigs Boy Scouts
England
Dr.ierce
Dr. Pierce
Meigs
Coats
Gabardines
Shades
Big Yank
Bernice Johnson
Clark
Robert Runion
Torch
L. A. Person
A. K. Hutchins
Butternut Ave
Milton Will
Entertains Bridge Club
Pomeroy Personals
Harriett M. Russell
M. D. Hartinger
Grace Episcopal Guild
James Stephenson
the Baptist Church
Edison Hobstetter
Northwest Territory
Mark Jenkinson
Charleston
Bentz Wolf
Carter Clark
Wheeling
Zana Wheeler
Middleport Social Notes
Mary
Washington
Marion French
Ladies’ Guild
Heath M. E. Church
H. E. Bush
Walter Hayes
George Washington
E. R. Tompkins
Meigs Temple
Griff Russell
James Arnold
Zanesville
Huntington
Brown
Jones Orthopedic Hospital
Guy Carson
Springfield
Dorothy Gardner
Pearl Gardner
Rose Hobstetter
Nease Settlement
Hobstetter
Richard Chambers
Frederick Wilcoxen
Wilcoxen
T. T. Shelton
S. Fifth Ave
Middleport Printing Co
Edith Klein
Eva Klein
S. Pearl Sr
New York Central
New York City
Miss Klein
Frank Fugate
Robert Kaser
Norma Klein
Children's
PTA
Plymouth
Cowes
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Michigan
Major Bowes
C. B.S
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