Meigs County basketball tourney draws announced
Drawings for the Meigs County tournament set for Middleport High School Gym Feb 23 24 25 show Chester vs Racine in the first game Thursday at 9 pm Harrisonville bye Friday games include Tuppers Plains Rutland and finals Saturday at 10 am Junior High and an added attraction features Wellston Rockets and Yellow Jackets varsity and reserves at 9 and 8 pm respectively Saturday night
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Middleport
Meigs
Middleport High School
Chester
Racine
Harrisonville
Tuppers Plains
Rutland
Chester-Rutland
Toppers Plains
Meigs County Home for the Aged 1938 finances and stats
Superintendent Allard Pratt reports Meigs County Home for the Aged spent 6527.15 in 1938, cut to 6183.08 after livestock sales and inmate contributions. Forty seven residents were cared for. 17 joined that year, 11 left, one fled, six died. Inventory shows assets at 8300. average cost per inmate 199.45, about 48 less than the prior year.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Allard Pratt
Rutland Junior High Wins Tournament Trophy
Rutland Junior High School wins a Gal lpolis tournament by beating Glouster 15 28, Vinton 20 38, and Pt. Pleasant 4 18 to take the gold plated trophy. Several local residents visit relatives, and Eugene Kennedy breaks his arm during the Saturday game.
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Rutland
Gallipolis
Glouster
Vinton
Pt. Pleasant
Earl Hogue
Crooksville
Dwight Kennedy
Claude Clark
Athens
Emery Ralph
Marvin Murray
Middleport
Clarence Murray
Eugene Kennedy
Mildred Utsinger
Columbus
Carl Denison
Oye Hospital
Hearse Converted to Family Car in Perry Oklahoma
Jess Treadway bought a used hearse to turn into a pickup but motorists treated him with courtesy, so he now uses the hearse as a family car in Perry Oklahoma.
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Perry, Okla
Jess Treadway
Middleport Ladies Plan Winter Activities at First Baptist
Middleport social notes report the Ladies Class of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. James Murray's Grant Street home. They planned winter events, a March 1 soup sale and luncheon, redecorating the Sunday School room, buying chairs and a library bookcase, and adding to the church fund.
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First Baptist Church
James Murray
Grant St
Harry Hysell
Clarence Clark
Elizabeth Kirby
Frank Guinther
Margaret Ella Hysell
Schools of
Ontario
Death of Capt Grant Hanes at Higgins Rest Home
Kanauga brief notes report the death of Captain A. G. Grant Hanes at the Higgins rest home in Gallipolis after months of illness. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 AM at the local church with burial at Independence. Other items mention visits, family travel, and Sunday School attendance.
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Charles
Charleston
T. J. Oliver
Verlie Conway
Joan
James Mahoney
Pomeroy
Lizzie Adams
John Deem
Athens
Glenn Cyrus
Clifton
W. Va
H. N. Snider
Lester Taylor
Wade Taylor
East Gallipolis
Sherbrooke Ex-Mayor Declines King’s Counsel Offer
Sherbrooke’s Col. Emile Rioux, former mayor, has refused the king's counsel title five times since 1915. He has not given a reason for declining each offer.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Emile Rioux
Chillicothe Edges Pomeroy In Narrow High School Thriller
Chillicothe beat Pomeroy 41 39 on the local floor as the game stayed tight to the end. Harbrecht led Pomeroy with eight long shots while West and Overly paced Chillicothe with multiple scores, and a late foul shot kept the drama alive with 17 seconds remaining.
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Pomeroy
Chillicothe
Fick
Panthers
Harbrecht
West
Red Devils
Overly
Halbrecht
Chilliscothe
Conaway
Parkersburg
F. T. Brooks
BECO
Pghounnieeen
Depennmmeees
Doug
Bewnencanessn
Very
Cencnwa
Legionnaires Banquet Plans Benefit World War Film Show
Fenney Bennett Post Legionnaires held a supper at the Legion Home on S Fourth Ave with Tad Bolin Lawrence Taylor and Pearl Wolfe assisting. Attendees discussed a bene fit motion picture showing of official World War II battle front films taken by the government on February 21 and 22.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes Entertain Junior Shakespeare Club
Miss Dorothy Ward and fellow members hosted the Junior Shakespeare club at Ward home on Tuesday evening. Roll calls featured A Favorite Living Author, and bake sale plans for Feb 18 were made along with Easter dance preparations. A valentine box opened during social hour and unique valentine trays decorated refreshments.
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Dorothy Ward
Vivian Mees
Maxine Roush Dixon
Shakespeare Club
Carolyn Smith
Leona Priode
Edythe Joachim
Valentines and social events brighten village gathering
Miss Virginia Arnold hosted a Happy Helpers class at Rose Hill with games music and valentines while refreshments were served to Mary Osborn Mildred Osborn Mary Donna Kesterson Emogene Laudermilk Freda Krauter Carol Evans Jean Evans Frankie Joe Evans Geneva Landers Phyllis Brown and the teacher. The Federated Church Valentine party drew strong attendance with hostesses Mrs William Baker Mrs Raymond Parker and Miss Maud Grueser. Lend A Hand Club at Simpson M E Church met at Mrs A O Tracy with thirty members and seasonal refreshments. Jean Russell hosted a contract club on West Main Street with guests Miss Betty Cosgrove and Mrs Dudley Hendrick. Awards went to Mrs Hendrick and Miss Marion Ebersbach. The social hour featured valentines themed refreshments. Artcle Jim Stevens a retired New York Central engineer, is improving and can sit up in a chair.
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Kathryn Clark
Theo Neutzling
Virginia Clatworthy
Neutzling
S. Second Ave
Miss Clark
Clarence Clark
Clarence Clark, and Mrs. Neutzling's Mother, Mrs. J. H. Clatworthy
Mesdames
George Hackett
Arthur Swisher
Alberta Bennett
Joe Kirby
Irving Karr
Frank Kanouse
John Curtis
Robert Stephenson
Fred Hoffner
Lewis Triplett
Charles Swindler
Vernon Darst
A. S. Webb
Ithmer Neal
John R. Stevens
Robert Saul
Earl French
Fanny Mayes
Clayton Bahr
Herman Neutzling
Charles Hauck
Clyde Winebrenner
Arlene Neutzling
Josephine Kimes
Dorothy Clatworthy
Vivian Knopp
Mary Hackett
Mildred Neutzling
Mary Miller
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
Dorothy Dillard
Margaret Hartenbach
Anna Margaret Thomas
Mary Curtis
Kay Powell
Patty Karr
Jean
Buddy Clark
Arthur Ebersbach
Anna Ebersbach
Bethany Church
Joe Ebersbach
C. D. Shumaker
Elizabeth Swisher
Anna Smith
Carrie Neutzling
Lilly Coates
Virginia Arnold
Happy Helpers
The
United Brothern Church
Rose Hill
Mary Osborn
Mildred Osborn
Mary Donna Kesterson
Emogene Laudermilk
Freda Krauter
Carol Evans
Frankie Joe Evans
Geneva Landers
Phyllis Brown
Miss Arnold
Valentine
Federated Church
Federated Circle
William Baker
Raymond Parker
Maud Grueser
Simpson M. E. Church
A. O. Tracy
Nellie Tracy
Sarah Person
Jean Russell
West Main St
Betty Cosgrove
Pomeroy
Dudley Hendrick
Dayton
Hendrick
Marion Ebersbach
Middleport
Jim” Stevens
New York Central Lines
Stevens
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Relief
Ad promotes 35 cent Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush kidneys and relieve night awakenings. Mentions symptoms like burning urination backache and puffiness and urges use as directed to support kidney and bladder health.
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Haarlem
Pomeroy Civic Club Auxiliary Plans Social
A brief meeting at City Hall led by president Mrs Wyllis McMurray outlined a combined social and business event for March 3 in the Hotel Martin corner room. Committees were named for the year including advisory Ways and Means and membership with plans for future projects and a name change to Women’s Civic Club.
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Theodore Reed
C. E. W. Downie
W. A. Compton
C. E. Peoples
T. A. Downie
Lee Rudisill
Manning Webster
Leverett L. Roush
Carrie Nye
Malcolm D. Hartley
John Seakus
John Duerr
John Chase
Mary Whitlock
Mary Ellen Miller
Elsie Hart
C. W. Jones
Nettie Wisecarver
Anna Vaughn
Gerald Rice
Margaret Clifford
Byron Bing
Civic Club
Women's Civic Club
Mrs Hobstetter Dies At Nease Settlement
Rosena Baer Hobstetter 86 died at her Nease Settlement home. Widow of Jacob Hobstetter who died in 1925. Survived by eight children: George Hobstetter, Lenore, Helen Nease, Dena Strauss, C E Price, Chris Gleasencamp, Charles Hobstetter. Funeral Friday 2 pm at residence. Rev Ralph Kuether presides. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Rosena Baer Hobstetter
Nease Settlement
Pomeroy Chamber toHear Guest Speaker Tuesday Night
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce will host Frank B. Pauly publicity director of the Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants as guest speaker next Tuesday evening. Membership nears 100, with a report from the agricultural committee due for presentation.
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Pomeroy
Frank B. Pauly
Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Edison Hobstetter
Pauly
Chamber of Commerce
Meigs County
Miss Henrietta Ewing to Interview for WPA in Zanesville
Middleport notices say Miss Henrietta Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs H O Ewing recently returned from the east where she worked with the Red Cross has been sent to Zanesville to act as interviewer for the WPA. The item notes that summer drives see golf balls outsell other sports items.
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Edward Tewksbury
Atlantic and Pacific
N. Second Ave
Jackson
H. L. Redcay
S. Third Ave
C. P. Bradbury
Gallipolis
A. H. Bradbury
Holzer Hospital
R. E. McKay
Wachs
N. C. Welch
B. F. Sommers
Leon
W. Va
Lawrence Bing
Middleport
Henrietta Ewing
H. O. Ewing
East
Red Cross
Zanesville
W.P.A
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Tonic Claim
An advertorial blurb touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to boost pep appetite and digestion. A testimonial from Charles Enders of Monroeville Ohio says his energy and sleep improved after use. It urges purchase in liquid or tablet form from druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Charles Enders
Monroeville
Ohio
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James Higley
Bernard Higley
Dell McCormick
Faye Harrison
Andy Colwell
Rushville
Gertrude Phipps
Harold, Howard
Irene
Thelma Crumley
Methodist Church
Richard Canaday
General Electric
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
Art Klees
Monkey Run
Beegle
Butternut Ave
Elizabeth Huber
Charles Huber
Mary Huber
Lena Huber
Ruth
Alice
Huntington
Scott Ridgeway
Ohio Power Company
Portsmouth
Herman Scholl
Court St. Grill
Max Harrah
Henry Ewing
Ray McCallum
Harold Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Guy Thompson
Miss Hart
Seakus
Kanauga
Elberfelds
Legionnaires
Pomeroy Social Notes
Entertain Club
Steppe
Beauty Shop
Arch McLean
Mel
Pomeroy Chamber
Rathburn
McMasters
Gay, New
Oxfords
Coats
Stu
Oriental Rugs
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