Middleport group considers sponsoring Boy Scout troop
Joseph Stratton, Kootaga Area Boy Scout executive of Athens, spoke to Ohio Gamma XI Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa about scout leadership and troop sponsorship. R. E. McKay also spoke, as the group plans a second meeting to learn duties of leadership and opportunities for local Scouting.
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Middleport
Joseph Stratton
Kootaga Area
Athens
Ohio Gamma XI
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Stratton
R. E. McKay
Phi Delts
M. W. Essex
Kootaga
Heath Methodist Church
Chester
Richard Chambers
Olan Goodwin
Albert Coates
MHS Varsity and Reserves Try for Win Against Athens
MIDDLEPORT last night practice exposed errors noted by Coach Paul Trittschuh as both MHS squads prepared for a clash with the Athens Bulldogs at the local gym. Gallipolis had defeated them Friday, but the teams hope for victory tonight after recent mixed results.
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Middleport
MHS
Paul Trittschuh
Gallipolis
Athens Bulldogs
Yellow Jacket
Revival to Start at Danville Pilgrims Church
Fourteen year old Jesse Williams Jr evan gelist and his father J C Williams will lead a revival at the Danville Pilgrims Church starting Thursday February 20. Jesse Carter will serve as singer and musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsville
Jesse Williams, Jr
J. C. Williams
Danville
Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at Portland home
The Portland chapter of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Joe Cox's home on Wednesday with hostesses serving refreshments to a large list of members and guests. Several local residents visited or were noted as ill or recovering, and an all day quilting party is planned at the parsonage next Wednesday with a potluck lunch.
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Portland
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Joe Cox
Earl Wilford
van McDade
Harry Swan
Francis Worthington
Okey Paynter
B. F. Price
Earl Scott
Jack Siders
Charles Neuman
Paul Browning
G. S. Nolte
Parkersburg
Lucy Gibbs
Pomeroy
Olive Wilford
Alberta Foutty
Emlin Adams
Mary Poe
Cora Norman
Ravenswood
William Hall
Jason Adams
Arthur Price
Anna Price
Columbus
Fagan Price
Charles McKelvey
Racine
Herman Anderson
Phoebe Bell
Lon Custer
Hugh
A. C. Price
Childs to Lead Tuberculosis Education Drive in Meigs County
POMEROY W J Childs of the Ohio Department of Health will visit Meigs County February 24 25 and 26 to oversee tuberculosis education including film showings for high school groups PTA and other organizations Health Commissioner W S Ellis said PTA representatives or others may attend these programs Any organization wanting a separate film showing should notify by Friday morning Dr Ellis added Dr Smith will return March 3 to demonstrate patch test application and again March 7 to interpret the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
W. J. Childs
Child Hygiene Division
Ohio Department of Health
Meigs County
W. S. Ellis
PTA
Smith
Infantile paralysis patient hears Roosevelt lecture in Charleston
Hears First Lady Mrs Roosevelt lecture in Charleston. Four patients selected, including Milton resident Edward Farley, a Morris Memorial Hospital infantile paralysis patient, who is improving rapidly under treatment. After the talk, guests were invited to the governor's mansion for tea.
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Middleport
Edward Farley
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
W. Va
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charleston
Governor’s Mansion
First Presbyterian Women choose Athens Presbytery rep
In Middleport the Women's Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church selected Mrs. Henry L. Carr to represent them at Athens Presbytery held in Athens. Miss Anna Weed led the meeting with topics on Negro life, and decorations included red lighted tapers and valentines.
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Middleport
Women's Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Henry L. Carr
Athens
Anna Weed
Vivienne Middleton
O. H. Stewart
Ray Sherman
L. J. Heiner
R. C. McBride
Girls Club Valentine Party Hosted by Annamae Antle
Members of the Girls' Club held a Friday Valentine party at Annamae Antle’s home instead of their usual Saturday meeting. A decorated box awaited valentines for exchange while guests enjoyed heart themed treats served by Mrs. Kelly Grogan, the hostess’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annamae Antle
Kelly Grogan
Anna
Stewart Social And Personal Gathers Friends And Kin
Stewart residents feature visits from Nina Townsend Lela Lightfoot Garth Lightfoot Clare Norris and Glenna Wright. Columbus host Daryl Copeland honors at a church anniversary. Local dinners and guests include Parsons Kemis Hayes Starkey and Montgomery family connections in Frost Stewart and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Nina Townsend
Frost R. D
C. E. Norris
Lela Lightfoot
Springfield
Garth Lightfoot
Columbus
Clare Norris
Nelsonville
Glenna Wright
Bethany Ridge
Alex Parsons
Emery Parsons
Waterford
W. O. Copeland
First Presbyterian Church
Joe Hutchins
Gaylord Cook
Willard Kemis
Frost
L. H. Smith
Fred McKay
Fred Hawk
Athens
Stewart Methodist Church
Clifford Radabaugh
Carl Hayes
Ruth Cain
Schultheiss
Parkersburg
Vern Parsons
Ray Root
Everett Parsons
P. P. Parsons
Stewart R. D
George Starkey
Guysville
Joe Frost
W. B. Montgomery
Chesterhill
Boy Scouts Meet With Olive Grange at Olive
The Olive Grange hosted a February 14 meeting with a large attendance. Hazel Curtis Ella Hannum and Rhoma Harrie were appointed to the home economics committee by Carl Buckley. A benefit party was planned with proceeds to be shared with the Boy Scouts.
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Long Bottom
Olive Grange
Hazel Curtis
Ella Hannum
Rhoma Harrie
Carl Buckley
Boy Scouts
Ted Sedwick
The
Grange
Frost Orchestra
Ira Buckley
George Washington
Dexter Ladies Aid Benefit Supper Friday Night
The Dexter-Dexter Ladies Aid Society will host a jitney supper Friday night with a fish pond and program. The C. E. pageant Our Rainbow of Promise will be repeated to raise funds for the church debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter—Dexter Ladies Aid Society
C. E
Our
Rainbow of Promise
Weekend Visitors Gather at Bowers and Shumaker Homes
A regional social note lists weekend guests visiting the Bowers and Shumaker households including Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bowers Broad way and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bowers with Joyce Ann Murl Hill of Columbus Mrs Minnie Morrison of McArthur and Miss Margaret Gaskell. Other visitors include Charles and Nell Walker from Huntington and the Howell family in Nitro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edward Bowers
Joyce Ann
Lester Bowers
Betty Louise
Springfield
Murl Hill
Columbus
G. E. Bowers
Howard Bowers
Broadway
Minnie Morrison
McArthur
Margaret Gaskell
Vine St
Co. T. Shumaker
Charles
Howell
Don McMillin
Richard Horden
Elmer Wehring
Larry
Vannie Badgley
William Montgomery
Mary and
Grace
Marl Hill
Betty DeVoe
Bexley
Nancy Hervey
Edison
Martha Robson
William Robson
Austin School of Beauty Culture
Dorothy Winebrenner
Clyde Winebrenner
Bradbury Sample Fair Seeks 200 Attendees
About 200 people are expected to attend the Bradbury sample fair on Thursday night February 20. The event features a comedy The Calamity Howler at seven, with two ex Middleport 1939 football players in the cast. Tickets sell in Bradbury and nearby towns to raise funds for a summer conference in New Concord June 15 22.
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Bradbury
Middleport
Paul Johnson
Therman Carsey
Pomeroy
Sisson’s
Hysell's
Cambron's
Bradford
Crabtree’s
Rutland
Ross Anna's
Dexter
New Concord
Kimes Funeral Held Monday in Chester
Funeral services for Leslie Kimes age 73 were held Monday at Chester M E Church. Burial followed in Chester Cemetery. A life long Chester resident he left wife Esta Kimes daughter Mrs James Van Meter and two grandchildren after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Leslie Kimes
Chester M. E
POMEROY Divorce Suit Filed by Stella Stuckey
Stella Stuckey files for divorce from Pearl Stuckey in common pleas court on cruelty grounds. The couple married May 22 1998.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Stella Stuckey
Pearl Stuckey
Mrs. Stuckey
Council Sets Cemetery Plans And Street Upgrades
MIDDLEPORT H N Swift and R A Miller cemetery trustees met the village Council in a special session called by Mayor C O Fisher to review cemetery operations. The clerk will push a trustees approved list of recommendations and seek highway inspector Kermit Wiseman’s release for local project inspections. Letters will solicit C and O Railway cooperation on paving near the railroad, while Rutland Street grading and paving and sidewalk work under a WPA project were discussed.
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Middleport
H. N. Swift
R. A. Miller
C. O. Fisher
Ferguson
Kermit Wiseman
Two Men Injured at Long Bottom WPA Project
Emerson Mc Dole suffered a serious leg injury Thursday while working on a WPA project near Alfred when dirt collapsed. Carl Fitch lost two fingers on his left hand after his work with the state highway department. Reports also note a crowded Riverside Garden Club meeting and a library reopening in Long Bottom with new books and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson McDole
Alfred
Carl Fitch
State Highway Department
Riverside Garden Club
Marie Swan
C. H. Lawrence
E. L. Clark
W. D. Chambers
Perry Curtis
Mary Matlack
O. E. German
M. L. Brooks
Linnie Swan
Tuppers Plains
E. K. Kim
J. B. Shumaker
Beaver
Lenior Johnson
Gibsonburg
Johnson
Alice Connolly
Long Bottom Public Library
A. H. Curtis
Rolland Osborn
Cincinnati
John Coleman
Standard Oil
Sohia
Josephine Babcock
Columbus
James Jeffers
Bald Knobs
C. E. Myers
Egg Producers Meet With OSU Leader in Meigs County
R R Starbuck of Ohio State University spoke to 113 egg producers in five Meigs County sessions on the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction. County Agent C E Blakeslee also addressed groups at Tuppers Plains Chester Rutland Salem Center and Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. R. Starbuck
Ohio State University
Meigs County
Ohio
C. E. Blakeslee
Mr. Starbuck
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Rutland
Salem Center
Harrisonville
AAA
Edison Hobstetter
Wayne Chase
Pomeroy Council Creates NYA Supervisor Post
Brief village council session establishes an NYA supervisor position by ordinance under suspension of rules. Salary set at 112 dollars monthly. No new councilman appointed to fill the vacancy from George Howell's resignation. Mayor M D Hartley did not appoint a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
NYA
George Howell
Howell
M. D. Hartley
Brotherhood Night at Rutland church ministers Bradbury Bradford
Christian Church at Rutland will host Brotherhood Night with Church of Christ of Bradbury Bradford and Dexter Wednesday night. Will Burford, president of the Bradbury Bradford Rutland Dexter Parish, will preside. An offering supports Churches of Christ in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Church of Christ of
Illness Update on Frank Kanouse
Word from Florida reports Frank Kanouse retired NYCRR shop employee, now in North Miami Beach Hospital for a blood clot. His condition is described as critical. his wife Mrs. Kanouse remains with him during their winter stay, son Fred Kanouse visiting.
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Middleport
Frank Kanouse
NYCRR
Kanouse
Florida
Fred Kanouse
Miami Beach
Valentine Party Nourishes Forest Run Sunday School
POMEROY The Busy Bee Class of the Forest Run Sunday School held a Valentine Party Friday at teacher Mrs Uswin Nease home. Children played games and enjoyed refreshments and contents of a Valentine box. Attending were Harold Holter Horace Karr Virgil Walker Kenneth Harris Roger Walker Clark Hill William Nease Helen Hill Jed Jane Paulin Carolyn Baer Barbara Roush Francis Roush and Virginia Brenick.
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Pomeroy
Forest Run
Uswin Nease
Harold Holter
Horace Karr
Virgil Walker
Kenneth Harris
Roger Walker
Clark Hill
William Nease
Helen Hill
Jed
Jane Paulin
Carolyn Baer
Barbara Roush
Francis Roush
Virginia Brenick
Recital by Virginia Egner pupils marks All American Music Week
Pupils of Virginia Egner will perform in a recital Wednesday evening under the Meigs County Music Education Unit of the Ohio WPA Music Project at the Minersville Methodist Church starting at 7 30. Thor Olson of Ohio University will be the featured speaker at the event. Preparations are made for a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Egner
Meigs County Music Education Unit
Ohio
WPA Music Project
Minersville Methodist Church
Pomeroy Lodge No. 164
Masonic Hall
Thor Olson
Ohio University
Nease Child Paid Visit to Holzer for Appendicitis Operation
Kenilworth Nease ten year old son of Mrs Helen H Nease was taken to Holzer Hospital Gal lipolis Saturday evening for an appendicitis operation. His condition was reported fair Monday. Mrs Nease teaches at Central School in Pomeroy.
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Kenilworth Nease
Helen H. Nease
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Fair
Local visitors and church leaders travel in Ohio events
Mr and Mrs Herbert E Boney and children visited in Marietta. Roland Spencer shows slow improvement after days of illness from a throat infection. Eddie Blake and family visited Columbus to see Mrs Blake's grandmother Mrs J R Elder. Rev Ralph Kuether of the Federated Church left for St Louis for a week at a church meeting. Glenroy Ewing and George Hetvel attended Athens Presbytery representing the local Federated Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Boney
Marietta
Roland Spencer
Eddie Blake
Columbus
Athens
Federated Church
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in Probate Courts
Dennis Douglas 22 of Letart and Ova Lee 18 of Pomeroy received a license Monday. Charles Hutchinson 23 of Chillicothe and Viola Rinehart 21 of Rutland were licensed Saturday in the same proceedings.
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Pomeroy
Dennis Douglas
Letart
Ova Lee
Charles Hutchinson
Chillicothe
Viola Rinehart
Rutland
Bradbury to Host Play and Sample Fair
Community items note a play and sample fair at Bradbury Thursday night. The Messenger will be represented with Mrs. Martha Smith and Mrs. R. T. Rice ill. A. L. Hysell to serve as Messenger carrier. Bible School attendance was 69 on Feb 16. A musical program is set for Feb 23 during Sunday School. Pastor J. P. Miller, Robert Rice, and A. L. Hysell held service at the county jail Sunday. Local visits include Waters and Gardner families from Zanesville and Charleston, with Leo Russell of Marietta visiting. Celia Keffer is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury
Martha Smith
R. T. Rice
A. L. Hysell
J. P. Miller
Robert Rice
George Waters
Zanesville
Joe Gardner
Funeral Service for Ables Held Yesterday
Private funeral was held for James J. Ables 76 of Syracuse who was killed Saturday evening by his wife Mettie Ables 79. Mrs Ables says she fired the shots but has not been placed under arrest as prosecutors continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James J. Ables
Syracuse
Mettie Ables
Pomeroy Library Receives First 1941 Copyright Book
The Pomeroy Public Library has received its first 1941 copyright book, Random Harvest. The library has purchased several other new titles that will be ready for shelves this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Random Harvest
Racine Social Highlights Valentine Events and Club Notices
Racine High School Home Economics Club hosted a Valentine party in the school auditorium with valentines and crepe paper decor. FHA second degree honorees listed include Alberta Sayre Eleanor Gainer Marjorie Cozart Mary Roberts Marilyn Diddle Betty Lou Genheimer Aud rey Morris Madeline Proffit Opal Offit Ruth Moore Pauline Spencer Jean Carnahan Gladys McMurray Ruby Lawrence Pauline Ritchie Leta Fay Harris Mae Wolfe. Lunches and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine High School
FHA
Alberta Sayre
Eleanor Gainer
Marjorie Cozart
Mary Roberts
Marilyn Diddle
Betty Lou Genheimer
Audrey Morris
Madeline Proffit
Opal Offit
Ruth Moore
Pauline Spencer
Jean Carnahan
Gladys McMurray
Ruby Lawrence
Pauline Ritchie
Leta Fay Harris
Mae Wolfe
Busy Bee
Methodist Church
Harriett Allen
Emma Jane Jiiden
Jean
Audrey Hayman
Kathryn Wolfe
Marjorie
Virginia Fadely
Robbie Mallory
Robbie Cleland
Allen Sayre
Helen Sayre
Mary Allen
Lois Sayre
Rehearsals Underway For Tom Sawyer Operetta
Rehearsals progress for the grade school operetta Tom Sawyer to be staged in early March. Miss Lurlyne Edmonds leads with assistance from the teachers.
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Tom Sawyer
Lurlyne Edmonds
Geneva Humphrey
Oak Grove
Letha Morris
Mattie Circle
Garnet Smith
Pomeroy
Arthur Ashbaugh
Constance Kay
Vine St
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Curtis-Daniels Ambulance
County Commissioners Debate Finances At Monday Meeting
County commissioners met Monday with finances again at the center of discussion. Officials reviewed budget figures and financial planning as a key agenda item.
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Pomeroy
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