Bands of Three Schools To Combine for Concert
Bands from Pomeroy Middleport and Wahama join for a PO MID WA festival on Saturday March 1 at 8 p.m. in Middleport High auditorium. Franklin Ginther Ray Woodgeard and William Duer guest conduct with Ohio University’s Charles Minelli guiding student rehearsals. Names listed include numerous clarinetists flautists saxophonists brass players and percussionists from all three schools.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Wahama
Middleport High School
Franklin Ginther
Ray Woodgeard
William Duer
Charles Minelli
Ohio University
Townships Seek Doctor Open Meeting Planned
An open meeting is planned Sunday at 2 p.m. in Racine to discuss securing a physician for Racine and Sutton Townships and nearby areas. Mayor FE A Wingett and Dr John Philson note local doctors have dwindled, six nurses handle much care, and residents from Chester Sutton Lebanon and Letart Townships are invited to attend at City Hall Racine.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Sutton
A. Wingett
Wingett
John Philson
Philson
Middleport
Philsons
Chester
Lebanon
Letart
Middleport Social Notes Layette Shower Honors Columbus Guest
Miss Katherine Bachtel and Mrs. James Russell hosted a surprise layette shower for Mrs. Richard Schwab in Middleport. Attendees included local residents and relatives. prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bachtel, Ginther and Schaaf. Gifts and pastel refreshments complemented the event.
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Middleport
Katherine Bachtel
James Russell
Jo Ann Wood
Richard Schwab
Mary Lou Smith
Columbus
Jesse Warren
Oren Smith
Forrest Bachtel
L. D. Diles
Franklin Ginther
Jack Bachner
E. S. Sehaaf
Dorothy Chase
Ida Lee Hartley
Warren
Wood
Harry Schwab
Sylvia
Martha Karr Williams
Pomeroy
Raymond Lieving
Mason
Bachtel
Ginther
Schaaf
Mrs. Schwab
Gene Schwab
Betty Schwab
Sara D. Hartley
Jean Bennett
Gene Norton
E. M. Wood
Homer Clark
Valentine Party Brings Children Together at Church
The annual Valentine party by the Child Conservation League gathered children at the Church of Christ in Middleport on Saturday. Mrs. L W McComas led games and exchanges while treats were served by a host of volunteers including Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Hock. Attendees included numerous families with children and guests from Marietta.
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Middleport
Child Conservation League
Church of Rist
L. W. Mee- Comas
George Skinner
Dwight Frost
Joe Wilson
Waldo Hock
Skinner
Nancy
Frost
Narsa Lee
Kathy Graves
Wilson
Carolyn
Bobby
Richard
McComas
Dianne End
Janice Zirkle
Hock
Robert
Delma
Martha
John
Alfred Lee Roush
Maida
Charles Asa Bradbury
Suzanne
Asa
Jacob Schafer
Darla
Dee Lenton
Marietta
Danny Thompson
Johnnie Sue
Joe Young, Jr
Melanie
James Brewington
Sandra
James Harris
Buddy
Wallace Bradford
Neda
Michael Hackett
Elaine
Jimmy
Marsha
Denver Rice
Billy
David Jenkins
David
Middleport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
The column records weekend visits among residents. Mr. and Mrs. David Diles of Columbus spent time with Cecil Hysell and Joe Turner in Pomeroy and Vine Street, with extended stays by family in Columbus. Mrs. W. P. Wilburn and relatives in Columbus are noted, along with visits by Mr. O. E. Bechtel and Mrs. Raymond Grim, including Ar lena Lyons and Julia Lyons in Tucson.
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David Diles
Columbus
Cecil Hysell
Pomeroy
L. D. Diles
Beech St. Pyt
Robert Turner
Ft. Benjamin
Anna Crow
William Garber
O. E. Bechtel
Arlena Lyons
Raymond Grim
Julia Lyons
Tucson
Ariz
Kindergarten Classes To Present Program At Central School
Middleport children taught by Mrs Guy Reynolds will present a program tonight for the Middleport Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the high school auditorium at 7 30 p m Founders Day observance is also announced Mrs EB S Schaaf is program chairman and Mrs John Vroman will preside
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Middleport
Guy Reynolds
Central School
Parent- Teacher Association
EB. S. Schaaf
John Vroman
Graveside rites held for John Gorrell in St Marys West Virginia
John Gorrell aged 56 died at his home in St Marys West Virginia. Burial occurred at Sand Hill Cemetery. His widow is Emeline Adams. A WSCS meeting was held in school facilities with devotions by Leona Hensley and a comforter tying session followed by a pot lunch for 12 members and teachers.
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John Gorrell
St. Marys
W. Va
Emeline Adams
Sand Hill Cemetery
WSCS
Leona Hensley
Della Vanclief
Gaynell Clark
Paul Lawrence
Harry Hannum
Portsmouth
Christian Church
Harold Saunders
A. E. Fellows
Richmond
Ohio
O. O. Patterson
Linnie Swan
England Holds Fast Flyer Record From London to Edinburgh
England claims the world non-stop railroad record with London to Edinburgh covering 401 miles in a little over six hours and a locomotive speed record of 126 miles per hour.
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England
London
Edinburgh
Services Set For Widow Catherine Mallory
Catherine Louise Mallory 87 widow of B B Mallory died Sunday evening at Meigs General Hospital. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edward Carroll Middleport and Mrs Hallie Weems Columbus and two sons Charles Racine Milton Indiana Pa. Services 2 p m Wednesday at Racine Baptist Church with Rev T T Shelton. Burial Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home until noon Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Catherine Louise Mallory
B. B.mallory
Meigs General Hospital
Edward Carroll
Middleport
Hallie Weems
Columbus
Charles
Racine
Milton
Indiana
Racine Baptist Church
Mallory
Rev
T. T. Shelton
Letart Falls
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy Social Notes Shower Honors Recent Marriage
Mr and Mrs Charles Bailey who were married recently were honored at a shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Forest A Bailey. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Otis Bailey Racine Mr and Mrs Edward Hedrick and Mr and Mrs Eugene Smith Kingsburg Mr and Mrs Elmer Bailey Darwin Mr and Mrs Carroll Teaford Racine Mr and Mrs Joe Rockwell Syracuse Mr and Mrs Howard Byers Middleport Frank Cleland Roy Byers Mrs Tillie Walton Mrs Emma Lyons and Mrs Addie Autherson Racine. The evening was spent musically and refreshments were served by Mrs Tillie Walton and Mrs Forest Bailey.
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Racine
Charles Bailey
Forest A. Bailey
Otis Bailey
Edward Hedrick
Eugene Smith
Kingsburg
Elmer Bailey
Darwin
Carroll Teaford
Joe Rockwell
Syracuse
Howard Byers
Middleport
Frank Cleland
Roy Byers
Tillie Walton
Emma Lyons
Addie Autherson
Forest Bailey
Philip Johnson Rites Tuesday at Carmel
Funeral services for Philip Johnson 84 who died Friday in Bellaire will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Carmel A B Church with burial in Carmel Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ewing Funeral home at any time.
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Pomeroy
Philip Johnson
Bellaire
Carmel A. B
Carmel Cemetery
Ewing Funeral
Social visits highlight Salem Center community
Sunday evening guests included Mr and Mrs Harley Hoffman with Floyd Davis and George Regan from Point Rock. Visitors to Mrs C C Caton and daughter Janet included Mr and Mrs Ralph Riegers and Doris and Mr and Mrs George Martin of Jackson. Other locals visited or hosted friends from Red House Wells ton Rutland Athens Danville Mason s Clinic and Mason s Clinic with Charlayne Davis and Carolyne Lee Miller noted.
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Salem Center
Harley Hoffman
Floyd Davis
George Regan
Point Rock
C. C. Caton
Janet
Ralph Riegers
Doris
George Martin
Jackson
James Stover
Red House
W. Va
Titus Smith
Lonnie Fletcher
Wellston
Marvin Miller
Mary Ann Rupe
Frieda Hutchinson
Rutland
Betty Nichols
Orion Roush
Leslie Hoffman
Walter Cramer
Athens
Joe Lambert
Ernest Davis
Charlayne
Danville
Pear Goff
Dorothy Edmundson
Lou Nichols
Masons Clinic
Carolyn Lee Miller
Pomeroy District Petition Declared Void by Board
Meigs County Board of Education ruled the Pomeroy area petition to form a separate district from Southern Local invalid. About 350 signatures were shown, but the board has not decided on creating a new district. Some signers later withdrew their names, and other reports say the petition was a sentiment display rather than a formal legal filing.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Minersville
Forest Run
Meigs County Board of Education
Hayes Rites Conducted for Gilbert Hayes 72
Funeral services for Gilbert Hayes 72 former New York Central Rail Road foreman at Hobson and Corning were held at his Locust Street home in Middleport on Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev Louis A Bangerter. Interment followed at Riverview Cemetery with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
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Middleport
Gilbert Hayes
New York Central Railroad Roundhouse
Hobson and Corning
Meigs General Hospital
Ned Latta
Margaret Anna Hayes
Eddie
Roberta Conley
Corning
Clayton Hayes
Vesta Hayes
Betty Hayes
Columbus
L. J. Hawk
McArthur
Catharine Latta
Hester
Pomeroy Concert Band to Attend Southeastern Ohio Festival
Pomeroy High School Concert Band will be represented at the Southeastern Ohio Music Festival in Athens on Saturday February 23. Band director Ray Woodgeard announced the news today.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Athens
Ray Woodgeard
Meigs County Sales Tax Receipts Decline Noted
Meigs County weekly receipts fell about 700 dollars for the week ending February 2 compared with the prior year. State treasurer Roger W. Tracy reported totals of 1128.95 this year versus 1848.72 a year ago.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roger W. Tracy
Miss Mary Capehart Rites To Be Tuesday
Funeral services for Miss Mary Capehart 93 who died Saturday will be held at 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at Ew ing funeral home Survivors include a sister Mrs Co H Williams Syracuse four nieces and five nephews Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
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Pomeroy
Mary Capehart
Ewing Funeral Home
Co. H. Williams
Syracuse
Chorus To Rehearse For POMEROY Meigs County Farm Bureau
The Meigs County Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus will rehearse at 8 p m on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs F Whitney Ingraham Spring Avenue.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
Whitney Ingraham
Spring Avenue
Minstrel Rehearsal Set for Tuesday Evening
The full cast of the planned Izaak Walton League minstrel will rehearse at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Sacr Heart Church auditorium.
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Pomeroy
Izaak Walton League
Sacr Heart Church
WSCs Meet at Trimble Methodist Church
The WSCS will meet at Mrs. Edythe Vaughn’s home on Walnut Hill Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Grace Sayre will be the program leader.
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Wscs
Glouster
Trimble Methodist Church
Edythe Vaughn
Walnut Hill
Grace Sayre
Lyons Building to be rehabilitated into business space and apartments
Middleport Center Inc spokesman O E Bechtel said the three story brick Lyons Building in Middleport will be rehabbed for five apartments on the second floor and several ground floor business spaces. Work to start within 30 days after state approval, with plans to remove the third floor. Bid total 20667 dollars, with portions to county taxes and court costs. the remainder to heirs of the late Captain Lyons.
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Middleport
Lyons
O. E. Bechtel
Columbus
Middleport Center, Inc
Bechtel
Arlena Lyons
John Lyons
Sidney T. Russell
Captain Lyons
Middleport Center Inc
Raymond Grim
Julia Lyons
Tucson, Ariz
Lindsey Lyons
Observance of America for Christ Held at First Baptist
MIDDLEPORT America for Christ was observed at First Baptist Church during morning worship. The service was led by B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society members with Mrs. Charles Bennett presiding. A speaker urged church and missionary group action to support schools missionaries and youth workers and world peace, noting observances in 34 states.
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Middleport
Knights of Pythias
United States
Canada
Fides Lodge
K of P
Temples of Pythian Sisters
Voice of America
A. B. Graham
Lodge
4-H Club
America
J. H. Grate
National Order
Carl Ebersbach
the Stars and Stripes Forever
First Baptist ‘Church
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Charles Bennett
C. P. Bradbury
H. M. Cross
Beulah White
Eleanor Satterfield
Dorothy Chase
Jean Bennett
Jean Smart
Hylda Rice
L. O. Gardner
Edison Baker
Fielding Hawkins
M. J. Archer
A. R. Pullen
World Brotherhood
American Baptist Association
Meigs County Land Transfers
A series of real estate transfers in Meigs County involving multiple parties. Transfers include David S. Thomas and Margaret H. Thomas to Ralph H. Hayman in Racine parcels. Blanche Nelson and Ella R. McEnhinny to Fred A. Thomas and Marietta C. Thomas in Middleport. Leah Powell to Alpha Smith and Lucille Smith in Reedsville. O. L. Bays to Edwin A. Cross and Nora C. Cross in Letart. Bradburys to Schuler in Lebanon Township. Wagners to Fortney in Bedford Township. Henry and Lucille Bobo to Jarret Bobo in Scipio. Proffits to Howard and Grace Proffitt in Lebanon. Miller families in Middleport. Turner transfers to J. W. Sheppard in Columbia Township.
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Joseph D. Thomas
David
Lucille Smith
Reedsville
O. L. Bays
Edwin A. Cross
Nora C. Cross
Letart
Cecil P. Bradbury
Fern L. Bradbury
Paul M. Schuler
Margie J. Schuler
Lebanon Township
William K. Wagner
Fred Wagner
William J. Fortney
Delpha Fortney
Bedford Township
Henry Bobo
Lucille Bobo
Jarret Bobo
Scipio Township
Clarence W. Proffit
Myrtle Proffitt
Howard Proffitt
Grace Proffitt
Daniel C. Miller
Eleanor L. Miller
R. L. Miller
Juanita M. Miller
Middleport
Robert S. Turner
Winifred Turner
J. W. Sheppard
Columbia Township
Garden Club Meeting Highlights At Mrs Angle Home
The Glouster Garden Club gathered at Mrs. B. R. Angle on Main Street with 15 members. Topics included Soils and Fertilizers by Ed Kurtzman and African Violets read by C. E. Hasekins, with February garden chores discussed and new member Ott Fleming welcomed.
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Ed Kurtzman
McAllister
Emmett Rogers
C. E. Hasekins
Ott Fleming
Past Chiefs Club Meets in Glouster
The Past Chiefs Club of the Pythian Sisters met at Mrs. Mary Cheney home with a group song and unified prayer. Scripture reading was Matthew 13. Members reading included Beulah Lee Grace Zimmer Anna Echsten kamper Mae Oliver Mary Cheney Glenna Reese Weltha Williams. Lee won the mystery prize and guests Nellie Jones and Nell Lawson attended.
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Lee
Nellie Jones
Nell Lawson
Beulah Lee
Foster Rites Conducted
Mrs. Ralph Foster died at her Springfield Ohio home after a long illness. Survived by brothers Joe and Harve Nelson and sisters Ellen Marshall and Jennie Nelson, all of Springfield. A Glouster High School graduate from class of 1906. Funeral and burial held in Springfield.
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Glouster
Ralph Foster
Isabel Nelson
Springfield
Ohio
Glouster and Akron Families Visit
Glouster Mr and Mrs Harry Comstock and children Jeffery and Jennifer from Akron visited his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Hill on Sunday. Mr Comstock returned home Sunday afternoon while Mrs Comstock and children stay for the week. Mr and Mrs A O Hall and daughter Patricia Ann visited Morgantown West Virginia over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Hall and returned Sunday evening.
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Glouster
Harry Comstock
Jeffrey
Jennifer
Akron
Walter Hill
Comstock
A. O. Hall
Patricia Ann
Morgantown
W. Va
Harry Hall
Ex-Resident Visits Glouster With Old Friends
Mr and Mrs Ben Ellis of near Medina visited Glouster on Saturday to reconnect with old friends and relatives. Ellis is a former Glouster resident who graduated from the local high school in 1908.
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Glouster
Ben Ellis
Medina
Ellis
Elwood Byers Dies at 78 in Fostoria
Elwood Byers aged 78 died Saturday at the home of his son-in-law and daughter in Fostoria. He leaves one son Elsworth Hollister, one daughter Mrs Bert Whitten of Fostoria, a brother Albert of Hunterdon, six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral services in the EUB church Hollister Tuesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. W. H. Mathias officiating. Burial in Hollister Cemetery. Friends may call at C. F. Wallace Funeral Home until funeral time.
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Louster
Elwood Byes
Bert Whitten
Fostoria
Elsworth
Hollister
Albert
Hunterdon
EUB
W. H. Mathias
C. F. Wallace
Mrs. Marie Hedfelt Rites Set Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Hedfelt, who died Saturday morning, will be held Tuesday at 10 am in Holy Cross Church with Rev. Fr. Anthony Nickle officiating. Burial will follow. Father Nickle will conduct the rosary service this evening at 8. Friends may call at the home on Lookout Street.
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Glouster
Marie Hedfelt
Holy Cross Church
Anthony Nickle
Hollister Cemetery
Father Nickle
Lookout Street
Amazing sinus relief discovery promises fast, free trial offer
An advertisement from National Laboratories in Lodi California touts a quick sinus headache treatment claimed to relieve forehead and facial pressure within minutes. It promotes a five day free trial with postpaid delivery and a small postage demand if not satisfied.
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National Laboratories
Lodi
California
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