Scout Drive Planned in Pomeroy Bend District Start March
A meeting at Middleport American Legion Hall set plans for a Boy and Girl Scout fund drive to secure campfire gear and build a cabin. The drive begins Tuesday morning March 5 with a pep dinner Monday night and a rally in Pomeroy the first week of March. Notable attendees included Roy Hale of Parkersburg.
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Pomeroy Bend
Middleport
American Legion Hall
Parkersburg
Pomeroy
Community groups plan safety drive and council meeting
Whitlatch announces progress on a Pomeroy civic program sponsored by local clubs focusing on safety and driving prevention. Council considers a new truck project and road repairs as Masonic and church events are noted along with a death in the community.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Mechairman
Ephasiss
C. Fowler
Loyal Helpers Class to Meet in Syracuse
SYRACUSE The Loyal Helpers Class of the M E Church will meet with Mrs Dana Hysell Tuesday night. Mrs W S McBride was guest of her daughter Mrs Joe Wood and family at Rio Grande from Friday until Sunday. Rev and Mrs D S Mills Columbus spent Wednesday and Thursday with the latter's mother Mrs Margaret Nease. Clifton and Alvin Roberts of Steubenville were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Avery Roberts.
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Syracuse
M. EB. Church
Dana Hysell
W. S. McBride
Joe Wood
Rio Grande
D. S. Mills
Columbus
Margaret Nease
Clifton
Alvin Roberts
Steubenville
Avery Roberts
Joe Meier
Charles Scott
Middleport
Earl Archer
Frank Beach
Leading Creek
W. E. Sayre
Marcella Russell
Horace McElhiny
Homer McElhiny
Cyntha Black
Leonard Haning
Wilbur Haning
E. J. Tracy
Laurel Cliff School
Leland Johnson
Farmer Puts Rocks On His Fields For Quicklime Soil Treatment
Beverly Skinner reports Edgar Stanley built a homemade lime kiln to produce quicklime. Forty tons of limestone from Cleve Ditcher’s farm were heated with coal, producing powdery lime after weathering. The kiln, a mound atop rails with alternating coal and limestone, spread over ten acres. Stanley claims it offers a practical, inexpensive source for soil improvement.
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Beverly Skinner Snowville
Golly
Edgar Stanley
Stanley
Cleve Ditcher
Schlaegel Store Reopens In New Pomeroy Location
POMEROY Schlaegel Shoe Store, one of the oldest local businesses, has reopened in the upper business block after fire damage. The firm moved from the Massar building to space formerly used by Waddell Hardware. Insurance took the stock to Chicago. new stock has been bought locally as remodeling of the Massar building continues.
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Pomeroy
Schlaegel Shoe
Massar
Waddell Hardware Company
Schlaeger
Insurance Company
Chicago
School Boy Patrol Organized in Scipio
In Scipio Harrisonville E V Springer leads a school boy patrol and bus patrol under Col Lynn Black of the Highway Patrol. The effort, along with highway patrol and bus inspection, is praised as a safety measure, even if it causes brief delays for users.
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Harrisonville
E. V. Springer
Col
Lynn Black
Highway Patrol
Meigs Boy Scouts Take Part In Safety Drive Week
Meigs District Boy Scouts engage in Anniversary Week and Safety Week activities. Troop 40 meets twice weekly under Scoutmaster R E McKay with 14 and 19 scouts attending, new members Paul Gilmore and George Taylor. a dinner prize for attendance is planned for next week. Troop 41 led by M A White with Cecil Root and Herman Mattox displayed at a drug store. Troop 42 and 43 reported meetings and tests for board of review. basketball games and church services noted among activities.
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Frank H. Johnston
Middleport
Board of Review
R. E. McKay
Paul Gilmore
Clarence Gilmore
George Taylor
Sara Taylor
Ferry Nuckles
M. A. White
Cecil Root
Herman Mattox
Martin and Roller’s
Rotary Club
Bob Roberts
Charlies Mullen, Jr
Ed Bauer
L. D. McMaster
Simpson M. E
R. C. Ditter
Charlies Mullen
Richard Vaughn
Ed Howell
Doag Sayre
George Worthen
Cleland
T. T. Shelton
O'Grady
Hucks” Cleland
Jiiden
Hucks
P. L. Stobart
Rutland
Copley
Ben Powell
Clarence Chase
Jim Titus
Chapman
Calvin
Rev. Copley
Pomeroy
Racine
Scribe Mullen
Middleport Baptist Church
Kreger
Service Men Meet Pomeroy Ex‑Service Members
Ex service men were guests at Drew Webster Post American Legion meeting Monday night. After the business session a banquet was served and topics of interest to ex servicemen were discussed. One western bank provides a drive in teller driveway for deposits without leaving the car.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Public Works List Signals Limited Hope for Local Projects
Local officials doubt Public Works Administration funding will revive many proposed projects in Pomeroy and the county. Estimated costs include street repairs 12000 dollars sewer and hospital needs 100000 the list may spur government backed work though completion by subdivisions seems unlikely. Springs signs note robins in elm trees and farm activities.
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City Mall
Public Works Administration
Pomeroy
Wool Growers Meet Promised at Scipio High Auditorium
Wool growers will gather at Scipio High School Auditorium Friday night February 22. A L Kauffman of the Ohio Wool Growers Association will present an illustrated talk on wool production and marketing. Many sheep owners are expected.
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Harrisonville
Scipio High School
L. Kauffman
Ohio Wool Growers Association
Bradford Minstrels Set Benefit in Bradford High School
Bradford Minstrels will perform in a benefit at Pomeroy High School Auditorium Thursday night February 21 under the auspices of the PTA. The program will include comedy music and dancing. The news item notes other local activities and moves while Judge Peoples filled ministerial duties at the Pomeroy Christian Church due to illness of the pastor.
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Strels
Pomeroy High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Bradbury
Bradford
Pomeroy Co
E. Peoples
Meigs County Common Pleas
Pomeroy Christian Church
Judge Peoples
Kenneth J. Reed
Yale Street
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