Middleport Cagers Upset Favored Racine Five 28 27
Middleport Yellow Jackets upset Racine 28 to 27 as Bob Lohse and Ray Wiley scored 10 points each. Racine had only one loss prior to facing Middleport, with the game played Saturday night. The article notes reserves win 13-8 in a preliminary game and lists next opponents Nelsonville and Jackson.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Racine
Middleport
Racine Tornadoes
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Bob Lohse
Ray Wiley
Plains
Athens County
Harley
Bradbury
Rickman
Wiley
G. Bennett
Robinson
Reed
Allen
Sauer
Walters
Entsminger
Rothrock
Hoffman
Neigler
Clark
Roush
Spencer
Beegle
Paxton
Yellow Jackets
Nelsonville
Jackson
Legion Hosts First County Meet in Middleport
Feeney Bennett Post American Legion welcomed Drew Webster Post Pomeroy and Lewis Manley Post county units and the county colored unit to a county meeting the first of its kind. District Commander E L Eveland Crooksville spoke on county emergency relief setup as seventy five members attended and relief units formed. An important post meeting is planned for next Wednesday night to discuss key matters.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Drew Webster
Pomeroy
Lewis Manley
E. L. Eveland
Crooksville
Legionares
Rev Rothrock Urges Loyalty In Church Life
Heath M E Church in Middleport reports higher attendance on the first Loyalty Program Sunday as Rev H A Rothrock urges a month of intensified worship through visits family nights and cottage prayer meetings. Rev Charles E Stanton of Granville led services at the First Baptist Church with sermons on The Glory of the Nameless Ones and Fear and Trust.
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Middleport
Heath M. E
H. A. Rothrock
I. E. Miller
Grant St
Charles E. Stanton
Granville
First Baptist Church
Wright Illness Ties Up Pomeroy Relief Post
Edgar Wright, appointed relief director weeks ago, is confined to his Minersville home due to illness. He remains in charge from home as duties are reassigned during his absence.
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Wright
Pomeroy
Edgar Wright
Minersville
Plains Auxiliary of UMW A Holds February Meet
The Plains Auxiliary of the UMWA met at Alice Vernon’s home Tuesday evening with a potluck supper honoring February birthdays. Next meeting will be at Nora Corbett’s and include a stork shower for a member. Several local residents were mentioned with various activities and health updates.
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the Plains
Alice Vernon
Nora Corbetts
James Ellis
Nelsonville
Thelma Brammer
Albert Hanning
Straitsville
Jack Chappelear
Melvin Talbert
Zanesville
Inez Taylor
Leslie Taylor
Harvey Brammer
Trimble
Cars grow longer in hot weather due to metal expansion
Motor cars are sometimes an eighth of an inch longer in summer because metals expand with heat. This small change affects fit and measurements for vehicle parts and alignment.
Dirt Fight at Courthouse Grounds Features Former Wrestler Schmitt
Schmitt the former wrestler known as Bull Montana began a no holds barred bout today with an opponent identified as a WPA shovel. The match opened this morning as Schmitt, who has spent months living at the county jail working as helper and handyman, entered the fight.
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Pomeroy—Lawrence
Bull Montana
Schmitt
Dam Delayed Until River Falls
RACINE government workers still at the Racine Dam pause demolition awaiting river drop. Work halted. large concrete area inside the lock chamber remains, with power building equipment possibly kept. Buildings and property likely to be sold to the highest bidder when resumed.
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Racine
Racine Dam
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Anna Margaret Thomas spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Thomas of Minersville. Harold Fisher, employed in Wheeling West Virginia, visited his parents on Lasley Street. Leroy Brechtel of Columbus visited friends in Pomeroy and Middleport. George Rea, Ohio University student, came home for the weekend. Dickie Gaul, son of Eldon and wife, Chester, is improving at Holzer Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Anna Margaret Thomas
Will Thomas
Minersville
Harold Fisher
Wheeling
W. Va
Lasley St
Leroy Brechtel
Columbus
Middleport
George Rea
Ohio University
Dickie Gaul
Eldon Gaul
Chester
Holzer Hospital
Entertain 3-F Club at Wehe Terrace by Ball couple
Mr and Mrs Emil Ball of Wehe Terrace host the 3 F Club on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Earl Bowe of Tiffin and Mr and Mrs J A Edwards of Parkersburg were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs M D Hartley of Lincoln Hill. Miss Lynn Hartley accompanied them to Parkersburg to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs Edwards.
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Emil Ball
Wehe Terrace
Earl Bowe
Tiffin
J. A. Edwards
Parkersburg
M. D. Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Lynn Hartley
Edwards
Visit in Columbus Highlights Local Social Ties
Sheriff and Mrs Beards and relatives spent Sunday in Columbus visiting family including Henry King who is seriously ill after an operation at Grant Hospital. King formerly lived in Pomeroy before moving to Columbus thirty years ago. Other relatives and locals, including Waters Chase Slagel Elberfeld and Alfred Elberfeld, are noted. Simpson M E Church to host a regular church night program Friday organized by the Men's Class.
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Columbus
George Beards
George Wittmer
Reta Rose
Erma Smith
Sheriff Beards
Henry King
Grant Hospital
King
Pomeroy
William Waters
John Chase
Robert Slagel
Lronton
Simpson M. E
Committee Will Meet And Ill Pastor Update
Executive committee of the Simpson M. E. Epworth League will meet Monday night at Edith Joachim's home on E. Main St. Rev. Beuscher of Bethany Church is confined at home on Mulberry Ave. with illness. Dr. and Mrs. C. E. W. Downie returned home after visiting in Dunbar W. Va. with Harold Brabbin and family. Brabbin may need further hospital treatment after an appendicitis operation weeks ago in Charleston.
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Simpson M. E. Epworth League
Edith Joachim
E. Main St
Beuscher
Bethany Church
Mulberry Ave
C. E. W. Downie
Dunbar
W. Va
Harold Brabbin
Brabbin
Charleston
Diamond hash tale from Eagle Rock widowed kitchen
A Los Angeles area housewife is thought to be the first woman to use diamonds in hash. The diamond slipped from her ring while she cooked and surfaced when her husband bit into the finished product in Eagle Rock California.
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Eagle Rock
Cal
Crooning envoy named for 1939 Golden Gate Exposition
Bing Crosby has been named crooning ambassador at large for the 1939 Golden Gate and International Exposition in San Francisco. He is described as a masculine Lorelei figure expected to lure visitors from the New York World's Fair.
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San Francisco
Bing Crosby
Lorelei
Debris Marks Former Carleton College Site
In Syracuse a few bricks a rusty fire escape and other debris mark where Carleton College stood on a hill. Salvaged materials have been sold or repurposed. The old walls once a classroom will soon echo with hens as materials help build chicken houses at the Compton farm near Langsville.
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Syracuse
Carleton College
Compton
Langsville
Ruth Ervin to Wed William Huston in Spring Ceremony
Relatives report the engagement of Miss Ruth Ervin daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Ervin Columbus and William D Huston Urbana announced on the bride elect parents thirty first wedding anniversary. Ervin is an Ohio State University graduate and member of several social and honorary groups and is niece of Mrs O H Stewart Mrs Sara Probst W G Davis and T H Davis.
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Middleport
Ruth Ervin
Edgar Ervin
Columbus
William D. Huston
Urbana
Miss Ervin
Ohio State University
O. H. Stewart
Sara Probst
W. G. Davis
T. H. Davis
Hostess Leads Twin City Card Club Bridge Night
Mrs. C. P. Gallagher hosted the Twin City Card Club at her home Friday evening. After several hands of bridge high scores went to Mrs. John Russell Mrs. Richard Campbell and Mrs. Max Harrah. Refreshments were served at a late hour.
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C. P. Gallagher
Twin City
John Russell
Richard Campbell
Max Harrah
Birthday party honors Mrs McKinney at Short Fourth Ave home
Mrs A R McKinney was guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by her daughters on Short Fourth Ave. Twenty five friends brought gifts and shared a social evening. Several local residents visited Columbus and Athens for funerals and family gatherings.
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A. R. McKinney
Glenn Cundiff
Louise McKinney
McKinney
Short Fourth Ave
Pomeroy Allows Work-For-Fines Policy Change
Pomeroy officials adopt a program letting fines be worked off instead of jail time. Eligible offenders earn three dollars per day credit, replacing the prior one and a half dollars per day in jail. The policy covers individuals arrested and fined for misdemeanors.
City to waive jail terms for old fines collection plan
Officials announced fines may be paid without jail sentences. The Street Commissioner Julius Sauvage will oversee the process, with workers assigned to manage the collection effort and ensure orderly enforcement.
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Julius Sauvage
Sample Fair Opens at Main Street Building
A large crowd gathered in the rain Saturday afternoon and evening to view the sample fair held in a vacant Main Street building by Simpson M. E. Church. Several hundred spectators attended the event.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Simpson M. E. Church
Dr Nile Sanders Honored by Trimble Masonic Lodge
Chauncey Dr C Nile Sanders received a gavel in appreciation for serving as master of Trimble Lodge No 557 F and A M. Athens Lodge officer Dr H T Phillips presented it amid a gathering of more than 50 Masons with guests and a social hour after refreshments. Jonathan Rainey of Trimble is now master of Trimble Lodge.
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Chauncey
C. Nile Sanders
Trimble Lodge
A. M
H. T. Phillips
Athens Lodge
Jonathan Rainey
Trimble
Martha Bible Class February Meeting Held in Millfield
Mrs Edith McDaniel hosted the Martha Bible Class of Millfield Church of Christ for the February gathering. President Mrs Viola Howard led the business meeting, with devotions by Mrs Mabel Smith and a vocal duet by Mrs Minnie Mackie and Mrs Nellie Russell. Bible study was by Mrs Ida Hill. Refreshments were served to 12 members and one guest. March’s meeting will be hosted by Mrs Hill.
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Chauncey
Edith McDaniel
Martha Bible Class
Millfield Church of Christ
Viola Howard
Mabel Smith
Minnie Mackie
Nellie Russell
Ida Hill
Hill
Music Club Chorus Rehearses Ahead of March Meeting
The Middleport Music Club chorus met at Heath M E Church Sunday afternoon for a rehearsal moved from Tuesday due to the George Washington Day Dinner hosted by the Ladies Guild. Under Mrs Willis Aleshire the chorus will perform at the club’s open meeting on Tuesday March 1. A further practice is planned next Sunday afternoon.
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Middleport
Middleport Music Club
Heath M. E
Willis Aleshire
Mirror image anatomy found in Turlock youth
TURLOCK California a 19 year old farm youth Zerl Klaproth underwent appendectomy during which surgeons discovered his internal organs are reversed in a mirror picture arrangement. The patient remains healthy with no ill effects from the condition.
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Turlock
Cal
Zerl Klaproth
Attendance Good at Millfield Church Services
Rev. Damon D. Watkins filled his appointment at Millfield Church of Christ with good attendance both morning and night. Sunday School drew nearly 50 and kept rising each week. The Taylor Ridge Church Young People's Choir sang Sunday night with duets by Mrs. Mackie and Mrs. Nellie Russell.
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Chauncey
Damon D. Watkins
Millfield Church of Christ
Taylor’ Ridge
Mackie
Nellie Russell
Mingus Family Hosts Birthday Dinner in Crescent Ridge
Mr and Mrs Wiley Mingus entertained with a turkey dinner at their Crescent Ridge home Sunday for their son Clell on his twelfth birthday. Attending were Mrs Christine Hanning Mr Guss Hanning Mr and Mrs Henry Heffkin Betty Henrietta and Carolyn Heffkin Millfield Mr and Mrs Theodore Heffkin and son John Glouster and Mr and Mrs Wiley Mingus and sons Jack Glenn Bob Clell and Richard Mingus.
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Chauncey
Wiley Mingus
Crescent Ridge
Clell
Christine Hanning
Guss Hanning
Henry Heffkin
Betty
Henrietta
Carolyn Heffkin
Millfield
Theodore Heffkin
John, Glouster
Jack
Glenn
Bob
Richard Mingus
Wayne Border Returns to Grant Hospital for Further Care
Chauncey Wayne Border, injured in a mining accident, was brought back to Grant Hospital Sunday night for continued treatment after initial care at a Columbus hospital. He traveled with Dr. C. N. Sanders and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Border.
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Chauncey
Wayne Border
Columbus
Grant Hospital
C. N. Sanders
Wayne
Warren Border
Mrs. Herbert Mingus Heads to Pennsylvania for Visit
Mrs. Herbert Mingus of Millfield left Saturday for Pennsylvania to spend a week visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Joe Baldy. Mrs Baldy was formerly Christine Mingus before her marriage.
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Erie Chauncey
Herbert Mingus
Millfield
Joe Baldy
Baldy
Christine Mingus
Mines Idle In District Coal Output Drops
Chauncey Mine 25 of the Manhattan Coal Co. is idle today and Poston No. 6, Millfield is not working. Only five mines in the district reported work Monday: No. 9, No. 52, No. 105, Kimberly and Hocking.
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Chauncey
The
Manhattan Coal Co
Poston No
Millfield
Kimberly and Hocking
Thieves Ransack Home Take Pen and Mouth Organ
In Painesville Ohio thieves entered Mrs. Catherine Lilly's residence and overturned drawers and closets but fled with only a fountain pen and a mouth organ.
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Painesville, O
Catherine Lilly
Chauncey Area Social Notes From Millfield and Athens
Chauncey Mr and Mrs John Sharrick and Mrs Ida Hill entertained guests Saturday Mrs Ralph Wilson and daughter Hazel Wilson near Athens and Floyd Cooper ider Brownsville Ohio Mrs Walter Hawk and Mrs Ray Oliver ill with influenza at their homes in The Plains Mrs Fred Penn and Mrs Charles Carpenter Athens were Sunday guests of Mrs Carrie Channell The Plains.
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Chauncey
John Sharrick
Ida Hill
Millfield
Ralph Wilson
Hazel Wilson
Athens
Floyd Cooperider
Brownsville
Ohio
Walter Hawk
Ray Oliver
Plains
Fred Penn
Charles Carpenter
Carerie Channell
the Plains
W. H. Wemmer
Gilbert Courtney
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bennie Harrison
W. C. Channell
J. W. Hickman
Yellow Springs
CCC
Guy Brookins
Thelma Jean
Olive Brookins
Elizabeth Robinett
William Sisson
Lorena
Mae Sisson
Jessie Fulton
Fred Sanders
Concord
Chester Sanders
Chain saves man buried in Mansfield well cave in
Thirty neighbors formed a digging chain to free William Denman a 54 year old man after a well he was digging collapsed burying him to the neck in Mansfield Ohio neighbors worked quickly to pull him free and avoid tragedy.
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Mansfield
William Denman
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