Racine Loses First County Game Ahead of Tournament
Racine suffered a 27 to 23 defeat at Olive Orange in a hard fast clash last Wednesday, breaking Racine’s county title streak and stirring optimism among Chester Harrisonville Olive Orange and Rutland as the Meigs County tournament opens Thursday at Racine gym. An independent-teams tourney accompanies the high school action.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Toppers Plains
Olive Orange
Olive-Orange
Chester
Harrisonville
Rutland
Lois Diles Weds Fred Bush In Charleston Ceremony
Middleport couple Mr and Mrs Fred Bush recently settled at Joseph St Charleston after a Feb 6 wedding. Mrs Bush a 1936 graduate with a gold key, is daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Diles. Rev Robert Bagnell officiated at the Methodist Church. Fred Bush, class of 1935 Yellow Jacket alumnus, studied at Ohio University and now works in South Charleston.
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Middleport
Fred Bush
Joseph St
Charleston
Bush
Lois Diles
L. D. Diles
Robert Bagnell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Middleport High School
Yellow Jacket
Ohio University At
Athens
South Charleston
Pomeroy and Wellston Ready for Tonight's Big Basketball Clash
Pomeroy and Wellston will meet on the local gym floor tonight. Officials report the court is in good condition after a temporary patch eases bumps and uneven spots for the game.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy and
Wellston
Justice Fines Two in Rutland Intoxication Case
Cecil Russell and George McGuire were arrested Saturday afternoon in Rutland by Sheriff Roscoe Fowler and Deputy Hank Young on intoxication charges. They appeared before Justice J. W. McCullough Monday, each fined $10 plus costs and returned to the county jail to serve out costs.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Russell
George McGuire
Rutland
Roscoe O. Fowler
Hank Young
Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
Mrs Edward Parsons Injured in Car Door Accident
Mrs Edward Parsons was severely injured Saturday at their Middleport home when her husband started the car without noticing her presence. She was knocked down by the car door and rolled against a tree suffering several fractured ribs.
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Middleport
Edward Parsons
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Local residents attend surgeries hospitalizations and family gatherings across Letart Falls Pomeroy Columbus Athens and Gallipolis. Notables include Aleta Wickline Helen Burson Frances Haning and Marion Ward with mentions of transfers jobs and new assignments in banks telegraph offices and universities.
Mrs Lucinda Lowery Dies in Meigs County
Lucinda Dodson Lowery 87 died at her Thomas Fork home Sunday. Survived by husband Sade Lowery and two sons from a former marriage. Funeral held at Hiland Church Tuesday afternoon with burial in Bradford Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Lucinda Dodson Lowery
Thomas Fork
Sade Lowery
Hiland
Bradford
Nest in Century-Old Tree Discovered by Loggers
In Kalmath Falls Oregon loggers cutting a large tree found a sealed bird nest with seven tiny eggs. They estimate the nest was laid about a hundred years ago from the tree’s growth rings.
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Kalmath Falls
Ore
U.R
Middleport Social Notes and Flood Meeting News
Middleport community notes report ill residents including Mr and Mrs J E Atkinson and Virginia Mayes. visits by relatives from Jackson and Pittsburgh and a flood meeting headlined by Mayor J E Harley in Huntington. local clubs, church events, birthdays, and weekend visits across Huntington Charleston Columbus and Logan are noted with several families mentioned by name.
Houseboat Refuge Comforts Flood Victims in Middleport
The Middleport Fishing Club houseboat anchored by the Hen nessy home on Front Street serves as a flood refuge for fourteen residents. Nicholas Hennessy and the Lewis and West families, plus Ray McCallum, occupy the three room craft with bunks, a radio, stove, and a green canary, while pilots on the Ohio River traced its location when first missing.
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Middleport
Middleport Fishing Club
Hennessy
Front St
Nicholas Hennessy
Henry Hennessy
J. T. Lewis
James
Richard West
Ray McCallum
Ohio River
James Lewis
Old “Gas House
Mothers Plan To Use Funds For Children
Middleport Room Mothers met Red Cross workers at the old high school to discuss flood damage relief. They will use 300 dollars from Athens area contributions to buy milk graham crackers and cod liver oil for needy children.
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Middleport
Red Cross
Athens
Injuries Cause Death of William Terrell
William Terrell formerly of Pomeroy died Sunday in Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati from injuries after being struck by a car. He was a Cincinnati resident. Surviving brothers and sisters include Mrs. Eddie Epple Dave Terrell Mrs. Mary Clark Lonzo and Charles Terrell. Funeral services will be held in Cincinnati Wednesday afternoon. Relatives left for Cincinnati to attend the funeral.
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Pomeroy
William Terrell
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Eddie Epple
Dave Terrell
Mary Clark
Nitro
W. Va
Lonzo
Charles Terrell
John Terrell
Clark Ryan
Clark
Weekend guest and rail staff changes noted
Week end guest of Mrs Frank Knopp. Foster Reed formerly on the West Virginia local run returns to the passenger run of the New York Central from Columbus to Charleston. Frank Knopp assumes the West Virginia run.
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Frank Knopp
Foster Reed
West Virginia
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
Charleston
Mrs. Emma Owens Dies After Illness In Ohio Hospital
Mrs Emma Owens died Monday at Holzer Hospital after an extended illness. She lived with her daughter Mrs Carl Gilmore and is survived by five daughters three grandchildren her mother a sister and a brother. Funeral services will be at the Presbyterian Church Thursday with visitation at the Owens home on River Hill.
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F. Ray Wilson
Court St
Margaret Nixon
Raymond Harbrecht
Charles Gloeckner
Mulberry Ave
Alfred Elberfeld
New York
Elberfeld
Virgil Campbell
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
Columbus
Davis
Miss Phillips
Willis Davis
Campbell
E. G. Campbell
Helen Lyons
William Seyfried, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Seyfried
Max Meinhart
Arthur Price
Nelsonville
Murray City
Frank A. Cahnan
Kankakee
Ill
Elsie Tyree
Home Missionary Society of Simpson M. E. Church
Lucy Gibbs
Richard Campbell
Ada Mae
Lois Ann
Albert Alward
Pat Lochary
Carl Shields
Mr. Lochary
Mr. Shields
Elmer Wickham
Union Ave
Millard
Athens
Pomeroy
P. K. Smith
Frank Brandenburg
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Brandenburg
Florence Bush
Middleport
William Dillard
J. W. Meadows
M. J. McCarty
Dea Hayes
Huntington
Lelia Hawkins
Washington
Melissa Hawkins
Bert Dunn
Martha Dunn
Dan Jones
Ann Jones
H. 8
McClure
Charleston
Nathanial Harmon, Jr
Cleveland
J. K. Smith
Jean Duffey, Logan
Emma Owens
Presbyterian Church
Owens Home
River Hill
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Aleta Wickline
Meigs County
Letart Falls
Helen Burson
Burlingham
Elder Martin
Logan
Roy E. Tracy
Spring St
Martin
Leslie Martin
Frances Haning
Clarence Karr
Chauncey
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
George Arnold
Millersport
Hoyt Haning
Frances
Margaret Dorothy
Albany
Earl Arnold
Girard
J. S. Arnold
Albert Russell, Jr
Harriet Russell
Jed Webster
Marion Ward
Western Union
Ada
Ohio
Jed Webster, Jr
Ward
Athens Family
Lucinda Lowery
Middleport Social Notes
J. E. Atkinson
Izora Guinther
Robert Gardner
Jackson
Larry Gardner
Beach St
Gardners
Gardner
Virginia
Charles Mayes
Francis Lewis
Billy
Pittsburgh
Pete Stace
Palmer St
Seventh Ave
Jean Duffy
Church of Christ
Bible School
F. I. Gardner
Michael
Mickey) Hackett
J. E. Harley
Lee Rudisill
J. R. Duerr
O. Greenlee
Arbuckle
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
C. W. Snidey
Will Murray
James Murray
Grant St
Ward Apartments
Phyllis Diles
Lorena Gardner
Thies
Crab Orchard
Wational Distillers Products Corporation
New
Kentucky
Luckoff
Joselyn Libby
Dan Rafferty
Rose Davis
Fred Jacoby, Jr
Camel
Fred
Johnny Murphy
TWA
Betty Steffen
Jimmie Foxx
Boston Red Sox
George
Buckingham
Sidney S. Wetzel
Jack Oakie
Benny Goodman
Hollywood Stars
WABC
CBS
Bela de Tuscan
Sete Es Ee
Osprricht
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston -Ssie
North Carolina
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