Middleport High School Orchestra to Perform Annual Concert
Dan Farmer will conduct the first annual Middleport High School Orchestra concert at 8 pm in the gym. The program features Taylor Victor Overture, Echoes from Germany, Roses of Picardy, Festival March, Atilla Overture, Dear Old South, Country Gardens, Straussiana Waltz, and a saxophone duet. Junior pupils from Legion Hall present Betsy Ross and the First Flag.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Dan Farmer
Taylor
Germany
Giesen
Old Virginny
Roberts
Strauss
Paul Haptenstal
L. D. Hartinger
Melissa Hennesy
Franklin Edwards
Mary Jane Roush
Phyllis Diles
Arion Rife
Margaret Souders
Peasiness
Laurence Bradford
Robert Snider
Betty Becker
Alice Marie Ebersbach
Elwood Lewis
Normand Edwards
Anna Lou Ubry
Billy Root
Chester Haddox
Charles Reed
Kathryn Rose Monahan
Legion Hall
Betsy Ross
Jinny Lu Schaaf
Milton Smart
George Washington
Bobby Mills
Robert Morris
Racine and Middleport Social Notes Briefs
Racine society members of the Queen Esther Society met at the Roush home with Iva Mae Roush as hostess. Charles Spencer returned from a CCC camp in Montana. Harold Weatherholt and family visited Emma Jiiden in Racine. Clyde Watson of Akron spent the weekend with Owen Watson’s family. Middleport’s Hundred Club toured Gallipolis and were hosted by Mrs. Hollis Scott. First prize went to Mrs. Clarence Massar of Pomeroy and second to Mrs. R W Harris. Mrs. Scott served refreshments.
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Racine
Queen «Esther Society
M. E. Church
Ivan Roush
Iva Mae Roush
Charles Spencer
CCC
Montana
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Middleport
Ivo Hundred Club
Galli- Polis
Hollis Scott
Clarence Massar
Pomeroy
R. W. Harris
Scott
Michigan Proposes Time Zone Extension to Chicago
Michigan asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to extend the eastern standard time zone from Ohio to Chicago. The proposals were presented Tuesday as a regional standard time reform effort.
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Chicago
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michigan
Lent Services Begin at Peace Church on Wednesdays
Beginning Wednesday February 26 Lenten services will be held at the Church of Peace each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Rev R C Ditter announced. The sermon theme across all midweek meetings is For the Cross of Christ and Glory. All church members and other Christ-minded people are invited to attend these weekly meditations on the mystery of the World's Redemption.
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Pomeroy
Church of Peace
R. C. Ditter
Rutland High School honors 15 football players at banquet
Fifteen Rutland High School football players received letters at a banQuet in the high school basement with Coach George Collins presenting. Co captains Bradford Powell and Arnold Riggs were chosen by a tie vote. Letters went to three cheerleaders Irene Egnor Evelyn Hill and Thelma Snyder and to managers Junior Pond Andrew Barton and Ed Schoonover. Ohio University coach Don Peden attended as guest of honor and shown game films with expert commentary.
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Rutland
George Collins
Hubert Deem
Don Stiles
Roy Tyree
William Phillips
Anson Jackson
Herman Jackson
Carroll Zerkle
William Musser
Charles Tipton
Pearl White
Charles Withee
Sammy Russell
Lawrence Carpenter
Bradford Powell
Arnold Riggs
Irene Egnor
Evelyn Hill
Thelma Snyder
Junior Pond
Andrew Barton
Ed Schoonover
Don Peden
Ohio University
Ohio University-Miami
Ohio University-Ohio Wesleyan
Peden
Care in Use of Hill Urged by Officials
Street Commissioner A. H. Ebersbach urges motorists to drive carefully on Lincoln Hill Road to protect workers. The measure aims to keep the road open, else it may be closed. Work underway includes bank cutting and wall construction to widen the road.
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Hill
Pomeroy
Lincoln Hill
A. H. Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Illness Reports From Middleport Homes
Illness spreads through several Middleport households as Mrs. T. B. Russell remains very ill after a fall and complications. Carl Russell's children in Youngstown suffer scarlet fever and cannot visit. Lyle Powell of Antiquity and Mr. Young at his daughter’s home in Bradbury are both ill, with further details about Cole St. James Root and others.
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Middleport
T. B. Russell
Carl Russell
Youngstown
Russell
Lyle Powell
Antiquity
W. R. Sayre
Bradbury
Young
E. M. McCarty
Cole St. James Root
Aged Woman Kate Stobart Dies at Athens Hospital
Mrs. Kate Petrel Stobart, 80, wife of the late John Stobart of Antiquity, died Monday at Athens State Hospital after long-term residence as a patient there.
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Pomeroy
Kate Petrel Stobart
Athens State Hospital
John Stobart
Want to Look Young with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
A vintage advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel remedy from Ohio physician Dr Edwards. It claims most illness stems from inactive bowels and promises natural buoyancy by clearing impurities, noting the tablets are olive colored and priced 15¢ 3c or 60c.
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Edwards
Ohio
Evangelical preacher touts Vendol benefits in Ohio Ohio minister praises Vendol tonic
Reverend James Finley of Bremen Ohio extols Vendol and Vendol laxative tablets after claiming their use improved his wife's constipation digestion and energy. He also says Vendol boosted his own vitality and urges readers to visit Athens Pharmacy for details and purchases.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Ohio
James Finley
Bremen
Nazarene Church
Elderly Men in Ill Health Noted on Seventh Avenue
A brief report notes three elderly men lingering ill at their homes on Seventh Avenue. The families and neighbors await further word as conditions remain unresolved.
Mrs Hobart Hosts Contract Bridge Club
Mrs M C Hobart entertained members of her contract bridge club Tuesday afternoon at her Lincoln Street home in Middleport. Two tables were in play with guests Mrs W T Moore of Chesapeake, Mrs Elizabeth Hartinger and Mrs J A Kent. High score prize went to Mrs G H Stansbury and guest prize to Mrs Kent.
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Middleport
M. C. Hobart
Contract Bridge Club
Lincoln St
W. T. Moore
Chesapeake
Elizabeth Hartinger
J. A. Kent
G. H. Stansbury
Young Boy Dies at Home on Gravel Hill
Homer Mattox three year old son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Mattox died Monday night at his home on Gravel Hill due to a complication of diseases. He is survived by his parents one sister Ethel and four brothers Edward Herman Robert and Dale all at home. Funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Heath Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev Clarence Swearingen officiating. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery at Pt Pleasant WV.
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Middleport
Homer Mattox
Elmer Mattox
Gravel Hill
Ethel
Edward
Herman
Robert
Dale
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarence Swearingen
Lone Oak
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Garden Club Meeting Set With Slides and Lecture
Middleport Garden Club will meet Monday night March 2 at Mrs. O B Stout's Fisher Avenue home. Members respond to roll call with a rock garden plant name. An attraction will be slides and a lecture by Mrs. E A Reed.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
O. B. Stout
Fisher Ave
E. A. Reed
Ruth Dixon granted divorce from Herbert V Dixon
Ruth Dixon has been granted a divorce from Herbert V Dixon in common pleas court after she filed suit on grounds of cruelty and gross neglect. The Tuesday filing outlines the dissolution of the marriage and confirms the final decree.
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Pomeroy
Herbert V. Dixon
Ruth Dixon
Common Pleas Court
Frances Weldon Rites Planned After Racine Death
Mrs Frances Weldon of Racine dies at home Tuesday before her 90th birthday Survived by three daughters Mrs Ralph Hayman Mrs Eber Hayman and Miss Hattie Weldon of Cleveland Preceded in death by Mrs Wallace Weaver Funeral arrangements not announced A red squirrel can swim two miles without stopping.
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Racine
Francesa Weldon
Ralph Hayman
Eber Hayman
Missa Hattie Weldon
Cleveland
Wallace Weaver
Ohio University Mourns Dr. Amy Whaley Kin
Five Pi Beta Phi members and their housemother from Ohio University attended the funeral of Dr. Amy Whaley grandmother of sorority sister Amy Kingsland. Also present were Mrs. Mary Esther Smith and Misses Mary McCune Betty Gullum Juanita Dillon Eleano or Karr and Velma Geary.
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Pomeroy
Pi Beta Phi
Ohio University At Athens
Amy Whaley
Amy Kingsland
Mary Esther Smith
Mary McCune
Betty Gullum
Juanita Dillon
Eleanoor Karr
Velma Geary
Dallas May 8 1926 hailstorm causes $2 million damage
A hailstorm in Dallas Texas on May 8 1926 inflicted about 2 million dollars in damage and lasted roughly 20 minutes.
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Dallas
Tex
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