Racine Quint Takes Ninth Straight Title in Meigs County
Racine capped its ninth consecutive Meigs County tournament crown after a 46-26 win over Tuppers Plains. Chester defeated Racine earlier, while Rutland fields a strong soph sparse future, with overall attendance and gate receipts breaking records for the event.
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Malcolm Hartley
Racine
Meigs County
Purple Tornado
Racine Cagers
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Tornado
Rutland
Toppers Plains
Meigs
Hearing on Airmail Routes Involves Wil mington Firm
Hearing on the applications of American Aviation Incorporated of Wilmington Delaware for six new air mail pickup routes was held in Washington last week. The company operates the Pomeroy pickup and current route, in experimental use and satisfactory. If approved, extensions would add Wellston Jackson and possibly other points before continuing to Huntington.
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Pomeroy
All American Aviation Incorporated
Wilmington
Del
Washington
Wellston
Jackson
Huntington
Racine Tops Top Pers Plains In Tournament Thriller
Racine used size and power to defeat Top Pers Plains as Greene fouled out in the third period. Coe led TP with strong scoring and rebounding while Beegle pirouetted for 18 points and Arnott emerged as Ra cine’s standout guard of the tournament.
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Hoffman
Greene
Coe
Racine
Beegle
Arnott
Benefit Draws 175 To Bradbury Church
A Bradbury Church benefit drew 170 attendees on Thursday to raise funds for infantile paralysis. Proceeds of 15.20 were turned over to County Chairman Lowell Wingett. The program featured music and entertainment including Charlie Walburn leading singing and Washington birthday patriotic decor.
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Bradbury
Bradbury Church
Lowell Wingett
Charlie Walburn
Meigs Victory Band
J. P. Miller
Celia Keffer
Walter Gibbs
Aquilla Hysell
Mr. Hysell
George Washington
Samuel Washington
Washington
America
Salisbury Township
Meigs Pastors To Meet at Racine
The Meigs County Ministerial Association will gather at Racine Methodist Church on Monday March 4 at 10 a m. Dr C C Lang 4 H district supervisor Ohio State University Extension Service Columbus will speak on The Minister and His Community Youth Rev C F Stephenson host pastor will lead devotions and ladies are asked to contribute 20 cents for luncheon
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Racine
Meigs County
Meigs Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Robert B Carson marked their golden wedding anniversary at home on Leading Creek Road with a family noon dinner and an afternoon of well wishers. Greenery and golden flowers decorated the rooms as guests from Pomeroy Middleport Bradford Rutland Lathrop Columbus and Portsmouth congratulated the couple.
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Pomeroy
Robert B. Carson
Leading Creek Road
Rutland
Mary Price
Lathrop
Ellen Kennedy
Columbus
Guy Carson
Middleport
E. W. Kingsland
A. O. Tracy
C. E. Peoples
E. W. Peoples
James Lewis
William Juhling
Rue Tuckerman
Coy Kale
Portsmouth
Light Opera Theme Toasted at Middleport Woman's Music Club
The February meeting at Heath Methodist Church features chorus numbers and solos from popular light operas directed by Mrs. Willis Aleshire with Gordon Harris on vibra harp. A quartet with Mr. Aleshire and others, two papers by Mrs. Rawlings and Mrs. Stout, and club hostess duties cap the evening scheduled for 8 p.m. The next meeting will be at Miss Byers home.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club
Willis Aleshire
Gordon Harris
Aleshire
Orville Chambers
Harris
Philson
Racine
Olive Farm Women Present Health Program at Febru ary Meeting
Olive Farm Woman's Club met at Mrs. Iva Buckley's home for the February program with Mrs. Pauline Myers presiding. Twelve members attended as Mrs. Leota Hawley led devotionals and Mrs. Hamam directed a health program including a paper by Lucy Cowdery on Health Methods in the Home, a debate on rural child health, and a discussion on The Effects of Marihuana. Refreshments were served to members and three visitors.
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Long Bottom
Olive Farm Woman's Club
Iva Buckley
Pauline Myers
Leota Hawley
Hamam
Lucy Cowdery
Will Hold Revival at Middleport Church
The Rev. James Flannery of Portsmouth begins a revival series at the Middleport Nazarene Church Ohio on Pearl street. The revival, postponed by zero weather, runs from Wednesday night February 28 to March 10 with Rev. Lawrence Fick in charge. Preaching also at East Letart Nazarene church each Saturday night.
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Middleport
James Flannery
Portsmouth
Pomeroy Personalities Visit Local Residents on Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy personals note a weekend gathering with Mr and Mrs Albert John of Marietta visiting Dr and Mrs Clarence Shaffer on Lincoln Hill. Wright McCroba of Huntington district U S Engineer dept spent the weekend with his wife and two daughters. Malcolm D Hartley hosted a 500 club evening with Mrs J A Edwards of Parkersburg as guest. high awards went to Mr and Mrs Lee Rudisill. Next meeting set with Mr and Mrs Roy Barnes of Middleport.
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Albert John
Marietta
Clarence Shaffer
Lincoln Hill
Wright McCroba
Huntington
U. S. Engineer Department
Malcolm D. Hartley
500 Club
J. A. Edwards
Parkersburg
Lee Rudisill
Roy Barnes
Middleport
Bashan Personal and Brief Social Notes
Mrs. Torrence remains seriously ill but shows some improvement. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Guy Archer from Athens and Evelyn Torrence. Families in distress travel from Morning Star and Paden City to visit ill relatives. Also noted are hospital trips for ear operation and weekend visits by Harvey Frank and others.
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Bashan
Torrence
Guy Archer
Athens
Charles Torrence
Evelyn
Hallie Tucker
Delaware
Pearl Baum
Bremen
R. E. Torrence
B. E. Orr
Lee Orr
West Virginia
Mary Pullins
Goldin Long
Holzer Hospital
Harvey Frank
Chester
John Taylor
Marion Slater
William Conley
Hebron
Pennsylvania Forest Share Holds at Forty Six Percent
Despite a population of about 10 million, Pennsylvania remains about 46 percent forested, a figure cited in a regional environmental report. The balance includes agricultural land developed areas and urban growth across the state.
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Pennsylvania
Dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe Hosts Wright McCroba
Mr and Mrs Wright McCroba hosted a small gathering Saturday evening at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Guests included Mr and Mrs Theodore Reed their daughter Agnes Reed and son Ted Mrs Hubert Carnes and daughter Elizabeth Carnes from Gallipolis.
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Wright McCroba
Mary Jane
Theodore Reed
Agnes Reed
Ted
Hubert Carnes
Elizabeth Carnes
Gallipolis
Engagement announced for Ruth Speer and Judson C Boley
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Ruth Speer and Judson C Boley of Zanesville. Boley, a Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. representative from Columbus, is a native of Middleport and nephew of Mrs. Herbert Chambers and John Boley. Speer is daughter of Carl G. Spoer and his wife of Zanesville.
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Ruth Speer
Judson C. Boley
Zanesville
Mr. Boley
J. C. Boley
Columbus
Middleport
Herbert Chambers
John Boley
Boley
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Miss Spoer
Carl G. Spoer
Resignation of M. T. Haines as rural rehab supervisor noted
Friends learn M. T. Haines resigns as Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation supervisor for Athens and Meigs counties effective March 1. He and his family moved to Athens over a year ago and were active in Heath Methodist Church and Rotary Club.
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M. T. Haines
Farm Security Administration
Athens
Meigs
Mr. Haines
Heath Methodist Church
Paul Smith Begins Aeronautical Course
Paul Smith son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Smith starts aero nautical training in Tulsa as a senior at Ohio University. He was chosen to represent the university at the rigid program, with further courses at Randolph Field Texas. An honor student and athlete in high school, he developed from a thin boy to a sturdy youth known for football and basketball.
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Middleport
Paul Smith
A. V. Smith
Tulsa
Smith
Ohio University
Randolph Field
Texas
Paul
Women of Heath Church To Have Tea
Women of Heath Methodist Church in Middleport invite members to a fellowship tea on Wednesday February 28 from 2 30 to 4 30 at the church. The third annual safari of Methodist women features music prayers and litanies under the theme Strength of Unity. Three delegates will be elected to attend a district Methodist Church women meeting in Jackson on March 1, followed by a social hour chaired by Mrs John Kincaid.
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Middleport
Heath
Methodist Church
Jackson
John Kincaid
Mrs Lyons Dies Sunday At 34 In Parkersburg
Mrs Lindsey L Lyons 34 of Middleport died Sunday night at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg after stomach ulcer treatment. A native of Pt Pleasant she moved here as a bride at 16 and was active in First Baptist Church. Survived by husband two sons Lindsey and John and daughter Mrs Paul Clifford and granddaughter Bee Jay Lyons with other relatives. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Middleport
Lindsey L. Lyons
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Loyal Berean Class Presents Program at County Infirmary
Members of the Loyal Berean Class visited the County Infirmary Sunday afternoon and presented a devotional program. The lineup included gospel selections by the Gospel Trio and soloists Elmer Wehring Charles Walburn Homer Rice and duets by Mrs. Edgar Allensworth and Mrs. Eleanor Sauders, with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Zana Wheeler. A short talk by the Rev Don McMillin titled Contrary Winds concluded the service.
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Middleport
Berean
County Infirmary
Elmer Wehring
Charles Walburn
Homer Rice
Edgar Allensworth
Eleanor Sauders
Zana Wheeler
Don McMillin
Charles Warner
Harold
Charlene
Herman Ohlinger
Dorothy Clark
Gertrude Miller
Hazel Morris
Alice Fink
Linnie Devol
Perry Graves
Bradford Church Plans Easter Sunrise Service
The Bradford Church will sponsor the annual Easter sunrise service with the event scheduled earlier this year on March 24.
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Bradford — the
Pomeroy Seeks Telephone Alarm System for Firemen
Pomeroy Fire Association discussed removing street alarms and notifying firemen by telephone. The plan would sound all local firemen on a shared line from the exchange to enable a general alert. Eliminating the alarm could stop spectators and vehicles blocking roads, aiding rapid response.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association
Secure Rights for Important Highway Route 7
Rights of way for the new Route 7 concrete highway from Five Points to Chester have been secured and the project is expected to be sold soon. The route will be relocated to remove curves and hazards and will approach the current Chester bridge before crossing it. A future relocation may extend from the bridge area through Chester beyond.
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Pomeroy
Five Points
Chester
Hemlock Grove Hosts March Fellowship for 12 Churches
Hemlock Grove Church will host the 12 sister Churches of Christ in Meigs County for a March Fellowship meeting on Friday night March 7. Hemlock Grove Grange is special guest, with Rev Lawrence Crawford Butler of Nelsonville Church of Christ as guest speaker. Program starts at 7:30.
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Hemlock Grove
Justice of the Peace Finds Lightning Cure for Arthritis
Saratoga California Justice of the Peace W A Rice says a lightning strike two weeks ago cured his arthritis with no joint pains since. He reports no twinge in any joint after the electric shock.
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Saratoga
Cal
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Rice
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