Tuberculin Testing To Start In Meigs County Schools
State health official Dr. W. J. Smith will lecture on tuberculin testing in Meigs County high schools next week using patch tests. Skin testing begins in the upper three grades with follow up X rays. funds come from Christmas seal sales and local health groups aid.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs
Pomeroy
Talkie
W. J. Smith
State Public Health Department
Meigs County
Smith
Middleport High School
Pomeroy Senior High
Meigs County Public Health League
Dr. Smith
State Department of Health
Catherine Sulzer
Nelle Bing
W. S. Ellis
Dexter Young People Meet With Pastor
Members of the Young People's Class of the Dexter Christian Church met at Rev. J. P. Miller's Bradbury home. Ted Glaze presided over devotional and business sessions. a reading was given by Frances Cleland. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Miller and son, Norman Will and daughter, Claude Dulaney, Orion Nelson, Hobart Nelson and family, Frances and Wendell Cleland, Evelyn and Doris Glaze, Ted Russell, Homer Russell. Next meeting set for March 23 at the Norman Will residence.
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Dexter
Dexter Christian Church
J. P. Miller
Bradbury
Miller
Ted Glaze
Frances Cleland
Donnie
Norman Will
Donna
Claude Dulaney
Orion Nelson
Hobart Nelson
Frances
Eleanor
Wendell Cleland
Evelyn
Doris
Homer Russell
The Plains Girl Betty Deeters Celebrates 13th Birthday
Betty Deeters marked her thirteenth birthday at home in The Plains on Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. School friends and neighbors attended, games were won by Dorothy Meseher Adalyn Barstow and Barbara Tinkham, and a large white cake with pink decorations and 13 candies was served along with refreshments to numerous guests from Amesville Lathrop and The Plains, including Mr and Mrs Clyde Parsons and host family.
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the Plains
Betty Deeters
Dorothy Meseher
Adalyn Barstow
Barbara Tinkham
Donna Gabriel
Wanda Hillen
Helen ‘Christian
Beatrice Smith
Leona Baros
Clara Christian
Mary Ellen Bartlett
Jacquelyn Smith
Dorothy Wilson
Walter Sams
Dorothy Mesehher
Howard Parsons
Clair Parsons
Clyde Parsons
Amesville
Katherine Pierce
Lathrop
Amos Brett
Clyde Deeters
Joan
Revival by Envoy Frank Berry at Salvation Army Hall
Envoy Frank Berry of Marion leads a 10 day revival at the Salvation Army Hall in Ath ens starting Friday night. He recently finished a revival in Springfield and has traveled widely with many relics from the Holy Land. Services begin at 7 30 p m.
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Frank Berry
Marion
Salvation Army Hall
Athens
Envoy Berry
Springfield
Holy Land
Training for Defense Work Is Studied
A local committee in Pomeroy advances a federal youth defense training plan in cooperation with the school system. Five courses are offered motor mechanics machine shop sheet metal work agricultural mechanical training and typing and shorthand with comptometer training. Courses will be at the Pomeroy Machine Shop dealers building school land and high school.
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Pomeroy
George Howell
Joe Milner
Ernest P. Duerr
J. O. Roedel
C. L. Rhodes
Robert Kleinschmidt
National Youth Administration
K. L. Ermlich
Ohio Employment Service
Pomeroy Machine Shop
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Chester High Teams Pace District Play
Chester High School basketball leads in district action as the varsity team owns a 15 1 record after a nine point loss to Racine on Chester’s court. The county tournament at Pomeroy Junior High Thursday pits Chester against Racine with a strong reserve squad also posting 13 wins and 3 losses.
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Chester
Chester High School
Racine
Howard Knight
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Howard Parker
Charles Elserstein
Ralph Sorden
Homer Parker
Buster” Wolf
Richard Fick
Eugene Buckley
Final Plans for World Day of Prayer Details
Final plans were made at a meeting of the World Day of Prayer committees for events at Grace Episcopal Church. The program includes Christian Literature represented by Mary Virginia Reibel, Union Christian Colleges by Marcella Reibel, Migrants by Ruth Huber, and Indian Students in U S Government Schools by Clara Belle Murray. Mrs Ralph Kuether will lead the evening service with offertory by Mrs W A Smith.
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W. A. Smith
Weather winds vary by location with dry heat in Palestine
East winds bring dry heat in Palestine while many eastern regions experience wetter conditions and different temperature patterns depending on locale.
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Palestine
Police Hunt Man Wanted for Stealing in Middleport
Lower Middleport residents heard shots as Deputy Sheriff David Jenkins and Chief Robert Allensworth hunted for Charles Manley on a tire stealing warrant. Manley, a local resident and recent Jackson jail release, was sought after a dismissed chicken theft case tied to a witness death. Officers pursued him on a circuitous route before giving up.
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Middleport
Lower Middleport
David Jenkins
Robert Allensworth
Charles
Chuck) Manley
Sheriff's Office
Manley
Jackson
Racine Church Activities Announced
Notes on Racine church groups list events across denominations. An all day Methodist Woman's Society meeting is set for Friday at Mrs Kate Wolfe home. World Day of Prayer observed at the Baptist Church. Happy Helper Class hosts at Mrs Edward Simpson home with awards to Wanda Brownell and others.
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Racine
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Kate Wolfe
Baptist Church
Happy Helper
Edward Simpson
Lillian
Mary Louise Simpson
Wanda Brownell
Jean Spencer
Betty Roush
Sarah Lou Simpson
Walter R. McCarley
Betty O'Conner
Meigs County
Epworth League
Simpson Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Epworth League Institute
Rio Grande
Apple Grove
Letart Falls
Antiquity
Happy Hustler
Howard Miles
Walter Stewart
Morning Star Ladies Aid Society
Clifford Holter
Holter
George Osborn
Transient Fails To Register for Draft
John Pillar was arrested by Police Chief Walter Wolfe for intoxication and faces a federal charge for failing to register for the draft. Pillar claimed a Michigan jail stay at the time of registration, and the FBI was notified with investigation underway.
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Pomeroy
John Pillar
Walter Wolfe
Pillar
Michigan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wolfe
Cage Tournament Opens on Thursday
POMEROY Meigs County basketball tournament returns after a decade with games at the Junior High School Thursday at 7 pm Racine Reserves meet Toppers Plains Reserves in the opener followed by Racine Varsity vs Chester Varsity attracting most pre tournament interest.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine High
Racine Reserves
Toppers Plains
Racine
Chester
Speakers Address Phases of Conservation at Meigs Meeting
Representatives from sportsmen and farm groups met at the eray Town Hall for the Meigs Conservation Program annual meeting. Dr. George Lasher outlined land use and forestry plans, Clyde Stofe described district operations, Hexamer discussed pheasant rearing and shrub planting, and Lee Roach spoke on fish and stream improvement. Reports from Waverly district meetings and officers' election followed. officers were reelected.
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Pomeroy
Eray
Meigs
George Lasher
Clyde Stofe
Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Hexamer
Lee Roach
Waverly
Dan Hartinger
A. H. Rosenbaum
Sportsman
J. O. Roedel
Arthur Skinner
R. W. Finsterwald
Edison Hobstetter
Church Group Quilting and Visits At Portland Parsonage
Members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service quilted at the Portland church parsonage Wednesday and shared a potluck. Various local residents visited relatives and attended events while others recovered from illness. An extension meeting on rug making is planned for Friday February 28 at 10 30 o'clock with a potluck lunch.
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Portland
Woman's Society of Christian Service
William Rogers
William Hall
Wilkie Larson
Athens
R.D
Ira Blosser
Charles Neuman
George Adams
Ray Byers
Racine
James Jiden
Everett Thomiins
William Talbott
Earl Scott
Harry Swan
Earl Wilford
Mona Wolfe
Okey Payner
Claude Price
Ed Fields
Simpson Church
Pomeroy
Tom Deems
Beryl
Faye Worthington
Columbus
Clarence Price
Mary Jo Swan
Marvin Swan
Cleveland
Dell Middleswart
Leland Siders
Pearl Bostic
Ravenswood
Parkersburg
Earl Jewett
Emlin Adams
Cleland Funeral Held in Racine for Okey Cleland
Funeral services were held Sunday in Racine for Okey Cleland who died Friday in Athens. He had run a Racine business for years until illness. Survived by wife Blanche two sons Walter and Frank both of Racine his father James two brothers Arthur Racine and Dallas Bath Maine and two sisters Elizabeth Roush Letart Falls and Gladys Larson Coraopolis Pa. The Masonic Lodge conducted the service.
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Racine
Okey Cleland
Athens
Cleland
Blanche Cleland
Walter
Frank
James Cleland
Arthur
Dallas
Bath
Maine
Elizabeth Roush
Letart Falls
Gladys Larson
Coraopolis
Masonic Lodge
Lenten Meeting Opens at Heath Methodist Church
The Heath Methodist Church in Middleport begins mid week Lenten services at 7 pm led by Rev. H. A. Rothrock. An after service Men's Fellowship meeting follows with guest Rev. Shoemaker of Athens and Rutland quartet providing music. all men are invited.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Shoemaker
Athens
Rutland Quartet
Wise joins Crosley Radio in Cincinnati
Word reaches Cincinnati that C. H. Wise Jr former police chief deputy sheriff and sheriff candidate in the Republican primaries has taken a job with the Crosley Radio Corporation in Cincinnati. The report notes the change came last Thursday.
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Middleport
C. H. Wise, Jr
Crosley Radio Corporation
Cincinnati
Meigs County Sends Five to Egg Auction
Meigs County men at an area Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction meeting in Athens Tuesday night include County Agricultural Agent C. E. Blake and four Meigs committee members W. C. Atkins James Spencer Riley Piggott and Wallace Damewood.
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Alpha Omicron Dinner
Mrs. Leo Bean spoke at Alpha Omicron Delta Kappa Gamma dinner at Island View Inn Gallipolis reviewing The American Way. Three new members joined Miss Ethel Garland Miss Mildred Hoppess and Miss Mary Cummings. Other society and local household notices follow along with several guests and events at nearby towns.
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Middleport
Leo Bean
Alpha Omicron
Delta Kappa Gamma
Island View Inn
Gallipolis
Bean
Kauffman and
Hart
Ethel Garland
Pomeroy
Mildred Hoppess
Rutland
Mary Cummings
Oak Hill
Ruth Drake
Beta Alpha
Middleport Music Club Auditions Delight Crowd at Heath Church
The Women's Music Club presented a modern program at Heath Methodist Church last night with a full house. Guests from Ra cine and Rutland joined members from Richmond, Love City, Pomeroy, and Gallipolis as the double quartet and piano duo performed. The program featured organ solos, a four part dance and love song, and a chorus of early American tunes. Mrs. Rothrock reviewed Deems Taylor's Of Men and Music, prompting strong audience appreciation. January hostesses and a social hour followed in the dining room.
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Middleport
Women’s Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
Marceline Buell
Love City
Eleanor Bentz
Gallipolis
John Will
L. J. Heiner
Rutland
Everett Hayes
Chester
C. E. Peoples
Norma Gibson
Amy Kingsland
Amy
Pomeroy
Gordon Harris
Willis Aleshire
Orville Chambers
Ben Philson
Racine
Frances Pullin
Dorothy Sauer
Lois Cecil
Harris
Ferde Grofe
Carr
Hopkinson
Deems Taylor
H. A. Rothrock
America
Vesta McCoy
Garen Stansbury
Homer Grant
C. B. Stout
Lenore Giles
Susan Park
H. M. Cross
Florine Talbott
Harold Root
Mary Root
C. H. Wise, Jr
Rev H Carr Installed as Church Pastor
Members of the Middleport and Syracuse congregations attend the installation of Rev. Henry L. Carr as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The service featured a sermon by Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler and music by a vested choir with Miss Louise Drake as soloist.
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Middleport
Syracuse
Henry L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Gamble
Albany
Edward Townsend
Marietta
Lewis Weber Gishler
Gallipolis Presbyterian Church
John Mark
Louise Drake
John Talbott
Lillian Stieff
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy Federated Church
Ralph Reuther
Federated Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Carr
Bridge Club Hosts Tea and Awards at Finsterwald Home
Mrs. R W Finsterwald entertained the Tuesday Bridge Club at her Butternut Avenue residence yesterday afternoon. The club award went to Mrs. Edison Hobstetter. Guests included Mrs. William Anderson and Mrs. Harriet Russell.
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