Middleport Board Reelects, Plans School Year Finances
D Diles leads Middleport Board of Education as new president with Marcus Chambers and F R White elected to two vacancies. The group reviewed finances for the new term and outlined building improvements. Addleport Athletic Association funds were approved for stadium enhancements including dressing rooms and future equipment needs. Willard Bus Master resigned as secretary and attendant officer. Gene McMasters named to the post. Fisher, former president E R Tompkins, and C O Fisher attended, with Fisher recently elected Middleport mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poleport
D. Diles
New , Central Railroad
Middleport of Education
Marcus Chambers
F. R. White
E. R. Tompkins
Paul S. Smart
Ier
David “Sminger
Addleport Athletic Association
Ellow
Willard (Bus
Genete
McMasters
Iice
Los Angeles
C. O. Fisher
Fisher
Middleport
Meigs Pomona Grange To Meet at Letart
CARPENTER Meigs County Pomona Grange will meet with the Ohio Valley Grange at Letart Falls Friday evening Jan. 5. The Fifth Degree will be conferred and a short literary program has been arranged. Members from other Granges are asked to bring no part of the supper. In the future all refreshments will be provided by the grange acting as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Ohio Valley Grange
Letart Falls
Grange
Middleport Social Notes Holiday Travels and Visits
Middleport social notes record several local residents returning home after holidays or vacations. Allen Jenkinson and wife toured the south by motor and spent Christmas Day at Daytona Beach. Mrs. Jenkinson resumed work with R. A. Miller Co. and Mr. Jenkinson is a Standard Oil Co. representative. Martin Suter, on U. S. Navy leave, visited Welch. Others include Nellie Smart returning to Marion after a week with Paul and family in Lincoln St. Gerald Rupe and daughter Patricia visiting Mogadore with Ma and Mrs. Val Reynolds. William Garber, Ohio University senior and sports follower, in Columbus for a double-header. Don Duffield and family returning to Charleston from holidays with J. M. Burchett and Jacob Schaefer. John Longstaff Corning and family after Christmas with Burns Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jenkinson
Florida
South
Daytona Beach
Jenkinson
R. A. Miller Co
Standard Oil Co
Martin Suter
U. S. Navy
Welch
Nellie Smart
Marion
Paul
Lincoln St
Gerald Rupe
Patricia
Mogadore
Val Reynolds
William Garber
Ohio University
Columbus
Don Duffield
Dorothy
Don
Myron
Charleston
Denver Singers
Parkersburg
Owen Watson
Rutland
Dolly Russell
Cleland
Paul Theiss
Pt. Pleasant
Clyde Cross
Ohio State University
A. B. Cross
Arthur Circle
Toledo
Racine
Pomeroy and
Grace Jiiden
Minersville
Gallipolis
Mary Elizabeth Elberfeld Arrives Safely at University
Relatives report Miss Mary Elizabeth Elberfeld reached the University of Illinois in Danville safely last night after holiday time with her parents Alfred and Mary Elberfeld. She traveled with Shumaker and John Kincaid Jr, who rode to Indianapolis after departing at 4 am. Kincaid played with Ted Wildermuth's orchestra for the Firemen's Ball at Pomeroy High School Auditorium, ending around 3 am Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Elberfeld
University of Illinois
Danville
Elberfeld
Alfred Elberfeld
Marsh Shumaker
John Kincaid, Jr
Indianapolis
Shumaker
Ted Wildermuth
Pomeroy High School
Stout Hosts Contract Club Dinner Play Night
Mrs. O. B. Stout entertained her Contract Club with a semi monthly dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe last night. Substitutes Mrs. Gene Wyatt and Miss Lucille Dutton joined play after dinner as rounds of contract were enjoyed by all in the Stout living room with scoring honors to Mrs. C. P. Bradbury and Mrs. Stout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Stout
Contract Club
Mary Jane Coffee
Gene Wyatt
Lucille Dutton
Stout
C. P. Bradbury
Tuesday Contract Club Meets at Mrs Hobart’s Home
The Tuesday Contract Club gathered yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. M. C. Hobart. Substituting for unavailable members were Mrs. Robert Harris, Mrs. Walter Harris, Mrs. D. C. Hartinger, and Mrs. James Titus of Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Hobart
Robert Harris
Walter Harris
D. C. Hartinger
James Titus
Rutland
Middleport Literary Club Holds Annual Meeting
The Middleport Literary Club held its annual meeting this afternoon at Miss Bess Sanborn’s home on Palmer Street. Members discussed upcoming programs and club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Literary Club
Bess Sanborn
Palmer St
Middleport Personalities and Snowbound Travel
Mrs. Anna Trimble of Columbus will stay with her sister Mrs. C A Poindexter indefinitely after Dr Poindexters death. Lt Col Tom Daniels of Ft Monmouth NJ could not visit his sisters due to deep snows. Heavy snows in West Virginia mountains kept Guy Suter and family of Welch from holiday travel. William Suter joined his father in Welch and returned Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Anna Trimble
Columbus
C. A. Poindexter
Dr. Poindexter
Tom Daniels
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
West Virginia
Guy Suter
Welch
Eastern Star Lodge Honors Past Leaders
The Eastern Star Lodge held a special service during its regular meeting to honor past matrons and past patrons. Five past matron pins and three past patron pins were presented to members, with additional pins and ceremonial participation by officers, including Mrs. L. E. Burford and Mrs. Willard Ashworth who led music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Weed
Bess Weed
W. A. Smith
Everett Tracy
D. B. Williams
Georgia Cooper
Cleveland
L. E. Burford
Eastern Star Lodge
Willard Ashworth
Pomeroy Library Sees Sharp November Book Rise
Pomeroy Public Library reports a November 1939 circulation increase of 2052 books over November 1938. Total loans reached 3505 with 1549 attendances and 45 new borrowers. Gifts boosted totals with 118 books added, including 13 children's books from the American Legion Auxiliary and 16 from the Sugar Run Parent Teachers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public
American Legion Auxiliary
Sugar Run
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Birthday Observed At Old Dexter
A birthday dinner honored Glenn Strong on his 69th birthday held Sunday December 31. Guests included Shirley Strong George Crook Everette Chamberlain Lancaster Mrs Elwood Nelson and children Hester and Pauline Washington John Strong Laing Strong of Gallipolis Flora Strong and Mrs Glenn Strong. Also visiting Elwood Nelsons family were Carl Shenefield Everett Chamberlain Glenn Strong and the Washington sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Dexter
Glenn Strong
Shirley Strong
George Crook
Everette Chamberlain
Lancaster
Elwood Nelson
Edwin Woodall
Hester
Pauline Washington
John Strong
Laing Strong
Gallipolis
Flora Strong
Carl Shenefield
Everett ‘Chamberlain
Veterans Hear Of Work Done In Meigs Co
Meigs County meeting at the American Legion Hall featured George Poulson head of the Federal Re employment Bureau Athens who spoke on unemployment relief and job openings especially for skilled laborers. DAV commander Edward Reuter noted 18 pending cases for veterans and widows and Meigs Chapter growth, with 76 members and 42 life members. Oyster supper and prize quilt raffles followed. Raymond Musser of Pomeroy won a handmade quilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Poulson
Federal Re-employment Bureau
Athens
Meigs Chapter
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Poulson
Meigs County
DAV
Edward H. Reuter
Ben F. Turner
Pomeroy
Raymond Musser
Christmas Social Fetes Meigs Pioneer Society Plans
Syracuse notes list officers and guests at Mrs. E. W. Kingsland home for Christmas party and 1940 Meigs County Pioneer Society plans. Also mentions musical student David Flanagan visiting relatives and several locals with illness travel and school updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
D. B. Williams
N. J. Karr
Marcia Karr
C. B. Weese
J. C. Hallam
E. W. Kingsland
Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
David Flanagan
Ohio University Musical
William Winebrenner
Frank Winebrenner
New Brighton
Helen Underhill
Columbus
Eagles
Asbury Methodist Church
Lenora Campbell
Cleveland
J. D. Ryan
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Minersville Couple Wedded Half Century
POMEROY Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Houdashelt of Minersville celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the home of their daughter Mrs. Theo Grueser. The couple, married in Syracuse, have seven children, 12 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He is 75 and active on the farm. she is 70 and manages the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
P. S. Houdashelt
Minersville
Theo Grueser
Grueser
Houdashelt
Syracuse
Mary Davis
Racine
F. R. Yost
John Hitchens
Dora
John Houdashelt
G. R. Russell
Warren, O
Earl Eichinger
Girard
Blankets From World Wide Collection Linked to Floyd Gibbons
A collection of blankets from all parts of the world was said to have been owned by the late Floyd Gibbons. The remark ties the diverse textiles to the journalist famed for military dispatches and global reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Gibsons
Former Meigs Woman Employed in California
Middleport reports Myrtle Allen, a former Meigs resident, left after her mother Rose Barker died last fall. She accepted a housekeeper supervisor role for the Charlie Chaplin studio manager at Chaplin’s palatial Burbank home near Hollywood. She is Burns Barker’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
California
Myrtle Allen
The
West
Rose Barker
Shakespeare Club starts year with junior mentoring plan
Pomeroy social notes report the first Shakespeare Club meeting of the year on Union Ave led by Mrs. Warren H Bright. The Junior Shakespeare Club will be visited by seniors to assist with programs and development. Also notes two 1939 marriages in nearby towns and future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Shakespeare Club
Warren H. Bright
Union Ave
Clarence Massar
Mulberry Ave
Students Move to Ohio State University for Studies
Mrs. Raymond Ebersbach and family travel to Columbus with son Bob and two others. the boys enroll at Ohio State University. Mr. Allen Kellar returns to Darien Conn. after holidays while Mrs. Kellar and two daughters stay to visit Elberfelds for a month. The children attend Sugar Run School during the stay in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ebersbach
Bob
Thomas Hennessy
George Massar
Columbus
Ohio State University
Allen Kellar
Jacob Elberfeld
Darien
Conn
Kellar
Vist
Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Christmas Eve Program at Chester Methodist Church
Sunday School classes presented a Christmas Eve program at Chester Methodist Church with younger class recitations songs by the junior choir a four act play led by Maybel Cleland Paul Kimes Carol Morris and Lloyd Wolfe and a $26 donation from James Eiselstein and Bobby Woods to buy new song books. Santa Claus gave treats to over 200 children and the program committee was led by Clarice Cleland with decorations by a Norma Dean headed committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester—An
Methodist Church
Carol Morris
Clarice Cleland
Maybel Cleland
Paul Kimes
Lloyd Wolfe
James Eiselstein
Bobby Woods
Santa Claus
Norma Dean
Fisher fines Van Gilder in first Middleport case
In his first act as Middleport mayor, C. O. Fisher fined Van Gilder five dollars plus costs after Van Gilder was arrested Sunday night on an intoxication charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
van Gilder
Champion finds six leaf clover in Memphis hunt
J P Winfield reports a lifelong hunt for rare clovers. He has found 780 four and five leaf specimens this season and, in his life, one six leaf clover. The claim is reported from Memphis Tennessee by United Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
J. P. Winfield
Jerusalem Origin Meaning Abode of Peace
A historical note states Jerusalem derives its name from a term meaning the abode of peace. The claim connects ancient language roots to the city’s famed reputation as a center of religion and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Pocahontas Lodge Confers Degree on 33 in Syracuse
Wyeconde Council No. 18, Degree of Pocahontas, installed in Syracuse on Dec 30. Thirty three new members joined as officers Anna Runck and Ella Browning led, with other grand officers present. Logan Council's team were delayed by icy roads and will visit later. New Syracuse Council meets every Wednesday at the Junior Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Anna Runck
Dayton
Grand Pocahontas
Ella Browning
Uhrichsville
Hezel Coon
Nelsonville
Wampum
Lucy Langlet
Pomeroy
Helen Miller
Minnie Neutzling
Howard Hysell
Harry Allison
Herbert Miller
Logan Council
Syracuse Council
Lily McBride
Blanche Condee
Pocahontas
Elizabeth Duckworth
Weenanah
Edith Hood
Powhatan
Thelma Custer
Social and Personal News from Racine and Nearby
Racine society notes include visits from the Weatherholt family and Jividen relatives from Gal lis, Minersville, Portland, and Oil City. Carrie Lott’s death prompts travel for mourners Mina Sarvey and others. births reported for Anthony Isalser and spouse. Lone residents travel to Aliquippa. Local residents visit Rutland Parkersburg and Gallipolis, with Oswens Watson and Jividen relatives noted.
Gene Koblentz Guest Of Honor At Holiday Party
Gene Koblentz, on leave from the U S S Ranger in Norfolk Virginia, was honored at a Dec 28 party hosted by Mr and Mrs Pearl Koblentz. Prizes were awarded to Katheryn Bailey Gene Koblentz and John Wickham. Ice cream cake and coffee were served to many guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Pearl Koblentz
Gene
U.S.S. Ranger
Norfolk
Katheryn Bailey
Gene Koblentz
John Wickham
Aileen Hayes
Mildred Christy
Opal Gaul
Donald Matlack
Paul Meredith
Rex Bailey
Bernard Osborn
Harry Lee Bailey
David
Misses Clarice Cleland
Carol Morris
Miners of District To Hold Mass Meeting
Miners in the Pomeroy district will assemble Wednesday night at Pomeroy City Hall for a mass meeting open to all miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy District
Pomeroy City Hall
Recreation Center Opens in Syracuse Town Hall
POMEROY The new community recreation center has opened in the Syracuse Town Hall. It operates 1 to 8 pm daily, 10 am to 4 pm Saturdays. A local committee directs the center with Thomas Clark chairing, Harry Potts treasurer, Mamie Holmes secretary, Alice Capehart and Florence Hardin members. WPA recreation staff Anna Duckworth George Leibrand Maude Branch assist supervision. Activities include pingpong checkers harma solitaire puzzles Chinese checkers fox and geese story hour handicraft group games and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse Town Hall
Thomas Clark
Harry Potts
Mamie Holmes
Alice Capehart
Fire response to middleport blaze at VanMeter home
MiddleportVolunteer Fire Company was called to Leonard VanMeter on Locust Street at 11 yesterday morning for a defective fuse causing a small fire. Slight damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Leonard VanMeter
Locust St
Meigs County Native Dies in Florida
Emil H. Cross aged 63 a former Racine resident and longtime Florida resident died Saturday December 30 from a heart attack after a year of illness. He was the eldest of ten children. Survived by brother H. M. Cross of Middleport sister Mrs. Tom D. Pickens of Racine and S. Cross of Letart. Burial in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Emil H. Cross
Florida
Cross
Meigs County
H. M. Cross
Middleport
Tom D. Pickens
S. Cross
Letart
Va. Buria
Miami
Itchy Pimples Relief Ad Offers Peterson's Ointment
An advertisement promotes a 35c box of Peterson's Ointment for skin irritation and itching. It claims prompt relief from itching and smarting and improvement of the skin on the shin and feet, with use for cracks between toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Condition Is Critical In Middleport Headline
Mrs. Jones once a longtime Cov ert Baking Co. employee remains in critical condition after weeks of serious illness. Gene Wyatt substituted for Anna Margaret Wiley at Central School due to her grandmother's illness. A. Dean Lindsay of Ocilla, Ga. is noted for porcupines as a hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jones
Covert Baking Co
Gene Wyatt
Anna Margaret Wiley
Central School
A. Dean Lindsay
Ocilla, Ga
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A. O. Lee
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Irving Karr
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Mart McBride
Delaware
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Greenup
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Ironton
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Tuppers Plains
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O. P. Smith
Rio Grande College
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Pomeroy Personals
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