Pomeroy Panthers To Meet Crack Nelsonville Five
Two undefeated teams Nelsonville Greyhounds and the Pomeroy Purple Panthers clash in Pomeroy at the local gym Friday night. The Greyhounds recently beat Gallipolis Blue Devils in Gallipolis while the Panthers last played Middleport, winning 28 to 19. Coach Pearl Williams has prepared his squad for a tough test from Nelsonville.
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Athens Messenger
Pomeroy Panthers
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Greyhounds
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Marriages
Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star met Tuesday with W M Lester Hart presiding. Reports praised Christmas visits to County Infirmary and Children's Home. Members invited to District 25 school of instruction in Nelsonville on Jan 6. Panthers basketball season described with results against Newport, Athens, and Middleport. JV vs P H S reserves set for 7:30, varsity at 8:30. Lincoln Russell announces marriage of Louise to Clinton Gilkey in Gallipolis. Gilkey and Mrs Gilkey are local graduates and workers.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Star
Lester Hart
W. M
Nelsonville
Panthers
Newport
Chester
Athens Bulldogs
Middleport
Pomeroy Junior High
P.H.S
Nolan Swackhammer
Lincoln Russell
Harrisonville Road
Louise
Clinton Gilkey
Clint Gilkey
Harrisonville
Gallipolis
Earl Moore
Gilkey
Pomeroy High School
Evans Market
Scipio High School
Sale of Tuberculosis Seals Nears Quota
Meigs County Tuberculosis Association reports $1041.65 in seal sales led by Mrs Kathleen Bush Davis of Middleport. The quota has not been reached yet and the committee urges recipients to return contributions or seals so the sale can close. Funds support early disease detection and patient care.
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Middleport
Kathleen Bush Davis
Meigs County
Mrs. Mabel Sansbury Dies in Columbus
MRS MABEL SANSBURY AGE 57 of 241 W First Ave Columbus died Tuesday at University Hospital after a yearlong illness. She formerly lived in Langsville and is survived by husband James L Lansbury two sons Harold Roy two daughters Mrs O Sullivan and Mrs Mabel McWharter her mother Mrs Emma Kennedy six grandchildren three brothers and six sisters. Funeral services Friday at Feil Funeral Home with burial in Union Cemetery Columbus.
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Middleport
Mabel Sansbury
First Ave
Columbus
University Hospital
Langsville
Sansbury
James L. Lansbury
Harold
Roy
O. Sullivan
Mabel McWharter
Emma Kennedy
Feil Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Russell Returns From Great Lakes Training
Dale Russell son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Russell completed boat training at Great Lakes and spent leave with his parents. He has returned to Great Lakes and is now at Shoemaker California. His brother Franklin is in France.
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Dale Russell
Lincoln Russell
Great Lakes
Shoemaker
Calif
Franklin
France
Duke Dillard Sends Home for Holiday Furlough to Athens
Pvt. Paul Duke Dillard returned from Athens last night after a holiday furlough with his wife Mrs. Doro thy Coates Dillard, son Bobby and his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dillard and sister Mrs. C. O. Fish ier of Middleport. Family dinners were held at the Dillards and Mayor and Mrs. C. O. Fisher homes. Dillard hosted friends at a steak fry on Second Street before training at Camp Meade Md.
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Pvt
Paul
Duke) Dillard
Athens
Camp Meade
Dorothy Coates Dillard
Bobby
A. A. Dillard
C. O. Fishier
Middleport
Dillards
C. O. Fisher
Dillard
Second St
Stark’s New Year Dinner Hosts on Lincoln Hill
Mr and Mrs Edward Stark hosted a New Year’s dinner at their Lincoln Hill home on Monday. Guests included Mrs Belle Vaughan and her daughter Miss Anna Vaughan.
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Edward Stark
Lincoln Hill
Belle Vaughan
Miss Anna Vaughan
Watch Party And Carols At Huber Home
Miss Ruth Huber hosted a Sunday evening gathering at Mrs Lena Huber's Elberfeld residence after attending Watch Night Service at Federated Church. Guests included Mrs William Downie Mrs Howard Seidenable Mrs Pete Elberfeld and several Misses with piano accompaniment for carols and singing.
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Ruth Huber
Lena Huber
Elberfeld
Federated Church
Huber
William Downie
Howard Seidenable
Pete Elberfeld
Mary Davis
Genevieve
Betty Sisson
Miss Huber
John Duffy
R. N
Athens
Mark Twain Movie Enjoyed by Downings
In Middleport the Temple Theater screened Mark Twain this week. John B. Downing, president of Citizens National Bank, has long linked his family to Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens through letters once saved, now lost in Ohio floodwaters. Alan Le May, author and son-in-law of Dr. A. C. V. Skinner, also adds interest to the film.
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Mark Twain
Downings
Middleport
Temple Theater
John B. Downing
Citizens National Bank
Samuel L. Clemens
J. B
Jack) Downing
Mark
Jack
J. B. Downing
Ohio
Mustacche
Major Downing
Alan LeMay
A. C. V. Skinner
First Presbyterian Church
Jackson Brothers Are Stationed Overseas
Mrs. Robert Jackson reports her son Pvt. Leo Jackson is in Belgium and another son serves in India. Robert Jackson Jr. was killed in the Philippines. Pvt. Everett McManaway, husband of Carmen Jackson McManaway, at Ft. Riley, is on delayed lu ough and will report to Ft. Ord on Jan. 11. Dan Pooler, a former son‑in‑law, is in Australia. Their eldest son Curtis Pooler is confined to his location.
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Middleport
Robert Jackson
Leo Jackson
Belgium
India
Cal
Dan Pooler
Australia
Pooler
Edith Jackson
Curtis Pooler
Manley Sends Purple Heart Home From England
Cpl Emmett R Barney Manley in England has mailed his Purple Heart to his wife and family after three months of hospitalization. Mrs Manley also received a German knife sent by her husband.
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Middleport
Emmett R
Barney) Manley
England
Manley
New Year's Social Notes From Middleport
Middleport social items report a New Year’s Eve party at the Falmer home with young guests enjoying games, music, and a midnight buffet. Attendees included Colleen Waddell Rosemary Fisher Kitty Bachtel Marilyn Knopp Mary Louise Thomas Dorothy Chase and Pvt Robert Chambers who left for Camp Meade Md after furlough.
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Middleport
Iris
Sara Falmer
Colleen Waddell
Rosemary Fisher
Kitty Bachtel
Marilyn Knopp
Mary Louise Thomas
Dorothy Chase
Don Becker
Harry Featherstone
Mickey Miller
Sonny Haggerty
Kenny Jones
Lee Smith
Gerald Anthony
Jack Kelly
Splendid Cough Syrup Made at Home with Pinex
Simple home recipe blends 2 cups sugar or syrup with 2% Pinex to create a pint of cough medicine. No cooking required, children can help, and it promises relief by loosening phlegm soothing membranes and easing sore throats. Money back if not pleased.
Local Happenings Reportillness and Travel Notes
Ailed at home on Grant Street he shows slight improvement. Sgt. William Robson remains in India as his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Robson spent the weekend in Charleston. James Hawley of Marietta Mfg. Co. is home ill with pneumonia but improving. Mrs. Gordon Harris and son Nicky, home for the holidays, returned to Columbus. Marjorie Diles has gone back to Athens after visiting her parents. Mrs. W. H. Reichman broke an arm after slipping on icy Columbus pavements, keeping her from the Reichman family reunion plans.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Fick
Nashville
Tenn
Neils Powell
Ruth Ann
Stanley Stearns
Roy Spencer
Stearns
U. S. Army
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Sue Lehew
Red Anchor
Mary Calvert
Doward Calvert
Liverpool
Allie Grueser
Albert Martin
Columbus
Albert
Lee Turner
Huntington
William Woodard
W. F. Bartels
Holzer Hospital
Pyt
Maywood Autherson
Florida
Mattie Autherson
Racine
Ed Hysell
Condor St
Autherson
Venice
Fla
Dale Kesterson
Enterprise
Pvt
Marion
Lonnie) Kesterson
France
Kesterson
Grant St
William Robson
Charleston
India
James Hawley
Marietta Mfg. Co
Gordon Harris
Nicky
Marjorie Diles
Athens
L. D. Diles
W. H. Reichman
Reichman
Gormleys Welcome First Child Richard David
Mr and Mrs Richard Gormley of Grant Street announce the birth of a son named Richard David on January 1 at Holzer Hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Kenneth Smullin of Hollingsworth New Jersey and David Gormley of New Hampshire. Father works for the 1GCD C D C.
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Middleport
Richard Gormley
Grant St
Richard David
Holzer Hospital
Kenneth Smullin
Hollingsworth
N. J
David Gormley
New Hampshire
Gormley
1G.C
Middleport Rotary Club Holds Open Meeting
The Middleport Rotary Club met at Woodman Hall with dinner served before an open discussion led by President C. E. Blakeslee. The next meeting is set for Wednesday Jan 10 at 6 p.m. in the same venue. Attendance was good.
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Middleport
Rotary Club
Woodman Hall
C. E. Blakeslee
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Pearl Williams
Penetro
Pickens
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bess Weed
Stark’s Pharmacy
William Anderson
Richard Chambers
George Hobstetter
Alfred Elberfeld
Edison Hobstetter
Allen Hartley
Iluckoff
South Court
Athens, C
Athens County
Nashua
Chenille
Jackson Brothers
Middleport Social Notes
Robert Chambers
Marcus Chambers
Fourth Ave
Tom Durst
Bob Tewksbury
Jack Bachner
Bruce Bingham
Bob Fisher
Kathryn Lois Smith
Patricia Sherman
Evangeline Chapter, Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Lillian Stieff
Irene Cross
Mazie Wise
Here
C. H. Wise, Jr
Charles Kitchen
Robert Coats
Ella Reichman
Pat
Calvin Reichman
Diane
Delbert Flowers
New York City
Ralph Bryan
Chicago
Meigs
Charles W. Ramsey
F. G. Harrison
Ramsey
Florence Bush
Indiana
Francis Bush
Paul Grueser
Viola Grueser
Akron
Barberton
Hart Lyons
Maurice Thompson
Guy Thompson
John Frecker
Wayne Sharp
Ville
Mr. and Sharp
Ingtén
Hysell
Middleport, Ohio
TOTS
Dimitrios
Sydney Greenstreet
Peter Lorre
Faye Emerson
Victor Francen
Cobra Woman
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Sabu
Lon Chaney
Moroni Olson
Bendvue
Triple Bill
Buster Crabbe
St. John
Chic Chandler
June Clyde
Fuzzy Knight
Edgar Kennedy
Middleport Dept. Store
Middleport Rotary Club
Ots Middleport
William Searberry
South Pacific
United States
Camp Lejune
A. A. Scarberry
Gravel Hill
U. S. Navy
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