Vocational Talks Planned by Meigs County Schools
A Meigs County program brings business and professional speakers to six high schools Chester Harrisonville Rutland Carpenter Tuppers Plains Racine. Topics range from dentistry law banking and journalism to health education and foundry practices.
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Pomeroy
Meéigs County
C.O. Chapman
Chester
Harrisonville
Rutland
Carpenter
Tuppers Plains
Racine
H. D. Amsbury
W. O. Atkins
Meigs County
Warren H. Bright
Cedric Clark
Homer Cook
R. W. Finsterwald
Ohio
Malcolm D
Virginia Ramsey
Theodore Reed
Carl Schaefer
E. R. Tompkins
Helen Williamson
Gene Wyatt
Edison Hobstetter
Racine routs Chauncey by 50 to 26 in basketball
Racine overwhelmed Chauncey 50 26 on Saturday night. Racine built a 10 6 first quarter lead and widened it each period as Theiss sparked the attack with nine baskets. Tucker led Chauncey with 13 points while Racine reserves won 26 13. Referee Brown. Ravenswood postponement cited due to ice.
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Racine
Chauncey
Athens County
Theiss
Tucker
Racine Reserves
Brown
Ravenswood
W. Va
Geis
Sa Oaes
Bridgewater
Simmers
Walters
G. Uc
Rotary Holds Open Meeting Friday Night
Open meeting of the Rotary Club in Middleport distributed by President Wesley Green questionnaires asking Rotarians why they joined Rotary and what improvements they want for the coming year. Answers will be disclosed later. Program chairman O B Stout announced committee chairmen will handle one program each during the year.
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Middleport
Rotary Club
Wesley Green
Rotary
O. B. Stout
Thelma Mae Howard celebrates sixteenth birthday with surprise party
Thelma Mae Howard, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Howard, was surprised by nine friends at the family home on Front Street. Pink and blue decor, a two colored sweater gift, a 16 candle cake, and a theater party followed a noon chicken dinner. Attending were Norma and Betty Koehler Margaret Houdashelt Freddie Houdashelt Betty Hartinger Arta Mae Baker Mary Adeline Smith Nelle Childs Esther Gilmore Emma Sisson and Leonard Hawk. The event ended with fruit salads and cake.
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Middleport
Thelma Mae Howard
Charles Howard
Front St
Howard
Lewis Koehler, Sr
Miss Howard
Mrs. Howard
Meigs
Pomeroy
Norma
Betty Koehler
Margaret
Freddie Houdashelt
Betty Hartinger
Arta Mae Baker
Mary Adeline Smith
Nelle Childs
Esther Gilmore
Emma Sisson
Leonard Hawk
Bowen Funeral Rites To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Raymond Bowen age 46 who died Saturday at Mt. Logan Sanitarium Chillicothe will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Church of Christ. She had been ill for years and was a patient at the sanitarium for months. She is survived by her husband and several daughters and sons including Mrs Mont West Mrs Paul Meadows Charles Delbert and Austin at home. Knowledge of the death of daughter Mrs LaVada Humphrey who died weeks ago was withheld from Mrs Bowen due to her serious condition.
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Middleport
Raymond Bowen
Mt. Logan
Chillicothe
Church of Christ
Bowen
Mont West
Paul Meadows
Charles
Delbert
Austin
LaVada Humphrey
Mayor's Children Ill of Smallpox
MIDDLEPORT a mild epidemic of chickenpox in the community. Latest victims are Billy Hal terman and June Smart. Small John Fisher, after his sister Rosemary's recovery, is now well. Rosemary and John are children of the new mayor Cc. O. Fisher.
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Middleport
Billy Halterman
June Smart
John Fisher
Rosemary
John
Cc. O. Fisher
Mrs Walton Dies in Washington D C
Kathryn Kate Cheatham Walton died at her home in Washington D C on December 29. She was a cousin of Mrs Helen Bailey of Middleport Hill.
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Walton
Middleport
Paul French
Kathryn
Kate) Cheatham Walton
Washington, D. C
Helen Bailey
Middleport Hill
Compromise Ends Strike at Peacock Coal Co Mine
A wage dispute and a 10 cent per ton cut sparked a Dec. strike at the Peacock Coal Co mine on Wright Street. After a Saturday conference at Pomeroy City Hall, about 40 miners returned to work as the cut was reduced to five cents a ton and 55 cents a ton for leaders, 3.75 a day for laborers.
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Pomeroy
Pea Tock
Clarence Ebersbach
Company
Mr. Rainey
UMWA
M. D. Hartley
Walter Wolfe
Peacock Company
Local notices and arrivals at area towns
Frank H. Johnston returns to NY Central Railroad duties after illness. Mrs. Clifford Ervin visits from Malden WV. Lloyd Fulcher called to Huntington by cousin Charles Farrell illness. Mr and Mrs Harry Ramsey Huntington and Mr and Mrs Luther Ramsey Parkersburg visit relatives. Ohio University students return to Athens after holiday. Ruth Garber Charles Lewis William Robson Jr Kenneth Entsminger H W Craig Jr Margaret McBride Alice Lama Louise Drake attended weekend sessions in Columbus. Cedric Clark and baby Arthur improving after a week illness.
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Frank H. Johnston
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
Clifford Ervin
Malden
W. Va
Lloyd Fulcher
NYCRR
Huntington
Charles Farrell
Harry Ramsey
Luther Ramsey
Parkersburg
C. W. Ramsey
Ohio University
Athens
Ruth
William Garber
Charles Lewis
William Robson, Jr
Kenneth Entsminger
H. W. Craig Jr
Margaret McBride
Alice Louise Lama
Louise Drake
Middleport High School
Ohio Education Association
Columbus
Cedric Clark
Arthur
Jones Rites To Be Held On Tuesday
Mrs. Margaret Jones aged 73 died at her home on S Second Ave after a several weeks illness from heart ailment. A pastry cook at Covert Bakery for 22 years she was active in First Baptist Church Riverview Camp and Royal Neighbors. She is survived by daughter Mrs Sam Fick son Tom Jones and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at two pm at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Margaret Jones
Ton S. Second Ave
Sam Fick
Tom Jones
Mary Elizabeth
Jane Ann Fick
Ula Jones
Anna Margaret
James Wiley
Adelaide Jones Miller
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Pomeroy Couples Club meeting and local notices
The Couples Club of Simpson Methodist Church met Sunday evening in church social rooms for devotionals and a discussion on Co operatives. Jean Collins Ebersbach to wed Dr Max Greindl of Straubing Germany with ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church and subsequent Urbana research visit.
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Simpson Methodist Church
Robert Gardner
Emil Ball
Nancy Schaefer
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Carl Schaefer
Theodore Ebersbach
W. Main St
Jean Collins Ebersbach
Max Greindl
John Greindl
Straubing
Bavaria
Germany
Grace Episcopal Church
Greindl
Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
Robert Slagel
Ironton
Clarence Shaffer
Lincoln Hill
Marietta
Merchants and Plumbers Profit From Winter Demand
Middleport reports strong business as frozen pipes keep plumbers busy and hardware merchants busy. Local merchants telegraphed for ice skates to meet demand from youths and adults enjoying the ice, with orders coming from distant suppliers.
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Middleport
Racine Garden Club Plans Wednesday Meeting
Racine Garden Club will hold its meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Stephenson. Mrs. Emma Jividen returned home Friday after visiting her son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weatherholt, in Gallipolis. Charles Hayden of Chillicothe visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lovett and Mrs. Ella Watson. Mrs. Owen Watson spent Wednesday with Mrs. W. B. Cross for her birthday.
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Racine
Racine Garden Club
Charles Stephenson
Emma _ Jividen
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Charles Hayden
Chillicothe
Joe Lovett
Ella Watson
Pomeroy
Owen Watson
W. B. Cross
Smiths Attend Funeral Of Urbana Relative
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith and daughter Har rie Marie Smith traveled to Urbana by car Sunday for the funeral of Mrs. Smiths sister in law Mrs. William Connerton. Connerton, widow of the late William Connerton, aged 76, was buried today in Urbana family burial grounds.
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Middleport
C. E. Smith
Harrie Marie Smith
Urbana
Lack of Phones Triggers Road Work in Pomeroy
County officials consider a period of road work to speed to the courthouse and access phones. All but three telephones were removed Saturday. Two remain on the second floor in Judge C. E. Peoples and County Surveyor Theodore Beegle offices. A first floor phone lies next to the recorder’s office.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Peoples
Theodore Beegle
Recorder’s Office
Harrisonville Grange Opens Year With Program
Harrisonville Grange held its first meeting of the new year with J. R. Cottrill directing a program. Members Mae Baill Hazel Clark and Paul line Atkins joined the home economics committee, Virgil Atkins and Artie Gardner gave poems, and talks on farm yard helps budgets and economic information were shared. new officers will meet Jan 10 to plan the year.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville Grange
J. R. Cottrill
Mae Baill
Hazel Clark
Paulline Atkins
Virgil Atkins
Artie Gardner
Howard Clark
Berl Knight
Harold Pickering
Pauline Atkins
Sidney Parker
Cecil Morris
Truman Dixon
Francis Gilkey
Glenn Clark
Catherine Snowden
Fire Destroys Part of Stover Home In Middleport
Volunteers from the Middleport Fire Department responded to a Sunday kitchen blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stover on S Second Ave. The fire, caused by attempting to thaw frozen pipes, was contained with about 200 dollars in damage. Mrs. Smith aided in extinguishing the fire. The Logans are noted as former residents.
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Middleport
Harry Stover
Barker
S. Second Ave
Smith
Mary Logan
Bert Logan
Pearl St
Meigs Citizens Walk Skate On Rives Over Week End
Middleport volunteers warned skaters of an ice gorge as the Ohio River froze over for the first time since 1917. Residents from Meigs and Pomeroy crossed the river on a two mile to one mile ice, with several notable locals skating from Clifton to across. An autoful of youths nearly waded into danger when it broke through shore ice and had to be extricated.
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Meigs
Middleport
O. Fisher
Ohio
Ohio River
Vin Reichman
Diane
Kathryn Marteney
John Martin Mygett
Emerett Shuler
Pomeroy
C. P. Bradbury
Charles
Lewis Sauer
James Clark
Allis Receives Court of Honor in Columbus Twelfth Night
Terry Torrence Allis, noted athlete, is named a member of the Court of Honor for Columbus Twelfth Night rites. The event, organized by South Side residents and YMCA volunteers, drew about 2,000 attendees at the first ceremony in Columbus. Allis is the son of Mrs. Sybil Allis and his wife is the former Mrs. Helen Bryant Bowles.
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Middleport
Terry Torrence Allis
Court of Honor
Columbus
South Side
Y.M.C.A
Allis
Sybil Allis
Locust St
Helen Bryant Bowles
Home Remedy RU-EX COMPOUND Promises Fast Pain Relief
A Middleport notice promotes RU-EX COMPOUND for rheumatic and neuritis pain. Mix with water and lemon juice, take two tabs twice daily, with an absolute guarantee if it fails. The item mentions Mr and Mrs Paul Smith and announces a birth of a nine and a half something, though text is garbled.
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Ruex
Middleport
Middleport —Mr. and Mrs
Auex Paul Smith
Hold Rites for Edward Healy Today
Rosary services for the late Edward Healy were held at the residence with family members from Chicago Cedar Grove and Columbus attending. Funeral services proceeded at Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy this morning at nine o clock.
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Middleport
Edward Healy
Michael Healy
Chicago
F. G. Joachim
Joachim
Gertrude
Martha
Barbara Ann Joachim
Ira Thompson
Cedar Grove
W. Va
J. R. Hood
Columbus
Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy
Athens Farmer Hails Vendol Relief for Backache
Mr. Pearl P. Love of Route 2 Athens praises Vendol for quick relief from backache, constipation, and kidney-related symptoms. He says sleep improved and urges others to try the root herb and alkaline medicine, available at local pharmacies and from the Vendol Man in Athens.
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Athens
Pearl P. Love
Route 2
Wendo
Athens Phey
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
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