Plans Completed for Meigs Farm and Home Show in Pomeroy
POMEROY plans for the Farm and Home Labor Saving Show are announced by County Extension Agents Geneva H. Nolan and C. Blakeslee. The event runs Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Karr Van Zandt Motor Sales Co. sales room on Main Street. Three demonstrations are scheduled to be presented.
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Pomeroy
Geneva H. Nolan N
E. Blakeslee
Karry van Zandt Motor Sales Co
Lower Main St
Legion
Meigs County Home Extension Show Demonstrates Labor Saving Gadgets
The Meigs County Home Extension Council showcases 65 working tools and 288 feet of panels in Ohio farm and home efficiency display. Local demonstrators present devices on machine darning ironing food prep and belt tightening, with OSU staff joining to tour and explain farm water systems and labor saving ideas.
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Meigs County Home Extension Council
Clarence Cummings
Don Betzing
George Paulsen
William Morgan
James Titus
Claude Montgomery
George
Harry Holter
George Beaty
Meigs County
Ohio State University
Ohio
Prayer Week Attendance Up At Heath Methodist Church
Despite inclement weather good turnout marks Universal Week of Prayer at Heath Methodist Church this week. Speakers include Rev. E. E. Fowler district superintendent and Rev. Charles Pomeroy with music by the Church of Christ choir led by L. D. Hartinger. Friday features Rev. Robert Hegnauer of Pomeroy Federated Church as guest speaker at 7 30 p m.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
E. E. Fowler
Methodist Churches
A. R. Pullen
First Baptist Church
Church of Christ
L. D. Hartinger
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Roedel Re-Elected Pomeroy School Board President
J O Roedel was re-elected president of the Pomeroy Board of Education with H H Kuntz as vice president. Other members include R G Webster P E Stanley and Dor Schaefer. Irving Karr Jr will serve a second year as clerk treasurer and Supt W A Smith announced. The board meets 7 30 p m on the first Tuesday of each month. Newly elected officers were sworn in Monday at the superintendent's office. New shades for the Junior High were ordered earlier and installed.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
J. O. Roedel
H. H. Kuntz
R. G. Webster
P. E. Stanley
Dor Schaefer
Irving Karr, Jr
Supt
W. A. Smith
Guernsey Association Set to Meet in Pomeroy on Jan 15
Members and friends of the South-Eastern Guernsey Breeders Association will gather January 15 at 10 30 a m in the county agent office in Pomeroy. R L Holden of the American Guernsey Cattle Club and Floyd S Barlow of the Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association will attend. The meeting aims to promote purebred Guernsey cattle in Washington Meigs and Gallia counties with 4 H calf clubs quality sires and improved feeding programs.
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Pomeroy
Guernsey Breeders' Association
Wayne Roush
Racine
R. L. Holden
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Floyd S. Barlow
Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Ohio River
Washington
Meigs
Gallia
Roush
IOOF Encampment Meeting Set at Pomeroy Hall
Emil Ball announces a joint IOOF Encampment meeting at Odd Fellows Hall in Pomeroy on Wednesday at 7 30 p m all members invited to attend the session headed by the patriarch.
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Pomeroy
IOOF
Odd Fellows Hall
Emil Ball
Patriarch
POMEROY Divorce Filed for Douglas Grover against Dorothy Grover
An action for divorce was filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court Saturday by Douglas Grover against Dorothy Grover. Grounds cited include gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Douglas Grover
Dorothy Grover
Local Guests and Family News Amid Halliday Health Update
Social visit notices record guests including Dexter and Mutchler families and W R Halliday's heart condition showing slight improvement. Other items note Raymond Showalter visiting Akron and Glada Davis with Mary Holter, while Nelsons visit Pomeroy and Holter Hospital care for Jesse Nelson. Mark Williams announce birth of a daughter with S C Cook as grandparents.
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Glada Davis
Mary Holter
Bashan
Peter Nelson
Pomeroy
Jesse Nelson
Holter Hospital
Lafayette Nelson
Gallipolis
Nelson
Max Nelson
Nelson Homestead
Mark Williams
S. C. Cook
Earthworms Boost Soil Crop Output Up to Threefold
Ten earthworms in a cubic foot of soil may raise crop yield by as much as 300 percent. Their tunneling with digested vegetable matter enriches and aerates unproductive top soils.
Middleport Boy Scouts Attend Four Day Winter Camp
Middleport Troop 40 Scout Frank Talbott White Eagle Scout led a group that joined Pomeroy and Athens scouts at a four day Chester winter camp. They practiced outdoor cooking and wood trail ing as part of the weekend event.
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Middleport
Chester
Frank Talbott White
Ray Garvin
Charles Haskins
Pete Davis
Billy Swisher
Bracky Wood
Myron Duffield
Jack Werner
Arthur Skinner
Pomeroy
Athens
Funeral Services in Rutland for Bertha Grate at 2 P M
Funeral services were held at Garland Grate’s home Thursday at 2 p.m. for Bertha Grate 66 who died suddenly after a heart attack. Rev Lawrence Schmitt led with American Legion Auxiliary help. Burial in Wright Cemetery Langsville. Grate was a Rutland switch tender. Granddaughter Molly Lou Grate survives. Garland Grate in critical condition was moved to Holzer Hospital Thursday evening.
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Rutland
Garland Grate
Bertha Grate
Lawrence Schmitt
American Legion Auxiliary
Wright Cemetery
Langsville
Grate
Molly Lou Grate
Garland Gr
Cc. O. Chapman
Chapman
Herman Hoppes
Kay Schmitt
Mr. Chapman
Ira Wolfe
James Thomas
Lady Canaday
Marcia Denison
Selah Sidenstricker
Gertrude Chase
Olive Ingraham
Catherine Colwell
Betty Jean Miller
Janet Theobald
Betty Buck
Maxine Siders
Bessie Siders
Mary Beard
Marcus Roush
Oscar Patterson
Wayne Turner
Arthur Marlowe
John Colwell
Happy” Nelson
Doris Thomas
Judy Kay Clark
Osa Marie Turner
Sandra Kay Ingraham
Ean Anne Webster
Joyce Wolfe
Darlene Smith
Sharon Atkins
Susie French
Sue Hall
Sandra Little
Carla Miller
Bonnie Carson
Michael King
Allen King
Letart Falls community notes across Christmas week
Attendance at the Methodist Sunday School reached 78. A wedding united Wilber Gathers of Columbus and Mildred Norris at United Brethren Church with Rev L T Norris officiating. Several families shared Christmas dinners and visits across Letart Falls including Grady recovering from a Christmas Day injury and various travels among Norris, Hill, Ashley, and Cady families.
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Letart
Wilber Gathers
Columbus
Mildred Norris
Tom Norris
United Brethren Church
L. T. Norris
Junction City
Delber Lee Grady
Holzer Hospital
John Hill
Linda
D. D. Roush
R. D. Roush
Gene Ashley
Bob Ashley
R. D. Ashley
C. E. Norris
Clarence Story
Rosalie
Darwin
Robert Norris
Parkersburg
F. S. Norris
Charles
Racine
George Younker
New Haven
W. Va
H. M. Allen
Ramona
Horns Noise Mark Victory In Middleport
Pom eroy Middleport basketball game at Pomeroy ended in a 49 to 47 victory for the Yellow Jackets over the Horns. Fans celebrated in local eateries after the thrilling comeback from a 10 point deficit, tying at the buzzer and winning in overtime. Former MHS students from Ohio University joined the crowd.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Ohio University
Athens
Joe French
Allyn Rothrock
James Souders
Edward French
Pomeroy couple to celebrate 30th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Elberfeld of Pomeroy plan a golden anniversary open house on Sunday January 12 from 2 to 5 at Mulberry Avenue. They have ten children and 24 grandchildren with two great grandchildren expected for the celebration.
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Pomeroy
Jacob B. Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Elberfeld
Elberfeld Sons Dept
Pomeroy Garden
E. W. Siddall
Marietta
Robert Slagel
Ironton
Martin
Chillicothe
Robert
Parkersburg
Robert Lytle
William Downie
Funeral Rites Held For Dr. L. A. Thomas
Honorary pallbearers at the First Presbyterian Church service for Dr. L A Thomas M D included M D Otto Vornholt surgeon at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and church elders O H Stewart J H Grate A A Dillard Lewis Sauer The pallbearers were William Grate Griffith Thompson William Hamm Earl Warner John Warner Jr and John Zerkle Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harry Probst Dayton Mr and Mrs Griffith Lewis Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis and families of Columbus Mrs Susan Deck Mr and Mrs Robert House of Dayton
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Middleport
L. A. Thomas
M. D
First Presbyterian Church
Otto Vornholt
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
O. H. Stewart
J. H. Grate
A. A. Dillard
Lewis Sauer
Dr. Thomas
William Grate
Griffith Thompson
William Hamm
Earl Warner
John Warner
Redecoration and Rentals On Front Street Property
Clifford Ervin completes redecorating and rewiring of the Front Street house formerly the Addie Branch residence. W T Frazier the New York Central train master will move his family from Charleston and rent the first floor while Mrs Elsie Wiseman occupies the upstairs apartment and sublets rooms. Exterior improvements include insulation with walks and landscaping to finish in early spring.
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Middleport
Clifford Ervin
Front St
Addie
W. T. Frazier
New York Central
Hobson
Charleston
Elsie Wiseman
Ervin
Intoxication Charges Placed On Three Pomeroy Men
Eugene Fisher and Richard Fisher were arrested Saturday by Pomeroy police on intoxication charges. They appeared before Mayor George Howell and pleaded guilty, each fined $10 and costs. Clarence Ash Sr was arrested Saturday, arraigned Sunday, and fined $5 plus costs on intoxication charges.
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Pomeroy
Eugene Fisher
Richard Fisher
Pomeroy City
George Howell
Clarence Ash, Sr
Rabid Guernsey Cow Reported In Pomeroy Porter Midkiff Area
A thoroughbred Guernsey cow in the Hemlock Grove area was found rabid. The brain was sent to Columbus for lab analysis, confirming rabies per Health Commissioner Dr. W S Ellis and Woodrow Wilson the dog warden.
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Pomeroy
Porter Midkiff
Hemlock Grove
Woodrow Wilson
Columbus
W. S. Ellis
Mrs Da Ruben Beck Hosts Pp. M. Club Meeting
Mrs Da Ruben Beck will entertain members of the Pp. M. Club at her home on North Third Avenue Thursday evening, as announced.
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Middleport
da Ruben Beck
Pp. M. Club
N. Third Ave
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Athens Messenger
Meigs Farm
Ewing
Pomeroy, Ohio
Home Laundry Company
Frank Nelson
Walter Halliday
L. S. Powelson
Leo Dudgeon
Eugene
John Halliday
C. E. Humphrey
Reedsville
Riley Pigott
William Baker
Tuppers Plains
Jesse Saunders
G. A. Young
Phillips Sisters Style Shop
Court St
Tom Leifheit
Karl Grueser
Mgr
W. Main Pomeroy
Chase & Baker Hardware Electrical
Guernsey
Dexter
Alphonse Rocco
New York
New York State
D. F. Lang
E. W. Hilfrank
J. A. Sabatello
Rocco
South
Gilboa
NEA
Boy Scouts
Letart Falls
H. B. Grimm
Earl
H. G. Roush
Clifford Hill
Dallas Hill
St. Clair Hill
Lois
Great Bend
Bob Adams
Freda Evans
S. J. Norris
Vernon Cady
Lincoln
Elberfelds
Dr. L. A. Thomas
C. Ervin
Front Street
Popular Records
RADIO
Harry A. Miller
Main & Sycamore Pomeroy
Otto
Black Beauty
Mona Freeman
Charles Evans
Evelyn Ankers
Jd. M. Kerrigan
Richard Denning
Terry Kilburn
Black Beauty, the Horse
Nevada
Temple Middleport
Cluny Brown
Jennifer Jones
Peter Lawford
Charles Boyer
Helen Walker
Richard Hadyn
Reginald Owen
Ernest Cossart
Sara Allgood
Unn O’connor
Uncle Harry
Bendvue
Rockies
Bill Elliott
Swing IT
Sailor
Wallace Ford
Phantom Rider
Robert Kent
Peggy Stewart
P. M. Club
Tapestry
Velour
Mohair Group
McMaster Hardware & Furniture Co
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