Scrap Metal Collection Aided By Middleport Civic Groups
Middleport volunteers including the Fire Company the American Legion Boy and Girl Scouts organize a scrap metal drive to support Civilian Defense. Girl Scouts will seek donations across five wards with pickups by Boy Scouts and street department crews on designated Saturdays from Jan 24 to Feb 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bill Grate
Richard Chambers
Fred Lemley
C. P. Bradbury
Jean McMaster
Dan Price
Charles Rayburn
James Lewis
George Moeflich
Charles Childs
Walter Bunce
Ed Spencer Charles Sauer
Charles McElhinney
Boy Scouts
Middleport Street
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Hobson
Bradbury
Law Officials of Three Counties Meet
Law enforcement officers from Meigs Gallia and Mason counties West Virginia formed a permanent coordination group. Grover Hite will head the organization with Ernest Hesson as secretary. Attendees included sheriffs deputies police chiefs and railroad police from multiple towns and agencies.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Gallia
Mason
W. Va
Pt. Pleasant
Grover Hite
Marietta
Ernest Hesson
Mason County
George R. Beards
Meigs County
M. D. Hartley
George L. Beards
John Gilmore
F. H. Carson
Capt. E. Chapman
B. and
D. W. Taylor
New York Central Railroad
Cleveland
D. H. Cole
Gallipolis
W. C. Goodhard
Ohio State Patrol
William Ball
C. C. Carson
Columbus
Albert A. Sutter
Parkersburg
J. T. Shusum
Toledo
T. B. Lieving
Middleport Social Notes Highlights From Local Clubs
Nursery School Mothers' Club met at Mrs. Coats home to hear Dr. F. M. Cluff discuss Vitamins and plan February activities. Loyal Pals Class of Church of Christ held its twelfth anniversary dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe then informal class discussion at Mrs. Reynolds Gravel Hill. Contract Club and bridge gatherings produced high scores for Mrs. Reed Hobart, Mrs. Allman, and Mrs. Burford with guests from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Cluff
Robert Coats
S. Second Ave
Coats
C. P. Gallagher
Church of Christ
Mary Jane
Guy Reynolds
Gravel Hill
Jacob Schafer
Robert McElhinney
Selah Sidenstricker
Glenn Lambert
Nina Russell
J. B. Downing
Contract Club
Cedric Clark
B. F. Fultz, Sr
Theodore Reed
M. C. Hobart
Roy Barnes
Bridge Club
Vaughn Crites
C. E. Blakeslee
Pomeroy
William Allman
L. E. Burford
Local Households Share Visits and Ill Health News
Mr and Mrs Devol and daughters Carolyn Jean and James Ward of Charleston visited James Ward s parents on S Second Ave. John Stephenson returns to Columbus after visiting his parents on S Third Ave and relatives. A D Starkey long shoe repairman on N Second Ave has been ill at his daughter s home. Kathleen Little visits Columbus for work with Mrs Elmer Deihl s daughter. F Besserer ill on S Third Ave. Miss Alpha Sommerville librarian and sister Mrs Ella Crowell also ill. Basketball fans attended Pomeroy Gallipolis game. others went to Athens for Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan. Mrs Lucy Stephenson left for Huntington after visiting sons Robert and James Stephenson. Mrs T W Jones attended funeral services for D G Griffith of Denver at Nebo Church in Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devol
Carolyn Jean
James Ward
Charleston
Gus Ward
S. Second Ave
John Stephenson
Columbus
Robert Stephenson
S. Third Ave
A. D. Starkey
N. Second Ave
James Stephenson
Kathleen Little
Elmer Deihl
Miss Little
Verne Little
Syracuse
F. Besserer
Alpha Sommerville
Ella Crowell
Pomeroy
Nebo Church
Gallia County
Library To Open in Rutland January 21
Rutland will gain library service starting January 21 housed in Rathburn's Store. The Pomroy Public Library provides a collection of about 75 to 100 books and will exchange titles at month end to tailor Rutland readers' preferences.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Rathburn
Pomeroy Daughters of America Install Officers and Guests
Elizabeth Campbell served as installing officer for the Daughters of America at the 10.C.F. Hall on Court St. New officers include Ruth Duerr councilor and Myrtle Long vice councilor with other posts filled. Two new members Mildred Morgan and Bertha Parker were initiated. A program followed with a pot luck lunch and sixteen members plus one guest attended.
Local residents make short visits across Ohio towns
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meter of Brick Street visited Nelsonville Tuesday. N. C. Stout from W Main Street spent Tuesday in Columbus. Edwin Hood returned Monday from Dayton for a month with his mother Mrs. Mary Hood. Bertha Reed ended a Racine and Pomeroy visit by returning to Pt. Pleasant Monday. Grant Roberts of Pt. Pleasant stayed with his in laws the Eldon Clarks Monday. Reba Jane Ruth joined them from Pt. Pleasant. Herb Spencer, Ruth Cottrell, and Kenneth Hysell with Huntington ties spent Sunday in Springfield. A group including W. A. Compton and Ed Condon visited Columbus Tuesday. Robert Wilson, Dayton worker, spent Monday and Tuesday with his parents, the Lest er Wilsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Meter
Brick St
Nelsonville
N. C. Stout
W. Main St
Columbus
Edwin Hood
Dayton
Mary Hood
Bertha Reed
Pt. Pleasant
Racine
Pomeroy
Grant Roberts
Theodore Reed
Robert Rawlings
Robert Wilson
Lester Wilson
Cole St
Meigs Tire Board Appoints Inspectors
Meigs County Tire Rationing Board has appointed inspectors located countywide. Eligible buyers should contact inspectors William Lowe Harry Mescher Eldon Gaul Russell Rhodes Clarence Chase Howard Weyand and review permits granted to Hanson Holter Don Wood R C Herrmann Leo Sisson William Morgan J E D Hartinger. Board members are Homer Cook chairman Dr John Philson and L L Keller coordinator Dor Schaefer. Office is at the County School Superintendent C O Chapman. Miss Wilma Roush serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Leo Sisson
William Morgan
J. E. D. Hartinger
Homer Cook
John Philson
L. L. Keller
Dor Schaefer
C. O. Chapman
Wilma Roush
Dr. Lasher Speaks at Knox County Meeting
Dr. George H. Lasher chairman of the Meigs County Land Use Planning Committee and member of the State Land Use Committee spoke to about four hundred rural and urban residents in Mt. Vernon Knox County county seat. He addressed The Need and Possibilities in Land Use Planning at this annual Knox County gathering drawing statewide attention.
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Pqmeroy
George H. Lasher
Meigs County
Mt. Vernon
Knox County
Lasher
Hemlock Grove Social And Personal Notes
Hemlock Grove notes record sewing club with Mrs Standford Stockton and several social visits. Entries mention Ralph Welker and Ernest Collums returning from Washington DC and illness among multiple residents. Ziba Midkiff visit to Bunker Hill followed by plans to spend days with R V Heilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
R. V. Heilman
Bunker Hill
Wilbur Midkiff
Onie Story
Milford Center
Pomeroy Forms Civilian Defense Committee
A six member executive committee appointed by Mayor M D Hartley met in Pomeroy to guide the Pomeroy Defense Council activities. Edison Hobstetter was elected chairman and J E White secretary treasurer. The group planned a civilian defense office in City Hall and a volunteer drive overseen by Frank Carson. They will collect scrap materials using the village truck this Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
Pomeroy Defense Council
Edison Hobstetter
George Hetzel
Norman Kloes
Irving Karr, Jr
J. E. White
Manning D. Webster
Frank Carson
Chamber of Commerce
Ve-Bex Vitamin B-1 Syrup Promises Daily Nerve Boost
Advertising copy promotes Ve-Bex as a concentrated Vitamin B-1 syrup offering a full day’s needs with one teaspoon at breakfast. It claims no daytime doses, safe for children, and high B-1 content (4,000 units per ounce). It urges customers to order from Athens Pharmacy, 7 N Court St, for seven weeks and an 8 days trial at 35 cents.
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Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Coolville Troy High to face Shade Friday in basketball
Coolville and Troy High School teams will play Shade here on Friday evening Jan 23. Dated social notes report installation of Troy Grange officers postponed from Jan 10 set for Jan 24 with an open meeting and doughnut bringers requested. Also local illness and visits are listed, plus Pomeroy resident Dempsey Martin recovering from a Saturday car accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Troy
Troy Grange
Grange
Austin Blake
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Gertrude Barth
Flourine Frame
Lillian Flinn
Glennis Daugherty
Michael
Marietta
Harold McBride
Athens
M. Daugherty
Earl Clark
Ireland
S. S. Tilton
Harry Summerfield
Russell Cody
Phyllis Ann
Rheta Louise, Glouster
Anderson Bentz
P. E. McGirr
Little Hocking
P. E. Bingman
Pomeroy
Dempsey Martin
Willis Hill
Naylor
Leopard Foe Drives Gorilla to Guard Family at Night
The leopard is nearly the sole threat to the gorilla. The gorilla sleeps at the base of a tree to protect its family from this solitary predator.
American Legion distributes patriotic placards in Middleport
Members of the Feeney Bennett Post American Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary conducted a pledge placard distribution to Middleport business houses. On Sunday evening the Auxiliary presented a flag to the Church of the Nazarene during a fitting service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Church of the Nazarene
Settlement Of Estate Is Sought In Pomeroy Court
A civil action filed in Pomeroy seeks the disposition of $38 817 75 from the estate of Conrad Folmer who died December 22 1940 at Sutton Township. The Pomeroy National Bank sues Perry Riggs administrator and Charles and Mary Folmer to determine rightful payee. The account was altered before death and again after with funeral and inheritance tax checks honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Conrad Folmer
Sutton Township
C. W. Clark
Pomeroy National Bank
Perry Riggs
Charles and
Mary Folmer
Charles Folmer
Industry
Charles
Riggs
Women’s Club Boosts Street Light Levy
The Pomeroy Women’s Civic Club plans a Feb 19 special election two mill street light levy. Club president Agnes Russell hosts a Thursday meeting. council members are to consider a petition to set the election, with council light committee members and Mayor Hartley invited.
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Pomeroy
Women's Civic Club
Agnes Russell
Civic Club
Pomeroy Council
Club
Light Committee of Council
Harry Canterbury
Robert Warner
Clair Karr
M. D. Hartley
Ohio U Musical Students Win Middleport Audience
Ambassadors of goodwill Miss Louise Rose Newman Powell and David Flannagan of Ohio University Athens gave a guest concert for the Woman's Music Club at Heath Methodist Church Middleport. Flannagan a Syracuse native and OU scholar played concertos and solos while Powell accompanied and Rose sang with dramatic charm. A reception followed with former OU students and local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Louise Rose
Newman Powell
David Flannagan
Ohio University
Athens
Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
Meigs County
Syracuse
A. L. Flannagan
Pomeroy High School
Konrad Scholl
Miss Rose
Malottee
Flannagan
Powell
Debussy
Chopin
Faure
Eveing
Erat Peoples
Brothy
Patrick Lochary
Chris Brider
Dayton Will
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Student Wins Dental School Honors
Marsh Shumaker of Pomeroy, a fifth year dental student at Indiana Medical Center in Indianapolis, is among the top ten of 80 on a recent Indiana State Board of Dentistry exam. He will visit his mother Mrs C D Shumaker and recently contributed an article to the American Dental Association Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Marsh Shumaker
University of Indiana Medical Center
Indianapolis
C. D. Shumaker
Second St
Pomeroy High School
Shumaker
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
American Dental Association
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Ohio
Point Barrow
Anchorage
Alaska
Jack Wells
A. W. McKay
MONEY
Mae
Guaranty Com
Court St
Athens, Ohio
Dial
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Middleport Social Notes
Pomeroy Social Notes
Frankie Mumaw
Star
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Clara Sellers
Lizzie Lallance
Red Cross
Margaret Diddle
Emma Duckworth
Mayme Holmes
Daisy Duckworth
Albert Coates
Lincoln Hill
Holzer Hospital
Floyd Clark
Spring Ave
Lily Coates
Molly Clark
Coates
Jean Clark
Edward Sohn
Harold Vogelsong
Army Air Corps
Carlyle Elberfeld
William Hobstetter
James William
George Hobstetter, Sr
Rose Hill
Pomeroy Personals
Meigs Tire Board
Dr. Lasher
e-Bex
Ohio U
Dental
Dames
Mary Beth Hughes
Fredric March Scott
Frankie Thomas
Beulah Bond
Gene Lockhart
Coca-Cola Company
BF Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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