Six Meigs County Quintets Plan Polio Benefit Games
POMEROY Pomeroy Middle- Chester Tupper Plains and Rutland High Schools plan benefit basketball games for the Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Foundation Drive. Meigs County chair C. E. Blakeslee notes funds aid local patients and national medical research.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Middle- Chester
Tupper Plains
Rutland
C. E. Blakeslee
Racine High School
March of Dimes Fund
Blakeslee
Gene Grate
Middleport
Ralph Kuether
Dey Hyseli
Robert Coates
Harry Ohlinger
Boy Scout
A. R. Knights
Polo
Sutton
Vernon Nease
Virgil Hamm
Clifford Morris
Curt Johnson
T. T. Shelton
Mildred Beaver
Tom Pickens
Scipio
Orba Stout
Pearly Rupe
Gath Townsend
Salisbury
Vinton King
Pearl Parker
Maxine Arnold
Salem
Effie Baker
Albert Bolen
Gladys Anderson
Paul Barnes
James
Clarence Proffitt
Columbia Township
Nellie Vale
H. E. ‘Starkey
Raymond Halcomb
Arthur Crabtree
Chester Township
Eldon Gaul
Bud Morgan
Max Holter
Thelma Orr
Bedford
Dayton Tubbs
Dean Blackwood
Porter Midkiff
Virgil King
Deeds Filed In Meigs Co Pomeroy and Scipio Parcels
Meigs County Recorder records list deeds filed for parcels in Lebanon Scipio and Middleport plus Meigs areas. Transfers include Alice R. Allen to Charles Allen 2.25 acres Lebanon. Bertha Jarnagan. Lucetta Young to Elma Russell. Ernest Burton to Village of Middleport river bank. Charles Sauer to Jashif McKinney 17.26 acres Sam and Mae Pagvton. Edward Price to Benjamin Price 25 acres Lebanon. Elis Donohue to Sam Pagvton. Alvin Norris adm Ernest Hill to Oliver Dailey. Chas L McNickle to Josephine Malory Emmett Smalley. Mary Radford to Harry Radford. Harold Woodgerd to Sara Roush. R A Miller to Zerkle Trucking Co Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Recorder's Office
Alice R. Allen
Susan Brewer
Charles Allen
Lebanon
A. W. Tewksbury
Bertha Jarnagan
Edward Price
Benjamin Price
Elis
Iva Donohue
Sam
Mae
Scipio
Alvin Norris
Adm
Ernest Hill
Oliver
Lucy Dailey
Sutton
Chas L
Daisy B
McNickle
Josephine Malory
Emmett
Mary Smalley
Racine
Mary Radford
Harry
Alba Radford
Chester
Harold
Anna Woodgerd
Sara E
Dora Roush
Middleport
Tom Knight Rites Set After Death at Home
Funeral services for the late Tom Knight will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Ewing Funeral Home. Major Ray of The Salvation Army will conduct the service. Interment will be made at Beech Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Mattie Kerns Knight and relatives in Athens. Friends may call at the Funeral Home at any time.
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Pomeroy
Tom Knight
Union Ave
Ewing Funeral Home
Ray 3
Sahation Army
Beech Grove Cemetery
Mr. Knight
Mattie Kerns Knight
Athens
Hold Auxiliary Highway Patrol Meeting
Regular meeting of the Auxiliary Highway Patrol at the Legion Hall was well attended. Cor poral Myers presided with Sergeant Kratzer of Cambridge present. An interesting program for each meeting is being arranged by the local group.
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Pomeroy
Auxiliary Highway Patrol
Legion Hall
Corporal Myers
Kratzer
Cambridge
Vet Officer Announces Job Program for Veterans
Meigs County Veterans Service Officer L Vaughan announces a job training and apprenticeship program under Public Law 16 and Public Law 246. Employers may outline a training plan for approval, with VA processing. veterans receive a training wage while gaining a skilled occupation.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
L. Vaughan
Veterans Service Department
Cruitt St
Vaughan
Aining
Meigs County
Superintendent of Schools
Department of Schools
Veterans’ Administration
Focal Veterans’ Service Department
Meigs Service Department
Pomeroy Social Notes Betty Werner Marries Roscoe Fife
In a quiet ceremony at the Little Chapel of Federated Church Miss Betty Werner becomes the bride of Roscoe Fife of Cheshire Route. Rev Ralph Kuether officiates at o'clock. The bride wears light blue with brown accessories and red rose corsage. The former Miss Werner is a Middleport High School graduate. Mr Fife recently returned after 22 months in the European Theater of War. They will reside with the Werner family for now.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Betty Werner
Chauncey Werner
Roscoe Fife
Ross Fife
Cheshire
Ralph Kuether
Werner
Middleport High School
Fife
Werners
Eagles Contribute to Meigs March of Dimes Dance Drive
Approximately 200 dollars was contributed to the March of Dimes by members of the Meigs Aero Fraternal Order of Eagles and their friends at the rural Saturday night dance and related events.
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Eagles
Meigs
March of Dimes
Pomeroy
Meigs Aero
Order of Eagles
Middleport Social Notes Report Local Wedding and Meetings
Announcement states the marriage of Miss Patricia Devel and Raymond Kloes in Middleport with Rev Hugh D Pickett officiating the ceremony. Attendants Norma Smith and Bertolet, bride’s attire described, and future home set. Several church and club gatherings follow with officer plans, visits, and illness updates across the region.
Grace Episcopal party hosts after Gallipolis Pomeroy game
Young people of Grace Episcopal Church hosted a Coke party and dance at the parish house after the basketball game with special guests from St. Peter’s parish Gallipolis. Mrs Charles Baird chaperoned the pleasant post game affair.
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Grace Episcopal’ Church
Gallipolis
Licensed to Wed In Meigs County
List of individuals issued licenses to wed in Meigs County includes Jack Spurlock Yazel Rife Charles Thil Betty Miller Billie Bateman Mary Jean Moore Norman Yeanger Edith Kaspar Roscoe Fife Betty Werner Orlando Maloney Betty Adeline Stuffle bean John Carr Juanita Grigsby Lowell Camp Rosella Turner with ages and towns such as Glenwood Huntington Pomeroy Cheshire Middleport Nelsonville Rutland and Beersville. The notice records names, ages and home communities for upcoming weddings.
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Meig
Jack Spurlock
Glenwood
W. Va
Yazel Rife
Pomeroy
Charles Thil
Betty Miller
Cheshire
Billie Bateman
Huntington
Mary Jean Moore
Dyessille
Paul Childers
Beersville
Betty Prince
Norman Yeanger
Edith
Justice Officiates Nine Ceremonies
Justice of the Peace L. B. Higgins presided over nine marriages last week at his office on South Third Avenue. Couples listed include Howard F. Witl with Sara Keener, Ter Earl with Dennis Lee Atkin, Frank Pileli with Helen Kiss, WC Ennicks with Bonnie Glenn, Charles Dill with Betty Miller, Cecil Paul Hinzman with Mary Randolph, Charles F. Webb with Marjorie M. Eg ener, Robert C. Martin with Shirley Pike, Lowell C. Kemp with Rosella Turner.
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Middlewdort
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
S. Third Ave
Howard F. Witl
Sara Keener
Ter Earl
Dennis Lee Atkin
Frank Pileli
Helen Kiss
WC. Ennicks
Bonnie Glenn
Charles Dill
Betty Miller
Cecil Paul Hinzman
Mary Randolph
Charles F. Webb
Marjorie M. Egener
Robert C Martin
Shirley
Pike
Lowell C. Kemp
Rosella Turner
Assailant Leaves Hat in Mystery Attack
In Middleport a reported attack on an alleged rairead man in the business district Friday night remained a mystery. Those in the know claim a hush hush attitude. the assailant fled, leaving behind a hat that is the only clue to his identity.
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Middleport
New Officers Installed By WSCS Sunday
Installation services for officers of the Women's Society of Christian Service were held Sunday morning during the regular worship hour. Mrs Howard Fbershach led the program with Rev Albert Bitters delivering the sermon theme A Woman Named Lydia. The Ladies' Chorus directed by Mrs Marcelline Buell sang If With All Your Hearts. Buell also sang the consecration hymn.
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Pomeroy
Women's Society of Christian Service
Howard Fbershach
Albert Bitters
Lydia
Tadies
Marcelline Buell
Buell
Ohio U Falls to Bowling Green in 41 to 9 Game
Ohio U Bobcats suffer a third loss of the season as Bowling Green Falcons dominate after a tight first half. Don Otten scores 12 in the second half to lead the Bees with 34 points, while Bobcats Dickey and Gregg pace scoring. Walters leads Bobcats with 14 points, but the team stalls after halftime.
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Ohio University Bobcats
Bowling Green Falcons
Bobcats
Kentucky Wildcats
Anderson
Falcons
Trautwein
Don Otten
Bob Dickey
Otten
Dickey
Bee Gee
Bee Gees
Bobcat
Russ Gregg
Miller
Walters
Falcon
Dead
Kenny Walters
Calabara
O’brien
Brandle
Gregg
Barne
Fullerton's Roundup Monday Matinee Sellout with Cross Rhode Island
The Holy Cross Rhode Island and Boston College Providence doubleheader at the Boston Garden sold out a week in advance. Big Git Boule reportedly earned 9500 since quitting Corneil to join the Cleveland Rams. Beloit College revival plans spark Midwestern basketball hopes with Dolph Stanley’s hiring and recent signings.
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Holy Cross
Rhode Island
Boston College
Providence
Boston Garden
Corneil
Cleveland Rams
Notre Dame to Face Kentucky in Big College Showdown
Notre Dame 10-0 tops the nation as they meet Kentucky in a key Saturday test while Wyoming and Oklahoma A&M push for national lofts. Kentucky seeks an 12th win as Notre Dame tunes up by facing Marquette Tuesday and Georgia Tech hosts Wyoming. Navy, Duke, Holy Cross, West Virginia, Gettysburg, and Lafayette also in action with scattered results and bids. Cincinnati’s Augie Bergamo buys Bergamo to Columbus.
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Notre Dame
Kentucky
Wyoming
Oklahoma A. & M
South Bend Irish
Wildcats
Kentuckians
Navy
Duke
Blue Devils
Holy Cross
Rhode Island State
Tufts
West Virginia
Alderson- Broaddys
Gettysburg
Lafayette
Otterbein Only Team in State Remaining Unbeaten
Otterbein's bid for an Ohio Conference title faces two tests as the unbeaten Cardinals meet Denison and Wittenberg in a 32-game week. Ohio State, coming off its first loss, travels to Purdue and hosts Michigan while Bowling Green and Akron win. Baldwin Wallace upset by Western Reserve.
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Otterbein
Ohio
Cardinals
Denison
Big Red
Wittenberg
Lutherans
Ohio State
Purdue
Lafayette
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Bucks
Indiana
Bowling Green
Akron
Ohio University
Bobcats
Don Otten
Otten
Ohio Wesleyan
Baldwin Wallace
Western
Serve
Yellow Jackets
Servic
Fletcher Hospital
Crile Hospital
Mt Union
Hiram
Cincinnati
Marshall
John Carroll
Fenn
Wilberforce
Bluffton
Findlay
Muskingum
Wooster
Marietts
Aso Fenn
Ohio Northern
Rio Grande
Dayton
Case
Heidelberg Kenyon
Xavier
Wilmington
DeGroot to Lead All American Pros in LA FC
Dudley DeGroot quits as Washington Redskins coach to take head coach job with the Los Angeles club in the new All-America Football Conference. He cites stepping up to a bigger job and says he will not recruit Redskins players, though he could use some. He leaves with no hard feelings and aims to learn the T formation and work with great coaches.
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Washington
Dudley DeGroot
Los Angeles
DeGroot
Washington Redskins
Redskins
Bivins Seeks Shot at Louis-Connie Loser Next June
Cleveland heavyweight Jimmy Bivins aims to fight the Joe Louis Billy Conn winner but seeks a shot at the loser first. His manager Claude Shane said Bivins will meet Johnny Haynes, the 220 pound Los Angeles blouter, in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Bivins
Billy Conneite
Jimmy
Negro Baseball Leagues May Get Recognition
Dallas report states Commissioner Chandler supports unifying baseball under one head and notes Negro leagues consider reorganizing to join organized baseball. He says meetings with Negro league presidents, Ford Frick, and Walter Harndge discussed bringing Negro leagues under commissioner oversight with contracts like other leagues. Chandler envisions a broad independent Negro organization leading to a color-balanced future in baseball.
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Dallas
Texas
Siober A. B
Happy
Chandler
Eévéen Beer
Ford Frick
Wu Harndge
Jackie Robinson
Nepro
Frick
Harridge
Diamond Clown Wins High Baseball Award
Alf Schacht known as the clown prince of baseball is named winner of the Bill Slocum memorial award by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association. He pitched for Washington in 1919 1920 and 1921 and later coached with Washington and the Boston Red Sox. He conducted nearly 590 overseas performances before about 2 000 000 troops and served at hospitals and camps during the war.
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New York
Alf Schacht
Bill Slocum
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Middleport Social Notes
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Hariex Deval
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Arthur Kloes
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Hugh D. Pickett
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Bertolet
Pom. Pleasant
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Point Pleasant
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Dea Hayes
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Lennie Sharp
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Emma Sriver
A. A. Dillard
Edward Tewksbury
T. H. Davis
Mary Park
Jolly Bunch Club
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Forrest Bachte
James Weber
Jean Robinson
Minersville
Eber Witlock
Billie Jean Barnity
Erurle P Wice
Betty Lou Custer
Charles Bradbury
Donald Millstary
Charlene Smith
Warren Bennett
Is Ath
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T. A. May
Dorothy Duckler
Cent
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Mary Curtis
Hazel Bolinger
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Gallippolis
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C. F. Besserer
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Holzer Hospital
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Evelyn Leanwis
Arthur Skinner
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Lewis Stanley
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Treen
OM Meyers
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EL Dorado
Roy Rogers
Roy Barcroft
Gabby” Hayes
Dale Evans
Bob Nolan
Sons of Pioneers
Duffy's Tavern
Call OF the Wild
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Jack Oakie
Reginald Owen
Pride OF the Marines
Strange Illusion
James Lydon
Sally Eilers
Warren William Also
Brucks
Pico Wholesale Co
Glouster
Bruckmann
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