Middleport Teams Defeat Jackson High School in Games Saturday
In Middleport Saturday the Jackson Iron Men fell to the Yellow Jackets in both varsity and reserve games as Walters led the Jackson offense with 13 points and Enzo Barsotti starred for Middleport reserves with 5. Freshmen and junior high squads also played, while a Legion auxiliary soup sale was announced for Tuesday.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Middleport
Jackson High School
Jackson Iron Men
Varsity
Yellow Jackets
Walters
Mickey Hackett
Ironmen
Hutchinson
Jackets
Pomeroy
Enzo Barsotti
Jackson
Jim Hartinger
Ladies Auxiliary
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Middleport Firemen Respond to Front St. Blaze
Middleport volunteer firemen were called to the Salisbury residence on Front Street Saturday afternoon where a blow torch thawing frozen pipes ignited flooring and sills. The damage was slight.
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Middleport
Salisbury
Front St
Lack of Water Ends Plan To Flood Middleport Gridiron
Ice pavilion plans at MHS stadium were dropped due to water shortage after the Lincoln Hill reservoir emptied during the Ewing fire. Skating kept on the Ohio River and Lake Breezy as residents used water to prevent pipe freezes while many customers left jackets open.
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Middleport
MHS
Lincoln Hill
Ewing
Pomeroy
C. P. Bradbury
C. O. Fisher
M. W. Essex
Ohio River
Breezy
Wintry Blasts Reach Into Deep South
Mr and Mrs Herbert Ewing and daughter Easter Martin report icy weather reaching Georgia as they drove home from Florida in a cold snap. The thermometer dropped to 14 below zero prompting a stop for anti freeze as they visited relatives in Coral Gables over New Year.
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Middleport
Georgia
Herbert Ewing
Florida
Ewings
Easter Martin
Coral Gables
Ice on the Ohio River again proves risky for crossing
With the river frozen, several venturesome men crossed on the ice Sunday. Officials warn the ice is not a solid sheet but a rough surface of ice cakes with uneven thickness. Skating only possible along shore sections that remained intact after the first freeze.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Middleport Local Notices and Household Movements
Middleport residents report weekend travel and visits. Dale Holter and wife returned from Louisville with a Cincinnati stop and met R O Fowler in town. Mildred Asbury will relocate to Chesapeake. Frank Wilson moved to a new Arthur Covert house on S Fourth Ave.
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Dale Holter
Louisville
Kentucky
Cincinnati
R. O. Fowler
Meigs County
Crosley Corporation
Richmond
Ind
Ada West
Holter
Mildred Asbury
Chesapeake
Owen French
Jackson
Jackson - Middleport
Frank Wilson
Rawlings
S. Third Ave
Arthur Covert
S. Fourth Ave
Eber Lewis
M. G. Brown
Rutland St
Ben Fultz, Jr
Columbus
Fultz
Laura Handley
L. D. McMaster
Glouster
C. B. Smith
M. M. Lesher
Omaha
Neb
Honor Roll at Racine High School Announced
Racine High School lists honor roll students by grade. Seniors include Burl Ashley and Ruby Bradford among others. Juniors feature Gerald Cozart and Ruth Moore, while Sophomores name Wilma Barnitz and Paul Beegle. Freshmen list Virginia Bentz and Marjorie Boyd. Eighth Grade honorees include Margaret Holmes and Mary Spencer.
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Racine
Racine High School
Burl Ashley
Thanet Barnitz
Ruby Bradford
Betty Buck
June Hayman
William Holman
Norma McDade
Elsie Norris
Geraldine Roush
Derrell Sayre
Frances Shain
Lillian Slaughter
Carl Taylor
Ross van Meter
Betty Woodgerd
Gerald Cozart
Earl Hupp
Ruby Lawrence
Thorne Longsworth
Ruth Moore
Mildred Morris
Alberta Sayre
Mary Mildred Shain
Ruth Spencer
Wilma Barnitz
Paul Beegle
Ruth Carnahan
Adria Diddie
Wilma McDade
Betty O’connor
Dean Sayre
Marian Simpson
Marjorie Theiss
Gayle Wagner
Mary Jean Watson
Beryl Wolfe
Virginia Bentz
Marjorie Boyd
Evelyn Bradford
Eleanor Gainer
Jean Holman
Thelma Ours
Mildred Talbott
Margaret Holmes
Mary Spencer
Bob Hayes
Betty Lou Genheimer
Anna Mae _ Spencer
Howard Yokley
Marjorie Wolfe
Bobbie Cleland
Leo Hill
Don Moore
Audrey Morris
Alice Bradford
Joe Hupp
Betty Johnson
Bettie Bush
Fred Carey
Robert Hysell
Virginia Walker
Dorothy Holter
Earl Johnson
Marie Gainer
Bob Grimm
Ethel Brewer
Margery Rhodes
Doris VanMeter
Sara Harris
Catherine Wolf
Mabel Jaynes
Harry Johnson
Adda Lou McKenzie
Charles Wolfe
Fail To Flood Pomeroy Field For Skating
Plans to flood the athletic field behind the Junior High School for skating failed due to ground slope. A taller water barrier would be needed, so skaters are guided to creek bottoms where small dams could flood areas. Older residents recall similar flooding in past winters.
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Pomeroy
Value of Two-Truck Equipment Proven
The PPomero y notes the Second Ward fire truck proved valuable in two fires. Unusual weather slowed firefighting gear both times, underscoring the need for a pair of engines. At Saturday’s fire at Glenroy Ewing’s home the pumps on both units froze, but the Second Ward truck was soon operational.
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Second Ward
Glenroy Ewing
Meigs Officials Seek More WPA Projects
County commissioners and Workers' Alliance representatives plan a conference in Marietta to pursue additional state highway WPA projects for Meigs County. On the same day, Rep Floyd F. Mees and Mayor M D Hartley will meet in Columbus with health department officials to try to clear delays on the Sugar Run sewer project.
George Swift Honored At Middleport Birthday Party
George Swift was an honored guest at a birthday supper Friday hosted by members of his card club. The event took place in the Middleport Fishing Club houseboat anchored in the Nicholas Hennesy yard on Front Street. A 72 shaped cake marked his age and the evening concluded with card games after a supper prepared by Mr. Hennesy.
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Middleport
George Swift
Card Club
Nicholas Hennesy
Front St
Hennesy
Miss Margaret Gaskill Hosts Nephew from Orrville
Miss Margaret Gaskill of Vine Street entertained her nephew Ray Brown of Orrville over the week end. Brown is maintenance superintendent of the electric company there, which is said to have the second best lighting system in the United States.
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Middleport
Margaret Gaskill
Vine St
Ray Brown
Orrville
Brown
United States
Don McCormack Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McCormack report their son Don Douglas McCormack had an emergency appendectomy in Oklahoma City last week. He is recovering satisfactorily. Mrs. McCormack is Frances Grate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grate of N. Second Ave.
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Middleport
C. C. McCormack
Donegal Douglas
Oklahoma City
McCormack
Frances Grate
J. H. Grate
N. Second Ave
Chester Team Rates High in This District
In Southeastern Ohio, Chester rivals for top status after beating Racine and noting Gallipolis has defeated most local teams. Gallia remains the leading larger school after defeats by Gallipolis to Middleport and Middleport to Pomeroy, while Chester eyes the top spot with upcoming games.
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Chester
Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio
Gallipolis
Gallia
Middleport
Racine
Gallia to Meet Pomeroy Next in Tuesday Night Game
Pomeroy Panthers host Gallia Blue Devils on Tuesday night as both teams seek a win. Gallia has had a strong season and is hard to stop. Panthers came off a win over Wellston. three players were ill but expected to play. Gallipolis beat Logan Friday after trailing.
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Pomeroy
Gallia Blue Devils
Pomeroy + Panthers
Panthers
Gallipolis
Wellston
Logan
Chill Weather Dampens Trade in Middleport Shops
Middleport reports frigid conditions over the weekend reducing shopper turnout. Business owners including confectioners and storekeepers described sparse crowds and quiet streets with only a few fans attending the game.
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Middleport
Jackson-Middleport
Dean Packer Speaks In Middleport
Dean W. T. Packer of Rio Grande College preached at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport on Sunday morning. The pastor Rev. H. A. Rothrock is away in Florida for a mid winter vacation with a ill relative. No evening services were held.
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Middleport
W. T. Packer
Rio Grande College
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Florida
Couples Club Meeting At Simpson Methodist Church
The Couples Club of Simpson Methodist Church met Sunday night under the guidance of Rev. and Mrs. Warren Bright and Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Downie. The session opened with devotionals followed by a discussion period.
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Pomeroy
Couples Club
Simpson Methodist Church
Warren Bright
T. A. Downie
Zoo Trials Cross Species Cooperation Amid Construction
Buffalo Zoo attendants report an experiment in international cooperation among members of the animal kingdom has succeeded. Red foxes were allowed to mingle with Tahr goats to utilize space during the zoo's building program.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Zoo
Animal Kingdom
Middleport Man Chosen For Kyser Appearance Rewarded
Lewis Koehler Jr of a Nehi Beverage Co group was picked to join Kay Kyser and his band on stage during a Columbus theater appearance. He failed the second question by not naming Abe Lyman's theme song California Here I Come but earned two theater tickets. Attendees at the district meeting included Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grate and family. In Lorain, Mayor Matuszak ordered a bike parking rack outside city hall due to many workers riding bicycles to work.
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Middleport
Lewis Koehler, Jr
Nehi Beverage Co
Columbus
Kay Kyser
Koehler
California
Abe Lyman
J. H. Grate
William Grate
Mary Grate
Ralph Smith
Edward Lohn
Lorain
Albert Matuszak
City Hall
Dinner entertains Klein family and guests in Middleport
Mrs Eva Klein and daughter Hulda Klein hosted a turkey dinner Sunday for guests including Mr and Mrs Frank Fugate Jr and daughter Eva Mae Fugate of Rio Grande College visiting from Rio Grande, plus William Young Don Tedrow of Pomeroy and Mr and Mrs O P Klein with son Frederick.
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Middleport
Eva Klein
Hulda Klein
Frank Fugate
Mare Jon
Pomeroy
Eva Mae Fugate
Rio Grande College
William Young
Don Tedrow
O. P. Klein
Frederick
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