Middleport Residents Attend Religion School
Middleport residents from First Baptist Church attended the Meigs County School of Religion at the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy on Monday night. Attendees included Rev. Charles Pomeroy dean, Paul Smart and spouse, David Darst Jr. and spouse, Beulah White, Charles Bennett, Leo Russell, L. O. Gardner, and Margaret Houdashelt.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Meigs County School of Religion
United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Charles Pomeroy
Paul Smart
David Darst
Beulah White
Charles Bennett
Leo Russell
L. O. Gardner
Margaret Houdashelt
Pomeroy Bridge Club Hosts Social Notes
Mrs J W MacMur ray of Butternut Ave Pomeroy entertained members of her bridge club Monday evening The high score prize went to Mrs Arthur Skinner The guest prize was awarded to Mrs Ed Sargeant Refreshments were served to guest Mrs Sargeant and to members Mrs William Anderson Mrs Alfred Elberfeld Mrs Charles Gibbs Mrs Edison Hobstetter Mrs Robert Jacobs Mrs Neils Powell Mrs Mildred Rice and Mrs Arthur Skinner
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Neils Powell
Mildred Rice
Arthur Skinner
Middleport Coach Speaks on Personality at Fellowship Meeting
Middleport High School athletic coach Forrest Bachtel, also Heath Methodist Church Sunday School superintendent, addressed about 60 youths at the County Youth Fellowship of Methodist Churches on The Value of Personality. Rev Albert Bitters led business and refreshments followed by a friendship circle.
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Athens
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
Middleport High School
Heath Methodist Church
County Youth Fellowship of Methodist Churches
Bachtel
Mary Roush
Letart
Robert Mallory
Racine
Albert Bitters
United Methodist Church
Syracuse
Wesley Foundation of Athens
M. Bitters
Robert Meredith
Max Roller
Eleanor Schaaf
Bruce Lloyd
John Hawkins, Jr
Leo Kennedy
Glenn Lambert
Scout Earns Eagle Merit Through Civic Reporting
George Dallas of the Pomeroy Boy Scout troop attended the Monday village council meeting to report on council activities. The report fulfills the civics merit badge, the final Eagle required for his rank.
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Pomeroy
George Dallas
Pomeroy Village
George
Dallas
Jameses and Junes Named on Junior High Honor Roll
Middleport junior high students make the honor list this week with six seventh graders including Charles Haskins James Morris June Scines June Smart Billy Taylor and Mary Williams and four eighth graders James Buell James Roller James Sanborn and Clara Taylor.
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Middleport
Jameses
Local families share visits across towns this week
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kapple and son Tommy of Peoria Illinois spend two weeks with Mrs Kapples parents Mr and Mrs FE Finlaw. Harry Ohlinger Henry Ewing and Dr Raymond Boice leave for New York on a business and pleasure trip. Jerry Wise from Toledo visits with his wife and infant Judy before moving to Toledo. Barbara Meinhart visits a home economics school sponsored by Ohio Power Co. Clarence Karr and family visit relatives while he recovers from illness. A stroke is reported for Albert Fick. Various families host gatherings and visits across Defiance Gallipolis Columbus Logan and Mulberry avenues.
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Thomas Kapple
Tommy
Peoria
Ill
Judy
Toledo
Barbara Meinhart
Meigs County Recorder
George
Meinhart
Ohio Power Co
Clarence Karr
Millersport
Dana Karr
Spring Ave
Karr
Phil Sommers
Mechanic Street
Eleanor Smith
Gallipolis
John Smith
Nye Ave
Norma Jean Davis
Syracuse
Dorothea Wogan
Bailey Run
W. O. Barnitz
W. Main
Lorain Doctor Passes Radiology Board Exam
Dr. Dell A. Russell of Lorain Ohio has passed the American Board of Radiology exam. A Middleport High School graduate class of 1932 and Ohio State University School of Medicine 1939, he trained in X-ray and cancer care. He served in World War II, worked in Italy, and now heads X‑ray at St Joseph's Lorain and Elyria Memorial Hospitals and consults at Oberlin College Hospital.
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Middleport
Dell A. Russell
Lorain
Ohio
American Board of Radiology
Russell
Griff Russell
Route 1
Middleport High School
Ohio State University School of Medicine
Medical College
Richmond
Army General Hospital
Italy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Oberlin College Hospital
Oberlin
Box Social to Benefit March of Dimes at Syracuse Grade School
Syracuse PTA plans an old fashioned box social at Syracuse Grade School Friday evening. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes, announced president Mrs. Sadie Theuner.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Syracuse Pta
March of Dimes
Sadie Theuner
Fox Seen Near Middleport Post Office Attacks Man
Rodney Sauer reports a fox near the Middleport Post Office charged at him as he lives nearby. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the post office and involves a resident who encountered the animal.
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Fox
Middleport
Rodney Sauer
Sauer
Middleport Honor Roll Lists 49 Students
Forty nine students at Middleport High School earned a B average or better over six weeks while meeting attendance requirements, earning inclusion in the school paper Activity. The roster includes 39 girls and 10 boys with 15 juniors and 14 seniors leading.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Emma Jane Buell
Betty Cheatham
Glenn Glaze
Ida Hartley
Fred Hoffman
Naomi Overturf
Lucille Roush
Sally Schaaf
Katherine Bachtel
Juanita Bolin
Carolyn Clark
David Diles
Thelma Ebersbach
Rosemary Fisher
Hazel Hawkins
Beulah Howard
Mary Montgomery
Mary Smith
Frank White
Jon Wood
Etta Mae Burrell
Dorothy Chase
Jean Clark
Joan Gilmore
Marie Greenlee
Jack Kelly
Marilyn Knopp
Iris Palmer
Ruth Pratt
Mary Rollins
Kenneth Sauer
Mary Thomas
Colleen Waddell
Lee Smith
William Burrell
Jane Bailey
Eileen Blosser
Sara Hartley
Wilma Herrmann
Anna Howell
Madeline Johnson
Joan Karr
Gilbert Kerwood
John Kircher
Mildred Ohlinger
Virginia Schaaf
Maxine Smith
Jean Stewart
Geraldine Ward
Fox Attacks Boy Near Albany Farm
Seven year old Bobby Brewer, grandson of Mr and Mrs Harry Heins of Pomeroy, narrowly escaped a fox attack while playing near the Heins barn. The rabid seeming fox grabbed his clothing but did not bite flesh. Mrs Heins killed the animal with a shovel after the fox held the boy’s trousers.
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Pomeroy
Bobby Brewer
Harry Heins
Heins
Albany
Divorce Decisions From Meigs Court
Jane Shiveler Pomeroy Gilkey was granted a divorce from Bernie B. Gilkey in Meigs Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and awarded custody of three minor children. A separate petition by Paul Hill against Willa Hill was dismissed at plaintiff’s request. A new petition by John Hart against Ellen Hart cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Jane Shiveler Gilkey
Meigs Common Pleas Court
Bernie B. Gilkey
Paul E. Hill
Willa Dean Hill
John Hart
Ellen Hart
Contribution Voted To March of Dimes In Auxiliary Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary at Woodman Hall voted $15 to the March of Dimes campaign. Four blankets were given to the Middleport Volunteer Fire Company First Aid group, gratefully received from president Mrs. Cora Bennett. The next meeting is January 27 with a social hour after ritual and business.
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Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Woodman Hall
Driver Fined After Wreck In Pomeroy
A West Virginia motorist identified as George B. Hume caused a wreck when he drove over the curb in front of Rosenbaum Restaurant at Spring and Main. Police charged him with reckless operation, arraigned before Mayor George Howell, and fined $50 plus costs.
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Pomeroy
Rosenbaum
Spring and
Main
West Virginia
George B. Hume
A. H. Rosenbaum
Pomeroy City
Hume
George Howell
Main St
Cpl Marion Kesterson Returns Home From Service
Mrs. Dale Kesterson of Enterprise reports son Cpl Marion Kesterson is en route home for discharge after three years in the service mostly spent in Austria and Germany.
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Cpl
Marion Kesterson
Pomeroy
Dale Kesterson
Enterprise
Cpl. Kesterson
Austria
Germany
Funeral for Herbert Baird Attended in Athens
G W Frank attended the funeral of Herbert Baird in Athens on Tuesday afternoon. Baird was a former supervisor over Frank at the Pomeroy Evans Market.
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Middleport
G. W. Frank
Herbert Baird
Athens
Baird
Frank
Pomeroy Evans
Fans Witness Junior Band Show Tuesday at Middleport
Middleport junior band entertained fans at the Middleport Nelsonville basketball game Tuesday night. Bandmaster H B Krinke led performances before the game and at intermission. Cheerleaders Katherine Bachtel Mary Louise Thomas JoAnn Wood and Jean Custer wore new outfits with black plaited skirts and orange silk blouses embroidered with M. Next home game vs Wellston Rockets Friday to start the second round. Middleport defeated Jackson 40-38 in overtime earlier in the season. Crowd expected large for 8:30 p m tip with 7:30 p m reserves game.
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Middleport
Nelsonville
H. B. Kkrinke
Katherine Bachtel
Mary Louise Thomas
JoAnn Wood
Jean Custer
Forrest Bachtel
Jackets
Wellston Rockets
Jackson
Middleport Families Share Weekend Visits On Progress
Miss Opa Turner, chemist with Apex Co in Nitro, returned to her job after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Turner on N Fourth Ave. Their daughter Dorothy Turner works at the state house in Columbus as a secretary. Both are Middleport High School graduates.
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Middleport
Opa Turner
Apex Co
Jacob Turner
N. Fourth Ave
Dorothy Turner
State House
Columbus
Middleport High School
Nile Rise Dictated Tax Rates for Ancient Egypt
The tax rate in ancient Egypt tracked the Nile’s flood. A higher rise yielded plentiful harvests and allowed the populace to pay more taxes, while lower floods reduced tax capacity.
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Sporting Goods
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2Nd St
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Court St
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Swisher & Lohse
Pomeroy, O
Junes
Bendix
Philco
Sentinel
Zenith
Schmoll
Wringer Farmer's
Ebersbach Hardware CO
Pomeroy, Ohigs
Pomeroy Personals
Box Social
Fox Attacks
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Meigs
Pat O’brien
Claire Trevor
Herbert Marshall
Ray Collins
Wallace Ford
Mary Ware
Randolph Scott
Connie Marshall
Dean Stockwell
Lynn Bari
Peggy Ann Garner
James Gleason
Bendvue
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Rockies
Gene Autry
Thunderbolt Lobo, the
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King OF the Forest Rangers
Pickens
Rathburn
Rutland
Gay Valentines
Valentine Joy
Pomeroy, Ohio
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Middleport Dept. Store
U. S. No
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