County dances planned for President's Birthday drive
Pomeroy Meigs County events fund infantile paralysis relief with dances in Chester Rutland and Tuppers Plains while a future Pom ery dance awaits final word. Tickets are interchangeable, cans collect funds, and half the proceeds stay in county for treatment. A later permanent committee will manage the trust fund with a doctor and businessman. The piece also notes Australia New Zealand’s duckbill is an egg laying mammal with reptilian ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester and Rutland
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy-Middleport
Roy Davis
Chester
Francis Andrew
Andrew Brothers
Rutland
Dwight Brown
W. A. Matlack
Meigs County
Davis
Australia
New Zealand
Civic Club Auxiliary Opens Year in Pomeroy Ohio
The Civic Club Auxiliary held its first year meeting at the Ohio Power Kitchen with new president Mrs. Wyllis McMurray presiding. A movie on electric ranges was shown before dinner and plans for a February 8 session at City Hall were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Civic Club
Ohio Power Kitchen
Wyllis McMurray
E. W. Kingsland
Meigs County
Birthday Surprise Honors Donna Howett at 18
In Hemlock Grove, Mrs Dana Howett and Mrs Leona Story hosted a birthday surprise for Donna Howett on her eighteenth. Attendees included Anna Louise Whaley, Maxine Whaley, the Sargents, the Carpers, the Story family, and many friends. The party featured games, dancing, ice cream and cake, with gifts exchanged.
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Hemlock Grove
E. L. Story
Dana Howett
Leona Story
Donna Howett
Anna Louise
Maxine Whaley
George, Doyle
John Sargent
Charles
George Carper
Howard
Kathleen
Billy Smith
Dolores Trebbs
Walter Ruth
Eleanor Riggs
Ziba Midkiff
Reba Jean Clark
Mildred Cain
Helen Burson
Florence Cullums
Kenneth Story
H. C. Cumings
Clarice Cumings
Joe Holley
Lowell Carper
Mildred Howett
Katharine Story
Elba Story
Men and boys in Harrisonville reduce rat population
A group of men and boys in Harrisonville killed about 150 rats Sunday afternoon, significantly lowering the village pest problem.
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Harrisonville
Relieve Coughs Fast with Simple Home Syrup
A home remedy promises swift cough relief by mixing sugar and water with Pinex into a pint syrup. The simple, no cook formula claims quick action, soothing membranes, loosening phlegm, easing breathing, and full pint potency with cost savings.
Church Youth Meeting Opens County Epworth Institute
More than 100 Epworth League members from Meigs and Gallia Counties gathered at Heath M. E. Church in Middleport for the County Epworth League Institute. District officers from Portsmouth along with several pastors attended, delivering talks on youth thoughts and aiding group discussions.
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Middleport
Epworth League
Meigs
Gallia
Heath M. E
Epworth League Institute
Portsmouth
Elizabeth Heath
Russell E. Bayliff
First Methodist Church
Athens
Scott Westerman
Gallipolis
L. D. Phipps
Rutland
Church
Bayliff
Ohio University
Ruth Entsminger
Glenna Rummell
Minersville
Gordon Harris
Mary Eunice Hennesy
Heath
Rothrock
William Stephenson
James Garrett
H. A. Rothrock
Railroad plans outlined by New York Central trainmaster
R W Nutting Middleport trainmaster spoke at a high school auditorium meeting sponsored by the Middleport Business Men's Association. He outlined railroad legislative proposals he says would restore railroads to a sound paying basis if enacted by Congress. An open discussion followed.
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Middleport
R. W. Nutting
New York Central
Hobson
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Various Local Visits and Events
Mrs Lena Hoeflich returned from a two week visit to Columbus and attended the Grand Opera Club performance with her grandson Earl Hoeflich. A long list of visits follows from Mason City Coolville Marietta Racine and Huntington with family gatherings operations and hospital stays. An agenda notes band officers and a Grace Episcopal Church men’s meeting with Heath M E Church guests.
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Pomeroy Versonals
Lena Hoeflich
Roy
Columbus
Elijah
Grand Opera Club
Earl Hoeflich
Elbert Robinson
J. T. Robinson
Mason City
Olive Young
Lincoln Hill
Coolville
Mary Pooler
Marietta
Helen Klees
Arthur Beegle
Joe Beegle
Laura Johnson
Racine
Roy Gillen
Grant Roberts
Point Pleasant
Eldon Clark
Hemlock Grove
Cora B. Roberts
Butternut Ave
Emma Webster
Ira Foster
East Main St
Richard Reed
Charles Gloeckner
Gloeckner
Phil Williamson
Ashland
Lenton Penn
Mulberry Ave
Gordon
W. Va
H. D. Brown
Russell Brown
Dana Brown
Huntington
Cincinnati
Eldon Weeks
Pomeroy National Bank
Holzer Hospital
Lawrence Lanning
Ralph Zink
Matilda Schorn
Parkersburg
Earl Houge
Zanesville
L. J. Fauber
Marguerite Meyer
Billy Zeiher
Pomeroy
David Elias
Bertha Philson
Harry Roush
Jean
Pt. Pleasant
Helen Zeiher
Jones Orthopedic Hospital
John Blaetmar
John Orr
New Wilmington
Elmer Ebersbach
Emma Ebersbach
Wetzgall St
Men of Grace Episcopal Church
Men of Heath M. E. Church of
Middleport
Burdette suits filed in common pleas court
Three money action cases filed in common pleas court include Burdette versus Clark and others for $423, Burdette Brothers versus Clark and Warfield for $500, and Burdette versus Clark and Hilligas for $500 plus another suit against Clark, Clark, and Miss Minnie Harpold for $580. In a separate matter, Homer Hendricks, Harold Lemley, and Joseph Martin were fined after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace following a Saturday Court Street fight. Hendricks $10, Lemley $5, Martin $5.
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Rose H. Clark
J. I. Clark
Harold Hilligas
R. T. Burdette
Minnie Harpold
Pomeroy
Homer Hendricks
Harold Lemley
Joseph Martin
Court St
M. D. Hartley
Hendricks
Lemsley
Martin
Happy Hustler Class Plans Doughnut Sale
Members of the Happy Hustler Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church met at the home of Mrs. Sibyl Miles with Mrs. Walter Stewart assisting. They planned a doughnut sale for Saturday January 28 and formed a committee with others from affiliated groups for World Fellowship observances. A silver tea is set for February 7 and a potluck lunch followed by a social hour.
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Racine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sibyl Miles
Walter Stewart
Gomer Lewis
Edith Spencer
George Simpson
Charles Stephenson
Freeland Norris
Jessie Neigler
Dale Lee
Crit Bradford
Stanso Trade Mark Laxative Tablets Ad
An orange Stanso Trade Mark laxative tablet ad promotes relief from constipation and sluggish liver. It claims to be a pleasant substitute for calomel and advises taking one tablet at night with a promise of feeling better by morning.
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Stanso
Land Use Pastures Discussed by Ohio Extension Leaders
Meigs County farm events outline pasture improvement talks by D R Dodd in Pomery and soil and pasture sessions for Bedford Township, Tuppers Plains, and Salem Township. Meetings begin January 26 with 1 30 p m in Pomery Courtroom and 7 30 p m at Kingsbury School, plus Rotary dinner January 27 and early February township meetings planned.
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Wesley Green
Meigs County
Tuppers Plains High School
Middleport Rotary Club
Salem Township
Plan Special Work At Hemlock Grange
Hemlock Grove reports the second meeting of the year as members confer first and second degrees on Charles and George Carper. New home economics committee Bernice Hawk and Edna Clark serve refreshments of soup celery pickles and coffee. A. W. Hoover will hold a First Aid class at the Grange Hall on February 1 at 7:30 p.m. Adults may qualify for a certificate and youths in 7th and 8th grades may qualify for junior certificates.
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Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grangers
Charles
George Carper
Bernice Hawk
Edna Clark
A. W. Hoover
Grange Hall
Golden Medical Discovery Tonic Claims Appetite Boost
An evidence printed testimonial touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic that increases appetite aids digestion and builds strength. Mrs W H King of Sandusky Ohio reports improved energy and sleep after using three bottles. Purchasers are urged to buy liquid or tablets from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
W. H King
Sandusky
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Ruth Morgan
Virginia Graber
Joe Ohlinger
Ernest Jones
Mrs. Simpson
Mayme Simpson
Helen Simpson
Carl Hysell
Rutland Road
Adam Ebersbach
Eldon Gaul
Maxine Ebersbach
Frank Wilson
George Powell
Marguerite Durst
Bernice Ann
W. H. Ebersbach
Albert Ebersbach
Joe Ebersbach
Jacob Ebersbach
Arthur Ebersbach
Ben Neutzling
Kate Ebersbach
Harry Watson
Wright
Chesterfield
Gistyfild
P. Hal Sims
Ligcer & Myrzas Tosacco Co
Racine High School
Wilmer Byers
Mildred Carrahan
Mabel Ann Cox
Charles Ihle
Charles Jiiden
Eileene McKinney
Christine Morris
Dwight Ross
Edith Sayre
Ocn Scarberry
Eileen Shields
Maxine Smith
Doris Wagner
Ivan Watson
Ruth Wingett
Faye Worthington
Burl Ashley
Thanet Barnitz
June Farra
Gerald Cozart
William Hoback
Ruth Lawrence
Thorne Longsworth
Ruth Moore
Mildred Morris
Dorothy Pickens
Mary Roush
Alberta Sayre
Mary M. Shain
Wilma Barnitz
Ruth Carnahan
Adria Diddle
Betty O'Connor
Robert Roush
Donald Roush
Dean Sayre
Marian Simpson
Dorothy
Hold Hauck
Harry Hauck
Ewing Chapel
Beech Grove Cemetery
Hemlock Grange
Luckkoffs
Hope Uslin
Batts
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