Boy Scouts Form 1939 Pomeroy Kinshata District Officers
Reed to head fundraising drive with Johnston appointed chairman and listed vice chairs. District commissioner Louis Reibel outlines plans for Scout Week starting Feb 8 and leadership training at Bethany Church while board of review convenes at Peace Church. Notable attendees include F H Johnston E F Robinson Hennesy Rothrock Matthews Reibel and others from Pomeroy Middleport Parkersburg and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Kinshata
F. H. Johnston
Mapleplace
Johnston
Theodore Reed
C. E. Peoples
Harry Ohlinger
Charles M. Hennesy
E. F. Robinson
H. A. Rothrock
Cline Matthews
Frances Klein
Health and Safety
Louis Reibel
Board of Review
the Peace Church
Bethany Church
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights From Local News
Local notes cover illness of Mr. David Watson and visits by Carrie Nye Nelle Bing and others. Birth announced for an eleven pound son to Mr. and Mrs. William Davis. Community events include Legion unit meeting plans a chicken dinner and trip to Columbus, a contract club gathering, Palm Sunday cantata prep, and church group discussions on Prohibition. A peat fire at a Dartmoor inn is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Carrie Neutzling
Fannie Amberger
I. O. O. F. Hall
Deshler-Wallick
Columbus
Pomeroy Music Club
Federated Church
Open House By Pomeroy Eagles Draws Guests
The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Pomeroy hosted an open house with a series of games in their club rooms. About fifty attendees enjoyed sandwiches and coffee at 10:30 p m. Top scores were posted by Ernest Sisson Mrs Homer Jones and James Haggerty with Sisson winning the door prize. Public invited to attend weekly Wednesday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Order of Eagles
Eagles
Ernest Sisson
Homer Jones
James Haggerty
Middleport Social Notes and Local Births and Meetings
Middleport residents attend a farewell for M R Douglass as he returns to Uhrichsville to work in his father’s printing business. The Childs announce a newborn daughter, A R McKinney shares a son weighing ten and a half pounds, and club gatherings and exams populate the week with social and school activities. Roger Emmish Charles Lewis William Garber Paul Smith William Robson and Mary Jane Roush enjoy a mid semester break from Ohio University. Katty Wampus Club meets at Miss Mazie Wise’s home after dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Printing Company
M. R. Douglass
McMaster
Douglass
Uhrichsville
George Childs
Harrie Marie Smith
Mary Jane
Smith
Second Ave
Walter Harris
Ohio University
Athens
Roger Emmish
Charles Lewis
William Garber
Paul Smith
William Robson
Mary Jane Roush
Tuesday Contract Club Yields Guest Players and High Scores
Tuesday Contract Club met at Mrs. Garen Stansbury home with two guests Mrs. J E Hull of Ft Leavenworth Kas and Mrs D B Hartinger. High scores were by Mrs. W G Davis and Mrs Oscar Roddell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Meyer
Marguerite Meyer
Mulberry Ave
Contract Club
Edison Hobstetter
Edith Bowen
Marie Richman
Frances Dye
Garen Stansbury
J. E. Hull
Ft. Leavenworth, Kas
D. B. Hartinger
W. G. Davis
Oscar Roedell
Arrests for bad checks and public disturbance in Pomeroy
L F Romine was arrested Wednesday by Constable Grindley on a bad check charge and held at the county jail awaiting a hearing. Lawrence Johnson and Robert Jeffers, locals near Letart, were arrested Wednesday by Deputy Marshal Charles Werry for disturbing the peace after a Main St fight. Both pleaded guilty. officer costs of 10 each were deemed payment in lieu of a fine, and they were released. Robert Johnson, a minor, had the charge withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
L. F. Romine
Grindley
Lawrence Johnson
Robert Jeffers
Letart
Charles Werry
Main St
Hartley
Robert Johnson
Ware
Grass Run-Side Hill Social and Personal
Mr and Mrs William Bachner visited their grandson Jack Bachner critically ill at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Tuesday. A. E. Plummer attended John Kincaid’s funeral at Rutland Monday afternoon. Frank Young of Rutland guests of G O Will and family Sunday. Bert Davis and O E Bratton families attend WLW Boone County Jamboree at Pomeroy Sunday. Max Nelson and son of Old Dexter visit Harley Amos family Sunday. Betty Bratton overnight guest of Freda Jordan Rutland Monday. Perry Brown of Middleport weekends with Bert Davis family. WPA fixing road from C F Anderson toward Beech Grove. A E Plummer and daughter Jean guests of Claude Dulaney and daughter Dexter Sunday. Harry Saxton and wife visit Folden family Dexter Sunday. G O Will family attend revival at McArthur Church of Christ Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bachner
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jack Bachner
Middleport
A. E. Plummer
John Kincaid
Rutland
Frank Young
G. O. Will
Bert Davis
O. E. Bratton
Pomeroy
Max Nelson
Old Dexter
Harley Amos
Betty Bratton
Freda Jordan
Perry Brown
WPA
C. F. Anderson
Beech Grove
Jean
Claude Dulaney
Dexter
Harry Saxton
F. C. Folden
McArthur Church of Christ
Middleport Nursery School Reopens for Spring Session
Middleport WPA nursery school opened under Miss Virginia Reibel and Miss Wilmetta Burton. They recruited sponsors, informed families, and prepared the Swedenborg Church room for ages two to five. The program includes hygiene, meals from the state menu, naps, and outdoor play with a noted need for a phonograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
WPA
Virginia Reibel
Wilmetta Burton
Swedenborg Church
State Office
Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting For Industry Panel
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce industrial committee met Wednesday night at the chamber HQ in the town hall. It was the first gathering and plans for the year were discussed as officers and executive members met nightly with various committees to push the organization’s program forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lena Frazier 75 Died At Decatur Township Home
Mrs. Lena Frazier aged 75 died at her brother Owen Knox home in Decatur Township after illness. She lived in Decatur Township all her life as daughter of John P. and Mary L. Knox. Surviving are a brother and two sisters. Funeral services were held Sunday conducted by Rev. E. B. Townsend. Ladies Aid met Thursday with a potluck dinner served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutler
Lena Frazier
Owen Knox
Decatur Township
E. B. Townsend
Ladies Aid Society
Co. F. Law
Ford French
Harry Mayle
Memorial Hospital
Marietta
Thomas Poling
Larry of
Bartlett
Grover Hospitalized After Ruptured Appendix
Ray Grover, 47, remains in Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis after surgery to remove a ruptured appendix. Doctors hold strong hopes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Gallipolis
Ray Grover
Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Colwell Dies at Home in Rutland
Mrs. John Colwell 91 died at her Rutland home after a short illness following a fall. Known as Aunt Ap, she was mother to seven daughters and one son, widow of John Colwell, with burial at Miles Cemetery. Surviving children include Ellen Kennedy Sig Johnson R B Carson Mont Price Horace Grover Del Archer Lamp Russell and Andrew Colwell, plus grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
John Colwell
Miles Cemetery
Mrs. Orilla Stewart Dies in Middleport
Mrs. Orilla Stewart 73 was found dead Wednesday morning by family in Middleport where she lived with her daughter Mrs. Charles Bennett on Beech Street since November first. A Leon West Virginia native, funeral services will be held at 2 30 Friday. She is survived by her daughter Mrs. Bennett and three sons Warren of Leon Ray and Alec of Dunbar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Orilla Stewart
Zaleski High Teams Beat Vinton Township Opponents
Zaleski High basketball teams faced Vinton Township High on Friday at Vinton Township Arena. The Zaleski boys won while the Vinton Township girls secured the win for their side. Nearby visits include Mr and Mrs Charles Crouse and Miss Agnes Wilson guests in Columbus and Hamden respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crouse
Agnes Marie Wilson
Marguerite Herrold
Columbus
Ralph Herrold
Pauline
Ruth Waldron
Portsmouth
Kline Jenkins
Zaleski High
Vinton Township
Zaleski
Etta Freeman
Mae Harkins
Hamden
Ella Cavanaugh
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Dorothy Vansky
Mary Marlatt
Cambridge
Charles Vansky
OES
Eastern Star
Margaret
There Goes My Heart at Athena Theater
Robert March and Virginia Bruce star in Hal Roach's There Goes My Heart a gay comedy romance showing at the Athena Theater. Patsy Kelly Alan Mowbray Nancy Carroll Eugene Pallette and Etienne Girardot support in a light tale of a heiress who abandons fortune and yacht for love and hamburger filled adventures. The film marks Roach's first release through United Artists with a screenplay by Eddie Moran and Jack Jeyne from an Ed Sullivan Norman Z McLeod story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Roach
Fredric March
Virginia Bruce
Athena
Patsy Kelly
Alan Mowbray
Nancy Carroll
Eugene Pallette
Etienne Girardot
Roach
United Artists
Eddie Moran
Jack Jeyne
Ed Sullivan
Norman Z. McLeod
Flood Control Group Plans Friday Meeting in Huntington
The Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress will meet Friday in Huntington to promote flood control in the Ohio Valley. Dr. Holzer of Gallipolis is president. W. A. Compton John Sauvage and E. F. Robinson of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Huntington
Dr. Holzer
Gallipolis
W. A. Compton
John Sauvage
E. F. Robinson
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Gallipolis Couples and Visitors Share Weekends
Gallipolis society notes list Mr and Mrs Melba Thornton of Jackson visiting relatives here. Beatrice Berry returns from Logan West Virginia. Several couples spend weekends and attend family gatherings in Gallipolis and nearby towns.
Poultry Leaders Plan Outreach for World Congress
C M Ferguson of Ohio State University spoke at a Meigs County meeting about the World Poultry Congress. Forty four states and 42 foreign nations plan exhibits as a 23 acre Cleveland exposition. a three county bulletin will be published with Wesley Green and M D Hartley as editors. Meigs County aims for 600 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Ferguson
Ohio State University
Ferguson
Cleveland
Poultry Congress
Wesley Green
Meigs County
M. D. Hartley
Pomeroy
Meigs County World's
RADIO Highlights of Network Stations and Programs
Key radio networks list major stations and notable programs including Amos n Andy Jack Haley First Nighter Whats My Name Lucille Manners Burns and Allen Orson Welles Waltz Time Grand Central Station Open House and Dorsey’s Orchestra among others with time slot references and host names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos
Andy Jack Haley
What
Name
Lucille Manners
Burns and Allen
Orson Welles
Grand Central Stati
Dorsey's
Nation
Buddy Rogers
Enjoy Program Given For Band Benefit
Meneley and Brown from National Program Service gave a varied vocal and instrumental concert in the high school auditorium last night. Sponsored by the Band Boosters Association, the event plus a candy sale netted a small sum for the group’s treasury. The vibra harp featured as solo and accompanying instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meneley
Brown
National Program Service
Band Boosters’ Association
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K Ten Feathens
H. Johnston
Reed
Pomeroy Social Notes
David Watson
Carrie Nye
Nelle Bing
Union Ave
John Chase
William Waters
Harlen Wehrung
Frank Hauck
Reynoldsburg
Jess Smith
Mt. Vernon
Charles Thoma
Harry Hauck
Albert Mees
Paul Shay
Chauncey
Anne St
Gerald Reuter
P. L. Peoples
Laurel St
Reuter
Evans
William Davis
Thomas Fork
Perry Davis
Pearl Jacobs
Kimble Hite
John Hite
Max Neible
Findlay
Findlay College
Men of
Grace Episcopal Church
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Leake
Dartmoor
England
Pomeroy Eagles
Middleport Social Notes
Katty Wampus Club
Mazie Wise
Miss Wise
C. P.bradbury
Romine
Reibel
Elberfelds
Winton
Bruce
Athena Today
Melba Thornton
Jackson
Lillie Walker
Beatrice Berry
Jerry Sheets
Logan
W. Va
George Maze
Lando
Fla
Orland Houck
Annabelle
H. E. Houck
Mary
Avalon Gardner
New York City
Washington
Paul Williams
Hillsboro
E. S. Niday
Robert Mayes
Mary Jane Moon
J. Paul Burnett
Neal Willey
Dayton
Earl Cope
Irene Erwin
Akron
Mary Erwin
Nelson Brucker
Wilford Evans
Maurice Bane
Lower River Road
Homer Matthews
John H. Matthews
Middleport, Ohio
Virginia Bruce J
Eute
Luise Rainer
Paulette Goddard
Dramatic School
Prairi
Taliaferro poroTny Fay
Flash Gordon
RED Blumh
Columbia Mutual
WIZ
WEAP
WABC
WLW
KDKA
WIR
WGN
WMAQ
WCAU
WOR
WSB
WGY
WHAS
WSM
WTAM
Columbia
M—Mutual
Amos 'N
Angy
Joe Pennersee
Ewer
Rudy Valle
Esseeseesee
Kate Smith
Emesses
Baby Snook
Major Bowes
Town Meeting
Utah
General Electric
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
Rathburn
WPAR
Pure Oil Dealer
Zingo
Dacer
Pure Oil
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