Sefton Bequest for Middleport Schools Awaited
An Associated Press dispatch reports Mrs. Catherine C. Sefton former Middleport resident died in Berkeley California leaving a 25 000 bequest for completion of the Middleport high school. The board of education and townspeople hope the funds may fund a swimming pool to be named Watkins Memorial Pool with the project possibly delaying further additions to the existing high school.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Middleport
Associated Press
Middleport Board of Education
Catherine C. Sefton
Berkley
Calif
Board of Education
Sefton
Catherine Watkins
Mary Watkins
M. W. Essex
Paul Smart
Essex
Watkins Memorial
Courthouse Offices to Close Friday and Saturday
Courthouse offices will be closed Friday and Saturday in observance of the Fourth of July. Since Saturday is only a half day, operations will not reopen, allowing workers a holiday weekend.
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Pomeroy
Bake sale planned by Loyal Women's Class church group
Miss Susie Taylor leads the Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ in a bake sale at Chambers' Grocery this Saturday July 12. Proceeds support church activities.
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Middleport
Susie Taylor
Loyal Women's
Church of Christ
Chambers
Meigs Leaders Plan Drive for Soldiers
Meigs County citizens met Wednesday evening to form a Volunteer Service Drive aimed at raising funds for recreation for soldiers in army camps. Rev. Charles Baird, Episcopal Church pastor, serves as chairman.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Charles Baird
Episcopal Church
Local Birth Announcements and Aged Real Estate Partition Notice
Mr and Mrs Sanford Thomas of Gravel Hill announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday June 29. Mr and Mrs Denver Hysell of Middleport also announce a daughter born the same date. Legal notice: Guy Brookins files for partition of Athens County Ohio real estate in five described tracts in Amesville and Bern Township with answers due by August 2, 1941. parties named include Fornwalt, Burkholder, Izenberg, Roberts and others. Attorney Gordon B Gray represents Brookins.
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Middleport
Sanford Thomas
Gravel Hill
Denver Hysell
Middleport R. D
Charles Fornwall
Fifty-Seventh St
Eldorado
Altoona
Penna
John Fornwalt
Maple Ave
Margaret Burkholder
Box 47A
George Fornwalt
Walch Road
Landsdown
Carrie Izenberg
Williamsburg
Luther Fornwalt
East Eypsom
Harry Fornwalt
East Freedom
Mary Merrits
Laura Roberts
New Castle
Wyoming
Guy Brookins
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Bern
County of
Athens
State of
Ohio Company
Federal Creek
William Henry
Robert Henry
Mathew Henry
Feder
John Marquis
H. H. Curtis
Amesville
Ames Township
Plan To Offer First Aid and Swim Classes
POMEROY plans to offer first aid and swimming classes under Red Cross instructor A. W. Hoover. A committee discussed the idea at the Chamber of Commerce, with no final arrangements yet. About 1,000 Meigs County residents have had training, but certificates must be renewed every three years under Red Cross rules.
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Pomeroy
A. W. Hoover
Red Cross
Pomeroy Personal Notes Report Local Visits and Health Updates
Pomeroy brief lists visiting relatives from Kenosa and Kerrs Run, hospital treatments for Joe Chapman and Frank Chapman in Huntington, birth of a daughter to Dan and wife in Kerrs Run, property sale by Lillian Hauck on Osborne Street, departure of Pellage family to Green Bay, Hartleys vacation in Canada, Harley Hendricks recovering from appendicitis surgery in Parkersburg, and Agnes Russell moving to Simpson Apartments.
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Otto Mortzfeld
Maxine
Vernon Nelson
Kenosa
Wis
Vern Davis
Kerrs Run
Joe Chapman
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Dan Davidson
Frank Chapman
Veterans Hospital
Lillian Hauck
Jacob Beacker
Osborne St
Charles Lytle
Butternut Ave
Green Bay
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
Canada
Harley Hendricks
Eva Hendricks
Ebenezer
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Agnes Russell
O. A. Hartley
Simpson
Letart Falls Church Group Plans Picnic
The W S C S will hold a Fourth of July picnic at the Community Hall on Friday. The Rev. Cooper will lead a Sunday evening appointment. Local residents and visitors from Wheeling Washington Columbus Parkersburg and Zanesville are mentioned among those visiting relatives or staying for summer. The play How the Story Grows was well attended and financially successful. Howard Roush and family arrived to spend July and August at their summer home.
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Letart Falls
W.S.C.S
Cooper
Margaret Valentine
Wheeling
George Sayre
Wayne Woodyard
Washington, D. H
E. P. Grimm
Irene Miller
H. B. Grimm
Clarence Chapman
Pittsburgh
Beatrice Gaches
Cincinnati
Melvin McNickle
Bobby Balser
Jackson
Mich
E. W. Balser
Alberta Alexander
Columbus
Hilda Roush
Pauline Alexander
Grace Eckleberg
Paul
Alexander
Edward Shuler
Albert Hill
Zanesville
Virgie Larson
Louise Meredith
Parkersburg
Jersey City
N. J
Norma McDade
Ray
Miss Martha Louise Robson Brides July Wedding Plans
A linen and towel shower celebrated Miss Martha Louise Robson daughter of Mr and Mrs William Robson at Miss Betty Jo Roushs Lincoln Street home. Easter Martin Ewing assisted. Robson a Wanda Beauty Shop graduate will wed Clifford Cunningham July 6. Both graduates of Middleport High School. Cunningham known for baseball and as a high school sports announcer now with Superior Coach Company Lima. Guests included Jitterbug Club members and numerous Robson and Roush family friends.
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Middleport
Martha Louise Robson
William Robson
Broadway
Betty Jo Roush
Lincoln St
Easter Martin Ewing
Miss Robson
Wanda Beauty Shop
Austin School of Beauty Culture
Columbus
Clifford
Tip) Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Middleport High School
Superior Coach Company
Lima
Jitterbug Club
Dame Joan Hamilton
Jane Stansbury
Janet Hecox
Peggy Robson
Roberta Howell
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Betty Wise
Mary Grate
Eleanor Wessa
Sally Fisher
Marvel Schmoll
Doris Bailey
Esther Michl
Catherine Hennesy
Jean Roush
Mary Hackett
Dorothy Barsotti
Herman Bailey
Julius Schmoll
Downing Roush
O. P. Klein
Racine Social And Personal Notices
Racine social news notes visits and travels of local families and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Pickens return to Columbus after a week with Mrs. Pickens' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Wolfe. Several residents host or visit relatives in Ravenswood W Va Pittsburgh Columbus Elyria Middletown and Emlenton.
Heat Causes Pavement Buckle On Main Street
Heat on Tuesday caused a concrete pavement blow-up on E Main St near the Charter Oak tipple in Pomeroy. A heavy concrete section heaved upward at a joint, with part shattered by expansion. State workers made temporary repairs to remove the danger. last Friday the Main Kerr corner curb also broke in a 12 to 15 foot stretch, though the pavement remained intact.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
Charter Oak
Main and
Kerr Sts
Government ordnance plant to start loading shells soon
Col. Ams. Chavin, arsenal commander, announced that the government’s $57,000,000 ordnance plant will begin loading shells late this month in Ravenna.
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Ravenna
Ams. Chavin
Social notes of families visiting and traveling
Mrs. William Robson and daughters Martha and Peggy with Miss Roberta Howell spent Wednesday in Charleston with Robson's parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ervin. Harold and Harry Johnson of Camp Shelby on furlough visit their father L. B. Johnson. Jo Ann Hodge of Pomeroy visits aunt Mrs. Hattie Smith. J. A. Bowman returns from Columbus after a visit. Sissons from Salem, Oregon visit Riley family in Spencer on East tour toward New York. Dale Dutton returns to Clinton Hills Illinois after visiting parents and sister. Rev. Don McMillin travels to Vandergrift Pennsylvania to join wife and son Leon over the Fourth of July. they return Saturday. Denver Burford family leaves for Dayton after visiting Mrs. Archer and Mrs. French. L. W. McComas attends S. E. District educators conference in Athens. Mrs. Thomas Perrin reports husband operated for appendicitis in Portsmouth Hospital and recovering. Mrs. Clara Murray learns sister Mrs. Magdalena Ohlinger Misner in Akron is seriously ill after major surgery. Murray plans to visit sister who formerly resided here.
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William Robson
Martha
Peggy
Roberta Howell
Charleston
Ben Ervin
Harold Johnson
Harry Johnson
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Miss
L. B. Johnson
Jo Ann Hodge
Pomeroy
Hattie Smith
Mary Adeline
J. A. Bowman
Covert Baking Co
Middleport
Columbus
T. A. Riley
Second Ave
Mrs. Riley
Brown Sisson
Mary Elizabeth
Salem
Oregon
Sissons
Spencer
W. Va
New York
Dale Dutton
Clarendon Hills
Ill
Mr. Dutton
C. P. Dutton
O. B. Stout
Don McMillin
Vandergrift, Pa
Leon
J. W. Wriggle
Denver Burford
Margaret Archer
Edward French
Burford
Dayton
L. W. McComas
Middleport High School
S. E
Athens
Murray
Last Placers Face Leaders In Two Tilts
Syracuse Baseball at cellar position in the Ohio Valley League will host two games with league leader Hartford on Friday. Syracuse aims to turn luck around after a tough first half as the team also travels to Gallipolis to face O H FE on Saturday and ends with Racine at Racine on Sunday to begin the second half.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Ohio Valley Association
Hartford
West Virginians
Syracuse Nine
Gallipolis
O. H. FE
Racine
Cabbies Hike Price To Fifteen Cents
Taxi operators in Pomeroy and Middleport raise fares from 10 to 15 cents. The move follows general price trends as rising operating costs push the increase. Pomeroy operators acted at the start of the week with Middleport cabs matching at midnight Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Rutland Man Dies After Heart Attack at 55
MIDDLEPORT Anson Jackson age 55 died yesterday morning after a heart attack. He ran a Rutland barber shop and service station. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Lester Bailey and a son Anson Jackson Jr.
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Middleport
Anson Jackson
Ashes of G B Fischer To Be Buried Sunday
The ashes of Gordon B. Fischer who died June 21 at his Villa Park home in IN were shipped to Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home. A short grave side service will be held Sunday afternoon by Rev Don Mc Millin. Interment follows at River View Cemetery. Thelma Horden, former wife of R H Horden, is mentioned.
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Middleport
Gordon B. Fischer
Villa Park
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Don McMillin
Riverview
Fischer
Thelma Horden
R. H. Horden
S. Fourth Ave
Church Adopts Scouting Program in Middleport
The Presbyterian Church Session unanimously approves Scouting as the official leisure program for boys. A Troop Committee is formed with J. H. Grate chairing and Bill Grate as scoutmaster. Assistant scoutmasters include Wayne Gibbons Chappelle Talbott Edward Tewksbury Jr. and Charles Hess. Meetings for interested boys 12 and older will be held at the church.
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Middleport
The
Presbyterian Church
J. H. Grate
Charles Bing
Marcus Chambers
A. A. Dillard
Henry L. Carr
Bill Grate
Wayne Gibbons
Chappelle Talbott
Edward Tewksbury, Jr
Charles Hess
Three Marriages Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Three marriage licenses issued in probate court Wednesday include Harold Robinson 25 of Gallipolis w ith Florence Thorn 21 of Rutland. Clide Craig 58 of Trimble w ith Sarah Sheridan 53 of Middleport. John McCl intock 24 of Racine w ith Pauline Arnott 18 of Racine.
Defense Work Classes To Be Conducted
NYA sponsors a five week series of defense work classes at Pomeroy and Middleport schools. In Middleport woodshop with Clarence Heaton and home making with Eleanor Miller at Park Street School. In Pomeroy auto mechanics by Harry Schwab at Wills Tire and Battery Shop on Mon Wed Fri nights and general office practice three nights weekly at Pomeroy High School with Drake as instructor.
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Pomeroy
NYA
Middleport
Clarence Heaton
Park Street
Eleanor Miller
Harry Schwab
Wills Tire and Battery Shop
Pomeroy High School
Racine High School To Get New Teacher
Clyde Stout of Coolville arrives to take the new vocational agriculture teaching post at Racine High School. He will live with the Bell family on Vine Street while Sidney Fadely departs after nine years to Wahama High School in Mason County West Virginia. the Fadely family plans August relocation.
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Racine
Clyde Stout
Coolville
Racine High School
Fred Bell
Vine St
Sidney Fadely
Wahama High School
Mason County
W. Va
Fadely
Bible School Pupils To Demonstrate Skill
Commencement exercises for the Racine Daily Vacation Bible School will be held this evening at the Racine Methodist Church. Pupils will demonstrate memory verses Bible stories and handiwork under leaders Mrs T T Shelton Miss Leta Jane Sayre Mrs Maxine Philson Miss Selma Neigler Mrs Erlene Wolfe and Miss Martha Lou Watterson.
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Bible School
Racine
T. T. Shelton
Leta Jane Sayre
Maxine Philson
Selma Neigler
Erlene Wolfe
Martha Lou Watterson
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Meigs
Gordon B. Gray
Pomeroy Personals
Winnie the Kid
Churchill
Margesson
Middleport Social Notes
Buffalo
N. Y
Jones
Lana Petrel
Ray Wilson
Jerry
Will Bentz
Racine R. D
Charles Ihle
Will Ihle
Middletown
Martin Gandee
Gandee
Kate Wolfe
Charles Jividen
Elyria
Akron
Clark Jividen
Emma Jane
Owen Watson
Mary Jean
Amanda Cross
Charles Mallory
Main St
Armstrong
Armstrong Tires
Fidelity Easy
Fidelity Co
Offico
Rutland
G. B. Fischer
Scouting
Athens Pharmacy
Gallaher
the City
Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Mgr
Athens, Ohio
Mee
Supply Limited
Procter & Gamble
Ydo
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