Thousands to greet Ohio governor in Pomeroy parade
Thousands are expected to welcome Governor John W. Bricker on Citizenship Day in Pomeroy Meigs County with a morning parade at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. Dr George Lasher of Rutland will be grand marshal, with sections organized to ease traffic and staff listed for each division and band unit along the route.
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Pomeroy
John W. Bricker
Meigs
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
George Lasher
Rutland
Middleport
Mill
Second Sts
Logan High School
Second
Garfield
Charles Childs
Drew Webster
Garfield St
Frank Will
All American Legion
Pat Thornton
Gallipolis
Locust St
Frank Beach
Redecorating Complete in County Clerk’s Office
Repainting of the Clerk of Courts Herman Beards office was finished Tuesday by an NYA crew guiding the decor under Wilbur Pierce. The room was colored to match the courtroom. A concrete sidewalk at the rear of the courthouse is now under construction as part of the same project.
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Pomeroy
Herman Beards
NYA
Wilbur Pierce
Pomeroy Puts On October Parade Schedule Across Two Towns
Pomeroy High School bands join fire departments of Pomeroy and Middleport for a parade starting 11 a m in Middleport with buses moving groups between towns and to the fair grounds. The day features contests, historic pageant, massing of colors, a Governor Bricker address, dances, and rifle shooting events throughout the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Second St
Locust
Middleport
Fairgrounds
American Legion
Boy Scouts
John W. Bricker
Pomona Grange
Boss Johnson
Marriage in Ironton and scattered social notes
Miss Alberta Pfaff of Marietta wed Floyd Koehler a NYCRR operator at Hobson in Ironton at the minister's home on Friday June 6. Pfaff remains in Marietta as an Emergency Hospital secretary. Weekend visits include Col umbus guests with DAR chapters and a Flag Day event in Marietta. Middleport bands, dinners, picnics, and club activities fill the week with local families visiting relatives in Kansas Kentucky and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Alberta Pfaff
Marietta
Floyd Koehler
NYCRR
Hobson
Ironton
Miss Pfaff
Williams
Local residents plan visits and moves among relatives
Mrs. Gilbert Hayes and family to Leechburg and McKeesport for relatives visits. O C Greenlee and son George Ed relocate to a neighboring Shiflet property on Mill Street. Frank Johnston to Columbus for business. Miss Jean McMaster's party travels to Columbus then Cleveland for business. Edith M. Halliday and others mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Hayes
Jerry
Locust St
E. W. Decker
Betty Decker
Racine
Leechburg
McKeesport
Robert Conley
Anna Margaret Hayes
O. C. Greenlee
George Ed
Shiflet
Mill St
S. Fourth Ave
William Seyfried
Frank Johnston
Columbus
Jean McMaster
M. M. Lesher
L. D. McMaster
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Activities
Pomeroy Women's Society met at Simpson Methodist Church with Circle 4 serving and a devotion by Mrs. Downie. Miss Marcia Karr spoke on temperance. Future meeting planned at Mrs. John Chase residence with a picnic. Local residents travel and plan trips to Colorado and Arizona. many attend graduations and visit relatives.
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Pomeroy
Pepper Imports Reach 66 Million Pounds in 1939
U S trade records show imports of black pepper totaling 66 264 372 pounds during 1939. The figure reflects wide demand from domestic markets and brings pepper import volumes for the year into focus amid agricultural and industrial trade activity.
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United States
Slabtown Convention relates Mt Moriah play
Mt Moriah Baptist Church women presented Slabtown Convention a home talent production at Slabtown Church. Delegates recounted missionary group activities with original costumes and humor while spirituals accompanied the scenes. Mrs Fred Jackson led singing and Herbert Reese acted in a Prince Albert suit as preacher.
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Middleport
Slabtown
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Slabtown Church
Fred Jackson
Herbert Reese
Virginia Clausell
William Winston
Virginia Nelle Winston
Campbell Harper
Emma Bland
Charles Payne
Nancy Williams
Laura Young
Marcia
Dorthea Singer
Lena Reese
Mary Frances Bumgardner
Julia Williams
Julia Reese
Ora Scott
Annie Wiley
Sara Hall
Florence Richards
Ann Richards
Mary Ellen Harper
Mrs. Broughton
Kathryn McCabe
Laura Ellen Scott
Carpenter Baptists Plan Supper Meeting
Carpenter Baptist Church reschedules the birthday supper from last Tuesday to Wednesday night June 11 due to high water. Miss Jessie Carpenter Mrs Ruth Starkey and W H Hampton will lead the program.
Revival Services Open Sunday Evening at Burlingham Church
Rev James Mahoney will open two weeks of revival services at Burlingham Church Sunday evening. Each night features a song service at 7 30 and preaching at 8 00. Mahoney, a local printer turned minister, has led evangelistic meetings in county churches.
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Pomeroy
Burlingham
James Mahoney
Mahoney
Leaders In Valley League Announced
Present leaders of the Ohio Valley Association by games played include Batting top names like Burton New Era and Ritchie Stiversville with high averages. Pitcher Sayre of Hartford leads with three wins and no losses as Hartford holds first place with seven wins and one loss.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Valley Association
AB. H. Pet
C. Burton
New Era
Ritchie
Stiversville
Deeters
Tuppers
Palmer
Stewart
Hartford
Hubbard
Hart
C. Wilson
N. E
Curtis
Stiv
Sayre
Clearing of Disputed Issue Is Sought
Manning D. Webster seeks court clarification of disputed points in two estates in common pleas court. He asks to be vested with legal title and possession of stocks and bonds held by O H Stewart as administrator of Alberta M Reed and to determine ownership of the Reed residence property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Manning D. Webster
Curtis D. Reed
O. H. Stewart
Alberta M. Reed
Virginia Googlein Goodman
Robert J. Goodman
T. R. Turnbull
Edward D. Turnbull
Donald Turnbull
H. D. Turnbull
Stewart
Alberta
M. Reed
Curtis
Alberta Reed
Dean Barr to Show Camp Films at Pomeroy Church
Rey Dean Barr, pastor of Sixth Avenue Church of Christ in Huntington and Tri-State Youth Camp manager, will attend evangelistic services at the Pomeroy Church of Christ Thursday evening. He will present moving pictures of the Youth Camp for prospective attendees and parents. Evangelist O. Southerland will speak on The Greatest Sin in the World and close the meeting Friday with Three Roads to Hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. Dean Barr
Sixth Avenue Church of Christ
Huntington
Tri-State
Pomeroy Church of Christ
O. Southerland
Hell
Butterfly symbols in Chinese funeral carvings
Jade butterfly carvings were buried with the dead in Old China to symbolize immortality in Chinese mythology.
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China
Racine Personal And Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Lige Williams and son visited Mrs. Williams parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Simms in Crown City. The Coe and Jones families from Columbus, with Mrs. Sarah Spencer, spent the weekend here. Mrs. Eber Carnahan and her niece Miss Jo Ann Gilmore of Pomeroy left Monday for a 10 day visit with relatives in New Brighton East Liverpool and Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Parsons, Kas
Harry Lang
Halliday
Lang
Wallace Wright
C. M. Hennesy
Columbus
Melissa Hennesy
Capital University
Harriet Schumann
Vernon Matthews
Sandra Lee
Conneaut
John Will
Rutland St
Gallipolis
Elmer Burnette
Wallace
Joe Laing
Rush Kroedell
Pt. Pleasant
Harry Laing
Pikeville
Bluefield
W. Va
Homer Cooper
Florida
Pomeroy
Nelle Smart
Sadie Smart
Marion
Paul Smart
Lincoln St
Mazie Wise
Janet Dillard
Miss Wise
C. P. Bradbury
Jackson
Walter Smith
Kentucky
MHS
Floyd Padgett
Roanoke
Patricia Lynn
Edward Russell
Racine
Lige Williams
William
Harvey Simms
Crown City
Kelly Coe
H. K. Coe
Will Jones
Paul Jones
Sarah Spencer
Eber Carnahan
Jo Ann Gilmore
New Brighton
East Liverpool
Wooster
Can Township Seeks Transfer From Road Fund to General Fund
Pomeroy reports: Salem Township trustees filed in common pleas court a request to move 450 from the road and bridge fund to the general fund. The State Tax Commission confirmed the transfer is allowed if no gasoline tax or automobile license funds were used, as 488.79 remains in the road fund.
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Pomeroy
General Fund
Common Pleas Court
Board of Township Trustees
Salem Township
Board of Tax Appeals
Department of Taxation
Clerk of Courts
State Tax Commission
Sugar Cane Byproducts Fuel Auto Assembly
A historical note states that building a million automobiles requires 2,500,000 gallons of molasses produced from 12,500 acres of sugar cane to create anti freeze shock absorber fluids and solvents.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Horton
van Heusen
Dad
ARROW
Swank Jewelry
Portis
the Friendly Men's Store
E. Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs County
B. J. Williamson
Roy Packard
E. T. Kuhn
Lowell Stone
Effie Warren
L. L. Keller
Reedsville
Warren
Keller
Mary Jane
Daughters of the American Revolution
Betsy Mills
Williamson
Packard
Ann Simpson Davis
Kuhn
Stone
Camden Park
Gordon Harris
O. L. Roush
M. L. French
Lawrence Milhoan
Pearl Reynolds
Frank White
M. A. White
R. E. McKay
Bob Rothrock
Buddy French
Talbott White
Mrs. Davis
W. G. Davis
N. Third Ave
Mel Hartinger
Walter Harris
L. W. McComas
Roy Barnes
John Lambert
McComas
Catherine Sulzer
Cecil Bolin
Wallace Bradford
George Skinner
Bill Grate
Francis Anderson
Leo Kennedy
Charles Murray
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
S. E. Kaetzel
Nova
Albert Beck
Pleasantville
W. G. Maurer
Walter
John
Uhrichsville
Beck
Maurer
T. A. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Patrick Lochary
Jimmy
Charles
Colorado
Alice Smith
Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Helen Zeiher
Billy
Mulberry Ave
Arizona
L. G. Windon
Elmer Ashworth
Butternut Ave
Beauregarde
Colonel Windon
Camp Shelby
Sarasota
Fla
Ohio State University
Alex Downie
B. F. Gravely
Fidelity CO
Syracuse, Ohio
Carpenter Baptists
Valley League
Congoleum
Glouster
Nelsonville
Sluckoff
Betty Grable
20Th Century-Fox
Moon Over
Miami
Southland
Turkey
Greece
Licostr & Mss
Tosacco Co
Falls City
Falls Brewing Co., Inc
Louteville, Kye
Suve
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