PACE Parade Featured at Legion Meetings in Middleport
The Middleport American Legion district event opened with a parade down Second Ave led by the Middleport Fire Department and two mascots Billy Swisher and Charles Vroman. Nelsonville Eagles Drum and Bugle Corps won first in the parade with 32 members in white sailor uniforms under Drum Majors Paul White and Dan Shafer, earning potential advancement to Chicago for national convention.
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Middlefort
American Legion
Middle-port
Billy Swisher
Charles Vroman
Second Ave
Nelsonville Middleport
Nelsonville Eagles
Eugle Corps
Eagles
Chicago
Paul White
Dan Shafer
Max Barter
Firs
Pomeroy
Oak Highache
Franke Will
Rats Oak
Reisnvile
Sadlepart High School
Wishen
Oxi
Sopionnaire Committee
Sesson
Dstrict
St.a
Everett
Eveand
Crook
Ite
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Memership
Zepernich
Gran|t
Hesitratio
WPA
Calum
Brun
Zepernick
Allen Geary
Stat
Finance Department
Themerican Legion
Stra
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Zales Parke
Gard¢nett Department
Stautien
Buckeye D Boys State
Columbus
C. 1
O' Fianer
Alto x Lagionnaire
Feeney-Bennett Post
Fishers
Ate
L ‘American Legion
Tegionnaires
Henmer
Mic
Sheport
Svn Wtlodka
Annual Picnic and Local Social Notes From Middleport
Middleport social notes record the Picnic hosted by the Class 12 of the Leath Methodist Church at Mea John Kincaid's garden on N Fourth Ave, and a Worthwhile Class of First Presbyterian Church finale at the Heiner home in Rutland. Also included are extensive Addleport personals with updates on Laughead, Ohlinger, Knopp, Hobart, Tewksbury, Kanouse, Entiminger, Flesher and others, plus relocations and hospital visits.
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Theleath Methodist Church
Mea
John Kincaid
Ave
Kincaid
First Presbyterian Church
L. J. Heiner
Rutland
WPA Projects Limited In Meigs County
Pomeroy reports two WPA projects in Meigs County for Peach Fork and Leading Creek Roads are active under County Engineer Theodore Beegle. About 350 men are employed on these two jobs, roughly half the number if more projects were operating. The program is capped by a 25 percent sponsor contribution, and relief funds are exhausted with no clear local sources for additional funds.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Peach Fork
Leading Creek
Theodore Beegle
Pomeroy Man Is Victim of Accident
Fred Martin, 85, a Pomeroy coal miner, was admitted Saturday at midnight with a fractured leg after an accident. The report notes he previously broke a leg years ago in a different location. Local item details remain fragmentary.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Fred Martin
Crowded excursion steamer Senator sails to Gallipolis
A large crowd gathered Sunday evening aboard the excursion steamer Senator for a trip to Gallipolis despite forecasts of bad weather. A heavy rain storm later in the evening arrived, with many passengers from Athens among the travelers.
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Pomeroy
Senator
Gallipolis
Athens
Man Loses Purse While in River at Middleport
In Middleport a drowning incident followed a rescue attempt for Billy Hayes. Richard Moss, who aided the effort risking his clothes, lost a purse containing 350 dollars and other valuables during the rescue. Firemen collected aid for Moss as he traveled from Cincinnati toward Bittaburgh.
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Middleport
Billy Hayes
James
Billy
Moss
Cincinnati
Bittaburgh
Grange Will Sponsor July 4 Celebration
The Great Bend Grange will sponsor a Fourth of July celebration at Taggart's Grove on State Route 124 four miles east of Racine. The program features talks by a State Grange speaker and others, plus amateur contests, egg races, horseshoe pitching, and other events open to the public.
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Pomeroy
Great Bend Grange
Taggart’s Grove
Racine
Music Project Opens at Jacksonville Grade School
Jacksonville news notes a WPA music project starting piano and voice lessons at Jacksonville Grade School under Mrs. Redem a S. Goodrich of Nelsonville. thirty pupils registered. Next lesson Tuesday, June 25. weekly sessions begin July 10 at 1 pm every Wednesday. Daily Vacation Bible School runs three weeks under Miss Irene Mc Dowell of Nelsonville. Stitch and Chatter Club met with 12 Jacksonville and Gloucester members and one visitor from Nelsonville. Next meeting is July 10 at the nursery school. Local residents and relatives visited Murray City and Coolville. Mrs. May Von Scheele, Mr. Max Von Scherle, and daughter Betty visited Coolville. Mrs. William Deal is at White Cross Hospital, Columbus, for observation. Helen Grandy visited Athens with Everett Houenstine.
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Jacksonville
WPA Music
Project of
Ohio
Redema S. Goodrich
Nelsonville
Irene McDowell
Audrey Dinsmore
Glouster
Robert Wemmer
Detroit
Harley Wemmer
Alva’ Spires
Emma
Janet Skinner
Murray City
May von Scheele
Max von Scherle
Betty
Coolville
John Sheets
William Deal
White Cross ‘Hospital
Columbus
Hustler Class Plans Alumni Banquet at Racine Methodist
The Hustler Class of the Racine Methodist Church outlines plans for the annual Racine High Alumni banquet and dance slated for Saturday evening July 6. Committee chairs were appointed for dining, waiters, solicitation and kitchen duties at their regular meeting held at Mrs Edith Spencer’s home. The July gathering will be at Mrs Ruth Tucker’s home and feature the annual picnic.
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Racine
Racine High
Racine Methodist Church
Charles Stephenson
George. Simpson
Owen Watson
Edith Spencer
Ruth Tucker
Meigs County Land Transfers and Racine Chapter Notice
Recent Meigs County land transfers include May West and Clem P West parcel to Guy and Stella Beegle in Sutton Township and Lydia L Moore transfers in Lebanon Township. In Pomeroy, Ella B Hoyt Genevieve Moore Leah M Davis and others receive parcels. Ada Brinker and Thomas A Cleland parcels noted in Racine and Ra Cin e. Racine Chapter No 134 Order of Eastern Star held at the Masonic Hall with visitors from nearby chapters. Graduation of George Rogers from Harvard Law School announced, with family details and relocation to Oakland, Md.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
May West
Clem P. West
Sutton Township
Guy F
Stella
Beegle
Robert “L
Lena A. Aley
Ebanon
Anger
Lydia L. Moore
Ella B.’ Hoyt
Genevieve Moore
Leah M. Davis
Downie Moore
Agnes Moore
Marguerite Moore
Allee Moore
Ella B
Racine
Lydia S. Rowley
Scipio Township
Avon
Eastern Star
Evelyn Jones
Masonic Hall
Mason City
Great Bend
Letart Falls River
United’ States
Ville
Middleport
The
United States Post Office
Racineco
Clara B
Swisher
Berdaville
Portland
Biair
Wm. F. Bartels
Harrison
Athens
Flossie Kiligu
Grand Mar
Announneimental
Sylvia Burford
George Rogers
C. R. Rogers
Harvard Law School
Rogers
Sardine McClure
Oakland
Racine Sailors Seek Navy Call After Post Office Check
William Holman Racine and James Simpson entered to join the United States Navy at the Racine Post Office last week. They expect a call to Athens for examination this week.
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Racine
William Holman
James Simpson
United States Navy
Athens
Pomeroy Social Notes Celebrate Eighteenth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs E M Johnson of E Main St hosted a Sunday dinner for their eighteenth wedding anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs T L Deeds and daughter of Lancaster M D Hartley C W Cooper of Middleport and the Johnsons with their daughter. Also noted are POMEROY PERSONALs about Mr and Mrs John Ducer of W Main St visiting Cincinnati, and the Daughters of Union Veterans plenic at Mrs Tod Chase residence with a business cast on. Ralph Spencer hosted an ard club gathering Friday evening with awards to Mix Sam Radford and Mise Bila neth Fick.
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Pomeroy
E. M. Johnson
E. Main St
T.L. Deeds
Lancaster
M.D. Hartley
C. W. Cooper
Middleport
John ‘Ducer
W. Main St
Cincinnati
Daughters of Union
Tod Chase
Wehe ‘Terrace
Caston
Ralph Spencer
Ard
Mix Sam Radford
Mise Bilaneth
Fick
Return From Stay In Zone of War Muddleport
Mrs William Thomas spoke by long distance to her mother Mrs Hartinger after docking the USS Washington in New York. She and her husband, returning after three years in Switzerland, recounted the voyage with life preservers and lifeboats as the submarine threat loomed off Liston. They plan to move to Massachusetts near Boston before travelling toward Ohio and West Virginia, expected here the first of July.
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William
Recreation program advances at Kerrs Run fields
Weeds and grass were mowed and the ball diamond scraped at Kerr's Run after rain kept the fields out of use. The program, supervised by Ray Farnham, aims to ready facilities this week for youngsters to play softball and enjoy other games at Keer's Run and Monkey Run.
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Pomenus
Keer's Run
Monkey Run
Kerr's Run
Ray ‘Farnham
Farm Council Meeting Held at Reedsville Home
Pomeroy June Farm Council gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Earl Humphrey at Reedsville. President G L Michael opened the meeting with Humphrey guiding the discussion. Refreshments followed with numerous members and guests noted, next meeting slated as annual ple meeting.
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Henry Wippel
Harry Guthrie
Harry Pickens
C. W. Buckley
Howard Bolin
Laurence Roush
Eimer Kautz
Homer Holter and Son
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Oho
Legion District
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Philadelphia
Middleport Social Notes
Addleport
R. B. Laughead
Richard Eberfeld
Tex
Oklahoma
Laughead
Galipolis
Outhe Town
Frank Lewis Knopp
Suffalo
W. Va
Knopp
Oi Trlailroad
Sue Ellen Knapp
Prank Reyinant
Cedric Clark
Lenore Hobart
Parkersburg
St Joseph Hosptal
James Harley
von Ohm
Zanervile
Nic
George Tewksbury
Vin Hult
Clarence Hupp
Talndo
Fred Rusell
Austin
Toledo
Hiae Russel
Will
Frea Kanouse
Frank Kanouse
Kathryn Reve Monahan
Mise
Mia Entaminger
Dev Rae
Rolce
New York
Columbia University
Frank Talbott
Frank White
Robert Flesher
M. G. Brown
Colon
Panama
Bob
Texas
A.W. McKay
Jean
Laura McKay
Jland
Dee Ward
Dorothy Gay
Worthington
Minnie Neutaling
Ward
N. Second Ave
Dawson
Dan Farmer
Perrysburg
Carpenter
Meigs Co
Europe
England
France
Germany
United States
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Crry Loan and Guaranty Company
Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Mgr
Grange
Sean Teuton
Meigs
State of Racias Astern Star
Himalaya Mountains
Indi
Farm Council
Reedsville
Hens Pharmacy
Athens, Ohio
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works
Jim Josten
Ar Sivils
Service
Chesterfield
America
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