Meigs County Boy Scout Drive Reports Progress
A Pomeroy meeting on the annual Boy Scout fund drive reported totals of 614.95 cash and 88.75 pledges. Four Pomeroy workers earned plaques for collecting 50 or more with Virgil Campbell winning a statuette for the largest amount. The drive continues to complete canvassing in Pom eroy Middleport Chester Syracuse Letart Racine and adjacent areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Chester
Syracuse
Letart
Racine
Harry Ohlinger
Dan McNaughton
William Watson
Virgil Campbell
Net
Senkus
Racine Notes Highlight Local Visits and Happenings
Mrs Lena Gorslin of Akron and Mrs Mabel Deardorf of Columbus arrived Saturday to visit Mrs Clark Jividen and Mrs Janie Gorslin. Mrs Dan Stewart had surgery at Holzer Hospital and is home. Mrs Jennie Reese remains ill but shows little improvement. The Jividen family plus Mrs Emma Jividen and Miss Minnie Harpold were in Portsmouth for business. Mrs Lena Nichols and her two children visited from Jackson to see relatives Mr and Mrs Ed Reese. Harold Wright Jr has taken a job on a boat in the Kana wa River trade, leaving Saturday. Racine Garden Club plans to attend Flower Show School in Middleport Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Gorslin
Akron
Mabel Deardorf
Columbus
Clark Jiiden
Janie Gorslin
Dan Stewart
Holzer Hospital
Jennie Reese
Clark Jividen
Emma Jividen
Minnie Harpold
Portsmouth
Free Ride Bet On Joe Louis Paid After Cart Parade
A pre fight bet by Mack Hawkins Skeet Hysell Dale Kennedy with Gid Hysell Clifford Frazier and Clyde Frazier paid in full Monday evening after a losing trip. Fraziers and Hysell wheeled hand carts down Third Ave toward Hobson with spectators following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Joe Louis
Mack Hawkins
Charles
Skeet) Hysell
Dale Kennedy
G. S
Gid
Hysell
Clifford Frazier
Clyde Frazier
Meigs Grocery Company
Rutland St
Hobson
Fraziers
Third Ave
Mission Unit Holds Meeting in Local Church
The Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met at the new minister L O Grant's home Monday evening. Hostesses were Mrs. James Sauders Mrs. Willis Anthony Mrs. Harold Hubbard and Mrs. J O Leonard. The Rev Grant spoke on missionary work and the Baptist Missionary Association will convene at the local church Friday at 10 30 a m with state speakers from Granville. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon with Mrs. T T Shelton Racine as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
L. O. Grant
Granville
T. T. Shelton
Racine
Visit Returns Mt Gilead Residents After Weekend
Mr and Mrs George Ebeck return to Mt Gilead from a weekend with Mrs Ebeck’s cousin Mrs John Kincaid and family They are joined by John Kincaid Jr who will enlist at Ft Benjamin Harrison and attend military school Open house featured motion pictures of West Point graduation shown by Mr Ebeck owner of Capitol Theater The Kincaid and Ebeck families attended eldest son William Keith Kincaid’s graduation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Ebeck
Mt. Gilead
Ebeck
John Kincaid
John Kincaid, Jr
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
U. S. Army
Capitol Theater
West Point
Kincaid
Ebecks
William Keith Kincaid
Middleport Visitor Survives Big Bus Drowning Escape
Mrs. Henry Mulder of Tampa guesting with the Bryans escaped a mountain bus submerged by Goose and Brush Creeks after a cloud burst. Seventeen passengers including two children used a bell cord to a tree and rope to reach shore as water forced the craft downstream. Six hours later a rescue bus from Parkersburg 30 miles away retrieved the stranded group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Henry Mulder
Tampa
Fla
W. E. Bryan
James Harley
Washington, D. C
Mulder
Parkersburg
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
The column lists numerous locally known families and out of town guests visiting in Middleport and nearby towns over the weekend. Names include Haskins, Slo, Hunter, Gill, Hilbert, Powell, Sisson, Reynolds, Barrows, Gilfillen, Armel, Garber, Van Atta, Jenkins, Reed, Payton, Wiley, and many others. The notes mention travel to Detroit Chicago Boston Harvard and a Goodyear rubber plant project in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Noah Haskins
Charles
Lillie Haskins
Bertha Gill
Hope
Virginia Haskins
Wayne Slo
S. L. Hunter
Akron
William Garber
S. Third Ave
Athens
Sweden
Hunter
Goodyear
Gene Hilbert
Marcia
Janet
Cincinnati
Hilbert
Ross E. Powell
Powell
W. Va
Sission
McArthur
Edgar Reynolds
Val Edgar
Stanley van Atta
New Lexington
James van Atta
Washington
Louis Seyfried
Second Ave
Elizabeth Jenkins
Seyfried
van Atta
Ann G. Jenkins
Boston
Harvard
Foster Reed
Olivia
John Smith
Clyde Wiley
Grant Wiley
Rutland Sr
Malcolm Cottingham
Jackson
Cottingham
William Michael
Clarence Hammondson
Billy
Earl Jones
Nurse
Bible School Group Presents Program at Bethany Church
Children from Daily Vacation Bible School at Bethany M. E. Church presented a closing program after three weeks. Each class gave work summaries and examples. older students received Bible books and diplomas for perfect attendance. Art displays complemented the event.
Mrs Lisle Hosts Loyal Helpers Class Ice Cream Social
Mrs Norma Lisle hosted the Loyal Helpers Class of the Methodist Church at her home. An ice cream social was planned for July 15 on the church lawn. Twelve attended as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Norma Lisle
Loyal Helpers
Methodist Church
Pomeroy Social Notes Update on Visits and Guests
Mr. and Mrs. William Griffith returned to Columbus after visiting his mother Myrtle Griffith in Pomeroy and her sisters Mrs. Lester Fauber and Miss Marguerite Meier. Guests at Louise Crary's home include her son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. George Crary of Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griffith
Columbus
Myrtle Griffith
Spring St
Local social notes from Gambier to Pomeroy fold
A long list of visitors and residents in the area includes Miss Virginia Googlein Miss Bet Ty Story Miss Marilyn Young Miss Carolyn Smith and James Titus returning from Gambier Ohio where they attended an Episcopal meeting Mrs Roy E Tracy Sr and family arrivals from Columbus and Detroit guest Miss Anna Vaughan attends the National Education Association Conference in New York City and other residents travel for visits district meetings hospital care and personal appearances across multiple towns with brief notes on health and engagements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Googlein
Betty Story
Marilyn Young
Carolyn Smith
Easter Martin Ewing
James Titus
Gambier
Ohio
Episcopal Church
Roy E. Tracy
Eddie Blake
A. K. Oliver
Union Ave
Columbus
A. F. Eiselstein
Dana Windon
Nelsonville
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Homer Marshington
Dexter
Ironton
Belle Byers
Rebekah
Roller
Marshington
Josephine Nelson
Cleveland
Marion
Carl Neutzling
Zanesville
Walter Meinhart
Huntington
Locust St
A. A. Massar
Norman Klees
Clara Zier
J. T. McLain
Lancaster
Homer Cooper
Tampa
Florida
Gibson Cooper
Syracuse
Lillian Gloeckner
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Charles Gloeckner
Thomas A. Jenkins
Pomeroy
Arthur Evans
Bidwell
Ethel
Clara Garland
Minersville
William Jenkinson
Richard Kerr
Ed Arnold
Rose Hill
Hobson
Alvin Lawson
Lincoln Hill
Hysell
Mildred Phelps
Marietta
Western and Southern Insurance
Majel Lee
Loreta Franz
Alice Scrope
E. J. Franz
Sophia Meier
Theodore Beegle
Couple from Carpenter, Pomeroy win marriage licenses
Leslie Perry 28 and Eva Thompson 20 of Carpenter received licenses in probate court Monday. A separate license to wed was issued Saturday to Herbert Turner 28 of Columbus and Evelyn Kiner 23 of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Leslie Perry
Eva Thompson
Carpenter
Herbert F. Turner
Columbus
Evelyn Kiner
Building Trade Shows Activity In Pomeroy
Activity in the building trades has risen in recent weeks with several projects under way. A new post office project is likely to begin soon after site clearance of two apartment buildings. Shell Oil starts a gasoline station on West Main Street and K of P improvements proceed. A West Main Street building housing the Ford Garage is being rebuilt with brick and glass fronts.
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Ebersbach
West Main St
Shell Oil Co
K. of P. Hall
Masons
K. of P. Lodge
Second and Sycamore Sts
Ford Garage
Picnic Draws Women Workers to Old Man's Cave Field
Miss Hulda Klein Miss Nellie Zerkle and Miss Nina Russell of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric office attended the annual picnic of women employees in the division at Old Man's Cave near Logan. Employes from Athens Delaware Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Seaman Oak Hill Circleville Chillicothe Hillsboro Peebles Middleport and Nelsonville were present for the all day meeting with dinner provided by office employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hulda Klein
Nellie Zerkle
Nina Russell
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Old Man's Cave
Logan
Athens
Delaware
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Seaman
Oak Hill
Circleville
Chillicothe
Hillsboro
Peebles
Nelsonville
Syracuse High carnival by 4-H Club Senior girls
A carnival will be held Wednesday evening at Syracuse High School presented by the Syracuse 4-H Club of Senior girls. There will be amusements including a baby show and many other attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse High School
Syracuse 4-H
Visits With Relatives in Glouster Family Summer
Jack McCune of Pittsburgh is visiting grandmother Elizabeth Robinson and other relatives for the summer. Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson hosts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson and daughter Juanetta who are currently vacationing there.
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Glouster
Jack McCune
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Robinson
Charles Robinson
Juanetta
Trimble Republicans Organize Shade Meeting With Taft Speak
Several Trimble Township Republican Club members plan to attend the Shade gathering Thursday evening. Guest speaker will be Robert Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Trimble Township
Republican Club
Shade
Robert Taft
McCreanor Heads East on Washington D C Trip
Jimmy McCreanor left Sunday on an eastern trip that will take him to Washington D C for unspecified engagements. He plans to return soon after completing the visit.
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Glouster
Jimmy McCreanor
Washington, D.C
Glouster Couple Return From Detroit Visit
Mrs Henry Williams and granddaughter Charlene Webb returned Saturday from Detroit Michigan where they spent the last month visiting Mrs Williams daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs C L Merritt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Henry Williams
Charlene Webb
Detroit
Mich
Golding Family Visits Columbus Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs William Golding and daughters Lois and Neva spent the weekend in Columbus. On Sunday Mr Golding and Neva visited the Bay State at the Columbus fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
William Golding
Lois
Neva
Columbus
Mr. Golding
Bay State
Columbus Fairgrounds
James Wolf Leaves for Columbus Employment
James Wolf departed Friday evening for Columbus where he has secured a new job opportunity.
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Glouster
James Wolf
Columbus
Farm Bureau Meeting Scheduled at Meigs County Fairgrounds
County wide Farm Bureau gathering set for Wednesday evening June 29 at 8 o'clock with District No 4 hosts at the Meigs County Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Pomeroy
The
Will Hold Social Dexter Ice Cream Social at Star Hall
The 4 H club hosts an ice cream social at Star Hall Wednesday night. Pomona Grange meets Alfred Grange at Tupper Plains High School July 1 at 8 pm. Grangers are asked to bring cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Dexter
Star Hall
Alfred
Pomona Grange
Alfred Grange
Tupper Plains High School
Glouster Stove Oil Tank Explodes Damaging Home
Emmett Rankin and his wife were asleep in their Oakdale home when the stove oil tank exploded at about 6 AM. Rankin tried to start the stove and extinguished the fire himself after the blast. He suffered burns but the kitchen and furniture were destroyed while the rest of the house remained largely undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Emmett Rankin
Oakdale
Rankin
Wedding Held at Grace Church York
Mr and Mrs William Wolf and their two sons toured Columbus weekend. Emma Jean Ortman wed Harry Herold nephew of Mrs Wolf at Grace Church York Sunday at 2 p m A reception for about 100 guests followed at the bride’s home. Mr Herold works at the Dollison Baking Company and will live on South High Street.
Epworth League Carnival at Jacksonville Church Lawn
The Epworth League of Jacksonville Methodist Church hosts a carnival on the church lawn Friday July 1 featuring a fish pond fortune teller orchestra homemade ice cream lemonade and an old fashioned blackberry pie eating contest Proceeds support attendance at the Epworth League convention at Lancaster camp grounds in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Epworth League
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Local 2300 to Elect Officers at Mine 28 Meeting
Local No 2300 holds a vote Wednesday at 1 30 PM at Mine 28 to elect officers. Union members are urged to attend and participate in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mine
Beauty Shop Set To Open In Glouster
Miss Vern Lamborn opens a modern beauty shop in the Lamborn Building on High Street in Glouster occupying two rooms formerly used by Dr. Love. The Spanish tan and antique ivory color scheme showcases the latest equipment. A grand opening is planned for Thursday with public invites and appointment bookings. business begins the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Vern Lamborn
Lamborn
High St
Dr. Love
Gloucester boys to attend Fort Benjamin Harrison camp
Six Glouster youths will join Fort Benjamin Harrison camp in Indiana this summer. Five named boys plus Paul Brown, visiting Vincennes, Indiana, will travel Thursday to the camp and stay about one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilouster
Glouster
Fort Benjamin Harrieson
Ind
Robert Wolf
Robert McLain
Robert Carter
Howard Dodson
Gene Bingman
Paul Brown
Vincennes
Loyal Daughters Class Meets Wednesday at Mrs Watkins Home
The Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Ruth Watkins on Front Street with Mrs Lena Smith assisting the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Loyal Daughters
Church of Christ
Ruth Watkins
Front St
Lena Smith
Plan GOP Meeting Glouster With Mayor Office Location
A Republican meeting is scheduled for Friday evening at 6 o'clock to be held at the Mayor's office. The event invites party members and local officials to discuss policy and upcoming activities.
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Ensenada
Avalon
Middleport Social Notes
Bible School Group
Pomeroy Social Notes
LI Lee Ala
Floyd Roberts
Indianapolis
Firestone
America
Firestone Auto
Crance
Leber Extra
Wares Jaan Mpaign
GOLF
Voice of
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
Nessomodde N.B.C. Red
Fred R. Beasley
Ledegar-Horner Company
Union Tr
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