Morrison Named to Meigs Election Board in Place of Deceased Wright
D Morrison Republican named to replace the late Edgar Wright as Meigs County Board of Elections member. Wright died of a heart attack. Romine a Democrat kept his second four year term. Board to organize this week with chairman and clerk chosen. clerk to be a Democrat. Kennedy noted inadequacy of current election rooms in Pomeroy and urged improved quarters.
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Pomeroy
A. D. Morrison
Edgar Wright
Meigs County
Secretary of State
Romine
W. J. Kennedy
Board of Elections
Kennedy
Election Board
Pomeroy City Hall
Levee Project Nears Completion in Middleport
Officials say the Mill St levee fill by C and O Railroad will finish soon in its third week. About 60 rail cars of material and 100 trucks of dirt from the village will be used, with space for 75 cars in the new fill, Mayor William Robson notes.
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Middleport
Mill St
C. & O. Railroad Company
William Robson
Student Anna Henry Admitted For Operation At St Marys
Miss Anna Henry daughter of Mrs Nelle Henry Recreation Supervisor Wilkesville and a Marshall College student entered St Marys Hospital Tuesday for an operation. She formerly worked for Mrs Imogene Ward and was timekeeper for the NYA.
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Long Bottom
Anna Henry
Nelle Henry
Wilkesville
Marshall College
St. Marys Hospital
Henry
Imogene Ward
NYA
Have Baby Son Pomeroy Born in Long Bottom
Mr and Mrs Sheridan Young announce the birth of an eight pound son Monday at their home in Long Bottom. The baby has been named William Carol.
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Pomeroy
Sheridan Young
Long Bottom
William Carol
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits Events
Mrs. W. T. Moore traveled to Wheeling to meet her new grandson born to her daughter and son in law. The Tuesday Contract Club met at Mrs. W. G. Davis with high scores to Mrs. J. B. Downing and Mrs. Garen Stansbury. Various residents hosted visitors, including Wick Crow and Leo Waugh from Cincinnati.
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W. T. Moore
Wheeling
L. M. Polan
J. B. Downing
Garen Stansbury
Robert McElhinney
Leah Whitlock
Wick Crow
Leo Waugh
Cincinnati
National Retailers Convention
H. S. McClure
Charleston
Myrta Musser
James Stansbury
E. E. Stansbury
N. Third Ave
Donna Howett
Athens Road
Hildred Stewart
Third Ave
Edgar Ervin
Columbus
Ervin
O. H. Stewart
Sarah Probst
Roy Hines
Pure Fuel Coal Company
Kenton
J. A. Young
Rutland
Carson
Pearl St
National Used Car Exchange Week Promotes Rebound
Local dealers join National Used Car Exchange Week to liquidate stocks, boost used car sales, and restart factory output. Alvan Macauley notes unsafe, worn cars can be replaced with modern, safer, more economical vehicles on buyer friendly terms.
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National
Alvan Macauley
Patriotic Program At DUV Meet Honors Lincoln Washington
POMEROY The Daughters of Union Veterans met at Mrs. Pearl Reynolds home in Middleport Monday evening. President Mrs. Bertha Radford led the session with a patriotic program honoring Lincoln and Washington birthdays. Twenty members attended. red white and blue decor and party favors marked the event. Awards went to Hattie Nesselroad Mabel Wolfe and Frankie Gaylord.
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Pomeroy
Daughters of Union Veterans
Pearl Reynolds
Middleport
Bertha Radford
Reynolds
Lincoln
Washington
Hattie Nesselroad
Mabel Wolfe
Frankie Gaylord
Middleport Women’s Music Club Presents Second Program
Middleport’s Women’s Music Club filled the Heath M. E. Church auditorium for its second program of the year. The 30-voice chorus opened with Breil’s Song of the Soul and Strickland’s My Lover Is a Fisherman, with Miss Vesta McCoy offering Musical Current Events from the opera and concert world. Soprano Hattie Fisher Smith sang Ich Liebe Dich and Sun Shine Song, accompanied by C. M. Hennesy. Guest pianist Gordon Harris played A.D. 1920 and Rush Hour in Hongkong. Junior Pom eroy musicians David Flannagan and Ruth Will performed, followed by Virginia Egner singing Elizabeth’s Prayer and The Last Rose of Summer. The program ended with Silent Strings and Let All My Life Be Music as the chorus accompanied by Hennesy and Hennesy. Refreshments and St Patrick’s Day decor followed.
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Middleport
Women’s Music Club
Heath M. E. Church
Esther Chambers
Aleshire
Breil
Strickland
Elizabeth Ann Chapman
Robert E. Leake
Gordon Harris
Patrick Lochary
Willis Aleshire
Richard Chambers
Pomeroy
David Flannagan
Ruth Will
Young Flannagan
Pomeroy High School
Konrad School
Kansas State College
Brahms
Ambrose
Willis
Virginia Egner
Spross
Miss Hennesy
C. M. Hennesy
Genevieve Farmer
Ferne Bradbury
Eleanor Schaaf
Jessie Lansbury
Blanche Essex
Etta French
Morah Leonard
Iola Talbott
Clara Stewart
Frieda Faehnle
Betty Reed
Tournament Series Starts Wednesday at Middleport Gym
Middleport hosts a sectional basketball tournament with three games on opening night. Glouster faces Middleport at 7:00, Shawnee eyes a win vs McArthur at 8:00, and Chauncey meets Murray City at 9:00. Trophies are displayed in the Martin and Roller window. proceeds fund the event. Admission is 35 cents for the four days.
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Middleport
Glouster
Uptown
Yellow Jackets
Logan
McArthur
Shawnee
Chauncey
Murray City
Martin and Roller
Pomeroy Junior Shakespeare Club Plans Easter Dance
Miss Nancy Schaefer presided as the Pomeroy Junior Shakespeare Club met at Miss Jean Williamson’s home. Plans were made to host an Easter dance at the Pomeroy Knights of Pythias Hall on April 18, with eggs to be colored and sold.
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Pomeroy
Jean Williamson
Martha Clifton
Betty Hutchins
Nancy Schaefer
Pomeroy K. of P. Hall
Dorothy
Betty Ward
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Belpre pastor Rev T E Maness and his wife visited Pomeroy on Tuesday. Mrs H L French attended a Public Welfare Board meeting in Marietta on Feb 28. Visitors included Mrs Clark from New Haven WV with Roy and Mrs Tracy in Spring Ave. Thora Baughman began work at Warner Beauty Shop in Albany. A baby was born Saturday at home. the Johnsons’ son was taken to Holzer Hospital Monday for treatment.
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T. E. Maness
Belpre
Ohio
Pomeroy
Maness
Simpson M. E
H. L. French
Public Welfare Board
Marietta
Clark
New Haven
W. Va
Roy Tracy
Spring Ave
Mac McBride
Logan
William Campbell
Enterprise U. B
Wellston
Jean Mallory
Mulberry Ave
Thora B. Baughman
Albany
Warner Beauty Shop
Mary Lusher
Toledo
Birtcher
W. Main St
Joseph Johnson
Holzer Hospital
POMEROY Troop 42 Scouts Hold Monday Meeting
Boy Scouts Meet POMEROY Troop No 42 of the Pomeroy Boy Scouts met Monday night with Scoutmaster Blackburn in charge. The contest between the two patrols of the troop was further carried on and several tenderfoot scouts passed second class tests. The evening closed with a Friendship Circle and taps.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Boy Scouts
Blackburn
Independents to Meet Pt. Pleasant in Kanawha-Ohio Valley Tourney
The Middleport Aces an independent basketball team of local young men will play Pt. Pleasant Thursday night in the first game of the Southern Kanawha Ohio Valley tournament to be held in Pt. Pleasant this week.
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Middleport
Middleport Aces
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy Women To Join Prayer Day Observation
Pomeroy Christian women from all denominations and races are invited to Bethany Church on Friday at two pm to observe the first Friday in Lent as a global Day of Prayer. The observance aims to revitalize churches, foster world peace, and unite Christians in study, service, and prayer across nations.
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New Zealand
Wiji Islands
Gambell
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Pomeroy
Bethany Church
Alice E. Henderson
Sumner
Christ Church
United States
Foot Model Pomeroy Shoemaker Job Held for Miss Williamson
Miss Sara Williamson now works in the Clerk of Courts office in Pomeroy after previously modeling shoes for a Columbus firm. Her perfect size 4-B foot had her asked to return to Columbus when needed, as the company seeks another model for the annual buyers show.
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Columbus
Pomeroy
Miss Williamson
Columbus Company
Legion Will Discuss Emergency Relief Units
Middleport officials have been invited to a Feeney Bennett Post American Legion meeting tonight to review plans for strengthening district emergency relief units. The units will operate in disasters and receive specialized training. post commander George Childs will lead the session, followed by a banquet.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
George Childs
Middleport Firemen Aid Search for Drowned Man
Middleport Volunteer Firemen were called last night about 7 o'clock to aid in the search for the body of Robert Hendricks who was drowned yesterday.
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Middleport
Robert Hendricks
Olive Grange Convenes Regular Meeting at Long Bottom
Olive Grange held its regular meeting last Friday night with forty members present. The ladies degree team conferred the third and fourth degrees on three candidates Mr. and Mrs. George Beahrs and Mrs. Ronald Osborn. Visitor Herman Beahrs from Hemlock Grove spoke on the sales tax, followed by a lunch.
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Long Bottom
Olive Grange
George Beahrs
Pomeroy
Ronald Osborn
Herman Beahrs
Hemlock Grove
Connecticut Blue Law Requires Distinct Bread Marks
A surviving provision of Connecticut's old blue laws mandates that any person baking bread for sale must imprint a distinct mark on their loaves. The rule aims to identify bread by maker and deter mislabeling in commerce.
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Connecticut
Membership Swells at Trimble Township Republican Club
Enthusiasm ran high as the newly organized Trimble Township Republican Club met Monday. Enrollment more than doubled in a week with district leaders in attendance. Francis White of the Nelsonville McKinley Club spoke on democracy. Andrew Allen named a three-person committee to recruit Republican women, Holly Rogers John Baird and Harry Williams. The group will organize a women's club Friday night and the next meeting is Monday at 7 30 in the Odd Fellows Hall for both men and women.
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Trimble Township
Republican Club
Francis White
Nelsonville
McKinley Club
Andrew Allen
Holly Rogers
John Baird
Harry Williams
Odd Fellows Hall
Kiwanians Report on Cambridge Meeting Details
Seventeen members attended the Glouster Kiwanis Club meeting. The attendance prize was won by Morrison Brown, donated by George Rose. Rev Boroff reported on the Cambridge meeting of Kiwanis Young People's Work and district chairmen reviews. Ross Wright, county agricultural agent, will speak next Tuesday at 6:30, inviting local farmers to attend.
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Glouster
Glouster Kiwanis Club
George Rose
Morrison Brown
Boroff
Cambridge
Kiwanis Clubs
Ross Wright
Wright
Union Lunch Beats Rich Leaf in Bowling Matches
Union Lunch won the first and second games against Rich Leaf on Tuesday night. D Kovach led scoring with 575 pins, just ahead of L Price at 574. D Price rolled a high 224 in the second game.
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Glouster
Social Notes of Glouster Glouster WCTU Meeting
Glouster WCTU met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Bulloch with Mrs. Iva Peddicord assisting. The group of 13 members and four guests heard a discussion on Deepening the Spiritual, read scripture, offered prayer, and enjoyed refreshments.
Club to Meet by Past Chiefs Club
The Past Chiefs Club will meet Thursday evening March 10 at the home of Mrs Henry Williams.
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Henry Williams
Hostess Leaders Progressive Study Club Meeting
Mrs Herman Janchius hosted the Progressive Study Club at Maple Street. Mrs Clyde Harper presided over a lengthy business session while Mrs E L Jones led the program on Women Prominent in Politics. Refreshments followed and Mrs Grace Ochs will host March 15.
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Herman Janchius
Progressive Study Club
Maple St
Clyde Harper
E. L. Jones
Jones
Grace Ochs
Visit in Logan Highlights Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. William Golding visited Logan on Sunday to see Mrs. Golding’s sister Miss Pearl Pierce and friend Miss May Rainer, accompanied by their children Neva and Lois.
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Logan
William Golding
Neva
Lois
Class To Meet At Mrs Seibert S Home Friday Evening
Orpha Class will meet at the home of Mrs. Seibert on Stiff Street Friday at 7 30 o clock in the evening.
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Orpha
Boy Scouts Plan To Hike Next Sunday
Fifteen Scouts attended Troop 72 in Glouster Tuesday. A Sunday hike is planned for 1 pm at the church if weather permits. Scouts should bring food to cook and wear neckerchiefs. Indian and Dragon patrols won tests and earned points. Flaming Arrow patrol leads the achievement contest. Scouts also sought Section and Third allotments of clothes lines to raise funds for uniforms.
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Glouster
Dragon Patrol
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Secon
Youth Dies Tuesday After Short Illness
Albert Whaley 18 of Glouster died Tuesday morning after a brief illness. He was born in Glouster and attended Glouster schools. Survived by parents William and Mrs Whaley four brothers John Billy Russell Charles four sisters Thelma Patty Virginia Ruth and grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Whaley. Funeral at M E Church Friday at 2 p m with Rev Harvey Smith leading.
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Glouster
Albert Whaley
William Whaley
John
Billy
Russell
Charles
Thelma
Patty
Virginia
Ruth
Elizabeth Whaley
M. E. Church
Harvey Smith
Sale of Bank Stock To Build Glouster Bank
Glouster witnesses sale of 642 shares of bank stock as the city nears establishing a local banking institution. Only this many shares remain to be sold before a full bank can be created in Glouster.
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Glouster
Clarence Stiers Moved to Mercy Hospital After Incident
GLOUSTER Clarence Stiers of near Liberty Hill was removed to Mercy Hospital Monday by Robinson ambulance for observation.
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Glouster
Clarence Stiers
Liberty Hill
Mercy Hospital
Robinson Ambulance
Progressive Class Meet Set at Pettit Home in Glouster
Regular meeting of the Progressive Class of the Church of Christ is scheduled for Thursday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Courtney Pettit in Glouster. Members will assemble at the Parish House at 7 PM where transportation will be provided.
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Trimble
Church of Christ
Courtney Pettit, Glouster
Co Ed Plans Europe Trip Funded by Dimes
Miss Mae Marion Newbury, LSU graduate student from Mobile, plans to sail to Europe in June with trip expenses funded by dimes saved over years. She will join about 100 students in the LSU traveling laboratory. She says she saved the dimes for something good and the group returns in August.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
Maerion Newbury
Mobile
Ala
Louisiana State University
Europe
Miss Newbury
Couples celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
John Rudibaugh and his wife marked their 60th wedding anniversary and noted that in 70 years of marriage Rudibaugh has never required medical attention. He is 83 and his wife is 80.
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Youngstown
John Rudibaugh
Rudibaugh
86th Birthday Celebrated Driving Tractor in Oregon
Lacomb Oregon Mrs Mary Burford 86 celebrated by driving a tractor on her son’s farm. A native of Illinois she has lived in Oregon for 30 years.
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Lacomb
Ore
Mary Burford
Illinois
Oregon
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