Second Office Open Daily for Loan Requests
More than 100 applications for disaster loans have been filed at H. R. Barnes insurance office in Middleport. A. S. Herrington of the Huntington office said the Pomeroy office opened at The Messenger branch and will operate daily 1 to 4 pm to accept loans. Some Ohio River city loans have been approved with funds already disbursed. He expects Middleport applicants to receive checks in 10 days to two weeks. Rutland notes Kenneth McFarland and Katherine McFarland of Jacksonville with their grandmother Mrs. Alvira Spires, accompanied by Floyd Brooks, spent the weekend there.
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Middleport
Disaster Loan Corporation
H. R. Barnes
A. S. Herrington
Huntington
Pomeroy
Herrington
the Messenger
Ohio River
Rutland
Kenneth McFarland
Katherine
Jacksonville
Alvira Spires
Floyd Brooks
Dives In Middleport Kickoff Swimmer Braving Cold River
Dives in Middleport featured Bobby Flesher a sophomore as the season's first swimmer. He plunged into the river from the foot of the third levee on Saturday March 6. He said the water was cold plenty.
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Middleport
Bobby Flesher
Rutland DAR chapter to meet at Rathburn home
Pomeroy Jonathan Meigs Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will gather at Mrs. M. E. Rathburn's Rutland home on Friday March 12 with Vice Regent Mrs. George Lasher assisting. Final plans will be set for the Ohio State Conference on March 22.
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Pomeroy
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
M. E. Rathburn
Rutland
George Lasher
Ohio State Conference
Miss Sara Williamson Finds Footing as Shoe Stylist
Miss Sara Williamson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lafe Williamson has become a shoe stylist for a Columbus shoe company. A Pomeroy High School graduate of 1933 with 18 months business college training she tests and displays new shoe models and informs on comfort. She earns a good salary and receives all shoes and silk hose.
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Pomeroy
Sara Williamson
Lafe Williamson
Miss Williamson
Columbus
Pomeroy High School
Chicago
Williamson
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Town Visits
Middleport social notes recap Sunday visits and travel among locals. Mrs G O Reynolds attended Mrs Hilda Sayre funeral in Leon West Virginia and returned with her mother Mrs Minerva Childers. Multiple families visited relatives in Akron Columbus Covington and Charleston and back home for dinners and church events.
Camouflage in America Pre-Revolution Records
Portland historians trace camouflage practice to St Francis Indians before the American Revolution, noting Mainz records as evidence of early concealment art. The piece links wartime camouflage myths to regional archival findings.
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Portland
U.P
Mainz
St. Francis Ndtians
Best Dressed Americans Seen By Merchant Tailors
Anthony J. Biddle Jr. is named best dressed prominent American by National Association of Merchant Tailors, with Marshall Field as runner up. Edward T. Stotesbury earns praise for age defying style. Clark Gable leads movie stars in fashion poll while Adolph Menjou falls to eighth due to illness. Other stars ranked include Lewis Stone Powell Taylor Montgomery Colman Marshall Brook Tone and Eddy.
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Philadelphia
U.P
America
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
U. S
Norway
Biddle
National Association of Merchant Tailors
Marshall Field
Chicago
Edward T. Stotesbury
Wow
Izes
Clark Gable
Adolph Menjou
Lewis Stone
William Powell
Robert Taylor
Robert Montgomery
Ronald Colman
Herbert Marshall
Clive Brook
Franchot Tone
Nelson Eddy
Eldest of 4 Sisters Dies at Radcliff
Miss Kathryn Hensler, 82, died at her sister Sarah Radcliffes home on Saturday March 6. Funeral Monday at Radcliff was attended by Benton Pomeroy Mrs. Henry Hennessy Mrs Rex Ackley and Richard West, along with three sisters Ora West Thomas Patten and Sarah Radcliff.
Racine Social Notes Remain Busy With Visits and Meetings
Ohio University student Henry Cleland stayed with his parents in Racine over the weekend. Rex Marrs visiting from the Navy came to see his parents. Cross left for Florida on vacation. Various families hosted guests including the Watsons, Paulines, and Wattons. Milford Aten visited Chillicothe singer assisting Rev Carmichael at Morning Star services. Oak Grove meetings opened Monday night led by Rev M B V Stump.
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Racine
Henry Cleland
Ohio University
Dana Cleland
Rex Marrs
United States Navy
S. G. Marrs
S. M. Cross
Florida
Cora Warner
William Watson
Patty
Ellen Croush
Betty
Bob
Pauline Watson
Pomeroy
Ella Watson
Owen Watson
Walter Wolfe
Robert
B. F. Turner
Janice
W. B. Cross
Milford Aten
Chillicothe
Carmichael
Morning Star
Rebecca Cottrill
Emma Jividen
Clark Jividen
Charles
Emma Jane
Akron
M. B. V. Stump
Oak Grove
Four Churches Plan Pre Easter Services in Middleport
In Middleport the Pre Easter services will be held at the Presbyterian Church on N Fourth Ave with Rev Co C Bailey in charge and assistance from Rev F J Gardner Rev Clarence Swearingen and Rev F C Kreager. Evening services start Monday March 22 at 7 pm with combined choirs and a push for full attendance. Also noted is the Citizens National Bank clock chimes returning after the flood.
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Middleport—Union
Presbyterian Church
N. Fourth Ave
Co. C. Bailey
F. J. Gardner
Church of Christ
Clarence Swearingen
Heath M. E. Church
F. C. Kreager
First Baptist Church
Mrs George Keck Recovers From Illness In Chauncey
Mrs. George Keck of Chauncey has been seriously ill at her Ellis Avenue home but is reported recovering. Dr. Francis H. Keck of Columbus visited over the weekend to assist as his mother battled illness with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Keck, nearby.
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Grimm
Los Angeles
Calif
L. L. Lyons
Chestnut St
Lyons
Bechtel
Columbus
Lester Bowers
Springfield
Howard Bowers
Chauncey
George Keck
Ellis Ave
Francis H. Keck
Pythian Lodge Sisters To Get Flood Checks
In MIDDLEPORT Meigs Temple No 158 Pythian Sisters will receive flood aid checks at a meeting this evening announced by Most Excellent Chief Thelma Rousey. The distribution covers sisters whose property was flooded and are in need of aid.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Thelma Rousey
Bladder Irritation Diet Aid Ad in Ady Pharmacy
An old advertisement promises relief for bladder irritation with a 25 cent trial and a return guarantee. It promotes buchy leaves and juniper oil tablets to flush the bladder and reduce nighttime urination, scanty flow, burning, and backache.
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Nature
Cline
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Henry Helsem
Middleport Social Notes
G. O. Reynolds
Leon
W. Va
Hilda Sayre
Guy Reynolds
Childers
Ethel Parks
Baxter
Frank Kanouse
Fred Kanouse
Colge of Pharmacy
Ohio State University
Donald Matthews
Vf. E. Matthews
Letty Besserer
Charleston
F. Besserer
S. Third Ave
Frank Thomas
Bowen
Cincinnati
J. Hamer
Sammy
Washington
E. R. Tompkins
Paul Lynch
Thornton
Jos
Allan James
Lynch
Thomas Mills
Rutland St
Covington
Earl Stidard
Pearl Mee*Knight
Lincoln St
Suneay
Elizabeth
Hary Craig
Lera Roush
Eleanor
Coumbus
White Cross Hospital
Harry Merkle
Nitrol
L. Bush
D. Diles
A. W. McKay
R. E. McKay
Laura MccKay
Ladies Guild of
the Heath
M. E. Church
C. F. Hawkins
David Entsminger
Nan Moore
Rotary Club
Barnes
Robert E. Hogg
Pt. Pleasant
Nancy
Donald Coe
Northfield
N. J
Coe
Margaret Rowley Coe
Sidney Coe
Manufacturers Trust Company of
New York City
Stace
Ben Fultz, Jr
Tommy
John Hamilton
Linda Lee
Charles F. Rathburn
Pittsburgh
Howe
Ind
H. C. Tryge
Reading
George Clark
Coats
Radcliff
Citizens National Bank
George Keck III
Pythian Lodge
Chase
Athens
Margot Grahame
London
RKO Radio
Jules Verne Story
Michael Strogoff
Grahame
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