Meigs County Independent Basketball Tourney Opens Thursday
The Meigs County Independent Basketball Tournament starts Thursday at Rutland Gymnasium with six teams: Tuppers Plains Pomeroy Harrisonville Rutland Racine and Letart Falls. Games run from 7 pm to 10 pm with finals Friday night and consolation action preceding the final rounds. Jack Brown Rutland High principal serves as tournament manager.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rutland Gymnasium
Tuppers Plains
Harrisonville
Rutland
Racine
Letart Falls
Jack Brown
Rutland High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Freshmen Honored at Dinner
Sixteen first year student nurses from Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Gallipolis were feted at a Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe dinner. Instructors Miss Ruth Pfann and Miss Dorothy Adams attended along with Dr. Charles Holzer’s regrets and a bouquet of sweetpeas. End-of-article list names the attendees: Ethel Clark, Mary Roock, Virginia Weaver, Mary Tanner, Wilma Cardwell, Bertha Chevalier, Lucille Race, Wilda Mae Jones, Elinore Riggs, Mary Barron, Mary Massie, Olin Lawless, Gertrude Scott, Lucille Mitlin, Mary Lou Adams.
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Middleport
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Gallipolis
Mary Jane
Ruth Pfann
Dorothy Adams
Charles Holzer
Ethel Clark
Clarence Clark
S. Second Ave
Mary Roock
Athens
Virginia Weaver
Cleveland
Mary Tanner
Wilma Cardwell
Bertha Chevalier
Lucille Race
Northup
Wilda Mae Jones
Rio Grande
Elinore Riggs
New Matamoras
Mary Barron
Hamden
Mary Massie
Centerville
Olin Lawless
Franklin
Gertrude Scott
Cheshire
Lucille Mitlin
Ironton
Mary Lou Adams
Huntington
First Baptist Church Sermons Cover War and Heaven
First Baptist Church in Pomeroy filled for Rev W F McFarlan message Will Hitler Win the War What does the Scriptures Say A choir special What if it were Today Mrs J Stephenson accompaniment March 16 10 30 am sermon Shall we be able to Recognize our Loved Ones in Heaven If So How will we do it 7 30 pm The Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ and What Will Happen All are welcome to attend these services.
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
W. F. McFarlan
J. Stephenson
Lord Jesus Christ
White dress aids visibility during blackout in Seattle
Ruth Hendron one of Seattle's 366000 residents practiced for war with lights out and air raid wardens on alert. She wore a white dress to blend in and white stockings and belt to remain visible to motorists and pedestrians during blackout drills.
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Ruth Hendron
Seattle
Wash
Miss Hendron
Exodus of Meigs County Residents Continues
Reports indicate a growing exodus of Meigs County residents to other regions. Several hundred men are employed outside the county, some in national defense work and others in expanding industries, though Meigs County itself has seen no rise in local employment.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Volley Ball Team Defeated Twice
POMEROY The Pomeroy volleyball team lost two of three games at Gallipolis Monday after an earlier win by the same margin here two weeks ago. Gallipolis will visit Pomeroy for a return match Wednesday. Volleyball and basketball are played each Wednesday at Pomeroy Junior High School as part of the recreation program.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Sophomores Triumph in Middleport Freshmen-Sophs Clash
In the post season high school tournament the Sopho mores beat the Freshmen. Jim Hartinger coached the winning Sophomores, a member of the MHS varsity.
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Middleport
Jim Hartinger
MHS
Marietta Firm Wins Middleport Road Repair Contract
At a special Middleport Village Council meeting bonds totaling 10 000 were presented to Calvin and Harris of Marietta for the gravel street resurfacing project. The firm bid low and had supplied 1 000 bond with the bid, now providing a completion bond and finalizing an agreement. Labor and materials total about 19 011 95 dollars. The council also noted an invitation from the Rotary Club to Friday’s dinner meeting, and council president David Chase Miller attended for the first time since the holidays.
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Middleport
Calvin and Harris
Marietta
Rotary Club
David Chase Miller
Pomeroy Social Roundup Highlights Local Movements
Mrs Carlyle Schneider and family left for Stockdale to make a new home. The Shakespeare Club met at Mrs Howard Ebersbach’s home. Various residents moved or hosted visitors between Lincoln Hill Lincoln Terrace and Harrisonville Rd with local church meetings noted. Regular Federated Church events and Ladies Aid Circle activities were announced alongside brief visits from relatives and friends.
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Billy
Dicky
A. C. Schneider
Stockdale
Schneider
Pomeroy
Lincoln Hill
Shakespeare Club
Howard Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Clish Jacobs
Lincoln Terrace
Walter Bentz
Portsmouth
Bessie Bentz
E. W. Schreiber
Edward Wells
Lyle Hysell
Ravenna
Charles Welch
James Hazelton, Jr
Columbus
James Hazelton
Wright St
Jean Hundley
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville
Federated Church
Tom Goeglein
Federated Circle of the Federated Church
Ada
Lucretia Genheimer
Ladies Aid Circle
Bethany Methodist Church
W. G. Maurer
Middleport Social Notes and Personal Highlights
Highlights from the Middleport Women's Society meeting cover Miss Carrie Jewell missionary memories in Foochow China 1890–1920 and display of Orient souvenirs at Heath Methodist Church. Other items include a Washington Birthday dinner report a Visitation Day discussion social refreshments and hostess duties. Plus local notices on visits travels and residents news at the end.
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Middleport
Carrie Jewell
Foochow
China
Bess Sanborn
Women's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Orient
Miss Jewell
John Will
Washington
H. A. Rothrock
Vesta McCoy
E. R. Tompkins
M. W. Essex
Eben Bowen
Fred Hoffner
Roy Lansbury
Frances Bowen
Birthday celebration planned for Feeney-Bennett Fest and veterans groups
Preparations underway for a joint birthday celebration at the Legion Hall on Wednesday evening hosted by the Feeney-Bennett Fest American Legion and the Meigs Chapter Disabled American Veterans. Auxiliaries from both organizations are invited with state officers expected to attend and a 7 o'clock program followed by supper. Names omitted from a prior reception list for Rev and Mrs Henry L Carr at the First Presbyterian were noted.
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American Legion
Meigs
Legion Hall
Lillian Stieff
John Talbott
Henry L. Carr
Middleport Church Plans Dedication
Dedication Day at the Church of the Nazarene on Pearl Street will occur Sunday afternoon March 16 at 2 o'clock. Dr Charles Gibson district superintendent will deliver the dedicatory address. The East Letart Quartet has been invited to sing.
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Church of the Nazarene
Pearl St
Charles Gibson
East Letart Quartet
Families relocate after Swisher property condemned
Three families from the Swisher property on Mill Street have moved following condemnation by the state fire marshal. Mrs. Mary Rupe and family now reside on North Second Avenue near the corporate line, while Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Burton moved to South Second Avenue and William and Harry Lewis to the town's lower end.
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Middleport
Swisher
Mill St
Mary Rupe
N. Second Ave
Sidney Burton
S. Second Ave
William
Harry Lewis
Hospital Return for Miss Hallie Zerkle
Miss Hallie Zerkle who was treated at Camden Clarks Hospital in Parkersburg was sent home to Walnut Street Sunday evening. The list of measles cases includes June Pratt a high school student Charles Preston Haskins a first grader and Charles Miller of the Central Building.
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Middleport
Hallie Zerkle
Camden- Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Walnut St
June Pratt
Charles Preston Haskins
Charles Miller
History of American typesetters shows growth through automation
In 1930 there were 184000 type setters in the United States, rising from 30000 in 1890 before typesetting machines became common. The figures reflect a large expansion of the craft as technology changed the industry.
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United States
Pomeroy Fish and Game Group Meets Wednesday
The Meigs County Fish and Game Association will hold a Wednesday evening meeting in the Pomeroy Town Hall. Dor Schaefer, the president, announces the annual officer election and discussion of activities. The date for the annual outing and dinner will be set, drawing many sportsmen and conservation supporters.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Town Hall
Dor Schaefer
Pomeroy Club Club
Businessmen Discuss Co-Operative Promotion
The Pomeroy Retail Council of the Chamber of Commerce met at the Town Hall for the first session of the year. The group, representing local business interests, discussed the possibility of cooperative promotions to stimulate business in the community.
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Pomeroy
Rain Ends Last Snow Quickly After Monday Night Rain
POMEROY reports that remaining Saturday snow melted by steady rain Monday night. The vicinity, after riding out most of the winter snows, now sees gardeners inspecting seed catalogs and preparing tools for spring.
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Pomeroy
Theiss Fined Ten Dollars For Driving Without Due Regard
Theiss Charles Henry of Racine was found guilty in mayor's court after a Sunday arrest by State Patrolman R L Greider for operating a motor vehicle without due regard for the safety of others. The Route 124 Syracuse arrest led to a ten dollar fine plus costs. Hugh Roush, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Roush of Forest Run, left for San Antonio Texas to join the U S Army air service after passing an exam four weeks ago.
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Charles Henry Theiss
Racine
R. L. Greider
Syracuse
Theiss
Hugh Roush
Harry Roush
Forest Run
San Antonio
Texas
Air Service
United States Army
Roush
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