Season Grid Ticket Sale Is Planned for Middleport
The Middleport Athletic Association votes to sell reserved season tickets for home games and to set up a seat sale. A committee including Frank Cheesebrew and Cash Bahr will meet the Middleport High School Athletic Association. The group also approves purchasing 2000 feet of film for four games and displays new camera equipment. Sir Ralph Sayre, Wahama coach, misses guest speech due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Athletic Association
Forrest Bachtel
Yellow Jacket
Frank Cheesebrew
Lewis Sauer
Eddie Dempsky
Cash Bahr
Middleport High School Athletic Association
Athletic Association
Curtis Jenkinson
Charles Bradbury
Ralph Sayre
Wahama High School
Chest Clinic Examines 23 at Meigs General Hospital
Twenty three Meigs Countians were processed at the fourth monthly chest clinic at Meigs General Hospital. They were given further examinations or treatment for tuberculosis after being scheduled by a local physician or following x-rays from the mobile unit last fall. Dr L M Markwood of Columbus led the clinic with help from the Meigs County Health Department and the hospital, with expenses paid by the Meigs County Tuberculosis Society. The hospital spokesman called the clinic the most successful yet, and the next session is set for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County Tuberculosis Society
Tarry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard
The Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University, named for donor Tarry Elkins Widener, stands as the largest university library in the world, reflecting its vast collections and architectural prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarry Elkins Widener Memorial
Harvard
Meigs County 4-H Advisers to be Honored at OSU Week
Meigs County farmers and homemakers will attend the 40th Farm and Home Week at Ohio State University. Two Meigs 4-H advisers Mrs. Howard Knight and Mrs. Howard Ebersbach will be recognized for 10 years of service at the Advisers luncheon. The program includes talks, demonstrations, and exhibits in agricultural engineering, economics, animal science, and home economics, with plans for feeder calf sales and pasture management tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Ohio State University
Howard Knight
Howard Ebersbach
FE. W. Allen
National
4-H Clubs Foundation
Co. W. Hammons
Ohio
Hammons
Mr. Hammons
Gallipolis
Athens
Associaton
Church News Briefs From Pomeroy Area Week Service Timings
Local church notices list service times for United Methodist Free Methodist Sacred Heart and other congregations in Pomeroy and Meigs County. Highlights include Sunday schools at 9:30 a.m. worship at 10:30 a.m. and midweek Lent services across multiple denominations led by named pastors.
Suit to Break Lease Filed in Court Here
Meigs County Common Pleas Court hears a suit by Homer H. Goeglein and Jessie Goeglein against Charles R. Spencer Frances L. Spencer et al to break a lease granting oil and gas rights. Plaintiffs claim several wells exist on the Chester Township property but no oil has been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Homer H. Goeglein
Jessie Goeglein
Charles R. Spencer
Frances L. Spencer
Chester Township
Lady Baden Powell to Speak in Parkersburg
Lady Baden Powell world chief guide and wife of Lord Baden Powell will address Parkersburg high school auditorium at 8 p m on April 3. Girl Scout and other interested persons must contact Mrs J E White Pomeroy Girl Scout commissioner before Monday to obtain tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Baden Powell
Boy and Girl Scouts
Lord Baden Powell
Parkersburg
W. Va
Girl Scout Association
J. E. White
Pomeroy Girl Scout
Two Autos Damaged In Enterprise Crash
Automobiles driven by Warren B. Schultheiss and John Selbe were damaged in an accident near the Ohlinger Service Station at Enterprise Thursday morning. Sheriff Charles Russell records indicate damages were not extensive.
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Pomeroy
Warren B. Schultheiss
Hemlock Grove
John Selbe
Ohlinger
Enterprise
Charles Russell
New Langsville Homemakers Form First Cotton Dress Project Group
A 16 member Langsville group organized a home demonstration group to begin a cotton dress project. March 25 10 a.m. marks the first project meeting with pattern adjustments and measurements, with Mrs Guy Swadley and Miss Ethel Miller named to council roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Langsville
Guy Swadley
Ethel Miller
Home Demonstration Council
Pomeroy Women’s Society Elects Officers at April Meeting
Mrs John Smith led devotional service for the Women’s Society of World Service at Nye Ave. A business session re elected Eldon Weeks president and named new officers including John Smith as vice president and Albert Brown as secretary. An April meeting will be at Mrs Paul Frick’s home.
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Pomeroy
John Smith
Women’s Society of World Service
Nye Ave
Mountain Side
North
South
Eldon Weeks
Albert Brown
Elizabeth Davis
Edward Arnold
Genevieve Stobart
John Frick
Thomas Bowen
Clara Gr
Pomeroy High School Students Hear Nurse Barbara Weeks
About 40 girls from the junior and senior classes attended a talk at Pomeroy High School by Barbara Scholl Weeks of Holzer Hospital on The Art of Nursing and Its Requirements. Weeks, a 1930 graduate of Pomeroy High and the Holzer School of Nursing, is currently the night supervisor at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Barbara Scholl Weeks
Holzer Hospital
Weeks
Holzer School of Nursing
Waterford visit ends for Dixon family
Mrs. Herbert Dixon and her daughter Susie returned Sunday to Waterford Ohio after a visit with Mrs. Clara Grueser and Mrs. Wilma Stobart. Bill Downie travels to New York City for a toy show representing Elberfeld Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dixon
Susie
Waterford
Ohio
Clara Grueser
Wilma Stobart
Bill Downie
New York City
Elberfeld
Tuppers Plains WSCS Meeting At Home Of Mrs Keller
The WSCS met at the homes of Mrs Eunice and Mrs Toll with prayer by Mrs Nickels and readings by Ritter Keller and others. Readings from the Upper Room were given by multiple members. Alice Ritchey was welcomed to membership and guests attended. The next meeting will be at Mrs Keller s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
WSCS
Eunice
Toll
Mary Nickels
Stella Ritter
Lena Keller
Niesel Weatherman
Alice Ritchey
Evelyn Brickles
Eunice Halsey
Gertrude Hoffman
Phyllis Rowan
Lilly Hardwey
Keller
Ritter Birthday Dinner Honor For Mrs Itter In Tuppers Plains
Mr and Mrs Dick Ritter visited Sunday for a birthday anniversary dinner hosted by their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Jack Weatherman in Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Dick Ritter
Jack Weatherman
Itter
Bridal Shower Held for Mrs Patrcia McKinney by Stitch and Chatter
Middleport notes record a bridal shower for Patricia McKinney hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins Jr with co-hostesses including Mrs. Robert Ginther and Mrs. William Walters. The event featured a three tiered cake, bridal decor, prizes, games, and 28 members plus guests. The marriage to Edward Bauer is planned for March 22 at Patricia's grandfather Dana Karr's home in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Patricia’ McKinney
John Hawkins
Robert Franklin Ginther
William Walters
Edward Bauer
Dana Karr
Pomeroy
Walters
Ginther
Hawkins
Juanita
Carl Jones
Raymond Klees
Polly Karr
Jack Bachner
Roger Davis
Theda Lacey
Thelma Lytle
Thorna Milhoan
Charles Russell
Jean Clark
Katherine Bachtel
Joan Gilmore
I. R. Neal
Robert Morris
Hank Young
Maurice Walker
Dorothy Scott
Richard Karr
John Ratliff
Lula Russell
John Fultz
James van Cooney
Pomeroy High School Faculty Member Speaks to Beta Sigma Phi
Paul Elliott of Pomeroy High School spoke to the Ohio Eta Phi chapter last night on History and Development of Drama. Three students Marilyn Davis Shirley Yates and Mary Rawlings assisted. The program committee led by Susie Seyfried Helen Ames and Miss Freddie Houdashelt planned a rummage sale for next Wednesday through Saturday with place to be announced. A St Patrick's Day dessert course was served by Pat Tuite Phyllis Mullen and Mary Ohlinger.
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Middleport
Paul Elliott
Pomeroy High School
Ohio
Pat Tuite
Phyllis Mullen
Mary Ohlinger
Middleport Garden Club expands beautification drive
Mrs. John Duerr presided at a special meeting in Mrs. Garen Stansbury’s home. The club approved a $20 purchase for redbud and dogwood trees for a community beautification project. Narcissus Show dates set for April 5-6 at the Middleport Public Library. Flower show committee named: Mrs. D. B. Hartinger, Mrs. James Titus, Mrs. C. O. Fisher, Mrs. Malcolm Roller. Seed and plant exchange planned for next meeting with committee in charge: Mrs. W. W. Hayes, Mrs. Robert Harris, Mrs. Lawrence Milhoan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Duerr
Middleport Garden Club
Garen Stansbury
Middleport Public Library
D. B. Hartinger
James Titus
C. O. Fisher
Malcolm Roller
W. W. Hayes
Robert Harris
Lawrence Milhoan
Easter Gift Initiative by Philothea Society to Meigs Home
Middleport residents report the Philothea Society of the Church of Christ will give Easter gifts as money to wards of the Meigs County Children's Home instead of eggs. The group, led by president Mrs. Ernest Lallance, met at the church to plan church decorations, officer elections, and a forthcoming April potluck installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Philothea Society
Church of Christ
Ernest Lallance
George Childs
O. E. McKinley
Fred I. Gardners
Edgar Allensworth
Gardner
Columbus
Ind
Frank Brumley
Brumley
William Bradford
Bradford
Dulcie Young
Denver Rice
L. E. Burford
C. E. Vance
Local Couple Returns From Visit. Several Moves Reported
Residents share travel and health news. Arthur and Mrs Poole return to Grafton after visiting Elizabeth Kirby. L L Lyons visit Charleston and report Mrs Elisha Richards improving at Kanawha Valley Hospital. William Perry finishes U S Navy boot training at Great Lakes and is on leave. Alfred Baumgardner treated at Meigs General for back injuries from a mine accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Poole
Grafton
W. Va
Emmett Shulers
Shulers
N. Third Ave
William Perry
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Alfred Baumgardner
Meigs General Hospital
H. J. Russell
Columbus
John Talbott
Russell
Meigs County Cancer Society
Guy Reynolds
Russell McDaniel, Jr
Margaret McDaniel
Grant St
Middleport
Andive
Otto Hoffman
Jackson
Winnie Mayer
Lincoln and
Beech
Minstrels Slated For Harrisonville
Minstrels directed by Brad Maag and produced under Knights of Pythias sponsorship will perform at Harrisonville High School at 8 15 p m on Friday March 21. The show follows runs in Middleport Rutland Chester and Pomeroy making Harrisonville the fifth Meigs community to host the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sunflower Minstrels
Harrisonville High School
Brad Maag
Knights of Pythias
Middleport
Rutland
Chester
Harrisonville
Meigs
Antiquity Man Jailed Awaiting Court Hearing
Douglas Sayre of Antiquity is in Middleport jail awaiting a hearing on charges of destroying property. He was arrested in New Haven by Chief Russell Bailey after allegedly breaking the Wallace Jewelry Store front door on N Second Ave, and was later captured in West Virginia.
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Middleport
Douglas Sayre
New Haven
Russell Bailey
Wallace Jewelry
N. Second Ave
Bailey
Sayre
West Virginia
Woman Pays $9000 For One Phone Call
PHOENIX. Mrs. Daniel J. Freese left a purse containing $9000 in large bills in a public booth. She returned 15 minutes later to find the purse missing, and discovered she had spent 9000 on a nickel call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Daniel J. Freese
Freese
Motorist Fined for Stop Sign Violation
Emmett Edwards was fined 5 dollars and costs in Mayor Sidney T. Russell's court for failing to stop at Routes 143 and 124. The arrest was made by a state highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emmett Edwards
Sidney T. Russell
Social Security Rep to Visit Pomeroy City Hall
A representative from the Portsmouth Social Security office will meet residents at Pomeroy City Hall from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m on Wednesday Portsmouth manager John R Chatfield announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Portsmouth Social Security Office
Pomeroy City Hall
John R. Chatfield
Portsmouth
Rev Leslie Kunze Speaks At Special Lenten Service
The Rev Leslie Kunze pastor of United Methodist Church of Pomeroy led a Lenten service at Heath Church as part of the Week of Dedication with the sermon Topic Conflict With Self. A consecration service will be held Sunday at 10 30 a m. offerings for overseas relief and mission projects will be received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
J. Leslie Kunze
John Elwood
Free Methodist
Harry Bates
Laurel Cliff
Young Peoples
Hysel
Naomi Baptist
H. E. Harris
BYPU
Sacred Heart
George J. Voytke
the Cross
Youth Fellowship
Roy Osborn
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Grace Episcopal
Crittenden
Rock Springs
Rutland Church OF the Nazarene
Lyndon A. Walls
Midway
L. F. Knight
ST. Paul's Lutheran
L M. Mohrhoff
Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
H. O. Cart
Hest Methodist
Middleport
Leslie Kunze
United Methodist Church of
Pomeroy
Heath Church
C. M. Hennesy
Korea
India
Palestine
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Chile
West Africa
United States
Louis A. Bangerter
Mario Cappelli
Oak Park
Dog Gone Wail Prompted by Noncompliant Dogs in Middleport
In Middleport a local ordinance requires dogs and other animals to be penned or leashed. Dog warden Arthur Stobart and officers have impounded several dogs, including a five-dog haul, as spring brings stray dogs and frightened children onto school grounds. Mayor Sidney T. Russell faces rising complaints from property owners and gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Arthur Stobart
Stobart
Muddy Rain and Haze Sweep Bend Area
Motors in Middleport and Pomeroy found muddy windshields after a brief shower that mixed rain with dust and sand from a western dust storm. A yellow haze blotted out the sun, with strong winds reported in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
Emergency Run Reaches Lynch Home in Langsville
Pomeroy Emergency Squad responded to a call at the Lynch residence in Langsville on Thursday afternoon. They treated Mrs. Lynch's mother at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Guy Lynch
Langsville
Mystery sky fire sighting over Middleport area
David Zirkle of Mason County reports observing a colored streak of flame moving northward in a wide area around 6:15 to 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, described by residents as a sky mystery. Local witnesses noted the sky phenomenon stretched across a broad region.
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Middleport
David Zirkle
Mason County
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Athens Messenger
Nelsonville
Eers Boots
Child's School
Oxfords
Arge Rac
Spike Shere
Cris Smith
Meigs Dairy Service Unit
Dairy Service Unit
Norman Grueser
Syracuse
D. A. Lambert
Albert F. Bolen
Dexter
Virgil Roush
Route 3
Fred B. Smith
Lyell Thompson
Thompson
Soil Inventory Laboratory
Church News of
Christian Science
Harold F. Hess
Barabas
First Baptist—R
H. DeMott
United Brethren
Weber D. Thoma
Mt. Herman
Nease Chapel
Freeland Norris
Letart Falls
Business and Professional Women's Club
Kamali Apparao
Ohio University
Nina Russell
B&pw Club
Bess Sanborn
Messenger Newsphoto
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
SCS
Middleport Social Notes
Val Reuter
Charles Walburn
Edward French
St. Patrick
Dwight Frost
William Reynolds
L. H. Pratt
Stewart Harris
George Meinhart
William Wise
Clara Murray
Minstrels
Bend
Liberty
Voice of the Theatre
Whip Wilson
Fuzzy Knight
Jim
Red Ryder) Bannon
Captain Video
Alan Ladd
Phyllis Calvert
Ernest Tubb
Mill Street
Middleport, Ohio
Bank Credit
Gloucester
Citizens National Bank
the Friendly Bank
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Pomeroy Bend
Valley OF Fire
Gene Autry
Pat Buttram
Gail Davis
Russell Hayden
Reed Hadley
Margaret Field
Robert Clarke
Dick Elliott
SUN
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Broadway
Tony Martin
Janet Leigh
Tim Holt
Flicka
Roddy McDowell
Preston Foster Flicka
Robert Mitchum
Jane Russell
Vincent Price
Marjorie Reynolds
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