Panthers Lose to Greenfield in Sectional Tilt at Athens
Pomeroy Panthers were eliminated from the sectional Class tournament at Athens by Greenfield with a 27 20 score. Local fans claimed Greenfield escaped a tougher test and that Pomeroy led early until the quarter. Greenfield later lost to Portsmouth, and Pomeroy’s 1940 41 season was inconsistent with few league defeats but many non league losses.
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Imeroy
Pom- Panthers
Athens
Mg Greenfield
Greenfield Boys
Greenfield
Panthers
Portsmouth
Pomeroy
Two Young Boys Arrested For Costly Pranks
Frank Bartmess aged 13 and Kenneth Wallace aged 17 were taken into custody by Police Chief Walter Wolfe after acts of mischief in a local warehouse. From Marietta, they admitted pranks including honey in a truck fuel tank and molasses in grain sacks. Marietta police expected arrival to pursue further action.
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Wolfe
Marietta
Dairymen Meet in Pomeroy for Herd Improvement
Dairymen from Meigs Washington Athens Gallia and Jackson counties will gather at the Courthouse in Pomeroy on Wednesday March 19 at 8 p m to discuss dairy herd improvement testing. Ivan McKallip state dairy extension specialist will assist. The Extension Service mailed OSU letters on fruit spraying and vegetable disease and insect control. Farmers may request these letters at the local office. A revised poultry feeding bulletin from Ohio State University is now available.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Washington
Athens
Gallia
Jackson
C. E. Blakeslee
Ivan McKallip
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Social notes from Middleport and surrounding towns
Middleport residents welcome relatives and visitors over the weekend including Harry M. Craig Jr who recently left the Army Air Corps and Bob Craig now assigned to Chicago. Local families hosting relatives from Troy Athens Columbus and Zanesville plus students and workers visiting or returning home in a busy social roundup.
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Middleport
Harry M. Craig, Jr
United States Army Air Corps
Robert Craig
Mobile
Ala
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Bob
Chicago
Recent Realty Changes In Meigs County
Real estate transfers in Meigs County last week include Alfred Brenholtz moving coal and minerals in Sutton and Letart Townships to General Hocking Co. Others include Amanda Brown parcel in Letart to Carl P. and Sybil M. Norris, Kathryn Junkerman lot in Millport to Louise and E C Bryan, and Harold G. Roush 1.75 acres in Letart to Fannie May Hall.
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Pomeroy
Alfred Brenholtz
Sutton Township
Letart Township
General Hocking Co
Amanda Brown
Parcel
Letart
Carl P
Sybil M. Norris
Katheryn E. Junkerman
Lot
Middleport
Louise and
E. C. Bryan
Harold G
Margery E. Roush
Fannie May Hall
Guth & Whitlock
Fred Guth
Fire destroys garage and car in Pomeroy blaze
A fire that began about 2 30 this morning destroyed Charles Werry s garage and automobile and damaged the nearby Reibel barn. Investigators believe the fire started from the car.
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Pomeroy
Charles Werry
Reibel
Middleport High to Stage Two Spring Concerts
Middleport High School music departments plan two spring concerts led by Miss Lois Cecil and Gordon Harris. An evening program features the orchestra, Girls and Boys Glee Clubs with soloists Helen Jane Root and Marion Rife. a Sunday matinee includes the Senior and Junior Bands with a guest artist and medals for band members.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Lois Cecil
Gordon Harris
Helen Jane Root
Marion Rife
Marjorie Diles
Dorothy Mankin
Cressa Webb
Mary Adaline Smith
Catherine
Paul Cunningham
L. L. Cunningham
Gravel Hill
MHS
Alfred Social And Personal Notes
Alfred social column lists funeral attendance for James Swartz from Columbus and Athens guests from multiple families. It notes Garner Griffin buying a new automobile and local visits and travel News includes residents visiting relatives in East Shade and Flora, with recovery from eye surgery and other social calls in Athens and surrounding areas.
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Alfred
James Swartz
Albert Termeer
James Amon
Bobby
George Termeer
Ruther Travis
Columbus
Virgil Swartz
Pine Grove
W. Va
Ann Super
Wilda Bean
Ihla Faye Swartz
Linnie Bolin
Jessia
Pearl Lutridge
Athens
Conkey
Albany
Emerson Hayes
Chester
Buise Nickoson
Clarence
Francis Caldwell
Guysville
Emma Pearman
Samuel
Mary Swart
Emma Turbin
W. L. Shumway
Garner Griffin
Gilmore Service Station Workers Named
Middleport report lists Ed Schaefer and Paul Haptonstall as employees at the Gilmore Service Station.
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Middleport
Ed Schaefer
Paul Haptonstall
Gilmore
Seventh Eighth Grade Honor Roll Announced
Middleport lists honor roll inductees for Seventh and Eighth Grade. Recipients include Susan Allensworth Mary Archer Franklin Guinther Mary Gomez Mary Lou Kelly Mary Ohlinger Martha Ohlinger Mary Martha Roller Dorothea Singer Phyllis Pearl Allen Mary Evelyn Baker Doris Barker Louise Glaze Dorothy Gosney Curtis Kelly Peggy Lewis Charles Marshall Patricia McElhinney William Seyfried Jr Milton Smart among Seventh and Eighth Grade students.
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Middleport
Susan Allensworth
Mary Archer
Franklin Guinther
Mary Gomer
Mary Lou Kelly
Mary Ohlinger
Martha Ohlinger
Mary Martha Roller
Dorothea Singer
Phyllis
Pearl Allen
Mary Evelyn Baker
Doris Barker
Louise Glaze
Dorothy Gosney
Curtis Kelly
Peggy Lewis
Charles Marshall
Patricia McElhinney
William Seyfried, Jr
Milton Smart
Seniors Pick Flowers Colors and Diplomas for Graduation
Middleport seniors choose red and white as class colors with the red rose as the class flower. Black leather diploma cases with orange lettering were selected. One act plays and a minstrel will be presented during graduation festivities.
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Middleport
Bob Hoeflich
Lois Bailey
Bob Tompkins
Reena Autherson
Memorial
Marguerite Rickman
Ed Schaefer
Bill Riley
Esther Michl
Iris Winebrenner
Racine Social and Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Racine society items note Bob Beegle of Akron weekend with parents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beegle. Virginia Philson of Columbus visits mother Mrs. Frances Philson. Helen Bentz of Gore visits her parents. Other trips include Cross, Stewart in Parkersburg and Marietta. Morris, Sayre in Marietta. Shields in Letart Falls visiting Raymond Robinson at St Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg. Jividen family from Portland and Manning and Douglas Weatherholt visit. Weaver and son from Syracuse, with Dravon Corp. Pittsburgh-worker Harold Weaver on vacation.
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Racine
Bob Beegle
Akron
Guy Beegle
R. D
Virginia Philson
Columbus
Frances Philson
Helen Bentz
Gore
John Bentz
Elm St
W. B. Cross
Walter Stewart
Parkersburg
Marietta
Francis Morris
Riley Sayre
Sullivan Sayre
Eleanor Circle
Pete Shields
Letart Falls
Raymond Robinson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Will Reefer
Athens
Henry Roush
James Jiiden
Mansfield
Portland
Harold Weatherholt
Manning and
Douglas
Gallipolis
Emma _ Jividen
Harold Weaver
Richard
Syracuse
Weaver
Dravon Corporation
Pittsburgh
Speeding Arrests and Fines Reported by State Patrol
State Patrol arrests in Middleport and nearby areas include Hubert Weatherby fined ten dollars for speeding at the curve near Monkey Run and for operating a vehicle without due regard for others. Roger Cullums and Ben Donahue face second intoxication offenses with sixteen dollar fines plus costs. Sherman Roberts pleads guilty to disturbing the peace at Idle Hour Restaurant and is fined five dollars.
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Pomeroy
Hubert Weatherby
Middleport
Greider and
Baker
Monkey Run
W. Main St
Weatherby
R. L Greider
Roger Cullums
Herman Niemeyer
Dave Jenkins
Mayor's Court
Ben Donahue
Cullums
Donahue
Sherman Roberts
Thomas Fork
Pomeroy Brief Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs U S Nease announce the marriage of their daughter Margaret to Herbert Davis on March 8 at Auburn Ave Methodist Church Cincinnati. Mrs Davis nurses Christ Hospital and Davis works at Bethesda Hospital. They will live at 2604 Eden Ave Cincinnati. Tracy Goodwin visited his mother Mrs Norma Goodwin with Dorothy Heins from Cincinnati before returning to Columbus. Mrs Angelola Casci left for Ashland Ky for a month or two.
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Tracy Goodwin
Columbus
Norma Goodwin
Dorothy Heins
Cincinnati
Angelola Casci
Ashland
Pomeroy C. To Occupy New Offices
POMEROY offices on the second floor of the I.O.C.F. building are prepared for new headquarters of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce. The space has been painted and papered and officers consider obtaining office furniture. An appeal for donated furniture to be repaired at the NYA workshop in Middleport yielded no responses, so other supplies are being discussed.
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Pomeroy
Smouldering Fire In Attic Causes Minor Damage
Firefighters were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cullums at the corner of Butternut and Peacock Avenues shortly before 4 AM Sunday. The blaze smoldered in attic walls and was brought under control with limited damage. The cause remains uncertain with some firemen suggesting an electrical short circuit.
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Pomeroy
Roger Cullums
Butternut Ave
Peacock Ave
Meigs AAA Gives Weekly Broadcasts
The Meigs county farm program airs Fridays from 12:00 to 12:15 noon on Station WPAR Parkersburg. Local AAA office employees discuss farm details in a conversational talk aimed at Meigs County farmers.
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Meigs Aaa
Pomeroy
WPAR
Parkersburg
AAA
Meigs County
The
Council Plans To Recodify Ordinances
Pomeroy council members continued review of decades of ordinances from 1910 to prepare for codification. They found the task arduous and examined a model building code to gauge feasibility of adoption or a similar code.
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Pomeroy
Fomeroy
Penetro Nose Drops Promote Easy Breathing
They soothe as they touch and cool as they vaporize shrinking as they act to open the way for free breathing. This relieves head colds and reduces misery time while stopping watery colds from hanging on. Demand Penetro Nose Drops, 25c.
Three in County Jail and Bid Notice in Athens Ohio
Three individuals including Mr and Mrs Frank Hood were jailed after a disturbance in Kerrs Run. A man named Charles McMillan from Rutland was jailed for nonpayment of an old fine. Also a public notice invites sealed bids for leasing real estate in Athens City Water Works for a sheet metal shop with minimum bid one dollar per month and bids due March 2, 1941.
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Pomeroy
Frank Hood
Kerrs Run
Charles McMillan
Rutland
Athens
Ohio
County of
State of
Athens City
S89
West State Street
Bane
T Davidson
Oanty
Watt Ver
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Athens Messenger
Westinghouse Laboratories
Bloomfield
N. J
Middleport Social Notes
Heritage Lewis
Troy
Ulah Ann
Ohio University
Lewis
A. R. Hecox
Charles Asa Bradbury
Co. P. Bradbury
Wanda Byers
Detroit
Mayme Byers
S. Third Ave
J. H. Thomas
Lester Bowers
Betty
Milton Delay
Springfield
Robert Bowles
W. S. Ellis
Bob Hoeflick
Orville Millicons
Nelsonville
Dave Osler
L. D. Hartinger
Charles
Walburn
Tom Pullin
Frances Pullin
Dorothy Sauer
Lewis Sauer
Settle
Alice Ritchie
Tuppers Plains
Charles McNamee
Pomeroy Personals
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Nature
Evans
Ide
Green Mountain
Mary Ann
Nancy Hall
MD Ameria
Grocer
Fred C. Sanders
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
S. Court ST
Lother
Frances Burke
Chesterfield
Nesterfield
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