Tuberculosis Tests Find 37 Positives in Meigs County Schools
Out of 64 tuberculin tests in Meigs County schools 37 positive readings require X ray follow up. Tests covered Middleport and Pomeroy with funding from last year's Christmas seals sale. Leaders hope to expand next year for a fuller prevalence picture among students.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Christmas Seal Committee
Middleport High School
Rutland
Harrisonville
Tuppers Plains
Racine
Chester
Smith
Ohio Public Health Department
Public Health
W. S. Ellis
Catherine Sulser
Nelle J. Bing
Racine Social And Personal Notes
Racine and surrounding residents are listed visiting relatives and attending events. Names include Miss Mary Mildred Shain, Miss Marcis Ann Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Don Nease, Bessie Bentz, Mason Spencer, Oval Diddle, Orion Holter, Floyd Chapman, Lulu Blake, Dora Plate, Amanda Cross, Ira Foster, Earl Foster, J Ward Foster, Camilla re, Lois ie, Lurlyne Edmonds, Jesse Brumfield Rutland, Lige Williams, Ben Spencer, Leonard Carphan, Yvonne Graham, Bernice Searles, Joe Sherman, Odessa Harpold, and others with moves to Hillsboro and Chester W Va.
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Racine
Mary Mildred Shain
Racine R. D
Marcis Ann Curtis
Don Nease
Bessie Bentz
Pomeroy
Mason Spencer
Oval Diddle
Orion Holter
Floyd Chapman
Camillare
Loisie
Lurlyne Edmonds
Hillsboro
Jesse Brumfield Rutland
Lige Williams
Ben Spencer
Leonard Carphan
Mbus
Yvonne Graham
Bernice Searles
Middleport
Young People Meet At Rutland Church Rally
Rutland hosts a youth rally at the Christian Church with 176 attendees split among Bradford Rutland and adjacent parishes. Leona Esker presided as group president. Rev Harley Bolton spoke. Helen Carmen led Bradford with 29 attendees. Easter decor and a church lunch accompanied the program.
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Rutland
The
Christian Church
Leona Esker
Bradford
Bradbury-Brad Rutland-Dexter
Harley Bolton
Rever- Sten
West
Helen Carmen
Dford
J. P. Miller
Dexter
Announce Services Sunday in Bradbury Bradford Rut Dexter Parish
Churches announce services across Bradbury Bradford Rut Dexter Parish. Preaching at Bradford 10 30 with sermon at 1. Evening service at Brad 7 pm. Christian Endeavor atdford Sunday 6 30 and Bradbury 7 30 Wednesday. Young Adult Class party Rutland Church Tuesday night April 1 at 7 30.
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Bradbury
Bradford
Rut- Dexter
Brad
Christian Endeavor Atdford
Dexter
Rutland Church
Rankin, First Congresswoman, Historic Milestone
Notice proclaims Peter L. of Rh. D. No. 4 Athens Ohio as Administrator of the Jennie H. Fagan estate in Athens County Ohio. Heirs or creditors must file claims within four years or be barred. Dated March 10 1941 Francis D. White Probate Judge.
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Peter L
Rh. D. No
Athens
Ohio
Jennie H. Fagan
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Social briefs from Middleport cover birthday celebrations at a Flora residence, Contract Club and WSCS events, church group meetings, and community updates. Residents include Wallace Bradford, Eva Whaley, Ray Whaley, the Schaafs, and Mrs. Cook. notes mention measles decline and residents visiting or moving, with Clifford Ervin returning to Middleport to oversee the Dexter station.
Young Adult Fellowship Dinner and Lodge Drive
This evening at First Presbyterian Church the Young Adult Fellowship meets for a covered dish supper a devotional service and a recreation period. Charles Bing leads the group while Mrs. James Stevens hosted a dinner at her S Third Ave residence for Nellie M. Murray Toledo state supervisor of the Royal Neighbors of America aiding in forming a Lodge in Pomeroy.
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First Presbyterian Church
Charles Bing
James Stevens
S. Third Ave
Nellie M. Murray
Toledo
Royal Neighbors of America
Pomeroy
Monday Is Deadline For License Tags
The deputy registrar H. J. Russell reports motor vehicle licenses near 600 and reminds motorists that Monday midnight is the deadline for 1940 license plates. His office on S. Third Ave. stays open evenings this week to accommodate applicants.
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Middleport
H. J. Russell
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Russell
S. Third Ave
Pomeroy Library Adds New Books to Shelves
POMEROY The Formeroy Public Library has added new titles this week. Highlights include Mark's Own by Sarah Atherton about a coal mine and its people, plus 11 biography titles and assorted works on health radio agriculture gardening home economics and miscellaneous topics.
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Pomeroy
Formeroy Public
Mark
Sarah Atherton
Science class to study constellations after poor visibility
Middleport Science Class taught by R. E. McKay will resume next week at the high school. A gathering last night saw observers cut short due to poor visibility.
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Middleport
R. E. McKay
Chester Rural Honor Roll Is Announced
The Chester Rural District lists honor roll recipients across grades from One to Eight in Chester, Bashan, Long Bottom and Reedsville. Notable names include James Borgan Anna Lee Eiselstein Joe Ritchie Wilma Spencer across multiple grades and schools.
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Chester
James Borgan
Anna Lee Eiselstein
Joe Ritchie
Wilma Spencer
Franklin Smalley
Dorothy Pullins
Norma Jean Wright
June Buckley
Harold Newell
Nora Mae Riggs
Vernon Bahr
Betty Jane Mora
Betty Gandee
Joyce Fischer
Nola Epple
Betty Davis
Bonna Sue Beaver
Gladys Wright
Jo Ann Riggs
Lois Spencer
Carol Christy
James Heaton
Dorothy Holter
Carol Osborne
Dayton Spencer
Reid Young
Bob Carnahan
Roy Hannum
Jean Carnahan
Jack Eiselstein
Donald Mora
Dale Kautz
Vernon Weber
Earl Dean
Charles Humphrey
Lois Reed
Irene Hall
Donald Pigott
Howard Parker
Eileen Hayes
Bill Meredith
Mildred Morgan
Bashan
Helen Bissell
Martha Ann Orr
Clarence Frank
Marilyn Orr
Long
Wilma Pratt
Effie Wells
Starling Massar
Howard Larkins
Gladys Marks
Ilah May Connally
Alberta Fitch
Wanda Lee Dillon
George Dallas
Lorena Pigott
Bertie Low Prince
Betty Linn Prince
Ramonia Wilson
Gladine Smith
Anna Marcinko
Lucile Pigott
Jack Clark
Joan Hawley
Joan Clark
Reedsville
Robert Powell
Maxine Shumway
Junior Wallace
Audrey Barringer
Chester Buckley
Dorothy Shumway
Catherine Wallace
Grace Pickens
Martha Buckley
Doris Barnett
Ruth Ann Williams
Betty Larkins
Lois Jean Barnhart
Evelyn Chevalier
Helen Sprague
Maxine Pickens
Francis Miller
Pomeroy Brief Personals Highlights and Church Events
Weekly quilting party at Federated Church with potluck lunch. One Won One Class of First Baptist Church social evening features potluck. Mrs. Young and Mrs. Parker host Past Chiefs Association. Miller family to Annapolis for visit. daughter Mary Ellen to resume Ohio State after vacation. Rutland Church to host fish supper March 28 6 30 pm. Young Adult Class offers playlet for parsonage fund. Minersville Methodist hosts Meigs County Ministerial Association April 7 10 am. Rev. Taylor to lead devotions. Mr. McNaught to speak on anti saloon.
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Federated Church
First Baptist Church
Albert Young
Dwight Parker
Spring Ave
Past Chiefs Association
Walter Miller
Mary Ellen Miller
Annapolis
Rutland
Minersville
Minersville Methodist Church
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Jas. D. Taylor
McNaught
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Archer Rites To Be Held In Middleport
Funeral services for Charles Archer a 16 year old former Franklin Junior High student who died yesterday at Franklin County Tuberculosis Hospital will be held at 1:30 p m Sunday at the Christian Church in Middleport Burial will follow in Middleport He was in ill health three years and quit school in December He is survived by his mother Mrs Edith Archer of 27 S Linwood Ave and two sisters Mrs Ruth Hill and Miss Betty Archer.
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Middleport Social
John Barker
Burns Barker
Harold Thompson
Columbus
Guy Thompson
Kenneth
Donald Coe
New York City
M. G. White
Francis Bush
Florence Bush
Athens
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Ohio University Bobcats
Madison Square Garden
Kenneth Entsminger
David Entsminger
Lincoln Sr
University
New York
Clifford Ervin
Dickinson
W. Va
Middleport
Charles Archer
Franklin Junior High School
Franklin County Tuberculosis Hospital
The
Christian Church
Edith Archer
S. Linwood Ave
Ruth Hill
Betty Archer
Rev Roush to Speak at Minersville Church
Special services set at Minersville Methodist Church with Rev. Earl Roush delivering the sermon at 10 30 a m and again at 7 30 p m. The evangelist is known in Pomeroy Bend as a former baseball player and longtime mine worker inviting old friends to attend.
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Minersville
Minersville Methodist Church
Earl Roush
Roush
Pomeroy Bend
Mrs Esther Lechner Dies in Pittsburgh. Middleport Ties
Relatives in Middleport learn of the death of Mrs Esther Lechner nee Esther Boggess at her Pittsburgh home Wednesday morning. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Boggess longtime Middleport residents. Sisters named are Mrs Marvin DeMain and Mrs Lucy Waelchi.
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Middleport
Arthur Lechner
Pittsburgh
Young People Prepare Play With Sunday Church Events
Simpson Methodist Church outlines a busy week with a Sunday 7 15 pm Young People service and a Rebecca play led by Rev Warren H Bright The morning sermon asks What Shall We Do With Jesus Crucify Him and the week includes Win My Chum services at Middleport Rutland and Mid week Lent programs with a Lost Sheep theme alongside choir practices and circle meetings
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Pomeroy
Simpson Methodist Church
Warren H. Bright
Rebecca
Bright
Jesus
Middleport
Rutland
Methodist Church
Simpson
Circle No. 2
Jesse Brewster
Viola Jones
Eva Simms
Announce Services at Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church in Middleport will hear Rev. Henry L. Carr preach on The Title of Things Hoped For Sunday morning. A 2 PM session and trustees meeting in the pastor's study plans the annual congregational meeting for Wednesday April 2 at 7 30 PM. The Young Adult Fellowship from Middleport and Syracuse will visit Athens for supper and vespers with Westminster Fellowship. about 35 attendees meet at the manse at 3 45 PM.
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Middleport
Henry L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Athens
Westminister Fellowship
Hold Funeral Rites For Mrs. Alben
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Tuella Alben 67 who died Wednesday at the Gallipolis Rest Home after ten days there. The Finsterwald Funeral Home conducted the service and Beech Grove Cemetery received the burial. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs. Freda Mulholland and Gladys and two sons Pearl and Herman.
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Pomeroy
Tuella Alben
Gallipolis
Finsterwald
Beech Grove
Alben
Freda Mulholland
Gladys
Wilkesville
Pearl
Herman
Pomeroy Couple Secures Marriage License in Pro bate Court
Sammy Smith and Edith Eileen Murphy both 21 of Reedsville were issued a marriage license Thursday in pro bate court, marking their upcoming nuptials.
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Pomeroy Sammy Smith
Edith Eileen Murphy
Reedsville
Firemen Benefit Show Tickets Sell Fast
Ticket sales for the Galvani benefit performance at the high school auditorium on Monday evening March 31 are moving quickly, chaired by Charles Rayburn. The Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the event to raise funds for new equipment and improvements.
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Middleport
Charles Rayburn
Fire Department
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