Pastors Gift Flood Repair Funds From Church Group
In Pomeroy the Fed erated Church received a $500 donation from Evangelical and Reformed Church headquarters in St Louis to repair flood damaged pipes. In Middleport $1100 was pledged for general church repairs after flood damage from the Board of Home Missions in Philadelphia. work includes pews, organ teardown and rebuilding, with five months for completion and chimes planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Louise Vordenberg
Honduras
Central America
Reuther
Middleport
Clarence Swearingen
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Home Missions
Philadelphia
Miller
Red Cross Workers Take Easter Holiday
National Red Cross staff enjoyed Easter breaks with regional hosts. Harriet Ray and Ruth Keighley visited Washington Pennsylvania. Vas ilike Foster and Marion Robertson spent Sunday in Gallipolis. Izola Prohascha stayed with Q rea director in Zanesville. Delores Leonard were in Zanesville. Mary Copeland visited Pee bles. Louise Baxter spent Easter with family in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
National Red Cross
Harriet Ray
Ruth Keighley
Ray
Washington, Pa
Vasilike Foster
Marion Robertson
Gallipolis
Izola Prohascha
Montgomery
Zanesville
Delores. Leonard
Mary Copeland
Peebles
Louise Baxter
Columbus
Adkins Wins Prize in Fur Handling Contest
Middleport Hills Brothers Fur Company of St. Louis awarded its third prize of 50 dollars to Charles Adkins of Gravel Hill for a well prepared pelt. Adkins is noted as an experienced trapper and hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hills Brothers Fur Company
St. Louis
Charles Adkins
Gravel Hill
Harrisonville observes 60th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. V. 8. Greenler of Harrisonville entertained Sunday in honor of Mr. Greenler’s sixty years of marriage. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Greenler and children Eileen and Junior of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Genheimer and children Evelyn and Kenneth of Albany. and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Koehler of Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
V. 8. Greenler
Greenler
Alfred M. Greenler
Eileen
Junior
Columbus
Evan Genheimer
Evelyn and
Kenneth
Albany
E. L. Koehler
Portsmouth
Syracuse Class to Stage Benefit Play Miss Molly's Girl
Syracuse eighth grade students will perform a three act play Miss Molly's Girl in the school auditorium Friday, followed by an ice cream social and candy sale to raise funds for the eighth grade banquet and commencement. Proceeds support the class events.
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Syracuse
Molly
Helen Underhill
Columbus
Mary Karr
Marcia Karr
E. G. Campbell
Asbury M. E
H. L. Holter
Junior League Society
John Hallam
C. D. Copley
Rutland
Carl B. Weese
Eleanor Karr
Athens
Patricia Karr
Middleport
Irving Karr
Jennings Weyland
William Bartels
Sstrohmeyer Crossing
Gladys Crooks
College Road
Archie Lee
A. O. Lee
A. S. Crooks
Ralston Hemsley
Joan of
Costly Delay Lands Brooks in County Jail
Earl Brooks of Columbus visited his wife on Front Street in Middleport for five minutes instead of three, prompting Middleport officers to detain him Monday night. He will be returned to the Columbus Workhouse from which he recently escaped. Brooks said he planned to leave earlier. had he, he would have avoided arrest. He is serving six months at the Gotenbul Workhouse.
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Pomeroy
Earl Brooks
Columbus
Front St
Middleport
Brooks
Charles Wise
James Lewis
Gotenbul
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Easter Visits and Local Events
Pomeroy residents report Easter visits with relatives in Columbus and Dayton. Harry Jacobs returns from CCC camp in the West to stay with his parents. Russ Meier suffers two strokes at Naylors Run home, condition serious. County officials from 14 Southeastern Ohio counties attend a Jackson meeting. Easter dinners and social visits at Holzer Hospital and with Mrs. Stanbery in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jesse Brewster
Second &St
Gal Upolis
Lloyd Watson
Charleston
Hank Young
Mr. Watson
Fostoria
Russ Meier
Naylors Run
Albert Alward
Billy Myers
Columbus
Alward
Louisa Forbes
Dana Roush
Maxine
Louis Stanley
Elizabeth Davis
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Roush
Mrs. Stanley
Davis
Julius Bennett
Gladys Kerr
Marietta
West
Harry Jacobs
CCC
Clish Jacobs
Lasley St
Philip Sommer
Raymond Harbrecht
Phil
Margaret Smith
Akron
Arthur Beegle
Herb Riggs
Theodore Beegle
Paul Leonard
George Daniels
Lare McKnight
Jackson
Ohio
Six Couples Secure Licenses To Marry
Meigs County probate court issued marriage licenses to six couples. Lee White of Letart Falls and Bernice Munday of Letart Falls. W W Eichinger of Pomeroy and Margaret Mae Collins of Pomeroy. R D Charles McColley of Rutland and Florence Kettell of Harrisonville. Earl Shields of Marion and Mary Riggs of Reedsville. Ethan Hampton of Pomeroy and Lulu Belle Russell of Pomeroy. John Speelman of Nelsonville and Sylvia Ruflick of Tuppers Plains. Ralph Bures of Hayden and Caroline Matheny of Tuppers Plains.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lee White
Letart Falls
Bernice Munday
W. W. Eichinger
Margaret Mae Collins
R. D. Charles McColley
Rutland
Florence Kettell
Harrisonville
Earl Shields
Marion
Mary Rig
Middleport Legion To Meet Wednesday on Industry Locality
Feeney Bennett Post No. 128 American Legion will hold a business meeting at the Legion Hall Wednesday night. H N Swift and other local business men will address members about locating an industry in town. Eighth District Conference set for Wellston on April 23. Prizes totaling 160 dollars will be awarded to the best drum corps and band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
H. N. Swift
Wellston
Anthropologist Chides City Dwellers Over Self Image
Harvard anthropologist Dr. Ernest A. Hooten says city residents trade their biological birthright for a mess of morons. He asserts that urban life dulls natural human traits and mocks the self-respecting ape analogy used to describe city crowds.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ernest A. Hooten
Harvard
Judge Wanamaker Proposes Plain English Juries in Akron
Akron judge Walter Wanamaker urges clear English in jury instructions to improve understanding among jurors. He experimented with a long table setup so jurors hear all proceedings and cites a survey of 800 jurors showing many do not grasp legal procedures. He notes wartime aviator past and long tenure on the common pleas bench.
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Akron. O
Common Pleas Court
Walter Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Court of Appeals
Ernst Udet
Chateau Thierry
Richtofen
Akron
Common Pleas
Walter B. Wanamaker
Judge Wanamaker
Easter Week Social Notes From Middleport
Middleport society records a weekend of visits with Miss Ruby Wise in Columbus and Easter gatherings with relatives from New Lexington to Warren. Local families host dinners and entertain, while church groups plan a covered dish event and Phi Delta Kappa delays a meeting due to Easter activities. Charles Rouble Jr undergoes appendectomy with good recovery. H. M. Cross also suffers appendicitis.
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Charles Rouble, Jr
Charles Rouble
Haster Hospital
Jennings Keffer
Cleveland
Haster
Keffer
Dana Daniels
N. Second Ave
H. M. Cross
Merritt Hears Debate In Supreme Court
Will C. Merritt, a former Meigs and Athens countian, heard arguments before the Senate Judicial Committee on a Supreme Court issue but offered no comment on sides. He planned to leave Washington for Miami, Fla, after retirement from public schools. Merritt travels widely and has lectured for Masonic groups on Jerusalem, while keeping ties to Meigs County via a directory of former residents in Columbus area.
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Jerusalem
Merritt
Columbus
Meigs County
Meigs
Coach Visits Parents in Middleport During Spring Break
Arthur Lewis, line coach and intramural athletics director at Ohio Wesleyan University, is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs George Lewis at 8 Pearl Street Middleport. After a few days he will travel to West Virginia to spend the rest of the spring vacation with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Arthur Lewis
Ohio Wesleyan University
George Lewis
Pearl St
West Virginia
Letart Falls PTA Presents Comical Country Cousins Play
The Letart Falls PTA presents the musical comedy The Comical Country Cousins at the new grade school Wednesday night March 31. The program begins at 8 o clock and features clog dancing readings and old time music by cast members Mabel Resh Leora Young Ora Hill Mark Sumler Sybil Norris Harriet Mc Clintock Naomi Ashley Adele Norris Chiorus Grimm Ruth Barnitz Genevieve Powell Kate Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Letart Falls
PTA
Mabel Resh
Leora Young
Ora Hill
Mark Sumler
Sybil Norris
Harriet McClintock
Naomi Ashley
Adele Norris
Chiorus Grimm
Ruth Barnitz
Genevieve Powell
Kate Roush
Elizabeth Zwilling Weds Geo Herrock at Sacred Heart
Miss Elizabeth Zwilling daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Zwilling and Mr George Herrock formerly stationed at Camp Meigs were married Monday at Sacred Heart Church by Rev Father Edwin Murphy. Attendants were Walter Zwilling and Miss Philomena Killinger. The couple, of Youngstown, will reside there after a brief wedding trip. Helen Beeson faculty member in Columbus spent spring vacation in New York City with Christine Garri son and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Barcus
Warrent
Barcus
Mont Miller
Alene Farquhar
Melvin Fee
Warren
R. W. Barcus
Gallipolis
Miller
Charles Robert
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Zwilling
Andrew Zwilling
George Herrock
Camp Meigs
Sacred Heart Church
Edwin Murphy
Walter Zwilling
Philomena Killinger
Herrock
Youngstown
New York Middleport
Helen Beeson
Roosevelt High School
Columbus
New York City
Beeson
Christine Garrison
of Corning
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Athens
Ball Pharmacy
Nelsonville
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Red Cross
Adkins
Pomeroy Social Notes
Home Missionary Society of
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Nelle Bing
Union Ave
Albert Owens
Elsie Bridges
Marshal Allen
Elsie Coleman
Dayton
Henry Stanbery
Joe Wood
Cincinnati
Stanbery
Margaret Stanbery
Middleport Legion
Middleport Social Notes
Ruby Wise
Mildred Graves
J. M. Mygatt
Claud Denney
New Lexington
D. H. Denney
Dexter
Hattie Denney
Josephine
Harry McMaster
Adele Harpold
Jack Hence
Ripley
McMasters
Fred
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Point Pleasant
Emil Velazco
NBC
CYW Club
Fred Healy
S. Fourth St
Supreme Court
Sport Oxfords
Wunder
Enna Jetticks
Court St
Geo. Herrock
Hawaii
Honolulu
U.P
Luckoff
Janet Gaynor
Gout Dagner
David O. Selznick
The
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