Middleport Bands Deliver Varied Concert for Large Audience
Middleport High School musicians under Gordon Harris performed both serious concert numbers and novelty pieces like Slim Trombone and Circus Parade before a large crowd of parents and townspeople. Seventeen students received service letters, with awards anticipated for Jack Abbott and others. Harris accepted a radio gift, and R. E. McKay received a token from the band.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Gordon Harris
Franklin Ginther
Jack Ubry
Mitt White
Harris
Janet Dillard
Betty Nuckles
Kenneth McElhinney
Marion Rife
Marcella Russell
Norma Jean Wayland
Jack Abbott
Lois Bailey
Ruth Hamilton
Catherine Hennesy
Bob Hoeflich
Jim Egner
David Ohlinger
Bill Riley
Bob Welte
Helen Jane Root
Sara Jane Fisher
Baton Club
R. E. McKay
DAV Meeting in Marietta for Sixth District Convention
The Sixth District Convention of the Disabled American Veterans will convene at the Court House in Marietta on Sunday April 6. Delegates from Zanesville Cambridge Athens Cadiz Steubenville Millersburg Coshocton Woodsfield Caldwell McConnelsville New Philadelphia Martins Ferry and New Lexington will attend. The event includes a morning and afternoon session with benefits experts and auxiliary activities.
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Pomeroy
Court House
Marietta
James E. Spencer
Spencer
Zanesville
Cambridge
Athens
Cadiz
Steubenville
Millersburg
Coshocton
Woodsfield
Caldwell
McConnelsville
New Philadelphia
Martins Ferry
New Lexington
State Department
Rehearsal for Junior Musicians Recital Sets Tonight
Middleport hosts final rehearsal for the Junior Musicians recital at Heath Methodist Church at 8 PM Tuesday. Teachers led by Mrs. Homer Grant present pupils from kindergarten through high school with piano solos duets and vocal selections featuring listed students and local families.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Homer Grant
Mary Adaline Smith
Cressa Webb
Miriam Kauff
Jean Ebersbach
Nan Fishler
Dorothy Mankin
Catherine Hennesy
Janet Dillard
Dorothy Jo Burnett
Dana Walburn
Polly Karr
Jon Schaaf
Paul Holter
Donna Ruth
Hypnotist Galvani to Perform in Middleport Tonight
The 43rd Middleport appearance of hypnotist Galvani will start at eight o'clock in the high school auditorium. The show is a benefit for the Middleport Volunteer Fire Company with music by the school band. A large crowd attended his last local engagement several years ago.
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Middleport
Galvani
Debris Blaze Quelled At Cox Junk Company
Local firemen were called around 2 p.m. to Cox Junk Company on East Main Street where a large debris pile caught fire and, with wind, threatened nearby structures. Fire crews quickly brought the blaze under control with no valuables at risk in the storage yard.
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Pomeroy
Cox Junk Company
E. Main St
Matilda Carleton Dies at 87 in Pomeroy Funeral Held Today
Miss Matilda Carleton aged 87 died Saturday afternoon at the home of her niece on Rock Springs Road. She leaves many nieces and nephews but no immediate relatives. Funeral services were held at 2 PM at Carleton Church with burial in Carleton Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Matilda Carleton
Fred Googlein
Rock Springs Road
Carleton Church
Carleton Cemetery
Ross Funeral Held In Columbus Today
Funeral services were held at Garagu m funeral home for Mildred Ross 44 of 446 Larcomb Ave Columbus her body recovered from the Scioto River near Mound St bridge burial at Mifflin Cemetery Coroner Dr Edward E Smith ruled death by own action noting she had been in the river since February 28 Surviving are her husband Howard Ross father Enos Thomas four brothers and five sisters in Ohio West Virginia Indiana and New York
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Frank Brumley
Columbus
Warren Ellinger
Mary K. Riley
Toledo
T. A. Riley
S. Second Ave
Harlan Klees
Klees
Lemma Lighter
Sharon Riley
Margaret Isabelle Stewart
Wooster College
O. H. Stewart
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
John Wesley Longstaff
Rosanna Barker
Erma McKay
Thomas
Ft. Riley
Kas
U. S. Cavalry
Gene Biggs
CCC
Thomas Riley
Edgar Ervin
Carl Searles
Chillicothe
Hod Searles
Raymond Neal
United States Army
Ft. Thomas
Huntington
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Archie Rumfield
Chauncey
Thomas Lowery
Arthur Stuart
Jean
E. R. Lama
Gravel Hill
Virginia Finsterwald
The
University
Bexley
Marilyn Jean Bland
Akson
Minerva Childers
Guy Reynolds
Margarum Funeral Home
Gahanna
Mildred Ross
Larcomb Ave
Scioto River
Mound St. Bridge
Mifflin Cemetery
Edward E. Smith
Howard Ross
Enos Thomas
John
Howard
Harold
Harvey Thomas
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Emma Green
Stella Horn
Crooksville
Nellie Gardner
Fort Wayne
Ind
Elizabeth Ackroyd
Jamestown
N. Y
Eva Nease
Letart
Mrs. Orah Dillard Rites Planned in Middleport
Mrs. Orah Dillard, 90, died Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Walter Owens in Middleport. Survived by three daughters, three sons, 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A private funeral will be Tuesday at 2 PM at the Owens residence, Rev. Karr officiating, with burial in Middleport Hill. Friends may call after 6 PM Monday until noon Tuesday.
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Middleport
Orah Dillard
Walter Owens
Rosamond Lee Dillard
Kathryn Dillard
Lorna Dillard Owens
E. E. Dillard
K. H. Dillard
John F. Dillard
Karr
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Owens
Meigs Leads District Christmas Seal Drive
Meigs County posted the district’s highest percentage gain in Christmas seal sales in the Marietta District of 11 counties, rising 80 percent from 1939 to 1940. Revenue reached 754.81 dollars against a 600 dollar quota, with Muskingum also surpassing its target. Meigs per capita rose to 3.05 seals from 1.76, and attendees at the district conference included health nurse Miss Nelle Bing and league chair Mrs. Malcolm D. Hartley.
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Pomeroy
Marietta
Meigs County
Muskingum
Nelle Bing
Malcolm D. Hartley
Pomeroy Officials Urge Fire Cautions
POMEROY village authorities urge extreme caution for residents using fire to clear gardens. They warn sparks can start grass fires that quickly get out of control, causing costly fire calls and damage to the town.
Demand for metals boosts local junk business
Stimulated by higher prices and steady demand for metals, the junk business is brisk in the locality. Materials once unsalvageable are now bought, with yards receiving junk faster than they can handle. Men and boys scour for scrap, especially aluminum.
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Pomeroy
Easter Cantata set for Palm Sunday at Federated Church
Pomeroy Music Club members rehearse twice this week for the Easter Cantata The Story of the Cross to be presented Palm Sunday April 6 at 4 00 pm at Federated Church under Mrs J E White Also notes include Baptist Church 70th anniversary service Thursday at 3 00 pm PTA Southeast district conference in Athens Wednesday at First Methodist Church and a playlet Rebecca staged at Simpson Methodist Church lead by Miss Louanna Ebersbach
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Pomeroy Music Club
Federated Church
J. E. White
Women of the Baptist Church
The
Baptist Mission Field
Rebecca
Simpson Methodist Church
Louanna Ebersbach
PTA
Athens
First Methodist Church
Unified Farm Program Committee
AAA
Second St
Circle No. 1
Delmar Canady
Annie
Meigs County Women Lead Achievement Day Program
Meigs County farm council members gathered in Middleport for the county wide Achievement Day. Community project leaders and committees from Harrisonville Salem Center Reedsville Long Bottom Alfred Dorcas Racine Portland West Shade Rutland Beech Grove Letart Falls Tuppers Plains Rock Springs and other towns organized programs decorations registrations and luncheons.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Columbia
William Swett
G. A. Radekin
Danville
Rosy Barnes
J. T. Lecie
Salem Center
Ralph Morton
Blanche Nelson
Harrisonville
Hazel Clark
Pauline Atkins
Chester
Edna Dean
Navada Beaver
West Shade
Norman Johnson
C. L. Heaton
Rutland Beech Grove
Clara Wells
Don Anderson
Tuppers Plains
Georgia Springer
Phyllis Shields
Rock Springs
Avice Roush
Geneva Joachim
Alfred
Clara Follrod
Lee Henderson
Dorcas Racine
Clifford Morris
Garnet Smith
Reedsville-Long Bottom
Ella Hannum
Lillian Williams
Letart Falls
H. B.powell
Mabel Shields
Portland
Olive Willford
Okey Paynter
Hemlock Grove
William Quivey
Edison Hart
Stella Atkins
Elsie Welch
W. R. Amos
S. C. Cook
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Gladys Sisson
Hazel Curtis
Effie Warren
Sarah Findling
Mabel Griffin
Neva Ogdin
Laura Pickett
Emory Powell
William Gainer
Harry Swan
Albert Paynt
Clarence Hreaton
Emma Burford
James Titus
Let
New GC. of C. Offices Open in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce opens new office rooms for use by the organization and the public. Ed Condon, president, announces refinished furniture from NYA shop at Middleport, with the headquarters on the second floor of the LO.C.F. building at Court and Main. The space includes a committee room and desks with updated papering painting and new floor covering.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Ed Condon
NYA
Middleport
C.F
Court
Main St
Sutton Conservation Committee Hosts Meeting in Sutton
The Sutton Conservation Committee met at Virgil Hamm's home on Friday evening March 28 to discuss Achieving a Better Balanced Agriculture led by township discussion leader Mrs. Josephine Smith. Refreshments were served to identified local residents and families including the Houdashelt Hamm Roush Smith Wolfe Lee Hamm Yost and Delmar.
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Racine — Sutton Township
Ralph Lee
Blanche Hamm
Delmar
Mary Yost
Edson Roush
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Capital University
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Butler, Pa
Anna Jane Bier
Middleport Social Notes
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Baby
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Patricia
Megadore
Rupe
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Robert Harris
Clarence Schneider
Marcus Chambers
Herbert Chambers
Orville
Opal Taylor
Leonard Taylor
Broadway
Anson Smith Insurance Co
Ohio National Bank Bldg
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Cedric Clark
Charles Asa Bradbury
Ohio University
H. Bradbury
Jack Edwards
John Harley
Ohio State University
Jane Stansbury
Dann Joan Hamilton
Western College For Women
Oxford
Miss Hamilton
Thomas Longstaff
Herman Ohlinger
Luther Boger
Boger
Washington, D. C
Junk Co
Finland
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Meigs
James E. Ogburn
North Carolina
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Meigs Co
Sylvia Ledlie
Della Norton
Golda Anderson
Ward Springer
Virgil Atkins
GC. of C
Sutton Conservation Committee
Nurito
Camel
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Pathé
Bob Donahue
AME
Bob
B. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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