Middleport Garden Club Tours Meigs County Gardens
The Middleport Garden Club conducted a tour of local gardens during its May meeting at Mrs. Garen Stansbury home. Officers for 1947 48 were elected for 1948 49. The group visited gardens of Mrs G Arthur Stuart Mrs C E W Downie and Mrs R H Rawlings Home. The Spring Flower Show plans were discussed for May 22 23 at Heath Methodist Church. Refreshments followed at Western Hills. Traveling prize went to Mrs H L Ward. The June meeting will be at Mrs Robert Harris.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Garen Stansbury
Rodney Downing
Walter Harris
John Duerr
W. H Juhling
Arthur Strauss
Amateur Gardeners Club
Heath Methodist Church
G. Arthur Stuart
R. H. Rawlings
Western Hills
H. L. Ward
Robert Harris
Rites Set Thursday for Mrs. Brickles
Funeral services for Mrs Robert Brickles 28 a former Middleport resident now of Dayton will be held at the Baptist Church Storys Run at 2 p m Thursday Burial will be in Cheshire Cemetery She died Monday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton Survived by husband Robert two children Daniel and Mary K her parents Homer and Mrs Abbott Cheshire three brothers Donald of Columbus Bill and Denver of Cheshire and four sisters Rachel Violin Katherine and Ruth Abbott all of various listed locations Friends may call at Ewing funeral home at any time.
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Pomeroy
Robert Brickles
Middleport
Dayton
Baptist
Cheshire
Donald
Columbus
Bill
Denver
Rachel
Oregon
Violin
Katherine
Ruth Abbott
Ewing Funeral
Pomeroy Alumni Plan Dinner and Dance May 28
Rex Koons and his orchestra from Athens will perform at the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association dinner and dance in the Junior High School auditorium. Dinner starts at 6 30 p.m. for all alumni with dancing at 9 p.m. The Class of 1938 marks its 10th reunion during the evening.
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Pomeroy
Rex Koons
Athens
Pomeroy High School
Two Injured When Auto Hits Bridge
A 1931 sedan driven by Frank Young Jr of Mason City struck the Mason bridge near Pomeroy shortly after 4 pm Tuesday. Young suffered a forehead cut and his aunt a wrist cut. Young’s mother, a passenger, was uninjured and had gone to Mason Clinic. Police noted the front end and right front wheel damage and said Young became momentarily ill. his driver license was reportedly held by his mother.
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Pomeroy
Frank Young, Jr
Mason City
Mason Bridge
Young
Mason Clinic
Meigs County Church Women Elect Officers
Mrs. Fred Blaettner was elected president of the Meigs County Council of Church Women at the Federated Church meeting on May 7. Other officers named include Mrs. Gomer Lewis as vice president, Mrs. Thomas Young as secretary, and Mrs. Bess Sanborn as treasurer. Mrs. Dorothy Walcott spoke on The Child in the Community. The meeting program was led by Mrs. G. H. Stephenson.
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Pomeroy
Fred Blaettner
Meigs County
Circus Trip Rewarded for Perfect Attendance
Five Silver Run School pupils earned a trip to a circus in Athens for perfect attendance under Mrs. F. Ray Wilson. The students named are Bonnie Hawley, Sylvia Casto, Dorothy Casto, Erma Jean Little, and Wade Little.
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Pomeroy
Athens
F. Ray Wilson
Silver Run School
Bonnie Hawley
Sylvia Casto
Dorothy Casto
Erma Jean Little
Wade Little
Couples Listed in Local Marriage Records
The article lists pairs with ages and occupations from Ashland Ohio to Rutland and Pomeroy including Kenneth Osler and Tamara Mullins, Roy Bickle and Margaret Ours, John Hyde and Marie D Alessandra, Fred De Bois and Irene Maxim, Sidney Hodges and Glennis Ferrell, Ralph Persing and Doris Ohl, Norman Johnson and Geraldine McCormick, Henry John Bowman and Carroll Persing, Ray Grimm and Alice Mae Burris, David Handke and Barbara Harp er, Franklin Parsons and Violet Coleman, Robert Gress and Lena Rader, Kelson Phillips and Mildred Utsinger, with home towns ranging across Ohio West Virginia and North Carolina.
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Kenneth Osler
Ashland
Ohio
Tamara Barbara Mullins
Middleport
Roy Bickle
Crown City
Margaret Ours
Housekeeping
John Hyde
Marie D'Alessandro
Fred de Bois
Canton
Grinder
Irene Maxim
Middlert
Sidney Hodges
Peach Creek
W.va
Glennis Ferrell
Rutland
Ralph Persing
Niles
Doris Ohl
Pomeroy
Norman Johnson
Geraldine McCormick
Henry John Bowman
Carroll Persing
Ray Grimm
New Haven
W. Va
Alice Mae Burris
David C. Handke
Cleveland
Barbara Anne Harper
Franklin Parsons
Racine
Violet Coleman
Robert H. Gress
Arden
N.C
Lena L. Rader
Minersville
Kelson S. Phillips
Wilkesville
Mildred Utsinger
Fur trapper Charles Adkins hospitalized after illness
Charles Adkins, noted fur trapper with many prizes, was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis by Rawlings Coats ambulance on Monday for treatment after a prolonged illness.
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Middleport
Charles Adkins
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Rawlings- Coats
Adkins
Birth and injury notices from Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Mel Caruthers of Canton announce the birth of a son James Edgar at Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy dated May 7. Herman Gaffney of S Second Ave sustained a fractured skull at Parkersburg Big and Reel Co and has been a patient at Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Mel Caruthers
Josephine Smith
Canton
James Edgar
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy
Herman Gaffney
S. Second Ave
Parkersburg
Big & Reel Co
Rotarians Attend Walton League Dinner in Middleport
Middleport Rotary Club to join Meigs Chapter Izaak Walton League dinner Friday at the high school. L W McComas announces the switch from Heath Methodist Church. PTA serves the dinner. Special Waltonian guests include cast members and helpers from the Isaak Walton Minstrel Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Rotary Club
Meigs
Izaak Walton
L. W. McComas
Rotarians
Heath Methodist Church
PTA
Waltonians
Ivaak Walton
Pomeroy Class Is Praised for Red Seal Award
A Business Education World letter to J E White of Pomeroy High School announces a Red Seal Superior Achievement Certificate for the class adviser and advanced bookkeeping students. The award recognizes participation and high quality solutions among more than 15 000 competitors.
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Pomeroy
Business Education World Magazine
J. E. White
Pomeroy High School
White
Bookkeeping Award Won By Pomeroy Student
Anna Lee Warner a junior in Pomeroy High School won a cash bookkeeping prize from Business Education World magazine for a bookkeeping solution. She was among 210 high school students nationwide to receive awards from over 15 000 participants across the United States territories and Canada.
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Pomeroy
Anna Lee Warner
Business Education World Magazine
Miss Warner
U. S. and Territories
Canada
Patient Improving After Willow Creek Mine Accident
Richard West of Laurel Cliff injured in a Willow Creek mine accident. He has been at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for a week and is reported to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace and Mrs. Margaret Frost of The Plains visited him Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Richard West
Laurel Cliff
Willow Creek
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Joe Wallace
Margaret Frost
the Plains
West
Langsville Social News Records Numerous Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bolin and son Joe visited H. E. Miller in Pomeroy. E. A. Thompson returned from Richwoods W V after a week with relatives. Marvin Morris and son Carl were in Columbus on business. Nora Anneta of Charleston W Va returned home after a month with her sister W O Kersey. L V Hunt stayed with daughter Rex Edmundson in Columbus. Floyd Longstreth and Clyde McKnight were in Columbus. Ray W. Miller of Parkersburg stayed with his brother Von Miller overnight. Langsville Ladies Aid served dinner at the Church on election day. Cora Webb of Pomeroy and Adele Webb of Marietta visited relatives here. Frank Nelson and granddaughter Elaine Steele of Star Hall were Sunday guests of Clair Nelson. Harold Gardner Jr spent a weekend with his parents. -Ethel Miller.
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Langsville
Cecil Bolin
Joe
H. E. Miller
Pomeroy
E. A. Thompson
Richwoods
W. V
Marvin Morris
Carl
Columbus
Nora Anneta
Charleston
W. Va
W. O. Kersey
L. V. Hunt
Rex Edmundson
Floyd Longstreth
Clyde McKnight
Ray W. Miller
Parkersburg
von Miller
Marietta
Frank Nelson
Elaine Steele
Star Hall
Clair Nelson
Harold Gardner, Jr
Harold Gardner
Young Boy Injured After Bus Collision in East Liverpool
Jon Calvert eight year old son of Coward Calvert and Mrs James Laughlin of Pomeroy and East Liverpool was struck by a moving bus May 5 suffering a broken leg. He is under care at the Mayberry Clinic East Liverpool as his parents travel to be by his side. A separate note records Wisconsin led U S lumber output in 1904 but fell to tenth by 1914.
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Pomeroy
Jon Calvert
Coward Calvert
James Laughlin
East Liverpool
Ohio
Jon
Mayberry Clinic
Wisconsin
United States
James Clifford Rites Held at Sacred Heart Church
Funeral services for James Clifford were held at Sacred Heart Church in Middleport with Rosary at the residence on S Fifth Ave. Out of town relatives included Harry and Patricia Clifford, R M Clifford, Albert Justus and Henry Justus of Columbus, and many Seimer and Clifford relatives. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Middleport
Logan
Leo Ketner
Moxahala
George Bailey
Gallipolis
James Myless
Athens
Warner French
Leipsic
Delbert Rice
Dayton
Harry
Raymond
Leo
Cecil Clifford
Henry Justus
S. Fifth Ave
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Chester Farm Boys Elect Officers
Chester Farm Boys at Grange Hall elect officers to reorganize for summer. Allan Brown becomes president with Lloyd Weber as VP, Richard Gaul secretary, Martin Taylor treasurer, Ronald Reynolds recreation leader, John Ridenour news reporter. Members Eugene Long Howard Campbell Harold Campbell attended. Projects: dairy and crops. Club to meet each Monday.
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Pomeroy
Chester Farm Boys
Grange Hall
Earl Dean
Allan Brown
Lloyd Weber
Richard Gaul
Martin Taylor
Ronald Reynolds
John Ridenour
Eugene Long
Howard Campbell
Harold Campbell
Red Cross Workers Turn In Fund Money
Lebanon Township Red Cross drive reports a $93.35 total from a $75 quota. Chairman Mrs. Harry Swan led the effort with assistance from Mrs. Mary Yost Mrs. Frances Worthington Mrs. Charles Sharp Albina Glais encamp and Mrs. Leona McLaughlin.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Lebanon Township
Harry Swan
Mary Yost
Frances Worthington
Charles Sharp
Albina Glaisencamp
Leona McLaughlin
Hospital Bulletin Admits And Births Reported
General Hospital notes list Patty Mae Baas admitted for a tonsil operation and James Henson admitted for an emergency. Births record Mrs Roy Smith Pomeroy with a daughter. Discharges include Mrs James Car ruthers and son Middleport and Mrs Jacks Langsville. Emergencies note A H Hatfield State Highway employee with finger laceration.
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Patty Mae Baas
James Henson
Roy Smith
Pomeroy
James Carruthers and Son
Middleport
Jacks
Langsville
A. H. Hatfield
Twin-City Shrine Club Sets Special Meeting
The Twin-City Shrine Club announced a special meeting at Zerkle's on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in Middleport with members urged to attend.
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Middleport
Shrine Club
Zerkle
Return to Columbus After Home Repairs on Broadway
Herman Bennett has returned to Columbus following supervision of repairs and redecoration of their home on Broadway.
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Columbus
Middleport
Herman Bennett
Broadway
Marriage of Miss Marie Alessandro and John Hyde
Announcement of the marriage solemnized Saturday morning May 8 in the study of Rev Charles Pomeroy at First Baptist Church. White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen met Tuesday at Woodman Hall with hostesses for a social hour.
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Middleport
Marie Alessandro
John Hyde
Charles Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woodman Hall
J. O. Leonard
Allen Knopp
Clyde Winebrenner
Minnie Gilmore to Cincinnati for daughter's seminary visit
Mrs. Minnie Gilmore left Tuesday for Cincinnati to attend her daughter Esther Gilmore’s closing exercises at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Esther, a junior, will be accompanied home by her mother later this week. Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Moore stay with sister Mrs. M. G. Brown on Rutland Street and visit Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis for Mrs. Brown’s care, with Mrs. Klein joining at the bedside.
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Imains
A. V. Wood
Hamilton
Moore
Lafayette
Gallipolis
Wheeling
Brown
Paul Smart
Minnie Gilmore
Cincinnati
Esther Gilmore
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Gilmore
R. L. Hamilton
W. T. Moore
M. G. Brown
Rutland St
Holzer Hospital
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Meigs County Gardens
Elberfelds
Elberfeld
Bendvue Middleport
Don de Fore
Ann Harding
Charles Ruggles
Victor Moore
Grant Mitchell
Walter Pidgeon
Deborah Kerr
Angela Lansbury
Janet Leigh
Reginald Owen
THE
Redmen
Allan Lane
Little Beaver
Jack Hoxie
Frances Gifford
Tom Neal
Trevor Bardette
Tongue and Groove Lumber
Yellow Pine Lumber
Pioneer Insulating Board
Pittsburgh Paints
H. A. Cole Lumber Co
Tappers
Trapper
Walton League
Bookkeeping Award
Ethel Miller
James Clifford
Chester
General Hospital
Middleport Social Notes
Auviliary
June
Jean
Marion
Nellie Smart
Rittman
William Phillips
Connie Sue
Charles Walburns
the Phillips
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RADIO
Harry A. Miller Main & Sycamore Pomeroy
Phillips
Court St
Sohio
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Pomeroy Pastry Shop
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