Middle Council Approves Traffic Plan on Mill Street
The Middle Council plans to open Mill Street from Eva to Third Avenue for truck loading with a 35 mph limit, zones reducing to 20 mph. Chief McClure and Ithamer Neal will supervise enforcement, tagging cars for repairs. unreturned tags may lead to arrest. The FBI school report and treasury figures were presented, and fines income set records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Council
Mill St
Eva Third Ave
McClure
Ithamer Neal
FBI
Athens
E. O. Smith
Frank Vroman
Smith
Francis Anderson
Vine St
Harry Craig
Chester Garden Club Meets With Miss Dean
Chester Garden Club met May 1 at Miss Edna R. Dean's home in Sumner with nine members present. President Mrs. Pearl Mora presided. Mrs Oscar Bauer read a paper titled Garden In a Walket and Mrs P F Koblentz read the Garden Calendar. Judges awarded ribbons for wild flowers and spring flowers to Mrs Howard Knight, Mrs P F Koblentz, and Miss Edna Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester Garden Club
Edna R. Dean
Sumner
Pearl Mora
Oscarauer
P. F. Koblentz
Oscar Bauer
Ernest Knight
Henry Beaver
Howard Knight
Edna: Dean
Middleport Community Notes and Campus Visit Highlights
Local items record visits by Mrs Smart and Miss Phyllis to Capital University and Ohio State University, Shrine ceremonial attendees in Charleston, and scheduled meetings at First Baptist and Church of Christ groups. Also noted are Eastern Star inspection, Mother's Day activities, memorial planning, and local residents visiting family in Rio Grande and Ravenswood with furloughs and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Capital University
Smart
Twilight Softball League report and Pomeroy Mason actions
A Twilight Softball League report by Paul Clifford notes ten teams. W A Smith announces bridge freeing ceremonies chairmen and an arrangements meeting tonight. Officers include Judge Edgar Ervin and Rev Ralph Kuether directing singing. William J Heiger of Harrisonville was fined $100 and jailed 30 days for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seybana Ana
Ewings
Paul Clifford
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy-Mason
Edgar Ervin
Edison Hobstetter
Theodore Reed
Ralph Kuether
F. J. Reed
C. L. Tannehill
Francis H. Klein
Fred Crow, Jr
Edward, Stark
William Anderson
Glenroy Ewing
Ralph Graves
C. F. Tompkins
Irving Karr, Jr
John Duerr
Ic. E. Blakeslee
Frank B. Will
J. K Houston
F. I. Reed
Harry Miller
John Sauvage
R. G. Webster
Robert Coates
Norbert Compton
E.D. Hartinger
H. B. Kress
D. W. Ashworth
Carl Jennings
Harlan Wehring
Aten 3Ham
Fredcrow
Paul, Staves
Cete
Tannehill
Norman Klees
Harry Smith
Allen Hartley
Ruby Reibel
Omeroy
William J. Heiger
Harrisonville
Ph Welker
Social Notes From Omeroy Area Gatherings and Marital News
Local society notes recount visits by Dr. and Mrs. P E Emley in Minneapolis and introductions of bank broker R C Mees. Happenings include church activities at United Methodist Church, engagement announcements for Miss Margie Downs and Edward Warner Jr., and multiple family visits in Circleville, New Brighton, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omeroy
P. Emley
Minneapolis
Stan
National Convent
the Association of Bank Men
R. C. Mees
Mees
Pomeroy
Paine, Webber, Jackson and Iis
Three Middleport Men Injured Playing Ball
Three Middleport men injured while playing ball this spring include Albert Smith on Second Ave who broke an unspecified bone, Raymond Allensworth on crutches after a bad ankle injury in the Hartford Middleport game, and Sonny Haggerty also on crutches from a ball game incident. In a separate item, Mrs A E Russell’s children and Susan Eileen were called to Corn ing by their mother's illness during an extended visit with Gladys Russell.
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Middleport
Albert Smith
Second Ave
Jeg
Cheshire
Raymond
Cub) Allensworth
Hartford
A. E. Russell
Edgar Allensworth
Susan Eileen
Corning
Gladys Russell
Im Cromk Endorses Rotman Cleanser for Linen Care
Im Cromk praises Rotman Cleanser for washing linens including tablecloths towels and bed linens. He claims it keeps fabrics white and protects against wear from rubbing and boiling.
What Is Wrong When Prayer Fails
A 9,000 word treatise from Edwin J. Dingle, once sick in Tibet, promises health and power through the Institute of Mentalphysics. He offers free copies to readers of The Los Angeles paper at 213 South Hobart Blvd Dept X-480 Los Angeles 4 Calif, urging prompt replies as stock is limited.
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
al Fortune
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South
Hobart Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
Proffitt Funeral Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Joseph Henry Proffitt age 85 who died at his home in Letart Monday evening will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the Letart Methodist Church with interment in Letart Cemetery Survived by wife Mary and nine children Rebecca Davis Florence Poole Cumberland Md Molly Myers Minnie Welsh Chester W Va Matilda Conklin Columbus Ann McCoy Joe and James Proffitt and Helen Faircloth of Racine
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Letart
Joseph Henry Proffitt
Letart Methodist Church
Letart Cemetery
Mr. Proffitt
Mary
Rebecca Davis
Florence Poole
Cumberland
Molly Myers
Minnie Welsh
Chester
Matilda Conklin
Columbus
Ann McCoy
Joe
James Proffitt
Helen Faircloth
Racine
Gallipolis Librarian to Speak on Red Cross Roles
Miss Nellie Glass librarian of Gallipolis and Pomeroy libraries will speak Thursday night at the Women's Association of First Presbyterian Church meeting. She will share experiences as a Red Cross Worker during World War II. Group 1 met Monday at Miss Mary Park’s home with 20 members. devotional led by Mrs Leo Beeson and a talk on Deborah by Mrs Edgar Ervin. Co-chairs for the group are Mrs O H Stewart and Mrs Karl Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nellie Glass
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
O. H. Stewart
Karl Owen
Minersville resident taken for hospital operation
Mrs. Janie Grueser was taken to Room 215 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg on Sunday for an operation. Burglars robbed the Church of the Nazarene during the weekend, escaping with loot valued at $100. Services were announced for Sister Marie Catherine Duffy, treasurer of St Joseph Academy, to be held Wednesday in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Janie Grueser
Minersville
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Hamilton
Church of the Nazarene Aere
Columbus—Pi
Marie
Catherine Duffy
St.Joseph Academy
Special OES meeting in Pomeroy May 14 at 7 30 p m
Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star holds a special meeting Tuesday May 14 at 7 30 p m at the chapter house. Mrs E M Burton has been discharged from Holzer Hospital and returned home on Gravel Hill and is improving satisfactorily.
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OES
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter
Middleport
E. M Burton
Holzer Hospital
Gravel Hill
Council Votes To Improve Route 124
Pomeroy council passed final legislation for the improvement of State Route 124 within the corporate limits. Fire committee members sparred over purchasing 1,000 feet of hose, with two votes against and one abstention. A compromise between hose suppliers was not considered. Finance committee members were named to study a new dump truck for garbage collection. Next meeting: Monday night, May 20.
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Pomeroy
G. Ray Steen
Marietta
Harry Canterbury
Clair Karr
Sidney Spencer
Schwab
George Howell
Picnic Held by Chester High Students
Chester High School Home Economics students enjoyed a Thursday picnic at the Scout Camp. A noon potluck lunch followed. attendees included Betty Eastman Chris White Bernice Young Rita Petty Margaret Foster Agis Spencer Fay Bailey Romania Wilson Phyllis Dill Audrey Bailey Ruth Weber Jeraldine Woods Phyllis Lawrence Mary Beil Cowdery Violet Bissell Margaret Crislip Betty Hawk Lorena Pigott Elizabeth Coleman Betty Buckley Mary Will Donna White Wanda Hoffman Marilynn Cowdery Donnn Wolfe their teacher Mrs Constance Allen and guest Miss Fay Pickens.
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Chester
Chester High School
Betty Eastman
Chris White
Bernice Young
Rita Petty
Margaret Foster
Agis Spencer
Fay Bailey
Romania Wilson
Phyllis Dill
Audrey Bailey
Ruth Weber
Jeraldine Woods
Phyllis Lawrence
Mary Beil Cowdery
Violet Bissell
Margaret Crislip
Betty Hawk
Lorena Pigott
Elizabeth Coleman
Betty Buckley
Mary Will
Donna White
Junior-Senior PTA To Meet Thursday
POMEROY. The Junior-Senior Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday evening May 16 at 7 30 p m in the Senior High Auditorium. Topic is Constructive Leisure Time Activity. Mrs Clair Karr, program chairman, announces Miss Charlotte La Tourette and eight Ohio University students will present a hobby display including an original puppet show and puppetry demonstration with a table of hobby materials and books in the auditorium.
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Pomeroy
Clair Karr
Charlotte la Tourette
Ohio University
District Meet Set June 5
Mrs James Titus regional director of the eleventh district spoke to the Twilight Garden Club at the home of Mrs Elmer Wickham. She reported on the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs board meeting in Columbus April 23 and the Narcissus Show in Huntington March 30. The annual district meeting will be in Middleport on June 5 with state president Mrs Frank E Garry present. Twenty seven members and a guest attended. Five dollars was donated to the Band Boosters Fund. A paper Plants for Shady Places by Mrs J I Clark served as program. Clara Garland led a quiz with prize to Mrs H B Kress. Mrs C E Peoples won the prize package and flower awards went to Mrs Charles Graber first pansy, Mrs Lucy Gibbs second, and assorted hibiscus to Mrs E W Peoples.
Mrs White Visits Uncle POMEROY
Mrs Leona M White arrives from Los Angeles to be with her seriously ill uncle Jesse Brewster in the community. Blaine Brewster of Columbus also joins his aging relative, a prominent local citizen.
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Pomeroy
Leona M. White
Jesse Brewster
Los Angeles
Calif
Blaine Brewster
Columbus
Mr. Brewster
Truck Drivers Menaced by Mine Pickets
Picket activity disrupted coal delivery as Willow Creek mines faced threats to Coalville truck drivers arriving for coal. Oscar Imboden, arrested by Meigs County Sheriff Ralph Welker for menacing threats, was released on a $500 bond. Willow Run mines lack organization while outsiders push for unionizing amid courthouse turmoil.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Willow Creek
Coalville
Oscar Imboden
Meigs
Ralph Welker
Willow Run
Court House
Constipation relief claim from Kellogg's All-Bran ad
An unsolicited letter touts 15 years of constipation relief after daily All-Bran intake. The testimonial from William J. Anderson of Shawnee Oklahoma cites complete regularity in one month and urges daily consumption plus water, offering double money back if not satisfied.
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William J. Anderson
B J
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Kellogg
Kellege’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court
A divorce was granted Friday to W. O. Atkins plaintiff against Helen Ruth Atkins defendant in Meigs County Common Pleas Court by Judge Edgar Ervin. The charges were gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Monday afternoon reports said Imboden coworkers demanded his release.
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Pomeroy
W. O. Atkins
Helen Ruth Atkins
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Edgar Ervin
Also Mentioned on This Page
NIS Fund DE
Susan Allensworth
Ohio State University
Charleston
Leland Welch
Gassaway
W. Va
John Zerkle
D. S. Harold
B. F. Parmalee
John Hawkins, Jr
Stewart Hawkins
Jack Covert
Fred Russell
Austin Russell
N.C. Welch
Dr. Welch
Carl Gilmore
C. R. Wise
First Baptist Church
Daisy Bing
C. H. Wise, Jr
Jennie Allen
Kay Cecil
Hilda’ Rice
Church OF Christ Class
Church of Christ
Philathea
O. L. Roush
Charles Walburn
L. E. Reynolds
Allen Jenkinson
Winn- Russell
Reynolds
Ohie Card
Edward French
Russell
Jenkinson
Burford
Clyda Allensworth
Clara Dilgard
Genevieve Farmer
George, Sharp
C&o
Toledo
Karl Kloes
Alfred, Roush
Agnes Theobald
Marie Curd
Kloes
Roush
James [Keffer
Donovan Allen
Buffalo
N. Y
A. H. Bradbury
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Loren Phillips
Sally Fisher
McMaster
Harlan Devol
Virginia
Ward
Harry Clark
France
Germany
Randolph Ward
Ravenswood
James Murray
Gus Ward
O. Lo Higgins
Higgins
Theiirport
Atherrs
Kenneth Hysell
Giles Hysell
New Brighton
S |Ster
Smith Kendrew
United Methodist Church
Elsie Smith
Ella Bryant
WSCS
Margie, Downs
Circleville
Edward Warner, Jr
Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
George L. Troutman
Russell Gibbs
Warner
Mr. Warner
Middleport High School
South Pacific
China
Marine
Pomeroy Personals
Crescent City
Walter Brietkrenz
Jean Brenich
Elyria
M. E. Cambron
Cromk
ROMAN
Colegroves
Middleport, Ohio
Quality Meats
Pomeroy Bend
Doudle
Vincent Price
Lynn Bari
Frank Latimore
Anabel Shaw
Burma
Temple Middleport
Barry Fitzgerald
Walter Huston
Roland Yeung
Aubrey Smith
Louis Hayward
Dune Duprez
Bendvue
Pomeroy Today
Crimson Canary
Noah Beery, Jr
Lois Collier
Durango Kid
Charles Starrett
Mrs. White
Famous
Imboden
Om Family
W. Main St
Logan, O
Hocking Valley Hospital
Northway Cabs
Denton
Sohic
Sohio
the Standard Oil CO
Cleveland
WIA
Tuk
Sohio Hayri
WIAM
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