Seniors Win Inter-Class Track Meet at Pomeroy Monday
POMEROY May 17 Two records were broken at the Pomeroy High School inter class track meet held at Rocksprings Fairgrounds. The Seniors won with 46 points, Juniors 38, Sophomores 27, Freshmen 32, eighth grade 6, seventh grade 4. Nell Proctor set a baseball throw record with 195 ft 1 in, her third straight year of a new mark. Freshmen girls won the half mile relay in 2 11 1 5, while Louise King tied the school 75 yard dash record at 10 seconds.
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Pomeroy High School
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Nell Proctor
Louise King
Todd Scott
Editon Guinther
Muril Wolfe
Aaron Zahil
Oscar Qualls
Robert Bailey
Ward Radford
Ted Scott
Edison Guinther
Muril Crow
Edward Parker
Roland Spencer
Fred Binetmar
Ruth Curtis
Thelma Armes
Mees
Bartels
Tip Dye
Harold Wiggins
Albert Russell
Thomas Potts
Ted Roberts
Neil Proctor
Mabel Davis
Virginia Arnold
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Ralph Sisson
Edward Skinner
Morris Thornton
George Kindle
Dayton Phillips
Fred Crow
Paul Casci
Ralston Russell
Carl Kloes
Edwin Hartenbach
John McKenzie
Carl Kioes
Narvin Roberts
Reedsville Civil War Veteran Overlooked in List
Virgil J. Packard of Reedsville appears missing from the annual surviving veterans list. The elderly former Federal soldier, now in his eighties and limited in mobility, reportedly served honorably and draws a pension, and is said to be Lebanon Township’s only surviving Civil War veteran.
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Pomeroy
Reedsville
Packard
Lebanon Township
Messenger Society Notes and Local Ads Contact Info
A. Hartley, staff correspondent, invites society and locals to send news to 40-3. He will appreciate this service. Circulation and classified advertising details for The Messenger appear, with John Sauvage reachable at 458-L for ads.
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Cail John Sauvage
Birthday Celebration Ends With Jail Time in Pomeroy
Relatives and friends gathered for Mrs. Richard Qualls birthday in Pomeroy on Sunday. The celebration led to Mrs. Qualls and sister-in-law Mrs. Moses Qualls being jailed, with Moses Qualls also in custody. Also jailed is Douglas Grover of Rutland on a non support charge filed by his wife Evelyn Grover. A warrant charging Clifford Maiden with stealing cider from a neighbor at Carpenter was sworn out Sunday before Justice McCullough and sent for service.
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Richard Qualls
Middleport
Evelyn Grover
McCullough
Clifford Maiden
Carpenter
Constable Jewell
Local residents enjoy visitors and school picnics around town
Mrs. Ivan Cowan and family join Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winebrunner after months apart in Florida. Ohio State student Lawrence Curtis, decamps from Columbus for a Sunday visit with the Curtis family. Athens visitors A W Kassler and Don call on Gravel Hill. High school activity includes Central School picnics at Scott's Field Cheshire and Pythian Park.
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Bessie O'Leary
Florida
Charles Winebrunner
South Second Avenue
Josephine
Nora Curtis
Columbus
Lawrence
Ohio State University
John Curtis
A. W. Kassler
Don
Athens
Arthur Boica
Gravel Hill
Reese Williams
Glouster
Central School
Scott's Field
Cheshire
Mildred Kim
Reese
R. C. McBride
W. P. Ohlinger
Misa Helen Ohlinger
C. J. Rust
Middleport
North Warren Avenue
L. E. Dahneke
Sara Louise Kent
Middleport High School
Old Man's Cave
T. J. Sharpsley
Huntington
R. W. Harris
Pleasant Ohlinger
Zanesville
Moore
Pythian Park
Picnic Dinner A Main Attraction At Childrens Games Day
Children enjoyed a day of varied games with a picnic dinner as the highlight. The event offered playful activities suitable for the age group and provided a joyful community gathering.
Norris Wins Fight To Transport Pupils
Court of Appeals sustains Norris bid for school transport contract against Letart Consolidated School District. Norris sought $120 monthly for eight to nine months, opposing Barnitz's $128. Trial verdict for Norris upheld on appeal. injunction denied.
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Barnitz
Court of Appeals
Council Deliberates Railroad Franchise On Riverfront Land
Pondering council members discussed granting Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad a franchise to use river side Main Street land by the depot. The company seeks to secure legal title “as long as it is used for railroad purposes” though the land is already in use. The issue has been postponed multiple times for further study.
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Pomeroy
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Buffington Island Battle Site Draws Summer Tourists
Pomeroy reports thousands will visit Buffington Island this summer to see the Civil War battlefield memorials. Ohio has built a park and hard surfaced roads to the site, highlighting the 1863 clash between Morgan’s raiders and Federal forces as a northern battle of the era.
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Pomeroy
Buffington Island
John Morgan
Plate
Ohio
Goodnight Couple Injured in Auto Crash near New Haven
Mr and Mrs Oris Goodnight of near New Haven West Virginia suffered minor injuries when their automobile went out of control on the way to Point Pleasant Monday morning They were taken to Gallipolis hospital for treatment of their injuries.
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Oris Goodnight
New Haven
W. Va
American Legion Tops Firemen 5–2 in Pomeroy League
In Monday’s Pomeroy Recreational League game Amer ican Legion defeated Firemen 5 to 2. The Firemen showed a late rally that fell short as the Legion held on for the win.
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American Legion
Firemen
Knife, Beech Tree And Boy Is Happy
POMEROY May 17 There is hardly an accessible beech tree in all the land which does not carry the scars of the boy and his jackknife. Initials and grotesque carvings mark beech trees along the Ohio river valleys and hills. A Civil War veteran, John M. Stivers, recalled carving his name as a youth and returning 70 years later to find the tree unchanged apart from aging. Early surveyors in Meigs County left marks in 1819 that remain visible.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Ohio
Meigs County
Gallia
Washington
Gallia County
Record Number of Gardens Are Planted
Pomeroy Ohio May 17. River shore gardens along Meigs County front reach a record level with nearly every acre cleared for planting. Gardeners gamble on June freshets while ground rich in river silt yields corn beans celery sweet potatoes and turnips. Many idle residents farm to provide food as flood risk remains.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Funeral for Gladys McPherson Held at Enterprise Church
Gladys McPherson 31 formerly of Pomeroy was brought from Huntington for a Monday funeral at Enterprise church at 2 PM with burial in Rocksprings Cemetery. Her death was caused by blood poisoning from an ulcerated tooth. Her sisters also died at 31.
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Gladys McPherson
Pomeroy
Huntington
Enterprise Church
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Shoemaker
Former Middleport Minister Honored
The Troy Daily News features Rev. Irvine L. Dungan once pastor of Middleport Presbyterian Church. Now in Troy, he is active in civic education Kiwanis and the Troy Ministerial Association. His Troy church addition, dedicated in 1930, remains a notable project. He collects Presidential prints and has run a small printing press since age eleven.
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Irvine L. Dungan
Ohio State University
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Cincinnati
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United States
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Behold the Believe It Or Not Pumpkin Prize
Local page closes its Believe It Or Not contest with two prizes awarded Coral Woolley and George Clark. The feature details a seven leg lamb and a 111 1 2 pound pumpkin from McCune farm, plus notes on radio tips and a sleepy Italian climber clipping.
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Millfield
H. H. McCune
Shannon Avenue
Athens
F. M. McCune
May Festival at East School Delights East Side Lawn
Ideal weather and a natural setting on the East Side School lawn complemented the May Festival held Monday afternoon. The program grew from school music work under Miss Ruth McConnell. The costuming was a...
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Ruth McConnell
East Side School Concert Celebrates Folk Music Theme
The art department under Miss Dorothy Loeweil showcased a garden scene by First Grade. Second to Sixth Grades performed music from America Holland France Scotland and England with choruses. Parents enjoyed the event as certificates were given to pupils by Mr House for athletic events among IP city schools.
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Holland
House
Rufus Putnam
East Side
IP City
How to Stop Rheumatism
An ad claims RAMA cures rheumatism by cleansing the liver kidneys and blood to expel poisons. It promises first day pain relief and a guaranteed remedy against painful stiffness and swelling with a money back offer.
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Rama
Leap Year Bride Cherry Dixon in Athens Messenger Serial
Cherry Dixon aged 19 becomes the leap year bride of Dan Phillips, a newspaper reporter. The melodramatic life story unfolds as a new serial begins May 25 in The Athens Messenger.
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Cherry Dixon
Dan Phillips
Cherry
Athens Messenger
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