Ohio Governor Bricker to Speak at Citizenship Day in Meigs County
Citizenship Day planned for June 12 at Rock Springs Fairgrounds Meigs County with nine Southeastern Ohio counties participating. Ed H. Condon named district chairman and organizers promise expanded entertainment including a large parade bands contests and games. Gov John W Bricker to address attendees in the afternoon. 4-H Club meets in Pomeroy with a work program and recreation.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Ed H. Condon
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Marietta
John W. Bricker
Racine Clerks Reveal Busy Week at Local Meeting
Seventy five members and guests attended a Future Farmers class gathering hosted by the home economics class. Refreshments were served as the Racine Baptist Church held a farewell party and handkerchief shower for Miss Lurlyne Edmonds who departs for Tennessee after serving as music instructor. Twenty five children enjoyed a wiener roast at the Racine beach led by Mr Ted Hilldare and Mrs Harriett Allen. Miss Katie Roush visits with family, having spent four years in Los Angeles. Mrs Russell Lee returned to West Chester with her husband after visiting local relatives. Bobby Mallory visited after three weeks with relatives in Westerville. Mr Ward Holman of New Brighton, Pa visited family members.
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Racine
Future Farmers
Katie Roush
Minnie Roush
Ben Salser
Roush
Los Angeles
Calif
Russell Lee
West Chester
Dale Lee
Bobby Mallory
Joe Cross
Westerville
Ward Holman
New Brighton
Henry
John Holman
Three Pass Tests Pomeroy Scholarship Results
County Superintendent C. O. Chapman received the Agriculture Scholarship Test results from the State Department of Education. The top scorers were Calvin Epple of Harrisonville, Glen Paynter of Racine Sutton, Don Sharder of Rutland, and Paul Thayer of Chester.
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Pomeroy
C. O. Chapman
State Department of Education
Calvin Epple
Harrisonville
Glen Paynter
Racine-Sutton
Don Sharder
Rutland
Paul Thayer
Chester
Wedded 50 Years Meigs County Celebrations
In Meigs County two couples were honored for milestone anniversaries. George R. Grate and Flora Corn Grate of Ewington celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a basket dinner at their country home, joined by children grandchildren and great grandchildren. George Bowers and his wife of Broadway hosted a family dinner for their 50th anniversary.
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Middleport
Meigs County
George R. Grate
Flora Corn Grate
Ewington
J. H. Grate
N. Third Ave
E. A. Grate
Harry McGlothin
Salem Township
George Bowers
Broadway
Senior party and local social notes at Middleport High
Middleport holds annual senior party at the high school gym with dancing to a juke box and refreshments for faculty wives and seniors. Committee chairs include Catherine Hennessy and Sarah Fisher, with subcommittees on refreshment entertainment decoration and more. The Evangeline Chapter CES inspection and WCTU meeting are announced along with teachers picnics and various local visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Catherine Hennesy
Sarah Jane Fisher
Jean Roush
Rosalie Rice
Denver Rice
Esther Michl
Doris Bailey
Betty Brown
Cressa Webb
Bob Welte
James Egner
Lois Bailey
Ruth Hamilton
Bill Diles
Jack Abbott
Jack Covert
Kanauga Social And Personal Highlights
Kanauga social news notes a Sunday School class meeting at Mrs. Peter Stace's home with strawberry shortcake and coffee. Several local residents and visitors are listed, including Emma Comstock as teacher and updates on Mrs. Black, Owen Black, and other neighbors' health and visits in the Kanauga area.
Social and Personal News from South Wilkesville
Kyle Neuhart spent the weekend with family while employed in Charleston. Diplomas were awarded to eighth grade graduates in McArthur including Donald Penn Wilbur Sorrell Opal Neal and Alvin Gregory. Mrs. Smeltzer died Sunday and was laid to rest in Ashland Kentucky.
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South Wilkesville
Kyle Neuhart
Charleston
Lester Neuhart
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Carl Wells
McArthur
Donald Penn
Wilbur Sorrell
Opal Neal
Alvin Gregory
Cy Barber
Radcliff
Fred Baird
E. J. Neuhart
Pearl McClain
Myrtle Davidson
Columbus
Wells
Paul Steinberger
Bob Smallwood
Merrill Wells
Ochis Wells
Ernest Lindamen
Louise Woltz
Harry Thompson
Smeltzer
Lonnie Wise
Gallipolis
Ashland
Albert Shifflet
Mount Olive
Lloyd Moore
Portsmouth
Cemetery Lot Owners Favor Annual Fee in Middleport
Middleport officials led by Mayor C O Fisher report strong support for a four dollar annual care fee for a double cemetery lot and two dollars for a single lot. New contributors keep joining the list as NYA and WPA workers advance preparations for the cemetery expansion ahead of Memorial Day. Lots in the new section are on sale at a reduced price.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
H. L. Redeay
NYA
WPA
Radishes Grow After Fire Damages Lincoln Hill Home
A year after Glenroy Ewing's Lincoln Hill house burned, seeds on the back porch heated by the blaze have sprouted into radishes. The seeds, exposed to intense heat and icy melt, sprouted anew a short distance from the old site.
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Pomeroy
Glenroy Ewing
Lincoln Hill
Services Held for Two Day Old Son Lloyd Krautter
Brief services were held Tuesday afternoon for the two day old son of Mr and Mrs Marion Krautter. Burial was in Gilmore Cemetery. The infant was named Lloyd Krautter.
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Marion Krautter
Gilmore Cemetery
Lloyd Krautter
Equal In Area Claim Spars Iceland Size
The note states Iceland ranks 17th in world size with an area of 40 000 square miles. It also claims Elles mere Land has an area of 40 000 square miles, matching Iceland.
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Iceland
Ellesmere Land
Change Name of Christmas Seal Group
Official name of the Christmas seal committee was changed at a City Hall meeting from Meigs County Public Health League to Meigs County Tuberculosis Association to avoid confusion with the health office. Future plans include budgeting for next year and state conference arrangements at Ft Hayes Hotel in Columbus. Also, Carroll Swanson, injured on a state highway project, was brought home from Holzer Hospital and is recovering.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Public Health League
Meigs County Tuberculosis Association
Meigs County Public Health Office
Ft. Hayes Hotel
Columbus
Middleport
Carroll Swanson
Five Points
Chester
Pomeroy Social Notes from May and June Church Activities
May meeting of the JOF Class at Simpson Methodist Church discussed church painting and Red Cross sewing plans. Future all day church activity set for June 5 with women invited, plus next meeting at Mrs. Rudisill’s home. News includes military families visiting, private Har old Taylor injured in a Bay St. Louis crash and others delaying illness, and social events like a wiener roast at Boy Scout camp and a Music Club picnic on Route 33.
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Lee Rudisill
L. L. Roush
Sid Taylor
Rutland
Camp Shelby
Miss
Jule Taylor
Harold Taylor
Charleston
W. Va
Bay St. Louis
Meigs Countians
Delbert Romine
Eugene Romine
F. A
Simpson Methodist Church
Ruth Tompkins
Nina McCullough
Ruth Donahew
Music Club
Roadside Park
Route 33
Harry R. Morris
Akron
Flora Morris
Bashan
Morris
Harry Morris
Virginia Brown
E. Main St
Harold Hubbard
Middleport
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Richard Elberfeld
Lincoln Hill
Columbus
Warren H. Bright
Peter
Duxbury
Mass
Parkersburg
Rev
Bright
Prowlers Alarm Lower Town Residents on Lincoln Street
Local residents report prowlers and porch thefts on Lincoln Street in Middleport. James Allen Mrs Ed Bennett and Glenn Lambert say nightly noises and property losses have them vigilant and contacting police.
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Middleport
James Allens
Ed Bennett
Glenn Lamberts
Lincoln St
Mother of Eleven Sues for Divorce
Mrs Laura R Wells sues John M Wells in common pleas court for divorce claiming conduct unbecoming to a married man. The couple married September 16 1915 and have 11 children including two under 18.
School Enumeration Nears Completion This Week
School enumeration in Middleport winds down this week. The count of school age children is lower than last year. Mrs. Roy Lansbury again heads the effort, noting many youths reaching 18 and thus ineligible for enumeration.
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Middleport
Roy Lansbury
Licensed To Marry In Probate Court
Marriage license issued in probate court to Foster Elmer Wright Jr. 27 and Bertha Leona Harper 18 both of Tuppers Plains and Luther Searles 18 and Wanda Darst 18 both of Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Foster Elmer Wright, Jr
Bertha Leona Harper
Tuppers Plains
Luther Searles
Wanda Darst
Middleport
Eye Shows First Signs of Age Earlier Than Other Organs
The eye is the first organ to show aging signs with elasticity of the lens beginning to decline by age 25. This early change hints at progressive vision changes and the onset of presbyopia later in life.
Pomeroy Alumni Banquet and Dance Planned
The Pom eroy High School Alumni Association schedules its Memorial Day banquet and dance for May 30. The 89 graduates will attend the banquet and business session, open only to alumni, while guests may join the dance at the Junior High Auditorium. Committees plan a different program than usual.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association
Pomeroy High
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Liver Bile Flow
A health ad urging readers to use Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow and relieve constipation. It promotes morning use to improve energy and digestion, claiming long years of success with Dr. F. M. Edwards’ patients. Available in 15¢ 30¢ and 600¢ sizes at all drugstores.
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Ohio
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EDU
Athens Messenger
Athens
4-H Club of Flats
Mildred Morgan
the City
Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Mgr
Athens, Ohio
MR. and
Mrs. Grate
Mrs. Bowers
Middleport Social Notes
Evangeline Chapter
CES
Masonic Temple
John Duerr
WCTU
Mont Miller
H. J. Hysell
Fred Hoffner
Lucille Dutton
Kenneth Byers
Joe Morris
Raymond Walburn
Guy Reynolds
George Childs
N. Second Ave
Williams
N. Fourth Ave
William Wolfe
Priode
Gravel Hill
F. M. Cluff
Frank Allen
E. B. Smith
William Stansbury
Paul French
Pittsburgh
Cash Johnson
Leading Creek
J. J. Schmoll
Eugene Farley and Sons
G. H. Marting
Jackson
Charles Wise, Sr
Charles Wise, Jr
S. Second Ave
Kanauga
Peter Stace
Emma Comstock
Owen Black
Black
W. Smith
Pt. Pleasant
W. F. Deem
Deem
Isaac Gee
Paul Ables
Holzer Hospital
Staten
Oak Hill
Ables
Lizzie Adams
Ray Adams
Huntington
E. D. Raike
Carrie Summers
Walter Schoonover
John Vickers
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
Christmas Seal Group
Liccers & Maks Tosacco Coy
Pomeroy Social Notes
F. J. Kirby
Henderson
James Jeffers
Ness
Earl Blakely
Harry Mills
William Hetteseimer
James White
R. E. Lambert
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Balto
Ravel
Cravelers
Member
Federal Reserve System
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