Pomeroy High School Graduates Hear Baccalaureate Sermon
One hundred graduates from Pomeroy High formed the processional at the Junior High for the class of 1939. The choir of twenty two girls wore white robes. Reverend Kuether delivered the sermon on developing mental physical and spiritual life and urged graduates to stand tall live a life of kindness and service.
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Eroy
Pomeroy High
Jack
Frank Beuscher
Dionne
Gloria Elizab
Warren H. Bright
B. H. Morris
Jesus
Thef Rey
Ralph Kuether
Liamersa
Kuether
Ing
Walter F. Sodt
Building Work Increases At Butter Ve Site
Construction at Knight brick building on Butter Ve progresses rapidly as expansion and remodeling unfold. The project adjacent to Lincoln Hill home of Mr and Mrs Ed ark moves ahead with work on enlarging and framing while nearby changes include church remodeling and a theater building conversion.
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Felix
Weroy
Knight
Butter- Ve
Finsterwald
Edark
Lincoln Hill
Democrat
Electric Theater
Maytag
Examination records reveal local youths amid wartime service
The report notes Francis Bush and Florence Bush connected to Rantoul Illinois preparing for military medical exams before entering the Army. It mentions Bush a graduate of Ath high school and studies at Ohio University with prior moves from Haskins Palmer Street and Jon Fiers in Gallipolis and Cheshire, plus travel to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania during the period.
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San Y Air School
Francis Bush
Florence Bush
Rantoul
Ill
Theyth Haskins
Palmer St
Jon Fiers
Elmer of
Gallipolis
March of Cheshire
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Marital Announcement
Readable notes record Miss Betty Reed visiting Columbus and a St Paul steamer trip, plus Marion Morrison and Dell Russell family events. An announced marriage unites Evelyn Jones and Charles H. Lucas Jr. with Columbus ties. Other items cover dinner guests, hospitalizations, Rutland class activity, student council election, and a Cheshire swimming outing.
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Homer Jones
Miss Evelyn Jones
Charles H. Lucas Jr
Columbus
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Miss Jones
Margaret Steiger
Paul Mitchell
Speakerville
Lucas
Vendol touted as remedy in Athens area ad
A newspaper notice promotes Vendol as a root and herb remedy for constipation and related symptoms. It features testimonials from an Athens woman and urges readers to visit Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store for more information and purchase. The piece presents Vendol as available at local outlets and widely recommended by area druggists.
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Penney
White Town
Athens
United
Annouriays
Vendor
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman’s
Nelsonville
Shoot Meigs Gas Well Tuesday Morning
Pomeroy reports the Meigs County deep gas well will be shot Tuesday at 8 AM with 50 quarts of nitroglycerin after earlier attempts failed to detonate 30 quarts placed 4400 feet down. The site near the Taggart home by Rolandus sees a large crowd expected.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Taggart
Rolandus
Auxiliary Is Installed at Middleport
Bertha Morris of Dayton presides over the formation and installation of Gerber Auxiliary No. 94 at the American Legion Hall with members from Dayton Marietta Caldwell Cincinnati Cleveland Athens and Pomeroy. Sixteen initiates and a basket dinner followed the ceremony while rules for new member eligibility were read.
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Middleport
Bertha M. Morris
Dayton
National Auxiliary of
Gerber
American Legion Hall
S. Fourth Ave
Marietta
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Athens
Pomeroy
A. J. Beaver
Cora McBride
May Karr
Lulu B. Murray
Ella C. Russell
Lettie Parsons
Flora Woods
Maggie Rhodes
Garnet Halley
Nellie Morris
Julia Gerber
Lewis Gerber
Alvina Eisman
Fannie Albrcht
Ada Kennedy
Akron
Sarah Runkles
Columbus
Louise M. Carr
Lula M. Chapin
Morris
Albrcht
Alice Ruch
Bertha Morris
James Sherlock
Frank Woods
Donald Thacker
Wilkesville
Irving Karr
Gerber Camp
Karr
Syracuse
M. A. Beiler
Eligibility rules for auxiliary membership in veterans group
The text states that members in the auxiliary must be 14 years old or older and that nurses and patriotic women involved in relief work during the Spanish American War are eligible for auxiliary membership.
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United
Auxiliary
Excursion St Paul Sets First Year Run With 241 Boardings
Middleport reports 241 people boarded the Steamer St Paul for the first excursion of the year. The trip left at 5 30 p m amid near misses as couples raced to catch the boat and storm clouds gathered overhead. Passengers hailed from inland towns including Athens and Ohio University. Guests Mr and Mrs Lloyd Helrich and Mr and Mrs Frank Danner of Gallipolis visited relatives before departure.
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Middleport
St. Paul
Athens
Ohio University
Lloyd Helrich
Frank Danner
Gallipolis
Middleport Mayor Returns To Home
Mayor William Robson was brought home to Broadway in Middleport on Sunday after three weeks at Holzer Hospital recovering from gall bladder surgery. His son Billy Robson accompanied him. the younger Robson is a student at Ohio University in Athens.
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Middleport
William Robson
Broadway
Holzer Hospital
Billy Robson
Athens
Ohio University
Officers Elected at UB Church Meeting
Syracuse United Brethren Church held Sunday services with 66 attending. Officers elected include Lowell Wingett as superintendent Etheline Edwards as secretary Mrs William Kelly as treasurer Sarah Harris and Mary Wiggins as librarians. Teachers to be selected later.
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Syracuse
WPA Force To Clean Several Middleport School Buildings
Middleport schools will receive WPA cleaning as part of a large district project similar to Meigs County efforts. Up to 18 workers will be employed, with cleaning starting Friday May 26. Buildings include the high school central Pearl Street and Park Street, totaling 46 668 square feet of floors and ceilings and 115 399 feet of walls along with desks curtains drapes and blinds to be cleaned. The project costs include 278 for cleaning supplies and about 3000 in federal funds for labor.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Zanesville
M. W. Essex
Central
Pearl Street
Park Street
Middleport School System
Middleport Band Wins First at Gallipolis Parade
Middleport High School marching band directed by Gordon Harris won first place in the Gallipolis spring conference parade. Drum major Jack Abbott led the unit with Martha Robson and Margaret McBride as color bearers, amid 40 local musicians and veterans from Feeney Bennett Post. State Senator T. W. Jones and his St Bernard Pete marched with the group as spectators praised the band and the $20 prize.
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Middleport
Jack Abbott
Martha Robson
Margaret McBride
Middleport High School
Gordon Harris
American Legion
Gallipolis
Athens
Murray City
Rockbridge
Logan
Baccalaureate Service at Racine High School
Baccalaureate service was held Sunday at Racine High School with Rev. T. T. Shelton delivering the sermon and Commencement planned for this evening. The class address will be given by Rev. C. A. Sundberg, with a program including choir, violin and vocal solos, scripture lesson, and benediction. diplomas will be presented by D. B. Williams. graduating class includes Doris Wagner and Mildred Carnahan among many others.
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Racine
Racine High School
T. T. Shelton
C. A. Sundberg
Mary Jean Watson
Charles Thayer
Joseph O'Reilly
Christine Morris
Ben Philson
F. C. Koster
Ruth Spencer
Doris Wagner
Mabel Ann Cox
Faye Worthington
Mildred Carnahan
D. B. Williams
Board of Education
Carolyn Amelia Yost
Reva Evans
Anna May Shane
Ruth Wingett
Edna Marie Sayre
Elva Elizabeth Rutherton
Allegra Lee Fadely
Kathryn Elizabeth Sharpnack
Olivia Delaney
Fileene McKinney Houdashelt
Edith Helen Sayre
Gladys Mae Hayman
Excursion Steamer St Paul Carries Large Crowd
A large crowd boarded the excursion steamer St Paul at Pomeroy Sunday evening for a river trip to Gallipolis and back. Many attendees were from other communities.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul
Gallipolis
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