Seniors Celebrate Middleport Commencement 1941
Middleport High School held its commencement with 47 graduates in Oxford grey and white gowns. Ruth Hamilton and William Diles led as student officers. Dr. Floyd Faust gave the address. music was by Helen Jane Root and Lois Cecil. Martha Bryant recovers from a broken shoulder after a fall on S Third Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Hall of Fame
Ruth Hamilton
William Diles
Middleport Garden Club
Oxford
Henry L
L. D. Diles
Board of Education
L. W. McComas
Ralph Zandel
Martha Bryant
S. Third Ave
Milk Mixture for Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used by doctors treats stomach ulcers caused by excess acid with an easy to take Lurin mixture. It soothes pains, aids gas and indigestion, and can be tried at home by mixing two teaspoonfuls in a 4 glass of milk. Sold by Athens Pharmacy and drug stores with a money back guarantee.
Syracuse Personal Notices Run Through Local Social Circles
Syracuse residents figure in a flurry of social calls and visits. Names include Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson Burlingham C. E. Williams Mrs. J. E. Carleton Clarence Whetstone Rev. J. L. Buckley Ohio Conference attendees Mrs. Van Johnson Charles Calkins Mary Florence Bumgardner Grafton Grueser Irving Karr Mollie Clark Joan Hemsley Julie Winebrenner A. L. Flanagan Mrs. John Burnell Charleston Claude VanMeter Harry Martin and others across Letort Columbus Cleveland Steubenville Middleport Parkersburg and Gallipolis with hospital and society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
George Henderson
C. E. Williams
Burlingham
J. E. Carleton
Clarence Whetstone
Letort
Emmett Bartels
New Haven
J. L. Buckley
Columbus
Ohio
van Johnson
Charles Calkins
Mary
Louisville
Florence Bumgardner
Grafton Grueser
Canada
Martha Echols
Irving Karr
Parkersburg
Helen Underhill
N. J. Karr
Charles Wagner
Claude VanMeter
Wheeling
Friends
Harry Martin
Cincinnati
Bricker to Speak in Meigs County Citizenship Day
Governor John W. Bricker will speak on Citizenship Day June 12 in Meigs County arriving at 12 30 PM. He will have lunch at Rocksprings Fairgrounds before delivering his 3 PM address. Local executive committee members from Middleport Pomeroy Letart Falls Racine Harrisonville and Rutland attend the planning for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smart
Garen Stansbury
John Downing
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
Agnes Russell
Chas. Baird
Edson Roush
Malcolm Hartley
Floyd F. Mees
Pomeroy
Earl Shank
Letart Falls
Gomer Lewis
Racine
E. O. Howery
Harrisonville
Marcus Roush
Rutland
Hobstetter Is New Bank President
Edison Hobstetter was elected president of the Pomeroy National Bank at a directors meeting succeeding Hart Stanbery who retires as president but remains chairman. Hobstetter joined the bank in 1928 and has risen from assistant cashier to cashier and now to president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Hart Stanbery
Stanbery
John McQuigg
Hobstetter
Pomeroy High School
Pittsburgh Coal Company
George B. Nye
Bank
Bankers’ Magazines
Eldon Weeks
Robert S. Coates
George Hobstetter, Jr
A. E. Crew
Mildred M. Stanley
Six Boy Scouts Join Pomeroy Junior Police
Six local Boy Scouts were named members of the Pomeroy Junior Police Force on Wednesday night. Certificates and badges were presented by Police Chief Walter Wolfe. The boys are Jack Rosenbaum Willis Beards William Lehew Richard Ash Stewart Boston and Edward Cuckler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Jack Rosenbaum
Willis Beards
William Lehew
Richard Ash
Stewart Boston
Edward Cuckler
Plan Shower for Rev and Mrs Campbell in Harrisonville
A misc shower in their honor will be held Friday evening May 30 at 8 o'clock in the Harrisonville Presbyterian Church. All are welcome and each family should bring cupcakes or fruit salad with table service. The note mentions a Civil War battle at Palmetto Rancho Texas on May 11 1865 where Union Colonel Barrett with 500 troops faced 600 Confederates, resulting in a loss of nearly 100 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Louise Campbell
Coelle Alkire
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church
Lee
Appomattox
Barrett
Slaughter
Palmetto Rancho
Tex
Funeral Friday for Miss Lillie Huber
Funeral services for Miss Lillie Huber former local high school teacher who died in Albuquerque Tuesday will be at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home Friday at 3 30 p m Interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery The Rev Henry L Carr will preside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lillie Huber
Albuquerque
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill
Henry L. Carr
Memorial Day Visits and Graduations Across States
Middleport notices include Miss Bess Sanborn and Max Sanborn heading to West Liberty to visit Miss Ida Sanborn for Memorial Day. Rochester guest Neela Welte attends commencement as her son Robert earns a diploma. Sgt. Harold Johnson returns from furlough to Camp Shelby. Wanda Byers plans Memorial Day weekend with family. Della Mae Vance graduates. Chauncey Vance hosts guest C E Paul for graduation. Scarberry family travels to Columbus to visit daughter-in-law Clark Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Sanborn
Max Sanborn
West Liberty
Ida Sanborn
E. M. Wood
Charles Wood
Charlestown
Ind
Bill Wood
Neela Clapp Welte
Rochester
Minn
R. N. Barnes
Robert
Sgt
Harold Johnson
Camp Shelby
Miss
Johnson
L. B. Johnson
Wanda Byers
Detroit
Mayme Byers
C. W. Ramsey
C. E. Paul
Johnstown
Chauncey Vance
Della Mae Vance
A. A. Scarberry
Columbus
Clark Wells
Pomeroy Social Notes Show Summer Visits Across States
Local residents from Pomeroy and nearby areas are noted for summer plans and visits. Earl Williamson of Harrisonville Road will attend Curtis-Wright School in Columbus and stay with his brother in law and sister. Numerous families travel between Massillon Dayton Cincinnati Huntington and Toledo for Memorial Day weekends visits and study arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Williamson
Harrisonville Rd
Curtis-Wright School
Columbus
French Handley
Wright McCroba
Mary
Anne
Massillon
Pomeroy
Marcia Hysell
Hamilton
Alfred Elberfeld
Lincoln Hill
Dunham
N. C
Helen Frances Elberfeld
Elberfeld
Duke University
Harold Russell
Charleston
Marjorie Darst
Bernice Darst
Naylors Run
Miss Darst
Edward Williams
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
M. E. Bing
Gertie French
Toledo
New York
Washington
Juanita Ashworth
Marilyn
D. D. Ward
New Plymouth
Roland Spencer
Rodney
Norman Spencer
Spring Ave
Kenneth Hysell
Huntington
V. A. McCullough
J. W. McCullough
Wright St
Maude Spence
Spring St
Yeanger
Forest Run
Meigs Tragedy Ends in Family's Deaths
Harry Hill dies hours after a siege in Meigs County. Authorities stormed the house after tear gas failed to end the gunfire. Inside, Mrs. Hill lay slain with gunshot wounds and a slashed throat while Hill survived briefly but died at Holzer Hospital. Their son Ralph, age 3, survived after being led to safety. The bodies await relatives at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Middleport
Pomeroy
Hill
Ralph Hill
Gene Reed
Lawrence Reed
H. E. Rice
Raymond
Mrs. Hill
Holzer Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Taxi Driver Survives Gunfire Near Hess Home
Ithamer Neal Ike, a taxi driver, was shot at near the William Hess residence while on a call to the Harry Hill house. Bullets from a 12 gauge shotgun fired by Harry Hill narrowly missed him and struck the area as Hill argued with his son Carl who fled the home. Mrs Reed in a garden narrowly escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
lIthamer
Hills Family Survive Seven Children of Mrs Hill
Seven children survive the Hills Mrs Dorothy Wright of Charleston Carl Beulah Harry Kenneth Ralph and Raymond Mrs E W Badgley mother of Mrs Hill and Vannie Badgley a brother Mr Hill is survived by a stepmother Mrs Nettie Hill of Red House W Va who left for home after visiting Mrs Jacob Turner Browns Ave Hill s half sister Other survivors include Mrs Walter Wilson Pt Pleasant Chester Hill Leon Mrs Albert Dewees Nitro Mrs Turner and Charles Hill of Parkersburg half sisters and brother It is believed he will be buried at Leon beside two deceased daughters Relatives of Mrs Hill will arrange funeral with probable Cheshire burial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills
Dorothy Wright
Charleston
Carl
Beulah
Harry
Kenneth
Ralph
Raymond
E. W. Badgley
High St
Hill
Vannie Badgley
Broadway
Nettie Hill
Red House
W. Va
Jacob Turner
Brownell Ave
Walter Wilson
Pt. Pleasant
Chester Hill
Leon
Albert Dewees
Nitro
Turner
Charles Hill
Parkersburg
Anna Lederer Nears Publication of Pomeroy Bend History
Miss Anna F. Lederer, formerly of Mason City, completes a manuscript titled The Rise of Pomeroy Bend. The work covers 18th to 19th century industrial growth and communities along the Ohio River bend, with personal sketches and regional history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Anna F. Lederer
Mason City
Pomeroy Bend
Miss Lederer
Ceredo
W. Va
Charleston High School
Mason
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
West Columbia
Hartford
New Haven
Middleport
Minersville
Syracuse
Racine
Ohio River
Ravenswood
Vendor praised by Ohio man for constipation relief
Mr C C French of Galion Ohio extols Vendor Vendol as a cure for constipation and related backache stomach upset and dizziness. He credits it with mild diuretic kidney relief and urges readers to try the medicine as sold by Athens Pharmacy Nelsonville Gem Pharmacy and other leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vendor
C. C. French
Galion
Ohio
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Agethrer
Illiam Diles
Gallaher
Adv
Jane
Jackie
the Range Busters
Fort Benning
Joan Bennett Franchot
Meigs Co
Bricker
New Bank
Pomeroy Personals
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Gallaher Drug Store
Point Pyle
Hawthorne
Prownie
Istman
Eastman
YBC
Eastman Duex
Kodak Films
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Gebauer
Harry Hill
Meigs
Anna Lederer
Zemo
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