Pomeroy and Middleport Alumni Reunions Recap
Pomeroy High School alumni met Monday night at the Junior High auditorium for the eighteenth annual reunion with a banquet by the Eastern Star. Class of 1933 welcomed by R. H. Halbrecht. Frederick Crow urged a $125 modern gym scoreboard. eight graduates listed in necrology. Middleport alumni also held a Monday night banquet at Fides Hall with toastmaster Robert McKay. attendees from distant points enjoyed the reunion. Billy Thomas Scott, son of Clem Scott, died Monday morning. funeral Wednesday at 2 pm, burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Alumnul Association
Order of Eastern Star
R. H. Halbrecht
Frederick Crow
Palmer Roller
Frank Race
Walter Franz
Beatrice Roberts Parrish
John F. King
Helen Turnbull
Audrey Hart Maag
Margaret Hauck Williams
Theodore Reed
Oliver Hartley
Middleport
Middleport High School
Fides Hall
Chiefs’ Association
Robert McKay
Beulah Lee Smith
Dana Byers
Franklin Blackstone
Betty Lighter
Richard Wiley
Billy Scott
Billy Thomas Scott
Clem Scott
Sycamore Street
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Eightieth Birthday Party for Mrs Martha Bays at Bays Home
A surprise party honored Mrs Martha Bays on her eightieth birthday at the Bays country home near Letart Falls. Miss Florence Bays baked the cake for the celebration attended by Mrs Bays' children and grandchildren. Nearby, Riverside Mill Company of Antiquity added an extension to Bert Grimm's house and Charles Hayman of Westerville visited his grandmother, Mrs Virginia Weaver, on Memorial Day.
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Letart Falls
Martha Bays
Bays
Florence
Train as Leaders Meigs Men Are Ready To Help
POMEROY May 3 One obstacle to Boy Scout growth was lack of trained leaders Now leaders are being formed through training courses In Pomeroy Bend men qualified as scout leaders include KEarl Yolton William Bentz Lee McComas Howard Neighler M S McAllister M W Basex L D McMaster Stanley Jones R E McKay Edward Howell Rev Olen Lasley Rev Frank Kreager M A White Frank Johnson David Miller Dr G C Schaaf Virgil Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Boy Scout Organization
Pomeroy Bend
Kearl Yolton
William Bentz
Lee McComas
Howard Neighler
M.S. McAllister
M. W. Basex
L. D. McMaster
Stanley Jones
R. E. McKay
Edward Howell
Olen Lasley
Frank Kreager
M. A. White
Frank Johnson
David Miller
G. C. Schaaf
Virgil Eawards
Marriage Licenses Revive as June Approaches
In Pomeroy two couples received licenses on Monday. Harry Laudermilt 23 a coal miner and Jacquette Smith 23 both of Pomeroy. Lewis Ours 26 a laborer and Ruth Hayman 25 a schoolteacher both of Apple Grove.
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Pomeroy
Harry Laudermilt
Herbert Laudermilt
Jacquette Smith
Pete Smith
Lewis Ours
Apple Grove
Marion Ours
Ruth Hayman
George Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Entaminger
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Entaminger age 84 were held at 10:30 this morning conducted by Reverend Bolton of Rutland. Burial followed in Robinson Cemetery.
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Langsville
Mary Entaminger
Bolton
Rutland
Robinson Cemetery
Aged Meigs County Teacher Kate King Dies at 93
Mrs Kate King aged 93 died at her daughter Mrs John Starcher home in Cheshire on Saturday. A former Meigs County teacher she leaves two daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held Monday at 1 clock at Mrs Starchers home and burial followed at Arbuckle West Virginia with several Middleport residents attending.
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Middleport
Kate King
John Starcher
Cheshire
King
Meigs County
Starcher
Arbuckle
W. Va
Memorial Day Relatives Gather in Middleport for Visit
Middleport hosts a Memorial Day gathering with Mrs. Minnie Neutzling and relatives from Lima Norwalk Akron. R T Jones, Miss Margaret Owens, Mrs. Egan Pilchard, William Neutzling, and Miss Lucy Mackay attend. Also Mr. and Mrs. H H McCormick relocate from Columbus to Middleport to stay with the Grates before beginning housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Selby
Columbus
J. B. Downing
Roush
Paul Dillard
Bill Grate
Charles Murray
W. B. Harris
Cincinnati
Mae Bye
Ralph Gaukner
Washington, D. C
Jessie Lansbury
George Schaaf
Floyd Koehler
Connie Lee
Glouster
Robert Fugate
Huntington
Charlotte Fugate
Brownell Avenue
G. D. Sauer
Middleport
Minnie Neutzling
Rutland Street
R. T. Jones
Lima
Margaret Owens
Egan Pilchard
Norwalk
William Neutzling
Lucy Mackay
Akron
Banquet Draws Chicago Visitor to Pomeroy Alumni
Mrs. Garnet Russell Fleck of Chicago arrived Monday to visit friends and attend the Pomeroy alumni banquet. She will spend several days with her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Farmer, in Middleport.
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Middleport
Garnet Russell Fleck
Chicago
Pomeroy
Farmer
Alumni banquet guest program notes visit to Hooker Street
Prof. and Mrs. P. L. Peterson formerly of Ohio University visited Middleport Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nevers of Detroit. They were guests of Mrs. T. J. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Parsons on Hooker Street. Mrs Nevers spoke at the alumni banquet Monday evening.
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Middleport
Mra
P. L. Peterson
Ohio University
A. W. Nevers
Detroit
T. J. Wilson
E. L. Parsons
Hooker Street
Nevers
Miller Funeral Held for Victims of Tragedy in Langsville
Funeral services were held at Harold Miller's home for Margaret Catherine Miller 72 and her grandson John Ronald Miller 6 who drowned in a cistern at their grandmother's home Thursday afternoon. Mrs Miller leaves two sons.
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Langsville
Harold Miller
Margaret Catherine Miller
John Ronald Miller
British King Health in Focus At 68th Birthday
The article notes concern over the health of the king on his 68th birthday. It details a large funeral service for John Miller and relatives, with a service by Rev. Gaylord Bogardus and interment in Wright Cemetery. Attendees traveled from Akron, Columbus, Nelsonville, Parkersburg, Huntington, and other areas.
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John Miller
Don A
Max E. Miller
John Ronald Miller
Harold Miller
Gaylord Bogardus
Rose Hill M. E
Miller
Wright Cemetery
William Phillips
Akron
Sherman Miller
Max Miller
Osborn
W. G. Miller
Columbus
T. W. Wilson
Tom and
Irma Wilson
Nelsonville
R. W. Miller
Parkersburg
Alice Hopper
Ora McLain
Margaret McLain
James Green
Huntington
Arbitration Brings Scale Accord in Hocking District Mines
In the Hocking District unions accept a wage scale agreement affecting around 7 000 workers across the Southern Ohio territory including Pomeroy and Crookaville fields. The move follows a five year decline in Ohio union influence and a revival of collective bargaining as operators agreed to renew contracts on Governor White's invitation. The decision is seen as a catalyst for broader organizing in sub districts and a turning point for regional mining relations.
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Hocking
Ohio
Pomeroy
Crookaville
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Governor White
Wife Seeks Divorce From Prisoner Thomas DeWees
Grace DeWees filed for divorce in common pleas court at Pomeroy on Monday, alleging separation due to her husband Thomas DeWees serving a one to sixteen year Ohio penitentiary term for burglary and larceny. Married since 1913, they have four children. she seeks custody and related relief.
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Thomas DeWees
Itn State Prisom
Pomeroy
Swait
Common Pleas Court
Grace DeWees
Ohio
Funeral services for Mrs. William Lightfritz set
In Nelsonville on May 30 funeral services are planned for Mrs. William Lightfritz at 2 PM at the Carbondale M E Church led by Rev. Brown. She suffered two years of illness and an unsuccessful operation. Survived by husband, son Raymond, father, brother Ray of New Marshfield, and sisters Bertha Lightfritz Maud Brooks Pearl Beverage Frances Sickles and Rebecca.
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Tuppers Plains
Gardner
Middleport
M. B
Snyder
Waverly
Nelsonville
Latter Day Saints
Nelsonville League
William Lightfritz
Carbondale M. E. Church
Raymond
Ray
New Marshfield
Bertha Lightfritz
Maud Brooks
Pearl Beverage
Frances Sickles
Athens
Rebecca
Guests from Ohio and Pennsylvania Visit Local Families
A long list of visitors from Pontiac Ohio Bex ley Ohio Columbus and Reading Pennsylvania stay with various local hosts including Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan Mrs. E J Kessinger Miss Mary Elizabeth Purviance and family. The group includes Bryan McCann senior at Ohio University and Mac Bartlett from Athens returning home after a visit. Other locals host Sunbury and Oak Hill residents during the weekend.
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Ralph Guy
Libber Guy
Little Son
Pontiac
Harry Powell
J. 8. Welsh
Bexley
Ohio
FE. Co
Clyde Whitiateh
Carroll
Columbus
Walter Ward
Betty
Walter
Oak Hill
Athens Women's Music Club Holds Annual Guest Night
One hundred fifty persons gathered at Mrs. W. R. Phillips home near Amesville for the Athens Woman's Music Club annual Guest Night. A social evening featured a string quartet, voice and piano selections, a chorus, and remarks by president Mrs. Bush.
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Athens Women’s Music
Phillips
Ames
W. R. Phillips
Amesville
Athens Woman's Music Club
Mrs. Phillips
H. G. Stalder
Miss Cushman
Miss McConnell
William Ruston
Gavotte
Five Civil War Veterans Share Memories With Kiwanis
Five Athens men who served in the Civil War spoke at the Athens Kiwanis Club, recalling incidents from 1861 to 1865. Capt. J. B. Allen, J. B. Brown, Ira Gilkey, W. B. Southerton, and J. L. Pickering, all in their late 80s or 90, sang marches and recounted battles, prisons, and raids from Vicksburg to Harpers Ferry.
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Athens
Athens Kiwanis Club
Georgia
Kiwanis Club
J. B. Allen
Co. C
Ohio
Vicksburg
Miss
Capt. Allen
Ira Gilkey
Second
West Virginia Cavalry
Belle Isle
Salisbury
Libby
Florence
Sheridan
Mr. Gilkey
W. B. Southerton
Andersonville
Sherman
Chancellorsville
Burial Set For Brooks Family at New Marsh Field
Inez McWhorter and Adda Shaffer of Mineral Brooks are among those named in the burial plans. The ceremony will take place at New Marsh field, with further arrangements pending.
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Brooks
Mineral
Inez McWhorter
Adda Shaffer
Lima
New Marshfield
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EB. E. Ashley
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Wellston
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Jacob Guinther
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Haydenville
Frank Guinther
South Fifth Avenue
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Lewis Moore
Harvey Russell
Cora Nelson
Lelia Hawkins
Vannie Townsend
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M.C. Hobart
Wilkenville
C. A. Emish
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A. E. White
Wikesville
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Sarah Campbell Scott
Henry Scott
Sampaso
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Minnie Neutaling
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W. W. Poston
FE. G. Moore
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Marietta Haffner
Portamouth
Mable Haffner
Edward Sharp
Rebecca Sharp
William Sharp
Philadelphia
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Jefferson Medical School
William Morgan
Dorothy Ann Fischer
Columbus School For Girls
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Roy Washburn
Wooster
C. E. Washburn
Hess Nichols
E. D. Eddy
Hawk's Neat
Ralph Barber
Dix Powell
R. R. Kleinschmidt
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Dictator
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Kerr Hardware Co
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Music Club In Music
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