Pomeroy Bond Issue Sparks Football Interest
The success of the Pomeroy school bond issue boosts enthusiasm for the Friday football game against Wahama at Pomeroy field. A new stadium is planned for next season, with the current field temporarily improved. The Pomeroy Wahama game starts at 2 PM and may shift to Monday if rain. Saturday the Panthers travel to Columbus to watch the Ohio State Wisconsin game, sponsored by the Pomeroy High Athletic Association and Coach Creason.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy and
Wahama
Pomeroy Field
Local boys in service report arrivals and assignments
Sgt. James Wiley has arrived in the Philippines and is stationed at Luzon after attending officers' school in Philadelphia while on furlough. Pvt. John VanCooney is stationed at Sitka Alaska. Charles Lewis former Ohio University graduate and Canton Repository editor has enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve and will await assignment likely in Cleveland for yeoman duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
U. S. Army
Navy
James Wiley
Philippines
Luzon
Wiley
Philadelphia
Sam Fick
John VanCooney
Albert VanCooney
Sitka
Alaska
Charles Lewis
Ohio University
Canton Repository
Canton
Evelyn Lewis
Elizabeth Maupin
Lewis
U. S. Naval Reserve
Cleveland
Leaves for Huntsville to Judge National Fox Hunters Meet
POMEROY Arthur Bergle of Meigs County will travel to Huntsville Alabama to serve as beach show judge at the National Fox Hunters Association meet He will be joined by Mr and Mrs Joe Beegle and daughter Shirley and Miss Laura Johnson Beegle a fox hounds breeder has entered Nellie Farr and Bess into recent meets and won four trophies and $80 in cash in the last three weeks The Chase magazine praised his selection as a national beach show judge in its November issue
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Pomeroy
Arthur Bergle
Racine
R. D
Huntsville
Ala
National
Fox Hunters’ Association
Joe Beegle
Shirley
Laura Johnson
Meigs County
The
Chase
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Garden Club Meeting
Edison Hobstetter's flower garden photos were shown to Amateur Gardeners Club members at Mrs. Carroll Swanson's home. December party plans, hostesses, sewing club activities, and numerous local residents' comings and goings populate the long social update.
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Middleport
Edison Hobsetter
Sewing Club
Fred Thomas
Lincoln St
Antis Wolfe
J. N. Humphrey
Thomas
Farm Families May Receive Needed Aid
Farm families in Meigs County facing hardship can gain a new start through the Farm Security Administration rehabilitation program. The Meigs office is at Hartley & Bennett's Shoe Store in Pomeroy, with advisory committee members listed and contact points including C. E. Blakeslee the County Agricultural Agent and Reverend Ralph Kuether.
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Pomeroy
Farm Security Administration
Farm Security Office
Meigs County
Hartley & Bennett's
Ohio
FSA
Thereon Johnson
Racine
Clark Thire
Evelyn Goeglein
R.F.D. No. 3
Mary Amos
Rutland
Theodore Reed
Herbert Shields
C. E. Blakeslee
Ralph Kuether
Middleport man treated for severe finger injury
Burns Barker receives hospital care after injuring a finger while cutting turnip tops. The incident occurred recently and he is listed in stable condition as medical staff monitor recovery.
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Middleport
Burns Barker
Stanley Cross of Racine Dies at 76
Stanley M. Cross 76 a lifelong Racine resident and merchant died of heart disease at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis He is survived by his widow and four children Mrs Kelly Giblin Painesville Mrs Ben Pet re Miles and Delkin Racine Funeral services Friday at 2 pm Racine Methodist Church burial Greenwood Cemetery
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Roy
Stanley M. Cross
Racine
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Kelly Giblin
Painesville
Ben Petre
Miles
Delkin
Racine Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Eden United Brethren Church Home-Coming Sunday
Annual home coming at Eden United Brethren Church on Sunday November 9 features 9:30 Sunday School led by Archie Barber, a noon basket dinner, 2:00 recital and music, afternoon speaker Rev. David H. Sharp, 5:00 potluck supper, and 7:30 revival services directed by Rev. J. E. Mahoney with a song service through 8.
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Pomeroy
Eden United Brethren Church
Archie Barber
Ren
David H. Sharp
United Brethren Church
Mt. Hermon
J. E. Mahoney
Middleport Teachers Granted Continuing Contracts
The Middleport Board of Education approved continuing contracts for several staff members under a new Ohio law. Recipients include Supt. M. W. McComas, Principal Charles Bing, and teachers such as Miss Susan Park, Mrs. Nan Moore, R. E. McKay, Miss Virgie Major, Miss Mary Root, M. A. White, Leo Kennedy, Miss Lucille Dutton, Miss Mildred Feeney, and Miss Mildred Hawley. The contracts secure continued employment unless justified dismissal. Additional actions covered bill payments and school-condition improvement discussions.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
General Assembly of
Ohio
M. W. McComas
Charles Bing
Susan Park
Nan Moore
R. E. McKay
Virgie Major
Mary Root
M. A. White
Leo Kennedy
Lucille Dutton
Mildred Feeney
Mildred Hawley
Thomas J. Herbert
Boards of Education
Meeting of Egg Producers Addresses Cooperative Marketing
Meigs County representatives James L. Pomeroy Spencer Hensley and C. F. Blakeslee attended the Federated Egg Producers Cooperative Association’s second annual meeting in Columbus. Chief speaker L. L. Rummel of Cincinnati urged keeping records in business and warned of long term consumption declines due to aggressive advertising by competing foods.
Scouts Active In Middleport Plans Hikes And Collections
Rosemary Fisher, daughter of the mayor, received investiture at Bundles for Britain with Troop 1 Girl Scouts. Troop 40 Boy Scouts schedule an overnight hike and tents under development. Scouts aim to collect 1500 pounds of paper and organize monthly collections, plus toy drives for needy children at Christmas.
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Middleport
Rosemary Fisher
C. O. Fisher
Troop 1
Girl Scouts
Bundles
Britain
Troop 40
Boy Scouts of America
R. E. McKay
New Egg Law Studied by Retailers
C E Blakeslee announced producers and retailers may obtain copies of the new fresh egg law from the State Department of Agriculture in Columbus or the County Extension Service. The law requires eggs sold as fresh eggs meet minimum standards to protect consumers and retailers.
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Pomeroy
State Department of Agriculture
Columbus
County Extension Service
C. E. Blakeslee
Jackets Ready For Hard Game Friday Night
Middleport Yellow Jackets prepare for a tough home game against Chauncey Blue Devils the final Friday night tilt before Thanksgiving. Led by Jack Ley who ranks high in state scoring the Jackets face a strong defense after Athens County opponents. The Chauncey band accompanies the visitors with new uniforms as Gordon Harris coaches a pre game performance.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Chauncey Blue Devils
Jack Ley
McArthur
Athens Bulldogs
Blue Devils
Uptown
Athens County
Chauncey Band
Gordon Harris
MHS
Farmers institutes begin with Salem Center session in Meigs County
The 1941 farmers institutes open in Meigs County at Salem Center this evening with Mrs. M. C. Rosselott and Charles W. Peters as state speakers. The Friday and Saturday sessions move to Tuppers Plains and Hemlock Grove, with local communities providing half the programs.
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Pomeroy
Farmers’ Institutes
Meigs County
Salem Center
Tuppers Plains
Hemlock Grove
M. C. Rosselott
Hillsboro
Charles W. Peters
Minerva
Library Observes Annual Book Week at Pomroy Library
Pomroy Public Library marks Book Week with display of new books for youth and children. Books may be reserved to borrow starting November 10. until then they remain on display at the library.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Old Mohawk Remedy Promises Quick Constipation Relief
An advertisement at Gallaher’s Drug Store touts Old Mohawk as a top medicine for constipation and related ailments such as lazy liver dizziness headaches and bilious feelings. It claims regular daily bowel movement improves well being and urges purchase before the price is withdrawn.
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Gallaher
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Athens Messenger
ATEN
Esday
Lee
Meigs Field
Atlantic
U. S. Atlantic Air Patrol
E. D. Minner
U. 8. Navy
Alabama
Florence
H. J. Hysell
Farmer
Middleport Social Notes
Clifford Steele
Holzern Hospital
Ed Steele
Larry Gardner
Beech St
Lorena Gardner
Steele
Harris
Yene Harris
Ohio State University
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Yellow Jacket
Ohio State
Bill Root
Edison Wessa
Kate Ward
Rosamonde Dillard
N. Second Ave
Don Davis
Thomas Mills
Parkersburg
R. M. Cheseldine
Skippy
Zanesville
Times-Recorder
Will Drury
Glouster
Vesta McCoy
Ella Wyatt
FE. F. Dunn
Millersburg
Pomeroy Bend
C&o
Ellsworth Rife
Jackson
McCoy
N. Third Ave
Curtis Jenkinson
Paul Davis
Jenkinson
Grover Jenkinson
Davis
Dorothy Satterfield
Burford
Frank Betz
Cynda Davies
William Reed
Lis Anthony
S. Fourth Ave
Elizabeth Swindler
Battle Creek
Mich
la Marr
Ruth Seines
W. G. Davis
Ray J. O'Donnell
Collins Dawson
L. Crary Davis
Gilbert Grandstaff
White Cottage
Sixth Ave
Episcopal
Clark Wells
Kabhy
McKay
Wells
Sarah Scarberry
A. A. Searberry
J. ©. Dowler
Rice
S. Third Ave
John Zerkle
Walnut St
Charles Reed
Bidwell
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Clarence Ebersbach
George
Athens
Alyce
Edgar Ervin
Robert Weiser
Thomas Ervin
Stanley Cross
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Gallaher's
N. Court ST
Bromo Seltzer
Texas
Yael SY
Colgate’s Tooth
Johnson
Mennen
Bsc
Nature
Vicks Salve
Konkler
Vendor Pills
Kondremus
Qae
Colgate
Burma
Menpen
Meigs
the Friendly Men's Store
E. Main St
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