Meigs County To Dedicate Roadside Park Armistice Day
Meigs County residents will dedicate the State Roadside Park and re dedicate the Meigs County War Memorial on Armistice Day Monday November 11 in Middleport. A large parade followed by dedicatory exercises will feature state highway officials American Legion speakers bands and school children. Dinner for ex service men at 6 00 pm and an 8 00 pm program will cap the day with further performances and a flagpole dedication at Rutland High School.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Meigs County War Memorial
Pythian Park
H. L. Redcay
War Memorial
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Charles Childs
Norman Wayland
Jacob Turner
Meigs
Mill
Third Ave
Lincoln St
Fourth Ave
Memorial
Feeney-Bennett Post
Rutland High School
Legion Hall
Three To Compete in Declamation Contest
Three Misses will compete in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest at the Church of Christ in Middleport on Sunday evening. Miss Jac queline Hysell Miss Mary Miller and Miss Bertha Hoffman are named. Similar county contests will crown winners advancing to county honors on a date to be announced. Last year Miss Hysell won first among county contestants.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Jacqueline Hysell
Mary Miller
Bertha Hoffman
Prince of Peace
Don McMillin
Churches of Christ
Hysell
Baptist Pastor Resigns Post at Local Church
The Rev. L. O. Grant resigns as pastor of the First Baptist Church after two years to pursue divinity school studies in Louisville Kentucky. Mrs. Grant and daughter Barbara will move to Easly South Carolina to live with his mother. The resignation becomes effective December 8.
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Middleport
L. O. Grant
First Baptist Church
Louisville
Meigs County Native Dies in Columbus
John Rappold 54 co owned Innis and Ideal theaters died at his sister’s home in Columbus after two years illness. A native of Pomeroy, he lived in Columbus 24 years with brother George E. Rappold owning theaters in Parsons and Innis Aves. Survived by another brother Anthony and three sisters. Funeral Saturday at Corpus Christi Church with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Columbus
John Rappold
Innis
Ideal Theaters
Parsons Ave
Josephine M. Gaines
Benjamin P. Gaines
Bryden Rd
Columbus Packing Co
Rappold
Pomeroy
George E. Rappold
Sherwood Rd
Innis Theater
Parsons and
Innis Aves
Ideal Theater
Parsons and Markison Ave
Anthony
Julius Bossert
Linwood Ave
Charles E. Gerling
Oakwood Ave
Edgewater Park
Elianore Rappold
J. J. Simons & Son
Corpus Christi Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Measurements in 1938 Adjust Venus Circumference by Seven Miles
A 1938 measurement update reports Venus circumference expanded by seven miles. The finding revises prior estimates and reflects observational uncertainty in planetary sizing.
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Venus
Former Minister To Fill Pulpit Sunday
Rutland Church of Christ invites Meigs County churches for a Sunday program on November 10. Rev. C. B. Tigner, former pastor, will deliver the morning sermon and again speak in the afternoon after a 100-member Bible School, with a basket dinner at noon. Special music from Walburn Boys Quartet Meigs Victory Band and Warner Brothers quartet planned.
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Rutland
Rutland Church of Christ
C. B. Tigner
Meigs County
Tigner
Trimble
Athens County
Walburn Boys Quartet
Meigs Victory Band
Warner Brothers Quartet
Carbon Hill Club Social at Stacy Home
Members and guests of the Wednesday Club enjoyed a social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stacy with buffet lunch games and contests. Several families from Bremen Hanover Columbus Centralia and Lancaster visited or were guests, with news of William Mitchell’s serious injury and return home at 456 Hinman Road.
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Carbon Hill
Glenn Stacy
Ralph Beal
Gerald Devol
Ross Binsley
Edward Dawley
Johnnie Spence
Fred Hawk
Harry Nutter
Edna Johnson
Carrie Green
Louie Lowes
Francis Brooks
Ruth Brooks
John Aut
Columbus
Hinman Road
Rare Roseate Spoonbill Near Extinction in U S
The roseate spoonbill remains one of the United States most striking birds yet teeters toward extinction with only about a hundred breeding individuals known to exist today.
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United States
War Topics Dominate Meigs Ministerial Meeting
The Meigs County Ministerial Association met November 4 at Rutland Methodist Church. Rev. J. L. Buckley led devotion and Rev. H. A. Rothrock presented The Minister and His Attitude Toward War. Future topics include crime and juveniles, national debt, marriage and divorce, local politics, liquor traffic, gambling, and more with pastors from Rutland Chester Racine Pomeroy Middleport and Port. The next gathering will be at Portland Methodist Church hosted by Rev. Earl Scott.
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Rutland
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Rutland Methodist Church
J. L. Buckley
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport
Buckley
Taylor
Chester
McCarley
Racine
Kuether
Pomeroy
McMillan
Baird
Portland Methodist Church
Earl Scott
Panthers Meet Jackson Team Friday Night at Middleport Stadium
The Jackson football powerhouse visits Pomeroy for a major test at Middleport Stadium. Panthers bring power and caution as they seek a win to gain credit. a loss ends their championship hopes, while a win adds momentum after a week off and brisk scrimmages.
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Pomeroy
Jackson
Middleport Stadium
Panthers
Prince of Peace declamation contest at Racine Methodist
Racine hosts Prince of Peace declamation contest at Racine Methodist Church Sunday at 7 30 pm with Baptist Church and High School cooperation. Participants include Mildred Morris Betty OConnor Jack Kessler Robert Roush and Marjorie Boyd.
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Racine
Prince of Peace
Baptist Church
Mildred Morris
Betty O'Connor
Jack Kessler
Robert Roush
Marjorie Boyd
Baptist Church Orchestra
Bernice Harpold
Lurlyne Edmonds
Ashton Sayre
Marjorie Theiss
Christine Morris
Selma Neigler
Bill Bentz
Bernice M Harpold
George Neigler
Helen Bentz
Lottie Roush
Dana Cleland
Dana
Cleland
Bobbie
John Baily
Henry Cleland
Jean Carnahan
R. D
Addalon McKenzie
Wilma Rose
Montana
Ira Beegle
Jed Diddle
Pt. Pleasant
Bill McKelvey
McKelvey
Portland
Albert Botkin
Springfield
Fred Bell
Linley Hart
Pomeroy
Dale
Earl Hart
Owen Watson
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Bertha Sayre
Billa Smalley
Emmett Smalley
T. T. Shelton
Billy
Frederick Wilcoxen, Jr
Logan
Martin Gandee
Gayle
James Budd
James
Columbus
Gandee
Kate Wolfe
Stars Settle Time for Man with Precision Clocks
Scientists announce timekeeping by the stars, declaring it an easy way to know the exact time day or night. Officials say official clocks are set by celestial reference, offering dependable accuracy.
Middleport Club Hosts Jes sie Heiner at Golden Jubilee
Miss Jes sie Heiner of Columbus, poet and lecturer, spoke at the Middleport Federation of Women's Clubs Golden Jubilee held at Mrs. O. H. Stewart home. She reviewed recent books, read her poetry including Ohio Hills, and noted works being set to music. Local pianist Norma Lewis Hecox performed, and officers welcomed guests. Also noted are party postponements and local residents' travels and visits.
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Middleport
Federation of Women's Clubs
Miss Heiner
New York Times
Ohio Hills
Ohio Valley
Louise Thomas
Portsmouth
Middleport Literary Club
Errold Dawson
Belle
W. Va
Dawson
R. H. Rawlings
Robert Rawlings
Richard Rawlings
New York City
South America
Amateur Gardeners Postpone November Meeting
Amateur Gardeners announce a postponed November meeting to be held next Wednesday evening at Mrs. Leo Kennedy s home with Mrs. Roy Barnes assisting. The change follows the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Middleport Literary Club held last night at Mrs. O H Stewart s home.
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Leo Kennedy
Roy Barnes
Middleport Literary Club
O. H. Stewart
Alyce Ebersbach Pledges Alpha Gamma Delta at Ohio U
Miss Alyce Ebersbach daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ebersbach Rutland Sr becomes a new member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Ohio University She is a freshman and recently accepted for tryouts with the university Women's Glee Club.
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Alyce Ebersbach
Alpha Gamma Delta
Miss Ebersbach
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland Sr
Ohio University
Women’s Glee Club
Rehearsal for Norma Lewis Hecox piano students
Rehearsal evening at the Hecox home on Third Avenue featured piano students of Norma Lewis Hecox with young friends as guests. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Hecox after the program. CLASS MEETS The Homebuilder Class of the Church of Christ shifted plans due to rain and held a meeting in the Sunday School room with Wallace Bradford presiding. Ernest Nelson and Mrs. were noted in attendance.
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Norma Lewis Hecox
Hecox
S. ‘Third Ave
Church of Christ
Wallace Bradford
Ernest Nelson
Notice to Contractors State of Ohio Department of Highways
Sealed proposals are invited for unit price contracts on Federal Aid Projects 571 and 571 B in Athens County Ohio. Work includes grading drainage structures two bridges concrete arch culvert and reinforced Portland cement paving. Estimated cost 393 600 dollars. Bid due November 15 1940. Plans in highways department and district office with right to reject bids. Wage rates set by state schedule. housing labor provisions apply.
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State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Athens-Hockingport
Carthage
Troy Townships
Ohio State Employment Service
Howard H. Sands
North Market Street
Logan
Department of Industrial Relations
Department of Highways
Udyance
Meigs County Maintains Republican Sweep With One Democrat
Meigs County stayed solidly Republican in Tuesday’s election, with Lee Archer the lone Democrat to win a county office as treasurer. Judge C. E. Peoples lost to Cedric W. Clark, and Earl Titus reclaimed the probate judgeship from Peoples. The local D.A.R. will meet Friday afternoon at Mrs. John Chase’s home on Wehe Terrace with Miss Addie Bradfield assisting.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Lee Archer
H. B. Pickett
Archer
Meigs
C. E. Peoples
Cedric W. Clark
Edgar Ervin
Earl Titus
E. W. Peoples
Peoples
Titus
D.A.R
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Addie Bradfield
Harrisonville
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil touted for kidney relief
Newspaper ad extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem O11 Capsules as a long standing kidney and bladder remedy. It claims quick relief from backache night urination scantiness burning and sciatic pain while promising healthier kidneys and improved life quality via the famous formula with “gold medals” for high quality.
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New York
N. Y
Haarlem
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