Prince of Peace Contests Begin Across Meigs County
Marilyn Young and Irena Wright win Prince of Peace Declamation Contests at Pomeroy Baptist and Simpson M E Churches. County-wide contest to follow with state winner earning 200 dollars and a four year college scholarship. Contestants pick a peace topic from a booklet and are judged by named officials.
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Pomeroy
Marilyn Young
Irena Wright
Prince of Peace
Miss Young
Baptist
Miss Wright
Simpson M. E
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio
Simpson M. E. Church
Mary Martha Smith
Edith Kerns
C. E. Peoples
Lawrence Heiner
Floyd F. Mees
the Baptist Church
Don Mullen
Jean Brennick
Lucretia Genheimer
George Daniels
Malcolm D. Hartley
Ralph Kuether
A. R. Stark
Robert Leake
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Coleman
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Coleman, 88, widow of Robert Coleman, who died Sunday afternoon, will be held at her residence in Cheshire on Tuesday at 2 oclock. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bertha Deveraux.
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Middleport
Robert Coleman
Cheshire
Services Held For H E Allensworth in Middleport
Funeral services for H E Allensworth were held at the Church of Christ with wide local attendance and many out of town friends. Floral tributes included more than 30 baskets of seasonal flowers. Pallbearers were Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members D A Howell Robert Harris M J McCarty W G Huddleston P F McCoy and F Tedrow. Relatives attending included Raleigh Flowers and sons Ted Ellis of Akron Ray Allensworth Cleveland Mrs Elmer Finlan Laurel Cliff T J Donnelly Clarence Carmen Jonathan Harris Clare Johnson Mrs Will Hoffman Letart and James Hawley Long Bottom with John Frecker spouse of Mrs Hawley.
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Middleport
H. E. Allensworth
Church of Christ
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Allensworth
D. A. Howell
Robert Harris
M. J. McCarty
W. G. Huddleston
P. F
Lyons Proposes Financial Dictatorship in Pomeroy and Middleport
businessman Lyons, owner of extensive property in Pomeroy and Middleport, floats a plan for a financial dictatorship in the two towns. Middleport founder notes its mid point claim is inaccurate. Charles F. Davis of Middleport plans petitions to gather support this week, though petitions would lack legal power.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lyons
Charles F. Davis
Chauncey Dover Alumni Plan Thanksgiving Home Coming
Chauncey Dover alumni announce a Thanksgiving Eve basketball doubleheader at the high school gym with Virginia Mc Quade leading girls alumni against the school team Bert Smiths boys game and Joe Guerra directing Millfield against Chauncey alumni led by Thomas Dew. A Thanksgiving night dance 9 to 1 at the Mayfair near Chauncey features Don Graves 10 piece orchestra and Martha Cummings. An alumni meeting is set for Thursday 7 at the high school under President Max Wilson.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Virginia McQuade
Bert Smith
Joe Guerra
Millfield
Thomas Dew
Mayfair
Don Graves
Martha Cummings
Max Wilson
Death of Mrs Dora Watkins in Chauncey after illness
Mrs Dora Watkins longtime Chauncey resident dies Monday after two weeks of illness at her Main Street home. Funeral services likely Wednesday at 2 PM at the residence, with burial in Chauncey Cemetery. Survived by three children Mrs Nettie Cunningham Columbus Mrs Lena Cunningham and Willard Watkins Chauncey. husband predeceased.
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Chauncey
Dora Watkins
Main St
Chauncey Cemetery
Nettie Cunningham
Columbus
Lena Cunningham
Willard Watkins
First Court Contest At Plains Thursday
THE PLAINS The first basketball game of the year will be played in the high school gymnasium Thursday Nov. 11 at 7 30 p m between a team of school board members and faculty and a team of high school alumni. All players ride donkeys and the ball cannot be advanced unless mounted. Proceeds go to the athletic fund.
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the Plains
Birth of Sandra Lou to Chauncey Sanders family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders announce the birth of a nine-pound daughter named Sandra Lou at home on Thursday November 4. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sanders and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton. Great-grandparents are Millfield and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wemmer.
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Chauncey
Charles Sanders
Helen Patton
Clarence Sanders
Grover Patton
Millfield
William H. Wemmer
Sandra Lou
Chauncey Guests Visit Walburn Family Near Albany
Mrs. Ben Field er and daughter Mrs. J W Hick man with Martha and Bill from Chauncey spent time at the home of Mr and Mrs Wesley Walburn near Albany. The Walburns are former Chauncey residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ben Fielder
J. W. Hickman
Martha
Bill
Wesley Walburn
Albany
Walburns
Chauncey Church Meeting And Local Visitors Noted
Official Chauncey Church of Christ board will meet Monday at 7 PM. Miss Lucille Rivers of Chauncey returns from a two week Columbus trip and church convention. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Cass, Mr and Mrs Preston Thompson and children Roberta and Billy from Indianapolis.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Lucille Rivers
Columbus
Henry Cass
Preston E. Thompson
Roberta
Billy
Indianapolis
Ind
Wilford Henry
Main St
D. W. Cheadle
Middletown
Albany
Holt S. Courtney
Luther Cruikshank
Robert Hixson
Jennie Courtney
Leslie
Ruth Cruikshank
Ruth Seiber
Waterloo State Forest
H. A. Seiber
Marshall Hudson
George Wilson
LaFollette
Tenn
Eleven Mines in Chauncey District to Reopen
Eleven mines in the Chauncey district were marked for operation on Monday per a Sunday night work report. Mines listed include No. 5 No. 9 No. 28 No. 90 No. 255 Coonville Hocking Poston No. 6 Chauncey N. Y. 25 Lick Run and Carbon dale.
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Chauncey
Coonville
Hocking
Poston No
Chauncey N. Y
Lick Run
Carbondale
Bible class to meet at Ruth Atkinson home
The Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday night at the home of Miss Ruth Atkinson. Assistant hostesses include Christine Brown Gladys Pickering and Kathryn Mc Daniel. Members gather at the church at 7 for transportation to the Atkinson residence.
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Chauncey — Friendship Bible
Church of Christ
Ruth Atkinson
Christine Brown
Gladys Pickering
Kathryn McDaniel
Atkinson
Millfield PTA Meeting Set for Tuesday Night
Millfield Parent-Teacher Association schedules a regular meeting for Tuesday at 7 o'clock in West School. President Eben Gillespie and secretary Miss Mae Howard will conduct the business. Mae Boudinot chairs the program committee. All parents urged to attend.
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Millfield
Parent-Teacher Association
Eben Gillespie
Mae Howard
Mae Boudinot
Meigs Talent To Present Crazy Mike Monday Night
Meigs talent presents the play Crazy Mike at the High School Auditorium in Middleport under the Feeney Bennett Post American Legion. Principal cast includes Jed Webster Frances Pullen Delbert Rice and Mrs Esther Schmoll with Harmony Girls Marjorie Brown Eleanor Roush Lorena Gardner Josephine Emmish. All dances directed by Miss Margaret Riley. Proceeds fund Christmas food baskets for those in need.
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Middleport
Crazy Mike
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion
Pomeroy Bend
Jed Webster
Frances Pullen
Delbert Rice
Esther Schmoll
Harmony Girls
Marjorie Brown
Eleanor Roush
Lorena Gardner
Josephine Emmish
Margaret Riley
Installation of Epworth League Officers
Officers of the Ep worth League of Simpson M FE Church were installed Sunday night in candle light services led by Dr Foster district superintendent of the Methodist Church Adele Fowler was named president Elizabeth Williams first vice president David Goodwin second vice president Mary Martha Smith third vice president Mary Ellen Miller fourth vice president Geraldine Gamer secretary
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Pomeroy
Epworth League
Simpson M. FE
Dr. Foster
Methodist Church
Adele Fowler
Elizabeth Williams
David Goodwin
Mary Martha Smith
Mary Ellen Miller
Geraldine Gamer
Williamson West Virginia Football Team Dines at Senkus
Seventeen players and their coach from Williamson, West Virginia, were dinner guests Sunday at the Senkus Hotel after a game near Wheeling. The group stopped for dinner en route to Wheeling on Friday.
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Pomeroy
Williamson, W. Va
Senkus
Wheeling
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
Middleport residents host relatives and friends from Bellaire Uhrichsville Columbus Gallipolis and Athens. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Ralph Sherman Mrs Lulu Mason and Mrs Maude German among others with health updates and a local council election note.
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Middleport
Ralph Sherman
Bellaire
Josiah Mace
Fourth Avenue
Sherman
Chauncey PTA Plans Benefit Minstrel for Scout Troop
Plans are under way for a home talent minstrel sponsored by the Chauncey PTA to benefit Boy Scout Troop No. 78. Christine Brown directs rehearsals and asks all participants to be present Monday night at 8 o'clock at the high school building.
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Chauncey
The
Chauncey P.T.A
Christine Brown
Victim Struck by Taxi Taken to Holzer Hospital
Middleport resident William Bray was struck by taxi driver Carl Ebersbach near Dock Street while stepping from behind a parked car. Bray, uncle of Herbert Swain now in Columbus, suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized at Holzer Hospital.
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Middleport
William Bray
North Middleport
Middleport-Pomeroy Line
Carl Ebersbach
Dock St
Herbert Swain
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
Pomeroy Social Notes Recap of Weekend Visits
Denison College student Miss Helen Jane Faris visited her parents on East Main Street. Home Missionary Society of Simpson M E Church plans a Monday meeting at Miss Lydia Ebersbach’s home. Several families, including the Meese, White, Griffith, Kuhmer, and Gordon residents, spent weekends with relatives in Portsmouth Columbus and Gordon WV.
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Lasley St
W. S. Hart
William Cooper
Columbus
William Griffith
Myrtle Griffith
J. W. Kuhmer
Jackson
Libby Reeves
Carpenter
Pomeroy
Rally Day Draws 340 at Church of Christ in Meigs County
In Middleport Rev Don McMillen led Rally Day with Sunday School attendance at 340. Loyal Women 72 of 70 goal. Loyal Men 51 of 50. Loyal Pals 19 of 17. Several classes were within 1–5 points of their goals as weekly events proceed through Thursday. The Meigs County youth rally caps the week with W E Starn as speaker.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Don McMillen
McMillen
Workers’ Conference
Philathea
Meigs County
W. E. Starn
Letart Falls PTA Booster Night Meeting Set
Letart Falls The PTA booster night at the Grade School is scheduled for Wednesday November 10 at 7 30 p m Members are urged to attend and prospective members are welcome A committee headed by Mrs Ruth Barnitz and Mrs H B Powell will present an interesting program After business and the program a potluck lunch will be served A note adds that a clover species raised in England grows to eight feet tall.
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Letart Falls
PTA
Ruth Barnitz
H. B. Powell
Headley Dies After Illness in Middleport
Middleport resident Homer Headley aged 46 died Sunday after a weeklong pneumonia illness. Born in Middleport he worked in the Davis Market meat department and later as a salesman for a biscuit company. He also held posts with wholesale meat houses in Columbus and other cities.
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Middleport
Homer Headley
Broadway St
John Headley
Headley
Davis Market
Columbus
Talented musician Headley remembered with services pending
Headley, longtime member of Prof. J. T. Lewis' band and orchestra, is survived by his son Thomas Hugh Headley of Columbus and his sister Miss Addie Headley. He and his sister had shared a home, and funeral services will be announced later.
Agriculture notes on drying forage and bird care in Salem
The department of agriculture cites shifting methods for drying forage, using heated air through conveyors or revolving drums. The report suggests artificial drying could reduce reliance on sun drying within years. Goldfinches feed their young on weed seeds observed locally.
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Salem
Ore
Department of Agriculture
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Bay of Fundy
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East Hampton
Connedy
Bend
Dover
Plains
Meigs
Middleport Social Notes
Maurice Douglas
McMaster Apartments
Uhrichsville
Owen Fink
Iva Brown
C. E. Handley
Glouster
C. B. Smith
Maude German
Lulu Mason
Walnut St
German
William Beeson
S. Sixth Ave
Helen Beeson
Garrison
Christine Garrison
McConnelsville
Dahlia Pauley
Rocky Glenn Sanatorium
Irving Karr, Jr
Walter B. Harris
Frank Johnston
Stella Palmer
Charlotte Beverage
Adda Smith
Roy Lansbury
W. Herbert Dailey
Dailey
C. H. Snider
Charleston
C. W. Snider
Pearl Avenue
Wilmetta Emmish
Roger Emmish
C. A. Emmish
S. Fifth Ave
Olivia Reed
Colmbus
George Seibert
Seibert
Phyllis King
Reed
Harold Rusk
Wilmington
Rusk
Iva Rusk
Grant Sr
Kathryn Marteney
Parkersburg
Roy Barnes
Pomeroy Social Notes
England
Rex
H. Headley
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