Meigs Co Residents Dedicate State Park and War Memorial
A Armistice Day observance in Middleport featured a daytime parade led by Rutland and Middleport High School bands. Floats depicted the roadside park and national shrines as officials, veterans groups, Scouts, and fire squads joined a dedication service and speeches by H. L. Redcay and Floyd R. Hartpence.
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Middleport
Meigs County War Memorial
Rutland High School
Betty Buck
Margaret Davis
Edith Thomas
Jean Snowden
Frances Fink
Don Hutton
Ronald Fordan
Small June Patterson
O. O. Patterson
Middleport High School
Jack Abbott
Bill Hubbard
Bruce Bingham
Joan Talbott
Wilma Price
Frank Talbott White
Carla Clark
Red Cross
Pearl Wolfe
Charles Haskins
Uncle Sam
Daughters of the Union Veterans
Guy Reynolds
D.A.V
L. O. Grant
H. W. McCormack
State Highway Department
Redcay
Park Committee
Tom W. Jones
H. E. Cook
M. W. Essex
Paul Smart
Robert Kleinschmidt
NYA
C. O. Fisher
Malcolm Hartley
Meigs County
Floyd R. Hartpence
American Legion
America
Hartpence
Red Cross Roll Call Workers Start Drive
Following a breakfast at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe at 9 yesterday, a list of Red Cross volunteers began canvassing Middleport for annual memberships. Individuals may mail contributions to Mrs. H. O. Ewing, N. Third Ave., if not contacted.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
American Red Cross
H. O. Ewing
D. B. Hartinger
Vesta McCoy
Nan Moore
John Kincaid
Jean McMaster
Frank Vroman
T. H. Mills
Warren Davis
E. G. Probst
Sara Dobbs
Ray Sherman
Iva Brown
Maxine Mankin
Emmett Shuler
Lewis Sauer
Helen Wood
W. H. Juhling
C. M. Hennesy
Edward French
Margaret Healy
G. H. Stansbury
George Schaaf
Helen Terry
Will Reynolds
Evelyn Lewis
Dale Mourning
Sanford Thomas
Virgie Major
William Robson
Margaret Ella Hysell
Roy Barnes
Elizabeth Joachim
Orin Smith
Gordon Harris
Paul Smart
Malcolm Roller
Rosener Zeiher
Frank White
Cedric Clark
N. Third Ave
Middleport Team Defeats Alumni 13-0
Middleport school dismissed for Meigs County War Memorial rededication. Yellow Jacket football squad scrimmaged alumni after the ceremony and won 13 to 0. Star player Joe French sustained a dislocated elbow and is under a physician's care.
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Middleport School
Meigs County War Memorial
Yellow Jacket
Joe French
Uprooted Americans theme at Middleport Women’s Society meeting
The Middleport Women’s Society of Christian Service reviewed Uprooted Americans by Mrs. Noah Haskins at Heath Methodist Church, linking its migrant theme to The Good Samaritan. The event featured organ music, desserts, and reports from district meetings, with several members hosting and organizing duties noted.
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Middleport
Women's Society of Christian Service
Noah Haskins
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
Nan Moore
Frank White
M. G. White
Gordon Harris
Roy Barnes
Robert Coats
Robert Washington
Capsized Boat Sparks Pomeroy Excitement
In Pomeroy Ohio excitement spread through the business section when a boat carrying two men reportedly capsized on the Ohio River. Albert Hall who rows the ferry skiff and Lester Hart a clothing store employee rushed to the sunken vessel and found oar locks unused recently, suggesting the boat had drifted half submerged for some time.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Albert Hall
Lester Hart
Gallipolis Pastor Addresses Armistice Day Assembly
Pomeroy Junior and Senior High observed Armistice Day with a joint assembly in the Junior High Auditorium. Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of Gallipolis preached on compromise, praising Neville Chamberlain as a martyr of Christendom, while Edward Stark, Joseph Ohlinger, and Jack Rosenbaum led the pledge to the flag and Thomas Crow played the bugle call. Velma Geary directed singing of America the Beautiful and America.
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Pomeroy
Edward Stark
Joseph Ohlinger
Jack Rosenbaum
Thomas Crow
Baird
W. R. Farnham
Lewis Weber Gishler
Presbyterian Church
Gallipolis
Neville Chamberlain
Velma Geary
America the Beautiful
America
Flag Presented to Syracuse School by PTA and Daughters of America
Syracuse PTA plans an Armistice Day program after its meeting at 7 30. Mrs Lizzie Quick and Mrs Maude Branch arranged the program in which a large flag is presented to the school by the local Daughters of America with Mrs Hazel Clark in charge.
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Cedric Clark
Carla
Helen Jane Root
Willis Aleshire
Don Cossack Chorus
Community Concert Association
Athens
Helen Wood
Allegra Fadely
Ohio University-Western Reserve
Cleveland
William Anderson
Cheshire
Nan Moore
Mildred Hawley
Sprigg
W. Va
Moore
Claude Washington
Willis Anthony
Gerald
Winchester
Ind
Anthony
J. B. Downing
Magnetic Springs
Syracuse
Parent-Teacher Association
Lizzie Quick
Maude Branch
Daughters of America
Hazel Clark
The
Alexander Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral for Paul Alexander who died Sunday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis will be held Wednesday at 2 30 PM from the Letart Falls residence. Burial will follow in a nearby cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Paul Alexander
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Letart Falls
Finances of Pomeroy Are Improving
Pomeroy council hears that year end finances look even with possible hydrant rentals and other expenses covered. Bond payments of 8380 and 2977.34 in interest have been met. 8000 in bonds remain to be refunded. Fire, police, street and other expenses total 5130.67 general fund and 6038.79 street repairs so far.
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Pomeroy
Alvin Norris
Sugar Run
Second Ward
First Ward
Dizzy or tired Maybe It's Your Liver Ton Jon No 2
Ton Jon No 2 promising to wake up a lazy liver and cleanse blood and inner organs. Claims relief from headaches biliousness constipation dizzy spells and drowsiness and promises a glowing complexion. Sold by Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Athens Ohio.
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Ton Jon Hearth
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Athens
Ohio
Mrs Fugate Injured in Home Accident at Pomeroy
Mrs. Fugate sustained a broken hip when her hand was caught in a wringer at home and she slipped. She was rushed to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and clinicians reported her condition as satisfactory. The Fugate family has recently endured multiple hospital cases including Frank Fugate Jr. and Eva Mae Fugate.
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Frank Fugate
Eva Mae Fugate
Albert Wippel
Wind Storm damages Sommers Shoe Shop front in Pomeroy
A windstorm struck Pomeroy Monday evening crashing a cement block false front onto Second Street. The Sommers Shoe Repair Shop suffered front collapse, Benton Penn’s car sustained major damage, and trees lost limbs while a Lincoln Hill garage lost roof covering. The wind was brief but destructive.
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Pomeroy
Sommers Shoe
Second St
Benton
Penn
Lincoln Hill
Browns Move to Chillicothe for Family Business
Mr and Mrs Leroy Brown and their son relocate to Chillicothe to join his brother in business after leaving the Pomeroy Motor Company. The Browns move into the Farmer cottage on Palmer Street. The Reibels take their vacated home and the Greggs relocate from 8 Fifth Avenue to the Dennis home on Vine Street.
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Middleport
Leroy Brown
Chillicothe
Brown
Pomeroy Motor Company
Farmer Cottage
Palmer St
Robert Reibel
Ernestine Burton
Charles Gregg
Virginia
Fifth Ave
Dennis
Vine St
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Middleport Social Notes
William Wood
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S. Third Ave
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Robert Welte
Middleport Literary Society
Marcus Chambers
C. E. Smith
Second Ave
Fann Danahar Downey
Marguerite Downey
Huntington
Boyd Hall
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Ohio University
Danahar
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Frank Harris
Montgomery
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Rachel
PVE
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