Pomeroy Civic Club Eyes Chamber Charter
E F Robinson president and William Atkins secretary report Akron state convention of the Chamber of Commerce at a Civic Club meeting. The group plans to decide Tuesday night on securing a Chamber charter while possibly retaining the local club name Pomeroy Civic Club.
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Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
William Atkins
Pomeroy Civic Club
Chamber of Commerce
Akron
Civic Club
Senkus
Pump for Second Ward Fire Truck Under Review
POMEROY plan to equip the recently purchased Second Ward Fire Company truck with a pump is under study. A committee will study pump installations in other cities. Hose for the Second Ward truck will arrive soon. Seven hundred feet of new hose arrived. 500 feet from the village truck will be transferred to the Second Ward truck.
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Pomeroy
Second Ward Fire Company
Second Ward
Harb Biles
What a Relief Not To Be Dizzy
Mrs. Marie Altman of Route 2 Canton Ohio describes relief from constipation dizziness coated tongue bad breath and stomach upset after taking Vendol. She praises the medicine and urges others to try it based on her positive experience.
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Marie Altman
Canton
Ohio
Vendor
HUNT IN VIRGINIA FOR BIG GAME BY A. J. BEAVER AND BENNETT
A. J. Beaver and Charles Bennett travel to Warm Springs Virginia to hunt big game with a yearly group. Bennett and family attended a reunion at Warm Springs, aligning hunting headquarters with fellow enthusiasts.
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Virginia
A. J. Beaver
Charles Bennett
Warm Springs
Mr. Bennett
Panthers Prepare for Thanksgiving Day Clash with Yellow Jackets
Pomeroy Panthers focus on the season finale against Middletown Yellow Jackets on Thanksgiving Day. They have no remaining games other than this clash after beating Pt Pleasant Athens and Nelsonville, tying Gallipolis, and losing to Weston Logan and Jackson.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Panthers
Pt. Pleasant
Athens
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Wellston
Logan
Jackson
Sites examined for Panther football field on this afternoon
A committee appointed at a recent Pomeroy group meeting will inspect possible sites for a Pomeroy Panthers football field. Local football fans started the campaign to secure a home field. football became a Pomeroy High School sport in 1925-26, and the team has played at Middleport field until now.
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Pomeroy
Panthers
Pomeroy High
Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight District Conference
Local women from Drew Webster Post attend an Eighth District conference in Jackson. Residents host relatives and guests from Columbus Athens Cincinnati and Long Bottom with weekend visits and family events noted around Mulberry Wehe Terrace and Butternut avenues. Twilight Garden Club plans a Tuesday party at Minnie Davis and Sarah Phillips home with ten cent treats.
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Twilight Garden Club
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
Butternut Ave
Elmer Smith
Cincinnati
Julius Smith
Spring Ave
Winners Named In Meigs County Boy Scout Election
Meigs County troop members will be chosen for one day service in municipal and county offices this Saturday. The results will be announced midweek. Officials are asked to turn duties over to the scouts for one day, following a similar Civic Day program in neighboring counties.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Man Jailed on Bad Check Charge Sunday
Cletus Chapman of Tuppers Plains was jailed Sunday and is held to answer a bad check charge. Arrest was made by Constable Ross Evans according to county officers.
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Pomeroy
Cletus Chapman
Tuppers Plains
Ross Evans
Welcome Extended To New Pastor In Middleport
In Middleport the First Presbyterian Church welcomed Rev J D Ryan and his family at Sunday services his first sermon in town A large crowd attended the rally day worship and a reception committee greeted the congregation. Superintendent O H Stewart traced the church site history and praised former ministers and parishioners. Regular 10:30 morning worship followed and week events included a cafeteria supper potluck and a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gathering with Armistice Day program readings and prayers concluding the day.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
J. D. Ryan
L. A. Thomas
Earl Probst
Ray Sherman
Henry Hayes
L. J. Heiner
O. H. Stewart
Ryan
John Orr
Presbyterian Sunday School
Charles Shumaker
Vivienne Middleton
A. V. C. Skinner
Simpson Church Plans Safari Style Evening Program
Simpson M E Church members prepare a safari themed meeting with special music and tea Tuesday evening. The home and foreign missionary societies will present the program. J O F Class meets this evening at Mrs Harry Smiths Lasley Street home. A men only dinner at Simpson Church is set for Thursday night with cooking and cleanup by the men.
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Pomeroy
Simpson M. E
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
J.O.F
Simpson Church
Harry Smith
Lasley St
Peters Rites Held Sunday at Mt. Gilead
Funeral services for Horatio Gates Peters age 83 at Mt. Gilead followed his death Friday. Peters ran a Mt. Gilead drug store for 50 years retiring in 1930 and was father of Mrs Heritage Lewis. Wife Anna Peters, son Stuart Toledo, and daughters Mrs Lewis Mrs Lulu Cover and Laura Peters. William F Bruce of Mt. Gilead also had funeral services yesterday. Bruce was active in Knights of Pythias and served as past grand chancellor and current supreme lodge judiciary member.
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Middleport
Horatio Gates Peters
Mt. Gilead
Peters
Heritage Lewis
Anna Peters
Stuart Peters
Toledo
Lewis
Lulu Cover
Laura Peters
William F. Bruce
Bruce
Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Racine Grange Elects Officers In Annual Session
Annual election of Racine Grange No 2606 last week selected Master C S Morris Overseer Devil Circle Lecturer Bertha Spencer Steward Earl Cross Assistant Steward David Yost Lady Assistant Steward Ruth Spencer Chaplain Verna Circle Secretary Helen Bentz Treasurer Roy Spencer Ceres Virginia Easterday Pomona Elma Ihle Flora Francis Shane Executive Committee Member H V Tucker.
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Racine
Racine Grange
Cc. S. Morris
Devil Circle
Bertha Spencer
Stewart
Earl Cross
David Yost
Ruth Spencer
Verna Circle
Helen Bentz
Roy Spencer
Ceres
Virginia Easterday
Pomona
Elma Ihle
Flora
Francis Shane
H. V. Tucker
Founding of Christ Church Celebrated in Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ marks its 100th anniversary with day long services. Sunday School attendance reached 374 led by the Loyal Sons and Daughters class of 72, while the Loyal Women's class gave a $3.94 offering as Harry Gaskill led the Sunday School. Rev W R Walker delivered the dedicatory address with special music, drawing large turnout. Bradbury Church of Christ also observed its 60th anniversary with a dramatized founding featuring Mrs Griff Russell and Rev O W Williams.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Loyal Women
Harry Gaskill
Frances Roush
Joan Hamilton
Dorothy Durst
W. R. Walker
Indianola Church of Christ, Columbus
Bradbury
Church of Christ
Griff Russell
O. W. Williams
McArthur
Institutes To Open In Meigs This Week
Farmers Institute meetings in Meigs County begin Tuesday with sessions at Forest Run. Speakers are John Grierson of Hillsboro and Mrs. O L Cunningham of Dayton. The series moves to Hemlock Grove Tuppers Plains Chester and Dyesville with morning afternoon and evening programs each day.
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Pomeroy
Farmers’ Institute
Meigs County
Forest Run
Hemlock Grove
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Dyesville
John Grierson
Hillsboro
O. L. Cunningham
Dayton
Meigs County Agricultural Society Opens Membership Drive
Membership certificates will be available at the office of A D Russell on Second Street today and Tuesday. Any county citizen may join by paying a one dollar annual fee. Board members in charge of the Meigs County Fair are elected by voting members.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Society
A. D. Russell
Second St
Ray E. Gibbs
The
Agricultural Society
Meigs County
Salt Money in Tibet and Abyssinia
Early sources note salt cakes served as currency in Tibet and Abyssinia, functioning as a medium of exchange before modern coinage and monetized trade. The practice highlights regional reliance on scarce resources and barter systems in historic economies.
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Tibet
Abyssinia
Social Notes From Racine and Nearby Towns
Local residents report recent travel to Columbus Marietta and Parkersburg. Attendees at the American Legion Auxiliary fall conference include Mrs. Marie Theiss Mayme Mallory and Mrs. Owen Watson. Christmastide and church activities involve the Foreign Missionary Society at Mpg Charles Spencer and a week of prayer at Oak Grove M E Church led by W B Crosses. Visits span Middleport Detroit Rutland and Jividen households with multiple family ties noted.
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Racine
Dillon Cross
Charles Edwards
William Foss
Pomeroy
Columbus
W. B. Cross
Marietta
Parkersburg
Marie Theiss
Mayme Mallory
Owen Watson
American Legion Auxiliary
Jackson
A. B. Cross
Ida Davies
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Garden Club Set for Christmas Party at President’s Home
REEDSVILLE The next meeting of the Garden Club will be held Dec 8 at the home of president Mrs C E Humphrey and will be a Christmas party. H E Hayes has improved his home by adding a new kitchen. Mrs Josephine Pickens hosted the Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church. Mrs Anna M Randolph and Mrs Effie Warren visited friends in Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs W B Kibble Akron and Elizabeth Kibble attended the funeral of his uncle Warren Pickens. Fay Pickens and Warren Pickens, Ohio University students, spent the weekend with their parents. Mary Spencer of Chester visited here recently with Linnie Mae Congrove. William Congrove returned from a month with Wells ton relatives.
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Reedsville
Garden Club
C. E. Humphrey
H. E. Hayes
Josephine Pickens
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Anna M. Randolph
Effie Warren
Parkersburg
W. B. Kibble
Akron
Elizabeth Kibble
Warren
Fay Pickens
Ohio University
Harry Pickens
Mary Spencer
Chester
Linnie Mae Congrove
William Congrove
Wellston
91 year old farmer helps with annual hog butchering
Isaac Disben nett, a Marion Township farmer aged 91, assisted in the annual Friday butchering. He delegated the strenuous hog work to younger neighbors while remaining active in lighter tasks.
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Logan
Isaac Disbennett
Marion Township
Weather Aids WPA Project In Pomeroy
Good weather helps WPA sidewalk work in Pomeroy progress on Mulberry Ave. A long concrete walk section on Mulberry Ave is finished and will be extended. Concrete walks are laid in front of the county jail and Pomeroy Senior High School. Clyde Jones now supervises the project replacing P S Rovegno. Ray Evans serves as foreman in charge.
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Pomeroy
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy Senior High
Pomeroy Street
Clyde Jones
P. S. Rovegno
Ray Evans
Greens Run School Carnival Planned for Tuesday Evening
Greens Run School will hold its annual carnival on Tuesday evening at 7 30. The program includes free entertainment with PTA members as pupils and C J McCullough a former Hollister High principal as teacher. Activities include fortune telling shooting galleries refreshment and candy booths and the crowning of a king queen prince and princess.
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Greens Run
PTA
C. J. McCullough
Hollister High School
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