Thanksgiving Showdown May Hold Big Fray for Pomeroy Panthers
The annual Pomeroy Panthers versus Middleport Yellow Jackets clash looms on Thanksgiving at Middleport field. Both teams show mixed results through the season with Pomeroy holding past edge, while Middleport faces tough tests from Jackson and Logan before the big game.
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Panthers
Yellow Jackets
Jackets
Pomeroy
Oak Hill
Nelsonville
Athens
Gallipolis
Logan
Wellston
Jackson
Jackson Rooters
Pt. Pleasant
Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Buchtel
Rutland
Middleport Boys
Five Are Arrested By Meigs Officers
POMEROY Wilbur Nevers, charged with failure to pay a board bill at Shenang Springs, was brought here Saturday from Bellefontaine by Deputy Sheriff Oscar Whitlock and Constable Roland Grindley. Raymond Walburn was arrested and jailed Saturday night by Whitlock on an intoxication charge. Eugene Fisher was arrested by Night Patrolman Herman Niemeyer on a similar charge. Russell Singer and James Call were arrested Sunday by Middleport Police Chief Allensworth on a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Pomeroy
Wilbur Nevers
Shenang Springs
Bellefontaine
Oscar Whitlock
Roland Grindley
Raymond Walburn
Whitlock
Eugene Fisher
Herman Niemeyer
Russell Singer
James Call
Middleport
Allensworth
Yo-Yo Fad Returns Among Local Students
Middleport reports a yo-yo revival across grade levels from elementary to high school. Merchants had difficulty keeping stock after restocking due to high demand as children master tricks and spin the toys around their bodies.
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Middleport
Legion Plans To Secure Brick For Terrace Street
Arrangements to pave Terrace Street with bricks have been completed by Drew Webster Post American Legion. The Legion Home sits on Terrace and other property owners will assist. NYA provides labor and work will continue as weather allows. The project began last Wednesday. A note recalls how rubber evolved from trees to a compound from coal lime stone and salt.
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Pomeroy
Terrace St
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Terrace
Legion
NYA
90 Report for Work At Sager Run Project
The Sugar Run sewer project opened this morning with 90 men reporting for work. Construction had not begun yet, but crews were assigned to prepare for operations starting Tuesday as engineer L G Merrill from Parkersburg met WPA representatives to discuss the project.
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Sager Run
Pomeroy
Sugar Run
L. G. Merrill
Parkersburg
WPA
Health League Plans Seal Mailings For Christmas 1940
Meigs County Public Health League held an all day executive meeting at Mrs. M. D. Hartinger home to finalize Christmas Tuberculosis seals to mail Monday November 25. Volunteers will address fold and seal letters, keeping 80 percent of seal proceeds in Meigs County for anti tuberculosis work. The group aims to fund a county tuberculin testing program with x rays in schools similar to neighboring counties.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Public Health League
M. D. Hartinger
W. Main St
Meigs County
Ohio
Mrs. Mae Bowen Dies at Home in Middleport
Funeral services pending for Mrs Mae Bowen 64 who died Sunday afternoon at her residence on N Second Ave Middleport. Survived by husband John Bowen two daughters Anna Corn Kathryn Blazer and son Robert at home. Body at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.
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Middleport
Mae Bowen
N. Second Ave
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Rex Koons To Lead Rex Koons Orchestra At Phi Delta Kappa Dance
Rex Koons and his Orchestra, a leading campus band, will headline the Twelfth Annual Phi Delta Kappa Thanksgiving Dance in Middleport. Orville Otey Chambers will guest as vocalist and trombonist, with the event at Eagles Hall Gallipolis running 9:30 to 1. Advance tickets available.
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Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Rex Koons
Campu
Columbus
Lakebreeze Pier
Buckeye Lake
WLW Wire
Castle Farm
Cincinnati
Lakeside Park
Dayton
Neil House
Michigan
Ohio State
Orville “Otey” Chambers
Otey
Eagles
Gallipolis
Congregational Meeting to Select Minister at Church
Members of the First Presbyterian Church of Middleport are urged to attend a congregational meeting Tuesday evening. The meeting aims to call a minister, according to L A Thomas president of the session.
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Middleport
Congregation of the
First Presbyterian Church
L. A. Thomas
Thanksgiving Music Program by Pomeroy Music Club
A Thanksgiving musicale at Federated Church by the Pomeroy Music Club featured organ preludes, choruses, solos, duets, and a women's quartet. Velma Geary led solo numbers, and the program, directed by Mrs. J. E. White, highlighted candlelit decor and a cast of performers including Kathryn Huber, Ruth Huber, Emma Mees, and more. Officers and rehearsal plans were announced as the club prepares a December 22 Christmas vesper cantata.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Pomeroy Music Club
Kathryn Huber
Ralph Kuether
Velma Geary
John Lambert
J. E. White
Miss Huber
Ruth Huber
Emma Mees
Arthur Rosenbaum
Ben Philson
Shepherd
Walter Lodt
Alice Smith
Edith Bowen
A. H. Rosenbaum
Herman Burt
Middleport Social Notes Marriage of Ruth Allean Blackburn
Mrs Emmett Blackburn announces the marriage of Ruth Allean Blackburn to Harold Albert Ebersbach. Ruth, a Middleport High School 1937 graduate, worked at Hart Jewelry in Pomeroy. Harold is with Parkersburg Rig and Ree Co. They will live on Lasley Street in Pomeroy after a ceremony by Rev George Sagen.
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Middleport
Emmett Blackburn
Ruth Allean
Harold Albert Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Middleport High School
Hart Jewelry Store
Pomeroy
C. E. Ebersbach
Parkersburg Rig and Ree Co
Local residents travel and visit relatives across states
Mrs. D. B. Hartinger travels to Belmont Massachusetts to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Besserer Thomas. Mrs Shirley Mills returns from Charleston after a minor hospital operation. Mr and Mrs M G Brown return from Chesapeake and Huntington as they plan to winter in Florida. David Ohlinger returns with his mother and grandmother from Charleston to visit in Yeanger home. Miss Virginia Russell from Columbus visits her parents Griff and Mrs Russell. WPA music supervisors Hattie Smith and Virginia Egner attend two day conferences in Zanesville. Mrs C A Poindexter returns from Columbus to relatives. Martha Bryant, ill but improving, with daughter Terry Allis returns to Columbus. Roy Barnes and son Franklin visit Parkerburg relatives.
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D. B. Hartinger
Belmont
Mass
William Besserer Thomas
Shirley Mills
Charleston
McMillan Hospital
M. G. Brown
Chesapeake
Huntington
Florida
David Ohlinger
W. P. Ohlinger
Ruby Annice Yeanger
Pearl Yeanger
Elizabeth Ohlinger
Virginia Russell
Columbus
Griff Russell
Hattie Smith
Virginia Egner
WPA
Zane
Polio Strikes Relatives Of Middleport Families
Polio has appeared among relatives of several Middleport families though the illness is not common in the area. Yvonne Nevers of Farmington Iowa, daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Nevers, is now recovering from polio. Mrs Nevers was born Lulu Wilson and was raised in Middleport by her grandparents. She is Ralph Wilson son of Roger Babson. The Nevers visit Middleport frequently with Edward Parsons and L D Diles families.
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Middleport
Yvonne
al Nevers
Farmington
Iowa
Nevis
Lulu Bernice Wilson
Ralph Wilson
Roger Babson
Nevers
Edward Parsons
L. D. Diles
King Ernest Augustus Honors Court Cooks With Menu Credit
The Hanover king Ernest Augustus praised his cooks calling them artists and awarded menu credit on the royal menu in gratitude for their dishes.
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Ernest Augustus
Hanover
Germany
Pomeroy and Middleport Rivalry Boosted by Thanksgiving Clash
Predictions run high for the annual Pomeroy versus Middleport game with fans split on the outcome. A well known local writer predicts a 40 point Panthers win, while Middleport supporters deny the claim. Bands from both schools rehearsing under Gordon Harris and Willis Aleshire will perform patriotic tunes before the game.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Yellow Jackets
Purple Panthers
Panthers
Jackets
William Mayer Pomeroy Taken to Holzer Hospital
William Mayer Pomeroy of Monkey Run was taken to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on Saturday afternoon for observation and treatment.
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Pomeroy
William Mayer
Monkey Run
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
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