Diphtheria Claims Another Life in Meigs County
Meigs County reports another diphtheria fatality on Saturday with the death of Curtis Schreiber of Harrisonville. The death follows weeks of illness amid an outbreak of diphtheria and scarlet fever in the area. Schreiber survived by his wife and sister, with services held at Wells Cemetery.
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Meigs County
Curtis Schreiber
Harrisonville
Schreiver
Schreiber
Har- Wiliam
Joe
Niles
Beach
Wells
Harley Bol
J. Harvey Eastman
Meigs Children’s Home
Clarat
Bar- Church
Rev. Reed
Pomeroy of Christ
Gaston
Visits and football fans travel for Ohio State game
The note describes visitors and relatives traveling from Lima and other towns to meet family in Columbus for the Ohio State vs Michigan football game. It mentions Bee of Lima staying with relatives on Union Avenue, Grant daughter of Charles Ebersbach visiting Lincoln Hill’s home, and Hartinger heading to Columbus for the game while Ruel Finsterwald and Dor Schaefer return after several days away.
Political expectation adrift amid party shifts in Meigs County
Amid debates on prestige and party power Democratic and Republican factions in Meigs County anticipate shifts. Governor George and visiting speaker Dc Bailey of New Bedford address main services at Westminister Church in Wilmington Pa as reports note local leaders face questions on licenses and costs tied to a broader political struggle.
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Middleport
Dc Bailey
Mr Bailey
Westminister
Col- Wilmington
Huntington Singers To Appear In Meigs
The Mozart Choral Society of Huntington West Virginia will perform Tuesday night November 20 at 8 o clock at Heath Methodist Church via the Middleport Woman's Music Club. Directed by Marguerite Neekamp Stein the 40 member group has appeared nationally and earned strong reviews. Admission is free with a silver offering accepted for Pomeroy Bend.
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Middleport
Mozart Choral Society of
Huntington
W. Va
Heath Methodist Church
Pomeroy Bend
Hills of Home
Fox
Stickles
Cain
Rasbach
Dvorak
Christiansen
Hallelujah
Handel
Strauss
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Scott
Curran
Deems Taylor
Stebbens
Jed Pickens Stricken With Cerebral Hemorrhage
Jed Pickens suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday evening and was reported slightly improved Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Kait of Jacksonville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Ed Reese. Mrs Anna Curtis returned Saturday after two weeks with friends in Jacksonville where she received a quilt from the American Legion Auxiliary of that town.
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Racine
Jed Pickens
William Kailt
Jacksonville
Ed Reese
Anna Curtis
American Legion Auxiliary
First RACINE M E Church Conference Held Sunday
The Racine M E Church held its first quarterly conference on Sunday with Dr. Foster district superintendent of Portsmouth in attendance. The Home Missionary Society plans an all day meeting Tuesday at Mrs Myrtle Curtis’s home. On Wednesday M E Guild members will serve a soup dinner in the church annex.
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Racine
M. E
Foster
Portsmouth
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Myrtle Curtis
M. E. Guild
Middleport Notes on Funeral and Weekend Travels
Middleport residents announced visits and travel spanning Huntington Cottageville and Columbus. Families including the Whiteside, Moses, Coates, Reynolds, and Taylor networks attended funerals or spent weekends with relatives, while others returned from trips to points in Ohio and West Virginia.
Community Briefs From Middleport Long Bottom Visit
Miss Mildred Hawley visited in Long Bottom with her brother James Hawley and family and returned Sunday. Miss Margaret Russell has been ill for about a week at her Pleasant Hill home. The Bradburys Wise attended Ohio State Michigan game in Columbus Saturday. Rev C C Bailey Miss Swisher Mrs John Orr left for home after weekend with George Sauer Sr and relatives. Mrs C N Welch and Eleanor Rairden left for Bridgeport Tennessee. Miss Rairden of Cleveland visited Main Street relatives for ten days. Mrs Lucy Rairden returned to Ravenswood after visiting with daughter Mrs Harold Bibbee on Grant Street. Harold Bibbee, Rairden grandson, now briefly able to be up after a serious injury.
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J. K. Smith
Frank Knopp
Frank Lewis
Huntington
Dr. Whiteside
C. L. Moses
Columbus
Middleport
W. Va
Leonard Taylor
Gravel Hill
Max Roller
H. F. Thomas
E. M. Harrah
Pt. Pleasant
B. F. Gibbs
Mildred Hawley
Long Bottom
James Hawley
Margaret Russell
Pleasant Hill
C. P. Bradbury
Charles Wise, Jr
C. C. Bailey
New Bedford
Swisher
New Castle
John Orr
New Wilmington
Orr
George Sauer
C. N. Welch
Eleanor Rairden
Bridgeport
Tenn
Miss Rairden
Cleveland
Main Street
Lucy Rairden
Ravenswood
Harold Bibbee
Grant Street
Rairden
Star Class Meets at Quick Home for Evening Program
The Star Class of the Presbyterian Church taught by Postmaster W. S. White was entertained Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. James Quick with Mrs. Hazel Clark as assistant. Prof. B. Williams directed a program after the business session. The class plans a public program soon and refreshments were served.
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Syracuse
Presbyterian Church
W. S. White
James Quick
Hazel Clark
B. Williams
Install More Efficient Applications at NAS
A new set of registration forms is to be installed at the Athens branch of the National Re-employment Service to improve classification and detail on each applicant. The meeting in Lancaster informed state supervisors' use of the new cards. Ten men were sent to the Stewart school building this week and about 30 laborers were referred to the city waterworks project. Five hammer and saw men were placed at The Plains PWA school project nearing completion.
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Athens
National Re-employment Service
Thomas Hixenbaugh
C. E. Hixenbaugh
W. F. Sands
Kathryn Burson
Geraldine Landis
Lancaster
Stewart
City
Plains Pwa
Tyrolean Hornmaker Crafts Rustic Tree Horn
August Knauer, an amateur musician and hornmaker from the Austrian Tyrol, fashioned a horn from tree branches and left bark on for a rustic look. The instrument reportedly produces a surprisingly clear tone.
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August Knauer
Austrian
Tyrol
Pomeroy Briefs and Local Society News
Pomeroy notes guests and travels among residents. Mrs. Fred Batey of New Haven and cousins visit on Lincoln Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace plan to winter in Miami Beach. Local attendees watched Ohio State defeat Michigan in Columbus. Agnes McQuigg and Manning Webster visit Columbus for the OSU game. MIDDLEPORT Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters set Tuesday roll call at Pythian Hall with officer nominations.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple No. 153
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Hall
North Second Avenue
Rutland Street
Car Skids Over Embankment on Route 31
A car owned by Orville Martin skidded Sunday on Route 31 and overturned, but no injuries occurred. Martin and his wife were returning to Tuppere Pisins. another passing driver also skidded and overturned without serious damage.
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Orville Martin
Reward Second Grade At Central School
A half day holiday was granted to the Central School second grade for Thursday afternoon as a reward for perfect attendance with no tardies. The rule requires forty half-days for first grade and sixty for grades three through twelve. this group is the first to earn time off this year.
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Central School
University Bureau Places More Students
Employment of Ohio University graduates rose 30 percent in the year ending Oct 1, according to the University Bureau of Appointments. Miss Lillian Barbour and Miss Katharine Van Hamm report teaching and business placements up, with more employers calling and a higher student registry, though salaries remain unchanged.
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Ohio University
University Bureau of Appointments
Lillian M. Barbour
Katharine van Hamm
Barbour
Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Services Planned
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church sponsors an open Praise and Thanksgiving service in the church lecture room on Wednesday night November 21. The public is invited to attend.
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Middleport
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
FERA Offers Repair Course At Athens High
FERA night classes at Athens High School run Monday to Friday 7 to 10 pm. Arch Knowlton leads men learning home repairs wood work finishing upholstering and furniture making using the industrial arts department facilities. Enrollment is open any night at the high school.
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Athens High School
FERA
Arch Knowlton
P T A of Syracuse Presents Notable Program
The Syracuse Parent Teachers Association met at the School on Tuesday night November 12 with large attendance. A program directed by Mrs Mattie Springer Mrs Mert Wiggins and Mrs William Diddle featured the Syracuse Serenaders a duet by Rev D B Mills and daughter Mary Margaret and a grades program by Misses Rachel Mills and Emma Duckworth followed by refreshments.
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Mattie Springer
Mert Wiggins
William Diddle
Syracuse
Mills
Mary Margaret
Rachel Mills
Emma Duckworth
Syracuse Serenaders
Lima Company Wins Cheese Contract For Relief Distribution
Swift & Company of Lima Ohio has been awarded a 110000 pound order of natural American cheese in two and a half pound loaves by the Surplus Relief Corporation for distribution through relief channels.
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Washington
Swift & Company of
Lima
Surplus Relief Corporation
Every School Bus Approved in Athens County Inspection
A follow up inspection by the State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Education found all 67 buses examined meet safety requirements. Earlier in fall three buses were unsafe but corrected since. eight more than first check. No drivers without chauffeur licenses. two previously found lacking licenses now corrected. Property insurance gaps dropped to one. all carry liability insurance.
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Athens County
State
High Way Patrol
Ohio Department of Education
Lynn Black
Central School Reports Full Junior Red Cross Participation
The fifth grade at Central School led with 100 percent Junior Red Cross membership as the school year closed. Across all grades 19 children joined, contributing 4.92 dollars. First graders added 36 cents, second grade 21 joined for TM cents, third grade 32 joined with 1.04 dollars, fourth grade 29 with 76 cents, Miss Cora Evans sixth grade 26 members with 80 cents, and Miss Ethel Reese sixth grade 25 members with 76 cents. Each child paid one to five cents and received a badge reading I Serve, with a roll of names and a pledge to service and worldwide friendship.
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Central School
Betty Jones i
Red Cross
Atl
Cora Evans
Mise Ethel Reese
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Complexion Boost
A vintage medical ad extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a bowel regulator using olive colored tablets. It claims improved complexion, energy, and relief from pimples and dull eyes, urging nightly use for a week and noting prices of 30c and 60c with the slogan Know them by their olive color.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Dr Edwards Olive
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