Meigs County real estate reappraisal raises valuations
Pomeroy reports a 200 000 increase in Meigs County real estate valuations under state law. Auditor George Daniels says the higher tax duplicate will bring about 600 in new taxes. Inspect valuations at the auditor office and file Board of Revision complaints between Nov 26 and Dec 15. Officials expect few complaints due to small overall increases. PORT TOWNSEND Wash deer collision costs driver over 100 with no deer recovered. deer leaped a five foot fence and fled.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
George Daniels
Board of Revision
Panthers Defeat Middleport 39 0 in Turkey Day Fray
Pomeroy trounced Middleport 39 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day as muddy field conditions slowed both sides. Blackwell and Fick scored for the Panthers while Middleport managed two first downs and a single late drive stalled by Panther defense.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Gridders
Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Panthers
Middleport Grinds Past Pomeroy In 94 Yard TD Drive
Blackwell led a 94 yard touchdown march for Middleport after Hite broke scoring position through a series of runs and receptions. Pomeroy fumbled and was penalized on key plays while Tracy and Howard aided tackles as the Jackets surged ahead. Pomeroy managed 13 first downs to three for Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Bennett
Jackets
Burdette
Thompson
Blackwell
Panthers
Hite
Middleport
Fick
Panther
Menchini
Clark
Tracy
Howard
Crow
Smith
Ewing
Llyn
Stivers
Rea
Harbrecht
Hubbard
Johnson
Seyfried
Houdashelt
Hackett
Moore
Walters
Rothrock
French
Reichman
Scarberry
Fick LE E. Bennett Howard
Roush Berry
Entsminger
Allen McKenzie
Mathews Tracy RT
Gibbs Brickles
Harley Clark
G. Bennett Hite
Thompson Ketter
Moore Blackwell
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Thanksgiving Visits
Local social notes record multiple Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings in Pomeroy and nearby towns. Guests include the Gardners and Williamson family. Harold Hilligas family in Cadiz. Clifton and Kerr relatives visiting from Columbus and Marietta. and many residents traveling to Alliance and Gallipolis for holidays. The Federated Young Folks League met at the church with games and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Robert Gardner
Bobby Phil, Jackson
Phil Williamson
Harold Hilligas
Mary Edna
Cadiz
Mary Clifton
Business College
Columbus
A. R. Clifton
Butternut Ave
Louise Saxton
Waterloo
Norman Fisher
Minersville
Mart Cary
Reed and
Howard
Earl Shumaker
Jane Ann
Bobby
Gerald Wildermuth
Gladys Kerr
Marietta
Clyde Watson
Akron
David Watson
Frederick Crow
Ohio State
Fred Crow
Main St
Bill Young
A. H. Joachim
Chillicothe
Fred Rosenbaum
Spring Ave
Ed. Capehart
Mason City
Alliance
Philip Meier
Walter
Henry Rasp
Brick St
Frank McBride
Logan
Norman Russell
Federated Young Folks League
Ralph Kuether
Birth of Eight Pound Daughter to Mr and Mrs Strauss
Parents of a daughter born at Condor Street announce the eight pound baby is their child and daughter of Evelyn Braley the former. The child is a granddaughter of Mrs Dena Strauss. A Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe dinner in Middleport preceded. Home Economics Club farewells Miss Eleanor Whitney in Pomeroy prior to her New York departure.
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Charles Strauss
Condor St
Evelyn Braley
Dena Strauss
Mary Jane
Middleport
Home Economics Club
Dorothy Grossman
Pomeroy
Eleanor Whitney
New York
Belmont County
Whitney
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Dorothy Haning
Athens
Clarence Karr
Spring Ave
Warren Bright
Logan
Union Ave
Dana Tracy
Nora
Tracy
E. Jeffers
Gallipolis
Social News Roundup From Simpson M E Church and Area Families
Mr and Mrs Emil Ball hosted Sunday School board members at their Wehe Ter race home where a nominating committee was formed for next year. Several local families and relatives plan Thanksgiving visits to Grafton Bealing ton and Cincinnati while others attend family gatherings and showers at Pine Grove and Union Ave.
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Emil Ball
Simpson M. E
Wehe Terrace
Helen Zeiher
Billy
Mulberry Ave
Bertha Filson
Pt. Pleasant
Grafton
W. Va
Nancy Story
Springfield
William Rice
Darwin
Louis Grueser
A. R. Knight
W. Main St
Bealington
William Frecker
Pine Grove
Ira Zickefoose
Akron
Zickefoose
Albert Reuter
Clara Reuter
Edgar Morris
Virginia Morris
Cincinnati
Ruth Virginia
Bands Prove Game Feature At Thanksgiving Tilt
Middleport and Pomeroy bands dominated the Thanksgiving game crowd near 1600. Middleport’s band performed in a floating U.S.A. drill while Pomeroy wore Purple and White with drum majors Allen Jones and Richard Gress. The Junior Band debuted with America as Dan Farmer led the Senior Band in The Orange and Black. Spectators included Dr. Rollin Boice filming, a St Bernard with Capt. Tom Jones, and many locals from Glouster Columbus and Charleston.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Allen Jones
Richard Gress
Jack Abbott
U.S.A
America
Dan Farmer
Rollin Boice
Paul Smart
Tom Jones
St. Bernard
Middeport
Roger Kittle
Sybil McCoy
Glouster
Jean Reed
Columbus
Walter Priode
Wayne McElhinney
Charleston
Harold Lohse
Dayton
L. D. McMaster
Bobby Mackin
Kenneth Entsminger
Francis Anderson
Patty Kennedy Birthday Party With Candies And Crayons
Patty Kennedy celebrated her fifth birthday Wednesday afternoon with five pink candle cake ice cream and candy baskets. Twelve children attended while they solved a turkey puzzle and colored pictures. relatives hosted guests from Columbus Roseville and Cincinnati area during Thanksgiving weekend.
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Patty Kennedy
Patty
Leo Kennedy
Harley Coles
Columbus
Herbert Riggs
Chickens Sell Well In Eastern Market
In Pittsburgh Elmer Beegle a veteran produce dealer reports chickens bring higher prices than turkeys for the first time in 42 years with 175 coops of chickens and 1500 head of turkeys on hand. He notes turkeys sell slowly while many remain unsold in Meigs County ahead of Christmas.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Elmer Beegle
Beegle
Arthur Beegle
Racine
Meigs County
Meigs Driver Fined Following Collision
Lloyd Woodgerd of Dorcas was arrested by Assistant Police Chief Walter Wolfe for driving while intoxicated after his car collided with Chauncey Shumaker on East Main Street. He was held at the county jail, given a hearing before Council Chairman E P Duerr, fined $100 and costs, and released after arranging payment.
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Pomeroy
Lloyd Woodgerd
Dorcas
Walter Wolfe
Woodgerd
Chauncey Shumaker
E. Main St
Council
E. P. Duerr
Pomeroy Receives Share Of Plantz Estate Inheritance
Meigs County auditor George Daniels announces that 2060 dollars of Wyatt Plantz estate inheritance tax has been paid. About half goes to Pomeroy. originally the estate was valued above 100000 but market downturn reduced the value, excluding Pomeroy from a larger share. The village would receive the remaining residue after other bequests.
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Pomeroy
Wyatt Plantz
Meigs County
George Daniels
Marvels of electricity wow Civic Club audience
C E Jones dazzled Wednesday at the Junior High School showing how light can become sound and sound into light using an electric eye. He demonstrated a beam varying in brightness producing the siren sound and explained its use in motion picture sound effects.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Jones
Civic Club
Jones
Alcatraz Island to Play at Athena Theater Saturday
Warner Bros melodrama Alcatraz Island screens Saturday at the Athena Theater. John Litel stars as Gat Brady facing prison life and a racketeer's plot to separate his daughter from a district attorney amid romance and revenge. The film features Vladimir Sokoloff and a strong supporting cast under director William McGann.
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Alcatraz Island
Warner Bros
Athena
Gat Brady
John Litel
Mary Maguire
Gordon Oliver
Ann Sheridan
Patrick Henry
Liberty
Emile Zola
Vladimir Sokoloff
Cezanne
Sokoloff
the Rock
William McGann
Crane Wilbur
Dick Purcell
Ben Welden
Addison Richards
Peggy Bates
Ellen Clancy
George E. Stone
Young Child Mary Ann Darst Dies After Illness
Mary Ann Darst aged 22 months died suddenly Thursday afternoon after months of illness from complications of diseases. She was the youngest child of Mr and Mrs Harry Darst of Pearl Street. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 AM at the residence with interment in Clifton West Virginia.
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Middleport
Mary Ann Darst
Harry Darst
Pearl St
Clifton
W. Va
Revival Continues at Syracuse Church of the? Eet
Revival services at the Syracuse church continue nightly with Rev. Jos F Morgan in charge. Special singing marks each evening and visitors from Dayton performed on Thanksgiving. Services begin at 7 o clock and run through December 5.
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Syracuse
Church of the Eet
Jos. F. Morgan
Dayton
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