Middleport Post Office Site Approved by Officials
U S approves Middleport Board of Education offer to sell part of the old Central School site for 7000 dollars. Post office to be located there with sale to run 30 days plus possible 30 day extension. Land originally owned by Phillip Jones. board acted at citizen request to meet government specs and aid construction jobs.
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Middleport
John B. Downing
Thomas A. Jenkins
Middleport Board of Education
Central School
Phillip Jones
Board of Education
Supt
M. W. Essex
Hold Holmes Rites at Church in Syracuse
Funeral services for Roy Holmes a 40 year old World War veteran will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the Syracuse Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Herman Sayre. A service will be held at the residence in Syracuse this evening at 8 by the Elks Lodge of Gallipolis. He belonged to the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Military rites will be performed by the American Legion. Survived by wife Mayme and two daughters Kathryn and Miriam, plus his father a sister and a brother.
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Pomeroy
Roy Holmes
Holzer Hospital
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Herman Sayre
Circleville
Syracuse
Elks Lodge
Gallipolis
Holmes
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Meigs Chapter No
Mayme Holmes
Kathryn
Miriam
Malcolm Roller
Middleport
Elmer Holmes
New Jersey
Virgil
Ward Windon
Amy Kingsland
Athens
Ohio University
Charles Cohen
Ben Turner
Charleston
Mary Clifton
Columbus
A. R. Clifton
Butternut Ave
Edwin Hood
Chillicothe
Charles Nease
Wehe Terrace
P. E. Stanley
Huntington
Fred Mees
Herman Mees
Brick St
Seth Shepherd
Delmar Chittenden
A. V. Chittenden
Harry Curtiss
Mr. Curtiss
Anna Curtiss
D. C. Moffett
Bob
Piketon
Owen Watson
Lydia Clark
A. B. Cross
Farr
Clyde Cross
W. B. Cross
Herbert Tucker
Bashan
Elva Shepherd
Toledo
Will Jones
Frank Eaton
Kelly Coe
Sarah Spencer
Joe Sherman
Oliver Querry
Lena Petrel
Joe Reegle
Arthur McDade
Portland
Delmar
Wilbur Theobald
Rutland
Dan Mathewson
Dewey Smith
Springfield
Wm. Mathewson
Ellen Holter
Gift Drive At Meigs County Children’s Home To Continue
Mrs. J. H. Eastman matron announces the Philip Meier Shoe Shops on Second Street will again collect gifts for boys and girls of the Meigs County Children's Home. Contributions at Meier's will be kept for distribution at Christmas. Toys dolls books candy nuts clothing and any suitable items are needed for ages from infants to teens.
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Philip Meier
Second St
Meigs County
J. H. Eastman
Meier’s
Middleport Court Players Begin Season With 12 Reported
Middleport Court Players held their first official practice at the gym Monday afternoon with 12 boys reporting. Only Ray Wiley from last year’s squad returned. The first game is set for December 7 at the local gymnasium against Cheshire, followed by a December 10 tilt with Ironton in that city.
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Middleport
Ray Wiley
Cheshire
Ironton
Feeneyv Bennett Post to Finalize Christmas Celebration Plans
At the regular meeting tomorrow night the Feeneyv Bennett Post American Legion will finalize plans for its annual Christmas celebration and goodwill tour. Post Commander George Childs urges every Legionnaire to attend. California's name derives from a Spanish term meaning hot fountain.
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Middleport
Feeneyv-Bennett Post American Legion
George Childs
Vendol Promises Quick Relief From Constipation Ailments
A rural Ohio reader Mr. George W. Leniger reports Vendol improved his stomach gas sourness and cramps after meals and relieved dizziness and nervousness. His wife also benefited from constipation and kidney weakness. The ad touts Vendol as easy to take for all ages, sold by Athens Pharmacy Hickmans Nelsonville and other druggists.
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New York Coal Co
Vendol
George W. Leniger
Chauncey
Ohio
Newark Coal Co
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman's Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Ady
District Scout Meeting May Set Record
The Kinshata District of Boy Scouts plans a 6 15 pm Friday meeting at Simpson M E Church that may break attendance records. F H Johnston leads the event with Middleport Rotary Club and Pomeroy Civic Club backing efforts. C E Wood of Cincinnati will be the principal speaker. It is a gathering of Scouters and interested supporters, not a formal Boy Scouts meeting.
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Pomeroy
Kinshata
Boy Scouts
Simpson M. E
F. H. Johnston
Middleport
C. E. Wood
Cincinnati
Boy Scout Movement
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Pomeroy social notes list numerous visits and trips. Ralph Zink returns to Cincinnati from a week with Lawrence Lanning family. Elmer Wickham hosts Patsy Broyls and Philadelphia kin. John Ward and Grover Ridley head to Macon Georgia. Eva Sauer visits Huntington relatives. Various other residents travel or host gatherings in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Zink
Cincinnati
Lawrence Lanning
Spring Ave
Elmer Wickham
Mulberry Ave
Patsy Broyls
Philadelphia
John Ward
Grover Ridley
Mr. Ridley
Macon
Eva Sauer
Herbert Eiselstein
Huntington
Margaret Smith
Herbert Pendergrass
Mc Roberts
Fred Eiselstein
Columbus
Ira Foster
O.H.E
Gallipolis
Lewis Smith
Akron
Osborn St. John Arnold
H. V. Hoffner
Harrisonville
Roscoe Reinhart
Frank Reinhart
Margaret Reinhart
Lincoln Terrace
Theodore Lehew
Prospect Hill
Athens
Floyd Mees
Bill Reinhart
Kermit Brown
Alma’ Brown
Dwight Brown
Rutland
Nettie Wisecarver
Butternut Ave
William Lehrer
Gordwood
Texas
Charles Grueser
Springfield
East Main St
Hoyt Haning
John Arnold
Clarence Karr
Elmer Schaefer
Barbara Schaefer
Naylors Run
Trimble
Daughters of America Hold Banquet in Local Church Hall
Seventy five members of Theodore Council Daughters of America enjoyed their annual banquet in Simpson M. E. Church dining room Monday evening. A social hour followed with several members noted in attendance.
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Theodorus Council Daughters of America
Simpson M. EF
Sacred Heart Church Bazaar Set for Wednesday
Annual bazaar at Sacred Heart Church will be held in the basement. Preparations include serving dinner and supper with afternoon and evening entertainment planned.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Hackett Birth Announcement at High Street
Mr and Mrs George Hackett of High Street announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday weighing about 1000 grams a healthy addition to the family resides in Middleport.
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Middleport
George Hackett
High St
California Climate Prospects From John Peyton Letter
From Pasadena California comes a letter by John H Peyton formerly of Harrisonville Ohio now at 1328 N Catalina Ave Pasadena where he runs a real estate office He reports better health due to the climate and invites Meigs County friends to visit his home and welcome.
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Middleport
Pasadena
Cal
John H. Peyton
Harrisonville
W. A. Hutton
Rutland
Peyton
Catalina Ave
California
Meigs County
American Legion Auxiliary hosts first Middleport social night
The first in a series of entertainments by the American Legion Auxiliary featured Gordon Harris and the Beaver Brothers piano trio, Marion Rife violin solo, and dancing plus humorous reading. Prizes and cakes were awarded. proceeds go to pay piano and silverware debt. Local residents and visitors noted in brief society items follow.
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Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Noah Haskins
Gordon Harris
The
Beaver Brothers
Julius Schmoll
Glow Worm
Lillian Steiff
Auxiliary
Fred Langlotz
Pomeroy
Hez Root
Second Ave
C. P. Gallagher
Lena Mae_ Fels
Chillicothe
Frieda Faehnle
Marion Rife
Verna Sherman
Bellaire
Joe Mace
Ralph Sherman
A. J. Beaver
Charlotte Boddy
Toronto
Canada
G. W. Stackhouse
Fred Shifler
Grant St
Dale Musser
Rutland
Everett Davis
Musser
Davis
Legion Hall
Leo Sisson
Reedsville
Sisson
Emma Sisson
Relief commodity distributions announced for week of Nov 29
Surplus foods will be given to relief families in Middleport on December 1 at the old flour mill and in Pomeroy on December 2 at the Relief Warehouse with other county distributions in retail stores. Recipients should bring their own containers. London has more than 32 000 factories and 22 000 workshops.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
London
Scouts Start Drive for Toys On Thursday
POMEROY Scouts of Troop 42 will hold their annual toy campaign on Thursday December 2. Toys collected will be repaired and given as Christmas gifts to children in needy families. Scouts request notify Louis Reibel Bentley Peoples or Donald Mullen or any scout leader to arrange pickup.
Racine Social Notes Thanksgiving Visits and Local News
Racine social column lists Thanksgiving visits across McKenzie Ridge Delaware Columbus Piketon and Rutland. Families including Johnsons Chittendens Shepherds Curtisses Moffetts Crosses and War ne rs share holidays with relatives. rural free delivery history noted.
END-O-CORN Demonstrations At Athens Drug Stores
Clerks at The Athens Pharmacy and other drug stores begin demonstrations of END-O-CORN promising to remove stubborn old corns and callouses. The ads urge discouraged buyers to try the only remedy that supposedly removes all corns quickly without pain at a price of a few cents.
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Athens
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McKenzie Ridge
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Delaware
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