Socialite parties and club events fill Middleport week
Middleport society notes highlight a birthday celebration hosted by Mrs. R H Rawlings for her staff at Western Kills with music by Kathryn Huber and singing led by Alice Smith. Other items include Miss Margaret Ella Hysell visiting Cedarville College and attending a Baptist Young People's meeting, a Roadside Park wiener roast for new class members, and various bridge and garden club gatherings.
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Middleport
Western Kills
R. H. Rawlings
Rawlings
Eroy
Robert Rawlings
Susan Russell Rawlings
Margaret Ella Hysell
Cedarville College
Harry Hysell
Baptist Young People’s Officers
Marietta Association
Jean Adams
Church of Christ
Don McMillin
McMillin
Sylvia Mayer
OHE
Gallipolis
Pomeroy Works to Sell One Mill Tax Levy Countywide
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce leads a campaign to explain the one mill levy for county finances ahead of the November 4 general election. 98 county creditors and 19 out of county creditors owe just over 30 000 dollars. creditors will contribute three percent of their bills to fund the campaign.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Company Plans Carnival at Meigs County Fair
The Volunteer Fire Company sponsors an all week carnival during the Meigs County Fair. The Firemen's Fall Festival staged by Happy Attractions Company arrives at Pythian Park mid way through the fair. Officials report high inquiries about entries as the fair opens to photographers for the first time with the Meigs Photographic Society preparing frames for 50 or more prints.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Happy Attractions Company
Firemen’s
Pythian Park
Meigs Photographic Society
Senator Jones Distributes Bananas and Horticultural Oddities
Senator Tom W. Jones hands out ripe bananas to neighbors before moving large banana trees from his front yard to Gallipolis for winter storage in the OHE hothouse. Tourists noted the unusual fruit bearing trees, while bamboo bushes in bloom at the Barnes and McCoy residences draw attention, with plants linked to Lillie Huber and M. A. White.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
Gallipolis
Ohe
R. N. Barnes
S. Third Ave
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Walnut St
Barnes
M. A. White
Lillie Huber
McCoy
Nelsonville and Pomeroy to Meet at Middleport on Friday
Pomeroy and Nelsonville will play the football game Friday night at Middleport under lights at 8 p.m. Work on the Pomero field prevents home hosting this week. The Panthers seek a better record as Nelsonville arrives with two losses and two wins ready for a close, evenly matched contest.
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Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Middleport Field
Pomero
Middleport
Jackson
Panthers
Brickles
West Virginia Yellow Jackets Triumph 14 12
Wahama led 12 to 0 as Gibbs sparked a late comeback for the Yellow Jackets. Gibbs ran 75 yards for a touchdown and a key long pass setup another score while Ohlinger and Hartinger contributed on defense and offense.
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Yellow Jackets
Middleport
Gibbs
Wahama
West Virginia
Jackets
Sayre
West Virginians
Tannehdown
RV UU YY Aed
H@rtinger
Wolfe
Ohlinger
Hartinger
Walter
Richard Landers Injured in Mine Fall
Richard Landers employed at Peacock Coal Company mine Wright Street was injured Tuesday morning in a fall of rock. Examination showed a broken leg and back injury. He was rushed to Holzer Hospital by ambulance with non life threatening condition.
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Pomeroy
Richard Landers
Peacock Coal Company
Wright St
Cauzig
Landers
Holzer Hospital
Pelle
Mrs Viola Lathey 75 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Viola Bell Lathey 75 died Monday after a long illness from a fractured hip at her daughter’s Broad Run West Virginia home. A Pomeroy resident she had visited Broad Run about two weeks prior to her death.
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Pomeroy
Viola Bell Lathey
Wayne Goodnis
Broad Run
W. Va
Meigs County Fair Opens For Two Days At Middleport
Tomorrows opening of the two day Meigs County Fair at Pythian Park Middleport features a carnival on grounds all week under the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department. Nightly attractions plus 4 H Club school exhibits open classes and a flower show. A poultry show and a Western Hereford heifer exhibition accompany livestock displays. Concert by the high school bands from Pomeroy Middleport and Rutland Thursday night.
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Pomeroy
Pythian Park
Middleport
Rutland
State Leader of Veterans To Speak In Middleport
POMEROY Morton S. Garn of Fremont state commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War will address an open meeting of the local D A V chapter at the American Legion Hall in Middleport on Tuesday Oct 7 at 8 15 p m announced by James E Spencer commander of the local chapter Garn served with Company C 126th Infantry 32nd Division in World War I and was gassed in action and reported dead twice by the War Department The Meigs Chapter D A V will install new officers that night All veterans and wives are invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
Morton S. Garn
Fremont
American Legion Hall
Middleport
James E. Spencer
Garn
Co. C
126Th Inf
War Department
Meigs Chapter
D.A.V
Tracy Resigns County Post
Roy Tracy resigns as deputy probate judge and juvenile officer after serving since January. He will return to work at the Pomeroy Motor Company, citing better pay in private employment. Probate Judge E. R. Titus had appointed him earlier this year.
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Pomeroy
Roy Tracy
Pomeroy Motor Company
Tracy
E. R. Titus
Titus
Harrisonville School Plans Annual Fair
Harrisonville invites a large crowd to its two day fair on October 10 and 11. A surprise Friday night program will be followed by a dance with refreshments. Saturday features games a horse pulling contest and refreshment stands.
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Harrisonville
Three Autos Pile Up In Unusual Accident
Three car collision on E Main St occurred Monday night when Reed Easterday stopped. Zola Tucker of Columbus bumped Easterday, then Minnie Scott of Racine hit Tucker. Scott’s car was the only badly damaged. No injuries. Police Chief Walter Wolfe investigated.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
Reed Easterday
Zola Tucker
Columbus
Easterday
Minnie Scott
Racine
Tucker
Scott
Walter Wolfe
Jacob Rose, Former Pomeroy Man Dies in Los Angeles
Word of the death of Rev. Jacob Rose of Los Angeles California has been received by his cousin Mrs Philip H Meier of Brick Street. Rose formerly resided in Pomeroy and died September 24 at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles.
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Pomeroy
Jacob Rose
Los Angeles
Calif
Philip H. Meier
Brick St
Rose
White Memorial Hospital
Nutting Stricken With Paralysis In New York Train Service
R. W. Nutting trainmaster at Hobson NYCRR was removed to McMillin Hospital after a stroke at Grosvenor on Monday. The Nuttings reside on Seventh Ave in Middleport.
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Middleport
R. W. Nutting
NYCRR
Hobson
McMillin Hospital
Nutting
Grosvenor
Nuttings
Seventh Ave
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