Meigs County Fair Opens Exhibits in Middleport Amid Rain Postponing Band Concert
Meigs County Fair displays open in Middleport with 4-H projects from Reedsville to Langsville, plus vocational agricultural booths from Rutland and Tuppers Plains. Rain delays the school band concert featuring Pomeroy, Middleport and Rutland, as Meigs County Agricultural Society carries on with a wide range of displays and prize ribbons.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Rutland
New Meigs County Agricultural Society
Cash Johnson
Homer Russell
Leroy Eichinger
Charles Radford
J. B. Downing
Walter Compton
Cisco Adkins
Lester Hart
Ralph Gilmore
Charles Blakeslee
Geneva Humphries
Humphries
Reedsville
Lucy Kibble
Pine Grove Cookers
Esther Frecker
Wide-Eyed Wonders
Clarence Heaton
Langsville
Dorothy Ledlie Barnes
Thelma Dill
Long Bottom
Betty Roush
Clark
Shadew Valley
George
Roy
Albert
Harold Parker
Vocational Agricultural
Racine
Chester
Harrisonville
Tuppers Plains
Harold Pickering
Alva Will
Homer Wells
Wilkesville
Middleport Garden Club
Racine Garden Club
Gomer Lewis
Racine Club
Owen Watson
Tom W. Jones
W. H. Juhling
C. O. Fisher
Edward French
Meigs Photographic Society
Tom Mankin
P. Klein
P. Haptonstall
M. Rife
Ctill Life
Rife
F. Klei
F. Klein
Mankin
NYA
Park St
National Defense
Cystex marketed as relief for Kidney and Bladder troubles
An advertisement claims Cystex helps with nighttime urination backache nervousness leg pains and swollen ankles linked to non organic kidney and bladder problems. It promises a money back guarantee and urges asking a druggist for Oystex at 35e.
Library Report From Pomeroy Library Board Meeting
At the Pomeroy Library Board meeting the report shows circulation 1364 and 160 books added with 16 new members and 981 attendances. Most new books go to the county collection for school use. A library station will open in Syracuse with PTA support. Pomeroy students learned library usage. more classes will receive instruction later.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Library Board
Syracuse
Syracuse P.T.A
Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy Public Library
Pre-School Mothers' Club Opens Calendar Year Notes
Middleport social notes report the first calendar year meeting of the Pre- School Mothers' Club at Mrs. Leo Kennedy's Beech Street home with Mrs. R. E. McKay presiding. Plans for the year's study focus on Parents' Magazine articles and children's activities. Ice cream and cake were served during the social hour. Also noted are visits and moves involving local residents including Howard W. Smith's New York trip and the White and Brown families planning moves and employment changes.
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Middleport
Leo Kennedy
Beech St
Leroy Brown
R. E. McKay
Parents’ Magazine
Death of Jack Morrell of Crooksville
Friends of Jack Morrell learned of his death at his Crooksville home where illness lasted a month. Morrell once served as Meigs County mine storekeeper and belonged to the Heath Methodist choir and other musical groups with Jack Morgan and Lewis Gibbs. Funeral services for Morrell, survived by his wife and two daughters, were held Wednesday.
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Jack Morrell
Middleport
Crooksville
Morrell
Meigs County
Heath Methodist
Jack Morgan
Lewis Gibbs
Mrs Fred Stevens Visits Middleport En Route to Charleston
Mrs Fred Stevens of Cleveland halted in Middleport between trains to visit Mr and Mrs William Britton. She travels to Charleston where her father R W Nutting NYCRR trainmaster is seriously ill at McMillin Hospital after a stroke. Mrs Nutting has been at his bedside and returned home briefly.
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Middleport
Fred Stevens
Cleveland
William Britton
Charleston
R. W. Nutting
NYCRR
McMillin Hospital
Eastern Star Officers Are Honored at Middleport
Past Matrons and Past Patrons of Evangeline Chapter O E S were feted at a Middleport party at the Masonic Temple. The event featured a formal program, music, speeches, a grand march, and a dinner, with honors and a roll of past leaders dating from 1903 to 1940.
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Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Temple
John Duerr
B. F. Parmelee
George Wittmer
Pomeroy Social Notes Marriage and Local Visits
Arlene Neutzling and Harley Swisher wed in Middleport with attendants from Cheshire and Baltimore plans include a move to Barberton and ongoing work in Maryland. William Soulsby and Bay City bride Miss Snable wed in Pomeroy City Hall, with Dow Chemical and Bay City roots. Local residents hosted bridge games and hosted visits as families traveled between Ohio, Michigan, and the Midwest.
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William Soulsby
Syracuse
Bay City
Mich
Pomeroy City Hall
M. D. Hartley
Soulsby
E. J. Soulsby
Pomeroy High School
Dow Chemical Company
Joseph Snable
Bay City Central High School
Snable
Mr. Soulsby
Racine Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
A Racine candle light communion service will be held at Racine Methodist Church Sunday as World Wide Communion observed. The Home Economics Club of Racine High opened its new year Friday with Miss Jean Carnahan as president and Mary Roberts Mildred Byers and Audrey Morris initiating new members. Mrs Gomer Lewis visited Pom eroy with her ill mother Mrs Mary Hite of Gore Ohio. Mayor Clyde Wolfe met with Athens officials Tuesday. Augustus M Bell of Tampa Florida recently visited his mother Mrs Kate Wolfe.
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Racine
Racine Methodist
Walter R. McCarley
Racine High
Jean Carnahan
Mary Roberts
Mildred Byers
Audrey Morris
Gomer Lewis
John Hite
Pomeroy
Mary Hite
Gore, O
Lewis
Clyde Wolfe
Athens
Augustus M. Bell
Tampa
Fla
Kate Wolfe
Reedsville Circuit to Have World Wide Communion
The Reedsville Methodist Circuit led by Rev. E. L. Miller schedules world wide communion. Bethel Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 with communion at 10 30. Lawrence Chapel at 1 30 with communion at 2 30. Tuppers Plains School at 9 30 with communion at 7 30 p m.
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Reedsville
E. L. Miller
Bethel Church
Lawrence Chapel
Tuppers Plains
Morris To Preach At Pomeroy Church
POMEROY The Pomeroy Church of Christ will hold Bible School Sunday at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m The Rev B H Morris pastor will speak on the subject Divine Call
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Pomeroy
Salvation Army Services Announced
Friday evening the Torch Bearers meet with Mrs. Clara Custer in charge. Sunday school at 2 30 led by James Gates, then Young People's Legion. A street meeting at 7 p m precedes the evening worship by Major Hinshaw. Wednesday 7 30 Bible study led by Major Hinshaw.
Revival Continues at South Canaan Church
Rev Thomas H Hubbard of Albany Baptist Church announces Sunday services for the circuit. South Canaan Baptist Church revival meetings continue this week with evangelist Rev E M Shelton of LeTourneau Evangelistic Center New York City. On Friday evening Shelton preaches to local youth on A Challenge To American Youth. The 10:30 Sunday sermon at Albany Baptist Church is Gods Limitation of Himself. No evening service due to South Canaan meetings.
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Thomas H. Hubbard
Albany Baptist Church
South Canaan Baptist Church
E. M. Shelton
LeTourneau Evangelistic Center
New York City
Shelton
South Canaan
Revival Arranged At Tuppers Plains
TUPPERS PLAINS H H DOTSON and Edward White Jr will begin a series of meetings at the Church of Christ at Success Saturday Oct 4. John Kemp and wife, sister of Mrs E E Parker of Tuppers Plains, attended Sept 20 services and Kemp gave a sermon. He preached here 45 years ago. They resided in Alabama.
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Tuppers Plains
H. T. Dotson
Edward White, Jr
Church of Christ At
Success
John Kemp
E. E. Parker
Kemp
Alabama
Turner Named for Radio Post in Disabled American Veterans
Benjamin F. Turner of Pomeroy was named State Radio Chairman of the Disabled American Veterans by Merton S. Garn. Turner, active in the local DAV, has produced Memorial Day broadcasts and will be featured at a DAV meeting in the American Legion Hall in Middleport next Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Benjamin F. Turner
Condor Sr
Disabled American Veterans
Merton S. Garn
Da.v
American Legion Hall
Middleport
Turner
D.A.V
DAV
Fred Scholl Dies in Dayton
Fred Scholl, 70, of Miamisburg Ohio died Wednesday in a Dayton hospital after a brief illness. He was a former Pom eroy resident. He is survived by two daughters Lorena and Evelyn of Miamisburg and other relatives. The funeral will be held today at Miamisburg.
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Pomeroy
Fred Scholl
Miamisburg
Dayton
World Communion Observed by Local Churches
Middleport churches announce World Wide Communion services at Heath Methodist First Presbyterian and First Baptist with special programs. Rev H L Carr topics Our Superior High Priest and Rev Ralph Zandel sermon The Family Name. Rally Day highlights Sunday School at Church of Christ and Baptist. B Y P U begins at 6 and 7 p m with junior and senior groups meeting through winter.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
H. L. Carr
The
Presbyterian Church
Ralph Zandel
Church of Christ and the Baptist Church
Meigs County PTA Council Meeting Set in Pomeroy Oct 9
The Meigs County Council of the PTA will hold an all day meeting at Pomeroy High School on Thursday October 9. Morning business session begins at 10 30 and the afternoon session at 1 30 with guest speaker Mrs Bernard Bey discussing PTA magazines. Luncheon at noon served by Pomeroy High School Home Economics students.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
The
Parent-Teacher Association
Fred Rosenbaum
Bernard Bey
State Magazine
PTA
County Council
Rosenbaum
Jackets Rally To Face Rockets In Jackson County Showdown
Middleport Yellow Jackets defend claimed win over Wellston Golden Rockets as they travel to Wellston tonight. Hard practice this week leaves no injuries and cooling weather signals game time. The team relies on an improved aerial attack against SEC rivals while the MHS marching band plans a solo appearance at the Meigs County Fair if conditions permit.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Wellston Golden Rockets
Yellow Jackets
Jackson County
Logan
River Lads
Scouts honored at Bendvue and Temple theaters
Pomeroy reports Boy Scout Troop No. 49 enjoyed a theater outing Thursday night as thanks for their volunteer help in the Forget-Me-Not Drive last Saturday. Girl Scout Troop No. 1 of Middleport will be guests at Temple Theater on the evening of Wednesday October 8.
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Pomeroy
Bendvue
DAV
Middleport
Temple
Meigs County GOP Leader Fractures Leg in Fall
Mrs. E. R. Lama fractured her right leg in a fall at her home on S Fourth Ave. She is treated at Holzer Hospital. Lama chairs the Meigs County Republican Party and leads the Republican Women's Club, wife of E. R. Lama the district’s special tax collector.
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Middleport
E. R. Lama
S. Fourth Ave
Holzer Hospital
Letart Township Fair Draws Large Crowd and Prizes
Letart Falls community fair wrapped a two day event with hundreds visiting exhibits. The parade started Saturday at 10 30 with prizes to Letart Garden Club Great Bend Grange and Letart Grange. A Betsy Ross flag float by local educators drew praise and baby contests crowned a Cummins family child. Edson Hobhstetter presented Meigs County movies to a record audience.
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Letart Falls
Letart Township
Letart Garden Club
Great Bend Grange
Letart Grange
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Floyd Cummins
Ben Franklin IV
Edson Hobhstetter
Meigs County
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Athens Messenger
Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs. R. E. McKay
Howard W. Smith
New York
Mr. Smith
Mr. McKay
Ohio State University
Columbus
Judgen White
Ballantine
N. Third Ave
S. Second Ave
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy Interests
the Messenger
National Newspaper Week
C. H. Church
Will Reynolds
Lillian Stieff
You
Maggie
Sally MecCormack
Duerr
Harry Houdashelt
Lewis Sauer
Ross Pullin
Lee Roush
Parmelee
Edith Schreiner
Evangeline
Stewart Hawkins
W. W. Brown
C. P. Dutton
Dan Price
T. A. May
Herman Bailey
Julia Grant Boggess
John Reuter
D. S. Hartinger
H. B. Hobart
Mary F. Besserer
W. C. Russell
Priscilla Barnes
E. W. Osborne
Besserer
Mr. Osborne
Fanny Field
Mary Beeson
O'Brien
Hattie Bennett
Bennet
Church
Hattie Church
J. C. Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Mary Powell
F. W. Schreiner
L. E. Burford
E. M. McCarty
Zella Cross
Lee McComas
Anna Michl
Comas
Pomeroy Social Notes
Arlene Neutzling
Norman Neutzling
Lincoln Hill
Harley Swisher
Pearl Swisher
Fick
Ewing Grocery
Swisher
Middleport High School
Baltimore
Glen Martin Bomber Company
Neutzling
Pomeroy Personals
Herman Burt
Bridge Club
Mulberry Ave
Marguerite Meier
Carl Shields
Earl Titus
W. A. Giles
Charles McDaniels
Fostoria
Crary Davis
A. B. Brower
Tacomas
Wash
Sally Allison
Verna Hysell
Helen Miller
Hysell Run
Jacob Roller
Manning D .Webster
Charles Baird
K. D. Amsbury
R. W. Finsterwald
Morris
Pomeroy Church
Salvation Army Services
Turner Is
Radio Post
Meigigs
Jackets Meet Rockets
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Court St. Athens
Cho
Fred Sanders
Mer
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Buick
America
Ing Pratt & Whitney
General Motors
Stepon
Broadrim
Fisher
Athens Buick CO
Cor. Court & Carpenter Sts
Athens, Ohio
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