Northwest Celebration Opened With Pageant at Syracuse School
Syracuse School audience packed for Pageant of the Past directed by Carl Weese and Mrs. Clara Lochary. The program depicted Indians, Pilgrims, a pioneer home, a fife concert, Johnny Appleseed, and Carlton College with graduation scenes, ending with three graduates amid elaborate period costumes.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Carl Weese
Clara Lochary
Eigh
Johnny Appleseed
Appleseed
John Chapman
Massachusetts
A. R. Flanagan
Presbyterian Church
Carlton College
Carlton
Sermons Set on Pioneers for Northwest Sesquicentennial
Middleport pastors from the Church of Christ and Heath M E Church announce Sunday morning topics aligned with the Northwest Sesquicentennial. The Rev. Don McMillin and the Rev. H A Rothrock select "Pioneers" as their sermon theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
The
Heath M. E
Northwest
Don McMillin
H. A. Rothrock
Revival Draws Crowds in Bradford Services
Large delegations from Middleport and Brad bury attended the Bradford revival where 185 heard Evangelist W. H. Miller. Dexter and Athens guests joined Thursday night with Mrs. J. P. Miller on violin and Mrs. Cleo Keffer on piano. No services are scheduled for Saturday.
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Bradford
Middleport
Bradbury
W. H. Miller
Dexter
Athens
J. P. Miller
Cleo Keffer
Commission Ends Season With Balance
Pom eroy Recreation Commission closed its summer program after inspecting and approving bills. The group ended with a 30 dollar balance from a 200 dollar fund and left playground equipment in use at Kerrs Run Central and Sugar Run schools.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Recreation Commission
Warren Bright
Kerrs Run
Central School
Sugar Run School
Monkey Run
WPA
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Bright
R. W. Farnham
NYA
Second Ward
Fout Addresses Veterans of Meigs County Meeting
Meigs County veterans gathered with the Feeney-Bennett Post to hear George R. Fout and Albert L. Daniels discuss Ohio DAV activities. The gathering also announced a new auxiliary with 22 initiates and named officers led by Mrs. Sadie Turner as commander.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Meigs
George R. Fout
Cleveland
Albert L. Daniels
Columbus
DAV
Ohio
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs County
Fout
Adjutant Daniels
Grand Rapids
Mich
Springfield
M. C. Morrison
Athens
Ernest McGrainer
Dan Pearce
William Morgan
Pomeroy
Rt. 1
Women's Auxiliary
Sadie Turner
Sadie Wolfe
Zana Withrow
Edith Spencer
Mayme Holmes
Laura Watson
Winona Cook
Vergie Marcinko
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Pomeroy Social Notes Feature Columbus Republican Meeting
Local women attended a Columbus Republican meeting including Mrs. Nettie Wisecarver Mrs. Jed Webster Mrs. Viola Jones Mrs. Bertha Pownall and many others. Past Chiefs of Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters met at Mrs. William Fisher's home in Minersville with awards given during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nettie Wisecarver
Jed Webster
Viola Jones
Bertha Pownall
Wilbur Pierce
Chris Beards
Lucille
George Daniels
Georgia Williamson
Richard Campbell
Ira Fleming
Ben Neutzling
Bentz Wolf
Claude Durst
P. C. Stanley
Charles Howard
Rollin Beards
Evelyn Turner
A. F. Beards
Henry Wells
Wells
Norman Russell
William Fisher
Alva Hite
Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters
Fisher
Minersville
Ray Seidenabel
A. O. Tracy
Roy Seyfried
William Russell
Anna Durst
Thelma Grueser
Raymond Brown
FE. Main St
Kenneth Brown
Herman Beards
Marie
Finsterwald
William Beles
Kingsbury
Holzer Hospital
Charles Sinnett
Wolf Pen
John
Relic Display Windows Now Being Completed
Interest in local relic displays for the Northwest Territory Celebration grows as the committee marks heirlooms. Recent windows completed include Middleport Department Store, Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co., Chambers and Juhling, and Smith Clothing Co. Residents with relics to enter should bring them to the Shiflet room on Second Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Northwest Territory
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Chambers and Juhling
Smith Clothing Company
Shiflet
Second Ave
Democratic issue marks 50 years in Meigs County
Pomeroy weekly newspaper issues large anniversary edition celebrating the Democat fifty year milestone and the sesquicentennial of the Northwest Territory. A 36 page tabloid section covers Meigs County history including an article tracing the territory’s founding era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Democrat
Meigs County
Northwest Territory
WPA Work In Pomeroy Underway On Street Project
POMEROY P S Rovegno of Marietta arrived to serve as superintendent as WPA street and sidewalk work began on High Street. A sandstone base will be laid with concrete sidewalks to start immediately, with rapid progress planned for about six weeks. Any unfinished concrete work may wait until next spring. Laying rock base and other non weather dependent work will continue through the period. Laurel Grange craftsman inspecting by Harley Musser set for Oct 8.
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Pomeroy
P. S. Rovegno
Marietta
High St
M. D. Hartley
Laurel Grange
Harley Musser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
Sermon On Pioneers
Veterans of Meigs Co
Europe
Buick
Buicon
Unisteel
Athens County Buick Company
Carpenter
Athens, Ohio
Maynard's
Main St. Maria, Ohio
Burnell Buick CO
W. Washinton St
Nelsonville, O
Pomeroy Social Notes
Entertain Card Club
Claire Karr
Five Hundred Club
Spring Ave
Frank Johnston
Raymond Boice
Robert Boice
Simpson M. E
Matilda Schorn
Second St
Nicholas Raub
Florence Bailey
Marion Howell
Walter Walker
Mary Virginia Neutzling
J. B. Elberfeld
Barbara
Coshocton
Eva Jane Simpson
Mayme Simpson Hartenbach
Robert Morris
Harrisonville Road
Clyde Craven
Bluefield
W. Va
Eli Dennison
Rutland
James Radford
Laurel Cliff
Clover Farm
Fay NS
Michigan
Sauer Kraut
Staley's Golden Syrup
Foodland
Clapp
Clover Penn
National Oy
Clover Farm Hominy Sites
Edgemont
Suns
Clover Farm Young Tea
Hyson
Clover Farm Orange Tea
Pekoe
Goss
Eos
Southeastern
F. J. Beasley CO
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