Boost Your Town talks by Middleport leaders at BPW dinner
Civic leaders outlined ways to boost Middleport under the national theme. Superintendent McComas urged world progress through community efforts, praising teachers and noting pupil costs, while Fire Company president Anderson highlighted new first aid gear and rescue equipment. Grate forecast industrial expansion with a $25 million Rayon project, and Rev Moore urged spiritual guidance in business.
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Middleport
Business and Professional Women's Club
First Presbyterian Church
Guy Reynolds
L. W. McComas
C. E
Chamber of Commerce
Grate
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Moore
Lady Canaday
Columbus
Freda Wood
Arthur Skinner
McComas
Athens
Upper Arlington
Fairport Harbor
Co. E. Blakeslee
BPW Club
Meigs County
Blakeslee
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Service
8 Farm Veterans Training School
Francis Anderson
Fire Company
Scott
Anderson
J. H. Grate
Industrial Rayon Corporation
WVOW
Mason County
Tri-County
Meigs
Mason
Gallia
Purchase program set for apples in Meigs County
The Meigs County Agricultural Association announced a purchase program for fresh apples at 1.70 dollars per bushel basket or Eastern Box for Grade 1 or better. Vendors must file offers with their local County Committee by noon October 17. ACA office is at the Masonic Temple in Pomeroy. chairman is Herbert E. Shields.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Association
Meigs County
ACA
Masonic Temple
Herbert E. Shields
Bookkeeper Honored By Pomeroy Utility
Miss Hulda Klein, bookkeeper for The Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. in Middleport, received a diamond service pin for 35 years of service. She has worked with the company since its founding in Middleport and is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Peter Klein, organist at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Hulda Klein
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Students Sought For Agriculture Class In Tuppers Plains
James Titus Pomeroy Jr of Rutland directs the veterans agricultural training class at Tuppers Plains. He conducts a survey this week to sign up students, with classes limited to 25. The new class will start soon after the survey ends.
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Pomeroy
James Titus, Jr
Rutland
Tuppers Plains
County Superintendent of Schools
Rev Paul Taylor Accepts Call As New Middleport Nazarene Minister
The Rev Paul Taylor of Cleveland Nazarene church has accepted the post at Middleport Church of the Nazarene on Pearl Street and will lead midweek services at 7 30 p m Thursday. He recently preached here and returned to Cleveland to arrange household moves and will reside with Mrs William Fowler on Beech Street. He is married with two children.
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Middleport
Paul Taylor
Nazarene
Cleveland
Church of the Nazarene
Pearl St
Taylor
William Fowler
Beech St
Patterson Attends County Superintendents Meeting
O Pomeroy Patterson county superintendent of schools attended a meeting of county superintendents in Athens on Monday.
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Pomeroy— O. ©. Patterson
Athens
Cemetery Cleanup Planned for Chester Cemetery Workday
Chester residents prepare a Saturday cleanup at Chester Cemetery with volunteers meeting at the site equipped with tools. Also, Mr. and Mrs. R T Harden of Columbus were Monday visitors to W F Young, the Harden couple staying with Mrs. Harden’s uncle.
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Chester
Pomeroy
R. T. Harden
Columbus
Road repair work continues in Letart and Salem townships
County Engineer J E D Hartinger reported that ditching crews are at work this week in Letart and Salem townships while heavy equipment crews alter the stream’s course parallel to the Laurel Cliff road in preparation for its repair.
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Pomeroy
J. E. D. Hartinger
Letart
Salem
Laurel Cliff
Body of Lt George Hayman Located in Germany
The body of Lt George Hayman, killed Oct. 4 14 in Germany, has been located and will be returned to Meigs County. He was in the U S Air Force and is survived by his father Geo Hayman and several siblings including Ruby Hayman Wolf, who runs Ruby's Beauty Shop. His mother died about a year ago.
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Middleport
George Hayman
Germany
U.S
Geo. Hayman
U.S. Air Force
Meigs County
Burl Wolf
Ruby Hayman
Ruby
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