Pomeroy Voters Center on Issues in November Election
In Pomeroy the November 4 election focuses on issues rather than candidates. The school bond issue dominates campaigning, with efforts to mobilize absent voters and transport. Also up for votes are a midnight Sunday sale ordinance backed by the WCTU and a county one mill debt levy advocated by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
James Tracy
Council
School Board
Justice of Peace
Lquor
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pomeroy Choral Club Plans Vesper Service at Meeting
Pomeroy Choral Club schedules a vesper service at Federated Church this evening as plans for a Sunday vesper feature progress. The silver tea held last Wednesday drew more than 100 guests at Mrs. Rawlings home on Union Ave. with floral decor and a long receiving line.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Choral Club
Federated Church
Pomeroy High inaugurates Rural Club and new activity plan
Pomeroy Senior High organized multiple clubs on Thursday led by J E White. A new Rural Club, sponsored by Asa A Hoskins, elected officers and formed a program committee with members including Leo King Willie Carr and Virgil Teaford.
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Pomeroy
Rural Club
Asa A. Hoskins
Leo King
Willie Carr
Robert Davis
Virgil Teaford
Paul Augustine
Olin Boothe
David Holter
Kenneth Hartley
John Crooks
Robert Brickles
Rob
Officers Return Man On Non-Support Charge
Deputy Sheriff George Lee Beards and Con stable Ronald Grindley left Sunday for Jeffersonville Indiana to return Homer Eastman wanted on a non support charge Eastman was arrested in Jeffersonville and held for local officers and will be brought back here today in custody
Support for School Bond Issue Grows
Pomeroy residents hear a call to action from Robert Roberts president of the Pomeroy Alumni Association urging active effort to pass a 61000 bond for a public swimming pool high school stadium and vocational agriculture building. He emphasizes voting and turnout aiming for 65 percent voter participation.
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Pomeroy
Robert Roberts
Mother seeks release of 14 year old girl in court
A petition for habeas corpus to free Anita Colwell, 14, from the Meigs County Infirmary, is set for a hearing in common pleas court today. The action is brought by her mother, Mabel Colwell of Rutland Township.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Infirmary
Common Pleas Court
Anita Colwell
Mabel Colwell
Rutland Township
Settlement and probate actions in Meigs County court
Probate notes record authorization of a $457.50 settlement for Dwight Hines a minor hit by a Bardin Brothers Lumber Co vehicle. Will of Margaret Faehnle admitted probate. Adolph Faehnle named executor without bond. Thelma Wildermuth deputy clerk. Cumings named executor of J E Bailey estate with $6,000 bond. Romine Cumings Heilman named appraisers. Settlement of $200 for Delbert Little against New York Central Railroad for a train incident. Elizabeth Huber administratrix of Charles M Huber with $1,000 bond. William Burri administrator of Ruth Wells Burri with $4,000 bond.
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Delbert Little
Dowel S. Little
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
Elizabeth Huber
Charles M. Huber
Pomeroy
William C. Burri
Ruth Wells Burri
Letart Township
First English Club Meeting Elects Officers
The first English Club meeting was held Thursday with Jacqueline Maag as president Jeanette Young as vice president Wilma Barnitz as secretary treasurer Miss Garland named faculty sponsor Committees include By laws and resolutions Charles Evans Wilma Barnitz Burl Windon program Thomas Crow Joan Harbrecht and Robert Baxter entertainment Donald Hart George Shiveler and Jeanette Young
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Jacqueline Maag
Jeanette Young
Wilma Barnitz
Miss Garland
Charles Evans
Burl Windon
Thomas Crow
Joan Harbrecht
Robert Baxter
Donald Hart
George Shiveler
Commercial Club Formed By Students Under Miss Bowen
Students enrolled in commercial subjects met to organize the Commercial Club with Miss Edith Bowen as sponsor. Officers include Jay Gloeckner as president Marjorie Forbes as vice president Louanna Ebersbach as secretary treasurer. Committee members listed for constitution and by laws are Rita Gainer Shirley Hysell and Willis Giles. Program committee members are John Hawley Reva Young and Betty Couch.
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Edith Bowen
Jay Gloeckner
Marjorie Forbes
Louanna Ebersbach
Rita Gainer
Shirley Hysell
Willis Giles
John Hawley
Reva Young
Betty Couch
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits and Events
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse White and daughter visited Nelsonville for the Athletes-Pomeroy game Friday. Dinner honored Mrs. J. A. Edwards birthday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Hartley and others in Lincoln Hill. News notes Mrs. Truman Russell returned from Columbus with husband. Vaughn Crites family to Circleville for weekend. Church and school meetings set with potluck lunch after PTA session and a talk by Supt. W. A. Smith.
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Jesse White
Peacock Ave
Nelsonville
J. A. Edwards
Malcolm Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Earl Bowe
Tiffin
James Everheart
Bruce
Springfield
William Frieze
Parkersburg
Edwards
Charles Caldwell
Norfolk, Va
Truman Russell, Wright Sr
Columbus
Vaughn Crites
Circleville
Sailors Honor Cape Horn Then Cross Arctic Circle
A nineteenth century custom allowed sailors who rounded Cape Horn to rest a foot on the table after mess, and Je oe who crossed the Arctic Circle raised both feet in the tradition.
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Mess
Cape Horn
Je Oe
Presbyterians Gather for District Meeting Preview
Middleport society led by Anna Weed held a Friday church meeting featuring a preview of the Athens Presbyterial District meeting to be hosted at the local church on Oct 24. Reports and letters from missionaries in Cho San China and the home field were shared by group officers, with devotions and social hour following.
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Middleport
Anna Weed
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Athens
Cho-San
China
Heiner
Ray Sherman
Arthur Lewis
R. C. McBride
O. H. Stewart
E. O. Tewksbury
T. H. Davis
Me. C. A. Poindexter
Edgar Ervin
Armel Couple Dines with Family at Local Coffee Shoppe
Spending Sunday with their aunts and uncle Miss Allie Mauch Mrs Hattie Bennett and C F Besserer and enjoying a family dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe were Mr and Mrs Charles Armel of Columbus.
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Allie Mauch
Hattie Bennett
C. F. Besserer
Mary Jane
Charles Armel
Columbus
Election of officers at Heath Methodist youth meeting
Nan Fisher was elected president Fred Klein vice president Ruth Taylor secretary and Mary Martha Roller treasurer at the first Young People's Fellowship meeting at Heath Methodist Church. The gathering included music contests won by Fred Klein and Mary Adeline Smith with Allyn Rothrock, plus a luncheon served by Mrs H A Rothrock and Mrs O P Klein and a devotional closing.
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Young People’s Fellowship
Heath Methodist Church
Nan Fisher
Fred Klein
Ruth Taylor
Mary Martha Roller
H. A. Rothrock
Marjorie Miller
Mary Adeline Smith
Allyn Rothrock
O. P. Klein
Firemen's meeting features movie program and cigarettes
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Company held its regular meeting with a courtesy program by cigarette manufacturers. George Hoeflich acted as president as Bill Grate was elected to fill the vacancy left by Guy Carson who resigned and relocated to Pt Pleasant. A social period ended the evening.
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Middleport Volunteer Fire Company
Fire Company
George Hoeflich
Bill Grate
Guy Carson
Pt. Pleasant
Mills Funeral to Be Held Wednesday
Norma P. Mees widow of B. F. Mills of 247 North Remington Rd. dies at age 70 in Columbus. She leaves daughters Mrs. T. E. Holmden Mrs. K. D. Ford and Mrs. J. Wendell Fulton. Calling hours Monday evening at Schoedinger's. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Middleport with interment at Rutland.
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Columbus
Norma P., Mees
B. F. Mills
North Remington Rd
T. E. Holmden
K. D. Ford
J. Wendell Fulton
Schoedinger
Middleport
Rutland
Alaska's Continental Ties Reconsidered in Common Usage
In common usage Alaska is not counted as part of the continental United States though it lies on the same landmass. The distinction appears in everyday language and regional references rather than strict geography.
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Alaska
United States
Man Released Then Arrested Second Time
Robert Koehler of Parkersburg was arrested Saturday after a prior release the same day from an automobile theft charge filed by his mother. He had been first arrested Thursday on the theft charge. Saturday the mother paid court costs and withdrew the charge. Released from jail, he was later arrested by county officers for charges in Athens County involving bad checks.
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Pomeroy
Robert Koehler
Parkersburg
Koehler
Athens
George Beards
Athens County
Weekend visitors mingle at Gallipolis Middleport football game
Gene Harris Alan Bradford and Bill Riley of Ohio State University spent the weekend in Middleport and attended the Gallipolis Middleport football game Friday. Numerous locals and guests from Athens Columbus Lima Princeton and Cincinnati joined in weekend activities and visits across town.
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Gene Harris
Alan Bradford
Bill Riley
Ohio State University At
Columbus
Gallipolis-Middleport
Real estate transfers documented in Meigs County district
Realty transfers in the Meigs County district over the last two weeks involve multiple parcels and buyers. Names include Apperson Young, H L Miller, John L Ashworth, C D Bentz, William C Gregory, Fred Shain, Judson White, and The Athens and Pomeroy Coal and Land Co among others, with transfers across Cheney Ches ter Lebanon Rutland Middleport Racine Salisbury and other townships.
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Thomas H., Davis
Elmer F. Davis
John James
Salisbury Township
Irene James
Mary Elizabeth Qualls
Wilbur James
Ruth Buffington
Ivalee James
Idella James
Evalena James
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Lot
Middleport
Judson White
J. W. McCullough
James B. Biram
Chester Township
Zana Ritchie Hall
Richard D. Hall
Katie Wilson
Harrisonville
Murl
Margaret
Douglas
Bertha Malin
Bedford Township
Gerald King
Carl S. Nichols
Salisbury
Fred and
Gladys Tuckerman
Roland E. Archer
Athens & Pomeroy Coal and Land Co
John Weaver
Racine
Charles L
Daisy D. McNickle
James A
Alma Taylor
School Lunch Opens Tuesday For Children
POMEROY The school lunch project in Pomeroy will start Tuesday at noon in rooms on E Main rented by the county for the housekeeping aid program. Fifty needy children will be served with the WPA running the lunch room.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
W.C.T.U
Board of County Commissioners
WPA
Nudge Your Lazy Liver Tonight with Olive Tablets
An old advertising plug promotes Dr Edwarda Olive Tablets for constipation and sluggish bile. It claims to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion, urged as a staple remedy used by Dr F M Edwards. Available in 16¢ 30¢ and 60¢ boxes at all drugstores.
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Edwarda
F. M. Edwards
Meigs Youths Join Battalion in Philippines
Philip Kil linger and Bruno Picciotti from Pomeroy will leave Oct 29 for the Philippine Islands as members of the first armored battalion sent there. Their unit earned this assignment for its outstanding performance in recent army maneuvers. Newly manufactured tanks and mechanized equipment accompany the Pacific outpost contingent.
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Pomeroy
Philip Killinger
Bruno Picciotti
Philippine Islands
Pacific
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