Izaak Walton League October meeting at Chester
Rue Tuckerman announces the Meigs Chapter regular meeting at the Boy Scout Cabin near Chester on October 16 at 7 30 p m. A State Department of Conservation representative will show two new conservation motion pictures and Fox Hunters Association members are invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
Rue Tuckerman
Meigs
Izaak Walton League
Boy Scout
Chester
Tuckerman
State Department of Conservation
Fox Hunterers Association
Program on McGuffey Life At Middleport DAR Meeting
The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR met at Mrs. O P Klein's home to study William Holmes McGuffey. Miss Bess Sanborn presented his life, with McGuffey Readers excerpts. The Girls Ensemble sang school themed numbers as thirty members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Holmes McGuffey
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
O. P. Klein
S. Third Ave
Charles Baird
M. G. Brown
E. E. Jones
DAR Manual For Citizenship
Bess Sanborn
McGuffey
Dale Dutton
Middleport High School
Virginia Jo Wise
Jones
Amy Kingsland
Sally Schaaf
Meeting Called To Push Airport Plans In Meigs County
Meigs County Airport Boosters Club calls a meeting in the Meigs County Court House in Pomeroy for Oct 16 at 8 p.m. to advance plans for an airport near Five Points. The group outlines federal aid prospects and required initial steps including land purchase and engineering, aiming to create local jobs and improve transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Anderson
Frank B. Will
J. E. D. Hartinger
Ohio Aviation Board
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Richmond
J. F. Reed Art Exhibit Is Scheduled
Jesse F. Reed will display portraits figures still life and landscapes at the Grace Episcopal Guild parish house by 2 to 6 p m on Sunday with sketches from Italy made during the war. He studied five years in New York City at Grand Central Art School and the Art Students League and is a Salmagundi Art Club member. The exhibit will run Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings and Monday all day.
Pomeroy Veteran Hit On Way to Hospital
Huntington police reported that Joe Hood, about 30, of Pomeroy, was injured when an ambulance transporting him to Huntington Veterans Hospital was rear ended by a concrete mixer truck. Hood’s injuries were described as inconsequential and the reason for hospitalization was not disclosed.
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Huntington
W. Va
Joe Hood
Pomeroy
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Hood
New Busses Passed Through Point Pleasant
A convoy of new buses consigned to the Atlantic Greyhound Bus Co. Charleston passed through Point Pleasant on Monday suggesting improved vehicles soon in service locally. Corn plants transpire about 5 000 pounds of moisture per bushel produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Atlantic Greyhound Bus Co
Charleston
Harvest Festival Opens With Band Parade in Middleport
The Harvest Festival in Middleport opened with the Middleport schools marching band under Ray mond Maxwell parading the midway and presenting a concert. Exhibits rides and concessions drew crowds on night one. Homer Rice Denver Rice and George Johnson competed in the old time fiddlers contest. Harvest Queen to be chosen tonight at 9 p.m. in front of Werner's Radio Shop. Meigs County Pioneer Society Night is Wednesday with a student minuet. flower entries encouraged at Meigs Motor Co. Refreshments by Middleport and Amateur Gardeners Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Raymond Maxwell
Homer Rice
Denver Rice
George Johnson
Tri-County
Athens Messenger
Athens
Werner
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Lillian Stieff
Meigs Motor Co
N. Second Ave
Amateur Gardeners Clubs
Ours Announce Marriage of Wilda Irene to George A McCoy
Mrs Kenneth Ours of Racine announces the marriage of her daughter Wilda Irene to George A McCoy in Pomeroy on September 23. Mrs McCoy attended Racine High School. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Philip McCoy of Racine Route 2. He served three and a half years in the Navy and works in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ours
Racine
Wilda Irene
George A. McCoy
Pomeroy
McCoy
Mr. McCoy
Philip McCoy
Racine High School
Navy
Youngstown
Fifth annual Hart picnic draws wide local turnout
Friends and neighbors gathered October fifth at the Edson Hart home for the fifth annual picnic. Dozens of attendees from Columbus to Ravenna and beyond shared food and conversation, with many families listed among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson Hart
Harts
Rhea de Arazola
Eduardo and
Mario
Barranquilla
Colombia
George Sanders
Laurence Sanders
Blacklick
Carl McKeever
Jimmy
Noel D. Young
Dayton
Roy Brickles
Kent
Ohio
Olen Harrison
Dale
Philip
Sugar Grove
Charles Darst
Ronnie
Columbus
Lowell Ziegler
Eva Mae
Grace
Bobbie
Stewart
Victoria Stacy
Ravenna
G. W. Rhodes
Ardith Hart
Sidney Leifheit
Polly
Tom
Athens
D. O. Whaley
Albany
Dale Carl
Russell Wilson
Carla
Coleen
Emerson Jones
Sharon
Barbara
Middleport
Kenneth Russell
Aleta
Kenda Racine
T. H. Leifheit
W. S. Hart
Tracy Whaley
Pomeroy
Leo Quincy
Arthur
Raymond Chaney
John Chaney
John Russell
Raymond Richard
Noel Francis Chaney
E. W. O'Brien
Minerva Howett
John Carl
Wayne Ziegler
William Hart
George and Reid
George Ziegler
Everett Howett
Glen Hart
E. W. Jones
Paul Dean Parsons
Fred Riggs
Edith Mae
Herbert
Clint Douglas
Paula Pitts
Eva Douglas
Claude Hayes
Bert King
John Biffle
Janice
Marilyn Ann Vickers
Clyde Colburn
Addie Shumway
Leona Burson
Robert
Lowell Carper
Charles Carper
H. C. Cumings
Elba Story
David Cumings
Thomas Hart
Jack Lance
Hilda
Republican Women Plan Rally for Mrs Taft
The Women’s Independent Republican Club met in the courtroom Saturday afternoon with Mrs Alta Nelson presiding. They planned a delegation to the Republican Women’s Conference in Columbus on Oct 16 and invited Mrs Martha Taft and Rep Thomas Jenkins as principal speakers if arrangements can be made. The next meeting is Nov 8.
Marietta Paints Sold by Regional Firms
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. of Athens Pomeroy Cement Block Co. of Pomeroy and Plymale Wagner Co. of Gallipolis, indicating a multi firm supply network across southern Ohio.
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Marietta Paints
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy
Plymale Wagner CO
Gallipolis
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Middleport residents attend Philathea Women of Christ at Mrs Edward French home with Mrs Guy Reynolds group hosting. Forty members plan rummage sale October 23 to 25 in Michael building and prepare for Home Builders Class anniversary dinner at the church. Group III of the Women’s Association will skip this week’s meeting. District meeting set for Gallipolis with sandwiches welcome. Dinner guests include A A Bing and Ed Bing family from Seattle and Richmond. Various local visits and travel noted among residents, including Ohio University game attendance and service member Seaman Richard Karr’s homecoming.
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Middleport
Philathea
Church of Christ
Edward French
Guy Reynolds
Nina Russell
Minerva Childers
Allens Jenkinson
William Bradford
Michael
O. L. Roush
Ella Reuter
Reynolds
Russell
Fred Morris
Cleveland
Ruth Martin
Maude Betz
Women's Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Gallipolis
A. A. Dillard
Lawrence Bing
A. A. Bing
Richmond
Ed Bing
Cheshire
Seattle
Wash
Bennett Russell
A. A. Bings
Harry Teale
Ed Bings
Shirley Mills
Palmer St
Mills
Donald
Jean McArthur
Paul Clark
Ohio University
Jackson-Middleport
Athens
Charles Karr
Richard Karr
Washington D. C
Cuba
Karr
Marietta
James Arnold
James
Nitro
W. V
Fred Hoffman
Ray Turley
Dunbar
Virgil Edwards
Columbus
Phil Edwards
Della Carnahan
Chester
Althea Anderson
Max Sanborn
Paul Winn
Bradbury
Hart Lyons
Gravel Hill
Lyons
Dan Farmer
Dayton
Blanche Carpenter
Sandusky
Local Social News Highlights Visitations Across Indiana
Mrs. Florence Clark and Ward Tedder from Marion and Gravel Hill couples spent the weekend with Florence Clark's parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Clark and with Mr and Mrs Ora Brothers in Middletown Indiana. Mr and Mrs E O Smith hosted guests on S Second Ave as Miss Jean Rhinehart from Huntington joined a weekend visit.
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Florence Clark
R. N
Ward Tedder
Marion
Ind
Clarence Clark
Gravel Hill
Ora Brothers
Middletown
E. O. Smith
S. Second Ave
Jean Rhinehart
Huntington
Youth Center Lease Expires in Middleport
Equipment from the recreation center was removed from the Legion Hall and stored Saturday by local youths, who then held a hamburger fry at Mrs. Eleanor Schaaf’s home. A farewell dance followed Friday’s Jackson Middleport game. The Feeney Bennett Post lease expired and renewal was not requested as the building would be sold. No other room is available, so storage was advised.
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Middleport
Recreation Center
Legion Hall
Eleanor Schaaf
Jackson-Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Middleport Recreation Center
L. G. Young Dies at 58 in Pomeroy
POMEROY Louis George Young aged 58 died Monday at his nephew’s home near the Pomeroy Mason bridge. He is survived by nephew Hobart Young Sidney Ohio and niece Mrs Charles Ackley Guysville. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Ewing funeral home with Beech Grove Cemetery burial.
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Pomeroy
Louis George Young
Clifford Young
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Hobart Young
Sidney
Ohio
Charles Ackley
Guysville
Young
Drew Webster
Brotherhood of Firemen, Engineers and Oilers of
Columbus
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Birth of a son announced for Ernest Van Inwagen family
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Van Inwagen announce the birth of a son Jerry Richard on Oct. 8. Mrs. Van Inwagen is former Freda M. Beach, daughter of Henry Beach of Bradbury. Grandparents are May Van Inwagen of Pomeroy and Harry Beach, with great grandparents Martha Smith of Bradbury and Clish Jacobs of Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Ernest van Inwagen
Jerry Richard
van Inwagen
Freda M. Beach
Henry Beach
Bradbury
May van Inwagen
Pomeroy
Harry Beach
Martha Smith
Clish Jacobs
Pastor ER Parker West Installed for Reedsville Circuit
The Rev. ER Parker West was named Methodist minister for the Reedsville Circuit serving six churches including Reedsville Long Bottom Joppa Tuppers Plains Bethelan and Lawrence Chapel. He previously led churches in South Tewksbury and Wakefield Massachusetts for five years and earned degrees from Albion College Boston University Ohio State University.
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Reedsville
ER Parker West
Long Bottom Joppa
Tuppers Plains
Bethelan Lawrence Chapel
Mr. West
South Tewksbury
Wakefield
Mass
Albion
Mich
Boston University School of Theology
Ohio State University
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Middleport News
Car
W. H. McGuffey
Thomas Googlein
National Magazine
Ohio News
Klein
Advancement of American Music
Patrick Lochary
DAR Manual For
Lochary
Lake White
J. F. Reed
Reliance
Ohto
Pomeroy Social Notes
Mrs. Taft
Msathas
Middleport Social Notes
Bing
Mee
LT Tate Aia
L. G. Young
Colette
Locust & Pearl Sts
Sat
David Niven
Kim Hunter
Raymond Massey
Short
Angel and the Badman
John Wayne
Gail Russell
Harry Carey
Bruce Cabot
Irene Rich
Lee Dixon
Ibendvue
Philo Vance
Alan Curtis
Sheila Ryan
Buster Crabbe
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
Ned Day
Ned
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