Pomeroy Chamber plans pamphlet for bridge freeing
After dinner at the Rivervue Hotel the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce approved plans to publish an eight page brochure and a four page insert celebrating the freeing of the Pomeroy Mason Bridge. Dan Taber and the State Bridge Commission will assist. printing costs to be borne by the local chamber.
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Pomeroy
Rivervue
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Martin
William A. Smith
Smith
Edgar Ervin
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Bridge Commission
Dana Tabor
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Chamber of Commerce
State Bridge Commission
George Washington
Ohio Company
Ohio
West Virginia
R. L. Jacobs
Howard Kress
Harry O . Brien
Ripley
Wva
U. S. Rt
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Church Women
Miss Ruth Drake of Racine High School and WSCS of Heath Methodist Church led a program on India and international figures during the October meeting at the Middleport United Church of Christ. The gathering included devotional leadership, hymns, and plans for Week of Prayer and World Community Day events. The group pledged to donate at least one Kiddie Kit for destitute European children, with a post meeting coffee hour hosted by several local women. Diane Reichman hosted her sewing club Saturday afternoon, with Halloween-themed refreshments and names of attendees listed.
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Middleport
Ruth Drake
Racine High School
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
India
Noah Haskins
Eleanor Schaaf
Bruce Lloyd
M. L. French
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Europe
Max Roller
M. Wood
C. M. Hennesy
Dc. O. Fisher
D. C. Miller
Rally Day Draws 150 at United Methodist Church
Pomeroy reports over 150 attended the United Methodist Church Rally Day program led by Sunday School Superintendent Theo L. Smith. The event featured recitations, songs, certificates for 25 children, a covered dish dinner, and an educational film set up by the WCTU with Lucretia Genheimer assisting.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Theo L. Smith
Albert Bitters
Vernon Nease
Smith
Club Meetings Are Scheduled
Midport notices list weekly gatherings across churches and groups. Berean Class at Church of Christ tonight. Heath Methodist Class No 12 at Mrs James Weber Gravel Hill Wednesday. Business and Professional Women's Club program committee at Mrs Guy Reynolds Wednesday. Golden Rule Class at Mr and Mrs Paul Smart Lincoln St Thursday. District 2 Presbyterial all day at First Presbyterian Church starting 10 am.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Heath Methodist Church
James Weber
Gravel Hill
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Guy Reynolds
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Lincoln St
First Presbyterian Church
Brother Injured In Automobile Crash Head Injury
Harry K. Mills, market manager at a local market, was called to Zanesville for his brother Earl Mills who suffered a head injury in an automobile accident. J H Stephenson of Pomeroy attended the Eighth Annual Convention of the Ohio Division of the American Water Works Association in Columbus last Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harry K. Mills
Zanesville
Earl Mills
Pomerkoy
J. H. Stephenson
Pomeroy
Ohio
American Water Works Association
Columbus
Lena Keller
Tuppers Plains
Effie Warren
Reedsville
DAR
John Roberts
Grant Roberts
Bill and Clark
Cora Roberts
Court St
Robert Coates
P. E. Stanley
Charles Stanley
Old Man’s Cave
Lake Hope
Charles H. Evans
Ohio University
Ira Fleming
Syracuse
Bobby Roberts
Bess Bentz
E. W. Schreiber
Lincoln Heights
R. E. Burson
Athens
Lewis Stanley
Dravo Co
Pittsburgh
E. Main St
C. II
Jesse
Roy Lucas
Walter Lucas
Ben Neutzling
Charles Neutzling
Huntington
W. Va
Albert Neutzling
Clara Harr
Minersville
Tennessee Man Bonded After Assault Charge
J T Roger of Pomeroy Tennessee appeared before Mayor George Howell in Static charged with assault with intent to rob. He was bound over to the grand jury on a $1000 bond. Jason P Meek of Forbes Tennessee was fined $10 and costs on an intoxication charge.
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Pomeroy
J. T. Roger
Static
Tenn
George Howell
Jason P. Meek
Forbes, Tenn
Pomeroy Wedding Joins Mary Fran Cross and Pat Roush
Mary Fran Cross daughter of Mr and Mrs Ditton Cross Racine wed Pat Roush son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Roush Racine in a double ring ceremony read by Rev T T Shelton at Racine Baptist Church An improvised altar of white gladioli candles and ferns guests include Miss Freda Proffitt and Mr Scott Shank reception at the Roush home post ceremony and trip to Athens and Piqua Black and grey travel suit chosen by the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ditton Cross
Racine
Mary Franchise Cross
Clifford
Pat) Roush
Arthur, Roush
T. T. Shelton
Racine Baptist Church
Miss Cross
Freda Proffitt
Scott Shank
Miss Proffitt
Crest
Gideon Roush
Arthur Roush
Cris Roush
Wilma Roush
Roy Proffat
Vern Waterson
Roush
Athens
Piqua
Racine High School
Middleport Residents Attend Conferences
Middleport residents travel to regional religious conferences this week. Mrs H A Rothrock of Heath Methodist Church attends the Ohio conference WSCS meetings in Portsmouth. Rev and Mrs Marvin C Brown of the Church of Christ go to a convention near Cincinnati. Rev Charles Pomeroy of First Baptist Church visits Canton for a three day church mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Ohio
WSCS
Portsmouth
Marvin C. Brown
Church of Christ
Cincinnati
Charles Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
Canton
Mrs J H Stephenson Leaves for Baptist Convention
Mrs J H Stephenson left Monday to attend the State Baptist Convention in Columbus. She will join her son Rev J B Stephenson of Perry and return to Perry with him to visit her son and daughter in law Sophia Blazewicz for two weeks.
Grange conducts annual inspection at Rocksprings Grange
H E Starkey state deputy master led the annual inspection Friday at Rocksprings Grange with Lucille Leifheit in charge. First degree work was presented. A motion to move meetings from Friday to Tuesday was defeated. The program included tableaux America Harvest Moon, fire prevention talk, food costs discussion, and piano by Mrs Baxter. Refreshments noted.
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Pomeroy
Walter Miller
America
William Morgan
Fred Goeglein
Meigs Pomona Grange
William Baxter
Roy Miller
H. E. Starkey
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Edward Humphrey
Pastor Proposes Stone Tower Memorial in Pomeroy
The Rev. Ralph Kuether of Federated Church suggests building a 12 foot square native stone tower on the first rock tier above Lynn St to memorialize the church’s 100th anniversary. It would feature four spires and a loud speaker system for chimes and religious music, illuminated by flood lights along Route 7 and Ohio River boats.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Lynn St
la Crosse
Wis
Ohio River
Kuether
Lincoln Huili
Card Shower Planned For Former Meigs Man
Friends of J C Fisher, longtime Gallipolis area figure and former Henking Bovie Co representative, plan a card shower for his birthday. He is blind and lives with daughter Ada Flemitg in Florida. Fisher, past president of the local board of education, now resides at 4635 Attleboro Ave, Jacksonville, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J.C. Fisher
Fisher
Ada Flemitg
Florida
Henking Bovie Co
Gallipolis
Board of Education
Attleboro Ave
Jacksonville
Fla
Jenkins Will Speak At Pomeroy Oct 24
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of the 20th District will speak at the Meigs Courthouse at 7 30 p m on October 24 about the current food conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Pomeroy
School Bus Service Begins in Pomeroy Area
A new station wagon bus started today to transport elementary students from Lincoln Heights Lincoln Hill and Meigs County Children's Home. W A Smith, superintendent of Pomeroy Public Schools, announced the service and Mrs Philip Bley was hired as the driver for the route. The vehicle was bought by the Pomeroy Board of Education from a local dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Hill
Meigs County
W. A. Smith
Junior-Senior PTA to Meet Thursday
POMEROY The Pomeroy Junior-Senior PTA will hold its second meeting of the year at Junior High School. Mrs. Tracy Whaley, president, announced the event and said the business session will be followed by a tea to welcome new PTA members and teachers. A representative will discuss the proposed War Veterans Memorial Hospital Levy to be on the November ballot.
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Pomeroy
PTA
Tracy Whaley
War Veterans’ Memorial Hospital
Twilight Club Opens Its First Meeting of the Year
The Twilight Garden Club met at Elsie Hart's Pomeroy home with 29 members present. Officers for the year were elected, delegates named, programs handed out, and fall refreshments served as Halloween-themed favors accompanied the farewell shower for Mrs. Ralph Kuether who moves to La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Elsie Hart
Ella Hennessy
Charles Graber
Hart
Elmer Wickham
Eddie Smith
James Weber
Clara Zier
Louis Reibel
Ethel Garland
Vida Ihle
T. A. May
Ohio Hills
Max Sanborn
J. J. Clark
Ralph Kuether
la Crosse Wis
Fish Fry Ticket Sales Hit Booming Pace in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Advance reports strong advance tickets for the Izaak Walton fish fry on Wednesday. Dayton Ashworth names crowd. 12 Meigs Chapter guests expected. Bryce Browning to speak. Walter Frye and E P Reinhart among other attendees. Fish fry begins at 6 30 p m with Brad Maag and crew. Tickets from Stark's Pharmacy Middleport H M Cross store or officers.
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Meigs
Brad Maag
Stark’s Pharmacy
Pomeroy
H. M. Cross
Middleport
Ashworth
Birth of daughter Judy Jo to Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin
Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin of Plum Street announce the birth of a daughter at Holzer Hospital. The baby weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces and has been named Judy Jo. Grandparents are Mrs Edith Nash of Plum Street and Mrs Lenora Kenny of Columbus Ohio. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs F H Gerlach of Capeville West Virginia and Mrs Harvey Russell of Middlepart.
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Marilyn Lee
Jacqueline Jean
Howells
Columbus
Leonard
Taylor
M. L. French
Holzer Hospital
Elizabeth Moore
Mildred Ann Wise
Athens
WE. Motley
Uhrichsville
Nzora Ginther Null
Sterling, Il
Norwood VanCooney
Earl Rickman
Springleld
Don Graber
Cleveland
Wood
Meet Door Young
Pomeroy
Ralph Martin
Plum St
Hol‘zer Hospital
Judy Jo
Edith Nash
Lenora Kenny
Ohio
F. H. Gerlach
Cottapeville
W. Va
Harvey Russell
Middlepart
What Is Wrong When Prayer Fails
A 30 year old English geographer Edwin J. Dingle claims knowledge can transform health wealth and life. He recounts near death in Tibet and offers a free 9,000 word treatise from The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for sincere readers while supplies last.
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South
Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles
Calif
Adv
Sanitation Chief Warns on Dishing Out Germs
Meigs County sanitation officer Pomeroy J. M. Thorn ton says Gargles the comic strip character is right about destroying any dish with cracks. He notes hot dishwater can spread bacteria and reports 80 percent of food handlers underwent TB X rays. A state bulletin lists 25 diseases spread in eating places through water milk food utensils or fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. M
Pati) Thornton
Meigs County
Jit Tracy
Thornton
Meigs Tuberculosis and
Mr. Thornton
Course Attendant Morris In Lancaster For Muleum Fitting
Middleport report notes Joseph Morris Jr is in Lancaster Pennsylvania taking a special course in laying and fitting muleum. Pomeroy prayer service postponed due to Council of Churches meeting at Federated Church at 8 pm.
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Middleport
Howard Ewing
Joseph Morris, Jr
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Baptist Church
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Pearl Reynolds
Edna Burdette
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Betty Koehler
C. M. Brown
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Susan
W. E. Yeager
Terra Haute
Ind
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Dell Hysell
Fred Bush
Louisville
L. D. Diles
Harold Johnson
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Louis Manley
Delena Pannell
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John Burns
Vale St
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