Junior Red Cross Drive Nears Completion in County
The Junior Red Cross drive in Pomeroy nears completion with about 75 percent of county school children holding membership pins. Miss Wilma Roush reports the campaign is school room based and funded by a modest room fee granting all children in the room eligibility for pins. The effort aims to foster Red Cross ideals and civic involvement rather than financial gain.
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Pomeroy
Junior Red Cross
Wilma Roush
Red Cross
Middleport Social Notes Honor Joint Birthdays at Beech Street Home
A dinner in Middleport honored the joint birthdays of Mrs. Orin Smith and Mrs. Herman Brucker at the Smith residence on Beech Street. Attendees included Thivener residents, Harrisonville guests Grace Troyer Skinner and family, Louesa McAllister, Mr. Smith and two daughters, and former Rio Grande College classmates. Messages from absent roommates Virginia Northup Bur dette and Hazel Booth Duffy were read. Additional callers included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young. Hostess helpers are Mrs. Kelly Gogan, Mrs. Malcolm Roller, and Miss Bess Sanborn. Cedric Clark’s daughter Carla and Helen Jane Root attended a Rose Bampton concert in Parkersburg.
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Middleport
Orin Smith
Herman Brucker
Thivener
Smith
Beech St
Grace Troyer Skinner
Harrisonville
Louesa McAllister
Rio Grande College
Virginia Northup Burdette
Eureka
Hazel Booth Duffy
Wilkesville
Edward Young
Silver Run
Cedric Clark
Carla
Helen Jane Root
Rose Bampton
Parkersburg
Dinner Hosts Honor Family Reunion at Locust Street Home
Mr and Mrs Harvey B Russell hosted a Sunday family dinner at their Locust Street home. Guests included Mrs Lizzie Moore and brothers George James Milton Russell and Mrs George Russell from Middleport. Two sisters Cora Nelson and Mary McElhinney could not attend. All siblings aged 70 to 80 enjoyed hymn singing and reminiscences after dinner.
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Harvey B. Russell
Locust St
Russell
Lizzie Moore
George
James
Milton Russell
George Russell
Middleport
Cora Nelson
Mary McElhinney
Colorado Springs
Howard Byers Visited Mother in Parkersburg Hospital
Howard Byers spent last night in Parkersburg visiting his mother Mrs. Ella Byers who is recovering from surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Howard Byers
Parkersburg
Ella Byers
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Freshman Class Elects Officers at Middleport High
Middleport High School freshmen elected officers after school last night. Fred Klein was named president, Jane Owen vice president, Bob Chambers secretary, and Mary Lou Hartinger treasurer.
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Middleport High School
Fred Klein
Jane Owen
Bob Chambers
Mary Lou Hartinger
Local Residents Attend Huntington Convention Weekend
Mrs Ethel Caldwell of West Carrollton Mrs Charles Bailey Mrs Cordelia Cross and Miss Nettie Maxwell of Lebannon spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Charles McNamee Powell Place. Sunday the group toured Parkersburg Marietta and other nearby points. Mr and Mrs M L Crabtree who had been residing in the furnished apartment of Mr and Mrs James Souders S Fifth Ave moved their household to the Dillard house on N Second Ave.
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Huntington
Ethel Caldwell
West Carrollton
Charles Bailey
Cordelia Cross
Nettie Maxwell
Lebannon
Charles McNamee
Powell Place
Parkersburg
Marietta
M. L. Crabtree
James Souders
S. Fifth Ave
Portsmouth
Dillard
N. Second Ave
Miss Phyllis Diles Returns to Wheaton College
Miss Phyllis Diles, a Wheaton College student, returned to Wheaton Illinois after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L D Diles Beech Sr she was chosen as narrator for a Philalethean Society program. Guests over the weekend included Mr and Mrs Fred Bush and Sharon of Nitro and Mr Johns son Paul and Edward of Charleston. Harry Johnson runs a Kroger Store in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton, Ill
Wheaton College
L. D. Diles
Beech Sr
Diles
Philalethean Society
Fred Bush
Sharon
Nitro
L. B. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Paul
Edward
Charleston
Harry Johnson
Kroger
Huntington
Corning Social Notes and Local Events
Corning notes detail the Women of the Methodist Church organizing a Society of Christian Service with a slate of officers and 20 charter members. Also covered are a surprise 49th birthday for Mrs. Merch Latta with flowers, a funeral attendance for Nellie Murray, an upcoming Class 13 masquerade at the Methodist Church, and a WWVA radio program by Corning High School’s Junior Class on October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hampson
Margaret Harris
Hazel Edwards
The
Methodist Church
Corning High School
Chuck Wagon-Plowboys
WWVA
Wheeling
Albert Miller
Death of Mrs Janet Coyle in Marietta
Last week relatives Mrs Christine Brunton Mrs Kate Maxwell and Misses Jean and Joan Wilson learned of the death of their sister Mrs Janet Coyle in Marietta from a heart attack. Jean Wilson and Alice Mae Wilson attended the funeral.
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Christine Brunton
Kate Maxwell
Jean
Joan Wilson
Janet Coyle
Marietta
Jean Wilson
Alice Mae Wilson
Funeral Notice for Five Women in Local Service
Attend funeral for Mrs Bennetta Hodgson Mrs Robina Stoyle Mrs Violet Walters Mrs Charlotte Gaitten in local church service. Names appear in obituary notice with likely family and public memorial details and dates not specified.
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Bennetta Hodgson
Robina Stoyle
Violet Walters
Charlotte Gaitten
Pocahontas Lodge to Host Dance and Card Party
The Pocahontas lodge will hold a dance games and card party in the K of P Hall on Friday night Oct 25. Ten door prizes will be awarded and good music will be supplied for dancing. Jitney lunch will be served.
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K. of P. Hall
Pocahontas Lodge
Rally Day at United Brethren Church Seeks 200 Attendance
Sunday services observed at United Brethren Church with special music during the nine o clock Sunday School. Effort to reach attendance goal of 200 and an evening Men s Day program featuring speaker Mr Bond.
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United Brethren Church
Bond
Poultry Extension Talk Opens Meigs County Short Course
Poultry extension specialist from Ohio State University R E Cray will address Meigs County poultrymen and women on October 24 at 1 p m in the Pomeroy courthouse. The four lesson course covers marketing and production with topics on income, profits, seasonality, transportation, and feeding. The program is free and open to all interested. sessions will continue October 31 November 7 and November 14.
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Pomeroy
R. E. Cray
Ohio State University
Meigs County
Meigs County Agricultural Extension Service
Rutland Church Organizes Father Son Banquet
Rutland Christian Church hosts a father and son banquet in the basement on Wednesday night October 23 at 6 30. All men are invited bringing a son or a borrowed son for the evening. Cedric W Clark of Middleport will speak and Dwight Brown of Rutland will act as toastmaster.
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Rutland
Two Divorces Sought On Cruelty Charge
POMEROY. Jacob E. Fierbaugh files for divorce from Florence Fierbaugh on extreme cruelty. They married Oct 17 1917 and are the parents of one daughter.
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Pomeroy
Jacob E. Fierbaugh
Florence Fierbaugh
Vinton News Notes Highlights Local Weekend Visits
Mrs. David Lloyd celebrated a birthday with a large gathering including Mather Norman W L Troth Daisy Scurlock Ethel Betz Mildred Bumgardner and family and Mary Troth. Several dinners and visits across Vinton involved residents from Columbus Circleville Nelsonville Gallipolis Port Pleasant Bidwell Athens and Massillon with neighbors and club members sharing meals and social hours.
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Blaine Mathews
Bill Sprague
Porter
Elmer Sherritt
Cinda Kelly
Bidwell
W. F. Kent
Floyd Burkle
Goldie Stratton
Athens
Ajesta
Massillon
David Lloyd
Olive Farm Women Present October Program
Olive Farm Woman's Club met at Mrs. Leota Hawley's home for the October program with Pauline Myers presiding. Officers elected include Elma Whiteside president Lucy Cowdery vice president Ava Myers secretary Effie Warren treasurer and recreation leaders Iva Buckley and Nerva Pryor.
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Long Bottom
Olive Farm Woman's Club
Leota Hawley
Pauline Myers
Elma Whiteside
Lucy Cowdery
Ava Myers
Effie Warren
Iva Buckley
Nerva Pryor
Tressie Swain
Ruth Pickens
Elizabeth Wipple
America
Pomeroy Personal Notices Include Local Moves And Health Updates
Miss Mae Young returned to Shannon Valley after nursing Mrs. Henry Priode on Mulberry Avenue. Miss Nina Ruth McCullough went to Wright Street after visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Kerns Roush in Forest Run. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Spencer and family moved from Spring Ave to Laurel Street. Mrs. Henry Priode was hospitalized in Gallipolis via Ewing Ambulance. Red Cross official Eugene G. Niland visited Pomeroy, meeting with local chapter leaders before heading to Jackson. John Blair of Syracuse is reported in critical condition after a recent stroke. Frank Knapp, Ohio local conductor for the New York Central Railroad, sustained a crushed foot unloading freight at Millfield.
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Mae Young
Shannon Valley
Henry. Priode
Mulberry Avenue
Nina Ruth McCullough
Wright Street
H. Kerns Roush
Forest Run
Roland Spencer
Renshaw
Spring Avenue
Kasper
Laurel Street
Henry Priode
Gallipolis
Ewing
Eugene G. Niland
American National Red Cross
Pomeroy
Mayme J. Heiner
Meigs County
Wilma Roush
Red Cross
Jackson
John Blair
Syracuse
Middleport
Frank Knapp
Ohio Local
New York Central Railroad
Millfield
Tropical and sidereal years defined in astronomical terms
The tropical year equals 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds between vernal equinoxes, while the sidereal year measures 365 days 6 hours 9 minutes between star transits.
Message for Columbus church event with musicians invited
A guest speaker will visit Columbus to deliver a message at the churches. He will be accompanied by a group of musicians performing special numbers. A broad invitation is extended to all residents to attend.
New Meigs Aerie Hall Dedicated By Eagles
Meigs Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held a formal dedication for its new hall on Monday night. Worthy State President Virgil Davis of Athens delivered the dedicatory address as about 100 people attended. The ceremony followed a district initiation and included a banquet and dance planned for the week.
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Meigs Aerie
Davis
Aerie
United States
Vale 81 Dies At Home In Dyesville
CARPENTER T A VALE age 81 died at his home in Dyesville Sunday night ten days after a paralytic stroke. He was born in Columbia Township and lived in the community. A blacksmith mechanic and carpenter his survivors include widow Anise Ogdin Vale daughter Clemma who teaches in Fulton Ohio one brother Lightburn Vale of Dexter and a sister Mrs Nancy Holliday of Akron Funeral services will be in the Dyesville Church at two oclock Wednesday afternoon with burial in Standish Cemetery.
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Carpenter
T. A. Vale
Dyesville
Columbia Township
Anise Ogdin Vale
Clemma
Fulton
Ohio
Lightburn Vale
Dexter
Nancy Holliday
Akron
Ohio University
Athens
Standish Cemetery
Feature Special Music At Bradford Revival
Bradford Revival features nightly musical programs including Ladies Night Meigs Victory Band Rutland Christian Church quartet and Young accordion solos. Negro spirituals by Warner Colored Quartet Thursday and Walburn Quartet Friday mark family night. Evangelist L E Evans preached to 140 Sunday morning and over 200 Sunday night with delegates from multiple towns.
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Bradford
Meigs Victory Band
Rutland Christian Church
Mr. Young
Bradbury School
Warner Colored Quartet
Rutland
Walburn
Middleport
L. E. Evans
Hebron Church of Christ
Harrisonville
Point Rock
Zion
Pomeroy
Bradbury
Large Crowd Hears Evangelist Sermon in Interdenominational Revival
Dr. B R Laken, associate pastor of Cable Tabernacle Indianapolis, spoke last night at a Pomeroy Christian Church revival meeting. Sponsored by local laymen from several denominations, the audience heard that the Kingdom of God should be first in Christians lives.
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Morris
Luken
Marriage license issued to Pomeroy couple in probate court
Richard K. Barth 26 of Tiffin and Wanita Young 28 of Pomeroy secured a marriage license Monday in probate court.
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Pomeroy
Richard K. Barth
Tiffin
Wanita Young
Meigs County Posts Draft Numbers
Numbers assigned to men from 21 through 33 who registered last Wednesday for military training were posted in the Selective Service Office. The walls list names and numbers. alphabetic order is not yet available. Volunteers likely fill the quota with few drawn by lot.
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Pomeroy
Selective Service Board
Second St
Meigs County
Quebec's Role as Second Largest Canadian Manufacturer
Quebec ranks as the second largest manufacturing province in Canada, following Ontario, reflecting its substantial industrial base. The claim highlights Quebec's substantial output across sectors and its significance within the national economy.
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Quebec
Deminion
Canada
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David C. Miller
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Nellie Murray
Mt. Vernon
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