Legion Leader Ralph Stone Speaks at Pomeroy Chamber
State Commander Ralph H. Stone of Conneaut was guest speaker at the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce meeting. He highlighted Legion child welfare work, ADC support, Buckeye Boys State, and 3,600 sponsored Boy Scout troops, and urged vigilance against sabotage while endorsing defense measures. The gathering, opened by Theodore Reed, planned a brief session with future events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
American Legion
Ralph H. Stone
Athens
Theodore Reed
George Lasher
Reed
Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Webster
Pomeroy Board of Education
Pomeroy School Board
Stone
Indianapolis
Legion
Congress
ADC
Lancaster Reformatory
Buckeye Boys
Methodist Church
War Department
Racine Social and Brief Personal Notes
Charles Ihle of Fort Hayes Columbus spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Ihle. Mr. and Mrs. William McKelvey were guests of Mrs. McKelvey’s sister at Parkersburg Saturday night and Sunday. H E Johnson of Midland Michigan arrived for an indefinite visit with Mrs. Johnson’s cousin Mrs. Okey Sayre and family Racine R D. John Bailey Jr attended the Logan football game then went to Columbus to visit his sisters Miss Ann and Miss Altona Bailey. They were with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Scott of Stewart. Herman Lathey and children Josephine and Ellis of Dunbar WV spent the weekend with Mrs. Lathey’s brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fadely. Clark Jiden and Charles Hayman were weekend visitors in Columbus. Arthur Neigler, ill with an infection in his foot, spent Saturday with his brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hardin Syracuse. Dixie Spencer of Columbus spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spencers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Charles Ihle
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Will Ihle
William McKelvey
Sidney Fadely
Clark Jiiden
Charles Hayman
Arthur Neigler
Morris Hardin
Syracuse
Dixie Spencer
Charles Spencers
Epworth Festival Benefits Cincinnati Hospital
Cincinnati Hospital in Middletown area receives 261.76 in foods and money from the Epworth Leagues of Meigs and Gallia Counties. The Booth Festival hosted 150 leaguers from numerous churches, with Portland earning first for best booth value and Racine for best booth decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Hospital
Middleport
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Epworth Leagues
Meigs
Gallia
Heath Methodist Church League
Pomeroy
Racine
Apple Grove
Rutland
Portland
Reedsville
Minersville
Letart Falls
Gallipolis
Waverly
Piketon
Columbus visitors and local residents noted in brief
Pomeroy residents Mr. and Mrs. Jon Duerr and Mrs. Ted Downie were Columbus visitors Tuesday. Mrs. C. E. Blakeslee, county agricultural agent’s wife, remains ill at home on Lincoln Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roller spent Monday in Chillicothe visiting friends and attending the Rebekah Convention District No. 59 at the I C C F Hall where Mrs. Roller serves as Past Conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Duerr
Terrace St
Ted Downie
High St
Columbus
C. E. Blakeslee
Jill
Lincoln Hill
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Chillicothe
Rebekah
1.C.C.F. Hall
Roller
Assembly
Eagles Banquet at Meigs Aerie Highlights Week of Celebration
About 130 people attended Tuesday night’s banquet at Meigs Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles. Worthy State President Virgil Davis spoke, followed by dancing to Wiley’s Orchestra as part of the Eagles’ ongoing celebration week.
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Meigs Aerie
Order of Eagles
Virgil Davis
Wiley
The
Eagles
Mrs Lydia Ours Dies Suddenly at Racine Home
Mrs Lydia May Ours age 48 wife of Herbert H Ours died suddenly Tuesday morning at her Racine home after long illness. She is survived by three children Anna Wolfe Carl Ours and Gertrude Ours all of Racine one sister Cora Wickline Racine four brothers Wesley Cozart Racine John Cozart Illinois Harvey Cozart Delaware and Pearl Cozart Steubenville and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being completed today.
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Pomeroy
Lydia May Ours
Herbert H. Ours
Racine
Ours
Anna Wolfe
Carl Ours
Gertrude Ours
Cora Wickline
Wesley Cozart
John Cozart
Illinois
Harvey Cozart
Delaware
Pearl Cozart
Steubenville
Jenkins To Address Rally at Middleport
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins will speak to Republicans and supporters at a rally tonight in the Middleport high school auditorium at 8 o clock. He will discuss campaign issues and promote the Willkie Day celebration in Jackson on Tuesday October 29. The MHS band and Moonlight Riders radio unit will provide music. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jackson
MHS
Moonlight Riders
Bradford Social and Brief Personal Notes
Bradford Social and BRADFORD Bible school atten dance here Sunday Oct 20 was 140. Mr and Mrs Elder Johnson and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Harrison at Rutland. Mrs Charles Lambert and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs J E Kaylor of Tuppers Plains. Mr and Mrs Edwin Cambron visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Haze Hager in Pomeroy. Frank Buck spent Monday at West Rutland with his son Charles Buck. John Kaylor returned to his home at Tuppers Plains after a week with his daughter Mrs Charles Lambert. Wayne Russell of Kentucky spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Jessie Russell. The gold mines of North Wales produced 2080 dollars worth of gold during l.
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Bradford
Logan Marriage Notices and Social Gatherings
Mrs J C Cremean of New Plymouth announces the marriage of daughter Mary Amelia to William S Shaw of Columbus. The single ring ceremony was at the Cremeans home Oct 19 with Rev J M Stewart officiating. After Nov 1 the couple will reside at Columbus General Depot. A surprise party honored Mrs Boyd Blum for her birthday with guests and music. Additional notes mention hospital recovery of Mrs Irma Powers, weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Green, and plans of Miss Lucy Krieg and W Hunter Sr to spend winter in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Cremean
New Plymouth
Mary Amelia
William S. Shaw
Columbus
Fred Heine
Logan
J. M. Stewart
H. W. Harden
Harden Cremean
Roscoe Mowery
Richard Cremean
Jimmy
Janet Kay
Warren Cremean
S. W. Murphy
Lancaster
Boyd Blum
Route 2
Richard Carpenter
John Engle
Woodrow Blum
Goldie Brooks
Margaret Blum
Waldo
Irma Powers
Grant Hospital
George Hall
William Wilkinson
Warren and
Norman
Marietta
Charles Green
O'Shaunessy Dam
Lucy Krieg
W. Hunter Sr
Buffalo
N. Y
Floyd Duffy
State Patrol To Inspect Meigs School Busses
State Highway Patrol will conduct annual bus inspections next month. Dates set: Chester High School grounds November 7 at 9 am for 18 busses, Rutland High School grounds November 8 at 9 am for 20 busses, Racine High School grounds November 14 at 9 am for 14 busses.
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State Patrol
Meigs
Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
C. O. Chapman
Chester
Rutland High
Racine
Corning Social Notes and Local Visits Mark Autumn Activity
Finance Committee of U S Church will host a chicken supper in the church basement on Saturday November 2 at 4 30. Several residents from Columbus Shawnee Crooksville Nelsonville and Jackson County visited relatives and friends in the area. Funeral notices and hospital reports accompany community updates from Columbus Brownsville and nearby towns. Glend wood chapter Pythian Sisters attended a Grand Officer banquet in Crooksville with many members listed.
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Corning— Finance Committee
U. S
Wives of Republican Candidates to Gather in Pomeroy
Wives of Republican candidates including Mrs. Gladys Gordon will meet at Republican Headquarters in Pomeroy on Saturday. Meigs County Precinct Committee members, led by Mrs. Earl Lama, organized the event. A tea will precede a 4 PM rally at the Junior High Auditorium with Major Norman Imrie of Columbus as guest speaker. England raised six million pounds from entertainment tax on football during the two world wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Gladys Gordon
Federation of Republican Women's Organizations
Republican
Meigs County
Earl Lama
Norman Imrie
Columbus
Middleport High School Lights Up Peak Season with Strong Quarterback
West Jefferson reports praise for Robin Priday and the undefeated WJ High football squad under former coach Paul Trittschuh. Despite a lineup of green, inexperienced players, the team has 15 straight wins and a 442 to 13 points edge, with Trittschuh stressing steady development and long-term potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Associated Press
West Jefferson
Robin Friday
Paul Trittschuh
Trittschuh
Robin Priday
Yellow Jacket
Reichman
Ohlinger
Johnson
Schaefer
Martin
Gallipolis
Jackson
Nelsonville
Athens
Honor Roll in Chester Area Announced
Chester area schools report 526 total honor students in Central Rural District with 323 at Chester, 89 at Long Bottom, 72 at Reedsville, and 42 at Bashan. Names include Denver Persons and Paul Osborn among Chester students and Helen Bissell and Darrell Connolly among Bashan and Long Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Everett R. Hayes
Long Bottom
Reedsville
Bashan
Central District
Denver Persons
Franklin Smalley
Paul Osborn
Vernon Bahr
Nola Epple
Betty Gandee
Lois Spencer
Joan Riggs
Inez ‘Osborne
Reid Young
Horace Abbott
Joan Bailey
Carol Christy
Carol Osborne
Delores Epples
James Heaton
Dorothy Holter
Mary Tuttle
Edgar Abbott
Junior Hannum
Donald Mora
Harley Heilman
Jack Eiselstein
James Buckley
Dale Kautz
Vernon Weber
Earl Dean
Naomi Megee
Charles Eiselstein
Maxine Bahr
John Lodwick
Bill Meredith
Howard Parker
Donald Pigott
Myra June Sisson
Iris Weber
Helen Bissell
Martha Ann Orr
Lillian White
Marilyn Orr
Kathleen Torrence
Audrey Bailey
Rosabell Johnson
Jeanette Clark
Lucile Pigott
James Hawley
Garrild Stethem
Gene Clark
Joan Clark
Joan Hawley
PTA Meeting Set With Edison Hobstetter Speaker
Laurel Cliff notices say a PTA meeting and program at the school Thursday evening October 24 features guest Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy National Bank. A moving picture and refreshments will follow. Other items note visits by local residents to relatives and moves among households.
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Laurel Cliff
PTA
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Albert Keeten
Racine
Ray Keeten
Earl Fowler
Canton
Fowler
Walter Fowler
Cambridge
Margaret Leifheit
Clifford Jacobs
Sam Grinn
Shade
Charles Karr
Milton Hood
Middleport
Josie Turner
Logan Teachers Visit Bremen Meeting
A group of Logan teachers attended a Schoolmasters' Club meeting in Bremen on Tuesday evening led by Supt. G. E. Carr. Attendees included principals Fred Burchfield and H. E. Kirk, Walter M. Haas, Kaye J. R. Hankison, Marion Allen, Moiles, John Clark and C. R. Ebe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Bremen
Schoolmasters’ Club
Supt
G. E. Carr
Fred Burchfield
H. E. Kirk
Walter M. Haas
Kaye —. J. R. Hankison
Marion Allen
Moiles
John Clark
C. R. Ebe
New Road Work Crosses Curtis Fill on State Route 7
POMEROY plans show a concrete pavement section on State Route 7 between Five Points and Chester crossing the Curtis fill. The fill forms a small lake and acts as a dam. The single section will run to the end, then the second section will be laid, with paving hoped to be completed this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Five Points
Chester
Curtis
Stork Shower Honors Mrs Elmer Wehrung At Pearl Street Home
Mrs Elmer Wehrung was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mr and Mrs Howard Stover on Pearl Street. Fifty one neighbors attended with out of town relatives Miss Mer Hill Columbus Miss Phyllis Burns Gallipolis and Mrs Della Halfhill Poplar Ridge. Pink and blue decorations and a large stork basket filled with gifts complemented the event. After opening gifts a social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Elmer Wehrung
Howard Stover
Pearl St
Ruth Mather Guild Elects Officers at First Baptist
Mrs. L. O. Grant hosted the Ruth Mather Guild gathering on S Sixth Ave with a potluck supper and business session. New officers named are Marjorie Diles president Miriam Kauff vice president and Jean Bennett secretary treasurer. The World Wide Guild now has four groups led by Miss Margaret Ella Hysell Mrs Grant and two younger divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Grant
Ruth Mather
First Baptist Church
S. Sixth Ave
Marjorie Diles
Miriam Kauff
Jean Bennett
World Wide Guild
Margaret Ella Hysell
Grant
Funeral services planned for C B Mottice in Charlestown
The late C B Mottice aged 69, general foreman of the New York Central shops in Charleston, died suddenly Monday morning as he began his day. He and his family lived here for years while employed at Hobson shops before transferring. Local friends and neighbors including Mr and Mrs Walter Hayes and Mrs M J McCarty and Mrs Roy Lansbury will attend the funeral at his residence this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hayes
M. J. McCarty
Roy Lansbury
C. B. Mottice
Charleston
Mottice
New York Central
Hobson Shops
Local Residents News and Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs George Baker and daughter Mary returned yesterday from a visit in New York City. Mrs Walter Moore and Mr and Mrs John Booton of Columbus were guests of Mr and Mrs Martin Ohlinger. T W McDermott is seriously ill at home with his daughter Mrs C F Hawkins. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing spent the weekend in Columbus with Mr and Mrs Arthur Anderson. Ohio University home coming attendees included Mrs Guy Suter and Mrs John Duerr. William Suter and Shirley Duerr are freshmen. Mr and Mrs Orion Flesher of Huntington visited en route home after time with Mr and Mrs Harry Beckley. Miss Eva Mae Fugate is improving at home after an operation and will miss Rio Grande College next semester. Mrs H S Roush returned to Columbus with Miss Helen Beeson and is under hospital observation. Mrs Robert Jones of Greenfield has returned home after visiting with her sisters in law Mrs T H Davis and Miss Sara Jones. Sunday they dined with Attorney and Mrs C E Ervin at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Miss Clara Ervin of Columbus and sister Mrs Earl Probst were also guests. Miss Betty Hoeflick has become linotype operator for the New Haven News in New Haven, W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Win
Columbus
Henry Bossman
Ralph Peyton
Shawnee
Albert Schlingerman
John Gaitten Jr
Myrna Lou
John Gaitten
Arthur Shonkwiler
Joseph Shonkwiler
Portsmouth
F. A. Cady
Song
Harry Sagle
Crooksville
Harry Schottlekorb
Toledo
J. N. Fry
P. L. Allen
Nelsonville
Anne Mae
Leora
H. Schlingerman
Sarah Dechter
Jane Deime
Warren Trussel
Billy
Malvern
Dewey Beaver
Maxine Smith
Lois Davis
Mae Rodgers
Women’s Missionary Association
U. B
Jacksonville
Elizabeth Grey
C. A. Walter
H. O. Davis
Neva Lemoine
Ada Lent
William Little
Morgan Walters
Brownsville
George Emrick
Logan
John Nixon
Mary Brown
Elizabeth Roberts
Kate Wright
Lu Brown
Hannah Rodgers
Kate Hardy
Mable Ballis
Lorene Penrod
Ellen Charlton
Julia Ferguson
Mayme Rodgers
Charlotte Chute
Bess Teal
Ohio University
Athens
Guy Suter
John Duerr
William Suter
Shirley Duerr
Orion Flesher
Huntington
Harry Beckley
Eva Mae Fugate
Rio Grande College
H. S. Roush
Helen Beeson
William Beeson
Roush
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Robert Jones
Greenfield
T. H. Davis
Sara Jones
Jones
Attorney
C. E. Ervin
Mary Jane
Clara Ervin
Earl Probst
Betty Hoeflick
New Haven
W. Va
Deputy Jenkins Named County Deputy Sheriff
Notice filed Tuesday in the office of the clerk of courts records the appointment of David O. Jenkins as a deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
David O. Jenkins
Clerk of Courts
Farm Security Plan Discussed in Meigs County Meeting
Ohio Farm Security Administration director Pomeroy A L Sorenson and farm management specialist H R Moore met with Meigs County leaders and the county extension staff to discuss the farm security program. The meeting focused on living at home, credit role as support, and unifying outreach among local farmer groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Enid Swarner
Mr. Sorenson
Sorenson
Chase Social and Personal Mention
Chase Circle of Ruth will meet Thursday October 31 with Mrs. Vesta Robinson. Ill Hattie Savage improving with Emma Robinson caring. Emmett Douglas Lydia Cain and children from Burlingham visited Dana Sauters Wednesday night. Ruth Woodyard left Sunday for Wellston to work for Orville Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Ewing
W. B. Woodyard
Alton Woodyard
Ward Blaine
Achsah Porter
Harry Tope
Chauncey
J. A. Graham
Charles Blackwood
Ethel
Virgil Blackwood
Edward Blackwood
Chilren
Effie Hummel
Columbus
Hattie Savage
The
Chase Church
Almont Robinson
Fort Selby
D. S. Lusher and Son
Huntington
W. Va
Clarence Neal
Cincinnati
Homer Freiden- Maker
Democrats To Rally Thursday and Friday
Democrats hold a rally Thursday at 7 30 p m at Harrisonville High School with all candidates present including John Kelso Joseph Dumble Bryan and Judge C E Peoples. A Friday meeting at Meigs County Courthouse October 25 1940 at 7 30 p m invites both Democrats and Republicans with light refreshments and no candidate by county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harrisonville High School
John Kelso
Joseph Dumble Bryan
C. E. Peoples
Democratic Club
Meigs County
Healy Daughter Isabel Noland Undergoes Major Operation
Mrs Isabel Noland daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Healy of this city underwent a major operation Tuesday at a Cincinnati hospital. The procedure was a corrective follow up to a previous operation. Mrs Healy has been with her daughter for several days.
Relief from Rheumatic Pains with RUX Compound
Ohio resident William L. Pocock of Bellevue reports quick relief from rheumatic like pains in legs arms and back after using RUX Compound. He praises the medicine and urges others to try it at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store offering two sizes and the genuine liquid formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Pocock
Kilbourne St
Bellevue
Ohio
Rux
Adv
Tonjon No. 1 2 3 cure for stomach and digestive ills
Tonjon No 1 promotes natural digestion and purges poisons causing stomach troubles. It relieves acid rise bloating belching and supports digestion by cleansing bowels gradually and improving overall vitality. Tonjon No 2 targets liver and gall bladder with rapid action and Tonjon No 3 aids kidneys bladder and urinary organs.
Local Man Reports Major Health Improvement With TON JON
Nelsonville Ohio resident George Simms says a decade of back and neck pain chronic indigestion and nightly disturbances have ceased after taking TON JON He credits better sleep and overall health to the remedy and urges others to try it through Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio Adv
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Ton Jon
George Simms
Nelsonville
Ohio
Athens
Ton, Jon
Quick’s
Cut Rate Drug Store
Ath Lens
Adv
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S. Third Ave
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Flora Smith
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Middleport League
Catherine Hennesy
Helen Wood
Helen Burk
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Nan Fisher
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Pomeroy Personals
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England
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Curtis Fill
Middleport Social Notes
George Baker
Mary
New York City
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John Booton
Martin Ohlinger
N. Secona Ave
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C. F. Hawkins
S. Second Ave
Lawrence Bing
Arthur Anderson
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