Presbyterial Meeting Set for Middleport Church
Middleport Presbyterians host Athens Presbyterial Friday with 10 AM worship led by Mrs. L. J. Heiner. Miss Anna Weed greets for the local missionary society. Mrs. Potter of Chicago speaks on local officers responsibilities. Noon lunch by Worth while Class. Afternoon devotionals, address by Mrs. Kirkendall, music by Gallipolis, closing thought by Mrs. Heiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Beards
Pomeroy
Potter
Board of National Missions
Chicago
C. J. Kirkendall
Vinton
Gallipolis
Chester Granges Hold Meetings And Local Socials
Chester Grange met last week with Great Bend Grange sending 30 members and a 90 attendee social. The Chester Chapter elected officers including Parker and Orr, plus a Wiener roast and lecture by Mrs Harris. Local families visited Emma Betzing and others, while November 1 features a Grange Halloween party with the Melodiers from Great Bend and a high school radio event in late October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Daughters of America
Lodge
Chester Grange
Great Bend Grange
Herbert Harris
Great Bend
Sam Pickens
the Fugure Farmers of America
George Parker
Charles Hall
Starling Orr
George Pickens
Lloyd Wolfe
Norman MaeClain
Harold Osborne
T. K. Bell
Agriculture
Don L. Betzing
Sandusky
Emma Betzing
Edward Krammer
Harry Jackson
Nelsonville
C. FE. Calvert
Mr. Jackson
Krammer
Mr. Calvert
Chester M. EF Sunday School
Lodge Hall
Melodiers
Chester High School
Cap
Andy
Flip
Two Meetings of Royal Neighbors Announced
Mrs. Charles Howard district deputy of Royal Neighbors, in Marietta Tuesday, aided a 12 member class initiation at Mound Camp and then left for Cambridge to continue work. She announced two meetings this week Ohio Valley Camp No. 10728 of Pomeroy meets tonight at the IOOF Hall to discuss the Gallipolis convention on Nov 6, while Riverview Camp meets tonight at Woodman Hall with drills and a surprise for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Howard
Royal Neighbors
Marietta
Mound Camp
Cambridge
Howard
Ohio Valley
Pomeroy
IOOF
Gallipolis
Riverview
Woodman Hall
Funeral Services Held For Frank DeWeese
Funeral services for Frank Shog DeWeese age 57 were held at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with Rev Don McMillin officiating. Burial followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Tillie Buckley DeWeese and two brothers George of Middleport and Charles of Nelsonville. DeWeese gained wide recognition for rescuing a stray dog from icy Ohio River waters at personal risk years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank
Shog) DeWeese
Holzer Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Don McMillin
Middleport Hill Cemetery
DeWeese
Tillie Buckley DeWeese
George
Charles
Nelsonville
Ohio River
Girl Scout Troop Chooses New Officers in Middleport
Middleport reports updated leadership for Troop 1 Girl Scouts of America with Elizabeth Newman named Second Lieutenant, Mrs. Guy Reynolds captain, and Jean McMaster First Lieutenant. All are local teachers. At last night’s Bundles for Britain meeting they ordered manuals and began merit badge work while Rosemary Fisher passed tenderfoot tests awaiting next week’s investiture. The troop continues Afghan square projects for Bundles for Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Elizabeth Newman
Middleport High School
Girl Scouts of America
Guy Reynolds
Jean McMaster
Britain
Rosemary Fisher
Loyal Women Prepare Apple Butter for Cleveland Home
Members of the Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ are making and selling over 70 gallons of apple butter last week and again this week at Mrs. Pearl Graves home. They are packing two barrels of fruit jellies and food to be sent in a few days to the Cleveland Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Loyal Women’s Class
Church of Christ
Pearl Graves
Cleveland Children’s Home
Recalls Old Newspaper Days In Pomeroy and Athens
Frank E. Henckel, once a Pomeroy journalist, recalls early Ohio journalism. He describes work at the Pomeroy Daily Independent and Athens Messenger, his moves to Charleston and New York, and meeting editors like F W Bush. He notes machines such as the linotype and Duplex press, and how Athens shaped his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Athens
Frank E. Henckel
Elizabeth
N. J
Virginia
F. W. Bush
The
Messenger
Mr. Bush
C. H. Horn
C. H. Harris
Ralph Jennings
Harold Cherrington
T. A. Snyder
Henckel
Elk Hotel
Rhodeha
Thomas Turnbull
the Independent
Turnbull
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Red Cross Roll Call To Be Started in Meigs
Meigs County Red Cross announces the annual Roll Call to begin Armistice Day November 11 under Miss Wilma Roush with a county quota of 3000 dollars. The drive aims for full county canvass and increased national quotas due to the emergency to fund Red Cross activities. In Middleport Marine George Taylor arrives on a surprise visit to his grandmother Mrs Addie Branch for a family reunion with relatives from Dickinson and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Wilma Roush
Miss Roush
Middleport
U. S. Marine
George Taylor
North Carolina
Addie Branch
Front St
Branch
Warren Turner
Bob
Dickinson
Washington D. C
Women Meet To Consider Pomeroy Street Light Issue
Women of the Civic Club met at Agnes Russell’s home to discuss securing street lights for Pomeroy. Village officials Robert Warner Harry Canterbury and Clair Karr joined Mayor Hartley and Clerk Norris to review the problem and plan cooperative action. A marriage license was issued to Lawrence Edwards and Pauline Roberts in probate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women's Civic Club
Agnes Russell
Butternut Ave
Robert Warner
Harry Canterbury
Clair Karr
M. D. Hartley
Alvin Norris
Lawrence Edwards
Charleston
W. Va
Pauline Roberts
Tuppers Plains
Agricultural Meeting To Be Held Tuesday
POMEROY County agricultural meeting for beef cattle enthusiasts set for next Tuesday night at the Court house. A speaker from Ohio State University will attend. Open to all interested attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. F E. Blakeslee
Ohio State University
Duston Johnson Sues Industrial Commission Over Ohio Fund
Duston Johnson filed a suit in common pleas court against Ohio Industrial Commission to resume his compensation from the state insurance fund. He says he was employed by Pomeroy and Hoisting Mining in 1927 and was struck on the right foot by coal causing permanent disability. Payments stopped August 7 1996 after commission denied continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Insurance Fund
Duston Johnson
Common Pleas
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Johnson
Pomeroy & Hocking Mining Company
Industrial Commission
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Athens Messenger
Athens Presbyterial
Columbus
Lenore
Dan Warner
Fred Rice
Elizabeth Carter
Mrs
FE. A. Keebaugh
Bernard Fiselstein
Patricia
Hayes Will
Mt. Hermon Church
Clarence Will
Billy Cleland
Frank DeWeese
London
Atlantic
Frank Edwards Henckfel
Yonder Vale
Department N
America
American Meat Institute
Tis
Council On Foods and Nutrition of
American Medical Association
Clover Farm Stores
Texas
New York State
Sunkist
Shefford
Campbell's
Clover Farm
Motor Oil Clover Penn
Pennsylvania
Sunshine
Grahams Sun Ray
Sauerkraut Clover Farm
Clyr
Jumbo Bologna
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