Plans for Middleport Halloween Festival Showcase
Middleport PTA committees complete plans for the town’s most elaborate Halloween carnival. Thor Olson and university tumblers will perform 20 to 30 minutes. Freshmen swim in a flour-filled tug of war against sophomores. Outdoor magic by Harrington set for 30 minutes. Costume parade led by Yellow Jacket Band. Turkey throws, races, rifle range, and prize draws anchor a night of festivities October 31 at the athletic field under floodlights. In bad weather, event moves to the auditorium.
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Middleport
PTA
Thor Olson
Ohio University
Olson
Middleport High School
Ohio
Harrington
Yellow Jacket Band
Cross
Central Honor Roll Is Large for Central District
The Central Honor Roll for the first six weeks lists students by school. Reedsville and Long Bottom names include many first to eighth graders. Bashan and Chester also show multiple grade levels. Chester High School lists seventh through seniors with numerous names.
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Chester
Reedsville
Howard Buckley
Dorothy Shumway
Kathryn Wallace
Donald Sprague
Mary Helen Buckley
Betty Coleman
Grace Pickens
Martha Buckley
Doris Barnett
Dessie Petty
Evelyn Chevalier
Maxine Pickens
Frances Miller
Robert Barton
Ellen Louise Sisson
Billy Williams
Charles Humphrey
Phyllis Buckley
Margaret Boring
Nina Petty
Pauline Swaim
Secon
Phyllis Lawrence
Loreta Pigott
Marilyn Cowdery
Pearl Powell
Ramonia Wilson
Ruby Larkins
Gladys Coleman
Lucille Pigott
Corthia Crislip
Garreld Stethem
Junior Hannum
Joan Clark
Joan Hawley
Charles Larkins
Vera Larkins
Kleen Pigott
Bashan
Marilyn Rose Orr
Leo Riebel
Howard Ervin
Doris Price
Donna Ruth White
Eileen Riebel
Kathleen Torrence
Donald Trussel
Iris Jean White
Junior Sorden
Sadie Jeroleman
Roy Ervin
James Bailey
Thomas White
Nola Epple
Vernon Bahr
Betty Mora
Bonna Sue Beaver
Bertha Tucker
Guy Morris
Jeraldine Wood
Lois Spencer
Donna Wolfe
Alan Carson
Gail Smalley
Ernest Young
Howard Wolf
Donna Gaul
Ruth Sharp
Dorothy Holter
Betty Dean
Donald Mora
Chester High School
Rosellen Brown
Dale Kautz
Vernon Weber
Earl Dean
Naomi Magee
Mae White
Henry Bahr
Ralph Sorden
Maxine Bahr
Maxine Gaul
William Meredith
Homer Parker
Howard Parker
Donald Pegott
Myra June Sisson
Iris Weber
Louise Coleman
Earline Humphrey
Earl Hassell
Bob Dean
Grace Kautz
Jean Young
Pomeroy Business Men Plan Holiday Program
Pomeroy business men met Tuesday night at City Hall to discuss plans for a Christmas program promoting local business. The meeting was sponsored by the Business Men's Association.
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Pomeroy Business Men
Pomeroy
The
Business Men’s Association
Huge Armistice Program Being Planned
Middleport business group plans Armistice Day events starting with morning exercises for veterans, a 1 pm parade ending at M H S Athletic Field, flag raising, concerts, a patriotic address, sports events, a band concert, amateur show, Christmas tree dedication, fireworks, and a Christmas coupon distribution. Businesses will close noon to 6 pm for the observance.
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Middleport
Middleport Business Men's Association
Glouster
Middleport Garden Club
Mill St
Second Ave
Guild Hosts Grace Church Meeting in Parish House
Members of the Guild of Grace Episcopal Church met Monday afternoon at the parish house. Mrs. Roger Woodhull of Dayton spoke on missionary work for the diocese, with Mrs. Earl Titus presiding and Mrs. Robert Leake chairing the tea hour.
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GUILD
Guild of Grace Episcopal Church
Roger Woodhull
Dayton
United Thank Offering
Earl Titus
Robert Leake
Community Notes Include Birthday Party and Local Visits
Mrs. Richard Campbell and daughter hosted a fourth birthday for Lois Ann Campbell with fall flowers and a four candle cake. Attendees included Paul Reynolds and several other children. Various residents travel, visit, and host events across Athens and Forest Run, with club meetings and neighborhood notices noted.
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Richard Campbell
Jess Larch
Athens
Lois Ann Campbell
Paul Edgar Reynolds
Sally Ann
Harold Homer Bartels
Helen Louise
Paul Gene Forbes
Teddy Fisher
Donald
Jean Yeanger
Tommy
Charles Roush
Hilda
Homer Brenick
Betty Nelson
Kathryn Karr
Mary Elizabeth Beards
Cars Crash on Street In Pomeroy Tuesday
Two autos damaged in a Main Street collision at Lynn Street in Pomeroy Tuesday afternoon. W. M. Miller of Parkersburg drove west with four passengers. Elizabeth Ann Webster of Parkersburg drove from Lynn Street alone and fainted before the crash but survived unharmed. Geese are used as watchdogs around homes in the West Indies.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Lynn St
W. M. Miller
Parkersburg
Miller
Main
Elizabeth Ann Webster
West Indies
Pomeroy Girl Scouts Host Tea and Week Activities
Pomeroy Troops 2 and 3 host a silver tea at Simpson M. E. Church from 7 to 9 pm in observance of Hostess Day during Girl Scout Week. The week opened with services, a Kiddie Halloween party, crafts display at Sanitary Grocery window, and multiple troop events led by Misses Dye Grossman and Bowen.
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Pomeroy
Simpson M. E. Church
Frances Dye
Dorothy Grossman
Warren Bright
Troop 2
Simpson Church
Miss Dye
Miss Grossman
Edith Bowen
Louanna Ebersbach
Troop 3
Martha Elizabeth Roedel
E. Main St
Halloween Party Set at Abandoned Racine Dam Power House
The Racine M. E. Church class will host a Halloween party for all members Friday evening. The event is planned at the derelict power house at the Racine dam, a building and nearby government property slated for sale as the Dam area is dismantled by new Gallipolis dam constructions.
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Racine
Pupils Enjoy Holiday For Teachers Meeting Travel
School children will have Friday off as teachers attend the Southeastern Ohio Teachers meeting in Athens.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Sisson Funeral Thursday for Warren Sisson in Carpenter area
Warren Sisson 81 died at his home near Carpenter Tuesday morning. Funeral services are Thursday at two o'clock at School Lot. Interment will follow in the nearby cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Warren Sisson
Carpenter
Funeral in Ashland for Mrs. Thornie Kirk
Mr and Mrs Phil Williamson and Miss Sarah Williamson attended the funeral of their cousin Mrs Thornie Kirk in Ashland Kentucky on Monday.
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Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Sarah Williamson
Ashland
Thornie Kirk
Military ruler in Palestine after martial law declaration
Sir Harold MacMichael seizes control in Palestine as martial law is proclaimed to crush the Arab revolt. District commissioners are replaced by military commanders under his orders, giving him virtual dictatorship over the territory.
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Holy Land
Harold MacMichael
Palestine
Harold
Initiation of Charity Council in Middleport Honors Rev Weatherby
The Middleport Charity Council of Daughters of America held an initiation Monday night with Rev Selah Weatherby of Athens admitted as member. Miss Frances Roush organized the new staff. Mrs Emma Sisson installed as Inner Sentinel by Mrs Charles Howard. Refreshments followed. Mr Weatherby accompanied Mrs Weatherby as guest of Mr Howard.
Syracuse Home Destroyed by Fire
A Syracuse couple, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cook, lose their two story frame house to a Tuesday fire started by a defective chimney. Neighbors spotted the blaze early but firefighting equipment was lacking. Capehart heirs owned the building across from the Syracuse Town Hall. No insurance covered the home or contents. some furniture was saved.
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Pomeroy
Walter Cook
Syracuse
Capehart Heirs
Syracuse Town Hall
Cook
Billy Peoples Returns Home After Tree Fall Injuries
Billy Peoples who suffered serious injuries weeks ago when he fell from a tree at his home on Prospect Hill was able to be brought home from St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg.
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Pomeroy
Billy Peoples
Prospect Hill
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Bert Wolfe Fined for Reckless Driving in Jacksonville
Bert Wolfe of Jacksonville was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell on Tuesday for reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Wolfe was arrested by State Patrol officers on Route 33 near Chauncey.
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Bert Wolfe
Jacksonville
Cliff Cornell
Wolfe
State Patrol
Chauncey
Middleport Music Club stages Colonial Days playlet
The Middleport Music Club presented In Colonial Days at the First Presbyterian Church in a sesqui centennial tribute. Cast included Martha Rosener Zeiher and Priscilla Lucille Dutton with eight Syracuse Sixth Grade dancers, plus numerous musicians and hosts.
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Middleport
Middleport Music Club
Northwest Territory
First Presbyterian Church
Martha Washington
Howard Kirk
Harley Meyer
C. S Clark
Euterpean Club
Logan
Martha
Rosener Zeiher
Nellie
Frieda Faehnle
Deborah
Mary E. Hennesy
Francis Hopkinson
Paul Smart
Priscilla
Lucille Dutton
Sarah
Arthur Skinner
Patience
Dan McNaughton
Nancy
Josephine Emmish
Dolly
O. P. Klein
Syracuse
Sarah Harris
Margaret Holmes
Mildred Teaford
Virginia Gilles
Robert Hayes
William Hayes
Don Moore
Robert Grueser
Yankee Doodle
Miss Emmish
Miss Dutton
Mrs. Klein
Reinagle
Gordon Harris
William Stephenson
William Root
John Dillard
Panthers Sharp Claws For Gallipolis On Thursday
Pomeroy Panthers seek revenge on Gallipolis Blue Devils after two defeats. The game under lights at Middleport starts at 8 p.m. as Pomeroy aims to halt a district rival and lift morale. Panthers rely on improved defense and quick backfield stop to secure a hard fought victory.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Gallipolis Blue Devils
Middleport
Panthers
Wellston
Logan
Blue Devil
Halloween parties by church groups draw crowds
Fall decorations and pumpkin motifs filled a Middleport scene as multiple church groups hosted Halloween gatherings last night. At First Baptist, Junior Department members and teachers led games and prizes for costumes while George Butcher won with a pan of 15 apples.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Anna Margaret Wiley
Margaret Houdashelt
Vivienne Knopp
Virginia Mayes
Helen Jane Root
William Root
George Butcher
Marie McCord
Don McMillin
Myrtle
Chester Rice
Mary Gilmore
Rock Springs Farm Institute to Feature Two Speakers
Rock Springs will host a farmers institute on Friday November 11 at Rock Springs Grange Hall. The program includes two speakers Mrs. R. B. Morrow from Richmond Indiana and Sam Plumer editor of Life From the Sidelines in The Ohio Farmer. The event offers three sessions morning afternoon and evening.
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Jess Larch
Robert Richard
Athens
Richard Campbell
Forest Run
Harry Heines
Naylor
Virgil Campbell
Forbes
John Seakus
Marion Radford
Twilight Garden Club
A. O. Tracy
Delmar Canady
New York
Helen Johnson
Plants
Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Columbus
John Brown
John Frick
Rock Spring Road
Roy Heines
Kenton
Ohio
Foster Henthorn
Bess Bowers
Springfield
Jake Ament
Main St
George Joachim
Rock Springs
Eddie Smith
Sam Fugate
Fugate
Joachim
Catherine Zweifel
Lasley St
Fiers’ Institute
R. B. Morrow
Richmond
Ind
Sam Plumer
Ohio Farmer
Rock Springs Grange Hall
Plan Holiday Party at Syracuse School Auditorium
The Syracuse PTA invites the public to a Halloween party at the Syracuse School Auditorium on Friday evening. A grand march begins at 8 o clock with prizes for best costumes and refreshments sold by the PTA.
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Syracuse
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
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