Bridge Freeing Ceremony Planned for Pomeroy Mason Area
Meigs and Mason counties schedule a bridge freeing celebration for the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge with marching bands from multiple counties, speeches at 2 p.m., and extensive public events. Schools close early, parking provided, toll-free crossing, and accompanying Halloween activities in Pomeroy and Middleport. Governor Lausche may attend from Athens or Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. C. Chapman
Meigs County
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pt. Pleasant
Ray Palmer
The
State Bridge Commission
Lausche
Athens
Clarence Meadows
West Virginia
Edgar Ervin
Pomeroy Bend
Charles McMaster
Parade and Decorations Committee
Main Street
Jed Webster, Jr
Paul Clifford
Wahama High School
Pomeroy-Mason
the Messenger
George Mingle
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Harry Miller
Associated Radio
Meigs
Tri-County
Ambulance Makes Two Trips for Patients
Iris Jean Tracy, daughter of Emmett Tracy, was taken by Ewing Ambulance from Second Street to Holzer Hospital Sunday for an appendectomy. Mrs. Herman Neimeyer Jr. was transported from Sheltering Arms Hospital to her Liberty Avenue home by Ewing Ambulance on Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Iris Jean Tracy
Emmett Tracy
Second Street
Holzer Hospital
Ewing
Herman Neimeyer, Jr
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Liberty Ave
Ewing Ambulance
Second St
Daughter Is Born to Crowls in Princeton
Announcement from Middleport reports the birth of a daughter, Mary Ellen Wood, on October 24 to Professor Philip Crowl and Mrs. Crowl of Princeton New Jersey. The infant weighed 6 pounds 2.25 ounces and is their first child. Grandparents are A V Wood Vashti Flesher of Forest Hills Wheeling West Virginia and Mrs M G Brown of Rutland Street, with great grandparents the late Mr and Mrs B T Flesher Huntington and the late Judge and Mrs Perry Wood of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mary Ellen Wood
Philip Crowl
Princeton
N. J
Crowls
A. V. Wood
Vashti Flesher
Forest Hills
Wheeling
W. Va
M. G. Brown
Rutland St. Lgreat
B. T. Flesher
Huntington
Perry ‘Wood
Athens
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Navy Vet Shower
Pomeroy notes a shower for William Floyd Carnahan, veteran of six years in the Navy, at the Wince home Minersville with relatives assisting. Also in Pomeroy a WCTU meeting showcased a Meigs County school projector and films, while a Condor Street birthday party for five relatives celebrated Anthony Hysell’s 85th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Oscar Wince
Minersville
William Floyd Carnahan
Wince
Carnahan
Navy
Floyd Carnahan
Marion Carnahan
T. T. Shelton
Clara Schaeffer
Paul Fischer
Hiram Fischer
Herman Grueser
Adolph ,Grueser, Jr
Carl Grueser
Marvy Wiggins
Dorothy Watson
William Jenne
Alen Roush
Hanson Holter
Kearns Roush
Erma Roush
Lena Phillips
Myrtle. Watson
Homer ,Roush
Alfred Yeager
C.E. Jenne
Robert Jenne
WCTU
Lucretia Genheimer
Meigs County
Ed Hysell
Condor St
Anthony Hysell
Alen Ball
Carl Per Singer
Carl Moore
Carl Persinger
Allen Ball
Harold Hysell
Jack Autherson
Albert Martin
Ollie Grueser
Ed Russell
Margaret Ann Hysell
Helen Hysell
Jane Selby
Carriers Attend Ohio University Miami Game
Thirty one Pomeroy messenger carrier boys and girls attended the Ohio University Miami game in Athens Saturday afternoon as guests of Mrs Hattie Russell the Pomeroy circulation manager. Notice is given that the Plains local school district will hold a bond election November 5 1946 to issue 21000 for installing inside toilets and sewage disposal system with a ten year term and an estimated tax rate of 17.2 cents per hundred dollars of valuation. Polls open 8 30 A M to 6 30 P M EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio University-Miami
Athens
Hattie Russell
Plains
Board OF Education
Athens County Board
Sonny Gall
John C. Call
David Johnson
Conservation Assembly States Meet October 30 In Pomroy
The Conservation and Sportsman Association of Meigs County will convene at Pom eroy City Hall on October 30 at 7 30 p m. A State Conservation Department representative will present a motion picture and a Fish Hearing meeting will be held during the business session.
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Pomeroy
Conservation and Sportsman Association of
Imperial Electric Co Grants 17 Cent Wage Increase
Middleport workers at Imperial Electric Co receive a 17 cent hourly raise matching Akron employees. John K. Smith Jr. announces the upgrade as the Bend area plant expands with new machines and two large buildings. Ten days target for wiring contracts and fluorescent lighting. 25 men to work in the foundry building housing a 43 ton press and metalworking gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Imperial Electric Co
Akron
John K. Smith, Jr
Bend
Braden
Norsepower
Sugar Run School Halloween Party Date Shift
Pomeroy Sugar Run School moves its Halloween Party from October 31 to October 30 due to Thursday bridge freeing ceremonies, announced after last week’s notice.
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Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Middleport Library to Close for Bridge-Freeing Ceremony
Mrs. E. R. Probst, librarian, announced the Middleport Public Library will close Thursday afternoon and evening for the Bridge-Freeing ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. R. Probst
Pomeroy Educator Elected Vice President of SEC Teachers
William A. Smith, superintendent of Pomeroy Public Schools, was elected vice president of the SEC Teachers Association at a Friday meeting in Athens. J. E. White, Pomeroy High, won a seat on the Executive Committee. Harry Bennett served as a teller during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William A. Smith
Representative Assembly of Sec Teachers Association
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Eenene Smith
B. Potts
Banat County
J. E. White
Pomeroy High School
The
Education Association
Harry Bennett
Pomeroy Schools
Association
Mrs Bradshaw Dies at 85 in Pomeroy Home
Mary Bradshaw died at home near The Gardens Saturday afternoon after several weeks illness. She was 85. Survived by daughter Effie Linsey of Akron sister Daisy Smalley of Pomeroy brother Dayton Gilmore of Lewisburg Ohio half-brother Holly Bradshaw of California and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Ewing funeral home Pomeroy with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Mary Bradshaw
Binus Randolph
Gardens
Effie Linsey
Akron
Daisy Smalley
Dayton Gilmore
Lewisburg
Ohio
Holly Bradshaw
California
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Lawrence Rites To Be Tuesday
James Lawrence 29 died Sunday at his Racine area home after an illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Hazel Community Church with burial at Bald Knobs Cemetery. Survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lawrence and four brothers Charles Howard Clarence and Joe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Lawrence
Racine
Hazel Community Church
Bald Knobs
Mr. Lawrence
James H. Lawrence
Charles
Howard
Clarence
Joe
Grant Gossett Found Dead in Meigs County Home
Grant Gossett, 78, of the WNease Settlement, Meigs County, was found dead at his home where he lived alone. Neighbors, who called Saturday to check, found him lying across a bed. Coroner Alvin Norris estimated he died Thursday afternoon or evening. He is survived by a brother in Huntington, WV, a sister in Chicago, IL, and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Broadrun Lutheran Church, with burial in Broadrun.
Informal Youth Center Opens in Middleport
Informal opening of the Community Youth Recreation Center was held over Friday and Saturday nights with juke box dancing. Chaperones included Charles McMaster Mrs Eleanor Schaaf and Mrs Russell Mills. After lease signing by the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion the hall on 5 Fourth Ave becomes the Recreation Center and a quick cleanup program will begin with several repairs and improvements temporarily approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles McMaster
Eleanor Schaaf
Russell Mills
Ladies Auxiliary
The
American Legion
American Legion Hall
Fourth Ave
Halloween Party at Pomeroy Grange This Week
The Pomeroy RockSprings Grange will hold a masked Halloween party at the grange hall Wednesday at 8 p.m. Prizes will be given for best costumes in several classes and refreshments will be served. Also included is a local report of an appendectomy recovery and a divorce suit filed in Point Pleasant where Adelia Golings accuses Jesse Golings of cruelty. the couple married in 1937.
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Pomeroy—Rocksprings Grange
Grange
Point Pleasant
Adelia Golings
Jesse Goings
Lruelty
Marriage Announced for Mrs Ernestine Burton Reibe and Ralph Wippel
Announcement of the marriage on October twenty second at Ashland Kentucky between Mrs Ernestine Burton Reibe and Ralph Wippel of Chester Road. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Rev Moor of the Presbyterian Church. The bride is a Middleport High School graduate who has worked with her father in the B and L Cab Co. The groom is a Chester High School graduate who served in the Army for more than three years. They reside with the groom’s parents on Chester Road.
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Middleport
Ernestine Burton Reibe
Ralph Wippel
Chester Road
Ashland
Moor
Presbyterian Church
Ernest Burton
Burton
Middleport High School
B & L Cab Co
Wippel
Chester High School
Mrs. Wippel
Loyal Women of Church meet. Christmas party planned
Mrs. L. E. Burford hosted the Loyal Women of the Church of Christ on N Second Ave with 21 members present. A Christmas party was planned for Dec 19 and Kiddie Kits to Europe were proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Burford
Church of Christ
Second Ave
Minnie Gilmore
Edward French
Europe
Harry Mills
Boyd Dilgard
David Farmer
Co. E. Vance
Frank Brumley
Otho Watts
James White
Estella Roush
William Hetteseimer
Marvin Brown
Rheumatic Lady Recovers Ability to Comb Hair
A rheumatic woman reports relief from arm and shoulder pain after using Rinoi. She now performs her hair care and housework and praises the product as valuable. The advertisement invites readers to buy Rinoi at Athens Pharmacy and Cline's Athens Martin & Roller in Middleport Starks Pharmacy Pomeroy.
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Athens
Cline’s
Martin & Roller
Middleport
Starks Pharmacy
Pomeroy
Adv
Thieves Enter Gas Station at Crossroads
Thieves broke a door glass at Pomeroy Ebersbach store and filling station on Route 124 between Rutland and Pomeroy. Sheriff Welker said the break in occurred between Saturday night and Sunday morning. the cash register was found empty as money is removed before closing. The site lies across from the Camden store, which was entered last Friday by unidentified thieves.
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Pomeroy
Cambron
States Meet Wednesday Demonstration Agent Pomeroy A
Home extension project meeting set for Wednesday at 10 a m at the home of Mrs. John Bailey in Forest Run. Mrs Howard Nolan Meigs home demonstration agent announced today that a potluck lunch will follow at noon with guests bringing their own table service.
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Pomeroy
John Bailey
Forest Run
Howard Nolan
Meigs
Russell Bites To Be Tuesday
Mrs. Cora L. Russell, 72, of Warren, died Saturday at her home of a heart attack. Survived by four sons Russell of Pomeroy, Oliver, Millard and Eugene all of Warren. two daughters Helen Schaefer and Sarah Rhoda of Warren. four brothers Alpha and Willie Stevens of Cotesfield Nebraska Charley and Ollie Stevens of Alaphe Colorado. six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Husband preceded in death. Funeral 3 p m Tuesday at Ewing funeral home Pomeroy. burial Beech Grove cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Cora L. Russell
Warren
pRopmnan Russell
Oliver, Millard
Eugene Russell
Helen Schaefer
Sarrah Rhoda
Alpha Stevens
Willie Stevens
Cotesfield
Neb
Charley Stevens
Ollie Stevens
Alaph
Olive Farm Women Elect New Officers in Long Bottom
The Olive Farm Women's Club in Long Bottom elected officers for the coming year at a Oct 17 meeting held at Mrs. Nellie Andrews home. New president is Mrs. Lillian Pickens with vice president Mrs. Nellie Andrews, secretary Mrs. Ora Myers, treasurer Mrs. Edna Hall, and recreation leaders Mrs. Tressa Swain and Mrs. Effie Warren. Guests included Mrs. Ida Bays and long bottom member Mrs. Mary Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Olive Farm Women’s Club
Nellie Andrews
Lillian Pickens
Ora Myers
Iva Buckley
Lecta Hawley
Elia Hannum
Elizabeth Wipple
Fay Pickens
Addie Dorfer Dies at Home Rites Tuesday
Middleport funeral services for Mrs Addie Doerfer 66 died at her home on South Fourth Avenue Sunday afternoon after an illness of three weeks. Rites will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with interment in River Hill Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Linus and brother Archie Butcher of Middleport.
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Middleport
Addie Doerfer
S. Fourth Ave
Rawlings-Coats
River Hill
Fish Fry Staged by Meigs Boy Scouts
A fish fry at the Chester Scout Cabin served 48 solicitors as part of the Boy Scout Campaign. The event, led by senior scouts and attended by Ed Goodwin from Kinshuta Council, helped raise over $1,000 by $60 with Howard Kress and R. L. Jacobs noting the total. James Lochary Joseph Foster Kenilworth Nease and William Knight assisted with serving, while Frank Will led the singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Goodwin
Kinshuta
Athens
Frank Will
Pomeroy
Mansfield Reformatory Sentence Given Youths
POMEROY Alton Johnson and Charles Queen pleaded guilty to a Meigs Grand Jury indictment for stealing a motor vehicle. They were taken to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield by Meigs sheriff deputies Friday and given an indeterminate sentence of 1 to 15 years.
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Pomeroy
Alton Johnson
Charles Queen
Meigs Grand Jury
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Meigs
Waite
Muscle Rub Returns Man to Health in Colon Tale
Robert Jordan of Colon suffered severe knee and leg pain that left him unable to work. After trying many medicines with no relief a newspaper ad for Muscle Rub offered hope. He followed directions and reported relief and recovery, urging others to try the product at Quick's Cut Rate and other drug stores.
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Robert Jordan
Colon
Pina
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Mason Counties
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
W. A. Smith
Tha Damarny Wieh
Wees Ck le Kana
Pomeroy Social Notes
Federated Church
Daryl Coe
Lena Huber
Conservation Assembly
High Sota
Lawrence
Grant Gossett
Middleport Social Notes
GIA Ladies
GIA
William R. Gaber
Charles H. Shumaker
Charles Gregory
Hollis Shumaker
Robert Coats
Allen Jenkinson
R. C. Tuckerman
J. H. Grate
C. 10 Fisher
Frank White
Chester
J. K. Smith
Sixth Ave
Albert Lee Hoffner
Baby
Hoffner
Addie Bitters
P. S. Mills
Columbus
Bill Diles
Miami University
Miami
iMrs
L. D. Diles
Beech St
Robert Richards
Faye Richards
A. R. Mills
Springfield
Shirley Mills
Henry Zaborek
Edgerton
Wis
Kathryn Jordan
Roy Roush Fot Letart
Mrs. Burford
First Presbyterian Church
John Brickles
Robert Adkins
Glenn Vance
Lowell
Beverly
Robert Brickies
Dayton
Norma Louise Wayland
Chillicothe
James Yoakem
Harold Roush
Leanna Ewing
Howard K. Ewing J
Charles Asa Bradsbury
Ohio University
Donald Coe
New York City
Bette Davis
Glenn Ford
Dane Clark
Walter Brennan
Charlie Ruggles
Bruce Bennett
Madonna's Secret
Francis Lederer
Gail Patrick Ann Rutherford
Dohn Lite
Edward Ashley
Linda Stirling
Thundering Trails
Russell
Olive Farm
Addie Dorfer
Meigs Boy Scouts
Mansfield Reformatory
Mr. B
Robert Serdemy
Williamson Furnaces
Williamson Heater Company
Williamson
Gus Shaft
Obie
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Motor Gil
Sehio
Sebie
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