Pomeroy School Enrollments Reach Five Year High
Pomeroy public schools report 700 pupils on the first day of the term a new five year high. Sugar Run and Central Elementary show notable gains while Junior High enrollment dips due to a small ninth grade. Senior High adds 200 students though English teacher Meshenberg will miss start weeks.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
J. E. White
Sugar Run
Emma Seitz
Central Elementary School
Maurice Locke
Central School
Charles S. Gibbs
Smith
Meshenberg
Board of Education
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ethel Garland
Bowen Rites Conducted for Mrs. Amy Bowen
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Amy Bowen were held at her Chestnut Street residence with Rev. W. B. Moore officiating. Music was provided by Mrs. O. P. Klein and Mrs. Lillian Stieff. pallbearers included George Wittmer Roscoe Meadows C P Gallagher John Lyons Jr Richard Horden and Fred Russell. Attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Bud Kissell and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kissell of Columbus.
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Middleport
Amy Bowen
Chestnut St
W. B. Moore
Heath Methodist Church
Bowen
O. P. Klein
Lillian Stieff
Pythian
George Wittmer
Roscoe Meadows
C. P. Gallagher
John Lyons, Jr
Richard Horden
Fred Russell
Out of Town
Bud Kissell
Edward Kissell
Columbus
Meigs County Officials To Be Heard Over Radio
Meigs County AAA committeemen Herbert E. Shields and Wayne H. Chase will broadcast from Radio Station WOSU in Columbus on September 10 at 10 45 a.m. The weekly sponsored program will discuss pasture improvement past and future plans in Meigs County.
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Meigs County
Sunday School Picnic Held by Nazarenes
Syracuse Nazarenes held their annual Sunday School picnic at Syracuse Park on Labor Day with 70 attendees. A dinner ice cream and various games and contests for children featured prizes for the winners.
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Nazarenes
Syracuse
Syracuse Nazarene Church
Syracuse Park
School Zone Speeding Is Subject of Warning
Pomeroy Chief of Police Walter Wolfe issued a statement urging all vehicles to obey the 20 mph school zone limit. He noted many residents have called the office about violations.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Agent's Father Dies Rites Held Today
Meigs County home demonstration agent Mrs Geneva M Nolan mourns her father death Tuesday. The funeral is set for 2 p m Thursday at Mount Welcome Church near Walton West Virginia.
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Pomeroy
Geneva M. Nolan
Meigs County
Mount Welcome Church
Walton
W Va
Nephew Receives Ph D From Ohio State University
Mrs. R. T. West of Union Ave attended graduation exercises at Ohio State University in Columbus Friday as her nephew Russell Hayes earned his Ph D in the School of Medicine. Dr Hayes is an anatomy major and serves as a professor of medicine at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo New York.
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Pomeroy
R. T. West
Union Ave
Ohio State University
Columbus
Russell Hayes
School of Medicine
Hayes
University of Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Leart Falls WSCS Meeting Planned for Sept 5
Letart Falls WSCS of the Methodist Church will hold a meeting at the community building on September 5.
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Letart Falls
WSCS
The
Methodist Church
Pigeon Beats Express Train to London by Twenty Minutes
A racing pigeon and a train left Dover for London simultaneously. The train traveled at 60 mph, while the pigeon arrived 20 minutes earlier.
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Dover
London
Middleport High honors 1947 Yellow Jackets basebal l team
At an assembly at Middleport High School the 1947 SEC League champions were presented miniature gold baseballs by Coach Forrest Bachtel and Supt. L W McComas. John Fultz received the trophy, now on display at Smith Clothing Co. The team members James Arnold James Ashley Joe Bailey John Fultz Jack Kauff Don Becker James Erwin James Haggerty Malcolm Miller Lee Smith John Dudding Roland Karr and the manager were honored as the school sang.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
MHS
Yellow Jacket
Forrest Bachtel
Supt. L. W. McComas
MHL
John Fultz
Smith Clothing Co
Second Ave
Bachtel
McComas
James Arnold
James Ashley
Joe Bailey
Jack Kauff
Don Becker
James Erwin
James Haggerty
Malcolm Miller
Lee Smith
John Dudding
Roland Karr
Pupil Safety To Be Studied At Gathering
Middleport village hall hosts a Friday night meeting to discuss school traffic safety. Mayor Horton Brown and Councilmen Frank Vroman Harold Chase join safety committee PTA representatives Chamber of Commerce and BPW Clubs to review street markings and traffic checks near schools after a mothers delegation prompted the session.
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Middleport
Horton Brown
Frank Vroman
Harold Chase
PTA
Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Vroman
Syracuse Nazarene Minister to Leave for Spencerville Ohio
The Reverend Albert J. Shea of the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene plans to move to Spencerville Ohio. His final sermons will be on Sunday September 7 in morning and evening services. The Sheas have two sons Gene and Claybin.
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Syracuse
Albert J. Shea
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
Spencerville
Ohio
Shea
Pomeroy Social Notes Chronicle Weekend Arrivals and Visits
Pomeroy residents share snippets of travel and hospitality. Carolyn Peoples injures her foot requiring stitches after a dish mishap. Families from Parma, Lincoln Hill, Mulberry Ave and beyond visit relatives and attend picnics, fairs, and air races in Cleveland, with further trips to Niagara Falls Canada and Ohio towns.
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Carolyn
Dana Peoples
W. G. McQuigg
Bonnie
Parma
Ohio
Charles Ward
East Main St
Niagara Falls
Canada
Relative of Dr. Hodge Dies in Charleston
Dr. J. B. Hodge learns of his sister-in-law Idon Hodge death in Charleston after an extended illness. Funeral services are set for Friday in Charleston. She is survived by her husband and two sons Alvin and Marion. Local relatives plan to attend.
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Middleport
J. B. Hodge
Idon Hodge
Charleston
Bake Sale Friday at Syracuse Methodist Church
Syracuse Methodist Church women sponsor bake sale at Cundiff store room Friday afternoon. Proceeds go to the church building fund.
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Syracuse
Syracuse Methodist Church
Cundiff Store
Marietta Paints Distributed by Three Firms
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co., Athens, Pomeroy Cement Block Co., Pomeroy, and Plymale Wagner Co., Gallipolis.
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Marietta Paints
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens
Pomeroy Cement Block C O
Pomeroy
Plymale Wagner CO
Gallipolis
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Parkersburg
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J. G. Summer
Malvern
E. J. Nummi
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Herbert Dixon
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Grant Roberts
Billy and
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Steubenville
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Reedsville
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Terry
Hawk's Nest
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