Middleport Band Sets First Public Appearance Saturday
Middleport High School Band led by Gordon Harris will march at 7 PM from the high school for its season opener street appearance. They prepare for next week's Wahama High School game and the Meigs County Fair finale on Sept 16 at Pythian Park with Mason County School Band’s Prof. Lewis joining between halves. New members include Milton Smart Janet Dillard Norma Jean French Kathryn Lois Smith Nan Fisher Winifred Hendrix. Band Boosters plan fundraisers to buy French horns and instruments. Mrs. Lewis Sauer presides.
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Middleport High School
Gordon K. Harris
Harris
Wahama High School
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Mason County
J. T. Lewis
West
Norma Jean French
Kathryn Lois Smith
Nan Fisher
Winifred Hendrix
Band Boosters Association
Lewis Sauer
Services announced for Grace Church Pomeroy
Rev Smyth Linsey of the Diocese of Southern Ohio will conduct services at Grace Episcopal Church at 9 00 Sunday September 10. The diocese staff will supply speakers for each Sunday service until a regular rector is chosen.
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church
Smyth Linsey
Southern Ohio
Pomeroy Church
Sonny Hagerty Recovers From Tonsil Operation
Middleport reports Sonny Hagerty, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Hagerty, is recuperating at home on Front Street after tonsil removal surgery.
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Middleport
Sonny Haggerty
Edgar Haggerty
Front St
Pomeroy Council Postpones Special Meeting to Monday
The Pomeroy Village Council postponed a special meeting from Thursday to next Monday after election board officials informed officers that the Sept 15 deadline for filing tax levy ballot applications differs from today's candidate petition deadline.
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Pomeroy
Election Board
Island Queen Excursion Draws 2000 To River Trip
More than 2000 people boarded the Island Queen from Middleport for a round trip to Gallipolis and back. About 600 tickets sold in Middleport. crowds lined the riverbanks as the Cincinnati vessel cruised at 9:30 p.m. and returned around 2 a.m. The event was supported by Phi Delta Kappa local chapter and the Gallipolis Eagles aerie.
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Middleport
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
Phi Delta Kappa
Rothrock Returns to Delaware for Conference Sessions
The Rev. H A Rothrock pastor at Heath Methodist Church has returned to Delaware to attend sessions of the Ohio Annual Conference. Miss Louise Rothrock returns to teaching at Bloomsville High School while Mrs. Rothrock and daughter Ruth visit relatives in Upper Sandusky.
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H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Delaware
Ohio
the Methodist Church
Louise Rothrock
Bloomsville
Columbus
Christine Grant
Roosevelt Junior High School
Miss Grant
Homer Grant
Katharine Grant
Katharine Sater
Hawaii
Misses Grant
Helen Beeson
Franklin Junior High School
Christine Garrison
Corning
South America
Buenos Aires
Beeson
George Edward Nye
Nye
Pomeroy
Frank Beuscher
Bethany Methodist Church
Aileen Rea
Athens
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
Syracuse
Dailey Opens Campaign at Neil House Ballroom
Herbert Dailey, a Columbus councilman and Democratic mayoral candidate, delivered his opening primary campaign speech to a packed audience in the Neil House ballroom.
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Middleport
Herbert Dailey
Columbus
Neil House
Middleport Social Notes and Local Moves
Middleport social items cover teaching transfers in Columbus Hawaii visits by the Grants and Beeson, South America trips, and railroading memories. Residents enter Ohio University and Capital University programs in Athens and Columbus while others attend the Whaley reunion and Labor Day gatherings.
Barsotti May Play on Marshall College Team
Local football player Carl Barsotti returns from Huntington planning to enter Marshall College. He has knee injuries and has not decided whether to try out for college football this year or rest and treat the knees for several months.
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Middleport
Carl Barsotti
Columbus
Huntington
Marshall College
Barsotti
Daughters Missing in Poland after German Attack
POMROY Mrs. and Mrs. Stanley Blazewicz report no word on their two daughters Eva Blazewicz and Mrs. Richard Frey who worked in Warsaw when Germany attacked Poland. News says most civilians fled Warsaw and the young women may have had no way to send word promptly.
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Pomeroy
Stanley Blazewicz
Eva Blazewicz
Richard Frey
Warsaw
Poland
Recorder of Meigs County reports deeds and mortgages
County Auditor George Daniels annual report for June 30 1938 to June 30 1939 tallies 733 deeds and 211 mortgage cancellations. It details 242 deeds on land with 64 135 06 in total consideration 12 195 01 acres with nominal value and 491 deeds showing only nominal consideration.
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Pomeroy
George Daniels
Three youths Arrested in Auto Theft Case
Joseph Buffington 17 Fred Greason 17 and Raymond Qualls 16 were taken to Columbus by police on Thursday on charges of auto theft. The three African American youths were arrested at Dark Hollow by county officers following a request from Columbus police.
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Pomeroy
Joseph Buffington
Fred Greason
Raymond Qualls
Columbus
Dark Hollow
Season's Final Skating Party Held Thursday in Pomeroy
The final skating party of the season for Pomeroy children was held Thursday night on Main Street. A special attraction was a gift from the Eagles with tickets worth five cents redeemable at local stores. The event originated with Rev. Ralph Kuether of the Federated Church and gained wide support from the village officials and the Pomeroy Recreation Commission, which helped sponsor biweekly sessions.
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Pomeroy
Maine St
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Main St
Kuether
Driving Permit Sale Slow in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT report shows license sales for drivers and chauffeurs began Tuesday but progress is limited. Deputy registrar Mrs. C. H. Wise said only 43 licenses issued in three days, with a 2,500 quota implying about 100 daily. Applicants must present the 1939 Ohio Drivers License when applying for 1940 licenses as required by the General Code of Ohio.
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C. H. Wise
Ohio
Injured in Racine Portland Road Car Collision
Pomeroy Dale Roush and Edward Beegle both of Racine sustained injuries in a Wednesday evening crash on the Racine Portland Road. Beegie is listed, with his cousin Bobby Hunter, 9, of Deanville, also noted among those injured. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
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Dale Roush
Edward Beegle
Racine
Bobby Hunter
Deanville
Roush
Beegie
Portland
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