Rothrock Returns to Charge in Meigs
Rev H A Rothrock is reassigned to Heath M E Church for the 1938-39 year by the M E conference at Columbus. He just finished a successful year in Meigs and outlines planned work. Epworth League met at the parsonage with a pot luck supper and a 6:30 business session. 14 members attended and reorganized. Nominating committee members named. Also noted: underinflated tires may cause a howling sound on curves.
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Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath M. E
Columbus
Rothrock
Epworth League
William Stephenson
Gordon Harris
Ruth Entsminger
Holiday To Be Observed By Whole County Meigs County fair closes with hose show
Meigs County children prepare for a Friday holiday as the Meigs County Fair reaches its last day. Thousands of older residents will also attend the final day. Rain slowed exhibitor setup Wednesday but did not stop the events. Tonight features a hose show on the race track in front of the grandstand with the Midway open through Friday evening.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Closes For County Fair Attendance
Middleport shut streets and shut businesses this afternoon to ensure full Meigs County Fair turnout. The show includes garden club floral displays with sixty three varieties of time used in exhibits, prepared by chairwoman Mrs. Faye Rawlings and her committee.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Booth
Faye Rawlings
Meigs Veterans to Conduct 1938 Drive
Meigs Chapter No. 53, Disabled Veterans of the World War, will conduct its annual Forget-Me-Not drive on Saturday Sept. 24. Argonne Day marks the twentieth anniversary of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Drive chairman is Charles E. Withrow, withrow aiding prior drives. funds assist disabled veterans.
Pomeroy Social Notes Dance and Visits roundup
Pomeroy notes include a Tuesday Coliseum dance with attendees such as Maxine Russell Mary Keehne Cecil Bradbury Harley Elberfeld Williamson Ebers bach and others. Eastern Star lodge attendees in Marietta listed along with visitors at Holzer Hospital and Denison University plans.
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Pomeroy Bend
Parkersburg
Maxine Russell
Mary E. Keehne
Cecil Bradbury
John Harley
Rachel
Barbara Elberfeld
Mary Williamson
Kathryn Ebersbach
Josephine Emmish
Kate Powell
Robert Lytle
Bill Downie
Bob Coates
George Hobstetter
Eugene French
James Clatworthy
Middleport Social Notes Highlights and Guests
Mrs. J R Stevens and daughter Bertha return from Cincinnati after a weekend. Mrs Stevens attended a Jehovahs Witness convention with two thousand in Emory Auditorium. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kent and Mrs Paul Figgins of Columbus are guests of Mr and Mrs B F Fultz Sr and will attend the Meigs County Fair. Floyd Castoe returns to Buffalo W Va for his wife’s funeral and visits friends here. Several locals reported ill including Mr and Mrs Pearl McKnight and Miss Katherine Hennessy. Phyllis Diles leaves for Wheaton Ill to begin sophomore year at Wheaton College. Mrs Harry Houdashelt named delegate to Grand Lodge of the Pythian Sisters. Herman Ohlinger named local chairman for Forget-Me-Not Drive by Disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Boyd Dilgard
Minersville
Columbus
Yolanda
St. Luke Hospital
Cleveland
Miss Dilgard
Helen Jane Faris
Granville
Denison University
Theodore Reed
George Parker
Aten Shain
Farmers Bank and Saving Company
Ohio Bankers Association
Marietta
Mary Neutzling
J. R. Stevens
Bertha
Cincinnati
Meigs County
Floyd Castoe
Buffalo
W. Va
Pearl McKnight
Lincoln St
L. E. Burford
Katherine Hennesy
Garfield Ave
Roland Gibbs
Bradbury
Curtis Graff
New Philadelphia
William Stansbury
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton, Ill
Wheaton College
Harry Houdashelt
Herman Ohlinger
Disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wahama in Semifinal Form as Middleport Readies to Clash
Wahama High School backs boast a undefeated season and hard blocking, while Middleport’s roster improves with players like Burdette, Barsotti, Moore and Lohse battling for starting spots. Coach Forrest Bachtel’s West Virginia team crosses the Ohio for an 8:00 p.m. kickoff in a heated cross river rivalry.
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Middleport
Ohio
Wahama
Wahama Falcons
West Virginia
McCuen
Charlie Burdette
Lock Barsotti
Dike Moore
Herry Bennett
Barsotti
Moore
Burdette
Malcolm Allen
Homer Gordon
Allen
Gordon
Bob Lohse
Gene Harris
Deck Roush
Ed Bennett
Charles Entsminger
Mike Hackett
Entsie
Mike
Bob Rothrock
Bucktown
Mill
Forrest Bachtel
West Virginia Wesleyan
Ohio River
Garden Club Honored by Association
Middleport Garden Club won the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs best yearbook award for 1937-38 at the eighth annual convention in Zanesville. The flame colored yearbook detailed the organization with a black printed cover. Mrs. Silas B. Waters presented the honor.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Zanesville
Rogge Hotel
Silas B. Waters
Vesta McCoy
John Kincaid
E. R. Tompkins
D. C. Miller
Etta Gaskill
J. B. Downing
O. B. Stout
Walters
Garen Stansbury
Middleport Club
C. F. Rathburn
Potteries
Art Museum
Armco Park
Loot Recovered From Cars In Pomeroy Parking Lot Theft
Police Chief Walter Wolfe announced that several items including an expensive Kodak a first aid kit and a flashlight were recovered from two young boys who confessed to thefts in the Pomeroy parking lots. A third boy and possibly others may be involved in the wave of petty thefts in the area. A Japanese legend about music luring the sun goddess from a cave is noted separately.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Bricker to Speak in Pomeroy for Governor Run
Roy Tracy president of the Bricker-for-Governor Club announced that Republican gubernatorial candidate John W. Bricker will speak in Pomeroy early in October. The club distributed campaign literature and planned a membership drive while deciding that regular weekly meetings start next Thursday with a state speaker at next week’s gathering.
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Pomeroy
John W. Bricker
Roy Tracy
Bricker-for-Governor Club
Bricker Club
Tracy
Jitterbugs Club To Sponsor Regular Dances
Following Wahama Middleport football game Friday, a pig skin dance will be held at the K of P Hall. Younger Katty Wampus Club girls now call themselves the Jitterbugs to initiate regular dances, succeeding the Suzy Qs who left for schools and colleges.
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Middleport
Rajahs in India Consume Gold Leaf on Ice Cream
Indian rulers reportedly savor thin gold leaf atop ice cream as a traditional or ceremonial delicacy. The practice highlights princely tastes amid regional royal customs and historical court rituals.
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India
Meigs Group Invited To Attend Reunion
Mrs. E W Kingsland announces invitations to members of the Meigs County Pioneer Society to attend the annual reunion of the Meigs County Society of Columbus at Schiller Park on Sept 25 and to bring relics. Will C Merritt suggests a Meigs cavalcade to Columbus in October for the Northwest Territory Celebration. Mr and Mrs Ernest Wingett and others will attend Columbus meeting as representatives. Wingett chairs relics for both societies.
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Kingsland
Ernest Wingett
Columbus
Pioneer Society
George Erwin, 84, Dies at Home in Hemlock Grove
George Erwin, aged 84, died at his Hemlock Grove home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 pm from the residence, with burial in Cherry Ridge Cemetery. One Welshman has heard 3,000 sermons in 37 years as a hobby.
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George Erwin
Hemlock Groy
Cherry Ridge
Pomeroy
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Eastern Star, Chapter
W. A. Smith
Everett Tracy
Edna Schoenleb
Eugene Bryant
Edison Hobstetter
Charles Nease
Richard Chambers
Ada Hoskins
Anna Vaughan
Virgie Hobstetter
Edyth Bowen
Maude Grueser
Annette Ashworth
Thelma Denna
Holzer Hospital
Harry Smith
Bashan
Miss Denna
Tom Morris
Florida
A. R. Knight
Pomeroy Motor Co
Tampa
Fla
Edward Ebersbach
Frank Lowery
Pittsburgh
Lowery
Anna Sauvage
Memorial Home
Huntington
Sauvage
John Goett, Jr
St. Joseph Hospital
Mary Leifheit
Florence Korzenborn
Epworth
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Henry Kraus
Wilkensburg, Pa
George Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace
General Advertising Co
Malcolm D. Hartley City Hall
Middleport Social Notes
Jackets
Garden Club
Hollywood
Fland Fashioned
Tyrol
Portis
Campbell & Crow
Heart of
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General Electric
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Elberfelds
Athens Pharmacy
North Court Street
DeWitt
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Carton
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