Pomeroy Fall Festival Plans Near Completion
Women and churches organize under the American Legion Post to host the Middleport Fall Festival next week at the Junior Auditorium. A community night features group singing and numbers with plans led by Ww Downie. The event, one of the biggest ever, has seen strong cooperation and many donations pledged as the Tuesday night committee meeting outlined arrangements.
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Under
of Legion
Gortt
Middleport
Post
Ees
Unsuitable fragments describe Racine committee meeting notes
Incomplete terse notes show a committee chair arranging an amplifying system and reporting equipment arrival and installation. Dates clashed with Raich and Racine Community, with a next meeting scheduled and expectations of compliance and ongoing work by committees.
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Comn
Raich
Racine Community Ing
L. D
Yor Miles
Racine
Local School Staff Named in Early 20th Century Notes
Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Pat E. H. Hayes Elma Smith Mary Will Chester Michael Constance Biddie Henry Beaver and Curtis 1 agriculture H R Tee Carl Biddie Harold Trussell Nellie Michael English and chemistry and physical education faculty and superintendent tied to history notes.
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E. H. Hayes
Elma Smith
Mary Will
Chester Michael
Constance Biddie
Henry Beaver
Curtis
H. R. Tee Carl Biddie
Harold
Physical Educa- Trussell
Nellie Michael
Farewell Party For Mrs Bush In Middleport
Members of the Woman's Bible Class at the First Baptist Church hosted a farewell party for Mrs Florence Bush who will move to Athens this Friday. Busy Bee Class members attended as guests. A gift was presented to Mrs Bush and refreshments were served.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Florence Bush
Athens
Garden Club Program Held by Pomeroy Club
Pomeroy Garden Club members met at Mrs. Ralston Russell's East Main Street home Monday. Mrs. Bert Smith presented Fall Seed Planting, and Mrs. Greta Price spoke on Asters. Mrs. Russell gave a talk on Japanese Flower Arrangement. Three new members were proposed and accepted. Members planned attending a state Garden Clubs convention in Columbus October 8 and 9 and a district meeting in Wheelersburg September 25.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
Ralston Russell
East Main Street
Bert Smith
Greta Price
Russell
Edna Stewart
Reedsville
Harry Smith
Malcolm Hartley
Columbus
Wheelersburg
Loyal Bereans Class Meeting Postponed to Thursday
The Loyal Bereans Class of the Church of Christ will hold its regular monthly meeting at the church Thursday evening. It was moved from Tuesday to Thursday. Mrs. Gladys Mowery's group will serve as hostesses. The text about a Brazilian black anaconda is unrelated.
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Middleport
Bereans
Church of Christ
Gladys Mowery
Parent Group of Middleport Forms PTA Meeting Notes
The first regular PTA meeting in Middleport High School auditorium was led by president Mrs. Ray Smith with 40 members present. Mrs. Smith was named state convention delegate for Akron October 10 through 12. committees were formed for membership finance program publicity music and more. Executive meetings will occur the first Monday and regular meetings the third Monday at 7 30.
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Middleport
Parent-Teachers Association
Ray Smith
L. D. Diles
Nan Moore
Will Reynolds
Cranston
Akron
Gaylord
C. W. Snider
L. L. Lyons
Edgar Allensworth
P. T. A. Magazine
M. L. French
M. W. Essex
Frankie Gaylord
Paul Smart
F. I. Gardner
Oscar Klein
Ruth Humphrey
Pullins
Lee McComas
E. R. Tompkins
George Beards
Guy Reynolds
Brown Rites Honor Out of Town Relatives
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Brown drew relatives and friends from multiple states including Ohio Illinois Georgia and West Virginia. Attendees listed include Griff Lewis and daughter Margaret and Susanna from Columbus H A Probst from Dayton and Stewart Brown of Chicago plus numerous Thomas and Mahon families and others from Cheshire Gyker Savannah Ashland Mansfield and Parkersburg.
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Middleport
J. J. Brown
Griff Lewis
Margaret
Susanna
Columbus
H. A. Probst
Dayton
Stewart Brown
Chicago
William Jacobs
Charles Thomas
Seth Thomas
Jason Thomas
Faye Thomas
Cheshire
Harley Athey
Willis Rice
Alma Athey
Gyker
Howard Calhoun
Eby
Gibson
Miss Carson
Miss Gibbons
Gene Sprott
Willis Sprott
Savannah
Stanton Robert
Ashland
John Mahon
Charlies Mahon
Mansfield
Russell Wells
Parkersburg
Pomeroy Personal Notices From the Portsmouth District Meet
All day meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Portsmouth District in Waverly with Pomeroy attendees Mrs. C. BE. W. Downie Mrs. H. V. Carl and Mrs. Minnie Bengal of Middleport Also Bill Downie of Lincoln Hill returns Monday from a Michigan camping trip with Columbus boys Mrs Mary Baber Union Avenue and house guest Miss Ann Eichl Philadelphia visit Huntington relatives with birthday celebrations for Mrs Mary Huber at Union Avenue Dorothy Reibel departs Sunday for Ohio University Athens to begin fall term Kathryn Huber returns home after tonsil surgery Monday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis
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Pomeroy
The
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Portsmouth
Waverly
C. BE. W. Downie
H. V. Carl
Minnie Bengal
Middleport
Bill Downie
Lincoln Hill
Michigan
Columbus
Mary Baber
Union Avenue
Miss Ann Eiche
Philadelphia
Huntington
Mary Huber
Dorothy Reibel
Athens
Ohio University
Kathryn Huber
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Huntington Business Men Are Greeted in Gallipolis
Fifty Huntington, West Virginia, business men visited Gallipolis as part of a regional goodwill tour. Judge A J Stormont and Rotary Club members greeted the group for a 45 minute event. Speakers highlighted Gallipolis as an agricultural city with local manufacturing, praised the Silver Bridge and suggested toll-free crossings, and noted highway needs and cross-state trucking licensing. The tour continued to Point Pleasant and other listed towns in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
W. Va
A. J. Stormont
Rotary Club
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Harry Miller
Silver Bridge Company
C. E Holzer
Holzer
E. E. Higgins
Pt. Pleasant
Madison
Logan
Williamson
Pikeville
Prestonsburg
Paintaville
Louisa
Gallia County Fair Ends With Echoes of Old Glory
Gallia County Fair in Gallipolis runs Tuesday to Thursday night, recalling peak crowds of about 10 000 people and daily admissions near 2500 during the heyday. The 1934 budget included 1500 from the county tax levy and 800 from per capita tax, with disbursements of 822 for premiums 600 for loan payments and 560 in loan interest.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
The
Fair Board
County to Study Bridge Over Barn Creek in Raccoon Township
Gallia county commissioners authorized engineer Farnom Haskins to inspect the Barn Creek crossing between Harrisburg and Bidwell to determine if the span is a county or township bridge. They appropriated $200 to cover the county agent’s office expenses for the rest of the year.
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Gallipolis
Farnom Haskins
Barn Creek
Raccoon Township
Harrisburg
Bidwell
Rev W B Neal jailed on grand larceny charge
Gallipolis records show Reverend W B Neal remanded in jail under a 300 dollar bond awaiting his grand larceny hearing after pleading not guilty before Judge W R White on Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
W. B Neal
W. R. White
Marriage License Issued in Gallipolis for Bonecutter Nott
A marriage license was issued to John Bonecutter a 30 year old mechanic of Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia and Ruby Nott 21 daughter of Claude Nott native of Mason County West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
John Bonecutter
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Ruby Nott
Claude Nott
Mason County
Gallipolis Lodge initiates new Elks members
New Elks members welcomed in Gallipolis include Paul France R W Marvin John I Rudge George Barley C C Carpenter Cosmo R Wesley J D North Ed Judy John W Howell G A Layne John A Vanden Raymond T Allison Robert Rife William G Wall Wayne Denney. Also noted, Owen W Kennedy of Vinton. Pinney family visits Gauley Bridge before heading to Florida. Stanley Evans take daughter Eva to Marion Virginia for Marion College enrollment.
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Gallipolis
The
Elks Lodge
Paul France
R. W. Marvin
John I. Rudge
George Barley
C. C. Carpenter
Cosmo R. Wesley
J. D. North
Ed Judy
John W. Howell
G. A. Layne
John A. Vanden
Raymond T. Allison
Robert Rife
William G. Wall
Wayne Denney
Owen W. Kennedy
Vinton
E. L. Pinney
Kanauga Social Personal Mention
James Roberts moved store goods from the Walker property to Samuel Giles on Main Street. Mrs. Bernard Harmon taken to Holzer Hospital Tuesday. Mrs. Margaret Berridge visiting son Vernon in town. Miss Gladys Wolfe visiting Mr and Mrs C G Houck. Harry Orem to return to Madison Indiana this week after a year here. Mrs Mollie Denney visited cousin Mrs Sarah Asher and week-end guest of Miss Belle Carol East Gallipolis. Mr and Mrs J H Harrison and mother of Clay Lick visiting Verne Berridge family. Francis Lewis and family of Pittsburgh visiting Otis Lewis. Lieut and Mrs G E Bush and daughter Jane arrived in New York City from Honolulu trip amid visits to W E McDade and his mother at Gallipolis and other relatives.
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Mollie Denney
Sarah Asher
Belle Carol
East Gallipolis
J. H. Harrison
Clay Lick
Verne Berridge
Francis Lewis
Pittsburgh
Otis Lewis
G. E. Bush
Jane
New York City
Honolulu
New York
Here
W. E. McDade
Gallipolis
Merriman Leaves for Harvard as French Instructor
Albert Merriman, 24, son of the local postmaster, departs for Harvard University to serve as an instructor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. He previously taught English in Macon, France near Lake Geneva after a Harvard degree.
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Gallipolis
Albert Merriman
A. K. Merriman
Harvard University
Merriman
France
Macon
Lake Geneva
Paris
Harvard
Court record lists Bardin and Perkins marriage details
Issued at St. Marys West Virginia to John D Bardin 21 of Athens and Beatrice L Perkins 21 of Vinton Gallia County marking a public notice of their marriage filing.
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Gallipolis
St. Marys
W. Va
John D. Bardin
Athens
Beatrice L. Perkins
Vinton
Gallia County
Fred Stone Made Night Clerk at Hotel Lafayette
Gallipolis report notes Fred Stone son of Mr and Mrs Loren Stone has been appointed night clerk at the Hotel Lafayette under the new management.
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Gallipolis
Fred Stone
Loren Stone
Hotel Lafayette
Pomeroy Appears Before Justice on Menacing Threat Charge
Otho F. Pomeroy, in Syracuse before Justice Frank Stowe, pleads not guilty to making menacing threats. Held to the grand jury under $100 bond. Charge filed by Charles F. Davis of Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Otho F. Tracy
Justice of Peace
Frank Stowe
Syracuse
Wes
Charles F. Davis
Middleport
Five Holzer nurses to graduate at Grace Church
Five nurses from Holzer Hospital School of Nursing will receive diplomas at 8 o clock Friday night in Grace Methodist Church. The graduates are Leora Ruth Cowdery Helena M Dye Katherine B Huber Ruth Evelyn Morgan and Florence Elizabeth Suter. Dr Charlie E Holzer will present the diplomas. The event follows commencement week activities including a baccalaureate sermon by Rev L W Gishler and a commencement address by Dr L C Staats. An informal reception will follow in the Nurses Home living rooms.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital School of
Grace Methodist Church
Charlies E. Holzer
Leora Ruth Cowdery
Reedsville
Helena M. Dye
Wellston
Katherine
Mildred Fowler
Pomeroy
Frances Hunker Klein
Green Pastures
Cadiz
Stanley Lanier
Mrs. Holzer
Lawyers Study Will Of Mrs Alice Ross Probate Case
Lawyers examine the will of the late Mrs Alice Ross Bladen to clarify bequests. Judge J Clark notes the document appears to give the entire estate of 2.5 dollars to her husband W G Rosas for life with remainder to two other persons.
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Gallipolis
Alice Ross
Bladen
J. & Clark
W. G. Rosas
When Graybeards Played in Pomeroy Bend 1891 Baseball Tale
In Pomeroy Ohio on August 25 1891 two clubs of men over fifty faced off on the downtown diamond to raise funds for new churches. Umpire Charles Pratt oversaw a game drawing thousands as captains Dr. David C. Whaley and William J. Pratt led squads totaling 1300 years, with receipts aiding Presbyterian and Methodist congregations amid a local religious revival.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs
Thomas Turnbull
Presbyterian Church
Porter
Charles J. Pratt
Columbus
David C. Whaley
R. H. Brewster
Meigs County
Moore
Auxiliary To Elect MIDDLEPORT Regular Meeting
The American Legion Feeney Bennett Post auxiliary in Middleport held a Monday meeting to finalize plans for their fall festival booth to open September 23. Officers will be elected at a September 30 special session. Delegates Roscoe Fowler and C. W. Cooper sail for the national convention in St. Louis. Carl Laemmie recalled as a Oshkosh clerk in pre film days.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
St. Louis
Roscoe Fowler
Cc. W. Cooper
Middleport Family News and Visits Report
Harry Gaskill returns from Fairmont W Va to Longtime Middleport connections. J J Brown and Stewart Brown of Chicago visit Savannah Ga area relatives before returning home. Paul Parsons leaves for Chicago to be with family after a stay with his mother. Mrs G D Sauer Harold and Miss Lettie Fugate return from Columbus visit for funeral services for Mrs John Brown. Middleport 500 Club hosts at Mrs Edward Duffy home in Pomeroy. Lenore Giles visits Fostoria with sister Mrs Charles McDaniels.
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Middleport
Harry Gaskill
Oscar Shay
Fairmont
W. Va
J. J. Brown
Stewart Brown
Chicago
L. A. Thomas
Savannah
Paul Parsons
Welsey Bellis
Ralph
G. D. Sauer
Harold
Lettie Fugate
John Brown
Middleport 500 Club
Edward Duffy
Pomeroy
Lenore Giles
Hudson Street
Fostoria
Charles McDaniels
Mrs Henry Ward Dies After Illness at Langsville
Mrs Henry Ward, of Langsville, died at her home Thursday after several months of ill health. She leaves her husband and two children, daughter Evelyn and son Max. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Salem Center Church conducted by Rev. Harley Bolton, with burial in Salem Center Cemetery.
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Langsville
Henry Ward
Evelyn
Max
Salem Center
Harley Bolton
Rutland
Mrs. Libby Watkins Sef ton Hospitalized in Berkeley Calif
Former Middleport resident Mrs Libby Watkins Sef ton now Mrs C E Sefton is in a Berkeley California hospital with a broken hip. Word comes to Mr Amy Kingsland of Pomeroy and local residents recall her well from earlier years.
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West Middleport
C. E. Sefton
Middleport
Berkeley
California
Amy Kingsland
Pomeroy
Sefton
Libby Watkins
Bears and Raccoon Descend Tree Backwards
A bear and a raccoon come down a tree backwards while a squirrel and most other climbers rush down and then back up in a rapid, chaotic sequence of moves.
Bishopville Church Home-Coming Slated for Sept 29
The Bishopville Church will hold its annual home-coming on Sunday September 29. The notice also mentions visits by local residents and out-of-town guests, a GA R Encampment trip by J W Moody and Will Hoon to Detroit, and two newborns with families including James Lewis and a son born to Elmer Shaner and wife.
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Bishopville
Don Withem
Glouster
J. M. McDonald
Mary Margaret Milhoan
Moore
Paros
Abel Wagner
Zanesville
J. D. McDonald
N. J. Moody
J. W. Moody
Will Hoon
Detroit
Mich
Henry Allen
Frank Bishop
Edna Allman
Columbus
Bishop
Lloyd Morgan
James Lewis
Elizabeth Morgan
Lewis Exline
Trimble
Elmer Shaner
Former Marine Heads Rubber Workers Union in Akron
Sherman H. Dalrymple, 46, a former Marine, to lead the newly formed United States Rubber Workers' International Union in its first year. Coleman C. Claherty of the AFL criticizes delegates for inviting William Green, AFL president, to Akron and then rebuffing him by the local rank and file.
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Akron
Sherman H. Dalrymple
Marine Corps
United States Rubber Workers’ International Union
Coleman C. Claherty
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F. of L
Meigs County WCTU Plans Sept Meeting at Hysell Home
Annual gathering of the Meigs County Woman's Christian Temperance Union is set for Thursday September 19 at the home of Mrs. H J Hysell on South Third Avenue. The meeting begins at two o'clock and all members are urged to attend.
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Middleport
Meigs County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
H. J. Hysell
South Third Avenue
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William L. Downie
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Scotland
P. B. Stanbery
Henry Stanbery
Andrew Jackson
Henry
Phil Stanbery
Cincinnati
Harry Stanbery
Pomeroy National Bank
E. D. Robinson
Custer
George Munich
A. W. Seedbohm
Justice L. H. Lee
William J. Pratt
Alban Davies
Oma Almona Davies
Ralph Elise
Congress
A. D. Brown
Lewis Paine
A. B. Donally
George Joachim
John A. Franz
George McQuigg
M. Quigg
Carl Laemmie
Oshkosh
Wis
U. S
State
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Dorothy Smart
Marine Heads Rubber Workers’ Union
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