Pomeroy Previews Season Opener With Oak Hill
Pomeroy High School gears up for the season opener against Oak Hill at Middleport Stadium. Coach George Blackburn notes good spirit, while Oak Hill fields a larger line and a new field. Pomeroy lists starters and reserves, including Gardner Mankin and Robert Brickles, as competition for regular berths rises.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Oak Hill
Panthers
George Blackburn
Tippie Dye
Fred Crow
Jackson
Middleport Stadium
Gardner Mankin
Albert Hendricks
Donald Brickles
Jack Stivers
Jack Matson
Ian Bennett
Robert Hamm
Robert Brickles
Bob
James Weyersmiller
Hendricks
Robert Hartenbach
Fulback
Charles Lewis
George Carper
Marvin Tedrow
Will Calfin Will
Paul Karr
Robert Duckworth
Bernard Ginther
Junior Williams
W C T U Chapter Formed at Bradbury Church
POMEROY The Bradbury Bradford chapter of the Women s Christian Temperance Union was organized Monday at the Bradbury Church of Christ by Mrs Jessie Bee state W C T U organizer and Mrs Viola Jones president of the Meigs County organization. Charter members and officers include Mrs Jessie Sisson president Mrs Hilda King vice president Mrs Neva Pierce secretary Mrs Edith Russell corresponding secretary Mrs Edith Forrest treasurer Mrs Helen Russell pianist and several devotional chairs and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Russell
Mattie Gilmore
Maggie Horden
Jennie Goble
Jessie Russell
Dora Russell
Mary Ellen Roush
Elaine Miller
Grace King
Teressa Autherson
Chauncey Village Plans Special Election on Sewer Bonds
Athens County voters in Chauncey district will vote Thursday October 10 1940 on a $19600 sanitary sewer system and sewage plant. The levy will average 3.70 mills per dollar valuation for up to 25 years to pay principal and interest. Athens County Board of Elections staff Frank W. Poston chairman and K. Parrett clerk.
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Chauncey
Athens County
Ohio
Athens County Board OF Elections
Frank W. Poston
K. Parrett
Marriage of Miss Helen Pifer and Russell Kinniard
Announcement records the marriage Saturday evening in Russell Kentucky of Miss Helen Pifer and Russell Kinniard with attendance by the bride’s brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Wick Whaley of Jackson. The Pifer family and Kinniard graduates are noted with local work and football ties, followed by a roundup of church events and residents’ travels in Middleport and nearby towns.
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Middleport
Helen Pifer
Russell Kinniard
Russell
Townsend
Wick Whaley
Jackson
Pifer
Charles Pifer
Jackson High School
Kinniard
M. R. Kinniard
Middleport High School
Yellow Jacket
Cecil Root
Epworth League Opens With Social at Miss Hennesy's Home
Epworth League of the Heath Methodist Church plans its opening meeting next Sunday evening. Fifteen members attended last night’s gathering hosted by president Miss Catherine Hennesy for games and contests with ice cream and cake served by the social committee. A large crowd later serenaded newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hazelton and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lohn at the Martin home in Bradbury.
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Margaret McBride
R. C. McBride
Ohio University
Athens
Miss McBride
Chi Omega
O. H. Stewart
Wooster
Margaret Isabelle
Dorothy Nelle
Wooster College
Hubert Mace
Columbus
FE. R. Lama
Lama
H. S. McClure
Charleston
William Hoake
Clara Griffith
A. E. Erwin
William Chaffins
Zanesville
Harry Bailey
Lincoln St
Guy Martin
Bradbury
William Anderson
Smoky Mountains
Mrs. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
George Anderson
Michigan
E. R. Tompkins
H. V. Hecox
R. W. Nutting
C. E. Smith
M. J.mccarty
Middleport
Tom Hennessy
Lester Fauber
W. A. Compton
Pomeroy
W. J. O'Brien
New York Central Lines
F. W. Hays
Mill St
Maniss
W. Va
Harter
Montgomery
Wesley Copen
Hays
Epworth League of the Heath Methodist Church
Catherine Hennesy
Harry Hazelton
Flonnell Martin
Raymond Lohn
Kathleen Martin
Birthday Celebration for Mrs Elizabeth Kirby
Mrs Elizabeth Kirby was pleasantly surprised at her daughter’s Grant Street home Monday afternoon as members of the Ladies Bible Class of the First Baptist Church gathered to celebrate her birthday.
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Elizabeth Kirby
Charles Mayes
Grant St
Ladies Bible Class
First Baptist Church
Sues on Notes Pomeroy Promissory Suit Filed in Court
Security Savings Bank Company of Athens Ohio sues Oscar Weber and Zelda Weber for judgment on two promissory notes totaling 3,250 dollars. The case, filed in common pleas court, names Long Botton Rural Delivery as a defendant.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
the Security Savings Bank Co
Athens, C
Oscar Weber
Zelda Weber
Long Botton R. D
Letart Community Fair Scheduled This Week
POMEROY The Letart Community Fair will be held Friday and Saturday of this week. Arrangements have been made for various exhibits and displays. An outstanding entertainment feature will be the magician act by Benjamin Franklin IV, on Saturday.
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Pomeroy
Letart
Benjamin Franklin IV
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Delegates and Gatherings
Effie Warren of Reedsville travels to Columbus as a state convention delegate and will visit relatives for a week. The Community Helpers Club met at Edytha Walker’s with eleven members and one guest, planning the next meeting at Florence Miller’s on Sept 19. A double surprise shower for Adele Fowler’s class members honors Thanet Barnitz and Mona Lee Swartzwalder, who receives gifts and birthday wishes. Garden Club to meet Monday at Clifford Johnson’s with Scott Ridgeway assisting.
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Effie Warren
Reedsville
Columbus
Community Helpers Club
Edytha Walker
Clara Gleason
Adda Joy
Dessie Angle
Cora Blosser
Nellie Bond
Ellen Bowersock
Florence Miller
Alice Smart
Frances Settles
Dorothy Settles
Waldo Lehman
Adele Fowler
Brick St
Simpson Methodist Church
Thanet Barnitz
Ohio State University
Mona Lee Swartzwalder
Miss Barnitz
Miss Swartzwalder
Garden Club
Clifford Johnson
Scott Ridgeway
Simpson Methodist Church Women Plan New Organization
Members of the executive committee of the Simpson Methodist Church Women’s Division of Christian Service met at Mrs. C. E. W. Downie’s Lincolnhill home to discuss plans. A follow up meeting is set for Friday at 2:30 at the president Mrs. John Chase’s home. Middleport Busy Bee Class resumes after summer, meeting Thursday at Mrs. Dana Hamilton’s home.
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Organization of
Simpson Methodist Church
Woman’s Division of
Christian Service
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
John Chase
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Dana Hamilton
Hamilton St
Marcia Karr To Lead WCTU In Pomeroy Session
Marcia Karr of Syracuse was elected president of the Meigs County Women’s Christian Temperance Union during an all day session at Simpson Methodist Church. Officers include vice president Carol Cook of Pomeroy and recording secretary G H Parker of Pomeroy. Memorial service closed the meeting after talks on cooperation and devotionals.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W.C.T.U
Simpson Methodist Church
F. L. Flanagan
Syracuse
Paul Winn
Rutland
Marcia Karr
Carol Cook
G. H. Parker
Ira Fleming
C. E. Peoples
Jessie O. Bee
Rockland
George Heber Jones
J. P. Miller
Bradybury
H. J. Hysell
Middleport
Warren H. Bright
Bright
Ralph Kuether
Winn
Church Rally and Picnic At Rock Springs Fairgrounds
The County Young People's Council of 13 Churches of Christ announces a county wide rally and social at Rock Springs Fairgrounds on Tuesday evening October 1. Miss Catherine Morris, president, will preside at the business and devotional service concluding around a large camp fire. The evening opens with a wiener and marshmallow roast, songs, stunts and games starting at 7 30 p m.
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Middleport
Young People’s Council
Churches of Christ
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Catherine Morris
Revival Meeting Draws Large Crowds in Dexter
In Middleport the Gospel Revival at Dexter Church of Christ led by Rev J P Miller and Evangelist O W Williams draws large nightly crowds. Meetings run nightly except Saturdays through Sept 30 with Christian Endeavor night and circuit guests from Bradbury Bradford Dexter circuit and Rutland Christian Church. Meigs Victory Band to perform. church boards plan 1941 circuit program.
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Middleport
Dexter Church of Christ
J. P. Miller
Bradbury-Bradford- Dexter
O. W. Williams
McArthur Church of Christ
Bradbury-Bradford-Dexter
Rutland Christian Church
Meigs Victory Band
Favorite Dish Supper Opens Heath Methodist Class
Middleport Class 12 of Heath Methodist Church begins its year with a Favorite Dish Supper at president Mrs. David Entsminger’s home. Members are asked to bring a dish and a copy of the recipe.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
David Entsminger
Mrs Bradford Receives Congratulatory Visitors
Mrs William Bradford of Brownell Avenue convalesces from major surgery at White Cross Hospital in Columbus. Monday visitors included William Bradford the Rev Don McMillin Mrs Edward French and Mrs O L Roush among others.
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Middleport
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Don McMillin
Edward French
O. L. Roush
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.C.T.U. Chapter
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Philadelphia
Middleport Social Notes
Ross Leonard
Langsville
Joe Taylor
Ward
W. W. Leonard
Locust St
Lonnie Hughes
James Clatworthy
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Kirby
James Murray
Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ
Fortification Hill
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Pythian Sisters
Philip Meinhart
William Lowe
Homer Jones
Greyhounds
Greyhound
New York
Union Bus
W. Union Street
Pomeroy Social Notes
WCTU
Church Council
Mrs, Bradford
Ford
Sluckoff
Nelsonville
Juven
Chambray
Chenille
Mackinaws
Tobaccoland, YU
Gopyright
Licoatz & Mrens Tomacee
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