Pomeroy Council Ends Session Over Water Plant Purchase
The Pomeroy Council met Monday night and took no action on acquiring the Meigs Water Company. Proposals from bond houses and an engineering firm were discussed, with continued consideration of financing via revenue bonds. Downtown items included street department wage cuts, a new fire truck battery, hose purchase approval, and traffic light relocation at Main and Lynn streets.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Water Company
Pomeroy Council
Cincinnati
Alvin Norris
John B. Downing
Middleport
Downing
Norris
A. H. Ebersbach
University of Toledo to Offer Evening Law Course
The University of Toledo will run a winter course called Practicing Law in the evening. Dean Charles Racine says it is the first of its kind by a law school and aims to aid new lawyers and refresh experienced ones.
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Toledo
University of Toledo
Charles Racine
Trains Across Border Hold Distance Speed Records
For journeys over 200 miles, American and Canadian trains set the speed records. The report notes record times and the rail lines achieving the results, highlighting cross-border rail competition.
PTA Opens At Middleport High With 100 Attendees
About 100 parents and teachers attended the first PTA meeting in the Middleport High School auditorium. President Mrs. Gail Snider led opening prayers and songs, introduced new faculty, announced committees, and highlighted a program on Successful Family Living.
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PTA
Middleport High School
Middleport
Gail Snider
Charles Hennesy
Floyd Koehler
Charles Walburn
Otho Karr
Charles Hughes
Mont Miller
George Castoe
Frank White
Ray Turley
Claude Ashley
Orin Smith
Lisle Diles
Lewis Manley
Barker
M. W. Essex
Thelma Morehart
Doris Allen
Marshall McCuen
Pomeroy Social Notes From Weekend Visits Across Town
Local society columns list Sunday and weekend visits in Pomeroy and nearby towns. Notable names include Mrs. Gertrude Neutzling in Athens, Mr. and Mrs. James Russ of Hartford City, and families visiting relatives in Columbus, Parkersburg, Wellsville, Reedsville, and Point Pleasant.
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Theodore Lehew
Prospect Hill
Leona Leifheit
Harry Beegle
Gertrude Neutzling
Athens
Eva Russ
Anne St
James Russ
Hartford City
Charles Shorn
Willard Meier
Gordon
W. Va
Pomeroy
Herbert Ralph
Wellsburg
Clish Jacobs
Osborn St
Herbert Pendergrass
Pendergrass
Margaret Smith
Chauncey
McRoberts, Ky
Fred Rosenbaum
Katie Roos
Pleasant Ridge
Columbus
Attend Hoffman Rites in Cheshire for Electa Hoffman
Relatives at the services for Electa Hoffman age 90 included Noah Haskins and wife with son Cline Mathews and family, and Dell Fife with son, all from Middleport. The funeral was held in Cheshire Sunday.
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Hoffman
Middleport
Electa Hoffman
Cheshire
Noah Haskins
Cline Mathews
Dell Fife
Laurel Cliff Health Club Sees Growth and Service
The Laurel Cliff Health Club, organized July 21, 1936 at the Laurel Cliff Schoolhouse, reports growth from 14 to 22 members, with 20 current members. The group held monthly meetings, conducted health talks, and hosted a play and picnics, raising over 12 dollars for flowers, baby gifts, and linens while pursuing a school medicine cabinet project.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Esta Howell
Carrie Finlan
Margaret Allen
Josie Turner
Flatwoods
Rock Springs
Laurel Cliff School
Board of Health
Church Congregation Honors Pastor and Wife Farewell
Simpson M. E. Church held a farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Morrison with large attendance. The couple were called to Westerville due to their son Charles Jr illness an appendicitis attack may require an operation at White Cross Hospital Columbus.
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White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs. William Huggins travels to Charleston for her sister-in-law's illness. Charles Pickens visits Gravel Hill en route to Rio Grande College where he is in his second year and plays for the Rio Grande football squad against the Bobcats Saturday in Athens. Various residents return from visits and host gatherings including a stork shower for Mrs. Neal Moore hosted by Mrs. Marion Allensworth and Miss Betty Moore with guests from the community.
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William Huggins
Charleston
Tom Collins
Charles Pickens
Maggie Pickens
Gravel Hill
Rio Grande
Young Pickens
Bobcats
Athens
E. R. Tompkins
Columbus
H. E. Perry
Bear Wallow
Homer Rice
Rutland St. the
E. M. Settle
Cedar Grove
W. Va
A. A. Chappelle
Powell St
Sunlight Split Between South and North Windows
A house estimates its south side window will receive 45 times more sunlight than the north side over a year. The finding highlights how window orientation affects natural light exposure and energy use.
Legion Auxiliary Names Officers in MIddleport
In Middleport the American Legion Auxiliary elected officers for the new term. Presiding were President Blanche Haskins and vice presidents Sadie Wolfe and May Mayhews with secretary Wilmetta Mulford and treasurer Myrtle Pickens. Chaplain Esther Wolfe and executive committee members Cora Bennett Mildred Fowler and Helen Cooper. Installation set for Oct 3 with Fowler installing. Eighth District convention will meet in Crooksville Oct 28.
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Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
Blanche Haskins
Sadie Wolfe
May Mayhews
Wilmetta Mulford
Myrtle Pickens
Esther Wolfe
Cora Bennett
Mildred Fowler
Helen Cooper
Fowler
Many Family Reunions Are Held Sunday
Middleport and nearby towns hosted multiple family gatherings on Sunday. At Wesley Chapel near Kyger a reunion celebrated 80 year old Henry Rumfield with about 150 attendees. The Childs family picnic drew 30 relatives from West Virginia and Ohio. Other reunions occurred for Hugg and Will Jacobs birthday events with attendees from Middleport Cheshire Glouster Old Kyger Bidwell and Columbus.
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Middleport
Wesley Chapel
Kyger
Henry Rumfield
Verna Rumfield
Mont Miller
Charles
U. S. Webb
Arch Rumfield
Charles Boice
Raymond Riggs
Roseville
Childs
John Childs
Vern Ward
Pt. Pleasant, R. D
West Virginia
Ohio
L. B. Childs
Harry McGuffin
George Childs
Nell
Bill
Dorothy
L. Dewey Childs
Paul Scott
Cheshire
Dexter
Glenn Smith
Mary Adaline
C. B. Smith
Robert Smith
Columbus
Frances Smith
Laura Handley
Glouster
Will Jacobs
Old Kyger
Orin Smith
Charles Thomas
George McAllister
Faye Thomas
Seth Thomas
Old Ryger
Dale Freshcorn
Bidwell
Evans and Kiehling Families Visit Ill Mrs. Ebersbach
Mr and Mrs Evan Evans and daughter of Zanesville and Mr and Mrs P H Kiehling of Cincinnati spent the weekend with Mrs Valentine Ebersbach who is ill at her Locust Street home They also visited Mr Ebersbach at Holzer Hospital where he remains quite ill It has been estimated that American surgeons perform 1 000 000 operations a year.
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Pomeroy
Evan Evans
Zanesville
P. H. Kiehling
Cincinnati
Valentine Ebersbach
Locust St
Ebersbach
Holzer Hospital
Fall Meeting of Athens Presbytery at First Church Middleport
More than 35 representatives from churches across the district attended the Fall meeting at First Presbyterian Church Middleport. Key actions included approving a petition to minister at Powhatan Point and welcomes for new calls to Rev. F E Luchs and Rev. Charles Callier as well as the return of Rev. A C V Skinner after seven years away. The afternoon featured an address by Rev. Vernon P. Martin Ph D moderator of the Ohio Synod. Noon lunch was served by the What-so-Ever Class.
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Middleport
Athens
J. E. Patterson
McConnelsville
T. Boyd Gay
Powhatan Point
R. C. Babylon
Logan
L. W. Gishler
Foreign Missions
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church
John Sharpe
F. E. Luchs
Athens Presbyterian Church
Luchs
Reformed Evangelical Church
Charles Callier
McConnelsville-Bristol
Callier
Pittsburgh
A. C. V. Skinner
Vernon P. Martin
Ohio Synod
O. H. Stewart
Entertains Harmony Club at Pomeroy Home
Mrs Vivie Hindes formerly of Columbus now lives in Rutland hosted Columbus Harmony Club at sister Bertha Pownall s Mulberry Ave home. A noon chicken dinner fed 11 guests and the afternoon was spent socially.
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Bernard Ashworth
Columbus
Albert Franz
Steelton, Pa
Ed. Franz
Mulberry Ave
Kate Fick
Pomeroy
Chester
Paul Davis
Parkersburg
Entertains Club
Vivie Hindes
Rutland
Harmony Club of Columbus
Bertha Pownall
Students Enter Ohio State Pomeroy
The following students left Monday and Tuesday for Columbus to enter Ohio State University for the coming year. Names include Miss Mary Elizabeth Chapman Jed Mees Hugh Graber William Kuntz Quinn Hayes and Pat Durst.
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Ohio State Pomeroy
Columbus
Ohio State University
Mary Elizabeth Chapman
Jed Mees
Hugh Graber
William Kuntz
Quinn Hayes
Pat Durst
Boy from Langsville undergoes appendix operation
The son of Mr and Mrs Ora Rumfield of Langsville was taken to Holzer Hospital Monday for immediate appendix removal surgery.
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Middleport
Ora Rumfield
Langsville
Holzer Hospital
Missionary Willebee to Speak at Dover Church Event
Rev Mrs Willebee a missionary from India will address Morristown Holiness Church on Thursday at 7 pm. She went to India at 18 and spent her life in missionary work. her husband died there. The church also hosts prayer services tonight and other events with adjusted service times.
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Chauncey
Willebee
India
Morristown
Holiness Church
B. C. Browning
East Millfield
Chauncey Couple Wed in Ashland Ky In September Rite
The marriage of Miss Helen Russell and Mr. Orley Toth occurred Saturday in Ashland Kentucky. Attendants were Miss Anna Earich of Millfield and James Carter of Chauncey. The bride is Chauncey Dover High School graduate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Russell Sr of Millfield. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Steve Toth Sr of Greens Run, attended Greens Run High School.
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Chauncey
Helen Russell
Orley Toth
Ashland
Anna Earich
Millfield
James Carter
Chauncey-Dover High School
Fred Russell
Steve Toth
Greens Run
Greens Run High School
Arton Brannon III Ill at Home Near Albany
Arton Brannon III formerly of Chauncey has been seriously ill at his home near Albany with intestinal flu. His condition is slightly improved. Mrs Brannon's mother Mrs Thomas Oliver of Chauncey has been at the Brannon home for several days.
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Arton Brannon III
Chauncey
Arton Brannon
Albany
Edwards Girls Are Given Farewell Party
Beatrice Ann Edwards receives a farewell gathering at her home after a B Y P U Sunday visit. Friends listed include Marvel Schmoll Janet Hecox Jane Stansbury Evelyn Knopp and several others. A note adds that a single peony can yield 3 500 000 pollen grains.
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Edwards
Middleport
B.Y.P.U
Beatrice Ann Edwards
Virgil Edwards
Bertha Stevens
Elizabeth Swindler
Marvel Schmoll
Janet Hecox
Jane Stansbury
Evelyn Knopp
Maxine
Chauncey Birthday Party Honors Mrs Speelman
Home of Mr and Mrs James B Speelman Chauncey hosted a Sunday birthday gathering for the fifty ninth anniversary of Mrs Speelman Relatives and friends attended including Victor Bodish Mable Speelman Patrick Burke Columbus Donald Cunningham and daughter Mary Ellen Russell Cunningham Jo Ann and Jimmy of Chauncey Elizabeth June Mann Athens Albert Speelman and James Speelman
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Chauncey
James B. Speelman
High St
Norma
Betty Davis
Columbus
Earl Mann
Elizabeth June
Athens
Albert Speelman
James Speelman
Lace fern captivates visitors at Chauncey garden display
Mrs Clifford Banfield exhibits a three foot lace fern in bloom described as star like. Mrs Mary Evans and Mrs Ethel Shields host Naomi Bible Class at Mrs Evans home with class president Mrs Jeanette Tipton leading. Mrs Banfield showing mild recovery follows weeks of illness. Dorothy McKinney returns from Holiness revival work in Bedford Indiana to Chauncey. Mrs Charles Clary and daughter visit Sugar Grove, North Carolina, with Mr and Mrs Thomas McGrady.
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Chauncey
Clifford Banfield
Mary Evans
Ethel Shields
Naomi Bible
Plains M. E. Church
Dorothy McKinney
Andrew McKinney
Bedford
Ind
Charles Clary
Joe Bailey
Sugar Grove
Thomas McGrady
Dover Grange 2646 Plans Inspection at Chauncey
Tonight at the Grange Hall Chauncey K of P Building Dover Grange 2646 plans an inspection by District Deputy Merwin Mansfield from Athens R D. The degree team will perform degree work. Master Paul Fiske urges all officers and members to attend. Refreshments during the social hour will be provided by committee chair Pearl Henry and members Paul Theisen Pauline Jackson Sarah Thomas and Sell Jackson.
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Chauncey
Dover Grange
Chauncey K. of P
Merwin Mansfield
Athens R. D
Grange
Paul Fiske
Pearl Henry
Paul Theisen
Pauline Jackson
Sarah Thomas
Sell Jackson
School Superintendent Hurt During Chauncey-Dover Game
Chauncey A. B. Prior superintendent of Chauncey-Dover schools is bedridden at his Jacobs Avenue home after injuring his left knee when knocked down as referee at the Chauncey-Dover and Alumni football game. He uses crutches and expects to resume work by Thursday with Dr. C. N. Sanders attending.
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Chauncey
A. B. Prior
Chauncey-Dover
Jacobs Ave
Prior
C. N. Sanders
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