Panthers Set Sept 30 Openers for Pom eroy Season
Pom ery Panthers open football season on Sept 30 at Pt Pleasant against the Big Blacks. Home games are few with Oct 13 Wellston and Oct 27 Gallipolis and Nov 11 Jackson hosting. The season ends Thanksgiving Day with Pom eroy at Middleport after a noted lack of a local field.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Big Blacks
Pt. Pleasant
Panther
Athens
Wellston
Logan
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Jackson
Middleport
Relics Sought for Northwest Territory Celebration
Meigs County Pioneer Society asks residents to donate relics of historical interest for the Northwest Territory Celebration week of October 9. Relics may be brought to the vacant room beside the Red Anchor Store or the Fred Shiftler building. Items will be returned after the celebration.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Northwest Territory
E. A. Wingett
Red
Fred Shiftler
Pomeroy High School Football Returns After Long Gap
Pomeroy High School resumes football in fall 1925 after more than twenty years without the sport. Local history notes Middleport cannot cede home games, and Pomeroy’s program faced limited early interest. As football revived, basketball interest waned while teams slowly gained strength and fan enthusiasm grew.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Social Notes of Kananga’s Community Ties
Mrs Lizzie Adams returns from Valdosta Ga illness of her son Jesse who died last Monday. Funeral attended by Thomas and Mike Adams with Ray and Harry Adams of Huntington. Others traveled: W F Deem and Leslie to Columbus in new car. Hous ton supervised Sunday School. Rev HN Snider to be local pastor next year. Visitors include Mrs Cheap and son Bobbie Ashland Ky with W H Comstock family. Mrs Jack Edwards and Mrs Helen Edwards Beech Hill Be Be Beech Hill W Va. School opens Sept 12 with Miss Haskins as teacher and JH Evans principal. Mrs M A Denney visiting Pliny WV and Sixteen Creek. Helen Leport Pt Pleasant stayed with sister Mrs Mike Adams. Mrs J P Oliver visiting Charleston.
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Deem
H. N. Snider
William Cheap
Bobbie
Ashland
W. Va
Haskins
J. H. Evans
M. A. Denney
Pliny
Sixteen Creek
Helen Leport
Pleasant
Mike Adams
J. P. Oliver
Charleston
Boeing 74 Passenger Clipper Beaching Gear Update
The new 74 passenger Boeing Clipper ships use beaching gear weighing 15 tons. Eight wheels support ramp operations for beaching on shore facilities.
Jackets Face Pt Pleasant In Long-Awaited Rematch
Middleport High School Yellow Jackets prepare for a Friday night visit from Pt Pleasant, a foe not seen since 1931. Coach McCuen tightens lines after a 59-0 win and signals focus on a tougher passing game while dealing with injuries and lineup changes. The Big Blacks, led by veteran coach Miller, come with a green squad upgraded to veterans, testing Middleport at 8 PM.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Yellow Jackets
Wahama
Pt. Pleasant
Big Blacks
Miller
Big Teat
West Virginia Wesleyan
McCuen
Jackets
Bill Walters
Ham Gordon
Gordon
Allen
Ike Neal
Babe Wolfe
Jude Bennett
Bill and Charles Pickens
Shorty Beaver
Goat Lewis
Frank Knopp
Herman Bennett
Jack Miller
Enzo Barsotti
Henry Searberry
O. T. Ohlinger
Joe Gibbs
Barsotti
Moore
Burdette
Mrs Goodwin Plans Property Remodeling on E Second St
POMEROY new owner Mrs Norma Goodwin starts remodeling of the Gloeckner property on E Second St interior changes include a show window front paint and exterior improvements to boost Second Street activity. In Middleport Mrs James Harley and others attend a Presbyterial executive committee meeting in Marietta today.
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Pomeroy
Gloeckner
E. Second St
Norma Goodwin
Second St
Middleport
James Harley
Ray Sherman
O. H. Stewart
L. J. Heiner
Marietta
License Sale Slow In Pomeroy Area
In Pomeroy area reports say few motorists are applying early for new licenses despite advice from deputy registrar Gladys Grueser. Drivers must obtain new licenses by month end, as last year saw a last minute rush and long lines at the registrar.
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Pomeroy
Gladys Grueser
Pomeroy Social Notes and Personal Items
J B Person returned home Tuesday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J E Torrence of Long Bottom. Mrs Earl Smith of Locust St. was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment. Mrs Smith, formerly Miss Frances Lowe, and Frank Kunzelman and Western Southern Insurance agents enjoyed a fish fry at Mrs Sophia Whitlock’s home. John Goett Jr and baby returned home from St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg. L A Person hosted Mr and Mrs Harry Runion of Torch. John Akins, injured at the new Post Office, learned one finger may not require amputation. Elizabeth Cosgrove, county nurse, and several local residents visited Columbus. Simpson M E Church School Board met to plan a teachers training course. Otis Spencer and Naylors Run announce a daughter born Tuesday evening. Bethany Epworth League met with Miss Emma Kathryn Ebersbach presiding. Fred Runion and P L Peoples with John Chase planning a White Sulphur Springs motor trip via Skyline Drive. Clarence Karr and wife announce a 9½ pound son born at Spring St home. grandparents listed in the note. Frances Haning of Chauncey visiting for several weeks.
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J. B. Person
J. E. Torrence
Long Bottom
Earl Smith
Locust St
Holzer Hospital
Smith
Frances Lowe
Frank Lowe
Frank Kunzelman
Western Southern Insurance Office
Sophia Whitlock
John Goett, Jr
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
L. A. Person
Harry Runion
John Akins
Elizabeth Cosgrove
Columbus
Floyd Clark
Antone Locke
Roy Betzing
Epworth League
Bethany Epworth League
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
Fred Runion
Coolville
P. L. Peoples
John Chase
White Sulphur Springs
Skyline Drive
Memorial plan noted for DUV district event
Mrs A R Knight hosted Grace Episcopal Church Woman's Auxiliary on Main Street Thursday. Daughters of Union Veterans urged to attend I O C F hall Monday to plan a memorial service for the district convention in Athens in October. Mrs Elmer Wickham and relatives travel to Philadelphia to visit relatives of Daboll and friends in Michigan. Seakus Hotel hosted Mr and Mrs Daboll. Mrs Robert Rawlings and Miss Nancy Rawlings were in Columbus Tuesday.
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A. R. Knight
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Grace Episcopal Church
Main St
Daughters of Union Veterans
I.0.c.f. Hall
Athens
Elmer Wickham
Mulberry Ave
Ernest Davis
Patsy Broyles
Gallipolis
Philadelphia
Hubert Fair
Charles Daboll
Belpre
Michigan
Daboll
Rig and Reel
Pomeroy
Seakus Hotel
Robert Rawlings
Middleport
Nancy Rawlings
Union Ave
Columbus
Pomeroy Begins Post Office Foundation Concrete Work
Pouring of concrete for the foundation of the new Pomeroy post office started Wednesday. A sizable local crew works under contractor representatives with progress slowed by rainy weather. In Winnipeg rodents chewed lead from a street light signaling cable, disrupting police lights.
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Pomeroy
Winnipeg
Man
Police broadcast audition request from Fort Lauderdale sisters
Miami police wonder if they are the victims of a prank after receiving a letter from two Fort Lauderdale sisters seeking an audition on the police broadcasting station.
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Miami
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Six O'clock September Supper for Heath Church Class
Middleport notes describe Six hostesses entertaining Class 12 members of Heath M E Church with a two course spaghetti supper at Miss Frieda Faehnle’s home. New president Mrs Robert Coats presided, devotional led by Mrs H A Rothrock and Mrs Marshal McCuen, committees named, reports on Sunday School Board, and guests from New York Boston and Columbus mentioned amid plans for fall church activities.
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Middleport
Heath M. E
Frieda Faehnle
S. Third Ave
Faehnle
M. W. Essex
D. S. Harold
Frank White
Roscoe Wise
Robert Coats
H. A. Rothrock
Marshal McCuen
Mrs Rothrock attends zone meeting at Racine
Mrs H A Rothrock of Heath M E Church attended a zone meeting of the Women's Home Missionary Society at Racine today. She reviewed The American City and Its Church. She also attended a similar meeting at Stockdale yesterday.
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Rothrock
H. A. Rothrock
Heath M. E
Women's Home Missionary Society
Racine
Pomeroy Merchants Launch Three Week Sales Push
The Pomeroy Merchants' Association began a three weeks sale promotion reaching a climax on the afternoon of Tuesday Oct 11. More than 50 business places are taking part in this cooperative event similar to a recent White Elephant sale. The promotion will conclude during the Northwest Territory Celebration.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Merchants’ Association
Northwest Territory
Gum Baits Fish in Sault Ste. Marie Tale
Sault Ste. Marie Ont reports a curious catch when veteran lumberman Jack Breckenridge ran out of bait in the ship canal and used chewing gum on his hook, pulling a 4 1/2 pound white fish from the water.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Jack Breckenridge
Sault Ship Canal
Feeney-Bennett Post backs Forget-Me-Not Sale with DAV
At Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion meeting the group endorsed the Forget-Me-Not Sale to be run by Meigs Chapter 153 DAV on Oct 24. The two groups will meet Oct 6. state commander George R. Fout and department commander Albert L. Daniels will attend. the joint meeting will also install auxiliary officers and present past commanders’ jewels.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Post
Meigs
United States
Legionnaires
DAV
George R. Fout
Racine to host Guyan Creamery Club in Sunday game
An afternoon baseball matchup is set for Sunday at Racine. The Racine club will face the Guyan Creamery Club of Huntington, featuring players with college and league experience. The game starts at 2 o'clock.
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Racine
Meigs County
Guyan Creamery Club
Huntington
Republican women of Ohio gather in Columbus for day event
Republican women of Ohio will meet in Columbus on Tuesday October 4 for a day long conference at the Deshler Wallick hotel, announced by Mrs Edith Lam a Meigs County Chair woman.
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Middleport — Republican Women of
Ohio
Columbus
Deshler-Wallick
Edith Lama
Meigs County
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