First PTA Meeting Draws 100 Parents in Middleport
More than a hundred parents and teachers attended Middleport’s first PTA meeting led by new president Mrs. Nan Moore. Miss Dutton’s kindergarten earned a month’s radio award for highest parent turnout as Mrs. Carl Owens announced committee heads and Halloween plans for the stadium event.
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Middleport
Parent Teacher Association
Nan Moore
Miss Dutton
Carl Owens
David Entsminger
FE. R. Tompkins
Edgar Allensworth
Willis Anthony
Oscar Sanborn
Dwight Frost
Dale Mourning
Harold Chase
Mont Miller
Sidney Russell
John Dillard
Charles Bennett
Sanford Thomas
Everett Davis
Charles Mayes
William Ohlinger
Frank White
Cedric Clark
George Meinhart
Floyd Koehler
M. W. Essex
Noah Haskins
Robert Rawlings
Gordon Harris
Lois Cecil
M. A. White
H. A. Rothrock
George Schaaf
Red Cross
Sam Brown
Safety Patrol
PTA
Cincinnati
Jean McMaster
Edgar Reynolds
Marion French
Clyde Fisher
Les, Pickens
Paul Smart
Lewis Sauer
Louise Drake
Mildred Hawley
Mildred Feeney
John Lambert
Lucille Dutton
O. P. Klein
Pomeroy Social Notes and legal notices from 1940
Pomeroy social items note visits by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roller and others, a regional I O O F meeting, local hospital treatment for Robert Heslop, and guests Altona and Ann Baily. Legal notices include an Athens County partition sale in Nelsonville, appointment of Grace H. Wharton as Administratrix with Will Annexed, and creditor claim deadlines.
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Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Cornell
Youngstown
Athens Fairgrounds
Robert J. Heslop
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Altona Baily
Ann Baily
Columbus
John Baily
Forest Run
Jane Howell
Daughters of Union Veterans
A. O. Tracy
Second St
Minnie Eiselstein
Florence
Athens
Ohio
Nelsonville
Harper's Addition
N. E
Harper and Poplar S&j
Charles W. Bayless
Athens County
Esther B. Gross
Woolley & Rowland
Grace H. Wharton
Casa H. Long
Prancis D. White
Said County
Middleport Women Set for Society Meeting at Heath Church
Middleport notes report the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Heath Methodist Church with officers to be installed, a devotional, music and tea during the social hour.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Addition to Harold Chase Service Station in Middleport
A tile block building 45 by 50 feet is under construction behind the Harold Chase Service Station on Powell Street. The new station will be about four times larger than the original and will face Route 7 when completed. The expansion follows highway realignment eliminating Powell's curve.
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Middleport
Harold Chase
Powell St
Powell's Curve
Pomeroy Man Fined For Intoxication After Plea
Calvin Smith was arrested on an intoxication charge and fined $5 after pleading not guilty before Mayor M D Hartley Monday evening. Raymond Justis, another intoxication arrestee, was fined $5 Sunday by Major Hartley.
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Pomeroy
Calvin Smith
M. D. Hartley
Raymond Justis
Mayjor Hartley
Fortunate Lunar Influences Boost Social Business
The Stars Say- generally auspicious conditions prevail with ruling lunar influences. Expect progress and friendly support from those in power. Social and domestic life rise with discretion in spending. Elders aid in business and private relations remain pleasant yet restrained. Birthday individuals may anticipate a prosperous year.
Firemen To Sponsor Benefit Carnival In Middleport
Middleport volunteers host a week long benefit carnival on Mill Street parking lot under the fire company. Nye's 4 Star Shows headline with nightly free acts including Mike and Ike formerly with Haggenback and Wallace Circus.
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Middleport —Nye
Middleport Volunteer Fire Company
Fire Company
Mill St
Mike and
Ike
Haggenback and
Wallace Circus
Racine Social And Personal Highlights This Week
Community events include a dinner honoring Rev. and Mrs. Charles Stephenson and son Jackie as they move to McDermott. New pastor Rev. McCarley welcomed by Racine Methodist Epworth League. Shown: showers, visits, and updates on local families and residents.
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Racine
Ernest Wingett
Charles Stephenson
Jackie
McDermott
Racine Methodist Epworth League
McCarley
Mildred Byers
Maey Jean Watson
Dolly Russell
Bobbie Cleland
Betty O'Connor
Sylvia Radcliff
Donald Grimm
Frank Byers
Letart Falls
R. D
Grimm
Verna Byers
Emma Jividen
Clark Jividen
R. A. Tyree
Parkersburg
Dana Cleland
John Bailey
Daryl Johnson
Zanesville
Hazel Stobart
George Krider
Louisa Nease
James Williams
Patterson Denies Misappropriation of School Funds
Patterson says all funds are secured in the Rathburn Bank Rutland and invites any interested person to call for full details of a report alleging misappropriation. He claims every cent due the school board and athletic association has been deposited to each account as soon as collected.
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Rutland
O. O. Patterson
Rathburn Bank
Athletic Association
Sophomore Class Elects Officers at Middleport High
Members of the Sophomore Class held their election after school yesterday electing Patricia Sherman president Rose Hackett vice president James Hartinger secretary and Donna Maguire treasurer.
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Middleport
Patricia Sherman
Rose Hackett
James Hartinger
Donna Maguire
Meigs County Pensioners Hear Leaders in Meigs
Raymond J. Jeffries and T. J. Johnson spoke to about 300 at the Meigs County Court House on Monday afternoon. Jeffries criticized Governor Bricker and backed ex Governor Martin L. Davey, noting efforts to revive and organize local old age pension groups.
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Martin L. Davey
Meigs County
Jeffries
Meigs
Alfred Grangers Booster Night event announced
Alfred Grange plans Booster Night on Thursday evening September 26. The program features speaker Floyd Mees and invites all to attend.
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Alfred Grangers
Alfred
Alfred Grange
Floyd Mees
Deeter Bride to Clyde Bronson in Coolville wedding
announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of Doris Deeter to Clyde Bronson of Findlay on Saturday September 21. After the ceremony the couple will reside in Findlay. The item also lists a long roundup of local social events and gatherings from Coolville and nearby communities.
Councilman Snared By Own Rule
Councilman Ted A. Downie was fined one dollar after pleading guilty to parking on a cross walk at Court and Main. He had helped devise the traffic mules later enforcing the rule. Patrolman H. H. Niemeyer issued the citation Monday night in Mayor Hartley’s court.
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Pomeroy
Ted A. Downie
M. D. Hartley
Downie
H. H. Niemeyer
Court St
Main St
Major Party Offices Set Up in Meigs
Both major parties opened headquarters in Meigs with campaigns to be directed from Mulberry Avenue for the Democrats in the former Meigs Savings and Loan building and from the former First City Bank at Butternut and Second for the Republicans. The Republicans plan a rally at the Courthouse Wednesday at 8 pm with candidate introductions. Thursday the Democrats will hold a courthouse rally at 1 pm featuring ex Governor Martin L. Davey.
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Pomeroy
Democrat
Mulberry Ave
Meigs Savings and Loan Co
First City Bank
Butternut
Second St
Republican Central Committee
Martin L. Davey
Expect Last Minute Demand for Licenses
Charles Spencer deputy registrar of motor vehicles says about 1500 licenses issued so far with roughly 3000 remaining. The license office will stay open until 9 PM each evening to assist those who have not yet secured licenses.
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Pomeroy
Charles Spencer
Spencer
Family Has Reunion In Cheshire On Sept 22
Sunday, Sept. 22, a reunion gathered marshall Ward and family in Millfield with sisters and brothers and their families from Langsv ille Bidwell Cheshire Middleport sharing a cafeteria dinner.
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Cheshire
Marshall Ward
Millfield
Anna Ward
Charles
Langsville
S. H. Denny
Bidwell
Wesley Ward
Raymond Fife
Osborne Farley
Middleport
B. L. Darst
Illen Darst
Children Help In Red Cross Pomeroy Meigs County
Three thousand Meigs County school children joined the Junior Red Cross last year as the national membership reached 8,500,000. Enrollment for next year aims to rise with Miss Wilma Roush urging all children gain membership. Teachers in each room should ensure participation and can contact district coordinators such as Marian Ebersbach in Pomeroy and Mildred Hawley in Middleport for details.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Junior Red Cross
Wilma Roush
Red Cross
Marian Ebersbach
Jean Russell
Middleport
Mildred Hawley
Bedford
Ada Hoskins
Central
John Andrew
Olive Orange
Thora Eastman
Southern
Carl Weese
Western
Dorothy Ledlie
Northern
Vinas Lee
Columbia
Eddie Howery
Salisbury
Charles Young
Rally Day Set For Next Sunday at Federated Church
Rally Day will be held Sunday at the Federated Church. The annual event expects a large attendance at the Sunday School service. Rev Ralph Kuether says work has begun on the Prince of Peace Contest. The local contest will be held on or before Navy 10. The church will buy a stoker to improve heating for winter.
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Federated Church
Ralph Kuether
Navy
Family of Eleven Practically Adopts Adlerika
An Iowa brief notes a family of eleven turning to Adlerika for digestive relief after meals. Athens Pharmacy Ady promotes the product as a treatment for gas sour stomach and bloating.
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Iowa
Athens
Funeral Services Held For Harlan Dissell
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at one o'clock for Harlan Dissell, 79, who died Sunday at his Bashan area home. A retired schoolteacher for 41 years, he was twice married and is survived by five children from the first marriage and seven from the second.
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Pomeroy
Harlan Dissell
Bashan
Mr. Dissell
Meigs Poultrymen To Meet Thursday
POMEROY Meigs County egg producers will gather Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Court House court room. OSU poultry specialist R F E Cray will answer questions and outline cooperative marketing possibilities for eggs in the county. Cray has helped organize major Ohio egg marketing cooperatives. This is the first county wide meeting on the topic.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Court House
R. F E. Cray
Ohio State University
Coune Iy
Cray
Ohio
Hospitalizations Rise After Local Accidents In Middleport
Mrs M We ssex wife of the school superintendent M W Essex was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis last night for an operation scheduled today. Charles Gregg of the Western Union Telegraph Company was also taken to Holzer Hospital yesterday with an emergency operation performed last night. His condition is listed as serious.
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Middleport
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