Pomeroy Chamber Meeting Honors Early Mill Leader
A Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce gathering commemorated A Campbell a former Pomeroy Rolling Mill superintendent and leader in local industry. The event highlighted town growth leaders Farmis and Boehme with reports on finances taxes and a proposed mill levy vote in November.
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A. Campbell
Pomeroy
Ald
Pom Chamber of Commerce
A.hme
Boehme
Wou
Jake) Faris
Jaréstown Company
Faris
Pomeroyan
Audme
Wasis
LPS
Youngstown
Martin
Mary Miller
All-American Avia Inc
Lincoln Hill
Chamber of Ferce
Neodore Reed
Ition Committee
Reed
Pomeroy Village Ces
Isley Green
Tes
Meigs Picnic Planned by County Society in Columbus
The Meigs County Society of Columbus schedules its annual reunion and picnic for Sunday October 1 at Schiller park. President Will C. Merritt leads the executive committee with members Eddie Frecker W B Pickens W Herbert Dailey and O B Eberfeld secretary. A picnic supper at 5 30 p m and afternoon games are planned.
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Meigs County Society of Columbus
Schiller Park
O. B. Eberfeld
Tom F. Lewis
Eddie Frecker
Will C. Merritt
W. B. Pickens
W. Herbert Dailey
Meigs County Livestock Plan and Forest Area Resolution
The chamber of commerce urged creation of a forest area with recreation and game protection. It asked soil conservation to study land use following Meigs committee recommendations. Dr. George Lasher announced distribution of Hereford heifer calves to improve county livestock. Tax committee scheduled another meeting Friday night.
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Chamber of Commerce
Meigs Committee
George Lasher
Meigs County
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Church Peace Pledge
Pomeroy social items note Women of Ohio Council of Churches adopted a 14 point peace program and pledged one hour daily toward study prayer and service for peace. Ohio State University bound student George Massar and various local residents are listed with updates on events moves and health.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Kuether
Second St
Columbus
Women's Department of Ohio Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
Christian Church
Searles file for divorce on cruelty grounds
Mrs. Margaret F. Searles sues Hod Searles in common pleas court for divorce citing cruelty and failure to provide. The couple married August 27 1911 and have six children.
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Pomeroy
Margaret F. Searles
Common Pleas Court
Hod Searles
Meigs Employs 267 Persons In Schools
Meigs County school system employs 267 people including 144 teachers and 123 in non teaching roles. Centralized schools raise demand for 74 bus drivers, one for every two teachers, with 42 janitors and seven in administration. Districts list teachers and bus drivers, totaling 144 teachers and 74 drivers across Bedford Central Northern Olive Orange Salisbury Southern Western.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bedford
Central
Northern
Olive-Orange
Salisbury
Southern
Western
Ollie Thoma
Dylvan Michael
Denver Thoma
Bert Romine
Guy Lee
M. E. Guthrie
E. C. Quivey
Roland Torrence
Roy Wolfe
Clifford Hayes
Ronald Bailey
Ross Cleland
Roy Hannum
Donald Myers
Clyde Pickens
Joe Barnhart
Sheridan Young
Blaine Newell
Clinton Orr
Ernest Bahr
E. D. Carr
R. S.blackwood
Robert Clark
Clint Gilkey
H. E. Starkey
G. A. Radejkin
D. V. Morris
John Stack
Vernon Perry
Dana Carpenter
Olive Orange
Jewell Carr
Tom Dye
Willard Kirkhart
Creston Newland
Dana Swartz
Nelson Torrence
Ellis Lambert
Paul Frick
Vernon Nease
Ambrose Gibbs
Amos Leonhard
Edward McIntosh
Georgia Williamson
Arthur Beegle
Harold Carnahan
E. H. Carpenter
Racine Personal and Brief Social Notes
Thirty five members of the Methodist Church at Oak Grove held a party at the community house Friday evening with games and refreshments. Several relatives and friends attended the funeral of Nial Salser and many relatives came to pay respects.
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Racine
Oak Grove
Owen Watson
Mary Turner
B. F. Turner
Gallipolis
A. B. Cross
Ida Davies
Pomeroy
Mae Morrison
Columbus
Inlaw
W. L. Morrison
Ray Salser
Canton
Jonah Cotterill
Harrisonville
Lena Miles
Middleport
Charles Cornell
Frank Stewert
Syracuse
Noah Looker
Giles Salser
Ruth Pearson
Denver Salser
Galena
Gladys Barnhart
Westerville
Lizzie Cornell
Gertrude Wilson
Washington D. H
Goldie Waggerman
Nial Salser
C. J. Easterday
David Easterday
Buckeye Lake
Frank Roush Dies Tuesday at Home in Racine
Frank Roush of Carmel died Tuesday at his Racine home. He is survived by his wife and six children Eli son at home Marcus at Rutland Mrs Robert Warner of Pomeroy Mrs Ben Salser of Oak Grove and Miss Katie Roush in California. Funeral arrangements are being completed today.
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Racine
Frank Roush
Carmel
Edison
Marcus
Rutland
Robert Warner
Pomeroy
Ben Salser
Oak Grove
Katie Roush
California
Harrisonville Fair Introduces New Features and Contests
Harrisonville announces added attractions for the Harrisonville-Scipio School Fair this Friday and Saturday. A vocational agriculture judging contest with livestock classes, home economics exhibits, 4-H club prizes, and a horse pulling contest with revised weights are planned. Clarence Will has won the Mees Cup for two years.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville-Scipio
The
Fair Board
Clarence Will
Tropical Trees Bloom In Middleport Yards
Strangers in Middleport would mistake geography seeing a bamboo tree in the R N Barnes yard on S Third Ave and banana trees in Sen Tom Jones adjoining yard with two stocks maturing. The bamboo blossoms start white then turn rose, die back each fall and regrow in spring. The Jones bananas draw tourist attention to his garden.
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Middleport
R. N. Barnes
S. Third Ave
Sen. Tom Jones
Sen. Jones’ Garden
Services Held for Former Langsville Postmaster Mabel Miller
Funeral services were held at Rutland Methodist Church for Mabel Miller of Langsville who died Monday at Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg. Rev L D Phipps officiated and burial followed in Miles Cemetery. Miller served as Langsville postmaster for 22 years and is survived by four sisters and four brothers.
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Ray Miller
Parkersburg
von Miller
Langsville
W. T. Miller
Vinton
J. L. Miller
Rio Grande
Sale of Licenses Slow Says Registrar
Middleport reports motor vehicle office selling licenses at a slow pace this week. Deputy registrar Mrs. Charles Wise Jr says average daily sales should be 350 but the largest day so far is 60 licenses. She notes every driver must have a license by October 1.
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Middleport
Charles Wise, Jr
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Long Bottom Social And Personal Notes
Jack Clark recovering from appendicitis sent home last week. Arthur Coleman and family returned from a three week visit with relatives in Columbus. Ruth Palmer Akron helps care for her ill uncle Fred Lewis. Cora Coleman and relatives attend nephew’s funeral in St Marys. L. E. Young return from Paden City visit. Cora Cottle called to Parkersburg for daughter Edne Dray’s illness. A. F. Swan and Charles Hensley with spouses visited Parkersburg. Betty Warner of Chester stayed with friends here. Community note: 300 pupils and three sets of twins reported. Long Bottom school under 100 pupils and three sets of twins. Also a 1800 steamboat service note on women dining first to encourage travel.
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George Massar
Clarence Massar
Butternut Ave
Columbus
Ohio State University
Byron Bing
Parkersburg
Booth
Bethany Methodist Church
Simpson Methodist Church
Meigs
Gallia Epworth
Epworth League
Federated Church
Federation of Women’s Union
Loraine
Ralph Kuether
Mary Virginia Reibel
Ellen Price
Julia Smith
Eva Zeisler
Mary Parker
Katie Baker
Frances Reibel
Genevieve Hoffner
Amanda Kaspar
Josie Walker
Edith Hines
Gladys Grueser
Phil Meinhart
Mary Williamson
Phil Williamson
W. Main St
Pauline Durst
William Durst
Margaret Reinhart
Florence Smith
Lincoln Terrace
Lawrence Withers
Lincoln Hill
Chris Brider
St. Joseph Hospital
Jack Clark
Arthur Coleman
Ruth Palmer
Akron
Fred Lewis
Cora Coleman
St. Marys
W. Va
L. E. Young
Paden City
Cora Cottle
Edne Dray
A. F. Swan
Charles Hensley
Betty Warner
Chester
Long Bottom
Farewell Notes Highlight Bill Root’s Ohio State Move
Middleport social notices chronicle farewell events for Bill Root who leaves for Ohio State University in Columbus to begin his freshman year. Friends host meals and games, present a student lamp, and extend best wishes as Root departs with family and local figures attending gatherings.
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Bill Oot
Ohio State University
Columbus
John Dillard
John
Second Ave
Bill
R. N. Barnes
Mr. A. White
Bob Welte
C. A. Root
Barbara
Helen Jane
Paul Smart
Phyllis
Jane
Jean
Milton
Garden Club judge from region at Athens Flower Show
Mrs. Garen Stansbury regional director of Garden Clubs judged the Athens Garden Club Flower Show at the Armory in Athens on Tuesday. Local Garden Club members attended including Mrs. T. W. Jones Mrs. Faye Rawlings Mrs. Oscar Roedell Mrs. Harriet from Middleport and Pomeroy.
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Garen Stansbury
Athens
Athens Garden Club
Armory
Garden Club
Middleport
Pomeroy
T. W. Jones
Faye Rawlings
Oscar Roedell
Harriet
Garden Club Meeting at Dexter with 21 members and visitors
Dexter Star reports the September Garden Club meeting held at Mrs. Mary Bolen’s home. Six new members brought total to 36. Clyde Jones of Columbus gave an interesting talk as bouquets won ribbons. A fruit dessert served after the business session.
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Dexter
Ward Saxton
Nelsonville
Walter Hampton
Gorby
Albany
Lewis Saxton
Kenneth Weaver
Trimble
W. R. Amos
Ed Minx
Columbus
Emmet Davis
F. C. Folden
Rutland
Athens
Carl Hill
Gallipolis
Bert Davis
Orlando Davis
Harold Davis
Middleport Odd Accidents Reported Monday
Unusual incidents in Middleport involve Jean Stewart of Brownell Avenue swallowing a straight pin and being treated at Holzer Hospital with X rays. Separately Mrs Albert Gordon of Vine Street broke a toe after falling in her backyard.
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Middleport
Jean Stewart
Rome Stewart
Brownell Ave
Holzer Hospital
Albert Gordon
Vine St
Wrestler Demonstrates Jujitsu at Local Assembly
Konrad, who asserts he is the world lightweight champion, entertained students at Assembly Middleport by using six husky high school boys as models to show his jujitsu skills and other wrestling tricks during a special school assembly.
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Middleport
Konrad
Yellow Jackets Face Gallipolis In Key League Clash
Middleport prepares for a tough game against Gallipolis High as coach Marshall McCuen reshapes the offense after Charles Roush suffers a three week shoulder injury. Gallipolis arrives 2-0 in league play while Middleport plans a bold, unseen strategy with the home band triggering the Friday night spectacle.
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Middleport
MHS Yellow Jackets
Gallipolis
Marshall McCuen
Charles Roush
Rutland
Yellow Jacket
MccCuen
Uptown
Yellow Jackets
New Boston
Wheelersburg
Dr. Kestle to Speak at Church Fellowship
Dr. A. J. Kestle new Portsmouth District superintendent will speak at Heath Methodist Church for Church Fellowship in Middleport tonight. A 6 30 p m covered dish supper follows with children viewing Steve Opticon slides upstairs and a short business session to hold the first quarterly conference after the social hour.
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Middleport
A. J. Kesle
Portsmouth
Church Fellowship
Heath Methodist Church
What You Should Know About Face Pimples
Pimples arise on the skin from temporary disturbances or cleansing issues. An ointment kept on the spots at night relieves itching and aids healing. Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap have long been used for soothing oil ducts and cleansing the skin. Obtain from druggists or request a free sample by writing to Resinol Dept. 89 Baltimore Md.
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Dept
Baltimore
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