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A Middleport Business Men's Association delegation met with Northwest Territory Celebration committee chairman M. W. Essex at the high school to plan merchant participation. The group voted to buy street decorations and formed a decorations committee. Relics 50 years old or more will be accepted at Roush Shoe Store, with $10 in awards for relic classes. The meeting closed with football motion pictures on forward passing and kicking.
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Middleport
Middleport Business Men's Association
M. W. Essex
Northwest Territory
N. C. Welch
William Grate
W. H. Juhling
Charles McMaster
Leonard Hawk
C. F. Rathburn
H. S. Roush
Blanche Ballantine
J. J. Schmoll
Roush
Church Groups Schedule Suppers and Meetings
Remainder of the week lists meals and gatherings at local churches. First Presbyterian hosts a cafeteria supper Thursday 5 to 7 p m. First Baptist hosts Busy Bee Class Thursday with several hosts and president Mrs Charles Wise Jr urging attendance. Junior Choir rehearsal at Mrs Cecil Root’s home Thursday. Dorcas Society meets Friday at 7 30 p m. Ep worth League of Heath M E Church takes a wiener roast to Lake Breezy tonight at 6 30 p m with Miss Ruth Entsminger presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Vroman
First Baptist Church
Nora Hamilton
Irene Smith
Mabel Bennett
Alberta Bennett
Isabell Winebrenner
Charles Wise Jr
Cecil Root
Dorcas Society
Epworth League of the Heath M. E
Lake Breezy
Meigs Grocery Co
Ruth Entsminger
Leaguers
Changes in Postal Schedule Announced at Pomeroy
Postmaster C H Mullen announced new dispatch and arrival times for Pomeroy B&O. Outgoing mail now leaves at 8:35 a m and 12:40 p m while the 2:10 p m post is moved to 12:40 p m. Incoming mail shifts to 6:30 a m and 1:10 p m. Sundays reduce outgoing to 12:40 p m and incoming to 1:10 p m. All mail should be at the post office 20 minutes early.
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Pomeroy
C. H. Mullen
Peterson's Ointment Ad For Eczema Relief
An old time advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as relief for eczema itching pimples red blotches and external blemishes. It promises refund if not satisfied and notes use for itching of feet and cracked skin with a brief druggist contact.
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Peterson
Bull Attacks Farmer Near Racine Injures Man
Near Racine a bull charged Fred Johnson, tenant at Emma Jiiden’s farm. He was knocked into a creek, suffering severe bruises and a dislocated shoulder. Tom Hensler Otis Knopp and a collie drove off the animal.
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Racine
Fred Johnson
Emma Jiiden
Tom Hensler
Otis Knopp
Johnson
Golden Wedding of Meigs Pair Observed
POMEROY Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Roush celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their farm near Racine. The ceremony was led by Rev. A. E. McCullough, with Rev. C. H. Stephenson in charge of the program. A potluck dinner followed as family and friends offered congratulations and gifts. Numerous relatives attended from Racine, Columbus, Gallipolis, and Middleport.
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Middleport
John W. Roush
Racine
Ralph R. Roush
Columbus
J. Wilbur Lee
A. F E. McCullough
Arthur Roush
C. F. Stephenson
Larabelle Mills
Long Bottom
Howell Head of Meigs County Pension Society Elected President
In a recent reorganization meeting of the Meigs County Old Age Pension Society M A Howell of Pomeroy was elected president. James Hundley resigned as corresponding secretary and John Heilman of Syracuse was chosen to fill the remainder of the year. Smith Clark of Hemlock Grove was elected vice president and W R Scott of Flat Woods secretary treasurer. A special meeting will be held Saturday for urgent business ahead of the regular date.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Old Age Pension Society
M. A. Howell
James Hundley
John Heilman
Syracuse
Smith Clark
Hemlock Grove
W. R. Scott
Flat Woods
Funeral Thursday For McClasky Child
Bobby McClasky three and a half years old of Midland Pennsylvania died Tuesday morning from a complication of diseases. The body will be brought to Racine for burial and arrive Thursday morning. A short funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Stewart in Racine. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. He was a grandson of John McClasky of Racine and Mrs. Laura Baker of Midland.
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Pomeroy
Bobby McClasky
James McClasky
Midland
Racine
Walter Stewart
Greenlawn
John McClasky
Laura Baker
Divorce Granted for Mary E Stiles and Theodore H Stiles
Divorce granted in common pleas court to Mary E Stiles from Theodore H Stiles on grounds of extreme cruelty. Decree entry filed Tuesday in the clerk of courts office.
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Common Pleas
Mary E. Stiles
Theodore H. Stiles
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Births and Weddings
Pomeroy Social Notes records a church social at Miss Lydia Ebbersbach’s home with Mrs Norman Foss presiding and a grant to Mrs Norman Foss. Entries report births, marriages, travel plans, guests, illnesses, and local visits among residents including Wilsons, Diehls, Conover, Grate, Wolf, Sayre, and others with towns such as Chester Hebron Pomeroy Gallipolis and Mason City named.
Police Search Autos For Illegal Squirrel
Motorists returning from Columbus report being stopped a few miles from Lancaster by state police who searched automobiles for a squirrel. Hunters with more than four squirrels in possession were taken into custody. Hoyt rites attended by Miss Bess Sanborn and Max Sanborn for their uncle A. B. Hoyt of Marietta.
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Middleport
Columbus
Lancaster
Hoyt
Bess Sanborn
Max Sanborn
A. B. Hoyt
Reedsville
Mr. Hoyt
Marietta
Caroline Hoyt
Sanborns
Palmer St
License to marry Pomeroy couple recorded in court
William McClain 27 of Middleport and Funnet ta Reeves 21 of Syracuse have secured a marriage license in probate court.
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Pomeroy
William McClain
Middleport
Funnetta Reeves
Syracuse
Booster Night at Harrisonville Grange Thursday Evening
Harrisonville Grange announces a Booster Night program on Thursday evening September 29. The public is invited, according to the officers.
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Harrisonville
Mt Union Social Briefs Carded Local Gatherings
Mt Union social notes list visits and guests across Athens Columbus Bradbury Dyesville and Rutland. Families including Carr Chase Nicholson Morris Molden Epple Turner Wiseman Jordan and King attend dinners games picnics and church events. A new Sunday School slate names M A Nicholson Grace Carr Lizzie Gotschall Clare Nicholson M A Epple and Willing Workers class. A birth is noted Earl Jordan’s grandson.
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MT. Union
Harley Carr
Ward Saxton
Athens
Leslie Chase
Don Ross
Donna Jean
Columbus
M. A. Chase
M. A. Nicholson
Evelyn
Gerald Morris
Ernest Molden
Dorothy
Imojean Epple
Olliver Bratton
Ernest, Dale
Marion Nicholson
B. W. Peck
Velma Harmon
Sidney Jordan
Floyd
Clarence
National Brand
Dorothy Molden
Charles King
Bradbury
Glenn Turner
Carl
Delbert Turner
Dyesville
John Wiseman
Chillicothe
O. W. Wiseman
Grace Carr
Lou Wood
Lizzie Gotschall
Sunshine
Clare Nicholson
M. A. Epple
Mable Turner
Dana Epple
Bunker Hill
Roy Wiseman
John Nicholson
Donnie Cotterill
Harrisonville
Bobby
Richard Epple
Roy Jordan
Springfield
John Jordan
Earl Jordan
Gallipolis
Mae Wood
Charles Winn
Rutland
Ward Nicholson
John Johnson
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
The September meeting of the Young People's Bible Class was held Friday night at the local Church of Christ. Doras Mulpas presided, with Gladys Hildebrand leading devotionals and a duet by Gearldine Mulpas and Clara Hildebrand. Betty Jane Courtney gave a talk as games were played on the church lawn. Guests included Julia Johnson, Lois Ann Shafer, Betty Jane and Isabel Courtney, Elizabeth Rupe, Margaret Jackson, Chauncey and Henrietta Heffken, and Millfield. Members present included Mary Frances and Hazel Kempton, Clara and Gladys Hildebrand, Doras and Gearldine Mulpas, Gertrude Lainey, Ernest Chalfant, Herbert Kloh, Deloss Bulstrom, Wilfred Mulpas, plus class teachers Mrs. Lelia Welling and Miss Della Chalfant. Mrs. Mary White returned to Trimble after a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kloh. Miss Della Chalfant visited Glouster with Mrs. Doras Bullock. Announcement was made of the marriage of Walter Douglas, formerly of Taylor Ridge now of Athens, and Miss Mary Ellen Andrews of Syracuse. A compact beacon beam airways radio receiver, designed for civilian airplane pilots, weighs seven pounds and can be strapped to the control stick without restricting movement.
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Taylor Ridge
Church of Christ
Doras Mulpas
Gladys Hildebrand
Gearldine Mulpas
Clara Hildebrand
Betty Jane Courtney
Julia Johnson
Lois Ann Shafer
Betty Jane
Isabel Courtney
Elizabeth Rupe
Margaret Jackson
Chauncey
Henrietta Heffken
Millfield
Mary Frances
Hazel Kempton
Clara
Doras
Gertrude Lainey
Ernest Chalfant
Herbert Kloh
Deloss Bulstrom
Wilfred Mulpas
Lelia Welling
Della Chalfant
Mary White
Trimble
Hermen Kloh
John Wenger
the Plains
Clarence Lopez
Glouster
Doras Bullock
Walter Douglas
Athens
Mary Ellen Andrews
Syracuse
Logan Chieftains Prep for Athens Game Friday
Logan Chieftains coach Tommy Bender leads a focused practice as Athens High visits for the league opener. The squad, in good condition, emphasizes tough tackling after a 6 0 defeat of Athens Bulldogs in their recent showing against Wellston. Stan Conrad eases into action while the rest scrimmage extensively.
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Logan
Athens High School
Logan Chieftains
Tommy Bender
Athens Bulldogs
Wellston
iCoach Lackey
Chieftains
Stan Conrad
Middleport Social Notes Attend Reunion
W A Giles left Sunday for Tacoma Washington to spend the winter with his sister Mrs W D Bell. Giles stayed with his daughter Mrs L C Davis Columbus before continuing on his western trip. Mrs H E Thomas has returned from Columbus where she visited her new grandson Theodore Thomas Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Wilson Margaret Thomas. Ann Wilson, who spent two months with her grandmother, is again at her home in Columbus.
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Fred Langlotz
Washington, D. C
J. E. Conover
Harry Smith
Lincoln Hill
Tom Googlein
A. C. Jones
Ella Mae Bassett
Massachusetts
C. D. Reed
Mulberry Ave
Gene Grate
Bentz Wolf
Ralph Windsor
Akron
Edward Mallory
Racine
Senkus
Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Helen
Mary
Bluefield
W. Va
Maggie Moore
Ethel
Della Lightfoot
Athens
Albert Mees
Anne St
Harold Erwin
Gallipolis
Clarence Karr
Spring St
Robert Larry
Margaret McCallum
James Stoneking
Evans
Gerald Wildermuth
Yale St
A. and P
Main St
Roy Tracy
Eddie Blake
Mason City
J. R. Elder
Columbus
W. A. Giles
Tacoma
Wash
W. D. Bell
Giles
L. C. Davis
H. E. Thomas
Theodore Thomas Wilson
Theodore Wilson
Margaret Thomas
Ann Wilson
Miss Henrietta Ewing Heads to Red Cross Duty
Miss Henrietta Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ewing left for Athens to board for Plymouth Rhode Island to assist hurricane relief in New England. At a Charity Council meeting Daughters of America No 245 approved fall and winter programs with a bake sale planned at Shiflet Building on Saturday morning October 11 on S Second Ave.
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Henrietta Ewing
Herbert Ewing
Athens
Plymouth
R. I
Ewing
National American Red Cross
Guty
New England
Charity Council
Daughters of America
Shiflet
S. Second Ave
Troop 40 Scouts Organize Three New Patrols
At Heath M. E. Church last night Troop 40 Boy Scouts formed three new patrols from existing ones. Leaders named Owl Patrol Bus Darst Dodo Patrol Allen Bradford Fox Patrol James Egner. R. E. McKay is scoutmaster with Willard McMaster assistant.
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Boy Scouts of America
Heath M. E. Church
Owl
Bus Darst
Allen Bradford
James Egner
R. E. McKay
Willard McMaster
J. H. Grate
Gene
Mary
Warner French
Pomeroy
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
Grate
H. H. McCormick
West
C. A. Emmish
S. Fifth Ave
Lloyd Helrich
Charles Ball
Gallipolis
Helrich
Clarence Ebersbach
Mary Lighter
Columbus
Zella Pullins
Geo. Howder
Pittsburgh
G. W. Howder
Gravel Hill
William R. Reynold
William Cooper
Ohio State University
C. B. Smith
Robert Smith
Frances Smith
Anna McBride
Logan
Samuel Lipton
Paul French
Hoxie
Kansas
Pigskin Dance plans set at K P Hall by Jitterbugs
At a Jitterbugs meeting plans were made for the third Pigskin Dance in a series by the high school girls. The event will be held Friday night at the K of P Hall. Hostesses at the Fifth Ave club house were Misses Peggy Robson Dorothy Barsotti and Wanda Byers.
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K. of P. Hall
Fifth Ave
Peggy Robson
Dorothy Barsotti
Wanda Byers
Local trio escape injury in overturned truck near Grafton
Roy Springer and Earl Santee, both of Tuppers Plains, escaped injuries when their truck overturned twice near Grafton West Virginia while carrying 250 bushels of apples en route from Romney. The accident disrupted travel but no serious harm reported. Nearby, the Garden Club met at Mrs C E Lambs, and Rev A L Clary preached at the M E Church Sunday night.
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Roy Springer
Earl Santee
Romney
W. Va
Springer
Grafton
Garden Club
C. E. Lamb
A. L. Clary
M. E
National Brands
Athens
E. B. Parker
Bertha Reed
Pleasant
Mable Gaul
Vietta Springer
James Riggs
C. F. Keller
Belle Keller
Charles Sommer
CCC Camp
Nelsonville
Charlie Sommer
Art Hoffman
Wheeling
Vivian Hoffman
Betty Jane
Electric Company Employees Picnic At Rock Springs Fairground
About 60 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company workers and families enjoyed an all day picnic at Rock Springs Fairground Sunday. The annual gathering was held later this year after construction crews returned from Ross and Adams Counties. Roast pig and trims were served as music and games entertained the group. T. A. May is Middleport manager of the company.
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Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Rock Springs
Ross
Adams
T. A. May
Dexter Social and Personal Highlights Mark 87th Pauline Lodge Anniversary
Pauline Rebekah Lodge members met to mark the eighty seventh anniversary since the order's founding on June 22, 1899. Oldest presiding member Mrs. Mary Swan and longest-serving member Mrs. Ruth Davis, with readings by several members, and a dinner prepared by Pauline Chefs. Local social notes report attendees, visits, a birth, and various departures. Notable obituary: William Winn, former Dexter resident, died of paralysis near Rutland.
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Charles Bowen
Ward Saxton
Athens
Lewis Saxton
Saxton
Loyal Folden
Gallipolis
Homer Marchington
Old Man’s Cave
W. R. Amos
William Winn
Dexter
William Curk
Rutland
H. J. Marchington
Tirles
Everett McKnight
Midway
Lancaster
Max Smith
Larry
Norma Queen
Richard Adkinson
W. A. Lloyd
Washington, D. C
Notice to Bidders for Carnegie Hall Alteration Ohio Univ
Sealed proposals due October 14 1948 at 2 00 PM EST for furnishing materials and labor for the addition and alteration of Carnegie Hall Ohio University Athens Ohio. Plans by James William Thomas architect Cleveland. Bids must include 100 percent bond. Shipments for plans prepaid. Director Carl Wahl reserves right to reject all bids.
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Director OF Public Works
Istate
OHLO
Columbus
Carnegie Hall
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
James William Thomas
Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland
Department of Public Works
Division of State Architect
Ohio Departments
Carl G. Wahl
New Plymouth Social Notes
New Plymouth notes list illness of Mrs. Charles Fuller and a list of attendees at the National Brands picnic at Athens Fairgrounds. Visitors include Mrs. Edith Tripp and son, Miss Nettie Cassell, and Mrs. S. M. Heinlein. Church events feature WCTU program and sermons by Rev. Stewart and Rev. Elsen. Also mentions hospital treatment for Miss Mary Hixinbaugh and local hunts by Bob Gano and Mike Greeley.
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New Plymouth
Charles Fuller
Picnc
Athens Fairgrounds
Harry Harris
William Loomis
Hardesty
Edith Tripp
Denny
Nettie Cassell
Sheldon
Athens
Earle Heinlein
Elizabeth and
Treadley
Catharine Andrews
McArthur
Ruth Baker
Christian Church
Jackson
S. M. Heinlein
Earle
Ebenezer
Rosalie Haas
Kirkendall
Dundas
Edna Colley
WCTU
Anna Heinlein
Ben Allen
Ethel
Cambridge
Stewart
Presbyterian Church
S. C. Elsen
M. E. Church
Tarlton
Mary Hixinbaugh
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Bob Gano
Mike Greeley
Logan
Kenly _Harris
Hosiery Specialist To Speak to Meigs Women
Miss Edith Berry from Ohio State University will lead a county wide meeting on hosiery in Pomeroy at the Rock Springs Grange Hall. The session runs October 7 from 2 to 4 PM and will cover thread count gauge care and fit for silk stockings. All Meigs County women are welcome to attend.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Edith Berry
Ohio State University
Rock Springs
Grange Hall
Yellow Jackets Preview Wheelersburg Clash Under Lights
Middleport coach Marshall McCuen, now a film producer, screened motion pictures of Yellow Jacket Varsity and Reserves showing forward passing and kicking. He warned fans to expect a tough Wheelersburg matchup Friday at M. H. S. athletic field under the lights.
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Middleport
Marshall McCuen
Yellow Jacket
McCuen
Wheelersburg
Yellow Jackets
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Meigs
Elect Howell
Pension Society
McClasky
Clover Farm
Dwin
the Colonial Finance Company
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Stimpson M. FE
Lydia Ebersbach
Norman Foss
Marion Ebbersbach
Norman Russell
Wilsons
Willard Wilson
Enterprise
Mila Wilson
George McIntosh
Anna Brown
Rock Springs Road
Iva Diehl
Franklin Hoffman
Chester
Bert O’connor
Hebron High School
Hebron
Pomeroy High School
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy Personals
Mt. Union Social Briefs
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
Beacon Beam Airways
Middleport Social Notes
Don McMillin
L. D. Hartinger
Thomas Longstaff
W. P. Graves
Herman Ohlinger
Charles Howard
Charles Walburn
Edward French
Edgar Allensworth
Herbert Fink
Electric Company
Union Bus Station
W. Union St
Greyhound
D. C
Parkersburg
ST. Louis
Los Angeles
Clarksburg
Louisville
Boo
American Express
Athens National Bank
Anse
Federal Reserve
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